Folcroft sees tense protest as family seeks move in
A mixed crowd protests a move in Folcroft as the Baker family of four targets a 21,200 unit row home project. Police from Darby Township and State Troopers use force to keep the peace while the family attempts to move into 9795—amid threats and vandalism. No arrests are reported.
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Myers
Negro Darby Township
George Cramp
Darby Township
Wesley A. Cidney
Crump
Folcroft
Reynolds V. Comstock
Elwyn Barracks
T. S. Clements
Ardmore
Clements
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McVicker
Mwe
Folcroft In Brief
Folcroft is a borough near Philadelphia with 7 861 residents and 188 square miles of area. Chartered in December 1922 the town has grown rapidly in the last decade due to new housing such as Delavar Village housing 1500 row homes. The 1960 census records seven Negro residents and the median income is about 6 400 dollars.
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Folcroft
Philadelphia
Delavar Village
Pleasant Labor Day Weather Forecast For Delaware County
Pleasant weather begins the holiday weekend with partly cloudy skies and near 80 degree temperatures. Rain chances loom Monday with a cool night near 40 and a five day outlook showing mild days then warming Monday and Tuesday before cooling again Wednesday.
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Delaware County
Weather Bureau
Warner
Hajoca Dispute Settled After Teamsters Picket Camden Branch
Hajoca Corporation's Camden branch at 10 Township Line Road ends picketing after management and Camden Teamsters Local 9 reach a settlement Thursday night. Office manager Lawrence A. Daley stated the dispute is resolved following a week of protests that began Monday.
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Upper Chichester
Hajoca Corporation
Township Line Road
Lawrence A. Daley
Hajoca Management
Camden Teamsters
Goh
Riots and Shootings Reported in Darby Township
Police described a night of violence with shooting and stone throwing by gangs of youths. Victims included Bonnie Conner and Robert Miller with several treated for injuries. A white man, Harold Weber, was attacked, while shots were unconfirmed at Oak Lane and Academy Avenues. Authorities quelled disturbances and investigated multiple fires and alarms.
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Facritarie
Fitzgerald | Mercy Hospital
Darby
Robert Young
Ampos Sand Road
Norwood
Hook Road
Ralph M. Hanes
Berkeley Ave
Clifton Heights
Sharon Avenue
Oak Lane
MacDade Boneyard
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
Harold Weber
Secane Road
Secane
Academy l Road
Weber
Darby Township
Weather Wrapup and Temperature Outlook
A daily weather summary provides highs around 80 and a low near 80 tonight with mixed precipitation. The forecast calls for a cooler Saturday and Sunday, warmer Monday and Tuesday, then cooler Wednesday, with rain possible Monday or Tuesday. Normal highs reach 80 and lows 65.
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Chester
Thisland
Television Sees Body In Cavern
Charmbury and officials viewed a possible miner’s body image in a cavern seen on television near midnight. The apparent head helmet and boots sparked debate among mine officials about whether it is a real body or clothing, prompting an early meeting with Hazleton hospital officials and the mines secretary.
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Charmbury
Gordon Smith
Hazleton State General Hospital
Fellin
Throne
Four To Receive Fels Certificates In Delaware County
A Delaware County Planning Commission member Mariano Martine z along with staffers A Lynne Graburn Norman Mawby and Newtown Township manager Daniel Lewellen will receive certificates from the Fels Institute of Local and State Government on Thursday.
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Delaware County Planning Commission
Newtown
Fels Institute of
Mariano Martinez
A. Lynne Graburn
Norman Mawby
Daniel Lewellen
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