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Ashes lead to house fire
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/20/02)
Cape Girardeau firefighters rescued a man and a cat from a house fire Tuesday at 1115 Hilldale Circle. Apparently the young man, who was visiting from Arkansas, cleaned out the fireplace the day before and left the box of ashes near the interior wall of the garage, said battalion chief Steve Niswonger...
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Stars, Devils swing biggest deadline deal
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/02)
Two years after Jason Arnott took the Stanley Cup out of Dallas, the Stars hope he'll help them bring it back. Arnott, who scored the Cup-clinching goal for New Jersey in Game 6 of the 2000 finals against Dallas, was traded to the Stars on Tuesday along with Randy McKay and a first-round pick for forwards Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner...
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It's been anything but smooth for Duval
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/02)
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Among the new gadgets at The Players Championship is a video monitor that allows fans to select some of the best shots on the PGA Tour. David Duval walked by one Tuesday and was told the menu didn't include any from him. "I haven't hit any good shots lately," he shot back with a smile...
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Teen dead after puck flies off ice, into stands
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/02)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Seconds after being hit by a puck as she watched an NHL game, 13-year-old Brittanie Cecil held a jacket to her head to staunch the bleeding and walked to an exit. Two days later she was dead, the first such fan fatality and one of the few at an American sports event, other than auto racing, directly related to action on the field...
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Primary ends campaigns for governor, Congress
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
CHICAGO -- Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan easily won the Republican nomination Tuesday to succeed scandal-tainted Gov. George Ryan while former Clinton aide Rahm Emanuel secured the Democratic nod for a Chicago congressional seat. The Democratic primary for governor was too close to call. Former Chicago schools chief Paul Vallas was holding a narrow lead over two opponents...
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Panel votes for new prison, against raises
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The opening of a new prison won out over a small pay raise for state employees in a close vote Tuesday by the House Budget Committee. Faced with a tight budget and attempting to cut costs wherever possible, committee members considered a proposal to ax $29.9 million for the scheduled opening of the Bonne Terre prison and instead use the money for state employee pay raises...
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Autopsy held for assistant prosecutor in Illinois
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
MARION, Ill. -- Investigators were trying to determine Tuesday the cause of death of an Alexander County assistant state's attorney, who was found dead in his apartment. Steve Jett, 39, was found dead Monday in his bed in Cambria, a small town in the far southern tip of the state, authorities said...
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Senate endorses liquor liability bill
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Legislation partially protecting bars and restaurants against lawsuits over accidents caused by drunken patrons has received first-round Senate approval. Under the measure, an injured party would have to prove by clear and convincing evidence that a bar or restaurant "knowingly" served alcohol to a customer who was over 21 and who showed signs of being drunk. ...
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Druggist gave out stolen drugs for decade
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Pharmacist Robert R. Courtney distributed 'gray market' medicine for 10 years before he was caught watering down chemotherapy drugs, say court papers filed in a civil case. And federal authorities believe Courtney was supplied with stolen drugs by a retired drug company salesman...
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Illinois mine wants tax cut
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
HARRISBURG, Ill. -- Illinois' largest underground coal mine asked Saline County tax officials Tuesday to take about $9 million off its property-tax assessment, a move that would cut its yearly tax bill by more than 99 percent. The American Coal Co. and the Galatia School District in Southern Illinois took their yearlong fight to the Saline County Board of Review, which decides tax complaints...
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Bure scores big in debut as a Ranger
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/02)
NEW YORK -- An overjoyed Pavel Bure had just one concern when he joined the New York Rangers on Tuesday: Would his choice of a No. 9 jersey offend anyone? Bure, traded to New York from the Florida Panthers on Monday, joined his new teammates at the morning skate and scored a goal Tuesday night in a 3-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks...
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Blues keep low profile on trade day
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/02)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Blues, in danger of not making the playoffs, were spectators at the NHL trade deadline. The Blues were in seventh place in the Western Conference entering Tuesday night's game against the Predators, and they've been without injured center Doug Weight since Feb. 26 with no return imminent. So aside from picking up 37-year-old center Ray Ferraro in hopes of revving up a lackluster offense and power play on Monday, the Blues stood pat...
