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September 1 16, 1998 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER North -R5 Obituaries James A. McCord, 66, retired physician Herb Drill that facility closed, he and some INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT friends opened Grimes Airfield and Dr. James A. McCord, 66, a retired the Golden Age Air Museum in physician who was an avid flier and Bethel, Berks County. directed an air museum, died Satur- Dr.

McCord had restored an Aerday of cancer at his Lansdale home. onca 7AC, which led him to start the He had been affiliated with the museum. The facility features anPenn Valley Obstetrics and Gyne- tique planes that have been rebuilt cology practice in Lansdale from and restored for historical pur1967 until his retirement in 1997. poses. One of his greatest pleasures was A New Orleans native, Dr.

McCord flying, and Dr. McCord built his graduated from Tabor Academy in first airplane, a Piper J4 Cub, when Massachusetts and earned his bachhe was 16. He worked at a small air- elor's from field in Charleston, S.C., where he degree Oberlin College in Ohio. He earned his medical deearned a gree from the Medical College of pilot's license. He joined the Air Force to pursue Charleston.

his dream of becoming a military He is survived by his wife of 13 pilot, but imperfect vision denied Patricia Allen chilhim that quest. He turned to medi- years, McCord; who had dren James Kimberly Jane E. cine, been a following physician his and father, president of and William his mother, Evangethe Medical University of South Car- line Andrews McCord; a sister; and olina, and his grandfather, who had two grandchildren. been a physician and medical mis- A funeral and burial were to be sionary in South Africa. held at the convenience of the famHis love of flying remained, and ily.

he spent many hours aloft in single- The family suggests contributions engine planes out of the former to Trinity Lutheran Church, 1000 Turner Field in Horsham. When Main Lansdale, Pa. 19446. Nicholas DeLuca 47, a Folcroft officer By Deirdre Shaw INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT Nicholas L. DeLuca 47, of Folcroft, a 22-year veteran of the borough Police Department and a longtime member of the Folcroft Volunteer Fire Company, died early yesterday at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park after a heart attack.

In 1995, he, received a medal for heroism from the Folcroft Borough Council after saving several lives in a house fire, said Folcroft Police Chief Edward Christie. Mr. Deluca had been a past president of the Folcroft Volunteer Fire Company and was on its board of directors. He also had been a detective and arson investigator for the Police Department. He owned a locksmith business, the Lock Key Shop, which he operated out of his home.

Fellow officers described Mr. Deluca, who liked to fish and crab with his friends, as a committed community member who gave countless volunteer hours to the fire company. He also was a dedicat- In the Region James W. Newman Retired traffic manager, 81 James W. Newman, 81, formerly of Holland, a retired traffic manager, died Sunday at the Quakertown Nursing Center.

He had retired in 1981 after 35 years with Atlantic Richfield Corp. and a predecessor company, working in New York and Philadelphia. Mr. Newman was born in 1 New York, where he graduated from Carmelite High School. He lived in Holland for 25 years before entering the nursing center three years ago.

He had been a member of a Roman Catholic church and the Knights of Columbus in Hackensack, N.J. He is survived by his wife of 47 years, Gloria H. Vigueras Newman; children Deborah Brown, James Doreen Gibson and Kevin; and nine grandchildren. A funeral will be held at 8:30 a.m. today at Joseph A.

Fluehr 3d Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd. (Route 332), Richboro. A Funeral Mass will be said at 10 a.m. at the Church of St. Andrew, 81 Swamp Newtown Township.

Burial will be in St. Andrew Cemetery, Sycamore Street, Newtown Township. The family suggests contributions to the charity of the donor's choice. Kathleen P. Bradbury Homemaker, 71 Kathleen P.

McGowan Bradbury, 71, of Fairless Hills, a homemaker, died Sunday at St. Mary Medical Center in Middletown Township after an iliness. Mrs. McGowan, who was born and educated in Philadelphia, had moved to Fairless Hills 30 years ago. Bingo playing was a special interest.

