Rabies cases rise in Pennsylvania health report
State officials said 36 new rabies cases were confirmed in Pennsylvania during November, the lowest monthly total since February. Through this year 54 animal rabies cases have been found, with officials noting spread into new regions and no expected sustained decline. Dr Ernest Witte warned the disease is expanding northward and toward the east and west.
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Thornburg administration faces checks on aid payments
Officials said Tuesday the Thornburg administration will review emergency aid disbursements as lawmakers press for oversight. The plan aims to ensure proper distribution of funds amid ongoing heavy budget tests and political scrutiny.
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Thornbu
Fragmentary note hints at Fidel V. Ramos advisory role
A garbled excerpt mentions an adviser and rational affairs linked to Fidel V. Ramos. The text is incomplete, but suggests a cabinet or government context with Ramios or related names.
Lead in Gasoline Exceeds Legal Limit Across 1983–85
RPA reports four companies added about 2 200 tons of lead above the legal limit to gasoline over three years. This amount equals roughly 1 6 percent of the lead used in U S gasoline during the period ending in 1985.
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RPA
United States
Writing skills in U S schools face critical shortfalls
A national survey based on 55 000 writing samples from fourth eighth and eleventh grade students findsAmer ae lean: students are Weak and.demonstrate inability'to think critically or communicate effectively. Archie Lapointe of the National Assessment of Educational Progress calls writing in schools "quite simply, bad" in presenting The Writing Report Card.
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Archie Lapointe
National Assessment of Educational Progress
Weather report sketches clear tonight and chilly days ahead
Tonight mostly clear with a low around 30. Thursday partly sunny with highs in the low to mid 40s. Extended outlook calls for fair skies Friday to Sunday with lows in the upper teens to mid 20s and daytime highs mainly in the 30s.
Reagan orders independent probe into Iran Contra link
President Reagan calls for an independent counsel to examine possible crimes in the Iran Contra affair. Reports say a CIA Swiss bank account moved money to Nicaraguan rebels and Afghan factions, with up to 30 million in profits from Iran arms sales.
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TERENCE HUNT
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
Reagan
CIA
Nicaragua
Afghanistan
Frank Carlucci
defense
Washington Post
United States
Saudi Arabia
Iran
the
Post
New York Times
administration
Angola
Rainfall breaks 00-year record across Midwest and East
A half century rainfall record fell as two low pressure systems brought heavy rain sleet and snow across the Midwest and East. Local officials noted 2.34 inches in Marsh Creek area and a 1.62 inch regional total, with flood watches and gale warnings issued along the Northeast and Great Lakes.
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T. W. BURGER
Midwest
National Weather Service
Harrisburg
National Park Service
Rick Potts
Marsh Creek
PennDOT
Barlow-Greenmount
Wenksville Road
Maryland
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
New England
mid-Atlantic states
New Hampshire
Maine
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
New Harmpshire
western mountains
Lake Superior
Minnesota
North Dakota
Michigan
DGI director attacks police chief over parade route
Downtown Gettysburg Inc. director Robert Wright criticizes Police Chief Russel Potter at a board meeting for safety lapses in the Holiday Parade route. He cites near misses as the parade moved on a narrow lane and asks for traffic detours and extra police to block vehicles.
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ROBERT HOLT Times
Gettysburg
Robert L. Wright
Gettysburg Inc
DGI
Wright
Russel H. Potter
CGI
Gettysburg High School
Baltimore Street
Lincoln Square
York Street
York
South Stratton Street
Potter
Free Blood Pressure Screenings During National Home Health Week
Gettysburg Home Health Care offers free blood pressure screenings for the public from 2 to 4 p.m. at the West Street branch of Gettysburg National Bank today, at the Fairfield Farmers Bank East Main Street branch Thursday, and at Ames North Gettysburg Shopping Center Friday. The office at 2258 Franklin St will open daily 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Friday for screenings. Established in 1982, the agency provides home health care services and is a non profit subsidiary of Gettysburg Home Health Care Corporation.
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Gettysburg Home Health Care
Adams County Visiting Nurse Association
West Street
Gettysburg National Bank
Fairfield
Farmers Bank and Trust
East Main Street
Ames
North Gettysburg
Franklin St
Gettysburg
National Home
Adams County
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Gettysburg Home Health Care Corporation
Gettysburg Hospital
Copper artisan keeps old craft alive in East Berlin
James R. Eisenhart, a tinsmith in East Berlin, continues a copper brass and tin trade etched in history. He crafts lamp posts, chandeliers and household pieces from scratch with antique tools and a patient, hands-on process, aided by his wife Louise.
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Metropolitain Museum of Art
New York City
Eisenhart
East Berlin
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L.L. Smith
Louise
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