Snowy outlook on Monday as mild spell nears
A few sunny days will follow lingering slush as warm air edges in. Yet a measured snow job looms for Monday with details on page. A separate fire at a one car garage behind Eissler Pontiac on Baltimore Pike and S Jackson St in Media caused heavy damage with no injuries. state police investigating burglary connection. MIDDLETO The Third Annual Health Fair at Granite Run Mall runs Feb 17 and 18 from 10 am to 9 pm with free demonstrations and tests. SPRINGFIELD Bamberger's has issued a liquor license to Carriage House Restaurant per the State Liquor Control Board.
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Weatherspan
Eissler Pontiac Co
Baltimore Pike
S. Jackson St
Jim Jeffries
Eissler
Jeffries
Rose Tree
Granite Run Mall Merchants Association
Women’s Club of Media
Springfield
Bamberger’s
Springfield Mall
State Liquor Control Board
Upper Darby extends kindergarten registration deadline
Due to snow the school district extends kindergarten registration to February 17. To enroll for September, a child must be five by January 31, 1979, with proof of birth date immunization and residence. An executive session of the school board is held at 8 tonight in the district administration building.
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Upper Darby
Sessidhi
Lansdowne Avenue
School Lane
Directors declare dividends at Scott Paper Co
Directors of the Scott Paper Co have declared a quarterly dividend of 19 cents per share on common shares payable March 10 to shareholders of record March 1. Regular dividends of 85 cents per share on the $3.40 cumulative preferred shares and $1 per share on the $ cumlative preferred shares are also declared, payable May 1 to shareholders of record April 17.
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Scott Paper Co
Sun Valley teacher fired. Commonwealth Court upholds
In Sun Valley the Commonwealth Court ruled justified the firing of English teacher Thomas J. Urso for alleged sexual overtures to two girl students including attempted spanking. The Penn Delco School Board decision to oust Urso in Feb 1976 was reinstated. URSO remains not teaching pending action.
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Harold D. Ellis
Harrisburg Bureau
Harrisburg
Sun Valley
Commonwealth Court
State
Penn Delco
Thomas J. Urso
Robert N. Hendershot
William G. Moser
Urso
Ember
Roy
Policemen testify on Palazzo trial in Delaware County
Two Chester Township officers told a jury that Joseph A. Palazzo, deputy clerk of courts, arrived about 20 minutes after Herman Fontaine was detained for a July 1976 traffic stop and disorderly conduct. They described Palazzo taking Fontaine to a back room, where a dispute occurred before the criminal complaint was delivered to Officer Stewart.
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Joseph A. Palazzo
Chester Township
Palazzo
Delaware County
Herman Fontaine
John Brennan
Robert Stewart
Brennan
Stewart
Warren G. Morgan
Dauphin County
Asst. Dist
Peter Suwak
Fontaine
Pennsylvania Manuals Flawed With Election Totals Mixups
The 1976 77 Pennsylvania Manual is long on detail but errs on several election results including Carter losing PA to Ford and incorrect 1976 Senate and treasurer totals due to Philadelphia result delays. Editor Kathleen Roche cites late returns as the cause, with later city figures not adjusted.
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Harrisburg
Jimmy Carter
Pennsylvania
Gerald Ford
Carter
U.S. Senate
Kathleen Roche
Philadelphia
County Recovers Slowly From Snow
Delaware County gradually returning to normal after heavy snow. Most schools reopen while some rural districts stay closed due to icy roads. PennDOT crews treat icy patches on Lansdowne Ave and secondary routes as traffic flows recover. Weather forecasters predict sun and above freezing temperatures to hold through week end with more snow and rain possible Monday from the Great Lakes systems.
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Delaware County
Old Man
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
Penndot
Lansdowne
National Weather Service
Great Lakes Area
Judge drops charges against retiring Chester police captain
Delaware County Judge Domenic D. Jerome Thursday dismissed the two remaining criminal charges against retired Chester police captain Gerhard Steppke. He ruled Steppke should not be retried on obstruction of law and conspiracy charges tied to a police coverup involving the Chester mayor’s daughter, following a prior acquittal on tampering with evidence. The case stemmed from a single alleged act of falsifying a police report.
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Delaware County
Chester
Gerhard Steppke
Domenic D. Jerome
William Parker
John H. Nacrelli
Steppke
District Attorney’s
Jerome
Hire-A-Kid shoveling help in Marple and Springfield
Youth Employment service of Marple and Springfield offers many 14 to 19 year olds for shoveling duties. Call 566-3811 to arrange help for Driveways and sidewalks in Marple or Springfield townships.
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Youth Employment Service of
Marple
Springfield
PennDOT to Lay Off 161 in Delaware County
PennDOT will lay off 1,100 statewide employees by March 1 due to ongoing fiscal problems, with 161 based in Delaware County. The cuts target design, right of way, and planning staff, while highway maintenance personnel remain employed.
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Harrisburg
Penndot
Delaware County
William Campbell
Radnor
Middletown
Campbell
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Prendergast Panda
Brenda Kinsley
Archbishop Prendergast High
Granite Run Mall
Upper Darby Board
Daily Times
Scott
Secon Aedae
Seer Eeeereens
Lee Court
County
Delco
James B. Wilson
Wilson
Milton J. Shapp
State General Fund
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
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