MOVE coverage and the danger of front page sensationalism
The piece argues media created the MOVE group through excessive coverage. It cites Chicago and Philadelphia cases, contends editors should have ignored MOVE to avoid elevating a small radical faction into a national issue. It warns media can fabricate monsters and calls for responsible reporting and restraint.
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Survival
Philadelphia
James Ramp
United States
On This Date in History August 23 1978 Today's events
Highlights include Columbus accused of mistreating natives in 1500, George III proclaiming rebellion in 1775, the Church of Christ Scientist charter in 1869, Japan declaring war in 1914, Marseille captured in 1944, Truman daughter Margret's first concert in 1947, and Kissinger’s new stance in 196? Five years ago a Czech strike protested occupation. Dancer Gene Kelly 66 and Tex Williams 61 birthdays. Thought for today by Aldous Huxley.
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Haiti
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Lynn
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Church of Christ, Scientist
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Marseille
Harry Truman
Marga
Quebec
Canada
Czechoslovakia
Ludvik Svoboda
Moscow
Henry Kissinger
U.S
Gene Kelly
Tex Williams
Aldous Huxley
Thoughts on affliction and revelation by Jung in lament
A compact note cites Lamentations 3:1 2 3 about darkness and divine wrath, then quotes Carl Jung on human suffering. The reflection contrasts human self-reliance with a higher wisdom that relieves distress.
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Pope's selection looms as world calls for Peace on Earth
In Cornwall Bridge Connecticut a columnist reflects on the papal conclave and the church's fractured authority. He notes doubt pervades modern faiths, compares Marxist and Christian convictions, and hopes the new Pope can unite believers toward Peace on Earth despite long odds. The piece ends with a quiet resolve to keep striving for harmony.
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Tenant rights laws urged amid eviction fight
A Daily Times reader cites health and safety problems in Spring Hill Park Secane and cites a Kathleen E Hall letter praising tenant rights. The writer notes lack of Pennsylvania protections, eviction pressure, and House Bill 1335 as a potential remedy, urging residents to vote for apartment dwellers' rights.
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Harrisburg
Limerick risk spotlight echoes from North Hamburg scare
Public information chief for Philadelphia Electric defends nuclear program while critics question funding and long term costs. The piece cites Peach Bottom fuel savings, plant decommissioning costs, and radioactive waste worries, linking to a Brunsbüttel plant incident affecting dairy farmers as a warning for Limerick.
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R.L. Harper
Limerick
Peach Bottom
Harper
West Germany
Brunsbuttel
Hamburg
Media Democrats convene at courthouse in decisive county gathering
The county Democratic convention met in Media Courthouse with chairman Charles D. Manley and secretaries George W. Class and George L. Myers guiding proceedings. Candidate slate included Bethel M. Custer Thomas J. Osborne William P. Worrall and others as excitement rose in Chester where the platform briefly collapsed before resuming.
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George W. Class
Upper Chichester
George L. Myers
Chester
Bethel M. Custer
Thomas J. Osborne
William P. Worrall
John B. Sanville
Jesse Brooks
John E. Dyer
Joseph Griswell
Thomas Hudson
Joseph Pratt
Market Square
A. H. Dill
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