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By JASON DEAREN and TERRANCE HARRIS Associated Press

ORLANDO, Fla. — As thousands in Orlando turned out to mourn 49 people killed inside a gay nightclub, federal investigators examined possible motives for the gunman who committed the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history. The White House and the FBI said Omar Mateen, 29, an American-born Muslim, appears to be a “homegrown extremist” who had touted support not just for the Islamic State, but other radical groups that are its enemies. “So far, we see no indication that this was a plot directed from outside the United States, and we see no indication that he was part of any kind of network,” FBI Director James Comey said Monday. He said Mateen was clearly “radicalized,” at least in part via the internet. Despite Mateen’s pledge of support to the Islamic State, other possible explanations emerged. His ex-wife said he suffered from mental illness. His Afghan-immigrant father suggested he may have acted out of anti-gay hatred, and said his son got angry recently about seeing two men kiss. But questions also emerged over whether Mateen was conflicted about his own sexuality. Jim Van Horn, 71, said Mateen was a “regular” at the popular Pulse nightclub where he’d later take hostages and leave 49 dead. “He was trying to pick up people. Men,” Van Horn told The Associated Press late Monday outside the Parliament House, another gay club. Van Horn, a retired pharmacist, said he met Mateen once, and the younger man talked about his ex-wife. But Van Horn said his friends soon “told me they didn’t want me talking to him, because they thought he was a strange person.” Van Horn acknowledged he didn’t know Mateen well, but said he suspects the massacre Continued on Page 12

By JOSH LEDERMAN and KATHLEEN HENNESSEY Associated Press

CURTIS COMPTON/Atlanta Journal-Constitution

INSIDE • A Philadelphia teenager killed in the massacre called her mother as she bled to death in the nightclub./Page 3

• Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton outlined dramatically different proposals for combating terrorism./Page 7

FRIENDS OF Xavier Emmanuel Serrano Rosado, who died from his wounds, were among thousands who attended a vigil Monday for those who lost loved ones in the nightclub attack.

WASHINGTON — Was it homegrown terrorism, bigotry or random gun violence? Americans searching for answers after the Orlando shootings are finding no easy solutions from President Barack Obama, who is conceding that a deadly mix of extremism and easy gun acPRESIDENT OBAMA cess have made future tragedies almost a foregone conclusion. In the days after the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history, Obama has offered no simple prescriptions or promises for new action — even as the candidates vying for his job put forward aggressive plans of their own. Instead, the president has suggested the root causes behind a “disturbed” man’s actions are difficult to determine and may be less Continued on Page 12

Experts question response by police By LISA MARIE PANE Associated Press

As the largest mass shooting in modern U.S. history began to unfold, an off-duty police officer working at a gay nightclub exchanged gunfire with the suspect. But three hours passed before a SWAT team stormed the building and brought the attack to an end. The decision by law enforcement to hold off on entering the Pulse club — where more than 100 people were shot, 49 of them killed

— immediately raised questions among experts in police tactics. They said the lessons learned from other mass shootings show that officers must get inside swiftly — even JOHN MINA at great risk — to stop the threat and save lives. “We live in a different world. And action beats inaction 100 percent

of the time,” said Chris Grollnek, an expert on active-shooter tactics and a retired police officer and SWAT team member. The gunman, Omar Mateen, first had a shootout with the off-duty officer at the club’s entrance. Then two other officers arrived and the firing continued. The situation changed from an active-shooter scenario to a hostage situation once Mateen made it into one of the bathrooms where club-goers were hiding, authorities said.

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Experts say there’s a big difference between responding to a lone gunman and a shooter who has hostages. In active-shooter situations, police are now trained to respond immediately, even if only one or two officers are available to confront the suspect. In a hostage crisis, law enforcement generally tries to negotiate. Orlando Police Chief John Mina said the presence of hostages required officers to “re-evaluate, reContinued on Page 12

INDIANA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Directors commit $425K to upgrade high school track

A MEDICAL helicopter and Citizens’ Ambulance Service paramedics transported the injured following an accident about 1:20 p.m. Monday at Route 119 and Lucerne Road in Center Township. Homer City and Indiana fire departments helped free the occupants of the vehicles, according to reports from the scene. State police today continued their investigation.

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House approves hybrid pension plan By MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press

HARRISBURG — A bipartisan vote in the Pennsylvania House on Monday showed fresh momentum in efforts to change the state’s two large public-sector pension plans by directing new state and public school hires into a combination of a traditional pension and a 401(k)-type benefit. The House voted 150-41 for legislation that would let employees earn a traditional pension benefit on only their first $50,000 of pay, a cap that would increase 3 percent annually. It would not affect benefits for

those already working in state government and public schools and would exempt state troopers. The prime sponsor, Rep. Mike Tobash, R-Schuylkill, called it a major change that would eventually save billions of dollars. “Future employees will be subject to a plan that is more suitable to a modern workforce,” Tobash told colleagues during floor debate. But opponents described it as an

“WE MAY be making some adjustments ... and we will be making a small step in that direction. But this goes absolutely nowhere to correcting the problem.” Rep. Cris Dush inadequate way to address the skyrocketing costs of public pensions. “Let’s not continue the travesty of pension depredation that’s forced on our taxpayers,” said Rep. John Continued on Page 4

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The running track at the Indiana Area Senior High School has outlasted its expected useful life and will be replaced before the start of soccer competition this fall, school officials said Monday. The school district’s board of directors approved a contract with Nagle Athletic Surfaces, of Montreal, Canada, to remove and replace the track, perform additional excavation and resurfacing at the far side of the tract to restore integrity to the outermost running lane, and to excavate and replace the pole vault area, at a total cost of about $425,000. Head track coach Steve Cochran urged the board to approve the project, saying the improvements would help 200 track and field athletes, all the students in the physical education classes and dozens of local residents who exercise daily at the track. Cochran said the surface has some cracks and drainage problems. “It’s just something that

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has to be done,” Cochran said, calling the disrepair a safety issue. Cochran said the problem with the outside ring, Lane 6, was created by the last contractor that replaced the track between 16 and 18 years ago. “The last company, which is no longer in business, sort of short-changed us,” Cochran said. “They shifted our track over as requested but left Lane 6 on the outside at a non-regulation width, so we actually have a … non-regulation track. “The other part of the project … part of the pole vault area, has a concrete slab under it, and this seems to be an appropriate time to include that with the entire project. We hope you also agree to surface that area which would make it a safer environment. The ground has eroded and exposed the concrete in many areas.” “The district already has $250,000 budgeted for this, based on what we thought the project would cost,” said board member John Uccellini, chairman of the Buildings Grounds and Continued on Page 12 Yarnick’s Farm (724) 349-3904 Strawberries, Strawberries, Strawberries! Invitations For All Occasions. White Lace. (724) 762-1278 www.whitelacestylists.com

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Prosecutor: Fattah led â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;white-collar crime spreeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; By MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press

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MOURNERS FROM West Catholic Preparatory High School embraced during a vigil in memory of the victims in the Orlando, Fla., mass shooting, including their former classmate, Akyra Murray, Monday at City Hall in Philadelphia.

Teen killed in attack called mom from club By ERRIN HAINES WHACK Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The mother of a Philadelphia teenager who was among the 49 people killed in the Florida nightclub attack said she was on the phone with her wounded daughter as she cowered in a bathroom stall hiding from the shooter. Akyra Murray, who turned 18 in January, is one of the youngest victims in the weekend attack. Natalie Murray spoke with The Associated Press on Monday as she and her husband drove to the county coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office to claim their daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body. Last Monday, Murray graduated third in her class of 42 students at West Catholic Preparatory High School, where she had also been a 1,000-point scorer on the basketball team. She had recently signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Mercyhurst University in Erie. To celebrate her graduation, Akyra Murray, her parents and her 4-year-old sister traveled to Orlando for a family vacation. Her brother, Alex, attends college in West Palm Beach. On Saturday, Murray told her parents she wanted to party in downtown Orlando. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drink, she just wanted to have a good time,â&#x20AC;? Natalie Murray recalled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We dropped her off at 11:30.â&#x20AC;? At about 2 a.m., Akyra Murray sent a text message

to her mother, telling her to pick up her and her cousins. She said there had been a shooting. Moments later, the phone rang. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was saying she was shot and she was screaming, saying she was losing a lot of blood,â&#x20AC;? Natalie Murray said. Her parents sped back to the club from nearby Kissimmee, frantically trying to reach the teenager, who had been shot in the arm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just tried to tell her to remain calm and apply pressure to the wound,â&#x20AC;? Natalie Murray said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All I could hear was my baby screaming.â&#x20AC;? Murray said her daughter was hiding in a bathroom stall, her arm bleeding for hours with no medical treatment. Akyra Murray told her mother to call police and send help before the two hung up. They never spoke again. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was devastating,â&#x20AC;? Natalie Murray said. For 27 hours, Murray said the family searched Orlando-area hospitals looking for Akyra. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just wanted to know for ourselves,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted somebody to tell us something.â&#x20AC;? Late Monday morning, after calling a hotline set up by city officials, they received the news of her death. Akyra Murrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father, Albert, posted several social media messages about his daughter after the shooting.

He first asked for prayers as he tried to locate her. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been waiting since 2:30am,â&#x20AC;? he wrote late Sunday morning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was calling saying come get me Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been shot. Losing a lot of blood ... Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find my daughter. Been here 9 hrs.â&#x20AC;? On Monday afternoon, Albert Murray wrote: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I lost my daughter, one of the greatest inspirations in my life.â&#x20AC;? He later posted: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know she is in a safer place then (sic) America ... You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even go on vacation.â&#x20AC;?

PHILADELPHIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A veteran congressman on trial in a racketeering case ran a â&#x20AC;&#x153;white-collar crime spreeâ&#x20AC;? that stretched from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., a prosecutor told jurors Monday. U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah, an 11-term Democrat from Philadelphia, is accused of taking an illegal $1 million campaign loan from a friend to fund a failed 2007 mayoral bid and using a federal grant to repay most of it. Justice Department lawyer Jonathan Kravis said in his closing argument that Fattah also used nonprofit funds to enrich his family and friends. Defense lawyers say the plots were hatched by two political consultants who have pleaded guilty in the case and testified against Fattah. The defense acknowledged Fattah may have gotten himself in financial trouble after a failed 2007 mayoral bid, but they said any help from friends was above board. Co-defendant Herbert Vederman, a former deputy mayor, helped support Fattahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s South African nanny and paid $18,000 for a Porsche owned by Fattahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s TV anchor wife that never left their garage, prosecutors said. The congressman needed the $18,000 for a

down payment on a Poconos vacation home in 2010, they said. He then lobbied the White House for Vederman to score an ambassadorship and put his girlfriend on his congressional payroll. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The nanny, the Porsche and the Poconos, they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t part of a bribery scheme,â&#x20AC;? Silver said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those were all overreaches by the prosecution.â&#x20AC;? Fattah, 59, lost his bid for re-election in the April Democratic primary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These conspirators engaged in what can only be described as a white-collar crime spree, from Philadelphia all the way to Washington, D.C.,â&#x20AC;? Kravis told jurors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There were so many schemes in this case we needed numbers to keep track of them.â&#x20AC;? The $1 million loan for the mayoral campaign came from Albert Lord, the former CEO for Sallie Mae. Fattah had been the early favorite for the race, but his plan to fund the race with help from a few wealthy donors hit a snag over new campaign finance limits that Fattah unsuccessfully fought to overturn. So he instead funneled the loan from Lord through his political consultant, investigators said. Some $200,000 was used on primary day alone to try to get out the vote. Fattah nonetheless finished fourth. When Lord called in the loan, Fattahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s consultant

returned $400,000 that was never spent. He then took $600,000 in NASA grant money awarded for math and science programs to an education nonprofit he controlled and routed it through his consultant to pay the balance, Kravis told jurors. The campaign loan was just one of several alleged schemes prosecutors outlined during the trial. They say Fattah was aided in his endeavors by current and former staffers who ran his district office or the nonprofits; by Vederman, a wealthy businessman who now lives in Palm Beach, Fla.; and by political consultants Greg Naylor and Thomas Lindenfeld, who pleaded guilty. The other co-defendants are Bonnie Bowser of Philadelphia, who ran his district office; Karen Nicholas of Williamstown, N.J., who ran the education nonprofit Fattah started; and Robert Brand of Philadelphia, a businessman married to a former Fattah staffer. All have pleaded not guilty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Congressman Fattah repeatedly abused his office for his own personal and political gain,â&#x20AC;? Kravis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He took bribes. He committed fraud. He even stole money from his own campaigns. But he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do it alone.â&#x20AC;? Jurors are expected to begin deliberations after closing arguments conclude.

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OBITUARIES Frances C. Burhenne Frances C. (Soltis) Burhenne, 82, of Blacklick Township, died Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana. Frances was born on Feb. 26, 1934, in Derry Township to Stephen P. Soltis and Margaret A. (Kozenko) Soltis. She was a member of the Church of the Good Shepherd, Kent. She retired as a registered nurse at Torrance State Hospital. She enjoyed quilting, knitting and gardening, and she also loved to watch baseball, football and hockey. Frances is survived by her daughter, Patricia Bigler and husband Kenzel, of Blairsville; her sons, Patrick Burhenne and wife Eve, of Connecticut; and Timothy Burhenne, of Blairsville; grandchildren Joshua Joe

Bigler and Clare Burhenne; and her sister Martha Marron and husband John, of Blairsville. She was preceded in death by her father, Stephen P. Soltis; her mother, Margaret A. (Kozenko) Soltis; her brothers, George, Michael, John and Stephen Soltis; and her sisters, Mary Sobota and Catherine Smith. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the James F. Ferguson Funeral Home Inc., Blairsville. A funeral Mass will take place at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of the Good Shepherd, Kent. Everyone is asked to go directly to the church. Interment will be in the SS. Simon & Jude Cemetery, Blairsville. w w w. j a m e s f e r g u s o n funeralhome.com

Raymond J. Cowan Raymond J. Cowan, 91, Clyde, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Indiana Regional Medical Center. Born May 17, 1925, in Johnstown, he was the son of the late Joseph Cowan and Martha (Rodak) Cowan Dorian. Ray was a loving and devoted husband, dad, grandfather and great-grandfather. He was always anxious and willing to help anyone in need. He was an avid outdoorsman who loved fishing, hunting and gardening, but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family. He was a true patriot who served his country in the Army Air Corps 36th Fighter Control Squadron in China, Burma and India. He was a member of the New Florence VFW, American Legion and Indiana Elks. He was also one of the founding member of the Clyde Volunteer Fire Co. He served on the United School District Board of Education for 18 years, several as board president. He also was the United Booster Club president in the 1960s.

He worked for 44 years for Keystone Auto Products in Johnstown, serving a number of years as president of the company. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Marjorie (Luther) Cowan; daughter Sharon Mack and husband Dave, Clyde; grandchildren Leslie Simmons and Rob Loveridge, Clyde, and Tracey Sisitki and husband Rod, Midland, Mich.; greatgrandchildren Gianna Simmons, Daeva Simmons, Haley Sisitki and Ryan Sisitki; sister Dorothy Kubinsky, Johnstown; and special lifetime friend John George. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Rae Deana “Dee Dee” Roach, and a brother, Joseph Cowan Jr. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and from 9 a.m. until the time of service at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Richard C. Stuart Funeral Home, 392 E. Philadelphia St., Armagh, with the Rev. Robert Washko officiating. Interment will be in the Bethel Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at www.thestuart funeralhomes.com.

Jane Erdman Jane Sandra Erdman, 69, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2016. Jane was born Nov. 26, 1946, in Reading, the daughter of Connie (Kinard) Erdman and Kenneth Erdman. She spent much of her childhood in Louisville, Ky., and Richmond, Va. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Longwood College, Jane taught eighth grade health and physical education for two years. She earned a master’s degree in health administration at the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, where she was employed for 18 years as a hospital administrator. A change in careers brought Jane to Indiana in 1996 and she became one of the first website designers in the area. She was the owner of Erdman Web Technologies. She was active with the

Quota Club, Indiana Networking Group and the Breast Cancer Support Group. Jane was a survivor and strong supporter of breast cancer awareness. Jane’s hobby was breeding and showing Welsh Terriers at AKC Conformation shows under her kennel name of Jesterr’s Welsh Terriers. She was an AKC Breeder of Merit and was most proud of her accomplishments as a breeder/ owner/handler of her Championship Welsh Terriers. She was a longtime member of the Welsh Terrier Club of America. Jane was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by a sister, Louise Erdman, of California. A celebration of Jane’s life will be held at a later date. Her family is being assisted by the Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home of Indiana. Online condolences may be made at rbfh.net.

Darlene Frantz Darlene Marie Frantz, 45, of Beyer, passed away on Monday, June 13, 2016, at her residence. She was born on Dec. 10, 1970, to Ronald Kuffa and Veronica (Gordish) Cecchi in Wichita, Kan. She was a member of Indiana Moose, Indiana Elks, Indiana Eagles, American Legion – Indiana and the Sagamore VFW. Darlene loved her cats. Darlene is survived by her father, Ronald Kuffa, of Beyer; mother, Veronica (Mark) Cecchi, of Yatesboro; son, Zack (Kristen Sulkosky) Frantz, of Indiana; a grandson, Preston “Monkey Bubble” Frantz, of Indiana; and longtime

boyfriend, Tom Helman, of Ernest. She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Frank and Marge Kuffa, and maternal grandparents, Coleman and Anna Gordish. Visitation will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Carson/Boyer Funeral Home Inc., 724 W. Main St., Rural Valley. A funeral Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the St. Mary Mother of God Church in Yatesboro with the Rev. Efren Ambre officiating. Burial will take place in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Sagamore. www.carsonboyer.com

Mark Alan Howard Mark Alan Howard, 58, of Blairsville, passed away on Friday, June 10, 2016, at St. Andrew’s Village, Indiana. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Shoemaker Funeral Home Inc., 49 N. Walnut St., Blairsville.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Thomas C. Spiker officiating. To view the online obituary, sign the guest registry or send condolences, visit www.shoemakerfh-monu ments.com.

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Ann M. Janicsko Ann Marie Janicsko, 92, Vintondale, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Rebekah Manor, Ebensburg. Born April 12, 1924, in Johnstown, she was the daughter of the late August J. and Ann (Boveski) Turek. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William D. Janicsko; son William J. Janicsko; sister, Monica Turek; and brothers Richard, Raymond and Gus Turek. Ann Marie was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Seward, Armagh Senior Citizens and ILGW Union. She was a retired employee of Bestform who enjoyed crocheting, needlepoint and embroidering. She is survived by her son, August D. Janicsko and wife Georgette, Vintondale; grandchildren Susan Comp and husband Tom, New

Bloomfield; Carol Smiley, Mechanicsburg; William S. Janicsko, Augusta, Ga.; Daniel Janicsko and wife Shannon, Vintondale; Yvonne Lingafelt and husband Jesse, Vintondale; Jennifer Janicsko, Dover; numerous great-grandchildren and great-greatgrandchildren; and brothers Joseph Turek, Rollett, Texas; and James Turek, Coral Springs, Fla. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Richard C. Stuart Funeral Home, 392 E. Philadelphia St., Armagh. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Holy Family Church, 425 Bridge St., Seward, with the Rev. Robert Washko as celebrant. Interment will be in the Armagh Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.thestuartfu neralhomes.com.

John J. Leonard John J. Leonard, 98, of Latrobe, died Sunday, June 12, 2016, at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital. He was born April 1, 1918, in South Fork, the son of the late John A. Leonard and Ellen (Dalton) Leonard. He moved to Chicago where he lived for several years until he joined the U.S. Army prior to World War II. He was a WWII veteran having served as a master sergeant for infantry replacement training. John was a retired jeweler and owner of Leonard Jewelers in Blairsville and Sterling Jewelers in Latrobe. He was a member of Holy Family Roman Catholic Church and a life member of American Legion Post No. 515. He is survived by three sons: Attorney John M. Leonard and his wife, Barbara, of Greensburg; Gerald P. Leonard (Marylou Gunsallus), of Latrobe; and Attorney Kevin P. Leonard and his wife, Jennifer, of Latrobe; nine grandchildren: Emma Tkach, of North Carolina; Brian Leonard, of California; Gerald Leonard Jr., of Colorado; Kristen Steinman, of Tennessee; Erica Sellman, of Greensburg; Attorney Erin Salas, of Delmont; Kevin P. Leonard Jr., of Connellsville; and John E. Leonard and Ashley Leonard, both of Latrobe; 10 great-grandchildren: Jackson, Claire, Madalyn, Grant, Abigal, Isabella, Dylan, Samantha, Aristotle and Aurora; as well as a very special friend and wonderful dance partner, Mary Lowry, of Latrobe. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret M. (Grote) Leonard, in 2000;

three sisters: Jean, Winifred and Rita; and seven brothers: Martin, James, Regis, Tom, Donald, Edward and Paul Leonard. He was the last living member of his immediate family. Friends will be received from 6 to 8 p.m. today and 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Frederick Funeral Home Inc., 1543 Ligonier St., Latrobe. A funeral Mass will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church with the Very Rev. Daniel C. Mahoney, VF, officiating. Interment will be in St. Vincent Cemetery, Latrobe. Military honors will be conducted 8:30 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home by the Latrobe-Derry Veterans Honor Guard. Thank you to the ICCU and Hospice staff at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital for the compassionate care they offered to John and the family. Memorial contributions may be made in his name to Holy Family Church Restoration Campaign, 1200 Ligonier St., Latrobe PA 15650. To purchase flowers or send condolences, please visit www.FrederickFuneral Home.com.

