Charleston Gazette back issues from July 1999:
Miss. administrator named to WVU Extension
Jul 01, 1999 ... MORGANTOWN (AP) - An administrator at the University of SouthernMississippi will run a West Virginia University Extension Serviceprogram for children and families. Larry LeFlore, of Hattiesburg, Miss., will begin work Aug. 23 asdirector of the Program Center for 4-H and Youth, ...
REUNIONS
Jul 01, 1999 ... Ruckman family - Sunday, park across from Clifton PresbyterianChurch in Lewisburg. From Interstate 64, follow W.Va. 219 North.Bring a covered dish, lunch will be served at 1 p.m. Contact VickieRuckman Dove at 645-1931. CCC Reunion Chapter No. 1 - Aug. 21, Camp Woodbine, Richwood ....
Fayette humane problems topic of upcoming meeting
Jul 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER FAYETTEVILLE - Complaints about operations at the Fayette HumaneSociety have taken up several recent Fayette County Commissionmeetings. But when the animal shelter went a week without water,people filled the commission room Wednesday to near capacity. A woman who ...
Underwood touts job growth so far in '99
Jul 01, 1999; ... Gov. Cecil Underwood touted job growth in West Virginia Wednesdayas he helped break ground for a swimming pool manufacturer thatpromises to create 50 jobs in Lewis County. Sixty-two companies created 5,688 jobs in the first six months of1999, the state Development Office reported ....
Hopemont cuts to be less severe: Shawnee Hills changes plans for drug facility
Jul 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER Shawnee Hills has changed its plans to cut a Preston Countysubstance abuse treatment program. Instead of dropping from 65 to 30 beds, Hopemont will shrink to45beds, Shawnee Hills executives decided on Wednesday.The troubled community mental health center had ...
New tax system delayed for year
Jul 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER Implementation of a new $3.6-million electronic system that willgive county assessors easier access to information on propertyvaluations and assessments has been delayed for a year by the stateProperty Tax Division. Division director Jerry Knight said Wednesday ...
Huntington, Parkersburg have most dangerous intersections
Jul 01, 1999 ... HUNTINGTON (AP) - Huntington and Parkersburg are home to thethreemost dangerous city intersections in the state, according to aninsurance study. The most dangerous is in Huntington, where 31st Street meetsFifthAvenue, according to the report by State Farm Mutual ...
SNAPSHOTS Of The 20th Century
Jul 01, 1999 ... Passengers pack the City of Charleston for a summer outing.. Theside wheel excursion boat is shown on the Kanawha River, docked atSummers Street. The vessel had several names and careers. Itstarted out as the I.C. Woodward, carrying passengers and freight onthe Monongahela River. Its ...
GAZETTE 1899
Jul 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: Feud ...
National
Jul 01, 1999 ... Anchorage 69 52 Cldy Atlanta 88 71 Cldy Boston 79 66 CldyCharlotte, N.C. 88 71 CldyChicago 82 62 CldyCincinnati 82 67 RainCleveland 82 61 CldyDallas 97 78 CldyDenver 88 55 ClrDetroit 81 62 CldyElkins 86 63 PCldyHonolulu 85 71 CldyHouston 93 76 CldyJacksonville ...
World
Jul 01, 1999 ... Amsterdam 69 59 Rain Athens 90 71 Clr Beijing 97 75 CldyBerlin 77 62 CldyBermuda 87 74 CldyCairo 93 71 ClrCalgary 68 46 RainDublin 63 51 CldyHong Kong 88 77 RainJerusalem 86 64 ClrLondon 64 52 RainMadrid 91 60 ClrManila 83 77 RainMexico ...
CORRECTIONS
Jul 01, 1999 ... Because of incorrect information supplied to a reporter,Tuesday'sstory about Charleston's Independence Day celebration contained alarge error. MacCorkle Avenue from Corridor G to the South SideBridge will be closed to traffic Sunday from 4 p.m ....
Broughton plant to close
Jul 01, 1999; ... Gazette photo While workers watch out the front door of theBroughton Foods plant in Charleston, Dan LaValley of MorningstarFoods (left) and plant ...
