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No practice leaves bullpen defenseless
(Professional Sports ~ 05/29/02)
ST. LOUIS -- If any St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher comes to the plate, he's liable to look like more of an automatic out than usual. This year, the team isn't allowing members of the bullpen to take batting practice because it doesn't want anyone to get injured. They're certainly not hurting the opposition, going a collective 1-for-17 with nine strikeouts...
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Dutchtown man bound over
(Local News ~ 05/29/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- A judge found enough probable cause Tuesday to bind Ronald E. Shumate Jr. over to trial on charges that he tampered with a witness. In January, Shumate, 41, of Dutchtown, Mo., was originally charged with three class C felony counts of statutory rape and three class D felony counts of incest...
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Bridge inspection to continue today and Thursday
(Local News ~ 05/29/02)
The Missouri Department of Transportation began a routine inspection of the Mississippi River Bridge in Cape Girardeau on Tuesday. Traffic will be reduced to one lane from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Thursday. Drivers can expect delays of 10 to 15 minutes...
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Talking to the animals goes too far
(Local News ~ 05/29/02)
Who didn't enjoy Rex Harrison as Dr. Dolittle in his 1967 film of the same name? Wasn't he terrific? How about Eddie Murphy's delightful take on the same wacky veterinarian a few years ago? He was outstanding in that role, wasn't he? So we've seen the character as a prissy white man. We've seen him as a funny black man...
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Cape police report 05/29/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/29/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, May 29 ArrestsHarold Delontay Jackson, 25, 517 S. Benton, was arrested Monday for domestic assault. Kevin Lynn Anderson, 29, 212 S. Lorimier, was arrested Monday for possession of a controlled substance. Lauren Jennifer Cash, 21, 1236 Bertling, was arrested Monday for failure to appear...
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Missouri improves Kids Count rank
(Local News ~ 05/29/02)
The health, welfare and educational status of Missouri children improved over the 1990s compared with those in other states, according to a national study. The annual Kids Count survey released Thursday ranks Missouri 26th nationally in its living conditions for children -- the highest ranking the state has received since such comparisons began in 1989...
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Flood buyouts avoided repeat damage
(Editorial ~ 05/29/02)
Many Cape Girardeau residents vividly remember the disasters of 1993 and 1995, when flooding in the Red Star neighborhood forced hundreds to evacuate. When the waters receded, the flood victims returned home to soggy carpets, moldy walls and warped floorboards. A thick layer of mud covered everything...
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Response for police dogs was overwhelming
(Editorial ~ 05/29/02)
There is a pattern in Southeast Missouri: Residents see a need and meet it. This response is nothing short of remarkable. The latest evidence came during the Southeast Missourian Jr.'s "Pay for the Pup" campaign. When the Cape Girardeau Police Department's dog Jupp came down with arthritis and had to retire earlier this year, there wasn't money to replace him...
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Oran on roll heading into 1A semifinal
(High School Sports ~ 05/29/02)
Oran (19-4) is flying high entering today's Class 1A semifinal against Morrisville Marion C. Early (18-5). The Eagles are riding a string of three 10-run victories into the game, the most recent an 11-1, six-inning thumping of Advance in the quarterfinals...
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Memo - FBI destroyed evidence after glitch
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
WASHINGTON -- An internal FBI memo says agents destroyed evidence gathered in an investigation involving Osama bin Laden's network after its e-mail wiretap system mistakenly captured information to which the agency was not entitled. The FBI software not only picked up the e-mails of its target "but also picked up e-mails on non-covered targets," said a March 2000 memo to agency headquarters in Washington...
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Evidence of water on Mars found
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
WASHINGTON -- Mars may have vast deposits of frozen water just beneath its dusty red surface, boosting the possibility of life on the Red Planet and perhaps providing a source for drinking water and rocket fuel for future exploration, researchers report...
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Make pizzas for quick breakfasts
(Column ~ 05/29/02)
The end of school has come and gone, as well as Ross' eighth birthday. We had all of the plans made for the day, and things just didn't go exactly as we thought they might. We had the tables set up for his birthday picnic and the grill hot and ready to cook when the rain came down. ...