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Welfare reform proves to be worthy effort
(Editorial ~ 03/20/02)
Welfare reform was the wild frontier of American politics five years ago. At that time, everybody agreed something had to be done to end the culture of learned helplessness that infected a segment of our nation's population. And while most welfare beneficiaries even then were on and off government assistance as the low-wage jobs came and went, some bore children who, it seemed, always would depend on taxpayers for their livelihoods, as would their children's children...
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Cape fire report 03/20/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/20/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, March 20 Firefighters responded to the following call Monday: At 11:57 p.m., emergency medical service at 1404 Lexington. Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:At 7:38 a.m., alarm sounding at 134 West Park Mall...
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Cape police report 03/20/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/20/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, March 20 ArrestsPeppie Lee Kassell, 43, of 341 N. Main was arrested Monday on a Scott County warrant for obstruction. Lawanda Denise Wilson, 37, of 418 Themis was arrested Monday for stealing. Phillip Edwin Thomas, 32, of 325 Elm was arrested Monday on four outstanding warrants for failure to appear...
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2002 Jackson Board of Education Candidates
(Local News ~ 03/20/02)
Mack W. Illers Newcomer Age: 52 Residence: Jackson Spouse: Doris Children: Susan Graft, 35, Ashley Illers, 16 Employer: Self-employed in construction business Memberships: St. Paul Luteran Church, U. S. Air Force veteran and Jackson Chamber of COmmerce...
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Team to meet with Albertsons employees today
(Business ~ 03/20/02)
David Alcorn is a 19-year-veteran of Albertsons, the country's second largest grocery store chain. He moved here from Memphis, Tenn., a about a year ago to manage the Cape Girardeau store. Now, with a little less than 48 hours until the store closes, Alcorn said Tuesday he's not sure what his future holds. He doesn't know whether he will transfer to another Albertsons or stay in the area...
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Interest rates left at low level, but Fed hints increase ahead
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
WASHINGTON -- Americans can enjoy some of the lowest interest rates in four decades a bit longer. The Federal Reserve passed up a chance Tuesday to raise rates on loans but put the country on notice to expect increases sooner rather than later. In their most optimistic comments on economic revival, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues said recent data indicated the economy was "expanding at a significant pace."...
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Female firefighter draws double duty as flight paramedic
(Local News ~ 03/20/02)
You'd think a girl would want to take a break on her day off. Instead, Vicki Moldenhauer is flying through the air, making life decisions as a paramedic on the St. Francis Air Evac Lifeteam. And it's not like her day job is boring. Moldenhauer is a paramedic-firefighter with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department...
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FBI supervisors blamed for mixup
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department harshly criticized the FBI's failure to turn over thousands of pages of documents to Timothy McVeigh's lawyers until days before his scheduled execution, but found no evidence that FBI agents meant to hide information...
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Memphis emerges as fight site favorite, but DC still in running
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/02)
Memphis emerged as a favorite Tuesday to land the Mike Tyson-Lennox Lewis heavyweight title fight, following a two-day visit by promoters that left the city's mayor excited about the possible June 8 bout. Tyson manager Shelly Finkel said meetings with arena officials, local politicians and casino executives convinced him the fight could be held in Tennessee...
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4 Missourians get national teaching awards
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Four Missouri teachers were named Tuesday as winners of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Missouri winners announced by the White House are: Susan Bizorik, a math teacher at James Elementary School in Kansas City; Christy Moore, a science teacher at Rohan Woods School in St. ...
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Mental health bill advances
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Insurance companies would have to provide the same coverage for mental health -- but not drug addiction -- as they do for physical conditions under a bill given tentative House approval. Current law lets insurance companies charge extra for mental health coverage in the policies they write in Missouri. ...
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House panel rejects cuts in drug program
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A House committee rejected an attempt Tuesday to slice funding by about 70 percent for a new prescription drug program expected to benefit about 55,000 older Missourians. The Missouri Senior Rx Program was passed last September, and the state already has hired employees and a private contractor to administer it. Enrollment starts April 1, and coverage is to begin July 1...
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Empire State Building going on sale for $57.5 million
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
NEW YORK -- An investor group that holds the lease on the Empire State Building has agreed to purchase the building from real estate magnate Donald Trump and his partner for $57.5 million, according to newspaper reports. Peter Malkin, whose group, Empire State Building Associates, will buy the 102-story landmark, the newspapers reported, citing unidentified sources close to the transaction...
