Snow blankets region causing widespread travel troubles
Adams Countians joined thousands of Pennsylvanians in shoveling and driving through nine to 16 inches of snow. Schools closed for Christmas break. crashes and delays noted. Ski Liberty reported 34 inch base with lifts and trails affected. PennDOT declared roads in good shape after snow removal efforts. Temperatures in the 40s with drizzle possible. some rain anticipated by night.
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Cornwells Heights
Mark Singer
Harrisburg
Gettysburg Residents Ordered Snow Cleared From Sidewalks
Borough residents must remove snow within 12 hours after a storm with the first snow of the year to be cleared by 8 p.m. Friday. Code Enforcement Officer Larry Weikert says fines from $25 to $300 and up to 90 days in jail may met for noncompliance, with daily violations accruing. Similar ordinances exist in other county areas.
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Larry Weikert
Navy arms for gulf sail in 17-ship carrier convoy
The Pentagon plans inoculations for troops against germ warfare and sails a 17-ship carrier armada carrying 16,000 Marines and sailors to the Persian Gulf. Carriers America and Theodore Roosevelt join Saratoga, Midway, and Kennedy in a force reaching about 430,000 personnel near Kuwait.
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Arabian Sea
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Red Sea
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Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
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London
British Defense Ministry
Britain
U.S
CIA
William Webster
Desert Shield salute from York Springs Army family
Army Specialist 4 Glenn 5S Davis of York Springs writes home from the Middle East amid sand and plastic bag storage notes. The 25-year-old 1st Cavalry Division mechanic, a Bermudian Springs High School graduate, eagerly awaits a April baby as his wife and family keep his spirits up with letters and a sonogram. He credits humor and mail as lifelines while serving from Fort Hood to Saudi Arabia.
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est
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Virginia Brechbiel
Mechanicsburg
Charles
Violet Davis
Baltimore Road
Sue Ann Davis
Bermudian Springs
C Co
27th Support Battalion
1st Cavalary Division
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ABC to air Gettysburg themed film tied to mini series
ABC plans a new Gettysburg themed television movie about Abraham Lincoln delivering the 271 word address at Gettysburg, with Jason Robards as Lincoln. The project mirrors Shaara’s Kaiser Angels but remains separate from the mini series with limited battle scenes filmed in the Atlanta area.
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Dorothea Penne
Jeff Jerome
New York
Ron Maxwell
Mr. Shaara
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Dennis Brown
Jason Robards
Soldier's National Cemetery
Jerome
Jose Ferrer
Flanders
Atlante
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National Foundation for Infectious Diseases
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Tim Taylor
Sandy
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Norfolk
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