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Scott City may tighten construction permit process
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
Residential builders in Scott City may soon face more stringent standards and a program of inspecting the progress of their work. The discussion follows a few instances of builders dragging their feet in finishing rehabilitation projects on single-family residential properties...
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Octagon up for public discussion
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
On a summer afternoon in the Common Pleas Courthouse Park, the splashing of water in the fountain memorializing Union soldiers from the Civil War competes with the whine of a lawn mower. The lush grass cushions footsteps under trees towering above the two-story historic structure...
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Coordinating board getting more power
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
At meetings of the Missouri Coordinating Board for Higher Education, board members often wondered just why they bothered to meet. "We had influence, but we had little authority to make things happen," said Cape Girardeau businesswoman and board chairwoman Kathy Swan. "We were saying, 'Give us an important job to do, otherwise why are we here?'"...
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Jackson church project to help Ugandans
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
More than 150 people congregated Saturday on the grounds of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Jackson to be part of a community project aimed at helping Ugandans become self-sufficient. "Mission Possible: Uganda Orphans" raised money and collected supplies for Hope Seeds, a national organization that sends quality garden seeds to help people in starving nations grow their own food. ...
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Womack-Wunderlich
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ken and Judy Womack of Perryville announce the engagement of their daughter, Carrie Womack of Cape Girardeau, to Tyson Wunderlich. He is the son of Duane and Carol Wunderlich of Altenburg, Mo. Womack is a graduate of Perryville High School, and received a bachelor of music degree from Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed by Rice, Spaeth, Summers and Heisserer, LC, in Cape Girardeau...
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Butrum-James
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Gary and Susan Butrum of Leopold announce the engagement of their daughter, Shannon Marie Butrum, to Jason Matthew James. He is the son of Jack and Louise James of Marble Hill, Mo. Butrum is a 2005 graduate of Leopold High School. She is employed at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau...
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Cute & cuddly ... in cyberspace
(Community ~ 07/08/07)
Connor Underwood, 11, likes to give her pig a bath. She fills the bathroom up with bubbles, plays a bit and then cleans the room with the click of a button. The pig is actually a Webkinz, a plush toy from Canada-based toy company Ganz. It comes with a computer code that logs the animal into an entire online world. The stuffed animals were voted 2007 Specialty Toy of the Year by the Toy Industry Association Inc...
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Ballmann-Stern
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
Larry and Helen Ballmann of Marthasville, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jessica Ballmann, to Eric Stern. He is the son of Lloyd and Linda Stern of Chester, Ill. Ballmann is a 1999 graduate of St. Francis Borgia Regional High School in Washington, Mo. ...
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Barks-Cook
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
Melvin and Jeanny Barks of Cape Girardeau and John and Martha King of St. Louis announce the engagement of their daughter, Shelly Ann Barks, to Stacey Lynn Cook, both of Jackson. He is the son of Allen and Glenda Cook of Jackson. Barks is a benefit specialist with Swinford and Associates in Jackson...
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Harrison-Roser
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
Floyd and Katherine Harrison of Fruitland announce the engagement of their daughter, Melissa Ann Harrison, to Dave John Roser, both of St. Louis. He is the son of Greg and Toni Roser of St. Louis. Harrison is a 2001 graduate of Jackson High School. She is employed at St. Anthony's Medical Center...
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Reno-Knowlan
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
Bill and Wenlan Reno of Caruthersville, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lara Leanne Reno, to Spencer Allen Knowlan. He is the son of Jack and Bonnie Knowlan of Jackson. Reno is a 2001 graduate of Caruthersville High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University in 2005. She is a fourth grade teacher with Columbia School District at Derby Ridge Elementary...
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Cook - 40 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/08/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Larry G. Cook of Whitewater celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary with a luau dinner July 1, 2007, at Wappapello Lake. Hosts were their daughter and son-in-law, Lana and Sid Atkins of Chaffee, Mo. Cook and Janet Wilson were married July 8, 1967, at the Assembly of God Church in Chaffee, by the Rev. William Marshall. Their attendants were Gayle Dowd Dragoni and Glen Cook...
