Charleston Gazette back issues from November 2003:
[ BIG EAST CONFERENCE ]
Nov 01, 2003 ... BIG EAST CONFERENCE Conference All games W L PF PA W L PF PA Miami 3 0 107 48 7 0 253 107 Pittsburgh 2 0 76 46 5 2 243 151 West Virginia 2 1 82 48 3 4 167 128 Virginia Tech 2 1 106 57 6 1 280 117 Boston College 1 2 66 85 5 3 225 ...
Excess federal property up for bid in Dunbar
Nov 01, 2003; ... For Sale: 12 military cargo trucks, parachutes, bowling alleycleaner, countless other items. MUST SEE! At an auction starting this morning, the West Virginia StateAgency for Surplus Property is unloading literally tons of federalproperty that was worth $2.5 million when the ...
Clifford ruling goes to high court, Opponents want standards to oust prosecutor explained
Nov 01, 2003; ... An appeal filed Friday in the removal case against Kanawha Countyprosecutor Mike Clifford asks the state Supreme Court to explain whatit would take to remove him from office. Lawyers representing more than 130 Kanawha County residents whosought Clifford's removal from office filed ...
Traffic not expected to be problem at Trace Fork this shopping season
Nov 01, 2003; ... Shoppers should be able to smoothly enter and exit the Shops atTrace Fork this holiday season, representatives from THF Realty toldshopping center merchants Friday. THF Realty developed, owns and manages the Trace Fork and DudleyFarms shopping centers. As in previous years, the ...
Water-use legislation scope narrowed, Major issues, fights being put off to placate lobbyists
Nov 01, 2003; ... West Virginia's first water-use law is being narrowed to includelittle more than a one-time survey of withdrawals from rivers andstreams. The draft bill continues to be whittled down in an effort toplacate industry lobbyists and avoid a legislative battle. In the process, ...
Resistance day in Iraq?
Nov 01, 2003; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - Graffiti and fliers that U.S. officials believewere generated by supporters of Saddam Hussein popped up aroundBaghdad on Friday, calling for a three-day strike starting today tomark the beginning of an uprising against Americans. "Nov. 1 is resistance day! No to ...
Law school shooting defendant claims insanity
Nov 01, 2003; ... GRUNDY, Va. - A former student accused of shooting three people todeath at his law school told a judge Friday he was innocent of murderbecause he was insane at the time. Peter Odighizuwa, 45, said he wished to plead not guilty by reasonof insanity. Judge Michael Moore said he was ...
Moore lawyers cite Hey case in bid for license restoration
Nov 01, 2003; ... The state Supreme Court cannot deny a law license to former Gov.Arch Moore because it recently reinstated the license of anothertainted public figure, former Kanawha Circuit Judge John Hey, lawyersfor Moore argued Friday. "Fairness is fundamental," the lawyers said in a court ...
Housing Authority reaches settlement in lawsuit brought by former director
Nov 01, 2003 ... The Charleston Housing Authority and its board of commissionershave settled a lawsuit brought against them by the authority's formerdirector, Zelma Boggess. The case was dismissed by the U.S. District Court in September,according to court documents. Ricklin Brown, an ...
Grand jury gets motel murder case, Second suspect in Jefferson killing believed to be in Ky.
Nov 01, 2003; ... While his girlfriend is apparently hiding in Kentucky to avoidmurder charges of her own, a Kanawha County man had his homicide casesent to a grand jury Friday. Keith William Lowe of Jefferson allegedly used a hammer to killRoy Glen Loyd inside a Jefferson riverside motel Oct ....
Mother sentenced for infant's overdose
Nov 01, 2003; ... RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A woman whose baby overdosed onmethamphetamine, possibly contained in the mother's breast milk, wassentenced to life in prison for his murder. Amy Leanne Prien, 31, was sentenced Thursday in the death of 3-month-old Jacob Wesley Smith, who was found dead in her ...
Laci Peterson's sister testifies
Nov 01, 2003; ... MODESTO, Calif. - Laci Peterson's sister testified Friday thatScott Peterson said he had golf plans on Christmas Eve, throwing intoquestion his story about going fishing the day his pregnant wifevanished. Amy Rocha, a hairdresser, said she cut Scott Peterson's hair Dec.23 and ...
