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3D Tuesday, April 28, 2009 Volume 125, No. 48 Price 75¢ Across America Commentary Op-Ed Business Health
A tragic end for promising teens
Harvey J. Lewis
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Official calls arrested shooters ?heartless?
Larry Miller Tribune Staff Writer Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey was among the family and friends attending the joint funerals on Monday of Harvey Lewis and Dominique Smith, two teens gunned down a week ago in the Grays Ferry section of Philadelphia. Smith, 18, and Lewis, 15, were two promising young men who tried to steer clear of the crime and violence plaguing so many African-American communities. Lewis was a cadet with the Police Explorer?s program, which trains young men and women ages 14 to 20, in the rudiments of police work in preparation for a career in law enforcement. Smith was planning on entering that program. The joint funerals were held at Yesha Ministries Worship Center on the 2300 block of Snyder Avenue and the facility was filled to capacity with family members, friends and acquaintances. ?Yesterday, my heart smiled when I heard on my BlackBerry that the two heartless and foolish young men who did this were arrested,? said state Rep. Kenyatta Johnson, who also attended Funeral ? Page 5A
5 officers fired for misconduct
Larry Miller Tribune Staff Writer Five Philadelphia police officers were placed on 30-day suspension with intent to dismiss last week for a host of alleged offenses including using racial epithets, burglary and assault. The officers included William Thrasher, a 22nd District cop who was quoted using racial epithets to describe Black residents of the district in an article written by a Temple University student. Also suspended were Donald Swan, assigned to the 17th District, Anthony Ferriola, also of the 17th District, John Safarowicz, assigned to the 39th District, an 11-year veteran, and Sgt. Paul Seeger, of the 25th District, another 11-year veteran. Cops ? Page 8A 1-C 5-C 1,2-D 3,4-D 5-D Funeral services for Harvey J. Lewis and Dominique R. Smith were held on Monday at Yesha Ministries Worship Center. Both youths were murdered on April 19 while walking home. The service for the two teens was filled to capacity. BUSINESS Sharing Her Experience Carla A. Harris offers insight in new book, ?Expect to Win.? Page 1B
Dems prepare to hold onto DA seat
Controversy puts McCaffery, Williams in lead
Eric Mayes Tribune Staff Writer In just a few weeks, voters will have to choose between five Democratic candidates vying for the office of district attorney. This year?s contest has been a particularly vigorous one spawning several lawsuits and resulting in one candidate ? Seth Williams ? being thrown off the ballot, only to be reinstated a few weeks later. The suit, filed by his opponent Dan McCaffery, served to focus many voters on just two protagonists ? McCaffery and Williams. A few of the candidates participated in a debate recently. Shown in the photo are Dan McElhatton, left, Attorney ? Page 8A Michael Turner, Brian Grady and Seth Williams. ? TRIBUNE FILE PHOTO LIFESTYLES Arthur Ashe Benefit a Grand Slam And other Out & About events. Page 1D ENTERTAINMENT Fans Fixate on Beyonce ?Obsessed? leads at the box office. Page 3D ? ABDUL R. SULAYMAN/TRIBUNE CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER Pictured is the cap of Police Explorer Cadet Lewis. FORECAST Today: Partly Cloudy High: 89º Low: 58º Tomorrow: Showers High: 61º Low: 49º Thursday: Few Showers High: 57º Low: 54º
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International travelers Alicia Salinas, right, and her husband Genaro wear masks after arriving at Bush Intercontinental Airport from Mexico City on Monday in Houstton.? AP PHOTO/DAVID J. PHILLIP
Officials: Avoid visiting Mexico
Swine flu spreads to 40 cases in U.S.
Lauran Neergaard WASHINGTON ? U.S. officials advised Americans against most travel to Mexico on Monday as a swine flu virus that began there spread to the United States and beyond. With 40 cases now reported in the U.S., President Barack Obama urged calm, saying there was reason for concern but not yet ?a cause for alarm.? Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said that so far the disease in the United States seems less severe than the outbreak in Mexico, where more than 1,600 cases have been reported and where the suspected death toll has climbed to 149. No deaths have been reported in the U.S, and only one hospitalization. ?I wouldn?t be overly reassured by that,? Besser told reporters at CDC?s headquarters in Atlanta. He raised the possibility of more severe cases ? and deaths ? in the United States. A European Union official warned against travel to parts of the U.S. as well as Mexico, but Besser said that seemed unwarranted. Obama ? Page 4A COMING FRIDAY Plan your weekend with Entertainment NOW!
