Charleston Daily Mail back issues from April 2001:
DuPont may cut 150 jobs: ; Economic impact on valley estimated at $6 to $7 million
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR DuPont will cut as many as 150 jobs at its Belle plant, theresult of the company's decision to reduce its global work force,Belle Plant Manager Rick Hodge said today. "The worst-case numberis 150" at Belle, Hodge said. The cut represents 17 percent ...
W.Va. counties rank high in population loss
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Every state gained population in the 2000 Census, the first andonly time that happened in the 20th century, but the populationtrends unveiled by U.S. Census Bureau officials this morning stillshow the growth shifting away from West Virginia. In particular,among ...
Wise wants to keep Promise: ; Governor says funding scholarships top priority
Apr 02, 2001; ... On Jan 11, 2000, then-Rep. Bob Wise stood in the Capitol Rotundaand told the entire state he would tax video poker machines to payfor the state's unfunded Promise scholarship program. Now, morethan a year later, Gov. Wise is still preaching the same message,and he has made coughing up ...
Pharmacists bill started for one man: ; Law would help some regain their license, even after felony convictions
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER As the governor considers signing into law a controversial billaimed at helping one man escape his criminal past, another, similarbill is working its way through the state Legislature. This secondbill seeks to water down the consequences for a ...
Gray machine tax rate may end up being lower: ; Lawmakers debate a plan to reduce the state's share
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER After weeks of complaints from several groups that the governor'splan to regulate gray machines features a tax rate so severe it'seffectively a ban, the House Finance Committee was expected to beginpublicly discussing today how to lower the state's cut. ...
School bond forums planned
Apr 02, 2001 ... The Putnam County Chamber of Commerce will host two moreinformational forums on the upcoming vote on the proposed schoolbond levy. The forums will begin with a 30-minute ...
Putnam firetruck overturns; one injured
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER RED HOUSE - A firefighter was hospitalized when the pumper truckhe was traveling in to a training session overturned, pinning hisleg, an official said today. Three other firefighters were taken toPutnam General Hospital Sunday and released after ...
Labor worried by work bill: ; Sponsor says bill written close to federal law
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Labor leaders have some qualms about the work force investmentbill that is on schedule to pass out of the Senate Tuesday. But thebill's lead sponsor said their problems must be with the federal lawit's based on. The bill is the result of weeks of ...
REGIONAL
Apr 02, 2001 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 50 30 Cldy Charlotte 70 44 Cldy Cincinnati 64 41 Rain Cleveland 50 30 Cldy Columbus,Ohio 61 36 Cldy Dayton 61 39 Rain Daytona Beach 79 51 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 66 42 ...
NATIONAL
Apr 02, 2001 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 45 33 Rain Baltimore 60 35 PCldy Boston 50 33 Clr Chicago 52 39 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 80 65 Cldy Denver 67 35 Clr Detroit 52 34 PCldy Honolulu 82 70 PCldy Houston 82 69 Cldy Indianapolis 61 41 ...
Report says service lagging on all airlines
Apr 02, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - Despite promises by the airline industry, moreflights are late, more passengers are bumped and more baggage ismishandled, a new study finds. The yearly review by two universityprofessors found airline service continuing to decline at a timewhen Congress is considering ...
Bush demands return of plane, crew: ; U.S. still has had no access to crew
Apr 02, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - President Bush today demanded the "prompt and safereturn" of the 24 crew members of a U.S. spy plane that made anemergency landing on a Chinese island. He said he was dismayeddiplomats had not been given access to the crew. "I'm troubled by the lack of a timely ...
News briefs
Apr 02, 2001 ... California Highway Patrol officer George Steffenson examines thescene of a crash between a train and a car in Olivehurst, Calif.Three people died. Train crashes into car, killing three OLIVEHURST, Calif. - A train slammed into a car that had drivenaround lowered ...
Girl Scouts to adopt new style: ; Pleated skirts are out while cargo pants in
Apr 02, 2001; ... SAVANNAH, Ga. - Striped blouses and pleated skirts are out,stretchy tops and cargo pants are in. The Girl Scouts are getting anew look after years of moaning that their uniforms are fashionduds. The organization hopes a hip wardrobe will combat an imageamong teens that only the uncool ...
