Tense calm grows over venting at Three Mile Island
Fear of venting krypton gas at Three Mile Island eases as a UCS study and local leaders credit improved public confidence. NRC officials and Met Ed face a final decision, while critics argue the agency failed to adequately gauge public stress and safety.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Three Mile Island
Federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
Metropolitan Edison Co
Chris Sayer
Arnold
John Collins
Henry Kendell
UCS
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Utility
Mushroom can recall involves botulism toxin risk
The FDA announced a voluntary recall of 3,672 large size mushroom cans from Emil Lerch Inc. of Hatfield Pennsylvania after one can tested positive for botulism toxin. The No 10 cans, each over four pounds, were processed April 9 1980 and labeled Eventide or Railtons Natural, distributed by B A Railton Co of Northlake Illinois.
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Washington
UPI
Food and Drug Administration
Pennsylvania
FDA
Emil Lerch Inc
Hatfield
Lerch
Eventide
Railtons Natural
B.A. Railton and Co
Northlake, Ill
Chester seeks first tenant for proposed industrial park plan
Chest er officials say the county agency is near landing the first tenant for an industrial park at Reynolds property. Goldman argues this site could outpace a county park plan and spur growth, port development, and job creation, aided by nearby highways, rails, and Philadelphia International Airport. Battle notes legal hurdles over park land title and required court approvals, while Goldman weighs pursuing adjacent tracts to connect Chestnut Street with the five acre Gollub parcel, aiming to rehab downtown buildings for community uses.
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Charles Keeler
Harold F. Haabestad Jr
Goldman
Reynolds
Chester
United States
Philadelphia International
Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia-Camden
Christiana River
Nursing Home
Ridley Creek
Yorkshire Apartments
Belvedere Nursing Home
Battle
Matthew
Rose Gollub
Edward J. Zetusky
Zetusky
State Attorney General
Delaware County Court
Asst
Christopher F. Gorbey
The
Daily Times
Chestnut Street
Gaster
Kaiserman Enterprises
Philadelphia
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Second man pleads guilty in bingo receipts killing
A 23 year old Chester man James Brown pleaded guilty to a murder charge during a Delaware County Court jury trial for the December 23 armed robbery and murder of Joseph Hoffman as he carried bingo receipts to St. Michael's rectory in Chester. Judge Wright will decide if the crime is second or third degree murder with sentencing deferred pending an investigator into Brown’s background. Brown agreed to aid prosecutors against two co-defendants.
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Chester
Joseph Hoffman
St. Michael’s
James Brown
East 9Th Street
Delaware County
Robert A. Wright
Brown
Hoffman
John W. Davis
Davis
St. Michaels
Christimas
Radio dispatch chaos sparks questions on air and budget
Lynch defends Smythe Truitt amid accusations of off air orders during a fugitive search and a hijacked police fire frequency. He says the department handles twice as many calls as nearby counties on about half the budget while maintaining professional dispatchers and expanding the system to Chester and Glenalden.
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Lynch
Smythe
Truitt
The
Daily Times
Chester
Glenalden
FOP Lodge
Francis Bascelli
County Council
Ryan Whittlesey
Mrs. Whittlesey
Delaware County Weather Outlook and Regional Temps
Forecasts show Delaware County partly sunny and very warm with storms possible today and tonight high near 90. Through Tuesday mainly thunderstorm chances then sunny afternoons with highs in the 80s and 70s at night. New Castle County hazy hot humid with a chance of thunderstorms today and tonight, highs near 90, lows around 70. City data lists various regional readings and air quality satisfactory with scattered showers or sunny signs in select cities.
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Delaware County
New Castle County
City
Hi. Lo
Wea
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
Delaware County Obituary Lineup Names Local Residents
Marie B. Artz, Robert Lee Barksdale, Dewey H. Ivar Davis, Henry P. Frieze, Ethelyn L. Frieze, Anna Gray, Bessie Himeiright, Elizabeth R. Ptasnick, Alfred Russell, Adam C. Schmidt, Josephine Tavares, Alberta Tunstall, Helen Williamson appear in a Delaware County notice listing residents connected to recent events.
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Marie B. Artz
Robert Lee Barksdale
Dewey H. Inate Oe Ivar Davis
Henry P. Re Ethelyn L. Frieze
Anna Gray
Bessie Himeiright
Elizabeth R. Ptasnick
Alfred Russell
Adam C. Schmidt
Josephine Tavares
Alberta Tunstall
Helen Williamson
Lottery numbers reported for May 31 drawings
The zome vivanis Daily Lottery drew 5 on Saturday May 31. Delaware Daily Lottery numbers were 5 9 9. New Jersey Pick-It Lottery numbers were 2 2 2.
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Zome Vivanis
Delaware
New Jersey
Fire at junkyard may have been set in Kennett Square
A stubborn chemical fire at Noznesky's Junkyard in Kennett Square Borough sparked a 24 hour blaze that forced the evacuation of about 200 residents from Kennett Square, Kennett Township, and Garden Township. Firefighters battled the flames. 2 people were injured. Police suggest arson. methyl ethyl ketone fumes caused nausea and eye irritation. Water from the blaze ran into Red Clay Creek, killing fish along a two mile stretch south of town.
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Kennett Square
UPI
Chester
Kennett Township
Garden Township
Noznesky
Red Clay
State Health Department
Prosecutors hail ruling on grand jury subpoenas in Pa
Philadelphia prosecutors call the state Supreme Court decision a major victory for investigative grand juries. The 3-2 ruling ends a delay on a contempt citation against Dr. Mario Lanni of West Allegheny Hospital for defying a county grand jury’s document request.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
Pee
Edward Rendell
Rendell
West Allegheny Hospital
Mario Lanni
Allegheny County
Spelling Bee Star Stacy Meets Carter at White House Tour
Stacy, the Springton Lake Junior High spelling bee winner, met President Carter during a White House visit. Carter joked about pronunciation and thanked Stacy’s mother Cheryl Murray as guests toured the Rose Garden and East Wing. Stacy recalled meeting many people and reflected on spelling the word stygian, which tripped her up. She placed 59th in the national contest and earned $50 and a county championship certificate earlier in the week.
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Baker
Carter
Stacy
Cheryl Murray
Mary Jayashekaramurthy
Philadelphia
Oval Office
Rose Garden
Jacqueline Kennedy Garden
Camp David
White House
Teddy Roosevelt
Daily Times
Capital Hilton
Springton Lake
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News of Record
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Watch Sale
Timex
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W. Winona Ave
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HTN
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