4Behrend Beacon September 18. 2009 www.thebehrendbeacon.com LOCAL NEWS MEADVILLE A Cambridge Springs woman has been found guilt)' of invol untary manslaughter and ag gravated assault in the February 2008 death of a 21- month-old girl. A Crawford County jury de liberated for four and a half hours before announcing their verdict in the case of Melvnda K. French. The jury found French not guilty of the more serious charge of third-degree murder. A jury of seven women and five men began their delibera tions shortly before 11 a.m. in the trial of 25-year-old French, who was accused of causing in juries to toddler Kierstan A. Bressette that led to the child’s death in February 2008. MILLCREEK Millcreek township Police received a report Thursday of a strong-armed robbery in a parking lot at Millcreek Mall. The victim was knocked down after getting out of her car in the JCPennev parking lot on Tuesday. The victim, who wished to re main anonymous, said that money and credit cards were taken from her purse, but she could not identity' her attacker. Police said they had not made any arrests in the case. Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong will get a new lawyer before she heads to trial on charges stemming from the August 2003 bombing death of pizza deliveryman Brian Wells. U.S. District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin granted Diehl- Armstrongs request to fire her lawyer this afternoon in a hear ing in U.S. District Court. McLaughlin said Diehl-Arm strong, 60, has a deep-seated distrust and antipathy toward her current lawyer, Tom Patton, an assistant federal public de fender. Diehl-Armstrong claims Pat ton makes her physically ill. She said she does not believe he is aggressive enough. CORRY The site tor Friday s football game between Girard High School and Cony High School football game has been moved to Cony's Howard Sheen Field. The game was to have been played at McDowell High School s Gus Anderson Field. Howard Sheen Field experi enced construction delays with its new turf, forcing Corry to play its first home game at War ren's War Memorial Stadium. The field was completed this week, however. Game time Fri day is 7 p.m. www.goene.vom Looking for a chance to be published? Want the opportunity for a resume bolster? Submit your creations to the Bebrend BeacoM .. , *+.»■* »«■■**»**■ <•■* **'■*' Stt&mssions cm IneJud* tfm - /YasJt /Je&cm, <s/uor€ s€or*+& - /*tos* md shorty Jw*a£ki WORLD NEWS 1. Tiny T-rex fossil discovery startles scientists CHINA-A pint-sized version of the Tyrannosaurus rex, with similarly powerful legs, razor sharp teeth and tiny arms, roamed China some 125 million years ago, said scientists star tled by the discovery. The predator, nicknamed Raptorex, lived about 60 mil lion years before the T. rex and was slightly larger than the human male, scientists said. -CNN 2. Italian forces die in Kabul blast AFGHANISTAN-Six Italian soldiers have been killed in a bomb attack on a military con voy in the Afghan capital, Kabul. Two military vehicles were reported to have been hit by a Have Your Say: How concerned are you about Swine fiu? Megan Kuntz Freshman Undecided “I’m not concerned because “I’ve never been scared of if you’re going to get it then anything in my entire life, you’re going to get it.” Not ever. Not even once.” The a present World & National News suicide car bomb. At least 10 civilians were also killed and dozens injured, officials said. Following the blast, Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi said it would be best for international troops to leave Afghanistan "as soon as possible.” 3. Suicide blasts hit Somalia base SOMALIA—At least 16 people have died following a double suicide attack on peacekeepers in the Somali capital, Mo gadishu, claimed by Islamist in surgents. Among the dead is the deputy commander of the African Union force in Somalia, along with four bombers, an AU spokesman told the BBC. This reportedly killed Kenyan-born al-Qaeda suspect Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, who was wanted by the US for at tacks in Kenya. Brian Barker John Arbuckle Sophomore Sophomore Chemical Engineering Mechanical Engineering ...., **"«*»♦ v:,^*** l ******' -BBC World News -BBC World News M *+* **+**"• .. M * *■*♦#*•♦"* ,♦*»•*«**** *“ ,^..*«****t**~ : ****** «**•**“ .. 4 • <'■ * * * Loca NATIONAL NEWS 4. Co-worker: Ray mond Clark 111 ’a nice man, always' CONNECTICUT-Raymond J. Clark 111, charged with murder in the death of Yale graduate student Annie Le, was smart, amiable and loved his dog, say those who knew him. One researcher said he often went by the lab in the Yale School of Medicine building where Le was found strangled and stuffed in a wall. Lufeng Zhang worked with Clark, he said, and thinks the police may have the wrong man. 5. Florida school officials in prayer case could face jail time FLORIDA-Two Florida school administrators were due “Not really at all.” _ 4 * -w * * I ***• *''*'* ,*(»*. *«♦■* ** «.*«*■♦*”* r **"*** _-*•»*♦«-•*** ***** **»«** i *'*‘* 1 *“*"* , - _ 4 1 & National to appear in federal court Thursday to face contempt charges for saying a prayer at a school luncheon. Frank Lay, principal of Pace High School in Pace, Florida, and school athletic director Robert Freeman are accused of violating a consent decree ban ning employees of Santa Rosa. 6. Man who set up kids' home in Hanl charged with sex abuse CONNECTICUT-An Ameri can who founded a home for needy children in Haiti more than 10 years ago has been ac cused of sexually abusing some of the same boys he set out to help. Douglas Perlitz, 39, faces 10 counts related to allegations of sexual abuse of nine boys over the span of about a decade, the Justice Department said. Grace Dissell Sophomore Nutrition “I’m a little concerned. 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