Privileged Resolution 000126

..Title Honoring the Philadelphia Daily News on the occasion of its 75th Anniversary. ..Body WHEREAS, The Philadelphia Daily News printed its first issue on March 31, 1925. It became the seventh daily newspaper then being printed in this City, and today, only it and the Inquirer remain; and WHEREAS, The Daily News saw hard times early on, and some years even saw layoffs and cut-backs, but the "Daily" had spirit and it had heart, and it has survived until today through discipline, dedication to this City and determination to do its job and do it right; and WHEREAS, Today, the Daily News is technologically advanced and highly automated. Although the staff is larger than in the old days, there is still a camaraderie among the hundreds of men and women running the machines, taking the photos, doing the writing, driving the trucks and in every other way getting the paper to the people; and WHEREAS, Over the years, Philadelphians have adopted the paper as their own, and the Daily News has responded by developing an almost personal relationship with its readers. From the awesome headlines to the "YO!" column, from the detailed articles to the in-depth investigations, from full coverage of City celebrations and tragedies, the "Daily" brings the world to the people, and the people are appreciative every day; now therefore RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That we hereby honor and commend the Philadelphia Daily News. We thank the Daily News for its commitment to Philadelphia and its identification with our citizens, and we congratulate the paper on its seventy-fifth anniversary. RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Zachary Stalberg, Editor of the Philadelphia Daily News, as evidence of the respect and deep admiration of this legislative body.