Calls Grow For Delaware County Voice On Toxic Waste Panel
State Rep. Arthur Earley of Chester urges Delaware County representation on a special House committee studying toxic waste dumping. He cites the former Eastern Rubber Reclaiming Co site in Chester as highly dangerous and notes a February 1978 fire. The delay stems from a pride of authorship conflict between Rep. Bittle and Sen. Mellon, delaying harmful waste legislation.
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Arthur Earley
Chester
Delaware County
House
Earley
Eastern Rubber Reclaiming Co
Senate
Harry Bittle
R Franklin
Sen
Robert Mellon
Dlackawanna
State Assembly
Grand Grant reception marchers and Chester items
A Century back notes townspeople preparing for General Grant’s Philadelphia reception with 2000 Roach shipyard workers in parade attire and ship model. local shops show wares, while Bethel quarries supply brilliant amethyst stone. Obituary and anniversaries populate the rest of the page with regional events and memories.
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U. S. Grant
Philadelphia
Chester
John Roach
D. P. Paiste Hardward
Children’s Knives and Forks
J. W. Barnes
Bethel Township
Bethel
Almanac Notes Historic Dates and Astral Facts
Almanac for Saturday December 1 1979 notes the date as the 335th day with 30 remaining celestial events Mars Jupiter Saturn Mercury visible and Venus as evening star Born on December 1 actress Mary Martin in 1914. Notable events include the 1913 Pittsburgh drive in gas station opening the 1917 Boys Town foundation 1943 Tehran Big Three pledge to defeat Nazi Germany and a 1974 TWA 727 crash near Va with 92 fatalities.
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United Press International
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
Venus
Mary Martin
Pittsburgh
Edward Flanagan
Boys Town
Little Men
Omaha
Neb
Tehran
Iran
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Nazi Germany
Aene Va
Bring back the dinosaur to boost fossil fuel supply
Washington reports Sen. Paul Tsongas urges a major research and development program to propagate fossil fuel producing dinosaurs. He envisions 60,000-pound reptiles yielding about 70 barrels of oil each, claiming dinosaur oil could create many jobs and help Chrysler land government contracts amid its financial strain.
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Washington
Paul Tsongas
Massachusetts
Tsongas
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Tsongas eyes dinosaur program amid Chrysler rescue talk
Dick West humorously envisions a future where dinosaurs are cultivated in Texas for fossil value, possible ranching culture, and even transport, while Tsongas shapes banking legislation. He imagines a six passenger dinosaur as a future Chrysler.
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Tsongas
Senate Banking Committee
Chrysler
Texas
America
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Pennsylvania
Upland
Emma Fox
John D. Fox
M. E. Church
George Bell
7Th Street
Morton Avenue
Bell
Aberfoyle Manufacturing Company of
Aberfoyle Mills
James M.tisdale
Mrs. Tisdale
Dominick Bonato
Milmont Park
B. J. Williams
Providence Avenue Methodist Church
Media Rotary Club
Bank, Media High School
Ridley Township
Bob Chesnut
Hal Blutman
Cheyney State College
Miami Floridians
American Basketball Association
Norm Snead
Philadelphia Eagles
New Orleans Saints
Arden Skidmore
Almanac
Dick West
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