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. As luck would have it, Doolin's horse pulled up lame right before the fateful Coffeyville raid of Ocotober 5, 1892. He told Bob Dalton that he would go to a nearby ranch and get another mount and then join up with the gang later. As Doolin arrived at the Coffeyville city limits, Bob & Grat Dalton, Bill Powers and Dick Broadwell were already dead, dying at the hands of angry citizens in a hail of gunfire. There is another story though, about how Doolin missed the Coffeyville raid. Doolin quit the gang after arguing with Bob Dalton over how the money from the raid would be divided. Either way, it was Bill Doolin's lucky day. Ironically, in 1893, Doolin married a preacher's daughter and subsequently organized one of the most notorious group of outlaws in Oklahoma, Doolin's "Oklahombres". In the gang were Bill Dalton, one of the remaining Dalton brothers, George "Bitter Creek" Newcomb, Little Dick West, Dan "Dynamite Dick" Clifton, George "Red Buck" Weightman, Roy Daugherty, also know as Arkansas Tom Jones, Charley Pierce, Alf Sohn, Ole Yantis, Tulsa Jack Blake, Bob Grounds, and Little Bill Raidler. For three wild years, the gang robbed trains, banks and stagecoaches and had their headquarters in the town of Ingalls, OK. On the afternoon of May 30, 1893, Doolin and three of his gang robbed a train near Cimarron, KS. As the gang was fleeing, they ran into a group of scouts from Fort Supply on or near the Fred Taintor ranch SE of present day Englewood, KS., a gunfight ensued and Doolin was shot in the right foot. The gang managed to escape at nightfall. On September 1, 1893, a small army of lawmen slipped quietly into the outlaw town of Ingalls. Inside of the Ransom & Murray Saloon, Doolin, Dalton, Weightman, Clifton, Blake and Newcomb were drinking heavily, Roy Daugherty went up to his room on the second floor. As the gang prepared for a little poker, Newcomb went outside to check on the horses. Dick Speed, a deputy who had taken cover across the street of the saloon, immediately fired upon Newcomb, beginning the Battle of Ingalls. Newcomb sounded the alarm and then mounted his horse and rode out of town in a hail of gunfire. The outlaws inside the saloon and Daugherty from his second floor room were firing wildly from the windows at the posse. As Deputy Speed ran down the street, he was fatally shot by one fo the gang members. The shooting was so wild that it killed a boy watching the fight, Del Simmons and struck another innocent citizen in the chest. For a few minutes, the guns fell silent. The deputies called out to Doolin to surrender, and Doolin yelled his answer: "You go to hell!" The firing commenced again. Doolin and the gang then made a run for the livery stable and mounted their horses, firing wildly at the lawmen and the lawmen firing back as the gang rode in the same direction Newcomb went. Bill Dalton lost his horse and was trapped behind a fence. Deputy Lafe Shadley ran to Dalton to kill him with a shotgun, but Dalton quickly turned and killed Shadley instantly. Just then, Doolin reappeared, riding towards Dalton. Dalton climbed on the back of Doolin's horse and they raced out of town. Doolin and the gang continued their robbing, their largest take being around $40,000.00 for an East Texas bank. The gangs days were numbered as more and more lawmen were on their trail. Chris Madsen, Heck Thomas and Bill Tilghman, the best lawmen of the time, were on the heels of Doolin and the gang and never gave them a rest, chasing them through five states. Outlaw or not, Doolin was considered a fair man. There is a story that Doolin actually saved the life of Bill Tilghman by preventing Red Buck Weightman from shooting Tilghman in an ambush. Tilghman was know for his honesty and fairness, using force only when necessary and had the respect of both lawmen and outlaws. As Tilghman's posse was closing in on Doolin one morning, Doolin and the gang were eating a hearty breakfast at a farmhouse, the farmer believing Doolin and the boys were posse members. Doolin stepped outside the farmhouse and spotted Tilghman and his posse approaching from a distance. Doolin then told the farmer that another posse would be showing up soon and they would be hungry too and would want breakfast and that they would pay for all of the meals, including Doolin's boys'. Tilghman and the posse arrived and ate a large breakfast. The farmer then told Tilghman that "the other boys" said he would be paying for there meals too. Tilghman the reluctantly paid for not only his posse's meal, but for Doolin's meals as well. On May 20, 1895 in Southwest City, MO., the Doolin gang robbed a local bank. By chance, J.C. Seaborn, the state auditor was there, seized a gun and tried to stop the gang from robbing the bank. Seaborn ended up dead and Doolin had a severe wound to the head. A few weeks later, near Dover, OK., while camping near the Cimarron river, lawmen rode in