Notre Dame High School Closes Amid Enrollment Decline
Notre Dame High School Moylan will close after more than 50 years serving girls from Delaware County as enrollment falls from over 1,500 to about 500. Remaining students will transfer to Cardinal O’Hara High School in Marple, with St James High eyed but unlikely for absorption. Archdiocese cites costs and consolidation as reasons. alumni lament loss and hope for smooth transfers to Cardinal O’Hara.
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Reelects Cadbury 100 Years Ago and Local Community Notes
Time capsule style roundup lists reelecting Dr. Cadbury of the American Friends Service Committee, local club posts, and notable figures. Mentions 90th birthday of Gen Robert Patterson, bank directors in Media, and historic anniversaries from 75 to 530 years ago, plus 25 and 10 year items. Compiled by Arden C. Skidmore.
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Chester
Pennell Street
Monument
2Nd Street
2Nd
Market Streets
Joseph Sandom
W. B. Dutton
George Volkhardt
Fred Wunderlich
Darlington
Delaware County Bar Association
Connie Mack
Philadelphia A's
Lew Krausse
Krausse
A’s
Henry J. Cadbury
Wallingford
American Friends Service Committee
Swarthmore Players Club
U. S
Joy Marshall
Ned Pyle
William Webb Price
Dick Hook
John McCahan
Rose Valley Chorus
Edith Bailey Tofsted
Robin Greene
Robert Manley
Perdue Cleaver
Jack Vernon
Valerie Hoffman
Peggy Smedley
Gene Kent
Penncrest High School
Bruce Frank
Nether Providence
Chester Kiwanis
Arden C. Skidmore
Almanac Today January 14 1981 highlights and history
Almanac notes for Wednesday January 14 1981 mention the date with 351 days left in the year, moon phase shift toward full, morning stars Venus Jupiter Saturn, evening stars Mercury Mars, and Capricorn birth sign. Historical items include Ford's assembly line shift in 1914 and 1943 Casablanca talks, plus Dunlop resignation in 1976. The Daily Times invites letters with name, hometown, contact details and verification timeline.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Mercury
Mars
Albert Schweitzer
Henry Ford
FBI
New York City
U.S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Casablanca
Morocco
John Dunlop
Ford
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Temporary tax renewals stretch into 1982 in Pennsylvania
Gov. Thornburgh seeks to extend the 2.2 percent personal income tax and 10.5 percent corporate tax beyond their 1980 end dates, marking a routine renewal. Legislators, citing jobs and business climate, debate personal versus corporate rates while redrawing congressional districts ahead of 1982 elections.
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Pennsylvania
Thornburgh
General Assembly
Sun Belt
Gov. Thornburgh
McLuhan Prophecies Show Change Without Continuity
Melvin Maddocks reviews Marshall McLuhan’s bold but vague prophecies, noting their general accuracy yet tendency toward absolutism. He contrasts McLuhan with Heraclitus, arguing that enduring aspects persist amid constant change, and warns that prophecy without continuity risks becoming old fashioned.
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McLuhan
Ronald Reagan
Heraclitus
Publicized executions curb murder briefly in Dickens era study
A Psychology Today column outlines David P. Phillips findings that London weekly murder rates dipped only during the execution week and rose again in weeks after. The study links publicity to deterrence but notes the effect was short lived and not clearly applicable today. It also notes front page suicide reports may influence national death by own action rates.
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David P. Phillips
University of California At San Diego
London
Phillips
London Times
Times
Letters Press Calls for cleaner governance and watchdog role
A reader urges Times to remain watchdog after Abscam verdicts and criticizes Delaware County “War Board” influence. They advocate a better method for filling council vacancies via special election or clear line of succession to guarantee grassroots support and integrity.
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Delaware County
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Catania
Hard Line on Hostage Crisis Urges Military Threats
The author argues for non negotiable demands against Iranian terrorists and a show of force if hostages are not released. Proposes deadlines, air strikes on oil fields, bombardment of Iranian ports, and even strikes on Qom if hostages are harmed, deeming peaceful solutions unproductive.
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Times
Carter State Department
United States
Ayatollah
U.S. Navy
Persian Gulf
Qom
Please don't close Horace Mann School
Rhonda Jones Chester writes as a nine year old student in fourth grade at Horace Mann School. She expresses attachment to friends and teachers and fears transfer would force new classroom dynamics and tests under February closure. She emphasizes library reading and math centers and hopes to keep her school open for the sake of other children’s education.
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