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Security misunderstood at Fort Leonard Wood
(Local News ~ 09/19/01)
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- Apparent misunderstandings over increased gate security procedures in the wake of terrorist attacks led to two incidents Tuesday at Fort Leonard Wood. The first incident occurred about 6:30 a.m. when a commercial bus driver thought he was waved on inside the Pulaski County military post. In fact, security was waving him toward a checkpoint, said Master Sgt. Mike Alley, a public affairs officer at the base...
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NFL referees reportedly voting on league's latest proposal
(Professional Sports ~ 09/19/01)
NEW YORK -- NFL referees began voting by e-mail Tuesday on a plan that could end a lockout and have them back on the field when play resumes Sunday, two league sources said. A source familiar with the labor dispute, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the 10-member executive board of the NFL Referees Association had agreed on the vote during a conference call Tuesday morning. The league set a deadline of noon EDT Wednesday for the result...
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Search for Stars and Stripes turns up relic
(Local News ~ 09/19/01)
A search for United States flags led to a rare find at Nip Kelley's offices in Cape Girardeau -- a century-old, 45-star flag. With a sudden, staggering demand for U.S. flags created by last week's terrorist attacks, Kelley employees discovered the relic while they were hunting for a second flag...
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Pujols propels Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 09/19/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Albert Pujols homered, doubled and drove in five runs, setting two team rookie records in the process, as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-4 Tuesday night. Dustin Hermanson (13-12) allowed two runs in five innings as the Cardinals won for the eighth time in nine games. They entered the game tied for the NL wild card lead with San Francisco, which played NL Central-leading Houston...
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Man pleads guilty in murders last year of elderly Perryville co
(Local News ~ 09/19/01)
JACKSON, MO. -- A St. Louis man escaped the death penalty by pleading guilty to killing an elderly Perryville couple. Samuel David Lowe admitted Friday that he stabbed Edgar "Eddie" O. Sauer, 84, and his wife, Leona M. Sauer, 83. In return for the guilty plea Lowe was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole...
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Rams-Falcons rescheduled
(Professional Sports ~ 09/19/01)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams game hosting the Atlanta Falcons -- originally set for last Sunday -- will now be played the first weekend in January, the Rams and the National Football League said Tuesday. All the games that were scheduled for Sept. 16-17 are being moved to Jan. 5-7, the NFL said...
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Patriotism gets 533 hands
(Local News ~ 09/19/01)
Even though most of the students at Orchard Elementary School in Jackson are too young to fully understand what is happening in New York and Washington D.C., they have shown their teachers they understand what it means to be an American. Hallways are lined with students' papers completing the sentence, "I'm proud to be an American because...." In the school's foyer, 483 red-and- white construction paper hands with students' names join 50 white stars with the faculty's names. ...
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NFL elects to play 16-game schedule
(Professional Sports ~ 09/19/01)
The NFL will go with a 16-game schedule, making up the games lost last weekend on Jan. 6. But the league is still considering ways to have full 12- team playoffs. "We believe that a full 16-game regular-season schedule is vital to our fans and the integrity of our season," NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said. "Each team needs to be guaranteed the same number of home and away games plus an equal number of divisional games. The NFL Competition Committee was unanimous on that point."...
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Former Jackson pastor Keisker dies at 102
(Local News ~ 09/19/01)
The Rev. Walter J. Keisker died Tuesday at the age of 102, having lived through two world wars, the Great Depression, the advent of television and man's journey into space. Friends and family described the retired Lutheran minister from Jackson, Mo., as a remarkable man, full of humor and compassion and a heightened sense of civic duty...
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Settlement for 1998 gas leak reached
(Local News ~ 09/19/01)
A judge has ordered the former owners of a Cape Girardeau service station to pay $37,000 for environmental violations and permanently banned them from operating gas stations in Missouri. In December 1998, about 3,000 gallons of gasoline leaked from underground tanks at Spanky's Texaco service station at 2201 Broadway...
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Yankees emerge like champions
(Professional Sports ~ 09/19/01)
CHICAGO -- Their hearts still heavy and their emotions churning, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox got back to baseball Tuesday night. The Yankees, their city reeling from terrorist attacks, played like the champions they are, routing the White Sox 11-3 behind the strong pitching of Orlando Hernandez and three seventh-inning homers, including a grand slam from Jorge Posada...
