Deadline Passes in Bipartisan House Reapportionment Talks
Harrisburg reports fragile progress in House and Senate reapportionment negotiations. Atty. Gen. Alessandroni was asked by the state Supreme Court to report on progress by Sept. 1 to achieve equal population districts. House Democrats push tougher terms while a Senate bill seeks different election triggers.
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Harrisburg
Atty
Walter E. Alessandroni
Alessandroni
State Supreme Court
Ope
General Assembly
House
Senate
Erwin L. Murray Cameron
van Vetter
Monroe
Chamber
Postal Worker Faces Dismissal Over Civil Rights Demonstration
Darby postal truck driver Rev. Frederick R. Roberts, 43, was given 10 days to respond to charges he used a postal truck for activities tied to a civil rights demonstration. He allegedly delivered materials to pickets near Collingdale Savings and Loan while off his route, prompting the ethics complaint and possible dismissal.
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Frederick R. Roberts
Init Darby
Roberts
Maple Terrace
Darby
Collingdale Federal Savings and Loan Association
Robert P. Doherty
Dar
First Baptist Church
Sit
Collingdale Justice of the Peace
George Washington
Doherty
Association
Chester Pike
MacDade Blvd
Darby ‘Area
NAACP
Post Office
Sode
Collingdale Federal Savings and Loan
Darby Pst
Stanley Branche
Chester Committee For Freedom Now
CFFN
Branche
Vietnamese Forces Launch Broad South Viet Nam Operation
Vietnamese troops launched an operation about 320 miles northeast of Saigon and claimed 22 Viet Cong killed with light government losses. Five Viet Cong captured and 46 suspects detained as Air Force B 52s bombed near Saigon. US planes flew record August sorties and 120 missions reported with 540 enemy structures damaged.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Quang Ngai
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Saion
South Vietam
Sax Jlots
U.S
Hon Mat Island
Vinh
Gulf of Tonkin
Task + Force Alpha
Qui Nhon
Chu Lai
Marcus Hook Night at Brandywine Raceway
Brandywine Raceway hosts Marcus Hook Night drawing race fans. Page 27 highlights events and features for the evening as spectators enjoy the track action and promotions.
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U.S
Marcus Hook
Brandywine Raceway
Nike Site Purchased For School By Penn-Delco District
A former Nike missile base on Pennell Road near Village Green in Aston has been acquired by Penn-Delco Union Schools District for 32,000 dollars. Superintendent William G. Moser says the site will host a school and cites immediate need for secondary facilities with elementary needs anticipated in about two years. U.S. Senator Hugh Scott and U.S. Representative G. Robert Watkins aided the deal, and the transfer included a 325 dollar paperwork fee.
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Penn - Delco Union
Delaware County
Birmingham
Moser
Be & Aid F
Johnson names Max D. Taylor as special envoy to South Viet Nam
President Johnson announces Max D. Taylor will have a continuing role in support of the people and government of South Viet Nam. The specific assignments remain unspecified.
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Washington
Johnson
Maxwell D. Taylor
South Viet Nam
Taylor
U.S
Steel Talks Push Toward Major Break in Wage Negotiations
Washington AP reports President Johnson pressuring AFL CIO United Steelworkers Union and steel industry negotiators toward a breakthrough in a multimillion dollar bargaining effort. Industry offers rose slightly, union maintains demand, with talks stalled on wages and pensions ahead of a looming strike deadline.
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Washington
White House
Presiden Johnson
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers Union
Johnson
J. W. Abel
Pittsburgh
Bill D. Moyers
Am Slitutiew
Lnion
Ne Tiations
Abel
Labor
W. Willard Wirtz
Commerce
John T. Connor
Moyers
Possible Saturday Showers Forecast
Weather forecast shows possible showers Saturday after rainfall noted Wednesday night and early today. Temperature expected near 80 with a mix of sun and clouds and cooler nights ahead. Reports from Philadelphia International Airport and local stations record varied rainfall amounts across nearby areas.
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Philadelphia International
Weather Bureau
Times Weather
Chester
Edgmont
Delaware County
Million Available Special School Plan For Poor
Delaware County schools consider a cooperative program to qualify for a 1.5 million federal earmark under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Chester District may lead with its own plan while others await federal guidelines and a county committee studies the program.
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Thompson
Delaware County School Board
Delaware County
Chester
Advanein
Lewis B. Beatty Jr
House
Senate
Delco Unit Advised On Vo Tech Status
The Delaware County School Board was advised to prepare to move forward with its area vocational technical high school plan. The board faces potential state or court action after a ruling deemed the program unconstitutional. An appeal goes to the State Superior Court in Pittsburgh.
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Delaware County School Board
Technical High School Plan Board
Lewis B. Beatty Jr
Delaware
Thomas A. Curran
Beatty
Curran
State Superior Court
Pittsburgh
County School Board
Delaware County Vocational - Technical School Board
Court de Merrill I
BLH Wins Federal Contract For Turbines
BLH Hamilton Corp receives a 35 million Army Engineers contract for three 200 horsepower hydraulic turbines to power generators at the Cornel Hull Dam in Carthage Tennessee. Senator rk announced the award noting no new hires but job continuity for current turbine division workers.
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Eddystone
Baldwin -Lid Hamilton Corp
Army Engineers
U.S
Joseph
D-Pa
Cornell Hull Dam
Carthage
Tenn
Clark
Asure
Pres Cent
Woman Injured Crossing Trolley Tracks in Philadelphia
Nora Fitzgerald of Bartram Avenue Collingdale was hurt Wednesday when she fell while tossing the trolley tracks at the Philadelphia Transportation station. She suffered a broken right leg and was listed in good condition at Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital.
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Darby
Philadelphia Transportation
Nora Fitzgerald
Bartram Ave
Collingdaies
Fitzgerald Mercy
Less Than Week Left As Chester GCM Petitions Lag
With less than a week until the deadline, too few petitions have been filed to force an election for five Greater Chester Movement advisory councils. Rob ert K. Leighty says he still expects enough petitions for candidates to be nominated, with districts defined by local boundaries and poverty income rules.
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Chester
Lss
Greater Chester Movement
GCM
Robert K. Leighty
Fifi
GEM
Delaware River
Engle Street
Hester Township
Trainer
Enguokin Streets
Upwester Township
Lamo
Delaware Riv
Chester Creek
Upland
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Balmore & Ohio
Nethland, Parkeide and
Richey Township
Leigh
Citizens Aid Crime Drive in St Louis Police Drive
St Louis residents are urged to join a citizens against crime program. Wallet sized cards are being distributed directing calls to the Police Department when a crime is seen or a suspicious person vehicle or object is observed. A citizen of the month and a citizen of the year will be selected.
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ST Louis
St. Louis
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