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Quirk of fate turns a rabbit wrangler into mouse rancher
(State News ~ 07/07/03)
OTTERVILLE, Mo. -- Jim Wallenburn found his niche for business success through a quirk of fate. After years of selling rabbits to a Chicago firm, he found a different and more profitable crop -- mice. "I was delivering a load of rabbits in 1984, and they were complaining that their mouse supplier was retiring and they had nowhere to turn. I bought the equipment, brought it home, bought some breeders and let nature take its course," Wallenburn said...
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Japanese officials worry about suicide pacts via the Web
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
TOKYO -- The pattern has become scarily familiar. After forging a pact with strangers over the Internet, young Japanese get together to carry out a carefully planned task -- suicide. Just as others may use the Web to plan a vacation or perhaps find a date, some people are turning to it to form death pacts. They trade tips on which rooftops are the best to jump from, which over-the-counter drugs are the most lethal...
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Exhibit gives first close look at 1966 H-bomb accident
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
PALOMARES, Spain -- In a sunny corner of the world where nothing much ever happened, a fruit wholesaler named Martin Moreno climbed atop a leaking American H-bomb and tried to pry loose a souvenir. Oblivious to the danger from radiation, he poked a screwdriver into a crack, working in vain to secure his prize...
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City comforts Nepalese villagers adapt to mountaineering boom
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
TENGBOCHE, Nepal -- Sting's "Brand New Day" plays in the background as some customers check their e-mail and others choose from a menu offering the likes of pasta, potato chips, Coke, canned beer and apple pie. This busy restaurant is on the trail leading up to the base camp for the teams that try to climb Mount Everest...
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Simon Cowell moves to dating game from 'American Idol'
(Entertainment ~ 07/07/03)
NEW YORK -- With his new dating game, "Cupid," Simon Cowell may have everything going for him but timing. The "American Idol" villain premieres "Cupid" on CBS this Wednesday in the midst of a desultory summer of reality programming. There's a glut of series, none particularly good and none breakout hits...
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Labeling modified food is political hot potato
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- What's in a name? Deep political, economic and cultural concerns, at least when it comes to labeling food made with genetically modified ingredients. In fact, it is such a tempestuous topic that organizers of the world's largest biotechnology conference scrubbed a Canadian proposal to have a panel discuss labeling during last week's gathering here...
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Nation briefs 07/07/03
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
Third congenital heart defect gene identified Scientists have identified a third gene that can cause congenital heart defects, a leading cause of death in newborns. A malfunctioning version of the gene, called GATA4, can lead to defects in the formation of the walls that separate the four chambers of the heart...
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Animal rights advocates want changes at slaughterhouses
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
LOS ANGELES -- The owners of a Southern California egg farm insist they did nothing wrong when they slaughtered 30,000 chickens, quarantined because of a virus, by throwing them into wood chippers. State authorities agreed and decided not to file animal cruelty charges...
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Woman allegedly throws sons into Mississippi, jumps in herself
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- A woman allegedly threw her twin infant sons off a bridge into the Mississippi River, then jumped in herself, screaming incoherently as she fell 75 feet to the water, police said. Several people who were at the river's edge for the city's July Fourth fireworks display Friday jumped in after them. A man rescued one of the 11-month-old boys, then pulled the mother to safety with the help of others...
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Liberia's president accepts offer of asylum
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
MONROVIA, Liberia -- Embattled President Charles Taylor accepted an offer of asylum in Nigeria on Sunday, but gave no timeframe for quitting power and insisted the transition must be orderly. He urged the United States to send peacekeepers. The calls by Taylor and Nigeria's leader for a peaceful transition increase pressure on President Bush to send U.S. ...
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Surgeons enter critical stage in separating conjoined twins
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
SINGAPORE -- Neurosurgeons performing a dangerous, marathon operation to separate Iranian sisters joined at the head grappled today with rerouting a vein as thick as a finger that helps blood flow through the twins' brains. An international team of five neurosurgeons probed the brains of 29-year-old Ladan and Laleh Bijani as a crucial phase began in a historic operation expected to last two to four days, said a spokesman for Singapore's Raffles Hospital...
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Openly gay Anglican bishop has decided not to take up post
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
LONDON -- An openly gay clergyman whose appointment as a bishop divided the Anglican church has decided not to take up his post, the Church of England said Sunday. The church's spiritual leader, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, said the decision by the Rev. Jeffrey John should give Anglicans "pause for thought."...
