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MoDOT puts brakes on long-term road projects
(State News ~ 09/18/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Following voter defeat of a proposed tax increase, the state transportation department is canceling or delaying contracts on more than 300 long-range road projects because of a lack of money. The cutbacks on right-of-way purchases and engineering designs are estimated to save $120 million, which instead will be spent over the next four years on maintaining Missouri's existing roads, the department said Tuesday...
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India offers spicy recipe for eggplant
(Community ~ 09/18/02)
CONCORD, N.H. -- Farm stands are overflowing with eggplants, and while cooking them up parmigiana-style can be delicious, don't limit your aubergine experiences to just that. As autumn brings cooler temperatures, try adding a little heat to your eggplant. For guidance there, it is best to turn to India, where the berry (bet you thought it was a vegetable) originated...
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New fall shows banking on comfort factor
(Entertainment ~ 09/18/02)
NEW YORK -- Ride a new wave of familiarity as another TV season begins. More precocious kids. Tell-tale corpses. People moving in with people who don't want them. Snarky sparring between mates. Attitude. Irony. Hugs. Even an old-fashioned Western (set in the intergalactic future)...
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Nation digest 09/18/02
(National News ~ 09/18/02)
Production in industrial sector drops in August WASHINGTON -- The nation's industrial sector -- hardest hit by last year's recession -- stumbled in August, with production falling for the first time in eight months. While the Federal Reserve's report Tuesday disappointed economists, most viewed the development more as a rough patch than a sign that the economy might slide back into recession...
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Differences cause friction among Afghans, Americans
(International News ~ 09/18/02)
TARIN KOT, Afghanistan -- A thumbs-up gesture meant as a friendly greeting by American soldiers is misconstrued as an insult. Shows of force meant to intimidate Taliban and al-Qaida fugitives frighten friends, too. A cultural gap, more than politics, seems to be playing a large role in the cooling of relations between U.S. troops and the Afghans who welcomed them as liberators. Some former friends say it's time for the Americans to go...
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Police - Israelis may have planted bomb at school
(International News ~ 09/18/02)
HEBRON, West Bank -- Israeli police and Palestinian officials in the West Bank said they believe extremist Jewish settlers planted two bombs in a Palestinian school yard Tuesday. One device exploded, injuring five children. Yehoshua Mor-Yosef, spokesman for the Jewish Settlers' Council, said the bombing was an "immoral and illegal act."...
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Suspect arrested in Chinese mass poisoning
(International News ~ 09/18/02)
BEIJING -- Police have arrested a man suspected of putting rat poison in food that state media say killed as many as 49 people in the eastern Chinese city of Nanjing, a police officer said Tuesday. The man was caught early Sunday aboard a train in Shangqiu, a city about 250 miles northwest of Nanjing, said the officer, reached by telephone at the Shangqiu train station. He would give only his surname, Li...
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World briefs 9/18/02
(International News ~ 09/18/02)
Farmer sentenced to 15 years for settler's death HARARE, Zimbabwe -- A white farmer convicted of murder for running over a black settler occupying part of his land was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison. The farmer, Philip Bezuidenhout, was the second person convicted of murder in more than two years of political violence that has left about 200 people dead. Most of the violence has been blamed on the black squatters and the ruling party...
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Yemeni arrested with Binalshibh is one of Pearl's killers
(International News ~ 09/18/02)
KARACHI, Pakistan -- An al-Qaida suspect arrested along with alleged Sept. 11 organizer Ramzi Binalshibh has been identified as one of the killers of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, a senior police official said Tuesday. The report is the strongest evidence yet of an al-Qaida connection to Pearl's kidnapping and murder, but may complicate the government's case against four men already convicted of the crime...
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Nigeria offers security to jittery Miss World organizers
(International News ~ 09/18/02)
LAGOS, Nigeria -- Nigeria offered security guarantees to jittery Miss World organizers Tuesday, amid threats of protests against the pageant by Islamic fundamentalists and of boycotts by contestants over the death-by-stoning sentence of a Muslim Nigerian woman...