Geraldine Rhine Geraldine Lillian (Stiles) Rhine, 78, of Clarington, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, June 11, 2016, at her home. She was born on Jan. 9, 1938, to the late Blair M. and Ruby E. (Taylor) Stiles in Homer City. On March 9, 1957, she married Donald C. Rhine; Donald preceded her in passing. Throughout her life she primarily played the role of homemaker for her family, and she was very good at it. She was fun-loving and enjoyed her grandchildren. She would gather them up and take them for rides in her golf cart into “downtown Clarington.” They loved to spend time with their “Grandmo.” Geraldine was very creative — a true artist in her heart. Those attributes showed in the way she cared for her flower gardens and how beautiful she kept her yard. A white farm house was her achieved dream that she was living in Clarington. She enjoyed her neighbors and the closeness she felt while being a part of that community. She was very funny, kind and generous. All who knew her will truly feel the sorrow of loving and missing her. Geraldine is survived by three daughters: Gail (Tom) Twigg, Chrissy (Roger) Smith and Niki Yard; two sisters, Shirley (Jim) Miller and Sharon (Dave) Fox; two brothers, Ben (Judy) Stiles and Denny (Linda) Stiles; four granddaughters:

Jamie, Cristi, Tina and Caitlin; three grandsons: Noah, Jacob and Jeremiah; three great-granddaughters: Aniya, Claire and Ella; two great-grandsons, Logan and Camryn; her wonderful hospice nurse, Mary; and her dear friends, Martha, Duane, Kathy and Glenn. In addition to her husband and parents, she is preceded in death by a brother, Ronald Stiles, and a granddaughter, Amber Yard. A private family memorial service will be held in her honor on Saturday, June 18, 2016. Arrangements are under the direction of the McKinney—d’Argy Funeral Home Ltd., 345 Main St., Brookville PA 15825. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Clarion Forest Visiting Nurses Association & Hospice, 305 Main St., Knox, PA 16232. Online condolences and other information may be found at www.mckinney dargy.com.

William Sprenger William Dean Sprenger, 79, passed away at Indiana Regional Medical Center, Indiana, on Thursday, June 9, 2016, following a long battle with kidney failure. William was born on Nov. 2, 1936, in Parsons, Kan. His parents were William Roger and Angelene Maria (Reginato) Sprenger. During William’s younger years, he was an avid photographer and, in his 40s and 50s, enjoyed being an amateur pilot. He was preceded in death by his wife, Audrey Gray. They were married in Lyndon, Kan., on Jan. 11, 1980, and moved to Shippensburg. He was a full tenure professor in the psychology department at Shippensburg University. Upon his retirement in January of 1999, he moved to Lebanon. After his wife’s death, he moved to Indiana to be closer to his son Karl and grandchildren. William graduated from Parsons Kansas High School in 1954 and continued his education at Kansas State College at Pittsburg, Kan., graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business administration in 1959, and later a master’s degree in education in 1961. In 1970, he graduated from Penn State University with a doctoral degree. He served in the Navy Reserve for three years, the Marine Corps Reserve for four years and the U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard for 17 years. He was frequently requested to perform active duty tours with the active army: at Fort Monroe, Va., as an educational psychologist/ psychometrician; the Army

Research Institute as a researcher; and the U.S. Aeromedical research laboratory, Fort Rucker, Ala., as a researcher/investigator. He served a total of six years on active service and received numerous awards for his service, including the Meritorious Service Medal. He retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel. William is survived by his sons: Karl Sprenger, of Indiana; Kurt Sprenger, of Fishersville, Va., and also Jennifer Evans, of Lititz; Deborah Gee, of Columbia S.C.; Robin Wade, of Lenexa, Kan.; and Randall Dawson, of San Antonio, Texas; and 14 grandchildren. His sister Mary Helen Noll of Portland, Ore., preceded him in death. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Bernard’s Church in Indiana. Internment will take place at 10 a.m. Friday in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. The John A. Lefdahl Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. w w w. l e f d a h l f u n e r a l home.com

Esther Wissinger Esther Maude Wissinger, 87, of Rapid City, S.D., died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Golden Living Center Prairie Hills. The daughter of Vevan and Jennie (Shaffor) Laney, she was born May 18, 1928, in Indiana. She married James Wissinger on Sept. 3, 1948. She was formerly of Homer City and Indiana before moving to Rapid City, S.D., in 1996. She is survived by her son Daniel and his wife, JoAnn; her granddaughter, Stacey and her husband, Todd Huntington, and her grandson Jason, all of Rapid City; her great-grandson Josh, of

Greeley, Colo.; one brother, William Laney, of Buffalo, N.Y.; and a sister, Lauranell and her husband, Clarence Evans, of Gowanda, N.Y. She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Elmer Laney; and her husband, James Wissinger, who died Feb. 18, 1996. The time of her memorial service has changed from a morning service to an afternoon service at 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 15, at the Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home, Indiana. Inurnment will follow at Oakland Cemetery. Online condolences may be made at rbfh.net.

TOMORROW’S FUNERALS HOWARD, Mark Alan, 11 a.m., Shoemaker Funeral Home Inc., Blairsville WISSINGER, Esther Maude, 10 a.m., Rairigh-Bence Funeral Home, Indiana

House approves plan Continued from Page 1 McGinnis of Blair County, one of 10 Republicans who voted against it. “This is no vehicle to solve our pension woes. It is centered on the very thing that caused our pension woes, the defined benefit plan.” The hybrid plan awaits a final House vote, which could take place today, before being considered in the Senate. A spokesman for Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said he supports adding the 401(k)style benefit, but is waiting to see the details of whatever might pass the Legislature. The bill would require workers to contribute 6 percent of earnings on their first $50,000 in pay for the first 25 years of service to the defined benefit plan, a traditional pension in which the worker gets a monthly check upon retirement. They would pitch in a much smaller amount to the defined contribution

plan, similar to a 401(k), but after reaching the salary or 25-year limits, they would pay 7.5 percent of their earnings. The state’s contribution would increase once the employee reaches 25 years and on pay above the salary threshold that starts at $50,000. Rep. Cris Dush, RBrookville, voted in favor of the plan. He said the proposal does not amount to pension reform. “We may be making some adjustments, and there will be people who ... will end up on a defined contribution program, and we will be making a small step in that direction,” Dush said. “But this goes absolutely nowhere to correcting the problem.” The area’s other House legislators, Dave Reed, R-Indiana, and Jeff Pyle, R-Ford City, also voted for the bill. Democratic Rep. Joseph Petrarca, who represents Saltsburg Borough, voted against it.

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HARRISBURG â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pennsylvaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top legal office told lawmakers Monday that it is unconstitutional to change state law to retroactively give victims of child sexual abuse more time to sue, although some lawmakers said they remain willing to support it. A packed three-hour Senate Judiciary Committee hearing came against the backdrop of Roman Catholic Church scandals and a renewed push in Pennsylvania and other states to relax laws that prevent some child sexual abuse victims from suing for damages. With victims of child sexual abuse looking on, Solicitor General Bruce L. Castor Jr. told senators that case law renders such a retroactive provision unconstitutional in Pennsylvania. Castor was speaking for the state attorney generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office after Attorney General Kathleen Kane, whose law license was suspended by the state Supreme Court last year, urged the panel in her seven-minute testimony to â&#x20AC;&#x153;get it right.â&#x20AC;? The provision would have the effect of allowing child sexual abuse victims to file civil damages lawsuits, even if the window in current law that allows such a lawsuit had closed.

It is opposed by the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and the Insurance Federation of Pennsylvania, which represents for-profit insurers. It is contained in a wider bill to raise the age limit to give victims of child sexual abuse more time to sue and more time for prosecutors to bring charges against perpetrators. The bill passed the House overwhelmingly in April. Under current law, people who say they were abused as children can bring civil lawsuits until they turn 30. The bill would raise that to 50. People who are over 30, but not yet 50, would be allowed to sue. Senators had mixed opinions afterward. Sen. John Eichelberger, RBlair, said he is not willing to vote for something he believes to be unconstitutional after most of the testimony released by the committee â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including four out of six law professors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; called it unconstitutional. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m willing to look at a few other things, but the testimony that it was unconstitutional was pretty conclusive,â&#x20AC;? Eichelberger said. Sen. John Rafferty, RMontgomery, said that he would support it and that the question of constitutionality in a â&#x20AC;&#x153;case of first

impressionâ&#x20AC;? is best left to the courts to decide. A March 1 grand jury report from Kaneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office on a scandal in the AltoonaJohnstown diocese had recommended that lawmakers abolish the statute of limitations for sexual offenses against minors and urged them to suspend the civil statute of limitations on sexual abuse claims. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why are we hearing today pushback that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not constitutional?â&#x20AC;? said Rafferty, who is running to succeed Kane as attorney general. Castor, who Kane named as solicitor general later in March, replied that he had not been aware of the extent of the state constitutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;remedies clauseâ&#x20AC;? before he was ordered by Kane to review it. Bruce Antkowiak, a law professor at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, said a minority of states have found that reviving the ability of child sexual abuse victims to sue is in line with their constitutions. Most have not. It is also constitutional in federal courts, Antkowiak said. Judiciary Committee Chairman Stewart Greenleaf, R-Montgomery, would not say whether he supports the provision, and said he will canvass the 13 other committee members on where they stand on that provision.

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Governor signs new child seat law HARRISBURG (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A new Pennsylvania law requires children under age 2 to be strapped into a rearfacing child safety seat in the back seat. The Morning Call of Allentown said Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed into law Monday the legislation designed to improve child safety. It replaces a law that critics say was too vague, allowing kids of all ages to ride in front-facing seats in the back or front. Wolf says protecting children and other vulnerable people is the greatest responsibility of public servants. The law takes effect in two months. Police will issue verbal warnings for the first year, but after that violations will carry fines of $125.

Bride in dress revives ailing woman PITTSBURGH (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A new bride didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let her white gown stop her from reviving a woman who was unconscious on a bench in Pittsburgh. Julie Stroyne, a trauma nurse at UPMC-Presbyterian, was walking in downtown Pittsburgh Saturday night after her wedding reception when she and others from her wedding party saw the ailing woman. Her sister Kaitlyn Stroyne told the (Washington) Observer-Reporter the woman had no pulse. She said Stroyne kicked off her heels, got down on her knees and began performing CPR on her while others called 911. She said everyone was saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;the bride saved the day.â&#x20AC;? The newlyweds didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get the womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know her condition because once paramedics arrived they â&#x20AC;&#x153;kind of stepped back.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no time offâ&#x20AC;? a nurseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s duties, said Julie Stroyne.

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Churchgoer pleads not guilty in slaying NORRISTOWN (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A suburban Philadelphia church member has pleaded not guilty in the shooting death of a fellow churchgoer who was killed after he became verbally disruptive during Sunday services and punched the other man in the face. Police said Mark Storms killed Robert Braxton III, 27, in late April during church services in North Wales. Investigators said Storms ordered Braxton to leave after showing him a concealed weapons permit badge and a handgun. Court documents said Braxton punched Storms, who then shot Braxton twice. The 46-year-old Lansdale man on Monday waived his upcoming arraignment and pleaded not guilty to voluntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment charges. Storms remains

jailed on $250,000 bail. Defense attorney Vincent DiFabio couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immediately be reached for comment. He has said he will argue self-defense.

Couple pleads guilty to endangerment STEELTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A Pennsylvania couple accused of keeping their 11 kids in a home full of trash, feces and raw meat have pleaded guilty to multiple child endangerment charges. Pennlive.com reported Tyree and Takuya Fluellen entered their pleas Monday. Judge Deborah Curcillo said she hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t decided whether to accept sentencing agreements under which they would receive one- to two-year prison terms. Sentencing is in July. Six aggravated assault charges, the most serious counts the two faced, were dismissed as part of the deal. The Fluellens were charged in July 2015 after Steelton police and county children services workers responded to reports of an odor at their home. The Fluellens and their kids, ages 2 to 14, fled when officials arrived. Six of the children suffered from an infection caused by ingestion of feces.

Wolf to undergo cancer treatment HARRISBURG (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Pennsylvaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s governor is about to undergo an outpatient procedure for prostate cancer and will be out of the office for a couple of days. A spokesman for Gov. Tom Wolf announced the unspecified procedure in a news release issued Monday. His office said the procedure today wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep Wolf from performing his job, so duties wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be turned over to the lieutenant governor. He is expected to remain at his Mount Wolf until Thursday. The 67-year-old Democrat has described it as a

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Media learn how to handle Trump

onald Trump’s free ride on your television screen is coming to an end. In the Republican primary campaign, Trump profited from his undeniable entertainment value, grabbing hours of TV time with speeches, news conferences and interviews. To be honest, it was hard not to watch. “His speeches are fascinating for a simple reason: You never know what he’s going to say,” confessed Katharine Hall Jamieson, a normally sober communications scholar at the Annenberg Public Policy Center. Television networks, locked in competition for viewers, felt powerless to resist. “It may not be good for America, but it’s good for CBS,” network CEO Les Moonves said all too memorably. Trump didn’t get a pass on every occasion. CNN’s Jake Tapper has been tough on him for months; Fox News’ Chris Wallace tried to police his whoppers, too. But some interviewers allowed the candidate’s most outlandish assertions to float by without challenge. Networks often allowed him to phone in, a privilege granted few other mortals. Since he has all but secured the nomination, though, Trump has encountered tougher treatment. A news conference about his contributions to veterans’ organizations (most of which arrived only after the Washington Post asked) turned into a shouting match, with Trump callDoyle McManus ing reporters “sleazy.” His attacks on is a columnist for a Mexican American judge overseeing lawsuits against the defunct the Los Angeles Trump University have earned him Times. His weeks of tough coverage. column is Television interviewers, instead of distributed by allowing the candidate to skitter Tribune News from one subject to another, are now Service. pressing him more relentlessly. On June 5 on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” John Dickerson asked Trump five times to explain his claim that he opposed the 2010 U.S. intervention in Libya (in fact, he supported it). “I was for doing something,” Trump admitted weakly, “but it wasn’t what you have right now.” On CNN’s “State of the Union,” Tapper pressed Trump 23 times to explain his objection to Judge Gonzalo Curiel. “He’s of Mexican heritage,” Trump finally said. “I think that’s why he’s doing it.” (“He’s not from Mexico, he’s from Indiana,” Tapper noted.) And in its regular news programs, CNN instituted an overdue practice: correcting falsehoods in the “chyron,” the text on the bottom of the screen. “Trump: I never said Japan should have nukes (he did),” the pioneering chyron said. It seems reporters have belatedly figured out how to handle Trump’s manic style in a way they didn’t initially grasp. The real estate promoter dominated early interviews simply by changing the subject whenever he got a question he didn’t like. Pinning Trump down is like “trying to grab passing fish with your bare hands,” David Rennie of the Economist wrote after one frustrating encounter. Jamieson, who has studied media behavior for decades, expressed sympathy for hapless journalists. “When the candidate’s style is a Joycean stream of consciousness, a reporter has trouble finding an anchor point to stop and interrogate him,” she told me. “But by now, they’ve begun to figure him out. They’ve worked out strategies to hold him accountable. They’re now deciding: I’m going to get an answer to one important question, no matter how long it takes.” The business incentives have changed, too. In the primary campaign, when Trump was a novelty, landing a five-minute telephone interview was what producers call “a good get.” No longer; his free-association schtick is getting old. Several networks no longer allow him to phone in; now, he has to go on camera like anyone else. And hosts like Tapper and Dickerson have been willing to employ what one television journalist called “ridiculous persistence.” “If you think of a broadcast interview as a form of entertainment, the dramatic structure has changed,” Jamieson said. “What made Trump most valuable at first was sheer novelty and unpredictability. Now you’re watching a different drama: Can you hold Trump accountable? The entertainment value is still there, but it’s different.” Good journalism, it turns out, can also be good business. A word in Trump’s defense: At least he’s been accessible. He’s given far more time to interviewers — both broadcast and print — than Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee. Clinton’s last full-scale news conference was more than six months ago. Trump has held perhaps a dozen news conferences since then. According to USA Today, Clinton has appeared on Sunday morning interview shows 25 times since the campaign began; Trump has appeared 75 times during the same period. Last week, after she secured the nomination, Clinton did grant a series of interviews, including a tough one with Fox News’ Bret Baier. But she carefully kept them short — just eight minutes in Baier’s case. As the journalistic heat turns up, Trump may be tempted to reduce his exposure to tough questions by adopting Clinton’s strategy of maximum control. That would be a shame. Better for him to challenge Clinton to a series of dueling news conferences or interviews, each devoted to a single subject in depth. We’ll be better off if the candidates compete to provide more answers, not fewer. Trump is finally getting the scrutiny he deserved all along. Is he big enough to take it? doyle.mcmanus@latimes.com

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redit President Obama for finally further investigation.” NBC News using the words he has desper- learned that Mateen traveled twice to ately tried to avoid during his Saudi Arabia in 2011 and 2012 “to perpresidency. He correctly called the form a pilgrimage to Mecca,” accordmass shooting in an Orlando gay ing to a spokesman for Saudi Arabia’s nightclub Sunday morning, which Ministry of the Interior. killed 49 and injured 53, “an Once again, we are reacact of terror.” It was, writes tive rather than proactive. The New York Times, the The pattern following “deadliest attack on a gay tarthese terrorist attacks is get in the nation’s history.” now familiar. Discredit to the president First comes extreme for avoiding linking the atcaution in which we say tack to Islamist terrorism, very little and refuse even even though the shooter, to speculate about what Omar Mateen, reportedly seems obvious, followed, called 911 during the ramafter the fact, as in the Fort page and “pledged loyalty to Hood shooting, which was the Islamic State.” dubbed “workplace vioJihadists everywhere quicklence,” by an attempt to ly celebrated the carnage on quickly change the subthe internet and, reports isject. raelnationalnews.com, “the Next comes the obligatoal-Amaq agency — which ry news conference in functions as (the Islamic Cal Thomas which a quickly produced State’s) propaganda and writes a imam or “expert,” speakmedia wing — claimed that column ing for the Muslim com‘the attack … was carried out distributed by munity, is trotted out to by an Islamic State fighter.’” say that the latest incident Tribune Media The president used the Services. has nothing to do with tragedy to make another Islam, which is a peaceful pitch for stronger gun laws. religion, and that we Does he believe that someone who should all embrace unity. claims to be on a mission from Allah Omar Mateen’s father, Seddique would not be able to obtain guns and Mateen, initially claimed there was explosives illegally? no religious motivation behind the Mateen had been on the Federal killings, but The Washington Post reBureau of Investigation’s radar in ported the father “is an Afghan man 2013 and 2014, but reports The Daily who holds strong political views, inBeast, the FBI “subsequently cluding support for the Afghan Talclosed the case when it produced iban.” nothing that appeared to warrant Muhammad Musri joined law en-

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forcement officers at the news conference in Orlando. He is connected to the Islamic Society of Central Florida, which is connected to the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), an Islamic umbrella organization that some believe has ties to terrorist groups. Muhammad Musri’s mosque was even used for a fundraiser that collected $55,000 for Hamas. There is also a 2011 video of Musri in which he blames the United States for Sept. 11. People like Omar Mateen are not so much “lone wolves” as “known wolves.” But before law enforcement can legally act, it’s often too late. In wartime, certain liberties have been suspended in order to protect the country. This may be one of those times. Or should we wait until our enemies obtain a weapon of mass destruction? Congress should declare war on all terrorist groups. Websites that promote ideologies that encourage terrorist acts should be shut down. No more mosques should be built in the U.S. until we gain an upper hand against radical Islamists. It does no good to say most Muslims are peaceful if you have no mechanism in place to act against or even identify those who are not. On “American Idol,” Randy Jackson would often say of a contestant that he or she was “in it to win it.” We don’t appear to be in it, but our enemies are. tcaeditors@tribpub.com

Civility needed in American politics

everal years ago Jim Mullen had It’s hard to think of a more welcome a good idea. Actually it turned notion at a time when we have out to be a great idea, consider- watched the races for the presidential ing the state of American politics nomination of both parties generate today. more vitriol and unseemliness than As the president of Allegheny Col- at any time in memory. lege in Meadville, a 200-year-old inAs we look forward to the next five stitution dedicated to tutoring young months of political warfare, we can men and women not hope (if cynicism hasn’t utteronly in the liberal arts but ly overcome us) that the two also in the principles of opponents — Hillary Clinton good citizenship, Jim for the Democrats and Donthought about how best ald Trump for the Republito accomplish that goal. cans — might take a lead from Like a lot of Americans, the two longtime public serhe was increasingly convants who received the Alcerned about the lack of legheny College award for cicivility in public life — vility this year. In a ceremony the nastiness and disrehere in Washington, D.C., respect that seemed to percently, Vice President Joe meate nearly every asBiden and Sen. John McCain, pect of every level of our two who often have found national discourse, althemselves on different sides most to the point of of the issues and competed threatening the foundawith one another strenuously tions of our democracy. at the top of their respective So Jim decided to use Dan Thomasson parties during their many his highly respected is former vice decades in office, spent an school as a model for po- president of hour endorsing the respect litical decency. He estab- Scripps Howard and friendship they had for lished a national Prize for Newspapers. each other throughout it all. Civility in Public Life. It Biden called McCain, a Navy His column is would reward those pubpilot who spent years as a lic figures who through- distributed prisoner of war in Vietnam, a out their careers have by Tribune News genuine American hero, with promoted the idea that Service. whom he was overawed. He one can disagree without told how embarrassed he was slandering or libeling one’s opponent, as a young senator from Delaware on and that it is possible to run a cam- a congressional trip when, McCain, paign or comment on one without just back from Hanoi prison and a lipersonal rancor or violent language aison on Capitol Hill, waited on him. or hatefulness. McCain, the 2008 Republican presi-

