Survivors of the Great Low Mood Reflect on Two Eras
The piece recalls the Great Depression and the 1960s spiritual low mood, noting survivors’ scars and motivation. It cites psychiatrists and studies showing many 1960s youths now in their 30s struggle with functional issues, crime, and self-harm rates, while some revert to tradition and calm amid social change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin
United States
Issits
John Hinkley
Mark David Chapman
Autumn Harvest Fragrance Reflections and Nostalgia
A humorous reminiscence on trying air fresheners and scents in daily life. The narrator recounts selecting Autumn Harvest, jokes with a spouse about fragrances, and muses on pervasive smells from kitchen to bathroom era. The piece blends memory, consumer culture, and a longing for simpler olfactory days.
Casing Casey and the CIA leadership clash headlines
The fight over William Casey as CIA director centered on whether he fit the post and the agency’s priorities. Congress pressed for oversight while White House backs argued Casey could be effective with reforms and staff restraint, including halting Hugel’s more aggressive covert plans.
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William Casey
Central Intelligence
Max Hugel
Capitol Hill
Casey
CIA
White House
Barry Goldwater
Senate Select Committee On Intelligence
Republican Party
Congressional
Hugel
Senate
Reagan
James Bond
Chester items span lumber, locals, and sports notes
Compiled notices from Chester report mS Arden C Skidmore brig discharging 200000 feet of yellow pine at Sugar Mill Wharf for D S Bunting and Thomas McCollitt. Thomas Lane relocates family to Omaha. W Rambo catches unusual large Delaware River sturgeon. New Rosebud Assembly officers named in Chester. Telephone exchange charges reflect rising message costs. Postmaster Martin and Lyons plan Yorktown centennial excursion. Plus 75 and 50 year ago notes on local events, obituaries, coaching changes, and broader community bits.
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Arden C. Skidmore
Sugar Mill
Chester
D.S. Bunting
Thomas McCollitt
William Rambo
Delaware
A.J. Miller
Edward Johnson
William Logan
Edward Heacock
William McFate
Rosebud Assembly
Chester Telephone Exchange
Upland
New York City
William H. Martin
E.C. Lyons
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Paradise
Berry's
Gera
Penaia
Casing Casey
Robert Wagman
Oversight Committees
Thomas Lane
South Chester
Omaha, Neb
Yorktown, Va
William R. Gibson
Eddystone
Darby and
Wilmington
Leiperville
Thomas H. Higgins
Cumberland County
Horton
Baltimore Pike
Chadds Ford
Nancy Buckles
Children's Aid Society of
Delaware County Media
Athens
Greece
Sarah A. Jones
Garden City
Springfield Township
Jimmy Vermeychuck
Dick Madison
Bill Krides
Evan Koons
Springfield
Bob Young
Tony Dicksa
Sharor Hill
Thomas J.field
U.S
Con G. Williams
Boi
Mickey Veis
Mannchester
N.H
Vernon
Wallingford
Veterans Stadium
Rt Maitland
Aldan
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