NAACP sit-in blocks Chester relations council meeting
In Chester a round-the-clock sit-in by Negro demonstrators kept the Chester Council on Human Relations from meeting in city hall. They demanded changes to the 17‑member council, seeking 50 percent Black representation, and pressed for arbitration rather than eviction. A special committee was formed to keep talks open with city officials.
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Inside Your Daily Times highlights and page references
The page references cover school fallout shelter battle climax, Delco playoff trials, racial crisis series, and various sections from pages 2 through 27 including sports, obituaries, classifieds, and puzzles. It previews content across education, community, and entertainment in the Daily Times.
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Riot Narrowly Averted as 100 Pickets Clash in Brooklyn
Police subdue about 100 demonstrators at a hospital construction site in Brooklyn. Officers used nightsticks to push the crowd from a roadway while mounted police kept order. A policewoman, a patrolman, and two girls were treated for injuries. Twenty-two arrested along with fourteen elsewhere in the city. total arrests about 750.
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New York
South Africa
Brooklyn
Hell
Downstate
Brooklyn Protests Demand 25 Percent Minority Work On Public Projects
A three week pattern of demonstrations at the Brooklyn hospital site grows as crowds press for 25 percent minority employment on publicly financed projects. A Negro clergyman Rev. William A. Jones Jr. urged calm, blaming a biased system and police for protecting trucks more than protesters.
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Brooklyn
William A. Jones Jr
Jones
Two motorists fined for driving offenses in Delaware County
Delaware County Court Judges Diggins and Curran fined three motorists 210 each for speeding and other driving offenses. A Merion man paid 100 for turning off lights during a police chase. German A. Davis of Darby and James C. Hill of Chester pled guilty to drunk driving. Ronald G. Rea of Merion was arrested for turning off lights to avoid a stop and was chased two miles before a crash at a dead end.
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Delaware County Court
John V. Diggins
Thomas A. Curran
Merion
German A. Davis
Shetland Road
Darby
Diggins
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Walnut Sts
James C. Hill
Chester
Pennsylvania Driver License Bill Signed by Governor
Harrisburg AP reports Governor Scranton signed into law a bill protecting the driver licenses of Pennsylvania motorists convicted of traffic violations in other states. The measure aims to prevent license suspension or revocation when penalties occur outside Pennsylvania. It underscores cross state enforcement of driving records.
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Pennsylvania
Scranton
Protests Continue Third Day In Chester City Hall Sit-In
Chester police report a third day of demonstrations in city hall with sit-ins by Negro protesters and pickets outside. Five demonstrators remain inside led by Rev. Joseph Carter and NAACP members. police guard entries as nightly curfews and day pass system allow movement.
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City Hall
County Gains Judge State OKs New Post
A fifth Common Pleas Court judgeship in Delaware County was created by the State Legislature. Bills also authorize Orphans Court in Bucks, and new Common Pleas and county court judges in several counties, awaiting Gov Scranton’s signature.
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William W. Scranton
Scranton
Atty
Walter E. Alessandroni
Francis J. Catania
Ridley Township
Louis A. Bloom
Albert Blumberg
Chester
Bucks County
Court of Common Pleas
Montgomery County
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Philadelphia
Allegheny County
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Butler
Crawford Counties
Compulsory School Reorganization Bill Heads to Gov. Scranton
Harrisburg AP The legislature passed a new compulsory school reorganization program 123 to 73. Gov. Scranton was expected to sign, ending the 1961 Act 561. Rep. Edwin D. Eshleman called the substitute a compromise while Rep. Jeanette Reichman led a failed bid to strengthen it.
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Scranton
House
David L. Lawrence
Edwin D. Eshleman
Lancaster
House Education Committee
Anthony J. Petrosky
Jeanette F. Reichman
Northampton
Ten killed in Toledo crash splice of families
A fiery car truck collision near Genoa, Ohio claimed ten lives including the Campos family of Florida City and the Chico children. The crash involved migrant workers on Emil Webert’s farm. rescue reports cite a head on collision after a car attempted to pass another vehicle.
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Campos
Florida City
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Rose
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Jaime Chico
Raoul
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Theress
St. Charles Hospital
Emil Webert
Elmore
Charles Strong
Highway Patrol
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Last Effort On Bus Bill As Session Heads End
In Harrisburg the final hours of the 1963 session see a last bid to settle tax funded school bus transportation for private and parochial students. A House Senate conference panel pursues an optional district program while other measures linger, including track weight, general appropriations, and a plan to call a constitutional convention.
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Senate
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Board of Education
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North Korea accuses US of provocation after killings in Korea
North Korea denounces Washington for siege provocation plots while denying responsibility for an ambush that killed two American soldiers in the Korean border area. The DPRK blames US imperialism and warns of nuclear weapons rhetoric amid the Korean conflict.
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South Korea
North Korea
United States
U.S
North Korean
Foreign Ministry
State Department
Korea
Imjin
Transit Plan Up For Vote
Harrisburg AP The Pennsylvania House moves toward final passage of a bill to create a southeastern mass transit agency with tax exemptions. Amendments removing gasoline tax and license fee exemptions were defeated before reconsideration and adoption amid a late hour vote.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Ward near death after throat surgery amid Profumo scandal
London AP reports Dr Stephen Ward in a coma following throat surgery to ease breathing. Ward, 50, linked to Britain's sex and security scandal, swallowed barbiturates, was found guilty on two counts related to prostitution. He underwent a tracheotomy and remains in critical condition as lawyers plan an appeal.
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London
Stephen Ward
Britain
Ward
Ward Ndt
W. Mayne Butcher
Profumo
John’ C. Profumo
House of Commons
Christine Keefer
Henry Brooke
Old Bailey
Christina
Marilyn
Mandy) Rice-Davies
Smallpox outbreak hits 70 in Wart Poland
A Health Ministry report indicates 70 people contracted smallpox in Wart Poland with 6 deaths, as of Wednesday night.
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Poland
Peatland
Health Ministry
Delaware County Daily Times Snap Shot Contest Opens
The Delaware County Daily Times announces a Snap Shot contest for Delaware County residents including Arden and Claymont amateurs. Entries must be black and white, color not accepted, with up to six adult entries or two children entries, submitted in four envelopes with negatives and age noted for minors.
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