Charleston Daily Mail back issues from May 1999:
CAMC job cuts fewer than expected; no more set
May 01, 1999; ... Fewer employees of Charleston Area Medical Center than expectedlost their jobs in recent months, and there are no additional cutsonthe horizon, a CAMC official said Friday. "Currently, we do not have any further plans to reducepositions,"said Les Melton, CAMC vice president of ...
Clinic takes new patients
May 01, 1999; ... West Virginia Health Right is accepting new patients from doctorsagain. The clinic had stopped doing that three months ago. In February, Health Right Administrator Pat White said the cliniclacked space, money and volunteers to handle its growing number oflow-income ...
Cannelton plant lays off 350
May 01, 1999; ... About 350 workers at a preparation plant near London are out ofwork until a stockpile of coal diminishes, a coal company officialsaid Friday. A union leader sees the action as retaliatory. Terry Whitt is vice president for human resources for WestVirginia Indiana Coal ...
Bulletin Board
May 01, 1999 ... FUTURE EVENTS Governor's Prayer Breakfast, sponsored by Gov. Cecil Underwood,will be held from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Embassy Suites,300Court St., Charleston. The cost is $10 as part of the National Dayof Prayer activities. The Arts Department of the Woman's Club ...
First dance at prom with metal detector
May 01, 1999; ... Metal detectors, security checks and conspicuous police will beasmuch a part of prom night this spring as the warm embraces, adoringglances and stolen kisses that have long defined the celebrated highschool dance. Though still a premier event at most West Virginia high ...
'Dangerous': Teachers sruggle with edict on labeling student potential
May 01, 1999; ... NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Fred Atwell will never forget the teacher'swords about his son, then a seventh-grader at Reservoir MiddleSchoolin Newport News. "He told us, 'Your son is a very violent kid,'"Atwell recalled. The Atwells were so disturbed by the teacher's assessment thatthey ...
Teen freed in stabbing that wasn't a stabbing
May 01, 1999; ... CHICAGO (AP) - A judge has freed a teen-ager who confessed tofatally stabbing a woman who, it turns out, was never stabbed. The case has stoked the debate over whether Chicago police arebullying people into admitting to crimes they didn't commit. Eddie Huggins, 16, had spent ...
Nightmare Another frame-up?
May 01, 1999 ... INCREDIBLY, a U.S. magistrate has found that a West Virginiastatetrooper deliberately lied on the witness stand to send an innocentman to prison for 12 years. Incredibly, a top state lawyer defends the trooper, calling him"avaluable and trusted employee." Good grief - ...
Smiles
May 01, 1999 ... To Maggie Dudley, who gave Charleston land for a fire-police-ambulance station on Corridor G. To six Kanawha Valley auto dealers who jointly donated $150,000for the Arts & Sciences Center - and State Farm insurance, whichadded $25,000. To Rick Cale of Preston County, who ...
Readers' forum
May 01, 1999 ... Officers in schools can prevent attacks Editor: I sit here sick to my stomach, watching and listening to CNNcoverthe slayings in Littleton, Colo.As a former schoolteacher, the tragedy truly concerns me. Wheredo high school students get these weapons?Where are their ...
Mass. school learned from '93 attack
May 01, 1999 ... Fifteen students from Dartmouth (Mass.) High School arrived inWashington as the aftershocks from the Columbine shootingsreverberated through the quaking country. They were all members oftheir school's chapter of the East Timor Action Network. They werepleasant and well-spoken, and ...
Lottery winners can't be corporations Anonymity the aim, but loophole concerns officials
May 01, 1999; ... Lottery winners will have to be natural women (or men, for thatmatter) to claim their jackpots, under rules adopted Friday by thestate Lottery Commission. Lottery attorney John Melton said the rule change is intended tohead off a potential problem with jackpot winners who ...
Communities should decide on gaming, Ky. governor says
May 01, 1999 ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Paul Patton said that any lawlegalizing casinos in Kentucky should allow communities to decidewhether they want the gaming. The governor said he has not taken a position on casino gambling,but he wants an open, public discussion of the ...
Salem slaying suspect beaten in Harrison jail
May 01, 1999 ... CLARKSBURG (AP) - A Clarksburg man who admitted killing anelderlyHarrison County woman was hospitalized Friday after an apparentbeating at a jail. Witnesses told WDTV-TV of Bridgeport that James Kearns, 32, wasbeaten Thursday by other inmates at the Harrison County ...
