Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from September 2001:
Man kills deputy when agents try to serve warrant; California: Gunman apparently dies as his home burns to the ground
Sep 01, 2001; ... SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) - A man killed a deputy and shot morethan 150 rounds at federal agents trying to serve a search warrantFriday, then apparently died as his home burned to the ground. Investigators began examining the house's charred ruins in theafternoon, but they believe ...
Youth views on teen drinking vary; Jo Daviess County: Older teens think drinking age should be 18, while younger adolescents say 21
Sep 01, 2001; ... Adolescents have varying views about drinking among teenagers.Based on informal interviews with young people in Jo Daviess County,Ill., older teens tend to believe age 18 should be the legal limitfor drinking. Younger adolescents tend to think 21, the current agelimit, is ...
Darlington not going to panic despite another 0-2 start; Aim high: Redbirds have history of bouncing back
Sep 01, 2001; ... DARLINGTON, Wis. - Don't panic. Those were the words Darlington football coach Dennis Bogacz toldhis team after it fell, 13-7, to Evansville on Friday afternoon atMartens Field, dropping the Redbirds to 0-2 on the young season. "That's exactly what I told the kids," said the ...
MLB Roundup
Sep 01, 2001; ... Cubs rout Braves, 8-2 Matt Stairs is hoping September will be kinder than August wasfor the Chicago Cubs. Rookie Juan Cruz gave up only four hits in six innings and Stairshit a two-run homer as Chicago handed the host Atlanta Bravesanother home loss, 8-2 Friday ...
White House again delays release of Reagan papers
Sep 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - For the third time, the Bush administration hasdelayed release of 68,000 pages of Ronald Reagan's White Houserecords, including vice-presidential papers from President Bush'sfather. The papers were to have come out in January, 12 years afterReagan left office as ...
Factory orders increase slightly; 0.1%: July figures are better than many experts projected
Sep 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Orders to U.S. factories inched up in July, ledby increases in demand for automobiles and other transportationproducts, furniture, household appliances and communicationsequipment. The Commerce Department reported Friday that factory orders wereup by a ...
Verda I. McLendon
Sep 01, 2001 ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - Verda I. McLendon, 94, of Maquoketa, diedFriday, Aug. 31, 2001, at the Jackson County Public Hospital. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at ...
Local/Area Briefs
Sep 01, 2001; ... Manpower: Modest job gains in area Despite an increasing number of layoffs reported nationwide,Manpower Inc. is predicting modest employment gains for the Dubuquearea this fall. According to the staffing company's latest Employment OutlookSurvey, 17 percent of companies ...
Spartans looking for fast start in Minnesota; Familiar: UD coach to face old rival from Mount Senario days
Sep 01, 2001; ... The goal is to break into the win column as soon as possible,leaving the pain of the past behind. For the University of Dubuque football team and its first-yearcoach, Vince Brautigam, today is a prime opportunity. The Spartans,who have lost 11 straight games dating back to ...
Budget includes $150,000 for Potosi Brewery; Conditional: Local foundation must match $120,000 from the state for restoration project
Sep 01, 2001; ... POTOSI, Wis. - Almost lost in the hoopla when Gov. Scott McCallumsigned a state budget Thursday was $150,000 earmarked for the PotosiBrewery project. Among those smiling were Rep. Gabe Loeffelholz, R-Platteville,who was able to earmark the money in the Assembly budget for ...
Stocks linch upward
Sep 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street ended a terrible week with a blipupward Friday, but the modest advance, the outcome of a difficultand choppy session, only underscored how fragile and fractious thestock market has become. The gain wasn't enough to bring the Dow Jones industrials ...
Agnes L. Blitgen
Sep 01, 2001 ... BELLEVUE, Iowa - Agnes L. Blitgen, 94, of Bellevue, died Fridaymorning, Aug. 31, 2001, at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's CatholicChurch, Bellevue, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends maycall from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday ...
Hawkeyes anxious to show how far they've come; Wrinkles: Kent State to run new offense at Iowa
Sep 01, 2001; ... Enough squawking, it's time for the University of Iowa footballteam to let its performance do the talking. The Hawkeyes open their 2001 season in an unfamiliar position.They're 27-point favorites to defeat Kent State today at KinnickStadium. After all the preseason chatter about ...
County seeks public input on land use; Workshops: Meetings are the beginning of drafting a new comprehensive plan
Sep 01, 2001; ... Dubuque County officials will host land-use planning workshopsfor the public this month. Officials will use the meetings to gather public opinion on howland should be used in the future. The public will be asked questions such as "What kind of useswould they consider ...
