Tuesday, August 31, 1999
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Woodlawn man ends standoff with police
SPRINGBORO — A six-hour standoff between police and a man in a stolen van with a gun ended peacefully when he surrendered.
Michael Reese, 31, of Woodlawn, was charged Monday with inducing panic and receiving stolen property.
At 1 p.m., police responded to a report of a man who barricaded himself in a van in a shopping center parking lot. After negotiating with police for six hours, Mr. Reese surrendered at 7:15 p.m.
Police said the van and a cell phone Mr. Reese had been using to talk with officers had been stolen from Insituform Ohio Inc. in Woodlawn.
Mr. Reese also is wanted in Clermont County for questioning in the abduction of his ex-wife from her home at 10 p.m. Sunday.
Woman critically hurt in head-on Ind. crash
CEDAR GROVE, Ind. — A 30-year-old Brookville, Ind., woman was critically injured in a head-on collision Monday morning on Ind. 1, 11/2 miles southwest of here.
Jennifer L. Tinch was being treated at University Hospital in Cincinnati. The Franklin County Sheriff's Department said Ms. Tinch was driving south just south of Old Ind. 1 when a northbound United Parcel Service van went left of center and struck her Chevrolet Caprice head-on.
The van driver, Brad A. Davis, 35, of Greensburg, Ind., was in stable condition at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville.
The crash, which occurred at 9:47 a.m., remained under investigation.
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Marilyn Sheppard's body to be exhumed
CLEVELAND — The son of Dr. Sam Sheppard dropped his opposition to the exhumation of his mother's body Monday, allowing prosecutors to examine the remains of the woman whose murder helped inspire The Fugitive TV series.
Prosecutors want to get DNA samples from Marilyn Sheppard to help them defend the state in the wrongful imprisonment suit filed by the Sheppards' son, Sam Reese Sheppard.
Dr. Sheppard spent a decade in prison after being convicted of beating his wife to death in July 1954.
The younger Sheppard has worked for 10 years to try to clear his father's name. If he wins the wrongful imprisonment lawsuit, damages could reach $2 million.
Mr. Sheppard, 52, of Oakland, Calif., is upset about the exhumation because he feels prosecutors have had 45 years to investigate the case and views it as a last-minute stalling tactic.
Commissioners split on metal detectors
Hamilton County commissioners are undecided about installing metal detectors in the Hamilton County Justice Center and the Taft Center.
Commissioner Bob Bedinghaus is in favor. Commissioner John Dowlin opposes the idea. Commission President Tom Neyer will be the swing vote.
The security devices could be purchased with a $138,000 grant from the Ohio Supreme Court. But County Administrator David Krings argued the $150,000 per year to staff and maintain them is too expensive.
Mr. Krings said Monday that both building are full of armed police officers during the day.
Voucher supporters start raising funds
CLEVELAND — Supporters of school vouchers have started a fund-raiser so first-year participants in the state's program can stay in private schools despite a judge's ruling last week.
The School Choice Committee, a pro-voucher group, announced Monday it was trying to raise $2 million for Cleveland students who are new to the 4-year-old program. The Ohio Roundtable, a public policy organization, donated $25,000.
U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr. had halted the taxpayer-supported voucher program until he could rule on whether it violated the constitutional separation of church and state.
On Friday, he altered that ruling, deciding that students who participated last year could get the vouchers again this year. New students could not.
More than 4,000 students from kindergarten through sixth grade have signed up to get up to $2,500 in tuition vouchers for private schools in Cleveland.
Meanwhile, the state on Monday asked the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati to allow the children barred under Judge Oliver's order to be restored to the program.
Andrew Carnegie's libraries celebrated
Greater Cincinnati libraries built by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie are highlighted in a historical exhibit downtown through September.
The exhibit at the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County, 800 Vine St., features information about the seven remaining Carnegie libraries that opened between 1906 and 1913.
Those libraries are in Avondale, Cumminsville, Corryville, Hyde Park, Norwood, Price Hill and Walnut Hills.
Zoo invites classes to Discovery Days
Teachers and their kindergarten-through-sixth-grade students are invited to celebrate wildlife diversity during the Cincinnati Zoo's annual Wildlife Discovery Days, Sept. 20-24.
Students can participate in one of seven programs, including hearing stories from the official storyteller of the Shawnee Nation United Remnant Band and seeing a cheetah up close.
Admission is $3.50 per student, with 50 cents of each admission price going to the Zoo Conservation Fund.
Teachers can make reservations by calling 475-6137 or 559-7760 weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Crash survivor credits air bag and seat belt
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio — The only survivor of a car crash that killed three teen-agers said he was saved by an air bag and the seat belt he snapped on moments before the accident.
“I'm fortunate I did,” Michael Danzey, 17, told the Cleveland Plain Dealer in a story Monday. The accident Friday night killed three Strongsville High School friends but left him with only minor injuries.
Michael said the driver, Christopher Brennan, 16, also of Strongsville, was drag-racing.
Man killed by deputy was angry at military
VAN WERT, Ohio — A man killed by a deputy was a 16-year military veteran angry at the government for not providing physical or mental help, his son said.
Billy Moorefield, 71, was shot Saturday night at his home after pointing a small pistol at two sheriff's deputies.
“He wasn't getting the treatment he needed,” said his son, Marvin. He did not elaborate.
Baby found in trash had lived
Health department may recommend shellfish menu warning
Questions and answers on bacteria risks
City's OK for library sign long overdue
Faithful awaiting visit by Mary
Rape evidence scrutinized for link to other assaults
Shooting rage sends man to jail
$35M housing grant expected
Fewer students will be busing
Ky. leads special-ed test efforts
Schools can raise scores by exclusion
United Way hoping for record sum
Butler sheriff folds his jail tent
City may require registration of vicious pets
Defense attempts to raise doubts about MU fliers
Fire that killed man may be arson
Free roses continue Good Neighbor Day tradition
Mason grows by 717 pupils
Party marks highway progress
Woman in shed died of overdose
Emery fix-up in the wings
Latest men's magazines gnarly, not nice
Celebrity look-alikes fool folks
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18-year-old held in robbery, slaying
A tradition folds at Harvest Home Parade
Bail in stabbing stands at $250,000
Cruisers add flotation device
Fernald contractor wins praise
Louisville man heads Gore's Ky. campaign
Lucas readies plan on schools
Monroe now under one roof
Postal worker claims reverse discrimination
Prison guard faces more drug charges
Rabid bat found in pet hospital
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