Sunday Gazette-Mail back issues from June 2001:
The sounds of summer
Jun 03, 2001; ... Brothers David (left) and Tommy Griffith of the Griffith GospelSingers were one of 26 musical acts in Saturday's first SizzlingSounds of Summer program ...
Girl's dark, silent world opens with touch: ; Couple gives up everything to ensure 3-year-old deaf and blind daughter makes it
Jun 03, 2001; ... SEATTLE - Chehir and Naima Turki argued over whether they shouldmend the holes their 3-year-old daughter, Racha, has pawed in theirliving-room recliner. Racha, deaf and blind since birth, likes to snuggle against thechair, reach through the black vinyl to grasp the billowy ...
L.A. mayoral race shows labor's rising power
Jun 03, 2001; ... LOS ANGELES - If Antonio Villaraigosa is elected mayor of LosAngeles on Tuesday, he'll owe thanks to people like electrician PaulRosenstein. Rosenstein, a member of the International Brotherhood ofElectrical Workers, was spending the weekend on a union campaignblitz designed to ...
Weather or not
Jun 03, 2001 ... A Preston County thunderstorm bent a flagpole to the ground ....
Weather data
Jun 03, 2001 ... CHARLESTON AND VICINITY Saturday's temperatures High 70 Low 55 June 2 record high 98 set in 1925 June 2 record low 35 set in 1966 Saturday's precipitation 24-hour ...
Small tuition hikes affect campuses: ; College officials forced to rework budgets
Jun 03, 2001; ... tara@wvgazette.com West Virginia college students have watched plenty ofmachinations over their tuition during the past two months. First, tuition was going to shoot up big-time. Then Gov. Bob Wisesmacked down that idea. Then, everybody waited around while eachcollege campus ...
Regional
Jun 03, 2001 ... W.Va. Today - Monday: A mix of clouds and sunshine. A chance of sprinkles in theafternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Tonight, partly cloudy. A 30percent chance of rain late. Lows near 50. Monday, mostly cloudywith a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid-70s. Cabell, ...
World
Jun 03, 2001 ... Amsterdam 62 52 Rain Athens 87 71 Cldy Beijing 99 66 Clr Berlin 60 50 Cldy Bermuda 79 68 Cldy Cairo 97 67 Clr Calgary 77 48 Cldy Dublin 63 49 Cldy Hong Kong 85 78 Rain Jerusalem 85 64 Clr London 66 56 ...
Teachers group chief will be missed
Jun 03, 2001; ... ericeyre@wvgazette.com She has hobbled in on crutches to ask for a teacher pay raise.She has limped in with a twisted knee to rail against a cap on theschool levy. She has pulled herself out of a hospital bed to protesta hefty pay raise for central office administrators. At ...
U.S.
Jun 03, 2001 ... Anchorage 70 46 PCldy Atlanta 80 64 PCldy Boston 59 55 Rain Charlotte,N.C. 78 60 Clr Chicago 63 47 Clr Cincinnati 65 48 PCldy Cleveland 63 51 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 88 69 Clr Denver 83 54 PCldy Detroit 60 48 Cldy Elkins ...
War valentines: ; Daughter's discovery opens door to love story told in parents' letters
Jun 03, 2001 ... Here are a few excerpts from the hundreds of letters written byCharles O. Hardman to his wife, Mary, during World War II: Aug. 6, 1944: "I am now more convinced there is a God. He hasanswered our prayers and has taken very good care of me and you.There are no atheists ...
Despite wooing, McCain doesn't: ; intend to defect
Jun 03, 2001; ... SEDONA, Ariz. - Before a closely watched weekend get-togetherwith the Senate Democratic leader, Sen. John McCain declaredSaturday he has no intention of bolting the Republican Party orrunning for president in 2004. The meeting with South Dakota's Tom Daschle at McCain's ...
Slogans: ; to draw seniors
Jun 03, 2001; ... With 2000 Census data confirming West Virginia's status as thestate with the highest median age, it's no wonder that statedevelopment officials are devising a plan to promote the state as aretirement Mecca. With 18 percent of our women and 13 percent of our men now abovethe age ...
