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THR PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER South Jersey R7 Tuesday, April 22, 1997 Weather Weather conditions are updated throughout the day on Philadelphia Online. www.phillynewcom 'i. Vancouver 6046 Weather anil fnrerAct Seattle 6145 1 Billinns CANADA Obituary Alfonso T. Narciso, 66, volunteer at noon today hiphlnu fomnnraturac Montreal 5234 y- Minneapolis Toronto 5836 54,32 I Boston Detroit V. Chicaao Ph.irfinh.

York 5Q38 Pittsburgh, St. Louis 6040 VA. 6447 Memph 6U4b Atlanta 7255 8054 New Orleans Warm Cold, 8259 Miami 8670 is Fronts: Stationary I 'H'tiMwiiih'ii' Cleaning up the yard is a breeze with young, energetic helpers and a her children Danny (from left), Sean, and Amanda, 5, to rake up the Cherry Hill district were closed for the observation of Passover. Utilities authority employees voice concerns on privatization By S. Joseph IlaKenmayor INQUIRER COKRKSPONDKNT Alfonso T.

Narciso, 66, long active with Deborah Heart Lung Center's volunteer fund-raising programs and as a regional admissions chairman, died Sunday at West Jersey Hospital-Berlin of heart failure. An Atco resident for the last 17 years, he previously had resided in Audubon for more than 20 years. He was born and raised in Camden, where he was a graduate of Camden High School and a second baseman on the baseball team. Following a heart attack and treatment at Deborah Heart Lung Center in 1978, Mr. Narciso became interested in helping the nonprofit medical facility that is supported by a nationwide network of volunteer fund-raising organizations.

Mr. Narciso became active in Deborah's Sterling Chapter, where he served as vice president for the last six years and as president for 10 years before that. He was active with the group right up until his final illness. Last Friday, he had almost completed final arrangements for the chapter's biggest yearly fund-raising event Bid and Buy, held each May said Janet Narciso, his daughter-in-law. For the last three years, he also served the center as a regional chairman of admissions, helping prospective patients get information and fill out admission forms.

Deborah Foundation secretary Evelyn Diaz said that "basically all of our volunteers are great, some go a bit further in their efforts." He was one of those "who go the extra mile." He was the Sterling Chapter's Man of the Year several years ago. Mr. Narciso was a warehouse manager for RCA in Camden for about 30 years before retiring. A Korean War Army veteran, he served with the 395th Military Police, where he escorted Americans back from North Korea as part of an exchange of prisoners in April 1953. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2142 in Cherry Hill and of the American Legion Post 372 in Williamstown.

He also was a member of Sons of Italy Lodge 2311 in Haddon Heights, the Atco Lions Club, and the Benevolent Protective Order of the. Moose Lodge 548 in Lindenwold. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mary Auletto Narciso; a son, Joseph; a grandson; and a sister, Dolores Heinsman. Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Ora L.

Wooster Funeral Home, 51 Park Clementon. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. tomorrow in Assumption Roman Catholic Church, Carl Hasselhan Drive, Atco. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Cherry Hill. Memorial donations may be made to Deborah Hospital-Sterling Chapter, 2406 Louden Lane, Atco, N.J.

08004. Retirement and Portland 63 44 5636 San Francisco 6955 Los Angeles 80,62 Low Phoenix 9466 5 High Dallas 3 Rain Thunderstorms Snow lce 7251 Houston i MEXICO Today's highs and tonight's lows' i i CONN Scranton V. I 5939 AY- N.jv, New York Allentown 54U Trentort'. Manasquan Harrisourg tiam 5443 5440 Philadelphia 5844 )i PA MD Atlantic City Wilmington 1 mi 5446 6046 -n Atlantic ocean i temperatum: hi Washington 6046 Henlopen 5546 DEL, Today's Forecast A weak low-pressure area will move otf the Virginia coast this morning and then out to sea. Most of its associated rain will fall south of the Philadelphia area, but parts of the local region may have a bit of rain or drizzle for a while early today.