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dential nominee, praised Biden’s many kindnesses and said his behavior toward his opponents was always exemplary. Perhaps what was most refreshing about the exchanges was their genuine quality. These weren’t two politicians blowing smoke at one another. They like each other, but more importantly they respect each other no matter the differences. The scene was a reminder of a time when congressional lawmakers across the aisle would rail at each other all afternoon and then go off to dinner or a party together and never think anything about it. All that civility suddenly disappeared, leaving us now to face the ultimate example of just the opposite, when it seems all right for a presidential candidate to make racist statements about a judge in a private matter in which he is involved and then try to crayfish out of it. I recall a Washington affair a number of years ago when one of the speakers, former Ambassador Robert Strauss, once a key official of the Democratic Party, pulled from his pocket a letter from President Gerald R. Ford, written just after he had lost the 1976 election to Jimmy Carter. The letter, while acknowledging Strauss’ fierce efforts in behalf of his party’s candidate, nevertheless thanked him for his civility and appropriateness in the election. It was what Jim Mullen had in mind. We can only hope that spirit will one day return to Washington. thomassondan@aol.com

Parroting Fox News and Trump In his June 1 letter, “Parroting Obama/Clinton party line,” McClellan Blair has joined the right-wing radicals who are attempting to rewrite history and distort the present and the future. The term “rewriting history” is a more polite way to say they are “lying about the facts.” Take Social Security and Medicare, for instance, which Blair says are in a death spiral. Social Security had income in FY 2015 of $913 billion and outgo of $887 billion, creating a surplus of $26 billion, which went into the trust fund. That trust fund now has nearly $3 trillion, which will keep the program solvent until 2033. Medicare trustees expect the health trust fund to be solvent until 2030, at which time revenue will still cover 90 percent of costs.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR These are some of the “gotcha” facts that repel so many radical conservatives. It also means that private investors will not get their hands on the trillions of dollars that are successfully managed by the government and are supported by most of American citizens. Blair also says that health care costs are up 30 to 40 percent, a legacy of Obamacare. That’s not true. He says that Obama has a disastrous unemployment record, which is also not true. We were losing some 750,000 jobs every month when Obama took over from George W. Bush. We are gaining hundreds of thousands every month now, having added millions

since Obama came in. The unemployment rate has dropped from about 10 percent to about 5 percent. That is not a disaster. Most importantly, the statement that Obama is cozying up to our enemies is a throwback to the old McCarthy era tactics of painting anyone not radically conservative with a brush that is traitorous pink or even red. The killing of bin Laden, whom Bush said wasn’t any longer important to him, would seem to indicate that Blair’s opinion of Obama’s patriotism is false as well. Mr. Blair would do well to stop parroting not only Fox News and Donald Trump, but also Joseph McCarthy and his radical agenda. Don Skillin Indiana

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French officers killed in stabbing

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Officials: Hostage was beheaded MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine officials confirmed today that Abu Sayyaf militants beheaded a Canadian man, the second Canadian hostage to be killed in two months after their demands for a large ransom were not met. The hostage, Robert Hall, was abducted from a marina last September along with another Canadian, a Norwegian and a Filipino. The other Canadian, former mining executive John Ridsdel, was beheaded in April. Presidential spokesman Herminio Coloma condemned “the brutal and senseless murder” of Hall. He had been held by the Abu Sayyaf in the jungles of southern Sulu province for nine months.

Senate to vote on defense bill WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is scheduled to vote today on a $602 billion defense policy bill that the White House has said President Barack Obama will veto over numerous objections, including a prohibition on shuttering the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In addition to the ban on closing Guantanamo, the White House is opposed to provisions that would limit the size of the president’s National Security Council staff and block a new round of military base closings. The bill must be reconciled with a version the House passed earlier this year.

Evening kayak trip turns fatal; 2 dead HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two people died and two others survived what was supposed to a short boating trip after their kayak and paddleboard got blown far off the Connecticut coast by strong winds. The boaters left Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison at about 6 p.m. Sunday. A woman and her young daughter who were in the kayak were found Monday morning on a beach across Long Island Sound in New York. Her boyfriend’s body was found nearby. The body of a 44-yearold Manchester, Conn., man who had been traveling with them on the paddleboard was recovered shortly after noon Monday in a nearby bay. Coast Guard Lt. Matthew Richards said winds gusting at about 40 mph blew them about 14 miles across the sound.

McDonald’s HQ to move to Chicago NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s is moving back to Chicago and taking over the old home of “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” The world’s biggest hamburger chain said Monday that it signed a lease to move its corporate headquarters in 2018 from the leafy suburbs of Oak Brook, Ill., to downtown Chicago. McDonald’s was previously based in the city from 1955 to 1971. McDonald’s is moving to the site that once housed Harpo Studios, where filming of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” took place until 2011. Harpo Studios sold the site to developers in 2014 for more than $30 million. The fast food company said the move is a way for it to attract workers who want to live in cities. Other companies, including Kraft Heinz and General Electric, have announced plans to trade the suburbs for big city headquarters. McDonald’s Corp. CEO Steve Easterbrook said the new site will encourage innovation and ensure that “great talent is excited about where they work.”

By LORI HINNANT and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press

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REPUBLICAN presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke Monday at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H.

Trump, Clinton at odds over Orlando shooting By JULIE PACE, JILL COLVIN and LISA LERER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton outlined dramatically different proposals for combating terrorism and gun violence following the deadly Orlando nightclub attacks, with the presumptive Republican nominee vowing to suspend immigration from countries with a history of terrorism and the Democratic candidate warning against demonizing Muslims. The candidates’ back-to-back speeches Monday underscored the clear choice Americans face in the November election. Clinton’s vision builds on President Barack Obama’s campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and expands on his gun control executive orders, while Trump is calling for a drastically different national security posture. The cornerstone of Trump’s antiterror plan was sweeping changes to the nation’s immigration rules, despite the fact that the Orlando shooter was born in the U.S. He redoubled his previous call for a temporary ban on Muslims coming to the U.S., saying that policy would stay in place until the government can “properly and perfectly” screen immigrants. Going further, he also said he would use presidential discretion to “suspend immigration from areas of the world where there’s a proven history of terrorism against the United States, Europe and our allies.” The businessman did not specify what countries would be affected or whether the suspension would apply regardless of religion. Clinton said such proposals would only make it more difficult for law enforcement to work with Muslim communities. “Inflammatory anti-Muslim rhetoric and threatening to ban the families and friends of Muslim Americans, as well as millions of Muslim business people and tourists from entering our country, hurts the vast majority of Muslims who love freedom and hate terror,” she said. Clinton called for increasing the U.S.-led air assault on the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, and pointedly blamed American partners in the Middle East — Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar — for not stopping terror funding emanating from their countries. She also called for tougher gun control legislation in the U.S., in-

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DEMOCRATIC presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addressed the crowd Monday at the Cleveland Industrial Innovation Center. cluding outlawing assault weapons like one used by the Orlando shooter. “I believe weapons of war have no place on our streets,” Clinton said. Though she drew implicit contrasts with Trump, she never mentioned him by name, saying “Today is not a day for politics.” Trump clearly disagreed, criticizing Clinton harshly and often. The Republican pledged to protect all Americans “wherever they come from, wherever they were born,” but he repeatedly referred to Muslims in a negative context. Though the Orlando shooter — 29-year-old Omar Mateen — was born in the United States, Trump noted that he was “born to Afghan parents who immigrated to the United States.” He said Muslim communities must turn over to law enforcement “people who they know are bad,” adding “they do know where they are.” He also said gays and lesbians are often discriminated against in the Muslim world, and said Clinton could not claim to be an ally of the LGBT community if she supports immigration from such countries. “Ask yourself, who is really the friend of women and the LGBT community: Donald Trump with actions, or Hillary Clinton with her words?” Trump said. However, the businessman has said he opposes gay marriage — the official position of the Republican Party — while Clinton and Democrats back same-sex

unions. The Republican did not repeat suggestions he’d made in earlier television interviews that Obama may not be taking tougher action against terrorism because he may sympathize with the perpetrators. “He doesn’t get it or, or he gets it better than anybody understands,” Trump said on Fox News Channel’s “Fox and Friends.” “It’s one or the other. And either one is unacceptable.” Clinton said her anti-terror efforts would center on identifying “lone wolf” attackers — those who may be radicalized but not connected to a broader network or carrying out plans on behalf of any group. Obama said Monday that the Orlando attacker appeared to fall into that category. Clinton also reiterated her call for tougher gun control measures, a policy proposal that has been a centerpiece of her presidential campaign. In addition to her support for an assault weapons ban, she also said Americans should be able to agree that “if the FBI is watching you for a suspected terrorist link, you shouldn’t be able to just go buy a gun with no questions asked.” The FBI said Mateen had twice come to its attention, but the investigations did not reveal any definitive links to terror groups or plots. Mateen purchased at least two firearms legally within the past week or so, according to federal authorities.

Riviera’s Monaco Tower leveled By SALLY HO

Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — The Riviera Hotel and Casino — the Las Vegas Strip’s first high-rise that was as famous for its mobster ties as its Hollywood personification of Sin City’s mobster past — officially exited the scene early today with a cinematic implosion, complete with fireworks. The 24-story Monaco Tower was demolished around 2:30 a.m. when a series of explosions sounded, followed by the building crumbling from the sides and then into the middle, kicking up a mountain of dust. A fireworks display erupted moments before the demolition. “The Riv” closed in May

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THE MONACO Tower at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas crumbled to the ground today during a controlled demolition. 2015 after 60 years on the northern end of the Strip. The shuttered casino’s owners, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors

Authority, spent $42 million to level the 13-building campus. Officials said the Monte Carlo Tower will be imploded in August. The

tourism agency bought the 2,075-room property across 26 acres last year for $182.5 million, plus $8.5 million in related transaction costs, with plans to expand its Las Vegas Convention Center. The Riviera’s implosion marks the latest kiss goodbye to what’s left among the relics to Vegas’ mobster past. “Ironically, the Riviera is as famous for its imaginary self as much as its actual self,” said Geoff Schumacher of the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, also known as the Mob Museum in Las Vegas. Most of its contemporaries have been long gone, with only the Tropicana and Flamingo casinos still in business.

PARIS — A Frenchman once convicted of recruiting jihadi fighters stabbed a police commander to death outside his suburban Paris home, recording the attack and posting it on Facebook Live, French officials said today. The commander’s partner and the attacker were found dead inside the home after a three-hour standoff with police. The couple’s 3-year-old was in the house in Magnanville, about 35 miles west of Paris, but was unharmed. A police official said that at one point in the video the attacker puzzled over what to do with the child. The Islamic State’s Amaq news agency cited an unnamed source as saying an IS fighter carried out the attack late Monday. While the extremist group has not officially claimed responsibility, French President Francois Hollande said it was “incontestably a terrorist act” and that France faces a threat “of a very large scale.” Two people close to the attacker, identified as Larossi Abballa, 25, were detained, authorities said today. They gave no details about them. France has been on particularly high alert as it hosts Europe’s top sporting event, the monthlong European Championship soccer tournament, and is still under a state of emergency after the November IS attacks in Paris that killed 130 people. Hollande held an emergency security meeting today. “France is not the only country concerned (by the terrorist threat), as we have seen, again, in the United States, in Orlando,” he said. Abballa was from the nearby suburb of Mantes-la-Jolie and was sentenced in 2013 to three years in prison for recruiting fighters for jihad in Pakistan, according to two police officials. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to be publicly named discussing investigations. A resident of the apartment building where Abballa lived, who did not want to give his name, said police raided it early today. Neighborhood resident Henriette Yenge, who lives and works near the building, said she would say hello to Abballa when he went to the mosque around the corner. “He was a neighborhood kid,” she said. “I was surprised it was him. It’s sad to see things like that.” Two other security officials who also spoke on condition of anonymity said Abballa recorded a video during the knife attack. One official said the assailant posted the video on Facebook Live, the social media site’s live feed. A Facebook profile bearing the name Larossi Abballa — which vanished from the Internet early today — showed a photo of a smiling, bearded man. Two recent posts featured videos critical of Israel and Saudi Arabia. The last publicly available post was a mock-up of the European Championship logo, highlighting what the poster said were masonic and occult symbols. “Some will say we see evil everywhere!” Abballa said in a message posted about 18 hours before the attack. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve today visited the police station in the suburb of Les Mureaux where Jean-Baptiste Salvaing, 42, worked. Police did not identify his partner but said she was an administrator for police in Mantes-la-Jolie. Cazeneuve said more than 100 people seen as potential threats have been arrested in France this year, including in recent weeks. France, like other countries in Europe, has seen a series of stabbings aimed at police officers or soldiers and carried out by Muslim radicals. IS has encouraged its supporters to stage such attacks. Monday’s attack shook police officers, and Cazeneuve said they would be allowed to take home their service weapons.

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98TH BIRTHDAY Pauline Frantz Getty, known as “Polly” to her many friends, celebrated her 98th birthday on Saturday. She was born June 11, 1918, near the village of Hillsdale. Her parents were George and Mary Ference (Frantz), of Arcadia. They were immigrants from Czechoslovakia. She was married to John “Jack” R. Getty for more than 66 years until his death in 2005. They had one son, Donald “Dick” Richard Getty. He was a graduate of Penn State and a computer engineer.

THE NATIONAL American Legion Auxiliary recently sponsored an Americanism essay contest for students in grades 3 to 12. Kara Broskin, center, who will be starting the fifth grade in the fall, was named the winner locally. She answered the question, “How do we keep Lincoln’s promise to our veterans and their families?” Pictured with her are Marge Patz, local Americanism chairwoman, left, and Jayne Bennett, president of Indiana County Council.

PAULINE GETTY She credits her long life to her belief in God, having a positive attitude and keeping a sense of humor. She currently resides at Live Well Country Estates in Hillsdale.

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How to break the acrylic-nail habit I just received an email from one of my readers that stirred up some very poignant memories. For years, I, like Carol, was on the acrylic-nail bandwagon. I loved that manicure style from the moment I first tried it. Nail polish lasts longer with acrylics. Email And, my questions or nails were tips to always mary@every shaped daycheap perfectly skate.com or and just Everyday the right Cheapskate, length. All 12340 Seal I had to Beach Blvd., do was go Suite B-416, to the Seal Beach, CA salon 90740. every three weeks to maintain them (to have them “filled”). The problem was, acrylics became addictive. I couldn’t maintain them myself, so if I didn’t go get them done regularly, they looked horrible. I became a slave to my

EVERYDAY CHEAPSKATE local nail salon and nail technician. Anyone who’s ever had acrylic nails knows that they absolutely ravage your natural nail if removed incorrectly or worn for years without taking a break. It was a difficult habit to break, but I’m glad I broke it, not only for my nails’ sake (Google “acrylic dangers” if you dare), but even more so for my wallet’s sake. Here’s what Carol wrote: DEAR MARY: About a year ago, I read your column “Six Secrets for the Perfect DIY Manicure” about giving yourself a manicure instead of getting them done. I had acrylic nails for more than 10 years. I went to the salon twice a month for upkeep. But I eventually became determined to cut the expense. I emailed you saying I intended make a commitment to myself and follow your plan. Now, a year later, I am thrilled to tell you I have successfully weaned my-

self off this $50-a-month habit. Your plan works! I do have a suggestion though. While breaking this habit, my nails were thin, ugly and short for several months. You mentioned your favorite nail-polish color is OPI “Lincoln Park After Dark.” But I couldn’t imagine putting color on my nails. In my mind, color would have exaggerated their shortness. So I bought all the products you recommended and followed all your steps. But I looked for a polish that’s very close to my skin tone. I chose Revlon “Gray Suede.” With this tone, they just looked shiny and simple. I was able to look down at my nails every day and not be embarrassed, or simply not give them a thought at all. To my surprise, my nails looked normal again after about three or four months, even without polish! I still use the same routine, though. Applying OPI Avoplex Nail & Cuticle Replenishing Oil several times a day is especially helpful. It smells wonder-

ful, feels southing and looks beautiful. Thank you! I love your column. I have learned so much and I am well on my way to a debt-free life. — Carol DEAR CAROL: I recall your initial email. I am just so proud of your tenacity and determination. Great job! Getting off that acrylic-nail treadmill is no simple feat. I know many of your fellow readers will be encouraged to follow your brave lead. The fact that you’re no longer spending at least $500 a year on acrylic nails makes me smile. But more than that, to know you are well on your way to financial freedom is truly thrilling. This column will answer questions of general interest, but letters cannot be answered individually. Mary Hunt is the founder of www.DebtProof Living.com, a personal finance member website and the author of “DebtProof Living,” released in 2014. To find out more about Mary and read her past columns, please visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www. creators.com.

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Did you know volunteer work is real work? Volunteer service can enhance a résumé. Not looking for employment? Retired? Looking to change career fields? Want to give back to your community? Or just love volunteering? Indiana County has numerous opportunities for adults to volunteer. Where does your interest lie?

ANIMALS • Four Footed Friends can use your help with animal care, walking dogs and as a foster parent. (724) 349-1144 • Indiana County Humane Society is looking for volunteers to bathe, groom and walk the animals. (724) 465-7387/3977

CLERICAL • American Red Cross needs help with front desk/clerical support. For more information, call (724) 465-5678. • Community Guidance Center needs volunteers to file and do data entry. Contact Kerry Ray at (724) 465-5576, ext. 128. • Four Footed Friends is looking for a volunteer receptionist. (724) 349-1144 • Indiana County Community Action Program (ICCAP) needs volunteers to answer the phones, type and do filing. (724) 465-2657 or (724) 248-9555 • Indiana County Humane Society can use assistance with filing, mailing and answering the phone. (724) 465-7387/3977

DISASTER ASSISTANCE The American Red Cross is looking for volunteers for the Disaster Action Team Health and for safety instructors. (724) 465-5678

EDUCATION • ARIN has a need for tutors to work with adults to improve basic math and reading skills in preparation for the GED. Also, tutors are needed for the English as a Second Language Program. (724) 463-5300, ext. 2329

• Indiana Free Library needs volunteers to reshelve books from 3-5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Contact John Swanson at (724) 465-8841. • Torrance State Hospital needs a library aide, GED and literacy tutors and computer tutors. Contact Donnalee Fleming at (724) 459-4464. • Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County is looking for a library volunteer. Contact Jonathan Bogert at (724) 4639600.

MEDICAL/SOCIAL WORK/ CHILD CARE • accessAbilities Inc. is looking for volunteers who can provide companionship for their consumers by making crafts, playing cards or board games, reading or doing small home repairs. (724) 465-6042 • Aging Services Inc. is looking for volunteers who can help with group activities such as crafts, reading, music and card games; and provide friendly one-on-one visits. Contact Jim McQuown at (724) 349-4500. • Alice Paul House is seeking volunteers to provide crisis intervention and counseling to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, juvenile offender, and other crime. By completing a training course in paraprofessional crisis intervention counseling, volunteers will be able to assist and empower individuals in crisis first hand by answering the crisis hotline and interacting with shelter residents and clients. For more information, contact Whitney Mottorn at (724) 349-5744. • Aging Services Inc. is looking for ombudsman volunteers. If you have two hours of free time a month to help ensure the quality of life and care of long-term care residents, they need you. Call (724) 349-4500 for more information. • Aging Services Inc. is looking for APPRISE volunteers to assist older adults with services and in-

formation on health insurance benefits, Medicare and Medicaid eligibility, claims filing, benefits counseling, telephone assistance, consumer protection, referral to other resources, and advocacy. Call (724) 349-4500. • Communities at Indian Haven needs volunteers to assist residents in wheelchairs, assist residents with activities and religious services; bring appropriate pets to visit, share craft ideas/skills and join the adopt-a-grandparent program. (724) 465-3900 • Indiana County Community Action Program needs mentors and child care providers at its shelters. (724) 465-2657 or (724) 248-9555 • Big Hearts Little Hands Mentoring Program, a program of the YMCA of Indiana County, is in need of positive, caring adults to provide guidance, care and emotional support to one of Indiana County’s youth in need. Those interested must be 18 years of age or older to be a Big. For more information, call (724) 463-9622

VNA • VNA Family Hospice needs volunteers to assist with grief support and companionship for patients and their families, respite relief, running errands for families and other activities. Contact Mary Edith Cicola at (724) 4638711. • CareNet, a service of the Visiting Nurse Association, is looking for volunteers to provide friendly visits, transportation or shopping assistance to the elderly and disabled in the community. Those interested may contact June Stewart at (724) 463-6340 or jstew art@vnaindiana.org. • Hopeful Hearts, a service of VNA family hospice, needs peer support group facilitators, family greeters and food servers. Contact Diane Giever at (724) 349-3888.

