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March of Dimes falls short of goal By JEAN GORDON Daily Courier Staff Writer

FOREST CITY —The March of Dimes annual March for Babies walk raised about $39,339 for premature infants, though it failed to meet its budget, says Elizabeth Franklin, division director for Foothills March of Dimes. “We made budget in our larger sites but did not in our smaller sites.” “I think the economy plays a part; how-

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ever, many communities still manage to raise significant amounts of money,” Franklin said. “I think people can no longer give to everyone, so companies and individuals are streamlining their efforts,” Franklin added. Rutherford and other small communities in the division weren’t able to meet goals, either, yet they still conducted good drives, she said.

Rutherford County’s $39,339 was about $11,000 less than last year and about $16,000 less than the goal of $55,000. Rutherford Hospital’s March of Dimes team traditionally raises more money than hospitals twice its size, Franklin said. This year, the team and its leader, Jolene Guffey, raised $20,550 through numerous fundraisers. They were down Please see Goal, Page 6

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Woman charged with taking checks By LARRY DALE Daily Courier Staff Writer

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FOREST CITY — A few years ago, a young girl whose mother sold her as a prostitute was referred to Youth Empowerment of Rutherford County. After becoming a regular participant, the girl was encouraged to complete high school. Although she later had a baby and is a single mom living in another county, she is continuing her education and is doing well. Youth Empowerment executive director Tracy Williams talked Thursday morning about some of the success stories, as well as challenges for the program, which reaches young people ages 10 to 17. Another Youth Empowerment participant, Lauren Peasley, addressed the open house in January at Youth Empowerment’s new POWER Center — Providing Opportunity While Empowering Responsibility. She was referred to the program as an at-risk youth a few years ago. After she graduated high school here she began taking courses at Western Carolina University. She is doing well. A young boy came to Youth Empowerment struggling with school, failing in every subject. After participating in the program and tutoring,

RUTHERFORDTON — A Rutherfordton woman is charged with 24 counts of obtain property by false pretense. She is accused of taking checks from relatives and cashing 24 of them at two grocery stores. Heather Gillespie Davis, 35, of 181 W. Court St., Apt. 6, is facing the 24 counts as well as two counts each of break and/or enter a motor vehicle and misdemeanor larceny. She was arrested by the

Rutherfordton Police Department on Wednesday afternoon and placed in the Rutherford County Jail under a $40,000 secured bond. Davis made a first appearance in District Court on Thursday. The arrest report alleges that Davis took two personal checkbooks from two vehicles. The checks were written on a BB&T account. According to the incident report from the RPD, the couple from whom the checks were taken began

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to notice more money than usual coming out of their account. When they went online to check into it further, they discovered that a lot of the charges were checks written at Bi-Lo and Food Lion. The woman from whom the checks were allegedly taken then went to Food Lion to talk to the manager about the charges. The manager pulled video from the day and time that a check was cashed, and the woman reported seeing her relative coming through the line and paying with a check.

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RALEIGH (AP) — A North Carolina program to turn pig waste into power has failed to produce results and may mean a state mandate to generate potentially thousands of megawatts of electricity from swine waste will not be met by a deadline two years from now. As part of state energy law, electric power companies are required to generate nearly 0.1 percent of North Carolina’s total retail electricity sales from swine waste by 2012. But in the three years since a voluntary, pilot program started, no registered swine farms have produced electricity. “The pilot program offered an opportunity to show a glimpse of how meeting the mandate would go,” said David Williams with the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. “I anticipated that there would have been greater results because of the mandate.” In a state inhabited by nearly as many pigs as people, swine waste has been a recurring issue. North Carolina swine generate about 13

million pounds of manure and urine a day. The waste is normally flushed from barns into open-air lagoons, after which it is sprayed on fields as fertilizer. In 2007, a state law banned construction of new lagoons and created a program in which power companies would pay for electricity generated by methane emitted from the waste. Williams said the pilot program’s failure has left him discouraged that the swine waste requirement will be met in the next two years. One problem with the pilot program is that participating farms have to be served by public utilities to be eligible, said Keith Larick, a supervisor in the water quality division. According to a January report, of the 218 farms that showed interest, 170 of them were ineligible because they were served by electric membership corporation or municipal utilities. Another large issue with the program is money, Larick said. “I think farmers are just afraid to make a big investment in their

farms right now with the economy,” he said. The North Carolina pork industry, the second largest in the country, has gone through tough economic times. Several pig producers filed for bankruptcy last year, putting workers out of jobs. Right now, farmers don’t have the money for extra equipment without the assistance of grants and other funding, said Tommy Stevens, director of environmental services for the North Carolina Pork Council. “Certainly when times are very difficult, like they have been in the last few years, most producers are just looking at keeping their heads above water,” Stevens said. Thomas Butler, a swine producer in Lillington who operates a 108acre farm with his brother, said it would be a while before producing electricity from pig waste would be economically viable for farmers. Butler had covers put over his waste lagoons two years ago but hasn’t secured enough money yet to get an electric generator, which he said could cost as much as $375,000. Instead, he burns the methane from his lagoons.

Last August, several power suppliers including Progress Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Carolinas filed a joint motion requesting a year delay in the swine waste requirement. They have since withdrawn that motion and have solicited proposals for viable swine waste projects. While the mandate won’t have the same problem as the pilot program did of limiting electricity generation to only farms serviced by public utilities, money for equipment could still be an issue. Farmers could partner with thirdparty developers to share in the cost of equipment, said Progress Energy spokesman Scott Sutton. There are numerous arrangements that could be considered, he said. Depending on proposal responses, the energy companies could ask for a reduction in the requirement, Sutton said. But he said the companies still have time. “We are having conversations,” he said. “We are in touch with various potential projects. I’m cautiously optimistic that these conversations will lead to contracts.”

Group asks next gov. to empower more women

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The GOP nominee seeking to become South Carolina’s first female governor said Thursday she won’t sign a pledge to put more women on boards and in charge of state agencies. The nonpartisan Southeastern Institute for Women in Politics, which works to narrow South Carolina’s political gender gap, has asked GOP Rep. Nikki Haley and Democratic Sen. Vincent Sheheen to agree that, if elected, they’ll use their appointments to increase gender diversity. South Carolina consistently trails the nation in women in government leadership positions, with none in Congress or statewide office. “It goes without saying that Nikki loves the idea of getting more women involved in public service,” said Haley campaign spokesman Rob Godfrey. “That said, Nikki is not going to make any pledges in reference to appointments, other than this one — she will always choose the highest qualified person for the job without regard to race or gender.” Sheheen, however, will attend the initiative’s

launch next week and sign the pledge, said campaign spokesman Trav Robertson. “Simply put, it’s just the right thing to do,” Robertson said, adding that women pay taxes and should be adequately represented on boards and agencies that make decisions about tax dollars. Women make up more than half of the state’s population, according to the Census. But South Carolina continues to rank last in the percentage of women in the Legislature, at 10 percent, and is the only state with no female senator. Women lead four of 15 Cabinet agencies under Gov. Mark Sanford’s control. And women fill 35 percent of 510 gubernatorial appointments on boards listed in the legislative manual. Several of the state’s most prominent boards have one female among 10 or 12 members. Government needs a more balanced perspective, said Candy Waites, director of the institute’s Gubernatorial Appointments Project, or GAP. South Carolina is the 11th state to launch such a program, she said. The group is seeking resumes of women who are interested and willing to serve,

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Goats in the Garden: Today from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., KidSenses Discover Garden (the garden will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.) Round Mountain Creamery, a small boutique style goat’s milk creamery in the Blue Ridge Mountains, will bring one or more of their goat herd to KidSenses Children’s InterACTIVE Museum DISCOVERY GARDEN. Each child will have a chance to learn about goat farming, milk an actual friendly goat, and taste some fresh, healthy and delicious goat’s milk and full flavored goat cheeses. Entrance to the garden event is included in admission. Cob Cabin Workshop: Offered July 24-31 at Love Story Farm in Rutherfordton. This workshop will offer hands-on training in the construction of a 10-feet diameter cob cabin. The seven-day event will cover site selection, passive solar design, foundations, wall construction, windows, doors, roofs, rainwater harvesting, floors, plaster, sculptural accents and cost. Each day will be a combination of hands-on building, discussions and presentations. Individuals of all physical abilities and building experience are welcome. Participants should leave this workshop with the confidence and experience necessary to take on their own cob project. Each participant will be provided a space to camp beginning at noon on Saturday, July 24, and ending at noon on Sunday, Aug. 1. Three vegetarian meals a day will be served and snacks and water will be available in the kitchen. The site contains a full kitchen, outdoor kitchen, outdoor shower and composting toilets. Cost is $350; a $50 deposit reserves space. Workshop taught by Love Story Farm owner Christine Klahn. Send workshop deposit or full payment to: Christine Klahn, Love Story Farm, 314 Lovers Lane, Rutherfordton NC 28139. For more information, call 447-0047 or e-mail lovestoryfarm@yahoo.com. On the web: http://lovestoryfarm. webs.com/ Ann’s Cozy Quilts & Fabrics, 412 Charlotte Road, Rutherfordton, offers the following classes: July 24 – Embroidery class, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.; bring your machine and learn how to use and work on

embroidery patterns; $5. For more information, call 2869997 or www.quiltfabricstore.com. Kinesiology and Holistic Center, Forest City: Saturday – Beginning yoga workshop, 10 a.m.; $5 to attend. Legal Grounds, 217 North Main St., Rutherfordton, offers the following entertainment: Friday – Papa T Trio & Friends, 7 p.m.; Karaoke/DJ, 10 p.m. Saturday – TRIAD July 23 – Papa T Trio & Friends, 7 p.m.; Karaoke/DJ, 10 p.m. July 24 – TBA July 30 – Papa T Trio & Friends, 7 p.m.; Karaoke/DJ, 10 p.m. July 31 – Sharkadelics Aug. 6 – Papa T Trio & Friends, 7 p.m.; Karaoke/DJ, 10 p.m. Aug. 7 – TATER Aug. 13 – Papa T Trio & Friends, 7 p.m.; Karaoke/DJ, 10 p.m. Aug. 14 – Sharkadelics Aug. 20 – Papa T Trio & Friends, 7 p.m.; Karaoke/DJ, 10 p.m. Aug. 21 – TSY Aug. 27 – Papa T Trio & Friends, 7 p.m.; Karaoke/DJ, 10 p.m. Aug. 28 – Moonshine Jenny Website www.legalgrounds.net. Barley’s Taproom & Pizzeria, 115 W. Main St., Spindale, (no cover charge) announces the following entertainment: Friday - West End String Band Saturday - Angela Easterling July 23 - Bear Wallow July 24 - Kev Rowe July 28 - Spindale Music Mafia July 30 - Johnson’s Crossroad July 31 - Makia Groove Website www.barleystaproom.com. M Squared Restaurant, 125 West Main St., Spindale, offers the following entertainment: Tuesdays — Patio Party with Alex Thompson on keyboard Wednesdays — Trivia at 8 p.m. (half price wine bottles) Thursdays — Seafood Night (reservations 288-4641) Friday — Chef’s specials, Martini Night, Alex Thompson on keyboard Saturday — No entertainment, prime rib specials Sundays — Brunch and Bloody Mary Bar

Website www.msquaredrestaurant. com. Seams to Be Fabrics, at 256 U.S. Hwy. 74 Bus., (beside the Moose Lodge), offers a variety of sewing classes: Christmas in July classes; $10 per project; call 245-5400 for information. Website seamstobefabrics.com. Off the Beaded Path, located at 120B West Trade St., Forest City, offers Try-it-Tuesdays (every Tuesday) which features brief jewelry-making demos. The following classes are also available: Saturday – Creative Collar Necklace, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 21 – Color Wheel Bracelet, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 22 – Fun Textured Spiral Ring, 6 to 8 p.m. July 24 – Bead Club, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 29 – Crystal O-Ring Watch, 6 to 8 p.m. July 31 – Wire Wrapped Pendants, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Website offthebeadedpathbeadstore.com. Red Planet Games & Hobbies, 118 E. Main St., Forest City, offers: Monday – Family Board Game Night, 6 p.m. Tuesdays — Magic the Gathering Tournament, 6 p.m. Wednesdays — New comic books arrive, Dungeons & Dragons Encounters, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays — The Spoils Tournament, 6 p.m. Fridays — Friday Night Magic starts at 6 p.m. Saturdays — Hero Clix Tournament, 1 p.m.; Monsterpocalypse, 6 p.m. Website redplanethobbies.com.

Gordon Pendarvis is among several cast members for Brevard Little Theatre’s performance of Cole Porter’s musical “Anything Goes.” The show takes the stage July 22. Hugely successful in its initial Broadway run and numerous revivals, this bubbly depression era musical introduced tunes that have been standards ever since: “You’re the Top,” “It’s De-Lovely,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Let’s Misbehave” and “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” among others. Veteran director, Al Edick, says, “This will be one of the biggest funfilled musicals I’ve ever directed and BLT has ever produced.” A trans-Atlantic ocean liner and its zany passenger list form the backdrop for implausible tales of comic intrigue featuring clownish rich folks, dancing sailors, a cabaret act, celebrity-hunting vacationers, traveling businessmen, young couples in love and the occasional laughable gangster thrown in for good

measure. The book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P.G. Wodehouse. The music for the play is under the direction of Patti Black, with choreography by Kristen Pangle, assisted by Sandi Thompson and Kealey O‘Conner. The producer is Maureen Edick. In addition to Pendarvis, cast members are Steven Berry, Calintha Briggs, Candice Brown, Veronica Brown, Catie Councell, Marilyn Garren, Sabrina Gilbert, Carla Hill, Candice Holden, Robin Hodgson, Hannah Krowka, Elly Leidner, Sarah Moser, Kealey O’Conner, Edward Richardson, Jim Phillips, Bob Stacy, Devan Stevens, Andy Thompson, Mark Thompson and Sandi Thompson. The show will run on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Aug. 1. For tickets, call 828884-2587. For more information, visit the BLT website at www.brevardlittletheatre.com.

Dalton will co-chair tournament From staff reports

CHARLOTTE — Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton will co-chair The Gray Classic Golf Tournament on Saturday and will speak at the tournament’s breakfast kick-off. Dalton will focus on the importance of youth mentoring programs and corporate partnerships in communities across the state to ensure a bright future for young North Carolinians. In its second year, education is the focus of this year’s Gray Classic Golf Tournament. All proceeds will

benefit 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte’s Movement of Youth Program. The initiative provides mentors and role models to young people, who are encouraged to stay in school, do their best academically and pursue a post-secondary education. One hundred percent of the program’s high school graduates have pursued a post-secondary education. More than 152 students have been served by this program since its inception in 1991. The program is serving 50 young men in grades 7 through 12.

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Black Pearls Farm in Bostic, a non-profit Equine and CSA Learning Center, holds open horse lessons, Saturdays beginning at 10 a.m., (call ahead). Contact Barbara Henwood at 245-0023. Website blackpearlsfarm.com. Concerts on the Creek: Held from Memorial Day to Labor Day weekends on Fridays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bridge Park Pavilion in downtown Sylva. Aug. 13 - Balsam Range Aug. 20 - Rye Holler Boys Sept. 3 - Porch Music Club Discovery Place, 301 N. Tryon St., Charlotte, summer hours: n Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. n Saturday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. n Sunday: noon to 5 p.m. Tryon Little Theater: Will present “Welcome to Mitford” Sept. 23-26 and Sept. 30-Oct. 3. Shindig on the Green 2010: Featuring traditional and old-time string bands, bluegrass, ballad singers, big circle mountain dancers and cloggers, the event comes to Pack Square in Asheville July 17 and 31, Aug. 14, 21 and 28 and Sept. 4. For information and a schedule of events, visit www.folkheritage.org. Summer events in the Swannanoa Valley: n Through July 21 – Fred Feldman art exhibit at Studio 103; www.studio103fineartgallery.com.

Max Cruise (Ron McKinney), and Rick Mullins perform every Saturday from noon to 3 p.m., at 57 Alpha Café, Rutherford County Airport. Weather permitting.

Diana Wortham Theatre at Pack Place, 2 South Pack Square, Asheville: Christine Lavin will present “My 25th anniversary concert: What Was I Ever Thinking?” July 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 regular, $28 seniors, $25 students. For info or tickets, call 828-257-4530 or visit www.dwtheatre.com.

