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Orr will take scoring act to college level
(High School Sports ~ 05/03/04)
He scored more than 60 goals over his final two varsity seasons, set the school goal-scoring record and led his team to its highest finish in the program's history. On Wednesday, Central senior Heath Orr signed with the University of Central Arkansas to continue his soccer career. ...
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Clinton memoir raises both hopes and doubts among historians
(National News ~ 05/03/04)
NEW YORK -- As President Clinton rushes to finish his memoirs, he faces the more pressing task of writing a book deemed worthy of all the attention, an accomplishment no president has pulled off since Ulysses S. Grant. Some leading historians have ideas on how Clinton could do it...
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What will happen to sitcoms after 'Friends,' 'Frasier'?
(Entertainment ~ 05/03/04)
NEW YORK -- This June, Fox presents rappers Method Man and Redman as stars of a new sitcom about adjusting to life in a stuffy gated community. Sound familiar? It should. Will Smith walked the same road in the early 1990s on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." Go back even further, and you'll find the same culture shock themes in "The Beverly Hillbillies."...
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Nashville music veteran wins 'Nashville Star'
(Entertainment ~ 05/03/04)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A 33-year-old man from Alabama who has been trying to land a major label record deal for years was chosen Saturday as the winner of the reality talent show, "Nashville Star," which last year launched country singer Buddy Jewell's career...
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Former Iraqi prisoner turns against U.S. for humiliation
(International News ~ 05/03/04)
NAJAF, Iraq -- Dhia al-Shweiri spent several stints in Baghdad's notorious Abu Ghraib prison, twice under Saddam Hussein's rule and once under American. He prefers Saddam's torture to the humiliation of being stripped naked by his American guards, he said Sunday in an interview with The Associated Press...
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Likud voters defeat Sharon's Gaza pullout
(International News ~ 05/03/04)
JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Likud Party rejected his plan to pull out of the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank on Sunday, media polls indicated, an embarrassing defeat for the premier. The stinging result left the future of Sharon's "unilateral disengagement" from the Palestinians in doubt and his leadership in disarray. It could precipitate a major political crisis -- a Cabinet reshuffle, a split within the party or even early elections...
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World briefs 5/3/04
(International News ~ 05/03/04)
Suspect in Serbian prime minister's death caught BELGRADE, Serbia-Montenegro -- A notorious paramilitary leader suspected of masterminding last year's assassination of Serbia's prime minister surrendered to police Sunday. Milorad Lukovic, known by his nickname "Legija," had been on the run since March 12, 2003, when pro-Western Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic was gunned down by a sniper in front of his Belgrade government headquarters...
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Foreigners fleeing Saudi Arabia
(International News ~ 05/03/04)
YANBU, Saudi Arabia -- American and European families packed their bags Sunday after a deadly attack on foreigners, and traumatized Saudi schoolchildren recounted how the attackers proudly summoned them to watch a victim's body being dragged through the streets...
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Mexico recalls ambassador from Cuba, expels Cuban
(International News ~ 05/03/04)
MEXICO CITY -- Mexico announced Sunday it will recall its ambassador from Cuba and expel the Cuban ambassador, saying the communist-run island has meddled in Mexican affairs. The government also declared a political adviser in the Cuban Embassy a "persona non grata" and told him to leave Mexico immediately...
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American hostage escapes captors, runs after convoy
(International News ~ 05/03/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- In a daring escape, American hostage Thomas Hamill pried open the doors of the house where he was being held late Sunday morning and ran a half-mile to a military convoy that was passing by, officials and his wife said. Hamill, 43, of Macon, Miss., identified himself to the U.S. soldiers, then led them back to his Iraqi captors, two of whom were captured...
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Park where rivers join opens soon
(State News ~ 05/03/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri's newest state park is about to open at the confluence of the nation's two largest rivers. The 1,100-acre Edward "Ted" and Pat Jones Confluence Point State Park, to be dedicated by Gov. Bob Holden on Saturday is in St. Charles County where the Missouri River flows into the Mississippi. Until now, it was only possible to view the confluence across the Missouri River on the St. Louis County side...
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Families charged for care of defendants in state hospitals
(National News ~ 05/03/04)
DALLAS -- Keith Laney has lost nearly everything. His wife, Deanna, beat their three young sons with rocks -- killing two and permanently impairing the third. And now he could be forced to pay for her care. Deanna Laney was acquitted of murder by reason of insanity in April, so instead of being sentenced to prison, a judge committed her to a state hospital, where she could remain for the rest of her life...
