Dayton Daily News back issues from November 2003:
SOME COMEBACKS ARE TOO MUCH
Nov 01, 2003 ... Frank Sinatra was at radio city music hall last month. Tupac Shakur will speak in an upcoming documentary about his lifeeven though the rapper died seven years ago. This phenomenon ofbringing back the dead is odd and getting odder, but it's not new. Ever since Fred Astaire ...
DAYTON `POLICE CULTURE' SUFFERS UNDER MCMANUS
Nov 01, 2003; ... `No confidence' vote in August stills holds true On Aug. 12, the Dayton Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 44 votedunanimously that we had no confidence in Dayton Police Chief WilliamP. McManus and his command staff. Our concerns were serious and many. Since that time, McManus ...
THE VIEW DOWNTOWN; GIVING BACK IS ONE LOCAL MAN'S WAY OF LIFE
Nov 01, 2003; ... Oct. 29 is always a special day for Clark Beck. On that day in 1972, when he was 42, he was given a second chanceat life. On that day, he celebrates the new life that began with asuccessful kidney transplant. He can say that, 31 years later, thetransplanted kidney continues to ...
RECLAIMING A NEIGHBORHOOD
Nov 01, 2003; ... Dayton Christian Center is home base to federal renewal program For more than eight decades, the Dayton Christian Center has beenan anchor in a volatile, storm-tossed northwest Dayton neighborhood. Now, in the inaugural year of a five-year neighborhood enrichmentprogram funded ...
PEACE CORPS MISSION BEGS REASSESSMENT
Nov 01, 2003 ... The Peace Corps' prestige and standing with the American publicare grounded in the agency's image of youthful idealism. But themystique doesn't square with the agency's performance in the field.Indeed, the agency has jeopardized its mission by neglecting itsvolunteers - a systemic ...
RELIGION NOTES; MUSIC
Nov 01, 2003; ... Beavercreek Church of the Nazarene, 1850 N. Fairfield Road,Beavercreek: The Jeremiah People Christian musical theater company, 6p.m. Sunday. Tickets: $10 in advance, $15 at the door. Mount Olive Baptist Church, 502 Pontiac St.: Mass Choir AnnualFall Concert `No One Like You,' 7 ...
RAMON HAS THE LAST WORD
Nov 01, 2003; ... He wasn't the bad boy at Stivers You may recall that on Sept. 13 I wrote here that the worst boy Iever had in class at Stivers was named Ramon Estevez. Whenever he wasin the room, it snowed paper wads. He wrote on the blackboard, `Helpstamp out Old Lady Young.' I used to ...
SCHOOL'S TURNSTILE STAYS BUSY
Nov 01, 2003; ... Learning students' names isn't easy for any principal, but CurtisMontgomery at Reid Primary and Middle School in Clark County has anadded problem - 15 to 20 percent of his 620 students move in or outevery year. When I shadowed Montgomery on Tuesday, a new girlenrolled and a boy who went ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: KUCINICH DESERVES A CHANCE
Nov 01, 2003 ... I 'm a bit confused. The DDN states in its Oct. 16 editorial(`Kucinich ideas aimed at the few') that `The country is not going toseriously consider for president a minor congressman (DennisKucinich) of no exceptional charisma whose pitch seems to be designedby and for a narrow slice of ...
ACTIVITIES CONNECTION
Nov 01, 2003 ... THINGS TO DO AROUND THE MIAMI VALLEY Items for Today's Activities and other calendars should besubmitted at least two weeks before the event to Calendars, FeaturesDepartment, Dayton Daily News, 45 S. Ludlow St., Dayton, Ohio 45402.Because of space limitations, publication isn't ...
RELIGION BRIEFS; SEMINARS FOCUS ON SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Nov 01, 2003 ... The Rev. Danny Blanton of Victorious Living Chapel of Columbus,Ga., will conduct a series of seminars teaching participants how usetheir spiritual gifts, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday through nextSaturday at Bibleway Christian Church, 71 Mertland Ave. Workshops include ministering the ...
SPEAK UP
Nov 01, 2003 ... * Where has President Bush been? Why was he `surprised andmystified' at the antagonism in Asia and Australia? He needs to startreading the newspaper. * The poor woman in Florida is only existing in a vegetativestate. If only the right-wingers would show compassion and let ...
