SEPTA Boss Warns of Cuts Amid Crisis and Strike Threat
SEPTA general manager David Gunn warned of possible elimination of most commuter rail service to survive as losses mount. The TWU says union members authorized a strike amid contract talks. current subsidies and state aid are in jeopardy, with cash running out by July unless funds arrive.
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Higher education costs debated by state universities
Harrisburg UPI reports Penn State Temple and Pitt seek more state funding to avert tuition hikes of about $200 per student under Thornburgh’s 1981 82 budget. Presidents warn inflation eroding aid. since 1972-73 tuition rose 92 percent while state aid rose 54 percent, increasing burden on families.
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Specter backs Chester as pilot for urban aid program
U.S. Senator Arlen Specter indicated support for designating Chester as a test city in the federal urban enterprise zone program. City official Clinton L. Johnson cited plans to reintroduce legislation and have Specter sponsor a bill naming Chester a pilot site, with tax incentives to aid distressed industry.
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Chester-Upland teacher on trial over alleged advances
In Chester, Samuel Downes, 32, of Chester Heights, faces non jury charges after claims he grabbed students at Pulaski Middle School last spring. Judge McGovern will rule on a motion to dismiss indecent assault charges. other charges were withdrawn. Downes remains suspended without pay. In Wilmington, Michael McCloskey, 28, is held in connection with the murder of Henry Girard, 59, found at American Legion Post No. 30.
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Chester Heights
Pulaski Middle School
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Wilmington
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New Castle
Henry Girard
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Canadian firms show interest as Scott Paper stake rises
Brascan Ltd of Canada confirmed it holds 12 percent of Scott Paper Co after acquiring 3.1 million shares and filed notice under Hart-Scott-Rodino to seek at least 15 percent. Denison Mines Ltd also announced 5.2 percent stake. Scott, currently planning an 88 million facility to shift Chester Plant from oil to coal, notes stock activity amid a 27.50 NYSE close.
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Community service centers eyed in SE Pa with LEAA grant
Harrisburg report says a pre-release center may be located in Delaware County as part of two new community service centers to be set up in five southeastern Pennsylvania counties. A $360,000 LEAA grant funds the project, overseen by Charles C. Pagans, with no site chosen yet. Four centers already operate in Philadelphia and the bureau plans to locate the new facilities in suburban areas first.
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County weighs state inmate pre release center option
Pagans said counties could host a state inmate pre release center to meet needs and gain local support. He stressed openness and avoided forcing proposals, noting centers provide 15 to 25 beds in larger houses and supervise residents under Bureau of Corrections rules. By 1990 projected state prison demand rises to about 10,000. centers ease overcrowding and aid transition back to community life.
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