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Businessman among those allegedly conned by woman
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
PHILADELPHIA -- Heiress, socialite, physician, arts benefactor -- Tereza Solomon Demoody seemingly had it all. She lived in the penthouse suite of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, cruised around town in a limousine and claimed Revolutionary War hero Haym Salomon as an ancestor...
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H-P chief claims win in Compaq merger vote
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Hewlett-Packard chief Carly Fiorina claimed victory Tuesday in the nasty proxy fight over the $20 billion purchase of Compaq Computer Corp. Dissident board member Walter Hewlett insisted the vote remained too close to call. Fiorina's claim followed a tense, two-hour shareholder meeting in which Fiorina was booed and Hewlett received a standing ovation as they made last-minute appeals over the fate of what would be the computer industry's biggest merger...
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Bodies found in car trunk
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A man pulled over in Utah with two bodies in his trunk reportedly had a journal in the car with an entry reading "Torch car? ... Bury in remote area." Patrick Daniel, 31, of Ann Arbor was arraigned Tuesday on two counts of murder in Sevier County, Utah...
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Boomers fuel NASCAR popularity
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
Stock car racing has developed from a Southern sport to national pastime, from dusty racetracks to luxury box-studded speedways. Now in its 53rd season, NASCAR -- short for the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing -- owes much of that success to the fans who grew up right along with it: baby boomers...
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University lacrosse team plans to make an impact
(College Sports ~ 03/20/02)
Members of the new men's lacrosse team at Southeast Missouri State University say they're eager to introduce an unfamiliar sport to the region. For more on this story, see Wednesday's Southeast Missourian.
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Law leads to better reporting of assets seized
(Local News ~ 03/20/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More stringent reporting requirements on how local law enforcement agencies handle cases involving the seizure of cash or property appear to be having the desired effect, with 90 percent of county prosecutors complying with the new law...
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Candidates say keeping pace with technology is key
(Local News ~ 03/20/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Communicating with the public and keeping pace with changing technologies are the keys for success in the coming years, according to Jackson school board candidates. The six candidates agreed on several issues ranging from technology to funding to long-range planning at Tuesday's 14th annual Meet the Candidates Forum sponsored by the American Business Women's Association...
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Cairo voters reject $4.1 million bond issue for new school
(Local News ~ 03/20/02)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Deciding an issue that pitted Cairo's mayor against the school superintendent, Cairo voters have overwhelmingly defeated a $4.1 million bond issue that would have enabled the school district to replace three deteriorating buildings with a new school...
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Ham offers tasty choice for Easter meal
(Community ~ 03/20/02)
BATON ROUGE, La. Any way you slice it, cured ham with its smoky, sweet flavor is a favorite Easter menu meat choice. Now is the time to start shopping for a ham and thinking about how you want to season and garnish it. Banish any idea that ham is a complicated meat to cook. It's easy...
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Dictator's hometown steeped in nostalgia
(International News ~ 03/20/02)
ARTENA, Italy -- To the uninitiated, Il Federale restaurant might seem the set for an Italian version of "The Producers." Imperial eagles flank an imposing stone fireplace. Portraits of the dictator "Il Duce" adorn the walls. Old Fascist tunes waft over the tables as waiters bustle by...
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Rising floodwaters force residents to evacuate
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
HARLAN, Ky. -- The National Guard was called in to help evacuate residents affected by a storm that damaged or destroyed at least 250 homes in the worst flooding to hit eastern Kentucky in 25 years. More rain was forecast Tuesday and the rest of the week for Tennessee and Kentucky, a day after floods and mudslides forced some residents to flee by boat as water lapped at the rooftops. Flooding also sent a trailer plunging over an embankment with a family inside...
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Green Berets lend assistance to Filipino patrol
(International News ~ 03/20/02)
UPPER MANGGAS, Philippines -- Muslim extremists unleashed a volley of grenades and small arms fire on a Filipino army patrol Tuesday, wounding two soldiers, and prompting Green Berets to try to retrieve the injured men -- only the second time Americans have ventured into the combat zone...
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Opium farmers work fields despite ban
(International News ~ 03/20/02)
SHAH AGHA DORAHI, Afghanistan -- By the middle of March, the Afghan governor had vowed, tractors would fan out across the countryside, tearing up fields of opium poppy. But on this sunny mid-March Tuesday, 10 miles from the governor's office and mere weeks from harvest, Abdul Wadood calmly tended his opium crop. "I haven't heard anything," the farmer said...
