http://66.213.69.5/files/original/18aea3573a1979a947e1db184de1e1c5.pdf 8c8b9be3d49aa8fb9edbf7be6ae636e2 PDF Text Text I I '' ' .' B 8 • The Dally Sentinel Pomeroy, Middleport, Ohio Friday, December 24, 1999 SPORTS ' '1 COMMENTARY ALONG THE RIVER Region gearing up for last party of year Unranked Kentucky .surprises Sth~ranked Michigan State See B1 SeeC1 Front Our Fantily -To Yours tmts Vicki Hoffman Sarah Householer Michelle Hutton Lisa Hysell Roger W. Hysell Carolyn Kesterson Michael P. Kloes Paul E. Kloes Linda Mayer Chenoah Mugrage Diana Nelson Eddie Nelson Tracy Pickett Angela Pullins Lorri Randolph Paul M. Reed Vincent Reiber Donna J. Schmoll Amy Shoults Dawn Shuler Paul Simpson Lois Snodgrass Edward W. Stines Desiree Taylor Brenda Venoy Edna Weber Carrie Williams Joanne Williams Cherie Williamson Mary Wolfe Tammi Zirkle GALLIPOLIS TUPPERS PLAINS Mary Grover- Manager Betsy Hawthorne Angie Morris Anna Roberts Lola Sanders Jill Tanthorey Helen Mlllhone Debbie Fisher Crystal Norman Rhonda Fortner Tonya Wells Michele Saunders SeeA4 Cloudy ' Highs: 40s Lows: 30s • POMEROY Shawn Arnott Peggy 'Barton Sheila Buchanan Tonya Coleman JoAnn Crisp Tracy Davidson Tara Davis Edward W. Durst Terri Fife Judith Flowers Brianna Gilmore . Kristy Greenlee ~tephanie Hall Frances Hawkins Patricia Hayman Randall Hays Amy Hill The meaning of 12 days of Christmas Erica Wroten Waneta Dennie Mary Beth Lively Sheila Wood-Manager OFFICERS FARMERS BANK Paul E. Kloes, -CEO Paul M. Reed, President Roger W. Hysell, Executive Vice President Edward W. Stines, Vice President Raridall C. Hays, Assistant VIce President Edward W. Durst, Assistant Vice President Donna J. Schmoll, Assistant VIce President Joanne Williams, Assistant Vice President Ohio Valley Publishing Co. Gallipolis • Middleport • Pomeroy • pt, Pleasant • December 26, 1999 Vol. 34, No. 44 Snow leads to several accidents From Staff, Wire Reporta Old Man Winter's first visit to the Ohio Valley this year brought with it snow and ice that made driving early Friday an adventure. Law enforcement agencies throughout the region reported several weather-related wrecks causing vehicle and property damage but no significant injuries. Road crews began treating main thoroughfares overnight Thursday; however, side roads and neighborhood streets remained dangerous as ice was hidden underneath the thin layer of snow that coated the roads. The one to two inches of snow was early .Christmas present for the Ohio Valley, but as of 7 a. in. Friday, forecasters did not expect the snow to be around by the time Santa Claus visits the area. The Christmas Day forecast calls for sunny skies with highs in the mid-30s and lows in the mid-20s. Sunday is expected to be part· ly cloudy with the high temperature reaching into the 40s, with a low around 30. Elsewhere in the Buckeye State, a batch of lake effect squalls caused wintery weather throughout northeast Ohio's "snow.. belt." The storms brought heavy snow to the area east of Oeveland toward Ashtabula Thursday. About 20 inches of snow fell in Madison Township in Lake County. The National Weather Service said intense snow showers and squalls would result in an additional four to eight inch~ of snow overnight and into today in eastern Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula counties. Part of Interstate 90 is in the heart of the heavy snowfall area .. The weather service warned travelers there to expect poor visi· bility and icy roads. Lake-effect snow occurs. when cold air carryiils· moisture blo.ws inland off Lake·Erie, causing bad weather along the Jake's eastern shores. · Little snow was recorded Thursday in downtown Cleveland and .west of the city. Officials: Meigs is Y2KA-OK "As a kid, · I was always ·fascinated with sleighs and .'lleiglt rides. Since .I've been grown, I've . talked about l'l1Storing it." . ' . -· · DuimeWeiJer RESTORED SLEIGH Duane and Edna Weber are ann wHh the antique elelgh which Duane recently restored. The alelgh, which hea been In Weber's family for three generation•, haa been r,leced In the Weber•' llvng room for the holiday ""on. • By JIM FREEMAN Sentinel News Staff POMEROY- Is Meigs County ready for Y2K? According to local of{icials and public utilities, the answer is "yes." • , Emergency Services Director Robert Byer, whose office administers the county's emergency operations center during natural ~mergencies, is confident there will be no major computer· related problems come New Year's Day. "Personally, with everything there could be some small glitch· es, some small areas with problems," he said, but in the unlikely event that electric, telephone gas service is shut down, Byer said his office will be able to function on its own generator and com· municate with other agencies, including the state emergency operations' center in Columbus, through amateur radio operators: Byer said the county EOC will , not be manned New Year's Eve, but added that he can activate t~ center in short notice. Meanwhile, Sheriff James M. Soulsby said the sheriff's department will have a few extra deputies on duty the evening of Dec. 31. He cautioned residents to be alert for scams - mostly target· ing the elderly who may not trust banks, he said, adding that peo· Rutland couple restore vintage sleigh . R By BRIAN J. REED Times-Sentinel Staff UTLAND - When Duane Weber used to look at his family's vintage sleigh, he could almost hear the bells jingling, and feel the biting wind on his face. A year ago, Weber's "one-horse open sleigh" was in no condition to ride, an~ sat in the front yard as part of his family's Christmas decoration. The sleigh is still being used for decoration, but now sits in the living room, gleaming from a restoration project which took several months to complete. From runner to seat, from whip to shaft, the sleigh, which dates back to the earliest part of the century, was restored by Weber for a love of sleighs and as a remembrance of his parents and grandparents. "As a kid, I was always fascinated with sleighs and sleigh rides," Weber said. "Since I've been grown, I've talked about restoring it." Weber traces the sleigh, a Portland Cutter, back to his· maternal great-grandfather, William "Poppy" Plumber, but he doesn't know where it came from originally. Pictures from the family album show Weber's mother, Margaret Milhoan Weber, riding in the sleigh in the 1940s, and as a child, he remembers the sleigh in the front yard of the family's Rut· land home at Christmas time. In March of this year, Weber loaded up the sleigh and took it to Mount Hope, where Ivan Burkholder of Woodlyn Carriages began to dis- mantle the sleigh, removing wooden pieces which were in poor shape, and replacing them with new birch panels. Other panels which were deemed salvageable were left on the sleigh. Once Burkholder finished his 80 hours of work on the sleigh, Weber brought the sleigh back home, and began the arduous task of sanding and repainting. Using acrylic enamel automotive paint (at nearly $150 a gallon), Weber painted the sleigh a rich red color. But the work was only just beginning for Weber, who spent many summer nights in the garage on the project. After the sleigh's body was in tip-top shape, he disassembled all of the metal "-I - Pleaae see Sleigh, A2 PleaaeaeeY2K,A2 Feds: Suspected terrorist ~rained in Afghani~tan Good !Homing DIRECTORS By LARRY MARGASAK Aaaoclated Preaa Writer Farmers Bank & Savings Company Farmers Bancshares, Inc. Paul E. Kloes, Chairman Paul M~ Reed Ben H. Ewing . Thereon Johnson Ferman E. Moore Paul G. Eich Theodore T. Reed, 111 Douglas w. Little !.Carson Crow 42120 State Route 7 P.O. Box339 Tuppers Plains, OH 45783 740/667-3161 ' Farmers Bank & Savings Company 164 Upper River Road Gallipolis, OH 45631 740/446-2265 . BANK Member FDIC www.fbsc.com This humorous decoration graces the Chewsville, 'Md., home of Harvey Leisinger. (APphoto) Alon1·the River Business · Calendars Ctuslneds Comlts Ectltorl•ls O"ltuarles Sports Weather ' ( WASHINGTON - U.S. investigators are combing through new information from Cana· dian officials thai indicates an Algerian man arrested for allegedly trying to bring bomb· making materials into Washington state was trained in the early 1990s in Afghanistan, fed· Son. Richard Shelby, eral authorities say. chairman, Striilto lnttlllglllc. CommtnH The U.S. investigators learned that the Canadian .Security and Intelligence Service has been monitoring the activities of Ahmed Canada in !994. Rcssam for years, officials told The Associated Across the country in Vermont, prosecutors Press on Thursday, speaking only on condition asserted Thursday that a woman arrested enterof anonymity. ing the country this week has ties to an alleged The U.S. officials, familiar with progress of Algerian terrorist organization. the investigation, said authorities were trying The Washington state and Vermont.arrests to determine whether Ressam, whose car followed .the recent detention of 14 individuals allegedly contained nitroglycerin when he was in Jordan who wetc suspected of pluming terstopped at Port Angeles, Wash., was part of a rorist attacks on tourist sites and U.S. targets in terrorist organization - includine the network the kingdom. The 14 are bCii~cd to have ties to bin headed by. reputed terrorism ' mastermind l,aden, who is allesed by U.S. officials to have Osama bin l.aden. Ressam pleaded innocent In Seattle on masterminded the bombing of two U.S. Wednesclay to charges of transporting explo· embassies in Africa l~t year. U.S, authorities say bin Laden is communi· sives, making false statements and smuggling. Bin Laden, a Saudi exile, has lived in eating with his supporters and has issued calls Afghanistan, and the officials said Canadian for .terrorists to strike Americans during the authorities believed Res5am received training holidays. · "Bin· Laden is from a wealthy family. He there in the early 1990s before moving to .,'· 211 Wett Second Street P.O. Box626 Pomeroy, OH 45769 740/992·2136 Cl Dl C3,C4 D2·5 Insert A4 A5 Bl-8 AS 0 19!19 Oblo Volley Publblina Cu. ' ' . "Bin Laden is from a wealthy family. He has independent money to buy the best communications (equipment) known and also weapons., . has independent money to buy the best com· munications (equipment) known and also weapons," Sen. Richard Shelby, 'hairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in an interview Thursday. Shelby, R·Aia, said a U.S. military attack "would be in order" if any terrorist group makes the "terrible mistake" of attacking Americans. He said U.S. intelligence is relent· Jessly pursuing bin Laden and "sooner or later, I believe our search and our diligence will pay off." Shelby's Democratic counterpart· on the intelligence panel, Sen. Bob Kerrey of Nebras· ka, cautioned that American officials risked "making a wider war" if they arc· not careful when publicly identifying possible terrorists. · "We take sides in regional conflicts, we are forward deployed, we arc a very successful liberal democracy that tends to breed jealousy if not outright animosity," he said. Since Ressam's arrest last week, the gov· · ernment has stepped up security at border crossings, federal buildings and airports. It also has urged caution for Americans worldwide during year-end celebrations, and the FBI warned again Thursday that Americans should watch for P<>tential mail bombs. U.S. officials said late Thursday they were pursuing numerous leads in many cities but had not substantiated any specific threats against any domestic sites. Nonetheless, the Energy Department was taking extra security precautions at its nuclear weapons facilities and other sites, Energy Secretary Bill Richardson said. The U.S. attorney's office in Vermont said ·American intelligence has connected Lucia Garofalo, the Canadian woman arrested Sun· day at a remote border outpost in that state, to the Algerian Islamic League. Auth<lrilics traced Garofalo's cellular phone and car to an Algerian man living in Can!~'~.; Brahim Mahdi, who authorities said was a member of the Algerian Islamic League. Pederal prosecutors in Vermont said the group's founder was Mourad Dhina, whom they described as an arms trafficker for terrorists. Mahdi, in an interview in Montreal on Thursday, said he had no connection with terrorism. Ohina, a scientist living in GenevB, !!lid the claims being made about him were "cor.n· pletely surreal." The allegations were leveled during a hearing in federal court on whether-to keep Ms. Garofalo, 35, and the Algerian man aoconipanying her, Bouabide Chamchi, 20, in jail. U.S. authorities first had said traces of cxplosivei were detected in the car they were driving, But later said further checks had turned up nothins. -~· '• .. . ' . ; • �Page A2 • &unba!' Wimtis -jl,entintl Pomeroy • Middleport• Gallipolis, Ohio • Po.lnt Pleasant, WV - $unctey, December 26, 19IKI Sunday, December 26, '999 ...: . Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, Ohio Point Pleasant, WV '99: An odd year whos~ , :,-.. Internet is catalyst for record . setting stock market binge days are numbered i Trinity's tree .. By DUNSTAN PRIAL AP Bu1lnea1 Wrlt1r By HOWARD GOLDBERG Associated Press Writer COLUMBUS For some Ohioans, 1999 was a year of celebrating happy returns: The Cleveland BJQwns were back, Democrats in Columbus savored winning the mayor's office for the first time in 32 years, Ohio University students regained the right to put couches on their porches in Athens. And Ohio State football players . were going to be home for Christmas. OK, the Buckeyes' lack of a bowl invitation wasn 't the happiest of circumstances. In fact, the year was full of embarrassments and quirky misfortun e around Ohio. A Cincinnati company that distributes yellow pages printed the Internet address for the White House as www.whitehouse.com - a pornographic Web site - instead of the www. whitehouse.gov. A Grafton woman got so hacked off at her husband 's online activities that she took a meat cleaver to his computer. . A funeral home driver was fined in Columbus for stopping in at a strip joint while the body of an 88-yearold man who died in a Wooster nursing home lay in his van in the parking lot. In Noble County, sheriff's deputies found a Florida man huddled in a cave with survival gear: The Kennedy Space · Center computer programmer had become convinced that fragments of Comet Lee were set to strike the Earth. Elsewhere iri .southeast Ohio the cosmic issue is whether indoor furniture can be use~( outdoors. Voters in Athens repealed a city housing code amendment that banned the couches Ohio University students put on the porches of the houses they rent. Then there were the dog stories: • The Cleveland-area Ellsworth Meadows Golf Course in Hudson paid $2,000 for a borde.r collie trained to chase away geese. A few weeks later, the dog was fired for being too friendly to bark at birds. • A Middletown woman got firefighters to rescue her trapped puppy by telling a dispatcher her house was I ' In Noble County, deputies found a Florida man huddled in a cave with su11'ival gear. The computer programmer had become convinced that fragments of Comet Lee were set to strike the Earth. on fire. She was fined $500 and se ntenced to 10 days in jail. • A 10-year-old girl's two Chihuahua puppies were stolen at a Marion County dog show. The dogs, later recovered. may have been targeted because Taco Bell commercials made th e breed popular, the girl 's mother said . A much bigger and more venerable business symbol also took a hit. The Spirit of Akron, a blimp owned by Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., crashed a few miles from its home base on Oct. 28 - the same week the company was dropped from the Dow Jones industri al average and announced it would stop providing tires for the Indianapolis 500. Bad timing also was a problem for the Ohio State University women's rugby team. Thirteen players posed topless for a team ph 910 in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington just as a Washington Post photographer happened by. A photo appeared in the newspaper. Rugby authorities, apparently believing their sport has some sort of reputation for gentility to upho ld, responded by canceling the rest of the team's season. Ohio State might have done more _'. for its reputation by canceling the .. , rest of its football season before the • • . Buckeyes lost their last three games, . ' , failing to get a bowl invitation for the first time in 11 years. In fact, all three ·, ~ B's - Browns, Bengals and Buck- .. , eyes - got F's for their play at home. A suspect in a downtown Columbus bank robbery managed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. , . He fled into the Statehouse atrium, . where troopers were gathered at a • memorial ceremony. The man with .• , : the ski mask just didn't fit in. . ,·; In January, a ba~k in the Columbus suburb of Bexley was held up by ' a robber who wore pajamas, slippers · > and no mask. "It was a little unusual, yes, but .., then robbing banks is an unusual - •·' practice anyway," Bexley Sgt. Bryan ·' 1 Holbrook said. , ". In some cases, it wasn't the behavior that was unusual, but who - _' was doing it. _,.. ,, A former Cincinnati mayor toyed . ,.. with running for Senate, and Wash- ..... ington was agog just because it was Jerry Springer. A more mild-man- .. : ncrcd politician, Gov. Bob Taft, : .:• snapped at an aide over breakfast and ·, ' set th e Statehouse buzzing with .. . : rumors that he had flung a spoon or maybe just a splash of oatmeal. ..., Aides who want to butter. up the · ... governor could suggest him as the subject for the annual life-size butter sculpture at the State Fair. He 'd be· ."'