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More than 7,000 turn out to see T-Bones debut in KC
(Professional Sports ~ 06/08/03)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- It was standing room only at the debut of the Kansas City T-Bones Friday evening, the first professional baseball team to begin calling Kansas City home since the Royals put down roots in 1969. Every one of the 4,500 seats at the brand new CommunityAmerica Ballpark was filled and many more fans spread out blankets on the grassy knoll in the picnic area behind right field. ...
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Suspected suicide bomber attacks peacekeeper bus in Afghanistan
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- An explosives-packed taxi rammed a bus carrying German peacekeepers Saturday, setting off a thunderous blast that killed four soldiers and wounded 29 others in the first deadly suicide attack against international peacekeepers in Afghanistan...
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U.N. nuclear agency experts arrive in Iran for inspections
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has not breached an international nuclear nonproliferation agreement and is not bothered by accusations to the contrary, an Atomic Energy Organization of Iran spokesman said Saturday. Khalil Mousavi made the comments as a team of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors arrived in Iran to assess the nation's controversial atomic activities. The Vienna, Austria-based agency has published a report claiming Iran has not kept promises to safeguard nuclear material...
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European Union vote continues in Poland
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
WARSAW, Poland -- Poles began voting Saturday in a two-day referendum on whether their nation of 38 million should join the European Union next year, a move their leaders say will end historic divisions, boost the economy and raise living standards...
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Horse wins race against man again in annual 22-mile contest
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
LLANWRTYD WELLS, Wales -- Once again, four legs triumphed over two Saturday when a horse won the annual Man vs. Horse race. Thirty horse-and-rider teams took on 300 individuals and 60 relay teams in the 22-mile race. The winning horse, Druimghigha Shemal, finished in 2 hours, 2 minutes, beating the fastest individual runner Mark Croasdale, who crossed the line in 2:17:00...
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Troops remember rescue of hostage
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines -- U.S. troops held a memorial service Saturday to mark a year since the death of a Kansas missionary and another hostage during a raid to free them from Islamic extremists. Missionary Martin Burnham and Ediborah Yap, a Filipino nurse, were killed on June 7, 2002, in the U.S.-backed raid against Abu Sayyaf rebels. Burnham's wife, Gracia, survived and was rescued...
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Palestinian leaders condemn Hamas for leaving truce talks
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
JERUSALEM -- Palestinian officials on Saturday condemned Hamas' decision to pull out of talks aimed at ending attacks on Israelis, saying the Islamic militant group's refusal to accept a cease-fire could destroy the U.S.-backed peace process. Late Saturday, Hamas leaders met with their counterparts from the violent Islamic Jihad and other radical factions, where they repeated their rejection of the call to stop attacks against Israel...
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Saudi minister says al-Qaida behind bombs
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- For the first time, the Saudi interior minister linked last month's Riyadh bombings to the al-Qaida terror network in an interview published Saturday, and his ministry identified 12 of the attackers. Prince Nayef said 25 people so far are in custody in connection with the May 12 bombings at three Western housing compounds in Riyadh. Thirty-five people were killed in the attacks, including at least nine suicide bombers...
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Pontiff seeks to heal wounds of war
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
OSIJEK, Croatia -- Pope John Paul II sought to heal the wounds of recent war and overcome ancient religious divisions Saturday in a Mass for 200,000 people who packed an airfield under a punishing sun. Two people died of heat-related heart attacks during the ceremony in the eastern city of Osijek. At least 500 others sought medical treatment, including 150 who were hospitalized because of the 100-degree temperatures...
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India's heat death toll passes 1,400
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
HYDERABAD, India -- Rains cooled parts of India scorched by a heat wave, but the death toll from the hot weather still rose to at least 1,438, officials reported Saturday. Thirty-six more deaths were reported Friday in the worst-affected southern state of Andhra Pradesh, raising its toll from heat in the past three weeks to 1,317, State Relief Commissioner D.C. Roshaiah said...
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Liberian troops defend capital
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
MONROVIA, Liberia -- Explosions and machine-gun fire echoed in Liberia's besieged capital Saturday as President Charles Taylor's forces fought rebels pressing on the outskirts, sending tens of thousands of desperate residents to the U.S. Embassy seeking sanctuary...
