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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1961
Page
3
A local university president notes attracting top students requires high schools to spark ambition beyond engineering and agriculture. Delco educator Marian Baillie cites a trend toward utilitarian students. The piece concludes motivation must come from within, with steady effort and self directed study.
Charles A. Duncan of Newtown Square received the National Bob Scout Life Saving Award for rescuing a young woman from death beneath an elevator. The honor, the first of its kind in the Valley Forge Council, honors his swift first aid until help arrived and cites Boy Scout training as life saving preparation. The piece extols ex scout valor and links scouting to lifelong readiness, then notes a need for more adult leaders and sponsors in communities.
The New York Stock Exchange paints a portrait of the market showing institutional investors now account for 26.2 percent of daily trading, a record share. On Sept. 13 they bought and sold nearly 2 million shares, with pension funds and mutual funds driving a long term cash basis and stability in blue chip stock prices.
City recreation director Frank Fitts arranged a Christmas music program in Chester featuring lunchtime vocal choirs and a brass quartet at City Hall courtyard from December 17 to 21. Additional choirs will perform December 20 and 21, with invitations for churches and groups to join in on other evenings.
A Library of Congress study says the Moscow Peiping axis remains united in aims of world conquest despite tactical rifts. It notes Khrushchev and Mao disagree on tactics but share a single goal, warns against underestimating coordinated Communist power and outlines risks from divergent methods.
A Swarthmore reader laments the loss of the Strath Haven Inn, once a Delaware County landmark. The letter recalls childhood memories of canoeing, skating and other local life linked to the old inn and invites others to view the remaining structure before it disappears.
Mrs George G Hancock from 307 Somerset Pl Chester writes that more than 4 000 of about 5 000 registered voters signed a petition against the Blue Route. She argues eminent domain applies but expressway should not inland backyards, proposing a west of Merlin inter state connection and noting federal funding. The Dec 7 public hearing may reveal true reasons for opposition.
A critical essay questions U S policy and the Kennedy era focus on foreign aid vs domestic needs. It cites a 1960 Senate report on aged Americans earning 33 dollars a month, many bedridden, and argues for fixing home conditions before expanding aid abroad. It invokes President Kennedy and references New Frontier rhetoric and dangers of entanglements.
The Helaware County Nally Times announces letters to the editor must include genuine signatures and full home addresses for publication. Letters must provide telephone numbers for authenticity checks and may be shortened through condensation. no material can be returned.
Mrs. Delores Harding of Chester requests recognition for bus driver Jim Gordon who serves disabled children, including her son, with equal special attention. She provides his East 18th Street address and asks for a medal to honor his service.
Labor figures at the AFL-CIO convention charge Arthur Goldberg and Kennedy lean toward neutrality and business ties. They warn of wage freezes and outline a 1962 plan to concentrate political efforts to back liberal incumbents and defeat conservatives.
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