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Nixon's 1960 visit to York, No. 2: Dick's stop eventful, newsy

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Practically every president who has visited York County leaves some memorable mark. That includes Richard M. Nixon's October 1960 whistle stop visit. Notice the headline telling about the mass suspension of Dallastown students. For a working list of past presidential visits, click here. Background posts: Why did JFK lose to Nixon in York County? and JFK's visit to York County a long-remembered event and York Gazette: President Zachary Taylor lost sense of propriety during visit.

Richard Nixon made York part of history in including it along his desperate and well-chronicled 11th-hour quest for the White House in 1960.

His stop has largedly faded from York County's memory, overshadowed by JFK's York Fair visit weeks earlier.

His visit, like most presidential visits to York County, spawned lots of side stories. His confusion of two local candidates, George Goodling and Stanley Gross, is one of them.

His visit also reportedly attracted a cadre of Dallastown Area High School students, which led to their suspension... .

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Jen German heads the list of all-time best Dallastown Area High School athletes. Where does she rank on list of greatest York County prep athletes? Background posts: Who is rightful owner of area boys' basketball scoring record?, Northeastern last York/Adams public school to field football team and 'When people are looking back into Pa. basketball history ... it's great'.

A current 22-week York Daily Record/Sunday News series story opines about Shannon Bortner Werner, Dallastown Area High School class of 1998: "She is arguably the best girls' volleyball player the area has ever seen." ...

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The Shady Dell was a south side hangout for decades before closing the early 1990s. The building is now privately owned on Starcross Road, south of York. Background posts: The Oaks: 'I often look up there ... and think about how nice it was', Stadium will be site of Oaks music reunion, The Four bloggers write.

The Shady Dell was Tom Anderson's home away from home when growing up in the York area in the 1960s.

The 1967 Dallastown Area High School grad now living in Lakeland, Fla., e-mailed some memories of that hangout.

Here are some excerpts from Tom's e-mail (shadell6667@msn.com):


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Dallastown High grad Paul Snyder, right, served 50 years as a player, scout and exec in pro ball. He recently retired from the sport. Background posts: Susquehannock grads make national sports news and Lineup full of sports stars with York County links.

Former Green Bay Packer GM Ron Wolf comes from New Freedom.

Pittsburgh Steeler assistant coach Bruce Arians is from York.

Hanover's Pat Flaharty is the New York Giants' offensive line coach.

Carmen Fusco, former assistant general manager and scout for the New York Mets, operates a baseball academy in Fairview Township.

York County has contributed its fair share of residents to professional sports management. The Atlanta Braves Paul Snyder is perhaps at the top of the pack... .


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