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The Pocono Record from Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania • Page 2

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The Pocono Recordi
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Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
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The Pocono Record, The Sfroudsburgs, Po. Aug. 13, 1968 Vulcans arrested in Luzerne LUZERNE, Pa. (AIM- A weekend of rowdyism by a Binghamton. N.Y., based motorcycle gang has resulted in the arrest of 18 persons on charges of disorderly conduct, motor code violations and one of carrying a concealed weapon.

Police said alleged acts of terrorism by Ihe Vulcans apparently stemmed from a club initation carried out in a renlcd house in Ihis Luzerne County town. The alleged terrorism began about 11 p.m. Saturday. Luzerne Mayor Edward Kulka pul police on emergency standby basis when a threat was made that 100 motorcyclists would "come in and really do the job." An alleged Ihrc-at lo burn the town brought police down on the gang. Charged with disorderly conduct were Joseph Holland.

Wyoming; Martin Seitz, Luzerne; Anthony Skokauckas. Eudicott. N.Y.; fierald Brown. Johnson City, N.Y.: Joseph Cassin. Endwell.

Salvatore Deslefa- no, Endwell; i i a L. Starkey. Old Forge; Edward Zigga, Dickson City; Lenna Nosek, Duryea; John i a Johnson City; Geraldine Hackling. Luzerne; George Denham. fiing- hamlon; Monica Fiatco, Endwell, and Edward Dzielak, Scranton.

Another man who refused to give his name was charged on a John Doe warrant- Motor code violations were lodged against John Camp. Endicott, and Arlene Mudry, Endicott. Timothy Mailer. Enclicott. was charged i concealing a deadly weapon.

Police said the incident apparently stemmed from a club initiation being carried out in a rented home in Luzerne. Missing cop may have taken trip MONESSEN, I'a. A I Police said Monday there was some chance a an officer who disappeared after his life a threatened may have taken a long vacation. The officer, Joseph Ezzo took a change of clothes and some extra money when he left home Thursday night, ostensibly lo go to work. Chief Michael Kuvinka said.

Pittsburgh police suspected foul play when they found Ezzo's truck in the city over the weekend. Inside was a newspaper with a scribble nole: "You'll find your husband at the bottom of the river wilh a heavy load. Ha! Ha!" The news story described how Ezzo shot an 18-year-old youth during an attempted burglary in May. The youth later died. Since then, Ezzo's wife said, he had received telephone calls from people who threatened to kill him or burn his house down.

Chief Kuvinka said Ihe clipping belonged lo Ezzo. He said he didn't identify Ihe handwril- ing. Ezzo. a 12-year veteran of the force with five children, had been reported sick Wednesday and Thursday nights. Thursday was his last day of work before beginning a vacation that is to lasl until Aug.

21. Rooney's aides probing contract Rep. Elmer J. Holland, was buried Arlington National Cemetery Monday with full military honors. Above, his body, on horse- Rep.

Holland given military rites drawn caisson, is enroute WASHINGTON I A I The Navy and Government Accounting Office are investigating the award of an "emergency" contract for breechblock locks for 20 mm aii-craft cannon, aides of Hep. Fred R. Rooney, said Monday. Rooney in an Aug. 1 House speech called for the dual probe of what he said was the "gross misuse of defense procurement procedures by the Navy Ships Parts Center of Mechanicsburg, Pa." He said one contract, awarded under roimline procedures, called for the manufacture of 2,400 breechblock locks at $34.75 a lock.

The contract was given lo the Newbould Tool Co. of York Pa. to grave site. (UPI Telephoto) Then, he said, a second contract was awarded a month later to American Machine and Foundry, York, for the same locks al $97.13. He said this was termed an "emergency" contract by the Navy.

"This little scheme--and my investigation convinces me (hat a scheme was involved will cost American tax a $118,760 for a padded contract," he told the House. His office said Ihe Navy-GAO probe will seek lo determine why Iho Navy's procurement office al York awarded the emergency contract lo AMK "al a price nearly three limes the routine contract" awarded the Newbould firm. Student award PITTSBURGH A A New Jersey student won 51,000 for his school Monday for designing a a i a a someone paralyzed from the waist down to sxand up. Solon who helped poor dies Ql liMYvrnv A i i r. WASHINGTON A I Rep.

Elmer J. Holland. who died of a heart attack Friday, was termed Monday a man eager "to lielp other people who are unprepared" to earn a i ing. The praise came from the Rev. Paul Morton, who celebrated a Requiem Mass for the 74-year-old congressman at St.

Peter's Roman Catholic Church, just one block from Holland's home here. Holland, who died while en route to a hospital from his summer home in Bay Ridge, was a chief framer of the Manpower Development and Training Act of He was buried with full military honors in Arlington Nation- Soup firm fifes unfair labor charges against three unions CAMDEN. N.J. A -Three local unions and the Industrial Union Departmen) of the AFL- CIO were slapped with an unfair labor practices suil Monday by Soup Co. in Ihe throe's of a three-week strike.

The suit was filed in the Philadelphia office of Ihe National Labor Relations Board againsl the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America and the International Association of Machinists. The defendants were charged with unfair practices for what Campbell called insislance on certain uniform terms and conditions of employment and a common contract expiration date for Campbell plants at Camden and Mooreslowh, N.J., Sacramento, Paris, Napoleon, Ohio, and Chester- lown, Md. The strike began at (he Paris plant July 22. That plan! has continued to operate, however, because many workers a crossed picket lines. It spread to the big Caroden plant July 22.

Walkouts began at the beginning of the tomato-canning season. A Campbell spokesman in Camcien said Monday the NLRB was asked to act promptly, "in view of the mounting waste of hundreds of millions of pounds of vegetables which are now being left unharvcsted." Unions involved in the suit had no immediate comment. Efforts have failed lo end the strike, including a meeting al the state house iri Trenton, N.J., last week. Contract talks have stalled over a union demand that contracts at all Campbell plants expire at the same time. al Cemetery after a one-hour church service attended by about 200 friends.

House colleagues and relatives. "We hope ttoat in his death more of us will grow to become more concerned, just as he was." Father Norton said of Holland's efforts to help the American labor movement. A 12-man delegation of Pennsylvania congressmen and Pittsburgh Mayor Joseph Barr served as honorary pallbearers. Holland represented a section of Allegheny County. in the House since 4056.

ffe previously was in the House for a short (erm in 1942. Those serving as pallbearers included Reps. William S. Moorhead, Fred Rooney, Edward G. Blester li.

and John Dent. D. Sen. Joseph S. Clark.

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He suffered a stroke tu'o years ago and wasn't seeking re-election. The Pitlsbiirgh-born congressman was educated at Diiquesne University and at tlie University of Moiitpelicr in France and the American School Center in England. He entered tics in 1934 after a career in the glass industry. He is survived by his widow. Emily, and two daughters.

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