Charleston Daily Mail back issues from May 2001:
TRUCK OVERTURNS: ; Truck spills hydrochloric acid, closes U.S. 35; Nearby residents asked to stay inside following wreck
May 01, 2001; ... A tractor- trailer crashed and spilled hydrochloric acid on U.S. 35 near Henderson this morning. After ...
Local veterans defend Kerrey's actions in Vietnam
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Don Kinnard doesn't believe it. He probably never will. In his opinion, there's no way Bob Kerrey deliberately orderedthe killings of civilians - among them at least 13 unarmed women andchildren - to allow his men to safely retreat from the village ...
Goggles make dunking difficult
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER HURRICANE - A little blurry vision on the basketball court mayhelp players and spectators alike see more clearly, teachers andmembers of a teens club at Hurricane High School say. Members ofthe drug- and alcohol-free teens club coordinated a ...
Truck spills hydrochloric acid, closes U.S. 35: ; Nearby residents asked to stay inside following wreck
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF HENDERSON - A wrecked chemical tanker truck leaking hydrochloricacid in Mason County caused authorities to shut down traffic on bothU.S. 35 and the Kanawha River this morning. A response crew fromthe Akzo-Nobel Chemical Co. in Point Pleasant was called out to ...
Confusion may make Sunday hunting legal: ; Sponsors wanted counties to have approval of practice
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL OUTDOORS EDITOR Ambiguous language in an amendment to the Sunday hunting billactually makes the practice legal when the law goes into effect July13, rather than first requiring voters to approve the option incounty referendums as intended, supporters say. "It's ...
Mayor may ax fireworks on the Fourth: ; Charleston considers joining county display
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER The high price of fireworks is forcing cash-strapped Charlestonto consider canceling its traditional riverfront Fourth of Julydisplay and possibly joining a new fireworks show at Coonskin Park. But the city will have fireworks during the Sternwheel ...
Dow will cut more positions: ; Newly merged company to eliminate 4,500 total jobs
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Dow Chemical Co. today announced plans to eliminate 4,500 workersworldwide, more than double the previous estimate. Dow now expectsto save $1.1 billion over the next two years, in part by cuttingmore than 8 percent of the company's global work force instead ...
Man pleads guilty in drunken-driving crash: ; Prosecutor asks for maximum sentence in case
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF A St. Albans man will likely serve a year in prison for a drunken-driving accident that killed his close friend and passenger. ShawnWesley Buzzard, 26, of Coal River road entered his guilty plea tothe misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence causing ...
Counties happy with jail bill
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER County officials are much happier with the Regional Jail andCorrectional Facility Authority than they were a few months ago. One reason is that the authority was successful in getting theLegislature to pass a bill that should more than compensate ...
Jury selection complete in yogurt shop murder trial
May 01, 2001; ... AUSTIN, Texas - Twelve jurors have been selected for the capitalmurder trial of a West Virginia man charged in the deaths of fourteenage girls shot at a yogurt shop in 1991. Two alternate ...
State of rebellion declared: ; Opposition leaders arrested in Philippines
May 01, 2001; ... MANILA, Philippines - Police fanned out to arrest oppositionleaders and the government declared "a state of rebellion" todayafter clashes between authorities and backers of jailed formerPresident Joseph Estrada left at least four people dead. Governmentspokesman Rigoberto Tiglao said ...
FBI chief planning to retire from post: ; Louis Freeh worked as an agent for the bureau for 18 years
May 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - FBI Director Louis Freeh said today that he plans toretire in June. In a statement, Freeh thanked President Bush forhis "unwavering support of me and the FBI." Appointed by PresidentClinton, Freeh has been director of the bureau since 1993. He listed many ...
Bush plans cuts to nuclear force: ; President to detail plan at National Defense University
May 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - President Bush intends to make deep reductions inU.S. nuclear weapons, perhaps without negotiating reciprocal cuts byRussia, officials say. The administration sees these reductions asone element of a new national security strategy that includes aglobal missile defense. Bush ...
