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Southeast homecoming places patriotism on display in parade
(Local News ~ 10/05/03)
Patriotism, the theme of Saturday's homecoming parade for Southeast Missouri State University, showed up in red, white and blue mums on floats, some historical costumes and even Old Glory draped over a cross. Seasonal temperatures put most parade-goers, clad in sweatshirts and jeans, on the sunny side of Broadway. The parade, which started at 9 a.m., wound its way from Capaha Park down Broadway and then south on Main Street...
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Woman who helps the poor start businesses named to Women's Hall
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. -- Mildred Robbins Leet is an unusual philanthropist. She's not wealthy. And for 25 years, she's given away just $50 at a time. But her "micro grants" have helped transform tens of thousands of lives around the globe. They buy fishing rods or frying pans, a farm animal, a sewing machine or a barrel of seeds, enabling "the poorest of the poor" to launch their own businesses...
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Ken Burns hits the road in new documentary, 'Horatio's Drive'
(Entertainment ~ 10/05/03)
NEW YORK -- On May 23, 1903, one hundred years after Meriwether Lewis got his marching orders from President Thomas Jefferson, another historic American journey began -- the first coast-to-coast automobile trip. Now, another hundred years later, master filmmaker Ken Burns and writer David Duncan have brought the little-known adventure of Horatio Nelson Jackson to life. "Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip" premieres at 8 p.m. Monday on PBS...
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Wartime vote for president called move toward peace
(International News ~ 10/05/03)
MAKHACHKALA, Russia -- Battered by a decade of war and chaos, residents of Chechnya vote for a president today in an election that the Kremlin bills as a significant step toward stability but that even the likely winner says won't bring peace for years...
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Mexico faces dangerous storms from gulf, Pacific
(International News ~ 10/05/03)
VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico -- Mexico rushed relief supplies to the coast and put thousands of relief personnel on alert Saturday as Tropical Storm Larry churned toward land, Nora became a hurricane in the Pacific and Tropical Storm Olaf gathered force south of Acapulco...
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S. Korea will turn U.S. site of base into 'Central Park'
(International News ~ 10/05/03)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea will spend $3 billion to buy land and move a sprawling U.S. military base from the capital, officials said Saturday. The United States and South Korea agreed in June to relocate the 8th U.S. Army's 800-acre Yongsan Garrison, which now occupies prime real estate in central Seoul...
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Ex-soldiers riot in Baghdad and Basra over pay
(International News ~ 10/05/03)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Former Iraqi soldiers angry over rumors their pay would be cut off clashed Saturday with coalition troops in Baghdad and in the southern city of Basra in riots that left two Iraqis dead and dozens injured. Coalition officials said Saddam Hussein supporters fomented the violence...
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Palestinian suicide attack kills 19 bystanders in Haifa
(International News ~ 10/05/03)
HAIFA, Israel -- A Palestinian woman wrapped in explosives blew herself up Saturday inside a seaside restaurant popular with both Arabs and Jews, killing 19 bystanders, including four children. The bombing prompted new calls for Israel to act on threats to expel Yasser Arafat...
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Photography, camera gear needs tender loving care
(Community ~ 10/05/03)
Recently, while I was teaching a wildlife photography workshop, I saw an unusual sight. It was not a close-up of an animal exhibiting interesting behavior. It was not an animal silhouetted against a brilliant setting sun. It was the sight of one of the photographer's gear on the ground. The camera was resting on the dirty, dusty ground, and the photographer's two gear bags were open, getting a dusting as workshop participants walked by...
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Marigolds thrive during season when others droop
(Community ~ 10/05/03)
As cooler weather and shorter days sap the flamboyance from most annuals, pot marigolds are more conspicuous, still chugging along and blooming as happily as ever. With dabs of orange and brown in their petals, pot marigolds look as at home among the rich colors of autumn as they did among the bright colors of summer...
