Sun Ship Layoffs Shock Chester as 3000 Lose Jobs
Sun Ship in Chester announces layoffs affecting about 3,000 of 4,000 workers, a sweeping blow with ripple effects across southern Delaware County. City faces wage tax revenue losses and may seek county state aid, while officials note facilities and costs hinder new shipbuilding.
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Chester
Joseph Battle
Robert W. Edgar
Sun Ship
Delaware County
Battle
D-Marple
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Edgar
Castro's failed bid as international peacemaker
Washington column criticizes Fidel Castro for bungling peace efforts with Iran Iraq and Afghanistan and notes US policy shifts under Reagan. It cites Isidore Malmierca’s jet lagged missions, Cuban advisers in Afghanistan, and a rising inaugural cost from 6 million to over 8 million with 72 000 guests. Jack Anderson writes the syndicated column.
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Washington
Fidel Castro
Castro
Iran
Iraq
Isidore
Malmierca
Rome
Kremlin
Afghanistan
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Chronology of Chester notes from past decades archive
A compact chronicle from The Chester Standard recalls events across decades 100 75 50 25 and 10 years ago including Jane Addams visits Swarthmore police petitions wintry city practices such as ashes on icy pavements sleigh sales and a Lampkin Station train collision plus banking retirements and a judge defending constitutional rights compiled by Arden C Skidmore.
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Chester
M. Ocheltree
Chester Standard
John Flynn
Lampkin Station
Jane Addams
Chicago
William S. Hull
Walnut Lane
Swarthmore
Ralph Smith
Upland
John V. Diggins
Delaware County Common Cor
U.S. Supreme Isions
Supreme Court
Arden C. Skidmore
Almanac Notes Jan 10 1981 and Historical Highlights
Almanac entry marks Saturday January 10 1981 the 10th day of the year with 355 to follow and celestial notes. It records notable birthdays including Ethan Allen born 1738 and historical events such as Texas governor Miriam Ferguson sworn in 1925 and the 1970 Marietta nursing home fire with 31 fatalities.
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United Press
Ethan Allen
of Nations
Miriam “Ma” Ferguson
Texas
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Wyoming
Marietta
Ohio
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State Department
Robert White
el Salvador
United Nations
Jeane Kirkpatrick
Patt Derian
Carter
Jack Anderson
Aoe
Daily Times
Pennsylvania
Chester Times
The
H.L. Schwartzill
William M. Caufield
Mailg
Swarthmore College
Tinicum Township
William F. Whitman
Chester Bowling Fraternity
Alice Ettien
Oleta Ramage
Concord
State Farm Show
Harrisburg
R. Faith of
Philadelphia National Bank
Chester-Cambridge
Almanac
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