East Berlin group studies moving historic Kuhn's Fording Bridge
East Berlin Historical Society votes to hire a private engineer to study placing Kuhn's Fording Bridge over Beaver Creek. They rejected county plans to relocate near Sweigart's Mill and seek agency approval, cost estimates, and possible funding. The committee rules out most options and favors a site near the mill with private funding.
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JEFFREY G. BARBER
EAST BERLIN
East Berlin Historical Society
stiny
Sweigart’s Mill
Conewago Creek
Beaver Creek
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
state Department of Environmental Resources
PennDOT
DER
Anthony Martino
York County
rill
Wayne Law
society
cqunty
Lau
istorical society
DEA
agenery
Harrisburg
Charles Wallace
Adams County Apple Queen Contest Set for April 7
The 27th Adams County Apple Queen Contest will be held at the Bendersville Elementary School auditorium at 7 30 p.m. April 7. Entries close March 27 and must meet age residency and fruit industry connections. The winner receives a crown, banner and $100. The queen promotes apples countywide and attends the National Apple Queen Contest in Gettysburg and state events in Hershey. Contacts include Tyson, Kuntz, Benner, Fetters, Lott, Starner, and Mrs Peters.
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Adams County
Adams County Fruitgrowers Association
Bendersville
Linda Peters
Gettysburg
Hershey
Elizabeth Tyson
Bonnie Kuntz
Peggy Benner
Christine Fetters
Lucy Lott
Arla Starner
Mrs. Peters
Town and Gown Award to be given at Gettysburg College
Gettysburg College will present the first annual Town and Gown Service Award during Community Night on campus. The event runs noon to 8 p.m. with exhibits from 27 Adams County organizations and a 8 p.m. basketball game against Moravian College. Robert Kenworthy, college chamber liaison, chairs the award committee. Dr. Charles E. Glassick will present the award. Roger Williams of Westinghouse speaks at the program.
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Gettysburg College
College Union
theettysburg
Adams County Area Chamber of Commerce
Robert Kenworthy
p.m. Roger Williams
Westinghouse
chamber
Glassick
Adams County
Manufacturing Council
tourist industry
Fruit Growers Association
utilities, printing industry
National Park Service
Bullets
Moravian College
Holly Sontheimer
rs. Sontheimer
Gettysburg
Adams County Chamber of Commerce
Kenworthy
Baker to address 19th District Club at Hotel Yorktowne
James A. Baker III chief of staff to President Reagan will speak to the 19th District Club at 7:30 this evening. A Houston native and Princeton graduate, Baker is a Maine Corps veteran and former Undersecretary of Commerce under Ford, later GOP nominee for Texas Attorney General, and served on George Bush’s campaign and Reagan-Bush committees.
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James A. Baker
Reagan
19th District Club
Yorktowne
imark
Baker
Houston
Princeton
Commerce
Texas
George Bush
Washington
William F. Goodling
Congress
Dozier Rescued in Capitol Operation
Police commandos stormed a second floor apartment and rescued kidnapped American general James L. Dozier in a textbook raid. The operation delivered a sharp blow to Italy's left wing terrorists and ended a tense international crisis.
Lake Heritage sewer district plan faces funding and tax hurdles
Mount Pleasant, Mount Joy and Straban Townships weigh creating a private development sewer district to fund Lake Heritage's system. Residents within the district would pay an added tax, potentially up to five mills, with burdens uneven across townships. Public input is sought before any moves, and broader areas may join the district if approved.
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Lake Heritage
Strahan
Mount Pleasent
Mount Joy
Gary E. Hartman
Lake Heritage Municipal Authority
Mount.Joy
Mount Pleasant
Straban
James Peeth
Neth
John Murren
Drummer Bay
Hazelbrook Hills
Route 15
Route 116
TMI Tubes Show Widespread Defects Before Restart
GPU reports thousands of steam generator tubes at Three Mile Island carry leaks or corrosion with up to 4000 tubes potentially needing repair. 135 tubes leak but are not active due to depressurization. NRC and court rulings complicate restart timing amid safety concerns and prior incidents.
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JILL LAWRENCE
Associated Press
HARRISBURG
Three Mile Island
General Public Utilities Corp
NRC
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
GPU
Doug Bedell
Sue Gagner
Bethesda
Unit 1
RY Ginna
Ontario
Court of Appeals
appeals court
Nurses of Hope program to name Adams County winner
Five nurses from Gettysburg and area compete Sunday at the Get tysburg Country Club for Adams County Nurse of Hope. Judge criteria include originality, speaking ability, and hopefulness in a two minute cancer talk amid musical entertainment by Kim Jacoby and Lou Fourier. The winner will be honored at the Nurse of Hope Ball February 20. tickets are $20 a couple through the Cancer Society office.
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Adams County
Gettysburg Country Club
West
Debra Lou Beaver
Gettysburg
Annie M Warner Hospital
Helen M Helfrick
Biglerville
Michael Manor
Deb Hart
Warner Hospital
Tina Laughman
R . Warner Hospital
Barbara Lookingbill
Arendtsville
Hope
Wendy Becker
Pennsylvania
Sue Skies
Lancaster
American Cancer Society
Kim Jacoby
Gettysburg College
Lou
Fourier
Nurse of Hope
Cancer Society
Fast High Street
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