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Obama, Xi hold summit, discuss issues BY JULIE PACE Associated Press PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — It may not have been Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev’s Cold War walk by a frozen lake in Switzerland. But President Barack Obama and Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s 50minute stroll through an estate in the California desert could mark a notable moment in the rela-
tionship between the heads of the world’s two largest economies. At the very least, it was a rare opportunity Saturday for the presidents to dispense with their advisers and coats and ties in the scorching heat for extended one-on-one talks. Tom Donilon, Obama’s national security adviser who helped orchestrate the two-day summit, said the walk was an important moment “to establish
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and deepen their personal relationship” and address “the range of issues that we have to address.” It’s a big list that includes cyberspying and intellectual property theft and North Korea’s nuclear provocations, as well as economic competition and climate change. There were no policy breakthroughs as Obama and Xi sauntered across the manicured lawns of the Sunnylands estate or
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when they sat on the California redwood bench that Obama had custommade as a gift for his Chinese counterpart. But both countries appeared to leave California pleased that the issues were addressed candidly and the groundwork was laid for future talks. The leaders “did not shy away from differences,” said Yang Jiechi, Xi’s senior foreign policy adviser, adding that Obama and
Xi “blazed a new trail” in the relationship between their countries. Obama and Xi held more than eight hours of talks over the course of the two-day summit, which closed Saturday afternoon. The leaders found common ground in their frustrations over North Korea’s provocations and on climate change, agreeing to work together to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a
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BY ANN SANNER Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man accused of holding three women captive for about a decade in his Cleveland home — sometimes restraining them in chains — has been indicted by a grand jury on 329 charges, including aggravated murder, rape and kidnapping, prosecutors said. Ariel Castro, 52, is accused of kidnapping Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight and holding keeping them inside his the run-down home, along with a 6-year-old girl he fathered with Berry. A Cuyahoga County grand jury returned the indictment Friday against Castro, a former school bus driver fired last fall. He faces two counts of aggravated murder related to one act, saying he purposely caused the unlawful termination of one of the women's pregnancies. Castro also was indicted on 139 counts of rape, 177 counts of kidnapping, seven counts of gross sexual imposition, three counts of felonious assault and one count of possession of criminal tools. Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty said the indictment covers only the period from August 2002, when the first of the women disappeared, to February 2007. The indictment refers to the women as Jane Doe 1, Jane Doe 2 and Jane Doe 3 and gives a glimpse into the circumstances of their captivity. The aggravated murder counts stem from the unlawful termination of Jane Doe 1's pregnancy in late 2006 or early 2007, the indictment says.
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Mainstreet Piqua Director Lorna Swisher, left, and Piqua resident Margaret French look over some of the fresh wares at the Piqua Farmer's Market last week.
Dedicated educators retire BY SHARON SEMANIE For the Daily Call pdceditorial@civitasmedia.com PIQUA — Whether travel, gardening, reading or home remodeling factor into one’s retirement plans, two dedicated employees of Piqua Catholic Schools are anxiously awaiting the days ahead when their alarm clocks become permanently shelved and a few extra hours of deserved rest become routine., Both Sheron Ritts and Nancy Peltier are leaving the corridors of the PCS Downing Street campus after a combined 62 years of educational service to the community. Their love and devotion to the younger children enrolled at Piqua Catholic Schools will certainly be missed as they officially enter their retirement years. A Piqua native, Ritts is the fourth generation member of her family to attend the Downing Street school which was formerly St. Boniface School. A 1966 graduate of St. Mary Catholic High School, she has spent the past 29 years employed as a school secretary after briefly working at the former Piqua Machine Co. and also A.M.Leonard. She raised two daughters-Tracy and
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Sheron Ritts, left, and Nancy Peltier are retiring from Piqua Catholic School with a combined 62 years as educators. Heather-and cared for her tunately for the school, she bedridden mother between the never left and ever since been years 1972 and 1984 before re- answering numerous telephone joining the workforce. Her hus- calls, typing correspondence band, Dale, is an ordained and tending to minor scrapes minister with the United and scratches treating occaChurch of Christ and also re- sional tummy aches with a tired. “magical peppermint” candy to “I came to work here (Down- make her younger charges feel ing Street) during the 1984-85 better. school years,” reminisced Ritts. Known as “Miss Sheron” “I worked part-time from 9 a.m. around the hallways, Ritts ento 1 p.m. and it was certainly an thusiastically admits she’s had advantage because my daugh- a great career and will miss ter was also enrolled here.” ForSee Educators/Page 3
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potent greenhouse gas used in refrigerators, air conditioners and industrial applications. But there was no accord over cybersecurity, which U.S. officials see as perhaps the most pressing issue facing the two nations. Obama confronted Xi with specific evidence of intellectual property theft the U.S. says is emanating from China. Xi said China was also a victim of cyberattacks but did not
Sousa marches into town PIQUA — Piqua Arts Council will sponsor Sousa Tunes in June, a special Flag Day celebration from 6-8 p.m. June 14. This patriotic affair will take place at the Gazebo at McCulloch Square in downtown Piqua. As part of the free Art Walk series, Piqua Arts Council, in partnership with Mainstreet Piqua and Piqua Public Library, will provide entertainment by Kettering Banjo Society, Piqua High School alumni Sam and Roth Sierra Iddings and a special presentation on flags the flown over Piqua. Since the early 70s, ROTH Kettering Banjo Society has grown to become one of the largest banjo bands east of the Mississippi. The Banjo Society features banjos, IDDINGS k e y b o a r d s, tubas, other brass instruments, standup bass, saws, harmonicas and more. These instruments along with vocalists present a wide variety of musical styles and variations. Along with Kettering Banjo Society, the event will feature Piqua High School alumni, Sam Roth and Sierra Iddings. Roth is a 2012 graduate of Piqua High School, currently attending college at Ohio Northern University, majoring in computer engineering. Roth has previously performed in many Piqua High School musicals and in Music Warehouse. Last year he was a performer at the Piqua Public Library’s Holiday Cabaret. Iddings is a 2013 graduate of Piqua High School and will be attending Ohio Northern University in the fall, majoring in Pharmacy. Iddings is a familiar face in Piqua due to her extracurricular activities, like cheer leading for PHS for football and basketball and being an active participant in show choir, musicals and music warehouse. Both Roth and Iddings will be singing a few selections during the event. Emceeing the night’s See Sousa/Page 2