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Candidates Talk
On Gun Control,
Detente, Inflation
By Peggy Frailey
More than 125 people filled
Lititz’ new fire house to
overflowing Tuesday night
for a Republican political
rally, where questions from
the floor drew candidates’
stands on gun control and
detente, as well as their
comments on inflation and
corruption in state govern­ment.
Ten of the 11 Republican
candidates running for the
15th District Congressional
seat were there, with the
Rev. William Drury the only
candidate not appearing.
At the end of the evening,
State Rep. Marvin Miller,
Sr., one of the candidates,
took the floor to reveal that
there is currently a federal
strike force in Pennsylvania
looking into the Shapp ad­ministration
and corruption
in state government.
Another candidate, A1 Lewis,
a former Lebanon County
district attorney, had called
earlier in the evening for
such a strike force. Miller
urged Lewis to tell him about
any first hand knowledge he
had of any wrongdoing and
he would inform the in­vestigators,
“because I ’ve
been asked to play that role
in this thing.”
Miller later said he had
been contacted by F B I
agents out of New Jersey
looking for any corruption
dealing with the Shapp
administration.
The crowd stayed with the
candidates throughout most
of their five minute talks,
even though many were
reiterating positions already
familiar to the audience.
Although interest was
starting to flag after more
than an hour of this, it was
rapidly revived during a
series of questions from the
floor.
Warwick High School
English teacher Wanda
Shirk asked each candidate
to answer “in one sentence”
whether or not he thought
detente was good or bad for
this country and why; —
Lititz Planning Commission
Chairman Dennis Craig
asked all the candidates to
explain “How can we have
relatively full employment
and control inflation at the
same time?” and,
The Lititz environmental
committee chairman, Phil
McCloud, asked any can­didate
who cared to, to state
his position on gun control.
The candidates wasted no
time getting to the
microphone to respond.
Miller was first to answer
Mrs. Shirk’s question on
detente, quipping on his way
to the mike, “That’s what I
like — people who reduce
things to their simplest form.
How many words may I
use?” He then stated that if
the alternative to detente is
“sending American troops to
Angola, for example, or
something like that,” then
“I ’m for detente.”
Richard Mohler, a former
foreign service officer —
said detente is good because
without it, the only alter­native
is to go back to the
more than 25 years of Cold
War confrontation “when we
were never sure what we
might do to solve problems.”
Robert Walker — said he
does not believe the detente
policy has been in the best
interests of the United
States, and that any foreign
policy decision should be
grounded in our own national
interest first.
Lancaster Mayor Richard
Scott — said detente is good
for this country if both sides
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are “playing under the same
ground rules, which we are
not.” He said, “The United
States is playing under its
normal moralistic, good-fellow
game, and the
Russians are playing it
exactly the opposite. We’re
the laughing stock in the
Soviet world because, as we
are playing the game of
detente, they are building up
their armed forces and it’s
changing the balance of the
world.
Donald Krank — said he
agreed with Scott’s position.
Darvin Boyd — said
detente is favorable If both
sides live up to it. “If they
don’t and we find out in the
SALT I and SALT II talks
that the Soviet Union is
breaking the agreement, we
should stop the agreement
and tell the world.”
A1 Lewis — summed his
position up this way: “Fight
for peace but play under the
same rules and play tough.”
Alonzo Baxter — after
asking Mrs. Shirk for her
definition of detente (briefly,
understanding and easing of
tensions with the Soviet
Union), he said, “Yes, if
that’s what detente is.”
Norman Aamodt — said
detente is hazardous, good or
bad.
Herbert Mearig — said
detente is good if it can keep
brush fires from breaking
into conflagrations. “But the
rules of the game must be
uniform, on site inspection
and tin elimination of these
third underworld revolutions
which they are shipping to
other countries.”
All the candidates chose to
answer McCloud’s question
on whether they were op­posed
to gun control and
some also gave an opinion on
a new bill that bans Saturday
night specials, which came
out of committee Tuesday
afternoon.
