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The Indiana Gazette Thursday. Aoril 1 1, 1991 Pag 25 Gazette honors school reporters, advisers By DONNA K. TRIMBLE Gaiwt. Statt Writor Writing needs to become an art again, and It's up to the younger generation to keep that art alive, according to R. William Swaug-er.

The news services director at Indiana University of Pennsylvania had advice and anecdotes to prove his point to the students and their advisers attending the Indiana Gazette's annual School News dinner at the Best Western University Inn, Indiana, on Wednesday. Swauger admitted that when he was in school he thought it was lua write and see his same is print, but be had aever could- ered a career la reporting or public relations or the "benefits of Just knowing bow to write." With the new liberal studies core curriculum at I UP, it is required for students to having writing in all of their classes, he explained. "You have to master the techniques (such as spelling and grammar) at a young age," said Swauger. "You are getting valuable on-the-job training at the Gazette, the kind of training students pay bundles of money for at colleges." No matter what fields students select for their majors at a college or university, good writing skills will carry them beyond their peers. "Maybe you're a whiz in computers, but you need to organize your thoughts into the word processor," he said.

The writing process requires several steps: finding an idea, gathering information to support, the idea, putting together or structuring the information, and writing, Swauger said. "Always keep your audience in mind when you are writing," he stressed and encouraged the students to remember 12 points: Be correct. Be clear. Be concise. Use short sentences and paragraphs.

Be complete. Be concrete or specific. Be consistent throughout Be cohesive. Be constructive, keep a positive tone. Be credible.

Be conversational. Be captivating and entertaining. "Reshape the ordinary," he said. Be considerate of your reader. By following these points in his career, Swauger noted he has enjoyed meeting a variety of famous individuals, Including Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, the late Sen.

John Heinz, Ben Vereen and Gregory Hines, and attending historic events, such as the final game in the 196 World Series when the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees. "The one thing I hope you'll remember the most is the importance of writing itself," said the news services director. "Somebody once said that a teacher has4 a strong effect and influence on eternity, but it's the same way with writing. Once you write something down, it may have a tremendous influence on the future." Hastie Kinter, assistant treasurer of the Indiana Printing and Publishing Company and Newspaper in Education coordinator at the Gazette, and Frank Hood, Gazette associate editor, expressed their appreciation for the students' dedication and work throughout the school year. As the final portion of the program, certificates of recognition were presented to the students and their advisers for their work throughout the 1990-91 school year.

They are as follows: Apollo-Ridge Brandee Grumbling and Dan Meyerhub-er; Deborah Wright, adviser. Armstrong East Heather Hooks and Tracy Martin; Mary-beth Dean, adviser. Blacklick Valley Dana Kup-chella and Traci Ondrlezek; Philip Kupchella, adviser. Blairsville Ben Soltesz and Joel Lynn McKeon; Carolyn Baker, adviser. Elderton Rachel Boyer, Bola Olabopa and BiUie Jo Mills Electa Zanetti, adviser.

Harmony Donna Legros; Martha Phillips, adviser. Homer-Center Jamie Walker and Amy Frazer; Roxanne Rouse, adviser. K. William Swauger, news services director at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, wot the guest speaker at the Indiana Gazette's annual School News dinner Wednesday at Best Western University Inn, Indiana. Swauger, left, and Hastie Kinter, right.

Gazette assistant treasurer and Newspaper in Education coordinator, congratulate a few of the 37 students and IS advisers in attendance, from left, Ben Soltesz, Blairsville; Gretchen Smith, Northern Cambria; Rebekah Hoover, United; and Nancy Kelly, laurel Valley adviser. (Gazette photo by Bechtel) Lenape Vocational-Technical School Terri Hill and Lana King; Ken Barker, adviser. Marion Center Area Cindy Ferringer and Marisa Groman; Carolyn Wise, adviser. Northern Cambria Gretchen Smith and Marian Kirsch: Debbie Frontino, adviser. Penns Manor Amy Anodide and Carolyn Beitel; Mark Connelly, adviser.

Punxsutawney Area Jill Phillips and Vanessa Reiter Terry Fye, adviser. Purchase Line Lll Strong and Dena Woods; Janice Miller, adviser. Saltsburg Tricia Egry, Stephanie Kwisnek and Autumn Power; Carol Buterbaugh, adviser. United Rebekah Hoover and Shari Kitzmiller; Sally Caruso, adviser. Nine compete for title of Miss Black IUP Indiana Area Paul Voelker and Sean Griffith; Gemma Gig-liotti (fall semester) and Jody Dean (spring semester), advisers.

