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Monday, November 7, 2005 THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER www.philly.com Bll Weather Report Conditions updated throughout the day on www.philly.com Today's Forecast Cooler today than it was over the weekend. A cold front passed through the area, bringing temperatures down about 10 degrees, but the high temperatures are still above average for this time of year. A mostly dry week, with temperatures staying comfortably in the 60s. Exclusive EarthWatch 7-Day Forecast The EarthWatch Weather Team: Dave Warren, Amy Freeze, Glenn "Hurricane" Schwartz, Bill Henley and Doug Kammerer. Today Tomorrow Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday high'''' high'low high'low high'''low low highlow highlow highuw 62 42 65 43 67 50 68 48 64 42 60 45 61 44 Mostly sunny, Sun and clouds, Increasing clouds Partly sunny Mostly cloudy, Cooler and breezy, Cloudy and cool breezy and cooler warm again and warm with a possible with clouds shower Today's Highs and Tonight's Lows Scranton 5739 SunMoon Sun rises 6:37 a.m., sets 4:51 p.m.

Moon rises 12:31 p.m., sets 9:48 p.m. National Forecast sunny; pc partly cloudy; cloudy; sh showers; t-storms; rain; rs rainsnow; sf flurries; sn snow; i ice New York 6247 Weather at noon today and forecast highlow temperatures CANADA Vancouver 4838 Seattle 4639 Portland 5139 Montreal 4830 Billings 5031 Allentown 6239 Reading 6238 Boston 6144 Minneapolis Toronto 6244 5241 Detroit 5946 Trenton 6342 First Nov. 8 Full Nov. 15 Last Nov. 23 New Dec.

1 Harrisburg 6441 Asbury Park 6143 San Francisco 6050 New York 6247 Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh 6249 5943 Air Quality Lancaster 6439 Philadelphia Denver 6938 Washington 6947 The worst pollutant in the region yesterday was particulates, produced mainly by motor vehicles and power plants. Los Angeles 6857 St. Louis 7555 Memphist 7960 6242 Wilmington0 6245 Fronts: 1 Atlanta 7955 Phoenix 8761 Carbon monoxide Nitrogen dioxide Particulates PA Sulfur dioxide SO Ozone OZ Good (G) 0-50 Moderate (M) 51-100 Unhealthful (U) 101-200 Very Unhealthful (V) Hazardous (H) 301-400 Low High Atlantic Ocean Stationary Dallas 8768 Houston 8569 Vineland 6242 Warm New Orleans 8668 At a Pollution Standard Index rating of 100, the general population begins to experience irritation and other unhealthful effects. Baltimore 6846 Rain Thunderstorms Snow Ice Miami 8573 Cold Atlantic City 6244 Water Temp 58 Dover 6544 Cape May 6145 Washington 6947 Yesterday's High Pollution Pollution Pollutant Forecast Standard Index Yesterday Today Bristol G40 PA Burlington G42 PA Camden M57 PA Chester G39 PA Norristown U105 PA Philadelphia M60 PA Trenton G32 OZ Wilmington M63 PA Ozone forecast available daily at 1-800-872-7261 and at www.dvrpc.org. Regional Forecast Marine Forecast City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow Albany, N.Y 6943t 5738s 5739c Kansas City, Mo.

