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Song remains in detention in Beijing.
A Dickinson news release Friday night said Yao plans to rest and spend time with her daughter. She appreciates the support she and her husband have received from the community, the college said. The couple was detained Aug. 7 in while visiting relatives in the northeast of China. Gen. Joseph McCarthy, president of the Military Heritage Foundation, says most of the money will be used to hire National Community Development Services, an Atlanta-based organization that will be in charge of raising funds for the project. The remaining money will be used to fund architectural renderings of the museum and for a private marketing study to determine the level of public interest in the project.