Dayton Daily News back issues from May 2004:
FUTURE LOOKS DIM FOR OXFORD'S WOXY RADIO
May 01, 2004; ... HAMILTON - The future of rock 'n' roll does not look promising forindependent radio owners Doug and Linda Balogh and thousands of their97X listeners. When the Balogh Broadcasting Company Inc., announced in Januarythat it sold WOXY-FM (97.7) of Oxford to Dallas-based ...
BENGALS SIGN FORMER REDSKINS CENTER
May 01, 2004; ... CINCINNATI - The Cincinnati Bengals Friday signed formerWashington Redskins center Larry Moore to a three-year contract thatwill be worth about $1.1 million per ...
FIRE DAMAGES XENIA HOME
May 01, 2004; ... XENIA - Xenia fire and rescue crews doused a late morning housefire Friday at 188 Montana ...
WARREN COUNTY ISSUES 70 CONCEALED WEAPON PERMITS
May 01, 2004; ... LEBANON - Warren County has issued permits to 70 residents tocarry concealed weapons since the April 8 startup of a new law. The law gives Ohioans the right to carry a concealed handgun, butit also allows businesses to ban them from their property. Sheriff Tom Ariss said his ...
BROWN COUNTY SEARCH LINKED TO WOMAN MISSING FOR 8 YEARS
May 01, 2004; ... Brown County sheriff's deputies served a search warrant Fridayafternoon near Blanchester, reportedly in connection with thedisappearance of a 22-year-old woman eight years ago. Clarissa Ann "Carrie" Culberson has been missing since Aug. 28,1996, and presumed murdered. Her body was ...
STATE FAIR
May 01, 2004; ... Unique shops are the attraction on Westerville street WESTERVILLE, Ohio - Spending some quality time with Mom may bejust as meaningful to her as the gift you select for Mother's Day. You can accomplish both by treating her to a special day out. One possibility? A day in ...
CELEBRATING A HERITAGE
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BUMBERSHOOTS BLOOM IN DOWNPOUR
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DRUMMER 'COMING HOME' FOR WOMEN IN JAZZ FESTIVAL
May 01, 2004; ... She calls Brooklyn home now, but LaFrae Olivia Sci - one of theoutstanding jazz drummers in the nation - has spent a lot of her lifein Dayton. She returns to Dayton on June 27 with her band to be one of thefeatured musicians in the 22nd annual Women in Jazz Festival. She ...
OUT OF THEIR HANDS
May 01, 2004; ... Methodist church awaits word on pastor missing two months _ To paraphrase private-eye Guy Noir - Garrison Keillor's radioalter ego - Africa is a continent that knows how to keep its secrets. But members of Cross Point United Methodist Church, 506 E. MainSt., Trotwood, are ...
CITYWIDE MAKES ANNUAL AWARDS
May 01, 2004; ... President summarizes work for 2003 DAYTON - CityWide Development Corp. announced winners of itsannual awards at the CityWide 2004 annual dinner Thursday. "Dayton is gaining a reputation as a city that knows how to getvarious groups to work together toward shared economic ...
UAW, DELPHI HAVE CONTRACT
May 01, 2004; ... Tiered wage scale becomes part of 7-year agreement The United Auto Workers Union and Delphi Corp. have agreed to aseven-year contract supplement that will pay lower wages to newhires. The two-tiered wage and benefits plan commits Delphi to allocatenew products to ...
DP&L PARENT DELAYS PAYING DIVIDEND
May 01, 2004; ... Waiting for committee's review DAYTON - DPL Inc. said Friday it won't pay its regular quarterlydividend until the audit committee of the DPL board completes itsreview of allegations raised by DPL Controller Daniel Thobe andobtains certified financial statements from its outside ...
UD STUDENTS HEAD FOR CLASSES IN ASIA
May 01, 2004; ... 28 embark Monday on 127-day tour DAYTON - International business major Carrie Ortengren could havefinished up her senior year at the University of Dayton thetraditional way with a May graduation, but she had a different idea. Ortengren will be one of 28 UD students leaving ...
GAMBLE ON TESTING GAME SKILLS
May 01, 2004; ... There's a pattern emerging here. You can bet on it. Which is anatural thing to do on Kentucky Derby Day. Of course, just what "it" you bet on depends on what part of thepattern emerges into reality, but there's a whole lot of chatterabout legalized gambling going on. There's talk ...
