Weekend sun teases as rain or snow looms next week
In Harrisburg the deadline for the states second inspection sticker has been extended to February 28 due to a heavy snowstorm. In Darby police evacuated their Ninth Street HQ after a gas leak cracked a four inch main, briefly interrupting trolley service. Faith Whittlesey plans daily pre election finance disclosures at her Bala Cynwyd campaign office. Brank Inc operators of Clubert's Pub were fined $350 for sales to minors. Lansdowne Friends School hosts open houses for private Quaker education slate.
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Harrisburg
James B. Wilson
Darby — Borough
Red Arrow
APE
N. 9Th Street
Delaware County
Faith R. Whittlesey
Bramk, Inc
Clubert’s
MacDade Blvd
Milmont Park
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
Lansdowne
Lansdowne Friends School
Lansdowne and
Stewart Aves
Colleen Jane Reaches 1000th Basketball Point Milestone
A high school girls basketball standout from Darby Colwyn High School, Colleen Jane, scores her 1,000th career point. The achievement is highlighted across pages 3 and 12 of the Daily Times index.
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eDarby-Colwyn High School
Irls
Colleen Jane
Ridley cigarette smugglers nabbed in big bust
Harrisburg reports the largest untaxed cigarette seizure in five years, 2,595 cartons, plus a police radio scanner, from a Ridley Park warehouse. Three men from Folcroft Proctor and Philadelphia face $1,000 to $5,000 fines if convicted. Reward info offered. tipster may miss $1,297. Government officials announce raid tied to bounty program. The confiscated stock could go back to manufacturers at $1.50 per carton.
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Harold D. Ellis
Times Bureau
Harrisburg
Ridley Park
State Revenue Rotary
Lopus
Cigarette Tax Bureau
Delaware
Ridley Park District
Justice of the Peace
Robert Bonafino
Ravenwood Ave
Folcroft
James Bonafino
Riverside Ave
Proma Park
Anthony Macchia
Simpson St
Philadelphia
Milton Shapp
Two Ridley men charged in beating death at tavern
William Raymond Long, 25, of Bennington Road Falcroft, died after a beating outside a Prospect Park tavern. Francis Nolan, 23, and David Thompson, 20, were arrested. Nolan arraigned on murder and related charges, held without bail. Police linked the case to a McElwain noted history of gang ties and prior incidents surrounding Long and his family.
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Ridley Township
William Raymond Long
Bennington Road
Falcroft
Long
MacDade Mall
Ronald D. Mills
Prospect Park
Louis Lapere
Francis J. Nolan
Chester Pike
Mills
David Thompson
Villanova Ave
Delaware County District Attorney’s Office
Nolan
Robert M. Shaffer
Ridley Park
Shaffer
Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital
Darby
Thompson
Charles W. McElwain
James J. Long
Warlocks
William Long
Glenolden
Joseph Grant
Denise
Daily Times
Palazzo says police lied about Fontaine incident
Joseph A. Palazzo testified he feared racial tension when seeking a cooling off period in July 1976 after a Republican committeeman’s stop sign stop and disorderly conduct incident. He claimed auxiliaries John Brennan and Robert Stewart lied about Fontaine’s charges being dropped and described past racial incidents.
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Marlene Digiacomo
Daily Times
Joseph A. Palazzo
Chester Township
Palazzo
Herman Fontaine
John Brennan
Robert Stewart
Fontaine
Stewart
Brennan
Boeing Vertol Co
FBI
NAACP
Springfield Scouts Set Festival At Springfield Mall
Springfield Valley Forge Council will run the 1978 Scouting Festival tonight and Saturday at the mall. Scouts will display a range of exhibits and begin long projects tonight that will illustrate Scouting skills and continue through Saturday night.
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Springfield
Valley Forge Council
Boy Scouts of America
Springfield Mall
O Hara reschedules 1978 science fair dates
MARPLE The 1978 Science Fair at Cardinal O'Hara High School has been moved to February 24 through 26 due to the blizzard. The event was canceled the previous weekend as the school remained closed by heavy snow.
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Marple
Cardinal O’hara High School
Retirement village plan faces zoning hurdles in Marple
Marple Township officials questioned Villanova developer Jerry Frishberg’s proposed 60 bed infirmary and 250 housing units for a life care village on the Brown School site off Martins Run. Zoning rules and density concerns drew opposition from Springton Civic Association members and area residents.
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Marple
William D. Seidel
Brown
Seidel
Jerry Frishberg
Villanova
Frishberg
Martin’s Run
Paxon Hollow County Club
Marple Newtown
Country Club
Fishberg
Brown School
William Stewart
Dunwoody Village
Newtown Square
Springton
Riddle and Fitzgerald Mercy Hospitals
DiGiovanni
Barbara Kleger
John Lindes
Ms. Kleger
The
Civic Association
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Pest
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Peace
Governor’s Action Center
Pennsylvania
Shapp
Mini Self Storage
See Cigarette
Aston
Tim
Lewis
Jerry Smith
Smith
Robin Hood Lane
Darby Creek
12Th and
Chestnut Sts
Francis P. Lord
O'Hara
Spn
Barry Dozer
Melvin Posternock
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