MONDAY, APRIL 24, 2000-GALION, OHIO, INQUIRER Page 5 Lawmakers question law on university research Obituaries Shumaker A memorial celebration is planned to honor and celebrate the life of Lowell Shumaker. The memorial celebration will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. United Methodist Church, Galion. Friends and family are welcome.
-Mr. Shumaker died in St. Pete Beach, on Jan. 31, 2000. Mary Schreck Mary E.
Schreck, 70, 1410 Bachr St, died at 2:15 p.m., Sunday, April 23, 2000, at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus. Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Richardson -Davis Funeral Home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced in Tuesday's Inquirer with a complete obituary. Barbara Greene Barbara Greene, 86, of Galion, died Sunday evening, April 23, 2000, at her residence.
Arrangements are pending at the Mark A. Schneider Funeral Home, Galion. Ruth Lindner CRESTLINE Ruth L. Lindner, 85, 515 Scott died Sunday morning, April 23, 2000, at Rosewood Manor Nursing Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Mark A.
Schneider Funeral Home in Crestline. Doug Garrett CRESTLINE Doug Garrett, 51, 6638 Lincoln Highway, died Friday evening, April 21, 2000, at his residence. Calling hours are today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Mark A. Schneider Funeral Home, Crestline.
Born in Mansfield on June 23, 1948, he was the son of the late Delmar W. and Margaret E. (Schaaf) Garrett. He is survived by his wife, the former Sandra L. Rebber, whom he married July 18, 1970.
Mr. Garrett lived here his entire life and was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Crestline, where he served as a former organist. He was manager of Information Systems at the former Komatsu Dresser, Galion, and Thorne Autocall, Shelby. Mr. Garrett was a member of American Production of Inventory Control.
He gradauted from Colonel Crawford High School in 1966 and was a 1970 graduate of Miami University. He was on the kidney and pancreas transplant waiting list. Also surviving are a son and daughter-in-law, Andrew and Ruthanne Garrett of Lexington; a daughter and son-in-law, Darcy and Ralph Mills of Crestline; and four grandchildren, Austin, Leah and Drake Garrett and Ashleigh Mills. Services will be held at the funeral home Tuesday at 11 a.m. by the Rev.
Richard Pfleiderer. Burial will be in Crawford County Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions may be made to the Mansfield Kidney Center or Homecare Matters in care of the funeral home. Court News Amy Beth France, 26, 280 Tower Drive, Marion, vs. Roland Denver France, 44, 1013 High Bucyrus.
They were married March 30, 1996 (location of marriage not in court file). Kimberly Barnett, 31, 395 Maple Crestline, vs. William L. Barnett, 31, South Carolina Yutka Technology Center, 2 Business Parkway, Lugoff, S.C. They were married Feb.
14, 1987 in Crestline. Heather Rister, 28, 59 Willow! Crestline, vs. Thomas Rister, 29, South Crestline. They were married May 20, 1989 in Mansfield. Pamela L.
Schiefer, 50, vs. James K. Schiefer, 46, both 4362 Ohio 19, Bucyrus. They were married Feb. 14, 1999 in Covington, Ky.
Randy Stuckert, 39, vs. Arleen K. Stuckert, 36, both 620 Ohio 4, Bucyrus. They were married Dec. 27, 1999 in Bucyrus.
Daniel Matthew Ice, 28, 300 S. Boston Galion, vs. Amy Jean Ice, 22, 5545 Teeter Road, Butler. They were married April 4, 1998 in Lexington. DISSOLUTIONS FILED Joe Nicholas Leicht, 30, W.
Railroad Galion, and Bernice Kay Leicht, 29, 536 John Galion. They were married Jan. 1, 2000 in Oceola. Jennifer Ann Rahall, 36, 136 Clare Mansfield, and Charles James Rahall, 40, 1 Lakewood Drive, CRESTLINE- -Saturday, 10:45 p.m. Melissa Ondich, 18, 6157 Ohio 30, was arrested by police for underage consumption of alcohol at Mr.
Z's, 401 E. Mansfield St. She was issued a summons to appear in court at a later date and was released. BUCYRUS, Friday, 11:20 a.m. Verlen Angus, 43, 710 Clay Lot 32, Galion, was arrested by Galion police on a felony warrant from Kansas.
He was released to sheriff's deputies. Saturday, 12:35 a.m. Rusty Galion Community ADMISSIONS -No information available. DISMISSALS No information available. BIRTHS SPARKS A daughter, Huntir LeeAnn, was born to Beth and Roger Sparks of Crestline at 9:57 a.m., Wednesday, April 19, 2000.
Maternal grandparents are Larry and Christine Chartier of Galion. Linda and Ben Sparks of Galion are the paternal grandparents. By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press Writer COLUMBUS (AP) Some lawmakers are issuing a warning about Ohio's technological future. Unless state law is changed, they say, public universities will continue to be limited in their ability to attract top researchers and in turn will fall behind in their ability to make commercial use of those researchers' discoveries in a way that benefits the entire state. At issue is taking technology a discovery from laboratory research and transferring it to the private sector.
