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Metropolis casino is newest star on Harrah's globe
(Column ~ 09/24/01)
$$$Start It's official now. Player's is out, Harrah's is in. A globe-lighting ceremony last week celebrated Harrah's Metropolis, Ill., casino as the newest star on the Harrah's Globe. Mike Crider, vice president and general manager of Harrah's Metropolis, and Tim Wilmott, Harrah's Eastern Division president, participated in the ceremony to officially light the Harrah's globe in front of the all-new casino complex...
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Emergency workers mourn loss of firefighters
(State News ~ 09/24/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Emergency workers in southwest Missouri mourned the 300 firefighters killed in the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks, and raised about $20,000 to help the widows and children of the fallen. The tear-filled weekend ceremony at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds grandstand drew a crowd of about 750 police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians from across the region...
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Prison time draws attention to jailed nuns, their cause
(State News ~ 09/24/01)
PEKIN, Ill. -- They wear prison-issue green clothes, but Dorothy Hennessey, Gwen Hennessey and Elizabeth McKenzie do not blend in with the rest of the prisoners at Pekin Federal Prison Camp. The most obvious difference is their ages. The average age of a prisoner at the facility is 40; Dorothy Hennessey is 88, her sister Gwen is 68 and McKenzie is 71...
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Study links gene marker to risk of high blood pressure
(State News ~ 09/24/01)
CHICAGO -- Researchers have identified a marker on the male chromosome that may partly explain why high blood pressure affects more men than women until middle age. The discovery supports the belief that genetics contributes to the risk of developing the condition...
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Illinois corn harvest may be down
(State News ~ 09/24/01)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- As Illinois farmers begin shipping corn from fields to grain silos, it's starting to shape up as one of the most erratic harvests in recent years. Crops that survived inclement weather through much of the growing season are not expected to yield as much grain as expected. But even though farmers probably will have less corn to sell, they'll probably get a little more money for it...
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Chicago area remains on high alert after attacks
(State News ~ 09/24/01)
CHICAGO -- Emergency management and law enforcement workers in and around the state say they remain on alert in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "Everyone is on a heightened level of alert," Illinois Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Christine Tamminga said...
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Emergency planners reconsider preparation levels
(State News ~ 09/24/01)
ST. LOUIS -- When it comes to emergency management, officials in this region say they're probably as prepared as anyone else. "Whether that is enough is open to discussion," said Beaufort C. "Buck" Katt, deputy director of Missouri's State Emergency Management Agency...
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Rape victims could be victims again 20 years later
(State News ~ 09/24/01)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The man dubbed the Westport rapist nearly 20 years ago after attacking women in their beds may have victimized his victims twice. At least eight women were sexually assaulted around the Westport entertainment district in the summer of 1983. James E. Maynard, 52, was convicted of two of the rapes. He died March 28 at the Moberly Regional Medical Center of complications related to chronic hepatitis B, according to the Missouri Department of Corrections...
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Many did not receive notices about child support changes
(State News ~ 09/24/01)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Thousands of parents have not been notified of changes in the child support check distribution system in Missouri, Missouri Auditor Claire McCaskill said. In July, a state center run by the Department of Social Services began handling 128,000 monthly child support checks that were formerly routed through circuit courts...
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Springfield wildlife museum will offer outdoors adventure
(State News ~ 09/24/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- "Jaws" slips from the water, stands on his hind legs and playfully waves to his trainer, who hands the North American river otter a bite of fish for his good work. On the floor below, a worker is removing a tape cover from the acrylic front of a 220,000-gallon saltwater tank where the other Jaws -- sand tiger and bonnet head sharks -- will play. ...
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Faulk carries load as Rams hold off 49ers
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/01)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Marshall Faulk's steely determination gave way to a broad smile after he carried the St. Louis Rams on a final, clock-killing drive. "I just love having the ball with the game on the line," Faulk said. "I'd take it every time in the fourth quarter if they'd let me."...
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Pirates cool off Cards
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/01)
PITTSBURGH -- If only for a day, the Pittsburgh Pirates got tired of being a fast route to the playoffs. Rob Mackowiak hit a tiebreaking homer and the Pirates, dominated much of the season by contenders, ended the St. Louis Cardinals' nine-game winning streak, 2-1 Sunday...