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Phillies close gap on Braves with 4-3 comeback victory
(Professional Sports ~ 09/19/01)
PHILADELPHIA -- Scott Rolen singled home the winning run off John Smoltz in the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Atlanta Braves 4-3 Tuesday night, further tightening the NL East race. Rolen, who homered twice off Greg Maddux in the Phillies' 5-2 win Monday night, helped the Phillies pull within 1 1/2 games of the first-place Braves...
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Tragedy hits home
(Local News ~ 09/19/01)
Funeral director plans signature log Christi Guilliams, a funeral director with McCombs Funeral Homes in Cape Girardeau and Jackson, tearfully explained Monday why she is collecting signatures and thoughts from local residents in regard to last week's terrorist attacks...
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speakout for 9/19
(Local News ~ 09/19/01)
Fair increases NEVER ONE to take anyone's word, I made some calls myself and found out the refineries were indeed announcing an increase in price. And yes, if the cost of the fuel goes up, you have to raise the pump prices to pay for the replacement product. ...
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France's Chirac lends U.S. strong support
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, reaching out to build a global alliance against terrorism, won a strong commitment Tuesday from French President Jacques Chirac, who called the hijacking attacks on the United States a "tragedy which does not have a parallel."...
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U.S. widens assault on terrorists
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft on Tuesday vowed to wage a "concerted national assault" on terrorists as he expanded the investigation of last week's twin attacks to marshal the resources of every U.S. attorney in the country. Aided by a federal grand jury in New York, the investigation had detained 75 people for questioning and had four people under arrest as material witnesses, law enforcement officials said...
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U.S. told to expect casualties
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
WASHINGTON -- Early in the buildup to the Persian Gulf War, the first President Bush speculated to military aides that with brute air power, "We can knock 'em out in 24 hours." The new Bush administration is trying to brace Americans for war with a different type of foe and greater loss of life...
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Consumer prices steady; Fed has room to cut rates
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
WASHINGTON -- Consumer prices were nearly flat in August as the costs of gasoline and other energy products tumbled. With inflation low, the Federal Reserve has leeway to cut interest rates further to deal with the economic fallout from the terrorists attacks, analysts said...
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briefs.sept19
(Professional Sports ~ 09/19/01)
Martinez to miss remainder of season BOSTON -- Boston Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez said Tuesday he will miss the rest of the season with inflammation in his right shoulder, confirming what had been expected since the team fell out of contention. Although there was some question about his injury -- he said there was a small tear in the rotator cuff, which the team disputed -- there was no doubt that he was not the same pitcher who won three Cy Young Awards and had a 7-1 record and 1.44 ERA on Memorial Day.. ...
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Residents remember, but normalcy returns
(Local News ~ 09/19/01)
Look at a child. She responds to the pain of the moment with a howl, but a few seconds later she plays gleefully, the anguish reduced to barely a twinge. That's how Americans should try to deal with the pain caused by last week's terrorist attacks on Washington and New York, said the Rev. Clayton Smith, pastor at Centenary United Methodist Church...
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Natural gas costs up in Missouri
(State News ~ 09/19/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missourians can blame last winter for the higher natural gas rates they paid this spring and summer, state utility regulators said Tuesday. Residential customers in Missouri were paying higher natural gas rates than residents in most neighboring states, according to federal statistics for May, the latest month available...
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Bond says Missouri troops ready for terrorism response
(State News ~ 09/19/01)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- As he neared the end of his tour of Missouri military installations, Sen. Kit Bond said he didn't know to what extent the state's troops may be called upon to respond to last week's terrorist attacks. Bond said, however, that he knows the troops are ready...
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Money no object to Osama bin Laden
(International News ~ 09/19/01)
BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Ostrich raising in Kenya. Forestry interests in Turkey. Diamond trading in Africa. Bridge construction in Sudan. Agricultural holdings in Tajikistan. Those are some of the businesses Osama bin Laden, the world's most wanted terrorist, is said to own and which may have helped finance the most lethal terrorist attacks ever on U.S. soil, experts say...
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Hopes for survivors fade
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
NEW YORK -- One week after terrorists brought down the World Trade Center, the mayor said there was virtually no hope left Tuesday of finding any of the 5,400 missing souls alive. Meanwhile, a federal grand jury has begun investigating the attack. The somber news from Mayor Rudolph Giuliani came just a few hours after the nation, led by President Bush on the White House lawn, paused for two minutes to honor the victims. ...
