Philadelphia Daily Record

Vol. III No. 85 (450)

Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia

May 14, 2012

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Canine Turnout

WILLIAM DUNBAR didn’t expect a dog to steal the show at his press conference to launch his general-election campaign in Pennsylvania’s 177th House Dist. Nine-year-old German shepherd Gus resides on 2300 block of E. Somerset Street. Dunbar will face State Rep. John Taylor in November. Another picture page below.

Photo: Rory McGlasson

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May 17Spring Social for Chapel of Four Chaplains, 1201 Constitution Ave., Bldg.

649 in Navy Yard, 5:30-7:30 p.m. $20 Early Bird, by May 16. At door, $25. For info (215) 218-1943 or Events@Fourchaplains.org.

May 17Celebrity Bartender Night with former Sheriff Barbara Deeley, at La Casa Di Lucia, 14425 Bustleton Ave., 7-10 p.m.

May 18Republican Women’s Club meets at Vesper Club, 223 S. Sydenham St., 12 m. Guest speaker: Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley. For reservations Karen Brown (267) 246-6437.

May 19Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration at Franklin Sq. Park, 6th & Race, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.

May 19State Rep. Louise Williams Bishop hosts annual Spring Fling Kids Health Fair at Shepard Rec Ctr., 57th & Haverford Ave., from noon to 4 p.m. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

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tice annual Solidarity Reception at District 1199C, 1319 Locust St., 5:30-7:30 p.m. To be honored are Henry Nicholas, Jody Dodd, Jim Savage, Amanda Geraci and Occupy Phila.

May 23Congressman Chaka Fattah hosts Veterans Conference for all veterans at Great Ha., Community College Winnet Student Life Bldg., 17th & Spring Garden Sts. No charge. Benefits assistance. To register (215) 871-4455.

Jun. 3Congregations of Shaare Shamayim marks 50th anniversary at 9768 Verree Rd. Event will honor David L. Cohen, Exec. VP, Comcast, with Highest Honor Award (Kol Hakavod) for his service, especially in the Jewish community. Honorary Co-chairs are Gov. Ed Rendell and Hon. Jonathan Saidel. Entertainment by “Broadway Sings”. Event starts at 2:30 p.m. For ticket info and to place ad in Souvenir Commemorative Journal (215-677-1600) or Dr. Ruth Horwitz, Tribute Committee (215) 913-1991.

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Big Labor Leads In Attack On Romney Obama for America Pennsylvania, Obama Campaign Co-Chair & Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-Phila.) and labor allies held a press conference this morning at the AFL-CIO office on S. 22nd Street to take a look at Mitt Romney’s business philosophy and what it would mean for the American economy. A key feature was the preview of a new TV commercial targeting Pennsylvania and other swing states.

Romney has repeatedly cited his business experience as his chief qualification to be President, claiming he would use it to boost the economy, create jobs, and reduce the deficit. Obama for America’s new website RomneyEconomics.com examines what kind of businessman Mitt Romney actually was – and what that would mean for our economy.

Romney’s business strategy wasn’t about strengthening companies and creating jobs for long-term economic growth, OFA argues. It wasn’t about in-

vestors and workers playing by the same set of rules, and it certainly wasn’t about creating an economy built to last by rewarding hard work and responsibility and strengthening the security of middle-class families.

In a career of buying and selling companies, the Obama campaign says Romney’s pattern was to reap quick profits for himself and his investors at the expense of workers and communities. Sometimes it meant sending American jobs overseas.

Other times, it meant cutting wages and benefits.

In Romney’s economic philosophy, CEOs and wealthy investors prosper by any means necessary, even when it meant companies failed and workers were left behind. Romney believes in two sets of rules – one for people like him, another for everyone else.

Joining the Congresswomen for the kickoff of this message were Philadelphia AFL-CIO Council President Pat Eiding and Secretary Treasurer Liz McElroy; Jim Savage of United Steelworkers; Tom Ashton, of United Auto Workers; and John Johnson of Transport Workers Union.