\ better known that the 1999 subject, >•) Dan Ross. After 35years ?f sculpt- ._,.., ing others, Ross rctued w1th a self- ·, ' portrait. *' One Stop Shop For Spas!! Financing Available ' ., 90 Day Same As Cash Ratliff Pool Center 1412 Eastern Ave. Gallipolis i::§5l:a___:__ _J . ."' I .. . .. , ' ' ' . .. .. · " ' .' Wh!le most churchaa have a traditional evergreen tree In the 1anctuary, Trinity Church In Pomeroy has a 12-foot poinsettia tree. The frlmework build by Donnll Mayer 11 a ladder design with wide tltepllke:platforms for holding the poinsettia•. II tllkes about 1 hundrld large full plants to get the tree to loo~ ju1t right. Diane Hawley was one of several church membera who workld on the proJICt. Sleigh from Page A1 parts of the sleigh, including the nuts and bolts which attached the runners, and refinished and reattached them. The seat, which had disintegrated through years of outdoor exposure, was also replaced with one with a tufted Naugahyde. Weber was able to salvage the sleigh's shafts, which hook the horses up to the sleigh, right down to the sleigh bells which are attached to I hem. Weber estimates that he - with .cars and the noisy sirens of help from brother Dallas - spent, firetrucks and ambulances which are some 150 hobrs on the sleigh before in most parades, and Weber decided it was sent to a professional carriage that perhaps the sleigh should and sleigh restorer, Wayne Troyer, remain safe and sound inside the who detailed the now-shiny sleigh house, at least for now. with golden pinstriping. Weber said that the sleigh is Weber's original intention was to insured (the total cost of restoration use the sleigh in local parades. In ran into the thousands of dollars), fact , a special trailer, with wheels but that doesn't make him feel better low to the ground, equipped with about taking it out into traffic. special slats for the sleigh's runners, Instead, the sleigh is the centerpiece was built. The sleigh made an in the Wcbers' restored family home. appearance in the Pomeroy Christ"It turned out so nice that we mas Parade, but later, the family really don't want to do anything with hitched the sleigh up to a sulky it," Wei>er said, "but for a few minhorse, and Weber found himself a bit utes, I lived out my dream -dressnervous. ing up and riding in a horse-drawn The horse was skittish around sleigh." ' ' Downtown 446-2873 State Route 160 Gallipolis 446-7459 ., ~ I ~;I • .·· ' ·,,•, .. .. J ·.. •1... .. ...,.,,.. ' · .' ' ' . " '·· Y2K \i and a good working knowledge of its operation. This is particularly true .of fuel-burning devices such as portable heaters and generators and wood-burning stoves," he added, He suggests that the basic survival kit for Y2K or a winter storm include the following items to last 72 hours: food, water, flashlights and batteries, candles and matches. Byer also had a short list of things for 1esidents not to do . He . advises people against drawing money from the bank (which makes them more susceptible to scam artists and thieves), and not to pick up the phones and start calling at midnight just to see if the phones work. "If everyone does this, it will knock out the circuits," he specula!. ed. He also cautioned against extreme measures, such as stockpiling food and gasoline- which creates additional hazards. The winter- storm of January I 994 was a good rehearsal for Y2K with extended power outages, com· munication and transportation problems, Byer said. "We're ready to handle whatever happens," said Byer, addirig tliat his office and the sheriffs department have been well-trained in real-life. emergencies through floods and snow emergencies. "A power outage would be minor compared to the January '94 snow," Byer commented. "We have helped move. people on New Ye~r's Eve because of floods; sitting at home in the dark would be minor." Ston: Manager Matt DaviS, Terry Spurlin And Jared Vernon Store Manager Mark Myers, Holly Petro, Larry Edge and Tom Meadows '•·" I .... , .... l " • Convenient Drive Thru Pharmacy : J, ..,., .,, I: I ... (Only Available At The State Route 160 Store) • 1 Hour Photo Lab with Ko~ak Premium Processing ~, "J oI l •' ' l '· ;., ... . Liturgy, which developed a new English translation of the Mass. In an interview at his downtown Cincinnati office, Pilarczyk said he is inspired by parents who strive to provide a healthy environment for their children despite conce{lls about school violence, teen-age pregnancie~ and exposure to pornography on the Internet and other sources. "A lot of my major contemporary heroes are parents," he said. "I think it 's hard to raise kids in today 's world because there are so many pitfalls that didn't use to be there. "When I was in school, you didn't have to worry about kids having sex in the sixth grade. We dido 't even know what that was, at that young age," he said. "I just think that to be a good parent today is a real challenge - and I admire them." The archbishop said he hopes that the United States and its allies work harder to help people escape poverty. He didn't detail what he thought an effective program would be, but said that helping people improve their economic lot can defuse potentially dangerous tensions in society. "I think the biggest danger we face is poverty. When people are poor, without hope, they get WASHINGTON (AP) - Online shopping is not yet the choice of a majority of Americans, but almost one in four Internet users prefer to click a meuse this holiday season rather than fight crowds in a store. That's almost double the numi>er of Internet users who said they shopped online last year, according to a CBS-New York Times poll released Thursday. According to the CBS-Times poll, 23 percent of _Internet use~ said they were shoppmg onhne th1s holiday season, while 72 percent said they were not. That compares with 13 percent who said they shopped online a year ago, with 86 percent saying they did not. About one out of 10 Americans said they planned to shop online this holiday season, a slight increase over the percentage that said they shopped online last year. Just over one in six Americans said they have bought gifts over the Internet this year, according to the CBS-New York Times poll. About two-thirds of the Internet shoppers said online shopping was better than regular shopping in a store. Only one in 10 said it was worse. Among those who think online shopping is better than shopping in a store, about a third named the increased convenience and another third cited lack of crowds. An ABC News poll taken ln November found that the number of people who planned to shop on the Internet this holiday season more than doubled in the last year. The ABC poll suggested that those who make $50,000 a year or more were three 'times as likely as those who make less than $50,000 a year to shop online. The likelihood of online shopping was higher among younger (Only Available At The State Route 160 Store) We Will Maf(h Our (ompetitors Presuiption Pri(es M~R. KROPKO AIIOCiatld Prell Writer CLEVELAND -A federal judge halted arrests of homeless people in most of the city after the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit on behalf of four homeless men. But U.S. District Court Judge Paul R. Malia allowed police to continue removing the homeless from a downtown area that includes Public Square, where five people protesting the city's actions were arrested early Thursday. "The restraining order allows the homeless to take what heat they can from steam grates located outside downtown," said Ray Vasvari, the ACLU 's Ohio legal director. City officials were unavailable for comment early today. Law Director Cornell Carter said earlier that the city and police did nothing wrong. "It is clear that the city's enforcement effort is not only legal, it is humanitarian," Carter said. Malia issued a 20-day temporary restraining order after the ACLU filed its lawsuit Thursday evening. The suit alleges the city has violated the constitutional rights of the city's estimated 3,000 homeless people. City and ACLU officials met Thursday, but were unable to come to an agreement that would have prevented filing of the suit. . Vasvari said the city had been illegally forcing the homeless off the streets. " The city is using a sidewalk obstruction ordinance which does not apply to individuals, and a disorderly conduct ondinance. But it's hard to · ;J! :~ .~~ > ' engage in diso rderl y conduct if you're sleeping," Vasvari said. Police made arrests on Public Square early Thursday only of people who would not leave, said city Safety Director Henry Guzman. In addition to the five who were arrested, six ot hers were dispersed after setting ·up a makeshift tent village in Public Square, which is considered a city park. Guzman said people who were staying under tarpaulins at the square did not have a permit to be there and their heaters were a safety risk. " We really wanted to bring attention to the fact that a lot of homeless people are getting kicked off grates <lind being forced into alleys where they are more likely to freeze to death," said Elena Tootell, 25, of Cleveland Heights, an advocate for the homeless, wlro was among the five people arrested for demonstrating witbout a permit. A hearing for them will take place Monday. Mayor Michael R.. White said about three weeks ago that police would step up enforcement aimed at panhandlers and street crime. Critics of the move have said it is aimed at the homeless. Brian Davis, director of the Northeast Ohio Coalition for tbe Homeless, said Thursday he believes the City is trying to keep the homeleSs away from Public Square and other downtown areas. He said police turned out at 3 a.m. Thursday to stop "a very small demonstration on Pul>lic Square that could possibly jeopardize sales downtown, because pedestrians don't want to see a teni with homeless people two days before Christmas." . ~~., '• Train For Arehblahop Dental E. Pll•rezyk CINCINNATI - The local Roman Catholic leader for 25 years says he admires parents who have to raise children in an era of school shootings, AIDS, drugs and other problems that he did- · n't have to confront in his youth. Archbishop Daniel E. Pilarczyk also said he hopes that world leaders will focus on helping people to escape poverty, which he sees as a threat to stability in society. And, despite heart problems and repeated surgeries this year, Pilarczyk said he is giving no thought to retiring. Pilarczyk, 65, attracted a distinguished crowd of Roman Catholic clergy and leaders from other denominations this week as he celebrated a Mass to mark his 25 years as a bishop and '40 years as a Catholic priest. The Dayton native has served ·as Cincinnati archbishop since 1982, leading 550,000 Catholics in the 19-county southwestern Ohio archdiocese. At the Mass Sunday, papal representative Gabriel Montalvo read a letter and apostolic blessing from Pope John Paull!. Pilarczyk has helped shape the face of the Catholic Church. He served for three years, until 1992, as president of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and for 10years, until 1997, on the International Commission on English in the .., •Don't Worry About Y2K Problems We Are A-Ok By _ Isn't It Time To Think 65-year-old clergyman "A lot of my major contemporary heroes are parents. I About A think it's hard to raise kids in today 's world because not ready to retire yet Career? there are so many pitfalls that didn't use to be there." By JOHN NOLAN desperate. When they get desperate, they ' ll do practically anything," Pilarczyk said. "What would happen if we spent half of what we spend on armaments on appropriate and effective social welfare programs?" · In 1988, Pilarczyk suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly killed him. Emergency surgery saved his life. Since May, he has had five angioplasty procedures, in which a tiny balloon is threaded into an artery to clear away obstructions. Doctors have told him that he has two branch arteries that tend to clog. They have reoommended relying on angioplasty, rather than risk more invasive surgery. Pilatczyk said he accepts t~eir advice. But, he chafes at the burden of the mini-crises that have periodically interrupted his daily duties and even forced him into a Washington hospital in November while he was attending a National Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting. He dismissed a question ai>out whether he would consider retiring soon. · "I have found it to be embarrassing and annoying. This is not radical surgery. They do very well at it," he said of his doctors. "They're highly skilled people." Polls: Online shopping growing " good stockpile of salt and fly ash," he sai d. "We are ready." Don Poole, manager of the Tuppers Plains-Chester Water District, from Page A1 said the water district is also ready for Y2K. "I don't be lieve there'll be any pie should not give out personal problems whatsoever," he said. information over the phone. The district looked into the proi>"Keep your money in the bank; don't pull out a lot of money," he lem over a year and . a half ago, Poole said, adding that many of the said. According to information stuffed district's mechanical functions can into electric bill s, American Electric be handled the old-fashioned way, Power has been preparing for Y2K by a workman turning a valve or for several years and feels confident throwing a switch by hand. Dale Hart of the Syracusethere will be no major problems. Racine Sewer District said the AEP said its mission-critical and high priority systems for providing sewer district's functions are done electric service during the transition mechanically, without computer to the year 2000 have been tested, assistance, and are therefore largely but added that there may be outages immune to prospective Y2K probduring the year-end rollover due to lems. In the event of an electrical o ~t ­ normal occurrences such as weather, equipment failure or traffic acci- age, Hart said the sewer district has standl>y generators to run the sewer dents. To the Meigs County Highway plant and lift stations along with the Department, the chance of a New Village of Racine's water system. State Fire Marshal Robert R. Year's Eve snowstorm poses the biggest discernible threat. But if any Rielage believes Ohioans should Y2K-specific problems arise, the prepare for potential Y2K problems highway department is ready for as they would for a winter storm. With that, however, comes a warnthat, too. "We are Y2K compliant," said ing about alternate heating, lighting, cooking and power sources. office manager Dave Spencer. "Because of the emphasis on pre"One good thing about the system we have here is that if the paredness brought on by Y2K, I am power goes off we have generators concerned that there could be safety associated with the many first time in place to run the facilities. "We have stocked fuel and gas to users of alternate heating and power fuel the equipment, have parts and sources," said Rielage. "Co rrect ly using al tern at ive supplies on hand to take care of maintenance of the vehicles. A gen- heating and power sources begins erator is in place and we've got a with proper installation of a product have surged in part because money that was kept out of the markets based on Y2K fears is now flowing in freely. Moreover, some expect the markets to see another windfall if Jan. 1 passes without incident. But not all invcstmli are believers. "The frenzy that's going on right now, there's no substance to it," said Lou Methner, a retired investor in Denver. "The new paradigm disregards I 00 years of experience." Jim Melcher, president of Balestra Capital Management, a New York investment firm, suggested that the phenomenal gains •seen l>y many individual stocks and all the major .indexes are essentially the manifestation of a sort of mob mentality. Managers of large pension and • mutual funds feel compelled to jump on the bandwagon of a given stock or sector, he said, because their jobs depend ob short-terin performance evaluations. And since mosi investors have grown accustomed to huge annual gains, fund managers have no choice but to chase whatever stocks arc shooting higher, Melcher said. "It's more than euphoria, we're in an absolute manic phase," he said. "It's more extreme than anything except the speculation of 1928 and 1929." Judge stops·police from arresting homeless in most parts of city ~ Archbishop wants ~orld to focus on peace Aaaocltltld Pre•• Writer Also Tanning Beds .,... ; Spas With Chemicals Hard Cover Light & Delivery NEW YORK (AP) - Investors indulging in an unprecedented shopping spree this holiday season have pushed stock markets to record levels both at home and abroad. The Nasdaq composite index briefly crossed 4,000 for the first time on Thursday - less than two months after passing the 3,000 mark -and closed at a record high for the 58th time this year. Meanwhile, the Dow Jones industrial average leaped for its first rei:ord close since August. Records also were toppled by major market indicators in London, Paris and Frankfurt, Germany. A driving force in the stock mar· kel surge is a fear among investors of being left out of an Internet-based economic revolution. And mingled with that fear -especially in recent months - is a growing belief that the Internet is beginning to fundamentally change society. "People are beginning to see what the Internet actually does," said Art Bonne!, a Reno, Nev.-based mutual fund manager. "They're seeing that it really is working." On Thursday, the technologyheavy Nasdaq index rose as high as 4,001.63, and finished up 32.14 at 3,969.44. Even with the late pullback, the Nasdaq is up a stunning 81 percent with just a week of trading remaining in 1999. The Dow industrials, meantime, rose 202.16 to close at a record 11,405.76, and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock inde• also is at a new high. U.S. financial markets are closed today in observance of Christmas. A year ago, anything with a dotcom attached to its name was fodder for the feeding frenzy. But investors now seem more focused on where the Internet is headed, and e-commerce seems to be the consensus destination. Companies benefiting most from the recent frenzy are those building . the networks upon which the Internet will be distributed around the globe. These networks will be the foundation that will allow companies to communicate with consumers and each other on a global scale. The list includes so-called infrastructure companies such as Oracle Corp., Qualcomm Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Cisco Systems Inc. and Broadcom Corp., all of which have surged in share price since late October. Also contributing to the recent euphoria is the widely held view that the world's stock markets won't be hurt by Year 2000 computer glitches. Indeed, some analysts say stocks &unba!' Wimri-&rn'tintl• Page A3 CorNctian Polley Our maUl eoacemln all ltoria Is to be 1(\\lntC. Jr you Uow olea error In • Kol')', call dtc newsroom 1t: GaD Ipol II: (740) ..,..l341; or 7, t7-IO) m-21!5. We will chcd JOUr Information aDCI . nu~kc a comdion lfw~rnnced. p,...,. adults and the highest incidence of online shopping was in the Northeast, while it was lowest in the South, the ABC poll said. The CBS-Times telephone poll was conducted Dec. 17-19 of 1,026 adults, including 547 Internet users. The error margin was plus or minus 3 percentage points for everyone and plus or minus 4 percentage points for Internet users. Pa. lighthouse works again ERIE, Pa. (AP) - The Land Lighthouse beacon will soon shine again after 100 years of darkness. The 132-year-old light~ouse, made obsolete by the 1873 Presque Isle Lighthouse, is being brought back to life- not as the navigational aid for Lake Erie sailors, but as a 21st century historic landmark. A federal transportation bill, which sets aside 1 percent for historic buildings preservation, has provided $300,000 to landscape the lighthouse grounds, link bayfront recreational trails to · the property and instali security equipment. G.W. Miller, Land's caretaker during its demise, shut down its bea- . con Dec. 26, 1899. Erie Mayor Joyce Savocchio will preside over a ceremonial relighting of the lighthouse's exterior Sunday. Restoration work is to begin nell year. Visitors may stroll Land's grounds, but the interior is closed because it is filled with debris. Restoration money may hefp with cleanuo. "Careers Close To Home" •Opportunity •Independence •Success Gallipolis Career College "Careers Close To Home" (Since 1962) · 1"· Spring Volley Plozo • Gallipolis ®~ 446-4367 1-800-214·0452 ACICS Accredited Aeg. #90·05-t274B Email: gcc1176@eurekanet.com """"""' • .,,....,. Web S~e: www.eurekanet.com/ugcc1176 - The Farmers Bank Invites You To Join Us As We Honor Two Faithful Employees On Their Retirements Thesday December 29th 9:00 am to 4:00 pm ... At the Tuppers Plains Branch we will honor Branch Manager Mary Grover a Dedicated Employee Since 1987. 