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4B Star-Gazette, Wednesday. March 18. 1992 LOCALREGION IN N.Y., PA. flfl VILLACjJb Glenn Davis, write-in, 87 Thomas K. Pietsch, write-in, 23 M.

I i 'f. Hi 1 The Associated Press GREEN AND GAY: About 1 ,000 members of the Irish Gay and Lesbian Organization, barred from marching in the New York City St. Patrick's Day parade, stage their own mini-march up Fifth Avenue Tuesday. Irish gays stage own Fifth Avenue parade ELECTIONS Following are the unofficial results of village elections in the Southern Tier Tuesday. indicates winner indicates incumbent xxx indicates vote total unavailable CHEMUNG COUNTY Elmlra Heights Two trustee seats: Robert D.

Burnham. GOP, 228 Alfred O. Popovich GOP, 1 72 Donald W. 164 Gregory G. Grant, 146 Horseheads Two trustee seats: Patricia E.

Gross, GOP, 98 L. Thomas Sweet GOP, 1 00 Village Justice: Roger R. Cooper GOP, 109 Millport Two trustee seats: Lauren E. MacDougall. 40 William R.

Fazenbaker. 45 Betty J. Morgan, 1 1 Mayor: Kenneth E. Wood, 45 Van Etten Two trustee seats: Mary Gallow, Dem. write-in, 30 Mike Kartychak, GOP write-in, 1 5 Patricia Goodhart, write-in, 7 Wellsburg One trustee seat: Donald B.

Hanmer. GOP, 8 Mayor: Doris H. Morris, GOP, 62 STEUBEN COUNTY Painted Post Two trustee seats: William F. Hallinan, GOP, 39 Patrick J. 39 Riverside Two trustee seats: Carol Ferratella.

GOP, 1 1 Thomas Murray, 1 1 One trustee seat: Timothy Putnam GOP, 1 0 Savona Two trustee seats: Sharon Strong, 63 Michael Sweet, GOP, 67 Douglas Tunning, GOP, 33 South Corning Two trustee seats: Michelle Paisley, GOP, 13 Daniel Ginnan GOP, 1 7 Addison Two trustee seats: Casper V. Minier, 69 Eugene T. Nobriga, 60 Avoca Two trustee seats: Gerald Mattice. 107 James F. Johnson, 101 Mayor: in the official event mostly introduced county societies, high school bands, language and dancing groups, the had different messages, such as Need Apply." "We're here, we're are a lot of you!" the gay contingent marchers from the police Emerald Society Name Society.

ruled Monday that the parade exclude a delegation of gay Irish-Americans, the stage for the division of official into three camps: those who the official parade, those who gay parade, and those who sat the Edward Koch and Sen. Alfonse the main parade; state Attorney Abrams and Comptroller Liz Holtz-man with the 1,000 homosexual supporters; David Dinkins and Gov. Mario together. The Associated Press NEW YORK The nation's oldest celebration of Irish heritage became a politicians' referendum on gay rights Tuesday, as officials chose sides between two separate St. Patrick's Day parades up Fifth Avenue.

About 150,000 people marched in the official parade, the 231st, watched by hundreds of thousands of people. Earlier, an Irish gay group that was barred from the main event staged a mini-parade that was punctuated with chants of "We're Here, We're Queer, We're Irish, Get Used to It." There was no trouble possibly because of a beefed-up police detail along the route but plenty of sniping. "This issue has been grafted onto the parade," complained John Dearie, a state legislator. "It's made the side show the main show." The rival marchers looked much the same, with green scarves, red cheeks and banners proclaiming "England Out of Ireland." Bill would deny some welfare HARRISBURG A Montgomery County Republican intends to introduce legislation -like New Jersey's recently passed law that would deny additio- nal welfare benefits to women who have more children while on welfare. Rep.

Joseph Gladeck said his measure would withold raises in benefits to women who have additional children while on welfare. Gladeck's measure would apply to the Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) program, which is funded by the federal and state governments. A mother with one child living in Philadelphia gets $316 per month; a six-person family gets $670 in monthly benefits through AFDC. More than 590,000 Pennsylva-nians receive AFDC. Rep.

Mrazek: I'm a victim NEW YORK Rep. Bob Mrazek said Tuesday he is the victim of misinformation leaked to the media and once his accounts are fully disclosed, he will no longer be Congress' No. 2 writer of rubber checks. "I'll be back into the pack as opposed to being out front," Mrazek, who is seeking the Democratic Senate nomination, told a crowded news conference. It was his first meeting with both print and broadcast media since it was revealed that he had bounced 972 checks at a House bank in the past 40 months.

"I never bounced a check," he said. Pa. says some fish unsafe HARRISBURG Pennsylvania consumers should avoid eating fish that get their food from the bottom of the upper Susquehanna River, state officials said Tuesday. The state Health Department and the Department of Environmental Resources said some fish from the Luzerne County area are contaminated with PCBs, a potentially cancer-causing chemical. Cuomo's $5 new tire fee rejected ALBANY A proposed fee that would have added five dollars to the cost of tires in New York has been rejected by legislative negotiators, officials said Tuesday.

The five dollar fee was proposed by Gov. Mario Cuomo in his budget for the next fiscal year and would have been levied on all retail sales of tires. Goodling disputes Ethics Committee HARRISBURG, Pa. U.S. Rep.

Bill Goodling of Pennsylva- nia said Tuesday he is the 24th congressman on a list of those who wrote the most checks against pooled funds in House-managed accounts. But in a sometimes emotional statement to reporters, Goodling, a nine-term Republican, disputed the numbers compiled by the House Ethics Committee. Goodling's staff said the Ethics Committee has him writing 439 checks worth $188,015 against the pool rather than his own funds. Goodling said his records show 51 checks worth $26,816. Compiled from wire reports.

