Bridging Inc. founder Fran Heitzman reshapes charity in Minnesota
Jacquelyn Mitchard profiles Fran Heitzman, longtime Minneapolis church maintenance man who built Bridging Inc into a 13,000 square foot warehouse operation giving away free furniture, dishes, beds, and more to 2,142 families last year through 75 agencies. Volunteers guide clients on a shopping spree, funded by corporations and individuals, with Heitzman at the center driving 12 hour days after a quintuple bypass.
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Fran Heitzman
Minneapolis
Pax Christi
Fran
Salvation Army
Goodwill Industries
Hume Cronyn
Bing Crosby
Tim
Buddy
U.S. Army
Wal-Mart
Montgomery Ward
Target
Brittany
Holiday Inn
Nixon seeks ruthless IRS chief amid taped Oval Office talk
In a May 13, 1971 Oval Office exchange, President Nixon demands a ruthless IRS commissioner who will do as told and pursue enemies, not friends. John Nolan and Johnnie Walters were considered. Walters was nominated but did not satisfy Nixon’s demands.
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Washington Post
Washington
Oval Office
Nixon
Internal Revenue
H.R
Bob” Haldeman
John
National Archives
IRS
John Nolan
Treasury
John Mitchell
Johnnie Walters
Justice Department
Ehrlichman
Nolan
Walters
South Carolina
Favorite car colors in North America green and brown
A DuPont Automotive survey finds light brown tops luxury cars in 1996 while dark green leads full size and sport compact lines. White leads trucks and vans, green last topped in 1972. brown never led. Joe Palazzolo notes the shift from old fashioned to chic.
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Detroit
North America
DuPont Automotive
Brown
Joe Palazzolo
Roy O'Brien Ford
St. Clair Shores
Cedar Rapids Gazette Subscription and Recycling Promotion Notice
The Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and recycled newsprint and invites readers to recycle at City Carton or nearby locations. Cedar Rapids Gazette imprint details include address 500 Third Avenue SE and subscription rates for weekly and yearly deliveries.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Cedar Rapids
Ns Geantio Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
Seaneenen
U.S
Associated Press
Ad- Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Iowa City
Floods bury California and Nevada as evacuations rise
Western storms trigger 50 000 evacuations across California and Nevada with 16 deaths reported and 70 counties declared disaster areas. Yosemite trapping 2200 visitors and Reno casinos closing as the Truckee River crests at 14.7 feet in the worst flooding in four decades. Governor Miller surveys damage by helicopter.
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Reno
Nev
Yosemite National Park
California
Idaho
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Sacramento
Yuba City
Marysville
Feather River
Sacramento County
Cosumnes River
Truckee Rive
Bob Miller
Southeast Asia
Pilots Required to Take New 737 Rudder Instructions
Washington AP report says the government ordered all 737 pilots to receive new instructions on handling unexplained rudder swings as investigators probe two fatal crashes. The rule targets rudder-related anomalies amid ongoing inquiries into the incidents and aims to improve flight safety.
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Washington
FAA orders new 737 training on uncommanded rudder jams
The FAA issued an airworthiness directive requiring airline flight manuals to include procedures for pilots to regain control when a plane experiences an uncommanded turn or roll. Tests by Boeing linked a jammed rudder power control unit to opposite-direction movement, prompting the precautionary measure.
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Federal Aviation Administration
National Transportation Safety Board
FAA
Boeing
FDA proposes ban on slaughtered animal parts in cattle feed
The FDA moves to ban feeding slaughtered animal parts to livestock to curb mad cow disease risk. Commissioned by David Kessler the rule targets ruminant protein in feed for cows sheep goats deer elk and mink. Public comment runs 45 days before final regulation within months.
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Washington
Britain
U.S
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
David Kessler
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Bridging Inc
Heitzman
Charlie Brown
George Bailey
Jacquelyn Mitchard
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Gazette
Mitchmailbag.com
Jacquelyn Mitchard Tribune Media Services
Campbell
Reaves
Tan
PAS
Centre Aid
Pennsylvania
Anana
Action Cycle
We Amana Society Furniture
Apple Creek Gallery & Frame
Audio King
Ballards Resort
Campbell Steele Gallery
Carma Lou's House of Music
Carren Arts Clancy's Ltd
Flamingo Fox Eye
Heartland Investments
Holley’s Shop For
Men
Krebs Flower Shop
Linn Photo Ltd
Longbranch Perpetual Savings Bank
Sheraton
Four Points + Convention Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
the Blind Factory
United Security Saving Younkers
Pittsburgh
Colorado Springs, Colo
NOKIA
Fapids
United States
Fist Ave
S.E
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