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1997

1997

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Police Seek Aid In Finding Pair Of Teens In Bronco

· February 2, 1997
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Polygraph Offer Gets No Takers A Frequent Critic Of The Hazleton Area School District Pushes For An Investigation

· February 2, 1997
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Private Liquor Stores Will Result In More Underage Drinking I Am Not A Single-issue Voter, A Union Member, A Teetotaler Or A Very Vocal Constituent. I Consider Myself A Member Of The Silent Majority. But I Am Vehemently Opposed To The Privatization Of The State Liquor Stores, Especially For The Funding Of Sports Facilities.

· February 2, 1997
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Purse Taken At Restaurant

· February 2, 1997
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Quick Changes, Fast-paced Wit Keep `irma Vep' On Hilarious Roll Charles Ludlam Play At Scranton Cultural Center Lampoons Literary Genres In Campy Style

· February 2, 1997
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Rev. Arnold Smith February 1, 1997 The Rev. Arnold Robert Smith, A Resident At The Villa Saint Joseph, Dunmore, Died Saturday At The Mercy Hospital, Scranton.

· February 2, 1997
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Right Above My Desk I Have A Wonderful Poster With Pictures And Short Bios Of Notable African-american Women Which Has Served As An Inspiration To Me When I Read Their Stories Of Courage And Persistence, And Gaze At Their Beautiful Black Faces. I Am Going To Have A Mini-celebration Of Black History Month By Sharing A Little Bit About These Women With You Each Sunday Throughout The Month Of February. Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) Wrote The Play ``a Raisin In The Sun'' Which Successfully Ran For 538 Performances At Broadway's Ethel

· February 2, 1997
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School District, Snow Ban Among Topics Drawing Callers' Ire

· February 2, 1997
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Senator Arlen Specter Has Begun His Duties As Chairman Of The Senate Veterans Committee And All Eyes Will Be Focused On His Accomplishments And His Attitudes Toward The Veterans. Assuming This Chairmanship, Senator Specter Resigned From His Chairmanship Of The Senate Select Committee On Intelligence, Because He Reached The Eight-year Time Limit A Senator Can Serve On That Panel. The Three-term Senator Will Also Vacate His Chairmanship Of The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee On Terrorism, Technology And Government Information

· February 2, 1997
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Sour On The System Milk Producers Toil To Produce Cream Of The Crop, But Their Earnings Don't Reflect It, They Say.

· February 2, 1997
Spice Up Your Winter With Peppers That Are Pretty And Petite And Above All Hot
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Spice Up Your Winter With Peppers That Are Pretty And Petite And Above All Hot

· February 2, 1997
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Stevens Nearing Court Candidacy; Colville Checks Out Support This Will Be A Busy Week For Luzerne County Judge Corry Stevens As He Continues To Explore A Possible Candidacy For One Of Four Seats Open On The State Superior Court In This Year's Elections.

· February 2, 1997
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Supposed Profit From State Stores' Sale Incurs Other Kinds Of Losses Here We Go Again. With About The Same Regularity That Efforts Are Being Made To Put A Slot Machine In Every Neighborhood, If Not A Riverboat Gambling Casino On Every River Bend And Lake, Here Comes A Proposal To Sell The State Liquor Store Monopoly To Private Enterprise.

· February 2, 1997
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Tamburitzans Provide A Magical Musical Journey Renowned Performers Will Bring Their Stimulating Show To Meyers High School

· February 2, 1997
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The Bottom Line: Dancers Legal

· February 2, 1997
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The Following Incidents Were Reported By State And Local Police: Bethlehem Man Faces Dui Charge

· February 2, 1997
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The Former Berwick Star Quarterback Broke The Notre Dame School Records For Touchdown Passes In A Career (43) And A Season (19) In 1996. Powlus, A Senior, Still Has One Remaining Year Of Eligibility, And In December Announced He Would Pass On The Nfl To Stay In The College Ranks For One More Season. Notre Dame Finished 8-3 Last Season, With Two Of Its Losses Coming In Overtime.

· February 2, 1997
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Things Sure Seem To Be Happening In Nanticoke. I Noticed The Other Day That Allied Services/john Heinz Is Moving Into The Old Leventhal's Store On Main Street. Plus, There Is The New Nanticoke Medical Center On Main Street; The Kanjorski Building; Expansion At Lccc And Plans For A New Elementary And Middle School -- Not To Mention The Demolition Of All Those Old Buildings On Main And Market Streets. Nanticoke Seems To Be Ready To Move Into The 21st Century. Let All Those Who Think That Nanticoke's Greatest Days Are Gone By

· February 2, 1997
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Veterans Affairs Medical Center To Salute Veterans Department Of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Wilkes-barre, Invites The Public To Visit And Honor Its Patients During The National Salute To Hospitalized Veterans Week -- Feb. 9-15. To Kick Off The Week Of Activities, An Open House Will Be Feb. 9, Beginning With A Short Ceremony At 1 P.m.

· February 2, 1997
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We Watched Them Closely In 1996. We Watched Them Step Into The National And International Spotlight. We Watched Them Compete At The Olympics And Junior Olympics.

· February 2, 1997