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Decorating dos and don'ts
(Community ~ 09/18/02)
Television decorating-maven Lynette Jennings understands the frustrations of decorating your home. "If you're like me, you often find yourself attracted to totally different styles," she says. That's perfectly OK. Picking out what's right for you -- not what others say is "right" -- can become one of the toughest hurdles. Design is not absolute, she insists. "We need to own up to who we are and what we like and then have the courage to live the way we want. Now that's design."...
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Health officials report third death due to West Nile virus
(State News ~ 09/18/02)
ST. LOUIS -- A third St. Louis resident has died from the West Nile virus, state health officials said Tuesday. The latest victim was a 77-year-old who died Monday night. His name and other details were not released. Cora Walton, 75, died Aug. 7. Henry Collins, 61, died Sept. 10 of encephalitis caused by West Nile...
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Longtime appeals court judge plans to step down
(State News ~ 09/18/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Judge James R. Dowd said Tuesday that he plans to resign from the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Eastern District of Missouri effective Oct. 10. Dowd said he will return to the St. Louis law firm of Dowd and Dowd after 23 years as a judge at various levels. He was elected an associate circuit judge in St. Louis city in 1978 and became a St. Louis city circuit judge 10 years later...
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Vacant higher education post filled temporarily
(State News ~ 09/18/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Quentin Wilson, Gov. Bob Holden's cabinet director, has been named acting commissioner for the Department of Higher Education. Wilson has been granted a leave of absence from the governor's office during his six-week appointment, which began Tuesday, the Coordinating Board for Higher Education said. ...
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Du Quoin fair sees record crowds, high vendor sales
(State News ~ 09/18/02)
DU QUOIN, Ill. -- Once dismissed as the country cousin of the bigger state fair in Springfield, the Du Quoin State Fair in southeastern Illinois is on a winning streak, attracting record crowds and enticing them into spending increasing amounts of money on food and souvenirs...
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McDonald's recalls 100,000 Chicago Bears bobblehead dolls
(State News ~ 09/18/02)
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- McDonald's Corp. is recalling about 100,000 Chicago Bears bobblehead dolls because the paint on some of the figurines contains excessive levels of lead. The dolls are designed to look like Bears players Brian Urlacher and Anthony Thomas. They were sold for about $5 in the Chicago area, Rockford, central Illinois and northwest Indiana between Aug. 19 and Sept. 12...
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Authorities continue investigation into crash of plane
(State News ~ 09/18/02)
KOELTZTOWN, Mo. -- Authorities continued Tuesday to attempt to identify two people killed when a plane crashed near this mid-Missouri town on Saturday. Osage County Sheriff Carl Fowler said officials had recovered some personal effects, but not enough to draw a specific conclusion about who was aboard. The victims' remains were taken to the coroner for DNA testing, Fowler said...
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Former lawmaker's partner admits funneling payoff cash
(State News ~ 09/18/02)
CHICAGO -- A business executive admitted Tuesday funneling $20,000 to a member of the board of Chicago's Metra commuter rail service in return for contracts for a company he owns jointly with a former lawmaker. Robert Doyle, 63, pleaded guilty to a mail-fraud charge arising from an offshoot of the four-year federal investigation of drivers license bribery and other corruption when Gov. George Ryan was secretary of state...
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Variation of peanut butter sandwich is simply appealing
(Community ~ 09/18/02)
Potato chips add crunch, peanut butter and honey add salty-sweet elements to the combination, and bananas softly blend it all together. The bread enfolding this sandwich that has something for everyone can be rather special, too: Try buttermilk or potato bread, or slices from a favorite whole-wheat loaf if that's what's in the pantry. Just layer on the fillings. The sandwich takes very little else to put together, to serve as a snack at home, or to tuck into lunch boxes or picnic baskets...
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Parents charged in death of girl forced to drink water
(National News ~ 09/18/02)
SALT LAKE CITY -- A couple have been charged with killing their 4-year-old adopted daughter by forcing her to drink large amounts of water. The girl's parents said she was given the water as part of a form of therapy to promote family bonding. But prosecutors disputed that and said she was being punished for drinking Kool-Aid...