on them. On guard was Tulsa Jack Blake, who warned the gang and exchanged shots with the advancing posse. Black was shot and killed as Doolin and the rest of the gang escaped. The numbers in Doolin's gang were dwindling, most of the members riding off to seal their own bloody fate. Doolin was in Eureka Springs, OK., when the relentless Bill Tilghman tracked him down. In a bathhouse, the two men fought with fists until the strong armed Tilghman knocked Doolin out and arrested him. Tilghman then brought his prisoner to Guthrie, OK. to stand trial for bank and train robbery. Thousands of residents lined the streets as they rode into town to catch a glimpse of the famous outlaw. Doolin was cheered as he was taken to jail and vowed that he would never go to prison. A few weeks later, Doolin engineered a mass jail break, he and 37 other prisoners escaped. Doolin
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Rhodes, but he missed his wife and child and was bound and determined to
have them with him. He then rode back to his family in Lawton,
OK. On the night of August 25, 1896, Doolin was riding to his
father-in-law's farmhouse, where his wife and child were
staying. A posse, led by Heck Thomas, heard that Doolin was in the
area so they were waiting for him. Doolin came up, on foot leading
his horse and carrying his rifle, whistling as he walked in the moonlit
night. The Thomas shouted from behind some bushes, calling Doolin
to surrender. Doolin raised his rifle, which was quickly shot out
of his hands by the posse. He then pulled his six-gun and fired
twice before being killed instantly by a blast from Deputy Bill Dunn's
shotgun and rifle fire from Thomas. As was customary of those
days, Doolin's dead body was displayed, with his shirt off, to show his
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Boston Chinatown of course has a plethora of Chinese restaurants and with so many to choose from it's difficult to know where to start. So many restaurants. So little time.
We stopped it at Cafe de Lulu, located down a set of stairs. Among the patrons were two of Boston's finest and a number of Asian families. Both excellent signs. Cops know where good low cost food is located.
The food was more home cooked style rather than professional restaurant quality style you would get in a competitive Toronto Chinese restaurant. Still the food was very good and better than most non-Chinatown Chinese restaurants I've been to in the US.
Restroom rating: 5.0. One of the worst kept restaurant restrooms I've been to in awhile. I was afraid to touch things in there. What does that say of their kitchen cleanliness?
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Undisguised 2014 Hyundai Genesis returns in high-res spy photos
Although I see them taking a lot of design elements from other cars, they certainly chose nice designs to "borrow from". I could only guess that this represents the design language that will trickle down their lineup. I really wanna see what the coupe will look like, as the current one looks very...
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For all the wonders BMW has done for this brand, all Rolls really stands for these days is "showing off"
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Mitsubishi reveals three concepts for Tokyo Motor Show
Lame, even if these cars were thinly veiled production versions or simply concepts that point to Mitsus future styling direction these things look just awful.
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Mitsubishi reveals three concepts for Tokyo Motor Show
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2014 Mercedes-Benz GLA officially revealed [videos added]
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2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS facelift spied hiding new front fascia
After 4 years why not an all new model?
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BMW M3i Concept digitally imagined
wouldn't it be more appropriate to call this the M4i based on BMW's new naming strategy?
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You know, that funny post about steel vs. plastic set my mind to wander and I've come to realize that in firearms, I'm a sort of pseudo traditionalist. I like traditional features and platforms, but I want modern conveniences.
For example the double action revolvers I like so much are easily 100 years old in design, but I favor stainless steel models with modern rubber grips and modern sights.
On working guns I usually want synthetic and stainless, but I have my fair share of wood and blued too. My small sample really runs the middle of both trends nicely. I've got everything from old blued rifles and shotguns with wooden stocks in traditional designs to a modern flat top AR15.
That doesn't surprise me too much really, because as I mentioned my favorite guns are old designs with modern conveniences, materials, and improvements.
