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Congress resurrects economic stimulus plan
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans and Democrats struggled Wednesday to resurrect economic stimulus legislation at the dawn of an election-year session of Congress, their efforts given urgency by evidence of rapidly eroding budget surpluses. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office lowered its projected budget surpluses for the next decade by 71 percent from last year's estimates -- a reduction of $4 trillion. It also said the government will run deficits this year and next, the first since 1997...
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MoDOT must pay family of girl killed in bridge accident
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
ARNOLD, Mo. -- Arbitrators have ordered the Missouri Department of Transportation to pay $624,000 to the family of a girl killed when her father's pickup truck catapulted over snow piled against a bridge railing, MoDOT officials said Wednesday. The accident happened on Dec. ...
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Audit finds fault with policies of health agency
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services does not take care of its 35 state vehicles effectively or efficiently, an audit found. A report Wednesday by State Auditor Claire McCaskill said some vehicles intended for emergency response were used mostly for commutes to work...
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Proposed use of Rainy Day Fund
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION: Personal Care Assistance $4,002,175TRANSPORTATION: Transit funding $7,531,179 Elderly and hand capped transportation $1,349,341 Amtrak $4,825,000 Port authority assistance $400,488MENTAL HEALTH:...
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Holden would use savings fund
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Casting it as a "moral choice," Gov. Bob Holden asked lawmakers Wednesday to spend $135 million from Missouri's savings account to assure uninterrupted state services ranging from psychiatry to passenger trains. Holden said the services are critical and that compassionate Missourians would want to keep them going, even at the expense of nearly emptying the state's so-called Rainy Day Fund...
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GOP - Education is priority
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republicans agree with Gov. Bob Holden on at least one thing: Education is their top priority this legislative session. In a response to Holden's State of the State address Wednesday, House Minority Leader Catherine Hanaway said education must be supported despite a tight budget...
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Removing limits in gambling would boost education
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In his plan to put more money into public schools, Gov. Bob Holden is banking on people losing more money at casinos. Holden on Wednesday proposed removing Missouri's $500 loss limit per two-hour casino visit. He also suggested raising casino admission fees and casino revenue taxes, and introducing a new Missouri Lottery game similar to Keno...
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Projects bond will support
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Here are the projects covered by the bond plan approved Wednesday by state transportation commissioners: $38.8 million to replace the eastbound and westbound lanes of Interstate 70 in Jackson County. $27.3 million for widening and paving Interstate 44 in Franklin and St. Louis counties...
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Road panel OKs $254 million in highway bonds
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State transportation commissioners on Wednesday proposed the issuance of an additional $254 million in bonds to speed up construction of roads and bridges. Their action brings the state's road-bonding authority to $900 million over a three-year span. Commissioners said that will be their stopping point, although a 1999 state law allows up to $2.25 billion in highway bonds...
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Woman faces charge she conspired to kill husband
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Polk County woman is accused of trying to hire someone to help kill her husband. Cari Barker, 36, of Bolivar was arraigned Wednesday on a first-degree charge of conspiracy to commit murder. The plan allegedly was to slip something into a drink to render Barker's husband, Bob, unconscious, then inject him with antifreeze to kill him, Polk County Sheriff Michael Parson said...
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Mild winter, lower prices spark drop in heating costs
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A year after some of the highest heating costs in history, most utility customers are enjoying a dramatic drop in their bills this winter -- between $300 and $400 for an average home. Missouri Gas Energy has filed a request for its fourth rate reduction since last winter, when the utility was asking regulators to allow it to charge customers its highest rate ever to pay for natural gas...
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Findings suggest KC district improving
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Though it warned Kansas City's public schools aren't yet back from the brink, an educational review team said Wednesday the district has made significant progress as it seeks to regain accreditation. State review team leader Lance Hutton issued his informal report after a two-day inspection of the district. ...
