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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1980
Page
1
The Pagan's Motorcycle Club genes warning to police as an explosion damaged a private car outside a officer's home at 4 a.m. on June 19. Authorities link the act to the Pagans amid tire slashings and threats while tying a key suspect to a cash haul of 61000 found with a Pagan associate.
A hot Tuesday foresees typical July warmth with decent sleeping weather tonight. They advise a possible cooldown later in the week and direct readers to page 2 for details.
Governor Thornburgh tours the Three Mile Island control room as Met Ed restarts venting Krypton-85. Officials say 2,000 to 4,000 curies per day will be released while NRC discusses improved monitoring. Residents react with fear and relief as safety assurances clash with lingering distrust.
Wilbur Kriebel a 78 year old former printer and tourism official in Delaware and Chester counties drives a grass cutting and debris removal effort to beautify vacant lots ahead of Chester's 300th anniversary in October 1982. He has cleared junk grown grass and planted new lawns, hoping appreciation deters future littering and attracts community support.
Two county men, James Jester and George E. Warell, died at the scene in a two vehicle crash at 9th and Main Sunday night. Joseph Costa, 23, Chester, was hospitalized in critical condition with a possible concussion and other injuries. Costa’s passenger Richard Day, 22, also from Chester, sustained facial injuries. Police report Costa faces pending charges as investigators continue.
Chester man with six shotgun pellet wounds left Sacred Heart Hospital ICU today. City police report William Curry, 28, of Ridge Road Claymont Delaware, was shot in the back, arms, and scalp on Highland Avenue after an unidentified male accused him of stabbing his brother and opened fire.
Millbourne appeals to Gov Dick Thornburgh for relief as Upper Darby School District votes on a 26 million 1980-81 budget raising taxes from 144.5 to 172 mills. Millbourne's 600 residents include many seniors fearing higher costs with 15 local students in Upper Darby.
Delaware County authorities and township police investigate the homicide of Charles Edward Mack a 30 year old Green Ridge resident found dead at his home on Saturday afternoon at about 4 p.m. His sister Donna Walker found him on the living room floor at 51 E Dutton Mill Road. The Delaware County Medical Examiner's Office notified police the next day that Mack was murdered as township detectives and CID work the case.
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