Charleston Gazette back issues from October 2005:
FBI wiretap gaffes re-spark Patriot Act ire: Bureau admits it sometimes gets the wrong number
Oct 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - The FBI says it sometimes gets the wrong number whenit intercepts conversations in terrorism investigations, an admissioncritics say underscores a need to revise wiretap provisions in theUSA Patriot Act. The FBI would not say how often these mistakes happen ....
Meth labs in decline?: New laws, aggressive enforcement called effective, county officials say
Oct 01, 2005; ... tomsearls@wvgazette.com Active methamphetamine labs in Kanawha County appear to bedwindling, after aggressive law enforcement was coupled with new lawsmaking it tougher to get the ingredients, officials said Friday. Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Charnock said there ...
Medicare plans ready: Private insurance firms begin hawking prescription drug options today
Oct 01, 2005; ... Standard and Medicare Advantage plans * Total plans: 52 standard,11 advantage * With premium under $32.50 national average: 17standard, 9 advantage * Lowest monthly premium: $10.14 standard, $0advantage * Highest premium: $68.61 standard, $34.84 advantage *Offering doughnut hole ...
Katrina slams economy: Rebound seen, but it'll be ugly for some time, analysts predict
Oct 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - Hurricane Katrina has knocked the economy for a loop,and whether it revives or slips into recession depends on whethernervous consumers are willing to spend more. New figures on Friday showed the storm caused incomes to fall inAugust, reflecting $100 billion in losses ...
Nearly everyone buckles up: Seat-belt usage on U.S. roads hits 82 percent
Oct 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - More Americans than ever are strapping on their seatbelts when they hop into the car. Belt use has reached a record 82 percent this year, an increase of2 percentage points from last year, the Transportation Departmentsaid Friday. The credit goes to growing awareness of ...
Last time around?
Oct 01, 2005 ... WVU hosts Virginia Tech for the schools' final scheduled ...
Randolph man charged in 3-year-old's death
Oct 01, 2005; ... ELKINS - A Randolph County man accused of hitting his girlfriend's3-year-old daughter in the abdomen has been charged with child abuseresulting in death. Aaron Cave, 30, of Beverly was arrested Wednesday by State Policeand was being held Friday in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail ...
School volunteer accused of sex abuse
Oct 01, 2005; ... cbroadwater@wvgazette.com Deputies have charged a longtime Kanawha County school volunteerwith allegedly sexually abusing and assaulting a student. On Friday, Ed Knapp, 48, of Dupont Avenue in Belle was arrestedand charged with one count of sexual abuse by a guardian and ...
MOUNTAIN STATE'S MOST WANTED
Oct 01, 2005 ... Names/aliases: Taneshia Lynne Davis, aka Nisha or Kiesha Age: 24 Last known address: 1412 Jackson St. Apt. A, Charleston Physical description: black female, 5 feet 2 inches tall, 200pounds, brown eyes, black hair Tattoos/marks: heart tattoo on chest, rose tattoo ...
2005 fall forest fire season begins
Oct 01, 2005 ... Division of Forestry officials remind residents that today is thebeginning of the 2005 fall forest fire season in West Virginia. Beginning today, outdoor burning will be restricted. No fires areallowed between the hours of 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. Fires started after 4p.m. must be ...
Byrd calls for 'back to basics': Senator speaks at Charleston Rotary Club meeting
Oct 01, 2005; ... tomsearls@wvgazette.com U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd called Friday for a strongerinfrastructure, better planning for future crises and a diversifiedenergy policy. "Our country has slipped into a bad habit of crisis management,"the 87-year-old Byrd told the Charleston Rotary ...
British rower sets record for slowest Atlantic crossing
Oct 01, 2005; ... FALMOUTH, England - A British rower has set a record for theslowest-ever Atlantic crossing, coming ashore in southern EnglandFriday, 124 days after leaving North America. The time was a disappointment, considering the 23-year-old rower,Oliver Hicks, had hoped to break the record of ...