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Corn harvest progresses at faster-than-normal pace
(State News ~ 09/18/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Good weather has moved the corn harvest along at a faster pace than normal, the Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service reported Monday. About 6.4 days were suitable for fieldwork last week and the corn harvest was 43 percent complete, 11 days head of last year and nine days ahead of average, the agency said. Eighty-four percent of the corn is mature, six days ahead of last year and four days ahead of average...
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Panel sets guidelines on what TIF can pay for
(Local News ~ 09/18/02)
Cape Girardeau's Tax Increment Financing Commission established some rough guidelines Tuesday night on what could be paid for with TIF funds. Commissioner Al Stoverink came to the meeting with a list of ideas of how to decide what parts of the Prestwick Plantation developers' TIF proposal would be funded...
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Witnesses testify in August shooting death
(Local News ~ 09/18/02)
Delta Fire Protection District/John Sachen A house fire broke out at a residence at 1415 Dunklin early Tuesday morning. Cape Girardeau firefighters responded from stations No. 3 and 4. No injuries were reported. Officials have not released any information about the suspected cause of the blaze, other than to say the incident is still under investigation.By Mike Wells ~ Southeast Missourian...
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Authorities seek 'Solo' artist responsible for graffiti
(Local News ~ 09/18/02)
Eight new incidents of graffiti have been reported during the last two days to the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Each of the spray-painted signatures reads "Solo," but police have no idea what it implies, said patrolman Jason Selzer said. "It has no gang significance that we know of," Selzer said. "It could be an acronym or signature, but none of us know anyone out there using that name."...
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School board members use meeting to exchange ideas
(Local News ~ 09/18/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- School board members from the region gathered Monday night for the Missouri School Board Association (MSBA) fall meeting taking place at Jackson Middle School. The meeting gave board members and school administrators a chance to network and discuss current issues affecting public education...
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SLU Hunter bags Otahkians
(College Sports ~ 09/18/02)
Too much Colleen Hunter proved to be the downfall of Southeast Missouri State University's volleyball team Tuesday night. Hunter came up with four crucial late blocks to turn the match in Saint Louis University's favor as the Billikens spoiled the Otahkians' home opener with a tense 30-25, 31-33, 30-19, 32-34, 15-11 victory in front of about 150 fans at Houck Field House...
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World rankings require good golf, great math skills
(Professional Sports ~ 09/18/02)
THOMASTOWN, Ireland -- For those players who can't get into the World Golf Championships, one simple solution is to play better. Only it's not always that simple. "Before all the world rankings came along, how did we figure this stuff out?" Jeff Sluman wondered aloud. "We did survive, didn't we?"...
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Apple season brings to mind fruit desserts
(Column ~ 09/18/02)
We are getting into apple season, which is one of my favorite times of the year. The never-ending possibilities for using apples make fall cooking a lot of fun. This first recipe today not only uses apples but also dried cranberries. Last week, there was a request for recipes using dried fruits such as cranberries and cherries. ...
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Points refer to cats' coloring
(Column ~ 09/18/02)
jkoch By Dr. John Koch Question: The other day I heard someone talk of pointed cats. What are pointed cats? Answer: I believe pointed refers to color and markings that are used to describe Siamese, Himalayan and certain other breeds. These cats have white or cream-colored bodies with points of contrasting color. These points usually involved the paws, legs, tail, ear and masks...
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CHS event offers fitting tributes
(Column ~ 09/18/02)
The Sunday dedication and celebration of the NEW Central High School only lasted a pleasant but informative 54 minutes. One gets an opportunity to assess the mannerisms, speaking ability and general body language of those making presentations or sharing remarks. This is not the only way to judge a person, but it's one yardstick nevertheless...
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An ode to the morning people
(Column ~ 09/18/02)
Morning people are worthy of our admiration. Oprah Winfrey, for instance, gets up at the crack of dawn to exercise, eat a healthy breakfast -- prepared by her personal chef, of course -- and then run her massive empire. My boss is out running before dawn's early light and in the office before 7 a.m...
