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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1964
Page
6
The article surveys time keeping from ancient Egyptian 12 month calendars to the Gregorian system. It explains leap years and the solar year, noting accuracy should extend to 2500 A.D. and pondering future calendar reforms.
A report indicates that about seventy percent of U S Army officers hold college degrees. The finding highlights the officer corps’ educational profile amid ongoing personnel discussions.
County Superintendent M Francis Coulson urged an eight point plan to improve education in Adams County and Pennsylvania. He called for curriculum reviews teacher training written personnel policies and expanded public programs including vocational and adult education plus a more uniform tax base for schools. He warned of rising enrollment teacher shortages and the need to prepare citizens for a changing world. He emphasized continual evaluation of offerings and greater public understanding of the school program.
Marine Lance Corporal Mark J. Long son of Mr and Mrs George H Long Gettysburg R 5 serves with Company E of the Marine Support Battalion at Naval Activity Kamiseya Japan. The company was recently awarded the station Iron Man Trophy for the best overall athletic record for the past year.
Gettysburg substation investigated two Christmas Eve accidents with one injury. At East Berlin on W King Street a three-car crash injured Mrs. Evelyn Winand, with total damage listed at 1350 dollars. The Jacobs car and Gentzler vehicle sustained 250 and 300 dollars in damage respectively while the Winand auto suffered 500 dollars and was taken to Hanover Hospital. A second collision near York Springs caused 300 dollars in damage to each vehicle with no injuries.
Wayne Michael Hoffman of Dover Route 2 and Jean Elizabeth Brodbeck of East Berlin have filed for marriage licenses at the Adams County clerk of courts office. They are listed as an applicant pairing in today's notice.
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