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CCYYMK Search the classifieds http://www.ohio.com A KRON EACON OURNAL A KRON EACON OURNAL www.ohio.com News Online Outlying Areas Home Delivery 800-777-2442 Copyright 2004 Beacon Journal Publishing Co. tarvation death now capital case New evidence increases charge vs. mother By Kymberli Hagelberg eaconJ ournal staff writer CANTON A Canton woman arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter and child endangering inthe Ja n.27 starvation deathof her 17 month old sonnow faces thed a penalty if convicted uanitaAu- drey ohnson illender ,1 9, was indicted ridayb yaStark County grand jury on one count of aggravated murder in the death of Joshua umph A conviction on that charge could carry thedeath penalty because the boywas younger than 13. leasesee other verdue library fees are piling up Akron-Summit County building downtown over original budget, but director says funds available By Carol Biliczky eaconJ ournal staff writer not just beams and girders that have gone up at the A kron ummitC ountyM ain ibraryi nAkron have the costs. elays ons and design changes have pushed the price to $5 6.1million 12 percent over the original cost of $50 million, Steve Ha of the A kron ummitCo n- yPublic ibrary trustees last week.

Bu tnot to worry. hile costs have gone up, so has the amount of interest that the library system has made on the bond issue funding the project. hroughN ovem ber our interest income was almost $1 0.7million awk said not paying a lot but you have to remember that we have a lot to work He said that income will more than cover the design changes also optimistic that there will be $2.1 million left over to build a new branch in the Copley own ship airlawnarea the 1 8t h. Th eM ainL ibrary opening date is expected to be in eptember a full year later than originally scheduled. eparately voters this month approved a levy to operate the buildings that will produce $11 million a year starting in Ja n- uary hat money will be in a completely separate pot officials use bond issue funds leasesee ibrary orrowengulfs millions in Spain Crowds take to streets to mourn bombing victims, decry violence; no identity yet for group responsible By Elaine Sciolino Ne wY orkT imes MADRID riefand fury blanketed Spain on Friday evening as the country mournedthe victims of its terrorist attack and struggled to discover who was responsible romB arcelona to the Canary I slands millions streamed into streets and city squares in a nationwide cry against the violence that left nearly 200 people dead and more than 1 400 wounded in synchronized explosions on four commuter trainsin adrido nThursday hey banged drums, carried candles donned black crosses and wrapped themselves in flags.

to they chanted in the main Colon squarei nMa- drid was enveloped in rain and cold. ssas i ne banner said, all on that pain conservative daily newspaper El Mundo estimated that more than 11 million of Sp a i 2.7million people participated in marches held across the country. Th ecenter rightgovernment continued to assert thatthe armed Basque separatistgroup ETA and not the al aedater rorist organization wasmost likely responsible for the attack, although the evidence is confus- leasesee pain roadcast great Fred Anthony dies Fairlawn resident, 61, managed Akron radio and TV stations, Falls hospital By Bob Dyer eaconJ ournal staff writer On eo fAkron smost recognizable faces and voices unexpectedly Thursday night at the age of 61. nly hours after enjoying a drink with a friend, Fre dAntho ny suffered an apparent heart attack at his home in airlawn A nthony was a fixture here for more than three decades. He came to Akron as a radio newsman in1969 his husky voice booming out of car radios during the heyday of WAKR 1590 A M).

ater he came intoA kron living rooms as theprimary news anchor at the oldWAKR V(C hannel2 3). He then made a smooth transition intomanagement over the top spot at the local stations before grabbing the reins at Cuyahoga Falls General ospital or the last fiveyears voice rang out each August at Firestone County lub where he served as the first tee announcer for the NEC I nvita tional introducing people like igerW oods omi was ever necessary. got some competition in the voice depart- leasesee A nthony edicare drug bill may face new vote Analyst confirms he was ordered to stay mum on rising estimates. Lawmakers call for investigation By Ton yPugh nightR idderN ewspapers WASHINGTO Th enation top Medicare cost analyst confirmed Friday that his former boss, Thomas cully ordered him to withhold from lawmakers unfavorable cost estimates about the Medicare prescription drug bill. eaders in theH ouseo fRepresentatives and enate called for investigations into the alleged muzzling ichardF oster the chief actuary at the Centers forM edicare and Medicaid ervices said Friday night that he received a handwritten note from cully then the centers in early une ordering him to ignoreinfor mation requests from members of ongress who were drafting the drug bill.

He said his estimates exceeded what Congress seemed willing to accept by more than $100 billion. nightR idder reported the episodeF riday oster comments were his first on the matter. enateM inorityL eaderT omD aschle said the allegations justified reopening the vote on the drug benefit. Sen. Edward ennedy wrote to President Bush demanding to know what cost estimates he used in pushing the new drug benefit oster said cully note was a direct ordernot to respond to certain requests and instead to pr o- leasesee edicare 0 SATURDAY March 13, 2004 ABC Daschle Fred Anthony Johnson- Millender First RD A buzz over buzzards again in Hinckley that time again.

The sun is staying up longer levelandI ndians are gearing pi nFlorida the buzzards are coming back to inckley Th elast one becomes official at 6:3 0 a.m. Monday when buzzard enthusiasts join the Cleveland etroparks chief naturalist, Bob Hinkle welcome the odd birds back to the Buzzard Roost at State oad and West Drive in the inckleyR eservation A pancake breakfast will follow from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., at inckleyE lementaryS choolon state Route 303, east of state oute9 4. Fo rmore information, call 440 526 1012 worry about getting the calendar done (t omove in), but not about how to pay the bills STEPHEN HAWK TORRECILLA A ssociatedP ress emonstratorsi nACoruna pain hold signs Friday reading peace nSpanish after nearly 200 people were killed and 1 400 injured in Madrid train bombings. U.S.

rail security takes center stage after train bombings in adrid reece asks NATO for security help at Olympics i nAthens this summer. STORIES PAGE A8 Bu congressional leaders take new look at importing cheaper prescription drugs from foreign countries. PAGE A10 reamrealized arberton girls headed to state. SPORTS omes with character reate it with light, space, repetition. HOME KEN LOVE A kronB eaconJ ournal illS herero fCanton does welding at the new A kron ummitC ountyM ainL ibrarybuilding Th eproject is over budget, but Director Steve Hawk said interest income will make up for it.

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