Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, July 24, 1990 TAG: 9007240051
SECTION: EXTRA PAGE: 3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Tammy Poole
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
A: Send donations to the Korean Veterans' War Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 2372, Washington, D.C. 20013-2372.
"Our goal is approximately $12 million, and we're about halfway there," said Bill Russell, a volunteer with the organization.
Russell said legislation passed in 1986 gives the group five years, or until mid-1991, to raise money for the memorial.
"If we haven't raised the money by that time, we have to return the funds to the donors," Russell said.
The board is trying to raise additional money through a commemorative coin, he said. "We're trying to obtain the necessary sponsors from the House and the Senate to get legislation on the floor concerning a bill for a Korean War veterans commemorative coin, that would be produced and sold by the U.S. Mint. We would get a portion of the return."
For more information on the fund, call the board at (202) 208-3561.
\ Coffee makers recalled
\ Hamilton Beach Inc. is recalling 42,500 drip coffee makers because of a potential fire hazard.
The under-the-cabinet coffee makers has a defect in the analog clock which may cause the appliance to catch fire during use, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
The North Carolina-based company has received 25 reports of the coffee makers catching fire, with consumers being burned in two instances.
The recall is limited to models 816-2 and 816-3 manufactured between November 1987 and November 1988 and sold nationwide.
Consumers may contact Hamilton Beach at (800) 334-2785.
by CNB