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The Morning Call from Allentown, Pennsylvania • 16

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FOURTH $2 THE MORNING CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1991 Weather Forecast hi i iii 'i i iii ii in I Today's Forecast Sunrise today 708 am Sunset today 5 24 p.m today 9 54 a Today's Records High 50 in 1964 Low 1 in 1947 Today's Norms High 36 Low 19 Mostly cloudy and mild today; high, mid to upper 50s, light wind, A 30 percent chance of showers tonight; low, around 40. A 40 percent chance of showers tomorrow; high, near 60. Yesterday's high was 65 (18C) at 2 low, 35 (2C) at 7:30 Yesterday's winds averaged! 6 the southwest; maximum sus- wind, 1 4 mph from the west at 1 was no precipitation. v. SCRANTON cloudy today; high, near 50; light 30 percent chance of showers tonight; mid- to upper 30s.

A 40 percent of showers tomorrow; high, -40s. East is balmy, West is rajny Rain fell yesterday over parts of the Northwest and the lower Mississippi Valley and temperatures hit record highs from Montana to the East Coast. Showers and occasional thunderstorms extended from eastern Texas into southwestern Arkansas and western Louisiana, Rain also fell across central and western Washington state, western Oregon and northwestern Cal ifurnia, Heaviest rainfall during the six hours up to 1 m. included 1.48 inches at Victoria. Texas; 1.32 inches at Bryan-College Station.

Texas; and 1.03 inches at Houston, Temperatures hit record or record-tying highs in at least 36 cities in Pennsylvania, Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin. Michigan, Ohio, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Maryland. West Virginia, Virginia, and Delaware, the National Weather Service said. High wind blew along parts of the West Coast, Wind gusted to tfO mph during the morning at ocean park, along the southern coast of Washington Oregon wind gusts included 55 mph at Arch Cape. 60 mph at Astoria and Cape Disappointment, and 65.

mph at Cape Blanco and Gold Beach. Yesterday's low for the Lower 48 states was 9 below zero at Alamosa, Colo. Temperatures around the nation at 3 p.m. ranged from 23 at Gunnison, to 80 at Sarasota, Fla. STROUDSBURG 67739- NEW YORK CITY 6144 I I ALLENTOWN iJf urn- I Mjs.

I -1 1 New Jersey HARRISBURG i 5840- Pennsylvania i PHILADELPHIA lk I 6840" 4 WILMINGTON sS A A 62739- I Pyr BALTIMORE "7 6342" fl 6940" -f-f CAPE MAY jf 57742- Maryland I WASHINGTON. Vs (. 66744 4 I Delaware sunny this morning; increasing this afternoon; high, mid- to light wind. Mostly cloudy tonight; low 40s A 40 percent chance tomorrow; high, near 50. HI 10 41 30 18 06 59 47 46 36 43 34 50 34 Dallas 69 41 47 26 .45 29 02 -20 Honolulu 81 69 60 48 Us Vegas 63 40 Los 72 50 52 46 Miami 80 66 48 27 New Orleans 70 62 New York 50 43 Oklahoma 61 38 80 58 Phoenix 75 48 48 40 Salt Lake 41 29 San 62 45 52 37 79 61 D.C 60 45 OTLK cdy sn rn cdy cdy clr cdy cdy clr cdy Clr cdy cdy cdy rn cdy clr rn cdy cdy cdy clr rn cdy clr cdy cdy cdy Yesterday'st International HI LO WTMA 30 27 clr 36 27 cdy 93 70 clr 37 21 clr 66 59 cdy Bogota 66 33 clr Buenos 84 62 clr 63 45 cdy 43 34 cdy 37 28 cdy Helainki 21 14 clr Hong 68 59 clr 37 32 cdy 45 34 clr Manila 86 73 cdy Mexico 72 39 clr 30 -02 cdy 10 10 cdy New Delhi 73 47 cdy 33 26 cdy 30 25 clr San 82 69 clr 36 25 clr Tokyo 50 36 clr 43 18 clr cdv cloudy: clr clear; rain; in snow; missing information SATURDAY 287-2C Fair 4074C higher the degree days, the more fuel it or cool your home.

degree day (DO) is recorded lor each degree or above an average temperature of 65 any particular day calculate changes in your bill in your latest take the difference in DDs between the current billing cycles, multiply it by the hours (KWH) per 00, times the estimated per KWH. DD (difference) KWH per DD change in heating, cooling cost. nmmwmtm The Accu-Weather forecast for noon, Tuesday, Feb. 5. a DD totals through Feb.

