Charleston Daily Mail back issues from June 1999:
TEENS ARE TALKING: IS ANYONE LISTENING ? Helping teens with stress
Jun 01, 1999 ... You are stressed if you: - Feel tired for no good reason. - Have headaches or an unexplained back pain. Eat a lot more or alot less.- Have trouble sleeping.- Have more colds than usual.- Suddenly have flashes of anger or fight more easily with familyand friends.- Let ...
Mandela leaving behind a legacy of peace: 80-year-old leader to take his time writing memoirs
Jun 01, 1999; ... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Hobbled by age and prison's hardlabor, his life's work done and dreams realized, President NelsonMandela is stepping down from the job he says he never wanted, toenjoy the peace and freedom that took a lifetime to achieve. South Africa's second all-race ...
News briefs
Jun 01, 1999 ... Home that bans sex may lose its license LEWISTON, Maine - Marie likes to color, watch cartoons and playwith animals.The 29-year-old woman is clearly not interested in sex. But sexis the reason she may have to find a new home.The Department of Human Services plans to pull ...
Mandela leaving behind a legacy of peace: Botha wins appeal of conviction
Jun 01, 1999; ... CAPE TOWN, South Africa - P.W. Botha, white-run South Africa'slast hard-line president, today won his legal battle against a humanrights panel that sought to take him to task for apartheid-eraatrocities. Botha succeeded in his appeal of a conviction last year forignoring a ...
Kosovo puts light on refugee plight: Similar generosity hasn't been seen since 1970s
Jun 01, 1999; ... WASHINGTON - They also have been driven from their homes by thethousands. Warriors have assaulted their men, raped their women andeven torn the limbs off their children. But the faces of theserefugees aren't splashed across the pages of newspapers, andtelevision crews rarely await their ...
NATIONAL
Jun 01, 1999 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 56 44 Rain Baltimore 88 62 CldyBoston 82 63 CldyChicago 81 61 RainDallas-Ft Worth 94 70 ClrDenver 83 51 CldyDetroit 80 65 RainHonolulu 84 72 ClrHouston 95 73 CldyIndianapolis 82 65 RainKansas City 81 61 CldyLas Vegas 82 70 CldyLittle Rock ...
Regional: National
Jun 01, 1999 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 78 64 Rain Charlotte 84 63 CldyCincinnati 84 67 RainCleveland 80 65 RainColumbus,Ohio 83 67 RainDayton 82 67 RainDaytona Beach 86 69 PCldyGreensboro,N.C. 86 63 ...
Lower coal demand affects UK scholarships
Jun 01, 1999; ... LEXINGTON, Ky. - Lower demand for Kentucky's high-sulfur coal hasaffected a scholarship program for some aspiring college students. The University of Kentucky's Robinson Scholars program givesstudents in 29 eastern Kentucky counties a chance to earn fullscholarships to UK. The ...
Family feuds over man's ashes: Judge rules that remains must stay at funeral home
Jun 01, 1999; ... PIKEVILLE, Ky. - Stuart H. Adams died nearly a month ago, but theashes of the wealthy road contractor, coal operator and real-estatedeveloper remain at a local funeral home. Three of Adams' eight children have gone to court to demand atleast half of his remains. The suit was ...
Living in fear of harassment: Decision will have a chilling effect on typical teasing
Jun 01, 1999; ... THERE was good news and bad news in last week's 5-4 Supreme Courtdecision on sexual harassment in schools. The good news: The justices seemed determined to make frivolousstudent harassment complaints against other students hard tolitigate. The bad news: Schools can be sued ...
Here goes another phantom menace: A Rastafarian Stepin Fetchit on platform hoofs ?
Jun 01, 1999; ... WASHINGTON - It had to happen sooner or later. "Star Wars" ispolitically incorrect. The controversy centers around Jar Jar Binks, a goofy 6-footalienknown as the Gungan, in George Lucas' mega-hit "Star Wars: Episode I- The Phantom Menace." Jar Jar is a bumbling computer ...
Not corrections, regeneration: The evidence says Prison Fellowship makes a difference
Jun 01, 1999; ... SUGAR LAND, Texas - It is commencement season across the country,including here under a tent in a corner framed by a high fencetoppedwith razor wire. A handful of convicts at the prison are receiving certificates ofgraduation from InnerChange Freedom Initiative, a voluntary ...
Letters to the Editor
Jun 01, 1999 ... Good service is worth only a dime? I respond to the views ascribed to Steve Nichols, cateringmanagerfor the Charleston Marriott, in the Daily Mail's May 12 feature,"Tipping: What's the right percentage?"Nichols' way of reducing a tip because of poor service is ...
