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Cape police search for 2 cross-dressing men, woman
(Local News ~ 07/21/07)
When employees at a West Park Mall clothing store saw three large women in tight baby T-shirts and hot pants climbing under dressing room stalls, they suspected they were shoplifting. They also suspected they were men. They weren't fooling anyone for long, said an employee at Hollister Co. who asked that his name not be used. The hairy legs gave them away, he said...
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State must expand response to autism, activists tell panel
(Local News ~ 07/21/07)
An expanded definition of autism requires an expanded state response, activists and parents of autistic children told the Missouri Blue Ribbon Panel on Autism during a hearing Friday in Cape Gir?ardeau. At one time, a diagnosis of autism generally focused on issues such as a lack of communication or other easily seen issues. Today the diagnosis covers a range of actions in which the sufferer can function but has traits of the more serious forms of the condition...
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Cape woman charged with making false police report
(Local News ~ 07/21/07)
Susan M. Lowe, 31, of South Benton Street, was charged Friday with making a false report to police that she had been raped and kidnapped. On June 8, Lowe went to Cape Girardeau police and said she was abducted, raped and sodomized. One month later, she allegedly told Cape Girardeau Police Detective Debi Oliver the whole story was false...
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Littles excited, nervous about race
(Local News ~ 07/21/07)
Editor's note: This is the fifth of several stories about a Cape Girardeau sister and brother competing this week in the All-American Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. April Little is 13, and her brother, Jordan, is 9. By Peter Wylie Southeast Missourian...
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Area digest
(High School Sports ~ 07/21/07)
Ford & Sons falls at tournament in Paducah The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team fell to Gallatin 8-5 at the Paducah tournament Friday. Cape collected eight hits but no player had more than one. Blake Slattery belted a grand slam in the fifth inning to lead Cape's offensive attack. Zach Plott also knocked in a run...
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White brothers start winning tradition in junior college baseball program
(Community Sports ~ 07/21/07)
The White brothers from Jackson have directed a remarkable turnaround in the baseball program at Dyersburg State Community College. Robert and George -- 31-year-old twins who graduated from Jackson High School in 1994 -- took over a program in 2003 that was coming off a 7-48 season...
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Police report 7/21/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/21/07)
Arrests
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Fire report 7/21/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/21/07)
The Cape Girardeau Fire department reported the following items. n At 4:06 p.m., emergency medical service at Doctors' Park. n At 4:29 p.m., emergency medical service at Doctors' Park. n 11:10 p.m., an alarm sounding at 2101 Southern Expressway. n At 6:40 a.m., emergency medical service in the 2400 block of Independence Street...
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Excessive tax haul belongs to the people
(Column ~ 07/21/07)
By John Elliott I find it enlightening to see how quickly letter and editorial writers across Missouri are to push our elected leaders to return to the failed, antiquated policy of excessive spending as the sole means for solving problems. It seems to me that the government can never be satiated, that it can never spend enough of our tax dollars...
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Speak Out 7/21/07
(Speak Out ~ 07/21/07)
Learning from history; No special treatment; Pie in the sky; Items returned; Ticket pricing; Teaching longer; Timing of suggestion; Bridge the gap; Trash along road; Finish the job; Wages pushed sales up; Needs a vacation; Chaffee police; Defense raises; Disastrous road
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Guantanamo hunger strikers defiant despite force-feeding
(International News ~ 07/21/07)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- Twice a day at the U.S. military prison, Abdul Rahman Shalabi and Zaid Salim Zuhair Ahmed are strapped down in padded restraint chairs and flexible yellow tubes are inserted through their noses and throats. Milky nutritional supplements, mixed with water and olive oil to add calories and ease constipation, pour into their stomachs...