Bath Two trustee seats: Marlea Sherwood 497 Beverly Petix. 476 Allen V. Swan, GOP. 452 Mayor: Warren H.Hopkins, 735 Village Justice: Leon Taggart. GOP, 554 Hammondsport Two trustee seats: Richard Pulver.

76 James B. Hearn Jr. GOP, 67 Gail Merriam, 66 Emery Cummings, GOP, 1 25 SCHUYLER COUNTY Watkins Glen Two trustee seats: Peter C. Widynski, 205 Edward A. Vickio, 186 Josephine P.

Wright, 224 Odessa Two trustee seats: Betsy L. Austin, 36 RitaS. Decker, 36 Montour Falls Two trustee seats: Steven Kenyon, 193 John J. O'Malley, 129 George R. "Bud" Confer GOP.

154 James C. Kurtz, GOP, 1 58 Village Justice: Thomas Snow, 220 Terrance Horgan GOP, 1 40 TIOGA COUNTY, N.Y. Waverly Three trustee seats: William Tripoli, 141 Barbara Rockett, 138 David Cowles, 141 Nichols Two trustee seats: Robert James, 19 William Waterman, 20 Mayor: Glenn A. Cole, 17 Spencer Two trustee seats: Christine Zoltowski 65 Richard Marshall, write-in, 30 Kenneth Bird, write-in, 7 Donald Leonard, write-in, 5 Marty Hodges, write-in, 3 Denzil Rupert, write-in, 2 Pete Rice, write-in, 1 Richard VanDerpoel, write-in, 1 Mayor: Joseph Maratea. 74 Fred Brown, write-in, 1 Village Justice: John Goff Citizen's, 78 Kenneth Bird, write-in, 1 task force.

The task force has delayed releasing its proposal for congressional district lines four times. Originally, the lines were to be released in January, said Faso. But Assemblyman David Gantt, co-chairman of the task force and a Monroe County Democrat, said the delay was requested by the Majority Coalition for Fair Reapportionment, a group that has worked for more representation for racial minorities. The group's computer files were damaged by a computer virus and it needed more time to prepare its recommendation, said Gantt. "I think we have to err on the behalf of the minority groups," said Gantt.

ft employees for family emergencies or the birth of a baby. The bill initially would apply to companies with 50 or more employees. After four years, companies with 20 or more employees would be required to grant unpaid family leave. The bill passed the House last year, but has not been brought to a vote in the Senate. After the rally, many of the participants stood and chanted outside the office of Sen.

Roger Madigan, R-Lycoming. Madigan, chairman of the Labor and Industry Committee, has refused to hind closed doors for more than three hours. After the meeting, Cuomo said legislative leaders had agreed to consult with their members on a new "tentative configuration" for cost-saving measures dealing with the state's burdensome Medicaid program. Cuomo had asked for $1.1 billion worth of such Medicaid sav-ings as part of his budget proposal, but said he wasn't certain of the value of the new configuration. Legislative leaders refused to provide any details.

But while signs Irish Gaelic music, protesters' signs "No Gay Irish queer, and so snouted to and Holy A federal judge organizers could setting New York marched in marched in the day out. Former Mayor D'Amato joined General Robert marched and Mayor Cuomo marched Casey: Family leave The Associated Press HARRISBURG Gov. Robert P. Casey said Tuesday family leave legislation is essential to solving the health care puzzle and he urged the Senate to pass the bill. Casey joined other state, labor and religious officials and over 100 people at a Capitol Hill rally for family leave.

People carried signs and chanted "No Pink Slips." The family leave bill would quire most employers to offer up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to Redistricting delays could hurt challengers' chances essential bring the bill to a vote, its supporters said. A secretary said Madigan was not in his office Tuesday afternoon. One speaker at the rally, Harrison Kornbau, a Philadelphia high school teacher, said he was threatened with disciplinary action for taking too much time off after his 7-month-old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia. She died in July 1986 and he feels the strain of not being with her as much as he wanted contributed to a heart attack he later suffered. Cuomo said the discussion had left him more encouraged about a possible final budget deal.

"If you deal with Medicaid, you have gone a long way toward solution," Cuomo said of negotiations to reach a state budget deal for the fiscal year that begins April 1. Negotiators have been involved in a dispute over how much of the cost containment would involve service cuts to Medicaid recipients and how much would involve taxes on hospitals and nursing homes. i i Special interest groups beseech lawmakers The Associated Press ALBANY Repeated delays in proposing congressional district lines could hurt people considering challenging Incumbent members of Congress, a state lawmaker warned Tuesday as another delay was announced, "This delay is unbelievable," Assemblyman James Faso of Columbia County said shortly after the state Legislature's redistricting task force voted to postpone the release of its congressional redistricting lines by a week. It's now scheduled to come out next week on Wednesday. "It's part of the fix.

Stick it to anyone on the outside trying to get in and stick it to the public," said Faso, the Assembly GOP representative on the redistricting The Associated Press ALBANY Small business leaders, arts advocates and dozens of activists from New York's poor communities beseeched lawmakers Tuesday to save them from proposed budget cuts. It was a vivid illustration of the hundreds of different interest groups political leaders must try to satisfy in crafting a new state budget. Meanwhile, Gov. Mario Cuomo and legislative leaders met be a 9 M) 9 If your business could benefit from A LOT OF PHONE CALLS, call our year-round sales representatives to discuss display or audiotext advertising opportunities in the Talking Phone Book. The next edition is coming out soon! Doug Michaels Rick Olson John DiCinti People in the Elmira, Corning and Watkins Glen area are using their Talking Phone Book and it shows.

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