Frederick Salvation Army donations rise and extend relief
The Frederick Salvation Army reports growing contributions surpassing local needs for Christmas and enabling winter emergency aid. Manager Mr Fitzgerald credits a strong economy and continued generosity since 1985, including post flood relief efforts in West Virginia and ongoing community support for food utilities rent and urgent needs.
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Frederick
Salvation Army
Fitzgerald
Mr Fitzgerald
West Virginia
AIDS Virus Found in Eyes of Victims
Doctors from Massachusetts General Hospital report finding HIV in the retinas of two people with AIDS, adding to tissues capable of harboring the virus as noted in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Boston
New England Journal of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Seton Center Hosts Anonymous Christmas Aid Drive
The Seton Center distributes clothing toys and food to about 100 families at the county’s northern end. Donors supply material via a year long redistribution system while keeping recipient identities private. Fort Detrick families support 54 area families through code numbers. The outreach department runs year round programs including child care for 160 kids. Sister Cornelia leads the program, calling it complicated yet joyful in the Christmas spirit. Storage moved to St. Joseph's Provincial House gymnasium to accommodate expanded operations.
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Seton Center
Fort Detrick
Cornelia
Seton Avenue
St. Joseph’s Provincial House
Colorful Christmas light displays light up Maryland hamlets
West of Woodsboro on Gravel Hill Road Robert Filler decks his home with red Coke-can bulbs, wiring tight and every feature lit. Nearby homes on Gravel Hill Road and Md. 26 in Mount Pleasant show varied, orderly designs with trees and fences illuminated. In Emmitsburg the Shorb family has decorated DePaul Street for more than 15 years with thousands of lights and handmade figures, extending to neighbors’ garages.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
Woodsboro
Gravel Hill Road
Robert Filler
Macy’s
Filler
Hines
Tim Dinterman
Biggs Ford Road
Walkersville
Jean Boone
MD. 26
Mount Pleasant
Shorb
DePaul Street
Santa Claus
Patricia Shorb
Fromme escape reveals prison search and wary officials
Ms. Fromme, once linked to Charles Manson, escaped from a West Virginia prison. Officials say she had no weapons and was eligible for parole since 1985 but remained jailed. A search of 69 buildings on the 10 acre grounds continued as authorities patrolled area roads amid cold clear weather. Associate Warden Atwood described her as strange but offered no clues on her escape.
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Ms. Fromme
Charles Manson
Burkhart
West Virginia
Maureen Atwood
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Wayne W. Dyer
Nes
Coblentz
Donna Kelb
Emmitsburg
Imne Reg
Arpets Unlimited
Fromme
West 7Th St. Frederick, Md
Gladhill Furniture Co
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