Dayton Daily News back issues from July 2008:
Robbins & Myers reports hike in income
Jul 01, 2008; ... BEAVERCREEK -- Robbins & Myers Inc. on Monday, June 30, reportedhigher-than-expected earnings and raised its profit forecast for theyear, sending shares soaring to a 52-week high. The maker of fluids-processing equipment said it earned $26.5million, or 76 cents per share, during ...
In finding souvenirs, Hample has no peers
Jul 01, 2008; ... If you've been to enough baseball games, then you have a favoritememory or story about catching a foul ball or home run. New York'sZack Hample has 3,494. That's how many baseballs he's snagged at pro games using variousmethods the past 19 years. I read about Hample in USA Today ....
SPEAK UP
Jul 01, 2008 ... Boeing to handle national defense contracts because it is notassociated with EuropeAmericans trust an Airbus like NorthropGrumman is. But we'd ...
Seen & Overheard
Jul 01, 2008 ... MINNESOTA WON'T GO FOR IT As reported last week in Seen & Overheard, some universities soonwill have their logos featured on Victoria's Secret apparel --including tank tops, sweat pants and panties. But Ohio State'sBrutus Buckeye will not be among them, because of a ...
Turner: DHL may give property to community
Jul 01, 2008; ... WILMINGTON -- DHL has said it would consider donating its entireWilmington freight hub operation to the community if the companyconcludes a deal with United Parcel Service that could wipe outthousands of jobs in the region, U.S. Rep. Mike Turner and a stateofficial said Monday, June 30 ....
Local headlines
Jul 01, 2008 ... Park opening set for Wednesday -- Staff report Americana fest will close streets OAKWOOD -- The public grand opening of Orchardly Park has beenreset for 5 p.m. Wedneday, July 2, because of weather conditions,according to Carol Collins, director of leisure services ....
Ammo prices to stay high
Jul 01, 2008; ... In 2004, the U.S. Army began outsourcing production of small-caliber ammunition to other countries and increased production inits sole small-caliber plant in Missouri, according to the DefenseIndustry Daily's Web site. Prices of small-caliber ammo started going up and it ...
Trumpeter brings his love of Italy to Fraze
Jul 01, 2008; ... Though he only lived in Italy for two years as a child, jazztrumpeter Chris Botti paid homage to his Italian ancestors and wasable to bring a slice of Italy to Kettering on Friday, June 27. Botti opened the Fraze Pavilion show standing alone spotlightedon stage performing "Ave ...
YOUR LETTERS
Jul 01, 2008 ... Why is busing for sports still funded? Re "District cuts may alter bus routes, not safety," June 19:Noticeably absent, to me, in all the articles about school busingcosts were the costs to drive small and large groups of athletes,band and drill team members to their events during ...
Lady Mystics drop in for title
Jul 01, 2008; ... FRANKLIN -- The Dayton Lady Mystics were not supposed to play inthis weekend's All-American Basketball Championships, and the otherteams in their division wish it had stayed that way. After entering as an at-large team, the Mystics beat the RamapoTigers of New York 44-39 to win ...
Schuler's shooting is getting him noticed
Jul 01, 2008; ... FRANKLIN -- After playing 50 games in 22 days, Josh Schuler wasready for a breather. "I think I'm gonna go home and take a nap," the Graham HighSchool senior-to-be said while walking out of the All-AmericanBasketball Championship finals Monday, June 30, at Kingdom SportsCenter ....
Baker's message: Time to start over
Jul 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- After the Reds were shut out Friday by Cleveland'sC.C. Sabathia, manager Dusty Baker thought it was time for a state-of-the team message. The season was half over -- 81 games down, 81 to go. So Baker metwith the pitchers as a group and the hitters as a group to ...
Price of gas likely to rise for July 4 ; Expect cost to increase another 4 cents a gallon by the holiday, analysts say.
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Don't be surprised if gas prices jump another 4 cents agallon this week -- just in time for your fill-up for the long July4 weekend, industry analysts said. "I wouldn't be surprised to see prices reach $4.19 (a gallon) inthe Dayton area by Tuesday (July 1)," said Jason ...
Futuristic 'MonoMobile' inventors ride into Dayton
Jul 01, 2008; ... Cincinnati inventors Jay Andress and Andy Webster know theirMonoMobile looks like something from an episode of "The Jetsons." Then again, Webster said, "This summer's gas prices have shockedus all into realizing that the future has arrived." The men are bringing to Dayton on ...
