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E Company 237 of Lima will hold a car and truck show Saturday at 855 South Collett St. in Lima to benefit its former commander, Captain Jason Hoeltge. Registration is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the cost is $20. Judging is from 1-2 p.m. with the awards presentation at 3 p.m. CPT Hoeltge is a 2-tour veteran of the Iraq War, a 19-year veteran of the U.S. Army and Ohio National Guard and is currently battling terminal brain cancer. He received radiation and chemotherapy and had tumors removed in 2009 and 2011. He has now exhausted all treatment options and is in a long-term care facility. Proceeds from the car show will help pay for his medication and final care expenses. Door prizes, a DJ and a 50/50 drawing will also be offered.

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BY MIKE FORD mford@delphosherald.com DELPHOS The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has continued draining the Miami-Erie Canal, having drained the lock adjacent to Third Street. The department is planning three local projects, two of which are at the lock. In addition to repairs near the railroad tracks, the state will repair concrete at the locks catwalk and west wall. Safety Services Director Greg Berquist said work wont begin until August. Other portions of the canal were drained last week, resulting in hundreds of dead fish that gave Delphos an odor. The possible environmentally-questionable floor surfaces exposure at the lock also put off an unpleasant smell earlier this week. Matt Eiselstein of ODNR said the department plans to clean up the canal but hasnt worked out what it can and cannot do. He said the department

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hopes to work with the city to dredge it. In the meantime, the city has taken advantage of an opportunity to address residents complaints that the lack of water presents. Weve received complaints through the years because there have been sink holes in there. The tiles have collapsed and the canal commission claims canal water has made its way into their basement. So, we ran cameras up there to see if thats the case. Weve gone 400 feet with them and havent found anything that makes us think the water in their basement is anything other than either groundwater or water from the storm sewer that has rolled back because of the asphalt, he said. Lou Hohman of the Delphos Canal Commission said he is glad the city did that but still suspects there is a connection between strucMike Ford photo tural issues with the canal and water that gets into the Portions of the Miami-Erie Canal in Delphos have been drained to facilitate repairs in museums basement. and around the waterway.

The Delphos Eagles will host an American Red Cross blood drive from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Donors must be at least 17 years of age, weigh at least 110 pounds and be in general good health. Call 1-800-RED-CROSS to make an appointment.

City chipping away at debris

Society sets fair office hours

The city is working to clear a parking lot full of storm debris today. A chipper was rented to downsize the tree limbs and other natural items left by the storm on June 28.

The Van Wert County Agricultural Society has announced the fair office is now open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Membership, season and grandstand tickets can be purchased. Entries for exhibits are being accepted from now thru Aug. 1.

Ottoville school board cancels July meeting

Due to lack of motions, the Ottoville Local Schools Board of Education will not meet in July. The next meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 15 in the board room in the elementary building.

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St. Johns hosting FB meeting St. Johns is hosting a junior high football meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Robert A. Arnzen Gymnasium. Contact Mike Metcalfe at (419) 2301870 for more details. ACME Summer Baseball Tournament Today At Coldwater Jefferson vs. Celina, 7 p.m. Hot and sunny Thursday with high near 90. See page 2.

2012 Plain City Tractor Caravan passes through Delphos on Tuesday

Around lunch time Tuesday, the AllisChalmers Tractor Ride caravan came through town, making its way down Lincoln Highway, turning onto State Street and then taking Third Street to the canal parking lot. The group ate lunch at a local restaurant before getting back on their tractors and heading out of town toward Wapakoneta. Delphos residents Fred Calvelage and Dick Heitz were among the riders. It started in Grand Rapids, Mich., and well finish up in Plain City for the national show, for the Gathering of the Orange, Calvelage said. Dick and I just joined them when they Stacy Taff photos passed by the Van Del Drive-In. I think the newsletter said this ride is about 160 miles Fred Calvelage, left, and Dick Heitz are the only two Delphos members of the Allis-Chalmers all totaled. tractor caravan.

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Police try to shed light on Syrian opposition blames Russia UK billionaire death for suffering
By CAssAnDrA VinoGrAD the Associated Press LONDON Investigators were conducting further tests today in a bid to shed light on the death of Eva Rausing, one of Britains richest women, whose body was found in her west London home. Her husband, Hans Kristian Rausing, has been arrested in connection to suspected drug crimes and police want to question him about the circumstances of his wifes death. He is currently receiving medical treatment in a London hospital. Police have not indicated that Eva Rausings death was a result of foul play or that a crime was committed. U.S.-born Eva Rausing, 48, and her husband were wealthy philanthropists who have both waged a long battle against drug addiction. They were arrested on drug charges in 2008 after Eva Rausing was caught trying to smuggle crack cocaine and heroin into the U.S. Embassy in London in her handbag. Hans Kristian Rausing, 49, is an heir to the Tetra Pak fortune his father built as a globally successful manufacturer of laminated cardboard drink containers. Police found Eva Rausing dead at her multimillionpound (dollar) London home on Monday. Initial post-mortem examinations Tuesday failed to establish a formal cause of her death. The Metropolitan Police said officers arrested a 49-year-old man Monday in connection with the case. Police did not release the mans name but offered details of the arrest in response to a question about Hans Kristian

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Feb. 10, 1961-July 6, 2012 Donna Marie Fifer, 51, of Delphos, died Friday at her residence. She was born Feb. 10, 1961, in Allen County to Kenneth and Velma (Hoffman) Fifer, who preceded her in death. Survivors include sons John L. Miller and Don W. Miller of Republic; daughter Dawn C. Miller of Republic; sister Cheryl (Dennis) Schroeder of Leipsic; brother Dennis J. Fifer of Delphos; nieces Jennifer Schroeder of Leipsic, Heather (Scott) Kuhlman of New Cleveland and Ada Fifer of Lima; nephews Kyle Schroeder of New Cleveland, Tyler Schroeder of Leipsic and Nathan Schroeder of Leipsic; two great-nieces and four great-nephews; and one grandchild. Mrs. Fifer was a homemaker who enjoyed crocheting. She was a past member of the Delphos Eagles and was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and a 1980 Jefferson High School graduate. Mass of Christian Burial begins at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Rev. Melvin Verhoff officiating. Burial will follow in St. Johns Cemetery. Friends may call from 9-10:00 a.m. Saturday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home. Memorials are to the family.

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MOSCOW (AP) The head of a prominent Syrian opposition group has strongly criticized Russias position on the countrys conflict during a visit to Moscow. Hours after meeting with Russias foreign minister, Syrian National Council leader Abdelbaset Sieda today told a news conference that The Syrian people are suffering because of Russia, because of the position it has taken, because of its veto in the UN Security Council. Russia opposes international intervention in the conflict that activists say has killed more than 17,000 people and has used its veto power to block UN condemnations of Syrian President Bashar Assads regime. Sieda also said the SNC is demanding that all representatives of the ruling regime in Syria step down and no dialogue with the regime is possible until Assad leaves power.

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Today is Wednesday, July 11, the 193rd day of 2012. There are 173 days left in the year. todays Highlight in History: In 1533, Pope Clement VII excommunicated King Henry VIII of England. on this date: In 1798, an act of the U.S. Congress recreated the Marine Corps, which had been disbanded after the Revolutionary War. In 1801, French astronomer Jean-Louis Pons discovers his 1st comet. In 1804, Alexander Hamilton was fatally wounded in a duel with Aaron Burr. In 1985, during a 4-3 victory over the New York Mets, Houston Astros pitcher Nolan Ryan became the first major league pitcher to record 4,000 career strikeouts.

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COLUMBUS (AP) Attorney General Mike DeWine on Tuesday announced a plan to combat the theft of prescription drugs in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The initiative is one of several state efforts aimed at reducing the abuse of prescription painkillers, which has led to record numbers of accidental overdose deaths. DeWine said a letter going out next week to all care facilities in the state reminds them of their obligations under law to report suspected illegal activity and lets them know of assistance available from the state to prosecute prescription drug theft. He said in many cases employees steal prescription drugs to feed their own addictions and the addictions of loved ones or sell them on the streets. Every time this happens a real patient is deprived of the medication they need to get well, DeWine said in a statement. This is why my office is now contacting facility administrators throughout the state. We want to remind them that we can help. Central Ohio resident Timothy Tyler said a nursing home aide stole at least three of his pain patches in 2008 until he caught her in the act and called police. DeWine cited some of the thefts, called drug diversions, over the past several years, including: Convictions of three nurses in Meigs County caught by surveillance cameras stealing prescription pain patches and pills. A Franklin County nurse convicted of stealing Oxycodone pills. A Cuyahoga County nurse convicted of stealing Percocet and Oxycodone pills and replacing them with Tylenol and Zofran tablets. DeWine said his offices Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is authorized to review and investigate complaints of elderly abuse, neglect and drug diversion.

