Physician dies in Media fire on Olive Street
A Media borough physician, Dr Howard VonUnangst, died in a early morning blaze that gutted his second floor apartment at 314 S Olive St. The fire started about 3 40 am and was contained to his unit. Autopsy planned. cause of death not yet determined.
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Swarthmore
S. Olive St
Tony
Jim Jeffery
Howard VonUnangst
VonUnangst
Delaware County
Jeffery
Rose Tree Fire
Brookhaven Air Bank
Lima Ambulance
Peter DeFeo
VonAnangst
von Anangst
Swarthmore Medical Building
Yale Ave
Chester Pike
MN rejects offer to drop tax suit in Newtown case
Dunwoody Village offered to pay 90 000 to drop the school district tax status appeal in Commonwealth Court. The board unanimously rejected the compromise. If lost, the district could owe about 190 000 in tax refunds and face $100 000 yearly revenue losses. The case could set precedent for similar retirement complexes statewide.
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Daily Times
Marple
Dunwoody Village
Newtown
State Supreme Court
Vram Nedurian
Dunwoody
State Commonwealth Court
Necturian
Commonwealth Court
Philadelphia
Edward Carney
Supreme Court
Carney
County Council
Steven McKeown Jr
Nectarian
Pennsylvania
Abington
Lee Dunwoody
Deal may salvage bid for more Delco judges
In Harrisburg a possible deal to restore two Delaware County judges in a Senate bill surfaces amid a push to nine new judgeships. Senate sponsor O Pake may back the restoration if House action moves other bills, while Delaware County judges warn of mounting caseloads and retirement gaps. Catania notes senior judges must stay full time to handle workloads.
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Harold D. Ellis
Gerry Oliver
Daily Times
Harrisburg
Delaware County
State Senate
Michael O’pake
Berks
Matthew 4An
168Th
O ’Pake
Senate
Iciary Leence
O’pake
F. Joseph Loeper Jr
Upper Darby
Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Loeper
Francis J. Catania
Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Catania
John V. Diggins
Louis A. Bloom
Diggins
Bloom
Sens
Clarence D. Bell
Upland
Media line performance gains noted by SEPTA official
Delaware County Council heard SEPTA official Harold Juram describe improvements on the Media-West Chester line after extensive repairs. He cited on time percentages rising from 53.7 to 83.8 during late November and noted ongoing efforts for 100 percent performance with federal funding prospects.
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Linda Demeglio
Daily Times
West Chester
SEPTA
Delaware County Council
Dennis J. Rochford
Regional Transit Authority Board
Harold C. Juram
Council
Juram
Penn Central Corp
Penn Central
Rochford
Media-West Chester
Wilmington
Amtrak
Faith R. Whittlesey
Conrail
Media Line
Transit Authority
Rail Services Planning Office
RSPOQ
Interstate Commerce Commission
Septa Board
Johnson to stand trial for fatal hit and run
Chester Johnson, 24, of 800 block W 8th Street, ordered held for county court on homicide by auto and leaving the scene after a hit and run that killed Hester Bentley, 51, of W 9th Street last month.
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Chester
Gary Johnson
W. 8Th Street
Hester Louise Bentley
W. 9Th Street
Johnson
Yule fund tops $1000 as drive hits new high
The Merry Christmas Fund of 1979 posted its strongest day, surpassing the $1,000 mark with over $400 raised. Greg, Joe Caster and sister Sandy donated $10.09 profits, urging others to join. Donations go to Chester Salvation Army for 950 needy families, with Betty Brackney also gifting handmade hats. A weekend boost is planned at Granite Run Mall with WQIQ.
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Daily Times
Greg
Joe Caster
Sandy
Chester Salvation Army
Betty Brackney
Ridley Township
Granite Run Mall
Aston
WQIQ
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