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BIG SOUNDS FROM SMALL POTATOES: CONCERT TO BE BROADCAST AT 7 P.M. SATURDAY ON KRCU-FM
(Local News ~ 06/08/01)
On Memorial Day, two Illinois musicians who call themselves Small Potatoes came to the KRCU 90.9 FM studio to play a concert to be heard later -- at least by most KRCU listeners. Jacquie Manning and Rich Prezioso gave the first-ever in-studio concert at KRCU before an audience of 19, most of whom didn't know what a whirlwind of pantingly good sing-alongs ("I Wanna Be a Dog"), quirky jazz tunes ("Avocado"), haunting odes ("I Brought My Father With Me" ) gentle protest songs ("1000 Candles, 1000 Cranes") and yodeling was in store.. ...
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TROOPER WOUNDED DURING STRUGGLE
(Local News ~ 06/08/01)
A half-hour car chase around Cape Girardeau County ended early Thursday with a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper being shot by his own revolver after wrestling with a suspect who was arrested, authorities said. Trooper Mark Winder was resting at home after receiving a superficial wound to the outside of his left forearm...
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TEACHER SEX-CASE DETAILS REVEALED
(Local News ~ 06/08/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The story of a forbidden relationship between a respected junior high math teacher and a 13-year-old girl unfolded in a Jackson courtroom Thursday. But the question of whether it's only a story, one created in a troubled girl's mind, will be settled later...
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KARAOKE LIVES: YEARS AFTER THEIR CREATION, SONG MACHINES STILL PUMP OUT TUNES
(Local News ~ 06/08/01)
At Pockets, a bar with pool tables and darts games and a clientele that favors wearing Cardinals jerseys, someone is sure to sing Alabama's rousing "Mountain Music" or David Allan Coe's angry-hurt "You Never Even Called Me By My Name." Up the street at Show-Me's Restaurant, Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" and Billy Joel's "The Piano Man" are on the menu every night...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: TAKING STOCK: RIVER CITY OF ROSES HAS CHANGED SINCE 1994
(Column ~ 06/08/01)
In a few days, my wife and I will mark seven years of Cape Girardeau-hood. Gosh, is that really possible? In 36 years of marriage, the longest we've stayed in one spot is eight years. That was in Maryville, Mo., which is still the town our sons consider to be home, even though neither of them was born there...
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CRIMESTOPPERS COFFERS ARE RUNNING LOW
(Local News ~ 06/08/01)
Nineteen cash awards this year totaling $2,225 have nearly depleted Crimestoppers' funds, said Mitch Robinson, board chairman. "It's the largest amount of money in any of the years we've operated, and we're only halfway through," Robinson said. Since Crimestoppers began in 1996, $10,150 has been paid to people who have reported information leading to 103 arrests. But as a growing operation staffed by volunteers, Crimestoppers needs to find more support, Robinson said...
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THIRD TRIAL FOR MURDER ENDS IN CONVICTION
(Local News ~ 06/08/01)
For a 21-year-old Sikeston, Mo., man, his third trial for a murder ended in a conviction. Darius Nicholson was found guilty by a Cape Girardeau County jury of second-degree murder, first-degree robbery and armed criminal action in the 1998 robbery of a Sikeston gas station. A life sentence for murder was recommended by the jury, along with two 30-year sentences on the other charges...
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AREA CHILD CARE CENTERS AWARDED STATE GRANTS
(Local News ~ 06/08/01)
Five area school districts and private preschools have been selected to receive state grants to begin or expand early childhood education programs for 3- and 4-year-olds. The announcement came Wednesday from the office of Gov. Bob Holden. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education recently awarded $4.4 million in "Missouri Preschool Projects" grants for the coming school year. The recipients were 23 school districts and 20 private preschools throughout Missouri...
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RISING RIVERS FORCE FLOOD PRECAUTIONS
(Local News ~ 06/08/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State airplanes were flying to higher ground and some businesses were packing up supplies as the Missouri River inched toward the top of its levee in the Capitol city. The river was projected to crest Friday at 30 feet -- the same height as part of the levee that protects the Jefferson City airport and numerous flood-plain businesses...
