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rHUt j)q wM( DAYTON DAILY NEWS SATURDAY MARCH 27, 1999 U.S. DISTRICT COURT lit defense f.V '14 'if fPrbam eetrapme the contras' covert war against Nicaragua. Rice labeled the so-called "urban entrapment defense" a "disservice to our community." He said it seeks to focus the community's anger away "from where it belongs" on the defendants' greed to something "nebulous the government." Such a defense, Rice said, "moves us one more step down that slippery slope where we have no responsibility for the consequences of our voluntary and intentional acts." Rice sentenced Charles Goff 61, to 10 years in prison and Cholera, Rice said, attacks "whether one wants it or not." Drug traffickers, he said, make "a conscious decision to become directly involved." Rice told Rion that there would be no need for his witnesses to testify. The judge said that even if he assumed "purely for the sake of argument" that Rion proved all his claims, it would not help the Goffs. Rice said it would be illegal and wrong to turn federal sentencing guidelines on their head by granting the Rions' request that he "create a blanket mitigat- enter the country from Latin America in the 1980s.

Jon Paul Rion spent more than 90 minutes summarizing for Rice what he said three witnesses would testify to. But Rion's arguments sputtered as he struggled to answer Rice's questions regarding what connection the contras' drug trafficking in the 1980s has to the Goffs' drug trafficking in 1996. They stalled when Rice challenged his comparing the punishing of people trafficking in cocaine to blaming people for getting sick from cholera imported by the government. fined him $4,000. Rice sentenced Goff son, Charles Goff 29, to 15 years and eight months in prison.

The Goffs were arrested in an October 1996 drug raid in which police netted almost $1 million in cash and more than 80 pounds of cocaine. They also found five loaded weapons, a grenade launcher and The Goffs' Jon Paul Rion and his father, John Rion, sought reduced sentences for the Goffs by claiming the.CIA and other U.S. government agencies created the cocaine ctflrure'by permitting 'tong of COcSirie to'' The judge rejects leniency for drug dealers wjp tried to blame the government. BjrWes Hills DArjN DAILY NEWS U.S. District Judge Walter H.

Rice imposed heavy prison terms Friday on two major drug dealers, rejecting thWt plea for reduced sentences bemuse the U.S. government per-njiiffted cocaine to sweep Ameri-ca j'cities in the 1980s to finance ing factor for anyone con- victed of a cocaine offense sintif; the mid-1980s, r- "This court can't substitute for that of the legislative branch," Rice skid. Rice did praise the Rions for, setting "forth a point of view" that should be presented to branches of government. 1 ft After the hearing, Jon Paul Rion said he will do just that. also said he wil appeal Rice's ruling.

i. uk- CONTACT Wes Hills at 225-2261 ir-mail him at weshillscoxohio.com r-r- -THrr- CARLISLE 8YfV cting police chief inters jlYinM 1 If in ii no plans to ask the Village Council to hire Rogers, Rogers arid Associates, elad-baspMu-tive search firm, to a nationwide search to replace Lpng. Long resigned Monday and Fogle resigned Wednesday. "They've given the verbal go-ahead," said Townsend, who worked with Roger? while an assistant city manager in Spring-boro. vmte'j hi Rogers has helped find police chiefs in Springboro, Clearcreek Mason and Xenia.

Long, who had been chief since 1981, resigned as part of an agreement that required him to write a statement outlining his role in vandalism four years ago at a former village manager's home. In exchange, the village agreed to pay Long $9,100 for unused vacation and sick time and not to file criminal charges for the vandalism. On Wednesday, Fogle, a Carlisle native and the 1995 Officer of the Year, also resigned after admitting he and Long had been involved in throwing nails on former manager Eric Levitt's REFORM fclhe suspended official says he is not guilty of driving under influence. By Lawrence Budd WAPf)EIl COUNTY BUREAU 'Carlisle's suspended acting police chief pleaded not guilty FJjiqiay in Franklin Municipal CQtirt to a driving under the influence charge, as village officials prepared to hire a consultant to help find a replacement for th. longtime police chief, who resigned Monday.

UFudge James Ruppert gave Lt. Jcjhany Perry, 43, of Franklin prrnission to drive to and from htotob at a Carlisle service tiofl- 'ftrhere he is working while leave from the poce department, according to hislawyer, Jonathan Fox. The judge.allowed Perry to remain friend scheduled a pretrial hearing for April 9. ifvo)rry was arrested at 3 a.m. Wednesday by Franklin police after he radioed a Franklin mu.

ii'iir" 'ANIMALS Republicans fight Taft on health care Jkgencies promote fag Day for pets 'I apologize for my actions and accept responsibility for what I hav James Partin said Friday as he received a five-year prison sentence for possessing child pornography. plea driveway and shooting BBs through two windows in Levitt's home. Both incidents occurred after Levitt reprimanded Long for allowing officers to post at the station a schedule for work at Bristol's, a topless club in Monroe. The resignations and Perry's suspension in combination with another resignation and the hiring of an officer by Franklin leave Carlisle's 10-person department with only five full-time officers. Carlisle has promoted a part- time officer to full-time status and obtained support agreements from Franklin and the Warren County sheriffs department.

