Weekend Weather Taunts with Thunderstorms and Warmth
Hazy and warm humid conditions expected today and Friday with a chance of scattered thunderstorms both days. Highs near the mid 80s and overnight temps in the mid to upper 60s, with rain possible over the weekend. Details on Page 2. Wholesale prices may have stopped climbing or even declined slightly in July per Georgia State University economist Donald Ratajczak, based on nationwide surveys. The government wholesale price report for July is due today. Postal workers vote on a tentative contract. ratification by mail ballots expected late month. Postmaster General Bolger maintains take it or leave it stance after July 21 negotiations. House prepares to debate three tax options. potential middle-class relief up to hundreds of dollars despite higher Social Security taxes next year.
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Washington
Donald Ratajczak
Georgia State University
Genera William F. Bolger
Bolger
Washington Press Club
House
Carter
Black leaders seek outside probe after MOVE raid in Philadelphia
A coalition of black leaders plans a meeting with city officials and will ask U S Attorney General Griffin Bell for an outside investigation into the Tuesday MOVE raid that killed one policeman and wounded four officers and three firefighters. City officials and a councilman push for talks with Mayor Rizzo and top crime officials to address black community tensions and views on police action.
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MOVE
U.S
Griffin B. Bell
Lucien Blackwell
Frank Rizzo
Joseph O'Neill
Edward Rendell
Blackwell
Pittsburgh
Thomas
Teamsters
Hussey Metals of
Leersdale
Ogg
McDonough
Hussey
Copper
United Steelworkers
Local FOP to attend Ramp viewing and funeral
Delaware County Lodge 27 Fraternal Order of Police will attend the viewing tonight and funeral Friday for Patrolman James J. Ramp of Philadelphia, slain during the MOVE gun battle in West Philadelphia. Mass at St. Dominic's at 11 a.m. Friday, burial at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. County delegation led by Val DeBenedetto.
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Delaware County
Lodge
Fraternal Order of Police
James J. Ramp
Philadelphia
Francis Bascelli
St. Dominic’s
Frankford Ave
Holy Sepulchre
Cheltenham Ave
Easton Road
Val DeBenedetto
Milbourne
Four activists arrested at Philadelphia nuclear protest
Four members of the Brandywine Peace Community and Alternative Fund based in Media were arrested at the Federal Building on Sixth and Arch Streets during a protest marking the 33rd anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing. Robert Smith Judy Bedard Matthew Horwitz and Ken Pidcock, from Maryland and Pennsylvania, were released after charges were dropped.
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Philadelphia
Brandywine Peace Community
Alternative Fund
Media
Federal Building
6Th
Arch Sts
Robert Smith
Judy Bedard
Barren Road
Middletown
Matthew Horwitz
Forrest Road
Springfield
Ken Pidcock
Baltimore
Nagasaki
Nacrelli blasts Tenaglio plan for dog track as farce
In Chester Mayor and Republican chair John H. Nacrelli called House Finance hearings on Rep. Francis Tenaglio's dog racing track bill a political ploy to aid reelection. He criticized the proposal as impossible, saying 25 acres of city land would be needed and questioning council involvement. NACRELLI, Page 4
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John Roman
Daily Times
Chester
John H. Nacrelli
State House Finance Committee
Francis X. Tenaglio
159Th
Nacrelli
Republican Party
Tenaglio
House of Representatives
Leon Murray
Michael MacNeilly
Council
Woman charges sex bias by councilmen in Delaware County
Catherine Valenti, a former sheriff's office employee, sues Sheriff Taylor, Delaware County, and all five county councilmen in U S District Court Philadelphia for sex discrimination. She alleges $3,500 annual pay disparity, wrongful firing, and seeks back pay with seniority, damages, and fees. The EEOC and Civil Rights Division actions underpin the case, with related state suit and retaliation claim pending.
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Bonnie Baldwin
Daily Times
Catherine V. Valenti
U.S. Eastern District Court
Philadelphia
John W. Taylor Jr
Delaware County
Valenti
Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff Taylor
EEOC
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Tenaglio Defends Chester Dog Track as Economic Plan
State Rep. Francis X. Tenaglio argues against linking the Chester dog racing proposal to politics, insisting it is an economic issue. He recalls initial opposition from Chester City Council, later discussions on land use, and the potential of Eyre Park or Reynolds Aluminum site for an industrial land bank to attract and retain industry.
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Harvey N. Smith
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Renee
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John J. Fitzgerald
Chris van de Velde
Chester Development Office Inc
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Eyre Park
Reynolds Aluminum Co
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