Charleston Gazette back issues from September 1999:
New child car-seat standards take effect
Sep 01, 1999; ... WASHINGTON - Child car seats take on a new look starting today,when stricter head-protection standards take effect. That means mostseats will come equipped with a tether strap that anchors the top ofthe seat more securely so children move less in a crash. The change is the first ...
World briefs
Sep 01, 1999 ... Moscow mall explosion injures 30 people MOSCOW - An explosion ripped through a video game parlor in ashopping mall near the Kremlin on Tuesday, spraying glass and metaland injuring at least 30 people. Police said it could have been an attack by terrorists or byorganized ...
Corporate, individual credits drop in '98, tax official says
Sep 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER Corporate and individual tax credits disclosed this week by thestate Tax Division totaled $103.3 million through June 30, 1997. Buta state tax official said Tuesday the credits for 1998 dropped to themid-$90 million range. Super tax credits accounted for $68.88 ...
Capitol-boundary backers seek 'stabilizing effect'
Sep 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER Alva James stopped tending her flowers long enough to look at thebuilding across from her Quarrier Street home. "Gets more run-down all the time, and the folks who own it won'tdo a thing about it," she said disgustedly. "It wouldn't surprise mea bit if they ...
dennis still stirring up trouble: National Hurricane Center predicts storm will reverse course along N.C. coast
Sep 01, 1999; ... KITTY HAWK, N.C. - Dennis began plodding back toward NorthCarolina on Tuesday, this time as a tropical storm, raising fearsamong the vacationers and residents who had just started to return tothe rain-lashed coast. "It's not done, and we realize in the next 72 hours it could ...
Miners', marchers' ideals collide: Blair re-enactors egged as miners protest the taking of 'our history'
Sep 01, 1999; ... Gazette photos James Weekley leads a group of seven supportersalong W.Va. 17 in Logan County on Tuesday, while miners who have losttheir jobs over the mountaintop ...
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Sep 01, 1999; ... BLAIR - Easter was months ago, but State Police went on an egghunt Tuesday after a group of marchers commemorating the 1921 battleon Blair Mountain were pelted with eggs by jeering, laid-off coalminers. Several dozen eggs were confiscated from Logan County residentswho lined ...
Jewish leaders back police after shooting: World briefs
Sep 01, 1999; ... NEW YORK - Police shot and killed a Jewish man who refused to dropa claw hammer he used to beat a sergeant, prompting hundreds ofOrthodox Jews to fill the streets in protest. The officers fired 12times at Gary Busch shortly before 7 p.m. Monday, hitting him withevery ...
Montgomery school ranks among top 50
Sep 01, 1999 ... The Aug. 30 issue of U.S. News and World Report rates the Collegeof Engineering at West Virginia University Institute of Technology as32nd ...
National Steel workers ratify five-year contract
Sep 01, 1999; ... PITTSBURGH - Workers employed by National Steel Corp. haveapproved a new five-year contract by a 4-1 margin, the UnitedSteelworkers of America announced Tuesday. The agreement provides pay raises of $2 per hour for activesteelworkers, pension and benefit improvements, and an ...
Belle shooting case to go to grand jury
Sep 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER A Belle teen-ager accused of stalking and killing hairdresser JoanC. Moore will face a Kanawha County grand jury. Robert Copen waived a preliminary hearing Tuesday in KanawhaMagistrate Court. Murder charges for Moore's death will go straight to the ...
DuPont begins laying off 800 workers
Sep 01, 1999; ... WILMINGTON, Del. - In an effort to restructure its embattled CropProtection division, DuPont Co. is laying off 800 employees. The layoffs come in response to a nationwide move toward insect-resistant plants and troubles in the nation's farming economy,company officials ...
National briefs
Sep 01, 1999 ... Wildfires burn parts of the West APPLE VALLEY, Calif. - Firefighters Tuesday struggled to containactive forest and brush fires that have burned 150,000 acres in theWest. The largest uncontrolled blazes were being fought in Idaho,Montana, Utah and California. Fires ...