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Bush talks of more military spending
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Wednesday proposed the biggest increase in military spending in 20 years, nearly $50 billion more next year, and said America "will not cut corners" in the war against terrorism. He pledged he would not seek political advantage from that war...
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AOL Time Warner files antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- Netscape, now owned by AOL Time Warner, has revived a feud from the 1990s, suing Microsoft for using anti-competitive business practices to ensure the dominance of the Explorer Internet browser over Netscape's pioneering Navigator. In papers filed in federal court Tuesday, AOL argued that Microsoft made deals with computer manufacturers and Internet providers to shut Netscape out of the marketplace and destroy what could have been an alternative to Microsoft's desktop dominance...
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Fired Enron auditor refusing to testify
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Arthur Andersen auditor fired for his role in the destruction of Enron-related documents is refusing to testify to Congress about the shredding, his attorney said Wednesday. He still must show up at the hearing, however. The House Energy and Commerce Committee served a subpoena Wednesday morning on the auditor, David Duncan, to testify at a hearing Thursday...
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Early returns show some confusion about rebate checks
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- The only new line on this year's 1040 tax form is causing confusion among many taxpayers, prompting the IRS to issue some guidance Wednesday about how to treat last year's rebate checks. The new line is for people who didn't receive a check, or got less than the full amount, to claim a credit of up to $300 for individuals, $500 for heads of households or $600 for married couples filing jointly. ...
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Dungy's goal - Rebuild Colts' defense
(Professional Sports ~ 01/24/02)
INDIANAPOLIS -- On his first day on the job, Tony Dungy promised to rebuild Indianapolis' defense and lead the Colts to the playoffs and eventually the Super Bowl. Dungy was introduced as the Colts coach Wednesday, one day after signing a five-year, $13 million contract...
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Blues' win streak 10 after road comeback
(Professional Sports ~ 01/24/02)
The Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The St. Louis Blues used a little luck to stretch their winning streak to 10 games. Mike Van Ryn scored his first NHL goal to snap a second-period tie, and the Blues beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 Wednesday night in a game filled with fluke shots and wacky bounces...
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Warner's wonder - Why me, why now?
(Professional Sports ~ 01/24/02)
ST. LOUIS -- First, it was the thumb. Then the throat, then the back, then the ribs. St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner is feeling good considering his various minor setbacks, but he can't help wondering whether he's butting against forces from the dark side...
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Ty's NEW adventure
(Professional Sports ~ 01/24/02)
PHOENIX -- Ty Tryon brought a yardage book and a math book to the Phoenix Open. He also has some "history stuff" to study so that he doesn't fall too far behind, but the 17-year-old is more interested in making history of his own. He already has...
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Tobacco funds getting tapped for budget gaps
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden is seeking authority to take an upfront payment against Missouri's share of the national tobacco settlement in case the state's financial condition worsens. The approach would allow the state to raise cash by issuing bonds guaranteed by the $4.5 billion that Missouri is expected to receive over 25 years from the tobacco settlement. A handful of states have already issued such tobacco revenue bonds...
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Kansas City man admits sending fake anthrax letter
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City man pleaded guilty Wednesday to sending a fake anthrax threat to one of his former neighbors through the mail. Robert R. Nye, 38, pleaded guilty to one felony count of threatening communication through the mail, the U.S. attorney's office said. A federal grand jury indicted Nye Nov. 14...
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U.S. questions Afghan war prisoners
(International News ~ 01/24/02)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- U.S. investigators started interrogating 158 detainees of the Afghan war at this remote U.S. outpost Wednesday, and postponed the arrivals of others to concentrate on the questioning. In Washington, President Bush brushed aside an international outcry over treatment of the detainees, telling legislators that they "should be proud" of the U.S. treatment of terrorist suspects...
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Insurance scam
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
The Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio -- Seventeen people have been charged with trying to defraud investors of $105 million. At the center of the case is Liberte Capital Group, a Toledo company whose main business was trading in the life insurance policies of terminally ill people...
