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Nov. 11, 2002 Coshocton Tribune Local forecast Today Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Details Today Becoming partly mid 30s. sunny. Highs near 60. West Thursday.

Becoming winds 10 to 20 mph. mostly cloudy. Highs in the Tonight Partly cloudy. upper 40s. Lows in the upper 30s.

North- Friday Cloudy with a west winds 5 to 10 mph. chance of rain showers durTuesday Partly sunny ing the day Then a chance and cooler. Highs in the of snow showers late. Lows upper 40s. in the mid 30s and highs in Tuesday night Tuesday the upper 40s.

cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Saturday Mostly cloudy. Wednesday Partly Lows in the lower 30s and sunny. Highs in the upper highs in the upper 40s.

40s. Sunday Partly cloudy. night Lows in the mid 30s and Partly cloudy. Lows in the highs in the lower 50s. Local almanac Source: Precipitation Temperatures Yesterday .17 High yesterday 72 Month to date .73 Low yesterday 54 Normal 3.20 Normal high 54 Temperature extremes Normal low 35 Yesterday's highs and lows Sunrise: 7:08 a.m.

88 at Ocala, Fla. Sunset: 5:15 p.m. 7 at Wolf Point, Mont. forecast AccuWeather.comforecast for daytime conditions, temperatures MICH. Cleveland Toledo PA.

Youngstown Mansfield IND. Columbus Dayton Cincinnati W. VA. Portsmouth KY. 2002 AccuWeather, Inc.

Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Showers T-storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice Via Associated Press National weather The AccuWeather.com forecast for noon, Monday, Nov. 11. -108 -08 08 108 208 308 408 50s 608 708 808 908 1008 1108 Bands separate high temperature zones for the day. 2002 AccuWeather, Inc.

COLD WARM STATIONARY Pressure: High Low Showers Rain T-storms Flurries Snow Sunny Pt. Cloudy Cloudy Via Associated Press NATIONAL SUMMARY: A cold front will produce showers and thunderstorms, some with strong, damaging winds and heavy rainfall, along the East Coast today. Cold air will plunge southward into the Plains, Midwest and the Ohio Valley. The Southwest will be dry and pleasant, but rain and mountain snow will fall over the Pacific Northwest. Around the nation City Hi Lo Pre.

Otik Key West 84 80 PCIdy 62 52 Rain Las Vegas 75 52 PCidy Albuquerque 67 40 .38 Cidy Little Rock 75 69 PCIdy Amarillo 75 42 Cidy Los Angeles 64 54 .32 Cir Anchorage 34 22 PCidy Louisville 71 60 .49 Rain Asheville 65 54 .14 Rain Lubbock 79 44 Cidy Atlanta 71 63 .01 PCIdy Memphis 73 70 Cldy Atlantic City 65 56 Rain Miami Beach 86 72 PCIdy Austin 80 53 PCIdy Midland-Odessa 78 56 PCIdy Baltimore 64 45 Cidy Milwaukee 66 57 .02 PCidy Billings 54 29 Cidy Mpls-St Paul 56 34 CIdy Birmingham 72 65 Cidy Nashville 71 64 .06 Rain Bismarck 56 26 Cidy New Orleans 80 69 .10 Cir Boise 50 40 .37 Rain New York City 60 54 Cidy Boston 60 53 Cidy Norfolk, Va. 72 55 .03 Cidy Brownsville 84 75 Cir North Platte 67 PCIdy Buffalo 61 59 Rain Oklahoma City 82 50 PCIdy Burlington, Vt. 62 54 Cidy Omaha 64 Cir Casper 51 26 PCIdy Orlando 83 67 PCIdy 76 62 .01 Cidy Pendleton 56 42 .06 Cidy Charleston, W.Va. 67 49 .01 Rain Philadelphia 64 56 Rain 70 54 Cidy Phoenix 83 69 PCIdy Cheyenne 48 32 Cir Pittsburgh 61 52 Rain Chicago 63 60 .08 PCIdy Portland, Maine 56 Rain Cincinnati 66 58 .32 Rain Portland, Ore. 52 .32 Rain Cleveland 62 56 .11 Rain Providence 63 51 Cidy 74 59 Cldy Raleigh-Durham 73 56 Cidy Columbus, Ohio 63 56 .15 Rain Rapid City 59 27 Cidy 60 43 Rain Reno 52 38 .06 Rain Dallas-Ft Worth 86 59 Cir Richmond 70 Cidy Dayton 64 57 .52 Rain Sacramento 65 54 .19 Cldy Denver 59 28 Cidy St Louis 68 62 .02 Cidy Des Moines 64 44 Cidy Salt Lake City 49 33 .03 Rain Detroit 61 56 .27 Rain San Antonio 80 57 PCidy Duluth 45 36 Cidy San Diego 67 61 .06 PCIdy El Paso 75 61 Cir San Francisco 64 54 Cidy Evansville 70 58 .65 Rain San 87 76 .06 PCIdy Fairbanks 13 9 Cidy Santa Fe 59 33 .08 Cidy Fargo 50 28 .02 Snow St Ste Marie 48 .17 Rain Flagstaff 48 .50 PCIdy Seattle 54 .42 Rain Grand Rapids 62 56 .80 Rain Shreveport 81 71 PCIdy Great Fails 43 27 Cidy Sioux Falls 65 30 Snow 69 56 Cldy Spokane 46 .28 Rain Hartford Spgfid 62 48 Rain Syracuse 66 57 Rain Helena 48 35 Cldy Tampa-St Ptrsbg 84 PCidy Honolulu 84 71 PCidy Topeka 72 44 Cidy Houston 83 76 PCIdy Tucson 79 60 PCidy Indianapolis 67 58 .94 Rain Tulsa 84 54 PCidy Jackson, Miss.

