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Friends of Nigeria
by
Vol. 1. NO.4 Editor: Catherine Zastrow Onyemelukwe
Ton." Hodgin
The Hausa proverb "life is an onion
which one peels crying" seems to apply
to Nigeria more and more these days,
and each successi ve slice brings a new
sadness, at least for me. Since 1994
President-elect Chief Moshood Abiola
has languished in prison. As many of you
know, Kudirat Abiola, senior wife of the
President, was murdered in Lagos last
June in what some commentators regard
as an execution style slaying. The most
recent U.S. State Department Human
Rights report runs to eighteen pages, this
for arguably the most promising democracy
in Africa at independence. I take no
pleasure in reciting these facts. But the
Hausa have it right.
Achebe provided the reader
with a timely warning
about how easily
a bit of "dash"
could escalate
to graft and corruption,
These past few weeks I've been teaching
a wonderful little bpok by Chinua
Achebe, No Longer At Ease, which
some of you may have used in Nigerian
classrooms. The book engages a number
of themes, among them the difficulty of
retaining what is good in traditional
African culture in the face of assault by
western values. commerce and technology!
Achebe provided the reader with a
timely warning about how easily a bit of
"dash" could escalate to graft and corruption,
and bring down even the most
well meaning Nigerian civil servant. The
stakes are much higher than even Achebe
may have realized.
Slices of Sadness for Nigeria
When Shell struck oil in the Rivers
State in 1958 Nigeria came into some
serious money. Yet not only has the profit
from this huge asset evaporated over
the years, but many international groups
express concern over the environmental
degradation caused by the pollution and
contamination of this industry. Nigerian
author Ken Saro- Wiwa led attempts to
protect the rights of the Ogoni in the area
beginning in 1992, founding the Movement
for the Survival of the Ogoni
People (MOSOP). You guessed it.
Another slice of onion fell when Saro­
Wiwa was arrested in October 1995 and
shortly thereafter hanged at Port Harcourt
for involvement in the murder of
four Ogoni leaders. He does not appear
to have been in Ogoni land when the
crime for which he was charged
occurred.
And then, last month I received a
message on the H-NET for African history
that treason charges had been lodged
by the Abacha regime against Nobel
Prize author Wole Soyinka, Chief
Anthony Enahoro, and ten others. Some
of you may, as in the case of Achebe,
have taught or at least read Soyinka's
works while in Nigeria. It is somewhat
difficult to understand how this prize
winning dramatist, who has been in selfimposed
exile in the west since 1994,
could be responsible for bomb explosions
which destroyed military vehicles
in Lagos. I suppose it's not important to
wonder about such things. The treason
charges have been lodged, and Soyinka
will not be returning to his beloved country
soon.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
have the highest regard for the Nigerian
people, for their traditions, for their arts
and letters, for their culture and for their
history. And, I dare say, RPCVs likewise
wish for Nigeria's long term economic
June 1997
prosperity and political stability. But
when Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Chief
Akintola and Sir Ahmadu Bello were
gunned down on a single January night
in 1966, the military dramatically
changed the course of Nigerian democracy
to this very day. I'm sure there is an
appropriate Yoruba proverb to conclude
this brief article, but I've been away too
long to remember.
(Ton)' Hodgin, Nigeria IV, taught at the
Federal Advanced Teachers College in
Yaha. He currently teaches history at
Choate School in Wallingford, CT and
can he reached at Ton)'_Hodgin@fc.
choateoeduo)
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Page
Letters to the Editor 2-4
"Lost" Volunteers 4
Ways Nigeria Changed My Life. 4
Find FON on the Web 4
Short News Items from Nigeria . 5
Board of Directors 5
Nomination Form 5

Letters to the Editor
Wondering
To the Editor:
I was delighted to have this newsletter
when I came home today. I have often
wondered about those with whom I
served from 1964-66. I've tried to write
to Nancy Amidei in Washington, but the
letters came back. Sam Abbott is rector
of Grace Episcopal Church in NYC on
Broadway and 10th. He was famous for
being able to say the Gettysburg Address
backwards, making everyone think he
was speaking Russian.
My roommate and dear, dear friend in
Ughelli was Judy Olmstead Gary who
was killed in a wreck in Cairo in 1981.
