Patrons wait hours at PennDOT locations for new Pa. voter IDs

LOCAL HEADLINES

1. Long Lines, Waits to Get Pa. Voter IDs (Daily News)
2. Charter Schools Anticipate Funding Bill Decision (Tribune)
3. Burglars Steal Nearly $40,000 in Jewelry in Bala Cynwyd Area (MyFoxPhilly)

WEATHER

• Humid – and rain possible
• HIGHS: 75°
• WIND: NNE 6 mph

TODAY IN HISTORY

• 1779 – The Continental Congress appoints John Adams to travel to France as minister plenipotentiary in charge of negotiating treaties of peace and commerce with Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
• 1540 – In Rome, the Society of Jesus – a Roman Catholic missionary organization – receives its charter from Pope John Paul III.
• 1930 – Golfer Bobby Jones wins his fourth major tournament of the year, making him the first person ever to win the “Grand Slam” of golf.
• 1939 – On this day, 140,000 Polish troops are taken prisoner by the German invaders as Warsaw surrenders to the superior mechanized forces of Hitler’s army.