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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1978
Page
7
Letter from a reader describes ongoing bat infestation in a building, unresolved after reports in the Times. They criticize Cottman & Coslett Reality for lack of action and note bat droppings inside the apartment. The writer pleads for editor help and questions public service effectiveness.
The U S Senate Appropriations Committee led by Senator William Proxmire deleted funding in the fiscal 1979 NASA budget. Key losses included continued study of Apollo lunar samples and a radiotelescopic search for extraterrestrial intelligence, provoking claims that space funds support national leadership in science despite calls to shift money to social welfare programs.
A Chester letter commends Community Youth Associates under Bernard Blackwell for efforts to lift the city from years of hardship. It notes member involvement and outlines August 19, 1978, cleanup day from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call contacts LaVerne Howell, Joan Dale, or Rhoda Simms to participate.
In early January 1976, after Thornburgh became Chief of the Criminal Division, a Washington led DOJ inquiry expanded to Delaware County and the Eastern Federal District of Pennsylvania. Agents from Chicago, New York, Newark and Miami were deployed to use covert listening and photographic gear, with Bechler and Wilcox directing the effort as Griffin Bell names Pete Waire U.S. Attorney, signaling a grand finale for Delaware.
A reader expresses disappointment in coverage of Totie Fields and Frankie Fontaine, urging more attention to their biographical items while clarifying she respects the Pope's death. The letter emphasizes equal humanity and thanks the paper for listening.
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