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Recovery efforts scaled back at Pentagon
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
ARLINGTON, Va. -- A week after a Boeing 757 jumbo jet slammed into the Pentagon, officials scaled back the search and recovery effort Tuesday. "As the debris is removed, there's less room for people to work efficiently," Arlington County Fire Chief Ed Plaugher said. The huge building that houses headquarters of the U.S. armed forces is in Arlington, a Washington suburb...
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Ford settles family's suit involving Explorer rollover
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- Just after jurors were selected for a trial, Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it reached a settlement in a lawsuit involving a rollover accident of a Ford Explorer with Firestone tires. Specifics of the agreement were not released. Margarita Gonzalez, 59, died last year when the Explorer she was in crashed near Kerrville after a tread separated on a rear tire. Her son, Alfredo, who was driving the vehicle at high speed, was left brain damaged...
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people.1c
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
Brian Robbins wanted his film about an inner-city Little League team to be as realistic as possible. So he shot "Hardball," which opened at No. 1 this weekend with $9.3 million, at a Chicago housing project. Robbins told Associated Press Television News that it was "extremely rough and scary at times," but worth it...
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King-size mattress could end couple's restless nights
(Column ~ 09/19/01)
While recovering last month from my tonsillectomy and septoplasty -- a surgery to straighten a deviated septum -- I vacated the marital bed in favor of our guest room. Mostly it was because I was petrified at the thought of The Other Half rolling over and hitting my nose. My buddy Joy described a septoplasty perfectly: "You come out of the anesthesia, see people across the room and immediately think, 'Those people might touch my nose.'"...
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Indians continue to show progress
(Sports Column ~ 09/19/01)
We go on the road this week to play an excellent Illinois State team. The Redbirds are 0-2 but were ranked in the top 20 in all the preseason Division I-AA polls and they have that kind of talent. Illinois State, which has lost to Division I-A Western Michigan and Murray State of our Ohio Valley Conference, has as good or better talent as any team we will face this season...
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Octavia Clark
(Column ~ 09/19/01)
$$$Start jkochBy John Koch, DVM Question: Annually I take my dog to the veterinarian for a physical examination, vaccinations and worm tests. In addition, heartworm medication is given faithfully. Fritz is now in early middle age, and, until this last exam, his checkups have always been perfect. ...
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Horticultural healing Gardening offers benefits to both mind an
(Column ~ 09/19/01)
A week ago Tuesday, I -- along with all of America -- watched in horror as airplanes plowed into the twin World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. For the next two days I couldn't tear myself away from the TV. I didn't want to miss a thing. I was also hoping against hope that rescue workers would find more survivors...
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Cookbook specializes in singles, couples
(Community ~ 09/19/01)
CONCORD, N.H. -- Nancy Mair doesn't believe single people should have to figure out what 1/4 of 1/4 of a teaspoon of cinnamon is, just to enjoy a batch of homemade cookies. But more often than not, people who aren't feeding an army every night find themselves doing just that, halving or even quartering recipes written to feed four, six and sometimes eight people...
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Joanne Weir's seasonal recipes evoke flavor of wine country
(Community ~ 09/19/01)
NEW YORK -- Consistent with the spirit of enjoyment that characterizes her cookbooks and television series, Joanne Weir has dreamed up a three-course menu overflowing with seasonal flavor. "I am so happy with this menu," said Weir, author, cooking teacher and professional chef, terming it "perfect for late summer, early autumn."...
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Oregano chicken offers great taste and sensible nutrition
(Community ~ 09/19/01)
Your succulent chicken dinner cooks in a skillet along with its vegetables while you savor the herby aroma of oregano and garlic. It has only about 9 grams of fat per serving, so if you serve it with steamed rice, you can be doubly satisfied: great taste and sensible nutrition...
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Arab world increasingly wary over confrontation
(International News ~ 09/19/01)
AMMAN, Jordan -- A week after terrorist strikes demolished the World Trade Center and punched a gaping hole in the Pentagon, there is growing alarm and thinly veiled resentment in the Arab world at the prospect of U.S.-led military retaliation aimed at Osama bin Laden...
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Taliban urges holy war if U.S. attacks
(International News ~ 09/19/01)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The hard-line Taliban said God would protect it if the world tried to "set fire" to Afghanistan for sheltering terrorist suspect Osama bin Laden, and in comments broadcast Tuesday also called on all Muslims to wage holy war on America if it attacks...
