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Section Santa finds who's naughty in Chehahg6B OMMffl Deposit timber buyer nears aid goal2B Court rules against sex bias in jury7B Press Sun-Bulletin Sunday, December 26, 1993 PDUCE namucii wuinaii upgraded to serious Pi. STY 1 L3 nw mm Ml wb i -jvoman who police say was beaten by hef-' rt sons in a drunken rage is improving, a man had complained of trouble with Little Meadows firefighters found Hick- about 1:30 p.m. Friday in the burnt remains of a two-door 1980 Pontiac Grand Prix in his driveway, Fire Chief Charles D. Darrowsaid. The heaviest fire damage was in the vehicle engine compartment near the fire wall, Ballut said.

The fire appeared to have started on the left side of the engine compartment, Susquehanna County Coroner Robert A. Bartron said. was having particular problems with the vehicle's ignition and carburetbr, Bartron said. An exact cause of death remains under investigation, Ballut said. An autopsy is scheduled Monday in Scranton, Bartron said.

Hickey was declared dead at the scene by Deputy Coroner Anthony Conarton. Hickey waved at a passer-by 15 minutes before the vehicle was found engulfed in smoke and flames by another motorist, Bartron said. Hickey might have fallen asleep in the'Vehicle, he said. Hickey probably planned to spend i i rO i if li'Ml ii t- 4 -w- I it I 'v i 1. "-w-" Jx -'-(it'lV- w.

VI hospital nursing supervisor said Saturday1. Her sons, also accused of shooting to (gdeath her cousin during the same incident, await an extradition hearing in Virginia. Patricia Hendrickson, 48, of East Davis Road, Hamden, was upgraded Saturday to" serious condition from critical at Delaware Valley Hospital in Walton, said nursing supervisor Elaine B. Reynolds. Hendrickson was beaten with the butt of, a rifle, kicked and punched during an argument with her sons Thursday night, Delaware County Sheriff Paul H.

Peterson I said. During the argument, Shirley Jean Irenmore, 34, ot Hamden, was shot in the head and James William Hendrickson, 27, and his half-brother, Robert M. Motter, 23, both of Hamden, were arrested Friday in Strasburg, where they are being held in the Shenandoah County Jail. They are charged with second-degree murder, a felony, and await a hearing Monday. No charges have been filed in the beating of their mother, said Deputy Tom E.

Mills. County honors senator by renaming highway DELHI A late state senator instrumental in turning a dirt road into a highway was honored by the Delaware County Board of Supervisors. Downsville-Rockland Road, part of County Route 7, will be renamed the Sen. E. Ogden Bush Memorial Highway, following a resolution adopted unanimously by the board last week.

The tribute, said his longtime friend Walter Rich of Cooperstown, is overdue. "If there's anyone you owe for a good road from Downsville to Roscoe, it's Dr. Bush," he said. The highway was a single-lane dirt road until Bush, then a delegate to the Republican National Convention, pressured former Gov. Thomas Dewey to turn the 1 0-mile stretch into a highway, said Paul Eaton Sr.

of Walton. Bush, a DeLancey Republican, was a member of the Assembly from 1933 to 1 937, and a member of the state Senate from 1 956 to 1 965. He died in 1 987. Man accused of trying to run down troopers I A Susquehanna County, man accused of trying to run down Pennsylvania state troopers following a fight in Lenox Township was released to spend Christmas with his family Saturday. Brian R.

Sanaukas, 35, of Clifford, was charged Friday with aggravated assault, a felony, and eight misdemeanors after fighting with troopers investigating an earlier altercation about 9 p.m. in the Veterans of Foreign Wars post parking lot at routes 92 and 106, said Trooper Joseph Buzink of state police at Gibson. Sanaukas is accused of fighting off troopers and attempting to back over them with his vehicle, a news release states. He was forcibly removed from the vehicle, arraigned Christmas morning in Harford. District Court and released.

In addition to the felony, Sanaukas was charged with simple assault, recklessly endangering another, resisting arrest, terroristic threats, criminal mischief, public drunkenness, driving while under the influence of alcohol and attempting to elude police. He was also ticketed with harassment and disorderly conduct, both summary offenses. Binghamton man held in assault try A Binghamton man who tried kicking a Broome County sheriffs deputy spent Christmas in county jail. Michael P. Kulik, 32, of 52 Valley View Drive, Binghamton, was charged Friday -with attempted second-degree assault and first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a vehicle, felonies, Deputy Jon Ayers said.

Kulik lost control of his Ford Bronco II and went into a ditch about 1 p.m. while westbound on Knapp Hill Road, Ayers said. Deputies said they found Kulik intoxicated and belligerent. Kulik is accused of trying to kick Deputy Shaun N. Carnevale as Kulik was being taken to Town of Barker Court for arraignment on a misdemeanor driving while intoxicated charge, Ayers said.

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To fax information: 798-1113. Little Meadows By STEVEN N. LEVINE Staff Writer Foul play was preliminarily ruled out Saturday in the Christmas Eve death of a Little Meadows, Pa man in his burning car. Trooper Jeffrey Ballut of Pennsylvania State Police at Gibson said Phillip H. Hick-ey, Friendsville Hill Road, had been having electrical problems with the car.