6237s 7456pc 7645pc Albuquerque 6739pc 6848pc 7342pc LasWsgas 6951pc 7358pc 6849sh Anchorage 178s 15-2C 146sn Los Angeles 7154pc 6857pc 6454sh Atlanta 7558pc 7955s 8055pc Memphis 7459s 7960pc 8260pc Boston 5447c 6144s 6143pc Miami 8273pc 8573sh 8672sh Buffalo 7051A 5546pc 5949c Minneapolis 4839pc 6244pc 6339c Charleston, S.C. 7852c 7956pc 7858pc New Orleans 8565c 8668pc 8670s Charleston, WV 7359A 6643s 7156r Orlando 8662s 8564s 8663s Chicago 5245c 6249pc 6649c Phoenk 8356pc 8761pc 8562pc Cincinnati 7058t 6552s 7155sh Portland, Maine 5046c 5734s 5335pc Cleveland 6551sh 5848pc 6451sh Portland, Ore. 5445c 5139sh 4940sh Dallas 8057s 8768pc 8868pc Richmond 7953pc 7345s 7450pc Denver 6828s 6938pc 5826pc a Louis 5852pc 7555pc 7955pc Des Moines 5543pc 6848pc 7342pc Salt Lake City 6448pc 6149sh 5035sh Detroit 6548sh 5946pc 6252sh San Diego 6654pc 6958pc 6757sh Honolulu 8474pc 8574sh 8473s San Francisco 6453c 6050sh 6249pc Houston 8569pc 8569pc 8467pc San Juan 8874pc 8675A 8576sh Indianapolis 7050pc 6653pc 7158sh Seattle 4942sh 4639sh 4843r Jacksonville 8154pc 8057s 8160pc Tampa 8467s 8567s 8566s Poconos Chance of showers early, then becoming mostly sunny and breezy today. High 56. Partly cloudy tonight.

Low 34. Increasing clouds, chance of showers late tomorrow. High 58. Jersey Shore Becoming mostly sunny and breezy today. High 52.

Becoming partly cloudy tonight. Low 44. Partly cloudy and pleasant tomorrow. High 67. Delaware Becoming mostly sunny today.

High 68. Mostly clear tonight. Low 46. Partly cloudy and pleasant tomorrow with a slight chance of showers. High 67.

In the Region Weather indications sunny; pc partly cloudy; cloudy; sh showers; thunderstorms; Cities Abroad Manasquan to Cape Henlopen Becoming mostly sunny, breezy and cooler. Wind west at 15-20 knots. Visibility 4-8 miles. Waves 2-4 feet. Delaware Bay Becoming mostly sunny and cooler.

Wind west at 10-15 knots. Visibility 4-8 miles. Waves 1 foot or less. Cape Henlopen to Virginia Beach Mostly sunny and cooler. Wind northwest at 5-10 knots.

Visibility 5-10 miles. Waves 2-3 feet. Tides Today Philadelphia (Chestnut St.) High tide 5:16 a.m., 5:35 p.m. Low tide 12:24 a.m., 12:24 p.m. Delaware Breakwater High tide 12:23 p.m.

Low tide 5:40 a.m., 6:50 p.m. Cape May High tide 11:37 a.m. Low tide 4:47 a.m., 6:05 p.m. Atlantic City (Steel Pier) High tide 1 1 :03 a.m., 1 1 :40 p.m. Low tide 4:26 a.m., 5:44 p.m.

Beach Haven (Little Egg Harbor) High tide 1 :14 a.m., 1 :35 p.m. Low tide 7:53 a.m., 8:59 p.m. Barnegat Inlet High tide 11:19 a.m. Low tide 5:00 a.m., 6:06 p.m. Sunday's pollen, count and discomfort levels: Ragweed, 0, none; other weeds, 2.2, very low; mold spores, 4628.1 very high SOURCE: www.asthmacenter.com Philadelphia Almanac Readings taken through 5 p.m.

Temperatures High yesterday 74 (3 p.m.) Record high for yesterday 79 (1948) 3 p.m. humidity 48 Low yesterday 45 (4:42 a.m.) Record low for yesterday 26 (1962) Normal highlow 5842 Season heating degree days 279 Last season heating degree days 354 Normal season heating degree days 396 Yesterday's barometer 6 a.m 30.04 rising Noon 29.98 falling 6 p.m 29.88 rising Daylight sky conditions yesterday 60 clouds with 40 sunshine Precipitation Sunday 0 00 in. Month through Sunday 0.00 in. Year through Sunday 36.39 in. Normal through Sunday 36.15 in.

