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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1980
Page
6
supporters must collect at least 48 000 registered signatures by Aug 21 and defend their validity. Democrats vow nationwide challenges to Anderson petitions while polls show 20 to 25 percent of voters may back him, suggesting a strong third party possibility in Pennsylvania and beyond.
Metropolitan Edison plans venting of kyroton gas at the crippled Three Mile Island plant next Saturday. Authorities and anti-nuclear groups dispute public health risk while up to tens of thousands may flee for safety. A Met Ed executive moves his family nearby as a counterpoint to residents’ fears.
Historical review notes four-year horizon to reform U S presidential primaries. It traces the rise of primaries from 1901 Florida to 1968 tumult and 1976 democratization, evaluating length, influence, and legitimacy of the process and naming critics like Rep Richard Ottinger. It highlights cycles of enthusiasm, repeal, and partial reforms shaped by notable figures and events.
The piece traces reform efforts from 1912 to 1980 about moving to regional primaries and synchronized dates. It notes Ottinger's measure proposing five regional groups with votes on three weekly intervals in April to June and cites Civic Service polling showing mixed public support for shorter campaigns and limited primary duration. The article ends by questioning whether reform will become reality.
Other Times 3-deck steamer runs daily to Delaware Bay Fortescue Beach with a 50 cent roundtrip fare. Edward W. Smith launches The Morton Chronicle newspaper in Morton. George Willis, famed for temperance talks, was arrested in Chester for drunken disorderly conduct. Plumber M. H. Hatton fell 15 feet into a pump well in Edgmont Avenue, injuring himself. A Civil War veteran died on his 69th birthday. Media newsdealer T. Dawson Cooper enjoys Atlantic City breezes. Past items recall Rose Garden Hotel enforcing prohibitions 50 years ago, George Earnshaw’s five-hit shutout for Connie Mack’s A’s, and retirements and cancer award notes from Prospect Park and Philadelphia.
On June 21, 1980 the almanac notes key historical anniversaries. Okinawa defenders surrendered in 1945, Khrushchev challenged war inevitability in 1960, a papal selection led to Pope Paul VI in 1963, and Nixon and Brezhnev signed a landmark 18 month effort toward a permanent arms pact in 1973.
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