WVU president granted raise, contract extension
Oct 01, 2005; ... MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University President David Hardesty'scontract has been extended by three years and his salary increased bynearly $25,000. The WVU Board of Governors voted Friday to extend Hardesty'scontract from 2007 until 2010 and to ask the WVU Foundation to payhalf ...
'Lucky Lima' unit returning to N.C.
Oct 01, 2005; ... CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Cpl. Matthew Abbott of Syracuse, N.Y.,shifted uncomfortably on his seat. He and other members of the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines based inBrook Park, Ohio, had arrived safely in the United States after a six-month deployment to Iraq, but 48 members of the unit ...
What is a president's place?
Oct 01, 2005; ... A week after Hurricane Katrina, when President Bush visited thedisaster area, my first thought was, "Oh, those poor people." Not because the president was trying to hastily repair his imageas a shallow, spoiled and tone-deaf man out of touch with the rest ofthe country. But good ...
GOP reformers, now is the time
Oct 01, 2005; ... The indictment of Tom DeLay challenges a system of power. It is ablow against a national political machine that blurs the linesbetween parties, interest groups and the relentless pursuit ofpolitical money. Defenders of politicians under attack typically say, no matterwhat the ...
Smiles
Oct 01, 2005; ... To the Charleston Ballet, Children's Theater, the Civic Chorus,the No Pants Players and 10 other groups preparing a Sunday eveningextravaganza at the Clay Center to raise money for Hurricane Katrinavictims. To the Rev. Matthew Watts and the West Side's Hope CommunityDevelopment, ...
Mary Lee Settle: 1918-2005
Oct 01, 2005; ... WEST Virginia has produced several outstanding figures inliterature: Pearl Buck, Davis Grubb, Eugenia Price, William Hoffman,Jayne Ann Phillips, Stephen Coonts, Pinckney Benedict, John Knowles,Lee Maynard, Denise Giardina, Kermit Hunter, Breece Pancake, et al.Now, one of the most ...
Obituaries: Obit
Oct 01, 2005 ... Roberta Ellen Adkins Roberta Ellen Adkins, 73, of Hurricane died Sept. 28, 2005, inPutnam General Hospital, Hurricane, after a short illness. She was retired from Shoney's Restaurant, St. Albans. Surviving are her daughters, Donna Pennington and Cora Grass ofHurricane ...
World weather
Oct 01, 2005 ... Amsterdam 60 50 Rain Athens 77 57 Rain Baghdad 95 59 Clr Berlin 59 46 Rain Bermuda 82 75 Rain Cairo 89 73 Clr Calgary 66 46 Rain Dublin 59 42 Rain Hong Kong 86 80 Clr Jerusalem 82 71 Clr London 60 48 ...
National weather
Oct 01, 2005 ... Anchorage 52 38 Cldy Atlanta 80 63 PCldy Boston 64 50 Clr Charlotte,N.C. 72 57 Cldy Chicago 71 51 PCldy Cincinnati 71 49 Clr Cleveland 67 47 Clr Dallas-Ft Worth 86 69 Cldy Denver 80 48 Clr Detroit 69 47 Clr Elkins 71 ...
LOTTERY: LOTTERIES
Oct 01, 2005 ... Friday, Oct. 1, 2005 West Virginia: Daily 3 924 Daily 4 1972Cash 25 ...
FRIDAY'S WEATHER IN CHARLESTON:
Oct 01, 2005 ... Temperatures: High 74 Low 41 High 94 (1953) Low 34 (1947)Precipitation: Last 24 hours at 8 ...
Accused dog killer among indictments
Oct 01, 2005; ... sarahkwinn@wvgazette.com A man accused of torturing and killing a dog has been indicted ona charge of animal cruelty, one of 55 people indicted on felonycharges by a Kanawha County grand jury this week. Mark "Rex" Allen Starcher, 37, of Pond Gap was arrested in Marchafter an ...
Pope Benedict XVI visits children's hospital in Rome
Oct 01, 2005; ... ROME - Pope Benedict XVI visited Rome's main children's hospitalon Friday, blessing dozens of sick children and assuring theirparents that he was spiritually close to them. Benedict met with several children in their hospital rooms atBambino Gesu pediatric hospital, and some gave ...
