Charleston Gazette back issues from July 2001:
Rebuilding 'The Wall': ; Officials look for answers to problems at West Side school
Jul 02, 2001; ... ericeyre@wvgazette.com Stonewall Jackson Middle School Principal Carol Thom has had adifficult year. In September, the superintendent docked her pay and suspended herfor two weeks after students' failing grades were changed topassing. The students were promoted to high ...
Northern Ireland: ; Ex-leader says guns must go
Jul 02, 2001; ... BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Britain and Northern Ireland's rivalpoliticians pledged to rescue the province's Catholic-Protestantadministration after its leader resigned Sunday over the IRA'srefusal to disarm. Ulster Unionist Party chief David Trimble defended his decisionto quit ...
Budget, 56 laws take effect
Jul 02, 2001; ... West Virginia legislators are back at home, but their work thisyear is just beginning to take effect. Out of 340 laws passed during the Legislature's regular sessionand two special sessions, 56 went into effect Sunday and 220 startduring the next two weeks. Unless specified in a ...
Teen couple threatened as parents plan to marry
Jul 02, 2001; ... SHELTON, Conn. - A teen-age couple say they've become the targetof abuse ever since their parents announced they were gettingmarried, making them stepbrother and stepsister. It was love at first sight for Jesse Murcko, 17, and KatiBungert, 15, who have been dating since May 2000 ....
Background checks stop 153,000 gun buys, report says
Jul 02, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - Background checks blocked 153,000 of the nearly 7.7million prospective sales of guns last year, and fewer people triedto buy firearms in 2000 than in 1999, the Justice Departmentreported Sunday. Analysts attributed the decline to a drop in crime, which theysaid has ...
Israel strikes Syrian radar station
Jul 02, 2001; ... SARIN TAHTA, Lebanon - Israeli warplanes struck a Syrian militaryradar station in Lebanon on Sunday, wounding three people, as thegovernment of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon aimed to punish Syria forHezbollah guerrilla action. Hezbollah responded to the raid, firing rockets and ...
Orphans accept $16.7 million settlement from Quebec
Jul 02, 2001; ... TORONTO - Canadian children who were moved to mental institutionsby officials to get more federal money have accepted a compensationoffer for abuse they suffered, decades after their ordeal. The so-called "Duplessis orphans" decided to take the Quebecgovernment offer that amounts ...
Mark Russell's views
Jul 02, 2001 ... STATES are beginning to ban the use of hand-held cellular phoneswhile driving - so that a driver's hands can be free to return theobscene gestures of the other motorists. *** Another distraction - dogs shouldn't be allowed in cars unlessthey are trained to steer while the ...
McCain says he backs Bush - really
Jul 02, 2001; ... HEADLINES and press speculation to the contrary, John McCaininsists he isn't plotting against President Bush or his fellowSenate Republicans. What's more, the president's chief 2000 GOP primary rival says hecan't envision "any scenario" under which he won't back Bush for ...
Readers' forum
Jul 02, 2001 ... City hasn't fixed drainage problem Editor: Our homes are situated on adjoining properties, at theconjunction of Larchwood and Carney roads, in the South Hills areaof Charleston. Recently, in response to complaints from residents on the upperend of Larchwood Road, the ...
Potpourri
Jul 02, 2001; ... BACK in the 1970s, when the global population explosion wasrecognized as a crisis, one writer declared that 75 percent of allhumans who ever lived were alive at that time. This factoid has beenrepeated many times since. But the Population Reference Bureau inWashington says it's nonsense ....
Lawsuits: ; Lawyers hide vital information
Jul 02, 2001; ... LAWYERS who sue manufacturers of defective products like to saythat they aren't just in it for the money, that they are performinga public service. And they often do. Dangerous products, like Firestone's AT tires,are pulled from the market. Lives are saved. But when there's ...
Wood accident leaves one dead
Jul 02, 2001 ... Wood County dispatchers said an accident Sunday produced onefatality. The name of the victim was not immediately available. The accident took place near the ...
North Dakota name change sparks debate
Jul 02, 2001; ... BISMARCK, N.D. - The idea of dropping the "North" from NorthDakota's name has drawn plenty of attention - not all of itfavorable. Former Gov. Ed Schafer, who has supported the idea, has feltwaves of opposition, from dozens of radio talk show callers to anelderly woman who ...