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Births 7/21/07
(Births ~ 07/21/07)
Idom; Macke; Jordan; Mowell
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Harry Potter and Tony Soprano: Death looms over 2 pop culture icons
(Entertainment ~ 07/21/07)
NEW YORK -- How could any two people (OK, they're fictional, but still) be more different than Harry Potter and Tony Soprano? One's scrawny, clever, good-hearted, steadfast. The other's hefty, menacing, philandering, morally unsound. Yet by a quirk of timing that has both their final chapters unfolding within a month and change, they're linked as 2007's icons of pop culture. ...
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Pakistan's high court restores chief justice in political blow to U.S.-allied president
(International News ~ 07/21/07)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's highest court dealt President Pervez Musharraf the biggest political blow of his eight years in power, blocking the U.S.-allied general Friday from removing the country's chief justice. The surprise decision to throw out Musharraf's case against the jurist spurred new demands from democracy campaigners that the president step down, clouding his future just as Pakistan faces a surge in violence by Islamic militants...
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William Shields
(Obituary ~ 07/21/07)
William P. "Bill" Shields, 82, of Jackson died Thursday, July 19, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 10, 1924, in Hindsboro, Ill., son of Walter P. and Rose M. Ramsey Shields. He and Pauline Fiedler were married Nov. 12, 1960...
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David Farris
(Obituary ~ 07/21/07)
TAMMS, Ill. -- David L. Farris, 79, of Tamms died Thursday, July 19, 2007, at Jonesboro Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Jonesboro, Ill. He was born Nov. 27, 1927, in Marion, Ill., son of Lawrence and Hazel Hughes Farris. He married Lellia Dailey...
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Marty McDermott
(Obituary ~ 07/21/07)
ANNA, Ill. -- Marty Lee McDermott, 44, of Anna died Thursday, July 19, 2007, at his home. He was born May 7, 1963, in Highland, Ill., son of William Sherman and Betty Jane Dickerson McDermott. McDermott was a graduate of Anna-Jonesboro High School and attended Landmark Pentecostal Church...
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Go ahead, post that dumb video online - it could land you an unexpected job
(Entertainment ~ 07/21/07)
LOS ANGELES -- Voice-over work in Indiana wasn't too lucrative, so Daniel Geduld made a classic actor's move: He headed for L.A. And like most Hollywood dreamers, Geduld didn't get hired for much. So Geduld combined his creative talents with his abundance of free time. ...
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Area projects may get $2.18 million in federal enhancement funds
(Local News ~ 07/21/07)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The city of Perryville's Shared Use Paths Project, Jackson's Uptown Historic District Restoration Project and Cape Girardeau's Fountain Street Enhancement Project are among 11 Southeast Missouri the Missouri Department of Transportation has recommended to receive $2.18 million in federal enhancement funds...
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U.S. military examines new garments to keep soldiers in Iraq cool
(International News ~ 07/21/07)
BAGHDAD -- The Humvee's air conditioner conked out right after four U.S. soldiers clambered aboard for a run through some of Baghdad's most dangerous streets. The temperature was 115 -- and without AC, it would quickly rise to 150 or higher inside the vehicle...
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Waiting for the magic
(Local News ~ 07/21/07)
Long lines, and even longer waits, are a common sight when a new video game console or a technological marvel like the iPhone is released. As early as 3:30 p.m. Friday, people had shown at Barnes & Noble to wait for the hottest new product, and by 6 p.m. the line had snaked through the interior of the store and all the way outside to J.C. Penney, one of Barnes and Nobles' West Park Mall neighbors...
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Fans get their hands on final volume of Harry Potter magic
(International News ~ 07/21/07)
LONDON -- At midnight, like magic, Harry Potter appeared. Bookstores across Britain, and as far away as Singapore and Sydney, threw open their doors to sell "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final volume of the young wizard's adventures...
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Cape man arrested
(Local News ~ 07/21/07)
Southeast Missourian A Cape Girardeau man was arrested Thursday after police said he sped away from a traffic stop. Zatrun R. Twiggs, 21, of 520 Morgan Oak St., was arrested Thursday around 11:30 p.m. A police officer noticed him in a vehicle and stopped him, recognizing that there were four warrants out for his arrest in three cities. But Twiggs sped away, according to Cape Girardeau Police Sgt. Barry Hovis...