As drier, air filters in from the northwest this afternoon, the clouds will break in most places, and the resultant sunshine will push temperatures well into the 50s. The weather will remain dry tonight and at least most of tomorrow. A strengthening nor'easter will approach, bringing an increase in cloudiness tomorrow. A rainy, windy day will follow on Thursday. Five-Day Forecast TODAY COO Damp early, then clouds may give way to some sunshine TONIGHT Partly cloudy and seasonably cool 44c WEDNESDAY Any sunshine giving 6046c way to clouds; rain arriving by night THURSDAY 6544c Stormy with chilly, windswept rain FRIDAY miOAAt Partly to mostly sunny, windy and not as chilly VIU tl SATURDAY Plenty of sunshine with less wind 67047c Sun and Moon 41 Sun Rises Sets.

Moon Rises 7:45 p.m. Sets. 7:46 p.m. 6:16 a.m. Philadelphia Almanac Temperatures High yesterday 57 (2:11 p.m.) Record high for yesterday 89 (1976) Low yesterday 39 (6:25 am.) Record low for yesterday 27 (1875) Normal high (ow ....6444 Yesterday's barometer 6 a.m, 29.83 rising Noon' 29.84 steady 6 p.m.

29.80 steady 11 p.m 29.78 falling Daylight sky conditions yesterday 60 clouds with 40 sunshine. Precipitation Monday 0.03 in. Month through Monday 1.05 in. Year through Monday 10.24 in. Normal through Monday 11.98 in.

Deficit 1,74 in. Degree days for heating Monday 17 Month through Monday 317 Season through Monday 4418 Normal through Monday 4745 Last season through yesterday 4968 A degree day for heating Is an index of energy consumption for heating. It indictates the number of degrees the mean temperature fell below 65 degrees. Yesterday In Philadelphia I Denver i I 5836 7251 they too were concerned about the employee jobs and pensions. But commissioners said they could not give the employees a firm answer on how their jobs would be affected until the commission had reviewed a revised draft of a new request for proposals that would go out to competing firms.

They would not see that draft until a meeting tomorrow night, 1hcy said. New specifications were developed after the Camden County freeholder board voted several weeks ago to reopen the privatization process to get additional firms to make proposals. Commission chairman Joseph Forte suggested the workers attend tomorrow night's CCMUA meeting to hear the new draft. The freeholders have reopened the privatization process, which began two years ago, to get more proposals after the first round of suggestions from firms failed to yield the savings the freeholder's sought. They revised the competition following a Jan.

10 change in Internal Revenue Service regulations that Thursday against Glen Thomas Sullivan, 40, of Cherry Hill, after he was stopped because his car was traveling erratically on Route 73, police said. Also, charges of drunken driving and refusing to take a breath test were filed at 10:40 p.m. Wednesday against Deborah Serba, 41, of Lafayette Drive, after she was stopped for weaving on Route 73, police said. Sullivan and Serba were released By Dwitfht Ott INlJl'lKEIi STAFF WRITKR More than 100 employees of the Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority jammed a commissioners' meeting last night to voice concerns about the county's privatization plans for the sprawling sewer treatment plant based in Camden. Members of Public Employees Services Union Local 702, which represents 125 of the 200 employees at the plant, said that they were worried that they were being held hostage to the privatization process without the opportunity to give any input.

They demanded to know what would happen to their jobs and pensions if the sewer facility was privatized. "Not one rank-and-file person was asked to sit on the ICCMUA's project team studying privatizationl," Gregory Feeney, business representative for Local 702 told the board. "These people work in this stink every day. They should have been involved in the process from the the beginning." Commissioners told the workers Police Blotter Unless otherwise attributed, the following reports are based on statements oj local police. Burlington County Mount Laurel Charges of drunken reckless driving, refusing to take a breath test and other motor-vehicle violations were filed at 2:45 a.m.

Regional Forecast Poconos Clouds along with intervals of sunshine. High 50. Partly cloudy and chilly tonight. Low 34. Increasing cloudiness tomorrow with rain at night.

High 50. Jersey shore A bit of rain in the morning, then cloudy to partly sunny in the afternoon. High 54. Partly cloudy Low 46. Mainly cloudy tomorrow.

Delaware Bit of morning rain, then clouds, maybe some sunshine in the afternoon. High 56. Partly cloudy tonight. Low 44., Becoming cloudy tomorrow. High 58.