PATRIOT ACT SHOULDN'T GET FREE RIDE
May 01, 2004 ... TO NOBODY'S SURPRISE, THE USA PATRIOT ACT has become an issue onthe campaign stump. President George W. Bush has been pushing hard tomake permanent the unprecedented powers the act gives law enforcementagencies. He says it "defends our liberty," while his campaign is airing ...
COMMENTARY; IT'S `YOUR MAJESTY,' OF COURSE
May 01, 2004; ... P.D. James files an update from London From now on, when I write to English people I will use theirspelling and paragraphing. Just before Easter I sent off thefollowing letter: Queen Elizabeth II Buckingham Palace London, England Your ...
CHILD-SUPPORT AGENCY SHOWS WRONG INSTINCT
May 01, 2004 ... SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT AT THE OFFICE THAT collects child-supportpayments in Montgomery County. Plenty of parents who deal with the agency will swear they'veknown that for years. But a recent incident suggests how much havoc can be created bythe office's mistakes and ...
DPO PROGRAM GEARED TO YOUTH
May 02, 2004 ... DAYTON - The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra, under the directionof Neal Gittleman, will present two Composer's Tool Box concertsfor young audiences at 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Benjaminand Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center, Second and Main streets.The program will ...
DIFFERENT FILM CLASSICS HIGHLIGHT SUMMER SERIES AT THE VICTORIA
May 02, 2004; ... `Hot Times' fest turns `Ultra Cool' Old movies will light up the screen this summer at downtownDayton's Victoria Theatre, but not the same old titles. The Victoria Theatre Association's 2004 Ultra Cool Films summermovie series, formerly known as Hot Times, Cool Films, will ...
ON DANCE; STIVERS DANCERS MOVE TO THE BEAT OF COLLABORATION IN SPRING CONCERT
May 02, 2004; ... Performance features live music, film, art, theater Last week the dancers of Stivers High School for the Arts werepart of the school's Spring Spectacular at the Schuster Center. This week, it's on to Northmont High School in Clayton for theirannual faculty dance concert, ...
CELLOIST BORN TO BE WILDRON ROLLINSCULTURE CLASH-
May 02, 2004 ... Nobody held a lighter overhead. Nobody yelled ` Freebird !' OK, OK, I know - those things don't normally happen at CanalStreet Tavern, no matter who's playing, but the point I'm graduallygetting to is that last Sunday's show there was highly atypical, evenfor the eclectic lineup ...
MIAMI VALLEY VOICES; LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
May 01, 2004 ... READERS' LETTERS, FAXES, PHONE CALLS AND E-MAILS Income tax is a hard sell EVERY 10 YEARS A small but well-meaning group advocates an incometax for Beavercreek. Several factors work against this increase intaxes. * Opponents point to city management of the Beavercreek ...
SPEAK UP: BRIEF COMMENTS
May 01, 2004 ... * With a sigh of relief when the campaign brouhaha is finallyover, John Q. Voter will register a resounding "no" to the realissue: "Do we really want another tax-and-tax, spend-and-spend,liberal Democrat in the White House? * Now we learn the Bush administration will allow ...
COMMENTARY; LELA ESTES STILL READY TO ASSIST
May 01, 2004; ... This is not an ending, Lela Estes says. This is just the beginningof a new phase in her life of giving. As she works her way into her seventh decade, Lela is steppingdown from her responsibilities as a community services adviser inDayton's Housing Inspection department. "It ...
BRIEFLY; GOOD SAMARITANS STORIES BEING SOLICITED
May 01, 2004 ... The Dayton Daily News is accepting submissions for our series,Your Stories. Readers are invited to send in personal-experienceessays on the current topic, "Good Samaritans." We are looking for upbeat, inspiring or poignant stories thatillustrate who we are in the Miami Valley ....
REPAIR WORK TO CLOSE SEGMENT OF OHIO 4
May 01, 2004; ... Leg from Enon Road to U.S. 40 to be resurfaced SPRINGFIELD - About four miles of Ohio 4 will be closed in onedirection beginning Monday for five months of resurfacing and bridgework. The two northbound lanes heading toward Springfield between EnonRoad and the Ohio 4 ...
REGIONAL HEADLINES
May 01, 2004; ... WANDERING TWINS BACK WITH PARENTS DAYTON - Four-year-old twins found wandering late Thursday nearGenesse Avenue and Dewitt Drive, after they apparently slipped awayfrom a baby sitter's home, were reunited with their parents Friday,police said. "They're back home," Lt. John ...
WELCOME TO OUR COUNTRY; PEOPLE FROM 26 COUNTRIES BECOME CITIZENS OF U.S.
