[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 64 (Thursday, April 6, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E809]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           TRIBUTE TO THE 1995 ITALIAN-AMERICANS OF THE YEAR

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                          HON. SANDER M. LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, April 5, 1995
  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I wish to extend my congratulations to the 
1995 Italian-Americans of the Year, as honored by the Italian Study 
Group of Troy, MI. Ed and Marlene Baker and Frank and Angela Penna are 
truly deserving of this prestigious honor.
  Ed and Marlene Baker publish the oldest Italian-American newspaper in 
Michigan, the Italian Tribune, spanning 86 years and four generations 
of Italian-Americans. Together, they also publish the County Line, a 
community newspaper which covers Madison Heights, Troy, Warren, and 
Sterling Heights, and have a long list of accomplishments and many 
years of community involvement.
  Frank and Angela Penna own Penna's of Sterling Banquet Hall, in 
Sterling Heights, and Penna's Restaurant in Warren. In addition to 
their business involvement, the Pennas are involved with many charity 
organizations, including the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the March 
of Dimes Foundation, and the St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center.
  This honor is just one of many testimonies to Frank and Angela's, and 
Ed and Marlene's, success and dedication to their community. Again, my 
congratulations to them and to the Italian Study Group of Troy on this 
joyous occasion.


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