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8D The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Wednesday, July 7, 1982 State sends $51.5 million to elderly reduced federal mass transit subsidies. Rural transportation grants, which will allocate $4.1 million in the upcoming year to area agencies on aging for the purchase of new vehicles and the funding of rural transportation services for older citizens. defray property taxes and rent payments. Other areas covered by the recent legislation expanding benefits are: The Older Persons Inflation Needs program, which expands income eligiblity from $8,999 to $11,999 raises the' minimum grant from $15 to $30 and the 'maximum grant from $95 to $125. The $100 Anti-inflation grant, which provides a onetime, $100 grant to persons who were eligible for property tax and rent rebates in 1980.

About 420,000 households were eligi TIMES IEADERRICHARD SABATURA WILKES-BARRE Rebate checks totaling $51.5 million have been mailed to an estimated 258,000 elderly and disabled Pennsylvania residents. Gov. Dick Thornburgh said the state Department of Revenue has an additional 400,000 property taxrent rebate applications, which will be processed by the end of the month. Persons should begin receiving checks today. The program of rebate benefits was expanded this year to increase the maximimum income for eligibility from $8,999 to $11,999 and to increase, the maximum grant from $4Q0 to $500.

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Sat. 1 1 "to Midnight Sun. 11 to 10 p.m. mm By M. CEU CIRNE Staff Writer SHAVERTOWN A fugitive from police in Florida who is charged with stealing a car in Wilkes-Barre will face further court action on the theft charges.

District Justice Earl Gregory of Shavertown found enough evidence Tuesday to send Rob-eft N. Montigney of Apt. 2, 260 S. Main Wilkes-Barre, to court. Montigney, 26, is charged with receiving stolen property and operating a car without consent of the owner.

Montigney is also charged with escaping the Brevard Corrections Institution in Seminole County, Dec. 17, 1979. Dallas Township Police Chief Carl Miers said Montigney was serving time in prison on burglary charges. Miers said Florida authorities have filed papers for Montigney's extradi YOUNGBLOOD'S TV 5 tion. No hearing has been set Montigney remains in jail in lieu of $50,000 bail on the fugitive charge pending extradition proceedings and $10,000 bail on the theft charges.

Gregory Tuesday reduced bail in the theft charges from $25,000. According to testimony at the hearing, Montigney was stopped by Dallas police officer John Fowler at about 3:30 a.m. June 26 while driving a blue Chevrolet Nova. Fowler said at the hearing he stopped the car after Montigney ran a red light and passed another vehicle at an intersection on Route 415. A check by Fowler indicated the car is owned by Betty Mc-Fadden of South River Street, Wilkes-Barre.

Mrs. McFadden's son, Donald, said he had parked the car in front of his home at about 1 a.m. June 26. He testified he was alerted by police that his car had been stolen about two hours later. cone to drive east on Route 502 and at the junction of Route 307, ordered him to turn right and drive to Clifton Beach.

He told Falcone to lie down on the seat once they reached Clifton Beach. After giving the instructions, the gunman got into another car, described by police as a 1975n beige Chrysler or Plymouth, driven by another white male, and followed Falcone to Clifton Beach. When Falcone got up from the seat, the gunman, the car, and the money were gone. The investigation is being conducted by Moosic police and state police at Dunmore. DISCOUNT REGULAR SERVICE CALL 1 2.95 with this coupon only (ONE COUPON PER CUSTOMER) Offer Good Indefinitely THE STATION 829-0000 FINEST DINING -r TONIGHT GANDALF AND IN IRON HORSE SALOON "DAKOTAS" KEJ.LEY HIUDZIK Thurs.

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WILKES-BARRE MOOSIC The proprietor of a beverage distributorship was robbed at gunpoint of about $6,000 as he entered his car here Tuesday morning. Police said Raymond Falcone, 57, of Wilkes-Barre, left Terry's Diner, 4118 Birney Scranton at about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday and got in his car when a man put a gun to Falcone's head and demanded money. Falcone, operator of Birney Beverage, Moosic, reportedly gave the gunman a First National Bank of Avoca bank bag containing about $6,000 cash and an undetermined amount of money from his wallet. The gunman then told Fal SHERATON CROSSGATES PARK PLACE LOUNGE COMEDY NIGHT EVERY WEDNESDAY WYOMING CONCRETE Sidewalks Patios Driveways Steps Refacing Foundations, etc.

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The production staff would not release the location of Tuesday's shooting. Scranton native Jason Miller, who starred in "The Exorcist," wrote both the screenplay and the award-winning play, which had a long run on Broadway. The film traces the lives of a basketball coach and members of his team from the time they win the state basketball championship to a reunion 25 years later. The story is reportedly based on time Miller spent at St. Patrick's High School in Scranton.

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Lawnmower stolen WILKES-BARRE A gas-powered lawn mower worth about. $200, was discovered missing Monday from the owner's back yard. Patrick Santucci, of 38 Dago-bert told police someone took the machine between 9 p.m. Saturday and 7:30 a.m. Sunday.

Parking meter stolen from home WILKES-BARRE City detectives are investigating the burglary of a woman's apartment Monday evening. Kim Elias, 10 E. North told police she arrived at her apartment and saw one of the doors ajar. She discovered a parking meter and coin box missing from the attic, police said. Value of the items was not known.

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