City planners approve circular building project in Chester
Chester planners gave preliminary approval to a circular oil and chemicals building in the riverfront district bounded by Reaney and Yarnall streets and the Delaware River. The project, by Rene Chesetee Ter abate and Didworth Inc of Philadelphia, is expected under 500000 dollars with later riverfront material delivery by barge. They also approved a boilermakers union hall at 3rd and Madison, a 4670 square foot two story building for 130000 dollars, and a five story school on Sth Street projected at 11200000 dollars with a 2950 student capacity, plus zoning changes and Market Street vacation requests.
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Chester
Zoning Board
Planning
Sansom Street
WHESS
Miste Ocnyut
Old Chester Hospital
Sth
Penn Streets
Chester River
Sth Street
George M. Ewing Co
Cditects
Department of Public Instruction
Planning Commission
Market Street
Front Street
Delaware River
Scott Paper, Company
Yarnall Street
Lawmakers Back Night Differential for Shipyard Workers
Two area congressmen Lawrence G. Williams of Springfield and G. Robert Watkins of Birmingham joined others to restore night shift differential wages for blue collar workers at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and related installations. In October and November workers faced reductions up to 50 percent in night work premiums due to a method change.
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Lawrence G. Williams
Springfield
G. Robert Watkins
Birmingham
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Dumping Ban Placed For Abandoned Quarry
A federal injunction restricts dumping at an abandoned quarry on 8 Chester Road in Springfield. The court order cites health hazards from fires and a water pit, with defendants named as Mayer family members. A hearing is set to decide if the injunction remains in effect, while wage differential notes for night work are discussed by Springfield Solicitor Marcy.
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Chester Road
Springfield
Howard F. Reed Jy
George F. Mayer & Sons
Springfield Ave
Folsom
George, F. Mayer
Trimble Blvd
Brookhaven
Donat D. Mayer
S. Gray St
George J. Mayer
van Leer
Lima
Wisconsin senator defends UW and the cow college label
State Sen. Gordon Roseleip, famed for failing a butter vs oleomargarine test, defends the cow college tag during a budget debate. He praises cattle as clean producers of good milk, asking what is wrong with the label.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
Gordon Roseleip
Senate
University of Wisconsin
Roseleip
Marshland protest over Delaware Expressway work in Tinicum
Philadelphia conservationists charged a contractor on a ten mile stretch of the Delaware Expressway is filling Tinicum marshlands. They warn wildlife will be endangered and the wetlands turned into a dry area good only for industrial use. Officials say state involvement is limited.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Ing
Langen
Felder & Son of
Baltimore
Delaware
Meeting Tonight in Nether Providence at Wallingford
Nether Providence township commissioners plan a meeting at 8 30 tonight in the township building located at 218 Sykes Lane Wallingford.
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Nether Providence
Sykes Lane
Wallingford
Protests Plague Rockefeller Latin America Missions
Senator Frank Church urged President Nixon to end Nelson Rockefeller's demonstration tours to Latin American nations. He labeled the missions a farce, noting hostile receptions in Peru Venezuela Ecuador and Colombia and called for cancelling remaining trips to avoid further anti US sentiment and gimmickry in policy.
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Washington
Frank Church
Idaho
Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Latin Americas
Church
Senate Foreign Relations
Western Hemisphere
Senate
Rockefeller
United States
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Bolivia
Seminar Set Today in Township Budget Talk
Darby Township commissioners vote to cut staff to save money while approving an expense paid trip for members to a Pocono conference. Two employees receive two weeks notice. clerk earns 85 dollars weekly, maintenance man 1200 dollars yearly. Chester seminar features Joseph Bart of the state department of community affairs speaking on urban affairs.
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Darby
Poconos
John A. McGowan
Chester
Joseph £. Bart
State Department of Community Affairs
Colony Hotel
Sheeran Sethi
Temple University
James
Urbanjire
Temple
Barr
Ferdinand &. Vari
City of Chester
Y. Nathan V. Plasker
Robert L. Maxwell
Dolan
Maxwell
Miners Honor John L Lewis After His Death
Tributes from miners and labor leaders pour in after the death of John L Lewis, longtime United Mine Workers president. Retired miner Clarence Stickler recalls faith in him, while peers like George Chondo and Joseph Yablonski praise his impact on labor and pensions. Other leaders, including Dave Beck and Walter Reuther, call him a giant of the movement.
