Adams County Travel Council Receives State Grant
The Gettysburg Travel Council gets $5,500 from Pennsylvania for travel promotion, the largest state grant ever for Adams County. Details will be reviewed at a Tuesday meeting at the Sheraton Inn. The grant follows a 13 point effectiveness checklist by the Travel Development Bureau to allocate funds based on county population and program success.
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Greece Abolishes Monarchy for Presidential Republic
Premier George Papadopoulos announced Greece will abolish the monarchy and become a presidential republic. He declared himself first president and said a plebiscite within two months will ratify the change, followed by general elections by year end 1974. investigations implicated King Constantine in a recent abortive coup.
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ATHENS
George Papadopoulos
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Papadopoulos
reigent
Constantine
Delone and Littlestown Seniors Featured in Pictures
Delone seniors set to graduate this evening at 8 o clock in the high school gymnasium with rites and a baccalaureate. Pictures of the graduating class appear in the Gettysburg Times pages 8 9 and 10.
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Delone
Unemployment Stays at Five Percent in May
Washington AP reports the U S unemployment rate held at five percent in May as 4.4 million people remained out of work. The workforce numbered 84 million and seasonally adjusted figures show only a small, typical May decline in unemployment.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S
Open Air Worship Series Begins at Gettysburg Ampitheater
The Gettysburg Ministerium announces the fourth annual summer open air worship series at the National Park Ampitheater starting Sunday at 8 am and continuing each Sunday through Labor Day. If rain cancels, attendees may go to local churches. opening speaker Rev. Nathanial Jones and other pastors lead weekly services with an instrumental group accompanying singing. The offering funds transient and humanitarian needs through cooperation of pastors.
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National Park
Robert A. MacAskill
Nathanial Jones
First Baptist Church
John Bishop
St. James Lutheran Church
Donald Powers
Foursquare Gospel Church
William Barr
United Methodist Church
Robert Camac
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Littlestown
W. Lee Lawhead
Trinity United Church of Christ
Joseph Jenkins
Four Square Gospel Church
Frederick Foltz
St. James Lutheran
James Brown
St. Paul's A.M.E. Zion
Merlin Shull
Church of the Brethren
Carl Berkobin
Christ Lutheran
Edward Keyser
Junta moves to resolve monarchy issue amid rumors
Papadopoulos accuses the 83-year-old king of cooperating with reactionary forces after his countercoup failed in 1967 and defying the 1968 constitution as rumors of a government plan spread for a week.
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Local Weather Brief
Yesterday's high was minus one degree and the overnight low was zero. A forecast indicates temperatures near freezing with little notable precipitation.
Plainview High School Plans Outdoor Concert
The Plainview High School band of Plainview Old Beth Page N Y will host a outdoor concert and jazz laboratory Saturday at 2 p.m. at the National Park Visitor's Center. The public is invited to attend this National Park Service sponsored event.
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Road Deaths and Accidents Hit Ten Year High
Adams County traffic data show 12 killed in 379 accidents through May 31, with 222 injuries and $272,371 in property damage. Compared with last year, fatalities rose to 11 in 319 crashes, while hit and run incidents increased and police issued more arrests and warnings amid apathy toward safety measures.
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Edwin P. Karr
Karr
Joseph Kirwan
Kirwan
Local Red Cross Gifts Over Quota
Adams County Red Cross chapter oversubscribed its $1 029 quota by more than 100 percent with contributions totaling 2890 50 dollars Executive director Mrs Helen White said quotas were set to replenish over 30 million spent by the organization this year aiding disaster victims including weekend tornadoes across the south and midwest The national Red Cross aided victims in Jonesboro Arkansas where a tornado killed three and injured 226 damaging 50 homes and 4 000 others In Alabama eight counties suffered 648 affected families with 10 dead and 157 injured while Athens Georgia Asheville North Carolina Greenville South Carolina and communities in Missouri southern Illinois Indiana and Oklahoma received Red Cross help for casualties and damage.
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American Red Cross
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Ark
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Asheville
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S.C
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Illinois
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Oklahoma
Hobby Days to Wind Up School Year at Gettysburg High
Pupils at Gettysburg Servor High School will close the year with a new program titled Hobby Days offering 40 mini courses from origami to surf fishing. Teachers will share hobby talents to keep students engaged after seniors graduate and classes end.
