EXTRA: Veterans parade; Governor poll; Murder investigation
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MARIETTA HONORS VETERANS WITH PARADE:
The Pioneer City's celebration of Veterans Day began around 10 a.m. with a parade of nearly 100 local veterans, followed by Boy Scout troops and the Marietta High School Wall of Sound marching band.
The city's 55th annual Veterans Day parade formed at Fourth and Butler streets and traveled to Putnam Street and down to Front Street, ending with a ceremony of song, prayer and reflection at Armory Square. About 300 people gathered for the ceremony.
In past years, the parade always ended at the veterans monuments in East Muskingum Park, but the location was changed last year to draw more attention to the addition of the Veterans Walk of Honor.
To date, the names of more than 2,300 Washington County veterans have been added to the walk, which is part of an ongoing fundraiser aimed at helping to preserve the former armory building, located adjacent to the new monument.
POLL: KASICH EVEN WITH STRICKLAND:
COLUMBUS (AP) - A poll finds Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland's job approval rating has slipped and puts the Democrat even with Republican challenger John Kasich.
In the Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday, 45 percent of Ohio voters say Strickland is doing a good job, down from 48 percent in a similar poll released in September. Forty-three percent disapprove of how the governor is handling things.
The poll shows if an election for Ohio governor were held today, 40 percent would go with Strickland and 40 percent would vote for Kasich.
The governor has yet to make a formal re-election announcement.
The survey of 1,123 Ohio voters was taken from Nov. 5-9 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.
INVESTIGATORS SEARCHING HOUSE NEXT TO ALLEGED SERIAL KILLER'S:
CLEVELAND (AP) - A stench around the home of a suspected serial killer returned stronger than ever Wednesday as police searched the house next door for more bodies and carried out bags of evidence.
"It's like it got worse," said 22-year-old neighbor Terrance Johnson. "It smells bad in the air, like death."
Four plainclothes officers carried bags of evidence from the house next door to Anthony Sowell's early Wednesday afternoon, but police did not indicate what had been removed. The red-painted house next to Sowell's appeared to be abandoned but in good shape, aside from a broken porch railing.
The 50-year-old Sowell has been charged with five counts of aggravated murder. He was indicted Monday on one count of attempted murder, two counts of rape, two counts of kidnapping and two counts of felonious assault in an alleged attack Sept. 22 that led to the search of his home.
The east-side neighborhood had reeked off and on for several years, and residents had blamed the odor on a broken sewer or a nearby sausage shop. Now most think the smell came from decomposing bodies.
Police discovered the first two bodies and a freshly dug grave Oct. 29 at Sowell's house after officers came to investigate a woman's report that she had been raped there. Sowell had fled the home and was arrested two days later.
In all, the remains of 11 women have been found in Sowell's home or yard. All of the women were black and most had been strangled, the coroner said. Nine have been identified through DNA and dental records.
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realist
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11-11-09 6:50 PM
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the cleveland case is an eye opener the mayor s niece lived with this guy police refused to make missing persons reports or check on stench reports more proof that you re on your own in this world
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StarlandKid
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11-11-09 6:44 PM
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I am so glad that there was a good turnout for the parade. I can remember when Veterans Day didn't seem to mean much to people. We should all be thankful that our military personnel have made this country the home of the free, and continue to do so. We owe a lot of thanks to anyone that has been or is still in uniform.
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armybrat
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11-11-09 4:46 PM
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Not only was I downtown for the parade, I rode in the parade. This has to be one of the largest turnouts to see the Veterans Day parade in many years.
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