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Presidential election pits Yale Class of '66 against '68
(National News ~ 05/03/04)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- This year's presidential election is going to be a class war: Class of '68 versus Class of '66. "If Yalies were going to vote based on who's an alum, you'd have to flip a coin," said sophomore Alissa Stollwerk, secretary of the Yale College Democrats...
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Warner is all but gone, but QB picture still fuzzy
(Sports Column ~ 05/03/04)
dwilson The Rams sent a crystal-clear message in the draft last week that their quarterback situation is anything but solved. Mike Martz said prior to the draft that he wouldn't mind drafting a quarterback in the first round, and probably would have had J.P. Losman fallen into his lap instead of running back Steven Jackson. (By the way, the Rams made great use of their first round pick, because Jackson may be the next Deuce McAlister. And the Rams needed to add some toughness to their offense.)...
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Redbirds zero in on Cubs
(Professional Sports ~ 05/03/04)
ST. LOUIS -- After Matt Morris and Carlos Zambrano matched zeros, the St. Louis Cardinals took advantage of the Chicago Cubs' bullpen again. Scott Rolen capped a three-hit game by lining a bases-loaded single off Kyle Farnsworth to the warning track in the 10th inning, giving St. Louis a 1-0 victory Sunday...
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Gordon captures Auto Club 500
(Professional Sports ~ 05/03/04)
The Associated Press FONTANA, Calif. -- No flying beer cans and jeers for Jeff Gordon on Sunday at California Speedway. It was all cheers and smiles as the California native won his second straight NASCAR Nextel Cup race. A week after beating fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a controversial finish at Talladega, Gordon dominated on the way to victory in the Auto Club 500, his third victory in eight tries on the 2-mile California oval. He is the only Cup driver with more than one win here...
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Busy season - Mild spring sends gardeners into yards, stores
(Business ~ 05/03/04)
Every spring, Patty Ball sees her yard at 3041 Melrose in Cape Girardeau as a blank canvas. An avid artist of horticulture and landscaping, Ball has spent 6 to 7 hours every spring and summer day of the past 13 years amid the stone walkways of her garden, digging and planting...
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Digital pioneer faces exploding market
(Business ~ 05/03/04)
Debra Baker tells people she has TiVo. But she really doesn't. The 33-year-old New York tax consultant has a variant -- a digital video recorder offered through her cable company. She didn't know what "DVR" stood for until then. "I thought DVR was Time Warner's name for TiVo," she said...
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Man behind software to copy DVDs takes case to Congress
(Business ~ 05/03/04)
ST. LOUIS -- The creator of DVD-copying software being challenged by Hollywood is taking his case to Capitol Hill, in support of a measure meant to further define consumers' rights under federal copyright laws. Robert Moore, founder and president of 321 Studios Inc., said Friday he was invited to appear May 12 before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. The panel will hear testimony concerning the Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act...
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Taxpayers helped state avert budget 'train wreck'
(State News ~ 05/03/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The money is flowing freely again from the Missouri Capitol. The legislature's proposed budget for next year will include big spending increases for education, pay raises for state employees and hundreds of millions of dollars for growth in the Medicaid program for the poor, elderly and disabled. All without a tax increase...
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Jackson marking first anniversary of tornado
(Local News ~ 05/03/04)
Few Jackson residents will ever forget May 6, 2003, the night a tornado ripped a gash through the middle of town. But at 7 p.m. Thursday at city hall, county, city and weather officials will outline the disaster in detail -- from the images of emerging storms on radar to the breathtaking moments following the tornado to the months of cleanup...
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Making class global
(Local News ~ 05/03/04)
His tour of duty reads like that of the most courageous soldier. At Kirkuk Air Base in Iraq, he survived six mortar attacks, three rocket-propelled grenade strikes and small arms fire. He traveled on classified missions in Africa, the details of which he will never reveal. He parachuted from a C-130 aircraft over Italy...
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Residents invited to sing along for Cape
(Local News ~ 05/03/04)
What do "Shaft," "Jaws" and New York City have that Cape Girardeau doesn't? Good theme music. But now a couple of Southeast Missouri State University teachers, a nationally recognized folk singer and the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau are putting together a project that, with the vocal aid of some local volunteers, may change that...
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Incident near sorority not related
(Column ~ 05/03/04)
Today's column is a new feature that welcomes readers' inquiries about anything and everything. E-mail questions to factorfiction@ semissourian.com or call Speak Out (334-5111) and identify the call as a question for "Fact or fiction?" Q: My daughter lives in the Alpha Chi Omega sorority house at Southeast. ...
