Boy dies after two hours under water rescue
A 10-year-old boy who slipped through ice on Martha's Vineyard near Lake Tashmoo was pulled from about eight feet of water at 1:02 p.m. after two hours submerged. Massachusetts General Hospital said no extraordinary heroic measures were taken as it was clear he could not be saved.
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BOSTON
ani pond
Massachusetts General Hospital
Martin Bander
Jeffrey Goodale
Jeffrey
Martha’s Vineyard
Lake Tashmoo
Massachusetts
Mary Lund remains critical after artificial heart implant
Doctors monitor Mary Lund 40 after implantation of a Jarvik-7 pump as the first female recipient. Neurologic and kidney functions lag expectations, dialysis required, and X rays failed to reveal cause of slow response to stimuli.
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MINNEAPOLIS
Mary Lund
Reagan to Sign 1985 Farm Bill Aimed at Subsidy Rise
Washington AP The 1985 farm bill poised for Reagan signature would lift federal subsidy spending to record levels while offsetting farmers costs to restore export health. Reagan plans a signing ceremony in the Oval Office and a TV news conference with farm-state reporters. Also awaiting his signature is a bill to support the Farm Credit System, the nation’s largest farm lender at about 70 billion dollars.
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WASHINGTON
Reagan
U.S
Explosion Kills 17 Miners in Polish Coal Mine
An AP report from WARSAW says a methane gas explosion at a mine near Walbrzych, 220 miles southwest of Warsaw, killed 17 miners and injured eight. Rescue teams searched for one missing miner while eight injured were hospitalized. The blast occurred at 860 feet depth during maintenance. cause is under investigation and a mourning day was declared for Walbrzych province.
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WARSAW
Poland
PAP
Walbrzych
Temperature and Snow Outlook Through Christmas
Weather forecast notes cloudy skies tonight with snow developing toward morning. Tuesday remains cloudy with snow in the north and rain and snow in the south. Christmas offers a chance of snow. Thursday looks fair with lower temperatures in the low 20s.
Dentist Santa helps needy kids with Christmas Clinic
New Oxford dentist Dr. E William Waring Jr volunteers his time and staff to run a free Christmas Clinic for low income children from the Conewago Valley School District. Treatments including fillings and root canals are provided without charge, with staff volunteering and parents thanking the effort.
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BILL FRESCH
Oxford
William Waring Jr
Waring
Ms. t
Claus
Conewago Valley
Sullivan
Brian Smiley
New Oxford
E. William Waring Jr
Brian
Santa Claus
Dr. Waring
Ms. Claus
Cathy McDonald
elf
Joan Mobley
Miss Claus
Lori Mummert
Pat Sullivan
Times
Bill Frescht
Keystone and Adams Sanitation Companies, Inc. Acrv
Keystone and Adams Sanitation Companies announce acquisition activity with details on entity status, potential integration steps, and financial terms under review. Officials from both firms indicate ongoing negotiations and regulatory considerations affecting the deal timeline.
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Keystone & Adams Sanitation Companies, inc
Acv
Inflation hits the 12 days of Christmas
Philadelphia AP reports the 12 days of Christmas would cost $17 905.10 in 1985 up 1.7 percent from last year. Analyst Robert J. Christian of Provident National Bank calculates prices for each gift from partridge to drummers noting swans at $1 000 each and four calling birds rising to $200. Overall total reaches $72 504.90 with some items like maids a milking cheaper at $26.80.
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PHILADELPHIA
Robert J. Christian
Provident National Bank
Christian
Gold frankincense and myrrh on display in Greece church
In Salonica Greece thousands view the three tiny silver caskets containing gold baskets with plum sized frankincense and myrrh at a new Saints Cyril and Methodius church. Experts note varied accounts of when the gifts arrived in Constantinople with some doubting their authenticity while asserting their devotional significance.
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Greece
Jesus
Yiannis Kyriakides
Associated Press
St. Paul
Mount Athos
Saints Cyril and Methodius
Mehmet
Constantinople
Istanbul
Savvas Aggourides
Athens University
Jerusalem
Byzantine empire
Arcadius
George Moustakis
American College
Athens
Middle East
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