2 I Monday, July 26,2010
Heat wave kills four
PHILADELPHIA Health officials in Philadelphia say the
deaths of two people Saturday were heat-related, the first in
the city stemming from the current heat wave.
A suburban Philadelphia county is also citing heat as a fac
tor in the deaths of two residents earlier in the week.
Department of Public Health spokesman Jeff Moran says
hyperthermia was a factor in the death of a 90-year-old
woman found by a relative in her South Philadelphia home.
Moran says relatives have told officials that the woman had
been using a fan with the windows shut desnite efforts by fam
ily members to persuade her not to do so.
Moran says a 56-year-old Northeast Philadelphia resident
was taken by a relative to the hospital, where he was treated
for hyperthermia but did not survive.
Men killed in airplane crash identified
FRANKLIN Authorities have released the names of two
western Pennsylvania men killed in the crash of an experi
mental plane.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Holly Baker
says the plane went down about 11:20 a.m. Saturday in woods
southeast of Franklin/Venango Regional Airport in Sandy
Creek Township.
The plane was a Nadiq, a fixed-wing, single-engine craft
generally built by hobbyists and amateurs.
Trevor Hile, chief deputy coroner in Venango County, says
57-year-old David A. Wagner of Clarion, a former Clarion
County commissioner, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Hile says the other person in the two-seater aircraft, 54-
year-old Rob Carbaugh of Seneca, was pronounced dead at
UPMC Northwest in Cranberry Township.
The Federal Aviation Administration FAA is investigating
the cause of the crash.
Tornados strike in northeastern Pa.
WAYMART The National Weather Service is confirming
that no fewer than three tornados tore through northeastern
Pennsylvania on Friday night, toppling trees and damaging
some buildings as well as cutting power to thousands of resi
dents.
Forecasters said Sunday an EF-2 tornado with wind speeds
up to 115 to 125 mph touched down near Honesdale in Wayne
County and traveled into Pike County.
A smaller EF-1 tornado was confirmed touching down in
Susquehanna County and heading into Wayne County near
Pleasant Mount. Another EF-1 was active near Hawley in
Wayne County and Lackawaxen in Pike County.
No injuries were reported. PPL spokeswoman Martha
Herron said about 4,300 customers lost power.
Brian Wrightson, emergency services director for the
American Red Cross of Lackawanna County, says 50 to 80
properties had some damage and 14 people were displaced.
Further violence ensues in Philly suburb
CHESTER One person was shot to death and two others
wounded in a southeastern Pennsylvania city less than 24
hours after officials announced the end of a state of emer
gency that was declared more than a month ago due to an out
break of violence.
Police in Chester said they were called shortly after 3:30
a.m. Saturday to a shooting scene and found a man shot in the
doorway of a market. Officials say he was taken to Crozer-
Chester Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Another person arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound
that was said to be not life threatening.
Shortly before 1 p.m. Friday, officials say, another man was
shot multiple times and taken to the hospital. That was only
hours after Mayor Wendell Butler Jr. announced the lifting of
a state of emergency imposed June 19 following four homi
cides in an eight-day span.
Butler said late Saturday night that he did not intend to
immediately reimpose the state of emergency and would not
be able to discuss the matter with the city council until
Monday.
The mayor said Friday that some aspects of the emergency
measures will continue, including the citywide curfew on
minors that will last through August. Fire stations in the city
will also continue a gun buyback program through Aug. 7, and
anti-violence initiatives will continue through a taskforce and
other means.
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Obama rallies Democrats
LAS VEGAS —President Barack
Obama and Democratic leaders
sought to soothe relations with the
party's disgruntled left wing
Saturday in advance of elections in
which Republican gains could
upend the White House agenda.
"Change hasn't come fast enough
for too many Americans. I know
that," Obama said in a surprise video
appearance to liberal activists and
bloggers at Las Vegas convention. "I
know it hasn't come fast for many of
you who fought so hard during the
election."
In a year when Democrats are
expected to lose seats in Congress,
party leaders have grown increas
ingly concerned with malaise run
ning through the left wing. Liberals
who helped elect Obama in 2008
have grown disenchanted on issues
from the ongoing wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan to the failure to create a
government-run insurance option in
the health care overhaul, and many
believe the White House has been
too accommodating with
Republicans.
In his remarks to the annual
Netroots Nation gathering, the pres
ident said the combat mission in
Iraq would soon end, and that the
administration is working to repeal
the military's "don't ask, don't tell"
policy for gays and close the U.S.
Arson
From Pfldp i nected to this incident was also police.
