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Vol. 97, No. 14
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By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
Republican State Senator Charles
D. Lemmond Jr, irked over
remarks made by Pocono Resort
owner Charlie Kirkwood, challenger
for the 20th district seat, has
engaged in a verbal battle with his
opponent who, he claims, is ‘‘using
a campaign of lies and half truths to
mislead the voters for his own
purposes.”
Last week Kirkwood, owner of the
Shawnee on the Delaware Resort,
charged that Lemmond’s voting
record in the last four months has
been deplorable, particularly with
regard to issues concerning a Low
Level Radioactive Waste Compact
and a flood aid relief bill.
“He voted for the Low Level
Radioactive Waste Compact, which
according to the Penn State Study
targets our district as a possible
By JOHN HOINSKI
Staff Writer
Maybe it is a coincidence or
maybe it’s just a case of bad
timing, but regardless, Uncle Sam
is out reminding all eligible men
they must register with the Selec-
tive Service System within a month
of their 18th birthday.
Those young men born on or after
January 1, 1960, are required by law
to sign up and can do so at their
local post office.
Every year, nearly two million
young men turn 18 ‘at a rate of
almost 5,000 a day, but many are
unaware of their registration duties.
It is important they are, however,
since it is also an eligibility require-
ment for federal student aid, job
training benefits and federal
employment.
Unfortunately, the reminder
comes at a time of international
unrest. Last week Libyan leader,
Col. Moammar Khadafy, declared
war on the United States, calling
this nation ‘‘a crazy superpower
threatening the world community.”
President Reagan, just this past
Monday, recognized that declara-
tion, and the United States bombed
several sights in Libya on Monday
night.
At Lake-Lehman High School, stu-
dents are aware of their duty and do
support the Selective Service
System.
“I think it should be used just in
case something does happen,” Joe
Smith, an 18-year old senior said.
“It’s necessary,’”’ added Mark
Yaple, also a senior who just turned
18 last week.
“Army recruiters came in and
talked about the program, plus
there is a lot of information and
posters in the school,” Larry Titus,
18, and also a senior, said.
All three were aware of seething
relations with Libya prior to Khad-
afy’s declaration when terrorists,
believed to be linked to Khadafy’s
forces, struck in two separate
bombing incidents two weeks ago.
Four people were killed and seven
more were injured, including four
Americans, when a cargo section of
(See TIMING, page 2)
In an effort to alleviate potentially
dangerous traffic conditions, signal
lights at the intersection of RTS. 309
and 415, Dallas, are currently being
installed and are expected to be in
operation by late May.
Tony DeAngelo, assistant con-
struction engineer for PennDOT,
said the project, which will cost
$30,080, is scheduled to be com-
pleted by May 21 but may be
operational by the end of April.
geted completion date,” DeAngelo
said. “But, there is a possibility
they (the lights) may be activated
by the end of the month. The lights
must pass a 30-day test first,
though.”
The project is being done by
Kuharchik Construction of Exeter
Fire battled
and poles and signal heads have
already been installed. Work involv-
ing wiring and other installations is
still underway.
The intersection, located in the
heart of the business district, has
developed into a potentially danger-
ous traffic spot over the years.
“That area has built up over a
period of time,” DeAngelo noted.
“The road is right in the area of
Franklin’s Restaurant, the shopping
center and the new mini-mall. It’s
hard for people coming in from
Tunkhannock, for example, to make
that left hand turn by Franklin's.
And it’s difficult for cars to pull out
of the parking lots onto the main
road. So it was important that the
lights be installed.”
nuclear waste dump site,” Kirk-
wood said in a released statement.
‘‘He also cast the deciding vote
against $20 million in funding for
victims of Hurricane Gloria includ-
ing some in his own district. I can’t
understand why he does not want to
defend his voting record, but he
should be held accountable.”
Lemmond; of Dallas, currently
serving out the unexpired term of
Frank O’Connell who resigned last
August; and who will run again for
a full four year-term beginning with
the May Primary, labeled the
remarks as ‘frenzied efforts to
create forums to make up for his
own inadequacies.”
“Sadly enough, it is obvious that
my opponent is a political oppertun-
ist who will do, say, or spend any
amount of money to win this elec-
tion,” Lemmond said in a prepared
statement.
