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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1978
Page
6
Readers ask the Ridley Township Police Superintendent why no officer was present at Our Lady of Fatima School during the accident and why the Norwood Fire Company Ambulance was not called. The letter notes other area ambulances serve Ridley Township, challenging Briarcliffe Fire Company’s claim it cannot respond.
A reader agrees with Scanlon's review of Swarthmore College's production The Man Who Came to Dinner. The letter defends the faculty and student performance, notes confusion in the audience, and mocks Mr. Frost's critique as underestimating local amateur theater.
A reader from Wallingford questions the persistent dope problem among schoolchildren. He accuses authorities of burying issues to keep things quiet, calls for ending non-productive seminars and committees, and urges decisive action to stop drug traffic as the country supports ambitious projects like moon landings.
The FDA and National Cancer Institute launch the largest human study of saccharin linking the sweetener to cancer. About 9,000 people across five states join the longitudinal survey as researchers reassess earlier Canadian rat findings and weigh public health implications.
In a retrospective item, Charlie Tomasco, once Clifton Heights High School coach, is noted as the 1915 Sportsman of the Year by the County Sportsman's Club. The piece also recalls 100 years of local events from Singer Sewing opening at 518 Market Street to shad catches in the Delaware River opposite Chester and other hometown milestones.
A presented fragment cites religious verses from Jeremiah and Luke, contrasting internal evils with enduring divine words. It features a sermonlike attribution to Jeremy Taylor and references to biblical passages about inner faults and lasting truth.
Frank Aston urges immediate mass evacuation plans for Sun Valley High School Northley Junior High School Toby Farms Bridgewater Farms and nearby trailer park homes adjacent to the Chester Township Transco SNG plant site with reader input requested.
A reader expresses sadness over Radio City Music Hall's financial peril and the risk of its loss as progress, recalling school trips and hoping efforts save this American heritage. The letter is signed by Mrs. Nancy Moyers Ogden.
The Nursing Administration at Fair Acres thanks Mrs. Eleanored Fowler for sending a bed jacket and slippers to a patient with no visitors. Lacking an address, the note asks she read the expression of gratitude and says a deserving patient will receive the items. Margaret A. Martin, R.N.
Today marks the 67th day of 1978 with historical notes from 1917 riots in St. Petersburg starting the Russian revolution to acts like the 1765 Stamp Act in Britain. Birthdays include Claire Trevor and Mary Lou Williams as a daily thought emphasizes courtesy and friendship.
A young New York boy named Jimmy, sweeping shoes on a Saturday night, tells Reverend Robert Schuller he wishes to be great. The preacher encourages him, saying greatness stirs in his soul and urges breaking from mediocrity to realize potential. Schuller is featured on the Hour of Power program from Garden Grove California.
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