Stories from October 2001

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court ordered former President Clinton disbarred from practicing law before the high court on Monday and gave him 40 days to contest the order. The court did not explain its reasons, but Supreme Court disbarment often follows disbarment in lower courts...

Associated Press WriterPARIS (AP) -- A Muslim militant said to be at the center of a plot to attack U.S. interests in France and linked to Osama bin Laden has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates and jailed in Paris, judicial officials said Monday...

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- A Virginia man has been charged with helping obtain false identification documents for two men accused of crashing a jetliner into the Pentagon Sept. 11, according to a criminal compliant unsealed Monday...

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush cited progress on many fronts Monday in the war against terrorism. Among the U.S. offensives is a package of covert aid to groups inside Afghanistan that oppose the terrorist-harboring Taliban militia, U.S. officials said...

AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street took a respite Monday after two weeks of volatile trading, dipping lower as investors absorbed an unsurprising purchasing managers' report and awaited a Federal Reserve meeting on interest rates...

The grass is always greener when you're making money. Southeast Missouri has a growing agricultural industry in sod farming, which offer the traditional four grasses -- Bermuda, zoysia, fescue and bluegrass. In recent months, several acres of rolled sod were on the fairways of the new Dalhousie Golf Course, which is expected to open next spring along Bloomfield Road in Cape Girardeau. Rolled sod is being used to replace and repair fairways at Kimbeland Country Club Golf Course at Jackson...

After just a month on the job, new fire chief Michael W. Lackman is getting ready to move into a house here and just beginning to really find his way around Cape Girardeau. Lackman was hired to replace Dan White, who resigned in April to take a position in Bentonville, Ark., and inherits a department that has, in Lackman's words, "a solid foundation."...

Southeast Missourian COMMERCE, Mo. -- On the banks of the river that flooded their town in 1993 and 1995, the people of Commerce gathered Friday night through Sunday afternoon for the fifth annual Floodfest. Each year the festival, which celebrates the support the town received when the Mississippi River flooded, plays host to several family activities such as a beauty pageant, Karaoke contest and country music concerts. ...

Southeast Missourian After just a month on the job, new fire chief Michael W. Lackman is getting ready to move into a house here and just beginning to really find his way around Cape Girardeau. Lackman was hired to replace Dan White, who resigned in April to take a position in Bentonville, Ark., and inherits a department that has, in Lackman's words, "a solid foundation."...

Southeast Missourian JACKSON, Mo. -- Concerns about additional traffic near a school and commercial uses in a residential neighborhood have sparked opposition to a proposed development of medical offices in Jackson. The Southeast Missouri Medical Center Inc. ...

The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Taliban government confirmed Sunday that Osama bin Laden still is in Afghanistan but the White House flatly rejected an overture to negotiate his fate. Meantime, Attorney General John Ashcroft warned of a "very serious threat" of new terrorism against Americans that may increase if the United States retaliates for the Sept. 11 attacks...

It was worth it, Mario. Mario Whitney moved from Atlanta to Jackson, Mo., three years ago. His high school accomplishments have been well documented since then. On the first carry of his varsity football career, he scored a touchdown. From there, Jackson High School fans have seen countless spectacular runs, dozens of touchdowns, hundreds of jukes and thousands of steps. Really fast steps...

$$$Start Business expansion has continued in Southeast Missouri despite a weakening national economy. A total of 52 new business starts were recorded in the second quarter in the seven-county region tracked by the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development office. Ten business closings were reported, resulting in a net gain of 42 new businesses...

10 years ago: Oct. 1, 1991 Motorists who shun seat belts and have no medical insurance account for roughly more than $320,000 in uncompensated trauma care at St. Francis Medical Center; figure covers hospital's fiscal year that ran from July 1, 1990, to June 30, 1991; Southeast Missouri Hospital keeps no similar figures...

ST. LOUIS -- Homer W. Poole, 71, of Lake of Egypt, Ill., died Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001, at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis. Funeral arrangements will be at Hileman & Parr Funeral Services.

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Patricia Bell, 53, of St. Louis, died Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, at St. Louis. She was born May 2, 1948, at Wamego, Kan., daughter of M.E. "Bud" and the late Marie Green Bresee. Survivors include her husband, Danny Bell of St. Louis; her father and stepmother, of Haines City, Fla.; a son, Rob Chism of Bloomfield; a stepdaughter Tonya Shaner, of Suffork, Va.; and five grandchildren...

