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[[top piece]] Wassaja "Let My People Know" THE INDIAN'S SIGNAL FOR SELF-DETERMINATION A National Newspaper of Indian America Published by The American Indian Historical Society September 20, 1975 [[bottom piece]] . . . for Jim Thorpe [[image]] [[caption]] The Jim Thorpe family unites with the White House to have Jim Thorpe's honors restored. Keft to right: Grace Thorpe, Dr. Theodore Marrs, presidential advisor on human resources, and Gail Thorpe, when the President's letter to the Olympics Committee was delivered to the Thorpe family. [[/caption]] President Ford recently personally requested the International Olympic Committee to reinstate world famous Jim Thorpe, Sac and Fox athlete, as an amateur athlete in good standing for the years 1909-1912. Thorpe's medals, won in Olympic competitions, were thrown out because of a technicality. N.E.W.S. Photo