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AP News Analysis Holiday campaigning becomes fashionable.: ' tone he took in the !996 campaign, put radio cori\• mercials on the air in Iowa and New Hampshir~ Tuesday that hardened his line against Bush, quot.' ing conservative commentaries denouncing his laX cut proposal. ' Bush already has been taking attack ad hits from interest groups, on such topics as his envi-' ronmental record in Texas, and his refusal t'o pledge that he would appoint only abortion oppdc nents as federal judges. A fringe candidate in New. Hampshire has just gone after him personally in 'a: TV ad claiming that Bush once used coc.aine, which is unproved. Bush has never said he didn~ · use it. Democrats Gore and Bradley, meanwhile, were arguing in Iowa about school and farm programs.:.' Gore said in Ames that Bradley doesn't under: stand agriculture policy and was "antifamily" farmer" until he began campaigning for preside~!. Bradley countered thai the administration hasn'f done enough about the stagnant farm economy: "After seven years, the vice president has offered ,nothing more than negative attacks and distor:· lions," he said. The vice president also proposed a $50 billion plan for universal preschool education. "I thi~k it's important to have a bold plan and I don't think you can nibble around the edges," Gore said, echu-; ing what Bradley has been saying about him. ,: As McCain said, it's getting intense. (Waner R. Mears, vice president and colum; nlst for The Aseoclated Preas, has reported on Washington and national politics for more than 30 years.) " ' 82!1 Third Avenue, Gallipolis, Ohio 614-446-2342 • Fax: 446-3008 111 Court Street, Pomeroy, Ohio 614·992·2156 • Fax: 992·21!17 Community Newspapers Holdings Inc. CHARLES W. GOVEY Publisher R. SHAWN LEWIS Managing Editor ' DIANE HILL Controller Leners to the editor art welcome. They should be less than 300 words. All leners a,. subject to editing and must be signed and include tldd,.ss and ttlephone number. No unsigned leners will be published. Leners should be in gootllaste, addressing issuts, not ptrsotulliJits. Our view: Christmas • I' Here's to a merry holiday from our house to yours . C Bradley elaborated in Iowa: By WALTER R. MEARS AP Special Correspondent "They believe the politics of distortion and WASHINGTON - Time was, presidential manipulating the truth is the way to succeed. campaigning during Christmas week would have That's the Washington way and I reject it." been dismissed as wasted effort, worthy of politiBut the fanner New Jersey senator is no longer cal grinches when most people are in a holiday the amiable rival who once ventured only gentle mood. Not now, with the first voting of the 2000 rebuttals to Gore. The vice president said he was· campaign coming less than a month after the pre- n't going negative, just citing differences. "When sents are unwrapped. I point out these shortcomings, I think that's what The candidates, Republicans and Democrats, democracy ought to be about," he said. stayed at it in Iowa and New Hampshire with only So. too, in the six-candidate Republican cona day or two off to gel home for Christmas Eve. test, with front-running Gov. George W. Bush Some will be back on the road before New Year. telling The Boston Globe that after the holidays, The crowds at their rallies and forums were not he's going to start emphasizing his differences down noticeably. with Sen.·John McCain, who has been coming on II may be Christmas, but the contestants aren't strong in New Hampshire. '~There's a feisty side of taking much of a holiday. And their parting me that you haven't seen yet," said Bush. exchanges are nol of gifts. "I know this is gelling very intense," McCain "Does he want to debate on Christmas Day, said in South Carolina, which holds its Republican too?" said Democrat Bill Bradley, mOcking Vice primary Feb. 19, before his holiday break. McCain President AI Gore's constant demands for more said he won't go negative, and would be sad if campaign debates. Bush did. Not quite. McCain 's campaign web page had a new headBut there's not much time for political peace on line: "Frontrunner Meltdown?" And a caricature those parts of the earth holding presidential cau- of McCain "s the sun, with a melting block of ice cuses and primaries early in 2000, Iowa in caucus- below, marked GWB. es on Jan. 24, New Hampshire in the first primary Plus an Internet survey question: "Do you think on Feb. I. George W. Bush's fa lling poll numbers are causing Nor was it a week of goodwill among these him to break his 'positive campaign' pledge?" men, with both the Democratic and ihe Republican Bush hasn't really said anything against competition turning harsher than before. The McCain. But negative campaigning is a negative mutually scornful "Meet the Press" debate Sunday in the polls, so the candidate who can suggest that between Vice President AI Gore and rival Bill the other guy is doing it could benefit. Bradley set the tone. Steve Forbes, who has softened the attack ad hrislmas is a time of reflection and remembran.ce. As we ready to celebrate this last one of the millennium, · we become keenly aware of the changing drama we call life. As we stand pulling back the curtain on the window of the 21st century, fill~;.d with promise of unlimited possibility, we think back to the stable where unlimited love for humanity was born. The world on Christmas will pause to remember the greatest gift given mankind. Just as the shepherds and angels gave praise that night long ago, we at Ohio Valley Publishing Co. urge each of you to remember the real reason for the season. We hope each of you will enjoy the season and share in the peace of Christmas time. From our family to yours, we wish a joyous Christmas filled with happiness and peace. And, since there are no greater words that could convey our Christmas message to you, we offer the words of Saint Luke as he shares the message for this age and for all time. ,, 9~~~. ~(ftNUNfol~ On this date in history: By The Associated Preu Today is Sunday, Dec. 26, the 360th day of 1999. There are five days left i~ the year. . Today 's Highlight in History: On Dec. 26, 1799, George Washington was eulogized by Col. Henry Lee liS "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen." On this date: In 1776, the British suffered a major defeat in the Battle of Trenton dur· ihg the Revolutionary War. In 1893, Chinese leader Mao Tsc-tung was born in Hunan province. In 1917, during World War I, the U.S. government took over operation of the nation's railroads. In 1941, Winston Churchill became the first British prime minister to address a joint meeting of Congress. In 1944, in the•World War II Battle of the Bulge, the embattled U.S. 101 st Airborne Division was relieved by units of the Fourth Armored Division. In 1944, Tennessee Williams' play "The Glass Menagerie" premiered at the Civic Theatre in Chicago. In 1972, Harry S, Truman, the 33rd president of lhe United States, died in Kansas City, Mo. . .· In 1974, comedian Jack Benny died in Los Angeles at 11-ge 80. In 1975, the Sovi~t Union inaugurated~the world's first supersonic trans· port se!VIce wtth a fltght of its Tupolev-144 airliner from Moscow ,to Alma· Ala. · In 1996, Jon Benet Ramsey, a 6-year-old beauty pageant' contestant, was found beaten and strangled in the basement of her family's home in Boulder, Colo. To date, the slaying remains unsolved. Today's Birthdays: Actor Richard Widmark is 85. Comedian, composer ,and author Steve Allen is 78. Comedian Alan King is 72. Actor Donald Mof· fat is 69. Rhythm-and-blues singer Abdul "Duke" Fakir (The Four Tops) is 64. Record producer Phil Spector is 59. TV's "America's Most Wanted" host 'John Walsh is 54. Baseball ·player Carlton Fisk is 52. Basebail .coach Chris Chambliss is 51. Country musician Brian Westrum (Sons of the Desert) i> 37. Rock lilllsician Lars Ulrich (Metallica) is 36. . Q IW!'KW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 stahter!Alfuse. net 0 0 0 0 ·END 0 0 NfGHTWORK FOR 0 ADOPT R£1NDtER SANTA'S 0 0 0 0 0 0 • 0 ""'rAWDAROS ~R ELVES " 0 0 0 Q 0 Weedy's view: The meaning behind the 12 days of Christmas By ROBERT WEEDY There are so many things to team. We realize just how little we know when we are infonned about something we had not given much consid, eration. So it was 'with me when I learned .about "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Like you, we had sung the song many, many times without asking the question, "What is this all about?" What does a partridge, or turtle doves, or French hens have to do with Christmas? You may wish to check it out, however it appears the following explanation has a lot of support: In the church, "Christmas" refers to a 12·day period that starts with Christmas Day. The world celebrates it for 12 days because the gift of Christ is with us for 12 months of the year. The song had its origins as teaching tool to instruct young people in the meaning and content of the Christian faith. From 1558 to 1829 Roman Catholics in England were not able to practice their faith openly so they had to find other ways to pass on their beliefs. "The TWelve Days of Christmas" is in a senSe: an allegory. Each of the items in the song represents something of religious significance. The hidden meaning of .each gift was designed to help young Chrisiians learn their faith. The song goes, "On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to a ·me ... " The "true love" represents God and the "me" who receives these gifts is thti Chrislian. The "partridge in a pear tree" was Jesus Christ who died on a tree as a gift from God. The "two turtle doves" were the Old and New Testaments - another gift from God. The "three French hens" were faith, hope and love - the three gifts of the Spirit that abide (1 Corinthians 13). The "four calling birds" were the four Gospels which sing the song of salvation through Jesus Christ. The "five golden rings" were the first five books of the Bible, also called the "Books of Moses." The "six geese a-laying" were the six days of creation. The "seven swans a-swimming" were seven gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:8-11, Romans 12, Ephesians 4, 1 Peter 4:10-11). The "eight maids a milking" were the eight beatitudes. The "nine ladies dancing" were nine fruits of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:22·23). The "ten lords a-leaping" were the Ten Com· mandments. The "eleven pipers piping" were the n faithful disciples. The "twelve drummers drumming" were the 12 points of the Apostles' Creed. I have a feeling that today's young people would also enjoy knowing this and thinking about the hidden meaning as they sing. That could also apply to the "young at heart." Taking turns giving the meaning of each of the 12 could be challenging, especially from seven on to )2. We really do not have to look back God for having spared us, yet we too far, or around the world for that were not grateful. We still had our matter, to find those who have been eyes on material possessions, earthly discriminated against because of safeguards." their faith. As those in England cen· • "On the morning of Aug. 2, turies ago found, a way "an be found 1945, when the second withdrawal to keep the faith ... or to find it. of foOd began in Dresden Prison, m.ln the 1950s we learned about an body was already run down fro'!) American, John Noble, who disap- lack of proper nourishment. Madpeared into the Russian zone of Ger- dened by the renewed starvation, the, many after V·E Day and was kept a desperate prisoners were knockini prisoner of the Communists for the on their doors, calling out for food."· next 10 years. • "I had firmly resolved that my , He had been shunted from life was dedicated to the Christiao · Muehlbert to Buchenwald, from way and that I would not again forget .' Dresden to the Arctic. The valiant my obligation to God." ' heroism of Christian laymen and • "On Easter Sunday, 1949, came clergy whom Noble found among his a glorious experience- th~ first ser·' fellow prisoners in slave labor camps vice of 'religious worship' we had ; is inspiring, possibly even to the cyn· been permitted to attend in the near~ ics of today. Iy four years we had been prisoners:: ' When U.S. Christians fail to wit• "Stripped of their religious gar~ 1 : ness to their faith, supposedly the nuns' faith was their annor... Bu't because of -the unfavorable climate, each morning when they were we should compare this to things in ordered to go out to the brick facto· the slave labor camps: In "I Found ry... they refused. There were place~· God in Soviet Russia," Noble says, in straight jackets ... they were . "We had a Bible study group which .assigned to outdoor detail. .. they, prospered, a.tthough it had to be con- stood there in the bitter Arctic dueled secretly, and brought us all wind ... when the short day dawned great benefit. lnfonners were always they were ~en kneeling there an~.' to be feared, men who, in the hope of the guards went qver expecting tO · some benefit from the camp rulers, find them freezing, but they seemed , would ~tray any fellow inmate. Our relaxed and warm. At this the com'' prayers for protection from inform· . mandant ordered their gloves anti , ers were heard, however, and not caps be removed. All through th~· once were we accused of violating eight hour day they knelt on that camp regulations." windy hilltop in prayer." '. He reponed details of their lives By this time, news of ·what waS; and imprisonment that ~an only be happening had spread throughout all'. sketched here: the camps in the Vorkuta region; • "It was ironic that I had to be in After days of this and no frostbite mortal. peril, the , concussion . of e~en the commandant was sorelr exploding ·bombs literally blowmg ', dtsturbed. He knew well l:nough ' me pff my feet and onto my knees, when he ~aS witnessing the ~and of: before I would turn to God as my a Power that was not of this earth. ; refuge and salvation." Truly, that is why Christmas is so ·• "Again, with the immediate important :.. .aill2 days of ii. , bombing danger over, I forgot God. (Roben Weecly Is 1 columnllt · We ought to have been grateful to lor the Sund1y Tlm••Sentlnel.) · Hade a f!eru merru Christmas t &unba!' 11timrs ·iotntinrl • Page A5 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, Ohio • Point Pleasant, WV Army rejects bo~ok's claim of massacre of black Gls By PAUL SHEPARD Associated Preas Writer WASHINGTON- After interviewing surviving veterans of an all-black World War U umt and scrutinizing piles of personnel records, the Anny said today there ts no basts m fact for a book that alleges white soldiers massacr,e~ 1,200 black comrades on a Mississippi Army base in 1943. - The Anny study traced all but 20 of the 3,868 members of the 364th (Infantry Regiment) through the.ir service to discharge at the end of the war, t~us provmg these men could not have been murdered in 1943," the Anny satd tn a statement acc?mpanytng the release of its study today. ... The Nauonal Assoctatton for the Advancement of Colored People howeyer, wants the Justice Depru:tmentto go over the same ground. NAACP Prestdent Kwetst Mfume asked Attorney General Janet Reno this week to con· d'uct her own investigation. , " We aren't saying the Anny is wrong, but we don't have the personnel h~re to con finn what they found," NAACP spokesman John C. White said. "We are saying we need a third party lo offer an objective look at the matter. If the Justtce Department stgns off on the Army report we will be satisfied." ' . The massacre alleg~!ions are contained in a 1998 book, "The Slaughter: An Amencan Atrocuy by Carroll Case, fonner president of a Mississippi Sl\Vtngs and loan association , who said earlier this year that the book grew o~t of campfire legends he heard as. a child. · The Associated Press obtained a copy of the Anny 's inch-thick report in adv~nc~ of today 's release. It says no evidence was found of killings at MisS\SStppt s Camp Van Dom. The camp was closed in 1945. . "This report is being issued to put to rest any concern that these alleged events were even remotely possible," lhe report said. . Paper records were used to trace all of the nearly 4,000 men who were ted as any historical piece would be," Leftwich said. "A lot of this borders '~ assigned to the 364th Infantry Regiment in 1943 until their separation from on irresponsible." ; military service, it said. Additionally, interviews with 15 surviving veterans The Anny report lists members of the regiment based upon payroll and ! of the unit are "consistent with the rest of the research'' · discharge records and carries an analysis of aerial photos of where the bod- · Case could not be reached for comment. His book drew considerable atten- ies supposedly were buried. It also contains summaries of the interviews with tion in the black community when it appeared in 1998 and was discussed on the 15 veterans. ~> Black Entertainment Television. One of them is Joseph Armstead Sr., who was interviewed from his home Earlier this year, William E. Leftwich Ill, deputy assistant secretary of in New Orleans on Aug. 9. The report summarizes: " Regarding the 'Slaugh-. defense for equal opportunity, who has