YES, IT is wonderful that SEMO has grown so rapidly. More students only means more money for the university to use for improvements and more money entering our local economy. I suggest that now is the time, though, for SEMO to go ahead with some construction that will benefit the continuing growth, with some new, improved residence halls and some high-capacity parking garages. Without these amenities, growth eventually will reach a standstill...

To the editor: During my trip of Sept. 24, I was seriously concerned with the lack of security at Lambert Field in St. Louis. Here are the details: I arrived at the East Terminal at 7:15 a.m. I had an "E ticket" for Southwest Flight 1546 from my travel agency. ...

Jess Bolen says Jody Gajewski was a good baseball player -- but an even better person. "He was a real good, hustling ballplayer, but beyond that, he was just a good, young man who everybody liked," said Bolen, longtime manager for the Cape Girardeau Craftsman Union Capahas summer team...

TULSA, Okla. -- Southeast Missouri State University's women's soccer team kept its record unblemished Sunday with a hard-fought 3-2 victory over host Oral Roberts on the final day of the Adidas Classic. The Otahkians, who won both of their tournament games, improved to 8-0 on the season...

DeWEESE, Neb. -- A 3,500-square-foot dream house is being built on the west bank of the Little Blue River with materials grown 50 feet away. Construction does not depend on the ash, American elm or hackberry trees that line the meandering river in southern Nebraska. It instead relies on what remains of the wheat crop in surrounding farm fields...

KEARNEY, Mo. -- Visitors will not find many agricultural tools in David Pichel's tobacco barn. For the late summer tobacco harvest, all field hands need are tomahawks, spikes and wooden sticks. Unless of course you count the water cooler as a tool, something Pichel says is almost as important in the heat...

7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 City Hall Public Hearingsn Hearing to discuss the city's response to a request for proposals for housing development issued by the Missouri Department of Economic Development Community Development Block Grant program. Hearing to consider the voluntary annexation of property owned by the Missouri Department of Transportation...

Monday, Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Public hearings Consent ordinances A public hearing regarding the request of Midamerica Hotels Corp. to rezone part of Lot 35, Doctor's Park, from C-1, local commercial district, to C-2, general commercial district...

CHICAGO -- Sections of ovaries taken from two patients were implanted in their arms and continued to function there, raising hopes women can avoid the loss of fertility that often accompanies treatments for cancer and other diseases. In both cases, the tissue produced clearly visible welt-sized bumps -- mini ovaries, really -- on the forearm, just below the elbow. ...

CHICAGO -- One of the most popular pain relievers for children is safe but so commonplace that potentially harmful overdoses may occur, according to new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Because overdoses of acetaminophen, best known as Tylenol, can cause problems ranging from nausea to liver damage and even death, pediatricians should give parents written instructions on how to use it at all regular well-child check ups, the academy says...

NEW YORK -- Scientists say they've identified a flawed gene that can raise the risk that a baby will be born with cleft lip, sometimes along with cleft palate. If scientists can devise some kind of preventive treatment, the discovery could one day help identify couples at risk of having an affected child, who could then get that treatment, a researcher said...

The calls continue to go out for National Guardsmen and reservists in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. It is a trying time for all Americans, but particularly for the men and women who are called on the spur of the moment to defend the country wherever they are needed. Some have been dispatched to the Middle East, and some have been assigned to guard the nation's airports and other facilities against further tragedies...

Jackson, Mo., residents, who have been getting "free" residential trash pickup for the past 27 years, are being asked in a city survey their opinions on trash collection, recycling and the possibility of having to pay for curbside trash pickup. The city says it will decide by Jan. ...

Save-A-Lot managers honored for sales Margit Byrd, Jackson Save-A-Lot store manager, and Phyllis Wiedefeld, assistant store manger, recently received divisional honors for sales. Byrd and Wiedefeld received the company's Top Cart award, for a "Great Food, Great Prices" sales promotion among seven locations in the St. Louis District...

Firm donates funds to Red Cross disaster fund TG Missouri Corp., Perryville, Mo., and its employees have donated more than $9,000 to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Employees of the company took action immediately following the terrorist attacks on the New York World Trade Center and Washington's Pentagon...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Damittra Eveans was trembling as she walked into the Sangamon County Regional Office of Education -- accompanied by two friends and her mother for moral support -- to hear if she passed the GED test. "I jumped up and down and started screaming, 'I finally did it!'" Eveans said, smiling broadly. "Everyone was clapping for me."...