Lincoln electrical outage planned
May 01, 1999 ... Electrical service will be interrupted for about six hours Sundaywhile maintenance work is performed in Lincoln County, officialssaid. About 1,600 Lincoln County customers will be affected by thetemporary outage. Power will be out from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. for customers who ...
Monongalia senator files for secretary of state
May 01, 1999; ... A state senator declared Friday that he intends to run forsecretary of state. Sen. Michael Oliverio, D-Monongalia, filed precandidacy papersFriday, and said he intends to run for the office whether Secretaryof State Ken Hechler seeks re-election or not. "I'm in the race," ...
AT&T, union discuss job cuts
May 01, 1999 ... WASHINGTON (AP) - AT&T is in negotiations with its biggest unionover eliminating thousands of technical jobs, a company spokesmansaid Friday. The Communications Workers of America, in a statement, said ithasbeen discussing with AT&T "the proposed downsizing of 2,400 to ...
Delightful twin bill at the ballet
May 01, 1999; ... The Charleston Ballet has not had a night like Friday sinceBrookeBaker and Rhiannon Lytton danced three seasons back. On Friday, the company opened a delightful program of two full-length ballets, "Alice in Wonderland" and "The Flappers." On the one hand, these were ...
Two new TV specials examine, celebrate motherhood
May 01, 1999; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - Before you pick out a Mother's Day card, takealook at the matriarchs in PBS' "Moms" and Lifetime's "DifferentMoms." The two films offer more than a warm, milk-and-cookies look atmotherhood, and it's likely you'll come away with a renewedappreciation for what ...
Church activities
May 01, 1999 ... Anniversaries - Levi First Missionary Baptist Church, 5125 Church Drive, Rand,will have the 9th anniversary celebration for the Rev. Ben Merchantat 11 a.m. Sunday at the church. The Rev. David Allen, choir andcongregation of Welcome Baptist Church of Beckley will be ...
Muslim women settle dispute over scarves
May 01, 1999 ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Seven Muslim women who say they were fired forrefusing to remove religious head scarves while working securityjobsat Dulles International Airport learned this week that they canreturn to work. The concession was part of a settlement reached with ...
Hands tied in Colo. threats, police say
May 01, 1999 ... LITTLETON, Colo. (AP) - Police began keeping an eye on ColumbineHigh School gunman Eric Harris a year ago after learning hethreatened to kill a schoolmate and others, and often talked aboutmaking and blowing up pipe bombs. But aside from watching Harris, sheriff's deputies said ...
400 storm jail in Guatemala
May 01, 1999 ... GUATEMALA CITY (AP) - More than 400 people stormed a jail in apolice station and freed 12 ex-paramilitaries who had been convictedof killing a peasant during Guatemala's civil war, police said. The mob entered the station Friday in Huehuetenango, 80 milesnortheast of Guatemala ...
Failures hike satellite costs to $3 billion
May 01, 1999; ... CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A military communication satelliteworth $800 million ended up in the wrong orbit Friday, the thirdfailed mission in a row for the Air Force's most powerful rocket. The three strikes have cost taxpayers $3 billion. "When we have three failures in a ...
OBITUARIES
May 01, 1999 ... J. David Ayres FORT MYERS, Fla. - J. David Ayres, 94, of Fort Myers died April27, 1999, in Cumming, Ga. He and his wife were former owners of Ayres Clock & Gift Shop,Charleston, W.Va. He was a member of the Shrine in Charleston andFort Myers.Surviving: wife, Lula Alice ...
Funerals today
May 01, 1999 ... ALEXANDER, Zella M. - 2 p.m., Tyree Funeral Home, Oak Hill. BARRON, William A. - 1 p.m. Fairlawn Baptist Church, Parkersburg. BROWN, Austin C. - 2 p.m., Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.BURDETTE, Dennis G. Sr. - 2 p.m., Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home,Peterstown.BUTCHER, Homer - ...
Deaths in the state
May 01, 1999 ... BARR - Donald T., 65, of Sophia, April 29, 1999, Rose &Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley. BENNETT - Iva M., 87, of Rainelle, April 29, 1999, Wallace &Wallace Funeral Home, Rainelle. BOLEN - Virginia A., 59, of Josephine, April 29, 1999, MeltonMortuary, Beckley.FEAZELL - ...
