Driverless truck rolls on Springfield Road injuring children
An eight ton driverless truck owned by Insuline Inc. rolled nearly two blocks on a steep Springfield Road, injuring Cathy Poulopoulos eight and her brother Michael nine. Cathy was admitted for leg injuries with later transfer. Michael treated for cuts and bruises. Police say it began when driver William Ferrell 19 parked at 1039 Springfield Road.
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Collingdale
Darby
Springfield Road
Cathy Poulopoulos
Creek Ave
Michael
Fitzgerald-Mercy Hospital
Elmer Andress
Andress
Paul Keenan
Blackstone Avenue
Joseph Sharkey
S. 2Nd St
Colwyn
Vincent Pellegrino
Insuline, Inc
Tinicum
William Ferrell
Lynbrook Road
Creek Avenue
Poulopoulos
Fitzgerald-Mercy
St. Christopher's Hospital For Children
GOP aims to block Shapp appointing Hineman successor
Delaware County Republicans plan strategy to prevent Gov Milton J Shapp from naming a replacement for Edwin S Hineman the recorder of deeds who died of a heart attack The post pays 20500 annually and would likely trigger firing of most GOP staffers in the 35 member department The article notes constitutional provisions and past senate adjournment affecting confirmation and references possible judicial candidates Brian Wherry and Lawhorne.
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Delaware County
Milton J. Shapp
Edwin S. Hineman
Recorder of Deeds
Shapp
Delaware
Montgomery
Senate
Jack Brian
C. Norwood Wherry
Edward S. Lawhorne
Brian, Wherry
Lawhorne
Smut case ruling to be appealed by Upper Darby officials
Upper Darby Township commissioners authorized solicitor Alvin Ackerman to appeal Judge Jack Brian’s Aug. 3 dismissal of a smut case against an adult book store at 9204 West Chester Pike. The store owned by Thomas Bray opened July 20 and the panel will seek superior court review in about six months.
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Upper Darby
Alvin Ackerman
Jack Brian
West Chester Pike
Paul R. Sand
Thomas Bray
Medford Lakes
N.J
Ackerman
Asst. Dist. Atty
John M. Kenney
Rose Valley Road detour slows morning traffic at Providence
Northbound Rose Valley Road detour near Providence Road causes up to 20 minute delays as road lowering work continues. Southbound traffic rerouted to Brookhaven Road to improve visibility at Nether Providence High School hill, site of a 1971 double fatality and hit run. Project costs 119000 dollars with a fenced overpass and 16 foot clearance, set to finish in November. Miller and Brown of Center Square hold the contract.
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Nether Providence
Rose Valley Road
Providence Road
Brookhaven Road
Nether Providence High School
Copples Lane
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Penndot
Miller & Brown
Center Square
Brookhaven
Rose Valley
Charles Waters
Second hazardous device error reported near Phnom Penh
The U S Embassy confirmed a second accident involving a U S fighter bomber near Phnom Penh. A line of over 30 hazardous devices struck Neak Luong island, killing four civilians and wounding 13, with total casualties rising to 137 dead and 268 injured at the base town.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
U.S
Mekong
Neak Luong
David H. E. Opfer
Baltimore
Neah Luong
Nixon lawyers contest subpoena in Watergate case
In a brief court appearance Nixon lawyers argued the subpoena for presidential tapes exceeds the court’s jurisdiction and would violate the separation of powers. Judge Sirica set dates for response and argument while the Senate committee postponed its tape lawsuit. Former Atty. Gen. Kleindienst testified he rebuffed Liddy’s approach the day of the break in.
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Washington
Nixon
Watergate
Archibald Cox
Senate Watergate Committee
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
G. Gordon Liddy
Burning Tree Country Club
White House
Kliendienst
Justice Department
Kleindienst
Asst. Atty
Henry E. Petersen
Liddy
Penncrest High seeks new basketball coach
Daily Times notes Penncrest High School is looking for a new basketball coach. Included contact details and brief listings appear in the paper. The notice sits among other mostly local items and ads.
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Penncrest High School
Philadelphia Banks Raise Prime Rate to 9 Percent
Three of Philadelphia's banks followed the state's largest bank in raising the prime lending rate from 8 percent to 9 percent citing heavy loan demand. Girard Bank Philadelphia National Bank and Central Penn National Bank joined First Pennsylvania Bank after similar moves by New York and Los Angeles banks.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Girard Bank
Philadelphia National Bank
Central Penn National Bank
First Pennsylvania Bank
New York
Los Angeles
Kester to Question Shapp Before Liquor Panel in Probe
State Rep. Stanley Kester said he will honor Gov. Milton Shapp’s request to testify before the Liquor Control Committee, potentially after Labor Day, making Shapp the first PA chief executive to testify. The committee issued subpoenas for all State Police detail guards tied to LCB files cited by fired counsel Alexander Jaffars as part of the probe.
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Stanley R. Kester
Chester Township
Milton J. Shapp
Shapp
Pennsylvania
Kester
Harrisburg
State House
Liquor Control Board
LCB
Alexander Jaffars
Jaffars
Atty
Israel Pakel
Gene Roscioli
Roscioli
Terry Eisenberg
LCR
Westinghouse Wins Near 100 Million Mexico Power Order
Westinghouse Electric Corp. gains an order for about 100 million from the Mexican Electric Utility Commission for three combined cycle plants to be built near Vera Cruz and Tampico. Each plant will deliver about 260 000 kilowatts and be operational by 1974. The program aims to supply roughly 15 percent of Mexico's power.
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Westinghouse Electric Corp
Mexican Electric Utility Commission
Tinicum
Mexican Commission
Commission Federal de Electricidad - Cfe
Vera Cruz
Tampico
Mexico
Westinghouse
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Rose Valley Roads
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GOP
Daily Times
Smut
London
Europe
Donald Doerger
Lang Vei
Pentagon
An Nil
Mekong River
Opfer
Plas
Patrick Gray
FBI
Cox
J. Fred Buzhardt
U.S. District Court
John J. Siricia
Sirica
Buzhardt
Inside
Your Daily Times
Rocco
Rocky) Gaspari
Lower Chichester
Rizzo
8Th St
Chester
Kester Committee
Eisenberg
Liquor Board
Charles Zaimes
Zaimes
House Committee
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