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U.N. envoy fails to meet, find activist in Myanmar
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
YANGON, Myanmar -- A special U.N. envoy failed Saturday to meet or secure the release of opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, despite international criticism of her detention and U.S. threats of tighter economic sanctions against Myanmar's ruling junta...
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Pakistan's discussion on budget marked by tauting
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Opposition lawmakers shouted down Pakistan's finance minister as he tried to present the budget Saturday, keeping up a deafening 40-minute barrage of abuse that exposed the depth of a constitutional crisis threatening this key U.S. ally's fledgling return to democracy...
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Clemens fails again in his bid for 300th victory
(Professional Sports ~ 06/08/03)
CHICAGO -- Strike three for Roger Clemens. Clemens failed in his third attempt to earn his 300th career victory, watching the New York Yankees' bullpen give up the lead Saturday at Wrigley Field. Clemens allowed just two hits in his first six innings against the Cubs. But after striking out Corey Patterson to start the seventh with a 1-0 lead, things fell apart...
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Anthony says he should be the top pick in NBA draft
(Professional Sports ~ 06/08/03)
CHICAGO -- Carmelo Anthony knows the Cleveland Cavaliers have said they will take LeBron James with the first pick in the NBA draft. He has another opinion on who the top pick should be. "I think I should go one, but things happen," Anthony said at a pre-draft camp for scouts and team officials at the Moody Bible Institute that ended Saturday...
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Laclede Gas to boost rates 12 percent in low-use period
(State News ~ 06/08/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Laclede Gas Co. will raise rates by 12 percent through at least October to offset higher wholesale prices of natural gas, meaning a $7 to $11 additional charge to Laclede customers during the period. The increase, which takes effect next Friday, will have minimal impact on most of Laclede's customers in eastern Missouri because natural-gas usage is low during that period...
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Woman embezzled to pay casino debts
(State News ~ 06/08/03)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- A former St. Louis County employee who said casino debts drove her to embezzle nearly $800,000 has been sentenced to 12 years in prison. Margaret King, 48, of House Springs, said at her sentencing hearing Friday that her son's suicide had left her depressed and addicted to gambling...
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Burnham calls for continued missionary work despite ordeal
(State News ~ 06/08/03)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- One year after her husband died during a rescue effort in the Philippines, Gracia Burnham continues to preach the value of missionary work. Burnham and her husband, Martin, were taken hostage by the radical Muslim Abu Sayyaf group in 2001. They spent 376 days in captivity before Filipino soldiers tried to rescue them one year ago Saturday, in a firefight that left Martin Burnham dead and his wife wounded...
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Knight rider Big uproar in small town over disabled man's golf
(State News ~ 06/08/03)
SWEET SPRINGS, Mo. -- Gary Knight didn't get the present he most wanted for his 48th birthday. "I want to ride," he said with a big smile, his words slurred by cerebral palsy Knight has had since birth. For more than six years, Knight has done his riding in a golf cart, poking along street shoulders in this sleepy farming town 60 miles east of Kansas City. He has difficulty walking, tires easily, uses a walker and isn't licensed to drive a car...
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Economy could turn Illinois squad cars into ads
(State News ~ 06/08/03)
BARTONVILLE, Ill. -- With money nearly as tight as jail security, Bartonville Police chief Brian Fenger has no qualms about turning his squad cars into rolling billboards for the sake of a bargain. Bartonville is among 14 police departments across the state with contracts for brand-new patrol cars that would cost just $1 each in exchange for sharing hoods, doors, roofs and fenders with advertisers...
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Power tools for papa
(Community ~ 06/08/03)
P Strong do-it-yourself market keeps power tools popular. By David Bradley ~ The Associated Press Bob Johnson knows the answer before the question is asked. Before Fathers Day, Johnson is the answer man. "I walk customers to the power equipment," says Johnson, manager of a Midwestern Lowes. "They want to know what's hot for Father's Day and that would be anything that involves power. That won't change this year."...
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Fierce fighting kills at least 20 in Chechnya as amnesty takes
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia -- Russian troops and Chechen police battled for a second day with rebels in an eastern Chechen town Saturday in fighting that killed at least 20 people, even as an amnesty offer to rebels came into effect. The amnesty, approved the day before by Russia's parliament, was touted as a step toward peace, offering immunity from prosecution to rebels who give up their weapons by Sept. 1...