78 mm 54 Cidy Jacksonville 80 65 Cidy Wichita 73 49 PCidy Juneau 41 37 Cidy Wilkes-Barre 67 54 Rain Kansas City 69 52 PCidy Wilmington, Del. 63 49 Rain OBITUARIES OBITUARIES Dorothy Sprague COLUMBUS Dorothy G. Sprague, 76, of Columbus, passed away Nov. 9, 2002, at Wesley Glen Health Care Center after an extended illness. Sprague is survived by her husband of 52 years, Dale Sprague; son, Bruce Sprague of Seattle, daughter, Joyce (David) Rawson of Grove City; sisters, Janey and Mable Hughes; grandchildren, Kenneth and Benjamin Rawson; and brotherin-law, Donald Gary Sprague.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Wesley and Blanche Hughes; brothers, George and Charles Hughes; and sister, Virginia Hughes. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2002, at Oakland Park United Methodist Church, 994 Oakland Park, Columbus, with the Rev. Scott Jenkins officiating.

A private family interment will be held at a later time. Friends may call from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Schoedinger North Chapel, 5554 Karl Road, Columbus, OH 43229. AP Photo A neighbor helps to clear Road of debris from Nathan and Tegan Huff's mobile home after the home was destroyed by a tornado near Continental on Sunday.

Damage, deaths reported in northern Ohio storms VAN WERT (AP) A series of tornadoes tore through northwest Ohio's rural farm land to Lake Erie on Sunday, killing at least four people, trapping people in buildings and leaving thousands without power, authorities said. dead Van Wert County, and divo people were confirmed two more died in a mobile home northeast of there in Putnam County, sheriffs' officials in both counties said. Another person was critically injured when the trailer located outside of Continental overturned, said Sgt. Brad Nelson of the Putnam County sheriff's office. The storms cut a 100-mile swath from Van Wert near the Indiana state line to Port Clinton along Lake Erie.

At least four tornadoes packing winds exceeding 100 mph touched down in Van Wert County, and trained weather spotters reported multiple tornados in counties throughout northern Ohio, the National Weather Service said. Brian Farris, of Van Wert, said he saw a tornado touch down just outside of the city and level a house. "It pulled everything off, set it down, then threw it in a field," he said. "It was on the ground at least a mile." A tornado took out a row of small factories, said Van Wert police Sgt. Jeff Blackmore.