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Concerns prompt Abiomed to remove part from artificial heart
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
WALTHAM, Mass -- The maker of the world's first self-contained artificial heart said Wednesday it has removed a piece of the device because of fears it may cause clotting. Deposits that can cause clotting were found on a plastic cage in the artificial hearts of two patients who died. As a result, the cage has been removed, said Edward Berger, spokesman for Danvers-based Abiomed...
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Company wants to mine underneath wilderness area
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
NOXON, Mont. -- Mary Mitchell was hiking in the rugged Cabinet Mountains in 1995 when she came upon the last thing she expected to see in one of the nation's oldest protected wilderness areas. It was a small metal plate attached to a rock, indicating the location of an underground mining claim...
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Cruise, Cruz praise each other at film opening
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
PARIS -- Tom likes Penelope's kindness. Penelope likes Tom's generosity. Promoting their film "Vanilla Sky" in Paris on Tuesday, Tom Cruise and Penelope Cruz had a hard time picking just one quality they said they liked in each other. "I choose Penelope's kindness," Cruise said at a news conference at the swanky George V hotel. "Her beauty, her intelligence ..."...
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CIA's computer business
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- Technology entrepreneur Neil Senturia got an unexpected phone call one day from a man working for the CIA. When a friend asked how it happened, Senturia joked: "They're the CIA. They find anything they want." Actually, the CIA has not always had the easiest time finding what it needs from the fast-moving world of technology. Which is why it launched three years ago a nonprofit venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel...
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New Jersey's governor warns of budget troubles, job cuts
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
MONTCLAIR, N.J. -- Warning that New Jersey faces a $2.8 billion budget shortfall, Gov. James E. McGreevey said that hundreds of state employees would face layoffs. McGreevey, who took office last week, made the announcement at a town meeting at Montclair State University. He said 600 state workers would receive layoff notices on Wednesday. It wasn't immediately clear whether more notices would follow...
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Telling stories for a living
(Column ~ 01/24/02)
$$$Start Jan. 24, 2002 Dear Ken, I had quit my job at a good newspaper in Southern California and moved north, needing a breather from the hot rush to go nowhere. I rented a room in a house and drove the roads of Marin County beneath Mount Tamalpais, listening over and over to Jackson Browne's new album, "World in Motion," hoping for guidance....
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Kmart customers react to bankruptcy filing
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Larry Guydon remembers when Kmart was premiere discount retailer in town, long before Target and Wal-Mart stores began multiplying across America. But stiff competition in the increasingly cutthroat retail environment caused Kmart to lose its foothold on the sector and slip into bankruptcy...
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Wal-Mart about to become the world's largest company
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
NEW YORK -- Forty years after Sam Walton opened his first Wal-Mart in Rogers, Ark., the 4,150-store global chain is about to overtake Exxon Mobil Corp. to become the biggest company in the world. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is on track to record more than $220 billion in revenue for the 2001 fiscal year. That would make it No. 1 on Fortune magazine's annual list of the world's 500 biggest corporations...
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Jurors in mauling death trial get quizzed on dogs
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Jury selection for the trial of a San Francisco couple in the dog mauling death of a woman will focus on the relationship of people and their animals and whether a pet owner can be found guilty of murder when their dog kills. A full third of a 24-page selection questionnaire to be distributed to hundreds of prospective jurors from the Los Angeles area concerns their life experiences with dogs...
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Federal authorities double reward in anthrax investigation
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
EWING, N.J. -- After four months without an arrest, federal authorities Wednesday doubled the reward to $2.5 million for information leading to the capture of whoever sent four letters tainted with anthrax. Officials also said they will send fliers to more than 500,000 people in New Jersey and Pennsylvania asking for help...