Firefighters clearing 30-mile path around resort communities
Nov 01, 2003; ... BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. - Hundreds of firefighters battling SouthernCalifornia's wildfires used a break in the weather Friday to bulldozebuffer zones around mountain communities in case the heat and fiercewinds return. "We've got a sleeping giant out there," Forest Service ...
Manchin addresses ad flap
Nov 01, 2003; ... Secretary of State Joe Manchin, a Democratic candidate forgovernor, will leave it to the state's four election commissionerswhether to yank a get-out-and-vote radio ad that he narrates. "We've instructed our staff to immediately call every member,asking them if they want this ...
Delegate seeks funding for WVU rifle club
Nov 01, 2003; ... Delegate Cindy Frich has asked the Legislature to fund WestVirginia University's rifle club and to save the school's shootingrange, which WVU officials plan to close after the current academicyear ends. Frich, R-Monongalia, said Friday that she has requested $10,000from the ...
State briefs
Nov 01, 2003 ... Man dies in an apparent hunting accident BUCKHANNON - The shooting death of an Upshur County man is beinginvestigated as a hunting accident, State Police Sgt. Jay Powers saidFriday. The body of Paul Michael Farrabee, 43, of Buckhannon was found ina wooded area in the northern ...
Teams belong to fans, not star athletes
Nov 01, 2003 ... Memo to Shaq O'Neal and Kobe Bryant: My wife suggested I sleep onthis. Which is why the salutation doesn't read, "Memo to TwoFestering Boils on the Buttocks of My Patience." I hear you two are feuding again. California burning down aroundyou, Kobe being tried for rape, and you ...
Readers' forum
Nov 01, 2003 ... WMD spin ignores simple explanation Editor: Observing the Bush administration's efforts to put a positive spinon David Kay's Iraq Survey Group report leads me to believe that noone in this administration appears to be familiar with the principleof Occam's Razor. This ...
Smiles and scowls
Nov 01, 2003 ... To West Virginia's hero, Jessica Lynch, who is starting a charityto help children of fellow soldiers, especially those killed in theIraq war. To Iraqi lawyer Mohammed Odeh al-Rehaief, who guided U.S. troopsto the injured Jessica Lynch in Iraq, and was welcomed by gratefulWest ...
Right to die
Nov 01, 2003 ... MOST of America is gripped by the agonizing moral drama inFlorida. A young woman suffered brain death 13 years ago. She left no"living will" stating her wishes in the event of such a tragedy. Herhusband finally decided to "pull the plug" and remove the feedingtube that kept her inert ...
Tom Ridge to visit Charleston
Nov 01, 2003 ... National Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge will tour the stateOffice of Emergency Services headquarters and announce Office ofDefense Preparedness grants for the coming fiscal year during a ...
Columnist to speak at State
Nov 01, 2003 ... Syndicated Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page will speak at11 a.m. Thursday at Davis Fine Arts Theatre, West Virginia StateCollege. A 1969 graduate of Ohio University, Page went directly ...
DNA analysts help build criminal database
Nov 01, 2003; ... HUNTINGTON - DNA analysts at a Marshall University laboratory arehelping the West Virginia State Police and FBI build a database ofconvicted violent offenders that may assist investigators in solvingactive and cold-case crimes. Master's degree-level graduates of Marshall's ...
Worker killed in fall at Amos plant
Nov 01, 2003; ... A boilermaker was killed Friday when he fell while working at theJohn Amos Power Plant near St. Albans. Timothy Siders II, 28, of Gallipolis Ferry, was working on theinstallation of new pollution control equipment at the plant, companyofficials said. Siders fell from a ...
Safety Council luncheon set
Nov 01, 2003 ... The Charleston Public Safety Council will host a "Salute to PublicSafety" luncheon at 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at The Embassy Suites Hotel.John A. Chapman, founding member, will be honored. The 2003 Public Safety Awards will be presented at the event. Thisyear's recipients are: the Rev ....