Surplus 0.24 in. City Yesterday Today Tomorrow City Yesterday Today Tomorrow Acapulco 8873s 8874A 8575pc MadiM 5934s 6343s 6648pc Amsterdam 5748r 5946sh 5847c Melbourne 8250sh 7352r 7451r Athens 6053s 6552c 6349sh Mexico City 7550pc 7652pc 7855A Auckland 6657sh 6955r 6552sh Milan 5955c 6549sh 6450c Bangkok 9077r 9778t 9676A Montreal 5739c 4830rs 4538c Barbados 8677sh 8879pc 8780pc Moscow 5030s 5638c 5437sh Beijing 5939s 5639pc 5738pc Nassau 8472pc 8371pc 8472pc Berlin 5237s 5541c 5945pc New Delhi 8459s 8462s 8563s Bermuda 7972pc 7765pc 7866pc Paris 5943c 6144c 6042c Brussels 5746s 5944sh 6243pc Prague 4637c 5843c 5745c Buenos Aires 7043s 6953s 6547s Rio de Janeiro 8475c 7967A 7867A Cairo 7257s 6751pc 6648s Rome 6457r 7153c 7252c Copenhagen 5246s 5137c 5642pc Seoul 6441pc 6651pc 6346pc Dublin 5546pc 5542c 5241c Singapore 8675A 8778A 8879A Havana 8470pc 8472pc 8575pc Stockholm 5246r 5641c 5543c Hong Kong 8875pc 8775pc 8876pc Sydney 7364c 7756A 7053r Jerusalem 6851s 6750pc 6650pc Tokyo 6057r 6754w 6852sh Johannesburg 7057s 8861A 8460c Toronto 6348sh 5241pc 5440pc London 5750s 5645c 5544c Mincouver 5041sh 4838sh 4743sh rain; sf snow flurries; sn snow; i ice. City Yesterday Today Tomorrow Allentown 7342t 6239s 6444pc Atlantic City 7144pc 6244s 6747pc Baltimore 7747pc 6846s 6749pc Harrisburg 7349t 6441 6747pc New York 6953pc 6247s 6446pc Pittsburgh 7353t 5943pc 6552sh Salisbury, Md. 7451pc 6843s 7049pc Scranton 7348c 5739s 5840c Washington 7754pc 6947s 7251 pc Wilmington 7645pc 6245s 6649pc Squabbling over soul of the Local Christian Hueber II enjoyed horses, hounds and classic cars. He had been joint master of the hounds for the Radnor Hunt.

Christian Hueber II, 49, owner of Jaguar dealer AKIRA SUWA Inquirer Staff Photographer Chestnut Hill Local staff members who signed an editorial supporting former editor James Sturdivant include (from left) Scott Alloway, Robyn John, Jimmy Pack, Sonia Leounes and Len Lear. LOCAL from Bl Library of Philadelphia's Chestnut Hill Branch. The questions on the minds of likely attendees: Is the Local a truly independent newspaper or a booster for the group that runs it? Is it a watchdog or a newsletter? That is how members of one group paint the debate, saying they support freedom of the press and the First Amendment, and how dare the newspaper's publisher involve itself in editorial affairs? The Local, they say, was created as an independent sounding board for the community almost 50 years ago and should stay that way. "We should have someone out there saying, 'Hey, folks, look out there. Look what's said Kathy Jones, whose late mother, Marie Jones, was a longtime Local editor.

"We've always had true freedom in that people could express their opinion as long as it's not libelous. I remember many nights sitting there with Mom and her saying, 'I think I have to put this The other side, which includes the three managers who originally asked that the editorial be withdrawn, says the matter is being blown out of proportion. This is not about basic rights of the press but about suggested changes in print and in personnel for the good of the publication and community, they say. Besides, some of them ask, what is wrong with an owner's taking some control over its product? "We have no authority over the content of the paper, and that's just an impossible situation for us to be in," said George Parry, chairman of the association's publisher's committee, who put forth the idea of selling the Local in an August editorial. "It's also an impossible situation for the editor of the paper to be in because if he wants to be in any way critical of the association, he has to be worried about offending the people who sign his paycheck." Over the years, those who have followed the newspaper's history say, the community association's few periodic attempts to exert control over the Local were quickly squashed, and executive committee of the Bryn Mawr Hound Show Association.

"He did a lot of things very well," said Frank Griffin, senior master of the hounds for Radnor Hunt. "He was an accomplished horseman and he had a passion for fox hunting." Mr. Hueber grew up in Penn Valley and graduated from the Haverford School. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1987, he had been married to Patricia Poland Hueber.

