Sunday, July 12, 1998
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP -- One man was killed and another injured Saturday when the driver of a pickup truck drove into a ditch and then slammed into a tree in Warren County.
The driver, Robert Baker, 29, of Clarksville, Clinton County, was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault, DUI and driving with a suspended license, said Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Andrew Allgeyer.
Mr. Baker, who has had three previous DUI arrests, was being held on $26,500 bond in Warren County Jail.
Passenger Paul Cundiff, 25, of New Vienna died at the scene. Bob Mountainjoy, 33, of Cincinnati, the second passenger, was flown to Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, where he was listed in fair condition Saturday night.
Man escapes uninjured from car/train accident
AURORA -- A 76-year-old man escaped injury after a train hit his car Saturday and dragged it more than 500 feet.
Lloyd Shuter of Lawrenceburg, Ind., did not hear a CSX freight train coming or see the crossing lights flashing when he crossed the tracks at U.S. 50 and Importing Street around 9 a.m., Aurora police said.
The train pushed Mr. Shuter's 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis 563 feet before it came to a complete stop. Mr. Shuter, who received only minor cuts to his arms and hands, was treated and released from Dearborn County Hospital in Lawrenceburg.
Suffocation injuries killed two children
DAYTON, Ohio -- Two children in a family in which four children have died had injuries that were consistent with a suffocation attempt, police said.
One of the injured children, 2-year-old Kelab Moreland, was the latest child to die in the home of his grandmother, Regina Moreland. The Montgomery County coroner has not yet ruled on the cause of Kelab's death, but he was found not breathing June 25 while he and his mother slept at Ms. Moreland's home, police said.
Ms. Moreland has said Kelab fell asleep on the living room floor. She said a cousin, who arrived at the house later, discovered that the boy wasn't breathing.
Medical examiners have said the other three toddlers -- ages 1 to 3 -- who died in Ms. Moreland's former home in Dayton were asphyxiated or suffocated. Their deaths were ruled homicides. The three toddlers all died between Nov. 10 and Dec. 24.
Ms. Moreland, who was grandmother of two of those children and a great-aunt to the other, could not be reached for comment Saturday. Her telephone number is unpublished.
5/3 Bank will offer seminar on credit
A seminar on credit will be offered from 6:30 to 8 p.m. July 29 at University Banking Center, 30 W. Corry St.
The seminar will explain the mechanisms of a credit report, and how to establish and repair a credit rating.
Sponsored by Fifth Third Bank, the seminar is free and open to the public.
For more information, contact Dave Peterson at 579-5520.
Heimlich Institute joins Deaconess
Dr. Henry Heimlich -- the man who invented the Heimlich Maneuver -- has agreed to make his Heimlich Institute a part of Deaconess Associations Inc.
The Heimlich Institute, established in 1960, promotes the use of the maneuver, and supports Dr. Heimlich's research into malaria therapy as an AIDS treatment and his "Caring World" program, which promotes nonviolent solutions to political disputes.
Deaconess Associations runs a hospital in Cincinnati plus long-term care and home-care services in several states. It agreed to promote the Heimlich Institute's mission in perpetuity.
Drop-Inn Center adds services for women
The Drop-Inn Center Shelter House has expanded its services to women.
The Over-the-Rhine homeless shelter has opened a Women's Full Circle Program for women suffering from abuse, addiction or other obstacles. Eight to 16 women can join the program at one time and receive help getting their lives back in order.
In addition, the Nannie Hinkston Transitional Housing Program will provide six apartments for homeless women.
The Drop-Inn Center has been helping the homeless for 25 years.
Outside administrator to examine OSU
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The new president of Ohio State University has hired the former leader of another institution to spend the summer studying how OSU works.
Frank Rhodes, president of Cornell University from 1978 to 1995, will review Ohio State's administration, recommend possible changes and report to OSU President William E. Kirwan in September. Mr. Rhodes and an advisory team, which could include two other people, will be paid $57,000.
Mr. Kirwan, in his first meeting with university trustees on Friday, reiterated his desire to focus on four priorities: undergraduate programs, key academic departments, student diversity and Ohio State's land-grant mission.
"The launching of a new administration is an opportune time to step back and look at the structure," Mr. Kirwan said.
High arsenic levels found in schools' water
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has ordered two Perry County schools to not drink or cook with their water after detecting arsenic levels nearly twice the federal limit in nearby well fields.
Local officials are asking the Legislature for emergency financial aid to build a 6.5-mile waterline to pump in safe water in time to serve Sheridan High School and Sheridan Middle School this fall. Perry County commissioners decided on building a waterline from the Northern Perry County Water Supply System in Thornville -- about 30 miles east of Columbus -- after environmental officials told them that building new wells probably wouldn't solve the problem and treating the well water would be too expensive.
Northern Local board member Michael Pettit said Friday that the cost to install the new waterline would be about $600,000.
Women sue Eagles for sex discrimination
AKRON, Ohio -- Two Akron women have filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against a Fraternal Order of Eagles club for refusing to accept them as full members.
Elaine Reitz and Vicki Pillitiere, both of Akron, were long-standing members of the Eagles Women's Auxiliary. They applied in January 1997 to become full members at Aerie No. 555 after the club's national headquarters said it and other fraternal organizations could no longer remain all-male.
The women's applications, along with those of seven men, were approved by the local Eagles membership nominating committee, the lawsuit said. The men's applications were accepted by the club but not the women's.
The lawsuit seeks full club membership and at least $150,000 each in damages for the women.
Club officials could not be reached for comment Saturday. There is no telephone listing for the organization.
