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North Carolina 79, Oklahoma 77. Connecticut 74, California .54. Page ID a. urn 7 City paramedics get unexpected lift i valiant in defeat Passing motorist rescues rescuers By JIM HAVILAND and MELANIE EVERSLEY Journal stall When. an, ambulance broke down two blocks short of a call on Catharine Street Saturday, a passing motorist came to the rescue and rushed two frantic, paramedics to their destination.

"They were in a rush because they had a heart attack victim, from what they told me," said the motorist, 38 year old Marjorie Moshier of 31 Con klin St. "My mother just had a heart attack a couple of months ago, so that's what went through my At 12:50 p.m., The Alamo Ambulance Co. of Poughkeepsie received a call a man was suffering a seizure at 13 Catharine St. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene. But at the intersection of Mansion and Catharine streets, the vehicle' broke down.

Two paramedics, Michael Kimok of Hudson, Columbia County, and Thomas Brophy.of.Eso pus, Ulster County, grabbed their equipment and set out on foot for their destination. Moshier arid her sister in law, Martha Meyer, of 82 Delafield were on their way shopping in Mo shier's brand new Chevrolet Celebrity, when they were flagged down by the paramedics. "We were going off her street, on Conklin, and there was a kind of commotion; cars were trying to get past it," Meyer said. "As I turned the corner, he waved me down," Moshier 'VHe said the transmission went dead in the middle of the intersection." Moshier then drove the two men to their destination on Catharine Street. "They "were very thankful," 'Mo shier said.

"He "I'll make sure you get thanked for but I just did what I felt I had to do at the time. The paramedics, telephoned the Arlington Fire Department and asked for an ambulance, and treated the stricken man at the scene. One of the paramedics traveled with the ambulance to St. Francis Hospital, confirmed Lt.Jeffrey Pells of the fire department. No further information was made available on the patient When the ambulance broke down, a third Alamo paramedic, Colleen Martin of Esopus, Ulster County, remained with the vehicle: She reported the ambulance had' stalled' with a transmission "It really was great for Mrs.

Moshier. to stop and take our paramedics to the scene," Martin said. "She cared and it made a difference." JoumolJudMM John Jay's girls lose a heartbreaker. Pago ID. Nations in Local ethnic clubs are linfc to tradition neiahborhoods By LINDA MONTANARI Journal stall Old friends roll bocci balls at the Italian Club.

Youngsters, step through Bavarian dances at Ger manla HalL Grape leaves and olives iighlight the Hellenic; Center's Thursday night smorgasbord. Afro Americans stitch native costumes at the Catharine Street Center, No." 17 completes the bingo board at the' Polish Club, Irishmen gather for cocktails on Smith and Jamaican cricket teams practice their I Stroll through Poughkeepsie one night and feel its roots. Like America itself, Dutchess "County for people from around the world. Some came because of family. Some sought freer or more comfortable lives.

Each has a different heritage and But In the great American melting pot, the finer points can be lost ---Ethnic clubs work to save them. At least 23 ethnic organizations meet regularly in the mid Hudson Valley. They accommodate Hispan ics, Finns, Filipinos, Vietnamese, Ukrainians; Afro Americans, Arme nlans, Chinese, Germans, Greeks, Native Americans, Indians, Irish, Is Italians, Japanese, Koreans, Laotians, Poles, Scots and Turks. By.rellgion, by. community serv ice, by politics or simply by.

blood, the members And comfort in each other. Kim and Eric Gonzalez spend one' April night every year watching the: Polish Queen crowning at the Polish American Citizens' Club on Bridge Street For Kim, being at the Polish Club is a reminder of her childhood. "You're raised by a Polish speakingspeaking grandmother, it was always Bopsha and grandma hanging out the laundry;" she said. "You had to go to church every Sunday. After church Each fiaa a different; herjtage and culture.

Butin the great 7 American meltihabbt: the finer point's can be lost, Ethnic clubs worn to save them I you had to go to the Polish picnic. I was the queen 11 years'ago and that was a big whoop dee dob back then." Anneliese Kreig, native West German and Hyde Park mother of five, lived here 33 years before herJ first visit to Germania Hall on Church Street in "It was like going back' home," Kreig said. "To be in a German place with German music and be able to dance German dances and speak the language it takes me back to my Kreig, Tom" Crawford never thought much about bis ancestry. But after living in eight different places, Crawford, a MiUerton native, felt a yearning for roots. "I became' interested in the (Irish American Association)' because .1 started thinking about' my Irish background now it's very important to me," Crawford said.

