Adams County sees seven year low in December construction
December 1981 proves the slowest month for Adams County construction in seven years as 21 permits totaling 435 401 were issued by the County Chief Assessor s Office. Residential and general projects combined lag behind recent months with only one project over 100 000 and renovations making up a third of activity.
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NANCY DI BLASI
Adams County
Tyrone Township
Berwick Township
Bonneauville
Cumberland Township
East Berlin
Germany
Gettysburg
Hamilton Township
Highland Township
Huntington Township
Lalimore
Littlestown
Menallen
Mount Pleasant
Oxford ee
Round Hill Foods
Reading
Straban Township
Snowstorm in Adams County Halts Travel and Delays Schools
A statewide snowstorm dumped nearly four inches in Adams County with few local accidents. PennDOT crews began plowing at 3 a.m. and will resume early Thursday, aided by 35 trucks and 75 workers and salt and cinders on state highways. State police noted wet roads on interstates. School districts varied from delayed openings to early dismissals or closures, with Gettysburg and Bermudian Springs reporting half days or delays, and Conewago Valley noting a half day for Littlestown students.
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DAVID SCHAFER
Georgia
Maine
Adams County
Frederic Kuntz
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
PennDOT
Kuntz
Harrisburg
Robert M. Reed
Bermudian Springs High School
School Scene debuts featuring Fairfield High School
The Gettysburg Times launches a weekly feature page titled School Scene. It will highlight one public or parochial school system weekly, relying on student art prose and poetry submissions. This week covers Fairfield High School with designated contact persons to coordinate contributions.
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The
Gettysburg Times
The Times
Fairheld High School
Jet slams into bridge killing many on impact
A Florida bound Air Florida Boeing 737 crashed after takeoff from Washington National, hitting a Potomac River bridge and plunging into icy water. About 65 feared dead, with at least 75 aboard. rescue efforts continued as divers searched through ice with helicopters and barges on scene.
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Gary Hawkins
Airlorida
Cesar Alvarez
Washington
Navy
Coast Guard
Hiram Brewton
District of Columbia
Federal Aviation Administration
Ted Marr
Michael L. Canfield
Ira Furman
National Transportation Safety Board
ACLU to aid inmate over county jail guard assault claim
The ACLU will offer legal counsel to an Adams County Prison inmate amid unconfirmed reports a guard assaulted him last month. Attorney J. Thomas Mennecker said the group will talk with the prisoner and assess potential civil rights violations. Starner was dismissed December 11, with police investigating. prison officials offered limited details.
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JEFFREY G. BARBER
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Adams County
J. Thomas Mennecker
Harrisbur
ACLU
sai
Mennecker
Gettysburg Times
Thomas B. Fountain
Leroy Starner
Starner
Daniel Sullivan
New Oxford area
Sullivan
Fountain
Thomas L. Collins
county prison board
Collins
Edwin T. Stahl
Inside TWO DIEMN WRECK and Capital Collision
Two crashes shook the capital city as a rush hour subway derailment killed at least two and injured eight while a separate airliner strike damaged a bridge nearby. Authorities probed cause and coordinated emergency responses across the urban area.
Weather outlook with chilly temperatures and light snow chances
Mostly cloudy and cold Thursday and Thursday night with a chance of light snow or flurries. Highs in the mid 20s to low 30s, lows 14 to 18. Friday partly sunny and cold with highs in the mid to upper 20s. Precipitation probability decreasing to 40 percent Thursday and night. Winds northwest ten to 20 mph.
Man returns to school after 24 years to earn GED
William Tilley, a Zeigler Brothers maintenance director, returned to high school after 24 years to pursue a GED. Nominated by instructor Mrs. Frances Koch, his determination inspired coworkers to pursue adult education. He balanced work and study, improving vocabulary and math, and eventually passed his GED, aiding two colleagues to enroll as well.
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LINDA MAIFAIRmes
William Tilley
Bill
Bermudian Springs High School
Pennsylvania
Hershey
Frances Koch
Montreal
Zeigler Brothers, Inc
Gardners
Zeigler’s
Wilbur Slothour
Zeiglers
Zeigier's
Slothour
Bill Tilley
Carnegie
Hanover
Philadelphia
Zeigler
Betsy Willard
Lincoln Intermediate Unit 12
Mr. Slothour
Tom Willard
Resource Co
Zeigler Brothers
Koch
Mr. Tilley
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Gettysburg College
W. Lincoln Avenue
P. Ross Ramer
ALEXANDER F. WILKIE
Fairfield
Samuel McHenry, Jr
Obert E. Curtis
Jet
Gettysburg Retail Merchants Assoc
Adv
T & S Menswear, Inc
Super Savings
Sale Coats & Jackets
Biglerville & Gettysburg
Flight 90
Virginia
Sam Jordan
Pennsylvania House
LEWIS
Craig Lewis
Bucks
AARON
HALL
Hank Aaron
Frank Robinson
Iran
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