4, 1991 Cooling Last season This season Last season 3411 867 798 I 4 Day Seasons: Heating July 1-June 30 Cooling: Jan 1 Dec 31 PAST WEEK'S WEATHER Hi Low Avg DD Rain Snow 65 35 50 15 .00 00 63 31 47 18 00 00 51 24 38 27 .00 00 33 18 26 39 00 00 43 22 33 32 00 tr 46 35 41 24 12 00 47 21 34 31 00 00 Tuesday, Feb. 5 Accu-Weather forecast for daytime conditions SHOWERS RAIN T-STORUS FLURRIES SNOW CE v-i Associated Pess GraphksNet 1 I Montreal 29VJL KBuffalo 45J; MyYX rK 1 Pittsburgh 53 Washington! a -r and high temperatures 50 Caribou! 38 I COLD WARM Prttsur (B) SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY Lines show high temperatures. .50 AO STATIONARY E3 E3 ESI RAIN T-STORUS FLURRIES SNOW ICE nyyiJfiBSt0n60 Yorkl 65 I Atlantic Ocean 65 I 1991 Accu-Weather, Inc. TOMORROW THURSDAY FRIDAY imk "mmt "mm cloudy Chance of Chance of Chance of showers rain rain 4C 5071 PC 4879C 4276C 404C 3873C 331 HIGH LOW SHOWERS tlAMJM 1 Fu" moon 228 Rising or setting time of jg planets (within 30 minutes) Last quarter 26 week of Feb.

3 tr. Li Venus sets 6:59 p.m. New moon -214 Mars sots 6:29 a.m. Jupiter rises 7:29 p.m. First quarter 221 Saturn sets 6:1 3 p.m.

"the hunter" was in the southern sky at 8:30, as it is tonight. The three belt left to right, Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka. Mintaka, which means "the light-years away. Rigel, one of the stars in Orion, is one of the biggest, hottest galaxy, and is some 25 solar masses and 65 times the diameter of the (C) Michael Robertson National Weather Service broadcasts weather information continuously in the Lehigh Valley at 1 62.40 on the VHF-FM band of property radios. New York I 40 'Degree 01991 Accu-Weather.

Inc. 0 11 dfl SUNNY PT. CLOUDY CLOUDY phernalia Saturday; police said they found a syringe on the floor of the car he was a passenger in during a stop at Fritz Drive and Randolph Road; summons to be sent. Theft Reported Friday by Prentice Sanderson, 37, of 1245 Marvine $2,400 watch taken. Theft Reported Saturday by Pauline Ross, 22, of 3449 Wild Cherry Lane, East Stroudsburg, stereo cassette taken from car while parked in the 2300 block of W.

Broad Street; $250 value. Criminal mischief Reported Saturday by Paul Kelly, of 3947 Birch Drive, rear window on vehicle smashed while parked at Hess's in the Westgate Mall; $200 value. Charged Charles E. Mest 21, of 1139C Garfield with harassment and criminal mischief Friday; police said he struck Andrew Felker, 1 7, of 1 1 7 E. Goepp in the 1200 block of Harry Street, and damaged a windshield on Felker's vehicle; citations to be sent.

Criminal mischief Reported Sunday by Ray Fenner, 20, of 334 Franklin right side window on truck damaged with pellet gun; $300 value. Charged Jose Mendez, 24; Jesus Mendez, 19; and Alfredo Mendez, 22, all of 702 E. 4th with two counts each of harassment Sunday; police said they assaulted Juan Torres, 23, and Maria Gonzalez, both of 209 E. 3rd in the 500 block of E. 3rd Street; citations to be sent.

