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FOURTH THE MORNING CALL WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 2006 B5 Ringo and Mmds wow Easton with rack history CONCERT review FORMER BEATLE R1NG0 STARR and his All Starr Band entertain Tuesday night at Easton's State Theatre. Starr, 66, opened with 'It Don't Come Easy' and moved on to 'Act 'A Little Help From My Friends' and other big hits. He had expert help from Rod Argent, formerly of the Zombies, and Edgar Winter. Betty E. Cauler The Morning Call He delivers his Beatles standards.

A Zombie and Winters add depth. By Len Righi Of The Morning Call Tuesday night at Easton's State Theatre, a Zombie brought Ringo Starr's concert to life. Shortly thereafter, "Frankenstein" arrived and stole the show. Keyboardist Rod Argent and multi-instrumentalist Edgar Winter turned out to be the most valuable players in the latest edition of Rin-go's rotating All Starr Band, and pretty much upstaged their boss during his second visit to the Lehigh Valley. Arriving on stage to a standing ovation from the packed house, the always genial, always gracious Ringo opened with a shaky version of "It Don't Come Easy." And for most of the first hour of the concert, little did.

Early on, Ringo's best mo ments were two country numbers he sang during his days with the Beatles, "What Goes On" and Carl Perkins' "Honey Don't." But arrangements that favored keyboards over guitar lessened their impact. Solo spots by Billy Squier Wants and Richard Marx Mean didn't help, as they flashed back to the regrettable vapidity of late 1980s mainstream pop and rock. Even a faster-than-a-loco-motive solo by Starr's longtime percussionist Shelia E. seemed a bit staid. But then Argent got a chance to perform what he introduced as the first song he ever wrote: "She's Not There," which was a big hit in the mid-'60s for his band (and fellow members of the British Invasion) The Zombies.

It was gritty and real instead of glib and facile, like most of the1 music that preceded it. That ignited the most memorable part of the evening. Ringo's tribute to George Harrison, "Never Without You," was touching and "Yellow Submarine" was delightfully jaunty (and arguably his best performance). That set the stage for Winter's double-barreled triumph: a soulful rendition of "Dying to Live," which he said he wrote right after playing Woodstock to sum up his feelings at the time, and, after Argent's jazzy take on another Zombies hit, "Time of the Season," a dynamite version of "Frankenstein." During the lengthy instrumental, Winter played synthesizer, saxophone and drums. To say it was a show-stopper would be an understatement.

The rest of the concert backslid somewhat, and included merely workmanlike I '--V didn't return when the All Starr Band took its final bow. Perhaps he felt on this night they deserved most of the kudos. Ringo renditions of "I Wanna Be Your Man," "Act Naturally" and "Memphis on My Mind." Ringo refused to leave the stage to be called back for an encore "I won't hide in the toilet," he said. And after the audience made enough noise, he concluded with "A Little Help From My Friends," which included a Squier solo that George Harrison must have mistakenly omitted from the original. Ringo left the stage, but Ien.righigmcall.com 610-820-6626 Anti-gang grant to target youth an sentenced in drug ring release.

Jones in April 2005 pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of crack cocaine and more than 500 grams of cocaine. Jones was indicted in August 2004. He has been held in prison since September 2004. He was the sixth member of the ring to be indicted. The alleged leader, Derick E.

George, 26, of Bethlehem, pleaded guilty in May 2005 to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. He is scheduled for sentencing Aug. 3. Bartholomio Iacano, 43, of East Stroudsburg also pleaded to conspiracy and in August was sentenced to 28 months in Palmerton defendant one of seven charged in Carbon operation. By Bob Laylo Of The Morning Call A Palmerton man who was indicted as part of a seven-member drug ring that sold cocaine and crack cocaine in Carbon County has been sentenced to serve more than four years in federal prisoa U.S.

Judge James M. Munley, sitting in Scranton, on Friday sentenced William Jones, 46, to 52 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised prison. Iacano was spared a longer term because he cooperated with investigators. Matthew Moyer, 31, of Palmerton, who pleaded guilty to conspiracy, was sentenced to 85 months in prison and five years' probation. Barrie Green, 43, of Palmerton pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute crack and powder cocaine and was sentenced to 52 months in prison.

Robert Carrigan, 59, of Slat-ington got 110 months in prison on a charge of conspiracy to deliver in excess of 50 grams of crack and powder cocaine. Kelly J. Jordan, 39, of Palmerton received a 35-month prison sentence at the end of June on a conspiracy charge. Milwaukee, Tampa and Dallas-Fort Worth also were awarded grants. "This is not the end-all, but we're going to start making a real difference," McMahon said.

"We are committed to working with our sister He said the first priority is to identify "where the real needs are," and then, with the help of a local task force of city officials and community advocates, address those needs. Meehan reiterated that the burgeoning gang problem could be controlled only through "execution and partnership." "That's the real key partnering together," he said. matthew.birkbeckmcall.com 610-820-6581 Allentown, Easton, Bethlehem among five recipients. ByMattBirkbeck Of The Morning Call READING Regional officials will use a portion of a $25 million federal grant to focus on preventing youth from joining gangs, U.S. Attorney Patrick Meehan said Tuesday.

Meehan, speaking at a meeting in Reading with Mayor Tom McMahon, said five cities Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Reading and Lancaster each will receive $200,000 of a $1 million pot earmarked for prevention to develop solutions to keep young people from joining gangs. "We want to look at kids seeking gang affiliation," said Meehan, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Another $1 million will be used on enforcement, and $500,000 to help imprisoned gang members re-enter society. Meehan said he has scheduled separate meetings with Allentown and Bethlehem officials for Monday and with Easton officials on July 20 to discuss their prevention initiatives.

Increased gang activity along the Route 222 corridor and unprecedented cooperation among the five cities and four counties of Lehigh, Northampton, Berks and Lancaster earned the region one of six available grants. Los Angeles, Cleveland, State court rejects Unclaimed Freight case ruling that that Unclaimed Freight took orders for merchandise and received payments from customers when it knew or should have known the merchandise wouldn't be delivered. Numerous consumers didn't receive furniture or refunds. "When Unclaimed Freight took such actions, Manson had authority to control the company and, in fact, did control the company's day-to-day operations," the appeals court wrote. "Thus, because Manson was aware that the company was taking orders and receiving funds for merchandise that it knew or should have known would not or could not be delivered to the customers, Manson participated in, took part in and cooperated in such conduct." The state attorney general's office on Nov.

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ByTyraBraden Of The Morning Call Commonwealth Court has ruled that Northampton County Judge Emil Giordano did not err when he found Unclaimed Freight Chief Executive Officer Lawrence C. Manson Jr. engaged in "unfair or deceptive" business practices. Manson had appealed to Commonwealth Court the decision Giordano handed down July 20, 2005. Manson claimed Giordano was wrong to rule as he did and to order that Manson pay restitution of $20478.88 and a civil penalty of $20,000.

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