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USDA estimates peanut acreage at lowest since 1915
(State News ~ 07/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- Federal agriculture officials say American farmers will plant the fewest acres of peanuts since 1915, but lawmakers who helped end the crop's old quota system dispute the estimate and predict a sizable harvest. According to Department of Agriculture estimates released last week, about 1.26 million acres of peanuts are expected to be planted this year, down 8 percent from 2002 and 19 percent from 2001. ...
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Mexicans select Congress to shape Fox's last years in office
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
The Associatd Press MEXICO CITY -- Frustrated with President Vicente Fox's failure to deliver on a long list of promises -- including persuading the United States to pay more attention to its southern neighbor -- voters were picking six governors and 500 new lawmakers for Mexico's lower house of Congress on Sunday...
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Media reports claim United States releasing Turkish soldiers
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- The United States agreed Sunday to release 11 Turkish special forces detained in northern Iraq, a Turkish official said, ending a standoff that strained efforts by the NATO allies to repair relations frayed over the Iraq war. The Turkish soldiers would spend the night at a guest house in Baghdad and would be handed over to Turkish officials in Sulaymaniyah "at daylight" today, the high-level government official said on condition of anonymity...
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Violence in Iraq spreads with attacks on compound, journalist
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The point-blank shooting of an unarmed British reporter on a Baghdad street and a grenade attack on a U.N. compound raised concern Sunday that Iraq's worsening insurgency -- until now targeting only coalition troops and Iraqis accused of U.S. collaboration -- will spread to Westerners in general...
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World briefs 07/07/03
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
Landslides kill 21 in central China BEIJING -- Landslides killed 21 people in central China, while authorities prepared Sunday to blast earthen flood barriers to divert river waters running at their highest level in more than a decade, officials and state media reported...
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Inscription on tomb points to father of John the Baptist
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
JERUSALEM -- The discovery was a stroke of luck: the light of the setting sun hit an ancient tomb at just the right angle and revealed hints of a worn inscription, unnoticed for centuries, commemorating the father of John the Baptist. "This is the tomb of Zachariah, martyr, very pious priest, father of John," the inscription of 47 Greek letters reads...
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Pakistani police detain 17 men for questioning in massacre
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
QUETTA, Pakistan -- Pakistani police detained 17 men for questioning in connection with a massacre of 44 Shiite Muslims at a mosque in this southwest Pakistani town across the border from Afghanistan, authorities said Sunday. Police, who raided homes in southwestern Pakistan, refused to identify the men or their nationality or give details about the operation...
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Flowers pile up at makeshift memorial at Moscow bombin
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
MOSCOW -- A double suicide bombing that killed 15 people at a Moscow rock festival had a chilling effect on the Russian capital Sunday with mourners at a memorial service worrying about safety in the city and President Vladimir Putin postponing a trip...
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Army recruiting civilians for Special Forces training
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Unconventional warfare in Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq taught the U.S. Army it needed more unconventional warriors. To increase the pool of potential Special Forces members, officials have started selectively recruiting civilians straight into a program that could make them Green Berets in about two years. It's attracting hundreds more recruits than expected, and they're doing well, Army officials say...
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Study - Girl preemies catch up more in size than boys
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
CHICAGO -- Girls born tiny and very premature are more likely than boys born premature to catch up with their peers in growth by age 20, a study found, but the researchers say the difference might actually turn out to favor boys. While it generally has been considered desirable for premature infants to catch up in size with normal-weight infants, studies also have linked unusually rapid growth in childhood with an increased risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes later in life...
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Lower yields hitting income of retirees
(Business ~ 07/07/03)
Virginia Maxwell and Jacquie Council are arguing as they spend the early morning walking the perimeter of a suburban Maryland mall. "They keep dropping the interest rates," says Maxwell, 79, who retired from the Department of the Navy in 1978. "I need that interest to live."...
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Good spending decisions will save money, avoid debt
(Business ~ 07/07/03)
NEW YORK -- It may seem obvious, but one of the main reasons people get into trouble with debt is that they've never developed good spending habits. It can be a real challenge in a society that thrives on consumerism: spending by consumers accounts for two-thirds of the U.S. economy. Yet bad buying decisions and overspending can leave a family with too little in savings for college tuition and retirement, and too much debt...