What a loss she was to all of her friends
and to the field of education. I wish I
could come to San Diego in July, but I
will be teaching summer school; it's hard
to shake loose from that. However, I'll
look forward to receiving this very fine
newsletter; perhaps I can make another
get together.
Natoma (Nash) Noble,
Nigeria '64-66
noblenn@okra.millsaps.edu
Lost is Found
To the Editor:
You have found another "lost"
Nigerian RPCV. In your March edition
you listed Kathryn C. Wetherell as lost ­
which made me smile. I am still Kathie
Wetherell when I talk to myself but on
paper I am Kathryn Wetherell Shack,
having married Peter K Shack (PC
Guatemala '68) in 1970. I met Peter in
Guatemala while working on my master's
degree in nutrition.
Peter and I traveled to Nigeria in 1972
and found it about the same as when I
was a volunteer. We visited myoId site,
Keffi Government College and the market
in Keffi town. Peter agreed that
Keffi had one of the best markets he had
ever seen. I also was in Nigeria in 1978
when I worked for Meals for Millions.
Now it sounds like things have drastically
changed for the worse. How very sad
and undeserved by such wonderful people.
Since then I have stayed r.gther close
to home in California, working for the
Department of Health Services, Office of
Family Planning, and raising our 9 1/2
year old son.
Greetings to all myoId PC friends, we
certainly have happy memories.
Kathryn W. Shack, Nigeria '65-67
hw l.kshack@hwl.cahwnet.gov
So Long Ago
To the Editor:
William Sklar is listed among the lost
of 1965. Bill is living in Marquette,
Michigan. His wife, Marge, who was
also a volunteer in Nigeria when he was,
teaches at Northern Michigan Univ.
They have two sons who are about done
with college.
My time in Nigeria seems so long
ago. In one of my collections of short
stories (Hunting Hemingway's Trout,
Atheneum, 1990) I included a novella
titled "In a Hot Season." The novella is
set in Maiduguri during the civil war. A
couple of professors have told me that it
makes more sense out of the chaos of the
Biafran tragedy than anything else
they've read. I also wrote about Nigeria
briefly in my latest book, Children of the
Kalevala, which will be published later
this spring by North Star Press. This will
be my fourth fiction book.
I've lost all contact with everyone
from Nigeria 17. Maybe you all will
somehow get us back together again.
Lauri Anderson, Nigeria XVII
Chair, Dept. of Lang. & Lit.
Suomi College,
Hancock, MI 49930
Flood of Memories
To the Editor:
I saw the FoN newsletter
for the first
time last night. I have not seen the first
two, so I do not know if I am "lost" or
not.
I am George Benjamin. I served '63­
65 in Ibadan and Ijebu-Ode. In training,
I was the tall, thin, clumsy one from
Little Rock with black rim glasses who
roomed with and hung out with Al Miles.
I vaguely recollect the other names mentioned,
... there were ISO of us in that
group.
But, oh, the memories came flooding
in: Barnard Hall, Columbia Teachers,
Riverside Park, Grants Tomb, 8 am to 8
pm lectures, the West Side Bar and Grill,
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visiting with Sargent Shriver in the cafeteria,
Small's night club in Harlem with
Wilt Chamberlain, Malcolm X's speech
in the rain at Lennox Ave., the Columbia
U. fountain where we sang: "We are
marching to Nigeria," the "talent show,"
and "Flexi-flexi-flexibility," Martin
Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech
in Washington at our break before going
overseas, the interminably long first meal
when we arrived in Lagos, the infamous
"Post Card incident" that could have
wrecked the Peace Corps, 50 cc Hondas
that would carry two and three people at
a time, Hard Day's Night in Lagos and
Beatlemania meets the Peace Corps, and
still painful even now: JFK's assassination
and the overflowing memorial service
in Ibadan. And Elsie Clitheroe at 80
some-odd years old. We were duplexmates
in Ibadan. I think I flunked the
Rorschach Test and she was given the
assignment of keeping an eye on me.
Those were heady times.
I have my certificate on the wall of
one of my examining rooms and people
ask me, "You were in the Peace Corps?"
"Yes," I say, but sometimes to myself I
ask, "Did I do that?" It has been nearly
35 years. DID I do those things') If you
have "found" me, I suppose I did.
