Legislator seeks prison visit amid public safety concerns
Rep Dave Richardson sought two days at Grateford Prison in Montgomery County, a request denied by Attorney General Harvey Bartle III. Critics call the move a publicity stunt that could threaten security amid a recent inmate work stoppage following the death of a diabetic prisoner. Gov Thornburgh vetoed unannounced visits by officials, citing security risks. reform and renovation of outdated facilities are urged.
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Dave Richardson
Grateford
Montgomery County
Harvey Bartle III
Richardson
Pennsylvania
Joseph Lashinger
Thornburgh
Pennsylvania Prison Society
Riohrt- Mo Loi Diring
Neumann College Name Change to Honor St. John Neumann
Our Lady of Angels College in Aston will become Neumann College on July 1 to honor St. John Neumann and broaden service to the community. The school, founded in 1965 as a women’s college, will admit men and women this fall focusing on older students, continuing a legacy built over 15 years.
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Our Lady of Angels College
Aston
Neumann College
St. John Neumann
Philadelphia
OLA
Krausse Shuts Down Minnesota on Four-Hitter in 1920s Item
A 100 year old note recounts Krausse beating Minnesota on a four hitter as part of Chester Times archival blurbs. Also included are brief items: Second Street fire scare by youths, postmaster salary dispute, a quilt with 10,602 pieces, Mattie Minshall’s graduation in Waterbury, a rye reaper novelty display, and Moyamensing Hose Company housing appeal.
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Second Street
South Chester
Chester
William H. Martin
Mattie W. Minshall
Congregational de Notre Dame
Waterbury
Conn
William H. Berry
Eddystone Print Works
H. B. Taylor
I. P. Branin
Moyamensing Hook & Ladder Company
Lew Krausse
Chester High School
Milwaukee Brewers
Minnesota Twins
June 26 1980 Almanac Highlights and Historical Events
On this date in history notable moments include Pearl Buck's birth in 1892 and events like Walter Reed's yellow fever work in 1900, U S troops reaching France in 1917, the Berlin Airlift beginning in 1948, and a fatal jail fire in Columbia Tennessee in 1977.
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Venus
Mercury
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Pearl Buck
Walter Reed
Panama Canal Zone
France
United States
Berlin
Columbia
Tenn
Gasoline priced by the liter faces big push
Ann McFeaters surveys the shift to metric pricing as over 6,000 stations in 46 states sell gas in liters. Congress backs gradual conversion and a Metric Board oversees it, yet industry groups move ahead with a voluntary three year plan and consumer charts to compare liter and gallon prices. Esther Peterson backs the plan to avoid consumer confusion while some resist the change as Americans debate measuring fuel in liters and kilograms.
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Ann McFeaters
Burma
Brunei
Yemen
Congress
U.S
Metric Board
American Petroleum _Institute
Trade Association For the Oil Companies
American National Metric Council
The
Industry Council
Helmet law criticism and rider safety debate letter
A reader criticizes Pennsylvania helmet legislation, arguing education and rider awareness matter more than fines. The letter questions Dr. Andreas Muller's figures, recalls 1977 fatalities, and urges letting riders decide while noting personal riding experience and car-driver dangers.
OPEC Price Rise Underscores GOP Gas Tax Clash
After Congress blocked a 10 cent gasoline tax, OPEC moved prices higher. The rise benefits oil producers while depriving U S taxpayers of refunds and potentially lowering demand. The piece also notes Persian Gulf tensions as Soviet forces mass near Afghanistan.
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OPEC
United States
U.S
Congress
Five months shape Iran crisis and Afghan invasion
Joseph C. Harsch argues that U S focus on Iran after the shah’s departure altered world events. He suggests if Washington had pursued better ties with the Iranian revolutionaries, the hostage crisis might have been avoided and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan might not have occurred, as a united front could have deterred Moscow. He notes Congress aided the OPEC price rise as a separate evaluation, and credits strategic thinking of past statesmen.
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United States
Iran
U.S
Afghanistan
Bismarck
Talleyrand
Palmerston
Washington
Anti-Communist fears invoked in Brzezinski quotes
A reader questions Brzezinski's stance in Between Two Ages arguing the quotes reveal a nuanced, transitional view of Marxism and communism. The letter contends campus sympathy and media bias protect Brzezinski and other appointees, warning of subversion and treason by trusted insiders.
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the Times
Zbigniew Brzezinski
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C. H. Schoff
Chester Bridgeport
Frank Forstburg
Lower Merion High School
Lansdowne High School
Chester Times
Walt Chernokal
Doris Koveal
George Nelson
Pennsylvania Associated Press Newsphoto
Robert G. Simon
Darby Township High School
Arden Skidmore
Almanac
United Press International
Esther Peterson
Jimmy Carter
Martha Duggan
U.S. Metric Board
Suite 1600
North Lynn St
Arlington, Va
Newspaper Enterprise Association
PVE
A Y Stein
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Penn State
Carter
U.S. Treasury
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Persian Gulf
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Satellies
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Efort
Regereer J ’ O
Joseph Charsch
Christian Science Monitor
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Watson
Felix Frankfurter
John Birch Society
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Paul Warnke
Sol Linowitz
Andy Young
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Dobrynin
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FBI
Gus Hall
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