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By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
This is the year of the Presiden-
tial, Congressional and Legislative
elections and Unites States citizens
will have the opportunity to vote for
the candidate of their choice during
the 1984 General Election on Tues-
day, November 6.
In addition to the names on the
1984 ballot, State Senator Frank
0O’Connell of the 20th District, called
attention to two questions on the
ballot which deal with amending the
state constitution.
One deals with using a confession
secured voluntarily before a person
who has been arrested has been
read his or her rights. Under the
law as it is now, Section 9, Article I
of the Constitution, such a confes-
sion would be suppressed and could
not be used in court even if it is
evident that the defendant was lying
and the confession would show that.
aa The language on the question as it
Wopears on the ballot reads ‘‘Shall
Section 9 of Article I of the Pennsyl-
vania Constitution be amended to
provide that the use of the sup-
pressed voluntary admission or vol-
untary confession to impeach the
creditibility of a person may be
permitted and shall not be con-
Meeting Nov. 6
strued as compelling a person to
give evidence against himself.”
The other question on the ballot
will enable Philadelphia and Alle-
gheny Counties to make special
provisions for real estate taxes
levied on certain property owners,
By DOTTY MARTIN
Editor
Finding a need to close the gap
between parents, students and
school; the Dallas Junior High
joine-School Association (H.S.AL)
Ws been formed.
i The founders of the newly-formed
sociation in an attempt to add to
wine association’s membership, will
conduct a meeting on Tuesday, Nov.
6, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium at
the Dallas Junior High School.
The meeting iS open to all’ stu-
dents in the Dallas Junior High
School and their parents. The
format of the meeting will be
broken into two parts — one for the
students and one for the parents.
With membership dues set at $2
ciation hopes to gain enough mem-
bers to be able to open communica-
tions between parents and students
and the school the students attend.
Clydette Wagner, co-chairperson
of H.S.A., explains the four-fold
purpose of the association is:
— To keep communication open
between parents, students and the
school.
— To recommend and support
school activities.
— To promote a positive image of
Dallas Junior High School on both
an educational and social level.
W)- To maintain parent involve-
ment with the child at this crucial
time in the child’s life.
In conjunction with the Home-
CLYDETTE WAGNER
School Association and its member-
ship meeting, Back Mountain PAK
(Parents and Kids), a volunteer
organization geared toward the
abolishment of drug and alcohol
abuse, will present a program for
both parents and studetns at the
November 6 meeting.
JoAnn Hall, spokesperson for
PAK, will provide a brief descrip-
tion of that organization and its
purpose and will also offern closing
remarks at the conclusion of the
program.
In addition to PAK’s program at
the H.S.A. meeting, Robyn Jones,
health teacher at the Dallas Junior
(See HSA, page 8)
according to 0’Connell.
This question on the ballot reads
“Shall Article VIII, Sec. 2 (b) of the
Pennsylvania Constitution be
amended to permit the General
Assembly to establish standards
and qualifications by which local
taxing authorities in first and
second class counties may make
uniform special real property tax
provisions applicable to taxpayers
who are longtime owner-occupants
of residences in areas where real
property values have risen mark-
edly due to the refurbishing or
renovating of other deteriorating
residences of the construction of
new residents.’
Because making the change in
Pennsylvania requires a constitu-
tional amendment, the necessary
legislation was passed by two suc-
cessive sessions of the legislature
but now must be approved by the
voters.
In the 120th District, which
BARBARA PITCAVAGE
Democratic Chairman
includes most of the Back Mountain
communities (with the exception of
Lake Township, Jackson Township,
and Ross Township) has incumbent
Frank Coslett, Republican, and
newcomer Robert DiPietro, Demo-
crat, running for the office of State
Representative.
Halloween spirit
Dallas Post/Ed Campbell
Coslett, a widower, is a resident
of Kingston where he served six
years on the Kingston Borough
Council holidng offices as chairman
and vice chairman.
He states he is a full-time legisla-
tor, maintaining a full time district
office within the district and has
had perfect attendance at all ses-
sions of the House during his three
terms in office.
Prior to his election to the House
of Representatives, Coslett owned a
contracting business which is now
owned and operated by his son.
During his tenure in office, Coslett
maintains he has been for all legis-
lation aiding senior citizens,
schools, employment, local and
state highways, volunteer fire com-
pany funding, Agent Orange veter-
ans relief, PACE program, reduced
personal income tax and against
utilities rate increases.
If re-elected, he plans to continue
fighting for such legislation to bene-
fit the taxpayers of his district.
Robert DiPietro, age 31, lives in
Wyoming with his wife, Barbara. A
1971 graduate of Wyoming Area
High School, he received a Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Government and
Politics from King’s College in 1975.
DiPietro is branch manager of
Yellow Freight Systems.
(See ELECTION, page 8)
Dallas Post/George Poynton
By DOTTY MARTIN
Editor
The Dallas School District will
soon become the only school district
in the area to adopt the ‘Here’s
Looking at You, Two’ program
throughout the entire school district,
from kindergarten through 12th
grade.
The ‘‘Here’s Looking at You,
Two” program, which consists of
curriculum geared toward combat-
ting drug and - alcohol abuse by
children, was first implemented in
the Dallas School District at the
junior high school level.
Robyn Jones, health teacher at
the Dallas Junior High School,
claims she was ‘in the right place
at the right time” when she first
learned of the program.
Jones, who also serves as head
field hockey coach at Dallas and
who is an avid runner, was talking
to a fellow runner one day, who
informed her of the availability of
the program from the Comprehen-
sive Health Education Foundation.
The health teacher explained that,
at that time, approximately two
years ago, the ‘‘Here’s Looking at
You, Two’’ program was being pro-
vided to just 12 school districts
across the state of Pennsylvania on
an experimental basis.
Wasting no time at all, Jones
discussed the program with then-
superintendent Dr. Richard Shipe,
who immediately phoned Harris-
burg and started the right wheels in
motion. Because of the quick efforts
of both Ms. Jones and Dr. Shipe, the
Dallas Junior High School was one
of those 12 schools to receive the
curriculum on an experimental
basis, at no cost to the school
district.
Jones explained that all the neces-
sary materials for teaching the
course come in a gray tub, costing
approximately $2,000. Following the
tub’s arrival at the junior high
school, Jones studied the material,
implemented the program and,
because of its success at the junior
high school level, it has since been
adopted throughout the entire
Dallas School District.
Funding for the program in the
elementary, intermediate and high
schools has come from Back Moun-
tain Parents and Kids (PAK), an
organization geared toward combat-
ting drug and alcohol abuse and
school Parent-Teacher Organiza-
tions (PTO’s).
The original program, entitled
“Here’s Looking at You,” was first
adopted in Seattle, Washington.
(See DRUG, page 8)
Inside The Post
Births ....................
Calendar ............... 16
Classified .......... 14,15
Cookbook ............... 5
Obituaries .............. 2
People ................. 6,7
Perspective ............ 4
School ................... 12
Sports ........ 9,10,11,12