ALTER HANGS TOUGH, PULLS AWAY, 27-10
Nov 01, 2003; ... Knights put it together to finish Graham KETTERING - Alter overcame a first-half scare and rolled to a 27-10 win over Graham in the Division III Region 12 quarterfinals onFriday. The top-seeded Knights nursed a 14-10 advantage at the break. Thencame a momentum-turning drive ...
UD FOOTBALL; DRAKE PROVIDES FIELD OF THRILLS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Flyers enjoy success against Bulldogs in Des Moines DES MOINES, Iowa - Built in 1925 with a seating capacity of18,000, Drake Stadium is a large concrete bowl unlike most places theUniversity of Dayton Flyers play football these days. Intimidating as it might appear, the home of ...
CLEARCREEK ASKS FOR MORE CLOUT
Nov 01, 2003; ... Trustees want to impose impact fees, add regulations CLEARCREEK TWP., Warren County - In fast-growing Clearcreek Twp.,the upscale residential development and population surge is takingits toll on township, county and school district coffers. Township trustees wouldn't mind ...
REGIONAL HEADLINES
Nov 01, 2003; ... POLICE QUESTION MAN IN STABBING DAYTON - Dayton police are questioning a man they believe stabbedanother man with a knife during an argument at an apartment at 818Fourman Court on Friday, said Lt. Robert Mannix. Police were called to Children's Medical Center about 9:35 ...
COMMENTARY; TELEPHONE OPERATORS CELEBRATE FIRST 125 YEARS OF SERVICE
Nov 01, 2003; ... "And a gracious good morning to you. Snort. Snort. And is this theparty to whom I am speaking?" When I got a news release this week I kept thinking of thatroutine from Ernestine, the telephone operator created by comedienneLily Tomlin back in the late 1960s. What a character ...
LOOKING AHEAD TO SUNDAY
Nov 01, 2003 ... Letter writers, including Pamela Arthur of Clayton, Gary Grafel ofBeavercreek, and Jennifer Robbins ...
BRIEFLY; U.S. ASSISTANT PROSECUTOR NAMED ELECTIONS OFFICER
Nov 01, 2003 ... DAYTON - Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard Chema has been appointeddistrict election officer to oversee complaints of election fraud andvoting rights abuses for the Nov. 4 general elections. Gregory G. Lockhart, U.S. attorney for ...
MIAMI BOARD GETS NEW MEMBER
Nov 01, 2003; ... Replaces Democrat who resigned in Miami County TROY - Roger Luring will have to learn quickly the ins and outs ofbeing a Miami County Board of Elections member. Luring, a Democrat, was appointed recently to the four-memberboard by Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell ...
EXECUTION ORDERED IN XENIA SLAYING
Nov 01, 2003; ... Appeals will carry case to more courts The Ohio Supreme Court on Friday ordered that Richard R. Bays beexecuted Jan. 24 for the 1993 fatal stabbing of a handicapped Xeniaman. The high court revoked the stay it had entered Dec. 8, 1999, "itappearing to the court that all ...
MURDER SUSPECT EXAMINED THIRD TIME
Nov 01, 2003; ... Woman accused of killing husband in May LEBANON - A judge on Friday granted prosecutors' request to have athird psychiatrist evaluate the mental condition of Rhonda Ricketts,the Lebanon woman facing aggravated murder charges in the shootingdeath of her ex-husband. The ruling ...
GEM CITY BALLET TO MAKE VICTORIA DEBUT
Nov 01, 2003; ... Featured guest artists hail from New York DAYTON - When Jennie Somogyi and Charles Askegard perform balletsby George Balanchine, they're usually on the stage of the New YorkState Theater in Lincoln Center, surrounded by accomplishedprofessionals. When they dance the roles of ...
CAMPUS INSIDER; LUMPKIN ONE OF FEW BRIGHT SPOTS FOR MSU
Nov 01, 2003; ... There have been few highlights for the Mississippi State footballteam this season. Aaron Lumpkin has two of them. The redshirt senior tight end, a Trotwood-Madison High graduate,had just two catches, but both went for touchdowns in the Bulldogs'35-27 win over Memphis earlier ...
WRIGHT STATE LOSES VAUGHN, SCOTT; DOLIBOA AILING
Nov 01, 2003; ... Vaughn quits team; Scott will red-shirt FAIRBORN - Events off the court overshadowed Wright State's firstpublic men's basketball practice Friday night. Senior Trent Vaughn has quit the team, freshman guard DeAuntayScott will red-shirt so he can concentrate on his studies and - ...
