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It’s Where You Live! www.troydailynews.com September 7, 2013
Volume 105, No. 212
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Hake happy to take over at Concord Melanie Yingst Staff Writer
New rights worries over arrests in Egypt CAIRO (AP) — The detentions of an Egyptian labor lawyer and a journalist raised concerns among rights activists Friday that the military-backed government’s crackdown on Islamists is sweeping with it other critics of its policies. Authorities have been carrying out a wave of arrests for weeks against Islamist backers of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, who was removed in a July 3 coup. Still, his supporters have pushed ahead with protests organized by his Muslim Brotherhood denouncing the military and demanding Morsi’s return to office. In the latest rallies, thousands of protesters flowed out of mosques Friday, chanting “down with military rule” and waving Egyptian flags.
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TROY — Dan Hake feels right at home at Concord Elementary School. Hake was tapped as the new Concord Elementary principal this summer after Linda Lamb’s retirement. Hake said he had been looking forward to the opportunity to return to the elementary school level after years as a junior high principal in several local schools around the county. “I really enjoy this age group,” Hake said. “They have a lot of respect for
teachers and yet, you don’t later earned his principal have to hold their hand as license and master’s degree you watch them gain more in adminstration through independence as students. the University of Dayton. “ Hake later transitioned as Hake said he enjoys the a junior high school prinboundless energy elemen- cipal at Milton-Union and tary students, and staff Piqua City Schools over members, have at the early the last six years. stages in their education. “They are always moti“The older they get, the vated to learn something more independent they new,” Hake said of the are as they build upon elementary level students. their skills to be success- “It’s the kids working ful, which makes this age hard each day and the group so rewarding,” he teachers who are pushsaid. ing them to do their best Hake started his teach- and making a difference Staff Photos/ANTHONY WEBER ing career as a third and in their lives that makes fourth grade teacher at this job so rewarding.” Concord Elementary School Principal Dan Hake greets students including Mae Lantis as they arrive for school Friday Broadway Elementary School in Tipp City. Hake • See CONCORD on page 2 morning in Troy.
Names released in Thursday fatal crash
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Staff Report
Religious sect raided in Germany on abuse fears BERLIN (AP) — Police raided a Christian sect in southern Germany, taking 40 children into foster care on suspicion they were physically abused and seizing sticks allegedly used to hit them, authorities said Friday. Members of the so-called “Twelve Tribes” sect acknowledged that they believe in spanking their children, but denied wrongdoing. Augsburg prosecutors said they had opened an official investigation into an undetermined number of the adult members of the sect on suspicion of causing serious bodily harm and mistreatment of children. “The suspicion is that they hit their children — with sticks, for example,” said spokesman
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The inaugural class of the Trojan Athletics Hall of Fame was honored before Friday night’s Troy football game. They included (back row, left to right): Chuck Hall (representing inductee Brooks Hall), Kevin Dielman (representing inductee Kris Dielman), Ryan Brewer, Kami (Mathews) Gardner, Tammy Walker (representing inductee Randy Walker), Gordon Bell, Tommy Vaughn, Tommy Myers, Ron Ferguson (representing inductee Bob Ferguson) and Max Urick. The 10 members of the Trojan Athletics Hall of Fame will officially be inducted during a ceremony tonight.