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Thanks for Fourth
(Editorial ~ 07/08/07)
Thank you to everyone who contributed to making this past July 4th one of the best in memory. The weather was humid and hot on the Fourth of July, just as it should be in Southeast Missouri. The music was superb and the fireworks were extraordinary...
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Speak Out 7/8/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/08/07)
Fighting crime; Executive activism; Open downtown for 4th; Nonpersons; Inaccurate alliteration; Pearly judgment
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James - 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/08/07)
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin James of Cape Girardeau celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception June 10, 2007, at Drury Lodge. James and the former Wanda Robinson were married June 9, 1957, at Evangelical United Church of Christ, by the Rev. Arno Franke...
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Kyle-Dirnberger
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
ORAN, Mo. -- Kelly and Pam Kyle of Oran announce the engagement of their daughter, Kara Nikole Kyle, to Nathan Joseph Dirnberger. He is the son of Herb and Cindy Dirnberger of New Hamburg, Mo. Kyle is a 2001 graduate of Oran High School, and attended Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed by Luhr Bros. Inc. in Cape Girardeau...
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Roslen-Vetter
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Kevin and Kelly Roslen of Sikeston, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristina Elaine Roslen, to Justin Wade Vetter. He is the son of Randy and Lisa Vetter of New Hamburg. Roslen is a 1998 graduate of Kelly High School. ...
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Blue-Obptande
(Engagement ~ 07/08/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Sam and Gail Blue of Creal Springs, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Marissa L. Blue, to Daryl A. Obptande. He is the son of Bob and Elizabeth Hallesy of Vienna, Ill., and Orville Obptande of Anna. Blue is a 2005 graduate of Unity Christian School...
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Sinn-Bowman
(Wedding ~ 07/08/07)
Tonya Sinn of Scott City and Spc. Robert C. Bowman were married June 22, 2007, in Lawton, Okla. The bride is the daughter of Trina and Michael Gardner of Nokomis, Wash., and the late Timothy Sinn of Buford, Ga. The groom is the grandson of Robert and Mary Bowman of Cape Girardeau...
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Delectible smells and 'bull-lony'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/08/07)
To the editor, Your story about Esicar's Smokehouse closing in September made me sad and opened a floodgate of good memories. When my three boys were all less than 6 years old it was a special event to go to the "smell good" place as they referred to it. They hated to go grocery shopping with me (and visa versa), but if I was going to Esicar's they eagerly scrambled into the car...
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Tax relief for emergency workers
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/08/07)
To the editor:John Blackwell's letter caught my attention regarding property tax relief for seniors as applied to government schools and universities. After mulling it over awhile, I liked his idea even though I'm not quite to age 62 yet. How about a similar or better break to veterans, plus police officers and firefighters?...
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Legendary coach's influence still felt today
(High School Sports ~ 07/08/07)
Leon Brinkopf was one tough old bird. Some of the players he coached appreciated that more than others, but they all respected him for his leadership and his vast knowledge and love of baseball. Brinkopf could be gruff, using a foghorn voice to give a chewing-out that a player would not soon forget, but he always was fair...
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Capahas look like a lock to reach the NBC World Series
(Sports Column ~ 07/08/07)
Will the Plaza Tire Capahas, for the first time in three years, finally have some real competition in the National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional? We'll soon find out as the annual tournament will be played Friday through Sunday at Capaha Field in Cape Girardeau...
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Fan Speak 7/8/07
(Other Sports ~ 07/08/07)
Thanks to Cape; To the Editor:; ANDREW GREENFIELD
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Edward Minor
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
Edward Minor, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 6, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born Nov. 25, 1916, in McGee, Mo., son of Bert and Della M. Stilts Minor. He and Agnes Westerwelle Minor were married Aug. 17, 1940, in Greenville, Mo...
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Charlotte Hubbard
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
Charlotte Ann Butner Hubbard, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 6, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Jan. 31, 1940, in Tazewell County, Va., daughter of the late Thomas Harvey and Virginia Elizabeth Schuler Butner. She and Percy D. Hubbard were married July 22, 1966, in Newport News, Va...