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Baseball cards in attic might fetch millions

By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press DEFIANCE Karl Kissner picked up a sootcovered cardboard box that had been under a wooden dollhouse in his grandfathers attic. Taking a look inside, he saw hundreds of baseball cards bundled with twine. They were smaller than the ones he was used to seeing. But some of the names were familiar: Hall of Famers Ty Cobb, Cy Young and Honus Wagner. Then he put the box on a dresser and went back to digging through the attic. It wasnt until two weeks later that he learned that his family had come across what experts say is one of the biggest, most exciting finds in the history of sports card collecting, a discovery worth perhaps millions. The cards are from an extremely rare series issued around 1910. Up to now, the few known to exist were in so-so condition at best, with faded images and worn edges. But the ones from the attic in the town of Defiance are nearly pristine, untouched for more than a century. The colors are vibrant, the borders crisp and white. Its like finding the Mona Lisa in the attic, Kissner said. Sports card experts who authenticated the find say they may never again see something this impressive. Every future find will ultimately be compared to this, said Joe Orlando, president of Professional Sports Authenticator. The best of the bunch 37 cards are expected to bring a total of $500,000 when they are sold at auction in August during the National Sports Collectors Convention in Baltimore. There are about 700 cards in all that could be worth up to $3 million, experts say. They include such legends as Christy Mathewson and Connie Mack. Kissner and his family say the cards belonged to their grandfather, Carl Hench, who died in the 1940s. Hench ran a meat market in Defiance, and the family suspects he got them as a promotional item from a candy company that distributed them with caramels. They think he gave some away and kept others. We guess he stuck them in the attic and forgot about them, Kissner said. They remained there frozen in time. After Hench and his wife died, two of his daughters lived in the house. Jean Hench kept the house until she died last October, leaving everything inside to her 20 nieces and nephews. Kissner, 51, is the youngest and was put in charge of the estate. His aunt was a pack rat, and the house was filled with three generations of stuff. They found calendars from the meat market, turnof-the-century dresses, a steamer trunk from Germany and a dresser with Grandmas clothes neatly folded in the drawers. Months went by before they even got to the attic. On Feb. 29, Kissners cousin Karla Hench pulled out the dirty green box with metal clips at the corners and lifted the lid. Not knowing whether the cards were valuable, the two cousins put the box aside. But Kissner decided to do a little research. The cards were at his office in the restaurant

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By KANTELE FRANKO Associated Press COLUMBUS Part of a freight train derailed and caught fire in Ohios capital city early today, shooting flames skyward into the darkness and prompting the evacuation of a mile-wide area as firefighters and hazardous materials crews worked to determine what was burning and contain the blaze. Norfolk Southern said it appeared about 11 cars of a southbound train derailed around 2 a.m. near Interstate 71, southeast of The Ohio State University. They went off the tracks north of downtown, in an industrial area blocks from residential neighborhoods. It wasnt immediately clear what caused the crash, how many cars caught fire or what they contained. Authorities believe the cargo included some type of alcohol that could fuel the fire, said Battalion Chief Michael Fowler, a spokesman for the Columbus fire division. Two people who ran toward the scene before the explosion were injured but were able to take themselves to a hospital, Fowler said. Norfolk Southern said none of its workers were hurt. Photographer Chris Mumma said he was more than 10 miles away in New Albany when he saw the night sky brightened by a huge illumination that he later learned was an explosion. He said he went to the scene to take photos and saw punctures on top of the train that were spewing flames 20 to 30 feet high. He also noticed an odd odor. I noticed there was a chemical smell, and I was inhaling it so I backed up a little bit more because I

he owns when he realized they might have something. He immediately took them across the street and put them in a bank vault. Still not knowing whether the cards were real, they sent eight to expert Peter Calderon at Heritage Auctions in Dallas, which recently sold the baseball that rolled through the legs of Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner in the 1986 World Series for $418,000. Calderon said his first words were Oh, my God. I was in complete awe, he said. You just dont see them this nice. The cards are from what is known as the E98 series. It is not clear who manufactured them or how many were produced, but the series consists of 30 players, half of them Hall of Famers. The experts at Heritage Auctions checked out the familys background, the age of the home and the history of the meat market. They looked at the cards and how they were printed. Everything lines up, said Chris Ivy, the companys director of sports auctions. They then sent all the cards to Professional Sports Authenticator, which had previously authenticated fewer than 700 E98s. The Ohio cards were the finest examples from the E98 series the company had ever seen. The company grades cards on a 1-to-10 scale based of their condition. Up to now, the highest grade it had ever given a Ty Cobb card from the E98 series was a 7. Sixteen Cobbs found in the Ohio attic were graded a 9 almost perfect. A Honus Wagner was judged a 10, a first for the series.

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COLUMBUS (AP) Ohio Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday issued an executive order that immediately imposed new state regulations on deep-injection wells used to dispose of chemically-laced wastewater from oil and gas drilling. The directive gives the Ohio Department of Natural Resources temporary authority to implement a list of rules announced after a series of Youngstown area earthquakes was tied to one such deep well. The official order signed by Kasich says the regulations provide the greatest degree of citizen protection possible without causing irreparable harm to an important industry. Under the order, the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management has authority to order preliminary tests at proposed well sites, prevent drilling where tests fail, and limit injection pressure.

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By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press expected to go anywhere. This will be an extraordinary four-week period because we are going to work every week these four weeks, House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer said with a heavy dollop of sarcasm. Hopefully members are up to the challenge of this rigorous schedule. Tieless and sporting a white baseball cap emblazoned with the South Carolina state logo, Sen. Lindsey Graham acknowledged, Were talking about the election in political terms rather than trying to find ways to solve the nations problems. Id actually rather spend the week talking about something that could result in us getting our job done, but if were not going to do that, Id just as soon talk about good tax policy and bad tax policy as anything else, said Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, the Senates liaison to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Asked what Congress will have accomplished after this fourweek period, he smiled and said, I guess you could argue, not very much. Lots of Americans might not notice. Voter interest generally doesnt pick up until the fall in election years, so lawmakers are trying to do

One Year Ago Mark Fuerst will officially take the helm at Franklin and Landeck Elementary schools as principal in August. Current Frranklin Principal Damon Ulm will teach fifth grade at Landeck in the upcoming year, a change he has expressed enthusiasm for. Twinning the two elementary principal positions will save the district $20,000 per year during Fuersts contract. 25 Years Ago 1987 Tom Hullinger has joined the staff at Odenwellers Clothing Store at 237 N. Main St. Hullinger has 20 years experience in the clothing business. He was formerly employed by Hofeller, Hiatt and Clark in Lima. He resides in Spencerville with his wife Janis, stepson Alex and stepdaughter Sally Jo. He also has a daughter, Jodi, and two sons, Scott and Tom. The Columbus Grove pool was celebrating its 50th season this summer after starting out as a Works Project Administration job during the tenure of Franklin Roosevelt. The idea for the pool, with its castle-like design, was conceived by Columbus Grove residents in 1933, a time when owners of the local stone quarry were experiencing financial troubles. Several local citizens banded together to purchase the quarry. When it was announced the pool would become a WPA project, the new owners deeded the quarry to the village for $1. The Awesome Outfielders and the Foxy 15 recorded victories in the Girls Lioness Slo-pitch League. The Awesome Outfielders defeated Freds Fielders 14-0 with Diana Schurger and Kerri Harman providing the offensive punch. The Foxy 15 defeated the Tuff Stuff 8-3 as Amy Hablitzel collected two hits and Katie Hanser had a home run. 50 Years Ago 1962 The dinner menu was planned, golf games scheduled and new features discussed at the meeting of committees for the Delphos Country Club Silver Dollar Carnival Monday at the clubhouse. Open to the general public, the carnival this year will be held July 22 at the club northwest of the city. Golf will be available with interesting golf contests being planned by A. J. and Bonnie Meyer, chairmen of the golf committee. An open dance will be held by the Delphos Do-Pas-O western square dance club Saturday night at the City Recreation Field in north Delphos. In case of rain the dance will be held in the K of P Hall on West Second Street. Shirley Whitehead from St. Marys will be the caller. Serving on the committee for the dance will be Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Schlereth and Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Sever. Mrs. William Link welcomed the members of the Amicidia Club to her home on South Canal Street Tuesday with cards forming the evenings entertainment. At the conclusion of the games high honors went to Pauline Gremling and low to Mrs. A. J. Meyer, and Mrs. William Heiing received the traveling prize. 75 Years Ago 1937 Delphos kiddies and adults as well, are again forced to find some other swimming hole to use during the hot weather. The pool was repaired and filled for the Fourth of July celebration and local people derived much pleasure at the once popular spot. The state board condemned the pool as being unsafe and because of their order, the place was abandoned. A number of local residents will attend the summer festival to be held Sunday afternoon and evening at McDonoughs Grove, one and one-half miles west of St. Patricks Church at Spencerville. The festival is being under the auspices of the parishioners of St. Patricks with Rev. H. John Schmit, of Delphos, in charge. Joseph Scherger and Art O. Wulfhorst, members of a committee appointed by James E. Moots, president of the Allen County Delphos Fair, conferred with J. H. Warner, Allen County agricultural agent, at Lima on Friday. The members of the committee who attended the meeting state that Warner is very enthusiastic about the Allen County Fair at Delphos. He will accept the superintendency of the boys and girls club work department of the fair this year.