Monday, Oct. 1, 2001 Cape Girardeau TheftMerchandise was reported stolen Saturday from 2135 William, Suite 165. Gasoline was reported stolen Saturday from 2148 William. Meat was reported stolen Saturday from 19 S. Kingshighway. Gasoline was reported stolen Saturday from Amoco D-Mart at 3276 William...

Cape Girardeau Monday, Oct. 1 Firefighters responded to this call Saturday:At 9:25 p.m., a medical assist at 215 N. Henderson. Firefighters responded to these calls Sunday:At 1:36 a.m., a medical assist at 505 N. Kingshighway. At 4:43 a.m., a medical assist at 1302 Independence...

Jackson Monday Oct. 1 Firefighters responded to this call Saturday: A medical assist on North High. Firefighters responded to these calls Sunday: An alarm sounding on East Jackson Boulevard. A medical assist on North Missouri.

Two donate banks to penny drive at school Lacey and Austin Dowdy donated their entire piggy banks to the penny drive at Oak Ridge Elementary School. Kristina Jones, fourth-grade teacher, accepted the donation on behalf of the school...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Concerns about additional traffic near a school and commercial uses in a residential neighborhood have sparked opposition to a proposed development of medical offices in Jackson. The Southeast Missouri Medical Center Inc. plans to market the property to medical and dental practitioners and related services. ...

WASHINGTON -- Like the opening shot in billiards that sends the balls ricocheting in directions unknown, America's war on terrorism could have unintended consequences far and wide. U.S. policy-makers are aware that as they take their best shot against terrorism, they could set in motion problems of a different sort...

WASHINGTON -- A Florida real estate developer, Texas' massive King Ranch and dozens of other giant farms are cashing in on a program created last year to bypass payment limits on federal subsidies for grain, cotton and other crops. Maurice Wilder, a Clearwater, Fla., developer who controls 130,000 acres of farm and ranch land in eight states, has collected $1.2 million in benefits to himself and his company, the Wilder Corp., according to records obtained by The Associated Press under the Freedom of Information Act.. ...

WASHINGTON -- When the Supreme Court gets down to business this week, one of the main subjects will be just that -- business. Forget the high-minded constitutional questions that scholars like to see answered by the country's highest court. Justices will delve into many more basic matters, like what bosses have to do to accommodate an injured worker and when states can help patients fight their HMOs...

WASHINGTON -- If the United States attacks terrorist targets in Afghanistan, soldiers will have to deal with not only armed resistance but also with cascades of starving, desperate and fearful refugees. Military officials must plan how the armed forces will help ease the humanitarian crisis and avoid killing civilians. Failure on either point could turn public opinion against the war on terrorism, not only in the United States but throughout the region and around the world...

WASHINGTON -- Banging drums, singing songs and waving giant puppets, several thousand anti-war demonstrators marched Sunday to call for peace following the terrorist attacks. "Now is when you should question the president," said Scott Morschhauser, 37, who came from Bettendorf, Iowa, with a large American flag, its field of stars replaced with a peace symbol. "At times of emergency the decisions made have repercussions 10 or 20 years from now."...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- After two years of rebuilding his team and his confidence, the dominating Jeff Gordon is back. The three-time Winston Cup champion solidified his points lead Sunday with his series-leading sixth victory of the season, pulling away from rookie Ryan Newman to win the crash-filled Protection One 400 at Kansas Speedway...

CLEVELAND -- Bartolo Colon (14-11) pitched eight shutout innings and Jim Thome hit his 49th homer as the Cleveland Indians clinched their sixth AL Central title in seven years, routing the Minnesota Twins 9-1 Sunday. Ellis Burks added a two-run homer and Jolbert Cabrera and Kenny Lofton had two RBIs apiece as Cleveland finished the season 14-5 vs. Minnesota...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds never had much of a chance at matching history. Bonds stayed at 69 home runs and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 Sunday on Bubba Trammell's seventh-inning solo shot. Needing one homer to tie Mark McGwire's single-season record, Bonds grounded out, walked twice and was hit by a pitch from reliever Jose Nunez...

SAN ANTONIO -- Justin Leonard was all business in defending his title at the Texas Open. After his last putt dropped Sunday, though, there was a release of pent-up emotion. Leonard's 2-under-par 69 was good enough to beat PGA Tour rookies J.J. Henry and Matt Kuchar by two strokes as he repeated at the LaCantera Golf Club course in the rocky hills north of San Antonio...