Carnival ride death indictment dropped
May 01, 1999 ... AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A murder indictment was dismissed Fridayagainst amusement company executives, workers and inspectors overthedeath of a girl who was thrown from a carnival ride. Prosecutors said they needed more time to investigate, but theamusement company said the case ...
Man who stopped massacre is killed
May 01, 1999; ... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AP) - A man who stopped a 1988shooting spree by a white extremist was fatally shot in the capital,authorities said Friday. Simon Mukondoleli, a private investigator, was attacked lateThursday by two men in downtown Pretoria. He was shot in the chestand ...
Bus carrying deaf children flips, killing 1
May 01, 1999 ... BRAIDWOOD, Ill. (AP) - A bus carrying deaf children to a spellingbee overturned on a highway Friday, killing a father. Four adults were seriously hurt in the crash. None of the 16children aboard suffered major injuries. Police said the bus swerved across the median into ...
Energy chief blasts lab's security lapse
May 01, 1999 ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said Friday asuspected spy for China at the Los Alamos National Laboratory shouldhave had his access to top secrets taken away long before it was. "It seems within the lab, within the Department of Energy therewere some ...
Statebriefs
May 01, 1999 ... Ex-Wood recreation chief guilty of embezzling $950 PARKERSBURG - The former director of the Wood County RecreationCommission has pleaded guilty to embezzling $950. Rex A. Foster of Vienna was fined $567 Thursday in Wood CountyMagistrate Court and ordered to repay the amount he ...
WVU word play, and a whopper of a story
May 01, 1999 ... QUOTES OF THE WEEK: WVU football coach Don Nehlen in answer to aquestion: "Yep, I think we'll go to a bowl game." WVU basketball coach Gale Catlett: "Yes, but do you think you'llwin it?" ***AWOL: Nehlen, of course, passed on the opportunity to follow witha zinger to Catlett ...
Claudio's quick to excel at two spring sports
May 01, 1999; ... When not sprinting down the track at speeds that set him apart,Chris Claudio dabbles in baseball. He minimizes his talents on the diamond but concedes that, on thebases, his quickness works nicely to his advantage. In 19stolen-base attempts, he succeeded all 19 times. Despite ...
It's a big birthday bash at Derby
May 01, 1999 ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Serious horse players and casual fans,party goers and party givers will help celebrate the 125th KentuckyDerby at grand old Churchill Downs. Many will barely get a glimpse of the race, but they will betheretoday when the pounding hooves of 19 3-year-old ...
Venereal diseases a 'silent epidemic'
May 01, 1999; ... Since being diagnosed with herpes in 1982, Alice has gotten usedto dealing with the painful sores that erupt on her genitals. She's gotten used to the shame and stigma that surround herdisease. She's even growing to accept the fact that the virus insideher will never fully go away ....
Timing is everything in taking medications
May 01, 1999; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - "Prepare for morning," say the ads showing astartled Dagwood, of comic strip fame, leaping out of bed as thealarm rings. It's a catchy attempt to sell a new blood pressuremedicine, but underlying the cartoon is a serious message: Our bodies have internal rhythms ...
Tips for protecting yourself from STDs
May 01, 1999 ... What can you do to protect yourself? Plenty. Here's what youneed to know: - Sexually transmitted diseases can be spread through vaginal,oral and anal sex. Some viruses, such as the human papilloma virus,also can be transmitted through skin-to-skin contact involving thegenitals ....
Gazette 1899
May 01, 1999 ... Taken from the pages of the Daily Gazette in the months and daysprior to the turn of the 20th century. Each item corresponds withthe same week in 1899. Italic type denotes actual text from 100years prior: Oh, that old trick In the criminal courts yesterday, the case of ...
, Senior Bruno's Classic
May 01, 1999 ... HOOVER, Ala. - Scores Friday after the first round of the $1.2million Bruno's Memorial Classic on the par-72 (36-36), 6,992-yardGreystone Golf Club course: Bob Duval 34-33-67 Tommy Aaron 35-34-69Joe Inman 36-33-69Larry Ziegler 33-36-69Mike Hill 35-34-69Walter Hall ...
Today's area schedule
May 01, 1999 ... High school Baseball Poca at Scott, noonChapmanville at Nitro, noonRoane County at Capital (2), noonRipley at Cabell Midland, 12:30 p.m.Big Creek at Council, Ohio (2), 1 p.m.Mount View at Richwood (2), 1 p.m.St. Albans vs. Hurricane, Greenbrier East High, 2:30 ...
