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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1981
Page
2
Mostly sunny today with a high near 50 and fair tonight, upper 20s to low 30s. Wednesday remains mostly sunny with highs 50 to 55 and a 10 percent precipitation chance. Cold start Thursday gives way to a warming trend through Saturday with highs mid 50s to near 60.
The Delaware County deaths list includes Janet E Whetsel William P Cottman Anna L Jorgensen John Pilipreck Steven Piccara Paul A Leinhauser Herman G Balway Virginia R Snyder Herbert N Wood Sr Breta F Chandler Hazel M Finnan. Lottery numbers report Philadelphia Daily Lottery Monday 622 New Jersey 738 Delaware 143.
Secretary of State Haig testifies that Nicaragua receives daily shipments of sophisticated weapons from Eastern Europe, including air defense gear and possibly tanks, fueling concern over Soviet influence in Central America. He warns a near future action may be needed while cautioning against cutting all aid to Nicaragua.
The Rose Tree Media School District runs a district census through April 10 counting all residents in homes. Failure to comply carries a $15 fine. Fundraiser and candidacy details appear alongside district officials and events with community involvement noted.
A dense local timetable lists numerous cinema venues in the COUNTY area and surrounding towns with current showings. Titles include Final Conflict Ordinary People The Postman Always Rings Twice Eyewitness The Dogs of War Five Fingers of Death and Earthbound among others. Showtimes run 7:15 to 10:30 nightly with matinees on Wednesdays Saturdays and select Sundays at multiple theaters including Drexel Hill Upper Darby Brookhaven and Claymont locations. Continuous matinees start 1 p.m. on weekends.
Villa Maria Academy’s four students led the field at the 13th annual Grade School Speech Competition held at Villa Maria High School. Moira Mulcahy won the interpretive reading trophy, Beth Falcone placed fifth, Jennifer Pinola took second in declamation, and Maureen Murphy placed ninth in original oratory. About 150 participants from 31 area schools attended the final at Ardmore, with Villa Maria named winning school in both rounds.
Market report notes Gold closing at 526 in New York up 9.25 and at 527 in Zurich up 17. Silver finishes at 13.21 in New York, up 0.05 per troy ounce.
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