REGIONAL
May 01, 2001 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 82 58 PCldy Charlotte 80 54 PCldy Cincinnati 81 60 PCldy Cleveland 82 59 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 81 59 PCldy Dayton 81 60 PCldy Daytona Beach 75 68 Rain Greensboro,N.C. 80 55 ...
NATIONAL
May 01, 2001 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 48 33 Rain Baltimore 81 55 Clr Boston 83 54 Clr Chicago 81 60 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 85 66 Clr Denver 38 35 Snow Detroit 82 58 Cldy Honolulu 83 71 Clr Houston 84 63 PCldy Indianapolis 81 58 ...
News briefs
May 01, 2001 ... Benefits available for sex-changes SAN FRANCISCO - The city's Board of Supervisors has approved ameasure that will make San Francisco the only city in the nation topay for employees' sex-change operations. The measure offeringbenefits to city workers who want to switch their ...
Letters to the Editor
May 01, 2001 ... Video poker players not partial to bars I cannot understand the reasoning, intelligence and practicalitythat legislators used in enacting policies on the video pokermachines. I cannot understand the reason behind removing them fromconvenience and grocery stores as long as ...
100 days: ; The more Democrats complain, the better Bush's tax plan appears
May 01, 2001; ... FIRST impressions are important. Polls show George W. Bush hasmade an impressive initial showing with the American people. His jobapproval ratings are ahead of where his predecessor was at thispoint. That's because Bush actually would return a little power tothe American ...
Our views: ; Internet; West Virginia should encourage e-retailing, not punish e- consumers
May 01, 2001; ... ONCE upon a time, people had no choice but to shop in the townsquare, where merchants charged them whatever the traffic wouldbear. Since there was little competition for their business,consumers had few choices and little protection from high prices. Transportation and communication ...
Hey, wait a minute, Sen. Kerrey: ; The question is what did he do, not how he feels
May 01, 2001; ... NO journalist is better than Mickey Kaus at cutting quickly tothe heart of an issue. Here is his opening comment about Bob Kerreylast week on his kausfiles Web site: "There is already entirely toomuch respectful attention being paid to the moral and psychologicalagony of Bob Kerrey and ...
Letters to the Editor: ; Let Bridgeport and others honor Native Americans
May 01, 2001 ... The U.S. Civil Rights Commission wants all high schools who useIndian names as their mascots to change them. What a bunch of crap.Don't these people have any real issues to focus on? They must be running out of reasons to justify their positionsbecause this is a reach, to term it ...
Obituaries
May 01, 2001 ... Dr. David Franklin Bleil LEIWSBURG - Dr. David Franklin Bleil of Lewisburg, formerly ofRupert, died April 30, 2001. Memorial service will be 10 a.m.Monday, May 21, at Bascum United Methodist Church, Rupert. Friendsmay call one hour prior to the service at the church. McCraw ...
Truck spills hydrochloric acid, closes U.S. 35: ; Nearby residents asked to stay inside following wreck
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL A tractor trailer turned over this morning, spilling 100 to 150gallons of hydrochloric acid on U.S. 35. Emergency services workersevacuated two nearby homes and asked ...
Old industrial sites could get aid: ; Legislation would fund assessment of cleanup plans
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - Dozens, potentially hundreds, of abandoned andmoderately contaminated former industrial sites in the state couldget cleanup help under new federal brownfields legislation, a movebackers hope will boost economic development. That's the ...
Man involved in second fatal crash
May 01, 2001 ... A Hernshaw man was the driver in a second fatal crash within sixmonths. Christopher Allen Dunbar, 29, of Hernshaw was the driver inthe single-vehicle crash in which a Kanawha County woman was killedand two people were injured, police said. Kimberly Dawn Osbourne,22, of Nitro was dead at ...
Goggles make dunking difficult
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL Wearing goggles that simulate the effects of being under theinfluence of alcohol, Hurricane High student David Fields tried ...
