. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. MEMORIAL DAY - 1978 Flying the Anerican flag, pride in America and being an American, trust in government and respect for our President . . these seem to be dusty phrases of a by-gone era and certainly unpopular by today's standards. Of course, many citizens are cognizant of the freedom and privileges we enjoy. Ihose who have immigrated from other parts of the world find the attitudes displayed here difficuh to understand. Recently a 92-year-old Russian immigrant sent President Jimmy Carter a $35,000 certified check as a gift "
. Cranberries; : the national cranberry magazine. Cranberries. MEMORIAL DAY - 1978 Flying the Anerican flag, pride in America and being an American, trust in government and respect for our President . . these seem to be dusty phrases of a by-gone era and certainly unpopular by today's standards. Of course, many citizens are cognizant of the freedom and privileges we enjoy. Ihose who have immigrated from other parts of the world find the attitudes displayed here difficuh to understand. Recently a 92-year-old Russian immigrant sent President Jimmy Carter a $35,000 certified check as a gift "for the ," Admininistration officials disclosed. The elderly donor accompanied the check with this note handwritten on scrap paper: "Dear Mr. President: The check of $35,000 is a gift for the USA-long live. With me it is not what the country will do for me, it is what I can do for the country. My age past 92. Come from Russia in ; He signed his name and address. It turned out the donor lives modestly in a poor section of his town. When an investigator wrote and asked to meet him, he replied that would not be necessary, adding "Why are you wasting your time and postage?" The Treasury official then checked with the donor's bank and was assured by the teller who cosigned the check that the man "knew what he was ; She said he was "a very nice gentleman" and recalled she had asked him, "You mean you want this check made out to the United States?" and he replied, "; Blumenthal acknowledged the check with a note: "As a fellow immigrant to the United States, I can fully appreciate your desire to show your appreciation for all this country has done for you. "I came here in 1947 from Berlin by way of Shanghai, and my father, who is almost your age, still lives in San Francisco. Your generous contribution to your fellow citizens is sincerely ; He signed the typewritten note: M
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