New Oxford Area Schools Vote Budget With No Inclusion Plan
New Oxford Area School Board unanimously adopts a $1 246 331 budget for the coming year. It contains no provision to include McSherry town and Conewago Two districts into the Lower Adams system. The board approves tax resolutions and notes the plan to remain in the current area while court actions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Oxford
Strachan
New Oxford Area
McSherrystown
Conewago
Adams
Charles Bush
Superior Court
Hanover
Sherrystown
Harry Stonesifer
Straban Twp
Adams County court
Gettysburg
INDEPENDENCE
Tourists May Set A Record Again In 70
Last year the National Park welcomed 4,108,558 visitors with 699,639 in the first four months. Through January to April this year 694,066 have visited, despite poor weather, suggesting 1970 could reach a new record and exceed 4 million for the second time in park history. Cemetery visits total 576,569 so far this year.
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National Park
Adams Coun
Dean Asquith
Penn State Research Laboratory
Arendtsville
Adams County Medical Society
Warner Hospital
Asquith
Raymond Hale
medical society
Hanover
Albert Grasmick
county society
medical club
J. Lett Boyer
Roy W. Gifford
Births Reported at Four Hospitals
At Warner Hospital Mr and Mrs James Duttera Littlestown R1 have a son today. Mr and Mrs Edward Clabeugh Keymar R2 Md have a daughter today. At Hanover Hospital Mr and Mrs Larry C Kress Gettysburg R5 have a daughter Tuesday. At York Hospital Mr and Mrs Terry L Strausbaugh Abbottstown R1 have a son Wednesday.
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Warner Hospital
James Duttera
Littlestown
Edward Clabeugh
Keymar R
Hanover Hospital
Larry C. Kress
Gettysburg R
YORK HOSPITAL
Terry L. Strausbaugh
Abbottstown R
Local Weather Today Timings for Shoawapa Pe
Yesterday’s high and last night’s low noted. Forecast notes for today show temperature readings around morning and afternoon periods at 8 30 a.m. and 1 p.m. in Shoawapa Pe.
Efforts To Ban U S Combat Troops In Cambodia Fail
In a dramatic House session, attempts to prohibit U S combat troops in Cambodia were defeated. A Findley amendment passed 171 to 144 then was immediately killed 221 to 32 as protests and cheers erupted, with support for President Nixon's policy from Rivers and others.
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JIM ADAMS
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
U.S
Cambodia
House
Nixon
Paul Findley
Peace Light March Invites Campus Peace Activists
Gettysburg College students invite townsfolk and campus community members to a silent march to the Eternal Light Peace Memorial at 7 30 pm. Participants meet at Christ Chapel with a police escort, carry unlit candles, observe two minutes of silence for victims in Cambodia Vietnam and student unrest, then return to the chapel to plan further antiwar action.
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Indochina
Christ Chapel
Gettysburg College
Cambodia
Vietnam
Benefit Race Receipts In Suit
A Maryland woman sues a local race track seeking more than $10,000 in proceeds from a Labor Day 1995 benefit at Lincoln Speedway. Doris V. Roberts alleges gate, refreshment, and prize funds were diverted to others while only $340 reached her for her late husband John F. Roberts I. The suit seeks an injunction and remittance to Roberts and her three minor children.
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Cockeysville
Doris V. Roberts
Donald G. Oyler
E. Nelson Read
equity
Lincoln Speedway
Lincolnway East
Abbottstown
Labor Day
Johnny Roberts
John F. Roberts I
Hillen V
Elizabeth R. Rife
Grass Fire Tackled on Oak Ridge Near Dr Drum Home
Gettysburg firemen answered a 12 20 p m call to a grass fire on Oak Ridge adjacent to the residence of Dr Ray K Drum. Firefighters contained the blaze without report of injuries or further damage.
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Gettysburg
Oak Ridge
Ray K. Drum
Dr Heikkinen to Speak on New Testament Geography at St James
Dr Jacob W Heikkinen of the Lutheran Theological Seminary will discuss New Testament Geography using Holy Land slides at the St James Lutheran Church women’s quarterly general meeting in the Maude Miller Room on May 20. Election of officers will occur and Mary Circle will conduct the devotional period. Founders Day at York Lutheran Home is set for June 20 with Gettysburg District women in charge of the dining room.
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Jacob W. Heikkinen
Lutheran ‘Theological Seminary
St. James Lutheran Churchwomen
Maude Miller
Bengt Hoffman
Dr. Heikkinen
Holy Land
Mary
Horace Waybright
John Stuff
St. James
Frederick Weiser
Donald R. Heiges
Heiges
Stuff
York Lutheran Home
Gettysburg
Richard Lighter
Pearl Wiser
Adams County commissioner Ward Taylor hospitalized after leg amputation
Ward Taylor, president of the Adams County Commission, was admitted to Harrisburg General Hospital with circulatory problems in one leg. Doctors plan to treat and limit debate on Cambodia amendments as the House votes.
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Adams County
Ward D. Taylor
Harrisburg
Taylor
Cambodia
Flag ripped by demonstrators at Massachusetts National Guard
Student demonstrators ripped an American flag from the Massachusetts National Guard headquarters in Boston after a mass meeting protesting war. Red stripes were cut away and later used as armband symbols at a rally.
