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Lawmakers urged to spend funds to keep shuttle safe
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
WASHINGTON -- There's danger ahead for space shuttle astronauts unless Congress pays for long-term upgrades to the aging spaceship fleet, a NASA safety expert said Thursday. "I have never been as concerned for space shuttle safety as I am right now," said Richard D. ...
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Chaffee, ND begin title defenses today in local showdowns
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/02)
High school sports fans have their pick of tournaments around the area this weekend. Weather permitting, that is. Battles for tournament titles in baseball, softball and soccer will begin today at several area sites. For baseball fans, Harmon Field in Chaffee, Mo., is the place to be with the annual Red Devils Baseball Classic. A more distant alternative Saturday will be the Heath, Ky., Showcase, in which Central will participate...
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Pirates gain 2nd Central shutout
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/02)
Once Britney Weibrecht broke the air-tight seal on the Central goal Thursday, her Perryville teammates sealed the Tigers' fate. Weibrecht broke a scoreless deadlock seven minutes into the second half and the Pirates added two more in the next seven minutes in a 4-0 victory over Central...
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Want to go?
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/02)
LADY DEVILS SOFTBALL CLASSIC n WHEN: today, Saturday (championship 3 p.m.) n FIRST ROUND: East Prairie vs. Kelly, Advance vs. Scott City, Delta vs. New Madrid, Chaffee vs. Dexter n WHERE: Frisco Park, Chaffee, Mo...
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Sports digest 4/19/02
(Other Sports ~ 04/19/02)
AREA SOUTHEAST SOFTBALL TEAM PICKS UP OVC ROAD WIN CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Kelly Birk sparked Southeast Missouri State University's softball team to a 4-0 Ohio Valley Conference win over Eastern Illinois University on Thursday...
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Top billiards players meet in local Midwest tour stop
(Other Sports ~ 04/19/02)
A challenge match between a pair of pool veterans will kick off the first stop this year by the Midwest 9-Ball Tour at The Billiard Center in Cape Girardeau. Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame member Buddy Hall, who earned the nickname "The Rifleman" for his style of straight style of shooting, will take on five-time world champion David Matlock in a challenge event at 7:30 p.m. ...
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Area fishing conditions
(Outdoors ~ 04/19/02)
LAKES Clearwater Lake: 57 DEGREES, HIGH, CLEAR; WHITE BASS GOOD ON MINNOWS AND SOFT PLASTIC BAITS; CRAPPIE FAIR ON MINNOWS AND SOFT PLASTIC BAITS; ALL OTHER SPECIES SLOW. (REPORT MADE ON 4/17/2002) N COUNCIL BLUFF: 60 degrees, normal, clear; crappie fair; all species slow. (Report made on 4/17/2002)...
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Outdoor Briefs 4/19/02
(Outdoors ~ 04/19/02)
New Dept. of Conversation director begins job July 1 John Hoskins, a native of Carter County and now living in Jefferson City, Mo., has been appointed as the seventh director of the Missouri Department of Conservation. Hopkins, 47, has been with the department since 1977 and served in a variety of positions. He attended the University of Missouri and Southeast Missouri State University on scholarships and graduated from Southeast in 1975 with a degree in education...
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Speak Out A 04/19/02
(Speak Out ~ 04/19/02)
Did Hale do it? DID NATHAN Hale have a vest of explosives strapped and concealed on his body when he was captured by the British? Was Hale captured while attempting to explode himself and as many small children and non-combatants and bystanders as possible? Was the execution of civilians part of Hale's military plan? Did Hale recruit children and civilians for use as human bombs? Any answers?...
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Erma Ellinger
(Obituary ~ 04/19/02)
Our loving wife, mother, daughter-in-law, and grandmother, Erma Lee Eakins Ellinger, left us to join our beloved God on Wednesday, April 17, at 3:46 p.m. She was born April 4, 1934, to Edward and Zelma Eakins in Gordonville, Mo. On Oct. 22, 1954, she married Frank Thomas Ellinger at Broadway United Methodist Church in Scott City, Mo...
