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2 Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Thursday, July 29, 1 999 Ciluric3 Peterson (Continued from it Trapped miners feared to be dead BEIJING (AP) After two weeks of rescue efforts, 29 miners trapped in a flooded iron ore mine in eastern China are believed dead, the China Daily reported Wednesday. Rescuers have pumped hundreds of tons of cement onto the area of seepage to prevent further flooding. But they have found no signs of survival, the report said. The 29 workers were trapped on July 12 when water flooded the shaft at the Laiwu Iron and Steel Group's mine, about 275 miles southeast of Beijing, the state newspaper said. Some 160 miners managed to flee to safety.

Initial reports suggested that rescue workers might save the miners who were trapped nearly 500 feet underground. Investigations have shown that the mine managers failed to take effective safety measures after a similar flooding problem a month earlier, the newspaper said. Each year, hundreds of miners are killed in explosions, floods and cave-ins. Joseph "Jojo" Tarone Joseph "JoJo" Tarone, of 533 W. Fifth Hazleton, who died Tuesday at home.

Born in Hazleton, he was the son of Flora (DeStefano) Tarone, with whom he resided, and the late Robert Tarone. Mr. Tarone was JK graduate of the Class 5 of 1954 of Hazleton High School, where he was a star player on the basketball team. He attended the College of the Sequoias, Visalia, Calif. He was a member of Our Lady of Grace Church, and the Freedom Club.

Mr. Tarone served in the Coast Guard. Before retiring, he was employed in the maintenance department at the Hazleton State Police Barracks. Surviving are a son, Mauro, Jackson, two granddaughters; a brother and sister, Betty Jane Clay, with whom he resided; Robert, White Haven. Nieces and nephews also survive.

The funeral will be held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at a location to be announced. Burial will be in the parish cemetery at the family's convenience. Friends may call at the Joseph A. Moran Funeral Home, 229 W.

12th Hazleton, on Saturday from 8 a.m. to time of service. Memorial donations may be made to the Greater Hazleton Unit of the American Cancer Society, 1109 W. 15th Hazleton. Prosatio E.

Penaranda Prosatio E. Penaranda, 98, of 10010 Greenview Drive, Huntsville, died Tuesday in the Big Spring Specialty Care, Huntsville. Born in Barugo Leyte, the Philippine Islands, he was the son of the late Ambrosia and Romana (Emnas) Penaranda. He was a Navy veter-jV an, and before retiring was employed with the ''S Postal Service. He was Catholic.

Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, was his wife, the former Grace Wolfgang, Gordon. Surviving are a son, Carl, Huntsville, and three grandchildren. Relatives and friends may call Friday at 2 p.m. in Christ Church Cemetery, Fountain Springs. The Robert M.

McDonald Funeral Home, Girardville, has charge of local arrangements. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Schuylkill Unit, 512 N. Centre Pottsville. Susan A. Bruno Susan A.

Bruno, 48, of 10 Fifth Street, Kelayres, died Wednesday morning at the Hazleton-St. Joseph Medical Center. Born in Hazleton, she was the daughter of Jane (Kehoe) Deshisky, Hazleton, and the late Joseph Deshisky. She was a member of St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church, Hazleton.

She was employed by the Pennsylvania Power and Light Co. and at one time the former Hazleton National Bank. Surviving are her husband, Lester; children, Amy and Jason Bruno, both at home; a sister, Mrs. Michael (Jane) Bezick, Junedale; a brother, Jack, Jacksonville, nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Friday at 10 a.m.

from the Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home 542 N. Wyoming Hazleton, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m. in St. Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church.

Burial will be in St. Patrick's R.C. Cemetery, McAdoo. Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. GOP tries to bring HMO bill to floor Mildred E.

Wickkiser Mildred E. Wickkiser, 83, formerly of Gracedale Avenue, Fairview Township, died Wednes-; day morning at Davis Manor, Wright Township. Born in East Side Borough, June 25, 1916, she was a daughter of the late August and Leila Nicholson DeJohn. Mrs. Wickkiser was a member of St.

