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Tulsa superintendent
Hot so nice
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Darya Conger, aka US Airways yesterday threat-

Mrs. Rick Rockwell, ened to ground its fleet on March 25
rather than subject passengers to
admits her marriage random strikes or other job actions
by its roughly 10,000 flight atten-
on TV was "an error dants.
The threat came in a letter to em-
in judgment" that ployees from Chairman Stephen M.
Wolf and President Rakesh Gang-w- al

she wants annulled. after the National Mediation

Board announced the beginning of a
People, Page C- -5 y
cooling-of- f period that must
precede a strike under rules of the
Railway Labor Act. The cooling-of- f
period will expire at 12:01 a.m.
THURSDAY March 25.
The Association of Flight Atten-
Weather Breezy with showers dants and the company will try to
late in the day. High 60, low 48. resolve their contract differences
PageA-- 2 before the deadline, but Wolf and
chief executive Gangwal said they
Road win, home loss Pitt wins on were left with few alternatives.
the road at Boston College, 70- - "While US Airways will continue
60; Duquesne loses at home to to negotiate to reach a fair and equi-- '
Fordham, Sports, Page
89-8-
table agreement, if no agreement is
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reached with the AFA, US Airways
is left with no choice but to shut
Thought for food H. J. Heinz Co. down the airline immediately after
is getting into organic and nutri- - - ....
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and profit of it. The Jolly
Green Giant is on a new and hip
"eat your veggies, they're good
for you" kick. Business, Page
Food, Page D-- l
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Out for the season The NHL
suspends Bruins defenseman
Marty McSorley for the rest of
the season for his
d
stick attack that knocked out
Canucks left winger Donald
Brashear. Sports, Page B-- l
Getting a buzz The drinks are
on the West Homestead police
as seven volunteers get plas-
tered to help the police improve
their skills in identifying and ar-
resting drunken drivers. The
Region, Page 7 A-1-
Martin a Padre Al
dealt to the Padres for outfielder-f-
irst baseman John Vander
Wal and two minor-leagu- e right-
handers. Sports, Page B-- l
wrote. "We sincerely hope that we
John W. Thompson is congratulated yesterday after being named superintendent of Pittsburgh schools. From right are board member are not forced to take this step."
Jean Wood and Thompson's wife, Yvonne. AFA spokesman Jeff Zack said
the company's response was a
"crazy reaction" to the union's
By Carmen J. Lee, Eleanor Chute dress the organization of the district's cen- JOHN W. THOMPSON
and trademarked cam- -
and Jane Elizabeth tral administration and also improve "the AGE: 55.
Education Writers attitude toward central administration." BORN: Graham, N.C.
"It should no longer be top down, but bot-
SEE STRIKE, PAGE 6
EDUCATION: B.S. in math, Livin-
W. Thompson, superintendent of tom up ... and more We need
user-friendl-
gstone College, Salisbury, N.C; gradu-
Tulsa Public Schools, has been to become an education service center," he
John to the Pittsburgh school
ate degrees in education administra-
top job and could take over as
said.
He also said he was concerned about
tion from North Carolina A&T State
University, Greensboro, N.C, and
United Way
soon as Wednesday. where the district stands technologically, Appalachian State University, Boone,
saying he was surprised that Pittsburgh "is
Thompson's appointment was announced
last night by the city school board, which con-
ducted its nearly eight-mont- h search in se-
not further ahead." He said he'd work to im-
prove that, adding, "Everywhere I've been,
N.C; Ph.D. in education administra-
tion from University of North Carolina,
again beats
Chapel Hill.
cret. we've been at the top tin technology."
The board's vote was with board mem-
bers Jean Fink and Darlene Harris voting
7--
Thompson will be Pittsburgh's first black
superintendent, a classification that didn't
EMPLOYMENT: Superintendent of
Tulsa Public Schools since January
annual goal
against his appointment. seem to faze him last night. 1994; former deputy commissioner
Board President Alex Matthews praised "In all the positions I've held, I've been and chief of staff, Kentucky Depart-
By Ervin Dyer
Thompson, saying he "knows how to move a the first black person," he said. "I just want ment of Education; former superinten-
Staff Writer
Martin is school system. He's not the type of person to to be the superintendent of the Pittsburgh dent in several North Carolina school
stand still. You're going to see that this guy is Public Schools." districts; former high school math
The United Way of Southwestern
on the move. I'm going to have to get my run- Matthews said Thompson's contract, in- .teacher and basketball coach. Pennsylvania is on a roll.
ning shoes." cluding his starting date and salary, were be- - FAMILY: Wife, Yvonne Spikes, an For the second time in as many
After his appointment was announced administrator at the University Center years, the organization has exceed-
last night, Thompson said he wanted to ad SEE SCHOOLS, PAGE 6 at Tulsa. ed its annual g goal by
fund-raisin-

brass sued Eight former

AHERF more than a million dollars.
officers and directors of the The 1999 total of $39.1 million
bankrupt Allegheny Health, Ed- topped expectations by $1.1 million
ucation and Research Founda- and continued the record-breakin- g

tion are named in an $80 million pace of the 1998 campaign, which
lawsuit filed by state Attorney
General Mike Fisher. Business,
Federal finished $1.6 million ahead of its
goal at $38 million.
