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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1961
Page
6
Opinion piece laments fading American patriotism as Memorial Day and Flag Day pass with little public display. It warns that rising indifference echoes Rome’s decline and questions whether the United States will be remembered for pride in citizenship or a loss of national loyalty.
The piece argues that a large tax allocation should prioritize early dropout prevention and skills training. It warns that 80 percent of this year’s workforce will come from dropouts who cannot read or perform basic math. It urges schools to invest in these youths to prevent national decline.
New York dispatch reports a television cowboy star grows weary of endless safety comments and on set gags about aging horses, anemia, and stunt missteps. The piece mocks industry clichés as actors improvise around a sick stand-in and on location mishaps.
A Chester resident warns of a 15 to 20 foot unprotected opening on the 5th Street bridge near Penn across from the Penn Rec bowling alley. He fears a child could fall through and drown, urging immediate fencing before a tragedy occurs.
The 130th class commences with Baccalaureate Day on Sunday followed by Military and Alumni Athletic Day on Monday and Commencement Day on Tuesday. Baccalaureate services for 239 seniors are at 10 45 a m at Third Presbyterian Church with Rev Richard N Strohman delivering the sermon.
Allen-Scott reports Cuba under Castro is shipping orphans and other children to the Soviet Union under a cultural exchange program. Witnesses claim hundreds are sent via Sagua la Grande, led by Pedro Miret and wife Mara, as U.S. and international probes gather evidence.
The piece argues Congress faces a tight deadline to extend current tax rates and warns that a new bill could curb expense account deductions sharply. It outlines proposed limits on entertainment, gifts, travel meals, and hospitality deductions and discusses potential economic fallout.
An outgoing traveler to New York laments a city overrun by aggressive panhandlers and homosexuals, noting rude behavior, high prices, and grim new architecture. He warns of crowded streets, future disrepair, and a sense the metropolis has become a graveyard of its former self. He vows to depart soon.
The Santa Fe Trail stretched from western Missouri into New Mexico for 78 miles. Early Lent lasted 36 days, later extended by Charlemagne by four days around 800 A.D. to align with Christ's wilderness fast.
A Fritz Marquardt editorial urges bold U S diplomacy at a Vienna summit, proposing a scenario where President Nixon with top military chiefs demands adherence to prior U S pledges and urges freeing captive nations. The piece argues such a stance would renew global liberty and American resolve, but concedes it may be too much to ask.
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