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Fourth of July

Kiwanis thankful for support

Shade was a must Wednesday during the annual baseball tournament at Stadium Park during Fourth of July festivities. The high temperature Wednesday in Delphos was 99 degrees. See more photos on page 5 and 10.

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BY NANCY SPENCER nspencer@delphosherald.com

2012 Pizza Taste Off Champions

Open swim set Aug. 1

A portion of the MiamiErie Canal in Delphos has been drained. Read why in Fridays Herald.

Families United will host an open swim for individuals with special needs 5:30-8 p.m. on Aug. 1 at the Delphos Municipal Swimming Pool. A rain date of Aug. 2 is set. The pool will be closed to the general public during the swim.

DELPHOS Despite near-record temperatures, Fourth of July activities hosted by the Delphos Kiwanis and others were held at Stadium Park Wednesday. Tuesday evening events were interrupted slightly when American Electric Power shut down electricity to the park and other portions of the city at 5:50 p.m. to repair a line. The carnival people helped us out with a generator and someone else brought us one so we just kept going, Kiwanis Jamey Wisher said. Everyone was great and we really appreciate the support from the community even though we know it was a hot one and many people were just getting power back late Tuesday night, etc. The event went really well. Power was restored at the park at 11:50 p.m. Friday, with many who had been without power since Friday afternoon joining in enjoying the comforts electricity brings. Several events were canceled, including the pedal boat races on Tuesday due to a large tree taking up residence in the MiamiErie Canal on Friday during the storm. The Up to the Challenge Softball Tournament was also canceled on Tuesday due to the heat and lack of electricity at the ball diamonds. All in all, I would say the Fourth of July went even better than expected with what everyone was facing and the heat, Wisher said.

Niedeckens Carry-out were the first Kiwanis Pizza Taste Off Champions. Accepting the traveling trophy from Kiwanis member and contest chair Barb Mesker, second from right, are, from left, Niedecken employees Amanda Vasquez, Alicia Odenweller, Ryan Warnecke, Whitney Warnecke and Nikki Betz. Other contestants included Eagles Aerie 471, Hickory Pit Barbecue, Pats Donuts and Kreme and Jacks Pizza. The Topp Chalet, Brentilys, Joey Fratellos and Pizza Hut were unable to compete due to the power outage. The event will return next year.

Home run, throwing contest set Saturday

Sports

There will be a home run and throwing contest for Minor and City League ball players starting at 9 a.m Saturday at the Little League Diamond and diamond 4 at Stadium Park. Minor and City players will compete in separate division. The cost is $2 per time for the home run contest with a limit of two times; and $1 for the throwing contest with a limit of one time. Trophies will be awarded. Very hot Friday with high around 103 and heat index of 108-113. Overnight low only dipping into high 70s. See page 2. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Forecast

Fridays storm could happen again

BY MIKE FORD mford@delphosherald.com

Abby German, left, and Eli Swick, right, pulled in the biggest fish at the Optimist Jefferson teacher and coach Ryan Carder was probably hoping for a plunge into the dunk tank on Wednesday as Fishing Derby Wednesday. Delphos VFW Post Vice Commander Jim Weeden presented each with a new bicycle for their efforts. temperatures reached nearly 100 degrees.

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Area residents know Fridays storm was one to tell grandchildren about as many do the Blizzard of 78. While that was a record winter storm, one weather expert says the recent event was the worst summer storm the area has ever seen and could happen again as temperatures hover around 100 degrees. We have to watch out now, because the atmosphere is conducive for a lot of conSee STORM, page 2

Debris fills parking lot quickly

Nancy Spencer photo

The parking lot across from the Delphos Municipal Building filled in a hurry Wednesday as residents brought tree limbs, brush and other storm debris for disposal. The lot remains open for drop-offs until Saturday morning. A chipper has been rented and city employees will be disposing of the debris. The big item recycle will also be held from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday in the parking lot.

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Japan reactor on grid; panel slams crisis response

By MARI YAMAGUCHI The Associated Press TOKYO Nuclear power returned to Japans energy mix for the first time in two months today, hours before a parliamentary investigative commission blamed the governments cozy relations with the industry for the meltdowns that prompted the mass shutdown of the nations reactors. Though the report echoes other investigations into last years disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, it could fuel complaints that Japan is trying to restart nuclear reactors without doing enough to avoid a repeat. Todays resumption of operations at a reactor in Ohi, in western Japan, already had been hotly contested. Government officials and the utility that runs the Ohi plant announced last month that the No. 3 reactor had passed stringent safety checks and needed to be brought back online to ward off blackouts as Japan enters the highdemand summer months. The government hopes to see the restart of more of Japans 50 working reactors as soon as possible. We have finally taken this first step, said Hideki Toyomatsu, vice president of Kansai Electric Power Co., which operates the plant and hopes to restart another reactor there in a few weeks. But it is just a first step. The reactor is the first to be restarted since last years devastating tsunami inundated the Fukushima plant, setting off meltdowns in three reactors in the worlds worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986. All of Japans reactors were gradually taken offline for maintenance or safety checks, and in early May the last reactor shut down, leaving the country without nuclear-generated electricity for the first time since 1970. The report released today said the Fukushima disaster was man-made because it should have been foreseen and avoided. It said that since at least 2006, Japans Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. or TEPCO knew the risk of a total power outage at Fukushima Dai-ichi in case of a major tsunami. The report accused both of intentionally postponing safety measures to avoid reactor stoppages. It said that the response betrayed the nations right to be safe from nuclear accidents and that collusion between the government, regulators and the utility itself

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Seven persons appeared in Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas Tuesday. David A. Detrick, 33, of Dayton was arraigned on three counts of theft, each a felony of the fifth degree. He pleaded not guilty and was set for a pretrial conference on July 18. His bond was set at $50,000 cash. Joshua Lane, 26, of Van Wert was in court to be sentenced on a drug trafficking charge. At the start of the hearing, he requested to withdraw his guilty plea. The court continued the matter until a later date for a hearing on his motion. His previously set bond was continued. Kenneth Michael Imler, 32, of Van Wert, was sentenced on two different cases. In the first case he was charged with violating a civil protection order, a misdemeanor of the first degree; and in the other case, he was charged with telecommunica-

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tions harassment and intimidation of a witness, both misdemeanors of the first degree. He was sentenced to 180 days in jail on each charge, concurrent, with credit for 5 days already served. He was also ordered to pay court costs. Joshua Burnett, 34, of Van Wert, was in court for a probation violation. He denied violating his probation by being charged with a new crime and by not reporting to his probation officer, but did admit to a violation for consuming alcohol. The court ordered that he be held on a $100,000 cash bond until sentencing and took a request for work release under advisement. Anthony Pavlides, 30, Marion, was sentenced for trafficking drugs, a felony of the fifth degree. He received three years community control, 60 days in jail immediately with work release, 200 hours commu-

