Too Little And Too Late In Delaware County Schools
Editorial warns Delaware County faces a long delayed push for a technical high school program amid rising youth unemployment and the postwar job boom. It cites Pennsylvania’s weak technical training, cites the Richmond Plan as a model, and urges swift action to prepare workers for industrial needs. It also notes a British ceremonial change and explains the Black Rod tradition as a defense of free speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware County
Pennsylvania
Commerce
John Tabor
Chester
California
The
Yard Foundation
San Francisco
Richmond
Britain
Brian Horrocks
George Mills
House of Commons
Commons
Black Rod
Charles I
Soverign
Radar use upheld by state Supreme Court to curb speeding
State Supreme Court affirms radar as a tool to catch speeders and reduce highway fatalities. Critics in legislative sessions push to repeal radar, but the ruling aims to close the debate and support safety measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Salaries Probed in Arms Control Studies by Agency
A House Appropriations subcommittee chaired by Rep John Rooney investigates the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. The probe reveals private research groups funded by federal money pay executives high salaries, with expenditures planned for analyses of public opinion, Soviet budgets, and European security. The report notes a lack of salary limits and cites Richard A. Bissell of the Institute of Defense Analysis as an example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arms Control & Disarmament Agency
House
John Rooney
D-Ny
SSUG
U.S
Russaa
Congress
Institute of Defense Analysis
Richard A. Bissell
I.D.A
Goldwater Sees Wheat Referendum Defeat of Federal Controls
Senator Barry Goldwater argues the wheat referendum shows Americans reject federal controls on farming. He notes the Kennedy plan would set price supports and extend controls to dairy and livestock, while farmers face economic risk against subsidies. The vote signals a shift toward supply and demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Department of Agriculture
Orville Freeman
New Frontier
Interest on the National Debt Dominates 1964 Budget Outlook
Sylvia Porter explains that interest on the national debt will surpass 10 billion dollars next year, second only to defense in the federal budget. She notes rising debt, higher borrowing costs, and deliberate efforts by the Treasury and Federal Reserve to keep rates high to attract foreign buyers and protect the dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Congress
U.s
Federal Reserve System
Vnat Bunten
Grand Jury Puff Free Cigars and Local Happenings Recall 40 Years
A retrospective column recalls a grand jury gifting cigars after adjournment, plus Chester notes: swim training by Charles Durborow, Alderman Elliott relocating and returning, church fun night with hat trim and pie contests, George Allen buying a grocery, and Robert Watson sending souvenir cards. Also mentions 25 and 10 year-old items about ticks linked to fever deaths and a military college president appointment.
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Grand Jury
John Hannum, Jr
Charles B. Durborow
Fran
Chester
Philadelphia
Alderman M. P. Elliott
George W. Allen
Madison Street
Nathan Jones
12Th
Potter Streets
Robert Watson
Boston
Beans
Delaware County
Harry J. Verner, Jr
Sun Oil Company
Frank H. Reim
Clementon
Mexico
Atlantic City
Verner
Rose Tree Road
Middletown Township
E. E. MacMorland
Army Ordnance
Pennsylvania Military College
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Radar Legal
Robert Buark
Ordne
New York
New York Blood Center and Research Institute
Red Cross
City Community Blood Council
Robert
Ruark
Robert S. Allen
Paul Scott
Rooney Committee
Disarmament Agency
S. Allen
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Freeman
Barry
Goldwater
Sylvia Porter
Sylvia
Linwood Heights
Westard Street
South Chester Baptist Church
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