FOXBORO, Mass. -- Otis Smith and Ty Law returned interceptions for touchdowns and the New England Patriots got their first victory of the season, 44-13 Sunday over previously unbeaten Indianapolis. The Colts (2-1) averaged 33 first-half points in their two victories as Peyton Manning threw six touchdown passes. But he also threw four interceptions, and that tendency continued against the Patriots, who led 20-0 at halftime...

Notre Dame, 0-3. Bob Davie cringes when he says it. Penn State, 0-3. Joe Paterno smiles halfheartedly and says he feels good about his team "if you can feel good about getting licked." Life is miserable at two of college football's most passionate places, the Golden Dome and Happy Valley. Two schools that subscribe to winning is everything, are losing at record rates...

ST. LOUIS -- Kurt Warner is so good indoors, even the Miami Dolphins' defense couldn't stop him. Warner threw four touchdown passes, and Marshall Faulk scored three times to lead the St. Louis Rams to a 42-10 victory Sunday. Miami (2-1) was supposed to pose a stiff test, but the Rams rolled up 451 yards in total offense -- 99 of them on a third-quarter scoring drive...

ST. LOUIS -- Woody Williams has been one of the biggest reasons why the St. Louis Cardinals are in playoff contention. Williams won for the seventh time in eight decisions since joining St. Louis, and Albert Pujols hit a two-run homer as the Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-3 Sunday...

Missouri's newest winery was inspired, appropriately enough, by wineglasses. Bob and Cheryl Breuer of Tower Rock Winery used to collect souvenir wineglasses. "We started going to Missouri and Illinois wineries to add to our collection," said Bob Breuer. "I became interested in growing grapes and making wines. We felt like we could do this."...

ST. LOUIS -- Nobody will be disciplined for letting prolific drug snitch Andrew Chambers lie under oath throughout 16 years of government testimony, the new chief of the Drug Enforcement Administration told a newspaper. But Asa Hutchinson pledged that the agency would never again give informers the free rein abused by Chambers, whose false testimony about his background and arrest record has compromised dozens of DEA investigations...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Imagine a sport in which the athletes race hundreds of miles -- at 1,200 yards a minute -- without stopping for water or food. Imagine a sport whose human participants consider their trainees "exhilarating" and "totally amazing."...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A judge refused to throw out the murder conviction of an admitted carjacker who dragged a young boy to his death, setting the stage for jurors to consider a sentence. Kim L. Davis, 36, faces either the death penalty or life in prison without parole. Testimony in the penalty phase of the trial was to begin today before the Jackson County Circuit Court that convicted him Friday of first-degree murder, armed criminal action, tampering and kidnapping...

ST. LOUIS -- As Missouri's statewide volunteer coordinator, Dante Gliniecki has directed the distribution of donations and services following everything from floods to tornadoes. Now he's in New York, helping sort and track the unprecedented wave of donations that flowed to the city since the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center...

BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- This town's newest park opened Saturday on the site of a former coal mine. St. Ellen Park features a walking path and lake, as well as picnic tables, a covered pavilion and restrooms. Paths surround the grass-covered mound of coal refuse and lead to a wooden lookout platform...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Under threat of U.S. military strikes, Afghanistan's hard-line Taliban rulers said explicitly for the first time Sunday that Osama bin Laden is still in the country and they know where his hide-out is. But the president of Pakistan, which has been appealing to the Taliban to resolve the crisis with the United States, said hopes were "very dim" that the Taliban would surrender bin Laden. ...

ROME -- U.S. lawmakers and Afghanistan's opposition forces rallied around the country's former monarch Sunday and vowed to work together to fight their new common enemies: terrorism, Osama bin Laden and the "tyranny" of Taliban rule in Afghanistan...

GIZA, Egypt -- One camel driver just scowls when you ask him how's business. A napping guard sprawls against the gate to the pyramids, and the tourists inside -- their trips in progress or paid for by Sept. 11 -- seem to break a smile only when they talk about going home...

JERUSALEM -- A Mideast truce remained shaky Sunday, with Israeli troops fatally shooting three Palestinians in the West Bank. The killings bring the Palestinian death toll to 18 since the two sides pledged last week to formalize a cease-fire. No Israelis have been killed since the cease-fire promises were made Wednesday, but Israel said its troops have faced dozens of attacks in recent days as the Palestinians have marked the one-year anniversary of the current uprising with large street protests.. ...

