Friday, July 09, 1999
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p8 Volunteers sought for Ujima festival
Non-profit organizations can earn $250 for every 25 volunteers they provide to staff Cincinnati's second annual Ujima Cinci-Bration Festival to be held July 23-25.
More than 800 volunteers have signed up so far. Volunteers must be 21 or older and can sign up for one or more of four shifts.
The street festival will take place on Fifth Street between Vine Street and Broadway. It will include two stages of continuous, free entertainment, more than 150 booths, art exhibits and crafts.
Each volunteer will get a free ticket to attend the Sunday night performance at the Jazz Festival, a Ujima Cinci-Bration T-shirt and a souvenir identification badge.
Orientation sessions for volunteers will be held Tuesday, July 17 and July 20. For more information, call 352-2491.
Tower demolition to close Fifth Street
Fifth Street at Elm Street downtown will close Saturday at 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. Sunday to allow for the demolition of the Fifth and Race street office tower.
Access to the Regal and Hyatt hotels will be maintained. Detour routes will be posted.
Fugitive nabbed in Tennessee
James Housley went home to Tennessee this week for his grandmother's funeral, but not everyone was happy to see him.
Someone tipped police that the fugitive was there, and police nabbed the man Wednesday night at his home in Roane County, Tenn.
He had been one of the FBI's most wanted criminals in Cincinnati.
Mr. Housley, 37, was wanted by Clermont County authorities on charges of kidnapping and aggravated robbery.
Police say in February 1994, three people met a 56-year-old man at a bar in Clermont County's Union Township and offered him a ride home. Mr. Housley is accused of hiding in the van, surprising the victim from behind and brutally beating him. The victim was robbed of $400 and pushed out of the van.
FBI officials reported Mr. Housley was an avid hunter and fisherman, capable of “living off the land.”
He is expected to be brought back to Clermont County to face charges.
No further charges over newborn in trash
LEBANON — Deborah Mackey, convicted of attempted murder after throwing her newborn daughter in a factory trash can, won't face additional charges over the infant's death.
Ken Betz, director of the Montgomery County Coroner's Office, said Thursday that Holly Ann Mackey died May 15 from complications of the birth defect hydrocephaly.
Warren County Prosecutor Tim Oliver earlier had threatened homicide charges against Ms. Mackey if the outcome of the autopsy showed that Holly Ann died of something other than natural causes.
Wednesday, he said the case will be closed.
Ms. Mackey, 39, of Liberty Township, was sent to prison for six years after being convicted of attempted murder and child endangering for the Dec. 14 incident at Ample Industries, a Franklin factory where she worked.
Ms. Mackey had pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, claiming she briefly lost touch with reality when she gave birth to Holly Ann in a restroom stall and threw her in a garbage can.
Murder charges added in students' abduction
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — Two men accused of abducting two Ohio college students whose bodies were found in southwest Pennsylvania have been indicted on charges of aggravated murder.
Terrell Rahim Yarbrough, 18, of Pittsburgh, and Nathan D. Herring, 18, of Steubenville, were also indicted on charges of kidnapping, burglary, robbery, receiving stolen property and grand theft auto, Jefferson County Prosecutor Stephen Stern said Thursday.
They are accused of killing Brian Muha, 18, of the Columbus suburb of Westerville, and Aaron Land, 20, of Philadelphia, who were abducted from their apartment near Franciscan University on May 31.
Cleveland's mayor permits KKK rally
CLEVELAND — Mayor Michael R. White said Thursday he plans to let the Ku Klux Klan rally here on the day the Browns return because he must protect free speech and a court battle to stop the event would have been a losing cause.
The mayor, who is black, found himself defending his decision not to block the rally a day after George Forbes, head of the local National Association for Advancement of Colored People and an old political rival of Mr. White's, vowed to protest at the event.
The KKK has been granted permission by the city to rally outside a downtown court building on Aug. 21. The new Browns stadium is less than a mile from the rally site.
Dayton shootout leaves 2 officers, suspect hurt
DAYTON, Ohio — A shootout at a housing project that left two policemen and another man wounded has angered the city's police chief.
“This is extremely upsetting to me and should be upsetting to the community,” Chief Ronald Lowe said at a news conference Thursday. “I will not sit by and tolerate these types of acts against our officers.”
Alonzo Freeman, 19, of Dayton, was shot by officer Michael Robinson several times Wednesday night after Mr. Freeman opened fire on Officer Robinson and Officer Mike August, said Dayton police spokeswoman Carol Johnson.
Housing demand near stadiums expected to rise
Study: Ohio in 25-year decline
For sale: Lake Erie island
Gap yawns between whites, black on Net
New-trial petition says Bible led jury
Zoo babies take the stage
THE ZOO MOMS
Casino's security reviewed after theft
Central State warned of defaults
Chief pleads guilty, resigns, but may keep job
Child loses Tay-Sachs fight
City crime rate drops 13% but experts restrain cheers
Councilmen question purpose of gun suit
Boy rescued from hotel pool
Dress code spiffs faculty
Man survives car crash by ducking
Parole in Partin case undecided
Smooth jazz has cool comeback
GET TO IT
Candidate calls for federal probe of shooting
Children's, Good Sam on best-hospitals list
City cable systems irk private business
Ex-official seeks Edgewood job
Father, son sue Cheviot over arrests
Girl, 10, calls 911 after fleeing fire
Kids play, learn in parks
Lawsuits claim Middletown violated open-meetings law
Mediation project wins Clermont courts $74,180
Museum expands to old post office
N.Ky. Homefest puts builders' best on display
Park helps residents celebrate officer's life
Safety, comfort priorities in Ross schools' face lift
Sewage-plant fight brews
Shopping center to shorten a food trip
Talawanda schools to receive $1.5M from state
Tax-credit bonds idea behind bill for school repair
Teen taking year to learn in Germany
TRISTATE DIGEST
Warren landfill issue moves to courtroom
