The Daily Numbers: 14 Chinook helicopters ordered by the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. They will be built at the Boeing plant in Ridley Township.
1.64 billion dollars, the value of the deal.
6,000 employees at the Boeing plant, two-thirds of them involved in the Chinook program.
33, age of woman charged with slashing an Upper Darby police officer with a boxcutter during an scuffle.
17 of October, new trial date for former Penn-Delco School Board member John Green on charges he pocketed funds for a school sports club.
2-4 years in jail for an Upper Darby man who fired gunshots at neighbors in a feud that clearly got out of hand.
900,000 dollar settlement that will no doubt ease the pain of Philly schools boss Arlene Ackerman losing her job.
664 million dollar deficit facing the school district.
19 years ago, death of a baby first believed to be a case of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Norristown. Now the tot’s babysitter has been charged with suffocating the infant.
4 students at the Penn State Abington branch injured when tree branch fell on them.
6 people injured when gunmen opened fire on a crowded basketball court in Southwest Philly.
157,000 dollars in bogus checks believed that a Philly community organizer tried to cash. He faces charges.
7 innings, 7 strikeouts, 3 hits and 0 runs allowed for Cliff Lee last night.
0.58 ERA for Lee in June, along with a 4-0 record.
82 wins for Phils, who remain 6.5 games up on the Braves.
.318 batting average in his last 30 games for John Mayberry Jr., who homered again last night.
15 day trip to disabled list for shortstop Jimmy Rollins, who again tweaked his groin.
201 consecutive sellouts for the Phils at Citizens Bank Park.
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Today’s Upper: Kudos to Boeing workers, whose solid work means a big new order from the UK for 14 more Chinook helicopters.
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Quote Box: “This is great news for us. We’re probably one of the luckiest companies right now in the Delaware Valley.”
- Union boss Chris Owens, on word of a big new Chinok deal for Boeing.
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