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China faces wrenching changes after winning WTO membership
(International News ~ 09/19/01)
BEIJING -- They've had years to prepare, but China's companies, farmers and industrial workers face wrenching changes once they enter the free-market World Trade Organization, letting loose a flood of imports and foreign competition. Foreign companies were exultant Tuesday after a WTO panel cleared the way for China to join after 15 years of negotiations. Its membership terms require Beijing to ease barriers to imports and foreign investment in Chinese firms...
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Nearly 270 found in mass grave
(International News ~ 09/19/01)
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia -- Nearly 270 bodies believed to be ethnic Albanians killed during the war in Kosovo have been exhumed from a mass grave near Belgrade, a district court said Tuesday. The Belgrade district court said that the mass grave located in Batajnica, a village about 6 miles north of Belgrade, contained "at least" 269 bodies -- mostly men of all ages...
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Israel, Palestinians step toward cease-fire
(International News ~ 09/19/01)
JERUSALEM -- In steps toward a truce, Israel promised Tuesday not to launch strikes on the Palestinians after Yasser Arafat said he ordered his forces to prevent attacks on Israelis and to hold back even from responding to fire. Israel also withdrew dozens of tanks from Palestinian areas it has recently seized. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell, who has been prodding both sides to work out a cease-fire, said he was encouraged by the mutual gestures. "We see some promise," he said...
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Thievery thrives in run of heist movies
(Entertainment ~ 09/19/01)
TORONTO -- The venerable heist flick, whose roots stretch back to the earliest days of film, is having a banner year. Everyone from cheerleaders to Elvis impersonators to hypnotized insurance-agency workers are having a go at robbing from the rich to give to themselves...
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Attacks force video game makers to purge images of destruction
(Entertainment ~ 09/19/01)
LOS ANGELES -- Video game makers have decided to purge images of destruction involving New York from new releases following the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. They also announced Monday that they would postpone the debut of terrorism-themed adventures...
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Director John Ford stayed an enigma
(Entertainment ~ 09/19/01)
LOS ANGELES -- John Ford worked in the movie studios for 52 years and was creator of such enduring classics as "Stagecoach," "The Grapes of Wrath," "The Quiet Man," "The Searchers" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." Yet despite his long prominence, Ford remained an enigma to most of Hollywood...
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Cake waiting in freezer for a rainy day
(Column ~ 09/19/01)
$$$Start smcclanahan Whenever my children are cooking in school I just have to share it with you. Our Ross is now in second grade, and Mrs. Skinner has been reading the story about Grandma's Thunder Cake. It is a cute story, from what Ross has shared with me. The cake recipe that follows goes along with the book. The children did not make the cake; a mom was drafted to make it for the class...
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Revenues up $288 million despite cuts
(State News ~ 09/19/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's general revenue expenditures are projected to grow by $288 million this year, even after recent budget cuts by Gov. Bob Holden. Most of that growth, however, will cover rising health care costs through three state agencies. Many other agencies actually will have less general revenue money to spend this year than they did last year, according to figures released Tuesday by Holden's budget office...
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Pentagon orders combat aircraft to Persian Gulf area
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon on Wednesday ordered combat aircraft to begin moving to bases in the Persian Gulf area, the first concrete sign of preparations to retaliate for last week's terrorist attacks, a senior defense official said...
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Out of the past 9/19/01
(Out of the Past ~ 09/19/01)
10 years ago: Sept. 19, 1991 Shelves are empty where 5,000 pounds of free food used to be, and Bethesda Fellowship, 14 N. Sprigg, is turning people away who depend on that food; Fellowship, which has given away free food and clothing to needy for five years, stopped giving food away Tuesday; if it doesn't get outside funding, it will have to stop giving away free clothing as well, and close its doors at end of October...
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Fannie Clark
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Fannie L. Clark, 81, of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., died Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, at Ste. Genevieve Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 20, 1919, in Mercer, Tenn., daughter of William Harrison and Laura Julia Bushart Groves. She and Edmond Monroe Clark were married Dec. 11, 1937, at Caruthersville, Mo. He died Jan. 13, 1997...
