Auditions for ABCs Amazing Animals at E J Stewart studio
Talented animal actors auditioned at E J Stewart studio in Upper Darby for ABCsAmazing Animals. Contenders ranged from a monkey and tarantula to a cat resembling Groucho Marx and a German shepherd in flamboyant wardrobe. Six finalists from Philadelphia were chosen to tape a live session with Feb 1 airing planned for the city segment.
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Trisha Coftell
Daily Times
Upper Darby
ABC
E.J. Stewart Video Production
Mildred Avenue
Priscilla Presley
Burgess Meredith
Jim Stafford
Los Angeles
Stafford
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Delaware County
Boston
Detroit
Hollywood
E.J. Stewart
S.P.C.A
Groucho Marx
Gary
Hodgey
Dukey
Liberace
Vandals Damage 19 Windows at Edgewood Elementary
In Ridley Township over the weekend vandals smashed 19 windows in two Edgewood Elementary School classrooms on 7th Street and Hazel Avenue. Principal A Joseph Ersek said repairs were completed this morning after the damage was found Sunday night. Pupils were relocated Monday while police Captain Charles Randell said the investigation continues.
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Ridley Township
Edgewood
7Th Street
Hazel Avenue
A. Joseph Ersek
Ersck
Charles Randell
Chester imposes 2 percent earned income tax on residents
Chester residents must pay a new 2 percent earned income tax per city Tax Collector James Parkinson, while nonresidents working in Chester continue to face a 1 percent levy. The measure targets all employed residents and commuters within the city.
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Chester
James Parkinson
Delaware County Judges Up for Senate Confirmation
The Pennsylvania Senate ready to confirm two Delaware County Common Pleas Court judges Frank Hazel and Charles Keeler along with district attorney Stephen McEwen and 13 others. Public hearings set for 10 a.m. with full Senate action later today. Jubelirer optimistic about confirmations, emphasizing need for county judgeships.
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Harold D. Ellis
Harrisburg
State Senate
Delaware County Common Pleas Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Dick Thornburgh
Ee Oe
Frank Hazel
Council
Charles C. Keeler
Delaware County
Stephen J. McEwen
Hazel
Keeler
Senate
Henry Hager
R-Lycoming
Commonwealth Court
Roy Wilkinson Jr
State College
Supreme Court
Thornburgh
Wilkinson
Michael Eagen
Scranton
Robert C. Jubelirer
Blairs
Eagen
Jubellrer
Jubelirer
McEwen
Montgomery
Page
Progress seen in Wm Penn strike talks stalled
WPEA offered a three year contract with 17.3 percent raise first year and 16 percent plus cost of living for years two and three, deemed too costly by William Penn School District. Mediation continued with hearings scheduled on injunctions to force bargaining and return to classes as the 70 day strike persists and make up days are planned.
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Gerry Oliver
Daily Times
Yeadon
William Penn Education Association
WPEA
William Penn
Vincent Putini
Robert Houck
Louis A. Bloom
Delaware County
Mark C. Nagy
Chester moves to close three schools amid budget crisis
The Chester Upland School District voted to close Mann Jefferis in Chester and Franklin in Chester Township by Feb 1, with 26 teachers and several principals set to lose jobs. District officials say the closings would save about 450000 in operating costs, while CUEA vows legal challenge claiming mid term closures violate the school code. A delegation plans to take the issue to Harrisburg for approval consideration.
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Gerry Oliver
Daily Times
Chester Chester Upland School
Pennsylvania Department of Education
Mann and Jefferis
Chester
Franklin
Chester Township
Martha Poore
Chester Upland Education Association
CUEA
William N. Warwick
Chester Upland School Board
Harrisburg
Warwick
Poore
Registration draws only muted protest
Young men born in 1962 begin Selective Service registration at local post offices as protests remain subdued. Few 18-year-olds turn out early. some opponents like Allan Collins share options and concern, while Friends Service Committee offer counseling about registration and penalties. Officials say many who failed to register exist, but prosecutions have been scarce.
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Lynn Keyser
Daily Times
Delaware County
Allan Collins
Swarthmore Post Office
Collins
Collins Patent
Afghanistan
Jim Bristol
Friends Service Committee
Bristol
Friends
Selective Service
The
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