Charleston Gazette back issues from July 2000:
House OKs collective bargaining: ; for doctors
Jul 01, 2000; ... The House of Representatives on Friday approved a controversialmeasure that would allow most of the nation's physicians to bargaincollectively with their managed-care plans. Although the bill stillfaces obstacles in the Senate, the passage of the measure by a two-to-one majority in the ...
Boosters question hiring of coach: ; Newest school board member helped get son a job in athletics
Jul 01, 2000; ... ericeyre@wvgazette.com Incoming Kanawha County school board member Jim Crawford helpedto hire his son as weightlifting coach at St. Albans High School,set his salary and paid him $1,500 out of an athletic boostersaccount he controlled, according to school athletic leaders. ...
City native takes over as state's Bell Atlantic chief
Jul 01, 2000; ... balow@wvgazette.com Gale Given, a Charleston native and Marshall University graduate,has taken over the reins at Bell Atlantic-West Virginia from formerPresident Dennis Bone, who is moving on to a similar post in NewJersey. She is the first woman to lead the operations of ...
Panel sues to disbar president
Jul 01, 2000; ... LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - In an unprecedented rebuke of a sittingpresident, an Arkansas Supreme Court committee on Friday suedPresident Clinton to strip him of his law license and declared helacked "overall fitness" to be a lawyer. The committee's lawsuitaccused the president of engaging in ...
Lack of resident input dooms housing grant effort, advocates say
Jul 01, 2000; ... gmoore@wvgazette.com The Charleston Housing Authority's attempt to get federal moneyto tear down Orchard Manor and Littlepage Terrace is "fatallyflawed" because, among other reasons, residents weren't involvedwith the project, national public housing advocates said Friday. "We ...
Trump slams lawmakers: ; It's the Legislature that needs reform, departing college chancellor says
Jul 01, 2000; ... tara@wvgazette.com Eighty percent of West Virginia legislators are "nothing but abunch of mugwumps who straddle the fence on issues," the normallymild-mannered college Chancellor Clifford Trump said Friday, in hisparting shot to state government. Friday was Trump's last day ...
Alarms ignored during nerve gas leak -- report
Jul 01, 2000; ... SALT LAKE CITY - High-ranking officials were not immediatelynotified and alarms were ignored during a tiny leak of dangerousnerve gas at the Army's chemical-weapons incinerator in May,according to a report by the plant's operators. The report fromArmy contractor EG&G Defense Materials ...
World briefs
Jul 01, 2000 ... Eight dead, 3 hurt at Pearl Jam concert COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Fans rushed the stage during a Pearl Jamconcert at a Danish rock festival late Friday, crushing to death atleast eight people and injuring three others, police said. Membersof the rock band appealed to the crowd to move ...
National briefs
Jul 01, 2000 ... HIV infection rate in San Francisco triples SAN FRANCISCO - Alarming health officials, the rate of new HIVinfections among gay and bisexual men in San Francisco nearlytripled over the past two years. Health experts said that powerfulAIDS drugs are making people complacent and that ...
Ted Kennedy to speak to state Dems on Oct. 21
Jul 01, 2000 ... Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., will be keynote speaker at WestVirginia Democrats' annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner this fall,state party officials confirmed Friday. Kennedy will speak at theannual fund-raising event, which will be held Oct. 21 at theCharleston Civic Center. Sen ....
Logan County lays off 30 workers: ; Declining coal tax revenues blame
Jul 01, 2000; ... Logan County laid off 30 government employees Friday, the lastday of the fiscal year, because of declining coal severance taxrevenues. The county usually receives between $400,000 and $425,000in coal severance taxes each quarter. Last week, the county got$159,000. Three months ago, it ...
Gazette seeks help in improving online version
Jul 01, 2000 ... The Charleston Gazette is looking for volunteers to improve itsonline version. The Gazette will be sponsoring focus groups on July17 and July 19. The groups will look at the online version of the Gazette, andthen make suggestions for how it could be improved. In exchange for ...
With Snuffer's resignation, Wampler poised to retake seat on City Council
Jul 01, 2000; ... gmoore@wvgazette.com Former City Councilwoman Betty Lee Wampler, who lost the 11thWard council seat to Fred Snuffer in 1995, appears ready to takethat seat back when Snuffer resigns later this month, councilmembers said Friday. "She's got the votes. She's lobbied a lot,"said ...