Obituaries
Jul 02, 2001 ... Helen A. Clendenin Helen A. Clendenin, 85, of East Bank died June 30, 2001, in CAMCMemorial Hospital after a long illness. Born July 2, 1915, she was a 50-year resident of East Bank. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ ofLatter-day ...
Five years after fireworks fire, survivors remain bitter, angry
Jul 02, 2001; ... SCOTTOWN, Ohio - Five years after a fire ripped through asouthern Ohio fireworks store, many family members of the ninepeople who were killed remain bitter and angry. "They say time heals all things. It doesn't. Not a day goes bythat I don't think about it. And some days, I just go ...
Smoking seen as a factor in SIDS
Jul 02, 2001; ... Smoking during pregnancy and second-hand smoke are factors inSudden Infant Death Syndrome, the state Bureau for Public Healthsays. In 1999, about 75 percent of West Virginia SIDS deaths were tochildren of mothers who smoked while they were pregnant. That year, 26 percent of ...
Lithuania opens adoption to U.S.
Jul 02, 2001 ... Lithuania, a small Eastern European country located on the BalticSea near Poland and Latvia, has recently opened its ...
Volunteers to meet in Morgantown
Jul 02, 2001 ... Time is running out to register for West Virginia's annualconference for volunteers and others who serve their communities. The 2001 State Conference on Volunteerism, Community Service andService-Learning will be held July 17-19 at the Lakeview ScanticonResort near Morgantown. The ...
Celebrating 75 years
Jul 02, 2001; ... John O'Brien rides a unicycle across the Benjamin Franklin Bridgespanning the Delaware River on Sunday during the 75th ...
African dust poses risk, research says
Jul 02, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - Dust from the African deserts is bringing germs andfungi across the Atlantic. Researchers who tested samples of the dust collected last summerwarn that "pathogenic microbes associated with dust clouds may posea risk to ecosystem and human health." While windborne ...
Grid operator behind power output swings
Jul 02, 2001; ... LOS ANGELES - The operator of the state's power grid hasacknowledged that it was responsible for swings in production at apower plant that Gov. Gray Davis said were evidence of price gougingby out-of-state energy companies, two newspapers reported Sunday. The California Independent ...
Actors talks intensify
Jul 02, 2001; ... LOS ANGELES - Hours after their old contract expired, Hollywoodactors went back to the table with producers Sunday in hopes ofaverting an industry-crippling strike. "We're all working," said Screen Actors Guild spokesman GregKrizman, as both sides expressed hope that an agreement ...
McCain a campaign finance 'bully,' Hastert says
Jul 02, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - House Speaker Dennis Hastert accused Sen. JohnMcCain of trying to intimidate his fellow Republicans intosupporting a House version of campaign finance legislation McCainhas championed. Hastert, R-Ill., said Sunday he was angry that McCain has writtenHouse GOP members ...
Readers' voice
Jul 02, 2001 ... * This is to the vandals who've been breaking the car windows inSouth Hills. Just keep it up, boys, and I guarantee you that youwill wind up in the hospital or the morgue. * Only the Charleston Gazette would defend someone who was firedfor breaking company rules and was interested ...
United drops US Airways purchase, reports say
Jul 02, 2001; ... NEW YORK - United Airlines is abandoning its $4.3 billionpurchase of US Airways, citing regulatory problems and the worseningeconomy, according to published reports. United notified US Airways management Friday that it wants todiscuss terminating their agreement before Aug. 1, the ...
Former governor's condition improves
Jul 02, 2001 ... Former Democratic Gov. Hulett C. Smith was transferred fromintensive care to a regular nursing unit Sunday, a hospital officialsaid. Smith, 82, was upgraded from serious to fair condition atCharleston Area Medical Center, said Andy Wessels, the hospital'sspokesman. Smith ...
Barboursville man sought in police chase
Jul 02, 2001 ... A Barboursville man allegedly led police on a high-speed chasethrough three communities Saturday night and then escaped on foot.As of Sunday night, police were still searching for the man. The driver, Eugene A. Adkins, crashed his small red car in CrossLanes and fled into the ...
