Weather outlook from The Times Today
The 24 hour high reached 92 degrees with a low of 71. At 5 p.m. Tuesday the temperature was 76. The Eisenhower site logged .20 inches of rain. Showers and thundershowers are expected Wednesday with highs in the mid 70s to mid 80s and lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s. Wednesday night will be cooler. Thursday looks mostly sunny with mid 70s to mid 80s. Showers possible Friday. Fair on Saturday and Sunday with lows in the mid 50s to mid 60s and highs in the upper 70s to mid 80s.
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Eisenhower National Historic Site
Christmas lights and local efforts in Gettysburg town
The article notes Christmas lights may still shine in downtown Gettysburg this year. The Retail Merchants Association campaigns to replace decorations destroyed in an April fire. Biglerville prepares for a large flea market on Saturday, giving the town a mall like appearance.
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Gettysburg
Retail Merchants Association
Biglerville
Helping others Why Roberta Crane Becomes Red Cross Volunteer
Roberta Crane volunteers with the Red Cross to help others. She has dedicated eight years to doing that work. The article notes storms and how to avoid hazards during summer.
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Roberta Crane
Red Cross
Senate Refuses Proposal For Balanced Budget Requirement
The Senate, debating a proposed constitutional rule, rejected a mandate for a balanced budget and did not require the president to submit one. The Reagan administration cleared a path for continued aid to El Salvador by certifying progress on human rights and land reform. The text notes other items on Page 3 and Page 5, including business results and baseball game summaries.
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Senate
Congress
U.S
El Salvador
Inmates slated for trial over Adams County Jail escape attempt
Three Adams County Prison inmates Samuel Rexroth Michael Nicholson and Vincent Richardson were bound for Adams County Court after a district judge ruled there was sufficient evidence at a preliminary hearing to proceed to trial on multiple charges related to a failed escape attempt on June 18. The case involves aggravated assault with a deadly weapon conspiracy to commit aggravated assault and other counts.
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JEFF THORESON
Adams County
Donald G. Weaver
Weaver
Samuel Rexroth
Michael Nicholson
Vincent Richardson
Kuhn
Robert L. McQuaide
Richardson
McQuaide
David K. James
Rexroth
William Pflaum
Pflaum
Dale Sites
Sites
Fairfield Borough adopts resident trimming cost ordinance
Fairfield residents will pay for trimming trees along borough streets as the council approves an ordinance. Trees must be trimmed to nine feet over sidewalks and 12 feet above streets, with utility line trimming covered by the borough or utility. The measure aims to fund streetlight visibility and curb repairs may shift to property owners, drawing criticism from Ed Adams who calls for road authority responsibility.
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MARTIN SIPEROFF
Fairfield
Gary Bechtel
Lynn Wiegand
Bechtel
David Price
Boyer’s Nursery
Boyer's
David Thomas
Price
Boyer’s
oyer’s
Ed Adams
Borough Planning Commission
Adams
Fairfeld
Littlestown Parents Push Ordinance to Ban Paraphernalia Sales
Three members of Concerned Parents for Drug Free Youth urged Littlestown Borough Council to draft a ban on drug paraphernalia sales. They referenced Camp Hill and Gettysburg precedents, noting legal uncertainties and a possible deterrent effect while the council studies sample ordinances.
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Littlestown
Concerned Parents for Drug Free
James S. Long
Mary Lou Reaver
Betty Fair
Camp Hill
Gettysburg
John White
White
U.S. Supreme Court
Roger Gouker
Gouker
Reaver
Long
Farmers to question rainfall patterns in Harrisburg Friday
Harrisburg trip planned by Adams County farmers to press the state Department of Agriculture for answers on rainfall changes and possible weather modification. Group cites July rainfall shifts since cloud seeding emerged and seeks expert study, with officials and local lawmakers invited to join.
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Gettysburg
Harrisburg
JOY CONNOR
Adams County
Department of Agriculture
Maryland
Fred Wertz
state Agriculture Department
Harnsburg
Merle Weant
Weant
Gettysburg Times
Arthur Musselman
Musselman
U.S
William Goodling
American University
Thomas L. Collins
Kenneth J Cole
Collins
Wertz
tanley Wolf
Farmers’ Association
Edmund Hill
state
Hill
Department of AgriCulure
Penn State University
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