Democrats press Blackwell on Ohio voting irregularities
On December 4 2004 Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee asked Secretary of State J Kenneth Blackwell to explain 12 reported irregularities in Ohio Nov 2 voting including Miami County totals showing abrupt changes and a discrepancy where C Ellen Connally appeared to outvote John Kerry in some counties The letter notes concerns over scarce machines in Democratic neighborhoods and a locked county building in Warren County The White House nominee was invited to testify but Blackwell will not attend with a spokesman asserting most issues are explained by news reports
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U.S. House Judiciary Committee
Ohio
J. Kenneth Blackwell
Blackwell
Miami County
Butler County
C. Ellen Connally
Ohio Supreme Court
John Kerry
Massachusetts
Franklin County
Perry
Cuyahoga
Mahoning
Warren County
John Conyers Jr
D-Mich
House Judiciary Committee
Carlo Lo Paro
General Accounting Office
LoParo
Conyers
Secretary of State
Bush
Kerry
Kidnapper to be sentenced Monday
A Hamilton Township man Tim othy Dick age 34 of 7742 Kennesaw Drive faces sentencing Monday in Butler County Common Pleas Judge Patricia Oney on a third degree felony of attempted kidnapping. He pleaded guilty Oct 18 after a June incident when he grabbed 12 year old Josie Swain as her father pursued and restrained him until police arrived. Dick has prior drug offenses and a voyeurism conviction.
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West Chester
Timothy Dick
Kennesaw Drive
Butler County Common Pleas
Patricia Oney
Josie Swain
Swain
Danny Swain
Franks
Wilkinson
Fifth Streets
Gettysburg
Hoover Avenues
Montgomery County Common Pleas
Barbara P. Gorman
Greene County
Gorman
Fire damages reach 100000 at Monroe residence
A basement electrical fire at 133 Winston Lane in Monroe caused about 100000 in structure and contents damage Friday morning. A woman and two children evacuated. no injuries reported. Mutual aid from Middletown and Liberty Township departments assisted. Red Cross helping displaced Tracy family.
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John Centers
Tracy
Winston Lane
Middletown
Liberty Township
Red Cross
Dateline NBC interview on Erica Baker case raises questions
Dateline NBC aired a Friday night segment on the Baker disappearance from Kettering. Attorney Beth Lewis refused to discuss the case without proving an ongoing crime, citing privilege while Jan Marie Franks’ death loomed. Misty Baker expressed heartbreak as coverage highlighted family pain and legal drama.
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Dateline Nbc
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Kettering
Dateline
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Lewis
Jan Marie Franks
Baker
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Magnus
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Franks waives attorney privilege before plea in district case
Assistant prosecutors say James Levinson and Leon Daidone note Franks voluntarily spoke in June 2002 after a prior waiver discussion with a Kettering detective. Franks signed the revocation hours after pleading guilty to April shooting and police chase, receiving five years in prison. He faces 11 to 26 months from Greene County convictions. his wife died in 2001. The case involves challenges to a privilege and a federal suit over contempt findings.
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James Levinson
Franks
Kettering
Daidone
Jim Levinson
Lewis
Jan Franks
Erica
Daidene
Greene County
Jon Paul Rion
Schmidt
MeadWestvaco
Ohio
U.S
Walter H. Rice
Laurence Lasky
Rion
Martha Gould Plinke obituary highlights long Middletown life
Martha Gould Plinke died Thursday in Middletown after a life shaped by teaching, volunteering, and church work. Born 1906 in Lancaster Ohio, she captained her high school basketball team and was valedictorian, later earning a degree from Miami University and teaching in Middletown schools. Her husband Robert Gould preceded her. she leaves daughters Elizabeth and Katherine, grandchildren and many relatives with memories of gardening, music, travel, and community service. Visitation December 5 and funeral December 6 at Messiah Lutheran Church, Middletown, with burial at Woodside Cemetery. Contributions to Lutheran World Relief or the Lutheran Women's Missionary League.
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Virginia
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Middletown
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Armco
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Karl
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Cam Leger
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Curtis Timothy Leger
Elizabeth Emerson
Trackerendemnceen
Hannah Jo’eff
Robert Jefferson Ne Jr
Sophia Katherine
Chloe Elizabeth
Theodore Constantine Athanas
Curtis William Leger
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Wilmington
Lunox
Breitenbach McCoyeffler
Thomas Brouwer
Woodside Cemetery
Lutheran World Relief
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