Cooking for you
Sep 01, 1999; ... Need some ideas on what to serve for a Labor Day backyard cookout?Well, I have a solution! You could serve wonderful grilled citrusand basil salmon steaks, and for dessert you could make a refreshingkey lime pie. Plus, these are very quick and easy recipes. HappyCooking! Grilled ...
Scott/Teays Lions Club holds fundraisers
Sep 01, 1999 ... For the Scott/Teays Lions Club, fund raising revolves around twomajor projects each year. During the cold holiday project, they can be found sellingChristmas trees on the parking lot of Hills (now Ames) DepartmentStore at Liberty Square. During the hot summer project, they ...
Tech students eligible for educational stipends
Sep 01, 1999 ... West Virginia University Institute of Technology students can earnup to $2,362.50 for college tuition for part-time community servicework. All current and prospective students are eligible to apply to workfor the program, a WVU-Tech community partnership with New River ...
What to see...Where to go
Sep 01, 1999 ... Aug. 29 Wilco, Stephen Smith, Cindy Bullens and Jeremy Toback will performon Mountain Stage at 6 p.m. in the Cultural Center Theater in thestate Capitol Complex. For ticket information, telephone 1-(800)-RADIO-87. Sept. 3 The Rhododendron Arts & Crafts Fair, in ...
Coatings can make porcelain tile look new
Sep 01, 1999; ... For those whose porcelain tile is starting to show signs of wearand tear, it may not be necessary to rip it out and start over again.Consider using one of the several professionally applied coatingsthat can make it look like new. That's what my wife and I decided to do with a ...
Bush learned nothing from past
Sep 01, 1999; ... WATCHING the political press corps try to figure out what to doabout George W. Bush's supposed cocaine use is a walking test case inmedia ethics that will be used in journalism schools for the next 50years. You probably didn't know there were courses in media ethics. Youmay now ...
Neighbors
Sep 01, 1999 ... Ashton McNeil of Winfield has been selected as the Heart Child forthe American Heart Association's Charleston Metro American Heart Walkto fight heart disease and stroke, the leading causes of death anddisability in America. She graces the cover of the brochure promoting the ...
Religion
Sep 01, 1999 ... New Journey The Church in the Valley, 1173 James River Turnpike inMilton, will sponsor Ashland, Ky., Southern Gospel group New Journeyat 11 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 29. The nationally known group has appearedon the Bill Gaither (Homecoming) videos and on the Trinity BroadcastNetwork, as well as ...
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Sep 01, 1999; ... School meal prices raised by 10 cents Putnam County school board members voted to raise school mealprices by 10 cents this year. All students will pay 70 cents forbreakfast. At lunch, elementary students will pay $1.15, and middleand high school students will pay $1.30. Nancy ...
Area TOPS groups
Sep 01, 1999 ... The following area Take Off Pounds Sensibly chapters meet at thedates, times and locations listed below. For more information, callthe telephone numbers listed: Charleston TOPS 312 Second floor (elevator available), MorrisMemorial United Methodist Church, 46th Street and MacCorkle ...
McCallister family holds Southside reunion
Sep 01, 1999 ... The family of William and Jane Edgar McCallister held their fourthfamily reunion Saturday, Aug. 7 at the Mountain Lodge in Southside inMason County. In attendance, were the following: Paul and Eloise McCallister; Eddie and Margaret Bassett; Averaland Mable Ramsey; and Carol ...
Bulletin Board
Sep 01, 1999 ... Golf tournament The Putnam County Rotary Club will sponsor itsannual golf tournament at noon Aug. 30 at Sleepy Hollow Golf Club. Bloodmobile The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at PocaUnited Methodist Church from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31. For moreinformation, call ...
Wellness task force gets grant
Sep 01, 1999 ... The Putnam County Youth Wellness Task Force was granted $18,350through the office of Gov. Cecil H. Underwood and the Safe and DrugFree Program to fund research-based violence and substance abuseprograms in certain county schools, ...
'Cleanest town' generates fan mail
Sep 01, 1999 ... I am writing this on Sunday evening, Aug. 22. The Eleanor sister-city question I asked in today's column still has until Wednesdayevening for deadline. Thus, I don't know who the winner of the Jan'sCountry Restaurant gift certificate is. The first two answers viathe e-mail were both ...
