Monday, July 27, 1998
TATE TOWNSHIP -- A 27-year-old Felicity woman was killed early Sunday morning when her car drifted off Ohio 133 in Clermont County and struck a concrete wall, Ohio Highway Patrol said.
Judith A. Adams, was partially ejected when her 1995 Ford Escort crashed. She was not wearing a seat belt, police said. Ms. Adams was traveling north on 133 at 1:20 a.m. when her car veered off to the right and struck a ditch. It then traveled onto a driveway and struck the wall, police said.
No other vehicles were involved. Police said Ms. Adams was driving alone and there was no evidence of alcohol use. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Trial begins for man accused of killing wife
A trial for a North Fairmount man accused of killing his ex-wife is scheduled to begin today in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court. Herschel Slaughter is charged with aggravated murder in connection with Antoinette Slaughter's death in December. The 44-year-old Mount Auburn woman died of blunt trauma the day after she told her daughter she thought the man was capable of killing her.
OU to increase fees for dorm renovations
ATHENS, Ohio -- Ohio University plans to increase fees for room and board to cover costs of a $142 million, 20-year program to renovate its 40 dormitories.
Fees are expected to increase by 8 percent in each of the next two years, with 5 percent of the increase each year going toward the renovations.
"It's a significant increase, there's no question about it," said Robert A. Hynes, director of residence and campus auxiliary services. "But the university is strongly committed to its residential setting."
OU hasn't opened a new dormitory since 1970 and most are 30 to 50 years old. Plans include replacing electrical and plumbing systems.
Anti-drug group to sponsor large march
Fighting Against Crack Trafficking (FACT) will hold its largest march to date at 7 p.m. today.
The march, which will start at Liberty Street and Central Parkway, will continue through Over-the-Rhine.
More than 200 children are expected to join the 100 established adult drug-fighters.
Drug Fighter reunion to be held in Avondale
Cincinnati has been selected to host the Fourth Annual Drug Fighter Reunion. The event will take place Aug. 7-8 at the Vernon Manor Hotel in Avondale.
Hundreds of drug-fighters from 10 states are registered to attend the conference.
A rally on Fountain Square and a march through some of the city's most drug-ridden neighborhoods will be part of the weekend's events.
Police investigate homicide in Hamilton
HAMILTON -- Police were investigating a homicide in the 100 block of Starr Avenue on Sunday after finding a man dead in his home.
Officials found the man, who appeared to be around 30, after responding to a call at about 4:42 p.m. Saturday, said Sgt. Pat Erb. The death has been declared a homicide, but Sgt. Erb would not say how the man was killed or who called police. His name was being withheld until relatives are notified.
No arrests have been made.
2 hospitalized after touching power lines
COVINGTON -- Two men who were installing a citizens band radio antenna on a roof when they touched a live power line were hospitalized Sunday at University Hospital in Cincinnati.
Gary Cooper, 39, was listed in serious condition, while Todd Ray, in his mid-20s, was listed in fair condition, a nursing supervisor for University Hospital said.
"They were doing something with a CB antenna and touched a hot power wire," said David Brown, assistant Covington fire chief. He said the two men were still on the roof of the home at 1564 Kellog Ave. when firefighters responded to a call for help at 3 p.m.
"One of the men was burned on his arms and legs, while the other complained of numbness in his arms," Mr. Brown said.
Gun-carrying teens break into apartment
Cincinnati District 1 police are investigating an aggravated robbery in which two gunmen entered an Over-the-Rhine apartment and tied up three occupants.
The teens forced their way into the apartment in the 1600 block of Central Parkway at 6:40 p.m. with a sawed-off shotgun and two semiautomatic pistols. They said they were looking for drugs, cellular phones and money, police said.
Two men, ages 56 and 54, and a 44-year-old woman, were tied up with medical tape and belts, said police, who did not say whether there were any injuries.
Indiana University steps up recruiting
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University officials are speeding up mailings of spiced-up promotional packets and developing a CD-ROM touting the university's charms as part of an aggressive marketing effort to boost enrollment.
The university also has placed admissions, orientation and financial aid under the auspices of a new vice chancellor's position in hopes of improving recruiting, admissions and retention.
"In the past, my division never talked to admissions. Now, we are working in lock-step, and I think that is the wave of the future," said Christopher Simpson, IU vice president for public affairs and governmental relations.
The changes are designed to ensure that students like incoming IU freshman Justin Alexander aren't lured to another university by slow responses to their inquiries about the Bloomington campus. Mr. Alexander, a Decatur County native, said he almost decided to enroll at Butler University in Indianapolis because IU's financial aid packet was slow in arriving.
Speeding up response time to queries from prospective students is just one goal of a year-old umbrella office at IU designed to boost enrollment.
