Charleston Gazette back issues from August 2004:
With fewer kids to pamper, Japan becomes pet heaven
Aug 02, 2004; ... TOKYO - Camera poised, Tomoaki Kasuga peers eagerly forward asCoco takes her first swimming lesson. When she successfully catches atennis ball and swims toward him, Kasuga's nervous face melts into abroad smile. Coco, a 6-month-old golden retriever, is among a surging number ...
Churches in Iraq blasted; 11 killed
Aug 02, 2004; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - Assailants triggered a coordinated series ofexplosions outside five churches in Baghdad and Mosul during Sundayevening services, killing 11 people and wounding more than 50 in thefirst major assault on Iraq's Christian minority since the 15-month-old insurgency began ....
Who pays and what's insured aren't always certain
Aug 02, 2004; ... On a recent Saturday morning, Charlotte Pate of Dunbar was lyingin bed when she heard a crack, followed by a gut-trembling crunch. Jutting out of her shed - where she keeps the things she hascollected over the past 79 years - was an enormous part of herneighbor's rotten ...
Story questions airline security
Aug 02, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - A writer's harrowing account of the odd actions of 14Middle Eastern men aboard a Detroit-to-Los Angeles flight in June isprompting new concerns about airline security. The men traveling together on the Northwest flight lingered in thebathroom, congregated in the ...
U.S. identifies specific potential terror targets.: Truck-bomb warning from Ridge is first of its kind
Aug 02, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - The federal government warned Sunday of possible al-Qaida terrorist attacks against "iconic" financial institutions inNew York City, Washington and Newark, N.J., saying a confluence ofchilling intelligence in recent days pointed to a car or truck bomb. Recently ...
Arafat loyalists break up meeting of dissidents
Aug 02, 2004; ... JERUSALEM - Guns blazing, Palestinian gunmen loyal to YasserArafat disrupted a Sunday meeting of dissidents within his Fatahmovement, convened to demand reforms within the PalestinianAuthority, as a powerful Arafat critic warned that 30,000Palestinians would soon take to the streets if ...
Paraguay supermarket fire kills at least 256
Aug 02, 2004; ... ASUNCION, Paraguay - Fire roared through a multilevel supermarketon the outskirts of the Paraguayan capital Sunday, causing at leastone floor to collapse, and the government said at least 256 peopledied and the toll was expected to rise. But one television station said at least ...
World briefs
Aug 02, 2004 ... Princess Diana fountain closed due to problems LONDON - It was meant to be the perfect tribute to the "people'sprincess" - a pool of water designed for children to frolic in,rather than a stark stone obelisk to be stared at. But bad luck and apparent poor planning have thwarted ...
National briefs
Aug 02, 2004 ... Computer glitch forces flights to be grounded DALLAS - A computer glitch grounded American Airlines and USAirways flights from coast to coast Sunday morning, causing delaysthat lasted all day. A computer company official said human error wasthe likely cause. American had its ...
U.S. military deaths: in Iraq stand at 909
Aug 02, 2004; ... As of Friday, July 30, 909 U.S. service members have died sincethe beginning of military operations in Iraq in March 2003, accordingto the Defense Department. Of those, 674 died as a result of hostileaction and 235 died of non-hostile causes. The British military has reported 60 ...
Border state ads may influence Ky.
Aug 02, 2004; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - President Bush and Democratic presidentialnominee John Kerry aren't spending much money on campaign advertisingin this state, but thousands of Kentuckians are still being bombardedby their TV ads. Kentucky is not considered up for grabs in this ...
Readers' voice
Aug 02, 2004 ... Call 357-4451 or e-mail readersvoice@wvgazette.com * When you think about it, since the poor and middle class arefighting the war in Iraq and paying for it, we have to pay to sendour sons and daughters to be killed so Bush can get Saddam. * I get tired of hearing that Kerry ...
Professor retires amid abuse charges
Aug 02, 2004; ... SHEPHERDSTOWN - A professor who has pleaded not guilty to sexualabuse of children charges is retiring from Shepherd University,according to school officials. Douglas C. Cooper, 64, a tenured education professor, sent aletter to the university announcing he would retire Sunday, ...
