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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1978
Page
6
A wartime memory recounts a bleak North Broad Street moment when a hungry, exhausted man sought aid from a passerby who mistook him for a clergyman. The narrator, shaken, gives two dollars, and later confesses moral unease after seeking counsel from a campus priest who shares a similar grave memory of a fatal church night.
On this date in 1948 the Berlin blockade began, halting Allied land traffic. In 1497 John Cabot sighted land between Halifax and southern Labrador. In 1520 Hernando Cortez entered Mexico City. In 1793 France adopted its first republican constitution. In 1940 France signed armistice with Italy. In 1942 the Dutch royal family arrived in the U.S. in exile. In 1956 Nasser elected Egypt’s president. Other notes mention U.S. holidays debate, Nixon Brezhnev Paris talks, OECD growth goal, and birthdays of Dempsey Harris Reitz.
The piece recounts U S Attorney Robert Rust a Republican who faced removal and staff cuts in southern Florida as Democrats pursued stricter federal enforcement. A new appointee Jack Eskanazi a cautious Democrat allegedly reduced indictments by 30 percent and halted the narcotics unit. Also notes Thailand press protest over Mondale visit and looming nuisance-call ban debates.
A Daily Times reader argues that inflation and bills strain all households regardless of race or income. He notes overspending on luxuries worsens budgets and asserts the overall economic system bears responsibility, urging readers to reflect and decide for themselves.
A historical column notes incidents from 100 years ago including Richard Wilde with a five inch spider in Chester, a local boy scolded for swimming in Chester Creek, business moves from Media to Chester, telegraph pole plans, and aging local enterprises. It also recalls 50 10 year anniversaries and notable local sports and civic events of the era.
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