ROSS WANTS ANOTHER GREAT GAME
Nov 01, 2003; ... Penn State ranks last in Big Ten in rush defense For much of the season, Lydell Ross was no different than thewhole slew of Democratic presidential candidates. The Ohio State running back had begun a campaign, but few peoplewere paying attention. Although he had ...
OSU NOTES; KRENZEL: TIME FOR GAMBLE
Nov 01, 2003; ... Drew Carter's season-ending knee injury could mean more time onoffense for Ohio State cornerback Chris Gamble, but don't bet on it.Gamble recorded his first reception of the season last week. He had31 in 2002. "I think I could safely say we will see him more in the last ...
PENN STATE NOTES; PATERNO STANDS UP TO PRESSURE
Nov 01, 2003; ... Penn State coach Joe Paterno, who turns 77 in December, has beenable to withstand the mounting pressure to retire. One of his rivalcoaches doesn't exactly find that surprising. "I think Joe is an extremely strong individual who has a plan forwhat he wants to do," Michigan coach ...
MTC TECH PROFITS JUMP 38 PERCENT
Nov 01, 2003; ... Net income also rises RIVERSIDE - MTC Technologies Inc., an equipment support andintelligence contractor for the Army and Air Force, reported Fridaythat net profit beat estimates and jumped 38 percent in the thirdquarter. Shares (NASDAQ:MTCT) rose $2.22, or 8.2 percent, ...
KINGS MOVES AHEAD, 17-10
Nov 01, 2003; ... KINGS MILLS - The Wilmington Hurricane closed the gap betweenthemselves and Fort Ancient Valley Conference Cardinal Divisionbrethren Kings by 29 points. But Wilmington's improved play only earned them respect - not awin - in a first-round Division II Region 8 first-round high ...
ANALYSIS OSU VS. PENN STATE; PENN STATE HAS BIG PROBLEMS
Nov 01, 2003; ... STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Nothing about Penn State seems the least bitintimidating. The defensive line has been ransacked. The leading receiver has been suspended. The offensive line has been depleted. The quarterback is going downhill. And the running backs ...
BENGALS IN NO HURRY TO PLAY TOP DRAFT PICK PALMER
Nov 01, 2003; ... Dillon, Bennett listed as 'probable' to face Arizona CINCINNATI - Inquiring minds want to know about the CincinnatiBengals' quarterback plans. If rookie No. 1 draft pick Carson Palmer is the starter for 2004,does the club owe him the opportunity to play at some point ...
1903-2003 CENTURY OF FLIGHT; 46 DAYS UNTIL THE CENTENNIAL OF FLIGHT
Nov 01, 2003 ... Today's flight plan * Nov. 20: Films of flight movie, `The Great Waldo Pepper,' at theDayton Art Institute in the NCR Renaissance Auditorium. Tickets are$5. Showtime is 7 p.m. Call 225-2165 for details. Dornier 335 WWII WWII ...
IT'S `SURVIVAL SATURDAY' FOR TOP-RANKED TEAMS
Nov 01, 2003; ... When it comes to crowning a national champion, there are two kindsof college football fans. Type A believes the national championshipgame should be neat and tidy, totally free of conflict. Type Bbelieves the more turmoil and controversy surrounding the big game,the better they like ...
FRIST APPLAUDS MALPRACTICE REFORM
Nov 01, 2003; ... Senate leader addresses Columbus doctors' conference COLUMBUS - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, a heart and lungtransplant surgeon, applauded Ohio doctors for exerting politicalpressure last year to pass a medical malpractice reform law. "You're doing a great job. Keep at ...
SON ACCUSED IN ASSAULT ON FAMILY
Nov 01, 2003; ... Doused them with fuel, tried to catch them with lighter XENIA - A 16-year-old boy is accused of dumping gasoline on hismother and 13-year-old sister and chasing them with a burning pieceof paper and a lighter. As the mother and daughter fled their home in the 700 block ofEast ...
FIREBIRDS' TRIP TO STATE ENDS EARLY WITH 5-1 LOSS
Nov 01, 2003; ... DELAWARE - It was a trip four years in the making for theFirebirds. `One of our goals freshmen year was to go to state,' Fairmontsenior midfielder Erica Yike said. `We finally made it.' The Firebirds made the trip, but it is the Vikings who willcontinue their tournament ...
GETTING IT RIGHT [Corrected 11/04/03]
Nov 01, 2003 ... * In the Voters Guide for Montgomery County, an answer fromClayton Council candidate Ray A. Slone Jr. was printed inaccurately.The question was: If elected, what are your priorities as a councilperson? Slone's answer should have read: "City services and how to pay forthem ...
