Charleston Daily Mail back issues from June 2005:
Trade mission to Japan: Technology goes on parade for officials on tour of Toyota City; Governor takes a virtual ride in simulator while first lady tests futuristic vehicle
Jun 01, 2005; ... TOYOTA CITY - Toyota Motor Corp. rolled out the red carpet heretoday for the West Virginia trade mission, treating Sen. JayRockefeller and Gov. Joe Manchin to five hours of eye-poppingtechnology. It was such a show that the governor couldn't resist hopping intoa racecar ...
Changes afoot for city: police; Chief to impose limit on number of years that officers can serve with specialized units
Jun 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Charleston's new police chief is shaking up his department,capping the number of years officers can stick with specialized unitssuch as the detective bureau before they have to transfer out. Chief Brent Webster says the change will bring fresh views topolice ...
Felt was indeed 'Deep Throat': Washington Post confirms FBI's former No. 2 man was secret source in Watergate
Jun 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - Deep Throat, the secret source whose insider guidancewas vital to The Washington Post's groundbreaking coverage of theWatergate scandal, was a pillar of the FBI named W. Mark Felt, ThePost confirmed. As the bureau's second- and third-ranking official during a ...
Board willing to listen to West Side: Members acknowledge strong resident reaction to consolidation proposal
Jun 01, 2005; ... Members of the Kanawha County school board haven't closed the bookon their recent vote to consolidate four crumbling West Sideneighborhood schools into primary and intermediate centers. Following a strong response from the West Side community, manyschool board members are willing ...
Finding the right formula: Uniforms, same sex classrooms seem to be working for Kanawha County schools
Jun 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF From same-sex classes to uniforms, new programs launched this yearin Kanawha County Schools are getting good reviews. At the beginning of the school year, Stonewall Jackson MiddleSchool began having separate classes for boys and girls in math,science, ...
Beckley boy contestant in National Spelling Bee: Yiping Wang begins his second consecutive try for the championship
Jun 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF WASHINGTON _ Yiping Wang today began his second consecutive tryfor a national spelling championship. The Beckley boy is contestant No. 265 among 273 spellersregistered for this year's 78th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.Last year, he was contestant No ....
PUTNAM NEWS: Putnam commission OKs agreement that guarantees new jobs; Company building new factory in industrial park
Jun 01, 2005; ... Putnam County Commissioners approved a pilot agreement with TastyBlend Foods that will guarantee at least 30 new jobs for the countyby July 2006. Tasty Blend is building a new, 73,000-square-foot factory at thecounty industrial park in Fraziers Bottom. The firm is purchasing ...
Surgeons separate baby's legs: 11 doctors operated on Peruvian 'mermaid' born with legs fused
Jun 01, 2005; ... LIMA, Peru - Doctors fully separated the fused legs of a baby girlknown as Peru's "mermaid" early today, calling the delicate procedurea "true success." Doctors performing the 41/2 hour surgery had planned to beginrepairing the birth defect only up to the child's knees, but ...
Indonesian embassy in Australia closed after discovery of 'biological agent'
Jun 01, 2005; ... CANBERRA, Australia - The Indonesian Embassy in Canberra wasclosed today after it received a suspicious package containing powderidentified as an unidentified "biological agent," Australia's foreignminister said. Foreign Minister Alexander Downer blamed the security scare ...
Suicide bomber kills at least 20 people at Afghan mosque
Jun 01, 2005; ... KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - A bomb from a suicide attacker torethrough a mosque during today's funeral for a Muslim cleric opposedto the Taliban, killing at least 20 people, and the local governorsaid an al-Qaida-linked militant was responsible. At least 42 people were ...
Former Saddam spy captured in Iraq: Ex-regime agent is suspected of financing several terrorist groups
Jun 01, 2005; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. soldiers have captured a former SaddamHussein regime spy, the U.S. military said, and a suicide bomberattacked the main checkpoint to Baghdad International Airport today,wounding at least seven Iraqis, police said. The explosion, which occurred shortly after 9 ...
Almanac
Jun 01, 2005 ... Yesterday's high 78 Record high 98, 1929 Normal high 78 Yesterday's low 52 Record low 38, 1966 Normal ...
