Campaign door-to-door for cancer society in Franklin County
Ottawana residents are asked to help the American Cancer Society campaign with a $10 to $25 gift. A Saturday breakfast at Franklin Savings Association HQ kicks off canvassing led by co chairmen Dave Salsbury and Michael Hiatt. The drive aims for $2,500 locally and $19,000 countywide, with other events like Jail N Bail and a summer golf tournament. Volunteers will wear name tags identifying as cancer society helpers.
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American Cancer Society
Franklin County
Franklin Savings Association
Dave Salsbury
Michael Hiatt
Cochairmen
American ‘Cances Society
Cancer Society
Portrait of ali The Fort Sent native and his fight with bias
Gordon Parks, 78, spoke at Heights High School in Wichita about discrimination and progress. During an assembly he asked white students with black friends to raise their hands, prompting a sea of hands and a lesson in tolerance from the famed filmmaker and composer.
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Picapha
Gordon Parks
Heights High School
Wichita
Kansas
Readers urged to send signed letters with return address
Editors invite readers to submit signed letters to the paper. Include the writer’s full address and a telephone number for verification. unsigned submissions will not be published.
Sedan Town Tries Yellow Brick Road To Revive
A reminiscing commentator recalls Sedan Kansas population 1580 in 1985 and the county’s economic woes. A local project began with inscribed yellow bricks sold for 10 dollars to restore the town, leading to new businesses and renewed spirit with quotes from mayor Margo Boulanger and organizer Nita Jones.
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Paris
Sedan
Ottawa
Chautauqua County
Oklahoma
Elgin
FDIC
Margo Boulanger
Ozarks
Good Housekeeping
Main Street
Nita Jones
Lithuania and the U S stance on Lithuanian independence
The piece critiques President Bush and aides for balancing support for Lithuania against Gorbachev to avoid harming the Soviet reform effort. It recounts Lithuania’s long history of dominance and independence attempts, arguing Lithuanians want freedom while Russia resists. It dismisses dialogue as unnecessary and emphasizes the simple demand for independence.
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Lithuania
George Bush
United States
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Russia
Poland
Soviet Union
Bush
Garbo legend endures as private icon and muse
A reminiscence on Greta Garbo, the recluse who vanished from film after 1941, never gave interviews, dodged cameras, and built a lasting legend. The piece weighs her secrecy against public fascination, noting private funerals and the rarity of seeing her in later years.
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Greta Garbo
People Magazine
The
National Enquirer
Oprah
Geraldo
Entertainment Tonight
Garbo
KGB
New York
Johnny
Bubba
Contact Details for Federal and State Representatives
Government contacts provided include President George Bush at The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington D C 20500 Senator Bob Dole 141 Hart Senate Office Building Washington D C 20510 telephone 202 224 6521 Senator Nancy Kassebaum 304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington D C 20810 telephone 202 224 4774 Representative Bob Whittaker 2436 Rayburn House Office Building Washington D C 20515 telephone 202 225 391 State Senator Jim Allen Room 1285 Statehouse Topeka 66612 telephone 296 7361 State Representative Bettle Sug Shumway 281 Statehouse Topeka 66612 telephone 296 7699
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Dob Dole
Hart
Senate
eSen
Nanty Kassebaum
Russell
Wash
Ington
D.C
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn
Washington
Jim Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
Bettle Sug Shumway
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Ali
Jim Hitch
Oulawa
Sununu
Los Angeles
Jagiello
Jadwiga
Europe
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Tribune Media Service
Recluse
Donald
Ivana
Ms. Garbo
Hollywood
Mike
Royko
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