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Daily Waffles From Joe Sbaraglia (The Waffleman) BUS BARN - The Philadelphia Transportation Co. (PTC) had a bus storage garage or bus barn, on 16th Street, between Jackson and Wolf Streets. It was used to park the PTC busses when not in use. It also had a repair and wash facility for

the busses. Torn down many were made by a machine years ago, it is now the site that dripped warm candy of a recreation center. onto a strip of paper. When the candy cooled, it stuck to BUTTONS OR DOTS - Candy the paper. To enjoy the called buttons, dots or b-b’s candy, you had to nibble the on a strip of paper. They B-Bs off of the paper, one at were about the size of a a time. They came about 100 kitchen matchhead. They dots on a strip and cost 1 cent.

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BWANA DEVIL - This 3-D movie was released in November 1952. It was shown in Center City movie theaters that had the proper facilities. The 3-D movies were called “deepies”. Bwana Devil and the other 3-D movies that followed, had a three dimensional effect.

This effect was created by simultaneously projecting two overlapping images on the screen, the images were viewed by the audience through special 3-D glasses.

The glasses had a cardboard frame with one red and one blue cellophane lens. Combined with the projection system, they gave a 3-D illusion. Do you still have your 3-D glasses?

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Smith’s Senate Campaign: ‘No Budget, No Pay’ The Tom Smith for Senate Campaign today launched an online petition encouraging voters to express their frustration with a federal government that has failed to pass a budget in 1,111 days, by encouraging lawmakers to support legislation that would suspend congressional pay unless constitutional obligations are fulfilled.

“Simply put, Sen. Casey and the career politicians

are failing to do their job,” said Smith. “By failing to adopt a budget in more than three years, while our deficits grow and debt skyrockets out of control, Sen. Casey has failed the American people.”

“In the real world, when you don’t do your job, you don’t get paid. Sen. Casey should expect no different than the hardworking taxpayers who elected him.”

New Riverfront Park Is Dedicated In NE (R-lardnerspt-642) CUTTING RIBBON to unveil new Lardner’s Point Park in N.E. Phila. are State Rep. Mike McGeehan, Councilman Bobby Henon, State Sen. Mike Stack, Parks & Recreation Commissioner Michael DiBerardinis, Delaware River City Corp. head Bob Borski and Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz. Photo: Rory McGlasson

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Dept. of Conservation & Natural Resources Deputy Secretary John Giordano joined in the dedication of Lardner’s Point Park yesterday, a riverfront improvement project that showcases a rebounding Delaware River to the multitude of visitors drawn to its banks.]

“When we broke ground for this park just six months ago, the initiative was hailed by anglers, bikers, hikers, and so many others,” said Giordano, speaking at the dedication ceremony off Levick Street. “They included city residents and visitors alike, all of whom applauded the unified effort to provide improved access to the river.”

DCNR invested $760,000 in the design and construction of the new 4.5 acre-park, located north of Center City and just south of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge in the historic Tacony neighborhood of Northeast Philadelphia.

“Our support of this project is a sound investment for future generations, who will continue to enjoy the renewed value of a cleaner river and more aesthetically pleasing vistas,” Giordano said. “Today we celebrate not only the completion of a gateway to greater visitation and economic growth, but also to the health and social benefits gained from improved recreation. This vision hits the triple bottom line – improving environmental quality, neighborhood economic value and the community’s social fabric.”

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trees, bird and fish species, and the history of the Lardner’s Point Pump Station that has a long legacy at this site. Also, the park recreated an enlarged natural river edge with expanded tidal wetlands and aquatic, native vegetation.

“As a resident of Philadelphia, I have witnessed significant milestones in our city’s riverfront improvement, along both the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers, and I know firsthand that more visitors are being drawn to their shores as a result,” Giordano said. “At DCNR, we are committed to facilitating these enhancements, the renewed public interest they promote, and the positive impact they have on the local economy.”

