One Nice Idea Faces Reality In Delco
Editorial debates Henry Gouley proposal to consolidate county services. Centralized tax collection could save up to half a million yearly. a county health coordinator, police force, and fire department would coordinate unaligned services. Public buy in and phased steps are urged amid defense budget critique by Eisenhower.
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Delaware
Henry Gouley
Mr. Gouley
Gouley
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Want to Go Far Times Change Says Dr White on Youth
Dr Stanley White, a physician to U S astronauts, argues the ideal spaceman must be 18 years old with four PhDs and 95 years of flight engineering experience. He states today’s youth face a different challenge as past ideals are discarded.
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Stanley White
U. S
Dr. White
Teenagers and money use in 1959 61 studies
The Delaware and Chester Counties report examines how teens spend and earn money. It cites 1959 and 1961 studies showing most teens earned or received funds for gifts, recreation, clothing, and school supplies while saving remained limited. Parents and teachers can guide better consumer skills and budgeting.
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Jewel
Fim
Red China Masses Forces Opposite Quemoy and Matsu
The article reports a major Chinese buildup opposite Quemoy and Matsu, with 45,000 troops and 8 bombers moved into Fukien Province. It notes air power expansion, including 80 new planes and 400 total enemy aircraft in the region, plus the U.S. Seventh Fleet’s formidable presence. Diplomats and officials debate possible peace talks and implications for South Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
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Washington
China
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
Matsu
South Vietnam
Laos
Peiping
Red
Hong Kong
Southeast Asia
U.S
White House
State Department
Defense Department
Red Chia
Pentagon
Joint Chiefs” of Staff
Fukien
Fukeiii
Macao
Thea
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Rusks
Walt’ Rostow
Chlang Haa
Readers defend bill against price fixing misperceptions
A Delaware County Pharmaceutical Association letter rejects editorials calling the Quality Stabilization Bill price fixing. It notes bipartisan sponsorship including Humphrey Mundt McClellan Capehart Proxmire McCarthy Case and Scott and explains the measure strengthens anti trust laws by curbing deceptive practices and allowing trademark holders to seek action and set fair retail pricing within open competition.
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the Times
Delaware County Pharmaceutical Association
Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Sen. Humphrey
Sens. Mundt
McClellan
Capehart
Proxmire
McCarthy
Case
Scott
QSA
Delaware County Times
Fred B. Meisel
Delaware County Pharmaceutical Assn
Overhill Rd
Porter speech on Quality Stabilization Act strengthens consumer protection
Sylvia Porter argues that factoring transportation and labor reforms under QSA will extend consumer protection to retail distribution. She says the world’s highest living standards and healthiest economy rely on a fair wage in production and a fair price for quality merchandise, and the act will uphold this concept.
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QSA
Women investors may be luckier than men in stock history
An editorial argues women have held nearly equal or greater shares of stock through the 1950s and early 1960s, with many inheriting or starting as shareholders. It suggests women avoided the 1961 glamor stock craze, possibly due to access limits and risk aversion, and notes rising female shareholding to 17 million total as market gains faded.
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National Education Association
Robert S. Allen
Paul Scott
Red China
Robert
Allen
Bill
Sylvia Porter
Sylvia
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