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GOP offers ACA repeal with no alternative

WASHINGTON (AP) House Republicans generally avoided talk of replacement measures on Tuesday as they mobilized for an election-season vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act that stands as President Barack Obamas signature domestic accomplishment. Instead, they lambast the 2-year-old law as a threat to the nations economic recovery and predicted some Democrats would join them in repudiating it. Republican officials say the general reluctance to sketch any sort of alternative resulted from a desire to focus public attention on the health care law itself. It generally fares poorly in public polling, both nationally and in surveys of independent voters. In addition, they say that while many Republicans ran on a slogan of repeal and replace in 2010, the rank and file is far from united around any precise alternative. Republicans in both houses have suggested numerous measures in recent years to remake parts of the sprawling health care system. The last time the party offered a fullfledged legislative alternative was in 2009, meaning that none of the dozens of firsttermers elected in 2010 were involved in its drafting. That measure called for capping medical malpractice judgments, allowing insurance companies to sell policies across state lines and permitting small businesses to pool together to purchase coverage for their employees. It would have provided funds to the states to help maintain high-risk insurance pools for people with pre-existing conditions, for whom insurance is otherwise either unavailable or prohibitively expensive. Taken together, Republicans said at the time their alternative would have reduced federal health care costs as well as the deficit. It shunned the government mandates at the heart of the law that eventually passed. By Senator Sherrod Brown

WASHINGTON The Congress is in, but its far from lawmaking. For the next 3 1/2 sweltering weeks on Capitol Hill, lawmakers will look busy, say many words and lob blame at each other. They will even cast votes on such weighty matters as health care reform, taxes and more. But theyre not expected to pass much legislation, opting instead for what amounts to campaigning from the televised House and Senate floors, or anywhere on the stately campus where a microphone might be live. Just back from a weeklong July Fourth break, theyre not even pretending to govern. The schedule and all of the body language says theyre marking time: The Republican-led House this week got to work debating and voting on yet another doomed measure to repeal President Barack Obamas health care law. The Democratic-led Senate, meanwhile, is debating whether to give businesses a tax cut if they expand their payrolls, and whether to extend some or all of former President George W. Bushs tax cuts more measures not By JULIE PACE Associated Press

Obama team targets Mitt Romneys private finances

Romneys financial reticence and his support for an Arizona immigration law that allows police to check the immigration status of people they stop. The Obama campaign also posted a video on YouTube Tuesday that asked: How long can Romney keep information on his investments in overseas tax havens secret? And why did he do it in the first place? Romney aides have called the barrage of attacks an unfounded character assault by a campaign desperate to distract attention from a sluggish economy that threatens the presidents re-election prospects. And Romney insists his private financial records contain nothing illegal. I have followed the law, Romney said Tuesday on Sean Hannitys radio show. I have paid my taxes as due. I have also disclosed through all of the requirements of the government, every asset which I own, fairly and honestly, recognizing, of course, not to do so would be not only wrong but illegal and criminal. Still, Romney has released only a single years federal return for 2010 along with an estimate for 2011. Other returns could contain information about accounts he has held in Switzerland, the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, and that has created an opening for Democrats to accuse him of being secretive and taking advantage of tax

no harm before the high campaign season that starts Labor Day. But there is plenty of precedent for passing significant legislation during this period, including the Civil Rights Act in 1964, and welfare reform in 1996. Much remains hanging and in sharp dispute, a now-old story of a Congress fraught with partisan discord over sweeping fiscal policy in the wake of recession. Polls show that voters dont like the intransigence and are still jittery over joblessness. But the nations top politicians have gambled that resolving major disputes over taxes, spending, borrowing, immigration or farm policy would sit worse with core supporters than putting off those decisions until after the election. Congress top job, passing 12 appropriations bills that fund the government, sits in limbo. Even a bill to authorize defense policy, which traditionally has bipartisan backing, is unlikely to come up in the Senate for a vote before Election Day. Its open to hundreds of amendments and the distinct possibility that Republicans would try to score political points against Obama on national security.

WASHINGTON The Obama election campaign has a politically loaded question it wants voters to think about: What is Mitt Romney hiding? Not a thing, Romney says. The Democrats are just trying to change the subject from the weak economy. Its a newly intense backand-forth as President Barack Obamas campaign team tries to cast his Republican opponent as a secretive rich guy who keeps his money in offshore accounts and refuses to release more of his tax returns. The coordinated push, which includes stinging criticism from Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, web videos and television advertisements, comes as the Democrats grasp for ways to gain an advantage in a closely contested election and overcome a steady stream of lackluster economic news. Getting personal, Biden declared Tuesday that Romney was making a lie of the old adage, like father, like son by not meeting the standards his father, George Romney, set when he released 12 years of tax returns during his 1968 presidential bid. In a speech to Hispanic leaders in Las Vegas, Biden said of Romney: He wants you to show your papers, but he wont show us his. It was a criticism that hit both

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turned their grief into action after their son, David, passed An Ohio family, a nation- away in the Bluffton accident. al safety advocate, and The tragedy rocked a small Cleveland bus drivers joined town in Ohio, but also brought me to hail a new law national attention to enacted last week long-overdue safety which will require improvements for safety belts, stronger Americas tour buses. seating systems and Seven individuals enhanced commerdied in the Bluffton cial driver training University crash, to improve tour bus including five memsafety. bers of the schools Following a 2007 baseball team. At the bus crash involvGreyhound station Brown ing members of the in Cleveland, John Bluffton University Betts discussed his baseball team, I worked nearly five-year fight alongalongside Ohio families side Sen. Brown to get this including John and Joy Betts, important bill cleared through whose son David died in the Congress and signed into Bluffton accident to intro- law. They were also joined duce bipartisan legislation by Jackie Gillan, president of addressing tour bus safety. the Advocates for Highway Stronger tour bus safety and Auto Safety and Jimmie standards are long overdue. McCoy, vice president of the These measures will protect Amalgamated Transit Union both passengers and other Region 3, who outlined new motorists on the road. By provisions to strengthen drivequipping buses with com- er safety and training. mon-sense safety measures The Betts family is seatbelts, stronger roofs, and very appreciative of Senator safer windowswe can help Browns sponsorship and hard prevent deaths and minimize work he and his staff have put injuries. Simply put, this bill into this long overdue and will help save lives. much-needed motorcoach The enactment of this safety legislation, said John law wouldnt have happened Betts. This bill has been an without the tireless advocacy integral part of our lives for of John and Joy Betts, who the past five years since our

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loopholes that arent available to average Americans. I think whats important if youre running for president is that the American people know who you are, what youve done and that youre an open book, Obama said Monday in a television interview. The Obama campaign says its focus on Romneys private finances isnt about his wealth but about whether he is gaming the system and, if so, what it says about what he would do as president to address tax loopholes. With less than four months until Election Day, Obama aides say they may run new television ads targeting Romneys close hold on his financial records. The campaign spent more than $2 million in May on an ad titled Swiss Bank Account that ran in politically important Iowa, Ohio and Virginia. Democrats say the sustained criticism of Romneys financial secrecy is solidifying for voters the notion that the Republican challenger is out of touch with middle class economics. A Washington Post-ABC News poll out Tuesday showed Obama with an 11 point advantage over Romney as the one who better understands the economic problems people in this country are having. Among registered voters, 51 percent said Obama better understands versus 40 percent who said Romney does. seating systems to ensure occupants stay in their seats in a crash; Improved commercial driver training; Anti-ejection glazing windows to prevent passengers from being easily thrown outside the motorcoach; Strong, crush-resistant roofs that can withstand rollovers; Improved protection against fires by reducing flammability of the motorcoach interior, and better training for operators in the case of fire; A National Commercial Motor Vehicle Medical Registry to ensure that only medically qualified examiners conduct physical examinations of drivers and a medical certificate process to ensure that all certificates are valid and no unqualified operator is allowed to drive; Strengthened motorcoach vehicle safety inspections, including roadside inspections, safety audits, and state and motor carrier programs for identifying vehicle defects; and Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBRs) with real-time capabilities to track precise vehicle location that cannot be tampered with by the driver.

son David died March 2nd, 2007 in Atlanta in a motorcoach crash. We are extremely happy these common-sense safety features will save lives and family sorrow. This legislation also fulfills the promise we made to our son David and all the Bluffton University baseball team the day of the motorcoach crash: that something good will come of this tragedy as David was so good, Mr. Betts continued. Promise fulfilledthanks to Senator Brown. I fought to include the bipartisan Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011 as part of the highway bill reauthorization that was signed into law on Friday. He originally introduced the legislation alongside Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) in 2007; again in 2009; and finally in 2011. In July 2011, Sen. Brown was joined by Greyhound CEO, David Leach, to announce his companys support for the Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act of 2011. The Motorcoach Enhanced Safety Act is based on National Transportation Safety Board recommendations, some of which were first proposed in 1968. The law requires: Safety belts and stronger

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TODAY 4 p.m. Delphos Public Library board members meet at the library conference room. 6 p.m. Shepherds of Christ Associates meet in the St. Johns Chapel. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre. THURSDAY 9-11 a.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 5-7 p.m. The Interfaith Thrift Shop is open for shopping. 8 p.m. American Legion Post 268, 415 N. State St. FRIDAY 7:30 a.m. Delphos Optimist Club, A&W DriveIn, 924 E. Fifth St. 11:30 a.m. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 1-4 p.m. Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. SATURDAY 8:30-11:30 a.m. St. Johns High School recycle, 600 block of East Second Street. 9 a.m. - noon Interfaith Thrift Store is open for shopping. St. Vincent DePaul Society, located at the east edge of the St. Johns High School parking lot, is open. Cloverdale recycle at village park. 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Delphos Postal Museum is open. 12:15 p.m. Testing of warning sirens by Delphos Fire and Rescue 1-3 p.m. Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. 7 p.m. Bingo at St. Johns Little Theatre SUNDAY 8-11:30 a.m. Knights of Columbus benefit for St. Johns School at the hall, Elida Ave. 1-3 p.m. The Delphos Canal Commission Museum, 241 N. Main St., is open. MONDAY 11:30 a.m. The Green Thumb Garden Club will meet at the Delphos Public Library for luncheon and program. Mealsite at Delphos Senior Citizen Center, 301 Suthoff Street. 7 p.m. Washington Township Trustees meet at the township house. Delphos City Council meets at the Delphos Municipal Building, 608 N. Canal St. 7:30 p.m. Jefferson Athletic Boosters meet at the Eagles Lodge, 1600 E. Fifth St. Spencerville village council meets at the mayors office.

