Heating oil costs soar for Delaware County firms
Delaware County firms face steep heating cost increases as EPA and DER limits push users to switch to higher quality Nos. 4 5 and 6 oil. The Oct 1 cutoff will raise fuel bills for Sun Co. Inc. Marcus Hook refinery and Scott Paper Co. buildings, with residential oil mixing reducing supply for homes.
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Harry Maitland
State Department of Environmental Resources
DER
Parry
Sun Co. Inc
Marcus Hook
Scott Paper Co
Chester
California Proposition 13 Could Cut Property Taxes in Half
Pre election polls show Prop 13 likely to pass in California, trimming the average property tax bill from about 1400 to 600 dollars per year. Homeowners back the ballot measure amid anticipated tax relief.
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California
Los Angeles
Police Chief Survives Attempted Nighttime Shooting
In Darby Township a sniper shot at Police Chief William A. Johnson, shattering the window of his private car. Johnson escaped injury and said informants remain silent as investigators pursue a rare lead in the April 20 incident.
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Darby Township
William A. Johnson
Johnson
Cavern legislation moves in state Congress after Marcus Hook blast
In Harrisburg fast action aims to grant state regulators authority over man made underground caverns storing petrochemicals. Major bills differ on which agency oversees rules with DER to issue permits for new caverns and assure rock stability and leakage safeguards.
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Harold D. Ellis
Times
Harbourg Bureau
Harrisburg
BELL
Department of Envirnmental Resources
DER
Garzia
State of Labor and Industry
L&i
Upper Darby Budget OK'd with Flat Real Estate Taxes
Upper Darby school board unanimously approved the 1978-79 budget totaling 23,040,813 dollars with real estate taxes set at 144.55 mills per thousand. The vote drew comments from board members about limited input and the unchanged tax rate as police reported burglaries at J&R Restaurant and Elizabeth Doemling's Florist, plus thefts at Bonds Department Store and Stan's Hardware. A Philadelphia woman faces a June 12 preliminary hearing for attempting to use a stolen credit card at Silo Audio World.
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Upper Darby
Theresa Furey
Mary Black
Edward Knorr
Ms. Black
Upper Darby — Township
J&r Restaurant
Baltimore Pike
Elizabeth Doemling
N. Union Ave
Bonds Department Store
Bond
State
Lansdowne Roads
Stanley Alexander
Stan’s Hardware Store
Garrett Road
Jaye
Philadelphia
Jean Hutchins
Silo Audio World
Market St
Ms. Hutchins
Mabel Forde
Visa
Ms. Forde
Darby cabdriver shot. funeral held for Kenneth Curry
Kenneth Curry a 50 year old Havertown cab driver was shot June 1 at the SEPTA loop near 9th and Main Streets. Benjamin George 34 Colwyn turned himself in and was arraigned on criminal homicide murder voluntary manslaughter aggravated assault and related charges. Curry’s funeral was held at Donahue Funeral Home Upper Darby and he was buried in Philadelphia Memorial Park. George is in Darby County Prison without bail as police continue to investigate whether the shooting was accidental or the result of an argument. Curry is survived by a wife two daughters a son a brother a sister his mother and two grandchildren. He had lived in Havertown for five years previously Glenolden.
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Harrisburg
Morris H. Wolff
Philadelphia
State Liquor Control Board
Wolff
Shapp
Daniel Pennick
Edward Rendell
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Michael O’pake
D-Berks
Emery
SEPTA
9Th and
Main Sts
Dela Cab Co
Curry
George
John Laskey
Mildred Davison
Kenneth Jr
Upper Darby
Linda Beavers
West Chester
Donna Curry
Collingdale
Richard
Bowling Green
Ohio
Robbery at Backyard Says North Crest Man Targeted
A 24 year old man, David Burlew, was robbed at gunpoint Sunday in his backyard on Chinichillia Drive near Naamans Road. The assailant, a white man in his 20s over six feet, forced Burlew to the ground, took $30, and fled on foot.
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Claymont
David Burlew
Chinichillia Drive
North Crest
Naamans Road
Burlew
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