Jones, McCabe to speak at UC forum on Tuesday
Oct 01, 2005 ... Charleston Mayor Danny Jones and state Sen. Brooks McCabe, D-Kanawha, will discuss consolidation of county and municipalgovernments Tuesday at the University of Charleston's Speaker Series. McCabe led an effort in the Legislature last session to changestate law to allow cities and ...
Breast cancer events scheduled
Oct 01, 2005 ... Two events next weekend will raise money and awareness forOctober's Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On Oct. 7, Moses BMW in St. Albans will host the Ninth AnnualUltimate Drive from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Participants can test-drive a variety of the luxury car. For eachmile driven, ...
Man charged with sexual assault of stepdaughter
Oct 01, 2005 ... A Pinch man was arrested this week on charges that he sexuallyassaulted his stepdaughter over a 4-year period, deputies said. Lee Ann Clendenin told deputies she just learned her husband,Kevin Clendenin, had been sexually assaulting her daughter, hisstepdaughter, from 1999 to ...
Miller testifies in CIA leak investigation
Oct 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - Out of jail after 85 days, New York Times reporterJudith Miller testified before a grand jury Friday, setting the stagefor prosecutors to decide whether to charge anyone in the Bushadministration in the leak of a CIA operative's name. Miller, who had been in jail for ...
By the way
Oct 01, 2005 ... UNICEF collection boxes, materials available now Each year, trick-or-treaters across the country collect sparechange door-to-door for United Nations programs to help childrenaround the world. Last year, children collected more than $5 million for cleanwater, health, nutrition ...
JOURNEYMAN: Forward into the past
Oct 01, 2005; ... The way my niece uses electronic equipment, I swear she'spossessed of the devil. One evening last week I was trying to get my mother's new DVDplayer to rewind so we could review a portion of a movie Every time Ido it, I have to go back to the very beginning, then fast forward ...
Jesuit raises objections to expected ban on gays
Oct 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK - A top Jesuit official is raising objections about anupcoming Vatican document that's expected to reinforce Roman Catholicteaching that gays are not welcome in the priesthood, while some U.S.leaders of men's religious orders are considering a trip to Rome toexpress their ...
Mild-mannered October brings fall flowers, mellow days of gold
Oct 01, 2005; ... OCTOBER has entered our hills, mild-mannered and gentle. Herpresence was almost imperceptible in the beginning, just a subtlechange in the green of the mountains, with a light yellowing here andthere. She was polite, yet firm, in moving the hot summer to the sidewhile she began shaping ...
Dow, DuPont combat natural gas hikes
Oct 01, 2005; ... Two chemical giants with operations in West Virginia plan to raiseprices for their products and switch to other fuels at their KanawhaValley plants to offset rising natural gas costs. The price of natural gas has doubled since last year, from $6 to$7 per million British Thermal ...
Court briefs
Oct 01, 2005 ... Ohio man pleads guilty to forging checks An Ohio man pleaded guilty Friday to a one-count federalinformation charging him with conspiracy to make and pass counterfeitchecks. Maurice Walker, 28, of Columbus, Ohio, faces up to five years inprison when he is sentenced Dec ....
New Orleans 'rip-roaring' once more
Oct 01, 2005; ... Brian Reboul sorts through family photos as he visits his flood-damaged home in the Lakeview area of New Orleans on Friday ....
In Perspective
Oct 01, 2005 ... The Catholic Church will not solve its sexual abuse problem bydiscriminating ...
New Orleans 'rip-roaring' once more: Returning residents wield power saws, wood chippers to begin cleanup
Oct 01, 2005; ... NEW ORLEANS - The sounds of power saws and wood chippers filledparts of New Orleans on Friday as the French Quarter and otherneighborhoods that were spared the worst of Hurricane Katrina wereofficially reopened to residents, a month after the storm hit. Along St. Charles Avenue, ...
Stocks end higher despite weakening consumer data
Oct 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK - Wall Street ended an erratic quarter with a modestadvance Friday as falling oil prices helped ease concerns about aweakening consumer environment in the wake of hurricanes Katrina andRita. The major indexes finished both the week and the quarter withsturdy ...
