Charleston Daily Mail back issues from July 1998:
Proposals call for sweeping tax changes: Governor's panel says current code too complex, unfair
Jul 02, 1998; ... Gov. Cecil Underwood today received a proposal to overhaul WestVirginia's tax code, calling the 129-page document a "monumentalpiece of work." The year-long study by the governor's Commission on Tax Fairness"goes more deeply into the philosophy of our tax system than we'veever ...
Transportation official names new assistant
Jul 02, 1998 ... Transportation Secretary Sam Bonasso has named a long-timeDivision of Highways employee as his executive assistant. Bonasso appointed Susan Watkins to the position Wednesday. Shehas worked for the DOH for nine years in several capacities,including an executive assistant to the ...
Victims can apply for federal aid now: Locally, cleanup effort needs some helping hands
Jul 02, 1998; ... Now that President Clinton has named six West Virginia countiesfederal disaster areas, flood victims can start applying for disasterhousing, grants and low cost loans. Braxton, Gilmer, Jackson, Kanawha, Roane and Wood counties areeligible for federal disaster assistance. Victims ...
Thousands fleeing fires in Florida
Jul 02, 1998 ... ORMOND BEACH, Fla. - Dozens of homes and buildings were destroyedovernight, 35,000 people fled their homes and the fires ravaging twocounties were only expected to get bigger today. "Mother nature is not cooperating. We're expecting gusts of windup to 20 mph throughout the day ....
Minor League Minor
Jul 02, 1998; ... IT was the hardest decision of his life. Should he leave his family - whom he had never been away from formore than a week - and travel to a foreign country where he would beby far the youngest professional baseball player? Or should he remain at home in Venezuela, giving up a ...
Minor League Minor
Jul 02, 1998; ... VENEZUELAN VELOCITY: A hard-throwing, 16-year-old from Venezuela,Jacobo Sequea is enjoying success with the Charleston Alley Catsdespite his youth and inability to speak English ....
Instant background checks await hunters: People buying rifles will face on-the-spot scrutiny in December
Jul 02, 1998 ... WASHINGTON - The National Rifle Association and gun controladvocates are in rare agreement about one aspect of a new federalrestriction on rifles and shotguns - few people know about it. Starting Dec. 1, deer hunters and other sportsmen will have topass an instant background check ...
Former Putnam deputy sues over firing
Jul 02, 1998; ... WINFIELD - A former deputy has filed suit against the PutnamCounty sheriff, appealing a civil service commission ruling on theloss of his job. In the action filed in Putnam Circuit Court, Tommie F. Ashley Jr.,34, alleges his due process rights were violated. He seeks back payand ...
news in brief
Jul 02, 1998 ... LEGAL VICTORY: Webster Hubbell, right, with his wife Suzy, talksto reporters about the dismissal of tax evasion charges. Judge dismisses Hubbell indictment WASHINGTON - Handed a major legal defeat, Whitewater prosecutorKenneth Starr has summoned key witness Linda ...
today's people
Jul 02, 1998 ... MOTHER? A woman born in Buenos Aires claims she is the daughterof Evita Peron, shown in this file photo. Woman claims she is Evita's daughter BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A woman claiming to be Evita Peron'sdaughter wants to take a DNA test to prove the fabled first lady ...
dailyquote
Jul 02, 1998 ... "If the bilingual program serves to teach our children English,then we ought to say, 'Thank you very much,' and leave them inplace." Gov. George W ....
GM, union have a history of distrust: Company urged to change to become more competitive
Jul 02, 1998 ... DETROIT - For General Motors Corp. to reach its goal of becomingleaner and more competitive globally, labor experts say it needs tochange the way it deals with its biggest union - soon. With GM's North American production at a virtual standstillbecause of two parts plant strikes, ...
Sunrise: 6:07 a.m.Sunset:: 8:54 p.m.
Jul 02, 1998 ... 5 p.m. 80 8 p.m. 78 11 p.m. 70 2 a.m. 65 5 ...