John's Lutheran Church, Wilkes-Barre, and the Mountain-top Senior Citizens. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed as a licensed practical nurse at Valley Crest, Plains Township. Preceding her in in addition to her parents, were her husband, S. Edward, and a son, Robert. Surviving are a son, Edward Dallas; three grandchildren, and a brother, Richard DeJohn, Freeland.

The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. from the McCune Funeral Home, 80 S. Mountain Mountaintop. The Rev. Virginia Biniek, pastor of St.

John's Lutheran Church, will officiate. Burial will be in the Freeland Cemetery. Friends may call Friday from 7 to 9 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Davis Manor Patient Activity Fund, 185 S. Mountain Mountaintop, 18707.

Funerals The funeral of Anna Riley Crouse, formerly of S. Church Street, who died Sunday evening at Hazleton General Hospital, was held Wednesday from the Boyle Funeral Home, Hazleton. The Rev. John O'Bell was the celebrant of the Mass of Christian Burial in St. Gabriel's Church and offered the blessing in the Msgr.

Dennis J. Kane Memorial Chapel in the parish cemetery. The pallbearers were Ed Riley, Bob Case, Bernie Choma, and Terry Woodring. The funeral of Alfred Gugliemelli, of 742 N. Locust who died Friday at Hazleton General Hospital, was held Wednesday from the Joseph A.

Moran Funeral Home, Hazleton. Monsignor Neil Gugliemelli, brother of the deceased, celebrated the Mass of Christian Burial in Our Lady of Grace Church. Con-celebrants were the Revs. Anthony Noviello and Frank Skitski, and the Rev. Mr.

Daniel DeLucca, cousin of the deceased. Seated in the sanctuary were the Revs. Albert Leonard, Joseph Cipriano, Girard Angelo, Joseph Bucolo, Charles Kringe, and Monsignor Francis Beeda. Burial was in the parish cemetery. The pallbearers were Joseph DeLorenzo, cousin; Richard Week, Daniel Minor, Vincent Santipoli, and John Mudrick.

The funeral of Joseph J. Dudick, of 135 Snyder McAdoo, who died Saturday at the Hazleton General Hospital, was held Wednesday from the Stanley E. Anilosky Son Funeral Home, McAdoo. The Rev. Joseph L.

Grembocki gave the blessing at the funeral home, celebrated a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Kunegunda's Roman Catholic Church, McAdoo, and gave the final blessing at the grave in the parish cemetery. Altar servers were Nicholas and Jonathan Petrole, nephews of the deceased. The pallbearers were Brian Kolbush, brother-in-law, John Yacina, George Hudock, Jason Norris, Steve Ryba, and Mark Swantek. Honorary pallbearers were Christopher Kolbush and Nicholas DiSabella.

Military rites were accorded by the McAdoo VFW Post 6708 with Commander Gilbert Bachman in charge. Firing squad members were William Alishefsky, George Puhak, Frank Tomczak, Eckley Roberts, John Simmons, Adolph Slovik and Eugene Matweecha. The Honor Guard was Carmen Profetta and John Turk. in Loving Memory oi NEIL KINNEY who passed away 6 years ago i Neil, A Special Day Another Year, A Loving Thought A Private Tear. In Memory of a Special Friend You Could Never Forget.

Sadly Missed Love, Bob Joan Stolpe Peterson said he believed lo nas animosity towards me" James Geddes, his argued that Peterson commiH.I a technical violation for failing repui anu wao mtarcerated almost one-half of his sentPiw it ne asiieu iui iciusuuement. "Even if released, he has place to go," Geddes said. He sal reiersuu nxa uu jod, residem family or friends here. vuiiu iuiu wie juage "tjjj. aeienaant cieany is not amenable to probation." Peterson was picked ud 1W.

19 after he failed to repor to the Washington Department of Cor. rections to submit to a urinalysjj test. He made no admission tc charges that he moved to a ne address without notifying suno. visors and that he failed to obtair a substance abuse evaluation ami to follow recommendations oraerea Dy tne court Originally, Peterson was given six months of probation for each of 17 counts ot simple assault on I patients, to whom he admink tered reduced amounts of nain. killing drugs, and counts acquiring or obtaining possession of a controlled substance and theft by unlawful taking.

