+ + Save up to $101 with coupons inside $1.75 ww 231 PAGES TOLEDO, OHIO SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30, 2007 UPDATES AT toledoblade.com FINAL 2 7 THE YEAR IN REVIEW BHUTTO ASSASSINATION Tragedy, controversy, Violence Toledo Detective Keith Dressel was killed in the line of duty on Feb. 21 while trying threatens triumph marked ’07 to question two youths in North Toledo. Robert Jobe, 15, was tried The deaths of a detective, lawmaker, and college athletes as an adult and convicted of the Pakistani stunned the region, while a new Toledo icon took center stage detective’s murder. By TOM TROY ❘ BLADE STAFF WRITER orthwest Ohio mourned a police offi cer killed in the line of duty, a university base- elections ball team devastated by a freak Nbus crash, and a congressman whose accidental death triggered a po- Death toll rises to 44; litical campaign that put Ohio on the national map. vote may be delayed We dedicated a landmark bridge across the Maumee River and started FROM THE BLADE’S WIRE SERVICES KARACHI, Pakistan — Na- work on what many hope will be a tionwide rioting brought life landmark arena. to a standstill yesterday in Add a controversy over Mayor Carty Pakistan and forced govern- Paul Gillmor ment offi cials to consider de- Finkbeiner’s dog, a fake kidnapping, laying next month’s elections fl oods, recognition for a city that’s been down on its as the country continued to be luck, and a new round of political battles, and north- riven with discord over Thurs- day’s killing of former prime west Ohio had a year for the history books. minister Benazir Bhutto. Continuing on Page 6 are some of the area’s top The toll from three days of RELATED news stories from 2007. violence climbed to 44 people, with many residents staying COVERAGE indoors out of fear and others venturing out to torch govern- t Homegrown ment buildings or to do battle militants are with police fi ring tear gas. described as the President Pervez Musharraf troubled nation’s ordered his security chiefs to gravest chal- quell rioting by Ms. Bhutto’s lenge. Page 4. grieving followers that has caused tens of millions of dol- t Slain opposi- lars in damage. tion leader’s last Ms. Bhutto’s Pakistan Peo- will and testa- ple’s Party called a meeting for ment maps out today where offi cials are ex- the future for her pected to choose a new leader, political party. decide whether to participate Page 5. in Jan. 8 parliamentary elec- t The assas- tions, and hear her last will sination raises and testament. doubts about a The riots destroyed nine strategic Ameri- PLAIN DEALER election offi ces — along with can ally in the SPECIAL TO THE BLADE/MARTIN MATYAS the voter rolls and ballot boxes war on terror- Crosses bear the names of the fi ve Bluffton University base- inside, the election commis- ball players who died in a bus crash in Atlanta on March 2. The long-awaited Veterans’ Glass City Skyway bridge opened in June. ism. Behind the sion said. News. Page The commission was ex- B1. MORE COVERAGE Sports Living Arts pected to convene an emer- 2 St. John’s hockey, The roller-coaster The Blade’s review- gency meeting tomorrow to Behind the News Pages of Opinion Toledo Magazine Central Catholic’s ride of celebrities ers revisit the best decide whether to postpone The top stories Blade cartoonist Kirk A look back at volleyball state titles and 10 notable in music, television, the long-awaited vote. in the nation and Walters sketches out memorable area tie for the top local fashion statements. theater, and fi lm. world. Page B1. the year. Page B4. photos. Page B6. 7 stories. Page D1. Page H1. Page I1. See PAKISTAN, Page 5 Bar customers encounter smoke ban’s chilling effects By JULIE M. McKINNON bars that have received civil fi nes ment of the ban began , inclem- and inspectors can cite estab- BLADE STAFF WRITER for violating the smoke ban has Outdoor patios are helping ent winter weather may test lishments that do not meet that As winter snow fl ies and increased to 14 in recent weeks, smokers cope with the smoking whether their use will continue. criteria. winds blow, smokers are hud- although some past violators “In the wintertime, it remains Smokers do not have to be a dling on partially sheltered now are diligent about following ban, but winter’s temperatures to be seen whether [patios] are set distance from entrances, but patios, around outdoor heaters the law and directing customers may test their mettle going to be used or not,” said smoke is not allowed to infi ltrate and fi res — or in cars — to ward outdoors. Alan Ruffell, director of environ- buildings. off the chill while obeying Ohio’s Lucas County appears to have received more reports of smok- enforcement began, according mental health for the Toledo-Lu- The Anchor Inn on Suder law banning smoking in most some of the strongest holdouts ing-ban violations than Lucas to recent state statistics. cas County Health Department. Avenue, which was warned and public places. in the state since enforcement of County, which accounts for While outdoor patios at bars By law, patios or other out- then fi ned $100 for smoking-ban At least some of them are. the year-old ban began in May. about 1,000 of the state’s roughly and restaurants were popular door structures with roofs must violations this year, installed The number of Lucas County Only Montgomery County has 21,000 reports received since spots for smokers after enforce- have half their side areas open, See SMOKE, Page 8 INSIDE Curiosity draws hundreds to courthouse tour Weather Patriots’ perfection A couple Tom Brady and Randy Moss lead Grandeur of 1884 Seneca Co. landmark of days of the New England Patriots to the clouds ahead fi rst-ever 16-0 regular season for converts some opponents of restoration of a cold HI LO an NFL team. front moving Sports ❘ Page D1 By JENNIFER FEEHAN to get a peek inside the build- this way. 37º 28º BLADE STAFF WRITER ing that has divided the county Weather ❘ Page G4 No joy in Toyland TIFFIN — Debra Kaufman into two clear factions: those quietly supported her county who want to save the landmark Recalls and a sluggish economy Suspect arrested commissioners’ decision to and those who don’t. 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Continued from Page 1 Swamped to the south A lethal encounter In August, the Blanchard River Harvey ‘Scooter’ McDougle On a fog-shrouded early rose over its banks, wreaking and professional gambler morning in February, Detective devastation in Findlay and Ot- Ghazi Manni faced point- Keith Dressel and two other To- tawa and causing what offi cials shaving allegations at UT. ledo detectives tried to question conservatively estimate at $80 two youths about a curfew viola- million in damage. manslaughter — related only to tion and suspected drug activity. The fl ooding destroyed homes the charge that he had promised One of them, 15-year-old Robert and government facilities, in- and failed to baby-sit the child Jobe, fl ed, later pulled out a gun, cluding the Findlay-Hancock — and prosecutors agreed not to and shot Detective Dressel once County Public Library and the retry him for aggravated murder in the chest, killing him.