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Don't ossumo oicpnss will fall when you retire Get a handle on your current cost of living PagoA7 Indians win third straight over A's Tribe extends Central Division lead Page CI Ik mm 50 Cents Fremont, Ohio Friday, August 24, 2001 www.thenews-messenger.com to mllon Condi fie lis ras Weather Tonight: Mostly vi clear. Low near 60. 1 Saturday: Fog early, then partly cloudy. High in the lower 80s. Complete weather: A8 Embattled politician denies involvement in Levy's disappearance x1 appeared, Condit, 53, fielded a series of blunt questions Thursday from ABC's Connie Chung, who re interviews and a lot of effort to get as far as we got," he said.

The televised interview with ABC-TV was part of a package, including a letter to constituents and other interviews, that Condit's advisers hoped would bolster his flagging popularity. The move fell flat, said Bruce Cain, a University of California; Berkeley, political scientist. See CONDIT, A8 raged," said Billy Martin, the Levy family lawyer. "She's very clear that she told Gary Condit, she asked Gary Condit, 'Were you, Congressman, having an affair with my and the congressman said no. That is not a mistake.

That is an outright lie." Terrance W. Gainer, Washington's deputy police chief, disputed Condit's assertion of early and complete cooperation with investigators. "It took us three ed several points that have been made by Levy's relatives since she was last seen April 30. Most significantly, he denied lying to Mrs. Levy about the nature of his relationship with her daughter, a constituent of his from Modesto who came to Washington for an internship with the U.S.

Bureau of Prisons. Condit 's account was immediately challenged by both Washington, D.C, police and the intern's family. "Mrs. Levy was out for his involvement with Levy or his level of cooperation with police. "I've answered every question truthfully.

That's what you're supposed to do when you're cooperating with the police," Condit said. Condit said he met Levy in October and they spoke several times a week by telephone. He said he wasn't in love with Levy, but liked her very much. The seven-term Democratic congressman disput By ALEXA HAUSSLER Associated Press CERES, Calif. Capping a publicity blitz that shattered months of silence, Rep.

Gary Condit denied involvement in Chandra Levy's disappearance and sidestepped questions about whether they had an affair. His comments got an icy reception from many constituents, though a few rallied behind him. In his first broadcast interview since the intern dis- CONDIT peatedly asked him if he had a sexual affair with the missing 24-year-old intern. He said only that they had a "very close" relationship. He offered no apologies A Mm tea doi iz i 7 15 XW--" 'A Mill hh Mm 1 A I 1 I I I I I 1 1,1..

1 Associated PressWABC-TV THIERRY DEVAUX, who used a parachute to glide above New York Harbor, is seen snagged on the Statue of Liberty's upraised torch Thursday in New York in this image from television. Stuck on the Statue Daredevil rescued, then charged after parachute catches on Liberty's torch Associated Press NEW YORK A daredevil Frenchman got stuck on the Statue of Liberty's gilded flame during an attempt to parachute onto the statue's torch and then bungee jump from it. Thierry Devaux, 41, clung to Lady Liberty's arm for a tense half-hour Thursday before police pulled him to safety and arrested him. Devaux wore a Statue of Liberty T-shirt and had numerous decals decrying the use of land mines Thursday when his chute was snared on the statue more than 300 feet in the air. Devaux, who is from the region of Chamonix, was arraigned on federal charges of trespassing, disorderly conduct and illegal air activity.

He was released on $10,000 bail. His lawyer, Jeremy Or-den, indicated that the case may be resolved with "some sort of a plea." Early morning accident happens in Gibsonburg News-MessengerBen French WORLD WAR II VETERANS William Baker, right, of Green Springs, William Dinam, center, of Clyde, and Ed Keegan of Clyde watch the demonstrators make lumber with a 1 940s sawmill near the antique tractors Thursday at the fair. Veterans, senior citizens have their day at the fair No further information was available this morning. "It's under investigation and we're trying to put all together," Benton said. "The officer conducting the interviews is doing it right now.

I don't even know the names of the people involved yet." In an unrelated accident Thursday, a Fremont teen was injured when his vehicle went off the south side of Sandusky County Road 179 while going around a curve. Thomas E. Conrad, 16, 2541 Sandusky County Road 195 was traveling eastbound on county road 179 near Sandusky County Road 197 when his vehicle went off the road and rolled over two times before coming to rest right side up, reports from the Fremont Post of the State Highway Patrol show. Conrad transported himself to Bellevue Hospital, where he was treated and then released. News-Messenger reports An adult male riding a scooter was killed early this morning when involved in an accident with another vehicle, Gibsonburg Police Chief Mike Benton said.

