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Sara Lee sets record for this year's United Way
(Local News ~ 01/17/06)
For the 14th consecutive year, the Sara Lee Food and Beverage Newbern facility has supported United Way. For the 2005-06 campaign, they raised $53,190 for their local Dyer County United Way, a 15 percent increase over last year's giving. "We are thrilled with the great success of this year's United Way donation drive. ...
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Celebrating civil rights icon King, event draws crowd for march, speech
(Local News ~ 01/17/06)
About 150 Dyer Countians joined millions of other celebrants across America on Monday to stage marches, church services and prayer vigils in honor of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year was the 20th anniversary of the federal holiday, first held on Jan. 20, 1986. Over a fifth of the U.S. population declared they would be commemorating King's birthday this year, according to reports from the Associated Press. A solid majority of blacks, 60 percent, said they would be involved...
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