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Caminiti - Steroid use is common
(Professional Sports ~ 05/29/02)
Ken Caminiti, the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1996, says he won the award while on steroids and that at least half of major leaguers use the drugs. In a Sports Illustrated report on steroids in baseball, Caminiti confirmed he used them the season he batted a career-high .326 with 40 home runs and 130 runs batted in...
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Mark Scully- Modest man, long shadow
(Column ~ 05/29/02)
By Peter Hilty In the 42 years that I knew Mark Scully, I often tested the dictums of Carlyle and Emerson. An institution is the lengthened shadow of one man. He was a modest man. He told me during an interview that it was his good fortune to come along when the college needed to grow and would have prospered under the direction of others. Perhaps...
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Cubs hang on after Pirates spoil no-hitter
(Professional Sports ~ 05/29/02)
PITTSBURGH -- Matt Clement took a no-hitter into the seventh before Brian Giles singled, then settled for a two-hitter in his first career complete game to lead the Chicago Cubs past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 Tuesday. Clement (3-3), whose longest previous start was 8 1-3 innings against Los Angeles on July 4, 2000, didn't give up anything resembling a hit until Giles lined a clean single up the middle leading off the seventh...
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Devil Rays snap losing skid, top Mariners
(Professional Sports ~ 05/29/02)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Ryan Rupe pitched his first career complete game, and John Flaherty hit his second career grand slam Tuesday night as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Mariners manager Lou Piniella was ejected after Seattle batted in the eighth inning for arguing with home plate umpire John Shulock. ...
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Bush may visit for Talent campaign
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush is expected to make a second money-raising trip next month to Missouri for Republican Jim Talent. The fund-raising dinner is set for June 11, in Kansas City.
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Examiner - Intern death a homicide, can't say how
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
WASHINGTON -- Someone killed Chandra Levy, but there's too little evidence to say how or who might have left her body on a rugged park hillside a year ago, Washington's medical examiner said Tuesday. Six days after the 24-year-old former intern's remains were found in sprawling Rock Creek Park, Dr. Jonathan Arden ruled the death a homicide but said the exact cause may never be known...
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Court to consider challenge to bans on cross burning
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will consider whether some state laws that ban cross burning violate the free speech rights of Ku Klux Klansmen or others. The high court's ruling, expected sometime next year, could clarify how far states may go in banning a practice associated with racial hatred and intimidation, but accorded some constitutional protection...
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Ironic four - ND dives into private-school showdown
(High School Sports ~ 05/29/02)
When the Missouri high school baseball championships open today, Notre Dame will be part of a quartet making an ironic closing statement to the controversial enrollment multiplier. As if on cue, the battle in Class 2A will be waged by four private schools, just a few weeks after the multiplier issue was approved for next season by the state's public schools...
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Fans invited to Indians' send-off
(College Sports ~ 05/29/02)
The Southeast baseball team will leave at 10 a.m. today from Houck Stadium for their NCAA regional that begins Friday at Tuscaloosa, Ala. Fans are invited to attend the send-off. The Indians will play Alabama on Friday and are guaranteed to play another game Saturday. The event is double-elimination...
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Rain may push back Dalhousie's opening
(Other Sports ~ 05/29/02)
Due to recent rain, Dalhousie Golf Club has pushed back its opening date to the public, originally planned for June 15. Jack Connell, the director of golf, said the 18-hole layout will likely open closer to the end of June. He plans to announce a date in the next couple of weeks...
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Catherine Islas
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
Catherine E. Islas, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, May 27, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Francis Miller
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Francis P. Miller, 85, of Jonesboro died Monday, May 27, 2002, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. He was born Dec. 13, 1916, at Wolf Lake, Ill., son of David L. and Alice Newbold Miller. He and Josephine Elam were married June 7, 1936, in Marion, Ill. She died June 20, 1997...
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Births 5/29/02
(Births ~ 05/29/02)
Slinkard Son to Jason Kyle and Kristie Ann Slinkard of Kelso, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:16 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2002. Name, Zachary Thomas. Weight, 6 pounds 8 1/2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Slinkard is the former Kristie Bles, daughter of Francis and Anna Rose Bles of Kelso. She is a special education teacher at Scott County R-IV School District. Slinkard is the son of Larry and Gladys Slinkard of Scott City, Mo. He is a service technician at Cape Communications Corp...