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan -- Afghanistan's opposition claimed Sunday that hundreds of Taliban soldiers had defected during three days of fierce fighting in the country's northern mountains that have seen the opposition score major territorial gains. Fighting is raging on several fronts and "20 percent of the Afghan territory is now controlled by the northern alliance," an opposition spokesman, who goes by the single name Abdullah, told a news conference in the Tajik capital Dushanbe...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The leader of Afghanistan's hard-line Taliban told his people Sunday not to worry about U.S. attacks on their country because Americans are cowards. "Americans don't have the courage to come here," Mullah Mohammed Omar said in an interview broadcast by Taliban-controlled Kabul Radio. He urged Afghans to remain calm and go about their business without trying to flee cities that might be targets of U.S. air strikes...

SKOPJE, Macedonia -- Scattered gunfire rattled early Sunday through a volatile part of Macedonia the government has said it intends to eventually retake from ethnic Albanian rebels who seized control during a six-month insurgency, police and witnesses said...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi Arabia's defense minister said no troops would be allowed to use bases in his nation to launch attacks on Arabs or Muslims, according to an interview published Sunday. "We will not accept in our country even a single soldier who will attack Muslims or Arabs," Defense Minister Prince Sultan said in the interview with the government-controlled Okaz newspaper...

LOS ANGELES -- Linda Ellerbee worked nonstop for two days putting out a special report on the terrorist attacks, then went to work re-editing her 10th anniversary special. The hourlong program, "Turning Ten: A Nick News Celebration," will now be bookended by stories on the Persian Gulf War and the events of Sept. 11...

HATFIELD, England -- Damian Lewis smiles wryly as he thinks back on the reaction he got as an English actor taking the American lead in HBO's new series "Band of Brothers." "Everyone was watching me," says Lewis, "because I had this added pressure of playing The Man; everybody was curious as to who had been cast as this American hero."...

Police holding twins in killing of deputy PENROSE, Colo. -- Police found a cache of weapons in the home of twin brothers, known to neighbors as loners who liked to wear camouflage clothing, who are suspected of killing a sheriff's deputy and critically wounding a police officer...

PELHAM, N.Y. -- How do you tell the Shea children in Pelham that their father is in heaven when they have just witnessed hell? How do you comfort the child who sees repeated reminders of his father's death on television, on magazine covers, on the front pages of newspapers?...

NEW YORK -- Facing a nation rocked by recent tragedy, "Saturday Night Live" blinked. Typically irreverent, often defiantly rude in its comedy, the long-running NBC sketch series opened with a tribute to the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11 attacks...

NEW YORK -- The bitter rivalry between CNN and Fox News Channel spread to Afghanistan Sunday, where a veteran CNN correspondent stationed with forces fighting the Taliban abruptly switched networks. Steve Harrigan, a 10-year CNN correspondent based in Moscow, told CNN he was leaving on Saturday and by Sunday morning was delivering reports via videophone from Afghanistan on Fox News Channel...

BOSTON -- Former South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu, who led his nation in the war that tore apart his homeland and bitterly divided the United States, then was forced to step down as North Vietnamese troops closed in, has died. He was 78. Thieu collapsed Thursday at his home in suburban Foxboro on Thursday and died late Saturday at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, hospital spokesman Jerry Berger and cousin Hoang Duc Nha said Sunday...

NEW YORK -- Eighteen months ago, the markets seemed invincible at their lofty heights. The Dow Jones industrials had soared above 11,700 points and the Nasdaq composite index hovered near 5,000. Now even more modest targets of 10,000 on the Dow and 2,000 on the Nasdaq are questionable in the short term, say experts who study how the markets move...

SCRANTON, Pa. -- The green dot on the city map that fills Christine Tocki's computer screen doesn't move for several minutes, and that is exactly what she wants to see. The dot represents a sex offender sentenced to home confinement. Its position tells Tocki, an assistant Lackawanna County district attorney, that the man is inside his house...

NEW YORK -- Recruited off the streets of New York in 1986, Jamal Ahmed al-Fadl became a foot soldier for Osama bin Laden -- fighting in Afghanistan, training in Sudan and learning the inner workings of a terrorist network whose members signed on to a holy war against America...

