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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1981
Page
12
Variable cloudiness with lingering showers possible today and cooling tonight. High near 85, low 60s, then sunny pleasant conditions Thursday with highs in the low 80s. 50 percent rain chance this morning, 30 percent this afternoon, 10 percent tonight. Winds south to southeast 10 to 15 mph. Friday fair, showers possible Saturday night, lows 60s. Sunday showers possible, highs mid to upper 80s.
In the last 24 hours the high reached 79 and the low 68 with an average of 73, compared to last year's 89 and 72. A trace of precipitation fell. Month total 4.40 inches versus 4.09 normal. year total 21.98 inches versus 23.55 normal. Air quality is satisfactory with ozone as the highest pollutant.
The Delaware River tidal readings list high water at 11 02 a m and low water at 6 02 p m near Chester. Record notes daily tide sequence for navigation and harbor planning.
Obituary list includes Helen F Hoeffer William A Wright Carrie A Mcnelly Steven J Sunick Margaret L Long Ann R Baker Wilton E Covington Danny Healy Karen Moran Darryl Podgorski Penny Hermann Gregg Robinson Linda Burdick Robert Williams Jr Kimberly Clark Gino Terranova Sarah Boyle Cleveland Carroll Alice Thomson Paul Luckman Catherine Heaney Steven Dewees Debra Ellmore Edward J Armstrong Doris Dodd Richard DelGuidice Gail Mazzone all identified with various neighboring communities such as Brookhaven Springfield Media Wayne Marcus Hook Philadelphia Twin Oaks Aston Media and more.
Meckley and Diane dissolve their marriage as Robert Jr. remains distant. Miley and Carol end their unions with Robert Jr. Lorello takes final steps to separate from Robert.
Unidentified gunmen shot to death Rev. Stanley Rother while he was in his rectory at Santiago Atitlan, a 20,000‑person village 51 miles west of Guatemala City. The U.S. Embassy said he is the ninth cleric killed and the first American priest slain in the past year.
The Guatemala City diocese reports priest Franz Rother, 46, from Oklahoma, was found shot dead at a Santiago Atitlan mission. U S officials dispatched embassy officers to investigate as clerics face increasing attacks amid tensions with the conservative regime led by President Romeo Lucas Garcia.
The Senate approved an amendment allowing taxpayers nationwide to deduct up to $200 from their 1981 federal income taxes to offset total home heating expenses for 1981, despite administration objections.
Philadelphia Mayor William Green says an audit of the Philadelphia School District projects a $65 million deficit next year even after plans to lay off 3,400 teachers. He blames mismanagement and says a tax hike, notably a 65 percent rise in real estate taxes, would be unacceptable.
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