Firemen From 27 Units Will Meet Saturday At Greenmount
Delegates from 27 area fire companies gather in Greenmount for the 56th Adams County Volunteer Firemen Association Convention. Highlights include officer elections, a 4 pm parade, a memorial service, and a roast beef dinner with the Ladies Auxiliary. Special guest Maryland State Marshal James Robertson will address the morning session.
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Greenmount
Adams County Volunteer Firemens Association
Greenmount Fire Co
James Robertson
Maryland
Baltimore
durne
Cashtown
academar
Ladies Auxiliary
Eugene Young
Hagerstown
Stt
Joy Lutheran Church
J. Faber Wildassa
Abbottstown
James Herring
Terry Moser
Lovestoun
Donald C. Sneeringer
Conewago
Claude Murren
Brushtown
Luttlestown
Centennial
J. Faber Wildasin
chaplan
George Sterner
Robert Baker
Bigierville
James Wetkert
Gettysburg
Further Plans For Community Concert Drive
Plans for the upcoming season of the Community Concert Association of Adams County were discussed at a Public Relations committee meeting held at the home of Carl and Margaret Moul. A campaign kickoff dinner is set for Sept 25 followed by membership drives through Sept 30. Four concerts are scheduled including the New York Renaissance Band on Oct 27 and performances by pianist David Grouch on Nov 25, the Tamburitzans on Jan 4, and soprano Elizabeth Hynes on March 11.
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Community Concert Association
Adams County
Dshmar
Margaret Moul
Baltimore Sr
Carlis
New York Renaissance Band
David Grouch
Tamburitzans
Elizabeth Hynes
Thomas Hendrickson
Dave Bushman
Judith A. Cros Campbell
Donald Henry
Scharf
Kenneth Smoke
Ethel Grace Allison
Robert L. Bloom
Bloom
Smoke
Campbell
Carl
Carroll Valley Public Forum Set on Development Plan
Carroll Valley will host its first public policy forum on Saturday August 19 at 3 30 p m in the pavilion at Carroll Common. Dr Robert J Wickenheiser will chair and assist attendees in exploring how much and what kind of development the borough should pursue. Residents are urged to attend and review background material at the borough office before the forum.
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Carroll Valley
Carroll Common
Robert J. Wickenheiser
Mt Su Mary's College
Wicheiser
borough planning commission
Mainstreaming Handicapped Explored In PSEA Workshop
The Gettysburg College venue hosted a Handicapped Awareness workshop sponsored by Gateway Placement Institute of Harrisburg. Dr Frans Bowe of the American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities challenged myths about mainstreaming and explained how some children cannot be mainstreamed yet that appropriate inclusion can prevail over total segregation. He urged high standards and noted teachers should support handicapped students in regular settings where suitable.
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Frank Bowe
American Coalition of Citizens With Disabilities
Washington, D.C
PSEA
Gateway Placement Institute
Gettysburg College
Pennsylvania State Education Association
Gateway Placement Institute of Harrisburg
Frans Bowe
Washington
New York University
Bowe
Migrant workers in Adams County seen as better off than others
Two men on a six week study for the American Friends Service Committee report Adams County migrant workers enjoy better housing and services than peers in other Pennsylvania counties. Colon and Suarez recount camps with barracks housing, high rents and low wages in some farms while noting Adams County offers more adequate facilities amid a statewide survey of mushroom camps and migrant services.
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Adams County
Pennsylvania
Edwin Colon
Kennett Square
Kenneth Suarez
Jackson
Adams
Franklin County
American Friends Service Committee
Reading
Chester
Berks
Philadelphia
Friends
state department of labor
Colon
Chester County
Suarez
Farmworkers Corp
Farview to Become Regional Prison in Pennsylvania
Gov. Shapp approved converting Farview State Hospital, the state’s only criminally insane facility, into a state and regional prison. A $322 million plan outlined by the Bureau of Corrections would start that fall, with demolition of part of the 65 year old Wayne County institution and construction of new cell blocks.
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HARRISBURG
Mitlen Shapp
Farview State Hospital
ito
Bureau of Corrections
Shapp
Wayne County
Local Weather Snapshot Shows Cold Start Tuesday
Readable weather notes indicate very cold conditions with a high on Tuesday. Early morning readings report a low around minus twenty two degrees. No other usable details are available in the fragment.
