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Cardinals' manager to headline leadership summit
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Mike Matheny, manager of the St. Louis Cardinals, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Arrow Leadership and Success Summit. The summit, sponsored by Saint Francis Medical Center, is slated for Nov. 17 at 7 p.m. in the Show Me Center. Matheny, who played in 13 seasons of Major League Baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Cardinals and San Francisco Giants, became manager of the St. Louis Cardinals on Nov. 14, 2011, and is the 49th manager in the history of the organization...
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Speech, hearing center attracts clients from wide geographic area
(Community ~ 10/07/14)
The Center for Speech and Hearing at Southeast Missouri State University is a hub for adults and children in need of affordable and sometimes difficult-to-find services, which is why it plans to expand in the future. Usually the center has between 50 and 60 clients a semester, plus an additional 25 or 30 for evaluations...
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New ads target Missouri governor over budget cuts
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Although he's not on the ballot this year, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is the target of new TV ads released Monday by a conservative group supporting a voter proposition that would limit the governor's budget-balancing powers...
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Sheriff: Springfield woman stole from 93-year-old
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Greene County Sheriff's Office has arrested a woman who deputies say stole from a 93-year-old man by exposing herself and telling him she wanted to marry him. The Springfield News-Leader reported 45-year-old Melva Bozman has been charged with financial exploitation of an elderly person in thefts that happened earlier this year...
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Missouri student loan default rate drops slightly
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The percentage of Missourians defaulting on their student loan debt is slightly dropping. The Department of Higher Education on Friday announced the state's three-year default rate dropped half a percentage point from 13.1 percent in 2010 to 12.6 percent in 2011...
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Councilwoman alters proposal on pot cultivation
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A councilwoman has asked the Columbia City Council to delay voting on her proposed ordinance to relax the city's marijuana laws after she decreased the number of plants seriously ill residents could grow without facing penalties...
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Bishop speaks out against Springfield nondiscrimination bill
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Missouri bishop said forcing people of faith to recognize same-sex relationships is a form of discrimination and violates their religious freedoms. Bishop James Johnston of the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Catholic Diocese issued a letter opposing the proposed expansion of Springfield's nondiscrimination ordinance, which the Springfield City Council was to vote on at its Monday meeting...
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2 dead after daylight shooting in St. Louis
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- Two people are dead after being shot Monday afternoon near the historic Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis. The shooting happened about 2:30 p.m. Monday at Fourth and Market streets, just a few blocks from Busch Stadium, hours before the Cardinals were hosting the Los Angeles Dodgers in a playoff game...
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Judge bars 'keep moving' rule in Ferguson
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A federal judge in St. Louis has ordered Ferguson police to stop forcing peaceful protesters to "keep moving" or face arrest. Police have used what some call the "five-second" rule to enforce curfews during protests over the Aug. 9 fatal shooting of an unarmed black 18-year-old, Michael Brown, by a white Ferguson officer. The practice prompted the American Civil Liberties Union to sue...
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One arrested during Street Crimes Task Force operation
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston man is in jail on drug charges after being arrested during a Southeast Missouri Street Crimes Task Force operation. Desmond Jerrod Minner, 36, was arrested after a detective from the Sikeston Department of Public Safety spotted Minner driving a vehicle on West Murray Lane about 6:10 p.m. Friday...
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Charleston man arrested on meth charges
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- A Charleston man faces charges after a SEMO Street Crimes Task Force operation Friday. About 7:15 p.m., officers served Richard Humphrey, 39, with an arrest warrant for possession of methamphetamine. Humphrey is a resident in the 700 block of State Street...
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Voter registration rises in suburban St. Louis after Ferguson shooting
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- More than 3,000 additional residents are newly registered to vote in a St. Louis suburb where a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black 18-year-old. The St. Louis County Election Board reports that 3,287 people registered to vote in Ferguson since the shooting Aug. 9, which spurred sometimes violent protests...
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Pets receive blessing at St. Louis church
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- A vulture, along with more traditional pets such as dogs and cats, attended a service at a downtown St. Louis church that blesses animals as part of an annual tradition. On Sunday, churchgoers and their pets listened to a sermon at the Christ Church Cathedral about the life of St. ...
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Man in custody after McDonald's robbery
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
A Cairo, Illinois, man faces charges of robbery and armed criminal action after police say he robbed a Cape Girardeau McDonald's restaurant Monday morning. Otha Don Watkins III, 32, was arrested on foot south of the restaurant at 1925 Broadway minutes after he allegedly entered it around 3:15 a.m. Monday, displayed a handgun and made away with an undisclosed amount of money, said Cape Girardeau police spokesman Cpl. Darin Hickey. Officers also recovered a firearm, Hickey said...
