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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1978
Page
2
The region expects a very warm day with highs near 90 in New Castle County and similar highs elsewhere. Tonight turns partly cloudy with a chance of thundershowers Friday, then clearing Sunday and Monday. Air quality varies from unhealthful to satisfactory, with ozone the concern in Chester and Philadelphia.
Douglas Wentz spoke non stop for 31 hours in Harrisburg to set a world record for longest continuous political speech. His mother Janet Wentz ended the bid by ordering him home after the final hour, while he sought Guinness recognition for Pennsylvania corruption. About 200 bystanders cheered as he endured, sipping honey and citrus to ease his sore throat.
Police found a MOVE diary before demolishing the MOVE house listing comedian Richard Pryor and jazz singer Gil Scott Heron as contributors. Investigators seek if donations funded weapons used in the Aug. 8 raid. Pryor denied giving $500. Heron’s reps said a benefit occurred but not that donation. The diary also references others donating food and funds, including Rep. Alisa Dumas and Alphonso Deal. Police later met with U.S. Attorney General Bell to address brutality concerns.
A collection of light essays and Q A snippets by L. M. Boyd includes reflections on the ten most beautiful English words, quips attributed to actors and presidents, notes on a London Western movie house, animal behavior curiosities, and bottle return statistics. The items come from Crown Syndicate, Inc. 1978, Weatherford contact.
The United States Postal Service faced a standoff with the National Association of Letter Carriers after a 78,000 to 59,000 vote against a July tentative agreement. NALC President J Joseph Vacca warned of a potential nationwide strike next week if talks do not resume, while Postmaster General Bolger maintained negotiations were over.
In Managua the Sandinista guerrillas said to demand 10 million dollars and a public airing of charges against the Somoza regime while about 200 hostages remain inside the National Palace. A Venezuelan plan to evacuate prisoners and guerrillas was under discussion as negotiations continued.
President Carter winds down vacation as White House mounts major effort to sustain his veto of a 2 billion dollar nuclear powered aircraft carrier bill. Mondale aides, Brzezinski and Brown lead briefings and calls to House members ahead of September 7 overrid e vote.
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