Vol. III No. 126 (491)
Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia
August 9, 2012
Philadelphia Daily Record
Launching Lives
CONGRESSMAN CHAKA FATTAH, Congressman Chaka Fattah, architect of GEAR UP, national college-readiness program, traveled to Seattle, Wash. this week and met with a group of enthusiastic high-school and middle-school students at University of Washington. Congressman schedules visits with students in GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) whenever he is traveling on business. GEAR UP has helped 12 million young people prepare for the rigors of college since 1998. Fattah was in Seattle as part of a West Coast swing that included witnessing landing of Mars rover “Curiosity� at Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Cal.
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Aug. 11Beech Community Services hosts Jazz on the Avenue on Cecil B. Moore Ave. Broad to 19th Sts., 12-7 p.m. Free. Six music acts. For vendor and other info (215) 763-8868.
Aug. 17Friends of Councilman Mark Squilla host fundraiser at Keenan’s Irish Pub, N. Wildwood, N.J., 7-10 p.m. Tickets at door $35. Mail checks to Squilla for Council, Box 37332, Phila. PA 19148.
Aug. 12Sid Booker’s pool party (by invitation only) at 1912 Cobden Rd., Laverock, Pa., 2-7 p.m. Kicking off massive voter-ID drive with State Sens. Shirley Kitchen and LeAnna Washington, Congressman Chaka Fattah, Council President Darrell Clarke, Mayor Michael Nutter and several State Representatives. Aug. 15Happy Hour Fundraiser for City Commission Chairwoman Stephanie Singer at Happy Rooster, SWC 16th & Sansom Sts., 5:30-7:30 p.m. $100-$500. Checks made out to Friends of Stephanie Singer, 250 S. 17th St., #701, Phila., PA 19103.
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Aug. 10- 11 Two-day Give Back Festival hosted by Nicetown CDC marking its 10th anniversary, 4300 Germantown Ave.
Mt. Airy Night Aug. 16Market on Germantown Ave. from Carpenter La. to Mt. Airy Ave., 6 p.m.-10:30 p.m.
Aug. 17Bobbie Carter Foundation Diabetes Games
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Aug. 18Barrett Rec Ctr. Advisory Board Community Day, 8th & Duncannon Sts., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Family fun day. Free. All invited. For info Sheila Bellamy (215) 457-4079. Aug. 18Voter-ID informational meeting hosted by State Reps. Ronald Waters, Vanessa Brown and Harold James at Sanctuary Church of the Open Door, 5923-41 Walnut St., 12-3 p.m. Refreshments. Aug. 1847th Ward Crab & Shrimp Fest to Baltimore leaves Progress Plaza, Broad & Oxford Sts., 1 p.m. Open bar, massive menu. $150. For info George Brooks (267) 971-5703. Aug. 18Brett Mandel holds Summer Bar-B-Que Fundraiser at 1026 S. 22nd St., 37 p.m. $500 Bulldog, $250 Watch Dog, $100 Guard Dog, $50 Puppy Dog.
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DAs: Spend Sandusky $$ On Children’s Advocates District Attorneys throughout Pennsylvania urged yesterday that Children’s Advocacy Centers should be considered the priority when funding decisions are made regarding the $60 million NCAA endowment created by a consent decree to assist victims of child abuse. In a letter to Penn State University President Rodney Erickson and NCAA President Mark Emmert, the Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association said expanding access to CAC services, which offer a comprehensive approach in assisting child sexual abuse victims, including treatment, prosecution and prevention, would best fulfill the requirements of the consent decree. Penn State University is expected to administer the fund. “In our analysis Pennsylvania’s Children’s Advocacy Centers should be considered the priority for the NCAA endowment’s funding,” PDAA President and Adams Co. District Attorney Shawn Wagner said. “Moving forward, district attorneys want to ensure that all of the good intentions currently spotlighting the issue of child sexual abuse are directed
and focused on proven services that promote healing and justice for victims and hold their abusers accountable for their criminal acts.” “It is sad and extremely frustrating that there are children who have endured the horrors of sexual abuse and are not able to get the services they need because of the lack of adequate funding,” said Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams. CACs are county-based, utilizing multi-disciplinary teams providing proven, comprehensive services in the areas of child-abuse prevention, investigation and healing for victims and their families. In Pennsylvania, only 21 out of 67 counties are able to offer CAC services to child victims of sexual abuse and other crimes. Their lack of geographic reach and dedicated funding sources currently make it impossible for their services to reach all of Pennsylvania’s children and families. Budgetary decisions are made on an annual basis and depend upon grant applications and local fundraising efforts.