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Army - No evidence of widespread abuse
(National News ~ 05/03/04)
WASHINGTON -- A high-level Army investigation of prisoner interrogation techniques in Iraq has found no evidence that abuse by U.S. military police or intelligence officers is widespread, officials said Sunday. The review continues, however, and the Army has not determined whether all six soldiers charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners will face a military trial...
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Fed prepares for interest rate jump
(National News ~ 05/03/04)
WASHINGTON -- A replay of 1994? That's one question facing Federal Reserve policy-makers when they meet Tuesday and try to determine how an economy accustomed to super-low interest rates will react to a rise. A decade ago, shock waves from rate increases contributed to financial disasters in Mexico, Orange County, Calif., and elsewhere...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda
(Local News ~ 05/03/04)
7 p.m. today City hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Communications by city staff Fire sales tax presentation. Public hearings A public hearing regarding the request of Dennis and Wendy Pennington for a special-use permit to open a day-care center for 10 to 20 children at their home at 832 S. Sprigg St. in an R-3, two-family residential, district...
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Speak Out 5/3/04
(Speak Out ~ 05/03/04)
Start of something good I JUST wanted to say bravo, Show Me Center, on having the musical "Cats" here in Cape Girardeau. It was perfectly organized. The sound system was great. The performers were outstanding. We hope this is the start of more musical plays to come to the Show Me Center...
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Maxey Grimes
(Obituary ~ 05/03/04)
Maxey L. Grimes, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 2, 2004, at the Monticello House in Jackson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Donald Calhoun
(Obituary ~ 05/03/04)
Donald Lee Calhoun Sr., 67, of Scott City died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at the Fountainbleau Lodge at Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 10, 1936, at Scott City, son of Charles and Ethel Jones Calhoun. He and Betty Berghoff were married Oct. 4, 1996, at Benton, Mo...
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Alda Fisher
(Obituary ~ 05/03/04)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Alda Elizabeth Fisher, 90, of Marble Hill, formerly of Overland, Mo., died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at Elder Care of Marble Hill. She was born July 13, 1913, at Lutesville, Mo., daughter of William and Melola Eaker Myers. She and Dolphie Fisher were married Feb. 7, 1934, at Lutesville. He died Jan. 9, 1992...
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Charles Anderson
(Obituary ~ 05/03/04)
Charles L. Anderson, 73, of Chesterfield, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at Delmar Gardens at Chesterfield. He was born June 17, 1930, at Sikeston, Mo., son of Charlie and Lela Husk Anderson. He and Gae Hannah were married Oct. 15, 1974, at Granite City, Ill. She died July 17, 2002...
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Hazel Jaco
(Obituary ~ 05/03/04)
Hazel Alma Jaco, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 26, 1917, at Sedgewickville, Mo., daughter of Edward and Sarah Crites. She and Harley Jaco were married July 10, 1936, at Fredericktown, Mo. He died Dec. 31, 1978...
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JoAnn Crader
(Obituary ~ 05/03/04)
JoAnn Rozell Crader, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, April 30, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born July 6, 1929, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Edward and Rose Wittrock Mullins. She and Gene Crader were married March 27, 1949, in Cape Girardeau. He died March 30, 1994...
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James White
(Obituary ~ 05/03/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- James Lee White, 71, of Sikeston died Saturday, May 1, 2004, at his home. He was born June 6, 1932, at Ridgely, Tenn., son of Flaudie and Lillian Spence White. He was married to Gracie White, who preceded him in death. White was a farmer and attended Canalou Assembly of God Church...
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Births 5/3/04
(Births ~ 05/03/04)
Dunker Daughter to Jason Lee and Tabatha Lynn Dunker of Perryville, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:14 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2004. Name, Phebe Chyann. Weight, 7 pounds 7 1/2 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Dunker is the former Tabatha Grogg, daughter of Gina Grogg of St. Mary, Mo. She is a receptionist at Perry County Nursing Home. Dunker is the son of Jim and Kim Dunker of Perryville. He is mill manager with MFA Inc...
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Out of the past 5/3/04
(Out of the Past ~ 05/03/04)
10 years ago: May 3, 1994 Man wearing blue and white baseball cap, sport coat and sunglasses holds up First National Bank at 37 Doctors' Park shortly after noon; robber brandishes small handgun and demands money from tellers, escaping with undetermined amount of money...
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Salvation Army gets big response
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/03/04)
To the editor: Once again the community has demonstrated its generosity. Recently, the Salvation Army had a need for food and hygiene products for its pantry. With the help of KGMO and other media outlets, the word was put out to the community. The response we received was truly amazing. In total, more than 35,000 items were received...