"They're all gone," he said. People fled their homes to seek shelter in the basement of a convenience store and in a high school. "I looked up and this big pine tree was coming right at me," said Larry Longwell, who ran from his trailer to the store. "It was just a rumble." Earlier Sunday, severe storms killed at least three and injured more than a dozen peo Kay Franks AP Photo Friends and family salvage what they can from the remains of the Wilson home that was destroyed by a tornado on Sunday near Continental. Most of the home was destroyed.

No one was home at the time. ple in Tennessee. Storms with suburbs, FirstEnergy Corp. possible tornadoes swept spokesman Mark Durbin said. through rural southern Illinois Based on past experience and into adjoining Indiana.

with such storms, restoration Although it is rare to have in some areas "could be tornados in Ohio in the fall, it is stretching into days," Durbin not unheard of, Lashley said. said. "Tornadoes can happen any- About 40 miles northeast of where at any time if the atmos- Van Wert in Hamler, the storm pheric condition is ripe for it," knocked rail cars off their Lashley said. "The Great Lakes track, the Henry County sherare fairly warm and they can iff's office said. actually add to some instability In Port Clinton along Lake in the atmosphere." Erie, the storm shattered winA weather system that in- dows at Magruder Memorial cluded warm temperatures Hospital, including in the emerahead of a strong cold front, gency room, said hospital presalong with strong winds in the ident Dave Norwine.

atmosphere, helped create Sun- No one inside the hospital day's tornados, Lashley said. was injured, although people in Emergency officials in nu- town were coming in for treatmerous Ohio counties reported ment, Norwine said. widespread damage to barns, "We have had patients come homes and businesses. Colum- in whose homes were signifibus and Mansfield saw whip- cantly damaged," he said. ping winds and golf ball-sized Winds also toppled a tractorhail.

trailer on Interstate 75 just Thousands of homes and south of Toledo. Highway signs businesses were without power were uprooted and tossed in northwest Ohio, including across the road. most of the city of Port Clinton Van Wert is about 100 miles and scattered outages in Toledo northwest of Columbus. State files suit to close drum recycler COLUMBUS (AP) The state attorney general's office is trying to temporarily shut down a steel drum recycler in response to years of complaints from neighbors. "Natural gas-like" or "burnt paint" smells from the site could endanger people's health, said a lawsuit that Attorney General Betty Montgomery filed Friday against Columbus Steel Drum Co.

and its parent company, Container Recyclers of Cincinnati. The lawsuit in Franklin County Environmental Court seeks a temporary injunction to close the business in suburban Gahanna until it's cleaned WOOSTER Kay M. Franks, 55, of Wooster, went home to be with her Lord Friday afternoon, Nov. 8, 2002, at Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, following a lengthy illness. Mrs.

Franks was born May 24, 1947, in Millersburg, to Alvine R. and Dorothy G. (Boyce) Wagers and had been a Wayne County resident for all of her life. She married Richard D. Franks in Wooster Aug.

29, 1971. He survives. She worked for Rubbermaid as a production line packer for 15 years. Franks was also a member of West Hill Baptist Church, enjoyed and loved being with family and friends, traveling, swimming, collecting salt and pepper shakers and crocheting afghans. In addition to her loving husband, she is survived by two sons, Tom Franks of Lakeville and Pete Franks of Wooster; a daughter, Tammy Franks of the home; two brothers, Richard (Martha) Wagers of Mansfield and Gary (Diane) Wagers of Fredricksburg; three sisters, Genny Wagers of Shreve, Mrs.

Marilyn (Ivan) Ott of AppleCreek and Mrs. Karen (Homer) Sidle of Wooster; one grandson, Adam Franks; several nieces and nephews; many great-nieces and nephews; brothers and sisters-in-law, Cloyd (Ladona) Franks of Smithville and Dick (Jean) Billings of Wooster. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sister, Elizabeth Wagers; paternal grandparents, Otis (Holace) Wagers and maternal grandmother, Martha Geese. Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov.