George H. Benjamin, M.D.,
Nigeria '63-65
451 S. Holly
Siloam Springs, AR 72761
Haba
To the Editor:
I just received my copy of Friends of
Nigeria-the March issue. You have
done a great job and I am very grateful
for all the hard work. I hope you continue
to help us former Peace Corps
Volunteers maintain some contact. Do
you ever hear of any plans to have a
"get-together" of all the RPCVs some
time or some place? [Editor's Note: read
about National Peace Corps Association
(NPCA) Conference in San Diego on
page one, and come']
There were two letters from people
who served at the same time as I, and I
think Ed Gruberg and Bob Cohen and I
were in the same group. I plan to write
to Ed Gruberg and find out.
If any additions are needed to the List
of How Nigeria Has Changed Me, consider
this: I still-after thirty some

years-catch myself saying "Haba" at
times, when I am surprised or have done
something unusual. It is a Hausa expression
which is just about untranslatable.
Earl L. (Buzz) Welker,
Nigeria '62-65
Mysk3@aol.com
Congrats
To the Editor:
I just got my newsletter yesterday and
wish to congratulate you on the great
job! It's just so full of good personal
stuff, I can't imagine that anyone who'd
been a Nigeria PCV wouldn't find it
worthy of reading and enjoying.
Your piece about the Bishop of Lagos
and his connection to the Azikiwe family
was fascinating! [Editor's Note:
Jonathan Onyemelukwe is the Bishop on
the Niger - Onitsha.)
Bob Cohen, Nigeria IV
rdcollege@enter.net
More on Zik
To the Editor:
Just a note to say that I enjoy getting
the newsletter. I especially liked the articles,
by you and Greg Zell, about "Zik"
in the last issue; they reminded me of
several of my own fleeting encounters
with the man whom Dame Margery
Perham once described as "a strange,
brilliant, protean character from the Igbo
forests" .
One of the stops on Zik's "burial trail"
was Nsukka, the site of the house
(Onuiyi Haven) where he lived much of
his later life. On rare occasions in 1963­
64, when he would visit the University of
Nsukka, faculty members would be invited
down to government house for a
reception. I would put on my one suit
(light blue striped seersucker), hop on
my motorcycle (BSA~bloody sore arse),
and join the party. On one memorable
occasion, I found myself, much to my
embarrassment, alone in the middle of a
field in front of the reviewing stand
when the university band struck up
"Nigeria We Hail Thee" as Zik came in.
Zik had founded Nsukka University in
1960, and was its Chancellor. The story
was that Nsukka was Zik's mother's village,
and that he had gotten the Eastern
State parliament to establish a university
at this remote spot by taking key parliamentarians
there and plying them with
palm wine.
Zik had a swimming pool at Nsukka
(the university did not), and when he was
in residence the staff would fill the pool.
This would lower the water pressure and
the whole campus would be out of water
for a day or two.
Regarding Zik's never using his
Christian name, the story told was that
Zik dropped Benjamin in favor of
Nnamdi after being denied a place as an
athletic competitor representing Nigeria
at the British Empire Games in 1934.
In addition to the airport at Abuja, Zik
has been honored by having a university
named after him at Awka, Anambra
State. Some critics would say that he
does not deserve such honor. A case can
be made that, by splitting the Nigerian
Youth Movement, compromising with
the northern region on the post-independence
political landscape, and engaging
in a power struggle with Awolowo, he
helped doom the south to northern dominance
and Nigeria to the mess it is in
today. His role in the Biafran war is also
controversial.
In my view, Zik's greatness cannot be
measured by his political deeds alone.
Indeed, they shouldn't be, because Zik
never held a strong hand. His ethnic
regional power base wasn't big enough,
and his national offices, governor-general
of the federation and then president of
the republic, were figurehead ones. But
his life encompassed the social history of
Nigeria in the 20th century. As a successful
"been-to", he overcame humble
origins and prejudice to found an influential
newspaper, a major political party,
and a university. As the Great Owelle,
he embodied the Igbo spirit of thriving
and openness. He deserves a serious
biography.
A final note: I was pleased last year
when, as acting charge of the U.S.
Embassy in Venezuela, I was asked to
sign Zik's condolence book at the
Nigerian Embassy in Caracas on behalf
of the United States Government.