Union Mills Learning Center is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings to assist the community with its computer and printing needs. The gymnasium is also open Saturdays at 4 p.m. for pick-

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aseball (and softball) will take the spotlight in Rutherford County over the next week and we hope a lot of people will take advantage of the opportunities to get out and see some of the action. The county’s American Legion team has put together a strong run in the state playoffs and are one-win away from a berth in the finals and a bid to play in the state tournament. The Forest City Owls’ season continues and on Monday and Tuesday the Owls will host the CPL All-Star events and the league’s showcase game. On Saturday, three state Little League tournaments get under way. Two girls’ softball tournaments will be held at Crestview Park in Rutherfordton and a baseball tournament will be held at Forest City’s Dunbar Park. All of these events bring a lot of attention to Rutherford County. They are good for our local economy and they will introduce a lot of people to our area. This kind of exposure is great for the county and at the same time local residents have a chance to enjoy a few good ball games.

Pity for gaming industry misplaced RALEIGH – Let’s suppose that Congress, in a moment of unprecedented lucidity, banned or restricted the exotic financial instruments like credit default swaps that contributed to the 2008 financial collapse. And let’s suppose that Goldman Sachs sued, and a judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the new law. Finally, let’s suppose that I, following this ruling, decided to open an investment house that specialized in arranging these contracts where people buy insurance on securities that they don’t own or buy bonds that are really only pieces of paper that mimic bonds. I did all this knowing that my business had already been outlawed by Congress and was only permitted because of a temporary court ruling. Would you feel sorry for me if Congress, in response to the court ruling, passed a tighter law that put me out of business? No? Despite finding itself in pretty much these circumstances, the video poker industry in North Carolina seems to be expecting pity these days. North Carolina legislators banned video poker in 2006. They did it again in 2008. And they did so yet again last week. The legislature enacted its latest ban after court rulings undermined the 2006 and 2008 prohibitions. Those court decisions said the earlier bans didn’t apply to machine owners who tied operations to Internet servers and had patrons pay for “time” on the machines. Once the decision came down, “sweepstakes cafes” began popping up all over the state. The owners created these little casinos while the court cases remained under appeal, and

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even though the elected representatives of the people of North Carolina had made clear on two separate occasions that the operations were illegal. Even so, when legislators passed the latest ban, the crying began soon after. “As a business person, I feel bad for the people who had made commitments with leases and equipment and employees and all the things that go into business to have this pulled away from them so quickly,” a commercial real estate agent told the Wilmington Stars-News. Well, here’s another interpretation: A business model based on a loophole in the law is a pretty risky business model. Enter at your own risk. In Fayetteville, city officials

complained that the decision would cost them $1.2 million after they decided to tax the machines. Now there’s some good legal and political advice: We can balance our budget by taxing these machines that are operating only through the grace of a temporary court order made by a single, lower court judge in Guilford County. After passing the ban, state House members had yet to stroll out of the chamber before industry officials vowed that they would find another loophole. Maybe they will. Maybe the courts of North Carolina will continue to ignore legislative intent. Maybe some judge will decide that he or she is wiser than the collective wisdom of 170 people elected by voters throughout the state. Or, maybe legislators have finally driven a stake into the heart of a bloodsucker. Mooneyham is executive director of the Capitol Press Association.

Based on experience, I advise caution in the sun The sun is my enemy. No really, I think it is trying to kill me. While I was on vacation the week of July 4, I spent some time playing golf with my dad and then hanging out at the pool with Matthew and Joseph. I think that trip to the pool is what did me in this time. Don’t get me wrong, I was wearing waterproof, SPF 50 sunscreen, but it doesn’t seem to have helped. I’ve been sunburned before. I’ve even had sun poisoning before, but this is the worst thing I’ve ever seen when it comes to exposure. As some of you know I don’t have the greatest skin in the world to begin with. Mild eczema and some allergies contribute to the overall difficult case of skin care for me, and of course I am one of the whitest guys you’ll

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ever meet. But this was beyond the pale of sun exposure. It wasn’t too bad on Thursday of last week. Then on Friday I started to itch some and notice a lot of redness. By Saturday, I was literally miserable, but I expected it would dry up and peel off by Sunday. Wrong, things just got worse. I’ll spare you the gore details, but needless to say I was having a hard time doing anything other than wincing and scratching at work on Monday. When I had to go cover that house fire on Cleghorn Mill

Road, it was excruciating. I knew I just couldn’t come to work on Tuesday and instead made an emergency appointment with the dermatologist. By Tuesday morning, it had progressed to the stage where it didn’t itch much anymore and instead just hurt a lot. I mean, even pulling on a t-shirt and shorts to get dressed was like dragging sandpaper over your raw skin. The dermatologist’s expression when I removed my shirt was — well, not unlike most women’s expression when I remove my shirt (save my beautiful bride who obviously loves me for my mind.) Still, it is disturbing to see a medical professional get bug-eyed while you try and detail your symptoms and duration of exposure. She diagnosed me with a “photoeruption” and made some

vocal notes on a little voice recorder while I sat there and tried not to think about scratching. She prescribed the most steroid pills I’ve ever seen, with some pretty complicated dosing instructions. I’m to take six pills a day for four days, then five pills a day for four days, then four pills, etc. etc. until I’m off the stuff all together. Yay, sounds like a great way to spend the next 24 days or so. In medical terms, sun poisoning and sunburn are both referred to as photodermatitis, your skin’s allergic reaction to overexposure to the sun. This was something beyond even one of those and the dermatologist said I should probably never go out in the sun from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ever without adequate clothing. So, no

more chilling by the pool for me around those times even with proper sunscreen. Honestly, that waterproof Bullfrog brand generally works great for me, it was fine when we took our hot air balloon ride earlier this year. It was just one of those things where my skin wasn’t used to seeing the sun and therefore I looked like I had been cooked under a broiler after a few days. So, for all you kids out there, remember the words of Baz Luhrman in his onehit wonder “Everybody’s Free (to wear sunscreen)” and take that to heart. The life you save may be your own ... or something like that. And that’s some good news. Contact Baughman via e-mail at sbaughman@thedigitalcourier. com.

The Daily Courier, Forest City, NC, Friday, July 16, 2010

Obituaries John Frase

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Three die in plane crash minded guy,” Patterson said. Carroll was a co-owner of Lady’s Funeral Home in Kannapolis. The family was vacationing along the Grand Strand and was leaving from Grand Strand Regional Airport to return their home 25 miles northeast of Charlotte, N.C., when the crash happened around 9 p.m. Wednesday, North Myrtle Beach spokeswoman Nicole Aiello said. Two people on the ground were taken to Grand Strand Regional Medical Center with minor injuries and a policeman was also transported to the hospital with smoke inhalation, Aiello said. Federal Aviation Administration records show the single-engine Piper PA-28 was registered to Robert O’Neale III of Concord, N.C. There was no answer Thursday at the number listed for O’Neale. Belinda Haskins, a

60-year-old retiree who lives across from where the plane crashed, said it came down between two mobile homes, with wreckage and fuel setting one trailer on fire and melting the siding on another. “I thought a propane tank had exploded,” Haskins said. “It was an incredible fire, flames reaching to the tree tops.” The people who lived in the mobile home damaged the most were at church and the people who were injured on the ground got hurt trying to rescue a small dog and move a car parked near one of the homes, Haskins said. The weather at the airport near the time of the crash was overcast with visibility of 10 miles and winds from the southwest at 13 mph. “It looked like fine weather for flying to me,” said Haskins, who said she has a pilot’s license.

Police Notes Sheriff’s Reports

n The Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office responded to 139 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Rutherfordton

n The Rutherfordton Police Department responded to 35 E-911 calls Wednesday.

Spindale

n The Spindale Police Department responded to 14 E-911 Wednesday.

Lake Lure

n The Lake Lure Police Department responded to seven E-911 calls Wednesday.

Forest City

n The Forest City Police Department responded to 61 E-911 calls Wednesday. n Amanda Gettys reported lost property. n Jamie Logan-Sari reported a lost or stolen cell phone. n Ruby Wall reported a breaking and entering, damage to property and larceny.

Arrests

n James Edward Wright, 60, of Second Street, Forest City; arrested on a warrant for child support; placed under a $3,431 secured bond. (FCPD) n Kenneth Dale Bridges, 51, of 1895 Walls Church Road; charged with open container after consuming alcohol and driving while impaired; freed on a custody

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North Myrtle Beach firefighters hose down a burned mobile home and plane wreckage inside the Creekside Mobile Home Park on Wednesday. A private plane slammed into the ground and then crashed into the mobile home shortly before 9 p.m., North Myrtle Beach officials said. No one in the mobile home suffered serious injuries. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said Thursday morning one body had been recovered at a mobile home park in North Myrtle Beach. Lunsford says the pilot’s flight plan listed three people on board. Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are expected on the scene Thursday.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A North Carolina funeral home owner, his wife and 4-year-old granddaughter died when their small plane crashed as they headed home after a vacation along the South Carolina coast, officials and a friend of the pilot said Thursday. Danny Carroll, 54, wife Rachel Carroll, 66, and their granddaughter Mallory Fields died Wednesday night when their single engine plane crashed into a mobile home park in North Myrtle Beach, said Horry County Coroner Robert Edge. Danny Carroll was the pilot and all three died instantly. An autopsy will be conducted, Edge said. George Patterson, who works at Whitley’s Funeral Home in Kannapolis, N.C., where the Carrolls lived, said Danny Carroll borrowed the plane for a trip. “I grew up with Danny. He was a good guy, a very civic-

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release. (NCHP) n Andrew Webster Belk, 35, of 2704 Cross Point; charged with driving while impaired, no operator’s license and criminal contempt; placed under a $5,000 secured bond. (NCHP) n Darius Lee Carson, 25, of 341 E. Court St.; charged with misdemeanor possession of schedule VI controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia; released on a $10,000 unsecured bond. (Probation) n Wesley Jonathon White, 23, of 1282 Old U.S. 74; charged with first-degree trespassing; released on a $500 unsecured bond. (RCSD) n Dwayne Thomas Self, 30, of 121 Chloe Way; charged with assault on a female; placed under a 48-hour hold. (RCSD) n Christopher Shane Van Dyke, 35, of 128 Walker Road; charged with felony larceny; placed under a $10,000 secured bond. (RCSD)

EMS/Rescue n The Rutherford County EMS responded to 32 E-911 calls Wednesday. n The Volunteer Life Saving and Rescue, Hickory Nut Gorge EMS and Rutherford County Rescue responded to three E-911 calls Wednesday.

Fire calls n Bostic firefighters responded to a motor vehicle

accident. n Cliffside firefighters responded to a grass fire. n Ellenboro firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident. n Hudlow firefighters responded to a brush fire. n Lake Lure firefighters responded to an industrial fire alarm. n Rutherfordton firefighters responded to a motor vehicle accident, to a power line fire and to a smoke report. n SDO firefighters responded to an industrial fire alarm. THE DAILY COURIER Published Tuesday through Sunday mornings by Paxton Media Group LLC dba The Daily Courier USPS 204-920 Periodical Postage paid in Forest City, NC. Company Address: 601 Oak St., P.O. Box 1149, Forest City, NC 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6431 Fax: (828) 248-2790 Subscription rates: Single copy, daily 50¢ / Sunday $1.50. Home delivery $11.75 per month, $35.25 for three months, $70.50 for six months, $129 per year. In county rates by mail payable in advance are: $13.38 for one month, $40.14 for three months, $80.27 for six months, $160.54 per year. Outside county: $14.55 for one month, $43.64 for three months, $87.28 for six months, $174.56 per year. College students for school year subscription, $75. The Digital Courier, $6.50 a month for non-subscribers to The Daily Courier. Payment may be made at the website: www.thedigitalcourier. com The Daily Courier is not responsible for advance subscription payments made to carriers, all of who are independent contractors.

John Roger Frase, 74, of Lexington, S.C., died recently. A native of Tennessee, he was a son of the late Fred Taylor Frase and Cordie Plemmons Frase. He served in the U.S. Army and was a Vietnam veteran. He retired as postmaster in Bostic. Survivors include his wife, Bernadette Frase; his children, Michelle Hannon of Ballentine, Tina Elliot and Ken Frase, both of Lexington, and Christina Metze of Irmo, S.C.; four grandchildren; three sisters, Rosine Kilpatrick, Geraldine Burchfield and Irene Shaw; and a brother, Joe Frase. A memorial service will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Caughman-Harman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service. Memorials may be made to the Warriors Walk, Dorn VA Medical Center, 6439 Garners Ferry Road, Columbia, SC 29209. Online condolences may be made at www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.com.

Blanche Hutchins Blanche Cochran Hutchins, 87, died Tuesday July 13, 2010. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late John Miller and Minnie Foster Cochran. She was the widow of Garnie W. Hutchins. Survivors include her children, Kenneth, Boyd, David, Stan, Tim, Joyce Coren,

Ruby Scoggin, Rita Martin and Rose Marie West. She is also survived by 34 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild and two sisters, Estelle Davis and Bertha Miller. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at Green Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. John Baker, Terry Brooks and Jack Crain officiating. The family will receive friends Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Crowe’s Mortuary. Burial will be at the Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Green Hill Baptist Church or to Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.crowemortuary.com.

Earnest Hutchins Earnest Hutchins, 87, died Thursday, July 15, 2010, at Hospice House in Forest City. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Crowe’s Mortuary.

James Puett James A. Puett, 88, of Morganton, died Wednesday, July 14, 2010. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at North Morganton United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends one hour before the service at the church. Burial will be at Burke Memorial Park. Sossoman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Examiner says campaign flights probe was hindered RALEIGH (AP) — The lead investigator on a probe of North Carolina gubernatorial campaign flights says she was told not to interview some witnesses tied to Gov. Beverly Perdue. State Board of Elections investigator Kim Strach said board chairman Larry Leake told her to wrap up without interviewing Perdue’s longtime chief of staff and former campaign manager Zach Ambrose, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported Thursday. Strach said she wanted to ask Ambrose about an unreported Perdue flight to a Michigan fundraiser in September 2007 and about Ambrose’s audit of campaign flights. “The chairman said I should just put the report together without doing that,” Strach said. She also wanted to interview at least two other Perdue staffers.

J. E. (Jake) Thrift J. E. (Jake) Thrift, age 71, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Tuesday, July 13, 2010, at Autumn Care in Forest City, NC. He was the son of the late Virgil Thrift and the late Anna Belle Price Thrift. Jake was retired from Thompson Contractors with over 30 years of service. Jake loved fishing. He was a member of the Shingle Hollow Seniors Choir. He was preceded in death by three brothers and three sisters. Survivors include one daughter, Peggy Arrowood and her husband, Asa of Rutherfordton, NC; one son, Scottie Lee Thrift of Rutherfordton, NC; three grandchildren, Dustin Arrowood and his wife, Mandy and Trevor Arrowood and Amanda Thrift; one great grandchild, Marissa Arrowood; one sister, Beatrice Jones of Shelby, NC. Arrangements are being handled by McMahan's Funeral Home & Cremation Services. The family will receive friends from 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM Friday prior to the service at the church. A memorial service will be held at Shingle Hollow Congregational Holiness Church at 5:00 PM, Friday, July 16, 2010 with Rev. Jack Crain officiating. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336; Forest City, NC 28043. An online guest register is available at: www.mcmahansfuneralhome.com Paid obit.

The elections board’s report on private air flights by gubernatorial candidates in the 2004 and 2008 campaign cycles said Perdue’s campaign committee paid for the Michigan flight the day before the report was released last month. Flights provided to candidates must be reported as donations under state law. Former Gov. Mike Easley’s campaign committee was assessed $100,000 in penalties after failing to report dozens of flights. The report found both Democratic and Republican candidates had problems reporting private air flights.

