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100 Years Ago – 1920: Entering the room of an Eighth Ward man upon the complaint of his rooming housekeeper nearly spelled death late yesterday afternoon for Chester Motorcycle Officer Leslie Burns, who says John Earner, 53, of Third and Pennell streets, tried to behead him with the blade of a hack saw. The arrival of Traffic Officer Stewart prevented Earner from killing Burns. Earner was beaten over the head with a blackjack before he was finally overpowered. After reconstructive measures by physicians at the Chester Hospital, he was unstrapped from the operating table and taken to City Hall.
75 Years Ago – 1945: “We have an obligation to our servicemen to maintain our homefront agencies, and it is a challenging test for our democratic way of life to put over our Community Fund and War Chester Campaign,” Henry J. Heinz, II, president of the Pittsburgh food firm, told more than 500 volunteer works at the annual “Kickoff” luncheon in Masonic Temple.
50 Years Ago – 1970: Two Penncrest High students have been arrested in the past two weeks for allegedly selling LSD. Principal Louis W. Scott said school officials also have a list of alleged purchasers of the mind-expanding drug. Scott said he will ask the school board for permanent expulsion of the two students.
25 Years Ago – 1995: Concord has scored yet another victory in its legal battle to bar topless dancing at Pulsations Night Club. Commonwealth Court has refused to reconsider an appeal of Concord Ranch Inc. which was previously denied in August. In August, Commonwealth Court ruled that Delaware County Judge Joseph Cronin was correct when he issued an injunction in November of 1994, prohibiting Concord Ranch Inc. from using the property as a “gentlemen’s club.”
10 Years Ago – 2010: A new poll released Wednesday morning by The Hill showed Pat Meehan, the Republican candidate in the 7th Congressional District race, leading his Democratic opponent, Bryan Lentz, by 1 point. Independent conservative Jim Schneller is also in the 7th Congressional District race. The Meehan campaign has argued that Democratic activists helped Schneller collect the required signatures to get on the ballot. Political analysts have said the Democrats’ strategy was likely done to siphon votes away from Meehan.