led the Army investigation for more ter' allegation, he said he saw an article (recently) in the local paper abou1 · than a year, hranded the hook "a work of fiction and a marketing grab" and it. He stated that it didn 't happen when he was there. Also he had never heard said he is confident the Army report will withstand scrutiny. about it before he read the newspaper article." "This was a massive undenaking. We have done all the research. Yet, Mr. Anny Lt. Col. Charles Graul , a military historian at the U.S. Army Cen-' Case has not been able to name one mdividual who took part in this alleged tcr of Military History, estimated the investigati on cost "hundreds of lhouatrocity or any individual who disappeared,'' Leftwich said in an interview sands of dollars." Wednesday. The report said the rumors may have arisen from "reports of a large street · Case's book is made up of a 54-page segment, w1ilch he portrays as truth- fight among soldiers that Tcsulted in the shooting of two men in 1944." · ful. and a 246-pagc "fan -based novel" set in present day Mississippi and "Some strange and tragic things happened down there in the past. We just portraying a racial crime similar to that detailed in the first part. want to be sure, .. Rep . Bennie Thompson. D-Miss .. said last year in request-: In the first part, Case says thai as many as 1,200 soldiers, or one-third of ing the Army investigation. In an AP interview Wednesday, Thompson said: "Let's say that I'm not : the 364th Infantry Regiment, were considered mutineers and troublemakers convinced that all the fact s surrounding Camp Van Dorn have been shared· by white superiors . with me by the Anny . ... Unless more information is made available. we wiU: Citing as his source Bill Martzall, a fanner military policeman who died always have doubts as to whether or not Camp Van Dorn was, in the term s: in 1989, Case·said the soldiers were marched outside their barracks and cut of a massacre, a myth or a reality." down with gunfire by white soldiers in late 1943. The bodies were taken away Rusty Denman, the book 's publisher. said he is encouraged hy the by train for mass burial , the book asserts. . NAACP's request for a fre sh in vestigati on, saying he 's not con vi nced the Case alleged the killings were the subject of a cover-up that could have 1\nny report is accurate. reached as high as Pres ident Franklin D. Roosevelt. "We have a story and a novel, a self-published book thai was never vet- ·Pharmaceutical mergers fail as investors sell out By NOELLE KNOX AP Business Writer NEW YORK - With investors 1:16oing the proposed $23 billion trierger between Monsanto and Pharriiacia & Upjohn and the $50 billion merger between Warner-Lambert and America;! Home Products, both deals appear in jeopardy of falling apart. And whatever the outcome, phar· tnaceutical industry executives may now be wary of merging with a samesize rival for fear of disappointing investors with a low price, as in Monsanto's case. or opening the door to an unwanted suitor. as in WarnerLambert's case. ~ "The Warner· Lambert and Monsanto transactions raise fundamental questions regarding the viability of . mergers of equals," said Todd Warnock, head of the U.S. health care practice fQr Credit Suisse First Boston. "Given the market reaction to both of these deals. boards of directors will be more circumspect before pursuing such a partner. " Many investors believe these tough questions are now facing the boards of companies like ScheringPiough, SmithKiine Beecham and Eli Lilly, which are often rumored to be merger candidates. Competition between drug makers is fierce. Companies need big bucks to discover blockbuster medicines, and big sales teams to market them . Additionally, the patents on many top-selling drugs are expiring, and companies will quickly face competition from cheaper generics. But investors, who have watched drug stocks decline an average of 14 percent this year. want a merger to offer them a premium for their shares in the target company. And investors in the acquiring company want clear cost savings and synergies that will growth potential are not that strong. slide 22 percent since the deal was l don't think Phannacia shareholders announced Nov. 4. drive profits. Investors initially liked the idea of Monsanto and Pharmacia & wanted to diversify into that busiuniting Warner-Lambert, which Upjohn were both seen as takeover ness. " Phannacia's shares slid II percent makes Cens mints, Shick razors and targets , and their shareholders were eKpecting offers at a premium - not this week, while Monsanto's dropped many prescription medicines, including Lipitor, the best-selling drug to flat stock swaps as was announced 7 percent. Executives of both companies say lower cholesterol, together with last Sunday night. What's more, many investors in Phannacia don 't a combined company would acceler- American Home Products, which is want Monsanto's agricultural-chem- ate sales of their two leading drugs- behind household names like Advil ical business, which is facing a back- Phannacia's Xalatan. a glaucoma and Robitussin, and the top-selling lash from consumers who have safe- drug and Monsanto's Celebrcx, the hornwne replacement drug Premarin. ty concerns about genetically engi· top-selling arthritis medicine. The executives also insist their merger But a higher offer from Pfizer neered food. will help them develop new drugs changed their minds. Pfizer, which Monsanto's agricultural-chemical because they will have a larger makes the impotence treatmel)t Viabusiness "is adding risk to the busiresearch budget. gra, offered stock now wonh $73 bilness," eKphiins Judith Miller, portfoInvestors are hearing a .similar lion, which is 46 percent richer than lio manager for the .John Hancock spiel from executives at American the offer from American Home ProdGlobal Health Sciences Fund, which Home Products and Warner-Lambert. ucts. is a shareholder in Phannacia & "Given the very large difference Upjohn. "It's a lower-margin busi- American Home Products, which still is mired in litigation regarding its in price, I have a fiduciary duty; I ness that's going to lake a lot of attenrecalled diet drug, has seen its shares would have to vote for the Pfizer protion . ll1e earnings potential and - and the value of its merger posal." said Michael Kagan, manag- er of the Salomon Brothers l'und , which owns shares in Warner-Lambert and American Home Products. But it's not that simple. Pfizer, Warner-Lambert and American Home Products have taken their fight 10 court. Pfizer is challenging two provisions in the contract between Warner-Lambert and America Home Produds: a $2 billion break up fee , and a stock purchase agreement that would prevent Plizcr from using a favorable accounting treatment . Pfizer also has launched a prox y fight to throw out Warner-Lamberrs board of directors. ''It's gotten ugly.'· said Miller. who owns shares in all three companieS. While the storLe s ull[old, rivals may put their own merger plans on hold . worried they loo could find. themselves in a very unequal merger of equal s. 0 cp.60NOMIC ••• "And it came' to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. "(And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was gover· nor of Syria.) "And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. "And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:) · "To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. ':And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. "And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; bec;~use there was no room for them in the inn. "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. "And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. "And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. "And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. . "And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 0 0 SUnday, December 28, 1999 I ''· ., 1:' 1 USDA ponders .meat alternatives for schools By PHILIP BRASHER AP Farm Writer ; WASHINGTON - The government wants to put more soy and less tneat in federally subsidized schol)l lunches in hope of cutting the fat. The question is whether kids will still eat them. : The Agriculture Department, which 'IINJfllved yogurt as a meat substitute in 'r997, is expected to decide early next year whether to drop its restrictions on how much soy can be used in meals. Under current rules, ~oy only can be a food additive and only in amounts of less than 30 perCent. In addition to allowing meatless entrees- tofu-stuffed rav(oli is one menu possibility - the change also would let schools increase the amount of soy that they blend into burgers, tacos and other fare. Market research sponsored by the United Soybean Board indicated the 26 million children who pru:ticipate in tbe school lunch program would accept soy products. Kids, however, are notoriously finicky consumers, said Lincoln Pierce; director of nutrition programs . for the Grand Junction. Colo .. schools. , "If you tell ki~s there 's soy in it, tl\~~ pon't seem \p like it as well." Pletee said. " In blind tests they approve of it, but their heads haven 't caugl\t'up with their taste buds." President Jl,eagah 's budget crunchers tried to make tofu a meat subsJi· tute nearly two decades ago -at the same time .they tried tQ reclassify ketchup as a vegetable -L- but they beat a hasty retreat when the idea became a lightning rod for opponenb of his spending cuts. USDA officials deny their motive now is to save mof\ey, arguing instead that soy is a good s«:mrce of protein. "Its time has come," Shirley Watkins, USDA's undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services, said this week. "I think people are more receptive than they would have been five or 10 years ago." USDA approved yogurt as ameat substitute in 1997. Livestock producers have expressed concern about the move, but schools like it because they are having trouble complying with limits the government imposed in 1994 on the fat content of meals. And for the fast-growing soy industry, the $6 billion school lunch program offers a vast new market and a way to jntroduce families to the expanding array of new, better-tasting products developed if! recent years. Schools have cut the amount of cheese in pizzas and the number of meat balls they serve with spaghetti, but they still struggle to stay under USDA's weekly fat limit. Some have tried offering beef patties made with prune puree, only to have kids turn up their noses at what became known around the lunchroom as "prune burgers." Livestock producers argue that children wo'n:t get sufficient protein or enough iron and zinc if they eat less meat, and they 're also worried that a high soy content will give meat a bad reputation . "If we' re going to have soy -type proteins in these products they ought to be edible, so people don 't get a bad experience that will relate into a bad beef experience," said Chandler Keys of the National Canlemen's Beef Association. A standard soy burger, which contams no meat, would have 3 grams of fat - compared to 16 in a beef patty- and a significant amount of cal cium. But the soyburger would have a third less protein than the beef palty and less iron. , . · Celeste Peggs. executtve dtrector of West Virginia's Child Nutrition Office, satd she womes that more chtldren wtll become anem1c. tf schools cut back on meat. Iron-nch foods other than meat, such as spinach, "are not always the popular food items among children," she said. USDA officials play down those concerns. saying that children will get plenty of those nutrients from other sources if their meals are .balanced. Vegetarians and animal rights activists have flooded USDA with letters af!d e-mail messages praising the proposal, but the change may have an impact they don't want. Allowing a higher soy content will make it easier for schools to keep meat on their menus NAVE HEARD THE NEWS! Great Hearing! 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Not his children. in·August hew~ more int~rc:stea i'~ '{Wo 0f~rds ofthose killed on July seetng each famtly ofth~ ~tcllms,llet-- 1?( 1;944; -were -black sailors. The Not his employers. But on Thursday. it seemed as if full benefits from the mthtary. • - · blasl(al5o wounded 390 people and Meeks was among hundreds of destroyed'two transpon ships. It was the whole world.dropped by his tidy stucco home to congratulate the frail untrained black sailors who loaded the worst domestic loss of life during ~Q-year-old man and ask how it felt ammunition aboard transport ships at the war. Clinton noted Meeks had particito receive a presidential pardon of his the naval base during World War II. The work was frightening, he pated in the "extraordinarily difficult conviction in the nation's largest _recalled, with bombs banging togeth- job of picking up human remains" mutin~ trial. er as they slid into the hatch on a following the blast. ' II felt just ·fine. "It wasn't bodies." Meeks said. ·' "I know God was keeping me homemade runway. He asked a lie11· " "It was pieces. You couldn't tell ar'ound here· for something to see," tenantif the bombs were live. "He said, 'Oh no. they're not live, white from olack. They just shoveled ~eeks said. :· His pardon was one of 37 granted by President Clinton as a Christmastime gesture. The others involved t~ose convicted of drug offenses, tax evasion, stealing mail and fraud. :- Meeks, who had fonnally sought ~~~ pardon this year, said he "knew ~e had a good president and I figured he would do the right thing." ~. He was among 50 black sailors Dr. Robert Holley has received special cburt-martlaled, found guilty of mutiny. and sentenced tQ prison a~d Training to identi(y ~ trea.~ ,.the many .risk factors h~rd labor for refusing to load HV~ · That lead to 11 heart ·a,ttack .or stroke alnmunitioil after a 1944 explosion at'. ';... ~1 thb Port Chic'ago nav~l facility riea,r Call ui fOr a FREE'initial ~uatio~. . 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Lucas, 45 , 134 Heatley Road, Bidwell, for failure to appear; and David A. Driscoll , 20, 939-112 Second Ave., Gallipolis, on outstanding warrants for disorderly conduct, underage conswnption and driving under suspension. Cheshire trustees schedule meeting Gallia EMS units answer 22 calls GALLIPOLIS - The Gallia Q>unty EMS responded to 22 calls for assistance between Tuesday and Thursday, bringing the total number of runs for the month to 235. Runs incluqed: 'IDesday, OK. 21 • Emergency transport from the Holzer Medical Center Critical Care Unit to Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. • Two units responded to Wright Road; patient dead on arrival. • Transport from Second Avenue to HMC. • Transport from State Route 141 to HMC. • Transport from Buck Ridge Road to Pleasant Valley Hospital. • Transport from SR 218 to HMC. Wednesday, D«. 22 • Transport from Fourth Avenue to HMC. • Responded to Jackson Pike; treatment refused. • Transport from SR 588 to HMC. • Responded to motor vehicle accident at Third Avenue and Court Street_; trealrnent refused. • Transport from Fulks Road to St. Mary's Hospital, Huntington , W.Va . • Transport from Bull Run Road to HMC. • Transport from Third Avenue to HMC. • Two units sent to SR 218; transport to HMC. • Standby for the Gallia County Sheriff's Office for an alarm activation. • Responded to motor vehicle accident on SR 325 and Buckeye Hills Road ; three patients transported to HMC. Thursday, Dec. 23 • Transport from Shoestring Ridge Road to HMC; two units sent. • Transport from Rand Avenue, Kanauga, to PVH. • Transport from Middleton Estates to HMC. • Transport from Cha(iel Drive to HMC. • Responded to Wal-Man; treatment refused. • Transport from Bulaville Pike to HMC. 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GALLIPOLIS -A swearing-in ceremony for all newly-elected township trustees and clerks, and village mayors and council members, will be held in the Gallipolis Municipal courtroom at 7 p.m. Monday. . The swearing-in will be conducted by Municipal Judge WilliamS. Medley. you,.·.mnne\'! Statistics show that ' Harold D. Miller . City Building offices closed Monday Swearing-in ceremony slated Monday .. ... ..,,. Alice E. 'Jean' Tomblin Homer 'Barney' Leeth KYGER - Cheshire Township Board of Trustees will have its end-ofthe-year meeting at 5:30p.m. Tuesday at the township building in Kyger. The board will reorganize for the year 2000. ~ •' Ray Hall Authorities place three in county jail l ' &unbap Earl Lloyd Peters Area News in Brief: :I Ohio • Point Pleasant, WV (Robin) Miller, Mark L. (Kay) Miller and Norman H. (Tammy) Miller, all of Patriot; seven grandchildren; four sisters, Edith Jarvis and Aileen Levitre, both of Patriot, Teresa (Philip) Doughman of Wilmington, and Carol (Gary) Miller of Waterloo; and a brother, Wade (Jane) Miller of Patriot.. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Darlene Grady. Services were held at II a.m. Friday, Dec. 24, 1999 in the Willis Funeral Home, with the Rev. Emanuel Aldridge officiating. Burial was in the Flagsprings Cemetery. Visitation was held in the funeral home on Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999. BIDWELL - Violet M. Brayley, 62, Bidwell, formerly of New York, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999 in Holzer Medical Center. Born Nov. 23, 1937 on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation, Lewiston, N.Y., daughter of the late Pete and Martha John, she was a homemaker. Surviving three daughters, Laura (Denny) Clary of Bidwell, Susan (Alvin) Magcale of San Francisco, Calif., and Candace Porter of Los Angeles, Calif.; two sons, Mark (Stella) Porter of Buffalo, N.Y., and Brian (Kimberly) Porter of Chillicothe; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; ·three brothers, Harold John of Pennsylvania, and Sidney Anderson and Duane Anderson, both of New York; and two sisters, Lura Joseph of New York, and Bouser GALLIPOLIS- Earl Lloyd Peters, 83, Las Vegas, Nev., died earlier this Anderson of Oregon. week at his residence. She was also preceded in death by a sister and a brother. Born April II, 1916 in Lecta, son of the late Clarence and Goldia SwishAnangements and services will be completed in New York. Local arrange- er Peters, he was a retired hotel and casino employee, and was a U.S. Navy ments are by the Willis Funeral Home. veteran of World War ll . He was also preceded in death by a brother, Archie Peters; and a sister, Isis Scott. Surviving are a brother, Vaughn Peters of Columbus; and four sisters, GALLIPOLIS - Ray Hall , 67, Gallipolis, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999 (Scotty) Lucas of Cheshire, Christine (Ray) Dudding of Nitro, W.Va., Lorene in Hol zer Medical Center. Georgia (Johnny) Garrison of Akron, and Bernice (Roy) Will of Riverside, Born April 3, 1932 in Gallia County, son of the late John and Bertha Calif. Mooney Hall , he was a retired police officer who served on the Gallipolis Graveside services will be I p.m. Tuesday in the Gravel Hill Cemetery. City Police force for 15 years. