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Standard-Speaker, Monday, October 17, 1988 Obituary Mrs. Ethel Knelly Mrs. Ethel Knelly, 86, R.D. 1 Sugarloaf, died Sunday at 2:15 a.m. at the Butler Valley Nursing Home, Drums, where she had been a patient the past seven years.

Born in Black Creek Township on Feb. 1, 1902, she was a daughter of the late Chester and Alvinna (Ermisch) Wagner. She was a member of the United Church of Christ, Red Rock, R.D. Sugarloaf. Preceding her in death, in addition to her parents, were her husband, Joseph who died in 1978, and a brother, Floyd.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Smith, R.D. 1 Sugarloaf; two grandsons, and two great-grandsons. The funeral will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. from the Mark S.

Harman Funeral Home, Conyngham-Rock Glen Road, with the Rev. Debra Stanton-Light, pastor of the Black Creek United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Red Rock Cemetery, R.D. 1 Sugarloaf. Friends may call Tuesday from 10 a.m.

until the time of the funeral. Margaret A. Bachman Mrs. Margaret A. Bachman, 12 Birch Conyngham, died Saturday evening at the Hazleton General Hospital.

Born in West Hazleton, she was a daughter of the late George and Matilda (Guderian) Pfromm, and resided in the Hazleton area for the majority of her life. She resided in Sayre, Bradford County, from 1977 to 1984, and then returned to Conyngham. She was a member of St. Paul's Reformed United Church of Christ, West Hazleton. Preceding her in death in addition to her parents, were her husband, Ernest two brothers, and John; a sister, Ida Yeakel, and a son, James Robert, in infancy.

Surviving are a son, Donald Conyngham; a sister, Elsie Nause, Hazleton; two grandchildren, two and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be Wednesday at 10 a.m. from the Fierro Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard D. Abernethy, officiating.

Interment will follow at Mountain View Cemetery, West Hazleton. Friends may call Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. Mary Cara Mary Cara, Third and Center streets, Kelayres, died early Sunday morning at Rest Haven, Schuylkill Haven. Born in Kelayres, she was the daughter of the late Carlo and Mary (Minor) Cara. She was a member of Immaculate Conception Church, Kelayres.

Surviving are three brothers Pat, West Hazleton, William and Carl, both of Kelayres, and one sister, Mrs. Jennie Tatkin, Miami, and nieces and nephews. Private funeral services will be held Wednesday from the Damiano Funeral Home, Blaine and Cleveland streets, McAdoo, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

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238140 DELIVERED BY CARRIER The Hazleton Standard-Speaker is delivered by carrier for $1.80 a week. SUBSCRIPTION BY MAIL Paid In Advance One $94.00 Six 48.00 Three 25.00 One 10.00 One week. 2.50 CARD OF THANKS GERALD J. RUSNOCK We wish to express our sincere thanks and appreciation to all our kind relatives, neighbors and friends who assisted and consoled us during the recent sudden death of our beloved son, father, our brother and grandson, Gerald J. Rusnock.

Also, to the pallbearers, those who sent spiritual or floral bouquets, donors and drivers of cars and all others who assisted us in any other way. Parents, Daughter, Brothers and Grandmother Sabotage blamed for crash George Petrylak George Petrylak, 18 Main Upper Shaft, died Sunday morning at the Ashland Hospital. Born in Sheppton, he was the son of the late Michael and Anna (McCulick) Petrylak. A retired miner, he was a member of the United Mine Workers of America; a social member of Shenandoah AMVETS and the William Penn Fire and was a member of the Shenandoah Eagles. Surviving are his wife, the former Marian Becker; six sons, George Randy Joseph, all of Hazleton, John, Chris, George III, all at home; four daughters, Mrs.