The accident occurred at 6:15 a.m. in the 100 block of North Main Street in Gibsonburg, Benton said. The driver of the vehicle was also an adult male. Information on whether the driver of the vehicle was injured this morning was unavailable. Benton said the male riding the scooter was already dead when officials arrived on the scena Sandusky County EMS, some back-up from the Woodville Police Department and the Gibsonburg Fire Department assisted Gibsonburg police at the scene this morning, Denton said.

The fire department helped with traffic control, he said. By SARAH WILLIAMS Staff writer World War II Veteran Sig Svanoe and his wife Millie ambled through Fair highlights TONIGHT 5 p.m.: Antique Car Truck Show 6 p.m.: C.H.A.M.P. Horse Show; Chili Cook-Off 7:30 p.m.: Phil Dirt and the Dozers 8 p.m.: Square Dance SATURDAY 8 a.m.: Open Class Ponies, Horses and Burros; Open Class Rabbit Show 9 a.m.: Junior Fair Llama Showmanship, Obstacle Course Class. 10 a.m.: Back to the Farm Sale; Dairy Beefbeef feeder sale 2 p.m.: Grain Threshing; Junior Fair Livestock Judging Contest 4 p.m.: Kiddie Tractor Pull 7 p.m.: Showman of Showman Contest 7:30 p.m.: Tim Rushlow opening for Clay Walker 9:30 p.m.: DJ Dance dust and mud at the Sandusky County Fair Inside people. I don't always remember everything, but I can go up to them and say, 'Hey, you were in charge of so and It's fun to come out and see everyone again each year." Thursday was Senior Citizen and Veterans' Day at the fair.

Visitors were greeted by spotty rain showers in the morning and early afternoon, followed by cloudy, but comfortable dry weather later in the day a welcome change after a rainy Wednesday. Only 1,200 peo- See VETERANS, A8 Llamas horse barn star the Dress Thursday, ob-Your Exhibited serving the ani-Animalcompe- mals and keep-tition, A3. ing an eye out for familiar faces. "I worked for Nationwide Insurance for 48 years," Sig Svanoe said. "Through that I know a lot of Deaths Martha Amato-Nissen, Pennsylvania Bonnie Bullard, Clyde Eileen Clawson, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Howard Hirt, Fremont Francesco Longo, Florida Luceile Nieset, Helena Irene M. Prokop, Port Clinton Flora Rinebold, Green Springs Carl Walker, Port Clinton Fred Wheatley, Helena Obituaries, A2 Ohio Lottery Thursday's winners: Pick 3: 675 (day); 21 5 (night) Pick 4: 5467 (day); 5426 (night) Buckeye5: 4-8-17-24-32 Super Lotto: $19 million Inside Six candidates enter race for Fremont school board Election 6 Fails also said he thinks the board could work on a smoother curriculum transition between the upper elementary grades and the middle school grades, as well as making sure students in different elementary schools are exposed to the same material before they move on to middle school. "I've seen there's been some improvement, but I don't think the curriculum flows from K-12 as well as it could," he said. Schwochow, 1090 Sandusky County Road 97, said he Seo SIX, AS see us do better," Fails said. "With the whole thing surrounding the football coach, I thought there were things that could have been different.

"But I'm talking about a problem of not following procedures for hiring and transfers from the bottom up," he said. "I'm not just talking about the big things that made the paper." Fails also said he doesn't think the school system personnel policy needs a complete overhaul. "If they'd follow what they've got, I think they would be OK," he said. reasons for the firing. The vote left the head coaching position in limbo for two months and created a storm of controversy.

One challenger, however, said he was concerned about the school district's hiring practices in general. Fails, 1180 Buchman Road, taught in Fremont City Schools from 19G7-1993 and ran unsuccessfully for a school board seat in 1999. Fails said he is "disturbed" by what he sees as a failure to follow policy in hiring and transfers within the school syst em. "It's a pattern. I'd like to Nov.

6 general election was 4 p.m. Thursday. County Board of Elections Chair Barb Tuckerman called the late surge in interest in Fremont School Board seats "unreal." "One lady just took her petition out today," Tuckerman said. "I got a call at 2 p.m. inquiring about getting on the ballot for Fremont School Board.

I said 'Get 75 signatures in two They never showed up." Candidates cited many different reasons for running. None of the challengers said they were running because of discontent Inside Roundup of township, municipal candidates, A5. Two incumbents, four challengers run for two seats By SHAWN GAINER Staff writer A flurry of last minute filings brought the number of candidates running for two Fremont City Board of Education seats to six. They are: incumbents Charles Schwochow and Stan Root and challengers James Fails, R. Ervin Walther, Linda Hershey and Mark L.

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