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Venezuela marks birthday of its democracy
(International News ~ 01/24/02)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans celebrated their democracy's 44th birthday in divided fashion Wednesday with an unprecedented march against President Hugo Chavez and an impassioned defense of his revolution. Banging pots, pans and drums, more than 100,000 people marched in Caracas to protest a government they say threatens liberties gained when a military-backed popular uprising ousted Venezuela's last dictator, Marcos Perez Jimenez, on Jan. 23, 1958...
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Colombian leader to ask U.S. for military aid
(International News ~ 01/24/02)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- President Andres Pastrana says Washington should widen its involvement in Colombia's war to assure a continued flow of oil from this South American country. Colombia is the 10th-biggest supplier of oil to the United States. But attacks by leftist guerrillas have squeezed Colombia's output to 600,000 barrels per day...
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Terrorists planned attack in Indonesia
(International News ~ 01/24/02)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Five suspected members of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network arrived in Indonesia from Yemen last July with a plan to blow up the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, a high-ranking U.S. official has revealed. But Indonesian authorities balked at taking action, allowing the men to slip out of the country after they realized they had been discovered, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ...
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Shouts of joy greet food arrival in Congo
(International News ~ 01/24/02)
GOMA, Congo -- Thousands of people ran cheering into Unity Stadium on Wednesday to collect the first food aid delivered to Goma since a devastating volcanic eruption a week ago. The World Food Program, assisted by other aid agencies, distributed 22.5 tons of food -- enough to feed 70,000 people for a week -- agency spokeswoman Laura Melo said. Food was handed out at 10 places in Goma, a city on the border with Rwanda...
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Yasser Arafat continues work despite confinement
(International News ~ 01/24/02)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- From his office window, Yasser Arafat can spot the Israeli soldiers down the street, and if the wind is right, he'll catch a whiff of the tear gas they fire at the Palestinian kids throwing stones. An incessant globe-trotter in normal times, the Palestinian leader is now under a house arrest of sorts, working and sleeping at his government compound in Ramallah for nearly two months straight as Israel tries to pressure him into rounding up more militants...
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British army tears downwatchtower that spied on IRA chief
(International News ~ 01/24/02)
GLASDRUMMAN, Northern Ireland -- For 15 years, the British army has relied upon a fortified watchtower on Northern Ireland's most treacherous stretch of border to keep an eye on the reputed Irish Republican Army chief next door. But in another important move in Northern Ireland's peace process, soldiers with metal-cutting tools began Wednesday to tear down the hilltop tower -- arguably the most politically significant of the army's border outposts to be sacrificed, since it offers a bird's eye view into the home of Thomas "Slab" Murphy.. ...
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Somalis flock to see bootleg film
(International News ~ 01/24/02)
MOGADISHU, Somalia -- The images projected onto a wall were blurred and the sound wobbly, but there was no mistaking it was a bootleg version of the film "Black Hawk Down" -- especially when the young Somali men in the audience jumped up and cheered after an American helicopter was hit by Somali gunmen and crashed...
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World digest 1/24/02
(International News ~ 01/24/02)
Indian police arrest six suspects in attack CALCUTTA, India -- Indian police charged three Bangladeshis and three teachers from an Islamic school with murder Wednesday for an attack at an American cultural center that killed four police officers. Police said they were trying to determine the motive for the attack, and the Indian government said it was too soon to say if the shooting was conducted by Islamic militants sponsored by its chief rival, Pakistan -- apparently backing down from earlier claims.. ...
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Affordable colleges study makes errors with ratings
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
A study that found hundreds of colleges were difficult for low-income families to afford misclassified 111 schools, the foundation that produced the study disclosed Wednesday. Eighty-two of the mislabeled schools should have been rated as more affordable by the Lumina Foundation for Education, while 29 were actually less affordable, the foundation said...