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West's firsts push Jackson team to runner-up finish
(High School Sports ~ 04/19/02)
STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- Heather West won the triple jump and helped the Jackson 400-meter relay team to a meet record as the Indians placed second Thursday in the 15-team Ste. Genevieve Invitational. Farmington finished first with 120.6 points while Jackson was runner-up with 97.6. Perryville's girls placed 12th with 11 points...
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Talent-Carnahan debates important to voters
(Editorial ~ 04/19/02)
Jim Talent, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, is anxious to debate Jean Carnahan, the Democrat who is completing a two-year stint to which she was appointed after her husband, Democrat Gov. Mel Carnahan, was elected to the post in the 2000 general election -- three weeks after he died in a plane crash. In the election this coming November, the winner will serve the remaining four years of the full six-year term...
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State office bids
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
The following bids were received Wednesday for office space to house three state agencies: Pete Katsaliros: $209,900 Jerry and Doug Lipps: $245,465, $234,505.18 Terry Wilson: $245,465.50 Marquette Office Building, LLC: $234,000, $249,000...
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Oil drilling plan in Arctic refuge rejected
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate rejected by a wide margin President Bush's plans for oil drilling in an Arctic wildlife refuge Thursday, turning aside arguments that the oil was needed for the nation's security. The vote was a blow to the administration, which repeatedly has cited development of the Alaska refuge's oil as a centerpiece of its energy policy...
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ACS event helps raise donations, cancer awareness
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
It would be nice if the candles lit tonight in Capaha Park to honor survivors of cancer outnumbered those lit in memorium, but they probably won't. "They're usually evenly divided," said Julie Causey of the American Cancer Society. But the fact that the number of survivors are on the rise is cause for celebration, she said and that's the goal of the Relay for Life...
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Volunteers, pets needed for emergency simulation
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
The Cape County Emergency Preparedness Team wants to borrow your dog. Or your cat. In fact, all pets -- scaled, furry or feathered -- are welcome. Tuesday, the team is planning an exercise at Arena Park that will help members simulate opening and maintaining emergency shelters for people with pets...
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Oak Ridge students benefit from high school's A+ status
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- A local school is one of 33 listed as "A+." Oak Ridge High School was granted the designation Thursday by the State Board of Education. As a result, qualified seniors will be eligible for state-paid tuition assistance to attend a community college or public technical school. School counselor Jerry Witvoet said at least eight students at Oak Ridge are already counting on the state program to help pay tuition at technical schools and junior colleges...
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Cape police report 4/19/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/19/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, April 19 ArrestsJacky Wayne Gray, 34, 1319 Bloomfield, was arrested Wednesday for domestic assault. Aaron Paul Wolfe, 22, 529 Broadview, was arrested Wednesday for leaving the scene of an accident and other traffic offenses. Walter Totton, 40, 1237 N. Spanish, was arrested Wednesday for possession of a controlled substance...
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Cape fire report 4/19/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/19/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, April 19 Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:At 3:47 p.m., a citizen assist at 931 Elm St. At 4:32 p.m., an emergency medical service at Mount Auburn and William. At 6:15 p.m., an emergency medical service at 813 S. Sprigg...
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Board votes on personnel changes
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education approved two upper-level administrative changes Thursday in a special session. Board members voted to employ Al McFerron, current principal of the district's Alternative School, as the assistant principal at Central High School for the 2002-03 school year...
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Marriage advice - Give a little, take a little
(Editorial ~ 04/19/02)
The photograph on the front page of the Southeast Missourian last week told the story. And what a wonderful story it is. Cary and Leler Clark celebrated their 70th anniversary while both were patients at Southeast Missouri Hospital. They were released later in the day...
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Dominic Yount
(Obituary ~ 04/19/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dominic Alexander Yount was stillborn Tuesday, April 16, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Survivors include his parents, Carl Dean and Rachel Nicole Seabaugh Yount of Marble Hill; paternal grandparents, Carl and Betty Yount of Marble Hill; maternal grandparents, Kevin and Bonny Bollinger of Marble Hill; paternal great-grandmothers, Ruby Yount of Marble Hill and Nadine Wells of Glen Allen, Mo.; and maternal great-grandparents, Don and Betty Cox of Cape Girardeau.. ...
