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100Years Ago – 1920: The Daylight Saving proposal, which was passed upon favorably by a 3-1vote of the Sun Ship workers about a week ago, has been indefinitely postponed, probably on account of the affected train facilities, brought about by the strike, as well as the failure of other industries to fall into line.
75Years Ago – 1945: Lt. Robert Howarth Peoples, son of Chester’s former mayor, Clifford H. Peoples and Mrs. Peoples, of Winding Creek Farm, Upper Chichester Township, was slightly wounded in action March 20in Germany. A member of Headquarters Company, 62nd Armored Infantry Battalion, 14th Armored Division of the Seventh Army, he is now in Germany. A graduate of Chester High School in February 1939, he graduated Pennsylvania Military College in February 1943and was commissioned as a second lieutenant.
50Years Ago – 1970: The Delaware County Industrial Airpark Authority voted today to abandon the Painters Crossroads area in Concord as the site for the proposed general aviation airport and industrial complex. Authority members indicated at their brief monthly meeting that they will not search further for an airport site but will meet with the county commissioners within two weeks to discuss the authority’s future role.
25Years Ago – 1995: Widener University students have targeted members of Congress in a massive letter-writing campaign to head off GOP cuts to student financial aid programs. Encouraged by student leaders and university officials, about 650students from the Chester university sent more than 1,900 letters to their representatives urging them not to cut federal loan, work-study and grant programs to balance the federal budget. “I think the Republicans have some good ideas and some good intentions in their Contract with America,’’ said freshman nursing student Patrick J. Driscoll of Springfield. “”But you don’t take away higher education. You’ll have a country full of morons.’’ Driscoll, who is treasurer of the Student Government Association and opinion editor of the campus newspaper, helped mobilize students to write the letters.
10Years Ago – 2010: Newtown Township Supervisors have unanimously authorized advertising a noise ordinance that bans construction work from 7 p.m.-7a.m. The proposed construction limitations were originally advertised for adoption in 2004, but never enacted. It was noted that the noise ordinance will be enforced for habitual offenders, but would not be applied to a homeowner making an emergency repair. According to township Manager James Sheldrake, the creation of the ordinance stems from an instance of a resident setting up night lighting around his home to allow him to do roofing work after midnight.