World Conference on the U N Decade for Women in Nairobi
Pat Bryant reports from Nairobi on the NGO Forum tied to the U N Decade for Women Conference. Delegates from many nations attend while the NGO Forum runs beforehand, offering workshops, networking, and action plans. The piece notes past conferences in Mexico City 1975 and Copenhagen 1980, and highlights themes like equality, development, and women in development. Bryant plans to cover general forum activity and her focus on agricultural development and pesticides.
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Nairobi
Kenya
United Nations
U.N
U.N. Decade
Mexico City
Copenhagen
USA
Maureen Reagan
Reagan
Australia
Canada
Isreal
NGO Forum
World Plan of Action For Women
Women’s Bureaus
Earth
Save Our Hotel yard sale raises near one thousand
Hitchcock Hotel Committee thanks participants for the June 8 yard sale at Shafter Depot Museum grounds. Proceeds support preservation of the Hitchcock Hotel. Gratitude extended to Pack 908, Steve Richardson's class, Deanna Root, Katherine Scaroni, Tops, donors, and volunteers. Watch for fall sale updates.
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Hitchcock Hotel
The
Shafter
Cub Scouts
Steve Richardson
Deanna Root
Katherine Scaroni
Tops
Chris Siemens
Paul Harvey on August News Cycle and Media Carnivores
The essay notes August 1977 as a slow news month in Washington with Bert Lance coverage, media frenzy around Billy Carter, and a recurring pattern of the press hounding figures. It highlights a “pack media” dynamic, the Post and Times influence, and past summer political scandals indexing media attention.
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Washington
D.C
Congress
Bert Lance
Sadat
Israel
Washington Post
Time Magazine
Washington, D.C
Billy Carter
Billygate
New York Times
Billy
Shah
Brookings
United States
Times
the Post
Kitten Rescued From Kishwaukee River Inspires Fame
Two boys fishing near Rockford Illinois witnessed a car tossing a kitten into the Kishwaukee River. A fishing hook snagged the lip, bringing the rescued kitten to shore and to a shelter. Molly Moppett, a year old black and white cat, later became a Chicago Tribune cover star and local feline celebrity.
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Rockford
Noah's Ark
Barbara Boon
Molly Moppett
Chicago Tribune
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Pat Bryant
Jack Nikkel
Kern County Fire Department
Bill Hilderrand
P.O. bin A. Shafter
Paul Harvey News
Commentary By
Paul Harvey
Pentagon
Los Angele
Paul Aurandt
Molly
Barbara
Lincoln State
Cat Club
San Juanito Cortez
Joyce Bronson
Jason McCurdy
Olga Cortez
Teresa Jones
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