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By John Murphy informer ward sustaining the agency's pro-

grams, which touch 800,000 people
in Allegheny, Beaver, Greene and
INDEX found dead Washington counties.
The group's annual meeting yes-
Ann 5 Magazine-Marria-
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terday at the Doubletree Hotel
Bridge
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4 in jail cell Pittsburgh, Downtown, was a ban-

ner event for United Way volunteers
Comics
and officials, who also celebrated
8 Obituaries.. 2
Sen. John
Crosswords ...C-- 7 Brian O'Neill ..A-1- 7 McCain By Bill Moushey
Divorces People
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campaigns in Staff Writer SEE UNITED, PAGE A--
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Spokane, Wash.,
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yesterday. J. Z,,.,J' John Regis "Re Re" King Jr.,

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a convicted drug smuggler $1.63 million raised
turned informer, was found
Kids
Lottery
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Weather
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dead in his Allegheny County for Children's Hospital
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Jail cell yesterday after doing

what he did best. Scattered on By Lane
PG Online extra the desk of his cell were scraps
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ground to
For back Bush still confident, but others worry of notes about inmates who
King claimed had sold heroin to
him since his incarceration in
yesterday.
area residents and cor-
Tri-sta-
were the big winners

July. porate supporters of Children's

help you Hospital of Pittsburgh raised $1.63
By Terry M. Neal nomination. he once held over McCain: a seem- King penned his final note
compare Campaigning in California, ingly untouchable campaign trea- sometime after he was locked in million in 1999 for the hospital's
and Susan Glasser Free Care Fund.
Medicare The Washington Post Bush insisted that his organization sury and a sense of inevitability his cell at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Inves-
HMO plans check PG Online's was on track and remained upbeat about his candidacy. tigators aren't sure if he made The Free Care Friends Cam-
WASHINGTON Burning about his prospects. "We ran a Bush, who has raised more than the note to tell on the dealer or paign total, down slightly from 1998,
special report.
money faster than planned, second-- good race in Michigan, we turned $70 million, could now have as little to point investigators toward was announced at a dinner last
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some key decisions out a big Republican vote." Later, as $10 million left in his campaign the culprit if something hap-
and reeling from its loss in Michi- he added: "This is a marathon. I al- chest, according to several Repub- pened to him. and Radio and the Pitts-
gan on Tuesday, George W. Bush's ways knew that." licans close to the Bush team. On it, he stated he paid $200 burgh The money
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and the candidate best
front-run-Ij-
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But campaign aides and other Just last week, Bush revealed for what he thought was heroin helps cover the cost of medical care
advisers were privately trying to that he had already spent his cam- from an inmate two cells down for patients who cannot otherwise
assess their efforts and examine paign fund down to $20 million. But afford it.
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08136 26301' to claim the Republican , lose two of the biggest advantage SEE BUSH, PAGE SEE KING, PAGE 3 SEE HOSPITAL, PAGE A--2

Federal informer found dead in Allegheny County Jail cell
KING FROM PAGE A--
l Allegheny County homicide detectives would not com-
Hours later, King, 36, apparently injected himself with
the substance and immediately went into cardiac
rest. From what guards saw when they found him dead
several hours later, it appeared King had pulled the
blood-fille- d syringe out of his arm, but then could do lit-
tle more than fall backward on his bed, the needle pierc-
ing into the front of his shirt.
The position of his body initially caused investigators
to believe King overdosed on the drugs.
But they also are looking into whether the material
King injected was a "hot shot," or poison, aimed at caus-
ing a quick death for the longtime drug dealer and vio-
lent criminal who in the early 1990s became one of West-
ern Pennsylvania's most prominent federal witnesses.
Authorities are awaiting the completion of toxicology
tests to determine exactly what caused King's death.
Yesterday, police interviewed other inmates on Pod
including the one two cells away.
King had been in the jail since his most recent arrest
in July on federal charges of selling cocaine and
steroids to an undercover agent.
After that arrest, federal agents, prosecutors and lo-
cal police stopped using him as an informant and wit-
ness, but his note could provide investigators with use-
ful information one more time, this time for the investi-
gation into his own death.
Calvin Lightfoot, the county jail warden, yesterday
had little to say about the circumstances of King's death
because, he said, the probe had just begun and because
he wanted to "protect the integrity of the investigation."
Cont. from Page 2
DELLER
ELIZABETH A. (CUMMINGS)
Age 80, on Mon. Feb. 21, 2000 of
Sheraden; beloved wife of Raymond
F. Deller; mother of Donna Cuda,
Linda Lauth and Kathleen Fyke;
sister of Alice Smith, Patricia Lar-ki- n
and the late John and Stephen
Cummings; also six grandchildren.