Benjamins accident, relaxing lake and tasty crock-pot recipes

BY LOVINA EICHER It feels so much better to have cooler weather this morning. Last week temperatures were over 100 on some days. We had a nice week at the cabin by the lake. Children kept cool swimming in the lake. We had a great time, but I was glad to be back home again and I think everyone else was also. Joe took his boat along so they also did a lot of fishing. They caught a couple of meals worth of bass and bluegill. Benjamin had to stay out of the lake most of the time because he had stitches in his foot. Before we left for the lake, he was putting the water sprinkler in the garden and somehow one of the stakes that he pushed into the ground, he pushed between his toes. It was a deep wound so I took him to the doctor and had it cleaned and stitched. They gave him a Tentanus shot and 10 days of antibiotics. The next day he had a high temperature and we took him back. He had an infection so they gave him a strong antibiotic shot. I had to take him back the next day so they gave him another shot which seemed to help. Benjamin is always active and it was very difficult for him to keep it elevated the first few days. We put in our hay before we left last week and only had 74 bales in the field. This was a lot less than we usually get from the second cutting of a 4-acre field. The dry weather has kept the hay from growing. The field has hardly had much rain since the first cutting. My corn isnt doing the best either with the heat and dry weather we have had. It is not very tall and it is tasseling already. Susan, 16, and Verena, 14, have started detasseling. I am not sure how Verena will be able to hold out but she wanted to be able to try it. I am glad for the cooler weather for the de-tasseling. Loretta had her 12th birthday on July 1 while we were at the cabin. She wanted cupcakes instead of a cake. We invited Jacob, Emma, and family to join us at the lake for a cook-out on Lorettas birthday. Joe barbecued chicken and hot wings and I made a pizza casserole in the crockpot. We also had cupcakes and ice cream in honor of Lorettas birthday. I never used a crock-pot before but I really liked it. While we were there I made a roast, wet burrito casserole, pizza casserole,breakfast casserole, and bean dip in it on different days. It was nice to put something in there and be done with the cooking part.

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Everyone loved the bean dip. Joe took care of the grilling and one night we made baked potatoes on the grill. They tasted good with butter and some of the children wanted ranch dressing on theirs. Loretta thought her muscles felt a lot more relaxed being in the lake water last week. At first she needed help coming out of the water but by the end of the week she could come out by herself. Since we were at the cabin we didnt make it to the wedding in Berne of Joes cousin LuAnn an Joe. We wish them Gods blessings as they start their lives together. LuAnn is Jacobs youngest sister so Emma had a lot of sewing to do for the wedding. Last week we received a wedding invitation from nephew Albert Jr. and Louanna. Their wedding will be Aug. 16. I would like to go get material to sew for the wedding. I also have to help cook and wear a hunter green color. I will share the bean dip recipe with you for the ones who have Crock-Pots. BEAN DIP 2 pounds Valveeta 2 pounds hamburger 1 quart salsa 1 package taco seasoning 1/2 cup chopped onions 2 - 16 ounces cans of refried beans In a frying pan over medium heat brown hamburger with onion and drain. Mix everything together and put into the crockpot on low. Heat thoroughly.

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Giant blowout: NL routs AL 8-0 in All-Star game

By RONALD BLUM The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. Melky Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval and Matt Cain helped the National League to a Giant blowout in the AllStar game. After all the talk about AL dominance during an offseason when Albert Pujols and Prince Fielder switched leagues, the NL romped to an 8-0 victory over the American League on Tuesday night. The World Series will start in the city of the NL champion for the third straight year. Its a nice edge, the NLs Tony La Russa said after his final game as a manager. Flashing their bright orange spikes and booming bats, the San Francisco sluggers keyed a 5-run blitz against Justin Verlander in the first inning. Cabrera homered and won the MVP award in the ballpark where he played last season; Cain got the win in the NLs most-lopsided All-Star victory. Chipper Jones singled in his final All-Star at-bat at age 40. Ryan Braun, an All-Star again after his drug suspension was overturned last winter, doubled, tripled and made a fine catch in the outfield to help give the NL its first 3-game winning streak in two decades. Teen sensation Bryce Harper had a shaky All-Star debut with a walk, strikeout and missed catch. Fellow rookie Mike Trout, only 20, showed off his dynamic skills. Cain combined with Stephen Strasburg, R.A. Dickey, Aroldis Chapman and the rest of a lights-out staff on a 6-hitter. The game was pretty much decided a few moments after it started. Sandoval hit the first basesloaded triple in All-Star history off Verlander, who couldnt control his 100mph heat. Cabrera singled and scored the first run, then hit a 2-run homer against Matt Harrison in a 3-run fourth. I dont get many triples, said the slow-footed Sandoval, known as Kung Fu Panda. We had some fun with that in the dugout. San Francisco fans, who made a late voting push to elect Sandoval and Cabrera to starting spots, might really appreciate the victory come October. The Giants are a half-game behind the firstplace Dodgers in the NL West. Rafael Furcal also hit a 3-bagger, making the NL the first league with three in an All-Star game. As the All-Stars returned to Kansas City for the first time since 1973, La Russa bid farewell to the national stage in the city where he played for his first majorleague team. Having retired after managing St. Louis to last years World Series title, La Russa became just the fourth inactive manager to skipper an All-Star team and improved to 4-2. The NL boosted its advantage to 43-38-2 and won for just the third time in the 10 years the All-Star game has been used to determine homefield advantage in the World Series. La Russas Cardinals benefited from last years NL All-Star victory, with St. Louis winning Games 6 and 7 at home against Ron Washingtons Texas Rangers. Its very disappointing because were competitors and we want to win, said Washington, who lost for the second straight year. They came out. They swung the bats. Once they got the lead, started bringing those arms in their hand, and they got the job done. Jones, retiring at the end of the season, also had one last All-Star moment, pinch-hitting in the sixth and singling just past second baseman Ian Kinsler and into right field. Jones chuckled as the ball rolled through. At 19 the youngest position player in All-Star history, Harper had a shaky start when he entered in the fifth. The heralded rookie, wearing shiny gold shoes, didnt flash a Gold Glove and lost Mike Napolis routine fly to left in the lights, allowing it to drop behind him for a single. Harper then caught Kinslers bases-loaded fly

COLDWATER The Crestview Knights traveled to Coldwater Tuesday night to take on the Cavaliers at Coldwaters Veterans Field in the second round of the ACME District summer baseball tournament. Coldwater got off to a fast start and never looked back as they defeated the Knights in five innings, 12-2. After Coldwater (225) scored two in the top of the first to begin the game, the Knights fought back in the bottom of the second. Isaiah Simerman started the inning off with a single and Brice Richardson followed with a walk. Clean-up hitter Damian Helm grounded out to the right side of the infield to advance the runners to second and third with one out. Alec Heffner then came to the plate and came through with a sacrifice fly to score Simerman from third and make the score 2-1 after the first inning. Coldwater used a big second inning to pull away from Crestview. Christian Schramm hit a triple to begin the inning but the Knights threw him out on a ground ball hit by Mitch Schoenherr. It looked like Crestview had regained control of the inning but the Cavaliers had other ideas. Coldwater went on to score six more runs for a total of seven for the inning and forced Crestview to go to their bullpen early. The Knights added one more run in the third inning on a double by Helm that scored Cam Etzler. Coldwater added two more runs in the third and one more in the fifth to run-rule the Knights. Crestview only had three hits but added three fielding errors on the night. Nick Thomas was charged with the loss on the mound for the Knights. We didnt come out ready to play tonight, said Crestview coach Jeff Helm. We made quite a few mental and physical errors and we didnt do a very good job of executing. When you face a talented team like Coldwater, you cannot afford to make mistakes like we did tonight. With the loss, the Knights fall to the losers bracket and will play Thursday versus the winner of the Jefferson versus Celina game that will be played 7 p.m. today. We have played both Celina and Jefferson recently, so there isnt much to hide, added Coach Helm. We know what both teams have to offer but we have to come back Thursday and be mental-

ly prepared to play and ready to fight to stay alive. In Mondays first round, Schramm tossed a 2-hit shutout at Jefferson to pace the Cavaliers to a 7-0 victory. In the nightcap, Crestview rallied with three in the bottom of the sixth to down Celina 3-1. In the opener, Schramm (7 innings, 3 bases-on-balls, 5 strikeouts; 87 pitches, 51 strikes) and Jeffersons Drew Kortokrax (4 1/3 IPs, 3 hits, 5 earned runs, 6 BBs, 6 Ks; 110 pitches, 59 strikes) were locked in a pitchers duel for the first 4-plus frames. Jeffersons Ross Thompson led off the top of the first with a solid single to center and advanced to second on a 1-out grounder to third by Austin Jettinghoff. However, he could get no farther. The Cavaliers (21-5) got two runners in the home first: back-to-back walks to Drew Otten and Malave Bettinger with one down and a double steal with two down; but Kortokrax got out of the frame unscathed. Coldwater had a big chance to strike in the second. Grant Muhlenkamp walked and burgled second. Adam Klosterman sacrificed him to third. With Matt Kramer at bat, a failed suicide squeeze ended up in a rundown that saw Muhlenkamp tagged out. The Wildcats (9-9) got a leadoff error on Seth Wollenhaupts grounder in the third. He was bunted to second by Ryan Bullinger and got to third on Thompsons fly ball to right but no farther. The home team scored twice in the third. Schramm helped his own cause by starting it with a leadoff double to left center. An out hence, Otten was hit by a pitch. Malave went opposite way with a slicing double to the left-center gap that scored both runners and accounted for a 2-0 edge. Klosterman walked with one out in the Coldwater fourth but was caught stealing by Nick Fitch. Kramer got aboard on an error and swiped second but remained there. Kortokrax walked with one down in the Delphos fifth and burgled second but again, Schramm shut the door. The Cavaliers chased Kortokrax in the home fifth by batting around. Mitch Heyne walked to start it and stole second an out later. Malave walked. Matt Selhorst singled up the gut to get Heyne home, ending Kortokraxs night on the mound for Zach Ricker. A wild pitch advanced pinch-runner Brody Hoying and Selhorst. Blake Spangler walked to load the bases. Muhlenkamp

