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OKTOBERFEST-ZINZINNATI GUIDE
Five blocks of Fifth Street turn into a sea of metts, strudels,
sauerkraut balls, potato pancakes, pickles and people
Saturday and Sunday. And that's not to mention beer or
Weird Al Yankovic leading 30,000 kazoo-meisters humming
to the Chicken Dance song.
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Local Headlines for Friday, September 17, 1999
Hurricane-weary residents feel tired, lucky
WILMINGTON, N.C. — Floyd was the mild-mannered North Carolina barber on The Andy Griffith Show. And like the hair-cutter, Hurricane Floyd just took a little off the sides — to the relief of North Carolinians — when it blew through the state early Thursday.
Floodwaters create drama on roadways
WALLACE, N.C. — The flood water rolling across Interstate 40 was 3 feet deep. John Newkirk's white Ford pickup was too light in the rear to drive safely across. It started floating like a empty bucket into the median. Inside the cab, Mr. Newkirk's daughter and two grandchildren started to panic. The harder he tried to get out, the deeper he got stuck.
HMOs to raise fees for seniors
Thousands of Tristate seniors will be charged hundreds of dollars more in health care premiums next year, and will get weaker coverage.
Police supervisor accused in shootings
A Cincinnati police supervisor was accused Thursday of trying to cover up for officers in two police shootings, including that of Michael Carpenter.
Schools to wait for fix-up
COLUMBUS — Kindergartners in most Southwest Ohio school districts wouldn't get help from Gov. Bob Taft's plan to repair and renovate schools until at least the sixth grade.
Proposal to fix crumbling schools
Gov. Bob Taft's aides provided more details Thursday about his plan to spend $10 billion in state funds during the next 12 years on school construction.
Tutu praises path to equality at UK
LEXINGTON — South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu came to the University of Kentucky on Thursday to celebrate the school's recognition of a racist past, and its commitment to a diverse future.
Broadway development not a priority with officials
Just a year ago, the parking lots at Reading Road and Broadway downtown were the centerpiece of a campaign to determine where to build the new Reds ballpark.
Father takes disabled son in murder-suicide
Ralph Burgin did everything with his son. They followed a routine.
N. Ky. pupils among best-scoring
Northern Kentucky students posted some of the highest scores in the state on Kentucky's test of aptitude in reading, writing, math and science.
New test results compare to previous years'
Changes to Kentucky's education testing and accountability system mean that scores released Thursday cannot be compared to results from previous years.
Killings put local churches on alert
Preachers who once concerned themselves only with lost souls outside the church now have to worry about lost lives inside the church.
Mobile news museum goes on display
From the days of manual typewriters to the age of the Internet, the world of newsgathering will be featured for three days downtown at a mobile museum at Fifth and Broadway streets.
OSU first in America to do remote-controlled bypass
Ohio State University has become the first medical center in North America to perform a coronary bypass operation using robotic, remote-controlled surgical tools.
The pinnacle of polkas
Road construction chaos has caused many Tristate residents to sing the orange-barrel blues. John Bunyan, however, is prepared to polka.
'The Tempest' gets bizarre reading
Bizarre is perhaps the kindest word to describe Cincinnati Shakespeare Festival season opener The Tempest.
Theatre Classics in financial trouble
Today will decide the future of Downtown Theatre Classics. Its executive board is hoping to land $30,000 in funding by the end of the day. What happens will decide whether it will complete its third season.
Celtic fest will attract clans, fans of music, dance
WAYNESVILLE — It's part Brigadoon, part Riverdance this weekend as Caesar's Creek Pioneer Village holds its second annual Celtic Festival.
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Lonestar serves up pop-tinged country
In the hit “Everything's Changed” the country band Lonestar laments the passing of small-town America. “The old drive-in is a new Wal-Mart,” goes the song's most memorable line.
WorldJam bets diversity will lure music fans
Combine familiar headliners with exotic, international performers and you have WorldJam, the new, free music festival that takes over Fifth Street downtown Oct. 9-10.
3 endorsed for school board by new group
A community group formed in the wake of criticism about how a Cincinnati Board of Education member was replaced last May has made endorsements for three open board seats: incumbent Arthur Hull, former Ohio Gov. John Gilligan and college professor Florence Newell.