Warehouse fire won't slow Tech Town development
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- A fire Monday, June 30, in a warehouse at the city'sTech Town development site won't slow progress, an officialconnected with the project said. No definitive cause has been listedfor the blaze in the vacant building at 300 Taylor St., which wasreported about 8:15 a.m., ...
Police & court headlines
Jul 01, 2008 ... DAYTON -- The second time Keison Wilkins acted as his ownattorney on a felonious assault charge didn't work out so well, as aMontgomery County Common Pleas judge sentenced him Monday, June 30,to 42 years in prison. The sentencing capped a week of Wilkins'antics, which frequently caused ...
Local headlines
Jul 01, 2008 ... NCR partners with group for self-service kiosks in libraries DAYTON -- NCR Corporation announced a partnership with IntegratedTechnology Group to put self-service checkout kiosks in librariesacross North America, according to a press release. The announcement, which was ...
Cop killing in video games OK, but sex scenes draw fire
Jul 01, 2008; ... Because I've never played any video game more violent than "MarioBros.," I'm not qualified to comment on what effects a game called"Grand Theft Auto" might have on children. But that doesn't keep me from wondering. Wondering how people who sell a product that makes killing ...
Keep dehydration out of your summertime forecast
Jul 01, 2008; ... Summertime brings many opportunities for outdoor activity, butexercising in heat and humidity for prolonged periods of time canovertax the body. We all know how important it is to avoid dehydration, especiallywhen exercising in extreme temperatures. Our bodies lose fluids whenwe ...
Rhinos roaming Ohio? ; Sort of. The Wilds is a cageless home to many rare and endangered animals, visible from the relative safety of a slow-moving tour bus
Jul 01, 2008; ... CUMBERLAND, Ohio -- Even though he works 20 minutes away fromthem, Terry Blackburn had no idea there were rhinos, giraffes andcheetahs roaming the southeast Ohio countryside. "I've lived in Ohio all my life," the 59-year-old Cambridgeresident said, "but the first I heard about ...
Time flies during good fishing
Jul 01, 2008; ... PORT CLINTON -- A fourfoot wave, capped with white at its crest,slammed into the Lake Erie boat. It caused me to lose my footing and bounce into Ed O'Neil. Bothof us hit the opposite rail. Another man might have taken offense, but O'Neil laughed it off. This was more ...
Milk processors sue over labeling
Jul 01, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Groups representing the milk processing and organicindustries have filed federal lawsuits against the Ohio Departmentof Agriculture, claiming its new milk labeling rule is the nation'smost restrictive and undermines free speech and interstate commerce. The lawsuits, ...
He's not Muslim, not that there's anything wrong ...
Jul 01, 2008 ... This could be the year when the United States elects a black manto the presidency. That would say much about the decline of one oldAmerican prejudice. But it certainly wouldn't put to rest prejudiceitself. Barack Obama himself is handling his campaign on the assumptionthat the ...
Griffey hits walk-off shot ; Reds outfielder enters game in ninth inning as a defensive replacement, then hits game-winning HR.
Jul 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- Maybe manager Dusty Baker should instruct his 9-year-old son, Darren, to drop some insults on Ken Griffey Jr. everyday, a few Rodney Dangerfields here and there. If it produces what it did Monday, June 30, at Great AmericanBall Park, a game-winning walk-off home run, ...
Ammunition costs shoot up ; War in Iraq and rising prices for metals, distribution blamed
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- The price of ammunition for guns has increased as muchas 50 percent or has even doubled in the past several years. The cause seems to vary, from the soaring cost of metals such asbrass, copper and lead used to make ammo to the Iraq war and theneed to produce more ...
DPS food services loses money
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- The city school district closed out its fiscal yearMonday, June 30, with a narrow $1.8 million surplus on an annualbudget of more than $200 million. And the food services operation -- an enterprise fund that is oneof the district's few departments permitted to make a ...
Coalition: Let us run Dayton school buses
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- A coalition of bus companies is making a pitch that thecity school district could save 40 percent of its $12 million annualtransportation costs by turning over its bus service at all gradesto an outside company. On Monday, June 30, the Greater Dayton Regional Transit ...