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National digest 1/24
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
Judge orders psychiatric evaluation for ex-priest CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A former Catholic priest who was convicted of indecent assault on a 10-year-old boy was ordered Wednesday to undergo 30 days of psychiatric evaluation before his sentencing. Middlesex Superior Court Judge Sandra Hamlin said the evaluation would serve "as an aid in sentencing." It was not requested by attorneys...
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Bioterrorism plan aims at readiness and vaccinations
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- Wary of another bioterrorist attack, federal health officials are proposing a budget plan aimed at building new laboratories, improving hospital readiness and figuring out how to vaccinate the entire population of cities in the middle of a crisis...
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Gov. Holden unveils $19.2 billion budget
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden on Tuesday urged lawmakers to make tough spending cuts to balance the state budget without a general tax increase while protecting education and Missouri's most vulnerable citizens. Delivering his annual State of the State address before a joint session of the General Assembly, Holden unveiled a $19.2 billion proposed fiscal year 2003 state budget...
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Crash kills Charleston man
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
Standard Democrat EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- A Charleston, Mo., man was killed in a two-vehicle accident Tuesday on Highway 80 three miles east of East Prairie. The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as Edward L. Golightly, 53, a passenger in one vehicles...
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Lost cat returns to Kennett family
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Whitney Lowry loves animals, and in the fall of 2000, she attended a friend's birthday party where the party favor was a kitten for the guests. "We played with kittens all night and I had to have one," Whitney said. She talked her father, Jim Lowry, into letting her take one of the kittens home, and Tiger entered the family's household...
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Sikeston police nab suspects in theft of cab driver
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Jeremy Beedle, 18, and John Yeager, 22, both of Sikeston, were arrested and charged with second-degree robbery Wednesday after they allegedly stole $15 plus the fare from a cab driver. On Sunday evening, a cab driver reported that the suspects used force to take the cash then fled on foot...
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Poplar Bluff contractor pleads guilty to fraud
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
A Poplar Bluff, Mo., contractor has pleaded guilty to three felony charges of mail fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud insurance companies. Michael F. Persons faces a maximum of five years imprisonment and a fine of up to $250,000 on each count. KAJACS, Persons' corporation, also faces a maximum fine of $500,000...
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Out of the past 1/24/02
(Out of the Past ~ 01/24/02)
10 years ago: Jan. 24, 1992 High-tech world of DNA analysis has come to Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court; pending burglary and assault case from Cape Girardeau is county's first case to make use of DNA analysis; defendant is accused injuring woman with knife in connection with burglary on July 7, 1989, in 700 block of North Street...
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Bobby Eddleman
(Obituary ~ 01/24/02)
MOUNDS, Ill. - Bobby Lynn Eddleman, 66, of Mounds, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. He was born Nov. 17, 1935, at Dongola, Ill., son of Archie and Amy Lingle Eddleman. He was a member of the Church of Christ in Cairo, Ill., and was employed for 10 years in the maintenance department with Illnois Central Railroad...
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Daniel McCollum
(Obituary ~ 01/24/02)
IRMO, S.C. - Capt. Daniel Gardner McCollum, 28, formerly of Irmo, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2002, in Pakistan. He was born Dec. 6, 1973, in Tallahassee, Fla. He married Jennifer J. Harkey, formerly of Cape Girardeau, on May 26, 2001. He spent his early childhood in Beaufort, S.C., moving later to Columbia, S.C. ...
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Herbert Habeck
(Obituary ~ 01/24/02)
Herbert H. Habeck, 85, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at Beverly Health Care in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 24, 1916, in Cape Girardeau, son of Henry and Julia Ann Heuer Habeck. He had lived most of his life in Cape Girardeau and was a retired farmer...
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Vena Tackett
(Obituary ~ 01/24/02)
Vena A. Tackett, 85, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at Jackson Manor in Jackson, Mo. She was born Sept. 2, 1916, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Edwin A. and Minnie May Helderman Ireton. She married Luther O. Tackett Aug. 2, 1952, in Piggott, Ark. He preceded her in death May 4, 1983...
