County survey shows strong interest in vocational technical education
A county wide survey of 11,355 10th and 11th graders shows 30 percent favor vocational technical education. Results indicate at least three good sized schools are needed, with interest spread across districts and strongest in Chichester Joint, Eddystone and Darby Colwyn areas.
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Chester
Chester Township
Dalton
Delaware County School Board Association
Media High
Chichester
Eddystone
Darby - Colwyn
Rainy stretch with cool temps through Thursday
Weather brief notes rain periods tonight and through Thursday with dimmed sunshine. Tonight’s low in the upper 40s and Wednesday’s high in the upper 50s. Details on Page 12. 88th Year No. 59 843.
Pajama Game cast staging Del-Valeers at Pic tures on Arts Page
The Del-Valeers produce the musical comedy The Pajama Game, with coverage on the Arts Page Picture on Page 10.
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Del-Valeers
Pictures On the Arts
Soviet Blockade of U.S. Convoy on Berlin Autobahn
A Soviet checkpoint blockade halted a 12 vehicle U.S. convoy on the Mari enborn checkpoint of the Berlin autobahn. U.S. and Western officials warned of serious dimensions as talks with the Soviet Union continued and allies coordinated a response.
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Helmstedt
Germany
U.S
Berlin Autobahn
East Germany
Marienborn
West Berlin
Washington
Dean Rusk
Georgi M. Kornienko
Kornienko
Berlin
Elections Draw Light Response in Newtown and Ridley
Voters turnout was sparse across most locations for nine Delaware County and several municipal offices, two state judges, and four statewide referendums. Polls opened at 7 a.m. with heavier activity reported in Newtown and Ridley Township Ward 5.
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Delaware County
Newtown
Ridley Township
Merck to Produce 239,900 Doses of New Measles Vaccine
Merck Sharp & Dohme will manufacture 239,900 doses of the new measles vaccine at its West Point Pennsylvania plant for government delivery. The contract highlights increased supply as measles immunity efforts expand nationwide.
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Philadelphia
Merck Sharp & Dohme
West Point
Americans Win Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry
Two American professors and a West German share the 1963 Nobel Prize in physics with Eugene Wigner of Princeton receiving half the $51 000 prize Maria Goeppert Mayer of California and J Hans D Jensen of Heidelberg divide the other half Karl Ziegler of West Germany and Giulio Natta of Italy take the chemistry prize for advances in micromolecular chemistry and high polymers The report notes weather sunny with showers and mentions election turnout influenced by hunting season opening and officials in an undisclosed area
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Stockholm
Eugene Wigner
Princeton University
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
University of California
J. Hans D. Jensen
Heidelberg
Karl Ziegler
West Germany
Giulio Natta
Italy
Polling Place Lottery Question Raises Election Code Doubt
County election bureau queried over legality of a 25 cent lottery among precinct workers to guess total votes. Assistant county solicitor Joseph W. deFaria said no specific provision in the election code bans such a lottery, though the election board refrained from confirming approval.
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County Election Bureau
Asst
Joseph W. deFaria
Election Board
Polls Open in Delaware County Voting Areas
Polling places in Delaware County's 49 communities will stay open until 8 p.m. today as residents cast ballots in local elections.
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Delaware County
Inside Your Daily Times News Teasers
A brief page teaser notes college enrollment rising among county youths. It questions the status of women and hints at a profile on Lee Royer facing challenges, guiding readers to pages 6 9 and 14 for details.
Bachelors Warned as Blass Rehires Sex Appeal in Fashion
New York AP reports designer Bill Blass revives sex appeal in women's spring fashion. The preview shows provocative silhouettes with black chantilly lace over pink, floral prints, organza jackets, floor-length gowns, bias-cut silks, and form-hugging sheaths designed to attract bachelor and husband markets in 1964.
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New York
America
Bill Blass
Blass
Bachelor Blass
Rainy forecast extends into Thursday with drought unseen
An optimistic weatherman forecasts rain tonight through Thursday with mostly cloudy skies and occasional showers. The prior rainfall last Thursday to Saturday totalled .77 inch, the first measurable rain since Oct. 3, while drought relief remains uncertain.
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Gulf Coast
Great Lakes
West Gulf Coast
Mississippi Valley
Appalachians
Rockies
Plateau
Pacific Coast
California
Los Angeles
Tyrant Brother of Diem Arrested
Ngo Dinh Can, ruler of central Viet Nam under President Ngo Dinh Diem, was turned over to South Viet Nam's revolutionary government after seeking asylum at Hue’s U S consulate. U S officials reported assurances he would receive due process and not be lynched.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Can
Central
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
U.S
Hue
Can
Hue Mass Grave Rumors Shadow Saigon Crisis
Reports circulate of 180 bodies found in a Can mansion mass grave in Hue amid claims of Can's tyrannical rule. In Saigon widespread assassinations are alleged as Buddhist leaders and students react to instability. A provisional government is named with Nguyen Ngoc Tho as premier under military supervision.
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Saigon
Hue
Viet Nam
Can
Nguyen Ngoc Tho
South
Chester Considers Occupation Tax to Replace Per Capita Levy
Chester City Council plans to adopt a $10 occupation tax replacing the $10 per capita levy in effect this year. The tax targets all workers inside the city, including nonresidents, with a 1964 onward implementation projected to raise about $200,000 annually. Mayor Eyre confirmed the move and a Thursday meeting will pass an intention resolution.
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Chester
Daily Times
Joseph L. Eyre
James H. Gorbey
Gorbey
Department of Accounts and Finance
GOP
William J. Coopersmith
Talks Restart At Clifton Precision Plant Strike
Negotiators returned to federal mediation to end a 12 day strike at Clifton Precision Products Co. Pickets continued outside under a county court injunction. Local 137 seeks a seniority clause, a 10 cent hourly raise, and a maintenance of membership clause. The Local covers about 630 production and maintenance workers at the Eastern Division.
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Clifton Heights
Clifton Precision Products Co
John V. Diggins
Ann McAfee
International Union of Electrical Workers
Clifton Precision
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