Warning to towns on state road upkeep after Newtown award
A Delaware County civil suit against the state and Newtown Township awards 1.5 million to a nurse injured by a 1971 Bryn Mawr Avenue ice patch. The ruling urges towns to police state highways, report hazards to PennDOT, and prepare for insurance impacts from rising claims.
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Delaware County
State Code of Transportation
Newtown Township
Bryn Mawr Avenue
Newtown
Penndot
Saw Mill Road
Cooperation aims for senior center in Upper Chichester
The Sun Oil Company donated a one acre parcel near Market Street and Johnson Avenue valued at about $20,000 to township officials for a senior citizen center. The project will use $225,000 in federal community development funds, reflecting strong cooperation among federal, state, and local officials, business leaders, and workers. Sun Oil’s Marcus Hook refinery assistant manager Kenneth Goodrich said the company will be around long term, with about 50 new hires since January and more expected, signaling optimism amid national gloom.
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Chichester
Sun Oil Company
Market Street
Johnson Avenue
Sun
Kenneth Goodrich
Sun Oil
Marcus Hook
Almanac note for June 3 1980 and historical events
Almanac entry for Tuesday June 3 1980 notes the 155th day of the year with 211 to follow and the moon nearing last quarter. It lists notable events including the 1937 wedding of the Duke of Windsor to Mrs Ellis Warfield Simpson, the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation completion, the 1963 death of Pope John XXIII, and the 1965 Gemini 4 spacewalk by Ed White and Jim McDivitt.
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England
Ellis Warfield Simpson
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Dunkirk
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Pope John XXII
Ed White
Jim McDivitt
Delegates Split Over Grant at National Republican Convention
100 years ago Delaware County delegate Amos Gartside joined 23 Pennsylvania delegates in Chicago opposing Gen. U S Grant for the presidency. Decoration Day incidents saw several boys free dogs from Sandy Bottom dog pound and dog catcher William Scull take on detective duties. Dr. I N Kerlin of Media attends AMA session in NYC. Aaron Dutton of Lower Chichester dies at 67. Thomas Bell arrested in Highland Avenue incident.
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Amos Gartside
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Chicago
U. S.grant
Sandy Bottom
Chester Creek
William Scull
I. N.kerlin
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Media
New York City
American Medical Association
Aaron Dutton
Lower Chichester Township
Thomas Bell
South Chester
Highland Avenue
Residents Oppose Norwood Dispatch Withdrawal to County System
A reader letter argues against Ridley Park Glenolden and others leaving Norwood Dispatch for the County Dispatch citing risk, delay and 911 issues. It notes county overload, loss of direct emergency lines and portable radio problems, urging council unity to preserve local service.
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Times
Ridley Park
Glenolden
Norwood Dispatch
County Dispatch
Police and Fire Service
Norwood
Prospect Park
Tinicum
Chester
County
Norwood Borough Hall
Ricks
Kilkenney
Turner's chop shop case eyed for sentence review
Delaware County Court will reconsider Clark W. Turner's sentence on June 5. A victim urges the court to reject a lighter penalty for Turner, who ran a large chop shop and tampered with public records to resell parts. The letter stresses property crime seriousness and calls for deterrence against affluent defendants.
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Delaware County Court
Clark W. Turner
Turner
Ridley Commissioners Must Work Together Says Resident
A Ridley Township resident writes after a May 21 commissioners meeting accusing several officials of poor representation and urging unity. He criticizes the handling of the Cable TV contract and questions President Joseph Cronin s actions delaying copies to all members. He warns the township s future hinges on cooperation among all nine commissioners.
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Times
Ridley Township
Joseph Cronin
Ridley Township Police Superintendent Dismissal Raises Questions
A Ridley Township board of commissioners dismissed the police superintendent at an April meeting without prior discussion. Officials cite economy, though the position was in the 1980 budget, and retirement benefits and allowances complicate cost. Civil service rules and FOP reaction appear unclear as concerns mount about politicizing the department and protecting public safety.
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Board of Commissioners
Civil Service Commission
Order of Police
Economic policy nostalgia in a reshaped GOP age
Galbraith recalls a generous era of policy making as GNP rose steadily. The piece contrasts Jack Horner advocates who favor minimal regulation with Simple Simon advocates who want stable, generous pie growth, highlighting Wanniski and the Laffer Curve influence in Reagan era economics.
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John Kenneth Galbraith
America
Commerce Department
Jack Horners
Simons
Ronald Reagan
Jude Wanniski
Wanniski
Wall Street Journal
Laffer
Arthur Laffer
Pie and profits in the Laffer curve debate
Melvin Maddocks reviews critics of supply side economics led by the Laffer curve. Wanniski argues tax cuts grow the pie, Thurow warns revenue losses and growing needs, while Jack Horner and Simple Simon symbolize appetites for goodies. The piece questions consumerism as life’s goal and urges balance beyond economics.
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Frank Sinatra
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