Pearl Harbor survivors mark 69th anniversary at new center
About 120 survivors gathered in Hawaii for the 69th anniversary ceremony. Mer Resler, 88, recalled firing on Japanese planes from the USS Maryland and witnessing a shipmate's death. A missing man formation honored the dead of the Arizona and the 2,400 fallen service members. The new $56 million Pearl Harbor Visitor Center opened after the old facility, overwhelmed by visitors, sank into the ground.
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National Park Service
Jonathan Jarvis
Hawaii
Mer Resler
Newcastle
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Maryland
Resler
Montana Air National Guard
Pearl Harbor
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Arizona
U.S. Pacific Fleet
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Patrick Walsh
Walsh
Thomas Stickland
Strickland
DeWayne Chartier
Walnut Creek
Chartier
Daniel Rogers
USS Arizona
Phoenix
Angel Gala auction fuels charity drive in Roswell
The Angel Gala at CFCC fundraiser uses emcees Owen Smith Jolene Lilly and Aubrey Dunn to rally bidders. Auction totals exceed thousands for multiple local non profits under Community Foundation of Chaves County.
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Community Foundation
Chaves County
Jolene Lilly
Owen
Susie Russell
CFCC
Aubrey Dunn
Missouri
Harvard
Emiller
Roswell-Record
New Mexico Eyes Budget Cuts to Protect Core Services
The Martinez transition plan urges agencies to identify core functions and seek budget savings to cover a 2012 shortfall. Governors Clinton era? Not relevant. The guidance targets Medicaid and K 12 funding while excluding colleges and several state offices from cuts. Analysts warn of a potential 1 to 7 percent reduction, with total revenues seen rising about 4 percent next year but federal aid fading.
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Martinez
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Legislative Finance Committee
Smith
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Finance Committee
Bill Richardson
LFC
Department of Finance and Administration
Richardson
Martinez Transition Team
New Mexico
ENMU Health Science Center expands dental hygiene program
Center expansion enables dental hygiene education with on site cleanings and sealants for low income community members at a small fee. The project funded by a $117.9 million New Mexico bond and ENMAR received $5.8 million, with 90 residents attending the ceremony led by ENMUR President Dr John Madden.
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New Mexico
ENMAR
John Madden
ENMUR
Baston
Eloise Blake
Enmur Community College Board
Tim Jennings
Pauline Ponce
Diane Ventura
U.S
Jeff Bingaman
Boston businessman to forfeit 625 million in Madoff case
U S federal papers reveal Carl Shapiro a Boston area apparel entrepreneur agreed to forfeit 625 million to benefit investors defrauded by Bernard Madoff. The settlement targets funds held at JP Morgan Chase with proceeds to be distributed to Madoff victims as Irving Picard negotiates with Sterling Equities owners including the New York Mets.
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Bernard Madoff
New York Mets
JP Morgan Chase Bank
N.A
Shapiro
Madoff
Irving Picard
Seal
U.S
Sterling
Picard
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