Synfuel firm warns of IRS ruling: ; Investors would feel impact of a negative decision by feds
Jun 03, 2001; ... pjnyden@wvgazette.com Progress Energy, the nation's major producer of coal-basedsynthetic fuels, continues to warn investors about potentialfinancial problems if the Internal Revenue Services does not approveof how it operates seven facilities in Central Appalachia. In a ...
The Way It Was: ; Hinton on the New River; By Richard Andre
Jun 03, 2001 ... This scene in downtown Hinton about 1910 shows the character ofthe old railroad town nearly a century ago. The photographer has set up his ponderous tripod in the streetand whether by invitation or not, the locals have assembled in agroup, more than happy to be immortalized on ...
Battle brewing over watercraft at Deep Creek
Jun 03, 2001; ... McHENRY, Md. - The boating season has barely begun, yet CarolJacobs already feels winded by the fight to keep her water sportsbusiness afloat. The Aquatic Center is Deep Creek Lake's largest dealer of JetSkis, WaveRunners and Sea-Doos - personal watercraft targeted forpossible ...
Comedian Coca dies at 92
Jun 03, 2001; ... HARTFORD, Conn. - Imogene Coca, the elfin actress and satiriccomedian who co-starred with Sid Caesar on television's classic"Your Show of Shows" in the 1950s, died Saturday. She was 92. Coca died of natural causes at her Westport residence, saidlongtime friend Mark ...
War valentines: ; Daughter's discovery opens door to love story told in parents' letters
Jun 03, 2001; ... sandyw@wvgazette.com All through the war, he wrote to her. He wrote from the beachesof France, from foxholes in Belgium, Holland and Germany. He wrotemore than 550 letters describing daily life in combat, the hardshipshe endured, the places he saw, the civilians, refugees and ...
Four shops caught in teen sting
Jun 03, 2001; ... MORGANTOWN - Teen volunteers have helped authorities catch fourmore stores selling alcohol or tobacco to underage buyers. Bell's Market, Blacksville, and Star City Go-Mart have beencharged with selling alcohol, Monongalia County Chief Sheriff'sDeputy Al Kisner said ...
Northern Regional Jail inmate hangs himself
Jun 03, 2001 ... An inmate at the Northern Regional Jail committed suicideSaturday, according to Steve Canterbury, executive director of theWest Virginia Regional Jail Authority. David Bennett, 21, of Wellsburg, apparently hanged himself with asheet, Canterbury said. Bennett was found at 4:34 p.m ....
WEEK IN REVIEW: ; May 27- June 1,2001; Some schools are out forever
Jun 03, 2001 ... Charleston Gardens - Charleston's newest assisted-living facility- will allow residents to tailor their apartments to their needs.Residents can stay for a long period or a short time. The 100-apartment facility could be open by Aug. 1. A 24-hour staff willoversee care .... South ...
Webster County doing jobs survey
Jun 03, 2001 ... A countywide survey about jobs and workers in Webster County isset to take place this month. The Webster County Development Authority requested the survey aspart of a study of economic development opportunities. "We'll be using the information to help us plan ...
Presidential Children: ; Some show rebellious streaks
Jun 03, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - Some children of presidents have been a handful, allright. Even the headstrong Teddy Roosevelt, dealing with hisdifficult daughter Alice, said he could run either the country orher, but not both. Roosevelt ran the country. The endearing, exasperating Alice ranoff at ...
Byers named Sunday editor
Jun 03, 2001 ... Robert J. Byers, 31, the Gazette's assistant city editor, willtake on the added duties of Sunday editor for the Sunday Gazette-Mail. Byers will be responsible for the local news content of theSunday package. A 10-year Gazette employee, Byers will also ...
WVU students designing SUV of the future: ; Leaner, cleaner driving machine closer to production than most Americans realize
Jun 03, 2001; ... MORGANTOWN - Ten years from now, Jason Conley says, "You won't beable to throw a rock without hitting one." Doug Fig, clearly confident, nods in agreement. "I like the ideaof saying, 'I built one before they were on the road."' Their shiny silver Chevy Suburban sport utility ...
Man accused of threatening judge
Jun 03, 2001; ... WILLIAMSON - A Mingo County man accused of threatening a judgehas been charged with threatening a public official and brandishing. Robert Townes, 39, of Williamson was arrested after threateningMingo County Circuit Judge Michael Thornsbury, Williamson PoliceChief Roby Pope said ...
