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3 strikers, 2 others foeind gniilty9 fiped fine of up to $300, plus court costs of $26 per offense. Guilty verdicts in any of the other, more serious charges would have meant trials for the defendants if the district attorney concurred with Bednarz's findings that prima facie cases had been established. Striker Carl Romanelli was found guilty on two charges of harassment, one brought by Marti Nichols and one by Sharon Gillman, two Times Leader Romanelli was sentenced to pay the court $252 $126 on each count. James. Orcutt, international repre- narz's court months ago and were first strike-related cases heard in any court since the strike began Oct.

6. After-a series of postponements since their mid-December beginning, the hearings ended last Wednesday with the magistrate's decisions coming, as promised, Tuesday. Bednarz dismissed 16 complaints completety-those Charging simple and aggravate)! assault. 7The remaining seven complaints charged the defendants with harassment. The penalty for harassment is a t.

sentative of the Newspaper Guild, was found guilty of criminal mischief against Joe Shocklee, Times Leader assistant director of circulation. Bednarz sentenced Orcutt to make restitution of $85 (for damaged radio equipment) and to pay the court $126 in fines and court costs. Striker William Moran was enced to pay $126 for harassment againsfTimes Leader assistant com- posing room foreman Michael Dzied zic. Bruce Mclntyre, publisher of the Oakland Press in Pontiac, was found guilty on two charges of harrassment, one filed by Orcutt and one by striker Robert McGraw. He must pay $126 on each count.

Bednarz reduced a charge of simple assault filed against Vito Pilosi, an independent truck driver, by striker Howard Biederman, to harassment and found him guilty of the lesser charge. Pilosi was fined $126. Total fines levied against the three strikers: $589. Total fines against the two associates, of the publishing company: $378. In dismissing 16 of the cases, Bednarz did not list any specific rea sons for doing so.

Although usually a magistrate's decision in cases like these is final, attorneys for the publishing company say they are discussing possible further action regarding the dismissed cases, many of which list, working company 'employees as plaintiffs. When asked last week, Muroski said that appeals, or actually "rearrests," can be made by plaintiffs in certain cases which have been dismissed by a magistrate, depending on the grounds of the dismissals. He did not elaborate as to what the grounds are. By DEBORAH GOODALL SMttwrMr WILKES-BARRE In rendering decisions on 23 complaints fiedby currently working employees of the Wilkes-Barre Publishing Co. and striking employees, Magistrate John Bednarz Tuesday announced seven guilty verdicts: four against striking union members and three against individuals associated with the publishing company.

The charges of harassment, simple assault, criminal mischief and aggravated assault were filed in Bed- 1 -Wednesday Wilkes-Barre 11 HRlim) JANUARY 17, 1979 20 Elko Hells of role elbaig main By JOHN ANDERSON Slow Writer ever gotten to the man who has been representing Northeast Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives most of his working life. And while Elko was a cool witness Flood was equally as controlled as he sat at the defendant's table and listened to the testimony. Elko began his testimony by telling the court he was on Flood's payroll as administrative assistant from Sept. 1, 1970 to June 30, 1976: He said he had served voluntarily as Flood's assistant in June 1968 after Eugene Hagerty, then administrative assistant, and Helen To-mascik, the congressman's secretary, were both away from their duties because of illness. (See ELKO, page JA) two-year prison sentence for bribery, spoke in a dry, methodical, manner as he told the jurors of picking up envelopes full of cash from businessmen and lobbyists seeking Flood's help.

Sometimes he would keep a portion of the money himself but more often all the money would go directly into Flood's own pockets, Elko's testimony indicated. Even though Elko showed little sign of emotion as he hurled damning evidence against the 75-year-old congressman, there surely had to be an undercurrent of emotion in Flood's former administrative assistant. For it was Elko, a former Pizza Parlor owner, computer company official and Washington lobby; ist, who had been as close as anyone has mjufmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimMMmmmmmmmmmmmmm 5 A a ft WASHINGTON Stephen B. Elko, the right-hand man to Rep. Daniel J.

Flood for more than six years, took the witness stand Tuesday in U.S. District Court here to testify against his former boss. For four and one-half hours Elko held the attention of the jury in Judge Oliver Gasch's courtroom as he recounted instance after instance of how he served as the "bag man" in kickback deals between Flood and persons who needed favors from the federal government, The 51-year-old Elko, now serving a Hazleton printer slain By MARK A. KELLNER Staff Writer saw Kenvin in the Freeland area around 8 a.m., which, if true, means that he was attacked within two hours of the time he was discovered lying in the snow. Ironically, the victim was discovered on property belonging to an uncle, Adam Hauze.

His abandoned car was found a house on the Hauze property. The Luzerne County district attorney's office, the state police and the county coroner's officer are investigating the death. Funeral arrangements are being made through the Frank Cot-terell Funeral Home in Freeland. An autopsy was performed by Luzerne County Coroner Dr. George Hudock assisted by Deputy Coroner Joseph Shaver.

Death was attributed to subar-chnoid hemorrhaging due to a fractured skull. It was said that he was struck repeatedly with a blunt instrument. He was employed by the paper for a number of years, and resided with his mother in Sandy Valley, RD 1, Free-land. 4 Kenvin was described as a "good fel- low" by one of his co-workers. "Everybody knew John," he said.

