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l1~L~ide this editi n: 'Fitness a11d zz,~ ' pe ·ial! •:• Greater Newark's Hometown Newspaper Since 1910 •:• 83rd Year, Issue 24 Newark, Del., Friday, July 23, 1993 35¢ THis WEEK TR\1Nc IrON FoR SIZE ve nezky In Lifestyle denies charges Councilwoman worries: that accusations could affect future public input By ERIC FINE NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER NEWARK POST STAFF PHOTO BY TONJA CAS· County Councilwoman Karen Venezi<¥ denied a civic leader's charge that s ~ improperly held committee meeti ngs behin!l 'VISIONS' OFFERS NEW closed door . - Venezky, D- ewark, said accusations made by Marion Stewart could have serious OUTLOOK consequences on the public's opportunity to lOA participate in govern ment. FOR SOME. Stewart, a long-tim e member of the non part isan C ivi c League for New C astle Cou nty, ai d a committee headed by In the news Venezky to make site recommend ations for a new library in Brandywine Hundred made decisions before presenting its findings to area residents duri ng two public hearings. Stewart , a registered Republican, filed a 50's-sru DRIVE-IN NEWARK POST STAfF PHOTO BY JIM STREIT Freedom of Information Act petition with Attorney General Charles Oberly last week. Newark flreflghtell brought their ladder truck and Important fire safety messages Tuesday to the McVey summer playground. Venezky said state codes permit prelimi STilL EXPECTED TO Here HV&n·year·old Kelly CriiConl trlaa on a firefighter's helmet with the help of Rand Townley, a firefighter with the Aetna nary site selection committees to hold meet Hose' Hook • Ladder Company of Newark. Her pliyground friends look on. Townley gave the children a tour of the ladder truck and oHered a variety Of fire safety tips. The highlight of the visit was when Aetna firefighter Josh Givens climbed to the top of an ings in private. "This is the frrst time that a LOCATE IN NEWARK Ultnded 180-foot ladder and wand to the young Newarke11. See CLOSED DOORS, 4A ..... SHOPPING 3A CENTER. Expansion to Glasgow creates 50 new jobs By TONJA CASTANEDA Development Office helped them get estab vices together that made i1 easy for them to The Pencader site is the headquarters for .......................................................... lished here. "We're delighted with start up in Delaware," said Murray, "and Raychem's Electrical Products Division. NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Delaware," said Spencer Sias, manager of even provided space for them to hold job The company manufactures accessories to public relations at Raychem. "They encour interv iews." power cables, such as tools used to splice NEWARKERS FATING UP More than 50 jobs were created recently aged us to come here and have a qualified Murray said she believes every town in cables, and other insulation products for when a manufacturing company opened a work force." Delaware needs good jobs, even though the public and private electric utilities and new branch in the Glasgow area. Delaware Development spokesperson state is below the national average in unem industrial plants. ORIENTAL COOKING Raychem Corp. of Menlo Park, Calif. Donna Murray said they helped Raychem ployment. "A lot of people are looking for The Glasgow site, approximately 60,000 celebrated their grand opening Wednesday with training assi tance. hi gh quality jobs, and [ believe that is what sq . ft., is where the producl!i will be assem at a ceremony with Delaware Gov. Tom "We coordinated a whole package of ser- these (at Raychem) are." bled. Other departments here are technical CLASSES AT Carper. He welcomed the company to their development, marketing sales, research and 7A new site in the Pencader Corporate Center testi ng, quality control - to make sure the on Del. 896 in Glasgow. product does what it is supposed to do, WILSON. "The decision by Raychem, a leading packaging and di stribution. materials science company, to relocate its The site includes a high voltage lab to Electrical Products Division from Newarks of the world, unite! test products and make sure they pass California to Newark, reflects the state's said 100-125 people are expected to industry standards. In sports strength in attracting high-technology By TONJA CASTANEDA attend. Wilson, who has visited Newark, Si as said the company's product goal is industries," said Gov. Carper. ························································NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Del., said that most people will be stay to safely help get electricity from point A to "We transferred in some people from ing in hotels in downtown Newark, but point B. "Our product protects the cable and California," said Lynn Howley, marketing HE CITY OF NEW ARK, OHIO IS some will stay ln private homes. for example keeps the water out of the cable communications for Raychem, "but the Tinviting