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Nov 01, 2003 ... Auglaize County * SWALLOW, Thomas B., 68, of Minster, Thursday in Sidney. Privateservices. (Jamieson & Yannucci, Piqua) * YAHL, Esther B., 74, of St. Marys, Friday. Mass of ChristianBurial 11 a.m. Tuesday, Holy Rosary Catholic Church. (MillerBrothers, St. Marys) Clark ...
BOMBERS; 'BOO-TIFUL' GOALIE GIVES LING FIRST WIN
Nov 01, 2003; ... JOHNSTOWN, Pa. - On a Halloween Night a goalie whose nickname is"Boo" did some scaring. Bujar Amidovski, a two-time ECHL All-Star making his second startof the season, made 29 saves and Brad Ralph scored twice to lead theDayton Bombers to their first victory of the season, 4-1, and ...
CARROLL CORRALS MCNICHOLAS, 14-0
Nov 01, 2003; ... Revenge is sweet for stingy Patriots RIVERSIDE - The weather may have been unseasonably warm Fridaynight, but the welcome Cincinnati McNicholas got from host Carroll ina Division II regional quarterfinal was anything but. Controlling the clock with a rugged ground game and the ...
DEFENDING CHAMP OUSTS FENWICK
Nov 01, 2003; ... Marion Pleasant got off to a good start toward defending itsDivision V state high school football championship Friday night,defeating Middletown Fenwick 49-20. The Spartans are 11-0 and have not had an opponent come close tothem in any game. They were never in trouble Friday, ...
VALLEY VIEW TAKES REMATCH
Nov 01, 2003; ... Spartans avenge loss to Bellbrook in playoff battle BELLBROOK - The playoffs are about advancing, not revenge. Thatwas just an added bonus for Valley View on Friday night. The Spartans beat Bellbrook, 35-21, in front of about 5,000 fansat David L. Holmes Field to move into the ...
C-J MEETS MATCH IN 49-46 LOSS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Licking Valley's Clark rushes for 356 yards HANOVER - Chaminade-Julienne just couldn't stop Licking Valley'sNathan Clark. Clark rushed for a school-record 356 yards and four touchdowns asthe Panthers (10-1) ousted the defending Division II state championsfrom the Division III ...
BUTLER CAN'T HOLD OFF TOP SEED
Nov 01, 2003; ... Edgewood scores with :34 to play to win 35-32 TRENTON - Edgewood High School's football players were a group ofweary warriors by the time their first-round playoff game endedFriday night. But they were happy warriors. The Cougars rallied three times behind the play of ...
HOMICIDE TEAM `LIVES, BREATHES' BRAME MURDER MYSTERY
Nov 01, 2003; ... Dayton officer killed 4 years ago today DAYTON - Kevin Brame's last weeks fill the office walls. Charts,timelines, maps and crime scene photographs detail what the Daytonpolice officer was doing until the moment he was gunned down fouryears ago today. "We're living and ...
REGISTRY TO LINK KIDNEY DONORS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Donation allows loved one to be another's recipient COLUMBUS -There's a good chance that next year Kathy Lazar ofNorth Canton will give one of her two healthy kidneys to a perfectstranger, but unlike most kidney donations she'll get something inreturn. At the same moment ...
TROUBLE IN PARADISE- LOST IN CULTURE'S SULTRY LURE Series: LAST OF SEVEN PARTS CASUALTIES OF PEACE PART TWO OF SEVEN PARTS
Nov 01, 2003; ... Problems arise when volunteers get caught up in Cape Verde culture Lifestyles of female volunteers pose problems in Cape Verde Island of Sal, Cape Verde - European tourists dressed in thelatest swimwear tan along the wide Atlantic beaches. At an outdoor club in the ...
DAYTON VOLUNTEER DETAILS MACHETE ATTACK
Nov 01, 2003; ... 'Wrong place, wrong time' could have cost her life CHEERING VOLUNTEERS greeted 23-year-old Carla Casella Hodulik ofDayton as she walked off an airplane in the African country of Nigerto begin her Peace Corps service in 1992. "They're singing songs to welcome you, and they're ...
OSU FANS BRINGING TAILGATE EXPERIENCE TO RIVERSCAPE
Nov 01, 2003; ... The Buckeyes. Tailgate party. Hot dogs. Beer. Riverscape. Now, which of these words doesn't belong in that sentence? Usually, you'd say Riverscape. It's in Dayton, after all, andBuckeyes tailgate parties usually happen at the game. But today, as the Buckeyes prepare to ...