“The fact is that I voted for
legislation providing millions of dol-
lars of flood relief monies to these
afflicted Pennsylvania citizens. Sim-
ilarly, my opponents criticism of‘the
Low Level Radioactive Waste Com-
pact is utter nonsense.
“The Compact, which was devel-
oped ‘and overwhelmingly supported
by the Legisiature, has been hailed
by environmentalists across the
state as the beginning of a responsi-
ble approach to the serious problem
of low level radioactive waste dis-
posal, ”
Originally, a series of debates had
been scheduled between the two but
because of what Lemmond labeled
as a ‘‘deceitful advertising cam-
paign,’’stanting the incumbent,
Lemmond has pulled out of the
commitments.
The two were to appear on a
WVIA televised . debate April 16
sponsored by the Intercollegiate
Student Government Association
and then were to debate again on
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CHARLIE KIRKWOOD
...challenger
May 14 in a forum held by the
Monroe County League of Women
Voters.
“Given his irresponsible head-line
grabbing misstatements of fact, I
want it understood that I will not
give exposure in a public forum or
share the same podium with any
candidate who so blatantly distorts
the truth as my opponent has done,”
Lemmond stated.
“The public is not well served
when a candidate disregards the
truth to mislead the voters for his
own political purpose.”
Kirkwood, however, contends that
the purpose of a Primary campaign
is to set out the candidates position
and examine their public record.
‘“Lemmond first said he would be
willing to debate any time, any
place and he accepted a debate in
Monroe County and in Luzerne
County,” Kirkwood said. “Now he is
backing out — the voters will not
overlook this.”
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The Dallas
who have belonged to the General
Federation and Pennsylvania Fed-
eration of Womans Clubs for 20
years or more. Each woman was
presented with a special certificate,
flowers, and a counted cross stitch
name tag worked by Maryann
Daily.
The Dallas Area School Board on
Monday night officially commended
members of the Senior High
School’s Junior Engineering Test
Team (JETS) for their academic
performance in competition
recently at the Penn State Univer-
sity campus at Lehman.
The proclamation was made at
the board’s monthly meeting by
Board President Donald Jones,
Superintendent Gerald Wyecallis,
William Camp of the education com-
mittee and Pat Russin and Gerald
Kolman, advisors of the group.
The 1l1-member team competed
with 15 other schools throughout the
district in areas such as Computer
Fundamentals, Physics, Biology,
Math and English, finishing second
in the overall standings behind Wyo-
ming Valley West.
Those students honored were:
Peter Morcos, Robert Chopick, Tim-
othy Corcoran, Chris Fetterman,
Kiersten Fries, Mark Hines, Mich-
elle Lamoruex, John Ochman,
Steven Roskos, Dawn Rothrock and
Ward Wesley. Morcos, who tied for
individual first place honors in the
area of physics a year ago, won the
title outright this time around.
The board also presented a
memorium award to Charlotte
Martin in honor of her husband,
James A. Martin, who passed away
two weeks ago.
Martin served as supervising
principal at the school from June 7,
1932 to June 18, 1960.
Discussion was “also initiated
during the information session over
the construction of a field house by
the start of the next school year.
Right now, the project is in the
preliminary stages of planning
which will cost approximately $65,-
000.
Martin Moore, of the Dallas Grid-
iron Club said materials for con-
struction of the facility could proba-
bly be provided through the club,
but the main stumbling block, how-
ever, seems to be over who will
provide the labor.
(See SCHOOL, page 2)
Shirley Smith, president, honored
the following: Martha Reese, a
member for 32 years; Jane Stair, a
member for 31 years and a past
president of the Dallas Junior
Womans Club; Jan Borton, 27 years
and a past president of the Dallas
Juniors; Sheila Bonawitz, 25 years
and a past president of both the
Dallas Juniors and the Dallas Area
Federated Womans Club; Sandy
Richardson, 23 years and a past
president of the DAFWC; Diana
Dreher, 23 years; Helen Davies, 22
years; Theresa Thompson, 22 years
and a past president of the Dallas
Juniors; Alice Niskey, 20 years and
Evelyn Farrell, 20 years and a past
president of the DAFWC.
Inside The Post
Calendar .......... 19,20
Classified ..... 17,18,19
Commentary ......... 6
Cookbook ............... 8
Health ....... ae 14,15
Obituaries ............. 2
People ............... 510
School ................... 16
Sports .......... 11,12,13