Pharmacists Boycott Medicaid Prescriptions In Delaware County
Delco druggists may refuse to fill Medicaid prescriptions after June 30 as a new state contract with DPW goes into effect. Local pharmacists oppose vague terms, privacy concerns, and unclear fee guarantees, prompting many to withdraw from the program before July 1 with 1981 opt‑in for some providers. The Delaware County Pharmaceutical Association warned patients of possible shortages and urged contacting the governor’s hotline for updates.
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Trisha Cofsell
Ricardo
Delaware County Pharmaceutical Association
Delaware County
Department of Welfare
Thornburgh seeks federal funds for Wade site cleanup
Gov. Dick Thornburgh urged Pennsylvania's congressional delegation to back federal superfund legislation to fund cleanup of the Wade site in Chester and other hazardous waste dumps. A partial Wade cleanup costing $650,000 is near finish, but $3 million more is needed. 2,600 drums removed, 8,600 remnants remain, with state funds exhausted.
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Harold D. Ellis
Harrisburg Bureau
Harrisburg
Dick Thornburgh
Pennsylvania
Wade
Chester
Thornburgh
Front and
Flower Streets
Commodore Barry Bridge
State Department of Environment Resources
DER
Keith Welks
Rollins Environmental Services Inc
New Jersey
Welks
Delaware River
Governor to sign budget amid $40 million rescissions
Harrisburg officials expect Gov. Dick Thornburgh to sign a $6.8 billion state budget for 1980-81 after trimming at least $40 million to balance the books. Spokesman Nick DeBenedictis said the signing would occur at an afternoon ceremony. The plan covers July 1 start with revenue holes blamed on a prolonged recession and reduced business taxes. Major cuts likely include $11.2 million added to reimburse municipalities for police and fire protection.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Dick Thornburgh
Nick DeBenedictis
Robert Wilburn
Thornburgh
DeBenedictis
General Assembly
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Rollermarket on Wheels Serves Blind and Handicapped
Chester's Store on Wheels operates in a former school bus run by Vincent Bonacquisti and his son Ernie. The mobile grocery serves disabled residents from East End to West End including Stinson Tower on Arbor Drive. Customers, often blind or handicapped, rely on companions to handle cash and shopping.
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Harry Maitland
Daily Times
Chester
Chester’s
Vincent Bonacquisti
Franklin Rescue Squad
Franklin Fire Co
Ernie
East End
West End
Stinson Tower
15Th Street
Arbor Drive
Delaware County
Alvania Association For the Blind
PAB
Bonacquisti
Ernie Bonacquisti
MacDade Boulevard
Woodlyn
Ridley Lee Wheels
Bert Hodge
Edward Hampton
Ves Bonacquisti
Delinquent McClatchy Faces Tax Crackdown by School Board
Upper Darby School Board finance chair Joseph Zoll blasts John McClatchy for not paying school taxes and urges full payment with penalties. He warns of foreclosures and listing delinquent taxpayers as a potential consequence while noting a $250,000 fund balance shortfall and an added millage in the $26 million budget. The meeting also trims staff and considers busing cuts as it plans further budget reductions before June 30 adoption.
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Linda Reilly
Daily Times
Upper Darby — School Board
Joseph Zoll
John McClatchy
Zoll
McClatchy
John H. McClatchy
Zolli
Michael Maines
DuPont to lay off 180 at Edgemoor plant
DuPont will suspend about 180 of the Edgemoor plant’s 800 workers over six months starting June 27 due to a drop in demand for titanium dioxide pigment used in paper plastic and paint. Line I will idle while Line II remains in operation as workers retrain and seek internal or external opportunities.
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Wilmington
Del
DuPont Company
Edgemoor
John F. Kane
Kane
Moor
DuPont
House rejects push to require voice voting in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg the House defeated a bid by Rep. William DeWeese to change rules and require daily presence to be recorded by voice vote. The 111-71 vote blocks a plan to end ghost or absentee voting where members not in the chamber are counted if others record their presence on the master roll.
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Harrisburg
Tragedy In Boothwyn As Car Flips After 8:30 PM
A 13 year old Boothwyn girl, Sherry Shank of Whitney Avenue, died from massive head injuries when a four wheel drive SUV flipped on a dirt hill near the township police station on Furey Road. Four others fled uninjured after the crash. Water tastes better after Chester Water Authority treatment for algae in Octarara Reservoir. Authorities say the water is safe and near normal after carbon neutralizing the algae.
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Upper Chichester
Boothwyn
Furey Road
Anthony Mastro
Sherry Shank
Whitney Ave
Mastro
Chester Water Authority
CWA
Octarara
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Walt Chernokal
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Store On Wheels
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SEPTA
North Coen
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