Mother questions state's taking custody of handicapped son
Jun 03, 2001; ... susanwilliams@wvgazette.com Doris Ward's son was born with a hole in the left side of hisbrain. She believes the beatings her husband gave her while she waspregnant produced the brain damage in her adult son. Last August, someone made a complaint that Ward was tying up ...
Sen. Jeffords:: ; A profile in courage
Jun 03, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - Sen. James M. Jeffords of Vermont fits right intothe theme of John F. Kennedy's book "Profiles in Courage," whichdescribed eight U.S. senators who followed their consciences,despite risks to their political careers. What President Andrew Jackson said about courage is ...
Suit calls for nationwide Explorer recall
Jun 03, 2001; ... DETROIT - Lawyers representing hundreds of people injured orkilled in Ford Explorers equipped with Firestone tires have asked afederal judge to force Ford Motor Co. to recall 4 million of thevehicles. In papers filed late Friday in U.S. District Court inIndianapolis, the lawyers ...
Microsoft: You ain't seen nothing yet
Jun 03, 2001; ... For a while, it looked as though the Microsoft antitrust trialhad done some genuine good. A rapacious monopolist, caught in theact and threatened with serious sanctions, seemed to be moderatingits baser instincts, even if reluctantly, and moving toward morecooperation with potential ...
States view welfare money as flexible funds
Jun 03, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - When the courts forced Ohio lawmakers to come upwith more than a billion extra dollars for schools, they found someof it in an unlikely place: welfare dollars meant to aid the poor. Creative accounting made it work. Ohio is replacing some $260 million it already ...
Tax Cut: ; Bad heir day
Jun 03, 2001; ... There's a scene in the 1966 British comedy "The Wrong Box" inwhich the son of an irascible plutocrat pushes his father'swheelchair along the top of a cliff, responding with a dutiful "Yes,father" to each outpouring of verbal abuse. Then the old man waveshis hand at the industrial ...
Exodus: ; Leaving West Virginia
Jun 03, 2001; ... IN THE 1950 Census, the Mountain State had 2,005,552 people. In2000, the total was 1,808,344. Therefore, you might conclude thatabout 200,000 West Virginians moved away during the past half-century. Not so, says analyst Tom Light at the state Health StatisticsCenter. He points ...
Dams take their toll as India struggles for water: ; Water Wars; A series on the world's most precious resource
Jun 03, 2001; ... MOKHI, India - Under shade trees by the mural he painted on hisgarden wall, Ramanbhai Tadwi points to a hilltop high above hiscrops and grazing cattle. It is where the water will rise when theend comes. Over bitter protests, the Sardar Sarovar dam was heightened to295 feet. With ...
Civics in the new millennium
Jun 03, 2001; ... WHEN THE "good old days" crowd gets together over coffee in adiner or at the card table at home, one of the things they sometimesbemoan is the end of civics class in school. You remember civics: Akid with no more interest in the tripartite system of governmentthan he has in couture ...
D.C. froths over Florida II
Jun 03, 2001; ... WASHINGTON is normal again: Most everybody here is frothing atthe mouth. The Democrats have been crazy ever since - in their view - theRepublicans stole the presidency for that amiable dunce George W.Bush. Now the Republicans are spastic because - in their view - ...
This is the Promised Land ?: ; Russian-speaking immigrant teens stunned by loss at disco
Jun 03, 2001; ... TEL AVIV, Israel - Stas and Olga stopped for a hamburger on theirway to the Pacha discotheque. Their friends didn't. The day after,cried-out and numb, they hugged other survivors at Shevach school tovent nameless fears but specific loathing. "We should give it back to them a ...
Graduate work: ; Boone residents making a difference with scholarships
Jun 03, 2001; ... tara@wvgazette.com Thirteen years ago, a small group of Boone countians - all WestVirginia University graduates - decided they must help their youngneighbors who wanted to go to college. "We had five or six of our present board members sit down," saidDan Blizzard, a Madison ...
Your views
Jun 03, 2001 ... Why no awards for academics? Editor: Who are the knuckleheads who did away with recognizingvaledictorians and salutatorians in county high schools? Thoseguilty should stop and think. In athletics, five players singled out as the best are named allstate in football, ...