10 counties would fail ozone standard, DEP says
Jul 01, 2000; ... Smog levels in 10 West Virginia counties would violate a proposedfederal ozone pollution standard if it were in force, the stateDivision of Environmental Protection said Friday. Counties failingto meet the standard are Brooke, Cabell, Greenbrier, Hancock,Kanawha, Marshall, Ohio, Putnam, ...
Elian, we never meant to hurt you
Jul 01, 2000; ... DEAR Elian Gonzalez: I've been sitting here trying to rememberthings I did when I was your age, but it's hard to do. Images thatwere once hard and true have since become like one of thosesnapshots where time has burned most of the picture away. So all Ihave left is a collection of ...
Readers' forum
Jul 01, 2000 ... Hail Underwood for abortion fight Editor: I am writing to you regarding the article about partial-birthabortions. I firmly agree with our honorable Gov. Cecil Underwoodthat partial-birth abortions should be abolished. This inhumanepractice is an abomination unto us all. Let ...
Smiles and scowls
Jul 01, 2000; ... To more than 100 of the brightest high school graduates fromevery state and some foreign lands, who have converged in the ruggedPocahontas County mountains for another session of the NationalYouth Science Camp. To the multitude of artisans, musicians andvolunteers working hard to make ...
PACs Limits meaningless
Jul 01, 2000; ... BY LAW, a political action committee is not supposed tocontribute more than $5,000 to a candidate per election. Somesupporters of Shelley Moore Capito's run for Congress seem to havefound a way around that. Reporter Lawrence Messina discoveredsomething odd when he dug through Capito's ...
State seizes Princeton con artist's paving trucks
Jul 01, 2000; ... larrym@wvgazette.com A Princeton con artist never paid a dime of the $125,000 a judgeordered him to refund to victims of his paving scams in 1997. Sowhen state officials stumbled across Huey Small and his pavingtrucks this week, they seized the vehicles to collect on his debt ....
Readers' voice
Jul 01, 2000 ... s Why do [Cheryle] Hall and [Bill] Raglin on the school boardwant reimbursement for mileage? Other people go to work, and theydon't get mileage for their positions. These are elected positionsthat they wanted so bad. - I have been proud to live in a statethat is against the death ...
New laws on tire disposal, car rentals in effect today
Jul 01, 2000; ... If you rent a car in West Virginia, prepare to pay an additional75 cents a day in state taxes beginning today. And motorists inWest Virginia also will get strengthened protection against personalinformation being sold for marketing purposes. In addition, state officials will raise ...
Scouts could lose public support
Jul 01, 2000; ... NEW YORK - The Boy Scouts of America triumphed in their legalbattle over gay scout leaders, but the victory could prove costly. Critics say the Scouts have squandered a reputation for toleranceand face an erosion of public support. "They're getting left behind where America is ...
Presbyterians face issue of blessing commitment ceremonies for gays
Jul 01, 2000; ... LONG BEACH, Calif. - The chief policy-making body of thePresbyterian Church (USA) on Friday faced the question of whether tobar ministers from officiating at commitment ceremonies for gaycouples. Debate on the issue dominated the annual convention thisweek of the 2.6 million-member ...
More HMOs drop Medicare customers
Jul 01, 2000; ... NEW YORK - United Healthcare and Humana on Friday became thelatest health maintenance organizations to announce cutbacks intheir Medicare participation, changes expected to affect about140,000 seniors and disabled Americans in 13 states. The twocompanies said Medicare no longer pays ...
Funds may prevent takeover of DEP program
Jul 01, 2000 ... Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., won final congressional approvalFriday of $9.8 million he added to a federal appropriations bill tohelp prevent a federal takeover of West Virginia's surface miningpermit program. The appropriation designates $3.6 million foradditional staffing of mine ...
Lawyer found guilty of wife's death
Jul 01, 2000; ... PONTIAC, Mich. - A lawyer was convicted Friday of killing hispregnant wife in a scheme that prosecutors said he concocted tofurther his affair with a judge. Michael Fletcher, 30, faces up tolife in prison for the Aug. 16 shooting death of 29-year-old LeannFletcher at their home in the ...
