Scarsdale Inquirer Credits and Editorial Details
The Scarsdale Inquirer published in Scarsdale New York by Sill Publishing Co Inc lists Jerome Sill as editor and publisher with Mrs Hugh N Jones as associate editor. It notes membership in the New York Press Association and National Newspaper Association and signs off with the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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Sill Publishing Co., Inc
Scarsdale
Jerome Sill
Hugh N. Jones
New York Press Association
National Newspaper Association
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Remembering Robert F Kennedy A Nation Honors A Leader
A newspaper tribute mourns Robert Francis Kennedy senator from New York praising his patriotism compassion for the poor and unprivileged and his humane dedication. It notes the recent violent death and urges Americans to repudiate bitterness and violence and strive for a better world.
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Robert Francis Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
School Board Elections and Nonpartisan System Debate
A skeptical editorial questions the Committee on Referendum's challenge to recent school board elections. It argues actions threaten the nonpartisan system, highlight integration and PT Council plans, and contend challengers must show clear errors or harm to justify proceeding.
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Committee On
Commissioner of Education
PT Council
Powers Calls Reid Unwanted By Party In 26th District
The front page reports Republican County Chairman Powers urges rejection of Congressman Ogden Reid as a candidate two years hence and writes him out of the party due to Reid accepting Liberal Party endorsement this year. Reid denies waiting to file endorsements and notes Liberal slate was filed by the Liberal Party.
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Republican
Powers
Ogden Reid
Reid
Mr. Reid
Board of Elections
Liberal
Liberal Party
Anelephant Powers
United States
Javits
LaGuardia
Isaacs
Lindsay
Mr. Powers
Scarsdale and Yonkers Programs Highlight Community Aid
Readers praise Scarsdale Junior League for supporting the Storefront Art Center in White Plains and Project Enable in Yonkers for youths ages nine to fourteen, noting funding needs and urging editorials on sanitation enforcement. A resident urges campaign for cleanliness citing violations of local sanitation codes and asks reporting to authorities.
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Scarsdale Junior League
White Plains
Project Enable
Yonkers
Scarsdale
Portia Smith
Edgemont
Greenburgh
Criticism Of School Board Is Unfair To The Editor
A Scarsdale letter to the Inquirer discusses referendums on school board voting turnout and busing debates. It praises the Urban Responsibility study, notes open forums, and urges reading the report before commenting to avoid emotion and hearsay. Scarsdale Boy Scout Mothers Club agradecer Memorial Day support enabling scout projects via fundraisers and volunteers.
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Karron
the Inquirer
Parent Teacher Council
P.T.A
Scarsdale
Hartford
Boston
Board of Education
Charles Cunningham Scarsdale
Attacks Public Works Department Over Bronx Parkway Plans
Eliot P. Hirshberg of Scarsdale condemns Westchester Public Works for the Bronx River Parkway changes. He argues improvements destroyed natural beauty and failed to install a metal dividing barrier, urging safer design and criticizing costly projects.
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Bronx Parkway
Bronx River Parkway
Tuckahoe Road
County Public Works Department
Westchester
Westchester Line
New York
Hutchinson River Parkway
East Hudson Parkway
Human rights actions urged by Scarsdale letter writer
Nancy Fowler chairman of the Westchester Chapter of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom invites readers to contact her at 119 Edgemont Road Scarsdale GA 2264 for a ready to use list of actions to combat social injustice and form a human rights group.
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Offie C. Wortham
Scarsdale Inquirer
Edgemont Road
Scarsdale
Nancy Fowler
Westchester
Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
Easter Seal Thanks Westchester Press for Support
The 1968 Westchester Easter Seal Appeal credits cooperation from the Scarsdale Inquirer and Westchester citizens for its success. Victoria A. Bradess M D President of The Easter Seal Society extends personal thanks for assistance during the appeal and the year.
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Westchester
The
Scarsdale Inquirer
Victoria A. Bradess
Scarsdale Parade Honors Scouts and Girl Scouts
A reader praises the 1968 Scarsdale Memorial Day Parade, noting the Boy Scouts’ improvement in marching and contending the local Girl Scouts are marvelous and competitive.
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Scarsdale
Boy Scouts
Ronald McAdams
Suburban Diary War with the worm in Eden
A suburban writer muses on humanity’s long struggle with pests and the annual cycle of insect warfare. Despite sprays and patience, worms and other creatures reclaim the garden, reminding readers that nature endures while human plans falter.
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Adam
Garden of Eden
Scarsdale School Board Referendum Contested by Committee
A letter criticizes the Committee for Referendum for contesting the School Board election and urges thoughtful participation by Browning Ullman Reed LaWare in guiding the seven board members. The writer emphasizes community needs and warns against unsettled membership hindering school operations and agendas.
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Scarsdale
the Inquirer
Reed
LaWare
Browning
Ullman
Board of Education
Backers urged to aid poor Black neighbors in Scarsdale
In a letter to All-White Scarsdale, Mr. Offie C. Wortham highlights dire needs among Black communities. The writer agrees with Wortham on relief points and urges local groups to expand Community Chest budgets, seek corporate support in Westchester, and have Junior Leagues assist with job recruitment. Small contributions could fill funding gaps for day care and community action programs.
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Scarsdale
Offie C. Wortham
Wortham
Congress
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