Fire Destroys Chichester Junior High in Boothwyn Blaze
A late night fire devastated Chichester Jr High School in Boothwyn destroying most of the one story structure. The gym and some classrooms survived while thick smoke and water damage affected the rest. Nineteen firefighters were injured and treated at Crozer Chester Medical Center and Sacred Heart Hospital. The blaze began in the administration offices and spread rapidly, forcing fire crews from multiple districts to battle for over four hours. The 1953 building cost 4.5 million with a later wing added. it sits on Meetinghouse Road about four miles from Chester.
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State of
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There Oughta Be An Ordinance Against This
Titusville City Council delayed first reading of an amended zoning ordinance after failing to locate a copy. Nine copies reportedly exist in City Hall, search efforts unsuccessful, and a special session was scheduled for Wednesday evening to read the ordinance with the city manager promising a copy will be available.
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Titusville
Plan for non college bound curriculum in elementary
The Jo imure s Administration Committee led by William Kafferlin and Superintendent Ray Elsen outlined a new concept for English social studies and other courses aimed at elementary and kindergarten levels. The plan seeks a continuing program with teacher driven projects paid as supplemental yearly stipends, potentially attracting federal ESEA funds to support non college bound education and bolster guidance and curriculum efforts.
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Spring Creak
Ray Elsen
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Freeze to slow UC Union City dam work
An Army freeze on new civil works contracts ordered by Secretary Resor may delay bids for the Union City dam in the French Creek flood control project. At Union City, two highway relocation contracts and one high voltage line relocation are underway. the next contract for the dam itself could be affected. The overall freeze could apply to about 9.35 billion dollars of new work, with other project phases like Woodcock Creek Reservoir planning not immediately impacted.
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School Committee Approves $1200 for Teacher Stipend Trial
The committee voted unanimously to approve a $1,200 stipend for outstanding teachers for this year's trial run. Elsen noted a $3,000 curriculum development budget line and suggested funding could come from it, with the Kafferlin motion limiting total expenditure to under $3,000.
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Guevara Reportedly Killed in Bolivia Conflicting Statements
Bolivian army withholds confirmation of Che Guevara's death after reports of a clash near Higueras. Government officials and military leaders gave conflicting accounts while promising to fly reporters to the area to view a body believed to be Guevara.
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Navy Carrier Pilots Report Distant Flames From Base Attack
Constellation pilots said flames from a burning base were visible twenty miles away. One day after American pilots found six Russian choppers west of Hanoi, helicopters including two large M16 models were destroyed. Weather limited missions to 94 but strikes remained heavy where possible near Hanoi Haiphong as MIGs contested Air Force raids on Hanoi Red China rail lines and a Quang Kien rail causeway northeast of Hanoi.
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Radio Listeners Hear Admission Of Dope Use
A Yale graduate and former deputy probation officer, Gridley Lorimer Wright, was arrested after a radio program guest stated on air that he smoked marijuana all night and was “righteously stoned.” Police found marijuana in his car after listeners alerted authorities. Wright contests the charge as a violation of religious freedom. Also reported: 144 Greek army officers retired by the regime.
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LSD Party Led To Slayings
New York police arrested two men in the fatal LSD party murders of Linda Pitzpatrick age 18 and James Hutchinson 21 a known East Village hip scene figure. Detectives said an interracial wild party ended in bludgeon killings with allegations of rape. Donald Ramsey 26 and Thomas Dennis 25 were held on homicide charges as investigation expands with more arrests anticipated.
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Tompkins ' Square Park
Mystery Slayings Tied to Tenement Basement Near Park
In a tenement near the park a couple were slain after being lured to a basement party where LSD was allegedly distributed. A white guest reported an assault by Freddie Wright, 31, the building’s assistant superintendent, who was held on rape and robbery charges in criminal court. The nude victims were found in the Avenue B basement early Sunday. Wright reported the discovery of the bodies. Linda Rae Fitzpatrick, daughter of Irving Fitzpatrick, prominent spice and tea importer and Knickerbocker Mills president, resides with her family in Greenwich
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Outdoor writer Harold Titus dies at 79 in Michigan
Harold Titus, conservation editor of Field and Stream, died yesterday at 79. He helped organize the Izaak Walton League in 1922 and served as Michigan Forest Service commissioner from 1927 to 1935, authoring several outdoor novels and serving on the Michigan Conservation Commission.
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Thunderchief shot down. pilot missing in air battle
A Thunderchief was shot down during a dogfight and the pilot is missing. The plane marks the 695th U.S. combat loss over the North and the 26th shot down by MIGs. U.S. pilots are credited with 85 MIG kills and 12 probables.
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New Cour Sena Harris Campaign Raises Wealth Debate
Fragmented text outlines a political scene with references to the Senate and House, a bill, and election timing. Mentions Harris, appropriation, and January terms, implying legislative struggle and possible court or convention context. Reads like a 19th century political summary with unclear specifics.
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