House votes on tax reform aimed at school nuisance taxes
State House debate over a measure to abolish most school nuisance taxes including occupational and per capita taxes continues amid delays. The bill would replace lost revenue with a local income tax up to 2 percent with a veto on annual tax hikes and possible voter referendum, while facing opposition from business groups and doubts about support.
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JEFFREY G. BARBER
state House
House
Wilson
Not enough reform, Cole says bill falls short on taxes
Rep Kenneth J Cole urged Friday that a house reform bill replacing nuisance taxes with a local income tax does not go far enough to reduce property owners' burden. He warned the measure may only be a may bid and favors a mix of taxes to fund education costs despite opposition from chambers and farmer groups.
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Adams County
Kenneth J. Cole
Cole
Benjamin H. Wilson
R-144
Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania Farmers Association
galway
Amoral killer linked to six murders in Manattan
A man charged with killing six people over six weeks in Manhattan is described as a sick amoral homosexual prostitute willing to kill to avoid exposure. Page 5 reports the claim amid sensational detail. A separate item notes crash probes on the Potomac River seeking voice and instrument recorders to determine if ice or control failures caused a jetliner disaster that killed 78.
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Manattan
Potomac River
Weather and high school score recap
Mostly cloudy Saturday with light snow flurries. Windy and much colder in the afternoon with highs in the 20s. Saturday night and Sunday turn windy and extremely cold with flurries possible and subzero nights. Sunday highs near zero to ten above. In local sports Sherry and Melissa Price combined for 28 points to lead James Buchanan past Littlestown 42 to 39 on Friday.
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Sherry
Melissa Price
Jead
James Buchanan
Littlestown
page
Interest rate key for builders in Adams County boom or bust
Adams County builders weigh 1982 outlook tied to interest rates. Warren Stouck, president of the Adams County Builders Association, predicts a summer boom if rates drop from 17 percent toward 13 to 14 percent, with commercial work helping weather the housing slowdown. High costs, limited land with adequate sewer, and slow sewer expansions could limit gains, while multi family housing and townhouses emerge as a trend.
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NANCY DI BLASS
Adams County
Warren Stouck
Adams County Builders’ Association
Warren
National Association of Homebulders
Stouck
Stouc
Adams
Federal Communications Commission
Gettysburg Shoe Factory
Route 116
Wayne Waggoner
Gettysburg Concrete Builders
Boyer
Biglerville
Waggoner
bunders’ association
Wayne Hill
Gettysburg Construction
Meadows
Route 34
Gettysburg
Hill
Storcek
Bigierville
Fairfield
Littlestown
Arendtsville
Cumberland Township
Cumberland
builders’ association
Lake Heritage township concept discussed by Mount Pleasant supervisors
Mount Pleasant Township supervisors agreed to voice no objections to forming a second class township from parts of Mount Pleasant Straban and Mount Joy Townships within the Lake Heritage development A State Association letter sought objections while some residents favor municipal status Local officials noted limits to stay within the lake area and approved replying to the association They also reviewed water quality management permits and engineering bills for Lake Heritage and discussed population projections and road work priorities for resurfacing tarred roads.
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Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Township
Lake Heritage development
Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors
Lake Heritage Property Owners Association
Straban
Mount Joy
State Association
raisors
Edward Little
John Murren
Gerald Topper
Bureau of Water Quality Management
T.J Gibbons
Lake Heritage Munici
pal Authority
state Department of Environmental Resources
Richard Group
Kline
Seminar on aging conference with Gettysburg participants
A seminar on aging will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at Senior Services on North Stratton Street. Local participants include the Rev George Berkheimer, Louise Bream, and Russell Hale, all of Gettysburg, who were involved in the White House Conference on Aging held in Washington from Nov. 30 to Dec. 4.
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North Stratton Street
White House
Washington
George Berkheimer
Louise Bream
Russell Hale
Gettysburg
Adams County Woman’s Mother and Sister Die in DC Crash
An Adams County woman Mrs Elaine Slusser learns her mother Sophie Davis 81 of Fort Lauderdale and her sister Marion Player of Washington were among the victims in Air Florida’s New Year’s Day crash into a bridge in Washington DC. Officials confirmed the two deaths on Thursday as investigators continued searching for the sister’s body.
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Adams County
Air Florida
Washington DC
Elaine Slusser
Gardners R 2
Sophie Davis
Ft Lauderdale
Marion Player
Washington
Neal Hively
Slusser
Davis
Players
Washington D.C
Cupids Arrowgrarts GNLY 33.00 Up To 26 Words Let These Loved Ones Know You Care
Avon ad fragment lists a phone number and gift product line for greeting cards and keepsakes. The readable text includes product codes and a rural-sounding contact line, suggesting a small local advertisement for Valentines related items.
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try
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atte Chamber of Commerce
Dick Thornburgh
MEYER
Ron Meyer
Southern Methodist
New England Patriots
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veyenene
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Lake Heritage
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