May 01, 2004; ... Federal judges extol joys, responsibilities of new status DAYTON - Klodiana Bosko confirmed that she and her family werevery proud and happy that U.S. District Judge Walter H. Rice onFriday added them to Enon's qualified voters' rolls. "Oh, absolutely. It's a great honor," ...
TWO BOYS SUE, CLAIM BREAKFAST PASTRIES MOLDY
May 01, 2004; ... Toaster-prepared items make them ill, lawsuit says LEBANON - Two Lebanon boys have sued the maker of Pop-Tarts,claiming they consumed moldy servings of the popular breakfast snackin May 2002. Jack and Ross Butterfield and their parents seek more than $35,000in damages from ...
MAN SENTENCED IN ATTACK ON AGENT
May 01, 2004; ... 60 days in halfway house, with OK to leave for work DAYTON - Joseph R. Masterson was sentenced Friday to 60 days in ahalfway house for assaulting an FBI agent in connection with theattempted extortion of a Dayton businessman. But U.S. District Judge Walter H. Rice said ...
CORRECTIONS
May 01, 2004 ... * In Wednesday's editions, Page B2, a story about John R. Kelchneeds clarification. Kelch, of Xenia, who pleaded guilty ...
DEMOCRAT SAYS SHE'S GAINING ON TURNER
May 01, 2004; ... Mitakides expects support from national party DAYTON - Democratic congressional candidate Jane Mitakides saysshe is gathering financial steam in her attempt to unseat U.S. Rep.Mike Turner, R-Centerville. But Turner's campaign says it has more than enough steam of itsown to ...
SHARON TO PARTY: VOTE FOR GAZA PLAN OR LOSE POWER
May 01, 2004; ... Likuds to vote on issue Sunday JERUSALEM - Facing an uncertain party vote over his controversialplan to withdraw Israeli troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip,Prime Minister Ariel Sharon threatened his unruly Likud colleaguesFriday that they could lose power if they reject his ...
TROTWOOD EXCITED BY BUSH VISIT
May 01, 2004; ... First president to visit city, which invited him TROTWOOD - President Bush's town-hall style meeting Tuesday inTrotwood is coming a few months after a city delegation asked theBush campaign to drop by. Mayor Donald McLaurin, a Republican, said he and a city delegationvisited ...
JURY URGES LIFE FOR MAN
May 01, 2004; ... HAMILTON - A Butler County jury spared the life of a Kentucky manconvicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend last May in this ButlerCounty city. The jury Thursday rejected the death penalty for Anthony Mason,44, of Covington in the murder of Angela Turley, 27, and insteadrecommended ...
SCHOOL BOARD WINS SUIT
May 01, 2004; ... HAMILTON - A Butler County Common Pleas judge has ruled in favorof the Hamilton school board in a civil action two former teachersfiled. Eric Gillespie of Dayton, who also was Hamilton High School'sfootball coach, and Sandra Allen of Hamilton were two of threeteachers whose ...
BUSH DEFENDS 'MISSION ACCOMPLISHED'
May 01, 2004; ... Acknowledges 'tough times' claiming 738 lives WASHINGTON - A year after President Bush declared an end to majorcombat operations in Iraq, he faces mounting election-year doubtsabout the troubled campaign amid rising casualties, little evidenceof the weapons he based the war upon ...
CASINO REACTION MAY BE KEY ISSUE FOR POLITICAL, MUNICIPAL LEADERS
May 01, 2004; ... Officials to be swayed by what public thinks MIDDLETOWN - Let the people speak. That seems to be the thread uniting reactions area leaders have tothe idea of an Indian casino finding a home in or near the city. Anyone who is elected seems to want to hear from the ...
REVIEW; `LORD OF THE DANCE' HAS SHINING MOMENTS
May 01, 2004; ... But to get to those, you have to endure some banal times DAYTON - It must be tough for good dancers to get work these days,for so many talented hoofers to be caught in something as mediocre asMichael Flatley's Lord of the Dance . Make no mistake: Friday night's first of five ...
SEARCH FOR BODY LEADS TO BARN
May 01, 2004; ... May be Blanchester woman missing for eight years Brown County sheriff's deputies and FBI agents this morning willresume excavation work in a pole barn on Fayetteville-BlanchesterRoad, searching for the remains of 22-year-old Clarissa Ann `Carrie'Culberson, who disappeared eight ...
