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FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2012 I THE BALTIMORE SUN 19 FROM PAGE ON Council reverses, OKs mayor's budget fir "Immot' -7-- 4 ferwt-- 7:, 4,,) i NI; 4I 1' 1'i KARL MERTON FERRONBALTIMORE SUN PHOTO Supporters of the City Council's alternative budget proposal watch in disappointment as the council votes it down. BUDGET, From page 1 But Young said after the meeting, "A vote against the amended budget is a vote against our kids." The mayor's staffers, he said, "think it was a loss for me. It wasn't. It was a loss for the people of Baltimore" Three council members who had supported many of Young's amendments earlier in the week James B. Kraft, Nick Mosby and William "Pete" Welch voted against the amended budget and for the mayor's plan.

Councilman Carl Stokes, who had previously voted for the amendments, did not attend the meeting; an aide said he was dealing with a family emergency. Five council members Warren Branch, Mary Pat Clarke, Bill Henry, Helen Holton and Young voted for the amended budget. Council members, many of whom were dressed in seersucker, nervously joked before the meeting about the intense heat outside and in the council chambers. Before casting his vote, Kraft explained that he realized there was no point in voting for the amendments because the mayor would not agree to boost funding in the areas that the council had identified. "I want to thank the council president for his leadership," Kraft said.

Young, sitting beside him, frowned and shook his head before walking out of the room. Young said later that the mayor had "bought" the support of council members by offering services for their districts. Kraft, he said, would receive a ranger for Patterson Park and a housing inspector, while Mosby had been promised a new rec center. "I'm sure the others got something too," Young said. Kraft said that the administration previously had pledged to allocate such services to his district, but acknowledged that the topic had come up during discussions over the budget.

When he agreed to vote for the mayor's plan, it was already clear that Young's amended budget would be defeated, he said. "I'd rather walk away with a victory for my district, than with a loss not only for my district but for the entire city" he said. Mosby said he has continually asked for a new rec center in his district, but it did not come up in discussions with the mayor about his vote. "It has nothing to do with this budget or whether I say yes or no," he said. A spokesman for Rawlings-Blake denied that the mayor offered perks to Kraft and Mosby in exchange for their votes.

"Councilmen Mosby and Kraft are independent voices on the City Council who make up their own minds about what's best for Baltimore," Ryan O'Doherty said in an email. On Monday, council members had en dorsed a slew of measures designed to trim money from several agencies and services, including executive protection of elected officials, the inspector general's office and police administration. The council has held weeks of marathon hearings on the budget, as is customary, although members have little power to shape spending. Under the city charter, the council can only cut money from the spending plan; it cannot allocate funds for particular services. The council rarely alters the mayor's spending plan.

Three years ago, the council, guided by Rawlings-Blake, then its president, led a similar insurrection, which also fizzled out. The mayor's operating budget for the fiscal year that begins in July increases spending by 1 percent, while plugging the shortfall. Three city fire companies are slated to be closed to save costs. The department has operated under a system of rolling closures for several years. The adminstration and Fire Chief James S.

Clack say that the company closures will not lead to any firehouses' being closed, and will not expose firefighters and residents to risks. The spending plan also calls for four rec centers and possibly 10 others to close in mid-August. The closures, vigorously opposed by youth advocates, are part of Rawlings-Blake's plan to create a smaller, higher-quality network of rec centers. The mayor plans to build, renovate and improve programs at 30 centers, while turning 25 others to the school system or private partners. If operators do not come forward for some of the centers, they could close.

Costs for health plans for city employees will rise significantly in January, although workers who switch to managed-care plans will pay about the same amount they do now. Administration officials say the change, which was recommended by a task force of fiscal experts convened by the mayor, will bring health benefits more into line with those offered by surrounding localities. Union leaders and some council members have questioned the financial burden on workers. The administration says the change will save the city nearly $10 million for the coming budget year and twice as much in future years. Young's budget proposal, which he said was shaped by residents' recommendations, would have increased funding for youth summer jobs and after-school programs, as well as for rec centers and the fire department.

In addition to a number of agency cuts, he recommended that the city estimate speed camera revenue at the same level as in the current year. Finance officials say they expect to collect $5 million less next year as residents grow used to the cameras. Administration officials vigorously opposed Young's proposed cuts, saying they would result in nearly two dozen layoffs and hinder key services. Moreover, they said, the charter states that any savings from the council's cuts would be considered "surplus" and must be used to lower property taxes or be diverted to a reserve fund. Young said the mayor has a great deal of latitude in spending and could increase funding for these initiatives if she wanted to.

The mayor has consented to increase funding for some after-school programs and the "Experience Corps," which hires retirees to work in classrooms. Councilman Bill Henry, one of five members to vote for the amended budget, said he did not want to give "people the wrong impression that this could not be done. "What doesn't work is if the mayor refuses to come to the table and reallocate the money to the purposes people have asked for," Henry said, eliciting cheers from youth advocates at the meeting. juliescharperbaltsun.com twittencornjuliemore Sandusky's son says that he too was abused pedophile but a man who dedicated his life to helping underprivileged children. That life came crashing down last November, he said.