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of eight straight outs with one out in the fourth as Richardson got on via an error, He stole second with two down but stayed put. Celina got on board first in the fifth. With one down, J. Luebke lined a hit down the right-field line and pinch-runner Damon Smith stole second with two down. A dropped fly ball to the outfield off the bat of Bickert scored Smith, putting the batter at third. He remained there. The Knights tried to answer in the home half. Harmon got on via a 2-base throwing error to start it and advanced on a sacrifice bunt by Nate Owens. Jordan Roop was safely on board courtesy of catchers interference, putting runners on the corners. However, Vogel bore down to keep them there. Riley Luebke commenced the Green and White sixth with a solid hit to left but was caught stealing by Owens.
Game 1 Coldwater 7, Jefferson 0 JEFFERSON (0) ab-r-h-rbi Ross Thompson 3b/ss 3-0-1-0, Zach Ricker 1b/p/3b 2-0-0-0, Austin Jettinghoff ss/p 3-0-0-0, Zack Kimmett dh 2-0-0-0, Gage Townsend pr 0-0-0-0, Nick Fitch c 0-0-0-0, Tyler Wrasman 2b 3-0-1-0, Zavier Buzard cf 3-0-0-0, Drew Kortokrax p 1-0-0-0, Gaige Rassman rf 1-0-0-0, Seth Wollenhaupt lf 2-0-0-0, Ryan Bullinger rf/1b 0-0-0-0, Jordan McCann ph 1-0-0-0. Totals 21-0-2-0. COLDWATER (7) ab-r-h-rbi Mitch Heyne 1b 2-1-0-0, Drew Otten 2b 2-1-0-0, Malave Bettinger dh 2-0-1-2, Brody Hoying pr 0-1-00, Mitch Schoenherr cf 0-0-0-0, Matt Selhorst 3b 3-1-1-1, Blake Spangler c 2-0-0-0, Kraig Schoenherr pr 0-1-0-0, Grant Muhlenkamp rf 2-1-1-2, Adam Klosterman ss 1-0-0-0, Matt Kramer lf 2-0-0-1, Christian Schramm p 3-1-1-0. Totals 19-7-4-7. Score by Innings: Jefferson 0 0 0 000 0-0 Coldwater 0 0 2 050 x-7 E: Ricker, Wrasman, Otten; DP: Coldwater 2, Jefferson 1; LOB: Jefferson 4, Coldwater 5; 2B: Bettinger, Schramm; SB: Kortokrax, Heyne, Otten, Bettinger, Muhlenkamp, Kramer; CS: Klosterman (by Fitch); POB: Muhlenkamp (by Fitch); Sac: Bullinger, Klosterman, Kramer. IP H R ER BB SO JEFFERSON Kortorkax (L) 4.1 3 5 5 6 6 Ricker 0.2 1 2 1 1 0 Jettinghoff 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 COLDWATER Schramm (W) 7.0 2 0 0 3 5 WP: Ricker; HBP: Otten (by Kortokrax). Game 2 Crestview 3, Celina 1 CELINA (1) ab-r-h-rbi Shawn Stickler lf 4-0-0-0, Jimmy Luebke c 4-0-1-0, Damon Smith pr 0-10-0, Cody Vogel p 3-0-1-0, Eric Bickert 1b 3-0-2-0, Caleb Kuhn 3b 3-0-1-0, Riley Luebke 2b 3-0-1-0, Kyle Berry cf 2-0-0-0, Brandon McGilvary dh 3-01-0, Andy Sneddon ss 0-0-0-0, Skylar McCarter rf 3-0-0-0. Totals 28-1-7-1. CRESTVIEW (3) ab-r-h-rbi Isaiah Simerman 3b 3-0-0-0, Brice Richardson ss 1-1-0-0, Damian Helm p 3-1-1-0, Alec Heffner lf 2-0-0-1, Jake Harmon 1b 3-1-1-1, Nate Owens c 2-0-0-0, Jordan Roop rf 2-0-0-0, Alex Brown 2b 2-0-0-0, Cameron Etzler cf 2-0-0-0. Totals 20-3-2-2. Score by Innings: Celina 000 010 0-1 Crestview 0 0 0 003 x-3 E: Kuhn 2, J. Luebke, Etzler; LOB: Celina 7, Crestview 3; 2B: Bickert; 3B: Harmon; SB: Smith, ; CS: R. Luebke (by Owens), Richardson (by J. Luebke). IP H R ER BB SO CELINA Vogel (L) 6.0 2 3 3 2 9 CRESTVIEW Helm (W) 7.0 7 1 0 1 6 WP: Vogel.

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slapped a hit to left to plate Hoying and Selhorst for a 5-0 edge, sending pinch-runner Kraig Schoenherr to third. Klosterman put down a successful squeeze bunt, scoring Schoenherr; an error on the sequence put the batter at second and Muhlenkamp at third, from where he scored on another successful squeeze, this time by Kramer, for a 7-0 spread. Ricker walked with one out in the Wildcat sixth but was eliminated on a 5-4-3 double play. Heyne walked against third Jefferson pitcher Austin Jettinghoff but the defense turned a 4-6-3 double play. Zach Kimmett walked to lead off the Delphos seventh and Tyler Wrasman beat out an infield hit. However, the Cavaliers turned a 4-6-3 twin-killing and Schramm retired the final batter to end the contest. The nightcap was also a pitchers duel, matching southpaws Helm for Crestview (7 IPs, 7 hits, 1 unearned run, 1 BB, 6 Ks; 106 pitches, 72 strikes) and Celinas Cody Vogel (6 IPs, 2 hits, 3 earned runs, 2 BBs, 9 Ks; 93 pitches, 61 strikes). The Knights (13-5), who had been no-hit for the first five frames, finally got to Vogel in the sixth. With one down, Brice Richardson walked and Helm aided his own cause with a sharp single into right, the first Knight hit, sending Richardson to third. Heffner flied out to center and Richardson easily scored to knot the game at 1-1. Jake Harmon sliced a liner the opposite way to left; leftfielder Shawn Stockler tried a diving catch but when he failed, it went for a run-scoring triple to plate Helm. A wild pitch brought Harmon home for a 3-1 edge. Helm then set down the Bulldogs 1-2-3 in the seventh to end the game. Celina got a pair of runners on in the first against Helm, both with two down: back-toback hits by Vogel and Eric Bickert; but Helm left them there. Richardson walked with one out in the Knight first but was caught stealing by Jimmy Luebke. The guests did the same in the second as in the first: getting two runners on. This time it was a 1-out walk to Kyle Berry and a knock to center by Brandon McGilvary. Once more, Helm slammed the door with a strikeout and a foul out. Celina again got two runners on with two down in the third: a blooped double down the left-field line by Bickert and an infield hit by Caleb Kuhn. However, they could not convert. Crestview broke a string

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THROUGH JULY 10 Delphos Minor League Team Record Win % * Cubs 12-2 .857 Tigers 10-4 .714 Pirates 8-6 .571 Reds 8-6 .571 Dodgers 7-7 .500 Orioles 5-9 .357 Mets 4-10 .286 Indians 2-12 .143 * - Regular-season champion

Mondays Results Buckeye Boys Pony League Middle Point 21, Van Wert Elks 0 Wallace Plumbing 5, Middle Point 4 Tuesdays Results Delphos Minor League Regular-season Finale Cubs 4, Pirates 2 Dodgers 14, Tigers 4 Reds 17, Indians 16 Orioles 14, Mets 5 Buckeye Boys Pony League (non-

ball to end the inning, earning applause from the crowd of 40,933 at Kauffman Stadium, spruced up by a $250 million renovation that was completed three years ago. Harper tagged up on a long fly after his walk in the fifth but got himself hung up in a rundown and tagged out. Trout, among a record five All-Star rookies, had a nice showing against two very different pitchers. The Angels outfielder singled and stole a base against Dickeys knuckleball, then drew a walk against Chapman and his 101mph heat. Cain pitched the 22nd perfect game in big-league history last month. He didnt have to be perfect in this one, allowing one hit in two innings for the win. Cain was followed by 10 relievers, with Jonathan Papelbon getting the last out with a runner on third base. Verlander had a puzzling outing. In games that count, he hasnt allowed five runs in an inning since April 2010, according to STATS LLC. He became the first All-Star to give up a 5-spot since Houstons Roger Clemens in front of his hometown fans in 2004. In a 35-pitch inning, he threw five pitches clocked at 100 mph and another at 101.
NOTES: The NL extended the ALs scoreless streak to 14 innings its longest drought since 1995-97. ... The NL won for just the sixth time in a quarter-century. ... The NL had last won three straight in 1994-96. ... It was the first All-Star shutout since the NLs 6-0 win in 1996 at Philadelphia.

