Delco News Roundup Details Local Debates and Events
Philadelphia tax disputes spark remarks by Rep. Ryan during a long debate on 593. Explorer Post 850 trains youth in bike safety led by Hugh Bennett. Interboro High sends students to Germany and Greece under American Field Service. Local honors include Scott Hadfield’s athlete award and nursing program entries. Community meetings cover the Merchants Association and Swarthmore Recreation summer program.
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Matthew J. Ryan
Newtown
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Philadephia
Ryan
Oon
Interboro High School
Joan Schnell
Germany
Cathy O'Donnell
Greece
Teamsters Strike Looms Over County SCA Contract
County and SCA Services reached a contract converting Marple incinerator into a landfill transfer station risking layoffs for Marple plant workers. Union votes 83 to 3 to strike if no deal by Thursday as talks stall amid arson fire at nearby incinerator.
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SCA Services
Boston
Mass
Falcroft
Marple
Holiday Inn
Media
Arple
Chester
Betty Corrigan
The
Teamsters
SCA
Opera
Petaccio
Chester man sentenced in stabbing case
A 23 year old Chester man received an 11 1 2 to 23 month prison term for involuntary manslaughter tied to a November 14 1976 stabbing at the Village Cafe. Judge Edwin E. Lippincott ordered the sentence after a jury convicted him earlier. The emotional hearing drew relatives and friends from both sides.
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Chester
Stabbingicholas Capassa
14Th St
J. Kryka
Aston
Pres
Kryka
Edwin E. Lippincott
Lippincott
Family seeks housing as church limits aid and delays relief
The Gans family faces eviction and nonpayment issues after ten months in Chester. Local church officials and volunteers struggle with bureaucratic hurdles from CHA and government programs while offering temporary shelter and guidance through a weekend, with a plan to depart Monday unless family housing is found.
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McNeil
Chester Housing Authority
CHA
Muhammed Ahmed
Tignor
Gans
Church
Wrdersacion
Gans Enna
Curtis
Chester
Darby Township
Firecracker blast damages Aldan Elementary door
Aldan Borough police and fire officials probe an M-80 blast that shattered a reinforced cafeteria door at Aldan Elementary School. Police say the powerful device can cause serious injury or death and may have been brought into Pennsylvania from southern states.
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Aldan
Myron J. Blankley
S Blankley
Blankley
Merry Montella
Aldan Police Department
Pennsylvania
Woodlawn Avenue
Lansdowne Woman Blasts Amtrak After Derailment Delays
A Lansdowne resident criticized Amtrak for poor handling of a Metuchen derailment disruption. She described confusion at Rahway and New Brunswick stations and questioned why trains from New York were jammed, why toilets and food were unavailable, and why staff offered little explanation until buses were provided.
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Metuchen
N.J
Amtrak
Gerda
Yack Ave
Ork
Ms. Sree
Rahway
New Brunswick
New York
Conrail Nere
Spreroe
Mrs. Ve
United Nations
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Delco
Flo Kain
Lansdowne
Ridley Park
Marion Lois Huffines Koko
Carlos Huffines
Morton Ave
Silvania Germany
National Endowment For the Humanities
U. S
Allen Ertel
Koko
Ridley Township High School
Bucknell University
Ridley Township
Public Library
Rock Hi
Jennifer Jones
Camille
Greta Garabo
Robert Taylor
Scott Hadfield
Drexel Hill
Steve Church
Delaware County High School
Nancy Gesregan
Paul Gesregan
Durley Drive
Broomall
York — of Pennselvenia
Ich School
Marple Newtown
Haverford
Arthur Wagner
Merchants Association of
Haverford Township
Ebenezer Methodist Church
Manoa
Tom Banner
Swarthmore
Swarthmore Recreation Association
Wes Ranck
Rutgers Avenue School
Susan Our- Pour
Sanden
Norwood
Sea Cadets
St. ’S Episcopal Church
Ohome Man
Eaee Agan
John Cimino
Dent
Paul Sacco
Ses Indidate
Peal Wen
Folcroft
Folcroft Fire Co. Hs
Fire Marshals Graduate
Bob Meslin
Vice Demiento
Upper Darby
Eugene Kane
Michigan
International Association of Arson Investigators
Michigan State Police
University of Michigan
Corrigan
Fair Acres Farm
Sware County
Middletown
Delaware County
Thornbury
Fair Acres
County of Delaware Public Employes Association
County Joyes
CDP
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