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Bonds pushes HR total to 66
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/01)
SAN DIEGO -- Thanks, Tony. After Barry Bonds hit his 65th and 66th homers, leaving him four shy of Mark McGwire's record with 12 games to play, the slugger credited his big day to a chat he had with Tony Gwynn when they ran into each other in a stadium hallway before Sunday's game...
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Bengals move to 2-0 after upsetting Ravens 21-10
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/01)
CINCINNATI -- The Cincinnati Bengals are 2-0, with a victory over the Super Bowl champs. Jon Kitna threw for a touchdown and ran for another early in the second half, and Takeo Spikes returned an interception 66 yards as the Bengals stunned the Baltimore Ravens 21-10 Sunday...
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Sosa's three-HR barrage can't save Cubs
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/01)
HOUSTON -- Sammy Sosa became the first player to hit three home runs in a game three times in a season, but Moises Alou's two-run shot rallied the Houston Astros over the Chicago Cubs 7-6 Sunday. Sosa boosted his season total to 58 home runs. With a chance to tie the major league record for homers in a game, he hit a routine fly ball on a 3-0 pitch in the eighth inning...
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A's wrap up wild card spot
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/01)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics clinched the AL wild card spot Sunday, capping a comeback from an abysmal April as Mark Mulder earned his 20th victory in a 7-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Jermaine Dye, a key midseason acquisition, hit a three-run homer as the Athletics joined Seattle as the only teams in the majors to earn playoff berths...
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Allenby breezes in Pennsylvania
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/01)
LIGONIER, Pa. -- Undefeated in playoffs, Robert Allenby finally took the easy route Sunday by never letting anyone close to his lead and closing with a 4-under 68 to win the Pennsylvania Classic. It was his fourth career victory on the PGA Tour, but the first that didn't require a playoff. The 30-year-old Aussie is 7-0 in playoffs worldwide, but that was never an issue on a still, sunny afternoon at Laurel Valley Golf Club...
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French police nab Basque chief, four others
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
PARIS -- Police on Sunday arrested a man reported to be a military leader of the Basque separatist group ETA, according to media reports and an association for Basque political prisoners. A special police brigade took Asier Oyarzabal Txapartegui and two associates into custody near the town of Dax in the southwestern Landes region, the Committee for Support of Basque Political Prisoners said...
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Bahrain accepts bid by Texaco for oil exploration
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
MANAMA, Bahrain -- Bahrain's government said Sunday it had accepted the offers from U.S. oil company Texaco Inc. and Malaysia's Petronas for offshore oil and gas exploration and production, the official Gulf News Agency reported. The announcement came after a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheik Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, who is also the chairman of the Supreme Oil Council, the agency reported...
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OPEC expected to keep output of crude steady
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
LONDON -- Terror attacks on the United States together with fears of a dramatic slowdown in the global economy create a backdrop of uncommon urgency for OPEC oil ministers meeting this week to review their crude production quotas. As suppliers of almost 40 percent of the world's oil, members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries have the power to help shore up the buckling global economy -- or speed its descent into recession...
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President delivers 'greatest speech'
(Column ~ 09/24/01)
It is, said New York Post columnist John Podhoretz, "the greatest speech of our time." And it was delivered "by a man who many ... once mindlessly and pompously derided for his halting style of speech. "No more. Not ever. "Not when George W. Bush has just joined the ranks of FDR and JFK and Ronald Wilson Reagan in elevating a nation through the power of his discourse and the passion of his conviction."...
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People talk 9/24
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
Michael J. Fox to put old spin on former series LOS ANGELES -- Michael J. Fox says his emotional but brief guest appearance this week on his former series, "Spin City," is coming at the right time. Fox left the ABC comedy last year amid his struggle with Parkinson's disease and was replaced in his role as deputy mayor by Charlie Sheen...
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Dogs' noses become tools in search for attack victims
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
NEW YORK -- With thousands buried in the World Trade Center rubble, one of the most refined search tools is the shining black nose of a dog named Jake. "They know when it's death. They get upset," said Mary Flood, whose black Labrador retriever is among more than 200 search dogs brought in by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the FBI, and police and fire departments...
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Field of dreams becomes house of prayer for victims
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
NEW YORK -- Representatives of New York's broad spectrum of faiths took the field of Yankee Stadium on Sunday for a flag-draped gathering of prayer for the victims of terrorism. "We need faith, wisdom and strength of soul," said New York's Roman Catholic archbishop...