"Just to be with the It" may sound, simple, but it means a lot We have a good time." Germania; the Italian Center, arid the Polish Club are traditionally the1 "big" clubs in terms of membership, and history. The Polish club, how with 500 members, was incorporated in 1930, president Len Babiarz said. The Italian club, with 1,000 members, began in 1928, 'according to former president John Germania Hall Society with separate singing dancing and soccer clubs, was founded in 1850, board of trustees See ETHNIC, page 2 A Bomb i Jift i lewels HaaaaaaaaaaaaLaa.aaaaaaaaMLaPi If'ttirVLLIIIIIIIILHLB Daaaaaaaaaaaa.aaBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa&wJi A. Wo Andra Pattantyus Is one of many children who participate' each yveek In traditional Bavarian schuhplattling (shoe slapping) at Poughkeepsle's Germania tlalU ByJOHNMACHACEK andLEEMELSEK Gannett News Sarvlca 4 FORT MYERS, Fla. A federal Drug; Administration office was destroyed in a pre dawn firebomb explosion here Saturday la what a federal official said was the first such attack on a DEA office' in the United States.

The 14 million building was closed at the time, and there were no Injuries. 'Lee'County judgesand prosecutors were placed under extensive protection as authorities searched for two Fort Myers Beach brothers for questioning' in connection with the bombing. The sheriffs department Idpntl tied the brothers as Jeff ery Allan Matthews, 23, formerly known Jeff Ciganek, and John Lewis Cigar nek, 22, who were Indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Fort Myers on two counts of conspiracy; to distribute cocaine. Warrants1 were issued for them after the indictments, but neither man had been arrested as of Saturday night. Two other suspected dealers! Kelly Sussklnd, 20, and Kenneth Bird were arrested Friday, on the same charges.

Both. are being held without bond in the Lee County JaiL Trosecutors, judges and law enforcement officials who have participated in a joint task force investigating and prosecuting drug dealers in Lee County are being guarded by 50 deputies in special teams called into Lee County, from six Florida counties, Lee County Sheriff John See BOMB, page 10A inside He's got the pluck of the Irish WEATHER Today i Rain likely. High: 50. Pa03AV Area IB Lottery 3A Business 1H Movies 7F Classified. 3H.4G Obituaries 2B 1F Sports 1D i 8 sections; 90 pages A Gannett Newspaper Holiday feast: owes, much to dogged chef Dy JIM HAVILAND Journal atalf I Saturday was St Patrick's Day and for many the best day for green apparel, green food and general revelry.

For Keith Maroney, it was a day to cook 500 corned beef and cabbage dinners. Maroney is general manager of the Irish American Association of Dutchess County and Saturday, as he has for 32 years, put on a traditional meal for club members and their guests. "Corned beef and cabbage symbolize St i Patrick's Day," says the 58 year old Maroney, an association charter member, "and I cook the dinners to provide this special Irish touch. It wouldn't be St Patrick's Day without that He describes the 200 paid members as a private type group who prefer to celebrate this special Irish holiday in their, clubhouse at 88 Smith St, City of Poughkeepsie, rather than put on a more flamboyant arade: "We talked about staging a paradeTn Poughkeepsie 10 or 12 years ago," says "but it never materialized beyond the talking There weren't enough members' inter ested In working on it." The members are interested in watching a however, and every year send a dele "gatldri to see the annual St Patrick's Day pa Ivr )fc radein New York City. Yesterday, a contingent of 40 went treked off to see that "They got back by 7 o'clock," said "and we had, their corned, beef and cabbage; dinners waiting for them." The special meals prepared by Maroney and his helpers have become famous through the years, with more people wanting to partake than can be accommodated.

"were booked up by thelf ifstLweek of February," says Maroney, "and turned people" away last night at the door just like always." He reports that he easily could have filled up a building twice as big as the Irish group's clubhouse; Maroney has been putting on his famous feast since the association was formed, with last night's event the 32nd annual dinner. jFvsljyKlafcfe7laaaaaal JowMlMaryarall Keith Maronoyr St. Paddy's Day in the) "Vi tl in i miimm I.