They met while fox hunting with the Brandywine Hunt in the 1980s, she said. He was a whip, keeping the hounds together, and she was the field master, keeping the riders together. In addition to his wife, Mr. Hueber is survived by his parents, Edward and Josephine Hueber; brothers Graham and Franz; and two nephews. A memorial service will be held at 9:30 a.m.

Nov. 24 at the Thanksgiving Radnor Hunt, Heartwood Farm, 912 N. Providence Newtown Square. By Sally A. Downey INQUIRER STAFF WRITER Christian Hueber II, 49, of Penn Valley, a business owner with a passion for hounds, horses and classic cars, died of pancreatic cancer Oct.

28 at home. Since 1979, Mr. Hueber owned and operated Philpenn Imported Cars, a Jaguar dealership in Bryn Mawr. He loved beautiful cars, his wife, Patricia Poland Hueber, said, and owned a 1953 type Bentley Continental. He was coauthor with David Sulzberger of Bentley Continental Sports Saloon.

The book chronicles the history of his rare car and of the 203 others he found in existence only 208 were produced. Fictional British secret agent James Bond drove an type Bentley Continental before switching to Aston Martins. Mr. Hueber designed the course for the road rally at the Radnor Hunt Concours d'Ele-gance, an annual motor-car event. He also laid out the course for Radnor Hunt's hunter-horse trials.

For the last two years he had been joint master of the hounds for the Radnor Hunt and was former show chairman and member of the Berger said she had only asked Sturdivant to change the editorial. He said she initially had ordered him to pull it, then backed down and said she was simply asking him not to run it. "It was an attempt to take away my ability to make decisions," Sturdivant said. Other things had happened in the past "lots of after-the-fact 'Why did you run that? You should have waited. You should have come to me first' but this was the first time they directly attempted to intervene." He published the editorial and the next day gave four weeks' notice.

Management, he said, told him to leave immediately. Berger said she was shocked by Sturdivant's departure. Still, she said, she believes it is wrong for a newspaper to go after its publisher on its editorial page. "News pages? Absolutely. News must be fair, evenhand-ed, to the highest possible standards of journalism, and it's our job to report on issues that affect Chestnut Hill and Northwest Philadelphia," she said.

"But you don't take on your boss in the editorial box." torialize on those issues of most importance. If Sturdivant had been slavish or faint of heart or timid, he would still be here." Newspaper operations manager Nancy Berger said that was just not true. Sturdivant, she said, had an "explosion" and resigned without trying to resolve matters. "Nobody's First Amendment rights are being abridged," said Berger, who was out of town when the edition went to press but said she had copyedited some of the letters. "This was just the biggest, just most unfortunate piece of miscommunica-tion that I think I have ever seen." There are contrasting accounts of what happened Oct.

18. Berger said she and two other managers had gone into Sturdivant's office after reading his editorial on the association's plan to improve its image, which includes speaking "with one voice" to promote the idea it is unified and focused. In his editorial, Sturdivant wrote that speaking in one voice was a bad idea for the newspaper. Either it could stay independent from its publishing arm, as it always had, or be turned into a marketing and cheerleading vehicle for association members. business went on as usual.

But the latest skirmishes, ongoing since August, seem to be the most serious. Underlying the outward problems are ones others say are internal. Some criticize the association's leadership for kowtowing to critics, including developer Richard Snowden, who at one time threatened to sue the newspaper and was then appointed to the publisher's committee. In an e-mail, Betty Brady, the association's community manager, wrote that a lot of misinformation was floating around the community, and that the association "would never impede freedom of speech." Association president Maxine Dornemann could not be reached for comment. Other critics say decisions about the Local's leadership are made behind closed doors.

In Thursday's edition the first one published since the latest resignation letter after letter denounced the association for alleged "secrecy, bullying and cronyism." An editorial signed by 10 staff members said that "Sturdivant was forced out of the Local for the 'crime' of doing exactly what a great editor is supposed to do to report fairly and accurately on news of interest to readers and to analyze and edi Contact staff writer Sally A. Downey at 215-854-2913 or sdowneyphillynews.com. Contact staff writer Natalie Pompilio at 215-854-2813 or npompiliophillynews.com. Get a Th-Classified Ad for 10 days for just 20 bucks. Call 800-34 1-34 13..