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Teen suspect confesses to shooting cab driver in robbery
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff teen-ager has confessed to allegedly firing the shot that struck a local cab driver during a robbery gone bad. This came after the 13-year-old was taken into custody Tuesday, according to Poplar Bluff Police Capt. Cliff Morris...
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Drug-related felonies pile up for Bluff family
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man sat in the Stoddard County Jail this week, along with his ex-wife and son, charged with seven more drug-related felonies. James Smith, 46, of Poplar Bluff has been charged with four Class B felonies of manufacturing methamphetamine, possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and two counts of the sale of a controlled substance; the Class C felony of possession of a meth; and two Class D felonies of possession of ephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine or its analogs and possession of drug paraphernalia, said the Butler County prosecuting attorney's office.. ...
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Dexter citizens speak out on police woes
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- It was probably foremost on the majority of people's minds at this week's meeting of the Dexter Board of Aldermen, but it was the last item on the session's agenda. Nearly 40 citizens packed city chambers on Tuesday, many coming to quiz the board on the issues facing the Dexter Police Department...
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Missing Pennsylvania school bus found; children safe
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
Associated Press Writer LANDOVER HILLS, Md. (AP) -- A school bus with 11 children aboard disappeared in eastern Pennsylvania on Thursday morning and was found hours later in Maryland, its occupants unhurt, authorities said. The bus had picked up the students, ages 6 through 16, at Oley Valley High School in Oley, Pa., between 7:30 and 7:45 a.m. ...
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Stocks rise on positive earnings, outlook from Fed Chairman
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Positive earnings reports and encouraging words about the economy from Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan combined to push stock prices solidly higher Thursday. Greenspan told Congress he sees signs the recession will soon end, which heartened investors who themselves have been increasingly confident since late last year. The Federal Reserve's chairman helped squelch recent fears that the market has risen too much and too fast...
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Mobile home fire in Southwest Missouri kills seven
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
BETHPAGE, Mo. (AP) -- Seven people were killed in a fire at a mobile home early Thursday in southwest Missouri. No information about the victims was immediately available. Fire was reported about 5:30 a.m. at a mobile home in rural eastern McDonald County, a sheriff's dispatcher confirmed...
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Godwin gets recognition as example for children
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Growing up in Jackson, Linda Godwin dreamed of being an astronaut at a time when NASA didn't allow women into the space program. But after being twice rejected by the space agency, Godwin was eventually able to live her dream, recently making her fourth trip into space...
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10-percent cut planned for SEMO funding
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
REQUEST GETS LESS By Marc Powers ~ Southeast Missourian JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Southeast Missouri State University would get nearly $10 million less than requested under the state budget Gov. Bob Holden proposed on Wednesday...
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Holden gives State of State speech
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
Governor Holden's State of the State House Chambers January 30, 2001 Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Mr. President Pro Tem, Distinguished State Officials, Mr. Chief Justice, Members of the State Supreme Court, Members of the 91st General Assembly, and Citizens of the State of Missouri: One of our greatest blessings is sharing the important moments in our life with those we love most...
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Early to school makes Missouri kids brighter
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
Caleb Sykes and Zach Watkins spent 30 minutes Wednesday sanding blocks of wood and gluing them together in their preschool class at the Early Education Center in Oak Ridge, Mo. "I don't need my gloves to sand," Caleb said. "If I get a splinter, I'll just take it out."...
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Emerson's mobile office sets visits for Friday
(State News ~ 01/24/02)
Southeast Missourian U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's mobile office will make stops Friday in the Southeast Missouri cities of Advance, Oran and Chaffee. The mobile office will be at the Advance City Hall from 12:30-1:30 p.m., the Oran City Hall from 2-3 p.m. and the Chaffee City Hall from 3:30-4:30 p.m...