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Police report 7/8/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/07)
Cape Girardeau: Arrests; Summons; Assaults; Thefts; Property damage; Miscellaneous; Jackson: Arrest; Assault; Thefts; Property damage; Miscellaneous
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Fire report 7/8/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/08/07)
n At 4:04 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2800 block of Hopper Road. n At 9:17 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1500 block of Independence Street. n At 10:25 p.m., emergency medical service in the 2700 block of Pioneer Drive. n At 11:59 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1000 block of North Kingshighway...
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Florida's unusual drought at 18 months and counting
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
ON THE KISSIMMEE RIVER, Fla. -- One hard rainfall won't even come close to solving the unprecedented drought withering much of Florida. Lake Okeechobee, the heart of the Everglades and a backup drinking water source for millions of South Florida residents, has been hitting a record low almost weekly. Its main artery, the Kissimmee River starting near Orlando, hasn't flowed south in more than 240 days, depriving the lake of 50 percent of its water...
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2 Fla. teens accused of gang raping woman, forcing her son, 12, to join in the assault
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Two teenagers were accused of gang raping a woman and forcing her 12-year-old son to join in the attack, then beating him and pouring cleaning solution into his eyes. Authorities allege Avion Lawson, 14, and Nathan Walker, 16, were among a group of about 10 masked suspects who forced their way into the woman's apartment in a crime-ridden housing project the night of June 18...
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School suspends sixth-grader for 4 months over graffiti
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
KATY, Texas -- Writing "I love Alex" on a school gymnasium wall brought a 12-year-old the same punishment as if she had made terrorist threats. The Katy Independent School District rated the message, written with a baby blue marker by sixth-grader Shelby Sendelbach, as a Level 4 infraction -- the same as for threats, drug possession and assault...
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Weather clearing, but search continues for Texas flood victim
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
DALLAS -- The sky was mercifully clear over much of Texas on Saturday after three weeks of drenching rain, as search teams combed the swollen Trinity River for a missing rafter. The death toll from storms that have battered Texas since last month climbed to 15 with the recovery of two other flood victims elsewhere in the state...
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Bertha Smith
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
Bertha Smith, 79, of Jackson died Saturday, June 7, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Robert Cantrell
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
Robert Cornelius Cantrell, 73, formerly of Caruthersville, Mo., died Friday, July 6, 2007, at the home of his son. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.
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Lenore Bloodworth
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
ANNA, Ill.-- Lenore J. Bloodworth, 84, of Anna died Thursday, July 5, 2007, at Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City, Ill. She was born Jan. 28, 1920, at West Frankfort, Ill., daughter of James and Vertie Durham Thomas. She and George Bloodworth were married Feb. 15, 1938, at Anna. He died April 20, 2005...
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Jean Phillips
(Obituary ~ 07/08/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Jean C. Phillips, 74, of Anna passed away Friday, July 6, 2007, at Helia Healthcare of Carbondale, Ill. She was born May 16, 1933, in Cobden, Ill., oldest daughter of Harold and Grace Armour Craig. Phillips was a lifelong resident of Union County. She and Ralph "Tiny" Childers were married June 28, 1957. He preceded her in death June 30, 1971. She later married Eddie Phillips Aug. 26, 1978. He survives...
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Paducah officials to attend Cape meeting
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
Monday's study session preceding Cape Girardeau's city council meeting will begin an hour early to accommodate a visit by city officials from Paducah, Ky. Heather Brooks, assistant to city manager Doug Leslie, is coordinating the visit. "The main purpose is to learn from each other and share information," she said...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
City hall 401 Independence St. Study session at 4 p.m. Consent ordinances (Second and third readings) n An ordinance approving the record plat of Timon Way subdivision. n An ordinance approving the record plat of GM Building subdivision. n An ordinance amending the city code regarding membership on the Planning and Zoning Commission...