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Clara E., Linscott, 78, of Fort Jennings, died Wednesday at St. Ritas Medical Center. Arrangements are incomhad allowed lax preparation At 9:44 p.m. on Sunday, plete at Harter and Schier and precautions. Delphos Police were called to Funeral Home. The 10-member panel, the 200 block of West Clime appointed by parliament in Street in reference to a burDecember, interviewed 1,167 glary complaint. people in hearings exceedUpon officers arrival, the (Continued from page 2) ing 900 hours. Members also victim stated someone had inspected Fukushima Dai- entered the residence and had vection to develop. The situichi and the neighboring and taken items from inside. ation doesnt just go away less-damaged Dai-ni plant, as The case has been forwardwell as two others in nearby ed to the Detective Bureau for the atmosphere is set up for things to happen. So, we prefectures. further investigation. have to keep a close eye on Its bulky final report urged storms when they develop, parliament to monitor a new Weather Specialist and Van regulatory agency and superWert Emergency Management vise reforms in the crisis Director Rick McCoy said. management system. It also At 4 p.m. on Monday, Theres no way of predicturged the government to set clear disclosure rules about Delphos Police were called to ing whether this will happen its relationship with nuclear the 900 block of North Main again or if we will have reguoperators, construct a cross- Street in reference to a theft lar thunderstorms. With this intense heat, any thunderstorm monitoring system and over- complaint. Upon officers arrival, the that may develop could get so haul laws governing nuclear energy to meet global stan- victim stated someone had much lift and so much quick dards of safety, public health taken the victims wedding lift that we could get those ring from inside the resi- high winds and hail from it. and welfare. McCoy says the storm was Commission Chairman dence. At 2:40 p.m. on Wednesday, almost followed up by another Kiyoshi Kurokawa told a news conference that parlia- Delphos Police were called one over the weekend. We almost had this hapment and the people must keep to the 200 block of Holland Avenue in reference to a theft pen again Sunday because a checking the government. complex developed west of Fukushimas nuclear cri- complaint. Upon officers arrival, the Chicago that had 90 mph sis is not over, Kurokawa said. The world is watching victim stated someone had winds. It tried to get going how Japan deals with it and entered the residence and had again but didnt make it. The storm is called a taken the victims medicachanges. derecho and is rare. McCoy tion. Parliament should consaid the perfect mix of ingretinue monitoring the governdients, such as widespread ments actions and share that high heat, have to be present with the people. We should for the development of such a keep checking, he said. If Japan wants to regain trust, At 11 p.m. on Monday, wide swath of thunderstorms its now or never. Delphos Police were called to that feed off each other across the 400 block of South Main multiple states. You have this big ridge Street in reference to a theft commonly called a rim of complaint. Upon officers arrival the fire and the high temperatures nity service, substance abuse victim stated that someone gave the storm a really strong, assessment and treatment, had taken a bicycle that was quick lift. It started getting 2 years intensive probation, parked outside of the resi- energy west of Chicago and it continued building in intendrivers license suspended dence. 6 months, pay attorney fees At 10:35 p.m. on Tuesday, sity. When it passed Warsaw, and court costs. A-12 month Delphos Police were contact- Ind., it really took off and prison sentence was deferred ed by a subject who stated that started coming at us. It gets a and he was ordered to jail he was at the Stadium Park forceful push from behind that immediately. at which time he parked his moves it forward and out, so it will move across one or more Emily Leisure, 23, Van bicycle. Wert, was sentenced for a Upon returning for the states and not lose energy. The fifth degree felony charge of bike, the victim discovered most intense part of this storm was from Fort Wayne to West receiving stolen property. that someone had taken it. Virginia. Once a derecho gets Her sentence was 3 years going, it doesnt just die out community control, 30 days it keeps building and buildjail, 200 hours community ing to the point that this was service, 2 years intensive prothe worst summer storm this bation, pay attorney fees and area has ever seen, he said. court costs, pay restitution of McCoy said Van Wert $909 by Jan. 1. A Delphos woman had a County recorded wind speeds Her prison sentence of 9 months was deferred pend- collision with her car with at 87 mph but low 90s were ing completion of community the Special Olympics clothing recorded in the Lima area. and shoe drop off bin Sunday Sustained winds of that speed control. lift Fridays storm to a higher Logan Weis, 21, Ottawa, afternoon. Peggy Menke, 44, of category, drawing compariwas sentenced after pleading guilty to two counts of Delphos told responding offi- sons to a hurricane. McCoy attempted burglary, each a cers she fell asleep while trav- said the derecho impacted eling westbound on East Fifth much of the eastern U. S. felony of the fourth degree. He was sentence to Street and woke up as her vehi- and was worse than Hurricane 12-months prison on each cle was driving over the park- Ike, which hit the Caribbean count to be served concur- ing bumpers in the parking lot in 2008. In the Tri-county, rently and concurrently with of the Delphos Recreation and McCoy said many residents a similar sentence in Putnam Bowling Center and struck the reported seeing tornados but collection bin. they were more likely to be County. Menke was not injured. gustnados. The biggest difHe was also ordered to Her vehicle sustained func- ference is that the latter form pay court costs. tional damage. from the ground up, while twisters form in the cloud and work their way to the ground. He said twisters may have occurred during Fridays event but the straight winds caused so much damage that he cannot determine whether Answers to Tuesdays questions: or not twisters were involved. The Roomba Vacuuming Robot was the name of the first commercially produced home robot to reach one million in sales in 2004, two years after it was introduced. About 90 percent of an adult jelly fish is water. Corn: $7.19 Todays questions: Wheat: $7.89 Which popular cartoon character was the first to Beans: $15.18 appear on a U.S. postage stamp? What four islands make up the Greater Antilles? Place a Classified Ad Answers in Fridays Herald. TODAY! Todays Words: Call 419-695-0015 ext. 122 Baroxuton: a large brass musical instrument to place your ad! Testaceous: pertaining to shells

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Police probe pair of bicycle thefts

Delphos weather

WEATHER

High temperature Wednesday in Delphos was 99 degrees, low was 75. High a year ago today was 90, low was 64. Record high for today is 100, set in 1955. Record low is 47, set in 1967. WEATHER FORECAST Tri-county Associated Press

Woman says she fell asleep and struck bin

Excessive heat warning in effect until 8 p.m. Saturday. TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 70s. West winds around 5 mph. FRIDAY: Very hot. Mostly sunny. Highs around 103. West winds around 5 mph. Heat index readings 108 to 113. FRIDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. SATURDAY: Very hot. Mostly sunny in the morning. Then partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 90s. Northwest winds around 10 mph. SATURDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. SUNDAY, SUNDAY NIGHT: Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of Showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the upper 60s.

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Congress, White House fight over funding for tanks

BY JOHN SEEWER The Associated Press LIMA Rows of sandcolored armored vehicles ready for deployment are parked outside the nations only tank manufacturing plant. Its where welders and machinists for more than three decades have built the Abrams tank, which former President George W. Bush once called the most effective armored vehicle in the history of warfare. But the Pentagon says it will soon have enough tanks and wants to halt production for several years as it wrestles with cuts in military spending over the next decade. Some members of Congress are attempting to restore funding for the tanks and other military weapons in a defense spending bill working its way through Capitol Hill, a move the White House is threatening to veto. The White House says adding more money to the budget will trigger deeper cuts because of an agreement made during a failed congressional attempt last year to reduce the deficit. Caught in the middle are hundreds of workers at the northern Ohio tank plant who are worried about losing highpaying manufacturing jobs at a time when those positions are scarce. Its scary for everybody, but the rumors have flown like that since the day we all hired in, said Paul Matson, a welder who started at the plant in Lima in the early 1980s when there were 3,800 workers and tanks rolled off the assembly lines every day. Now there are about 800 workers who refurbish the Abrams tanks with new weapons and sophisticated navigation and communications systems, churning out one tank about every two days. The plant also makes the Stryker light-armored vehicle. The militarys plan is to slow production of the M1A2 Abrams until 2014, when it wants to stop ordering them all together for about three years, until its ready for the next generation of battle tanks. Army officials told lawmakers earlier this year that they must make tough choices. Its the second straight year the military has sought to end funding for the tank. Theyre dangling this carrot over your head that they can shut you down at any time, said Russ Clewley, president of the United Auto Workers Local 2075, which represents production and skilled trade workers. Doing that would devastate the plant, its manager said, and might not save much money in the long run. Halting production for even a couple of years would mean the loss of many skilled trade workers who would most likely be forced to leave Ohio for work elsewhere, said Keith Deters, plant manager at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center. Lima was built around factories that made locomotives, car engines and auto parts. Not only is the tank plant a source of pride, it provides

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Dont flee from police, especially after storm

COLUMBUS (AP) Authorities say another summer storm in central Ohio downed power lines along Interstate 670, temporarily shutting down a section of the highway that links downtown Columbus with the citys main airport. The roadway on the citys east side closed for several hours today but reopened by morning rush hour. Police cars had blocked ramps to the highway while utility crews cleared the downed lines. Meanwhile, American Electric Power had about 143,000 customers without electricity, mostly in central and southeast Ohio. Many of those people have been without power since Friday, when thunderstorms and high winds knocked out electricity for roughly a million Ohio homes and businesses. That left many without their air conditioning during some of the hottest days this year. Ohioans were bracing for triple-digit temperatures today.

TROTWOOD (AP) Authorities in southwest Ohio say a high-speed pursuit of a vehicle linked to a shooting ended abruptly when the fleeing car and two police cruisers slammed into a tree that had fallen across a road. Investigators tell reporters two officers and five people in the car were taken to a hospital early this morning, but none had major injuries. Police say someone earlier had fired a gun outside a home in the Dayton suburb of Trotwood, injuring one person. The chase began after a car returned to the house and a witness told police the vehicle was linked to the shooting. Investigators said the driver of the fleeing car appeared to be a juvenile. There was no word on any charges.

