Boy forgoes bike takes $50 for family food
Odessa reports a 5 year old, Mike Robles, chose a $50 food fund over a prize bicycle in an attendance contest. The story spurred offers from across Texas. the school district bought Mike a new bike and his father found work, bringing Thanksgiving joy to the family.
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Odessa
Texas
Mike Robles
Fannin Early Education Center
Mike
Ector County
Plainview
Corpus Christi
Las Cruces
N.M
Driver Visits Comatose Victim As Part Of Sentence
In Fond du Lac Wisconsin Matthew Zacher visits a 23 year old comatose man once a month as part of a six month jail sentence and six year probation for causing a drunken crash that left Gregory TerHorst brain damaged. The judge also required 200 hours of community service and ongoing monthly visits.
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Fond DU Lac
Wis
Matthew Zacher
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Zacher
Gregory TerHorst
Neenah
Courtney
TerHorst
Zacherl
Robert C. Jenkins
Steinem asserts progress in women’s movement despite setbacks
Gloria Steinem told 400 at Houston that 15 years of activism created a majority consciousness favoring equality. She noted private funding for the conference, praised polls, and urged turning opinion into political change amid ERA failure and Reagan’s opposition. She welcomed intensified scrutiny of politicians’ personal lives.
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Washington
Ms. Magazine
Gloria Steinem
Houston
Ronald Reagan
Santa Claus Special brings early Christmas to Appalachia
The 45th annual Santa Claus Special chugged through 32 Appalachian communities in eastern Kentucky western Virginia and northeastern Tennessee delivering 20 tons of gifts to about 6 000 spectators amid coal region unemployment and cold 28 degree morning. CSX Transportation and the Greater Kingsport Area Chamber partner to distribute notebooks pencils candy dolls and toys via a 120 mile 72 hour train run with 34 helpers and a long tradition dating to 1944 led by E B Jitney Blankenbeeler at Kingsport.
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Appalachia
Jolly Fat Man
Kentucky
Virginia
Tennessee
Santa
John Arrington
Cleveland
Elkhorn City
St. Paul
Loretta Evans
Greater
Kingsport Area
Tenn
Gene Matthis
Pittston Coal Group
Lebanon
Matthis
Kingsport
New York
E.B. ‘‘Jitney’’ Blankenbeeler
Franklin Printing Co
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Richmond
Stanley Ries
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Women’s Movement
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Crestwood Communication Dorky
Bradberry’s Jewelry
Rieter Corporation
Radiology Assoc. of
Aiken
B.A. Davis
Appliance Repair Country Square Association
Robert E. Lofgren
D.M.D. Jim Verenes
Aiken Discount Mattress Outlet
Santa Claus
Lene Cs
Eisenhart Wallpaper
Rand
Augusta
Iscom
Chowrocom
Liaurens E Park
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