Editorial on Navy policy waste in shipyard choices
An editorial argues private US shipyards outperform Navy yards on cost and efficiency. It cites a Kennedy era memo by Secretary McNamara and warns that relying on Navy yards wastes money, risks jobs at Sun Ship in Delaware County, and weakens national security.
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Defense
Buton
Navy Department
America
Kennedy
Robert McNamara
Navy
Sun Ship
Delaware County
Balancing Budget Quotes and Milestone for Miss Ippoliti
A political columnist lists preoffice quotes on the budget from JFK era. The report notes Sunday Miss Helen Ippoliti becoming the first woman graduate at Pennsylvania Military College in 77 years, earning a diploma while hospitalized and highlighting the college’s shift to meet community needs through its evening division.
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Helen Ippoliti
Pennsylvania Military College
Ippoliti
WAC
Chester
PMC
Supreme Court Ruling on Union Dues Sparks Debate
Sen Barry Goldwater praises a Supreme Court decision limiting union dues funding for political purposes. The ruling allows workers to claim exemption from portions used for politics, except for labor relations costs. It suggests lower dues for members rejecting political expenditures, while noting no immediate relief and stresses unions must prove the political share. He cites his 1993 Labor Management Reform Act push.
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Supreme Court Rulin
Ime
Senate
US Aid Shift Expands India Indonesia Ties
President Kennedy plans a major aid realignment in Asia, pledging $3 billion to India and $400 million to Indonesia over two years to bolster neutralist and anti Communist regimes. Aid to Pakistan Thailand Formosa South Korea and South Vietnam will be reduced while US advisers in these nations are cut back.
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Indonesia
Congress
China
Russia
Sukarno
Pakistan
Thailand
Formosa
South Korea
South Vietnam
Communist Party
Jakarta
U.S
Uly
Said
Odd Things Happen in Teamsters Union City
A vivid profile of Teamsters Local 560 in Union City and its violent politics. The piece details threats, arrests, shootings, and disappearances around the anti administration opposition led by Tony Pro Provenzano, and the impact of fear on members like George Phillips as federal probes loom.
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William P. Bundy
India
Union City
United
Tony
Walter Blockner
George Phillips
Union Hall
Pro
Union of the United States
Happy Days Here for Stockholders
Sylvia Porter notes stockholders enjoy the fastest rising personal income as dividend payments climb to record levels. By mid 1963 payouts near $17 billion with General Motors set to pay a 50 cent extra dividend, averaging about $1,000 per shareholder among 17 million owners amid rising corporate profits.
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General Motors
America
Do You Remember When Politician Works In Street Repair
A 1900s era piece recalls Chester figures, Mayor and Chief of Police, repairing a road rut at 5th and Market Streets. The mayor pounded asphalt, drew curious crowds, the police chase shooters, and arrests followed. Other items note a real estate lease near Family Theatre and a scarlet fever case at Chester High School.
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Market
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Stewarts Store
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Market Streets
John Vance
Vn Fd
M.P. Eliot
Iun
City Hall
Hhose
Crosby M. Black
Family Theatre
7Th St
Philadelphia
Chester High
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