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12 Hazleton Standard-Speaker, Monday, October 16, 1967 Schuylkill District Attorney Savs Blast Death 'Accidental' 'Roaring Twenties' Show BySPEBSQSADraws800; Today's "Lucky License" (MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1967) Dist. Atty. Richard B. Russell of Kubik Gets Scholarship On Saturday evening an almost Hazleton Chapter SPEBSQSA Music Scholarship Award to Louis Kubik, capacity audience of 800 thrilled Russell said the explosion took place around 3:30 a.m., in front of the home of the parents of the victim's estranged wife, George and Grace Madenford. The victim's wife's name is Karen, age 18.

She was at the home of her parents at the time of the explosion. He said evidence found on the scene and examined by Joseph R. Ward, of White Haven, Luzerne County, who is a dynamite expert employed by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and if who is majoring in music as a sophomore at Wilkes College. Kubik sings tenor with the chorus. Schuylkill County ruled accidental death in the case of John Erdman, 24, of Hegins, who was killed Friday, Oct.

6, in Joliett by a blast of dynamite which went off in his car. Russell also said the blast was caused by a home-made time bomb device. Russell based his rulings on the findings of State Trooper James A. McCann and County Detective Walley Berger, who filed their report with the district attorney's office Friday. Industries, Bureau of Mines, showed that it was a home-made time bomb which is believed to have exploded prematurely.

Found were parts from a clock which were identified by a watch, maker as being mechanisms from a clock, also blasting caps, and dry cell batteries. The expert ascertained that four sticks of dynamite were used for the "bomb." The expert also ex. pressed an opinion it was his be. lief Erdman was outside of his car with the door open and leaning in to pick up the "bomb" when it exploded. This was determined by Harold Aulenbach, Mid Atlantic 4 District V.

P. from Lancaster pre sented the annual Barbershopper of life- the injuries caused to the victim 100 at Sons of Italy Mass for Late Members Some 100 persons yesterday morn Have we got your number? It's worth cash to you if you claim it within (7) days of this date. Standard-Speaker pays $10 to the daily winner, and a once a week "Surprise Day" award of $25, which replaces the regular award of $10 for that day. Follow "Lucky License" daily, you may be the next winner. If you are a winner, simply call the "Lucky License" Girl at 455-3636.

She will tell you how to conveniently claim your award. HAVE A "LUCKY LICENSE" DRIVE CAREFULLY ing attended a memorial mass held John Terraccino, Lattimer; Casper Morelli, Kelayres; Salvatore La-porte, Freeland, and Neil Nat Durso, Hazleton district. in St. Nazarius Church, Pardees and reminisced as they were taken "Back to the Roaring Twenties" by the 15th annual Parade of Barbershop Quartets" sponsored by the Hazleton Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, Inc. The show got off to a nostalgic start as chapter president, Harry Davies, dressed in a red and black striped swim suit and handlebar mustache, welcomed the audience and introduced Robert Sacco, M.

C. for the show. The curtain rose on a scene of a typical street scene in the early twenties with the chorus dressed in straw hats, vests, dapper derbies, swim suits, auto dusters and goggles, knickers, black eyes, gangsters, butchers, etc. to paint a colorful picture. Bill Hebel, director, set the mood in music with the opening song "Back in the Roaring Twenties" followed by "Oh "I Want a "Dear Old To close the theme part of the show, assistant director, Rolan Sims, directed "Just a Little Street Where Old Friends Meet" which brought applause from the enthusiastic audiences.

Hazleton's quartet "The Mid-nighters" sang "Remember When" and "An Old Pair of After intermission. President ville, for deceased members of Greater Hazleton Sons of Italy Lodges. the Year award to Sam Budge, this year's outstanding member of the Hazleton Chapter. In the concert portion of the program "The Mountain-Aires Barbershop Harmony Chorus" directed by William Hebel sang a stirring arrangement of "This Is My Country" and a special arrangement of "Darkness on the Delta" which brought more applause from the audience. "The Rocket-Tones" were a solid sounding quartet with a rich clean tone in their serious numbers such as "Scarlet Their versatility was shown in comedy songs.