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Makeup trends are becoming less shimmery and more matte
(Community ~ 10/05/03)
NEW YORK -- Consider these the last days of disco. Again. Strong, sultry eyes are still the big story in the world of cosmetics this fall, but glitter addicts beware: The smoky eyes are now part of a more matte face. Eyes, cheeks and lips can still have a little shimmer, but put away the gold flecks and high gloss that have been popular the past few years...
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Fall colors herald return to classic, stylish glamour
(Community ~ 10/05/03)
WHAT'S HOT FOR FALL Classic glamour returns for fall, and new makeup offerings provide the tools to create a dramatic but elegant look. Warm autumn colors are in the mix as always, such as plum, taupe and gold. But more fanciful choices abound, including iridescent lip glosses, coppery lash tints and pale blue nail polish. Some of the new colors and products from cosmetics manufacturers include:...
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Artisans keep the artistic part of fashion alive
(Community ~ 10/05/03)
NEW YORK -- The fine line that separates fashion and art is more like a seam on a garment: When it's done well, it shouldn't be noticeable at all. "Michelangelo was, in fact, in the handicraft of cutting stones," says Parisian embroiderer Francois Lesage. "So, I ask, where's the line between art and handicraft?"...
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Rolla student likes life in solar-powered house
(State News ~ 10/05/03)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Allison Arnn's solar-powered home has already proved valuable. The University of Missouri-Rolla student has paid her last electric bill, which averaged about $175 for a while in the winter. And when the city of Rolla had a blackout last month, Arnn's house wasn't affected...
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State briefs 6A
(State News ~ 10/05/03)
Appeal sought on KKK's part in highway program ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission will appeal a federal judge's decision allowing a Ku Klux Klan group to participate in the state's Adopt-A-Highway Program, the commission announced Friday...
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Missouri men charged with poaching
(State News ~ 10/05/03)
RAWLINS, Wyo. -- Two Missouri men have entered pleas to charges they illegally shot bighorn sheep in the Platte Valley Wilderness south of Riverside. Gary Klemp, 51, of Doe Run, Mo., pleaded guilty Tuesday to shooting a bighorn sheep without a license and hunting as a nonresident without a professional guide. He pleaded innocent to a charge of allowing the sheep to go to waste...
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Schedule too busy to meet with victims' group, Rigali claims
(State News ~ 10/05/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinal-designate Justin Rigali says he will not be able to meet with a group of clergy abuse victims because of a busy schedule before his departure Monday from St. Louis. The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests sent a letter to Rigali on Thursday requesting he meet with the group today, a day before he is scheduled to leave and become archbishop of Philadelphia. Rigali will then be installed as a cardinal on Oct. 21...
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Jesse Ventura comes on strong in talk show debut
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
MINNEAPOLIS -- The cameras opened on a shaved head and panned around. Then, dressed in a black suit and Jimi Hendrix T-shirt, Jesse Ventura struck into a monologue in his unmistakable baritone. "This is 'Jesse Ventura's America,' where you're going to hear a lot of things that are going to make you think. You may not always want to hear it, but you will get honesty," he said...
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Hanging out at school
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- As the last school year wound down, Fran Tankovich dreaded the thought that she would no longer be teaching her high school art students, who ranged from natural talents to diamonds in the rough. At 60, she faced mandatory retirement because she had signed up for a deferred retirement program five years ago. At the time she enrolled, it meant more than $100,000 in extra pension money, an offer she called "too good to refuse."...
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Immigrant's son goes to runoff in governor's race
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
NEW ORLEANS -- An Indian immigrant's son running as a conservative Republican finished first in an open primary for Louisiana governor Saturday, leaving three veteran Democratic politicians scrambling for the second spot in a runoff. With 47 percent of the precincts reporting, Bobby Jindal had 35 percent, or 231,901 votes. ...
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Roy of 'Siegfried & Roy' attacked by tiger
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
LAS VEGAS -- Roy Horn, one half of the illusionist team of Siegfried & Roy, was hospitalized in critical condition Saturday, a day after one of his tigers mauled him during their nightly show, biting him in the neck and dragging him off stage. Horn remained in critical condition Saturday night at University Medical Center after suffering a serious injury to the left side of his neck and undergoing surgery late Friday...
