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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1961
Page
6
Swarthmore clergymen publish a Youth Guidance Council juvenile delinquency report uniting residents to face a troubling reality. Borough council stalemated on publishing the findings and adopting recommendations, signaling a struggle between preserving an image and confronting a genuine community problem.
A reader attacks past Joint School Board meetings in Prospect Park, ridiculing the board's actions and calling for change while recounting incidents of alleged mismanagement and media exclusion. A second letter from a Bridgewater Farms resident resigns from civic groups after personal attacks, defending his service and denouncing unprincipled opponents.
The Delaware County Daily Times outlines letter guidelines requiring genuine signatures and full home addresses, telephone numbers for authenticity checks, and prohibition of letters to third parties. Submissions may be condensed and cannot be returned.
Rep. Cann non, D Mo, said air crews and selected planes stand by with orders to strike designated USSR targets if Soviet forces attack Europe. Cannon, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, gave the interview to International News Service. City firehouses and police pets also noted in local items. The Dallas exhibit ad arrives in mail at City Hall. Governor Tener backs bills, including the Tustin act, creating a State Fire Marshal with a $5,000 salary and staff.
United States Senator Barry Goldwater argues that the United States must recognize Soviet aggression as a real, global threat. He insists victory requires firm policy, readiness to fight if necessary, and an end to accommodation with communism while highlighting broader injustices under Communist regimes.
President Kennedy moves to bolster Iran's shaky regime with 30 million dollars in new economic aid and another 22 million from the international oil consortium. The aid comes as Iran faces a fragile army payment lineup and internal graft probes, while Tehran remains a strategic CENTO ally near Russia and the Middle East.
New York commentary questions why the year’s promises fade, noting how people forget vows and the ideal of perfection erodes under daily life challenges. The piece reflects on accountability, loss, and the gap between intention and action in a restless society.
The piece weighs Kennedy administration proposals against GOP warnings of large spending. It notes a rise from $80.9 to $84.9 billion, a $3.5 billion deficit projection, and the moon program rising to possibly $40 billion over ten years. It compares the gamble to historic ventures and reflects on self-discipline at New Year.
Quiz Bits presents a set of trivia items: the vice president who never served was William R. King elected in 1852, noted for ill health. A Colonial term ordinaries describes small Fondsidy jana. A largest Chinook salmon caught by red and reel weighs eight pounds. Alaska is cited as the state with the lowest population density at 0.4 persons per square mile.
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