Park to display Lincoln Gettysburg Address in cyclorama area
Gettysburg National Military Park officials unveiled a scaled model for a new exhibition space to house a manuscript copy of Lincoln the Gettysburg Address. Superintendent John Earnst described a climate controlled glass cylinder display under the cyclorama with restricted lighting and surveillance. Eleven to twelve visitors may view at once. admission will be free.
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Gettysburg National Military Park
John R. Earnst
Bruce Geiman
NPS design center
Harper's Ferry
Earnst
National Park
Gettysburg
James Cole
Andrew Larson
Richard Selby
W.E. down
Lin- Jordan
Robert Monahan Jr
Times
Maynard To Face Trial For Murder In Adams County
Maynard Allen Omry Maynard, 30, of Fayetteville R2, is scheduled to be tried October 2 on charges of murder and voluntary and involuntary manslaughter in Linda Marie Glover's death near Chambersburg. The trial is part of a three week October Term with 19 criminal cases before Judge Oscar F. Spicer. Maynard recently deemed competent after psychiatric testing, was jailed after his May 30 arrest following Glover's body discovery. Glover died by strangulation.
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Allen Omry Maynard
Fayetteville R. 2
Linda Marie Glover
Chambersburg
Maynard
Adams County court
Oscar F. Spicer
Glover
Adams County
Arentz
Michael Keiser
Gettysburg
Keiser
Alice Elizabeth Moser Keiser
Terry Lee Shelly
State Line
Shelly
Devil's Den Adult Bookstore
ae Shelly
Carl M. Janavitz
Pittsburgh
Rebels Press Leon as Nicaragua braces for independence day
Nicaraguan commandos backed by tank-like vehicles and firing helicopters pounded Leon while guerrillas and civilians held out in Esteli and Chinandega. The assault aimed to topple President Anastasio Somoza as Managua prepared for a potential attack.
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MANAGUA
Nicaragua
Leon
Anastasio Somoza
Esteli
Chinandega
Adams County Commissioners Mull Need for Eight Operators
Adams County commissioners debated emergency center staffing as civil defense director James Fox sought four of eight additional operators. He cited 63 000 yearly calls and a two-operator on duty standard, with current weekend night staffing. Several commissioners questioned necessity before approving hiring. In other business, plans for Stone Jug Bridge No 2 replacement continued and Earl Leh of New Oxford was named to the Adams County planning commission.
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Adams County
civil defense
James Fox
Fox
Harry F. Biesecker
Robert Junk
ambulance corps
new court house
Julius Wells
Stone Jug Bridge
Possum Creek
Earl R. Leh
New Oxford
Oil Tanker And Car In Accident Near Arendtsville
A car and an oil tanker collided on Rt. 12 three miles north of Arendtsville Thursday at 5 35 p m State Police at Gettysburg reported Donald C Pecher Biglerville driving a 1968 Dodge Charger south in Rt 91 crossed into the northbound lane and struck a 1978 Kenworth tank rack operated by William Keril Hampstead Md No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was provided
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mcres
Arendtsville
Gettysburg
Donald C. Pecher
Biglerville
Rt. 91
William Keril
Hampstead
Md- XO
Flower Show At Gettysburg Garden Club Honors Local Exhibitors
The Gettysburg Garden Club hosted its Flower Show The Art of Living at Green Acres Adams County Home with top honors to Mrs. Robert Reynolds Herbert Raab and Mrs. Lester Van Arsdale. Awardees included the Junior Achievement Award for Gettysburg Junior Gardeners and the Silver Award for the club’s educational display on drying and preserving flowers.
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Garden Club Federation of Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Garden Club
Green Acres
Adams County
Robert Reynolds
Herbert Raab
Biglerville
Lester Van Arsdale
Gettysburg
Garden Club
Edgar Hutton
Ethel Hall
Chambersburg
James Henderson
Walter Kilgore
York
Douglas Thompson
Mt. Holly Springs
R. E. Patton
Patrick Kelly
Waldemar Zagars
Lloyd Crouse
James Sharrah
Gettysburg Club
J.B. Collins
William Niiker
Collins
John Hoke
Harvey White
Henry Scharf
Hoke
Robert Kirk
Raab
White
Miller
Merle LeGay
Reynolds
Kirk
LeGay
Van Arsdale
5.C. Smith
Second Temporary Treatment Plant Questioned by Official
Joseph Pelligrini, chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for Regional Waste-Water Facilities, warned at a Lake Heritage Municipal Authority meeting that a second temporary treatment plant could flood the region with about 450 holding tanks. He cited environmental risks, DER concerns, and potential impacts on approving the regional sewer system, noting past moratoriums and the need to study planning effects.