Ohio victims of damaging winds and severe weather eligible for reduced interest rates
COLUMBUS Residents across Ohio impacted by damaging winds and severe weather during storms last weekend could be eligible for emergency assistance in the form of reduced interest rates on loans under Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandels Renew Ohio & Rebuild Ohio Programs. Small businesses and homeowners who apply for bank loans for construction, restoration, or cash flow for damage and hardship resulting from the recent severe weather may be eligible to receive interest rate reductions through the Treasurers office. Extremely high winds and severe weather across Ohio caught many by surprise and resulted in serious damages to many homes and small businesses. Those looking to rebuild and recover from loss may be eligible for various state and federal programs, including the Renew Ohio & Rebuild Ohio linked deposit programs which can help lower interest rates on loans, said Treasurer Mandel. These programs can be used by businesses or farmers who are victims of severe weather for construction and to improve cash flow, or by individuals to finance the restoration of their homes. Treasurer Mandel has made $25 million available through the Ohio Treasurys Renew Ohio & Rebuild Ohio emergency financing programs to assist Ohioans whose small businesses, farms and homes were damaged by severe weather. The money in this linked deposit program is available and targets small business owners, farmers and homeowners affected by severe weather who might be eligible to receive interest rate reductions on loans in order to rebuild and recover from damage or loss. Renew Ohio will assist small business owners and those in the agricultural community who have suffered severe damage or loss as a result of severe weather. Businesses and farmers can apply to obtain up to a three percent interest rate reduction on new or existing loans for construction or to improve cash flow. The interest rate reduction may be applied on up to $400,000 of the loan for up to four years. Rebuild Ohio will assist homeowners with an interest rate reduction on loans to finance the restoration of their homes. Homeowners who

some of the best paying jobs in an area hit hard by manufacturing losses felt throughout the Rust Belt. Rebuilding the tank plants network of 800 suppliers nationwide would be a challenge too, Deters said. Its a much more costly issue than shutting the switch off, preserving the equipment and coming back and trying to hire new people, Deters said. I dont know how thatd ever work. Itd take years. General Dynamics Corp.s land systems unit, which operates the government-owned plant, estimates that the cost of shutting down the plant and then restarting it would be $1.6 billion, while keeping it open with minimal production over four years would cost $1.4 billion. The Army puts the price of pausing production much lower around $400 million. It thinks the plant could stay open without its orders by building new tanks and upgrading older models for foreign countries such as Saudi Arabia, Israel and Morocco. Plant operators arent so sure. There have been discussions with other countries about future projects, but its difficult to plan for work we dont have, Deters said. U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, made a pitch for the plant when he met with Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak in May. The plant already is doing some work on an armored personnel carrier for the Israeli military.

Information submitted COLUMBUS The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) is making disaster assistance available to low-income families, elderly individuals and those with disabilities in 45 counties that were hit hardest by the severe storm on Friday. Assistance is being made available in the following counties: Allen, Athens, Auglaize, Belmont, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clermont, Clinton, Coshocton, Fairfield, Franklin, Gallia, Greene, Guernsey, Hamilton, Hancock, Highland, Hocking, Jackson, Knox, Lawrence, Licking, Logan, Meigs, Mercer, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Paulding, Perry, Pike, Preble, Putnam, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Van Wert, Vinton, Warren, Washington and Wyandot. Low-income families with children, including pregnant women, may be eligible for up to $1,500 in assistance per household. Elderly individuals and those with disabilities may be eligible for up to $750 in assistance per household. The assistance can be used for a range of necessary expenses and essential purchases. Assistance is available to families, elderly individuals and those with disabilities who earn 200 percent of the federal poverty level or less, or about $46,000 for a family of four. Those who believe they may be eligible should contact their county department of job and family services to apply for assistance. A directory of county agencies is available online at http://jfs.ohio.gov/County/County_Directory.pdf.
Chronology July 3: Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor and Ohio Department of Aging Director ask Ohios colleges and universities to urge their students to help those affected by the outages and heat. July 2: The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) ask the federal government for permission to issue mass food assistance replacement cards to individuals enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) who lost food due to power outages. July 2: FEMA delivers initial water supplies to the local level. July 1: Members of the Ohio National Guard deploy across the state to help check on Ohioans who may be at risk from power outages and extreme heat.

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AKRON (AP) A federal appeals court says an Ohio Roman Catholic priest who pleaded guilty in a tax fraud case must be resentenced. A district court ordered the Rev. Samuel Ciccolini in Akron to pay nearly $3.5 million in restitution to the fundraising arm of an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center he founded. He also was fined $350,000 and sentenced to one day in prison for federal banking and income tax fraud charges. Neither the prosecution nor the defense was satisfied with the sentence, and both appealed. The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati agreed this week with the defenses argument that the district court didnt have authority to impose the restitution order. A new sentencing date will be set. Ciccolini hasnt been allowed to minister publicly during the appeals.

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CLEVELAND (AP) Visitors at several Ohio beaches along Lake Erie are being warned that they might want to avoid the water because of harmful bacteria produced by potentially toxic blue-green algae. The Plain Dealer in Cleveland reports officials posted swimming advisories in anticipation of unsafe bacteria levels after storms this week led to sewage overflows in the lake. The sewage can provide the phosphorus that feeds the algae. Blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, are common in most lakes but grow thick in sun-warmed water that contains phosphorus. The algae produce bacteria that can kill animals and sicken humans. The director of the Ohio Sea Grant office at Ohio State University says algae blooms in eastern Lake Erie are unusual, while blooms in the western basin are typical and may last months.

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Scalia accused of politics

MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON Justice Antonin Scalia ended his 26th year on the Supreme Court with a string of losses in the terms biggest cases and criticism that he crossed a line from judging to politics. Scalias willingness to do battle with those on the other side of an issue long has made him a magnet for critics. But some of his recent remarks stood out in the eyes of court observers. His dissent in the Arizona immigration case contained a harsh assessment of the Obama administrations immigration policy and prompted a public rebuke from a fellow Republicanappointed judge. Scalias aggressive demeanor during argument sessions even earned him some gentle teasing from his closest personal friend on the court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Speaking at a Washington convention, Ginsburg said the terms high-profile cases may explain why Scalia called counsels argument extraordinary no fewer than 10 times. Ten lawyers who appear regularly before the Supreme Court, including two former Scalia law clerks, were interviewed for this story and said they too had taken note of Scalias recent comments. KEN THOMAS Associated Press But mindful that they might appear before the high court or be in a position to submit legal briefs, they all declined to be identified by name. Scalia, 76, has been a powerful voice and an entertaining presence since he joined the high court in 1986. Especially in dissent, he never has been shy about explaining why his side had the better of an argument. Measured by wins and losses, the court term did not end well for Scalia. He was on the losing end of the courts biggest cases involving health care, immigration, lying about military medals and prison sentences, both for crack cocaine offenders and juvenile killers. The last words Scalia uttered in court this term dealt with his disagreement with the courts majority in a decision that watered down Arizonas crackdown on illegal immigrants. Summarizing his views in court, Scalia commented on President Barack Obamas recent announcement changing the deportation rules for some children of illegal immigrants. And in his written opinion, he referenced anti-free black laws of slave states as a precedent for state action on immigration. Both drew critical notice. The president said at a news conference that the new program is the right thing

One Year Ago VFW Post 3035 Commander Jim Weeden presented the overall winners in the 4th of July fishing derby and presented them bikes donated by the VFW. Overall Girl Winner was Lydia Hablitzel, age 5; Overall Boy Winner was Caden White, age 4. 25 Years Ago 1987 A Fort Jennings woman who recently celebrated her 85th birthday has family roots that reach back to the mid 19th century life of the village. Freda Daviss grandfather, Christian Raabe, established a general store in 1852. Raabe and William Suever built an elevator in 1881 in Fort Jennings. The Raabe family also owned a stone quarry where L. P. Vetter Concrete now stands on the west edge of the village. Tom and Jane Stallkamp of Delphos began their friendship with a German couple during a festival in Gunzenhausen, West Germany eight years ago. The Stallkamps were on a tour with the Marv Herzog Polka Band in 1980 when they met Peter and Brigitte Lobien from Spalt, Bavaris, at a festival marking the birth of the Lutheran churches. Their friendship continued and finally brought the Lobiens recently to the United States for a visit. Bobby and Lee Halker showed the grand and reserve champion pair of market pigs in the junior fair market hog show Thursday at the Putnam County Fair. They are members of the Columbus Grove Livestock and the sons of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Halker of Columbus Grove. 50 Years Ago 1962 An estimated 2,000 persons were on hand for the Jaycees Fourth of July Family Day celebration held at Stadium Park. In the fishing derby, an estimated 400 fish were caught with prizes going to all fish that were large enough to measure. Carl Joe Maas received the prize for catching the biggest fish. His prize was a 26-inch bicycle. The choir of the First Assembly of God Church of Delphos sang at the youth rally which is sponsored annually by the Ohio District at the Camp Grounds of the Assemblies of God in Big Prairie. The Delphos choir sang three choral arrangements under the direction of Rev. Don Steele. A festival atmosphere will prevail in Columbus Grove for five days, starting July 7 and continuing through July 13. The community will be having its first carnival in nine years, restoring a custom started soon after World War II. The sponsoring organizations, the Lions Club and BowersSlusser Post American Legion, plan two parades, one automotive and one marching, athletic events and entertainment concessions. 75 Years Ago 1937 Distress calls from Amelia Earharts plane sent ships and planes into a vast search of the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Miss Earhart was forced down with her navigator, Fred Noonan, and her Flying Laboratory while flying from Lae, New Guinea, to Howland Island which was considered the most dangerous stretch of their flight around the world. Coombs Shoes swamped Middle Point at that place Friday night by a score of 12 to 2. Adams allowed but three hits; none until the fifth inning. Coombs secured a total of 17 hits and was chalked up with only one error. Middle Point had three errors. A number of Delphos men will be in attendance at a coon hound field day and show to be held Sunday at Kissing Hollow, four miles north of Lima. Frank Osting, Ed. Gerdemann, David Good and James Counsellor will be among those in attendance. Counsellor will enter his dog in the bench show.