Charged Paul J. Vermuelen, 21, of 516 Second with simple assault Sunday; police said he struck Keith W. Mantell, 20, same address, in the head and face; Mantell treated at Muhlenberg Hospital Center; summons to be sent. Theft Reported Sunday by Michael Brown, 21, of 1704 Elliott radar detector taken from vehicle; $250 value. Criminal mischief Reported Sunday by Paul Christopher, 33, of 3340 High-field Court, two tires on vehicle slashed while parked at the Hotel Bethlehem parking lot; $300 value.

Charged John Kozak, 72, of 1516 Livingston with driving under the influence and failure to yield the right-of-way Sunday; police said he drove out of a parking lot at Easton Avenue and Michael Street and struck a vehicle operated by Joseph Laposh III, 29, of 1924 Pinehurst Road; summonses to be sent. Charged Luis Enrique Santiago, 49, of 1630 E. 7th with criminal solicitation to commit involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and solicitation to commit indecent assault Friday; police said he made improper proposals to an 1 1-year-old Bethlehem girl at the Stefko Boulevard Shopping Center; arraigned before District Justice James Stocklas and released under $1,000 recognizance bond. Charged Steven A. Garcia, 19, of 1222 E.

Lebanon with disorderly conduct early yesterday; police said he made unreasonable noise and failed to disperse during an incident at the Getty Mart at the Five Points; citation issued. Charged Marcos A. Rivera, 23, of 1355 Fritz Drive, with simple assault and criminal mischief Saturday; police a.m. mph from tained p.m. There Mostly wind.

A low, chance low to mid Mostly cloudiness upper 50s; low, of showers The takes to heat One below degrees on To billing cycle, previous and extra kilowatt charge Example: KWH charge Seasonal' Heating This season 3035 Mon, 24 Sun. 23 Sat. 22 Fri. 21 Thu. 131 Wed.

130 Tue. 129 TODAY Mostly 5771 404C The equipped vit Atmtatd Ami GnpMcsNM Both the Kutztown and Alburtis incidents differ from most other BB-gun vandalism that has occurred under cover of night. The Emmaus incident could have occurred over several days preceding its discovery. Police in all three communities couldn't say whether the latest incidents were related to the larger wave of vandalism in the area. Girl allegedly held against her will An Allentown man has been charged with taking a girl to New York last month and holding her against her will.

Allentown police said they arrested Carmelo Ramos, 27, of 825 N. 7th St. on Friday and charged him with forcing the 17-year-old girl, with whom he is acquainted, to his apartment and then New York City on Jan, 24. Ramos also threatened the girl and members of her family, police Ramos was arraigned on charges of unlawful restraint, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats and corruption of the morals of a minor. He was remanded to Lehigh County Prison in lieu of $20,000.

Fla. man arraigned in gas-theft try A Florida man charged with attempting to siphon gasoline from cars in the Easton Parking Garage was arraigned Saturday before District Justice Joseph Leo and committed to Northampton County Prison on $1,000 bail. Police said Ronald E. Weidlick of Homestead had a 5-gallon gas can and a length of hose fitted to the can when he was spotted in the garage. He was charged with possessing an instrument of crime, criminal attempt to commit theft and criminal trespass.

Weidlick faces a hearing at 8:15 a.m. Monday before Leo. Antiques taken in Rush burglary Gold, silver and rare antiques pr coins were stolen in a burglary at an antiques shop in the Laneco Mall in Rush Township, Schuylkill Last night Orion stars of Orion are, belt," is 2,300 and brightest in the sun, Police Rape is reported in AHentown park A chance meeting at midnight Sunday on 6th Street in Allentown led to a rape early yesterday in Jordan Park, police said. -The man and the woman met in the 500 block of N. 6th Street and walked to the park, where the rape occurred before 1 a.m., police said.

