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fosT fbAzeTC / 3j-o9 3-i3z Ge. ) LBK Ranch, a private hunting preserve owned by William Kuchera in Croyle Township, about 20 miles away from the Kuchera Defense Systems plant at Windber. Defense contractor raided by federal agents. KUCHERA, FROM PAGE B-1 glimpse they had of the home "That's the fishy part of it all. They put those. William Kuchera remodeled The Kucheras, who both signs up. Those signs say government test. and expanded on the site ofthe reside just over the border in ranch was an aerial shot taken adjoining Cambria County, facility" by a television news helicopter have helped spur local busi- the day of the raid. nesses large and small. Mimo's - Norman Long, who runs a farm equipment The LBK Ranch was the restaurant regularly sees a repair shop down the road from LBK. scene of a political fundraiser flow of Kuchera employees on for Mr. Murtha in August. lunch break. Dennis McGlynn, an attor- Likewise, Bob Rovder, a ney for the Kucheras, said the deliveryman for a Chinese While Kuchera Industries fence dotted with signs read- brothers are unaware of any restaurant in neighboring and related Kuchera Defense ing "No Trespassing ... U.S. discrepancies in their books Richland, said the plant is a Systems were well-known to Govt. Test Facility." and had no idea what the regular stop for him on Tues- the locals, the LBK Ranch, Neighbors were at a loss to authorities are looking for. days. named for Bill Kuchera and explain those signs. "Kuchera Defense Systems "It houses a lot of jobs," he his wife, Lena, in Cambria 'That's the fishy part of it Inc. and Kuchera Industries said. "It was good for $40, $50 County came as a surprise to all. They put those signs up. Inc. would like to assure its in food orders. I can't think of many. Those signs say government employees, customers and the anything bigger in Windber.' 'I didn't know about it until test facility," said Norman community that they are fully In fact, the local hospital, I read about it in the paper," Long, who runs a farm equip- operating and are fulfilling once a tiny affair that verged said Mr. Hollern. "I had no ment repair shop down the all of their contractual obliga- on extinction, has become a knowledge something like road from LBK. tions." Mr. McGlynn said in a center for research as well as that existed.". Mr. Long said he used to statement released after the the Joyce Murtha Breast Care The ranch originally was hunt on the same tract when raids. "In addition, the compa. Center, a federal earmark- set up on 161 acres of wood. it was owned by John Costello, nies will continue to cooperate backed facility named for the land as a profit-making game a local businessman who sold with the government." congressman's wife. The med- preserve where well-heeled it to william Kuchera several ical complex employs roughly visitors could pay to hunt and years ago for about $800,000. Dennis B.Roddy can be 450 people, according to Mr. shoot trophy game. Both Norman Long and reached at 412-263-1965 or drod Hollern. It is ringed by a high, green his son, Ray, said the first dyapost-gazette.com. Ins are 5 re3men b6 b7C