Generals rack up a win
Sep 01, 1999; ... Generals rack up a win Above: Winfield A-Team quarterback Kenny Kersey (no. 21) scramblesfor yardage in the fourth quarter of last Sunday's game against theSouth Hills Patriots at Winfield Middle School in ...
Readers' forum
Sep 01, 1999 ... Don't sign away your right to vote Editor: If you sign a petition to support a third-party candidate, yougive up your right to vote in the primary election. If thousands of pro-environmental voters give up their vote andsupport Denise Giardina's futile effort to become ...
Blasters: Machine guns for kids ?
Sep 01, 1999; ... LITTLE boys love guns. We read about a mother who refused to lether tot have toy guns - but she gave up when he chewed his bread intothe shape of a pistol. Still, we felt it was disturbing for the Putnam County Gun Club tolet 11-year-old boys enjoy the thrill of blasting away with ...
SCHOOL for CHEFS: Malden program serves up accomplished culinary hands for hospitality industry
Sep 01, 1999; ... FOOD EDITOR Final exams. Is everything in place that's needed to meet thetest? Heavy cream and clarified butter? Sure enough. Skillets andpots? Yep. Fresh mountain trout and a block of chocolate? Rightthere. You've guessed by now this isn't your standard "bring a No ....
FOOD
Sep 01, 1999 ... SHELLING OUT: Nachos were first sold by Sal Manriquez at the 1964Texas State Fair in Dallas, after his ...
RECIPE CONNECTION: Salads, brownies arrive as heart-healthy picnic nears end
Sep 01, 1999; ... They're back. More of the heart-healthy (and the rest of yourbody, too) recipes from "Picnic Pleasures." I wanted to squeeze theremaining five recipes into this one column, but I can't. So we'llfinish next week with this series, because, listen, do I have somedelicious tomato recipes ...
FOOD NOTES
Sep 01, 1999; ... Capitol Market Wilda Gritt had some excellent white corn over the weekend, andexpected to have bi-color by today and a nice-size yellow corn bySaturday. The outdoor vendor closest to Capitol Street has wonderful yellow-striped tomatoes, a delight for the eyes and palate ....
No deal cut on candidacy, Manchin says
Sep 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER Former state Sen. Joe Manchin insisted Tuesday there was no dealbehind his decision to run for secretary of state instead of governornext year. Rather, he said that friends and political supporters convincedhim it would do no good to put the Democratic Party ...
Drug ring's meth supplier gets 22-year sentence: Crime and time
Sep 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER A major methamphetamine supplier once robbed of his stash willspend nearly 22 years in prison for his drug crimes, a federal judgeruled Tuesday. James Edward Facemyer, 34, was sentenced to a 21-year, 10-monthterm by U.S. District Judge Charles H. Haden II in ...
State briefs
Sep 01, 1999 ... WVU gets $200,000 for asbestos removal MORGANTOWN - The state has chipped in $200,000 from a 1994statewide asbestos settlement to help remove asbestos from the WestVirginia University Coliseum. WVU must raise the rest of the estimated $15 million it will taketo renovate the ...
Petting zoo patrons warned of bear's rabies
Sep 01, 1999; ... DES MOINES, Iowa - Health officials are trying to track down up to400 tourists from as far away as Australia who played with a rabidbear cub at a petting zoo. The disease was discovered after the 5-month-old black bear diedFriday. That sent officials poring through the guest ...
Scouts are making their community a better place to live
Sep 01, 1999; ... METRO STAFF In their quest to become Eagle Scouts, two Boy Scouts in Troop 66in Winfield are making their community a better place to live. Boy Scouts Lee Groves and Tim Moore spent part of their summerworking on projects that will help them become Eagle Scouts. Groves ...
Traditional dance
Sep 01, 1999; ... Metro photo Kara Withrow (left) and Hanna Thurman, both of Red House, joinhands with other dancers during a performance of the Appalachian Ladsand Lassies at ...
