$468,616 Federal Grant Slated For Flood

Affidavit Lists Guns-for-drugs Scheme 
Authorities Claim William 
Jenkins Bartered Guns For Drugs 
As Part Of A Simple, Yet Very 
Effective Criminal Operation

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Edward Brice &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 January 30, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Edward ``Pudgy'' Brice, formerly of Garnet Lane, Wilkes-Barre, died
Thursday at the Hospice Unit of Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-BarreBorn in
Wilkes-Barre, he was the son of the late James and Hattie Jumper Brice. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was educated in the Wilkes-Barre public schools and served with the U.S.
Navy during World War II in the Pacific Theater, participating in the Invasion
of Leyte, Mindoro, Luzon and Okinawa. He was awarded the Asiatic-Pacific
Ribbon 1-star; the Philippine Liberation Ribbon; the American Theater Ribbon;
the Victory Medal. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a member of St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception,
Wilkes-Barre, where he served as sexton. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Before retiring, he was employed by the Wilkes-Barre City School District
as a custodian. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 For several years, he was a manager and coach of Heights Little League
Baseball. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was active in politics, serving as a democratic committeeman since 1954. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was preceded in death by brothers, James, Joseph, Aloysius, William,
George and Michael; sisters, Mary Adams and Margaret McGlynn. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving are his wife of 56 years, the former Florence Skwirut; daughters,
Patricia Dougherty Frodsham, Ashley, with whom she resided the past three
years; Maureen Whalen, Slatington; a son, Edward Jr., Newark, Del.; sisters,
Nellie Hall, Loretta Jennings and Dorothy Drugan, all of Wilkes-Barre; 12
grandchildren; three great-granddaughters; a step great-granddaughter; several
god children; numerous nieces and nephews; great-nieces and great-nephews. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Saturday from the Walter W. Lisman &amp; Son
Funeral Home, 233 S. Washington St., Wilkes-Barre, with a Mass of Christian
Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception,
Wilkes-Barre. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hanover Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Memorial donations may be made to the Hospice Community Care, 385 Wyoming
Ave., Kingston, 18704. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Edward Brice 
January 30, 1997 
Edward ``pudgy'' Brice, Formerly Of Garnet Lane, Wilkes-barre, Died Thursday 
At The Hospice Unit Of Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-barre.

Edward Brice January 30, 1997 Edward ``pudgy'' Brice, Formerly Of Garnet Lane, Wilkes-barre, Died Thursday At The Hospice Unit Of Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-barre.