If only the people would shut up: ; This 'reform' would shield our politicians from political outcry
Apr 02, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - The overture for the Senate's campaign finance opera- opera bouffe, actually - was operatic indignation about PresidentBush's decision against cutting carbon dioxide emissions. Reformerssaid the decision was a payoff for the coal industry's campaigncontributions. But ...
Medicaid: ; Whose assets should be tapped to pay for nursing home care?
Apr 02, 2001; ... WHEN an elderly person needs nursing home care, he or she mustuse his own money first. But should the need for expensive long-term care outrun the elderly person's resources, a nation full ofcaring taxpayers steps in. They pay for care through the Medicaidprogram. And when the ...
Our views: ; Gambling; If video poker profiteers are criminals, why reward them?
Apr 02, 2001; ... GOV. Bob Wise would rather people not think of it as legalizingvideo poker. The official line is that the Wise administration will"reduce, restrict and regulate" video poker. The semanticgymnastics are only the latest clumsy efforts to railroad thelegalization of video poker through the ...
Letters to the Editor
Apr 02, 2001 ... Southern W.Va. wants its highways Last fall I resigned as president of the King Coal HighwayAuthority. Yet in the last few weeks, I have received over 100 callson the cancellations of plans for the King Coal and CoalfieldHighway projects. Over the many years the highway ...
Death Notices
Apr 02, 2001 ... Clara S. Amburgey, 62, of Chapmanville, died March 31 at St.Mary's Hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Evans FuneralHome, Chapmanville. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens,Godby, W.Va. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the funeralhome. Larry Gene (L ...
Obituaries
Apr 02, 2001 ... Albert Lee Alford BETHESDA, Md. - Albert Lee Alford. On March 30, 2001 of BethesdaMd. Beloved husband of Esther H. Alford, father of Kathryn AnnMurray and Linda Lee McMillan; son of the late Hermon Lee Alford andClara French Albert Alford. Grandfather of Kyle F. Murray, MalcolmA ....
Police officer charged
Apr 02, 2001; ... WILLIAMSON - A Williamson patrolman has been charged with falseswearing. Michael T. Barnes was arrested Friday by Chief Roby Pope and Lt.W.E. Looney and taken before Chief Magistrate Dee Sidebottom. He wasreleased on a $5,000 personal recognizance bond. The charge stemsfrom a ...
Police say argument led to hit-and-run
Apr 02, 2001 ... An argument inside the Kanawha City club RBG's led to a fatal hit-and-run, police said today. John F. Seabolt, 36, was knocked to theground and killed early Saturday morning while trying to hold backWebster A. Stump II's maroon Chevy pickup, Charleston Police Cpl.J.K. Coyner ...
Spirit, power of work felt in quartet's music
Apr 02, 2001; ... IT's a pretty confident group that opens with a powerful worklike the Beethoven Piano Quartet in E-flat Major instead of savingit for the show-stopping last. And the Los Angeles Piano Quartet,guests of the Charleston Chamber Music Society Saturday night, notonly had the confidence but ...
Stars ride the bench for opening day
Apr 02, 2001; ... Joe Torre hears all the doubters, the ones who keep insisting theNew York Yankees' run is coming to an end. "Eventually, they'll beright," the manager said. Torre does not plan for them to be correct this October, though.But David Wells believes it's time his old team took a ...
Jarrett this season's first 2-time winner: ; Park getting tired of finishing second
Apr 02, 2001; ... FORT WORTH, Texas - There is one consolation to Steve Park'sfamiliarity with the rear of Dale Jarrett's car. That means Park isnear the front of the pack. Jarrett, the NASCAR Winston Cup points leader, won the Harrah's500 on Sunday for his second victory in three weeks. Park ...
Title game's script has it all: ; Duke-Arizona about legacy, loyalty, sorrow
Apr 02, 2001; ... MINNEAPOLIS - We don't pretend to know how this will turn out,but trust us on this: No matter the outcome, in the end, tears willflow against a backdrop of lilting violins. Arizona vs. Duke fortonight's national championship (9 p.m., CBS) at the Metrodome ismore than a pairing of the ...
