Welfare reform remains a political issue in 1997
President Clinton says welfare reform is just beginning and will be debated as states take the lead. He plans tax credits to spur private jobs, targeted use of job funds in underserved cities, and possible restorations of food stamp and non citizen benefit cuts, with states to submit plans by July.
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Washington
Clinton
Republican Congress
Congress
Democratic Leadership Council
Open records advocate recalls Argentina's grim past
A Buenos Aires raised open records official, Hadassah Schloss, recalls the 1960s 70s era when thousands disappeared under the military regime. She grew up outspoken, later championing government transparency as an open records administrator, often fielding calls about access to information.
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South America
Schloss
State General Services Commission
Doll Collector Deeply Involved In Pampa Finds A Life In Dolls
In Pampa around 1950 Dolly Massey found a naked doll named Charlie at a garage sale and, over 46 years, built a vast collection. Her home displays hundreds of dolls from Madame Alexander to Shirley Temple and Elvis, sourced from flea markets and stores, many kept in original outfits or dressed by Massey.
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Massey
Rastus
Little Bo Peep
Prince Charles
Diana
Ouise Massey
Charlie
Pampa
Louise
Tat
Shirley
Marilyn
Louis
Elvis
Elvis Presley
Shirley Temple
Marilyn Monroe
Louis Armstrong
Madame Alexander
Duke
Groucho
Bogie
Washington
Lincoln
Prince William
Cinderella
Scarecrow
Mattel
Tinafor
Louise Massey
Grandfather seeks help for grandson through Empty Stocking Fund
Bill, an elderly grandfather, raises his grandson amid limited resources. The Empty Stocking Fund by the Salvation Army and the Odessa American aims to raise $30,000 to provide Christmas gifts and meals for Odessa low income families. The paper matches $3,000, and a local donor offers a $5,000 one-for-two match to spur further pledges. See STOCKING on Page 2A.
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Bill
Youngrandson
Salvation Army
Odessa American
Odessa
Tree lights honor multiple traditions in Berkeley ceremony
In Berkeley California an annual tree lighting ceremony embraced Christmas Hanukkah Kwanzaa Diwali and the winter solstice. Rachel Rupert executive director noted the effort to include diverse faiths as hundreds of schoolchildren contributed luminarias and other festive displays during the December event.
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Berkeley
Calif
Rachel Rupert
Berkeley Chamber of
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Dolly Dearests
O.A
Ken Brodnax
Oil & Gas Travel
Odessa-Midland
United States
Houston
Washington, D.C
el Paso
Abilene
Midland
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