Blanche Cochran Hutchins Mrs. Blanche Cochran Hutchins, age 87, passed away Tuesday, July 13, 2010. A native of Rutherford County she was the daughter of the late John Miller and Minnie Foster Cochran and widow of Garnie W. Hutchins. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Kenneth, Boyd, David, Stan, Tim, Joyce Coren, Ruby Scoggin, Rita Martin and Rose Marie West. She is also survived by thirty four grandchildren, forty seven great grandchildren, one great great grandchild and sisters Estelle Davis and Bertha Miller. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Saturday, July 17, 2010 at Green Hill Baptist Church with Rev. John Baker, Rev. Terry Brooks and Rev. Jack Crain officiating. The family will receive friends Friday, July 16, 2010 at Crowe’s Mortuary from 6 to 8 PM. Interment will be in the Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Green Hill Baptist Church or to Camp Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Fund. Online condolences may be made at : www.crowemortuary.com Crowe’s Mortuary is assisting the Hutchins Family. Paid obit.

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Ongoing Foothills Harvest Ministry: This week, ladies’ slacks buy one get two free. Book sale: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Rutherford EMC; hardback books, $1, paperback books 50 cents and some miscellaneous books four for $1; proceeds go to benefit Relay for Life. Hospice Volunteer Training: Through July 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Carolina Event and Conference Center. Cost for the class is $15 for materials, but the fee is returned if you become an active volunteer. Washburn Community Outreach Center: Open Thursdays and Fridays, noon to 6 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; in store special each day. Red Cross Benefit: Spindale Drug is partnering with the Rutherford County Chapter of the American Red Cross by donating $5 to the Red Cross until the end of July with new prescriptions on certificates available at Spindale Drug or at the Red Cross Chapter House.

Friday, July 16 Widow/Widower’s Lunch Bunch meeting: Third Friday of each month at the Carolina Event and Conference Center, 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m.; for anyone in the community who has lost a spouse. Cost for lunch is $5. Participants must register in order to reserve lunch. Sponsored by Hospice of Rutherford County. Blood drive: 1 to 5:30 p.m., Forest City Fire Department, 186 S. Church St., Forest City; all presenting donors will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a $1,000 gift card; please call 2451111 for further information or to schedule your appointment.

Saturday, July 17 Adult, Child and Infant CPR class: 8:30 a.m. until, American Red Cross Rutherford County Chapter House; 287-5916. Kids’ Computer Corner: Every Saturday, 10 a.m. to noon, Union Mills Learning Center; free to the public and geared toward children preschool through third grade who may not have access to a computer or the Internet at home; educational software and adult-supervised access to the Internet.

Sunday, July 18 Chicken pie lunch and bake sale for Relay for Life: 12:30 p.m., Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Ellenboro.

Monday, July 19 Rutherford County Planning Commission: Special meeting to discuss amending the bylaws regarding a regular meeting schedule. The commission will not meet July 27. Blood drive: 2 to 6:30 p.m., American Red Cross Rutherford Chapter House, 838 Oakland Road, Forest City; all presenting donors will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win $1,000

Tuesday, July 20 PWA meeting: Professional Women’s Association meets at noon the third Tuesday of each month; this month’s meeting is at Tuscany Italian Grille; lunch is dutch treat; for information, call Margi Miller at 287-5928 or 301938-9966. Forest City Housing Authority Board meeting: July 20, 12:30 p.m., in the community room at 147 E. Spruce St. HOPE Support Group: Tuesdays,at 6 p.m. at the Center of Living for any adult in the community who has lost a loved one. Offered at no cost by Hospice of Rutherford County. Alanon meetings: Lake Lure Alanon Family Group meets every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., at Lake Lure Mountains Branch Library, 150 Bills Creek Road, Lake Lure; call 625-0456 for additional information. Rutherford County Humane Society: Quarterly general membership meeting, 7 p.m., Rutherford County Annex Building.

Wednesday, July 21 Children’s summer reading program: Every Wednesday, 9 a.m., through Aug. 4, Union Mills Learning Center; for preschool and early readers as well as older children; poetry reading and storytelling will be featured as well; each week will feature a different subject and guest; everyone in attendance will receive at least one free book (all ages and reading levels). Young at Heart senior citizens club: July 21, 11 a.m., Spindale Restaurant; dutch treat lunch at 11:30 a.m.; fellowship and bingo; for information, contact Roy McKain, 245-4800.

the boy regained some self-esteem and became a healthier person. Unfortunately, though, he dropped out of high school. “That is a huge success, for a youth to finish high school,” she said. No one can assume that all students graduate high school, go to college and get a job. “For some students, it is a struggle to graduate.” Williams, staff and volunteers are working to help more young people become successful. In her office at the POWER Center off Sparks Drive in Spindale, Williams shared the news of a $150,000 grant, which was just received from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and the Melvin R. Lane Grant. The money will be provided over a three-year period, and it does not require matching funds. During the grant process, Youth Empowerment underwent an organizational assessment with a consultant as staff began to work on its visions for youth of Rutherford County for the next decade. With the support of the CFWNC and The Melvin R. Lane Grant, Williams said, the program has three years to strengthen infrastructure, increase the database and let the community know that Youth Empowerment is an open-door organization with a vision to successfully reduce risk factors for youth and families. Williams and staff are trying to tell people the agency is “not just a

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just $1,000 from last year. Among fundraising efforts were the silent auction and basket raffles, raffle ticket sales, cake, book sale and hot dog sales, and the sale of Beanie Babies. Rutherford Hospital’s team was again the top fundraiser for Rutherford County. About 40 teams took part in the event at Isothermal Community College. Tanner Companies was second with $3,053. Other teams participating were: Team Greenway, Eaton, Rutherford OB/GYN, Isothermal Community College Soulmates, Natalie’s Team,

referral agency. Now we have clients who are ‘walk-ins,’ and we are able to catch them before they enter the Juvenile Justice System. “In the past, the only way to access our services were after delinquency, either through enforcement, the Juvenile Justice System or school suspensions,” Williams said. Today, the center is open to all youth 10 to 17. “All they have to do is stop by and pick up an application,” Williams said. Youth Empowerment serves the middle school and high school populations. The middle-school age is the target audience because of increased rick factors for drug use and abuse, dangerous sexual practices and delinquency, Williams said. The POWER center includes a teen center, a game room with pool tables, air hockey, video games, a fitness center and multi-purpose activities room. Thursday morning, 10-year-old Cheyenne Moore was taking piano lessons from volunteer Neal Lowrance. When Tribias Camp, Messiah Hines, Joshua Williams, Breyanna Lynch and Chajerial Lynch arrived with their backpacks, they each took seats in front of computers and checked their Facebook pages. Williams has been the program’s executive director since 2006, and every day presents a new challenge and opportunity for the staff as they work to help young people become successful in life and to become empowered. During the summer, young people play games and have a hot lunch before heading out in the afternoon for a field trip. They went to the Spindale pool Thursday. Cliffside Elementary, Shelby CDSA, Pinnacle Elementary, CitiFinancial, AGI Schultz, East Rutherford, Chase High, Forest City Merchants Association; R-S Central FACS Club, Morganton Eye Physicians, Forrest Hunt Elementary, Franklin Piney Ridge CME, Kids Zone Christian Care, Spindale Elementary, Hill Family Team, Smiths’ Drugs, Bundles of Love, Forest City-Dunbar Elementary, Phi Beta LambdaOmega Theta Chapter, Rutherfordton Elementary, Mt. Vernon Ruth

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Tracy Williams, Youth Empowerment executive director.

Gregory Hayes of Gregory’s in Rutherfordton donates the lunch, and during school donated a hot supper. Also during the summer, the youth take swimming lessons in the morning and, before summer is over, the group will take part in CPR and firstaid courses. Next weekend, 10 young people are traveling to Blue Ridge Assembly for team-building classes, and to take part in the ropes courses. The summer program begins Aug. 30. Homework is done from 3 to 4:30 p.m., and tutors are available to help. After supper, they have free time for games and computer time. There is a need for volunteers. Call 288-1021 for more information. Contact Gordon via email:jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com

Elementary, Rutherford County Schools, Wachovia, Carolina First Bank, Rutherford Early College High School, CVS Pharmacy, Northland Cable, Obsessions Beads, Sunshine Elementary, Forest City Kiwanis, Team Emery and numerous individuals. The annual March for Babies was held in April with District Attorney Brad Greenway as its chair. Greenway issued several pleas to help raise money for Rutherford County’s babies. Latest statistics show that 11.8 percent of all babies in Rutherford County in 2008 were born prematurely. Each week in North Carolina, 334 babies are born prematurely. Contact Gordon via email:jgordon@thedigitalcourier.com

Hospital names two new directors From staff reports

RUTHERFORDTON— Rutherford Hospital Inc. has named two new directors. Hank DeGiulio has been named director of Pharmacy Services, and Melody Bridges was recently appointed administrative director of RHI’s physician practices, a news release said. DeGiulio previously served as assistant pharmacy director at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte, and he has many years of experience as a pharmacy director in hospitals in Florida, South Carolina and North Carolina. He is experienced in the provision of pharmacokinetic dosing

services, drug therapy monitoring, therapeutic interchange programs, conversion to automated pharmacy dispensing systems, Meditech and achieving compliance with The Joint Commission Medication Standards. He holds a bachelor’s in pharmacy and a master’s in Institutional Pharmacy from St John’s University College of Pharmacy. He studied at the Duke University Fuqua School of Business as well as the Executive Education program at the Hospital Pharmacist Development Institute. Bridges comes to Rutherford Hospital after 12 years as administrator for Ashley Women’s Center in Gastonia, the release said. Ashley

Women’s Center was an OB/GYN group practice with two sites, which were recently acquired by CaroMont Health System. She is experienced in strategic planning, personnel management, financial management, insurance contracting, risk management, marketing and investment activities. Bridges also was employed by Spindale Family Practice from 1995 to 1998. Her formal education includes a bachelor’s in biology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, a bachelor’s in medical technology from Western Carolina University and an MBA from the McColl School of Business at Queens College.

Bradley appointed to WNC Communities board From staff reports

FOREST CITY — Former County Commissioner Chivous Bradley has been named to the WNC Communities board of directors for a three-year term. “Chivous Bradley is joining a team of leaders throughout the mountains of North Carolina who are part of a

rich 61-year history of community development and agricultural infrastructure,” said L.T. Ward, WNC Communities vice president. Bradley said he is looking forward to the opportunity to be a part of a group that promotes agriculture and economic development in Rutherford County. “I’m glad we have a Rutherford

County representative back on the board,” he said. Bradley has an agricultural background and also is a Rutherford County historian. Previously, Darrell Conley served on the WNC Communities board. Before his term, the late J.D. Cooley of Forest City served many years on the board and was later named to the WNC Communities Hall of Fame.

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Three state tourneys will begin Saturday By SCOTT BOWERS

Hitters announced for Home Run Derby FOREST CITY — The Coastal Plain League announced the 16 players that will compete in the 2010 CPL All-Star Home Run Derby at McNair Field this coming Monday, July 19. Forest City’s own Will Skinner (Middle Tennessee State) and Danny Canela (NC State) will join the other 14 participants, which includes league home run leader Chas Crane from the Peninsula Pilots, who has seven home runs in CPL play this year. Skinner has three home runs, while Canela has homered twice. All three players will be on the National Team’s side. Gastonia’s David Chester (Pittsburgh), Florence’s Mac Doyle (Wofford) and Ronnie Freeman (Kennesaw State), Nick Orvin (The Citadel) from Columbia, and Asheboro’s Jacob Wilson (Memphis), completes the list for the National Team. The eight have collectively hit 26 home runs this season. Opposing the National Team will be an American Team that has combined to hit 30 home runs this season. The eight are Edenton’s Jake Magner (North Dakota) and Brian Billigen (Cornell), Trey Hernandez (Texas A&M- Corpus Christi) from Florence, Asheboro’s Kevin Deese (West Alabama), Ryan Daughtry (Barton College) from the Wilson Tobs, Thomasville’s Cass Hargis (Southeastern Louisiana), Matthew Black (Mercer) from Martinsville, and from Morehead City Justyn Carter (Saint Peters). The first round will consist of eight outs, with the top three hitters from each club advancing to the second round. Hitters may use an aluminum bat for two of their outs if they so choose, with a home run off an aluminum bat worth one point while a home run off a wooden bat is worth two points extra. At the end of the second round, the top two hitters, regardless of team, will advance to the final round. The hitter will the most point totals from round one to the final round wins the derby. The 2010 CPL All-Star Home Run Derby will be a part of the CPL Fan Fest on July 19, with a softball game being played between the Rutherford County Police and Fire Departments before the derby starts. Gates for the event will open at 5 p.m.

Local Sports BASEBALL American Legion Playoffs 7 p.m. Game 4: Charlotte at Rutherford Post 423, R-S Central High (If needed). Coastal Plain League 7 p.m. Morehead City Marlins at Forest City Owls, McNair.

On TV 7 a.m. (ESPN) Golf British Open, Second Round. 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Soccer Manchester United vs. Celtic. 7 p.m. (FSCR) MLB Baseball Colorado Rockies at Cincinnati Reds. 9 p.m. (ESPN2) Boxing Friday Night Fights. Zab Judah (38-6, 26 KOs) vs. Jose Armando Santa Cruz (28-4, 17 KOs), welterweights, 10 rounds. 11 p.m. (SHO) Boxing Fernando Guerrero vs. Ishe Smith. Fernando Guerrero vs. Ishe Smith; Shawn Porter vs. Ray Robinson.

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Forest City’s Savannah Davis, above, delivers a pitch during the Senior All-Stars Softball Tournament at Cliffside Park. The Senior All-Stars State Tournament will be played at Crestview Park beginning Saturday.

FOREST CITY — Three state Little League All-Star tournaments are set to begin on Saturday, July 17. The 9- and 10-year old North Carolina Baseball All-Star State Tournament will be held at Dunbar Park in Forest City with eight teams looking to advance to regional play. Boiling Springs enters the tourney as the District 1 champ with Rutherfordton earning entry as host. The two area teams will be joined by Weddington (District 3), Greenville (District 4), Jackson (District 5), North Durham (District 6), and Morganton (District 7). In addition, an eighth squad will emerge out of Thursday night’s District 2 championship game. The 9- and 10-year old North Carolina Please see State, Page 8

Post 423 Keeps Rolling

Rutherford County American Legion Post 423 players, above, gather around Head Coach Sam Hooper, in this Courier file photo. Right, Dylan Hipp listens to instruction from Coach Todd Beheler during Wednesday night’s game against Charlotte Post 262. Post 423 swept Charlotte with a dominating 19-9 win Thursday. With the series win, Post 423 will play in the Area IV Finals. Please see Page 8 for game story. Garrett Byers/Daily Courier

Hooper is still living out the dream We all had childhood friends. That person we ran around the block with; rode our bikes to the store with; and, shared all the in’s and out’s of our young minds with. They knew if we were scared of the dark, or dogs; or if we got Rocky Road every time we went to the ice cream shop. Mine was Tony Vismore. The two of us played baseball from sun up until sun down in the spring and summer. And then did the same with football when fall and winter rolled around. His mom always knew where he was; and mine always knew where I was. We were usually together. Rutherford County Post 423’s head coach, Sam Hooper was best friends with Brian Bridges. Bridges calls Owls’ games on the radio for WCAB and works as some kind of computer scientist for the Rutherford County Schools. I think he runs the big conductor that allows the buses to run on time, or something involving thermonuclear energy that heats and cools the schools. Hooper, in his spare time, is athletic

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director at R-S Central High. And, he knows full well that by ‘spare time,’ I mean nearly every waking minute. Bridges and Hooper would spend their days playing baseball, whiffle ball and waiting for the Braves game to come on that big old Superstation out of Atlanta. I have joked with Bridges that because I lived outside of Atlanta I got better reception in the 1970s and 80s than he did up here in Rutherford County. Bridges played college ball, Hooper played college ball. Both became high school coaches. As I understand it, they got to coach against each other when Bridges, a R-S Central alum, worked at East Rutherford and Hooper, a R-S

Central alum, worked at R-S Central. Thursday night, Hooper was in Charlotte coaching the Legion boys. With a series win, Hooper and Post 423 will play in the Area IV Finals. I have been saying privately, for some time, that I expect a matchup of Rutherford County vs. Cherryville in the Legion finals. Hoop, as his friends call him, could be coaching in the American Legion State Championships with a ticket to the regionals on the line and, who knows, a possible trip to Spokane, Washington for the American Legion Little World Series. Baseball and dreams go kind of hand-in-hand. When I was kid I called out countless times, “Bottom of the ninth and the bases are loaded for Bowers.” The ball went up, up, up into the air. Sometimes, I hit. Sometimes, I missed. But I kept on swinging. Try and remember as you gather for state tourney’s, be they here or elsewhere — let the kids play. Let them dream. And, if you get a chance, drop by and cheer for Hooper, Post 423.