Child assault in Glen Dale under wraps
Jul 01, 1999 ... GLEN DALE (AP) - Police in this Northern Panhandle town aretelling residents little about the abduction and sexual assault ofan8-year-old girl last week. Police Chief Norman Stenger, citing only the constraints of anongoing investigation, refused Wednesday to release any ...
Federal agency raps CSX for safety failure
Jul 01, 1999 ... HUNTINGTON (AP) - A federal agency says the failure by CSX Corp.to maintain track safety was the "probable cause" of a derailmentnear Huntington last year. Following a one-year investigation, the National TransportationSafety Board on Tuesday said CSX did not correct known ...
Blood supply low entering holiday
Jul 01, 1999 ... HUNTINGTON (AP) - Blood supplies are low at Red Cross centersthatserve West Virginia, a concern for officials as the July Fourthholiday approaches. "It's a high-travel weekend and that always increases the chanceof having an accident, so we need to have that blood on hand ...
Youth softball
Jul 01, 1999 ... First game Sissonville 000 000 0 -0 4 4 CL/Dunbar 012 400 x -7 8 0K. Cavender and Schrader. Brown and Scott. WP - Brown. LP - K.Cavender. Top performances - Siss: C. Cavender 2-3. CL/Dunbar:Brown 11 strikeouts, 3-4; Fertig 2-4; Madakacherry double.Second gameCL/Dunbar 220 ...
1999 NBA draft selections
Jul 01, 1999 ... WASHINGTON - Selections from the 1999 NBA draft with team,player,projected position and college, high school, or foreign team: First round 1. Chicago, Elton Brand, F, Duke.2. Vancouver, Steve Francis, G, Maryland.3. Charlotte, Baron Davis, G, UCLA.4. L.A. Clippers, Lamar ...
World Cup
Jul 01, 1999 ... QUARTERFINALS Wednesday's results At San Jose, Calif.China 2, Russia 0Norway vs. Sweden, lateToday's gamesAt Landover, Md.Germany at United States, 7 p.m.Brazil vs. Nigeria, 9:30 p.m.SEMIFINALSSunday's gamesAt Stanford, ...
Sally League
Jul 01, 1999 ... South Atlantic League Second Half Northern DivisionW L Pct. GBCape Fear (Expos) 5 2 .714 -Charleston, WV (Royals) 3 4 .429 2x-Hagerstown (Blue Jays) 3 4 .429 2Delmarva (Orioles) 1 6 .143 4Central DivisionGreensboro (Yankees) 5 1 .833 -Hickory (Pirates) 4 1 .800 ...
Holes-in-one
Jul 01, 1999 ... 1999 West Virginia Open At Guyan Golf and Country Club (Par 71)Wednesday's scoresScott Davis, Hurricane 33-37-70Pat Carter, Lesage 35-36-71Mark Cross, Huntington 37-34-71Bud Tate, Vienna 38-33-71Monte Chittum, St. Albans 36-36-72John Duty Jr., Cross Lanes ...
Names in the games
Jul 01, 1999; ... Flyers, Lindros agree to one-year extension Less than 10 hours before Eric Lindros was to become a restrictedfree agent, the Philadelphia Flyers announced Wednesday the signingof their franchise center to a one-year contract extension worth$8.5million plus incentives. The ...
Bulls put their Brand on No. 1 pick
Jul 01, 1999 ... WASHINGTON (AP) - All those trade scenarios, all those intricateplans that consumed Jerry Krause's life since he won the lottery amonth ago turned out to be a bunch of Bull-oney. In the end, the Chicago Bulls decided to keep their No. 1 pickandselect Elton Brand, the college ...
Leaderboard looks like MU guest list
Jul 01, 1999; ... FOR THE GAZETTE HUNTINGTON - Marshall University has become well-known for itsfootball and men's basketball programs over the last several years. But what about golf?Past and present Herd golfers definitely made an impact duringWednesday's opening round of the 64th West ...
The early bird catches the basketball schedule
Jul 01, 1999; ... ODDS AND ENDS and a few things I think I think: * Strange as it may seem, not every major college in the countrywaits until two months before the season starts to announce itsbasketball schedule the way West Virginia does. Take Tennessee, for instance. The Vols have already ...
