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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1981
Page
4
HAVERFORD Township police continue probe into the rape of a 19 year old woman walking on Panmure Road around 12:15 a.m. on November 30. The assailant is described as a white man about 25, 5'7" to 5'8" with light brown hair. he fled toward Lancaster Avenue. The victim was treated at Bryn Mawr Hospital.
Linda Stanton, in a wheelchair, and her father Wayne urged the Delaware County council to restore funding for transportation to special facilities. The 1982 budget, to be adopted Dec 15, cut transports serving about 120 residents, described by parents as cutting their lifeline to vital community programs.
County officials defend funding priorities with programs first and transportation second while parents warn lack of transport nullifies services. Stanton from Lansdowne cites his 26 year old daughter at Brookhaven CI center and stresses work needs and daily transport. Council Chairman Keeler notes a 215000 cut from MHMR budget, pledges 100000 restoration, and sets a special meeting as Cynthia Gilhool questions county spending on Community Living Arrangements for the retarded.
County politics heat as Haverford leaders urge Veterans Affairs Director Steve Campetti to replace Keeler. Other contenders include Edwin Erickson of Upper Darby and Farcroft Mayor William Monteith, with questions about two from the same township.
Police report the classic pigeon drop lured a victim in Wayne, involving a green sedan and two black women ages 20 to 30. The con promised a dropped envelope containing 41,000 dollars and a fraudulent split of 21,000 to the boss and 10,000 to each other, while coercing the victim to surrender a yellow gold ring with three diamonds and $70 in cash.
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