`nutcracker' Enlivens The Holiday

Alex Wrobleski 
Dec. 17, 1994 
Alex A. Wrobleski, 73, Of North Gates Avenue, Kingston, Died Saturday In 
Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston.

By P. DOUGLAS FILAROSKI; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Wednesday, December 21, 1994 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 7A 





WILKES-BARRE -- The City Council will consider a resolution denouncing
whoever is responsible for posting racist fliers throughout town last week. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The council will take action during its regular meeting Thursday at City
Hall. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; "Here we are trying to build up an image of the city as a good place to
work and live," said council Chairman Phillip Latinski. "When something like
this happens, it gives us a black eye." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The fliers, which target blacks and interracial couples, began showing up
on utility poles Tuesday night. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 One questions the intelligence of blacks, while another contains an
unflattering caricature of a black man. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Another flier reads: "Race mixing! You wanna puke? Or maybe cry? How about
kill?" &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Both identified a group called Aryan Racial Loyalist Party in Euclid, Ohio.
Jack Grimes, self-described dictator of the New York City-based group,
recently admitted to distributing racist fliers in Wilkes-Barre. The council
didn't mention Grimes by name. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The fliers drew angry reactions from the city's black community, which
called for public support. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Other fliers appearing about the same time condemned homosexuals. They did
not identify the same group. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 These fliers contained a circle with a line through it. Crossed out were
stick-figure drawings of two men engaging in sex. Above it were the words
"Stop AIDS." &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Fred Holmes, who heads a local chapter of Gay and Lesbian Americans, said
earlier Tuesday that group members plan to attend the council meeting Thursday
to criticize council members for failing to denounce such activities. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Holmes could not be reached following the council's work session Tuesday
for comment on the plans to vote on a resolution. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In other business, the council agreed to solicit bids in March to fix
several city streets still in disrepair from last winter's weather. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The streets to be fixed are Court Street; Scott Street, from Wilkes-Barre
Boulevard to Spring Street; East South Street, from Park to Empire Street and
from Park to Welles Street; South Franklin Street, from Northampton to Academy
Street; South Main Street, from Northampton to South Street; North Main
Street, from Public Square to Union Street; Union Street, from River Street to
Pennsylvania Avenue; and Mayock Street, from Finn to Thomas Street. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Council Considers Action To Condemn Source Of Racist Fliers 
Posting Of Fliers Espousing Racism Giving City `a 
Black Eye,' Council 
Chairman Phillip Latinski Says

Council Considers Action To Condemn Source Of Racist Fliers Posting Of Fliers Espousing Racism Giving City `a Black Eye,' Council Chairman Phillip Latinski Says