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Post 423 blasts Charlotte; advances to Area IV finals

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CHARLOTTE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Rutherford County Post 423 will be playing for the Area IV Championship after blasting Charlotte Post 262, 19-9, Thursday at Myers Park High. Post 423 swept Post 262 in the best-of-5 semifinal series, three games to none, by a combined score of 37-19. Danny Fraga led the way with four hits as Stephen Crowe and Tyler Byers each had three apiece. Fraga pitched six innings, gave up 13 hits and fanned four in allowing nine runs with seven earned. Jonathan Hamlet finished the seventh in relief to record three straight outs. Post 423 (17-7) will play either Caldwell or Cherryville in the Area IV finals next week. Cherryville currently leads the best of five series, 2-1.

National League East Division W L Pct 52 36 .591 48 40 .545 47 40 .540 42 46 .477 39 50 .438 Central Division W L Pct Cincinnati 49 41 .544 St. Louis 47 41 .534 Milwaukee 40 49 .449 Chicago 39 50 .438 Houston 36 53 .404 Pittsburgh 30 58 .341 West Division W L Pct San Diego 51 37 .580 Colorado 49 39 .557 Los Angeles 49 39 .557 San Francisco 47 41 .534 Arizona 34 55 .382

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Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games No games scheduled Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Atlanta 2, Milwaukee 1 Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, late L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, late N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, late Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Philadelphia (Blanton 3-5) at Chicago Cubs (Lilly 3-8), 2:20 p.m. Houston (Myers 6-6) at Pittsburgh (Duke 3-8), 7:05 p.m. Colorado (Hammel 7-3) at Cincinnati (Undecided), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 3-2) at Florida (Nolasco 9-6), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Ra.Wolf 6-8) at Atlanta (Hanson 8-5), 7:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 7-4) at St. Louis (Undecided), 8:15 p.m. Arizona (Haren 7-7) at San Diego (Garland 8-6), 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 6-3) at San Francisco (Zito 7-4), 10:15 p.m. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 4:10 p.m. Houston at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Florida, 7:10 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 8:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Colorado at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Washington at Florida, 1:10 p.m. Houston at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. American League

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State Continued from Page 7

Softball All-Star State Tournament will be played at Crestview Park in Rutherfordton with six teams trying to advance to regional play. Rutherfordton will begin play in the tourney as the District 1 champ, while Chase gains entry as an area host team. The county squads will be joined by Davie County (District 2), Franklin (District 5), Roxboro (District 6), and Wilkes County (District 7). The Senior League North Carolina Softball All-Star State Tournament will also be played at Crestview Park. Six squads will battle for the right to advance to the southern regional. Rutherfordton, the District 1 champ, will be joined by host team Forest City to welcome in four other squads. Walnut Grove (District 2), East Asheville (District 5), Garner (District 6) and Morganton (District 7) will look to advance past the two county teams playing in the tourney. A total of ten games are on tap for the opening day of the tourneys. In the 9 and 10 baseball, Rutherfordton will face North Durham at 10 a.m., District 2 winner will face Weddington at 12 p.m., Boiling Springs will face Greenville at 2 p.m., and Jackson will face Morganton at 4 p.m. In the 9 and 10 softball, Chase will face Franklin at 4 p.m., while Rutherfordton faces Roxboro at 6 p.m. The winner of Chase-Franklin will face Wilkes County on Sunday, July 18 at 4 p.m. The winner of Rutherfordton-Roxboro will face Davie County on Sunday, July 18 at 6 p.m. In the Senior softball, East Asheville will face Walnut Grove at 12 p.m., with the winner to face Morganton at 4 p.m. Forest City will face Garner at 2 p.m., with the winner to face Rutherfordton at 6 p.m.

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East Division W L Pct 56 32 .636 54 34 .614 51 37 .580 44 45 .494 29 59 .330 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 49 38 .563 Detroit 48 38 .558 Minnesota 46 42 .523 Kansas City 39 49 .443 Cleveland 34 54 .386 West Division W L Pct Texas 50 38 .568 Los Angeles 47 44 .516 Oakland 43 46 .483 Seattle 35 53 .398

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Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games No games scheduled Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Texas at Boston, late Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, late Seattle at L.A. Angels, late

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Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Detroit (Scherzer 6-6) at Cleveland (Westbrook 5-5), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (J.Shields 7-9) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 12-3), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (R.Romero 6-6) at Baltimore (Bergesen 3-6), 7:05 p.m. Texas (C.Lewis 8-5) at Boston (Doubront 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Floyd 5-7) at Minnesota (Liriano 6-7), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (G.Gonzalez 7-6) at Kansas City (Greinke 5-8), 8:10 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 7-5) at L.A. Angels (Jer. Weaver 8-5), 10:05 p.m. Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m., 1st game Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 4:10 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m., 2nd game Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Texas at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Texas at Boston, 1:35 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Oakland at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

SOCCER Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Columbus 8 3 4 28 20 13 New York 8 5 2 26 18 17 Toronto FC 6 4 4 22 17 15 Chicago 4 5 5 17 18 19 Kansas City 4 8 3 15 12 19 New England 4 9 2 14 15 26 D.C. 3 9 3 12 11 25 Philadelphia 3 8 2 11 16 25 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Los Angeles 11 2 3 36 25 7 Real Salt Lake 9 3 3 30 28 11 FC Dallas 5 2 7 22 17 13 Colorado 6 4 4 22 16 13 San Jose 6 4 4 22 18 16 Houston 5 7 4 19 21 22 Seattle 4 8 4 16 17 24 Chivas USA 4 9 2 14 17 21 Wednesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Kansas City 1, Columbus 0 Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Games Seattle FC at D.C. United, late

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McIlroy rips through a defenseless Old Course By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — In the 137 years since the British Open first came to St. Andrews, the Old Course rarely has been such a pushover. Rarer still was the score Rory McIlroy delivered. Whether it was the luck of the draw or his tantalizing talent really didn’t matter. In conditions so calm that not a hair on his considerable mop was out of place, McIlroy set off on an incredible run into the record book Thursday with a 9-under 63 that gave him a two-shot lead. “Going out there this morning with no wind, you’re never going to get St. Andrews playing any easier,” McIlroy said. It was just as easy for John Daly, a former champion at St. Andrews and now the ultimate long shot. He first energized the gallery by bashing tee shots and making enough birdies for a 66, matching his best score in the British Open. And it was just as easy for Tiger Woods, who ran off three straight birdies late in his round for a 67. “The old lady had no clothes on today,” Tom Watson said after a 73. There were 45 rounds in the 60s, 73 players broke par and the average score was under par — 71.75. No one took advantage like McIlroy, a 21-year-old from Northern Ireland with a game beyond his years. His 63 tied the lowest score in any major, and it was only the second such score at St. Andrews in golf’s oldest championship. Of the eight players who have shot 63 in the British Open, McIlroy is the only one to do it in the first round. “I’m very happy that I was able to take advantage of those conditions,” said McIlroy, who had a two-shot lead over Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa. “And it gives me a little bit of a buffer going into the next three days, whatever weather comes our way.” It sure didn’t feel easy in the afternoon. Not long after McIlroy finished his round, the leaden skies over St. Andrews Bay brought showers to the Old Course and a breeze that picked up strength the rest of the afternoon.

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John Daly chips onto the 10th green during the first day of the British Open Golf Championship on the Old Course at St. Andrews, Scotland, Thursday.

Of the 16 players atop the leaderboard, only Peter Hanson (66), Bradley Dredge (66), Lee Westwood (67) and Y.E. Yang (67) teed off after the wind showed up at noon. “The difference for the early and late starters was huge,” Westwood said. “You could have kicked it round in a low score this morning. The course was defenseless, and I actually expected somebody to post a 62. I don’t think I have ever known St. Andrews as calm. Hopefully, we might get a break with the weather tomorrow morning, but you never know.” Retief Goosen turned on his television just before 10 a.m. and saw Daly at 7-under par through 11 holes. The wind already was whipping flags when he teed off, and the two-time U.S. Open champion equated his 69 to a 66 had he played in the morning. He bore no grudges. Such is the fickle nature of links golf. “You’ve still got to make a score,” Goosen said. “It doesn’t matter how

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easy it is.” Phil Mickelson didn’t make a birdie in the afternoon until making an 8-foot putt on the last hole for a 73, and walking off the course without speaking to reporters. McIlroy’s amazing run began with a drive that he hit onto the green at the 352-yard ninth hole to about 15 feet below the hole. He knocked that in for birdie and was on his way. The freckled-face kid followed with a sand wedge to 6 feet on the 10th for birdie, a 7-iron to 8 feet for birdie on the 11th, and two putts from 50 feet on the short 12th hole. It was so low — and so there for the taking — that even after a record-tying round, he thought about the one that got away. McIlroy was 8 under when he flew his approach dangerously close over the Road Hole bunker on the 17th, leaving him a 5-foot birdie putt. Make that, and he goes to the 357yard 18th with a shot at 62. He missed. “It sort of went through my mind

on 17 that 62 would have been the lowest round in a major,” McIlroy said. “That’s probably why I missed the putt.” He already shot a 62 earlier this year on a course that was far tougher than St. Andrews on Thursday — Quail Hollow for his first victory in America. It was another example why so many have predicted stardom for him. He also shot a 61 at Royal Portrush when he was 16. This was different. “I think it probably is the most special just because it’s at St. Andrews,” McIlroy said. Oosthuizen looked as though he might have a chance to join McIlroy. He also was at 8 under playing the 17th until making a bogey, then failing to pick up a stroke on the last hole and settling for a 65. Not often does someone open with a 65 in a major and trail by two shots. This was not a typical opening round in a major. “It just goes to show you that the golf course could have been had,” Woods said. “When I was playing either 17 or 18, to be in the top 10 you had to be 5 under. You don’t see that at too many majors.” For Woods, it was the first time in eight rounds in an Open at St. Andrews — dating to July 20, 2000 — that he was not atop the leaderboard at the end of a round. He made his move through the loop, then ended his string of three straight birdies on the par-5 14th. Woods was moving closer to the lead until he badly pulled a 4-foot par putt on the 17th, then missed a 10-foot birdie try on the last hole. “I’m in good shape,” Woods said. “I took advantage of the golf course when I needed to take advantage of it. As of right now, we’re on the good side of the draw. But you don’t know tomorrow.” Woods won the last two times on the Old Course by a combined 13 shots, and his bid to become the first player with three claret jugs at the home of golf is still in the picture. Asked if he could catch McIlroy, Woods replied, “We’ve still got three more rounds.” Five players were only three shots behind at 66, a group that includes Daly, who won at St. Andrews in 1995, the last time the weather acted up.

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RALEIGH (AP) — North Carolina athletic director Dick Baddour said Thursday the NCAA is investigating a sports program at the school regarding possible rules violations. Baddour declined to say which sport, but a person familiar with the investigation told The Associated Press the NCAA is looking at Butch Davis’ football program. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the investigation is confidential.

“I was told that I could limit my comments to the fact that they had been here and they wanted me to say that we had indeed been cooperative,” said Baddour, adding that the inquiry “has our full attention.” The investigation began with a phone call from the NCAA, Baddour said, though he didn’t say when the call came or when investigators had visited the Chapel Hill campus.

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“We work hard on our compliance program, a program of integrity,” Baddour said. “We’re proud of it. We are also proud that, or we think very strongly that, we get an inquiry from the NCAA that we would comply, we would do what they asked us to do and we would do it forthright and completely.” Davis is preparing for his fourth season in Chapel Hill and has guided the program to consecutive eight-win seasons, which includes the program’s first back-to-back bowl seasons since the late 1990s when Mack Brown left for Texas. Davis has a 20-18 record with the Tar Heels, including 11-13 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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Oysterman Manuel Meyer of St. Bernard, La., discusses his feelings about the Deepwater Horizon oil spill being capped after bringing in a load of blue crabs Hopedale, La., Thursday. Oil from the wellhead has been stopped and no more oil is currently leaking into the Gulf.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP finally choked off the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday — 85 days and up to 184 million gallons after the crisis unfolded — then began a tense 48 hours of watching to see whether the capped-off well would hold or blow a new leak. To the relief of millions of people along the Gulf Coast, the big, billowing brown cloud of crude at the bottom of the sea disappeared from the underwater video feed for the first time since the disaster began in April, as BP closed the last of three openings in the 75-ton cap lowered onto the well earlier this week. “Finally!” said Renee Brown, a school guidance counselor visiting Pensacola Beach, Fla., from London, Ky. “Honestly, I’m surprised that they haven’t been able to do something sooner, though.” But the company stopped far short of declaring victory over the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history and one of the nation’s worst environmental disasters, a catastrophe that has killed wildlife and threatened the livelihoods of fishermen, restaurateurs, and oil industry workers from Texas to Florida. Now begins a waiting period during which engineers will monitor pressure gauges and watch for signs of leaks elsewhere in the well. The biggest risk: Pressure from the oil trapped under the cap could fracture the well and make the leak even worse, causing oil to spill from other spots on the sea floor. If engineers see any sign of a new leak erupting, the cap will be reopened, allowing oil to spill into the sea again. Even if the well holds out for the whole two days, the vents will be opened again and oil released while engineers conduct a seismic survey of the ocean floor to make sure oil and gas aren’t breaking out of the well into the bedrock, said retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the Obama administration’s point man on the disaster. “For the people living on the Gulf, I’m certainly not going to guess their emotions,” BP vice president Kent Wells said. “I hope they’re encouraged there’s no oil going into the Gulf of Mexico. But we have to be careful. Depending on what the test shows us, we may need to open this well back up.” The news elicited joy mixed with

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Nation Today

Experts try to free ship

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at the World Trade Center site are excavating a 32-foot-long ship hull that apparently was used in the 18th century as part of the fill that extended lower Manhattan into the Hudson River. It was hoped that the artifact could be retrieved by the end of Thursday, said archaeologist Molly McDonald. A boat specialist planned to look at it. McDonald said she wanted to at least salvage some timbers; it was unclear if any large portions could be lifted intact. McDonald and archaeologist A. Michael Pappalardo were at the site of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks when the discovery was made Tuesday morning.

Woman lies to officers

VINELAND, N.J. (AP) — Authorities say a New Jersey woman lied twice to cover up the theft of a laptop computer, claiming first that she was carjacked and then that her car crashed because she was having sex.

Authorities say 23-year-old Sarah Blasse of Vineland initially told police Saturday that she broke her arm during a carjacking. Camden County prosecutor’s spokesman Jason Laughlin says Blasse and her boyfriend actually stole a laptop computer from a car and slipped away from pursuing police in her car, but then crashed and attempted to set the vehicle on fire.

Camp counselors killed ROOSEVELT, N.Y. (AP) — A car carrying counselors to work at a camp for the disabled crashed into a tree alongside a Long Island parkway Thursday, killing three, injuring two others and overwhelming campers who possessed varying abilities to process the tragedy. The counselors were driving on the Meadowbrook Parkway en route to Camp Anchor, a town-run seaside camp for about 600 adults and children with disabilities ranging from quadriplegia to autism to Down syndrome, said Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray. Two of the victims were sisters.

skepticism from wary Gulf Coast residents following months of false starts, setbacks and failed attempts. Alabama Gov. Bob Riley’s face lit up when he heard the oil flow had stopped. “That’s great. I think a lot of prayers were answered today,” he said. “I don’t believe that. That’s a lie. It’s a (expletive) lie,” said Stephon LaFrance, an oysterman in Louisiana’s oil-stained Plaquemines Parish who has been out of work for weeks. “I don’t believe they stopped that leak. BP’s trying to make their self look good.” Billy Nungesser, president of Plaquemines Parish and an outspoken critic of the federal and corporate response to the spill, warned against complacency. “We better not let our guard down. We better not pull back the troops because, as we know, there’s a lot of oil out there, on the surface, beneath it. And I truly believe that we’re going to see oil coming ashore for the next couple of years,” he said. President Barack Obama called it a positive sign, but cautioned: “We’re still in the testing phase.” The stoppage came 85 days, 16 hours and 25 minutes after the first report April 20 of an explosion on the BP-leased Deepwater Horizon oil rig that killed 11 workers. Somewhere between 94 million and 184 million gallons spilled into the Gulf, according to government estimates. The skepticism comes after a string of failed attempts by BP to contain the leak, including the use of a giant concrete-and-steel box that became clogged with ice-like crystals; a colossal stopper and siphon tube that trapped very little oil; and an effort to jam the well by pumping in mud and shredded rubber. Wells said the oil stopped flowing into the water at 2:25 p.m. CDT after engineers gradually dialed back the amount of crude escaping through the last of three vents in the cap, an 18-foot-high metal stack of pipes and valves. On the video feed, the violently churning cloud of oil and gas coming out of a narrow tube thinned, and tapered off. Suddenly, there were a few puffs of oil, surrounded by cloudy dispersant BP was pumping on top. Then, there was nothing.