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Massachusetts National Guard
Boston
Juniata Closes Indefinitely Over Tensions
Juniata College in Huntingdon Pennsylvania was ordered closed indefinitely due to rising national tension over the Cambodian and Vietnam situations. President Dr John N Stauffer said all 1200 students would leave campus by 7 p m with dormitories and classrooms locked. A bomb threat was telephoned to the school and other potentially dangerous developments prompted the shutdown. Final exams are scheduled to begin May 18 but return of students remains uncertain.
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HUNTINGDON
Juniata College
John N. Stauffer
Dr. Stauffer
Dr Gifford Back From Asia Tour Including Cambodia
Oak Ridge surgeon Dr. Ray W. Gifford and his wife returned from a five week tour of Asia visiting Hong Kong Singapore Taiwan and Hawaii. They spent April 21 22 and part of April 23 in Cambodia as fighting began and noted locals lack access to news and must exit only by Cambodian plane.
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Asia
Cambodia
Ray W. Gifford
Oak Ridge
David
Camp Zama
Tokyo
Japan
Hong Kong
Singapore
Taiwan
Hawaii
Gifford
Warner Hospital
Adams County GOP Women Award Seniors Across Seven High Schools
Adams County Council of Republican Women reconfirmed awarding Merit to one senior in each of seven Adams County high schools for excellence in social studies. Winners chosen by school social studies departments at respective assemblies. Also reports on sauerkraut supper profits and spring membership conference.
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Adams County Council of Republican Women
Adams County
ienior
Ruth Frey
Patricia Guise
New Oxford
K Of C Honored At State Meet In Allentown
Frederick C. Spalding accepted the Divisional plaque for Division Five at the state Knights of Columbus convention in Allentown. Reports showed 73 loans totaling 62950 under the Kennedy Tribute student program with 13 more loans pending and 12 new loans discussed. State councils reported 252662 in charity expenditures and total state membership around 60000.
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Gettysburg
Knights of Columbus
John F. Kennedy
Frederick C. Spalding
Biglerville
R. 2
Allentown
Waynesboro
Chambersburg
Carlisle
Hanover
McSherrystown
York
Columbia
Spalding
Kennedy
Seminary Eds Read New Pact On Future Plans
The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia adopt an Agreement for Cooperation replacing the 1964 memorandum. Effective July 1, 1970 the programmatic cooperation places decisions with a Program Advisory Council and Joint Academic Policies Committee.
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Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Gettysburg
Philadelphia
VNEW
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Seminary Board Supports Peace Witness Suspend Classes
The Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary board voted to suspend classes on Thursday and Friday to allow theological students to participate in a witness for peace over Southeast Asia. Faculty at a special meeting followed, approving the suspension for May 7 and 8.
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Lutheran Theological Seminary at
Gettysburg
Gettysburg Seminary
Southeast Asia
New Mountain Fires Blamed on Incendiary Blazes
South Mountain area faced four fires burning over 35 acres along the Baltimore Road in Franklin County. Fire crews from multiple towns fought from 3 15 a m to 6 35 a m with 25 acre six acre and five smaller fires contained. Investigators probe for arson clues as total incendiary fires in the area reach 15 this year.
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South Mountain
new Baltimore Road
Franklin County
Adams County
Fayetteville
West End Shiphensburg
Chambersburg
Michaux District No. 1
Richard Thorpe
Caledonia
State Department of Forestry
Marsall
Thorpe
mobile
Montz Alto
Marion
House Delays Apollo 14 Moon Landing For Study
The House Appropriations Committee ordered postponement of the October Apollo 14 moon landing to next year to study issues from Apollo 13. The $17 billion NASA bill includes a $3.2 billion NASA request and a $136 million cut, with $2.5 billion for R and D to support one flight next year.
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House
WILLIAM F. ARBOGAST
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
House Appropriations Committee
space agency today
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Senate
Gettysburg Students Plan More Action Against War
About 206 students from Gettysburg and other colleges roamed the campus chanting antiwar slogans then met in Christ Chapel to discuss future action. They planned an all night vigil at the Peace Light Memorial but were told the vigil was canceled and instead formed research committees to study four propositions for continuing protests and to visit fraternity houses to gain support.
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Gettysburg
Gettysport College
Christ Chapel
Peace Light Memorial
National Military Park
Dickinson
Bucknell
Georgetown
Robert S. Frederickson
Vietnam
Frederickson
Biglerville High Choirs Prepare Spring Festival
The Junior and Senior Choirs of Biglerville High School present their annual spring festival in the high school auditorium with the theme A Trip to the Theater. The Junior Chorus performs Getting to Know You One Person A Place in the Sun I Enjoy Being a Girl Dr Doolittle mixed ensemble Raindrops Are Fallin on My Head Put a Little Love in Your Heart Sunrise Sunrise Sunset and more. The Senior Choir performs Born Free and Jean from The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie with Linda Kluck and Miss Jane Lambertson as accompanimists.
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Biglerville High School
Ann Settle
Rodgers
Harman
Wells
Jackie Bollinger
Debbie Denisarm
Arla Starner
Jean Showers
Susan Volland
Cindy Bowers
Dr. Doolittle
Bricusse
Chris Bushey
John McDannell
Robert Gillielan
John Weaver
David Trone
Jeff Wentz
Laura Trone
Debbie Denisar
Sandy Waggoner
Arla
Jane Lambertson
Miss Lambertson
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Shoawapa Pe
House Armed Services
J. Mendel Rivers
S.C
United States
Rivers
St. James Unit
Juniata
Dr. Gifford
GOP
K Of
Biglerville High
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