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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1968
Page
1
Divers search the Anclote River for more possible victims after Tuesday's bridge collapse on U S 19 near Tarpon Springs. One confirmed dead, several injured, and authorities fear trapped occupants in sunken cars amid ongoing safety inspections of a sister span.
Mary Bell, age 11, convicted of manslaughter on diminished responsibility in the deaths of Martin Brown and Brian Howe and sentenced to life detention. Norma Bell, 13, acquitted. Hospitals refused treatment. she is placed in a juvenile prison.
The Federal Reserve Board raised the discount rate from 5.25% to 5.5% across 11 districts to slow borrowing and ease inflationary pressures. Some districts keep 5.25% while observers note mixed expectations about the impact on housing, wages, and the broader economy. The move follows strong industrial output and rising personal income, with unemployment at a 15 year low. The policy shift coincides with Bank of Canada rate increases as inflation remains a global concern.
Gov. Shafer dismissed Dr. Thomas W. Georges as acting health secretary and named Dr. Richard I. Potter to run both health and welfare departments temporarily while pressing next year to merge the two offices. Georges remains welfare secretary, Potter earns $26,387 as deputy, and Shafer plans legislative action on the merger after delays.
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