OUTDOORS • Historical & Genealogical So-

ciety of Indiana County is looking for building and grounds volunteers to help with upkeep and janitorial tasks. Contact Jonathan Bogert at (724) 463-9600. • Evergreen Conservancy is looking for volunteer board members, a volunteer secretary for the board, organizational help to manage membership and social media, and environmental educators to teach children at the Tanoma AMD Wetlands outdoor classroom and other locations; and water monitors to install water probes in streams, download data from data loggers, help with maintenance of data loggers and obtain water samples for testing. For more information, call (724) 471-6020 or (724) 463-8138. • Habitat for Humanity is in need of volunteers skilled in building trades such as masonry, framing, carpentry, electricity, plumbing and heating, roofing and siding, dry wall finishing, flooring/carpet laying and painting. Also needed are people willing to be trained in these skills or general labor. A willingness to help is all that is needed. For more information or to volunteer, call (724) 397-5546 or (724) 422-5042.

WEB/TECH • Historical & Genealogical Society of Indiana County could use an experienced IT volunteer. For details, contact Jonathan Bogert at (724) 463-9600.

OTHER • Indiana County Community Action Program (ICCAP) can use your assistance in the food warehouse. For details, call (724) 465-2657 or (724) 248-9555. • The Indiana County Humane Society is looking for volunteers to assist with grant writing and publicity. For more information, call (724) 465-7387. • Evergreen Conservancy is looking for volunteer board mem-

bers who will attend board meetings the first Thursday of every other month and committee meetings (the opposite month), and work with their accounts to track day to day expenditures and revenues, chair the finance committee, etc. (724) 4716020 or (724) 463-8138.

SPECIAL EVENTS • accessAbilities is in need of volunteers to assist with 5K Run/Walk and a murder mystery dinner. For more information, call (724) 465-6042. • The American Red Cross needs volunteers at blood drives to serve as walkers, greeters or canteen workers. For more information call (724) 465-5678. • Four Footed Friends needs special event volunteers. For more information, call (724) 3491144 for details. • ICCAP can use help with Care and Share Day and other special events. For more information, call (724) 465-2657 or (724)248-9555. • Indiana County Humane Society is looking for volunteers to assist with the county fair, school presentations and fundraising. Call (724) 465-7387/3977 for details. • Historical & Genealogical Society needs a collections assistant and special events volunteer. Contact Jonathan Bogert at (724) 463-9600. • Torrance State Hospital needs assistance for special events (picnic, auction, holiday events) through the year. Contact Donnalee Fleming at (724) 459-4464.

SENIOR CORPS is a national volunteer organization. It provides volunteers age 55 and over with volunteer opportunities in nonprofit agencies. Benefits include free accident, personal liability and access automobile insurance while volunteering. Contact Janeen Love at (800) 648-3381, ext. 236, or at jlove@jccap.org for more information.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2016 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Page 9

Dolphins to be moved into refuge By JENNIFER KAY Associated Press

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INVESTIGATORS VIEWED items removed from a car, left, after a heavily armed man was arrested in Santa Monica, Calif., early Sunday.

Man arrested in LA was told to give up guns By AMANDA LEE MYERS and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press

CHARLESTOWN, Ind. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A man arrested in Southern California with three assault rifles who told police he was headed to a gay pride event had earlier been ordered by a judge in his home state of Indiana to give up all his guns. But authorities there said Monday that they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any surprise checks on James Wesley Howell to confirm he was following the probation requirement. Howell has a California court appearance tentatively scheduled for today, but it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet clear what charges heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll face, if any. He was arrested early Sunday in Santa Monica with the weapons and explosives in a car he apparently drove from Indiana. He told police he was headed to a gay pride event in West Hollywood that attracts hundreds of thousands of people. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unclear whether Howell, 20, intended any violence at the LA Pride event, but the timing of the arrest â&#x20AC;&#x201D; hours after the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla., â&#x20AC;&#x201D; put police and event organizers on heightened alert. An Indiana probation officer met with Howell, of Charlestown, Ind., three weeks ago, rated him a lowlevel offender, and had yet to schedule the in-home visit, said James Hayden, chief probation officer in Clark County. Howell didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have permission to leave Indiana after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor intimidation charge. Authorities there are seeking to have him returned as a probation violator. Court records in Indiana and friends depict Howell as a gun enthusiast with a quick temper. Twice within four days last October he was accused of pulling a gun and making threats. The first incident involved Howellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thenboyfriend and the second a neighbor, identified in police records as Jeremy Hebert. Howell was charged with intimidation in the case involving Hebert, a conviction that led to his yearlong probation and weapons prohibition. Hebert remembered Howell being â&#x20AC;&#x153;hot-headedâ&#x20AC;? but said he had no interest in pursuing an intimidation charge against him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to ruin his life for it,â&#x20AC;? Hebert said, adding that he was fine as

long as Howell didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return to the neighborhood. Prosecutors apparently pursued the case without Hebert. Grace Logsdon, Howellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s former roommate, said Howell owned five guns and liked to spend time at a shooting range. He enjoyed teaching Logsdon about guns, she said, but he had a bad temper. During one trip to a gun range, she said Howell told her: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wish I could kill a lot of people.â&#x20AC;? She said Howell lived in a duplex apartment with Logsdon, her husband and Howellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s now-former boyfriend late last year. Howellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ex-boyfriend, Richard Hambrick, described Howell as â&#x20AC;&#x153;explosive.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got a lot of anger problems,â&#x20AC;? Hambrick said. He added that he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know why Howell was in California. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As far as I know he had no connections there with any family or friends,â&#x20AC;? Hambrick said. Charlestown police Detective Capt. Chuck Ledbetter said the handgun Howell used in the intimidation case was the only one the department seized from him. A rifle that ex-boyfriend Hambrick said Howell pointed at him a day earlier wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seized because no arrest was made at the time, Ledbetter said.

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MIAMI â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Eight dolphins that have spent their lives swimming in tanks will be retired from the National Aquarium in Baltimore into a seaside sanctuary. By announcing plans to move its dolphins into a protected habitat by the end of 2020, the aquarium sails into uncharted waters for the marine mammal industry. SeaWorld, which earlier this year ended its orca breeding and hinted at similar changes for its dolphins someday, has balked at similar proposals from activists who want its animals released into natural waters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no model anywhere, that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re aware of, for this,â&#x20AC;? aquarium CEO John Racinelli told The Associated Press in an interview ahead of todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pioneering here, and we know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neither the easiest nor the cheapest option.â&#x20AC;? Potential sites in the Florida Keys and the Caribbean have been explored, Racinelli said. The Atlantic bottlenose dolphins wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t simply be released into open seas. The aquariumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s criteria for a sanctuary include a fulltime staff, â&#x20AC;&#x153;excellent water qualityâ&#x20AC;? in a temperate climate, isolation pools for medical care or temporary refuge from harmful conditions and barriers to stop breeding among the dolphins or mingling with wild dolphins, Racinelli said. Only the oldest dolphin in the group has ever swum in ocean water: a female captured in 1972. Six were born at the aquarium and one was born at SeaWorld in Orlando. Ranging in age from 7 to 44, they stopped performing scheduled shows in 2012 but remain on display in 25-year-old facilities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned a lot, obviously, about how to take care of them, about how to ensure that they thrive,â&#x20AC;? Racinelli said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As that learning evolution has continued, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s become clear to us we can go even further in terms of their health and welfare by taking this kind of step.â&#x20AC;?

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Promise seen in vaccine approach DEAR DOCTOR K: I heard on television about a possible new vaccine against HIV, Ebola and other terrible viruses. That sounds like very good news, or is it just hype? DEAR READER: You may well have heard about a new approach to creating vaccines. The approach is called “passive immunization with neutralizing antibodies.” It could revolutionize immunization against Ebola and other viruses, including HIV (the virus that causes AIDS) and influenza (flu) viruses. To tell you what it is, and why this new approach is exciting, I need to explain some basics first. In a later column, I’ll explain neutralizing antibodies. When we are infected by viruses (and other microbes), certain cells of our immune system catch a few of the viruses. These cells chop the microbes they’ve caught into little pieces. Then those cells display the pieces, called antigens, like little flags waving from their cell surface. Some other types of immune system cells see those antigens and begin making antibodies against them. The antibodies attach to those antigens — and to any virus that contains those flags. When that happens, the antibodies disable the virus. Traditional vaccines contain large amounts of antigens of a virus. When those antigens enter your body, the immune system dedicates certain immune cells to make antibodies against those antigens. The antibodies are made whenever a virus with those antigens infects your body, because those immune cells have a “memory” of the antigens that recognizes them immediately. So far, so good. But here’s the problem. Some viruses frequently change the shape of certain antigens. The flu virus is a prime example. Often new strains of the flu virus, with new and different antigens, suddenly emerge. No immune cells immediately recognize the new antigens, because the immune system has no memory of them. This can lead to pandemics — when new flu viruses develop and suddenly sweep across the globe. For example, the pandemic of the H1N1 “swine” flu virus in 20092010 swept over the entire world within a few months. That’s too fast for a conventional vaccine to be made in large quantities. I know from personal experience: I caught the H1N1 virus and became quite sick before a vaccine against it could be developed. With Ebola, there’s a slightly different problem. There are several very different strains of the Ebola virus. Every now and then, for reasons we don’t understand, one of the strains of the virus starts an epidemic. Each of them is different enough from the others that it hasn’t seemed possible to make a traditional vaccine that would cover all three. So, scientists have long dreamed of a vaccine that: (1) would be effective against many different strains of a virus; and (2) could be made in large amounts and stored to be ready for when an epidemic suddenly explodes on the scene, hopefully nipping the epidemic in the bud. Passive immunization with neutralizing antibodies may prove to fulfill that dream. Dr. Anthony Komaroff is a physician and professor at Harvard Medical School. To send questions, go to AskDoctorK.com, or write: Ask Doctor K, 10 Shattuck St., Second Floor, Boston, MA 02115.

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Breast-feeding group creates community By BLYTHE BERNHARD St. Louis Post-Dispatch

FERGUSON, Mo. — Breast-feeding is the natural way to feed a baby, but it doesn’t come naturally to all women. Support from other new mothers is proven to boost breastfeeding success. The I AM: Breastfeeding support group was launched last year to help underserved women meet their breast-feeding goals. The group also offers home and hospital visits, phone advice and lactation counselors on call. “It can be trying in the beginning, so it’s nice to have a place where you know there’s someone to help you through it,” said Alechia Abioye, 28, who attends the support group with her 1year-old daughter Elaina and husband Taiwo. The group’s services are not limited to AfricanAmerican families, but a key goal is raising the breast-feeding rates in the black community. About 66 percent of African-American mothers breast-feed their babies, compared with about 83 percent of Hispanic, Asian and white mothers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “I really wish we would get back to listening to our bodies and knowing what to do, and breast-feeding is the start to that. It increases your intuition,” said group leader and lactation educator Denecia Harrell. Improving breast-feeding rates is a primary goal of the CDC’s 2020 Healthy People campaign. Breast-feeding has been linked to lower rates of asthma, eczema, diabetes and obesity in children. Breast-fed babies also have a much lower risk of developing intestinal and

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SANJORIA SYDNOR, 35, right, of Moline Acres, spoke last month during an I AM: Breastfeeding support group meeting at the Ferguson Public Library in Missouri. At left is Denecia Harrell, 33, of Ferguson, with her 1-year-old daughter, Nubia. respiratory infections that can lead to serious complications and hospitalizations. Increasing breast-feeding can lower the rates of infant mortality. Black babies in the U.S. have the highest rate of mortality of any race, with 11 deaths in the first year for every 1,000 births. The link between breastfeeding and fewer infant deaths is partly due to the reduced risk of illness. Breast-feeding also cuts a baby’s risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in half, in part because breastfed babies don’t sleep as soundly. Premature babies gain additional benefits from breast milk, including a much lower risk of a lifethreatening disease called necrotizing enterocolitis. In Missouri, more than 14 percent of black infants are born prematurely com-

pared with 9 percent of white infants. There are health benefits for the mother as well. Immediately after birth, breast-feeding reduces blood loss and helps the uterus shrink more quickly. Breast-feeding mothers have a lower risk of developing postpartum depression and breast and ovarian cancers. Beyond the health benefits, breast-feeding can save up to $2,000 in formula costs in the baby’s first year. There are cultural and economic reasons for the lower rates of breast-feeding among African-American mothers. Historically, slaves who had given birth were forced to breast-feed their masters’ children, often at the expense of their own children’s health. After slavery was abolished, many black women contin-

ued to work as wet nurses, as described in the book “The African-American Family in Slavery and Emancipation.” When formula became widely available in the 1950s, its use was viewed by some black women as an act of independence and a status symbol. Formula companies took advantage of that viewpoint by targeting their advertising to the black community. The U.S. medical system may further reinforce the racial disparities. Practices that support breast-feeding, including keeping mothers and babies together and limiting the use of formula, are less common in hospitals in neighborhoods with higher percentages of black residents, according to a 2014 federal report. While breast-feeding

rates are on the rise, many new black mothers cannot rely on their mothers, aunts or grandmothers for advice because they did not breast-feed. Most hospitals offer breast-feeding support groups, but they can be intimidating for women of color or those with lower incomes who don’t have the latest in trendy baby gear. “You feel most comfortable, you feel at home when you’re with people that you can identify with,” Harrell said. The I AM: Breastfeeding support group meets every fourth Tuesday evening at the Ferguson Public Library. Each meeting starts with dinner and an icebreaker. Then the free-flowing discussion turns to a topic on childbirth or parenting. The group, which is moving toward nonprofit status, was launched with help from a grant from the National Association of County and City Health Officials. It is affiliated with the Community Birth and Wellness Center in Ferguson, which offers midwife and doula services, childbirth classes as well as breast-feeding support. Husbands, older children, grandparents and other friends and family members are all welcome at the meetings as part of the breast-feeding mothers’ support system. Pregnant women are invited to learn more about initiating breast-feeding. Mothers of toddlers can discuss the weaning process. Anyone in between can find someone else who has been there. “It’s nice to know that women are going through the same trouble you’re going through,” Harrell said. “It gives you encouragement and strength.”

Kids’ sleep advice spells out shut-eye guidance by age By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer

CHICAGO — Parental warning: Try not to lose sleep over new guidelines on how much shut-eye your kids should be getting. The recommendations range from up to 16 hours daily for babies to at least eight hours for teens. They come from a panel of experts and give parents fresh ammunition

for when kids blame them for strict bedtimes. The guidelines released Monday are the first-ever for children from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. They encompass recommendations the American Academy of Pediatrics has made at different times for different ages. According to the guidelines: Adequate sleep is linked with improved attention, behavior, learning, men-

tal and physical health at every age covered. And insufficient sleep increases risks for obesity, diabetes, accidents, depression and in teens, self-harm including suicide attempts. The recommendations are based on a review of scientific evidence on sleep duration and health. Recommended daily/ nightly sleep duration is: • 12 hours to 16 hours including

naps for infants aged 4 months to 12 months. Younger infants aren’t included because they have a wide range of normal sleep patterns. • 11 to 14 hours including naps for children aged 1 to 2 years. • 10 to 13 hours including naps for children aged 3 to 5 years. • 9 to 12 hours for children aged 6 to 12 years. • 8 to 10 hours for teens aged 13 to 18 years.

Parents of adults may have hard time getting info By MICHELLE ANDREWS Kaiser Health News

When Sean Meyers was in a car accident on a November evening three years ago, he was flown by air ambulance to the emergency department at Inova Fairfax Hospital, in northern Virginia. With his arm broken in four places, a busted knee and severe bruising to his upper body, Meyers, 29, was admitted to the hospital. While badly hurt, his injuries didn’t seem lifethreatening. When his car went off the road, Meyers had been on his way to visit his parents, who live nearby in Sterling. They rushed to the hospital that night to wait for news and to be available if Sean or the hospital staff needed anything. But beyond the barest details, no one from the hospital talked with them about their son’s condition or care, not that night nor during the next 10 days while he was hospitalized. “All the time he was there, the hospital staff was very curt with us,” said Sam Meyers, Sean’s dad. “We couldn’t understand why we were being ignored.” After leaving the hospital, Sean moved into his parents’ spare bedroom temporarily to continue his recovery. About a week later, he was in their kitchen one evening with his girlfriend when suddenly he collapsed. He was rushed to the nearest hospital, where he died. An autopsy revealed that he had several blood clots as well as an enlarged heart. For Sean’s parents, the results were particularly wrenching because there’s a history of blood clots on his mother’s side of the family. How much did the hospital staff know? “It might have saved his life if they’d talked to us,”

Sam Meyers said. A spokeswoman for Inova Fairfax said, “We cannot comment on specific patients or cases.” But she noted that information about a patient’s care can be shared in a number of circumstances. These days, when people think about patient privacy problems, it’s usually because someone’s medical record has been breached and information has been released without their consent. But issues can also arise when patient information isn’t shared with family and friends, either because medical staff decide to withhold it or patients themselves choose to restrict who can receive information about their care. The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) established rules to protect the privacy of patients’ health information while setting standards for hospitals, doctors, insurers and others sharing health care information. Stepped-up enforcement in recent years and increased penalties for improper disclosure of patient information under HIPAA may lead hospitals and others to err on the side of caution, said Jane Hyatt Thorpe, an associate pro-

fessor at George Washington University’s department of health policy and an expert on patient privacy. “For a provider who’s uncertain about what information a provider may or may not be able to share, the easiest and safest route is to say no,” she said. However, the law is actually quite permissive about providers disclosing information to family members and others who are involved in a patient’s care, said Thorpe. “If the physician thinks it’s in (the) patient’s best interest to share information with mom or dad or whatever, they may do so,” she said. They may also decide not to share information, however. Generally, if a patient is unconscious and unable to give permission to discuss his medical information, a doctor may share details about his health with family and friends. But even if the patient is alert and able to make a choice, a health care provider can use discretion in deciding how much to tell family and friends. Dr. Wanda Filer, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, recalled a patient who was an HIV-positive sex worker who didn’t want his family

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to know about his health, even as he was dying. She honored his wishes. “The family was left in the dark,” she said. State laws may be more restrictive than HIPAA, requiring patient permission to disclose information to others, said Elizabeth Gray, a research scientist at George Washington University’s department of health policy. However, Virginia law generally follows HIPAA on disclosures, said Gray. In Sean Meyers’ case, there are unanswered questions. For example, “we don’t know what the patient actually said to the providers,” said Filer. “HIPAA does allow information to be shared with family or friends based on the patient’s wishes or, if the patient cannot make his/her wishes known, then based on the family member’s or friend’s involvement in the patient’s care,” the spokeswoman for Inova said. The health system’s privacy policy states that it may disclose a patient’s medical information to a friend or family member as permitted under HIPAA and provides details about how to

Light Therapy To Treat Depression Light therapy, which is used to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD), may also be effective in treating nonseasonal depression, especially when combined with an antidepressant. A new study involving 122 adults with major depression assigned participants to one of four groups: light therapy and a placebo; a device that was not light therapy and an antidepressant; the placebo device and placebo pill, and light and an antidepressant. After 4 weeks, about 60% of the group using light therapy and an antidepressant had remission of their By Rob Kasisky, R.PH. symptoms while the other groups had only small improvements.

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request a form to restrict such disclosures. There’s no surefire way to avoid lapses in communication or ensure that providers get all the relevant information about a patient’s health. Most smartphones today allow people to store health care information that can be accessed by emergency personnel, said Joy Pritts, a privacy consultant who is a former chief privacy officer in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology at the federal Department of Health and Human Resources. In addition to listing allergies and other health concerns, people could state their wishes about disclosing their health information. In the case of adult children, it may be useful for the child to carry a signed document that authorizes health care providers to disclose and discuss health care information with the parents for a set period of time, said Pritts. It’s no guarantee, but if a provider is on the fence about disclosing information, “it might help,” said Thorpe.

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Confiscating phones may teach surly teens respect DEAR ABBY: I’m the mother of two teenagers, ages 13 and 15. I am trying to teach them to do chores and help around the house, but all I get is attitude from them. I try to explain that I didn’t grow up with a dishwashDear Abby is er and I written by washed all Abigail Van the dishes Buren, also by hand. known as Well, now Jeanne that we Phillips, and have a was founded dishwashby her mother, er, they Pauline don’t want Phillips. to load or unload it either! I try not to spoil my kids, but I guess it’s too late. Sometimes I get so frustrated that I just do the chores myself. What am I doing wrong as a parent? My kids are either on their iPhone or iPad or Xbox. They have a better childhood than I ever had, but they don’t understand. It’s hurtful when their response is “Let me live,” or “You don’t understand anything,” or “I can’t wait to get

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out of the house and get away from you!” This is very hurtful, and I guess I just needed to vent to someone other than my husband. Thanks for letting me. — STRESSED-OUT MOM DEAR MOM: You’re welcome. Now, may I offer a suggestion? You should not be doing your teenagers’ chores for them. Instead, start instituting consequences if they shirk their responsibilities. An effective consequence would be to confiscate their iPhone, iPad or Xbox if the chores aren’t done when they’re supposed to be. And if they talk disrespectfully to you — ditto! DEAR ABBY: My son’s fiancee set their wedding date without asking me if I could make it. I recently took a job on the West Coast. As a campground manager and new employee, I can’t get time off Labor Day weekend to fly back to the East Coast for the wedding. (Labor Day is one of the big summer holidays for campgrounds.) His fiancee has done other hurtful things in the past, and I can’t help but doubt it was an oversight that I wasn’t consulted before their wedding date was set. When I tried to talk to my son about it, I received the anticipated hostility I usually get from him.