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Marylian Streiff
(Obituary ~ 04/19/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Funeral for Marylian Moseley Streiff of Sikeston will be held at 11 a.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home. The Rev. Bob Medlock will officiate. Burial will be in Essex Cemetery at Essex, Mo. Streiff, 75, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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James Braxton
(Obituary ~ 04/19/02)
HAYTI, Mo. -- James H. Braxton, 80, of Hayti died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 10, 1921, in Mississippi, son of Plez and Annie Mae Braxton. He and Flora Mae Thompson were married Sept. 25, 1954, in Clarksville, Ark...
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Everybody's a critic - 'Changing Lanes'
(Entertainment ~ 04/19/02)
HH 1/2 "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" seems to be the prevailing theme of "Changing Lanes," as Ben Affleck's and Samuel L. Jackson's characters chase each other around. While both men do a good job, especially Jackson, the story seems rather played out...
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Everybody's a critic - 'Changing Lanes'
(Entertainment ~ 04/19/02)
HHH 1/2 "Changing Lanes" is the tale of two grown men who, after colliding cars, drastically affect each other's fates and escalate in anger to an eye-for-an-eye battle. Colin Powell should hold a screening of the film with the Palestinian and Israeli diplomats in the Mideast. Vengeance is an awful game, and this film is a great microcosm of what happens grand scale in violent world conflicts from Ireland to Kosovo to the streets of Compton...
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New on CD
(Entertainment ~ 04/19/02)
'C'mon C'mon' Thank goodness for the skip button. It'll get a workout when listening to Sheryl Crow's latest release, "C'mon C'mon." About half of the tunes are worth hearing; the rest should have been left on the cutting-room floor. Musically, "C'mon C'mon" has no cohesiveness. Numerous guest stars don't help the album gel...
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Over my dead body 4/19
(Entertainment ~ 04/19/02)
These are the 10 songs Joe Domian of Cape Girardeau wouldn't want to live without. 1. Beethoven's Ninth SymphonyWe are all brothers standing before God. 2. Rachmaninoff's Variations on a Theme by PaganiniTalk about romantic! 3. "This is the End" -- The Doors...
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Sha Na Na for president of East Timor
(Column ~ 04/19/02)
If you're hunkered over your Cheerios expecting a good laugh -- or even a modest chuckle -- from this column, I have to tell you straight-away that today's scribbling isn't very funny. I saw a headline this week that said voters in East Timor had elected a poet as their first president...
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We're reaping what we sue
(Column ~ 04/19/02)
By George McGovern and Alan K. Simpson ~ The Wall Street Journal America's institutions, at least the most important ones, are in sad shape. Health care and education are so weak that a steady stream of disjointed reforms, a sure sign of desperation, almost seems like regular management. ...
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A suburban dance asks questions
(Entertainment ~ 04/19/02)
As a young dancer taking the express bus into the San Francisco financial district, Paul Zmolek noticed the people working there had their own ritual costumes and lived in a world he wasn't part of. If the community of the financial district had ritual dances like primal cultures do, he wondered, what would they be?...
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Uncomplicating Carolyn Dawn Johnson
(Entertainment ~ 04/19/02)
Carolyn Dawn Johnson is listed last in the lineup for tonight's country music concert headlined by Kenny Chesney at the Show Me Center, behind Sara Evans and Phil Vassar. But stuck to her armoire at home, you know the compulsive goal-setter has a note that reads "Headline own tour within two years."...
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Cape police report 4/13/02 revised
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/19/02)
Cape Girardeau Saturday, April 13 DWI Ronald Dale Berner, 38, 2703 Quince, was arrested Thursday for driving while intoxicated. Ryan Christopher Glueck, 28, 412 Rolling Hills Drive, was arrested Wednesday for driving while intoxicated and possession of drug paraphernalia. ...