RTA'S AUDIT SAYS OPERATING DEFICIT UP
May 01, 2004; ... Authority plans stronger fiscal watch DAYTON - The most recent financial audit of the Greater DaytonRegional Transit Authority asked this question: "Is the Authority asa whole better off or worse off as a result of this year'sactivities?" The answer is mixed. While the ...
EXECUTIVE DINING; GOLDEN LAMB'S GUEST LIST A STELLAR ONE
May 01, 2004; ... Many presidents have stopped by LEBANON - It would be foolish to say the people of Lebanon and theGolden Lamb Inn are not excited by President Bush's visit hereTuesday. They haven't had a president on the porch since RonaldReagan, a future holder of the nation's highest office, ...
CAMPUS INSIDER; BUTLER'S COX SETS YSU HR RECORD
May 01, 2004; ... Yet another power surge put Adam Cox in the Youngstown Statebaseball record books this season. Cox, a senior catcher out of Vandalia Butler High, smacked threehome runs in the Penguins' doubleheader sweep of West Liberty inearly April, giving him a school-record 25 career home ...
BENGALS; OFFENSIVE LINEMAN, QB GIVE ROSTER MORE DEPTH
May 01, 2004; ... CINCINNATI - Now you know why the Bengals didn't pick a center orguard in the NFL Draft. Head coach Marvin Lewis had an ace up hissleeve in free agent Larry Moore, and didn't reveal it until Friday -the same day the Bengals acquired quarterback Kurt Kittner offwaivers from ...
CASEY IS A FAN OF 'ROCKET'
May 01, 2004; ... HOUSTON - Sean Casey went shopping, looking for an authentic RogerClemens uniform top. He found one, but when the asking price was$275, Casey thought the guy misunderstood. He didn't want a shirtsuitable to visit the pope, just an authentic Roger Clemens jersey. What Casey failed ...
REDS NOTES; DESPITE INJURY, LARUE HELPING HIS TEAMMATES
May 01, 2004; ... HOUSTON - Jason LaRue could have stayed in Cincinnati feelingsorry for himself, or he could do what he did: join his teammates inMinute Maid Park. LaRue fractured his right index finger in Milwaukee on Wednesdayand returned to Cincinnati for examination and treatment. But he ...
GARCIA, WINSLOW IN, BUT ARE COUCH AND NORTHCUTT OUT?
May 01, 2004; ... Deposed QB might still be in Browns' plans BEREA - Strange day indeed as the Cleveland Browns minicampunfolded Friday. It started with new quarterback Jeff Garcia insisting he isn't asbad as he looked for most of the 2003 season. And it ended with headcoach Butch Davis saying ...
ONE GOOD EYE HAS BEEN ENOUGH FOR POLLARD'S VISION
May 01, 2004; ... LOUISVILLE - Friday dawned gun-metal gray. No sun - nothing butrain. The Churchill Downs track - its horseshoe-divoted racing surfacejust endless puddles of water and muck - had been closed to early-morning workouts. Soon two entries for today's Kentucky Derby -Wimbledon, trained ...
WHERE TO PUT YOUR MONEY
May 01, 2004; ... Today's Kentucky Derby is one of the most puzzling in memory.There is no clear-cut favorite. I see the winner coming out the mix of The Cliff's Edge, MasterDavid, Tapit and Smarty Jones, and I'll give a lukewarm nod to theNick Zito-trained The Cliff's Edge. He has the off-pace ...
DRAGONS; DAYTON HITTERS ERUPT FOR 11 RUNS IN NINTH
May 01, 2004; ... LANSING, Mich. - The Dayton Dragons' ninth inning Friday night wasone for the record books. The Dragons came to bat in the top of the ninth trailing 7-1. Thefinal score: Dayton 12, Lansing 7. Dayton scored 11 runs on 10 hits -both single-inning team records - in their final at-bat, ...
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL BOYS TRACK AND FIELD; GLENVILLE SPRINTERS SET RECORD DESPITE AVERAGE EXCHANGES
May 01, 2004; ... DAYTON - Jamario O'Neal knew better than to grade his team's 800relay effort. The Cleveland Glenville sprinter just ran a ridiculously fast leg(around 20.0) Friday night at Welcome Stadium. The 1:25.85 effort seta Don Mitchell Roosevelt Memorial track and field meet record ....
ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD; MINSTER DISTANCE ACE OLDING RUNS AWAY FROM STRONG 3,200 FIELD
May 01, 2004; ... DAYTON - A lot has been racing through Sunni Olding's thoughtsthis spring. Personal goals, fun, even today's prom. And racing. The more thoroughbred competition, the better. `I have kind of a relaxation because it's my final season,' saidOlding, Minster's distance ace who once ...