Sal (Patty Ann) Barletta, Arizona, Pamela Katona, Hazleton, Kathleen and Mary, both at home; two brothers, Peter, Sheppton, Paul, Ringtown; three sisters, Susan Bercufsky, Sheppton, Helen LaPorte and Julia Petrylak, both of Philadelphia; 11 grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held on Wednesday at noon from the Oravitz Home for Funerals Shenandoah, with the Rev. Mindy. Heppe officiating. Interment will be in Sky-View Cemetery, Hometown.

Friends may call Tuesday from 6 to 09 p.m. Mrs. Eva A. Gower Mrs. Eva A.

Gower, 97, White Haven, died Saturday at the Davis Nursing Home, Mountain- top. Born in Tremont, she was the daughter of the late William and Maryanne Kramer, and lived in the White Haven area most of her life. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, White Haven. Preceding her in death was her husband, John who died in 1966.

Surviving are three sons, Harold and Arthur both of White Haven; Howard, Freeland; two daughters, Ruth Loughridge, Alexandria, Jean L. Gower, at home; nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 a.m. from the Joseph E. Lehman Funeral Home, 403 Berwick White Haven, with the Rev.

John Hazel, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will follow in Laurel Cemetery, White Haven. Friends may call today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.

Contributions may be made to St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 414 Berwick White Haven, PA 18661. Mrs. Ruth Conner Mrs. Ruth Conner of Angier, N.C., formerly of Hazleton, died Saturday morning at the Wake Medical Center, Raleigh, N.C.

She was a daughter of the late Antonio and Mary (Wilson) Greco. She moved to North Carolina early this year; prior to that she resided in Upper Marlboro, Md. Her husband, William H. Conner died Dec. 23, 1987.

She also was preceded in death by a sister, Louise Rohrbach, and a brother, Anthony Greco. Surviving are one son, William H. Conner Norfolk, one daughter, Mrs. David (Delores) Murray, Angier; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and a brother, Frank S. Greco, Hazleton; two sisters, Mrs.

Michael (Eleanor) Somits, Hazleton, and Mrs. Harold (Mary) Landgraf, Newfoundland, Wayne County. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Upper Marlboro, Md.

Interment will be made in the Cheltenham Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, Md. Viewing will be held at the Richard A. Coleman Funeral Home, 14513 Main Upper Marlboro, Tuesday from 7 to 9 p.m. TWO TRACKS FOLLOWED Inventors Thomas Alva Edison and Alexander Graham Bell differed in their approaches in that Edison tended to identify a commercial need and look for a way to meet it, while Bell was more likely to be struck by a physical phenomenon and look for a way to use it. To Soften The Sorrow Sympathy flowers touch the hearts of those close to you.

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Mary B. Kotch Mrs. Mary B. Kotch, 81, of 63 Broad Beaver Meadows, died Sunday at 5:30 p.m. at the Hazleton General Hospital, where she had been a patient the past 18 days.

Born in Coaldale, she was the daughter of the late John and Julia (Moser) Barrett. She was a member of St. Mary's R.C. Church, Beaver Meadows. Preceding her in death in addition to her parents, was her husband, Joseph, who died in 1978.

Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Joseph (Marian) Ragazzi, Beaver Meadows, Mrs. John (Shirley) Howard, Beaver Meadows; one son, Barrett, Kelayres; seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. from the Frank J.

Bonin Funeral Home Second Street entrance, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's R.C. Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Rev. John Duminiak will recite the rosary Tuesday at 7:15 p.m. Sophie C. Simcheski Mrs.

Sophie C. Simcheski, 78, of 184 Page Kingston, died Saturday in Nesbitt Memorial Hospital, Kingston. She was born July 26, 1910, in Hazleton, a daughter of the late John Sr. Mary (Smalley) Tycenski, and had resided in Brooklyn, N.Y. for 51 years before locating in Kingston in 1981.