Our views: Forbes; A prosecutor shouldn't use his position in this manner
Jun 01, 1999; ... LET'S not talk about the behavior of Casey Forbes, a junior atGeorge Washington High School. School officials have said they gavehim a three-day suspension for skipping class seven times andarriving late on 12 occasions. In a perfect world, a student's school records would remain ...
Theaters: Corridor G brings competition, which brings better movie viewing
Jun 01, 1999; ... THE biggest battle in local movie theaters this summer isn't inthe latest episode of Stars Wars. The battle is the theater itself. Charleston movie houses areupgrading their sound, their seats and even their popcorn machines. They battle one another, and the VCR and DVD.The ...
TEENS ARE TALKING: IS ANYONE LISTENING ?: A panel of students:
Jun 01, 1999 ... Daily Mail: Do you guys think you really do want guidelines? Sheena: Yes. If you're free all the time and your parents don'tcare, after a while, you're like, well, don't you care about me?There are times when you feel like, 'oh, I'm not sure if I want todothis' and Justin: ...
TEENS ARE TALKING: IS ANYONE LISTENING ? Teaching life skills means teaching about anger
Jun 01, 1999; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF In three months, the halls of Riverside High School will befilledwith students slamming lockers, exchanging phone numbers and sharingnotes. But in the midst of class-changing and hallway gossip, somethingelse likely will emerge in the now empty space of the ...
TEENS ARE TALKING: IS ANYONE LISTENING ? Expectations are higher and so is stress
Jun 01, 1999; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Grace Payne knows firsthand about stress. And how to deal withit. The recent Hurricane High School graduate whirled through ahecticMay at warp speed.Senior class president, she planned baccalaureate and organizedcommencement.She studied for and took ...
Bakers bring warmth and a smile to refugees: Irish-Kosovo joint effort helps copy native recipes
Jun 01, 1999; ... KUKES, Albania - To the thud of howitzer fire, Irish master bakerTony Langan is turning out one of the most prized items on Kosovorefugees' wish list: fresh, warm bread just like back home. The rich, yeasty aroma wafts from his hilltop field bakery towardmore than 100,000 refugees ...
Lottery
Jun 01, 1999 ... * WEST VIRGINIA Daily 3: 228 Daily 4: 8838- OHIOPick 3: 930Pick 4: 6029Buckeye 5: 3-7-17-25-26- ...
Police blotter
Jun 01, 1999 ... Car runs red light, strikes motorcycle A Charleston man was in satisfactory condition this morning aftersuffering serious injuries in a traffic accident, said a hospitalspokesman. While riding a motorcycle, Curtis Blake, 52, was struck by a carat Virginia Street and Tennessee ...
Turbulence rocks jetliner ;: flight attendants injured
Jun 01, 1999; ... GRAPEVINE, Texas - Two flight attendants were slightly injuredwhen an American Airlines flight hit turbulence as it approachedDallas-Fort Worth International Airport. None of the 72 passengers aboard Flight 2006 was hurt Monday,airline spokesman Mark Slitt said. The flight ...
Bakers bring warmth and a smile to refugees: Belgrade still says it agrees to general principles of peace
Jun 01, 1999; ... BELGRADE, Yugoslavia - Yugoslavia today signaled acceptance ofKosovo peace principles set down several weeks ago by the G-7 andRussia, while NATO airstrikes continued for a 70th day. Fightingspilled into northern Albania when the allies mistakenly bombedgovernment ...
Chicago fire kills mother, grandmother, 2 kids ; arson suspected
Jun 01, 1999; ... CHICAGO - A fire that killed two children, their mother and theirgrandmother may have been deliberately set, police said. Arson-sniffing dogs detected an accelerant inside the three-storybrick building, and investigators hauled away evidence forlaboratorytesting. "There ...
Tax laws may be a changin': A lot of tinkering proposed this year
Jun 01, 1999; ... WASHINGTON - Americans increasingly perplexed by the country'scomplex tax laws may find little relief in sight: one out of everyfive bills introduced in Congress this year would tinker with thetaxcode, and President Clinton himself is proposing 131 changes. Even the Internal ...
Militia begins leaving Lebanon: Mountain resort site of first major retreat in 14 years
Jun 01, 1999; ... JEZZINE, Lebanon - Under fire from guerrillas, tanks and troopsfrom the Israeli-backed Lebanese militia began withdrawing Mondayfrom a mountain resort in the first major retreat in south Lebanonin14 years. The South Lebanon Army, a militia armed and paid by Israel in itswar ...
