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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1980
Page
5
In a pediatric illness plea the DeMartini family describes the child Jerry needing 24 hour nursing care. Relatives and nurses say the boy, home from the hospital three years, requires constant support while Kathy and Jerry's father work. Lisa, his seven year old sister, helps and visits daily at Our Lady of Peace School.
Local residents unite to finance a $10,000 special van to transport Jerry DeMartini to Philadelphia hospital. About $4,000 raised through events including a Jan 1 cut‑a‑thon at Campus Style Shop and a benevolent Wishing Well at Lighthouse Restaurant. Donations may be sent to The Jerry DeMartini fund P.O. Box 175 Woodlyn PA 19994 and a barrel is at Energy Center Store Clifton Heights.
Rainey, who started in court community relations at Delaware County Courthouse last February, earns about 15000 annually while his prior Times salary was around 26000. The trial included estimates of future income loss and pension impact, with counter motions and appeals noted as proceedings move to the 3rd Circuit.
The Milmont Park project assists Jerry with muscular dystrophy care, funding a ramp and home adjustments. The NMD Association and NIH involvement support a care plan requiring most hours of daily assistance. Blue Cross denied continued support, but family remains hopeful.
VW executives warn steady price increases may push the auto market into a loop as demand nears 330,000 vehicles in the coming year. They note VW faces a high U.S. share struggle, discuss new models like the Dasher and Jetta with delays, and outline a second assembly plant in Sterling Heights Michigan to boost output to 800 cars daily and 3,500 to 4,000 workers.
Betty Dabagian of Darby criticizes a proposed ordinance affecting a traveling fruit vendor. If enacted the measure would raise a vendor permit from $10 to $50 monthly and could force the Dougherty vendor to relocate. Councilwoman Vaccone abstained amid resident pressure while noting the impact on business.
Mrs Rabin said she allowed Bobby to call the Dial-A-Joke line but asked that he restrict calls to one per day. She suggested that maybe listeners would get a bigger laugh if Dial-A-Joke were caller paid.
Condolences and memorial donations from several individuals. Pace R Grant and McMaster family honor memory of spouses, Eileen I McMaster and Pearl Julius, with gifts of 5 dollars and 10 dollars respectively. William H Hurley contributes 20 dollars. Margaret C Harris honors deceased husband Thomas R Harris with a 20 dollar gift.
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