Friends received Wed. & Thurs. 7-- 9
& p.m. at WM. F. CON ROY
4
9
FUNERAL HOME, 2944 Chartiers
Ave., Sheraden. Funeral Mass in
Holy Innocents Church Fri. 10 a.m.
Memorials may be made to Marian
Manor, 2695 Winchester Dr., Pgh.,
PA 15220.
BiPRINZIO
MARIA GIUSEPPINA
89, formerly of Arnold, on Febru-
ary 20, 2000, in Florida. Mother of
Joseph, Anna (Santucci) of Verona,
Mrs. Antonio Gildina (Garry) Ca-
brera. Four grandchildren and five
Sister of o Car-mell-
Dell'Arciprete. Friends re-
p.m. Thursday
ceived and2-- 4 7-- 9
and Friday at JOHN B. GIUNTA
FUNERAL HOME, INC. 1509 5th
Ave, Arnold, PA. Christian funeral
Mass, Saturday at 10 a.m. in Mt. St.
-
Peters Roman Catholic Church,
New Kensington.
DORDAS
KSENIAA.
On Tuesday, February 22, 2000,
Ksenia A. Dordas, age 94, at Wex-
ford House Royal Pavilion; beloved
wife of the late James A. Dordas;
dear mother of Arthur J. Dordas,
Elaine Christ, Sophia Randall and
Demetra "Becky" Craig; mother-in-la-
of George Christ, Nevin Craig
and the late Donald Randall; also
survived by five grandchildren and
eleven sister
of Mayme Hughes of Denver and
predeceased by one granddaughter.
Friends will be received at JOHN A.
FREYVOGELSONS, INC. 4900 Cen-
tre Ave. At Devonshire Street
Thursday and Friday and
4
pm. Funeral Saturday St. Nicholas
Greek Orthodox Cathedral 11:00
am. Trisagion service Friday 7:30
pm. Mrs. Dordas was a teacher with
the Pittsburgh Public Schools retir-
ing in 1970. Remembrances may be
made to St. Nicholas Greek Ortho-
dox Cathedral.
ERNEST
RICHARD
Suddenly, on Monday February
21, 2000; beloved husband of Rita
DeTemple Ernest; dear father of
Daria Martin, Christopher Ernest,
Barbara Huber, Dane Ernest & the
late Richard Ernest Jr.; also seven
grandchildren. Friends received
THURSDAY ONLY PM. Friends 9
received at THOMAS J. GMITER
FUNERAL HOME, INC. 2323 E.
Carson St. S. S. Funeral Prayers
Friday 9:15 AM. Mass of Christian
Burial in St. Peters Church, Prince
of Peace Parish at 10 AM.
EVANS
MARION E. (BENNETT)
Of Pgh., on Tuesday, Feb. 22,
2000; beloved wife of the late
iam J. Evans; loving mother of Will-
iam C. Evans of York, PA and Myr- -
le J. Gilchrest; sister of Merle Ben-
nett, Janet Woods and Jean Keller;
also survived by seven grandchil
dren; six The
family desires no visitations. A me-
morial service is being planned for
a later date. Interment-private- .
rangements by LAUGHLIN'S.
FERITO
MARY KATHRYN (EVANS)
Of Bethel Park, age 81, on Tues
day, February 22, 2000, in St
Frances Hospital; wife of the late
Donald S. Ferito; beloved mother of
Gracetta (Frank) Mastandrea, D.
Stephen (Marilyn) Ferito, George
M. (Denise) Ferito, Mary Kay
(Paul) Hindes, Joseph (Laurel)
Kassouf, Angela (Bill) Dipner and
Mary (Kent) Vestal; sister-in-la- of
Dorothy Pipes; also survived by
fourteen grandchildren and eleven
g reat-- ra ndch i d ren t predeceased
g d
by grandson Anthony E. Mastan-
drea. Mrs. Ferito was a long time
member of Bethel Women's Club.
and Library Golden Agers. Friends,
ment; neither would officials from the U.S. attorney's of-
fice, who used King as a witness in a large
ar- drug-rin- g case.
Lightfoot said jail guards reported no unusual occur-
rences during hourly checks of each cell Tuesday night.
King was found upright on his bed, leaning against a
wall when a guard checked his cell during a morning
count at 7:20 a.m. A jail physician pronounced King dead
at 7:40
Lightfoot refused to answer questions about the in-
volvement of illegal drugs in the death of an inmate.
Despite a long history of crime
goes back to when he was a teen-age- r
managed to avoid lengthy prison sentences in exchange
for implicating others.
His latest foray into that domain was chronicled in
the Pittsburgh
8-- Witness" as well as its 1998 series "Win at all Costs,"
which examined how he managed to win light prison
sentences for providing information and testimony to
authorities.
Facing more than 40 years in prison in 1993, King
struck a deal with federal authorities that resulted in his
being sentenced to five years in prison in exchange for
his testimony.
