What happened on December 09, 1997
NEWS
Trial Starts For Alleged Coatesville Gang Leader Delbert ``mister'' Franklin Is Charged With Attempted Murder In The Young Guns Case. By Thomas H. Matthews, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Norristown Man Charged With Kidnapping And Rape By Natalie Kostelni, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Borough Approves Landlord Rules West Chester Officials Want Owners To Be More Responsible For Rented Housing. The Measure Was Long Debated. By Peter Smolowitz, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Capano's Brother: A Rat On A Seeking Ship? by Julie Knipe Brown, Daily News Staff Writer
Guilty Plea In Bank Heists By Hate Group Scott Stedeford Is The Fourth To Admit His Role In Robberies To Finance White Supremacists. By Joseph A. Slobodzian, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Convicted In Cop Killing Gunman, Accomplice Get Life Sentences by Dave Racher, Daily News Staff Writer
Two Get Life In Prison For Killing City Officer Jurors Deadlocked On Murder Verdicts For Two Others. The Detective Was Off Duty When He Was Shot. By Linda Loyd, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Judges Mull Abu-jamal Complaint They Will Rule Whether Officials Can Open His Mail And Ban His Freelancing. By Joseph A. Slobodzian, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
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Bar Association Asks Members To Aid Legal Services For The Poor by Marisol Bello, Daily News Staff Writer
Lawrence B. Watters, 52 By Herb Drill, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Nearly Everybody Read It Now There's A Book About The Evening Bulletin BY ROSE DeWOLF
Charter School Scrubs Proposal Mosaica Said It Found No Suitable S.e. Delco Site. A School Board Member Said Few Backed The Plan. By Cynthia J. McGroarty, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Gephardt Shows How Out Of Touch Gore Has Become The Clinton Team Isn't Addressing The Main Concerns Of Voters. By David S. Broder
Prosecutor Won't Charge Parents In Baby Boy's Death In Bathtub It Was Called ``a Tragic Accident.'' The Child's Brother, Almost 3, Was Trying To Give Him A Bath. By Angela Couloumbis, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Nearly Everybody Read It Now There's A Book About The Evening Bulletin BY JOSEPH R. DAUGHEN
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Just As Predictable As The Park's Hunts Are Its Protesters The Last 10 Years, In 16 Hunts At Tyler State Park To Thin Deer Herds, Protesters Always Got There First. By Todd Bishop, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Why Many Students Are Clueless by Richard Craig
Small Biz Cut Out Of Yard Deal by Ronald Williams Sr
No Free Gifts Let The Puc Make An Independent Decision On What's The Best Electricity Package For Ratepayers.
Council Opts To Rethink On 2d Fire Chief By Angela Couloumbis, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Searles' Bid For Supervisor Doomed After Court Ruling By Bridget Eklund, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Activist Reporter Too Active For Her Bosses By Debbie Woodell
School Plan Is Offered The Proposal In Unionville-chadds Ford Includes An Unusual Grade Grouping. By Christina Asquith, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Rift Between Clergy, Panel Not Mending The Clerics Called For A Police Community-relations Committee. Many Now Want Nothing To Do With It. By Richard Sine, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Guns For Goods Wants Firearms by Leon Taylor, Daily News Staff Writer