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are by the Waugh-Halley-Wood He was a U.S. Air Force veteran during the Korean Conflict, and was a Funeral Home. member of American Legion Lafayette Post 27. A military flag presentation will conducted at the graveside by FFW Post Surviving are hi s wife, Dorothy Persinger Hall, whom he married in Gal4464 and American Legion Lafayene Post 27. lipolis in 1953; three daughters, Teresa (Lester) Cardwell of Crown City, Anita (David) Beaver of Gallipolis, and Rhonda (Tom) Fife of Vinton; two sons, Gerald Hall of Gallipolis, and Matthew (Loris) Hall of Vinton; 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and two brothers, Monroe Hall and POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. - Alice E. "Jean" Tomblin, 66, Point Pleas· Kenneth (Joni) Hall , both of Crown City. ant, died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999 in the Pleasant Valley Nursing and RehaHe was also preceded in death by a daughter in infancy, and by a sister, • bilitation Center, Point Pleasant. Bonnie Halley. · Born Aug. 21, 1923 in Mason County, W.Va., daughter of the late Charles Services will be I p.m. Monday in the Willis Funeral Home, with the Rev. F. and Carrie Marie Leonard Gardner,. she was a homemaker, and a member Richard Graham officiating. Burial will be in the Ridgelawn Cemetery, Mer. cerville. Friends may call at the fun eral home on Monday from II a.m. until of the Wyoma Church in Gallipolis Ferry, W.Va. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Max1e Pearthe time of the services. son; her second husband, Raben Tomblin, on April24, 1999; and three sons, Volunteer veterans of local lodges will fold and present th~ flag at the Pearson and John Ruff Jr., and an infant son. Charles E. graveside. Surviving are three sons, Harold (Janie) Pearson of New Albany, Ray (Glenna) Pearson of Gallipolis Ferry, and Roger (Carol) Pearson of Westerville; 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren ; a family member, Carrie Norville Davis of Point Pleasant; and three sisters, Delores Shaffer of Columbus, Berice Hatfield of Florida, and Yanda Cobb of Galloway. GALLIPOLIS - Marilyn Lane, 44, formerly of Gallipolis, died Sunday, Services will be I p.m. Tuesday in the Deal Funeral Home, Point Pleas· Dec. 19, 1999 in the Latimer County General Hospital, Wilburton, Okla., ant, with the Rev. Roger Boneculler officiating. Burial will be in the Mount following a brief illness. Zion Cemetery, near Gallipolis. Friends may call at the funeral home from Born Jan. 21, 1955, daughter of the late William Watts and Dolly Watts 6-8 p.m. Monday. of Casey, IlL, she was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, James Lane; two sons, Josh and David, both of the home; two daughters, Angie and Jamie , both of the home; a brother, Weather forecast: Billy (Marlene) Wall s of Casey; a sister-in -law, Mary Cook of Gallipolis; a Sunday... Partly cloudy. A chance brother-in-law, John (Phyllis) Lane of Gallipolis; and several nieces and of snow or rain showers during the nephews. night. Highs in the upper 40s. A memorial service was held Monday, Dec. 20, 1999 in the Jones Funer• Monday.. .Panly cloudy with a al Home, Wilburton. Burial was in the Veteran Memorial Cemetery, Wilbur- • chance of snow showers. Cooler. ton. Lows around 30 and highs in the uppc:r 30s. · fuesday ... Panly cloudy with a you insure chance of snow showers. Lows in the upper 20s and highs in the upper 30s. home with us, COOLVILLE- Homer P. "Barney" Leeth, 68, Coolville, died Th~rsday, Dec. 23, 1999 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Parkersburg, W.Va. thmugh Auto-Owners Arrangements will be announced by the White Funeral Home, Coolville. ln:;umnce Company, we'll save GALLIPOLIS - Thomas E. Hairston, former Lawrence County and Gallis County school administrator, died Thursday morning, December 23, 1999, at the age of 78, after a lengthy illness. Mr. Hairston was a native of the Waterloo area of Lawrence County, home o~ the famous Waterloo Wonders high school basketball team coac hed by has brother, Magellan Hairston Following graduation from high school, Mr. Hairston attended Ohio University, the University of Rio Grande and Wilmington College, where he served as captam of the basketball team. He received his undergraduate degree from Wilmington m 1942, and upon graduation, enliSted in the U.S. Marine Corps. His superior marksmanship qualified him for assignment to the President's Post at the White House. Mr. Hairston's expertise in writing soon won him the assignment of editing the Pacific edition of the Marines' Leatherneck magazine . He spent the remainder of World War 11 stationed on the Pacific Islands, reconding efforts of both Marine and Navy force s. He was a witness to the Japanese surrender aboard the USS Missouri on August 16, 1945. Mr. Hairston began his teaching career in 1946 in Monroeville, Ohio. In 1947, he was appointed principal and executive head of the Waterloo Schools. Five years later, Mr. Hairston was selected for the superintendency of the Dawson-Bryant Local Sc hool District, a position he held for four years. In 1957, after serving for one year as assistant superintendent of the Lawrence County Schools, he became director of personn el for the Mans~eld City Schools. From 1961 to 1965, while enrolled in post-graduate studaes, Mr. Ha1rston became assistant placement direc tor at Ohio State University. . Hi s enthusiasm for ass isting uni versity graduates with job placement led ham to assume the position of placement director at Kent State University, where he served seven years. He was named Gallia County/Gallia Local superintendent in 1976, and retired in 1979. After retirement, Mr. Hairston served as assistant state director of Ohio's chapter of AARP. pres ident of the Gallipolis Developmental Center Advisory Board, and was a trustee for the Area Agency on Aging . In 1992, he became -the first person from southeast Ohio to be inducted into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame ; his award was prese nted by Governor George Voinovich. Mr. Hairston was preceded in death by his wife of 40 years, Belly Jo (Whne) Harrston. He was also preceded in death by his parents, LawyerS . and Nancy Jane (Sco u) Hairston , and siblin gs Mage llan. Wan, Teamon , Maude and Russell Hairston. He is survived by d;IUghters, Jane (James) Barre of Cincinnati, and Anne (John) Seibel of Akron; son. James (Valeri) Hairston of Mansfield ; and five · grandchildren, Kevin , Elizabeth and Jill Barre, and Anna and Jacob Hairston. He is survrved by sisters, Georgia (Mcrril) Triple!! of Ironton, and Merle Ivers of Columbus. Services will be 4 p.m. Sunday, December 26, 1999 in the Tracy Brammer Funeral Home, 518 South Sixth Street, Ironton. with·the Rev. Dean Fulks officiating. Commiual service followed by interment will be 10 a.m. Mon day, December 27. 1999 at the Woodland Cemetery in Ironton. Military graveside rites will be conducted by VFW Post 8850, Ironton. Friends may call at the funeral home on Sunday. December 26, 1999 from 2 p.m. until the time of the services. Local arrangements are by the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home Wetherholt Chapel, Gallipolis. " ! I ( 4 \-.1.{ ·J I ~{I �I Page AB • il>unba!' 1:imrs -&rnlind .I ., . . ... 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"J.P. has been gaining confidence every day with his ballhandling, and I was impressed with the aggressiveness he showed," coach Tubby Smith said. - The Highway to Satisfaction 2000 Malibu Limited VB, every option, quadra drive, Go anywhere, do anything in luxury. •I •... •- "Next to Wai-Mart" 3 To Choose from factory program cars, low miles, fully equipped, save thousands, DRIVE A LEGEND 1999GUND CHEROKEE years at 4-4, Kentucky (6-4) has won consecutive games over Louisville and Michigan State (8-3). . AP Sporta Writer . . " It was a good win for us because they were a ranked team LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Michigan State fans will and they were a great team," said Kentucky center Jamaal remember Andre Hutson missing a baseline drive as time ran Magloire, who had his third straight double-double with 18 out. According to coach Tom Jzzo, though, the seeds of the points and 11 rebounds. "We're trying to be considered one of fifth -ranked Spartans' 60-58 loss to Kentucky were planted the great teams. Right now, I think we're a good team, but we keep winning games like this, we'll be right there with the rest much earlier Thursday night. · of them." "It seems like it was there for almost a layup, but the game Reserve guard J.P. Blevins provided a defensive spark that wasn 't lost on that play," lzzo said. "It was a lot of little things rallied the Wildcats ,from a 15-point first-half deficit - and early. We missed some free throws and fouled too much." made a c;hildhood dream come true. Instead of going to the basket, Hutson put up a short "I can remember when LSU came in here with Shaquille jumper that was blocked-by Kentucky's Tayshaun Prince. and Chris Jackson, I remember the noise that was made that Morris Peterson's tip-in attempt was no good as time expired. game," he said, recalling a famous 1990 upset pulled by Rick Since dropping out of the top 25 for the first time in nine Tuesday Pt. Pleasant at Parkersburg tourney Meigs at Logan tourney -· · · I'll I By TIM WHITMIR~ Ott THE ROAD··: TO ~~~"tt\S ':'i . . Widest Selection of New and Used Vehicles!. Cll UK:shocks No. 5 Michigan St. GalttpOh, Oh. , Or Toll Freel-800-446-0842 . www.gen..ohnaonchevr,olet.com : 1-800·521-0084 (740)'' 446•3672 TIFFIN - Taylor Univcnity jumped out to a 13-point halftime lead and cruised to a 95-75 victory over Rio Grande in the championship game of the Heidelberg Holiday Classic Wednesday. Tournament MVP Nick David . scored 28 points to ,pace the Trojans to the win. David drilled 6-of-9 three-point field goal attempts and wu 8-for-11 overall from the field. He knocked down all six free throws he attempted. Brian Ross added 27 points for the Trojans (12-4). He connected on 5-of-7 three-point opportunities and finished the night 8-of-12 from the field. Ross hit 6-of-7 free throws. Tyson Jones had 13 points, hitting 4of-7 shots from the field, and II assists. He was 5-for-6 at the charity stripe. Jeremy May was the tone Redmen player to reach double figures. May pumped in 5-of-7 three·point fie_ld goal attempts and went 6-for-12 overoll from the field. He was 4-for-4 at the foul tine. Desroy Grant, who tallied 30 points · against Transylvania the night before, . was held to just nine points and two rebounds. Grant was 4-for-6 from the field and 1-of-3 at the foul tine. He played only 18 minutes. BATILE FOR THE · - Kentucky's J.P. Blevins (right) the Wildcats' 110-!58 uput of lhs fifth ranked Spartans. Blevins hit Chris Beard scored eight points and battlll Aloysius Anagonye of Michigan Stat!' tor a rebound during three three-point shots to help UK -earn the wln. (AP) had just one rebound. Nathan Copu and Brad Keating each contributed scven points. Copas bad five assists and Keating grabbed three rebounds. Former Wellston standout Randar Luis added five points and ex-River Valley star Joey James chipped in three points for Rio Grande. high percentage shots, shots in the key, but they Taylor took a 47-34 halftime lead build its double digit cushion. By ANDREW CARTER just weren't f~lling . When we're getting high and outgunned the Redmen 48-41 in the Rock Hill (6-2), which ~it just 3,of-18 first Times-Sentinel St!lff half. The Trojans shot 65 percent GALLIPOLIS - Gallia Academy celebrated quarter field goal attempts, ended the opening percentage shots like that, there's nothing you second (13-of-20) from three-point territory can do. I told them to just keep working the ball, Christmas a little early by winning its sixth con- period on a high note with a 4-2 spurt to pull to and hit 66.7 per_cenl (30-of-45) from the getting it into the painl, and things would start secutive game Thursday. The Blue Angels got within II points: Bobbie Clark had four points field overall . Taylor went 22-of-25 at falling." off to a fast start, but had to hold off a talented for the Redwomen. foul line. Rock Hill's offense found its high gear in the the Rio However, the pace of the game slowed ·in the Rock Hill ball club in the Grande shot 52.3 percent (23-ofsecond period as neither team seemed able to third quarter led by Michelle Matkins ' 13 point 44) from the field overall. The Redmon end, winning 56-53. "I thought we started out gain control of the tempo. After scoring the first explosion. Matkins drilled 4-of-6 shots from the · hit 7-of-15 three-point shots and were like a ball of fire," said Blue basket of the period at the 7:38 mark, Rock Hill field, including three triples, to help the Red- 22-of-30 at the foul line. Taylor oulrebounded Rio Grande, Angel , bench boss Kim didn't score again until Miranda Edwards hit 1- women cut the deficit to 38-33 as the curtain 26-17. opened on the final act. of-2 foul shots with 5:25 remaining. Adkins. "Of - course, you The all-tournament team included Matkins dropped in a three·p<linter with 4:17 Galli a Academy wasn't able to find the basket know me and my style, I May of Rio Grande along with Taylor's want to get offense out of for the first two minutes of the frame. Johnson's left in the quarter to cut the Blue Angels' lead to Jones and Ross. Kory Winkler of Tiffin defense, and I thought we did driving layup· and free throw wi.th 5:57 to play 30-27, but Johnson responded by scoring six of and Collier Mills of Transylvania were a good job pushing the ball snapped a three minute scoreless streak for the the Angels' next eight points to keep GAHS also named to the all-tourney squad. · up the court. We got a com- Blue Angels that dated back to the end of the fiist ahead. The Redmen will compete in the "The second half of the ball game, Rock Hill Shawnee Stale Classic Dec. 27-28, in quarter. manding lead to begin with." picked it up offensively," Adkins said. "They JOHNSON Portsmouth. Gallia Academy maintained its advantage in Adkins ' ball dub toasied Rio Grande (9-4) jumps back into 26 pointe the Redwomen in the first the second quarter, widening the gap to 28-15 as started hammering the threes . .I felt we did a pretquarter, establishing 1 15-2 the half ended. The Blue Angels extended their ty nice job of gelling there, and Shanna was in American Mideast Conference play in the new year. The Redmen · travel to lead and ending the period with a·17-6 lead. A lead to as marty as 15 points in the second frame their faces a couple times, but they still nailed Shawnee State Jan. 4, before hosting 13-0 run over a four minute span allowetj the when Hager knocked down a short jumper with them." Carter did more than get in Matkins' face on Walsh Jan. 8, and Central State Jan. 10. Blue Angels to assume what appeared to be com• 1:45 to: play that gave the home side a 26-11 Rio Grande play s back-to-back one particular shot. The talented Carter actually lead. plete control of the contest. games in western Pennsylvania Jan. 14"The second quarter, we just seemed to get got a hand on a Matkins three-point bomb from 15, al Saini Vincent and Point Park, Brianna Johnson pumped in six points, Shanna Carter added five points and 'riffanie Hager stuck on 17 and then on 26 later," said Adkins. the right cornerbut the ball still managed to find respectively. See BLUE ANGELS • 28 chipped four points to help Gallia Academy "At halftime, I told the girls that we were gelling Blue Angels hold off Rock Hill South Gallia falls to Portsmouth E. Hawks dump _ Cavs ATLANTA (AP) - Andre Miller learned why Dikembe Mutombo has been riamed NBA _.. Defensive Player of the Year three' times. After darting past Mutombo for a fourth -quarter layup that cut Atlanta's lead to five points, Miller was less fortunate the next . time he challenged th~ 1-!a\vks' 7-foot-2 center. who fin-· ished with 16 points, 2'1 rebounds and nine blocked shois iri a 108-90 win over the ·cteveland Cavaliers. "He showed a lot of talent out .. BALL- AUanta'a Dlkamba Mutombo (center) blttlea Mark Bryant (left) and Shawn Kemp or Cleveland lor a rebound. (AP) . I three shots from the floor, was 8-for-8 on free-throw attempts and llad 14 defensive rebounds. Reserve Cedric Henderson scored 12 points, and Miller, a former Utah standout, added 11. The Cavaliers made 15-of-17 free throws in the first quarter and led by as many as 11 points. attempt by the rookie guard. The ball ric.ocheted off the floor and into the hands of Atla)lta' s Jim there," Mutombo said of Miller. J k' "Next time, he'll think twice ac son. : · about coming down the lane' Isaiah Rider scored 30 points when I'm in there." f9r the _Hawks, who ·broke a (our-g,ame losing streak. Rider's With 2:52 remaining an\! the 3-pointer gave Atlanta 1 95 -87 .Hawks holding a 97-87 lead, Mutombo reJ'ected another layun. lead with 4:11 remaining. r• · Mutoml>o, who took only By G. SPENCER OSBORNE Tlmea-Senllnel Stlft PORTSMOUTH - South Gal lia's v3!Sity girls' basketball team, hit with injuries to two of its top three scorers, dropped a 47-33 deci sion to the Coal Grove Hornets in the Lady Tartan Holiday Tournament Thursday night at Portsmouth East High School . The Rebels (0-7), who haven't had senior forward Rachel Waugh in the· li.neup since the three-year starter suffered an ankle sprain early last week, had to take the court witllout the services of junior guard Stacy White. White, a · two-year stl!rler, sprained her right ankle in the second half of Wednesday. night's first-round loss to tournament finalist Portsmouth · Notre Dame. Both players are expected to take the floor this week for the Rebels' J·ast home game of the 1999 poniorr · of their season. That is scheduled for Thursc;!ay against Southern. The Hornets (2-4) started the game with a 12-0 run fueled equllly by Courtney Coffman, Sara Patterson and Cassie Ball. As a r_esult of that and th~ Rebels' failure to cut down on turno~ers lftd break Coal Grove's defensive pressure, the closest the Gallians.got :w~ when the layup by . senior forward/center Tanya J1aner --"' Sarah Wrighl had the ' aasist ...., · trimmed the' Homets'lead to 12-2 · The '1-fornets stung South Gilili~'s defense to t~e tune ·of an 8-for-'14 showing fiom the field in the; first . quarter. Concentrating prillllfily on taking the ball into tile paint, they' shot 50% from the field in the next two quarters to balloon thoir lelld ·to 27 points by the third quarter's encl. . The Rebels were led offenaiVeby. sophomore for:w~d Holly H~r. See LADY REBELS ·J 21 '• _, • " ·' - • \ I �. .. . .