Chester Wins New Federal Building Project Says Mayor
Chester officials tout a new federal building in the central business district as a catalyst for the economy and private development. U S Rep Robert Edgar and Mayor Joseph Battle cite job growth, foot traffic, and land use near Avenue of the States as key benefits with GSA plans to open the facility in about two years and house 180 to 200 federal workers initially.
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Bonnie Baldwin
Daily Times
Chester
Joseph Battle
U.S
Robert W. Edgar
7Th District
Marple
Avenue of the States
Battle
9Th and
Richard Erdmann
Chester Group
Central Business
Erdmann
Edgar
U.S. General Services Administration
GSA
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Social Security Administration
Fidelity
U.S. Agriculture Department Soil Conservation
Gerald Finn
Division of Public Building Services
Finn
City
Philadelphia
Northeast Midwest Coalition
Senate Committee On Environment and Public Works
Two killed in county snowstorm
Delaware County reels from a surprise snowstorm that killed Norwood youth Kevin Dever, 14, and Aston resident Chester Moore, 71, with two others seriously injured. Dozens of vehicles abandoned and hundreds of minor crashes clogged roads as PennDOT scrambled to respond and roads were kept passable after morning chaos.
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Daily Times
Delaware County
Norwood
Aston
State Transportation Department
Kevin Dever
Devon Road
Dever
Winona
Mohawk Avenues
Stephen Basciano, Jr
Lansdowne
Kunkel Inc
Upper Darby
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
St. James High School
Chester
James
Ann Dever
Chester Moore
Village Green
Sacred Heart Hospital
Santa delivers futuristic gifts at Nieman Marcus DC store
Santa Claus unveils a remote controlled multi satellite antenna for 1979 at Nieman Marcus Washington DC, promising 100 plus channels and 2,000 sports events yearly. Other costly items include his and her dirigibles at $50,000, a gum ball telephone at $240, and bourbon or scotch toothpaste at $10 for four tubes. Delaware County items include a 14 karat gold diamond studded golf ball marker from Fish Jewelers in Media.
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Trisha Coftell
Daily Times
Santa Claus
Nieman Marcus
Washington, D.C
Delaware County
Nieman Us
New York
Las Vegas
U.S. House
Senate
Ridley Creek State Park
Santa
Ken Fish
Fish Jewelers In Media
Local Schools Donate To Merry Christmas Fund
Northley Junior High students contribute 200 and Parkside Methodist Church Sunday School gives 130 for the fund. Donors include Edna and Bill Manlove and the Cunningham Family among others, aiming to fund toys, dinners, nursing home residents, and inmates.
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Northley
Parkside United Methodist Church
Sherry Shepperam
Ae Ee
Chester
Edna and
Bill Manlove
Wallingford
Defrocked priest defies eviction after refused offer
The Rev. Chester Olszewski, 38, a defrocked Episcopalian priest, refuses to leave St. Luke's Church at 1400 E. 10th St after declining a $5,000 offer from the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. The diocese threatens eviction if he does not depart by Jan. 15. Olszewski said no.
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Eddystone
Chester Olszewski
St. Luke’s Church
10Th St
Episcopal Diocese of
Pennsylvania
Olszewski
OPEC
Caracas
Venezuela
UPI
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Cunningham
Media
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Hannah and
Howard Martin
Charles Dickens
Tiny Tim
God Bless You
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