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Summaries of local news stories from the pages of the Intelligencer Journal and Lancaster New Era appear in this space each Monday. They are researched and compiled by staff member Tim Buckwalter. Full versions are available on microfilm at the Lancaster County Library, 125 N. Duke St.
KIDNAPPED: A Columbia County man kidnapped an officer of a suburban loan company and forced him, at gunpoint, to drive around the northern part of Lancaster County for nearly two hours, police reported. The victim was uninjured. He was released near the loan company, just a block from the Manheim Township police station, after the suspect gave up his apparent attempt to turn 50 stolen blank company loan checks into cash. The suspect was charged with robbery, kidnapping, making terroristic threats, recklessly endangering and theft. (Aug. 4, 1984)See the full content of this document
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BYE, DOC: More than 2,000 people gathered at the Martin Meylin Junior High School to say thank you to retiring Dr. Donald B. Witmer, who had served patients in Willow Street for 37 years. "He delivered our first child and the rest is history," summed up Bill McCord, one of the party's...
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