Millions paid to deceased, auditors say; Social Security errors: In other cases, some living beneficiaries are listed as dead
Sep 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Social Security paid $31 million through theend of last year to dead people who were listed as deceased in theagency's own electronic files, auditors say. One woman who died in November 1993 still was receiving benefitchecks in May 2000, and auditors said more ...
Police Beat
Sep 01, 2001; ... Dubuque police reported the following: * Phyllis M. Arensdorf, 42, 1247 Kaufmann Ave., reported that anamplifier and CD player were taken from her vehicle between 1:30 and2 a.m. Friday while it was parked at 3200 Jackson St. The items wereworth $500. * Kevin J. Marshall, 35, ...
Business Briefs
Sep 01, 2001; ... Justice Department: Punish Microsoft now WASHINGTON - The Justice Department on Friday urged the SupremeCourt to reject an appeal by Microsoft, saying there should be nofurther delay in imposing punishment on the computer software giantfor monopolistic practices. The software ...
Wash's Grimm tale; Quick: Wahlert can't catch up to Warriors' fast runner
Sep 01, 2001; ... With three long-distance lighting strikes, Tyson Grimm stoleDubuque Wahlert's thunder. Despite turning in one of its best offensive displays in yearsagainst a Cedar Rapids team, the Golden Eagles could not stopWashington's speedy 5-foot-8 secret weapon at running back. Grimm ...
Greenspan acknoldges 'challenges'; Difficult: 'More information' is needed when analyzing effects of gyrating market and home values, he says
Sep 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - As the Federal Reserve tries to revive theeconomy, Chairman Alan Greenspan said Friday it's difficult todetermine the effects of gyrating stock market and home values onthe economy's lifeblood, consumer spending. And that, analysts said, is complicating the Fed's ...
Explosion kills 44 in Tokyo; Busy nightclub district: Building where blast occurs holds a mahjong parlor and other entertainment shops
Sep 01, 2001; ... TOKYO (AP) - An explosion and fire tore through a gambling parlorin a bustling Tokyo nightclub district early today, killing at least44 people and injuring dozens more, officials said. Dozens more were injured during the 1 a.m. blaze in the Kabukichoentertainment district - some ...
Busch earns first pole
Sep 01, 2001; ... DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) - Winston Cup rookie Kurt Busch won hisfirst career pole Friday, holding off Darlington dominator JeffGordon in qualifying for the Southern 500. Busch finished his lap at 168.048 mph, edging out Gordon's run of167.916 mph at Darlington Raceway. "This is ...
Mary Peterson
Sep 01, 2001 ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - Mary Jonas Peterson, 91, of Platteville, diedThursday, Aug. 30, 2001, at Heartland Health Care ...
Turkish reality TV has minimal slant; 'Financial crisis': Show depicts reality for many poor Turkish families
Sep 01, 2001; ... ISTANBUL, Turkey (AP) - In a new twist to reality television, aTurkish show is pitting two middle class couples against each otherto see who can survive on the country's paltry minimum wage of $84 amonth. Contestant Engin Ozden walks for four hours each day from thestudio to work ...
Births
Sep 01, 2001; ... Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2001 Neal - Michael and Amy Neal, Medway, Mass., boy at Milford(Mass.) Regional Hospital. He is formerly of Dubuque. Streif - Dr. Eric and Tina (Naderman) Streif, Davenport, Iowa,girl at Genesis East Medical Center, Davenport. They are formerly ofFarley, ...
Older sister to serve rest of sentence in Dubuque; Military protest: Dorothy Hennessey is transferred to the Elm Street facility over medical concerns
Sep 01, 2001; ... Six weeks after being imprisoned in a federal penitentiary fortaking part in peace protests at Fort Benning, Ga., FranciscanSister Dorothy Hennessey is back in Dubuque to serve the remainderof her six-month sentence. Hennessey, 88, arrived at the Elm Street Correctional ...
Families of Afghan aid workers seek help; Held by Taliban: Diplomats meet with foreign captives, but no one is allowed to see detained natives
Sep 01, 2001; ... KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - While Western diplomats appeal daily onbehalf of eight foreign aid workers arrested for preachingChristianity, the families of Afghans of the same group hear nothingof their jailed relatives and fear the worst. Armed members of the radical Islamic Taliban ...
