NAACP opens new Chester headquarters in former church
Rev. Johnnie Monroe announces the NAACP headquarters will open at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church convent at 2nd and Norris Streets. The site will house the Chester Community Improvement Project by July 1 and receive funding from the state NAACP office. Local officers plan the opening with prayers, and donors from Miller's Rug Co Baylin's Hardware and Allied Chemical contributed furnishings.
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Chester Naacp
Johnnie Monroe
NAACP
Monroe
Bill Whitaker
Charles McNear
Felder Rouse
Annie Miller
Delores Shelton
Nadine Carter
Miller's Rug Co
Baylin's Hardware Co
3Rd and
Penn
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church
Irv Lawrence
Allied Chemical Orp
Delaware County teachers settle four districts on three year deals
Four of ten Delaware County districts ratified three year contracts as state totals show only about ten percent settlement. Remaining six districts face hard bargaining with talks slow and key issues centering on money, wage scales, and contract terms. Garnet Valley, Rose Tree Media, Chichester, Upper Darby, and others report lengthy negotiations, mediator sessions planned, and wage and benefit proposals under debate.
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Garnet Valley
Henry Hoffman
Hoffman
Gamet Valley
Rose Tree Media
Henry T
Nacrelli
Chichester
Upper Darby
P. Terence Kohler
Haverford
Glancey
Marpie- Newtown
Ridley
Radnor
Interboro
Henry A. Groft
Welfare and employment strike threat hits 27000 in county
Delaware County faces a double crisis as a budget deadline looms and a potential PSSU strike endangers welfare and aid services. About 11 000 people on food stamps, medical aid, and SSI join 27000 cash assistance recipients at risk if checks stop or services slow.
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Pennsylvania Social Services Union
PSSU
County Board of Assistance
Crosby Sts
Chester
Julia Rich
Delaware County Board of Assistance
Miss Rich
PESE
O'Donnell
County Boards of
Ridley Township land deal profits some not taxpayers
A 1971 sale of land in Ridley Township bought for 325 000 netted the developer Harper a 128 085 profit while the county faces bond related losses. The county plans to sell or develop the nine acre site, possibly as a park, amid concerns over open space and taxpayer costs.
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Nancy Lipsett
Marple
Delaware County
Democratic Committee
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Herbert K. Zearfoss
Radnor
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County Park and Recreation Board
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Nicholas F. Catania
William A. Spingler
Michigan Avenue
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Ridley Park
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Parks
County Council
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Whittlesey
Charles C. Keeler
Catania
McNichol
Spingler
Harper
Transco
Chester Township
Harper's
U.S. Department, of Justice
Washington
Upland
Franks J. Catania
Nicholas Catania
Park Board and Planning Commission
Delaware
Compost
Medley Fark
Nether Providence
Rose Tree Park
Nether’ Providence
Clayton Park
Concord
John Shields
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