"As early as that morning, he was plan- ning on buying a new said a Troop investigator. kh't. NEIGHBORS VO Legion offer food, companions By NADINE SLIMAK Staff Writer Four-year-old Michael Crooks scooped a spoonful of vanilla ice cream into his mouth and produced a grin that lighted the room at the American Legion Post 80 in Binghamton. A little dribble escaped and ran down his chin, but the twin- kle of mischief in his eyes remained. His sister, Destiny Crooks, 6, laughed.

"We saw Santa and he gave us candy canes," she said. The youngsters and their, mother, Tina Smith of Binghanv- ma's house when they stopped to chat a minute with Santa. He just happened to be leaving the -parking lot while they were going by. Smith pointed to volunteer Michael Morris: "He invited us in," she said. Morris, 35, of Binghamton has no family nearby he calls Illinois home.

For him and about 60 other Legion volunteers, Christmas 1993 was serving nearly 200 meals. "I guess growing up in the Midwest you get this picture in your mind that everyone in New York is cold," he said. "But I've met a lot of good-hearted people here. This is my Christmas." 1 Bill and Carolyn Bandera, coordinators of the American Legion's fourth annual Christmas dinner, estimated that they served nearly 400 dinners 200 of those were delivered Jo the homebound. "We like to stress that this dinner is for anyone, no one should be alone on the said Carolyn Bandera, who made time to meet many of the day's diners.

"One lady said she was all alone with five 'children," she said. "Then there were the three people sitting at a table in the back who joined hands and said a prayer before they ate." Volunteers of America also served up turkey with all the fixings enough for more than 2,300 people despite the fact that a lot was frozen when chef Bob Whitman came in. fr' i a i Who you gonna call? David B. Emerson of Oxford wants to talk with this' marj. Why? See Story, Page5B.

Ml to t' h- we Whitman car, trooper says; Christmas like many past ones with his; brother in Little Meadows, neighbor and-former brother-in-law Robert Griffin Hickey's three children from a former mar- riage to Griffin's sister live in Albany, Grif-; fin said. "He was a big-hearted guy. If I had $10 or he had $10 and the other guy was we'd share. I guess that's why we got along," said Griffin, who also said Hickey was a union carpenter for IBM. "You think you're going to have a' good Christmas and then something like this happens." MAUREEN HUGHES PRESS SUN-BULLETIN Above, Mervin Manvfcirren, volunteer from the Alliance Church in Johnson City; and American Legion Post SCr Auxiliary member Mary Ryan of Binghamton, leftifiU'Christmas dinner trayl Saturday at the American Legion post in Bingharriton.

Volunteers "tJisheclout about 400 holiday. At left, Lou Bonacci -i)f Binghamton prepares meals to be taken to homebound people. Js a member of the Sons of American Legion Post 80. Christmas dinner came with all the trimmings, including ham, turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, salad and dessert. better being with people than being alone in his apartment on Christmas Day.

"This means the world to me," he said. ho ho ho spent Christmas Eve with his two children. "It's the fourth Christmas I worked. It's kind of a tradition. Everyone else wants to spend it home with their families," Collins said.

1 Caitlyn Genovese, 41:, of Taft Avenue! Endicott, was sure St. Nick was sleeping at the switch, her mom Patricia Genovese said. Caitlyn was up at 6:30 a.m. looking for a special doll. "She said mommy, Santa made a big mistake, he didn't get me the doll I wanted," Pat Genovese said.

It wasn't until 1 1:30 a.m. that Santa Collins appeared at the door with the doll. But) Caitlyn understood. Everyone knows! there's a lot of deliveries on Christmas. .1 h' I very good," Peggy Graham said.

"Everything was frozen but broke it up and it was great," said. 4 The Grahams said they came to the VOA because it was just people on Christmas "feels like family," she Alexander Snow, 40, of Binghamton enjoyed his meal at the Legion because he said it was Peggy and James Graham of the two of them their daugh-Binghamton agreed.i"Oh, it, was ter lives in Missouri. To be with SANTA'S APPOINTED ROUNDS I Neither rain, nor sleety nor By STEVEN N. LEVINE Staff Writer There's something about that red suit. U.S.

Postal Service letter. carrier John' Feldman figured that out soon after he was issued his Santa uniform. "It's amazing what the suit does," Feldman said. "I drove home with it on the day I got it and people were waving at you and everything. You take it off and they throw things at you." The postal service decided to use some of the suit's magic on Christmas by offering the Ho, Ho Express.

About 150 Express Mail deliveries were made Saturday by Santa's helpers in Binghamton, Endicott And we heard him exclaim, ere he walked out of sight, merry mailings to all, and to all a good night. Story, Page 1A. and Johnson City, said Dave distribution operations supervisor at the Binghamton Mail Processing Center on Henry Street. Exactly a year ago, Feldman was recov- ering from quadruple coronary bypass surgery at Wilson Memorial Regional Medical Center in Johnson City. The Christmas workday helps him avoid the cholesterol- holiday party feasts, he said.

Feldman's co-worker Donald Collins 3.