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Out of the past 5/29/02
(Out of the Past ~ 05/29/02)
10 years ago: May 29, 1992 Navy sailor died yesterday of burns he suffered when parked car he was in caught fire in first block of North Main Street; Seaman Mark Singleton, 20, of Great Lakes, Ill., died at St. John Mercy Medical Center in Creve Couer; Singleton would have been 21 tomorrow...
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Bluff man pulled from pool at motel in St. Louis hospital
(State News ~ 05/29/02)
Daily American Republic POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man remains in serious condition at a St. Louis hospital after he was pulled from the Three Rivers Inn swimming pool. Carlando M. Richardson, 26, was listed in serious, but stable condition, on Tuesday at St. Louis University Hospital, a hospital spokesman said...
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Agee Methodists worship surrounded by farm gear
(State News ~ 05/29/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- With lawn chairs and Bibles in hand, 51 Butler County residents proved Sunday morning that a church is much more than just a building by holding their worship service in a barn. Having been locked out of their own church by the Missouri Area of the United Methodist Church, the congregation of the Agee United Methodist Church transformed a dusty barn filled with farming equipment into God's house...
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Volunteers' work gives garden at Capaha Park a rosy future
(Community ~ 05/29/02)
A walk through the Rose Display Garden at Capaha Park is a treat to the senses with its rainbow assortment of blooms and delightfully sweet smells. But, for a time, the flowers weren't so beautiful and full of blooms. The rosebushes had fallen on difficult times, producing few blooms and barely a showing for a garden that was once one of three rose test sites in the state. ...
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The rose
(Community ~ 05/29/02)
Tracy and Keith Green and their son, Seth. Roses are one of the most popular garden flowers because they can be used for landscaping or cut arrangements. 2002 has been declared the "Year of the Rose." The first "modern" rose was a hybrid tea rose bred by Jean-Baptiste Guillot in 1867. MEANING OF COLORS...
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Virginia Atherton
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Funeral for Virginia L. Atherton of Dongola will be held at 1 p.m. today at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill. The Rev. Joe McCommons will officiate. Burial will be in Graves-Mount Olive Cemetery near Vienna, Ill. Atherton, 70, died Sunday, May 26, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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Franklin Elfrink
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Franklin Nelson Elfrink, an infant, died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at St. Louis Children's Hospital. He was born May 10, 2002, in St. Louis, the son of Kenneth R. and Barbra I. Bagbey Elfrink. He was the first-born of triplets who also include Jacob Martin Elfrink and Madeline Mary Elfrink. They survive...
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Photo did not represent best of JHS graduation
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/29/02)
To the editor: Out of all the pictures the Missourian's photographer must have taken at the Jackson High School graduation, I question the judgment to choose the picture showing a graduate blowing bubbles with her chewing gum to represent the graduation. Surely other pictures would have presented a better representation. I do not know this girl, nor do I have any connection to Jackson High School...
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Flags each have names of those who gave all
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/29/02)
To the editor: Thank you for the picture on the front page Friday of Freedom Corner at Capaha Park. I would like to inform those who drive by and see the flags that it's not just a bunch of flags placed in the ground. Each flag has a name attached to it of a man from Cape Girardeau who has died during a war while serving his country...
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Nursing homes' funding, care should be linked
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/29/02)
To the editor: In your recent article, U.S. Senate candidate Jim Talent proposed spending more taxpayer dollars on nursing homes. However, he made no mention of requiring accountability for the actual care nursing homes are providing. Thousands of Missouri's helpless, elderly and disabled residents are living in nursing homes that have been cited for abuse and neglect...
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Speak Out A 05/29/02
(Speak Out ~ 05/29/02)
I CERTAINLY agree with the editorial that raised questions regarding the TIF status for the development of Prestwick Plantation. The developers should secure private financing for their private project and not seek taxpayer amenities. Of what benefit would this development be to the vast majority of Cape Girardeau residents? I am definitely opposed to the city approving their first TIF for such a lucrative project for private purposes when we have so many areas of our city in dire need of projects that would improve our city to the benefit of its residents. ...
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Mildred Hanschen
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
Mildred Hanschen, 92, died Monday, May 27, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 5, 1909, in Nez Perce County, Idaho. Her parents were Ernest J. and Hedwig "Hattie" Gerharter Ladreiter. The family moved to Jackson, Mo., in 1916 and were members of St. Paul Lutheran Church. She attended the church's one-room school through the eighth grade before graduating from Jackson High School in 1927...
