Thursday, August 31, 2000 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER B7 www.philly.com Vancouver Weather at noon today Seattle and forecast temperatures CANADA Montreal Portland Billings Minneapolis Toronto Boston Detroit New York San Francisco Chicago Pittsburgh Philadelphia Denver St. Washington Los Angeles Louise AT Memphis 164175 Fronts: 13 Low Phoenix High Dallas a Stationary Atlanta ZE Rain Thunderstorms Houston New Orleans Warm Snow ice MEXICO Miami Cold 01 0 Weather Weather conditions are updated throughout the day or Today's highs and tonight's lows CONN. Scranton N.Y. N.J. New York Allentown Trenton I Manasquan Harrisburg PA.
Philadelphia MD. Atlantic City Wilmington Baltimore 09 Atlantic Ocean temperature: 74 Washington DEL. Cape Henlopen Today's Forecast An area of low pressure will drop drenching rains on parts of the Carolinas and Virginia today. The northern fringes of this system will affect the Philadelphia area today into tomorrow with cloudy periods, high humidity and an occasional shower. A persistent east to southeasterly flow at the shore will cause higher tides than normal with minor tidal flooding near times of high tide.
Looking ahead to the upcoming holiday weekend, a Bermuda high will become established over the Atlantic. It will provide some sunshine, higher temperatures and muggy conditions across the local region from Saturday through Labor Day. Five-Day Forecast Today with Variably a few cloudy showers. and humid Tonight humid Partly to with mostly a shower cloudy; or two. quite Friday shower Clouds, sun, possible.
muggy; Saturday warm Partly and sunny, humid. quite Sunday Humid; possibley late. thunderstorm Monday Muggy; thunderstorm some sun, maybe. a Sun and Moon FIRST Q. FULL LAST Q.
NEW Sep 5 Sep 13 Sep 20 Sep 27 Sun Rises 6:28 a.m. Sets 7:33 p.m. Moon Rises 8:46 a.m. Sets 9:13 p.m. Philadelphia Almanac Temperatures High yesterday.
83 (3:15 p.m.) Record high for yesterday 100 (1953) Low yesterday 67 (7:00 a.m.) Record low for yesterday 47 (1986) Normal Yesterday's barometer 6 a.m. 30.14 rising 30.17 steady 6 p.m. 30.11 falling 9 p.m. 30.15 rising Midnight 30.15 falling Daylight sky conditions yesterday clouds with sunshine. Precipitation Wednesday 0.12 in.
Month through Wednesday 2.84 in. Year through Wednesday 29.68 in. Normal through Wednesday 28.63 in. Surplus. 1.05 in.
Degree days for cooling Wednesday 10 Month through Wednesday. Season through Wednesday 900 Normal through Wednesday 948 Last season through yesterday 1197 Yesterday In 1 a.m. 2 a.m......... 3 a.m. 4 a.m.
5 a.m. 6 a.m.......... 7 a.m. 8 a.m. 9 a.m.
10 a.m. 11 a.m. Noon Philadelphia 1 p.m.............80/71 2 p.m.............80/73 3 p.m.............82/69 4 p.m.............75/87 5 p.m.............77/87 6 p.m............78/86 7 p.m............. 8 p.m.............76/84 9 p.m............. 10 p.m.
11 p.m. Air Quality The worst pollutant in the region yesterday was ozone, produced mainly by sunlight reacting with vehicle emissions. The first column in the table shows yesterday's code and Pollution Standard Index, the second column shows yesterday's highest pollutant, and the third column shows today's forecast. Good (G) 0-50 Carbon monoxide CO Moderate (M) 51-100 Nitrogen dioxide NO Unhealthful (U) 101-200 PA Very Unhealthful (V) 201-300Sulfur dioxide SO Hazardous (H) 301-400 Ozone OZ At a Pollution Standard Index rating of 100, the general population begins to experience irritation and other unhealthful effects. Yesterday's High Pollution Pollution Pollutant Forecasi Standard Index Yesterday Today Bristol M54 OZ Burlington G37 OZ M58 PA Chester G43 PA OZ Philadelphia G31 OZ Trenton G36 Wilmington G34 Oz Source: Clean Air Council, 215-567-4004.