National
Jul 02, 2001 ... Anchorage 65 51 PCldy Atlanta 86 69 Cldy Boston 79 60 Clr Charlotte 82 68 Cldy Chicago 74 48 PCldy Cincinnati 76 50 PCldy Cleveland 70 49 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 91 71 PCldy Denver 95 62 PCldy Detroit 72 48 PCldy Elkins ...
New state laws
Jul 02, 2001; ... The following are some of the laws that go into effect thismonth: STATE BUDGET: July 1. DOCTORS' TAX: Phases out over 10 years a tax that takes 1.75percent to 2 percent from health-care practitioners' gross incomesto help fund Medicaid. July 1. BENEDUM AIRPORT ...
Lottery: ; Lotteries
Jul 02, 2001 ... Saturday, June 30, 2001 Rolldown: 13-27-43-49-50 The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa - None of the tickets sold for the Powerballgame Saturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 3-6-33-34-39: 15 (x2) Players matching all five ...
World
Jul 02, 2001 ... Amsterdam 72 58 Cldy Athens 92 72 Clr Beijing 89 71 Cldy Berlin 82 61 Rain Bermuda 87 76 Cldy Cairo 96 71 Clr Calgary 68 47 Cldy Dublin 71 60 Cldy Hong Kong 86 81 Clr Jerusalem 82 60 Clr London 75 55 ...
Finally facing their Waterloo: Team succeeds in old ballpark
Jul 02, 2001 ... Second of two parts In 1994, the Waterloo Diamonds left Iowa and eventually foundrecord success in Lansing, Mich. Owners Tom Dickson and SherrieMyers, who bought the Charleston Alley Cats last month, moved theWaterloo ...
Finally facing their Waterloo: Team succeeds in old ballpark
Jul 02, 2001; ... Second of two parts frankangst@wvgazette.com Baseballs are still pitched and fans still turn out each summerfor baseball in Waterloo, Iowa. It's not the full-season Class A brand of baseball the cityenjoyed in the early 1990s, but it's a solid brand of baseball ...
Barksdale's back, but not at Woodrow
Jul 02, 2001; ... rickryan@wvgazette.com Some people look at Dave Barksdale with sympathy. The former Woodrow Wilson basketball coach, who lasted less thanone season at Aiken (S.C.), returns to West Virginia as an assistantfor the first time in his 34-year coaching career when he joins ...
Names in the games
Jul 02, 2001 ... Bullett's career high paces Mystics victory Vicky Bullett matched her career high with 24 points and theWashington Mystics scored the first 15 points of the second half ina 76-64 victory over the visiting Orlando Miracle on Sunday. A former Martinsburg High and University of ...
Good control can be as precious as high heat
Jul 02, 2001 ... A PITCHER who throws extraordinarily hard is said to be blessedwith a great arm. The language has worked its way into the game'slexicon, and it's part of baseball tradition. That's fair enough. But what about the guys who throw with onlymoderate velocity but are able to deliver ...
Lieber halts Reds again
Jul 02, 2001; ... CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Reds won't have to face Jon Lieberagain until September. Maybe by then they'll have figured him out. Lieber beat the Reds for the third time this season and slumpingJoe Girardi had three hits Sunday, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 2-1 victory and a split ...
WNBA
Jul 02, 2001 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Cleveland 11 4 .733 - New York 9 4 .692 1 Miami 5 7 .417 41/2 Indiana 5 8 .385 5 Detroit 4 8 .333 51/2 Orlando 4 9 .308 6 Washington 4 9 .308 6 Charlotte 4 10 .286 61/2 WESTERN ...
Youth softball
Jul 02, 2001 ... Boulder Independent Day Classic At Boulder, Co. ASA 18-and-under San Diego 000 010 -1 7 2 WV Dusters 030 00x -3 4 1 Salmons and Sansbury. Top hitters - WV: Black, double, 2 RBIs;Cummings, RBI. Washington 030 04 -7 7 0 WV Dusters 000 00 ...
Minor league baseball
Jul 02, 2001 ... South Atlantic League Second half Northern Division W L Pct. GB Greensboro (Yankees) 7 3 .700 - Hagerstown (Giants) 6 4 .600 1 Charleston (Blue Jays) 5 5 .500 2 Hickory (Pirates) 5 5 .500 2 x-Lexington (Astros) 5 5 .500 ...
