Odd-Even Gas Rationing Planned by Pennsylvania Governor Thornburgh
Delaware County faces a day of long gasoline lines as Gov Thornburgh announces an odd-even rationing plan effective at midnight based on license plates. Odd numbers may buy on odd days, even numbers on even days, with a $5 minimum purchase rule. Expanded fuel from the June reserve will go to stations open at least six hours a day this weekend. Dealers threaten to strike Thursday. Lt Gov Scranton meets in Washington with federal officials to seek more gas. Lines form early, disrupting commutes on routes like Baltimore Pike and McDade Boulevard. SEPTA trolley on State Street in Media blocked by lines.
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Gasoline shortages and rationing loom in Pennsylvania
Delaware County residents faced long lines as motorists feared a broader gasoline shortage amid a strike by dealers. Governor Thornburgh ordered 500 000 gallons from state reserves to southeastern Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia, to ease prices, with 50 stations receiving deliveries. Officials called the reduction in impact minimal while lines stretched across five counties.
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New county director Hayes faces opposition from Spingler
Matthew J. Hayes, named county executive, encounters Republican Objections and Democratic opposition over a two year term. Spingler argues the Home Rule Charter spirit favors nine months. Hayes, 49, has served as budget director since 1977 and will earn 31500 while remaining director.
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William A Spingler
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Victor Petaccio
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Fair Tonight With Lows In The Sixties
Partly sunny Thursday with a chance of thundershowers late in the day. Meeting cancelled note indicates a special borough council meeting set for Thursday night in Norwood has been cancelled.
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Water rate increase gets PUC pre hearing
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission will hold a pre hearing conference at 10 a.m. Friday in Philadelphia on a 11.6 per cent rate increase sought by the Philadelphia Suburban Water Co. Inc. Suburban serves about 155,000 customers in northern Delaware County. A solar energy conference in Marple features a staffer from the Northeast Solar Energy Center Cambridge Mass July 18 at Delaware County Community College. The talk covers solar water heating system installation, operation and economic factors for consumers considering the solar investment.
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Gas By Appointment For Regular Customers Only
Joe Pozzuolo owner of Joe's 76 Station at 225 Pennell Road in Pennsylvania launches a “Gas By Appointment For Regular Customers Only” plan. Regulars receive a short-range fuel forecast and a next-day fill time while occasional customers are capped at a $5 maximum.
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Pennsylvania gas supplies to tighten in July
United Press International reports Pennsylvania gas availability will be tighter in July than June as the Governors Energy Council notes an estimated 87 percent of normal supply. Mobil and ARCO plan higher July deliveries nationwide, with Mobil aiming 97 percent of July 1978 levels and ARCO at 97 percent. DOE allocation rules may favor rural and agricultural users.
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