"We Three" which featured their bass, Don Woods, who sang tenor was a high point of their performance. "The Oriole-Four" displayed their championship style which brought them to finalists in international competition. Their arrangements of "Last Night on the Back Porch" and "Prisoner for Life" were outstanding. The finale featured the entire chorus and quartets in "Keep America The "After-Glow" was held at Mother of Grace Church hall. Two The mass, celebrated by Rev.

Anthony Marra, pastor, was follow ed by a communion breakfast in Matz's Grille, Lattimer, during Dispensary Cases Treated yesterday in Hazleton State General Hospital dispensary were: Jack O'Donnell, 357 Muir avenue, injury to the forehead in auto mishap at 11th and Church streets. Henry Noliy, Bound Brook, New Jersey, injury to the scalp while he was visiting here. which an address by Atty. James S. Palermo was featured.

Palermo eulogized the departed lodge members and spoke on the Former Steel Co. Executive 4-County Heart Drive Head Justinian code, Italian heritage and Will Discuss Mideast War Settlement the part taken by men of Italian And Patricia Ukropec, 841 West extraction in both civic and governmental affairs. 1967-68 Heart Fund cam- The jointure was eftected to pro The and damages to the car. It was also ascertained that the "bomb" was on top of the seat when it went off and was very impractical that it could have been thrown into the car, which ruled out possible murder. Fromd the autopsy, bits of a dry cell battery were found imbedded in the victim's body.

The expert determnied that it was a six-volt battery which was sufficient to detonate the dynamite. Dist. Atty. Russell's further investigation disclosed that the vie Urn had talked to a brother, Ken-neth Lee Erdman, and asked him how to make a bomb. The victim had been employed at an independent mine and the type of dynamite used was the same as used at the mine.

Russell also reported that the investigation disclosed that the registration plate on back of Erd-man's car was covered with a cloth also a plate with a name "Indian Caverns" on the front of the car, was also masked. Russell said Erdman became estranged from his wife about a week before the accident. Dist. Atty. Russell commended his detective, Wally Berger, whom he had assigned to the case, and Trooper McCann on a very thor.

ough job in their investigation. Also found in Erdman's home, by the investigators, were three sticks of dynamite in the basement of the house and blasting caps. The sticks were the same type found in the car. Berks, Carbon, Lehigh mote even greater programming, paign in The program opened with the First street; Nicholas Parise, Lattimer; James Quinn, Milnes ville; Barry Setez, 336 East Kiefer ave and Northampton counties will be singing of America after which better service to the cardiac pa tient and his family, greater em phasis on public education for pre nue; Sherri Lynn Kripp, 13 East lead by Charles R. Zimmerman, retired Bethlehem Steel Corp.

executive. Rev. Marra gave the invocation. Michael Giarizzi, program chairman, welcomed the gathering. Roll Harry Davies, presented the i hundred and fifty attended.

ventive measures in heart disease, UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. (AP) Egypt was reported in a mood for compromise Sunday on the eve of crucial talks with the United States about how to Cranberry avenue, West Hazleton; Debbie Maguschak, 97 Berwick street, Beaver Meadows; Morris Deisenroth, Drums; Joseph Skuba, He will be chairman of the drive call of the deceased was by John more funds for research and en couragement of careers in re DiPronio, secretary of lodges of encompassing the newly consti tuted Heart Association of Mid search and science. Another direct Hazleton, Freeland, Kelayres and Lattimer. Large Audience Thrilled By Philharmonic Orchestra eastern Pennsylvania, composed of settle the Israeli-Arab war of benefit will be greater organiza tional economies.

