Editorials Change Hits Court House In Delaware County
The piece discusses the county courthouse power shift from Albert Swing to Frank Snear and notes the political nature of the change. It argues general public impact is limited and predicts little issue-driven action, then pivots to June brides, marriage trends, and polio vaccination efforts in Chester and Delaware counties, highlighting Sabin vaccine outreach by the Chester County Medical Society and public participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Swing
Frank Snears
Swing
Delaware County
Snear
Chester County
Chester County Medical Society
Delaware County Medical Society
West Berlin flight debate tests Soviet ceiling stance
The State Department leans toward flying to West Berlin at 10 000 foot Soviet limit while the Air Force and Joint Chiefs push for the usual 2 000 foot cruising altitude. White House insiders show President Kennedy leaning to the State Department view amid Senate doubts about the visit. The piece also notes weak U S action to counter Castro in Latin America and a debate over sea patrols versus land surveillance.
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Washington
State Department
Kennedy
West Berlin
Russia
U.S
AIR Force
Joint Chiefs of Sails
Kremlin
Ciba
Adenauer
White House
Senate Foreign Relations Committees
Martin
Latin America
Farewell to Al Swing hits Radnor politics
Media notes farewell to Al Swing a longtime Radnor Township figure and county official who faced legal limits on holding dual roles. The piece recounts his rise in Radnor and Capitol influence, his conflicts with mentor John J McClure, and his sudden exit after a May primary defeat, signaling a political power shift.
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Radnor
Ths
Rewline
John J. McClune
Swing
Tradnor Township
Radnor Township
McClure
GOP
Private Citizens Combat Reds in Latin America Housing Drive
Private U.S. citizens led by J. Peter Grace and George Meany, through the American Institute for Free Labor Development, fund and oversee social projects in 19 nations. They back unions with housing and consumer cooperatives, including a $9 million loan pool and a $400,000 AID loan in Honduras. The efforts aim to counter Communist influence and prove private enterprise delivers.
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Washington
Cheddi Jagan
British Guiana
Fidel Castro
Jagan
Latin America
U.S
J. Peter Grace
W. R. Grace and Co
George Meany
Labor
Lalin
American Institute For Free ‘Labor Development
Meany
Grace
Global Labor Organization
Mexico
Argentina
Institute
William Doherty, Jr
Afl-Cio
Graphic Arts Workers Union of
Mexico City
Balbuena
Tela Railroad Workers Union
la Lima
Honduras
Agency For International Development (Aid
Tme
The
American Institute
Serafino Romaaldi
Eric Hoffer Book The Ordeal of Change Reviewed
Richard Starnes argues that Eric Hoffer's The Ordeal of Change may shape modern thought as few works have. He lauds Hoffer as self educated and prolific explaining the book's core question about leadership in Communist regimes and the drive to make people work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Hoffer
Harper and Row
Hoffer
Hofter
O.k
Elbe
China
Aristotle
Whale rumors spark 50 year old Delaware tale
A 50 year old rumor resurfaces about a whale sighting in the Delaware Bay. Accounts recount a 1860 event near Kensington with a boat, a lantern, and a large vessel-like splash. The piece notes prior whale incidents in 1811 and warnings of war, along with local political and road update items.
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Delaware Bay
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Edward Cullen
Chester
Iorace Davis
Davis
Ned
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Watkins-Swear
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Allen
Paul Scott A
Anticastro
Cuba
Edward Marlin
House Foreign Affairs
Avin Istead Selelen
D-Ala
Robert
S. Allen
Harry Grafton
al Swing
Harry
Grafton
Tis
Man
G. Robert Watkins
Patience, My
Son
Victor Riesel
American Labor Federation
Union
Victor
Riese
Richard Starnes
Dockwalloper
Asia
America
Pathet Lao
Richard
Starnes
Horace
Kensington
Frank J. Hoguet
Yeadon
Democratic County Committee
Harry Tarbotton
Darby
Hoguet
Tarbotton
Conchester Road
E. J. Kinney
State Highways Department
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