64th WEST VIRGINIA OPEN: Davis loves this game; Defending champ grabs early lead
Jul 01, 1999; ... ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR HUNTINGTON - The events of the past few days may have robbedScottDavis of some of his physical endurance, but he apparently hasenoughemotional endurance in reserve. The Hurricane golfer pieced together a round of 1-under-par 70Wednesday afternoon ...
Leaderboard
Jul 01, 1999 ... Leaders after the first round of the 64th West Virginia OpenWednesday at the par-71 Guyan Golf and Country Club: Scott Davis, Hurricane 70 Pat Carter, Lesage 71Mark Cross, Huntington 71Bud Tate, Vienna 71Monte ...
Proposal brings flood of opinions: Catch-and-release plan for stretch of New stirs waters
Jul 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER SANDSTONE - Opinions are mixed about an upcoming proposal to makea 15-mile section of the New River a catch-and-release area forblackbass. The DNR is planning a meeting for today at the Appalachian Soiland Water Laboratory - across from the Federal Mine Academy ...
OUTDOOR EVENTS
Jul 01, 1999; ... DNR meeting Today at 7 p.m., a meeting will be held to discuss proposed catch-and-release fishing regulations on the New River. See story. State ranks first with Ducks UnlimitedDucks Unlimited's local chapters were recognized recently as thenation's top "dollars for duck ...
WOODS & WATERS: Commit fishing crime, expect significant fine
Jul 01, 1999; ... Bass anglers on the South Branch of the Potomac River don't oftenviolate catch-and-release rules there. That's according to Lt. Byron Chambers of the Division of NaturalResources' law enforcement section in Romney. Chambers says SouthBranch anglers are an honest bunch of ...
Events
Jul 01, 1999; ... Gazette photos A young angler casts for bass on the New River Tuesday. ADivision of Natural Resources proposal would require anglers torelease all bass caught on a 15-mile section of ...
Outdoor bits
Jul 01, 1999 ... The Mountain State already has nearly 62 miles of river andstream(plus 10 lakes) regulated as catch-and-release only bodies of water. CATCH-AND-RELEASE AREAS Trout* Back Fork of Elk River - 4 miles* Blackwater River - 3.5 miles* Clear Fork of the Guyandotte - 1 mile* ...
NL: Johnson strikes out 17, but Reds win ; Sosa hits No. 30
Jul 01, 1999; ... CINCINNATI - Randy Johnson struck out 17, but Ron Villone andScott Williamson combined on a one-hitter and the Cincinnati Redsbeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-0 Wednesday night for their ninth-straight victory. Tony Womack's clean single with two outs in the sixth inning ...
Baseball today
Jul 01, 1999 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr New York 46 29 .613 - z-8-2 L-1 23-15 23-14 5-4Boston 45 32 .584 2 z-7-3 L-1 27-15 18-17 2-7Toronto 39 41 .488 91/2 z-6-4 W-3 26-18 13-23 3-6Tampa Bay 33 44 .429 14 6-4 W-1 13-21 20-23 1-8Baltimore 32 44 .421 141/2 z-3-7 L-7 ...
Wimbledom results
Jul 01, 1999 ... WIMBLEDON, England - Results Wednesday of the Wimbledon tennischampionship at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club: Men SinglesFourth RoundCedric Pioline, France, def. Karol Kucera (13), Slovakia, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 4-6, 6-3.Pete Sampras (1), United States, def ....
Baseball today
Jul 01, 1999 ... Post 76 American Legion Tournament at Ashland, Ky. Morehead 020 000 0 -2 9 1Hunt. Patriots 100 000 0 -1 9 1Chin and Baldwin. Tomblin and Merritt. Top hitters - M: Adamsdouble, Mitchell 2-3, Coldiron double, Franklin 2-3. HP: Harris 2-4,Gouge double, Huffman double, ...
Parks director may get Yeager job
Jul 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER Kanawha County Parks Director Rick Atkinson is considered afavorite candidate for the manager's job at Yeager Airport. Yeager board members have scheduled a special meeting thisafternoon to discuss the manager's position.Kanawha County Commission President Kent ...