Ozone forecast available daily at 1-800-872-7261 and at http://www.dvrpc.org Yesterday's pollen, count and discomfort levels: ragweed 92 very high weed 120very high mold spores 6339 very high Source: The Asthma Center, 1-800-4-POLLEN. til mi pt it mi 8 01 A 08 9'1 ST it In the Region Jeanice Kaller Homemaker, 82 Jeanice Violet Mosler Kaller, 82, a matriarch who devoted her life to her large family, died of respiratory failure Friday at Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point, N.J. Mrs. Kaller had been a longtime resident of Wyndmoor. She also maintained a summer home in Townsend Inlet, N.J.
In addition to raising nine children, Mrs. Kaller was a talented pianist. She also was socially conscious, leading movements to preserve sand dunes at the Shore and to conserve other resources. As a girl growing up in the Logan section of Philadelphia, she was something of a piano prodigy, becoming adept at the instrument almost before she could walk. By the time she was 12, she was playing in concert halls.
Mrs. Kaller loved the piano and played it all her life, but family was most important to her, said her son Raymond. She was just a few years out of Simon Gratz High School when she married Russell Kaller, an up-andcoming executive in a roofing company, in 1940. During World War II, she worked in a bomb factory while he served in the Army. In 1964, he resigned as vice president of his company and founded R.
Kaller Sons Co. in Ardmore. The firm, now in West Conshohocken, is operated by three of their sons. While her husband was running a business, she was busy running a home and raising their brood. "Had she been born at a different time, when there was more opportunity for women to pursue careers, I think she still would have opted to have a family," her son said.
"She represents a time that has mostly passed." In addition to her son, Mrs. Kaller is survived by sons Roger, Richard, Steven, Russell, Curtis, Ross and Peter; a daughter, Susan Foster; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Her husband of 55 years died in 1995. Services were Tuesday. Burial was private.
Memorial donations may be made to the Friends of the Wissahickon, 8708 Germantown Philadelphia 19118. Anna Watts Community volunteer, 94 Anna Harris Watts, 94, who served with the Coast Guard during World War II and later volunteered for community and social causes, died of heart failure Saturday at her home in Society Hill. Mrs. Watts served with SPAR, the women's unit of the Coast Guard, as a member of the port security force in Philadelphia. During her two-year stint, she earned several awards for pistol marksmanship, her family said.
After completing her service, Mrs. Watts became active in her church and community. In 1951, she was among the first women elected to the vestry of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Chestnut Hill. In the 1940s, she chaired the annual Main Street Fair of Chestnut Hill Hospital.
Mrs. Watts was born in Erdenheim, Montgomery County, and in the early 1950s was among the first wave of suburbanites to move into Society Hill, her family said. She is survived by a son, B. Franklin; daughters Virginia Purviance and Rebecca Sinkler; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Her husband of 43 years, Henry, died in 1995.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Christ Church, Second Street north of Market Street. Burial will be in the church cemetery. James F. McLaughlin Jr.
Retired firefighter, 73 James F. McLaughlin 73, a retired Philadelphia firefighter, died of complications from cancer Sunday at Florida Hospital East, Orlando, Fla. He had lived in Mount Laurel for the last 15 years and was born and raised in Philadelphia. Mr. McLaughlin served with Engines 65 and 43 and Ladders 17 and 31 during his career, which lasted from 1951 until his retirement in 1984.
Throughout, his performance was rated outstanding or superior, Executive Fire Chief Henry Dolberry said. Mr. McLaughlin was a member of International Association of Fire Fighters Local 22 in Philadelphia. A Navy veteran of World War II, he served as a firefighting specialist in the South Pacific. He attended West Catholic High School for Boys until enlisting in the Navy.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Margaret M. Wilks McLaughlin; sons James F. 3d and Michael a daughter, Susan; two grandchildren; and a sister. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m: tomorrow at the Bradley Funeral Home, Route 73 and Evesham Road, Marlton.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. John Neumann Roman Catholic Church, 560 Walton Mount Laurel. Burial will be in Colestown Cemetery, Cherry Hill. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 410 White Horse Pike, Haddon Heights, N.J.
08035. William T. O'Connell Vietnam Navy veteran, 58 William T. O'Connell, 58, a Navy veteran who served three tours of duty in Vietnam, died of a heart attack Friday at his Berlin Borough home. He had lived in Berlin Borough for 25 years and was born and raised in Philadelphia, where he graduated from Roxborough High School.
Mr. O'Connell served in the Navy from 1960 until retiring in 1987 and was a specialist in electronic warfare systems. After his military service, he worked for Wawa for 12 years as an assistant manager, last working at the Westmont store. He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Patricia McCreedy O'Connell; daughters Monique and Megan; three brothers; and two sisters. Friends may call from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
today at the Costantino Funeral Home, 231 White Horse Pike, Berlin Borough. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. today at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church, White Horse Pike, Berlin Borough. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Berlin Borough. Memorial donations may be made to the St.
