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assistant: From: Brett_WINCHESTER@icbvi.state.id.us (BRETT K WINCHESTER)
Subject: re: Re: Dillon County NFB
Way to go Ben, Dennice and David!!!!
Thank you!
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          a man of value.                       - Albert Einstein
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system: You are Pete Donahue, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Nfb Blind News message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

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assistant: From: Pete Donahue <pdonahue@texas.net>
Subject: Re: Des  Moines register crappola once again
Hello Richard andlisters,
Well said.  I for one am getting tired of hearing from persons who call
themselves Federationists engaging in this sort of mud slinging when they
could be doing something positive to further our work to improve the lives
of the blind and in the process to create increasee opportunities for
themselves.  If you folks have dissagreements with our pollicies and
proceedures and the Actions of the National leadership save them for the
National Convention in new Orleans, and don't crap up this list with the
past.Many of us would appreciate it very much.  Take care and have a good
evening.
Yours truly,
Peter donahue
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assistant: From: Pete Donahue <pdonahue@texas.net>
Subject: Re: Dillon County NFB
Hello Andy and listers,
And the buz line in your messageis no one that i know of.  But unbeknown
to you the california sought help from someone to come infrom National to
clean up the mess accosta and his bunch created.  I remember it well too
as we heard the presidential release of the Board of Directors Meeting
that took place in California, and I remember well the behavior of accosta
and his Attourney.  just a humorus note to this note.  We listened to that
presidential release while our newly-organized Student Divission in
massachusetts was waiting to be let in to our meeting place.  In  fact, it
was Veteran's Day and there was a paraid going on in Boston common.  The
marching bands, and later the firing of the twenty-one gun salute prompted
one Federationist in attendance to shout, "Here comes Bob Accosta and his
army now!"
WSell Ihad to interject a little nostalga and humor in to this matter, but
really, if folks don't like the way our organizationoperates let's discuss
it in New Orleans.  We can do more about it there than we can on this
list.
Take care and have a good day.
Peter donahue
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assistant: From: Pete Donahue <pdonahue@texas.net>
Subject: air lines
Fellow Federationists and listers,
For those who think that the air line war was a waste of money look at the
number of blind persons employed by the Nation's air lines;  it's a very,
very few.  Perhaps if we did not encounter the attitudes among the air
lines towards the seating of blind passingers it would stand to reason
that just maybe they would be more willing to hire more blind employees.
After all, if there were possible hazards and risks involved in the
seating of blind passingers on their planes then how could we ever expect
them to be willing to hire us in numbers.  Perhaps they may think that
hiring large numbers of blind persons poses some sort ot sagfety risk of
one kind or another.  Henced  it is necessary to fight discrimination
against the blind no matter how it occurrs, whether it involves the
seating of blind passingers on the plane or getting them to make their
reservations software systems accessible so that more jobs for blind
reservations agents are created.
soo the next time you accuse us of spending too much money  on something
such as the air line war take a look at the big picture.  If we end
discrimination against blind air passingers just maybe one of us could be
corpora te president of one of our Nation's air lines tomorrow.
peter donahue
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user: You are replying to Ron Smith about "dillin county nfb".

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assistant: Ron I'm in solid agreement with Denise mMackenstadt on that subject.  I
was at a state leadership seminar in Maryland in 1978 during all this
controversy and I can tell you that a lot of those articles were
manufactured by the then head or Nac and their partners in crime at the
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assistant: Ron I am in solid agreement with Denise and Richard on this subject.  I
was at a leadership seminar in Maryland and I can tell you a lot of
those articles had no basis in fact.  In fact, those tactics were being
fomented by Richard Blecker who at that time was head of Nac and his
agency cronies who headed the Minneapolis Society for the blind at the
time.  Besides, getting back to the original thread of this subject, I
think the dillin county chapter in South Carolina is doing well under
the leadership of Don Capps.
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Des  Moines register crappola once a21:29:4905/16/97".