® directed toward a State College After inspecting the box, police
The stairwell leads to several sec- Police Department cruiser, but that determined it was actually a home
ond floor apartments, police said, fire did only minor damage to the made bomb,
adding that the fire could have vehicle. Police did not say if they think the
trapped the building’s tenants had it In that incident, which occurred recent string of arsons have been
caught fire instead of extinguishing. June 21, an officer noticed a burning purposefully targeted toward gov-
The fire is the third in a line of box on the trunk of a marked police eminent offices,
arsons that police said are potential- vehicle.
ly linked and said they are closely The officer extinguished the To e-mail reporter: bwmsl47@psu.edu
Beaver
From Page 1.
Myers said. “I think that they
believe that the root cause of nega
tive behavior is density the more
people you put in one place, the
worse the behavior is going to be.
I’m not sure I agree with that.”
Myers said the 250-256 E. Beaver
Ave. property could be designed as a
mixed-use building with a business.
Other plans in mind are to use the
area as a restaurant on the first floor
or have potential residential com
plexes on the upper level.
He added that the planning com
mission is also addressing other
issues, including the exact number
of floors of the building and the
Webster’s
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originality of the music was the
theme of the concert series that
raises money for charities and wor
thy causes, Tibbetts said.
“It’s kind of keeping with the
theme of Webster’s,” Tibbetts said.
“Elaine has always been very good
at supporting writers through read
ings.”
Entrance into the bookstore was
free, but a $lO donation for the con
cert or $5 donation with a student
ID was suggested.
Ellen Tiberio-Shultz, a State
College Area High School senior,
Twitter
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after Adewumi’s housing initiative.
psucollegian.com
Ragland’s favorite
fakeDavidAdewumi tweet is the
account’s debut entry: “Months
later, I still don’t ask you to believe in
the administration, legislation, or
even me. I’m asking you to believe in
the power of We.”
“I thought maybe he made his
own fake Twitter account, because
that’s what he would say,” Ragland
Carshow
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Development Jennifer Daniels said.
About 250 cars were on hand to be
judged. Motorcycles, custom chop
pers, military vehicles and various
collector cars were on display at the
show.
.Elizabeth Murphy
Alex Weisler
Jared Shanker
Katie Sullivan
Edgar Ramirez
Kevin Cirilli
Laura Nichols
Chris Zook
All the funds raised at the Last
Cruise show are used by the Youth
Services Bureau for community out
reach programs, Daniels said.
“We’re a not-for-profit agency that
provides programming for children
and families in Centre County,”
Daniels said.
.Bill Landis
....Andrew Robinson
•Fleather Schmelzlen
Jenna Ekdahl
Steph Witt
In 2009, Last Cruise raised $15,000
for the Youth Services Bureau, but
the exact total raised in 2010 was not
posted to the Last Cruise Web site
as of press time Sunday.
Last Cruise is a family-ftiendly
show overall, Daniels said. In addi-
.Kelsey Thompson
Alissa Nemzer
lulia Brondani
....Brittany Thrush
...Danielle Meyers
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prison for terrorism suspects at
Guantanamo Bay.
"In ways large and small we've
begun to deliver on the change you
fought so hard for," Obama said.
We cant afford to slide backward.
And that’s the choice America faces
this November," he added. "Keep up
the fight."
Conservative bloggers and
activists were meeting in a hotel
nearby in what amounted to a rival
convention, where Nevada Senate
candidate Sharron Angle, a tea
party favorite, called for support to
oust Senate Majority Leader Harry
Reid.
Obama's message was amplified
by Reid and House Speaker Nancy
Pelosi, who called for setting aside
differences to elect Democratic can
didates.
Reid earned a burst of applause
by telling the Netroots Nation
crowd, "I know that there are times,
I’m told, I get on your nerves."
He said there might be differ
ences from time to time but "let s all
understand this county would be in
a lot more trouble if we weren't
around."
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who
introduced Obama's video, asked
the crowd to recognize what's been
achieved in Washington since
Obama s election and not let differ
ences cause a political fissure.
The day after the election "we
want to have no regrets," Pelosi said.
investigating with any follow-ups. flames before any serious damage
The first arson potentially con- was done to the cruiser, according to
length of the setback from the
street, all according to the borough’s
standards.
“Part of the reason that Beaver
Canyon is Beaver Canyon is that a
number of the buildings are ten feet
or seven feet from the curb,” Myers
said. “I mean they’re right on top of
it. It’s worse than if you were in
Manhattan.”
Myers said the planning commis
sion has to address each issue sur
rounding the re-zoning of Beaver
Canyon, which is delaying the final
proposal to the borough council.
“As many issues as you can think
about, there is usually another one,”
Myers said. “And whatever you zone
usually gets built. You have to be
veiy careful to understand the impli
cations of what we put into law.”
also performed at the concert.
Tiberio-Shultz performed about six
songs some covers, some original
at the concert.
