SEPTA Wins Endorsement in Unions Bargain Fight
The Emergency Board backs SEPTA in its dispute with 15 unions over contracts for 1,600 rail workers as a possible Jan 1 shutdown looms. Board chair Northrup calls Conrail plans inappropriate and says final offers must reflect local conditions and humane treatment, with some high paid workers facing sizable pay cuts.
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SEPTA
David Gunn
Conrail
Herbert Northrup
Ardmore
University of Pennsylvania
Wharton School of Business
Northrup
Chester High not closing over herpes rumor says district
Chester Upland School Superintendent Harold T. Smith and School District Physician Dr. Gladys Z. London deny a circulating rumor that Chester High School faces a herpes outbreak and shutdown. District spokesman Bob ONeill suggests students spread it as a way to miss classes, noting no truth to any such claim.
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Joe B. Warrick
Daily Times
Chester
Yestery
Chester High School
Chester Upland
Harold T. Smith
Gladys Z. London
Smith
Bob O'Neill
O'Neill
Gifts Push Christmas Fund Toward $3,000 Mark Today
The Merry Christmas Fund in Delaware County shows a 24 hour tally of 737 dollars, nearing 3000 with 15 Daily Times publishing days left before Christmas. Lt. Carl Carvill of the Salvation Army thanks donors while urging more visible action and reports a Parkside Men’s Club donation.
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Delaware
Merry Christmas Fund
Daily Times
Carl Carvill
Chester Corps
Salvation Army
Carvill
Parkside Men‘s Club
The
Times
Mildred Ave
Primos
Arrest of 16-year-old Media girl on drug charges
Batipps, a 16 year old from Media, was arrested yesterday in Upper Providence on drug charges. She is held in Delaware County Prison for an unrelated theft conviction and accused of illegal possession and sales of hashish last April. Chief McKenna noted prior acquittal on murder charges for the beating of Lynne Murray on October 2.
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Upper Providence
Ricardo
Batipps
Delaware County
John J. McKenna
Delaware County Criminal Investigation Division
Summer Street
Lynne Murray
Lottery hours extended at Boothwyn Fire Co for lottery bets
Upper Chichester officials say bets now accepted at the firehouse from 8 am to 9 3 pm Mondays through Thursdays and 8 am until the draw at 7 pm Fridays. Lottery chairman Doug Clements notes extended hours to boost participation.
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Chichester
Boothwyn Fire Co
Doug Clements
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