Vandal spray paints porch in Tinicum neighborhood incident
Sixteen year old Maria Stashinko shows photographer Bert Hodge where a vandal sprayed paint on the front porch of her Tinicum home at 136 Bartram Ave. She says the act was revenge by a neighborhood tough who she says objected to her 14 year old son hanging around. She claims the vandal, who she knows, has struck twice before and referenced the MOVE radical group. Police investigate.
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Maria Stashinko
Imes
Bert Hodge
Delores
Bartram Ave
Ininicum
MOVE
Stabbing inquirer mail room wounds three men
Ridley Township resident Gust Ober 49 and Yeadon resident Clem Rasin 44, both listed in critical condition at Hahnemann Hospital, suffered abdomen and throat injuries. Edward Savryk 52, Mailers Union vice president, also critical with abdomen and chest wounds. Police say the attack occurred in the Inquirer mail room amid a work dispute with a suspect identified as a union foe.
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Iladelphia
Gust Ober
More Street
Folsom
Clemt Rasin
Serrill Avenue
Yeadon
Ober
Hahnemann Hospital
Rasin
Edward Savryk
Chalfont
Mailers Union
the Inquirer
Nce
Ene
Alfonzo Giordano
Savryk
Two Drownings Reported in Separate Out of State Incidents
Two county residents died in separate drowning incidents Sunday. Fifteen month old Joseph Bowen of Norwood died after being found floating in Palatine Lake, Pittsgrove, Salem Township, New Jersey. John Culburth, 60, of Chester, Maryland, was found dead near East Neck Island, Rock Hall, Kent County, Maryland, after aiding Joyce Scott. Texaco discovers first major natural gas deposit off the East Coast in the Baltimore Canyon, 100 miles off Atlantic City, 14,000 feet deep.
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Joseph Bowen
Tasker St
Norwood
Elmer Community Hospital
Palatine Lake
Pittsgrove
Salem Township
N.J
John Culburth
Chester
E. Neck Island
Rockhall
Kent County
Joyce Scott
Edsville
Lamont Cooke
Culburth
Chestertown
Texaco Inc
Baltimore Canyon
Atlantic City
Texaco
Continental Oil Co
Shell Oil Co
Atlantic
Distillery fined for illegal campaign contribution in 1975
The Charles Jacquin distillery of Philadelphia was fined 25000 for making an illegal 500 contribution to Gov Shapp's abortive presidential campaign in 1975. Union officials claim firemen were exposed to risk in the MOVE confrontation and demand assurances they will not be used in combat again. An amended case against Richard C Gilbert for harassment stems from a July 31 incident outside a borough print shop with a batsman involved in a struggle leaving Trout injured.
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Harrisburg, Pa
Charles Jacquin
Philadelphia
Shapp
Philly
Firefighters’union
Frank Rizzo
MOVE
Joseph Rizzo
Richard C. Gilbert
E. Baltimore Pike
Joseph Gessler
Gilbert
Broomall
Harold Trout
Baker’s
Jasper
Jackson Streets
Trout
Man held in beating charged with wife assault and officer resistance
David DeMiranda 23 of E State Street to Delaware County Court August 23 on charges of simple and aggravated assault, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and recklessly endangering the life of another after police say he beat his wife with a knife and assaulted a sergeant who tried to restrain him at 11:30 p.m. on August.
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David ‘Anda
E. State St
Bing
Frank Savitsky
DeMiranda
Savitsky
Delaware County Court
Night lighting dispute heads for showdown
Nether Providence High School night lights dispute returns to court as Judge Diggins hears testimony on illumination, policing, and game hours. Residents fear traffic and nuisance while boosters push floodlights to keep students in town and support family activities.
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Marlene Digiacomo
Daily Times
Nether Providence High School
Delaware County
John V. Diggins
Sinclair
Diggins
Nether
Providence Boosters
Aldridge
Wallingford Swarthmore
Man Killed by Train. Police Seek Identity
Chester police seek information about a man possibly named James Smith who was struck and killed by a Baltimore and Ohio train on Finland Drive near I-95. The victim had only a social security card and health insurance card, no wallet. The train reportedly slowed to about 48 mph, the engineer blew the whistle, and the man jumped aside but was hit. body found about 25 feet from the impact. Police ask anyone with tips to call TR4-8661.
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Chester
James Smith
Finland Dr
Carter greeting to blind World War I veteran on 80th birthday
Thomas Hamilton, a Darby Township resident and WWI veteran, received birthday greetings from President and Mrs. Carter last week. The 80th birthday celebrations occur this coming Saturday. Hamilton was surprised and grateful, unsure how his name reached the White House.
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Thomas Hamilton
Hamilton
Carter
Darby Township
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R. Scott Aldridge
Detroit
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New Stanton
Herbert Williamson
Frankfort
Lexington
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Beverly Hills
Julian Carroll
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