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Jun 01, 1999; ... ALBRIGHT - Joan Henry remembers exactly when she decided shewouldsomeday raise sheep and spin their wool. She was 9 years old and checked out a book about farm animals andtheir uses from the library's summer bookmobile. She took the bookhome to her family's New Martinsville farm ...
Skits wake up N.Y. subway passengers: Comics stage 'Subway Soaps' for captive riders
Jun 01, 1999; ... NEW YORK - A homeless woman stands in the rattling subway car,clanging a cup of pennies and warbling a tune to an unimpressedaudience. Suddenly, a well-dressed young woman jumps up from her seat,throws off her jacket and challenges the homeless woman to afistfight. "You're ...
Letters to the Editor
Jun 01, 1999 ... Special Olympics is uplifting experience I mailed in my West Virginia Special Olympics 1999 Summer Games'volunteer registration. I have looked forward all year tovolunteering again.Last year I volunteered. I never felt so appreciated.The many competitors I met were so ...
Earnhardt Jr. enjoys respectable Winston Cup debut
Jun 01, 1999; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER CONCORD, N.C. - By lap 3, Dale Earnhardt Jr. had been passed byDale Earnhardt Sr. Welcome to NASCAR Winston Cup racing, right?Actually, Junior had a modestly successful debut in stock carracing's biggest circuit. He finished 16th, three laps down, ...
A weary Stewart running on empty
Jun 01, 1999; ... INDIANAPOLIS - Tony Stewart isn't seeing double anymore. Hisstomach is settling down and he can stand up again without feelinglike he's going to pass out. Back to normal, right? Well, as normal as he can expect to feel aday after driving nearly 1,100 miles in about 10 ...
Trail Blazers left flat-footed: Elliott's desperation 3-pointer gives Spurs a 2-0 lead
Jun 01, 1999; ... SAN ANTONIO - Remember the Alamodome? The Los Angeles Lakers won't soon forget this misplaced barn thatwas built for an NFL team that never showed, and Monday it fell inonanother team, the Portland Trail Blazers, who blew an eight-pointlead in the last 1:59 and lost to the San ...
Is another Jefferson title on tap?
Jun 01, 1999; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER John Lowery would make a dandy bartender. Jefferson High School's baseball coach never seems to run out ofpitchers.Which, of course, helps explain Jefferson's domination of ClassAAA this decade."Pitching is key at any level, especially high school," ...
Ammons wins again, blisters and all
Jun 01, 1999; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER If Charleston Alley Cat pitcher Cary Ammons got paid by theblister, he might be able to consider himself a bonus baby. Considered a legitimate prospect in the Kansas City Royalorganization, the southpaw has steadily made South Atlantic Leagueteams seem ...
State tournament
Jun 01, 1999 ... Pairings for the West Virginia high school baseball tournamentWednesday through Friday at Watt Powell Park: CLASS AAA ThursdayBuckhannon-Upshur vs. Hurricane, 6 p.m.St. Albans vs. Jefferson, 30 minutes after first game.FridayBuckhannon-Upshur-Hurricane winner vs. St ....
Families look to reconcile past: Author's relative, slave descendant restore cemetery
Jun 01, 1999; ... MINERAL BLUFF, Ga. - The old cemetery atop Hogback Mountaincontains the graves of two ancestors of the late author JamesDickey,best known for the novel "Deliverance." It also holds the graves oftheir slaves - all marked by simple stones with no inscriptions. Now Dickey's cousin ...
'Star Wars' hits $200 million mark Prequel setting records ; audiences find romantic option
Jun 01, 1999; ... LOS ANGELES - The "Star Wars" prequel is setting box-officerecords, but it is not alone. "Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace" was North America'stop film over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, bringing in $64.8million for a total gross of $205 million in a record 13 ...
Utah polygamist faces trial on incest charge: Man accused of making teenage niece his 15th wife
Jun 01, 1999; ... SALT LAKE CITY - It began last summer when a 16-year-old girlshowed up at a rural gas station just south of the Idaho state line. She said she had run seven miles from a family ranch where herfather had beaten her for trying to leave a forced marriage with heruncle. Now the ...
Who's the big cheese? Only Britain knows
Jun 01, 1999; ... LONDON - Runners tore down a steep 300-yard course in pursuit ofan 8-pound double Gloucester cheese wheel Monday at a revival of thecustom of cheeserolling. The cheese always comes first, but the person who crosses thefinish line right behind the fast-rolling wheel gets to keep ...