Kerry talks openly on faith, firearms.: Message appeals to independents; in Republican states
Aug 02, 2004; ... SPRINGFIELD, Ohio - John Kerry is talking more openly about hispersonal connection to God and guns as he kicks off the generalelection campaign asking for support from conservative-leaningindependent voters. As his post-convention bus tour rolls through blue collar ...
Two Gun Justice
Aug 02, 2004; ... This fellow looks like a wild west cowboy but he is actually oneof the first West Virginia state policemen - Crit Hall - shown herein 1919 shortly after the department was formed. The two-gun rig may seem a bit excessive today, but law and order80 years ago in the hills of West ...
Man infected with hantavirus still critical
Aug 02, 2004 ... An Elkins man infected with the hantavirus was still in criticalcondition Sunday afternoon at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Herman Burky, 41, was admitted to the hospital July 9 and isbreathing with the help of a special respirator. He was infected with the potentially ...
Putting country together again is a message that resonates
Aug 02, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - America - or at least that portion of it tuned in tothe Democratic convention last week - fell in love with Barack Obama. As they say, what's not to love? The guy is a bright, handsome,charming and articulate embodiment of all the good things Americaimagines itself to ...
Readers' forum
Aug 02, 2004 ... Shameless T-shirt messages offered Editor: Recently, Planned Parenthood's sales site decided to expand itsmerchandise line by touting a T-shirt proclaiming, "I had anabortion." President Gloria Feldt defends the decision to sell thecontroversial T-shirts, saying that the ...
Potpourri
Aug 02, 2004 ... ADDRESSING a black-tie fund-raising banquet of wealthyRepublicans, President Bush quipped: "This is an impressive crowd -the 'haves' and the 'have-mores.' Some people call you the elite. Icall you my base." Film of Bush's remark and the audience's laughteris included in Michael Moore's ...
Reagan,: Amazing cry against Bush
Aug 02, 2004 ... THE SON of former Republican President Ronald Reagan has taken aremarkable step. In the upcoming issue of Esquire, in an essay titled"The Case Against George W. Bush," Ron Reagan warns the public thatthe Republican president is hurting America through a needless war,giveaways to the ...
Republican Party thrives on scaring American public
Aug 02, 2004; ... WELL, the pundits were all over the airwaves last week during theDemocratic convention in Boston, scratching their heads and wonderingwhy many Americans don't "have a sense of who John Kerry is." The answer is as plain as the noses on their faces: Kerry hasspent the last 20 years ...
Independence Air offers flyers affordable, pleasant service
Aug 02, 2004; ... SMALLER communities have always had a hard time attractingairlines that offer affordable fares with reliable and frequentservice. I remember a few years ago I needed to make an emergency trip toParkersburg from Charleston and didn't have access to a car. I calledGreyhound and ...
Hechler pens hypothetical speech
Aug 02, 2004 ... The New York Times asked former presidential speechwriters toprepare what they thought Sen. John Kerry should say in concludinghis address to the Democratic National Convention. West Virginia'sKen Hechler, a speechwriter for President Truman, offered thisconclusion for the Thursday ...
Utah police resuming search at landfill for missing woman
Aug 02, 2004; ... SALT LAKE CITY - Mark Hacking directed a relative to give policenew information about his wife's disappearance that has policeturning again to a municipal landfill, detectives said Sunday. Authorities investigating the case were surprised by the family'srequest that volunteers ...
Fire at Crown Hill Apartments
Aug 02, 2004; ... Carolyn Sizemore (left), her father, Wilburt Sizemore, and otherfamily members talk with East Bank firefighters about the fire thatbroke out Sunday afternoon inside her home at Crown Hill Apartments.Sizemore's ...
Obituaries
Aug 02, 2004 ... Arlo D. Bennett WHITE OAK - Arlo D. Bennett, 68, of White Oak died July 31, 2004.Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, at Rose & Quesenberry FuneralHome, Shady Spring. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at thefuneral home. Laura Geneva Bennett RICHWOOD - Laura ...