State lawmakers focus on plans for redistricting
Jun 03, 2001; ... WITH THE SHUFFLE of two counties from the 2nd CongressionalDistrict, the population in the state's three congressionaldistricts would be close enough to comply with a one-man-one-voterequirement that the Legislature has to meet when it redistrictsthem. But various redistricting ...
A Chinese view of the spy plane
Jun 03, 2001; ... I WAS IN CHINA during the spy plane incident. As the mass mediain China were filled with the official government account, I turnedto various American Web sites to gain more balanced news. I wascertain many Chinese were doing the same. At several gatherings with private business ...
ESSAYS on faith: ; When religion makes for hell on Earth
Jun 03, 2001; ... THE TALIBAN regime in Afghanistan has been declared"unrepresentative" of Islam by no less an expert than Iran'sMinister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kharrazi. When the IranianAyatollah-led government labels a group of Muslims"unrepresentative," it is either too lenient or too extreme ....
DEP figured bon on scratch sheets: ; Bluestone permit first of its kind
Jun 03, 2001; ... kward@wvgazette.com Late last month, the Wise administration approved a hugemountaintop removal permit requested by Bluestone Coal Corp. Under the permit, Bluestone will strip nearly 1,200 acres alongBig Branch in Wyoming County, south of Pineville. Bluestone will bury ...
Bush's agenda a lost cause ?
Jun 03, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - The abrupt Democratic capture of the Senate meansleaders of both parties are now rethinking strategies to determinewhat, if anything, will get done in the relatively small amount oftime left for passing substantial legislation. Sen. Tom Daschle, the South Dakota ...
Obituaries
Jun 03, 2001 ... Everett L. Arthur Everett L. Arthur, 83, died Thursday, May 31, 2001, in CarnegieGardens Nursing Center, Melbourne, Fla. Mr. Arthur was born in Glamorgan, Va., and resided for 20 yearsin West Virginia, coming to Melbourne in 1963. He worked at KennedySpace Center and retired ...
Powell, Rumsfeld seem on different pages: ; Analysis
Jun 03, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - America's allies are curious. Why do Secretary ofState Colin Powell and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld seem tospeak so differently about national security issues? On an eight-day trip to Africa and Europe, Powell found himselfrepeatedly called upon to interpret ...
Students check in with hotel-motel class
Jun 03, 2001; ... Sunday Gazette-Mail Marlene Greenleaf, who heads South Charleston High School'slodging program, demonstrates how to take a ...
Staying put
Jun 03, 2001; ... Sunday Gazette-Mail Don Gallion, president and CEO of FCX Systems, wants to expandhis company on a ...
Staying put: ; Business to remain in West Virginia despite tempting offer from Pa.
Jun 03, 2001; ... kellyr@wvgazette.com MORGANTOWN - Three months ago, Don Gallion gathered his 67workers to the center of his manufacturing shop room floor. He saidthe company might move to Fayette County, Pa. Pennsylvania recruiters offered Gallion, owner of FCX Systems,big bucks to move: a ...
Students check in with hotel-motel class
Jun 03, 2001; ... ericeyre@wvgazette.com THIS IS the typical summer for a Kanawha County teacher: relax athome, swim, vacation at the beach or mountains, maybe take a fewgraduate classes. Marlene Greenleaf made beds. Greenleaf, a teacher at South Charleston High School, did an 11-day ...
CD recorder joins stereo
Jun 03, 2001; ... The $600 Pioneer PDR-W839 is not a computer peripheral. There isno USB cable to connect, PCI card to insert or software to install.But don't let that scare you. The PDR-W839 is a three-CD changer and a CD recorder in a singleunit. It's meant to live with the rest of your stereo ...
DNA sequence rats on the plague
Jun 03, 2001; ... LIVERMORE, Calif. - When residents of Flagstaff, Ariz., noticed aprairie dog colony had disappeared last week, health officialsimmediately suspected an outbreak of the plague. The disease crops up periodically in Arizona, and it can take upto a week for the federal Centers for ...
Allegheny Ventures to buy consulting firm
Jun 03, 2001; ... HAGERSTOWN, Md. - An unregulated division of Allegheny EnergyInc. has agreed to buy a natural gas and electricity consulting andmanagement firm and a natural gas supply and transportation servicesprovider for $29.6 million in cash. Allegheny Ventures will buy the consulting firm ...