Boyd (first to answer) —
“I ’m against it (gun con­trol),
period.” He said he
had originally thought there
should be some control of
Saturday night specials but
has a big problem defining
just what a Saturday night
special is. He said we should
punish the people who use
the guns to commit crimes,
not punish the guns.
Lewis — said he supports
the mandatory sentencing
provision of the new bill
(sentencing of those con­victed
of using a gun while
committing a felony), but
added, “I think we have to do
something about Saturday
night specials, but I haven’t
seen a definition that would
solve the problem.”
Walker — said he is op­posed
to any and all gun
control measures.
Mohler — said he is op­posed
to gun control.
Aamodt — said we have a
Constitutional right to own
firearms.
Miller—said he is opposed
to gun control, but favors
mandatory sentencing.
Baxter — noting that most
crimes are crimes of
passion, and committed just
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Pietà Graces Main St
James Lippart, 201 New Haven Drive, has kept the pietà
pictured above in storage for over 15 years awaiting the
time when it would be given a place of honor in a roadside
prayer stop.
Lippart purchased the pietà from Vince Lombardo, a
Lancaster wrecking contractor. Lombardo demolished
the Sacred Heart Academy on the comer of Ann and
Orange streets, Lancaster, in 1963. The academy, where
the pietà had been housed closed its doors in 1958 after 90
years of operation during which time hundreds of students
filled the halls and classrooms of the parochial school.
Lippart said he discovered the pietà about 1960 when he
and a friend were on a scavenging tour looking for an­tiques
and other unusual items.
When asked what he planned to do with the four-foot
high statue, Lombardo told Lippart that he’d probably
throw it away. Lippart said he visulaized the pieta in a
roadside stop and offered $20 for it.
Lombardo told him to make out the check to the
Catholic Relief Fund, adding, “When I see this at the
roadside, as you say, you’ll get your money back.”
That was more than 15 years ago. Lippart still wants to
carry out his plans for the prayer-rest stop, but he intends
to wait until he builds a home out in the country before
choosing a spot for it.
Meanwhile the beautiful pieta can be seen in the window
of Lipparts of Lititz, 46 E . Main St., where it is on display
in honor of the Easter season.
one time, he said that
something needs to be done
to remove handguns from
easy accessibility before
these crimes are committed.
It’s too late when it’s over, he
said.
Krank — said he opposed
gun control.
Mearig — said he opposes
gun control.
Scott — said the answer is
to lock up the people who use
guns and “keep them there
— don’t let them out for
weekends or whatever.”
The candidates all chose to
take a stab at Craig’s
question: “How can we have
relatively full employment
and still control inflation?”
Aamodt (first to answer)
— believes the answer lies in
this country competing in the
world market and making a
better product. “If what we
make is competitive in the
world market, the dollar is
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R e p u b lic a n p o litic a l ra lly a t th e L ititz
f ir e h o u s e T u e s d a y n ig h t to h e a r
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School Board to Meet
Tuesday at Kissel Hill
Warwick School Board will be voting on a revised sick
leave and unpaid leave for child care (former maternity
leave) policy next Tuesday, along with a revised testing
program and requests from the Football Parents
Association.
The Board’s regular meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at
Kissel Hill Elementary School.
Action will also be taken on a series of leaks in the roof
of the Middle School, and a number of problems related to
renovation of Lititz Elementary.
Lititz Area
Easter Vigils Lititz area churches are about to begin the solemn
services that will climax Holy Week, beginning with
communion services in many churches tonight (Thur­sday)
and continuing with two community-wide Good
Friday services the following day.
These meaningful ceremonies, observed in Christian
churches throughout the world as the end of the 40-day
Lenten period approaches, herald the joyous Easter
celebrations that begin for many at midnight on Easter
eve, for others in daybreak services on Easter morn and
throughout Easter day.
The Warwick Association of Churches will sponsor two
Good Friday services from 12:15 to 1:30 p.m. at Trinity
Evangelical Church, 40 E. Orange St. Worshippers may
enter or exit as necessary during the services.
