Slips and Goofs Spur Wordwatching Lessons
Kay Powell reviews common typos and misreadings from resumes and translations in a Wordwatching column. Noting errors like secured for Secrued and Versailles for verre, the piece explains how a Cinderella tale led to a glass slipper myth and traces rules of thumb, hyphenation, and cannot usage with examples. Powell, editorial director of the American College Bryn Mawr, hints at June 16 follow up.
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Kay Powell
Philadelphia
The
American Collegé
Bryn Mawr
Ghost voting in Harrisburg prompts calls for reform
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that some Philadelphia legislators rarely attend sessions yet vote by proxy via an electronic system. Delaware County members admit mild phantom voting but oppose it for absent colleagues. Reform urged: require physical presence for all votes and schedule sessions to minimize committee-related absences.
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Harrisburg
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia
Philadelphia House
Delaware County
House
Harold D. Ellis
Daily Times
Ellis
State Capitol
US House of Representatives
State House
National Republican ballots to be posted at Western Union
The Chester Daily Times arranges with The Associated Press to publish ballot results of the National Republican Convention in Chicago. Results will be posted at the Western Union office at 4th and Market Streets for public access. Bracelets for gentlemen mark county fashion trends as cherries ripen at Samuel Palmer’s home.
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Chester Daily Times
Associated Press
Chicago
Western Union
4Th
Market Streets
Samuel Palmer
Chester Fire
3Rd Street
Palmer
Moral pulse study probes America’s civic virtue
Brad Knickerbocker reports on a three year National Endowment for the Humanities funded project led by Dr. Robert Bellah of University of California Berkeley. The effort mirrors Alexis de Tocqueville’s concerns about mores, private life and public virtue shaping democracy and potential soft despotism. Researchers from several universities will explore civic organizations private life and social ethics to gauge national character and participation.
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Brad Knickerbocker
Berkeley
Calif
America
Alexis de Tocqueville
de Tocqueville
United States
National Endowment For the Humanities
Ford and
Rockefeller Foundations
Robert Bellah
University of California At Berkeley
Bellah
Camp David
Carter
Mores
Richard Madsen
University of California At Santa Barbara
Rotary
Kiwanis
Jaycees
YMCA
Massachusetts
San Diego
William Sullivan
Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales
Pennsylvania
Institute For
Philadelphia
Stanford University
Ann Swidler
Emory University
Steven Tipton
On This Date in History Almanac Highlights
Key events include 1862 Lee taking command of Confederate forces in Virginia and North Carolina during the Civil War. 1924 Congress grants citizenship to all American Indians. 1953 Queen Elizabeth II crowned at Westminster Abbey. 1969 the USS Frank Evans cut in half by an Australian carrier, 74 sailors lost. 1979 Pope John Paul II returns to Poland after historic visit to a Communist nation.
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Robert E. Lee
Virginia
North Carolina
Congress
London
Westminister Abbey
Canter
U.S
Frank Evans
South China Sea
Carter Halts Iran Hostage Rescue Amid Hotline Threats
Washington reports indicate President Carter canceled the Iran hostage rescue after alleged Russian threats via the Moscow Washington hotline. British intelligence reportedly monitored the calls but withhold details from the CIA. Senate panels may seek full facts in a secret session. Soviet countermeasures include a 3000-truck border convoy near Iran, disrupting commerce with Czechoslovakia and Hungary and even causing shortages. Meanwhile Social Security disability and survivor benefits are paid to convicts, with an estimate of 30,000 beneficiaries totaling about 60 million dollars yearly. One inmate received about 12,000 dollars monthly for 12 years.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
Moscow
Carter
Defense
Harold Brown
Senate
Kremlin
Iran
Caspian Sea
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Soviet Union
France
Congress
Social Security Administration
Tom Tech
G. William Whitehurst
R-Va
Indiana
Letters Blame pet owners not SPCA
A reader defends the SPCA after Eric Steele's letter about a lost pet. The writer recalls positive SPCA experiences, notes limited funds and space, and urges supporting the SPCA financially and adopting from them, rather than blaming the organization. The letter argues many pets are euthanized due to owners not caring or losing proper ID.
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Eric Steele
SPCA
Mr. Steele
Daily Times
Steele
Sin
Veterans groups in Delaware County celebrate Memorial Day
Reader letter applauds American Legion posts including Women’s Post 892 and John Wesley Cross Post 507, praising veterans organizations for aiding all veterans, noting GI Bill and Veterans Administration existence depend on such groups. Highlights dedication of men and women to improve veterans’ lives and calls out Vietnam era veterans as fellow peers impacted by fast media.
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the Times
American Legion
Delaware County
Women’s Post
John Wesley Cross
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Chester
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James H. Gorbey
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Klekotka
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