Salvation Army struggles as Christmas angel trees fall short
Salvation Army reports only 10 percent of a 165500 goal for the Christmas Fund with 350 angels still awaiting adoption. Frost warns of debt and service cuts if donors don’t step up. trees expanded to meet demand at multiple local locations.
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Salvation Army
Frost
Golden Plains
Salvation Army seeks donors and volunteers for bell drive
Frost notes 14 day volunteer limit per store under National Labor Relations Board rules as Salvation Army in Finney County fights to meet its Christmas goal. With only 5 percent of the goal met, officials plan to hire bell ringers and cover Walmart Target Dillons J C Penney and Sears locations. The drive started after Thanksgiving and aims to raise about $400,000 with $25 gifts for each child and 15,000 more needed. Volunteers work at least two hours per shift and fundraising continues beyond Christmas if needed.
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Target
Dillons
J.C. Penney
Sears
National Labor Relations Board
Frost
Finney County
Salvation Army
United Way
Enron faces SEC probes and congressional hearings over collapse
Enron associates face SEC investigations into its accounting and retirement plan handling as lawmakers prepare hearings. Arthur Andersen audits are under subpoena while executives and employees pursue lawsuits amid a Chapter 11 filing and a $10 billion suit against Dynegy. The firm listed $24.7 billion in assets and $13.1 billion in liabilities after a drastic drop in value.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Enron
SEC
Arthur Anderson LLP
Labor Department
Richard Baker
R-La
Sue Kelly
R-N.y
House
Billy Tauzin
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Tauzin
Houston
Dynegy Inc
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ConAgra seeks big property tax cut after fire loss
ConAgra property tax appeal seeks to cut personal property value from about 9.4 million to 944 thousand amid a 50 million fire loss estimate. A Feb 4 2002 conference call is planned as county officials and ConAgra pursue settlement while discovery proceeds. Tax board hearing could occur in June or July 2002.
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Tony Folsom
Tax Appeal Board
Roop
Finney County Commissioners
ConAgra
Kansas State
Keith
County
Folsom
State Tax Board
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