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Everybody's a critic - 'Changing Lanes'
(Entertainment ~ 04/19/02)
HH 1/2 This is the story of a traffic accident which evolves into day-long road rage. Rich lawyer (Ben Affleck) leaves an important file at an accident which working stiff (Samuel Jackson) retrieves. The file is very critical to a less-than-honorable case the lawyer's firm is in court for. The file is integral to the story but loses its importance as the movie turns into a study of these two men and the different worlds they live in...
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'Mystery Science Theater' writer turns mind to what matters
(Entertainment ~ 04/19/02)
MINNEAPOLIS -- Ask Michael J. Nelson what he finds funny, and the answer doesn't fit with his television image as a regular guy who spent years trading wisecracks with robots while watching really bad movies. "I love the Golden Age of the '20s, and even earlier," Nelson says, reeling off the names of such literary wits as P.G. Wodehouse, S.J. Perelman and Robert Benchley...
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Donald McLean
(Obituary ~ 04/19/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Donald Lewis McLean, 71, of Marble Hill died Monday, April 15, 2002, at David Grant Medical Center in Fairfield, Calif. He was born Sept. 2, 1930, in Shepherd, Mich., son of Louis E. and Erma J. Alexander McLean. He and Ola Mae Shirrell were married Oct. 23, 1954, at Zalma, Mo...
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Thomas Taylor
(Obituary ~ 04/19/02)
Thomas E. Taylor, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. He was born April 12, 1914, in Cape Girardeau, son of Thomas Franklin and Elizabeth Kirksey Taylor. He and Dorothy J. "Johnny" Green were married Sept. 27, 1935, in Cape Girardeau. She died July 28, 2000...
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Frank Brockmire
(Obituary ~ 04/19/02)
Frank Brockmire, 91, of Memphis, Tenn., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, April 17, 2002, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis. He and Helen McKinley were married in 1933. Brockmire was a chemist 38 years at Marquette Cement, and lifetime member of Trinity Lutheran Church. The Brockmires moved to Memphis in 1996...
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Greg Bradford
(Obituary ~ 04/19/02)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- James Greg Bradford, 43, of Bloomfield died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 19, 1958, in St. Louis, son of the Rev. Bob and Clara Robinson Bradford. He married Lisa Ogelvie...
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Henry Davis Jr.
(Obituary ~ 04/19/02)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Henry C. Davis Jr., 20, of Mounds, died Monday April 15, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Massie Funeral Home in Cairo, Ill. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. in at the funeral home with the Rev. Mark Walker officiating...
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Ada Mansker
(Obituary ~ 04/19/02)
Ada Mansker, 70, of Kissimmee, Fla., died Thursday, April 18, 2002, at The Tandem Health Care Center in Kissimmee. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Correction 4/19/02
(Correction ~ 04/19/02)
The Cape Girardeau School District began its transition plan for students in grades five through 12 in December 2001. Students and teachers will begin classes under the new plan this September. The dates were incorrect in a graphic in Thursday's edition...
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Out of the past 4/19/92
(Out of the Past ~ 04/19/02)
10 years ago: April 19, 1992 Easter Sunday. Alto Pass, Ill. - Fifty-sixth annual sunrise service at Bald Knob Cross is held at 6:30 a.m.; the Rev. Greg Williams delivers sermon, and special music is presented by Shawnee Trio; free coffee and doughnuts are served in Welcome Center after service...
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Gravediggers put 'six feet under' myth to rest
(State News ~ 04/19/02)
Daily American Republic POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- There isn't a whole lot left that you can count on these days, not even how deep you're going to be buried. So much for being buried "six feet under." The phrase is so well-known that a vast majority of people don't realize caskets aren't actually buried beneath six feet of dirt...
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Cape police 4/13/02 revised
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/19/02)
Cape Girardeau Saturday, April 13 DWI Ronald Dale Berner, 38, 2703 Quince, was arrested Thursday for driving while intoxicated. Ryan Christopher Glueck, 28, 412 Rolling Hills Drive, was arrested Wednesday for driving while intoxicated and possession of drug paraphernalia. ...