Alley Cats ready for rare opener at home: ; Two busloads of fans expected for Lexington's debut
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Short of screwing in a few light bulbs, the Charleston Alley Catfront office staff is ready for Opening Day. General Manager TimBordner and his staff didn't let the fact that the Alley Cats openat home for the first time in years catch them ...
At WVU, Knell ready to ring bell
Apr 02, 2001; ... MORGANTOWN - Bill Stewart has been fired for his no-nonsense,shoot-from-the-lip style of plain talking. But you know what? The veteran West Virginia University assistant football coach'scomments usually are right on the money. So it was here recently. "We need Brad ...
Strawberry likely to draw prison time
Apr 02, 2001; ... TAMPA, Fla. - Police are still looking for Darryl Strawberry, wholate last week failed to report to a residential drug treatmentcenter where he was serving two years of house arrest. Prosecutorswill push to have the former New York Yankees slugger sent toprison, saying the multiple ...
Briefly
Apr 02, 2001 ... BASEBALL - Brian Cole, among the top prospects in the New York Mets' farmsystem, died when he was ejected from his sport utility vehicleafter it crashed in the Florida Panhandle. Cole, 22, was notwearing a seat belt when his Ford Explorer overturned as he drovehome Saturday from ...
Local sports
Apr 02, 2001 ... WVU SPORTS - West Virginia University's baseball team improved to 12-15overall, 5-5 in the Big East with a 7-1 victory Sunday over hostPittsburgh. For the Mountaineers, starter David Maust pitched acomplete-game, two-hitter with nine strikeouts and two walks. TheMountaineers got ...
LOCAL, NATIONAL
Apr 02, 2001 ... NCAA Basketball Tournament Championship at Minneapolis FAVORITE LINE (O/U) U'DOG Duke 3~ (163~) Arizona Major League Baseball National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Atlanta -110 at Cincinnati +100 at Chicago -130 Montreal ...
New-look Cinergy Field could grow on players
Apr 02, 2001; ... CINCINNATI - An imposing 40-foot wall in center. A hard-and-fastgrass infield. A huge hole in the outfield stands that lets in thewind. Construction crews have changed Cinergy Field from a sterile,circular stadium with artificial turf into a quirky ballpark withlush grass and odd walls ....
Opener in Puerto Rico lacks pizzazz
Apr 02, 2001; ... SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Alex Rodriguez got off to a perfect startfor the Texas Rangers. The $252 million man had the first MajorLeague hit of 2001. Moments later, he scored the first run. Then came trouble. He made a throwing error. He fell while turning a double play,which ...
Championship: ; preview
Apr 02, 2001 ... Championship preview DUKE (34-4) vs. ARIZONA (28-7) 9 p.m. today, CBS Style of play: Both teams play well at high speeds and lovelaunching 3-point shots. Defense will decide this game, particularlywhat Arizona does to contain point guard Jason Williams and ...
Baseball P.M.
Apr 02, 2001 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Toronto 1 0 1.000 - z-1-0 W-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 Baltimore 0 0 .000 1/2 0-0 W-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Boston 0 0 .000 1/2 0-0 W-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 New York 0 0 .000 1/2 0-0 W-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tampa Bay 0 ...
THE 2001 SEASON OPENS
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NHL Roundup: ; Everyone a winner in Red Wing victory
Apr 02, 2001; ... By the time Steve Yzerman scored 11 seconds into overtime, theDetroit Red Wings and their beaten opponents were already divisionchampions. Yzerman's power-play goal gave the Red Wings a 2-1victory over Washington on Sunday night. Detroit clinched theCentral Division shortly before that ...
Knicks deny O'Neal chance to beat them
Apr 02, 2001; ... With Kobe Bryant in the locker room, the New York Knicks tookShaquille O'Neal's game away from the Los Angeles Lakers. "We'vegot to make them beat us from the outside," New York's Allan Houstonsaid. "We can't let Shaq beat us from the inside, even if we packfive people around ...