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New Iraq money minus Saddam
(International News ~ 10/05/03)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's Central Bank introduced the country's new currency on Saturday, eliminating Saddam Hussein from yet another aspect of life. Months after his fall, Saddam is still a pervasive presence in Iraq, if only because his picture is on every banknote. Not so with the new Iraqi dinars, which will go into circulation Oct. 15...
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Red Sox Trot past A's in 11 innings
(Professional Sports ~ 10/05/03)
Trot Nixon kept Boston alive with two-run homer as Red Sox win 3-1. By Jimmy Golen The Associated Press BOSTON -- The Red Sox may have found an opponent more unlucky in the playoffs than they are. Pinch-hitter Trot Nixon hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning, and the Red Sox took advantage of Oakland's disastrous fielding and baserunning to beat the Athletics 3-1 Saturday night and avoid elimination in their best-of-five postseason series...
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Blues fall to Predators
(Professional Sports ~ 10/05/03)
The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- David Legwand and Andreas Johansson each had a goal and an assist to lead the Nashville Predators over the St. Louis Blues 5-1 Saturday night in preseason action. Legwand opened the scoring at 5:07 of the first period with a one-timer from the right circle. Jordin Tootoo scored on the power play at 9:34 when he put back a rebound from in front of the goal over a sprawling Osgood...
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Clemens keeps own career, Yanks alive with win over Twins
(Professional Sports ~ 10/05/03)
New York takes 2-1 series lead with 3-1 victory. By Dave Campbell ~ The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS -- Warming up in the bullpen, Roger Clemens heard the taunts from Twins fans: This was it for the Rocket. "You just want to try and be defiant," Clemens said. "You just don't want that to be the case."...
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Braves force decisive Game 5 with 6-4 win
(Professional Sports ~ 10/05/03)
Chipper Jones belts pair of two-run home runs against Cubs. By Nancy Armour ~ The Associated Press CHICAGO -- Turns out Chipper Jones and the Atlanta Braves still had some big hits left. And Sammy Sosa didn't have quite enough...
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Marlins advance as Giants run into a dead end
(Professional Sports ~ 10/05/03)
Florida wins game, series on dramatic play at the plate. By Steven Wine ~ The Associated Press MIAMI -- Ivan Rodriguez caught the throw from left field on one hop, stepped in front of the plate and braced for a collision...
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Notre Dame boys claim own cross country meet
(College Sports ~ 10/05/03)
Bulldogs occupied four of the top seven spots Saturday as Notre Dame's boys won their own Notre Dame Cross Country Invitational. Senior Sam Montgomery led the Bulldog finishers by placing third with a time of 17:06.6 on the 3.1-mile layout at Notre Dame Regional High School...
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Defense steps up, puts Indians in the end zone
(College Sports ~ 10/05/03)
With Southeast Missouri State University's offense having to settle for short field goals in the first half, it took a defensive play to finally get the Indians into the end zone. And that touchdown early in the second half against Eastern Illinois Saturday was part of a stout Southeast defensive effort that helped pave the way for the Indians' first win of the season, a 30-17 triumph that broke a three-year losing streak to the Panthers...
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Relief at last
(College Sports ~ 10/05/03)
By Marty Mishow ~ Southeast Missourian There were finally plenty of hugs and smiles all across Southeast Missouri State University's sideline at the end of a football game. For the first time this season, the Indians were able to bask in the glow of victory, courtesy of Saturday's 30-17 homecoming triumph over Eastern Illinois in front of an announced crowd of 8,600 at Houck Stadium...
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Letter
(Other Sports ~ 10/05/03)
Rush's comments shouldn't have surprisedESPN To the editor: If Rush Limbaugh didn't know exactly what he was doing (igniting controversy) he's not as smart as I think he is. Surely he expected the media firestorm his comments about Donovan McNabb created; if not, he should have...
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FanSpeak
(Other Sports ~ 10/05/03)
We'll miss him I SAW where Jeff Brightwell was leaving. We will miss Jeff calling the Central soccer games. I am really appreciative of Jeff for serving the local sports scene beyond football and basketball. Good luck in Memphis, Jeff. It's Rush with the ball...