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U.S. may use high-tech in hunting low-tech foe
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
NEW YORK -- The military's campaign against terrorism could include such high-tech tools as spy satellites, drones, motion sensors, and smart bombs. The shadowy National Security Agency is already believed to be directing spy satellites to monitor camps, while the agency's supercomputers search for clues to militants' identities and whereabouts...
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World digest 9/24
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
Exiled Afghan king ready to help fight Taliban ROME -- Afghanistan's exiled king stands ready to help his country form a transitional government if the Taliban are overthrown, a U.N. envoy said Sunday after meeting the ousted monarch. Former King Mohammad Zahir Shah, 86, has no ambitions to return to his homeland as monarch, but "could play an important role in the future of Afghanistan," said Francesc Vendrell, the U.N. chief's personal representative for Afghanistan...
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U.S. border security tightens
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
The United States has sharply intensified inspections and anti-terrorist surveillance along its Canadian and Mexican borders, reshaping the face of two of the most open international frontiers maybe for years to come. More inspectors on more overtime are asking more questions at the overland border stations. ...
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Investors prepare for more trading
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
NEW YORK -- Still recuperating from one of Wall Street's worst showings ever, investors are preparing for another week of uncertain stock trading. With the economic fallout from the terrorist attacks still being assessed and the prospect of military action, many investors and analysts expect more bumpy sessions...
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Spacecraft captures dozens of images of comet's nucleus
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
LOS ANGELES -- A NASA spacecraft captured dozens of images of a comet during a weekend flyby, providing scientists only the second glimpse ever of the core of one of the glowing bodies of dust and ice. Scientists said the Deep Space 1 probe flew within 1,360 miles of the comet Borrelly, capturing as many as 50 images of its nucleus at varying resolutions. Scientists expect to receive the last images and other data from the spacecraft today...
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Judge seeks solutions, not punishment
(Entertainment ~ 09/24/01)
NEW YORK -- One big difference about "Judge Hatchett" isn't obvious to viewers. But attend a taping. There you find that, unlike other courtroom shows, which move with a briskness that requires only minimal editing for broadcast, Judge Glenda A. Hatchett won't be rushed...
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CNN's identity crisis may have ended with terrorism
(Entertainment ~ 09/24/01)
NEW YORK -- One of the many things to end with the terrible events of Sept. 11 may be CNN's identity crisis. At least CNN's new chairman, Walter Isaacson, hopes so. He said he has a clearer picture of the cable news network's role after the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon...
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Saudi Arabia - U.S. can't use key base
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- The Saudi base Washington chose as its command and control center for the U.S. anti-terrorism offensive has been declared off limits for retaliatory flights, a Saudi official said Sunday. The statement comes as Saudi Arabia seeks assurances the base would not be used to strike fellow Arab states as America readies to retaliate for the Sept. 11 attacks that toppled New York's World Trade Center and damaged the Pentagon...
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Israel calls off truce talks
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
JERUSALEM -- Despite a decline in Mideast violence, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon called off long-awaited truce talks Sunday and said Yasser Arafat must bring a complete halt to Palestinian attacks before discussions can begin. Angry Palestinians called the move "irresponsible," saying it undermined efforts by the United States and other foreign governments to calm tensions in a region wracked by a year of fighting...
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Taliban - Can't find bin Laden
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Faced with U.S. demands to hand over Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan's Taliban leadership claimed Sunday it has been unable to find the alleged terrorist mastermind and advise him of a recommendation to leave the country. American officials dismissed the claim, which came as a U.S. Defense Department team arrived in Pakistan to discuss military cooperation for a strike against bin Laden and his Taliban allies...
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Ex-communists win in Poland
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
WARSAW, Poland -- A leftist party with roots in Poland's former communist regime won a majority in parliamentary elections Sunday, according to exit polls that also indicated the political extinction of Solidarity. Solidarity -- the party that led Poland out of communism 12 years ago but has splintered to a remnant of its former self under a string of defections, infighting and corruption scandals -- failed to get any seats, according to two separate exit polls...
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Pope calls for religious tolerance
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
ASTANA, Kazakstan -- Pope John Paul II issued a powerful call Sunday for Christians and Muslims to work together against bloodshed and strife following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States. "I beg God to keep the world in peace," he declared...
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Earnhardt Jr. prevails in emotional setting
(Professional Sports ~ 09/24/01)
DOVER, Del. -- Awash in red, white and blue, NASCAR raced for the first time since the terrorist attacks. And America's favorite driver -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. -- won the Cal Ripken Jr. 400. Adding another special touch to the dramatic day, Earnhardt's car is No. 8, the same number Ripken has worn throughout his record-setting career with the Baltimore Orioles. The $3.3 million race was renamed in honor of Ripken, who waved the green flag to start the event...
