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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1981
Page
6
The piece argues a fare hike worsens ridership for SE PTA rail commuters, urging alternatives like service cuts or expanded public funding. It critiques Washington and Harrisburg support as stop gaps and warns that without radical transit reform, the status quo will persist and riders fall.
A digest of historical Chester events and people: Mrs. M Bonner offers a $10 music stand with Wilcox & White organ purchases at 141 West 3rd Street. Chester Gas Co bills for gas to streetlamps total $660. I T Lewis buys flour and feed store at 2nd and Kerlin Streets. Edward E Bartleson dies at 79. Dr M P Dickeson and Dr J L Forwood named officers of the Delaware County Medical Society. Rose Valley’s Mushroom School draws educators. Anthony Smith appointed committing magistrate in Chester. Prince Rainier III holidaying with Grace Kelly’s family in Philadelphia. Joseph Love elected Collingdale Fire Co No 2 president. Jeff Petrie to NBA All-Star via Portland. 200-plus finishers in Viladelphia courtroom as Judge Godbey is sworn in. Sho2-.
Kay Powell notes Calvin Coolidge's will was only 25 words and humorously contrasts terse phrasing with capitalization rules for government programs. The piece also surveys language quirks from prospectus plurals to amethyst and stylebook changes.
A reader contests editorials on Governor Thornburgh's SWAP plan, arguing the plan is not a new tax but a stable funding method. He notes past two cent gas tax increases failed to raise expected revenue as consumption fell, and asserts SWAP offers fixed minimum and maximum revenue with regulated growth, while opposing use of Delaware County politics to influence tax votes. He urges a base that ensures needed funds and cautions against simple fuel tax fixes.
Chester residents and Mann School faculty denounce the plan to close the last neighborhood school in a black district. They criticize the all white or retired committee, demand input from affected staff and parents, and protest timing during a mid year move and February tests. The letter urges open participation and fairness.
Michael A Ferguson of Linwood criticizes the State Employment Bureau for preselecting applicants for Sun Oil Refinery in Marcus Hook. He details a Dec 5 interview, notes the bureau’s handling of 3,000 to 3,500 applications for 50 openings, and argues Sun Oil should handle screening. He calls for accountability in equal opportunity employment and laments bureaucratic waste.
A letter thanks the US Marine Corps Reserve for Toys for Tots contest. Sherry, age 12, won a $50 Kiddie City gift certificate and used it to buy a Star Wars spaceship for Tommy, who lost his bike on Thanksgiving. Tommy will receive a bike for Christmas.
The Daily Times requests readers to submit letters on topics of public interest. Letters must include a signature, full address, and telephone number for verification, but only the name and community will be published. Keep submissions brief.
The article traces a long running debate in Black America from Booker T. Washington to W. E. B. Du Bois and beyond. It contrasts a welfare state oriented coalition with a rising small but vocal right that favors free market policies. It highlights key figures and thinkers shaping this shift and the tension over aid, rights, and empowerment.
Almanac style entry notes the date Monday January 5 1981 with 360 days to follow and celestial positions Venus Jupiter Saturn in the morning and Mercury Mars in the evening. It lists historical events including Nellie Tayloe Ross becoming first woman governor in 1925 Pope Paul VI meeting Athenagoras in 1964 Dubcek’s rise in 1968 and a 1975 CIA investigation inquiry led by Rockefeller.
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