Cona- han ordered that they be con. served consecutive to each other and the 10 to 23 months for bur glary. The judge applied the new prison sentence to all of the revocations and directed that they be served concurrently. Conahan said Peterson will receive credit for time ahead' served. Storms (Continued from pace 1) At least 90,000 people were without power in 87 of the 212 municipalities served by Duquesne Light said spokeswoman Jean Groean.

"Our crews could be working a couple of days on this one," Ms. Grogan said. Also, the power outages left 550,000 customers of the Pennsylvania-American Water Cc with little or no water. The company's two water stations had qd electricity to run pumps, so customers, mainly in the South Hills and Mon Valley suburbs, were left with only the water that remained in pipes, said spokesman Phillip Cynar. Penn-American was working with Duquesne Light and Allegheny Power to restore power Wednesday evening.

In hard-hit Castle Shannon, a Pittsburgh suburb of 9,000 crisscrossed by streams and creeks, Mayor Tom O'Malley declared a state of emergency. 7 The owner of Castle Shannon Florists was headed back to her shop in suburban Pittsburgh when she noticed the sky turn black. "It was just horrible. There were just like, these cracks in the sky," said Michele, who asked that her last name not be used. "You know when you see pictures that people draw of lightning? It was like that, just unreal." Buckets of water fell to the ground, filling the back room of her floral shop.

Nearby, the back wall of a paint store collapsed and water came rushing in, she said, sending cans of paint floating down the aisles and employees scrambling out the front door. This is too much for me," she said. "We didn't have any rain for so long, and then I don't know what this is." She said her husband called her after navigating State Route 51. "He said a lady floated past him in a van," she said. Route 51 became a river in the Whitehall area, stranding some motorists and forcing some to crawl atop their cars to safety, police said.

Pittsburgh's transit system wasn't much better. "The bus system is complete havoc due to lines down and trees down all over the county, so we're going where we can" said Judi McNeil, spokeswoman for Port Authority Transit. Officials had the trolley system up and running again by the rush hour, but delays were frequent and they expected problems throughout the evening, she said. Flights at Pittsburgh International Airport were also delayed by the storm. Allegheny County Manager Glenn Cannon said incoming flights just before 1 V-m were ordered to remain airborne and outbound flights stayed grounded for 30 minutes as th storm passed.

In downtown Pittsburgh, the sky turned so dark that street lights came on. High winds col lapsed two revolving doors at th former Westingh ouse building shattering glass panels and send ing shards flying across the lob by. ft? Aj? i 63 JT'- Dr. Elizabeth Foldes-Roth Dr. Elizabeth Foldes-Roth, wife of the late Dr.

Zoltan Roth, Haverford, and formerly of Reading, died Wednesday at home, after a lengthy illness. She was born in Hungary, and studied medicine in Prague, Czechoslovakia before coming to America in 1939 to complete post graduate studies at Columbia University. She and her late husband, were the first husband and wife team to serve a residency in the Reading area. She served on the staff of St. Joseph and the Reading Hospital, until retiring.

At first, she limited her practice to obstetrics and gynecology, however, after helping to bring thousand of babies into the world and being elected a Charter Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, she expanded her practice to include a specialty in geriatrics. She is remembered by the community-at-large for hosting celebrations for her patients who reached 100 -years of age. During this time, Dr. Foldes-Roth volunteered for Planned Parenthood, United Cerebral Palsy and the Jewish Community Center and was a member of Hadassah and the Kesher Zion Synagogue. For her years of dedicated service, she was recognized by Planned Parenthood.