My question to you is, should I pay for their caterer? I have given this son so much money over the years that I can’t help but believe he’s a user. Advice, please. — EXCLUDED OUT WEST DEAR EXCLUDED: If your son had wanted you to be at his wedding, you would have been consulted before the date was set. His fiancee didn’t consult you because that is probably the way your son wanted it. Under the circumstances, you should not pay for any of the wedding expenses. If you feel you must do something, send them a congratulatory card wishing them “a lifetime of happiness together.” Period. DEAR ABBY: If I am standing in line waiting for a friend to arrive at a store that’s about to open for a sale, when my friend arrives, is it OK for her to join me where I’ve been holding the spot, or should we move to the back of the line so customers behind us don’t feel like she is butting in? — NO BUTTS ABOUT IT DEAR NO BUTTS: Lines for sales can be long, and people sometimes wait many hours to get into the stores. According to Emily Post, “Courteous people never break into line.” It might be diplomatic to ask the person standing in back of you if he or she minds if your friend joins you. Some might object; others not.

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Court vacates $1.8M Ventura award in ‘American Sniper’ case By The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — A federal appeals court on Monday threw out $1.8 million in damages awarded to former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, who said he was defamed by the late author Chris Kyle in the bestselling book “American Sniper.” The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also sent a portion of the case — Ventura’s defamation claim — back to the district court for a new trial, saying Ventura’s attorneys made improper remarks and the trial court “clearly abused its discretion in denying a new trial.” Messages left with Ventura, his publicist and his attorney were not immediately returned Monday. An attorney for Kyle’s estate had no comment and referred questions to publisher HarperCollins, which said it was reviewing the opinion and had

no comment at this time. Kyle is a former SEAL regarded as the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history with 160 confirmed kills. In his book “American Sniper,” he wrote a subchapter called “Punching Out Scruff Face” in which he describes decking Ventura at a California bar in 2006 after Ventura made offensive comments about SEALs, including that the SEALs “deserve to lose a few” in Iraq. Ventura, a former Underwater Demolition Teams/SEAL member and ex-pro wrestler, sued. He testified at trial that he never made the statements and that the confrontation never happened. He also said the book ruined his reputation in the tight-knit SEAL community. Kyle, who was killed on a shooting range in 2013 by a troubled fellow veteran, gave sworn videotaped testimony before his death

that his story was true. The case proceeded against his estate. ❏❏❏ FLINT, Mich. — Beyoncé has helped raise more than $82,000 for Flint residents who continue to deal with the city’s leadtainted water supply. The singer’s representatives announced her entertainment and management company, Parkwood Entertainment, presented the United Way of Genesee County with a check for $82,234 on Monday. The Detroit News reported the funds were raised by Beyoncé fans who opted to contribute to the Flint fund while purchasing tickets for her Formation tour. Beyoncé’s team said 14 Detroit-area high school students were also chosen to receive “college gifts” to help with their educational expenses and tickets to her concert Tuesday night at Ford Field.

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TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press

Today is Tuesday, June 14, the 166th day of 2016. There are 200 days left in the year. This is Flag Day. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, adopted the original design of the Stars and Stripes, specifying a flag containing 13 red and white stripes and 13 stars. On this date: In 1775, the Continental Army, forerunner of the United States Army, was created. In 1801, former American Revolutionary War general and notorious turncoat Benedict Arnold died in London. In 1922, Warren G. Harding became the first president heard on radio, as Baltimore station WEAR broadcast his speech dedicating the Francis Scott Key memorial at Fort McHenry. In 1934, Max Baer defeated Primo Carnera with an 11th round TKO to win the world heavyweight boxing championship in Long Island City, N.Y. In 1940, German troops entered Paris during World War II; the same day, the Nazis began transporting prisoners to the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. In 1943, the U.S. Supreme Court, in West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, ruled 6-3 that children in public schools could not be forced to salute the flag of the United States. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a measure adding the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance. In 1967, the space probe Mariner 5 was launched from Cape Kennedy on a flight that took it past Venus. In 1972, the Environmental Protection Agency ordered a ban on domestic use of the pesticide DDT, to take effect at year’s end. In 1982, Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the disputed Falkland Islands. In 1985, the 17-day hijack ordeal of TWA Flight 847 began as a pair of Lebanese Shiite Muslim extremists seized the jetliner shortly after takeoff from Athens, Greece. In 1990, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld, 6-3, police checkpoints that examined drivers for signs of intoxication.

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Ten years ago: President George W. Bush, just back from a surprise visit to Iraq, dismissed calls for a U.S. withdrawal as election-year politics and refused to give a timetable or benchmark for success that would allow troops to come home. Five years ago: President Barack Obama made a four-hour visit to Puerto Rico, becoming the first president since John F. Kennedy to make an official visit to the U.S. territory. The long-delayed, problem-plagued musical “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” officially opened on Broadway. One year ago: Thousands of Syrians cut through a border fence and crossed over into Turkey, fleeing intense fighting in northern Syria between Kurdish fighters and jihadis. Inbee Park shot a final round 68 and finished at 19-under par to win the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship for the third consecutive year and retake the No. 1 ranking in women’s golf. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Marla Gibbs is 85. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, D-Md., is 77. Writer

Peter Mayle is 77. Actor Jack Bannon is 76. Country-rock musician Spooner Oldham is 73. Rock singer Rod Argent (The Zombies; Argent) is 71. Real estate mogul, TV personality and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is 70. Singer Janet Lennon (The Lennon Sisters) is 70. Rock musician Barry Melton is 69. Rock musician Alan White (Yes) is 67. Actor Eddie Mekka is 64. Actor Will Patton is 62. Olympic gold-medal speed skater Eric Heiden is 58. Jazz musician Marcus Miller is 57. Singer Boy George is 55. Rock musician Chris DeGarmo is 53. Actress Traylor Howard is 50. Actress Yasmine Bleeth is 48. Actor Faizon Love is 48. Actor Stephen Wallem is 48. International Tennis Hall of Famer Steffi Graf is 47. Screenwriter Diablo Cody is 38. Actor Lawrence SaintVictor is 34. Actor Torrance Coombs is 33. Actor J.R. Martinez is 33. Actor-singer Kevin McHale is 28. Actress Lucy Hale is 27. Pop singer Jesy Nelson (Little Mix) is 25. Country singer Joel Crouse is 24. Actor Daryl Sabara is 24.

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OMAR MATEEN about those inside. “I felt like I was over in Iraq,” he said. He called his two friends inside; they never answered. He later discovered they died. Comey said the FBI also was trying to determine whether Mateen had recently scouted Disney World as a potential target, as reported by People.com, which cited an unidentified federal law enforcement source. “We’re still working through that,” Comey said. He defended the bureau’s handling of Mateen during two previous investigations into apparent terrorist sympathies. As for whether there was anything the FBI should have done differently, “so far, the honest answer is, I don’t think so,” Comey said. Wielding an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle and a handgun, Mateen opened fire at Pulse early Sunday in a three-hour shooting rampage and hostage siege that ended with a SWAT team killing him. During the attack, he called 911 to profess allegiance to the Islamic State group. At the White House, President Barack Obama said there is no clear evidence so far that Mateen was directed by the group, calling the attack an apparent example of “homegrown extremism.” Obama will traveling to Orlando on Thursday to pay respects to the victims and stand in solidarity with the community, according to the White House. More details of the massacre emerged, with Orlando police Chief John Mina

saying Mateen was “cool and calm” during phone calls with negotiators. But Mina said he decided to send the SWAT team in and bash through a wall after Mateen holed up with hostages in a bathroom and talked about bombs and an explosive vest. “We knew there would be an imminent loss of life,” Mina said. As it turned out, Mateen had no explosives with him. The tragedy hit the city’s gay and Hispanic communities especially hard. Sunday was Latino Night at the club. “As the names come out, they are overwhelmingly Latino and Hispanic names,” said Christina Hernandez, a Hispanic activist. “These were not just victims of the LBGT community, but of the Hispanic community, as well. This was senseless bloodshed.” Five of the wounded were reported in grave condition, meaning the death toll could rise. A call has gone out for blood donations. Mateen’s grasp of the differences between Islamic extremist groups appeared shaky. During three calls with 911 dispatchers, Mateen not only professed allegiance to the Islamic State but also expressed solidarity with a suicide bomber from the Syrian rebel group Nusra Front, and a few years ago he claimed connections to Hezbollah, too — both ISIS enemies, according to Comey. The FBI became aware of Mateen in 2013 when coworkers reported that the private security guard claimed to have family connections to al-Qaida and to be a member of Hezbollah, too, Comey said. He was also quoted as saying he hoped law enforcement would raid his apartment and assault his wife and child so that he could martyr himself. The FBI launched a 10month preliminary investigation, following Mateen, reviewing his communications and questioning him, the FBI chief said. Mateen

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Continued from Page 1 was less about Islamic extremism and more about a man conflicted about his sexuality. “I think it’s possible that he was trying to deal with his inner demons, of trying to get rid of his anger of homosexuality,” said Van Horn, who lost three friends in the shooting. “It’s really confusing to me. Because you can’t change who you are. But if you pretend that you’re different, then you may shoot up a gay bar.” The Orlando Sentinel and other news organizations quoted other regulars from Pulse who said they had seen Mateen there a number of times. “Sometimes he would go over in the corner and sit and drink by himself, and other times he would get so drunk he was loud and belligerent,” said Ty Smith, who remembered seeing Mateen inside at least a dozen times. On Monday night, just about a mile from Pulse in downtown Orlando, thousands gathered for a vigil to support the victims and survivors. The names of the dead were read aloud. It was held on the lawn of Orlando’s main performing arts venue, where mourners created a makeshift memorial of flowers, candles and notes for the victims. Many said they felt compelled to attend because of the role Pulse played in their lives. “It was a place that a young 20-year-old who wasn’t openly gay felt safe for the first time,” said Cathleen Daus, now 36, who worked at Pulse in her 20s. “Pulse gave me confidence, made me realize I was normal and so much like everyone else.” Some, including Jason Primar, who lost two friends in the massacre, released balloons that flew high above the downtown skyscrapers. Primar went to Pulse at 2 a.m. Sunday, hoping for a good time with friends. Instead, he was greeted with gunshots and worries

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claimed he made the remarks in anger because co-workers were teasing him and discriminating against him as a Muslim, and the FBI eventually closed the case, Comey said. His name surfaced again as part of another investigation into the Nusra Front bomber. The FBI found Mateen and the man had attended the same mosque and knew each other casually, but the investigation turned up “no ties of any consequence,” Comey said. Mateen was added to a terror watch list in 2013 when he was investigated, but was taken off it soon after the matter was closed, according to Comey. People who are in that database are not automatically barred from buying guns. Mateen purchased his weapons in June, long after his removal from the list. The Islamic State’s radio hailed the attack and called Mateen “one of the soldiers of the caliphate in

America.” But it gave no indication the group planned or knew of the attack beforehand. Counterterrorism experts have been warning in the past few years about the danger of so-called lone wolf attackers who act in sympathy with extremist groups but aren’t directed by them. Mateen’s father, Seddique Mir Mateen, said the massacre was “the act of a terrorist,” and added: “I apologize for what my son did. I am as sad and mad as you guys are.” He wouldn’t go into details about his son’s religious or political views, saying he didn’t know. Asked whether he missed his son, he said: “I don’t miss anything about him. What he did was against humanity.” Associated Press writers Eric Tucker in Washington; Allen Breed, Mike Schneider and Tamara Lush in Orlando; and photographers Chris O’Meara in Orlando and Alan Diaz in Fort Pierce contributed to this report.

Experts question response by police Continued from Page 1 assess what is happening and make sure all the pieces are in place.” From the restroom, Mateen called 911 and made statements pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. That’s when the shooting stopped and hostage negotiators began talking with him, the chief said. “We had a team of crisis negotiators that talked to the suspect, trying to get as much information as possible, what we could do to help resolve the situation ... He wasn’t asking a whole lot, and we were doing most of the asking,” Mina said. Mateen soon began talking about explosives and bombs, leading Mina to decide about 5 a.m. to detonate an explosive on an exterior wall to prevent poten-

tially greater loss of life. The explosives did not penetrate the wall completely, so an armored vehicle was used to punch a 2-foot-by-3-foot hole in the wall about 2 feet from the ground. “We knew there would be an imminent loss of life,” Mina said. Hostages started running out, as did Mateen, who was killed in a shootout with SWAT team members. It turned out there were no explosives. Police tactics changed after the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School, where the first officers to arrive exchanged fire with the gunmen but then stopped and waited for the SWAT team. That took 45 minutes. By then, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had killed 12 students and a teacher.

At the time, the standard police practice was to set up a perimeter, wait for SWAT officers and then go inside. Authorities began to realize that the delayed response gave suspects more time to kill. “We can’t just let him have free rein and continue to shoot,” said Ben Tisa, a former FBI agent and former SWAT team member. Experts point to other mass shootings where a delay in confronting the shooter probably gave the gunman time to maneuver and attack. A mass shooting in 1984 at a McDonald’s in San Ysidro, Calif., offered one of the earliest lessons, with 21 people being killed and 19 wounded before a SWAT team killed the gunman about 45 minutes later. Incorrect or incomplete

information is typical during police emergencies. And the gravity of the decisions is not lost on SWAT teams and their commanders. Civilian lives are at risk, along with those of police officers who are often outgunned by suspects. “You have split seconds,” said Thor Eells, commander of the Colorado Springs Police Department and chairman of the board of the National Tactical Officers Association. Almost immediately after the shooting began, the nightclub posted a note on its Facebook page telling people to get out and “keep running.” Grollnek, a consultant who conducts active-shooter training for law enforcement, said that’s another lesson from other mass

shootings: Civilians can’t expect to stay safe by heeding the old advice to hide or shelter in place. “The problem is we’re failing to evolve by learning the lesson that hiding does not work,” he said. “Running works. Everyone who escapes to tell their story says, ‘I ran away. I heard a noise on my left, and I went to my right and I got out.’” But Grollneck reserved his anger for the police commanders in Florida who didn’t allow SWAT team members to enter until several hours after the shooter began the attack. “How have we failed so poorly that we did not learn our lesson ... when we see SWAT teams respond and not making entry creates victims,” he said. “Period. End of story.”

Obama struggles for solutions to violence Continued from Page 1 important than a sort of “soul searching” about what to do about it. “We know that at some point there are going to be, out of 300 million, there are going to be some individuals who find for whatever reason that kind of horrible propaganda enticing,” Obama said Monday. “And if that happens, and that person can get a weapon, that’s a problem.” The comments were Obama’s most direct acknowledgment yet that the attacks like the one in Orlando may be a new fixture of American life — the sort of observation that could only be delivered by a second-term president with seven months left in office. Obama’s two-prong message, delivered with weary resignation to reporters, was unlikely to quell the fears of those hoping such attacks will never happen again.

But the president has seemed to embrace his endof-term role. He’s also mindful that his administration has overseen the dawn of a new era of domestic attacks and it is incumbent to try to explain the forces at play. The White House began pointing in various directions on Monday, defending the administration at each turn while announcing Obama would travel to Orlando on Thursday to “stand in solidarity with the community.” There appeared to be no missteps at the FBI, which had interviewed presumed shooter Omar Mateen in the past, Obama said. Although Mateen wasn’t on any watch list at the time, Obama blasted as “crazy” a system in which law enforcement officials weren’t alerted when he purchased the assault rifle and handgun used in the attack. White House spokesman

Josh Earnest revived the White House’s oft-repeated critique of Republicans for blocking “common-sense” gun legislation. Though he declared the president was not resigned to accept the outbreak of mass violence as normal and described considerable “presidential frustration,” he did not outline any new push for gun control measures. The Orlando attack comes as the White House had begun touting new progress against the Islamic State group, one of the groups that Mateen claimed to follow as he carried out the attack. Last week, the U.S. envoy to the anti-IS coalition argued the group’s morale was “plummeting” and its funding and recruiting were drying up. Brett McGurk said that IS had lost half its territory in Iraq and that the U.S. and its partners were killing an IS leader about every three days.

Obama had planned to echo that message publicly following a National Security Council meeting today that will now take on a much less sanguine tone. The juxtaposition has illustrated that “going after terrorists over there,” as Obama put it last year, has not seemed to lessen the risk of terrorism at home. That’s especially true when it comes to so-called “homegrown extremism” or “lone wolves” — phrases used to describe instances where individuals in the U.S., inspired by groups like IS, take it upon themselves to plan and execute deadly attacks at home. “It is a perverse reaction to the success that we are having on the geographic battlefield,” said Wendy Sherman, Obama’s former undersecretary of state. “As a result, ISIS is looking to show that it still is powerful, and one of the ways it does that is to claim ‘lone wolf,’

because they don’t have to come to Syria or Iraq or Libya.” Obama has long conceded that there’s no surefire way to detect those attacks in advance, tacitly putting Americans on notice that some level of violence is inevitable. The FBI said last month it was monitoring more than 1,000 people who are potentially at risk for radicalization and violence. Though the U.S. has made countering extremist ideologies — especially online — a key component of its anti-IS strategy, the effectiveness of those efforts is called into doubt by continued attacks by people found later to have been inspired by IS from thousands of miles away. “If we have self-radicalized individuals in this country, then they are going to be very difficult oftentimes to find ahead of time,” Obama said.

Continued from Page 1 Transportation Committee. “The additional $175,000 would come from the construction fund.” District Superintendent Dale Kirsch said the project has been needed for about two years but has been delayed for various reasons. “The track surface is at the end of the useful life, and we probably got an extra two years out of it,” Kirsch said. “Part of the reason the price is higher than the $250,000 estimated two years ago is that the damage has increased. It’s deteriorating and it’s only going to get worse.” “The old surface was guaranteed for 15 years and we have exceeded that,” Uccellini said. “This new track is guaranteed for 25 years and with the way our maintenance staff keeps the facilities, it probably will go longer than that.” The board approved the contract with no voiced opposition. Board Vice President Diana Paccapaniccia conducted the meeting in the absence of President Doug Steve. In other business, the board: • Authorized the district’s architects, McKissick & Associates, to perform minor renovations to Room 120 in Indiana Area Senior High School. The work was proposed last year as part of a senior high improvement project but was eliminated to keep the project within budget. The project calls for dividing the room into three digital media production studios and an office at an estimated cost of $25,000. • Approved a one-year extension of the contract with Source4teachers, of Cherry Hill, to provide substitute teachers, administrative assistants, para-educators and teacher aides for 2016-17 at an increase of 1 percent of current rates. Kirsch estimated the agency would provide $15,000 to $20,000 of service, putting the increase at $150 to $200. • Approved participation in the guest teacher consortium through the Armstrong-Indiana Intermediate Unit for 2016-17 at a cost of $400. • On a divided vote, approved a reduction of one math coach position for grades 4 and 5, then approved the creation of an instructional technology coach for the elementary IDEAL program. • Authorized teachers to take part in a wide range of professional development activities during the summer, with compensation at the hourly workshop rate of $36.12 for June and $37.21 for July and August at an estimated total cost of $8,656. • Approved program development work during the summer months by several teachers, including development of the elementary IDEAL program, a digital literacy course, a mass customized learning program, and several others, at the daily pay rates for an estimated total cost of $12,480. • Approved the transfer of $266,400 to the capital reserve fund for future building and construction needs. The funds represent the money saved by refinancing a bond, the proceeds of a recent equipment auction, property rental income and transfers earmarked in the district’s general budget. • Approved the purchase of technology education equipment from Saw Sales & Machinery Co., of Gibsonia, Allegheny County, at a cost of $46,485. • Approved an agreement with Spellman Studio as the senior photographer in 2016-17 and 2017-18 school years.