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Daily Waffles From Joe Sbaraglia (The Waffleman) JOHN F. KENNEDY STADIUM - was originally called Municipal Stadium. It no longer exists. Many super events were held there. For example; the Army & Navy football game, championship box-
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Guv Authorizes Execution For Philadelphia Killer Gov. Tom Corbett has signed an execution warrant for Terrance Williams, who was convicted in 1986 of first-degree murder, robbery and conspiracy for the robbing and beating death of Amos Norwood. Williams’ sentence was formally imposed on July 1, 1987. On Jun. 11, 1984, Williams and his co-conspirator, Marc Draper, got into a car driven by Norwood, an acquaintance of Williams. They then directed Norwood to a remote location next to a Philadelphia cemetery. Williams and Draper forced Norwood to lie on the ground, tied him up and gagged him, then stole his valuables. Williams and Draper repeatedly beat the man with a tire iron and a socket wrench and then drove away in the victim’s car. Williams later re-
turned and burned Norwood’s body. Four days later, Norwood’s body was discovered by a child walking his dog through the cemetery. Police arrested the two men the following month. Draper pled guilty to second-degree murder and criminal conspiracy and was sentenced to life in prison. Williams, now 46, is a prisoner at the State Correctional Institution at Greene. His execution has been scheduled for Oct. 3, 2012. This warrant, signed Wednesday, is Corbett’s 16th execution warrant. Executions in Pennsylvania are carried out by lethal injection.
Casey: City Will Receive $1M+ For DNA Testing US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) announced the City of Philadelphia will receive $1,000,761 from the Dept. of Justice’s DNA Backlog Reduction Program. “This grant will allow Philadelphia law enforcement to process DNA samples more quickly, increasing the overall efficiency of the Medical Examiner’s office and preventing future backlogs.” The Senator said. “These improvements will help maintain an ef-
fective justice system and keep Philadelphia residents safe.” The DNA Backlog Reduction Program assists DNA laboratories in reducing DNA-sample turnaround time. It also provides the resources for labs to address backlogs in the DNA sample database.
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CWA Releases TV Ad On Verizon Cable Deal The Communications Workers of America is releasing a television ad explaining the pitfalls of the imminent deal between Verizon and the nation’s largest cable companies, and urging consumers to call the Federal Communications Commission to register their opposition to it.
the FCC today.”
The release of the new ad follows the run of a similar ad in upstate media markets beginning last week (http://youtu.be/ZZ3JXOxw-qY ). That ad ran in markets including Buffalo, Albany, Syracuse, Rochester, Utica and Watertown and on cable in The ad – which explains how the deal would raise New York City. prices on consumers, kill jobs and eliminate competition – will begin running today. CWA has placed a The FCC and Dept. of Justice are currently reviewsignificant news-oriented buy in Washington D.C. ing the agreement, and are expected to issue a deci(cable and broadcast), along with Philadelphia, Pitts- sion on it in the coming weeks. burgh and Richmond, Va. (cable). The ad will also run during CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday, Aug. As regulators’ decision draws near, consumer advo12. cates and workers are calling on elected leaders to tell federal regulators that the agreement should not The ad can be viewed online at: http://cwa- move forward without conditions to promote job union.org/verizoncable, and a related petition is growth and protect competition. They are holding here: http://cwa-union.org/page/s/FCC-cable-deal. rallies and town hall meetings, signing petitions and calling elected officials. Rallies against the agreeThe ad states: “Behind closed doors, Verizon and the ment are taking place in six cities in New York State big cable companies have cooked up a monopoly this week, and thousands of Verizon workers and aldeal that would raise prices and kill jobs…. The Fed- lies will rally in Philadelphia on Saturday, Aug. 11 in eral Communications Commission should act in the Center City Philadelphia, in part to protest the deal. public interest, not corporate special interests. Call
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