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Newspaper
Register Herald
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1998
Page
9
A National Survey on Philanthropy and Civic Renewal reports Americans donate 110 billion dollars yearly, volunteer 93 million people averaging four hours weekly, with 80 percent giving from under 100000 income. The median donation is 500 dollars, and most prefer anonymity.
In Texas, David Castillo, 34, was executed by injection for fatally stabbing and slashing the Party House Liquor Store owner in Mercedes. He robbed the store, fled after the murder, and investigators linked him by a shoeprint and witness descriptions. The execution marked the 14th this year in Texas. In Virginia, Kenneth Manuel Stewart Jr., 44, prepared to die for fatally shooting his wife and 5 month old son and arranging the bodies in bed. He faced the electric chair at 9 p.m. as his case drew attention to parole and visitation disputes.
United Airlines and Lufthansa agreed to pay 4000 dollars after Lufthansa refused a disabled United passenger on a codeshare flight. The Transportation Department said this was the first such U.S. carrier violation on a foreign operator’s flight. The incident involved a wheelchair passenger from Seattle to New York who tried to transfer to a Lufthansa operated leg to Frankfurt. He faced denial and was left to navigate boarding without assistance.
San Diego heiress Joan Kroc gives 80 million dollars plus 12 acres for a Salvation Army community center in San Diego. She emphasizes Ray Kroc would want both to be remembered for giving, recalling his Santa Claus fund raising. Maj. Bell calls the donation deeply moving and inspiring.
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