On resentencing, lawyer gets additional prison time

NEW YORK (AP) — A 70-year-old civil rights lawyer was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison in a terrorism case by a judge who boosted her original sentence by nearly eight years after concluding she lied to a jury and lacked remorse. “I’m somewhat stunned,” Lynne Stewart told U.S. District Judge John G. Koeltl after he announced the sentence for her conviction for letting a jailed

Egyptian sheik communicate with his radical followers despite restrictions in place to prevent it. The sentence, nearly four times longer than the twoyear, four-month sentence she originally received in 2006, left Stewart sobbing in her prison uniform after Koeltl described his reasons for increasing the prison time significantly. An appeals court had

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THE MARKET IN REVIEW

STOCK EXCHANGE HIGHLIGHTS

NYSE

6,916.81 +13.45

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Chg NBTY 53.74+16.27 SkilldHcre 2.78 +.53 NYMAGC 25.32 +4.47 L-1 Ident 8.65 +1.40 TorchEn lf 4.30 +.59 Bluegreen 3.15 +.38 CaptlTr pf 2.07 +.19 SchiffNutr 8.19 +.69 SwEBioFu238.13 +.62 GamGld g 5.73 +.42

%Chg +43.4 +23.6 +21.4 +19.3 +15.9 +13.7 +9.8 +9.2 +8.3 +7.9

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last LiveNatn 10.19 FtBcp pfC 4.62 FtBcp pfD 4.50 TCF Fn wt 6.00 VersoPap 2.88 AmbacF pfZ 9.10 FtBcp pfA 4.67 FtBcp pfB 4.90 GlbGeoph n 7.25 KeyEngy 8.92

Chg %Chg -1.24 -10.8 -.52 -10.1 -.45 -9.1 -.48 -7.4 -.23 -7.4 -.68 -7.0 -.33 -6.6 -.34 -6.5 -.50 -6.5 -.58 -6.1

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Citigrp 6208342 4.16 -.05 S&P500ETF2080418109.68 +.03 BkofAm 1712227 15.39 -.28 SPDR Fncl 919844 14.75 -.03 GenElec 786659 15.25 +.05 JPMorgCh 772409 40.46 +.11 BP PLC 716769 38.92 +2.74 iShR2K 686154 63.38 -.59 DirFnBear 679224 14.10 +.07 FordM 652185 11.86 +.05 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

1,490 1,536 129 3,155 87 13 4,588,092,395

AMEX

1,902.70 +19.61

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last EmersnR h 2.12 B&HO 4.03 Tofutti 3.30 CagleA 6.50 ASpecRlt s 10.75 InvCapHld 2.58 MastechH 3.55 OrionEngy 3.23 Kemet 2.89 CAMAC n 3.81

Chg +.35 +.53 +.35 +.60 +.75 +.18 +.24 +.22 +.16 +.20

%Chg +19.8 +15.0 +11.9 +10.2 +7.5 +7.5 +7.3 +7.3 +5.9 +5.5

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last MercBcp 2.65 OrienPap n 6.31 ContMatls 10.75 Talbots wt 2.30 Flanign 5.80 NewConcEn3.00 UQM Tech 3.67 Metalico 3.58 GpoSimec 7.35 Servotr 8.60

Chg -.34 -.79 -1.25 -.20 -.50 -.20 -.22 -.20 -.40 -.47

%Chg -11.4 -11.1 -10.4 -8.0 -7.9 -6.3 -5.7 -5.3 -5.2 -5.2

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg GoldStr g 21773 4.18 +.04 Taseko 17365 4.15 -.11 NovaGld g 14676 6.54 -.10 NwGold g 11276 4.98 +.04 VantageDrl 10817 1.25 +.01 NA Pall g 8525 3.26 -.01 GranTrra g 8159 5.36 +.10 OrienPap n 8156 6.31 -.79 US Gold 8149 4.79 +.05 GrtBasG g 7993 1.80 -.01 DIARY

Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

208 262 45 515 8 7 55,370,953

DAILY DOW JONES

NASDAQ 2,249.08

GAINERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last Verenm rs 3.20 ZionO&G wt 3.19 EnteroM rs 2.18 DARA rs 4.21 VideoDisp 4.45 LaPorteBc 7.39 Subaye 10.16 JksvllBcIL 10.65 SptChalB 2.78 Bluefly 2.44

Chg +.74 +.69 +.45 +.56 +.55 +.89 +1.13 +1.12 +.29 +.25

%Chg +30.1 +27.6 +25.6 +15.3 +14.1 +13.7 +12.5 +11.8 +11.6 +11.4

LOSERS ($2 OR MORE)

Name Last CT BkTr 5.29 Kulicke 6.95 LakesEnt 2.16 Manntch 2.06 OpntTch 14.04 Hardinge 8.09 VlyNBc wt 3.14 Orexigen 5.00 HSW Int rsh 3.71 Transcat 6.62

Chg -.84 -1.04 -.30 -.27 -1.85 -.97 -.36 -.56 -.40 -.65

%Chg -13.7 -13.0 -12.2 -11.6 -11.6 -10.7 -10.3 -10.0 -9.7 -8.9

MOST ACTIVE ($1 OR MORE) Name Vol (00) Last Chg Intel 1167638 21.51 +.15 PwShs QQQ799496 45.60 +.04 ArenaPhm 563210 3.92 -.36 Microsoft 560233 25.51 +.07 Cisco 514351 23.92 +.18 Apple Inc 283309 251.45 -1.28 MicronT 272296 8.66 -.09 Oracle 258473 23.83 -.11 SmartT gn 242437 17.05 ... Nvidia 234962 10.72 -.31 Advanced Declined Unchanged Total issues New Highs New Lows Volume

DIARY

876 1,749 113 2,738 21 28 1,937,750,535

10,440

Dow Jones industrials Close: 10,359.31 Change: -7.41 (-0.1%)

-.76

52-Week High Low

11,258.01 4,812.87 408.57 7,743.74 1,994.20 2,535.28 1,219.80 852.90 12,847.91 745.95

10,000 9,560

11,600

10 DAYS

11,200 10,800

8,130.42 3,025.43 344.02 5,598.81 1,508.15 1,736.95 875.32 540.15 8,953.90 475.28

STOCK MARKET INDEXES Dow Industrials Dow Transportation Dow Utilities NYSE Composite Amex Market Value Nasdaq Composite S&P 500 S&P MidCap Wilshire 5000 Russell 2000

10,400

Net Chg

10,359.31 4,256.16 383.75 6,916.81 1,902.70 2,249.08 1,096.48 751.66 11,479.11 634.62

-7.41 -21.26 +2.45 +13.45 +19.61 -.76 +1.31 -.87 +1.38 -5.54

YTD %Chg %Chg

-.07 -.50 +.64 +.19 +1.04 -.03 +.12 -.12 +.01 -.87

-.66 +3.82 -3.58 -3.73 +4.26 -.88 -1.67 +3.44 -.60 +1.48

12-mo %Chg

+18.91 +27.90 +5.93 +14.46 +17.76 +19.31 +16.56 +27.26 +18.88 +21.57

MUTUAL FUNDS

10,000 9,600

Last

Name

PIMCO TotRetIs Vanguard TotStIdx American Funds GrthAmA m American Funds CapIncBuA m TOCKS OF OCAL NTEREST Fidelity Contra American Funds CpWldGrIA m YTD YTD American Funds IncAmerA m Name Div Yld PE Last Chg%Chg Name Div Yld PE Last Chg %Chg Vanguard 500Inv AT&T Inc 1.68 6.7 11 25.00 +.04 -10.8 LeggPlat 1.04 5.0 22 20.66 -.10 +1.3 Vanguard InstIdxI American Funds InvCoAmA m Amazon ... ... 54 122.06 -1.24 -9.3 Lowes .44 2.1 17 20.88 +.01 -10.7 Dodge & Cox Stock ArvMerit ... ... ... 14.63 -.09 +30.9 Microsoft .52 2.0 13 25.51 +.07 -16.3 American Funds EurPacGrA m American Funds WAMutInvA m BB&T Cp .60 2.2 29 27.69 -.23 +9.1 PPG 2.20 3.4 19 64.60 +.08 +10.4 PIMCO TotRetAdm b BkofAm .04 .3 73 15.39 -.28 +2.2 ParkerHan 1.04 1.8 25 58.08 +.68 +7.8 Dodge & Cox IntlStk BerkHa A ... ... 14119670.00+650.00 +20.6 FrankTemp-Franklin Income A m Cisco ... ... 20 23.92 +.18 -.1 ProgrssEn 2.48 6.0 13 41.09 +.43 +.2 American Funds NewPerspA m ... ... 69 32.47 +.25 +5.1 American Funds BalA m Delhaize 2.02 2.5 ... 80.90 +1.60 +5.4 RedHat Dell Inc ... ... 17 13.64 +.12 -5.0 RoyalBk g 2.00 ... ... 52.81 -.13 -1.4 American Funds FnInvA m DukeEngy .98 5.7 13 17.08 +.12 -.8 SaraLee .44 3.1 33 14.39 +.10 +18.1 PIMCO TotRetA m Vanguard TotStIAdm ExxonMbl 1.76 3.0 14 59.27 +.01 -13.1 SonicAut ... ... 9 8.93 -.14 -14.1 American Funds BondA m FamilyDlr .62 1.6 15 38.10 +1.02 +36.9 SonocoP 1.12 3.4 19 32.72 +.44 +11.9 Vanguard Welltn Vanguard 500Adml FifthThird .04 .3 20 13.25 -.09 +35.9 SpectraEn 1.00 4.7 15 21.21 -.01 +3.4 Fidelity DivrIntl d FCtzBA 1.20 .6 9 193.65 -2.34 +18.1 SpeedM .40 2.9 ... 13.59 -.14 -22.9 Fidelity GrowCo GenElec .40 2.6 16 15.25 +.05 +.8 .52 1.8 ... 28.43 -.17 +19.9 Vanguard TotIntl d GoldmanS 1.40 1.0 6 145.22 +6.16 -14.0 Timken Vanguard InstPlus 1.88 3.1 25 61.34 -.42 +6.9 T Rowe Price EqtyInc Google ... ... 22 494.02 +2.68 -20.3 UPS B KrispKrm ... ... ... 3.63 +.04 +23.1 WalMart 1.21 2.4 13 50.41 +.06 -5.7 Hartford CapAprA m Pioneer PioneerA m Goldman Sachs ShDuGovA m Stock Footnotes: g = Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h = Does not meet continued-listing standards. lf = Late filing with SEC. n = New in past 52 weeks. pf = Preferred. rs = Stock has undergone a reverse stock split of at least 50 Alliance Bernstein GrowIncA m percent within the past year. rt = Right to buy security at a specified price. s = Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the DWS-Scudder REstA m Hartford GrowthL m last year. un = Units. vj = In bankruptcy or receivership. wd = When distributed. wi = When issued. wt = Warrants.

Mutual Fund Footnotes: b = Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d = Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f = front load (sales charges). m = Multiple fees are charged. NA = not available. p = previous day’s net asset value. s = fund split shares during the week. x = fund paid a distribution during the week.Gainers and Losers must be worth at least $2 to be listed in tables at left. Most Actives must be worth at least $1. Volume in hundreds of shares. Source: The Associated Press. Sales figures are unofficial.

Total Assets Obj ($Mlns) NAV

Total Return/Rank Pct Min Init 4-wk 12-mo 5-year Load Invt

CI 133,927 LB 58,508 LG 58,394 IH 52,393 LG 51,938 WS 47,349 MA 46,079 LB 44,145 LB 43,384 LB 42,830 LV 37,018 FB 34,013 LV 33,997 CI 33,304 FV 33,120 CA 29,810 WS 28,582 MA 28,053 LB 27,888 CI 27,822 LB 27,667 CI 27,417 MA 27,112 LB 26,583 FG 24,666 LG 24,664 FB 23,838 LB 23,746 LV 14,815 LB 8,239 LB 3,805 GS 1,452 LV 1,066 SR 445 LG 160

+1.8 +12.6 -2.0 +21.4/A -1.2 +15.8/D +1.0 +13.8/C -1.2 +20.4/B +2.0 +15.7/D 0.0 +20.2/A -1.6 +19.9/B -1.5 +20.0/B -0.2 +16.2/D -2.0 +22.1/A +2.4 +16.4/B -0.7 +19.1/C +1.8 +12.4 +1.5 +20.5/A +3.1 +23.9 +1.1 +19.8/B +0.1 +16.8/C -0.9 +19.6/B +1.8 +12.2 -2.1 +21.5/A +1.8 +13.0/B +0.7 +17.0/B -1.5 +20.0/B +2.1 +13.4/E -2.7 +24.1/A +2.6 +16.1/B -1.5 +20.0/B -1.8 +22.7/A -1.1 +17.1/D -2.0 +18.0/C +0.3 +2.9 -0.7 +13.7/E -5.1 +60.1/C -2.8 +15.3/D

11.30 27.19 26.70 46.41 58.26 31.82 15.29 101.03 100.38 25.10 94.35 36.67 24.11 11.30 30.89 2.05 24.98 16.26 32.02 11.30 27.19 12.22 28.80 101.04 26.38 69.04 13.74 100.38 20.91 29.58 34.78 10.44 2.90 15.31 14.50

+7.7 +0.3/B +1.4/B +3.1/C +3.5/A +4.5/A +2.5/B -0.2/C -0.1/C +0.7/B -1.5/D +6.2/A -0.5/B +7.4 +4.3/A +3.5 +5.1/A +1.9/C +3.0/A +7.2 +0.4/B +3.3/E +4.5/A -0.1/C +2.1/D +3.6/A +4.1/B -0.1/C +0.3/B +2.2/A +0.2/B +4.9 -2.3/D +0.5/C -0.9/D

NL 1,000,000 NL 3,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 3,000 NL 5,000,000 5.75 250 NL 2,500 5.75 250 5.75 250 NL 1,000,000 NL 2,500 4.25 1,000 5.75 250 5.75 250 5.75 250 3.75 1,000 NL 100,000 3.75 250 NL 10,000 NL 100,000 NL 2,500 NL 2,500 NL 3,000 NL200,000,000 NL 2,500 5.50 2,000 5.75 1,000 1.50 1,000 4.25 2,500 5.75 1,000 4.75 0

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Late rally turns markets around An employee bags groceries at a Safeway in San Ramon, Calif., in this June 21 photo, Wholesale prices fell for a third consecutive month as another drop in energy costs and the biggest plunge in food costs in eight years banished inflation in June. Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors gave the stock market a big last-hour turnaround on just the anticipation of Goldman Sachs settling the government’s civil fraud charges. As word spread that the Securities and Exchange Commission had scheduled a late-afternoon announcement, investors began buying on the belief that the government and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. had settled the charges that grew out of the sale of securities based on risky mortgages. The $550 million settlement was announced less than an hour after trading ended. Goldman agreed to pay fines of $300 million, the largest fine against a financial company in SEC history, and $250 million to compensate investors who lost money on the securities. The deal also requires Goldman to review how it sells complex financial mortgage investments. The settlement lifts uncertainty that has hovered around Goldman since the charges were announced April 16. Expectations of a deal were enough to make traders temporarily set aside conunder way, but given the kind of cerns about the economy. A series of disappointing trauma the economy was subeconomic reports had sent the Dow Jones indusjected to, it isn’t going to bounce trial average down nearly 100 points in late tradback on a sustained basis right ing. The Dow scrambled back to a loss of just 7 by away.” the close. Broader indexes were narrowly mixed. Bethune said the slowdown in Investors viewed Goldman’s settlement as a buyfactory production is following ing opportunity for a stock that has been hamsimilar patterns in the recovermered since the SEC filed charges. ies from recessions in the early A little more uncertainty was lifted from the 1980s, 1990s and in 2001. The market late in the day, when the Senate passed economy gets an initial boost and sent to President Barack Obama the financial as businesses switch from liqregulation bill. However, because regulations that uidating inventories to restock- will implement the bill’s provisions have yet to be ing. But the strength from that written, traders were still wary. Analysts said that initial spurt wanes and leads to likely contributed to the market’s dip right before slower growth. word of an SEC announcement. This week, the government The Dow fell 7.41, or 0.07 percent, to 10,359.31. reported that retail sales fell The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 1.31, or 0.1 for the second straight month. percent, to 1,096.48, while the Nasdaq composite Declining consumer spending index fell 0.76, or 0.03 percent, to 2,249.08. keeps businesses from restockLosing stocks were slightly ahead of gainers on ing their shelves. That slows the New York Stock Exchange, where consolidated factory production and overall volume came to 4.6 billion shares, up from 4.1 bileconomic growth. lion Wednesday. Bethune said the overall econBond prices rose as investors worried about the omy, as measured by the gross economy sought safety the safety of government domestic product, probably securities. The yield on the benchmark 10-year grew at an annual rate above 3 Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, fell percent in the April-June quar- to 3 percent from 3.05 percent late Wednesday. ter. But he thinks it will slow to For much of the day, the market was down on growth of just 2.5 percent in the pessimism about weak economic reports — a second half of this year. problem that will continue to dog the market. Consumers are likely to hold The euro climbed above $1.28 for the first time back on spending until the in more than two months Thursday as investors employment picture improves. worried about the strength in the U.S.

