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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1978
Page
5
UL urges precautions around pools to prevent electric shock. Keep radios lights and barbecues away from wet areas and never handle them when wet. Do not run wires over or extension cords to pools. Use ground fault circuit interrupters and check US list marked equipment. If tingling occurs, disconnect and call an electrician. Pool safety protects everyone near the water.
Chester market activity and morning shopping note a busy scene with eight steamboats docking daily. A teen death at Chester Creek near Bunting's yard marks the season's first drowning. Light blue gingham fashions appear among Delaware County gentlemen as July 16 excursion tickets for Atlantic City are sold aboard the Thomas Clyde.
On June 28 1978 events span from Archduke Francis Ferdinand’s assassination in 1914 sparking World War I to the 1950 Korean War capture of Seoul and Nixon Brezhnev talks. Notable birthdays: composer Richard Rodgers and writer Eric Ambler. Aristotle’s thought of the day notes man as a political animal.
A Daily Be Times reader replies to Charles V Ednie arguing the ERA would address unequal insurance rates social security benefits widows inheritance taxes and pay gaps. The writer defends the ERA as a path to greater political involvement and urges participation in the Washington March on July 9.
A student writes to the Times praising Joe D Angelo as a great wrestling coach at St James and laments his firing. The writer recalls joining the JV team midseason, learning basics, and notes D Angelo coached beyond the season to enter tournaments, including a fifth place JV team finish and unpaid travel, indicating the team will miss him next year.
A letter writer counters a June 19 appeal by Mr and Mrs Harding of Ridley Park defending the Morrow Marina. He claims 90 to 95 percent of residents oppose the marina due to traffic and safety worries. He notes most opponents are from outside the immediate area and stresses risk to children and neighbors.
Nassau Civic Association records show 137 children under 11 on Acres Drive Hoffman Road Stoney Hill Road and Darby Road. Edward Morrow plans to open Hoffman Road to about 200 cars daily, creating heavy traffic that residents call a massacre for their neighborhood. The proposed marina includes a picnic area and a boating lounge, degrading homes and increasing traffic amid strong local opposition.
Quotes on life purpose and repentance from David Starr Jordan and II Corinthians, contrasting godly grief with worldly grief. Includes Bishop Fulton J. Sheen reflection on self righteousness before God.
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