Greenbrier election clear of violations, prosecutor says
Nov 01, 2003; ... LEWISBURG - A special prosecutor has found no evidence of attemptsto sway Greenbrier County's May 2002 primary election. Wood County prosecutor Ginny Conley, appointed in March toinvestigate irregularities in ballot counting, discovered proceduralerrors in the Democratic Party's ...
Court hands down drug sentences
Nov 01, 2003; ... Two Princeton men face three decades in prison after beingconvicted of selling and conspiring to sell crack cocaine. U.S. District Judge David Faber sentenced Kevin Ivan Anthony, 44,to 27 years in prison and Carlos Dean Scott, 33, to 30 years inprison Thursday. Anthony was ...
A reader's guide to the Gazette
Nov 01, 2003 ... National and international news The top news stories of the day, be they national or localmatters, are carried on Page One. Other important international andnational stories are found throughout Section A. West Virginia and local news Today in Section C features stories ...
W.Va. revenue misses estimates for October, However, quarterly tax surplus absorbs shortfall
Nov 01, 2003; ... West Virginia's personal income tax has failed every month thisbudget year to raise the money that state officials expected, initialrevenue figures indicated Friday. The tax provides more than one-third of the general budget andbrought in about $80 million for October, missing ...
Bulletin board
Nov 01, 2003 ... TODAY Hacker Valley Volunteer Fire Department will have its annual FallRamp Dinner from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Hacker Valley School Gymnasium,Hacker Valley, Webster County. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 forchildren ages 6 through 12, and children under 6 eat free. FUTURE ...
WVU student body hits record size
Nov 01, 2003; ... MORGANTOWN - Final enrollment for the fall semester at WestVirginia University's main campus has settled out at 24,260, thelargest student body in school history, officials said Friday. Enrollment is up from 23,492 last year, the previous record, andreflects the third consecutive ...
Obituaries
Nov 01, 2003 ... Goldie Louise Adkins Goldie Louise Adkins, 83, of Gallagher died Oct. 31, 2003, at herhome. She was born Dec. 9, 1919, in Dry Branch, Kanawha County, adaughter of the late Jonathan and Effie Collins Arms. She was alsopreceded in death by her husband, Emmitt. She was a ...
Church activities
Nov 01, 2003 ... Anniversaries * Community Missionary Baptist Church will have a pastor and firstlady's 11th anniversary at 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The themes are "God'sMan of Favor" and "God's Leading Lady." Guest speaker is the Rev.Paul Anthony Dunn, along with choirs and congregation of FirstBaptist ...
for the blind
Nov 01, 2003 ... The Charleston Gazette is available to the blind and visuallyimpaired from the National ...
missed paper/ delivery problems
Nov 01, 2003 ... If you're having problems with the delivery of your Gazette, call348-4800. If your Gazette isn't delivered by 6 a.m. Monday throughFriday or by 7 ...
correction
Nov 01, 2003 ... A Nitro man sentenced Thursday in Kanawha Circuit Court forsexually abusing his stepdaughter will spend five years on probationand eight weekends in jail, must participate in sex-offendercounseling, must participate in 30 days of community ...
Today's chuckle: by Harlan collins
Nov 01, 2003 ... Moviemakers have a good idea. Instead of calling ...
Readers' voice
Nov 01, 2003 ... What's bothering you? What do you think? Express your opinion onany subject you wish by ...
GETTING IT RIGHT
Nov 01, 2003 ... The Charleston Gazette corrects errors of fact in this space. Ifyou ...
GETTING INTO PRINT
Nov 01, 2003 ... Have a news tip? Got a story idea? Call us: City desk - 348-5100 Environment - Ken ...
Weather around the world
Nov 01, 2003 ... Amsterdam 52 41 Rain Athens 73 60 Rain Beijing 70 43 Clr Berlin 51 38 Rain Bermuda 78 72 Rain Cairo 90 62 Clr Calgary 15 0 Snow Dublin 49 45 Rain Hong Kong 82 71 Clr Jerusalem 79 54 Cldy London 52 47 ...
