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Going Miles For Smiles Medical Volunteers Anxious To Put More Grins On Vietnamese Faces
May 4, 1995 in City on Page B5 Volunteers from Washington state say one trip wasn’t enough: They’ll continue to provide medical services to the needy children of Vietnam, a nation still struggling to rebuild two decades after …
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10k Walk To Feed The Hungry Is Today
April 30, 1995 in City on Page B3 A 10-kilometer walk to raise money for the hungry starts at 1:30 p.m. today at Spokane’s Riverfront Park. CROP Walk ‘95 is sponsored by the Spokane Council of Ecumenical Ministries, …
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Ex-Executive Leaves Money To Gay Group Man Bequeaths $450,000 To Honor Son Who Died Of Aids
April 28, 1995 in City on Page B10 A former Boeing executive has left $450,000 to the Pride Foundation, the largest gift ever bequeathed to a gay and lesbian community foundation, foundation officials believe. William S. Lambert died …
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Donations To Top $100,000 After Oklahoma City Blast
April 27, 1995 in City on Page B2 Cash donations in Spokane County after last week’s Oklahoma City federal building explosion will exceed $100,000, American Red Cross officials said Wednesday. Money raised in the area was directed into …
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Panhandle Helping Bombing Victims
April 27, 1995 in Idaho on Page B1 North Idaho residents have donated more than $15,000 to the American Red Cross since last week’s bombing in Oklahoma City. “It’s been overwhelming,” Panhandle Chapter spokeswoman Wendy Meador said Wednesday …
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Money, Blood Donated For Victims Area Residents Raise $30,000; Blood Donations Double
April 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Ginnie Sutfin, a Gonzaga freshman, donates blood on campus Thursday. The blood drive had been previously scheduled, but many in line said they were there to give blood in direct …
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Boys Struggling To ‘Be People’
March 23, 1995 in City on Page B1 In a perfect world, three-year-old cuties Justin and Joshua Kitt would gobble up life as if it were a chocolate fudge sundae with a cherry on top. There would be …
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Public Responds To Hit And Run Victim Gets Offers Of Cash And Wheelchairs
March 17, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Disc jockey Jeff Connor gives Robert Quast some tapes and CDs Thursday. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review
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Food Bank Steps Up Fund-Raising Efforts Clinkerdagger Pitches In With Donation From Some Menu Items
March 8, 1995 in City on Page B1 Julianne Schwartz heads for the dining room at Clinkerdagger. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review
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Altruistic Overachievers Upper Columbia Academy Students Reach Out To The Navajo Nation
March 1, 1995 in City on Page B1 Upper Columbia Academy students pack clothes to be sent to the Navajo Tribe in Utah. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review
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Teens Fast To Support Relief Group
February 26, 1995 in City on Page B3 Ordinarily, the Spokane Food Bank isn’t such a bad place to be. But after more than 24 hours of going without food, a group of Spokane teenagers found it less …
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Rosauers Supermarkets To Treat 1,200 To Dinner
February 5, 1995 in Features on Page F6 Some 1,200 low-income Spokane residents will be the dinner guests of Rosauers Supermarkets next Sunday at the Masonic Temple, W1108 Riverside. “Help From the Heart” is an annual Valentine’s gift …
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Medical Firms Fund Fda Critics
January 30, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 One of House Speaker Newt Gingrich’s favorite targets is the Food and Drug Administration. He recently called the FDA “the leading job killer in America” and Commissioner David Kessler “a …
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Needy To Get Free Dinners
January 21, 1995 in City on Page B2 Rosauers supermarkets are putting on a free dinner next month for the needy. Tickets and bus coupons for free transportation to the third annual “Help From the Heart Dinner” Feb. …
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No One Loses Betting On Souper Bowl
January 21, 1995 in City on Page B6 One week in late January 1988, the Rev. Brad Smith was trying to come up with something to liven up “the long prayer” on Sunday. The Pastoral Prayer, that is, …
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Community Spirit St. Paul’s United Methodist Church Is Home To Many Organizations That Reach Into The Monroe Street Community It Serves
January 19, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page N1 1. The Rev. Homer Todd of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church is involved in the many non-profit groups which operate out of the church building. Photo by Shawn Jacobson/The Spokesman-Review …
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Christmas Fund 1994 Thousands Benefited From Fund
January 1, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A1 Organizers of the annual Spokesman-Review Christmas Fund see 1994 as anything but a miss. The fund, which began the day after Thanksgiving, collected $359,153.20, about $37,000 less than the $396,591 …

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