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Sports briefs 5/3/04
(Other Sports ~ 05/03/04)
Football The Chicago Bears signed one quarterback and released another, the team said Sunday. The Bears signed undrafted free agent Ryan Dinwiddie. The former Boise State quarterback was a two-time all-conference player who set school records for passing yards, passing efficiency and touch down passes. The team also released former Northwestern University quarterback Zak Kustok. He signed with the Bears as a free agent in March...
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Colonels sweep Otahkians to strengthen grip on OVC
(College Sports ~ 05/03/04)
Eastern Kentucky's pitching dominated Sunday as Southeast Missouri State University played its final home softball games of the season. The Colonels (36-14, 19-4) solidified their hold on first place in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 3-0, 3-1 doubleheader sweep. The second game went 10 innings. The Otahkians (14-31, 9-11) are sixth among 10 OVC teams...
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Girl Scouts hold honorary ceremony
(Local News ~ 05/03/04)
A special Girl Scout ceremony was held recently at Centenary United Methodist Church to honor girls who earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, Girl Scout Silver Award and are graduating senior Girl Scouts. Cape Girardeau Elks Lodge purchased the pins and sponsored a dinner for the graduating senior Girl Scouts and their parents. Rep. Jason Crowell presented resolutions and KFVS anchor/reporter Amy Jacquin spoke at the event...
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Community cuisine 5/3/04
(Local News ~ 05/03/04)
Mother's Day lunch on table in Scott City Kettle beef, butter potatoes, green beans, corn, slaw, dessert, lemonade, tea and coffee will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Schock Community Arts Center. Plate meal will be prepared by Zeigler's Catering to help support the arts center...
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Otahki Council elects, installs board of directors
(Local News ~ 05/03/04)
Southeast Missouri At the recent Girl Scouts of Otahki Council annual meeting nominating committee members and a board of directors were elected and installed. Members at large elected include Sam Unnerstall, Mary Spell, Janet Varnon, Maria Childress, Pat Ray, all of Cape Girardeau, Vanita Jones of Fruitland, Carol Hudak of Jackson and Sally Elrod of Piedmont. ...
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Cape police report 05/03/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/03/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs A subject was taken into custody Sunday at Independence and Main for driving while intoxicated. Laura M. Duff, 22, 315 Third, Allenton, Mo., received a summons Sunday for failure to yield and driving while intoxicated...
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Cape fire report 05/03/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/03/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: At 3:18 p.m., a fire at 1119 Bloomfield. At 4:55 p.m., an alarm sounding at 2400 Veterans Drive.Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: At 4:16 a.m., an emergency medical service at 505 N. Kingshighway...
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Making way for King's Center
(Column ~ 05/03/04)
Ground has broken on yet another commercial project along North Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. With construction crews bustling at the new RV park, the renovation of what will be the Capaha Center and the new Alliance Bank corporate headquarters, the northern stretch of that highway seems to be the place for spring and summer projects. You can add the bulldozing at 1131 N. Kingshighway to that list...
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People on the move 05/03/04
(Business ~ 05/03/04)
Cape man honored for volunteer work Eugene Simpson of Cape Girardeau was recently selected Volunteer Employee of the Month at the Tamms Correctional Center in Tamms, Ill. He volunteers about 1,000 hours a year as assistant scoutmaster for the Grace Methodist Troop 4002 in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Business memo 05/03/04
(Business ~ 05/03/04)
Penfield to host program on investments for aging Juanita Penfield of Edward Jones will hold a free video program titled "What's Great About Growing Old," featuring NBC's "Today Show" weatherman Willard Scott. The event will be televised into the Edward Jones Investments office at 1749 Independence. It will address setting goals for retirement. For more information, call Penfield at 335-6681...
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Military pride
(Editorial ~ 05/03/04)
Despite the daily headlines about bombings and firefights in Iraq and Afghanistan, American soldiers are re-enlisting for military duty at rates that have exceeded goals set by the Pentagon. The reasons for signing up to serve another tour are as varied as the individual soldiers' backgrounds, but honor, duty and patriotism are at the top of the list for most...
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Heddell wins two events at Illinois Inv.
(College Sports ~ 05/03/04)
Southeast Missouri State University's track and field program turned in four first-place performances during Saturday's University of Illinois Invitational. Jay Heddell was a double winner as he captured the shot put and discus. Andrew Lambert won the long jump...
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EKU muffles Indian bats in sweep
(College Sports ~ 05/03/04)
Eastern Kentucky entered Sunday's doubleheader against Southeast Missouri State University as statistically one of the nation's premier college baseball teams. The Colonels sure made believers out of the Indians after a dominating sweep, 11-4 and 3-0 in front of more than 300 fans at Capaha Field...
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