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Win, no matter how it looked, was a big lift
(Sports Column ~ 10/05/03)
It was far from a masterpiece with three turnovers, seven penalties and having to settle for short field goals twice after taking the ball inside the 1-yard line. But Southeast Missouri State University's football Indians couldn't have cared less how their performance Saturday rated artistically...
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Home improvement resembles hurricane
(Column ~ 10/05/03)
Fixing up your house is like camping out with a hurricane. You just hope you can ride out the storm and that one day your house will really look like that Better-Homes-and-Gardens image that pops up daily in your thoughts. Joni and I have embarked on a plan to upgrade our house...
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West Nile season reveals rash of polio-like cases
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Federal health officials said this year's West Nile season has revealed weaknesses in a test used to screen the nation's blood supply for the disease, and that the illness has caused nearly two dozen cases of paralysis among previously healthy adults...
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Remains of colonial-era blacks reach resting place in Manhattan
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
NEW YORK -- In a ceremony somber and celebratory, the remains of 419 colonial-era blacks were reburied Saturday at a Manhattan site a short distance from a former slave market. "Now we've come to the time when mother earth receives again the remains of our departed ancestors," the Rev. James Forbes Jr. said as some in the crowd hugged and wept on the gray, rainy day...
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Ethanol backers target car racing to promote their product
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
WASHINGTON -- Already powerful on Capitol Hill, the ethanol industry is trying to popularize the corn-based fuel by getting it into auto racing cars. Ethanol's backers are asking the Indy Racing League to make the switch to ethanol, replacing the natural gas-made methanol used by the league since the 1970s...
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Lawmakers tentatively agree to bankroll e-prescriptions
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
WASHINGTON -- Faced with the prospect of having to write Medicare prescriptions electronically, the nation's doctors protested the expense, with one group warning that the burden could "tip many practices into financial ruin." The result? Lawmakers working on a Medicare drug bill tentatively agreed to create a federal grant program to cut costs for physicians, who rank among the country's highest-paid individuals...
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Leak deadline looms for White House staff
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
WASHINGTON -- The White House projected a business-as-usual air Saturday, though a Tuesday deadline to turn over documents in a leak investigation hung over nearly 2,000 staff members. Interviews with nearly a dozen White House officials found no sense of urgency among the few workers in the office on a weekend...
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Ward-Neilson
(Engagement ~ 10/05/03)
Robert and Barbara Ward of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennefer Ragan Ward, to Kerry Matthew Neilson. He is the son of James and Carol Neilson of St. Joseph, Ill. Ward is a graduate of Central High School, Indiana University, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville, and expects to receive a Ph.D from Colorado State University in May 2004...
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Cordia- Kain
(Engagement ~ 10/05/03)
Henry and Pam Cordia of Phoenix, Ariz., and Colleen Willis of Birmingham, Ala., announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Lillian Cordia, to Steven Doyle Kain, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Dean and Iris Kain of Cape Girardeau. Cordia is a 1995 graduate of Central High School...
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Brown-Bartels
(Engagement ~ 10/05/03)
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Brown of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Heather Sue Brown, to Wade H. Bartels of Farmington, Mo. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bartels of Oak Ridge. Brown is a 1999 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in May 2003. She is a registered nurse at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Browns mark golden event
(Anniversary ~ 10/05/03)
Mr. and Mrs. Loomis Brown of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 26, 2003, at Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. Hosts were their children and spouses, Steven and Nancy Brown of Kerrville, Texas, Gordon and Nancy Brown and Cheryl and Todd Wasilewski of Franklin, Tenn...
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Speak Out 10/5/03
(Speak Out ~ 10/05/03)
Stay over there BEING A World War II wife, I have empathy with the families wanting to bring the loved ones home. I don't understand, however, why they want them to come back when the job is undone in Iraq. Maybe I was young at that time, but I do not remember anyone criticizing President Roosevelt sending troops anywhere to defend our freedom. ...