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War on terrorism could be less visible than Gulf War
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
WASHINGTON -- They are known as the quiet soldiers, slipping behind enemy lines with machine guns, rifles and anti-tank weapons. The United States is likely to rely on special forces to uproot terrorists. Americans saw much of the Gulf War on television. They watched bombs strike Iraqi targets on video replayed so often it resembled a computer game...
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U.S. official - Marriage way to get people off welfare
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
WASHINGTON -- Wade Horn, the nation's new welfare chief, believes a ring, a walk down the aisle and a promise to love, honor and cherish may be the key to moving families out of poverty. Horn, an academic who says he relies on results, not theory, admits he has no evidence that government can do anything to persuade poor people to get married...
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Thomas Boyd
(Obituary ~ 09/24/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Thomas J. Boyd, 76, died Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, at his home. He was born Sept. 16, 1925, at Avon, Mo., son of Thomas A. and Etta H. Johnson Boyd. He and Verna Jean Seabaugh were married Aug. 17, 1947. Boyd was a World War II Navy veteran, a member of American Legion Post 158 in Jackson and a member of Sedgewickville Lutheran Church...
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Julia Ossig
(Obituary ~ 09/24/01)
GLEN ALLEN, Mo. -- Julia Maude Ossig, 90, of Glen Allen, died Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001 at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Feb. 19, 1911, at Marble Hill, Mo., daughter of John Edwin and MaryAnn Penturf Kinder. She and Edward T. Ossig Sr. were married Nov. 4, 1937, at Jackson, Mo...
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Out of the past 9/24/01
(Out of the Past ~ 09/24/01)
10 years ago: Sept. 24, 1991 Scott City - Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority and Union Electric are headed to court next week to seek interpretation on whether port can purchase energy at wholesale rates; evidentiary hearing is scheduled for Oct. ...
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Rush Limbaugh's roots featured in university journal
(Local News ~ 09/24/01)
Conservative talk-radio commentator Rush Limbaugh III grew up in a "Beaver Cleaver" time in Cape Girardeau where politics was the main course at the family dinner table. His conservative beliefs are rooted in Cape Girardeau's traditional values, say political scientist Peter Bergerson and his daughter, Catherine, who works for a marketing company in Kansas City...
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Guest dance teacher goes beyond teaching just moves
(Local News ~ 09/24/01)
A woman with all the energy of someone decades younger, Nana Shineflug tried to bring out the same energy in her students. Students sat on the floor, arms stretched out to the sides. Shineflug didn't walk so much as flow from one student to the next, saying, "Feel it move from the core of your body outward."...
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Baker, artisans going to business extravaganza
(Local News ~ 09/24/01)
Some of Southeast Missouri's best products -- from baskets in a kit to vegetables grown without soil -- will be showcased early next month at the Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. Four area businesses will be represented at the Oct. 6-7 extravaganza, which is expected to attract thousands of visitors to browse through stands filled with vegetables, pottery, flowers, baskets, herbs, nuts, candies, meats, jewelry and baked goods...
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Stocks rebound at opening
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks surged in early trading Monday, rebounding from one of Wall Street's worst weeks ever. But the market remained extremely nervous, and no one was betting that the early gains would hold. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 275 points at the 8,511 level in the first 20 minutes of trading after falling 1,369.70 last week, its biggest-ever weekly point decline...
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Pakistan pulls diplomats from Afghanistan
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
Associated Press WriterISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan announced Monday it had removed its diplomats from Afghanistan, and the hardline Taliban leader said the United States should withdraw its forces from the Persian Gulf and end its "bias" against Palestinians if it wants to eliminate the threat of global terrorism...
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Taliban leader demands U.S. leave Gulf
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- The leader of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban militia demanded Monday that the United States withdraw its forces from the Persian Gulf and end its "bias" against Palestinians if it wants to eliminate the threat of terrorism...
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Bush signs order freezing assets of terrorists, organizations
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Calling it a "strike on the financial foundation" of terrorists, President Bush signed an executive order Monday freezing the assets of 27 individuals and organizations. "They include terrorist organizations, individuals, terrorist leaders, a corporation that serves as a front for terrorism and several nonprofit organizations," the president said in a Rose Garden appearance...
