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Retrospective

Retrospective

By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2024. There are 364 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Jan. 2, 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts launched his successful bid for the presidency. On this date: In 1788, Georgia became ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 Winners in the recent grand opening of the new P&G Foods Hometown Market, located at 411 Central Ave., Dunkirk are Agnes Cecala ä Murray 26-inch 15-speed bicycle; Ron Majecki and son Adam ä Shurfine wagon full of Shurfine groceries; and a Stell Oliver train ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 Student of the Week is Allison Olczak, a senior at Westfield Academy and Central School. She is president of the National Honor Society and treasurer of her class. Active in chorus, Allison played the lead role in the school musical “Oklahoma.” She also ...

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Forty years ago — 1983 A professional appraisal firm hired by the city of Dunkirk has determined that the total appraisal price for all property in the harborfront area north of Lake Shore Drive East has been set at about $1 million. The property extends from Central Avenue to Main Street. ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 Village of Brocton Trustee Dan King reported that about 652 signatures have been placed on a petition requesting home delivery. Mr. King currently is in the process of getting census figures for the village because 80 percent of the population must sign the petition ...

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Thirty years ago — 1993 Denise Pierce, 19, a resident of the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, was crowned Miss Teen Buffalo at the Cities of America Pageant at Cardinal O’Hara High School. She won an all-expense paid trip to Orlando, Fla., to compete in the National Cities of America ...