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Man arrested for allegedly pulling knife on father
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
A Sikeston, Missouri, man faces multiple charges after allegedly threatening his father during a domestic violence incident in Morley, Missouri. James Dylan Revelle, 21, on Friday was arrested and charged with first-degree misdemeanor trespassing, felony second-degree domestic assault, felony unlawful use of a weapon and felony delivery or concealment of a controlled substance into a jail, according to a news release from the Scott County Sheriff's Department...
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Boeing plans to add up to 700 jobs in St. Louis to build 777X parts
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The bevy of elected officials and business leaders disappointed by Boeing Co.'s decision earlier this year to build a new commercial airplane on the West Coast rather than in Missouri received a consolation prize Monday. The aircraft manufacturer and defense industry giant announced it plans to bring up to 700 new jobs to St. ...
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Same-sex marriage advocates hopeful in Mo.
(State News ~ 10/07/14)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Same-sex marriage advocates said Monday they expect it's just a matter of time before Missouri allows the unions, after the Supreme Court cleared the way for their expansion. Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court turned away appeals from five states seeking to prohibit gay marriages, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster signaled that the state is backing away from defending its own same-sex marriage ban...
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Fowl hazards near airport discussed at council meeting
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
One of the first discussions to take place at the Cape Girardeau City Council's Monday night meeting centered on the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Airport officials were concerned about additional rice fields being planted in the area and possibly attracting large waterfowl such as ducks and geese. The animals, which are attracted by the rice grains and standing water, pose risks to flying aircraft...
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A proposal on the November ballot will ask voters to renew the fire sales tax for 21 years
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Fire chief Rick Ennis remembers the day about 10 years ago he came to interview with the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. He flew in on a winter day to meet with city officials about the job and stopped at a local restaurant for dinner, when a nearby newspaper caught his eye...
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Cardinals take 2-1 series lead on Dodgers
(Professional Sports ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- John Lackey was just as advertised for the St. Louis Cardinals. Their postseason power surge has been a big surprise. Kolten Wong hit a two-run homer to snap a seventh-inning tie, Matt Carpenter went deep for the third straight game and Lackey pitched St. Louis past the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 on Monday night to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five NL Division Series...
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McCaskill touts campus safety in SEMO visit
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Being the mother of two daughters and one of the few women lawyers in the Jackson County Prosecuting Attorney's Office, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill wants to make sure students on college campuses are safe from sexual assault. McCaskill, D-Missouri, visited Southeast Missouri State University on Monday to talk about ways of combating sexual violence. ...
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Harlem Wizards Coming To Jackson October 13
(Submitted Story ~ 10/07/14)
Come join us for an evening of Tricks, Hoops, and Alley-Oops hosted by the South Elementary PTO! Don't miss this fun-filled, high flying & interactive community event featuring the world famous Harlem Wizards basketball team as they take on the Jackson Jammers, a team of teachers, principals and community leaders from the area...
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In Support of Breast Cancer Awareness montn
(Submitted Photo ~ 10/07/14)
Bill Emerson bridge lit up with pink lights in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month
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My Favorite Fossil Art Contest
(Submitted Story ~ 10/07/14)
Enter our Fossil Day art contest at the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History on October 18. The art contest is a part of our National Fossil Day Celebration. Contest is open to all children 18 years and under. Submit your art work of your favorite fossil to the Bollinger County Museum of Natural History (you may include its habitat or surroundings or you may feature only your fossil in the art work)...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2014. There are 85 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 7, 1954, Marian Anderson became the first black singer hired by the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York. (Anderson made her Met debut in January 1955 playing the role of Ulrica in Verdi's "Un Ballo in Maschera.")...
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Several festivities being held this month in Jackson
(Column ~ 10/07/14)
Wow! October is going to be really busy in Jackson. The second annual Oktoberfest, sponsored by the Uptown Jackson Revitalization Organization, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday. The all-day event will feature many vendors with authentic German food, craft and Bavarian beer dispensed from two bier stations, costumed pet parade, children's fun activities, a variety of craft vendors, and three live music bands. It will be a fun day -- and evening!...
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Touching stories about breast cancer awareness
(Editorial ~ 10/07/14)
Few causes have generated as much awareness and support than Breast Cancer Awareness month during the month of October. SoutheastHEALTH and Saint Francis Medical Center partner during the month to promote the color pink, encouraging businesses and groups to display pink flags and wear pink clothing, and raise support for breast cancer treatment...