Stunned employees ponder future ; Plan to hire UPS to handle U.S. cargo flying will cost about 6,
Jul 01, 2008; ... WILMINGTON -- Kathy Green said she has worked as a cargo sorterand a telecommunications supervisor since 1991 for the cargo airlinenow known as ABX Air Inc., and needs the job to pay a $900-a-monthmortgage on her home near Hillsboro. Green said she and fellow ABXAir employees were ...
Sentencing set in cold case homicide ; Dayton man is to go before a judge on July 8 in 1996 slaying of 20- year-old woman.
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- A Dayton man convicted of murder in a 12-year-oldhomicide will be sentenced on Tuesday, July 8. A Montgomery County Common Pleas jury found Lavone Hooper guiltyof murder and kidnapping, but not guilty of rape. The jury, whichgot the case late Friday afternoon, ...
Stewart Street bridge diminishing
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Rapist receives 3 life sentences
Jul 01, 2008; ... XENIA -- A Caesarcreek Twp. man was sentenced on Monday, June 30,to more than three lifetimes in prison for raping two youngchildren. David W. Moore, 20, of 3015 Bone Road in Caesarcreek Twp.,pleaded guilty in May to three counts of rape and one count of grosssexual imposition ....
DPL reaches $42 million tax settlement with Ohio
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- DPL Inc. said on Monday, June 30, that it has reached asettlement with the state of Ohio to settle a long-standing taxdispute for $42 million, after the state's Department of Taxationhad originally contended that DPL owed more than twice that much. The state tax ...
YOUR LETTERS
Jul 02, 2008 ... Dann's removal unlawful, unethical In their efforts to drive fellow Democrat Marc Dann from theoffice of attorney general, Gov. Ted Strickland and Democraticmembers of the Ohio House of Representatives didn't let the OhioConstitution and other laws stop them. Their ...
Meadowdale graduate narrowly misses a berth on Olympic team ; Kameisha Martin finished third in the women's 800 final after injuring her knee in a fall in the semifinals.
Jul 02, 2008; ... While Kameisha (Bennett) Martin's heart certainly ached, her leftknee was really giving her problems. "It was a very long night, it's really throbbing," said Martin, a1999 Meadowdale High School graduate. "My husband told me theadrenaline would carry over, but that's not ...
Casino not best replacement for DHL
Jul 02, 2008 ... It's sometimes said that the likelihood that voters will approvecasinos depends in part on how well the economy is doing. The betterthings are, in the absence of casinos, supposedly, the tougher forcasino backers to win over voters who are on the fence. Of course, some election ...
Biancardi, Check take next steps
Jul 02, 2008; ... Two of the Miami Valley's best known former college coaches areheaded to new jobs. Theresa Check, for 24 years a cornerstone of Central StateUniversity sports as its Hall of Fame women's basketball coach andsuccessful athletic director, is taking over at Cincinnati ...
Vizquel's body of work should speak for itself
Jul 02, 2008; ... Omar Vizquel's recent appearance in Cleveland with the SanFrancisco Giants triggered another round of debate about whether theslick-fielding shortstop belongs in the Hall of Fame. In my mind it shouldn't be a question and any BBWAA member notvoting for him on the first ballot ...
Family outraged after charges are dropped in beating death
Jul 02, 2008; ... DAYTON -- James J. Weddington's family is outraged thatauthorities have dropped the murder charge against a man whoallegedly beat him to death. Walter D. Delph, 50, was released from the Montgomery County Jailafter investigators were unable to determine if he meant to ...
Interim DPS super unretires to take job
Jul 02, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Retirement doesn't seem to suit Kurt Stanic. On Tuesday, July 1, the 56-year-old unretired for the third timeand was sworn in as interim superintendent of Dayton Public Schools. "I am a great believer that public education is the answer tosuccess," he said. "I will ...
Seen & Overheard
Jul 02, 2008 ... MEDICAL BULLETIN A concerned reader questioned an item that appeared in Seen &Overheard on Sunday. For the record, opening a vein and bleeding fora few minutes is NOT advised as a treatment for high blood pressure.It was an obvious joke, although not, apparently, as obvious as ...
'His legacy will live on' ; Coach won a pair of MAC titles at Miami University, where his No. 42 football jersey is retired.