Prior to her retirement, she had been employed by Abraham and Strauss Brooklyn. She was a member of St. Ignatius Church, Kingston, the Senior Citizens Social Club, and Kingston Gardens. Surviving are her husband, John; three daughters, Loretta Jones, Dallas; Mary Ann Britton, Staten Island, N.Y.; and Toni Johnson, Old Bridge, N.J.; six grandchildren; and a brother, Anthony, Hazleton. Services were held this morning from the Grontkowski Funeral Home, Plymouth, followed by Mass of Christian Burial in St.

Ignatius Church, Kingston. Interment was in Good Shepherd Park, Plains. Crash (Continued from Page 1) tures, included 12 Ugandans, six condition, and three Britorave The Britons were identified as Geoffrey Gait, of Bath, his wife Ruth and their 2-year-old son Richard. Police said they did not immediately know the nationalities of the others aboard the flight. Iovinella said the cause of the crash was not been determined.

But the entire area along the Tyrrhenian Coast near the airport was shrouded in a heavy fog. The Italian news agency ANSA said the tower gave permission for the plane to land and reported a visibility of 4,920 feet. It said the tower called the plane again when didn't respond. Moments later, it said, workers reported a big fire at the end of the runway. Firefighters took nearly an hour to put out the flames.

Meeting (Continued from Page 1) the Holocaust, but negotiations have continued on the reparations themselves. West Berlin Jewish leaders have said that East Germany has been considering paying up to $100 million. In 1952, West Germany signed an agreement with the World Jewish Congress to compensate Holocaust victims and families. Since then, West Germany has paid more than $48 billion to Holocaust survivors all over the world. West Germany was also founded in 1949.

Bronfman said last week said he hoped the talks would bring a recognition in East Berlin that "East Germany too has some responsibility for what took place in Germany during the Second World War, particularly the Holocaust." He said East German reparations would be an important step in reminding the world of what happened during the Nazi period. Sky. Bien Memorial Bark, Inca Route 54 HOMETOWN NOTICE SKY VIEW MEMORIAL PARK WILL CLEAN THE CEMETERY FOR THE WINTER MONTHS.PLEASE REMOVE ALL ORNAMENTATIONS. VASES WILL BE INVERTED FROM NOV. 1, 1988 TO MARCH 1, 1989 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) The plane crash that killed President Mohammed Zia ul-Haq, the U.S.

ambassador and 28 others was not an accident, according to a U.S.-Pakistani report. But officials said the exact cause may never be known. Pakistan air force Cmdr. Abbas Mirza, who released a summary of the report Sunday, said the Aug. 17 crash of the Hercules C- 130 transport plane may have been caused by a small explosion or the pilots may have been drugged or intentionally crashed the plane.

But the lack of a black box voice recorder and the inability to perform autopsies on the bodies of the pilots is hampering investigators from concluding just what caused the plane to go down, he said. The 365-page report ruled out mechanical failure, said Mirza, who gave a 27-page summary to reporters at a hastily called news conference. "After a thorough analysis of the available evidence, the board has been unable to substantiate a technical reason for the said the report by four Pakistani investigators and six U.S. Air Force officers. "In the absence of the technical reason, the only other possible cause of the accident is the occurrence of a criminal act or sabotage leading to loss of aircraft control and the (crash)," it said.

In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Nancy Beck said U.S. officials received a copy of the report and "we are studying it." She made no further comment. All 30 people aboard the plane were killed, including U.S. Ambassador Arnold Raphel; a U.S.

defense adviser, Brig. Gen. Herbert M. Wassom; and five top Pakistani generals. Mirza said eyewitness reports and a test of debris ruled out the possibility the plane was hit by a surface-to-air missile or suffered a powerful mid-air explosion.

But he said a smaller explosion remained a possibility. He said witnesses reported the aircraft pitched violently for SECRET PLANE This is an artist's rendering of Aurora, a secret U.S. Air Force plane that will be the world's fastest- and highest-flying aircraft, according to authoritative sources. The Aurora is expected to replace the SR-71 Blackbird, currently the world's fastest aircraft. (AP Laserphoto) Funerals The funeral of Mrs.