Penn Eyes Conservancy's Offer For Farm A Public-private Group Hopes To Buy And Preserve 211 Acres. Other Offers Are On The Table. By Stephanie A. Stanley, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Trapped, With Officers In Discord By Mark Bowden, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Threats Put Focus On Tolerance By Peter Nicholas, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Meter Reading Simplified Mobile System Aims To Increase Billing Accuracy by Dave Davies, Daily News Staff Writer
Talk On Spread Of Urban Decline It Is Reaching Farther Into The Suburbs, Said An Expert. Local Planners Discussed Strategies. By Jere Downs, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Holidays Bring People Outside For Christmas Trees To Take Inside Inquirer photographs by Jonathan Wilson
Big Business Wins Business. Competing For Bottom Line, A Small Store Bottoms Out By Robert F. O'Neill, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Welcome To The Town Where Christmas Grows On Trees Port Republic Is A Sleepy Community Of 1,000 - Until Harvest Time At Its 5 Christmas Tree Farms. By Jacqueline L. Urgo, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Linking Workers With Work A Delco Official Envisions One-stop Shopping To Help Area Businesses Find Viable Employees. By Mary Anne Janco, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Hearings Focus On Moments Before And After The Twa Explosion. Critical Seconds Aboard Jet By Angie Cannon, INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU
Section 8, Part 2: Still No Rendell City Council Irked By His 2nd Absence by Mark McDonald, Daily News Staff Writer
Language, Learning Are Key To Race Dialogue By Acel Moore
Senate Stiffens Bill On Lobbying Supporters Of The Bill Urged Critics To Settle For The Compromise Or Risk Losing The Entire Lobbyist-reform Measure. By Ken Dilanian, INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU
Colonial's Contract Talks Falter Over Block Scheduling By Jen Gomez, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
3 Dead, Girl Hurt In Norristown Apartment Fire by Yvonne Latty, Daily News Staff Writer
Doc Treats The Community Physician Finds Time For Youth by Jaclyn D'Auria, For the Daily News
Lawyers: Boost Giving To Help Needy
New Bar Chancellor Plans Summit On Legal Services For Needy Two State Justices Have Urged Philadelphia Lawyers To Aid Agencies That Serve The Poor. By Howard Goodman, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Written In History, Erased In New Orleans Washington Owned Slaves - But Does That Destroy His Good Name Forever? By Alvin S. Felzenberg
Warrant Issued In Man's Death By Richard V. Sabatini, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Chinese Government Breaks Promises, Wei Jingsheng Tells Clinton By Jodi Enda, INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU
Judge Lifts Ban On N.j 'S `Megan's Law' Supreme Court Justice Souter's Ruling Partly Clears The Way For Community Notification On Sex Offenders. By James M. O'Neill and Thomas Ginsberg, INQUIRER TRENTON BUREAU
U.s. To Move Envoy's Body From Cemetery His Widow Wants It Exhumed From Arlington. Questions Have Arisen About His Wwii Service. By Jodi Enda, INQUIRER WASHINGTON BUREAU
Capano Case Is Withheld From Del. Grand Jury Prosecutors Have Delayed Presenting It. Also, Sources Say The Coast Guard's Aid Will Be Sought In A Search. By George Anastasia, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
No Progress At O.j. Roberts In Final '97 Contract Talks By Adrienne Lu, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Static In South Jersey Over New Area Code By Brian Thevenot, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
6 Municipalities Join To Fight Buckingham's Lawsuit Against Bypass The Route 202 Highway - And Traffic - Are At Issue. Buckingham Wants In On The Penndot Study. By Todd Bishop, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
On The Arts Only In America: A Protester Rises To An Honoree.
