Deemerger Debate Faces Wallingford Swarthmore District
An editorial argues against Swarthmore's bid to demerge Wallingford Swarthmore, warning that dissolving the merged district would trigger similar splits and fail to solve declining enrollment. It urges Legislature to reject special treatment and for Nether Providence and Swarthmore to unite for the district's future.
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Wallingford-Swarthmore
Providence
Swarthmore
Rose Tree Media
Marple-Newtown
Nether Providence
Chester News Snippets From A Century Past
A collage from 100 years ago notes admission tests for Chester High School focusing on General B F Butler, wedding serenade for William Turner and his wife, and varied local events. It recalls Moyamensing Hook and Ladder Company, lighthouse leisure on the Delaware, Lucretia Still visiting South Chester, and abolitionist William Still's kin. Mentions Abbott's Hotel mercantile tax chair, church life at St Daniel's in Chester, and 7 50 25 year retrospectives featuring Morton Day ceremonies, Rotary leadership, Italian award honors, Kiwanis birthday tributes, and local sports results.
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Chester High School
B. F. Butler
William Turner
Moyamensing Hook & Ladder Company
Charles Sharpless
Chester
William Kelley
John Carr
Delaware River
Philadelphia
Lucretia Still
South Chester
William Still
Abbott’s Hotel
John A. Watts
St. Daniel's M. E
Hawks May Kill Golden Goose
James J Treires argues that a larger Pentagon budget risks killing the nation’s economic base. He contends the US economy is shrinking under defense spending, with a high trade deficit and weakened industries, and warns hawks in Congress could destroy the golden goose of growth by boosting military outlays. He is chief economist at the Center for Defense Information in Washington DC.
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James J. Treibes
Christian Science Monitor
United States
Carter
Congress
Pentagon
Time Magazine
Defense
U.S
America
Washington
Korea
Vietnam
Defense Establishment
James J. Treires
The
Center For Defense Information
Washington, D.C
Television and reading gap in a media age
Melvin Maddocks surveys the impact of television on comprehension and literacy. A study shows 2,700 viewers across 12 cities misanswered 30 percent of questions on 30 second tapes, while 17 year olds lag in writing math and history. The piece questions whether constant TV use dulls attention and language, risking a cycle of softer information and weaker understanding.
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Johnny
American Association of Advertising Agencies
Teacher
National Assessment of Education Progress
New York Times
City U
Richard Mitchel
Editorial unfair to McEwen Letters To the Times
A Delaware County reader rebuts a Times editorial asserting former District Attorney Steve McEwen lacks temperament and qualifications for an appellate court. The writer cites McEwen’s 20 years as a lawyer, leadership as president of the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, teaching at Villanova Law, and broad GOP voter support to defend his fitness for the bench.
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the Times
Delaware County
Steve McEwen
McEwen
Theodore Roosevelt
William Scranton
Billy Graham
Pennsylvania District Attorneys’ Association
Villanova University School of Law
G E D Graduates Toast Dual Diplomas at Crozer Center
June 1979 marked a second graduation for G E D students at Crozer-Chester Medical Center Upland after a dinner at Holiday Inn. Graduates earned a state high school diploma and a Chester High School diploma if from Chester Upland School District. Thanks go to Norman Watts, teachers, Dr Russell Johnson and the test center director.
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the Times
Chester High School
Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Upland
Holiday Inn
Crozer Grounds
Crozer Hall
Chester Upland School District
Norman Watts
Russell Johnson
Almanac: June 25 1980 history notes and events
On this date in history Gen George Custer and 208 troops were ambushed at Little Bighorn in 1876. North Korean invasion of South Korea occurred in 1950. In 1962 the Supreme Court barred prayer in public schools. In 1973 John Dean testified Nixon joined in a Watergate cover up plot.
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International Today
George Custer
Little Big Horn
Montana
South Korea
U.S. Supreme Court
White House
John Dean
Senate
Nixon
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Hamilton Sutton
Edward Gallagher
John Morton
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John S. Eynon
Chester Rotary Club
Gerald H. Effing
Joseph J. Storlazzi
Pennsylvania Military College
Italy
Stella Della Solidarieta
Rocco de Prophetis
Chester Kiwanis
Wadea Kassab
Dr. Kassab
Bill Phillips
Sun Village
Lee Michael
Aiden Skidmore
Me Mita
Daily Times
Mildred Ave
Primos
Television
Maddocks
New York Magazine
William Wolf
Melvin Maddocks
Almanac
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