Meetings, etc.
May 01, 1999 ... * NITRO LITTLE LEAGUE: The Nitro Lions Little League will holdregistration for Big League baseball for ages 16-18 from 6 to 8 p.m.Tuesday at the Nitro City Park concession stand. Registration is $20 per player or $35 for a family. A birthcertificate is required. For more ...
California 500 lineup
May 01, 1999 ... California 500 FONTANA, Calif. - Lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Winston CupCalifornia 500 at the California Speedway with starting position,carnumber (in parentheses), driver, and make of car. NOTE: Due toinclement weather on Friday the starting line-up was set by pointsfor ...
Auto racing
May 01, 1999 ... Auto Club 300 LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Top 10 qualifiers for today's Auto Club300,at the California Speedway, with car number in parentheses, driverand car make (Due to inclement weather, starting positions weredetermined by current owner points, past race winners by car ...
College tennis
May 01, 1999 ... Mid-American Conference tournament At Muncie, Ind. Friday's resultsWestern Michigan 4, Marshall 1SinglesChinwah, WM d. Mitina 5-7, 6-3, 5-5 (retired); Malik, WM d.Cabiling 6-1, 6-1; Dimitrescu, WM d. Bengel 4-6, 6-2, 7-5; ...
Prep tennis
May 01, 1999 ... At Winfield High BOYS Friday's resultsWinfield 7, Huntington St. Joe 0SinglesAllen d. Hicks 8-0; Luckett d. Ferguson 8-0; Bowles d. Hinchman 8-1; Semder d. Brown 8-0DoublesAllen/Luckett d. Ferguson/Hicks 8-3; Murphy/Callahan d.Brown/Rajan 8-1; ...
AAUbasketball
May 01, 1999 ... AAU boys 11-12 At George Washington High 11 and underHunt. Express 47, W.Va. Warriors 36H - Thomas 14, Mayo 14; W - Ullom 1112 and underW.Va. Wildcats 71, Summersville 22W - Jarrett 16, Bullington 12, Simpkins 11; S - Johnson 12US Cellular Magic 56, W.Va. Cougars 53U ...
Self-motivation: Fayetteville sophomore distance ace widening the gap on the competition
May 01, 1999; ... Most track athletes use their competition for motivation. Thefaster they run, the faster you run. It's handy - and makes sense. But Jessica Taylor isn't like most track athletes. The Fayetteville High School sophomore is usually so far ahead ofher peers that she has to supply ...
Names in the games
May 01, 1999 ... Patriots' move to Connecticut is off The New England Patriots are back where they started, calling offa deal to move to Connecticut because a stadium could not be builtfast enough. In a major blow to Connecticut, Patriots spokesman Stacey Jamessaid the team notified Gov. John ...
Sports briefs
May 01, 1999 ... Goring is Islanders' new coach UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Butch Goring, who played for the New YorkIslanders during their dynasty of the early 1980s, was hired ascoachof the struggling team today. Goring replaced Bill Stewart, who was promoted from hisassistant's job on Jan. 21, ...
Fifth inning rally leads Cubs to win over Padres
May 01, 1999 ... The Associated Press The host Chicago Cubs produced another big fifth inning Friday,ending Stan Spencer's no-hit bid with five runs en route to a 6-5victory over the San Diego Padres. Trailing 3-0, Gary Gaetti hit an RBI double, Lance Johnson,MickeyMorandini and Jose ...
Baseball today
May 01, 1999 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr New York 14 7 .667 - 7-3 L-1 10-1 4-6 0-0Toronto 13 10 .565 2 z-4-6 L-2 9-1 4-9 0-0Boston 11 10 .524 3 4-6 W-1 4-5 7-5 0-0Tampa Bay 12 12 .500 31/2 z-5-5 L-1 5-5 7-7 0-0Baltimore 6 16 .273 81/2 3-7 W-1 5-8 1-8 0-0Central ...
Gazette Relays
May 01, 1999 ... Results from Friday's Events Boys Class AAATeam scoresThrough four events1. Gallia 26; 2. Cabell Midland 22; 3. St. Albans 15; 4. Capital14; 5. Marietta 10; 6. Woodrow Wilson 8; 6. George Washington 8; 6.Huntington 8; 9. Nitro 4; 9. Oak Hill 4; 11. Hurricane 2; ...