Man accused of beating softball coach placed under restrictions
Jun 01, 2005; ... MERIDEN, Conn. - A man accused of beating his daughter's softballcoach with an aluminum bat has been ordered to stay away from thecoach and her high school. Mark Picard, 47, faced charges that included assault and recklessendangerment. He did not enter a plea during ...
Tonight
Jun 01, 2005 ... Mostly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of rain. Mid-50s low. Thursday A 60 percent chance of rain. Highs around 70. Friday Mostly cloudy with scattered ...
Regional weather
Jun 01, 2005 ... Akron 75 56 PCldy Atlanta 68 62 Cldy Charlotte 69 57 Rain Cincinnati 73 57 Rain Cleveland 75 56 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 75 57 Cldy Dayton 75 56 Cldy Daytona Beach 86 72 Rain Greensboro,N.C. 66 58 ...
National weather
Jun 01, 2005 ... Anchorage 62 44 PCldy Baltimore 69 54 Rain Boston 71 52 PCldy Chicago 75 53 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 90 66 PCldy Denver 84 51 PCldy Detroit 78 59 Clr Honolulu 87 73 PCldy Houston 92 71 PCldy Indianapolis 75 57 ...
Nation & world
Jun 01, 2005 ... Al-Qaida suspect to be handed over to U.S. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Senior al-Qaida terrorist suspect Abu Farrajal-Libbi will be sent to the United States for prosecution, eventhough he is believed to be behind two assassination attempts againstPakistan's president and could have ...
Our views: Smooth sailing on the turnpike Here's to the Parkways Authority for handling the holiday traffic
Jun 01, 2005; ... THE West Virginia Turnpike is a critical link to travelers in theeastern United States. Sure, they have to pay a toll to use aninterstate highway, but if traffic moves smoothly ... . Unfortunately, that has sometimes been a big "if." Traffic tie-ups have occasionally been a huge ...
Our views: Vote YES on June 25; The $5.5 billion pension bond will cause more responsible behavior
Jun 01, 2005; ... WEST Virginia was for decades abominably governed. Politicianspromised public employees billions of dollars more in pensionbenefits than they set aside the money to pay for. It's as if they thought the bills would not come due. Today's public officials, to their credit, have ...
Needed: a better contract from somebody: The GOP hasn't done the job; Dems lack backbone
Jun 01, 2005; ... DON Surber's May 26 call for the West Virginia equivalent of theContract with America is right on the mark. Given the chronic underfunding of the state's long-term debts andpension programs, West Virginia does indeed need something that is anethics-based approach to fiscal ...
'Insulting religion' shouldn't be a crime: Freedom of speech is a value well worth defending
Jun 01, 2005; ... LET'S hear it for outrage to religion. So goes my prayerfulresponse to news that Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci will beprosecuted on charges of "outrage to religion." Apparently, the outspoken Fallaci, now in her 70s, has offendedsome disciples of Islam with her book, "The ...
Agents secretly filmed, recorded election activities: Undercover surveillance playing big part in case of 5 local residents accused of vote buying
Jun 01, 2005; ... HARTS - "Man, this ain't no way to run an election." Wayne Watts was muttering as he walked away from a small knot ofpeople gathered along a roadside in Lincoln County. It was PrimaryElection Day 2004, and Watts had spent the previous 15 minutes tryingto get them to talk about vote ...
Kanawha deputies make this year's 70th meth lab bust
Jun 01, 2005 ... Kanawha County Sheriff's deputies busted their 70thmethamphetamine lab of the year at a home on Coal Fork off CampbellsCreek. Sgt. E.S. Drennan of the department was checking out a tip calledinto the department's meth lab hotline at 480 1/2 Dayton DriveTuesday afternoon, but the ...
Va. man dies after falling from 75-foot embankment
Jun 01, 2005; ... CHARLES TOWN - A Virginia man died over the weekend when he fellabout 75 feet from an embankment in a popular recreational area alongthe West Virginia-Virginia border. State Police say Michael Baldoni, 18, of Berryville, Va., sufferedhead injuries in the fall, which occurred about ...
Graduating and going from one school to another
Jun 01, 2005; ... Shala Wright moves her tassle to the left to signify hergraduation from fifth grade at Glenwood Elementary School onCharleston's West Side. The school held a ...
Man dons prison garb to protest arrest for wearing mask
Jun 01, 2005; ... WHEELING - An Ormet worker arrested last week for wearing a Grinchmask on a picket line showed up wearing prison stripes, handcuffs anda ball and chain. He carried a scarecrow dressed in a green Grinchrobe and a rubber mask. Norman Gray, 50, of Proctor also carried a green sign ...
