Mass evacuation planned near Three Mile Island
Amid fears of venting 57 000 curies of krypton gas, residents across Dauphin and nearby counties prepare to flee this weekend. Met Edison begins venting at 8 am Saturday as officials note potential evacuations of 1 to 20 percent of the 135 000 within a 10 mile radius.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Three Mile Island
Saundra Rineer
Clinton County
Patricia Street
Maryland
Andrea Hand
Groton
Conn
Metropolitan Edison Co
Westinghouse to move 85 staff to Florida plant phase one
Westinghouse Electric announces transfer of 85 Lester Steam Turbine Generation Division professionals to a new Orlando plant in fall 1981 as the first phase of a three stage consolidation. About 400 more managers and professionals from Lester and East Pittsburgh may move through 1983 if final approvals are secured.
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John Roman
Daily Times
Tinicum
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
Lester
Orlando
Fla
East Pittsburgh
Robert Benke
Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Benke
Lester Plant
GOP backer tied to fraud probe in Delaware County
Delaware County traffic consultant John H. Comiskey Jr. acknowledged he is the target of county and federal inquiries into possible fraud linked to no bid contracts for traffic surveys. He said he was subpoenaed for a June 10 grand jury appearance that was postponed and has not been rescheduled.
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Andy Reynolds
Daily Times
Delaware County
John H. Comiskey Jr
Cominsky & Associates
State Road
Upper Providence
Philadelphia
FBI
Comiskey
Thomas J. Lynch
Penndot
Last straw for welfare bill spurs riot fears in Harrisburg
Dr Willard Richan warned that removing 81000 employable people from Pennsylvania public assistance could trigger urban unrest amid cutbacks and a faltering economy. He criticized Gov Thornburgh and noted protests outside the governor's mansion while a Temple University scholar faced a board reshuffle.
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Harold D. Ellis
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Public Assistance Rolls
Willard Richan
Swarthmore
Senate
Richan
Delaware County Board of Istance
DCBA
Senate Health and Welfare Committee
Thornburgh Administration
Dick Thornburgh
Thornburgh
Temple University
Sandra Cornelius
Haverford
Sen
W. Louis Coppersmith
Dcambria
Health and Welfare Committee
Senate Committee
Delco district resubmits central high school plan with two alternatives
Southeast Delco School District Citizens Review Committee proposes three layouts for a single bien school concept. Options include one high school on one campus, two campuses, or three campuses with current high schools serving different academic roles. The CRC offers interim plans, stressing long term cost effectiveness and program quality while board must decide by year end.
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Paul Scicchitano
Daily Times
Folcroft
Ciizens Review Committee
CRC
Delco
Central High
Citizen’s Advisory Committee
Sharon Hill
Darby Township
Collingdale High School
Donald Ellis
Mastro Convicted of Conspiracy in Chi Prostitution Case
Michael Mastro, 50, was acquitted of promoting prostitution but found guilty of conspiracy tied to his job at the Upper Chichester spa fronting as A C Health Spa. He admitted working as a night bouncer July to September 1979 and said he learned of the activity in September. Bail set at 1500 with 10 percent needed for release. sentencing deferred pending appeals. Delaware County Judge Melvin G. Levy presided.
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Marlene Digiacomo
Daily Times
Michael Mastro
Chichester
Mastro
W. 9Th Street
Trainer
Michael Tridente
Delaware
Delaware County
Melvin G. Levy
The
Spa
Upper Chichester
Anthony Mastro
Y. Mastro
Boeing Vertol
Tridente
A/C
Wilmington
Prostitution Charges Tied to Mastro Case At Trial
Key testimony comes from three admitted prostitutes Pamela Sue Caroll Agnes Marie Blanco and Ronda Hersh who say Mastro attended Tridente staff meetings setting price controls for sex acts. Most witnesses granted immunity. Blanco not arrested in September raids. Defense questions credibility while prosecutor notes witnesses knew the prostitution business.
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Mastro
Pamela Sue Caroll
Agnes Marie Blanco
Ronda Hersh
Tridente
Ms. Blanco
James P. McHugh
Commonwealth
Rose Tree Media School Board Tightens 1980-81 Budget
The Upper Providence district approved a 1980-81 budget of 14.4 million dollars after a marathon meeting lasting into 2:45 a.m. The tax rate settled at 174.7 mills per thousand of assessed value, about a third of a mill below the tentative rate of 175.02 mills. The 5-4 vote to adopt opposed by Snyder Pierpoline Hammond and Tomlinson.
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Upper Providence
Rose Tree Media School Board
John Snyder
Mario Pierpoline
John Hammond
Maryjean Tomlinson
PUC rejects petition to block PECO nuclear funding plan
The Public Utility Commission denied Consumer Advocate Walter Cohen's bid to halt PECO's financing for the Limerick nuclear stations. It will register 8 million PECO common shares next week to raise about 115 million dollars. PECO serves 1.3 million customers across multiple counties in Pennsylvania.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Public Utility Commission
Walter Cohen
Philadelphia Electric Co
Limerick
Montgomery County
PUC
PECO
Treasury
Philadelphia
Bucks
Chester
Delaware
Lancaster
Montgomery
York Counties
Overweight Truck Fined 72K After 318k Pound Stop
A Northeast Philadelphia equipment firm, Markim Inc., faced a 72760 dollar fine after a truck was stopped on Interstate 95 and found to weigh 318,087 pounds, 244,087 pounds over the state limit. The company will contest the charge in court.
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Chester
Philadelphia
Markim Inc
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Commission
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