Marine Forecast Manasquan to Cape Henlopen North to northeasterly winds at 10-20 knot's Waves 3 to 5 feet. Visibility under 2 miles in rain early, then becoming Bay North to northeasterly winds at 10-18 knots today. Waves 1 to feet. Visibility under 2 miles in rain then becoming unrestricted by Cape Henlopen to Virginia Beach North to, northeasterly winds at 1 2-22 knots today. Waves 3 to 5 feet.

Visibility under a mile irv morning rain, then becoming unrestricted, Tides Today Philadelphia (Chestnut Street) High tide 2:25 a.m., 2:46 p.m.. Low tide 9:22 a.m., 9:37 p.m.! Delaware Breakwater High tide 9:12 a.m., 9:27 p.m.-, Low tide 2:58 a.m., 3:03 Cape May (Municipal Pier) 'High tide 8:45 Low tide 2:14 a.m., 2:25 p.m. Atlantic City (Steel Pier) High tide 7:57 a.m., 8:17 p.rp.' Low tide 1:54 a.m., 2:05 p.m.i Beach Haven (Little Egg Harbor) High tide 7:23 a.m., 7:43 p.m.. Low tide 1:26 a.m., 1:37 p.m..' Barnegat Inlet High tide. 8:03 a.m., 8:23 p.m.

Low tide 2:10 a.m., 2:21 NWS radio forecasts: 162.475 VHF-FM. In the Region Weather indicaluns sunny, pc partly 1 cloudy: sh showers; thunderstorms: rairr, si snow Hurries; sn snow; i ice. City Yesterday Today Tomorrow, Allentown 5740pc Atlantic City 57'31s 5446r 6143c. Harrisburg 6042c 5440pe 5944pc'" Pittsburgh 5539pc 60740c 58'42c Salisbury, Md. 6246sh 58.

41 sh 6347c' V' Scranton 56 28 5939 pc 5841pci t. Wilmington 56 37. sh 58-44c 6146c U.S. Cities 'City Yesterday Today Tomorrow Albany, N.Y. 5830pc 6237pc Anchorage, Alsk.46'238 46732pc 4934 Atlanta 7452c 72755sh 66'47r' Baltimore 5534r 6046r 6246C'-' Boston 5142pc 5241 Brownsville 8471 pc 9066's 8171 'po.

Buttalo 58 30s 5338pc 54'39-po Charleston, SC. 8359 8264c 7555r-:" 42sh 6547c 5845 'sh Chicago 52 41 sh 5038pc Cincinnati 5945sh 6343pc 8742' Cleveland 6138pc 5338'pc Dallas 8556, pc 7251 pc 7957. Denver 5844 pc 58'36'pc 6036'sh Des Moines 61 35pc 5639c 5640fpo' Detroit 59 '37 'pc 59'38pc El Paso 87 66 8456s Honolulu 85 69 pc 84, 71 8674s Houston 8962pc 8054 pc Indianapolis 5948 sh 6342pc 'Jacksonville 8459po 8664pc 8t58o' Kansas City, Mo.54468lf 5842sh 5744e'-' Las Vegas 8967 's 86'62pc 8449' Los Angeles 94'60s 8062, pc Memphis, Tenn. 74'64'pc 62'46'V Miami 83.64 pc 86'71c' Minneapolis 6146pc Mew Orleans 83 82'59't 7558 i New York 60'44'pc 5646'sh 58'48'pc' Orlando 8667pc 8362tf Phoenix 9569's- 9466s Portland, Maine 5635c 5437pc 5537rpc Portland, Ore. 63'39pc 3.44r 5845c Richmond 54'41sh 6348sh SI.

Louis 60.48'sh 64 47 Salt Lake City 60-42. sh 6547c San Diego 69 61 -pc 6954, San Francisco 7158pc 6955sh 6447V Seattle 6039 'pc 6145sh Tampa, Fla. 79-66pc 8670pc 8165c, Washington 5643sh 6046r 6048c. Cities Abroad City Yesterday Today Tomorrow Acapulco 9170, pc 92'70's Amsterdam 48'33pc 4736'pc 5t417pc Athens 7061 DC 76578 Auckland 61. 46 's 5848 'pc Bangkok 9175po 9175pc 9074'pc Barbados 8670s 8571s 85749 "i- Beijing 7046s 7145s Beirut 79598 7867s 8976s' Berlin 48 32pc Bermuda 68'58'pc 7169 pc 78'68'pci Bogota 63'54r 6454pc 6352pc'i' Brussels 50-33s 49.