Carlisle also plans to hire another officer, but will delay other Wrings until the new chief has been chosen. Meanwhile, fire Chief Greg Wallace, a minister with no police experience, is in charge. CONTACT Lawrence Budd at (513) 743-5303 or e-mail him at larrybuddcoxohio.com committee chairman. Insurance companies and business interests refused to discuss the appeals process as long as the liability issue was still in the bill, he said. Taft, though, hasn't given up on the idea, spokesman Scott Mil-burn said.

"He wants to work with legislators to convince them of the importance of the liability provision," Milburn said. "But he believes there are a lot of good provisions in the bill in addition to that one, and he wants to work with the legislature overall to get a bill passed." In addition to allowing patients to sue their HMOs, the legislation would speed up appeals of denied coverage, guarantee payments for emergency care and allow women to see a gynecologist or obstetrician without a referral. It also creates new tax breaks for medical care, long-term care and medical expenses. House Democrats criticized Van Vyven's decision. "I am deeply disappointed that protection for consumers where there has been negligent action by HMOs is being ripped out," said House Minority Leader Jack Ford, D-Toledo.

"I hope Gov. Taft will stand up against insurance interests and hold for protection for consumers." pole bid After daylight-saving time expires in the football season, Kennard said the stadium will be lighted for a couple weeks until 8 p.m. on weekdays. Magistrate Nadine L. Ballard of the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court heard evidence on the matter at a Feb.

5 hearing. Ballard found that "a greater number of citizens would be served by allowing 60-foot poles, than would be served by the visual pollution created by glaring lights on 35-foot poles." Gary Huff, township administrator, said he wanted to see the ruling before making a comment. CONTACT Rob Motile at 225-2282 or e-mail him at rob.modlccoxohlo.com I officer for help after running out of gasoline at the entrance to Franklin Lions Community Park, according to police reports. He failed field sobriety tests and registered 0.16 on a blood-alcohol test. The legal limit in Ohio is 0.10.

In March, Perry, the Carlisle Police Department's firearms expert, was reprimanded by police Chief Gary Long because Middletown police confiscated Perry's police handgun after stopping him Feb. 21 near the city's abandoned landfill. He admitted he had been drinking and had fired three shots, police said. No criminal charges were filed. Perry was appointed acting police chief after Long and Carlisle's No.

2 police officer, Sgt. Brad Fogle, went on administrative leave during an investigation of complaints about their conduct. rry's future remains uncertain, pending the conclusion of the DUI case. In Carlisle, Village Manager Brad Townsend said Friday he shelter will pay the late fee as part to promote Tag Day. The shelter's Saturday hours are 10:30 a.m.

to 4 p.m. To lead by example, the agencies gave the Dayton Daily News dog, whose illustration often accompanies stories about pets, the name Scoop and issued him a collar and license In recognition of Tag Day. The agencies urge animal owners to tag their pets because only 16 percent of untagged dogs and 2 percent of untagged cats are returned to their owners, according to Matt Wahrhaftig of SICSA. Wahrhaftig said the return rate for licensed dogs and cats is better than 90 percent. CONTACT Marcus Franklin at 225-2274 or e-mail him at marcusfranklincoxohlo.com WASHINGTON TWP.

Stadium The 60-foot height is approved by a magistrate after zoning officials deny a plea for a variance. By Rob Modlc DAYTON DAILY NEWS A county magistrate on Friday approved the construction of 60-foot high light poles over a new youth football stadium at the 35-acre Schoolhouse Park off Nutt Road. The Washington Twp. board of zoning appeals had denied granting a variance from a 35-foot limit for new lights in the park which is mostly surrounded by PORN CONTINUED FROM IB solve a 1983 disappearance of a teen-ager who lived near Partin in Idaho Springs, Colo. In their ongoing investigation, Kettering police used a scent dog to examine a vehicle at Partin's home in Kettering, but the dog found no suspicious scent, police said.

Kettering police have stopped short of calling Partin a suspect. "We are not giving up on him, but we don't have anything encouraging," Kettering police spokesman Larry Warren said. At the time of 9-year-old Erica's disappearance, Partin lived with his parents in Kettering within miles of where the girl was last seen walking the family dog near the Kettering Recreation Complex. While searching Partin's residence in 1997, Columbus police found a newspaper clipping describing the 1983 disappear- COMMUNITY LISA POWELLDAYTON DAILY NS 4: ance of Beth Miller, 13, of Idahpf, Springs, Colo. About that Partin lived in the same neigh; borhood as Miller, who vanish while jogging and was declared), dead in 1995.