Funerals today
Jul 01, 2000 ... ALDERMAN, Frank D. - 3 p.m., Blue Ridge Funeral Home, Prosperity. ANDERSON, Freddie A. - 1 p.m., Long & Fisher Funeral Home,Sissonville. BOWERS, Raymond E. - 11 a.m., Blue Ridge Funeral Home,Prosperity. CALL, Louie A. - 11 a.m., Heck Funeral Home, Milton. CLAY, ...
OBITUARIES
Jul 01, 2000 ... Mennie Bell Bryant CHAPMANVILLE - Mennie Bell Hensley Bryant, 70, of Chapmanvilledied June 30, 2000, at home after a short illness. She was a memberof Mount Era Old General Assembly Church of Jesus Christ of theFirst Born, Brown Run, Chapmanville. Surviving: sons, Wilfred ...
Ultralight aircraft object of search
Jul 01, 2000 ... Searchers combed a series of hillsides in the Tuppers Creek arealate Friday after area residents reported seeing an ultralightaircraft experiencing difficulty in staying aloft. Volunteerfirefighters, area residents, law ...
Lincoln teachers welcome state bosses
Jul 01, 2000; ... Many Lincoln County schoolteachers are welcoming their new state-appointed bosses with open arms. "It was time for this to happen.It's time to start offering a quality education to our kids inLincoln County," county school-to-work coordinator Bill Linvillesaid Friday. The state ...
Beckley teacher cleared in race suit
Jul 01, 2000; ... BECKLEY - A jury has cleared a Raleigh County schoolteacher ofallegations he battered a former student and made a racial slur inthe classroom. The all-white jury ruled Thursday in favor ofCharles Interdonato, a history teacher at Woodrow Wilson High Schoolin Beckley. Interdonato, who is ...
Fayette chief to reduce schools
Jul 01, 2000; ... susanwilliams@wvgazette.com FAYETTEVILLE - The Fayette County superintendent of schools saidFriday he will pursue plans to reduce the number of schools in thecounty, either with a sweeping, long-range plan or smaller measures.Schools Superintendent Larry Coleman has said repeatedly ...
Move means new education pick
Jul 01, 2000; ... tara@wvgazette.com Gov. Cecil Underwood had no idea that Bell Atlantic-West VirginiaPresident Dennis Bone planned to immediately take a job in NewJersey when Underwood appointed him as one of seven people to makepolicy for all of the state's colleges and universities, ...
Recalls
Jul 01, 2000; ... WASHINGTON - A New Jersey company is recalling about 475,000teething rings because the ring, when bent, can fit into an infant'smouth, posing a choking hazard. Whitehall-Robins Healthcare ofMadison, N.J., received two reports from consumers of childrengagging on the rings, including one ...
WEATHER
Jul 01, 2000 ... Amsterdam 63 48 Cldy Athens 89 67 Clr Beijing 100 66 Clr Berlin 58 50 Rain Bermuda 86 78 Cldy Cairo 92 71 Clr Calgary 77 51 Cldy Dublin 69 53 Cldy Hong Kong 93 82 Clr Jerusalem 88 68 Clr London 69 56 ...
WEATHER
Jul 01, 2000 ... Anchorage 66 52 PCldy Atlanta 86 64 PCldy Boston 79 61 Clr Charlotte 84 60 PCldy Chicago 81 60 PCldy Cincinnati 77 55 Clr Cleveland 76 56 PCldy Dallas 89 75 PCldy Denver 90 57 PCldy Detroit 81 59 Clr Elkins 75 46 ...
Cats win with double trouble in ninth
Jul 01, 2000; ... mikewhiteford@wvgazette.com Some two-out clutch hitting in the ninth inning, capped by BrianJohnson's game-winning double into the right-center field gap, keptalive the Alley Cats' recent turnaround. Johnson's double broughthome Michael Clay, who likewise had delivered a two-out ...
Chic picks Mountaineers
Jul 01, 2000 ... The top girls sprinter in West Virginia high school history willbe staying in the state for her college track career. Riverside'sCiara Chic said Friday she has accepted a full scholarship to runtrack for West Virginia University. Chic, who set two state records while winning three ...
Little Leaguers dream big at all-star tourney
Jul 01, 2000 ... The 25-team District 3 Little League All-Star Tournament for 11-and-12-year-olds begins at 6 p.m. today with four games at twoLittle Creek Park fields in South Charleston. The annual double-elimination tournament will continue daily at 6 and 8 p.m. - exceptfor Tuesday - through July 17, ...
