San Francisco mayor and supervisor slain at City Hall
Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk were fatally shot at City Hall. Dan White, a former supervisor, is jailed for investigation of the slayings and could face charges including possible death penalty if convicted. Moscone and Milk were mourned by crowds. Feinstein led the Board as acting mayor. A national shock followed the murders alongside the Peoples Temple tragedy.
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Harvey Milk
City Hall
Dan White
Moscone
White
Milk
Peoples Temple
Guyana
Joan Baez
Dianne Feinstein
Smith & Wesson
Boyd Stephens
Chester rally draws 500 despite snow
About 500 Chester residents defied snow to attend a Service of Unity sponsored by the Chester NAACP against corruption. Speakers included Rev. Charles Smith Alfonso Deal Arthur Earley Robert Edgar and Kenny Gamble. The rally aimed to unify Chester and discuss new leadership to address problems.
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John Roman
Daily Times
Chester Branch
NAACP
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7Th
Butler Sts
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Chester Naacp
Delaware County Oic
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National Board of Directors
The
Huntington
W. Va
Alfonso Deal
Philadelphia
North Philadelphia
Arthur Earley
U. S
Robert Edgar
William Whitaker
Georgie Woods
WDAS
Kenny Gamble
Earley
Gerhard Grau
Jeremiah Witherspoon
Tug McGraw Joins Times Sports Staff In Rose Valley
Tug McGraw joins the Daily Times sports desk as a weekly columnist titled Tug's Locker. He will provide Phillies updates and major sports happenings each Saturday, offering insights and humor, with a closer look at the man behind the public persona.
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Tug McGraw
Times Sports
Delaware County
Phillies
McGraw
Phyllis
Mark
Carl Lynn
Rose Valley
The
Daily Times
Tug’s Locker
Tug
Ol’ Scroogie
Victor
Dancing Bear
Delaware County to seek 2 mill tax hike for 1979 budget
Delaware County Council aims to approve a 1979 preliminary budget calling for a 2 mill tax increase, raising the rate to 48.5 mills and adding about $10 yearly for the average homeowner. A public hearing is set for 8 p.m. December 5 at the Aston Municipal Building. The budget includes a pared down $61 million plan after cuts primarily at the Fair Acres Food Factory, with vacancies, overtime, and per diem reductions to trim costs.
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Bonnie Baldwin
Daily Times
Delaware County
Aston Municipal
Pennell Road
Council
Charles C. Keeler
Fair Acres Geriatric Center
Middletown
Keeler
Matt Hayes
Food Factory
Fair Acres
Special House election set for Jan 30 in Pa
Pennsylvania House Speaker K Leroy Irvis called a special election for January 30 to fill the seat left by the death of Rep Frank Meluskey. In Ridley Township six cars were involved in a chain reaction crash on I 95 near Stewart Ave. Snow shoveler William Duncan 55 of Folsom died of cardiac arrest while shoveling snow at Taylor Hospital. David Nespoli Jr 13 of Prospect Park sustained injuries from a snowball impact. Penn Delco School Board negotiators offered an amended contract promising teacher improvements. Red Cross Bloodmobiles visit Delaware County sitesShowalter Junior High Chester Our Lady of Fatima Church Secane Upper Darby Wayne Presbyterian Radnor.
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Pennsylvania
K. Leroy Irvis
Frank Meluskey
Ridley
Ridley Township
Stewart Ave
Ridley Park
Taylor Hospital
William Duncan
Morton Ave
Folsom
Taylor
Leedom Ambulance
David Nespoli, Jr
Folsom Ave
Prospect Park
Penn-Delco
Philadelphia
Theodore Cramer
County
Red Cross
Delaware County
Showalter Junior High School
Chester
Our Lady of Fatima
Fatima Drive
Secane
Upper Darby
Wayne Presbyterian Church
Lancaster Ave
Radnor
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John H. Nacrelli
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Helen
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Paul) Matthews Jr
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