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Police report 10/5
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/05/03)
Cape Girardeau Saturday, Oct. 4 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Roger A. Poe, 55, of 507 Cape Meadows, No. 10, was arrested Thursday on a Dunklin County warrant for probation violation...
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Fire report 10/5
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/05/03)
Cape Girardeau Saturday, Oct. 4 Firefighters responded Friday to the following items: At 7:08 p.m., a dumpster fire at 329 N. Middle. At 7:49 p.m., a medical assist at 20 S. Sprigg. At 10:04 p.m., a medical assist at Independence and Broadview. Firefighters responded Saturday to the following items: At 1:21 a.m., a medical assist at 169 N. Lake...
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Ripley County sheriff resigns for health reasons
(Local News ~ 10/05/03)
DONIPHAN, Mo. -- On the advice of his doctors, Mike Cochran informed the Ripley County Commission last week of his intention to step down as sheriff. "I am going to resign officially between now and the end of the year," explained Cochran, who has served as sheriff for six years. "I don't have an exact date picked." Cochran said he met with the county commission Wednesday and "verbally told them I would be gone by the end of the year...
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Advocates for the poor- Dental, eyeglass care not expendable
(State News ~ 10/05/03)
ST. LOUIS -- For the past two years, Missouri budget-makers have said dental and prescription eyeglass care for poor adults is expendable, an optional health benefit the state Medicaid program could no longer afford. But Betty Brent and other poor Missourians maintain it's a service they can't do without. They successfully sued the state to win back the services they say they're entitled to...
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Group calls for government to monitor TV product placements
(Entertainment ~ 10/05/03)
NEW YORK -- They're stealth commercials within a television show: a soft drink can in front of an "American Idol" judge, a bag of chips offered to a starving "Survivor" contestant. A watchdog group says these embedded ads are getting out of control, and asked federal authorities Tuesday to enact stricter rules regarding their use...
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People news 10/5/03
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
Diana Ross' trial date moved back again TUCSON, Ariz. -- The drunken driving trial of singer Diana Ross has been postponed again. The trial, originally set for Sept. 9 and then Dec. 9, has now been moved to January 14. The December date was a court calendar mistake, since the Tucson city court isn't holding trials that week...
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Auctioneers waste few words at Cape gathering
(Local News ~ 10/05/03)
It takes more than a quick tongue to be an auctioneer. You have to have some serious selling savvy to peddle a homemade jar of pickles for $24. Eighty-five auctioneers from all over the state were in Cape Girardeau Saturday, the second of the three-day Missouri Professional Auctioneers Association annual conference...
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Recalling Arnold's youth
(International News ~ 10/05/03)
GRAZ, Austria -- In a gym plastered with photographs of his protege, Arnold Schwarzenegger's former trainer described Saturday how the California gubernatorial candidate helped break up neo-Nazi gatherings as a teenager. Trainer Kurt Marnul told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview that Schwarzenegger was "filled with rage against the Nazi regime" and took part at least twice in organized disruptions of neo-Nazi gatherings in the southern Austrian city of Graz during the 1960s...
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Schwarzenegger goes on attack, denounces harassment claims
(National News ~ 10/05/03)
MERCED, Calif. -- Arnold Schwarzenegger went on the attack Saturday, denouncing the latest sexual harassment allegations made against him as untrue and charging that all of the 11th-hour accusations were intended to wreck his campaign for governor. The Austrian-born candidate, also accused of expressing admiration for Adolf Hitler nearly 30 years ago, received support from a leader of a Jewish human rights organization and the man who trained the teenage Schwarzenegger as a bodybuilder, both of whom said the actor has championed tolerance.. ...
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Gun law also will conceal licensees
(State News ~ 10/05/03)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Something will be concealed besides pistols when Missouri sheriffs begin issuing permits this month to pack hidden handguns: the names of a projected 60,000 gun licensees. Missouri's new law, enacted when the Legislature overrode Gov. Bob Holden's veto last month, bars identification of concealed weapons permit holders -- even though separate applications to sheriffs to purchase guns have been open records for years, and remain so...