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Stocks drop following results from Caterpillar and Google
(National News ~ 07/21/07)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street pulled back Friday, retreating from record levels following disappointing results from longtime favorites Caterpillar Inc. and Google Inc. The Dow Jones industrials fell nearly 150 points. The drop in stocks came a day after the Dow finished above 14,000 for the first time and the Standard & Poor's 500 index likewise logged a record close. ...
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Madison, Ill. Marine spared prison time in death of Iraqi
(State News ~ 07/21/07)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A Marine from the St. Louis area convicted of kidnapping and conspiring to murder an Iraqi civilian who was killed by troops looking for an insurgent will not serve prison time, a military jury decided Friday. Thomas held his toddler daughter tightly and kissed her hands outside the courtroom. He was told to check out of the brig where he has been held since May 2006, and told one of his lawyers, "I'm already packed...
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Missouri Supreme Court restores campaign finance limits
(State News ~ 07/21/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court reinstated campaign contribution limits Thursday, but it's unclear whether politicians will be forced to return millions of dollars they have collected since the limits were lifted in January. The court, in a unanimous decision, overturned a lower judge who had thrown out a fundraising ban for elected officials and challengers during the legislative session but kept intact the overall repeal of Missouri's individual contribution limits...
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Optical manufacturer Bushnell sold to private equity firm
(National News ~ 07/21/07)
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Bushnell Outdoor Products, which makes binoculars, telescopes and other optical and outdoors equipment, is changing hands again. Wind Point Partners, which owns Bushnell, is selling the company to private equity firm MidOcean Partners, the companies said Thursday...
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Kansas City man arrested on burglary, resisting arrest and weapons charges
(Local News ~ 07/21/07)
Southeast Missourian Cape Girardeau police arrested a Kansas City, Mo., man Thursday night on charges of burglary, resisting arrest and unlawful use of a weapon. Police were called to Jaspers, 10 S. West End Blvd., because the alarm had been tripped. When they arrived around 12:30 a.m., they found a smashed window and what appeared to be blood on the floor...
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OxyContin maker, executives fined $634.5 million for misleading public
(National News ~ 07/21/07)
ABINGDON, Va. -- Purdue Pharma L.P., the maker of OxyContin, and three of its executives were ordered to pay a $634.5 million fine on Friday for misleading the public about the painkiller's risk of addiction. U.S. District Judge James Jones levied the fine on Purdue, its top lawyer and former president and former chief medical officer after a hearing that lasted about four-and-a-half hours. ...
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Children help raise funds to open first-of-its-kind autism school in Mo.
(State News ~ 07/21/07)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Two little girls in pink and blue ignore the 90-degree heat as they collect cash to ink colorful stamps on their customers' hands and arms. Their improvised stand on a suburban Joplin lawn also offers graham crackers and ice water, starting at $1 a cup...
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Bay Area quake shatters glass; no injuries reported
(National News ~ 07/21/07)
BERKELEY, Calif. -- A light earthquake jolted the San Francisco Bay area Friday, breaking glass and jarring nerves, but no injuries were reported. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck about 4:40 a.m. about two miles east of Oakland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The temblor was felt on both sides of the San Francisco Bay and lasted up to 10 seconds...
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Community leader: NYC steam pipe explosion could cost businesses big bucks
(National News ~ 07/21/07)
NEW YORK -- With the cleanup from a deadly steam pipe explosion expected to drag on for days, businesses in the "frozen zone" could lose hundreds of millions of dollars, a business leader said Friday. The neighborhood just south of Grand Central Terminal is one of the nation's most expensive commercial districts, home to corporate headquarters including Pfizer Inc., real estate firm Newmark Knight Frank and magazine publisher Meredith Corp. ...
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Feds: Most cigarette lighters, breast milk OK on planes as of Aug. 4
(National News ~ 07/21/07)
WASHINGTON -- Airline passengers will be allowed to bring most cigarette lighters on board again starting next month, freeing airport screeners to spend more time searching for explosives. And the rule against bringing more than 3 ounces of breast milk aboard is being relaxed to accommodate traveling mothers...