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State's veterans seek money from early childhood education
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In a year of difficult funding decisions for the General Assembly, one proposal in particular pits two cherished groups -- preschool children and military veterans -- directly against each other. A bill the Senate gave first-round approval to this week would shift $4 million a year through 2006 from early childhood education programs into a fund that helps pay for various veterans services and that is in danger of insolvency...
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Blake, bodyguard arrested in death of actor's wife
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Robert Blake and his bodyguard were arrested Thursday in the shooting death of the actor's wife nearly a year ago, police said. Police officers took Blake into custody at a relative's home in Hidden Hills, a gated suburban community where the actor moved after the killing. He was arrested for investigation of murder, said Sgt. John Pasquariello, a police spokesman...
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World briefs 4/19
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
Amtrak train derails; at least six people killed CRESCENT CITY, Fla. -- An Amtrak train barely an hour into a nonstop journey to Washington derailed Thursday in northern Florida, killing six people and injuring dozens, state police said. Firefighters climbed ladders to reach windows on overturned railcars and help people escape. A makeshift triage center was set up at the site...
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As ground zero effort ends, workers to face many changes
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
NEW YORK -- With the debris nearly gone and the cleanup just a month from completion, the workers who have spent nearly every day at the World Trade Center ruins since Sept. 11 face what could be a wrenching change in their lives. Some have yet to begin grieving for the friends they lost. ...
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Families of WTC victims mark anniversary of Oklahoma City
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- A quiet ceremony to mark the seventh anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing will focus on the bond between victims here and those who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 attacks. About 20 relatives of World Trade Center victims were to attend Friday's service, which will include the ringing of church bells and 168 seconds of silence for the lives lost in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah federal building...
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Atlantis leaves station; landing planned for today
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis' astronauts thanked the international space station residents for their warm hospitality and then began their journey home to Earth, ending a weeklong visit. "Godspeed and happy landings," space station astronaut Carl Walz called out to the shuttle crew...
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Flight 93 relatives hear screams on cockpit tape
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
PLAINSBORO, N.J. -- With grief counselors on hand, relatives of those who died aboard United Flight 93 heard a cockpit recording Thursday that included "yelling and screaming" just before the hijacked plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field Sept. 11...
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Adventurer Heyerdahl, 87, dies from cancerous tumor
(International News ~ 04/19/02)
OSLO, Norway -- Thor Heyerdahl, the Norwegian adventurer who crossed the Pacific on a balsa log raft and detailed his harrowing 101-day voyage in the book "Kon-Tiki," died Thursday night. He was 87. Heyerdahl stopped taking food, water or medication earlier this month after being diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor...
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Venezuelan leader Chavez seeks unity following coup
(International News ~ 04/19/02)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- A week after protests set off bloodshed and toppled governments, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez opened "a great national debate" Thursday to bring this bitterly divided nation together. Gathering governors and mayors, Chavez called for a discussion of the country's future "with great respect for our differences, which are valid and furthermore necessary."...
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Israelis pulls out of Jenin
(International News ~ 04/19/02)
JENIN, West Bank -- Israel completed its pullback from Jenin Friday, Israel Radio reported, posting forces on the outskirts of the West Bank town and allowing residents to search for relatives in a devastated refugee camp. A U.N. envoy said the incursion caused "colossal suffering."...
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U.S. food supply gets safer
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
ATLANTA -- Food poisoning from dangerous bacteria like E. coli and salmonella has dropped dramatically in the United States in just six years, suggesting that stepped-up measures to make the food supply safer are taking hold, the government said Thursday...
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Wynette's daughters get legal settlement
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The remaining legal challenge over the death of country music star Tammy Wynette has been resolved in a secret, out-of-court settlement between her daughters and a Pittsburgh doctor. Lawyers for both sides confirmed on Wednesday that they had reached a confidential agreement over claims by the singer's four daughters that Dr. Wallis Marsh contributed to Wynette's death in 1998...
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FBI says government received threats against banks in Northeast
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI said Friday that officials had received unsubstantiated information that terrorists were considering attacks against U.S. banks in the Northeast. A government official said the threat came from the al-Qaida terror network...
