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It’s Where You Live! www.troydailynews.com September 14, 2013
Volume 105, No. 217
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Dogs, handlers help recover missing people Most dogs are content with chasing a stick or tennis ball. But an elite few have a higher calling — to help save lives. Such is the job of members of Buckeye Search and Rescue Dogs, an allvolunteer organization of canines and their handlers whose mission is to help local, state and federal emergency services agencies locate missing people. Coming Sunday
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Clashes erupt in Egypt CAIRO (AP) — Sporadic clashes erupted Friday between supporters and opponents of Egypt’s ousted president during nationwide protests as the military battled al-Qaida-inspired groups in northern Sinai. See Page 10
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In US arsenal, lessons for Syria chemical weapons WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s not easy or quick to get rid of a nation’s chemical weapons. Just ask the United States. Three decades after the U.S. started destroying its own chemical weapons, the nation’s stockpile stands at more than 3,000 tons — about three times what the U.S. now says Syrian President Bashar Assad controls. While the U.S. has made significant progress eradicating 90 percent of the 31,500 tons it once
possessed, the military doesn’t expect to complete destruction until 2023. Experts say it’s probably simpler to make chemical weapons than to get rid of them. “Disposal requires such rigorous processes to ensure there is no pollution or residual agent,” said Susannah Sirkin, international policy director for Physicians for Human Rights, which has been monitoring weapons of mass destruc-
tion for more than two decades. “On average it is costing about 10 times more to destroy than it did to make the munitions.” The two basic destruction methods — chemical neutralization and incineration — both require specialized facilities. Using incineration, chemicals must be heated to thousands of degrees. Decades-old storage containers can be leaky and tough to handle. And destruction produces
highly hazardous waste that must be carefully stored. Assembled weapons, where chemicals already have been loaded into rockets and packed with explosives, pose their own dangers. They also can leak, or go off by accident, contaminating the environment. Sirkin said negotiators of the Chemical Weapons Convention that banned such weaponry probably thought the initial 10-year deadline for the
U.S. to dispose of everything sounded reasonable. Engineers would have told them differently; especially when it takes time to build the facilities and to overcome not-in-my-backyard objections from people who live near the plants. Now, as the U.S. and others push Syria to surrender its arsenal, the steep challenges that have hindered America’s efforts for a generation
• See SYRIA | page 2
Blinding them with science
Concord students conduct own experiments Melanie Yingst
Staff Writer myingst@civitasmedia.com
TROY —Concord Elementary School’s cafeteria was transformed in to a mad scientist’s lab Thursday as students whipped out multiple batches of their own recipe of a childhood favorite – Play-Doh. Nancy Doucette, third grade teacher, said the science experiment was part of the third grade scientific inquiry studies, which is part of the Ohio Common Core science curriculum for students. “There were a lot of messy hands and big smiles,” Doucette said. The experiment focused on the five steps of scientific inquiry as students had to figure out how to make the perfect batch of “PlayDoh”on their own. All students worked in mini labs with water, flour, salt, oil and a blank slate to figure out how to make their own “Play-Doh” on Thursday. “We gave them all the materials and tools and let them come up with the recipe without any
Staff Photo | ANTHONY WEBER
An investigation continues after the New Carlisle Federal Savings bank was robbed Friday morning in Tipp City.
Staff Photos | ANTHONY WEBER
Third grade students at Concord Elementary School including Kaylah Campbell, Claire Takizawa, Hailey Price and Hallie Frigge take part in Super Science day at the school Thursday in Troy. Students practiced using inquiry to determine how to make Play Doh while combining various ingredients during the program at the school Thursday in Troy.
instructions,” Doucette said. “It’s been messy, but wonderful to see and hear how they all come up with their own mixture. (This experiment) let them figure out what the need to do the next time around — all by themselves.” Many students said shared their experience, many saying that their
first shot at making the recipe was “a disaster” and shared how they adjusted the ingredients to make the perfect “Play-Doh.” Third grade student Allie Pour said her lab group’s first attempt was “horrible.” “We put too much water and salt — it felt like water,” Pour said.
“It was gross.” Third grade student Thomas Mascarella also shared his experience making the first batch of dough with his lab group. “We had to put the ingredients all together and test it,” he said. “It was hard to figure out
• See SCIENCE | page 2
Feds: Ohio must provide treatment to autistic kids CINCINNATI (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education is telling Ohio officials that an intensive treatment for autism must be made available to any child who is considered a good candidate. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports (http:// cin.ci/15WU5Ck ) that the letter comes amid a legal fight over whether federal law requires Ohio to provide the treatment, known as applied behavior analysis. A Clermont County couple filed a lawsuit last year, accusing the state
of discriminating against children with autism by failing to provide the treatment. A federal judge issued a temporary order earlier this year that the state make sure the child received the treatment, saying his parents had established likelihood of proving their claims that the Ohio Health Department and a county board violated a federal act requiring states to provide early intervention services for children with autism, a developmental disorder. The federal depart-
ment’s director of special education programs told state officials in a letter last week that Ohio must make early intervention services available that “include applied behavior analysis.” Melody Musgrove also said the department is monitoring the litigation in Ohio and that the state is responsible for following the rules. “The U.S. government has ordered the state to fix what is wrong,” said Richard Ganulin, attorney for Holly and Robert Young. They say their 3-year-old son Roman
has made good progress under the applied behavior analysis treatment that intensively tries to teach autistic children how to learn at critical early stages of development. The intensive treatment costs some $2,750 weekly for up to 40 hours of therapy. Ohio Health Department spokeswoman Tessie Pollock said Friday that officials were aware of the federal letter but couldn’t comment because it is part of ongoing litigation.
Authorities looking for alleged bank robber WDTN staff reports
TIPP CITY — Police are investigating a bank robbery in Tipp City. The New Carlisle Federal Savings Bank was robbed around 10:30 Friday morning. Police told 2 NEWS the suspect, described as an older white male, did not display a weapon in the bank, but the tellers believe he was armed. He got away in a Dodge Durango, which he had parked at the pharmacy next door. No one was injured.
Ohio victim accused her killer in 1972 death COLUMBUS (AP) — A woman gunned down in a triple murder last year had accused her killer just minutes earlier of shooting her sister to death decades ago, records show. Barbara Mohler told the gunman, who was her brother-in-law Paul Gilkey, that she had proof he had killed wife Carolyn Gilkey in 1972, according to police records obtained
• See DEATH | page 2
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