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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1978
Page
1
A sign along Crum Creek Road in Upper Providence pleases wildlife and residents. Ducks and geese favor the clean area and ice skaters in winter and fishermen in summer appreciate the maintained spot. Litter issue noted before has improved since the sign's erection.
Prospect Park reports a 15 year old borough girl has been charged with burglary and theft after a juvenile petition was sent to Media. Police say the theft totaled 200 dollars in cash and 75 dollars in merchandise from the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Foreacre on December 15.
Philadelphia paper money will no longer be accepted for fares after December 31 as SEPTA switches to tokens and weekly and monthly passes. The U.S. Treasury will issue a new dollar coin in July. SEPTA cites high costs from processing paper currency and farebox jams, estimating up to 700000 dollars in 1978 for repairs and more than 7000 hours of overtime.
A 22 year old Berks County man Dennis Dittings of Boyertown was arrested after a 45 minute pursuit through Lehigh Berks Montgomery and Chester counties. He rammed two police cruisers and crashed into a tollbooth turnstile on the Pennsylvania Turnpike at Morgantown. He faced possible fines totaling 1800 and several criminal charges.
Iran says Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi has not abdicated and has no plan to leave the country. Ambassador Ardeshir Zahedi in Washington says the shah will meet Parliament leaders, while a PARS dispatch about a regency was withdrawn. Opposition leader Shapour Bakhtiar had agreed to form a civilian government to quell riots that have cost many lives and disrupted oil.
Morton police investigate the fatal shooting of 61 year old Charles Stanchick who surprised two intruders at his home while his wife Angela was tied up. Neighbors recall him as a sociable, hardworking man with a heart of gold and a passion for antiques and yard work. Detectives describe two suspects fleeing in a late model car, while the crime prompts renewed concern in the neighborhood.
Michael McDuffy, 23, of Philadelphia, transported from Misericordia Hospital to Crozer Chester Medical Center to be arraigned on murder charges for the Dec. 10 fatal shooting of off duty Chester police Officer Ernest Lang during a robbery at Stanley's Tavern. Lang’s brother Oscar wrestled the suspect. a gun was held to Oscar’s head and McDuffy was wounded. He faces multiple charges and will be held without bail under armed guard until a preliminary hearing.
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