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Atlantis returns to Earth
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
AP Aerospace WriterCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Space shuttle Atlantis and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Friday after spending a week installing the first piece of the international space station's giant spine. The weather was ideal for the early afternoon touchdown: a gentle breeze and scattered clouds...
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Bill Gates to testify in Microsoft's defense next week
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
AP Technology WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Microsoft chairman and co-founder Bill Gates will take the stand in his company's defense next week in an attempt to stave off harsh antitrust penalties sought by nine states. It will be the first time Gates testifies in the historic four-year case. ...
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'Full Tilt' dancers can't hold back
(Entertainment ~ 04/19/02)
Sometimes theater provides an experience where you hold your breath because you don't want the spell to be broken by some misstep or even a cough. Audiences may find themselves breathless for most of the 33 minutes of "Landscaping for Privacy," the centerpiece of the "Full Tilt" dance concert opening tonight at Rose Theatre...
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Cold fact - Baskin-Robbins told to close
(Business ~ 04/19/02)
Clutching a strawberry sundae, 7-year-old Phillip Miranda's incredulous reaction probably summed it up best: "You mean they close ice cream stores?" It turns out that they do, sometimes even when the owners don't want to. That is a cold fact that has become an unfortunate business reality to Nina Schmidt, who is being forced to close the Cape Girardeau's Baskin-Robbins she has owned with her husband, Richard, since 1978...
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Clothier pulls T-shirts after protests
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Clothier Abercrombie & Fitch is pulling a line of T-shirts that triggered protests from Asian groups who said they reinforced negative stereotypes. The T-shirts, some of which show smiling men with slanted eyes and conical hats, will be pulled from all of the company's 311 stores in 50 states, company spokesman Hampton Carney said Thursday...
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Donation of a lifetime
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
Five years ago, Kevin Lossing lay in St. Louis Children's Hospital too weak to leave, needing a heart transplant to continue living past age 13. This week, Lossing is simply another college freshman worried about the 20-page paper he has due. He takes medicine twice a day to keep his body from rejecting the heart he received June 20, 1996, from Aaron Drake, an 8-year-old Olathe, Kan., boy whose liver and kidneys also saved lives. Aaron died after an asthma attack...
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State agencies check out options in downtown Cape
(Local News ~ 04/19/02)
The decision on where three state government agencies will locate offices in Cape Girardeau could come within the next 60 days. The Missouri Division of Facilities Management opened bids Wednesday for the 22,384 square foot space which would house offices for the departments of Mental Health, Social Services and Health and Senior Services...
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Southeast Hospital to invest $3 million in cancer therapy
(Community ~ 04/19/02)
NEW RADIATION TREATMENT Southeast Missourian New treatments for prostate cancer and malignant tumors will "bring cancer care to a new level," at Southeast Missouri Hospital, administrator Jim Wente said Thursday at the annual meeting of the hospital association...
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Shooting renewed, stun grenades explode near Bethlehem church
(International News ~ 04/19/02)
BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Gunfire and the explosions of stun grenades were heard Thursday near the Church of the Nativity, where Israeli forces were laying siege to 200 Palestinian gunmen. Bethlehem residents say smoke rose over the ancient basilica. Witnesses said the firing came in two bursts 15 minutes apart, each lasting for a few minutes...
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Small plane slams into Milan building, killing three people
(International News ~ 04/19/02)
MILAN, Italy -- A small plane, in flames and reporting mechanical problems, smashed into the tallest skyscraper in Italy's financial capital Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring 60. The crash initially raised fears of a Sept. 11-type terror attack, but the Italian government said it was probably an accident...
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Jet experiences extreme turbulence; passengers injured
(State News ~ 04/19/02)
ST. LOUIS -- An American Trans Air flight from Guadalajara, Mexico, bound for Chicago was diverted to Lambert Airport in St. Louis on Thursday after hitting severe turbulence, an airline spokeswoman said. ATA Flight 208 landed at Lambert at around 5:15 p.m. and several passengers were taken by ambulance to area hospitals, said Angela Thomas, spokeswoman for the Indianapolis-based carrier...
