15 Nov 2004
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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 2004
Page
1
Donna Haskins serves up tasty dishes to five close pals as a yearly tradition during the holiday season. The event brings together friends for a meal and conversation, highlighting community and giving spirit on this D1 feature.
Dynamite from Webster Blasting toppled the McKinley Elementary School chimney near the base of the building in Middletown. The 1930 constructed school, now being replaced, drew alumni and neighbors who watched the controlled demolition and later sought memory bricks from the site.
The 2003 death row population fell to a 30 year low as 144 inmates in 25 states were given the death penalty, 24 fewer than 2002. Illinois eliminated its death row as inmates were found innocent, while experts cite public hesitation and legal changes as factors. At year end, 3,374 prisoners awaited execution, 188 fewer than 2002. Illinois accounted for 84 percent of the decline.
Insurgents stormed two Mosul police stations killing several Iraqi troops while fighting raged in Fallujah after the U.S. led assault. A Western woman hostage and other civilians were reported amid a widening crisis as U.S. Marines held positions and bombarded insurgent strongholds. Oil wells were set ablaze in northern Iraq as clashes spread through Sunni areas.
Alf Walter Gray recalls Bali’s pop culture link from South Pacific and outlines a planned book about his 1999 travels in the region. Steelers defeat Browns 24-10 as Roethlisberger shines in Cleveland, moving to 7-0 since rookie QB took over. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies and milder temps with a high of 55 and low of 38. Interstate wire barriers highlighted for driver safety.
In Middletown on November 13 2003 James Reed 76 en route to lunch at the Senior Citizens Center was struck head on by a drunken driver on Verity Parkway. Reed survived severe head injury four broken ribs a fractured pelvis and a back injury after helicopter transport to Miami Valley Hospital. He now uses a walker and has long term memory loss and resides at Garden Manor.
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