Tiberio-Shultz said her original
songs were based on her personal
experiences as a teenager, with sub
jects revolving around unrequited
love and friends separated from
each other.
The fundraising event included a
silent auction as well with 85 items.
Those items ranged from paintings,
drawings and photographs to crafts,
sculptures and autographed books.
The items for the auction were
either items that were on sale at the
store previously or items donated by
patrons, Meder-Wilgus said.
said, laughing. “I guess we both
made it big time everyone wants
to be us.”
Ragland also pointed out that
those following his real Twitter
account will pick up on his passion
for the Lakers, and the profile pic
ture for fakeUPUAprez is the Los
Angeles Lakers icon.
FakeUPUAprez is following Jesus
and Malcolm X along with other
UPUA members, Ragland said.
He said the satire keeps him
humble and reminds him he’s just a
regular student.
tion to the cars and food vendors, a
variety of activities entertained the
children in attendance, including
water balloons, face painting, a
moon bounce and other kid-friendly
areas, she said.
After the cars were judged in each
category, the cruising aspect of Last
Cruise began to take hold in State
College.
Starting around 6 p.m., the cars
from the show in Boalsburg began
driving up and down College Avenue
and Beaver Avenue as part of the
Last Cruise.
Both streets had residents and
visitors of State College lined up on
the sidewalks to catch a glimpse of
the action.
“They do come down to watch
people cruise the block,” Hufnagel
said.
A collection of military vehicles,
classic Corvettes and some unusual
cars made up the action on both
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Hundreds of activists and blog
gers applauded warmly after the
Obama video ended, but some were
not appeased.
The video "doesn't really change
my views. I'm still waiting for
action," said Matthew Filipowicz, 33,
a cartoonist and comedian from
Chicago. Words only do so much."
Pelosi received a standing ovation
from most of the people in the cav
ernous, partly filled auditorium at a
Las Vegas casino.
When asked a question about the
military policy on gay servicemem
bers, someone shouted from the
audience.
Your impatience is justified,"
Pelosi responded.
Just two days after Senate
Democrats gave up plans to attempt
to pass an energy bill that caps
greenhouse gases blamed for global
warming, Pelosi said "this is not an
issue the Senate can walk away
from."
The plan was a priority of Obama,
who had hoped to add a climate bill
to his list of legislative successes.
"Well welcome whatever the
Senate can pass to reduce our
dependence on foreign oil," Pelosi
said. "Sooner or later this has to hap
pen."
Reid lamented GOP opposition to
the bill and said new, albeit trimmed
down, legislation would be intro
duced. He has said previously it
would crack down on oil giants.
Myers said the planning commis
sion is also discussing the possibility
of a student overlay district, which
would offer incentives to developers
who provide certain additions not
required by law that improve the
area.
“If they have a resident manager
and security cameras and things
like that,” Myers said, “could they
then build additional apartments,
could they put another story on the
building? That’s what the incentive
is—you do this, and then you can do
that.”
The planning commission will
meet at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 to continue
the discussion of the re-zoning pro
posal.
To e-mail reporter: prosoo4@psu.edu
Meder-Wilgus said the starting
bid for the auction items ranged
from $5 to $350, which someone paid
for the drawing “Snow, Central
Park” by Harold Altman.
Meder-Wilgus said the bookstore
has overall received about 33 per
cent of its goal from Cogster a
local company that helps raise funds
for businesses —but was hoping the
event raised a couple more thou
sand dollars to help during the
vacant period the bookstore will not
be open.
Regardless, she said she was
thankful for all the support the com
munity has shown the bookstore.
To e-mail reporter: prosoo4@psu.edu
Adewumi said he doesn’t think
he’s influential enough to satire
but nevertheless, he enjoys the
humor.
As long as FakeUPUAprez doesn’t
disrespect his faith, culture, or peo
ple in general, Ragland said he loves
the TWitter account.
“A friend joked to me that you
know you’ve reached a point where
people know you when they start
making fake UPUA Twitter
accounts,” he said.
To e-mail reporter mers2oo@psu.edu
street avenues through the night.
But Last Cruise was not over. A
collection of 50 cars lined the 200
block of Allen Street as part of the
Best of the Best Competition
between 6 and 8 p.m.
Hanging out with car fans was the
best part of the downtown competi
tion, Hufnagel said.
After driving by the event, Jessica
Brown (senior-journalism) decided
to check out the Best of the Best
Competition.
“Now that I know about it I can
tell my guy friends and they might
be able to come,” Brown said.
Even though thunderstorms
eventually hit State College
Saturday night, Last Cruise was a
success, Hufiiagel said.
“It’s a big show for all the car peo
ple,” Hufiiagel said. “And the kids
really do enjoy coming out.”
To e-mail reporter zjgsol2@psu.edu