Upper Darby Demo resigns leadership amid vote
Upper Darby voters gather at Cavanagh's Pilgrim Gardens Tuesday to choose a new Democratic Committee chair. Gloria Gormley, elected in 1976, will not run and endorses Joseph Cowland, while Richard Lacey also seeks the post. Cowland wins support for cooperation with Fernando Vitelli.
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Peggy Cherpack
Gloria Gormley
Cavanagh
Fernando Vitelli
Vitelli
Gormley
Joseph Cowland
Richard Lacey
Eggsperiment at Chichester High School Teaches Parenthood
Chichester High School juniors Pam Lyons and Kevin Lewandowski joined a health class project pairing eggs to simulate parenting. Each couple cared for a raw egg two weeks, keeping diaries and naming the egg. The exercise revealed the real demands of parenthood, with some couples sharing duties 60-40 or 50-50 and others learning they are not ready for kids.
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Pam Lyons
Kevin Lewandowski
Eggy Lou
Pam
Kevin
Health Education
Charles Carroll
Chichester
Carroll
Karen Sennett
Alexandra
Debbie Woodruff
Conchester Highway Westbound Closed for Drain Repair
Conchester Highway is closed to westbound traffic between I-95 and Route 452 in Upper Chichester starting today through Friday. Detour directs westbound drivers to detour south on I-95 and use Route 452. A damaged drain pipe under the highway is being repaired.
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Upper Chichester
Earthquake Shakes Japan. Tokyo Injuries Reported
A strong earthquake jolted central and northern Japan with initial reports of injuries in the Tokyo area from falling objects and broken glass. Two freight trains derailed near Sendai, a tidal wave warning issued for the northeast coast, epicenter under the Pacific off Miyagi Prefecture.
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Sendai
Central Meteorological Agency
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Miyagi Prefecture
State College woman crowned Miss Pennsylvania in Altoona
Charmaine Rose Kowalski, 22, of State College, captured Miss Pennsylvania title in Altoona and plans medical school at Penn or Hershey. She will represent Pennsylvania in the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City this September and then tour at fairs and formal events for a year.
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Charmaine Rose Kowalski
State College
Atlantic City
N.J
Penn
University of Pennsylvania
Hershey Medical Schools
Ms. Kowalski
Penn State University
Thornburgh Proud of Heinz Backing in GOP Primary
Richard Thornburgh, the Republican gubernatorial candidate, says he is proud of the Heinz family backing his campaign. Pete Flaherty accused him of being a front man for the Heinzs after Thornburgh’s report showed two Heinz family members funded about 20 percent of the May 16 primary budget.
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Richard Thornburgh
Heinz
Thornburgh
Pete Flaherty
Heinz Family
Flaherty
Barbecuers Face Higher Prices Across Pennsylvania
In 12 Pennsylvania cities a AP survey shows chopped chuck price increases of 10 to 40 cents per pound since last month in nine cities. All beef franks rose six to 20 cents per pound since May in early cities as beef supplies tighten and prices hover well below January 1977 base.
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Harrisburg
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
Earl
Politicians praise Tinicum Marsh preservation effort
U S Senator John Heinz and U S Representative Robert Edgar joined Tinicum Marsh supporters for a ceremony at Tinicum Environmental Center. They accepted framed photos for sponsoring legislation to create and fund a national park. Community groups CARP and the League of Women Voters organized the event with hiking, picnicking and fishing attended by about 100 people.
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Robert Edgar
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Tinicum Environmental Center
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Malcolm ‘McVicker
Margot Hunt
Pennsylvania League of Women Voters
Mike Finn
Schweiker
Jean Diehl
Tinicum
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