Alternative school wins award
LEBANON — When the Warren County Alternative Center opened last year, its founders and supporters knew it was the best thing to happen to troubled teen-agers. Now, the whole state knows, too.
'Beautiful Valley' shows off beautiful homes
WYOMING — Village boosters are showing off one of the city's most valuable treasures — its architecture.
Chiefs urge new site for memorial
COVINGTON - Northern Kentucky's police chiefs are collecting donations to renovate the police memorial into a bigger spot they say will better honor their dead and more safely allow visitors to look it over.
Colerain man faces rape, molesting charges
A Colerain Township man was indicted Thursday on charges of repeatedly raping and molesting two girls.
Delhi police taking aim at national accreditation
DELHI TOWNSHIP — The police department here isworking to gain national accreditation, hoping to join a growing list of Ohio police departments that have done so in the past several years.
Energy secretary apologizes to Paducah workers
PADUCAH, Ky. — Energy Secretary Bill Richardson apologized to current and former workers of a federal uranium-enrichment plant Thursday night, saying the government wasn't forthcoming about the possibility of exposure to toxic plutonium at the plant.
Foes: Vote hurts Lucas in 2000
FORT MITCHELL — Anti-abortion groups and Republican Party leaders are piling on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ken Lucas for supporting a campaign finance reform bill that passed the House Tuesday with bipartisan support.
Legion to honor service to public
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP — Because their efforts exceeded their job descriptions, four people will be honored by American Legion Post 318 on Saturday.
Mall project collects for refugees of Yugoslavia
FLORENCE — One storefront window at Florence Mall isn't filled with the latest fall fashions or this week's best sellers. It's covered with local children's drawings that depict the virtues of hope, love and compassion.
Miniature golf course teaches thinking
MASON — When Caitlin Meyers walked up to the eighth hole on the miniature golf course set up in the gym at Western Row Elementary School, she picked up her club and looked things over.
Monument recalls Wartime America
HAMILTON — People in Butler County are rediscovering an old treasure — the Butler County Soldiers, Sailors and Pioneers Monument.
Political signs could have limits
FAIRFIELD — It's a sign of the times: Too many street-corner political statements stick around for too long.
Students' lawsuit over pregnancies due in court
COVINGTON — Two women who could not get into the National Honor Society at Grant County High School in 1998 after becoming pregnant will soon get their day in court.
Teen-ager faces murder charge in failed holdup
Three teen-agers accused of taking part in a botched holdup at an Avondale carryout got more bad news Thursday.
Trade Town to teach kids supply, demand
FAIRFIELD — The lessons of the job market and economic principles such as supply and demand will become a lot clearer for kids at Cincinnati Christian Schools beginning today.
TRISTATE DIGEST
One of the two men wanted in the Wednesday shooting of a man on an Over-the-Rhine street was arrested Thursday.
U.S. deal would aid workers at only 1 uranium processing plant
WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy (DOE) said Thursday it will ask Congress for money to compensate Kentucky workers with radiation-related cancers. But workers at sister plants in Ohio and Tennessee would be out of luck, at least at first.
Woodlawn signs off on deal for new pool
WOODLAWN — If plans to replace the village's pool proceed on schedule, swimming enthusiasts will have an Olympic-size pool, Soaker chutes for kids to crawl through, a slide and water cannons, a wet deck and a new bathhouse to look forward to next summer.
S P E C I A L F E A T U R E S
FALL ARTS PREVIEW
Check our big, big list of fall concerts, art exhibits, movies, and more.
Riverfest photo gallery
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Manatees star in new Zoo exhibit
Douglas and Stoneman have no way of knowing it, but there's a lot riding on their broadly sloped shoulders. The two manatees are the unlikely stars of the new $4 million Manatee Springs exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden.
• The exhibit: Manatees, crocs and more
Tristate's Goin' Fishin'
Oceanic Adventure's Newport Aquarium is open. Check out our guide to the Tristate's newest entertainment attraction.
Tornado of '99
Complete coverage of the April 9 tornado that claimed four lives and left hundreds homeless.
Focal Point
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Click through 60 images from the past year.
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