Jul 02, 2008; ... OXFORD -- John Pont, perhaps the most honored man in the historyof Miami University football, died at his home in Oxford on Tuesday,July 1, at the age of 80. Pont's career spanned five decades and two continents, but hisbest days were at Miami, where he became the first player to ...
Ohio one of the key prizes in election ; Frequent stops point to key role Obama, McCain believe state will have in election.
Jul 02, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- There may be paths to the White House that don't gothrough Ohio, but Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCainaren't taking them. "They need Ohio," said Christopher Duncan, chairman of thePolitical Science Department at the University of Dayton. "Theycan't ...
Storms may douse fireworks ; Cold front expected to bring thunderstorms to the area and threaten holiday events.
Jul 02, 2008; ... The weather today, July 2, will be warm and clear, but it's notgoing to stay that way for holiday events, according to the NationalWeather Service in Wilmington. "We have high pressure moving into the area," said meteorologistCharlie Woodrum. "It's going to bring beautiful ...
Northmont poised to hire Franklin schools chief
Jul 02, 2008; ... FRANKLIN -- The superintendent for Franklin City Schools likelywill be the new Northmont superintendent. "It's a larger district, and I just thought it was time toadvance my career," Doug Lantz said. Franklin has fewer than 3,000students; Northmont's enrollment is more than 5,900 ....
Strickland to hold Dayton education forum ; Governor will discuss school reforms in town hall meetings in 12 cities.
Jul 02, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Gov. Ted Strickland will hold forums in Dayton and 11other cities this summer on reforming education in Ohio as heprepares to introduce his education reform proposal in 2009. The Dayton forum will be 4:30 to 6 p.m. on July 29, in BollTheatre in the Kennedy Union at the ...
Business headlines
Jul 02, 2008 ... New restaurant in Germantown offers South American flavor GERMANTOWN -- A Germantown chiropractor has reached into his --and the town's -- past to open a South American-style steakhousejust down the street from his clinic. Rudy's Churrascaria has opened at 42 N. Main St. in ...
Local headlines
Jul 02, 2008 ... That 'boom!' could be Stewart Street bridge blowing up DAYTON -- If you hear what sounds like fireworks today orThursday of this Fourth of July week, it might be from theexplosives being used to bring down the Stewart Street bridge, whichis being replaced. The day and time ...
The house that was gets taken away
Jul 02, 2008; ... Ohio's foreclosure crisis is like the red and white house I letflies into when I was a kid, because, like most of my cousins, Inever remembered to close Grandma's screen door. Back then, the great, big old house on Cleveland's east sidecontained an untold number of places for hide ...
Toasting the red white & blue GET IN THE SPIRIT OF THE FOURTH WITH THESE PARTY DRINKS
Jul 02, 2008; ... Patriotic parties, relaxed picnics, smokin' barbecues, explosivefireworks and all-American parties are synonymous with the Fourth ofJuly. With the holiday falling on a Friday this year, creating theperfect three-day weekend, there's extra incentive to do it upright. We're here ...
Rule change keeps her off team ; Meadowdale grad was third in the 800, but fourth-place finisher will run in Beijing.
Jul 02, 2008; ... Nearing the finish line, Kameisha (Bennett) Martin was runningout of gas. "It was basically me thinking, 'Am I going to walk at thispoint?' " Martin said. "That's how much it took from my body." Martin didn't walk. Instead, she pushed to a third-place finishin the women's ...
'He had all the qualities that you wanted in a coach' ; The Miami football legend is fondly remembered as a player, a coach and a remarkable person.
Jul 02, 2008; ... OXFORD -- Miami University has lost one of its stalwart membersof the Cradle of Coaches. John Pont, who died at his home in Oxfordon Tuesday, July 1, at age 80, succeeded spectacularly as both aplayer and head coach for Miami's football team, and that was onlythe beginning of a career ...
Mobile ministry brings faith, food to 25 sites ; Program hands out more than 3,000 meals daily
Jul 02, 2008; ... To the residents waiting under a shade tree at Dayton's DeSotoBass Courts, she is an angel of mercy. To small children who swamped her the moment she arrived, she isa saint. And for needy families throughout the city who structuretheir daily routines around the arrival of her food ...
Obama makes stop in Zanesville ; Democrat says he'll spend time sharing his platform with Ohioans, talks about faith-based initiative.