"Current Ohio law is unclear in its provisions for technology commercialization and, in particular, faculty and staff participation in entrepreneurial activities," state Sen. Robert Gardner, a Madison Republican, said in introducing a proposed law earlier this month. "Consequently, employees at public institutions may not have the same opportunities as those at private institutions in our state," he said. Gardner's proposal would give universities more flexibility in allowing their employees to participate in the commercialization of research discoveries. Specifically, it would allow a university to adopt rules under which an employee can accept a financial interest in a company to which the university Brothers took By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Writer TOLEDO (AP) -By all accounts, Anthony Cook never had any compassion for his victims.
He tortured them before death, mutilated their bodies, and never expressed remorse. Yet there was one life he saved his brother's the same brother who helped him carry out a series of nine killings more than 20 years ago. Anthony Cook's admission to the killings, part of a plea bargain reached with prosecutors, might have saved his brother, Nathaniel Cook, from spending the rest of his life in prison. Partners in at least three of the killings, Anthony and Nathaniel Cook were hardly one and the same. Together, though, they carried out a killing spree that terrified Toledo.
Anthony was the older, the leader. Nathaniel was the follower. Cold and calculating is how police describe Anthony. He would prowl neighborhood streets, circling his victims to make sure they were the ones he wanted. "He took pride in the way he could stalk his victims in the darkness," said Tom Ross, a retired Toledo police officer who spent 20 years following the killings.
"He took pride in way he could move in the 'shadows." He preyed on pretty girls and young couples parked alone in their 'cars at night. All but one of his nine victims was under age 24-- the other a 43-year-old man who was shot while trying to help his daughter and ther boyfriend when they were attacked in a parked van. "Tony had not only the urge, but the need to kill," Ross said. Nathaniel Cook, by nature, was different, said Frank Stiles, another retired police detective who worked closely on the case. "He was a follower of Tony," Stiles said.
"I don't think he would have ever gotten involved in this thing without his brother." Nathaniel, though, did more than tag along. He sexually assaulted three victims and, according to Anthony, pulled the trigger that killed Thomas Gordon. Gordon was the first person they killed together, in May 1980. It was the beginning of the deadliest year-and-a-half in Toledo's police for domestic violence. He was released to sheriff's deputies and is being held until a future court appearance.
a.m. Jessica Clady, 6754 Scheuemly Road, Chatfield, was arrested by the Crawford County Probation Department for a probation violation. She is being held until a court appearance. 10:30 a.m. Brian Harriger, 117 Wayne Bucyrus, was arrested by deputies for a probation violation.
He is being held until a court appearance. Area Hospitals UTZ A son, Ryan David, was 4-C, Lexington. They were married Aug. 8, 1998 in Galion. Jason S.
Frank, 30, 1004 Beck Road, Apt. 14, Galion, and Therese M. Frank, 31, N. Union Galion. They were married Dec.
8, 1990 in Morrow County. Joseph Dale Burton 44, 4000 County Road 49, Galion, and Kathy Jo Burton, 41, 354 Third Galion. They were married Jan. 15, 1999 in Bucyrus. Court News Persons charged, charges and dispositions in the Crawford County Municipal Court, Galion recently Daniel D.
Cox, 53, 847 Faustina Drive, Bucyrus, speeding waiver, $88. David B. Glenn, 45, 747 Hammond Drive, Galion, speeding waiver, $88. Helen L. Church, 65, 1115 Nazor Road, Galion, speeding waiver, $88.
Church pleaded guilty to a child restraint violation, fined $75. Mark J. Bond, 46, 504 Harding Lane, Delaware, pleaded guilty to second-offense DUI, fined $577, given 180-day jail sentence with 115 days suspended, driver's license suspended until March 25, 2003. Police News Miller, 839 Clay was arrested by police on a probation violation. He is being held until a court appearance.
1:30 a.m. -Jeremy Utz, S. Walnut was arrested by deputies for failure to appear. He is being held until a court appearance. 2:30 a.m.
Adam Rhodes, 611 Wesson Willard, was arrested by troopers for failure to pay. He is being held until a future court appearance. Sunday, 5 a.m. A Galion man living in the 300 block of North Market Street was arrested by Galion born to Angela and Brad Utz of Galion at 4:57 a.m., Thursday, April 20, 2000. John and Sandra Gibson of Galion are the maternal grandparents.
Paternal grandparents are Mike and Fran Utz of Seymour, and the late Roxanne Utz. HAND A son, Jacob David, was born to Michelle and Michael Hand of Galion at 7:31 a.m., April 22, 2000. Maternal grandparents are Linda has sold its interest in In short, such a business longer automatically be a Ohio law. The law also would leges to establish guidelines relationship doesn't get in ee's regular duties and advantage of students Originally, state law and research was meant interest involving As outlined by Gardner law reflects the changing public and private sector. It still requires universities deal with potential Supporters contrasted ing technology at Kent funded campus, and Case versity in Cleveland, a Although Kent has been research, it hasn't been national base for the research because of ner said.
"We lost all that because allowed to partner with Timothy Biro, a pointed to the example of different history. The Cooks killed with guns, knives and baseball bats all to throw off the police. Anthony was always careful to wipe away his fingerprints. They would strike all over town. It finally stopped in September 1981 after Anthony was arrested and convicted of killing Peter Sawicki, a father who was coming to the aid of his daughter and her boyfriend.
