1. Scranton / Wilkes-Barre hitting coach Jerry Martin is a strong contender for freak injury of the year.

2. During his first press conference, Scranton essentially reiterated what officials at Metropolitan Edison, the owners of Three Mile Island, had told him: "Everything is under control.

3. Scranton revealed a sense of forboding as he arrived at the plant, "...You just drive up and there they are.

4. Ironically, Scranton, who'd only been in office for 68 days, had had several meetings already with various members of each emergency management team.

5. Thornburgh had dispatched his Lieutenant Governor, William Scranton, to Three Mile Island to bring back a first-hand assessment.

6. Scranton, Philip . Endless Novelty : Specialty Production and American Industrialization, 1865 - 1925 . 1997.

7. Scranton, along with being second in command of state government, was titular head of Pennsylvania's State Emergency Management Agency and Chairman of the State Civil Defense Council.

8. I booked plane tickets to my hometown, Scranton, Pennsylvania, for Sebastian and me.

9. Our family caught games in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and New Britain, Connecticut.

10. Scranton also possessed a quality of familiarity and media savvy that would serve him well during the coming hectic days.

11. The 4-1 decision upholds a lower court ruling that sided with Jennifer Henn and her former employer, the Times-Tribune of Scranton.

12. When the accident at Three Mile Island became news, it was William Scranton, representing the Thornburgh administration, who faced the press first.

13. He is an Irish Catholic, born under modest circumstances in 1942 in Scranton, a mostly working-class city in northeastern Pennsylvania.

14. Senator Hillary Clinton spoke about the Iraq war and the domestic economy at a campaign rally in Scranton, Pennsylvania.

15. The United States has at least 11 warships stationed near Tripoli, including three submarines — the Scranton, the Florida and the Providence — and the destroyers the Stout and the Barry.

16. Walnuts contain more antioxidants of higher quality than any other nut, says a new report by University of Scranton scientists, released at a meeting of the American Chemical Society.

17. Additionally, it is the top source of antioxidants in the American diet, according to a 2005 University of Scranton study.

18. When news of the crisis reached his office via Oran Henderson, the actual head of the State Emergency Management Agency, Scranton at least had the advantage of knowing which individuals to contact.

19. Whether that is on a beach in Cabo or a desk in Scranton?

20. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led by Joe Vinson , a chemistry professor at the University of Scranton.

21. As Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania during the Three Mile Island crisis, William Scranton III observed and experienced much of that pervasive fear.