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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1981
Page
5
Delaware County Sheriff John Taylor explains the process to obtain a handgun in Pennsylvania. A buyer fills out an application to State Police, passes any checks, and then picks up the gun. A sales record is filed with the sheriff and state police.
After John Lennon was killed by a 38 caliber handgun on December 8, gun control issues surged. NRA membership and handgun ownership rose, while a small Illinois town banned handgun sales. The piece notes 1 in 5 Americans owned a handgun in 1969 and NRA numbers near 2 million, arguing for stricter laws only disarm the law abiding.
Researchers at Lankenau Hospital Philadelphia seek heart attack victims aged 29 to 64 for a Hyperlipidemia study. Participation costs are covered. Lankenau is one of four centers nationwide testing maximal cholesterol lowering in heart attack treatment. For info call toll free 1-800-362-5244. in Delaware and New Jersey 1-800-345-1057.
District Attorney Frank Hazel cites violence from guns in Delaware County and supports stricter controls. He calls for handgun registration, mandatory training, stiffer penalties for handgun crimes, restricted imports, and standardized federal laws, while acknowledging criminals will still obtain firearms if banned.
Delaware County notes a de facto taking in 29.6 acre play area case along Crum Creek as PennDOT seeks final verdict. Attorney Murray Eckell says $715000 awarded to Spring field property owner and precedent for neighbors impacted by the Blue Route right of way.
East Lansdowne borough council will meet in borough hall at 8 tonight to consider a sidewalk ordinance. The measure would set a maximum daily fine of 300 dollars for residents who neglect their properties. The meeting is open to the public at the Municipal Building on Ninth and Main.
Middletown Council schedules a 7:30 p m special meeting at the township building on North Pennell Road to hear public comments on amending zoning maps for the Greiner Property at 11 S Middletown Road and the Maida Blough Tract in Glen Riddle. Newtown supervisors meet at 8 p m at the Bishop Hollow Road building to award bids for road surface treatment material and township equipment and to consider specifications for the Newtown Heights Elgin Park sewer project. Parkside council forms a committee to study house painting and home maintenance throughout the community, seeking homes with paint problems that could lead to wood deterioration and lower values.
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