Multicultural festival planned
May 01, 2001 ... The annual Multicultural/International Awareness Festival andDisability Day is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday atStudent Plaza on the campus of West Virginia State College inInstitute. Organized by the Office of Collegiate Support andCounseling, the festival is geared to raise ...
Police blotter
May 01, 2001 ... Police working to identify victim PARKERSBURG - Wood County authorities have been working toidentify a woman who died after she was struck twice by motorists. The woman was crossing W.Va. 95 outside of Parkersburg at about11:50 p.m. Sunday when she was hit by a car driven by ...
For the record
May 01, 2001 ... * Bankruptcy filings The following people filed petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court forthe Southern District on April 24, 2001: - Karen Long and WilliamAverill Chaffins, 1312 Lebanon St., Bluefield. Chapter 7. Assets:$142,897. Liabilities: $123,223.06. - Michael Dale ...
Clendenin's Young welcomed change
May 01, 2001; ... FOR THE DAILY MAIL MORGANTOWN - Donnie Young has filled a variety of roles in his 32years of distinguished service to West Virginia University. But theformer football player and longtime coach insists he didn't miss notbeing on the field this spring. "I think I was ready for ...
Bristol holds off MetroNews for MU: ; Five-year renewal puts Herd at center of 1240 AM plans
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Marshall University has announced its continued relationship withBristol Communications to broadcast Thundering Herd football andbasketball in the Kanawha Valley. "Marshall will be the centerpieceof Fox Sports AM 1240 WBES," Bristol General Manager Mike ...
In search: ; of Captain Dynamite
May 01, 2001; ... SOME call the following a character flaw. I miss Max Patkin. Some call the following a sign of a sadistic streak. I miss Captain Dynamite. Some call this a maternal fixation. I miss Morganna. Here we are in Charleston, a, take this in the proper, ...
Twins, Cubs not thinking Series yet: ; But April success often carries teams into October
May 01, 2001; ... One month into the season, baseball's standings are upside down. Three last-place teams from 2000 - Minnesota, Philadelphia andthe Chicago Cubs - are in first place, while the New York Yankeesare the only division winner from last year playing above .500. It's too early to start ...
Solid defense can't keep Cats from 15-inning loss
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER It's not uncommon for a baseball game to go into a second day. But into a second month? Against South Atlantic League foe Lakewood, N.J., in a contestthat lasted 4 hours, 40 minutes, the Charleston Alley Cats learnedthat good pitching and great ...
Moss contract talks begin
May 01, 2001; ... MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Vikings have begun contract talkswith receiver Randy Moss. Owner Red McCombs said Monday the Vikingshave been in contact with agent Dante DiTrapano but didn'timmediately make an offer. Moss is entering the final year of a contract he signed in 1998and ...
Thundering Herd's Slay faces DUI charge
May 01, 2001 ... FROM STAFF REPORTS Marshall University basketball player Tamar Slay was arrestedearly Monday morning and charged with driving under the influence,as well as operating a vehicle without a license, according to areport filed in Cabell County magistrate court. Slay, a Beckleynative ...
NATIONAL
May 01, 2001 ... Major League Baseball National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Cincinnati -135 Los Angeles +125 Arizona -150 at Montreal +140 at Florida -110 St. Louis +100 San Francisco -125 at Pittsburgh +115 Colorado -115 at Philadelphia ...
Local sports
May 01, 2001 ... SSAC INVESTIGATION The Secondary School Activities Commission is investigating theeligibility of a foreign exchange student that could cost MorgantownHigh the boys soccer state title it won last fall. Andre DePaula, asenior foreign exchange student from Brazil, didn't play in the ...
Cardinals sign safety who turned down Rams
May 01, 2001; ... TEMPE, Ariz. - Safety Pat Tillman, who turned down a chance toplay with the St. Louis Rams for more money, signed a one-yearcontract with the Arizona Cardinals. Tillman set a modern-eraCardinals record with 224 tackles last season and became the firstnon-linebacker to lead the team in ...