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ATM turns 30
(Business ~ 07/07/03)
It's a thought-provoking question for Jeff Brune. How well would he function if ATMs had never been invented? "I honestly don't know if I would be able to," admits the Cape Girardeau resident and executive director of Cape County Transit Authority. "I don't remember the last time I have gone to a bank and written a check to get cash. Why would you when it's so easy to stop at any ATM and do it faster?"...
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Cape police say barricades working
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
Ron Acord and his neighbors aren't used to the silent treatment, not after midnight when late-night bar patrons crowd the streets, frequently sparking fights, littering, vandalism, loud music and yelling. But all was peaceful at 1:30 a.m. on June 27 when Acord looked out his front door. "I expected to see the after-bar crowd. I looked out there and there was nothing," said Acord, who lives at 402 S. Ellis at the intersection with Morgan Oak...
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A gift of history
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
In the latter part of the 19th century, on an acre of land he donated, Julius Albrecht built a one-room schoolhouse on the family farm east of what is now Scott City. Many farm children from the area went through their first eight grades at Head School before it closed in 1940. Among them were Julius' grandson, George, and seven of George's brothers and sisters...
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Personnel adjust as Jackson's fire, police station is repaired
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
The Jackson Police Department is still working out of a temporary office, two months after the station was one of the first buildings hit by a tornado that ripped through the town on May 6. Just like Dorothy, the department has realized something. There's no place like the corner of West Jackson Boulevard and Hope Street...
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Religious freedom bill awaits governor's signature
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri would join a growing number of states taking steps to strengthen protections against government intrusions into religious practice under legislation waiting to be signed into law. Shifting court interpretations that expanded the scope of the government's power to regulate religious practice in recent years prompted several states, including neighboring Illinois, to enact various versions of what is known as the Religious Freedom Restoration Act...
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Israel releasing prisoners to boost peace process
(International News ~ 07/07/03)
JERUSALEM -- Israel took a step toward meeting a key Palestinian demand by agreeing Sunday to release some of the 5,000 prisoners it holds, but Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said the limited move will be conditioned on the Palestinians dismantling militant groups...
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Area digest 7/7/03
(Other Sports ~ 07/07/03)
Capahas finish event with consolation title VALMEYER, Ill. -- The Craftsman Union Capahas claimed the consolation trophy Sunday with a 4-2 win over Fairview Heights (Ill.) in a three-day tournament at Valmeyer. The Capahas (25-2) took a 2-0 lead early on doubles by Lance Seasor and Steve Kress, then broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the fourth on home runs by Kress and Dave Lawson -- his fourth in three tournament games...
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Herta waits out leaders for IRL win in Kansas stop
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/03)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- For Bryan Herta, miles per gallon was just as important as miles per hour. As one leader, then another, pitted late in the Kansas Indy 300 on Sunday, Herta drafted behind the lapped Robbie Buhl and hoped he had enough fuel left in his tank...
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Familiar All-Stars get snubbed for this year's game
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/03)
NEW YORK -- Some of baseball's biggest stars aren't All-Stars this year. Sammy Sosa, Roger Clemens and Pedro Martinez missed the cut for the July 15 game in Chicago. Instead, Hideki Matsui, Albert Pujols and Carlos Delgado were among the new faces picked Sunday by fans...
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Launch of latest Mars rover pushed back until tonight
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The launch of the latest Mars rover, delayed several times in the past two weeks, has been pushed back again. NASA officials said late Saturday that battery problems forced the cancellation of Sunday night's planned launch of the rover Opportunity. NASA wants to try again tonight...
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New TV channel to focus on Middle America
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
LOS ANGELES -- A new cable channel aimed at showing real American life between the East and West coasts is planned for launch next year, its top executive said. "We think that Middle America has fantastic stories to tell, and we're going to go out there and get them," said Doron Gorshein, chairman and chief executive officer of The America Channel...
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Summer the time to take look at business planning
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
NEW YORK -- It's summertime, and business slows for many small companies, giving owners a chance to do some planning and catching up on paperwork and chores. Summer doldrums should also prompt owners to take a look at their companies to be certain all is going well -- for example, being sure that the lull in customer orders or phone calls isn't a sign of trouble...