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assistant: From: Andy Baracco <abaracco@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Des  Moines register crappola once again
Okay friends. We have all stated our opinions, and I don't think any minds
have been changed. Let's let this go and look forward to New Orleans. I
know that I am.
Andy Baracco
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: air lines".

They wrote:
PD>For those who think that the air line war was a waste of money look
PD>at the number of blind persons employed by the Nation's air lines;
PD>it's a very, very few.  Perhaps if we did not encounter the
PD>attitudes among the air lines towards the seating of blind
PD>passingers it would stand to reason that just maybe they would be
PD>more willing to hire more blind employees. After all, if there were
PD>possible hazards and risks involved in the seating of blind
PD>passingers on their planes then how could we ever expect them to be
PD>willing to hire us in numbers.  Perhaps they may think that hiring
PD>large numbers of blind persons poses some sort ot sagfety risk of
PD>one kind or another.  Henced  it is necessary to fight
PD>discrimination against the blind no matter how it occurrs, whether
PD>it involves the seating of blind passingers on the plane or getting
PD>them to make their reservations software systems accessible so that
PD>more jobs for blind reservations agents are created.

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assistant: From: cones@aa.net
Subject: Re: air lines
Hi Pete,
On 1997-05-16 NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org said:
     I agree with you.  It is ashamed we couldn't have done more.  Why
is it when people feel the need they criticize us for fighting the
airline war as it is called, but when they have a problem they holler
discrimination hmmmmm.
     I happened to bring this to the atension of a staunch ACB member
last week when she called me and whined about how she was treated in the
airport and on her flight.  I agree with you discrimination is wrong and
if we don't fight it where it is faced why should we bother fighting it
some where else.
Walt
cones@aa.net
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user: You are replying to Albert Sten-Clanton about "TEST MESSAGE".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Albert Sten-Clanton to All <=-
AS> This is a test to see whether messages from this BBS find their way
AS> to NFBNet.  Thanks!  Adam adds "Woof!"

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assistant: Yes, it ot here.
DavidAndrews, SysOp
... He's got Blue Wave fever and it's spreading through the message bases!
system: You are David Andrews, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Nfb Blind News message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Matt Roberts And Greig Melchor about "Dillon County NFB".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Matt Roberts and Greig Melchor to All <=-
MRaG> From: Matt Roberts and Greig Melchor <robocop@pdn.net>
MRaG> Subject: Dillon County NFB
MRaG> I didn't realize that the national leadership and the aphiliates were
MRaG> different.  In other words they operate separately.  I didn't realize
MRaG> that the National Leadership operates the NFB, but it doesn't control
MRaG> what individual chapters.
MRaG> I called Hellena Purnell, president of Dillon County chapter, and
MRaG> talked  with her for a long time.
MRaG> Pete, you told me to run for office, and vice president has been
MRaG> handed  to me on a silver platter.  HOw did you know that Dillon

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assistant: The NFB is made up of local chapters which are collected into state
affiliates.
There are 700or 800 local chapters at least, so there is no way they all
ould
be run, or should be run by a central location.  We all use a common
philosophy
and are governed by a constitution, but the NFB is first and formost a
collection of local chapters united by a common purpose.
County
Congradulationson your involvement.  I am sure you will enjoy it, and learn
from
it.
David Andrews
... My hard disk is full! Maybe I'll try this message section thing.
system: You are David Andrews, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Nfb Blind News message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Andy Baracco about "Re: Des  Moines register crappola once a21:31:1205/16/97".

They wrote:
-=> Quoting Andy Baracco to All <=-
AB> From: Andy Baracco <abaracco@netcom.com>
AB> Subject: Re: Des  Moines register crappola once again
AB> Okay friends. We have all stated our opinions, and I don't think any
AB> minds have been changed. Let's let this go and look forward to New
AB> Orleans. I know that I am.

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assistant: As Moderator of this area/list, I must agree with this sentament!!!
David Andrews
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system: You are Albert Sten-Clanton, a caller on a 1990s BBS posting in the Nfb Blind News message echo. Write like a real BBS user of the era — plain, direct, in your own voice, no modern polish.

user: You are replying to Hheagy@Delphi.Com about "Re: Dillon County NFB".