Agassi flourishes, Martin wilts
Jul 01, 2000; ... WIMBLEDON, England - Memories of one of the worst chokes inWimbledon history swept through Centre Court, filling Andre Agassiwith hope, Todd Martin with doubt and cringing fans with a painfulsense of deja vu. As much as Agassi thrilled the crowd Friday bysaving two match points as he ...
Wimbledon at a glance
Jul 01, 2000 ... A brief look at what happened Friday on the fifth day of theWimbledon Championships: Weather: Cloudy with light rain, hightemperature of 68 Attendance: 37,898. Last year on the fifth day it was 37,214 Seeded winners, men: No. 2 Andre Agassi, No. 9 Thomas Enqvist Seeded ...
Give poor Mike Tyson a chance
Jul 01, 2000; ... QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Boxer-animal Mike Tyson in a challenge toheavyweight champion Lennox Lewis: "I want your heart. I want to eatyour children." *** MISUNDERSTOOD: We all know that Tyson is capable of eating peopleas evidenced by his efforts to devour Evander Holyfield from ...
Names in the games
Jul 01, 2000; ... Red Sox acquire Sprague from Padres The Boston Red Sox acquired Ed Sprague from the San Diego Padreson Friday for two minor-league prospects, a move designed to fixtheir third-base problem. Sprague is hitting .274 with 10 homersand 25 RBIs in 117 at bats this season, his first ...
Today's quote
Jul 01, 2000 ... "God comes first, family is second and football comes insomewhere around third or fourth ...
Youth golf
Jul 01, 2000 ... Top Flite Junior Golf Tour At Pipestem State Park 12 and under 1. Swanson Smith 74, 2. Craig McGlothlin 86, 3. Todd Riggs 88, 4.Ross Draber 88, 5. Andrew Payne 89 13 and14 Nathan Kinker 71, 2. Ryan Waialae 77, 3. Anthony Reale 77, 4 ....
Auto racing
Jul 01, 2000 ... NASCAR-Pepsi 400 Lineup DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Starting lineup for today's NASCAR WinstonCup Series Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway withqualifying position, car number, driver, make of car and speed inmph: 1. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 187.547. 2. (28) Ricky Rudd, ...
Baseball injuries
Jul 01, 2000 ... Team-by-team disabled list NEW YORK - Players on the disabled list by team, as provided bythe American and National League, with position and effective date(players are on the 15-day disabled list unless noted): ThroughJune 29 NATIONAL LEAGUE Arizona Matt ...
Legion baseball
Jul 01, 2000 ... American Legion baseball at Capital High School Mason County 500 220 000 -9 16 4 Charleston Hawks 001 131 16x -13 9 4 MC - Richmond, Shobe (8) and Warner. CH - ...
Transactions
Jul 01, 2000 ... BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX-Acquired 3B Ed Sprague from the San Diego Padresfor RHP Dennis Tankersley and INF Cesar Saba. DETROIT TIGERS-Agreed to terms with SS Exavier Logan and RHP Matthew Parris. KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Announced the resignation of Terry ...
Big League baseball
Jul 01, 2000 ... Friday's linescores First game SC Garage 500 140 0 -10 9 0 Capital City 500 007 x -12 10 1 May, Mallory (4) and Lowe. Mehle and Dykeman. Top hitters - SC:Duncan 2-4, 3 RBIs; Francis 2-4, 3RBIs; Price 2-2, 2 RBIs; Potter,double; 2 RBIs. Second ...
Tennis
Jul 01, 2000 ... Wimbledon results WIMBLEDON, England - Results Friday of the $12.6 millionWimbledon tennis championships at the All England Lawn Tennis andCroquet Club: Men Singles Second round Andre Agassi (2), United States, def. Todd Martin, United States,6-4, 2-6, 7-6 ...
Golf
Jul 01, 2000 ... US Senior Open leaders BETHLEHEM, Pa, - Scores with relation to par Friday after thesecond round of the U.S. Senior Open, played on the 6,749-yard, par-71 Old Course at Saucon Valley Country Club (a-denotes amateur): Bruce Fleisher 64-69-133 -9 Jim Thorpe 69-65-134 ...
Baseball today
Jul 01, 2000 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Toronto 44 36 .550 - 7-3 L-1 22-18 22-18 5-4 New York 38 36 .5143 z-3-7 L-1 17-16 21-20 5-3 Boston 38 37 .507 31/2 3-7 L-1 19-17 19-20 3-6 Baltimore 33 44 .429 91/2 3-7 W-1 21-12 12-32 3-6 Tampa Bay 32 45 ...