residents of the 30 Newarks Newark City Council Member Jane or keeps it safe when someone digging with majority of the work force has been hired in the world to visit their city on Tripp will be representing Newark, Del. a shovel hits a power line." locally." September 17-19. at the reun ion. He said the company is the inventor of Raychem came to the East Coast because During that time, they will be hosting In 1991 , Tripp attended a Newarks heat-shrinkable tubing, which shrinks when they have a large concentration of cus the 1993 Newarks of the World reunion in Vermont. "Jt was a very small heal is applied and insulates and protects tomers in the Northeast. "We need to pro Reunion- the goal being to bring togeth town of 350 people,'' said Tripp. "We power cables. vide technical support to our customers and er people from different Newarks to talk stayed in people's homes, bccau e there Raychem Corp .• founded in 1957, annual it made sense to be closer to them," said about their city or town. sales are $1.4 billion and it ranks 317th Howley. Ray Wilson, chairman of the reunion, See NEWARKS, SA ..... among Fortune 500. The company employs Raychem officials said that the Delaware I 0,000 people world-wide in 40 countries. 'Shocking' equipment could save lives Canal pitcher John Laird in action . By JENNIFER L. RODGERS programmed matrix while automatically ··························································· setting energy le ve ls needed ," Deputy NEWARK POST STAFF WRITER Chief Lawrence E. Tan said. Now, when an ambul ance is called, a COMPLETE COVERAGE Chances for survival from a heart attack member of the basic life support crew can have recently improved in Newark. apply the electrical shock instead of waiting Aetna Hose Hook & Ladder Co. of for a paramedic. OF ARFAAil-STAR Newark has purchased and placed in ser "National studies have shown that the vice three semi-automatic defibrillation earlier one can apply electrical shock to a units. All Aetna ambulances now are cardiac arrest vi ctim, the better the chance equipped with the high-tech device. ACTION THIS 1B is for successful resuscitation," Tan said. Citizens probably are familiar with the A lot of times the ambulance arrives scene: a person is lying on a stretcher while WEEK first, Tan said. but the personnel qualified paramedics work diligently to save hi s or to run a defibrillation unit arc not there yet. her life. One paramedic gets out the ping "The AED req,uires a minimum amount pong-like paddles and the other attaches of training and all ows basic li fe support electrodes to the patient. Then the para ability to those who can conceivably get medic yells "clear" and the other puts the there quicker, "Tan said. NEWS 1-14A · paddles on the patient, thus delivering a Tan said the AED program offers an surge of electricity in hopes of jump start POLICE 2A opportunity to strengthen the "chain of sur ing the patient's heart. COMMUNITY 6A vival' for cardiac arrest victims. What most Newarkers probably are not The defibrillation machine which costs OPINION 8A familiar with is that only a paramedic or a about $3,000, is also capable of recording physician, who has had extensive medical OBITUARIES 11A energy level , time intervals, patient heart training, can operate this machine. beat pattern, etc., involved in a re uscita LIFESTYLE 10A The semi-automatic defibrillation units tion attempt. Upon arrival to the hospital, 13A the company has purchased aren't termed DIVERSIONS the AED computer chip can provide a "automatic" for no reason. NEWARK PO ST STAFf PHOTO BY JENNiftR RODG~S ARTS 14A printed record for physician . "Thi s machine permits an ambulance To date, more than 25 Aetna Emergency SPORTS 1-48 c rew member to apply electrodes to a Annie the dummy lies still as a firefighter demonstrates a Semi-Automatic Defibrillation Medical Technicians are certified in the u e CLASSIFIEDS 5-108 patient and the device itself will analyze the machine - a llfe·saving device recently purchased and Installed In each of Aetna'l patient's heartbeat and adjust itself to a pre- See AED, 4A .... ambulances. PACE 2A . THE NEWARK POST. JULY23, 1993 ......Police.............................. beat........... ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Compiled from files of the Newark Police Department Man attempts suicide : A 19 year-old, white ambulance on Chapel Street. mountain bike valued at $730 was taken from a garage Car stolen from dealership: A 1988 Lincoln male was found barely cons iou in the front seat of his The ambulance took the man to Christiana Hospital in the unit block of New Street on July 16 or 17. The Continental was stolen from Winner Ford in the 300 car in the unit block of Gravenors Lane late at night on where he was determined to be stable after being given bike was locked to itself. block of East Cleveland Avenue sometime between July 18.