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Brewers put Sheets over fading Astros
(Professional Sports ~ 09/18/02)
MILWAUKEE -- Ben Sheets beat the Houston for the third time this season, and the Milwaukee Brewers damaged the Astros' faint postseason hopes with a 5-4 victory Tuesday night. Houston, which has 11 games remaining, began the night 6 1/2 games behind the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals...
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Despite fee hike, SEMO has record enrollment
(Local News ~ 09/18/02)
Escalating fees haven't kept students from attending Southeast Missouri State University, which experienced record fall enrollment for the second consecutive year. The university has 9,534 students enrolled this fall, up nearly 2 percent or 182 students from a year ago, thrilled school officials said Tuesday. ...
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Bush laments students' civics knowledge
(National News ~ 09/18/02)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- President Bush on Tuesday lamented "large and disturbing" gaps in what children know about U.S. history and government before he boarded Air Force One to deliver a civics lesson of his own: Money drives American politics. He raised $1.1 million for Republican Senate candidate Lamar Alexander, a former presidential rival who mocked Bush and lamented the influence of money as he bowed out of the GOP primaries in 1999...
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Drought across the country has landscapers scraping by
(National News ~ 09/18/02)
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- With half the nation in the midst of a historic drought, the scenery is looking bleak for landscaping businesses. Governments across the country have been restricting water use, causing business to dry up for landscaping companies that have been left unable to water lawns and gardens...
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People talk 9/18/02
(National News ~ 09/18/02)
Angelina makes it officially 'Jolie' SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- It's been "Angelina Jolie" on movie billboards, but now it's official. On Sept. 12, a Los Angeles County judge granted a petition by the actress, whose legal name was Angelina Jolie Voight, to drop her last name, according to court documents...
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Crabbers, scientists seek answers to a dying ecosystem
(National News ~ 09/18/02)
DARIEN, Ga. -- As Carl "Poppa" Poppell zooms his boat around the North River, shrimp skip in his wake like water skiers and the wind flattens his cap against his tanned forehead. "Going NASCAR," the 50-year-old crabber calls it. Then something stops him cold. Tangled in the cordgrass off the starboard side is a pink-and-white buoy with the initials "C.P." marking one of his crab traps...
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Final tally gives McBride nomination; Reno concedes
(National News ~ 09/18/02)
MIAMI -- Florida finally sorted out the mess Tuesday from last week's bungled election as final vote counts showed Bill McBride narrowly defeating Janet Reno for the Democratic nomination for governor. The former Clinton administration attorney general conceded the nomination, saying she told McBride "he was going to be a great governor."...
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American Express field delays talk about Ryder Cup
(Professional Sports ~ 09/18/02)
THOMASTOWN, Ireland -- Tiger Woods will be playing with Padraig Harrington before a partisan crowd, most of them cheering for the Irishman. Davis Love III has drawn Sergio Garcia. Phil Mickelson gets Darren Clarke. But that's only the opening round of the American Express Championship at Mount Juliet. The tournament is 72 holes of stroke play, not match play. The winner gets $1 million, not possession of a 14-inch gold chalice...
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Jim Johnson
(Obituary ~ 09/18/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Jim Johnson, 66, of Jonesboro died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, at his home. He was born Oct. 5, 1935, in Reynoldsville, Ill., son of Carl and Ethyle Tucker Johnson. Johnson was employed by city of Jonesboro. He was a veteran of the Korean War...
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Paul Yount
(Obituary ~ 09/18/02)
PATTON, Mo. -- Paul "Doug" Yount, 51, of Patton died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, at his home. He was born July 20, 1951, in Flint, Mich., son of Paul Amon and Carrie Marie Lynch Yount. He and Kalyn Phipps were married July 3, 1998. Survivors include his wife; a son, Tony Yount of Marble Hill, Mo.; a daughter, Tracy Steinkamp of St. Louis; a brother, the Rev. Frank Yount of Davison, Mich.; and four grandchildren...
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Dellora Stueve
(Obituary ~ 09/18/02)
UNIONTOWN, Mo. -- Dellora C. Stueve, 54, of Uniontown died Monday, Sept. 16, 2002, in an automobile accident on Highway A. She was born May 28, 1948, at Biehle, Mo., daughter of Walter and Mary Lillian Pingel. She and Paul J. Stueve were married May 8, 1965...
