Mass evacuation plan urged for Delaware County fire officials
Delaware County seeks county wide disaster and mass evacuation plans as fire marshal George T. Lewis Jr and Red Cross coordinator George Damon push for broader county action after incidents in Chester Trainer Marcus Hook and larger crises elsewhere. Officials emphasize evacuations must scale up beyond small groups to handle aircraft, rail, and industrial accidents.
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Claymont
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Lewis
Roach opposes free ship clause in Wood Tariff Bill
100 years ago Chester shipbuilder John Roach told the Ways and Means Committee in Washington that allowing foreign built ships would unjustly depress labor wages as many workers earned only seven cents an hour. The item tied to other local notes in Chester includes church news, a horse mishap, anniversaries, and upcoming openings.
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John M., Broomall Jr
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Edgmont Avenue
Letters defend Faith Whittlesey in Delaware County
A reader rebutts a Joann Nelson letter about Faith Ryan Whittlesey for Lieutenant Governor. The letter cites Whittlesey's record in county council and state legislature, highlighting spending restraint, job cuts, tax stability, and a $350,000 yearly savings from a task force study. It defends her against accusations of drones and hacks and notes her nonpartisan searches for qualified county staff.
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Faith Ryan Whittlesey
Nelson
MS. Nelson
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Open primary row stirs silence on party leaders
Charles P. Sexton Jr attacks G Guy Smith in a sharp letter over Mrs. Whittlesey. The Harrisburg writer lauds coverage of open primary and campaign finance, accusing Whittlesey of alibis and party control while praising Smith and urging fewer Sextons and Whittleseys.
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Charles P. Sexton, Jr
G. Guy Smith
Sexton
Thomas Judge
Whittlesey
Delaware County
Sextons
Whittleseys
Guy Smiths
Tax break pledge letter sparks Chester Township note
Stanley Kester letter argues tax cuts are real under the Chester Township Board of Supervisors while contrasting past increases. He cites last year’s $77.40 bill dropping to $73.00, a $4.40 saving. The writer urges a $4.40 donation to the township and welcomes a 1978 budget $40,000 lower than 1977.
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the Times
Stanley Kester
New Chester
Board of Supervisors
Chester
Chester Township
Parole Board questioned after lenient release of murderer
Reader letter criticizes the parole system over Grace a convict from 1969 who received 8 to 20 years, paroled May 1977 far short of the sentence. The writer links the case to a child’s death and calls for harsher laws and enforcement. Miss Prospect Park expresses concern over repeated parolee offenses and urges action.
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Grace
Today in History March 1 1978
On this date in history several events are noted including the Articles of Confederation in 1781 the first step toward a federal union and the 1562 massacre of 1200 French Huguenots at Vassy. Also Nebraska statehood in 1867 Yellowstone National Park creation authorized in 1872 and 1954 Puerto Rican nationalists wounded in the House gallery. International jeweler Harry Winston turns 82. Thought by Lyndon Johnson about tomorrow.
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Nebraska
Yellowstone National Park
Col
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