13, 2002, at Custer- Glenn Funeral Home in Wooster with Pastor Darryle Moody officiating followed by burial at Moreland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1 to 3 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made in lieu of flowers to: Harvest Hills Nazarene Church, 1235 Back Massillon Road, Orrville, OH 44667. FRONTS: day the company has violated Columbus Steel Drum recystate standards since January cles up to 55-gallon steel 2001. drums as many as 7,000 a Ed Paul, owner of Container day that contained such Recyclers, said he was sur- things as food, ink, solvents prised by the lawsuit because and hazardous waste, Montcompany officials thought gomery's office said. they had worked out a remedy Teresa Mills, director of the in a meeting last week with the nonprofit Buckeye EnvironOhio Environmental Protec- mental Network, said the lawtion Agency. The company suit is only temporary help.

wants to settle out of court, he "This doesn't deal with the said. ongoing violations the compaThe company has hired a ny has," she said. consulting firm to help identi- The EPA has known for 10 fy the origins of the odors, and years that the company is polhas spent up to $150,000 on luting the environment with pollution control equipment high levels of lead, arsenic and since taking over Columbus cancer-causing chemicals. It Steel Drum two years ago, turned over the case to the at- "I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty." (Revelation 1:8 AV) There is only one Lord and His name is Jesus. Do you know Him? If not, commit your life to Him today.

up and a $25,000 fine for each Paul said. torney general in September. 23-year festival seating ban lifted for Cincinnati rock show CINCINNATI (AP) When "Back the in "Back then, the facility was in Ben Bowes left The Who concert then, facility was he said. "Now the is here on Dec. 3, 1979, he won- Now in charge." charge," city dered why his brother failed to charge.

the city is in charge." Bowes remains unconvinced. meet him at a prearranged spot. "It's an accident waiting to Like most who attended, he did- Cincinnati police Lt. Gary Brown happen," Bowes said. "Eighteen n't yet know that 11 people had hundred still compeople can died in the crush to get inside for city banned the practice weeks Only 1,800 festival seating press the air out of somebody." the best general admission spots.

after the fatal stampede. tickets were sold for the Spring- Festival already reseating "I remember when we were The deaths and dozens of in- steen show. The other 15,000 turned once to the city, without leaving, coming out the doors juries at the arena, then called tickets are reserved seating. For major problems, for evangelist and just seeing this huge pile of Riverfront Coliseum, occurred the Who concert, 14,770 festival Billy Graham's four-day misshoes," Bowes, now 50, told The when fans rushed at closed doors seating tickets were sold, while sion in June at Paul Brown StaCincinnati Enquirer for a Sun- during a late sound check be- about 3,600 were reserved. dium.

day story. "There were no bodies cause they thought the show had There will be heavier securi- U.S. Bank Arena officials say lying around. I remember all the started. ty inside and outside, Moehring many top-selling acts, including flashing lights, but we kind of Police agreed in August to a said, and festival ticket holders U2, Pearl Jam and Creed, have just walked through it." one-time variance on the ban for will have a separate entrance bypassed Cincinnati because of Only when he turned on his Tuesday's concert.

The safety and a wristband system. the ban. Springsteen would have, car radio Bowes hear what expert who analyzed the 1979 At least 14 doors will open 90 had it not been lifted. did happened. Later, he learned his stampede objected.

minutes before showtime. At Springsteen and the Street 18-year-old brother, Peter, was Arena manager Jim The Who concert, no more than Band postponed three shows last among the dead. Moehring says festival seating four doors opened 30 minutes be- week, including Saturday's date Bruce Springsteen's concert of today should not be compared fore the show, authorities said. in Columbus, Ohio, because saxscheduled Tuesday night at with 1979. Cincinnati police Lt.

Gary ophonist Clarence Clemons had for Bank Arena will "It's been many years, and a Brown, commander of the police emergency eye surgery. But U.S. downtown be the first time a rock show has lot of people have learned how to unit assigned to the concert, said arena officials said Clemons has had general floor admission, also deal with just about everything he doesn't anticipate major prob- recovered and the tour is to refestival seating, since this as far as crowd control," he said. lems. sume in Cincinnati.

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