PAGE 4 THE POST EDITORIAL MOMENTS IN TIME The History Channel * On June 18, 1815, at Waterloo in Belgium, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte of France suffers defeat at the hands of the Duke of Wel- lington, bringing an end to the Napoleonic era of European history. e On June 13,1939, Arthur “Doc” Barker, of the notorious “Bloody Barkers" gang, is Killed while trying to escape from Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay. Barker was spotted on the rock-strewn shore of the island after climbing over the walls and shot while trying to build a makeshift raft. ¢ On June 14,1954, at 10 a.m., alarms are sounded in 54 selected cities as the U.S. goes through its first nationwide civil defense drill. Citizens raced to get off the streets, seek shelter and prepare for nuclear onslaught. The event stood as a stark reminder that the United States - and the world - was now living under a nuclear shad- ow. It was estimated that more than 12 million Americans would die in an attack. * On June 16,1963, aboard Vostok 6, Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman to travel into space. After 48 orbits and 71 hours, she returned to Earth, having spent more time in space than all U.S. astronauts combined to that point. ® On June 12,1975, Indira Gandhi, the prime minister of India, is found quilty of electoral corruption in her successful 19971 campaign. Despite calls for her resignation, Gandhi refused to give up India’s top office and later declared martial law in the country when public demonstrations threatened to topple her administration. ® On June 15,1986, Richard Petty makes his 1,000th career NAS- CAR start at the Miller American 400 race in Brooklyn, Mich. Petty’s records of success and organi will likely never be broken. * On June 17,1994, after a dramatic flight from justice witnessed by millions on live television, former football star and actor O.J. Simpson surrenders outside his Rockingham estate to Los Angeles police after being charged with a double murder. (c) 2006 King Features Synd., Inc. STRANGE BUT TRUE ® Soccer's World Cup is under way, and, as usual, rivalries are running high. If you're an avid follower of the sport, you might want to take note of the following cautionary tale before your temper gets out of hand: In 1994, a man forced his girlfriend to stay up late to watch a World Cup match between Sweden (his home country) and Cameroon. Exhausted - and, evidently, a bit mad - during the game she stabbed her beau to death with a pair of scissors. The truly amazing part of the tale, though, is the fact that two other ardent fans were watching the game so intently that they didn't notice the murder. ¢ Finley Peter Dunn defined a fanatic as “a man who does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.” * Next time you're in Beijing, China, you should make a point of stopping in the local McDonald's. Its sheer size makes it quite a sight to see, | understand. It encompasses more than 28,000 square feet and seats 700 diners. To support all those being served, the restau- rant has two kitchens and 29 registers. ¢ Police officers have a dangerous job, but not always in the way you might expect. Studies show that those in law enforcement have a mortality rate from heart attacks that is 82 percent higher than that of the general population. ® |t's been reported that silver-screen siren Marilyn Monroe hacked off the heel of one shoe to develop her signature sultry walk. oe ee Thought for the Day: “Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days.” - Flannery O'Connor ANGELS IN THE LIBRARY There are angels in the library this month. Debbie Katyl and her daughter Mary-Kate are displaying their collection of angels at the Back Mountain Memorial Library during the month of June. The display is in honor of Mary-Kate's 10th birthday that will be celebrated with family and friends June 14. Mary-Kate is a fourth grade student at Dallas Elementary School. Katyl says she and her husband Dave have called their daughter their “lit- tle angel” so they decided to begin a collection of angels for her. Most of the angels on display were gifts to either Katyl or her daughter. The collection includes angel Christmas ornaments, story books, Beanie Babies and dolls. There are numerous angel figurines made from glass, porcelain, ceramic, wood, and lace. There is also