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Turner Broadcasting is cutting 1,475 jobs
(Entertainment ~ 10/07/14)
NEW YORK -- Turner Broadcasting, the parent of the CNN, TBS and TNT networks, is eliminating about 1,475 jobs, or about 10 percent of its total employees. Monday's announcement follows an offer of voluntary buyouts to 600 veteran employees in August, part of an overall cost-cutting effort at the Atlanta-based broadcasting company founded by Ted Turner...
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Ozarks coroner gets surplus military guns
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- Doug Wortham used a Defense Department giveaway program for law enforcement to stock his office with an assault rifle, a handgun and a Humvee -- even though the people in his custody are in no condition to put up a fight...
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Court clears way for gay-marriage expansion
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court unexpectedly cleared the way Monday for an expansion of gay marriage in the United States and may have signaled that it's only a matter of time before same-sex couples can marry in all 50 states. Rejecting appeals from five states seeking to preserve their bans, the Supreme Court effectively made such marriages legal in 30 states, up from 19 and the District of Columbia, taking in every region of the country...
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Births 10/7/14
(Births ~ 10/07/14)
Son to Fred Christopher Naeter and Kyla Beth Wills of Jackson, Southeast Hospital, 1:42 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. Name, Nathan Scott. Weight, 6 pounds, 6 ounces. Ms. Wills is the daughter of Brent and Lori Wills of Jackson. Wills and Naeter are employed by Wills Insurance. He is the son of Jane and Don McLain of Jackson and Fred and Rhonda Naeter of Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past 10/7/14
(Out of the Past ~ 10/07/14)
The city of Cape Girardeau is challenging Jackson's claim of "prior jurisdiction" in an annexation dispute over a 100-acre area west of Interstate 55. A teepee was recovered and five people arrested in conjunction with what seems to have been a pregame prank that tarnished yesterday's Jackson-Cape Girardeau Central football rivalry; four Cape Girardeau teenagers and a juvenile were arrested by Jackson police; the teepee was recovered from a Town Plaza Shopping Center trash Dumpster...
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Free birth control cuts teen pregnancy and abortions, study finds
(Community ~ 10/07/14)
Giving teens free birth control encourages them to use long-acting methods and greatly cuts the chances they will become pregnant or have an abortion, a new study finds. The average annual pregnancy rate was 34 per 1,000 girls in the study -- far below the national average of 158.5 for sexually active teens...
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Mother with womb transplant says risk paid off with birth of son
(Community ~ 10/07/14)
LONDON -- For the world's first baby born to a woman with a transplanted womb -- a medical first -- only a victorious name would do. Which is why his parents named him "Vincent," meaning "to conquer," according to his mother. The 36-year-old Swedish mother learned she had no womb when she was 15 and was devastated, she said Saturday...
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Cape Girardeau police report 10/7/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/07/14)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Summonses Thefts Robbery Burglary Assaults Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Scott County Commission action
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Scott County Commission Sept. 23 The Scott County Commission met pursuant to adjournment: members and officers: Jamie Burger, presiding commissioner (present); Dennis Ziegenhorn, 1st District commissioner (present); Donnie Kiefer, 2nd District commissioner (present)...
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Jackson police report 10/7/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/07/14)
The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Property damage Miscellaneous...
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Morley Board of Aldermen action
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
Morley, Missouri, Board of Aldermen Sept. 16 Mayor Marlin O'Neal called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 23 Mayor O'Neal called the meeting to order at 6 p.m....
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Higher ed partnership gets new identity
(Local News ~ 10/07/14)
The Cape Girardeau Partnership for Higher Education now will be known as Cape College Center, following the adoption of its new moniker by the partnership's advisory board Monday. Housed in the Career and Technology Center in Cape Girardeau, the center is made up of Southeast Missouri State University, Three Rivers College and Mineral Area College...
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Prayer 10/7/14
(Prayer ~ 10/07/14)
O Lord Jesus, blessed Redeemer, thank you for your grace and mercy. Amen.
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Southeast Missouri State basketball teams begin practice
(College Sports ~ 10/07/14)
The Southeast Missouri State men's and women's basketball teams held their first practices of the season Sunday and Monday, respectively, and coaches Dickey Nutt and Ty Margenthaler are focused on different facets of the game for their teams to improve on.
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New concern spreads as nurse in Spain gets Ebola
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
WASHINGTON -- Raising fresh concern around the world, a nurse in Spain on Monday became the first person known to catch Ebola outside the outbreak zone in West Africa. In the U.S., President Barack Obama said the government was considering ordering more careful screening of airline passengers arriving from the region...
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Typhoon washes 3 U.S. airmen out to sea
(International News ~ 10/07/14)
TOKYO -- A powerful typhoon that washed three American airmen in Okinawa out to sea, killing at least one, slammed central Japan on Monday, stalling trains and flights and triggering mudslides, before swerving to the Pacific Ocean. Elsewhere in the Pacific, a separate typhoon whipped the Mariana Islands, including Guam, with high winds and heavy rain...
