The Daily Numbers - Dec. 22

The Daily Numbers: 20 students at a high school in Chester who have tested positive for ‘latent’ tuberculosis.
4 men in custody being eyed as suspects in armed robbery at Collingdale nail salon.
0.5 mill property tax on the way in Parkside Borough.
9,070 dollars that poured into the Daily Times Merry Christmas Fund yesterday. Let’s keep pushing toward our goal of $50,000.
3 stranglings now confirmed to be the work of the ‘Kensington Strangler.’2 Philly officers shot by a man as they tried to serve a warrant overnight. Neither was seriously injured.
2 fire trucks and 3 cars involved in an accident in the Olney section of Philly last night.
234 million dollar shortfall for the Philadelphia School District next year with the absence of federal stimulus dollars. Some believe the shortfall might actually be closer to $500 million.
40 million dollar fraud perpetrated by a Marlton, N.J., investment firm, according to an indictment.
30 wine kiosks in supermarkets in Pa. shut down because of problems dispensing the bottles.
1 Congressional seat to be lost in Pa. as a result of the latest census numbers.
12.7 million residents of Pennsylvania, according to census, that’s actually up from 12.3 percent.
121-76 blowout loss for the Sixers in a sad showing in Chicago last night.
14 straight sellouts for the Bulls. They didn’t exactly get their money’s worth from the Sixers.
6 straight losses for Saint Joe’s, which fell to BU last night.
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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.You can tune in WIP several times during the day today to hear a replay of the final eight minutes of Sunday’s wild Eagles miracle win over the Giants. Nice pre-Christmas gift.
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I Don’t Get It: Brace yourself. All we’re going to hear for the next few days is the possibility of a little snow Christmas night into Sunday.
Spare me.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Chester Upland officials yesterday for acting decisively to head off an outbreak of latent tuberculosis detected in as many as 20 students.
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Quote Box: “At face value, this is simply a change in name, a change in words, but it really reflects a change in attitude.”
- Tom McGarrigle, on changing name of Office of Mental Retardation to the Office of Intellectual Disabilities.

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