· Page 82 • 6unbap ltime• ·6tntinel ~ .. ,... . ~ ,; ··~ ·· ~··· ~ "''"·· · ··· · ·· .... ASSOCIATED PRESS STORY OF THE YEAR ' •· ' f ~ ---....,..,.....--,,.-, Sere na Williams was fourt~ and : Marion Jones was fifth. The only other team to win ath- : le te of the year was the 1980 me n's · Olympic hoc key squad . That group : of co llegi a ns that up se t th e mighty Sov iets served as an inspiration to. Americans. , The soccer te am's championship · was n ' t an up sc l - the Americans : wo n th e 1996 Olympic crown in Allanta with virtually the same ros · : ter. Bu t it wa s just as inspirational, · particularly to the thousands of : yo un gs ters who came t o regard the ' women as role mode ls, hero es and : JUSt plain nice people. "We know we have a respo nsi· : bilit y to a ll th e kids out there to : s how th em what ha rd work, dedica- · tion, communi ca ti o n. tolerance and : di vers it y can g ive yo u if you give · it a chan ce an d you g ive yourse lf a c hanc e." sa id Br a ndi Chaslain, who sco red the Cup·winning goal in the shuu to ut. "So, we're very proud of what we ' ve done. " We'r e lo ok ing to the future now , to the 2000 Olympics , and with the eve ntual building of a 'Profe ss ional leag ue. That will be th e be nc hm ark o f thi s team : Whether or no I we can s uccessfully build a · pr o fe ss iona l leagu e where young girl s have a c han ce lo purs ue their drea ms. Not eve rybody 's going to make th e nati ona l tea m, but !here's · going to be so me great pla ye rs out Chastain. Bottom· right photo, Chinese goalkeeper Hong Gao 1he re that want to be professional watches helplessly .as Chastain's penalty kick finds a home in athletes and don't have a chance . the right side of the net. Chastain's conversion set off a cele- We want to g ive it to them ." Next up fo r the women bration of tremendous magnitude, not only for the 100,000-plus fans in the Rose Bowl, but also around the nation. The U.S. Hamm , Chastain, Julie Foudy, Briwomen became national icons overnight following their victo- ana Sc u-rry, Mi c helle Akers , Joy ry. (AP file photos) · . Fawcett, Carla Overbeck, Kristine Lilly. Tiffeny Milbreu , Kate Sobrero, Cindy Parlow, Shannon MacMillan , Tisha Venturini, Lorrie Fair, Tiffany Roberts, Sara Whal e n, Christie Pearce, Danielle . Fotopou los, Saskia Webber, Tracy Ducar - were supposed Ia be tournam ent s in Australia and Portugal and a pre · Oiympic tour of the United States. But a di sp ute over salaries with the U.S. Soccer Federation has sidelined the c ha·m pions .1nstead , a youth 1e am might take the-ir place . A .se ttl e men t would allow the World Cup players to compete in Sydney, and NBC has announced it will tele vise the team's games after ignorin.g soccer in '9 6 - furlher ev idence of its impa c t. · "We ca n ' t take credil for building women's s port s,'' C~astain sa id . " We can only take Cfedit for a very small a mount of enthusiasm that now is surrounding women's athl e tic s. and we're happy to do that. .. 1 •• ., f• ,....,. - - - - - BLUE ANGELS- continued from 1s - - - - - - ------LADY REBELS- continued from 1B - - - - - 41s way to the basket. was 6·af·9 from the fie ld . Ha ~c r had Matkins brought her three·point reus to the founh quarter. hitting o from long range , but i1 was the terior pl ay of Clark that allowed ock Hill 10 keep pace. Clark had lfight points in the period. 'Johnson was equal to the task, oring nine poinls, including a run · 7·for·7 at the foul line , to help allia Academy sustain its lead. ager had four poinls. ;, Cara Dunkle added three points, "eluding a key free throw with 6ight seconds left that gave the Blue ~ n gels a three-point cushion. Toni ~a ldwell chipped a pair of free ~rows in the fourth quarter. :• "I'm very proud of our kids and !low they kept their composure ~ he n Rock Hill made that run," said. "We didn 't lose our · and continued to play hard al ends of 1he floor. That was the in the end." Johnson finished with a game26 points. She hit 9·of.l4 field attempts and was 8-for·8 at the line. Johnson had three j:bour1ds, one assist and one steal. Despite being saddled with foul j'otrble for much of the second half, still managed to score 12 and grab seven rebounds. She t five rebounds. tw o blocks and a a blocked shot and a steal. steal. Carter recorded eight roints and Mandy McDoni e added eight seven rebounds. She also had three points and a team·hi gh seve n assists and three steals. rebounds, Shc·had four ass ists. Caldwell had three points and Gallia Academy (7·1, SEOAL 3· four rebounds. Dunkle ft nishcd with I ) travels to Wheelersburg Thursday three poi nts, three rebounds and an eve ning. The ju nior varsily contest assist. begins at 6 p.m. Meredith Addington had two JV Angels win points and ft ve boards. Tessa Sibley Sarah Russell scored 17 points to added two points and two rebounds. lead the Blue Angel reserves to a 35· Malkins scored 18 of her team· 33 win over the Rock Hill junior best 20 points in the second half for vars ity. Jessica Bodimer, Briuany Rock Hill. She hit 7-of·22 field goal Franklin and Sarah Stepp eac h attempts, including 5·0f· l6 from scored four points for GAHS (7·1 ). three-point territory. Matkins Julie Mootz led Rock Hill with grabbed lhree rebounds . eight points. Amber Gould added Clark tallied 16 points. She was seven points and Rachel Hanwi g an efficient 6·of-7 from the fi eld and had six points. 4·.for·4 at the foul line. Clark had led all scorers with 14 points. How· ever, Coal Grove lightened up ils pcfcn se in lhc middle often enough to cut off Holly Haner's options and hold her to two points in a firsl half that ended with the Hornets leadin g 29· 11. After the Rebels managed 13 points in three quarters, they woke up offen sively in the fourth quarte~ They scored seven straight points in the first 5:35 before the Hornets' Tara Jackson got the second of her two foul shots to fall with 2:25 left. Holly Haner, held scoreless in the third quarter, lit up the nets in Oil, Lube, Filter Up to 5 quarts GM oil and AC filters most GM cars & Light duty trucks $16.95 Plus Tax 4 Wheel Alignment Most GM cars any repairs extra the last frame with a 4·for-4 showfrom the field and a 4·for·6 effort at the foul line. 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Bottom left photo, U.S. teammates Sarah Whalen (7), Shannon MacMillan (8) and Kate Sobrero (right) embrace following the winning penalty kick by Brandi ~ Sunday, December.26, 1999 Pomeroy • Middleport • Gallipolis, Ohio • Point Pleasant, WV Sundey, December 28, 1999 ay BARRY WILNER ~p Sports Writer · Jn a year marked by sup ers tar ~e tirem e nt s, courageous come b acks, tragedies and triumph s, a team of 20 women in a sport that doe s n 't get much atte ntion tn Ameri ca s tole the lpo tli ght. : For three weeks during the sum · ')1.e r, the Women's World Cup was a sporttng p he no men o n . Wh at was expec ted to be a nice little soccer ro urn ame nt turn ed into The Associ · ~ted Press Story o f th e Yea r, a s uc· ~ess beyo nd eve n what its partici · ~ants imagined possible . An d, to boot , th e U.S.. team was vo ted Fema le Athletes o f th e Yea r. the fir st tim e a team has wo n t he award, whi c h is se lec ted by AP member new s paper s and br oadcas t o utlet s. · The male athl e te of th e year win· ncr will he an no un ced Monday . " This is a great hono r for us." said Mia Hamm . soccer' s interna ti o nal ca ree r scor ing lea der.· " One o f tile thin gs we were mos t exc it ed abo ut with the World Cup was th e media su pport that we had . There were so ma ny posittve things about the ev ent, eve n in li e u of the fac t t hat 'o rn e peo pl e were a little ner· vo us about either covering it or how big it was going to be. "Eve ryon e kind of re a ll y go t exci ted about and ap preci ated th e fact th at it was s uch a .wo nd e rful eve nt. Socce r' s not cove red rhat mu c h. especially the women's s i.d e of th e ga me. But th ey ca me o ut and took th e time , a nd il gave us an oppo rtunit y to s how them wh a t we're a ll a bout. We're ju s t so th ankfu l for th at , an d we're so ha n· ored wit h thi s awar d ." · The women 's ac hievement , sec ured with a sho olout vicl'ory ove r China at a so ld·out Ro se Bowl, was a runaway choice for top slory. The to urnam e nt drew nearly 650,000 fans and its TV ratings, including ne arly 40 million who watc hed the final , were unprec e· dented. Lance Armstrong winning th e To ur de France after recovering (rom ca ncer was seco nd in the bal· k> t ing, followed by th e death of ~ayne Stewa rt in a n ee rie plane hash, Michael Jordan 's retirem e nt Jnd the U.S. Ryder Cup victory. : T he retirements of Wayne Gret· y, John Elway, Stet'fi Graf and a rry Sanders a lso drew vo tes. as d the de alh s of Joe DiMag gio , a lte r Pa yton and Wilt Chaqtber· t.in . : Cy nthia Cooper wa s seco nd in th e female athlete vo tin g. followed by . s t one point by Hamm . who ccived three time s as many fir s t· ace vo,te s as any other indi vidual. ··· · -· ·· v T:he Babe: the·century's greatest athlete By SAM WILSON Times-Sentinel Correspondent It is finally the last week of the century, so I thought it was ' time to give you my pick for lhe centu· ry 's most influential athlete. It was hard to reject Muhammad Ali for the top · spot, particularly after I saw "the greatest""a! the Pacers.Jazz game last week. It was a thrill to be in lhe same building with him. It was one of the most pleas· ant surprises of my life. Ali is one of my heroes. Sports have become an integral part of our sociely during the past 40 years. Athletes have become cultural icons. Their very lives are now reported in soap opera fashion in the media. More young people can probabl~ recognize Michael. Jordan more than the president of the Uniled States. It's just the way things have evolved over the past 25 years. Television is the medium most responsible for thi s change. It has been reported that television made pro· fe ssional football lhe sport it is today. The famou s Colts·Giants playoff game in 1958 is seen as the watershed mark in lhe emergence of telev ised sport s. What would the NBA be without televi sion'' The AFL, ABA and WHL were all able to force mergers with the more established league s wilh the assi stance of television. It was the AFL's Jets that defeated the NFL's Colts in Super Bowl Ill. In two years the leagues joined. Six years later the ABA jointid the NBA. Advertisemc nl and competition for ta lent brought these different leagues to the bargaining lablcs. They all agreed it was better to share the wealth. Telev ision was partly responsible for these c\'cnts. But before television , radio was our dominant medium . I Slill enjoy listenin g to sports and old radio programs as I travel on America 's highways. It's quite nostalgic and peaceful: This Chri stmas. I have been lts lcning to the 26 episodes of ''The Cinnamon Bear." which wa s fi rst broadcast in 1937 . I even purchase old baseball broadcasts to re live those thrilling and famou s moment s of yesteryear. I have li stened to Ken Boyer 's home run durin g game four of the 1964 World Series every time ltrav· el back home to Indiana. How can listening to Bobby Thompson\ home run or Gibson's 17 strikeouts ever · grow mundane or repetitive? Yes, I know how these games end; but if it 's acceptabl e fot someo ne to go to the movies 16 times to see the Titanic sink, then l should be allowed to indu lge in my hobb ies. Baseball was the dominant span of thi s century. Until the 1970s it was America's illOSt popular sport. It was radio that brought it to our homes. It was the newspaper that allowed us to relive those moments in the next day 's box scores. For me. it only makes sense that Babe Ruth . the first true superstar in American sports. he named the greatest athlete of the century. The problem for today's fans is that it has been so long since he played that people forget his impac t on the game and our so~..: i e t y. Name me one other athl ete whose cand y bar has withstood the tes t of time '' There arc athle tes who have broken Ruth'-.record s. but eve ry boy grow ing up fur half a century knew of him and hi s 7 14 home runs. During thi s past year. baseball ce lebrated the 25th anniversary of Hank Aaron breaking Ruth's record . The irony of thi s .:elebratiun was thai basebal l wanted to recogni te Hank for the great accomplishment of se tting the new home run record; however, it was also testament to Ruth 's greatness. Babe's record was so much a part of baseball that lhe span ce leb rated its breaking. How many times do sporls ce lebrate the breaking of a record 25 years later? When McGwire broke Maris' record tw o years ago, people were also talking about the previ ous single season home run record Ruth had set. Maris broke Ruth's record 37 years before, b ~t it was Ruth's record. Breaking another alhlete 's record in any sport doesn't .:arry as much prestige as breaking one to which Ruth 's name is attached. For me, Ali was the greatest boxer ever ' Boxing expe rt s. howeve r, tiave differed on 'whether he dese rves to be at the lop of the li st. Some dare to refer to him as "po sstbly" the greatest heavywe ight of all time. I even saw one poll that had him rated fifth in hi s a own sport. Talk about sacri lege' Such comm ents arc no~ made about Ruth. He was the greatest in hi s ow n sport. Since lhat sport became our national pastime, we should honor Ruth as 1hc .:c ntury 's best. ~ Bengals back could ruin Baltimore's run Ravens put streaks on line against Dillon, Bengals By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer · BALTIMORE (AP) - Pro Bowl· bound Corey Dillon has run for at least 100 yards in three straight games, including a 192·yard effon against Cleve· land two weeks ago that put him over I ,000 for a third straight season. Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis is not impressed. "He's human . We don't worry about him, we 11'\ake sure other people worry about us," Lewis said. " We just don't believe anyone can run on us." It's not an idle boast. No running back has had a 100-yard gat(.le against Baltimore this season, including Dillon, who had 74 yards in 15 carries last month in a 34·3 1 Cincinnati defeat. The Bengals (4·10) have since won three straight , averaging 38 points per game while getting 445 yards rushing from Dillon . Helping Cincinnati achieve its first four· game winning streak since 1989 is Dillon 's top priori· ly Sunday, but he would also love to become the firsI runner to reach l 00 yards against Baltimore (7· 7). "That would be great. It's something I'v~ got to try to do," he said. " But it's a tough task. Whatever I get will be well·deserved. because that's a great defense." Holding big· name backs under 100 yards is a source of pride for the Bal· timore defense this season. Eddie George failed in two cracks at il, as did Deposed Stewart might start against Carolina, but not at QB "To say I wanted to play quarterBy ALAN ROBINSON back, I'm not going to get into that. AP Sports Writer PITTSB.URGH (AP) - Kardell My time is going to come, but, right Stewan may fmally, get the stan he now. wide rece iver is my position wants, even if it isn' t at the position and I'm going 10 have to lake advan· 1age of it. " he wants. Stewart has bee n producti ve in Nearly a month since lasl playing quarterback, which he says will be limited playing time at rece iver, his only position next season, Stew· making nine catches for 113 yards art may stan at receiver Sunday for anll•;ca touchdown. He had four the Piusburgh Steelers against Car· reception s for 71 yards two weeks olina. . . ago againsl Baltimore. Last year, Cowher chose not to Stewan will be on the field if the bench Stewart even Steelers (5·9) open as he played pro· in a three-receiver gressivel y worse. set - a possibility, Stewart has not start- throwing only one given they are down pass to their No. '3 arid 4 ed at quarterback in touchdown tight ends. There nearly a month for the during a season· endin g five. ga me also is a chance wide receiver Troy stumbling Steelers, who losing streak. Now, Cow her Edwards won 't start have lost six consecudoesn ' t want Slew· because of a groin tive games. · art taking those injury. Former Ohio State ns same frustratio " l could be in signal caller Mike Tomth at built up last there ," Stewart into said. " I'm just try- czak h11s been the Pitts- December n. another off.seasu ing to help ihe team burgh quarterback Cowher believes the any way f c·an." Stewart was last few games of a No! many other since NFL quarterbacks benched by head coach season are especial· ly important have started at Bill Cower. because players another position in remember them the the same season longest. they were, a staning That's why Cowher prefers that QB, if any, but this wasn ' t a position Stewart lake a break from quarler. change tllat Stewart welcomed. ; In hi~ mind,.be remains a quarter- back, and give his mind and body a back,.aad is filling in at wide receiv- rest before returning to camp as the er not because he lost his job at one starting quarterback. "I think , right now, Mike at quar· posilion, bul because he is needed at terback gives us the best opponunity another. "Sijlying where I am and felling to win," Cowher said. "That's the Mike '(Tomczak) play out the season only criteria l usc. That's the only right now is probably t(]e best thing one I'm going to use. The most for lhis team," Stewart said. "I can important thing is to make deci sions say what! want to say aboul me and not based on nex t year, but on the be frustrliteb and exciled. But con· best opponunity we have 10 win sidering how the situation is for this these nexi two games." team now, this is probably ·the best · .. Even if lhey are lwo games that seemingly have little importance to way to keep it." ·. Stewart and coach Bill Cowher the Steelers, losers of thei r last six. hud~led tor a long time after the They can't make the playoffs and Steelers' 35 · 19 loss Saturday at can't finish .500, so winn ing would Kansas City, creating speculalion 'only ·drop them in the draft and Stewan was unhappy 'he didn't go in might give them a tougher schedule after Tomczak threw four intercep· 2 Stewart doesn' t want to hear that, tions . in 000. The Steelers have lost six in a especially with a chance to ·kn ock. row and will. miss 'he playoffs for Carolin a (7·7) out of the NfC play· the second season in a row, only off race. " Winning these · two ganjes adding to Stewart's disappointment. · " I ·wasn'l frustrated, " Stewart would give 1hc coaches and every · said. ·:I <understood the situation . AI · body something positive ... " he said. the same time , I wanled to be in lhe "To walk away from it now. know· game at wide receiver and try to make a catch and get us a lauch· is only going to stick with you." down . •· from Cleveland. Stoppin g Dillon is a key part of the plan. '· "You s~ut .J runner down, and you make a team become one-dimension-'_ al ," defensive tackle Larry Webster sa id. Only Jackso nville. St. Loui s and the Ravens have not allowed a player to;, run for 100 yards. Given his recent success, Dillon certainly has a shot a1; cro ssing Baltimore off the list. "He's hungry and he's got that momentum going," defensive end " Michael McCrary said. ' Baltimore quarterback Tony Banks is also on a roll, having thrown 14 louchdown passes in hi s last fi ve games. That does not bode well for a Cincinnati defense that ranks 29th against the pass. " We' ve got to shut down their big plays .... You've got to get pressure in (Banks') face and make him get rid of the ball early because he' ll throw the James Stewart and Jerome Bettis. Marshall Faulk didn't even come close in ball at a defensive back, " Bengals cornerback Artrell Hawkins said. "He'll lhe season opener. make mistakes. He'll also make big plays." " In general, nu one ha> been able !o come in and say. 