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The future of the U.S. post office - and your mail
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
WASHINGTON -- Could mail one day go the way of many pizza chains, where customers can pick it up or pay extra for home delivery? Will the mail still arrive six days a week? Will the government still be involved? The Postal Service is facing big questions as it struggles to cope with rising costs and major changes in the way people communicate...
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'Welcome to the Congo!' message forces USOC to apologize to Brazilians
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
SAO PAULO, Brazil -- In a joke that made Brazilians cringe and forced the U.S. Olympic Committee to apologize, a USOC worker scrawled "Welcome to the Congo!" on a whiteboard in the organization's Rio de Janeiro media center for the Pan American Games...
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Foreign doctors wary after British terror plot implicates physicians
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
WASHINGTON -- Evidence that doctors are at the heart of a British terrorist plot has foreign-born physicians in the United States on edge and wondering whether already stringent immigration security will get even tougher. Six physicians are among eight suspects in the failed terror attacks, including one from Iraq, one from Jordan, two from India and a man identified by hospital staff as being from Lebanon...
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Dems view tobacco taxes as a likely source of children's health funding
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's 45 million smokers will probably help pay for the spending increase that Democrats want for children's health insurance, say analysts familiar with deliberations on Capitol Hill. Democratic lawmakers will push for $50 billion in new funding for the State Children's Health Insurance Program over the next five years. To pay for that increase, they must find new sources of revenue or cut existing programs...
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Taliban using Afghan civilian deaths as information warfare
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan elders Saturday claimed that 108 civilians were killed in a bombing campaign in western Afghanistan, while villagers in the northeast said 25 Afghans died in airstrikes, including some killed while burying dead relatives...
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Pope revives old Latin Mass in concession to tradition
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday removed restrictions on celebrating the old Latin Mass, reviving a rite that was all but swept away by the liberalizing reforms of the Second Vatican Council. The decision, a victory for traditional, conservative Roman Catholics, came over the objections of liberal-minded Catholics and angered Jews because the Tridentine Mass contains a prayer for their conversion...
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Suicide bomb in Iraqi Shiite village kills more than 100
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
TUZ KHORMATO, Iraq -- A suicide truck bomber blasted a Shiite town north of Baghdad on Saturday, killing more than 100 people, police said, in a sign Sunni insurgents are pulling away from a U.S. offensive around the capital to attack where security is thinner...
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Iraqi doctor in court on car bomb charge
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
LONDON -- Impassive and staring straight ahead, an Iraqi doctor was led into court by plainclothes security officers Saturday, the first suspect to appear on charges of plotting to bomb London's entertainment district and Scotland's busiest airport...
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Bear perched on power pole stops traffic in Southern California desert
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
LANCASTER, Calif. -- Must've been a poler bear. In fact, it was a black bear that climbed 100 feet up a power pole in the sweltering high desert Friday and brought traffic to halt on a highway below as motorists stopped to gawk and take pictures. "Not a whole lot we could do except keep the people out of the area and let him decide he needs to come down and continue his way on to the mountains, and with the assistance of the highway patrol that's what we did," game warden Martin Wall said...
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Prosecutors seek 10-year sentence for court fund theft
(State News ~ 07/08/07)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Prosecutors were pushing for 10 years in prison for a former Springfield municipal court employee who pleaded guilty to embezzling court funds. A defense lawyer, however, says Rhonda Bateman, 51, should be granted probation. Bateman, of Rogersville, Mo., pleaded guilty Friday to one count of felony stealing. She had been charged with three counts of class B felony stealing...
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12-year-old St. Louis boy charged with killing neighbor girl
(State News ~ 07/08/07)
ST. LOUIS -- A 12-year-old boy has been accused of fatally stabbing his 13-year-old neighbor during a fight in front of the girl's home. The 12-year-old boy was charged Friday with second-degree murder in juvenile court for allegedly stabbing Alexus Purtty late Thursday night outside her St. Louis home. State law allows juveniles as young as 12 to be certified to stand trial as adults, but prosecutors have not yet decided whether they will seek to try the boy as an adult...
