Bedford Gazette (Newspaper) - August 15, 1994, Bedford, Pennsylvania No strike Page 4 dford Bedford Countys Own Daily Newspaper 35 Published Continuously Since 1805 189 270 August 1994 MONDAY Woman dies in collision A Johnstown woman died in a accident on Pleas antville Mountain Sunday after The victim was identified as Stella She was pro dead at Memorial Hospi tal of Bedford County about two hours after the Route 56 was wet when the crash occurred at miles west of State police said Michael Mc of Homer City RD 2 was driving east and entering a right curve when his Toyota truck went out of The truck crossed into the westbound lane and collided headon with a car driven by William of Johnstown RD Davis was a passenger in Hunts 1990 Also in the car were Katherine and Scott The three Hunts and McCul lough suffered minor All the occupants were wearing seat There was severe damage to both Chestnut Ridge ambulance and Alum Bank Fire responded to the The Penn and Anderson street intersection will be blocked to Starting at 7 today and lasting through a contractor for the Bedford Bor ough Water Authority will be working on a new water main at the In addition to closing the intersection to parking will be prohibited adjoin ing the The water project involves new mains on Anderson and East between Pitt and John The contractor has been trying to complete the Pitt Street end in since is scheduled to repave Pitt Street in less than two Deaths Obituaries on Page 14 Veryl of Francis of 616 Thomas George of 502 Friendship Wilbur of 1519 16th Blanche of Bedford RD Alan of Laura of Oster Weather REGIONAL Weather TODAY Mostly High 70 to Wind northwest 10 to 15 Tonight Low 50 to TOMORROW High 75 to THE OUTLOOK day Partly Low in the High in the Thursday Partly Low 55 to High 75 to Lamb price tops Fair livestock sale Gazette Claycomb The beef barns arena was filled from top to bottom for Saturdays junior livestock sale at the Bedford County The Fairs board of directors hopes to have enough money by next year to build a new and donations made at the sale boosted that Despite heat and the sale crowd seemed to have a good time starting with snacks of barbecued lamb carried on silver trays up and down the bleachers and topped by beef barbecue and pork sandwiches at all courtesy of the pro of those others donate to arena The Bedford County Fair show arena fund more than doubled The fund had approximately in the bank before the opening gavel of the junior livestock auction and an application pending with the state for toward the The Fair board is shooting for construc tion next but if the arena is placed in the preferred it will mean moving and enlarging so the arena cost may rise to During the it was announced that Republican state Dick Hess of Bedford had designated the arena as recipient of a legislative initiative Its a worthwhile Hess said adding especially after youve been sitting in there a He was referring to the beef barn which in recent years has proven too small for the number of animals to be shown and too closed in for good air circulation when filled with Another donation of was made during the sale by Steak Sea owner Willard Campbell of Duncansville often attends the buying champion He promotes 4H and the junior livestock sales on Campbell is also president of Bedford which has donated to the There were numerous other auction dona tions to the arena often in the form of buy ing an animal and then donating it for resale with the proceeds to the Similar dona tions were made to the 4H scholarship the exhibitors themselves and the 4H develop ment The generosity of the people at the sale is just said Fair Manager John It says something for the Fair and the livestock but it also shows that 4 H and FFA have a good both as educational programs and for the young people involved in By Sharyn Maust Gazette Associate Editor A record price for a lamb and a promise of two piglets to a 4Her topped the sixhour junior live stock auction at the Bedford County Fair The sale also resulted in a leg grant and enough dona tions to double the fund for con struction of a new show See related story Total sale proceeds topped and that wasnt even counting the animals that were donated by the buyers for Last years sale netted It was a large and enthusiastic crowd that packed the beef sale arena for the sale that traditional ly starts with the champion Its a lamb that always draws a high Sitting one behind the other high in the bidders Dean Lemley of Graystone Galle ria and Robert Turkovich of American Outfitters pushed the lamb bids to dizzying Lemley was the winner at a pound for the 124pound lamb shown by Miller of Schells Lemley said later that his bid ding opponent wanted to set a record and I wanted to buy the top so it was a matter of who was going to give He added that he had received dozens of letters from young ex at the urging his at tendance at the livestock The exhibitors often market their animals with letters and vis its to potential who bought last years champion lamb for a mere donated this years champ to the Bedford County chapter of the American Red Cross in honor the late Mary Jane Not to be Turkovich purchased Andy Blackburns re serve champion market lamb for and donated the 115pound lamb to Memorial Hospital of Bedford Lemley bought Blackburns lightweight 100pound champion for and Shaw followed with a bid for the 112pound middleweight champion of Molly A record bid was set for the champion carcass lamb of Carissa bought by Democratic candidates Robert Bedford RD run ning for the 78th state House Continued on Page 8 Dole leave health care deal in doubt WASHINGTON AP The Senates leading Democrat and Republican tore into each others health care plans casting new doubt on their ability to forge an agreement this year to reform the medical Is there an opportunity for compromise Minority Leader Robert Dole of Kansas snid on Meet the Sitting with Ma Leader George Mitchell of Dole said Mitchells sweeping proposal amounted to health It would raise taxes and fail to con tain he Mitchell said offerings by Dole and other Republicans would do too little to provide health care coverage to all He chided GOP lawmakers for ac a in surance plan for their own health yet refusing the same for other With his plan President Clinton has embraced Mitchells proposal as the least he could ac It aims to cover 95 percent of Americans by requiring em to pay part of their work ers premiums if the goal is not In another sign of the health care Bob D said Mitchells does not contain costs and gives too much power to Pledging to heavily amend the Kerrey suggested that the Senate may need to override a Clinton It should be clear the president does not have a vote in We need to do our He didnt do a very good job on the crime and now were trying to do our work on health Kerrey said on ABCs This Week with Another David Boren of said of Mitchells I think its dead and we cant even amend Ap on the same CBS White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta rejected Borens scaled down proposal aimed at wooing GOP Despite nil the mixed Mitchell and Dole insisted health Continued on Page 14 Tornado hits Philly area again KING OF AP A tornado touched down Sunday afternoon in Upper Merion Township in suburban the National Weather Service No deaths or injuries were according to Upper Merion We have numerous wires and trees and whatnot down in Upper said Gary a com supervisor for the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Some homes liad been hit by falling but no collapses had been he It seems like the damage is pret ty said Matt a spokesman for the American Red Its not pretty but its a relief that people havent lost their homes or their The tornado hit Allendale Road where it crosses the Pennsylvania near the King of Prussia running one mile in a north easterly said National Weather Service meteorologist Arthur Damage along its path was 100 yards Two homes had trees on he Turnpike officials reported no damage or acci A swiftly moving thunderstorm produced the tornado about and continued the weather service The storm left homes and businesses without electricity throughout the Philadelphia area as of Sunday PECO Energy spokeswoman Charlotte Sprenkle The Upper Merion tornado came less than 24 hours after two torna also relatively touched down in Chester State police had no reports of deaths or injuries from those which also toppled Last two tornadoes did fur more damage when they ripped through Montgomery and Chester killing three injuring others and destroying Gigantic sunflower Gazette Finley Elmer Morris stands next to the 10foottall sunflower plant growing on his backyard in Snake Spring Morris said the seeds he used were two years old and he didnt expect them to grow at