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Bill Allen
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Funeral for Bill Allen of East Prairie was held Tuesday at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Rob Kespelher officiated. Burial was in IOOF Cemetery near Charleston, Mo. Allen, 70, died Friday, May 24, 2002, in Fairfield Bay, Ark...
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O.J. James
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- O.J. James, 73, of Sikeston died Monday, May 27, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 4, 1929, in Bethel Springs, Tenn., son of C.J. and Lillie Russom James. He and Louise Wing were married Nov. 3, 1953, in Hernando, Miss...
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Carey Johnson
(Obituary ~ 05/29/02)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Carey Griffen Johnson, 73, of East Prairie died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital East in Memphis, Tenn. He was born Oct. 17, 1928, at Cardwell, Mo., son of William Carey and Mary Amelia Griffen Johnson. He and Betty Josephine Jones were married Oct. 31, 1950, in Piggott, Ark. She died Sept. 19, 2000...
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Spittlebugs puts gardener in quandary
(Column ~ 05/29/02)
P The bugs feed on the juices in pine trees and can destroy the tree if left untreated. A lot of people wanted me to go to medical school when I was growing up. But I was sure that I wanted to spend time outside instead of inside, so I opted for forestry and horticulture...
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Halliburton, Novellus news gives Wall Street losing session
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Questions about accounting at Halliburton and a mixed forecast from Novellus weighed on stocks Wednesday, sending the market lower for a third straight session as Wall Street reassessed its timeline for a business recovery...
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Newest lottery game debuts
(Local News ~ 05/29/02)
LABEL: 238 drawings a day By Bob Miller ~ Southeast Missourian Some say it's a harmless game, a fun and creative tax alternative that will benefit schools and children statewide. Others say Club Keno is an addiction-feeding game, the governor's desperate, sell-your-soul income source that will adversely affect many low-income residents in Missouri...
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Man sentenced to 50 years for sex crimes
(Local News ~ 05/29/02)
LABEL: KIDNAPPED TWO GIRLS By Andrea L. Buchanan ~ Southeast Missourian JACKSON, Mo. -- The Evans sisters used to share a room at the end of a mobile home in Scott City, Mo. The foot of their bed, covered by a quilt with a flower pattern, jutted under a window that wouldn't lock...
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Residents forced from homes in Michigan after train derailment
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
POTTERVILLE, Mich. -- The 2,200 residents of Potterville were told Tuesday that they cannot go home for at least another day while crews clean up a freight train derailment that left some cars leaking propane. Some people in the town 12 miles southwest of Lansing may be able to return home today, but it could be longer, Eaton County Sheriff Rick Jones said...
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Death toll in bridge collapse up to 13
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
WEBBERS FALLS, Okla. -- Rescuers hoisted two vehicles with four bodies inside from the murky Arkansas River on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the collapse of an interstate bridge to 13. Lightning, rain and rising waters hampered the rescuers, who picked their way through the muddy water searching for an unknown number of people still missing after an out-of-control barge hit the Interstate 40 bridge and knocked out a 500-foot section of highway...
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Ex-FBI agent convicted in racketeering trial
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
BOSTON -- A former FBI agent who spent years cultivating mob informants was convicted Tuesday of protecting gangsters and warning three of them they were about to be indicted. John J. Connolly Jr., 61, was found guilty on four of the five counts he faced, including racketeering, obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI. Sentencing is Aug. 7...
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People talk 5/29/02
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
Gates Foundation funds childrens center in China RENTON, Wash. -- A $2.9 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will enable a suburban Seattle group to open a center for physically disabled children in China. The center is set to open Saturday in Luoyang in Henan Province, 450 miles south of Beijing, said Janice Neilson, executive director of the World Association for Children and Parents...
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Last girder standing at WTC site removed
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
NEW YORK -- The last steel beam left standing at the World Trade Center site was cut down Tuesday evening in the first of a series of ceremonies marking the end of the sorrowful, 8 1/2-month cleanup. The 30-foot girder survived when the twin towers collapsed into a mountain of 1.8 million tons of rubble Sept. 11. For months it was covered by debris, but as the pile shrank the column was revealed, still standing where it was erected when the south tower was built three decades ago...