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Investigation not getting help from suspect's family
(International News ~ 03/20/02)
PARIS -- Zacarias Moussaoui's family refused to cooperate with a U.S. justice official on Tuesday as the government sought to build a death penalty case against the only person charged in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Attorney General John Ashcroft has not given final approval to prosecutors to push for the death penalty, but the Justice Department has until March 29 to make a decision, according to two officials who spoke on condition of anonymity...
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General says U.S. forces have withdrawn from battle zone
(International News ~ 03/20/02)
BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- All U.S. and Canadian forces have withdrawn from the eastern Shah-e-Kot Valley, where the biggest U.S.-led ground offensive of the war in Afghanistan took place earlier this month, a U.S. general said Tuesday. Maj. Gen. Frank L. Hagenbeck, the commander of all coalition troops in Afghanistan, said that while Operation Anaconda was over, al-Qaida and Taliban would be actively pursued throughout Afghanistan...
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Cheney says he may return for another peace mission
(International News ~ 03/20/02)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Vice President Dick Cheney, trying to revive Middle East peace talks, said Tuesday he would return to the region as early as next week to meet with Yasser Arafat if an Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire was reached. President Bush, briefed at the White House by Secretary of State Colin Powell on Cheney's mission and a parallel mediation attempt by Anthony Zinni, said, "We're making progress there."...
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Arafat offered trip to Arab summit in exchange for truce
(International News ~ 03/20/02)
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Tuesday that Yasser Arafat will be free to travel to an Arab summit next week if the Palestinian leader agrees to a cease-fire, but hinted Arafat may not be allowed back if the violence persists while he is gone...
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United States and Europe debate grants vs. loans
(International News ~ 03/20/02)
MONTERREY, Mexico -- After years of watching economies crash and burn, world leaders are rethinking their lending policies to the developing world. The debate at the U.N. Conference on Financing for Development has divided the Western world. The United States wants to replace loans with direct handouts. European countries and lending institutions worry the grant system would dry up the existing pool of funds that currently is replenished as countries repay loans...
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Manure threatens Belgium's most famous beer
(International News ~ 03/20/02)
ROCHEFORT, Belgium -- Water. Of all the complex mixtures of yeast, malt, sugar and hops that produce great beers, water tops the list of ingredients on the labels of the renowned Trappistes Rochefort. "Water is just like all the other ingredients -- only more important," Dom Jacques Emmanuel of the Notre Dame de Saint Remy abbey says...
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University lacrosse team plans to make an impact
(College Sports ~ 03/20/02)
Members of the new men's lacrosse team at Southeast Missouri State University say they're eager to introduce an unfamiliar sport to the region.
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Priest relieved of duties because of abuse claim
(Local News ~ 03/20/02)
Vicki Moldenhauer, full-time Cape Girardeau firefighter and part-time flight paramedic for Air Evac Lifeteam, posed Sunday at the St. Francis Medical Center hangar.By Laura Johnston ~ Southeast Missourian A priest assigned to several Southeast Missouri parishes for 30 years was removed from his job this month because of sexual abuse allegations made nearly two decades ago...
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Variety of fillings used in tamales
(Column ~ 03/20/02)
Tamales: What an interesting food. In Mexico they can be filled with a sweet filling and used as a dessert or as a snack, but most commonly are filled with meat -- mainly pork -- and wrapped in corn husks or when necessary, lightweight aluminum foil...
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3 charged in death of business owner
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
WAPPAPELLO, Mo. -- Three area residents were charged Monday in the shooting death of the owner of Bud's Country Store at Wappapello. Gary Lee "Bud" Ayers, 52, of Wappapello was found dead inside his store on Highway T at about 7 p.m. Feb. 22 by a Butler County sheriff's deputy who responded to an alarm sounding at the store...
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Dexter police, drug unit renew pact
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A SEMO Drug Task Force officer told the Dexter Board of Aldermen this week the relationship between the Dexter Police Department and the task force had been strained in recent months, but the agencies' cooperative agreement had been renewed...
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Out of the past 3/20/02
(Out of the Past ~ 03/20/02)
10 years ago: March 20, 1992 For first time since making Cape Girardeau port of call in 1984, neither Delta Queen nor Mississippi Queen are scheduling to make any regular stops at Cape Girardeau this summer; spokesman for Delta Queen Steamboat Co., however, emphasizes that is because of continuing changes in two steamers' itineraries, and that boats will return to Cape Girardeau in future...