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'Reading Rainbow' fighting for survival, PBS funding
(Entertainment ~ 06/08/03)
NEW YORK -- In a plea for the life of "Reading Rainbow," host LeVar Burton returned to a familiar setting: the stage where he picked up the PBS show's seventh Emmy Award for best children's television series. "If you are a wealthy philanthropist out there, I'm not that difficult to find," said Burton, the show's executive producer and host since it began in 1983...
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Additional bodies found in building hit by plane
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
LOS ANGELES -- Two more bodies were found Saturday in the burned wreckage of an apartment building where a small private plane crashed, raising the death toll to four, officials said. Seven people on the ground were injured, one critically. Officials did not know if the bodies were those of passengers in the plane or residents of the apartment building, said coroner's investigator Mario Sainz. ...
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Jackson youth makes strides after accident
(Local News ~ 06/08/03)
An 11-year-old Jackson boy who nearly drowned last week has made dramatic improvements in the last 36 hours and now is able to make voluntary movements with his hands and feet, his father said Saturday. In addition, Andrew Tyler's relatives now have answers that explain the cause of his almost fatal experience. The boy was diagnosed Friday with Long QT Syndrome, which doctors said caused him to go into cardiac arrest and lose consciousness...
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Henin-Hardenne wins first Grand Slam title
(Professional Sports ~ 06/08/03)
PARIS -- Justine Henin-Hardenne won the French Open for Belgium, for her husband and for her coach. She won it for all the players out there who rely more on precision than power. Mostly, though, she won it for her late mother, who brought a 10-year-old Justine to Roland Garros to watch a tennis match in person for the first time...
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Nets return to N.J. with confidence for Game 3
(Professional Sports ~ 06/08/03)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The NBA's great East-West divide doesn't seem quite so gaping any more -- not while Jason Kidd is leaping confidently across it, and not while Tim Duncan is missing nearly enough free throws to fill it. The New Jersey Nets headed back home Saturday riding a wave of confidence in the NBA Finals. ...
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Johnson eager for quick start, big finish at Pocono
(Professional Sports ~ 06/08/03)
LONG POND, Pa. -- If Jimmie Johnson has his way today at Pocono Raceway, 100,000 spectators and a TV of audience of millions will be terribly bored. The polesitter for the Pocono 500 would like to sprint out to an early lead and never surrender it. "That's what we're here for," he said...
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Empire Maker laughs last
(Professional Sports ~ 06/08/03)
NEW YORK -- The magical ride ended in the mud, splashed aside by a rival who wasn't about to let a gelded nobody become part of racing royalty. Empire Maker caught Funny Cide on the far turn and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, thwarting yet another Triple Crown hopeful's attempt to do what no horse has managed since Affirmed in 1978...
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Iced or hot, tea regains popularity as a favorite drink
(Community ~ 06/08/03)
Millions of Americans still reach for that first cup of coffee to get them going in the morning, but tea is making inroads into the java market. People are beginning to experiment with the variety tea has to offer, said Annette Emmons of Grace Cafe in Cape Girardeau...
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Want to know how to make a great pot of tea?
(Community ~ 06/08/03)
Hot tea Use a hot teapot, preheating it by filling it with hot water and letting it sit while boiling the water for tea. Bring fresh, cold water to a rolling boil. Use one teaspoon of tea per cup or one tea bag per cup. With loose teas, a strainer gives the tea leaves plenty of room to infuse. Brew the tea for five minutes, stirring before serving. Sun tea...
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Can cat's tapeworms infect human?
(Column ~ 06/08/03)
jkoch By Dr. John Koch Question: The other day while petting my cat, I noticed that she had what appeared to be numerous sesame seeds stuck to the hair underneath her tail. While making this observation, I happened to notice that a small worm crawled out of her anus. I have been told that these are tapeworms and that I will need to worm my cat. More than anything else, I am concerned about whether or not these worms are contagious to humans?...
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Ponson a good fit in Orioles' win
(Professional Sports ~ 06/08/03)
ST. LOUIS -- The Baltimore Orioles made sure to take a good look at pitcher Sidney Ponson in that St. Louis Browns throwback uniform. "I think everybody laughed," Ponson said. "They told me I looked like an old player. I'm kind of big, chubby."...
