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  • Slim Whitman 90 country singer who struck a chord

    MIAMI - Country singer Slim Whitman, 90, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy Mars Attacks!, died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. Mr. Whitman died of heart failure at Orange Park Medical Center, his son-in-law, Roy Beagle, said. Mr. Whitman's tenor falsetto and ebony ...

  • Democrat Holts video contrasts him with Booker

    Senate candidate Newark Mayor Cory Booker addresses a gathering of supporters at an event in Deptford Township, N.J. Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Several lawmakers and local officials gathered Wednesday with Booker to announce their endorsements, saying he has the best chance of the four Democrats in the race of winning the seat. (AP Photo/Mel ...

  • After struggles Brookfield grad looks to future

    Chrystal Montgomery, valedictorian of her graduating class, gets rhe red carpet treatment and a limo ride to her graduation at Brookfield Academy in Cherry Hill, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Because her mother does not drive, they were picked up for a free ride courtesy of a local limo company. MICHAEL S. WIRTZ / Staff ...

  • City pauses the ban on afternoon carriage rides

    Abraham Chappelle, a carriage driver of 13 years, waits for customers on the corner of 5th and Chestnut, on June 17, 2013. Chappelle said the new hours have been very profitible so far. Budget cuts forced many tourist destinations, like Independence Hall, to close early, prompting Councilman Squilla to propose carriages be permitted to run during rush hour so visitors have more options for ...

  • Daniel C. Morgan 69 business administrator

    Daniel C. Morgan, 69, a former management training executive, died of complications of diabetes on Monday, June 17, at his home in Barnegat. He had been a 31-year resident of Medford. A 1961 graduate of what is now Sts. Neumann Goretti High School in South Philadelphia, Mr. Morgan earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1968 at what is now the College of New Jersey. ...


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Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) [DVD]

Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) [DVD]

Wings of Desire, which marked director Wim Wenders return to his native Germany after more than a decade making films in other countries, is dedicated to all the old angels, especially Yasujiro [Ozu], Franois [Truffaut], and Andrei [Tarkovsky]--all of whom are cinematic mast ... ...

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  • Mary V. Babin 82 keyboard player

    Mary V. Babin, 82, whose gift for organ and piano playing launched a career that spanned close to 70 years, died Saturday, June 15, at her home in Springfield, Delaware County. The former Mary Volkert grew up in Yeadon but spent most of her adult life as a resident of Havertown. Her grandmother taught her to play piano at a young age, and by the time she was 11, she was the full-time organist ...

  • States pay companies big bucks to create jobs

    What's the price tag for a job? State and local governments spent an average of $456,000 per job, or $64 billion, to create and retain jobs and businesses in "megadeals" worth $75 million or more, a Washington-based advocacy group said Wednesday. "That's a long payback period before the state would get that much revenue," said Good Jobs First president Greg ...

  • Defense motions suggest approach in Montco double killing

    Three motions filed this week in Montgomery County Court suggest some of the arguments defense attorneys will make in the case of a man charged with killing a baby and her grandmother last year at the King of Prussia apartment complex where they all lived. The charges against Raghunandan Yandamuri, 27, include two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree murder, and kidnapping ...

  • An early American book visits Phila. seeking a buyer

    A steady trickle of visitors stopped by the Rosenbach Museum and Library on Wednesday to see not one but two copies of the 1640 Bay Psalm Book, the first book ever printed in what is now the United States - the Puritans' gift to the 21st century. "It's impressive to see the first book printed in America," said Sam Spear, a lawyer who stopped by first thing to take a look. ...

  • Radnor may try swans to get rid of geese

    The problem is so bad in Radnor Township that one of the ball fields has been dubbed "Goose Poop Field." As they have all over the region, geese have been fouling the fields, lakes, parks, and grassy lawns of housing developments in the wealthy Delaware County community, prompting residents to request action. Radnor officials say they may have a partial solution to the "rodents ...

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