"Everything they fought for, everything they ever believed in was challenged by a group of young men who alleged Sandusky sexually abused them over a number of years," Amendola said. He told the jury that he believes his client is innocent. "If he did this, he should rot in jail," Amendola said. "But what if he didn't SAN DUSKY, From page 1 assistance in arranging a meeting with prosecutors to disclose for the first time in this case that he is a victim of Jerry Sandusky's Andrew Shubin and Justine Andronici wrote in the statement, according to the Associated Press. "At Matt's request, we immediately arranged a meeting between him and the prosecutors and Defense attorney Joe Amend la told the jury in his summation that Sandusky isn't a DEATH LODGE NOTICES OXENDINE, Joshua B.

On Tuesday June 19, 2012 9 Itrigiol JOSHUA BURNELL OXENDINE deaparted his precious life. He was the beloved son of Sandra IIIII IIP Oxendine and Gary Milligan, and his step father Christopher Emanuel; beloved brother of iiki, Christopher "Bunky" Emanuel '1 and his half brother Kyle Milligan; cherished father of Joshua Oxendine, Jr. age 6 and Alex Oxendine age 5. Also survived by a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, friends and his best friend Jeff. Relatives and friends may visit at the South Broadway Church, 211 South Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21231 on Saturday, June 23, 2012 from 1-6 PM where a funeral service will be held on Monday, June 25, 2012 beginning at 12 noon.

http:wwwambrosefuneralhomes.comt SCHNECK, William Bruce WILLIAM BRUCE SCHNECK, 59, of Shady Side for three years and formerly of Riva died unexpectedly at Chester River Hospital Center on Sunday, June 17. Born August 3, 1952 to Anthony T. and Ruth R. Schneck, Bruce graduated Patapsco High School in 1970. After one year at a Baltimore technical school, he went on to work for Honeywell Technology Solutions, a contractor for NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and retired after more than 35 years of service.

Bruce managed space shuttle Columbia's communications network and had more than 600 people on his team. He was a member of Annapolis Elks Lodge 622 and the Fleet Reserve Club of Annapolis, Branch 24. In his spare time he enjoyed golfing, snow skiing, boating, riding his motorcycle and spending time with his family and friends. Bruce is survived by one son, Scott Schneck of Riva; his former spouse, Joanne Schneck of Riva and three brothers, Wayne Brian and Randy Schneck. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

An online guestbook is available at wwwkalasfuneralhomes.com. POPE Richard A. do these things? His life is destroyed." In his closing arguments, prosecutor Joseph E. McGettigan III called Sandusky the perfect serial pedophile and asked the jury to convict him on every count. McGettigan said that going into the trial, he felt he held fragments of the 10 victims' souls and childhoods in his pocket.

"Give them back these pieces of their souls that he took," McGettigan said, standing behind Sandusky as the 68-yearold craned his neck to look at the prosecutor. "Give him the justice he really deserves. Find him guilty of everything." Earlier in the day, Judge John M. Cleland dropped three of 51 counts against Sandusky, saying evidence presented did not support two of them, and the third was repetitive of another count. The jury is deliberating on 48 counts.

Testimony did not show Sandusky had anal intercourse with a boy in the shower, Cleland concluded. Nor, he said, did evidence show Sandusky forced Victim 4 to perform oral sex. The jury of seven men and seven women left the Centre County courtroom to begin deliberating shortly after 1 p.m. After deliberating into the evening, they were sequestered in a local hotel, cut off from contact with their families or the outside world, until they reach a verdict. They'll have to weigh wrenching testimony from eight of Sandusky's 10 alleged victims, who say they were abused between 1994 and 2009.

Prosecutors also presented the testimony of former Penn State assistant coach Mike McQueary and a Penn State janitor to establish that Sandusky assaulted two boys investigators were not able to identify. The defense presented testimony from a parade of character witnesses, other children who met Sandusky through his charity for at-risk kids, fellow coaches and his wife of 45 years, Dottie. In a 72-minute closing argument, Amendola laid out reasons for the jury to doubt the alleged victims' stories and highlighted holes he had found in the mountain of evidence that confronted his client at the start of the trial June IL The accusers who told a jury last week that Sandusky performed oral sex on them, bear-hugged them in a locker room shower and fondled them aren't credible, Amendola argued. The men are after financial gain that would come with taking down the Nittany Lions' former defensive coordinator, he said. Amendola recalled testimony from an accuser's former neighbor, who testified that the boy's mother spoke of living in a palatial country home after she was finished suing Sandusky.

"Is that the reaction of a mother whose child has been abused? Would that be your reaction as a parent?" the lawyer asked. Amendola highlighted the silence of the accusers, who never said they were abused by Sandusky until police confronted them or until the state attorney general's investigation was brought to light The police, he said, pressed some of the alleged victims until they admitted that Sandusky abused them. "In most of the cases, where there were egregious acts oral sex, anal sex there was nothing at first," Amendola said. "The investigators kept going back and saying there's more to this." If Sandusky were guilty, his wife and others in the community would have noticed and authorities would have arrested him long ago, the lawyer said. "Jerry Sandusky took these kids everywhere.

