U S Pledges Refugee Resettlement From Freighter Crisis
Geneva report says the United States joins France and Canada to resettle 2500 Vietnamese refugees stranded on a freighter off Malaysia. Ambassadors met Malaysian officials in Kuala Lumpur to communicate decisions and begin negotiations.
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Canada
Vietnam
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Philippe Labreveuex
Kuala Lumpur
Harper pleads guilty to income tax charge in federal case
John W. Harper former Ridley Park Republican chairman pleads guilty in Philadelphia federal court to one count of filing false tax returns tied to a 1977 indictment. He faced extortion and tax evasion convictions from 1977 and 1973 tax issues involving unreported real estate income and a $4,000 unreported sum. The government dropped the other extortion and tax counts. sentencing could reach three years and a $5,000 fine.
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Ridley Park
Harper
Donald Hamilton
Hamilton
Barney Tapper
Upland Terrace
Glenolden
Fair Aces
Delaware County
Middletown
New look for Chester uprout on Avenue of the States
A major facelifting of Chester's downtown shopping thoroughfare on Avenue of the States has opened up the 6th and 7th Streets to traffic. The overhaul aims to revitalize the city core and improve commercial activity.
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Chester
Avenue of the States
Bus drivers protest student misbehavior in Marple Newtown
Ten of Marple Newtown School Districts 47 bus drivers spoke at a school board meeting to protest disruptive student activity on buses. They cited rear door opening, smoking tests, tossing debris, and other raucous actions, urging extra adults per bus to ensure safety while officials cited due process limits and inability to detain entire busloads.
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Helen Passaro
Daily Times
Marple
Marple Newtown
Susan Reilly
Board to toughen after drug alcohol incidents at Penncrest
Upper Province school board approves a new policy for automatic five to ten day suspensions for students who possess use or sell drugs or alcohol on school property or at school events. A 30 day extracurricular ban and potential expulsion after a pre expulsion conference and hearing follow. The board also begins vacancy search to fill Walters seat with a deadline of November 28 for applicants.
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Stipa
Wi Pennet
Eran Gas Gaal
Tn Leet
Otterel
Barton Lewis W. Walters
Penncrest
Steve Pahides
Robert Stearn
Pahides
Joseph D’ Amico Pahides
Walters
FOP protests DA action to block arrest expungement
The district attorney’s office moves to oppose expunging patrolman Daniel McElaney’s arrest record, provoking anger from Delaware County Fraternal Order of Police officials. FOP secretary Francis Bascelli accuses DA Gary Mogul and Asst. DA Prescott McPrescott of harassment, noting unusual steps in the filing and questioning the motive behind the action.
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Harry Maitland
Daily Times
District Attorney
Ridley Township
Daniel cElaney
Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
Delaware County
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FDP
Delaware County Lodge 27
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Bascelli
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Howard Richard
Gary Mogul
Bacal
McPrescott
McElaney
Vertol signs huge Chinook helicopter deal with British Airways
Boeing Vertol officials confirm a contract with British Airways for three Chinook helicopters at 33 million dollars with option to buy three more. City officials note delayed plant recoveries after wartime military orders and anticipate economic impact details to be announced.
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British Airways
Ridley Township
Howard Stuverude
London
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Royal Air Force
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