Indiana County Area Vocational-Technical School Andreana Dubnansky and Melissa Byers; Barry James, adviser. Laurel Valley Michele McDermott and Melissa Burd; Nancy Kelly, adviser. Area Vocational-Technical School. A sophomore economics pre-law major at IUP, Spivey is a recipient of the State System of Higher Education Board of Governors Scholarship at IUP. Wanda Maria Darden of East Slocum Street, Mt.

Airy, Philadelphia, a 1990 graduate of West Catholic High School in Philadelphia. A freshman majoring in commercial art at IUP, she is the daughter of Zelma Darden and Warren Mikell. Darden has received honors for academic achievement in history, mathematics and science and a recognition award in student activities and community service. Setrina Sibert of West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, the daughter of Loretta Sibert and a 1990 graduate of Abraham Lincoln High School. She is a freshman majoring in pre-phar-macy at IUP.

participate in a group dance performance and a question-and-answer The contestants are: Rhonda Racheile Mallory of Parrell, a junior criminology and sociology major at IUP. The daughter of Ernestine Mallory, she Is a 1988 graduate of Farrell Area High School and is a member of Omega Essence Auxiliary. In her spare time, Mallory enjoys singing and the company of others, along with "praising and thanking the Lord for all of His blessings." Deanna C. Payne of Grand Avenue, Wilkinsburg, a 1990 graduate of Oliver High School in Pittsburgh. The daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Norvett Hyatt, she is a freshman majoring in merchandising and marketing at IUP. Payne has received the Sons of the American Revolution Award, the Ewing Award for Greater Service, Murdered man's son recalls events PITTSBURGH Police have charged two suspects with murder in the 1975 death of a man whose 20-year-old son recently recalled the night his father was killed. The victim's widow, Arlene Montgomery, 39, and a former neighbor, Steven G. Slutzker.

40, were charged with homicide and solicitation to commit homicide. Police said the two had been romantically involved and plotted the death of John Mudd Sr. so they could marry. Slutzker of Canton, Ohio, was arraigned Wednesday and released on $50,000 bail. Ms.

Montgomery of Punxsutawney in Jefferson County remained in custody at the Allegheny County Jail without bail. A hearing for both was set for April 18. Police renewed their investigation in November after John Mudd who was 5 years old when his father died, suddenly remembered the Let's help reduce litter control costs The Peunyrvaaia DaatMl -ofTrunporUttoa Is nukll rtoH reparation hr Its aa IKeey Pennsylvania BeaaMal Day on April ZI. Gov. Robert Caaey has pra--clalmed April a "Keep vanla Beaatlfal Maath" aad urges all dllaeas to a their in helping to preserve the state's environment According to PenaDOT, coats taxpayers l.aaj a day tor tae crew to pick np Utter, or akt million a year.

Over the past years, the department has speat. approximately SZS milUoa a it- ter pickup. PennDOT said that wtth the help of volunteers, Utter eaatral costs can be reduced. As a result, additional manpower aad teats can be placed ea the roadways for lasting improvenseata. There Is still Brae far groan ar individuals ta make plan as participate ta KPB Day this year.

Anyone Interested sbeakl caatact his local county malateaaace strict. PennDOT coanty KPB coordinators will schedule litter pick-ap locations for all Interested groups. On KPB Day, trash bags, orange safety vest aad KPB memorabilia will he provided la. all participants. Last year, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, schools, civic groups and other organisations accounted for the soa.ooo volunteers who participated statewide in the program.

An average or 117,206 bags of trash were collected. Along with the help of KPB Day volunteers, groups who have adopted sections of roadway through PennDOT's Adoat-a-Blghway Program will also participate in the statewide Utter pickup. cla'm bureau offers parcels for sale The Court of Common Pleas of Indiana County has issued an order of court authorizing the Indiana County Tax Claim Bureau to conduct a judicial sale of delinquent tax properties. Approximately 50 properties will be offered for sale at 1 p.m. May 8 in the Indiana County Annex Building, Indiana.