Jennifer Lopez married in private ceremony CALABASAS, Calif. -- Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez, wearing one of her trademark gowns with plunging neckline and low-cut back, married dancer and choreographer Cris Judd in a very private ceremony. Lopez, 31, and Judd, 32, were married Saturday night at a home in this Los Angeles suburb, her publicist Alan Nierob said Sunday...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Dexter Police Chief Ken Rinehart's last day was Monday, after he resigned last week. Dexter Mayor John Pruitt said an interim chief would be named this week. The chief's resignation followed several days of speculation concerning his future with the department...

Play videogames long enough and you begin to despair of ever finding anything new and unusual. But "Metropolis Street Racer," a production of England's Bizarre Creations for the Sega Dreamcast, isn't just another racing title. There are many fascinating aspects of the game to keep you busy for weeks...

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush announced that Reagan National Airport, closed since the terror attacks on the United States three weeks ago, would reopen Thursday under tight security. "There is no greater symbol that America is back in business than the reopening of this airport," Bush said Tuesday from the terminal of the airport, which sits close to the White House and other national landmarks...

Associated Press WriterBRIGHTON, England (AP)-- British Prime Minister Tony Blair issued a ringing call Tuesday for action against terror, saying Afghanistan's Taliban regime must "surrender the terrorists or surrender power." "This is a battle with only one outcome. Our victory, not theirs," Blair told his Labor Party...

Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri service stations that significantly raised prices after the terrorist attacks have paid fines totaling more than $60,000, Attorney General Jay Nixon said Tuesday. The fines were paid by 48 service stations that raised prices above $2.49 a gallon immediately following the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon...

AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Tuesday that Afghanistan's ruling Taliban will suffer certain consequences for the Sept. 11 attacks on America unless it meets his demands that it turn over Osama bin Laden and his followers. "There is no timetable ... there are no negotiations," he warned...

AP Military WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld will travel to the Middle East for talks with political and military leaders in the region, spokeswoman Victoria Clarke said Tuesday. Rumsfeld is making the trip at the request of President Bush, Clarke said. Which countries Rumsfeld will visit and which officials he will meet are still being arranged, Clarke said...

CHICAGO (AP) -- United Airlines will immediately begin installing steel bars on the cockpit doors of all its planes, and other airlines are also considering new security measures to protect pilots and calm nervous passengers. United officials say they've obtained a waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration that allows the airline to install the bars and locking hardware without going through an approval process...

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve, faced with an economy that went from bad to worse after the terror attacks, cut a key interest rate Tuesday by a half-point, driving it down to a level not seen since 1962. The rate cut, the ninth this year, is aimed at getting consumers and businesses -- whose confidence has been badly shaken by the Sept. 11 attacks -- to spend and invest to keep the economy from becoming even weaker...

Associated Press WriterPARIS (AP) -- A French-Algerian man has provided authorities with intricate details of a plot to carry out a suicide mission against the U.S. Embassy in Paris, saying he was recruited by Osama bin Laden's deputy and told the time to act had come, officials said Tuesday...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Jurors sentenced Kim. L. Davis to life in prison without parole Tuesday in the dragging death of a 6-year-old Independence boy. Davis dropped his head in an apparent sigh of relief with the news that he had avoided the death penalty sought by prosecutors...

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, the nation's longest-serving senator, collapsed Tuesday on the Senate floor. But a few minutes later the 98-year-old Republican was described as standing and talking...

Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Clumps of bodies, including those of 15 firefighters, were found under the rubble of the World Trade Center as heavy equipment allowed workers to move giant steel beams and large pieces of debris. The number of confirmed dead grew by 30 on Monday to 344, the largest increase since the first week after two hijacked jets smashed into the twin towers. Officials have identified 289 of the bodies, while 5,219 are listed as missing...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-S.C., collapses on floor of Senate.

Students in the Cape Gir-ardeau area have been able to use CrimeStoppers to report crime or violence at their schools for years. Thanks to a new federal grant, all Missouri students, parents and teachers can now make a single call to report school violence...

Daily American Republic POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- "I am shocked," said Courtney Chilcutt of Dexter, Mo., and the Butler County Fair Teen USA winner. "I'm overwhelmed. Everybody hopes to win the crown, but. ..." She couldn't stop smiling and there was a sparkle in her eyes...

