South Bend, Indiana; May 21, 2008

Local

Workers at Three Rivers Sign Contract: Striking UAW workers at three American Axle and Manufacturing plants, including one at Three Rivers, MI., have endorsed a tentative contract.

Nearly 400 workers at AM General were temporarily laid off as a result of the strike at the factory which supplies parts to General Motors. The entire H2 line was shut down.

Other local factories that depend on GMC for supplies were also idled.

Bethel Evicts Mobile Home Residents: Bethel College has told the remaining residents of Princess City Mobile Home Park that they will have to vacate the park by July 1.

Bethel bought the two adjoining parks--Princess City and Jefferson Mobile Home Park--with plans to convert them into a grassy area, additional campus buildings or athletic fields.

About 12 of the units remain occupied at Princess City--which contains mostly rental units. The seven remaining residents at Jefferson have until the end of this month to leave. Most of the homes at Jefferson were owned by the occupants.

Police Find Car Involved in Fatal Shooting: Police found the carjacked vehicle that was allegedly involved in a weekend fatal shooting at a garage in Georgetown Apartments.

Police say the victim, 22-year-old Landis McFadden, was shot while chasing the stolen vehicle in another car.

Police have two suspects in custody. They are still looking for a third, 21-year-old Marcus Washington.

Election 2008

Obama Gains Majority: Barack Obama won the Oregon primary Tuesday and earned a guaranteed majority of pledged delegates for the Democratic Party convention.

Obama was leading Hillary Clinton in Oregon 58%-42% this morning with 88% of the precincts reporting. Oregon has 52 pledged delegates and 13 superdelegates. The superdelegates are not obligated to support the candidate that won the popular vote in their state.

Clinton won in Kentucky (51 pledged delegates and nine superdelegates) 65%-30%. She also won an overwhelming victory in neighboring West Virginia last Tuesday. Both have been key states to winning the presidency. No Democrat has taken the White House since John F. Kennedy in 1960 without winning Kentucky.

Obama needs 73 delegates to reach the 2,026 needed to secure the nomination. He is gaining support from superdelegates every day.

There are three primaries left: Puerto Rico (June 1, 55 delegates and eight superdelegates), Montana (June 3, 16 delegates and nine superdelegates) and South Dakota (June 3, 15 delegates and eight superdelegates).

The national Democratic Party also has to resolve the issue of what to do with the delegates from Michigan and Florida. Those two states—with a total of 313 delegates and 55 superdelegates—were penalized for moving their primaries to January.

Announcements

VA Hospital Van: To schedule a ride to the VA Hospital in Ft. Wayne, St. Joseph County veterans can call Doug Davis (USMC, retired) at (574) 243-VETS (8387) The van service also provides connecting rides to the VA hospitals in Marion and Indianapolis.

Homeless Veterans: If you are disabled and cannot work full-time (or are over 65), you may be entitled to a disability pension from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

For more information and complete eligibility requirements, call 1-800-827-1000.

You can also contact: Dianne W. Brown, Homeless Veterans Coordinator by calling 317-554-0000, extension 82589 or direct dial 317-988-2589 at Indianapolis VAMC, Room C-2065. Office Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday, 2-3:45 p.m.

Sports

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Big East Baseball Tourney; University of South Florida 9, ND 3: The Irish (33-20-1) lost their seventh in a row and fourth straight to USF.

The Irish face West Virginia Wednesday in the losers’ bracket.

Whitecaps 10, Silver Hawks 4: West Michigan scored six runs in the eighth inning off Josh Blake and Jeff Dietz at Coveleski Stadium Tuesday.

Blake failed to get a batter out.

The Hawks (19-24) scored three runs in the seventh inning to close the gap before the Whitecap’s eighth inning explosion. Sean Coughlin, Chance Wheeless, and Derrick Walker scored on walks. The Hawks added another run in the ninth on an RBI single by Ariel Urena.

The teams meet again tonight at the Cove; game time is 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday NBA Playoff Scores: Celtics 88, Pistons 79 (Celtics lead 1-0).

Tuesday Stanley Cup Finals Scores: No games scheduled.

Tuesday MLB National League: Astros 4, Cubs 2; Braves 6-6, Mets 1-2; Brewers 7, Pirates 2; Marlins 3, Diamondbacks 2; Phillies 1, Nationals 0; Giants 6, Rockies 5; Padres 3, Cardinals 2; Dodgers 4, Reds 1.

Tuesday MLB American League: White Sox 4, Indians 1; Red Sox 2, Royals 1; Tigers 12, Mariners 8; Orioles 12, Yankees 2; Angels 3, Blue Jays 1; Twins 11, Rangers 4; Rays 3, Athletics 2.

Tuesday MLS Scores: No games scheduled.

Tuesday WNBA Scores: Silver Stars 81, Mercury 76; Storm 74, Monarchs 62.

Piazza Retires: Mike Piazza, a 12-time MLB All-Star, officially retired after 16 seasons with the Dodgers, Marlins, Mets, Padres and Athletics.

Piazza, 39, hit .275 with eight homers and 44 RBIs last season as a designated hitter with the A’s. His 396 homers as a catcher put him first on the all-time list ahead of Carlton Fisk (351), Johnny Bench (327), and Yogi Berra (306).

Bulls Get Top Pick: The Chicago Bulls got the top pick in the 2008 NBA draft lottery.

The top two players are Michael Beasley of Kansas State and Derrick Rose of Memphis. IU’s Eric Gordon is also available.

Falcons Sign QB Matt Ryan: The Atlanta Falcons signed quarterback Matt Ryan of Boston College—the number three pick in the 2008 NFL draft—to a six-year, $72-million contract.

Indy to Host 2012 Super Bowl: Indianapolis will host the 2012 Super Bowl. The city’s new Lucas Oil Stadium with its retractable roof will open this season.

Nation/World

Teddy Has Brain Cancer: Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with brain cancer.

Kennedy--the second-longest serving living senator—has been in the hospital since suffering a seizure this weekend.

The senator’s tumor is a malignant glioma in the left parietal lobe, the section of the brain that controls various sensory activity, including the ability to speak and motor function.

Weather

Today High 59 Low 41 Partly Cloudy

Thu High 61 Low 41 Partly Cloudy

Fri High 65 Low 47 Partly Cloudy

Sat High 74 Low 50 Clear

Sun High 76 Low 54 Clear

TV Schedule: 16—8-10 p.m., Law and Order (two episodes); 22—8 p.m., Price is Right Million-Dollar Spectacular; 9 p.m., Criminal Minds 25—8-10 p.m., Farmer Wants a Wife (two episodes); 28—8-10 p.m., American Idol (two episodes); 46—7-10 p.m., Making Healthy Choices; 57—8-10 p.m., 2-hour Lost ; 69—8 p.m., Indians at White Sox.

Anniversaries: Tammy Oehm, 19 years at CFH (May 25).

Today’s Birthdays: Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Henri Rousseau (1844-1910), Glenn Curtiss (aviation pioneer, 1878-1930), Fats Waller (1904-43), Andrei Sakharov (1921-89).

Deaths On This Date: Joe Cobb (“Our Gang”, 2002), Barbara Cartland (2000), Sir John Gielgud (2000), Les Aspin (1995), Rajiv Gandhi (1991), Alejandro Rey (“Flying Nun”, 1987), Bobby Franks (killed by Leopold and Loeb, 1924), Hernando de Soto (1542).