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Annan - Only U.N. can give 'global legitimacy' to struggle
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
Associated Press WriterUNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Addressing a scaled-down meeting of the General Assembly, Secretary-General Kofi Annan declared Monday that only the United Nations can give "global legitimacy" to the long-term struggle against terrorism...
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Bin Laden calls on Pakistanis to defend Pakistan, Afghanistan
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Osama bin Laden, the prime U.S. suspect in the Sept. 11 terror attacks, called on Pakistan's Muslims to fight "the American crusade." "I announce to you, our beloved brothers, that we are steadfast on the path of jihad (holy war) with the heroic, faithful Afghan people, under the leadership of Mullah Mohammed Omar," said a statement provided to Qatar's Al-Jazeera satellite channel Monday. The statement was signed by bin Laden and dated Sunday...
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3 dead, 9 missing in Alabama coal mine explosion
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
BROOKWOOD, Ala. (AP) -- An explosion rocked a deep coal mine, killing at least three miners and leaving nine others missing and presumed dead, a company spokesman said Monday. Four people were injured in the Blue Creek No. 5 mine, and one was in critical condition, said Kyle Parks of Walter Industries...
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Putin - Russia ready to aid Afghan opposition
(International News ~ 09/24/01)
Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) -- Russia will intensify its support of Afghan opposition forces and is prepared to supply them with weapons and military equipment, President Vladimir Putin said Monday. In a speech on national television, Putin also said that former Soviet states in Central Asia, which Russia considers its sphere of influence, had not ruled out providing their airfields for anti-terrorist operations...
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U.S. orders new criminal checks for airport workers
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The government on Monday ordered all airport workers with access to planes and secure areas to submit to new criminal background checks. Crop-dusting planes were grounded for a second day over fears they could be used in an attack...
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Stocks rally; market indexes still have much to recover
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks surged higher Monday, carrying the Dow Jones industrials up more than 360 points, as bargain hunters returned to help Wall Street rebound from one of its worst weeks ever. But the market remained extremely nervous, and no one was betting that the gains would hold...
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Speak out 9/24/01
(Speak Out ~ 09/24/01)
LAST WEEK at the SEMO Fair, a young schoolgirl carrying an American flag told me this: We are the country, we are the nation, and we will survive. I don't know her name, but with beautiful young people like that, I am so proud of our youth. God bless our children and God bless America...
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Speak out 9/24
(Speak Out ~ 09/24/01)
No more games THE CAPE Girardeau school board never ceases to amaze me. We appointed a new superintendent without even opening it up for applications to see what was out there. Nothing against Mr. Bowles, but I believe the door should have been opened to see what else was out there. Then the board could pick from the best of the candidates, not just promote from within. Dr. Steska did a fine job, but there are many, many problems. School board, wake up. We're tired of your silly games...
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Thank you for pageant support
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/24/01)
To the editor: During the week of June 3-9, 2001, 28 very talented young women competed for scholarships and for the title of Miss Missouri with their ultimate goal of becoming Miss America. To be able to compete in the Miss Missouri pageant, contestants must first win one of the many local pageants all across the state of Missouri...
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Powell to lay out bin Laden evidence
(National News ~ 09/24/01)
WASHINGTON -- A solemn President Bush returned the American flag to full staff Sunday as the United States promised to lay out evidence making Osama bin Laden's guilt in the terrorist attacks "very obvious to the world." Secretary of State Colin Powell said the government would "put before the world, the American people, a persuasive case that ... ...
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Community digest 09/24/01
(Local News ~ 09/24/01)
Emerson to hold town hall in Perryville U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will hold a Perryville Town Hall Meeting at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Perry Park Center in Perryville, Mo. Carnahan's staff to hold mobile office hours The staff of U.S. ...
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Vienna man dies when truck hits tree
(Local News ~ 09/24/01)
VIENNA, Ill. -- A 34-year-old man was killed Sunday night when the pickup truck he was driving struck a tree in Johnson County in Illinois. Randal L. Kerley of Vienna was driving along Highway 147 when his truck left the road east of Trigg Tower Road and struck a tree...
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Jackson fire report 9/24
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/24/01)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Sept. 24 Firefighters responded to the following calls on Saturday:At 5:30 p.m., a vehicle fire at I-55 and Bloomfield Road. At 6:31 p.m., an emergency medical service at 40 S. Sprigg. At 8:21 p.m., an emergency medical service at 710 Broadway...