Babs, Brolin waste no time, wed
Jul 02, 1998 ... MALIBU, Calif. - On a clear day exactly two years after theirromance began, Barbra Streisand and James Brolin exchanged weddingvows Wednesday evening during a private ceremony at her estateoverlooking the Pacific Ocean. Streisand's son, Jason, gave the bride away, publicist ...
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REGIONAL:
Jul 02, 1998 ... WEST VIRGINIA: Clear tonight with areas of dense fog developing.Lows in the upper 50s. Mostly sunny Friday with highs in the low tomid-80s. KENTUCKY: Partly cloudy tonight with lows 60 to 65. Partly sunnyFriday with a chance of thunderstorms west ...
HOROSCOPE
Jul 02, 1998; ... FORECAST FOR FRIDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). Vibrant interactions this morninglead to your best ideas yet. Affairs of the heart satisfy when worklets you down. Emotionally unstable individuals require you to havefirm boundaries. rTAURUS (April 20-May 20). Concern about ...
Elderly grandpa not welcome at wedding
Jul 02, 1998; ... DEAR ABBY: Please correct me if I am wrong, but I believe mycousin, "Lenore," is the most selfish person I know. Lenore is getting married in an evening ceremony and has decidedto dis-invite our grandfather, Pop-Pop. Pop-Pop was so excited aboutattending, he bought a new suit and ...
Make a date in Fayette
Jul 02, 1998 ... - Fridays and Saturdays through October: 7:30 p.m. walking tour ofFayetteville; 8:30 p.m. ghost tour. For latter, call 256-tour. - Every day at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.: ranger talk at Canyon RimVisitor Center. - Saturdays and Sundays: bus tour to gorge starting at Canyon Rim;every ...
'Dr. Dolittle' funny in a silly sort of way: Stars Clooney, Lopez give 'Out of Sight' some sizzle
Jul 02, 1998 ... Dr. Dolittle (PG-13) HH 1/2 By CHRIS DICKERSON DAILY MAIL STAFF First of all, you can't even begin to compare this movie with the1967 musical version starring Rex Harrison. Except for the title and the idea of a man who can talk to theanimals, ...
Hundreds flock to Princess Diana's grave
Jul 02, 1998 ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GREAT BRINGTON, England - Hundreds of Princess Diana's admirerspassed through the imposing stone gates of her ancestral home, thefirst in a flood to view the mementos of a life that ended tragicallynearly a year ago. On what would have been her 37th ...
Funding sought for theater
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Charleston Civic Center Director John Robertson looks at theLittle Theater and sees aged stage rigging and a frayed curtainsystem, most of which were made when the place was constructed in1958. There's nothing like a 40th anniversary for a little ...
Bonds sold for highway work
Jul 02, 1998; ... The state has sold $220 million in bonds for highway constructionprojects. Tuesday's bond sale was proposed by Gov. Cecil Underwood andapproved by the Legislature this year. The state will pay 4.968 percent to bondholders, which Underwoodsaid was low. Part of the ...
Putnam office improves: But some problems remain in way clerk's funds are handled
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER WINFIELD - The Putnam County clerk's office has made dramaticimprovements in handling payments on payroll deductions sinceproblems were reported early this year, a state auditor said. But problems, including an unusual number of errors ...
readers' vent line
Jul 02, 1998 ... * I'd like to say thanks to all the people who volunteered andcame to help in the Clendenin area. - To all parents: I'd like to advise you not to let your kids playin that high water or water in creeks or in ditch lines, becausedon't you know kids can get diseases from ...
Searchers find body of baby swept away during flooding
Jul 02, 1998 ... The body of a 4-month-old baby swept from his mother's arms duringsevere flooding has been found. The body of Dakota Cheyenne Taylor was discovered about 3:30 p.m.Tuesday by a search team examining an area about 10,000 feet from hisFrame home, said Jeff Harbour, director of support ...