Follansbee coke plant site of new joint venture
Oct 01, 2005; ... Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. and a subsidiary of SeverstalNorth America Inc. on Friday announced the formation of MountainState Carbon LLC, a joint venture to produce coke at four batteriesin Follansbee. SNA Carbon's total contribution to the joint venture will be $120million ...
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Oct 01, 2005 ... Allegheny closes sale of natural gas holdings Allegheny Energy Inc. completed the sale of its West Virginianatural gas operations to Mountaineer Gas Holdings on Friday for $161million. Allegheny's natural gas operations include Mountaineer GasCompany, Mountaineer Gas Services ...
$6.25 million awarded in hepatitis case
Oct 01, 2005; ... PITTSBURGH - A lawsuit filed by a man who needed a livertransplant after he got hepatitis A from a Chi-Chi's restaurant hasbeen settled for $6.25 million. A federal judge approved a $4.1 million trust to pay for theongoing care of Richard Miller, 58, of Beaver. The rest of ...
Fayette residents protest at zoning board meeting
Oct 01, 2005; ... susanwilliams@wvgazette.com FAYETTEVILLE - For one zoning matter Friday, it was standing roomonly in the Fayette County Commission chambers. For another, therewas hardly a ripple. More than 50 people came to protest a would-be restaurateur whoalso wants to sell alcohol and ...
U.S. military deaths in Iraq
Oct 01, 2005; ... As of Friday, Sept. 30, 2005, at least 1,933 members of the U.S.military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003,according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,500 died as aresult of hostile action, according to the military's numbers. Thefigures include five ...
State briefs
Oct 01, 2005 ... State board lets Mingo case return to court The state Board of Education on Friday waived an administrativehearing on a petition challenging its takeover of the Mingo Countyschool system, clearing the way for the case to return to circuitcourt. Mingo County board members ...
CWD detected in wild Colo. moose
Oct 01, 2005; ... DENVER - A moose killed in northern Colorado has tested positivefor chronic wasting disease, apparently the first of its speciesknown to have contracted the disease in the wild, officials saidThursday. An archer killed the moose Sept. 10, and testing confirmed thepresence of the ...
More than 110 killed in Iraq bombings
Oct 01, 2005; ... HILLAH, Iraq - Sunni insurgents hit two Shiite towns in two dayswith brutal bombings that killed more than 110 people, apparentlyaiming to scare Shiites away from a crucial vote on Iraq's newconstitution. In the latest attack, a car bomb ripped through a fruitand vegetable market crowded ...
Fundraising campaign
Oct 01, 2005; ... Greenbrier Hotel historian Robert Conte addresses the crowd on thelawn of the Hubbard House on Kanawha Boulevard on Friday. Conte waspart of an event titled Hubbard House Hospitality, hosted by the ...
Concord visits UC today: WVC FOOTBALL
Oct 01, 2005 ... The University of Charleston will play host to Concord for thethird time in as many years when the two teams hook up today atUniversity of Charleston Stadium. The Golden Eagles have already surpassed last season's win totaldue in large part to an effective passing game. UC ...
NEXTEL CUP STEW: Stewart looking to regain points lead
Oct 01, 2005; ... Sadler earns pole slot at Talladega, 4C TALLADEGA, Ala. - As his rivals worked on their cars, Tony Stewartretreated to his motorhome to relax. Barefoot and in a pair ofshorts, Stewart showed no worries Friday at Talladega Superspeedwaydespite losing his spot on top of the points ...
Back in the swing of things: West Virginia State University revives golf program
Oct 01, 2005; ... For the Saturday Gazette-Mail The West Virginia State University golf program is back on itsfeet again. After a long hiatus, the program is now up and running with theaddition of the men's golf program this fall. The women's programstarted last spring. "They had a ...
INSIDE
Oct 01, 2005 ... Down to the wire The Red Sox beat the ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
Oct 01, 2005 ... Today's quote "Last year, for the first time ever under BobHuggins, all his players made straight A's. Straight A's! Their D'swere a little crooked, but they're making progress." Bobby Lutz ofCharlotte at Thursday nights roast of former Cincinnati basketballcoach Bob ...