I know a lot of traditionalists. Blued finish and wood stocks on long guns, blued 1911s and revolvers with wooden grips... and I have to admit it looks nice and rustic.
But I'm also well acquainted with people like a good friend of mine who likes black shiny plastic and wants everything to look like it belongs in a movie.
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Thomas E. Williams Sr., 75, of East End went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 23. Tom was born on July 10, 1936, in Little Rock to T. A. and Elouise Williams. He was retired from Alcoa of Benton and a consultant of Employers Mutual. He was a member of East End Baptist Church, a 32nd-degree Mason, Iron Springs Lodge 342, and a former member of the Scimitar Shriner. He will be remembered well by family and friends that received gifts from his hobbies of wood carving and cooking. He was very generous and caring of others' needs.
Lennis E. Watts, 94, of Benton passed away Tuesday, May 22. She was born Oct. 5, 1917, in Benton. Mrs. Watts was a homemaker and the oldest member of Mt. View Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Nancy Elizabeth Wise; her husband, John Allen Watts; and a daughter, Doris Keesee.
It was arguably one of the most heated campaigns in Saline County in many years, but incumbent Bruce Pennington won a decided victory Tuesday in the Republican Party's preferential primary election. Pennington is now the party's nominee and will face Democratic challenger Rodney Goshien Sr. in the Nov. 6 general election. On Tuesay, Pennington, 61, soundly defeated James Ward by receiving 64.81 percentage of the total votes to 35.19 percent for Ward. Of the 10,287 ballots cast, 6,667 votes were for Pennington and 3,620 for Ward.


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News Release 59
Dan Files named February 2010 Employee of the Month by Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Volume 38-059 (For Immediate Release)
Contact: Philip J. Tremblay
JEFFERSON CITY, MO, Feb. 9, 2010 --- Dan Files, currently northern district field operations supervisor for the Division of State Parks, has been chosen as the February 2010 Employee of the Month by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Files is being recognized for his long-term efforts towards the recent acquisition of the 1,449-acre Zell Tracts at Pershing State Park. This work began while he was superintendent at the park.
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The Zell family will be able to continue farming in an area outside the floodplain. Once restoration work begins and part of the levee is breached to allow water into the park, farms west of the Higgins Ditch and the conservation area downstream will be protected from future flood events.
In nominating Files for the honor, Joe Engeln, the department's assistant director for science and technology, said, "Dan brought together a diverse and talented team to develop a plan that will restore most of the property to the type of habitat that used to characterize much of the bottomlands in this part of the state. While this work will take many years, the results will be invaluable to the people of Missouri and to those who visit the area over decades to come."
Nearly 95 percent of the total purchase price came from sources other than state funds. The acquisition will make it easier for the department to construct a grade-control structure to protect the wetlands and adjoining properties and the Highway 36 bridge over Higgins Ditch.
The planning and work on this purchase has been going on for years. It has taken nearly nine months to bring the purchase to completion and final signatures will transfer the properties to the Department of Natural Resources in August.
Files served as a good neighbor to the Zell family and kept them aware of what was going on in Pershing State Park while assuring them that park management did not conflict with the enjoyment of their farm. When the family mentioned that they might consider selling, due to the accidental death of the family patriarch last year, he pulled together a team of department staff, partners and other interested agencies.
Through the process of finding another farm for the Zell's to purchase and bringing together many private and public funding sources, Files served as the main contact for the Zell family. He kept them informed of progress, calmed their fears and addressed false rumors.
The partners who helped make this acquisition possible include the Natural Resources Conservation Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the federal government; the Missouri Department of Conservation; The Conservation Fund; Ducks Unlimited; The Doris Duke Foundation; TransCanada Pipeline Corp. and The Missouri Bird Conservancy Initiative.
Files began working for the department in May 1978 and lives in Brookfield.
Editor: Photo is available at dnr.mo.gov/newsrel/images/files-pic-2-10.jpg.


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The Astrodome is threatened with neglect and demolition. The NFL Oilers left Houston in 1996, the MLB Astros relocated to Minute Maid Park in 2000, and a new NFL franchise, the Houston Texans, began their run in 2002 in the new Reliant Stadium, which is adjacent to the Astrodome. In 2006, the final tenant moved out of the Dome, leaving Houston's "lonely landmark" without a use. Citing code violations, the City of Houston shuttered the structure in 2008. It remains vacant today.