Nora Coskey, 339 W. Birch Hazleton, who died Wednesday at the Hazleton General Hospital, was held Saturday morning from the Frank J. Bonin Funeral Home Inc. The Rev. Frank Skitzki gave the blessing at the funeral home, was the celebrant of the Mass of Christian Burial in Ss.

Peter and Paul's Lithuanian R.C. Church, and also gave the blessing at the grave in Ss. Peter and Paul's PNC Cemetery, McAdoo. Pallbearers were Kevin Kashi, a grandson; Richard Kashi, Mark Kashi, Gary Yaworsky, George Ryscovyan, and Thomas Shaw. The funeral of Mrs.

Blanche A. Davis, 71, R.D. 3 Bloomsburg, who died Thursday morning at the Millville Health Care Center, was held Saturday at 11 a.m. from the Mark S. Harman Funeral Home, Conyngham-Rock Glen Road.

Continued services followed at 11:30 a.m. in the Davis Chapel Church, Zion Grove, with the Rev. Richard Weaver, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Paul Miller. Interment was in the Davis Chapel Cemetery, Zion Grove.

Pallbearers, all grandsons, were Jimmy Fisher, Mark Hartzell, Allen Kotansky Todd Kotansky, Jason Stigerwalt, Eric Stair, and Michael Neiswender. Funeral services for Aldona Moyer, White Haven, who died Thursday at the Polly Clinic, Harrisburg, were held Saturday at 10:30 a.m. from the Joseph E. Lehman Funeral Home, 403 Berwick White Haven. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at 11 a.m.

in St. Patrick's Church, White Haven, by the Rev. Connell McHugh, pastor, and also gave the blessing at the grave in St. Patrick's Cemetery, White Haven. Pallbearers were Ralph and Shaun Moyer, grandsons; John and Stanley Shulenski, Bernie Bruzgulis, Donald Brown, Frank Izzo, Thomas Carter, Edward Jerrick.

The funeral of Mrs. Beatrice McElwee, 324 North West Hazleton, who died Thursday morning at the Hazleton-St. Joseph Medical Center, was held Saturday morning from the Boyle Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated in St. Francis of Assisi Church by Msgr.

Joseph Gilgallon, and also gave the blessing at the chapel in St. Gabriel's Cemetery. Pallbearers were Thomas Boyle, Joseph Moran John Coyne, and John McElwee. about two minutes before making a nosedive. Mirza also said lab tests of the debris showed unusually large quantities of chemicals used to make explosives, including phosphorus, chlorine, potassium, antimony and pentaerythritol tetranitrate.

He said investigators assembled a detonator from the same chemicals found in the debris. The report noted phosphorus was found on mango seeds in the wreckage. Earlier reports speculated an explosive device was hidden in a box of mangos offered as a gift and placed aboard at the last minute. Mirza did not comment on the theory. Among scenarios Mirza suggested were that the flight crew was drugged, causing them to lose control.

But he said that due to the condition of the bodies no autopsies could be performed to test that theory. The drugs could have been hidden in a gift package or beverage cans, Mirza said. Mirza said the phrase "criminal act" referred to the possibility that the pilot or co-pilot could have disrupted cockpit controls intentionally, causing the crash in an open field. Because there was no voice recorder aboard the aircraft, he said, it was impossible to determine what the crew said before 'the crash. The plane originated in Islamabad and flew to Bahawalpur, where Zia watched a demonstration of the U.S.

M-1 Abrams battle tank. The fourengine turboprop crashed after takeoff on the return flight from Bahawalpur, 330 miles south of Islamabad. Zia, 64, was a military strongman who imposed eight years of martial law during his 11 years in power. The Soviet Union and Afghanistan objected to his support of rebels fighting Afghanistan's Marxist government. Body (Continued from Page 1) Gate crashers riot at crowded stadium CAIRO, Egypt (AP) Rioting broke out among hundreds of gate crashers at an overcrowded soccer game that had been blacked out on local television.

