Unsuccessful Whittlesey bid ends in heavy debt
Faith R. Whittlesey campaign committee faces more than 42000 debt after spending about 180000 to lose the Republican lieutenant governor nomination. Scranton won, Spingler reports debts, loans, and last minute ad pushes reveal a costly, name recognition driven campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D. Ellis
Harrisburg
Faith R. Whittlesey
Whittlesey
William W. Scranton
State Election Bureau
William A. Spingler
Spingler
Fisher
Betres
Faith
Warden
M & M Displays
Philadelphia
T.L. Reimer Advertising Agency
Pennsylvania
Deborah Ann Hope
Evenly Yancoski
Merle Green
Patricia L. Brittingham
Rochford
S. J. McEwen
Scranton
Haabestad Likely GOP State Chair In Harrisburg Fray
Delaware County Councilman Harold F. Haabestad appears poised to be elected Republican State Chairman as a floor fight looms among Haabestad Thornburgh and outgoing chair Richard Filling. The Central Pennsylvania Republican Conference failed to back Filling in a Friday caucus, signaling weakening support and a bid to avert a floor battle. Dauphin County chair Robert Dick noted 18 counties would caucus to forge an agreement ahead of today’s vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold D. Ellis
Harrisburg
Delaware County
Harold F
Bud) Haabestad
Sta
Haabestad
GOP
Richard Thornburgh
Richard Filling
Filling
Central Pennsylvania
Robert Dick
Dauphin County
H. Jack Seltzer
Lebanon County
House
Henry G. Hager
Williamsport
Senate
Thornburgh
State Committee
Food safety check praises county factory's hygiene
A six man DER team taste tested Delaware County's multi million dollar food factory and gave it a clean bill of health rating processing areas highly hygienic and safe from a bacteriological view. They recommended minor palatability improvements and electrical outlets near assembly lines to aid workers. Complaints about spoiled fowl prompted the visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
State Department of Envionmental Resources
DER
Delaware County
Anthony Spinelli
Norristown
Spinelli
Rain in afternoon with thundershowers forecast
National weather bulletin notes partly cloudy skies this afternoon with a chance of thundershowers and highs from 80 to 85. Details on page 2. Beef prices may rise sharply by year end as economists flag a possible 23 percent increase. USDA data show May prices at $1.71 a pound, up from $1.63 in April. May 1978 beet prices jump 23.7 percent from May 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Local Door Fire Forces Family From 1002 Brookwood Lane
A Glenolden borough man Basil R. Kershner and his 14 year old daughter Patti fled their home at 1002 Brookwood Lane after a front door blaze. Both were treated for minor injuries at Taylor Hospital Ridley Park. Investigators work to determine the cause of the 5 a.m. fire. Pop concerts at Springfield Mall feature Dixieland Jazz Al Raymond's Big Band Sound and appearances by Al Alberts and the Original Four Aces through Father’s Day weekend.
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Glenolden
Brookwood Lane
Basil R. Kershner
Eo Patti
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
Springfield Mall
Springfield
al Raymond
al Alberts
Four Aces
Delaware County All Star Game Sparked by Third Quarter Win
North exploded in the third quarter to defeat Delaware County in the High School Football All Star Game on Friday. Details appeared on pages 9 and 10. A separate Providence Road crash closed the roadway for over four hours after a pickup struck a utility pole at 2:30 a.m. Randell Treml, 24, Swarthmore. three others were hospitalized and later released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doylestown
Judy Carne
Cyag
Iss Carne
Doylestown Hospital
Shirley Belt
Miss Carne
NBC
Cincinnnati
Robert Bergman
Ms. Belt
ePusey House
North
Providence
Providence Road
Philadelphia Electric Co
Randell Treml
Greenway Road
Swarthmore
Riddle Hospital
Middletown
Aard Samara
Fur Ragnae
Thorunn Valsdottir
Iceland
DuPont blast at Chambers Works injures worker across river
An explosion at DuPont Chambers Works in Deepwater New Jersey seriously burned a 27 year old worker from Carneys Point and sent fumes across the Delaware River to Wilmington Delaware. The injured man Hugh Refferty was taken for burn treatment as police reported eye irritation from the chemical odor. The blast involved phenol glycidyl ether used for dye production and the blaze was extinguished by plant workers with no outside help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deepwater
N.J
DuPont Chambers Works
Delaware River
Wilmington
Del
Salem Memorial Hospital
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Upland
Salem Memorial
Hugh Refferty
Carneys Point
Crozer-Chester
Refferty
New Jersey
Delaware
du Pont
Robert Shinn
Edward Fogg
Walter Ashing
Willow Run
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Haverford
Samuel T. Fisher
Richard F. Betres
Malvern
Panama
Jimmy Carter
Omar Torrijos
Panama City
Faith Whittlesey
Food Factory
DEA
Fair Acres
Philadelphia Jaycees
Men of
Whittlesey Committee
Judy Andrew
Andrew
Devon
Montgomery County
Neweoe
Barton A. Fields
Election Bureau
Robert Grant
Bureau
Justice Department
Times
Cleveland
U.S. Treasury Department
Steel Service Center Institute
Daily Times
Index
Seeedoentocenee
DuPont
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