SEPTA seeks delay to August rail shutdown amid Conrail dispute
SEPTA Chairman David Girard-DiCarlo told the Main Line Chamber of Commerce that SEPTA has filed a petition with the Rail Services Planning Office claiming its 1981 82 offer of 93 million is valid under the Regional Rail Act. Conrail must answer by July 24 and seeks 99 million. He warned against relying on a temporary fix and said the core issue is future operation and control of the trains.
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Radnor
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Conrail
SEPTA
David Girard-DiCarlo
Main Line Chamber of Commerce
Rail Services Planning Office
Girard-DiCarlo
SEPTA Challenges Conrail Over Aug 30 Shutdown
SEPTA fights an August 30 Conrail shutdown amid union and labor-law questions. Plans to take over commuter rail face hurdles including Conrail unions, track rights, and ownership. Officials note SEPTA aims to apply state labor rules and save costs, while wage gaps between SEPTA and Conrail drivers are highlighted.
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Conrail
Girard-DiCarlo
SEPTA
Reading
Howe widow buried as court battles cremation
Elizabeth Howe 31 was stabbed to death in Philadelphia and her estranged husband Richard of Camden sought cremation. Her father Byron Miller argued for burial per Catholic custom and secured a court order delaying removal. Howe agreed to burial, while killer remains at large.
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Daily Times
Elizabeth Howe
Howe
Delaware
Philadelphia
Melvyn E. McCalla
Darby
Miller
Hunting Park
Burglary Suspect Arrested in Prospect Park Apartment
Prospect Park police responding to noises in an apartment building arrested Regina Orfanelli, 30, of Holmes Avenue, inside a neighbor’s unit. Detective Mills said Patrolman McCandless found her in a shower stall after reentering, noting entry via a cellar window. She was held on $500 bail with a July 22 hearing.
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Prospect Park — Borough
Ron Mills
Paul McCandless
Regina Orfanelli
Holmes Ave
Mills
McCandless
Orfanelli
Robert M. Shaffer
Ridley Park
County commissioners oppose stopping commuter rail service
Ridley Township officials announce formal opposition to discontinuing commuter rail in the Philadelphia area. Delaware County, state and federal legislators will be notified. Conrail tells SEPTA the service will end in August over a funding dispute.
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Ridley Township
Greater
Philadelphia
Delaware County
Conrail
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
SEPTA
Tyrrell heads Newtown moth control committee
Supervisor Peter A. Tyrrell Jr. was named chairman of a committee to study gypsy moth damage in the township. The panel will review local losses and treatment options and assess methods used by other towns, with a report due this fall.
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Newtown
Peter A. Tyrrell Jr
Union backs Wade Wade for vacant 159th District seat
Wade Lou Wade an official of Paperworkers Local 448 and vice president of both the local union and the county labor council has been endorsed by the Delaware County AFL-CIO Council for state general election. He is a Democrat candidate seeking the seat vacated by the death of Republican State Rep. Arthur Earley.
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Lou Wade
Paperworkers Union Local 448
Delaware County
Afl-Cio Council
Subdivision Plan Rejected Near Rolling Green Golf Club
The board of commissioners rejected a proposal to subdivide Rux ton Ridge along North State Road near Rolling Green Golf Club. Commissioner noted concerns over traffic impact and neighborhood compatibility as the decision was finalized.
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Springfield
Ruxton Ridge
North State Road
Rolling Green Golf Club
Board of Commissioners
New Van For Fair Acres Seniors From Festival Funds
Fair Acres Geriatric Center in Middletown debuts a 13 passenger air conditioned van funded by 13 500 raised at the fifth annual Fair Acres Festival held June 13 14 1981. Director Sally Rogers says the van will help residents attend Philadelphia area activities and builds on earlier festival funds used for trips to the New Jersey shore Lancaster and other attractions.
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Middletown
Fair Acres
Sally Rogers
Philadelphia
New Jersey Shore
Lancaster
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Michael T
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Girard DiCarlo
David Gunn
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Wade
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