Man shot dead in upper Kanawha
Aug 02, 2004 ... A man was shot to death in the Quincy area around 1:30 a.m.Saturday morning, according to the West Virginia State Police. The investigating officer, Trooper R.R. Cervera with the ...
Collision in Va. kills W.Va. man
Aug 02, 2004 ... The Associated Press ROANOKE, Va. - Two men were killed in a car accident when one over-corrected after going off the road and slammed head-on into theother, Virginia State Police said. The accident happened in Botetourt County, Va., at about 9:40 p.m.Saturday. Police ...
Today's Chuckle
Aug 02, 2004; ... It's hard to tell whether more people are more ...
GETTING IT RIGHT
Aug 02, 2004 ... The Charleston Gazette corrects errors of fact in this space. Ifyou ...
Column: 1 Inside Information
Aug 02, 2004; ... Inside information Saturday, July 31, 2004 DES MOINES, Iowa - None of the tickets sold for the Powerball gameSaturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 14-31-35-45-47: 35 (x3) Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would have wonor ...
WEATHER
Aug 02, 2004 ... Amsterdam 75 57 Cldy Athens 89 71 Cldy Beijing 86 70 Clr Berlin 84 59 Cldy Bermuda 88 77 Cldy Cairo 94 74 Clr Calgary 71 54 Cldy Dublin 70 50 Cldy Hong Kong 91 79 Cldy Jerusalem 90 68 Clr London 82 62 ...
WEATHER
Aug 02, 2004 ... Anchorage 74 52 Clr Atlanta 90 73 PCldy Boston 83 73 Cldy Charlotte,N.C. 88 71 PCldy Chicago 92 68 Cldy Cincinnati 87 65 PCldy Cleveland 88 64 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 98 76 Clr Denver 94 65 PCldy Detroit 87 67 ...
Charleston Crime Zone
Aug 02, 2004 ... The following crimes were reported to the Charleston PoliceDepartment. EAST DISTRICT Temple Street 900 block, theft from motor vehicle, July 22 at 10p.m. Plaza East 1300 block, larceny, July 23 at 9:45 a.m. Wertz Avenue 100 block, larceny, July 23 at 9:45 ...
On file
Aug 02, 2004 ... Kanawha County Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses in KanawhaCounty between July 24 and 30. Jeremy Brandon Dudrow, 24, of Sugar Grove and Jodi Lynn Sadler,25, of South Charleston. John Ragalyi, 69, of Marmet and Janet Rose Adkins, 65, ...
Too many talking heads?: Did the networks spend too much time analyzing the Democratic convention?
Aug 02, 2004; ... NEW YORK - Some TV viewers might not be aware that formerPresident Carter, Al Gore and Al Sharpton all spoke at last week'sDemocratic convention. They certainly heard from Bill O'Reilly, Wolf Blitzer and ChrisMatthews, though. It was a pundits convention for the cable news ...
Football's upon us, so heed this advice
Aug 02, 2004; ... SUMMER is over. It ended at 12:01 this morning, when Nitro,Huntington, and possibly a few other high school football teams hitthe practice field. A few hours later, I hit the road for Detroit, auto theft capitalof the world, for my last Mid-American Conference Media Day. This ...
Standing given a shuffle.: Johnson breezes, but others in top 10 struggle at Pocono
Aug 02, 2004; ... LONG POND, Pa. - Jimmie Johnson has voiced his disdain aboutNASCAR's new points system that will leave him fighting for a pointschampionship instead of celebrating one near season's end. Johnson figures the only solution is to keeping winning races. "If we complain too much ...
a big test for Carter this time?: Bradshaw a threat in State Am golf
Aug 02, 2004; ... With the way Pat Carter has owned the West Virginia Amateur inrecent years, it would be almost unthinkable for him to enter the 72-hole tournament as anything less than the odds-on favorite. But David Bradshaw and a horde of young players will be out tosteal Carter's thunder when ...
Names in the games
Aug 02, 2004 ... Federer extends streak against Roddick Roger Federer won his third straight title Sunday, beating AndyRoddick 7-5, 6-3 in the final of the $2.5 million Tennis MastersCanada in Toronto. The top-ranked Federer, who won his eighth event of the year,extended his winning streak to ...