On the witness stand, King admitted trying to pur-
chase 15 kilograms of cocaine from one of his under-
lings for $200,000.
Within weeks, King agreed to cooperate and fingered
his Texas supplier, as well as a handful of others below
him in the organization, which distributed 330 pounds of
received Thursday and Friday
and pm at PAUL L HENNEY
7-- 9
MEMORIAL CHAPEL, INC. 5570
Library Rd, BETHEL PARK. Mass
of Christian burial will be celebrat-
ed Saturday at 1 p.m. at St. Joan of
Arc Church. Interment will follow in
Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, donation can be made to
the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation,
960 Penn Ave, 10th Floor, Pitts
burgh, PA 15222.
FLEMING
LILLIAN E. (GUTZEIT)
On Sun.. Feb 20. 2000; Lillian E.
Flemina. of Pah., wife of the late
William Fleming; sister of Mina Re
iser of Cincinnati OH; aunt of Lois
Neelv of Ross Twd. and Carol Hofer
of Columbus OH. A Memorial ser
vice will be held at the Passavant
Retirement Center, Zelienople, Sun.
Feb. 27. at 3:30 PM. Friends invited.
Arrangements by MCDONALD
LINN FUNERAL HOME INC.
FUCHS
REGINA M.
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, Re- -
On
gina M. Fuchs, of Avalon, formerly
of Troy Hill; wife of the late Joseph
Fuchs; survived by her son Kenneth
Fuchs (and his wife Rebecca) of
Bellevue; grandmother of Mallory
and Ezekiel Fuchs. Friends re-
ceived Friday p.m.
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LAWRENCE T. MILLER FUNER
AL HOME, INC., A PURSUIT OF
EXCELLENCE AWARD FIRM, 460
Lincoln Ave., Bellevue, where ser
vice will be held Saturday, time lat-
er. If desired memorials may be
made to Assumption School, North
Jackson Ave., Pgh. PA 15202.
GELLER
EUGENE M.
Age 70, on Tues., Feb. 22, 2000, of
Beechview; beloved husband of
Sadie Ann; loving father of Renee
McCarthy, Kimberly Schreiber,
Stephanie, Mark, Keith and Dale
Geller; cherished brother of Bar-
bara Guerrazzi, Geraldine Kolleda,
Anita Rebosky, Joseph, Ron, Robert
7-- 9
and Ralph Geller; proud grandfa-
ther of seven. In lieu of flowers do-
nations can be made to the y Neuro-oncolog-
Research Fund, co Brain
Tumor Center, Lillian Kaufmann
Bldg., 3471 5th Ave., Suite 802, Pgh.
PA 15213, Attn: Agnes. "Please don't
cry for me, iust hold those dear to
me. Raise a glass and drink to me
and celebrate my life." Please ioin
Gene's family in the celebration of
his life, Sat., Feb. 26, 2000, to be held
at Gaetano's Restaurant,
Banksville Rd. from (343-6640- ),
1 PM to 5PM. Casual dress. No visi-
tation. Arrangements by NEELY'S.
GELLER
EUGENE M.
Age 70, on Feb. 22, 2000, of Beech-vie-
beloved husband of Sadie
Ann; loving father of Renee McCar
thy, Kimberly Schreiber, Stephanie,
Mark, Keith and Dale Geller; cher-
ished brother of Barbara Guerrazzi,
Geraldine Kolleda, Anita Rebosky,
Joseph, Ron, Robert and Ralph
Geller; proud grandfather of seven.
In lieu of flowers donations can be
Will- made to the y Neuro-bncolog-
search Fund, co Brain Tumor
ter, Lillian Kaufmann Bldg.,
5th Ave., Suite 802, Pgh. PA 15213,
Attn: Agnes. "Please don't cry for
me, iust hold those dear to me.
Raise a glass and drink to me and
celebrate my life." Please ioin
Gene's family in the celebration of
his life, Sat., Feb. 26, 2000, to be held
Ar-
at Gaetano's Restaurant,
Banksville Rd. from
(343-6640- ),
PM to 5PM. Casual dress. No visi
1
tation. Arrangements by NEELY'S.
GRAPER
WILLIAM E.
On Tues, Feb 22, 2000; William E.
Graper of Pine Twp; beloved hus
band of Claudia Deswarte Graper;
father of Patrica Williams, Judith
Schroeder, Claudia Shank, Wayne
E., William J. and Richard A. Grap
er; brother of Jean Frederick of
Freedom, PA and Bernard Graper
of NC; also survived by 14 grand
children; and seven great-gran-
children. Friends received on Thurs
PM at SIMONS FUNER
and
4 9
AL HOME, INC. 7720 Perry Hwy.,
www.simonsfuneralhomeinc.co
PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETT- E
D THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2000
REGION
am
his arrest record
King had long
1996 series "Protected
's Post-Gazette-
OBITUARIES
4 Mass of Christian Burial in St. Alex
is Church on Fri at 10:00 AM. Fami-
ly suggests contributions to the
American Cancer Society, 241
Fourth Ave, Pgh PA 15222-174-
GRIMM
MARY ANN
Age 71, of West Mifflin, on Feb.