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Births 3/20/02
(Births ~ 03/20/02)
Harold Son to Mark and Florence Harold of Cape Girardeau, St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo., 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2002. Name, Sean Patrick. Weight, 7 pounds 9 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Harold is the former Florence Marshall, daughter of John and Barbara Marshall of Cape Girardeau. She is a pastoral associate at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. Harold is the son of Frank and Mary Harold of Cape Girardeau. He is a self-employed contractor...
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Lee Fuist
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
Lee M. Fuist of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 16, 2002, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born in St. Louis, daughter of Silvestro and Rosalia Pona Vaccaro. She married Edward Fuist, who died April 24, 1974. Fuist was a bookkeeper and auditor for a certified public accountant and a volunteer at Southeast Missouri Hospital Gift Shop. ...
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Albert Barrow
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Albert Hugh Barrow, 69, of Jackson died Monday, March 4, 2002. He was born Nov. 27, 1932, in Patton County, Ga., son of Coy H. and Marie Albert Barrow. He and Hazel Pauline Gold were married April 11, 1951, in Miami, Fla. Barrow operated heavy equipment in construction many years...
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Floyd Martin
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
Graveside service for Floyd Martin of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fairmount Cemetery. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Martin, 87, died Monday, March 18, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. He was born April 21, 1914, at Canalou, Mo., son of Fred O. and Bertha Cowen Martin. He married Etta M. Jackson, who died April 9, 1973...
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Ed Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
Ed H. Seabaugh, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 17, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Tenant alerts firemen to blaze
(State News ~ 03/20/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A tenant who smelled smoke called 911 and alerted Poplar Bluff firefighters to a fire at a four-unit apartment building Tuesday, said Gary Pride, Poplar Bluff fire investigator. Police officers were on the scene in seconds and awakened people in one of the units, Pride said...
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Inside Cuba - Island of beauty, poverty
(Column ~ 03/20/02)
Wendy and I spent seven days in Cuba from Feb. 28 to March 7. Our trip, with a group of editors and publishers from the Inland Press Association, started in Miami, where we flew to Havana. We also visited Santiago and Guantanamo while in Cuba, where we traveled by plane, cab and bicycle cart...
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Senate votes to move to passage of campaign finance bill
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Passage of far-reaching campaign finance legislation was assured Wednesday as opponents exhausted their last legislative means to stop it. The Senate voted 68-32 to end debate on the measure that has been a decade in the making and would bring about fundamental changes in the way political campaigns are financed. Supporters needed 60 votes to move the bill to a final vote and beat back what would have been a crippling setback...
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Coroner - Girl died from rare injury after being hit by puck
(Professional Sports ~ 03/20/02)
AP Sports WriterCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The 13-year-old girl hit by a puck at an NHL game died from a rare injury to an artery that was damaged when her head snapped back, a coroner said Wednesday. Brittanie Cecil died Monday, two days after she was struck in the forehead by the puck at a game between the Columbus Blue Jackets and Calgary Flames...
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Report - Insufficient evidence to charge Clintons in Whitewater
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Independent Counsel Robert Ray concludes in his final Whitewater report that the Clintons' land venture benefited from criminal transactions but there was insufficient evidence to prove the former president or his wife were guilty of wrongdoing...
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Stocks fall on tech downgrades, possible interest rate increase
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- A weaker outlook for Intel and the possibility of higher interest rates prompted investors to collect profits Wednesday, pushing stocks sharply lower across market sectors. Wall Street's losses widened throughout the session with the Dow industrials falling more than 135 points and the Nasdaq composite index falling to its lowest close in three weeks...
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Congress approves sweeping campaign finance overhaul
(National News ~ 03/20/02)
AP Special CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress approved the most sweeping changes to the nation's campaign finance system since the Watergate scandals on Wednesday, ending years of gridlock and clearing the bill for President Bush's signature. Critics promised a swift court challenge...
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Guide to discovering how much you bore your friends
(Column ~ 03/20/02)
It was 3 a.m. Sunday during my vacation, and a cool breeze swept across the porch as I regaled my Pensacola friends with the story I like to call "How Various Mixed Drinks at Mardi Gras 1998 Almost Landed Heidi on 'Girls Gone Wild' Before Fate Intervened."...
