Welfare official warns on Reagan policy and workfare
Adams County Welfare Administrator Simon Monforte urged caution on Reaganomics and proposed workfare while defending current aid programs. He cited 38 rejected 50 percent stamp applications and 106 rejected financial aid cases since November, noting many still need funds to keep homes. He described aid limits and the role of Medicaid, food stamps, and shelter subsidies amid looming federal changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CYNTHIA POWELL
Reagan
Adams County
Simon Monforte
Adams County Taxpayers Association
Monforte
Parking light damages prompt township lawsuit
A Tyrone Township accident led to a lawsuit by CETA worker Frank Bretzman against Latimore Township and Gary Sease for about $400 in damages after a 1980 collision. Witnesses say only the parking light lens broke. Bretzman seeks engine and time-loss compensation. Magistrate Zepp II awarded the light’s cost, Bretzman plans to appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Zepp II
CETA
Latimore Township
Frank Bretzman
Bretzman
Tyrone Township
Gary Sease
Showers
Sease
Hewitt
ard of
specie
Hamilton Township Board Files Road and Shed Plans
The February meeting covered road turnback talks with PennDOT, a bad water drainage spot near the Boy Scout camp, and likely need for a salt bin to store anti skid material. Costs for antifreeze treatment have risen, supporting a shed to save money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Township Board of Supervisors
Elmer Smith
state Department of Transportation
Harvey Stover
PennDOT
Apple Line Seeks $93,000 State Grant for Senior Transit
Adams County Commissioners approve pursuing a $93,000 PennDOT grant under Act 101 to expand Apple Line's senior citizen transportation. The five year funding, with 25 cent fares or minimum 25 cents, will support a larger, demand driven service run by Apple Line, a private nonprofit with 12 vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALEXANDER F. WILKIE
Adams County
Apple Line
Lloyd L. Sterner
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
PennDOT
Sterner
John J. Callenbach
Apple Line board
York County
Callenbach
York Transportation Club
Apple
twe
Adams-Hanover
Bell Club
Oxford House
Lutheran Social Services
Sue Yenchko
Adams County office of the
Louise Tinkler
Apple Lines
Hispanic groups sue over Philadelphia redistricting plan
A coalition of Hispanic groups files in federal court to block the state’s reapportionment. They seek a district with a Hispanic majority in Philadelphia and argue the plan dilutes Hispanic voting strength by dividing the community into three districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PHILADELPHIA
U.S
Hispanic Coalition on
state House
Angel Ortiz
coalition
Ortiz
Legislative eesinpateee Commission
University of Pennsylvania Law School
James C. Freedman
Supreme Court
January Brings Record Cold to Gettysburg Area
The Siberian Express left Gettysburg with its coldest January since 1977, 14 inches of snow, and 11 days with measurable precipitation totaling 4 inches. The month averaged 23.22 degrees and included five days at or below zero, with temperatures dipping to 10 below on January 17. The warmest day reached 49 degrees on January 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberian Express
Dixie
Gettysburg
mercury
Adams County commissioners pause clerk of courts deputy moves
The Adams County Commissioners delay the plan to promote two deputies under Clerk of Courts Peggy Breighner pending solicitor review. Breighner says she would move Spence’s successor into a supervisory role across both the clerk of courts and clerk of orphans offices, citing efficiency and cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams County Commissioners
Peggy Breighner
George Stack
Breighner
Thomas L. Collins
Clerk of Courts
Spence
Clerk of Orphans
Reagan plan would cut city revitalization programs sharply
The AP previews President Reagan's proposal to transfer more than 40 federal urban programs to state control, cutting the 4 billion dollars yearly aid that funded urban renewal, housing, and development. UDAG and CDBG would move to state administration, affecting efforts in cities large and small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Cruisinger
Reagan
MARTIN CRUTSINGER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP
America
Department of Housing and Urban Development
CDBG
UDAG
Congress
cites
Redevelopment Authority
Uncle Sam
Nixon
rpe
Carter
Baltimore
Harbor Place
interftont
Almada
oeram
Haig Warns Poland Violence Risk as Military Holds Power
Secretary of State Alexander Haig says violence may rise in Poland as the military maintains control. An overview notes Haig’s role as chief U.S. diplomat amid ongoing controversy surrounding him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HAIG
Alexander Haig
Poland
tole
U.S
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington Post
LINDA MAIFAIR
imes
Hamilton board
board of supervisors
HUGH McILHENNY
Keaney Market
AR bRieve
Gettysburg College
Bill Miller
Kevin Eidenshink
hus
Jose Casanova
Colton Hughes
Warriors
Bitterville
Forney Gymnasium
Calea
The Times today
David Broder
Ellen Goodman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!