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line technology Inside, 3B II 876.99 JEE AM. seeks mentor mothers T.E.A.M. (Teens Encouraged by Mother) Parenting is i recruiting women 25 or older who are mothers or who have significant experience working with youths to serve as mentors for predominantly minority teen parents in Montgom- ery County. The program is a joint effort of the Dayton Urban League, Big BrothersBig Sisters of Greater Dayton and the Ohio State Univer- sity; Extension in Montgomery Coun- ty. Volunteers must attend training i 6-8 p.m.

Nov. 10 at the fairgrounds. Fpf further information, call Donna I Benson at 220-6857. 'Dayton Daily News 80 JOBS LOST GM's Moraine Engine Plant to lay off workers this year 'r Business, 6B -2 INSIDE Business, 6 Deaths, 4 Lottery, 16 Stocks, 7 Television, 15 Weather, 16 (MM INTERNET CONNECTION For Internet updates, visit our online 1 partner at www.actIvedayton.com;'" 4 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1997 MARK OF RESPECT Briefly METRO AREA QUICKREAD J. Gas prices down by 6 cents per gallon 1A national survey shows an average decrease of 6 cents per gallon of gasoline within the past six weeks.

Gas prices have dropped because fewer motorists are travel-i ing this time of year and because of an i unusually high supply. Experts say the 0 could continue if demand remains 1 Iqw and production remains high. See full story, Page 2B. Authorities seeking inmate -who walked away during transfer Authorities are looking for a Montgomery Xounty Jail inmate who apparently walked from the facility Monday night while transfer to Beavercreek police. Robert Harry Woodward 43, was about to be -rt.

I JT I. rws n. Mi 1 IV" "1 v- III I i I Lllll 'I I II I Infant's body released to family By Jim Bebbington DAYTON DAILY NEWS released to Beavercreek police who had sought him on theft charges when he turned up missing about 8:30 p.m., according to county sheriffs Sgt. Mike Nolan. "He was sitting there one minute and he was gone the next," Nolan said.

"We think he was able to walk out the door with some other people." Woodward of 965 Howell Dayton, had been Ml. Robert Woodward jailed since his arrest Saturday for allegedly driving without a license in Dayton. He is 6- and weighs 180 pounds. Anyone with JIM WITMERDAYTON DAILY NEWS Our Lady of Mercy schoolmates of Teresa Bosticco, who died of a rare form of cancer Saturday, work on a bulletin board in her memory. Dead teen's classmates remember loving Mend information about him is asked to call the sheriffs office at 225-HELP.

oexuauiy, uiscipune Charges are being filed against an ArcanUrri- area teen-ager and her boyfriend alleging they abused the corpse of a stillborn baby the girl 'i delivered in August. The 16-year-old girl has been charged in juvenile court. A grand jury on Friday indicted her 18-year-old boyfriend, Christopher Haye, oh charges of gross abuse of a corpse and failure to report a death, according to Darke County Prosecutor Jon Hein. Haye will be arraigned Nov. 10.

If found guilty, Haye faces a possible sentence of up to 12 months in prison and a $2,500 The 16-year-old girl faces a maximum possible, i sentence of incarceration with the Ohio Department of Youth Services until she is 21. i The case came to light when Greenville police asked the public for information about the i i. mother of a second baby, abandoned on the vd steps of Wayne Hospital on Aug. 29. An Arca num school official called investigators abouta -the girl.

The girl told investigators she did not know 1 she was pregnant until she gave birth to a still- born baby alone Aug. 22 in the bathroom of her! family's home south of Arcanum. -1 "She was frightened and didn't know what' to do," said the girl's attorney, Bobby Joe Cox. I "When confronted by it, she openly admitted? the whole thing and cooperated fully with 1 investigators." Hein said Haye was charged because he was 7 involved in disposing of the infant's 1 1 3 Haye's attorney, Jack Davis, said he could not, comment on the case. Police found its skeletal remains in a box" in 11 the back of a van at the girl's home, 6633 Dull Road.

Hein said forensics tests could not deter-1 mine if the baby was alive when it was borii. 1 The baby's body is going to be released tq the girl's family and given a proper burial, Cox, said. 'i CONTACT Jim Bebbington at 335-3997 or e-mail him at jimbebbingtoncoxohio.com Teresa Bosticco's death touches the community as well as the school. Teresa was "sweet, easy to talk to, never said a mean word," said classmate Raevan Grimes, 13. "People die all the time on TV shows, but that's not real.

It's harder when you know someone. I'm glad she's up there (in heaven) and not suffering." "This was an especially difficult loss for school and parish community," said Mike McCormick, Dayton Catholic schools superintendent. McCormick said that the liturgy at Teresa's funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday "will offer the opportunity to bring the community together to deal with their sorrow and draw mutual strength and support through prayer and hope for the future." Classes will resume Thursday morning. The Special Wish Foundation, which has arranged trips for 515 youngsters with life-threatening disorders since 1983, sent Teresa and her parents, Richard and Cecilia, and two sisters on her dream trip to New York City last week.