an angel night light, a salt and pepper set, angel candle holders, tins, and cookie cutters. Highlighting the display is a special collection of 12 angels, one for each month of the year. These angels were a cherished collectable by a local wom- an who had lost her battle with cancer a few years ago and were since adopted by Katyl for her daughter. Katyl said she and her husband will continue to collect angels for their daughter and hopes to find a new addition at the Back Mountain Memorial Library Auction in July. THE POST TIMES®LEADER Community Newspaper Group hd 15 N. Main St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 18711 ® 570-675-5211 thepost@leader.net Patrick McHugh PUBLISHER David C. Konopki EDITOR Erika Calvert ADVERTISING t beckons. So close, so tempting, so almost within reach. Just the right depth, maybe the right temperature. And it's been so long since I- ve enjoyed either the summer or the deep end. It's just about time, don’t you think, to leap right in. 9 Wide assortment of books added to Library collection: The following new books were added to the collection at the Back Mountain Memorial Library, 96 Huntsville Road in Dallas. For more information, call the library at 675-1182. EXPRESS (1 week) “At Risk” by Patricia D. Corn- well “Digging to America” by Anne Tyler “Dead Watch” by John Sand- ford “Promise Me” by Harlan Co- ben “Dancing in the Dark” by Ma- ry Jane Clark FICTION “At Risk” by Patricia D. Corn- well “Dead Watch” by John Sand- ford “Digging to America” by Anne Tyler “Promise Me” by Harlan Co- ben “Blue Shoes and Happiness” NEW BOOKS by Alexander McCall Smith “Angels All Over Town” by Luanne Rice “Crime Beat” Connelly “Rattled” by Debra Galant “Marrying Mozart” by Ste- phanie Cowell “Dancing in the Dark” by Ma- ry Jane Clark by Michael NONFICTION “The Rice Diet Solution” by Kitty Gurkin Rosati be “Celiac Disease” by Peter H.R. Green, M.D. and Rory Jones | “A Year in the World” by Frances Mayes “The Gospel of Judas” edited by Rudolph Kasser, Marvin Meyer, and Gregor Wurst “You, the Owner’s Manual” by Michael F. Roizen “Lies at the Altar” by Robin L. Smith “Cesar’s Way” by Cesar Mil- lan “House of War” by James Carroll “My Life In and Out of the Rough” by John Daly MYSTERY “Dead Days of Summer” by Carolyn G. Hart BIOGRAPHY “Burnt Toast” by Teri Hatch- er “My Life in France” by Julia Child “Ava Gardner” by Lee Server “A Strong West: Wind” by Gail Caldwell ' LARGE PRINT “Two Little Girls in Blue” by Mary Higgins Clark “Miss Julia Stands Ground” by Ann B. Ross Her BOOKS ON CD “The Smithsonian presents: Judy Garland “The Hitchhiker’s Guide tg the Galaxy” by Douglas Adam “The Education of a Conc by David Halberstam al “Dark Assassin” by Anne Pei? ry “Team of Rivals” by pis Kearns Goodwin 9 “First Man” by James R. Hf) sen “President Reagan” by Ri chard Reeves 2} YOUNG ADULT ud “Bella at Midnight” by Diane Stanley a9 “The Poet Slave of Cuba: a biography of Juan Francisco Manzano by Margarita Engle)i1 “Chew on This: everything you don’t want to know about fast food” by Eric Schlosser a Charles Wilson “The Book Thief” by Mar Zusak “Alice on Her Way” by Phyllis Naylor “Maximum Ride: Schoo out—forever” by James Pater son a 70 YEARS AGO June 12, 1936 LONG DROUGHT HURTING FARMS Already hit hard by late frosts which destroyed an estimated 50 percent of the county’s crops, farms in this section are suffer- ing tremendous damages from the pro- longed drought which will cost addi- tional thou- sands of dollars un- less rains come Soon. As if in answer to farmers’ prayers, the weather bureau has predicted rain for today. The cur- rent season started favorably and gave indications of bringing especially fine truck and grain crops. Frosts several weeks ago, however, destroyed as much as 90 percent of some orchards in the vicinity of Dallas. ONLY YESTERDAY In what was unquestionably one of the smoothest exhibitions of baseball skill ever seen in this section, Dallas Township broke a tie for first place in the Back Mountain Scholastic League last Friday with a 2-1 win over King- ston Township. For five innings, the two rivals played errorless baseball before. an excited crowd. In the sixth inning, King- ston Township scored to take the lead. In the seventh inning, Fred Stevens of the township socked a record-breaking home run which soared past the auditori- um and tied the score. 