Sunday, July 19, 1998
DAYTON, Ohio -- Astronaut James Lovell, commander of the Apollo 13 space flight aborted by an oxygen problem that put the crew in jeopardy, is rocketing toward the National Aviation Hall of Fame.
Other inductees into the hall in ceremonies Saturday included jet-engine inventor Sam Williams; Maj. Raoul Gervais Lufbery, who shot down 17 enemy aircraft in World War I; and Maj. Gen. Harry Armstrong, who co-designed the human centrifuge for test pilots and helped develop high-altitude oxygen-protection equipment.
Besides Apollo 13, Mr. Lovell was on two Gemini missions and Apollo 8, the first mission to pass outside of the gravitational pull of Earth and first mission to orbit under the moon's gravity. Apollo 13 was aborted in flight after an oxygen system failed. The crew safely returned to Earth. The movie Apollo 13 was based on Lovell's book, The Lost Moon.
The aviation hall was founded in Dayton in 1962 and later established by Congress. The 150-plus inductees include the Wright brothers, Charles Lindbergh, Neil Armstrong and Amelia Earhart.
Son sentenced after mother's leg gnawed
ELYRIA, Ohio -- A man whose Alzheimer's-stricken mother lost her leg after a dog gnawed it to the bone has been sentenced to six months in prison.
In May, Donald Gross, 56, pleaded guilty to failure to provide for a functionally impaired person.
Judge Thomas W. Janas of Lorain County Common Pleas Court said that he didn't believe Mr. Gross intentionally tried to harm his mother, Edna Forte.
Ms. Forte was watching television at home in July 1996 when a Boston terrier gnawed her leg. The Elyria dog warden said it appeared either that Ms. Forte did not feel any pain or was unable to react. Doctors amputated the leg.
She died about a month later of an unrelated heart attack.
Sentence stems from bachelor party fight
CLEVELAND -- A suburban Cleveland man has been sentenced to two years in prison for a fight during a bachelor party that left a would-be groom dead.
Nicholas Grubach, 27, of Euclid, was acquitted last month of charges in the death of Frank Villella, 26, of Aurora.
However, Mr. Grubach was sentenced Friday in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court for felonious assault on one of Mr. Villella's friends.
Former cheerleaders sought for parade
HAMILTON -- Past cheerleaders at Stephen T. Badin High School are needed to participate in the Homecoming Parade and game scheduled for Oct. 16.
Practice for the game will start in late August. To reserve a spot on the alumni squad, call 874-6592 after 6 p.m. Deadline is July 31.
A cheerleading clinic for grade school squads put on by the current cheerleaders is set for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26.
To reserve your squad's spot call 874-6592 after 6 p.m.
City preparations for kindergarten planned
HAMILTON -- Summer kindergarten registration for children who will attend Hamilton City Schools will be held by appointment during August.
Parents may call 887-5000 to make the appointment. Each child will receive a free student evaluation, a physical exam, and screenings for speech, hearing and vision. Parents will also receive a packet of activities they can do with their children to better prepare them for kindergarten.
The district offers both half-day and full-day programs.
Butler's United Way goal is $2.3 million
HAMILTON -- The 1998 fund-raising goal for the Butler County United Way is $2.3 million, about $300,000 more than last year.
The goal should be within reach because of new businesses moving into the county in recent years, said Matt Mattingly, United Way's director of resource development.
The fund-raising period will run from Sept. 3 to Oct. 29.
United Way funds 22 social service programs in Butler County.
Diesel company gives $15,000 to hospital
Clarke Detroit Diesel-Allison, a Sharonville-based distributor of diesel engines, has donated $15,000 to the Shriners Burns Institute to purchase a metabolic monitor for the hospital's respiratory care unit.
The monitor will be used to help determine whether patients are receiving the proper amount of nutrition, Shriners officials said.
Binge eating study needs volunteers
Researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine are seeking overweight volunteers to test a drug that might help control binge eating.
Researchers say binge eaters have at least three of the following factors in common: eating much faster than others, eating large amounts of food when not hungry, feeling guilty or depressed after a binge, eating until uncomfortably full, feeling embarrassed to eat with others, feeling distressed about eating.
The UC study will test whether an anti-seizure medication helps control binge eating, said Dr. Nathan Shapira, lead researcher. The study will be "double-blinded," meaning half will get the test medication and half will get a placebo and the researchers won't be able to tell in advance which patients get the drug.
For information, call 558-0508.
Church of God youth convention set for July
Nearly 5,000 youths from across the country and around the world are expected in Cincinnati on July 26-29 for the 41st International Youth Convention of the Church of God. Christian entertainers and speakers expected at the convention include Audio Adrenaline, Rebecca St. James, Al Denson, Out of Eden, Miles McPherson, Buster Soaries, and Laurie Polich. Attendees will hold a silent walk from the Albert B. Sabin Convention Center to Bicentennial Commons July 28 at 8:30 p.m., followed by communion and a fireworks display.
