Welcome Home Vietnam Vets Parade Lifts Anderson Spirit
Veterans returning from Vietnam are honored after years of cold shoulders. A homecoming parade in Anderson, Indiana showcased 2.8 million servicemen and women nationwide deserve acknowledgment and warm reception. Some veterans, including those in wheelchairs or with injuries, were greeted with applause and cheers as crowds lined the route. The piece argues service members should not suffer after duty and urges communities to celebrate their sacrifice.
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America
Indiana
Anderson
Ind
Iran
Vietnam
Christian Science Monitor
Velocipede ride and town notes from Chester history
A 100 year old Chester item notes Prof B F Morley riding a velocipede to the post office, a six year old mischief maker lectured by Alderman, and PRR changes with Wood as passenger agent, plus local anniversaries, speed limit petition, a 50th wedding anniversary in California, an Essington-Lester anti speed drive, Baldwin Locomotive Works 100th anniversary plans, and obituaries and a May Queen election.
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B. F. Morley
Pennsylvania Military Academy
Chester
Alexander McLaughlin
S. L. Armour
South Chester
Paul Schotts
Oyster
3Rd Street
James R
Wood
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
L. P. Farmer
Wesley C. Wilkins
Upper Providence Township
Gardena
Calif
Bethel Court
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Almanac notes events on March 31, 1981 and history milestones
Almanac entry lists March 31, 1981 as the 90th day with 275 remaining, mentions celestial positions Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn and Haydn birthday. It recalls past events: 1870 black voting in Perth Amboy after 15th Amendment, 1918 DST start, 1968 Johnson suspension, 1971 Calley sentence, plus a Browne quote on happiness and thrift.
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United Press International
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Aries
Franz Joseph Haydn
Perth Amboy
N.J
United States
Sam Johnson
North Vietnam
Army
William Calley
Charles Farrar Browne
Noisy tools stir envy and tax talk in Chester
The writer rails against loud street radios and power tools, praising quiet hand equipment while recounting conflicts with neighbors, a guardian figure named Big Frank, and a desire to curb noise pollution. He recalls radios, shovels, sledges, and a Christmasing scene with a chain saw and log splitter, reflecting on urban sound and labor.
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Ridley Creek Park
Shore
Big Frank
Media Court House
National Enquirer
F.M
Chester
Quadro
Chester Ae
Paul Bunyan
Connie
Lincoln
And I Thought I Was Crazy Quirks Book Reveals Many
New York based interview collection by Judy Reiser catalogs quirky habits across ages and occupations. It notes peculiar routines from coffee cup handling to bedtime habits and odd eating quirks, with anonymity and humor driving the project.
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Ellie Grossman
New York
NEA
Judy Reiser
Ryezer
New York Free-Lance
Simon and Schuster
A Doggone Shame For Sure
A reader letter to the Times critiques a Doberman shooting in Edgmont noting multiple shames. It urges dog owners to neuter pets, improve containment, and consider animal welfare, while sympathizing with Trooper Bickta and urging lessons to prevent future incidents.
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The
Times
Harry Maitland
Edgmont
Bickta
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H.L. Schwa
B.F. Morley
S. T. Fuller
Texas Railroad
Houston
Crum Lynne
William Brooks
Concord Avenue
Frank P. Parkin
Madison Street M. E
Essington
Lester
Island Road
Alexander Brooks
Fair Acres
Lima
D. Reese Esrey
William Broomall
Marilyn Fischer
F. K. Fischer
Wawa
Pennsylvania State University
W. Stewart Blackburn
Philadelphia 76Ers
Jack Ramsay
Baltimore Bullets
National Basketball Association
Arden C. Skidmore
Almanac
Thomas Peterson-Mundy
State Department
EU AO
Fort Worth
Sam Alfonsi
Ms. Keiser
Ms. Reiser
Alwa Os
Thomas Bickta
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