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Area digest
(Other Sports ~ 06/08/03)
Jackson Sr. Legion sweeps doubleheader Jackson's Senior American Legion team continued its strong start Saturday by sweeping a doubleheader from visiting Perryville, winning 7-6 and 10-0 in five innings. Jackson (7-1) scored two runs in the seventh inning of the opener to rally for the victory. Tyler Blackwell pitched the final two innings to get the win. Blackwell relieved Kyle Long, who allowed five runs and struck out eight in five innings...
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Familiar role for Gilbert nets a familiar result for Capahas
(Community Sports ~ 06/08/03)
Gary Gilbert figures to benefit from his first season with Cape Girardeau's Craftsman Union Capahas in more ways than one. Gilbert has been able to continue the hot hitting that marked the final few weeks of his rookie season with Southeast Missouri State University. Saturday, he went 5-for-8 for the undefeated Capahas in a doubleheader sweep of the visiting St. Louis Printers 4-2 and 10-5...
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Living large in Mexico
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
TANKAH, Mexico -- In a world enthralled by thin, perhaps no place is more slanted toward the slender or more daunting for the double-chinned than the beach. No more. The beach is being made safe for the amply built with the opening of what claims to be the world's first "size-friendly, all inclusive beach resort." At the Freedom Paradise resort south of Cancun, the motto is: "Live Large, Live Free!"...
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One Guatemalan twin leaves hospital after surgery
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
LOS ANGELES -- One of the Guatemalan twins born joined at the head and separated last summer was released from a hospital Saturday after a 16-day stay, officials said. Maria de Jesus Quiej Alvarez was taken to the Los Angeles area home of a couple who volunteer with Healing the Children, the nonprofit group responsible for bringing the 23-month-old sisters to the United States, said co-founder Cris Embleton...
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Rescuers work to remove bodies
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
JACKSON, Calif. -- Rescue workers struggled for hours Saturday to recover the bodies of a woman and three children, ages 1 through 3, who died when their car plunged into a frigid river. The driver -- the boyfriend of the woman and father of two of the children -- survived and was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. The man and his brother told authorities they were washed downstream when they opened a door to get out...
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Intruder abducts 9-year-old girl from her home
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The man who abducted a 9-year-old girl and attacked her mother and brother had waited in his car outside their home until the girl returned alone after school, police said Saturday after watching a neighbor's home surveillance video...
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Dispatcher, two police officers killed; suspect flees in police
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
FAYETTE, Ala. -- A teenager being booked at a small-town police station grabbed an officer's gun and opened fire early Saturday, killing two officers and a dispatcher before fleeing in a police car, authorities said. The cruiser was spotted about 3 1/2 hours later, about 10 miles beyond the state line in Mississippi, and the driver was arrested, said Lowndes County, Miss., Sheriff's Deputy Tony Mulligan...
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Bucking a trend, an Oregon town defies the forces behind school
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
IONE, Ore. -- There are just two landmarks on the skyline of this tiny town in the sprawling high desert hills of northeastern Oregon: a grain elevator and the school. The grain elevator is long abandoned. But when talk surfaced about shutting down the high school and busing students out of town, the ranchers, wheat farmers and retirees of Ione, population 350, looked into the future and didn't like what they saw...
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Slumming for a cause Habitat for Humanity creates slum village
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
AMERICUS, Ga. -- Habitat for Humanity has built a Third World slum in its own back yard as a sort of theme park of poverty that it hopes will motivate visitors to contribute to efforts to build affordable housing around the world. Thirteen homes, representing housing from Haiti to South Africa to India, were completed in time for Saturday's dedication of the Global Village and Discovery Center by former President Carter, a longtime Habitat for Humanity volunteer...
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Written words aren't all pretty
(Column ~ 06/08/03)
There's a lot to be said for the written word, but kids are saying more with computer keyboard strokes these days rather than the loops and curves of cursive writing. Handwriting experts fear the popularity of e-mail and other electronic communication could erase cursive writing within decades...
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Borowiak, Alvarez turned into draft's pleasant surprises
(Sports Column ~ 06/08/03)
The amateur baseball draft Tuesday and Wednesday was a perfect example of why I could never be a talent evaluator. Sure, I knew Southeast Missouri State University shortstop Zach Borowiak was a good player. And I thought he'd be drafted again after going in the 49th round following his junior season last year...
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Federal funds help foundation formula
(Local News ~ 06/08/03)
In the midst of severe state budget cuts, Missouri legislators say an unexpected influx of $390 million in federal aid could be the solution to school districts' financial concerns. Under a plan approved this week by the House of Representatives, more than $72 million of the federal funds would go toward public education...