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Marine sentenced to bad-conduct discharge for Iraqi's 2006 death
(National News ~ 07/21/07)
CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. -- A Marine from the St. Louis area convicted of kidnapping and conspiring to murder an Iraqi civilian who was killed by troops looking for an insurgent will not serve a prison term, a military jury decided Friday. Cpl. Trent Thomas was sentenced to a bad-conduct discharge and a reduction in rank to private, which carries lower pay. He could have received life in prison for his role in the April 2006 killing of the retired Iraqi policeman in the village of Hamdania...
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Utah fire races on after destroying campground and forcing rescues
(National News ~ 07/21/07)
NEPHI, Utah -- A wildfire that may have been started by sparks from a flat tire raced across thousands of acres toward a small town Friday, a day after burning through a campground and motel and forcing rescues. With a highly skilled team on its way from Florida, 150 area firefighters were battling the 20-square-mile fire against a backdrop of extraordinary heat and drought, with no immediate relief predicted...
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Church briefs
(Community ~ 07/21/07)
Briefly Sale to benefit Stewart family at Father's Arms A sale to benefit the family of Aaron Stewart, 19, who died this week after a four-year battle with cancer, will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the Father's Arms Fellowship, 1400 Main St. ...
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How I spent my summer vacation
(Community ~ 07/21/07)
Do you remember those essays you had to write on the first day of school? They began, "I spent my summer vacation ..." followed by what seemed like hours of tapping your pencil on the blank paper in front of you. There always seemed to be that one kid in the front row center who wrote feverishly on the adventures he or she had taken that summer...
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Short on pilots
(Editorial ~ 07/21/07)
Southeast Missouri has been without a commuter airline for five months. Big Sky Airlines, the successor chosen when the Federal Aviation Administration shut down struggling RegionsAir, has delayed beginning service at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport, citing a shortage of qualified pilots...
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Out of the past 7/21/07
(Out of the Past ~ 07/21/07)
International Teamsters organizers have been called in to help Teamsters and Chauffeurs Local 574's effort to represent production and maintenance employees of Procter & Gamble Co. north of Cape Girardeau. Dr. Doris Hamer, chairman of the Southeast Missouri State University Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, has resigned her administrative position; she will return to full-time teaching at the university this fall...
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Busy making other plans
(Column ~ 07/21/07)
"As soon as I finish my degree, I'll get on with my life," I once said. "When I get married, I'll really have a life," some believe. Or "When I win the lottery I'll be happy and start living." What is living life? Really! It seems there are still so many things I want to accomplish, and I realize even more of my dreams every day. ...
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Candidate for House speaker making his case to area lawmakers
(Local News ~ 07/21/07)
The campaign for Missouri House speaker took on a new twist Friday as one of the leading Republican candidates brought his case for the job to the media. State Rep. Allen Icet, R-Wildwood, visited the Southeast Missourian to discuss his effort to convince fellow Republican lawmakers to nominate him for the post. ...
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Post office tries to speed sorting
(Local News ~ 07/21/07)
The U.S. Postal Service is pushing to bring better, more responsive service to Southeast Missouri, the new Cape Girardeau postmaster said Friday. In a brief ceremony at the Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility on Kell Farm Drive, Robert Fleming took the oath of office as Cape Girardeau's 31st postmaster. He's been in town since late April, he said, and he's already taken criticism to heart...
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Labor of love: Congregation members record history of church
(Community ~ 07/21/07)
A passion for genealogy has turned into a labor of love for Ruth Kasten and Sandra Fluegge, who recently printed the second volume of the history of Trinity Lutheran Church, "The Second Fifty Years." Two years ago they, with the help of several others, printed the church's first 50 years -- a record of births, marriages, confirmations, baptisms and deaths from 1854 to 1904 titled "The First Fifty Years."...
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