Downey Jr. Gets 6-month Gig In Slammer By Francesca Chapman Daily News wire services contributed to this report
Advocates Beg To Differ Say Welfare Folks Need Help To Work by Marc Meltzer, Daily News Staff Writer
Immigrant Guilty Of Food-stamp Fraud And Money Laundering by Jim Smith, Daily News Staff Writer
Math Teacher Is Suspended; Student Say He Fondled Her By Stephanie Brenowitz, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Pastor Earns Acclaim As Lady Of The House by Ron Goldwyn, Daily News Staff Writer
Meat Scam Nets Bizman A Jail Term by Mister Mann Frisby, Daily News Staff Writer
Plenty Of Salt To Shake On Icy Roads by Scott Heimer, Daily News Staff Writer
Lawyer Wants Verdict Against Norristown Ex-officer Overturned The Judge Is Expected To Rule Soon About Retrying Separately The Two Cases Charging Sexual Assault. By Steve Ritea, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Apollo Brings Culture, Health To The Community Temple Is A Basketball Success Story. Maybe This New Arena Will Help Temple Be A Good Neighbor, Too. By B.G. Kelley
United Waste Outing Its Donors United Way Leaves Secret Papers Out For Pickup & For All To See By Harriet Lessy, Daily News Staff Writer
Nearly Everybody Read It Now There's A Book About The Evening Bulletin BY JOHN F. MORRISON
Man, 18, Sentenced To 9 1/2 To 40 Years For Shooting Woman Both He And His Victim Spoke Tearfully About The Night Of Dec. 5, 1996. He Was Trying To Rob Her. By Christine Bahls, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Judge Wants Rappaport Case Whittled Down by Ron Avery, Daily News Staff Writer
Institute's Funding `Triumph' Actually A $17 Million Debt The Franklin Institute Completed A New Wing In 1990 And A Funding Campaign In 1993. But It's Still Paying. By Peter Dobrin, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Sprewell Suspension: Nba And Warriors Also Committed Fouls by Walt Frazier
Rendell, Pha To Skip A Hearing On Section 8 Council Members Are Angry About The Absences. It's Not The First Time. By Peter Nicholas, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
The West's Homeless Know That Salt Lake City Cares Above-average Charity Attracting The Needy. By Gwen Florio, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Uwchlan Won't Block Hotel Plan Over Rival's Reservations By Aileen Soper, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
James F. Kerwin, 78, Retired Skb Executive by Jim Nicholson, Daily News Staff Writer
Robber `Sorry,' Gets 8 1/2 Years by Jim Smith, Daily News Staff Writer
Panel Approves Ridge's Insurance Nominee The Full Senate Must Now Endorse M. Diane Koken. In August, She Took Office In An ``acting'' Capacity. By Ken Dilanian, INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU
Gunman Sexually Assaults And Robs A Video-store Cashier The Woman Was Working Alone In The Gibbstown Shop. The Robber Escaped With About $1,700 In Cash. By Angela Couloumbis, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT Inquirer correspondent Eric Dyer contributed to this article
Fleeing Cops, Car Crashes by Mark Angeles, Daily News Staff Writer
Blaze Kills Two Adults, One Child, 10 The Twin Sister Of The Girl Survived The Early-morning Apartment Fire In Norristown. By Karen E. Quinones Miller and Natalie Kostelni, FOR THE INQUIRER
Sandpipers Make Victorious Transition The Girls' Soccer Team Started Playing Older Girls. It Still Won Two Of Three Tournaments. By Marc Narducci, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
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Souderton Mail Snafu Draws Ire A Charter-school Proposal Was Rejected In A Letter. The District Says It Was Sent In Error. By Douglas Belkin, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Rappaport Estate Says It's Ready To Fix Properties ``we Will Cooperate'' With The City, An Attorney Said. Negotiations On Making Repairs Are To Start Tomorrow. By Anthony R. Wood, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Hepatitis B Vaccine Is Found To Prevent Progression To Liver Cancer A Study On Woodchucks Supports Results Of A Study On Children. It May Be The First Anticancer Vaccine. By Huntly Collins, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
On The Arts Only In Philadelphia: A Marian Anderson Award.
