Different Christmas contrasts from street survey
Ten residents describe a mix of ordinary and changed celebrations. Highlights include a new home, a first year without loved ones, a lonely Christmas for a separated couple, and joy from friends mobilizing support and visits. Freckles the dog stands in for a child for one family.
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Kay Sheckles
New Design Road
Pound
William McCutcheon
Braddock Heights
Alaska
Guam
Florida
Richard B. Young
West Fifth Street
Anna M. Stine
East Patrick Street
Holiday road toll climbs as Christmas travel peaks
The Associated Press reports traffic deaths rising during the Christmas holiday period. By 10 a.m. EST 145 people had died in crashes since the monitoring began at 6 p.m. Wednesday, with NSC projecting 440 to 500 fatalities overall in the four day span.
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Associated Press
National Safety Council
Init
President Ford enjoys Christmas with family at Vail ski trip
In Vail Colorado President Ford and family celebrate Christmas with a 22 pound turkey and hours of skiing. He plans to handle some official business and expects to sign Congress bills soon. Reporters noted his advanced skiing and brief fatigue during the day.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Hocky
Congress
Washington
Billy
White House
Ice storm disrupts Frederick County roads and power
An Ice storm hit Frederick County on Christmas Eve bringing slick roads and scattered power outages. The Catoctin Furnace Lewistown area lost power from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m. while Thurmont New Midway Kenn Road and areas east of Frederick also reported outages. Potomac Edison and C&P Telephone reported outages with ice weighing down branches that felled lines. Temperatures rose to 34 and fell to 26 with .55 inches of precipitation. State Police logged several accidents including one fatal.
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Frederick County
Washington County
Potomac Edison
Catoctin Furnace
Lewistown
Thurmont
New Midway
Kenn Road
Frederick
C&p Telephone Company
Frederick Cablevision
Ed Brown
Cumberland
Iat
B'nai B'rith
B'nai B’rith
Sanford Blum
Blum
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Bank agencies accused of wasting tax dollars
In a GAO report cited by Sen. William Proxmire the Federal Reserve Board the office of the comptroller of the currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp are charged with wasteful lavish spending. The report details high costs for office space travel and furniture, noting per employee figures well above comparable agencies. Proxmire says consolidation is needed as the three agencies spend about 137 million yearly outside regular budget control.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Proxmire
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Reserve Board
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
GAU
GAO
Securities and Exchange Commission
Comptroller
SEC
FDIC
Police seek identity of gun victim in Md field
State police continue investigations into a youth found dead in a field off Md 75. Autopsy indicates a black male 16 to 19 years old was shot once in the chest. Clothing and time of death await lab reports. Victim described as about 5 ft 10 in, 130 pounds with a 3 inch scar on right arm.
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Hart B. Noll
Ellicott City
Tpr
Paul J. Gerstner
Christmas joy and sorrow in Az MINIMUM wage hike note
Weather forecast shows milder temperatures with rain tapering off this afternoon and highs around 50. Article mixes brief items on wage policy and a kidnapping case in Ethiopia with scattered, unclear text notes.
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East Frederick
Shaw’s Lane
Amos L. Brown
Margaret Mullican
Mt. Pleasant
Jess
Mary McCabe
East Second Street
Earl Smith
North Market Street
Laurel
James K Smith
Holiday Road
Christmas
Zachary Thomas Cecil
Frederick Memorial Hospital
Gordon Cecil
South
Jefferson St
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Walkersville
Dublin Road
Wendell Bollinger
S. May
Bollinger
Woodshoro
Middletown
Rudolph
Middletown Fire Company
U.S. 40A
Maryland
Pikesville
Smithsburg
Holter Road
Jefferson
Chestertown
Queen Annes County
West Virginia
Jefferson County
W. Va
Kearneysville
Norman
Inside the News
Ethiopia
Mishon
Henry Oastl Thoreau
Scott Witch
Im Bridge
Puszle LM
Clea
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