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Newspaper

Delaware County Daily Times

Location

Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1968

Page

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Prison Walls Blasted To Rescue 9 Hostages

Ohio Penitentiary inmates held nine guards for about 30 hours. Police and National Guardsmen blasted through cell walls to free the hostages after a 15 minute ultimatum. Five inmates were killed and 19 injured as the siege ended with the guards unharmed.

Columbus Ohio Maury €. Koblentz Koblentz Stackato Marion Koleski Franklin County Koleski Gener Ohio State Penitentiary

Prague Sees Soviets Ordered Home By Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia's president Ludvik Svoboda and Parliament demanded the Soviet bloc troops withdraw after occupation forces entered Prague. Clashes and a curfew were reported as pro liberal factions and party officials clashed with the invaders. Dozen of casualties were tallied across several cities amid urgent broadcasts from Prague.

Prague Czechoslovakia Ludvik Svoboda Czechoslovak Communist Party Svoboda Prine Radio Alexander Dubcek Dubcek Moscow Pravda Soviet Communist Party Kremlin Czechoslovak Communist ‘Party Central Committee Martin Vaculik Vasil Bilak Slovak Communist Party Oldrich Svestka Rude Pravo Communist Party Liberec Kosice Agen Marie LaPointe Montreal Communist Party of Johnson Anatoly Dobrynin U. S U.N. Security Council U.S George W. Ball Jacob Maik Soviet Union Jan Muzik Washington Mosscow West West Germany

Snear and McNichol Deny Road Funds Politicking

MEDIA COURTHOUSE taxpayers allege county panel favors Democrats in distributing liquid fuel tax funds for road projects. Snear and McNichol defend allocations, noting 1.6 million in requests with 500 thousand available, approving via county engineer and state highways department.

Republican County East Lansdowne Frank A. Snears Harry A. McNichol Aston Snear Lower Chichester Jame Fiumara Fiumara Marple County Commission McNichol Cotunty Frank K. Remy Pennsylvania Department of Highways PDH Edward T. McErlean William Welsh

Migrant labor case ends with contractor fined in Hammonton

Chester farm labor contractor William Bass Anderson was fined 150 for failing to pay 1.40 per hour minimum wage to a Daily Times reporter posing as a berry picker. The trial followed a state labor inspection at Bridge Avenue Farms, with several counts dismissed for lack of evidence and related auto death charges proceeding against another Chester man.

Louis Antosh Daily Times Hammonton Chester Delaware County Daily Times William Bass) Anderson John Hopkins Anderson New Jersey Newtonville N.J Atlantic County Love Clark 2Nd Street Marvin Rimm Buena Vista Charles Bradley Bradley Street Bradley Hamilton Township Hammonteal Hopkins Bass N.J. Department of Labor Bridge Avenue Ander Son Alex Theodore Hill John Bertman Vincent DeMarco Bridge Avenue Farms DeMarco

Farm Program Halted in Chester After HRC Hearing

Chester Pennsylvania migrant labor program run by PSES stopped in late July amid charges of violations. Don D. Roose alleged child labor, low pay, sanitation gaps, and unsafe bus transport. nine migrant workers, including three Chester children, later died in a bus train collision.

Arlene Notoro Daily Times Chester Pennsylvania State Employment Services PSES Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission HRC Aloysius T. O’donnell South New Jersey Robert Wade Concord Ave O'Donnell Wade House Don D. Roose Chactar Dcte

Rockets Hit Saigon as War Enters Fifth Straight Day

Saigon endured a bombing and mortar raid for the fifth consecutive day. Across the country, 45 civilians were killed and 117 wounded in more than 500 rockets and shells, with heavy fighting around multiple allied bases and a key supply road 40 miles northwest. A Japanese reporter Tatsuo Sakai was killed, the 19th correspondent to die. An American soldier was fatally shot in Saigon, triggering a motorbike gun battle leaving two wounded assailants captured.

Saigon Tatsuo Sakai Cambodia U.S

Eisenhower Setback Signals Worsening Heart Condition

Washington AP doctors at Walter Reed Army Hospital report a resurgence of heart irritability in former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The 77 year old is resting comfortably with stable vital signs after his seventh heart attack, while a new drug Jidacaine shows early promise in controlling the spasms.

Washington Dwight D. Eisenhower Walter’ Reed Army Hospital Eisenhower Food and Drug Administration National Heart Institute

Sewing with leather in daily life

A brief note outlines leather sewing as a hobby or skill, mentioning techniques, tools, and potential projects. It highlights practical tips for beginners and suggests where to find patterns or classes for leathercraft.

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