Sport on TV/radio
Jul 01, 2000 ... TELEVISION (TGC) 10 a.m. - golf: Murphy's Irish Open (3) noon - tennis: Wimbledon (same-day tape) (13) 2:30 p.m. - NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Milwaukee 200 (8) 3 p.m. - cycling: Tour de France (3) 3 p.m. - Senior PGA: U.S. Senior ...
Big eighth inning rallies Pirates past Philadelphia
Jul 01, 2000; ... PHILADELPHIA - Wil Cordero hit a two-run triple to highlight afive-run eighth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for an 8-3victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. Cordero, 3-for-5 with four RBIs, was a home run shy of hitting for the cyclefor the ...
Sally League
Jul 01, 2000 ... South Atlantic League Second Half Northern Division W L Pct. GB x-Piedmont (Phillies) 7 2 .778 - Cape Fear (Expos) 4 4 .500 21/2 Charleston, WV (Royals) 4 5 .444 3 Delmarva (Orioles) 3 5 .375 31/2 Hickory (Pirates) 3 5 .375 ...
Calcavecchia, Begay share Hartford lead
Jul 01, 2000; ... CROMWELL, Conn. - Mark Calcavecchia shot a 6-under-par 64 Fridayto keep pace with Notah Begay after the second round of the GreaterHartford Open. Calcavecchia, a nine-time winner on tour, matchedBegay at 11-under 129 on the TPC at River Highlands. Begay, comingoff a victory last week in ...
Thorpe challenges Fleisher for lead
Jul 01, 2000; ... BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Jim Thorpe came from nowhere Friday to get inposition for his first tour win in 14 years. Thorpe, who hasfinished higher than sixth in just one of 19 Senior PGA Tour eventsthis year, shot a 6-under-par 65 and pulled within a shot of BruceFleisher at 134 after two rounds ...
Carolina on Williams' mind, Guthridge retires
Jul 01, 2000; ... CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - North Carolina coach Bill Guthridge retiredFriday after three years as Dean Smith's successor, a move thatopens one of the most prestigious jobs in college sports. Kansascoach Roy Williams, a former North Carolina assistant under Smith,will succeed Guthridge, a ...
Sports briefs
Jul 01, 2000; ... Former Auburn coach critical of Pat Dye AUBURN, Ala. - Former Auburn coach Terry Bowden, who agreed notto make derogatory comments about Auburn after resigning in 1998,had unflattering things to say about his predecessor, Pat Dye, andinfluential trustee Bobby Lowder. In an ...
Labonte has history, consistency on his side
Jul 01, 2000; ... DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Once better known as the other brother,Bobby Labonte has a chance to become a Winston Cup champion. ThePepsi 400 marks the unofficial start of the second half of theNASCAR season. Labonte goes into tonight's race knowing that thelast six drivers who led the points ...
Champions parade today at Wimbledon
Jul 01, 2000; ... WIMBLEDON, England - Champions, champions and near-champions. That's what the All England Club is offering today in a paradeacross Centre Court that will include former singles champions,players who have won at least four doubles titles and players whohave reached two singles ...
WVU Olympian prefers to go it alone
Jul 01, 2000; ... MORGANTOWN - Olympic wrestling is an individual sport, and CaryKolat prefers to celebrate making the U.S. team and preparing forthe Sydney Games the same way - alone. The assistant wrestlingcoach at West Virginia University didn't let his emotions show afterhe qualified for the ...
Former WVU player fasts to spread anti-drug message
Jul 01, 2000; ... FAIRMONT - Kerry Marbury knew he had to do something after seeinga 12-year-old girl with a baby, smoking a cigarette, and young mendealing drugs from the steps of a sick, elderly man's home. "I wasso depressed that I left there and went to the country to regroup,"said Marbury, a ...
Insurer won't cut ambulance tabs: ; Blue Cross/Blue Shield drops plan for 25% cut
Jul 01, 2000; ... rsteelhammer@wvgazette.com Mountain State Blue Cross/ Blue Shield has apparently droppedplans to implement a 25 percent across-the-board decrease inreimbursement payments to West Virginia ambulance services onemergency runs. The reduction in reimbursements was initiallyscheduled ...