Man who killed jailers gets death penalties COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A man convicted of killing two jailers in an unsuccessful attempt to break a friend out of jail was given two death sentences on Friday. Michael Tisius, 20, of Moberly, was convicted in August of first-degree murder in the deaths of Jason Acton, 36, and Leon Egley, 33...

Daily Statesman DEXTER, Mo. -- The skies over Dexter will be filled next weekend as aircraft of all makes, sizes and models take part in the annual Dexter Air Day. The annual show is sponsored by the Crowley Ridge Flyers in conjunction with the Dexter Airport Board and is slated to begin early Sunday morning...

Mentoring program chief to speak at Friday coffee Marge Sullivan, director of the Missouri Mentoring Center, will be the guest speaker at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee program, to be held at the Show Me Center at 7:30 a.m. Friday...

10 years ago: Oct. 2, 1991 Doug Kaminskey, Cape Girardeau environmental services coordinator, said yesterday that first day of citywide recycling service went "better than expected"; Kaminskey said collection and sorting of recyclable materials went particularly well...

Information in R. Joe Sullivan's "River City Journal" column Sept. 14 regarding the death of a former roommate of his son's was inaccurate. The former roommate is alive and well in Wichita, Kan.

Son to Timothy Gene and Angela Denise Clayton of Matthews, Mo., St. Francis Medical Center, 7:52 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2001. Name, Brett Allen. Weight, 6 pounds 11 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Clayton is the former Angela Helmes, daughter of Glen and Ruth Helmes of Matthews. She is employed by New Madrid County and at Helmes Quick Sack. Clayton is the son of Eloise Fee of New Madrid, Mo. He is employed at Helmes Quick Sack...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Ora Helen Schlegel, 83, of Jackson died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 21, 1917, at Delta, Mo., daughter of Frank and Selena Lewis Withers. She and Herbert H. Schlegel were married Aug. 24,1940, in Cape Girardeau...

CANALOU, Mo. -- Funeral for Tressie Drew, 38, and daughter Courtney Maxine Drew, 9, of Canalou will be held at 10 a.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston, Mo. The Rev. Jack Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery at Sikeston...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Charles O. Kent, 74, of Marble Hill died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at his home. He was born July 16, 1927, at Bunker, Mo., son of James and Eliza Jane Copeland Kent. He and Maxine S. Wilcox were married Jan. 26, 1946. Kent was a maintenance worker for Martin Marietta...

Funeral Mass for Jordan "Jody" Gajewski of Ashley, Ill., will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael Catholic Church in Radom, Ill. The Rev. Paul Wienhoff will officiate, with burial in St. Michael Cemetery. Friends may call from 4-9 p.m. today at Nashville Community High School in Nashville, Ill., and from 7:30-8:45 a.m. Wednesday at Campagna Funeral Home in Nashville...

Lots of construction TO THE person who asked SEMO to build dorms: Have you driven down Henderson lately? That is all that Dr. Ken Dobbins does: build things. If you have missed all the construction at SEMO the last few years, you either never come to campus or are stuck in a faculty office with a view of the river...

To the editor: Bob Miller's column "Move was worth it, Mario" describing some of the things that Mario Whitney had to endure was a column that was long overdue. I have been following Mario since he started for the Jackson High School football Indians in 1999. ...

To the editor: Doesn't Rush Limbaugh realize how foolish and out of character he sounds emulating the speech patterns of William F. Buckley? Be yourself, Rush. You made it this far with help from God. You sure don't have to be a voice clone of Buckley at this stage of your career.D.L. HUTCHESON...

To the editor: I'm an elderly retired registered nurse who recently returned to Cape Girardeau to live with my daughter. On Sept. 25, I went to Doctors Park for an appointment. I tripped and fell on the sidewalk, unable to move. I called for help. A pretty young woman rushed to help me. Soon many responded. All provided compassionate and competent care until the ambulance arrived and took me to the hospital. The ambulance crews and emergency-room staff were great...

To the editor: I'd like to tell those who have any thoughts of hate crimes against our Islamic neighbors to leave them alone. We're going to need every option, every country, every person opposed to terrorism to catch and prosecute terrorists. Focus on Osama bin Laden and his followers...

Other than the fact it doesn't have a winning record, Southeast Missouri State University football coach Tim Billings acknowledges there is plenty to be pleased about regarding the performance of his young squad so far this season. But one area that distresses Billings to no end is turnover margin. Southeast -- particularly over the last three games -- has been abysmal in that department...