Latest line
Jul 02, 2001 ... Favorite Odds Underdog Baseball Today's games CINCINNATI 5 1/2-6 1/2 Pittsburgh MILWAUKEE Even-6 Houston San Francisco Even-6 LOS ANGELES Boston Even-6 TORONTO NY ...
Auto racing
Jul 02, 2001 ... NASCAR-Busch Series GNC Live Well 250 Sunday's results 1. (2) Greg Biffle, Ford, 250, $61,970. 2. (19) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet, 250, $30,250. 3. (13) Kevin Grubb, Chevrolet, 250, $36,100. 4. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 250, $25,925. 5. (3) ...
Golf
Jul 02, 2001 ... Canon Greater Hartford Open Sunday's results Final round P.Mickelson, $558,000 67-68-61-68-264 Billy Andrade, $334,800 68-65-66-66-265 Dudley Hart, $161,200 70-63-70-63-266 D.Berganio, $161,200 67-66-64-69-266 C.DiMarco, $161,200 ...
Baseball today
Jul 02, 2001 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Boston 47 33 .587 - 4-6 W-2 25-18 22-15 6-3 New York 46 33 .582 1/2 7-3 W-4 26-16 20-17 5-4 Baltimore 39 42 .481 81/2 z-6-4 W-1 20-21 19-21 4-5 Toronto 38 43 .469 91/2 z-5-5 L-2 20-25 18-18 4-5 Tampa ...
Miller picks up 10th win as Astros down Brewers 6-1: ; NL
Jul 02, 2001; ... MILWAUKEE - Wade Miller scattered seven hits over seven inningsSunday to lead the Houston Astros over the Milwaukee Brewers 6-1. Miller (10-3), who pitched a three-hitter at Milwaukee on April11, struck out eight and walked two. He's now walked three andstruck out 31 in three ...
Youth baseball
Jul 02, 2001 ... AMERCIAN LEGION First game Buckhannon 011 000 4 -6 11 0 SC Post 94 110 000 0 -2 8 0 Andrew and Oldaker. Samuel and Lindell, Francis (6). Top hitters -B: Oldaker 2-4, double; Wright 2-4, HR; Egress 2-3. S: Potter 2-3,double; Samuel, double; Carlson, HR; Francis ...
Sports on TV/radio
Jul 02, 2001 ... TELEVISION (3) 10 a.m. - tennis: Wimbledon (same-day tape) (TNT) 1 p.m. - tennis: Wimbledon (live, same-day tape) (FOXP) 7 p.m. - baseball: Reds at Pirates (ESPN) 8 p.m. - WNBA: Detroit at New York (CNNSI) 9 p.m. - tennis: Wimbledon (same-day ...
Drama yet to come at Wimbledon
Jul 02, 2001; ... WIMBLEDON, England - So far Wimbledon has been skimpy on drama.Dominant serves - by Goran Ivanisevic, Greg Rusedski, Pete Samprasand even young Americans Andy Roddick and Taylor Dent - renewedcomplaints that watching men play on grass is only slightly moreexciting than watching it ...
Fleisher collects first major title
Jul 02, 2001; ... PEABODY, Mass. - A year after losing a final-round lead to a red-hot rival, Bruce Fleisher won the U.S. Senior Open by a strokeSunday for his first major title as Jack Nicklaus and otherchallengers fell off the pace. Fleisher, runner-up to Hale Irwin in the Senior Open last ...
Avs re-sign Sakic, Sabres trade Hasek: ; NHL roundup
Jul 02, 2001; ... If Colorado fails to successfully defend its Stanley Cup titlenext season, Avalanche fans won't be able to say the front officelet the best players get away. The Avalanche re-signed Joe Sakic, Patrick Roy and Rob Blake tomultiyear contracts, beating a midnight deadline that would ...
Sports briefs
Jul 02, 2001 ... Biffle wins GNC Live Well 250 WEST ALLIS, Wis. - Rookie Greg Biffle held on over the final 15laps Sunday to win his third NASCAR Busch series event of theseason, the GNC Live Well 250 at The Milwaukee Mile. Biffle all but clinched the victory when Mike Skinner ran out ofgas ...