A moment of silence was called the Berks, Carbon and Lehigh Valley chapters. Zimmerman, of 816 Beverly Bethlehem, will have with him for by David Capozelli, a Lattimer Lodge member, who was The campaign in the three areas, as in the past, will go door-to-door Its scope will cover the solicitation of advance gifts from businesses After a brief intermission, the orchestra continued with selections from "West Side," "Sound of thousands of volunteers in the four- The following guests were intro and individuals; year-round me county area in promoting the heart cause. duced: Philip Delazio, vice chair morials, as well as coin containers Music," "King and "Briga 74 North Cedar street, admitted, condition Robert James, RD 1, Drums; Philip Deisenroth, Weatherly; and Ammon Hettler, 24 Race street, Weatherly, for injuries sustained at their residences. Treated Saturday at the dispensary were: Catherine Falatko, 736 West 20th street, for an injury to the right knee suffered in an auto accident at 15th and James streets; Carl Hunsinger, 544 Thompson street, Rene James, 524 James street, and Laura Petronio, 1950 Oxford drive, Allentown, for home accident The music enchanting, the audience captivated this mood was created as the 80-member Hazleton Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra entertained a very professional and appreciative crowd at its second performance of the fall season in the HHS auditorium. man of District John Gaudiano, doon," "Porgy and Bess," and and special events The three chapters which have faithful navigator, Knights of Columbus, Hazleton Council 442; Atty.

The campaign peak will be reached in February Heart June 5-10. Sources said Egyptian Foreign Minister Mahmoud Riad and U.S. Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg would meet in Goldberg's suite in their New York hotel Monday in the third such bilateral meeting in three weeks. U.N.

Secretary General Thant, who first disclosed Saturday that another American-Egyptian contact was set for Monday, told reporters it would show whether there would be an agreement on which to base concluded with the Slavonic Dance. After a standing ovation, the orchestra encored with "Stars and Anthony Sidari, Hazleton city coun Month. cilman; Mrs. John Columbus, sec merged into the Mideastern Association will have fund-raising organizations beamed to their respective areas, as in the past. The area covered by the Mid-eastern Pennsylvania organization includes 783,000 persons.

Immediately as the curtain went up at 8 p.m. and the baton of the Special emphasis will be placed on the Heart-to-Hearth campaign retary of the Columbus Federation which attended the affair; Frank beginning on Valentme's Day, Feb. incomparable Father Joseph Fer-rara began directing the orchestra, the beautiful music enraptured the 14, Classified Ads Bring Results Costellino, Wilkes-Barre; Anthony Sacco, president of the Hazleton Stripes The appearance of the orchestra was complimented by its new outfits worn for the first time. The basic black gown, which can be worn five different ways, looked lovely on the women and young girls. Of course, the men and boys were handsome in their black for- Taxpayers Associatoin; Angelo large audience and held its perfect U.

S. Is Doubling Field Tranguch, 92, oldest Lattimer lodge Security Council action for a member; Peter Sidari, Hazleton WEDDING BELLS MOSCOW (AP) About 6,500 young couples in Moscow have LEARN THE TRUTH Listen To ANTHONY SACCO TONITE AT 6:15 WAZL 1490 lodge; Ernest Valente, director of the Hazleton Midget Football Middle-East solution. Diplomats familiar with the Egyptians' thinking said they registered for weddings in the Experts to Aid Injured mal jackets and bow ties. League. attention through the entire performance.

Featured in the first half was the music of Lerner and Loewe. To conclude the first portion of the program, Father Ferrara superbly directed two popular "Themes from Piano Concerto," by Edvard Grieg, and Reinzi Thoroughly enioyine the ner- were anxious to work out some The following venerables of the days immediately preceding the celebration Nov. 7 of the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Union. SAIGON (AP) The U.S. "working closely with the Special Commissariat for Refugees formance were the invited guests which included the clerev nf all agreement that would enable named lodges were also recognized: Embassy said Sunday it is dou the council to act quickly and denominations, nuns of Hazleton to institute additional procedures to control and verify de bling the number of field experts in its program to aid civilian victims of the Vietnam war, and many of the charity oreaniza- liveries of material in support of tions of the Hazleton Area.

this program." a program which has been criticized in Congress as inadequate. Officials privately admit that forestall the General Assembly debate on the Middle East that is presently expected to start a week from next Wednesday. They explained that Egypt wanted the settlement in the council because the Arabs have no seats there and so could go Schuylkill's Part of 1-81 The U.S. mission said 21 the only way to control the program is through persuasion and American refugee relief experts now are in the field and another that they have no real leverage WfflBeCompletedby 1969 Til CnliiitrlMII riiMT II. The 20 will arrive next week to force the Vietnamese to elim alone with it tacitly without Ma inate corruption or mismanage ment.

