Hibberd Resigns From Media Borough Council Post
Media Borough Council member Hibberd resigns citing a one man government as the reason. He said he submitted the resignation to the borough office and will serve as a citizen. The move follows disputes over council leadership and recent police chief changes.
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Hibberd
Hershey
Pennsylvania
Media — Borough Council
Walter H. Hibberdlants
Delaware
Anita
Paul L.spowburd
Haverford Clark
The
Daily Times
Media Borough Council
Baker
Gleaver Baker
Council
Gunnar H. Jorgensen
Thomas J. Bruton
Hibber
City Youth Arrested In Assault
Chester police arrested 17 year old Richard Pierce after a patrol officer saw him assault a woman at Melrose and Morton Avenues. Pierce, of 700 block W South Street, was charged with assault and highway robbery and ordered to appear at a 10 am Monday Juvenile Aide hearing before Captain Laverne Rambo.
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Chester
Melrose
Morton Aves
Richard Vincent
Morton Avenues
Vincent
Richard Pierce
Sth
Margaret Lesny
Morton Ave
Pierce
Laverne Rambo
Chain Collision Injures Woman in Collingdale Four cars involved
Police report a chain collision at Chester Pike and MacDade Blvd in Collingdale at 1 20 am injuring a woman. Carl H Ismery of Sharon Hill says brake failure caused his car to rear end a third vehicle. Darby resident Elizabeth Yingling sustained a shoulder and knee injury.
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Collingdale
Chester Pike
MacDade Blvd
Carl H. Ismery
Clifton Ave
Sharon Hill
Emery
Eligabeth
Yingling
Darby
Fitzgerald Mewy Hosta
Cowboy Gives Up Guns Comic Strips Dropped
A wave of gun violence backlash follows RFK assassination. Rex Allen quits guns, Greensboro Daily News halts Dick Tracy and Little Orphan Annie, and a 1929 gangster re-enactment is canceled. Stores shift to peaceful toys while law enforcement destroys seized firearms. California students reform for stricter gun laws.
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New York
Rex Allen
Midwest
Allen
Dick Tracy
Greensboro
N.C
Daily News
Burnaby
B.C
George Patey
Minneapolis
Richland
Wash
Donnie
Eiian
Duane
Evian
Tampa
Fla
Malcolm Beard
Movie Bandits Loot Drive-In Safe Near Albany
Thieves stole 500 Friday from a safe at a nearby Albany drive-in theater. Police received a report amid a string of post midnight robberies and are reviewing surveillance footage. No injuries reported.
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Albany
Building DisputeHeadedTo Court Over West Chester Pike Site
Dr. Salem Harris Lamish contests Haverford Township zoning board denial of variances for a proposed three story office building on West Chester Pike near Stanton Road. The site currently holds six apartments and four offices, to be replaced. variances seek parking and a 10 foot rear buffer instead of 25 feet. Judge John V. Diggins ordered transcript of testimony before en banc hearing.
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West Chester Pike
Stanton Road
Haverford Ver
John V. Diggins
Salem Harris Lamish
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Teller Foils Bank Holdup at Delaware County Bank
A female teller at Delaware County National Bank Brandywine Summit branch thwarted a drive in holdup when a man handed a note claiming a bomb and demanded money. Theresa Costantini, in her 30s, dropped to the floor and activated the alarm around 1:30 p.m. No injuries reported. State police investigated.
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County National Bank
Brandywine Summit
Route 202
Baltimore Pike
Harold E. Lentz
Elwyn Barracks
Middletown
Theresa Costantini
Weather Wrap and Suspect Description Update
Lentz reports 24 hour temperatures and precipitation in today’s weather wrap. Police say a would be robber fled in a yellowish green convertible with a dirty white top. the suspect is in his early 20s, brown jacket, last seen near Exton Barracks as helicopters searched the area.
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Lentz
Exton
Youth Hearing on Rape Shifted to Juvenile Authorities
Chester police report a 42 year old woman was abducted at knifepoint with companions near Deshony Park on June 2. Bruce Garnett 17 and Raymond Towne send 17 were initially charged with rape assault with intent to ravish and aggravated assault and battery but were referred to juvenile authorities after being found to be juveniles. Police arrested them hours after the incident and the case was moved to juvenile authorities.
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Chester
Bruce Garnett
Ayars Place
Garnett
Ernest J. Burke
Assaul
Raymond ‘Townesend
Taylor ‘Terrace
Vana Wd
Deshony Park
Polies
Firemen Rescue Family From Rear Sundeck Fire
Fire crews saved a family from the rear sundeck after an early morning fire at 3:31 a.m. caused $8,000 damage to Harry A. Ryan’s brick home at 109 Clamar Ave. About 60 volunteers from Bon Air Manoa and Brookline fought the blaze for two hours, with the living room most damaged. Officials suspect a cigarette dropped on a sofa started the fire.
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Haverford
Harry A. Ryan
Clamar Ave
Lee Bates
Dems Form Council In County
The Delaware County Democratic Council forms with reps from two of ten districts. Haverford Township Committeeman John Mulligan is named from the 166th district and Dr. Arthur Cappiello from the 165th District. County Chairman Ernant C. Falcone says the body will aid policy and executive functions for the party. Other eight districts will select their representatives.
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Delaware County
Democratic
Haverford
John Mulligan
Springfield
Upper Darby
Arthur Cappiello
Ernant C. Falcone
Democratics
Falcone
Mule train reaches Atlanta after Maddox threat fail
The Poor People caravan of 100 people in 13 mule drawn wagons arrived near Atlanta on Interstate 20 after Governor Maddox backed away from arrest orders. State troopers and Atlanta police took over supervision outside city limits, with plans for a march on Hunter Street and a mass meeting at West Hunter Baptist Church.
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Atlanta, Ga
Poor People’s
Lester Maddox
Interstate 20
Atlanta
Maddox
Thant
Luglaal
George Royal
Pollice
Hunter Street
West Hunter Baptist Church
Poor People
Willie Bolden
J and
Mississippi
Lus
Alabama
Bolden
Douglas‘ville
Ralph David Abernativ
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
New Beauty Shop In Ridley Township Faces Legal Challenge
The co owner of a basement beauty shop at 1 Rogers St Ridley Park filed an appeal with the borough board of adjustment after work began without a variance or exception. The operator and tenant argue zoning code is unconstitutional while opponents say the use is commercial in a residential building. The board deferred ruling on the appeal.
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Ridley Park
Anthony Capozzoli
Lincoln
Ridley Township
Board of Adjustment
Donald J
John W. Wellman Orlowsky
Jan Win E. Li
Uren
A Orlowsky
Wellman
Rogers St
Swarthmore
a/AVe
Baltimore
Ohio Railroad
Ron
Canal Closes During Work Near Reedy Point Bridge
The Chesapeake and Delaware canal will close for 1 hour daily for construction near the Reedy Point drawbridge, between 9 a.m. and 7 a.m., Monday through Friday, linking the Delaware River and Chesapeake Bay for boat owners in Delaware County.
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Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
Delaware County
Delaware River
Chesapeake Bay
Reedy Pointed
City Bartender Shot in Chester
Chester bartender Oliver Florence, 52, was shot in the right side by a patron at a bar on 2nd and Kerlin Streets after Florence refused to serve drinks without payment. Florence, hospitalized in satisfactory condition at Chester Medical Center, described a tall man leaving after firing a .22 caliber pistol.
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Chester
Oliver Florence
W. and St
croter-Chester Medical Center
Upland
Florence
2Nd
Kerlin Sts
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