One person was killed and 50 injured, police said. Police fired tear gas to disperse fans Sunday as they tried to force their way into Cairo Stadium, which was already filled over its 100,000 capacity for a match between the Al-Ahli and Tersana teams, both of Cairo. Police said most of the fans who attempted to crash through the gates were supporters the AlAhli team, which is leading the 12-team national soccer league. Tersana is 5th in the standings. Despite the violence, the game was played and Al-Ahli won 3-1.

Cairo television recently stopped broadcasting live reports of most games after the owners of several soccer teams said the programs were reducing their ticket sales. The state-owned newspaper Al-Ahram, in its report on Sunday's violence, called on the government to order the televison network to resume live broadcasts of the games. Bases (Continued from Page 1) Committee, termed the agreement "welcome news" because it would mean more money for the country as it tries to cope with a $28 billion foreign debt. The Manila Stock Exchange opened 4.54 points higher today than Friday's close of 725.52. Traders said the increase was due part to reports the United States and the Philippines reached a bases agreement.

Sen. Wigberto Tanada, a leading bases opponent, said financial compensation was not the only issue. "I don't think it is enough to settle the issue of compensation if the threat of national destruction due to nuclear weapons the derogation of national sovereignty is still there," Tanada said. Tanada was chief sponsor of a bill approved by the Senate this year which would ban nuclear weapons from Clark, Subic Bay and the four smaller installations. The legislation is pending in the House.

AUXILIARY MEETS TONIGHT The Ladies Auxiliary of the Disabled American Veterans (D.A.V.) will meet this evening at 7 p.m. at the American Legion Post, W. Broad Street. Commander Lucienne Tarnovecky will preside. The woman was believed to have been white, 18 to 25 years old, about 120 pounds, with brown hair.

She is believed to have been dead since May or June of this year. The body was found about 15 feet away from a large rock, where the it is believed to have laid for some time, before apparently being dragged away by animals. The woman's skull was found at the base of the rock, separated from the rest of the body. Neiswender said the area where the woman's body was found is about 500 feet from the Tomhicken-Weston Road. When his cousins found the body, they immediately went to their car, and drove to the Troop state police barracks in the Valmont Industrial Park in West Hazleton.

At the barracks, the men called their cousin, who went with them and police to the scene, and spent about two hours there. "I looked around with a flashlight, and I found shoes, size seven, and three gold Neiswender said. "I they were real gold, because they weren't rusted. The body was decomposed pretty good." Neiswender said he looked around for more of the woman's property, but couldn't find a purse, or something that contained any identification. looked around for a wallet, combs.

but it was getting dark, and there are three different color leaves on the Neiswender said. The body was lying face down, and was dressed in a red, sleeveless sweater and Gitano blue jeans, Neiswender said. There were no socks or stockings on the feet, and the sweater was pulled up over the top of the torso. The body is believed to have been on the large rock because of a dark stain that was left a portion of the rock, which is on a 45-degree angle to the ground, Neiswender said. tethe torso "down was the found, mountain," 15 Neiswender said, referring to the hilly area where the body was found.

He also said the body's right arm was missing. "There were animals at her, you can tell," said Neiswender, who has hunted in that area for 18 years. "But whether that animal was big enough to drag her that far bears have been seen in the area, but a bear wouldn't have left the torso intact like that." Neiswender also said the skull was crushed and the jaw broken, but the teeth needed for identification were intact. "No bear would crush a skull like that," Neiswender said. "I've seen deer that died in the woods, and their skulls are always intact." The woman was pronounced dead at the scene by Peters, who was assisted by Assistant Chief Deputy Coroner Harry Hyman.

Members of Troop N's Bureau of Criminal Investigation, who are in charge of the investigation, processed the scene. They are being assisted by a number of police departments, including that of Sugarloaf Township..