Citizens' Voice from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 7

'Basically No Change'- Liquor Talks Adjourn; No Progress Reported reported no progress toward "There can be nothing in the store managers and non-union contract that will in any way part-timers could keep as right and ability many as 75 percent of Penn- By GEORGE LOBSENZ Untied Prut Inttrnallonal HARRISBURG Contract negotiators for the state and 3,500 liquor store clerks met (or several hours Tuesday but ending a threat of a pre-Christmas strike. Union leaders were pessimistic that a settlement could be reached before a strike deadline at midnight of the state to transfer the sylvania's 730 stores open to state store system to a private serve the flood of customers Wednesday night. lasted from 1:30 p.m. to short- However, most liquor stores ly after 7 p.m. and produced planned to stay open in the "basically no change" in the event of a strike.

positions of the two parties. Thornburgh administration "There have been no spokesman Roland Page said dramatic changes in the situa-the negotiations Tuesday tion," Page said. "We expect to hear from the union sometime tomorrow store system," Gibbons said. stocking up for the holidays. 2 RYf.lER AUTO ELECTRIC "We don't want a strike.

We're not here to provoke a strike. But the union has to understand we have certain goals and they're going to have to accomodate those goals." The liquor clerks, members of the United Food and Commercial Workers union, voted by a 5-1 margin over the weekend to strike because of inconclusive contract talks. The Liquor Control Board said, in the event of a strike, (Wednesday) morning. We are prepared to meet at any time," Page added. Union officials said before the talks began they believed a holiday-season walkout was likely.

Asked whether a strike appeared probable, Herman Wooden, a spokesman for the union bargaining team, said, "At this moment, it does. "We're willing to modify our position in some way to protect our workers," he said. CARBURETORS CHARGING SYSTEMS ELECTRONIC IGNITION WIRING LIGHTING 515Blackmon 823-3284 826-0074 I I -y a i Ill ::) WlM X. I 1 4 TT till "They (the state) are not NEW FROM ATADI IN willing to move even one in ch." 1 time for holiday gift giving flew Release Wooden said there was "no doubt" the Thornburgh administration was trying to force the liquor clerks into a strike to undermine public support for the state liquor system, which the governor has proposed abolishing in favor of privately owned stores. The chief negotiator for the commonwealth, Miles Gibbons, said the Thornburgh administration wanted to avert a strike, but would not compromise on key issues.

I '4 8 -4 Menorah Lighted at Sterling Mrs. Berenice Warner, resident of Hotel Sterling, lights the candle for the third day observance of Chanukah. The menorah has been placed in the lobby of the hotel. An additional light will be lit by Mrs. Warner as each of the remaining days of Chanukah come into being.

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ATAOI 29.95 A QnfollivNon with Prison Board Awards Several Food Contracts Luzerne County Prison board awarded the following contracts: eggs and cheese. Affiliated Foods, Scranton, and Wyoming Valley Distributing Wilkes-Barre, $814; bread, Maier's Bakery, Berwick, meat, Argento's Distributing Exeter, Wilson Foods Scranton, Wyoming Valley Distributing, $997; Affiliated Foods, Scranton, $952; Bevaco Food Service, Exeter, $1,220. Groceries and non-perishables, Affiliated Foods, Scranton, Wyoming Valley Distributing McTighe Grocery Binghamton, N.Y., Bevaco Food Service, $2,794.13. Warden Donald Dorris stated some vendors are not complying with the delivery of perishable items for the prison, and agreed to compile a list of the offenders so corrective measures can be taken. Illllllllllllllllllliiiiilillliiliilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllll Local Students Get Scholarships at PSU A total of $84,000 in agricultural scholardhips and awards are being shared by College of Agricultural students at the Pennsylvania State University, according to George A.

Van Horn, associate editor at the agricultural college. Local students honored at a banquet for recipients and donors of awards were: David Madl, Mountaintop, $300; Marie Doletski, Hunlock Creek, $300; Rosemarie Niznik, Wilkes-Barre, $800; Ray Smith, West Pittston, $700; Ronald Taddei, Wyoming, $400; JoAnne Russavage, Duryea, Diane Wysocki, Plains, $700; John F. Bankus, Wilkes-Barre, $500; John Fedak, Warrior Run, $600. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItllllllllllllllllHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIIi System Includes Game Console, Hand Controllers, Poker Blackjack Came cartridge, TV Game Switch Atari Video Computer System" comes with joystick and paddle controllers. Combat Game Program" cartridge, TV switch and AC adapter.

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