Several persons later said that they HAZLETON A 4-year-old girl discovered the body of a printer for the Hazleton Standard-Speaker in a wooded area of Dennison Township Tuesday morning. John C. Kenvin, 34 years old, died while en route to Mercy Hospital, with state police searching for a motive and a killer. Alive when he was found, Kenvin went into cardiac arrest while en route to the hospital in a White Haven Ambulance. He was pronounced dead on Gliding along means of travel, but it appears to get the job done as he and his mother glide over the ice.

(Photo by Sandy Slavens) KIRBY PARK Roseann Poplaski, on skates, helps her son around the ice-skating rink area in Kirby Park Tuesday. He's using an unconventional Thornburgh pledges to fulfill 'the spirit of Pennsylvania' Thornburgh stood on a bare wooden platform on the Capitol, -laying his hand on a 280-year-old Bible once, owned by William Penn to take his oath from state Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Eagen. His radiant wife Ginny, whose bright red overcoat contrasted with the gray flannel surrounding her, beamed at his side. His second in command, William Scranton III, looked on after being sworn in an hour earlier. solved by one person or one party, by one branch of government or even by one sector of the economy," said Thornburgh.

"Only when we allow our actions to be guided not by the conflicting loyalties that divide us but by the common interests that unite us, only then will we find the solutions we seek and the answers we need. We must work together," he added. "Let us make Pennsylvania a state we not only live in, but give to. Let us put pride in what we plan, in what we dream, in what we do. Let us invoke the spirit of Pennsylvania." With the ceremony over, Thornburgh and the first family had a private buffet luncheon.

A swarming crowd jostled into the Rotunda for a public reception. The traditional parade was scrapped. But a National Guard band saluted the new governor and a cannon boomed during the afternoon to proclaim a new leader. Outgoing Gov. Milton Shapp, who had kept the state in Democratic hands for the past eight years, sat quietly among them.

Thornburgh, a former federal prosecutor holding his first elective office, made several references to William Penn and Benjamin Franklin in his speech. He talked of concepts rather than specific programs, pleading for a spirit of nonpartisan support. "The problems we face will not be of our state," said the 46-year-old Thornburgh in a 12-minute speech that was interrupted by applause four times. "(We) promise to bring to this administration an integrity that battles all Corruption and tolerates no conflict of interest. We promise a frugality that insists on a dollar's worth of service for every tax dollar spent," added the new chief executive, wearing an overcoat over a familiar gray suit in the '31-de-gree temperature.

"We promise a simplicity that knows the real greatness of Pennsylvania cannot be enhanced but only debased by the pretentions of its leaders. Finally, we promise a sense of humanity that is blind to race and roots, to sex and color, but. is mindful of political injustice and human need," he said. The brief ceremony, by design, had little pomp. (Related stories, photos on page SB) By BOB DVORCHAK AjmcIoM Prws Wrlttr HARRISBURG With the Capitol dome glistening in the background, Dick Thornburgh's triumphant administration dawned Tuesday with a pledge to fulfill a dream he called "the spirit of Pennsylvania." Thornburgh became the state's 41st governor by pronouncing the oath of office at a simple noontime ceremony.

Thousands of festive Republicans, basking in the glory of their return to power, jammed the Capitol steps on the cloudless, crisp day. "This I can pledge to you to be as honest, to be as decent, to work a9 hard, to be as dedicated to duty as the people of Pennsylvania who personify the spirit Inside Israelis attack base Amusements Anderson Bridge Classified Comics Crossword Dear Abby Editorials Financial Obituary Overview Sports Suburban Television Weather Women's CB 4A 4B 5D-6D-7D 4B-SB 4B IB 4A 5A 6A 2A 1D-2D-JD-4D 8C-6C 6B SecC 2B By The Associated Press TODAY'S WEATHER SNOW place at Ras el-Ain, 12 miles north of the Israeli border and two miles south of the Lebanese port city of Tyre. The statement said Israeli troops landed, blew up a "building which sheltered terrorists (and) navy vessels shelled terrorist concentrations along the shore." The army did not say how many troops were involved or whether they encountered resistance. An arniy spokesman scoffed at a statement by the Palestine Liberation Organization that claimed guerrillas fought a pitched battle with the Israelis and "inflicted heavy casualties in the enemy ranks." The PLO statement, issued in Beirut, said the Israelis "pulled out leaving big amounts of weapons and blood pools behind" after blowing up "an empty farm house." The PLO said there were no civilian or guerrilla casualties in the clash. TEL AVIV, Israel Israeli commandos stormed ashore and attacked a Palestinian "terrorist" stronghold in southern Lebanon early Tuesday while Israeli naval vessels bombarded guerrilla "concentrations" along the coast, the army said.

1 The army denied the attack was made in retaliation for a Palestinian terrorist raid at Maalot In northern Israel last Saturday in which an Israeli woman and all three guerrillas were killed. The statement said the operation was "consistent with Israel's policy of hitting the terrorist organizations and foiling their plans to attack Israel." The military command In Tel Aviv gave few details of the raid, which took The new governor takes the oath Daily Lottery Tuesday's number In the Daily Lottery was 6-2-3. HARRISBURG Richard Thornburgh takes the oath of office from State Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Eagen as he becomes Pennsylvania's new governor Tuesday during ceremonies at Harrtsburg. Thornburgh's wife, Ginny, is In center, Thornburgh becomes the 41st governor of the state. The swearing In took place at noon on Tuesday.

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