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2. 2 2 2 2 2 2 PUT METAL BOXI MONE IN YOU When it's too hot to move, as felinedom, Scat the black cat hangs Tilbury Farms, in Salem, and keeps For The Inquirer BOB HILL yesterday apparently was for out on the vegetable stand at an eye on things. Disfigured child still needs more surgery By Mike Madden INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT MOORESTOWN An operation at Cooper Hospital-University Medical Center earlier this month did save his life, but Marrio Myers still needs more surgery just to relieve his devastating case of hydrocephalus enough to make it easier to care for him, doctors say. Led by Jim and Cathy Burke, parishioners at Moorestown's Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church helped bring Marrio from Kingston, Jamaica, to Camden for treatment. The 22-month-old boy was born with hydrocephalus, a disease that prevented his brain fluid from draining properly.

The condition had caused his head to swell to more than five feet in circumference. Surgery to install a shunt that drains the fluid was successful, but now doctors need to address the side effect of Marrio's illness, said Joseph Queenan, the Cooper pediatric neurosurgeon who has been treating him. Marrio's long-untreated illness left his skull badly misshapen, Queenan said. The bone plates in the front of his head grew too big because the fluid surrounding his brain kept them from fusing together in the right place. The top of his head sank down below the top of the bone plates after the fluid drained out, and his head is now shaped almost like a bowl.

Plastic surgeons will work with Queenan to cut into Marrio's skull and remove some of the excess bone growth. Surgery has not been scheduled yet. The new operations will let Mar- rio's body support his head's weight, but his head will still be larger than a normal person's, Queenan said. The Burkes, who have cared for Marrio at their home in Moorestown since his release from the hospital last week, said the first operation gave the boy a renewed vigor, and he has been much livelier since the surgery. "Indeed, he does have a personality," Jim Burke said.

"We have become so accustomed to him that we talk to him as if he were a member of the family He's a In some senses, Marrio is making a recovery, albeit a slow one. He moves his eyes, arms and legs around much more than ever before and makes normal baby-talk sounds more often, Burke said. But Queenan said it was quite likely that the hydrocephalus has caused permanent and significant brain damage, though it is still too early to be certain. Once doctors here have done all they can for Marrio, he will return to Kingston, where he lives with the Good Shepherd Missionaries of the Poor because his mother could no longer take care of him. Father Richard Ho Lung, the Jamaicanborn 1 ethnic Chinese priest who founded the mission, came to Moorestown to visit Marrio.

He said yesterday that his fellow missionaries care for dozens of children who also are ill and inspire each other despite their poverty and illnesses. "One of the worst sufferings is not so much the deformity, but that they had been alienated" from the rest of society, Father Ho Lung said. In gun-trafficking case, man is held without bail By Joseph A. Slobodzian INQUIRER STAFF WRITER A federal judge yesterday ordered the accused head of a North Philadelphia gun-trafficking ring held without bail pending trial after prosecutors said he had confessed. The evidence against Gregory er, 29, of Fairhill, who was arrested last Wednesday, was overwhelming, said Assistant U.S Attorney Thomas Perricone.

Sizer, who owns Sizer's Christian Bookstore on Germantown Avenue, was captured on 30 audiotapes admitting his role, Perricone said. Defense attorney Andrew G. Gay confirmed that Sizer confessed, saying his client had made a "full disclosure" to authorities. Nevertheless, Sizer entered a notguilty plea yesterday, allowing him to challenge the legality of the confession if he goes to trial. Perricone estimated that, if convicted, Sizer faces a likely sentence of 51 to 63 months in jail.

Gay sought bail for Sizer, telling U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Faith Angell that his client has no criminal record, has strong ties to the area, and is not a threat. The tiny magistrates' courtroom Weather Weather Philadelphia conditions Online. are updated www.phillynews.com throughout the day on Vancouver Weather at noon today.

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Philadelphia MD. Atlantic City Baltimore Wilmington Atlantic Ocean temperature: 73 Washington DEL. Cape Henlopen Today's Forecast A cool front will slide through the region this afternoon. There may be a few showers and maybe a thunderstorm. Cooler, somewhat drier air will follow tonight, pushing the front farther south.

Tomorrow will be less humid with some sun. But the dry and comfortable air will be short-lived. Wind flow will turn to the south and southeast, and the humidity will come back for the weekend. Although a shower cannot be ruled out over the weekend, most of the weekend will be a dry and warm. Perhaps by early next week, there could be a better chance for some rain as a strong cool front arrives.