Marshall University hosting summer technology camp
Jun 01, 2005 ... Marshall University Technology Outreach Center is hosting a summertechnology camp for retirees who have little or no computerexperience. Computer Basics will cover fundamentals such as hardware,software, e-mail, the Internet, and basic ...
Obituaries
Jun 01, 2005 ... Danny C. Adams Danny C. Adams, 55, of Elizabeth died at his home May 29, 2005,from complications of cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wifeand family. He was a Navy veteran and finished his 29-year career with AmesTrue Temper as Vice President of ...
Errors
Jun 01, 2005 ... The Beat Beethoven 5K fun run and walk scheduled as part ofSymphony Sunday takes place at 9 a.m. Saturday ...
Third presidential finalist visits Marshall: Candidate to visit university's campuses in South Charleston and Huntington
Jun 01, 2005 ... A third presidential candidate is visiting Marshall University. Charles E. Kupchella, president of the University of North Dakota,and one of four finalists for the Marshall presidency, will visit theuniversity's South Charleston and Huntington campuses today andThursday ....
Former player of the year transferring to WVU Tech: Academics, playing time helped Moore make college decision
Jun 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Brandon Moore wants to build bridges ... and roads and tunnels anddams. That's the "major" reason this former West Virginia prepbasketball player of the year is leaving Eastern Kentucky for WestVirginia University Tech. "They didn't have my ...
STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: Frankfort's aggressiveness provides intriguing first round AA matchup
Jun 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITERS Logan pitching ace Lou Green likes to bring it. The Frankfort batters like to swing it. That's why Falcon Coach Tim Foley doesn't seem overly concernedentering Thursday night's 8:30 p.m. game against Logan (24-4) in astate high school Class AA ...
STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT: A walk down Landon's lane
Jun 01, 2005; ... MEMORY LANE - Preparing to watch my 33rd consecutive state highschool baseball tournament, I remember ... * Brooke beating Barboursville in 1973. It was the first statebaseball tourney I covered. Just don't ask me the score. * Jefferson Coach John Lowery's first state ...
Headlining the field: Nitro's Smarr, Hurricane's Wilson earn top Valley honors
Jun 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER OK, enough already. Cody Smarr is done with baseball. No ifs, ands or ... whats? The Nitro High centerfielder is confident in his decision toexclusively concentrate on pre-pharmacy at West Virginia University. So, he'll tuck that senior ...
Top of the 2nd
Jun 01, 2005 ... Five Errors haunt Power in loss to Delmarva SALISBURY, Md. - Continuing to find new ways to lose baseballgames, the West Virginia Power unplugged itself Tuesday night in a 5-2 loss to Delmarva at Perdue Stadium. The Power committed five errors to fall to 16-36 (.308), alone ...
DIVISION II WORLD SERIES: Up all night; State falls in game delayed more than four hours by rainfall
Jun 01, 2005; ... North Florida 5, W.Va. State 2 NCAADivision II World Series ab r h bi ab r h bi Miller cf 4 0 1 2 Grogan lf 3 2 1 0 Goode 1b 4 0 0 0 Howard cf 3 1 2 2 Taylor 2b 4 0 1 0 Skrupski 3b 3 1 1 1 McDowell c 4 0 1 0 Cafe dh 5 0 1 0 Gray rf 4 ...
National scoreboard
Jun 01, 2005 ... Basketball National Basketball Association CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7) Sunday, May 22 San Antonio 121, Phoenix 114 Monday, May 23 Detroit 90, Miami 81 Tuesday, May 24 San Antonio 111, Phoenix 108 Wednesday, May ...
Local scoreboard
Jun 01, 2005 ... Baseball South Atlantic League North Division W L Pct. GB Hagerstown (Mets) 32 19 .627 - Lexington (Astros) 31 20 .608 1 Lake County (Indians) 29 23 .558 31/2 Greensboro (Marlins) 27 23 .540 41/2 Delmarva (Orioles) 24 28 .462 ...
Interest in trade for Graves not there, Reds' officials say
Jun 01, 2005; ... CINCINNATI - Unable to trade Danny Graves, the Cincinnati Redstook the next step in severing ties with their closer on Tuesday,asking for unconditional release waivers. The move came eight days after Graves was designated forassignment, ending his eight-year career in Cincinnati ....