Some facing cable rate changes
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Capitol Cablecomm customers in the eastern section of KanawhaCounty soon will see changes in their bills. About 70 percent will see a bill boost and the remaining 30percent will pay less, said General Manager Michael Kelemen. The determining factor will ...
Mayors open city halls for aid
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Many citizens think nothing worthwhile can come out of city hall.Mayors statewide are hoping that at least people can bring somethinggood into it. The mayors of the West Virginia Municipal League announced planstoday for cities across the state to use their ...
Casey the kitten sure does like cameras
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Capricious he may be, but Casey the kitten isn't likely to wind upin the doghouse anytime soon. The 7-week-old feline, dressed in patriotic garb, helped AmandaHudnall of Belle become the year's first local winner in the KodakInternational Newspaper Snapshot ...
Fayette County Afloat: with activities
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF FAYETTEVILLE - If the Marquis de Lafayette visited his WestVirginia namesake, do you suppose he would jump on a raft and surfthe rapids? Mais, oui! After all, nearly two dozen companies hold 10-year licenses toshuttle visitors down what many call the ...
The Current: Libraries need to stay in control
Jul 02, 1998; ... Libraries need to stay in control TO say that government and art make strange bedfellows hardly doesjustice to the subject of their pairing. Like a couple in a longtime, mutually abusive relationship, eachshould probably seek a restraining order against the other. The ...
Current CDs
Jul 02, 1998 ... MxPx "Slowly Going the Way of the Buffalo" (A&M) The third, fourth (or could it possibly be the fifth?) generationof DIY bands is graduating - and the major-label feeding frenzy ison. Snatching up MxPx was, as they say, is a gimme, with the bandhaving already sold more than ...
Let's Go
Jul 02, 1998 ... Music CARNEGIE HALL: Lewisburg. Ivy Terrace Concert with The WestVirginia Bluegrass Connection, 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Free. TAYLOR BOOKS: 226 Capitol St. Folk-rock with Some AssemblyRequired, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday. Call 342-1461. WEST VIRGINIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: ...
In touch in Fayette
Jul 02, 1998; ... In touch in Fayette - New River Gorge National River headquarters in Glen Jean: open 8a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays; 465-0508 for information or on theInternet at www.nps.gov/neri - Canyon Rim Visitors Center on U.S. 19: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily insummer; 574-2115 - ...
Current
Jul 02, 1998 ... Mojos open First Fridays series Reformed 60s garage-rockers The Mojos will headline the secondshow of a summerlong concert series this Friday. The group will appear at 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the ElkRiver Town Center Inn, as part of a series of "First Fridays"concerts ...
TV spots boost Mountain Stage: Photographer, Groce team up for WCHS ads
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF When they learned he was filming a TV promotional spot, spectatorshad a burning question for Mountain Stage host Larry Groce. "Hey, where's the babes?" one shouted to Groce, who was beingfilmed by a TV camera set up on a downtown Charleston ...
Smart Guy
Jul 02, 1998 ... Answer: Two groups who have provided several regulars for thecurrent Mountain Stage house band: the Bob Thompson Trio ...
Smart Guy
Jul 02, 1998 ... Question: Who were the guests on the pilot episode of ...
BIG and small: This dog show offers something for both, Event features all- breed competition, obedience trial
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF NANCY Staab prefers David over Goliath, Muggsy Bogues overShaquille O' Neal and Gary Coleman over Denzel Washington. For many years, Staab exhibited Irish Wolfhounds - a breed of verylarge, heavy dogs with a hard, rough coat. But handling and caringfor the ...
GOP chief a happy camper
Jul 02, 1998; ... STATE Republican Chairman David Tyson has declared the recentlycompleted Republican Youth Leadership Camp in Webster County a hugesuccess. Tyson says the GOP has much to look forward to from the 69teenagers who graduated from Camp Lincoln last month. "Camp Lincoln exceeded ...