Her body has neveif, been found. The Columbus Dispatch reported police also found, photos Partin took of childrenik, play in Columbus andia topo- graphical map of a mountainous area with three X's drawn on thre map. U'i In 1985, Partin wag placed ort probation in Colorado after neki' exposed himself to two ll-yeap old girls, according to the Denier Post. "We would like to talk to but we've not been allowed to. It's up to his inspector '-Pete Mang of the Colorado 3 2 Bureau of Investigation said Fri- THIS STORY contains informations from The Associated Press.

Contact Steve Bennish at 225-7407 or mail at stevebennishcoxohio.com How to watch v.oir WHAT: Dale Huffman Bid Easter Special WHERE: Miami Valley' Channel 44 i -in On one segment of the show, Kara Lough, a BellbrookvlJ mother and homemaker, will demonstrate how she bakes and decorates Easter cookies. Marsha Pippenger of the Conversation Pieces Gallery in Tlpp City wftt show some ostrich eggs that Have been transformed into colorful' pieces of art. The Easter bunny has prompt ised to drop by. I send you warm greetings for' the Easter season and Invite you and your family to join me Eatr evening for this half hour of nf, music and conversation. -X CONTACT Dale Huffman at 225-2 or e-mail dalehuffmancoxohio.com fcjree collars and identifications for dogs and cats will be available.

By Marcus Franklin news $Qd'ay, three Miami Valley animal-advocacy agencies will participate in the American Humane first Tag Day. ag Day is a national campaign designed to encourage owners to ID their pets," said Stephanie Smith, director of the Montgomery County Animal SfteTter. Humane Society of Greater Dayton and the Society for the Improvement of Conditions for StrayAnimals also are participating. Officials from the three agenda will be on hand from 10 a.m. to3p.m.

at the Dayton and Fair-fijsid Commons malls to issue free collar's and IDs for cats and dogs. 'Qho law requires all dogs three months of age and older to blicensed each year by Jan. 31. Doj Owners who failed to purchase1 their 1999 dog license may dbff today, without paying the siiuVimposed late fee, at the Montgomery County Animal Sbher, 6550 Webster St. The 1 viinu IVJORELAND C)hfTlNUED FROM IB r'ifoat Is there." also said Regina Moreland would face a struggle In caring for the children because she is pJgnant and because the chil-drin have special needs, including, one child who suffers from Qflrfcbral palsy and two others with learning disabilities.

But under cross-examination by Moreland family attorney Anthony Van Noy, Guest said the source of the risk to the More-land children was unknown. "You can't be any more specific than that?" Van Noy asked him. Guest said. '''Do you expect Regina More-)wl to know how to reduce the rjsk of an unknown?" Van Noy said. "Mo," Guest said.

Murphy recessed the hearings until Tuesday morning. A provision to allow insurance plans to be sued is at issue. By Paul Souhrada ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS The enthusiasm shown this week by union activists for Gov. Bob Taft's health care reform proposal apparently isn't shared by his fellow Republicans. Rep.

Dale Van Vyven, R-Sharonville, said Friday he has decided to drop an idea allowing Ohioans to sue their insurance plan for refusing to pay for medical treatment. The provision was in legislation pending in the House Health, Retirement and Aging Committee. The provision, a key element of Taft's "Patient Protection Plan," drew criticism from business and insurance interests. They argued that health insurance would become more expensive if patients could sue their HMOs. Instead, Van Vyven said the legislation would try to speed up the appeals process, within the health plan and through an independent review panel.

"As a patient, the last place you want to go is to court if you have a problem," said Van Vyven, the wins light Ml Vl undeveloped land.i lntan Parks director, Ciucil Ktn'nard said the high-tech lights qre designed to be less intrusive on neighbors, but they need the additional height to avoid the splash off the football neldi' ii.M'hbM The stadium is part of a $3 million construction program at the 1 park funded by a 2'lrtill paM dls- trict levy, The itsownboard'idtakYleslisa i separate political entity from the township. Kehnqjf i footbull players and 200 cheerleaders will use the field. Plans call for lighting it during the foot-; ball season until ho aUj thrfn (, 10:30 p.m. 6n Ff Way aridSf tiir-day H)T)Y Special to air on Easter Music and segments on baking and art will be featured. Your Easter, Day might Include bas- kets and bunnies, going to church and searching for eggs.

It could be capped off by enjoying our television column of the air. Dale Huffman The Date Huffman Easter Special will air at 6 p.m. April 4 on Channel 44, the Miami Valley Channel. One of the highlights will be the Dayton Boys Choir, which will perform songs of the season. The boys choir, directed by Dr.

Thomas Merrill, a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music, Is also preparing for its 55th annual spring concert April 24 at the Victoria Theatre. oV i' i i..