08 Aug 1987
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Newspaper
Gettysburg Times
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1987
Page
1
The National Stuttering Project condemns Max Headroom the computer generated television character as inappropriate. AP Laserphote reports the stance reflecting concerns over portrayal and speech patterns.
Residents of Wheeling report hundreds of bats seeking shade from a heat wave. William Custer notes bats swarm attics and walls when it is hot. An animal control officer warns there is no sure cure to stop bats from entering buildings during the sweltering period.
President Reagan reappears Friday with stitches removed from his nose after last week's skin cancer operation. Doctors say the operation was completely successful and uneventful.
U.S. officials say the Soviet Union may be deploying the SSX24 rail mobile nuclear missile, moved from a factory on rail cars and potentially operational. The weapon, with a 6,200 mile range and up to 16 independently targeted warheads, challenges siloed deterrence and arouses debate over arms race stability.
A Trans World Airlines Lockheed TriStar with 250 passengers diverted to London Heathrow twice for emergency landings due to vibrations in the No 2 tail engine. Fire crews stood by as a precaution. engine problems under investigation.
In Lementon New Jersey Charles and Ethel Louder report a six acre Silver Lake dam failure after downpours. Norcross owners bought land including the lake and funded dam replacement with a federal block grant. Borough official Robert Moran recalls past fishing and duck habitat while uncertainty surrounds who will repair or bear responsibility for the lakes.
Presidents of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica signed an 11 point framework to establish durable peace. The pact calls cease fires, reconciliation with opposition groups, democratic guarantees, and ending external aid to irregular forces while ministers work out verification and arms limits.
State police investigate the death of a 2 year old boy in Gardner after being struck by an automobile Friday. Authorities say the incident occurred near the road in Menailen Tow n while the child was with a caregiver.
Jesse L. Crabbs a longtime attorney and horseman in Hanover died aged after a career in the York County bar. He served on the Bank of Hanover board for 148 years and was a director of Hanover Bancorp and secretary of the board. He led the Greater Hanover Housing Corp and was president at death. A World War I veteran, he supported the Jesse L. Crabbs Scholarship Fund and other local charities. Interfaces Memorial and viewing details were announced for a Tuesday service at Joseph's Catholic Church with interment at Robert C. Grhurd Cemetery.
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