Chester’s pool delays prompt call for better sites
The Chester editorial reviews years of struggle to open the Crozer Park pool amid funding debates and bureaucratic delays. It notes shifting timelines from 1968 to 1980s planning, questions site suitability, and urges faster action on a second Veterans Memorial Park pool and broader dispersed pools to serve more residents.
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Chester
Crozer Park
Third and
Franklin
City Hall
John Nacrelli
Delaware
Irvington Swim Club
Veterans Memorial Park
Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
Leo Holmes
Parks and Public Property
Holmes
Greater Chester
Crazer Park
Shafer Faces Tax Debate and Public Backlash
Gov Shafer pushed for a 25 percent budget rise and a state income tax while facing a public tax rebellion. Lawmakers balked, prompting Shafer to urge the Legislature to craft a bill and determine funding, as citizens demand services yet resist higher taxes.
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Shafer
Shakespeare
U. S
Hugh Scott
Commonwealth
Shater
House
Sen
Scott
Senate
Richard Schweiker
Post Office reform ruffles Congress and junk mail
Washington column questions turning the Post Office into a business and the push to curb letter writing. Critics note junk mail profits and political influence, suggesting lower junk mail rates while lamenting slow delivery and wasteful practices.
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Congress
Aircraft Industry Congress
Troika
Pentagon
America
Post Office
P. O
Jane
Davenport
Towa
Postal service reform proposal stirs national debate
The Nixon plan to convert the post office into a self-sustaining government corporation faces Congress, postal unions, and political hurdles. Proponents cite efficiency and removal from politics, while critics warn of privatization harms and backlogs.
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American Postal Service
United States Post Office
Nixon
Congress
Smewhat
Tennessee Valley Authority
Treasury Guaranteed
Jonson
Britain
Washington
Larry O’briens
Jim Farleys
White House
Our
National Junkarama
Postal Corporation
Postal Service
Sam
Mabel
Suburban living school tax revolt greets readers
Delaware County fears rising taxes as voters balk at public spending. The Philadelphia bond defeat signals growing taxpayer scrutiny of school budgets and college projects. The piece urges boards to justify costs and invites letters to the editor on public-interest topics.
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Philadelphia
Boards of Education
Delaware County
State Extension
Delaware County Community College
Penn State
Community College
Marple Township
The
Daily Times
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Frank Getlein
Larry O'Brien
Johnson
O’brien
Pony Express
New York
Bronx
State Department
Fun City
London
Manhattan
Christian Science Monitor
Iheam
Clarence L. Jordan
Daily ‘Times
Bally Times
Central States Publishing Inc
E bin St
Iis Telephone
Ronald A. Hedley
Chester Post Ofice
Marin
Penn
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