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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1983
Page
16
Lawmakers grind toward oversight as they question CIA money use in Nicaragua and arms interdiction plans for El Salvador. Critics warn the executive branch risks violating statutes and undermining public trust amid mounting regional tension and possible covert operations.
The article notes early tech hype fading with CB radio, consumer gadgets, and home computers. It cites FCC frequency reductions, CES optimism followed by caution from Goldman Sachs analyst Richard Simon, and a shift away from robotics and kitchen computers as hype outpaced sales and utility.
A snapshot of local history notes several decades of community events. Samuel Rhodes and Samuel Chillinger led Aston School Board elections with Edward W. Kelly as new officer. Matthew Elliott tops Media checkers. Swarthmore College builds an ice plant costing 2050 dollars. A landmark old blacksmith shop at Swarthmore Avenue and Swarthmore Pike fades away, John Taylor long known for his forge and stagecoach era. Dr. Harry L. Smedley, former Media burgess, dies in San Diego at 74 after banning beer wagons. Ten years back Lew Krausse Jr. pitched a no hitter for South Chester Optimist Club over Baldwin Hamilton 9 to 0, with 81 strikeouts in 35 1/3 innings. Eleanor Hagerty, Marcus Hook teacher, named outstanding teacher of America for 1973.
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