The Robot Revolution and the coming four day work week
The Delphi Forecast from the University of Michigan and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers predicts a 32 hour work week in unionized industries within 12 years. Robots with human level sensing will automate assembly tasks by 1990, reducing direct labor and reshaping production as workers handle varied tasks from start to finish. A technician shortage to service robot systems could bring unintended consequences like increased overtime for repair staff.
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Delphi
University of Michigan
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Chester Through Time A Chronicle Of Local Sights And People
A compact glance of Chester history and current local flavor recalls the old Middletown Presbyterian Church, a giant river sighting near Claymont, and long-standing residents like Jacob Rosenberg the court interpreter. It notes market ads, notable birthdays, and city milestones across decades, including changes in street names and civic losses.
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Chester Daily Times
Middletown Presbyterian Church
James Grubb
Delaware
Claymont
Del
Monster
Mr. Grubb
John Ledward
Chester
John Brooks
Teacher Advocates Quality Teaching Over Spanking
The Times cites Annette Hart, a Toby Farms Elementary teacher, for paddling 9-year-old George Reynolds. The opinion argues corporal punishment hijacks learning, harms self image, and ignores home life and needed supports. It urges schools to provide guidance and resources to improve discipline and student motivation.
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Times
Annette Hart
Toby Farms
George Reynolds
Dog racing could bring life to Chester says reader
A reader defends dog racing as a job program for Chester, arguing it could create 500 to 600 jobs, boost transit and local businesses, and revitalize the city despite crime concerns and questions about employment in Lansdowne. The letter urges trying the plan to prevent neighboring towns from prospering.
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the Times
Helen G. Bach
Daily Times
George M. Price
Lansdowne
Chester
Satan
God
It's Possible Robert Schuller Make Yourself New
A legend tells of a man with poor posture who commissions a statue of himself straight and upright. He gazes at it daily and slowly returns to youth, while his granddaughter watches as two versions of him appear. The story urges that you become who you envision and notes Reverend Schuller’s Hour of Power program in Garden Grove California.
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Reverend Schuller
Garden Grove Calif
Horror of nuclear power campaign letter to the Times
A Philadelphia Electric consumer argues that the Limerick nuclear plant will cost three billion dollars and raise bills. The letter cites government radioactive site designations, cites EPA and safety concerns, and urges safer energy like solar wind and conservation to avoid rate hikes and radioactive waste.
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the Times
Philadelphia
Limerick
Atomic Information Center
U. S
Middlesex
N. J
Pennsylvania
Denver
Environmental Protection Agency
Washington
This Day in History August 8 Highlights
On August 8 1588 Drake’s fleet defeated the Spanish Armada off France, 1673 the Dutch recaptured New York and New Jersey, 1815 Napoleon sailed to St Helena, 1846 Smithsonian founded, 1960 UN urged Belgian Congo exit, 1963 masked robbers seized over 7 million dollars from a mail train near Chaddington, 1965 Singapore split from Malaysia.
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France
New York
New Jersey
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Hélena
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
D.C
United Nations
Congo
Cheddington
England
Singapore
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American Foundation For the Blind
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North Korea
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