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Hazel Foster
(Obituary ~ 01/24/02)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. - Hazel Foster, 92, of Olive Branch, Ill., died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 25, 1909, at Olive Branch, daughter of David Oscar and Rosa Hannah Kelly Lipe. She married Gene Foster Dec. 1, 1928. He preceded her in death Jan. 8, 1969...
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Frances Noel
(Obituary ~ 01/24/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Frances Noel, 92, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 11, 1909, the daughter of the Frederick H. and Bertie M. Thomas Siebert. She married Arthur L. Noel on March 12, 1932. He died Nov. 25, 1988...
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Cape fire report 1/24/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/24/02)
Cape Girardeau Jan. 24, 2002 Firefighters responded to the following calls on Tuesday:At 4:20 p.m., a vehicle fire at 1713 Lakeshore. At 5:11 p.m., emergency medical service in Greek housing at Southeast Missouri State University. At 6:26 p.m., emergency medical service at 3120 Independence...
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Cape police report 1/24/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/24/02)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Jan. 24 DWIKenneth Newton, 54, of 623 Red Bud Circle, was arrested Wednesday for driving while intoxicated. Joe Earl Barker Jr., 30, of Millersville, Mo., was arrested Wednesday for driving while intoxicated. TheftsA cell phone was reported stolen Wednesday from Dearmont Road...
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Correction 1/24/02
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
The East County Fire District responded to a house fire on Monday at Cape Rock Village. The name of the department was incorrect in Wednesday's edition. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Ex-Green Beret - Special operations rely on basics
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
The special-operative soldiers who are fighting the war on terrorism are equipped with more sophisticated weapons, intelligence and training than when Ian Sutherland served. But the fact they know what to do without them is as important as ever, Sutherland said Wednesday when he addressed the Lions Club during its meeting at the Holiday Inn...
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Military digest 1/24/02
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
Cape welcomes new Army recruiter Sergeant First Class Raymond Bugg Jr. has been assigned as Army recruiter at the U.S. Army Recruiting Station, 1397 Broadway in Cape Girardeau. Bugg also will be responsible for recruiting for Perryville and St. Vincent's High Schools in Missouri and Dongola and Shawnee High schools in Southern Illinois...
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Marquette Hotel picture sparks memories of visits
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
After reading a recent Missourian feature about Cape Girardeau new Bingo World, 18-year-old Dave e-mailed the Missourian, noting: "Bingo sounds like a lot of fun, but I don't know if I'm of age to play." Pick your dauber, Dave. Ronald J. Pleaus said 16-year-olds can play bingo for prizes...
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Doctors, lawyers to square off in annual charity showdown
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
Forget the hospital. Forget the courtroom. Teams of doctors and lawyers will trade their native environments for the hardwood Feb. 22 for the annual Doctor/Lawyer Basketball Showdown at Notre Dame High School gym. The annual hoops showdown is a fund-raiser for the Community Counseling Center, which provides mental health services to children, adults and families in Cape Girardeau, Perry, Ste. Genevieve, Bollinger and Madison counties...
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Quarterly garage sale could attract 800 shoppers
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will hold a community-wide garage sale Saturday at the Osage Center. As many as 500 to 800 persons are expected to attend the 8 a.m. to noon sale. The sale is one of four sponsored annually by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department. The sales are so popular that all 70 exhibitor spaces are already sold out for the winter sale on Saturday and the spring sale May 11...
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Community digest 1/24/02
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
Where is this? Look up as you go in, and you'll discover one of Cape Girardeau's most intriguing works of art. If you know where this is, drop us a line or e-mail rowen@semissourian. If you have an interesting story about this week's photo, share it with us. Photos of historic interest also are welcome. A number of people correctly identified the Marquette Hotel lobby, last week's photo.Woman finally masters the roundabouts...
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Cape Girardeau man gets 12 years in prison
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/24/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau man shouted profanities in a Bollinger County courtroom Wednesday after being sentenced to 12 years in prison for assault and brandishing a knife. Complaining loudly, 53-year-old George Pongrass was led from the courtroom with his legs shackled and hands cuffed...
