Ron Panepinto Jewelers
7001 ROOSEVELT BLVD.
700 Sansom St. 215-923-1980
PHILADELPHIA, PA 215-331-6600 Jim Stevenson Union Member Sales Representative
J.Stevenson@northeastlincoln.com
Vol. X. No. 41 (Issue 454)
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If Christopher Columbus and his men had merely discovered America and then left it alone, as Leif Ericsson’s Vikings had almost 500 years earlier, there wouldn’t be a parade down Broad Street this weekend. But the intrepid Genoese explorer proved to be merely the first in a long line of Italians who left their native land to seek their fortune abroad. Starting more than 100 years ago, a wave of immigrants from Italy broke across the shores of the New World. They and their descendants num-
ber almost 18 million in the United States alone. They did more than land here; they changed the nation they landed in. Food proved to be a fertile business for Italians. From New Jersey to California, they flourished on farms, groceries and restaurants, and made spaghetti as American as apple pie. Strong family ties and love of motherland encouraged Italian Americans to maintain business ties abroad. Today that’s more valuable than ever, now Italy has emerged as a key to the massive European market.
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Here some only a few Italian Americans who help to represent the “face of America” today. Rudolph William Louis "Rudy" Giuliani was born May 28, 1944. He is an Italian American lawyer, businessman and politician from the state of New York who was Mayor of New York City from 1994 to 2001. A De(Cont. on Page 11)
All Welcome To Parade And Festival
It’s the 516th anniversary of the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus and it will be celebrated, as it has been for over a half-century, by Philadelphia’s Italian American community with a huge parade down S. Broad Street. The parade, featuring string and marching bands, will march off at noon Sunday from their starting point at Broad & Federal Streets. Prior to the parade and a breakfast at Galdo’s, 20th & Penrose, a Mass will be celebrated at St. Rita’s Church at 9 a.m. by Msgr. Charles L. Sangermano, state chaplain of the Order of the Sons of Italy. VIPs will convene at JNA Culinary School to get their staging instructions. The parade will then march down Broad Street to Marconi Plaza, where, after passing the parade stand, it will disband and join the many attendees at the Italian Food and Cultural Festival situated between Broad and 15th Street, Oregon and Bigler.
UNION FUNDRAISER for State Sen. Anthony Williams helps fuel his campaign for Senate Appropriations Chairmanship. Union and political leaders at event included, from left, Boise Butler, John Dougherty, Joseph Sellers, John Kane, Williams, Sam Staten, Jr., Joseph Dougherty, State Reps. Bill Keller and Daylin Leach, Pat Gillespie, State Rep. John Sabatina, Tom Gallo, Harry Williams and Mike Fera.
STATE SEN. Michael Stack, seen here with State Rep. Michael McGeehan, announces $267,000 traffic-enforcement grant for Roosevelt Boulevard Accident Reduction Initiative.
Fumo, Doc Battle Stack Pushes ‘Safety’ Over Chairmanship For Blvd. Pedestrians State Sen. Vincent Fumo and Electricians Union chief John J. Dougherty, Jr., are in a final grudge match to determine who will claim credit for landing the Senate Appropriations Committee chairman-
Not all accidents on the treacherous Roosevelt Boulvard are due to motorists ignoring the laws. Some of it is attributable to pedestrians who throw caution to the wind, not realizing the dangers of the many-laned, high-speed artery. In the past five years, there have been nearly 3,000
ship for a Philadelphia Senator. It’s a very important post, considered by many to be the “underboss” in State government, just under the Governor. For years Philadelphia has benefited from the fact Fumo held that (Cont. on Page 2)
A former sportscaster himself, Brendan Boyle introduced Gov. Ed Rendell to a crowd of labor supporters in Sprinkler Fitters Hall as “one of the best football analysts around.” When his turn came at the podium, the Gov(Cont. on Page 30)
by Joe Shaheeli
Ed: Brendan Boyle’s win “crucial”.
Guv Touts Boyle
reported accidents and more than 55 fatalities on the Boulevard. More than 30% of those fatalities were pedestrians. This week the State and Federal governments came in with grants to reduce pedestrian fault by an educational process. (Cont. on Page 13)