Former, current WVU players invited to NBA pre-draft camp
Jun 01, 2005; ... FOR THE DAILY MAIL MORGANTOWN - Kevin Pittsnogle and D'or Fischer have been invitedto the National Basketball Association's pre-draft camp June 7-10 inChicago. The 6-foot-11 players shared the center position for West VirginiaUniversity this past season. Pittsnogle, ...
NORTH-SOUTH BASKETBALL: State's top prep player Miller leads South team
Jun 01, 2005; ... The South appears to have most of the basketball star power forthe annual North-South Classic boys game, scheduled June 17 atCapital High School. The 12-man South roster includes seven first team All-Stateselections, including all three classification captains in Josh"Cookie" ...
American League
Jun 01, 2005 ... royals 5, yankees 3 Buddy Bell capped a long day with a win in his first game asKansas City's new manager. Bell was hired as the Royals' 14th manager Tuesday, then was inthe dugout hours later to watch his new team snap a six-game losingstreak with a victory over the New York ...
Baseball P.M.
Jun 01, 2005 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Baltimore 31 20 .608 - z-5-5 L-1 17-14 14-6 1-2 Boston 28 23 .549 3 4-6 W-1 14-7 14-16 2-1 Toronto 28 24 .538 31/2 z-6-4 W-1 14-12 14-12 2-1 New York 27 24 .529 4 z-6-4 L-3 16-13 11-11 ...
National League
Jun 01, 2005 ... Padres 8, brewers 4 The San Diego Padres rebounded from a miserable April with amemorable May. Goeff Blum hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the sixth inningand the Padres rallied for their team-record 22nd victory in May, awin over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night ....
north florida 5,
Jun 01, 2005 ... North Florida 5, W.Va. State 2 NCAADivision II World Series ab r h bi ab r h bi Miller cf 4 0 1 2 Grogan lf 3 2 1 0 Goode 1b 4 0 0 0 Howard cf 3 1 2 2 Taylor 2b 4 0 1 0 Skrupski 3b 3 1 1 1 McDowell c 4 0 1 0 Cafe dh 5 0 1 0 Gray rf 4 ...
A whole new ballgame: Defending champs top Heat, tie Eastern final series at two games each
Jun 01, 2005; ... AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - What distractions? As their coach angrily tried to discredit media reports of hispostseason departure, the Detroit Pistons did one better, showing alittle fire of their own and debunking reports of their demise bytaking Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals ...
S.C. may increase its hotel-motel tax: City Council will weigh proposal to hike it to 6 percent
Jun 01, 2005; ... South Charleston is next in line among West Virginia cities thatwant a larger chunk of hotel-motel tax revenue. South Charleston officials said an ordinance proposing a tax hikefrom 3 percent to 6 percent will be introduced at Thursday's meetingof the city council's finance ...
Study says consumers not aware: Internet sites offer different prices based on shopping habits
Jun 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - Most American consumers don't realize Internetmerchants and even traditional retailers sometimes charge differentprices to different customers for the same products, according to anew survey. The study, "Open to Exploitation," found nearly two-thirds ofadult ...
County offers help for smokers: Health promotions firm will do program; smokers who don't sign on face higher costs
Jun 01, 2005; ... For Kanawha County employees who cannot curb nicotine addiction,there is help is on the way. Starting in July, the county will implement a smoking cessationprogram with help from Partners in Corporate Health, a Morgantown-based health promotions company. Kanawha will be the first ...
Fully stocked for the season: Charleston has 35 lifeguards, enough for all five of its facilities
Jun 01, 2005; ... Wesley Abcouwer, 19, left, of Charleston and Lisa Starcher, 21, ofSt. Albans practice pulling lifeguard instructor Eric Fergusen, 21,of ...
Fully stocked for the season: Charleston has 35 lifeguards, enough for all five of its facilities
Jun 01, 2005; ... Lifeguard shortages of years past won't hamper the operation ofcity pools this summer. All five city-run pools are staffed and on schedule to be opened,said John Charnock, Charleston Parks director. There has been difficulty in previous years to staff the poolswith ...