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People talk 7/7/03
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
Knowles, Twain take part in charity concert LONDON -- Beyonce Knowles, Shania Twain, Craig David and David Gray were among a host of singers who took to the stage in London's Hyde Park for an open-air concert to raise money for disadvantaged children...
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Boosting U.S. products adds jobs
(Column ~ 07/07/03)
By Eli Fishman Congress has begun consideration of restrictions on the Pentagon's foreign purchases. The House passed a version of the 2004 defense authorization bill that would strengthen buy-American laws. Under the new legislation, 65 percent of components in items purchased by the Department of Defense would have to be U.S.-made. Under current regulations, there is a requirement for only 50 percent to be U.S.-made...
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Armstrong involved in crash, finishes on teammate's bike
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/03)
MEAUX, France -- Lance Armstrong was hoping for an uneventful start to the Tour de France -- no crashes, nothing to disrupt his quest for a record-tying fifth win. It didn't quite work out that way. The 31-year-old Texan was thrown from his bike Sunday in a dramatic pileup involving about 35 riders sprinting for the finish of the first full stage of the Tour...
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These all-stars are diverse, but know when to say when
(Sports Column ~ 07/07/03)
It took me a minute to realize I was, in fact, still in the same decade when I returned from a vacation last week. The confusion: A guy named Bo was big news in baseball, the Terminator was back at the movies and the Cubs were in first place. But then there's the All-Stars, where two foreign players were leading the Majors in the voting. ...
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Lakers' Bryant turns himself in after sexual assault claim
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/03)
DENVER -- Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant turned himself in to police and posted a $25,000 bond on a felony count of sexual assault, the Eagle County sheriff's office said Sunday. The 24-year-old All-Star guard was released after turning himself in on Friday...
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Convention center gets needed makeover
(Column ~ 07/07/03)
They applied a smudge of Botox to smooth out the wrinkles. Then, they tucked a tummy here and performed some liposuction there. It's been some makeover. And why not? We are a looks-obsessed society. Now, the cosmetic surgery is nearly done, and it's time to say so long to the drab old Holiday Inn Convention Center and hello to the much prettier Plaza Conference Center...
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Rams to work out under lights on Thursday
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/03)
MACOMB, Ill. (AP) -- St. Louis Rams players will get a change of pace Thursday night, practicing under the lights. The practice comes after a week of workouts, mostly two-a-days and all during the day, although they'll also hold a morning workout that day. The team will work out at Hanson Field at Western Illinois University, where they're holding training camp...
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Murder victim's family still waits to know the truth
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/07/03)
To the editor: In response to the article "Missing mother: Deborah Manning's family mourns 20 years after unsolved killing": I would like to extend my sincere thanks for this story. Deborah Manning, my aunt, is forever in my thoughts. I am grateful that I still have my mother, Barbara, and wonder if I would be able to live and grow like my cousins have. ...
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Bureaucratic label may affect future funding
(Editorial ~ 07/07/03)
Nobody seems to know much about a new bureaucratic label for the Cape Girardeau area. According to the federal Office of Management and Budget, we have been a Micropolitan Statistical Area for three weeks. Experience and recent history would indicate this is a sort of first runner-up for the "urbanized area" label, which the cities of Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City barely missed out on last year because the geographic area of the three cities didn't have sufficient population density...
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Marriage amendment is complex issue
(Editorial ~ 07/07/03)
A proposal to amend the Constitution to ban homosexual marriages was offered in May by U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave of Colorado. That date might surprise people who didn't take notice until late June, when the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling that some say directly affects the institution of marriage in the United States...
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Business memo 07/07/03
(Business ~ 07/07/03)
St. Louis near bottom of performance index According to the St. Louis Business Journal, St. Louis ranks near the bottom of the Milken Institute's Best Performing Cities index. Out of 200 U.S. metropolitan areas, Milken ranked St. Louis No. 186 based on a job-growth index...
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People on the move 07/07/03
(Business ~ 07/07/03)
Myers promoted to VP at Alliance Bank Paula Myers has been promoted to assistant vice president of Alliance Bank, president and CEO Bryan Pogue announced last week. Myers has been with Alliance Bank since 1997 and has 23 years of experience in the financial field. Myers serves on the Advisory Board of Consumer Credit Counseling, attended the University of Northern Iowa and is a graduate of several American Institute of Banking courses...
