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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1969
Page
3
The Delaware County Prison Board reversed a censorship move and now allows Warden John S. Gable to speak to the press. The editorial condemns silencing the warden and argues the public deserves timely information on prison escapes, noting ten escapes last month and the dangers of delays.
The board loosened the rule allowing the warden to tell the press the prisoner's name and escape details. It may later include offense nature so the public knows the offender type. The outspoken comments are fading with planned retirement and professional administration.
Dr Ruth Strickland leads a 10 part series on early reading skills. The program runs Monday to Friday this week and next and aims to prepare preschool children for reading and help slow starters in grades one to three.
The president says 25,000 U.S. troops will be withdrawn from South Vietnam but warns the war is not over. Public skepticism grows as Nixon departs California for Washington while hundreds of soldiers board a Continental Airlines charter for Vietnam, underscoring ongoing conflict.
The Midway Island announcement by President Nixon and Thien signals a token withdrawal of 25,000 American personnel, about the equivalent of a combat division. Analysts warn the move may not affect Paris peace talks without broader redeployment plans and a clearer timetable.
Protest letter from Delaware County Librarians Association warns that cutting ESEA Title II funding would jeopardize three Pennsylvania resource centers providing vital services, workshops, and updated materials for schools. It urges citizens to contact senators and congressmen to preserve funding and keep libraries open for education.
In New York City the mayoral contest tightens with Lindsay facing Marchi, Scheuer, Badillo, Mailer and Wagner. Rockefeller irks liberal Republicans by hinting support for the winner, while Gov. Rockefeller’s stance complicates party alignments and budget strains loom over the city.
New York voters pick mayor nominees with two late blooming Democrats Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin as unlikely contenders for Fun City. The front runners remain Lindsay and Wagner, with Marchi challenging Lindsay in the GOP side and Procaccino Badillo Scheuer as other Democratic rivals.
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