Blue Route study nears end as task force weighs lanes
A Pennsylvania task force nears completion on the scaled down Blue Route plan. Four lanes south of West Chester Pike and a reduced median divide to 36 feet in sensitive areas are under consideration. A dedicated high occupancy vehicle lane would require 36 feet, while a minimal median may drop to 18 feet. Public hearing set for 10 a.m. in Chester with final decision pending January report and federal funding.
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West Chester
Rport
Joint Task Force
U.S. Department of Transprtation
Department
Neil Goldschmidt
Thoritburgh
Haack
Ridley Township
Plymouth Meeting
Montgomery County
West Chester Pike
Crum’ Lynne
Radnor
Wallingford
Thursday Clearing With Cold Night Described
Partial clearing tonight with windy conditions and a very cold dawn expected. Lows around 25 with continued cold Friday as highs reach the mid 30s. Details on page 2.
Christmas Star Myth Nears Its Nighttime Appearance
By Nick Ignatur the article discusses the biblical star guiding the wise men and proposes that Jupiter and Mars will appear close together tonight in the eastern sky around 10:30 p.m. with Saturn also a possible participant. It notes the challenge of dating Jesus birth and its link to the Star of Bethlehem while describing planetary alignments and their visibility tonight.
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Nick Ignatur
Jupiter
Mars
Christ
Jesus
Felton Hose on Brink of Shutdown Over Aid Fight
Felton Hose and Chemical Co in Chester Township warns it may halt public fire protection on Jan 9 without substantial township financial help. The Feltonville unit, serving since 1921 with about 73 members, faces a projected $30,000 deficit and plans for a possible $1 per unit fee to raise roughly $23,620 from some 1,900 units. Township leaders pledge full assistance but seek budgetary feasibility and a firm commitment at a Jan 9 meeting.
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Hairy Maitland
Ly’nn Keyser
Imes
Chester Township
Felton Hose & Chemical Co
Feltonville
Township Board of Supervisors
Speers
Fire Company
Amoriig
Feliceville
Cates
Yan
Kester
Thte
Gonnie Hales
Gas fumes force 200 from Media Courthouse annex
About 200 county workers were evacuated from the Fronefield Plaza annex of the Media Courthouse after odorous gas emissions traced to a heating oil backup. Two ill workers were sent home, air samples showed minimal carbon monoxide, and the building reopened at 1 15 PM after ventilation by fire crews.
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Fronefield Plaza
Bentey
Jeanne Balsama
Lima
Sam Tree
Christmas fund tops $5,000 for Delaware County
The Merry Christmas Fund surpassed five thousand dollars and will aid about 950 county families nursing home residents and inmates at Delaware County Prison with food toys visits and small gifts from the Chester Salvation Army. Also aiding 950 families and residents the drive still trails the 1979 goal by about ten thousand five hundred dollars.
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Delaware County
Chester
Delaware County jury awards $40000 in sex assault case
A Delaware County jury ordered Michael Myers to pay $40,000 to the victim of a May 1975 sexual assault in Broomall. The award included $25,000 punitive damages and $15,000 compensatory. Myers pleaded guilty to related charges and faced sentencing earlier. The civil action followed the criminal case, with the trial concluding after about two hours of deliberation.
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Marlene Digiacomo
Daily Times
Delaware County
Broomall
Cell Ail
Michael Myers
Golf Hills Road
Havertown
Myers
William R. Toal Jr
University of Pennsylvania
Penn State University
Falzone
Seciety7
Anthony List
List
Lawrence Park
Langford Road
Domenic D. Jerome
Murder suspect arrested in 1975 Snyder case in Delaware
Media courthouse brief reports the fourth suspect, Milton Johnson, 29, of Chester, arrested and arraigned before District Justice Garland Anderson. Johnson is held for trial for the killing of 15 year old Stephen Snyder at the Arco station. Snyder died five days after being shot in the mouth by four assailants. Two other suspects, Jesse Faust and Bobby Brightwell, await county court trial in January. An earlier suspect, Donald Hunt, 25, was convicted of second degree murder and is serving a life sentence. In England, a US Air Force supersonic fighter on a night bombing run reportedly crashed into the North Sea with two crew aboard.
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Coty
Stephen Snyder
Arco Station
4Th and
Highland Sts
Milton Johnson
Eyre St
Chester
Garland Anderson
Delaware
Shdear
Thornbury
Moors
Donald Hunt
Jesse Faust
Bobby Brightwell
Snyder
Mildenhall Air Base
England
UPI
North Sea
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Harvey Haack
Transportation Department
Felton Hose
Fire Service
Madeline Zepp
Carl
Michael McGarvey
Ristmas
MacDade Boulevard
Boy Scout
Sian
Raymond Falzone
Meliia
Today's Times
USAF
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