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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1963
Page
3
The piece cautions no panic but stresses urgency after a Sharon Hill mother's death from polio. It notes Pennsylvania has 29 cases this year with one fatality, questions booster adherence, and urges early Sabin vaccination starting before November to maximize protection.
Editorial comments mark Amos Alonzo Stagg’s 101st birthday praising his century of integrity in college football. The piece notes his stand against brutal play and cites the 1922 Chicago Princeton game as an emblem of principle. It also mentions a local school board hiring controversy over Negro applicants and cautions against unfounded criticism.
Don Murdaugh reports on the 1920s style murder of 47-year-old Chester pickup man Blackie Iacona whose strangling and crushed Adam's apple suggested a Mafia type execution. Police ponder gangland slaying or a staged crime and note widespread gangster lore from popular magazines.
The slain man known as Blackie drew scrutiny as police and locals debated motives. theories ranged from a payoff failure in a Chester numbers operation to possible cooperation with Philadelphia racketeers. Investigators, led by a GOP-triggered crackdown, probe the mine site disposal and lingering questions about a supposed informant role.
Victor Riesel reports a 200-strong Communist Peronista squad threatened to burn 206 foremen alive at the Cordoba Kaiser Argentina auto plant. Faced with hostage-taking and a forced reopening, the government later outlawed the Communist Party and fronts under Decree-Law 4214, intensifying a nationwide suppression of communism amid labor turmoil.
A Republican study group led by Rep. James Batten issued interim reports urging stronger U S economic sanctions on Cuba and stricter enforcement of the 1963 Foreign Aid Appropriations Act. The panels say Kennedy policy has been tardy and call for cutting all trade and aid with Castro's regime, pressuring Britain and Greece to deny Cuban shipments and expanding the embargo to travel and communications.
Senator Ribicoff warns that supporters must observe the law before enacting civil rights measures. He argues that denying jobs for race is indefensible and opposes quotas, urging merit and equal opportunity. The Senate shows 54 votes for the bill, short of the margin needed for passage, with Kennedy expected to address the Washington march.
Secretary Chapin of the Young Men's Christian Association brings lacrosse to Chester with a test match tomorrow on the cricket grounds between Maple Leaf and YMCA of Philadelphia. No admission charged. Also notes civic items including street paving, scorer’s screen shortage in Wilmington league, a reporter's injury from a foul ball, and a milestone 10 year drought on a factory shutdown due to cotton price pressures.
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