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Mighty Ducks push Devils to seventh game
(Professional Sports ~ 06/08/03)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Anaheim Mighty Ducks' comeback was impressive enough. Paul Kariya's was one for the storybooks. Kariya, leveled by a hit from Scott Stevens that was so hard it appeared he might be seriously hurt, returned to score his first goal of the series, and the Mighty Ducks evened the Stanley Cup finals by beating New Jersey 5-2 in Game 6 Saturday night...
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Boys and Girls club gets a much needed renewal
(Local News ~ 06/08/03)
New ownership of the Boys and Girls Club building, along with a new leader of the program, may be the spark needed to revitalize the nonprofit agency, said board members and staff of the club. "It's a new day," said Na Tika Rowles, the recently-named chief professional officer of the program. "I am willing to tap into every available resource to maximize and reach that full potential. Support and dedication will be the key. Good things are to come."...
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Police report 6/8/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/08/03)
Cape Girardeau June 8, 2003 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. ArrestsCittie L. Wade, 24, 1105 Hidden Valley, Apt. 2, was arrested Saturday on four warrants, suspicion of making a false declaration and several traffic offenses...
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Interior offers simple elegance with inviting colors
(Community ~ 06/08/03)
Every once in a while, you see a home that is so classically American that it can make you crave an apple pie. That's the case with the home at 1414 Amblewood in Cape Girardeau. It's as American as the Fourth of July and a slice of apple pie. It's a two-story, white vinyl house with gray shutters, a red door and a two-car garage. ...
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Smiths renew vows on 50th
(Anniversary ~ 06/08/03)
Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. "Skip" Smith of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary April 26, 2003, at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Jackson. The couple renewed their vows and mass was said by the Rev. J. Friedel. A dinner and dance followed. About 300 guests attended...
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Schlamers mark 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 06/08/03)
THEBES, Ill. -- Mr. and Mrs. Louis L. Schlamer of Thebes celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary May 25, 2003. Schlamer and Pauline Foster were married May 26, 1943, in Charleston, Mo. Their attendants were the late Robert and Wanda Foster. The couple has three children, Linda Hutson, Vicki Hannan and Louis Schlamer. They have three grandchildren, Christopher and Craig Hutson and Ryan Hannan...
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Starkey-Armstrong
(Engagement ~ 06/08/03)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Jack Starkey of Sedgewickville announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Ann Starkey, to Jesse Lee Armstrong. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dean Armstrong of Wappapello, Mo. Starkey is a 2001 graduate of Meadow Heights High School at Patton, Mo., and a 2003 graduate of Mineral Area College at Park Hills, Mo. She is employed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
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Doran- Koehler
(Engagement ~ 06/08/03)
Wayne and Carla Doran of Gordonville announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Lynn Doran, to Cody Wayne Koehler of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Wyatt and Amanda Koehler of Millersville. Doran will be a senior this fall at Jackson High School...
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Schaub-Sink
(Engagement ~ 06/08/03)
Gary and Janet Schaub of St. Charles, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Molly Schaub, to Corey Sink. He is the son of Robert and Sharon Sink of Gordonville. Schaub is a 1998 graduate of St. Charles High School, and received a degree in criminal justice from Lindenwood University in St. Charles in 2002. She is a legal assistant with the Law Offices of Daniel E. Nack and Jeffrey J. Sandcork...
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Abernathy-Birk
(Engagement ~ 06/08/03)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Stoverink of Leopold announce the engagement of their daughter, Patsy Abernathy of Marble Hill, Mo., to Steve Birk of Gordonville. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Birk of Jackson. Abernathy is a graduate of Leopold High School. She is employed at Major Custom Cable in Marble Hill...
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Scholl-Kuhlman
(Engagement ~ 06/08/03)
Helen Burger of DeWitt, Neb., announces the engagement of her daughter, BethAnn Scholl of Jackson, to the Rev. Nathan Kuhlman of Plano, Texas. He is the son of Calvin and Carol Kuhlman of Chaska, Minn. Scholl is also the daughter of the late Ordale Burger...
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Fire report 6/8/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/08/03)
Cape Girardeau June 8, 2003 Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:At 4:33 p.m., an alarm sounding at 211 St. Francis Dr. At 9:27 p.m., a request for emergency medical service at 1268 Linden. Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:At 7:06 a.m., request for emergency medical service at Bloomfield and Stonebridge...
