a > N Pay™ TheDallas Post Dallas, PA Wednesday, April 4, 1990 5 Soviet (continued from page 1) Russian High School students,” Jason said. : “I'll never get to go again and I want to see what the people are like and how, if they do, differ from us.” said senior Ed Kelly. “I also want to visit Lenin's Tomb.and the summer palace.” . Melissa Larkins is looking for- ward to the air travel and is excited about meeting the Russian people. “The places I'm most interested in seeing are St. Basil's Cathedral and Lenin's Tomb,” Larkins said. “It's a great new experience,” said Chris Thomas. “I'll get a first- hand look at the architecture and museums. | also want to see the new McDonald's. I never flew over ~ the ocean, but it will be at night so I won't see the water. “I'm looking forward to meeting the students and hearing how similar or different they are from us.” ested in the Hermitage Museum and Petrodvores. “I flew once to Florida; I can't wait to go to Russia. I'm looking forward to meeting the students but I'm afraid I'm going to get confused in exchanging our American currency for the Rus- sian rubels.” : None of the students appear to have second thoughts and in fact are excited about going and are very certain about their priorities. Barbara Campbellis most inter- aquitted in By RICH JOHNSON Staff Writer It didn’t take long for a jury to come back with a verdict of “not guilty” in the trial of a back moun- tain man accused of setting fire to a barn in 1988. The jury of seven men and five women took only two hours to deliberate last week's decision in the case of 31-year-old John Ti- bus. When the verdict was read, Tibus showed no emotion, but his family broke down and wept with joy over the decision. “I just want to thank the jury for finding my son not guilty,” said Emma Tibus, the defendant's mother. “I also want to thank Mr. (Jonathan) Blum for all he did and and our friends who supported us through the whole thing.” Blum, Tibus' defense attorney, was also pleased with the verdict. “The jury heard the evidence and came back with the verdict,” said Blum. “The proof for the prosecu- tion was relativelv weak, which is Back Mountain man arson trial shown by the verdict,” he added. During the trial the prosecution said that Tibus, a former Kingston Township fireman, had confessed to setting a fire at a neighbor's barn, and 14 other fires in the Back Mountain. However, under cross-examination by Blum, it was shown that the alleged confession came only after Tibus was told by the interrogators that Jesus Christ and the spirit of his dead father were in the interrogation room and would want him to do the right thing. | Tibus was aquitted on tw counts of arson-endangering prop- erty, and one count each of arson- endangering persons, criminal mischief, criminal attempt, and reckless burning. After the verdict, area law-en- forcement officers are left with at least 24 Back Mountain arson fires and no acknowledged suspect. The fires occured from May 1987 through August 1988 and officials are wondering where to go next for a conviction in connection to the fires. THEY'LL BE IN THE USSR - Five of the 30 Lake-Lehman students going on the Russian trip in April were available to tell us what they want to see most in Russia. The students were, above, first row from left, Melissa Larkins, Barbara Campbell, faculty member John Comitz; second row, Chris Thomas, Jason Toluba and Ed Kelly. (Photo by C.M. Denmon) 7/0) INN Poster (continued from page 1) nently implanted tube known as a Broviac catheter. Periodic MRI scans showed slow but steady shrinking of the tumor. ‘But chemotherapy also invari- ably presents side-effects, and Kenny had them: gastroenteri- tis, pneumonia, anemia, diar- rhea, high blood pressure. Relief and joy were tangible when in January 1988, the radiologist’s report came through: no evidence of abnor- mality. In October. 1988 it was Frankie's turn. A cold, a cough, loss of appetite: what parent hasn't known them in a child? But Frankie's persisted. Oneday he vomited. Next day he was too short of breath to have energy enough to stand. A chest X-ray at Geisinger Wyoming Valley showed a fluid-filled left lung. 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