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Friday, 09 February 2007 13:56:20 (GMT+3)   |  
       

Steel bandits make off with large pipes State police in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania are looking for the culprit who stole steel piping from a local business over the weekend. Officials say that someone cut a chain link fence at Doyle & Roth Manufacturing in the city of Simpson, and then stole several large (and expensive) stainless steel pipes. Anyone who saw anything suspicious around that business over the weekend (like masked men carrying away huge pipes in the dead of night, for example) is advised to call State Police in Dunmore. Scrap spill starts controversy A tractor-trailer attempting to enter Interstate 81 on Tuesday afternoon overturned, spilling steel scrap from a demolished hospital onto the road, closing the Exit 44 on-ramp for more than three hours, and starting controversy between a local business owner and the police. John Cunningham, whose business collects debris and tows cars, is upset about what he feels is a “slap in the face” that the police didn't call him to pick up the debris from a crash that occurred “50 feet from my fence.” Police instead called a company from a neighboring county to pick up the mess. Local police told press that they do typically call the nearest company “on the list” to pick up spills, however, police stopped using Mr. Cunningham's business after Mr. Cunningham had his license suspended due to a “criminal episode” involving a car which Mr. Cunningham tried to sell for scrap, the ownership of which was questionable, as he could not supply a title. However, Mr. Cunningham ended up getting the last laugh, as he was eventually was summoned to the scene of the crash by the truck's owner, who was worried that the tow truck the police called wasn't heavy-duty enough to move his truck without damaging the frame. Please click here to see pictures of the overturned truck. Stainless steel 50's diner still humming with business If you happen to stop on Route 6 and SR 107 in Clinton Township, Pennsylvania, you will find Wyoming County's only classic stainless steel diner, The Bluebird. Owners Donna Kamora and Gim Grippi have recently refurbished the classic 50's diner, originally built in 1952, though the diner still retains it's classic look. The booths have been replaced and the jukeboxes removed, but the eatery has kept its metallic charm and its regular customers, some of who come in twice a day. Check out the website www.dinercity.com to read up on the history of classic diners. The site defines a diner as a prefabricated stainless steel restaurant building with booths, counters and stools. Most were manufactured in the 1950s, designed to be trucked to specific locations, which is why they tend to have a railroad dining car look. Some of them are registered in the National Register of Historic Places. The Bluebird II Diner, Route 6 at SR 107, Clinton Township, is open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Car scrapping program gives to charity In Madison-Oneida, New York, Mayor Leo Matzke along with local business Gary's Auto Parts has created a program to clean up junk cars from around the city and to give to charity at the same time. With the program, city residents can call Gary's Auto Parts and have them tow away any abandoned or junk vehicle for free. The resident then receives $20 and Gary's donates $20 to the local Red Cross. The fluids in the car are then recycled, the gas tank is removed, and the car is crushed down to about 10 inches. Gary's is then paid per ton for the steel by the crushing company. "Everybody wins - the abandoned car person doesn't have to pay to have the car towed -- they receive money, the Red Cross receives the donation and the city is taking care of some of the abandoned cars that are left in our neighborhoods," Mayor Matzke said. The real winner is Gary's Auto Parts – they must be making a bundle from all that scrap!

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