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Area schools examine test successes, failures on MAP
(Local News ~ 10/05/03)
Over the past five years, school districts in Southeast Missouri have seen little improvement on their annual state assessments. Districtwide scores from 1999, when the communication arts, math, science and social studies tests were first administered through the Missouri Assessment Program, show little variation from this year's scores...
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Rehagen-Abernathy
(Engagement ~ 10/05/03)
Francesca Rehagen and Eric Abernathy announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Donald and Diana Rehagen of St. Louis. He is the son of Randy and Kelly Abernathy of Advance, Mo. Rehagen is a senior at Southeast Missouri State University, pursuing a degree in advertising/creative writing. She is employed at the Southeast Missourian Newspaper and at Bella Italia...
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Ludwig-Kuntz
(Engagement ~ 10/05/03)
Ken and Carole Wright Ludwig of Doylestown, Pa., announce the engagement of their daughter, Christi Michelle Ludwig, to Kevin Daniel Kuntz. He is the son of Richard and Suzanne Kuntz of Pittsburgh, Pa. Carole Ludwig is formerly of Jackson. Ludwig is a graduate of Central Bucks West High School and Penn State University in State College, Pa. She received a master's degree from Boston University in Boston, Mass. She is a biology teacher with Pennridge, Pa., School District...
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Lewandowski-Wright
(Engagement ~ 10/05/03)
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Lewandowski of Fenton, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Angela Marie Lewandowski, to Dustin Joshua Wright. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Wright of Jackson. Lewandowski is a graduate of Eureka High School, attended Central Missouri State University, and is a graduate of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She is a photographer with LifeTouch Studios...
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Electric scooters illegal on street
(Local News ~ 10/05/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Traveling short distances has never been easier than with an electric scooter. Anyone is able to glide along, using a simple battery for power, with no worries about finding a parking spot or stopping for fuel. There's one problem; Legally the scooters can't be used on city streets or sidewalks in Sikeston...
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Albert Brucker
(Local News ~ 10/05/03)
Albert M. Brucker, 91, of Perkins, Mo. died Wednesday, Oct. 1, at his home. He was born Sept. 13, 1912, at Perkins, son of Martin and Anna Vetter Brucker. Brucker was a retired farmer and member of Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran at from 4 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 6:30 p.m...
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Early planning can prevent budget brouhaha
(Editorial ~ 10/05/03)
With last year's state budget fiasco behind them, Missouri lawmakers are starting early to stamp out the possibility of another long-drawn-out struggle next year. With the ink of Gov. Bob Holden's signature barely dry on this year's budget, he and top lawmakers met Wednesday to discuss finances for the coming year. Such bipartisan action is prudent, because next year's budget threatens to be no less complicated...
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Police dogs score wins in search contest
(Editorial ~ 10/05/03)
Just a year ago, the Southeast Missourian Jr.'s Pay for the Pup fund-raising campaign netted more than $18,000 for two police dogs for the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Now those dogs are garnering statewide honors for their talents. During a recent Missouri Canine Association drug search competition held in Moberly, Mo., Cape Girardeau canine Bolo, a German shepherd imported from the Czech Republic, and his handler, Roy Rahn Jr., took first place. ...
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Crisp and clean Palette of grays and charcoals add clean lines
(Community ~ 10/05/03)
There is something about autumn that makes you appreciate the order of nature. Though nature may seem extremely unpredictable, it is actually soothingly steadfast in its predictability. The house at 3502 Julie in Cape Girardeau is one that makes you appreciate order...
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Rush wasn't right on his football commentary
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/05/03)
To the editor: Over the years, you could find many things to say about Rush Limbaugh, but I never expected one day to add this one: Stupid. For him to claim some working knowledge of sports, and claim on the playing field the media is still trying to prop up black quarterbacks, is stupid...
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Bible, history show God supports war
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/05/03)
To the editor: I don't know where people get the idea that God is opposed to war. Obviously, they must have not read of the times in the Bible that God led Israel into war and conquest. And if war is one big sin, then we are an illegitimate nation. We should surrender ourselves back to Britain, because, evidently, we committed an abominable act when we defended our freedom and livelihood...