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ON AUTO RACING: SPRINT CARS ZIP TO CENTER STAGE THIS WEEKEND
(High School Sports ~ 06/08/01)
It's a good time of year to be a fan of sprint car racing. The 410 cubic-inch cars continue the three-day Missouri-Illinois Clash today at Jacksonville Raceway near Springfield, Ill., then round out the schedule Saturday at St. Francois Co. Raceway near Farmington, Mo. Both events pay $2,000 to win...
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SPORTS DIGEST: ROGERS SINKS ACE AT CAPE C.C.
(High School Sports ~ 06/08/01)
Brian Rogers of Cape Girardeau carded a hole-in-one Thursday at Cape Girardeau Country Club. Rogers used a 6-iron to ace No. 2, a par 3 playing 150 yards. Ken Brockett witnessed the shot.
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SPORTS DIGEST: SE's BEATTY GETS ALL-AMERICAN MENTION
(College Sports ~ 06/08/01)
Southeast Missouri State University freshman Brad Beatty has been named a Louisville Slugger/TPX Freshman All-American honorable mention. Beatty, a designated hitter, finished second among Southeast players with a .353 batting average, which was fifth overall in the Ohio Valley Conference. He had four home runs, 32 RBIs and 10 doubles...
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CHAFFEE LEGION CLAIMS OPENER IN PEPSI CLASSIC
(High School Sports ~ 06/08/01)
JONESBORO, Ark. -- Matt Stroup struck out 10 batters as Chaffee Legion won its opening game in the 20-team Pepsi Classic Thursday night, a 6-4 victory over Little Rock, Ark. Stroup walked just one batter and allowed seven hits as Chaffee improved to 4-1...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/08/01)
Daughter to Darek Andrew and Amy Michelle Folsom of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:04 a.m. Thursday, May 31, 2001. Name, Taylor Mackenzie. Weight, 9 pounds. First child. Mrs. Folsom is the former Amy Seesengood, daughter of Frank and Rita Seesengood of Poplar Bluff, Mo. She is a physician's assistant at Nephrology Associates. Folsom is the son of Darrell Folsom of Alameda, Calif., and Mary Folsom of Jonesboro, Ark. He is manager at Garfield's Restaurant...
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LENA HILL
(Obituary ~ 06/08/01)
Lena C. Hill, 78, of St. Charles, Mo., died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at the National Health Care Center in St. Charles. She was born Nov. 28, 1912, in Pike County, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Griffith. She and Harry M. Hill were married in 1932. He died Feb. 8, 1984...
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RONALD BEUSSINK
(Obituary ~ 06/08/01)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Ronald A. Beussink, 59, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. He was born March 7, 1942, at St. Louis, the son of August B. and Adriana "Jane" Thele Beussink. He married Norma Ann Elfrink on April 30, 1966, in Portageville, Mo. She survives...
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FRED LEE
(Obituary ~ 06/08/01)
Fred C. Lee, 74, of Cape Girardeau died unexpectedly Sunday, June 3, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Oct. 18, 1926, in Cape Girardeau County, son of William and Emma Cato Lee. He and Geraldine Eulinberg were married in 1947. Lee was a 1945 graduate of John S. Cobb High School. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He received the Meritorious Unit Award, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), Victory Medal and Asiatic-Pacific Service Medal...
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JESSE HAIRE
(Obituary ~ 06/08/01)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Jesse David Haire, 81, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at his home. He was born Nov. 7, 1919, in Anna, Ill., son of John Henry and Lydia Trees Haire. He and Helen Upchurch were married Aug. 15, 1963, at Perryville, Mo. She died Feb. 25, 1997...
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VIRGINIA STEPHENS
(Obituary ~ 06/08/01)
MARION, Ill. -- Virginia S. Stephens, 81, of Marion and formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Thursday, June 7, 2001, at Shawnee Christian Nursing Home in Herrin, Ill. She was born Oct. 10, 1919, in Wickliffe, Ky., the daughter of Robert and Beuvetta Edwards Shelton. She married Edgar M. Stephens, who died in 1989...
