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It is with sad regrets to report that Capt. John K. Nevin USAAC has passed away at the age of 87. Capt. Nevin was commisioned in Jan. 1942. Stationed Kumming China July 1942. Returned Stateside 1944. Received Bronze Star, 3 DFC's, 4 Air Medals, 2 Presidential Citations. Flew "the Hump" keeping the Chinese supplied. Prayers are requested for his family.

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - In South Jersey, the discovery of unexploded artillery shells from World War II has stalled plans to develop a new expo center. The sheer number of artillery shells staggered the mayor. It was found at the now closed Palmyra Drive-In Theater on Route 73. "We were hoping, hoping to only find one or two or three maybe. We're now up to nearly 200, or 181 as reported to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, but there's since been another 20," Palmyra Mayor John Gural, Jr. said. The Army was anxious to develop new anti-tank rounds...

Prime beef is the highest-quality, tenderest, most richly marbled meat from a small percentage of cattle. Ultimately, about 2 percent of American beef makes the cut and is stamped USDA Prime. Most prime meat goes to high-end restaurants. Only a few retail sources, mostly in major cities - Philadelphia included - and online/mail-order sources sell prime beef to the public. Many butchers will custom-order it. Prime beef and branded products of near-prime quality are available at Wegmans and Whole Foods markets. Branded beef is typically at the high end of its designated grade level. Unless labeled prime, that's Choice or,...

FOLCROFT, Pa. - A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued two PECO workers who became trapped Wednesday more than 100 feet in the air after their ground equipment malfunctioned. The men were not injured. They couldn't get down after the bucket truck they were in malfunctioned and was no longer stable, authorities said. The men had strapped themselves to the 140-foot pole to await the rescue that occurred approximately two hours later. The incident took place on the 1500 block of Chester Pike near railroad tracks. The unidentified PECO workers became stranded at 10:15 a.m. The aerial platform seemed to be...

BAGHDAD - Thieves have stolen nearly $300 million from a bank in Baghdad, police and a bank official said on Thursday, in what is probably one of the biggest thefts in Iraq since the 2003 war to topple Saddam Hussein. Police said the thieves were three guards who worked at the private Dar Es Salaam bank in Baghdad’s Karrada district. An official at the bank said about $300 million in U.S. dollars had been stolen, as well as 220 million Iraqi dinars ($176,000). He declined to give further details.

Two of the seven doctors arrested in Britain after last week's failed bomb attacks had explored the possibility of coming to the United States, making inquiries to a Philadelphia-based organization, sources said. The two took preliminary steps to apply for graduate medical-education programs in this country, sources familiar with the FBI investigation told The Inquirer.

Breaking News-Blast hits tourist site in Yemen; several people wounded, officials say. Banner heading. All I have so far.

MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A Bucks County father was accused of going to extremes to break-up his daughter's romance. Police said the father and his son tried to kidnap her boyfriend by beating him up and tossing him into a sport utility vehicle. Webber said the alleged victim told him his fianc?e's family was upset the two had moved in together. He said there were cultural differences and that's why 48-year-old Mohd Nasher and his son 20-year-old Mohammed Nasher were allegedly gunning for the fianc?.

High levels of radioactivity were detected Thursday after officials found the stolen nuclear gauge device that had been taken from a construction site on Monday, police said. A piece of the device was missing and the case was opened when officials found it near Germantown and Hunting Park avenues. Authorities blocked off the area because they said there's a good chance the gauge was crushed at a nearby salvage yard. The Department of Homeland Security was on the scene to assist in the investigation. The gauge, which contains small amounts of radioactive material, is used for measuring the density of...

MONMOUTH COUNTY, N.J. - Authorities were trying to identify a mysterious metallic object that crashed through the roof of a house in eastern New Jersey. The golf-ball sized object, weighing nearly as much as a can of soup, struck the home and embedded itself in a wall Tuesday night. Federal officials sent to the scene said it was not from an aircraft.

A friend asked how I would cook a fresh killed deer loin (roast). He asked because I love to cook but since I don't have the means to hunt I usually end up with steaks or chuck (usually ground). So my experience in fresh killed deer is limited. I am looking for susgestions. My recipe would be the following; Preheat oven to 500 degrees Prepare this with the fat side up. Pierce on the fat side with a paring knife and slide slivers of garlic well into the meat. Salt and pepper the top of the roast. Cover the top...

INDIAN RIVER INLET, Del. - There was a happy reunion Monday night between seven wayward fishermen and their families. "We all survived," said one of them as he walked off a Coast Guard ship. This group of union plumbers and sheet metal workers left Friday from the Indian River Inlet in Sussex County, Del., between Dewey Beach and Bethany Beach. On Saturday night, they heard a bump under their boat, and then came the water. "I heard the alarm for high water go off and ran down the steps, and water was already coming up the steps," said Ken Arters...