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| Katz Memorial Service/Speakers Set; I-495 Bridge Closed Indefinitely; Swift Donates $50k to CHOP |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/03/14 9:11 pm | updated: 06/03/14 9:11 pm |
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The speakers and program for tomorrow's memorial service for businessman Lewis Katz have been announced. Former President Bill Clinton, Ed Snider, Mayor Nutter, Gov. Corbett, Sen. Cory Booker, and others are expected to speak. Katz was killed on Sunday with 6 others in a private plane crash in Massachusetts. The service will be held at 11 am at the Performing Arts Center on the campus of Temple University.
Speakers/Schedule
President William J. ClintonRead More |
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| ROCK REMEMBERS ALBUMS AND BIRTHDAYS JUNE 3RD |
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 by: JoeS - Springfield, PA
started: 06/03/14 11:06 am | updated: 06/03/14 11:06 am |
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ALBUMS
Elton John---Empty Sky---1969
Deep Purple---Deep Purple In Rock---1970
Pink Floyd---Obscured By Clouds---1972
Bob Marley & The Wailers---Exodus---1977
Peter Gabriel---Peter Gabriel (2)---1978
George Strait---Strait From The Heart---1982
America---Your Move---1983
Bryan Ferry---Boys And Girls---1985
Belinda Carlisle---Belinda---1986
Queen---A Kind Of Magic---1986
Supertramp---The Very Best Of... Read More |
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| Route 495 Bridge Closed, Black Boxes Sent to Washington, NJ Primary Election |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/03/14 10:49 am | updated: 06/03/14 10:49 am |
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The bridge over the Christina River on Route 495 around Wilmington is closed while DelDOT analyzes the problem. There is a structural issue that is causing the bridge to tilt. About 90,000 cars use 495 around Wilmington daily. The bridge and that stretch of 495 will be closed indefinitely.
The black boxes from the plane crash that killed Lewis Katz are now in Washington at the National Transportation Safety Board. Federal safety investigators will review the data in hopes of... Read More |
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| GSK $5 Million Donation, Katz Crash Flight Recorder Found, Mother Pleads Guilty To Son's Death |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/03/14 1:28 am | updated: 06/03/14 1:28 am |
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GSK, formerly Glaxo SmithKline, and the Philadelphia Foundation have announced a $5 million grant package available to non-profits which will lead to healthier lives. It's called the GSK IMPACT Grant. The Philadelphia Foundation is a public charity community foundation which manages more than 800 charitable funds. The application process starts with a letter of intent and a formal application. For more information, go to GSK IMPACT at philafound.org.
The flight crew that died... Read More |
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| North Wales Murder-Suicide Attempt; Temple Memorial for Katz; School Police Officer found Dead |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/02/14 9:04 pm | updated: 06/02/14 9:04 pm |
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| A woman was injured and a man found dead in an apparent failed murder suicide in Montgomery County this morning. The shootings took place around 10 a.m. at a home along the 2200 block of Harvard Drive in North Wales, Montgomery Township. Neighbors reported hearing two gun shots a few seconds apart. The female suffered a gun shot to the chest and was airlifted to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Numerous officers and SWAT team members responded to the area,... Read More |
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| May 31/June 1 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment |
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 by: mtearson - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/02/14 4:49 pm | updated: 06/02/14 4:49 pm |
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May 31/June 1 Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment
1) "No Sleep Blues" by Incredible String Band
2) "Uninspired" by Traffic
3) "Sitting in Limbo" by Jimmy Cliff
4) "Lazy Days" by Flying Burrito Brothers
5) "Won’t You Try/Saturday Afternoon" by Jefferson Airplane
6) "Lazy Sunday" by Small Faces
7) "Cherishing the Lonesome" by Roy Harper
8) "Bob Dylan‘s Dream" by Bob Dylan
9) "The Naked Flame" by Roy... Read More |
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| Lewis Katz Plane Crash, Chester Police Shootout, Archdiocese Closing 16 Parishes |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/02/14 12:12 pm | updated: 06/02/14 12:12 pm |
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The co-owner of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Lewis Katz was killed with six others in a plane crash Saturday night in Massachusetts. His death comes just days after his successful buyout of the newspaper with partner Gerry Lenfest. The plane crashed during takeoff when it careened off the runway and burst into flames. Katz and the others on the plane were returning from an event at the home of Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.
A Chester police officer was... Read More |
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| ROCK REMEMBERS ALBUMS AND BIRTHDAYS JUNE 2ND |
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by: JoeS - Springfield, PA
started: 06/02/14 12:04 pm | updated: 06/02/14 12:04 pm |
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ALBUMS
The Kingston Trio---The Kingston Trio---1958
The Small Faces---From The Beginning---1967
Cockney Rebel---The Psychomodo---1974
Bruce Springsteen---Darkness On The Edge Of Town---1978
Teddy Pendergrass---Life Is A Song Worth Singing---1978
Thin Lizzy---Live And Dangerous---1978
Estefan, Gloria & The Miami Sound Machine---Let It Loose---1987
Mariah Carey---MTV Unplugged---1992
Wilson Phillips---Shadows And... Read More |
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| Plane Crash Kills Lewis Katz, Rendell Invited on Katz Plane, Parish Closures, Brass Knuckle Brawl |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/02/14 1:12 am | updated: 06/02/14 1:12 am |
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| Lewis Katz, a self-made man who built his fortune in New York parking lots, billboards and cable TV, and went on to buy the NBA's New Jersey Nets, NHL's New Jersey Devils and The Philadelphia Inquirer, died in a weekend plane crash. Katz died Saturday night in a Massachusetts crash that claimed six other lives. Katz grew up in working-class Camden, New Jersey, and worked as a lawyer before earning hundreds of millions of dollars investing in the Kinney Parking empire and the Yankees... Read More |
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| ROCK REMEMBERS ALBUMS AND BIRTHDAYS JUNE 1ST |
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by: JoeS - Springfield, PA
started: 06/01/14 11:11 am | updated: 06/01/14 11:11 am |
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The Kingston Trio---At Large---1959
The Hollies---Would You Believe?---1966
David Bowie---David Bowie---1967
The Beatles---Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band---1967
The Monkees---Changes---1970
The Carpenters---Big Star---1974
James Taylor---Walking Man---1974
The Rolling Stones---Still Life---1982
Genesis---Three Sides Live---1982
The Police---Synchronicity---1983
Sting---The Dream Of The Blue... Read More |
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