Police said the woman was struck several times during the assault before breaking free and running in to the Whitehall Township portion of the park, where police were notified. The suspect was described as a slender white male in his mid-20s with brown eyes and dark brown hair that is long in the back. At the time of the alleged assault, he was wearing a black baseball hat with an ABC Wide World of Sports logo, a light-blue, acid-washed jeans jacket and light-colored sweat pants. More BB damage reported in area In the wake of a massive BB- gun vandalism spree in Allentown, Whitehall and South Whitehall townships and other outlying communities, Kutztown has reported about six incidents of windows shot with a BB gun in the past month. 3)he latest incident came around 3 p.m.

Sunday at the Hamilton Bank, 301 W. Main St. A BB or pellet gun was used to shoot a hole in the bank's front window, setting off an alarm, according to Kutztown Police Chief Edmund Pilarski. Earlier in the day, vandals caused about $800 in damage to a hapdrail and back porch at 302 W. Main directly across the street from the bank.

The boroughs of Emmaus and Alburtis also reported BB-gun shootings over the weekend. The front window at Doodles stationary and card shop on the downtown triangle in Emmaus was discovered shot Saturday, according to police there. And in Alburtis, Roger Fogel of N. Main Street reported the front picture window of his home was shot with a BB gun between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Thursday, police said. Feb. 1. Karen and John Milici, Wescosville. Mr.

and Mrs. Manuel Colon, Bethlehem, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph White Allentown. Patricia Schadt and Robert Miller.

Allentown. Mr and Mrs. Gregory Schrump, Kutztown. Michelle Col-lazo and Robert Calderon, Allentown. Crickett Christman and Randy Butler, Allentown.

Jan. 31. Christopher and Eileen DaRe, Allentown Jan. 30. Daughters: Robin Moyer and Scott Olson, Kutztown Feb.

4. Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Schoenly, Allentown. Mr.

and Mrs. Lee Williams, Allentown Feb. 3. Melissa Milburn and Darryl Barker, Allentown." Kim Evans and Richard Peck, Quakertown. Karen Lang and De-reck Bullard, Bath Feb.

2. Mr. and Mrs. David Arndt, Fleetwood. Linda and Thomas Christ, Whitehall Township Feb.

1. Judith Hernandez and Richard Aviles, Allentown. Debra Gift and Rodney Frymoyer, Kempton. Mr. and Mrs.

Elio Griffin, Allentown Jan. 31. Dianne Matthias and William Wes-losky, Allentown Jan. 29. Mr.

and Mrs. Jeffrey Hartman, Barto Jan 3. Twin daughters: Rod and Tracy Derstine, Quakertown Feb. 2. OSTEOPATHIC Sons: Randle R.

Schoener Jr. and Robin Richardson, Allentown. Mr. and Mrs. John Hannis, Emmaus Feb.

3. Jeffrey and Sheila Grove, Limeport Feb. 2. i Daughters: Pennis and Lisa Schef-fler, Allentown Feb, 4. Mark and Donna Derr, Alburtis.

Harry and Irene Pfeiffer Pine Grove. Feb. 3, Robert and Lisa Sharp Wolff, Macungie. Norma Reyes, Al-leptown Feb. 1.

GNADEN HUETTEN Son; Sheri Keegan of 241 W. Broadway, Jim Thorpe -r Feb. 1. Daughter: Karen and Dane Snyder of 103 Gypsy Hill Gardens, Lehigh-ton Feb. 1: Georgine M.

Wetzel, 229 E. Abbott Lansford Feb. 2. Twins: Cathy and William Floyd. 517 Railroad Tamaqua Feb.

1. EASTON Sons: Mr. and Mrs. Craig Sautner, 501 Russell Alpha. N.J.

--Feb. 2 Mr. and Mrs. Kevin De-Mouth. Saylorsburg R.5 Feb.

3. Daughter: Mr. and Mrs. Roland Brodt. 2240 Butler Wilson Feb.

3- said he struck Sonia Morales, 23, same address, and damaged a front door; arraigned before District Justice James Stocklas and committed to Northampton County Prison under $2,500 bail. Charged Joseph P. Werley, 22, of 1452 Lehigh Allentown, with pub lic drunkenness Saturday; police said he was banging on front doors in the 800 block of Main Street; citation issued. Charged Robert D. Haney, 43, of 604 S.