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Chicken, water chestnuts a sprightly combination
(Community ~ 05/29/02)
Savoring the sprightly combination of flavors and textures in this dish of Asian chicken and water chestnut patties, served with a gingered noodle salad with mango and cucumber, diners won't believe their good fortune when they find out it's a low-fat treat, too...
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Makers say invention will make sandbags obsolete
(Local News ~ 05/29/02)
LABEL: reusable plastic floodwall By Scott Moyers ~ Southeast Missourian Weeks after Southeast Missouri sat awash with flood problems, a new product with Cape Girardeau connections is being hyped as a revolution in flood control that will eliminate the need for sandbags...
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Hundreds of workers go on strike at Walt Disney World hotels
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Dozens of workers picketed two hotels at Walt Disney World on Tuesday in a rare labor dispute for the Orlando area's tourism industry. The union representing housekeepers, laundry workers, seamstresses and public area attendants at Walt Disney World's Swan and Dolphin hotels declared a strike...
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Ashcroft, Mueller announce reorganization of FBI
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The FBI will undergo a wholesale reorganization of its "structure, culture and mission" to better cope with threats against the United States in an age of terrorist attacks. Attorney General John Ashcroft and FBI Director Robert Mueller, jointly announcing the changes Wednesday, acknowledged the FBI had failed to adapt quickly to the changed law enforcement environment in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks...
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Mexi an authorities say most of stolen cyanide found
(International News ~ 05/29/02)
Associated Press WriterMEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico's defense department announced that 70 drums of sodium cyanide were found Wednesday near a dirt road in central Mexico -- apparently part of a stolen shipment of the highly poisonous chemical that officials have been seeking for 18 days...
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Defendant shot to death, deputy wounded in courtroom shooting
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- A murder defendant was shot and killed and a sheriff's deputy was wounded in a Milwaukee County courtroom Wednesday morning, Police Chief Arthur Jones said. The shooting happened about 11:35 a.m. on the third floor of the county Safety Building, which also houses the sheriff's department, police said...
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Large drug investigation ends in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 05/29/02)
Law enforcement officers aided by a Missouri National Guard helicopter arrested 11 Sikeston and Dexter, Mo., residents in a massive drug sweep Tuesday and charged four others already in custody in various jails. The arrests followed a six-month investigation in which undercover officers bought powder and crack cocaine, pharmaceutical pills, marijuana and methamphetamine. For more on this story, read Thursday's Southeast Missourian...
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Cape council looks at possible budget cuts
(Local News ~ 05/29/02)
The Cape Girardeau City Council meets this evening to talk about possible budget cuts that would have to be considered if an increase in the city's sales tax is not made. For more on this story, read Thursday's Southeast Missourian.
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Painting of lighted Emerson bridge unveiled
(Local News ~ 05/29/02)
Bill Emerson's mother loves "Eastern Access," the new painting of the bridge that will bear her son's name when it opens for traffic across the Mississippi River at the end of 2003 or early in 2004. Marie Emerson Hahn was one of about 90 people present Wednesday morning for the unveiling of the painting at Indigo restaurant in downtown Cape Girardeau. ...
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Doctors, hospitals expect post-Sept. 11 baby boom
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
Obstetricians and staffs at some hospital delivery rooms nationwide are gearing up for a summer baby boom that many say was sparked by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. "This was kind of a wake-up call for people," says Dr. Paul Kastell, an obstetrician and professor at Long Island College Hospital in New York City. "They saw the towers burning. And when they got home they said, 'You know, it's never going to be the right time. We should start now.'"...
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Dynegy chief resigns amid SEC probe
(National News ~ 05/29/02)
HOUSTON -- The chief executive of Dynegy Inc. resigned Tuesday, the latest casualty of the turmoil that has spread through the energy trading industry since the Enron scandal broke last fall. Chuck Watson, who spent 17 years at Dynegy and was one of its co-founders, leaves amid an SEC investigation of the company's trading practices and a nearly 90 percent drop in Dynegy's stock in the past year...
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Tuscan-inspired pasta packs tons of flavor
(Community ~ 05/29/02)
The following simple pasta dish of orecchiette packs tons of flavor in a savory sauce. The original calls for turnip and radish greens, but any hearty green, such as kale and chard, will do. The recipe also uses anchovies and Parmesan cheese, but there are easy substitutes for those who don't eat dairy or meat. For the Parmesan, use a soy Parmesan cheese; the taste is almost indistinguishable. For the anchovies, substitute 2 tablespoons of capers, crushed with a fork...