Vincent DePaul Society, 157 W. White Horse Pike, Berlin, N.J. 08009, or to the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church Building Fund, 178 White Horse Pike, Berlin, N.J. 08009. Harry M.
Burros Urologist, hospital official, 78 Harry M. Burros, 78, a urologist and former president of the medical board of Graduate Hospital, died of Alzheimer's disease Tuesday at Lankenau Hospital. He lived in Haverford and formerly in Penn Valley. Dr. Burros practiced for 45 years before retiring in 1971.
While at Graduate, he twice served as president of the medical board and was chairman of the urology department for more than 30 years. He also was a staff member of Underwood-Memorial Hospital in Woodbury and was a past president of the hospital's medical board. Dr. Burros was a graduate of Northeast High School and the University of Pennsylvania. He received his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College.
He was an associate professor at Penn for more than 30 years. Dr. Burros served in the Navy during World War II and the Korean War. His wife of 36 years, Veronica "Vera" Hurley Burros, died in 1992. Surviving are daughters Kitty N.
Dobritt and Ann B. Zolot, and six grandchildren. Services and burial will be private. To Submit Obituaries The Inquirer welcomes obituary information from funeral directors, relatives and friends. Please submit information promptly.
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given poor rating by gun-control group ASSOCIATED PRESS HARRISBURG Laws protecting children from guns in Pennsylvania are among the weakest in the nation, according to a national gun-control group that grades states on the relative strength of such laws. For the second year in a row, the state received a grade of from Handgun Control, a Washington, D.C., group chaired by Sarah Brady. Brady is the wife of James Brady, former White House press secretary, who was paralyzed in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. Pennsylvania earned the poor grade in part because it passed legislation recently preventing the state from suing gun manufacturers, a law that had been sought by the NationThe state got a al Rifle Association and other for its laws meant pro-gun groups, said Brian to protect children. Morton, deputy Control.
director of Handgun An NRA-backed law Morton also pointed out that here hurt. Pennsylvania had no child-acpassed cess-prevention legislation, which would hold adult gun owners liable for the actions of children who commit crimes with the adults' guns. Pennsylvania also allows residents to carry concealed weapons if they have permits, and it does not allow its cities or counties to enact ordinances to prevent gun violence. In 1997, the last year for which data are available, 167 children and teenagers in Pennsylvania died as a result of firearms, Morton said. The gun-control group gave Pennsylvania credit for passing a law requiring child safety locks for handguns, and it said the state has "reasonable restrictions" on sales of guns to juveniles.
The state also requires secondary sales of firearms to be regulated by a licensed gun dealer or county sheriff. Twenty states earned lower grades than Pennsylvania in the report card. Maryland received the highest mark with a solid and three other states earned "A-" grades, including Connecticut, Massachusetts and Hawaii. Kentucky was at the bottom of the list, with an Morton said. One pro legislator downplayed the significance of the Handgun Control report.
"It's a tough issue in a state as diverse as Pennsylvania," said State Rep. Dan Surra Elk). "Up here, most 15-yearolds are familiar with guns. They grow up with them. They hunt.
In a place like Philadelphia, when you hear about a 15-year-old and a gun, it's usually because he has a hole shot in him." N.J. weighing daily pay for inmates past parole SUIT from B1 to discourage the state from allowing the backlog to reach such huge proportions, said Selan, who was briefed on the agreement Tuesday by Joseph Osefchen, one of the attorneys for the prisoners. Prisoners would be paid even if the Parole Board denies them their release, Selan said. Moratti and Philip Stephen Fuoco, the lead attorney for the inmates, would not say if the penalty provision is part of the tentative agreement. They would say only in broad terms that the agreement is designed to eliminate the backlog, and provide relief in the future for inmates who are held past their eligibility dates without a parole hearing.
The final agreement is expected to be made public at the next court hearing on Sept. 20. Both sides have agreed in principle that an internal appeals process is needed for inmates waiting for parole hearings. Selan and others who advocate for prisoner rights say they are unaware of any state that pays prisoners who fail to get a hearing after becoming eligible for parole. "I have never heard anything like that.