West runs over Senior
Sep 01, 2001; ... WATERLOO, Iowa - Aaron Herbst returned a kickoff 96 yards for atouchdown Friday night, but that was a rare highlight for DubuqueSenior. Waterloo West ran the ball effectively in winning a fast-pacedMississippi Valley Conference football opener, 31-14, at MemorialStadium. Herbst's ...
Local / Area roundup
Sep 01, 2001; ... Lancaster rolls to second straight victory, 49-10 Same start, same dominating finish. Lancaster's Zach Hampton returned the opening kickoff for atouchdown for the second straight week as the defending WisconsinDivision 4 state champion Flying Arrows rolled again Friday ...
NFL Roundup
Sep 01, 2001; ... Green Bay can't stop Raiders' running game The host Oakland Raiders' ground game was at its punishing best,and the Green Bay Packers couldn't do a thing about it. Tyrone Wheatley had a 49-yard scoring run in the first quarter asthe Raiders closed their exhibition season ...
UNI takes over concessions
Sep 01, 2001; ... CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) -Starting with Thursday night's footballgame with Wayne State, Northern Iowa began operating the concessionsbusiness at the Dome. Athletic director Rick Hartzell hopes it will bring in more moneyfor the athletic department while providing better service at ...
Princess remembered on anniversary of death; 4 years ago: Admirers gather at Kensington Palace, leave notes
Sep 01, 2001; ... LONDON (AP) - Princess Diana's sons marked the fourth anniversaryof her death in private Friday while a devoted core of admirers boretheir tokens of remembrance to the palace gates that have become anunofficial public shrine. Tears slid down the painted face of "Garibaldi" the ...
Consumers can buy plenty of Nothing; Fat Meter, breath mints: You can make your dog smell like a baby if you want to
Sep 01, 2001; ... Think you already have everything? Think again. How about BabyDog Shampoo? It's a shampoo that makes dogs smell like babies,brought to you by the CraZy Pet Co. (No, that capital Z is not atypo; that's just the kind of wild and craZy enterprise it is.) Thecompany also makes Baby Dog Baby ...
National Briefs
Sep 01, 2001; ... Governor's top aide resigns in Montana HELENA, Mont. - A top aide to Gov. Judy Martz resignedunexpectedly Friday, hours after his attorney said he would pleadguilty to negligent homicide in the car-accident death of the stateHouse majority leader. Shane Hedges, 27, was ...
Iowa tickets feature Beutjer
Sep 01, 2001; ... IOWA CITY (AP) - There's an irony on the face of football ticketsfor Iowa's season opener against Kent State. Jon Beutjer, who quit as Iowa's quarterback this week, isfeatured on the front of the ticket for Saturday's game at KinnickStadium in Iowa City. Beutjer, 21, said he ...
What's Happening
Sep 01, 2001; ... Today * Farmers market, 7 a.m.-noon, 13th and Iowa Streets. * Dubuque Museum of Art, 701 Locust St., will present JohnVachon's "Characters of Dubuque," 1-4 p.m. * Dubuque Museum of Art, 701 Locust St., will present "Fields,"by Utah artist Gary Ernest Smith, 1-4 ...
Autopsy: Man fell to his death
Sep 01, 2001; ... GALENA, Ill. - Preliminary autopsy results indicate that DennisJ. Rhomberg, 43, of Dubuque, fell to his death from the top of theLittle Menominee River bridge on U.S. 20, according to the JoDaviess County Sheriff's Office. Rhomberg's body was found Tuesday at 11:13 a.m. by ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Sep 01, 2001; ... West Nile Virus detected in 2 crows MILWAUKEE - The state detected its first two cases of West NileVirus Friday after two crows tested positive for the mosquito-bornedisease. No human cases have been reported, said Paul Biedryzcki, theMilwaukee Health Department's manager of ...
DHS faces $25 million budget shortfall; Extra costs:They say the program is serving more children than they expected
Sep 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES (AP) - The national Medicaid plan to enroll poorchildren in health care has left Iowa and other states with adeficit because they're serving more children than expected,Department of Human Services officials say. Iowa's Medicaid program for the poor and disabled will ...
Texas gains seat in adjusted census, analysis says; Partisan issue: Statistical sampling could have cost Ohio another seat
Sep 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Texas would have gained another seat in theHouse, and Ohio would have lost another one, had statisticalsampling been used to compensate for population undercounts, ananalysis of census figures suggests. House Democrats said Friday that the analysis by University ...
