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Clarence David Shuford Missing, Philadelphia Manufacturing Base Ideas, Anti Bullying Prize Winner

by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 12/20/13 1:47 am | updated: 12/20/13 1:47 am

Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help in finding a man who has been missing from a shelter for over a week. Clarence David Shuford has developmental and physical disabilities and requires daily medication. He lives at the Fernwood Shelter and was last seen leaving Torresdale-Aria Hospital last Wednesday. Shuford is described as a black man, 5-feet-11-inches tall, weighing 170 pounds with a medium build and a medium complexion.

A manufacturing Task Force has issued a list of detailed recommendations aimed at expanding Philadelphiaâ€™s manufacturing base. Philadelphiaâ€™s manufacturing strengths are in areas such as medical equipment, machinery and chemicals. To that end, the report recommends the city develop talent by tapping into community colleges and high schools that focus on science, technology, engineering and math. Mayor Michael Nutter calls the report a road map for the future.

A former student at South Philadelphia High School who tried to defuse racial violence there in 2008 and 2009 is now one of ten winners nationwide of a new prize called "Peace First." After violence between blacks and Asians erupted at South Philly High, Wei Chen organized a Chinese-American Student Association at the school, and led peaceful walkouts to draw attention to racial violence there. Now, a national group called â€œPeace Firstâ€ has named Chen as one of ten young winners of its inaugural prize. Wei is currently a student at Community College of Philadelphia. He said he intends to use the $50,000 prize money to support himself, to give him time away from his studies to continuing his peacemaking efforts.

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