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assistant: I was new when the California business happened.  I bought and listened
carefully to the tapes of the national board meeting during which Acosta
was expelled, and taked with a couple of people later about what
happened.  Still, I'm far from fully informed about it.
I suspect, though, that we could and should have been more deliberative.
 As far as I can tell, Mr.  Robert Charg-It Acosta just slunk away when
his successor as California Council president bagged and exposed him.
When our folks booted him out, he was able to take a large part of the
affiliate with him (apparently, quite a substantial majority), and cost
us big bucks to get the matter resolved in court.  Whether this is true
or not, I guess we can be glad he's gone, though sorrowful about the
suffering of many people along the way.
Al
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: dillin county nfb".

They wrote:
PG>Ron I am in solid agreement with Denise and Richard on this subject.
PG>I was at a leadership seminar in Maryland and I can tell you a lot
PG>of those articles had no basis in fact.  In fact, those tactics
PG>were being fomented by Richard Blecker who at that time was head of
PG>Nac and his agency cronies who headed the Minneapolis Society for
PG>the blind at the time.

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assistant: From: hheagy@delphi.com
Subject: Re: dillin county nfb
On 1997-05-16 Patrick Gormley said:
In Fact, they admitted as much.  If anyone remembers the 1979 Nac
Track in Oklahoma City one of the nacsters said that very thing,
that they had Dr. Jernigan on the Run in Iowa but they dried up
on the vine.  I don't remember his name, but one of our observers
taped the Nac meeting and that portion was played back for us at one
of our briefings.  So they admitted their part in it.  It may have been the
1980
Nac Track in Minneapolis, but whichever one it was, they said it in an open
meeting, and I was at our briefing and heard the playback myself.
Harvey
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Dillon County NFB".

They wrote:
> On 1997-05-15 NFB-Talk@NFBnet.org said:
>
>  hh>NF>Don't forget, both Sharon Gold and Kenneth have had their share
>  hh>NF>of messing things up over the years!
>  hh>You do have a partial point.  When Robert Acosta did it, it was
>  hh>spread all over the Monitor and on presidential releases, but
>  hh>when Sharon Gold misused money and abused her power which
>  hh>eventually forced her resignation from both the national board of
>  hh>directors and California state president, it was kept relatively
>  hh>quiet especially the mess with the Lawrence Marcellino Center for
>  hh>the Blind which crashed almost as soon as it began.
>      Remember the big difference between Sharon and Bob is Sharon left
> quietly instead of having a quarel.
>
> Walt
>
>
> cones@aa.net
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>
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assistant: From: Ron Smith <ronsmith@netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Dillon County NFB
Well sharon Gold I guess decided to be loyal to the Fuhrer Ken.
And if you had someone come in and offered to bail you out and pay off
your messes, you might go quietly as well!
On Fri, 16 May 1997 cones@aa.net wrote:
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assistant: From: Pete Donahue <pdonahue@texas.net>
Subject: Re: air lines
Hello walt and listers,
If anything was wrong with our taking the air lines to task I bbelieve
that it is in not making our own members and others thoroughly understand
why all the fuss over the seating of blind passingers.  Perhaps if more of
a connection was made between this, and encouraging the air lines to
employ blind persons maybe more people would understand the connection and
there wouldn't be as much opposition from both with, and out side of the
Federation, and yes, much more could have been done.
I once received a message from a blind man who once worked for American
Air lines here in San antonio before they implamenteed their SAver
Reservations System which among other things in somewhat graphicly
oriented  making it a challange to access as a blind employee.  Hence we
have not been able to get American Air Lines to hire blind workers in
their reservation center here in San antonio.  The gentleman I spoke of
tried to urge American to use another system so it would be accessible to
the blind, but just like listening to our reasoning whare the seating of
blind passingers is concerned they refused to hear him out, and moddify
the Saver System so it could be accewsed by the blind;  there are the lost
job opportunities.  This man was subsiquently fired by American dispite
the fact that he had an excelent employment record.  His objedction to the
New Saver System as it was proposed played a major roll in his
termination.  So, thenext time we engage in air line wars of one kind or
another remember this man and what happened.  Dr. Jernigan has referred to
the air lines as the Nation's biggest bully.  They sure proved it in this
instance.
Take care and have a good weekend.
Peter donahue
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: DILLON COUNTY NFB and other chapters07:58:1505/17/97".