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Assets offshore raise Romney wealth questions

WASHINGTON (AP) For nearly 15 years, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romneys financial portfolio has included an offshore company that remained invisible to voters as his political star rose. Based in Bermuda, Sankaty High Yield Asset Investors Ltd. was not listed on any of Romneys state or federal financial reports. The company is among several Romney holdings that have not been fully disclosed, including one that recently posted a $1.9 million earning suggesting he could be wealthier than the nearly $250 million estimated by his campaign. The omissions were permitted by state and federal authorities overseeing Romneys ethics filings, and he has never been cited for failing to disclose information about his money. But Romneys limited disclosures deprive the public of an accurate depiction of his wealth and a clear understanding of how his assets are handled and taxed, according to experts in private equity, tax and campaign finance law. Sankaty was transferred to a trust owned by Romneys wife, Ann, one day before he was sworn in as Massachusetts governor in 2003, according to Bermuda records obtained by The Associated Press. The Romneys ownership of the offshore firm did not appear on state or federal financial reports during Romneys two presidential campaigns. Only the Romneys 2010 tax records, released under political pressurer, confirmed their continuing control of the company. The mystery surrounding Sankaty reinforces Romneys history of keeping a tight rein on his public dealings, already documented by his use of private email and computer purges as Massachusetts governor and his refusal to disclose his top fundraisers. The Bermuda company had almost no assets, according to Romneys 2010 tax returns. But such partnership stakes could still provide significant income for years to come, said tax experts, who added that the lack of disclosure makes it impossible to know for certain.

Obama on Midwestern campaign swing

WASHINGTON Its the kind of trip President Barack Obama relishes one that plays to his natural political abilities by taking him outside of Washington to mix it up with Americans in small towns and casual settings. Obama embarks today on his first bus tour of the 2012 campaign as he seeks to pointedly stir up more questions about rival Mitt Romneys business record and subtly contrast himself with a Republican opponent who has struggled to connect with voters. Dubbed the Betting on America tour, the two-day swing will take him through several northern Ohio communities that were critical to his 2008 win in the state and then to Pennsylvania for an event in Pittsburgh. Obama won both states four years ago but Romney and Republicans are competing hard to win them. The president will campaign in the both states as the nations latest monthly job-creation assessment is released. Each state had an unemployment rate of 7.3 percent in May, below the national average of 8.2 percent. The presidents trip kicks off a new phase of his reelection campaign as he ratchets up his retail campaigning this summer before the September convention in Charlotte, N.C. Underscoring the stakes, Obama is forgoing his traditional summer vacation to Marthas Vineyard, Mass., to focus on the campaign, though he spent a long weekend at the Camp David presidential retreat. The presidents bus tour follows a six-state bus trip by Romney through the Midwest last month that included stops in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Recent polls by Quinnipiac University found that Obama held a 9-percentage-point lead over Romney in Ohio, and a 6-point lead in Pennsylvania. No Republican has ever won the presidency without Ohio, making it a firewall for Obama. Pennsylvania also gives the Democratic president a large 900,000-vote registration advantage. The presidents itinerary takes him across the northern, manufacturing belt of Ohio that has felt the recessions sting perhaps more acutely than other parts of the state. It includes stops at a museum complex in Maumee that gives visitors a sense of life in the early 19th century, an ice cream social in a park in Sandusky and an event

to do in light of Congress failure to pass the administrations proposed revision of the Immigration Act. Perhaps it is, though Arizona may not think so. But to say, as the court does, that Arizona contradicts federal law by enforcing applications of the Immigration Act that the president declines to enforce boggles the mind, Scalia said. The outcry over his reference to Obamas announcement was immediate and included a call by liberal Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne for Scalia to resign. Conservative Judge Richard Posner of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago, who was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, contributed this passage to Slate magazines annual endof-term discussion: These are fighting words. The nation is in the midst of a hard-fought presidential election campaign; the outcome is in doubt. Illegal immigration is a campaign issue. It wouldnt surprise me if Justice Scalias opinion were quoted in campaign ads. The program that appalls Justice Scalia was announced almost two months after the oral argument in the Arizona case. It seems rather a belated development to figure in an opinion in the case, wrote Posner, who had taken Scalia to task in the past. at a park in Parma, a suburb of Cleveland. Fridays schedule includes a stop at an elementary school in Poland, Ohio, near Youngstown, followed by a speech at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The region packed with white, working-class voters will serve as a backdrop for Obama as he works to undercut Romneys key rationale for his candidacy, his nearly three decades in the private sector. Obamas campaign and allied groups have spent weeks raising questions about Romneys time at the head of a private equity firm. The Democrats have jumped on reports that Romneys Bain Capital invested in companies that shifted jobs overseas to cut costs. Earlier this week, Obamas campaign released a new TV ad, airing in Ohio, Pennsylvania and other states, that says: Mitt Romneys companies were pioneers in outsourcing U.S. jobs to lowwage countries. He supports tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas. President Obama believes in insourcing. The ad also highlights Obamas decision to rescue U.S. automakers General Motors and Chrysler. Both companies have a large manufacturing footprint in Ohio.

Moderately confused

WASHINGTON As we celebrate our nations independence midway through a year of rabid presidential politics, it is refreshing to reflect upon our first president, the hero of Americas revolution and commander in chief upon our liberation from King George. To say that they dont make them like George Washington anymore is to insult understatement. But those who admire him have a duty, today of all days, to remember him before he is forgotten by younger generations who, through no fault of their own, have no sense of him today. They havent been taught, and the shame of this belongs to all, with a few notable exceptions. Among these is a handful of ladies (and no, copy editors, you may not change ladies to women) who daily strive to keep Washingtons name and legacy in the dimming lights of history. Unheralded and largely unknown, they deserve recognition for their valiant and extravagant efforts to preserve one of Americas most valuable assets, including the original ruminations of its greatest thinkers. These would be the members of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, who volunteer their time and talents and open their own wallets to maintain Washingtons home on the Potomac. These

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efforts have been shepherded the past 30 years by one brave and hearty James Rees (think of having a couple dozen powerful women as your boss), who, like Washington, is also reserved and humble of spirit. To everyones dismay, Rees, 60, recently retired as CEO, owing to a debilitating illness that has taken him too soon from his venerable toils. During his 30 years at Mount Vernon, Rees helped lead its transformation from a historic house to major national attraction, increasing its endowment from just $4 million in 1984 to more than $125 million today, and recently oversaw the groundbreaking for the estates newest project a presidential library that will offer fellowships to scholars in residence as well as safeguard Washingtons books and papers. Latest to the collection is Washingtons original copy of the Acts of Congress, a 106-page volume that contains his personal copy of the Constitution, a draft of the Bill of Rights, and other documents

own handwritten scribbles are penciled in the margins. The Mount Vernon ladies captured the book in a Christies bidding war using private funds. Unbeknownst to most visitors to Mount Vernon and certainly the millions who dont know it exists Washingtons home was saved and is maintained without a penny of public funds. (Disclosure: I serve on the Mount Vernon advisory board, a collection of private citizens who meet twice a year to offer advice, which the ladies are utterly free to ignore.) The ladies association is a lesson in volunteerism worthy of its own chapter. The association was formed in 1853 by South Carolina native Ann Pamela Cunningham, whose mother had noticed a large, dilapidated house perched on a hill along the Potomac River and was outraged to learn it was Washingtons home. Inspired by her mother, Cunningham reached out to Southern women to raise funds to buy the estate and, in 1860, open it to the public, thus beginning a 152-year-old tradition. Since then, more than 80 million have visited the house and grounds, which include an underground museum (so as not to mar the landscape), gardens, a slave burial ground,

as well as the final resting place of George and Martha Washington. Even the opposite shore of the Potomac has been preserved so that visitors can enjoy the same view that Washington did. The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, named for its most generous donor, is an overdue addition to Washingtons home. In a time of self-reverential politicians and presidential libraries erected as monuments to ego, it is odd if also characteristic that the first president had none. Just as he resisted becoming the nations first president, feeling himself unworthy, he would have found a library in his honor, indulging todays vernacular, over the top. Washington no doubt would be disappointed by the boastful tenor and dishonest content of todays political debate, though he was surely familiar with the rowdy passions that drive it. Thanks to the ladies of Mount Vernon and to the lovely James Rees Americans can revisit those passions on the very grounds Washington paced, and perhaps find inspiration there to engage in a more civil discourse, surely not the least among Washingtons legacies.
Kathleen Parkers email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com.

