Centralized tax assessment system gains support from chief assessor
John E Sarde, the county chief assessor, defends a six month old centralized assessment system as effective, despite criticism that it overrides elected municipal assessors. He notes prior irregularities and vacancies in several municipalities and says the new process, under county supervision, replaces elected officials with assistant assessors to better gather population changes and data for occupation and per capita tax rolls.
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JEFFREY G. BARBER
Cumberland Township Board of Supervisors
John E
Sarde
Snyder
Talks May Restart Lake Heritage Sewer Plan Negotiations
Three township supervisors Mount Pleasant Mount Joy and Straban meet with solicitors at 3 pm to discuss restarting the federally backed Lake Heritage sewer project This follow up focuses on funding shares delays and the scope of a 7 million plus plan including a 200000 gallon per day treatment facility serving Lake Heritage Drummer Bay Campground Inside Estates Hazelbrook Hills and area routes.
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ALEXANDER F. WILKIE
Lake Heritage
Mount Pleasant Township
John W. Murren
Mount Pleasant
Mount Joy
Strapan
James P. Neth
Neth
Straban
Drummer Bay Campground
Inlside Estates
Hazelbrook Hills
Route 97
Rock Creek
Route 15
LHMA
Midwest suffers coldest day of century
The coldest day of the 20th century hit much of the Midwest with blizzards and massive power outages. In Chicago the temperature dropped to minus 26 with wind chills near 81 below. at least 11 deaths were linked to the weather as utilities faced outages and emergency crews battled blazes and icebound hoses. Schools planned not to open, while residents faced frozen water lines and stranded travelers across several states.
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DAVID L. LANGFORD
Associated Press
Midwest
Jane Byrne
Chicago
mercury
New York state
Onondaga County sheriff's department
Commonwealth Edison
Byrne
Record low temperature hits zero on January 11
The Times reports a record low of zero degrees on January 11 according to the weather records. Some Adams County areas fell below zero while Chicago recorded 26 degrees below. Historical data show 1930 had a high of 62 and a low of 33, while 1970 featured a 16/2 high/low for January 10.
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MARGUERITE W.H. PLANK
Gettysburg Times
Adams County
Chicago
Pennsylania
College to hold service and lecture for MLK birthday
Gettysburg College will host a worship service Friday at 7 30 pm in Christ Chapel and a lecture Thursday at 7 30 pm by Congressman William H Gray III in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. birthday. The events are sponsored by local Lutheran churches the Black community led by Mary Alice Nutter the Chapel Council and Gettysburg College Black Student Union. Gray, a Pennsylvania Democrat, is a longtime pastor and congressman active in foreign aid and minority staffing legislation. He and his wife Andrea Dash live in Philadelphia with their sons.
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Michael E. Matoration
Martin Luther King Jr
Congressman sinko
Gettysburg College
William H. Gray III
D-Pa
Christ Chapel
William H Gray HI
Mary Alice Nutter
Chapel Council
Gray
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
Bright Hope Baptist Church
North Philadelphia
Union Baptist Church
Montclaire
Grays
African Development Foundation
S Foreign Service
House
District of Columbia
Democratic
Congressional Black Caucus
Appropriations Committee
Simon Gratz High School
Franklin and Marshall College
Drew Seminary
Princeton Theological Seminary
Andrea Dash
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Billy Justin
Andrew
Fuel assistance available locally for seniors
Adams County offers state fuel assistance applications at senior centers in January and February. Citizens over 60 may apply. centers include Littlestown Littlestown Centenary Methodist Church with Jan 12 Feb 9, New Oxford St Pauls UCC Church with Jan 20 Feb 17, Upper Adams Biglerville Methodist Church with Jan 28 Feb 25, York Springs Holy Trinity Church Feb 2, Gettysburg Center 10N Stratton St Feb 4. Donna Schaefer from the Adams County Office for Aging will visit centers to counsel on fuel and filing. For more information call the nearest center.
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Adams County
Littlestown Centenary Methodist Church
New Oxford
St Paul's UCC
Upper Adams Biglerville Methodist Church
York Springs
Holy Trinity Church
Gettysburg Center
Stratton St
Donna Schaefer
Adams County Office for Aging
Bengals Win Realist Coach Faces Rough Final
Don Coryell is a realist. The San Diego coach knew his Chargers would be in for a rough time in day s American Conference championship game in brutally cold conditions. The article notes his anticipation of the tough matchup and the nature of the challenge ahead.
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BENGALS
Don Coryell
San Diego
Bitterly cold wind chills and flurries forecast
Windy and bitterly cold Monday with occasional flurries. Highs Monday near 10 above, then teens. Monday night and Tuesday lows around 5 above. Precipitation chances 50 percent Monday, 20 percent tonight. West to northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with higher gusts. See more weather on page 2.
Indoor fires spike as cold snaps hit county
Fire crews across the county battled multiple indoor blazes as temperatures plunged. Two Emmitsburg firefighters were treated for eye injuries from a chimney fire at the Edgar Hobbs residence near Greenmount, while York Springs and surrounding departments contained furnace and chimney fires at several homes along Route 44, Bermudian Creek Road, and near Gettysburg. Damages ranged from slight to about $2,000 with crews returning to scenes Sunday for additional chimney and furnace fires.
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Emmitsburg
Warner Hospital
Edgar Hobbs
Greenmount
Dave Noel Fred Shriner
James Click
Exnanttsburg Fire Company
York Springs
Chester Chronister
Route 44
Kenneth Miller
Hampton
Daniel Waggoner
Bermudian Creek
Muller
Robert Piscotty
County Line Road
Heidlersburg
Miller
Aspers
Bendersville
Virs
Charles Funt
Carisle Road
Richard Weidner
Ronald Weigle
Idaville
Weidner
Gettysburg
Twin Lakes
Kdward Davies
Thomas R. Larr
Bonneauville
Clapsaddle Road
fullseart
Lawrence Folkemer
Stollers Drive
Carr
Arendsville
Cashtown
Mummasburg
Arendtsville
Lou Hoke
Bertha Hand
Hoke
Edward WeDannel
Littlestown
Kinesdale
Vernon Ellinger
Litestown
Patthstown
Mike Sneeringer
Biglerville
Herman Cooper
Biglersith
Robert Baker
Riglerville
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