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1997

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Wilkes-barre Cyc Swimmers Go 1-1 The Wilkes-barre Cyc Boys Swimming Team Split A Pair Of Meets Recently. The Sealions Defeated The Tunkhannock Tiger Sharks 144-92, And Lost To The Scranton Ymca 118-114.

· January 19, 1997
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Wilkes-barre Politics Hath No Fury Like Mike Mcginley Scorned It Looks Like Mike Mcginley Has Become A One-man Minority -- ``the Lone Ranger'' -- On The Wilkes-barre City Council.

· January 19, 1997
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Willard Wolf January 17, 1997 Willard Wolf, Of Hughes Street, Swoyersville, Died Saturday At The Highland Manor Nursing Home, Exeter.

· January 19, 1997
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William Goeckel January 17, 1997 William L. Goeckel, Formerly Of East Northampton Street, Wilkes-barre, Died Friday At The Mercy Hospital, Wilkes-barre.

· January 19, 1997
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Winter Connections Ski Hotline -- 421-5565. Alpine Mountain, Analomink -- 595-2150. Big Boulder, Lake Harmony -- 722-0100.

· January 19, 1997
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Wvw Middle School Host Fund Raiser To Aid Needy Families The W.v.w. Middle School Student Council Recently Held A Fund Raiser For The Commission On Economic Opportunity's Thanksgiving 1996 Which Was Held In Conjunction With Wnep-16's Feed A Friend Project. Thanks To Their Efforts, $500 Was Donated To Families.

· January 19, 1997
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W-b Fire Hits Garage, Cars

· January 19, 1997
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Yencha Says He'll Stick With Gop There's Been Some Talk Lately That John Yencha, A First-term Member Of The Wilkes-barre Area School Board, Is About To Switch His Registration From Republican To Democrat In Order To Create A Unified, All-democratic Slate Comprised Of Himself And Incumbent Democratic Board Members Mike Rushton, Sally Jervis And Alice Corba To Run For Re-election This Year.

· January 19, 1997
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Youn H. Kim Named Chaplain Chaplain Capt. Youn H. Kim Arrived Recently To Take Over Chaplain Duties For The Tobyhanna Army Depot. He Transferred From Fort Carson, Colorado, Where He Served As Squadron Chaplain For The Fourth Squadron (aviation), Third Armored Cavalry Regiment.

· January 19, 1997
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`family' Values Make County Politics Worthless The Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organizations Act (rico) At Last Enabled Federal Prosecutors To Arrest And Convict Mob Kingpins, Rather Than Small Fry.

· January 19, 1997
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Alyce Leonard January 16, 1997 Alyce E. Leonard, Formerly Of Boulevard Towers, Pittston, Died Thursday At The Highland Manor Nursing Home, Exeter.

· January 18, 1997
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Anna Wolanin January 15, 1997 Anna Wolanin Of James Street, Kingston, And Ulanov, Poland, Died Wednesday At The Mercy Special Care Hospital, Nanticoke.

· January 18, 1997
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Annual King Contest Winners Announced Here Are The Winners Of This Year's Martin Luther King Contest. The Annual Contest, Sponsored By The King Committee And The Times Leader, Encourages Students To Express What The Words Of Martin Luther King Mean Today. This Year's Art Form Was Poetry. Prizes Were Provided By Mellon Bank, Boscov's, Wegmans And Bartikowsky Jewelers.

· January 18, 1997
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Auditions Scheduled Auditions Will Be Held Today And Sunday At Showcase Theater In Exeter For An Upcoming Production Of The Comedy ``squabbles'' By Marshall Karp.

· January 18, 1997
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Avoca Man Sentenced In Drug Distribution

· January 18, 1997
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Business's Gifts To Firefighters Donated To Help Less Fortunate

· January 18, 1997
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Celebration To Honor King Set For Sunday Television Anchor/producer Jill Garrett Will Be The Featured Speaker Sunday At The 17th Annual Community Celebration In Honor Of The Birthday Of Martin Luther King Jr.

· January 18, 1997
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Convicted Mass Killer Banks Wants New Trial

· January 18, 1997
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Dallas Twp. Boil Advisory Lifted For Shrineview Area United Water Pennsylvania On Friday Lifted A Precautionary Water Boil Advisory For Residents Of The Shrineview Development. The Advisory, Issued Monday, Was Issued After A Main Break.

· January 18, 1997
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Don't Let Gov. Ridge, Houstoun Close The Doors Of White Haven Center In The Past Few Months There Have Been Numerous Articles In The Newspaper Concerning Animal Rights.

· January 18, 1997