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Royster's debut is a winner for Milwaukee
(Professional Sports ~ 04/19/02)
MILWAUKEE -- Jerry Royster planned to celebrate his first victory as a major league manager over a late-night dinner with the man he replaced. For a change, the topic of conversation between him and Davey Lopes was a Milwaukee victory. Richie Sexson homered twice and drove in a career-high seven runs as Milwaukee beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5 Thursday night in Royster's first game as the Brewers' interim manager...
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Feds, auditor break off talks of settlement
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
WASHINGTON -- Negotiations abruptly collapsed Thursday between the Justice Department and Arthur Andersen LLP over settling criminal obstruction charges related to the destruction of documents in the financial collapse of Enron Corp. The lawyer for the Andersen accounting firm, Rusty Hardin, notified government attorneys that the company was not in position to make a decision on any criminal settlement...
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Drug war linked to antiterror fight
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush told Colombian President Andres Pastrana on Thursday that helping that South American ally defeat drug traffickers is part of the U.S. campaign against terrorism. "My biggest job now is to defend our security and to help our friends defend their security against terror," Bush said in an Oval Office meeting with Pastrana...
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House passes bill that makes Bush tax cut permanent
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
WASHINGTON -- The House voted Thursday to prevent President Bush's big tax cut from disappearing after 2010, an action both Republicans and Democrats said would echo loudly in this year's congressional campaigns. The legislation's most substantial results will be political arguments, since Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., has said he will not bring the bill up for a vote in his chamber. ...
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President wants stiffer welfare-to-work rules
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush sought bipartisan support Thursday for his proposal to toughen work requirements on welfare recipients. His allies on Capitol Hill defended the plan in the face of Democratic attacks. Democrats said the Bush plan would limit states' ability to design the best plan for each welfare recipient. Their efforts to modify the bill in the House were stopped by majority Republicans, who advanced legislation mirroring the White House proposal...
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U.S. pilot who bombed Canadians reported ground fire
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
WASHINGTON -- An American F-16 pilot in Afghanistan apparently mistook Canadian soldiers for enemy forces and thought he was acting in self-defense when he dropped a 500-pound bomb, killing four and wounding eight, U.S. officials said Thursday. As an investigation began, a key question was why the Americans didn't know the Canadians were training in the area...
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Bradley campaign told to return money $14,055
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
WASHINGTON -- Federal election officials Thursday ordered former Sen. Bill Bradley's presidential campaign to repay taxpayers $14,055. That is the amount of federal matching funds Bradley's 2000 campaign received above its entitlement. The former New Jersey senator's campaign previously paid the U.S. Treasury $28,085, the value of checks the campaign sent to pay bills or refund contributors but the recipients didn't cash...
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Farmers give flour to help Afghan widows, children
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
WASHINGTON -- A German businessman and a North Dakota farmer are working together to deliver 2 million pounds of flour to widows and their children in Afghanistan, where food staples are badly needed. Klaus Zumwinkel, chairman of Deutsche Post, and Robert Carlson, president of the North Dakota Farmers Union, say they were prompted to help by their own childhood memories of relief efforts...
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Judge throws out suit by former hostages against Iran
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
WASHINGTON -- In a case pitting the Bush administration against former U.S. hostages, a federal judge on Thursday reluctantly threw out the ex-hostages' lawsuit against Iran. Federal Judge Emmet Sullivan said they were barred from collecting damages for trauma they suffered two decades ago...
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Blackhawks make the first move in series with Blues
(Professional Sports ~ 04/19/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Offense from untapped sources gave the Chicago Blackhawks a good start to the playoffs. Alexander Karpovtsev, who had one goal in the regular season, scored with 3:10 to go for a 2-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues in the opening game of their first round Western Conference playoff series Thursday night. Kyle Calder, who didn't score in the last 23 regular-season games, also scored for Chicago...