AS DIFFERENT AS BLACK AND WHITE
Jul 02, 1998; ... Barkley, a 6-year-old male American Champion Newfoundland, left,and Honour, a 3-year-old female American Champion West Highland WhiteTerrier, represent ...
Water levels safe for boats, officials say: Weather service reports area rivers hit crests earlier in week
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF After pounding rain caused water levels in 24 counties to rise,the last thing West Virginians may want to do is go out on the water. But if they want to spend their Fourth of July floating down theriver, they can, said officials with the U.S. Coast Guard ...
Recalls
Jul 02, 1998 ... * MINIVANS - General Motors Corp. has agreed to voluntarilyrecall about 152,000 Chevrolet and Oldsmobile minivans because of aproblem with their seat releases. The recall targets the 1997 and 1998 model years of the ChevroletVenture and Oldsmobile Silhouette that have a split ...
New St. Francis president emphasizes community needs: Administrator wants friendlier approach to doctors, patients
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL HEALTH REPORTER St. Francis Hospital has a new administrator. Daniel Lauffer, former chief operating officer of the Charlestonhospital, was appointed Wednesday as president and chief executiveofficer. Lauffer said he plans to carry on services in line with ...
Aware of hidden 401(k) fees?: Financial firms don't have to detail service costs for investors
Jul 02, 1998; ... WASHINGTON - Noting that some workers aren't even aware that theypay, the government is offering a new booklet explaining feestypically charged by 401(k) retirement savings plans and howto find out about them. "Many workers may not want to deal with it, but they have ...
Harassment issues get new attention: Supreme Court ruling has companies looking at policies
Jul 02, 1998; ... Sandra Marsh couldn't quite decide whether to sign up her twosmall health care companies for the Harassment Hotline offered by aconsultant. Then the Supreme Court made up her mind. In a landmark pair of decisions last week, the high court openedcompanies to more sexual ...
Plant closing means end to 170 jobs
Jul 02, 1998; ... MIDDLEWAY - A Jefferson County plant that makes metal printingplates will close by year's end, leaving 172 workers jobless. Imation Corp. is still looking for a buyer for the facility, plantManager Larry Doris said Tuesday. "We met and negotiated with a number of parties about ...
Funding for union election in doubt
Jul 02, 1998; ... WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is asking for 10 more days toget financing for a planned Teamsters election amid concerns federalsupervision of the contest could be abandoned. "If the government is not able to obtain sufficient fundingwithin 10 days, the department would expect ...
local news
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL River search Divers spent more than four hours Wednesday searching for a manwhom witnesses said struggled in the Kanawha River before sinkingunder the current. The Charleston Fire Department was ...
State troopers seize marijuana crops near Alum Creek
Jul 02, 1998 ... State troopers seized $140,000 worth of marijuana early thismorning in a field near Alum Creek in Kanawha County, said a StatePolice spokesman. Five troopers recovered the crop just after midnight. The fieldwas spotted on a flyover Wednesday, and police attempted to movequickly ...
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Jul 02, 1998; ... Politicians, not judges, would decide what constitutes a "thoroughand efficient" system of public schools under a constitutionalamendment proposed by the Governor's Commission on Tax Fairness. Part of the commission's assignment was to find a way to meet therequirements of a 1982 ...
GW wins MSAC Gold commissioner's trophy
Jul 02, 1998; ... THIS fall, the Mountain State Athletic Conference drops its big-school Blue and smaller-school Gold divisions in favor of one, 16-team league. Which makes winning the 1997-98 Gold Division commissioner'strophy all the more sweet for George Washington High School. The Patriots ...
BRIEFLY
Jul 02, 1998 ... BASEBALL - Tony Phillips, who pleaded guilty to a cocaine possession chargelast year while a member of the Anaheim Angels, agreed to a minor-league contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Anaheim attempted to suspend the 16-year veteran, but the penaltywas overturned by ...