These properties will be sold to the highest bidder and will be freed and cleared of all tax and municipal claims, mortgages, liens, charges and estates as identified in the titles abstract. The minimum acceptable bid for each property will be bureau costs, which range from $100 to $500. Anyone wishing to have his property removed from the sale may do so by paying in full all delinquent taxes and costs on or before 4:30 p.m.. May 7. The purpose of the sale is to return these non-taxpaying properties to revenue-generating status on the tax rolls.

Sibert received a community service award for singing and a community service award for her work as a journalism editor while in high school. LaTerra D. Williams of West Philadelphia, a sophomore majoring in nursing and minoring in psychology at IUP. The daughter of Anita E. Williams, she Is a 1969 graduate of Overbrook High School, Philadelphia, and is a Board of Governors scholarship recipient at IUP.

Renee L. Stevenson of West Philadelphia, a 1989 graduate of Overbrook High School, is a sophomore majoring in biology and pre-med at HIP. A member of the New Central Baptist Church, Stevenson received the Leadership Award in high school and was president of her yearbook staff. She also received a Board of Governors scholarship. husband before his death.

She remarried after the slaying and Slutzker moved away. Slutzker, accompanied by an attorney, surrendered Wednesday afternoon to Allegheny County homicide detectives and later was arraigned at the County Coroner's Office. He was granted bail shortly after being jailed. Ms. Montgomery was arrested and arraigned Tuesday.

Slutzker had been charged two weeks after the murder with homicide and with solicitation to commit homicide. The homicide charge was dropped after a coroner's solicitor ruled investigators lacked sufficient evidence to proceed to trial. A jury convicted Slutzker of the solicitation charge and he served 11 months in prison. Ms. Montgomery had not been charged in the case untU Tuesday.

(AP) the authority is aiming for an Aug. 1 start for monthly billing. Randy Krause of Bankson Engineers reported that the water filtration and treatment plant project may be completed by the end of May. The authority is surveying its Hillside Reservoir property, considering how much will be enclosed and protected by chain link fencing. Other proposals being considered by the authority include alternate water sources and preparation of the former borough garage site for resale.

Swimming pool owners will again be billed for filling their pools with water but will not be billed for sewage based on that amount of water, provided the owner contacts the authority and provides a meter reading before and after filling the pool. All sewage use is based on a percentage of water consumption. PENNVEST drawdown payment No 9 of S19.03fl.5l was approved for payment to Genesis Electric, including a $650 payment for the filtration plant project inspector. Both eastern and western Pennsylvania will be well represented in the 15th Annual Miss Black IUP Contest at 7 p.m. Sunday in the multi-purpose room of the Hadley Union Building at Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Nine contestants will compete for the tiUe of Miss Black IUP 1991. The contest is sponsored by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. The contestants will be judged on talent, personality, oral communications skills, physical performance and poise. Judging the competition will be Gene Phillips, Portia Fox and Melle Mcl, radio personalities from WA-MO, Pittsburgh, and Cynthia Taylor and Stacy Pearson, IUP graduate students.

As part of the program, the contestants will model casual wear, sportswear and evening wear and will Chester ignores IRS deadline PHILADELPHIA (AP) Chester has failed to pay SZ3 million the IRS said it was owed from the 1986 sale of $335 million in bonds the city falsely represented as tax-exempt. The IRS had given Chester until Tuesday to pay the money or have the bonds declared taxable. Thousands of people bought the bonds believing they would not be taxed, and many of the investors would be expected to sue the city to recover any taxes they were forced to pay. The federal tax agency notified the city in February that the bonds were not tax exempt because they were sold after the laws changed for municipal bonds. Chester Solicitor John Nails said Tuesday there was no indication the city had any plans to pay the IRS.

Mayor Willie Mae Leake has previously said the city would not come forward with the money. The Philadelphia office of the IRS would not comment on the case, a spokesman said. The city sold $335 million in bonds to finance the construction of a trash-to-steam plant that was never built. The Resource Recovery Project, the authority charged with oversee-ing the plant's construction, was the subject of a Delaware County grand jury investigation. Its presentment, issued Monday, led to charges against former director Leon Bean, who ran the agency from 1986 until 1990.