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Births 9/18/02
(Births ~ 09/18/02)
Swanner Son to Brandon and Danielle Swanner of Florissant, Mo., Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, 8:06 a.m. Sunday, June 9, 2002. Name, Christian Michael. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. Mrs. Swanner is the former Danielle Pierce, daughter of Dave and Trish Seabaugh of Webster Groves, Mo., and Mike and Bonnie Pierce of Cape Girardeau. ...
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Club news 9/18/02
(Community News ~ 09/18/02)
Editor's note: Please submit your club news information either typed or printed. It is sometimes very difficult to make out people's names. Please use members' first and last names instead of formal titles. For instance, Jane Smith, not Mrs. John Smith. Thank you....
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Out of the past 9/18/02
(Out of the Past ~ 09/18/02)
10 years ago: Sept. 18, 1992 Grand jury will investigate drug trafficking and other drug-related crimes in Cape Girardeau in effort to put offenders behind bars, says Presiding Circuit Judge A.J. Seier; Seier says increase in drug activity in "certain areas of the city" has made convening grand jury necessary...
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Enrollment jumps at community colleges
(Local News ~ 09/18/02)
RED BANK, N.J. -- When Jennifer Buono decided where to enroll after high school, she chose little-known Brookdale Community College in central New Jersey over Rutgers University. The bottom line, Buono said, was the bottom line. "Brookdale is cheaper and you're getting the same education for less," said the 18-year-old education major. "And when I get out of school, I won't have all those student loans to pay off."...
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Stevens claims Cape club championship
(Community Sports ~ 09/18/02)
Brian Stevens won the Cape Girardeau Country Club's Men's Club Championship, played Saturday and Sunday, by three strokes over Brevin Geibler, who came on strong with a final-round 67. Stevens, winning his first club title, shot rounds of 71 and 70 for a 1-over-par 141 total. Geibler rebounded from an opening-round 77 to post the low round of the tournament, finishing at 144. Dean Edwards (74-73) placed third while Donny Beasley (76-74) and Al Spradling (77-73) both shot 150...
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Southeast gymnasts fear program could tumble
(College Sports ~ 09/18/02)
Southeast Missouri State University gymnastics coach Patty Stotzheim is concerned that her program might not be around much longer. So are her athletes. Southeast athletic director Don Kaverman says it is premature to think that the university's gymnastics program will be dropped, as Stotzheim fears...
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SE opposition still has a problem to Ponder
(College Sports ~ 09/18/02)
With Willie Ponder figuring to be such a marked man this season, the conventional thinking was that Southeast Missouri State University's senior wide receiver might be hard pressed to duplicate last year's sensational performance. But through the first three games of the season, Ponder is considerably ahead of his pace from last year, when he had one of the finest receiving seasons in school history with 70 catches for 1,090 yards and 11 touchdowns...
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Iraqi move seen as effort to rob U.S. of international support
(International News ~ 09/18/02)
UNITED NATIONS -- President Bush said Tuesday the United Nations Security Council "must not be fooled" by Iraq's questionable promise of unfettered weapons inspections. He told wavering world leaders to maintain pressure on Saddam Hussein to disarm...
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U.S., Russia differ over next step with Iraq
(International News ~ 09/18/02)
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States and Russia, divided by Iraq's surprise acceptance of weapons inspectors, clashed on Tuesday over whether to still confront Baghdad with new conditions or ultimatums. "We have seen this game before," U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said as he reaffirmed Washington's call for a tough anti-Iraq resolution by the U.N. Security Council...
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Iraq agreement to return of U.N. inspectors lowers oil futures
(International News ~ 09/18/02)
OSAKA, Japan -- Iraq's agreement to the return of weapons inspectors sent the price of oil futures lower Tuesday, easing pressure on OPEC ministers to boost output to ease price increases that had built on fears of war. The futures price dipped about 4.4 percent initially on London's International Petroleum Exchange before gaining ground to close down about 2 percent on the day...
