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Mayor of Raleigh, N.C. is 73-year-old Isabella Cannon 4 i Mrs. Cannon presides over a city council meeting. Raleigh, N.C.? Mrs. Isabella Cannon surprised a lot of people. At the age of 73, she ran for the job of mayor of Raleigh, N.C. Raleigh is a city of over 150,000 people. It is the state capital. Mrs. Cannon had never run for office before. She won. "I didn't run to lose," she told The Mini Page. Mrs. Cannon had been active in many civic (citizens') activities for years. "Have you ever thought about running for mayor?" a friend asked her. Why not? She had some extra time since she had retired from her full-time librarian's job. She was a widow with no children. She announced she wanted the job the day before the deadline. "Once I decided to run, here came all these people to help," she said. Her job What are some of her duties as I mayor? We asked her this as she sat behind her desk in her office at City Hall. "I study very hard to learn how the city is run. We have 18,000 city employees. I learn what they do and where. "I sign a lot of papers. "I preside over council meetings where many decisions are made. "I go places and make speeches and represent the city of Raleigh." Mrs. Cannon represents her city well. At the age of 73, she is a bundle of energy. The fact that she won did not surprise many people who knew her. I I T OOT^1 cv^ r r ?* soa? n . c J 8 1 3 0 ? p M 9 a. c 1 Mayor Cannon is only 5 feet tall. Although she is tiny, she has made BIG news across the country. She is an active and busy 73-year-old woman mayor. 1 ffisrff) Kg? J? c UPS Words about cities are hidden in the block below. See if you can find: houses, apartments, stores, streets, police, transportation, plan, city council, town, neighborhood, bank, library, suburbs, government, trash, fire truck, mayor, school, parks, city, taxi, bus, and office. APARTMENTSPLANC TOWNRMSLBUSOPS I AL I BRARY CBUVWTT X I C I TYMHOUSESRY I CSCHOOLORLI VEC MESTORESEBANKEO OFF I CETRASHARTU F I RETRUCKPARKSN GOVERNMENTTHABC - ONE I GHBORHOODY I TRANSPORTAT I ONL - J 'UPS &1)t Paper TBox Look through your paper. Can you find a news story about your city government: What type of government does your city nave. Cut out pictures of your mayor. Read the paper and see what the council or mayor is doing. Keep a scrap book. Page 1: The engineer puts up stoplights. Page 2: In the council-manager type of government, the council a city manager. Page 3: This week's Super Sport is from the state of Page 4: Mrs. Cannon is mayor of N.C. I Next week: Read about one of the oldest festivals in the country. E l The Mini Page visits Birmingham, Alabama. Find out how a ? I whole town celebrates its Festival of the Arts. ? B1I111I111111 BllP ?????!??? ULU
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