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Arafat chips take market by storm
(International News ~ 05/29/02)
CAIRO, Egypt -- Cheese-flavored Yasser Arafat potato chips -- five cents a bag. Vendors report brisk sales of the new product. The maker of the chips says it donates five cents -- 25 pisaters -- to the "Palestinian cause" for every 50 packages sold...
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Infiltrator kills three at Jewish settlement
(International News ~ 05/29/02)
JERUSALEM -- A gunman sneaked onto the grounds of an Orthodox Jewish high school in the West Bank late Tuesday and killed three teen-agers, even as Israeli troops continued their daily raids into Palestinian towns. The man shot and killed three Israeli students outside a high school in the settlement of Itamar, near the Palestinian city of Nablus, settlers and rescue service officials said. The attacker was shot and killed by the settlement's security chief...
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Holden signs school standards measure
(State News ~ 05/29/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden signed into law Tuesday a bill changing the accommodation standards for special-needs students in public schools. State education officials backed the changes, which they claim are necessary to spare schools from high costs and allow them to follow lower federal standards that many school districts have been using for decades...
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Missouri Supreme Court stays Simmons execution
(State News ~ 05/29/02)
ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday halted the pending execution of Christopher Simmons, issuing a stay until the U.S. Supreme Court rules in a Virginia case expected to decide the legality of executing the mentally retarded. The one-sentence order granting the stay comes a little more than a week before Simmons, 26, was scheduled to die by injection at the Potosi Correctional Center. ...
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Property law ruled unconstitutional
(State News ~ 05/29/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A 2-year-old Missouri property law has been ruled unconstitutional by the Missouri Supreme Court because it was too broad. The state's highest court ruled Tuesday that a bill passed in 2000 relating to property ownership went far beyond that topic...
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Hurricanes earn first Stanley Cup shot in OT
(Professional Sports ~ 05/29/02)
The AssociatedPress TORONTO -- Martin Gelinas and the Carolina Hurricanes didn't let another late game-tying goal rattle them. And now they're making their first trip to the Stanley Cup finals. Gelinas, in the slot, tipped in Josef Vasicek's centering pass 8:05 into overtime Tuesday night, lifting the Hurricanes to a 2-1 victory and clinching the NHL Eastern Conference finals in six games...
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Forsberg, Roy have Avs on brink of Stanley Cup finals
(Professional Sports ~ 05/29/02)
DENVER -- In a series loaded with All-Stars and future Hall of Famers, Peter Forsberg and Patrick Roy have distinguished themselves. With Roy's goaltending keeping the games close and Forsberg's prolific scoring adding to his incredible comeback, the Avalanche are one win away from reaching the Stanley Cup finals after beating the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 in overtime Monday night...
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Astros get hits, not the win
(Professional Sports ~ 05/29/02)
HOUSTON -- The St. Louis Cardinals lead the major leagues in come-from-behind victories. They're pretty good at staying ahead too, even when they get only six hits. Albert Pujols and Eli Marrero each hit two-run home runs in the four-run first inning as the St. Louis Cardinals clinched the season series with Houston by beating the Astros 4-1 Tuesday night...
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Faldo sits, awaits a hand for U.S. Open
(Professional Sports ~ 05/29/02)
Nick Faldo shouldn't have to beg. The owner of six major championships, a member of the Hall of Fame and perhaps the greatest British player ever, Faldo will find out this week whether the U.S. Golf Association deems him worthy of a special exemption to the U.S. Open...
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Bibby's big shot sinks Lakers for 3-2 edge
(Professional Sports ~ 05/29/02)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Mike Bibby made the big shot this time and the Sacramento Kings moved to the brink of eliminating the two-time defending NBA champions. Bibby hit the winning jumper with 8.2 seconds to play as the Kings took a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference finals, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 92-91 Tuesday night...
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Supreme Court - Mall rape case should proceed
(State News ~ 05/29/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A 12-year-old girl who was raped at a Kansas City shopping center may seek damages from the mall security company and its former owner and management company, the Missouri Supreme Court has ruled. The 4-2 ruling Tuesday by the state's highest court sends the case back to a Jackson County court. The ruling reverses an earlier court decision that determined the girl and her mother did not have grounds to sue...