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Cape police report 9/24/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/24/01)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Sept. 24 ArrestsY.T. Irving, 22, 129 S. Louisiana, was arrested Saturday on a warrant for failure to appear. A 22-year-old man was arrested Friday for first-degree burglary. A 13-year-old was arrested Friday for attempted burglary...
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Videoconferencing gains appeal amid travel fear
(Business ~ 09/24/01)
SAN JOSE, Calif. Maria Yap won't be flying once a week anymore to meet with software developers in Seattle. Jack Reding, who usually flies 150,000 miles a year, also plans to cut back. Instead, the formerly frequent fliers will rely more than ever on videoconferencing...
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Small businesses becoming nation's largest employers
(Business ~ 09/24/01)
Jack Faris has his own description of a small business. "It's a business where the owner knows the names of his employees' kids," said Faris, president of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which keeps tabs on small business activities...
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Big business in Southeast Missouri
(Business ~ 09/24/01)
More than 550 manufacturers are located in 14 Southeast Missouri counties. Only 15 manufacturing employers in Southeast Missouri have more than 500 workers, which disqualifies those firms from being listed as small businesses. The list of large businesses includes:...
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Business memo 09/24/01
(Business ~ 09/24/01)
Dinner, golf tournament part of industry weekThe annual Industrial Dinner, featuring the award honoring the 2001 Industry of the Year, will be held Oct. 3 at the Show Me Center. The Industrial Appreciation Golf Tournament will be held Oct. 1 at the Cape Girardeau Country Club...
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Business personnel 09/24/01
(Business ~ 09/24/01)
Two join Jackson realty company Laurie Wachoski of Jackson and Kelly Kranawetter of Cape Girardeau have joined Coldwell Banker Abernathy Realty, 2836 E. Jackson Blvd., in Jackson. Wachoski, who attended the University of Wyoming and Southern Oregon State College, has a number of years of experience...
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See 'Autumn Nights' in Memphis
(Entertainment ~ 09/24/01)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- "Autumn Nights," a new show at Sharpe Planetarium, began Saturday, Sept. 22. "Autumn Nights" takes stargazers on a learning expedition through the Milky Way and into the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. Shows are at 1:30 Saturday and Sunday and again at 7 p.m. Saturday...
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Despite tragedy, our United Way needs help
(Editorial ~ 09/24/01)
The normally festive spirit of the Area Wide United Way's 2001 campaign kickoff was missing this year, not because the goal of its annual fund-raising drive was lowered by $50,000 from last year but because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the nation...
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Polytechnic building will serve SEMO well
(Editorial ~ 09/24/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's Otto and Della Seabaugh Polytechnic Building was dedicated the Saturday after the terrorist attacks in a ceremony that also featured prayers, addresses on patriotism and the singing of "God Bless America." U.S. Sen. Christopher Bond and U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson delivered passionate remarks about the strength of the country...
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'Special' tackle a big play for Tribe
(College Sports ~ 09/24/01)
Somewhat lost in the shuffle among all the big late plays by Southeast Missouri State University's football team during Saturday's stirring 38-33 win at Illinois State was a saving special teams tackle by little-used Alex Alameda. A senior walk-on defensive back who has seen extremely limited action during his Southeast career, Alameda was not even on the Indians' travel roster for this year's season opener at Eastern Michigan...
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Otahks pass big test by defeating Creighton 1-0
(College Sports ~ 09/24/01)
The Southeast Missouri State University soccer team passed, perhaps, its sternest test of the young season. Southeast edged Creighton University 1-0 at Houck Stadium Sunday afternoon. The shutout victory, with 244 fans in attendance, kept the Otahkians' record unblemished at 6-0 as they blanked the opposition for the sixth straight game...
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Sports digest 9/24/01
(Other Sports ~ 09/24/01)
Jordan announcement should come very soon WASHINGTON -- The five-month wait for the inevitable is nearly over. Barring an improbable, last-minute change of heart, Michael Jordan's comeback is about to become official. The route from "99.9 percent chance that I won't" in April to "I'm doing it for the love of the game" will end with an announcement this week, possibly as early as today...
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Lawsuit challenges Holden's collective bargaining order
(State News ~ 09/24/01)
Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo., (AP) -- Lawmakers, business groups and state workers planned to file a lawsuit Monday challenging the constitutionality of Gov. Bob Holden's executive order authorizing collective bargaining for thousands of state employees...
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