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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1961
Page
3
The Sharon school board tightens promotion rules with make up options for English and minor subjects, allowing no more than two summer makeups, while criticizing past push through practices and urging realistic parental perspectives on repeating courses for success.
Education figures weigh in on whether current school math keeps pace with science and industry. Experts discuss new topics like logic and statistics, criticisms of drill and memorization, and the need to adapt teaching methods while preserving core mathematics.
Two vessels were damaged in a 2:18 a.m. collision in the Delaware River near Reedy Island off Port Penn, Delaware. The 7874 ton tanker Sinclair Rudeline and 7247 ton freighter George Steer suffered damage with no injuries reported, and Rudeline docked at Sinclair refinery. Capt. Joseph M. Bender of Swarthmore led the Rudeline after the incident.
The piece analyzes expected tighter money and higher interest rates in 1962 driven by domestic expansion and a strained US balance of payments. It warns borrowers to secure terms now and outlines Fed policy staying accommodative but supportive of restraint to defend the dollar, with implications for loans, mortgages, and credit access.
President Kennedy seriously considers a personal envoy with ambassadorial rank to act as direct liaison between the President and South Vietnam's Ngo Dinh Diem. Diem urges the move to bypass State Department friction and favors a stronger, faster approach to counter Viet Cong threats.
Letter writer Christa H. Price from Swarthmore argues against routes that encroach on school land. She says Delaware County needs the Blue Route but warns expansion must not shrink educational land or funding. The piece links road planning to America’s future public education and civic affordability.
The letter praises H Warner Grant Jr for election support and urges him and the Interbury School Board to avoid claiming a people’s mandate to justify another one million dollar bond issue. It also thanks Congressman William J. Green for his help and appeals citizens to continue guiding the board with God’s help.
A columnist critiques Norman Mailer and the idea that violent acts or scandalous behavior can boost literary fame. The piece argues writers should not replace hard work with sensational acts and questions judges who reward such notoriety. It warns of edgy literature influencing public perception and jury selections.
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