Jul 02, 2008; ... ZANESVILLE -- Democrat Barack Obama on Tuesday, July 1, made hisfirst campaign visit since wrapping up the nomination to Ohio'sAppalachian region, touring a food and clothing bank and announcinghis plan to get federal grants to faith-based groups that help theneedy. It won't be the last ...
SPEAK UP
Jul 02, 2008 ... Re "Vectren warns big bills ahead," June 26: Vectren warns thepublic of a 50 percent increase for natural gas the same day itadvertises that the company will help put on an air show. What isthe cost for Vectren to ...
Public housing offers a blessing for some
Jul 02, 2008; ... The linoleum on the kitchen floor was blue and gray and maybesome red, and it had a kind of leafy design. It was in that kitchenright by the sink that Thomas from down the street did his hip-shaking Elvis Presley imitation. I was 5 when my family moved away from the apartment at ...
Ohio asks feds to reroute gas pipeline ; Officials fear crews may damage Little Miami River, Big Darby Creek when drilling under waterways.
Jul 02, 2008; ... Ohio officials are asking the Federal Energy RegulatoryCommission to reconsider its decision to allow owners of the RockiesExpress natural gas pipeline to drill under the Little Miami Riverand Big Darby Creek, saying the work "may result in grave harm" tothe ecosystems of the two ...
ABX plans for life after DHL ; Company says it will negotiate for severance packages for employees who will lose their jobs.
Jul 02, 2008; ... The parent company of cargo airline ABX Air is planning for itsoperations after DHL, ABX management told industry analysts Tuesday,July 1. That includes negotiating with DHL about severance packages forABX pilots and aircraft mechanics, and determining the fate of cargoplanes ...
Police and court headlines
Jul 02, 2008 ... Man found dead in Dayton alley had 5 gunshot wounds DAYTON -- A man found Friday, June 27, shot to death in an alleyoff Ravenwood Avenue was a 28-year-old city resident, the MontgomeryCounty Coroner's Office said. Charles G. Curtis, 28, 606 W. Grand Ave., was found by ...
Bour powers Dayton past Loons, 4-2
Jul 02, 2008; ... MIDLAND, Mich. -- Jason Bour hit his first home run of the seasonand drove in three runs as the Dayton Dragons defeated the GreatLakes Loons 4-2 in Midwest League play Tuesday night, July 1. Dayton, 6-7 in the second half, built a 4-0 lead over the firstfour innings before Great ...
New statue on South Main St. is vandalized ; Statue titled 'On Top of the News' was damaged June 24; Camera shows a suspect.
Jul 02, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Police are looking for the person who vandalized one ofthe 20 City Life statues on South Main Street last week. A city worker noticed the statue at 200 S. Main St. titled "OnTop of the News" was damaged on June 24 and had flour thrown on it,according to a police report ....
Dayton-area home sales, prices dropped in May ; One real estate official says Beavercreek office is busy, likely because of its proximity to AF base.
Jul 02, 2008; ... Area home sales in May plummeted nearly 18 percent while theaverage sale price dropped more than 4 percent, according to theDayton Area Board of Realtors. In May, 1,161 homes were sold in Montgomery, Greene and Preblecounties, the board said. During May of last year, 1,342 ...
Military notes
Jul 03, 2008 ... Ballard, Army Pvt. Robert D., son of Joseph Ballard of Dayton andSondra Byrd of Canal Winchester, Ohio, has graduated from basiccombat training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Ballard is a 2007 graduate ofthe Life Skills Center, Dayton. Dingess, Air Force Airman Derek C., son of Teddy ...
Ohioans lauded
Jul 03, 2008 ... Two Ohioans were among those honored for heroics with a cellphone by the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association. Lauren Durnbaugh of Canal Winchester, southeast of Columbus, was home sick from school when two burglars entered her house ....
Adoptable pet
Jul 03, 2008 ... Name: Vanilla Breed: Blond Lab mix Age: About 10 months Weight:40 pounds Spayed: Yes, as well as microchipped and vaccinated Whatmakes her special: Vanilla is a very sweet dog with an independent streak. Cost: $100, plus $16.75 for tags ...
Police beat
Jul 03, 2008 ... BELLBROOK On June 22, open container and underage consumption were reportedon West Franklin Street. On June 22, a theft was reported on Bellecrest Court. On June 21 telephone harassment was reported on Lakeman Drive. On June 21, criminal mischief was reported ...