Weather and economic briefings and Amtrak extension
Weather reports forecast warmer, sunnier weekend with a late Sunday cool down. Economically, unemployment may remain steady around 5.7 percent, beef prices could dip slightly, and East Coast casino Resorts International posted higher daily win. Amtrak life extension plan would keep routes in service through Oct. 1, 1979 amid safety investigations into a New Jersey roller coaster accident that claimed an 11 year old Baltimore girl's life.
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N.J
East
Resorts International Casino
Amtrak
Washington
House
Senate
Transportation
Brock Adams
Adams
North Wildwood
Baltimore
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Tomaseno Leone
Sportland Pier
State Education Integration Plan Announced in Harrisburg
Harrisburg AP reports the state Education Department released its integration plan while PARC Education Committee Chair Ellen Siciliano urged action, saying it is time for the program to roll out. The plan aims to advance desegregation efforts in schools across Pennsylvania.
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Carter
May
Labor Department
Harrisburg
Parc Education Committee
Ellen Siciliano
State Education Department
Elmo Zumwalt
Naval Operations
U.S
Zumwalt
Senate Intelligence Committee
Sunrise Edition Promises 7:30 A.M. Delivery Saturday
The Early Times announces a Sunrise Edition arriving by 7:30 a.m. with the latest news and Friday night Editorial Page content plus area church notes and West Coast baseball results. If undelivered by 7:30, call 626 1790.
Marcus Hook shows new hope for Delaware County economy
Marcus Hook hosts a district wide gathering to celebrate a breakthrough in riverfront development. Leaders including Curt Weldon, Al Hydeman, Robert Edgar and local officials praise renewed investment, a donated 14 acre FMC property, and plans to redevelop two decades of blighted riverfront into commerce.
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Marcus Hook
Delaware County
Delaware County Council
Charles Keeler
Afl-Cio Council
Charles Ferguson
Curt Weldon
William Pastuszek
Pennsylvania
Department of Community Affairs
DCA
al Hydeman
U.S
Robert Edgar
Walter Mondale
The
Viscose Fire Co
Harry N. Tobler
FMC Corporation
10Th Street
Weldon
Jim Clark
Roger Hope
Jackson-Cross
FMC
Pittsburgh
Cat death cited as reason for tavern closure sign
A Ship's Bell Tavern window in Marcus Hook drew attention with a sign about the death of the owner's cat. Contacts could not reach the owner to confirm the reason for a one day closing, though a fishing trip is possible.
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Marcus Hook
New K-Mart to Replace Clifton Drive-In Theater
The Clifton Heights borough approves a $1 million K-Mart on the Family Drive-In site on E Baltimore Avenue with a spring groundbreaking. Metrocenters Inc executives attended and plan traffic controls, flood plain preservation, and a bike path along Darby Creek.
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Ema Lou Rodini
Daily Times
Clifton Heights
E. Baltimore Avenue
Louis Rosato
Metrocenters Inc
Deerfield
Ill
Lansdowne and
Upper Darby
Linda Lovelace
Mike Fields
Burton Glass
Phillip Long
Inland Construction Co
Chicago
Delaware County
Barton Aschman
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Baltimore Avenue
Jackson Street
Scottdale Road
Jerry Phillips
Damon Engineering
Delaware County Planning Commission
F. Clark Walton
Darby Creek
CETA Faces New Charges From Old Foe
Two Upper Darby women allege sex discrimination in CETA hiring by Upper Darby and Delaware County agencies. The class action names U.S. Labor Secretary F Ray Marshall, Upper Darby Mayor Eugene Kane, and others, claiming women were referred, hired, and paid less, with men dominating $8,000 to $10,000 annual ranges while women earned $6,000 to $8,000. The suit cites prior investigations led by Rep. Robert Jar and Councilman William Spingler, and claims of patronage and unequal treatment in referrals and payroll.
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Linda Demeglio
Daily Times
Upper Darby
Delaware County
Maryclare Lennox
Springton Road
Rosemarie Gross
A-Burmont Road
F. Ray Marshall
U.S
CETA
Robert W. Jar
Marple
William A. Spingler
Federaal Court
Lennox
Gross
Kane
Edwin Erickson
Eugene Neuman
Frederick Martin
Every
Bureau of Employment Services
BES
Garden Court Road
Louis Martino
Paul J. Smith
Pennsylvania
Labor and Industry
Marshall
J. Terrell Whitsitt
Reopening of Knowlton Road Bridge In Sight
Middletown officials announce plans to replace the unsafe Knowlton Road bridge over former Penn Central tracks with a fill-supported roadway. PennDOT aims to start in September, finish by December, with an estimated cost of 63000 dollars despite PUC resistance over damages to SEPTA.
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Middletown
Penn Central
Harold Humbert
Penndot
Radnor
Public Utility Commission
PUC
SEPTA
Humbert
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