Lenni Heights water district plan sidetracked by lack of quorum
Middletown officials delayed action on creating a Lenni Heights water district due to only two supervisors present at a special meeting. Petition signatures were debated as residents and opponents voiced views. Also discussed were a 129-unit apartment complex on 10.8 acres near N Glen Riddle Rd and a service station lease request by Sun Oil Co on Baltimore Pike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Lenn Heights
Clair R. Kephart
William Marsh
Lenni Heights
Kephart
Porrecca
Media Water Authority
N. Glen Riddle Rd
Pennell Road
Daniel Bove
Township Planning Commission
Leonard D'Ignazio
Baltimore Pike
Route 352
Sun Oil Co
Clover Leaf
Forces Invade Major Red Supply Base in A Shau Valley
American and South Vietnamese troops mounted a second invasion of the A Shau Valley, landing over 3,000 soldiers with 200 helicopters. The operation aimed to disrupt a major Communist supply hub as part of a broader push before monsoons, with initial reports noting minimal resistance and several enemy bunkers and caches uncovered. U.S. casualties included 2 dead and 22 wounded, South Vietnamese 8 dead and 18 wounded, and three helicopters shot down early.
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Saigon
A Shau
101St Air Cavalry Division
South Vietnam
U.S
Dist Air Cavalary Division
U S
FIO
Man Reports Robbery Near Market and Third Streets
Joseph Weber of the New Famous Hotel on 3rd and Market reported being beaten and robbed of $82 and a liquor bottle valued at $4.82 after leaving a Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board store at 3rd and Dock Streets. Three men knocked him down and ripped his pocket, grabbing the bottle before fleeing into a bar at 3rd Street and Edgmont Avenue. Weber checked the bar with police, but the suspects were not inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Joseph Weber
3Rd and Market Sts
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
3Rd and Dock Sts
Weber
3Rd St
Edgmont Ave
Permission Sought to Build Kingdom Hall
UPPER CHICHESTER The zoning board heard feasibility and variance requests for a Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall at 116 Highland Ave Chester with an estimated $89,000 sewage plant cost and $12.10 front foot assessments. A 60 foot high Sun Oil sign was also proposed on Town ship Line Road while other requests included a five foot side yard variance and a rear yard variance for a 60 by 100 foot lot. The board will decide within 30 days after further study by Township Engineer Charles Catania.
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Chichester
Birmingham
Chadds
Ford
Highland Ave
Chester
Willipyrelsiar Villace
Park Commission
Charles Catania
J. Pierce
Mabry
Pierce
Pleasant View Avenue
Linwood Park
Cheltenham
Albert 0.Breinig Jr
Charles T. Bates
Flora Lane
Boothwyn
Sun Oil Co
Bates
Sun Oil
Township Line Road
Highland Avenue
Sun Oil Blast At 10th And Green Sts
A diner blast at 10th and Green Streets sparked a large fire at a Sun Oil tank. Spectators gathered as thick black smoke rose 30 feet, with flames circling the tank top. Marcus Hook police redirected traffic while fire crews worked to control the blaze for hours as hospitals prepared for possible casualties. The Delaware County Disaster Unit also responded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
10Th and Green Sts
Taylor
Marcus Hook
10Th Street
Delaware County Disaster Unit
Nixon to Choose Running Mate to Sway Delegates
The article reports Nixon’s aim to pick a running mate who unites the party and works well with him, avoiding concessions or a second nominee. It notes Knowland doubting Reagan as a helping hand, and discussion among southern and northern delegates about acceptable candidates like Hatfield versus others tied to regional favor. It highlights pressure from southern delegates and Strom Thurmond’s shift toward Nixon.
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Rockefeller
Reagan
Favorite Son
Nixon
Hatfield
Lindsay
Baker
Mississippi
Sen
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Karafin Pretrial Motions Set in Blackmail Case
Judge Robert N C Nix Jr will hear pretrial motions Monday in the Harry J Karafin case former Philadelphia Inquirer reporter. Jury selection not expected until September after Nix rules on motions. Karafin indicted on charges of blackmail and unlawful solicitation by employee in a plot to suppress unfavorable news for pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
UPI
Robert N. C. Nix Jr
Philadelphia Inquirer
Harry J. Karafin
Nix
Karafin
Nixon Delgates Back Nixon as Best Hope for Victory
Pennsylvania delegates vote for Nixon on the first ballot as Rockefeller backers push for unity. Gov Shafer reports Rockefeller camp endured some attrition but remains confident of victory. Nixon telegrams thanks for the 22 delegates while local group urges party unity amid factional tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafer
Rockefeller
Nixon
Pennsylvania
iShafer
Commonwealth
Joseph Dragonetti
Dragonetti
Woman Routs Holdup Man in Erie Grocery
Mrs. Robert Airgood, 58, defended her store when an armed youth entered Wednesday. She seized a butcher knife and drove him back, prompting a frantic chase through a crowd before he vanished.