Bergen Fountain Hill, with driving under the influence Saturday in the 400 block of Broadway; summons to be sent. BETHLEHEM CITY COUNCIL, 7:30 p.m., Town Hall. BETHLEHEM AREA VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL SCHOOL JOINT COMMITTEE, 7:30 p.m., 3300 Chester Ave. UPPER NAZARETH ZONERS, special meeting, 7 p.m., East Lawn Fire Company; to consider appeal by "The Drug Treatment Program of the Lehigh Valley," MOORE TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS, p.m., Municipal Building. NORTHAMPTON COUNTY DRUG AND ALCOHOL COMMISSION, 7:30 p.m..

Community Services Building, 520 E. Broad Bethlehem. NORTH CATASAUQUA COUNCIL, workshop, 7:30 p.m., Municipal Building. ST. LUKE'S Daughters: Martin and Brenda Fox, Bethlehem.

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn E. Fenicle Bethlehem. Mr.

and Mrs. Dean Harper, Bethlehem. Robert and Lora Fondl, Beth-' lehem Feb. 3. Sons: Iris Quinones and Enrico Mendoza, Bethlehem Feb.

1. Mr. and Mrs. K. Meehan, Bethlehem -r Feb.

2. Mr. and Mrs. Dean F. Bobko Sr.

Jan. 28. ALLENTOWN Sons: Christine and Christopher Scheetz, Allentown Robert and Cynthia Sargent, Stroudsburg. Mr, and Mrs. YongLip Kim.

Macungie. Dr. and Mrs, Anthony Auteri. Macungie. Steve and Sheila Nagy, Allentown.

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Oder. Alburtis. Mr.

and Mrs. Wayne Kuhns, Fogelsville, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Geneczko. Fogelsville Feb 2.

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Butz. Fogelsville. Gwen Witty and Tom Oravec.

Bethlehem. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Lick, Zionsville County, state police said. An estimate of the loss at the Route 309 Market Place shop, For-get-Me-Not Antiques, hasn't been made.

The break-in occurred between 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, police said. The burglars entered the shop by prying open a rear door. FOUNTAIN HILL Criminal mischief Reported Monday by Molly Hambrook of 1116 Broadway, rear window on vehicle smashed while parked in the 1100 block of Broadway; no value given.

Criminar mischief Reported Monday by Adell Hansell of 1270 Delaware two BB holes in window of residence; $30 value. Charged Richard DeBellis of 1147 Broadway, with disorderly conduct Saturday; police said he became obscene while they were investigating a domestic dispute; citation issued. BETHLEHEM Burglary Reported yesterday by Marcia Gomez of 729 E. 4th $500 cash and a radio, $20 value, taken from kitchen Saturday night. Burglary Reported yesterday by William Torres of 1210 Pembroke Road; video cassette recorder, $400 value, taken from living room Saturday night.

Charged Andrew J. Bibyak III, 24, of 318 E. Garrison with harassment yesterday; police said he threatened a couple in the 300 block of Garrison citation issued. Charged Modesto Perez 36, of 1116 Mansfield Court, with possession of drug paraphernalia Saturday; police said he was holding a syringe when they stopped him at Randolph Road and Fritz Drive; summons to be sent. Charged Hugh Temos, 47, of 1216 Dover Lane, with public drunkenness Saturday at Fritz Drive and Randolph Road; citation issued.

Charged Samuel Perez, 25, of 1116 Mansfield Court, with possession and possession with intent to deliver cocaine Saturday; police said he was observed making a transaction at Fritz Drive and Randolph Road and later found 9 packets of cocaine under a automobile iack stand where he was standing; summonses tp be sent. Charged Darren E. Mason, 30, of 1221C Woodbine with possession of marijuana Saturday at Stefko Boulevard and Pembroke Road; summons to be sent 'i Charged Carmen Dolores Rodriguez, 31, of 611 Broadway, with possession of heroin and drug paraphernalia Saturday; police said they found three packets of heroin in a metal key case and a syringe on her after she was stopped in he 1 100 block of Marvine Street; summonses to be sent. Charged Pedro Nieves 35, of 309 State with possession of drug para.

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