Editorial: Delaware River Bridges Now Not Later
An editorial urges rapid action on new Delaware River crossings to avoid traffic bottlenecks. It cites a Delaware River Port Authority study predicting five bridges by 2000 and warns the Walt Whitman span could become a chronic bottleneck without additional supports. The piece favors a cheaper 1600-foot clearance compromise over a 1800–2000-foot option, stressing present needs over future shipping gains.
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Delaware River
Delaware River Port
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Delaware County
Port. Authority
Navy
Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Port Authority
Army Corps of Engineers
Yas
Global hunger, population growth, and election day ideas
The piece notes one and a half billion undernourished worldwide and uneven gains in food production. It cites a World Food Congress target of 2400 calories per person daily, outlining needed production increases by region, plus a proposed election day holiday as a turnout idea discussed in a Washington conference.
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World Food Congress
Washington
Asia
Far East
Africa
Latin America
Times
Providence
Prince Charlie and the Crowned Wayward Drinking
A British royal tale questions Prince Charlie Windsor being taught royal duties amid a drinking scandal. The piece defends mild alcohol use as a civilizing rite and urges guidance for the young heir while critiquing royal tradition and expectations.
Red Agents Infiltrate U S Refugee Streams
The column reports hundreds of Moscow trained Red agents entering the United States as Cuban refugees, targeting splintered refugee groups and fueling dissension. It cites sworn testimony to Congress, a Miami attorney's evidence, and intelligence estimates on Soviet troop levels in Cuba.
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Washington
U. S
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Red
Miami
Castro
Red Cross
U.S
Kremlin
State and
Justice Departments
Cuba
Senate Committee
James Eastland
Dmiss
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
State Department
Russia
Central Intelligence Agency
Defence Intelligence Agency
CIA
Moscow
Tr 18
Rusk
White House
California Garnishment Laws Drive Bankruptcies Higher
Sylvia Porter argues California’s tough wage garnishment harms debtors and creditors, contrasting with New York’s gentler rules. The piece cites rising U S bankruptcies, urges modernization of the Bankruptcy Act, better consumer credit education, and stronger regulation of easy credit retailers.
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New York
Mlingis
FBI Pushes Probe of Teamsters In Newark
Federal agents, including about 40 FBI operatives, sweep northern New Jersey as the murder of Walter Glockner spurs intensified scrutiny of Teamsters officials and private detectives hired to infiltrate investigators. The probe targets Tony Provenzano and the local 560, with subpoenaed records and covert listening devices discovered at Union City headquarters.
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Newark
Teamsters
FBI
Ter Glockner
J. Edgar Hapver
Glockner
Teamsters International
Tony (Pro) Provenzano
Justice Dept
Tony Pro
Local 560
TAS
United Ticket Group
Provenzano and Company
Labor Dept
Bureau of Labor Management Reports
BLMR
Thomas Meany
Union
Summit Ave
Union City
Marcus Hook
New Village
Cornelius Lanahan
Model City
Union A.M.E. Church
Welsh Street
3Rd
17Th Street
Fire engine debut on Edgmont Avenue Pier
City officials firemen and residents will view the Robinson Motor Fire Engine an amalgamating puffing chemical and hose wagon tonight at 7 30 on Edgmont Avenue Pier. The unit will arrive from Philadelphia this afternoon to demonstrate its capabilities and potential local sales.
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Robinson Motor
Edgmont Avenue Pier
Chester
Philadelphia
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Robert S. Allen
Paul Scott
Robert
S. Allen
Sylvia Porter
California
Sylvia
Linn K. Twinem
Consumer Bankruptcy Committee
The
American Bar Assn
Tate
Twinem
National Foundation For Consumer Credit
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International ‘Instalment Credit Assn
St. Louis
Afl‘cio
Phoenix
Ariz
Columbus
Ohio
Capital Finance Corp
Victor Riesel
BLMA
Benjamin Naumoff
Federal
Victor
Riesel
Lodge of Odd Fellows
Vance
Trainer
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Eddystone
Levi F. Coup
Crozer Hospital
Highland Park
West Chester Pike
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