Charles Ahlgren, Nigeria '62-64
chahlgren@maxl.au.af.mil
A Memorable
To the Editor:
Evening
The NPCA's winter Board meeting,
1996, was in South Florida, and we
(RPCVs of South Florida) had dinner at
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an old, wonderfully restored house with a
garden which has been featured in the
papers. I trolled around the premises
looking for African countries on name
tags. The others may be nice, and I do
talk to them, but they can't compare to
Africa hands.
I spotted "Uganda" on the name tag of
Doane Perry, an NPCA Director. Here
was my chance to ask about a part of
Africa I have only fead about. Before I
could say much, he read my name tag.
"Nigeria. What years were you there?
Who was your Country Director? When
was the last time you spoke to your CD's
widow?" I didn't know he had died, but
I answered, "Lagos, late 1964." Well,
you really should give her a call. She's
very active in the Boston area group."
He sent me her address and phone
number with a note: "She'd like to hear
from you." After some telephone tag, I
got: "Hi, this is Kathie Moore, ah,
Saltonstall. Well, I'm Kathie Moore
now." She told me of Dr. Saltonstall's
very lengthy illness. Afterwards she
married the close friend and physician
who helped her through this trying period.
I told her that she sure sounded as
vigorous as when we first heard of
"vigah" from the Kennedys. I had a
flashback to the time every PCV in sight
was invited to the Rep's house for slides
of them sailing off New England. The
Saltonstalls, lean and slightly weathered,
looked like they had been sent over from
Central Casting. She said she is quite
well and happy in her 80's, traveling a
lot, meshing two families and the houses
from each.
"Have you read my book?" she asked.
Of course, I hadn't, since it was privately
published. She wrote it after reflecting
about a dozen years. No one had ever
written about the experiences of the wife
of the Peace Corps Rep (today: Country
Director). This was the era when wives
of U.S. officials could not have an official
job, and hers was the story around
this. A few days later a paperback book
arrived. Oh, my God! In the first chapter,
there I was. Well, not by name. But
then, neither were the other Volunteers at
my school, our Principal, the Chairman
of our Board of Trustees and their wives
who were at the Saltonstalls for dinner
that night. Bill and Kathie had been incountry
3 or 4 months and were getting
(Letters. continued on page 4)

Letters
(Letters, continued/rom page 3)
to know PCVs and their hosts.
It was a
memorable evening. It was November
22, 1963.
Greg Zell, Nigeria VI
2050 Coral Way, Suite 602,
Miami, FL 33145
[Editor's Note: The Saltonstal/s were at
my wedding in Lagos, December 1964]
Other Letters
The editor also received correspondence
from:
• Lucy Boyd, Nigeria V, whq
reported on the trial relating to the murder
of Elaine and Gordon Rondeau's
daughter in 1994. The Rondeaus were
volunteers in '63-65, and their daughter
was conceived before they left Nigeria.
Their address is 2125 Dayron Circle,
Marietta, GA 30062.
• Greg Zell, (see also above) who
read in the last newsletter of the untimely
death of Cynthia Adams in the mid 80s.
For a time Cynthia roomed with Mary
Reed, a member of his group.
Third Five of the Top
Twenty Ways Nigeria
Changed My Life
Here are the third five of the Top
Twenty Ways Nigeria Changed My Life,
compiled by Kim Rebar, '93-95, and Ken
Krueger, '92-94 (the previous lists were
in newsletters Vol. 1, Nos. 2 & 3).
11. I refer to any man in a Mercedes
as a "big man."
12. When I have the flu, I keep checking
for signs of a tropical disease,
like malaria.
13. I'm amazed by how patient I am
waiting for public transportation.
14. I arrive at 10:53 for a 9:00 meetmg.
15. I never leave my house without a
bottle of filtered water (water from
Britta filters tastes better than
those chalk filters).
See You In San Diego
Looking for "Lost" Nigeria Peace
Corps Volunteers - Part III
There are hundreds of Nigeria Peace
Corps Volunteers for whom neither
Friends of Nigeria nor Peace Corps
Washington has a current address. The
Peace Corps Washington Web site indicates
that 2523 Peace Corps Volunteers
served in Nigeria, although it is believed
that this number probably includes
everyone who even started a training
program. A more realistic figure is
thought to be in the range of 1800-2000.
The Friends of Nigeria database
includes 1050 names while the Peace
Corps Washington database includes
1750 names. However, neither Friends
of Nigeria nor Peace Corps Washington
has a current address for about 450
Nigeria RPCVs.