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Olympic planners face new obstacle - anti-American ire
(Professional Sports ~ 06/08/03)
ATHENS, Greece -- Large patches of fresh paint cover the anti-American graffiti and obscenities scrawled near the U.S. Embassy during the near-daily protests of the war in Iraq. But the touchups can't hide the reality of Greece's split personality: strategic Western ally on one hand, hotbed of America bashing on the other...
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Beef in a can
(State News ~ 06/08/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Craving a more stable future as a fifth-generation cattleman, Adam Blaue thinks he's found something to sink his teeth into: Marketing tender, ready-to-eat beef -- in a can. Sound like a bit much to swallow? Blaue, 31, and three dozen other Missouri livestock producers think not, believing the venture has plenty of can-do shelf life -- two to five years, to be precise...
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Agent- Iraq kept network for weapons specialists
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
By Bob Drogin ~ Los Angeles Times BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Saddam Hussein's intelligence services set up a network of clandestine cells and small laboratories after 1996 with the goal of someday rebuilding illicit chemical and biological weapons, according to a former senior Iraqi intelligence officer...
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White House prewar warnings about Iraq still not borne out
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
WASHINGTON -- Before the war, the Bush administration portrayed Iraq as full of killer poisons with strange names and deadly effects, which terrorists could get hold of and unleash on U.S. cities. The administration also contended that many of the weapons were ready to be used on the battlefield. U.S. commanders prepared by having soldiers wear protective gear whenever an alert sounded a possible weapons attack...
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President wants more Medicare coverage options
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush is recommending changes in Medicare that would offer incentives for some seniors to get improved prescription drug benefits by switching to private health plans while offering some type of drug benefit for all in the system...
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S. Korean villagers anxious about U.S. leaving border
(International News ~ 06/08/03)
UIJONGBU, South Korea -- Dozens of M1A1 Abrams tanks rumbled over the hills and dummy grenades exploded. Through the haze of smoke bombs, American soldiers scrambled to battle positions near the border with communist North Korea. For many South Korean villagers near the border, the U.S. 2nd Infantry's frontline deployment and exercises like Saturday's have been a soothing reminder of Washington's commitment to deterring hostilities on the divided peninsula...
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Shuttle commander's widow says NASA must 'fly again'
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The widow of the commander of the Columbia space shuttle said Saturday that NASA needs to fly again, but she doesn't want it to be "hammered" over irrelevant issues in the investigation of the doomed flight. "Fix it and fly again," said Evelyn Husband, wife of Rick Husband, who piloted Columbia on its final flight in February. "I would like for them to solve the problem so nobody ever has to go through this again."...
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Area historians uncover details on expedition
(Local News ~ 06/08/03)
Local historians say archives discovered in the past year prove four explorers who participated in the Lewis and Clark Expedition lived in the Cape Girardeau District following the unprecedented western exploration. Jane Randol Jackson, director of the Cape Girardeau County Archive Center, revealed the finding to about 75 people Saturday at the Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Homecoming at the Show Me Center...
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Iona Cemetery loses headstones to storm
(Local News ~ 06/08/03)
Several tombstones were either knocked over, scattered or are completely missing from a small cemetery near Oriole as a result of the May 6 tornado that ripped through Jackson. Members of the Iona Cemetery Association are trying to piece the cemetery back together, but they are finding it difficult, having no plot map available...
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Making sense of school dollars
(Local News ~ 06/08/03)
Threatened with the loss of millions in state education funding, local school districts are finding panicked solutions to what some call the worst financial situation in Missouri's education history. In Scott City, leaders are yanking some athletic funding, freezing salaries and increasing employees' share of medical insurance premiums...
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Unprecedented vote elects gay man Episcopal bishop in N.H.
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
CONCORD, N.H. -- In a national first, New Hampshire Episcopalians on Saturday elected an openly gay man as their next bishop. The selection of the Rev. V. Gene Robinson, 56, is still subject to confirmation next month by the church's national General Convention, and it is expected to be debated...
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Palmer-Bohnsack
(Engagement ~ 06/08/03)
Kathy Miller of Washington, Mo., and Clark and Janet Palmer of St. Clair, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Stacy Rebecca Palmer, to Christopher Darell Bohnsack, both of Jackson. He is the son of Darell and Dolores Bohnsack of Jackson...