The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. Major League Baseball could start in-season testing for human growth hormone next year. Players were given a blood test for HGH during spring training as part of the labor contract agreed to in November, which allows blood testing during the offseason and spring training, and if there is reasonable cause. Union head Michael Weiner, speaking to the Baseball Writers Association of America before the All-Star game, said players were starting to discuss whether to expand testing to the regular season in 2013. KANSAS CITY, Mo. The number of games between interleague rivals such as the Yankees and Mets, Cubs and White Sox and Dodgers and Angels will be reduced under Major League Baseballs new schedule format for 2013. CYCLING AUSTIN, Texas With Lance Armstrong digging in for a legal fight, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency issued lifetime sports bans to three former staff members and consultants on the cyclists winning Tour de France teams for drug violations. Luis Garcia del Moral was a team doctor; Michele Ferrari was a consulting doctor; and Jose Pepe Marti (team trainer) worked for Armstrongs U.S. Postal Service and Discovery Channel squads. All had been accused by USADA of participating in a vast doping conspiracy on those teams during part or all of Armstrongs seven Tour victories from 1999-2005. Armstrong also has been charged and has declared his innocence. PRO BASKETBALL Deron Williams hit the jackpot in Las Vegas and Blake Griffin signed on for a few more years in Los Angeles. Free agents in the NBA could finally sign contracts starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT today and the Brooklyn Nets wasted no time getting their All-Star point guard to put pen to paper well, iPad actually on a new deal worth $98 million over five years. The Nets came to Williams at his hotel in Las Vegas, where he is training with the U.S. Olympic team. The Clippers announced they signed Griffin to a contract extension that could be worth $95 million over five years. Also, the Lakers announced their sign-and-trade deal with Phoenix to bring Steve Nash to Los Angeles. A number of other deals have been agreed to, including NBA champion Miami signing Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis in hopes of a repeat and the Knicks adding Jason Kidd and Marcus Camby. New York also is expected to match the offer sheet Jeremy Lin got from Houston. Still not completed is a deal for Dwight Howard, who doesnt want to wait until hes a free agent next summer to change addresses. Orlando is negotiating with Howard, who has asked to be traded to the Nets, but so far hasnt found a deal worth shipping

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league) Wallace Plumbing 6, Bath A 5 Todays Games Tri-County Little League Tournament (Round 2) 6 p.m. at Delphos Buckeye Boys Pony League Grover Hill vs. Willshire, 6 p.m. at Willshire Wren vs. Wallace Plumbing, 6 p.m. Smiley Park-Field 3 Convoy vs. Middle Point, 6 p.m. at Middle Point Thursdays Games Delphos Minor League (Year-end tournament) 1st-Round games at 6 and 8 p.m., matchups TBD Tri-County Little League Tournament (Semis) 6 p.m. at Smiley Park Fridays Game Tri-County Little League Tournament (Finals) 6 p.m. at Ft. Jennings

out a franchise center. OLYMPICS COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. American women outnumber men on the U.S. Olympic team for the first time, achieving the milestone in the summer of the 40th anniversary of Title IX. The U.S. Olympic Committee released its roster for the London Olympics and it listed 269 women and 261 men. LONDON It was a banner day for the Olympic torch: It visited the queen at Windsor Castle, was carried by the man who broke the 4-minute mile and by Britains greatest Olympic rower and even got a passing glance at a streaker. The day began with the torch held aloft by 83-year-old Roger Bannister, who in 1954 became the first runner to smash the 4-minute mile. A naked man with Free Tibet written on his back streaked past crowds before former rower Steve Redgrave got the torch in Henley, 35 miles west of London. Redgrave, 50, won gold medals at five consecutive Olympics. Also, Usain Bolt is back in full training and feeling good, his agent revealed, addressing concerns over an injury following successive defeats at the Jamaican Olympic trials. Ricky Simms wrote The Associated Press in an e-mail that Bolt is fit ahead of the defense of his titles in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay at the London Games, which open July 27. AUTO RACING CHARLOTTE, N.C. NASCAR penalized two championship contenders including suspensions for Nationwide Series driver Austin Dillons team for problems found during qualifying at Daytona. Three-time champion Tony Stewart was docked six points and crew chief Steve Addington was fined $25,000 because of a cooling hose found inside Stewarts car after his qualifying lap. Stewart forfeited his second-place qualifying spot but rallied to win Saturday nights Sprint Cup Series race. Addington and car chief Jeff Meendering were both placed on probation through Aug. 22 and listed car owner Margaret Haas was docked six championship owner points. Eager to resolve his suspension for a failed drug test, AJ Allmendinger said that he has formally asked NASCAR to test his second urine sample and insisted that he would never knowingly take a prohibited substance. Also, the U.S. Army will not return to Stewart-Haas Racing next season, effectively ending its sponsorship in NASCAR altogether after a decade. PRO FOOTBALL MILWAUKEE The Green Bay Packers had a record year financially, driven in large part by a 13-0 start in a season in which they were the defending Super Bowl champion. The Packers announced they had $42.7 million in net income in 2011-12, an increase of 150 percent over the previous year. Total revenue was $302 million, up 6.9 percent.

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Van Wert County Hospital goes electronic

More west central Ohio hospitals live on statewide health information exchange, CliniSync
hospitals and healthcare providers that want to exchange patient health information electronically. Health Partners of Western Ohio, the Orthopaedic Institute of Ohio, Dr. James Bowlus and OB/GYN Specialists of Lima were some of the first to receive results and reports, now reaching a total of 12 different practices and entities. This summer, Lima Memorial Health System, Joint Township District Memorial Hospital in St. Marys, and Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater will connect to the CliniSync network. Hospitals will be sending discrete lab results, pathology and microbiology reports, radiology reports and additional clinical and textual documents, such as histories and physicals as well as discharge summaries. Dr. Herbert Schumm, Regional Vice President of Medical Affairs at St. Vincents Medical Center and Chair of WCOHIE, played a major role in the use of HIT within the medical community. It is great to have additional members of WCOHIE come online, Dr. Schumm says. As more physician office systems interface, we are seeing our dream become a reality. Dan Paoletti, CEO of the Ohio Health Information Partnership, says the entire region will be the first to exchange information with one another, a courageous and progressive step for west central Ohio. I look at the West Central Ohio HIE as trailblazers who are transforming health care in our state. Through the collaboration of these hospitals, physicians and other regional healthcare providers, doctors will receive accurate and timely information, allowing patients to receive care more quickly, Paoletti says. Eventually, as many hospitals join CliniSync, a physician will be able to search for a patients records and bring disparate records to one place so the physician will have medications, test results and history to review before treatment, Paoletti says. Lima Memorial will go live after Van Wert. Cheryl Homan, Administrative Director for the Lima Memorial Health System in Information Systems and Biomed, says she looks forward to the reality of exchanging health records both within Ohio as well as across bordering states. With many providers in the region implementing an EMR in their practices, the need for an infrastructure to support electronic exchange of patient information among all care providers regardless of location and/ or hospital affiliation has become a reality, Homan says. CliniSync provides the infrastructure for this electronic exchange within Ohio as well as across state lines, giving the provider quick access to needed individual patient information in one location, she says. Lima Memorial is looking forward to being able to participate in this electronic exchange to improve patient care in the communities we serve. Joint Township Memorial Hospital, part of the Grand Lake Health System, will be connected at the same time as Mercer County this summer. The CliniSync health information exchange will be a great benVan Wert County Hospital is the second hospital in the state to go live on the new statewide health information exchange, CliniSync. The Ohio Health Information Partnership announced today that patient information such as lab reports and test results are electronically moving from the hospital to doctors this week. The CliniSync exchange electronically delivers medical records to physicians and other healthcare providers who treat a patient, allowing information to move quickly and securely to assist in diagnosis and treatment. Mike Holliday, Vice President of Financial and Administrative Services at Van Wert, says, Van Wert County Hospital is excited to be a part of this initiative with other regional healthcare providers. The new information exchange will allow us to improve health care through better coordination of care by ensuring that patient information is in the right place at the right time. A 99-bed hospital established in 1905, Van Wert has a long history of serving the needs of patients and works closely with other facilities for more complex cases, which is why electronic exchange of information will help physicians and clinicians get the right information on a patient when they need it, Holliday says. St. Ritas Medical Center in Lima jump-started the process in Ohio last December when it went live on the statewide health information exchange after mutual agreement of the leadership of the West Central Ohio Health Information Exchange (WCOHIE), a regional consortium of efit to the delivery of healthcare services in the Grand Lake Health Systems region, says Jeff Vossler, Chief Financial Officer of the Grand Lake Health System in St. Marys. This central source for patient information improves the coordination of care between physicians, hospitals and other providers. It is a vital step in our ongoing program of a comprehensive medical record for all our patients. Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital plans to connect to the health information exchange later this summer. Mercer Health is anxiously awaiting to be connected to the CliniSync health information exchange, says George C. Boyles, Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Utilizing this patient record information database will allow our clinical staff, physicians and patients to interact very efficiently regarding the medical care of each patient being served by the hospital. A total of 55 hospitals in Ohio have committed to CliniSync through contractual agreements. In addition, 353 physicians, two national labs and various facilities that care for patients have contracted to join. Paoletti says that in Ohio, there are healthcare providers who started sharing records electronically within the past decade and they have led the way using technology to improve care and outcomes. However, these existing systems are closed networks within a health system or in specific regions. CliniSync is the first infrastructure that will allow information to flow throughout the state.

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AMR CEO says its time to weigh merger options

DALLAS (AP) The head of American Airlines says its time to reach out to potential merger partners or investors, seven months into a bankruptcy restructuring CEO Thomas Horton said that American has improved its revenue, made progress on cost-cutting labor deals, and is well on its way to a successful restructuring. It now makes sense to carefully evaluate a range of strategic options, including potential mergers, Horton said in a letter to employees. He said options including a merger could make the new American even stronger. One potential partner, US Airways, has been pushing hard for a merger with American almost since the day that American and its parent, AMR Corp., filed for bankruptcy protection in November. But Horton has taken a slower approach, saying he preferred to wait until after AMR cut costs and emerged from bankruptcy protection. Tuesdays comments continued an evolution in AMRs public statements about a possible merger. AMR told the bankruptcy judge in May that it would work with creditors to consider alternatives to Hortons plan of emerging from bankruptcy as an independent company. Hortons letter followed a meeting where AMRs management discussed multiple strategic options with its creditors. US Airways has lined up support for a potential takeover from Americans three unions by promising them fewer job losses and smaller concessions than American has demanded.

Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative joins Statewide organization

The Indiana Statewide Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives (Statewide) has announced the addition of Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative to its membership roster. This brings Statewides membership to 39 systems and marks their first increase in membership in more than five years. Accepting PauldingPutnams application to join Statewide was an easy decision for our Board, said Rick Coons, Indiana Statewide Association CEO. Since they have consumers located in Allen and Adams counties in northeastern Indiana and their power supplier is Wabash Valley Power Association, located in Indianapolis, it was a natural step for them to apply for membership. PPECs addition also increases Statewides membership base, which helps to keep dues affordable for all 39 systems, while continuing to maintain an extensive menu of programs and services for electric cooperatives and their employees and directors. In addition to having access to a wide variety of programming, including director training and professional development courses, Paulding-Putnam will also hold a seat on the Statewide Board of Directors. Gerald Sorg of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was nominated to represent Paulding-Putnam and began his term on July 1. Paulding Putnam looks forward to being a member of the Indiana Statewide Association and we appreciate the other REMCs acceptance of our application. says George Carter, CEO of Paulding-Putnam Electric. With the ever changing regulatory environment, myself and our Board of Trustees strongly felt that our Indiana member/owners would benefit from our membership. Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a member-owned, member-con-

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Place mats are plentiful at thrift stores and garage sales, or you can find them on sale after holidays. If you find the heavier two-layered place mats (typically print on one side and solid colored back), you can rip the seam at one end and stuff each place mat with polyester fiberfill, sew it closed and make quick and easy pillows. The first reader tip shares her second use for a place mat. For more uses, visit frugalvillage.com/2011/03/02/multipleuses-for-placemats. Second use for a place mat: I use a red place mat as the naughty spot for kids timeouts. Its perfect because I can move it around the house. Weve even taken it on vacation with us. -- CeCe, email Pump dispensers: I purchased shampoo and conditioner with pump dispenser tops, and I dont know how many times Ive refilled them. Just one squirt is all I need, and I never waste any. Havent bought shampoo for months now, and Im not running out nearly as fast! -- NicJean, email Fels-Naptha: Ive used Fels-Naptha soap to remove car grease stains from my winter jackets, and boy does it work! A little elbow grease helps. I gave a bar to a friend and her husband used it to get pet accident stains out of their carpets. He was really impressed with the product! -- Mollie, Canada Homemade, Preservative-Free Parmesan Cheese Crackers 1 stick butter, chilled 2 cups flour

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Winning back trust takes time

Dear Annie: Ive been because of it and it could have dating Dayna for eight cost me my girlfriend. Im not months and we moved in that person anymore. together three months ago. We Alcoholism runs in fell in love from the moment my family. Im a 27-yearwe met. old college-educated guy Im normally a calm guy. who dealt with problems by However, two months ago I drinking because thats what made a mistake. I went out my family did. Im determined drinking with friends and was to break the cycle and have dropped off at home so drunk made the first step toward that I briefly blacked out. I that goal. I see life differently got into an argument with now and all I want to do is Dayna and apparently make Dayna happy gave her a black again. I know it eye. I spent a month will take time, but in jail on domestic Im determined to battery charges. To make it right with my surprise, she did her and her family. not break up with me, I love my although we no longer girlfriend and live together. We each hope to marry her moved back in with one day. How do our parents. we bounce back I know our from this horrific relationship was nightmare? -- Sad moving too fast, but Annies Mailbox and Depressed I believe in my heart Dear Sad: that Dayna is the one You need to rebuild for me. On the night of the Daynas trust. We are glad incident, I had so much alcohol that you acknowledge your in my system that Im pretty drinking problem and have sure I would have fought with taken steps to overcome it so anyone who crossed my path. you dont repeat your mistakes. Currently, I am enrolled Dayna needs to know that you in court-ordered classes on will remain sober over the domestic violence. Although long haul, through good and I know I dont deserve her bad, and this takes much more anymore, Dayna is still by time. Find a job, get your own my side and I feel blessed for place, live a solid life and that. I made a promise to God prove to Dayna that you are a while in jail to put the bottle man she can respect. down for good. I lost my job Dear Annie: I have been a

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By GENARO C. ARMAS and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press STATE COLLEGE, Pa. A potentially explosive report into whether football coach Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials took steps to conceal that former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was a child molester will be released Thursday online for all to see, officials said Tuesday. Attorneys for the universitys deposed president, meanwhile, broke a monthslong silence and denied suggestions that Graham Spanier participated in a cover-up with the image of Penn State and its powerful and lucrative football program at stake. The internal report by former FBI chief Louis Freeh is expected to reveal how the university treated Sandusky, Paternos onetime heir apparent, after top administrators fielded complaints about his encounters with young boys more than a decade ago. It is also expected to cast light on how the Hall of Fame coach, who died in January, exerted control over the football program while Sandusky worked under him and after Sandusky retired from coaching. And the report could influence how Paterno is remembered while affecting an ongoing NCAA probe into the schools conduct and the criminal cases against two Penn State administrators. Freehs spokesman said the report will be published online at 9 a.m. Thursday. Investigators will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. in Philadelphia to discuss its findings and recommendations. The university trustees, who are meeting in Scranton on Thursday, said they will respond shortly thereafter. Paternos family said in a statement Tuesday that the late coach did not cover up for Jerry Sandusky. Joe Paterno did not know that Jerry Sandusky was a pedophile. Joe Paterno did not act in any way to prevent a proper investigation of Jerry Sandusky. To claim otherwise is a distortion of the truth. Paterno supported the decision by the board of trustees to hire Freeh to conduct a thorough investigation of the Sandusky allegations, but recent news leaks raised questions about fairness and confidentiality, the family said in the lengthy statement. They said the Freeh group turned down an offer for the family to respond to allegations after also asking to review the findings to prepare a response. The winningest coach in major college football, Paterno never got a chance to speak to the Freeh group before he died of lung cancer on Jan. 22 at age 85. It is our firm belief that the report would be stronger and more credible if we were simply given a chance to review the findings concerning Joe Paterno in order to present the case he was never allowed to make, the family said. Trustee Ryan McCombie who was elected to the board this spring and was not a trustee when Paterno was fired in November said he hoped the report took a broader look beyond Paterno and addresses the university as a whole and how this culture was handled or mishandled correctly and comes to some closure on that. The people who loved Joe Paterno will still love him when this is over, McCombie said. The people who disliked him may feel they have ammunition to continue to dislike him. Tuesdays announcement that Freeh and his team of investigators have completed their work came a few hours after lawyers for Spanier denied that he was ever told of any criminality by Sandusky. The lawyers were rebutting reports that indicate Spanier, who was interviewed by Freeh investigators on Friday, might have tried to cover up the abuse. At no time in the more than 16 years of his presidency at Penn State was Dr. Spanier told of an incident involving Jerry Sandusky that described child abuse, sexual misconduct or criminality of any kind, and he reiterated that during his interview with Louis Freeh and his colleagues, said a statement from the lawyers, Peter Vaira and Elizabeth Ainslie. Both Spanier, 63, and Paterno were ousted by school trustees a few days after Sanduskys November arrest. Prosecutors described how Sandusky, 68, culled the most vulnerable children from his charity for at-risk youth and used gifts and his access to Penn State facilities to abuse them over a 15-year span. Sandusky was convicted last month on 45 counts of abuse involving 10 boys and will likely die in prison. Freeh was hired by the university to find out what school officials, including Spanier and Paterno, knew about the child molester in their midst, and the former FBI director and federal judge promised a wide-ranging investigation.

NTSB: Neglect caused oil spill

By JOHN FLESHER and DAVID RUNK Associated Press DETROIT The Canadian operator of an oil pipeline that ruptured in southwestern Michigan two years ago, causing the most expensive onshore spill in U.S. history, failed to deal adequately with structural problems detected years ago and to respond appropriately to the catastrophe, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. Enbridge Inc. knew in 2005 that its pipeline near Marshall, a city 95 miles west of Detroit, was cracked and corroded, but it didnt perform excavations that ultimately might have prevented the rupture, NTSB investigators told the five-member board in Washington before it approved the findings and 19 safety recommendations. Enbridge didnt realize the pipeline was gushing oil into the Kalamazoo River and an enjoining creek for more than 17 hours, when a gas company worker pointed it out, and during that time Enbridge control center personnel twice pumped more oil into the ruptured line, investigators found. Learning about Enbridges poor handling of the rupture, you cant help but think of the Keystone Kops, NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman said at Tuesdays meeting. Why didnt they recognize what was happening? What took so long? The report also faulted the government, citing weak regulation insufficient review of Enbridges oil spill response plan by the U.S. Department of Transportations Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The NTSB doesnt have the power to regulate pipeline companies, but its safety recommendations carry significant weight with lawmakers, federal and state regulators, and industry officials. Results of its investigations sometimes are used in lawsuits. The spill dumped about 843,000 gallons of heavy crude into the Kalamazoo and a tributary creek, fouling more than 35 miles of waterways and wetlands. About 320 people reported symptoms from crude oil exposure. Enbridges cleanup costs have exceeded $800 million,

By DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press

Man to plead in Pentagon plot

Prosecutors and Ferdaus lawyers say Ferdaus will plead guilty to attempting to provide material support to terrorists and attempting to damage and destroy federal buildings by means of an explosive. The two charges carry a combined maximum of 35 years in prison, but under the plea agreement, prosecutors and defense attorneys have agreed to request a 17-year sentence. A change-of-plea hearing has been scheduled for July 20. Under the plea agreement, prosecutors have agreed to dismiss four other charges. Authorities said the public was never in danger from the explosives, which they said were always under the control of federal officials during the sting

which Hersman said was more than five times greater than the next-costliest onshore spill a 2005 release of 991,788 gallons by Chevron Pipeline Co. in Buras, La. That cleanup cost $150 million. This accident was the result of multiple mistakes and missteps by Enbridge, Hersman said. But there is also regulatory culpability. Delegating too much authority to the regulated to assess their own system risks and correct them is tantamount to the fox guarding the henhouse. Regulators need regulations and practices with teeth and the resources to enable them to take corrective action before a spill, not just after. Enbridge officials said the company had improved its operations and training after the spill and would study the NTSB report to determine whether further steps were needed. Safety has always been core to our operations. Our intent from the beginning of this incident has been to learn from it so we can prevent it from happening again, and to also share what we have learned with other pipeline operators, said Stephen J. Wuori, president for liquids pipelines. The federal pipeline agency last week proposed a record $3.7 million civil penalty against Enbridge. Oil began leaking from the 30-inch line, which runs from Griffith, Ind., to Sarnia, Ontario, around 6 p.m. on July 25, 2010. Even though alarms sounded repeatedly at the Enbridge control center in Edmonton, Alberta, staffers on hand misinterpreted them. Their failure to act reflected a culture of deviance about following company procedures, investigator Barry Strauch said. Controllers ordered two restarts before the leak was discovered, sending 683,000 gallons 81 percent of all the spilled oil into the stricken line. Patrick Daniel, Enbridges CEO, said: We believe that the experienced personnel involved in the decisions made at the time of the release were trying to do the right thing. As with most such incidents, a series of unfortunate events and circumstances resulted in an outcome no one wanted.

