Seniors mobilize as Silver-Haired Congress forms for 1995
A senior political movement grows from Gray Panthers to a proposed national Silver-Haired Congress. Activists campaign to influence state and federal policy, citing 31.5 million people over 65 and a baby boom surge. Leaders see elder power reshaping aging, health care, and Social Security debates.
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Gray Panthers
Older Women’s League
National Coalition of Senior Citizens
American Association of Retired Persons
Dixie Horning
The
Clinton
Congress
House
Senate
White House
Neel Buell
Coastline College
Buell
Orange County
Washington, D.C
Horning
California
Assembly
Sacramento
U.S
Torres-Gil
Mary Harris
Seal Beach
Small Town Cuisine Becomes National Sensation
Cedar Michigan residents Ray Pleva and daughter Cindy Pleva-Weber gain national attention for a line of lean burgers infused with cherries. Their story ties a rural grocery legacy to modern food trends as Cindy appears on TV in Traverse City promoting the family business and heritage.
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Times
Oprah
Ray Pleva
Cindy Pleva-Weber
Plevas
Cedar
Mich
Michigan Hills
Pleva
Andy Pleva
Andy
Ray
Cindy
Traverse City
Pleva's Meats and Cedar Pride In Local Industry
Lucille S. deView notes Cedar's growth with Pleva's Meats next to Pleva's Grocery. Ray Pleva's Products ships gift packages nationwide with cherry flavored meats like cherry pecan sausage and cherry chorizo. The Pleva clan promotes Plevalean burgers high in protein and low in fat. Ed Lamie, a Modesto CSUS alumnus, exemplifies Cedar’s notable residents.
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Ray
Pleva
Pleva’s
Ray Pleva
Cedar
Lucille S. deView
Orange County Register
Salute to Women in the Military highlights changing roles
Catherine A. Kiley a former Marine addresses a 285 member audience at the eighth annual Salute to Women of the Military Past and Present noting changes in women’s roles. She recalls a lifetime of service, from Marine captain to head of aviation manpower at Marine Corps Headquarters, and praises gradual progress.
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Catherine Kiley
Marine Corps
Catherine A. Kiley
Kiley
Riley
Dublin
Ireland
Royal Navy
Aviation Department
Marine Corps Headquarters
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station
Jean Nelson
North Carolina Council For Women
Deborah Brown
Ellen McManus
Navy
Annette Page
Army
Cynthia Marsden
Air Force
Lori J. Schrock
Coast Guard
Mary Ann Clay
Craven County Council On Women
Richard Dobbs Spaight NSDAR meet at Berne Village
Richard Dobbs Spaight chapter of the NSDAR will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Berne Village building eight. The program is Know Your DAR and Insignia. East Carolina University hosts an open house at Wright Auditorium starting 9 a.m. Saturday, moving to the general classroom building at 9:45 for an academic fair with financial aid workshop student life seminars and informal talks with ECU faculty. Call 919-328-6133 for more information. PC Computer Users breakfast at Berne Restaurant 9 a.m. Saturday. A rep from local Internet access will make a brief presentation. Call 637-9188 for more information.
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Richard Dobbs Spaight
Berne Village
NSDAR
East Carolina University
Wright Auditorium
ECU
Call
Berne
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St. S.W
Fe Torres-Gil
Department of Health and Human Services
American Cancer Society
Jimmy Smith
Craven County
United States
Craven County Veterans Service Office
Cherry Point
Marine Corps Air Station
Bulletin Board
Harvey Mansion
Restau & Lounge
Eastern Insulation Service
Hey
TOE
New Bern
Michelin
REN Seer
Fulcher Tire Sales & Service
Pollock Street
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