Smoking fines set at MN High School
Marple Newtown Senior High will begin strict no smoking rules next month with fines from 25 to 300 dollars plus 26 in costs. The policy, based on the state fire prevention code, applies to students and adults in the building daily and to nighttime or weekend groups. violators are to be reported to the fire marshal for a summons.
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Marple
Marple-Newtown Senior High School
William C. Capriotti
Marple-Newtown
Capriotti
Bill restricts union dues for politics in House gain
Harrisburg Bureau reports Rep. Stephen F. Freind and two co sponsors introduced HB 1920 to bar labor unions from using dues for political purposes. The House State Government Committee approved the bill 10 to 4 and sent it to the full House. The measure labels unions as political reform. In Upper Darby two women were held for court on prostitution charges after an Aug. 4 massage parlor sting on Bethel Road. Bail set at 2500 dollars.
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Times
Harrisburg Bureau
Harrisburg
Stephen F. Freind
Haverford
House State Government Committee
Freind
House
Herbert K. Zearfoss
Radnor
Frank J. Lynch
Upper Darby
Upper Chichester
George Paige
Donna Reel
Judy Lee Baker
Bethel Road
State Police
Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division
County fires a detective second time
Lou D Orio a county detective fired a second time after a five week summer reinstatement ends. He was dismissed for wearing cowboy boots on duty failing to obtain approval for a second job and not carrying his firearm while also allegedly abusing a supervisor. Hazel defends the action as insubordination while preserving the appeal.
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Bobaldwin Daily
Lou D’orio
Dist. Atty
Frank Hazel
D’orio
U.S. Circuit Court
Hazel
Det
Thomas Gallagher
Brandywine Club
Gallagher
Asens
Ept
CID
Middletown
Ozone levels dip briefly in Delaware Valley area
Officials said ozone readings in Chester and Philadelphia fell to satisfactory on Thursday but are expected to rise back into unhealthful ranges today and Saturday. Ten of twelve monitors remained at unhealthful levels through Thursday, with a cold front forecast to disperse the week long hot humid conditions by Sunday.
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Glenn Sanner
Chester
Philadephia
Delaware Valley Clean Air Council
CAC
Tri-State
Greater
Delaware Valley
Theny
Memphis
Weekend Forecast Bright and Sunny With Hot Highs
Times capsule notes sunny, hot weather with lower humidity today and Saturday. Highs in the upper 80s, lows around 70, with more sun and warmth expected Sunday. Details on Page 2. MEDIA COURTHOUSE workers in Delaware County Planning Department faced a power outage causing heat and fumes after a circuit breaker blew, forcing some employees home early.
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Delaware County Planning Department
Ftonefield
Ray tracked King two weeks in conspiracy inquiry
National Documents reveal James Earl Ray faced House Assassinations Committee questions about stalking Martin Luther King Jr. across the country for about two weeks prior to the murder. The panel pressed Ray as it sought to establish possible conspiracy involvement amid disputed testimony.
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Washington
James Earl Ray
House
Martin Luther King Jr
Ray
Louis Stokes
D-Ohio
King
Lifeline rates defend raise fears among seniors in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg AP report the Senior Citizens Alliance of Greater Philadelphia demands guaranteed lifeline rates to shield elderly users from a $119 million Philadelphia Electric Co. rate hike. Leader Lillian Holliday argues lifeline helps those who do not use much electricity while subsidizing high volume customers. In Honesdale AP notes a Farview State Hospital guard, Martin Cerato Sr., 62, was convicted of simple assault in a 1974 beating of a mental patient, with other guards acquitted or charges dismissed in related trials.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia Electric Co
Lillian Holliday
Senior Citizens Alliance of
Greater Philadelphia
Simpson
Victor Ortalano
Archbald
Samuel Ranck
Northumberland County
Gas station limits upheld by Commonwealth Court in Brookhaven
Commonwealth Court ruled Brookhaven zoning ordinance restricting gasoline stations to a short Edgmont Avenue stretch is not exclusionary and valid. BP Oil appealed after the board denied a BP station at Edgmont and Dutton Mill Road, opposite the K Mart plaza, citing no available gas sites in the B district. The court found the area is not totally excluded and BP failed to prove financial hardship for a variance.
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Times
Harrisburg Bureau
Harrisburg
Brookhaven
Edgmont Avenue
Commonwealth Court
Dutton Mill Road
K-Mart
Edgment Avenue
Coeburn Road
B District
Genevieve Blatt
Edgmont
Daily Times Sunrise Edition Preview
The Daily Times announces Saturday Sunrise Edition deliveries by 7 30 a m inviting readers to grab the morning paper on time for news highlights, features, and local briefs across town.
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Clayton Park
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Delaware
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