State GOP to back welfare payment hikes in Harrisburg
Key Republican leaders in Harrisburg publicly support boosting public assistance payments while debating funding. Appropriations Chair Seltzer and House Speaker Lee favor increases, with some withholding funds pending federal welfare reports. Senate leaders push 5.5 to 25 percent rises amid inflation and long-standing adequacy concerns.
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GOP
Harrisburg
H. Jack
Seltzer
Lebanon
Kenneth Lee
Sullivan
Welfare Department
Senate
Richard ‘Frame
Véenango
Fatal prison beating described by guard during incident
Guards testified a recreation room assault left Peterson dead from multiple facial fractures after Hoss struck him with a chair and a door was tied shut with a sheet. Witnesses recalled alarms, failed entry, and a rapid, tense hearing as corrections staff described the chaotic events and ensuing investigation.
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Peterson
Delker
Caine
Grand ‘Jury
Robert H
Penitentiary ‘Infirmary
Tung
Athorities
Hoss
Reilly
Douglas Cameron
Cameron
Kozakiewicz
Obituaries of Brookhaven man and several Delaware County residents
Multiple obituaries detail deaths of Mrs. Edythe C Brennan Williams in Upland after a prolonged illness, Mrs. Margaret I Walters, Harry G Schwartz, and Charles J. Jones in Darby and Phoenixville, plus tribute to Francis Horne a Marcus Hook councilman. Surviving relatives listed. funeral plans noted for each. Memorials to Boy Scouts referenced for Jones. Burial and calling hours scheduled in Trainer and Darby areas.
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Edythe C.’ Williams
Charles Ave
Brookhaven
Sun Valley Band Association
Crozer- Chester Medical Center
Upland
Samuel FE. Williams
Samuel Jr
Edythe G Williams
Phoenixville
Chester County
Stephanie D. Williams
William. H. Brennan
Trainer
William Brennan
Clearwater, Fla
Harry G. Schwartz
E. 9Th St
Chester
A.J. Schmidt “Co
Veteran's Administration Hospital
Elsmere
Schwartz
Delaware County
Margaret, I. Walters
Nancy Schwartz
Katherine Bailey
Guy Guillante
Jose Kruz
Priesly Carter
California
Charles J
Chuck) Jones
Phoenixville Hospital
Whitely Terry, Darby
Philadelphia
Jones
US. Navy
Mary C. Jones
Marie Alexander
Robert Moreland
Main Sts
Francis
Pat) Horne
Marcus Hook
Sacred Heart Hospital
Tinict
Vare County
Pat
Ecology program approved by Wallingford Swarthmore board
The Wallingford Swarthmore School Board approved for the rest of the year a federal funded ecology program for underachievers. Superintendent James Harrison said early planning shows the project holds intrinsic value even if full funding ends next year. The program runs on weekends and holidays with students under David Knudson. an intramural Saturday program may be added in Nether Providence. The board also appointed Edward Smoker and Robert Hilbert to district authorities and discussed merging districts. Also noted are renovation delays at Swarthmore High and a plan to keep schools open through Christmas. Funeral services were set for Angeline Jackson of Chester, with burial at Greenlawn Cemetery.
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Thomas T. Minshall
Chester
Gray St
Brookhaven
Josephine H. Garwood
Cranford
Minshall
Christ United Methodist Church
Meas
Clifton W
Wesley R
Ridley Park
William
Wilmington
Robert
James A
St. Petersburg
Fla
William A. Hewlings
Louis Oronzio
Ridley Township
Roberta J. Minshall
Thomas G
Vineland
N.J
Edward R
Cape May
George W
New Castle
Del
Ollie Madison
Collingdale
Carolyn Marshall
Bear, del
George J. White
N. Swarthmore Ave
Lawn Croft Cemetery
Lower Chichester
Funeral Home
Deichester Lung Association
West Chester
Robert (Chalkie) Wright
Nether Providence
Swarthmore
Harrison
Bernard Moran
Winter storm hampers travel buckling roads in Delaware County
Heavy ice and freezing temperatures prompted PennDOT crews to salt and plow 550 miles of roadways. A fuel truck overturned on I 95 near Upper Chichester causing traffic detours until early morning. Four tow trucks and eight workers righted the 28 ton rig with propane tanks. Several residents were hospitalized for ice slips while SEPTA and Penn Central saw higher ridership amid the weather. No power outages reported but some phone service issues at PECO and Bell. United Nations recess allows possible Arab Israel debate at Geneva talks.