In June 2013, the National Trust named the Astrodome to its annual list of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. That same month, the Harris County Sports and Convention Authority unveiled a proposal to renovate and redevelop the Dome into the world's largest multipurpose events space. Dubbed the "New Dome Experience," the plan sought to reinvent the Astrodome as the "front door to Reliant Stadium." By late summer, it was determined that the issue would go before voters on the November 5 ballot as Harris County Proposition 2 – a $217 million bond referendum.
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Constructed in 1964, the Astrodome was deemed the "Eighth Wonder of the World" when it opened in 1965. As the world's first indoor, air conditioned domed stadium, the 18-story multipurpose structure set the bar for arena design and construction for decades to come. A year after opening, it showcased the first installation of an artificial playing surface, soon to be known as Astroturf.
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With such a rich history, the Astrodome has been declared eligible for the National Register of Historic Places both for its architectural and cultural significance.
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Our work to save the Houston Astrodome continues.
Efforts to secure the support of the Texas Historical Commission for the Astrodome's designation as a State Antiquities Landmark stalled when the Commission voted to "table" the nomination for consideration at a future meeting.
While not approved, the tabling motion does offer protection for the structure in the interim, as State Antiquities Landmark requirements, including review and permitting of any work performed at the Dome site, are now in effect.
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Written by Beth Wiedower, Project Manager
Summer is here in Houston, and the heat has definitely turned up around the Astrodome.
Earlier this month, we saw the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and the NFL's Houston Texans unveil yet another proposal to demolish the 8th Wonder of the World. But have no fear! Houstonians are rallying once again and urging Harris County Commissioners to save and reuse the iconic Dome.
In addition to this local outcry of support, the National Trust and the Our Astrodome Coalition are advocating to designate the Astrodome as a Texas State Antiquities Landmark, an important milestone in the path to protect the structure and set the stage for future reinvestment and reuse.
Next week, National Trust staff, as well as our partners Preservation Houston and Houston Mod, will attend and present our case for protecting the Astrodome before the Texas Historical Commission in Alpine, Texas. As we prepare for this meeting, you can download a letter of support to the Texas Historical Commission from National Trust President Stephanie Meeks recommending approval of this important landmark designation. This letter will be presented to the Commission prior to their vote, which is expected on Thursday, July 31.
Please stay tuned here and on Facebook and Twitter for updates on this important designation.
Written by Jason Clement, Team Member
Our grassroots advocacy to save the Astrodome continues to gain momentum. Since the election last November, over 2,500 supporters have petitioned Harris County Commissioners Court to save the 8th Wonder. And people are paying attention!
Check out this great letter we received last week from Commissioner El Franco Lee, and if you haven't already, take a moment to add your name to the growing list of supporters who are calling on Harris County officials to save the Dome.
Dear Astrodome Supporters,
I want to voice my appreciation for receiving hundreds of emails from Astrodome supporters. Also, I want to thank the National Trust for Historic Preservation for generating this campaign.
As you may know, voters in November rejected the proposal to spend public money to repurpose the Dome. Harris County officials will abide by that decision. The election, however, was not a referendum to tear down the historic structure.
The Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation – which manages and develops the Astrodomain/Reliant Park Complex – continues to look at ideas that do not require public funding to repurpose the Dome. I remain steadfast in my support of the Astrodome, which I still believe can be saved from demolition.
It's also reassuring to know that hundreds of people are behind that effort. We will keep you posted on any developments.
El Franco Lee
Precinct One Harris County Commissioner
Please check back often for additional updates on the Astrodome.
Written by Jason Clement, Team Member
The Houston Astrodome is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of the our country's historic places worthy of preservation.
Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America's historic and archaeological resources.
While this is a great development in our effort to save the 8th Wonder of the World, designation does not automatically protect against demolition. Instead, it triggers state and federal preservation laws that require government agencies to take into consideration the effect of their plans or projects on listed properties.
Please celebrate this milestone with us by contacting Harris County Commissioners Court and letting them know that you stand with the Dome. It only takes a minute.
Please check back often for additional updates on the Astrodome. Also, donate today to support the National Trust's ongoing work at this National Treasure.
