Bomb kills mob boss Testa in Philadelphia blast
Philip Testa known as Chicken Man was slain when a porch blast at 2 55 am ripped through his South Philadelphia home. Police closed the block and 30 Treasury and local investigators worked the scene. Testa, 56, reputed Bruno successor, was hit from behind as he neared the door. Bricks and debris damaged neighboring homes and utilities were severed. Detonator unclear with theories of trip wire or remote ignition. no other injuries reported.
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Christopher Winans
Philadelphia
UPI
Philip
Testa
Angelo Bruno
Ives
Test
Nagasaki
Severoane
Katore Testa
Homicide Division
U.S. Treasury Department
Francis Friel
Friel
Federal Treasury Aitment
Union Pickets Seal 69th Street Terminal In Delaware County
Pickets from the union TWU set up at the 69th Street Terminal in Upper Darby today restricting entry as a injunction hearing looms. More than 12,000 Delaware County commuters use the 69th Street site daily and Red Arrow workers may cross lines depending on the court ruling. The nationwide transit strike affects 400,000 SEPTA riders, with Conrail lines partially honoring the picket lines and outbound service heavily disrupted. See SEPTA, Page 2.
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Delaware County
Howard F
Reed Jr
Netaew Union
TWU
69Th Street
Upper Darby
Red Arrow
SEPTA
69Th Street T
Philadelphia
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority
TWA
Conrail
Joseph Harvey
Harvey
Reading
City
Sign at terminals proclaims message at Reading and Suburban
A sign in the photo communicates the message clearly at Reading Terminal Suburban Station and the 69th Street Terminal as well.
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Reading Terminal
69Th St. Terminal
Renewed push for Wallingford Swarthmore School split
In Harrisburg lawmakers planned to introduce demerger bills to allow Wallingford Swarthmore to break from the merger with Nether Providence. The move follows years of local opposition to the 1965 consolidation and a veto by Gov. Thornburgh last year. The bills would extend to 505 districts, with changes from last year's measure.
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Times
Harrisburg Bureau
Harrisburg
State House
Senate
Wallingford-Swathmore
F. Joseph Loeper Jr
Ure
Thomas P. Gannon
Ridley Townshp
Swarthmore
Swarthmore-Rutledge
Nether Providence
Wallingford Swarthmore School Board
Swarthmore High School
Nether Providence High School
Gannon
Wallingford-Swarthmore
Loeper
Dick Thornburgh
Delco
Thornburgh
Loeper-Gannon
Cashier Shot Near Morton Avenue During Robbery Attempt
Sun Ship Inc. employee Chester A 46 year old Andrew Butler was shot in the face during an attempted robbery by two men near Morton Avenue and Front Street. Some money was believed scattered and taken by passersby. Butler from N 15th Street Philadelphia was treated at Crozer-Chester Medical Center in satisfactory condition.
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Chester
Sun Ship Inc
Morton Avenue
Front Street
Andrew Butler
15Th Street
Philadelphia
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Upland
Sightless therapist leads special children an enlightening trip
Donna Bluhm, sightless Elwyn Institute therapist, writes on teaching visually impaired and mentally limited children. Her book Five Paths to It details three dimensional tools she uses, including a concept development board and a portable letterboard, to aid kindergarteners in perceptual and learning challenges. She describes methods designed to develop dexterity and understanding through hands on activities.
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Helen Morrison
Daily Times
Donna Bluhm
Elwyn ‘Institute
Miss Bluhm
Marywood College
Scranton
Temple University
Paoli
Elwyn
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Bruno
Wandate
Atlantic City
Upper Darby Township
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Seal
Walt Chernokal
Harold D. Ellis
Keyser Es
Southeast Delco
U.S
Dewey E. Dodds
Joseph F. Marsden
M . Pean
Studevan
Studewan
Joe McGlynn
U.S. Office of Civil Rights
Cooperagecon
Pennsyvania Humanations Commission
HRC
Ant
Peeney
Velma Mitchell
Mictchell
Mitchell
Today's Times
Pomee Teen Neeee
PU Becamean
Venus
Iw Television
Donna Biuhm
Emily Mulvaney
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