Cratchit Christmas Dinner Costs Through History
Washington AP reports based on the Agriculture Department analysis of a Cratchit style Christmas dinner from A Christmas Carol. The study traces costs from 1880 to 1965 and compares salaries to meal prices. It notes eight family members would spend about 9.27 today for roast goose and trimmings if cooked from scratch.
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Washington
Bob Cratchit
Charles Dickens
Ebenezer Scrooge
Agriculture Department
Dickens
Scrooge
United States
Department
Economic Research Service
Coriine le Bovit
Vivian Wiser
U S banker opens house to Brazil street kids
An American banker in Rio de Janeiro invites 13 million Brazilian street children to a Christmas party at his Copacabana apartment. He finances shoes, clothing, food, toys, and treats with help from friends and toy companies, aiming to connect donors directly with the children despite initial local skepticism.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Betinka
Ini
Steve Murphy
Murphy
Favela
Betinbo
Rio
Copacabatta
Toney
Federal cash boosts CETA jobs in Washington County
The county receives about 700000 from the federal government to extend CETA positions through September 1977. County Administrator Barry Teach says local Manpower officials hope to keep all current workers, but the funds must cover about 32 county jobs plus positions in Washington, Frederick, Allegany and Garrett counties under Title VI CETA.
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Washington County
CETA
Barry Teach
Washington
Frederick
Allegany
Garrett
Teach
Sheriff's Deputies
Cattle Left Buried After Train Kills Five Near Williamsport
Five cattle killed by a Conrail freight train near the Potomac River bridge on November 2 remain unburied. Owner George Harsh and Richard Werder family failed to remove them, despite lime spread and repeated calls. Health officials note no health threat beyond odor as the carcasses decay in a steep, hard to reach area along the tracks.
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Conrail
Williamsport
George Harsh
County Toads Department
Harsh
Railroad
SPCA
Richard Werder
Potomac River
Dave Barnhart
Health Department
Drive for Spence family aids clothing and blankets
A relief drive organized by Patrick Bruchey for Donald and Barbara Spence, burned out of their 1900 Corbett home early Saturday, accepts clothing, blankets and other items at the South End Fire Hall. Contact Mrs. Bruchey at 739-7754.
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Donald
Barbara Spence
West Virginia mother and daughter shoplift fined
A Martinsburg mother Kathleen Cloud and her 18 year old daughter Kathy pleaded guilty in District Court Tuesday to shoplifting from a Hagerstown store. They were fined a total of 300 plus costs. Merchandise taken valued at 14.27 for Mrs Cloud and 20 for her daughter. Judge J Louis Boublite ordered fines equal to fourteen times the stolen amounts and no probation for shoplifters.
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West Virginia
Hagerstown
Kathleen Cloud
Kathy
Martinsburg
K Marl
Bowers
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