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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1983
Page
4
Delaware County offices banks post offices and courthouses will be closed today and Monday in observance of the Christmas holiday. Most public libraries are closed through Monday and public schools remain closed through Tuesday January 3 with re opening on Tuesday. SEPTA will run Sunday trains on Monday.
Marple Township commissioners push to trim a proposed 4.1 million dollar 1984 budget with a 4.9 mill tax increase bringing the rate to 52.5 mills. A special meeting is set for Dec 29 at 8 p.m. for final approval. Expenditures include police 1.529 million and engineering streets 832,550 among others.
About 45 inmates in the maximum security D block allege cruel conditions, lack of gym and religious services, and 22 hours of cell confinement daily. Prison officials cite strict classification, ongoing renovations, and adherence to state standards while noting a recent federal inspection found mostly good conditions aside from a leaking kitchen roof. The writer of the letter is no longer in D block.
Kenneth Matty, ten years in Delaware County prison service, becomes warden succeeding Thomas Rapone. He expands training and openness, mandates weekly block council meetings, and emphasizes direct public communication. Matty, a York College criminal justice graduate, rose through security roles to top position.
Two drivers escaped injury when a gasoline fire at the Sunoco station on MacDade Boulevard and Oak Avenue destroyed two cars and damaged a van. A nozzle left in a car triggered a spill and ignition as attendants cut gas flow and fire crews from Glenolden Folcroft and Sharon Hill fought the blaze. Police briefly closed the intersection.
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