This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas 
http://dolearchives.ku.edu

News from Senator BOB DOLE
(R - Kansas) SH 141 Hart Building, Washington, D.C. 20510

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1989

CONTACT: WALT RIKER
	(202) 224-5358

TWO PHOTOS OF DOLES' VISIT TO SOVIET ARMENIA

ATTENTION PHOTO EDITORS: Enclosed you will find two photos of Senate Republican Leader Robert Dole (R-KS.) and Secretary of Labor Ellizabeth Dole, taken during their recent trip to Soviet Armenia August 23 and 24.

PHOTO #1 (Marked on back in red)
SPITAK, Armenia -- "We'll never forget the faces of the children, we will do all we can to help them," Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole said. Senator Dole and his wife Elizabeth, U.S. Secretary of Labor, are pictured above with some of the 500,000 Armenians made homeless by last year's killer earthquake. The Doles were on an official tour of the earthquake zone, where they delivered $50,000 worth of medical and rehabilitation equipment and met face-to-face with hundreds of earthquake victims in Spitak, Leninakan. They also compiled a personal report on recovery efforts for President Bush.

PHOTO # 2
NALBAND, Armenia -- "The scope of the tragedy and the destruction from the earthquake is almost beyond belief," Senator Bob Dole said, "but the indomitable people of Armenia are an inspiration for the whole world." The Senate Republican Leader and his wife, U.S. Secretary of Labor Elizabeth Dole, are pictured above meeting with some courageous survivors who watched their village of Nalband collapse to the ground on December 7, 1988. The Doles were on an official tour of the earthquake zone. "I believe Congress can find more aid for Armenia," Senator Dole said. "It was a gripping experience for us to see first hand the devastation in Spitak and Leninakan and everywhere else we traveled. But we'll remember the people and their optimistic view of the future."

###

s-press_032_006_013_A1b.pdf	Page 1 of 1