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Fundraiser Gives Back To Alice Brock Of Hit Thanksgiving Song Fame

Alice Brock became a reluctant celebrity after Arlo Guthrie immortalized her in his Thanksgiving song, Alice's Restaurant. Now friends and strangers are trying to give back to the destitute Brock.

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Andrea Shea
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