60 YEARS AGO June 14, 1946 ANIMAL SHOW PAYS VISIT TO DALLAS all 2 _ Dallas have and girls a their dads and mothers enjoyed an unexpected treat when Al Kurtz Animal Oddities Show ~ was put up Monday Night on the Devens property on Lake Street. The show was en route from Chambersburg to Binghamton, NY. Struck by lightning in the height of a severe storm Tuesday evening, a large dairy and ma- chinery barn on the farm of Mrs. Grace Dornblazer of Center Mo- reland was completely de- stroyed by fire. Loss is estimated at $8,000 and is partly covered by insurance. Most of the farms machinery, two pigs, two calves, and a quantity of feed and wool were also destroyed with the building. 50 YEARS AGO June 15, 1956 NOXEN MAN ALMOST KILLED William Munkatchy, 55, a Noxen farmer and owner of pic- nic grove on Bowman's Creek near the Noxen Methodist Church, was pinned under his tractor Sunday noon, and nar- rowly escaped being burned to a crisp when spilled gasoline caught the tractor on fire. The victim, falling to the ground un- derneath the tractor, was coated in mud, a deterrent to the flames. Until two days later in the General Hospital, he never knew how close he had come to being burned alive. James Loman, Shavertown, spent eight days recently in Nes- bitt Hospital where he was taken by ambulance after breaking two bones in his arm while playing baseball with Fowler Dick and Walker team at Kirby Park. A member of the opposing team accidefgtally ran into him as he was coming into home plate. 40 YEARS AGO June 9, 1966 PEOPLE FLOCK TO HARVEYS LAKE Weekend traffic jammed Har- veys Lake, as sweltering weather descended upon the Back Moun- tain, and Valley residents took to the hills. The water was chill, but aquanaots swam, sailboats raced, and motorboats raised a wake that rocked the rowboats and swamped the swimmers. The Red Cross Bloodmobile visit at the Noxen Methodist Church produced 53 pints of blood. The visit was covered by Dr. RS. Latta and Dr. Lester Saidman. Gallons pins were pre- sented to Carl Smith and Leslie Kocher. Alexander's Band and the Green Briars will highlight the Strawberry Festival to be held by Dallas Kiwanis Club on the Dal- las Junior High School grounds. John L. Krogulski announced the Dallas High School Key Club will pick the berries that morn- ing so that everyone can look for- ward to fresh strawberries on homemade shortcake. 30 YEARS AGO June 10, 1976 ARTS, CRAFTS SHOW SET FOR FRANKLIN TWP. On June 19 there will be an arts, crafts, antiques and hobby show held at the Franklin Town- ship Fire Hall, sponsored by the Bicentennial Committee. There will also be refreshments sold and entertainment. Mrs. Fred B. Howell, Pioneer Avenue, Shavertown..is well- known to many residents of the Back Mountain with for work with the library auction bu there are many of them who dg not know she is one of the first board members and the persot responsible for the annual aud tion. Mrs. Howell, better known as Alice, served on the first oar and has continued as a boar member for the past 31 years. 20 Years Ago June 11, 1986 DALLAS TWP. COPS SHOT DURING SCUFFLE Dallas Township police offi cers James Tupper and Waym ar Miers were shot during an earl morning scuffle at the tows ship’s municipal building. Nox resident Donald R. Kelly, 36, ex tered the building at approxi mately 3:50 a.m., yelling obscen ities and brandishing a .357 ré volver. Kelly attempted to forc Miers into another room, b Tupper tossed a cup of coffee irk to Kelly’s face and forced hint against the wall. The two officers began scuffling with Kelly whej a number of shots were di charged, striking the officers. © Miers suffered a wound to the thigh. Tupper, who underwent surgery, was struck in the righ thigh and left ankle. : The Dallas and Lake-Lehmat softball teams saw their seasong come to an end in the state play offs. District 2 champion Dalla suffered a 6-0 loss against Wi liamsport in a Class 3A game Under head coach Jay Pope, Mountaineers finished the sea son with a 19-3 record. Lake-Lely man suffered a tough 3-2 loss against Oley Valley in a Class game, despite losing pitché Beth Finn's one-hit performance. Under head coach Flossie Finn the Black Knights won the Di trict 2 {Class 2A champions] and finished with a 20-3 reco w= TN a I, o> on a8 . - ~N APTN EE TTT Ir ANTE eR BE] £0 A Pg Me Eo ™ WD
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