Iowa Briefs
Sep 01, 2001; ... Cattle feedlots file for bankruptcy DES MOINES - Two southern Iowa cattle companies suspected in aninvestment scheme have filed for bankruptcy in Des Moines federalcourt. Decatur County-based Rio Baca Inc. and Rio Timba Inc., partlyowned by Missouri cattleman George L. Young, ...
Suspect held in Sioux City murders; Arrest: Live-in boyfriend is accused of killing 7, including a mother and her 5 children
Sep 01, 2001; ... SIOUX CITY (AP) - Police said Friday they had arrested a suspectin the slayings of seven people, including a mother and fivechildren. Adam Matthew Moss, 23, will be charged with seven counts ofmurder, said Police Chief Joe Frisbie. Formal charges will be filednext ...
Government expects 7% increase in ag exports; $57 billion during fiscal year: Veneman calls projection 'good news' for farmers
Sep 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - In a good sign for the U.S. farm economy, thegovernment is predicting agricultural exports will hit $57 billionduring the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. That would be a 7 percentincrease from this year and the highest level since 1997. If realized, the increase ...
Deborah L. Kelly
Sep 01, 2001 ... Deborah Lee Kelly, 48, of Dubuque, formerly of Elkader, Iowa,died Friday morning, Aug. 31, 2001, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque, following a sudden illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Leonard Funeral ...
Heavy rain soaks Texas
Sep 01, 2001; ... Heavy downpours continued to drench eastern Texas on Friday,while stormy weather hit the Midwest and Northeast. Flood watches were posted for southeast Texas, where rain hasfallen nearly all week. The flooding was concentrated near theGuadalupe River. Many roads were closed because ...
Railroad spending drops, projects move ahead
Sep 01, 2001; ... DES MOINES (AP) - State spending for improving railroad trackshas dropped in the last several years but that has not brought railimprovement projects to a halt. The state Legislature at one time allocated as much as $1.5million for a program that pays for restoration or ...
Helicopter crashes while fighting fire; 3 killed: Blaze at Yellowstone National Park is the largest of 4 wildfires in Montana
Sep 01, 2001; ... HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A helicopter assigned to the largestwildfire in Montana crashed in a brushy ravine north of YellowstoneNational Park on Friday, killing all three people aboard. The chopper assigned to the 25,500-acre fire went down during amaintenance flight to check its ...
Almanac
Sep 01, 2001; ... Today is Saturday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2001. There are 121days left in the year. History highlights: On Sept. 1, 1939, World War II began as Nazi Germany invadedPoland. On this date: In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was found innocent ...
Woman sentenced to year in prison in debate-tape case; Former aide to Bush adviser: She also is fined $3,000
Sep 01, 2001; ... AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A former aide to George W. Bush's campaignmedia adviser was sentenced Friday to a year in prison and fined$3,000 for mailing a Bush debate practice videotape to Al Gore'scampaign. Juanita Yvette Lozano, 31, who pleaded guilty in June, said shewas sorry her ...
Sports Calendar
Sep 01, 2001; ... Today Boys prep cross country - Senior at Racine Horlick Invitational,9:45 a.m. College football - University of Dubuque at Martin Luther College(New Ulm, Minn), 1 p.m. Girls prep cross country - Senior at Pleasant Valley Challenge, 9a.m. Girls prep swimming - ...
Cal, Illinois looking for less comical rematch
Sep 01, 2001; ... BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Coaches Ron Turner and Tom Holmoe bothhope for a better game today than the comedy of errors thatCalifornia's matchup with Illinois became last fall. In preparation for their season opener at Memorial Stadium,neither team spent an excessive amount of time ...
Assisted-living center to close
Sep 01, 2001; ... HAZEL GREEN, Wis. - Officials blame the upcoming closure of aHazel Green assisted-living center on increased competition andreduced census numbers. Evergreen Living Center is scheduled to close by Nov. 1. Thecenter is owned and operated by Southwest Medical Services, asubsidiary ...
ThunderBirds ready for first exhibition game in Springfield
Sep 01, 2001; ... Mitch Thortsen believes the Dubuque ThunderBirds have nothing tolose and everything to gain this weekend, when they play the firstgames in franchise history. Dubuque will visit the Springfield (Ill.) Jr. Blues, of the NorthAmerican Hockey League, at 7 tonight and again at noon ...
Bobcats like sound of first game; Shutout: Western Dubuque overpowers rival Cascade
Sep 01, 2001; ... EPWORTH, Iowa - Early season jitters aren't reserved for justcoaches and players. The sound system, part of a massive renovation at Epworth'sBuchman Field, was inoperable at the onset of Friday's game, meaninga quiet start to the 2001 football season. The bugs were ironed out ...