Nathaniel, who wasn't with his brother that night, never was charged in the killing spree until two years ago. During that time, he worked odd jobs and lived in Columbus for a while. He moved to California to care for his ill sister. Nathaniel never got in trouble again only a few traffic tickets. "He just quit," Stiles said.
"He didn't have the nerve to do it without Tony." He also worked as maintenance man in a Toledo group home for disabled and mentally retarded children. Mike Ziegler, the man who ran the group home, said he was "totally shocked" when he had heard Nathaniel was involved in the killing spree. "He was just a nice guy," Ziegler said. "He had a personality and was quiet. A good worker." Anthony Cook was street-smart at a young age, police say.
By age 19, he was in prison for armed robbery. Within a few months of his release, Anthony found his first victim. She was pretty and blond. He found her stuck in a December 1973 snowstorm and offered her a ride home. Instead he took her to a park, raped her and shot her six times.
Within a half-year, Anthony was back in prison for another robbery. Nathaniel, meanwhile, was struggling to make a living, working odd jobs. Lacking a high school diploma, finding work wasn't easy. Still, he kept out of trouble. At Stocks of Local Interest At noon today the Dow Jones Industrials were DOWN 6.21.
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experiences with marketState University, a publicly Western Reserve Uniprivate institution. a leader in liquid crystal able to position itself as a commercialization of that limitations in Ohio law, Gard- the university was not the private sector," he said. Cleveland venture capitalist, Case Western, which has paths to linked university research with several corporate startups, including a genetics company, Athersys, which created the world's first artificial human chromosome. The company, which now employs 100 people, has been a "net importer" of jobs to Cleveland, Biro said. Failure to provide public universities the ability to market their own research discoveries places Ohio at a national disadvantage, with several states already far ahead, said David Allen, assistant vice president for technology partnerships at Ohio State University.
"We look at this fundamentally as competitiveness-attraction issue," Allen said. "We're trying to compete with many universities and technology companies for the very best people." Encouraging the transfer of technology from the research lab to the marketplace does not have to come at the expense of students at public universities, Allen added. "This is going to be one way to help us be a better institution," he said. "It does not happen independent of students it happens hand-in-glove with students." State Rep. Priscilla Mead, an Upper Arlington Republican, has promised to back Gardner's legislation in the House.
same ending least, until Anthony came home from prison a second time and the killing resumed. Investigators long had suspected the Cook brothers were involved in the killings, but lack of evidence and witnesses kept prosecutors from filing charges. The break came in 1998 when Lucas County Prosecutor Julia Bates decided to use blood samples and DNA evidence to see if there was a link between Gordon's girlfriend, Sandra Podgorski, and the Cook brothers. A match was made, putting the Cooks at the scene of Gordon's death and charges were filed against them. Ross said he believes the murders were racially motivated, noting that all of the victims were white, and the Cook brothers are black.
The Cook brothers were to go on trial on April 6 in the killing of a Toledo man in 1980. Each faced life in prison. Instead, Anthony Cook, already serving a life sentence for murder, admitted he went on a killing spree during the 1970s and 1980s. Nathaniel acknowledged taking part in three of those killings. Anthony pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in the shooting of Thomas Gordon.
Nathaniel pleaded guilty to two counts of kidnapping and one count of attempted murder of Gordon's girlfriend. Only Anthony, 51, is guaranteed to spend the rest of his life in prison. Nathaniel, 42, will be able to get out in 18 years. They will not face punishment in the other cases. "He gave his brother a ray of hope," Stiles said.
It was the first time those close to the case saw Anthony Cook do any-' thing to belie the character of a heartless killer. "Most people have some good in them," Stiles said. "There wasn't any good in Tony." Prosecutors defended their decision allowing the plea bargain, noting that they never would have been able to solve the other slayings without the deal. "I couldn't sleep at night, and I couldn't live with my own morality if I had the opportunity within my grasp to find the answers for all of those long lost children who were killed," Bates said. The victims' relatives, some of whom had waited more than 20 years to learn who killed their sons or daughters, applauded the decision.
In a taped confession just days before the trial was to begin, the brothers told Stiles and Ross about all of the deaths. Anthony bragged about his ability to kill. He laughed about the way the victims reacted when they saw his face, Ross said. Nathaniel wasn't so boastful. "I don't like to think about this stuff very much," he told investigators.
Ross sensed a degree of remorse from Nathaniel. "I got the sense that if he could do it over, maybe he wouldn't have done it," Ross said. Anthony never showed any regret. "I think he's built up plenty of justification in his mind," Ross said. DIVORCES FILED Although the Cook brothers are now in jail, investigators aren't done.
They suspect there may be more victims. Both Anthony and Nathaniel were truck drivers. Anthony spent time driving through Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Texas before he was sent to prison in 1981, Stiles said. were: SEE US FOR BUILDING COMPONENTS More homes than ever before are using components. ROOF TRUSSES We offer roof trusses in various sizes and styles to fit most residential construction.
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