12 Aug 1982
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Newspaper
Gettysburg Times
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1982
Page
1
The 24 hour period ending Wednesday at 5 pm saw a high of 85 and a 60 degree at 5 pm with a low of 59 degrees. Rain measured .08 inches from the Eisenhower site equipment. Weather remained sunny and cool through Monday with highs in the upper 70s to lower 80s and lows in the 50s. Thursday brought upper 60s to 70s, with fair cool nights and mostly sunny Friday highs in the 70s.
The Gettysburg Area Retail Merchants Association reported at its general membership meeting Tuesday that the Christmas Decoration Fund has received nearly $1,000 to replace downtown decorations lost in the April 16 warehouse fire.
Republicans nationwide press an all out effort aiming to repeat the 1980 surge in this November election. Party leaders urge turnout as key figures map strategy and activists mobilize across states.
The article notes Elmo Smith was the last man executed in Pennsylvania's electric chair in 1962 for a rape murder. It mentions 12 inmates in state prisons as potential future cases and hints at broader state capital punishment context.
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that breaking up American Telephone and Telegraph Co is in the public interest but declined to approve the antitrust settlement unless its terms are modified. The piece contrasts traditional country doctor house calls with James Gleason turning visits into House Calls M D a new business.
Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda says he is not shocked by anything in baseball as Los Angeles vaults into first place in the National League West just 12 days after trailing the Atlanta Braves by 1042 games.
Report notes mounting signs Kuhn may leave as Baseball Commissioner whether by forced push or graceful departure. Details indicate discussions and timing outlined on page 13.
A local group forms a Gypsy Moth Committee to qualify Carroll Valley for state spray programs. The panel handles applications, supplies property maps, and reduces individual inspections. Residents pay a $5 fee, and the committee forwards paperwork for county processing. The spray, approved by DER and DEA noted as safe, will be used in overlap areas with Maryland.
Mary B. Walter chairs a county wide gypsy moth program funded by state and local entities. Residents must file by Sept 1 with a $5 fee. 1500 to 1800 acres may be sprayed in Carroll Valley. D section and Ski Liberty areas are ineligible.
A Butler Township couple asks the board for aid with a $5,000 sewer fix while awaiting a possible future hookup to a new system. Supervisors will consult Nassaux-Hornsley to see if funds or solutions exist and may pursue annexation or joining Biglerville’s sewer system. The meeting also covered petition validity for a referendum, a misaddressed junkyard letter apology, workers comp insurer change, tax concerns, and bill approvals.
Michael Lane residents in Fonewago Township press supervisors for cost details to join a regional sewer plan with Hanover and McSherrystown. Officials say federal and state funding decisions may delay approval until October, with 75 percent of costs covered by grants if connected. Residents outside the planned area would bear all costs themselves, estimated at over 3000 dollars per home.
Mount Joy Supervisors review proposed payments to neighboring towns for workmen's compensation insurance for firefighters serving Mount Joy. Cumberland Township billed 630.54 based on population served, with earlier similar bills from Littlestown and Gettysburg. Mount Joy has no own fire company and district lines are established by Adams County Fire Association.
A Wednesday crash on Route 94 involved three drivers from Littlestown New Oxford and York Springs. Michael Quinn 22 drove a dump truck that struck a station wagon driven by James Sensenig 41, sending the latter into a northbound lane where it was hit by Edgar Dick 60. All three were treated at Hanover General Hospital for back leg knee and head injuries. Firefighters from New Oxford aided for about two hours as the truck and two cars were removed with a crane, and traffic was diverted from 5 p.m. to 7 30 p.m.
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