Amish sisters killed in highway collision
Jun 01, 1999; ... BEDFORD, Pa. - Two sets of Amish sisters were among six peoplekilled when their van served into a highway divider and plowed intoan oncoming tractor-trailer. The non-Amish driver of the van and another passenger also werekilled. The seventh occupant was hospitalized in fair ...
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES
Jun 01, 1999 ... REDS 5, METS 3 Greg Vaughn homered and Ron Villone and Scott Williamson combinedfor 61/3 innings of hitless relief. It was the fourth straight loss for the Mets. Cincinnati has wonthree in a row and 11-of-15.Vaughn, who missed the last six games with an abdominal strain,hit ...
Baseball P.M.
Jun 01, 1999 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away IntrBoston 31 19 .620 - z-8-2 W-4 16-8 15-11 0-0New York 29 20 .592 11/2 z-7-3 L-1 15-9 14-11 0-0Toronto 24 28 .462 8 z-4-6 L-3 13-13 11-15 0-0Tampa Bay 23 28 .451 81/2 z-2-8 L-1 10-14 13-14 0-0Baltimore 19 31 ...
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES
Jun 01, 1999 ... ATHLETICS 10, DEVIL RAYS 7 Matt Stairs won it with a three-run homer in the bottom of theninth.The homer came off Esteban Yan, who nearly triggered a brawl byhitting Tony Phillips with a pitch to start the inning.TAMPA BAY OAKLANDab r h bi ab r h biWinn cf 5 1 1 0 ...
Briefly
Jun 01, 1999 ... HOCKEY - Ronald Corey resigned as president of the Montreal Canadiensafter 17 years with hockey's most celebrated team. Corey became president of the Canadiens in 1982 and the team wonStanley Cups in 1986 and 1993. But Montreal, winners of 22 StanleyCups, finished out of the ...
TODAY'S LINE: ODDS PROVIDED BY SPORTSLINE
Jun 01, 1999 ... Major League Baseball National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINELos Angeles -115 at Pittsburgh +105St. Louis -110 at Florida +100at Montreal -110 Arizona 100San Francisco -115 at Philadelphia +105at Atlanta -220 Colorado +200at New York -115 Cincinnati +105Houston ...
Local sports
Jun 01, 1999 ... AUTO RACING Here are the results of last weekend's races at the KanawhaValleyDragway. On Friday:Pro - winner, Gary Smith, Alum Creek, W.Va.; runner-up, Jim Brown,Chillicothe, Ohio.Modified - winner, Nick Parkins, St. Albans, W.Va.; runner-up,Vernon Clagg, Proctorville, ...
DOG RACING
Jun 01, 1999 ... TRI-STATE GREYHOUND PARK Monday matinee results 1-B-1650 FT.-31.877 Kyle'S Cassie 25.60 16.20 8.402 Rnr Comer 6.00 5.201 Ml Rowdy Ram 6.80QU. (7,2) $70.40 PF. (7,A) $4.00 PF. (A,2) $3.60 TF. (7,2,1)$1,002.202-M-1650 FT.-31.831 Jnb Rock Bottom 11.80 4.80 3.803 Amf ...
Pendleton brings heat Van hasn't felt
Jun 01, 1999; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Van High School's baseball program prides itself on a challengingschedule that helps prepare the Bulldogs for postseason competition. But as much as Bulldog Coach Steve Bradley likes to battleformidable foes, sometimes even his aggressive scheduling ...
Agassi roughs up hapless Uruguayan: Graf knocks out
Jun 01, 1999; ... PARIS - Andre Agassi surged into the French Open semifinals,routing Marcelo Filippini today in a match so one-sided the fanswerejeering his opponent. Agassi beat the Uruguayan 6-2, 6-2, 6-0 for his first appearancein a Grand Slam semifinal since 1996, when he reached the semis ...
Whitman has revived SA baseball
Jun 01, 1999; ... BABE Ruth was the home run king the last time St. Albans Highbegan a season that concluded with a state tournament berth. Well, until this spring. Rick Whitman recalls none of that past. He was born months beforethe first game of 1974. He was probably struggling to sit up ...
Some invetors suffer as company reorganizes: Company operates supermarkets under Big Bear name
Jun 01, 1999; ... SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A supermarket chain in West Virginia and threeother states will start anew in June free of millions of dollars indebt. But some of its longtime stockholders who put their faith andsavings in Penn Traffic stores feel like they've been taken to ...
Teamsters hold off on strike: Union considers '11th hour' bid from car hauling firms
Jun 01, 1999; ... ARLINGTON, Va. - Negotiators for the Teamsters union andcompaniesthat haul new cars to auto showrooms are resuming contract talksafter averting a strike early today that could have meant longdelaysin the delivery of some models. Union President James P. Hoffa told reporters ...
