Delco urged to seize offshore gas drill opportunity
Editorial argues Baltimore Canyon gas and potential oil discovery could spur Delaware County recovery. It urges Chester area to host a main support base, highlighting its deep water port, shipyards, and industrial capacity while noting lack of active promotion by local leaders and the need for a proactive Delaware County Economic Development Center to seize the opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Canyon
Atlantic Ocean
Delaware County
Gulf of Mexico
Scotland
North Sea
Gulf Coast
New England
South Atlantic
Rhode Island
Government Agenc
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Delaware
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Chester
Baldt Inc
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Newport News
Delaware River
Delaware County Economic Development Center
Old Port
Ridley Park Residents Rally to Keep Community Residential
A letter urges continued public opposition to any future commercial zoning changes in Ridley Park. It notes the August Daily Times report that a planned shopping center near Taylor Hospital was redirected elsewhere and warns developers may wait out opposition. Residents are urged to attend Borough Council and Planning meetings to prevent future commercial development and preserve the town as a fine residential area.
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the Times
Daily Times
Ridley Park Borough
Chester Pike
Taylor Hospital
Ridley Park
METRO
Planning Commission
Heroic Jewish deeds recalled in Times tribute
In a Times reflection two emblematic acts by American Jews in wartime are highlighted. Maj. Gen. Melvin L. Krulewitch rose to the first Jewish-majority general in U S Marines, serving through World War I II Korea and Vietnam. Sgt. Ben Kaufman, blinded in World War I, returned to rescue his unit and captured a German machine gun crew before earning the Medal of Honor. The piece closes with a note to the American Nazi Party and mentions Dan Rivkin, publicity chairman of Rippen-Bazell Post 148, Jewish War Veterans, Philadelphia.
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Melvin L. Krulewitch
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S
Ben Kaufman
France
Kaufman
Argonne
Adolf Hitler
Dan Rivkin
Rippen-Bazell Post
Philadelphia
Today in History highlights Aug 18 1978 events and birthdays
On August 18 1978 history notes Virginia Dare’s birth in 1587 at Roanoke Island, Sardinia captured in 1708, Western Australia government in 1870, Wilson neutrality in 1914, Meredith graduation in 1963, Angela Davis on FBI list in 1970, Ford nomination in 1976, and past anniversaries. Birthdays include Shelley Winters, Walter Hickel, and John Koch.
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Associated Press
Virginia Dare
Roanoke Island
North Carolina
America
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Western Australia
Woodrow Wilson
James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Angela Davis
FBI
Gerald Ford
Kansas City
United Arab Republic Airlines
Cyprus
Thoughts on Responsibility and Identity in a Swarthy Verse
A compact reflection contrasts biblical imagery from Song of Solomon with Albert Schweitzer's call for personal responsibility. The quotes urge self-control and accountability, tying environment to fate yet stressing the role of individual will in faith and morals.
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Albert Schweitzer
Chester Tax Prepares 30 Day School Tax Demand
Tax collector Henry P. Morrow notifies Chester residents the school tax is due on demand within 30 days. He will visit residences or offices to collect, urging readiness to settle then. Other items include 30 cent steamship excursion tickets to Delaware Bay, inventor J J Maginn’s train speed device, and local sports and civic notes.
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Henry P. Morrow
Chester
Delaware Bay
Major
Reybold
Thomas Clyde
J.J. Maginn
Upland Street
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Richard B. Palmer
Texaco
Atlantic City
Delco
Metro Centers, Inc
Clifton Heights
American Nazi Party
Greece
B.C
Carter
Bert Lance
Lance
Shelley Winters
Secretary of the Interior
Walter Hickel
John Koch
Patriotic Order of Sons of America
Lancaster
S. B. Pennington
Charles L. Dutton
William Guthrie
John Harper
L. F. Dyck
John McBride
W. F. Fetzer
Peter Nuttle
John Evans
Fred Hollinworth
J. R. Miller
H. L. Morris
Charles Blizzard
A. D. Pierce
James R. Bagshaw
Merritt Bloom
George Turner
Edward Aberholt
William Bush
John Taylor
Rockdale
Brookside Mills
Reilly Simcox
Marcus Hook
Media Garden Club
James A. Davies
Gilbert Cope
Herman Cope
Middletown Township
Albert Cook Myers
Moylan
Pennsylvania Historical Society
Lonas A
Bill) Pangle
Parkside
Adolph Stuber, Inc
Harold Gill Reuschlein
Villanova College
Elmer E. Miller
Gradyville
West Chester
Lee Speca
Marple Newtown
Norway Cleaners
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