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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1980
Page
6
The Chester Times began in 1876 in Delaware County, becoming The Daily Times by 1980 under editor H. L. Schwartz III and managing editor William M. Caufield. The independent paper carried the legacy of local reporting in the region.
State Senate approved measure to track hazardous wastes from producer to disposal site and stiffen penalties. It would allow DER to select dumping sites and raise fines to 500000 a day with up to 20 years imprisonment. Bill faces House veto debates, county approval clashes, and industry lobbying over spill responsibility.
Melvin Maddocks surveys debates on lawn care fueling satire and ecology. Phyllis Battalle and Lorrie Otto champion the wild yard while Stephen Harrigan defends mowing as purpose and pleasure. The piece weighs lawn as cultural stance and questions if politics can spread from grass to all life.
A century ago the Continental Hotel in Philadelphia installed electric light, replacing 144 gas burners with two Brush Electric lights. The proprietor notes major gas bill savings and estimates one cent per hour per light. County hotels watch closely as Wanamker Brown advertise Chester goods. Local items include strawberry crops, a $5 reward for a missing chicken, and a mix of past events in Chester and Media.
A Chester reader argues against relocating the District Welfare Office from 7th and Sproul Streets, Chester, to Media, noting travel barriers for clients from Norwood to Parkside and the existing Chester offices. They cite transportation problems, the need for work registration, and savings by staying in Chester, urging officials to consider constituents over landlords or bureaucrats.
A letter to The Times from Newtown Square Volunteer Fire Company rebuts a Havertown based EMT Ambulance Service campaign claiming emergency readiness. The volunteer group stresses its 100 percent volunteer status, 1,000 annual calls with two thirds emergencies, and a $7.50 per family annual subscription, urging continued local support and criticizing privatization.
Ridley Park residents are urged to attend the borough council meeting Tuesday June 10 at 8 p.m. in the borough hall. The airing topic is Norwood Radio Dispatch versus County Radio Dispatch, with concerns over loss of the 911 number, personal caller-dispatch contact, potential tax increases, and life safety implications.
A reader defends robust candidate debates and criticizes narrowed questions at forums. She cites Congressman Edgar as willing to answer, contrasts with opponents seeking podium rules, and hopes The Times urges truly engaging debates beyond partisan crowds. Mrs. James Kinard Lester.
Almanac notes June 6 1980 is the 158th day with 208 left. It marks birth of Nathan Hale in 1755 and historical events including the 1933 Camden theater opening, D-Day cross-Channel invasion, a 1972 coal mine explosion with over 425 deaths, and 1974 Hearst bank robbery indictment.
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