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Rain no trouble in dirt track's first practice day
(Sports Column ~ 03/20/02)
Not even rain could turn away about 70 drivers who came from as far away as Springfield, Mo., for a day of practice at SEMO Motor Speedway. The first practice day of the season Saturday was a tune-up for the official season opener. The one-fifth mile dirt oval track -- four miles north of Sikeston, Mo., just off Interstate 55 -- will host karts, micro sprints, bandoleros, legens and challenger series cars Saturday...
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Lucky the dog gets into accidents
(Column ~ 03/20/02)
jkoch By John Koch, DVM Question: I know this is going to sound unbelievable, but my dog seems to have a love affair with pain. When he was a puppy, he got his tail caught under the garage door and had to have it amputated. At eight months of age, he got a little too vocal for the mailman and wound up getting sprayed in the face with Mace. ...
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Cruise self-control
(Column ~ 03/20/02)
"You come on as a passenger but you leave as cargo!" So goes a quip uttered at one time or another by every cruise director who has ever sailed. After having taken more than a dozen cruises over the years I can attest that the remark exaggerates things -- but not by much...
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Garnett Sanders
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
Garnett R. Sanders, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 18, 2002, at Berea Hospital in Berea, Ky. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Mabel White
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Mabel L. White, 67, of Marble Hill died Monday, March 18, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 14, 1934, at Marble Hill, daughter of Henry and Beulah Jacobs Fox. She married Firman "Duck" White, who preceded her in death...
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Gail Pickett
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Funeral for Emily Gail Pickett of Jefferson City, Mo., will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The Rev. Larry Lawman will officiate. Burial will be in Lightner Memorial Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 5 to 8 p.m. today...
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Unfair justice - Worse crimes get easier sentences
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/20/02)
To the editor: My son, Jeremy Hammack, lives in Cape Girardeau. He is being charged with writing stolen checks, which he tells me he didn't do. He's also looking at seven years in prison for this charge. I'm not saying he's innocent, and I'm not saying he's guilty since I don't live near him. ...
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Sports digest 3/20/02
(Other Sports ~ 03/20/02)
AREA NOTRE DAME SWIMMERS FINISH SECOND TO OAKVILLE ST. LOUIS -- Notre Dame's girls swim team finished second to Oakville in a three-team meet Tuesday. Lindsay Kuper (200 freestyle) won her event, and the team finished second in eight events...
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UCLA hopes it won't need miracle against Missouri
(College Sports ~ 03/20/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Seven years after Tyus Edney's length-of-the-court drive and layup beat the buzzer and Missouri, UCLA hopes it won't take another miracle shot to get past the Tigers. The Bruins won that second-round game 75-74, and eventually earned their 11th national championship and only one since John Wooden retired in 1975...
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Huggins, West Va. may discuss job
(College Sports ~ 03/20/02)
CINCINNATI -- West Virginia received permission to talk with Cincinnati coach Bob Huggins about its vacant basketball coaching job. "We know that West Virginia has a great interest in Bob Huggins," Cincinnati athletic director Bob Goin said Tuesday. "What has yet to be determined is how high Bob Huggins' interest is in the West Virginia position."...
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Mazzante stresses team, but racks up records
(College Sports ~ 03/20/02)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Kelly Mazzante's teammates have gotten used to her quick shooting. So when she pulled up for a 25-foot 3-pointer in Penn State's second-round NCAA game against Florida International, it was just another shot -- and when it went in, it was just another record...
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Snyder, players don't think about No. 12 seed
(College Sports ~ 03/20/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Being the lowest seed still standing in the NCAA tournament doesn't mean much to Missouri. No. 12 in the West Regional is like being No. 2 in the nation in December for the Tigers, who play No. 8 UCLA (21-11) Thursday with a spot in the final eight on the line. Coach Quin Snyder knew Missouri (23-11) didn't deserve the high ranking early in the season, frequently mentioning the youth of his team...
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New lacrosse team plans to make an impact
(College Sports ~ 03/20/02)
Baseball is a proven hit across the area. The same goes for football and basketball. A group of Southeast Missouri State University students is determined to add lacrosse to the list. "It's a great sport," said Andrew Mudd, a member of the Southeast lacrosse team, a non-varsity, club squad that plays other colleges. "We're trying to get it off the ground and see how far it can go."...