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Upper Chichester
Pennsylvania’ Department ‘of Transportation
Penndot
Jeffery Hopkins
Salisbury
Keen Compressed Gas Co
Wilmington
Chichester Avenue
George Hill
Hill
Louis’ A. Mangene
Roosevelt Ave
Ridley
Harold W. Grimes
Miller St
Southeastern’ Pennsylvania Transportation _ Authority
SEPTA
Penn _ Central Railroad
Penn Central
Philadelphia Electric Co
PECO
Bell Telephone Co
Donald Cook
Chester
Chester Redevelopment Authority Meeting Canceled
The December meeting of the Chester Redevelopment Authority was canceled due to weather. Executive Director John J. Fitzgerald said there is no urgent business and no rescheduling. the next meeting is set for 8 pm January 21 at the Chester Fidelity Building on 5th Street.
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CRA
John J. Fitzgerald
Chester Fidelity Building
Sth St
Avenue of the States
Car bomb injures 34 in London government building
AP reports a car bomb exploded outside a government office in Central London injuring 34. It was the first such attack in the British capital since last March. Seven members of the Irish Republican Army were sentenced to life imprisonment a month ago for related attacks that killed one person and wounded nearly 200.
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London
Irish ‘Republican , Army
Menta
Weather wrap up for Chester region forecast
The briefing lists past 24 hours and next 24 hours temperatures with highs around 28 and 33 in coming days, lows near 15 to 20, and a mix of clear to cloudy outlook. It notes a trace precipitation in 24 hours and month totals near 3,523 with annual norms and tide times for Chester.
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Chester Tidewater
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Allegheny
James Barber
Shapp
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Sam Dash
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Samuel
Senate ‘Select Committee
Frankford
Argenal
McGrogan
Charles’ Kozakiewicz
Bernard J. McGowan
Asaline
Coronner
Iacono
Alrene G. Iacono
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Lindsay St
Vita Tacono
Richard R
John M
Mra Jo Ann Cropper
Eddystone
Grace Anspach
Jonestown
Richard L
Liam
Robert Moreland Funeral
9Th and
Harry G. Jr
Pittsburgh
Joseph ‘W
George
Michael J
Hawaii
Edward L
Dover
Joseph Walker
Tinicum
Sarah Mahoney
Lawrence
Norwood
Broomall
Brookside
Dorothy Guglielmo
Germany
Betty
Connie
Margaret
G. Raymond
Marple
James
Donald
Gilbert R. Jones
Upper Darby
Marvil Funeral Home
Main St
Darby
Valley Forge Gardens
Valley Forge Council
Boy Scouts of America
Sun Oil Co
Sun Oil Transport, Inc
Claymont
Lillian M. Clark
Patrick M
Peter T
Paul T
Theodore
Donald Rumford
Robin Taylor
Robert ‘Moreland
9Th
Moran
Jackson
Angeline Jackson
Butler St
Fair Acres
Middletown
Ft. Ford
Gaines
Bethany Baptist Church
Church
Mother's Club
Missionary Sisters
William Chitty
Arthur Lewis
Chelton Lewin
Nathanial
Lewis
Cheater
Tilghman Sts
Greenlawn
Callinghoura
U.N
United ‘Nations
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United’ Nations General Assembly
Middle East
Egypt
Syria
Patty Tow
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