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Bowman-Smith
(Wedding ~ 06/08/03)
Amy Michelle Bowman and Scott Neal Smith were married Dec. 21, 2002, at Harmony Congregational Methodist Church in Marble Hill, Mo. The Rev. Bill Ross performed the ceremony. Pianists were Gayla Tripp of Jackson and Crystal Kaufman of Cape Girardeau. Kaufman was also soloist...
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Norman Colyott
(Obituary ~ 06/08/03)
Norman L. Colyott, 71, of Jackson died Friday, June 6 at his home. He was born June 17, 1931, at Hunter, Mo., son of Charles and Della Hampton Colyott. He and Violet Lawrence were married Dec. 4, 1955, at St. Louis. Colyott was a veteran of the Korean War, having served in the U.S. Army. He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal...
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Delmar Honey
(Obituary ~ 06/08/03)
Delmar Honey, 67, of Rockford, Ill., formerly of Tamms, Ill. died Thursday, June 5 at Rockford Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 18, 1935, in Alexander County, son of Earl and Jewel Phillips Honey. He and Anne Elena Miller were married Dec. 31, 1964, at Rockford...
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Mary Sutherland
(Obituary ~ 06/08/03)
ENID, Okla. -- Mary Lee Sutherland, 60, of Enid died Friday, June 6, 2003, at St. Mary's Regional Health Center. She was born May 28, 1943, in Cape Girardeau to Paul and Ione Bollinger Welter. She married James H. Sutherland on Aug. 10, 1963, in Cape Girardeau...
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Leo Hoeh Sr.
(Obituary ~ 06/08/03)
UNIONTOWN, Mo. -- Leo J. "Dutch" Hoeh Sr., 86, of Uniontown died Thursday, June 5, 2003, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 8, 1916, at Uniontown, son of Joseph W. and Pauline A. Pfisterer Hoeh. He and LaWana M. Fenwick were married Oct. 3, 1942, in St. Louis...
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Speak Out A 06/08/03
(Speak Out ~ 06/08/03)
Progressive downtown I HAVE a response to Scott Moyers' column in the Business section. Apparently, Moyers does not understand that a cluster of antique shops in a central area draws visitors to the city. Stillwater, Minn., is an outstanding example of a vibrant, downtown area which has antique shops and restaurants to make it a destination city. ...
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Looking for good solution to fall from the sky
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/08/03)
To the editor: Ancient Greek drama featured a convention called deus ex machina, which means "god from a machine." At the conclusion of particularly complicated plots, a god character would be lowered with a pulley to solve all unresolved problems. Everybody went home happy...
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Protection for Old Glory
(Editorial ~ 06/08/03)
Ever since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that desecrating the U.S. flag is protected by the Constitution, there have been attempts in Congress to adopt a constitutional amendment that would permit the passage of a law to prohibit using the flag in unseemly ways. For the fifth time in eight years, the U.S. House last week approved such an amendment. The Senate is unlikely to take up the amendment this year...
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Weapons of mass destruction- Hollow issue
(Editorial ~ 06/08/03)
The debate over weapons of mass destruction is likely to grow louder and shriller now that the topic has become a political weapon rather than a justification (or at least part of it) for the U.S.-led and coalition-supported war in Iraq. Those who want to discredit President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair believe they have found the weak spot in what otherwise should be considered a monumental victory for the forces of freedom, personal liberty and world justice. ...
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April employment numbers show positive signs for Missouri
(Local News ~ 06/08/03)
Employment in Missouri rebounded in April following three flat months, while unemployment edged down slightly to 4.9 percent, compared to 5 percent in March and 5.4 percent in April 2002, according to the Missouri Department of Economic Development. The state's unemployment rate is nearly a full point below the national rate of 5.8 percent...
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Nation briefs 9A
(Local News ~ 06/08/03)
Death of malnourished child being investigated LANSDALE, Pa. -- A prosecutor investigating the death of a malnourished 4-year-old quadruplet said he found "almost dungeonlike" conditions at the squalid condominium where he and his siblings lived. Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor said Saturday he had not decided whether to charge the parents...
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Dorothy McChristian
(Obituary ~ 06/08/03)
Dorothy E. McChristian, 87, of Cairo, Ill. died Thursday, June 5 at Heartland Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 25, 1915, at Mounds, Ill., daughter of Walter and Bertie McDowell Burns. She married Robert E. McChristian, who died in 2001...