Today's quote
Aug 02, 2004 ... "He really hits you for a guy his size. He has explosive hittingability. My only concern is that ...
Marshall Game 10: Bowling Green
Aug 02, 2004 ... EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the ninth in a series of previews onMarshall opponents. * Date with Marshall: Nov. 13, 4 p.m. * Site: Doyt Perry Stadium * Coach: Gregg Brandon (2nd season, 11-3) Checking them out Superman Josh Harris is gone at quarterback and the ...
Baseball today
Aug 02, 2004 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr New York 66 38 .635 - z-6-4 W-3 38-13 28-25 10-8 Boston 56 47 .544 91/2 5-5 L-2 33-18 23-29 9-9 Tampa Bay 50 54 .481 16 5-5 W-2 31-22 19-32 15-3 Baltimore 46 57 .447 191/2 3-7 L-3 22-29 24-28 ...
Major League Soccer
Aug 02, 2004 ... Major League Soccer Eastern Conference W L T Pts GF GA MetroStars 8 6 5 29 33 34 Columbus 6 5 6 24 18 18 D.C. United 5 7 6 21 24 28 Chicago 4 8 7 19 19 24 New England 4 8 6 18 22 28 Western Conference W L T Pts GF ...
Transactions
Aug 02, 2004 ... Transactions BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX-Acquired SS Orlando Cabrera from Montreal and 1BDoug Mientkiewicz from Minnesota, sent SS Nomar Garciaparra, OF MattMurton and cash considerations to the Chicago Cubs, who sent SS AlexGonzalez, RHP Francis Beltran, ...
WNBA
Aug 02, 2004 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB New York 13 12 .520 - Connecticut 13 14 .481 1 Detroit 13 14 .481 1 Charlotte 12 13 .480 1 Washington 12 14 .462 11/2 Indiana 12 15 .444 2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Los Angeles 19 7 ...
Pro tennis
Aug 02, 2004 ... Pro tennis Sunday's results ATP Tennis Masters Canada At Rexall Centre Toronto Singles Championship Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, def. Andy Roddick (2), UnitedStates, 7-5, 6-3. Doubles Championship Mahesh Bhupathi ...
Today in sports history
Aug 02, 2004 ... Today in sports history 1864 - The first Travers Stakes at Saratoga is won by Kentucky, ahorse that scores 20 consecutive victories. 1912 - John McDermott wins the U.S. Open golf championship for thesecond straight year with a 294 total. 1992 - Vitaly Scherbo of the ...
Meetings, etc.
Aug 02, 2004 ... Meetings, etc. * VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL CHEERLEADING: Tryouts for Valley'scheerleading team will be held at 10 a.m. today at the high school.Students must have physical forms. * AJ FOOTBALL: Andrew Jackson Middle School will hold a footballmeeting for players and parents at 6:30 ...
Pro golf
Aug 02, 2004 ... Pro golf Sunday's results PGA-Buick Open At Warwick Hills Golf and Country Club Grand Blanc, Mich. Final Vijay Singh, $810,000 63-70-65-67-265 John Daly, $486,000 70-64-66-66-266 Tiger Woods, $261,000 67-68-66-66-267 Carlos ...
Minor league baseball
Aug 02, 2004 ... Minor league baseball South Atlantic League Second half Northern Division W L Pct. GB Hickory (Pirates) 24 12 .667 - Kannapolis (White Sox) 23 13 .639 1 x-Charleston (Blue Jays) 19 17 .528 5 Lakewood (Phillies) 19 17 .528 ...
NASCAR
Aug 02, 2004 ... NASCAR Nextel Cup Pennsylvania 500 Sunday's results At Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (14) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, $276,950. 2. (21) Mark Martin, Ford, 200, ...
TELEVISION
Aug 02, 2004 ... TELEVISION (NBATV) 3 p.m. - men's basketball: Diamond Ball Tournament, Serbia& Montenegro vs. Australia (ESPN) 7 p.m. - baseball: Red Sox at Devil Rays (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. - men's tennis: Western & Southern FinancialGroup Masters (NBATV) 8 p.m. - men's basketball: ...
