Nacrelli Unsure on Resigning Chester Mayor Post
Philadelphia report says Chester mayor John Nacrelli reacted to his racketeering conviction with no clear plan to resign. He noted pressure from across the city while a civil quo warranto option was discussed, with sentencing set for March 21.
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Marlene Digiacomo
Daily Times
Philadelphia
John H. Nacrelli
Chester
Nacrelli
U.S. District Court
Herman Frontaine
Frank Miller
Dist
Atty
Frank Hazel
Raymond J. Broderick
A. Charles Peruto
Hazel
Magarity
Miller
Fontaine
House ok's delay in pay hikes for lawmakers and officials
Five of six Delaware County freshmen in the state House opposed leadership as a revised pay raise plan advanced. The bill, costing about 3.7 million dollars yearly, passed 104 to 90 after a Ryan amendment. five other county reps backed both steps, while five opposed. The compensation board had proposed immediate raises of 8 percent for lawmakers and 7 percent yearly thereafter, plus higher jurist and cabinet pay scales.
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Harold D. Ellis
Harrisburg
Delaware County
State House
House
Matthew J. Ryan
168Th
Commonwealth
Ryan
Compensation Commission
John al
Radnor
Mary Ann Arty
Springfield
Delaware County Common Pleas
Snow brings heavy accumulation across the county
Snow expected to total up to eight inches with shoveling heavy today across the county. Thursday forecast offers a small sunlit break as details appear on page 2. Flour mill blast in Bremen kills at least 14 and injures 17, with debris scattered for miles and the plant left in rubble sixty feet high. Warren Giles, longtime baseball official and former National League president, dies at 83 in Cincinnati. Stocks fall for third straight day as dollar worries and Iran tensions unsettle markets.
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Bremen
West Germany
UPI
Warren Giles
Baseball Official Cincinnati
National League
Christ Hospital
Darby police endure freezing Tuesday at broken heater
Darby Township police faced sub freezing temperatures as the station heater failed since Sunday. Police Chief William Johnson, in coat and gloves, said officers patrolled outside to stay warm while one employee kept phones and sneezed during a Daily Times call.
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Darby
William Johnson
Darby fire kills one and damages five row homes
A blaze in the 900 block of Forrester Avenue, Darby, killed 67 year old Harriett Blake Culley and left five families homeless. Firefighters faced cold, windy conditions as flames spread through aging row houses, with 931 and 929 declared total losses. Red Cross assistance and multiple area fire companies contained the fire by 1:30 PM.
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Forrester Ave
Darby
Trisha Cofsell
Daily Times
Forrester Avenue
Harriett Blake Culley
Arthur Raffaele
Deborah Ambrose
Ms. Culley
Ambrose
Delaware County
George Lewis
Raffaele
Red Cross
Darby Companies
Colwyn
Collingdale
Lansdowne
Sharon Hill
Briarcliffe
Clifton Heights
Yeadon
Ford appeals ruling in Pinto deaths case in Indiana
Ford Motor Co appeals a judge s denial to dismiss grand jury indictment over the deaths of three teenage girls in a Pinto fire. Elkhart County Superior Court Judge Donald Jones set a 2 p.m. Thursday hearing and Ford seeks transfer to the Indiana Court of Appeals before any trial on reckless homicide charges.
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Elkhart, Ind
UPI
Ford Motor Co
Elkhart County
Donald Jones
Ford
No. 2
Indiana Court of Appeals
Sun Ship unions ok contracts
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co and Locals 804 and 806 of the Boilermakers reached a tentative three year agreement after about 20 hours of talks. Local 802 production workers had honored picket lines. a ratification vote is set for tomorrow night.
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Nancy J. Holt
Daily Times
Chester
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Boilermakers’ Union
804
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Local 804
Local 806
Local 802
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William Hoopes
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China
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Hanoi
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Rawalpindi
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Supreme Court
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Fitzgerald Mercy Medical Center
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Joe Dutch
Michael Sharkey
Donna Taylor
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