Manufacturing cools in June

WASHINGTON (AP) — New evidence of a slowing economic rebound emerged Thursday in reports that manufacturing activity is slowing after helping drive the early stages of the recovery. Factory output fell in June, according to a government report on industrial production. It was the sharpest monthly drop in a year. And two regional manufacturing indexes sank this month. Production of automobiles, home-building materials and processed food all fell in June. The data sent stocks falling. Federal Reserve officials took note of the weakening recovery when they met last month and lowered their forecast for economic growth, according to minutes released Wednesday. Manufacturing helped boost the economy last year when the recession ended and has since been one of the strongest sectors in the recovery. June’s decline in output was the first in four months. Overall industrial production ticked up for the month, but that was mainly the result of hot weather that increased demand for electricity from utilities. The decline in factory output came as new data offered a mixed picture of the recovery. Applications for unemployment benefits fell to 429,000, the lowest level since August 2008,

the Labor Department said Thursday. But much of that was the result of seasonal factors. General Motors and other manufacturers skipped their usual summer shutdowns. Separately, the Labor Department said wholesale prices fell for a third straight month. Prices were pulled down by a drop in energy costs and the biggest plunge in food costs in eight years. But excluding those two volatile commodities, inflation was nearly flat. The Federal Reserve report on industrial production showed that overall output at the nation’s factories, mines and utilities rose 0.1 percent in June. It was the fourth straight monthly gain. But factory output — the largest component of industrial production — dropped 0.4 percent. Adding to concerns in the manufacturing sector were steep drops reported Thursday in the Empire State and Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing indexes. Economists viewed the reduction in factory output as further evidence that the economy is weakening as it enters the second half of this year. “It is pretty clear that a slowdown is in process,” said Brian Bethune, chief U.S. financial economist for IHS Global Insight. “The healing process from a severe recession is still

The latest data on jobless claims looked promising on the surface, as initial claims fell by 29,000. But much of that was the result of temporary seasonal factors.

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Iranian scientist was paid $5 million by CIA WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iranian scientist who defected to the U.S. returned home amid an escalating propaganda war between Tehran and Washington but without $5 million he had been paid for what a U.S. official said was “significant” information about his country’s nuclear programs. The CIA paid Shahram Amiri a total of $5 million to provide intelligence, but Amiri did not take the money with him, the U.S. official, who was briefed on the case, said Thursday. The funds were barred by U.S. Treasury sanctions that prohibit the flow of American dollars to Iran. “Anything he got is now beyond his reach, thanks to the financial sanctions on Iran,” said the U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because public discussion of the case was not authorized. “He’s gone, but the money’s still here.” The official said Amiri had provided the CIA with “significant, original information” that the agency was able to independently verify, although he would not detail the scope of the intelligence he provided. There was also no indication, the official said, that Amiri might have been a double agent sent by the Iranians to learn what the CIA knows about its suspected nuclear weapons program. Still, several former American intelligence officers said Thursday that Iranian intelligence offi-

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Iranian nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, left, who disappeared a year ago, stands with his father, no name available, as he flashes a V-victory sign following a news briefing as he arrived at the Imam Khomeini airport just outside Tehran, Iran, Thursday.

cials would be expected to debrief Amiri to try to learn every last detail about the exchanges that took place between him and his CIA handlers — a process that could take weeks or even months. The former officers, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of those exchanges, said Iranian intelligence would try to exploit any information to hunt for existing American spies. Iran’s leaders are expected

to use Amiri to ring up as many propaganda points as possible against Washington, and within hours of the former defector’s arrival in Tehran, the war of words heated up. Iranian officials touted Amiri’s claim he had been abducted by U.S. agents, while a U.S. State Department official parried with a call for three longimprisoned American hikers to be released and treated similarly to Amiri, who they said was allowed to return to

his homeland. U.S. officials have insisted that Amiri was neither kidnapped nor coerced into leaving Iran and that he made the decision to come to the U.S. without his family. The U.S. official added that Amiri decided to return to Iran to see his family again. The money paid Amiri came as part of a secret “brain drain” program aimed at inducing Iranian scientists and others with information on the country’s

nuclear program to defect, according to a former U.S. intelligence official familiar with the workings of the program. The program that recruited Amiri and an unspecified number of other defectors was started several years ago and remains active, the former official said. Amiri ran a radiation detection program in Iran and wasn’t involved in the actual building of nuclear weapons, the former official said. American officials had hoped Amiri could lead the CIA to more important figures in Iran’s nuclear program, the former official said. The former official requested anonymity to discuss the program because of its sensitive nature. In Tehran, Iranian lawmaker Amir Taherkhani boasted that Amiri’s return “shows the strength of the Islamic republic.” Another prominent parliament member, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, called the alleged kidnapping a “terrorist act.” It remains unclear how Iranian authorities will ultimately deal with Amiri — and the U.S. claims he cooperated with American authorities — despite his hero-style welcome. Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki called Amiri a “dear compatriot” and said Iran was keenly interested in learning more about the reasons for his alleged abduction.

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Nation Provisions of the bill Oversight

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., let, looks on as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Thursday after Congress passed the stiffest restrictions on banks and Wall Street since the Great Depression.

A 10-member council of regulators led by the Treasury secretary would monitor threats to the financial system. It would decide which companies were so big or interconnected that their failures could upend the financial system. Those companies would be subject to tougher regulation. If such a company teetered, the government could liquidate it. The costs of taking such a company down would be borne by its industry peers. The council could overturn new rules proposed by the consumer protection agency. That’s supposed to happen only to rules deemed a threat to the financial system.

Consumer Protection A new independent office would oversee financial products and services such as mortgages, credit cards and short-term loans. The office would be housed in the Fed. Auto dealers, pawn brokers and others would be exempt from the bureau’s enforcement. For community banks, the new rules would be enforced by existing regulators. The oversight council could block rules proposed by the consumer agency, but only if they determine the regulations would threaten the system. Currently, consumer protection is spread among various bank regulators.

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Financial overhaul passes

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress on Thursday passed the stiffest restrictions on banks and Wall Street since the Great Depression, clamping down on lending practices and expanding consumer protections to prevent a repeat of the 2008 meltdown that knocked the economy to its knees. A year in the making and 22 months after the collapse of Lehman Brothers triggered a worldwide panic in credit and other markets, the bill cleared its final hurdle with a 60-39 Senate vote. It now goes to the White House for President Barack Obama’s signature, expected as early as Wednesday. The law will give the government new powers to break up companies that threaten the economy, create a new agency to guard consumers in their financial transactions and shine a light into shadow financial markets that escaped the oversight of regulators. Large, failing financial institutions would be liquidated and the costs assessed on their surviving peers. The Federal Reserve is getting new powers while falling under greater congressional scrutiny. From storefront payday lenders to the biggest banking and investment houses on Wall Street, few players in the financial world are immune to the bill’s reach. Consumer and investor transactions, whether simple debit card swipes or the most complex securities trades, face new safeguards or restrictions. “When this earthquake hit, there wasn’t nearly enough oversight, transparency or accountability to shield us from the fallout,” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said. “This law will strengthen all three.” Republicans said it is a vast federal overreach that will drive financial-sector jobs overseas. Before the final vote was even cast, House Republican Leader John Boehner called for its repeal. At an eye-glazing 390,000 words — half the size of the King James Bible — the legislation doesn’t offer a quick remedy, however. Rather, it lays down prescriptions for regulators to act. In many cases, the real impact won’t be felt for years. One of the top regulators who will be charged with implementing the law, Federal Reserve

Chairman Ben Bernanke, said the Senate vote represents a “far-reaching step toward preventing a replay of the recent financial crisis.” The Senate’s final passage of the bill, two weeks after the House approved it, is a welcome achievement for a president and congressional Democrats, both increasingly unpopular with voters four months from midterm elections that threaten to put Republicans in charge of Congress. Only three Republicans voted for it — Maine Sens. Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, and Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown. Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, who has said the bill is not tough enough, voted with most Republicans against it. The law has been a priority for Obama, ranking just behind his health car overhaul enacted in March. In its final form, the package hews closely to the plan unwrapped a year ago by the White House and in some ways is even tougher. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs promptly cast the vote in political terms. “This will be a vote that Democrats will talk about through November as a way of highlighting the choice that people will get to make in 2010,” he said. The political benefits, however, stand to be overshadowed by lingering high unemployment. And Republicans were betting that public antipathy toward big government and worries over jobs would trump their anger at Wall Street. “We’re going to be driving jobs and business overseas with this massive piece of legislation,” said Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., who worked with Dodd on certain aspects of the bill, denounced it as a “legislative monster.” Named after Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd and Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank, the Democratic committee chairmen who steered it to passage, the legislation ends a trend to ease regulations that peaked in 1999 with the elimination of Depression-era walls separating commercial banking from riskier investment banking. And though it calls for the biggest changes in genera-

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tions, it does not approach the scope of the New Deal banking rules enacted under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. That era saw the creation of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., to protect consumer deposits, and the Securities and Exchange Commission to oversee the markets. The Dodd-Frank law will create a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau empowered to write and enforce regulations covering mortgages, credit cards, and other financial products. Lenders face new restrictions on the type of mortgages they write and could not be rewarded for steering borrowers to higher cost loans. Borrowers are to be protected from hidden fees and abusive terms, but also will have to provide evidence that they can repay their loans, thus halting the no-document loans that had flooded the markets. The vote Thursday capped a year of partisan struggles and cross-party courtship. Any remaining uncertainty about the bill’s fate vanished earlier this week when it became clear three Republican senators would vote for it, thus assuring 60 votes to overcome procedural obstacles. Industry lobbyists fought against a number of restrictions in the bill, ultimately winning some concessions. In the end, the final bill was tougher than they wanted but not as restrictive as they feared. Republican opponents also criticized the bill for not addressing mortgage financing giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, whose questionable lending helped start a collapse in the housing market. Some supporters of the bill also voiced reservations, claiming the bill did not give regulators specific direction on how to implement and enforce new rules. For all its ambition and reach, the legislation is dotted with exceptions. Community banks won’t have to be examined by the new consumer bureau and would get a break on higher insurance premiums. Despite calls to end proprietary trading by large banks, the law will let them put up to 3 percent of their capital in hedge funds or private equity funds. Auto dealers won’t be covered by the rules of the consumer bureau.

The Federal Reserve would lead the oversight of big, interconnected companies whose failures could threaten the system. Those companies would be identified by the council of regulators. The Fed’s relationships with banks would face more scrutiny from the Government Accountability Office, Congress’ investigative arm. The GAO could audit emergency lending the Fed made after the 2008 financial crisis emerged. It also could audit the Fed’s low-cost loans to banks, and the Fed’s buying and selling of securities to implement interest-rate policy. The Fed also would have to set lower limits on the fees that banks charge merchants who accept debit cards.

Capital Cushions Big banks would have to reserve as much money as small banks do to protect against future losses. But big banks would have to replace hybrid forms of capital called trust preferred securities with common stock or other securities. Banks with under $15 billion in assets wouldn’t have to replace those securities, but could not add more to their reserve funds.

Derivatives Derivatives are financial instruments whose values change based on the price of some underlying investment. They were used for speculation, fueling the financial crisis. Under current law, they have been traded out of the sight of regulators. The new law would force many of those trades onto more transparent exchanges. Banks will continue trading derivatives related to interest rates, foreign exchanges, gold and silver. Those deals earn big profits for a handful of Wall Street titans. But riskier derivatives could not be traded by banks. Those deals would run through affiliated companies with segregated finances. The goal is to protect taxpayers, since bank deposits are guaranteed by the government.

Bank Restrictions Companies that own commercial banks could no longer make speculative bets for their own profits. A related provision would have banned banks from investing in private equity and hedge funds. The final compromise scaled that back. Banks will be allowed to invest up to 3 percent of their capital in private equity and hedge funds.

Executive Pay Shareholders would vote on executive pay packages. But the votes wouldn’t be binding. Companies could ignore them. The Fed would oversee executive compensation to make sure it does not encourage excessive risk-taking. The Fed would issue broad guidelines but no specific rules. If a payout appeared to promote risky business practices, the Fed could intervene to block it.

Credit Rating Agencies Credit rating agencies that give recklessly bad advice could be legally liable for investor losses. They would have to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Regulators would study the conflict of interest at the heart of the rating system: Credit raters are paid by the banks that issue the securities they rate. Before the crisis, they bowed to pressure from the banks, lawmakers say. That’s why the agencies gave strong ratings to mortgage investments that were basically worthless.

Mortgage Loans Lenders would have to make sure mortgage borrowers could afford to repay. Lenders would have to disclose the highest payment borrowers could face on their adjustable-rate mortgages. Mortgage brokers could no longer receive bonuses for pushing people into high-cost loans.

Government Costs The bill would be paid in part with $11 billion generated by ending the unpopular Troubled Asset Relief Program, the $700 billion bank bailout created in the fall of 2008 at the height of the financial scare. It would cover additional costs by increasing premium rates paid by commercial banks to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to insure bank deposits. The increase would not affect banks with assets under $10 billion.

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Experimental diet pill shows promise, little risk ATLANTA (AP) — An experimental diet pill helped about half the people who tried it lose some weight and keep it off a year later, without the heart problems that some earlier drugs caused, a study found. Arena Pharmaceuticals’ lorcaserin is one of three drugs that are boosting hope for a new generation of more effective weight-loss medicines. One gets a Food and Drug Administration review on Thursday and the others, later this year. In the study, lorcaserin (loreKASS-ah-rin) caused more people to lose at least 5 percent of their body weight over one year, more than twice the rate achieved by those on dummy pills. Most people don’t stick to diets. And diet pills have had bad side effects or can’t be taken long-term. A low point came in 1997 when the popular “fen-phen” was pulled from the market after it was tied to heart valve problems. But now comes lorcaserin, a round blue tablet that would be the first truly novel weight-loss pill in a dozen years if it wins approval. The drug targets the same appetite pathway fen-phen did but in a more selective, and perhaps safer, manner. Results of a large company-funded study of it are in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine. The study involved more that 3,100 obese or overweight people given either the drug or dummy pills. After a year, nearly 48 percent of the lorcaserin group had lost at least 5 percent of their body weight — about 13 pounds on average. Just 20 percent of the placebo group lost that much weight. Only about half of those in the study stuck with it a year. That’s not unusual; diet studies typically have lots of dropouts. But more of the people on lorcaserin stayed in than those on placebo, suggesting that side effects were not a problem. A second phase of the study began after one year with the original participants who remained. Those on dummy pills kept taking them, while the people on lorcaserin were assigned either to keep getting it or to switch to dummy pills. Neither they nor their doctors knew which

treatment they were receiving. Of those in the lorcaserin group who had lost at least 5 percent of their body weight in the first year of the study, about 68 percent who kept taking the drug kept the weight off, versus 50 percent of those switched to dummy pills. Except for headaches and dizziness, side effects were essentially no worse with the drug than placebo. There was no higher rate of heart valve problems — a key concern. However, larger studies are needed to conclusively rule out this risk. Unlike some other obesity drugs, lorcaserin did not raise heart rates or blood pressure. In fact, cholesterol levels and other risk factors for heart disease improved in those on the drug. “It looks very safe at this point,” said study leader, Dr. Steven Smith of the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in Orlando. Some experts described the drug’s effectiveness as moderately good, and its safety as apparently very good. The findings are probably sufficient to meet FDA benchmarks and win approval, they predicted. Current diet pills include the appetite suppressant phentermine; sibutramine, an appetite suppressant sold as Meridia; and orlistat, a drug that blocks fat absorption and is sold as the prescription drug Xenical or the over-the-counter Alli. They are all problematic. Phentermine has been linked to heart palpitations and higher blood pressure. Sibutramine has been tied to heart risks and has been removed from the market in Europe; the FDA will review its risks and benefits later this year. And orlistat can cause stomach pains, gas, and bowel leakage. San Diego-based Arena hasn’t put a price on lorcaserin. But it could be especially useful for obese patients with heart problems. “There’s a whole group of individuals we cannot use these current medications on,” said Dr. Robert Kushner, a weight-loss expert at Chicago’s Northwestern University who advises a company that makes another experimental diet drug.

