Deadbeats Cost PECO $10.6 Million in 1980 Write-offs
Harrisburg Bureau reports PECO wrote off 10.7 million in electric and gas bills as uncollectible in 1980. The Public Utility Commission notes PECO’s write-offs, 0.6483 percent of revenue, were the highest among major utilities, with 55,207 accounts over 60 days overdue.
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Delaware
Pennsylvania
PUC
Consumer Services Bureau
Pennsylvania Power and Light
Joseph W. Farrell
Bureau of Consumer Services
Farrell
Equitable Gas of
Pittsburgh
West Penn
Two Shot to Death at South Philadelphia Gas Station
Police found Ronald Presberg, 25, dead from multiple gunshots at a Sunoco gas station where John Smith, 59, Germantown, was also found dead with multiple wounds. Detectives reported no suspect or motive. Presberg was last seen about 5:00 p.m. Sunday. Smith was station manager.
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Philadelphia
UPS
South Philadelphia
Ronald Presberg
John Smith
Germantown
Sunoco
Smith
Presberg
Delaware Truck Driver Crackdown Nears 1,000 Arrests
Daily Times reports Delaware State Police arrested 399 truck drivers in the campaign’s third week, pushing the three week total to 902. Troopers focus on main highways with heavy truck traffic after numerous motorist complaints about drivers.
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Daily Times
New Castle
Del
Delaware
Barry Beck
Cliff Gravier
Delaware State Police Headquarters
Dover
State Police target unsafe truck drivers in crackdown
Gravier says a few irresponsible truck drivers give the industry a black eye and officials are focusing on this segment. Patrols include marked and unmarked cars plus special units to curb reckless driving, speeding, following too closely, improper turns, red lights, stop signs, and yield violations. The campaign prioritizes drunk driving and speeding over 55 mph to improve highway safety.
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Gravier
Beck
Troop 2
Here
SEPTA rail cuts anger Rep Rocks in Harrisburg
UPI report notes Joseph Rocks R Philadelphia voices deep dismay at proposed commuter rail cuts. He criticizes SEPTA for not alerting lawmakers in advance and warns his NW Philadelphia constituents would lose rail service and leave Ivy Ridge station idle after it opened last year.
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UPI
House
Subcommittee On Public Transportation
Philadelphia
Joseph Rocks
David Girard diCario
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Rocks
SEPTA
Ivy Ridge
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