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Newspaper
Gettysburg Times
Location
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1999
Page
1
A New Oxford resident pleaded guilty to deer poaching in New Mexico, admitting to unlawfully taking a deer on public land and facing charges that could include fines and possible penalties under state wildlife laws.
Sunny start with a high in the lower 50s and light wind. Wednesday night sees partly cloudy skies and a low in the mid 20s to 30. Thursday remains partly cloudy and mild with a mid 50s high. Friday brings a chance of showers and a high around 50. Saturday stays mostly sunny with a high near 50 and a low near 40. Sunday is fair with a high near 50 and a low near 20.
Yahoo! shares jumped sharply on Tuesday with index funds scrambling to acquire stock ahead of its expected entry into the S&P 500. The stock rose about 23 percent on the Nasdaq to roughly 348 dollars after Standard & Poor's announced Yahoo would join the index, lifting gains since the late November decision to about 66 percent.
A city investigation found teachers and administrators at 32 New York City schools supplied questions in advance and even marked test forms. The report calls it the largest cheating case in the country, with incidents from elementary to middle schools including a third grade proctor instructing students to write answers on scrap paper before correcting them.
The third quarter saw productivity rise at the fastest pace in seven years while labor costs declined, signaling restraint on inflation. Investors reacted with mixed moves as the Dow finished down 118 after initial gains, with economists calling the gains an extraordinary achievement in a long expansion.
Three of seven European fallow deer under quarantine for TB testing at Gettysburg Game Park in Fairfield escaped their 8 foot enclosures. Park owners Gary and Suzanne Murray reported nightly ruckus and loud banging as the deer roamed the grounds. The owners noted two does and a spiked buck fled the pens but stayed on park property. state officials say the testing is part of a nationwide TB surveillance program, with no link to Lake Tobias cited by the state Agriculture spokesman.
Gary Murray describes a noisy on site TB assessment at a park as a tuberculin test is conducted with a 72 hour follow up. The text notes TB’s broad host range its transmission methods and that isolation of infected animals is needed. It recalls the 1917 U.S. eradication program and ongoing cattle herd infections.
Attorney General Mike Fisher weighs legal steps to remove Rep. Frank Serafini from the Pennsylvania House over a federal perjury conviction. The office reviews whether a court can strip Serafini for lying to a grand jury, while party leaders clash over expulsion votes and appeals loom.
Philadelphia is listed as the least fit city in the nation by Mens Fitness, with nearly 30 percent of residents obese and only 16 percent exercising regularly. The study also notes high fast food availability and relatively few gyms, alongside other large cities in the ranking.
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