Cross burning underscores Darby racial tension in town
Patricia Bailey, 29, faces repeated vandalism on Pine Street as cross burning and window smashing target blacks in Darby. Officials urge view as isolated acts, stressing strong town race relations while housing experts warn of rising harassment of blacks moving into white neighborhoods. Bailey spent over 400 dollars to replace 27 shattered windows in four days. the case linked to broader racial incidents in Delaware County.
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William Alnor
Daily Times
Darby
Patricia Bailey
Pine Street
Bailey
Emery
Armenta Carter
Wilbur Smith
Thornburgh seeks abolition of state liquor stores
Gov Dick Thornburgh unveils a plan to end the retail state store system in Pennsylvania, predicting about 3500 jobs lost as private owners take over liquor sales. He calls the current system corrupt and mismanaged, aiming to boost service for consumers amid union fears and employee caution. A retired Navy veteran and long time state store worker, Siebenaler, speaks openly while others fear retaliation from unions and the Liquor Control Board.
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Lynn Keyser
Daily Times
Philadelphia
Dick Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Harrisburg
Wendell Young
United Food and Commercial Workers
Retail Clerks Union
Pennsylvania
Eer Eatey
Northtowne Plaza
Claymont
Thornburgh Naw
Liquor Control Board
LCB
Siebenaler of
Falcroft
Walt Chernokal
James Chester
Village Green
Aston
EPA and Coast Guard trace two oil sheens in local creeks
EPA and U S Coast Guard officials fingerprint oil samples to locate sources of two Wednesday sheens in Darby Creek near Eagle and Reed roads in Springfield and Cobbs Creek near Baily Road and Church Lane in Yeadon. Officials say booms and absorbent barriers have contained most spread and more fences plus contaminated soil removal planned.
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Environmenttal Protection Agency
EPA
U.S. Coast Guard
Darby Creek
Eagle
Reed Roads
Springfield
Cobbs Creek
Baily Road
Church Lane
Yeadon
George Bochanski Jr
Bochanski
Upper Darby to shut three schools in full
Upper Darby School Board voted seven to one to reorganize the district. A new middle school will be created and three elementary schools closed. In September the high school will extend to four years for grades nine through 12. Beverly Hills and Drexel Hill junior high schools become middle schools and Primos Cardington Stonehurst and Drexel Hill elementary schools will close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Reilly
Ridley adopts license for used metal and stone dealers
Ridley Township commissioners approve an ordinance requiring licensing of dealers in used precious metal and stones. The law demands a daily police-transmitted log of transactions, customer ID and proof of age, with buyers over 21. Dealers must hold items 15 days before disposal. METAL: Page2
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Barbara Ormsby
Daily Times
Ridley Township
Commission
Joseph P. Cronin
2Nd Ward
Transac
Cronin
Charles Randall
Randall
Eddystone Faces Economic Blow as Shipyard Cuts Loom
The North Yard phaseout at Sun Ship Inc. threatens Eddystone with vast job losses and revenue declines. Mayor Curtis Wood warns of economic disaster for the 2,700 resident borough as 75 percent of workers face layoffs over 18 months, risking major tax revenue and local businesses.
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John Roman
Daily Times
Eddystone
Sun Ship Inc
Chester
Curtis Wood
John Snyder
Sun Ship
Snyder
North Yard
Suspect Charged In 7-Eleven Armed Robbery
Suspect Christian Kautter, 18, of Ridley Township was charged today with the armed holdup of the 7-Eleven at Providence Road and South Avenue. Police say manager William Firelli reported a $15 theft at 1:30 a.m. The suspect, believed to have a gun, was arrested shortly after on Franklin Avenue. his home lies within three blocks of the store.
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Upper Darby
Christian Kautter
Secane Road
Ridley Township
Providence Road
South Avenue
William Firelli
Kautter
Franklin Avenue
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Timothy Coonelly
Delaware County
Upper Darby Township
Patti M
Bert Hodge
Jay Schwoebel
Wayne Furdena
Mid-Atlantic Refining Service
Deptford
N.J
Reed and
Eagle Roads
Marple
Harry Patterson
Barry VanRensler
Ted Koukas
Robert Jackett
Nicholas Panagoulos
Teresa Furey
Walter Senkow
Primos School
Richard Gentile
Goldrush
Ridley
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