Humid day with spot rain chances across New Jersey
Hot and humid conditions persist through Thursday with a 20 percent chance of rain tonight. In Gloucester County a 15 year old, Mark DeLeo of Upper Darby, died in a one car turnpike crash. another 16 year old, James Lynch of Woodbury, died Saturday at Underwood Memorial Hospital. Other briefs note a Golden Agers picnic in Upper Darby with 250 residents and a film festival for St Anastasia youth in Marple, plus a meeting of the Drexelbrook Tenants Association in Upper Darby to discuss rent inequities and speed bumps.
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Woodbury
Mark DeLeo
Radburn Road
Upper Darby
New Jersey Turnpike
Gloucester County
Barry Martin
Deptford Township
N.J
Martin
James Lynch
Underwood Memorial Hospital
Naylor’s Run Park
Bernie Madden
Drexelbrook Tenants Association
Drexelbrook
Drexelbrook Club
Ermine Gentile
Alvin Ackerman
Library elects new officers in Media Upper Providence
Richard Anderson was elected president of the Media Upper Providence Library. Esther Bell became vice president, Paul Patcher treasurer, Anne Nolan secretary, and Mimi Chamberlain recording secretary, in the organization’s recent officer slate.
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Richard Anderson
Media-Upper Providence Library
Esther Bell
Paul Patcher
Anne Nolan
Mimi Chamberlain
Chester firm faces possible closure of Reynolds cable plant
Reynolds Metals Co. may shut its Chester cable plant at Front and Lloyd Streets as profits sag and demand declines. About 175 workers remain from a peak of 500 as talks continue with no final decision. Company officials in Richmond say the firm is shifting focus to other metal and consumer product ventures while seeking reallocation if closure becomes necessary.
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Chester
Reynolds Metals Co
Front
Lloyd Sts
Richmond
City Plant Vacation Recess Not Commented On By Officials
A city plant typically closes for a one week recess starting August 1, with the recess expected to be observed though officials William Bishop and Bush Hondalus were unavailable for comment. Earlier Reynolds closed the plant for two weeks at the start of January to address declining sales, denying a total shutdown at the time, with about 350 hourly and salaried workers affected.
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William Bishop
Bush Hondalus
Reynolds
Drowning victim identified in Glenolden pool death
Michael S. McDermott 18 of Folsom was found in the California Apartments pool at 7 a.m. Saturday. Police say he and his girlfriend swam early and no foul play is suspected. Funeral set for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Peace Church Milmont Park. Burial at S.S. Peter and Paul Cemetery Marple.
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Glenolden
California
Michael S. McDermott
Hazel Ave
Folsom
Joseph Grant
McDermott
Grant
Mary McDermott
Charles
Aston
William
Ridley Township High School
Our Lady of Peace Church
Milmont Park
Gerard McDermott
Havertown
S.S. Peter and Paul
Marple
Faith explains strike demands now facing county
MEDIA COURTHOUSE Delaware County Council warns of tax impact as 18 day trash incinerator strike continues. Chairman Faith Ryan Whittlesey notes Teamsters Local 77 seeks a 37.5 percent raise equating to about $300,000 for 88 workers, risking a potential $6 million countywide rise if other unions push for similar increases.
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Marple
Chester Township
Delaware County Council
Faith Ryan Whittlesey
Teamsters
Whittlesey
Teamsters Local 77
Delaware County
Allen quits baseball again and eyes Japan move
The stormy slugger Dick Allen has quit the Oakland A s and may seek to play in Japan after sending a cordial note stating retirement for 1977. A’s owner Charles C Finley described the letter while noting Allen asked about Japanese options amid a season contract of about 100000 dollars. Manager Bobby Winkles offered a neutral reaction as Allen’s turbulent career unfolds.
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Oakland
Dick Allen
Oakland A’s
Japan
A’s
Charles C. Finley
Finley
Allen
Bobby Winkles
Cab driver stabbed during errand and robbery in Chester
John Buxton, a 45 year old cab driver for Chester A Bell Cab Co, was stabbed in a cab by two suspects after picking up fares near Welsh Street early Saturday. He remains in guarded condition at Crozer Chester Medical Center. Suspects Eugene F. Pierce and Henry A. Cuff were arrested and scheduled for July 26 hearings. In a separate crash in Gloucester County, Josephine S Booth, 58, died of a broken neck after failing to stop at a stop sign. Ann Neeld sustained injuries.
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Chester
Bell Cab Co
7Th
Pennell Streets
John Buxton
Meadow Lane
Place Bar
Welsh Street
Pennell Sts
Buxton
Crozer- Chester Medical Center
Eugene F. Pierce
Live Wire
Morton Ave
William Riley
Welsh St
Henry A. Cuff
7Th St
Floyd Lewis
Pierce
Cuff
Woodstown
Josephine S. Booth
High Meadow
Harrison Township
Ann Neeld
N.J
Booth
Underwood Memorial Hospital
Woodsbury
Neeld
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Marple — St. Anastasia Catholic Youth Organization
Davy Crockett
Church Hall
West Chester Pike
Tenants
Daily Times/Index
Bridgell
Renolds
Malvern
Ark
Longview
Wash
David Klinger
City
Klinger
Chester Plart
Reynolds Metals
Faith
Duff
7Th and Pennell Sts
Middletown
Jersey
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