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TODAY 5-7 p.m. The Interfaith Thrift Shop is open for shopping. 6:30 p.m. Delphos Ladies Club, Trinity United Methodist Church. 7 p.m. Delphos Emergency Medical Service meeting, EMS building, Second Street. 7:30 p.m. Delphos Chapter 23, Order of Eastern Star, meets at the Masonic Temple, North Main Street. FRIDAY 7:30 a.m. Delphos Optimist Club meets at the A&W Drive-In, 924 E. Fifth St. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. SATURDAY 9 a.m.-noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. St. Vincent DePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open. 12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire and Rescue 1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre. SUNDAY 1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 1-4 p.m. Putnam County Museum is open, 202 E. Main St. Kalida. MONDAY 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 6 p.m. Middle Point Village Council meets 7-9 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Annex Museum, 241 N. Main St., will be open. 7 p.m. Marion Township trustees at township house. Middle Point council meets at town hall. 8 p.m. Delphos City Schools Board of Education meets at the administration office. Delphos Knights of Columbus meet at the K of C hall. TUESDAY 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 6:30 p.m. Delphos Lions Club, Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St. 7 p.m. Al-Anon Meeting for Friends and Families of Alcoholics at St. Ritas Medical Center, 730 West Market Street, Behavioral Services Conference Room 5-G, 5th Floor 7:30 p.m. Ottoville Emergency Medical Service members meet at the municipal building. Ottoville VFW Auxiliary members meet at the hall. Fort Jennings Local School District board members meet at the high school library.

The Optimists Fourth of July Fishing Derby winners in the 2-4 age group are, from left, Lilly Tenwalde, first place; and Brooklyn Wallace, second place.

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Winners in the 5-8 age group are, from left, Andrew Aldrich, third-place boy; Daniel Myers, first-place boy; and Jamyson Schnipke, second-place boy; and back, Isabella Lucas, second place girl; Tori Beair, fourth-place girl; Ariel Wallace, third-place girl; and Emma Cooley, first-place girl.

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Winners in the 9-12 age group are, front from left, Elly Wrasman, first-place girl; and Hannah Welker, second-place girl; and back, ; Troy Dudgeon, first-place boy; Matt Schroeder, second-place boy; and Ei Lucas, third-place boy;

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St. Johns High School Cheerleaders are holding a Chicken BBQ from 4-6:30 p.m. on July 12 in the high schools east parking lot. The cost of the meal is $7. The menu includes a half chicken or pork chop with the sides of corn, baked potato, and roll. All proceeds are to DSJHS Cheerleaders. Tickets can be purchased from any junior varsity or varsity football or basketball cheerleader or by contacting Tricia Patton at 419-303-5376 until Saturday.

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Delphos Reds placed first in the City League Tournament on the Fourth of July. Team members include, front from left, bat boy Gavin Holdgreve, Darius Shurelds, Dominic Estrada, Eli Lucas, bat boys Landen Grothaus and Nolan Schwinnen, Andrew Foust and Brady Grothaus; center, Curtis Schwinnen, Robbie Buescher, Damien Jones, Brenen Auer, Branden Hammons and Collin Will; and back, Coaches Ed Holdgreve, James Lucas, Matt Suever and Mike Will.

The Braves took second place in City League. Team members include, front from left, Matt Dickrede, Tony Sanders, Devin Sanders, Trey Gossman and Brady Welker; and back, Evan Grothouse, Tyler Bratton, Carter Temen, Corey Koverman, Derek Lindeman and Troy Dudgeon. Coaches are Jeff Koverman, Greg Gossman, Dan Lindeman and Mike Sanders.

Federer vs Djokovic in marquee semifinal

By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) With Murray Mania gripping Britain, its the other mens semifinal at Wimbledon that has many tennis fans anticipating a griping matchup on Friday afternoon. Six-time champion Roger Federer and last years winner Novak Djokovic will face each other on the grass of Wimbledon for the first time in their 27th head-to-head meeting. It is interesting that this is our first grass-court match. Im looking forward to it, said Federer, who can win a record-equaling seventh Wimbledon title after losing in the quarterfinals the past two years. I havent put too much thought into it, to be quite honest, yet. Im just happy that Im around further than Ive been the last couple years. The 30-year-old Federer already owns the most major tennis titles with 16. He completed a career Grand Slam in 2009 by winning the French Open. But his last major came more than two years ago, at the 2010 Australian Open. A win over Djokovic on Friday, and another in Sundays final, would put Federer back at the top of the game as the No. 1-ranked player. Two more wins at the All England Club also would equal Pete Sampras seven Wimbledon titles and tie the Americans record for weeks spent at No. 1 with 286. I know its possible. I know Im playing really well, said Federer, who is 14-12 against Djokovic overall but 1-6 since the start of 2011. I am aware things are going to get complicated in the next match. I better prepare well, because its going to be a tough match. Tough may be putting it mildly. The top-ranked Djokovic has won four of the last six major titles, and lost to Rafael Nadal in the French Open final last month. Those kinds of statistics sound a lot like what Federer did year after year not so ago. Im not trying to defend my title here. Im trying to fight for it as every other player who is in last four of the mens side, said Djokovic, who beat Federer in the French Open semifinals last month. So my mindset is very positive. After years of playing in the shadows of Federer and Nadal, its Djokovic that is now the man to beat. The 25-year-old Serb is 43-2 at Grand Slam matches in the past two years. Very Federer-like numbers. He has a lot of respect from me, from all the players. There is no question about it, Djokovic said of Federer. But we are all rivals, we are all opponents. I dont think about his history or his success or whatever too much when Im on the court. I just want to win that match. The other semifinal certainly has Britain all agog. Andy Murray reached the semifinals for the fourth straight year, and with Nadal already out, the public is expecting more from him than ever before. Subconsciously, Im probably extremely stressed out right now, but I try not to feel it, said Murray, whos from Scotland. Then, yeah, when the tournaments done theres normally a pretty big release of that. I just dont want to be on the court for a few weeks. Instead of another semifinal match against Nadal, the man he lost to in 2010 and 2011, Murray will face Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France who rallied from a two-set deficit to eliminate Federer in the quarterfinals last year. Tsonga will have a second chance to reach the Wimbledon final, but without the pressure that is regularly heaped on Murray at Wimbledon. That kind of local fervor is saved

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This weeks Metcalfes Musings is a little off my usual fare but this past week has been anything but usual. We had the big storm on Friday from which some of us are still recovering and may be so for the indefinite future. From what I can gather, no one from our immediate area lost his or her life, so that is something to be thankful for. Its also pretty amazing considering the severity of that storm. I have heard stories from a few people about how they had never heard their house shake like that, for example. The thing that struck me was how quickly people began helping each other out in assessing the damages and setting about the clean-up as quickly as possible. The second thing that struck me was how people cooperated in traffic. Outside of a few - which you always will have - most people were very courteous when it came to intersections that suddenly had no stop lights and there was order. Obviously, there were the problems associated with losing freezer and fridge power and what to do with food.