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Scott City hires Ark. coach, fills its football vacancy
(High School Sports ~ 03/20/02)
Scott City has hired Piggott (Ark.)High School football coach Jason Burkman to lead its program after an uncharacteristic 3-7 season. Burkman, the head coach at Piggott the past four years, was approved by the Scott City school board and said he will submit a signed contract Thursday when he visits the school to meet with players and faculty...
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Study questions theory on bypass, mental decline link
(Community ~ 03/20/02)
CHICAGO -- The loss of mental sharpness suffered by many heart-bypass patients several months after surgery may not be caused by the heart-lung machine used in the operating room after all, a study suggests. The research found that mental decline also occurred in bypass patients who had been put on a newer device that does not require stopping the heart...
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Advertising may lower drug costs due to quantity
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/20/02)
To the editor: The price of drugs seems outrageous to those of us in our twilight years. Gilbert Degenhardt should be applauded for his suggestions for lowering prices in his March 11 letter. The letter showed concern for a serious problem while offering a solution by advocating that advertising of drugs be prohibited...
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Programs guide those in need to independence
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/20/02)
To the editor: Scott Moyers and Sam Blackwell deserve commendation for their informative and thoughtful stories on welfare issues and recipients published March 10 and 11. They succeeded in putting human faces on programs serving the poor that often are surrounded by false rumors and suspicions...
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Janice Chuck
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
Janice Chuck, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 18, 2002, at her home. She was born Dec. 24, 1939, in Dongola, Ill., daughter of Everett and Mary Casper Earnhart. She and Joseph G. Chuck were married Aug. 7, 1976. Chuck had worked at Florsheim Shoe Co. in Anna, Ill. She was a member of Grace United Methodist Church...
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Opal Maack
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Opal Lee Maack, 89, of Sikeston died Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Aug. 16, 1912, at Parma, Mo., daughter of William L. and Nannie Jane Barker Smith. She and Thomas Maack were married Aug. 15, 1930, at Bloomfield, Mo. He died Dec. 1, 1980...
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Lee Sharp
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Lee Sharp, 84, of Olive Branch died Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at his home. Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Edward Claussen
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Edward G. Claussen, 82, of Anna died Monday, March 18, 2002, at Illinois Veterans Home. He was born Dec. 6, 1919, in Newton, Ill., son of Edmund and Mabel Timmerman Claussen. He and Anna Belle Brown were married June 21, 1941, in Evanston, Ill...
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Margaret Wilson
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
Margaret C. Wilson, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, March 18, 2002, at her home. She was born April 12, 1929, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of James Edward and Prudence Olive McClard Cotner. She and Charles T. Wilson were married May 18, 1947, in Cape Girardeau...
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Cleveland Salley
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Cleveland Salley, 86, of rural Ullin died Tuesday, March 19, 2002, at his home. Massie Funeral Home in Cairo, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Wanda Salvatore
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
HOLLISTER, Mo. -- Wanda L. Salvatore, 50, of Hollister died Sunday, March 17, 2002, at St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield, Mo. She was born March 31, 1951, at Kennett, Mo., daughter of Troy and Pearilee Russell. She and William Salvatore were married Sept. 11, 1978, in Cape Girardeau...
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Ben Hennemann
(Obituary ~ 03/20/02)
BENTON, Mo. -- Ben Hennemann, 88, of Benton died Monday, March 18, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 14, 1913, at Schalls, Mo., son of Theodore and Mary Balsman Hennemann. He and Luvina Winkler were married Nov. 24, 1936. She died May 14, 2000...
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Speak Out A 03/20/02
(Speak Out ~ 03/20/02)
Buses hog the road DOES ANYONE else get a headache when school lets out in Jackson, Mo.? School buses do not have all of the rights on the road, but they seem to park right in the middle of it without their stop signs out. Other traffic has to get through. The problem is bad and only getting worse, especially around West Lane and the middle school. School bus drivers need to have some consideration for other drivers on the road...
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Girl Scouts of the USA mark 90 years
(Editorial ~ 03/20/02)
The Girl Scouts of the United States of America this month is celebrating 90 years of instilling young women with the values and confidence they need to achieve their goals. The organization has a rich history that began with Juliette Gordon Low and 18 girls March 12, 1912, in Savannah, Ga. Since then, it has grown to 3.7 million girls in 140 countries around the world. It is a picture of diversity and inclusion...
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