Listed below are the names of these
"missing" volunteers whose service
began in 1966 (similar lists for the 1961­
65 volunteers appeared in previous
newsletters).
If you have a current address and/or
information about name changes or
deaths among these former volunteers,
please send this information to Peter
Hansen, Membership Chair, Friends of
Nigeria, Box 256, Orange City, IA
51041,712-737-2700,
pjhansen@nwciowa.edu.
Raymond A Atilano, Roland R Bailey,
Sharon K Baker, David E Baldwin,
Martha B Barizon, Patrick B Barry,
Carolyn J Bassing, Laurence L Bolton,
James C Borchelt, Janet P Brazier,
Rosemary M Brown.
Thomas L Cameron, Patricia R
Campbell, Samuel W Carmalt, June M
Catalano, Franklin S Chance, George A
Cherry Jr, Adolf A Cieczkiewicz, John N
Clemans Jr, Collie Coleman, John D
Collis, Thomas J Comer, John E
Crawford,
Joseph D Crimi.
Nancy Crockett, James Cunliffe,
Karen L Currie, Angela L Cutuly. Betty
C Davis, Steven G Denes, Graig W
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Dible, Eleanor S Epner, Kenneth R
Fetterman, Frank L Fox, Dorothy M
Frazier, Beatrice G Freedman, Margaret
R Gekas, James C Goldsmith.
Charles C Gray, Cherry E Gray,
Elaine M Grendahl, Orie E Hargrove,
Michael Harris, Michael E Hauben,
Donald J Heider, Jay R Hessey, Gracia E
Hobson, Ann M Hofer, Giles W Hogya,
Leslie R Hogya, Cynthia H Jachmich,
Neal H Jacobs, Jerome A Johnson.
Naomi Soyer Julian, Winifred F Karp,
Anna C Kemp, Carol E Kirkley, Phyllis
A Klafehn, Ivan Klein, Charles T
Kollerer, Nancy M Korhonen, Diane M
Leach, Michael R Levine, Gail S Lewin,
Jane L Littleton, Stephen L Locke, Linda
L Lodholm, Janet E Lott.
Robert N MacGregor, Lois A Mader,
Laverne S Majors, Doris A Manolescu,
Robert A McDonald Jr, Frank Meyer,
Peter M Miner, Barrett A Morf, Peter J
Mueller, John J Mugavero Jr, Mary M
Murray, Cordelin F O'Brien, M S
O'Brien.
Carol L Parfitt, Wanda P Partridge,
Barbara M Pascotto, Rosalie A Peterson,
Kathleen A Pfaff, Roger F Poe, Robert
M Pugh, John P Quinlan, Maryann
Quinlin, William R Roberts, Bernard J
Robertson Jr, Thomas R Sharp, Carolyn
D Shaw, John F Shaw, Laurence H
Shoup, Kenneth E Silvey.
Judith H Smith, Francis P Smolinski,
Millicent R Sneed, Irving H Soloway,
Frank A Stewart, Ruby C Stout,
Douglas H Streuter, Donald J Thomas,
Dorothy D Tilney, Carol J Tumy,
William P Vick IV, Paul R Violi,
Raymond M Wittenbrink Jr, Aubry J
Womack.
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Our thanks to Greg Jones and his sons
for producing and maintaining this site.
Beginning with Vol. I, NO.3, it is our
intention to post our newsletters at this
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Short News Items from Nigeria
March 15th Elections
The United Nigeria Congress Party
and the Democratic Party of Nigeria
were well ahead of the other three parties
in the March 15th local elections according
to exit poll forecasts. These two
political parties want military ruler Gen.
Sani Abacha as their candidate in the
presidential elections scheduled for next
year. (Reuter, 17-Mar-97)
Only five parties, all with close links
to Gen. Sani Abacha's military regime,
were allowed to field candidates in
Nigeria's first multiparty ballot in four
years. The elections were accompanied
by charges of fraud and by scattered
fighting. The Abacha regime hailed the
large turnout as a sign that Nigerians had
accepted his plan for a gradual return to
democracy. (Associated Press, 2-Apr­
97)
Nigeria Importing Oil
As a result of a gasoline shortage,
Nigeria - Africa's leading crude oil producer
- has been forced to allow fuel
imports. A 10-gallon can of gasoline
was selling for $47, more than seven
times the normal price. (Reuter, 8-Apr­
97)
Protest Riots
Three people were killed in protest
riots in Warri. In Lagos, a Royal
Dutch/Shell spokesman said the 88
Nigerian oil workers were being held
hostage by villagers who occupied the
Board Nominations
Members are encouraged to nominate
themselves or fellow members for
open positions on the Friends of
Nigeria Board of Directors. For ease
of communication, it is recommended
that Board members have an e-mail
account.
