national news:
The declared state of emergency in Dayton, Ohio has been lifted after several thousand missing persons suddenly returned to their homes. Interviews have been forbidden but the media has gleaned that the missing persons apparently have no recollection of the lost time. Governmental agencies are expected to remain in the area in order to continue conducting investigations (06-SEP-2003)
9PM Curfew imposed throughout the greater Dayton area in Southwest Ohio. Missing persons reports continue to grow but with the recent reappearance of Thomas Bower, 13, from Miamisburg, a glimmer of hope has risen from others with missing relatives and friends. The Bower family's lawyer Jon Withers of Hunter & Hart has declined all attempts for an interview with the returned child (03-SEP-2003)
The closeness of Mars to Earth has brought about speculation from world-renowned occult researchers. Researchers believe that this event may be the cause of many unexplained natural disasters--such as the New Mexico / Southern Arizona earthquake of last month--as well as the temperaments of people. Other Scientists, while not fully disagreeing with the claims, remain skeptical until substantiated evidence is discovered (02-SEP-2003)
Many grieve as the death toll in Western Europe continues to increase. The US is looking into what it may be able to do in order to alleviate some of the toil this heatwave has brought across Western Europe (01-SEP-2003)
Dayton police officer, Maurice A. Louderback, has been acquitted of counterfeit charges due to a technicality. Louderback had been charged with forgery back in May and was, at the time, defended by attorney Jon Paul Rion. The prestigious firm of Hunter & Hart took over the case however when it was believed that evidence was found to prove Louderback was actually producing a stock-pile of counterfeit 20s and 10s (15-AUG-2003)
Massive Blackout consumes the East and Midwest regions of the United States. As of now, the cause of the blackout is still unknown. Officials are positive, however, that this is not the result of a terrorist attack (14-AUG-2003)
Missing persons reports quadruple in the Dayton, Ohio area. In the past week, missing persons reports (which were already at a state high) suddenly increased four-fold. Many of the missing persons are children and adolescents, however there have also been a fair share of adults that have recently disappeared as well. Local police have no leads and the federal government has issued a state of emergency for the region. FBI, HSA and the CIA are all expected to conduct investigations (13-AUG-2003)
Cardinal Joshua Brinkman of the Roman Catholic Church was found murdered in his hotel room in Chicago, IL. He had recently begun a new research project for the Church under the request of the Vatican. Authorities have no suspects at this time (9-AUG-2003)
An unexpected earthquake rattled many in the typically earthquake free area of Southern Arizona and New Mexico. Scientists are currently traveling to the area to examine and look for fault lines that they not have been aware of within that region (8-AUG-2003)
