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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1979
Page
2
Two Black families file suit to stop the September kindergarten through seventh grade closure of Studevan, claiming the move harms students and that school reassignments fall under district authority. Officials say plan would transfer 17 percent of white students as the district asserts busing reductions. The district notes Southeast Delco is 22 percent Black and 78 percent White.
Fragments from a local gas station scene describe rising tensions and verbal clashes. Locations include Pete's Getty Station at ASTON A E Area Scheivert Ave and Concord Road with no gas. References to Amoco Prospect Park and Kleckner's Texaco hint at gas price notices and service suspensions.
Governor Times editors urge President Carter to exercise stronger energy leadership amid the gasoline shortage. Senator Thornburgh and Governor Brown are also urged to take decisive action, with calls for leadership in Washington to address the crisis.
County Council endorses the Comprehensive Justice Plan for submission to the Commission on Crime. A $40,628 grant would fund improved communication among treatment programs, county agencies, and courts. The Major Crime Task Force in the district attorney's office gets an $85,020 federal grant to continue its work. The Big Brother Big Sister program will aid status offenders in the justice system with 160 placements.
Fair and warm through tonight with highs near 80 and lows 60 to 65. Thursday brings partly sunny skies with a chance of a thundershower late in the day and temperatures around 80 to 85. Castile County remains mostly fair with highs in the mid 80s and a risk of showers and thundershowers. Tides at Chester Tidewater Terminal Pier show high tides at 3 16 a.m. and 3 48 p.m. and lows at 10 32 a.m. and 10 35 p.m. Air quality varies by city with ozone the top pollutant in Chester and Wilmington and carbon monoxide noted in Philadelphia.
Obituary list acknowledges residents across Swarthmore Wallingford Glen Mills and surrounding communities. Death notices name Curtis Dawes Dorsey Laird Mark Pachomia Turczynski Worrell Falls Rees Wallingford Schneider Cooper Foley Fitzner Keahey Schmitt Bannon Haughey Cichmielelski Gunnella Buckley Callcgo Paparo Lauer Shicora Hickey Smith Smith Carmell Berbers Flanagan Green Zarzycki Fletcher Byrd Candenquist Pitt. Lottery results reveal Delaware Daily draw 917 and New Jersey Pick-it draw 209.
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