The Daily Numbers - Jan. 24

The Daily Numbers: 90 minute meeting between Gov. Tom Corbett and members of the Delco delegation concerning Chester Upland School District yesterday.


3.2 million dollars delivered to Chester Upland by a court order last week. That should get them through the end of the month.


1 million dollars raised in the effort to save Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast high schools.


4 people charged with the ambush murder of a pizza delivery man in Philadelphia. The victim was from Chester.


21 ball python snakes at the center of a dispute that ended in gunfire in Ridley Township. 1 man was wounded, another is facing charges.


15, age of girl who was victim of attempted luring in Chester. Police are looking for a suspect.


15,000 dollars given to Community Action Agency of Delco by Boeing.


1 clerk gunned down in a Kensington convenience store last night.


15,000 dollar reward posted for info in the murder of a Chinese takeout restaurant in Philadelphia.


7.2 million dollar contract from the Army for Alloy Surfaces Co. Inc. of Chester Township.


15 JC Penney’s stores in the Philly region. All 1,200 U.S. stores in the company are expected to be hit with layoffs, which could number in the thousands.


74, age of longtime Phillies broadcaster Andy Musser, who died yesterday.


17 points for Elton Brand as the Sixers rolled over the Wizards again last night.


20 point margin for Sixers, who won, 103-83.


3 wins for the Sixers over the Wizards already this year.


31 and 13 point victories in the other 2 contests.


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Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.Too bad the Sixers don’t play the Wizards every night. That is one bad basketball team. Poor Flip Sanders looked miserable on their bench last night.


 


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I Don’t Get It: If someone can make sense out of the numbers in Chester Upland, could you give me a call? I don’t get it.


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Today’s Upper: Kudos to the friends and alumni of Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast. They hit their goal of raising $1 million.


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Quote Box: “He buried it.”


- Andy Musser, in his classic all of Mike Schmidt home run back in October 1980 in key Phils’ win over the Expos, leading to Eastern Division title.

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