Joseph Wolpe, 82, Psychiatry Pioneer By Andy Wallace, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Firebug Forgot To Change His Soot by Dave Racher, Daily News Staff Writer
Meat Scam Gets Man Six Months In Prison Marvin Sherman Was In Sales For A Company That Didn't Exist. He May Join His Ex-boss In Fort Dix. By David E. Wilson, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Letters
Nearly Everybody Read It Now There's A Book About The Evening Bulletin BY PETER BINZEN
Voorhees Captain Is Picked As Police Chief Keith Hummel Is Acting Chief Until Dec. 31. Then He Takes Over For Earl Odd For Good. By Michelle Crouch, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Hud Investigates Tie Between New Century, Nonprofit by Earni Young, Daily News Staff Writer
Judge Refuses To Delay Opening Of `Amistad' An Author Says That Parts Of The Steven Spielberg Movie Were Plagiarized From Her Historical Novel. By Nita Lelyveld, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Russian Roulette: One Bullet, Several Victims by Dave Racher, Daily News Staff Writer
Letters
Their Dream House Or A Nightmare? Developer's Deal Leaves Many Homeowners Floundering To Make Payments by Earni Young, Daily News Staff Writer
Retired Police Chief's Trial Opens Warminster's Elmer Clawges Is Charged With Assaulting His Wife. She Took The Stand Yesterday. By Heather Moore, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Ordinance Limiting Takeout In Camden Is Taken To A Judge An Activist And 3 Businesses Want To Stop Efforts To Make Some Spots Close At Midnight. Security Is An Issue. By Herbert Lowe, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
SPORTS
Tennent Puts On Impressive Show At The Central Bucks East Relays The Panthers' Swimmers Showed Depth, Capturing First Place In Four Of The Seven Events At The Meet. By Bill Iezzi, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Lawyer Says Sprewell, Coach Apologized FROM INQUIRER WIRE SERVICES
Hoying Boosted By Rhodes' Faith Despite The Qb's Poor Game, His Coach Stayed With Him. ``he Needs To Play,'' Rhodes Said. By Phil Sheridan, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Fieger Falls 2 Strokes Short In Pga Quest By Joe Logan, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Sixers Suffer A Return To Form In This Holiday Season, They Gift-wrapped 24 Points For Rony Seikaly While Losing To Orlando. By Stephen A. Smith, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Stockton Keys Jazz Daily News Wire Services
Gw Topples Rival Terps Daily News Wire Services
Chester Shifts Its Focus Off The Mile Relay For Now By Ira Josephs, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Torbush Is Heels' New Head Coach FROM INQUIRER WIRE SERVICES
Tribe's Grissom Gone, Lofton Back FROM INQUIRER WIRE SERVICES
`I Want Closure' Lindros Not Alibiing For Subpar Play, But Wants Peace Of Mind A New Contract Would Offer Orange & Black Cloud Mired In A Funk, Lindros Thinks New Contract Could Ease Mind by Les Bowen, Daily News Sports Writer
Keenan Takes Lumps In Return To St. Louis Daily News Wire Services
Quakers Run Into Team On A Mission by John Smallwood, Daily News Sports Columnist
Ray: Lines Need A Lift by Marcus Hayes, Daily News Sports Writer
Cashman Keeping The Deck Shuffled The Revamped Lines The Flyers' Coach Used On Friday Remained Together Yesterday. By Tim Panaccio, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Unc Hires Defensive Coordinator Torbush As Its New Head Coach Daily News Wire Services
Support From Top Rhodes Puts Faith In Hoying, Watters by Marcus Hayes, Daily News Sports Writer
Paterno Will Pay Tribute To Jackie Robinson He Was Chosen To Give A Medal To The Widow Of The Baseball Star, A Man He Greatly Admired. By Ray Parrillo, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
William Thomas To Miss His First Game By Gary Miles, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Ex-owls Give Chaney A Little Taste Of Luxury By Mike Jensen, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
4 Schools Lose Bid To Join Sub. One The Ches-mont League Failed In Its Bid To Remedy Its Ongoing Scheduling Problems. By John Manasso, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Indians Ink Lofton, Gooden; Grissom Dealt Daily News Wire Services
Crusaders' Coughlin Sporting A New Look She Has Lost 50 Pounds From Her 6-foot-1 Frame, And Is Well-toned. But She Can Still Play. By Beth Onufrak, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Penn Shoots Well But Can't Overcome Kansas The Jayhawks Had Been Knocked Off By Maryland On Sunday. They Took It Out On The Quakers. By Kevin Tatum, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