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Joseph Pelligrini
Lake Heritage Municipal Authority
Pelligrini
Gettysburg
DER
Department of Environmental Resources
Dr Heiges Elected To Board Of The Adams County Library
Dr Donald Heiges retired president of Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary was elected to the Adams County Public Library board to fill the unexpired term of J Clarke Feiser. The meeting covered upcoming conferences and district meetings, United Way volunteer needs, summer programs wrap up, and a new charge-system to begin Oct 15. HMS Pinafore tickets were approved as a Friends project and Know Your County booklet sale was allowed as a public service.
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Donald Heiges
Gettysburg Lutheran Theological Seminary
Adams County Public Library
J. Clarke Feiser
Carl L Payden
Carolyn Wiker
Pennsylvania Library Association
Host Farm
Lancaster
York
ACPL
United Way
Littlestown
Barlow
Bonneauville
McSherrystown
York Springs
New Oxford
Abbottstown
East Berlin
HMS. Pinafore
Friends of the Library
League of Women Voters
G. Fissel
R Kammerer
Gertrude Lott
Melinda Hutton
Carl Payden
Fred Scott
Joan Crapster
HMS Pinafore
Fairfield Inn
Daker Arrested In Burglary and Assault Case
A 21 year old Gettysburg man, John Bernard Daker, was arrested Thursday on burglary, criminal trespassing and simple assault charges linked to a July 25 incident. He was arraigned, placed in county prison in lieu of 5000 bail, and accused of breaking into an apartment at 148 Chambersburg St and attempting to assault Judith Ann Mazzeo. Police arrested him on a warrant at 11 05 a.m.
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Gettysburg
John Bernard Daker
Breckenridge St
Donald G. Weaver
Daker
Judith Ann Mazzeo
Eliabeth Ann Gannett
Chambersburg
Mazzeo
Ten Die In Floods In Arkansas Area
In Little Rock and surrounding areas heavy rains caused at least 15 million dollars in damages and left ten people dead including seven children. Weather forecasters said conditions were improving though surveys could raise the damage total. Municipal facilities suffered 33.8 million in damage with private property 725 million and 400 to 500 homes damaged. National Insurance Institute estimated vehicle and contractor equipment losses at about 5 million.
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LITTLE ROCK
Ark
Robert McKechnie
state Office of Emergency Services
Sniegocki
Little
National Insurance Institute
Blackbirds In York Not Adams Corrected By Expert
Penn State wildlife professor John L. George clarifies that a Gettysburg Times report misidentified Adams County as the largest blackbird roost. He says Codorus State Park in York County hosts a two to four million blackbird colony, though precise counts remain unverified.
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Associated Press
Adams County
Gettysburg Times
John L. George
Penn State University
State College
George
Codorus State Park
York County
Codorus
Fahnestock Building Seen Fit for Varied Use in Gettysburg
The Fahnestock Building restoration committee in Gettysburg guided by York architect Donald De Liste aims to convert the vacant landmark in the business district for commercial or non profit use. Sub committees will study occupancy options, parking needs, and the building’s historic ties to the Columbian Building as Adams County Historical Society leases to Historic Gettysburg-Adams County Inc. for about 25 years. The project seeks federal help and rental income to cover costs, with a September 25 meeting set and public input welcome.
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Fahnestock
York
Donald De Liste
Ed Weintraub
ime
Gettysburg
Weintraub
David Rice
Carey A. Moore
Thomas Harrison
Adams County Historical Society
Historic
Adams County, Inc
Simon Schmucker
Lutheran Seminary
Rice
Moore
Harrison
George Olinger
Robert Weiland
Gil Lupp
Tom McCarthy
HGAC
Michaela 5. Pyle
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