The lady wears a badge

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Helena Ashby has been named chief of detectives for the Los Angeles County, CA, Sheriff's Dept, making her the highest-ranking woman in the agency. Ashby, an African American, credits her mother with setting the example for drive and ambition that made her own success possible.

Author: Wibecan, Ken
Officials and employees, Appointments, resignations and dismissals, African American women, Los Angeles County, California. Sheriff's Department, Ashby, Helena

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Wonder woman

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Janet Freeman, mother of four and grandmother of 12, is also a multi-award winning runner. Freeman starts her day at 6:30 with strenuous exercises, a light breakfast, a run of about five miles and a swim of at least a mile, all of which takes place before noon.

Author: Wibecan, Ken, Rickman, Rick
Portrayals, Illustration, Runners (Sports), Freeman, Janet

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No rest for the dead

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Robert Prince has been working since 1966 to save a slave cemetery in Dallas, TX. Freedman's Cemetery has been threatened by development. Prince is hoping that the cemetery will be designated a historic site.

Author: Wibecan, Ken
Political activity, Texas, Historic sites, Cemeteries, Dallas, Texas, Prince, Robert

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