Friday, October 22, 2010 

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Logan County rescue workers and county officials participate in
candlelight dedication ceremony Thursday evening

• City on sound financial course, says treasurer

• Candlelight ceremony marks dedication of donations for New York City families

• Eagles Auxiliary donates funds for books

• Reminder: Clinics on Monday mornings, Oct. 22 and 29, with flu shots and bone density screenings for women

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The Francis Report

291st day of the year

"Take time to deliberate, but when the time for action has arrived, stop thinking and go in." — Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)

"I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that don’t work." — Thomas Alva Edison

Birthdays

1810 — Cassius Marcellus Clay, major general (Union volunteers), died in 1903

1922 — Jack Anderson, newspaper columnist (Washington Post)

1945 — Patricia Ireland, feminist (president of National Organization of Women)

1962 — Evander Holyfield, heavyweight boxing champion (1990- )

1967 — Amy Carter, President Carter’s daughter, peace activist

Events

B.C. — Battle at Sama: Roman army under Scipio Africanus beats Hannibal

1765 — Stamp Act Congress meets in New York, writes declaration of rights and liberties

1781 — Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown at 2 p.m.; Revolutionary War ends

1812 — Napoleon begins his retreat from Moscow

1879 — Thomas Edison demonstrates electric light

1919 — Reds beat White Sox, five games to three, in 16th World Series. This series is known as the "Black Sox" scandal, as seven White Sox throw the series.

1951 — President Harry Truman formally ends state of war with Germany

1982 — Automaker John DeLorean arrested on cocaine charges (not guilty)