'We're going to Afler a 1· 10 start, the Bengals have suddenly come to life under belea· establish the run . We're go ing to run the ball against this team."' Ravens guered coach Bruce Coslel, who insists the ingredients for success were !n coach Brian Billick said . "They' ve tried, but they haven't been able 10 do place back in September. it. " " We ' re no! doi ng anylhing differently," he said. "We 'rej usl running the ., The Ravens, who have already set a franchise record for wins in a season, ball very effecti vely and throwing our passes straight . There's no secret to ' arc strivin g for their ftrst four-game winning streak since the team moved this g~me - it' s all execution. " · Dillon has rushed for 445 yards ,during Cincinnati's three-game winning streak and the Bengals have averaged 38 points per game. A win at Baltimore would give Cincinnati its first four-game winning streak since 1989. · Baltimore ha~ not allowed a back to rush for 100 yards this season. Dillon had 74 yards on 15 carries against the Ravens in November. 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H1s advantage of the element of surpnse athletiCism along the front hne IS sorel¥ miSsed That's not the case anymore "He d1d the httle b1tty thmgs that only a coachmg "We have a target on our chesl," Penn swd "ThiS staff would notice," Joplin sa1d of Smgleton " He was a was Toledo's b1ggest game of !he year " great role player who could fimsh He got a lot of easy No longer do teams look baskets HIS loss really hurts past the Buckeyes Now when them from a deplh standthey sec Oh1o State on the Just eight games inlo its season, potnt " schedule, !hey see an opponuOh10 State head coach J1m Ohio State has already been dissed mly to make a name for themO'Bnen sa1d, "There are a lot se lves at the expense of a team and dismissed in letters to the ediof m1ssmg mgred1ents "We Ihal beat everybody tl played 10 tor and on radio call-in shows as have a very d1fferent personalthe NCAA tournament bu1 listless, lacking in chemistry and a Ity." Co nnec liCUI, lhe evenlual Ken Johnson has developed second-tier team in the Big Ten. champ1on mto a much more complete " h's Iough to sneak up on player than he was a year ago, people when you go 10 the Fmal Four," Toledo coach hlltmg a career-h1gh 17 pomts lo go with 10 rebounds S1an Joplw smd and four blocked shots '" the Toledo v1ctory Despllc lhe number of returnees, the Buckeyes arc But last year.'s Buckeyes belonged to Penn and dllferelll. loo Many believed that Ihe add111on of George M1chael Redd They always l<lok the b1 g shots when Reese lo the slartmg lmeup would more than make up someone needed to make a basket They were the ones tor the graduatiOn of Jason Smgleton . a relauvc ly anony- who handled lhe ball as the Imal seconds mched away of mous conm butor 10 las t year's success a close road game But Smgleton dtd more !han JUS! play mean defense, So far 1h1s season, even !hough they've played well 19!1 ~ 1 , • ..' 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Stra5burg-Fr.Vlk hn 5~ Sebn ng McKinley 64 Lordstown \4 St Henry 78 Roc kford P~rkway 52 Tol Start 6 1 Sylvu nm Southvtew 51 V~n Wert 76 Napoleon 57 Wellsville 48 Sahnevtlle Southern 39 W1l lard 67 Gahon 40 Woodmore .58 Northwood +4 ] .~ 21-45 0· 1 14-26 ~) & .U. 56 lllodmlshots· I fo uh 12 fouled out none Rrbounds: W rCaner Hager 71 Slrals: 6 (Carter l) Total FGs· 21 46 ( 4~ 7) rurnov•r!ll 19 Ohio Prep Girls Basketball Th~ As.soclalrd Prns , I hursday's Rrsulu Gallm Academ}l 56 Rock H1ll :'i~ Southern 71 Wahama 48 Oilk Hill 6' Wells10n l2 lh W~verl y Ad :~6~ 72 Richmond Oalr SE tli Ridgemont :'il ,\kr Elll!t 57 Crestwood .5" 1\kr Spn ng 44, Green l9 Amhm t Steele 59 Mtdv1ew 48 Apple Cr(ek Waynedale 57 Navarre Fauless 4' Ash l~nd 46 Lout5VI1k St Tnomas Aqu mas 4~ H r ,JC~~.e ll I oudon 105 Atuca Seneca E lO lkrltn B1 land SS Sugarcreek Gam1,ay 42 MAC men 's standings Bet lwll :ue 41 Goshen 15 IJcd ,im NO Houston 40 l 111 lenl Cath 45 Jackson 31 Iwa Chardu n n 1 John Mmhall 25 C1n Cflleram 95 C1n Nonhwe5t47 l 1n l"rmu:lou 71 L1 mn Sr 44 C' 1~ lh.Jlhnl! ~ 7 Chr11on Mass1e 41 C 1o R nl!~r B.t(OII 61 I akota East 1S ( lt II K1)4 Akron Kenmore 39 Major College Basketball Ea!l Akron Marsh:all Conr. .»: 2 l , ............... . 1 Oh10 Kem ...... ........... .0 Bowling Green 0 Mmm! Oh10 0 Overall .»: J. 1'<1. 7 S 2. 778 0 100 0 000 7 6 0 0 7 4 \ 700 I 851 2 778 J. fl:l, 0 I 00 0 I 00 1 500 000 000 J Cent M1ch1 gan Toledo W Mtdl! J!!all 0 I 00 l l 0 0 0 000 0 000 0 0 6 7 7 1 667 ~ 700 I 87~ I 000 6' 6~ "' 5-l~ I ' 6 ln "00 000 Thursdav·s Results Non·conrrrrnc:e DeP JU I 82 N llllno1s 61 E Mtch1gun 62 lnd Pur lndpls ~6 Kent 100 lnd Pur -n Wayne 78 Mondav 's Games Non·c:onrert'nct Akron at Flondil lnternauonal Ball St at San Otego State Men's College Basketball Thursday's scores EAST ~Col gate 76 Manhauan 68 Coq__necucut 84, Faarfidd 60 Providence 87, Arkansas 81 Selon flail 70 Ston~ Drook !50 St Fmncts , NY 100 lonn 98 OT Va Commonwealth 64, P11! sburgh 60 BYU 83 Fla lnter naboml1 7!5 . OT Anthony Wayne 45 Patnck Henry 43 Arhnglon 41 Allen East 18 Ayersvtlle 64, Lelpstc 47 Barberton 81 Toledo Walle 58 Bellefontame 49, Indum Lake 44 Ocllev ue 53, Shelby .52 Bluffton 77, Cory- Rawson 67 Bucyn1s 70 Upper Sandu~ky 68 Cameron (W V:a) 79, Bndgepon 56 Centerburg 71 Frede.ncktown 55 Charloue Chnsuan 67, Cm Moeller 5 I O n Colemm 78 O n Northwesl SO Ci n Turpm 59 Mount Orab Western Brown 51 Cle Shaw 94 Joh n Hay 77 Cle VASJ 98 Tu scarawas Calh 6S Coldwater 74 Eltda 52 Cots Ready 76 Ctlllal W1nchemr 68 Cob Watterson 61 Cots Centenmal 57 Day Belmont 6l Xen1a 59 Dola Hardin Northern 47 Kenton 42 E Can 7l louiSVIlle St Thoma! Aqumos 62 Eastwood 71 M1lbury Lake 69 Fon J e nm r~gs 70 Convoy CreSI\'tew 6~ Fort RclOvery 7-l Jay County find 17l OT Genoa W Kansas Lakota 2~ G1.md\ICW Hu 87 M an o nC~tl1 7~ G u~e nttl'ld M ~:C iatn SH Cedarvtlle 4~ G ree nw t~: h South Cenu:al 70 New London 42 Ha\ 1land Wayne Tr.1ce 64 M1ller C1ty ~I Huber Hctghts Wayne 70 Cm Taft l.e xtngton 67 Vermthon 40 I.JnM Cent Cath ~5 Cehna .U Luna Sh .1 w n e~ 59 Sid ney ~ l Lima Sr 79 L 1kota E 72 Gallia Academy 56 Rock Hill 53 I~ I SOUTH By The AuotiaiiPd Pros Thursday's Ru ulls Oak H1ll 80, Wellston 4l~ Akr Cent Hower 85 Mass11lon Washmgton 51 1~ r son 2) 12 ~71 Cent Aonda 88, Mtddle Tennessee 77 ChatUlllooga 68 St Jo5cph s 65 flonda 80 N C ·WtltrungiOI\ !5J Geor11a 88 Mercer 54 Kentucky 60, Mtch1 gan St 58 LSU 9 1, N1cholls St 74 loutsvllle 97, North Carolina 80 Memphis 98 Grambling St 59 MIDWI!ST DePau182, N llhnon 61 Drake 85. MVSU 65 E lllmots 90 Arkaruns St 70 E M1ch1gan 62, lnd Pur lndph 56 Kent IOO, Im.l Pur -Ft Wayne 7S Mtch1gan 79, Duquesne 67 Mmnesota 71 , Furman S6 Sa1 n1 Lout ~ 83, Dayton 74 W1s ·Green Bay 64, Appalachian St 47 Wtsconu n 86, Marqueue 74 Wnght St 58 St Mnry'• Cal .50 Tuesday, [)r(, 28 Alamo Bowl AI San ~ ntotaio , Payoul: 'U ~IIIOi'l Texas A&:M (ft-~) vs Pc: nn State (9·1) 7 30p m iESPN) "W•dnesday, Dec '29 Mldle Clly Bowl At N85bvllle, Tenn. Payout $750,000 \ Ke ntuck y (6 - ~) vs Syracuse (fi'.l.~) ~ p m tESPN) Hohduy llo"l " .\l SBn D1ego Payflul · S18 million UCLA tm Sout h Florida 91S OT Fafth Pia« Mwne 77 BYU Hnwan 66 Sennth Place The Citadel 68 Flond.1A&M 60 Puerto Klco Holidav ClassiC 68 ' Third Place S llltn01 s 66 N C Charlolle 6S 01 Firth Place Boston College 8' Mass JdlUsctts 59 ~vt nlh Phu:r Ill ·Chicago 90 Arnem an U PR 6~ EAST Con nectrcut 106 UCLA b4 Fmrfield 66 Prtnceron 'i6 MIDWEST Wayne M1 ch 6'i lnd -Pur Ft Wayne (ABC) ,_r, , ' (CBS! Uberty Bowl AI Mrmphis, Tenn. Payout! $1 l million Colorado State (8 3) vs Southern M1ssuts1pp1 (8· 3), S p m (ESPN) Independence Bowl AI Shreveport, La Payout: $1 mtlhon Mtss•ssappa (7-4) vs Oklahoma (7·4 ) 8 30 p m (ESPNJ ' \ At Tampa, tla. Payout: $1 9 m1Rion Georg1n (7 4) vs Purdue (7·4), It o m (ESP,Nl Colton Bowl Payout: $2.!5 million At DaUas Tella:; (9·4) vs Arkansas (7·4), II am (FOX) GalorBowl AI Jacksoil\'lllr. Fla. Payout · $1.4 million Georgaa Tech (8·3) vs Muuru (8-4), 12 10 p m .. HOCKEY National Hockey Leacue • ,, , ANAHEIM MIGHTY OUCKS-Re(;alled '0 ' ' Gregg Naumenko from Cmctnn1n1 of the AHU : ' •' Placed D Pasca l Trepamer on the InJured b.si, •..J , 1' • retroacuve to Dec 17 1 NEW YORK RANGERS-Ac11vated LW V~ltri ' , ' 1 Kamensk) from the Injured Jut , r,, j',;, !NBC) (9·2 ) 1 p m IABCI Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Cahr. 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The Bluegrass State proved to be unfriendly temtory for ~o ol the APcs.Top 25 ball clubs. Both fifth ranked Michigan State and seventh rat¢,,North Carolina abosrbed humbling defeats at the hands of KenlUCKY. and Louisville, respectively. The Cardinals (7-3) wh1pped the Tar Heels 97-80 m front of a boisterous crowd at Freedom Hall NQnh Carolina (8-4) came nowhere near pulhng 11 out after Loui~yille charged to a 15-pomt halfume lead The Tar Heels were sun~ i• part by a season-high 21 turnovers ';t1.9w do I account for our sloppmess? I thmk LouiSville 1s a very good ,llasketball team," Nonh Carohna coach B11l Guthr1dge sa1d "They are very qutck and very athletic and obvtously a lo1 more aggressive than we were. " . ''That was the best first half we've played all season," LouiSville coach Denny Cru~ said. "'I can't remember a half we've ever played wltho)lt commltlmg a turnover "I told the kids that we could beat thiS team, but we had to g1ve 40 m1~4t~s of maximum effon, somethmg we didn 't do agamst Kenlucky. The guys played as hard as they could and they deserved this one. ",,' Upsets of ranked teams weren t hm1ted to the state of Kentucky AI Bay~ll)on, Pueno R1co. Greg Hamngton matched h1s career h1gh w1th 22 pomts and Tulsa rode sohd defense and balanced sconng to an 8868 romp over lith-ranked and previOusly unbeaten Tennessee m the final of the Pueno R1co Class1c. ,In· other games, 11 was No 2 Connecticut 84, Fa~rf~eld 60, No 8 Fl!lflda 80, Nonh Carolina-W1Immgton 53, No 18 UCLA 103, South Flanda 98 m oven1me, and No 24 De Paul 82. Northern llhnm s 61 . Tulsa 88, No. 11 Tennessee 68 ·The Golden Humcane ( Il - l) opened the second half with a 13-4 run, fakmg a 57-35 lead on a 3-pomler by Harnngton w1th 16 05 to play The Volunteers (Il -l ), who lost pomt guard Tony Hams early m 1he game to an Injury, closed to 65-57 wilh 5 57 left, but Tulsa had enough left to pull away agam Tony Heard had 17 pomts for Tulsa wh1ch shot 60 percent for the game (33 -tor-55) Vmcent Yarbrough had 20 pmnts for the Volunteers Connecticut 84, Fairfield 60 At Hanford, freshman Tony Robertson had a career-h1gh 22 pmnts as Connecticut (8-1) overcame a sluggiSh sla!l to mcrcase us senes edge to 25-5 by wmmng 1ts 15th stra1ght over the Stags Connecucut pulled away m the second half for 1ts e1ghth stra1ght VICtory despite a 1-for-13 shootmg mght by jumor pomt guard Khalid ElAmm, who fimshed w1th four pomts. No. 8 Florida 80, NC-Wilmington 53 . ' 1\.l Gainesville, Fla., M1ke M11ler matched hts season h1gh w1th 2G pomts , as Flonda (9-1) had its first seven-game wmmng streak 1n II seasons The VICtory came 10 B1lly Donovan's tOOth game as coach at Flonda (9-1 ), although 1t's hardly one that w1ll stand out m the archtves. Flonda pulled away four mmutes after halfllme when M1llcr and Teddy Dupay sandw1ched 3-powters around a dunk by Kenyan Weaks for a 45-30 lead No. 18 UCLA 103, South Florida 98, OT The Brums (6-2) ran and ran, but had to hustle to beat South Flonda (S-4), wh1ch came from 10 down to force overtime Jerome Mo1so scored five of h1s 20 pomts '" the ex tra session for UCLA There were IS lead changes and seven ues m the f1rst 12 mmutes and 21 lead changes and 17 t1es overall No. 24 DePaul 82, No. -IIlinois 61 At Ch1cago. Quentin Ri chardson scored 20 pomts and Bobby S1mmons added 19 pomts and II rebounds tor DePaul (8-3), wh1ch got a lift wnh the re1urn of starling p01nt guard Rashon Burno, who InJured h1 s nght knee mne day s ago Showmg no nouceable hmp, Burno hit h1 s f1rst shol, a 3-pDi nter, and had three pomts and f1ve ass1s1S m 23 mmutes DePaul took an 18-9 lead e1ght mmutes mto the game after a rebound and putback from Lance Wlihams The Blue Demons led 42-29 al lhe break A thunderous lwo- hand dunk by Paul McPherson and a 3polnter by Richardson put DePaul up 59-40 wnh JUS! under 12 mmu1es left In olher NCAA D1v1s10n I acllon . Prov1den ce defea te Arkan sas 87-8 1, SciOn Hall downed Stony Broo k 70-50, Vugml a Commonweahh topped Pitts burgh 64-60, Chaltanooga edge d Sl Josc pl1 's 68 -65, Flonda bea l N C -W11m1ngton 8053, Georg ia had no troubl e wnh Mercer 88-5 4. Lou1s1ana State outpaced NICholls State 9 1-74, Memphi s npped Grambling 98· 59, Easlern M1ch 1gan held olf IUPUI 62-56, Kent defeated IUPU -F1 Wayne 100-78, M1 ch1gan knocked out Duquesne 79, . . 67, Mmne sota he sted Furman 7 1-56, Samt Louts beat Dayton LOOKING FOR HELP - louisville s Quinton Bailey goes airborne to makes pass 83 _74 Wi sconsin -Green Bay ran pas! Appalachian State 64after Jason Capel of North Carolina blocked his path to the basket Thursday night. 47 w' dM tt 86-74 w ht State defeated The Cardinals upset the sixth ranked Tar Heels 97-80 at Freedom Hall. North Car• •sc?nSi n 1oppe arque e • ng olina's defeat was one of three upsets In the Top 25 Thursday. Kentucky defeated St Mar y s. Calif • 58-50, LoutSiana Tech pasted Texas Chn s1· No. 5 Michigan State 60·58 and unranked Tulsa topped 11th ranked Tennessee 88· 1an 95-76, Southern Me1hod1st defea1ed Navy 87-78 68. (AP) Another day of tackling mud, potholes and your wallet. · Ten fishing records set it) Ohio this year COLUMBUS, Oh10 (AP) - The f1sh JUSt keep genmg bigger m Ohio water!. Ten state fi shmg records were set m Oh1o m 1999. w1th another record penfh~g Half the records mvolved sunfish, but the marks also included one for walleye and one for a spec1es tho~ght to be gone from Ohto waters Tmn Haberman of Brunswick was': fishmg for perch when he set the!, wplleye record Nov. 23. H1 s calllh We1ghed 16 19 pounds and • measured 33 mches across and 21 l/2lnches around. ijg.catch a<;curred on Lake Ene JUSt outside Cleveland w1th ultralight tackle and an 8-pound test hne. The fi sh struck an emerald shmer mmnow attached to a perch ng m about 45 feet of water Aquattc b1olog1st T1m Bader of the Fa1rport Harbor fishenes research station sa1d 11 was 13 years old Ron Kotch of Canal Fulton caught a tiger muskie that we1ghed 31 1/2 pounds and measured 47 mches on Apn I 22 m the Ponage Lakes That makes htm the only angler to currently hold two state records. He caught a 6 1/4-pound chain p•ckerel m the Portage Lakes m 1961 and no one's been able to beat that mark m 38 year.s. "'l sometimes thmk about it and I wonder JUSt how lucky one guy can be, "_.\If said. ~~dded that he hadn't heard otl any~·r musk1e catches for years and• 'd his catch mtght be the last sucl~ sh in the P.ortage Lakes. the statll • n 'I stocked tiger muskies ! 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G8 Mtam1 " 17 8 680 New York 17 10 610 1 Orlando IS I I 377 2 J/2 Ph1ladelphra 14 14 500 4 1/2 Boston II 14 440 6 New Jersey 9 18 13l 9 Waslungton 9 18 l] ~ 9 Central Di\' lslon Charloue 16 9 640 Indtana 16 9 640 Mtl waukee 15 12 556 z Toro11to 14 12 ~18 2 1n Detroit 12 14 462 4 Jn. Athmta II lS 423 5112 Cleveland II 15 42] S 112 Cht cngb 2 21 087 1~ WESTERN CONFERENCE Mldwn;t Division ;',' ' yaurd•r At Miami The Fint, Lar..st, Fo.stoot I ~~ .; ' BASEBALL "" ' ' ~ American LeaJue , ' , BOSTON RED SOX-Agreed to terms W1t~ : LHP Song Lee on a two-yeu contract ~ ' ' •' CLEVELAND INDIANS--Signed OF Ruben • ' S1erra INF Btll Selby RHP Jtm Dedrick. RHP,Jo~, ":, Pelt and LHP Joey E1sc:hen to nunor league cdn~ tracts 1rJ 1 _ , , NatKlnat Lea&ue . , •. NEW YORK METS-Acqmrtd LHP M1ia! )' , Hampton and OF Derek Bell from the Houston ' Astrol fur OF Roger Cedeno, RHP Octav10 ..._.,. a and UIP Kyle Kessel • •"" • SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS-S111ned ,riill ,- • Sabean gene~! manager, to 1 two-year co~ ;l extension throu&fl the 2002 season BASKETBALL ...., ,... • Nallonal8uketb.l1Aaoclatlon . •· •t t BOSTON CELTIC5-Act&vated F Danny Fort~ . ~ son from !he mjured liSt Wa.tVed F Jamel Thomas., ; PHOENIX SUNS-Stgned F Ben Davu • • • SEAITLE SUPERSONICS- Placed C lelinf " McCoy on the InJUred l1s1 Acuvatcd Forward ...._ Lazaro 8Clrrell from the InJUred llsl ._.. ' .... FOOTBALL ) -.t~:; National Football Leacue , MIAMI OOLPHIN5-Suspendcd RB ~t! Collin s MINNESOTA VIKINGS-PIO<ed S Orlu.lo " ' Thomas and CB Ke1th Th1bodeau" on mJIJICdl . 