Harrah's 500 results
Apr 02, 2001 ... NAt Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas 1. (3) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 334, $444,527. 2. (5) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 334, $270,443. 3. (17) Johnny Benson, Pontiac, 334, $193,050. 4. (16) Kurt Busch, Ford, 334, $162,150. 5. (9) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, ...
Notre Dame star lives scene from 'Hoosiers'
Apr 02, 2001; ... ST. LOUIS - The all-Indiana final came down to a real-life"Hoosiers" moment. Ruth Riley, Notre Dame's only Indiana native, was standing at thefree-throw line with the score tied and 5.8 seconds left. Thenational championship of women's basketball was hanging in thebalance. Just ...
Morgantown priest falls short of goal on TV quiz show
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF FATHER Bill Matheny's souvenir from his trip to New York Citycould read, "I went on 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' and all Igot was this lousy T-shirt." After all, as viewers saw on ABC'sbroadcast Sunday night, Matheny didn't make it past the FastestFinger ...
making functional funky: ; Office space serves as lab for testing new technology
Apr 02, 2001; ... THE day a man made an offer on one of her office chairs, TammyMcGraw knew she had to do something. Please don't think the folksat the Institute for the Advancement of Emerging Technologies inEducation are unfriendly. They just need to keep the front doorlocked for now so they can get ...
making functional funky: ; Office space serves as lab for testing new technology
Apr 02, 2001; ... Passersby frequently stop to peek in at the unusual officefurniture recently installed at the Institute or the Advancement ofEmerging Technologies in Education at Quarrier and Dunbar streets.Executive Director Tammy ...
MYTURN: ; If she's told him once ...
Apr 02, 2001; ... MY mom is smart. Problem is, I'm too dumb to listen to her. Like the time she told me to look both ways before crossing thestreet. I didn't listen. And I was hit by a car. Or the time shetold me not to go to the gas station at night. I didn't listen. AndI was stabbed by a ...
PETA cage protest causes some growls
Apr 02, 2001; ... After painting her body in a tiger's colors - orange with blackstripes - Tarina Keene of the People for the Ethical Treatment ofAnimals today crouched nearly nude in a cage outside Town CenterMall to protest the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey ...
PETA cage protest causes some growls
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Concern for animals might or might not be what kept trafficflowing around the semi-nude woman who was painted like a tiger andcaged in downtown Charleston today. "If we're on a street corner,people will drive around and around," said Tarina Keene, the Peoplefor ...
DEARABBY: ; It's unsafe to place name tags on children
Apr 02, 2001; ... DEAR ABBY: Last summer, my husband and I visited a zoo. In thepetting area, we saw a group of young children on a field trip. Theteachers had made name tags out of construction paper and hung themaround the children's necks. I remarked to my husband that theidentification tags were not a ...
HOROSCOPE
Apr 02, 2001; ... FORECAST FOR TUESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). Your opinion is more valuable becauseyou see the big picture. Help a depressed friend, and the effortwill bring you happiness. Tonight, your romantic partner willchallenge you to think quickly. Don't stumble and fall. ...
For the record
Apr 02, 2001 ... * Bankruptcy filings The following people filed petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court forthe Southern District on March 26, 2001: - Alice Marie Riffe, Box245, Iaeger. Chapter 7. Assets: $19,550. Liabilities: $62,266.75. - Gwendolyn Joy and Jonathan Lee Reavis, Box 208, Iaeger ....
The sun also rose at Sunday concert
Apr 02, 2001; ... A lot of my favorite stars came into alignment Sunday afternoonat Christ Church United Methodist. Conductor Robert Turizziani hadthree special guests to contribute to a fine concert by his SenecaChamber Orchestra. An old friend and colleague of Turizziani's, Gerhard ...
U. S. steel situation improving: ; Report shows 44 percent decrease in steel imports
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - The 16 percent decrease in February steel imports islike a morbidly obese man losing a few pounds. It's good he droppedthe pounds, but to be healthy, he'll need to continue to shedweight. Lawmakers, industry representatives and union ...
