Westinghouse plant cuts wages to sharpen market edge
Gettysburg Westinghouse elevator plant manager Roger C Williams says all factory assemblers faced hourly wage cuts effective August 1 to boost competitiveness. The 450 worker plant relies on production staff for about 25 percent of its elevator system contract revenues, with exact pay changes kept confidential.
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GETTYSBURG
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Roger C. Williams
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Route 34
Gettysburg Hospital
Sears
Chicago
gineer
Hanover
Otis
Dover
Shindler- Haughton
Montgomery
U.S
Schindler-Haughton
Westinghouse Elevator Division
Jersey City
N.J
Rutherford, N.J
Rock Chapel marks 212th anniversary with service
Rock Chapel Methodist Church near Heidlersburg observes its 212th anniversary with a 2 p.m. service led by former pastor Rev. Vance Green and special music by Coulson family. A 12:30 picnic on the church lawn precedes the service. historic roots trace to 1773 with the current chapel consecrated in 1849.
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HEIDLERSBURG
Rock Chapel
Vance Green
Coulson
Baltimore
Susquehanna River
Gettysburg
Chapel Hill Road
Linda Bushey
Crackdown on horseplay near Liberty Bell spurs strict carriage rules
Officials at Independence National Historical Park impose tighter permits and rules on horse drawn carriage drivers near the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall. The new measures limit soliciting, govern dress, require diapers for horses and ban unattended animals amid ongoing complaints of shoving and dangerous backing maneuvers.
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BOB DVORCHAK
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA
Liberty Bell
Independence Hall
Hobart Cawood
Independence National Historical Park
Cawood
September Heat Records Hit Gettysburg Hottest Since 1983
Thursday's high reached 91 degrees at Gettysburg, the hottest in September since 1983 and the Eisenhower farm station logged 89 on Wednesday. The longest history shows a 102-degree day on Sept 3, 1953, and a 100-degree day on Sept 8, 1939. The chilliest September was 1963 at two below zero. This week’s heat nearly matched the summer high of 92 degrees set in July and mid August.
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HUGH C. McILHENNY
GETTYSBURG
Eisenhower farm
Publisher built a Civil War press empire in Harrisburg
Robert Fowler founded Historical Times Inc. after a Gettysburg visit, growing from a basement venture to a $25 million annual sales publisher of Civil War and history magazines. The firm now employs over 100, publishing titles including Civil War Times Illustrated American History Illustrated Fly Fisherman and British Heritage while expanding through acquisitions and leadership reshaping.
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JOEL SIEGEL
Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa
Robert Fowler
Gettysburg
Fowler
Historical Times Inc
Gen
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Ford
Country Journal
Opus
Hartisburg
Harrisburg Patriot
Jim Mundy
Jason McGee
Barbados
Civil War Times Illustrated
American History Ilustrated
Historical Times
Pennsylvania Mustrated
Warren B. Syer
ABC
Syer_62
Syer
Vermont
France
Downtown Gettysburg Parking and Shopping Discussion
Citizens discuss parking and shopping in downtown Gettysburg as community notices remind readers the Mm Page will publish Mondays starting September 7.
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Gettysburg
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