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Erie
Robert Airgood
PIDA presents loan to Bucks County for 442 jobs
Harrisburg reports the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Corp issued a 436000 loan via Bucks County Industrial Development Corp to fund second mortgage construction for area firms. Local community contributions totaling 100000 support the project.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Pennsylvania Industrial Development Corp
PIDA
Bucks County Industrial Development Corp
Black Book Lists Leaders in Philadelphia Volume
The Black Book introduces before city leaders on August 13 at Temple University. The 192 page volume, prepared over five years, lists more than 5 000 entries. Editor Dr Napoleon N Vaughn leads Urban Market Developers Inc which financed the project.
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Philadelphia
Temple University
Napoleon N. Vaughn
Urban Market Developers, Inc
Man Dies After Fall At Boeing Vertol Plant
A Newtown Square man died Wednesday at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park from injuries suffered in a fall Tuesday at the Boeing Vertol Division plant in Ridley Township.
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Newtown Square
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
Boeing Company
Vertol Divison
Ridley Townshin
Pot Handbook Use Restricted After Loss at Morro Bay High
A district decision restricts loaning the book Pot A Handbook of Marijuana at Morro Bay High School after a pupil returned a lost copy to the sheriff. The incident follows a separate workplace accident at the Vertol plant where subcontractor Anthony Radwanski died two weeks after a 25 foot fall.
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Pacar Ae
Anthony Radwanski
Concord Contracting Co
Concord
Vertol
Boeing
San Luis Coastal Unified School
San Luis Obispo
Calif
Morro Bay High School
Alligator in Trash Stirs Harlingen Yard Dispute
In Harlingen Texas a 20 inch alligator found in a trash pile was claimed as a missing pet by a housewife who subdued it with gloves and a chain. Meanwhile a courthouse hearing dealt with disposing of old documents from the Delaware County recorder of deeds tied to a burglary case and an accused former Chester High teacher Polilli.
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Harlingen, Tex
UPI
Harlingen
Oweney
Delaware County Historical Society
Chester High School
Delaware
SRC
John Clark
Tinicum
John Morton
Morton
Prospect Park
Sweney
Deputecorder
Eee
Robert Conway
Flynn
Polilli
Garlaly
Andre M. Polilli
Mowry Street
Chester
Edwin, E. Lippincott 2Nd
Broadmeadows
Tures
Recorder of Deeds
Conway
PMC Colleges
Approval to Dispose of Old Documents Ordered
In Delaware County, Judge Henry G. Sweney granted permission Wednesday for the county recorder of deeds, President Samuel J. Newsome, to dispose of long overdue documents. The sessions run weekdays from 1 to 5 p.m. in MEDIA COURTHOUSE, with offices closed during the month.
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Delaware County
Henry G. Sweney
County Recorder of Deeds
Samuel J. Newsome
Weather wrap and tide update for today and upcoming days
The report lists high of 94 and low 72 for today with average 84 and normal 75. Expected highs 93 and lows 75 with a Friday high of 93. Precipitation figures show 0.63 inches this month and 27.44 inches year to date, with cloudy skies. Tides near Chester show high at 6 06 am and sunset at 2 45 am and 11 32 pm, with moon sets and additional times noted.
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Chester Snorm
Tidewater Terminal
Sunrose
Swarthmore Names New Associate Spanish Professor
Swarthmore College appoints Dr Philip Metzidakis as associate professor of Spanish. A Dartmouth alumnus with Yale PhD, he studied at Salamanca and directed Mills College foreign language studies. He taught at Yale and was a visiting professor at Trinity College, and engages with MLA Philological Association and Woodrow Wilson committee. He holds a summer grant from the American Philosophical Society to complete a book on Unamuno and Hispanioamerica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swarthmore
Philip Metzidakis
Swarthmore College
Metzidakis
Dartmouth
Yale
Universidad de Salamanca
Mills College
Trinity College
Modern Language Association
The
Philological Association
Woodrow Wilson National Scholarship Committee
American Philosophical Society
Bids Received for Driver Examination Building in Lebanon County
General State Authority received bids Wednesday for a driver examination building and course in South Lebanon Township Lebanon County. Bids totaled $129,810 with the Draco Development Corp Linglestown submitting the largest general construction bid at $312,310.
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Harrisburg
UPI
General State Authority
South
Lebanon Tnp
Lebanon County
Draco Development Corp
Linglestown
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William F. Knowland
California
OK Nixon
Scott
William W. Scranton
Scranton
Illinois
Charles H. Percy
Shaffer
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Black Book
Texas Trashmen
Gator
St. Joseph’s College
Samuel Flynn
Concord Road
Felton Avenue
Chester Township
Chester High
Curalaviac
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