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Gettysburg Servor High School
James Witt
District Court Clerks Plan For State Convention Attendance
Northeast district meeting of the Register of Wills and Clerks of Courts Association heard plans for the annual state convention set for August 10 3 at the Holiday Inn New Hope Bucks County. Hostess Mrs Betty H Pitzer Adams County register and recorder presided as Geza E Nolezman Carbon County register and recorder and Harry Ro Bard Centre county secretary led the session attended by deputies from Bedford Blair Cumberland Dauphin Franklin Fulton Huntingdon Juniata Mifflin Perry York and Adams counties.
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Harry Ro Bard
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Livida Myers
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Global Flight Hijacking and US Treaty Clarifications
AP briefs report a hijacked Colombina plane from Aruba to Lima with 50 000 paid for release and progressive detainee releases, White House letters to Oglala Sioux chiefs state only Congress can alter treaties, Pompidou health concerns rise in France as diplomats report no illness, and the dollar falls to record lows at European market open.
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Leonard Garment
Police Report Details Two Hurt in Five Accidents
State police probed five traffic accidents on county roads with two drivers slightly injured. Larry Ray Wolfe, 22, of Aspers Route 1, lost control on Route 24 near Guernsey Road east of Biglerville at 12:03 a.m., his 1969 Chevrolet sustaining about 900 dollars in damage. A second minor injury occurred at the Distelfink intersection of Route 344 and Business Route 14, four miles north of Gettysburg, at 3:40 p.m. on Thursday with 1,100 dollars in damage.
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Methodists Will Honor Graduates
The United Methodist Church on the Seminary Campus will observe Holy Communion on Sunday at 10 am. High School graduates who are church members will receive gifts during the service. Church School convenes at 9 am with classes in Valentine Hall and the Seminary Chapel.
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Valentine Hall
John Hylton
Harold Ecker
Robert Kitymiller
Fred Plank
Greg Deaner
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Plan Walk Along Groups For Aging
Adams County Council for the Aging sponsors a planning event for adults 55 and over to form walking clubs. Participants meet next Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the St James Lutheran Church rear parking lot, then walk a short trial route and return to the library for coffee and doughnuts. Rev John Bishop is expected to join and share hiking tips. For information call 334-1529.
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John Bishop
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Last Month Sets Record for Cold May and Wet Start
The May weather was the chilliest in five years with 1.02 inches of rain and a 82 to 15 degree spread. April remained the wettest month, totaling over six inches, with five months combined reaching 20.19 inches, 3.37 inches above normal.
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Gettysburg Times
Justice Held For Court In Gettysburg Drug Case
Robert Alan Justice a Gettysburg College senior was held for court on seven state police counts alleging violations of the controlled substance act He is bail at 10000 and faces arraignment June 19 Justice did not testify and a not guilty plea was entered for him The Commonwealth was represented by Assistant District Attorney Robert Bigham
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E. Stevens Sr
Gettysburg College
Donald G. Weaver
Weaver
Justice
Atty. Robert, Campbell
Atty
Robert L. Justice
Logansport
Ind
Robert Bigham
Commonwealth
Steven St
Littlestown Teachers Progressing in Board Talks
Negotiations between Littlestown teachers and the school board show satisfactory progress after four sessions totaling about 30 hours. State Mediator Edward Savko says some items have been agreed and broad movement toward a contract continues. John W. Phillips notes public statements will come from Savko. The strike began April 26 when talks stalled, and a court order required teachers to return to work.
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Littlestown
Edward Savko
Savko
Alty
John W. Phillips
Adams County
Awards At Gettysburg Senior High Assembly Thursday
Gettysburg Senior High held its annual awards assembly with Principal Moris Quint conferring honorary citizenship on Kay Lyberth, an American Field Service student. Ruth Weaver won the Nationwide Insurance Award, and other students received school honors across disciplines.
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Kay Lyberth
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Charles Price
Sterling Musselman
Ruth Weaver
Nationwide Insurance
William F. Railing
Rotary Club
Midlett
Richard Boehner
Elian Miller
Yvonne Myers
Barbara Showers
Plank
King’s Department Store
Betty Ecker
Eva Jane Schwartz
Wanda Plank
Mike Saunders
Mathematical Association of America
John Gregor
Susan Krick
Deborah Deitch
Karen Powell
Barbara Riley
Terry Fox
J. M. Sheads
Barbara Crapster
Mark Rice
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