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Major Roll Spieth on top of his game going into U.S. Open By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

OAKMONT — Jordan Spieth feels confident about his game, typical talk from most top players going into a major. Unlike so many others at this U.S. Open, however, Spieth speaks from experience. Not since Tiger Woods a decade ago has anyone had this kind of run in golf’s biggest events. From the time he missed the cut at Valhalla in the 2014 PGA Championship, Spieth has not

finished worse than fourth in his last five majors. He won the Masters and U.S. Open, missed a playoff at the British Open by one shot, was runner-up at the PGA Championship, and he tied for second at this year’s Masters. He made it sound Monday as though form were secondary to sheer belief. “Is my game always (good) ... no,” he said, answering his own question before he finished it. “The Masters this year, tee to green, I felt much worse than I did at events where I finished 25th at a

tour event. But because I just felt that we were ready and that we could do it and I could draw on past experience — especially at that event — we got into contention. I willed the putts in. I couldn’t really describe it to you other than it just being kind of a mental state of being confident at the majors.” Such streaks are rare. In the last 60 years, only Jack Nicklaus (three times), Woods (twice) and Arnold Palmer have gone at least five straight majors in the top five. Nicklaus went seven straight majors from Continued on Page 14

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Penguins ride meteoric rise to fourth Cup By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer

PITTSBURGH — When the Pittsburgh Penguins won the Stanley Cup in 2009, a dynasty appeared to be in the offing. It didn’t quite work out that way. Injuries and inconsistent postseason play sent the franchise into a full-fledged identity crisis. The long, seemingly interminable wait for Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin to bookend the championship they helped capture seven years ago came to a blissful, euphoric end Sunday night in San Jose. Their six-game triumph over the Sharks in the final capped a meteoric six-month sprint under Mike Sullivan, whose arrival in midDecember provided the wake-up call the talented but erratic roster desperately needed. “It’s not an easy win in this league,” Malkin said. “Every team in the league deserves to win. We play against San Jose and they haven’t won in 25 years. It’s not easy.” Maybe, but for the Penguins the path might be smoother than most. The group that poured over the boards and onto the ice when the horn sounded at the end of a 100-game plus marathon that spanned from September to June appears to be well-appointed for the future thanks to a series of moves by general manager Jim Rutherford to build around his two stars. Oddsmakers made Pittsburgh an early 8-1 favorite to win it all again next year, heady territory considering there hasn’t been a repeat champion in nearly two decades. Then again, there’s reason to be optimistic the

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run at the top that seemed a near certainty in 2009 could still come to fruition, if later than expected. The core of Crosby, Malkin, forward Phil Kessel and defensemen Kris Letang and Olli Maatta are all 30 or under and all signed through at least 2022. Goaltender Matt Murray — whose 15 wins in the playoffs tied an NHL rookie record — turned 22 last month. Young forwards Bryan Rust, Conor Sheary and Tom Kuhnhackl are in their mid-20s. Carl Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Patric Hornqvist will be back. So will Sullivan, who began the season molding prospects for Pittsburgh’s American Hockey League affiliate in WilkesBarre/Scranton. He ended it posing at center ice with his sport’s biggest trophy as the centerpiece after taking the pieces given to him by Rutherford and creating a relentless, swarming team that often tilted the ice for long stretches. “We felt as though, if we were a team that could play fast in every aspect of the game, it could be our competitive advantage on some of our opponents,” Sullivan said. “I thought Jim Rutherford did a tremendous job in acquiring some guys along the way that enhanced that speed for us.” The only real questions heading into the offseason surround goaltender MarcAndre Fleury and forward Matt Cullen. Fleury kept the Penguins afloat early in the season, then played the role of dutiful mentor to Murray after a concussion suffered on March 31 limited him to one playoff appearance, an overtime loss to Tampa Bay in Game 5 of the Eastern Continued on Page 17

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SIDNEY CROSBY and the Penguins arrived at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport from California on Monday, Stanley Cup in hand, as fans greeted the team. KEITH SRAKOCIC/Associated Press

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — The city prepared for a victory parade to celebrate the Penguins’ Stanley Cup championship as its police and other public safety officials celebrated a victory of their own: making only one arrest as fans poured into the streets to celebrate Sunday night’s win. The parade will begin Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. downtown. A similar celebration after the Penguins’ 2009 championship — scheduled seven years ago to the day — drew nearly 400,000 fans. The route will begin on Grant Street at Liberty Avenue, travel along Grant Street to the Boulevard of the Allies, turn right onto the Boulevard of the Allies and will end at the intersection of the Boulevard of the Allies and Stanwix Street. A stage will be set up at Stanwix Street for celebratory remarks from Pittsburgh Penguins players and personnel. Road closures and parade route barricade installation will begin tonight and into Wednesday morning. People needing directions on where to park should visit DowntownPittsburgh. com to take a look at an interactive parking map. The parade will wrap up around 12:30 p.m. and the celebration rally will follow at Stanwix Street and the Boulevard of the Allies. Tens of thousands of people celebrated in the streets after the Penguins beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 to win Game 6, clinching the bestof-seven final series 4-2. The championship is the fourth for the franchise, with others coming in 1992, 1992 and 2009. The city’s fans have had other reasons to celebrate in recent years, with two Steelers Super Bowl victories in 2006 and 2009.

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LeBron, Irving overpower Warriors By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer

OAKLAND, Calif. — Booed every time he touched the ball, LeBron James cut through Golden State’s defense and made layups look easy. Dunks and 3-pointers, so smooth, too. And Kyrie Irving also completely had his way with the Warriors. King James and Irving thoroughly overpowered the defending champions from every spot on the

floor, and the Cavaliers are still alive to chase that elusive championship. The unflappable, determined-as-ever James had 41 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists, Irving also scored 41 points and Cleveland capitalized on the absence of suspended star

Draymond Green, staving off NBA Finals elimination with a 112-97 victory in Game 5 on Monday night. “We had a mindset that we wanted to come here and just extend our period and have another opportunity to fight for another day,” James said. “That was our main concern, and we were able to do that.” James and Irving became the first teammates to score 40 points in an NBA Finals game as the Cavaliers pulled within 3-2 and sent Continued on Page 17

DEVON McCUNN of the Clymer Little League team slid under the tag of the McGill’s catcher during Little League baseball action at the Indiana complex on Monday.

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THE NATIONALS’ Anthony Rendon stole second base ahead of a throw to Cubs shortstop Addison Russell during the second inning of Monday’s game in Washington.

Scherzer leads Nats over Cubs By The Associated Press

Max Scherzer retired the first 16 batters he faced and threw seven innings of two-hit ball, striking out 11 in a pitching masterpiece that carried the Washington Nationals past the Chicago Cubs 4-1 Monday night. Scherzer’s bid for his third career no-hitter ended with one out in the sixth when Addison Russell homered on a 3-2 pitch. The only other batter to reach against Scherzer (8-4) was Anthony Rizzo, who doubled in the seventh. Facing the team with the best record in the majors, Scherzer became the 26th pitcher in baseball history to have 40 games with at least 10 strikeouts. He has won three straight starts, allowing only three runs over 22 innings. Shawn Kelley got five outs for his first save. Wilson Ramos hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth inning for the NL East-leading Nationals, who have won four straight and seven of eight. Kyle Hendricks (4-6) gave up four runs and six hits in 5 1-3 innings. DIAMONDBACKS 3, DODGERS 2: Zack Greinke won his sixth consecutive start, aided by three defensive gems in his first game against his former team since leaving Los Angeles, and Arizona got home runs from Paul Goldschmidt and Jake Lamb to beat the Dodgers. Brad Ziegler got five outs for his 41st consecutive save, 13th this season. He escaped a bases-loaded jam in the eighth with the help of a diving catch by Bourn. Goldschmidt and Lamb homered off Mike Bolsinger (1-4). Corey Seager hit his 15th homer for the Dodgers. REDS 9, BRAVES 8: Tyler Holt drew a bases-loaded walk from Arodys Vizcaino to force home the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning, and Cincinnati edged Atlanta in a matchup of teams with the worst records in the National League. Five Braves pitchers combined for eight walks, including three by Vizcaino (1-2) in the ninth. Adam Duvall homered and drove in three runs for the Reds. Ross Ohlendorf (5-5) allowed one run in the eighth, and Tony Cingrani earned his seventh save. Freddie Freeman drove in three runs with three hits for the Braves, including a homer.

MARLINS 13, PADRES 4: Adeiny Hechavarria drove in four runs and Miami routed San Diego. Ichiro Suzuki had three of the Marlins’ season-high 19 hits, leaving him one shy of equaling Pete Rose’s total of 4,256 — the major league record. Suzuki collected 1,278 hits during his nine seasons in Japan. Martin Prado homered for the Marlins, who rested sore slugger Giancarlo Stanton. Still, they built an 8-1 cushion by the third inning and eased to their third win in five games. Wei-Yin Chen (4-2) allowed four solo homers and seven hits in six innings. He struck out seven and won for just the second time in eight starts. Colin Rea (3-3) was battered for eight runs and nine hits in 2 2-3 innings, the shortest start of his career. GIANTS 11, BREWERS 5: Brandon Crawford drove in three runs and Denard Span hit a leadoff homer to help San Francisco beat Milwaukee. Crawford’s sacrifice fly in the sixth against Corey Knebel (0-1) broke a 4all tie. The shortstop added a two-run single an inning later as the Giants won for the ninth time in 11 home games. Gregor Blanco had a two-run single in San Francisco’s four-run seventh. Albert Suarez (2-1), the third of five Giants pitchers, allowed two runs in 3 2-3 innings for the win. Matt Cain gave up three runs, five hits and five walks in 3 2-3 innings after missing his previous two turns with a right hamstring strain. AMERICAN LEAGUE WHITE SOX 10, TIGERS 9: Adam Eaton singled home the winning run in the 12th inning for his fourth hit of the night, and Chicago rallied from seven runs down in a wild victory over Detroit. J.B. Shuck led off the 12th with a double down the first-base line and advanced on Tim Anderson’s sacrifice. With the infield playing in, Eaton bounced a grounder up the middle against Anibal Sanchez (3-7). Jose Abreu hit a two-run homer for Chicago, and Dioner Navarro had a solo shot. Zach Duke (1-0) pitched a scoreless inning for the win, long after White Sox manager Robin Ventura was ejected for arguing balls and strikes. Brett Lawrie and Avisail Garcia delivered consecutive RBI singles to tie it.

ROYALS 2, INDIANS 1: Whit Merrifield hit his first career homer, Edinson Volquez tossed seven scoreless innings of two-hit ball and Kansas City beat Cleveland to end a five-game skid against the Indians. Alcides Escobar also drove in a run for the Royals, who have won three in a row after an eight-game losing streak. They also won their seventh consecutive game at Kauffman Stadium. Volquez (6-6) walked the bases loaded in the first inning before settling down, allowing only a double to Jason Kipnis and a single to Lonnie Chisenhall. Kelvin Herrera allowed a leadoff homer to Kipnis in the eighth. Wade Davis earned his 18th save. ATHLETICS 14, RANGERS 5: Khris Davis homered and drove in five runs, Marcus Semien and Jake Smolinski each had three hits and Oakland pounded first-place Texas hours after the Rangers put pitcher Yu Darvish on the disabled list. The A’s snapped a seven-game losing streak on Sunday, then beat a Texas team that had won eight of 10. Davis hit his 15th homer off Cesar Ramos (1-3) in the fifth. Daniel Coulombe (1-0) won in relief of starter Sean Manaea, who exited after 4 1-3 innings with a strained left forearm. TWINS 9, ANGELS 4: Trevor Plouffe hit a three-run homer, Byron Buxton and Robbie Grossman also went deep and Minnesota beat slumping Los Angeles. Joe Mauer had two hits while reaching base for the 25th consecutive game for the AL-worst Twins (20-43), who battered Jered Weaver (5-6) in their highest-scoring performance of the season. INTERLEAGUE PHILLIES 7, BLUE JAYS 0: Ryan Howard and Odubel Herrera homered, Jerad Eickhoff pitched six spotless innings to win consecutive starts for the first time this season, and Philadelphia snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Toronto. Eickhoff (4-8) allowed three hits and four walks. David Hernandez, Hector Neris and Andrew Bailey finished the six-hitter. Herrera and Howard homered off knuckleballer R.A. Dickey (4-7), who went 6 1-3 innings. He is 0-5 with a 5.14 ERA in seven home starts.

When: 7:10 p.m. today, Wednesday and Thursday Where: Citi Field, New York On the air: Root and WCCS-AM 1160 All-time series: Pirates lead 381-347. So far this season: Pirates lead 2-1. The Pirates won both games of a doubleheader played last week after the home series opener was postponed and lost the third game, 6-5, in 10 innings. Managers: Pirates: Clint Hurdle (sixth season with Pirates, 463-410). Mets: Terry Collins (sixth season with Mets, 428-444). About the Pirates: The Pirates are 32-31 after losing each game of a three-game home series to the Cardinals. It was the first time St. Louis swept a series at PNC Park since August 2009. ... Pittsburgh has lost five straight games and 12 of its last 16. ... Juan Nicasio was originally scheduled to start today but will be skipped in the rotation after allowing six runs in the 12th inning in Friday’s loss. ... Gerrit Cole will miss his scheduled start on Thursday after injuring his triceps Friday. ... The Pirates acquired Erik Kratz from Houston on Saturday for cash considerations following Francisco Cervelli’s injury and will start as long as Chris Stewart remains out. He is 0-for-4 since joining the club. ... Andrew McCutchen continues to struggle at the plate, batting just 7-for-43 with one extra-base hit in June. ... Starling Marte ranks second in the National League with a .322 batting average. ... After reaching base safely in 14 of 15 games, Josh Harrison was held without a hit over 11 plate appearances against St. Louis. About the Mets: The Mets are 34-28 after splitting a fourgame road series with Milwaukee. ... Manager Terry Collins was released from the hospital Monday after a brief illness and plans to rejoin the team today. ... Second baseman Neil Walker and left fielder Michael Conforto were both injured over the weekend. They each underwent tests Monday and remain dayto-day. ... New York acquired Kelly Johnson, who is 4-for-9 with two doubles with the club, on Friday. ... Yoenis Cespedes is tied for fourth in the National League with 16 home runs. ... Curtis Granderson is starting to snap out of his season-long slump, batting 7-for-17 with a double, a triple and two homers over his last four games ... Mets closer Jeurys Familia leads the league with 21 saves in 21 opportunities. Probable starters • TBD vs. Jacob deGrom (3-2, 2.80) • TBD vs. Noah Syndergaard (6-2, 2.00) • TBD vs. Bartolo Colon (5-3, 3.08) Projected lineups Pirates Name Pos. Avg. HR RBI 1. John Jaso 1B .287 3 19 2. Andrew McCutchen CF .241 9 25 3. Gregory Polanco RF .296 9 39 4. Jung Ho Kang 3B .283 8 23 5. Starling Marte LF .332 5 23 6. Josh Harrison 2B .310 2 30 7. Jordy Mercer SS .264 2 22 8. Erik Kratz C .061 0 0 9. Starting Pitcher SP — — — Bench: Chris Stewart (C), Sean Rodriguez (utility), David Freese (INF), Matt Joyce (OF). Bullpen: Mark Melancon (R, closer), Tony Watson (L), Neftali Feliz (R), Jared Hughes (R), Cory Luebke (L), A.J. Schugel (R), Arquimedes Caminero (R), Rob Scahill (R). Mets Name Pos. Avg. HR RBI 1. Curtis Granderson RF .218 12 20 2. Alejandro De Aza LF .181 1 4 3. Yoenis Cespedes CF .282 16 40 4. James Loney 1B .255 1 3 5. Asdrubal Cabrera SS .267 6 21 6. Wilmer Flores 3B .250 1 5 7. Kelly Johnson 2B .231 1 10 8. Kevin Plawecki C .205 1 10 9. Starting Pitcher SP — — — Bench: Rene Rivera (C), Matt Reynolds (INF), Neil Walker (2B), Juan Lagares (OF), Michael Conforto (OF). Bullpen: Jeurys Familia (R, closer), Antonio Bastardo (L), Jerry Blevins (L), Erik Goeddel (R), Jim Henderson (R), Addison Reed (R), Hansel Robles (R). Next: The Pirates travel to Wrigley Field to play a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs, Friday through Sunday.

U.S. OPEN

Spieth playing at top of his game Bunkers present Continued from Page 13 the 1971 PGA Championship through the 1972 British Open, while Woods’ longest stretch of top 5s was six majors from the 1999 PGA Championship through the 2001 Masters. He won five of those six majors. Whether the 22-year-old Texan can extend his streak depends largely on Oakmont. The course has lived up to its reputation as the toughest championship test in golf over the last couple of days of dry weather. Spieth was among those who predicted no one will finish the week under par, as was the case in 2007 at Oakmont when Angel Cabrera won at 5-over 285. Rain could change that. But rain won’t make the rough shrink. The density of the grass is as fearsome as the speed of the greens. Graeme McDowell had a bet with his caddie on Sunday in which the former U.S. Open champion would get $30 for every birdie, and he would lose $10 for every bogey. He played the back nine and lost $50. The wind was so strong Sunday that Spieth said he would have shot somewhere around 75 or 76 at best, and he would have been happy with it. “But today, with less wind, I thought that it was more playable,” he said. “Still extremely challenging, where par is a great score, but I thought if you hit the ball where you were looking you could have birdie opportunities on quite a few holes. At the same time ... I’d sign for even par. I don’t think anyone is going to be in the red

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JORDAN SPIETH walked onto the 17th green during a practice round at Oakmont Country Club on Monday. come 72 holes. So it will be a challenge. But I’m looking forward to it.” Spieth is coming off a stretch of playing four straight weeks, with one very important tournament. He missed the cut at The Players Championship, his first tournament back since losing a five-shot lead on the back nine at the Masters. He lost a

good chance to win in his hometown at the AT&T Byron Nelson when he shot 74 in the final round. The important week was Colonial, where Spieth birdied his last three holes to win. He started well at the Memorial until fading badly on the weekend, but that win in Texas was big for his morale. And it eased some of the sting from Augusta. “That was a huge week for us, especially to win before any of the next majors,” he said. “If we can get ourselves in contention here, I can draw back on Colonial, what happened at the end there. I think it would have been that much harder.” The really hard part is winning at Oakmont — not just because it’s Oakmont, but the history against him. Curtis Strange is the only player in the last 65 years to win the U.S. Open in back-to-back years. Strange won in 1988 and 1989. No one has come particularly close, either. Retief Goosen was defending champion in 2005 and took a threeshot lead into the final round at Pinehurst No. 2 only to close with an 81 to finish eight shots behind. Different about this major title defense is that Spieth doesn’t go to a special locker room for champions. He doesn’t have to host a dinner for past champions. “It just honestly feels like a normal week that I got here earlier for and I’m preparing harder for,” he said. “I feel very confident about my game right now. I wish the tournament started tomorrow.”

tough challenge By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer

OAKMONT — U.S. Open champion Jordan Spieth saw a different Oakmont than the course he first played six weeks ago. It wasn’t the speed of the greens or the rough that covered his shoes. It was the sand in the bunkers. “When I played it six weeks ago, there was very compact sand, and that meant that if the ball trickled into the sand, it wasn’t a bad shot,” Spieth said. “Just barely went into the sand, you could hit the green no problem (if) you hit a good, solid shot. They have dumped so much sand into these bunkers, and now it is so tough to get a clean strike on the ball.” What really got his attention was the 17th hole during a practice round Monday. Rickie Fowler pulled his tee shot left and it didn’t carry the bunker. When they got to his ball, it was plugged in the sand, and Fowler couldn’t reach the green from about 40

yards. “I really think it’s a bit of a shame they dumped all this sand into the bunkers,” he said. “I don’t think it was necessary.” How much sand was added to the bunker — if any — was not entirely clear. Oakmont superintendent John Zimmers said his crew “loosened the sand up” during the week before the U.S. Open to get it more uniform for play. Plus, rain was in the forecast. “We did some maintenance. We did a little bit of work on them,” Zimmers said. “And then yesterday, it was one of the windiest days I can remember here at Oakmont — very, very unusual for us — and actually some of the sand was even blowing out of the bunkers. So when we got out this morning, the tops of the sand was very, very dry.” USGA executive director Mike Davis said the plan was to add some water to bunkers to make them more firm.

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LOCAL SCOREBOARD

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 — Page 15

SANDLOT BASEBALL INDIANA COUNTY SENIOR LEGION YOUNG TOWNSHIP 8, MARION CENTER 1 Young Township — 8 Neal c 3-0-0-1, Geidel lf 3-0-0-1, Fairman ss 4-2-2-1, Coscarelli cf 3-0-0-0, Townsend dh 42-2-1, McComb 1b 3-0-0-1, Hill rf 3-2-1-1, Whanger 3b 2-1-0-0, Rametta 2b 2-0-0-1, Totals 27-8-5-7 Marion Center — 1 Stitt p 3-0-2-0, Shirley 2b 3-0-0-1, Hicks ss 2-0-1-0, Marshall lf 3-0-0-0, Adamson rf 3-00-0, Ruddick 3b 3-0-0-0, Johnston 1b 0-1-0-0, Brendle c 0-0-0-0, Totals 20-1-3-1 Young Township 010 115 0 — 8 5 0 Marion Center 001 000 0 — 1 3 6 W — Schuchert 6 K, 2 BB. L — Stitt 8 K, 5 BB.

YOUNG TOWNSHIP 14, MARION CENTER 7

Young Township — 14 Neal dh 4-2-1-0, Geidel lf 5-3-1-3, Fairman ss 4-2-1-1, Coscarelli cf 5-2-2-5, McComb 1b 3-1-0-1, Hill 3b 4-1-1-1, Townsend 2b 4-1-2-1, Ryan rf 3-0-0-1, Rametta c 4-1-2-0, Totals 3614-10-13 Marion Center — 7 Stitt cf 2-1-1-1, Shirley 2b 5-2-2-2, Hicks ss 4-0-2-0, Marshall lf 3-0-1-3, Adamson c 4-0-10, Williams p 3-1-0-0, Maughn rf 4-1-1-0, Johnston 3b 3-1-1-0, Brendle 1b 1-1-0-1, Totals 29-7-9-7 Young Township 124 200 5 — 14 10 0 Marion Center 130 000 2 — 7 9 10 2B — Coscarelli, Shirley, Hicks, Marshall. W — Whanger 10 K, 5 BB. L — Williams 0 K, 1 BB.