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People helped out where they could and werent afraid to ask for help when they needed it, so, hopefully, less food had to be thrown out than wed all like. Then what to do with kids (and adults!) that didnt have video games to play on their computers or TV screens? Ouch! You mean we might have had to go back to playing old-fashioned games like cards, Monopoly, Payday, even school with a stone or whatever one had at their disposal like when we were kids? Gasp! Or go for long walks or bike rides as a family until the light no longer allowed it. Or perhaps even rides in the car to see what was happening or even lend a hand. Either that or go stark-raving bonkers!! Then there was the ever-present sound of generators all around us; I hope I never have to hear them again! I had a personal encounter with a mad open dresser drawer - which I immediately beat within an inch of its

for him when he plays at the French Open along with every other French player. Here for Andy is difficult because hes alone, Tsonga said. I mean, in France its OK. We have many players and thats fine, but here for him its really difficult because every eyes are on him and its tough for him. Still, Murray Mania wont be slowed by Tsongas words or his chances to win. The fans in Britain have been waiting since 1936 when Fred Perry won his last singles title at Wimbledon for a homegrown male champion. There hasnt even been a British mens finalist since Bunny Austin in 1938. Tennis in the U.K. is not really a sport that necessarily gets followed loads for the rest of the year, but everyone gets into it when Wimbledon comes round because they understand how big a competition it is, Murray said. The support that Ive had over the last sort of five, six years here has been great.

DELPHOS Jeffersons ACME summer baseball team needed to win two games on a scorching Monday afternoon and evening at Wildcat Field to capture the Van Wert County title over Crestview. Leading 10-7 in the bottom of the sixth frame, it looked like a second game would be needed. The Knights squelched that with a 5-run eruption and then held on for a 12-11 victory. Both teams move on to Mondays Coldwater District. Trailing 10-7, the home Knights (12-5) batted around. Isaiah Simerman led off with a bloop hit to right against Wildcat (9-8) starter Tyler Rice (6 2/3 innings, 10 hits, 12 runs, 5 earned, 3 bases-on-balls, 4 strikeouts; 110 pitches, 67 strikes). He stole second. Two outs later, Alec Heffner (2-for4) beat out an infield hit wide of third to put runners on the corners. On a hit-and-run, Jake Harmon (3 runs scored. 2 runs batted in) lashed a 2-run double to deep center to make it 10-9. In turn, he was knocked in on an RBI bloop to short center by Nate Owens (2-for-4, 3 runs, 2 RBI ) and a 10-all tie. Trevor Roop walked to finish Rice and bring in Jordan Herron. On a 1-2 count, Alex Brown (2-for-4, 4 RBIs) went opposite way with a double to right center, scoring Owens and Roop for a 12-10 spread. The Red and White tried to answer against reliever and winning pitcher Cameron Etzler (21/3 IPs, 4 hits, 3 runs, 1 earned, 2 BBs, 1 K). With one down, Drew Kortokrax doubled to right center. A wild pitch advanced pinch-runner Jordan McCann, Zavier Buzard (2-for3, 2 runs, 2 RBIs) walked and stole second; a passed ball on the play scored McCann and put Buzard at third, finishing Etzler for southpaw Damian Helm. An out hence, with a 2-1 count on Gaige Rassman, Buzard tried to steal home but was caught in no-mans land. After a brief rundown, he was tagged out for the final out. The Wildcats tried to score first in the top of the first against Crestview starter Isaiah Simerman (4-plus IPs, 5 hits, 8 runs, 4 earned, 3 BBs, 1 K). Tyler Wrasman got on via an error and was bunted to second by Zach Ricker. Austin Jettinghoff flied out to deep center and Ricker advanced to third. However, when the ball was thrown to second base, the base umpire called him out (for a double play) for leaving early. The Wildcats got a 1-out liner up the middle by Ross Thompson in the second but as he took off for a steal, Kortokrax popped up wide of first; Thompson fell trying to get back as Harmon caught the orb and flipped it to first for a twin-killing. The Knights got two in the second. Heffner led off with a line double down the left-field line. Harmon walked. Owens tried to sacrifice but Rice alertly threw to third to nab the lead runner. Nick Thomas hit a fly ball that was dropped for a 2-base miscue, scoring Harmon and putting Owens at third; he scored on a ground ball by Brown, with another error allowing runners on the corners. Brown burgled second. However, Rice retired the next two to keep it a 2-run deficit. The Red and White took a 3-2 edge in the third. Buzard blooped a hit to right and burgled second and third (the latter

on a pickoff try). Nick Fitch walked. Seth Wollenhaupts bouncer plated Buzard; an error on the play allowed everyone to be safe as Fitch moved to third. Wollenhaupt swiped second. An out later, Ricker flied out to deep right to plate Fitch for a 2-2 score and move Wollenhaupt to third, from where he scored as Jettinghoff doubled to deep left. Crestview made it 5-3 in the home half. With one down, Helm lined one up the gut. An error on a pickoff try put him at second. Heffners grounder was booted. Harmon forced Heffner at second, putting runners on the corners. Harmon pilfered second. Both scored as Owens ripped a 2-run single into left, taking second on the throw home. A wild pitch put him at third. After Thomas walked, Browns bouncer was booted, plating Owens for a 5-3 edge. Etzler singled into left but a perfect throw by Kortokrax to Fitch easily nailed Thomas at home to keep it a 2-run Crestview lead. In the Delphos fourth, Thompson (2-for-2) singled sharply into center. Kortokrax got on via an error. Both scored as rightfielder Heffner couldnt come up with a diving catch of Buzards triple down the right-field line. Two outs hence, Buzard scored on a wild pitch for a 6-5 edge. Wrasman walked but was caught stealing by Owens. Back-to-back walks to Ricker and Jettinghoff in the visitors fifth chased Simerman for Etzler. Zach Kimmett lined to left to get Ricker home and put Jettinghoff at third, with the batter taking second; an error on the play plated Jettinghoff and put Kimmett at third, from where he scored on Herrons groundout for a 9-5 edge. Back came the hosts in the bottom half. Heffner got on via another dropped fly ball. Harmon bunted him up. An out hence, Roop tripled to deep right to get him in; in turn, he scored on a double to deep center for a 9-7 deficit. Delphos made it 10-7 in the sixth. With one out, Rassman hit a seeing-eye single into right and advanced on a wild toss. Wrasman walked. Rickers bunt was too hard and Etzler gunned Rassman down at third. Jettinghoff lined a hit into center, scoring Wrasman and putting runners at second and third on the throw home. However, both stayed where they were.

JEFFERSON (11) ab-r-h-rbi Tyler Wrasman 2b 2-1-0-0, Zach Ricker 1b 1-1-0-1, Austin Jettinghoff ss 3-1-2-2, Zach Kimmett dh 4-1-1-1, Tyler Rice p 0-0-0-0, Gage Townsend 3b 0-0-0-0, Ross Thompson 3b 2-1-20, Jordan Herron 3b/p 2-0-0-1, Drew Kortokrax lf 4-1-1-0, Jordan McCann pr 0-1-0-0, Zavier Buzard cf 3-2-2-2, Nick Fitch c 3-1-0-0, Seth Wollenhaupt lf 2-1-0-1, Gaige Rassman rf 1-0-1-0. Totals 27-11-8-8. CRESTVIEW (12) ab-r-h-rbi Isaiah Simerman p/3b 4-1-1-0, Bryce Richardson ss 4-0-0-0, Damian Helm lf/cf/p 4-1-1-0, Alec Heffner rf 4-2-2-0, Jake Harmon 1b 2-3-1-2, Nate Owens c 4-3-2-2, Nick Thomas 3b 1-0-0-0, Trevor Roop lf/p 1-2-1-1, Alex Brown 2b 4-0-2-4, Cameron Etzler cf/p 4-0-1-1. Totals 32-12-11-10. Score by Innings: Jefferson 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 - 11 Crestview 0 2 3 0 2 5 x - 12 E: Wrasman 2, Thomas 2, Ricker, Wollenhaupt, Rassman, Richardson, Brown; DP: Crestview 2; LOB: Jefferson 3, Crestview 6; 2B: Jettinghoff, Kortokrax, Heffner, Harmon, Brown; 3B: Buzard, Roop, Brown; SB: Buzard 3, Wollenhaupt, Simerman, Harmon, Brown; CS: Wrasman (by Owens); POB: Buzard (by Owens); Sac: Ricker, Harmon; SF: Ricker. IP H R ER BB SO JEFFERSON Rice (L) 6.2 10 12 5 3 4 Herron 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 CRESTVIEW Simerman 4.0 5 8 4 3 1 Etzler (W) 2.1 4 3 1 2 1 Helm (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 WP: Rice 2, Etzler 2, Simerman; PB: Owens.