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Octavia Clark
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Octavia Nyshae Clark, five months, died suddenly Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born April 10, 2001, in Sikeston, daughter of Audrey Clark of Sikeston. Survivors include her mother; three brothers, Mikel, Jakeylin and Jakeyle Clark; a sister, Chelsey Clark, all of the home; maternal grandparents, Kennith and Beverly Morris of Sikeston, Mary Morris of Cape Girardeau, and Samuel Perry of Temple, Texas; maternal great-grandmother, Earlene Thomas of Cape Girardeau; maternal great-great-grandmothers, Morean Hamilton of Haywood City, Mo., and Maple Milton of Cape Girardeau.. ...
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Lewis Criebaum
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
WENTZVILLE, Mo. -- Funeral for Lewis R. "Dick" Criebaum, 83, of O'Fallon, Mo., was held Saturday at the Baue Funeral Chapel in Wentzville. Criebaum died Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2001, in St. Charles, Mo. He was born Jan. 10, 1918, in Cape Girardeau. He was an electrician for 20 years for Sachs Electric in Chesterfield, Mo., and served in the U.S. Army from July 17, 1940, to Jan. 7, 1945...
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Bill Cole
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
MINER, Mo. -- Funeral for William Milo "Bill" Cole of Miner will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston, Mo. The Rev. Mitchell Jackson will officiate. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery at Sikeston. Cole, 72, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis...
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Carol Burnett
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Carol Jane Burnett, 56, of Anna died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001, at Harrisburg Medical Center in Harrisburg, Ill. She was born May 16, 1945, in Olney, Ill., daughter of Charles Sherman and Cathryn Fildes Fee. She and Don Burnett were married Sept. 2, 1967, in Olney...
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Sola Depree
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
Funeral for Sola Depree of Cape Girardeau will be held at noon today at DeLisle Funeral Home in Portageville, Mo. Regie Grant will officiate. Burial will be in Portageville Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until time of service...
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Firefighter statue commissioned for Missouri offered to NYC
(State News ~ 09/19/01)
Firefighter statue commissioned for Missouri offered to NYC By ULA ILNYTZKY Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- The firefighter is down on his knee, his face forever anguished. He is hewn in bronze, a larger-than-life statue that had been destined to honor Missouri's fallen heroes. But he has a new calling: a shrine to the dead in the World Trade Center disaster...
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Bush expresses optimism in peace process with Middle East
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush expressed optimism Wednesday about progress in the Middle East peace process a day after Israel and the Palestinians agreed to pull back forces. Bush said last week's terrorist attacks on the United States may be playing a role in current efforts toward observing a truce in the Mideast...
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Postponement on college loans for victims of terrorist attacks
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- People affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be able to postpone or reduce payments on federal college loans under an agreement between banks and the Education Department. "It will take some time for people to return to their jobs and resume their lives," Education Secretary Rod Paige said Wednesday. "It is my sincere hope that the department's efforts will help ease the strain on those who have suffered so much and help them get back to business."...
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Cities, state AG on Cape's side in River Campus suit
(Local News ~ 09/19/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Many Cape Girardeans may not be too keen on financially supporting stadium projects in St. Louis and Kansas City, but those two cities have stepped up to help Cape Girardeau get its River Campus. The state's two largest cities have filed friend-of-the-court briefs with the Missouri Supreme Court supporting Cape Girardeau in its legal battle with businessman James L. Drury over funding for Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus...
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Southeast events provided uplift
(Column ~ 09/19/01)
Lost a bit in the news over the weekend was the dedication of the Otto and Della Seabaugh Polytechnic Building at Southeast Missouri State University. The university considered rescheduling the event, but U.S. Sen. Kit Bond and U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, who were instrumental in gaining federal funding for the dazzling facility, encouraged university president Ken Dobbins to proceed. ...
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Stock market climbs modestly at the opening bell
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market climbed modestly at the opening bell Wednesday, a day after holding steady amid the political turmoil. In the first few minutes of trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was up more than 30 points...
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Convicted Mississippi murdered captured
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
NEW AUGUSTA, Miss. (AP) -- A convicted murderer who escaped just two days before he was to stand trial in another killing was captured early Wednesday. A second inmate was still at large. Kenneth Moody led police on a five-mile chase before surrendering, Perry County sheriff's Sgt. Danny Merritt said...