INDIANA COUNTY YOUTH LEGION YOUNG TOWNSHIP 5, S.W. JACK 4 Young Township 001 400 0 — 5 5 1 S.W. Jack 101 000 2 — 4 8 2 2B — Gibbons (YT), Fairman (YT), Shermanti (YT). W — Gibbons 8 K, 5 BB. L — Petroff 7 K, 6 BB.

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THE PURPLE TEAM sponsored by Risinger Landscaping won the Indiana Area Soccer Boosters U10 end-of-the-season tournament. Team members are Colden Augustine, Carson Beatty, Lucia Clark, Rocco Cosentino, Xavier Ferguson, Westley Frenzel, Jacob Larrimer, Reanna Louther, Joshua Roumfort and coach Jon Roumfort.

AROUND THE AREA

SUMMER SHOWDOWN

By The Indiana Gazette

KELLY CHRYSLER 11, INDIANA LIONS 2

Gilgal wins twice in softball action

Kelly Chrysler 100 121 6 — 11 12 2 Indiana Lions 000 101 0 — 2 2 4 2B — Park 2 (KC), LaBenne (KC), Kodman (IL). 3B — Dworek (KC). W — Lyle 13 K, 1 BB. L — Josephson 4 K, 3 BB.

INDIANA COUNTY LEAGUE STANDINGS

W L T Pts Bovard 7 2 0 14 Blairsville 9 3 0 18 New Derry 5 5 0 10 West Lebanon 4 4 0 8 Apollo 0 11 0 0 Note: Two points for a win, one for a tie

HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PIAA PLAYOFFS

CLASS AAAA Semifinals Monday’s Games Boyertown 3, Cumberland Valley 1 Plum 6, Marple Newtown 2 Championship Thursday’s Game At Lubrano Park, Penn State Boyertown vs. Plum, 1:30 p.m. CLASS AAA Semifinals Monday’s Games Susquehanna Township 1, North Pocono 0 Bellefonte 5, Hamburg 4 Championship Thursday’s Game At Lubrano Park, Penn State Susquehanna township vs. Bellefonte, 6:30 p.m. CLASS AA Semifinals Monday’s Games Neumann-Goretti 3, North Schuylkill 0 Bishop McCort 1, Riverside 0 Championship Thursday’s Game At Lubrano Park, Penn State Neumann-Goretti vs. Bishop McCort, 11 a.m. CLASS A Semifinals Monday’s Games Meyersdale 3, Millersburg 2 Vincentia 2, Serra Catholic 0 Championship Thursday’s Game At Lubrano Park, Penn State Meyersdale vs. Serra Catholic, 4 p.m.

HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL PIAA PLAYOFFS

CLASS AAAA Semifinals Monday’s Games Avon Grove 4, Hazleton 2 Hempfield 2, Chambersburg 0 Championship Thursday’s Game At Nittany Lion Park, Penn State Avon Grove vs. Hempfield, 5:30 p.m. CLASS AAA Semifinals Monday’s Games Lampeter Strasburg 2, Abington Heights 1 Yough 1, Donegal 0 Championship Thursday’s Game At Nittany Lion Park, Penn State Lampeter Strasburg vs. Yough, 12:30 p.m. CLASS AA Semifinals Monday’s Games Holy Redeemer 4, Pine Grove 0 Moniteau 3, South Park 0 Championship Thursday’s Game At Nittany Lion Park, Penn State Holy Redeemer vs. Moniteau, 3 p.m. CLASS A Semifinals Monday’s Games Williams Valley 5, Bloomsburg 2 West Greene 5, DuBois Central Catholic 2 Championship Thursday’s Game At Nittany Lion Park, Penn State Williams Valley vs. West Greene, 10 a.m.

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MARION CENTER SPEEDWAY Saturday’s Results Super Latemodels 1. Mike Blose, 2. Joe Martin, 3. Billy Eash, 4. Levi Sikora, 5. Joe Kelly, 6. Tom Shaffer Steel Block Limited Latemodels 1. Rich Logan, 2. Cheyenne Reed, 3. Wendell Pinckney, 4. Scott Stein, 5. Jeff Sweeney, 6. Sam Gindlesperger, 7. Keith Witherite, 8. Gale Huey, 9. Vern Ward, 10. Dan Boyd Street Stocks 1. Jim Fosnaught, 2. Bob Egley, 3. Gary Furman, 4. Noah Brunell, 5. Sam McAdams, 6. Rich Waltman E-Mods 1. Evan Taylor, 2. Matt Lux, 3. Shane Crotty, 4. Jonathan Taylor, 5. Carl McKinney, 6. Alan Atkinson, 7. Mark Bell, 8. Vigi Zuccolotto, 9. Alyssa Rowe, 10. Josh Cramer Strictly Stocks 1. Jim Hamilton, 2. Nick Erskine, 3. Nick Fulmer, 4. Rich Waltman Jr., 5. Brian Mills, 6. Ryan Caldwell, 7. Larry Brewer, 8. Jim Hixon, 9. Chris Hickok, 10. Jim Miller Front-Wheel Drive 6-Cylinders 1. Tanner Lansberry, 2. John Costa, 3. Bill Mumau, 4. Michael Potter, 5. Michael Phillipson, 6. Adam Gee, 7. Zack Wissinger, 8. Charlie Brewer, 9. Jamie Noel, 10. Robert Lydic

THE GREEN TEAM sponsored by Budash & Welch LLP won the Indiana Area Soccer Boosters U8 end-of-the-season tournament. Team members are Grayson Brunetto, Allison Lichtenfels, Marlie Mangold, Mitchell Michalek, Evan Riffer, Dylan Shank, Brionna Szalkowski, Tyler Yount and coaches Troy Yount and Nick Brunetto.

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THE SANSO’S fourth-grade girls’ basketball team recently completed its season by winning the Court Time Summer Showdown in Elizabeth. The team won four of six tournaments during its season. Team members are, first row, from left, Molly Fry, Meegan Williams and Lydia Miller; and second row, Samantha Griebel, Alaina Fabin, Kylie Myer and Danielle Griebel. The team is coached by Sherri Williams and Jacquie Miller.

SANDLOT BASEBALL

Young Township escapes jam to edge S.W. Jack By The Indiana Gazette Josh Gibbons escaped a two-out, seventh-inning jam with a strikeout to lift Young Township to a 5-4 win over S.W. Jack in an Indiana County Youth Legion baseball game Monday at S&T Bank Field. S.W. Jack’s Ryan Dixson ripped a two-run single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh to trim Young Township’s lead to one run, 5-4. But then with two outs and runners on second and third, Gibbons fanned Alec Petroff to end the game. Gibbons struck out eight, walked five and allowed eight hits in a complete-game win. “Gibbons did a good job of getting out of a tough situation,” S.W. Jack coach Mitch Pacconi said. “We had our chances, and I thought we were going to do it there in the seventh, but he made the pitches he needed to make.” Blake Fairman singled and doubled for Young Township. For S.W. Jack, Dixson went 2-for-4. Petroff struck out seven, walked six and allowed two hits in 3 2-3 innings, and Lucas Connell fanned five, walked none and allowed three hits in 3 1-3 innings of relief. Young Township plays host to Shoemaker Funeral Home on Wednesday, and S.W. Jack (2-7) plays host to Marion Center on Friday. • In a game played Thursday, Dane Lyle and Brady Caylor teamed up to toss a twohitter, and Kelly Chrysler scored in every inning except two to rout host Indiana Lions, 11-2. Lyle fanned 13, walked one and allowed two hits and no earned runs in six innings, and Caylor threw one inning of scoreless and hitless relief. Lyle threw 95 pitches, 63 of which were strikes. Aaron Park went 3-for-3 with two doubles and two RBIs to lead the Blue Sox. Cole LaBenne singled, doubled and drove in three runs, and Bryan Dworek went 2-for-3 with a triple. Losing pitcher Clark Josephson struck out four and walked three in 6 1-3 innings.

Both teams play today. Kelly Chrysler plays host to Fox Township, and Indiana Lions travels to I-Medical. SENIOR LEGION YOUNG TOWNSHIP 8-14, MARION CENTER 1-7: Young Township reclaimed the lead with a four-run third inning, Noah Whanger struck out 10 and the Renegades took advantage of 10 errors to claim the second game of a doubleheader played Sunday at Marion Center Community Park. Marion Center mounted a one-run lead, 4-3, with three runs in the bottom of the second frame, but Young Township plated six runs over the next two innings. The visitors took their largest lead of the day, 14-5, with five more runs in the seventh before ending Marion Center’s late rally after two scores. Caddis Coscarelli singled and doubled to lead the Renegades with five RBIs and two runs scored. Justin Geidel scored three runs and added three RBIs, and Jake Townsend and Dan Rametta had two hits apiece. For Marion Center, Austin Shirley singled and doubled, scored two runs and plated a pair of runners. Jared Marshal smacked a three-run double, and Erik Hicks singled and doubled. Whanger earned the win, and Jordan Williams took the loss. In the first game, Young Township snapped a 1-all tie with one run in the fourth inning. The Renegades added another score in the fifth before plating five runs in the top of the sixth. Jeremy Shuchert earned the win with six strikeouts over six frames, and Brady Neal closed the game in relief. Eric Stitt struck out eight in the loss. Devin Fairman and Townsend paced Young Township with two hits, two runs scored and an RBI apiece. For Marion Center, Stitt singled twice. Both teams play today. Young Township travels to Indiana Legion, and Marion Center (1-6) visits Kovacik Insurance.

Gilgal Presbyterian defeated St. Thomas More, 14-2, and Zion Lutheran, 9-7, in an Indiana County Church League softball doubleheader Monday at Kiwanis Field. Gilgal scored eight runs in the fifth inning of the first game to cruise past St. Thomas More. Ryan Palmer singled, homered and had five RBIs to lead Gilgal. Izaak Gray hit a home run and had three RBIs, and Bobb Patterson, Bob Gray and Amy Canose each added two hits. Bill Morrison, Jerry Hankey and Bill Smith had two hits apiece for St. Thomas More. In the second game, Jason Cribbs went 3-for-3 to pace Gilgal’s offense. Winning pitcher Jeff Cribbs had two hits and two RBIs, and Patterson added two hits and an RBI. Jake Rodgers, Jim Sebring and Ryan Skomora finished with two hits each to lead Zion Lutheran.

IUP men to hold basketball camps The IUP men’s basketball program will hold three camps this summer. Individual day camps for players ages 7 through 17 will be held June 20 to 23 and June 25 to 28. Camps run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The cost is $160 per player. Registration begins at 8 a.m. the first day of each camp. A team camp for freshmen, junior varsity and varsity teams will be held July 8 to 10. The cost is $250 per player, which includes two nights’ stay; $160, which includes one nights’ stay; or $600 for commuters. Registration begins at 11 a.m. the first day of camp, and games begin at 2 p.m.

The IUP coaching staff, players and former players will provide the instruction at all camps. For information, contact IUP assistant coach Chuck Harris at (724) 357-4449 or Charris@iup.edu. To register, visit iup.edu/camps.

IUP women to hold basketball camps The IUP women’s basketball team will hold three camps this summer. Individual day camps for players in grades 2 to 8 will be held June 27 to July 1 from 9 a.m. to noon and Aug.1 to 4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The cost is $150 per camp. An elite player camps designed to get high school players ready for the next level will be held June 28 from 5 to 8 p.m. There also will be a camp specifically designed for post players Aug. 2 from 5 to 8 p.m. The cost is $40 per camp. The Crimson Hawk Jamboree, a one-day camp for high school and club teams, will be held June 18 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The cost is $200 per team. For information, contact Jocelyn Floyd at (724) 3572043 or jkfloyd@ iup.edu.

H-C slates youth football camp HOMER CITY — The seventh annual HomerCenter Youth Football Camp will be held Tuesday through Thursday, June 21 to 23, at the high school practice field. The camp runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day and is open to players ages 7 to 12. The cost is $40. Forms can be obtained at www.homercenter.org by clicking on the high school link. For information, contact Greg Page at (814) 2419012 or gpage@homer center.org.

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Blues hire Yeo as coaching successor ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues have hired Mike Yeo as the successor-in-waiting for head coach Ken Hitchcock, who has declared that next season will be his last behind the bench before retiring. Blues general manager Doug Armstrong announced Monday that Yeo will be an associate coach for one year under Hitchcock and take over the team for the 2017-18 season. Hitchcock, 64, who led the Blues to the Western Conference finals this season, will enter his sixth year with St. Louis. Yeo was fired Feb. 13 by the Central Division rival Minnesota Wild after compiling a 173132-44 record over five seasons. Under Yeo, the Wild made three trips to the playoffs, including a first-round victory over the Blues last year.

Paper apologizes for ignoring ‘Ali’ LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Boxing great Cassius Clay’s hometown newspaper refused to call him Muhammad Ali for years after he adopted the Muslim faith and changed his name. The Courier-Journal, Louisville’s daily paper, has apologized 50 years later for continuing to refer to him as Cassius Clay for years after he converted in 1964. It did not consistently refer to him as Muhammad Ali until 1970. Ali died June 3 and an estimated 100,000 people lined the streets of Louisville to say goodbye to the city’s favorite son during his funeral Friday. Executive Editor Neil Budde wrote the editorial that chronicled how the paper for years either ignored Ali’s preferred name or outright mocked it. He apologized that the newspaper’s “oddly hostile” unwillingness to use Ali’s name “did little to help race relations in a turbulent time.”

Cavaliers stay alive in NBA Finals Continued from Page 13 their best-of-seven series back to Ohio. Afterward, sitting side by side on the podium, they offered backand-forth shoutouts, with James noting of Irving, “It’s probably one of the greatest performances I’ve ever seen live.” Take that, haters. James has much more to say about these playoffs before he’s done — and not with his mouth, even as the criticism came from all directions following his Game 4 tussle with Green and reaction to what he considered the Golden State forward’s inappropriate words. James was booed again as the Cavs left the court for their locker room, but thousands of fans had already made for the exits minutes earlier. “Now, mind you, to repeat a performance like this would definitely be tough, but whatever it takes to win,” Irving said. Cleveland handed Golden State just its fourth defeat all season at sold-out Oracle Arena, denying MVP Stephen Curry and the Warriors a chance to celebrate another championship with their goldenclad “Strength In Numbers” supporters. Now, Curry and Co. must try to win on the road, just the way the Warriors did last year and also in their only other championship season out West in 1975. The Warriors will get Green back Thursday as they try again for that repeat title. “I kind of like our position,” coach Steve Kerr said. “... I like our position a lot better than theirs.” Banned from the arena, Green watched from a baseball suite in the Oakland Coliseum next door, joined by Golden State general manager Bob Myers. The All-Star forward was suspended Sunday for his fourth flagrant point of the postseason. He was assessed a retroactive Flagrant-

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THE WARRIORS’ Andre Iguodala tried to get to the basket over Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving during the first half of Monday’s game. 1 for his swipe at James in the fourth quarter of Friday’s Game 4. Tied 61-all at halftime Monday, the Warriors missed 14 of their first 20 shots out of intermission and shot 7-for-24 in the third as James and the Cavs grabbed command by doing all of the little things on both ends of the floor — the very intangibles Golden State desperately missed without Green’s high-energy presence on both ends. James jumped in the passing lanes to cre-

Eagles standout signs new contract PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Standout defensive tackle Fletcher Cox agreed to a six-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles that could earn him nine figures. The first-round draft pick in 2012 has been a starter since midway in his rookie season. One of the NFL’s most versatile defensive linemen, he has 308 tackles and 22 sacks in his four pro seasons. Cox, 25, did not attend the team’s organized offseason activities, but returned to the team last week. He comes off his best NFL season with 104 tackles (80 solo) and 9½ sacks. He had three sacks against New Orleans in Week 5, a career high.

ate defensive havoc, flipped passes around and got open. Klay Thompson scored 37 points with six 3-pointers and Curry added 25 points with five 3s, seven rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots. But as the game wore on, the Splash Brothers shot airballs and clanked 3-point tries off the front rim. The Warriors often failed to get a hand in the face of Cleveland’s shooters. “We weren’t very good defensive-

ly,” Kerr said. “We obviously knew we were without Draymond, so there’s no point in harping on that. We had to play better, and we didn’t.” James and Irving combined to shoot 33-for-54, while the Warriors went cold and finished 36.4 percent from the field. James also had three steals and three blocked shots. Andre Iguodala had 15 points, 11 rebounds and six assists starting in place of Green, but Oakland must hold off in planning another victory parade for now. “We like our chances going forward and continuing to just try to be us, the best we can, and get one more win,” Curry said. Warriors center Andrew Bogut went down early in the third grabbing his left knee and writhing in pain, and will have an MRI exam on his sprained knee today. Irving’s three-point play with 7:30 remaining put Cleveland ahead 102-92, and the Cavs kept pushing. They answered on offense and made all the key stops on defense. “It obviously stings real bad,” Thompson said. “We’ll come back stronger.” NOTES: The Cavaliers’ Kevin Love returned to the starting lineup for the first time since sustaining a concussion in Game 2 on June 5. ... James extended his NBA-record streak to 26 straight playoff series with at least one road win. ... James played his 197th postseason game, tying him with Manu Ginobili for No. 9 on the NBA’s career list. He also passed Elgin Baylor (1,724) for No. 9 on the rebounds list. … Golden State committed 17 turnovers. ... The Warriors had won their last four against the Cavs on their home court, outscoring Cleveland by a combined 48 points in Games 1 and 2 of these finals. ... Golden State had its streak of six straight Game 5 victories in the postseason dating to last year’s Western Conference semifinals snapped.

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Police give details of Willis’ arrest BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The Boone County Sheriff’s Department said Kentucky senior forward Derek Willis was found lying in the street and stated that he had “a lot” to drink when he was arrested for public intoxication. The arrest citation obtained by The Associated Press says that a deputy observed Willis lying outside the open driver’s side door of a car and had to awaken him Saturday morning in Union, Ken. The citation adds that the deputy noticed a “strong odor” of alcohol coming from Willis and the car and said he had extremely slurred speech. Willis was arrested for a first and second offense and later released after paying a $50 bond. A Kentucky athletics spokeswoman said the school is aware of the situation and gathering information and won’t comment.

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MARIO LEMIEUX, right, hugged Vladimir Malkin, the father of Evgeni Malkin, after the Penguins arrived with the Stanley Cup at Greater Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday.

Penguins ride meteoric rise

Continued from Page 13 Conference finals. Fleury has three years left on a deal with an average cap hit of $5.75 million, a high price to pay for a player who just watched his backup backstop the team to its fourth title. Rutherford insists Fleury remains a part of the team’s future, though Fleury acknowledged at times during the playoffs he wasn’t sure what the future will hold. Ditto the 39-year-old Cullen, who pledged that this season would be his last. It’s hard to imagine finding a sweeter way to go out than skating around with the Cup. Yet he also looked and played like a guy a decade younger, and he didn’t miss a game in the regular season or playoffs. For now, the chance to savor a triumph few saw coming when Sullivan took over is enough “It’s pretty amazing,” Cullen said. “We went through an awful lot this year and we really became a close-knit group. It was pretty cool how everybody seemed to play a special part as we went through the

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Wildlife on the move Midday motorists should be aware of increased deer movement during the afternoon hours. As the temperature rises and circling flies congregate, deer must get up to drink and attempt to shed some of their followers. Roadways that parallel creeks or streams in particular should be traveled at a slower pace as the bulk of wildlife is in the vicinity. Until roadside mowing is done along the banks and berms, a motorist has little reaction time should a deer jump onto the roadway. On Monday I spotted a pair of does that had twin fawns and were leading them to water dangerously Zeke Wilson close to the covers the pavement. outdoors for If you plan to The Indiana apply for an Gazette. antlerless deer Email: sports@ license this year, indiana take time to gazette.net. remind a few non-hunters about the increased daytime deer movement risk. Lesser critters such as groundhogs, porcupines and raccoons also are at risk as the visibility along country roads diminishes. Although crows, hawks and turkey vultures appreciate the easy meals, it is saddening as a sportsman to see game spoiling along the side of the road. Raising awareness among the general public and avoiding high-speed travel during peak animal movements can help save game. As the vegetation reaches maturity, visibility along with access are restricted for those looking to enjoy the outdoors. Many simply sit idle, avoiding the insects and sunburn as the first frost of fall is eagerly anticipated. With the right preventive measures, however, summer can offer a lot of outdoor options. Groundhogs are active for much of the day, although the early evening hours are often the best for hunting. Much like squirrel hunting from a good spot, staying in position after the shot often will yield another target in short order. Aspiring big game hunters can learn a lot from time afield with their high-power centerfire rifle. Smaller rimfire calibers also are deadly on groundhogs and also disturb less at the report of the shot. A rangefinder is handy for determining distances, and insect repellent and binoculars are essentials for an enjoyable groundhog hunt. Having a cooler with ice waiting at the truck will help ensure the groundhog carcass cools quickly. Removal of entrails, head, hide and feet shortly after harvesting will have you wondering why more people don’t put a groundhog on a plate. Recipes are common in wild game cookbooks, with barbecue sauce and a crock pot a popular method for woodchuck. Snake hunters are out and about now, with the cooler days allowing the best chance at seeing a copperhead or rattlesnake sunning itself in the open. Much like any other pursuit, locating good habitat is the first step if one hopes to tag their snake. Pipelines and powerlines that are not mowed annually and other low, brushy areas in snake range should yield a sighting or two. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission regulates reptiles, and a tag holder may harvest one venomous snake that meets sex and size requirements. Simply shooting during the summer is fun enough, with the gun range offering easy access to the outdoors. The Pennsylvania Game Commission maintains a shooting range for licensed hunters and those with a range permit just off route 422 near Penn Run. Checking the PGC website will reveal other State Game lands ranges, with most being of top-notch quality. Clubs such as the Indiana Bow and Gun club pride themselves on promoting the shooting sports and are a good bet for anyone looking to squeeze the trigger on target. Joining conservation groups and local sports clubs helps preserve our hunting heritage and keeps members informed.