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life! - in the dark Saturday trying to move things and get frozen food to a place it could remain that way. I am touched with the amount of concern people have for me. Then there is the plight of my brother, Archie, after the burning accident he endured Monday. In this day and age, its impossible to keep anything under wraps and we as a family are touched by the amount of concern for hIM and his family these days. Yes, his so-far quick recovery has been nothing short of remarkable - perhaps miraculous - and is still coming. Prayers are always welcome! Sure puts sports in its proper place, eh? God speed!

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MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. Trial may be months away for two Penn State administrators charged with mishandling a 2001 sex abuse complaint regarding Jerry Sandusky and lying to a grand jury about it. But testimony at Sanduskys recent criminal trial, the former assistant football coachs acquittal on one of the counts and leaked decade-old email traffic could have legal implications for the two administrators, Tim Curley and Gary Schultz. A fresh court motion also provides a glimpse into the defense strategy for Schultz, the universitys now-retired vice president for business and finance, and Curley, who is currently on leave as athletic director. Meanwhile, pleas from Joe Paternos family for the release of more information raise the possibility that at trial the now-dead Hall of Fame coach might be blamed for not doing more to stop Sandusky. The beloved coach was fired soon after Sanduskys arrest. Schultz, 62, and Curley, 58, both of Boalsburg, deny the allegations against them and have asked a judge to dismiss the charges. They both remain free pending trial, and a scheduling conference with Judge Todd Hoover is planned for July 11. Sandusky was convicted last month of 45 counts for sexually abusing 10 boys. The jury acquitted him of three counts, including on one charge related to the case against Curley and Schultz. Email traffic from 2001, reported on recently COLLEEN LONG Associated Press by NBC and CNN, shows Schultz and Curley debating what to do after football team graduate assistant Mike McQueary told them he had seen Sandusky in a team shower with a young boy. In the email traffic, the two administrators indicated they knew there could be negative legal consequences if they did not report it. Those discussions also involved Paterno and the universitys then-president, Graham Spanier. McQueary testified at Sanduskys trial that the retired coach was in a sexual position with the boy and that he believed Sandusky was sexually assaulting the child. The Sandusky jurors acquitted him on the most serious charge related to that encounter, but they convicted Sandusky of four other counts related to the boy, who has never been identified or located by investigators. Its difficult to predict how that acquittal will affect the Curley and Schultz case, but it does not necessarily get them off the hook, said University of Pittsburgh law professor David A. Harris. Any charge of perjury, the alleged untruth has to be material, Harris said. The fact that Sandusky was acquitted of that does not mean there is no truth to that allegation. It does not mean it never happened. It only means it was not proved as to him. Widener University law professor Wes Oliver, who watched the trial in person, said it doesnt matter what the Sandusky jury thought of McQuearys testimony. What matters, he said, is what McQueary said to Curley and Schultz. On the stand in the Sandusky trial, McQueary did not spend much time recounting his discussions with Curley, Schultz or Paterno, who first fielded McQuearys account and then brought in Curley. Paterno died of lung cancer in January, after denying he had any follow-up discussions with Curley or others. The new emails show Curley and Schultz intended to report the allegation, but Curley had second thoughts after discussions with Paterno, deciding he would rather first address the matter directly with Sandusky. The emails indicate Spanier agreed not to go to authorities but said university officials would be vulnerable for failing to report it. Spanier called that approach a humane and reasonable way to proceed. Asked about those emails this week whether they are valid or if there is additional context needed to understand them a spokeswoman for Curley and Schultz declined to comment. On June 15, Curley and Schultz asked a judge to order the release of a variety of prosecution records, including those that pertain to the unknown boy McQueary saw in the shower. The request suggests defense lawyers are casting a broad net for material about the university and university officials, a charity for youth Sandusky founded decades ago and the young men who testified they were abused by Sandusky. That request also specifically asked for information related to an accuser, known as Victim 5, who testified Sandusky fondled him in a Penn State shower in August 2001. They also asked for information about the accuser known

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Palestinians ready to exhume Arafat body for tests

DALIA NAMMARI and GEIR MOULSON Associated Press weeks after he fell violently ill at his West Bank compound. Arafat had suffered intestinal inflammation, jaundice and a blood condition known as disseminated intravascular coagulation, or DIC, according to French medical records. But the records were inconclusive about what brought about DIC, which has numerous causes including infections, colitis and liver disease. Outside experts who reviewed the records on behalf of The Associated Press were also unable to pinpoint the underlying cause. The uncertainty prompted many in the Arab world to allege he was killed by Israel, which viewed him as an obstacle to a peace treaty. Israeli officials have vociferously denied any foul play. Francois Bochud, who heads the Institute of Radiation Physics in Lausanne, Switzerland, told the AP on Wednesday that his lab examined belongings that Arafats widow said were used by Arafat in his final days, as well as others that he hadnt worn. Suha Arafat said the items were kept in a secure room at her attorneys office in Paris after Arafats death and stayed there until Al-Jazeera approached the lab on her behalf at the beginning of this year, he added. Experts found what Bochud characterized as very small quantities of polonium, an isotope that is naturally present in the environment. But there were higher quantities of polonium in, for example, a urine stain on underwear worn by Arafat and a blood stain on hospital clothing than on belongings he hadnt used, such as new and unworn socks stored in the same bag. Polonium is best known for causing the death of Alexander Litvinenko, a onetime KGB agent turned critic of the Russian government, in London in 2006. Litvinenko ingested tea laced with the substance. Bochud said an elevated level of more than 100 millibecquerel, a measurement of radioactivity, was found on belongings used by Arafat compared with levels of some 10 millibecquerel in the reference samples. This would not necessarily mean Arafat was poisoned, Bochud said, adding that it is not possible to say where the

as Victim 6, who recounted for jurors a 1998 shower with Sandusky that caused his mother to complain to authorities but did not result in charges at the time. The defendants also sought prosecution records related to Cynthia Baldwin, a former state Supreme Court justice who accompanied the two men to the grand jury while serving as Penn States chief counsel. Also on the discovery wish list was information concerning Wendell Courtney, a former Penn State chief counsel who resigned as lawyer to The Second Mile, the childrens charity, upon the former assistant coachs arrest in November. A grand jury investigation said Courtney was aware of the 1998 investigation. Courtney, who now works for a Harrisburg law firm, did not return a message seeking comment. State prosecutors said in a recent CurleySchultz case filing that they had obtained emails among Schultz, Curley and others that contradict their testimony before the grand jury, and that they recently obtained a file that Schultz kept relating to Sandusky. Paternos family has called on the attorney general and former FBI Director Louis Freeh, who is conducting an inquiry on behalf of Penn State, to release all emails and records related to their investigations. Paterno family lawyer Wick Sollers issued a statement Monday saying someone in a position of authority is not interested in a fair or thorough investigation but is out to smear former Penn State officials, including Joe Paterno. He said Paterno reported the 2001 incident promptly and fully.

NEW YORK Joey Chestnut won his sixth straight Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest at Coney Island, downing 68 dogs and buns on Wednesday to tie his personal best in a sweaty, gaginducing spectacle. Last year, the 28-year-old San Jose, Calif., man nicknamed Jaws won with 62 hot dogs. He bested his main rival this year by 16 dogs, scarfing down all 68 in 10 minutes in the sweltering summer heat to take home $10,000 and the mustard yellow belt. Second place went to Tim Janus of New York with 52 hot dogs, who received $5,000. Third place went to Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago with 51, who won $2,500. Chestnut was neck-and-neck with competitors during the first half of the contest, but he pulled ahead in the remaining minutes, choking down dog after dog, while other competitors slowed as the clock wound down. Im happy to come out with the win, he said. Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., downed 45 hot dogs to win the womens competition. She reached her goal of eating 45 in the time limit her age and took home her own pink champions belt and $10,000. Thomas, known as the Black Widow of competitive eating, won last year as well, the first time a separate contest was held for women. Juliet Lee, of Germantown, Md., took second place with 33 and won $5,000. Lee also won second place last year. Third place went to Michelle Lesco, of Tuscon, Ariz., who received $2,500 for downing 25. Thomas said she started to feel sick while eating but kept pushing so she could win the title. There is a limit so I have to fight, she said. Thomas said next year shes going to beat her record again and eat 46. Because Im going to be 46 next year, she said. The Nathans Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest has been a city tradition for 97 years. Tens of thousands of spectators gather to gawk as contestants shimmy, slither and bounce as they dip hot dogs in water and cram them down their throats. For some, its a painful reminder of excess especially as the U.S. battles a growing obesity problem. The American Medical Association opposes competitive eating, saying its harmful to the human body. But the competitive eaters are quite trim. Chestnut is more than 6 feet tall and a muscly 210 pounds, and Thomas, who is 5-foot-5, weighed in at barely 100 pounds. Hot dogs, though, arent the healthiest of choices. In addition to beef, they include salt and various food additives. Chestnuts total dog count was equal to more than 20,000 calories. This year, the animal rights group Mercy For Animals staged a protest against eating meat, with signs that read Choose Vegetarian. Chestnut is now tied with his former rival, Takeru Kobayashi, for consecutive wins. The slim Japanese champ held the record for hot dog eating from 2001 to 2007, when he was unseated by Chestnut.

