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Citizens' Voice from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 19

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Citizens' Voicei
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Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
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19
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751 State to auction 1 90 used vehicles Warehouse located on the lower level of the 22nd Forster Street Building. The State Surplus Property Program offers excellent bargains on a wide variety of hundreds of items for sale to the general public such as typewriters, file cabinets, desks and chairs. The warehouse is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. 4 p.m. For more information on the State Surplus Property Program, call (717 Secretary of General Services David L.

Jannetta has announced that an auction of 190 used state vehicles will be held Thursday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m. in the Commonwealth Garage at 2221 Forster St. Harrisburg. The Department of General Services will offer passenger cars, trucks and other vehicles on a "where is, as is" basis.

The auction is open to the general public, dealers and state employees, except General Services employees housed at various locations outside Harrisburg, such as Greensburg, Ebensburg arid Shippenville. Complete rules and instructions and a listing of the vehicles to be sold are available from the Department of General Services Bureau of Vehicle Management, 2221 Forster P.O. Box 1365, Harrisburg, PA 17105. For more information, call (717) 783-3132. Those attending the vehicle auction also are invited to stop in at the State Surplus Property or their agents.

Prospective bidders may inspect the vehicles outside the Commonwealth Garage or at various locations around the state now through Sept. 24. Bidders must register and receive a number on the day of the sale to bid on' vehicles. Buyers must pay with cash, postal money order, certified check or cashier's check, personal, municipal or company checks will not be accepted. Sixty-five of the vehicles are CD 3 CO 7C CO CD CD TJ CD 3" CO a CD CO CD CD 3 CD Live grenades found in postal CHAMBERSBURG, Pa.

(AP) -Richard Keller solved the mystery of the mailed grenades when he heard about the cookies. When a box broke open at the Philadelphia postal center on Saturday, out spilled a collection of World War I memorabilia: empty bottles, a mess kit, military-style leggings, 19 live grenades and a live artillery shell. Talks to resume between state educators and administrators GAIVISUMG l-yr. over the counter exchange 1 Cable ready or $20 6to 1 ZOOMCAfV.CCSDER CCO-F33 Easy snap-on connection for TV playback Auto focus in macro mode 2-lux minimum illumination Variable high speed shutter Datetime recording Flying erase1" head with edit search 8 or 311 FISHER 200 Watts amplifier with built-in 5- band graphic equalizer Separate components 1 Remote control Turntable ILL FISHEIUCK SYSTEMS ME OR SALE SHARK lttolZOOMCAMCOXDER High Speed Shutter Flying Erase Head Audio Dubbing Low Lighting Ability TV APPLIANCES 1313 Wyoming Exttor 133 Wyoming Kingston PLENTY OF FREE PARKING 655-8811 287-9631 HOURS: Sat. 10:004:09 REMOTE CONTROL i TV V) I bilia in France.

"It was the cookies" that tipped him off, he said. Keller said he had requested only the bottles, the mess kit, leggings and cookies. Keller said he would have been "crazy" to ask for grenades. He declined to identify his friend, but said he was sure the Frenchman meant no harm. man, said the strike vote is part of the negotiations process and would not guarantee faculty would walk off the job.

Kodish said he doubted union officials would cancel the vote loans Home Equity Loans (Second Mortgage Loans) Up To $100,000 and More Low Fixed Rates (Rate never changes) Long Terms (Affordable monthly payments) Any Purpose Debt Consolidation Auto Purchase College Tuition Business Investment Home Improvement Quick Approval HARRISBURG (AP) Talks are scheduled to resume at the end of the month between teachers and administrators of the 14 state-owned universities, but union officials said Wednesday they still plan to hold a strike vote next week. Talks broke down last week on a new three-year contract for the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties. A strike vote is-scheduled Sept. 18 and 19. Edward P.

Kelley Jr. of the State System of Higher Education said new talks have been set for Sept. 26 center "I'm sure he selected some items he thought were harmless and put them in a box in the mail," Keller said Monday. "Over there they are used to that stuff being scattered all over the place." Keller took off work at Let-terkenny Army Depot to straighten out the matter. Investigators from the U.S.

Postal Inspection Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms visited Keller on Monday. No charges are being pressed at this time, said Roy Miller, head of the Fraud and Prohibited Mails team at the Harrisburg division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. "There is no indication that there was any criminal intent at this end," Miller said. He said investigators will contact international police in France.

"Be careful when you order cookies from France," Keller quipped. FHA TITLE I LOANS Government Insured Home Improvement Purpose No Equity Required No Appraisal Required Tax Deductible Under present law interest may be tax deductible Quick Approval for self-employed. 1990 THE MONEY STORE I And two boxes of French cookies. The incident prompted an evacuation of the center while the police bomb, squad took away the munitions and blew them up at a disposal site. News of the evacuation reached Chambersburg, where Keller was awaiting a package from a fellow collector of World War I memora through Sept.

28. Kelley said he hoped the union would postpone its strike vote until after the negotiations took place. "This encouraging agreement should cause faculty members to very seriously consider the potential negative impact of a vote authorizing a strike," Kelley said in a statement. "Such a vote could place either party in an intractable position at the negotiations table. Therefore, I urge the APSCUF leadership to postpone the strike authorization vote." Kevin Kodish, a union spokes 18th ANNUAL DALE 1 4lh, 1 5lh 1 6th LAY-A-WAYS WELCOME PARKING mmmm f-j) tare Top of the Slope ski rental shop SC1D 02 SAVE UP TO SEPTEMBER 1 ilh, 1 31 Xltmoy Giramnbo The Money Stofe Is ao that Inair homeowner loans are the best) they wM give you a Mt 30 day Money Back Querantte.

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