New SEPACT Plan Faces Cost and Legal Hurdles
The editorial backs a revised SEPACT approach for Delaware County with parking upgrades, better stations, new trains, expanded bus service, and grade-crossing removals, while noting no detailed plan or costs exist yet. It cautions legal questions, affordability, and the risk the plan may not cover fares. It also argues patriotism should include conservative stewardship and highlights bolt loss on the Boeing 707 as a safety concern.
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William Welsh
Delaware County
Welsh
Delco
Red Arrow
New York
Iciewild
Delaware County Roundtable Suburban Living Demands Recreation Land
Judged by reader calls, Delaware County needs definite action to preserve recreation and park lands amid growth. Residents want a complete community with cultural medical and recreational facilities, not just bedroom suburbs. Open land is vanishing while roads bridges and airports loom. planning should center on a complete community with public input.
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Delaware County
Chester
Delaware County Daily Times
Planning Commission
International conference on South Vietnam eyed by Khrushchev
Khrushchev hints at a Geneva style international conference on South Vietnam to neutralize the region, with China backing the idea. Dobrynin discusses with Rusk while urging U.S. and Soviet collaboration to end the undeclared war. Diem’s opposition remains a major hurdle.
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Washington
Khrushchev
South Vietnam
Kennedy
Laos
West
White House
Anatoly FP. Dobrynin
Rusk
U. S
Dobrynin
Potonyac
Russia
Krushedev
Geneva
North Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Cambodia
U.S
Phnom Penh
Prince Sihanouk
Senate
Diem
Does Death Lurk In Your Yard In Philadelphia
Readers urged caution after a fatal 23,000 volt incident in St Albans. A mother describes nearby high voltage wires, unsafe insulation, and trees near climbs, calling for safety education and immediate action by the Philadelphia Electric Company and local supervisors. She cites neighbor observations, medical cautions, and a husbandry of calls to raise or move dangerous lines. The piece stresses real danger, asks for clear guidance, and urges community vigilance.
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Philadelphia Electric Company
Mike Watson
Philadelphia Electric
St. Alban’s
Dan Llewellyn
Widen That Road To The Times In Delaware County
Letter to the State Highway Department from Samuel A Montgomery of Glen Mills urging widening of Sycamore Mills Road in Edgmont Township. cites past accidents including a recent crash injuring two people and a baby, argues for safety for school buses and residents, notes hazards from trees and rocks, and supports converting the road into a boulevard to improve pull-off space and visibility.
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Delaware County Daily Times
Edgmont Township
State Department
Sycamore Mills Road
Middletown Road
Sycamore Mills
Valley Road
Ant
Nightmare Urgency in Saigon Amid Viet Nam War Struggles
Report from Saigon describes the US aid effort, bureaucratic delays, and tensions with Nguyen Dinh Diem’s government. It notes Navy reoccupations after actions, Saigon’s blue laws affecting nightlife, and foreign correspondents facing occasional delays. The piece frames Vietnam as a new country with vast potential amid a $2.5 billion aid program and Communist threats.
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Ican
United States
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