22, 2000. She worked as a beauti-
cian's assistant at Dottie's Beauty
Sa on in Sa. Hi II. She also was a for
mer employee of Mesta Machine.
Wife of the late Walter C; loving
mother of Larry Butler, Gene and
Scott Grimm and Robin Jakell; sis
ter of Dorothy Brozi; grandmother
of Christopher and Megan Grimm,
Rvan Fencik, Madison and Scott
Allen Butler. Visitation will be & 4
p.m. Thurs. at the JEFFERSON
9
MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME,
INC.. 301 Currv Hollow Rd., Pleas
ant Hills where Service will be held
Fri. Noon. Memorial contributions
may be made to the American Can
cer Society.
GUMM
GEORGE C.
Ft. Myers, died suddenly on
68, of
Monday, February 21, 2000. He was
born in Hackettstown, NJ, a son of
7--
the late George H. and Helen
Gumm. He was a Veteran of the
Navy serving from 1951 to 1957. He
was the of Allegheny Dis-
tributing, Inc. of Pittsburgh, PA,
and a salesman for O.M. Scott and
Sons; George also was a member of
MinideLights Miniature Club. Mr.
Gumm is survived by his loving
wife of 47 years, Lois M.; his chil-
dren, George A. of IN, Robert T.
(Penny) Gumm of MD, Sherry E.
(Mark) Rodgers, Laurie A. Gumm,
both of IN, John P. (Lynda) Gumm
of NJ; his brother Thomas W.
Gumm of PA,; his sister Candy Sal-
erno of NJ; and six grandchildren.
A memorial funeral service cele-
brating his life will be held at the
FT. MYERS MEMORIAL GAR-
DENS FUNERAL HOME on Thurs-
day, Feb. 24, at 3 PM. Memorial
contributions in his memory may be
made to the Kidney Foundation of
S.W. Florida, 4836 Candia St., Cape
Coral, FL, 33904.
GURTNER
LOUIS R. "Pete"
Of Bethel Park, age 68, on Tues.,
1617 Feb. 22, 2000, former husband of
Mary Wilkins; father of Frannie
and her husband Ken Roehl of Chi-
cago, IL and Stephen and his wife
Maggie Gurtner of Mt. Lebanon and
the late Danny Gurtner; grandfa
ther of Dan & Sabrina Gurtner and
Savanna & Nicholas Roehl; brother
of Mary Lou and her husband Harry
Rees. Friends will be received
Thurs. BEINHAUER, 2828
Washington Road, Peters Town-
ship, Blessing Service
will be held Sat. 11AM at Queen of
Heaven Cemetery Chapel. Every
one please meet at the Funeral
Home. Woodruff Family Services,
Re-
LLP
Cen-
3471
HARMON
ETHEL S.
Mrs. Ethel S. Harmon, 87, of Nat
rona Heights, PA, on Wed., Feb. 23,
2000; daughter of the late Charles &
Araminta (Rhodes) Adams; widow
of Harry L. Harmon Sr. 1979; moth-
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er of Bonnie L. Goldberg with whom
she lived, Larrv Harmon, Arlington,
TX, Jack L. Harmon, Wilmington,
NC, Dennis L. Harmon, Hollywood,
MD, Glenn L. Harmon, Statesville,
NC. Randall L. Harmon, Saxon
burg, PA, Mrs. Raymond (Ethel L.)
Waltenbaugh, Rochester Hills, Ml,
Mrs. William (Joyce L.) Locker-ma-
Allison Park, PA; 22 grand
children; 22
sister of Marlin Adams, Natrona,
Mavbelle Sterling, Jamestown, NY;
preceded by bros, Kenneth, Pete,
James 8 Vaughn Adams, sister,
Marie Callisan. Visitation Thurs. 7
9 pm & Fri. DUSTER
4&
F.H. INC., E. 10th Ave., Tarentum,
PA (724) Service Saturday
11:00 AM in Funeral Home,
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STATE
cocaine and 1,000 pounds of marijuana in this region in a
five-ye-
period.
At the time of that arrest, King tried to attack agents
with a knife. Later, he would admit that if he had
10-in-
been given the opportunity, he'd have killed both of the
agents, as well as the man who set him up. A search of
his vehicle produced a loaded, semiauto-
matic revolver.
Before he became a government witness. King was
facing what could have amounted to life in prison under
harsh directives laid down by the U.S. Sentencing Com-
mission. The 1993 arrest was his third on d drug-relate-
charges.
On the witness stand, King admitted to spraying mac-
hine-gun bullets into and fire bombing the home of the
parents of another drug dealer who owed him more
than $126,000. He admitted breaking the legs of a man
he thought could inform on him. He stabbed people, bit
off a man's nose and casually conceded that he contin-
ued to sell large quantities of drugs from jail after he be-
came a federal witness. He also told others that he
killed at least two people. He was never charged with
homicide.