Now where's that bathroom
Jul 01, 1999; ... A favorite quote: "The problem with the designated driverprogram,it's not a desirable job. But if you ever get sucked into doing it,have fun with it. At the end of the night, drop them off at thewrong houses." - Jeff Foxworthy A woman applying for a job in a Florida lemon grove ...
'We reunite families': CASA searches for volunteers to help abused kids
Jul 01, 1999; ... Gazette photo Hector Rodriguez (right), a volunteer advocate for abused andneglected children, gives his recommendation concerning two ...
'We reunite families': CASA searches for volunteers to help abused kids
Jul 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER During a typical court hearing, when dealing with abused andneglected children, Putnam County Circuit Judge O.C. Spaulding willhear what the parents have to say. Then he listens to facts andopinions gathered by the state Department of Health and ...
River tragedy: Now where's that bathroom ?
Jul 01, 1999 ... Rescue workers search the Elk River for a man reported drownedWednesday afternoon. They found the body of William Andrew Ross II,42, around 6:30 p.m., about three hours after he walked into thewater near Spring Street, apparently to swim. Witnesses said ...
Bowl Championship Series tweaks guidelines
Jul 01, 1999; ... The Bowl Championship Series Wednesday modified its guidelinesforselecting teams, adding more computer rankings and tougheningeligibility standards. And in a move seemingly aimed at the Big East, weaker conferencescould be stripped of automatic bids if they fail to remain among ...
Herd expects to sell all Clemson tickets
Jul 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER The Marshall University ticket office has sold about 4,200 of its10,000-ticket allotment for the Thundering Herd's football game atClemson Sept. 4. Marshall expects to sell all, or nearly all, of the 10,000tickets, which would give the school a better fan ...
Stevenson surges into quarters: Becker, Courier eliminated
Jul 01, 1999 ... WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Wimbledon reveled in all itsscandalmongering and histrionic glory Wednesday, spiced by juicygossip, flag-waving drama, a champion's emotional farewell and ateen-ager's rise from obscurity to celebrity. Always more soap opera than tennis tournament, ...
Fla. city official still upset with Moss
Jul 01, 1999; ... A war of words has developed over whether Randy Moss wascommittedto attend a Florida charity event. Moss' agent, Tim DiPiero of Charleston, says the MinnesotaVikingsstar receiver was at his home Saturday in Boca Raton, Fla., and wasunaware that more than 500 fans expected his ...
Roundup
Jul 01, 1999 ... The Team West Virginia basketball squad from Hurricane remainsundefeated through Wednesday in the 1999 World Special OlympicsSummer Games in Raleigh, N.C. The team has a pair of wins over Lebanon (64-42) and Luxembourg(48-12). Mike Hoosier of Wyoming County heads the state's ...
Tourists pound on Alley Cats 9-2
Jul 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER In the blink of an eye, the prospect of a big inning evaporated. In a baseball rarity, the umpire ruled that one Alley Cat base-runner had passed another, setting off a chain of events thatincluded a lively, ear-splitting argument and the ejections ofmanager Tom ...
Sunrise hires headhunter to search for new leader
Jul 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER Sunrise Museum, which had hoped to hire a new chief executive bynow, has hired a headhunter to help with the search. "We started off optimistically," said Nancy Thomas, head of thesearch committee. "We thought we could do it on our own."After Ross McGuire left ...
Putnam commission questions project: Paperwork thin on water plan
Jul 01, 1999; ... PUTNAM COUNTY REPORTER WINFIELD - The money's there. The contractors are ready.Politicians posed behind the first silver shovelful of dirt twoweeksago. So what's the holdup on the big, taxpayer-funded Putnam Countywater plan?If you ask West Virginia-American Water Co., ...
Jury convicts man in car bombing
Jul 01, 1999 ... WINFIELD (AP) - An accused hitman was convicted Wednesday for hisrole in the 1976 car bombing death of a Greenbrier County man. A Putnam County jury took about four hours to convict RobertVernon Brown, the second of four defendants to be tried in theslaying of Billy Ray Abshire, of ...
It's a wreck
Jul 01, 1999; ... Gazette photo The former Kroger warehouse along MacCorkle Avenue in KanawhaCitymeets with wreckers from Rodney Loftis & Son demolition ...