AREA SCHEDULE
Oct 01, 2005 ... HIGH SCHOOL Boys soccer Nitro at Capital, 1 p.m. Cross LanesChristian at St. Albans, 1 p.m. Hurricane at Winfield, 2 p.m.Riverside at Sissonville, 3 p.m. Woodrow Wilson at Parkersburg, 2p.m. Charleston Catholic at Elkins tournament, TBA Girls soccerGeorge Washington vs. Morgantown at ...
Must-win already?: Marshall needs to be on its game against Mustangs
Oct 01, 2005; ... Southern Methodist at Marshall * When: 4 p.m. today * TV: (CSTV) *Line: Herd by 111/2 Game capsule, 3C dougsmock@wvgazette.com Rookie head coach Mark Snyder calmly talks about learning hisyoung Marshall team, and his players learning about one another. Even after ...
Mountaineers hope for repeat of '03
Oct 01, 2005; ... Virginia tech at West Virginia * When: Noon today * TV: (ESPN) sLine: Virginia Tech by 10 Game capsule, WVU notebook, 3C dphickman1@aol.com MORGANTOWN - For all the talk this week of Virginia Tech's lastvisit to Mountaineer Field in 2003, here's the most important thingto ...
Golf
Oct 01, 2005 ... PGA-Chrysler Classic of Greensboro Friday's results Second round John Huston 66-66-132 -12 K.J. Choi 64-69-133 -11 Justin Rose 69-65-134 -10 D.J. Trahan 65-69-134 -10 Tim Clark 66-69-135 -9 Shigeki Maruyama 70-65-135 -9 John ...
Red Sox tie Yanks atop AL East
Oct 01, 2005; ... The Associated Press BOSTON - It's all tied up in the AL East. Boston and New York. Two games to play. Jason Varitek homered, David Ortiz drove in another big run andDavid Wells pitched seven strong innings on Friday night to give theRed Sox a 5-3 victory over ...
NHL preseason
Oct 01, 2005 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 5 1 0 10 26 19 N.Y. Islanders 3 3 1 7 18 20 New Jersey 3 1 0 6 13 9 Pittsburgh 1 5 2 4 21 30 N.Y. Rangers 1 2 1 3 8 13 Northeast Division W L OT Pts GF ...
Sports history
Oct 01, 2005 ... Oct. 1 1903 - The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in thefirst World Series game. Jimmy Sebring hits the first Series homer,Deacon Phillippe is the winning pitcher and Cy Young the loser. 1961 - Roger Maris hits his 61st home run of the season, againstTracy ...
Transactions
Oct 01, 2005 ... BASEBALL American League SEATTLE MARINERS-Activated C Dan Wilson from the 60-day DL.Trasferred INF Willie Bloomquist from the 15- to the 60-day DL. TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS-Announced a buyout of the contract of LouPiniella, ...
Prep football
Oct 01, 2005 ... Friday, Oct. 8 games * Nitro at Hurricane * Riverside at Capital * St. Albans at Greenbrier East * Herbert Hoover at Sissonville * Point Pleasant at Poca * Grafton at Winfield * Buffalo at Midland Trail * Cabell Midland at Spring ...
NASCAR
Oct 01, 2005 ... Nextel Cup UAW-Ford 500 lineup Sunday's race At Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Ala. Lap length: 2.66 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 189.260 mph. 2. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 188.775. 3. (12) ...
NFL
Oct 01, 2005 ... AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Miami 2 1 0 .667 68 51 New England 2 1 0 .667 70 67 N.Y. Jets 1 2 0 .333 44 60 Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 41 50 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 3 0 0 1.000 47 16 Jacksonville 2 1 0 ...
Baseball today
Oct 01, 2005 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Boston 94 66 .588 - z-7-3 W-2 53-26 41-40 12-6 New York 94 66 .588 - z-7-3 L-1 53-28 41-38 11-7 Toronto 79 81 .494 15 5-5 W-1 42-37 37-44 8-10 Baltimore 72 88 .450 22 2-8 W-1 36-45 36-43 8-10 Tampa Bay ...