Brezhnev visit bolsters Czechoslovak leader amid dissident pressure
In Bonn and Washington reports the Brezhnev visit to Czechoslovakia is seen as backing President Gustav Husak against internal dissidence and party dissent. Other items note beef price rises, new Soviet missile deployment, NATO defense modernization, a Tacoma shooting involving a fugitive, postal automation losses, SALT talks dimming, and higher postal service rents.
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Brezhnev
Bonn
West Germany
Leonid Brezhnev
Czechoslovakia
Gustav Husak
Communist Party
Fineman urged to sever ties with rehab program fallout
A Pennsylvania state task force urged former House Speaker Herbert Fineman to distance himself from a self started rehabilitation program he created after his May conviction for obstructing justice. The hearing sought 112 675 dollars in federal support for the program. Johnstown survivors marked 89 years since the 1889 flood with a reunion attended by 25 elderly attendees, including Amelia Devine, 94, who traveled from California.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Herbert Fineman
Fineman
Governor's Justice Commission
Johnstown
South Fork
Amelia Devine
Burlingame
Calif
Trespassing charges dropped for Moran at abortion clinic picketing
Mary Anne Moran of Springfield had trespass charges dropped by District Justice Kenneth Miller for defiant trespass after being fined 200 dollars on May 13 for picketing the Health and Counsel and Upland Streets Hospital. Security asked her to leave. police were called when she refused. The clinic rents land from Crozer-Chester Hospital and has long seen anti-picketing activity Saturdays by Shield of Roses.
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Mary Anne Moran
Springfield
Kenneth Miller
Moran
Re Health and Counsel
Upland Sts
Ms. Moran
Crozer-Chester Hospital
Shield of Roses
Upper Darby School Board hikes no taxes in budget plan
Upper Darby reveals a budget proposal totaling 23,040,813 with a 144.55 mill tax rate, unchanged from this year. Superintendent Dr. H. Curwen Schlosser notes no mill increase after estimating 53,000 in state and interest gains and 59,000 in cuts. Reductions include 43,000 in staff and 40,000 saved by eliminating driver education. Twenty-one staff changes including retirements will occur. Theresa Furey says no complaints have been received.
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Upper Darby
H. Curwen Schlosser
Theresa Furey
Schlosser
Fair Acres food safety probe under way by state DER
The state Department of Environmental Resources investigates the quality of food at Fair Acres county home for the aged after two anonymous calls alleged high bacteria counts. Officials say no illnesses have occurred and non pathogenic bacteria may cause odor. One turkey spoilage incident led to disposal of about 400 servings, with no tainted food served. Tests are ongoing.
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WIN Daily Times
Middletown
State of Environmental Resources
DER
Fair Acres
Anthony Spinelli
Spinelli
Andrew Subashi
Turkey
Subashi
DEA
Dance marathon to aid Cappelletti Boudwin Youth Org
Upper Darby hosts the 21 hour Cappelletti-Boudwin dance marathon from 7 30 p m Friday to 4 p m Saturday at Highland Park Elementary School to raise funds for the youth organization built in memory of Joey Cappelletti and Guy Boudwin. Dancers 13 and older pay admission of 1 and will enjoy bands and a possible light show with John Cappelletti donating yellow shirts.
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Upper Darby
Highland Park
West Chester Pike
Lynn Blvd
Cappelletti-Boudwin
Joey Cappelletti
Guy Boudwin
Dee Kirlin
HI9
Shapp vetoes Lansdowne funds and Delaware County aid
Governor Milton J. Shapp cut $72 million from the budget vetoing private allocations to Delaware County groups including a $155,000 Burn Foundation grant, a $25,000 Center for the Blind grant, and a $5,000 Lansdowne Philharmonic funds. He said cuts balance the budget and remove private appropriations from the general fund. Budget chief McIntosh warned if allowed, many charities could be funded. Delaware County faces a further $50 million in school subsidies loss, with exact district impact unclear. county council seeks to override to secure $800,000 from last year’s $24 million court-cost savings.
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Delaware County
Milton J. Shapp
Burn Foundation
Greater
Delaware Valley
Crozer- Chester Medical Center
Upland
Delaware County Center For the Blind
Lansdowne Philhamonic Orchestra
Shapp
Delaware County Council
Burglaries Hit Clifton Firms In Drug Inquiry
Clifton police say two firms were burglarized early today, with the Clifton Drug Co on Baltimore Pike and Springfield Ave hit at 3 a.m. An alarm likely deterred intruders and nothing was taken. The Republican Club above the drugstore was broken into. At 5:45 a.m. Dr Barton Green's dental office at 215 E Baltimore Pike was entered through a broken rear window and ransacked, with no drugs stored there. Police have no suspects.
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Clifton Heights
William Valentine
Clifton Drug Co
Baltimore Pike
Springfield Ave
Republican Club
Barton Green
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