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Two teenagers injured in one-car accident in Southern Illinois
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/03)
Two teenagers were injured in a one-car accident at the intersection of Tamms Road and Ullin Road in Pulaski County, Ill. The accident occurred Saturday at 8:10 p.m. The driver of the car, a 16-year-old female from Thebes, Ill., was heading northbound on Tamms Road when she failed to stop at the stop sign and skidded across Ullin Road and into an open field, according to the Illinois State Police...
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Cape police report 7/7/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/03)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, July 6 The following items were reported by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI A male was taken into custody Sunday at Bellevue and Sprigg on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. Assaults An assault was reported Saturday at 315 S. Lorimier...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 7/7/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/07/03)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, July 6 Firefighters responded Saturday to the following items: At 5:27 p.m., a medical assist at 1126 N. Sprigg. At 8:11 p.m., a citizen assist at 611 S. West End Blvd. At 11:22 p.m., a medical assist at 435 N. Fountain, Apt. 2...
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Hallie Pautler
(Obituary ~ 07/07/03)
Perryville, MO. -- HALLIE B. PAUTLER, 73, OF PERRYVILLE, DIED SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2003, AT MISSOURI BAPTIST HOSPITAL IN ST. LOUIS. SHE HAD BEEN IN ILL HEALTH FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS. SHE WAS BORN MAY 27, 1930, AT LESTERVILLE, MO., DAUGHTER OF BOBBYE MCHENRY AND THE LATE G.R. MCHENRY. SHE MARRIED PAUL F. PAUTLER ON DEC. 14, 1962, IN HOGAN, MO...
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Speak out 7/2
(Speak Out ~ 07/07/03)
Self-esteem problems I WOULD like to request that the Central Middle School, Central Junior High School and Central High School not select student council members by popular vote. I know of at least two elementary schools that chose not to have student council members selected by popular vote last school year. ...
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J.P. Montgomery
(Obituary ~ 07/07/03)
Chaffee, MO. -- J.P. MONTGOMERY, 89, OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, FORMERLY OF CHAFFEE, MO., DIED JULY 6, 2003, AT BAYLOR HOSPITAL IN GRAPEVINE. ARRANGMENTS ARE PENDING WITH AMICK-BURNETT FUNERAL HOME IN CHAFFEE.
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The finer points Fencing demonstration held at Southeast
(Community Sports ~ 07/07/03)
Lunge, parry, and attack. These terms are not common dialect for Southeast Missouri's average sports fan. But with the help of Dr. Hamner Hill, a philosophy professor at Southeast Missouri State University, around 10 curious area men and women learned the ins and outs of fencing Friday night at Southeast's Student Recreation Center...
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Williams on target in defeat of Cubs
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/03)
The Associated Press CHICAGO -- Woody Williams was hitting his spots from the mound and doing some hitting of his own at the plate. Williams doubled off the Wrigley Field ivy in left-center, scored a run and outpitched Mark Prior to lead the Cardinals to a 4-1 win over the slumping Chicago Cubs on Sunday...
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Out of the past 7/7/03
(Out of the Past ~ 07/07/03)
10 years ago: July 7, 1993 Farm experts say corn should be knee-high by Fourth of July, but in some Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois fields water is that deep; Jess Cushman, director of U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Service in Alexander and Pulaski counties in Southern Illinois, estimates between 18,000 to 20,000 acres of farmland are under water in Alexander County...
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Bertha Doering
(Obituary ~ 07/07/03)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Bertha S. Doering, 93, of Owensville, Mo., formerly of Altenburg, died Saturday, July 5, 2003, at Frene Valley South in Owensville. She was born Aug. 21, 1909, at Altenburg, daughter of Gustave and Mary Pilz Kuntze. She and Hugo Doering were married April 29, 1934...
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Vernon Brinkman
(Obituary ~ 07/07/03)
Perryville, MO. -- VERNON "JACK" BRINKMAN, 80, OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, DIED FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2003, AT HIS HOME. HE WAS BORN OCT. 8, 1922, IN CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, SON OF PAUL AND BESS DEEVERS BRINKMAN. HE AND NORMA A. VOELKER WERE MARRIED SEPT. 17, 1943...
