Site R explosion rattles area near Fort Ritchie
Military officials reported no injuries after an early morning explosion at Site R an underground military installation near Fort Ritchie Maryland. The blast occurred in a chimney from a diesel generator at the Underground Emergency Relocation Site for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was likely caused by a gas buildup. Fire and rescue teams were dispatched and residents within twelve miles reported their homes shook as flames shot 30 to 40 feet high. Officials emphasized security and limited details while investigators examine the incident.
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Adams County
Steve Blizard
Fort Ritchie
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Blizard
Site R
Maryland
Fountaindale
Blue Ridge Summit
Adams
Franklin County
Pennsylvania
Washington
Frederick
Brodie Moran
Carroll Valley
Pa_ Route 16
Mr. Moran
Morans
Biglerville townhouse plan rejected again
Adams County Planning Commission again rejected a two year in progress Biglerville townhouse project on Fourth Street after deeming street access and parking did not meet county rules. The plan’s fate hinged on drainage driveways and on street parking issues while local boroughs support remained cautious pending engineering and HOA maintenance proofs.
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Adams County Planning Commission
Biglerville
Robert J. Beeler
Fourth Street
planning commission
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
commission
Beeler
owners’ association
ning
Dean Schultz
Gettysburg Engineering
New Oxford
Steve K. Smith
Eisenhower Centennial talks begin 1990 series in Gettysburg
The National Park Service launches an Eisenhower Centennial program with four free Sunday talks at 2 p.m. in the Gettysburg National Military Park Cyclorama Center. Park rangers Lemmers Baker Barnett Hegeman present on mentors, Eisenhower’s career, intelligence, and the U 2 incident.
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National Park Service
Dwight David Eisenhower
United States
National Park Ranger
Eisenhower National Historic Site
Gettysburg National Military Park Cyclorama Center
Taneytown Road
Pa. Route 134
Dwight D. Eisenhower
s. Park
Bert Barnett
Eisenhower
Carol Hegeman
Gettysburg Travel Show slated for Feb 9 to 11 at Battle Theatre
Gettysburg Tour Enterprises and the Tour and Travel Store prepare the first annual Travel Show with 23 displays of travel and tours from Hawaii to Europe. Proceeds go to the Company K Monument Project. Admission is 1 dollar for adults, free for children under 12.
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Battle Theatre Cafeteria
Bob Wright
Gettysbourg Tour Enterprises
Teresa
Gettysburg Tour Enterprises
Tour and Travel
Battle Theatre
Steinwehr Ave
K Monument Project
Wright
Hawai
Atlantic City
Canada
Williamsburg
Walt Disney World
Europe
Mexico
Caribbean
West Bus Lines
Gettysburg Tours
Aly
Washington D.C
Paladelphia
Gettysburg
Glory film uses Gettysburg re enactment scenes in 125th anniversary event
The open ing scenes of Glory feature Gettysburg battle re enactments from June 24 26 1988 staged by Napoleonic Tactics Inc Fredericksburg Va the largest of its kind with over 10 000 participants and about 120 000 spectators. Attending were Freddie Fields and Ed Zwick plus crew filming for the movie. Massengill says the event offered valuable access for the Glory crew and notes the significance of black soldiers in the Civil War depicted in the film starring Matthew Broderick and Denzel Washington.
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Battle of
Gettysburg
Napoleonic Tactics Inc
Fredericksburg
Freddie Fields
Glory
Ed Zwick
Patrick Massengill
NTL
Massengill
Matthew Broderick
Col
Robert Shaw
54th Massachusetts
Fort Wagner
S.C
War Department
Appomattox
Denzel Ashington
Morgan Freemact
Denzel Washington
Balls Bluff
Antietam
Zoning meeting moved to court room in Adams County
Adams County Commissioners shifted their regular session to the ceremonial courthouse chamber as 20 residents attended a public hearing on the Interchange Zoning Ordinance aimed at Straban Township. The measure, a stop gap until town ordinances are in place, seeks to manage growth along the Route 15 corridor and other interchanges.
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Adams County
Strachan Township
Kathryn Boyer
J. Vann Cleve Lott
Catherine J. Gault
Adams County Planning Commission
Straban Township
Riley Redding
Bill Hutchinson
John Hull
Straban
Scraban
commissioners’ office
Gettysburg Times
Hanover Evening Sun
county law library
Adams County Public Library
board of commissioners
Commission
Thomas L. Collins
Stuart Connell
Natural Springs Road
Gettysburg Borough
Richard A. Schmeyer
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patcher
Times
Rendy Hull
Spangler
Gettysburg Travel Council
Paul Funt
Todd Rock
Gettysburg Company
K Monnument Project
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