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Draft heavy with tackles; No. 1 pick already signed
(Professional Sports ~ 04/19/02)
NEW YORK -- Expect an emphasis on bulk in the NFL draft. There are six coveted tackles who have a ton of talent and a total weight of 1,963 pounds. As the late George Young said when he was general manager of the New York Giants: "I'm a 'Save the Whales' guy."...
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Fallen firefighters honored at Capitol
(State News ~ 04/19/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri firefighters mourned the lives of colleagues lost in the line of duty Thursday in an emotional ceremony made more solemn because of the Sept. 11 attacks. More than 100 firefighters and family members, many with tears in their eyes, gathered under the stately Capitol Dome to remember three fallen Missouri comrades and the 343 firefighters who died in the attack on the World Trade Center in New York...
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Decision ends grandparent visitation law
(State News ~ 04/19/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Grandparents and the government cannot interfere with a parent's decisions about raising children except under extraordinary circumstances, the Illinois Supreme Court said Thursday in a ruling that strikes down the state's "grandparent visitation" law...
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Ex-Ryan aide pleads guilty
(State News ~ 04/19/02)
CHICAGO -- Gov. George Ryan's former deputy chief of staff pleaded guilty Thursday to mail fraud for his role in what federal prosecutors called a criminal racket that secretly used public money and state employees for political purposes. Richard Juliano was deputy chief of staff for Ryan -- in both the secretary of state's and governor's offices -- and deputy chairman of Ryan's 1998 campaign for governor. ...
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Marines sent to help hunt bin Laden return from war
(State News ~ 04/19/02)
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. -- More than 2,000 Marines sent last fall to hunt down terrorists linked to the Sept. 11 attacks returned to American shores Thursday, storming in on the beach in the finest tradition of the Corps. During the deployment, the Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit seized the Kandahar airport, reopened the U.S. ...
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Police group hasn't endorsed anyone for the U.S. Senate race
(State News ~ 04/19/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Despite implications made on the House floor, the president of the St. Louis Police Officers' Association said Thursday the group has yet to endorse a U.S. Senate candidate. The issue arose Wednesday when state Rep. May Scheve, who chairs the Missouri Democratic Party, addressed the full House...
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Defense chief talks to troops at Scott Air Force Base
(State News ~ 04/19/02)
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld discussed the hunt for Osama bin Laden and the possibility of U.S. military actions beyond Afghanistan at a town hall meeting with military and civilian workers here Thursday. But Rumsfeld had little to say about the deadly accident in Afghanistan that left four Canadian soldiers dead and eight others wounded by a U.S. laser-guided bomb...
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Lopes out as Brewers manager
(Professional Sports ~ 04/19/02)
MILWAUKEE -- General manager Dean Taylor had his very own turn-back-the-clock night at Miller Park on Thursday. With the Milwaukee Brewers off to their worst start in franchise history, Taylor fired manager Davey Lopes and replaced him with bench coach Jerry Royster on an interim basis...
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Former teammate ends Tigers' streak at 2
(Professional Sports ~ 04/19/02)
DETROIT -- Former Tiger Chris Gomez homered and drove in four runs as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays ended Detroit's two-game winning streak with a 6-4 win Thursday. After becoming the fifth team since 1900 to start a season 0-11, Detroit won the first two games of the series against Tampa Bay...
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Mets' Leiter gains eighth career shutout
(Professional Sports ~ 04/19/02)
MONTREAL -- Al Leiter pitched a two-hitter for his eighth career shutout and Mike Piazza hit an RBI double to lead the Mets to a 1-0 win over the Expos on Thursday. Leiter (2-0) allowed Michael Barrett's double in the fourth and Jose Vidro's double in the fifth as he pitched his 14th career complete game before a crowd of 4,512...
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Senate bill bars importing Iraqi oil
(National News ~ 04/19/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted Thursday to bar Iraqi oil imports, while lawmakers separately proposed sanctions against Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and actions to punish Syria. The Senate, by an 88-10 vote, put into a broader energy bill a provision that would prohibit Iraqi oil from being imported into the United States until Iraq agrees to U.N. inspectors, stops giving financial help to survivors of suicide bombers and halts oil smuggling to avoid U.N. sanctions...
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