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Mary Hahn
(Obituary ~ 07/07/03)
Alto Pass, ILL. -- MARY ANNE HAHN, 79, OF DALLAS, TEXAS, FORMERLY OF CARBONDALE, ILL., DIED TUESDAY, JULY 1, 2003, AT DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER IN DALLAS. SHE WAS BORN JAN. 18, 1924, AT ALTO PASS, ILL., DAUGHTER OF CHARLES AND MILDRED HOUSTON STEARNS. SHE MARRIED LEWIS EDWIN HAHN...
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Mary McCloud
(Obituary ~ 07/07/03)
Anna, ILL. -- MARY MCCLOUD, 79, OF SHAWNEETOWN, ILL., FORMERLY OF ANNA, ILL., DIED SATURDAY, JULY 5, 2003, AT THE WARREN HOUSE IN SHAWNEETOWN. SHE WAS BORN JAN. 7, 1924, IN UNION COUNTY, ILL., DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM C. AND ELSIE CROWELL MCCLOUD...
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Marie Van de Ven
(Obituary ~ 07/07/03)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Marie Van de Ven, 88, of Leopold, Mo., died Saturday, July 5, 2003, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 18, 1915, at Lutesville, Mo., daughter of Joseph and Anne L. Thele Seiler. She and Bernard H. Van de Ven were married April 22, 1936. He died Jan. 29, 1990...
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Thousands in Cape, Scott counties yet to claim assets
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
Currently 15,115 people and businesses that reside or once resided in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties have collectively abandoned $758,682, and it's money they're still entitled to. At least one Jackson resident has discovered that the Missouri State Treasurer's Office has been holding his lost property...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 7/7/03
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
7 p.m. tonight City Hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Public hearings A hearing on the request of Rhodes Real Estate Partners and P&J Marketing for a special use permit for a warehouse at 1610 N. Kingshighway. A hearing on the request of Southeast Missouri Hospital Association to rezone the 1700 block of Broadway from C-1, local commercial, to C-3, central business district, for construction of a medical office building and parking garage.Consent ordinances...
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Sorenstam collapses, misses out on playoff
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/03)
NORTH PLAINS, Ore. -- Hilary Lunke and Angela Stanford watched from the tee. Kelly Robbins was in the scoring trailer, her eyes glued to the television. No matter the viewpoint, it was an intimidating sight -- Annika Sorenstam in the middle of the fairway on the par-5 18th, poised to make birdie and win the U.S. Women's Open...
- Federer masters field for first major title (Professional Sports ~ 07/07/03)
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St. Joseph magazine folds, leaving some looking for pay
(State News ~ 07/07/03)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Former employees of St. Joseph Magazine are wondering if the publication will ever have a second issue, but first they're wondering if they'll be paid for work they have already done. The magazine was launched in November 2002 and published its first issue in April, but the second issue never made it to the printers...
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Holden hurt in accident at family cabin
(State News ~ 07/07/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden was treated at a hospital Sunday night after falling out of a cart while his family was doing yardwork at their cabin in Osage County, a spokesman said. Members of Holden's security team took him by vehicle to University Hospital in Columbia as a precaution, spokesman Jack Cardetti said. Holden was treated and then released around 8 p.m. Sunday...
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Anniversary of voters rejecting damming Meramac celebrated
(State News ~ 07/07/03)
SULLIVAN, Mo. -- The relaxing river flows calmly, with its mussels and unique species of fish. The surrounding brush, with its armadillos, black bears and tarantulas, is mostly quiet. A cave, its mouth gaping at 90 feet tall, welcomes visitors seeking refuge from the sun...
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Budget cuts lead to less paper, more Internet use
(State News ~ 07/07/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Missourians may find it a little harder to get information from their government as a result of spending cuts caused by the state's financial struggles. State government historically has produced dozens, if not hundreds of publications -- most free to the public. They range from health guides to tourism books to listings of government officials...
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Asian lizard escapes from Illinois cage
(State News ~ 07/07/03)
BENTON, Ill. -- Derek Freeman reported Joanna missing more than two weeks ago. The 40-pound, 6-feet-6-inch long Asian water monitor made a run for it on June 18 after prying the top of her cage loose. But residents in the Lake Moses area did not find out about the runaway lizard until Tuesday...
