Barbados election faces Barrow comeback bid
Prime Minister Tom Adams seeks a second term on a platform of skilled management as former leader Errol Barrow warns of economic trouble ahead. In Ireland Labor elects Michael O Leary to lead talks with Fine Gael as Sinn Fein violence rises in Northern Ireland with a police reservist killed.
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Barbados
J.M.G.M
Tom Adams
Errol Barrow
Adams
Tigge
DUBLIN
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Labor Party
Fine Gael
Michael O'Leary
Garret FitzGerald
BELFAST
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Carrickmore
New Jersey Supreme Court backs state takeover of Trenton schools
The New Jersey Supreme Court 6-0 upheld appointing a monitor general to oversee Trenton's troubled school district citing mismanagement and incompetence and rejected a challenge to state control. The ruling allows continued state oversight of the city schools.
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TRENTON
N.J
New Jersey Supreme Court
Lancaster paramedics buried after boy rescue attempt
Paramedics Bruce Ditlo and Kevin Weatherlow suffocated trying to rescue a young boy from a septic tank and were buried within sight of each other. About 500 mourners attended for Ditlow 24 and Weatherlow 22, who died from carbon dioxide buildup. Jeffery Jones 18, a volunteer firefighter, had funeral services earlier.
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LANCASTER. Pa
Bruce Ditlo
Kevin Weatherlow
Ditlow
Weatherlow
Whitlaw Shaw
Lancaster County
Jeffery Jones
Local Weather Snapshot
Yesterday reached 62 degrees. This morning’s low not listed. Weather updates show intervals for 8:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. today.
Maryland Prosecutor Expands Emmitsburg Check Probe
Maryland State Prosecutor subpoenas additional canceled checks from Emmitsburg records dating back to 1974 as town officials insist books show no wrongdoing. Mayor Richard Sprankle says the effort seeks a broad financial review, including swimming pool construction dealings with Buchart Horn. The probe follows discovery of a town water department savings book with large withdrawals, prompting transfer of funds and account closure.
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Maryland
Emmitsburg
Richard M. Sprankle
Lanny E. Mummert
Mummert
Buchart Horn
Board of Commissioners
Robert M. Preston
Preston
Emmittsburg
Dee Stover
Recounts Confirm No Change in Adams County Primaries
Emery E. Sibert remains Stra ban Township Democratic candidate for supervisor and Merlé C. Weant keeps Germany Township Republican nomination for tax collector after recounts by the Adams County Board of Elections show no changes. Darryl Mummert, chief clerk, confirms, with both recounts reflecting the May 19 results. Roger A. Keller and Glenn N. Lippy Jr. had sought recounts after narrow losses.
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Emery E. Sibert
Straban
Merlé C. Weant
Germany Township
Adams County Board of Elections
Darryl §. Mummert
board of elections
Sibert
Weant
Roger A. Keller
Strahan Township
Glenn N. Lippy Jr
Campgrounds Seek Court Ruling On Highland Tax
Three campgrounds including Timberline Recreational Enterprises and Gettysburg KOA challenged Highland Township and Gettysburg Area School District in Adams County Court seeking a declaratory judgment that the 1978 admissions tax ordinances are void and not enforceable they cite Local Tax Enabling Act exemptions. The suit notes the taxes were not collected since 1979 and seeks clarity on applicability to admissions including storage and electrical charges. The township plans to share tax proceeds with the school district and may pursue back taxes pending court decision.
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Highland Township
Adams County
Gettysburg Area School District
Timberline Recreational Enterprises
Granite Hill Family
Donalds
Martha M Shoemaker
Gettysburg
Granite Hill
Roy Coldsmith
Highland Township Board of Supervisors
Cadsmith
the Times
Coldsmith
Granite Hill Campground
Planners OK Mobile Home Standards For County Subdivision Plan
Adams County Planning Commission approves an eight page mobile home park regulation set to amend the county subdivision ordinance. The rules apply to new parks and expansions and require permits drainage plans vegetation and a 5000 square foot lot with 45 foot width plus a 10 percent recreation area and DEA approved water and sewer systems where municipal services are unavailable.
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Adams County Planning Commission
Adams County
Sally Miller
Bendersville
Biglerville
Gettysburg
McSherrystown
New Oxford
York Springs
John J. Callenbach
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Miller
St. Joseph's Convent
Callenbach
St. Joseph's
Seasonal Job Prospects For Adams County Youths Darken
Area employers report fewer summer openings for youths in Adams County. Building slowdowns and closures of large youth employers reduce available jobs, while federal aid cuts for college students push more youths to seek work. The National Park Service hires are limited and under-16 machine work rules constrain teens.
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Susan Fissel
Pennsylvania
Office of Employment Security
Gettysburg
Fantasyland
International Village
Fissel
National Park Service
South Central Community Action Progrms
Alice Melling
Summer Youth Employment Prom opens jobs for Adams County youths
Adams County youths ages 14 to 21 can apply to the Summer Youth Employment Program run by SCCAP and funded under CETA Title IV. Pay is 3.35 per hour for up to 37.5 hours weekly with sites in county nonprofits, school districts, the National Park Service, CPC Summer Theatre, the State Fruit Lab, and local boroughs.
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wes Taylor
New Oxford
Euplant
Joe Hill
Gettysburg College
Adams County
Times
South Central Community Action Programs
Pennsylvania Job Service Office
National Park Service
CPC Summer Theatre
Pennsylvania State Fruit Research Lab
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