King was paroled in September 1997 and returned to
Pittsburgh, where he worked at Heritage Harley David-
son, a West Mifflin motorcycle business owned by rela-
tives.
On July 22, less than two years following his release,
he was charged with distributing cocaine and steroids
after an undercover operation by the U.S. Drug En-
forcement Administration.
King and his girlfriend, Laurie Diaz of McKeesport,
HEIMER
HILDA
On Monday, Feb. 21, 2000, in Flor
ida; beloved wife of the late Meier
Heimer; beloved mother of Rabbi
Larry and Faith Heimer of Pitts
burgh, Winston and Carol Heimer of
CT; preceded in death by three
brothers and three sisters; grand
mother of Howard, Karl and Eileen
Heimer; also survived by nieces
and nephews. Graveside services
and interment will be held on Thurs
day at Loyal Lodge Ceme-
tery, Fairfield, CT. Contributions
may be made to Ladies Hospital Aid
Society, University of Pitt Medical
Center, 200 Lothrop St. Pgh. 15213 or
Tree of Life Congregation, 5898
Wilkins Ave., Pgh. 15217. A Service
of RALPH SCHUGAR CHAPEL.
HERRLY
MADELINE 'DOLLY'
Age 57, unexpectedly on Febru
ary 22, 2000, of Kennedy Twp., lov
ing wife of George Herrly Jr.; moth
er of Mark A. (Lori) Herrly; sister
of Bill Rizzo of Ingram. Family to
receive friends Thursday pm.
only 8. Friday & pm. at MC- - 7-- 9
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DERMOTT FUNERAL HOME,
INC., 334 Forest Grove Rd.,
Kennedy Twp. (Family owned & op-
erated since 1886). Mass of Chris-
tian Burial 10 am. Saturday at St.
Malachy Parish.
HOWARD
EMMA LOU
Peacefully on Monday, February
21, 2000; dearly beloved mother of
Thomas, Charles, Ora Lee, Vergel,
Curtis, Alleane Howard, Josephine
Zellous, Eleanor Martin, Lorraine
Harris and the late Ernest Howard,
Jr.; also forty-fou- r grandchildren;
seventy-eigh- t Church, Saturday 10:30 a.m. CORL
and a host of other relatives and
friends. Visitation Thursday and
7--
9 pm in the NEW SAMUEL E.
COSTON FUNERAL HOME, 427
Lincoln Ave., E. Liberty. Funeral
service Friday 11:00 am Mount
Ararat Baptist Church. Interment
Restland Cemetery.
JACKSON
JOSEPH J.
Died February 21, 2000, after an
extended illness. Beloved husband
of Elizabeth Jackson; loving father
of Joseph J., James John, Janice J.,
and Jacqueline J. He is also sur-
vived by seven grandchildren,
James, Julie, John, Quentin, Court
ney, Katie, and Jacob; brother of
Agnes Andreziewski, Mary Smola
and Nicholas Jackson. World War
Veteran and Battalion
ft
504; 50 year member of Sheet-Met-
Workers Union Local 12. Visita-
tion Wednesday, Thursday,
7--
and at BRADY MEMORIAL
HOME, 1151 Southside Ave., Spring
HillCity View. Funeral Mass of
Christian Burial, St. Peter Parish
St. Peter Church, Friday, 9:30am.
JALAYER
FARANGIS
Age 94, on Wednesday, February
23, 2000, of Pennsbury Village died
in Ohio Valley Hospital. Born Janu
ary 10, 1906 in Iran. Wife of the late
Gmolamreza Javidpour; mother of
Simin Zaltash of Robinson Twp.,
Parvin Safavin of Iran. Friends
10:00 am to 1:00 pm Satur
day followed by service at the
BOGAN-WOL- FUNERAL HOME,
F
430 Washington Ave., Bridgeville.
Woodruff Family Services, LLP.
KERR
MARIAN ROSE "MITZIE"
On February 22, 2000, beloved
wife of Herbert Kerr; mother of R-
ichard & Thomas Kerr; sister of
Robert DeRenzo & the late Beatrice
Glumac; grandmother of Zachary
Michelle, Patrick, 8 the late
Stephanie. Friends received at the
BAGNATO FUNERAL HOME,
n,
Chartiers Blvd., Carnegie, Wed. 9
PM, Thurs. 9 PM. Blessing 7--
Service Friday 10 AM.
KIER
ROBERT WILLIAM
Age 93, of Coraopolis on Tuesday,
February 22, 2000. Beloved husband
for 70 yrs. of Chrystell Erickson
Kier. Father of the late Joan Marti
er. Proud grandfather of Robert
Martier, Frank Martier, Jjody Pick- -
.380-calib-
r, Krista Monroe, 8 Lu- -
Anne Romeo. Also seven great-
grandchildren and great great-twi- n
grandsons. Also, four
Memorial service Saturday,
February 26 at 2 p.m. in the Presby
terian Church of Coraopolis, Broad-
way and 5th, Coraopolis, PA 15108.