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Kemper Military School to close Friday
(State News ~ 05/29/02)
BOONVILLE, Mo. -- After flirting with bankruptcy two years ago, the cash-strapped Kemper Military School will close Friday, the school announced Tuesday. In a written statement posted on its Web site, the school said it had failed to gain enough enrollment and fund-raising to remain open. Kemper president Edward Ridgley asked a reporter waiting outside Ridgley's office for an interview to leave the campus. Ridgley did not comment on the closing...
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Pakistan, India turn up war talk
(International News ~ 05/29/02)
NEW DELHI, India -- India sharply criticized a speech by Pakistan's military leader as "disappointing and dangerous" on Tuesday and asserted that al-Qaida terrorists now are in disputed Kashmir. The nuclear-armed South Asian rivals also cranked up their war rhetoric after Pakistan test-fired another missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads into India. The Abdali missile was the third such missile tested by Pakistan since Saturday...
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Terrorism war erodes human rights, Amnesty International says
(International News ~ 05/29/02)
LONDON -- The United States and governments around the world have used the post-Sept. 11 war on terrorism to erode human rights and stifle political dissent, Amnesty International said Tuesday. In its annual state-of-the-world report, the organization said emergency anti-terrorist legislation and changes in trial and detention procedures had contributed to an atmosphere of repression and undermined universal principles of human rights...
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Bush shows concern over priest scandal while visiting with pope
(International News ~ 05/29/02)
ROME -- President Bush, in a one-on-one meeting inside the Vatican, told Pope John Paul II he is concerned about the Roman Catholic church's standing in America where the church has been rocked by sex-abuse scandal. The frail 82-year-old pontiff reaffirmed "his faith in the spiritual resources of American Catholics," a spokesman said, describing the leaders' private discussion Tuesday...
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Russia signs historic accord with NATO
(International News ~ 05/29/02)
ROME -- NATO declared Russia a limited partner in the Western alliance Tuesday, embracing its former Cold War enemy as an ally in the battle against modern-day threats like terrorism. "Two former foes are now joined as partners, overcoming 50 years of division and a decade of uncertainty," President Bush said as leaders of NATO's 19 member-nations gathered with Russia to form the NATO-Russia Council...
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EU proposes drastic overhaul of Europe's fish policy
(International News ~ 05/29/02)
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Union's head office announced plans Tuesday for a radical overhaul of Europe's fishing industry, calling for cuts in national fishing fleets of up to 60 percent despite tough opposition from member nations. The plan was proposed as EU members wrangled behind the scenes to soften its measures, which could erase thousands of jobs across Europe. Continued overfishing has already dramatically reduced fish stocks in European waters...
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Company to cut 22,000 workers
(International News ~ 05/29/02)
FRANKFURT, Germany -- Deutsche Telekom will cut 22,000 jobs, or 9 percent of its work force, by the end of 2004 to slash costs and get the telecommunications giant out of debt, its president said Tuesday. Ron Sommer said the German firm, whose shares hit a new low last week, will save more than $9.2 billion through the measures...
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Dead spoonbills found at Bagnell Dam
(State News ~ 05/29/02)
LAKE OZARK, Mo. -- Thousands of dead spoonbills have been piling up at Bagnell Dam, prompting the Missouri Department of Conservation to seek an explanation. "We're finding dead spoonbill up to 40 pounds below the dam with abrasions, lacerations and broken bills, which leads us to believe they were injured going over the spillway," said Greg Stoner, a conservation department lake fisheries biologist...
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Officials get roads tax measure on ballot
(State News ~ 05/29/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With little time to spare, lawmakers and the secretary of state on Tuesday speeded a proposed tax increase for transportation onto the Aug. 6 ballot. Just two hours and 40 minutes before a 5 p.m. deadline, Secretary of State Matt Blunt confirmed the measure would reach voters this summer...
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Don't stop treating ear mites
(Column ~ 05/29/02)
By Dr. John KochQ.: I have been having a terrible time with ear mites in one of my cats. I just cannot seem to get rid of them. I have tried several medications, and they all seem to work at first. However, after a while the mites always come back. Is there a secret to getting rid of ear mites?...
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