PECO workers hailed for daring nursing center rescue
Two PECO repairmen Schumacher and Whitton helped evacuate residents from the Caley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Radnor after a fatal Tuesday fire. They moved beds, carried residents, and assisted firefighters as flames spread. Both men emphasized teamwork over heroics and praised police and fire crews for their efforts.
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Caley
Radnor
Schumacher
Mildred’ Ave
Wayne Avenue
Whitton
Worden
Lot
Umacher
Bell ‘Telephone Co
Aly West
Vietnam
Army
Navy
Nor American Legion
P. Schumacher
John Bartram
High ‘School
Philadelphia
Donna
David
Kimberley
Bert Hodge Schumacher
George Whitton
PUC Rejects Philadelphia Suburban Water Rate Hike
Harrisburg officials halt a proposed 14 percent water rate increase for Philadelphia Suburban Water Co. customers across Delaware Bucks Montgomery and Chester Counties. If approved the hike would have added about 3.5 million dollars in revenue and faced possible public hearings and settlements with 22 complainants. The PUC postponed the move to allow further study and ruled out quick approval amid questions on fire protection and multi dwelling charges.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia’ Suburban Water Co
PUC
Laws and
Upper Darby
Philadelphia
Water Company Today
Water Company
Traffic snarled as truckers block Delaware Memorial Bridge
Port traffic backed up across Chester and Wilmington as truckers halted on feeder lanes near the Delaware Memorial Bridge. Police diverted I 95 northbound traffic while ferry service faced heavy delays and motorists were urged to use alternate routes.
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Flower Street
Chester
William Hamilton
Delaware Avenue
Reuben Donavan
Donavan
Delaware Memorial Bridge
Delaware Memorial
John Tidwell
Tidwell
Delaware State
Truckers Block Major Highways Amid Energy Protest
Truckers halted traffic across the Delaware River bridge and on routes including the Ohio Turnpike and Interstate 80. Police reports cite 300 to 400 trucks on the Ohio line and 80 trucks on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania. Demonstrations spread from Connecticut and Delaware to New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and New York as drivers press fuel price relief and priority.
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Delaware Riv
John Tidewell
New Jersey
Deepwater
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ohio Turnpike
Walter Barclay
Omaha
Neb
Columus
Milesburg
Connecticut
Delaware
Buffalo
Lamas and
Danville
Cake auction to aid Times fund benefits community
A cake auction with a best of show prize will be held with prizes awarded by a judging panel. Daily Times City Editor Ed Gebhart will auctioneer. Entries require a 3 by 5 card with name address phone and category plus $1 fee. Donations may be mailed or delivered to local offices through December 15 for the Merry Christmas Fund.
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Daily Times
Ed Gebhart
Merry Christmas Fund
Delaware County Daily Times
8Th St
Chester
Media
N. Olive St
Anthony C. Blumenkrantz
Anna Mae
John and
Cheyney Morgan
David Ryland Morgan
Bernice
Salvation Army Christmas aid applications in Chester
The Salvation Army invites those in need to apply for Christmas help at the Citadel 151 W. 15th St. The office is open 5 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday.
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Chester
Salvation Army
Citadel
15Th St
Weather Wrapup with Temperature and Tide Forecast
Weather wrapup reports high Tuesday at 60 and morning low 58 with yesterday’s 49 and normal 37. Today’s high near 70 and tonight’s low around 0, with Thursday’s high 59. Year ago highs 48 and lows 36 under cloudy skies. Precip 24 hours 0.4 inches, month 0.04, year 39.72 inches. Sun 7:07 am to 4:36 pm moon 2:00 am. Chester tidewater pier tides 23 minutes after. high 8:41 pm. low 2:40 am and 3:12 pm. Extended outlook Friday to Sunday: fair and seasonably cool with highs in the 40s and lows in the 30s.
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Chester Tidewater Terminal
Fire at Bryn Mawr nursing home kills several residents
Hospital officials identified victims among the dead and injured after a blaze at a Bryn Mawr nursing home. Names include Beatrice Livingston Agnes Helmetag Louis D Inno cen zo and others in guarded or satisfactory condition at Bryn Mawr Paoli and Haverford hospitals. Investigators traced the fire to the foyer on the second floor as fire crews reported heavy smoke and spread through the west wing.
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Whitton
Madden
Priva
Bryn Mawr
Wendell Newcomer
Arthur Pereyra
Willis Ramsey
Kathryn Stallard
Beatrice Livingston
Agnes Helmetag
Louis D’innocenzo
Fred W. Adams
Phoebe ‘Elliott
Caley
Mary Allis
Eva Bowden
Bertha Creamn
Mary A. Curtin
Coradona DiSimione
Kathryn Diver
Charles A. Dougherty
Melvin Sauls
Alice’ Tinney
Maude Smith
Helen Harris
Haverford Hospital
Ellen. White
Fox Creek
Berwyn
Gladys Hays
Brookwood Road
Wayne
Radnor
Donald Woods
George Wert
Horté
Edwin
Caley Nursing Home Fire: State cites federal safety delays
The center faced 13 violations as state officials, led by Eady, described HEW safety requirements and timelines. Caley administrator Vivian Sherman claimed the home was in compliance after September’s inspection, while labor officials offered no comment on the alleged violations.
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U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Vivian Sherman
Violations Listed At Caley Nursing Center by Pennsylvania Officials
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry identified 13 deficiencies at Caley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Inc. They demand automatic sprinklers throughout the building, wider corridors, two evasion routes, full height partitions, and fire protection in hazardous areas. Additional fixes include sealed storage under stairs, enhanced shaft partitions, a two hour fire resistive wall between sections, four hour fire resistive doors for hazardous zones, abandonment of the third floor, one hour fire rated interior stairs, self enclosing fire doors, locked third floor stair doors, wire glass in patient area partitions, and smoke fire divisions for beds per floor.
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Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Caley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc
Barrer
Hit and run knocks out power to Glen Riddle homes
Police report a hit run struck a PECO pole on Glen Riddle Roar leaving over 100 homes without power for about 40 minutes. State police say no vehicle found at the scene and crews restored service by 6 25 after responders repaired a fallen wire near Howarth Road.
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Middletown
Glen Riddle
Philadelphia Electric Co
PECO
Roar
Middletown Barracks
Howarth Roai
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Jorties Family
Nursing Home
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George T. Lewis Jr
Woods and Wert
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American Telephone
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