Businessman won't fund scholarships
Jun 01, 2005; ... JACKSON, Miss. - Former Netscape Chief Executive Officer JimBarksdale will not create $50 million in scholarships for Mississippistudents because legislators did not fulfill his condition that theyfully fund public schools, his brother told The Associated Press. "He's not going to ...
Agency investigating stalling in Toyota Prius
Jun 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - The government has opened an investigation of the hot-selling hybrid Toyota Prius amid reports of the engine stallingwithout warning, officials said today. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said thepreliminary investigation will involve about 75,000 ...
State Police arrest 16 people during protest at Massey facility
Jun 01, 2005; ... WHITESVILLE - State Police arrested 16 people and cited them fortrespassing at Massey Energy's Goals Coal processing facility. The 16 were part of about 150 environmentalists protesting at theplant, said Sgt. Wayne Vessels. The group wants Massey to close the preparation ...
Key labor deals avert United strike: Deals made by unions open up possibilities
Jun 01, 2005; ... CHICAGO - United Airlines has vanquished the threat of a strikeand all but secured the labor savings the carrier says it needs tohelp it emerge from a 2 1/2 year bankruptcy. A preliminary agreement announced Tuesday between UAL Corp. andits machinists union - the company's largest ...
Financier drops suit against Mylan Laboratories
Jun 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK - Financier Carl Icahn has dropped his lawsuit againsthedge fund Perry Corp. and Mylan Laboratories Inc., after Mylancalled off its $4 billion plan to buy King Pharmaceuticals Inc. The lawsuit alleged that New York-based Perry purchased Mylanshares without holding an ...
Federal rules exacerbate private pension problem: Congressional report says regulations allow for inadequate funding
Jun 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - The federal rules designed to ensure that millions ofpeople receive their private pension benefits are flawed, making iteasier for retirement plans to have risky financial shortfalls,congressional investigators have found. "Our work shows that although the current ...
Magic Island family movie night is back again on the riverfront
Jun 01, 2005 ... Starting tonight and all Wednesdays in June, the second annualevent invites families to the island to play games and watch apopular movie on a large drive-in movie screen. WQBE and Electric102.7 is sponsoring the free event that became such a huge successlast year. Beginning at ...
For the record
Jun 01, 2005 ... Bankruptcy filings The following people filed petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court forthe Southern District for May 25, 2005: * Steve Woodrow and Freda Rainelle Smith, 138 Hampton Drive, ShadySpring. Chapter 7. Assets: $49,705. Liabilities: $118,205.39. * Thomas Michael ...
Judge dismisses surgeon's suit against the Charleston Gazette
Jun 01, 2005 ... A federal judge has dismissed a former Putnam County surgeon'slibel lawsuit against The Charleston Gazette and two medicalassociations. U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin threw out Dr. John A. King'ssuit because the surgeon did not appear for a scheduled depositionearlier ...
Huntington detectives going to Detroit for investigation
Jun 01, 2005; ... HUNTINGTON - Two Huntington detectives plan to travel to Detroitlater this week as part of the investigation into the shooting deathsof four teenagers. Huntington police continue to focus on connections to Detroit-based drug dealers, but have declined to divulge details about ...
Having a Field Day
Jun 01, 2005; ... Children from J.E. Robbins headed to Laidley Field Tuesday fortheir annual Field Day, an elementary ...
An alien nightmare in the Potomac: Scientists worry that snakehead fish could disrupt river's ecosystem
Jun 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - This is the summer of the snakehead, Part II. A yearafter 20 of the toothy Asian fish were found in the Potomac River,the creatures are growing in size, number and legend. They are far from the river's only invaders. Over time, thePotomac has been so altered by man ...
WINNER: Former W.Va. bee winner spells out what it's really like to be an intellectual champion
Jun 01, 2005; ... Editor's note: Shelby Young's daughter, Jessica, won the 1999Putnam County Spelling Bee while she was a student at Winfield MiddleSchool. She wrote this piece recalling her experience. Jessica is aFoundation Scholar at West Virginia University, where she playssaxophone in the WVU ...
The Food Guy: Man's baked Kyoto Chicken dish featured in new national cookbook Summersville resident has won many culinary contests
Jun 01, 2005 ... When it comes to entering national cooking contests, Summersvilleresident Harry Lynch is no chicken. But he sure can make a good one. From bakeoffs to chili cook-offs, Lynch has won many accoladesthrough the years for his culinary creations. The latest is havinghis recipe ...