New charter allows Nitro credit union to serve all of valley: ; Peoples Federal hopes to expand member base
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR Peoples Federal Credit Union, Nitro, has become the third creditunion in the Kanawha Valley to receive a community charter. Thatmeans Peoples can now serve anyone who lives, works, worships orattends school in Kanawha or Putnam counties. Peoples ...
a source for GROWTH: ; Tourism a steadying influence for Putnam, Kanawha counties
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF With the state economy sputtering and most West Virginia citiesfacing a lack of revenues and rising health care costs, Kanawha andPutnam counties are looking to an unlikely source for growth:tourism. Local and state tourism officials say the industry, ...
Ready to ride the wave
Apr 02, 2001; ... LARRY Milov and Randy Platt think they're in position to ride thenext wave of business innovation. The two high-tech entrepreneursjoined forces last week when Applications Gateway, the companyheaded by Milov, bought e-tegral partners, headed by Platt. In West Virginia, where ...
Job seekers once again are turning to Microsoft
Apr 02, 2001; ... SEATTLE - Dressed in a tie-dyed shirt, baggy shorts and sportssandals with white socks, Todd Fox can't hide his nervousness as hesqueezes through the capacity crowd at the Northwest High TechCareer Expo. For years now, the 32-year-old Bellevue resident hasbeen hopping from tech job to ...
Student didn't let disorder keep him from bee
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF They said he would never even learn to talk, let alone stand on astage in front of a crowded auditorium with bright lights in hiseyes and spell words like "quagmire," "nocturnal" and "acrylic." But on Saturday, eighth-grader Gavin Carper did just that and ...
Bee winner ready for her trip to White House: ; Mercer student eager to compete in national bee
Apr 02, 2001; ... Molly Fromkin prepares to take the Daily Mail Regional SpellingBee trophy back to Mercer ...
Bee winner ready for her trip to White House: ; Mercer student eager to compete in national bee
Apr 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Hey, Molly Fromkin, you just won the Daily Mail Regional SpellingBee - again. What do you want to do next? "I'm going to get a tourof the White House if it's the last thing I do," the Mercer Countyeighth-grader said. "I'm going to work there one day, but right ...
Teen dies in camping fire at Lost Run; one injured
Apr 02, 2001; ... ELLENBORO - A 16-year-old boy camping in Ritchie County has diedin a fire. Clinton Montgomery of Williamstown was camping at Lost Run, nearEllenboro, when his camping trailer caught fire about 6 a.m. Sunday,said Ritchie ...
Police arrest three in marijuana bust
Apr 02, 2001; ... BRIDGEPORT - State Police have arrested three Rosedale residentsin what police are calling one of the area's biggest drug busts inyears. Billy Lee Yost, 46, and Anita Jo Sandy, 37, were arrested attheir Braxton ...
Lifetime hopes women tune in for 100th original movie: ; Sissy Spacek stars in 'Midwives'
Apr 02, 2001; ... AS the New Age cliche goes, men are from Mars and women are fromVenus. And they keep their television sets on different planets,too. Expect a lot of guys to be watching the NCAA Finals live fromMinneapolis (9 p.m., Eastern, CBS). Lifetime is hoping that millionsof women will tune into ...
Today's people
Apr 02, 2001 ... Lisa Marie Presley and rock musician fiance John Oszajca arebreaking up, although Presley says they plan to remain "very goodfriends." Lisa Marie and boyfriend split up NEW YORK - Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis' twice-married daughter andsole heir to the King of rock 'n' ...
Another coal town dying out: ; Owner assists Dehue residents with move
Apr 03, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF DEHUE - The car wound through the twists and turns of Rum CreekRoad under a canopy of leafless trees, whizzing past the creek banksand mountainsides littered with rubber tires, glass bottles,cardboard boxes and aluminum cans. Howard Knam quietly surveyed ...
Governor vetoes measure: ; Bill would have granted man hearing over expungement
Apr 03, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Gov. Bob Wise has vetoed a bill that was tailored by lawmakers tofit the needs of one man who wanted a reduction in the wait for acriminal expungement after a governor's pardon. Wise signed theveto order Monday, making it the first substantive rejection ...