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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, OR Wednesday, August 6, 2003 Page 4 On August 4, 1914, President Woodrow Wil- son proclaimed the United States neutral in the European war ... Au- gust 7, 1942, the Marines landed on Guadalca- nal ... August 6, 1945, the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing about 75,000 peo- ple ... August 9, 1945, the atom bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing about 40,000 peo- ple ... August 4, 1964, the bodies of three civil rights workers reported missing in Mississippi in June were found bur- ied ... August 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolu- tion, authorizing presi- dential action in Vietnam after North Vietnamese boats reportedly attacked two U.S. destroyers ... August 6, 1965, a new Voting Rights Act was signed into law ... August 8, 1974, President Rich- ard Nixon announced his resignation ... August 9, 1974, Vice President Ge- rald R. Ford was sworn in as the 38th U.S. presi- dent ... August 4, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed on act creating a new cabinet level Energy Department ... August 5, 1981, President Reagan fired the federal air traffic controllers who had de- fied a back-to-work order after staging an illegal strike ... August 9, 1989, President George H.W. Bush signed a measure to rescue the savings and loan industry into law ... August 10, 1989, Army General Colin Pow- ell was nominated by President Bush as chair- man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, becoming the first African-American to hold the post ... August 7, 1999, Operation De- sert Shield forces left for Saudi Arabia to defend the country following the invasion of its neighbor Kuwait by Iraq ... August 10, 1993, Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg was sworn in as the 107th justice of the Supreme Court ... August 10, 1993, President Clinton signed a measure de- signed to cut federal budget deficits $496 bil- lion over five years $59 through spending cuts and new taxes ... August 6, 1998, Monica Lewin- sky, testifying before the Whitewater grand jury, admitted having had a sexual relationship with President Clinton but said she was never asked to lie ... August 9, 2001, President Bush announced he would al- low federal funding of limited stem-cell re- search utilizing human embryos. (c) 2003 DBR Media, Inc. New & Renewals Due to the Wild Blackberry Festival, the Biscuit Fire Anniversary page will be published in the August 13 issue of the ‘Noose.’ Puts your ad in every week for THREE FULL MONTHS No changes - paid in advance Income Tax Service, Ted Crocker, LTC (541) 592-3667 •Tax Planning •Tax Preparation •Mutual Funds •IRAs Ted Crocker, Registered Representative Securities offered through H.D. Vest Investment Securities, Inc. Member: SIPC 6333 North State Hwy. 161, Fourth Floor, Irving, TX 95038, (972) 870-6000 MJB Construction New Construction - Remodels - Repairs Specializing in all drywall needs Licensed - Bonded - Insured Mike Keon is - Owner Coming together a beginning; keeping together is progress; Free Estimates - 592-3281 working together is success. OLD STAGE MINI STORAGE Gates open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. - 7 days a week On-site Manager - Reasonable Rates - Secure Outside Storage Available 181 South Old Stage Road - Henry Ford - (541) 592-4204 Computers ‘M Y T HREE S ONS C LEANING S ERVICE ’ Carpets - Windows - Upholstery Licensed - Insured - Bonded 596-2113 CCB #156237 Formal Wear *Formal Gowns *Tuxedo Rentals *Gorilla Grams *Balloon Bouquets American Legion Auxiliary Unit 70 Rummage and Bake Sale Saturday, Aug. 2 - 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. American Legion Hall 2110 Caves Hwy. (541) 479-8820 Please don’t litter