State Salutes Henderson's Girls' Soccer Champions The Warriors, Ranked No. 1 Nationally, Were Honored In Harrisburg. They Also Were Featured On Espn. By Brian Miller, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Rage Executive Is Tapped To Replace Seattle Coach By Mel Greenberg, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Losing Penny Hasn't Been Costly Yet by Phil Jasner, Daily News Sports Writer
Dominican Prospect Could Make Killing Line Forms In Jan. For Pitcher, 16 by Paul Hagen, Daily News Sports Writer
Kutztown U. Field Hockey Squad Given A Lift By Four Area Graduates Two From William Tennent And Two From Pennsbury Started For The 15-6 Bears. By Beth Onufrak, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
His Latest Team Has Restored Tarkanian's Zest For Coaching He's 67, And After Last Season, He Considered Leaving Fresno State And Retiring. Not Anymore. By Mike Jensen, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Yes, Folks, It's That Dudley Transfer Of C-e Player To Academy Raises Eyebrows by Ted Silary, Daily News Sports Writer
Egan Has The Jump On Her Competition The Villa Maria Senior's Leaping Ability Has Made Her Proficient In Three Events, A Real Rarity. By Ira Josephs, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Out With The Old The Temple Coaches Actually Will Miss Their Cramped Little Offices At Mcgonigle Hall. By Mike Jensen, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Penn Wood Adjusts And Hits Gold By Ira Josephs, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Rabuck Turns Coach Into A True Believer The Mount St. Joseph Freshman Has Proved That Reports Of Her Talent Were Not Inaccurate. By Joe Santoliquito, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
State Crown Has Fulfilled Abbey Woolley's Daydream The Ocean City Star Is The Field Hockey Player Of The Year. By Tom McGurk, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Sixers Take Step Back Vs. Magic by Phil Jasner, Daily News Sports Writer
Decision On Mamula May Take Four Weeks A Woman's Allegation That He Exposed Himself Has Prosecutors Thinking About Filing Charges. By Phil Sheridan, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Gratz To Play Neumann Saturday It's A Showdown Between Last Season's Public League And Catholic League Champions. By Sam Carchidi, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Pangrazio To Attend St. Mary's By Jeremy Treatman, INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT
Ex-ram Harris Is Out $52,000 Daily News Wire Services
BUSINESS
Foamex Plans A Merger The Linwood Firm Will Pay $113 Million And Assume $100 Million In Crain Holdings Debt. By Reid Kanaley, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Yesterday's Stocks The Philadelphia Inquirer
Briefing Daily News staff, Bloomberg News and wire reports
What's The Hold-up? Council President Street Wants More Info On Yard Deal by Mark McDonald, Daily News Staff Writer
In Search Of N.y. Deals Thrift The Lure For 45 Shoppers From Phila. By Rosland Briggs, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Local Officials Love Their Advertising Effort Back The City's Image Is Up, A Study Of The Campaign Indicated. However, The Number Of Tourists Coming To Town Isn't - Yet. By Jane M. Von Bergen, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Upgrade Set For Reading Steel Firm Carpenter Technology Will Invest $64 Million To Grow And Improve Productivity. Few Jobs Will Be Added. By Bob Fernandez, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
LIVING
A Village Of Art And Effort Renovates N. Phila. Community By Kathy Boccella, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Journalism Award And Its Modest Inspiration Chancellor Wouldn't Say He'd Changed The World. By Hank Klibanoff, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Robert Downey Jr. Gets Prison For Parole Violation By W. Speers This article contains material from the Associated Press, Reuters, New York Post, USA Today and Inquirer staff writer Kevin Carter
ENTERTAINMENT
Geraldo Turns Down Fox, Gives Up Daytime Talker To Stay At Nbc By Jennifer Weiner, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
One Hot Chef The Breakout Star Of Comedy Central's ``south Park'' Is Voiced By '70s Soul Man Isaac Hayes. He And The Randy Cartoon Cook Have Much In Common. By Jennifer Weiner, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
80 Years In The Life Of A Grande Dame By Clifford A. Ridley, INQUIRER THEATER CRITIC
Sedate Renaissance Singers Who Rocked The House By Charles Huckabee, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Angels Who Have Convictions By Douglas J. Keating, INQUIRER THEATER CRITIC
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