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Turkey shoot slated at Shelocta club CHERRY TREE — The Shelocta Sportsmen’s Club will hold a turkey shoot on Saturday. Registration begins at 6 p.m. followed by the shoot at 7.

Turkey shoots set at Twolick club

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TUBMILL TROUT CLUB Unlimited held its annual Kids’ Day recently, with 170 children registered over the two days of the event on May 14 and 15. Club members grilled food, handed out gifts of fishing equipment and coached young anglers. NRG Conemaugh power station employees, Sheetz Inc., Uni-Mart, Ligonier American Legion and Dale Oxygen sponsored the event. The club will begin its stream-improvement project on Hendricks Run next week, and an additional project on Tubmill Run is slated for September.

Anglers should keep lid on it By JEFF KNAPP

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With a steady hand, one of my fishing guests for the day dipped the landing net into the water. With a quick scoop the trophy was in the net and then safely aboard. All involved breathed the classic sigh of relief. And what was the trophy? A 20inch smallie? Perhaps a 5-pound largemouth? Big walleye maybe? No to all of those. It was his hat. In general, anglers wear hats. And when the boat is clipping along at a good pace, the hat often ends up in the drink, an event made more likely when suddenly confronted with a burst of wind. What ensues afterward involves a quick 180-degree turn of the boat, keen observation by all aboard to spot the missing accessory, and then a well-executed maneuvering of the boat leading, hopefully, to the scenario described at the outset. Success is not guaranteed, as the window during which the hat remains afloat is limited. Just last weekend we experienced such an occurrence. My guests for the day were a delightful trio from the Cleveland area, longtime pals

and fishing buddies. It was fairly late in the day when I got the tap on the shoulder that Joe had lost his lid. Despite our best efforts, four sets of eyes could not locate the well-seasoned ballcap. Joe related that it had been his official fishing hat for the past 15 years and had never been washed, so as to not remove any hardearned mojo, admitting that said accumulation likely had something to so with its rapid descent. As captain of the ship I was asked to say a few words in the hat’s honor, a task I did with an appropriate amount of respect. Following the impromptu ceremony, I reached into the boat’s console, retrieved a cap courtesy of one of my tackle sponsors and presented it to Joe. He accepted it with pride. A few minutes later he caught his first fish while under the protection of his new official fishing hat, thus christening it properly. In all seriousness, though, a fishing hat is an important piece of apparel. It protects from the harmful rays of the sun, helps shed the rain, provides much-needed fishing luck, and more. About a month ago I had two brothers out. It was a rainy day, and

HUNTER EDUCATION COURSES Hunter-trapper education courses will be held at the following sites. Prior to attending a class, participants must complete an online independent study, which will take approximately four hours. To register for classes and to access the online training log, visit ww.pgc.state.pa.us. When: Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Keystone Sportsmen’s Club Contact: Melvin Fairman, (724) 397-2361 Address: 198 Hollow Road, Creekside When: Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Colver Sportsmen Club Contact: Larry Olsavsky, (814) 247-8968 Address: 570 Wolfe Road, Colver When: Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Where: Dilltown Sportsmen’s Club Contact: Ralph Muir, (724) 459-5468 Address: Oneida Road, Dilltown When: Saturday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Where: Rossiter Sportsmen’s Club Contact: William D. Aaron, (814) 938-2835 Address: 4315 Juneau Road, Punxsutawney When: Saturday, June 25, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Where: Keystone Sportsmen’s Club Contact: Melvin Fairman, (724) 397-2631 Address: 198 Hollow Road, Creekside When: Sunday, June 26, noon to 7 p.m. Where: Northern Cambria Civil Defense Contact: Larry Olsavsky, (814) 247-8968 Address: 813 Lion Road, Northern Cambria When: Sunday, July 10, noon to 7 p.m. Where: Barr Township Rod and Gun club Contact: Larry Olsavsky, (814) 247-8968 Address: 678 Dutch Run Road, Nicktown

Blackleggs group meets first Wednesday of each month YOUNG TOWNSHIP — The Blackleggs Trout Nursery and Watershed Association holds its regular monthly meeting the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Saltsburg Sportsman Club. For information, contact Art Grguric at (724) 972-8675 or Jon Neese at (724) 910-1947.

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everyone was wearing raingear. After one of our boat rides I was informed that one of the hats didn’t make the entire trip, something I wasn’t made aware of until we were miles from its scene of departure. No rescue attempt here. Seeing that the fellow that lost his had did not have a hood on his rain jacket, his loving (and hooded) brother gave him his. And it was a good thing, because a short time later hooded brother, in a moment of carelessness, hit his brother in the back of the head with a lure while winding up for a cast. The hat deflected the impact and likely saved me from having to remove a hook from the scalp. Indeed, a person’s fishing hat can reach a level of superstition akin to that of a Penguins fan while watching a game. Still, a hat’s good fortune can turn to misfortune, a transformation important to recognize. A few years back, following a prolonged period of poor fishing coupled with what seemed to be an endless string of boat issues, I had no choice but to shred my longtime fishing hat with a hunting knife and discard it in the trash. Like Kenny Rogers said, you’ve got to know when to hold ’em, and know when to fold ’em.

CHERRY TREE — The Twolick Valley Rod and Gun Club will hold turkey shoots on Saturdays, July 23, Aug. 27, Sept 10, Sept 24, Oct 15. Registration begins at 1 p.m. followed by the shoot at 2. The club is located at 487 Dogwood Road, Cherry Tree. For information, contact Patti at (814) 421-1539.

Hope Fire Co. to hold bass tourney The Hope Fire Company will hold its 27th annual open buddy bass tournament on Sunday at Glendale Lake. The top 20 place finishers receive payouts, with the first-place finisher guaranteed $1,000. For information, call (814) 659-9563.

Cowboy Action Shoots scheduled Cowboy Action Shoots will be held at the Indiana County Bow and Gun Club on the following Sundays: June 26, July 24, Aug. 28, Sept. 25 and Oct. 9. Registration will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. followed by a mandatory safety meeting. The entry fee is $15. Shooters under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a parent. No shooters under 12 are allowed. Single Action Shooting Society rules apply, and appropriate dress of the late 1800s is required. For information, call (724) 479-8838 or (724) 3498847 or visit www.stewarts regulators.com.

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Paisley Park eyed for museum like Graceland By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Long before Prince died, he told close friends he wanted to turn his Paisley Park home and studio complex into a museum. Now, the trust company overseeing his estate â&#x20AC;&#x201D; likely with the backing of Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s siblings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is exploring the idea to open it up as a tourist attraction that some have compared with Elvis Presleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Graceland. Paisley Park, in the Minneapolis suburb of Chanhassen, already has a large soundstage, two recording studios and the inner sanctum where he lived â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the basics for operating as a museum, performance space and recording venue. Since no will has surfaced since Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s April 21 death of an accidental fentanyl overdose, the final decision will be up to whoever the courts determine will inherit the estate. Bremer Trust, the special administrator of Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s estate, received permission from a Carver County judge Wednesday to hire entertainment industry experts to help determine how best to make money off Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intellectual property. Details are contained in an affidavit by Bremer Trust President Craig Ordal, which is now sealed due to confidential business information and the sensitive nature of negotiations. But a filing by an attorney for Carlin Williams, a Colorado

PEOPLE STOOD outside Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Paisley Park compound in Chanhassen, Minn., on April 21.

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prison inmate who claims to be Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, said the affidavit shows that Bremerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans include hiring experts â&#x20AC;&#x153;on how to manage public tours of the grounds, facilities and buildings located at Paisley Park.â&#x20AC;? Prince hosted numerous parties and gatherings â&#x20AC;&#x201D; some seemingly impromptu â&#x20AC;&#x201D; at Paisley Park for years before his death. Shortly after it, his brotherin-law, Maurice Phillips, told the British tabloid The Sun that the family planned to turn it into a shrine to rival Graceland in Memphis, Tenn.

Longtime Prince collaborator Sheila E told â&#x20AC;&#x153;Entertainment Tonightâ&#x20AC;? that Prince was already working on making it a museum, gathering memorabilia from his career, including his motorcycle from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Purple Rain.â&#x20AC;? And Jeremiah Freed, aka Dr. Funk and Dr. Funkenberry, a longtime fan and friend of Prince who hosts a podcast and website, said the pop superstarâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ideas kept evolving, including ways for fans to hear and see his vast archive of unreleased music and videos, so that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be a different expe-

rience each time. Prince had the kind of stature that should generate fan interest for many years, said Meredith Rutledge-Borger, associate curator at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, comparing him with Michael Jackson and John Lennon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a wonderful, wonderful ambition,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be a lot of work. But theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re ahead of the game because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got the stuff ... he kept the majority of everything very much to himself.â&#x20AC;? And she also expressed

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Illusionistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; look back for new show By MARK KENNEDY AP Drama Writer

NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The magic supergroup â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Illusionistsâ&#x20AC;? is coming back to Broadway for a new holiday show â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and this time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re bringing a time machine. Eight magicians â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including, for the first time, a female contingent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will be part of a show celebrating the tricks and mood of the Golden Age of Magic, from 1903 to 1927. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magic back then was smarter, a little darker. Magicians took their time. There was just a little bit more mystery and certain grandness to it,â&#x20AC;? said Mark â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Showmanâ&#x20AC;? Kalin, who once made a jumbo jet disappear in Nevada. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Illusionists â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Turn of the Centuryâ&#x20AC;? will start performances at the LuntFontanne Theater in November, promising levitation, card tricks and deathdefying escapes and costumes true to the era. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Really, all magic that we know today is stage magic that did start at that time,â&#x20AC;? said Simon Painter, the showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creative producer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just thought it would be an amazing thing to really go back there and do it and do it properly.â&#x20AC;? The lineup will be Rick Thomas (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Immortalâ&#x20AC;?), Justo Thaus (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Grand Carliniâ&#x20AC;?), Jonathan Goodwin (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Daredevilâ&#x20AC;?), Charlie Frye (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Eccentricâ&#x20AC;?), Dana Daniels (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Charlatanâ&#x20AC;?), Thommy Ten and AmĂŠlie van Tass (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Clairvoyantsâ&#x20AC;?), Jinger Leigh (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Conjuressâ&#x20AC;?) and her

husband, Kalin. The Golden Age of Magic â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as the films â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Prestigeâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Illusionistâ&#x20AC;? proved â&#x20AC;&#x201D; was a time when magic went from the streets to the stage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Magicians were really the rock stars of the day,â&#x20AC;? Kalin said. The new show will tip its hat to the eraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most famous guy with nothing up his sleeve â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Harry Houdini â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as well as reacquaint audiences with lost tricks from the past, like the Okito floating ball, in which a ball hovers about the stage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have utilized the exact same technology used at that time to replicate it onstage. There was no need to go any further. It was brilliant back then â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an amazing mystery â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and remains so today,â&#x20AC;? Kalin said. Van Tass will be blindfolded and checked for any devices before her partner goes out into the crowd and randomly picks items from theatergoers. Anything he touches, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll instantly know, from serial numbers on their $5 bills to the expiration date of their asthma inhalers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No one knows how it works,â&#x20AC;? Painter said. The magical group first arrived on Broadway with â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Illusionists â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Witness The Impossibleâ&#x20AC;? during the 2014-15 holiday season, breaking box office records and recouping costs in just over three weeks. Then â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Illusionists â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Live on Broadwayâ&#x20AC;? arrived last Christmas and became the highest-grossing show ever at the Neil Simon Theatre. This time Painter has added two female perform-

ers to the lineup for the first time. Back in the 1920s, women were headliners â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mediums, psychics and clairvoyants â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not just assistants. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fascinating to me because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reflective of a different time and yet, by todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standards, forwardthinking,â&#x20AC;? Kalin said. The show, with a soundtrack recorded by the Prague Symphony Orches-

tra and augmented by a small orchestra onstage, will try to replicate the mood of the past. Painter said the magic somehow happens differently. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The pacing of the show is different. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not necessarily faster or slower. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more mysterious,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It leaves you with a different feeling than the other ones.â&#x20AC;?

hope that the complex would continue Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s philanthropic work by serving as a music education center for young people. Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1985 song â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paisley Parkâ&#x20AC;? spoke of a place where â&#x20AC;&#x153;admission is easy ... come 2 this place in your heart.â&#x20AC;? Any museum needs multiple revenue streams besides ticket sales, said Allan Hammons, who was instrumental in developing both the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Mississippi and the new Grammy Museum Mississippi. Such sources can include retail sales and

space rentals for meetings and events. It also helps to stage new temporary exhibitions to bring people back, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to be creative, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no doubt about that,â&#x20AC;? Hammons said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And you have to work at it constantly.â&#x20AC;? One advantage that Graceland and the B.B. King Museum have is that the artists are buried on site, so visitors can pay their respects, he said. Princeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relatives havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t said what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done or intend to do with his cremated remains. Nothing has come yet from talk of creating a similar shrine for Michael Jackson, who died in 2009. His sprawling Neverland estate in Los Olivos, Calif., was put on the market over a year ago for $100 million. Although three or four interested buyers have toured it, no offers have been accepted, according to real estate agent Suzanne Perkins. Its location, more than a two-hour drive from Los Angeles, could limit its appeal as a tourist hot spot anyway. Officials with Graceland and Elvis Presley Enterprises declined to comment on possibilities for Paisley Park. But Freed winced at the comparisons with Graceland: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Paisley Park is far funkier than Graceland will ever be.â&#x20AC;? Associated Press writer Ryan Nakashima in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

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NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE The Borough Council of the Borough of Indiana will consider adoption of an Ordinance - Fixing and Levying the Tax Rate on real estate in the Borough for the calendar year 2016 during a public meeting to be held on June 21, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the offices of Indiana Borough, 80 North 8th Street, Indiana Borough. TITLE INDIANA BOROUGH INDIANA COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA Ordinance #_____ AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF INDIANA, INDIANA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, FIXING AND LEVYING THE TAX RATE ON REAL ESTATE IN THE BOROUGH FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2016 FOR GENERAL BOROUGH PURPOSES, THE LIBRARY, FIRE PROTECTION, SHADE TREE, AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE AN REPEAL. Solicitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Summary: The Borough Council will consider for adoption an Ordinance fixing and levying the tax rate on real estate in the Borough for the calendar year 2016 for general Borough purposes at 3.721 mills, the library at .126 mills, fire protection at .189 mills, and shade trees at .012 mills, maintaining all other tax levies (EIT, LST, Real Estate Transfer and Per Capita) as previously enacted or resolved by Borough Council, and providing for repeal and severability. The new tax rates represent no tax increase and are based upon the County of Indianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reassessment, setting a new taxable base for the Borough. Any person with a disability requiring a special accommodation to access or review an ordinance or attend a meeting of Indiana Borough Council should notify the Borough Manager at 724-465-6691 as early as possible, but not later than five working days prior to the meeting. Nicole Sipos 6/14

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NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Britt Energies, Inc., PO Box 515, Indiana, PA 15701, has requested a Stage 2/Stage 3 bond release on the McConnell Mine, permit #32070109, pursuant to the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, the Clean Streams Law, and applicable Title 25 Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection. The permit was issued on August 6, 2009 and is located south of Thompson Road (SR 3008), southwest of Black Lick Road (SR 3013), west of McConnell Road (T-592) and east of Muddy Run Creek in Blacklick Township, Indiana County on the property(s) of Paul A. McConnell. Total bond held is $22,181.40; requested amount of bond release is $22,181.40 for 21.1 acres. No postmining pollutional discharges have occured. Backfilling and grading were completed in 04/2010, topsoiling was completed in 05/2010 and revegetation was completed in 05/2010 in accordance with the approved reclamation plan and it has been at least 5 years since the area was revegetated. Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing or informal conference may be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection, Cambria District Office, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119 within 30 days following the date of the final publication of this notice. Written comments, objections or requests for a public hearing or informal conference must include a brief statement a to the nature of the objections. 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, 6/21 NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Penn Run Quarry, 456 Weston Run Road, Penn Run, PA 15765, has requested a Stage 1/Stage 2 Bond release on the Penn Run Mine, permit #32000301, pursuant to the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, the Clean Streams Law, and applicable Title 25 Rules and Regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection. The permit was issued on April 4, 2001 and is located east of Weston Road, north of SR553 and south of Spaulding Road in Cherryhill Township, Indiana County on the property(s) of Ronald & Delores Cramer. Total bond held is $10,533.56; requested amount of bond release is $10,533.56 for 34.2 acres. The area has been backfilled. graded and revegetated in accordance with the approved permit and it has been at least 5 years since the areawas planted. Written comments, objections, and requests for a public hearing or informal conference may be submitted to the Department of Environmental Protection, 286 Industrial Park Road, Ebensburg, PA 15931-4119 within 30 days following the date of the final publication of this notice. Written comments, objections or requests for a public hearing or informal conference must include a brief statement as to the nature of objections. 5/31, 6/7, 6/14, 6/21

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1 PAIR Extra wide line drapes with valance. $20 nearly new. Call (724) 459-7702 4 piece Sectional , tags still on never used, also Estate jewerley, Immediate Sale, ask about other items, (724) 463-7753 GE Electric Range , Ex. shape, like new, asking $150. Call (412) 289-0352 HOT POINT 33” side by side fridge, ice/water on door, $150. Call (412) 289-0352 OUTDOOR PATIO Furniture, tempered Glass table top, 6 chairs, 2 ottomans & side tables, 6yrs. old, exc. cond., asking $200, Call (724) 349-2396 SHOWER door assembly for a tub. 56 in wide, mirrored and frosted with brass trim. Excellent cond $50. Call 724-357-8408

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2 SIGNED Jerome Bettis, footballl cards, $50 each obo. (724) 840-9697 Adult Trike, fair condition, asking $175obo. Call (724) 254-2623 AIR Conditioner: Freyven, Window, 5000 BTU, cools, $35. Call (724) 463-1314 BASEBALL Cards, over 3,000, asking $50/all Call (724) 459-8861 PICNIC TABLE: 2 Back benches, cedar, Amish made, 5’, original $350 asking $200. Call (724) 354-2314 VANGUARD 20,000 BTU, vent free, natural gas, Blue flame gas heater. $150. (814) 938-9230.

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COMPUTER Desk: with 2 shelves on top, good condition, $15. (724) 762-0686

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YORKIE Puppies, 2 Males $600 ea. & 1 Female $650, ready to go, all shots and wormed , clean bill of health. Call (724) 954-4667

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BILLIARD Table, 7ft, never used, $200 (724) 549-4621 FULL Lacross Set used 1 year. Halmet, gloves, 2 sticks, upper body pads, 11 1/2 cleets. $100 OBO Call 724-349-3688

AUCTION

WED., JUNE 15 @ 4:30 P.M. 1611 Gompers Ave., Indiana, PA 15701 (West End - Between Philadelphia St. & Church St.) Complete House Contents: Maytag electric stove, Norge dryer, Hotpoint washer, 3 pc. BR set, 2 pc. BR set, La-Z-Boy double recliner sofa, La-Z-Boy swivel chair, glider rocker & footstool, table lamps, vintage bureau washstand, entertainment center, vintage double door kitchen cabinet, shelving units, 3 pc. DR set, double mattresses & boxsprings, wooden picnic table, wooden porch glider, kneehole desk, power mower, lawn spreader, yard & shop hand tools, variety of glassware, kitchen items and more! Real Estate @ 7:00 P.M.: A frame, one-story single family residence with walk-out basement on a 60’x107’ +/- lot. First floor has a LR, DR, kitchen, 2 full baths and 3 BR’s. Lower level has a one car garage with opener, workshop, family room and a ample storage/utility room with W & D hook-up, sink and laundry tub. Home has gas HW heat and AC. THIS PROPERTY MUST BE SOLD! Announcements at auction take precedence over printed information. TERMS: $3,000 deposit at the time of auction, balance due by July 28, 2016. Sold subject to Seller confirmation of the bid. SELLER: JUNE L. McKINNEY Jane McKinney, POA “Your Real Estate Auction Professional”

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2009 HONDA Rebel 7,590 miles, black, 250 cc, beginner bike, $2,150 obo. Call (724) 357-9429

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TWO Matching 81 in Sofas with williamsburg print from Doud’s. Excellent Condition. Asking $300.00 for both. Call 724-349-7336

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