Automobiles, Highways, and the Delco Transit Dilemma
A Delaware County editorial criticizes ongoing highway neglect while urging faster road building to ease congestion. It contrasts weak local roads with stronger interstate routes, cites Harrisburg and West Chester corridors, and links U S transport policy to industrial vitality and national economy. It notes a Navy-German steel contract issue and AAA speed traps highlighting broader infrastructure and policy tensions.
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Delaware County
Washington
House
Harrisburg
York
Delco
Chester
West Chester
Pennsylvania
Ours
U.S. Navy
New York
U.S
Navy
Consolidate Services in County Prompts Courtroom Debate
Media attorney Henry Gouley proposes consolidating tax collection, health services, and police and fire departments under county control. He argues centralization could save about half a million annually, but faces strong opposition from local offices and volunteer fire companies. Gouley plans to present the plan to county commissioners as tensions rise over the idea.
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Gouley
Washington
Delaware County
Jie
Upper Darby
Boundary Streets
State Health Dept
Health and Welfare Council
East German food rationing warned by U S and allies
East Germany plans bread and meat rationing early July with 16 million ration cards printed in East Berlin. U S intelligence says Khrushchev urged Ulbricht after workers skipped shifts to seek food, raising fear of riots. Secret warnings and defence measures accompany signs of worsening shortages for 1962 and beyond.
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Washington
East Germany
China
Cuba
Walter Ulbricht
East Berlin
U. S
Khurshchev
Ulbricht
Moscow
Khrushchev
Canada
Australia
France
Argentina
Times Change Unfair to Mike in Chester Letter
Readers debate the closing of Mike Saracino’s Hoagie Shop in Chester, arguing neighbors’ noise versus livelihood loss and the broader social shift. The letter defends teens, laments changes, and questions petition-driven closure, urging fair treatment and public reflection.
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Mike Saracino
Delaware County
Saracino
Mike
Saracina
Chester
Robert & Maitner
Chestnut St
Chesler
Floor Talk on NYSE Automation and Antiquity
Sylvia Porter notes the NYSE floor blends antiquated open outcry with early automation. She describes hex floor marks, announcer boards, pneumatic tubes, and ticker tapes, and reports the exchange studying new walkie talkie messages and faster tickers to boost efficiency while preserving human trading.
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New York Stock Exchange
NYSE
Aimes
NYS
FR. Calahan
Thomas A. Edison
Keith Funston
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American Automobile Association
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Ludowici
Tattnall County
Kentucky
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U.S. 42
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Crofton and
Hanson
U.S. 41
Florida
Miami
Tallahassee
State Legislature
Harry Grafton
Times
Chester Hospital
Pennsylvania Railroad
Henry Gouley
Robert
Allen
Paul Scott
Red China
Rusk
Poland
Yugoslavia
State Department
National Institute of Health
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Lister Hill
D-Ala
NIH
John Fogarty
Hill
Fogarty
S. Allen
LOS
the Times
Sylvia Porter
Funston
Sylvia
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