Mandatory sentencing law eyed by county officials
Pennsylvania moves toward mandatory sentencing with five year minimums for certain violent crimes and life for third degree murder with prior convictions. Adams County officials expect increased prison terms, especially for DUI and female offenders, while state prisons may see more inmates. Judges note the guidelines set minimums but do not raise maximums, and predict a modest rise in county jail populations with more women imprisoned statewide.
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Pennsylvania
Adams County
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Oscar F. Spicer
county court of common pleas
Gary E. Hartman
Faquinsmien
Spicer
Spiecer
Adams County Lays Out Prison Capacity Challenge
Adams County faces growth in jail use as new sentencing rules take effect with no current women’s housing. Warden Stahl and Judge Spicer expect some rise but not drastic, while officials warn Adams County must plan to house women prisoners locally or build new facilities within years. Transportation for work release and intercounty transfers are debated as interim steps.
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Adams County
Edwin T. Stahl
Stahl
Oscar F. Spicer
York
Franklin
York County
Franklin County
Adams
Reading
Collins
Spicer
Hartman
commissioners
Bill to end general assistance hits Adams County residents
A Pennsylvania Senate bill would end the general assistance program statewide with a phased rolloff by 1984 or 1985 and impose a workfare plan. Adams County officials say there is no immediate impact. about 247 local families currently receive aid and will transition over years under the phase-out. Governor Thornburgh is expected to sign the measure.
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Monforte
Adams County
Falklands Seized By Argentine Troops In Surprise Move
Several thousand Argentine troops led by marines seized the Falkland Islands from Britain on Friday. The government said the South Atlantic islands’ governor surrendered unconditionally. The report notes unemployment rising to 9 percent as nearly 10 million workers are out of work. Early retirement plan proposed to aid financially troubled districts.
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Falkland Islands
Britain
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Weekend Rain and Cool Windy Forecast
Periods of rain Saturday with possible afternoon thunderstorms and cooler highs in the low 50s. Variable clouds, windy, and cool with Saturday night lows around the upper 30s to low 40s. Sunday highs in the upper 40s to low 50s. Rain chances near 10 percent Saturday rising to about 20 percent Saturday night. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph Saturday.
Waverly Consort to Perform at Gettysburg College Chapel
The Waverly Consort will present a program at 8 pm in Christ Chapel as part of Gettysburg College Sesquicentennial Week. The concert features Elizabethan and Jacobean England music including madrigals for May, Tudor church works, lute songs, consort songs, and a Shakespearean song medley.
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Consort
Richard Dering
William Byrd
England
Sally Logemann
Michael Jaffe
Waverly Consort
New York University
Michael
Kay Jaffee
Waverly Place
NYU
Washington Square
Prison staff begin five week training course in Adams County
County commissioners reported a five week Bureau of Corrections course for prison staff started Wednesday in Adams County. The free program covers self defense security and prisoner mental health. Sessions are videotaped for later viewing as deputies stay on duty.
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Adams County
Thomas J. Collins
Collins
Camp Hill
Bureau of Corrections
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cnn
Gettysburg area
Dave Rinehart
Rinehart
Gettysburg
Kenneth E Baker
March Weather Stands Dry Cool With Below Normal Rain
Gettysburg weather records show March as cooler than normal for the third straight year and fourth in five with below average precipitation. Snowfall totaled 1.25 inches, six inches below March 1981, while the first quarter rainfall reached 4.32 inches, about 0.34 inches short of the usual. January and February posted rainfall surpluses, but March reduced the total.
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