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This Week
Please come with your ideas on how we can serve the children in
the community and the community at large. Lets also discuss
ways we can make our club attractive to potential new members so
we can increase our membership.
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Its time again for assignments to be made for getting the
speakers for our meetings. Assignments will be made for several
of the upcoming months soon. Let Dale Kirby know if you have a
preference of a month.
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October 15th in History
1860 - Eleven-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y., wrote a
letter to presidential candidate Abraham Lincoln, suggesting he
could improve his appearance by growing a beard.
1914 - With the support of President Wilson, the Clayton
Antitrust Act, which made it illegal for companies to buy
competitors' stock, was passed.
1917 - Mata Hari, World War I spy, was executed by a firing
squad in Vincennes, France.
1951 - I Love Lucy, starring Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, had
its television debut.
1964 - It was announced that Nikita Khruschev was removed from
his positions as premier and secretary of the Communist Party of
the USSR.
1966 - The U.S. Department of Transportation was created.
1989 - Wayne Gretzky topped Gordie Howe's NHL scoring record.
1991 - Clarence Thomas got a narrow (5248) Senate confirmation
of his nomination to the Supreme Court.
1993 - Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk were awarded the Nobel
Peace Prize for their work to end apartheid in South Africa.
2003 - China became the third country to launch a staffed space
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