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Man accused of assuming dead teen's online identity
(State News ~ 07/08/07)
ST. PETERS, Mo. -- A 19-year-old man accused of assuming the online identity of a dead 14-year-old girl has been charged with promoting child pornography and sexual misconduct. Dennis Michael Conlin Jr., of St. Peters, was charged Friday with five counts of misdemeanor sexual misconduct. Police said he was accused of approaching girls in three separate incidents from his pickup truck since June 24...
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Musicians, Al Gore urge fans to fight warming at Live Earth events
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A 24-hour music marathon spanning seven continents Saturday reached the Western Hemisphere with rappers, rockers and country stars taking the stage at Live Earth concerts to fight climate change. The New York show, which was actually in Giants Stadium in New Jersey, opened with the artist Kenna asking the crowd of 52,000: "You guys realize we're a part of history now?"...
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Army says Iraq vet from Ill. who went AWOL for mental therapy won't be court-martialed
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- An Iraq war veteran from Chicago will not be court-martialed for leaving his post without permission for 15 months to undergo treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, the Army said. Instead of facing a bad conduct discharge -- a felony punishable by up to a year in military prison -- Spc. Eugene Cherry admitted he was absent without leave and was granted a general discharge, rather than an honorable discharge, the Army said Friday...
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Boston police seek 'Bonbon Bandit'
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
BOSTON -- A serial thief with a penchant for knocking off gourmet chocolate shops and ice cream parlors is anything but sweet, police say. The man police have dubbed the Bonbon Bandit is wanted in as many as 20 holdups in downtown Boston since April 17. He has brandished a knife, a handgun and even a sawed-off shotgun...
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Alienated town
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
ROSWELL, N.M. -- Sixty years after bigheaded, toothpick-limbed green aliens allegedly crashed in the New Mexico desert -- leaving little but paranoia in their wake -- Roswell embraces the extraterrestrial. To a point. A McDonald's mimics a UFO. A wall of Wal-Mart displays a large rendering of a green spaceman. Arby's restaurant is hospitable: "Aliens Welcome," reads the big sign out front. The city draws thousands of enthusiasts to its annual UFO festival, which runs this weekend...
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Worker sues city of Detroit over colleague's use of perfume
(National News ~ 07/08/07)
DETROIT -- An employee in the Detroit planning department who claims she is severely sensitive to perfumes and other cosmetics has sued the city, saying a co-worker's strong fragrance prohibits her from working. Susan McBride's lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Detroit, says the work environment is in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. She wants a ban on such scents at work -- and unspecified damages...
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7 new wonders of the world announced
(International News ~ 07/08/07)
LISBON, Portugal -- The Great Wall of China, Rome's Colosseum, India's Taj Mahal and three architectural marvels from Latin America were among the new seven wonders of the world chosen in a global poll released Saturday. Jordan's Petra was the seventh winner. Peru's Machu Picchu, Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer and Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid also made the cut...
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Plaza Tire exploded for 15 runs behind 14 hits, 10 walks, four errors
(Community Sports ~ 07/08/07)
The Fairview Heights (Ill.) Redbirds usually field a competitive team, but they came to Cape Girardeau on Saturday lacking quality pitching. The Plaza Tire Capahas made the visitors pay. Plaza Tire jumped on Fairview Heights' depleted mound corps for two home runs, four doubles and 14 total hits...
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Fans brave heat to see acts at the Cape Girardeau airport
(Local News ~ 07/08/07)
The sun did its best to discourage Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival fans Saturday, but thousands of fans came despite the heat as the two-day event wrapped up with day and evening shows. With a 92-degree temperature during the 3:30 p.m. show, most were hunting for shady spots to view the action as several festivalgoers reported the day was just "too hot."...
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Out of the past 7/8/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/08/07)
@sco:25 years ago: July 8, 1982 Presiding Circuit Judge A.J. Seier swore in a grand jury comprised of six men and six women yesterday to investigate the unsolved slayings of two Cape Girardeau women in recent months; however, his general charge to the panel didn't limit the scope of the jury's investigation to the homicides...
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