Cubs' Maddux fails at No. 300
Aug 02, 2004; ... CHICAGO - Greg Maddux will have to wait for win No. 300. Maddux came out after six innings with Chicago trailing by a runSunday, so he wasn't around for a rally that carried NomarGarciaparra and the Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the PhiladelphiaPhillies. The right-hander wound ...
New Zealander wins cycling title
Aug 02, 2004; ... NEW YORK - New Zealand's Greg Henderson recovered from an earlycrash and raced past a field that included six Olympians to win the62.5-mile New York City Cycling Championship on a rainy Sunday. Henderson's knee was fine, but Colby Pearce, a member of the U.S.cycling team headed to ...
Heavy hitters take center stage
Aug 02, 2004; ... RANCHO SANTA FE, Calif. - Tiger Woods has always been the bigattraction ever since the Monday night made-for-TV golf exhibitionsbegan five years ago. Now he might be overshadowed by some powerful company. The theme for this year's edition of the "Battle at the Bridges"is all ...
Chinese teenager the next Yao Ming?
Aug 02, 2004; ... BELGRADE, Serbia and Montenegro - First there was Yao. Now thereis Yi. The next big thing to come out of China is Yi Jianlian, a teenagernearly 7-feet tall who has already worked his way into the nationalteam's starting lineup alongside Yao Ming. "He's better than me at 16 ....
Larry Brown always a team player
Aug 02, 2004; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - If sluggish American basketball has developedinto a distasteful trend, then Larry Brown is about to show off a newstyle. It's a throwback fashion. Out: Nonsense. In: Coaching. Considering the current state of American basketball, the ...
Singh bests Daly at Buick
Aug 02, 2004; ... GRAND BLANC, Mich. - Vijay Singh outlasted John Daly with a 5-under 67 to win the Buick Open at 23-under 265 for his fourth victoryof the year and 19th of his career. Daly, vying for a second win in one year for the first time,finished a stroke back after shooting a 66 and ...
Two key Packers to miss camp opener
Aug 02, 2004; ... The Green Bay Packers begin full-squad workouts today with two bigvoids. Left cornerback Mike McKenzie, the team's top defensive playerlast year, remained home in Memphis as he continues to seek a trade.Ahmad Carroll, the team's top draft pick, could be McKenzie'sreplacement, but ...
Even with $19 million, Bulger still his old self
Aug 02, 2004; ... MACOMB, Ill. - Marc Bulger became Joe Millionaire when he signed afour-year, $19.1 million contract in May. All that money, including a $9 million signing bonus, represents acommitment by the Rams' organization to Bulger as its quarterback ofthe future. At least, of the near ...
Testaverde in mix for Cowboys' job
Aug 02, 2004; ... OXNARD, Calif. - In his third pro season, he threw 22interceptions. It was the third straight year in which his passesproduced more turnovers than touchdowns. Fifteen years later, Vinny Testaverde is still in the game. How Testaverde will play into the Cowboys' unusual ...
Eagles' Owens knows his job: to make plays
Aug 02, 2004; ... BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Terrell Owens argued with coaches, criticizedteammates and threw tantrums whenever he was unhappy in SanFrancisco. The four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver knows those antics won't betolerated in Philadelphia. It doesn't mean he wants the ball anyless. "They ...
Sports briefs
Aug 02, 2004 ... Davenport captures third straight title CARLSBAD, Calif. - Three weeks, three titles for LindsayDavenport. Davenport defeated French Open champion Anastasia Myskina 6-1, 6-1 in the Acura Classic final Sunday, extending her winning streak to14 consecutive matches. She ...
Garciaparra makes friends fast
Aug 02, 2004; ... CHICAGO - Nomar Garciaparra stepped out in the bright sun for thefirst time at Wrigley Field and got a feel for a place that will behis new home for at least the next two months. And when he was finished chatting Sunday with Greg Maddux - whowas going for his 300th win - and ...