Send or give nominations to Pres.
Cathy Onyemelukwe. All nominations
should be in writing and include:
name, address, telephone, (e-mail
address), special skills, and an indication
that permission was granted by
the nominee.
company's flow stations. The protests in
Warri are over the relocation of a local
government
headquarters.
A day later the workers were released.
The action resulted from political grievances
of the villagers against Nigeria's
military government regarding relocation
of a local government headquarters.
(Washington Post, 27128-Mar-97)
Abacha Increases Grip
Gen. Sani Abacha signed a decree in
March granting himself greater control
over local elections and officials. The
action "infuriated opponents who accuse
him of reneging on promises to restore
democracy."
The decree grants Abacha the power
to dismiss elected municipal councils if
he finds they are "compromising his
political standing" or using public funds
or property to "advance the cause of any
political party." The decree also says
election tribunals set up by the military
government i).rethe only bodies with
authority to decide lawsuits relating to
election fraud. (Associated Press, 11­
Apr-97)
Journalists In Jail
Eight Nigerian journalists are in
prison. Included are four journalists convicted
by a secret military tribunal for
complicity in a coup plot who received
15-year jail terms. The four are: Kunle
Ajibade, editor of The News magazine;
Christine Anyanwu, publisher of the
Sunday Magazine; George Mbah of Tell
magazine; and Ben Charles Obi, editor of
the weekly Classique. (Washington Post,
22-Apr-97)
Treason Trial
A treason trial began in Lagos in which
several dissidents could face the death
penalty. Many of the defendants ­
including exiled playwright Wole
Soyinka - are not present for the trial,
and journalists are not allowed in the
courtroom. (Associated Press, 9-May­
97)
Gadhati Visits Nigeria
Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi
received an enthusiastic welcome in
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northern Nigeria. Gadhafi was greeted
by Nigerian military leader Gen. Sani
Abacha and by thousands of school children.
The Associated Press further reported
that the U.S. was accusing Libyan leader
Moammar Gadhafi of violating United
Nations sanctions and was asking
Nigeria to detain the aircraft on which
Gadhafi arrived. The sanctions are related
to the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103
over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed
270 people. (Washington Post, 10-May­
97)
Foreign Exchange Rate
One us dollar is worth 84.8 Nigerian
Naira. [For old Nigeria hands, the Naira
is the equivalent of ten shillings.]
(Washington Post, II-May-97)
Board of Directors
Friends of Nigeria
Cathy Onyemelukwe, President &
Editor
1 Mansfield Place
Westport, CT 06880
203-222-0630
ambermuse@ao1.com
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Orange City, IA
H: 712-737-2700 W: 712-737-7018
pjhansen@nwciowa.edu
Robert D. Cohen
Bethlehem, PA
H: 610-867-5501 W: 610-867-1818
rdcollege@enter.net
Vincent J. Garofalo
Lowell, MI
H: 616-897-7847 W: 616-459-8281
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St. Paul, MN
H: 612-699-7587 W: 612-624-1099
romanOO I @maroon.tc.umn.edu
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Gainesville, FL
H: 352-379-7561
msnoeren@mercury.net
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Westport, CT
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Group Number Current Occupation _
D Regular NPCA and Friends of Nigeria Membership -$35.00
D Family NPCA and Friends of Nigeria Membership -$50.00
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: D Friends of Nigeria Membership only - $15.00
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: D Additional donation - $ _
Permission to use this information in a
Friends of Nigeria Directory:
Dyes D no
Suggestions: (here and on separate sheet)
D I can help with organization - ego database, telephoning, etc
D I can help with an article for the newsletter
D I can help with national conference reunions
D I can help with travel/trips/charter flights
I Make check out to "Friends of Nigeria" and return to
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Peter Hansen, Box 256, Orange City, IA 51041
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