NBA
May 01, 1999 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GBx-Miami 31 15 .674 -x-Orlando 32 17 .653 1/2Philadelphia 26 20 .565 5New York 25 22 .532 61/2Boston 19 28 .404 121/2Washington 17 30 .362 141/2New Jersey 14 33 .298 171/2Central Divisionx-Indiana 31 17 .646 ...
Prep baseball
May 01, 1999 ... Friday's results Phelps, Ky. 002 020 0 -4 3 4 Matewan 360 120 x -12 8 2Casey and Hensly; Jude and Varney; Top hitters: P - Lindemantriple; M - Goad double; Pack triple; Haydu double; Parker double.Nitro 201 010 0 -4 6 2Capital 011 031 x -6 7 6Olson, Miller (5) and Wood, ...
Sally League
May 01, 1999 ... South Atlantic League First Half Northern DivisionW L Pct. GBHagerstown (Jays) 15 7 .682 -Cape Fear (Expos) 12 7 .632 11/2Delmarva (Orioles) 8 14 .364 7Charleston (Royals) 8 14 .364 7Central DivisionColumbia (Mets) 17 5 .773 -Hickory (Pirates) 13 7 .650 3Piedmont ...
Prep softball
May 01, 1999 ... Friday's results Hurricane 203 212 0 -10 8 0 Roane 002 010 2 -5 7 4Loudermilk and McKnight; Moore and Welsh; Top hitters: H -McKnight 2-3; Rutledge 2 RBIs; Miller double; R - Ellison 2-3, 2triples; May 2-2, double; Mitchell 2-4, 2 RBIs.Richwood 000 000 -0 1 4Cabell ...
Fight schedule
May 01, 1999 ... National TV in parentheses May 2 At Scala Bayclub at The Four Ambassadors, Miami, Carlos Gerena,Puerto Rico, vs. Antonio Salas, Mexico, 10, super featherweights;Guillermo Valdez, Dominican Republic, vs. Angel Villegas, PuertoRico, 8, welterweights.May 6At Emerald Queen ...
NHL playoffs
May 01, 1999 ... FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Friday's resultsNew Jersey 4, Pittsburgh 3, New Jersey leads series 3-2San Jose 7, Colorado 3, series tied 2-2Toronto 2, Philadelphia 1, Toronto leads series 3-2Boston 4, Carolina 3, 2OT, Boston leads ...
Teamsters celebrating Hoffa's win
May 01, 1999; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Teamsters are gathering for a ceremonialinauguration for James P. Hoffa, sworn in last month as president ofthe union once led by his late father, Jimmy Hoffa. Some 2,000 members of the International Brotherhood of Teamstersare expected to attend today's ...
Field of the Dogs
May 01, 1999; ... The story so far: Wes orders Josh to get the collar from thefearsome dog who leads the River Gang. Meanwhile, the vet has saidAce is too badly injured and must be put to sleep. Chapter Ten: The Gun Josh sat through his classes, hardly knowing what was going on.Ace was ...
Schools conjure novel means of raising test scores
May 01, 1999; ... Chandler Elementary School Principal Barry Bowe has a lot ridingon yellow paper and the smell of peppermint candy. Both were enlisted in Bowe's campaign to raise standardized testscores at Chandler, an inner-city school that nestles in the shadowof the Orchard Manor public housing ...
Cabell Midland blanks Richwood 10-0
May 01, 1999 ... Junior left-hander Leigh Ann Ellis posted her 12th shutout of theseason as host Cabell Midland blanked Richwood 10-0 on Senior NightFriday. Marie Mullins' ground ball between shortstop and third base inthefirst inning was the game's only hit for Richwood. Ellis (17-1) ...
MSAC tourney thick with talent
May 01, 1999; ... Chock-full of state-ranked teams and college prospects, theMountain State Athletic Conference rolls out its revamped baseballtournament next week. Each of the league's 16 schools is guaranteed four games in thisyear's tourney, which begins Monday at the home fields of the ...
Kent sweeps MU in softball
May 01, 1999 ... Marshall University only managed six hits as host Kent Statesweptthe Herd in a Mid-American Conference softball doubleheader Friday. Junior starter Natasha Johnson allowed seven runs in six innings,but only three were earned, as the Herd committed two errors inlosing the opener ...