Four Freight Cars Derail at Thurlow Yard
Four freight cars derailed while being moved from track 12 to track 5 at Pennsylvania Railroad Thurlow yard in Trainer. Movement occurred at 7:15 AM with slight damage and no service delay due to alternative tracks. Cars destined for Edgemoor Delaware. undercarriages damaged. cause under investigation.
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Ihurlow
Trainer
Edgemoor
Del
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Washington
Times
Thurlow
Program of Activities Set for Chester Week
A Chester Week plan approved by a committee led by E Wallace Chadwick outlines a sept 18 24 civic celebration with a Discover Chester First on the Delaware slogan. Each day highlights a theme from Church Day to Brotherhood Day with named subcommittee chairs and a giant parade planned for Sept 24 led by Gen E E MacMorland.
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E. Wallace Chadwick
Chester
Colonial Club
Delaware
Hannah Bell Dunion
Frank Fitts
Old Chester
George Plowman
Real‘tor
Delaware ‘County Historical Society
New Chester
Karl Agan
Chester High School
E. E. MacMorland
Pennsylvania Military College
Indian Rioters Force Goan Attack Demands Across Bombay
Frenzied mobs in Bombay hoist the Indian flag at the Portuguese consulate and force closures as 150000 demonstrators press for military action against Goa Daman and Diu. Police fire wounds three. many arrested. New Delhi vows peaceful transfer of Portuguese India.
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India
Delhi
Goa
New Delhi
Nehru
Portugal
Damao
Diu
Britain
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Nova Goa
The
India Radio
Registrars Sit in 2nd and 3rd Wards for Registration
Roving registrars are in the 3rd Ward at Municipal Building and 302 E St for 2 to 9 PM and in the 2nd Ward at Good Will Fire House today. Tomorrow they move to 801 McIlvaine St Jefferis School 200 W 2nd St and the American Legion Hall 9 AM to 4:30 PM. Voters may also register at the courthouse Media.
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Good Will
McIlvaine St
Jefferis School
W. 2Nd St
American Legion Hall
Tax Parley Stalemated In Harrisburg Budget Clash
Republican and Democratic leaders called into another tax conference as Gov Leader faces a looming Nov 30 deadline. Budget Director Bradley warned of $83 million revenue shortfall and potential breakdown of state services unless a new tax program is agreed. Senate Democrats and GOP leaders frame talks around budget gaps and opposed sales tax.
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Harrisburg
Andrew N. Bradley
Sen. Yosko
Democratic Senate
Bradley
Sen
Mahany
GOP
Yosko
Linwood sewer plant site eyed near Naaman’s Creek
Upper Chichester Township Sewer Authority asks Lower Chichester Commissioners to schedule a zoning hearing for a proposed 10 acre site near Naaman's Creek adjacent to Delaware line. The board, with President Melling absent, deferred action to allow full review.
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Upper Chichester Township
Lower Chichester Township
Aniline Village
Board of Commissioners
Alex Melling
Linwood
Sewer Authority
Delaware State Line
Flood fears as Hurricane Diane nears Darby Township
Residents in 12 Darby Township homes waited behind breached dikes as Hurricane Diane approaches the southern mainland. The Weather Bureau warned of heavy rains and rising flood danger with winds increasing 10 to 20 mph, highs near 90 today and 80 tomorrow.
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Darby Creek
Diane
Charleston
D. C
International Airport
Philadelphia
Today's Weather and Tides Report Details
Weather data shows high yesterday 82 percent of date normal 74. Today's forecast calls for high 84 and low 73 with a tomorrow high of 80. Precipitation 0.9 in 24 hours, 4.17 this month, 2424 this year. Tides at Off Chester show high at 12.18 p.m. and lows at 6:57 a.m. and 7.13 p.m. Sunrise 6.12 a.m. Sunset 7.58 p.m. Moonrise 4.47 a.m. Moonset 7.01 p.m.
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Chester Tidewater Terminal
Actors Defy Probe As Invasion of Rights
New York reports that seven actors including Phil Leeds and George Tyne refused to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Six witnesses invoked the Fifth Amendment or questioned the committee’s authority, while Lou Polan denounced the probe as a star chamber and drew applause.
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New York
iHouse Un-American Activities Committee
Francis E. Walter
Dpa
Star Chamber
Lou Polan
Walter
Polan
Phil Leeds
Can Can
America
Yogi Berra
Lanolin
Actors Equity
American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Polann
George Tyne
Tyne
Were you nervous when you first asked your husband for money
An interview-style line captures a tense moment as the speaker recalls asking for funds. The remark implies calm resolve rather than anxiety during a crucial financial request in a domestic context.
Hurricane Diane curving threat to Atlantic coast
Hurricane Diane slowed as forecasters watched for a possible shift to a northwest track. With 115 mph winds 300 miles east of Charleston, warnings stretched from Fernandina to Wilmington and from St Augustine to the Virginia capes. If a turn occurred it would raise risk for North Carolina and Virginia while easing pressure on Georgia and north Florida. The center could reach the South Carolina coast late tonight or Wednesday morning as advisories note a slow forward pace before any change.
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Diane
Georgia
South Carolina
Charleston
D.C
Miami
Fla
Atlantic
S. C
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Fernandina
Wilmington
St. Augustine
Virginia Capes
Walter Davis
the Weather Bureau
North Carolina - Virginia
Connie
North Florida
$50 Deductible Set On Storm Insurance
The Middle Department Association of Fire Underwriters announced a mandatory $50 windstorm deductible for all new extended property insurance in Pennsylvania and Delaware due to rising storm claims. The association estimated half of the claims were for minor windstorm damages.
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Pennsylvania
Delaware
Middle Department Association of Fire Underwriters
Association
Clifton Heights Board Approves Site for 500000 School
Clifton Heights School Board approved a site on N N Springfield road behind the Gibson Estate for a proposed 500000 elementary school amid dissent from Hugh Garchinsky and Charles Shillingford who favor further study. No construction action was taken. Board also appointed four teachers, a new secretary, and reappointed medical and dental examiners.
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Clifton Heights
N. Springfield Road
Gibson Estate
William Arnold
University of Pennsylvania
Hugh Garchinsky
Charles Shillingford
David Heckman
Bloomsburg
Juanita Myers
Springfield
Joanne Binkley
Primos
Ruth E. Onler
Upper Providence
James W. Dunn
A. G. Pietsch
Miriam Walker
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