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Neville Owen, from the University of Queensland in Australia, sits on a exercise ball during a conference on sitting at the Center on Longevity on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, Calif., Thursday. At the conference experts talked about the dangers of sitting for long periods of time and the need for taking breaks. Dr. Owen was one of the main speakers at the conference.

Scientists are reporting Alzheimer’s advances By MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Medical Writer

Scientists are reporting advances in detecting and predicting Alzheimer’s disease at a conference in Honolulu this week, plus more proof that getting enough exercise and vitamin D may lower your risk. There are better brain scans to spot Alzheimer’s disease. More genes that affect risk. Blood and spinal fluid tests that may help tell who will develop the mind-robbing illness and when. But what is needed most — a treatment that does more than just ease symptoms — is not at hand. “We don’t have anything that slows or stops the course,” said William Thies, the Alzheimer’s Association scientific director. “We’re really in a silent window right now” with new drugs, he said. Several promising ones flopped in late-stage tests — most recently, Pfizer Inc.’s Dimebon. Results on several others won’t be ready until next year. Still, there is some progress against Alzheimer’s, a dementia that afflicts more than 5 million Americans and more than 26 million people worldwide. Highlights of the research being reported this week: n Prevention. Moderate to heavy exercisers had half the risk of developing dementia compared with less active people, researchers from the long-running Framingham Heart Study reported Sunday. Earlier studies also found exercise helps. “That seems to be as good as anything” for preventing dementia, said Dr. Richard Mayeux, a Columbia University neurologist. Another big government-funded study found that vitamin D deficiency can raise the risk of mental impairment up to fourfold. This doesn’t mean taking supplements is a good idea, doctors warn. A large study is testing whether that is safe and helps prevent a variety of diseases. n Novel treatments. Tests of an insulin nose spray to improve cognition gave encouraging results, but “it’s still a pilot trial” and larger studies are needed to see if this works

and is safe, said Laurie Ryan. She oversees Alzheimer’s study grants for the National Institute on Aging. It’s based on the theory that Alzheimer’s and diabetes are related. Diabetics seem to have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s, and Alzheimer’s patients tend to have insulin resistance, Ryan said. Giving insulin as a nose spray sends it straight to the brain without affecting blood-sugar levels, she explained. n Improved detection. Many types of imaging can document dementia, which usually is diagnosed through cognition tests. For several years, scientists have used one such method — a radioactive dye and PET scans — to see the sticky brain plaque that is a key feature of Alzheimer’s. But the dye is tough to use, and at least four companies are developing better ones. Philadelphia-based Avid Radiopharmaceuticals Inc. reports success with one such dye, and says it may offer an early warning for those on their way to developing Alzheimer’s. The claim has led to some media buzz. “I don’t want to downgrade — it’s a significant accomplishment,” Thies said, but it mostly improves on the existing test. A PET scan costs $3,000 to $5,000 plus whatever Avid would charge for the dye, if it wins federal approval. It may require special training to give the test and interpret it, so it likely will remain mostly a research tool to pick the right patients for clinical trials and monitor a drug’s effects, Thies said. Mayeux, the Alzheimer’s conference leader, agreed. Until there are better treatments, there will be little demand for tests that show you have or are destined to get the disease, several experts said. There’s little testing now for the first gene strongly tied to Alzheimer’s risk, ApoE-4. Scientists also don’t know if the plaque is a cause, an effect, or just a sign of Alzheimer’s. Two experimental drugs seemed to clear plaque but did not lead to clinical improvement. “We’ve still got a long way to go,” Sager said.

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First case testing Ariz. immigration law in court PHOENIX (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Phoenix police officer could be fired if he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enforce the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new immigration law he has sued to block, an attorney told a federal judge Thursday in the first major hearing in one of seven challenges to the strict crackdown. Attorneys for Gov. Jan Brewer told U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton that the lawsuit â&#x20AC;&#x201D; filed by Officer David Salgado and the statewide nonprofit group Chicanos Por La Causa â&#x20AC;&#x201D; should be dismissed because Salgado and the group lack legal standing to sue and that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no valid claim of immediate harm.

lawsuits, including one filed by the federal government, are set for next week. Protesters and supporters of the law gathered outside the courthouse, separated by at least seven Phoenix police officers carrying guns and handcuffs. About two dozen supporters, many dressed in red, white and blue, held up signs praising Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a major backer of the crackdown on illegal immigrants, and one that said â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Pride.â&#x20AC;? Larry Templeton, 66, of Sun City, said he came to support the law because he believes in defending statesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re saying itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s racist. It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anti any race, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s anticriminal,â&#x20AC;? said Templeton, who wore an American flag T-shirt and a hat with American flag buttons. About 10 feet away, some 30 people opposed to the law held up signs calling for its repeal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We demand an injunction. We demand a federal intervention,â&#x20AC;? opponent Sandra Castro of Phoenix, 22, yelled

into a bullhorn. The law requires police, while enforcing other laws, to question a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immigration status if officers have a reasonable suspicion that the person is in the country illegally.

vate attorney representing Brewer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fact that they brought the claim doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean they are correct.â&#x20AC;? The large ceremonial courtroom at the main federal courthouse in Phoenix was packed with more than 100 spectators as the hearing began. More than a dozen lawyers were in place along two L-shaped tables, evenly divided between each side. The jury box was filled with law clerks for judges who work in the building who came to observe. Since Brewer signed the measure into law April 23, it has inspired rallies in Arizona and elsewhere by advocates on both sides of the immigration debate. Some opponents have advocated a tourism boycott of Arizona. It also led an unknown number of illegal immigrants to leave Arizona for other American states or their home countries and prompted the Obama administration to file a lawsuit seeking to invalidate the law. Salgadoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorneys argue

the judge should block the law before it takes effect because it would require an officer to use race as a primary factor in enforcing the law and because the state law is trumped by federal immigration law. Attorneys for Brewer asked that the officerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawsuit be thrown out because Salgado doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t allege a real threat of harm from enforcing the new law and instead bases his claim on speculation. They also said the state law prohibits racial profiling and that it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t trumped by federal immigration law because it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attempt to regulate the conditions under which people can enter and leave the country.

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Utah probing source of immigrant list

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Investigators examined records at several state agencies Wednesday to find the origins of a list being circulated around Utah that contains the names and personal information of 1,300 purported illegal immigrants and demands that they be deported immediately. Utah is looking into whether a state worker may have illegally accessed a database containing the sensitive information to help compile a list that has sent chills through the Hispanic community. The dossier â&#x20AC;&#x201D; sent from an anonymous group to reporters, state officials and politicians â&#x20AC;&#x201D; marks the latest example of hysteria that has spread since Arizona passed its harsh immigration crackdown this year. Immigrants liken the list to a modern-day witch hunt.

Supporters say the law was needed because the federal government hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t adequately confronted illegal immigration in Arizona, the busiest illegal gateway for immigrants into the United States. Opponents say the law would lead to racial profiling and distract from police officersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; traditional roles in combating crimes in their communities. Montoya said the U.S. Department of Justiceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s separate challenge to the Arizona law bolsters his clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; argument that the state law is unconstitutional. Both lawsuits contend the state law intrudes on the federal governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s constitutional authority to set and enforce immigration policy and regulation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one more opinion,â&#x20AC;? said John Bouma, a pri-

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Women invent a house mate Dear Abby: I am a 27-year-old woman who lives alone in a house I own. Sometimes strangers come to the house for various reasons — plumbers, electricians, etc. One question I am frequently asked is, “Do you live alone?” I just don’t know how to answer that question without feeling like someone might take advantage of me. Can you help me and other single women by providing an appropriate response? — Cautious Bachelorette Dear Cautious Bachelorette: Gladly. Your gut instincts are on target. I ran your question by my local police department. While I do not usually advise readers to lie, this is the exception that proves the rule. If you are asked if you live alone, reply: “No, I do not live alone. My boyfriend (brother, nephew, etc.) lives here too. Why do you ask?” Dear Abby: My parents are in their 60s and very healthy. Dad has always been frugal. But ever since his retirement, saving a buck seems to be the only thing that makes him happy. Mom and Dad are comfortably well off, but all they seem to think about is saving money. My sibling and I are doing well enough that we don’t need to rely on inheritance money. We would rather see them enjoy life than hold onto that money for us. Is Dad bored, or

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does he need a hobby? It has reached the point where it’s embarrassing to go anywhere with them because Dad berates waiters at restaurants and argues with store clerks over prices. When we’re shopping, he “disappears” until everything is paid for. When I tell him I didn’t expect him to pay, he gets defensive and denies he was hiding. What do you make of this? — Pulling My Hair Out Dear Pulling My Hair Out: I make of it that your parents are healthy, retired with less money at their disposal than — perhaps — they had counted on, and expect to live a long time. That may be what is driving your already frugal father’s behavior. Many retirees today are doing with far less because of the financial turmoil over the last few years. Some have had to postpone their retirement entirely. Because your father is arguing with servers over the price of food — which is not their fault because they don’t set the prices on the menu — take him to less expensive restaurants.

Easing the work of the heart Dear Dr. Gott: Please explain what beta blockers are and what they do in certain medications. Dear Reader: A beta blocker, also known as a beta-adrenergic blocking agent, is a medication designed to help reduce hypertension. The drug actually “blocks” the effects of epinephrine that stimulates the adrenal glands. This, in turn, makes the heart beat slower and easier. Some beta blockers affect the heart; others affect both the heart and blood vessels. Therefore, a physician will make an appropriate decision as to which one to prescribe. Drugs in this class are used to treat heart arrhythmias (irregularities), heart attack, migraine headaches, hyperthyroidism and a number of other conditions. They are not commonly prescribed for people with a diagnosis of asthma because of the possibility of triggering an attack.

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IN THE STARS Your Birthday, July 16; The best of both worlds could be yours in the year ahead. CANCER (June 21-July 22) - Your ego could cause you to end up boasting. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) - Always tell it like it is. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) - Take extra care to exercise your best judgment when it comes to handling your funds. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - Someone might make you an important promise. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) - Do be protective of your interests, but also share fairly. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) - Wasting time will double your workload later. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) - Be determined and consistent in all you do. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) - Those who work at your side might have more faith. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) - Be content with the hand that is dealt you. ARIES (March 21-April 19) - All agreements should be clearly thought out. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) - See things to completion, or the end result won’t be what you want. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) - Even if you don’t mean it, playing down to others or treating friends indifferently won’t win you any fans.

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Nation/world World Today At least 20 killed in bombings

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Twin bombings killed at least 20 people outside a mosque in southeastern Iran on Thursday — including members of the powerful Revolutionary Guard — in attacks that came less than a month after Iran hanged the leader of a militant insurgent group in the region. Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted the deputy governor of the Sistan-Baluchistan province, Jalal Sayyah, as saying the explosions tore through a crowd of Shiite worshippers near the main mosque in the provincial capital of Zahedan.

People cool off in the water-jets of a waterfall in Minsk, Belarus, Thursday. A heat wave hit the city with temperatures going higher than 30C (86 F). Associated Press

Blast in Swat Valley kills five MINGORA, Pakistan (AP) — An apparent suicide bombing near a bus terminal in Pakistan’s Swat Valley killed five people and wounded at least 58 on Thursday, officials said, a sign that Islamist militants remain active in the northwest region despite a massive army operation. The explosion went off around noon in Mingora, the main town in the one-time tourist haven that was largely overrun by Taliban militants in 2007. Pakistani TV footage showed vehicles bent and twisted due to the force of the blast. Some men were desperately trying to open the doors of a car to reach a woman and man sitting in the front who were bloodied and appeared unconscious.

Vatican issues new guidelines

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican issued a revised set of in-house rules Thursday to respond to clerical sex abuse, targeting priests who molest the mentally disabled as well as children and priests who use child pornography, but making few substantive changes to existing practice. The new rules make no mention of the need for bishops to report clerical sex abuse to police, provide no canonical sanctions for bishops who cover up for abusers and do not include any “one-strike and you’re out” policy for pedophile priests as demanded by some victims.

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Lost

Free to a good home. Six year old German Shepherd. Great companion to a single person or a couple with no young children or pets. 414-559-1957 Nikon Cool Pics Camera in case. Invaluable Grandchild pics $100 REWARD for camera or disc. No questions! 828-625-1451

Lost dog B/W border collie mix Needs medicine Last seen June 30 near RS High School Fleming Dr. Rfdtn 828-286-0580 M Orange Tabby Cat Lost 7/8 around Hester Mill-Poors Ford Rd. area. Call if you see him 286-9149 or 447-1718 Orange/yellow short hair, bob tail male cat, last seen 7/4 off Whitesides Rd. near Henson Timber. 828-980-2587 or 828-980-5576

REWARD! Small black/white cat, lost in the area of Wilkins Forest Subdivison, Hwy 64/74, flea collar. 248-1419 Small m beagle w/scar on back, multi-color collar. Last seen 6/7 near Moose Lodge, East High area. 289-2384.

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Found

Brown/white, bull dog mix. Female, very gentle, loving, found on E. Church St., Bostic, on 7/13. Call 245-4490

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Europe wilting in a heat wave MOSCOW (AP) — It’s so hot that women in bikinis are sunbathing in Moscow. A heat wave across much of Europe is also causing crops to wither, forest fires to ignite and roads to melt, while refrigerators and fans are buckling in the searing sun. From Russia’s Urals mountains to western Germany, a week of temperatures hovering stubbornly in the mid-30s C (mid-90s F) has baked northern parts of Europe, which are usually spared the heat of the Mediterranean — and forecasters are warning of more to come over the next week. People were finding ways to beat the heat. There was the rare sight of women in bikinis sunbathing Thursday in Kolomenskoye park in Moscow, while other people tried to cool off by soaking themselves

in fountains and playing in water jets in the Russian capital, Belarus and other parts of Europe. But it hasn’t been all fun and games. The air conditioning systems on board the high-speed trains of Germany’s national rail operator Deutsche Bahn broke down several times. With locked windows, dozens of passengers were afflicted with heat exhaustion after spending hours trapped in temperatures of up to 50 C (122 F). The higher temperatures are being caused by an interaction between a zone of low pressure to the northwest of the United Kingdom and high pressure around the Mediterranean, British weather service spokesman Barry Gromett said. A batch of cooler air is scheduled to work its way slowly across France and into central

0151 Garage/Estate Sales

2 family carport yard sale: FC 137 Sharon St. off Church St. Fri. & Sat. 8A-until. Work bench, household items, clothes, Christmas decorations

FC: 152 Florida Ave, Sat. 7A-until. Womens and kids clothes, baby items, purses, hunting and fishing items, household, lots more

Multi-family: Sandy Mush 260 Morrow Motor Road, Sat. 8A-until. Kids 4T thru adult x-large clothes, crib bed set, misc.

