Saturday, February 19, 2000
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Over-the-Rhine man dies of gunshot wounds
A 45-year-old Over-the-Rhine man died Friday from gunshot wounds he received in a shooting late Thursday.
Jerome Crutchfield was found at 11:23 p.m. by Cincinnati Police officers responding to a call of a person shot. Mr. Crutchfield was lying on the sidewalk in the 200 block of West Elder Street. He was taken to University Hospital where he was in critical condition until his death at 2:06 p.m.
The killing is Cincinnati's second homicide this week and sixth this year. Michael A. Smith, 41, was found dead in his Evanston home on Monday.
Anyone with information on these cases is asked to call the Cincinnati Police Division's Homicide Unit at 352-3542 or Crime Stoppers at 352-3040. Crime Stoppers offers rewards for information leading to arrest. Callers may remain anonymous.
Blood drive today seeks African-American donors
A blood drive today in Walnut Hills seeks to increase blood and bone marrow donations from African-Americans.
The blood drive will run from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Melrose Branch YMCA, 2840 Melrose Ave. Entertainment will include two Christian mime troupes and “Praise Dancers” from the New Jerusalem and Morning Star Baptist churches. Door prizes include Cincinnati Stuff basketball tickets, free tuxedo rentals and other gifts.
The event is co-sponsored by WCIN-AM, the Cincinnati Herald, Hoxworth Blood Center and the National Marrow Donor Program. For information, call Hoxworth at 451-0910.
Imagemaker Awards presented tonight
The 10th annual Imagemaker Awards will be presented tonight at the Aronoff Center in downtown Cincinnati.
The awards, presented by Applause! magazine, are a celebration of African-American excellence, culture and heritage in Greater Cincinnati. They honor achievements during the past year in fields such as music, art, business, medicine, sports and public service.
A panel of past recipients and community leaders selects the winners each year.
The event begins at 5:30 p.m. with performances and displays by local musicians and artists. This portion of the event is open to the public at no charge.
The black-tie awards ceremony begins at 8 p.m. It will include appearances by members of the Cincinnati Ballet, Hall of Fame basketball player Oscar Robertson and civil-rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Lewis.
Four public schools to close in Dayton
DAYTON, Ohio — The Dayton Board of Education voted to close four of the city's 45 public schools to save an estimated $2 million. The schools will not open in the fall.
The board voted 6-1 Thursday night to close Residence Park, Gardendale and McGuffey elementary schools and Fairport Middle School at the end of the school year. About 1,200 pupils attend the four schools.
Board member Nellie Terrell was alone in opposing the plan, saying board members were ignoring the residents' needs.
About 200 people attended the meeting and many opposed the closings.
The school system has lost more than 9,000 students in the past 20 years, officials said.
University cancels show by Carrot Top
FINDLAY, Ohio — The comedian Carrot Top wouldn't come clean with his act so the University of Findlay has canceled his concert.
University officials were worried that vulgar language in Carrot Top's act would offend some students, and asked the manic comedian with wiry red hair to adhere to prime-time viewing standards, said David Emsweller, dean of students at the university.
“We have a strong Church of God affiliation,” Mr. Emsweller said. “For us not to have some groundwork in place as to what's appropriate and what's not appropriate wouldn't be very wise on our part.”
Carrot Top's management said that there was nothing to discuss about the agreement with the university and that Carrot Top had decided against performing there later this month.
High school principal charged with shoplifting
AVON, Ind. — An arrest warrant has been issued for a high school principal accused of shoplifting four packages of curtains from a department store.
Joan Schafer, who earns $84,800 per year as principal of Avon High School, was charged with misdemeanor theft. She allegedly tried to steal four packages of curtains worth a total of $48.96 from a Meijer store in Greenwood on Jan. 9.
Judge William Barrett of Johnson Magistrate Court issued the warrant on Jan. 27. The warrant has not yet been served, the Johnson County Sheriff's Department said.
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