Just chill - this can can: ; I.C. Can uses evaporation, absorption with a twist
Jun 03, 2001; ... BRADENTON, Fla. - Maybe you've been stuck in a crowd along theparade route on a sweltering Saturday afternoon, no beer or sodavendor in sight, longing for that icy, thirst-quenching beverage. Or perhaps you ended up war-weary at the end of a long hikethrough the woods, with ...
Idea to pay doctors manure offers whiff of russian reality: ; Mayor baffled when medical professionals refuse his offer
Jun 03, 2001; ... VACHA, Russia - Dr. Yuri Zotov likes his job as surgeon atVacha's one and only hospital. The problem is the pay. While the Russian government, under President Vladimir Putin, hasimproved at settling its debts, it still owes hundreds of millionsof dollars in back wages. Workers in ...
Heart surgeons put robotic tools to test: ; Doctors hope, to reduce OR trauma
Jun 03, 2001; ... CHICAGO - Working with two assistants, Pat Pappas seems more likea movie director setting up a scene than a heart surgeon preparinghis patient for an operation. "Move the camera arm to the left," instructs Pappas, as he worksover a 63-year-old man who will soon have a new artery to ...
20 years of AIDS:: ; the lessons unlearned
Jun 03, 2001; ... On June 5, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control reportedthe first cases of what has become known as Acquired ImmuneDeficiency Syndrome. Now, 20 years later, more than 23 million people have died of thevirus, and 36 million are currently infected worldwide. The last ...
The second Noel QB is ahead of his brother
Jun 03, 2001; ... HE SOUNDED FOR a moment like someone desperate for attention, butyou can be fairly certain that soon Loren Noel won't have to besoliciting anyone to take a look at him. "Do you want me to send you a tape?" Noel asked a sportswriter,of all people, late Friday afternoon. "I can send ...
Drew draws Cardinals to win over Reds
Jun 03, 2001; ... ST. LOUIS - His manager wants him to concentrate on his naturalabilities, rather than thinking about home runs. J.D. Drew saysthere's nothing to be concerned about. "I'm reluctant to talk about his home runs because sometimeshitters start paying more attention to that and seeing ...
Other views
Jun 03, 2001 ... Jeffords practiced what President Bush preached Sen. James Jeffords' GOP defection, for all its complex and far-reaching effects, arose from a simple circumstance: The White Housedemonstrated too little respect for a colleague who practiced thebipartisanship that President Bush ...
Capriati makes bid for another slam: ; French Open
Jun 03, 2001; ... PARIS - A raw wind rattled stadium flag poles and sent clouds ofred clay swirling across center court Saturday at the French Open,where fans wore overcoats and frowns. In dreary tennis weather,Jennifer Capriati was glad to be done by noon. With the methodical ease of a Grand Slam ...
Golf
Jun 03, 2001 ... SATURDAY'S RESULTS U.S. Women's Open Par Scores At Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club Southern Pines, N.C. Purse: $2.9 million Yardage: 6,256; Par: 70 Third Round (a-amateur) Karrie Webb 70-65-69-204 -6 Se Ri Pak 69-70-70-209 ...
NHL playoffs
Jun 03, 2001 ... National Hockey League STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7) Colorado vs. New Jersey Saturday, May 26 Colorado 5, New Jersey 0 Tuesday, May 29 New Jersey 2, Colorado 1 Thursday, May 31 Colorado 3, New Jersey 1, Colorado leads series ...
Pro football
Jun 03, 2001 ... NFL Europe League All Times EDT W L T Pct PF PA Barcelona 6 1 0 .857 202 149 Amsterdam 4 3 0 .571 133 123 Berlin 4 3 0 .571 182 185 Rhein 3 4 0 .429 120 119 Scotland 3 4 0 .429 118 127 Frankfurt 1 6 0 .143 132 184 Saturday's ...
College baseball
Jun 03, 2001 ... NCAA Division I Baseball Regionals SUPER REGIONALS (Best-of-3) At Grainger Stadium Kinston, N.C. Friday's result Tennessee at East Carolina, ppd., rain Saturday's result Tennessee (44-18) at East Carolina (47-11), late Today's ...