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Dayton Daily News, March 09, 2006

Election 2004 The Swing States: Down To The Wire

Not Chart Toppers, but Still High Appeal

DAYTON -- The numbers certainly sound good. Dave Chappelle's Block Party, a concert movie featuring the Greene County-based comedian and actor, earned $6.5 million in its first weekend in theaters, according to an Associated Press report Monday. And the Dayton-based rock quintet Hawthorne Heights sold about 114,000 copies of its new album, If Only You Were Lonely, during its first week in stores, according to Billboard magazine's online edition Wednesday.

Mcgee Visitation Attracts Hundreds

TROTWOOD -- Frances Mc-Gee-Cromartie spent much of Wednesday greeting small groups of people as they came to St. Margaret's Episcopal Church to view the body of her father, former Dayton Mayor James H. McGee. By evening when a series of memorial observances was held, about 300 people were in the building.

Timeline in Slaying Case

- Feb. 19: Richard "Benny" Richardson, 14, is killed by a shot in the head while riding his bicycle in the 100 block of Holt Street in Dayton. - Feb. 22: Dayton homicide detectives arrest Deondre Austin, 14, and Anthony Austin, 16, who police believed were involved in Richardson's death.

Case Offers More Questions Than Answers ; As They Mourn, Friends Wonder Who Did It, Why

DAYTON -- Mildred Cooper can still feel the hugs of 14-yearold Richard "Benny" Richardson III when he came to work Saturdays at her florist shop. The boy she called Richard had become a familiar face at her North Gettysburg Avenue business, where he began working three years ago.

Charges Dropped Against 2nd Brother ; Teens Were Accused in Shooting Death

DAYTON -- Walking quickly, his father's arm wrapped around him, Anthony Austin tried to pull up his jacket's hood. "Cover your head up," Tony Austin said Wednesday morning while he and Anthony led family members out of the Family Court Center.

Media Open Doors On Juvenile Courts

Ohio's juvenile courts, once bastions of secrecy, leniency and rehabilitation, have become bastilles of prosecution and punishment under the bright lights of the media, an expert at Ohio State University said Wednesday. "In juvenile court (we are) giving children the worst of both worlds," said Katherine Hunt Federle, director of the Justice for Children Project at Moritz College of Law at Ohio State.

Bb Gun Doesn't Get Boy Expelled ; Board Upheld 10-Day Suspension for 12-Year-Old

XENIA -- Zero tolerance doesn't necessarily mean zero sense. A school hearing officer declined Wednesday to recommend expulsion for a 12-year-old Central Middle School student for violating the school district's zero-tolerance weapons policy by bringing a BB gun onto school grounds after classes let out for the day.