Lardner’s Point Park expands Philadelphia’s public park system and is in line with the city’s Green 2015 Plan to create 500 new acres of open space and parkland.

Lardner’s Point Park will serve as a trailhead for the North Delaware Greenway, the national East Coast Greenway bike trail running along the entire Delaware Riverfront in Philadelphia, and eventually from Maine to Florida. The park also will link to the bi-state Delaware River Heritage Trail that will loop over the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge north to Trenton and south to the new park site.

Giordano commended the project’s federal partners for their roles in obtaining federal funding for the project, as well as the “invaluable contributions” of the Delaware River City Corp., the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Dept. and the Pennsylvania Environmental Council.

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Dunbar Kicks Off 177th Election Campaign

WILLIAM DUNBAR, center, is joined by Ward Leader Donna Aument with Aidan Patrick Loughrey, 2; Dunbar’s wife Fay; State Sen. Mike Stack; and Ward Leaders Robert Dellavella and Tommy Johnson. Photo: Rory McGlasson William Dunbar launched his general election campaign for State Representative in the 177th Dist. at a Monday press conference. Dunbar addressed a crowd of supporters that included State Sen. Mike Stack and Pastor Kevin Johnson at a small business in the heart of the district.

“The people of this district, along with all Philadelphians, have suffered two years of being ignored and persecuted by Republicans in Harrisburg,” Dunbar said. “We have suffered attacks on schools, attacks on reproductive rights, even at-

tacks on our right to vote. These are issues where there is a clear difference between what is right and wrong, and it is unconscionable that any Representative from Philadelphia would vote for what is so blatantly wrong.”

Dunbar received 59% of all the votes cast in the primary election and his support among Democratic leaders was evident on Monday. Stack called Dunbar “a tireless worker with a record of devoting himself to his community.”

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Brownlee Hosts Hearing On State Budget Cuts At a House Policy Committee hearing in her district this morning, State Rep. Michelle Brownlee (D-N. Phila.) said cuts in the 2012-13 state budget unfairly target children, the disabled, seniors and poor.

tinue to be cut under Corbett’s watch. She added he has already decimated programs to assist and care for the disabled, and kicked 89,000 sick children off Medicaid rosters, making the process to re-enroll time-consuming and difficult.

Brownlee, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, requested the hearing to call greater attention to policies she says are increasingly “bigbusiness before people” under Corbett and Republican leadership.

“If the Commonwealth is in such dire financial straits that we have to resort to saving money on the disabled, sick children and our education system, then maybe we shouldn’t have handed out billions of dollars in business tax breaks and let the gas industry off the hook,” Brownlee added.

“Every week it seems we’re voting on a new proposal to help multi-million corporations pad their profits just a little more at the expense of our most vulnerable,” Brownlee said. “The governor keeps saying we have no money, but he has no problem giving it away to his big-money friends. Quite frankly, it is disturbing to see how Republican leaders justify tax cuts for businesses, while cavalierly cutting critical programs for children, seniors and the poor.

“There will be shock waves felt from the policies of this administration for years to come,” Brownlee said. “Their legacy will be shameful and I can only hope we can highlight just how bad their priorities are for the public to fully understand.”

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She said she will continue to push for a severance tax like every other state in the nation with drilling, and a tax on smokeless tobacco.

The hearing was held at the IBEW Local Union 98 Hall on Spring Garden Street. Others testifying included: Jerry Jordan, president, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers; J. Bruce Hulick, executive director, the Arc of Philadelphia/PDDC; Joe Willard, VP of policy, People’s Emergency Center; a panel from Maternity Care Coalition: Letty Thall, public-policy director; Erin Cusack, community-engagement coordinator; Tamicka Stephens, Cribs for Kids advocate; and Aisha Coulson, EHS family and community partnerships coordinator.