Guilty Plea in Manslaughter Drunken Driving Case
Aston man Jerry Wayne Smith pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and drunken driving after a two car crash killed Frank Starrett 3rd, a 20 year old Swarthmore man and University of Delaware junior. Delaware County Judge Charles C. Keeler sentenced Smith to six months to two years and 400 hours of post release volunteer work in hospital or rehabilitation settings.
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Aston
Swarthmore
Jerry Wayne Smith
Weir Road
Frank Starrett 3Rd
University of Delaware
Delaware
Charles C. Keeler
Smith
Keeler
Heating aid program draws crowds as supplies run out
The city’s heating day fast assistance program attracted many applicants with 75 people waiting before opening. Staff ran out of forms by 11 a.m. Grants from federal and state funds aid low income families in emergencies, with one time only use per family as Chester Mayor Joseph F. Battle noted.
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Werkt Bunheries
Ees
Roe
Apply Early for Heating Help in Delaware County
Low income families should seek energy assistance before a crisis. Harold Sherman says more people qualify for regular fuel grants, with incomes up to 18 500 for six people. Over 900 000 has been granted this season, average 278, plus Weatherization aid. Call Chester City 447 3015 or other districts for details.
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Joe
Warrick Daily Times
Harold Sherman
County Assistance Office
Sherman
Delaware County Assistance Office
Chester City
Upper Darby
Chester Suburbs
Delco Buys Computer To Upgrade County System
County officials announce a $1.3 million purchase from Burroughs Co to replace the old computer with a system about ten times larger. The old unit, still owed $260,000, will be paid into the new price, and maintenance costs are projected to drop from about $1 million over five years to roughly half. Switchover to the new system is planned by year end with savings from capital improvements and leasing.
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Burroughs Co
County of 5
Bob Wilson
Wilson
Matt Hayes
Pisgah
Boor We
Acme Market Robbery Case Follows Witness Testimony
A prosecution witness, the Acme Market cashier, identified a 19 year old Warwick Avenue man as the driver in the Chester Pike holdup last Saturday. The vehicle was stopped moments after the call. a 16 year old Folcroft youth faces Juvenile Court charges as gun suspect.
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Harry Maitland
Daily Times
Sharon. Hill
Lacey Ritter Jr
Warwick Avenue
Primos Avenue
Farcroft
Delaware
Ritter
Chester Pike
Clifton Avenue
Collingdale
Jarmnes R. Clifton
Firlein
Folcroft
Two Men Injured in St Davids Car Crash
Police said two men were injured in a two car collision in Radnor Township's St Davids area around 9 10 p m. Victims were Jerry Aroneo 18 Vil lanova University student and Stephen Makgill 24 of West Conshohocken. Both sustained severe facial cuts and were in the same vehicle.
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Radnor
St. Davids
Jan Friis
Jerry Aroneo
Villanova University
Stephen Makgill
Matson Ford Road
West Conshohocken
Radnor-Chester Road
Lancaster Avenue
Friis
Hospice volunteers sought at Memorial Hospital
UPPER DARBY Delaware County Memorial Hospital formed a Hospice Team seeking volunteers to donate two hours weekly to aid the terminally ill. Residents may call 284-8550 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. to schedule an interview.
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Upper Darby
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Budget vote delayed in Darby Township
Two commissioners were absent for the 1983 prelims budget vote proposing an 18 mill real estate tax increase. The vote was postponed to tonight at 8 p.m. in the township building at 1063 Cedarwood Road.
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Darby Township
Cedarwood Road
Reelected leader at Delaware County campus board
Senior Judge Louis A. Bloom was reelected president of the advisory board at Penn State Delaware County Campus. Bloom enters his 16th year on the board and his 15th as president during the annual meeting.
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Delaware County
Louis A. Bloom
Penn State
Bloom
Lecturer Wins Exxon Grant at Neumann College
Dr. Gloria Smorada of Clamont, a lecturer in French and communications at Neumann College, has received a grant from the Exxon Education Foundation.
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Aston
Gloria Smorada
Clamont
Neumann College
Exxon Education Foundation
Coebourn Elementary Chorus to Present Christmas Concert
Brookhaven scene reports the Coebourn Elementary School Chorus will perform a Christmas concert at 7 30 p m on Thursday under the direction of Susan Feree admission is free and open to the public
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Brookhaven
Coebourn
Susan Feree
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