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The Recording Industry Associa-
tion of America has revealed its
recent music certifications.
Walt Disney Productions received
a Gold LP for its ‘Best of Disney,
Vol. II” - collection and five Gold
singles for its children’s records
“The Hobbit,” “Wizard of 0z,”
Day,” and ‘‘Mother
Rhymes.”
The first album
of music from a ®
television series |
to be certified by
RIAA was the
“Miami = Vice’
soundtrack. It
sold in excess of 2
million units to
earn Gold, Plati-
num and Muli-
Platinum awards.
A total of 15 albums hit the Gold
plateau (500,000 sales), eight
reached Platinum status (1 millin
sales), ‘and five albums hit . the
Multi-Platinum mark (2 million
units).
WYSOCKI
Record albums earning Multi-
Platinum honors were Bruce
Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.,”
selling 17 million units internation-
ally; Madonna’s ‘Like a Virgin,”
which climbed to the 6 million unit
range; Dire Strait’s ‘Brothers in
Arms,”’ which was noted for 3 mil-
lion units sold, and Whitney Houston
registering sales of 2 million units.
Talking Heads’ ‘‘Little Crea-
tures,” Night Ranger’s “7 V'ishes,”
Stevie Wonder’s ‘‘In Square Circle,”
Loverboy’s ‘Lovin’ Every Minute of
It,” “Alabama Christmas,” Kenny
Loggins’ ‘‘Keep the Fire,”’ and
Sammy Hagar’s ‘“VOA” achieved
Platinum recognition.
Gold and Platinum 45’s continued
to show a decline this year with only
one single awarded Platinum status,
and that was the popular “We Are
the World.”
Other albums that earned Gold
awards included: Thompson Twins’
‘“‘Here’s to Future Days,” Mr.
Mister’s ‘‘Welcome to the Real
World,” Klymaxx’s Meeting in the
Men’s Room,” Amy Grant’s ‘A
Christmas Album,’ Starship’s
“Knee Deep in the Hoopla,” George
Benson’s ¢“20-20,”” Cameo’s ‘‘Single
- Life,” Charlie Daniels Band’s
“Decade of Hits,”” Lee Greenwood’s
“Greatest Hits,” Kiss’ “Asylum,”
and George Strait’s ‘‘Greatest
Hits.”
Speaking of the music indus-
try...residents were pleased to learn
that the rock group Synch earned a
national recording contract. It is
hoped that their music will be well-
received on a national scale. Their
song ‘‘Where Are You Now’ was
certainly a big hit on the local
scene.
A member of Synch, the drummer
Chas Evansky, stands out in one
person’s mind. A certain teacher
has vivid recollections of repri-
manding the young man for drum-
ming on his desk during classes.
“Chasso,”’ as he was affectionately
called, was often mischievous, but
always a likeable fellow.
When he was in the eighth grade,
Mr. Evansky put on quite a drum-
ming exhibition of ‘Hawaii Five-O”
and ‘Jingle Bell Rock” for his
teacher and classmates. It was evi-
dent even then that he had a great
deal of musical talent. One never
knows what success lies ahead...
The very best of wishes is
extended to Chas and Synch on their
upcoming tour and future endeav-
ors.’ Perhaps one day, readers will
see Synch’s name listed as a recipi-
ent of RIAA Gold, Platinum, and
Multi-Platinum awards. Wouldn't
that be nice!
(Debbey Wysocki is the entertain-
ment writer for The Dallas Post.)
Fire Company
holds meeting
The Trucksville Volunteer Fire
Company held its monthly meeting
in the Township Municipal Building.
The meeting was called to order by
the President, Richard Adamchick.
The last report under old business
was given by Fire Chief Bill Eck.
He reported that there were76 fire
calls for the year of 1985.
The following committees were
also appointed and named: Fair,
Fund Drive, Audit, Uniform, Fund
Raiser, Relief Association and
Chaplain.
The officers for 1986 are as fol-
lows: President, Richard Adam-
chick, Vice president, Bill Sarley,
Secretary, Mark Metzo, Treasurer,
Chuck Woolbert, Membership Chair-
man, Wayne Williams, Fire Chief,
Bill Eck, 1st Asst. Joe Bren, 2nd
Asst. Brian Jonnson, 3rd Asst. Bill
Sarley, Captain, Walter Meade, Lt.
Mike Kolesar, Sgt. of Arms Walter
Meade, Chaplain, Mike Balonis,
Public Relations, George Tucker.
The 1986 Budget was officially
adopted.
