Lost 6th century sermons volume found at Dropsie College
David Goldenberg announces a groundbreaking find a dust-covered 1 1 2 inch manuscript named Pesiqta Rabati The Great Chapters of Sermons chronicling rabbinic sermons from 500 to 600 AD The volume dated 1531 handwritten in Italy and now recovered after a library reorganization following a fire at Dropsie College in North Philadelphia with New York scholars already seeking microfilmed copies.
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Judaic Studies Graduate School
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Teddy Bear Rally Draws 14000 At Philadelphia Zoo
At the Philadelphia Zoo the First Great American Teddy Bear Rally drew about 14 000 enthusiasts with a Winnie the Pooh parade grand marshal and live bear cubs. Activities included Teddy Bear contests Bear Boutique Booknook crafts and a Teddy Bear Clinic led by Dr Wilbur Amand.
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Winnie the Pooh
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Great Britain
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The Birthday Game rules from The Daily Times
Instructions for a weekly contest where readers find their birth month date and year in the newspaper. Entries require personal details and must be mailed or dropped at The Daily Times office. Weekly cash prizes of 500 dollars, with publicity and photos, and final judge decisions.
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Largest Philadelphia heroin haul tied to Paradise Tavern raid
Five men arrested as 1600 heroin packets valued at 13000 were seized from the refrigerator of Drinker's Paradise Tavern in North Philadelphia. The raid, amid six months of surveillance, exposed a wholesale distribution hub with three bartenders and four other conspirators charged with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute. Police identified origin as France and noted the operation centered at the tavern. A separate report notes two John Glenn aides were robbed at knife point during the Democratic midterm convention, with one suspect apprehended.
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Albert White
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Ezell Barksdale
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