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The Sewickley
Herald
Wednesday, September 26, 1990
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Aleppo man home from Middle East
By Chris Torockio
Staff writer
Cindy Hockenberger will never forget last Saturday morning at Greater Pittsburgh International' Airport. That’s when her husband, John “Jack” Hockenberger, and his fellow Air Force reservists came back from the Persian Gulf.
“The greatest night of my life was at 1:30 a.m. when I saw that plane taxi down the runway and the reception Jack. and die rest of the guys received when they got home.”
For Jack, 50, a Vietnam veteran as well, the reception the men received was a heartwarming surprise. “It was very supportive. A complete turn-around from returning from Vietnam.”
Jack’s absence was especially hard on the Hockenberger children. Mrs. Hockenberger* of Aleppo, explained how telling your children that their daddy lias gone on a little trip and Will not be back for a . month or so is difficult enough. But when you have no idea where he is or what he is going' through yourself, life can get nerve-racking.
Jack, an Air Force technician, left behind daughters, Danielle, 7, and Ashley, 5, when he went to the Middle East last month as part of the 911 Tactical Airlift Group, in support of Operation Desert Shield.
“You just have to keep busy,” Mrs. Hockenberger ( said. “Just focus on priorities * and try to funnel the children into the positive and protect them from, stress.
“Fortunately, school started soon after Jack left,” she continued, “but there were so many times I just wanted to show him a picture one of the girls had drawn in school or some little thing like that.”
Jack and Cindy were not able- to communicate much during his Middle East stint, which lasted from Aug. 17 to Sept. 15. “I called Cindy from England while we were there, but phone calls were $50 to $75 for three minutes to the U.S. from the Middle East. So it’s tough.”
The mail system is not much better. “I wrote a letter one of the first days he was gone,” Mrs. Hockenberger said. “It took three weeks to get there, so there wasn’t much sense in sending another one,”
For Mrs. Hockenberger, a big plus was the “Spouses’ Hotline,” a program set up by the government that enables husbands and wives..of American military personnel employed in Operation Desert Shield to talk to'one another. She also appreciated the support extended to her-and the family by the people of the Sewickley area.
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WELCOME BACK, DAD. Ashley Hockenberger didn’t want to let her father go again, following his return from the Persian Gulf. Jack Hockenberger came back from a one-month stint in the Middle East. __________n._______________________________ (Photo by DoUg Kaup)
Edgeworth ordinance puts curbs on picketing
By Mike May
Htrald editor
The constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression versus the right to privacy dashed in Edgeworth last week. And the latter won.
However, those who voted in favor of a new borough ordinance that places restrictions on informational picketing say that, the former will still be accommodated.
With his signature, Mayor Peter Denby put into effect an ordinance that imposes a fine of up to $1,000 or 30 days in jail on those who would picket outside private residences after a warning.
Borough Manager Douglas Arndt explained that the ordinance was drafted following an appeal by David Aloe, president of Aloe Coal Co. of Robinson Township. Aloe, who will be moving to Academy Avenue in Edgeworth from Mt, Lebanon, feared that pickets who had been demonstrating in front of his former home might follow him to Edgeworth.
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Workers Union did find their way to Edgeworth for last week’s meeting to protest the proposed ordinance.
The men described their past protests as being peaceful and orderly .
Arndt pointed ciit, however, that the new ordinance does
not prohibit picketing, per se, but only sets limits. Under the ordinance, picketing would be allowed in front of a business, or if business activities are conducted in a resident’s home, The ordinance also would allow picketing if a business meeting is being held
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Arndt said council has been concerned about picketing because of the number of corporate executives who reside in Edgeworth.
During the past year, pickets representing the United -Mineworkers Union have staged . protests at the two entrances of the Wesley von Shack estate on Woodland Road and Beaver Road. Von Shack is the chairman of the board, president and CEO of Duquesne Light. That dispute has since been settled.
One of those who voted in favor of the ordinance was -Joseph Hoepp.
“That’s what the people who elected me want,” he said. “I don’t think labor disputes should be brought to people’s homes, They have as much right to privacy as (the picketers) have to protest.”
Hoepp said that the right to privacy won out in his mind because the ordinance permits picketing at other places or even at a home as long as some business activity is going on.
Hoepp noted that similar or-dinances have been upheld by
the courts.
. One of those who opposed the ordinance was Councilwoman Mamie McKnight.
“I was uncomfortable because ! saw it as infringement on the First Amendment. T weighed it very carefully and consulted good legal minds.
“Ultimately, it was a matter of conscience. The bottom line in my mind was that loss of rights is done in very reasonable steps.
“Each time someone’s rights are taken away, it’s done in steps.
“I believe rights are basic.
It’s more than just union and management here.”
However, Mrs. McKnight added that now that the ordinance is law she will defend it.
Mrs, McKnight was joined in her dissent by Councilman Andrew Scott;
Voting in favor, in addition to Hoepp, were councilmen William Logsdon, Charles Dithrich and Scott Wendt.
Councilman Frederick Emerick was absent.
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