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By David Fong
Troy honoring hall of fame inductees
Executive Editor
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TROY — Tommy Vaughn looked around at the scene unfolding around him outside Troy Memorial Stadium and couldn’t help but think: What a difference 50 years can make. “I can’t believe this,” the Troy High School football legend from the early-1960s said. “Look at this. You’ve got people tailgating at high school football games. That’s incredible. I’ve seen people tailgating at college games and pro games, but never at high school games.” The scenery may have changed since Vaughn last played at Troy Memorial Stadium — but his legacy, along with the legacies of nine other members of the inaugural class of the Trojan Athletics Hall of Fame, all of whom were honored before Friday’s game against Springfield Shawnee, have not. As the thousands of fans who gave them a standing ovation when they
were introduced before the game will attest, their legacies are secure. This is the first hall of fame weekend in school history. Several members of the hall of fame attended a school pep rally Friday afternoon, then were honored again before Friday’s game, a 31-28 Troy loss to Shawnee. They will be honored again tonight at the official induction banquet at Club 55 in Troy. “This feels awesome,” said Kami (Mathews) Gardner, a former state champion swimmer at Troy and a national champion at Kenyon College. “It really does. I’m just enjoying the moment. It was so great that I got to go to the pep rally. It was so fun to see the students get so excited.” Here’s a look at the inaugural class of the Trojan Athletics Hall of Fame and their accomplishments: • Bob Ferguson: Three-time AllOhio running back at Troy; twotime All-American at The Ohio
State University; finished second in Heisman Trophy voting in 1961; Maxwell Award winner; played two seasons in the NFL before injuries cut his career short; member of The Ohio State University Athletics and College Football halls of fame. • Tom Myers: All-Ohio quarterback at Troy; holds nearly every Troy High School passing record; named All-American at Northwestern University in 1962; played for Detroit Lions in the NFL; member of the Northwestern Hall of Fame. • Tommy Vaughn: All-Ohio running back/receiver at Troy; holds nearly every Troy High School receiving record; named All-Big 8 Conference at Iowa State on both offense and defense; named All-American in 1964; named Iowa State Athlete of the Year 1965; member of the Iowa State Hall of Fame; played in the NFL.
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Obama sets Tuesday speech; big challenges on Syria ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Beset by divisions at home and abroad, President Barack Obama candidly acknowledged deep challenges Friday in winning support for a military strike against Syria from international allies and the U.S. Congress. He refused to say whether he might act on his own, a step that could have major implications for the U.S. as well as for the remainder of his presidency. The White House laid out an intense week of lobbying, with Obama
addressing the nation from the White House Tuesday night. “I did not put this before Congress just as a political ploy or as symbolism,” Obama said, adding that it would be a mistake to talk about any backup strategy before lawmakers vote on a useof-force resolution. The president spoke to reporters at the end of a two-day international summit, where he sought backing for a strike against Syria in retaliation for a deadly chemical weapons attack against civilians. But
Obama appeared to leave the summit with no more backing than he had when he arrived. In fact, Russian President Vladimir Putin, a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, said he was the one with support from the majority of countries attending the Group of 20 meeting. Putin insisted anew that Obama seek approval from the United Nations before taking military action, despite the fact that Russia has blocked previous S ecurity Council efforts to punish Assad throughout Syria’s
bloody 2½-year civil war. The White House tried to counter Putin’s assessment by releasing a joint statement from the U.S. and 10 other countries announcing support for “efforts undertaken by the United States” to enforce an international prohibition on chemical weapons use. The statement did not specify military action against Syria, but administration officials said the intent was to show international support for that type of response.
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ELIZABETH Twp. — The names of individuals involved in a deadly crash Thursday in Elizabeth Township have been released. Killed was Marsha Craft, 65, of Vandalia. According to sheriff’s reports, Ms. Craft was traveling on Walnut Grove Road, stopped at the stop sign at the intersection of Ohio 201, then pulled into the path of a truck. Kyle Magato, 16, of Casstown, was driving the pickup truck. Both vehicles ended up striking a house situated on the southeast corner of Ohio 201. Magato was taken to Upper Valley Medical Center in Troy with minor injuries.
US Employers add 169K jobs WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers have yet to start hiring aggressively — a trend the Federal Reserve will weigh in deciding this month whether to slow its bond buying and, if so, by how much. Employers added 169,000 jobs in August but many fewer in June and July than previously thought, the Labor Department said Friday. Combined, June, July and August amounted to the weakest three-month stretch of job growth in a year. The unemployment rate dropped to 7.3 percent, the lowest in nearly five years. But it fell because more Americans stopped looking for work and were no longer counted as unemployed. The proportion of Americans working or looking for work reached its lowest point in 35 years. All told, the report adds up to a mixed picture of the U.S. job market: Hiring is steady but subpar. Much of the hiring is in lower-paying occupations. And many people are giving up on the job market in frustration. The jobs picture is sure to weigh heavily when the Fed meets Sept. 17-18 to discuss whether to scale back its $85 billion a month in Treasury and mortgage bond purchases. Those purchases have helped keep home-loan and other borrowing rates ultra-low to try to encourage consumers and businesses to borrow and spend more.
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