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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1969
Page
5
The Associated Press reports DDT is losing status as a miracle insecticide. States ban or limit use citing harm to fish birds and wildlife. Officials warn human risks remain unknown while some call for bans in homes and fields beginning next year. Alfred Hawkes notes osprey nesting declines likely tied to DDT.
President Nixon announced a July pay raise for nearly 5 million federal workers and military staff totaling 3.2 billion annually. The average 9.1 percent increase boosts white collar, Foreign Service, and VA medical personnel while clerical postal workers gain 4.1 percent. GS-18 tops at 33,495 dollars per year.
Folcroft School District adopted a $1.2 million budget for the 1969 70 year with one change from May. $20,000 moved from temporary funds to instruction to cover higher starting salaries raising teachers pay from 6000 to 6300. Tax rate up seven mills to 100 mills. Total budget 1,208,575, up 230,000 from last year.
Philadelphia firefighter James McAllister aged 44 died Tuesday after falling and being struck by the rear wheels of the pump er truck he rode on while responding to a false alarm. Authorities issued details of the tragedy.
The Pennsylvania Department of Highways relocates 122 affected properties in Ridley Township for the I 95 project. Eligible are 452 homeowner families 53 tenant families and 17 businesses. A relocation office at 409 Maddock St Crum Lynne operates Wednesdays 9 am to 4 30 pm and 6 to 8 pm. Samuel Herges explains relocation assistance and moving costs. Construction of the Mid county Expressway Blue Route begins tentatively in fall 1970.
Continued from page one the strike among hospital employees affected only part of the system. Green's forces led the action at certain area hospitals, while Haverford remained staffed. Haverford, opened about 12 years ago, houses 600 patients mainly from Delaware County.
A body found near Norwalk Reservoir in Wilton is being treated as a possible match to 10 year old Mary Mount who disappeared three weeks earlier. Police expect confirmation today and note the victim wore pink shorts and a pink blouse similar to Mary Mount's clothing. A white car was seen near Kiwanis Park around the time of the disappearance.
The Chester Water Authority awarded a $186 650 contract to Charles F. Smith & Son Inc for the Doctorate Treatment Plant facility construction and a $96 175 contract to Ches Mont Utilities of West Chester for 6 to 12 inch water mains construction.
Morton School District faces dissolution at July 1 with merger into Springfield District. Discussion centers on satellite feeding for Sidney Smedley School and bids for equipment, amid claims of authority issues after the district’s end. Attendees included Solicitor Lewis B. Beatty Jr and board member Bullard as they review funding and procedures.
Feranda Rivera, 17, of Bristol, drowned Tuesday after diving into a rocky area near the Bristol Wharf in the Delaware River. Herbert R. Stockwell, 26, a local diving enthusiast from Levittown, pulled the body from the water while pulling his boat from the river.
Cloudy conditions with temperatures near 80 today and mid 60s tonight. Five day forecast expects daytime highs in the upper 70s to 80s and nighttime lows in the upper 50s, with precipitation likely at the start of the period.
Lancaster based judge Samuel J. Roberts argued that harsh crime laws fail to stop crime. He urged protecting constitutional rights and backing local enforcement with better training and facilities.
Seven members of the United Mechanics Association who walked off their jobs at the Simoco Car Care Center Monday returned to work today. A Sun Oil Co spokesman said the workers made an agreement among themselves regarding the dispute, but he could not specify the dispute's details or the settlement value.
The Chester County Commissioners approved purchasing the 89 year old Memorial Hospital in West Chester for 910000, to renovate and house headquarters for several county agencies after the 100 bed facility closed in 1968.
Gov Nelson Rockefeller carries a tight security shield in Sao Paulo as Latin America tour reaches its hour long stay. Officials fear left and right wing groups, linked to recent bombings and bank robberies, could disrupt his visit before travels to Paraguay and Uruguay.
Glenolden and Norwood leaders realigned for the year starting July 1 1968 as Tinicum joins a new jointure. Richard Bateman becomes full time secretary at 12500 annually after resigning as part time secretary in November. Ray Russell elected treasurer at 1000 annually. The Continental Bank & Trust Co. to handle data processing for 4470 per year while remaining district depository. James McHenry and George Irrgang are reelected president and vice president.
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