South Bend, Indiana; July 29, 2008

Local

Local Athlete Swims Channel: Penn High graduate Clara Bennett successfully completed her swim across the English Channel this weekend.
Bennett’s friend, Plymouth native Mallory (Cook) Mead, 22, completed her swim Saturday. They each served on the support boat for the other’s swim.
Mallory and Clara are both former teammates on the Penn Aquatics Club.
For more details on the Channel swims, see Bill Moor’s column in the South Bend Tribune.
Six Shot on West Side Porch: Four girls and two boys under the age of 18 were wounded as a passer-by opened up on them with a shotgun Sunday.
All six were treated for removal of buckshot.

Announcements

St. Joseph County 4-H Fair Open: The St. Joseph County 4-H Fair is open until Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. The midway opens at 1 p.m.
The fairgrounds are at Ironwood and Jackson Roads. The entrance is south of Jackson Road on York Road.
Admission is $6 today through Thursday and $7 Friday and Saturday. Children 8 and under are admitted free; $5 for seniors (65 and over).

Free Press Sports

Bees 5, Silver Hawks 0: Chance Wheeless had two hits for South Bend, including a lead-off double in the second.
The Hawks (22-11) still lead their division by two games over Dayton and Lansing.
The Hawks travel to Iowa tonight to meet the Clinton Lumberkings; game time tonight is 7 p.m.
MLB NL: Cubs 6, Brewers 4; Pirates 8, Rockies 4; Cardinals 12, Braves 3; Marlins 7, Mets 3; Astros 5, Reds 4; Padres 8, Diamondbacks 5; Giants 7, Dodgers 6.
MLB AL: Twins 7, White Sox 0; Angels 7, Red Sox 5; Orioles 13, Yankees 4; Indians 5, Tigers 0; Blue Jays 3, Rays 1; Mariners 7, Rangers 5; Royals 4, Athletics 2.
MLS Scores: Real Salt Lake 2, Toronto FC 1.
WNBA Scores: No games scheduled.

Weather

Today High 88 Low 70 Partly Cloudy
Wed High 86 Low 63 Chance Storm
Thu High 83 Low 61 Partly Cloudy
Fri High 85 Low 67 Partly Cloudy
Sat High 85 Low 67 Clear

TV Schedule: 16—8 p.m., Celebrity Family Feud; 9 p.m., America’s Got Talent; 22—8 p.m., NCIS; 9 p.m., Big Brother; 25—8 p.m., Beauty and the Geek; 9 p.m., Reaper; 28—8 p.m., Kitchen Nightmares; 9 p.m., House; 46—8 p.m., Lester Sumrall Teaching; 8:30 p.m., Paid Programming; 9 p.m., Harvest; 57—8 p.m., Wipeout; 9 p.m., I Survived a Japanese Game Show; 69---8-9 p.m., Street Patrol (two episodes), 9-10 p.m., Jail (two episodes).

Nation/World

Thai-Cambodian Forces in Stare-Down: Thai and Cambodian forces continued to face off along a disputed border area after Thai troops occupied a patch of land near the ancient Preah Vihear Temple.
Officials on both sides are trying to reach a peaceful resolution to the situation.
Church Gunman Apparently Disapproved of Liberal Teachings: A man who opened fire with a shotgun at a church children’s pageant Sunday apparently disagreed with the congregation’s liberal teachings.
The man killed two people and wounded seven during the pageant based on the play “Annie.”
There were about 200 people in the Tennesse Valley Unitarian Universalist Church in Knoxville at the time of the attack.
The gunman was tackled by church members and eventually taken into police custody.
Virginia Governor Said To Top Obama’s Short List: According to the Politico Website, Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine is at the top of Barack Obama’s short list of potential running mates.
The site says Kaine is also the top choice of Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager Terry McCauliffe, who said the Virginia governor would be the best pick to fill the Democratic veep spot.
Obama and Kaine are reportedly in serious talks about the job.
Zimbabwe Talks Continue: Talks continue in Pretoria, South Africa, between opposing sides in the aftermath of Zimbabwe’s recent elections.
The only statement coming out amidst a news blackout came from President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF, insisting the negotiations will not lead to MDC (Movement for Democratic Change) rule.
MDC won control of Zimbabwe’s parliament and its presidential candidate, Morgan Tsvangirai outpolled Mugabe in the general election.
Tsvangirai did not get enough votes to claim outright victory and pulled out of a scheduled runoff after Mugabe’s supporters used violence, intimidation, and censorship. A Zimbabwean freelance journalist was beaten severely and jailed