LOCAL
May 01, 2001 ... BASEBALL South Atlantic League First Half Northern Division W L Pct. GB Kannapolis (White Sox) 18 7 .720 - Lexington (Astros) 18 7 .720 - Delmarva (Orioles) 13 12 .520 5 Hagerstown (Giants) 12 13 .480 6 Lakewood (Phillies) 11 ...
NHL playoffs Roundup: ; Sabres finally get loose on the 'Moose'
May 01, 2001; ... PITTSBURGH - So much for lucky moose antlers and the home-iceadvantage. So far, this Buffalo-Pittsburgh series is a road show -and the Sabres want to keep it that way for at least one more game. The Sabres, down 2-0 in the series and 1-0 in Game 3, solvedPittsburgh rookie goalie Johan ...
Spurs show off weapons in advancing
May 01, 2001; ... MINNEAPOLIS - The San Antonio Spurs needed more than their TwinTowers to eliminate the Minnesota Timberwolves from their first-round series. Tim Duncan scored 24 and David Robinson added 21 inthe 97-84 victory Monday night, but timely 3-pointers by Danny Ferryand Antonio Daniels put the ...
Baseball P.M.
May 01, 2001 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Boston 16 9 .640 - z-5-5 L-2 11-5 5-4 0-0 Toronto 16 9 .640 - 5-5 L-1 11-5 5-4 0-0 New York 14 12 .538 21/2 z-5-5 L-1 9-6 5-6 0-0 Baltimore 12 14.462 41/2 z-6-4 W-1 5-6 7-8 0-0 Tampa ...
NATIONAL, AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES
May 01, 2001 ... METS 8, ASTROS 2 When Timo Perez's hard grounder hit Scott Elarton's foot in thesixth, the New York Mets figured they'd been dealt another toughbreak. Instead the ball went into left field, the go-ahead runscored and the Mets got a much-needed win. Mike Piazza capped the ...
Comeback Kings have Suns on ropes
May 01, 2001; ... PHOENIX - They came back to win from 28 points down in a regular-season game in Phoenix, and rallied from 17 behind to beat the Sunsin Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. Now, the comebackKings of Sacramento have recovered from a 1-0 deficit to lead thebest-of-five series ...
Bengals sign Webb to fill left tackle
May 01, 2001; ... CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Bengals hope Richmond Webb, a multi-Pro Bowl offensive lineman with the Miami Dolphins, can fill theirlongtime need at left tackle. The Bengals gave Webb, 34, a three-year, $9 million deal Monday. "I still think I have two or three years left," Webb ...
Patriots upset Big Reds in MSAC Tournament: ; High school baseball Roundup
May 01, 2001 ... DAILY MAIL STAFF George Washington, seeded No. 12, scored the upset of the day inthe weeklong Mountain State Athletic Conference baseball tournament,which got underway Monday. The Patriots knocked off No. 5 seedParkersburg on the road, 4-2, to advance into today's second ...
Area baseball statistical leaders
May 01, 2001; ... Statistics through Sunday KANAWHA COUNTY HITTING (Minimum 54 at-bats) Name, school AB R H Avg 1. Ken-Michael Samms, SA 79 19 37 .468 2. Travis Anderson, Riv. 69 22 31 .449 3. Will Samuel, SC 84 25 36 .429 4. Jeff Stanley, Riv. 54 15 23 ...
No base is safe with these teams: ; Sissonville, Winfield have combined for 158 stolen bases
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Good thing this week's Cardinal Conference tournament takes placeon the Astroturf infield at Winfield High. If it were a park with anatural surface, the base paths would have eroded into ditches afterfive days of constant action from two of the league's ...
Vikings hold off Skyhawks, 2-1
May 01, 2001 ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Monday's high school softball game between Scott and Ripley endedup being just what you would expect when two of the top teams in thestate meet. It had very few hits and a close score. The Skyhawks, ranked second in Class AA, took an early lead whenHollie ...
Training offers opportunity to peddle new gadgets
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF You probably don't need a 6-pound flak jacket, a headset thattransmits and receives through the bones in your face or anilluminated handcuff key, but corrections and law enforcementpersonnel might. So vendors of corrections technologies come to theannual Mock ...