Highs over the weekend will be in the middle 80s. Five-Day Forecast TODAY Limited sun and humid; a few showers, perhaps a thunderstorm. Partly TONIGHT cloudy and turning less humid. THURSDAY Partly sunny and comfortable. FRIDAY Sunny to partly cloudy and warm.

Partly sunny SATURDAY and quite warm. SUNDAY Sunshine and a few clouds, remaining quite warm. Sun and Moon LAST Q. NEW FIRST Q. FULL Sep 12 Sep 20 Sep 28 Oct 5 Sun Rises 6:42 a.m.

7:08 p.m. Moon Rises. 2:38 a.m. Sets 5:01 p.m. Philadelphia Almanac Temperatures High yesterday.

87 (3:49 p.m.) Record high for yesterday. 95 (1927) Low yesterday 68 (5:19 a.m.) Record low for yesterday 45 (1895) Normal Yesterday's barometer 6 a.m. 30.10 steady Noon 30.10 falling 6 p.m. 30.02 steady 10 p.m.. 30.03 falling Daylight sky conditions yesterday clouds with sunshine.

Precipitation Tuesday 0.00 in. Month through Tuesday. 1.15 in. Year through Tuesday 27.11 in. Normal through Tuesday.

30.45 in. Deficit 3.34 in. Degree days for cooling Tuesday 13 Month Tuesday. 125 Season through Tuesday. 1285 Normal through Tuesday 1043 Last season through yesterday 995 Yesterday In Philadelphia Temp.

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9 p.m. 10 a.m. 10 p.m. 11 a.m. Noon Air Quality Ozone, produced mainly by sunlight reacting with vehicle emissions and other sources, is usually the region's worst pollutant in summer.

It is forecast to remain below unhealthful levels today. The first column in the table shows yesterday's code and Pollution Standard Index, the second column shows yesterday's highest pollutant. Good 0-50 Carbon CO Moderate (M). 51-100 Nitrogen NO Unhealthful (U). 101-200 Suspended particles SP Very Unhealthful (V) 201-300 Sulfur dioxide SO Hazardous (H) 301-400 Ozone OZ When the Pollution Standard Index exceeds 100, the general population begins to experience irritation and other unhealthful effects.

Yesterday's High Pollution Pollutant Standard Index Yesterday Burlington. 85 OZ Camden 77 OZ Philadelphia 66 Oz Trenton 88 OZ Wilmington 76 OZ Source: Clean Air Council, 215-567-4004. Ozone forecast available daily at 1-800-290-9732 and at http://www.dvrpc.org/transp/ozone.htm Yesterday's pollen, count and discomfort levels: weed 787 very ragweed 1806 very high Mold spores 7581 very Source: The Asthma Center, 1-800-4-POLLEN. Regional Forecast Poconos Showers, then partly sunny. High 74.

Cooler, clearing sky. Low 54. Partly sunny, comfortable tomorrow. High 72. Jersey Shore Cooler but still humid with a few showers, thunderstorm.

High 84. Clearing tonight. Low 66. Less humid with clouds and sun tomorrow. High 79.

Delaware Cooler but humid with a few showers and a thunderstorm. High 85. Some clouds and a shower possible tonight. Low 66. Clouds and sun tomorrow.

High 84. Marine Forecast Manasquan to Cape Henlopen Winds southwest to west 10-20 knots today. Waves average 2-4 feet. Visibility under 2' miles in showers. Delaware Bay Winds southwest to west 8- 16 knots today.

Waves 2-3 feet. Visibility will be under 2 miles in any showers or thunderstorms. Cape Henlopen to Virginia Beach Winds south to southwest 8-16 knots today. Waves 2-3 feet. Visibility under 3 miles in any showers.

Tides Today ed father, they said. "He was always concerned about his kids," said Cpl. Robert Ruskowski, who had served as Mr. DeLuca's partner for more than 10 years. "He always talked about them.

They were always on his mind." Mr. DeLuca was born in Philadelphia in 1951 and graduated from Monsignor Bonner High School in 1969. He is survived by his wife, Carol; daughters Carolynn and Laura; a son, Nicholas his father, Julius all of Folcroft; and numerous nieces and nephews. A viewing will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Cavanagh Funeral Home on Chester Pike in Norwood.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel Roman Catholic Church in Norwood. Burial will follow at SS. Peter and Saint Paul Cemetery in Marple Township.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Folcroft Fire Company, Box 65, Folcroft, Pa. 19032. day, and a service will be held at 11 a.m. at J. Allen Hooper Funeral Chapel, 41 W.