Where, oh where, do temps end up ? Firms blasted for letting temps stay on so long
Jun 01, 1999; ... Temporary workers are increasingly demanding employee benefits ifthey work as long and hard as permanent workers, compelling warybusinesses to take steps so temps don't become de facto employees. Take MindSpring Enterprises, a fast-growing Internet providerbased in Atlanta that ...
Microsoft antitrust trial to continue today after 13-week recess
Jun 01, 1999; ... WASHINGTON - As final testimony begins in the Microsoft Corp.antitrust trial, the software company is trying to convince a judgethat federal intervention isn't necessary to keep the high-techindustry robust, while minimizing the ill effects of its pastactionson competitors. The ...
LOOKING BACK: Photo was proof that 'you can walk into anything'; Teen photographer happened to catch photo of Humphrey
Jun 01, 1999; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF It was a shot a budding photographer just happened upon. Former Vice President Hubert Humphrey made a stop in Charlestonduring his 1972 campaign for president and was giving a speech onQuarrier Street in front of what is now Masters Tuxedo."If you play your ...
Political mumbo jumbo: Politicians quick, but wrong, to tout economic gains
Jun 01, 1999; ... ANOTHER dismal statistic reared its head last month. Now we knowthat only the District of Columbia leads West Virginia in thepercentage of children whose parents don't have steady employment. This comes on top of West Virginia's descent last year to 50thplace in median household ...
Teen's under the spell of knowledge Bee winner finds diversity, hard work keys to life
Jun 01, 1999; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF WASHINGTON, D.C. - From the outside, local spelling bee championPaul Broyles is a typical 14-year-old boy. His eyes light up at the mention of anything having to do withStar Wars. He fidgets and stalls when his mother, Rebecca, tells himto put on sun screen ...
Mediators help many find middle ground: Mediation is good business for area lawyers
Jun 01, 1999; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF From dog droppings to derailed trains, West Virginia's courtsystem is brimming with civil suits about every conceivable subject. Given that fact, the question is, how can those in the legalsystem separate those cases that need to go before a judge and ...
Sabres advance to Stanley Cup finals
Jun 01, 1999; ... TORONTO - The Buffalo Sabres are back in the Stanley Cup finals,and they didn't even need a brilliant performance by goaltenderDominik Hasek to do it. Erik Rasmussen scored midway through the third period Monday tosnap a tie as the Sabres rallied to beat Toronto 4-2 and capture ...
House must pick education or pro baseball
Jun 01, 1999; ... ORMOND BEACH, Fla. - J.R. House is a two-sport high school starintwo states. He has split his high school career between playing football inNitro, W.Va., where his family owns two car dealerships, andbaseballin Ormond Beach, Fla., where they own a nearby restaurant. Every ...
For the record
Jun 01, 1999 ... * Bankruptcy filings The following people filed petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court forthe Southern District on May 25, 1999: - Larry Edward and Rosalee Heizer, P.O. Box 101, Elbert. Chapter7. Assets: $12,970. Liabilities: $43,664.- Grover Wayne and Melody Ann Scott, Rt. 1, ...
Montana rescuers search for whitewater rafter
Jun 01, 1999; ... DIVIDE, Mont. - Rescue workers searched for a woman believed tohave died in a weekend rafting accident that killed one of hercompanions. Four people were on a raft that went over a dam and capsizedSunday in the Big Hole River in southwestern Montana. SandraTownsend, 48, drowned, ...
Hackers hit government sites: Search warrants spurred strikes, attackers claim
Jun 01, 1999; ... WASHINGTON - A spate of high-tech vandalism against thegovernmentcontinued this week, as computer hackers defaced two more federalWebsites and left a taunting note promising to attack other sitesbecause of a related FBI investigation. Hackers from different organizations ...
Glitter of Las Vegas hides a harsh reality: Nevada struggles with social problems
Jun 01, 1999; ... LAS VEGAS - Tony Hammond arrived in Las Vegas on a Greyhound buswith $250 in his pocket and, like migrants everywhere, hopes for abetter life. Four months later, he was penniless and on the streets. "Twenty-seven and homeless," says Hammond, staring at the ground,his face ...
Buried money found at building site
Jun 01, 1999; ... TOKYO - Police have found the owner of a box stuffed withJapaneseyen bills worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that was dug up byaworker at a construction site. The owner, identified only as a 51-year-old man, buried the cashto avoid paying inheritance tax, Kyodo News ...