She also was honored by the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the American Academy of Family Physicians for excellence and for her many years of commitment to the medical profession. After retiring in 1990, she moved to Haverford. Surviving are daughters, Debrah Shulman and Corinne Smith, both of Syracuse, N.Y; Terry Jacobs, Phoenixville; a brother Dr. Julius Foldes, Conyn-gham, and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be held Friday at 11 a.m.

at Temple Brith Achim, 481 S. Gulph Road, King of Prussia. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Friday in the Beth Israel Cemetery, Hazleton. Friends may call Friday from 10 to 11 a.m.

at Temple Brith Achim. Shiva will be observed at the home of her daughter in Phoenixville. Contributions may be made to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York 500 S. Warren Syracuse, N.Y., 13202 (1-800-846-WISH); Jefferson Hospice, 130 S. Bryn Mawr Gerhard Building, Bryn Mawr, 19010, or the National Jewish Medical and Research Center, Department of Development, 1400 Jackson Denver, Colo, 80206.

The Campbell-Ennis-Klotzbach Funeral Home, Main Street at Fifth Avenue, Phoenixville, 19460, is in charge of arrangements. Death Notice STORASKA at St. Luke Pavilion, Hazleton, Tuesday, July 27, 1999, Peter H. Storaska, of Weston, beloved husband of Edna (Eisen-man) Storaska. Funeral Service Friday at 1pm from the Mark S.

Har-man Funeral Home (West), Conyngham-Rock Glen Road. Interment in Nuremberg Cemetary. Friends may call today, 7-9pm. Correction The Mass of Christian Burial for Angeline A. Fisher, of Lat-timer, who died Tuesday at her home, will be held at 10 a.m.

at St. Mary's Church in Lattimer. Memorial donations may be made to the Hazleton Area Unit of the American Cancer Society at 1109 15th Hazleton. Memorial Scrvico Memorial services for Richard Figueiredo, 307 W. Race Pottsville, who died on July 18, will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m.

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Col. Albert A. Eagler, retired, died Monday morning at his residence in Lely Manor retirement home, Monday morning in Naples, Fla. Born in Hazleton, he had resided in the Florida area for the past nine years, he was the son of the late John and Anna (Kon-tura) Eagler. He served in the Army, retiring after 36 years of service, he served with the 3rd Armored Division in the European Theatre of Operation during World War II.

He was the recipient of the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. After retiring from the service he worked as a civil employee for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was a member of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Slovak Church, he was also member of the Reserve Officer's Association, Pa State Employee's Retirement system, and American Legion Post 135 of Naples, Fla. Preceding him in death, in addition to his parents, were brothers, Joseph and John and sisters, Anna Rubino, Major Veronica Eagler R.N., Mary Eagler, and Elizabeth Sterback. Surviving are brothers, George Eagler, Winter Park, and Stephen Eagler, Central Islip, L.I.; sisters, Helen Lesko, Hazleton, Margaret Dowd, Central Islip, L.I.

Nieces and nephews also sur-s, vive. The Funeral will be held Friday at 9 a.m. from the John Pusti Funeral Home, 480 W. Broad St. Mass of.

Christian Burial will follow Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Slovak Church at Burial take place on Tuesday Aug. 3rd at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington at 9 a.m. Friends may call Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Eugene F.

Springer Eugene Franklin Springer, 72, of RD 3, Tamaqua, died Tuesday at his home. The viewing will be held Friday from 9-11 a.m. at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church. The services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church.

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Rep. Porter Goss, was working Wednesday with the chairmen of relevant committees on legislation. They planned to present a package to Hastert Thursday when he returns from a funeral in California, said GOP aides who spoke on condition of anonymity. When Hastert became speaker, he promised to allow the House committees to develop legislation regulating HMOs. Last year, a group led by Hastert before he became speaker developed a GOP bill and took it directly to the House floor.

But Republicans did not have enough support to move legislation through the Commerce or the Education and Workforce committees, which share responsibility over the issue. They were stopped by Republicans including Rep. Charlie Norwood, who serves on both committees and supports more sweeping legislation. "I have the votes in the Commerce Committee and the Education Committee to sort of control the committee process," Norwood said Wednesday. "They can't slip a do-nothing bill through either one of those committees." Republicans generally favor more limited measures, while Democrats want the legislation to cover more people and give more new rights.

GOP leaders have agreed to sidestep a major fight from the Senate, debate and cover all 161 million Americans with private health insurance..