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Reporter, 100, To Receive "Oldest American Worker' Award

Published: September 24, 2008 7:40 AM ET
LINCOLN, NEB.-- A 100-year-old Nebraska journalist is slated to be honored as the country's oldest worker.
Mildred Heath of Overton is a reporter for the Beacon-Observer newspaper, a weekly publication based in Overton. Heath has been working at newspapers in the state for about 85 years.
Heath will receive the award from Experience Works, a national, nonprofit group that provides training and employment services for older workers.
Heath is expected to be introduced during a press conference on Wednesday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
Previous winners of the Americaa’s Oldest Workers award include a 101-year-old engineer, a 100-year-old business owner and a 103-year-old real estate developer.
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