Fire Blazes Through MacLaren Music Two District Wide Smoke
A sudden fire at MacLaren Music Two on 27 Garrett Road in Upper Darby unleashed thick smoke over the 69th Street shopping district for about three hours. Firefighters from 152 units fought the blaze, which spread to a nearby shoe store and caused evacuations. Owner Arthur Caruso, uninsured, reported extensive damage as the roofs collapsed and Garrett Road was closed until 5 p.m.
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Upper Darby
69Th Street
Garrett Road
MacLaren Music Two
ED Kokoszka
Chester
Tony DeRubeis
Gordon Phillips School of Beauty Culture
Robert Meslin
Caruso
Overbrook
Buldings
Garrett House
Garret Road
Chester Lee
Philadelphia
U S Appeals Court backs Pileggi in suspension dispute
The U S Court of Appeals says Pileggi was not suspended in federal courts and that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court violated due process by suspending him without a hearing. Pileggi had pleaded no contest in 1975 to being an accessory after the fact.
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Delaware County
Francis G. Pileggi
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Pileggi
U.S. Court of Appeals
THE
Daily Times
Pennsylvania Bar
Supreme Court
Community Youth Festival to Offer Music and Sports in Chester Park
Partly sunny weekend forecast with highs in the mid 80s then increasing clouds and a chance of showers Sunday. Chester Community Youth Associates sponsor Summer Pamoja Festival from 3 to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday featuring Native Sun Street Corner Symphony Direct Drive and the Natural High. African and modern disco dancers perform along with the Tri-State Gospelairs. Martial arts demonstrations chess tennis and basketball activities planned. Those wanting to join sports events should register by 2 p.m.
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Chester — Community Youth Associates
Chester Park
Native Sun
Street Corner Symphony
Direct Drive
Natural High
Tri-State
Gospelairs
McGovern Enterprises Wins Briarcliffe League Title
Briarcliffe Basketball League champs crowned as McGovern Enterprises clinched the title with a steady performance. Key player contributions and the final score highlight a season of strong showings by the champions.
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eJill Corey
McGovern Enterprises
International Bid to Bring France and China into Arms Talks
The U N General Assembly approved enlarging the Geneva disarmament commission and ending the joint Soviet American chairmanship to include France and China in the 19 year old arms talks. The session hoped to adjourn before midnight as Mondale began a four day visit to Israel to push peace talks with Egypt.
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United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Geneva
Cost of feeding families rising in year
The Agriculture Department reports a three person urban family will spend 58.46 weekly on food this year, up from 53.21, an increase of 5.25 weekly. Officials predict food prices to rise 8 to 10 percent year over year amid recession worries.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
West Chester mayor Creston Shoemaker dies at 81
State capital dispatch reports Creston I Shoemaker a Coatesville native who led Downingtown as mayor for 20 years until retirement in 1974 died at 81 after a brief illness at Chester County Hospital. Meanwhile George Pulakos is rehired as PennDOT secretary by Gov Shapp to lead the financially troubled agency for six months.
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West Chester, Pa
Creston I. Shoemaker
Downingtown
Harrisburg
George Pulakos
State Transportation Department
Shapp
Pulakos
Penndot
Delaware County Sells 300 Aging Voting Machines
Delaware County plans to move 300 voting machines from the Chester storage site as 235 newer models replace about 40 year old units. The county agreed in April to buy 10 year old machines for 232,650 from Automatic Vending Machine Corp. Victor Petaccio invites inquiries to his office.
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Delaware County
Chester
Automatic Vending Machine Corp
Victor Petaccio
Nacrelli charged with new income tax evasion counts
Federal grand jury in Chester added two counts against Mayor John H. Nacrelli accusing him of underreporting income for 1976 and 1977 while extending existing racketeering obstruction and conspiracy charges. The mayor, tied to city officials and confidants, faces trial September 10 in Philadelphia.
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Nacrelli
Chester
John H. Nacrelli
Miller
Fontaine
Jack
Frank H. Miller
Herman Hunt Fontaine
Chester Numbers
Rudolph
Sonny) Feliziani
Police Department
Feliziani
Doris
United States
U.S. District Court
Philadelphia
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Marisa Frattari
Springfield
Kathie Maher
U.S
Appeals Court
Sanvese Eeeeedees
China
France
Mondale
Israel
Tel Aviv
Walter F. Mondale
Carter
Egypt
Doylestown
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