Jobs for Youth Now expands in Delaware County
Editorial urges private sector job creation to lift the poor. It highlights the Jobs for Youth Now program in Delaware County with $150,000 in commitments from Scott Paper, Sun Ship, Boeing Vertol, Sun Oil, and Swarthmore College, placing 150 youths in summer roles and linking part time schooling to full time work. It notes broader private sector and tax incentive support from national leaders and cites additional regional programs totaling over 1,200 jobs across eight counties, offering renewed hope for disadvantaged youths.
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United States
Delaware County
Operation Opportunity
Greater Chester
GCM
Nyc
Scott Paper Co
Sun Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co
Boeing Company
Vertol
Sun Oil Co
Swarthmore College
Scott Paper
Richard M. Nixon
Robert F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey
National Alliance of Businessmen
Pennsylvania Bureau of Employment Security
Pennsylvania Department of Public Assistance
Haverford State Hospital
Chester
Mood of the Ghetto Skews Toward Turbulent Summer
A NEA survey across 12 cities including New York Newark Chicago and Los Angeles warns a dangerous summer of racial tension may unfold amid riots arson and protests. Leaders fear breakdowns in communication and limited federal funding for programs could spark further unrest in ghettos from Baltimore to Cleveland Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
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Sylvester Odum
Newark
America
Newspaper Enterprise Association
NEA
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Washington
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Detroit
San Francisco
Oakland
Los Angeles
Thomas D'Alesandro
United State
King
Paul Washington
City of Angels
Carl Stokes
Stokes
Sidney Marland
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