St Josephs Campus in Emmitsburg Urged for National Fire Academy
Maryland delegation led by Senator Mathias urges President Carter to designate St Josephs College Emmitsburg as the site of the National Fire Prevention and Control Academy. They cite ideal setting, ready facilities, and accessibility to Baltimore and Washington, with support from local officials and cooperation plans with NBS Johns Hopkins APL and the University Fire and Rescue Institute.
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Urge St. Joseph’s
Emmitsburg
Nat’! Fire Control Academy
Maryland
Delegaton
Carter
St. Joseph's College
Charles McC. Mathias Jr
Marjone Webster College
District of Columbia
St. Joseph's
Frederick County
Fire Academy
St. Joseph’s
National Academy for Fire Prevention
Academy
Baltimore
Washington
National Bureau of Standards
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
University Section Engineering and Fire and Rescue Institute
Woman Seeks Court Protection in Abuse Case
Lynda C. Smith of New Oxford seeks protection from abuse against husband Douglas P. Smith. A Nov. 3 hearing date was set and she requests possession of the family home temporary custody of two children and financial support. She alleges repeated head punches hair pulling and other assaults including a 1977 incident of a broken tooth and scalding water.
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Adams County court
Lynda C. Smith
New Oxford R
Douglas P. Smith
Smith
Park
Plan Cut-A-Thon For The United Way
Adams County hairdressers host a Cut-A-Thon to raise funds for the Adams County United Way. On November 6 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Holiday Inn Gettysburg main ballroom eleven stylists will offer a haircut wash and blow dry for a five dollar donation. Participating names include Margaret Spangler Karen Weishaar LuAnne Gebhart Sandy Wenschof Phyllis Kotula Donna Aspers Liz Balkley Don Chronister Penny McKenny Dennis Small and Joyce Baker.
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Adams County
United Way
Holiday Inn
Gettysburg
Joyce Baker
Adams-Hanover Area Sheltered Workshop Auction Call
The Volunteer Committee appeals for articles for the second annual auction at The Gettysburg Workshop on Friday Nov 3 at 6 p.m. All new or used items except clothing are welcomed at Hanover or Gettysburg workshops by Oct 30 with pickup arranged if needed. Merchants may donate goods or services by calling the workshops.
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Adams-Hanover Area
Gettysburg
Fourth St
cochairman
Donald Wright
Hanover
Gettysburg Halloween Parade Set For Oct 31
Parade chair Steve Niebler announced the 1978 Gettysburg Area Halloween Parade will proceed Oct 31 despite incomplete funding. coin containers will be collected through Monday, prizes may be reduced but will be mailed to most participants with some incentives paid at and after the parade in the American Legion Building Jaycee Room.
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Gettysburg Area
Steve Niebler
Niebler
Jaycee Room
American Legion
Baltimore St
HARB Reviews Downtown Sidewalks Signs and Siding in Gettysburg
The Historic Architectural Review Board met at Council Chambers to discuss sidewalk cleanup duties between merchants and borough areas, sign permits for Adams County Housing Authority and Century 21, and a siding sample for the Calvin Lovett home. The board advised prior review for any changes inside the historic district and approved a sign installation with correct clearance.
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Historic Architectural Review Board
HARB
Council
Middle St
Gettysburg
Nelson Grofit
Gettysburg Borough
Adams County Housing Authority
Century 21
Chambersburg St
Hanover Man Is Placed In Jail In Criminal Case
Dennis Leese of Hanover R D 3 was jailed by McSherrystown Borough police after arraignment before Harold R Deardorff on warrants alleging two criminal violations. Bail set at $1000. Accused of criminal mischief and possession of a prohibitive offensive weapon after allegedly using a 12 inch knife to cut a kitchen table valued at $96 at 601 Main St McSherrystown.
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Dennis Leese
Hanover
dams
McSherrystown
Harold R. Deardorff
Deardorff
Leese
Dawn Fuckinger
Linda Miller
Main St
Turkeys Plentiful in Adams County with Higher Prices Nationwide
Adams County poultry dealers report plentiful local turkey supplies for Thanksgiving but warn prices will rise nationally. Thomas Broff of Round Hill Foods says demand is strong and customers will pay about 20 to 30 cents more per pound. Donald DeGroft of Winter Garden Abattoir notes high production yet insufficient to meet demand and urges early orders. A Glenn Kime Poultry Farm spokesman downplays local shortages, while dismissing USDA forecasts of a sparse market.
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Adams County
Thomas Broff
Round Hill Foods
New Oxford
Broff
Donald DeGroft
Winter Garden
Glenn Kime 5 Poultry Farm
i Aspers
United States Department of Agriculture
Antiques Stolen From Hamilton Twp Home
State police compile inventory of antiques glassware china and jewelry reported stolen from a Dick's Dam area dwelling in Hamilton Township near New Oxford between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday. The home belonged to John G. Myers of Gettysburg R. 1. A side-door smash and theft of a television and valuables are noted. Call state police at 33-8111 with information.
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Dick's Dam
Hamilton
New Oxford
John G. Myers
Gettysburg
Mt St Marys Student Elected Maryland Board Chair
Kenneth Pringle, senior political science major from Belmar, is elected chair of the Student Advisory Board to the Maryland State Board for Higher Education. The committee includes reps from Coppin Salisbury Morgan St Marys and others, coordinating student input to higher education policy. Pringle has interned in the Maryland House and testified before committees. He is the son of Kenneth J. and Mrs. Pringle of West Belmar New Jersey.
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Kenneth Pringle
Mt St Mary's College
Emmitsburg
State Board for Higher Education
Maryland
Pringle
Belmar
Coppin State
Salisbury State
Morgan State
St. Mary's
Hagerstown
Harford Community
Washington
University of Maryland
State House of Delegates
Annapolis
Kenneth J. Pringle
Oakwood Rd
West Belmar
Countians to Attend Pennsylvania Farmers Association Meet
Delegates from Adams York and other counties gather November 12–15 at Mt Airy Lodge Pocono to set policy and elect officers for the Pennsylvania Farmers Association. Speakers include Noah Wenger and Donald Gillis. awards and annual reports planned. PFA counts 21,255 farm families with 735 in Adams County.
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Pennsylvania Farmers Association
PFA
Mt. Airy Lodge
Mt. Pocono
Adams County
Guy Donaldson
Gettysburg
James Behney
York Springs
Dale King
York Springs R
Mervin Myers
Littlestown
William Slagle
John R. Puzer
Aspers
Lloyd Benner
Fairfield R. L
Everett Weiser
Noah Wenger
Lancaster County
Donald Gillis
Pennsylvania State Chamber of Commerce
Deborah Lehrer
Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council
G. Thomas Fisher
Department of
Entomology
University of New Hampshire
Arthur Musselman
Gettysburg R
Eugene Thompson
Indiana County
Charles Ord
Adams
Two Drivers Treated After Rt 94 Collision Near Cross Keys
At 5 05 p m on Wednesday on Rt 94 in Hamilton Twp two motorists were treated at Hanover Hospital after a crash north of Cross Keys. Margaret Bish 50 and Charles C Jacobs 45 New Oxford Route 1 were both transported by New Oxford Fire Company ambulance. State police reported Bish's 1975 Ford Pinto struck Jacobs 1978 Subaru station wagon from behind as he prepared to turn left into Cedar Road.
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Hanover Hospital
Hamilton Twp
Cross Keys
Margaret Bish
Gettysburg R
Charles C. Jacobs
New Oxford
Jacob
Cedar Road
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