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Jul 02, 1998; ... MORGANTOWN - West Virginia basketball coach Gale Catlett says hehopes to have a new assistant coach on campus by Aug. 1. The Mountaineers have been without a lead assistant since April,when Mel Hankinson left Morgantown to take over the Liberty (Va.)University basketball ...
Viva la France: Tauziat moves on to finals
Jul 02, 1998; ... WIMBLEDON, England - Nathalie Tauziat became the first Frenchwoman to reach the Wimbledon final in 73 years, overcoming a horriblestart today to beat Natasha Zvereva. Tauziat barely kept the ball in the court as she dropped seven ofthe first eight games, but she recovered in time ...
Piepenbrink has big plans for his Herd: Huntington native says good recruiting is key to success
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Dave Piepenbrink, 31, was hired this week as Marshall University'sbaseball coach. Piepenbrink was a three-year assistant coach who waselevated to interim coach in the middle of this season when CraigAntush resigned. Piepenbrink played in the same ...
Fires force postponement of Pepsi 400
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The Pepsi 400, the first night NASCAR raceat Daytona International Speedway, was postponed today because ofwildfires burning out of control in Florida. The holiday race, scheduled for Saturday night, was billed as thelargest night sports event ever. "The ...
Cats split doubleheader, end road trip today
Jul 02, 1998; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER It took more than half the season, but the Charleston Alley Catsfinally are one of the hottest teams in the South Atlantic League. After winning the first game of a doubleheader, 5-1, againstPiedmont on Wednesday, the Cats had a six-game winning ...
Reds may add black to uniforms
Jul 02, 1998; ... CINCINNATI - Cincinnati Red pitcher Brett Tomko, who got hissecond straight win in Tuesday night's 6-3 victory over the Twins,may have let the cat out of the bag about possible uniform changes. The former Charleston Alley Cat told The Cincinnati Enquirer thathe learned ...
interleague: nl BALLPARKS
Jul 02, 1998 ... twins 2, reds 1 Brad Radke, Minnesota's lone All-Star representative, got hisninth win as the Twins halted Cincinnati's five-game winning streak. Radke allowed nine hits and struck out four in six innings afterbeing named to his first All-Star team earlier in the ...
Otto's stars
Jul 02, 1998 ... * ken griffey jr., Mariners. Hit his AL-best 34th home run andthree doubles. - chipper jones, Braves. Hit a two-run, two-out home run in theninth inning, his second of the game, to give Atlanta a victory atTampa Bay. - kerry wood, Cubs. Allowed two runs and three hits with 13 ...
INTERLEAGUE: AL BALLPARKS
Jul 02, 1998 ... YANKEES 5, PHILLIES 2 David Wells pitched seven strong innings and Tino Martinez drovein four runs. Wells, one of five Yankees picked for the AL All-Star team earlierin the day, held the Phillies to one earned run and extended hisstreak of innings without a walk to ...
NL GAME
Jul 02, 1998 ... cubs 6, diamondbacks 4 Chicago rookie Kerry Wood, left off the NL All-Star team, struckout 13 in eight innings and improved his home record to 6-0. Wood gave up two runs and three hits. Sammy Sosa, who hit arecord 20 homers in June, began July with a pair of RBI doubles ...
NATIONAL LEAGUE ALL-STAR ROSTER
Jul 02, 1998 ... STARTERS Catcher-Mike Piazza, New York. First Base-Mark McGwire, St. Louis. Second Base-Craig Biggio, Houston. Third Base-Chipper Jones, Atlanta. Shortstop-Walt Weiss, Atlanta. Outfield-Tony Gwynn, San Diego; Barry Bonds, San Francisco; ...
WVU's research in new hands
Jul 02, 1998 ... MORGANTOWN - A professor from Auburn University in Alabama hasbeen hired to run West Virginia University's research programs. John Weete, who has taught botany and lipid biochemistry, beginswork Sept. 1, Provost Gerald Lang said Wednesday. Weete had been associate dean of ...