WEATHER
Nov 01, 2003 ... Anchorage 41 29 Cldy Atlanta 80 56 PCldy Boston 76 55 PCldy Charlotte,N.C. 82 49 Clr Chicago 51 41 Cldy Cincinnati 67 53 PCldy Cleveland 56 54 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 79 64 Cldy Denver 36 21 PCldy Detroit 54 51 ...
Win bolsters GW's playoff hopes
Nov 01, 2003; ... By halftime, the George Washington Patriots seemed to befulfilling their coach's pregame goal. "We wanted to dominate," coach Steve Edwards Jr. said afterward. Even more important, the Patriots were taking another step towarda playoff berth. George Washington (6-3), ...
Putnam belongs to Poca, Santmyer gets 176 yards, 3 TDs as Dots defeat Hurricane 26-12
Nov 01, 2003; ... POCA - Nothing much was heard from either team in the firstquarter of Friday's Putnam County rivalry game between Poca andHurricane at O.O. White Stadium. Well, that is, except for a ticking sound coming from the Dots'backfield. Then Matt Santmyer finally exploded near the ...
Riverside holds on, Fast start carries Warriors past Huntington 21- 14
Nov 01, 2003; ... If you're Riverside, it helps to plan ahead. Last week, the Warriors had to go to Plan B, playing withoutstarting quarterback Chris Nugent, to pull out a win at St. Albans.On Friday, Riverside reverted to Plan C. Seldom-used junior tailback Nate Johnson, subbing for ...
Friday's finest
Nov 01, 2003 ... Rushing * Brian Spitzer, Greenbrier West - 20 carries for 319 yards withthree TDs * Matt Santmyer, Poca - 19 carries for 176 yards and three TDs * Josh Culbertson, Nitro - 170 yards and five TDs * Dustin Briscoe, Buffalo - 20 carries for 164 yards and a ...
Quick hits
Nov 01, 2003 ... Friday's results Berkeley Springs 45, Allegany, Md. 27 Bluefield 49, James Monroe 8 Braxton County 25, Calhoun County 14 Buffalo 28, Gilbert 28, 3OT, tie Cabell Midland 42, Woodrow Wilson 0 Clay County 20, Webster County 13 Doddridge County ...
Nitro's Fulmer sets receiving marks
Nov 01, 2003; ... When he picked up the first down on fourth-and-26 and later scoredon fourth-and-goal from the 27, Chris Fulmer was on his way to aspecial game. And when you run pass patterns in the Nitro aerial circus, you canput up some shiny numbers. That Fulmer did, as he blasted ...
Hoover tops SA for fourth straight win
Nov 01, 2003 ... Austin Harper scored on offense and defense in the first half ashost Herbert Hoover defeated St. Albans 33-12 at Falling Rock in highschool football Friday night. Harper scored on a 39-yard interception return and a 28-yardreception from quarterback Jamie Hamrick as the Huskies ...
Ravenswood gets first win at Ripley since '79
Nov 01, 2003; ... RIPLEY - Ripley had been the spoiler over the last two years inthe Battle of the Old Hatchet, a rivalry that dates back 70 years. Ravenswood would have no more of that. The Red Devils snapped a two-game losing streak to Jackson Countyrival Ripley, defeating the Vikings 13-2 ...
Prep football summaries
Nov 01, 2003 ... Ravenswood 6 7 0 0 - 13 Ripley0 0 0 2 - 2 Rav - Greene 27 pass from Smith (kick blocked) Rav - Smith 68 run (Wolfe kick) Rip - Safety, Ravenswood runs punt snap out of end zone Spring Valley 7 10 0 3 -20 Parkersburg 7 3 7 0 -17 S - ...
Sissonville's Povick to miss region final
Nov 01, 2003; ... Sissonville's high-octane offense will be one piston short today. The Indians (14-2-2), ranked sixth in the final state coachesassociation ratings and the reigning state champions, will be withoutsecond-leading scorer Jennifer Povick when they face No. 3 Huntington(19-2) at 11 a.m ....
South Florida trustees endorse potential move to Big East
Nov 01, 2003; ... TAMPA, Fla. - Touting it as a move that will put the University ofSouth Florida into a new league both athletically and academically,trustees voted unanimously Friday to back President Judy Genshaft'sefforts to move the university to the Big East Conference. An invitation could ...