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Associated Press
John L. Lewis
Clarence ‘Red’ Stickler
St. Benedict
U.S
United Mine Workers
George Chondo
Johnstown
Lewis
John Lewis
United States
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen and Warehousemen’s Union
Joseph Yablonski
United Miner Workers’ Board
Joseph Curran
National Maritime Union
John L
Teamster
Dave Beck
Walter J. Burke
United Steelworkers Union
Ism
Charles Luna
United Transportation Union
A. F. Grospiron
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union International
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
George Meany
Afl-Cio
I. W. Abel
United Stechworkers
Township Board Approves Convention Attendance Amid Budget Tensions
Commissioner Edward J. Dolan notes a 3 mill increase fell short of the 5 mills requested, leaving 14000 out of the budget while the board plans to send members to Tamiment for the June 29 to July 2 convention with all expenses covered.
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Edward J
Ted) Dolan
Tamiment
Sendoff Speakers Named for Franklin Fire Co Ceremony
In Chester at the Franklin Fire Co on Concord Avenue the Operation Sendoff ceremony begins at 6 a.m. Friday. Speakers include Aloysius T. O'Donnell of the American Legion and head of the Bureau of Employment and Clarence Roberts, Chester school board president. The city band will provide music for the sendoff of 27 inductees. Seven additional men will depart for re induction physical exams.
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Chester
Franklin Fire Co
Concord Avenue
Aloysius T. O'Donnell
The
American Legion
Bureau of Employment
Clarence Roberts
Search Halted For Boys In Darby Creek
A large search by about 100 rescuers including the Pennsylvania Water Patrol and local fire and police units ended at 1 a.m. after failure to locate two boys heard yelling in Darby Creek near Prospect Park. Duck boat and life preservers found. officials suggest the boat may have drifted downstream and some cries could have been from mud.
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Darby Creek
Pennsylvania Water Patrol
Morton Homestead
Lincoln Avenue
Route 420
Prospect Park
P. Mike
Ee Tilton
Norwood
Ridley Township
Lester
Essington
Falcroft
New Buses on Route D Introduced by SEPTA
SEPTA announces fourteen new air conditioned Route D buses with western terminals at 9th and Market Streets and at Margate Road and Sherbrook Boulevard in Wycombe Upper Darby. The first two buses began service today after a ribbon cutting at the 69th Street terminus and the rest to follow within days.
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SEPTA
9Th and Market Sts
Margate Road
Sherbrook Blvd
Wycombe
Upper Darby
Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
69Th Street
Goldwater Sued Over Freeway Collision Damages
UPI reports Barry Goldwater Jr. was sued for 27500 by Lau Jina Jansen, alleging his involvement in a December 20 Hollywood Freeway crash. She seeks medical, legal and repair costs along with personal damages as the California congressman faces civil action.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Barry Goldwater Jr
Calif
Hollywood
Lau Jina Jansen
Goldwater
Nixon backs ILO world employment plan at Geneva
President Nixon pledged U S support for the International Labor Organization's world employment program at the ILO 50th anniversary conference in Geneva. He urged full backing as ILO offers practical solutions to expand jobs and training in developing nations amid debate over bias in ILO reports.
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Geneva
Nixon
United States
International Labor Organization
ILO
David A. Morse
U.S
George P. Shultz
Organization
Morse
George Meany
Plas
Europe
Weather snapshot for County Nation with highs and tides
Today's highs near 88 degrees with a 65 degree low expected. Temperatures over the month average around 71 to 73 with a year to date high of 95 and a low near 68. Tidal periods at Chester tidewater terminal pier show high tides around 11:36 a.m. and 11:54 p.m. and lows at 6:35 a.m. and 6:24 p.m. Moon rise at 3:33 a.m. Sun times 9:42 a.m. and sunset 8:30 p.m.
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