Runaway birds tale has a happy ending
Brian Papp recounts losing his two parrots after crashing into a clothesline. Pete and L.B. landed with the Churn family on Weir Road in Aston, were cared for, and after an ad and verification, they were returned. Papp, engaged and about to marry, vows the birds stay indoors with him from now on.
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Daily Times
Aston
Brian Papp
Polly
Papp
Pete
L.B
Weir Road
Kelly Churn
Kelly
Margaret Churn
Evicted Welfare Recipient Appeals to City Council
Abel Bryant, a welfare recipient, faced eviction after two months of unpaid rent when his front door was padlocked. Mayor Joe Battle advised shelter options and wrote a letter to the Community Action Agency requesting emergency rent assistance for Bryant. About 25 residents pressed the council on housing, unemployment, and welfare issues. Welfare Rights member Josephine Hood urged an eviction moratorium.
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Chester
Abel Bryant
Joe Battle
Bryant
Community Action Agency
Battle
Josephine Hood
Welfare Rights
Two Charged in Motel Heist at Carletti's Home Plate
Chester Township police report 24 year old Enrique Ramos and 23 year old Esmeralda Santiago arrested after they were caught removing furniture, an air conditioner, bedspreads and sheets from a motel room. They held the night manager at gunpoint as they fled in a green Ford coupe. A .25 caliber pistol was found in the car. cash seized totaled 241 dollars though its theft status is unconfirmed. They face burglary theft weapons charges and related counts and are held on 7,000 bail each pending preliminary hearing.
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Enrique Ramos
East 10Th Street
Esmeralda Santiago
Green Street
Chester
Carletti
Home Plate
John Easton
Ramos
Easton
Santiago
C. Walter McCray Jr
Brookhaven
Elderly man robbed after wallet surrender in Delaware County
Police report an elderly man, Henry Long, 59, was approached by five youths at West Third and Lampkin streets Tuesday evening. After Long surrendered his $20 wallet, a strike to his face sent him to Crozer-Chester Medical Center for treatment.
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Chester
Henry Long
West Fourth Street
West Third
Lampkin Streets
Long
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Upland
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Delaware County Community College
Clifton Heights
Wyncliffe Avenue
Clifton Field
Mary C. Natale
Wyncliffe
Prospect Park
Interboro School Board
Borough Recreation Board
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Moore's Lake Field
Philadelphia Electric
Ridley Township
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