AIDS cocktails may promote risky sex
Sep 01, 1999; ... ATLANTA - The drug cocktails that have revolutionized AIDStreatment in the United States have made some gay men more willing toengage in risky sex, researchers said Tuesday. A study presented at the National HIV Prevention Conference showedgay men were less likely to use condoms or ...
When modern kids wash their hands of dishwashing
Sep 01, 1999 ... Getting Into Print Have a story idea? Call: LIVING, BEAT: Douglas Imbrogno - ...
PARENTING: On dads, moms, kids; When modern kids wash their hands of dishwashing
Sep 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER Someone ought to put a sign on every dishwasher: DANGEROUS TOCHILDREN UNDER 18. Yes, dishwashers are indeed dangerous to the young, who need thetactile experience of sponging off plates themselves if they are todevelop into pleasant teen-agers and agreeable young ...
CHILLING OUT: At this photo shoot, kids were to keep thier eyes on the cone
Sep 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER Photographer Steve Payne exerted all his powers of persuasion tocoax 5-year-old Emma Kaplan away from her mother's side and onto thestool where she was to sit for a portrait. "Do you like ice cream?" he asked his small subject. She nodded a hesitant yes, ...
SMELL THE COFFEE: Putting the squeeze on a guy
Sep 01, 1999; ... The other day, a photographer and I were talking to one of oursophisticated, urbane colleagues when the subject of compressionshorts came up. "What?" I asked. "Compression shorts," he repeated. "Have you heard of them?" "No. I don't think I want to." With no ...
Australian blend is a tantalizing treat: 1998 Jacob's Creek Semillon/Chardonnay
Sep 01, 1999; ... In the world of wine, big may not be better, but neither need itbe banal or bad. Consider Jacob's Creek Semillon/Chardonnay. Itcomes from Australia's largest producer in the Barossa Valley andcarries an attractive $8 price tag. In France, semillon (a grape that thrives in the Loire ...
Chef keeps it light, versatile
Sep 01, 1999; ... CHICAGO - During the past eight years, Mark Baker has quietlybecome a force on the Chicago culinary scene. As executive chef ofthe Four Seasons Hotel, he supervises the hotel's banquet departmentand highly rated Seasons restaurant. He even buys the wine. His administrative ...
Reunions
Sep 01, 1999 ... Third Annual Coon Creek Reunion - 11 a.m., Saturday, Ves BurnsFarm, Coon Creek, Lincoln County. The farm is the second house onthe left past Peaceful Valley Baptist Church. Bring a covered dishand lawn chairs. Contact Jim Cooper at 525-8309. Parsons-Lanham family - Sunday at the ...
Horoscope
Sep 01, 1999; ... Wednesday, Sept. 1, 1999 Your birthday today: Want the perfect job? Willing to relocate?You may get the chance. By November, you may be ready to settledown, but change may be required. Learn a new routine to serve youand others better in February. In April and May, take a break as ...
Violence begets violence
Sep 01, 1999; ... Dear Ann Landers: I am writing in response to the letter from the15-year-old whose younger cousin grabbed his seat when the boy got upto answer the phone. When the boy returned, the cousin refused toget up, and the older boy forcibly removed him from the chair.Afterward, the older boy's ...
Bulletin board
Sep 01, 1999 ... FUTURE EVENTS Putnam County 4-H Leaders' Association will meet at 6:30 p.m.Thursday at the Putnam County Courthouse, second floor, new addition.For information about the program, for children ages 9 through 20,call the West Virginia University Extension Service, 4-H Office, ...
Drought relief funds being spent: Amount increased to avoid fall session
Sep 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER The governor's office has spent about $200,000 of the $11 millionappropriation for drought relief approved in a special legislativesession Aug. 17, a gubernatorial spokesman said. Legislators initially planned to transfer $2 million of 1998-99revenue surplus to ...
Argentine airliner crashes on takeoff ; 69 reported dead: Jet burns after hitting golf course
Sep 01, 1999; ... BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - An Argentine airliner carrying at least90 people crashed on takeoff Tuesday night, slamming into a golfcourse and bursting into flames. Local news reports said at least 69people were killed. There were unconfirmed reports of 26 survivors, at least two ...
