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Newspaper
Gettysburg Times
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1999
Page
1
Forecast calls for mostly sunny Tuesday with a high near 50 and northwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight clears to a low around 25 to 30, Wednesday brings more sun with a lower 50s high, and Thursday remains mild with upper 30s to low 50s. Chance of showers Friday followed by partly sunny weekend with highs near 50.
Javier Goode, 20, was charged after footage of his photo led to tips and his arrest. The 59 year old Philadelphia Daily News columnist W. Russell G. Byers and his wife Laurada Beacham were attacked near a convenience store when a man with a fake gun demanded their wallets. Byers died from a stab wound to the chest.
In Baltimore police arrested 27 year old Ismael Malik Wilson for the killing of five women including a grandmother her daughter and granddaughter found shot in a home. Arrest warrants were issued for three other men as witnesses pointed to the four. One person escaped the house and may have identified the suspects.
Roosevelt Slim Sistrunk a veteran boro police officer died after heart complications. Born 1935 in Townsexid Georgia he moved to Adams County in 1950 as a migrant worker later joining PennDOT as a motor mower operator until a political shift ended that job. He was known for his jovial nature and strong work ethic.
Gettysburg battlefield officials start a 4700 square foot metal storage building behind the maintenance site on Taneytown Road and Pleasanton Avenue to protect archives and museum artifacts amid a family lawsuit seeking return of Civil War relics. The $528000 project includes converting 900 square feet for archival work and is a stopgap before a new visitor center under a park management plan approved Nov. 24. Construction should take about 90 days.
State agriculture officials test several European fallow deer for tuberculosis at the Gettysburg Game Park in Fairfield. Owners Gary and Suzanne Murray dispute the testing, citing prior Lake Tobias incidents and legal battles over testing agreements and animal liability. They say ongoing costs threaten the park’s finances.
A governor signed a bill allocating 460000 for the Guernsey Bridge in Butler Township as conservationists push to stop demolition. Friends of Guernsey Bridge praise the move while noting uncertainty about final completion and ownership, with community petitions and a future meeting planned.
Gettysburg businessman Robert J. Monahan Jr. said he will not run for the 19th congressional seat, citing family and business priorities. The 46-year-old father of three says he can do more for his community in the private sector and plans to support another GOP candidate in the primary. He will stay active as an advocate for contenders and continue his Hanover area development projects and a tourism venture at Adams County’s Straban site.
Straban Township will not raise its tax levy as the 2000 budget was adopted with a .46 mil real estate tax and $2 per capita. Clear Shot Management receives an extension to January 4 to pursue a Rocky Grove Road cellular tower across from Drummer Bay Campground, pending historic district review. Adams County Economic Development Corp updated the board on the proposed Commerce Park and the need for a development plan before subdivision.
Cashtown Inn offers fireside tavern fare for Xmas shopping including pot pie stir fry or ham steak served 5 to 8 PM Tuesday to Thursday at 8 dollars 95 cents. Sandoes Fruit Market promotes fresh wreaths fruit orders and shipped apples and jellies with last ship date December 13. Addresses and phone numbers included for advance orders.
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