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Mary Terronez biographical files, 1962-2009
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You were there ... in ACORN history within ACORN 80 Calendar 1980 is ACORN'S 10th Anniversary. The ACORN 80 calendar fills you in on all the major events of those "action-packed" years- with photos and a histroy of each month (like December's at left) Order yours now from your local ACORN office or from ACORN, 628 Baronne, New Orleans, Louisiana 70113/. $2.50 each. [picture of calendar] December 1970: East End Neighborhood Group in Little Rock wins a food stamp distribution center for the neighborhood. 1972: ACORN begins organizing against the proposed route of the Wilbur Mills expressed way which would slice through Central Little Rock neighborhoods. 1973: Campaign to block the White Bluff Power Plant gets support from Harvard University, a major stock holder in the parent utility. 1975: The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a multi-syaye organization is formed in Little Rock by ACORN representatives from Arkansass South Dakota and Texas 1976: Texas ACORN wins a reduction in the basic monthly charge for residential telephone service. 1977: ACORN Jobs Action Council leads 200 unemployed workers in a march on City Hall to demand jobs on local public works projects. 1978: 1000 ACORN members attend ACORN's first national convention in Memphis adopt a People's Platform and march with it to the Democratic Party's national mid-term convention. USA Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now 628 Baronne, New Orleans, LA, 70113 Address Correction Requested
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You were there ... in ACORN history within ACORN 80 Calendar 1980 is ACORN'S 10th Anniversary. The ACORN 80 calendar fills you in on all the major events of those "action-packed" years- with photos and a histroy of each month (like December's at left) Order yours now from your local ACORN office or from ACORN, 628 Baronne, New Orleans, Louisiana 70113/. $2.50 each. [picture of calendar] December 1970: East End Neighborhood Group in Little Rock wins a food stamp distribution center for the neighborhood. 1972: ACORN begins organizing against the proposed route of the Wilbur Mills expressed way which would slice through Central Little Rock neighborhoods. 1973: Campaign to block the White Bluff Power Plant gets support from Harvard University, a major stock holder in the parent utility. 1975: The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a multi-syaye organization is formed in Little Rock by ACORN representatives from Arkansass South Dakota and Texas 1976: Texas ACORN wins a reduction in the basic monthly charge for residential telephone service. 1977: ACORN Jobs Action Council leads 200 unemployed workers in a march on City Hall to demand jobs on local public works projects. 1978: 1000 ACORN members attend ACORN's first national convention in Memphis adopt a People's Platform and march with it to the Democratic Party's national mid-term convention. USA Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now 628 Baronne, New Orleans, LA, 70113 Address Correction Requested
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