Memorials may be made in his
name to the Presbyterian Church of
Coraopolis. Arrangements by CO
PE LAND'S, Coraopolis.
KING
JOHN "RERE"
Age 36, of Lincoln Place, on Wed.,
Feb., 23, 2000; beloved son of John
Regis 8 Betty Lew Spicuzza King of
Lincoln Place; beloved brother of
Betsy Belgard of LA, Debby Weisen
of Lincoln Place, Jackie Celovsky of
West Mifflin 8 Lori Jordan of
also aunts 8. uncles, nieces 8i
nephews. Friends received Thurs-
day & Friday & p.m.
4 9
GEORGE IRVIN GREEN FUNER-
AL HOME, INC., 3511 Main Street,
Munhall. (A selected Golden Rule
Member). Mass of Christian Burial
9 will be in Holy Angels Church, on
Saturday at Noon.
KOZUB
ROSE MARIE
Of Monroeville, on Wednesday,
February 23, 2000, age 74; beloved
wife of Thaddeus J.; mother of
Karen Berg, and John & Timothy
Kozub; also 10 grandchildren and
seven Friends
received at GENE H. CORL INC.,
FUNERAL CENTER OF MONRO-
EVILLE. 4335 Northern Pike (1
block east of Mosside
48) Visitation
. p.m. Thursday, 9 4
p.m. Friday. Mass of Chris
& 7-- 9
tian Burial in St. Bernadette
FAMILY DIRECTORS,
4
KUSZAJEWSKI
FLORENCE M. (WISNIEWSKI)
Age 84, of Polish Hill, on Tues.
Feb. 22, 2000; wife of the late Frank
J. Kuszaiewski;
Gloria M., Francis R. and the late
Robert F. Kuszaiewski; mother-in-la-
of Susan E. (Mroz) Kuszaiews-
ki; grandmother of Claire J. and
Ellen T. Kuszaiewski; sister of the
late Pearl Sipes and Lillian Thomp-
son. Friends received at the
WALTER J. ZALEWSKI FUNER-
AL HOME, 3201 Dobson Street-Polis- h
p.m.
Hill Thurs. 8. Fri. &
Funeral Mass Sat. in Immaculate
Heart of Mary Church at 10 a.m.
LAGATELLA
LOIS ROSE
Lois Rose Lagatella, 88, of Lynch-
burg, VA died Tuesday, February
22, 2000 at her residence at Westminster-Can-
2-- 4
terbury. Born December
27, 1911 in Pittsburgh, PA. She was
the daughter of the late Thomas Eu
gene and Josephine Monteverde
Lagatolla. She was a retired school
teacher with the Pittsburgh Public
School system with thirty five years
of service. Miss Lagatella received
her Bachelor of Arts from the Cam
egie Institute of Technology in 1934
and her Masters of Education from
the University of Pittsburgh in 1952.
She was a member of Holy Cross
Catholic Church in Lynchburg. In
addition to her parents, she was pre
ceded in death by two brothers, Eu
gene Lagatolla and Richard M
Lagatella. Miss Lagatella is sur
vived by her niece, Barbara Laga
tella Evans and her husband, Rob
ert of Amherst, VA; her nephews,
John Thomas Water and his wife,
Mary of Spokane, Wash and Rich
ard Lagatella, Jr. of San Diego,
Cal.; her great nieces, Courtney Th-
omas and Laurel Water and great- -
nephew, Glen Water. Graveside ser
vices will be conducted at 11 :00 a.m
Tuesday, February 29, 2000 at Cal
vary Cemetery, Pittsburgh, under
the direction of MCCABE BROS.,
INC., FUNERAL HOME, 6214 Wat
nut St., Shadyside. Visiting hours at
the Funeral home Monday, 4 pm 8
7--
9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the fami
ly requests those wishing to make
memorial contributions consider
the Staff Emergency Loan Fund, co
Randolph Mason Womans College
Development Office, 2500 River-mo-
Avenue, Lynchburg, VA 24503.
Whitten Monelison
A-2- 3
were charged with selling drugs to a cooperating wit-
ness three times. The transactions were recorded on
video and audio tape. I
He was caught after another drug dealer turned in-
formant set King up. . , .
At the county jail, King was placed on Pod-8-- after a
short stint in a cell block reserved for cooperating wit-
nesses. Despite his status as a federal prisoner being
held for trial, he was given a job as a worker on the floor,
doing cleaning chores and other tasks usually reserved
for short-tim- e inmates who already have been sen-
tenced.
As his case wound its way to a trial date, King's
lawyers offered to bring their client in as a cooperating
witness again, but officials of the U. S. attorney's officii
declined. :,!
This time, King was facing at least 30 years to lifft
based on his past record. At best, he hoped to get be-
tween 5 years if he pleaded guilty before trial, which
10-1-
was expected to have been scheduled for sometime
next month.