Spencer's Davis settling down in Denver
Jul 02, 2001; ... AFTER BEING PART of four different major league organizations inless than three seasons and now four years removed from enduringpotentially career-ending Tommy John surgery, right-hander KaneDavis from Spencer is experiencing a real Rocky Mountain high thesedays. While most ...
Alley Cats bats smokin'
Jul 02, 2001 ... The Alley Cats continued their torrid offense in the second half,smashing the host Hagerstown Suns with 13 hits and 14 runs to cruiseto a 14-7 victory at Municipal Stadium Saturday night. It marked the third time all year Charleston reached doublefigures in runs, with all three ...
Gordon takes shaky status with fans in stride
Jul 02, 2001; ... ORLANDO, Fla. - He is revered and loathed, cast as America's heroyet condemned as a smug corporate schmoozer who betrays the blue-collar roots of the NASCAR Nation. As Confederate flags swirl in the skies, the barbecue chickenwarms up and cold beers pop open to celebrate another ...
INNERVIEWS: ; 'I love the history of the state'
Jul 02, 2001; ... The 45-minute commute from Huntington to Charleston must seemlike hours. It's not the drive that gets him. Or the traffic. It'sjust that Joe Geiger can't wait to get to work. A lifelong history hobbyist with a particular passion for WestVirginia, he landed a dream job as ...
Humane Association board reinstates director
Jul 02, 2001; ... sfinn@wvgazette.com By a unanimous vote, the new board of the Kanawha/CharlestonHumane Association reinstated Donna Pauley Clark as the agency'sexecutive director Sunday evening. She officially returns to her oldjob today. The board also voted in a new president, ...
Wise's staff gets pay hikes
Jul 02, 2001; ... SEVERAL employees in Gov. Bob Wise's office received pay raiseseffective Sunday. Michael Garrison, who was named Wise's chief ofstaff on May 14, had his salary raised from $95,000 to $100,000. Hemakes $10,000 more than Wise, whose salary is set by statute. Noother employee in Wise's ...
People
Jul 02, 2001 ... Strait's 'Hokey Pokey' winds up Texas filming SNYDER, Texas - The "Hokey Pokey" is not exactly a countryclassic, but that didn't stop George Strait from singing the dittyto the delight of some 2,000 locals in this West Texas town. Julia Robert's niece, 10-year-old Emma Roberts, ...
Sisters wary of bride-to-be's marital record
Jul 02, 2001; ... Dear Ann Landers: I am getting married for the sixth time. I'msure this marriage will last because I've known "Harold" for 30years. My first wedding took place in my home, with a preacher and twowitnesses. My second wedding was in a chapel with four witnesses.The third time, I ...
Scientists work for new home fertility test
Jul 02, 2001; ... LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Scientists are developing a new homefertility test kit for couples, designed to give a more accurateearly warning sign of possible problems. About one in six couples have trouble conceiving. Experts say thenew his-and-hers test kit, Fertell, while certainly ...
Player from India wins chess champs' blitz playoff
Jul 02, 2001; ... MAINZ, Germany - A blitz playoff between the two rival worldchess champions ended with Viswanathan Anand of India beatingVladimir Kramnik of Russia after their 10-game match ended in a tie. Played at a rapid time, with each player allowed only 25 minutesper game, the Duel of the ...
Horoscope
Jul 02, 2001; ... Monday, July 2, 2001 Your birthday today: This is one of those years when you have topay dues. It's the sort of year you look back upon and say, "Boy, Isure did learn a lot." The task may seem overwhelming at first, butyour skills improve with practice. A particularly annoying ...
Class notes
Jul 02, 2001 ... Winfield High graduate receives scholarships Sarah Elizabeth Orrison, a graduate of Winfield High School, isthe recipient of the Welch Scholarship from the University ofCharleston in the amount of $40,000, as well as an Early AdmissionScholarship in the amount of $2,000. She is ...
Sportin' life: Banking on heroes
Jul 02, 2001; ... balow@wvgazette.com Each year, West Virginians shell out more than $500 million onlife insurance premiums. But do you know where that money goes? "Right now someone writes a check and it leaves the state," saidSteve Richmond, president of Mid-Atlantic Capital Corp. "No one ...