Motorcycle Skids Into Automobile In New Oxford
Gemins Robert Moore, 20, of Harrisburg, was listed in satisfactory condition at Hanover Hospital after his northbound 1973 Honda skidded on Carlisle Street near Berlin Road to avoid a fence and struck a parked 1971 Buick near John H. Sokolovich’s home. New Oxford Fire Co. and police reported the 7 49 pm Tuesday collision.
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Gemins
Robert Moore
Harrisburg
Hanover Hospital
Carlisle St
Berlin Road
New Oxford
Moore
John H. Sokolovich
New Onford
Bermudian Sp May Sue LIU For Room Rent
The Bermudian Springs Board of School Directors heard from a solicitor about ongoing negotiations with the Lincoln Intermediate Unit regarding rental recoveries. Attorneys were authorized to pursue about 37,300 in back rent for classrooms used by the LIU in district buildings during the 1972 78 school year. A committee was formed to study the LIU operation and EMR program with the board aiming for a recommendation before action.
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Bermudian Springs
LIG
Fred Ebersole
LIU
LIB
George Anderson
LIL
Will Speak At National Meet John 4
Adams County agent John Schwartz has been chosen to speak at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents 63rd annual meeting in Bore Idaho August 13 to 17. He joins four others as a resource speaker in the 4 H and Youth section.
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John 4. Schwartz
Adams County
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
iNACAAt
Bore
Idaho
Schwartz
Schwartz wil
Gettysburg area
FFA
Pennsylvania State University
Bigterville Water Co Faces Bad Tasting Water Complaint
Biglerville residents complain of bad tasting water after reservoir cleaning. Company says algae growth from the recently cleaned 1.2 million gallon reservoir caused odor and taste issues. Manager Francis Alberts notes repairs and permits delay new well connection. urging conservation until bids and supplies arrive.
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Bigterville Water Co
Biglerville
Bremerville Borough
Francis Alberts
sexd Alberts
state department
environmental resources
Alberts
Bigterville
Biglerville Water Co
Countian in Tri-State Future Farmers of America contest
Ann Murren daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Murren represents Pennsylvania in the Tri-State Future Farmers of America Public Speakers Contest today at 1 Cornell Ithaca She will be a senior at New Oxford Senior High School and is Conewago FFA Chapter secretary and Adams County FFA reporter She has shown Guernsey cattle at Darcy Shows and South Mountain Fair and manages field crops hay corn and soybeans in her vocational agriculture project Continued on Page 2
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Ann Murren
Thomas Murren
Hanover
Pennsylvania
Future Farmers of America
Cornell eerithaca
New Oxford Senior High School
Conewago
FFA
Penn State Universit
John Schwartz
Gettysburg
Miss Murres
PFA
Adams County
Conewage FFA
South Mountain
Council Seeks To Buy Water Company in Bislerville
The Bislerville Borough Council plans to renew its offer to purchase the Bislerville Water Co from American Water Works after prior approval for financing, awaiting a reply. The meeting also discussed water discoloration fixes after reservoir cleaning and a flood issue on June 34. A 150 donation to the county SPCA was approved, plus thanks to Mrs. An for printing the scroll presented to Dr J D Mehdi. Police reports noted sight arrests, two accidents, a horse issue, and two false alarm calls.
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Bislerville Borough
American Water Works
Bislerville Water Co
ic hu
BiglerveHe council
American Water
con imen
orobier
iaxen
SPCA
J.d. Mehdi
Bigierville
Dale Guise
Adams County Votes to Prepare for Farview Suit by 22 Counties
A coalition of 22 counties meets in Harrisburg to craft defense plans against state lawsuits over Farview State Hospital charges. Adams County, led by Solicitor John White, faces a $91823 claim and July care bill of $3425 for an inmate. Officials anticipate suits in Commonwealth Court by September against 27 counties resisting the $175 daily rate, citing rising costs and fixed wage minimums.
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HARRISBLAG fAPI
Farview State Hospital
Daupiin County
John White
Adams County
Harrisburg
Farstew State Hospital
Ohe
state Welfare and Justice Department
Robert Knupp
Dauphin County
Commonwealth Court
Farview
Walter Sylvan
eer
Waldorf-Astona
Knupp
Frankin Couniz
Sullivan
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MARY E. FOLEEMER
Friends Unit
Amusements
Star
The Times
Bermudian Sp
Amorion
Ebersole
Melvin Worley
Neil Hickon
Mae Lott
Countian
Council
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