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Oprah Winfrey to receive the Horatio Alger Award. (Brief Article)

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From: Jet
Date: 19930201
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Talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey has been named a winner of the Horatio Alger Award, given to those who overcome adversity to become leaders in their fields.

Ms. Winfrey has said she was sexually abused as a child and has urged other victims of abuse to come forward and get help.

The 10 other winners included Housing Secretary Jack Kemp, K-mart Corp. Chairman Joseph E. Antonini, and Deen Day Smith, chairman of Cecil B. Day Cos. Inc., the parent company of Days Inns.

The winners were chosen by the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans in Washington, D.C. ...

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