Guard shoots attacker during Chester plant robbery
A security guard at Baldt Inc Anchor and Chain Division in Chester shot a gunman during a 2 a.m. robbery after the intruder pressed a pistol to the guard’s head. Troy Richardson, 20, of Gartside Court, William Penn Homes, died at Crozer Chester Medical Center after a stomach wound. A second intruder remains at large.
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Chester
John Mullen
Baldt Inc
West Sixth
Butler Streets
Burns International Security Services
Philadelphia
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland
Troy Richardson
Gartside Court
William Penn Homes
Chester Housing Authority
Richardson
Upper Darby weighs closing schools amid rental questions
Upper Darby School Board accepted the superintendent’s recommendation and formed a committee to study closing a school in 1983. If the district can rent offices to Delaware County Memorial Hospital, staff may relocate. else funding problems could force closures. Enrollment declined by 329 from 1981 to 1982 with another estimated drop of 300 upcoming.
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Upper Darby
Michael Maines
State Department of Education
Delaware County Memorial Hospital
Maines
Heinz Heinz Heinz Chester town meeting focuses on jobs and shipyard
About 100 Chester residents pressed Senator John Heinz on jobs at his first town meeting in the city. He cited the USS Iowa overhaul plan and dramatic shipyard job declines, touting a Section 503 center certification and SBA loans to aid small firms.
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Chester
Delaware
John Heinz
Iowa
Penn Shipbuilding
Heinz
Delaware County Economics Center
Small Business Administration
Johnnie Monroe
Reagan
Robbery on Whitby Avenue Near Longacre Boulevard
Kevin Johnson of Longacre Boulevard was robbed at gunpoint by two Black males while walking home from a bus stop in southwest Philadelphia. The assailants fled with $200, keys, a radio, and an automatic bank card. one carried a nickel plated .22 pistol. Police report.
Garnet Valley Directors Review 1982-83 Proposal
Concord reports Garnet Valley school directors will review the proposed 1982 83 budget plan and invite attendance from Aes or other stakeholders amid upcoming board session.
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Concord
Garnet Valley
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Myron J. Blankley
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Gary Satchell
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Satchell
Darby Township
Alfred Fraim
Oak Avenue
Oak Lane
Fraim
Heinz — Jobs
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