[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 2 (Wednesday, January 26, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E]
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[Congressional Record: January 26, 1994]
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           PETE PENCOLA STEPS DOWN AS MAYOR OF EAST CONEMAUGH

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                          HON. JOHN P. MURTHA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 26, 1994

  Mr. MURTHA. Mr. Speaker, I wanted to note--with a sense of great 
admiration--that after 20 years as mayor of East Conemaugh Borough. 
Peter Pencola has stepped down from the office.
  Pete is everything a mayor should be--in a small town or a big one. 
In a community that's had a tough go at it as jobs have been lost and 
people have moved out, Pete's done everything from spearheading a 
campaign to bring a doctor to town, to helping the town's residents set 
up an emergency fuel-supply system.
  And, 20 years is a long time to be mayor. But Pete worked 44 years 
for Bethlehem Steel before becoming mayor--(he actually didn't retire 
from Bethlehem until he'd been mayor for 2 years). He's lived in East 
Conemaugh for all his life, and he's been totally committed to his 
town. He's an inspiration and example to those of us who still believe 
there's a lot of good to be found in small towns all across America.
  I'd like to congratulate Pete Pencola for all his work on behalf of 
East Conemaugh over the past 20 years. And never fear--Pete may have 
stepped down from the mayor's office, but he's still working for the 
people of East Conemaugh. He's now a councilman.

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