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Glenda Ireland on August 18, 2014 My father, Chester Brown, worked for American Bridge, the company that constructed the steel frame and ceiling for the Astrodome. I have attached pictures taken in about 1963 as the walls and ceiling began to be constructed. Dad's boom was long enough to lift the 2nd to most inner ring. His co-worker had the longer boom that lifted the last ring in place. I hope you enjoy these. I thought they would add to the history of the building of the dome. My dad worked in construction around the city from 1944 till about 1988. He was very proud to have worked on many amazing building in the city. |
Shirley Virdon on July 16, 2014 We want to SAVE the Astrodome for all the others who have never seen it and had the privilege of watching baseball games there and those who know how very unique it was in 1965 when it opened. Please SAVE the Astrodome!!! |
Brendan A. Cooney on October 15, 2013 I would like to find out what are the requirements to enter into your program "Saving Historic Places" I submitted an Astrodome Proposal to the Harris County Sports and Convention Corporation which at one point I believe it was approved. Although, the HCSCC decided for the Astrodome to have a different purpose, if their proposal does not pass, would you be interested in seeing my proposal and what it has to offer. Could you please let me know. Thank you, Brendan Cooney |


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The Franklin (Nebraska) Missionary Church (formerly Mennonite Brethren in Christ) had 27 members in 1949 with Kenneth Baker serving as pastor.
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Address: M Street West, Franklin, Nebraska
Phone: 308-425-3163
Website: Franklin Missionary Church
Denominational Affiliation: Missionary Church USA
Author(s) | Melvin Gingerich |
Date Published | 1956 |
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Gingerich, Melvin. "Franklin Missionary Church (Franklin, Nebraska, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1956. Web. 2 Mar 2015. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Franklin_Missionary_Church_(Franklin,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=80949.
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Gingerich, Melvin. (1956). Franklin Missionary Church (Franklin, Nebraska, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 2 March 2015, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Franklin_Missionary_Church_(Franklin,_Nebraska,_USA)&oldid=80949.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 2, p. 377. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
©1996-2015 by the Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. All rights reserved.


text: Thomas Pegg wrote: > Joachim Beckers wrote: > >>Thomas Pegg wrote: >> >> >>>All comments, questions and discussion of this profile should be >>>directed to the alfs-discuss mailing list. >> >> >>Well, first comment: I think this ^^^^^ announcement should be put on >>the website. I'll forward it to lfs.website if no one is against that. > > Except that I already cc'd the website list when I sent the original Hmm, very weird I hadn't noticed that... Seems like I need more sleep :-D Joachim


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Irish eyes weren't smiling on Boyzone star Mikey Graham tonight after he became the latest star to exit Dancing On Ice on tonight's movie themed show where a solo spin was the required element
The 37 year-old singer was forced to skate for survival with partner Melanie Lambert after the public voted him in the bottom two of tonight's live show alongside EastEnders actress Danniella Westbrook
But despite a close call from the judges and both stars turning in arguably better performances in the skate off than they had originally it was Mikey who finally got the thumbs in a tie break that saw the judges vote 3-2 in favour of Danniella
Commenting on their verdict first up for the judges was Karen Barber. She said:" Mikey you did a great spin, that was three rotations. Danniella, you had strength throughout the performance but a weak element. But tonight for me I went with Danniella."
Next up it was Nicky Slater: "In the skate off people often relax and get more flow. And you both did that, " he said. "But Mikey your performance moved me and your spin was superb. So I save you."
At 1-1 it was then the turn of show Mr Nasty Jason Gardiner, who also saved Mikey commenting: "This is where it becomes very exciting now because we have very good people and that was a great skate off: both stepped up. But for me tonight , nailing the required element is key. So therefore I save Mikey."
But there was still one more twist to come as Emma Bunton drew the scores level as she opted for Danniella, leaving head judge former Olympic champion Robin Cousins with the deciding vote.
He said: "It was a great skate off. And you both upped your game. But one spin does not a performance make," and with that Mikey's run on the show was over.
The star had been busy this week with Boyzone commitments that curtailed his practice time for the show and had danced to bandmate Ronan Keating's solo hit When You Say Nothing At All from the movie Notting Hill.
When host Phillip Schofield joked it was "precisely what Ronan didn't want (earlier on a videoclip on the show Ronan spoke of his fear he'd end up being blamed for Mikey's exit), the 37 year old singer joked: "He says it best when he says nothing at all!"