Trenton Morrisville. Burial will be in Our Lady of Grace Cemetery on Superhighway 1, Middletown. Bernard Leberstien Retired pharmacist, 71 Bernard Leberstien, 71, a retired pharmacist, died of heart failure Monday at Allegheny University He lived in the Northeast. Mr. Leberstien owned and operated Penndel Pharmacy in Bucks County for 20 years.

He sold the business in 1979 and worked for Rite Aid Pharmacies until he retired three years ago. He was a 1952 graduate of Temple University School of Pharmacy and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Doris Rogoff Leberstien; a son, Jay; and two granddaughters. Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Goldsteins' Rosenberg's Raphael-Sacks, 310 Second Street Pike, Southampton.

Burial will be at Shalom Memorial Park, Lower Moreland. Sarah Reiter Former office manager, 80 Sarah Reiter, 80, of Wynnefield Heights, a former office manager, died of a heart attack Monday at Allegheny University Avenue. Mrs. Reiter was born in Philadelphia School. and graduated from Graiz She was the former office manager for Star Stores of Philadelphia, a retail and wholesale plumbing and heating supply firm.

Later, she held the same job at Noble Plumbing and Heating Supplies, a wholesale company owned by her husband, David. She retired in 1983 when the North Philadelphia business was sold. Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Leonard; two stepgrandchildren; and four step-greatgrandchildren. Services and burial are private. Contributions in her memory may be made to the American Heart Association, 625 W.

Ridge Pike, Building Suite 100, Conshohocken, Pa. 19428. Philadelphia (Chestnut Street) High tide 11:12 a.m., 11:35 p.m. Low tide 5:49 a.m., 6:01 p.m. Delaware Breakwater High tide 6:12 a.m., 6:37 p.m.

Low tide 11:57 a.m., Cape May (Municipal Pier) High tide 5:13 a.m., 5:36 p.m. Low tide 11:10 a.m., 11:56 p.m. Atlantic City (Steel Pier) High tide 4:45 a.m., 5:08 p.m. Low tide 10:50 a.m., 11:36 p.m. Beach Haven (Little Egg Harbor) High tide 4:11 a.m., 4:34 p.m.

Low tide. 10:22 a.m., 11:08 p.m. Barnegat Inlet High tide 4:51 a.m., 5:14 Low tide 11:06 a.m., 11:52 p.m. NWS radio forecasts: 162.475 VHF-FM. In the Region Weather indicatons cloudy; sh snow flurries; sn City Allentown Atlantic City Baltimore Harrisburg New York Pittsburgh Salisbury, Md.

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Yesterday Today Tomorrow Yesterday Today Tomorrow Mo.82/65/pc in the courthouse in Center City was packed with more than 25 relatives, friends and members of the small church of which Sizer, his wife, mother and brothers are members. Sizer's pastor, the Rev. Glenn Dawson, and a pastor at a neighborSizing church, the Rev. Jerome Simmons, organized the character witnesses. Both ministers declined to name their churches, saying they feared tainting the congregations with the criminal investigation.

The judge, however, said the confession and the audiotapes show Sizer "was aware he was dealing in weapons that could be used to commit violence against the community." Sizer was one of 11 people charged in two federal indictments in what prosecutors described as major guntrafficking rings that since 1996 illegally purchased, altered and resold more than 170 firearms. Sizer's alleged group of six gunrunners, the indictment says, used forged or stolen identification cards to buy more than 90 firearms from gun shops in a five-month period this year and then resold them at steep markups in North Philadelphia. Cities Abroad City Yesterday Acapulco Amsterdam Athens Auckland Bangkok Barbados Beijing Beirut Berlin Bermuda Bogota Brussels Budapest Buenos Aires Cairo Copenhagen Dublin Geneva Havana Hona Kong Istanbul Jerusalem Johannesburg London Madrid Manila Melbourne Mexico City Milan Montego Bay Montreal Moscow Nairobi Nassau New Delhi Oslo Paris Perth Prague Rio de Janeiro Rome St. Petersburg Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tokyo Toronto Vancouver Today Tomorrow.