Deaths in the state
Sep 01, 1999 ... BROWN - George A., 78, of Summersville, Aug. 30, 1999, WatersFuneral Chapel, Summersville. DINGESS - Joe, 65, of Logan, Aug. 30, 1999, Evans Funeral Home,Chapmanville. FISHER - Gladys, 88, of Jacksonville, Fla., Aug. 31, 1999, Corey-Kerlin Funeral Home, ...
78,000 GUESS? T-shirts recalled
Sep 01, 1999; ... WASHINGTON - Clothing designer GUESS? is recalling more than78,000 girls' T-shirts with a liquid-filled bubble patch on thefront. The liquid contains a petroleum distillate that can beharmful if ingested, the Consumer Product Safety Commission saidTuesday. No injuries have been ...
Crowd pleads with board to save East End school
Sep 01, 1999; ... STAFF WRITER Matthew Watts doesn't have children who attend Roosevelt JuniorHigh School. He doesn't even live in the neighborhood. But he understands the school's importance to Charleston's EastEnd. He believes Roosevelt's worth saving. "Roosevelt is a healthy school," ...
Funerals today
Sep 01, 1999 ... ALEXANDER, Dorothy A. - 11 a.m., Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home,St. Albans. ALTIZER, Effie I. - 11 a.m., Wallace & Wallace Funeral Home,Rainelle. ANDERSON, Lorah - 11 a.m., Pleasant View Cemetery, Fayetteville. BURKS, Robert E. - 1 p.m., St. Paul Lutheran Church, ...
OBITUARIES
Sep 01, 1999 ... Felix Adamczyk PHILLIPSBURG, N.J. - Felix Adamczyk, 79, of Phillipsburg died Aug.22, 1999, after a long illness. He was a native of Pennsylvania and a control engineer at IngersolRand Co. Surviving: wife, Helena Adamczyk; sons, Gary of Pennsylvania,Joseph of ...
Medical schools not training for smoking fight, study says
Sep 01, 1999; ... CHICAGO - U.S. medical school graduates are woefully unprepared tohelp patients quit smoking, the nation's most deadly preventablehealth care problem, a study concludes. The researchers surveyed nearly every accredited medical school inthe country and found very little coursework ...
Allergic reaction kits may not work
Sep 01, 1999; ... NEW YORK - More than a half-million emergency injection kits fortreating severe allergic reactions and asthma attacks are beingrecalled in the United States and Canada because the drug may notwork. The kits are routinely carried by people who are prone to acuteasthma attacks or ...
Ovary removal linked to lower risk of cancer
Sep 01, 1999; ... WASHINGTON - Women at high risk of developing breast cancer due toa genetic mutation can reduce the risk by up to 67 percent by havingtheir ovaries removed, a new study finds. The study focused on women at five institutions who had testedpositive for a mutation of the BRCA1 gene, a ...
Immune system attacks insulin
Sep 01, 1999; ... NEW YORK - Scientists say they have identified a key chemicalplayer in the development of the most severe kind of diabetes, a stepthat might help in prevention. The study, done in mice, pertains to Type 1 diabetes, which istreated with daily insulin shots. The disease, also known ...
Ailing Sampras withdraws
Sep 01, 1999; ... T NEW YORK - Gloom pervaded the U.S. Open on a day shrouded in grayas Pete Sampras creaked off in misery, Todd Martin struggled againsta cramping journeyman, and Jim Courier sank in first-round defeat. It was as if nearly the whole American Davis Cup team was relivingits ...
Moe knows Cougars must pass: PREP FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
Sep 01, 1999; ... ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Capital High's running game has anchored its offense for severalyears now. With talent like fullback Darrion Scott and tailbackDerrick Burkes, it's not hard to understand why. But coach Moe Townson knows his Cougars will need to pass, too.They can't ...
Gonzalez hammered in Alley Cats' 11-2 loss
Sep 01, 1999 ... CAPE FEAR, N.C. - The Alley Cats and Sally League earned runaverage leader Edwin Gonzalez were hammered 11-2 by the Cape FearCrocs Tuesday night. Gonzalez came into the game with a 1.76 earned run average, butallowed seven runs in three innings of work. The Crocs (30-32) ...