Official figures show 700,000 refugees in refugee camps or Schuylkill County commis beyond and in connection with other committing themselves publicly, where as in the assembly they would have to vote on it. highways beine Dart of the entire ederal interstate System. temporary shelters but authorities estimate the number of persons homeless because of the war may be twice that number. The informants said that Construction is under way on a portion of the interstate highways in Foster and Frailev Townshins. Ky Plans To Visit U.S.

The Senate judiciary subcom the southern end of the countv. The Highways Department informed the commissioners that the mittee on refugees, headed by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, has been investigating though the Egyptians had announced a Strait of Tiran blockade before the war, they now were ready to agree that Israeli ships should use that water outlet to the East if Israeli troops would withdraw from Egypt, Jordan and Syria. project involves the construction of SAIGON (AP) Premier relief efforts and has been criti Nguyen Cao Ky intends to visit timers announced they have received assurance from the State Department of Highways that before the winter of 1969, county motorists will be enjoying the pleasures of having a new section of the Interstate Highway System, Traffic Route 81, commonly known as the Anthracite Expressway, completed and opened to traffic in the county.

Commissioners Elmer Johnson, Leonard Thomas and Joseph Holden jointly expressed gratification for the news because the new road will provide access through areas of the eastern section of Pennsylvania in a north and south direction to New York and Maryland and points cal of them. Kennedy contends separated wghways, bridges, drain age facilities and necessary appur tenances. the United States in the near fu that civilian needs have taken a ture, Vietnam Press, the official In Frailev Townshin the total back seat to the military effort. U.S. refugee officials in Sai length of this highway project will government news agency, re ported Monday.

be 3.13 miles, with the total contract cost being $3,745,871.52. In A spokesman for Ky said later Foster Township the total length of this highway will be approximately Suicides High In Trisco SAN FRANCISCO (P)-San Fran-cisco is the suicide capital of the that the "prime minister was just saying he would like to visit 2.90 miles with the total cost $2, 980,350.23. the Uited States. There is noth iing scheduled yet." Ky, 37, was elected vice presi Optimism Lacking After dent last September on a ticket headed by Nguyen Van Thieu, chief of state. They will be inaugurated Oct.

30. Attempts to End Strike gon say privately they know that funds and supplies meant for refugees are being pilfered, but even with more field men they won't have enough personnel to do anything about it. One U.S. official said: "With the number of people we have we just can't keep a check on the diversion of funds and supplies (by corrupt Vietnamese officials). I frankly don't know how much is getting to the refugees." The United States pays most of the refugee bill, including $16.5 million in direct aid and about 90 per cent of the cost of programs of the government's Special Commissariat for Refugees, another $9 million.

Sunday's statement by the mission said U.S. officials are Nearly 19 Thousand Savers Save FIRST FEDERAL The strikers in Pittsburch ap RED TRADE FAIR TOKYO (AP) More than 330 Japanese firms have been invited to participate in the United States because San Franciscans are harder drinkers, older, lonelier and more socially disorganized than other city says a University of California Researcher. San Francisco's suicide rate is further boosted by more careful! examination of the cause of death, Dr. Richard Seiden told a three-1 day symposium on suicide that ended here Saturday. The University of California psychologist studied the problem fori the National Institutes of Health.) Here is what he found: Ninety-eight per cent of the city's suicides are San Franciscans, not; DeoDle who have come to the end Nov.