1 reserve S1gned D~ Don MOIJ:In from the prac11j. 1 ~, squad • 1 Boston College (8· 1) vs Colorado (6~5) I 30 pm. (ESPNI Sun Bowl At El Paso, lhas Payout: $1 million Oregon (8 ~) \ S Minnesota (8 l ) 2 15 11m Stt~le . Sugar Uo~l At N!Pw Orleans Payout: SH-13 mdhon ' '' Flonda State (I I 0) vs V1rgmm Tech ( II iQ) 8 • p m (ABC! Transactions C1trus Bowl At Orlando, Fla Pa.tout: $3.8 million Flondo (9-1) vs Mtchtsan , '/,- "1 • ' •I ' •/ Thesday, J an 4 Payout: $750;1)00 INFORMED... NBA standings · 10 F1esta Bn"l ' At Temlk Ariz. Pavuut . SII-IJ mdl10n Nebraska ( II I ) \ S Tt:nncssct (9-2 ) R p m, , Friday, Dec. 31 lns1aht.com Bowl AI 'l'w:soo, Ari.z. STAY Women's College Basketball Thursday 's scores Sundav, Jan. :Z Outback Jowl Marshull (12-0) vs Bngham YClung (8·3) 1 lO p m (E5PN) TOURNAMENT Ptoarl Harbor Clas.ste. Third Place Humanltaruan Do"' I AI Uolse. Idaho Pal out $750 000 Bo1sc State (9 l) \ S LomsHllc 17·-'J 1 p m tESPN 2J i\hcronpc com Bowl At l\.ham1 Pa,out $750,000 Virgmra (7 41 vs llll nots (7-4) 7 p m <TBS) Peach Bowl At Atlanta Payout $1.6 nulhon M1ss1ss tpp1 State (9·2 ) vs Clemson (6 5) 7 30 pm CESPN! Satarday, Jan I ~liyoul' 1750,000 I Thursdar, I>« 30 Pactfic Dh l!1on LA lakcrs 22 :'i 8 1 ~ Portland 10 7 74 1 Seattle 18 9 667 4 Phoen1 x 17 9 65-1 -1 l/2 Sacran~nto I-I 10 5Sl 6 112 LA Clippers 8 18 lOS l l 112 Golde11 Stme 6 20 ll l I ~ l/2 Thursday's Games Atlanta l OR Cleveland 90 New Jersey 99 Phtladdplna 94 Orlando 11 0 Charlotte 106 Mumcsola 109 Seanle I OZ Mtlwaukee 94 San Antomo 91 Houston 105 Washmglon 89 Dalla5 Ill Phoenu 110 Ponland Ill , Golden State 91 \'an couver 9l Denver 9 1 LA Chppers 97, Sacramento 9 1 Friday's Games No games scheduled Saturday's Games New York at lndtana 7 p m San Antomo at L A Lakers 9 ~0 p m Sunday't Games Hous1on at Washmglon I p m Bos ton at L A Chppers 4 p m Charlotte at Detroit 6 p m Toronto at Cleveland 7 lOp m Phtladelphta at Sta1tle, 8 p m Om:ago at New Jersty 8 p m Golden State at Phoer11x, 8 p m M1ant1 nl Milwaukee, 8 30 p m Vancouver at Denver, 9 p m Dallas at Sacramento 9 p m \ 4-t Pontl11c, Mlc:h mr m I A BC) 9 1/2 II l/2 19 Monday, l)e(, 27 \ Motor Clly Bowl SMU 87, Navy 78 FAR WEST New MeJuco St 61 New Mex1co 60 SiU1 Franc1sco 88 San Franc1sco St 45 16 1 1~ College Bowl Slate SOtrrHWEST Louutana Tech 95, TCU 76 Champim~h1p Tulsa 88 Te nn c ss~c 9 IS 6 Payout. $11·13 m1lllon MIChi gan (9 ll VS A l ~ b~ ll\.1 (10 2l R 6 IR &unba!' llttmeli -ioentmel • Page 87 uisville, Tulsa deliver lumps of coal to North Carolina, Tennessee enough for the Buckeyes to hold their own, they ha,y.m',r:~· been as good as they were a year ago. '' ; Redd 1s shooung JUSt 39 percent from the field ~ri~ .': Redd IS even worse at 33 6 percent A year ago, 11\ey., ' 1 were at 47 percent and 45 percent The team percenta~e · :~' a year ago was 46 8, this year's IS 43.7. ' • '.' Asked the d1fference between th1s year's team arl<f last year 's at this point , O'Brien sa1d, "'The b•g d1ffer;. · ' ence IS we're not shootwg the ball as well as we were S' o'· year ago In a nutshell. that's the b1ggest thmg we have· to overcome We have been struggling puumg'the ball In the basket " , ,,. ~ There's still t1me to correct that problem. ' .. ·: The Buckeyes have two non-conference games IHr· · - Oakland Monday and Amencan on Wednesday ~ ~ before embarking on what w1ll hkely be a fnghtening' f : d1ff1cult B1g Ten schedule "It's been rocky," O'Bnen sa1d "' We've been pretly ' ~ ,' mcons1stent " The predicament that the Buckeyes now face IS th~( · many people VICW the Buckeyes as a nawed team "even though !hey have already malched 1he1r wm total .'.' from 1wo years ago ··.·~ · I , TheSu ' sunday, December 28, 1899 starfj Lofty hopes have put damper on Buckeyes' good By RUSTY MILLER AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Oh1 o ( <\P) - Sometimes expectations arc more dauntmg than the best opponent Just e1ght games mto 1ts season, Oh10 State has already been d1ssed and d•sm1ssed m letters to the ed1tor and on radiO call-m shows as hstles., lackmg m chemIStry and a second-tier team m the B1g Ten Yet the Buckeyes. JUSt a year remo, ed from a 6-22 debacle m 19<>7-98. have won siX ol those e1ght games and are ranked 16th m the country In the Columbus pressure cooker Oh1o State " se ldom as bad - 01 as good- as us tan s thmk Last yc.1r s uncxpecled spn nl 10 !he NCAA Fmal Four Ius dwngcd cverythmg Wuh lour starters back ... -~­ ~ / i: .. : 'j ! . '. ii •• w • • ' .........• I •"• • ' '~ j • '"• n• '~ • •• •• ..'"', CHEVY TRACKER • •• Vehicle shown ia a 4-Door, 4WD with available GM Acceaaoriel. *Xou must take retail ~very from ~ng dealer~odt.by 1/14100. Net availll!ble.~ apecial GMAC finance or leaee offers. tDependability ~*ad on longi'Yily: 1981·1998 flil-~ne light·ddv truclt company ragiatratiOna. Exi:ludel other G\1 divieicni. IC>1999,GM Corp. Buckle up, Amencal1•800otiG-CH!V ·~·· ···· · ···.. . \ : . . . . . . ... . ... . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . ... . . . ...... . .. .............,.x.... .... ... ............. ... . . . . ....... . ....................... . . . . . . . .. ........................... . . ...... . . . . . . . . . .. ~- ~ ! •• •• ft J .. ,. '~ ·' �.... ... '. ' . ... ... --- . . . .. . ... .... . -- · ~-- Pomeroy • Monday December 27, 1999 Our View: No·worries about Y2K, Page A2 Community Calendar, Page A6 Indian Airlines crisis update; Page 84 Today: Cloudy High: 30s; Low: 20s Tuesday: Cloudy High: 30s; Low: 20s -Page 81 • Hometown Newspaper Meigs County's Middleport • Pomeroy, Ohio Volume 50, Number 140 Brand New 2000 Chevy Silverado LS Ext. Cab 4x4 25,850* 8 21,1i50* 8 • Two Tone Paint • Automatic, V·B Power • Power Windows & Locks Brand New 1999 Chevy Full Size Conversion Van • Vortec V·B Power • Air Conditioning • Nicely Equipped Brand New 1999 Chevy Astro Conversion Van 21,950* 8 • Vortec V·S Power • 4 Captain's Chairs • Rear Sofa Bed • Power Windows & Locks • Fiberglass Running Boards • Rear Sofa Bed & 4Capt. 8 20,950* Brand New 2000 Buick Park Avenue Sedan All New 2000 Buick LeSabre Custom ··21150* ' 8 ' • Remote Keyless Entry ' • Dual Power Seats • Totally Power Equipped! County may face shorHall to start year .,.. Brand New 2000 Chevy Silverado Extended Cab 4x4 21,950* • Power Windows & Locks • Remote Keyless Entry • Fully Loaded! Brand New 2000 Chevy Silverado Longbed 4x4 Brand New 2000 Chevy S·Series LS Extended Cab 20,950* 8 8 • V·B , Automatic • Air, Cruise & Tilt • Exterior Appearance Pkg. 14,250* • Air Conditioning • AM/FM CD System • Afuminum Wheels Brand New 2000 Chevy Blazer LS ZR2 4x4 Brand New 2000 Chevy Blazer LS 4 Door 4x4 1 8 24~450* • Power Windows & Locks • Remote Keyless Entry • Totally Loaded! 22,950* • Automatic • Air Conditioning • Nicely Equipped I Brand New 2000 Pontiac Grand Prix GT Sedan 11,550* 8 15,850* 8 • 2.0 L 16 Valve Engine • Air Conditioning • Nicely Equipped! 17,850* 8 • Power Window & Locks • 3800 V-6 Power • Totally Loaded! • Air Conditioning • Power Windows • Power Door Locks & Cuts may be necessary to fix budget Brand New 2000 Chevy Tracker 4 Door 4x4 Brand New 2000 Chevrolet Malibu Sedan 20,150* must balance it by cutting those departmental requests where necessary. Frank has paid some $90,000 into the general fund so far this month, representing receipts from the interest on the investment of active and inactive county funds, as . well as the proceeds from the local sales tax. By BRIAN J, REED He expects that an additional Sentinel News Staff $70,000 will be paid into the fund POMEROY - Meigs County next week. government will end the year with a The projected carryover balance positive cash balance, but with is also made up of unencumbered anticipated revenues falling for next funds appropriated into county year, financial concerns will contindepartmental budgetsmoney that ue to loom into 2000. those offices were proMeigs County vided but not spent Treasurer Howard In July, the county before the end of the Frank said that the commission faced year. county will end the The county must year with a carryover a projected tkficit also pay the county's balance of approxi · of nearly $500,000. fourth-quarter contrimately $100,000, but bution for Public added that the balance Employees Retirement System prewill not be enough to pay county miums, which amounts to more than expenses until the 2000 general fund $.50.00.0, and address . ~ gro.Y!ing ~udget·is certified .i~ mid-Janyary. In July, the county commission- deficit in the serf-insurance premi· ers, who are responsible for appro- urn fund . And if those problems are not priating general fund dollars into enough, Frank and his fellow budget various county departments, were commission members anticipate f~ced with a projected deficit of that revenues for 2000 will be less nearly $500,000. than they were for this year. ' At that time, the departmental According .to Frank, the anticirequests totaled $3,609,787.86, pated re, m oval of the· longwall min· while the county budget. commis• ing equipment from the Meigs sion, made up of Frank, County Auditor Nancy Parker Campbell and County portion of land owned by Prosecuting Attorney John Lentes, AEP's Southern Ohio Coal Co. will projected revenue of only result in a loss in revenue from personal property taxes, meaning that $3,222,985 . Before the budget is approved those funds cannot be certified until early next year, the commissioners they are received . • Automatic, Air Conditioning , • AMIFM CD System • Aluminum Wheels All New 2000 Chevrolet Impala 8 8 Brand New 2000 Chevy S·Series LS Pickup ',, 14,850* Today's Sentinel • 3100 V·6 Power • Automatic • Air Conditioning 18,850* 8 • 3800 V-6 Power • Power Windows & Locks • Tilt & Cruise 1·5,450* 8 • 3800 V·6 Power • Power Windows & Locks • Tilt & Cruise .. 14,350* 8 • Power Windows & Locks • Tilt & Cruise • Fully Loaded! 1999 Pontiac Grand Am SE1 Sedan Or Coupe 2 Sections - 16 Pagel A6 85-6 BZ A2 A3 l!l·;l A3 13,850* 1 • Power Windows & Locks • Tilt &Cruise • Aluminum Wheels No drawings due to Christmas holiday. 1999 Chevrolet Cavalier Sedan lU'A. Dally 3: 2-1-7; Daily 4: 0-2-2-6 11,25.0* 8 0 1999 Ohio Vnll~· y l,utllishing Cu. 'Genuine Chevrolet !.~"\fffM • "- 1\iM • ·-.,r, 'l,j<,Uj BWCK' ~-: ·• -t.i.,), .. ., ' Legion. Ter~ace area south·,; the Middleport ~~r­ poration line, and including the Monkey Run neighborhood. • The project will replace a combination ' storm/sanitary sewer with a sanitary-only sewer, . according to Village Administrator John AnderBy JIM FREEMAN son. Sentinel News Staff To complete the $1.2 million project, the vilPOMEROY- 1999 was good to Pomeroy. lage received a Community Development Block This year, the Meigs County seat received Grant of $500,000, a grant from the Ohio Public more than $1 million in grant funding for muchWorks Commission for $350,000, an Appalachian needed sewer and paving projects. Regional Commission grant of $300,000, and "There are a Jot of exciting things that have contributed $222,000 of its own fundi'ng. , happened and are going to happen," said Pomeroy Holley Brothers Construction Co., Gallipolis, Council President John Musser. started on the project in September and was given Perhaps the most "exciting thing" is an ongoa year to compl ete the job. ing sanitary sewer line that extends from the Funding"iipurs capital improvements in village ners. Hoffman Power Equipment in Columbus may sell 800 generators COLUMBUS - Fending off the this year, six to eight times as many Y2K computer bug has been an as usual, salesman Craig Kemmerunwelcoll)e expense for many Ohio businesses but a boon for others, and ling said. "The abundance of people buying not just computer consultants and them amazes me," he said. survival gear dealers. . The company stands to benefit "I've sold every safe I had, and I've got a bunch more coming in." twice, for selling them to begin with said Roger Poplin, owner of Cad- and then buying them back from peodell's lock and key business in the ple who figured out they did not need a generator after alt Dayton suburb of Kettering. "I just want to sit here and buy · While national leaders such as them back for pennies on a dollars," Federal Reserve chairman Alan Kemmerling said. . Greenspan are strongly advising peo, Tom Barker, general manager of pie to leave their money in banks, General Surplus in Dayton, said he Poplin's customers have other ideas. · "They're withdrawing large sums has sold as many as 100 AM-FM of money, and they want a way to radios powered by hand-cranks secure that," Poplin said. "They're instead of batteries. Propane stoves and freeze-dried dinners also have .concerned with the banks." Fear of breakdowns in utility com- been hit. he said. "Anything that will supply light, pany computers on Jan. I has fueled sales of generators, radios powered Pleaae 111 Y2K, Page A3 . by hand cranks and freeze-dried din· were canceled or delayed, airport spokesman By ANDY RESNIK . David Whitaker said. Associated Preaa Writer However, passengers waited several hours COLUMBUS -An airport security officer found an unattended package, prompting to claim their luggage as all airport operaofficials to shut down half of Port Columbus tions, including flights ll\llding and departing International Airport as thousands of travelers and baggage claim, were moved to the north side. returned from holiday trips. Passengers from as many as three flights Officials called the bomb squad and closed t.he south side of the airport's terminal and - instead of one - claimed luggage simulbaggage claim about 9 p.m. Sunday, two · taneously, Whitaker ~d. They stood at least hours aftei the package was found in an area tWO deep atQUnd the carousel. "I want to get home for the night, I work where after-hours deliveries are .made, said at 8 a.m.," said Vince Creamer of Columbus, Richard Morg!m, the airport's director of pubwho flew in from Houston, where he visited lic safety. The package contained cleaning supplies his mother for Christmas. He said he. needed his luggage because it for coffee urns, and the south end of the airport was reopened at midnight. No flights contained a presentation for' work. "I might a8 (Z'> POl\1T:..~.c . Anderson ~;timated th~ project is ab~ul 60 percent completed. At thi s point, th e main pipeline has been installed in the ground wi,th manholes, lift stations and othe~ hardware in place. Individual homes are now being connected to the system . "It's moving along really well," he said. Whil e the work has made a mess of streets in the Monkey Run area, the community was war:.ned in advance that it was "going to pretty rough for a while,"Anderson said. "The intention is to repave everything down there!' "In places where the road is severely misaligned and tipped, we are trying to correct that as Please see Pomeroy, Page A3 Frank files for re-election Bargain hunters Shoppel'l walt In line Sunday to purchase and/or exchange Items at the Atropoatale etort In Westmoreland Mallin Greensburg, Pa. Dlly-after.Chrlltmal aalea 11nt Americana shopping in droves, and merchants aay the day has moved beyond a day of just exchal!glng prtltnts to one of buying more glfta. (AP photo) POMEROY - Meigs County Treasurer Howard E. Frank filed his petition of candidacy Friday for the 'Republican nomination for treasurer with the Meigs County Board of Elections. Frank was appointed to an unexpired term in 1991 , and was elected for a full term in 1994. Frank said that collecting delinquent real estate and trailer taxes has been a priority for him, Frank · as has been the productive investment of the county's active and inacti ve funds. · Frank is chairman of the Meigs County Budget Commission, chairman of the Meigs County , Board of Revisions , and is a state-certified County Investor of P~blic Funds. He is a member .of the Racine American Legion, Post 602, and several other organizations. Coffee supplies found in package that prompted airport closure • Automatic • Air Conditioning • Tilt & Cruise ' Taxes, Tags, Tille Fees extra. Rebate irduded in sale price of new vehicle listed where applicable. "On approved credit On selected models. Not responslle let typographical errors. Prces Good December 26th Through December 30th. · · y 1999 was a.good year for Pomeroy By MARK WILLIAMS Qlllll 1999 Chevy Lumina Sedan recreate Washington's Chrlstmaa Day 1776 crossing of the Delaware at Washington's Crossing, Pa. (AP photo) AP Business Writer Lot/erie.\· 1999 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight Sedan Gen. George Wuhlngton, portrayed by Bob Gerenser, aecond from right, atanda In front of a Durham boat Saturday ae re-enactors Y2K fears help, hurt businesses Good Afternoon! Calendar Cjgssifieds Comics Editorials Objtuaries S)!orts WeatiJer 1999 Pontiac Montana 4 Door Extended J'> Cents Crossing the Delaware 2000 BUDGET .. S mgle Copy Oldsmobile. .. I '• . ....... -~ . ' •· well go looking for another job without it." X-rays of the package showed it' did not contain any materials that could be mistaken for a bomb, such as wiring or metal, but authorities decided to blow it open when a bomb-sniffing dog became irritated. The package contained about I00 packets -about the size of tea bags- of chemicals used to clean coffee urns; Morgan said. · He said the package was mll(ked "Superi· or Coffee," a Columbus company that suj)' plies some of the airport's offices with coffee and supplies, including the chemicals for cleanin~. · Morgan said the bomb squad was called after officials contacted the company's drivers, who said no deliveries were made Sun- day night. "That's what heightened out suspicion," Morgan said. "Whenever we find someth ing where we can 'I eliminate the threat, we call the b<;lmb squad." · The dog may have been sensitive to a chemical in the cleaning products that could be similar to chemicals used in bombs, said Matt Schneider of the Franklin County Sheriff Department's K-9 unit. Capt. Steve Saltsman of the Columbus Fire Departll)ent's bomb squad said the package was a cardboard box nine inches wide, 12 inches long and two to three inches deep. He said he couldn't say how it was opened, citing security reasons. Morgan said authorities would be contact- ing Superior Coffee today. A m~ge seeking comment was left at the company's office before the start of business hours this ' mom.mg.. ,.' When exiting their flights, piiSSCn~ers were told over an intercom that the south end of. the airport w&S closed because of a security situation and they should go to the north end for their bags. · ThefC?a LaRussa, flying into Columbus ' from San Franscico, said she couldn't ~'" her bags for two·hours after landing. . "I liave· to be liP a 6 ·a.m., I don"t even , know lfl will be able to work of this," l:aRiissa said. '' I'm hWPY they did what they di4, but .1 wlsfj they 'had a !letter plan." · · ' because � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 12. 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