Jo Daviess officials: It takes a village to curb teen drinking; Risky business:Educators say they're doing everything they can to be proactive
Sep 01, 2001; ... GALENA, Ill. - The Jo Daviess County Alcohol Prevention Committeefaces a tough task in its effort to reduce alcohol use among itsresidents, especially teens. The committee is made up of health officials, social-serviceproviders, school administrators and law-enforcement officials ....
Weather Data
Sep 01, 2001; ... Temperatures High/low Friday*73/58 High/low a year ago92/71 Record high Sept. 197 in 1913 Record low Sept. 142 in 1967 Cooling degree days Thursday ... ...8 Total since Jan. 1, 2001684 (*As of 4:30 p.m.) ...
Illinois Briefs
Sep 01, 2001; ... White warns drivers of new DUI penalties CHICAGO - Drivers on Illinois roads this holiday weekend facetougher penalties if they're caught drinking and driving. Secretary of State Jesse White reminded travelers Friday that newlaws Gov. George Ryan signed this month include ...
Progress made on 'principles' of immigration issue, Bush says; Mexicans illegally in the U.S: He calls the problem too complex to solve by next week's Fox visit
Sep 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush said Friday that the problem of3 million Mexicans living illegally in the United States proved toocomplex to reach agreement in time for next week's state visit byMexican President Vicente Fox. Instead of the detailed immigration proposals that Bush ...
Tierney spearheads Warriors' 28-6 win; Key: East Dubuque improves to 2-0
Sep 01, 2001; ... EAST DUBUQUE, Ill. - The Polo defense found out one thing aboutMike Tierney. The 5-foot-10, 140-pound running back has got a little shake tohis game. Tierney broke off a 67-yard touchdown jaunt, caught an improbable48-yard screen pass and recorded an interception as East ...
Corps of Engineers veers from river plan; Big Muddy: Environmentalists say it is choosing business interests over wildlife
Sep 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Environmentalists said Friday the MissouriRiver's managers are choosing business interests over wildlife bybacking away from plans to alter the flow of the waterway. The Fish and Wildlife Service, which oversees the federalEndangered Species Act, says that ...
Courts - Jo Daviess County Circuit Court
Sep 01, 2001; ... GALENA, Ill. - The following felony cases were filed recently inthe Jo Daviess County Circuit Court: * Anthony G. Peacock, 39, 2410 Queen St., East Dubuque, wascharged with a Class X felony count of unlawful delivery of acontrolled substance. He is accused of planning to ...
Door County trip provides intense insight; Knickknacks, antiques: It's not really possible to keep your masculinity and visit this place
Sep 01, 2001; ... Never underestimate the intellectual benefits of a vacation. Youcan actually come to some very astounding realizations on the rightkind of holiday. Take my last one. Oh it wasn't as profound as discovering themeaning of life, or anything of that nature. But it was somethingreal ...
Effects of grain elevator's closing unclear; Minooka site: Officials detail how claims can be filed
Sep 01, 2001; ... MORRIS (AP) - Newton farmer Gil Jacobs said he stands to loseabout $15,000 on grain he had stored at an elevator that went out ofbusiness last week. He was among more than 1,000 people who gathered Thursday nightto hear Illinois Agriculture Department officials detail how ...
Eli Lilly denies it had enough evidence to implicate pharmacist; Diluted cancer drugs: Company says sales rep only suspected wrongdoing 3 months before FBI intervened
Sep 01, 2001; ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Eli Lilly and Co. said Friday that itnever reported irregularities with a pharmacist's cancer-drugprescriptions because the employee who discovered them had no solidevidence of wrongdoing. The pharmacist, Robert Courtney, was charged Aug. 14 withdiluting ...
National Briefs
Sep 01, 2001; ... 19 Palestinians hurt in clashes JERUSALEM - Palestinian gunmen and Israeli troops exchanged firein three areas of the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Friday, and 19Palestinians were wounded. Despite the fighting, the two sidespressed on with efforts to arrange truce talks, but no time ...
Senior looking to continue tradition; Experience: All three city teams tested at state
Sep 01, 2001; ... Katie Koenig would like to continue one Dubuque Senior swimmingtradition and reclaim another. Koenig highlights a state-tested senior class that has never losta city championship. But, a year ago, the Rams finished just out ofthe top 10 at state - a rare occurrence. "We've ...