Progress, The (Newspaper) - December 23, 1994, Clearfield, Pennsylvania 301 Our 81st Year Moshannon December 35 Cents 60 PAGES Researchers find cancer immortality enzyme AP Science Writer WASHINGTON AP Cancer cells contain an enzyme that lets them reproduce without while ordinary cells undergo a process of aging and according to a study using a sensitive new analysis tech Scientists at the University of Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and at Geron in Menlo reported today in the journal Science that the new test detected an enzyme called telomerase in scores of cancer specimens but not in other types of The study boosts the theory that cancer colonies remain youthful and vigorous because the cells divide endlessly without eroding a chromosome structure called the Turn to Page 5 Progress offices closed Monday All Progress offices will be closed Monday and there will be no edition of The Progress that Regular office hours will resume on Have a happy and safe holiday and remember to drive careful ly Inside this issue Area news Birthdays issif ieds 3 18 20 columns 4 Heloise Hospitals 7 Lottery 18 Obituaries 18 Sports Star tracking 19 Today in history 19 Weather 18 Weddings 17 Have a good Ask not for bell Its phone call for if you just sat down to WAS THAT SANTA TELL IM ON MY 23 2 shopping days to Christmas President Clinton is hugged by Washington area school children as first lady Hillary Rodham Santa Claus and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer look on Thursday In the state dining room at the White The children were invited to the White House to celebrate Christmas with the first AP Photo The spirit of the season Philipsburg mans goal Bring happiness to others Editors Note For the 12 days leading up to The Progress is presenting a story each day focusing on area teers whose efforts embody the true spirit of Christmas all year By Rebecca Staff Writer PHILIPSBURG Its just a little but I like to do I take pride in my Scott Shoff can be seen any day of the year in downtown Philips greeting passersby with a heartening And if he hap pens to see a stray candy wrap per or hell whisk it off street into a plastic bag for disposal at the most convenient It is because Scott takes such O BY REBECCA Scott Shoff takes a lot of pride In his hometown of Philips burg and likes to pick up any offending trash he may find on his walks throughout the Differences remain as ceasefire deadline nears By Robert Associated Press Writer Bosnia Herzegovina AP The start of a holiday ceasefire brokered by Jimmy Carter was delayed today while the United Nations tried to resolve differences between the warring sides in the Bosnian The announced by the former president on was to have gone into effect at noon But special envoy Yasushi Akashi told reporters that differences The Bosnian government has demanded information on miss ing persons in territory and a linkage between the truce and further talks on an interna tional peace Following a meeting with Bos nian Vice President Ejup Ganic this Akashi left for the Bosnian Serb strong hold 12 miles east of in an attempt to iron out the dif Since the talks are ongoing we might have to postpone the ceasefire 12 maybe 24 spokesman Alex ander Ivanko said as negotia tions continued past the noon We have made further prog ress toward the conclusion of a ceasefire agreement throughout Akashi said after meeting Ganic this His plan to have the warring parties sign the ceasefire agreement today apparently had to be abandoned because of Serb objections to language inserted in the pact at the Bosnian gov On the eve of the planned two shells slammed into a Sarajevo killing two people and injuring seven officials did not say who was to blame for the Turn to Page 3 pride in his town that he is always equipped with extra bags in his along with a spare pair of to make his trash pickup a little This is something I dont have to but I do it because I see the and I why not try to help This daily foray into the streets of Philipsburg is not Scotts only attempt at cleaning up the He also belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks in Philipsburg which has a highway cleanup program from the Harbor Inn to Morrisd I think everyone could con tribute by just picking things up as they walk It wouldnt take much he quite often people are absorbed in their own They are so busy and rushing to get they dont even notice if theres trash on the he The cleanliness of the town might seem like a secondary concern if you ever have an op to meet He ex hibits a concern for each and every person he comes into con tact How are you and Have a happy or just plain Have a good are some of the greetings Scott is likely to shower on people he meets in the course of his According to neighbor and longtime acquaintance Bob Philipsburg Borough Police Scott has always been full of He is free I wish I had a little of the spirit that he Chief Trump Scotty knows and Turn to Page 6 Santas elves share area childrens letters Staff Writer Tomorrow night when all good little boys and girls are snuggled up in their they will intermittently sleep in between strain ing to hear sleigh bells and trying to catch a glimpse of Rudolphs nose flashing through the And when they they will more than likely dream of the list of requests they submitted to the magical man of Christmas and hope that he remembers what they asked Since Santa has a lot to remember from the Clearfield area he has recruited some help from the Clearfield Campus of Lock Haven Tracy Tricia Pry and Mary Helen Hipps make up the Clearfield Division of the North The helpers say that Santa received a load of letters from Clear field this and the jolly red elf enjoyed reading each and every one of The Clearfield elves were kind enough to allow The Progress to take a peek at the to get an idea of what area children were asking for this year for Every year gives way to a new trend in and the most popu lar trends this year are Power Dreadful Food and Drink computers and computer game Super Nintendo and Sega and Polly according to the Turn to Page 1 Perks brothers sentenced for Centre County crimes By Rebecca Staff Writer BELLEFONTE Charles and Larry Perks were sentenced in the Centre County Courthouse by President Judge Charles Brown for crimes committed by the brothers over the past and both of entered guilty pleas to all charges filed against them in a number of crimes in the armed robbery of the Cold Stream on March Judge Brown after hearing testimony from Chris who was the clerk working at the the night of the and other that the mandatory minimum sentence for use of a firearm in the commission of a should be Charles was sentenced to a total of nine to 18 years in a state correctional while Larry was sentenced to a total of six to 12 years in a state cor These sentences will run con to sentences of five to 10 years each imposed by Clearfield County President Judge John Reilly on Tuesday for the April 21 robbery of the Bi Lo in Decatur The brothers also entered guilty pleas to those Each brother received a sen Turn to Page 3 If you could have one Christmas wish come what would it be April Miller Clearfield with my Compiled by Jodi Demi Staff Writer Clearfield Parts Unknown Wo rain in a Miami Hurricane a PENN STATE and a safe plane ride Vicki Henneman Hyde For everybody to have enough to eat and enough to For everybody to have health And most important for everybody to be comfor Arthur Bowes Clearfield I would wish that every fami ly in the world would have a good especially That every one could experience the benefits and luxuries that we have as citi zens as the United Santa Claus North Pole wish that every eli gible person in the world would be able to find good I feel that if people had jobs that they like I that there would be a lot less van and hatred in the and there would be a lot more joy and and it would be like Christmas all through the