Is that what a pedophile does? Does he parade the kids around?" Amendola asked the jurors. He also asked them to consider the plausibility of the accusers' stories. Victim 9 testified Sandusky anally raped him but that other than bleeding, he didn't suffer any serious injuries. Amendola pointed to the story of Victim 4, who said he played racquetball or basketball with Sandusky twice a week. He noted that former Penn State assistant coach Dick Anderson, who was also a Lafayette College assistant coach, testified that coaches at Penn State worked 17- to 18-hour days.

"How in the world did Jerry Sandusky find time to go play racquetball or basketball two times a week with Victim 4 and then go fool around in the shower? I submit to you it doesn't make sense" In his summation, McGettigan dismissed the defense as an effort to paint a massive conspiracy theory that pulled in everyone his eight accusers, state troopers, himself and members of the grand jury that recommended dozens of child sex-abuse charges against Sandusky. "The great thing about conspiracy theories that bear no weight is that they go on and on until they collapse," he said. He urged the jurors, most of whom have ties to Penn State, to look past Amendola's assertions about the accusers' motives and consider that each would have little to gain. McGettigan also displayed childhood photos of the eight men who testified against Sandusky. "I told you in my opening you would see young men, but I asked you not to forget when they were he said, motioning to the photos.

He acknowledged that the two victims never identified by investigators are faceless to the jury. "Two others, known to God but not us. We know about them because adults saw them being abused and came to McGettigan said. Then he put a blurry video still of Sandusky on the screen. "That is the man who did it to he said.

phalltribune.com On June 16, 2012, RICHARD A. POPE, SR. of Columbia. On Friday, friends may call from 3:30 to 6:00 PM at Hari P. Close Funeral Service, 5126 Be lair Road.

On Saturday, Mr. Pope will lie instate in Heritage United Church of Christ, 3110 Liberty Heights Family Hour 10 AM. Celebration 11 AM. wwwharipclosefunerals.com SHAPIRO, Rosalie Goodman Bortnick ROSALIE GOODMAN BORTNICK SHAPIRO Feb. 7, 1921 to June 20, 2012, Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother.

Survived by three sons, Ronald Howard Bortnick (Joyce), Edward A. Bortnick (Sherry), Charles Marc Bortnick (AKA Chuck), four grandchildren, Marc Bortnick (Crystal le), Lisa Bortnick McDonald(Kevin), Rachel Bortnick(Jan), Stacy Bluhm (Kevin) and six great-grandchildren, Colin, Madeline, Savannah, Charlotte, Livia and Noah. Funeral will be held in West Palm Beach, FL where she lived for over thirty years. Donations can be made to The Hebrew Home of Greater Washington. -10 N110 TOEHLAND, Daniel C.

Branch 176 National Association of Lettercarriers announces with deep regret the passing of our 49 year member Brother DANIEL C. TOEHLAND, SR. Mike Smith-President ROTHSTEIN, Murray B. On June 20, 2012, MURRAY B. ROTHSTEIN, beloved son of the late Philip and Esther Rothstein; cherished brother of the late Florence Rothstein Powell; dear uncle of the late Donald Cooper; loving great-uncle of Lana Cooper and Raphael (Lauren) Cooper; devoted friend of Marge and Fred Strauch.

Services at SOL LEVINSON 8900 Reisterstown Road, at Mount Wilson Lane on Friday, June 22, at 10 AM. Interment Moses Montefiore Woodmoor Hebrew Cemetery Washington Blvd. Please omit flowers. Contributions in his memory may be sent to Jewish Community Services, 5750 Park Heights Baltimore, MD 21215. sollevinson.com WHITEHEAD, Norma P.

On Wednesday June 20, 2012, NORMA PEARL WHITEHEAD, of Hanover, MD, wife of the late Raymond "Ray" R. Whitehead; loving mother of Bryan A. Whitehead and his wife Carmel la "Candy" and Raymond G. Whitehead and his wife Minnie; she is also survived by nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Family and friends are invited to gather at the Gary L.

Kaufman Funeral Home at Meadowridge Memorial Park 7250 Washington Elkridge, MD 21075 (exit 6 off Rt. 100) on Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM where funeral services will be held on Monday, June 25, 2012 at 11 AM. Interment Meadowridge Memorial Park. If desired, memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of the Chesapeake, 445 Defense Annapolis, MD 21401. RUN KLES, Arlene G.

On June 20, 2012, ARLENE G. RUNKLES of Mt. Airy. She was born near Burkittsville on September 22, 1912 but grew up in New Windsor. She taught public school music in Carroll County schools for 24 years.

She is survived by two sons, Marion V. Runk les Ill of Parkton, and Ronald R. Runk les of Mechanicsville, his wife Barbara and their two sons, David and Mark. A graveside service will be held at 10 AM, Saturday at Prospect Cemetery, Woodville near Mt. Airy, for family and friends.

At her request there will be no flowers and no viewing. Memorial contributions may be made to the music fund of Calvary United Methodist Church, 403 S. Main Mt. Airy, MD 21771. Online condolences may be made at.