The Daily Numbers - Dec. 8

The Daily Numbers: 76,000 dollars, how much former Glenolden Mayor Ted Bathurst admitted stealing from customers of his former funeral business.
87 people honored by Upper Darby police for their roles in the community, including Louise Stromberg, the manager at Long Lane Apartments who was lauded for helping in a murder investigation.
1 percent increase in spending in Chester Township, but it will not result in a tax hike in what is being called by township officials a “bare bones” budget.
5,000 bucks, what a robber got in holding up the Citizens Bank on Ferne Boulevard in Upper Darby last night.
1,200 ring stolen at Christmas party at Wawa’s corporate center. Talk about being a scrooge.
8 of the necessary 12 votes that Chester native Danny Murtaugh needed from Veterans Committee to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. It’s their loss.
12, age of girl killed in 2-car crash last night in the Port Richmond section of Philly.
100 dollar fines now being handed out around City Hall in Philly for drivers who blow through red lights in that area.
10 percent unemployment rate in the U.S., which will be focus of new stimulus program unveiled today by President Barack Obama.
4,500 chickens on board tractor-trailer that overturned yesterday in Berks County.
10,000 machine guns, part of arms cache federal authorities now allege a terror suspect wanted to send overseas. He now faces charges in Philly.
15,000 adult dependent children that would be allowed on their parents’ health plans under a new Pa. law.
3 people now facing charges in the robbery of a man who was dying in the waiting room of a Philly hospital.
3 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine allocated to Pennsylvania. 1,600 doses have been given out to those in at-risk groups.
13, age of driver who led police on a high-speed chase in Lebanon.
11 points on 4-for-11 shooting for Allen Iverson in his return to the Sixers last night.
10 straight losses for the Sixers, who fell by 10 to the Nuggets.
13 shots for the Canadiens last night against the Flyers. They scored on 3 of them to post a 3-1 win.
5 straight losses for the Flyers, including 2 straight for new coach Peter Laviolette.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.A.I. returned, but he was not the Answer. The Sixers still lost.
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I Don’t Get It: What exactly is the over-under at this point on the number of women who will come forward to claim affairs with golfer Tiger Woods? I don’t get it.
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Today’s Upper: Thumbs up for fired Flyers coach John Stevens. A class act is gone from the Philly sports scene.
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Quote Box: “No wild parties and no drugs or I’ll turn you in in a heartbeat.
- Louise Stromberg, manager of Long Lane Apartments, who was lauded by Upper Darby police for her cooperation.

Comments

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