Getting charged up for sex
May 01, 2001; ... THIS column is about credit cards and sex. Kanawha County schoolsystem employees won't be allowed to make personal use of any creditcards provided them. That was a promise. But this is the schoolsystem that was undisturbed a few years ago by the discovery of aphony purchase ...
Mock prison riot an exercise in preparation: ; Moundsville event draws people from across country
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF MOUNDSVILLE - "Be prepared" is the Boy Scouts' motto, but itcould also apply to the 18 corrections agencies from 15 states thatcame from as far away as California to participate in this year'sMock Prison Riot at the old penitentiary at Moundsville. ...
City Holding sells Internet subsidiary
May 01, 2001 ... FROM STAFF, WIRE REPORTS City Holding Co. has sold its Internet subsidiary to Citynet LLC,a new company formed by the subsidiary's manager and a partnershipthat includes Milan Puskar, founder and chief executive officer ofMylan Laboratories. Citynet, an Internet service provider ...
Wise signs water quality bill into law
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Gov. Bob Wise signed a bill today that he said would give WestVirginia a "common sense" policy for protecting the water quality inthe state's streams. "We're taking action to solve a problem thatdates back to 1977," he said just before he signed into ...
Coal companies skip impoundment meeting
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF The coal industry hasn't backed out of meeting with a nationaltask force studying coal waste impoundments, but it doesn't want torelease more information than it needs to, an industry spokesmansaid today. Industry skittishness caused the Committee on CoalWaste ...
On Call: ; Make end of life decisions before the time comes
May 01, 2001; ... At 78, Mary's mother had lived a full and healthy life. Lastyear, she had a few short hospital stays - once for " a little"heart failure, another time for a mild stroke, but she had bouncedback, albeit weaker and on a few more pills. With the help of Mary,she was able to continue living ...
Here's the skinny on oils: ; Variety of types provides good, bad fats for body
May 01, 2001; ... Canola oil is effective for stir-frying onions. But a littlecooking oil ...
The slick on fats
May 01, 2001; ... Monounsaturated - These oils can decrease the bad cholesterol(LDL) and increase the good cholesterol (HDL). Most health expertsconsider olive, peanut, canola and avocado oils, the best oils. Polyunsaturated - While these can decrease the LDL, they also candecrease HDL. Considered ...
Here's the skinny on oils: ; Variety of types provides good, bad fats for body
May 01, 2001; ... All oils are not created equally. While they each contain about120 ...
On Health: ; Health may have its rewards
May 01, 2001; ... ANYONE who ever took a freshman psychology class knows about IvanPavlov's dog salivating when he hears a bell and B.F. Skinner'sideas on positive reinforcement to change behavior. So could Dr.Kenneth Cooper's idea of rewarding Americans for pursuing healthfullifestyles be all that ...
Here's the skinny on oils: ; Variety of types provides good, bad fats for body
May 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL HEALTH REPORTER IF you've ever lingered in a grocery aisle wondering which is themost healthful cooking oil to buy, glance over your shoulder.Chances are others are baffled by the multitude of choices, too. Canola or corn? Safflower or sunflower? Peanut or ...
PARENTTOPARENT: ; Depression could be problem in child
May 01, 2001; ... Q: I'm raising my great-granddaughter. She's in preschool and isun- ruly and in time-out a lot. She's 4 and is so hyper that herteacher says that she might have ADHD - attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. I don't know if we need to put her onRitalin or what we need to do ....
DEARABBY: ; Foster care not always a negative experience
May 01, 2001; ... DEAR ABBY: We are an actress and a basketball player writing toyou to ask your help in lighting a lamp of inspiration for the600,000 children currently living in foster care. May is NationalFoster Care Awareness Month, and we would like former fosterchildren to join us in sharing their ...
HOROSCOPE
May 01, 2001; ... FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). Your job requires you to be accurate.This doesn't make it any easier to get your work done, but it doesinspire you to concentrate on menial tasks. rTAURUS (April 20-May20). Someone you work with is sweet on you. Your love ...