William Woodburn 
Jan. 8, 1994 
William P. Woodburn, 86, Of Parrish Street, Wilkes-barre, Died Saturday At 
Home.

3 Plead Guilty 
In Cocaine Case

By SYLVIA CASTRO URIBES; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Saturday, January 08, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 3A QUICK WORDS: KING HOLIDAY AN
OPPORTUNITY TO UNITE 





WILKES-BARRE -- Vera Cornish dreams of the day when city residents unite to
build coali tions for a better future and a better community. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 One of those opportunities is coming up Jan. 16 when the community is
invited to join the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 2:30 p.m. at the
Dorothy Dickson Darte Center at Wilkes University. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cornish, chairwoman of the committee putting together the salute to the
slain civil rights leader, said the community needs to come together in order
to share a bright future. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "By working together we can foster a sense of community and bring people
together," Cornish said. "We know of 21 organizations in the area that are
committed to diversity; by putting all of our energies together we can make
this city great." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 State Rep. Vincent Hughes, D-Philadelphia, will be the keynote speaker of
the event. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Hughes has represented the 190th Legislative District in Philadelphia since
1987. He was elected chairman of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus in
1990. Hughes currently is Health Subcommittee chairman on the state
legislature's Health &amp; Welfare Committee. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Hughes has been a leader in advancing legislation in several areas, Cornish
said, including guaranteeing access and securing funding for reproductive
health care services for women, and increasing higher education opportunities
for minorities and low-income residents. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "The mere fact that he is coming here is the result of coalition building,"
Cornish said. "We wouldn't have had a person of this caliber and expertise if
the Wilkes-Barre Chapter of the NAACP had not brought him in for another
presentation." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 She said she hopes this celebration will lead to further work with local
political leaders and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Cornish said about 500 people are expected to attend. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The Mount Zion Voices of Praise and Youth Choir will be featured in the
celebration, she said. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 TIMES LEADER/RICHARD SABATURA &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration committee members Lonny McLaughlin,
chairwoman Vera Cornish, Ned Delaney, Alfred Groh and Terry Nowak met Friday
to discuss plans for the Jan. 16 event &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Rep. Vincent Hughes

King Holiday An Opportunity To Unite, Organizer Says 
State Rep. Vincent 
Hughes, Chairman Of The 
Pennsylvania Legislative 
Black Caucus, Will Be 
Keynote Speaker

King Holiday An Opportunity To Unite, Organizer Says State Rep. Vincent Hughes, Chairman Of The Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus, Will Be Keynote Speaker