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P.C. Rescue Missionserving the havesand the have-notsByTomQuimby *News Herald Writer747-5071 / tquimby@pcnh.comPANAMA CITYNot all the people who eat at the Panama City Rescue Mission are homeless.For the past three weeks, about 70 percent of the people eating at the downtown mission have reported having their own homes, according to Rescue Mission Development Coordi-. nator Amanda Harris.On Friday, The On Friday, The NewsNews Herald Herald talked to six of thetalked to six Of diners, three who saidthe diners, they were homeless andthree who said three who said theythey were weren’t.homeless and For 67-year-old Johnthree who said P;,cker-renl for his aPaur|-they weren’t. f Sf kup ™OSI 01 his9 disability check.“I get about $488 a month, which after paying my rent leaves me with about $5 and $10,” the Panama City native said between bites of food.Albert Duhart, 59, and George Pritchard, 64, said the mission is their only source for food and lodging.Duhart said after he had a pacemaker implanted for his heart, he lost his job. He saidSee MISSION page 5BRobert Cooper / The News HeraldThe Panama City Rescue Mission does not ask a lot of questions of its patrons. They serve lunches to residents, homeless people and folks who just choose to eat there.
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Panama City News Herald
Panama City, Florida, US
Sat, Sep 13, 2003
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