Morning Rush

New schools superintendent William R. Hite Jr. to make $300,000

LOCAL HEADLINES

  1. SRC Approves $300,000 Salary for Hite (Inquirer)
  2. Radnor Middle School Principal Makes a Difference (Tribune)
  3. Man Shot 10 Times in Cobbs Creek (NBC10)

WEATHER

  • Excessively hot again
  • HIGHS: 96°
  • WIND: SSW 16 mph

TODAY IN HISTORY

  • 1775 – The U.S. Postal Service is established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin as its first Postmaster General.
  • 1947 – President Harry Truman signs the National Security Act, which becomes one of the most important pieces of Cold War legislation.
  • 1908 – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is born when U.S. Attorney General Charles Bonaparte orders a group of newly hired federal investigators to report to Chief Examiner Stanley W. Finch of the Department of Justice.
  • 1945 – Winston Churchill is forced to resign as British prime minister following his party’s electoral defeat by the Labour Party.

About Tim Ronaldson

When I first joined Elauwit, I figured I’d be here for two years, tops, before advancing my career in journalism somewhere else. That was 2005. Great job or lack of motivation? You decide. | View all posts by Tim Ronaldson