The Daily Numbers - Dec. 5

The Daily Numbers: 4 survivors of the Pearl Harbor attack still alive and living in Delaware County.


3.8 percent tax hike eyed under proposed budget in Springfield.


1 home destroyed in early morning fire in Darby Township Sunday.


1 historic home what went up in flames overnight in Lansdowne.


0 injuries reported in the 2 fires.


75, age of woman injured in bank parking lot when a car backed into her, breaking her leg.


2 men being sought in string of 5 robberies near the Temple campus in North Philly.


3 cars torched in arson spree in the Wissinoming section of Philly.


2 people killed during a party at a home in West Grove, Chester County.


6.5 percent boost in revenue at Pa. casinos from slot machines in November compared to same month last year.


1.67 percent dip in slots play at Harrah’s in Chester.


2, age of toddler found wandering the streets of Trenton.


3.35 a gallon, average price we’re paying at pump across Philly region.


3.39, what we were paying last week; $3.07 last year.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.No, the Eagles are still not technically out of it. Both the Giants and Cowboys lost yesterday. Only makes the Eagles season that much more frustrating.


 


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I Don’t Get It: So much for a company’s word. Sunoco indicated to workers at its Marcus Hook refinery that it would keep the operation running there until July while it sought a buyer for the plant. Obvious those plans changed.


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Today’s Upper: Take the time this week to offer a salute and thank you to the men and women who survived the attack on Pearl Harbor.


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Quote Box: “After a great deal of careful consideration, I have decided not to enter the race for the United States Senate.”


- Pa. Sen. Dominic Pileggi, announcing today he will not seek the GOP nod to face U.S. Robert Casey.

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