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Thank you, candidates, for being on ballot
(Editorial ~ 01/24/02)
Dozens of area residents have made it official: They are candidates for some public office to be decided, for the most part, at the April 2 local elections mainly for city offices, school boards and special road, ambulance and fire districts. (In Cape Girardeau, there will be a primary election Feb. 5 for mayoral candidates.)...
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Glenn Hunt
(Obituary ~ 01/24/02)
Glenn A. Hunt, 91, a former Dexter, Mo., resident, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at the Woodland Manor Nursing Center in Arnold Mo. He was born Jan. 29, 1910, at Dudley, Mo., the son of James Milton Hunt and Minerva Powell Hunt. He married Veona V. Kilmer on Dec. 20, 1933, at Dudley. She preceded him in death on Dec. 5, 1980. He then married Ruby Miller on Feb. 18, 1983, at Dexter Mo., She preceded him in death on Dec. 4, 1996...
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Charles L. Wright
(Obituary ~ 01/24/02)
Charles L. Wright, 83, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2002, at his residence. He was born Sept. 21, 1918, in Stoddard County, Missouri, son of Cleveland and Rhoda Jane Harper Wright. He married Virginia Clark Jan. 18, 1941, in Piggott, Ark...
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Speak Out A 01/24/02
(Speak Out ~ 01/24/02)
Breaking up the parties THE ENRON scandal does not transcend political parties. It permeates the two major ones through and through and will provide the basis for the transformation from a predominately two-party to a multi-party system. Measuring legislators...
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Otahks endure IUPU, turn focus toward AP
(College Sports ~ 01/24/02)
The Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball team may have been looking ahead a bit to Saturday's pivotal Ohio Valley Conference matchup with Austin Peay. But the Otahkians played well enough to hand Indiana-Purdue-Fort Wayne an 86-67 defeat Wednesday at the Show Me Center...
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Tech brings an arsenal of weapons to Southeast
(College Sports ~ 01/24/02)
Tennessee Tech likely would have contended for the Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball championship even if Damien Kinloch hadn't joined the program. But the addition of Kinloch, a transfer from South Carolina, has elevated the Eagles to the OVC's top team, hands-down...
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Filings for the April 2 election
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
Following is the amended list of candidates and issues on the April 2 ballot in Cape Girardeau County. The list covers those candidates and issues not listed or only partially listed in the Southeast Missourian's Jan. 16 edition. Incumbents are noted by (i)...
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Cape council appoints new board members
(Local News ~ 01/24/02)
The Cape Girardeau city council approved a handful of appointments to various boards and commissions Tuesday night at the city council meeting. John Eaton was appointed to the planning and zoning commission. James Banken and Walter Wildman were appointed to the golf course board...
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Health calendar 1/24/02
(Community ~ 01/24/02)
Today Blood drive for the American Red Cross from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Donors need to bring a driver's license or some form of identification. Call 339-1822 for details. Heart smart screenings from 8-10 a.m. at Generations Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. There is a charge for some tests; make an appointment by calling 651-5825...
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Tinted-window bill needs emergency action
(Editorial ~ 01/24/02)
Few vehicles on the road today don't provide some sort of protection from the sun. For most auto windows, that means tinted glass. An effort last year by the Missouri Legislature to allow more tinting was poorly written and, in fact, has turned thousands of existing tinted windows into inspection violations...
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Accused American Taliban fighter returns to U.S to face charges
(National News ~ 01/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- John Walker Lindh, the young Muslim convert accused of joining al-Qaida soldiers in Afghanistan, returned to the United States Wednesday under FBI custody to face criminal charges that he conspired to kill fellow Americans. Lindh flew back aboard a military cargo plane amid extraordinary secrecy and security, two years after he left the United States for Yemen to study Arabic and Islam. ...
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