2 Family FC: 257 Crowe Dairy Rd, Sat. 7am -until entertainment center, DVD player, home interior, brass/glass table and more!

Huge Sale Rfdtn: 551 Maple Creek Rd. Sat. 7-1 kids and adult clothes fishing rods, and lots, lots more!

Shiloh: 951 Big Island Rd.,turn off 221 at fire dept. Fri. & Sat. 8A-until. Dishwasher, Avon, baby/kids, adults clothes, misc.

2 Family Moving Sale Sandy Mush 267 Mt. Pleasant Ch. Rd Sat 7-12 Furniture, glassware, household items and lots more!

Huge yard sale: 6494 Hudlow Rd, Union Mills Learning Center gym, Fri 9A-3P, Sat. 8A-Noon. Toys, furniture, electronics, antiques, books

YARD SALE Bostic: 720 Pearidge Rd. Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 9A-5P 25 square of shingles, 3 door refrigerator, Soaps and Such products

3 family yard sale: Ellenboro 324 McCraw Rd., Fri. & Sat. 8A-until Toys, kids clothing, too much to list 3 family yard sale: FC, VIP Salon, Oakland Rd., Sat. 7A-until Toys, children/adult clothes, shoes, household items, pocketbooks 3 family: FC 106 Graybrook Lane off McDade Rd. Sat. 7A-until. Toys, kids, plus size clothes, lots of namebrand, household BIG SALE FC: 116 Kent Dr. (across the road from Mario's) Sat 7:30- until clothes, toys, microwave, chairs and more! BIG SALE Bostic: 208 Michaels St. Sat. 7am- 1pm baby clothes, car seat, changing table, DVD movies, and lots more!

Large Sale Rfdtn: 130 Briarwood Dr. Forest Hills Area. Sat. 7amuntil Furniture, clothes, household items and lots more! Moving Sale Ellenboro: 1917 Oak Grove Church Rd. Friday and Saturday 8am- until Lots of Christmas items, household, lots more! Moving/Yard Sale: FC 1932 Oakland Rd., Fri. & Sat. 8A-until. Tools, bench saw, camper, riding mower, furniture, clothes, bikes, misc. Multi- Family Rfdtn: 200 Pumpkin Patch Rd (off Broyhill Rd.) Sat. 7am-noon Clothing, commercial paint sprayer No Early Birds! Multi-family: FC: 342 Countryside Dr., Sat. 7A-until. Kids clothes, shoes, toys, household items, books, much more

HISPANIC OUTREACH COORDINATOR The McDowell Health Department has a 26-hour per week position available for one year as a Hispanic Outreach Coordinator. This position will provide support for the activities of the Voices in McDowell program to reduce drinking and driving among Hispanic residents of McDowell County. This position is responsible for conducting educational classes, coordinating events and maintaining strong relationships with McDowell County residents who have a Hispanic background and may speak Spanish as their primary language. Graduation from high school or a GED is required. Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, communicate effectively in English and Spanish. Proficient use of computers and excellent people skills. Applicants must submit a current resume and state application (PD 107) by 5:00 PM on Tuesday, July 20,2010. Applications can be obtained from the Employment Security Commission, our website at www.rpmhd.org/hr/employment or from the following address:

RPM Health Department Attn: Personnel Department 221 Callahan-Koon Rd. • Spindale, NC 28160 828-287-6488

Yard Sale FC: Griffin Rd. Sat. 7A-until household, dishes, collectibles, plus size clothes, toys, tools and lots more! Yard Sale: Rfdtn, 200 Pumpkin Patch, Gilbert Town Sub. Sat. 7A-until. Princes House, clothes, toys, much more

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Professional

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Germany, Gromett said. Russia’s worst droughts in a century have destroyed almost 10 million hectares (25 million acres) of crops in central and European areas, authorities said. A state of emergency has been declared in 18 Russian provinces, where fire has engulfed more than 26,000 hectares (64,000 acres) of forest. The situation has been described as serious by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, who oversees the agriculture sector. Germany’s Potato Industry Union, meanwhile, says it expects losses of 30 percent in this year’s harvest. Meanwhile, drowning deaths were up in Eastern Europe as people flocked to seas, lakes and rivers in search of a break from the blistering heat.

Forest City, NC

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Elderly Care

Open Position Activities Assistant White Oak Manor- Shelby Individual will assist with maintaining a program of activities designed to promote the physical, mental and psychosocial well-being of the residents. Must have good record keeping and medical documentation skills. Must have patience, empathy, leadership ability, good communication skills and sound management techniques. Must have an understanding of the physiological changes and resulting needs of the aging population. Excellent benefits, vacation, PTO, 401K with a family oriented atmosphere. Interested candidates should submit a resume to Julie Hollifield @ White Oak Manor- Shelby, 401 Morgan Street, Shelby, NC 28150

SUBSCRIBE! 245-6431

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Needed Monday through Thursday Excellent benefits package available.

Email resume to Klowery@hospiceofrutherford.org or apply in person at Hospice of Rutherford County 374 Hudlow Rd., Forest City

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AMENDED NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 09 SP 384

Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Richard E Chin aka Richard Chin, unmarried to PRLAP, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated January 4, 2007 and recorded on January 8, 2007 in Book 935 at Page 702, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 20, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Located in Rutherford County, North Carolina and being all of Lot 192, Greyrock Subdivision Phase 2A, as shown on a plat recorded in Plat Book 26, Page 117, aforesaid county registry, said plat being one of a series of plate recorded in Plat Book 26, Pages 114 through 118. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: Lot 192 on Bison Meadows Road in the Grey Rock Subdivision, Lake Lure, NC 28746 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are The 192A Grey Rock Trust. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy. Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 09-17813-FC01, 718687 7/9, 07/16/2010

North Carolina, Rutherford County NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 037 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Christopher D Doty, Husband And Wife Tuyet A Doty to Charles W. McGuire, Trustee(s), which was dated December 22, 2005 and recorded on December 29, 2005 in Book 878 at Page 625, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 20, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: Situate, lying and being in Rutherfordton Township, Rutherfordton, North Carolina, and being that same property as is shown in Deed Book 288, Page 399 of the Rutherford County Registry, being Lot 1 as set forth upon Plat Book 5, Page 57 of the Rutherford County Registry, and being bounded on the north by North Fernwood Drive, on the southeast by South Fernwood Drive, on the southwest by the lands of Thadeus Wray Overcash and wife, Meloney Overcash, as shown in Deed Book 507, Page 59 of the Rutherford County Registry, and on the west by the lands of Marvin Overcash and wife, Dorothy Overcash, as set forth in Deed Book 396, Page 730 of the Rutherford County Registry, and is more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows: Beginning at a point in the right-of-way line of North Fernwood Drive and South Fernwood Drive, said point being located South 89 degrees 03 minutes 24 seconds West 57.01 feet from a P.K. nail at the point where the centerline of South Fernwood Drive intersects the centerline of North Fernwood Drive; and runs thence with the western right-of-way line of South Fernwood Drive South 36 degrees 38 minutes 14 seconds West 117 feet to an existing iron pin, said iron pin being the northeastern corner of the Thadeus Overcash tract; runs thence with Overcash’s line North 56 degrees 39 minutes 01 second West 107.06 feet to an existing iron pin, said iron pin being the northwestern corner of the Thadeus Overcash tract and the southeastern corner of the Marvin Overcash tract; runs thence with Marvin Overcash’s eastern line North 17 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds East 104.26 feet to an existing iron pin in the right-of-way line of North Fernwood Drive; thence South 63 degrees 14 minutes 24 seconds East 144.40 feet to the point and place of Beginning, containing 0.32 acre, more or less as shown on survey dated August 29, 1988 by Professional Surveying Services, Nathan Odom, Registered Land Surveyor. For further reference see Estate Files Numbered 87 E 472, being the Estate File of Ann D. Whitfield and 81 E 179, being the Estate File of W.O. Whitfield, both being in the Rutherford County Clerk’s Office. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: 151 Fernwood Drive, Rutherfordton, NC 28139 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Christopher D Doty and wife, Tuyet A Doty. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

Having qualified as Executor of the estate of LEONA L. BAILEY of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said LEONA L. BAILEY to present them to the undersigned on or before the 25th day of September, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 25th day of June, 2010.

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Philip Dean Bailey, Executor 641 Polk County Line Rd. Rutherfordton, NC 28139 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Administrator of the estate of JOHNNY LESTER LEDBETTER, of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said JOHNNY LESTER LEDBETTER to present them to the undersigned on or before the 7th day of October, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 9th day of July, 2010. Caleb J. Farmer Administrator P.O. Box 632 Rutherfordton, NC 28139

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Executor of the estate of MURIEL BIGGERSTAFF A/K/A VIRGINIA MURIEL BIGGERSTAFF of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said MURIEL BIGGERSTAFF A/K/A VIRGINIA MURIEL BIGGERSTAFF to present them to the undersigned on or before the 2nd day of October, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 2nd day of July, 2010. Martin A. Owens, Executor 2469 McGarity Rd. McDonough, GA 30252 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as Co-Executors of the estate of FRANCES HOWELL aka FRANCES SUE HOWELL aka FRANCES H. HOWELL of Rutherford County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of the said FRANCES HOWELL aka FRANCES SUE HOWELL aka FRANCES H. HOWELL to present them to the undersigned on or before the 16th day of October, 2010 or the same will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This is the 16th day of July, 2010. Brenda H. Plumley, Co-Executor 136 Sea Trail Dr. Mooresville, NC 28177 Robert R. Howell, Co-Executor 158 Colonial Heights Lane Statesville, NC 28625

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North Carolina, Rutherford County NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 10 SP 288 Under and by virtue of a Power of Sale contained in that certain Deed of Trust executed by Robert J Gordon and Linda A Gordon, husband and wife to TRSTE, Inc., Trustee(s), which was dated July 10, 2007 and recorded on July 12, 2007 in Book 966 at Page 536, Rutherford County Registry, North Carolina. Default having been made in the payment of the note thereby secured by the said Deed of Trust and the undersigned, Brock & Scott, PLLC, having been substituted as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, and the holder of the note evidencing said indebtedness having directed that the Deed of Trust be foreclosed, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at the courthouse door of the county courthouse where the property is located, or the usual and customary location at the county courthouse for conducting the sale on July 27, 2010 at 1:00PM, and will sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property situated in Rutherford County, North Carolina, to wit: All that certain lot or parcel of land situated in Morgan Township, Rutherford County, North Carolina, and more particularly described as follows: Being Lot Number 141 of Queen’s Gap, Phase I, as described more fully in Plat recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, (“the Plat”), Rutherford County Registry, to which plat reference is hereby made for a more full and accurate description. Subject to Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions for Queen’s Gap as recorded in Book 917, Page 402-442, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and recorded in Book 891, Page 624-664, McDowell County Register of Deeds, and any amendments and supplements thereto. Subject to all matters shown on subdivision plat of Queen’s Gap, Phase I, as recorded in Plat Book 27, Pages 280-292, Rutherford County Register of Deeds, and Plat Book 13, Pages 60-72, McDowell County Register of Deeds, hereinafter referred to as “the Plat”. Save and except any releases, deeds of release or prior conveyances of record. Said property is commonly known as: Lot 141 Eamon Drive, Queens Gap, Union Mills, NC 28167 Third party purchasers must pay the excise tax, and the court costs of Forty-Five Cents (45¢) per One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) pursuant to NCGS 7A-308(a)(1). A cash deposit (no personal checks) of five percent (5%) of the purchase price, or Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), whichever is greater, will be required at the time of the sale. Following the expiration of the statutory upset bid period, all the remaining amounts are immediately due and owing. Said property to be offered pursuant to this Notice of Sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS WHERE IS.” There are no representations of warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at, or relating to the property being offered for sale. This sale is made subject to all prior liens, unpaid taxes, any unpaid land transfer taxes, special assessments, easements, rights of way, deeds of release, and any other encumbrances or exceptions of record. To the best of the knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the current owner(s) of the property is/are Robert J. Gordon and wife, Linda A. Gordon. An Order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the clerk of superior court of the county in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the notice of sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. The notice shall also state that upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

If the trustee is unable to convey title to this property for any reason, the sole remedy of the purchaser is the return of the deposit. Reasons of such inability to convey include, but are not limited to, the filing of a bankruptcy petition prior to the confirmation of the sale and reinstatement of the loan without the knowledge of the trustee. If the validity of the sale is challenged by any party, the trustee, in their sole discretion, if they believe the challenge to have merit, may request the court to declare the sale to be void and return the deposit. The purchaser will have no further remedy.

Substitute Trustee Brock & Scott, PLLC Jeremy B. Wilkins, NCSB No. 32346, 5431 Oleander Drive Suite 200 Wilmington, NC 28403 PHONE: (910) 392-4988 FAX: (910) 392-8587 File No. 10-01355-FC01, 719679 7/9, 07/16/2010

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Holocaust survivor’s dance sparks controversy

JERUSALEM (AP) — He’s a Holocaust survivor dancing with his family on what easily could have been his own grave. A video clip of Adolek Kohn awkwardly shuffling and shimmying with his daughter and grandchildren to the sound of “I Will Survive” at Auschwitz and other sites where millions died during the Holocaust has become an Internet sensation. It’s also sparking debate over whether the images show disrespect for those who perished — or are an exuberant celebration of life. The fight — raging on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere — poses uncomfortable questions about how to approach one of history’s greatest tragedies: What’s the “proper” way to commemorate it? Can a survivor pay homage in a way that might be unthinkable for others? Adding to the irony, Kohn and his dancing brood owe their fame to neo-Nazi groups who posted the clip on their websites and turned it viral, his daughter told The Associated Press on Thursday. The 4 1/2-minute video opens with the 89-year-old Kohn, his daughter

Jane Korman and three grandchildren dancing near the infamous railroad tracks leading to Auschwitz. The group then moves to other Holocaust locations across Poland and Germany, including the notorious “Arbeit Macht Frei” (“Work sets you free”) sign at Auschwitz’s entrance, Poland’s Lodz ghetto and the Dachau concentration camp. In one eerie shot, with his family behind him, Kohn presses his face to the small opening in a cattle car of the type that transported so many to their deaths. In another, he raises his arms and leads the troupe in a conga line to the pulsating disco beat of the Gloria Gaynor song. Kohn, shown at one point wearing a white T-shirt emblazoned with the word “Survivor” and flashing a V-for-victory sign, told Australia’s Nine Network he didn’t think the video was offensive because the dance was distinct from the memory of those who died. “Why did I do that? First of all because I came with my grandchildren,” he said in an interview from his home in Melbourne, Australia. “Who could come with their grand-

children? ... Most of them are dead.” “We came to Auschwitz with the grandchildren and created a new generation, that’s why we danced,” he said. Korman, a Melbourne-based artist now visiting Israel, filmed the clip during a trip she took with her father, four children and a niece last summer to Kohn’s native Poland, and to places in Germany and the Czech Republic where he once lived. Her parents, both Auschwitz survivors, fully support the video, Korman told the AP. “They both say ... ’We came from the ashes, now we dance,”’ she said.“I was thinking, what can I do? My family will be there, how can I pass on the message of the past, the lessons of the past?” The clip was posted on YouTube in January, but didn’t attract attention until several weeks ago after neoNazi groups put it on their websites, she said. It originally was part of a video installation Korman presented in Melbourne last December. While the footage has become an unlikely Internet hit, the controversy it has triggered is less surprising. Michael Wolffsohn, a German Jewish historian at the Bundeswehr

Munich, called it “tasteless” and questioned Korman’s motives. “It is simply embarrassing self-promotion,” he said. “If this video would be in his family album nobody would care about it. But because it is in the World Wide Web, the video received public attention it does not deserve,” said Rabbi Andreas Nachama, director of a museum located on the site of the former Gestapo headquarters in Berlin. However, Piotr Kadlcik, the head of Poland’s Jewish community, said reactions were mixed among Warsaw’s Jews. He didn’t find it offensive, he said, because it was made by a Holocaust survivor. “It’s extremely difficult to judge Holocaust survivors in places like that,” he said. “Maybe he needs it; maybe it was important for him to do something like that” — to defy those who would have destroyed the Jews. “If someone else were to do it, I would find it highly inappropriate,” Kadlcik added. “But in the case of someone who is Jewish and who is a Holocaust survivor, ... these people lived through things that we, fortunately, cannot imagine.”

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