Joins Air Force
lieutenant. Here, Williams,
takes the oath adminis-
Detachment 752.
Labor and Industry Secretary
James W. Knepper Jr. announced
recently that maximum weekly
amounts for Unemployment and
Workers’ compensation benefits will
increase as of January 1, 1986. The
increase is triggered by an increase
in the statewide average weekly
wage. The average weekly wage for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985
was $347.
Under Pennsylvania Unemploy-
ment Compensation (UC) law, max-
imum weekly benefits will increase
from the 1985 level of $212 to $220
for 1986. Similarly, Workers’ Com-
pensation benefits will rise from a
maximum of $336 in 1985 to $347
weekly in 1986.
Unemployment benefits are set
annually at a maximum of 66 and
two third percent of the average
statewide weekly wage for the pre-
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vious fiscal year, to which a five
percent reduction is then applied in
accordance with legislation passed
in 1983.
Workers’ Compensation benefits
areset at a maximum of 100 percent
of the average wage.
Knepper explained that the UC
benefit increase will apply only to
fits after December 31, 1985. Claim-
ants will continue to receive an
additional $5 per week for a first
dependent and $3 for a second for a
maximum of $228 weekly.
He estimated that the increase in
jobless benefits will cost an addi-
tional $13 million in 1986.
diskette
Mailers who store their address
files on computer diskettes can
arrange for the Postal Service to
add the new ZIP + 4 codes to their
files without ‘charge. Dallas Post-
master, Thomas P. Bly, said the
new service will make using ZIP +
4 codes more convenient.
‘“Many business mailers who
formerly stored address files on
manual systems now use word
prcoessing or’ personal computer
diskettes,” Postmaster Bly said.
“We’re interested in adding ZIP + 4
codes to these diskette lists to help
our customers take advantage of
the benefits the new code offers.”
Bly said mailers who use ZIP + 4
codes on volume First-Class mail-
ings earn rate incentives and other
benefits. The per-piece rate for
qualifying non-presorted ZIP + 4
mailings of at least 250 pieces is 21.1
cents, and the rate for presorted
ZIP + 4 mailings of at least 500
pieces is 17.5 cents per piece, Bly
said.
“Many customers adding ZIP + 4
codes to their lists have corrected
bad addresses in their files and
have earned additional savings by
eliminating costly misdirected or
duplicat mailings,’’ he said.
The Postmaster invited customers
with diskette files of 350 to 50,000
addresses contact him at 675-0131 to
take advantage of the free conver-
sion service. He said the Postal
Service can add the expanded ZIP
Codes to 3-15”, 5-14’ and 8’ dis-
kettes in most formats.
Customers will be provided with a
printed form to submit their dis-
users
kettes. If they do not wish for the
Postal Service to overwrite the orig-
inal address file, they will be asked
to provide a blank diskette with
each input address diskette submit-
ted for conversion, Bly said.
Converted diskettes will be
returned within three weeks and, in
cases where addresses cannot be
ZIP + 4 encoded, the customer will
receive a computer printout and an
explanation of the deficiency in the
addresses.
Postmaster Bly said the conver-
sion process also offers customers
options to have misspelled street
names corrected, delivery address
line formats standardized and city
misspellings, erroneous state
abbreviations and invalid five-digit
ZIP Codes corrected.
“This service,” he said, ‘‘is one of
many types of technical assistance
we offer to customers who want to
take advantage of ZIP + 4 coding.
We also offer free conversion serv-
ice to customers who still manually
maintain their address files. Printed
and customers with larger com-
puter-stored lists can use our file
tapes for conversion or have one of
many private firms add the new
codes to their files. We offer a free
directory of these firms, he said.
ZIP + 4 coding is important to
our customers and to us, because
the new code will reduce our costs,
keep postage rates stable for longer
periods of time, and make mail
service more consistent and accur-
ate.”
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Strum Jr.
annuounce the birth of a daughter,
Sara Finn, Friday, Jan. 10, at the
Community Medical Center in
Scranton.
Mr. and Mrs. Strum live at Tim-
berfalls at Blakely. Mrs. Strum is
the former Karen S. Lefko, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lefko of
Dallas.
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A son was born to Fred and Kay
Ostrum, Box 4, RD 6, Dallas, on
January 14.
lack Inc., 218 Butler St. Kingston,
Warden St., L’s 25-26.
Leonard Chalker, R.D. 2, Box 307,
Dallas, Pa. to Kimberly Covert;
R.D. 2, Box 307, Dallas, Pa.
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