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April 22, 1997 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER South Jersey -R7 For The Inquirer MICHAEL PLUNKETT Cleaning up the yard is a breeze with young, energetic helpers and a little teamwork. Pat Nolte enlisted her children Danny (from left), Sean, and Amanda, 5, to rake up the leaves. Yesterday, schools in the Cherry Hill district were closed for the observation of Passover. Utilities authority employees voice concerns on privatization By Dwight Ott INQUIRER STAFF WRITER 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 1CCMUA's project team studying privatization)," 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 of local police. Burlington County Mount Laurel Charges of drunken driving, reckless driving, refusing to take a breath test and other motor-vehicle violations were filed at 2:45 a.m.

Obituary Alfonso T. Narciso, 66, volunteer By S. Joseph Hagenmayer INQUIRER CORRESPONDENT 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 a 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. 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, they 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.

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Philadelphia MD Atlantic City Wilmington Baltimore Atlantic Ocean temperature: 47 Washington DEL. Cape Henlopen Today's Forecast A weak low-pressure area will move off 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 Damp TODAY early, then clouds may give way to some sunshine Partly TONIGHT cloudy and seasonably cool WEDNESDAY Any sunshine giving way to clouds; rain arriving by night THURSDAY Stormy with chilly, windswept rain FRIDAY Partly to mostly sunny, windy and not as chilly SATURDAY Plenty of sunshine with less wind Sun and Moon FULL LAST Q. NEW FIRST Q. April 22 April 29 May 6 May 14 Sun Rises 6:13 a.m.

7:46 p.m. Moon Rises. 7:45 p.m. Sets. 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 a.m.) Record low for yesterday. 27 (1875) Normal 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 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 17 Month through Monday. 317 Season through 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 Temp. Hum. Temp.

Hum. 1 a.m. 1 p.m. 2 a.m. 2 p.m.

3 a.m. 3 p.m. 4 a.m. 4 p.m. 5 a.m.

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8 a.m. 8 p.m. 9 a.m. 9 p.m. 10 a.m.

10 p.m. 11 a.m. 11 p.m. Noon Air Quality The worst pollutant in the region yesterday was ozone, produced mainly by sunlight reacting with auto 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 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 At a Pollution Standard Index rating of 100, the general population begins to experience irritation and other unhealthful effects. 'Yesterday's High Pollution Pullution Pollutant Forecast Standard Index Yesterday Today Bristol 31 OZ Burlington 36 OZ Camden 22 PA Chester 35 PA Norristown 36 OZ Philadelphia 34 OZ Trenton 38 OZ 42 OZ ace: the Delaware Valley 8 Citizens Council for Crean Air, 215-567-4004. el 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 tonight. 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 knots today. Waves 3 to 5 feet. Visibility under 2 miles in rain early, then becoming unrestricted. Delaware Bay North to northeasterly winds at 10-18 knots today.

Waves 1 to 2. feet. Visibility under 2 miles in rain early, then becoming unrestricted by afternoon. Cape Henlopen to Virginia Beach North to, northeasterly winds at 12-22 knots today. Waves 3 to 5 feet.

Visibility under a mile in morning rain, then becoming unrestricted, expanded a five-year limit on such private officials partnerships had said to 20 years. 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 $50,000 to the WRC engineering firm that 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 Stratford, 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.

I Five windows and frames valued at $320 were reported stolen 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. I Stereo equipment valued at $500 was reported stolen between 8:30 a.m.

and 5:30 p.m. Sunday from a I house in the 1200 block of Jackson Street, police said. The front door was forced open. Stereo equipment and other items valued at $450 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 $200 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 Apartments, police said. The front door was kicked open. Stereo equipment, clothes and other items valued at $2,000 were reported stolen between last Tuesday and Friday from a 1987 Honda Accord that was parked in the 1000 block of Bergen Avenue, police said. The driver's front door had been forced open.

Gloucester County Franklin a Charges of drunken driving and speeding were filed at 12:19 a.m. Friday against Douglas Green, 38, of Franklinville, after he was stopped on Route 47, police said. Green was released pending a hearing. Monroe television set, a VCR, camera and cash were reported stolen on Thursday from a house on Wright Loop, police said. No value was given on the items.

Police would not say how entry was gained. 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 p.m..

Cape May (Municipal Pier) High tide 8:25 a.m., 8:45 p.m. Low tide. 2:14 a.m., 2:25 p.m. Atlantic City (Steel Pier) High tide. 7:57 a.m., 8:17 p.m.

Low tide 1:54 a.m., 2:05 p.m. 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 p.m! NWS radio forecasts: 162.475 VHF-FM.

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