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Holiday road accidents claim 14
(State News ~ 07/07/03)
Traffic accidents have killed at least 14 people on Missouri roads over the long holiday weekend, authorities said. Last year, 20 people were killed in Missouri traffic accidents during the Fourth of July holiday weekend. This year's holiday period ran from 6 p.m. Thursday to midnight Sunday...
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Congress returns to work with daunting agenda ahead
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress are returning from Independence Day celebrations with a substantial to-do list for the summer. They must figure out how to allocate money for government programs next year while fulfilling promises of prescription drug coverage for older people and tax rebates to poorer families with children...
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Senate leader sees increased likelihood that Saddam's alive
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- It is increasingly likely that Saddam Hussein is alive, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Sunday. The inability to prove that the deposed Iraqi president and his sons are dead or in custody could mean "a long, hot summer" for U.S. troops in Iraq, said Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan...
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Senators demand vote before any troops deployed to Liberia
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said Sunday they want President Bush to get congressional approval before he sends any U.S. troops to Liberia. At the same time, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said military leaders would prefer that West African armies take the lead in any effort to end the Liberian conflict and police the peace...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda 7/7/03
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
7:30 p.m. tonight City Hall Action items Consider motion accepting the bid of PR Developers Inc. of Cape Girardeau in the amount of $726,111.70 relative to sanitary sewer improvements under the Goose Creek Interceptor Sewer Project. Consider bill proposing an ordinance authorizing a contractual agreement with PR Developers Inc. relative to sanitary sewer improvements under the Goose Creek Interceptor Sewer Project...
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Community briefs 07/06/03
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
Riverside library's reading club meets July 15 The summer reading club at the Riverside Regional Library in Jackson will have a program called "Silly Eats" at 9:30 a.m. July 15. Children will be read silly stories. Area parents group meeting this week...
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Mystery photograph is of Iranian official
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
Michelle Fayette is the Executive director at Kenny Rogers Children's Center in Sikeston.Southeast Missourian A photo submitted by Leonard Clayton of Cape Girardeau was published a few months ago on the Faces & Places page of the Southeast Missourian. The original news story was discovered in the Southeast Missourian archives and supplied identification of all the individuals...
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Jackson Senior Center gets land donation for new building
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
Submitted photo Carlton Meyer, Jackson Senior Center president, recently received a 1-acre land donation from John Lichtenegger for the new Jackson Senior Center. Gathered at the center's future site, on West Main Street, were, from left, Evelyn Dollinger, secretary; Virgil Green, board member; Debbie Stockton, administrator; Meyer; Chad Hartle, local senior housing developer; John Lichtenegger; Richard Aguilar, vice president; Donna Lichtenegger; and Willa Dean Propst, board member. ...
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Community Q&A 07/07/03
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
Name: Don Gammon Lives in: Jackson Family: My wife's name is Velma. Job: Retired, antiques dealer. What do you like most about the area? I was born and raised here...
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National MS group opens new office in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 07/07/03)
The National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Gateway Area Chapter has opened a new regional office at 1217 N. Kingshighway, Suite 116, Cape Girardeau. The office, which officially opened June 1, serves 11 counties in Illinois and 10 counties in Missouri...
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Hackers battle among factions in 'contest' that drew warnings
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- A battle among hackers erupted on the Internet Sunday as some factions disrupted a loosely coordinated "contest" among other groups trying to vandalize thousands of Web sites around the world. Unknown attackers for hours knocked offline an independent security Web site, zone-h.org, that was verifying reports of online vandalism and being used by hackers to tally points for the competition. ...
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Supreme Court justices make rare television appearance
(National News ~ 07/07/03)
WASHINGTON -- Despite the 5-4 votes and blistering dissents, the Supreme Court is not fractured, Justices Sandra Day O'Connor and Stephen Breyer said in a rare television interview. The justices talked about terrorism, cameras in the courtroom, tough decisions they face, and their legacies in the wide-ranging interview broadcast Sunday on ABC's "This Week."...
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Researchers test crop effect of predicted climate change
(State News ~ 07/07/03)
SAVOY, Ill. -- The gizmos and gadgets that rise above a soybean field south of Champaign are helping scientists predict what changes in the Earth's atmosphere are likely to do to crop yields. Rings of tubes emit ozone and carbon dioxide, both of which are expected to increase in the atmosphere in coming years. The gases hang over the crops before dissipating, allowing scientists to mimic predicted atmospheric changes...
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