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City to take down billboards mayor deems inappropriate
(State News ~ 09/19/01)
Associated Press Writer ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A billboard a few blocks south of Busch Stadium shows two shirtless black men embracing. The caption reads: "Brothers Loving Brothers Safely." It includes a number to call for information on getting tested for HIV and AIDS...
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Administration unveils new strategy to fight money laundering
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) --The Bush administration on Wednesday unveiled a new strategy to fight money laundering, targeting big illicit operations that could be used by terrorist groups. The new strategy comes at a time Osama bin Laden's sophisticated financial network is looming large...
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Poll shows Europeans would support action against terrorism
(International News ~ 09/19/01)
Associated Press Writer PARIS (AP) -- Majorities in several European countries and Israel want their nations to take part in a well-planned military action against the terrorists behind last week's attacks against the United States, a new poll suggests...
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U.S. won't negotiate with Afghanistan to get bin Laden
(National News ~ 09/19/01)
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States will not negotiate with Afghanistan's hard-line government to get custody of Saudi exile Osama bin Laden or members of his terrorist network, the White House said Wednesday...
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Michelle Horton
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Michelle LaKay Horton, 18, of Charleston died Friday, Sept. 14, 2001, in an automobile accident in Effingham, Ill. She was born March 27, 1983, at Charleston, daughter of Evelyn Horton and Larry McCain. Horton was a 2001 graduate of Charleston High School...
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Jill Thomas
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Jill Dean Thomas, 55, of Memphis, Tenn., died Friday, Sept. 7, 2001, at her home. She was born Nov. 18, 1945, in Sikeston, daughter of Jacob W. and Celia Bishop Thomas. Thomas was a licensed practical nurse at Senior Services Nursing Home in Memphis...
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Lillie Lett
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
BERTRAND, Mo. -- Lillie Edna Lett, 90, of Bertrand died Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, at Miner Nursing Center in Miner, Mo. She was born July 17, 1911, in Trenton, Tenn., daughter of John W. and Mildred Hearn Peace. She and Joe Lett were married Jan. 18, 1938, in Benton, Mo. He died Feb. 28, 1974...
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Otahkians open OVC play with sweep
(College Sports ~ 09/19/01)
Southeast Missouri State University volleyball coach Cindy Gannon believes all her young team needs is a dose of confidence in order to get rolling. And Gannon hopes Tuesday night's victory over Austin Peay is just the shot in the arm the Otahkians have been looking for...
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Garner in market for two assistants
(College Sports ~ 09/19/01)
With college basketball practice scheduled to begin in less than a month -- and with recruiting for next year in full swing -- Southeast Missouri State University coach Gary Garner is in the unique position of having to find virtually a brand-new staff...
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Lady Tigers pound out 12-2 victory
(High School Sports ~ 09/19/01)
Cape Girardeau Central High's softball team inched a bit closer to the .500 mark Tuesday afternoon as the Lady Tigers picked up their second straight victory by routing visiting Sikeston 12-2 in a five-inning, run-rule affair. Laura Beard allowed just three hits as Central improved to 9-12 on the season. She struck out four and didn't walk a batter...
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Teachers' needs filled through donations
(Editorial ~ 09/19/01)
If you stacked the 10,000 pencils donated to the Southeast Missourian Jr. Tools for Teachers supply drive on top of each other lengthwise, they would equal the height of the KFVS Building in Cape Girardeau multiplied 45 times. Now, that's a lot pencils. But that's not all some area teachers will receive through the generosity of area businesses and individuals. Mounds of cleaning supplies, markers and notebooks also were amassed...
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Lettuce entertain you
(Editorial ~ 09/19/01)
P Proponents of agritainment point out that it can help keep land in farm-family ownership by growing "green" of another kind. When business gets tough for the core enterprise, smart businessmen diversify or seek new business models. With the advent of "agritainment," a term coined by farmers who are experimenting with various entertainment options on their farmland, a new kind of economic diversity is being seen in the countryside. ...
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Use a variety of mums to enliven an autumn garden
(Community ~ 09/19/01)
POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- With fall nearing, mum's the word. Pots of budding chrysanthemums line sidewalks outside supermarkets, enticing customers. Thanks to this ancient Chinese and Japanese flower, gardens end their year in a blaze of color rivaling the autumn glory of the leaves above...