Church members, students and corporations added funds to allow two older brothers and their families to join in. Teresa enjoyed only the first day in New York before becoming ill. She was flown back to Dayton, where she died Saturday at Children's Medical Center. "We've had other kids who became ill and had to come home early from their trips, but this was unexpected," said Karen Muller, a Special Wish volunteer who knew Teresa. At the school Monday, Teresa's classmates gathered to talk about her and put up a hallway memorial to her.

By Benjamin Kline DAYTON DAILY NEWS Out of respect for a very popular 13-year-old student at Our Lady of Mercy school, officials have closed the school until after her funeral Wednesday. Teresa Bosticco, who died Saturday after a battle with cancer, "didn't really deserve (to die)," said David Trimbach, 13, one of the girl's classmates who gathered informally at the school at 545 Odlin Ave. on Monday. "She got good grades and had a lot of friends." "She was caring, loving and all that," said classmate Samantha Caldwell, 13. CONTACT Benjamin Kline at 225-2222 or e-mail him at ben klinecoxohio.com offered for parents 'A seminar for parents on helping their children deal with issues of sexuality, discipline, mariners and respect, as well as planning for college, will be 7 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday in the Milton-Union Middle School gymnasium. Mike Nygren, who conducts student training seminars in the region, will give the presentations. Admission is free, and child care is available. Call 698-6645 for more information and to register for child care. i Miami Valley Chorale cancels Halloween concert -The Miami Valley Chorale, which had pknned to present a Halloween-themed concert Saturday night at the Clark Haines Theater -in Kettering, has canceled the performance.

The event, which was announced in the Oct. 16 "Arts Digest" column of the Dayton Daily News, has not been rescheduled. For more information call 293-3440. pevelopers appealing ruling for impact fee The Home Builders Association of Dayton and the Miami Valley and others are appealing a judge's ruling declaring Beavercreek's impact fee ordinance constitutional. The fifctice of appeal was filed Monday in the 2nd District Court of Appeals.

It stems from Greene County Common Pleas Judge Thomas rulings in lawsuits filed against the city by the association, and the Beerman trustee Barbara B. Weprin and Mid-West Realty Management Corp. Rose ruled on Sept. 25 that Beavercreek's ordinance imposing a fee on new developments is constitutional. The judge had ruled in February that the law was not an illegal tax.

Teens may bfchargecT'? in.attempt to reach banner Charges are being considered against three students from Carroll High School found climbing through scaffolding surrounding the Miami County Courthouse in Troy on Saturday afternoon. The three girls, two and a 16-year old, were trying to reach a banner hung in the scaffolding with "Alter" written on it, according to Miami County sheriffs department reports. Teams from Carroll and Alter high schools were among the competitors at a regional cross country meet held opposite the courthouse along the Great Miami River. WYSO-FM ST. JOSEPH TREATMENT CENTER Employee complaints i Una Listeners ante up for station fuel probe i Disturbed children have been mistreated, according to critics, By Wendy Hundley DAYTON DAILY NEWS By Bob Batz DAYTON DAILY NEWS The final take is still being tallied, but one thing is sure: In the wake of one of its biggest controversies in 39 years, WYSO-FM (91.3) had one of its best on-air fund-raisers.

The National Public Radio station's annual fall membership campaign, which began Oct. 16 and ended Saturday night, generated at least $146,000 in listener pledges, according to Anne Williams, interim general manager of the Yellow Springs station. The total, which might grow during the next few days as pledges straggle in, is nearly three times more than the amount raised during last year's fall fund-raiser, Williams said. The station has an annual operating budget of about $430,000 and listeners are its largest source of funding. "The success of the campaign tells us that people like the sound of the station, and that they are listening to us," she said.

"I think listeners also appreciated the way we de-emphasized the dollars needed per SEE WYS02B Reports of severely disturbed children being kept in isolation for days and being deprived of family mementoes fueled the investigation that now threatens a key unit at St. Joseph Chit- -dren's Treatment Center. "We were already looking at the agency closely and repeatedly," said Sam Hibbs, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Menial Health. "These statements gave us some spe-; cific areas and dates to look at." The statements, by former St. Joseph's employees, were filed last year with the mental health department.

St. Joseph Executive Director Dr. David-: Emenhiser strongly denied allegations of i abuse. "We're quick to fire or terminate people even at the hint of mistreatment," he said. State mental health officials have confirmed' they're considering revoking the license and -certification of St.

Joseph's intensive treatment unit for failure to correct ongoing problems, particularly concerning the use of seclusion I and restraints. i SEE CHILDREN2B CT m. I I 463-4636 and enter 9000 or one -Hi 1 r( thoca rnHoc Crime of the week JAN UNDERWOOODAYTON DAILY NEWS 1101 Lottery 1004 News 100S WHIO Radio traffic 1290 Most wanted 1102 Fall harvest Second grader Shara Rowland pokes around on the ground for the best leaves during recess Monday at Dayton Christian Elementary School. News tip 1010 1400 Weather 45.