Recital time changed TtwtHwaf hIafcWuat Min serial of ScOnnM of Indiana, announced in Wednesday's Gazette, has been changed from 8 to 1:30 p.m. The recital will be held Friday, April 12, in the Gorell Recital Hall on the second floor of John Sutton Hall. and several basketball and music Charita Bush of Pittsburgh, a sophomore marketing major at IUP. The daughter of Charles and Edith Bush, she is a 1989 graduate of Brashear High School, Pittsburgh. Bush was president of her nigh school student council and was an anchor person for Brashear's television station.

Rae-Ann L. Brown of Wilkinsburg, the daughter of Jean A. Brown, and a 1989 graduate of Wilkinsburg High School. She is a sophomore majoring in health and physical education at IUP. A member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Brown was the recipient of the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award while in high school.

Nicole M. Spivey of 54th Street and Cedar Avenue, Philadelphia, the daughter of Clara Benn and James Spivey and a graduate of Dobbins events of the night of the slaying. His uncle, James Mudd, told police the recall occurred around 2 a.m. on Nov. 24.

According to an affidavit of probable cause, Mudd Sr. was killed Dec. 28, 1975, in the basement of his suburban Pittsburgh house. He had gone downstairs to check why the power had gone out, police said. Mudd Jr.

said he remembered returning home with his parents from an aunt's house, according to the affidavit. He reported the three of them watched television in the living room until the power went out Mudd Jr. said his father went to the basement and the boy then heard seven "loud noises." According to the affidavit, Mudd Jr. said he then saw Slutzker come out of the kitchen and into the living room, where he talked briefly with the boy's mother before leaving the house. Mudd Jr.

recalled looking down tank at including a credit. The engineering firm has been instructed to request a breakdown of costs in an attempt to determine whether the costs for the small building are within reason. Steve" Kasperik who along with Michael Smith is developing Ridge-view Circle, a 10-Iot project bordering MacArthur and Patton streets in the borough's Third Ward, outlined work on the project so far. Authority members again discussed extension Area firemen Area firemen were busy Wednesday with a variety of alarms. The summary: LOVEJOY Clymer firemen were called out for a reported trailer fire in the Love joy Hill area at 2:39 p.m.

Wednesday. A Clymer fire spokesman said the units were canceled before reaching the fire scene. BLAIRSVII J.E Blairsville fire I Cost for changing location of fuel tank DlairSVllle I raises eyebrows of municipal authority the basement steps and seeing his father's body, which had been shot six times. Police said the description exactly matched crime scene photo- Detectives said the Mudd family reported that the boy had been "shielded" from discussions of his father's murder and was not interviewed by police about the case until November. Dr.

Alan Pass, a forensic psychologist who examined Mudd classified his experience as post-traumatic stress disorder. Pass said he believed the recall was valid. Mudd Jr. has lived with relatives since his father's death, according to his uncle. James Mudd said his nephew has not lived with his mother since the murder.

Police said Ms. Montgomery had lived with Slutzker for a time but had attempted to reconcile with her of sewer and water lines to this and a Hart Avenue-Sunset Drive development in the First Ward. In final discussion on what Eva LaMantia of 350 S. Liberty St. has claimed was an excessive water service billing, the authority business office was instructed to require payment for water which passed through the meter.

Authority workers continue to replace water meters with the new outside readout meters. One route of 524 meters has been changed. Authority manager Ed Smith said answer alarms men were called out at 6:56 p.m. Wednesday to stand by at a transformer which was arcing on Main Street. Several area fire companies answered calls for trees down on roads Wednesday.

Included were units from Glen Campbell. Armagh-East Whealfield. Commodore, and BLAIRSVILLE A contractor's cost estimate for a change in location of a diesel fuel tank for the Blairsville Municipal Authority's Hillside Reservoir water filtration and treatment plant raised the eyebrows of the five authority members during Wednesday's meeting in the borough building. Authority members had been dissatisfied with the original plans as submitted by Bankson Engineers Inc. of Indianola, which called for a underground fuel tank for the plant's engine generator.

Because of the new, strict regulations in force in the state, the authority requested design of an above-ground tank constructed beneath a roof with the required containment of sufficient sise to hold all of the fuel in the event the tank would ever leak. Genesis Electric Inc. of Mount Pleasant had originally bid the underground tank installation at 18,556. During Wednesday night's meeting, the firm submitted the cost of constructing the above-ground installation including a 2.000-gallon.