Thursday, January 27, 2000
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Batavia man dies in Ohio 125 crash
A Batavia man died early Wednesday when his car drifted across the center line of Ohio 125 and struck an oncoming car.
Charlie A. Pridemore, 33, of Batavia was pronounced dead at the scene, about a mile west of Amelia.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol said Mr. Pridemore was driving west about 2:20 a.m. when his car and collided with one driven by Joshua M. Vining, 21, of Amelia. He was treated at University Hospital and released.
Investigators were waiting Wednesday evening to question Mr. Pridemore's family, to determine where he was going and where he had been.
Carbon monoxide death investigation continues
CAMDEN, Ohio — Authorities on Wednesday looked for the source of carbon monoxide at a mobile home that left a Middletown man dead and hospitalized two other people.
Killed was Bradley Hollon, 45. George and Annette McQuinn of Camden were taken to Kettering Memorial Hospital in suburban Dayton. Mr. McQuinn was listed in good condition, and his wife was in serious condition.
Camden Police Chief Paul Plaugher said he and a deputy from the Preble County sheriff's office found the three when they went to the mobile home Tuesday. Mr. Hollon was a friend of the McQuinns and had been visiting.
Kent instructor out over thrown erasers
KENT, Ohio — When his students couldn't grasp a math concept, Kent State University officials say, one of their instructors lost his temper and started throwing erasers around the classroom.
Ludvik Janos, 77, has been removed from his basic probability and statistics class, and university officials haven't decided when he will be allowed to return, Kent State spokeswoman Margaret Garmon said Wednesday.
The course is the only one Mr. Janos is teaching at Kent State this semester. He could not be reached for comment.
University officials said Mr. Janos, a Czechoslovakian-born teacher who has lived in the United States for seven years, became frustrated Monday when the 35 students in his class did not understand a mathematical concept.
Suspicious chemicals found in apartment
The Cincinnati Fire Division's Bomb Squad and Hazardous Materials Unit, along with representatives from three federal agencies, were called Wednesday to a Clifton senior center after a resident found suspicious chemicals inside her apartment.
The resident's caregiver had recently moved from the apartment and the resident wanted bottles of chemicals left behind by the caregiver removed, District 3 Fire Chief Paul Weber said.
Fire officials would not say what kind of chemicals were inside the resident's 11th-floor apartment.
Also on the scene were representatives from the U.S. Department of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the FBI.
Police responded to the Clifton Senior Multiservice Center, 900 Rue de la Paix, at about 5 p.m.
Chief Weber said the chemicals were housed in about five containers and were determined to be nonhazardous and nonexplosive. They were to be disposed of by a private disposal firm, he said.
No outside residents were allowed inside the building during the more than four-hour investigation. However, no occupants were evacuated.
Chief Weber said no crime had been committed.
Judge: Dead-fish protest immature, not criminal
CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — A man who mailed dead fish to school officials because he was an gry about a hiring decision acted like a juvenile but he was not guilty of disorderly conduct, a judge has ruled.
Magistrate John W. Clark of Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court decided Tuesday that there wasn't enough proof that David Burke's conduct was disorderly.
“The defendant's conduct was juvenile and reprehensible, and his message certainly could have been conveyed in a more civilized and mature manner,” Magistrate Clark said in a written verdict.
The evidence presented in a five-hour trial last week showed that Mr. Burke, 55, mailed a frozen fish Nov. 29 to William Monbeck, president of the Stow-Munroe Falls school board, and then-Superintendent Richard Bongiorno.
Mr. Burke said he was simply expressing his opinion a year after his wife, Dawn, and Mr. Monbeck's daughter, Julie, were involved in a dispute over a second-grade teaching position. Dawn Burke was seeking the job that Julie Monbeck got.
Cincinnati offering Citizen Police Academy
The Cincinnati Police Division is taking applications for a Citizen Police Academy that begins Feb. 16.
The academy is designed to provide citizens with information on the governing principles of law enforcement, current issues and police procedures.
Courses cover laws of arrest, search and seizure, criminal investigation, use of force, recruiting and selection, the citizen complaint process, community oriented policing and firearm safety. The program also includes an optional ride-
along with officers on patrol.
The three-hour classes begin at 6 p.m. and meet one evening per week for seven weeks. Call 352-3562 to obtain an application.
Public defender's office chided for tardy work
A federal appeals court criticized the Ohio public defender's office Wednesday for slipshod representation of criminal defendants in some cases.
Three judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit in Cincinnati commented as they ordered a lower court to reconsider the appeal of a man who was sentenced to life in prison for the 1988 slaying of his former wife as she left work in the Cleveland area.
The case now goes back to U.S. District Judge Patricia Gaughan in Cleveland.
Appeals Judges Martha Craig Daughtrey, Damon Keith and Karen Moore said a lawyer in the state public defender's office took three years to file a complaint alleging that Frederick White's constitutional right to effective legal representation had been violated.
Mr. White, who was convicted of aggravated murder and felonious assault, said his former lawyer failed to make state appeals courts aware of details supporting his claim that he is not guilty.
City OKs buying site for Tomak expansion
LEBANON — City Council on Tuesday night authorized the purchase of 4.2 acres in the Lebanon Commerce Center, to be leased to Tomak Precision.
The metalworking company plans to move to that site from its location on North Broadway. Tomak, which employs 35 people, expects to grow to 60 or more workers within three years.
The incentive deal will give Tomak a tax break.
Ex-teacher in abuse case beaten in cell
DAYTON, Ohio — A former teacher convicted of sexually abusing students was in critical condition Wednesday after being beaten in the jail cell where he was awaiting a hearing on his sexual-offender classification.
Francis DeCarreau, 57, was taken to Miami Valley Hospital on Monday with head injuries.
Prosecutors filed a felonious-assault charge against Mr. DeCarreau's cellmate, David Leigh, 32, of Los Angeles, said Detective Tom Peed. Mr. Leigh denied beating Mr. DeCarreau.
CPS vote paves way to contract for teachers
Disabled child's case: Wrongful life?
Plan to salvage FWW deck surfaces
Tristate split on Clinton's place in history
2 years after Clinton visit, few have changed opinion
Bad hair day leaps across gender barrier
Civil rights giant evokes the '60s
Father directs grief into fighting drunken boating
Tank rupture blamed on faulty welding
Assembly may hold Holcomb resolution
Car injures 5 firefighters
Patton wants gas tax increase
Amos new editor of Kentucky Enquirer
Kentucky schools get grade reports
Ky. school is like an open canvas
Roeding targeted by zealots
'90210,' 'Party' probably history
After they fly for art, finches will need a home
'Americanos' project more than just a film
Foot rubs good for the soul
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Getting married? Be in our 'Love Story'
Hypothermia's a risk even in mild weather
Queen City's moments to shine reflected in book
Anthrax show a plus even minus one singer
Change in DUI dropped
Covington man slain
Forum to gather residents' ideas for park
Lawrenceburg cashes in - again
Lebanon ponders suit over buyouts
Man charged with stealing tools
Measure would limit political donations from children
Miami team off to Africa to take chimpanzee census
Murder appeal sought on drugging argument
New housing projects on way
NKU controls faculty work
Ohio House OKs shift in crime victim payments
Review too late for Hustler
School offers rewards to senior test takers
Students in limbo until March 7 vote
Suspect could get life in Christmas slaying
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