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Navy Seaman Recruit Anthony Padden, Son Of Thomas J. Padden Jr., Nanticoke, Recently Completed U.s. Navy Basic Training At Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill. He Is A 1995 Graduate Of John S. Fine High School.

· August 4, 1996
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Newspapers Were A Vital Part Of Our Early Days Editor's Note: Earlier This Summer, Times Leader President And Publisher Mark Contreras Gave A Speech To The Wyoming Historical And Geological Society On The History Of The Wyoming Valley's Newspapers. Part One Of His Speech Appears In Abridged Form Below. Part Two, Which Concerned The Times Leader's Role In The Modern Community, Appears On Today's Editorial Page Inside This Section

· August 4, 1996
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New Dress Code Would Limit Shorts

· August 4, 1996
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Painting The Town Brick Red Crayola Factory Museum Puts Kids In The Pink And Chases The Blues From Downtown Easton

· August 4, 1996
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Party Switcher Can't Take Party Switcherby Jennifer Learn, Brian Malina And Mark Guydish Times Leader Staff Writers

· August 4, 1996
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Paw Prints Raise Money For Cougars

· August 4, 1996
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Penn State Club

· August 4, 1996
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Pesticide Control Can Sure Bug You Reporter Finds That Regulations Are, At Best, Quite Vague

· August 4, 1996
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Potentate Semifinals, Finals Set For Today

· August 4, 1996
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Rhea Vivian August 2, 1996 Rhea E. Vivian, 77, Of New Alexander Street, Wilkes-barre, Died Friday At Her Home.

· August 4, 1996
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Ridge Administration, Not Workers' Comp, Driving Jobs Away A Recent Letter To The Editor By Vince Matteo (july 13) Criticized Members Of The Pennsylvania Senate And House Of Representatives Who Voted Against Senate Bill 801, The Workers' Compensation Bill.

· August 4, 1996
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Road Rage When Aggression Turns Ugly

· August 4, 1996
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Safe Bet Columnist Needn't Look Far In Response To Steve Corbett's Column On Why Area Judges Hand Out Light Sentences To Bookies (july 2), Tell Us Why Does The Times Leader Print The Vegas Betting Lines? Since There Is No Legalized Sports Betting In Pennsylvania, Is It For The Benefit Of All Those Who Are Flying Out To Vegas That Day? Steve, Before You Look Outward To Find Fault With The Valley, Look Inward At

· August 4, 1996
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School District Bristles Over Lawsuit Officials Condemn Newspaper's Action To Make Job Applications Public, But Some Residents Say It's Necessary

· August 4, 1996
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School's Still In For Alice Cooper

· August 4, 1996
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Shouldn't Have To Huntfor Word Of Lccc Search Allegations Of Misconduct At The Top Have A Way Of Bumping Other News About An Institution Out Of The Public's Mind. But Where Luzerne County Community College Is Concerned, Taxpayers Must Not Let That Happen.

· August 4, 1996
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Some Ripples At Pecks Pond The Concerned Citizens For Pecks Pond Are Up In Arms. The Object Of Their Ire: Weeds.

· August 4, 1996
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Sophie Lizak August 3, 1996 Sophie Ann Lizak Of East 86th Street, New York, N.y., Died Saturday At Mother Cabrini, Hospital., New York, N.y.

· August 4, 1996
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State Plans Work On Roads For This Week The Luzerne County Maintenance Organization Of The Pennsylvania Department Of Transportation Is Scheduled To Perform The Following Maintenance Activities For This Week: Contract Paving: Interstate 80, Foster Township.

· August 4, 1996
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Suspect In '76 Death Retains W-b Attorney Dr. Stephen Scher Who Has Been Charged With The 1976 Fatal Shooting Of His Wife's First Husband, Martin Dillon, Is Being Represented By Wilkes-barre Attorney John Moses.

· August 4, 1996