Global warming tied to risk of weather extremes

By MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer It happened during a La Nina weather pattern, the flip side of El Nino. Caused by the cooling of the central Pacific Ocean, La Nina generally cools global temperatures but would be expected to make the southern United States warmer and drier than usual. But beyond that, the scientists wondered, would global warming affect the chances of such an event happening? To find out, they studied computer climate simulations for La Nina years, focusing on Texas. They compared the outcome of three such years in the 1960s with that of 2008. They used 2008 because their deadline for the study didnt allow enough time to generate thousands of new simulations with fresh data from 2011. The two years were similar in having a La Nina and in amounts of greenhouse gases in the air. The idea of the study, they said, was to check the likelihood of such a heat wave both before and after there was a lot of man-made climate change, which is primarily from burning fossil fuels like coal and oil. Their conclusion: Global warming has made such a Texas heat wave about 20 times more likely to happen during a La Nina year. Using a similar approach, scientists from Oxford University and the British government looked at temperatures in central England. Last November was the second warmest in that region in more than 300 years. And December 2010 was the second coldest in that time. Their analysis concluded that global warming has made such a warm November about 62 times more likely, and such a cold December just half as likely. Kevin Trenberth, of the National Center for Atmospheric Researchs climate analysis section, said that he found the Britain study to be reasonable, given what he called a flawed climate model. As for the Texas result, he said that given how the study was done, the calculated increase in likelihood

Freeh said in November that he would not interfere with the states criminal probe but promised to conduct his review in a thorough, fair, comprehensive manner, leaving no stone unturned, and without any fear or favor. Freeh and his team of lawyers and former law enforcement officials interviewed more than 400 people, asking questions that went beyond Sandusky and the child sex-abuse scandal and into the relationship between football program and the university administration. Lawyers for the young men who testified against Sandusky and others who might file civil lawsuits related to the scandal will be reading the report closely for what it might mean for any future litigation. A civil complaint and a second legal notice of a lawsuit have been filed in Philadelphia, while others have indicated they also may sue. Im going to be looking for what we believe will be full and complete disclosure, said Harrisburg lawyer Ben Andreozzi, who represents the young man described as Victim 4 in court records. Penn State has disclosed that Freehs probe turned up emails among top officials that have been turned over to prosecutors. Two Penn State administrators are charged with lying to a grand jury and failing to properly report suspected abuse when thengraduate assistant Mike McQueary described witnessing Sandusky attack a young boy in the football team shower in 2001. Athletic director Tim Curley, now on leave, and vice president Gary Schultz, who has since retired, deny the allegations and await trial.

NEW YORK Last year brought a record heat wave to Texas, massive floods in Bangkok and an unusually warm November in England. How much has global warming boosted the chances of events like that? Quite a lot in Texas and England, but apparently not at all in Bangkok, say new analyses released Tuesday. Scientists cant blame any single weather event on global warming, but they can assess how climate change has altered the odds of such events happening, Tom Peterson of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told reporters in a briefing. Hes an editor of a report that includes the analyses published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. In the Texas analysis, researchers at Oregon State University and in England noted that the state suffered through record heat last year.
By RAY HENRY Associated Press

could well be an underestimate. A third analysis considered unusually severe river flooding last year in central and southern Thailand, including neighborhoods in Bangkok. It found no sign that climate change played a role in that event, noting that the amount of rainfall was not very unusual. The scale of the flooding was influenced more by factors like reservoir operation policies, researchers wrote. Also at the briefing, NOAA released its report on the climate for 2011, which included several statistics similar to what it had announced earlier. Last year was the coolest since 2008 in terms of global average temperature, which was about 57.9 degrees Fahrenheit (14.4 degrees Celsius.). But it still remained among the 15 warmest years since records began in the late 1800s, the agency said. It was also above average for the period 1980-2010.

Costs rise at US nuclear sites

ATLANTA Americas first new nuclear plants in more than a decade are costing billions more to build and sometimes taking longer to deliver than planned, problems that could chill the industrys hopes for a jumpstart to the nations new nuclear age. Licensing delay charges, soaring construction expenses and installation glitches as mundane as misshapen metal bars have driven up the costs of three plants in Georgia, Tennessee and South Carolina, from hundreds of millions to as much as $2 billion, according to an Associated Press analysis of public records and regulatory filings. Those problems, along with jangled nerves from last years meltdown in Japan and the lure of cheap natural gas, could discourage utilities from sinking cash into new reactors, experts said. The building slowdown would be another blow to the socalled nuclear renaissance, a drive over the past decade to build 30 new reactors to meet the countrys growing power needs. Industry watchers now say that only a handful will be built this decade.

People are looking at these things very carefully, said Richard Lester, head of the department of nuclear science and engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Inexpensive gas alone, he said, is casting a pretty long shadow over the prospects for construction of new nuclear plants. The APs review of pending projects found: Plant Vogtle in eastern Georgia, initially estimated to cost $14 billion, has run into over $800 million in extra charges related to licensing delays. A state monitor has said bluntly that co-owner Southern Co. cant stick to its budget. The plant, whose first reactor was supposed to be operational by April 2016, is now delayed seven months. The long-mothballed Watts Bar power plant in eastern Tennessee, initially budgeted at $2.5 billion, will cost up to $2 billion more , the Tennessee Valley Authority concluded this spring. The utility said its initial budget underestimated how much work was needed to finish the plant and wasted money by not completing more design work before starting construction.

Parents of drowned toddler accused of endangerment

By JIM SUHR Associated Press
ST. LOUIS The parents of an Illinois toddler who drowned in a lake were charged with child endangerment Monday, accused of allowing the boy and his twin brother to routinely wander from home through a basement window and having them live in what one prosecutor called filth and squalor. The charges come more than two months after 2-yearold Lukas Pinski was found unresponsive and submerged May 2 in a small lake near the familys Edwardsville home in southwestern Illinois.

Authorities say he and his twin had wandered from home. Lukas died four days later at a St. Louis hospital. His brother escaped with minor cuts. Thomas Pinski, 26, whos charged along with 25-yearold wife Emilie Pinski, told The Associated Press he was unaware of the charges until a reporter called his home Monday to ask about them. He said they disagree with the allegations and plan to fight them. I havent talked to my lawyer about this, Pinski said. He quickly ended the phone conversation after the reporter asked for the attorneys name.

BOSTON A Massachusetts man charged with plotting to fly remotecontrolled model planes packed with explosives into the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol will plead guilty to two charges, his lawyers and prosecutors said in a plea agreement filed in federal court Tuesday. Rezwan Ferdaus, a Muslim-American from Ashland with a physics degree from Bostons Northeastern University, was arrested in September after federal employees posing as al-Qaida members delivered materials he had allegedly requested, including grenades, machine guns and what he believed was 24 pounds of C-4, a plastic explosive.

operation. Counter-terrorism experts and model-aircraft enthusiasts said it would be nearly impossible to inflict large-scale damage of the kind Ferdaus allegedly envisioned using model plane because the aircraft are too small, cant carry enough explosives and are too difficult to fly. Authorities say Ferdaus, 27, became convinced that America was evil. He allegedly contacted a federal informant and later began meeting to discuss the plot with undercover agents he believed were members of al-Qaida. He was charged with planning to use three remote-controlled airplanes, each packed with five pounds of explosives, to blow up the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol.

Answers to Mondays questions: In the world of animal hybrids, a pizzly is a cross between a polar bear and a grizzly bear. The hybrid is also sometimes referred to as a grolar bear. Loch Ness Lake, in the Scottish Highlands, contains more fresh water than all the lakes in England and Wales combined. Todays questions: What was unusual about the ice hockey puck described in the first known written rules of the game? How many times a second does the pileated woodpecker the largest woodpecker in North America peck away at a tree? Answers in Thursdays Herald. Todays Words: Fastiguim: the top of a building Zimentwater: copper-polluted water found in copper mines Todays joke: A three-year-old had been told several times to get ready for bed. The last time his mom told him, she was very insistent. His response was, Yes, Sir! Since he was talking to his mother (and she is a woman), it was not expected of him to call her Sir. You would say, yes sir, to a man, I am a lady, and you would say Yes Maam, to a lady, Mom said. To quiz him on his lesson; she then asked him, What would you say to Daddy? Yes Sir! was the reply Then what would you say to Mama? Yes, Maam! he proudly answered. Good boy! Now what would you say to Grandma? He lit up and said, Can I have a cookie?