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Jul 01, 1999; ... A lawsuit filed by an unwanted suitor of Columbia Energy Group toforce the company to reopen its 1999 shareholders meeting willproceed more quickly than normal in a Delaware court. The Chancery Court directed Columbia to answer NiSource'scomplaint within two weeks, NiSource ...
135 lose their jobs at Raleigh call center
Jul 01, 1999 ... BECKLEY (AP) - About 135 call center jobs in Raleigh County havebeen eliminated after a Georgia-based discount travel servicesuspended operations. World Technology Systems of Smyrna, Ga., canceled its SunJetInternational and Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Jet Express charter programslast ...
Aluminum firm gets tentative contract
Jul 01, 1999 ... FROM STAFF, WIRE REPORTS A tentative four-year contract has been reached by negotiatorsforCentury Aluminum and the United Steelworkers union. The agreement was reached with the aid of a federal mediator, whomet with both sides Tuesday in Charleston."The federal mediator ...
P&G to halt some of its animal tests
Jul 01, 1999 ... CINCINNATI (AP) - Procter & Gamble Co., the maker of Crest, Tide,Pampers and Ivory soap, said Wednesday it will immediately stopusinganimals to test many of its household products. P&G made exceptions for its current food and pharmaceuticalproducts and for any new products. In ...
Martinsburg is the state's fastest growing city
Jul 01, 1999 ... Estimated populations for West Virginia's cities with at least10,000 residents in July 1998, figures for April 1990, thepercentagedifference and the rank among U.S. cities, according to a U.S.CensusBureau report released today. City 1998 1990 Pct Rank Charleston 55,056 ...
Martinsburg is the state's fastest growing city
Jul 01, 1999; ... Only three of the state's 15 largest cities have experiencedpopulation growth in the 1990s. From April 1990 to July 1998, Martinsburg's population grew by6.9percent, or 976 residents, to an estimated 15,049, according to aU.S. Census Bureau report released Wednesday. It ranks ...
Mullens to host music business seminar
Jul 01, 1999 ... Former Mullens area resident Dick McVey returns to his WyomingCounty home to conduct a mini-seminar on the music business at 7p.m.Tuesday. The seminar, to be held at the Mullens Community Building, willcover such subjects as booking yourself or your band, presentingyourself to ...
FILM CLIPS
Jul 01, 1999 ... * TARZAN: HHHH Marquee Cinemas, Park Place Stadium Cinemas. Thefinest big screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' classic storyever made, a perfect marriage of mature storytelling, exciting state-of-the-art visuals, and excellent music, featuring the voices ofTonyGoldwyn, Minnie ...
Nightlife: Live entertainment in area clubs
Jul 01, 1999 ... * ATLANTIS: Swing and ballroom dancing with DJ Greg Swagger, 7 to11 p.m. today; Panama Rose, 9:30 to 1:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.Dress code. 3024 Chesterfield Ave. Call 345-0100. - BOBBY'S BAR & GRILL: JK's Karaoke, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Fridays, nocover. Cross Lanes Mini Plaza. Call ...
BEST BET
Jul 01, 1999 ... * Adrien Brody (left) and John Leguizamo star in "Summer of Sam."The movie, which opens Friday in the Charleston area, is ...
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Jul 01, 1999 ... The cowboy beat Normally home to straight-up bluegrass and down-home country, theMountaineer Opry House in Milton offers a different taste thisSaturday when it features Rob McNurlin and the Beatnik Cowboys,alongwith Danielle Fraley and Mixt Company, starting 7:30 ...
Quotation
Jul 01, 1999 ... "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and ...
IN CONCERT
Jul 01, 1999 ... Take one symphony maestro - Rachael Worby (above) - add mountainsand you get this Saturday's performance by the West VirginiaSymphony, as the former first lady of West Virginia leads hermusicaltroops to the mountaintop to play ...
ROAD TRIP THEATER: The play's the thing for featured playwright
Jul 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER Wendy MacLeod could not visit early rehearsals of her play, "TheWater Children," which will be one of four produced at theContemporary American Theater Festival from July 9 to Aug. 1 inShepherdstown. She was too busy working on a new TV show, "Popular," ...