The kid's for real, Jerry West joins chorus of praise for James
Nov 01, 2003; ... PHOENIX - The reign is 83 minutes old, and already it's "Long liveKing James!" This kid is good, very good. The soaring dunks, the hanging bank shots, the slick crosscourtpasses, the rebounding, and most of all, the incredible courtawareness. It was all on display in LeBron ...
WVU has chance to hit .500 today
Nov 01, 2003; ... MORGANTOWN - It is easy, in the aftermath of one of WestVirginia's most significant football victories ever, to lose sight ofjust where the Mountaineers are this season. Sure, that 28-7 clubbing of then-No. 3 Virginia Tech 10 days agogave WVU tons of credibility. On a national ...
Names in the games
Nov 01, 2003 ... Shaq says his feud with Bryant is over Shaquille O'Neal ended his media boycott Friday, saying he andKobe Bryant need each other and he's put the feud with his LosAngeles Lakers teammate behind him. "It happens, it's over with, we just have to move on," O'Nealsaid. "He's ...
Giving season for Herd, MU winning despite dismal turnover ratio
Nov 01, 2003; ... HUNTINGTON - Somehow, Marshall is 5-3 despite its dreadfulturnover margin. The Thundering Herd has thrown 12 interceptions and lost 12fumbles for 24 giveaways. It has intercepted just five passes andrecovered six fumbles for 11 takeaways. That's a minus-13 in the ...
NHL
Nov 01, 2003 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L T OL Pts GF GA Philadelphia 4 2 3 1 12 29 23 New Jersey 4 3 2 0 10 21 19 N.Y. Islanders 4 3 2 0 10 27 24 N.Y. Rangers 3 3 2 0 8 16 18 Pittsburgh 2 4 3 0 7 17 27 Northeast Division W L T ...
NBA
Nov 01, 2003 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 2 0 1.000 - Philadelphia 1 0 1.000 1/2 New Jersey 1 1 .500 1 Orlando 1 1 .500 1 Washington 1 1 .500 1 New York 0 1 .000 11/2 Miami 0 3 .000 21/2 Central ...
Sports History
Nov 01, 2003 ... Nov. 1 1959 - Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns scores five touchdowns ina 38-31 victory over the Baltimore Colts. 1966 - The NFL awards a franchise to New Orleans on All SaintsDay. 1970 - Mercury Morris of the Miami Dolphins gains 302 combinedyards (89 rushing, 68 ...
NFL
Nov 01, 2003 ... AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 6 2 0 .750 154 129 Miami 5 2 0 .714 144 87 Buffalo 4 4 0 .500 143 148 N.Y. Jets 2 5 0 .286 111 118 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 1 0 .857 208 126 Tennessee 6 ...
NASCAR
Nov 01, 2003 ... WINSTON CUP Checker Auto Parts 500 Sunday's race At Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Ariz. 1. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 133.675 mph. 2. (25) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 133.640. 3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 133.581. 4. (24) Jeff Gordon, ...
Latest Line
Nov 01, 2003 ... Favorite Points Underdog NFL Sunday, Nov 2nd. Ny Giants 2 (38) NY JETS BALTIMORE 7 (38) Jacksonville Oakland 3 (39) DETROIT CHICAGO 2 (40) San Diego MIAMI 3 (40) Indianapolis TAMPA BAY 8 (39) New Orleans DALLAS 4 (38) ...
WVC Cross Country
Nov 01, 2003 ... WVC Championship At Camp Virgil Tate Friday's results Men's team scoring - 1. Wheeling Jesuit, 31; 2. Alderson-Broaddus, 45; 3. Charleston, 90; 4. WV Wesleyan, 90; 5. Concord, 128;6. West Liberty, 194; 7. Davis & Elkins, 203; 8. Fairmont, 222;;9.Ohio Valley, 244; 10 ....
Transactions
Nov 01, 2003 ... BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS-Signed Tony Pena, manager, and Allard Baird,senior vice president and general manager-baseball operations, to two-year contract extensions through 2006. NEW YORK YANKEES-Declined to exercise their 2004 option on thecontracts ...