Iraq: al-Qaida flowing into Syria

SINAN SALAHEDDIN Associated Press

RAMALLAH, West Bank The Palestinian president cleared the way Wednesday for a possible autopsy on Yasser Arafats remains, following a request from his widow after a Swiss lab said it found elevated levels of a lethal radioactive isotope on the longtime Palestinian leaders belongings. The developments have reignited a storm of speculation over what killed Arafat, who died on Nov. 11, 2004 at the age of 75 at a military hospital outside Paris after decades of fighting with Israel. Arafats widow, Suha, who rejected an autopsy at the time of his death, said she wanted one done now in the wake of the labs findings, first reported by the Arab satellite TV station Al-Jazeera. In an interview with the station, she did not explain why she waited nearly eight years to have the belongings, including a toothbrush and a fur hat, tested. French doctors said at the time that Arafat died of a massive brain hemorrhage

polonium might have originated. What is possible to say is that we have an unexplained level of polonium, so this clearly goes toward the hypothesis of a poisoning, but our results are clearly not a proof of any poisoning, Bochud said by telephone from Switzerland. Denis Gutierrez, a senior French military doctor, said he did not know whether French medics checked Arafat for polonium while he was at Frances Percy military hospital, and was unaware of anything about poisoning in the 558-page classified report on his death. But Gutierrez said nothing was sent from the hospital to the Swiss lab, raising questions about the reliability of the belongings that were tested. Samples taken in the hospital remain in the hospital, he said. Even if further testing does take place, the mystery surrounding Arafats death may never be solved. Alastair Hay, professor of environmental toxicology at the University of Leeds in England, said bone marrow and hair samples should be tested for signs of poisoning.

Rain cools some fires, others grow

KRISTEN WYATT Associated Press

DENVER Rains cooled Colorados wildfires Wednesday, but more than a dozen wildfires elsewhere in the West continued chewing through bone-dry pine and brush as firefighters working through the holiday kept a nervous eye for fireworks and other hazards. Wildfires in Wyoming, Utah and Colorado sent haze and smoke across Colorados Front Range, prompting air-quality health advisories as firefighters warned of growing fires in sparsely populated areas. In Colorado Springs, there was good news in the fight against the most destructive fire in state history. Light rains that fell overnight helped calm the Waldo Canyon Fire, which has scorched 28 square miles, killed two and destroyed almost 350 homes. Firefighters predicted full containment of the fire by Sunday, with more rain, cooler temperatures and higher humidity predicted through the weekend. The forecast wasnt as kind in eastern Montana, where a mammoth 380-square-mile in Custer National Forest was gobbling up pine, juniper and sage with help from gusty winds. The fire has burned 16 homes. Firefighters gave the blaze extreme growth potential, with wind gusts up to 45 mph predicted. Temperatures were expected to reach the 100s. As firefighting efforts continued, holiday fireworks were canceled across the region. Colorado officials were calling off holiday displays from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs, while law enforcement was warning of hefty fines for people caught violating personal fireworks bans across the region. Residents in some parched areas were joining police. In one Colorado Springs neighborhood, a homemade sign read, FAIR WARNING: Anyone using or allowing use of fireworks in this neighborhood will be dealt with harshly! And that doesnt mean just by the police! The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, which coordinates wildfire-fighting efforts nationwide, said 45 large fires were burning Wednesday, including 36 fires in nine Western states. In Colorado alone, three fires have destroyed more than 600 homes and killed six residents.

BAGHDAD Iraqs top diplomat on today said he had solid information that al-Qaida militants were crossing from Iraq to Syria to carry out attacks, warning of a violent spillover that could shake the Middle East. Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said Baghdad had for years urged Damascus to clamp down on militant traffic as Sunni fighters headed from Syria to aid the Iraqi insurgency. Now their direction is the other way around, Zebari told reporters in Baghdad. We have solid information and intelligence that members of al-Qaidas terrorist network have gone to Syria, he said, without elaborating. Our main concern, to be honest with you, is about the spill over about extremist, terrorist groups taking root in neighboring countries. Zebari also blamed a recent surge of violence in Iraq on the months-long political crisis that has gripped the country. Militants have launched major bombings and shootings at least every three days since the start of June, killing nearly 300 people. Among the chief targets have been Shiite pilgrims, security forces and government officials, groups that al-Qaidalinked Sunni insurgents frequently attack to destabilize the government and try to stoke retaliatory violence between the wider Sunni and Shiite communities. On today, explosions in two Iraqi cities Baghdad and Mosul in the nations north killed at least six people and wounded 17 more. Police say a bomb at the home of an Iraqi government official killed his wife and two daughters in Baghdad. Senior city government official Ali Abdul-Amir, a Shiite, was wounded along with his two sons in the strike in the Sunni-dominated western neighborhood of Ghazaliyah. Hospital officials confirmed the deaths. In the central city of Mosul, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives belt at the door of a barber shop frequented by Iraqi police and soldiers. Police and health officials said three died, including an off-duty soldier, and 14 others were wounded in the attack 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information. While terror attacks have been a fact of life for Iraqis for years, their pace and magnitude has increased in recent weeks. In the months before U.S. troops left on Dec. 18, extremists were launching large-scale attacks only every few weeks, indicating they needed time in between to coordinate and gather explosives. Experts say extremists may be benefitting from the crisis in neighboring Syria, where Iraqi insurgents may have been getting their hands on weapons intended for rebels fighting forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad. At the same time, feuding between Prime Minister Nouri alMaliki and his Sunni, Kurd and Shiite political rivals has given insurgents an opening to try to exacerbate sectarian violence. We have a political crisis; this definitely reflects on the security situation, Zebari said. And these groups will find ways to operate, to strike in order to widen the gap between the political leaders.

As gays serve openly, few problems for chaplains

DAVID CRARY AP National Writer WRIGHTSTOWN, N.J. Col. Timothy Wagoner has been an Air Force chaplain for 20 years, serving a denomination the Southern Baptists that rejects same-sex relationships. Yet here he was at the chapel he oversees, watching supportively as an airman and his male partner celebrated a civil union ceremony. I wouldnt miss it, Wagoner said at the McGuire Air Force Base chapel, days later. I dont feel Im compromising my beliefs ... Im supporting the community. Wagoner didnt officiate at the ceremony he couldnt go quite that far. But his very presence at the gathering was a marker of how things have changed for active-duty clergy in the nine months since the dont ask, dont tell policy was repealed and gays could serve openly. Wagoner would not have been willing to officiate at the June 23 civil union ceremony at the McGuire chapel, nor would his Catholic or Mormon colleagues. But he had no problem with another member of his team, Navy Chaplain Kay Reeb of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, doing so. Reeb, who will be will leaving the Navy in a few weeks after 20 years as a chaplain, held a couple of pre-ceremony consultations with the couple Tech. Sgt. Erwynn Umali and civilian Will Behrens and was impressed by their commitment to one another. On hand at the chapel were the couples family and friends, several gay-rights activists, and Sgt. Elizabeth Garcia, the chaplains assistant who handled logistical arrangements. And then there was Wagoner, whose denomination preaches that homosexuality is sinful and is not a valid alternative lifestyle. As a Southern Baptist, why was I here? I was here to lend support, Wagoner said. I was here supporting Airman Umali. Ive worked with him. Hes a comrade in arms. Im also supporting Chaplain Reeb, he said. She gave a beautiful ceremony. According to the latest Pentagon figures, there are about 2,930 chaplains on active duty, most from theologically conservative faiths and organizations. The Southern Baptist Convention has the largest contingent, with about 450 activeduty chaplains; the Roman Catholic Church is next with about 220. Another conservative denomination with a large contingent of chaplains 114 on active duty is the Assemblies of God. Scott McChrystal, a retired Army chaplain who oversees them, said the concerns that preceded repeal had not been borne out. Since the actual repeal, I cannot recall a single instance where Ive gotten a call from one of our chaplains whos had a problem, he said. Our goal as an organization is simply to provide as much help as we can to anybody we can.

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