Yarris Tripped Himself in Murder Case Testimony
Nicholas Yarris 20 of Philadelphia faced a Delaware County Court jury over rape murder and kidnapping charges in the Linda May Craig slaying. Police testified he fabricated a tale about another killer then revealed details only the killer would know. A corrections officer described Yarris confessing as he sought to avoid incriminating himself and mentioning a romance gone sour.
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Nicholas Yarris
Chichester
Yarris
Philadelphia
Delaware County Court
Linda May Craig
Martin
County Criminal Investigation Division
CID
Delaware County
Harris
Craig
Theresa Culp Vaughan
Samuel C. Stretton
Stretton
Arthur Craig
Tri-State
Claymont
Del
Chester Baptist Temple
Upper Chichester
Gerald Murphy
Delaware County Prison
Murphy
State pays Chester's claim in bridge settlement
Governor Thornburgh announced nearly 895000 to Chester for damages from the Commodore Barry Bridge project. A 284900 check covered four acres of Crozer Park and a pedestrian bridge to connect park sections for Chester High School access, with construction set for June 1985 at 560000.
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Daily Times
Chester
Dick Thornburgh
Crozer Park
Commodore Barry
Joseph Battle
Battle
Finland Drive
Thornburgh
Trian
Chester High School
Lawyer elected chairman of Delaware County council
James F. Proud Esq. was named chairman of the Delaware County Division of the Community Services Planning Council at its June 9 annual meeting. He also joined the council's board of directors, succeeding Dr. Kenneth Miller. Proud, a partner at Gibsons Buckley Smith Palmer Proud, heads the Wallingford Swarthmore School Board and has a wife and three children. The council is a United Way agency improving human care services through fact finding and consensus.
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James F. Proud
Proud
Gibbons, Buckley, Smith, Palmer & Proud
Media
Kenneth Miller
Delaware County Community College
Wallingford-Swarthmore
Community Services Planning Council
United Way
Cable TV on the way in Middletown
Council voted unanimously not to terminate the franchise with Southeastern Cablevision Co. Construction to start within two weeks after an addendum is signed. The system will first cable areas near Aston Township and be completed by mid November.
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Middletown
Southeastern Cablevision Co
Southeastern
Aston Township
Midovember
Zoning Board Denies Video Machines at Two Bars
In Upper Darby the zoning hearing board denied John Cawley’s request to add three video machines to Cawley’s Bar at 7917 West Chester Pike and refused Arlene Nataloni’s bid for two more machines at the Braddon House, 57 Long Lane. Census takers in Upper Darby, Clifton Heights and Millbourne will canvass for school age children data.
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Upper Darby
John Cawley
West Chester Pike
Cawley
Arlene Nataloni
Braddon House
Long Lane
Clifton Heights
Millbourne
Middletown Hospital Granted Permit for Quonset Hut
The Middletown council approves a building permit for Riddle Memorial Hospital to erect a rear quonset hut. It will store materials for two major projects including a west wing addition finished this year and an upcoming medical office building.
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Middletown — Council
Riddle Memorial Hospital
Non-member sales costly Blvd fined by liquor board
The state Liquor Control Board fined $250 for sales of alcoholic beverages to non-members at a non-member sales location on Blvd. The violation highlights compliance gaps and penalties under state liquor regulations.
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By Marlene Digiacomo
Barry Gross
Nick
Mary Tababoreli
Gross
Bert Hodge
STATE
By Floyd Murray
Wallingford
Community Services Planning Council of
Pennsylvania
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