The Warwick Senior High School Glee Club will sing the
anthems during the services. They will sing “The New
23rd Psalm” and a choral interlude, “I Am the Good Sh-pherd”
and “The Lord’s Supper” during the first service.
During the second service they will sing Randall Thomp­son’s
“Alleluia” and an interlude, “The Lord’s Prayer”
by Roberson and “Be Still, My Soul.” The glee club is
under the direction of June Lantz.
Speakers will be Bishop James G. Hughes, pastor of
Lititz Moravian Church, who will speak on the meditation,
“The Cross Then,” and Rev. James G. Shannon, pastor of
St. Paul Lutheran Church, who will speak on the
meditation, “The Cross Now.”
Also taking part in the services will be Rev. David
Heffner, host pastor, Rev. Arlin Claassen, Lititz Church of
the Brethren, Russell Pettyjohn, president of the Warwick
Assn, of Churches, Rev. Dale Wenzelburger, St. Paul
Lutheran, Rev. John A. Denlinger, St. Luke UCC, Rev.
Jacob Frederic*, Lititz Mennonite Church, and Rev. Luke
Rau, Brunnerville United Methodist.
Mrs. Warren Newcomer, Trinity EC Church, will be
organist.
The traditional Holy Week services of Lititz Moravian
Church, of much historical interest in this area, will reach
a high point at the Crucifixion Service at 2:15 p.m. Friday.
The service reaches its climax at 3 o’clock, when the
church bell wiU toll 33 times while the congregation joins
in silent prayer. .
On Saturday, the Moravian’s Great Sabbath Lovefeast
will be held at 4 o’clock. Visitors are welcome to this
service, and to all other services at the historical church.
Between 3:15 and 4:30 a.m. on Easter morning, town­speople
will be awakened by a brass choir heralding the
resurrection. The Moravian’s Trombone Choir will gather
at 2 a.m. in Church Square and then will walk in groups
through the town, marking the joyous hour. The
Moravians will gather at 5 a.m. for Easter sunrise ser­vice,
which will begin in the church sanctuary.
Easter dawn services are planned by numerous
churches in the area, many of them followed by fellowship
breakfasts. Special communion services and musical
programs are planned throughout the weekend.
Details of Easter weekend services at the various
churches in the area can be found on the church page in
this edition.
‘April Shower’ Winners
Listed by Lititz Retailers
The Lititz Retailers who
participated in last
weekend’s April Shower of
Gift Certificates have an­nounced
their winners.
Below is a list of those who
shared in the more than $850
given by local retailers.
Unless otherwise indicated,
the amounts shown were
awarded in the form of gift
certificates. Following are
the stores and their winners:
Arctic Express Ice Cream
Parlor: Gal. of ice cream
to Timothy Scott Reedy,
Dianne Urban, Mrs. Kent
Fritz, Mrs. Joseph Pezick
and Edna Ebersoie.
Benner’s Pharmacy: $25
to Janet Caldara.
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4 Four Bomb Threats Made
To Warwick Last Week
Warwick school district received four bomb threats on
four consecutive days last week, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, superintendent H. Dale Winger
confirmed!
Three of the threats were made to the High School and
one to the Middle School. Three came at the lunch hour
and one came in about an hour past the lunch period, Dr.
Winger said.
He said the district had taken “normal precautions”
and evacuated the buildings on all four occasions, and had
called in Lititz police to investigate.
The matter is now under police investigation, Dr.
Winger said. He declined to comment on any further
details so as not to handicap the police investigation, he
said.
“The district takes all of these threats as serious
matters,” he said. He said that Warwick District would
cooperate fully with the police if an arrest is made in
relation to the bomb threats, and that the district is also
“seriously considering” filing a civil suit for damages
against anyone arrested in regard to the threats.
Police Chief George Hicks said his department is
spending a large amount of time on the threats and has
several leads. He said police are interested in talking to
any persons with facts concerning the case, and that if
such persons come forward to police, their information
will be kept confidential.