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GEORGIA JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 06/08/01)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- Funeral for Georgia Savannah Johnson of Portageville will be held at 2 p.m. today at First Assembly of God Church. The Rev. Eugene Poole will officiate. Burial will be in Portageville Cemetery. DeLisle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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SAMUEL DECKER
(Obituary ~ 06/08/01)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Samuel A. Decker, 81, of Morehouse died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at his home. He was born July 3, 1919, in Arkansas, son of Walter and Alice Rose Brown Decker. He and Genevieve Moore were married Oct. 21, 1939, at Benton, Mo. Decker moved to Morehouse three years ago from East Prairie, Mo...
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LARRY DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 06/08/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Lawrence Alphonsus "Larry" Davis, 81, of Sikeston died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Sept. 8, 1919, in Spokane, Wash., son of William Henry and Rose Etta Merideth Davis. He first married Estelle Loretta Kiwala Dec. 8, 1945, in West Frankfort, Ill. She died Dec. 17, 1979. He and Mary Alice Phillips Patten were married June 20, 1981, in Sikeston...
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FREDA WEIBLEY
(Obituary ~ 06/08/01)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Freda A. Weibley, 79, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at her home. She was born March 24, 1922, near Marble Hill, daughter of William and Mary Dell Crites Fox. She and Luther O. "Blackie" Weibley were married Nov. 30, 1940. He died Jan. 10, 1995...
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ASLIE DIXON
(Obituary ~ 06/08/01)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Aslie Watts Dixon, 57, of Chicago died Tuesday, June 5, 2001. She was born July 16, 1943, in Greenwood, Miss., daughter of Sam and Bernice Jones. She married Eugene "Peter" Dixon, formerly of Charleston. He died Dec. 4, 2000. Dixon retired as a nurse at a veterans hospital in Chicago in 1996. She was a member of Greater New Mount Eagle Baptist Church...
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RESTRAINED IDAHO EFFORT BECAME MEDIA CIRCUS
(Editorial ~ 06/08/01)
Thankfully, the five children who barricaded themselves in their northern Idaho home to avoid authorities who wanted to place them in state-supervised care are now safely living with a family friend. From all appearances, law-enforcement authorities exercised appropriate restraint in dealing with the situation in an effort to avoid another deadly confrontation like that at nearby Ruby Ridge...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/08/01)
I STRONGLY disagree with the Cape Girardeau City Council's decision to finance Fourth of July fireworks. We already have explosive, frequent, free-of-charge fireworks on display at meetings of the city council. IT'S RARE to have a libertine letter-to-the-editor writer living in the area, but you've got to love it. Donn Miller's defense of Clinton's dalliances and the Bush girls' boozing was so Bohemian it made me feel like I was living in Greenwich Village...
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EFFORTS COMBINE TO INCREASE UNIVERSITY GROWTH
(Editorial ~ 06/08/01)
When Southeast Missouri State University came up with a strategic plan a few years ago that forecast enrollment would top 10,000 students in a few short years, there were more than a few skeptics who thought the target was too ambitious. Now it appears highly likely that the university's enrollment will top 10,000 by the fall of 2005. To reach that goal, the university has done its share of recruitment and marketing. But it has done much more as well...
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THEATER REVIEW: PLAY IS ENTERTAINMENT WITH AN UNDERTOW
(Local News ~ 06/08/01)
Ludlow (Chuck Ross) wears patriotic boxer shorts around the apartment, constantly nibbles on Twinkies and is an aspiring finger painter. He lives in New York with his sister, Myra (Debra Barnhouse), who works as an office temp, takes guff from no one and slugs tequila like someone who has spent too many nights alone with Ludlow. Into their lives comes Reggie (Jeff Statler), a co-worker whose interest in Myra upsets Ludlow terribly. You know that isn't the first time that has happened...
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