35pc S340pc" Buenos Aires 73'56p'ci Cairo 92-63s 10272 11078e-'i Copenhagen 4131c 4424 pc 4229pb Curacao 8675pc 85743 Dublin 5237pc 5040'c 5446it; Freeport 7972'pc 8472pc Geneva 54'27s 50'30pc 5434s' Havana 8374 pc 8574 Hong Kong 7668, 7768c 74 '64, Sh. Jerusalem 80'52s 84 59s Johannesburg 7049pc 7145pc'i Kingston 8976pc 9079pc Lillehammer 43'21sn 4017c 4221pc! London 5235pc 4836s Madrid 63'34pc' 6341 6641 i Manila 9172pc 8970pc' i Melbourne 73. 53 69'56s 75530 MexicoDty 81 '53 pc 8352s 8051s Milan 57'31s 59'33s Montego Bay 87-75'pc 8777pc 8975' pcV Montreal 5537c 5234c 5032'sh' Moscow 3fi25'sn 4536pc 5349ir7 Nairobi 7960sh 7861 sh 7960r Nassau 8273pc 8474c 8472rl''' New Delhi 102'68s 10469s'" Nice 5741 59'42s 5744s Oslo 46'27sn 4528- rjc-. Paris -5131 5236pc 53' 39 pry. Perth 71'5? pc 7353'pc 69'59'pc Rio de Janeiro 9072 't Rome 58'49r 6436'fjc San Juan 8975s 8774pc 8775Vpc Seoul 6536s 6239a.

Stockholm 4023s Sydney 7260pc 7457pc 7260pc' Taipei 7762'sh 7357p'e Tokyo 66 62'44pr', Toronto 67 '30, pc 54 32'sh 50 3l' Trinidad 8772s 8873pc 8975pc For The Inquirer MICHAEL PLUNKETT little teamwork. Pat Nolte enlisted the leaves. Yesterday, schools in expanded a five-year limit on such public-private partnerships to 20 years. County officials had said previously that the largest savings to be had under privatization would come from extending the length of the contract over many years. Meanwhile, the privatization process ran into another minor setback last night when CCMUA commissioners refused to pay an additional 550,000 to the WRC engineering firm lhat will evaluate the privatization proposals.

The commissioners had already voted the firm $37,500 for their services at a previous meeting. Commissioner Michelle Fox and others said not enough supplementary information was provided to the commissioners last night to make a competent decision. She demanded more documentation and five of the eight commissioners agreed with her and voted against the resolution. CCMUA engineer Andrew Kricum said he would arrange to have the information by tomorrow's meeting when a new resolution would be submitted. pending hearings today.

Camden County Camden Robert Young, 52, of Slratford, reported to police that he was robbed of his wallet containing several credit cards by a man and a woman in the 300 block of Raritan Streets at 9:25 a.m. Sunday, police said. Five windows and frames valued at $320 were reported slolen between 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday from a house under construction in the 700 block of N.

10th Street, police said. Stereo equipment valued at S500 was reported stolen between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday from a house in the 1200 block of Jackson Street, police said. The front door was forced open.

Stereo equipment and other items valued at S450 were reported stolen between 3 p.m. and 5:40 p.m. Sunday from a house in the 3500 block of Farragut Avenue, police said. The front door was forced open. Junior Rivera, 39, of Camden, told police he was robbed of his wallet containing S200 in cash by two men who pushed him to the ground at the corner of Sixth and Line Streets at 4:51 p.m.

Saturday, police said. A television set and a VCR valued at $600 were reported stolen between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. Wednesday from a unit at the Centennial Village Apartmenis, police said. The front door was kicked open.

Stereo equipment, clolhes and other items valued at $2,000 were reported stolen belween last Tues day and Friday from a 1987 Honda Accord that was parked in the 1000 block of Bergen Avenue, police said. I he drivers front door had been forced open. Gloucester County Franklin Charges of drunken driving and speeding were filed at 12:19 a.m. Friday against Douglas Green, 38, of Franklinville, after he was on Route 47, police said. Green was released pending a hearing.

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