October 23, 1998

Cancer fighter

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State Sen. Thelma Harper [top] accepted the Frances Williams Preston Award for Breast Cancer Awareness at the Stadium Club this week while Frances Williams Preston [bottom], president and CEO of BMI, looked on. Harper was honored for her work in passing legislation tha mandates insurance coverage of reconstructive surgery following mastectomy. (Photos by Anne Rayner)