Christmas dinner for needy teeters on shortage of participants
In Langhorne a restaurant planned a Christmas dinner for the poor but failed to attract enough recipients. Volunteers, gifts, and a Santa visit remained unused as organizers faced an awkward setback and pondered what went wrong. Meanwhile in Springfield a local resident plowed a snowed Memorial Bridge after officials disputed responsibility, earning praise for stepping in to aid pedestrians.
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Langhorne, Pa
Carol Saunders
Red Robin Grill
Mike Serro
Serro
Santa
Springfield
Mass
Memorial Bridge
Richard Sorcinelli
Sorcinelli
Patrick Hourihan
West Springfield
Board of Selectmen
Classifieds Lineup Powers Paper Outreach
Anadyr street ad notice invites readers to report missed deliveries by calling 775-1551, place classified ads by phoning 774-7355 before 6 p m or fax 774-2610, and share opinions by calling 775-NEWS or mailing letters to the newspaper.
Baby Evan Cottle born Christmas at Laughlin AFB
Del Rio couple Keith and Martha Cottle welcomed Evan Carl Cottle at 10 33 Christmas morning. Weighing five pounds fourteen ounces and nineteen inches, Evan joins two year old Josh as the family celebrates. Father is aircraft mechanic at Laughlin AFB, mother stays home, both longtime residents.
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del Rio
Keith
Martha Cottle
Evan Carl Cottle
Conrado Galindo III
Terry Lindsey
Evan
Cottle
Civil Service
Laughlin Air Force Base
Josh
Addi
News-Herald
Ed Bogart
Cottlies
Evan Carl
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
DPS reports 19 dead on Texas roadways during holiday weekend
The Texas Department of Public Safety said 19 people died on state roadways during the Christmas weekend, with multiple causes including unbelted occupants and alcohol. One victim was off duty Houston officer Dawn Erickson directing traffic, and other fatalities occurred in Beal County and near Alvarado Fort Worth area.
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DPS
Texas
Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Houston
Dawn Erickson
U.S. 67
Alvarado
Fort Worth
Velma Cashion
Border Patrol keeps patrolling amid furloughs at sector HQ
Staff writer notes the Border Patrol Sector Headquarters shows closed due to furlough while operations continue on the ground. The 1995 fiscal year totals detail 76,490 apprehensions and 6,225 smuggling cases across 48 counties and 255 miles of Texas border, with 33,292 pounds of marijuana seized valued at $27.8 million.
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Border Patrol Sector
Border Patrol
Aaron Billings
Loop Road
Texas-Mexico
Comstock
Eagle Pass
Carrizo Springs
Bracketville
Uvalde
Rocksprings
San Angelo
Abilene
Terrel County
Webb County
United States of America
Aerostar
Honduras
el Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Central
South America
United States
Mexico
Texas
Stabbing Victim In Good Condition At Val Verde Hospital
Ram football co captain Marshall Chavira and friend Juan Raul Diego were stabbed while walking to their car in Ciudad Acuna between 2:30 and 3 a.m. Sunday. Chavira, 17, sustained three stab wounds including a severe arterial injury to his upper arm. both were treated and transported to Val Verde Memorial Hospital in Del Rio.
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Ram
Cocaptain
Val Verde Memorial Hospital
Ciudad Acuna
Marshall Chavira
E. Chapoy
Juan Raul Diego
N. Main St
Mario Chavira
Boccaccio’s
del Rio
Chavira
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OUR Services
Tras
Dogelkhe
Bridgestone
Firestone
Big City Savings
S. Main
Char Oper
Srpstone
Alan Mewkin
Ali
Cottles
Susan Cottle Leonard
Tion
Beal County
Bruce Wallace Carlisle
s-Herald
Ricarda McGuire
McDonald
Happy Lane
Mr. Chavira
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