CLEMENS SHUTS DOWN REDS AFTER ROCKY START
May 01, 2004; ... Astros ace 26th pitcher to go 5-0 in April HOUSTON - He was beatable. He was wobbly from beginning to end. Hewas there for the taking. The Cincinnati Reds, though, are not in the taking mode thesedays. They are in the giving mode. Roger Clemens isn't the cabbage-variety ...
JAZZBEAT; MUSIC AND DINING HARD COMBO TO BEAT
May 02, 2004; ... In today's world, we might hear jazz almost anywhere: in the car,at the bookstore, a concert hall or maybe even a jazz club. And whodoesn't enjoy the soulful sounds of Stanley Turrentine, on occasion,in a public restroom? Jazz, like so many other art forms, comes to the mainstream ...
SOFTBALL CALENDAR
May 02, 2004 ... * May 8: ASA Men's class C/D at Art Van Atta Park. Miami Valleychampionship qualifier, 4-game round-robin. Call George at 890-2265or John at 371-9717.* May 8: USSSA `Battle of the Bars' (Sundayif rain) at Kettering Fields, Dayton. In Men's B/C Competitive: 5homers; Men's D/E ...
SPORTS SPEAK UP
May 02, 2004 ... Reds * The Reds finally develop a decent pitcher in Chris Reistma thentrade him. They really miss him now in the bullpen. NASCAR * I am a Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan, but I, like others, don't likethe race to end in a caution. That is not racing to the finish. Therule ...
BASEBALL; BATTERY-POWERED BROOKVILLE BEDEVILS FOES
May 02, 2004; ... BROOKVILLE - They're battery-powered and feeding off the energy oftheir pitcher-catcher combinations. The Brookville High School baseball team boasts a solid pitchingstaff that is well-connected to standout catcher Corey Thrush. "Brookville has always been known for their ...
LOCAL TENNIS; COUNTY TOURNEY LOOKING TO PUMP UP ITS NUMBERS
May 02, 2004; ... Barely 100 entered last year's event DAYTON - This summer marks the 109th Dayton Daily News MontgomeryCounty Tennis Tournament, which will be played July 17-25 at the JimNichols Tennis Center. Entries in both men's and women's divisions were down for TheCounty last year, and ...
STATE TRAPSHOOT COULD BE HEADED TO FINDLAY
May 02, 2004; ... The Miami Valley's loss might soon be Findlay's gain if anagreement can be reached between the Ohio State TrapshootingAssociation and Jaqua's Gun Club of Findlay. This year's Ohio State Trapshooting Tournament could be the lastone to be held at the Amateur Trapshooting Association ...
OUTDOORS CALENDAR
May 02, 2004 ... Today: Free Fishing Day, no license required in Ohio. (800)WILDLIFE. Tuesday: Adult Walk, 9-10:30 a.m. at Englewood MetroPark; meet atPatty Shelter parking lot; 275-PARK. Friday-Sunday: Spring Campout, Stonelick S.P.; (513) 625-7544.Friday-Sunday: Spring Fling Campout, Grand ...
NOTEBOOK
May 02, 2004 ... Coaches, ADs and school statisticians can report notebook itemsby phone ( 225-2381), e-mail (sports@DaytonDailyNews.com) or fax (225-7352). Fenwick: All-Ohio guard Ellie Stonecash will pursue her basketballat Wittenberg University. The 5-foot-10 guard finished her careerwith ...
BOWLING INSIDER; CENTERVILLE'S COULLES TAKES HER GAME TO THE NEXT LEVEL-
May 02, 2004; ... It was well worth the effort for Lindsey Coulles. The 2003 Centerville graduate continued her high school bowlingsuccess in the collegiate ranks this season. Coulles, 19, made a namefor herself as a member of the Morehead State women's team and wasselected as a member of the ...
WALD HAS WORKED ON HIS GAME FOR YEARS
May 02, 2004; ... Oakwood singles standout playing for spot at state OAKWOOD - He started as a rambunctious, racket-toting toddler. Nowhe is one of the area's top boys tennis players. His grandfather, John Nealon, was doing double duty, babysittingfor the then 4-year-old Patrick Wald and his ...
ASK HAL ON BASEBALL
May 02, 2004 ... Question - I know catcher Corky Miller had options and got caughtup in a numbers game, but I like his attitude, an approach that seemsto give the whole team a boost. - Rob, St. Louis Answer - You have some folks in the clubhouse wearing white, redand black who agree with you. When ...