15-Dec. 15 Canton Trade Fair, showcase of Red China's industrial power, Japanese FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS ARE INSURED trade sources reported. They said 270 so far have expressed interest. proved the agreement 437-134. Of seven cities where truckers have voted, only in Gary, has it been turned down.

But the independent trucking firms say drivers should wait four hours for free. All sides agreed on the other recommendations: A 5 per cent general increase in shipping rates and a special conference at which the Teamsters Union would hear the strikers' grievances. The strikers, who say they earn about $7,000 a year by contracting their trucks to firms, asked for a six per cent rate hike and $15 an hour for waiting longer than two hours. FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS ARE SOUNDLY MANAGED of the trail in a westward migra be BE tion to una a solution to personal' problems. FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS CAN WITHDRAWN AT ANYTIME "San Francisco's reoutation as a hard-drinking town, rather than and last but not least PITTSBURGH (AP) A source close to talks to end a seven-state strike of steel truck drivers said Sunday the situation isn't optimistic.

A group of mediators met informally with some of the parties involved to review the wording of recommendations made earlier. During the violent, two-month strike by 10,000 to 20,000 truckers, scores of truck drivers have been shot at, stoned and beaten on the highways. But the weekend appeared to be relatively calm. Several drivers reported they were fired at on the Ohio Turnpike, but not wounded. And a gang of men beat a trucker near Kane, after he refused to abandon his load of bricks beside a highway.

The mediation panel representing seven states held a Saturday session, but neither the striking drivers nor the National Steel Carriers Association one of the trucking company groups involved was represented. Both said they wouldn't negotiate on one of the strike's key issues how much truckers should be paid for waiting at mill loading docks. The mediators met with an independent group representing 50 trucking firms, but a spokesman said the meeting was fruitless without the association and strikers. Howard Miller, president of the National Steel Carriers, said his group is convinced that negotiat- i its chic and sophisticate image, contributes to the suicide rate. "Alcohol facilitates suicide by overcoming inhibitions, reducing judgment and producing depression.

It is also a means of suicide First Federal Savers earn in itself." Older people are more ant to take their own lives. San Franciscans have a median age of 37.3. Rear End Collision On Interstate 80 A car operated by Larry V. Steinberg, 21, of 1851 Baldwin street, Philadelphia, was struck in the rear end by a vehicle operated by John M. Hughes, 18, of 405 Johnson road, Horsham, at 9 p.m.

yesterday on IR 80 one mile east, or Route 309. The national median is 29.5. Single persons kill themselves more often than those who are married. In San Francisco 43.9 per cent of those over 14 are single, divorced or widowed. Nationally tne percentage is 32.5.

Steinberg told investigating officer Sgt. Joseph R. Kruse of Hazleton State Police he saw a car COMPOUNDED SEMI-ANNUALLY i ififh 1 parked alongside the highway, a lighted flare and two persons walking along the highway. He said he slowed up and was struck in the A 3 4. Help Assure Acceptance of Your Messages and Products USE THE UNION LABEL rear by Hughes' car.

No one was injured. ing together on rates for waiting would violate anti-trust laws. But Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry William J. Hart said a recommended settlement last Tuesday was "within the guidelines of federal and state law." The agreement called for $10 hourly after two hours of waiting for the striking truck drivers men who own and drive their own rigs. TO PRESERVE MONUMENT BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) Under a new Iraqi-Italian pact for maintenance of monuments, Italian archeologists will take measures to strengthen and preserve a minaret at Mosul, one of the oldest in Islam.

The cost of work on the tower and the Mosul palace of a former Persian ruler, Iwan Kisra, I will come to $840,000. Available At: STANDARD-SPEAKER 21 North Wyoming Street INTERNATIONAL PRINTING Vine and Green Streets LUSHER LUSHER 30 West Green Street CITIZEN PUBLISHING CO. 39 East Chestnut Street ALLY COMES ASHORE as 2,200 men from the Royal Thai army's famed Queen's Cobras prepare to link up with the U.S. Sth Infantry Division for action in the Mekong Delta. The force represented an increased com mitmeit by Thailand to the war in Vietnam.

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