Wednesday, July 21, 1999
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Man found dead in Milford apartment
MILFORD — Milford police are investigating the death of an 88-year-old man, found dead in his apartment Tuesday afternoon.
Orris Smith of 22 Chateau Place was found dead in his apartment by police responding to a possible homicide about 1:15 p.m. Investigators are awaiting the results today of an autopsy before determining a cause of death.
Officers were called to Mr. Smith's apartment to a report of a man not breathing, police dispatchers said.
While there were some external injuries to his body, said Clermont County Coroner Nick Capurro, it is not clear whether they caused his death. He expects later today to have more information.
Reward increased for help in Warren death
An anonymous donor has raised the reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in the death of Troy Temar.
Warren County authorities are investigating the July 4 death of the 30-year-old Deer Park man, whose body was found in the trunk of a burning Mustang. He had been shot to death.
The donor is offering up to $10,000 for information that leads to a conviction. That would be in addition to up to $1,000 offered by Crime Stoppers.
Anyone with information about Mr. Temar's death is asked to call the Crime Stoppers hot line at 352-3040. Callers may remain anonymous.
Skywalk updated with better signs
Visitors trying to find their way along Cincinnati's skywalk system have new signs to guide them.
By the end of today, the city will have finished installing more than 50 new signs along the skywalk system, said Laura Martin, the graphic designer coordinating the project.
The new signs have updated store and hotel names and maps pointing the direction people are walking, she said. On the old markers, maps pointed north, which was confusing for some visitors, she added.
“They've just been outdated,” Ms. Martin said. “A lot of things had changed downtown.”
The signs had not been changed since 1990, said Marcia Shortt, the city's graphic design supervisor.
The project cost $28,000, Ms. Martin said. Updating the maps in two years will cost much less, though, because fewer panels on the markers will have to be changed, she said.
Cause of girl's death undetermined
A 23-year-old West End mother is waiting for the Hamilton County coroner's office to determine what caused her 4-year-old daughter's death.
Tanisha Jordan called 911 about 11:30 a.m. Monday and said she was unable to wake her daughter.
When medical workers arrived at their apartment on Ezzard Charles Drive, Ly'Daysha Jordan was dead.
The Cincinnati Police Division's homicide unit is investigating. No charges have been filed.
Anyone with information about the death is asked to call the homicide unit at 352-3542 or Crime Stoppers at 352-3040.
State starting grants for work safety programs
COLUMBUS — A company whose workers are required to repeatedly bend over and pick up heavy bags of lime and cement could be the first in Ohio to receive a new workplace safety grant.
The state Bureau of Workers' Compensation unveiled a $250,000 advertising campaign Tuesday to promote the grant program. It also announced the grouping of all safety initiatives under one program called Safety Works For You!
The bureau is publicizing Safety Works For You! with a series of statewide meetings with employers and a newspaper and television ad campaign, which begins July 26.
The Safety Grants initiative offers matching grants of up to $5,000 for companies trying to implement the bureau's drug-free workplace program.
Safety Grants also includes matching grants of up to $40,000 for businesses that want to stop injuries caused by repetitive motion, such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
Humorist Rogers' son found dead in squalor
LORAIN, Ohio — The grandson of humorist Will Rogers died in a filthy boarding house despite assets and trusts worth a reported $500,000, police and relatives said.
Carlos Rogers, 47, son of the late Will Rogers Jr., was found dead June 29 in the bathroom of a boarding house where he lived in a single room cluttered with empty beer bottles and clothes strewn on the floor.
“I didn't see any bugs or roaches, but it was filthy,” police Lt. Robert Poli said Tuesday. The preliminary cause of death was listed by the coroner as unknown-natural.
No will has been probated in Lorain County, but relatives think Mr. Rogers had $500,000 in assets and trusts, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported.
His father, Will Rogers Jr., died in 1993 after a career in movies, newspapers and politics.
Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus said Mr. Rogers had been drinking heavily and coughing up blood.
Arts, housing complex may go on store site
DAYTON, Ohio — Plans to build a $121 million performing arts center and hotel/apartment complex downtown were announced Tuesday.
The complex, on the site of a Lazarus department store that closed in 1992, would be the largest building project downtown since the 1975 reconstruction of Courthouse Square.
Replacing the store would be a 2,200-seat performance hall and an adjoining tower that would contain a 120-room hotel and 140 apartments. Developers plan to tear down the Lazarus building this fall and begin construction of the arts center late next year, completing it by 2003.
The center would be used by the Dayton Philharmonic, the Dayton Opera and the Victoria Theater Association.
Second and Main Ltd., a coalition of businesses and banks that bought the Lazarus building in 1995, is asking for $65 million from state, federal and local government sources to help pay for the center.
Hillary Clinton to visit First Ladies' Library
CANTON, Ohio — The first lady is going to visit the National First Ladies' Library.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is scheduled to visit Friday, her office and the library confirmed Tuesday.
The library, open since June 1998, was founded by Mary Regula, wife of U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula, R-Navarre, and is dedicated to collecting material related to first ladies. It is in a Victorian home that was once the residence of Ida Saxton McKinley and President William McKinley.
Mrs. Clinton will be the first sitting first lady to visit Canton since Eleanor Roosevelt in 1940.
2 workers shot at seniors center FREMONT, Ohio — A 60-year-old resident of a senior citizens center shot and wounded two workers at the center's office Tuesday, police said.
The victims, who were women ages 48 and 41, were taken by helicopter to Toledo hospitals.
Yvonne Price of Fremont was listed in critical condition at the Medical College of Ohio Hospital. The name and condition of the other victim, taken to St. Vincent Medical Center, was unavailable.
The suspect was in custody following the shooting, which was reported about 2 p.m.
The three were meeting at the Fort Stephenson House apartments, where the suspect lived and had done some part-time work.
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