Tinicum volunteers praised for aiding Essington blast rescue
Tinicum officials honored volunteer firefighters who helped at the DeFinizio Imports explosion in Essington. Essington Fire Chief Walter Lee and Tinicum leaders praised firefighters from Scott Paper and Esschem Chemicals, plus crews from Essington Lester and other departments, who rushed to aid the injured as a 40 foot blaze roared.
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Harry Maitland
Daily Times
Tinicum
DeFinizio Imports Inc
Essington
Walter Lee
Robert Lythgoe
Nicholas Canzanese
Lester Fire Cos
Scott Paper Co. Research and Development Annex
Esschem Chemicals Co
Lee
Delaware County
Esschem
Victims of Essington blast update on hospital status
One of the victims of Thursday's Essington explosion, Gary Russell, 35, was released from Crozer-Chester Medical Center on Saturday. Ten others were injured, while Linda Salvucci, 38, remains in stable condition at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. Fire officials continue investigating a possible leak from an underground fuel tank.
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Upland
Essington
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Gary Russell
Philadelphia
Linda Salvucci
Broomall
Thomas Jefferson
AT&T Directory Assistance changes take effect June 5 1987
AT&T announces a tariff change effective June 5 1987 adding a 60 cent charge for calls from the United States mainland to 809 directory assistance. Two free DA calls per billing period apply to 809 area and related regions for Long Distance and WATS customers, with two numbers per DA call and other charges unchanged.
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At&t
United States
Canada
Wide Area Telecommunications Service
WATS
Puerto Rico
US. Virgin Islands
At&t Wats
Chester Proposes Shared District Heating System
The Chester Division of City Planning backs a 28-property district heating plan costing about 9 million dollars to replace PECO heat with cheaper energy. A six month study funded by a 32000 dollar Governor's Energy Council grant and conducted by Burns and Roe concluded feasibility, with initial fuel from Scott Paper cogeneration and future energy from a proposed recycling plant. The project would serve Penn Shipbuilding Widener University Chester Upland School District and public housing among others.
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Daily Times
Chester
Division of City Planning
Philadelphia Electric Co
Planning Division
Steve Merriken
Merriken
Governor’s Energy Council
Montgomery
Burns and Roe, Inc
Oradell
N.J
Penn Shipbuilding
Widener University
Chester Upland School District
Scott Paper
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