Editorial on Forbes Trail Tech School’s value for Delaware County
The Forbes Trail area technical school near Pittsburgh proves the need for similar programs in Delaware County. A survey shows 35 percent of graduates pursue further post high school study while 65 percent gain a marketable skill. The piece argues for a regional tech school to rekindle curiosity and expand job opportunities.
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Forbes Trail Area
Pittsburgh
Delaware County
Forbes ‘Trail
Forbes Trail
Forbes
First Peace Corps volunteers complete two years in Colombia
The first group of 57 Peace Corps volunteers is mustered out after two years of service in Colombia. They built schools and health centers and shared knowledge in dark areas. Shriver calls them veterans tempered under fire as separations accelerate in coming months. Post tour opportunities and fellowships, including Ford Foundation grants for discharged members, loom large.
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Peace Corps
Tire Service
Colombia
Sargent Shriver
Congress
Ford Foundation
Interior Department
Pacific Trust Territories
Responsibility blamed on moral decline not slums says planner
Dr. Nathan V. Plafker told a county civic group that high crime stems from moral responsibility decline rather than slums and lack of facilities. He chairs the Chester City Planning Commission and argues psychologists focus on education rather than discipline, urging communities to inspire self-reliance.
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Nathan V. Plafker
Plafker
Chester City
Be Kind to Criminals Law Has Flaws by Robert Ruark
Ruark argues New York’s new death penalty changes shift burden to the second stage jury and threaten mercy by letting first degree killers plead to life terms. He contends reviewing juries replace jury responsibility, warns of soft sentencing, and questions equity for the innocent and dangerous criminals alike.
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New York
Rockefeller
Nathan Leopold
Robby Franks
Kennedy snub over Portugal bases deepens deadlock
President Kennedy shuns Salazar's invitation to Lisbon keeping alive the dispute over U S access to Azores air and naval bases. Portuguese officials say the rebuff signals Washington may concede on Angola and Mozambique, while U S advisers warn a meeting would worsen ties with African nations. The stalemate hinges on strategic needs for Polaris submarines and regional influence.
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Angola
Mozambique
United Nations
Portugal
U.S
Robert Anderson
Saulazar
Azores
Africa
Middle East
Air State Department
Rusk
Corky Kellydorff Marries West Point Woman in Ceremony
Colin P. Kellyard of Upper Providence, son of WW II hero Colin Kelly, wed Susie Cooper of Denton Md., at West Point. Corky grew under a famous name through hard work, earning an Army career, Eagle Scout rank, and entry to the academy on his own merits. The groom, humble and friendly, meets a world of notable acquaintances without boasting. The family pride follows Corky as he steps into service, honoring his pilot father’s legacy.
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Colin P. (Corky) Kellyard
Upper Providence
America
Susie Cooper
Denton
West Point
Firlier
Colin
Corky
Colin Kelly
Pearl Harbor
Fort Tess
Thers
Marion Wick
J. Watson Pedlow
Upland
Rirm
Chester Heights
Pedlow
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Academy
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Princess Grace
Monaco
Kelly + Jr
West 7Th Street
Ford
Upland Athletic Association
William Martin
Lesperville
Civil rights leaders shape Kennedy era crisis
In 1963 Rev. King and other Negro leaders push federal action, shaping Kennedy’s Civil Rights Act proposal. The piece argues joblessness and education drive unrest, and Congress must act, linking civil rights to broader economic expansion.
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Washington
John J. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Richard Nixon
Mrs. King
Rev. King
Roy Wilkins
James Farmer
Louis Martin
James Meredith
Kennedy
Congress
Ted Sorensen
White House
Burke Marsh
America
U. S
Turner’s Finest Field of Corn in Delaware County
Turner known as the Mayor of Knowlton is praised for a field of corn said to be the finest in Delaware County with the potential for a record yield. Also notes merchants’ July August Wednesday afternoon closing poll and mixed local incidents including a drowning of 10 year old Charles McLaughlin and injuries to Samuel Ford.
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Wright Turner
Knowlton
Delaware County
Chester
Pondom Sth Street
Hyatt Street
Chas
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Robert S. Allen
Paul Scott
JFK
Salazar
Slation
William Tyfer
Iouse Foreign Affairs Committee
Don Murdaugh
Winston Churchill
Murdaugh
Robert Spivack
Justice Department
Workd
Potomac
Spivack
Turner
Guy
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Darby Creek
Essington
Richard Halpern
Ridley Park
Jom S. Dove Jr
Woodland Avenue
Falcroft
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