Worn Down GCA Agency Keeps Fighting Poverty
Gaston Community Action endures after decades of federal cuts and program revamps. Executive Director Joseph W. Dixon shifted funds from one-time aid to comprehensive family support, focusing on employment, medical care, housing, and sustained self sufficiency. The agency serves hundreds yearly, though with fewer programs than in the past.
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Gastonia
Great Society
Johnson
Gaston Community Action
Glendell Brooks
GCA Board
GCA
Joseph W. Dixon
GCA helps Belmont family avert unraveling marriage
Mary and Jeff White faced separation after Jeff was laid off in December. Gaston Community Action funded housing, utilities, and groceries through its Total Family Assistance Program, enabling the couple to stabilize. By January they lived in Barnes Street apartment with newborn Joshua. Jeff Jr. joined two months earlier. Janice Cloninger notes GCA aims to lift families, not just individuals, with ongoing support. Jeff now earns minimal wages cutting greens, and both hope for steady hours and eventual independence from the program.
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Belmont
Mary
Jeff White
Gaston Community Action
White
Gastonia
Joshua
Gastonia Housing Authority
GCA
Total Family Assistance Program
Barnes Street
Jeff Jr
Mrs. White
Cheney Pursues U S Arab Military Pact in Gulf Tour
Defense Secretary Cheney heads a four day trip to Saudi Arabia Kuwait Bahrain Qatar Oman and the United Arab Emirates to frame a framework for U S Arab military cooperation. Officials say potential temporary U S officer postings and equipment for a heavy division could be discussed while no permanent ground force is planned. The visit aims to reassure Arab partners amid regional anxieties and set the proper U S presence in the Persian Gulf.
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Dick Cheney
Persian Gulf
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Cheney
U.S. Central Command
Pete Williams
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Bush
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Bahrain
Qatar
Oman
United Arab Emirates
U.S
Williams
Bush in hospital after jogging episode at Camp David
President Bush aged 66 was treated at Bethesda Naval Hospital after experiencing shortness of breath and an irregular heartbeat while jogging at Camp David. He was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation but remained alert and stable, with no heart attack suspected. Digoxin prescribed. aim to leave hospital soon and perhaps return to Camp David.
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Bush
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Marlin Fitzwater
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Maryland
Dan Quayle
Barbara
Bush Speech Advocates Freedom of Speech and Thought
A Saturday speech by President Bush urged safeguarding freedom of expression and independent thought, framing it as essential to democratic society and open discourse.
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Michael M. Murray
Gazette
Sue Withers
Joe Dixon
Board of Directors
Total Family Assistance
Mauney St
Connie Kilpatrick
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Gastonia’s
Gaston County
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Lincolnton
Charlotte
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