; (
King is survived by his parents, John Regis and Bet-
ty Lew Spicuzza King of Lincoln Place;and four sisters',
Betsy Belgard of Los Angeles, Debby Weisen of Lincoln
Place, Jackie Celovsky of West Mifflin and Lori Jordan
'
ofWhitaker.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.ni., y
and tomorrow at George Irvin Green Funeral
Home, 3511 Main St., Munhall. A Mass will be celebrat-
ed at noon Saturday in Holy Angels Church, 408 Baldwin
' ' J !
Road, Hays.
I'C'itC')
charge of local arrangements.'
LdSOTA ?
HARRIET B. (YOUNG)
great-nephew- s.
Age 70, of Carson City, NV., resi
dent since 1993, died February 13,
2000. Formerly of Los Angeles, CA.
and Robinson Twp., PA. She was
born June 3, 1929 in Pittsburgh to
the late Sylvester and Harriet
Young. She is survived by her hus-
band Russell of Carson City, NV.,
sons Russell of Layton, UT., Bruce
of Carson City, NV. and Kevin of
Santa Clarita, CA.; seven grandchil-
dren and one ., Cre-
mation at Walton's Sierra Cremato
ry. Memorial Service will be held,
February 26, 2000 at St. Mary's Hosi
pice Chapel, Reno, NV.
MAGDIC u
Whi-take- r;
KATHERINE ,. "on
Of McKeesport, on TuesdayrFeb- -
ruary 22, 2000, mother of Kothy
Sloan, Detroit, Ml, Tony MagdiC)'
McKeesport; sister of Michael
urosT, wniieuaK eoro. rrienas ore.
being received 8. p.m. Thur?-- .
4 7-- 9
day, WILLIAM H. CRAIG FUNER
VersaillesAveMc
AL HOME, 3000
Keesport. Mass of Christian burial
10 a.m. St. John the Baptist Ukr.
Church, McKeesport. Interment St.
John Parish Cemetery.
Mcdonough :i'V
:,t'
MARGUERITE (JUMPER)
On Saturday, February 19, 2000,.
age 95; beloved mother of Leo E; of
Churchill and the late Jack and Ber"
nard McDonough; also survived by
ten grandchildren; and 21 great:
grandchildren; sister of Katherine"
Blvd.-Rout- e
Ruffing, and Francis Jumpier.,
Friends received PM FRIDAY 6-- 9
ONLY at the THOMAS L. N I ED FU- -
NERAL HOME, INC. 7441 Washing
ton St., Swissvale. A Mass of Chris-
tian Burial in St. John Fisher!
Church, Sat at 9:300 AM.
' '
McNEAL
ELIZABETH (SCHNUTH) a
Age 104, entered into eternal rest
j
beloved mother of
on February 22, 2000, of Houston
TX, formerly of Pgh.; wife of the
late Alexander C. McNeal; born: In
Castle Shannon, PA. on Nov.' 25,,
1895, the daughter of the late Will:
iam and Emma (Schaacke)
Schnuth; beloved mother of Emma
(Robert) Brownleeof Houston, TX.,'
whom she resided with for the pdst
25 years, and the late Charles Mc-
4 7-- 9
Neal; grandmother of Eric and Deb-
bie McNeal, Elissa McNeal, Keith
and Diana Brownlee, and Jane and
Jim Murphy; 8
also survived by many nieces,
nephews, and many friends; sister
of the late Emelia Klink, Pearl
Klink, Lillie Tewes, Hilda Phillips,
and William Schnuth. Friends re-
ceived Thursday PM, & Friday 9 4
& PM at the FAMILY OWNED
9
& OPERATED READSHAW FU-
NERAL HOME, INC. 1503 Browns-
ville Rd., Carrick, where a Funeral
Service will be on Saturday at 1 PM;
with Reverend David Verzilli offici-
ating. Interment Old Union Church
Cemetery in Myoma, PA. In lieu of
flowers, family requests memorials
be sent to Reverend David Verzilli,
10--
1 Montgomery Dr., Canfield, OH.
44406, or Stoneham United Method-
ist Church, 12110 Hale Lane
77363.
'
MIDDLEMISS '
ALICE "JOAN" (ANISKO)
Age 69, of Oakdale, on Feb. 21
2000. She was a member of the Good
Shepherd Presbyterian Churchi
Oakdale and a member of their
Women's Assoc.; she was also a
member of the American Legion
Women's Auxiliary 171. Beloved
wife of Kenneth W.; loving mother
of William James and David John
Middlemiss; sister of James Anisko
of Atlanta GA; grandmother! pf
Michelle Ann, Kenneth William and
Samantha Lee; great grandmother
of Justin Tyler and Emily Michelle,
Visitation will be and 9 PM, 4 7--
Wed. 8. Thurs. at the JEFFERSON
MEMORIAL FUNERAL HOME,
INC., 301 Curry Hollow Rd., Plsast
ant Hills, where service will be hejd
10 AM Friday. Inlerment Jefferson
Memorial Park. ?.,;.!
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