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At the Movies - 'The Four Feathers'
(Entertainment ~ 09/18/02)
Associated Press Writer "The Four Feathers" is a war epic for 15-year-old girls, the dunderheaded saga of a dreamboat who loses his courage and his girl, fights to win them back, succeeds and, unfazed by it all, goes back to being a dreamboat again...
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Task force pushes for solid information
(Editorial ~ 09/18/02)
Cape Girardeau's Citizens Finance Task Force is pressing officials at city hall for information. Before the task force can make a competent recommendation regarding the need for any tax increases, it will need this specific information. What's puzzling is why city officials have given the task force so little of what it needs and so much that doesn't address many of the obvious questions...
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Citizens finance task force meeting postponed
(Local News ~ 09/18/02)
The Cape Girardeau Citizens Finance Task Force meeting scheduled for Thursday has been postponed to allow the city more time to come up with more information, task force co-chairman Nancy Jernigan said Tuesday. The date for the re-scheduled meeting has not yet been announced...
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Tobacco tax supporters plan multi-million dollar campaign
(State News ~ 09/18/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Supporters of a tobacco tax increase approved for the November ballot say they have $2 million in the bank -- and plan to raise more -- for an aggressive advertising campaign. The proposal, to be known as Proposition A on the Nov. 5 ballot, would raise Missouri's cigarette tax to 72 cents a pack from the current 17 cents, and would raise other state tobacco taxes by 20 percent...
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Jordan Mann
(Obituary ~ 09/18/02)
ELCO, Ill. -- Jordan Mann, 3 months, of Elco died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at his home. Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Wilmer Lichtenegger
(Obituary ~ 09/18/02)
Wilmer Joseph "Joe" Lichtenegger, 89, of Trumann, Ark., formerly of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2002, at the Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. He was born Jan. 16, 1913, in Shawneetown, Mo., the son of August Theodore Lichtenegger and Ottilie Meyr Lichtenegger. He married Ruby M. Knight on Dec. 22, 1932. She preceded him in death on Dc. 24, 1981...
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Golf glance 9/18
(Professional Sports ~ 09/18/02)
Area events Men's individual, Eagle Lake Golf Club, Farmington, Mo., Saturday. Four-person scramble, Jaycee Municipal, Cape Giardeau, Saturday. Mixed scramble, Perryville (Mo.) Country Club, Saturday and Sunday.LPGA/EUROPEAN TOUR SOLHEIM CUP Site: Edina, Minn...
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Baltimore says farewell to NFL great Unitas
(Professional Sports ~ 09/18/02)
BALTIMORE -- With the wail of bagpipes filling the cathedral and his coffin covered in white lilies and roses, Johnny Unitas was remembered as "the greatest," a quarterback who made the impossible possible. Before more than 2,000 relatives, fans and friends, the Hall of Famer was honored Tuesday as a leader who forever changed the NFL and made everyone around him better. Unitas died Wednesday of a heart attack at 69...
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Inquiry finds no smoking gun in attacks
(National News ~ 09/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- Congressional investigators say intelligence agencies had evidence that terrorists might use airplanes to attack targets in the United States, but have found nothing that directly predicted the Sept. 11 attacks, a congressional source said Tuesday...
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Interior Secretary Norton held in contempt
(National News ~ 09/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- Interior Secretary Gale Norton said she may appeal a judge's decision holding her in contempt of court for failing to fix her department's mismanagement of hundreds of millions of dollars of royalties from Indian land. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ruled Tuesday that Norton not only failed to comply with his order to account for the money in the Indian accounts but committed fraud by misrepresenting the department's efforts to repair the trust and protect Indian money...
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FTC finds rampant deception in weight-loss ads
(National News ~ 09/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- Weight-loss advertising is rife with false or misleading claims that prey on millions of overweight people seeking help to shed pounds, the Federal Trade Commission reported Tuesday. The FTC found that 55 percent of weight-loss ads make claims that lack proof or very likely are false...
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SEMO District Fair winners
(Local News ~ 09/18/02)
Baby boy contest winners 3-6 months 1. Kolten Woodall; parents: Amy and David Woodall; Whitewater, Mo. 2. Bryson Ketcher; parents: Danette and Mark Ketcher; Cape Girardeau 3. Logan W. McClanahan; parents: Rhonda and DeWayne McClanahan; Jackson, Mo...