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> Hi Mike and all other interested listers,
>

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assistant: From: "Melvin Lumbardy" <chief@crown.net>
Subject: Re: DILLON COUNTY NFB and other chapters elsewhere
I have been reading this list and have dewcidied to comment on what
didn't happen here in Indiana. I first  joined the NFB over 2 years
ago. The first time our chapter organized, I sent in a letter to the
national office letting them know who was elected to office etc. i
did this becaise I was elected secretary. Well to move on with the
story, the chapter president quit and then we re-organized.  I was
then elected treasurer. After letters once again being written to the
national office we had no response again.    We were a small
fledgling chapter with not any money to donate at all.  Our chapter
has since dissolved due to lack of communication with the national
office, we were never even posted in the Braille Monitor . There was a
lack of communication with other NFB officials in Indiana as well.
So I do dissagree that the national office keeps taps on its chapters
and state affiliates, because if it did we would of not given up now.
  Our state does have a chapter development committee now and one
dear lister has sent me many letters and offered to help but it is
too late. , one cannot have a chapter with only one member.      Deb
& Mel
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assistant: Hello everyone,
I'm just curious if the May edition of the Braille Monitor has come out in
any format yet.  I tried looking for it here on NFBnet, but I couldn't find
it.  I also haven't received my tape copy.
So, is everyone excited about New Orleans next month?  Hope to see everyone
there!
Jim
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user: You are replying to All about "Re: Dillon County NFB".

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> Well sharon Gold I guess decided to be loyal to the Fuhrer Ken.

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assistant: From: Barbara Freeman <barbie@pacifier.com>
Subject: Re: Dillon County NFB
On Sat, 17 May 1997, Ron Smith wrote:
Good grief, stuff it!
And then let us move on to something of substance!
Cyberspaced Barbie
barbie@pacifier.com
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user: You are replying to Buddy Brannan - Kb5Elv about "Re: Blindtlk@nfbnet.org".

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BB> Would
BB> you believe...in Japan, they train
BB> ambidextrous dogs?

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assistant: In an epistle to All dated 17 Apr 97 09:16, Buddy Brannan - Kb5Elv writes:
Oh! Do dogs have hands over there? Hafta get Nova or The Learning
Channel or somebody to do a documentary on it. I wanna see this!
Mike Freeman; Internet: mikef@pacifier.com; Amateur Radio Callsign: K7UIJ
President, National Federation of the Blind of Washington
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user: You are replying to "Nancy K. Martin" about "Double messages".

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NM> For the last two or three days, I have
NM> been getting two coppies of
NM> messages. Why is this?

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assistant: In an epistle to All dated 17 Apr 97 00:01, "Nancy K. Martin" writes:
What what?
Mike
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user: You are replying to David Andrews about "Re: Expired Listing".

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DA> The ECHOLIST listing has been renewed so we are safely
DA> still on the Fidonet backbone.
> DA> here.  I got behind in updating
> DA> the elist, because of the loss of
> DA> some computer files.  However, there
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> BL>8 April 1997 Ottawa Canada
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assistant: In an epistle to David Andrews dated 14 Apr 97 15:07, David Andrews writes:
Great!  I occasionally like to get these echos thru my local Fido
BBS and it's nice to know we're still hanging in there even though
the Fido-based traffic is way down.
Mike Freeman; Internet: mikef@pacifier.com; Amateur Radio Callsign: K7UIJ
President, National Federation of the Blind of Washington
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