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Cape police report 09/19/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/19/01)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Sept. 19 DWIWilliam Craig Lamburth, 38, of 614 Cordova was arrested Tuesday for driving while intoxicated. ArrestsJeremiah Paul Burton, 26, of Morehouse, Mo., was arrested Monday for assault. Jeffrey Dale Duncan, 35, of 1735 Oakley was arrested Monday for failure to appear...
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Cape fire report 09/19/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/19/01)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Sept. 19 On Monday, firefighters responded to the following calls:At 5:20 p.m., an emergency medical service at 629 North Street. At 5:54 p.m., an illegal burn at 1901 Big Bend Road. At 6:46 p.m., a fire alarm at 3120 Independence...
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Crash survivor charged with vehicular homicide
(College Sports ~ 09/19/01)
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- The lone survivor of a wreck that killed eight Wyoming runners was charged Tuesday with vehicular homicide and being drunk at the time of the crash. Clinton Haskins, a member of the university's rodeo team, was charged with eight counts of aggravated vehicular homicide. The complaint also charged Haskins was drunk but provided no specifics...
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letters to the editor 9/19.8b
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/19/01)
Thank you to those who protect us To the editor: I would like to thank our local police officers, firefighters, EMS crews, National Guard personnel, and all persons who are responsible for protecting and serving our community, including those who see to the delivery of regular necessary services such as utilities, education, healthcare, communication, information, government, etc...
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Richard Sanders Sr.
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
DELTA, Mo. -- Richard E. Sanders Sr., 54, of Delta died Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, on his farm near Advance, Mo. He was born Oct. 19, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, son of Earl John and Faye Huey Sanders Jr. He and Ruth Jones were married Nov. 15, 1968. Sanders was a graduate of Delta High School and Southeast Missouri State University. He owned and operated Quality Metal in Delta, and was a self-employed farmer who raised row crops and cattle...
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John James
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
DELTA, Mo. -- Funeral for John C. "Muck" James of Delta will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance, Mo. The Rev. Jessie Long will officiate. Burial will be in Dongola Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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Ray Sronce
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Ray D. Sronce, 54, of Cobden died Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. He was born March 13, 1947, in Anna, son of Paul and Helen Juanita Young Sronce. He and Darlene Dallas were married Oct. 20, 1970, in Jonesboro, Ill...
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Louis Ingram
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Louis Ingram, 79, of Advance died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, at Advance Nursing Center. He was born Dec. 12, 1921, at Lilbourn, Mo., son of Lemuel and Mamie Barnett Ingram. He and Elizabeth Burns were married Nov. 28, 1958, in Gordonville, Mo...
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Maxine Marshall
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Maxine Marie Marshall, 81, of St. Louis died Monday, Sept. 18, 2001, at Current River Nursing Home in Doniphan, Mo. She was born Dec. 10, 1919, at Sikeston, Mo., daughter of Rudolph and Gracie Mae Hensley Palmer. She and Isaac Hunter Marshall Jr. were married March 27, 1937. He died Oct. 29, 1983...
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Fred Leible
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
Fred William Leible, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Feb. 22, 1913, at Kelso, Mo., son of William Theodore and Emma Bertha Goetz Leible. He and Edvira Josephine Hahn were married April 22, 1946, at Kelso...
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Robert Jones
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
WHITEWATER, Mo. -- Robert Glenn Jones, 93, of Whitewater died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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Rev. Walter Keisker
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
The Rev. Walter John Keisker, 102, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. He was born July 10, 1899, at Jarvis, Mo., son of John and Magdalene Neumoeller Keisker. He and Zola Mae Fikuart were married Nov. 29, 1923, at Farmington, Mo. She died July 2, 1992...
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Eunice Ward
(Obituary ~ 09/19/01)
Eunice Jenkins Ward, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born June 22, 1907, in Belknap, Ill., daughter of Charles D. and Pearl Bertha Richards Train. She and J. Hobart Jenkins were married May 8, 1927, in Mounds, Ill. He died June 5, 1952. She and Harold Ward were married Sept. 19, 1973, in Carbondale, Ill. He died Feb. 7, 1983...
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Republicans aim at taking control of House
(Local News ~ 09/19/01)
The Missouri Republican Party has its sights set on taking control of the state House in 2002, and state Rep. Catherine Hanaway is crisscrossing the state to try to make it happen. Hanaway, House minority leader from the St. Louis area, met with key Republican supporters in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. It's one of many trips she has been making around the state to line up GOP candidates for next year's election...
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