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Cape fire report 9/18/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/18/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Sept. 18 Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: At 7:21 p.m., emergency medical service at 3415 William. At 8:18 p.m., emergency medical service at 1471 Kingshighway. At 9:13 p.m., alarm at Koch and Bloomfield...
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Cape police report 9/18/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/18/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Sept. 18 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests A subject was released Monday pending the filing of formal charges for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of an explosive device...
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New book offers do-it-yourself repair hints for women
(Community ~ 09/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- Julie Sussman began her home repair odyssey by climbing onto a roof and caulking a leak. Stephanie Glakas-Tenet dismantled a lawn mower to unclog the gas line. Now the duo, CIA wives with matching tool belts, hope to convince women that hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers and even pizza cutters are implements of empowerment. And economy...
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Marathon swimmer conquers Mississippi
(Editorial ~ 09/18/02)
When Martin Strel, the Slovenian marathon swimmer, took a brief break in Cape Girardeau last month, he was still recovering from a near direct hit by lightning. He was attempting to swim the entire length of the Mississippi River. Last week, Strel accomplished his goal after 2,500 miles of swimming in a river that holds little appeal for swimmers in general. ...
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Younger doctors misread mammograms more often
(Community ~ 09/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- Radiologists examining mammogram X-rays gave false-positive cancer readings up to 15.9 percent of the time, with the youngest and most recently trained doctors having two to four times the false-positive rate of older radiologists, a study has found...
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Jackson volleyball breezes to sweep over rival Central
(High School Sports ~ 09/18/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson's volleyball team improved its record to 8-1-1 by rolling past Cape Girardeau Central 15-0, 15-3 Tuesday night. Jeniffer Mesey led the way with five kills and Courtney Vance had five assists. Jenna Leet had two kills and three service aces. Jennifer Farrell finished off Central with six service points...
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FanFare 9/18
(Other Sports ~ 09/18/02)
College The NCAA rejected Kentucky's request to lift a one-year ban on postseason play levied against the football program. Kentucky sought to have the ban lifted, but the appeals committee on Tuesday upheld all penalties against the program after internal and NCAA investigations unearthed dozens of recruiting violations...
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Area sports digest 9/18/02
(Other Sports ~ 09/18/02)
Elfrink, Raines win horseshoe competition SCOTT CITY, Mo. --Tyler Elfrink and Jason Raines placed first in the Southeast Missouri Horseshoe Association event held Saturday at Scott City Park. Cori Stoverink and Larry Glastetter were second, followed by Jeff Miller and Randy Grady...
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Telephone calls in senior citizen's typical schedule
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/18/02)
To the editor: Here's a typical day in the life of a senior citizen: Call the funeral home and find out why the VA plaque that should have been on your husband's grave two months ago still isn't there. Call the Division of Aging to try to find out some answers to the new senior prescription program when you were supposed to receive your card by July 1, but mine came Aug. 26...
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Encourage teens to overcome negative rebellion
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/18/02)
To the editor: If it is true that a natural response to puberty and its hormonal changes is a process of questioning and challenging authority, and if this process -- along with all the other life lessons that come from parents, family, school and friends -- helps enable our young adults to move from youthfu l dependence to adult independence, then how should we deal with it?...
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Speak Out A 09/18/02
(Speak Out ~ 09/18/02)
Spirit of the memorial I ALSO noticed the mispronounced names being read during the Sept. 11 memorial service in New York. I hoped nobody would be appalled and would take the event in the spirit in which it was meant. Those individuals reading the names also deserve compassion. ...
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North Korea admits abducting Japanese, says some still alive
(International News ~ 09/18/02)
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- In an astonishing concession, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il admitted Tuesday that North Korean spies abducted about a dozen Japanese decades ago and said at least four were still alive. The turnaround -- after years of angry denials -- opened the door for the two estranged neighbors to reopen talks to establish diplomatic ties, and could signal a change in North Korea's often hostile approach to relations with the outside world...
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