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The people should set the policy on telemarketing
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/05/03)
To the editor: U.S. District Judge Lee R. West, who attempted to block the national no-call list, is only the latest of appointed and elected officials who choose their own agenda over the will of the American people. I don't know Judge West's political affiliation, nor do I care...
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Madge Abernathy
(Obituary ~ 10/05/03)
Madge Abernathy, 90, of Bethany Lutheran Village in Centerville, Ohio, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2003, at Kettering Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 28, 1913, in Oran, Mo., daughter of Theodore and Ethel Davis Obermiller. She and Sterling H. Abernathy were married July 26, 1945, in Little Rock, Ark...
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Helen Meyer
(Obituary ~ 10/05/03)
Helen A. Meyer, 92, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, at The Lutheran Home. She was born March 14, 1911, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Julius Henry and Lulu Windeknecht Meyer. Meyer was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Cape Girardeau. She was a member of Hanover Lutheran Church and a former member of the drama club there...
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Orville L. Grim
(Obituary ~ 10/05/03)
Major Orville L. Grim, beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, 78, of Cape Girardeau, died Oct. 3, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. The cause of death was injuries sustained in a fall. He was born Feb. 27, 1925, in Leora, Mo., son of James and Mary Ona Grim. He was married to Wanda Hopper on January 10, 1944, in Cape Girardeau. He was a member and Sunday School teacher at Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church, a life member of VFW Post 3838 and a member of American Legion Post 63...
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Donald Kielhofner
(Obituary ~ 10/05/03)
Donald Lee Kielhofner, 52, of Advance died Friday, Oct. 3, 2003, at the family home. He was born Nov. 8, 1950 at Cape Girardeau, son to Albert Leo and Georgia Anna Bucher Kielhofner. He and Donna Gleuck were married on Nov. 11, 1995. Kielhofner was a farmer and co-owner of Ever Ready Electric in Malden, Mo...
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Wencewicz-Michael
(Wedding ~ 10/05/03)
Kathryn Therese Wencewicz and Robert Artie Michael were united in marriage June 21, 2003, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. J. Friedel performed the ceremony. Pianist was Lenny Kuper and vocalist was Alan Bruns. Parents of the couple are Thomas and Dorothy Wencewicz of Cape Girardeau, and Max and Sally Michael of Charleston, Mo...
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Eftink-Hans
(Wedding ~ 10/05/03)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- LeAnn Maria Eftink and Christopher James Hans were married May 17, 2003, at St. Bridget of Kildare Catholic Church in Pacific, Mo. The Rev. Rich Coerver performed the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Eugene and Jerralee Eftink of Chaffee. The groom is the son of Frank and Carol Calandrino and Jim and Becky Hans of Louisville, Ky...
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Hollingsworth-Glueck
(Wedding ~ 10/05/03)
ORAN, Mo. -- Lyndsey Renee Hollingsworth and Justin Steven Glueck were married July 12, 2003, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in St. Joseph, Mo. The Rev. Michael Volkmer performed the ceremony. Lector was Nathan Witt. Vocalist was Steve Glueck, father of the groom; guitarist was Brett Spader, and organist was Bill McMurray...
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Eftink-Meier
(Engagement ~ 10/05/03)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Eugene and Jerralee Eftink of Chaffee, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Paula Jo Eftink, to Brian Charles Meier, both of Jackson. He is the son of Paul "Butch" and Eileen Meier of Jackson. Eftink is a graduate of Delta High School, and received a bachelor's degree in agribusiness from Southeast Missouri State University in 2001. She is employed by Cape Girardeau County Soil and Water District in Jackson...
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Standard question
(Local News ~ 10/05/03)
No one disagrees that the basic concept is admirable: Expect all children to learn, and hold schools accountable if they don't. But the widespread confusion and disappointment following the first year of President Bush's sweeping education reform, the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, has left Missouri educators facing some tough realities...
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