VANDROSS FANS ROOT FOR RETURN
Nov 01, 2003; ... CD will have to suffice until he can perform again Luther Vandross is more than a singer to many - more than just oneof the most popular R&B artists of two generations. To many inAmerica's black population, Luther Vandross is a patron saint. If that description seems over the ...
TY PENNINGTON WILL MAKE BOOKS & CO. LOOK BETTER JUST BY SHOWING UP
Nov 01, 2003; ... They don't build carpenters like they used to. That may be because carpenters used to do their work in private,behind the scenes, breathing dust and tripping over scrap, tool belthanging on to nondescript jeans that covered indifferent hips. Today, qualified carpenters have ...
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Nov 01, 2003 ... Helping you daily to plan your week TODAY * Dayton Bombers College Night features giveaways from localrestaurants and shops. Hockey game begins at 7 p.m. at Wright StateUniversity's Ervin J. Nutter Center, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway,Fairborn. $5 with student ID ....
MUNICIPAL COURT RACE HAS EXPERIENCE
Nov 01, 2003; ... McCray, Henderson debate whose qualifications best DAYTON - Dayton's Municipal Court race pits an outgoing, intenseformer defense attorney against a reserved, longtime courtmagistrate. "I love the mental battle," said incumbent Judge Risa C. McCray,appointed to the bench by ...
ACHIEVEMENT; MUSICAL MISSION
Nov 02, 2003; ... Area band's song spins into tour of U.S. bases in Middle East On most Sunday mornings, you can find local musician/composerGregory T. Thompson directing a choir or holding down the keyboardsat one of three local churches, where he serves as minister ofmusic. Thompson's ...
CRITTER CORNER; LIFE ACCORDING TO DOGS IS GOOD
Nov 02, 2003; ... If only humans acted more like their dogs. Oh, what a gloriousplace this world would be. At least, that's the premise of a new book called Dogs Don't BiteWhen a Growl Will Do: What Your Dog Can Teach You About Living aHappy Life by unabashed dog lover Matt Weinstein with Luke ...
ISSUES 1 & 2 ARE FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW
Nov 02, 2003 ... LOCAL VOTERS WILL BE MAKING MANY IMPORTANT decisions Tuesday.Especially for an "off-year" election. All told, 67 issues are beingdecided just in Montgomery County. Some communities will weigh in on school levies; townships, citiesand villages are deciding a host of issues. But ...
MEN FASHION OWN STRATEGIES WHEN IT COMES TO HOW THEY DRESS
Nov 02, 2003; ... Unwilling to accept the fact that you can't beat a dead clotheshorse, generations of women have been trying to tell generations ofmen what to wear. Now they can try a new approach: Telling us what not to wear. The latest weapon available to them is Mistakes Men Make ...
SEWING Q&A; CLIPPING, PIVOTING ARE THE SECRET TO A DIMPLE-FREE `V'
Nov 02, 2003; ... Q. I make Western-style shirts, and I'm getting frustrated becauseI get a dimple at the V-yoke. How can I get a smooth point? A. On the shirt's seamline use a short (2 mm) stitch length, andstaystitch 1 inch on each side of the point. Clip to, but notthrough, the stitching at the ...
SEEN & OVERHEARD; A LITTLE READING FOR THE ROAD.
Nov 01, 2003 ... A few vanity plates we've spotted around town lately - some ofthem head-scratchers, some of them not. * 32 ELKS: It makes sense when you see the Centerville Highsticker in the back window. * CA DRMN: Some local Golden State ex-pat, we presume? Or maybejust somebody who loves ...
NEW DIGS: HUNTINGTON'S BANK A HARBINGER
Nov 01, 2003; ... The way banking of the future will look SPRINGBORO - Huntington National Bank has opened a new branch inthe fast growing Settlers Walk community along Ohio 741 that will bethe prototype for future offices. Ron Cloyd, community president for the Dayton-Springfield market,said ...
SHOPPING AROUND; PARISIAN DIGS INTO SPADE
Nov 01, 2003; ... There's lots of exciting news at Parisian. Shoppers who've been heading out of town to buy Kate Spade'strendy line of handbags and accessories will now find a Kate Spadeshop at the Mall at Fairfield Commons Parisian store. Handbags, small leathers and a variety of stationery ...
BUILDING BRIDGES
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ROOFTOP HEROICS
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ELVIS STILL EATING
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