The Daily Numbers - July 19

The Daily Numbers: 23, age of Jenna Lord. The body of the Collingdale woman was found yesterday in a lot in Camden, N.J.
3, age of her son.
6 a.m. Sunday, when they threw open the doors to table games at Harrah’s Chester and several other Pa. casinos.
51 blackjack tables at Harrah’s, along with 25 poker tables, 5 craps tables.
9 p.m. curfew in effect 7 days a week in Darby Township.
7,500 dollars donated by Conoco Phillips to a community program in Trainer.
67 counties that could absorb 2,566 municipalities across the state in a consolidation move being pushed by a state rep from Berks County. It is not expected to pass.
19, age of man shot by Philadelphia police after he allegedly pulled a gun on them.
3, age of child shot when gunfire erupted between men who had been arguing on a SEPTA trolley in Southwest Philadelphia.
5, age of boy struck and killed by a pickup truck in Bristol.
100 residents of a nursing home in East Norriton who were temporarily evacuated during a smoky fire that hit Sunday night. No serious injuries were reported.
40 rescues during 3-day period done by lifeguard crews in Fenwick Beach, Del., as they battled nasty riptides.
40 feet up in a tree, where a Del. man got stuck while trying to cut it down. He was rescued by fire crews.
2 pedestrians struck, killed in separate incidents in Delaware.
5.5 games back, where the Phils sit after losing 3 of 4 in Wrigley Field over the weekend. The truth is they probably should have been swept.
3 runs on 5 hits, all the Phils managed to scratch out against Cubs starter Tom Gorzelanny.
2 times the Cubs scored this weekend on suicide squeeze plays.
18 consecutive scoreless innings thrown by Phils starter Roy Halladay before the Cubs got to him for 4 in the second.
6 innings, all Halladay could go vs. the Cubs.
7 days before rookies report to Eagles Training Camp at Lehigh.

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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.I’ve said it before, I will say it again. This is not the Phillies year.
Let’s go Eagles.
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I Don’t Get It: Why exactly did it take two weeks to find the body of Jenna Lord on a weed-strewn Camden lot. A search organized by family and friends found her within 2 hours yesterday.
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Today’s Upper: Lots of happy faces entering Harrah’s bright and early yesterday for the start of table games. Wonder if they were still smiling when they left?
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Quote Box: “I’ve very excited; you’re right here; don’t have to go to Atlantic City.”
- Debbie Taylor of South Philadelphia, at opening of table games at Harrah’s Chester Sunday.

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