SHORT TAKES : Newman Aids Gulf Refugees
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<i> From Times Wire Services</i>
WESTPORT, Conn. — Paul Newman has donated $50,000 in profits from his food company to help refugees who are stranded in Jordan after fleeing Kuwait and Iraq.
Newman, who donates all profits from his food company, Newman’s Own Inc., for charitable and educational purposes, gave the money to Westport-based Save the Children, the company said.
Save the Children is working to assist 75,000 refugees who have fled Iraq and Kuwait and are stuck in makeshift desert camps in Jordan.
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