Talking about his time spent on the show an upbeat Mikey said: "There comes a time at the end of every party when it's time to leave. And I've really had the most amazing journey. It's such an adventure."
He also paid tribute to Boyzone star Stephen Gately who died tragically last year and had also taken part in the show, saying: "I want to thank Stephen up there."


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Yet more than 25 years later I sit here doing just that: pondering the actions and motives of a nun. In this case it's Sister Jeanne O'Laughlin, the 70-year-old president of Barry University and the newest center of controversy in the Elian Gonzalez case.
In an interview last week with the Miami Herald, Sister Jeanne told reporter Meg Laughlin she had come to the conclusion that Elian should remain in the United States after speaking briefly with the grandmothers privately and discovering, among other things, that one of them wanted to defect. Sister Jeanne also told Laughlin she'd learned from the grandmothers that Elian's father knew in advance his ex-wife was going to take Elian to the United States, and that during their marriage he was physically abusive to her.
At least that is what the Herald claims Sister Jeanne said.
On Sunday, February 20, the same day the story was published, Sister Jeanne issued a statement declaring, "I never met with the grandmothers alone. While some of the specifics noted in the Herald contributed to my decision, it is untrue that I heard any of that from the grandmothers. Any information attributed to them came from other sources."
The Herald countered by issuing its own statement defending the story and reiterating that Sister Jeanne did indeed say she learned these things directly from the grandmothers.
On Monday a spokeswoman for Barry University ratcheted the imbroglio up a notch by claiming the Herald tricked Sister Jeanne into agreeing to an interview by telling her the resulting story would be a straightforward profile and would not dwell on Elian. "That's what we were told ahead of time," says Michele Morris, an assistant vice president at the school, "and that's why we agreed to do it." Morris further contends that the portion of the interview regarding Elian and the grandmothers was supposed to be an "off-the-record conversation" and that Sister Jeanne never imagined she would see it in print.
Meg Laughlin, a respected Herald staffer who for many years wrote for Tropic magazine, acknowledges that when she initially approached Sister Jeanne for an interview, she said she was working on a general profile of the nun. The two women first met on February 15 for an interview that lasted approximately three hours and covered myriad aspects of Sister Jeanne's life, past and present. Then several days later, on Friday, February 18, Sister Jeanne called Laughlin and told her why she believed Elian should stay in the United States, citing the desire of one of the grandmothers to defect, the allegations of abuse against Elian's father, and her belief the father knew all along that the boy was being taken to America.
She told Laughlin she was going to provide an affidavit to one of the attorneys for Elian's Miami relatives, Roger Bernstein, detailing what she'd heard. Laughlin says Sister Jeanne even confided to her that she hadn't told Bernstein the grandmothers themselves were the source of her information.
Laughlin also acknowledges that Sister Jeanne at first said their conversation regarding the grandmothers and Elian was off the record, but she soon persuaded the nun to go on the record with those comments. Because Sister Jeanne's revelations were so timely, Laughlin explains, her editors made the decision to highlight them as a straight news story rather than incorporate them into a broader profile. Laughlin says she called Sister Jeanne on Saturday, one day before the story was published, to warn her it wasn't going to be a profile but rather a news story about Elian and the grandmothers.
After the story ran, Laughlin recalls, she received on her answering machine a friendly message from Sister Jeanne, who expressed confusion over who was responsible for getting things wrong in the story: she or Laughlin. "Several times she said, 'I have to say that I was never alone with the grandmothers,'" Laughlin recounts. "She didn't just say, 'I was never alone with the grandmothers.' She always said, 'I have to say that I was never alone with the grandmothers.'" The inference, of course, is that Sister Jeanne did hear these things from at least one of the grandmothers but now was denying it for some reason, perhaps in an effort to protect them.
Despite the perverse pleasure I take in seeing the Herald's reportorial accuracy questioned in the national press, I find it nearly impossible to believe that a writer as good as Meg Laughlin could have gotten this wrong. Instead I find it far more likely that Sister Jeanne is -- to put it charitably -- a flake. (Let us not forget that this is the nun who professed she had the psychic power to discern fear in the eyes of complete strangers.)


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