No fraud found in sample ballot dispute in 7th district race
District Attorney Frank Hazel and the Delaware County Republican Finance Committee deny fraud in May primary sample ballots. Diachenko, defeated by Eugene Kane for the 7th district GOP nomination, alleges deception but Hazel cites a thorough probe finding no violation. Diachenko weighs civil or federal action. lawyers and costs cited.
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Delaware
Hazel
Kane
U.S
Robert W. Edgar
7Th
Marple
Diachenko
Raymond Burrows
Finance Committee
Republican Party
Committee
Federal Election Commission
In Other Times McGovern Sells $1 Boys Suits
A historical note recalls McGovern offering boys suits for a dollar at 9 West 3rd Street near Delaware County Trust Company. It frames other period references from Media and Chester including local dignitaries and shopkeepers, along with a steamship conversion and a summer school closing in the borough.
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McGovern
George Glichen
Chester
George Wunderlich
Germany
Wunderlich
John E. McGovern
West 3Rd Street
Delaware County Trust Company
Robert J. Clements
Upper Chichester
Johnson Avenue
Winifred Isaacs
Ann Vaughan
Katherine Ford
Sue Byers
Albert H. Temple, Jr
Piasecki Helicopter Corp
Springfield
Mullica Hill
N. J
Howard J. Roberts
On This Date In History And Local Memories
Today marks June 5 1978 with notes on World War II events the 1917 draft board the Marshall Plan and 1961 Supreme Court case plus Six Day War and RFK shooting. It recalls 1976 Teton Dam floods 1968 Kennedy shooting and 1958 to 1968 regional happenings and a 1968-69 mix of local anniversaries.
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France
Europe
U.S. Supreme Court
Justice Department
Mideast
Israel
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Los Angeles
Teton
Idaho
Snake River Valley
U.S. Navy
Azores
South Vietnam
Cambodia
United States
South Korea
U.S
White House
Bill Moyers
National Space Agency
James Fletcher
Residents urge action as Springton Lake JHS sale feared
A letter to The Times argues the Rose Tree Media district should oppose selling Springton Lake Junior High School to a college planning dormitories for 600 to 800 students. It warns of higher taxes, overcrowded Penncrest ninth graders, traffic, utility burdens, and loss of community facilities, urging residents to attend meetings on June 8 and June 22.
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the Times
Rose Tree
Springton Lake
Springton Lake Junior High School
Rose Tree Media
Springton
Springton Lake Junior High
Penncrest
Providence Roads
Upper Providence Township
Democrat criticizes Henderson and calls for party unity in Delaware County
Tom Long of Drexel Hill urges Democrats to resign or be removed if they refuse to support the party ticket. He quotes Deloresann J. Henderson denying ties to Bob Edgar and accuses several committeepersons of withholding literature. He argues internal splits harm two party balance and anti corruption aims.
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the Times
Delaware County
Springfield 3Rd Ward
1St Precinct
Deloresann J. Henderson
Daily Times
Linda DeMeglio
Miss Henderson
Bob Edgar
Henderson
Tom Long
Drexel Hill
Edgar
Acting mayor appointment sparks political firestorm
City council chambers show Mayor Nacrelli under indictment for payoffs from Miller and Fontaine while Councilman Johnson faces obstruction charges. They appoint Captain Hamilton, investigated for perjury, as acting inspector replacing suspended Inspector Kinlow amid corruption probes, prompting calls for accountability and proper consult of Chief Hoopes.
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Times
Nacrelli
Miller
Fontaine
Clinton Johnson
Hamilton
Police Dept
Kinlow
Hoopes
Mind over Moscow shows as Africans drift in cold war
A columnist argues the United States should pursue other strategies than force or empty detente to influence Africa amid Soviet expansion using Cuban troops. He criticizes the Russian record for alienating allies and favors a smarter approach that avoids direct head-to-head conflict.
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Cornwall Bridge
Conn
Soviet “Socialist Republics
United States of America
Africa
Europe
Academy
United States
Ussr
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A Times
Chester Times
Central States Publishing, Inc
Ralph Ingersoll
Rufus F. Walker Jr
Lewiell Winkler
Clifford Rainey
Donald T. Beideman
Halus Ewing
Charles R. Williamson
Media
John A. Wallace
Samuel Leeds
John Fountain
Jonathan Johnson
John Wetherill
Upland
Saratoga
Roach
Cramp’s Shipyard
Anna M. Walter
THE
Associated Press
Billy Keeth
West 6Th Street
Charles H. Hubbard
Florida
W. Gilbert Condit
Glenolden Congregational Church
Joseph P. Smith
Church of St. Gabriel
Norwood
Barbara of
Chester High School
Hahnemann Medical College
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Charles L. Rossman
S. M
St. James High School
Chaminade High School
Mineola
N. Y
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