It is intriguing," said Marc Mauer, assistant director of the Sentencing Project in Washington, D.C. "Then again, I don't know that we have seen any kind of backlog like this, either." Mauer expressed ambivalence, wondering whether such payments would be fair or even effective. "I assume the inmates would rather be home than get $17 per day," he said. "The more important thing is whether the monetary damages would be sufficient to spur the state to do what it is supposed to do." Selan, who attended yesterday's court hearing, called the proposal "a unique solution to try to prevent the problem from reoccurring." She objected, however, to a proposed provision that would require inmates to file a notice with the Parole Board to trigger the penalty. "Why is it up to the prisoner to notify the board that they are past eligible?" Selan said.
Under current law, parole-hearing officers must prepare a parole report 120 days before an inmate reaches his or her eligibility date. If the parole officer opposes release, then a Parole Board hearing is scheduled. The hearing must be held 30 days before the eligibility date. Parole Board officials had been insisting that the state's backlog was no more than a couple of hundred inmates, but six weeks ago the Attorney General's Office conducted an investigation and placed the backlog at about 2,800. The Governor's Office last week said the backlog had reached a peak of 3,409 cases.
With about 30,000 inmates, the state's prison system is about 40 percent above capacity. Since housing a prisoner costs about $20,000 a year, the backlog becomes a burden not only for prisons and prisoners, but also for taxpayers. Last week, Peter McDonough, a spokesman for Gov. Whitman, said the state believed the backlog could be eliminated in eight months a promise that he said would be part of any settlement. Eugene Kiely's e-mail address i is Seton Hall fined for lax fire plan ASSOCIATED PRESS The two violations were classiSOUTH ORANGE, N.J.
The fed- fied as serious, meaning there was eral government has fined Seton "a substantial probability that Hall University $12,600 for failing to death or serious physical harm have a fire plan in place to protect could result." employees when a dormitory blaze OSHA also issued a minor citakilled three students in January. tion for Seton Hail's failure to comThe U.S. Occupational Safety and plete a form describing how it Health Administration issued three would limit workers' exposure to citations against the university af- blood and other potentially infecter a six-month probe into the tious materials. Jan. 19 fire in Boland Hall, which Seton Hall officials said they also injured 58.
planned to meet with OSHA inspecOSHA determined that the univer- tors next month to develop a plan to sity did not have a plan for employ- pay the fines and institute a new fireees including the dormitory's res- safety plan in the next few weeks. ident assistants to respond safely Resident assistant Dana Christto fire alarms, and that university mas of Paterson was severely officials had not assessed the type burned in the fire after responding of protective gear employees might to the alarm and helping some of need during a fire. the 600 students evacuate. TE Regional Forecast 1q Poconos Rather cloudy with a couple of showers. High 74.
Variable cloudiness tonight and tomorrow with a shower or two still possible. Low 66. High tomorrow 76. Jersey Shore Variable cloudiness, breezy and, humid through tonight with an occasional shower. High 80.
Low tonight 70. Clouds andi some sun tomorrow with a shower possible. Delaware Humid with plenty of clouds, a couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 5 82. Variable cloudiness and humid tonight ad and tomorrow with a shower or two.
ib Marine Forecast Manasquan to Cape Henlopen Winds today east. to southeasterly at 10-18 knots. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Visibility mostly unrestricted, except under a mile in a shower or two. 98 Delaware Bay Winds today east to 10 southeasterly at 8-16 knots.
Waves 1 to 2 K9 feet. Visibility mostly unrestricted, except under a mile in a couple of showers. 10 Cape Henlopen to Virginia Beach Winds today 91 southeasterly at 12-22 knots. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Visibility under a mile in showers.
Winds tomorrow southerly at 10-18 knots. 10 11 Tides Today Philadelphia (Chestnut Street) Id High tide 3:34 a.m., 4:05 p.m. Low a.m., 11:12 p.m. Delaware Breakwater High tide 10:50 a.m., 11:12 p.m! Low tide a.m., 4:47 p.ma Cape May (Municipal Pier) High tide 10:06 a.m., 10:21 p.m. Low a.m., 4:04 p.m.
Atlantic City (Steel Pier) High tide 9:38 a.m., 9:53 p.ml Low a.m., 3:44 p.m: Beach Haven (Little Egg Harbor) High tide 9:04 a.m., 9:19 p.m. Low a.m., 3:16 p.m! Barnegat Inlet 10 High tide 9:44 a.m., 9:59 p.m. Low a.m., 4:00 p.m NWS radio forecasts: 162.475 VHF-FM. In the Region 12 Weather indications sunny; pc partly cloudy; sh showers; thunderstorms; snow flurries; sn snow; ice. City Yesterday Allentown Atlantic City Baltimore Harrisburg New York Pittsburgh Salisbury, Md.
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