Chester Breakthrough chest X ray survey underway in Chester
The Chester Breakthrough chest X ray survey, part of the Delaware County Tuberculosis and Health Association campaign, uses a mobile unit at 10 locations over five days for 30 hours. Adults over 18 who have not had a chest X ray in a year are urged to participate. X rays are free and confidential. The program, supported by local groups, schools, churches, and the County Medical Society, aims to reduce Chester’s high TB rate.
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Delaware County
Tuberculosis & Health Association
Chester
Tuberculosis Association
TB Control
County Medical Society
Slaughter Bill Delayed Appeals to Readers
A letter to the editor urges action on Pennsylvania HB 37, the Balir Odell Humane Slaughter Bill. The writer notes the measure was referred to the Agriculture Committee in February and asks citizens to contact Rep. E. J. Farnbaugh in Harrisburg to press for a humane, painless slaughter method.
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Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Committee On Agriculture
Balir-Odell
House
E. J. Farnbaugh
Agriculture Committee
Harrisburg
Set for Instalment Buying Spree Pushes Economy
A cautious portrait of American households leveraging rising incomes to service and expand instalment debt. Consumers trim debts yet maintain auto and appliance purchasing, signaling potential rapid borrowing growth and economic stimulus if confidence holds.
Loberant enters college after high school diploma
Leon Loberant, 42, of 435 E 3th St, has earned his high school diploma and plans to enter Tempia University or Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science next September to pursue pharmacy. He was sponsored by relative Maurice Morris after arriving in the country in 19. Also, Times Lions Club members enjoyed a fishing trip to Delaware Water and a yacht outing from Market Street wharf at 6 20 a m returning in the evening with stories of big catches and near misses.
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Leon Loberant
E. 3Th St
Loberant
Tempia University
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
Maurice Morris
Lions Club
Delaware Tay
Market Street
Miller is a fierce battler named GOP chairman
Republican leaders chose William Miller to lead the party with aggressive organizing skill for 1962-64. He draws on Nixon era support, with strong ties to Barry Goldwater and Dwight Eisenhower, and is seen as a hard nosed realist who shoots from the hip.
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New York
House
National Committee
GOP
Miller
John F. Kennedy
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nixon
Ray Bliss
Ohio State
Rockefeller
Kennedy Delays Nuke Test Policy Change Amid Pressure
President Kennedy moves to delay an immediate change in the 2 4 yearold moratorium on underground nuclear tests at the urging of Prime Minister Macmillan. He also signals the United States may no longer feel morally bound to continue the voluntary test ban, while keeping Geneva talks active.
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Washington
Kennedy
Macmillan
Khrushchev
Vienna
U.S
Geneva
Britain
Nevada Proving Grounds
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Foreign Relations Committee
Jack
Congress
Paris
London
Clinton Anderson
D-N.m
Joint Atomic Committee
Delco Roundtable kicks off with seniors’ active aging
Editor notes a new Delco Roundtable in Delaware County Daily Times by Martha L Levering. The feature will run daily and cover local happenings in writers’ fields. Browning quotes open discussion on growing old and remaining active in the community around Philadelphia.
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Delaware County Daily Times
Delco
Martha L
Delaware County
Robert Browning
Greater
Philadelphia
Golden Agers Active in Chester and Delaware County Clubs
The Golden Age movement began 15 years ago in Philadelphia and grew to 160 clubs nationwide with 21 in Delaware County. The Chester Golden Age Club, started at the YWCA, now has 72 members and meets weekly for singing, drama, travel talks, and bingo style activities. Members sew cancer dressings each Monday and celebrate 63rd birthdays with a monthly lunch. Regulars attend open houses, with visits from nearby clubs and families. The group also travels by bus to Fair Acres Farm for special programs and tea.
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Georgene Bowen
Health and Welfare Council of
Philadelphia
Delaware County
Golden Age Club
Chester
YWCA
Miss Lucinda's
Emergency Aid
Fair Acres Farm
Fair Acres
Bill
Nell Williams
Give Kids Guns Knives Let Them Kill Animals
A nostalgic meditation defends hunting and fishing as morally neutral activities taught by example. The author argues guns and knives serve legitimate purposes when used with decency and law, while condemning violence against people and calling for responsible gun handling. He cites Mr. Baruch and other public figures as examples of sport and restraint.
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Bernie Baruch
Halo
Wind
Baruch
England
Mr. Macmillan
Ike Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
New Jersey
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Thal
Richard Nixon
Dewey
Niagara River
Senate
Democratic House
Americans For Democratic Action
Congressional Quarterly
Dwight Eisenhower
Paul Butler
Republican Party
Allen-Scott Report
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Paul Scott
Robert C. Ruark
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