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July 1, 2024

Widow of Pa. senator, city councilwoman dies at age 90

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Joan L. Specter, a former member of the Philadelphia City Council and the wife of the late Sen. Arlen Specter, died on Saturday at age 90.

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