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Larry Wehmeyer
(Obituary ~ 06/08/03)
Larry Wehmeyer, 51, of Thebes, Ill. died Friday, June 6 at Martin Hills Residential Center in Bloomfield, Mo. He was born May 6, 1952, at Cape Girardeau, son of Melvin and JoAnn Sickler Wehmeyer. Wehmeyer was a meat cutter in the Anna-Jonesboro, Ill., area. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...
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Niswonger-Bickings
(Wedding ~ 06/08/03)
Amber Jean Niswonger and Justin Benjamin Bickings exchanged wedding vows March 15, 2003, at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. Douglas C. Breite performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Christina Vogel of Chesterfield, Mo., and Madelyn Rasche of Cape Girardeau...
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State run was a proud finish for Oran seniors
(Community Sports ~ 06/08/03)
To the editor: I want to congratulate the boys at Oran High School on a fine career. I have followed you or competed against you from the days of little league baseball to junior high basketball and throughout our great rivalry the past two years in high school basketball...
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FanSpeak
(Community Sports ~ 06/08/03)
Sosa sets bad example ONE OF the most popular and celebrated baseball players blew his cork, so to speak. A lot of young people look up to these baseball players and other athletes and hope they will be like them someday. Well, just put a lid on that. I hope some of these people realize that they should be checking some of these other athletes' bats, too...
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Out of the past 6/8/03
(Out of the Past ~ 06/08/03)
10 years ago: June 8, 1993 Cape Girardeau voters reject riverboat gambling by margin of 53 to 47 percent; ballot measure, which passes in only four of city's 16 voting precincts, is defeated 5,506 votes to 4,940; while voters here reject riverboat gambling, similar measure passes overwhelmingly in Caruthersville, 1,238 votes to 597...
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Dowdy-Walker
(Engagement ~ 06/08/03)
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Dowdy of Hayti, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Sarah Elicia Dowdy, to William Bradford Walker. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Walker of Sparta, Tenn. Dowdy received a bachelor of science degree in communication disorders from Southeast Missouri State University. She is the women's coordinator for Campus Outreach at the university...
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Folmar-Austin
(Engagement ~ 06/08/03)
Howard and Peggy Folmar of Irvine, Calif., announce the engagement of their daughter, Micki Folmar, to Travis Austin, both of Santa Fe, N.M. He is the son of Edward and Margaret Austin of Cape Girardeau. Folmar received a bachelor of arts degree in theater from the University of California at Irvine. She is employed at the Inn at Loretto...
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Giliberti-Wills
(Engagement ~ 06/08/03)
Joseph and Karen Giliberti of Smithton, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Angelina Marie Giliberti of Franklin, Tenn., to Nathan Weeks Wills of Fenton, Mo. He is the son of Rhonda and Patrick Niemczyk of Bell City, Mo., and Terry and Cathy Wills of Cape Girardeau...
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Schneider-Massey
(Engagement ~ 06/08/03)
Frederick Schneider of Kelso, Mo., and Susan Bippen of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Christine Rozalia Schneider, to Jeffery Lyle Massey. He is the son of Arther Massey of East Prairie, Mo., and Syndi Massey of Benton, Mo...
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Wildman-Sodergren
(Engagement ~ 06/08/03)
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wildman of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Lea Wildman, to Clifford Carl Sodergren of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Len and Rose Sodergren of Sun City, Ariz. Wildman received a degree in graphic design from Southeast Missouri State University in 2000. She is employed by Cape Girardeau Public Schools and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship...
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New Englanders look to break 43-year presidential jinx
(National News ~ 06/08/03)
WASHINGTON -- It's a New England drought second only to the Curse of the Bambino. It has been 43 years since a candidate from the Northeast won the presidency. That was Democrat John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts. Since then, just one -- former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis -- has won his party's presidential nomination. The Democrat lost in 1988 to George H.W. Bush...
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Who will pay $50 for your rags?
(Column ~ 06/08/03)
Editor's note: This column originally was published June 9, 1991. Rip, rip, rip! That's the sound of tearing cloth. I'm the tearer. Jean the Ripper! No kin to Jack. This is not an old biblical tearing of cloth at some outrage, sorrow or sin. It is a sort of coming full circle in a certain facet of my life. I'm making carpet strips. Ever hear of 'em?...
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