Articlc # 10 Copyright 1996 Gannett Company. Inc USA TODAY August 30, 1996, Friday; FIRST EDITION SECTION: NEWS; Pg: 3A LENGTH: 885 words HEADLINE: Gore acknowledges his past profits from tobacco BYLINE: Richard Wolf; Peter Johnson; Martha Moore BODY: Vice President Gore acknowledged Thursday that he continued t0 receive annual checks from sinoking- tobacco farm for several years aficr his sister'$ painful his family' -related death from cancer. flly Sometimes YOu never face up things thar You ought l0 face up t0. Gore told reporters Thursday. duy erlier Gore #ddressed the Democralic entiun on how the death of his only O sibling; Nancy Gore Hunger, in [984 changed his views about tobacco. But he didn't tcll nationwide audience delegates about his tobacco incone: Ind Giore said Thursday that his father and mother also continued t0 tobacco on their farm Lrow" Carthage. Tenn_. for several years after the death ol his sister. who had started smoking when she und died at the age 0f 45 was did raisc all my life. Gorc said_ did plant it, spray it; cut it, spike strip it. sell j. el. Eventually he said. his parents quit growing the crop and he stared surrendering the annual tobacco allocation lease check he had continued t0 receive tor scvcrae afier ycars: cven her death; Gore brought the Democratic convention to stunned silence Wednesday night when he interpted political attack on Republican rivals speak about his sister $ dcalh and her intimare "final hours conversalions with him: mothet , Fauline. walching in As hc rccountcd thc story skybox. took off her (n < lusses Thursday he had considered" but rejecled (elling and wiped tcars trom her eyes: Gore sid rising the cnvention abxut his lamily's involvement tobucco. like dont know: just Scemed might be better focus on what was mOSt imporltant about this story. he sid Up until soon before the speeeh_ wuls unclear a5 wiether could d it TI3081-9620
Articlc # 10 Copyright 1996 Gannett Company. Inc USA TODAY August 30, 1996, Friday; FIRST EDITION SECTION: NEWS; Pg: 3A LENGTH: 885 words HEADLINE: Gore acknowledges his past profits from tobacco BYLINE: Richard Wolf; Peter Johnson; Martha Moore BODY: Vice President Gore acknowledged Thursday that he continued t0 receive annual checks from his family' tobacco farm for several years aficr his sister'$ painful sinoking- -related death from cancer. Sometimes YOu never flly face up things thar You ought l0 face up t0. Gore told reporters Thursday. duy erlier Gore #ddressed the Democralic O entiun on how the death of his only sibling; Nancy Gore Hunger, in [984 changed his views about tobacco. But he didn't tcll delegates Ind nationwide audience about his tobacco incone: Giore said Thursday that his father and mother also continued t0 Lrow" tobacco on their farm Carthage. Tenn_. for several years after the death ol his sister. who had started smoking when she was und died at the age 0f 45 did raisc all my life. Gorc said_ did plant it, spray it; cut it, spike strip it. sell j. el. Eventually he said. his parents quit growing the crop and he stared surrendering the annual tobacco allocation lease check he had continued t0 receive tor scvcrae ycars: cven afier her death; Gore brought the Democratic convention to stunned silence Wednesday night when he interpted political attack on Republican rivals speak about his sister $ dcalh and her intimare "final hours conversalions with him: As hc rccountcd thc story (n < mothet , Fauline. walching in skybox. took off her lusses and wiped tcars trom her eyes: Gore sid Thursday he had considered" but rejecled (elling the cnvention abxut his lamily's involvement rising tobucco. dont know: just Scemed like might be better focus on what was mOSt imporltant about this story. he sid Up until soon before the speeeh_ wuls unclear a5 wiether could d it TI3081-9620