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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1975
Page
3
In a June 3, 1975 editorial the Aldan Borough Council refused three CETA workers meant to clean streets and mow park grass due to costs. The council opts for resident volunteers to handle street cleaning, a stance that could raise unemployment and shift duties to residents.
Dave Rugis, manager of Auto Parts and Radiator Co., hires Penncrest High senior Jim Price to deliver on a three wheel bike. In Media, Rose Valley, Upper Providence and Swarthmore, Price outpaces cars on short hauls, with lower maintenance and no gas or insurance costs, proving bikes can outpace motor vehicles in traffic, despite Rugis not selling bicycles.
The article notes South Vietnam reorganizes local governance into nested units of about a dozen families, hamlets, neighborhoods, and cells of 10 to 12 families. It contrasts this with familiar local U S structures such as Chester Movement era efforts and Delaware County government.
Washington report on Georgia legislator Julian Bond who hoped to become the first Black US president but faced fundraising woes. Despite 22 speeches in a month, his campaign remains basement-bound as he seeks $100,000, while campaign finance reform restricts self-funding. The piece notes his team, legal questions, and broader impact on his bid.
A reader criticizes The Times for a large feature on Widener College cadets that omitted names of the few cadets in the closing era and the ceremony sabres awarded. The letter urges better coverage of Chester history and the commissioning events and names.
The piece argues that matching funds favor wealthy candidates, hindering Julian Bond's bid. It notes advisers joining his effort, hints at political strategy, and critiques congressional vacations amid economic fears and calls for federal relief, warning of public cynicism and long-term policy limits.
The small Polski Fiat, quarantined in Boston for lack of U.S. emissions or safety certification, gets 50 mpg from a two cylinder engine and weighs 1300 pounds at a little over a dollar per pound. Imports surge as Detroit barely alters its line and Congress proposes weak energy rules.
A medley of proposed origins for the term Hoosier is reviewed, with references to Wentworth and Flexner, Mario Pei, William Morris, Gov. Wright, and a contractor named Hoosier. The piece notes rival explanations from loggers, Indiana natives, an Indian word for corn, and a canal contractor, all with no definitive answer.
Roosevelt proposed a broad public works plan to provide jobs for the unemployed and create lasting national wealth. The WPA, signed May 6 1935, employed about 8 million Americans over seven and a half years, funding highways libraries schools and arts projects while also promoting adult education and aid to needy families. In later years Congress funded emergency public service jobs and researchers argued for expanding such work to insulating homes and upgrading infrastructure.
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