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Associated Press Friday Morning Ohio Headlines - 3/19/2010
Latest Ohio news, sports, business and entertainment:
OHIO-CELEBRATION
Ohio fans take to the streets after upset win
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio University students chanted "O-U, Oh yeah!" in a street celebration following the school's upset win over Georgetown on Day 1 of the NCAA basketball tournament.
Police Chief Ric Mayer in Athens says in a statement that rowdy Bobcats fans poured out of downtown bars and blocked a street near campus when the game ended last night. Mayer says his department called in extra officers to handle the crowd, which broke up about an hour later.
Police say a streetlight was broken and one person was arrested on a rioting charge.
Ohio, the No. 14 seed, stunned third-seeded Georgetown 97-83 in the Midwest Regional.
NCAA-OBAMA-BRACKETS
Big East a bummer for President Obama's bracket
NEW YORK (AP) - The Big East was a big letdown for President Barack Obama.
Obama correctly predicted 12 of the 16 winners on the first day of the NCAA tournament yesterday. Three of the losses were by teams in the Big East: Georgetown, Notre Dame and Marquette, while the other team crossed out on Obama's bracket was Texas.
Obama had Georgetown reaching the round of eight -- like many other pool prognosticators -- after filling out a bracket for ESPN for the second straight year. The Hoyas, the Number 3 seed in the Midwest Regional, were stunned by 14th-seeded Ohio 97-83.
UNEMPLOYMENT-OHIO
Ohio unemployment edges up to 10.9 pct. in Feb.
(MULTIMEDIA: For Ohio members, audio from a phone interview Ohio Department of Job and Family Services spokesman Brian Harter is available in the state folder at ftp://ftp.ap.org. Moving on general news and financial services.)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Officials say unemployment has edged up to 10.9 percent in Ohio as more people have entered the job market but have been unable to find work.
The February jobless rate released Friday represents a slight increase from January's joblessness of 10.8 percent.
The state rate is more than a full percentage point higher than the national one for February, of 9.7 percent. A year ago, Ohio had unemployment of 9.1 percent.
The state's Department of Job and Family Services says the number of workers unemployed in Ohio in February was 647,000, up from 641,000 in January. The number of people employed outside of farms also increased, by 3,500.
Officials say hiring increased in services while job losses continued in the state's goods-producing industries.
INVESTMENT SCANDAL-OHIO
Prosecutor argues against GOP fundraiser's appeal
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - A prosecutor is urging the Ohio Supreme Court not to hear the appeal of Tom Noe (NOH'-ee), the central figure in the state's rare coin investment scandal.
The former Republican fundraiser was convicted in 2006 of stealing from a fund he managed for the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation that included investments in coins. Noe's appeal filed last month argues his trial was biased by media coverage so his conviction should be overturned.
The Lucas County Prosecutor's office in Toledo filed a brief with the state Supreme Court yesterday maintaining that Noe's trial was fair and that his conviction was supported by abundant evidence.
Noe is serving an 18-year sentence on theft and other counts. A message was left Friday for his attorney, Rick Kerger.
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Information from: The Blade, http://www.toledoblade.com/
SCHOOL MOVIE BAN
Ohio school district lifts classroom movie ban
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) - An Ohio school board has lifted its temporary ban on showing PG-13 and R-rated movies such as "Schindler's List" in high school classes.
But parents of Marysville students will now have to give permission before their children see a more mature film at school. The movies also will have to be cleared by administrators, and officials are urging teachers to show relevant clips instead of whole films.
The school board in the community 30 miles northwest of Columbus approved the new policy at a meeting last night. It drew about 120 people for and against the ban adopted last month.
Parents had complained about their children being exposed to PG-13 and R-rated historical dramas such as "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan" at Marysville High School.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
WRIGHT STATE STABBINGS
Man convicted in '97 Ohio campus assaults
XENIA, Ohio (AP) - A man faces up to 20 years in prison on his conviction in the 1997 stabbing of his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend at Ohio's Wright State University.
Jurors yesterday convicted 39-year-old Chi Quang Du of attempted aggravated murder for stabbing Eric Borton after Borton and Thuy Mai left the school's library in southwest Ohio. Du had already pleaded guilty to attempted aggravated murder for slitting Mai's throat and stabbing her.
Both victims testified about attacks that left permanent scars.
Du's attorney says he had no intention of killing Borton. He says he will appeal.
Du will be sentenced March 26.
He was captured in Toronto in 2008 after a tip triggered by the TV show "America's Most Wanted." A judge had set his bond at $55 million.
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Information from: Dayton Daily News, http://www.daytondailynews.com
SCHOOL BUS ADS
Could school bus ads save school budgets?
SEATTLE (AP) - School districts have imposed all sorts of drastic cuts to save money during the down economy, and now some have resorted to placing advertising on school buses.
Washington lawmakers considered the idea of school bus ads this year, and the concept also is being tossed around in Ohio, New Jersey and Utah. About half a dozen states already allow bus advertising.
School districts say it's practically free money, and advertisers love the captive audience that school buses provide.
Opponents complain that children are being forced to travel to school on moving media kiosks. They say the tactic isn't much different from dressing teachers in uniforms decorated in sponsor logos.
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