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Nobel Prize for medicine goes to Norwegian team and New Yorker
(International News ~ 10/07/14)
STOCKHOLM -- How do we remember where we parked the car? And how do we figure out a shortcut to work when there's a big traffic jam? The brain, it turns out, has a GPS-like function that enables people to produce mental maps and navigate the world -- a discovery for which three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday...
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High school roundup: Notre Dame advances three golfers to state meet
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/14)
All the local high school events reported Monday to the Southeast Missourian.
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Southeast Missouri State football team arrives in top 25 poll
(College Sports ~ 10/07/14)
The Southeast Missouri State football team climbed into the Sports Network FCS Top 25 on Monday for the first time since the final poll of 2010. The Redhawks (4-2, 2-0 in OVC) are No. 23 in the poll following their 28-21 win against then-No. 21 Tennessee State on Saturday...
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Rams release Armstrong after loss to Eagles
(Professional Sports ~ 10/07/14)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams special teams struggled in Sunday's 34-28 loss at Philadelphia. And on Monday, coach Jeff Fisher took steps to rectify the situation by releasing linebacker Ray Ray Armstrong. "We're disappointed in our special teams production," Fisher said. "It's the first time I've ever said that."...
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JoAnn Benefield
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
TAMMS, Ill. -- JoAnn Benefield, 70, of Tamms, died suddenly at 9:12 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, 2014 on arrival at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 21, 1943, in Sandusky, Illinois, to Harry and Margaret Edmundson Bennett. JoAnn was a self-employed businesswoman and was always successful at her endeavors. She was a lifelong Christian with a heart of gold and was always helping those that were less fortunate...
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Duane Goodheart
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
Duane "Pete" Goodheart, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014, at his home. He was born June 21, 1941, in Chinook, Montana, to Ervin Joseph and Nellie Mildred Miller Goodheart. He and Saundra Gammons were married June 12, 1992, in Cape Girardeau...
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Dortha Smith
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Dortha E. Riegert Smith, 85, of Marble Hill, formerly of Advance, Missouri, passed away Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at Parkland Health Center in Farmington, Missouri. She was born Aug. 14, 1929, near Randles, daughter of William J. and Elizabeth Brooks Riegert. Dortha and Vernon L. Smith were married July 3, 1948, in Piggott, Arkansas. He preceded her in death Dec. 7, 2012...
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Carl Windings
(Obituary ~ 10/07/14)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Carl Eugene "Pete" Windings, 72, of Villa Ridge passed away at 4 a.m. Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Kentucky. He was born Dec. 1, 1941, in America, Illinois, to Lorraine and James Windings Sr. He married Mary Ellen Allen Windings on April 15, 1960...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Sunday, Oct. 12, the 285th day of 2014. There are 80 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 12, 1964, the Soviet Union launched a Voskhod space capsule with a three-man crew on the first mission involving more than one crew member (the flight lasted just over 24 hours)...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Thursday, Oct. 16, the 289th day of 2014. There are 76 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 16, 1859, radical abolitionist John Brown led a group of 21 men in a raid on Harpers Ferry in western Virginia. (Ten of Brown's men were killed and five escaped. Brown and six followers were captured; all were executed.)...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Saturday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2014. There are 74 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 18, 1767, the Mason-Dixon line, the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland, was set as astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon completed their survey...
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AToday in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Monday, Oct. 13, the 286th day of 2014. There are 79 days left in the year. This is the Columbus Day holiday in the U.S., as well as Thanksgiving Day in Canada. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 13, 1914, the Boston Braves swept the World Series, defeating the Philadelphia Athletics 3-1 in Game 4 played at Fenway Park...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Wednesday, Oct. 15, the 288th day of 2014. There are 77 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 15, 1914, the Clayton Antitrust Act, which expanded on the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, was signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is Friday, Oct. 17, the 290th day of 2014. There are 75 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 17, 1814, the London Beer Flood inundated the St. Giles district of the British capital as a vat at Meux's Brewery on Tottenham Court Road ruptured, causing other vats to burst as well and sending more than 320-thousand gallons of beer into the streets; up to nine people were reported killed...
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Today in History
(National News ~ 10/07/14)
Today is, the 287th day of 2014. There are 78 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Oct. 14, 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Soviet leader Nikita S. Khrushchev was toppled from power; he was succeeded by Leonid Brezhnev as first secretary and by Alexei Kosygin as premier. Inventor Robert Moog (mohg) presented his prototype electronic music synthesizer to a meeting of the Audio Engineering Society in New York...
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