Martin Luther King Birthday Honors Push in Atlanta and Nation
In Atlanta and nationwide a movement grows to declare January 15 a national holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Some advocate individual acts of remembrance over a day off, urging donations of wages to SCLC, King Center, NAACP, PUSH, or related groups to advance King’s social justice mission. Julian Bond writes for Newspaper Enterprise Nation.
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Editorials Damarecony Daily Cinies in Delaware County
The Chester Times, a daily newspaper founded in 1876, presents editorial content from Delaware County Pennsylvania. H L Schwartz III serves as editor and publisher with William M. Caufield as managing editor, noting the paper’s independence and long-standing publication history.
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Chester Township Rifts, Wages Tax Spark Clash and Doubled Budget
A split town board in Chester Township led to heated meetings and a violent incident. The 1981 budget nearly doubled to over 760000 with a 1 percent wage tax, provoking lawsuits and calls for a grand jury over alleged fund misuse and incomplete records. Civic leaders urge court review and residents resist tax.
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Times Snapshot Of Chester History By Decades
A compiled timeline from Other Times shows 100 years ago James Clark cuts ice on Chester Creek below the 3rd Street Bridge with about six inches thickness. Judge Thomas Clayton presiding in West Chester is popular among Chester County lawyers. John Roach, Chester shipbuilder, visits Washington for the Ship Owners Association. Caleb Clayton and James Buckley, Chester hotel keepers, had sleigh trouble in Philadelphia.
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Letters to the Daily Times Readers Policy
The Daily Times invites signed letters from readers with name hometown and phone number. Unsigned letters are not printed. Allow one week for verification and processing. Limit one letter per writer per month. Questions call 284 7200 Ext 304 weekdays 10 a.m. to p.m.
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Little Brother at the Post Office a 45-Degree Affair
Melvin Maddocks comments on a Des Moines clerk Robert McLaughlin who was punished for not holding mail at a 45 degree angle. The piece satirizes petty bureaucracy and the imagined rise of “Little Brother” in 1984, urging readers to question rigid rules while noting the clerk’s incident.
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Halbouty to Shape U S Energy Policy Behind Edwards
Energy Secretary designate James B. Edwards will lead the new policy framework while Texas oilman Michel T. Halbouty remains the behind the scenes chief energy adviser. Halbouty advocates dismantling the Department of Energy and restoring free enterprise in energy, backing coal and nuclear power, and contends vast domestic resources await discovery if regulation ends.
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Chester Officials Back Wade Dump Site Cleanup Effort
A Chester letter lauds Mayor Battle and City Council including Mr. Michael MacNeilly for mobilizing resources, prosecuting the Wade case, and coordinating with DER and EPA. It notes substantial expenditures to clean refuse, ongoing PCB containment, and a hydrogeological study to protect residents while countering claims that officials deem residents expendable.
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Almanac Recaps January 7 1981 Historical Milestones
United Press International notes January 7 1981 as the seventh day of the year with 358 remaining, and lists notable events including George Washington's 1789 presidential election, 1927 trans Atlantic telephone service between New York and London, Nixon's 1972 re election bid, and a 1973 hotel sniper incident in New Orleans with multiple victims.
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