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Local SCRANTON, PA FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1995 PAGES (The (Dints Here' Mayor Declares 'Overtime Buck Stops Connors To Monitor Spending use of overtime, but police have to wait until enough officers are available to work a particular something we've done before." He said that freezing spending toward the end of the calendar year is also "routinely done" in the Scranton School District. That's where Connors used to work before taking a city hall job. He said he's "trying mightily" to avoid ending the year in red ink. He pointed out he inherited a $4 million deficit, cut it to $2.4 million and has ended years with a balanced budget. This past year, the city ran what Connors called "a small deficit" $580,000, according to John Cawley, city business administrator; $1 million, according to Roseann Novembrino, city controller.

But Connors said the city is facing big rises in the cost of health care which threaten to put the city in red ink. Keeping Scranton's finances in balance will be "all the easier next year" if the city does not have another deficit this year, he said. And he promised to try to write a budget this year that doesn't raise taxes. tion. "We're going to watch it (spending) as closely as possible," Connors said.

"We won't have saturation patrols seven days a week." But police say that the bally-hooed saturation patrols with state police and other law enforcement agencies have fallen off sharply since a multi-agency task force was organized this summer in the wake of two shootings. One officer said that saturation patrols have been recently organized without the shift. Connors said he will seek more state police patrols to help the city. "We'll try and get help from other law enforcement agencies." "We still have money for overtime," said the mayor. But he doesn't want to spend it "to end the year in balance." "All spending has to be pre-approved by me," Connors explained.

The mayor claims, "This is Mayor Jim Connors declared Thursday the buck will stop with him when it comes to overtime for the police and everybody else on the muncipal payroll. From now on, all overtime will require his approval, said Connors, adding, "It has less to do, with the police department and more to do with keeping down expenses." The mayor said he will make the final decision on all overtime and all other city spending, not only in the police department, but in the fire department and public works. But the police department will be the one feeling the greatest impact at the moment, especially when it comes to its well publicized saturation patrols aimed at curbing crime in the Hill Sec Enthusiastic Work with Students Merits Honor for of S's Cannon quite different from the reason he's stayed in teaching. For Cannon, teaching psychology can be compared to an adrenaline rush. "I'm obsessed," he admitted.

"It's like a Mountain Dew commercial," Cannon said. "When I get rolling, I've got the power." Among Cannon's courses are introductory psychology, behavioral neuroscience and neurosci-ence lab. He also is involved in research in his Tm obsessed. It's' like a Mountain Dew commercial, when I get rolling, I've got the power. TIMOTHY CANNON University of Scranton professor BY MAURI HAGGERTY THE SCRANTON TIMES A student described him as having the energy level of a hyperactive child.

Of course, Professor Timothy Cannon would almost have to in order to keep up with the pace he sets for himself every day. "There are 90 seconds in every one of his minutes," Rob Brennan said of Cannon, a professor of psychology at the University of Scranton. Cannon was recently recognized at the university for distinguished teaching by winning the CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) Professor of the Year award. The honor recognizes extraordinary commitment to undergraduate teaching, for contributions to the lives and careers of students, and for service to their institution and the teaching profession. From the remarks of Cannon's students, the honor didn't come as much of a surprise.

"He's amazing," said Jenn Quinn, a junior from Newfoundland. "He'll put anything on hold to deal with his students." Quinn says she's never seen any other professor put in the time and effort of Cannon. "Sometimes you've got to walk with him and talk," she said. "He's hard to nail down. But he's always willing to talk." An area native, Cannon graduated from Scranton and the University of Scranton.

When fie was in graduate school, he got into teaching because he needed the money. That's field, and says doing teaching and research keeps him on ah even keel. It is evident from the excitment in his voice that Cannon loves his work. "It's getting paid for your hobby," he said admitting that sometimes he almost feels guilty. Cannon remembers as a student, along with as JOHNSON BACHMAN THE SCRANTON TIMES a teacher, being asked to work very hard.

"Levels of performance really do improve when Award-winning psychology professor Timothy Cannon shows University of Scranton student Jennifer Quinn the different sections of the human brain via he Internet in a computer lab on the university's campus. Please see CANNON, Page 4 Ex-City Family Hopes TV Show Helps To Find Missing Daughter We AM Agiree, McsM IF4 fadlgfe A former Scranton family is hoping against hope that a TV show tonight will help lead them to their daughter who has been RENEE LaMANNA Missing since 1M4 where she was given no treatment and was released after giving hospital officials the number of her sister's- beachfront apartment in Ocean City. Mrs. LaManna said, Renee's sister could not travel to New York to pick her up but arranged for a doctor friend to bring Renee back to Ocean City. About an hour after arriving at her sister's apartment, Mrs.

LaManna said, Renee had a "panic attack, ran out the door and disappeared into the night. "She had no money, no identification, no credit cards, no 'shoes," Mrs. LaManna said of her daughter, who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs between 110 and 120 pounds. "All she was wearing was red silk pajama bottoms, a red sweatshirt and a terry-cloth robe. The robe subsequently was found on a street near downtown Ocean City: Other clues later surfaced but were checked out to no avail.

missing since 1994. The story of Renee LaManna is among segments of the NBC-TV show, "Unsolved Mysteries," which will air tonight at 8 on WBRE-TV, Channel 28.. Her parents, Frank and Ann LaManna moved from Scranton to Philadelphia in 1983 and later to Florida, where they now reside. Renee, 37, disappeared from Ocean City, N.J., in January 1994 and the LaMannas pursued many leads every sinceTonly to run into dead ends. While residing in Scranton, the family operated LaManna's restaurant in West.Side.

Ann LaManna was a music teacher at South Scranton Junior High School and Central High School before moving on to the Penn State Worthington Campus, where she taught humanities for 13 years. Frank worked with the Lackawanna County Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Renee attended the University of Scranton, where she earned bachelor's and master's degrees in a program for gifted students. She then moved to New York City, where she lived for 12 years, except for a short time she served in the Peace Corps in El Jadida and Morocco. The LaMannas' ordeal began in New York City.

During the early morning hours of Jan. 8, 1994, Ann LaManna said, her daughter was found wandering around the Queens neighborhood where she had resided at the time. Emergency Medical Service personnel took her to Queens Hospital, LIC Begins Renovating Ex-Central HS GOVERNOR BOB CASEY: "John Pieski has been a hard working, very effective magistrate and he will be an effective and excellent member of our bench." ATTY. BOB MARIANI: "Judge Pieski is one of the fine, fine men who believe in the Democratic values of hard work, family, sacrifice and making sure that your children have a better life." SENATOR BOB MELLOW: "You have worked hard as District Justice and have proven that you possess integrity, strength of character, motivation and ability. A BY 0JNA THACKAJtA THE SCRANTON TIMES Some called it a "ribbon-cutting." Others used the term "ground breaking." But officials from Lackawanna Junior College considered a short ceremony Thursday in front of the former Scranton Central High School building another step in a long process.

LJC president Ray Angeli acted as master of ceremonies for the event, introducing a myriad of speakers who thanked dozens of sponsors from government and the private sector. "We had faith that this day would come," he said to a crowd of more than three dozen civic leaders, politicians and LJC stair. After the speeches, LJC alumna Diane Mellow cut the wide blue ribbon that signaled the Please let BMLMNt, Pugt 4 timothy butier the scranton times Immediately attar his wife Diana cut ribbon at Lackawanna Junior College ceremony, statt San. Robert Mallow )oias Dr. D.J.

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