Cape Girardeau Central High School's boys soccer team picked up its sixth straight victory Monday -- but fell just short of a sixth consecutive shutout -- as the Tigers destroyed visiting Farmington 11-1. The Tigers, who raised their record to 14-3-1, received a three-goal hat trick from Whit Lynn and two goals from Jon Mark Thompson. Josh Fee, Heath Orr, Chris Limbaugh, Aaron Meystedt, Clint Hoffman and Arthur Pilsner all added single goals...

7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 City Hall Public Hearingsn Held hearing to discuss the city's response to a request for proposals for housing development issued by the Missouri Department of Economic Development Community Development Block Grant program. Held hearing to consider the voluntary annexation of property owned by the Missouri Department of Transportation...

JACKSON, Mo. -- A city-owned building most recently leased to a carpet business will soon house Jackson Fire Department administrators. The building at 503 S. Hope St. previously was leased to Phillips Carpet. It is located near the city's police and fire department building...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- In 1974, Missouri Delta Medical Center opened its dialysis center -- the first between Memphis and St. Louis -- with four stations. "It's the oldest dialysis unit in Southeast Missouri," said Charles Ancell, the medical center's chief executive officer...

Taking steps to avert an all-out recession has more economic importance than bailouts of hard-hit industries and businesses. Making sure the nation's economy is sound is a matter of national security. With the report, weekend before last, of some terrorists interested in renting crop-dusting aircraft in Florida as their next weapons of choice, the Federal Aviation Administration grounded such aircraft nationwide...

Kindergarten students chatter quietly in the hallway outside their classrooms at Jefferson Elementary School as their teachers try to get them lined up for recess on the playground. Teachers remind a few toward the back of the line to keep their hands at their sides...

Editor's note: This is a chapter installment from Jean Bell Mosley's book "Wide Meadows" that was first published in 1960. Last time: A visit with the flying geese. The places we went that summer. To the Kimberly diamond mines in South Africa; to Holland, where we saw the tulips and windmills, and I played with the Dutch Twins for sure; to Niagara Falls and California to visit kinfolks, and to see our aunts in Texas. It was lots of fun....

Marching band to play in Jackson today The Cape Central Marching Band will take part in the Jackson Band Festival today. Last weekend, under the direction of Neil Casey, Josh Lamar, Billy Keys and Dina Strickert, the marching band placed third in the SIU-Music in Motion Band Competition in Carbondale, Ill...

Southeast Missourian A Jackson, Mo., man sustained moderate injuries late Saturday night near New Wells, Mo., while a Cape Girardeau driver and her Scott City, Mo., passenger were both moderately injured in an accident Sunday afternoon near Scott City...

Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Oct. 2 DWIBrian Keith Vogel, 33, of Scott City, Mo., was arrested Friday for driving while intoxicated at 400 Morgan Oak. He also was arrested for driving with a revoked license. ArrestsPaul Steven Watts, 39, of 430 Broadway was arrested Friday at Capaha Park for violating the park curfew...

Jackson Tuesday, Oct. 2 Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday: An alarm on South Hope. Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: An emergency medical service on North Georgia. An emergency medical service on West Vale. An illegal burn on Mansfield...

Jackson Tuesday, Oct. 2 DWI Todd Morris, 29, of 1402 Belair Drive, Apt. B, was issued a summons Thursday for driving while intoxicated and failure to properly affix front license plate. Theft A theft was reported Tuesday at 3051 E. Jackson Blvd. A theft was reported Thursday at 2828 E. Jackson Blvd...

Mustafa Stokely received a death threat on his answering machine after terrorists attacked the East Coast. An anonymous man threatened to "cap" the Southeast Missouri State University senior who lives in a Cape Girardeau apartment. Stokely, 39, also has heard disparaging remarks from some students, who mistakenly view him as an anti-American Arab. He recently overheard a female student tell her friends in expletive-laced language that all "foreigners" should leave the United States...

Amid tearful goodbyes from family and friends, 28 U.S. naval reservists left Cape Girardeau Monday for duty on the island nation of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. The 23 men and five women left on a chartered bus shortly after 8 a.m. to waves from family and friends and salutes from full-time military personnel...

Public hearings Consent ordinances Held a public hearing regarding the request of Midamerica Hotels Corp. to rezone part of Lot 35, Doctor's Park, from C-1, local commercial district, to C-2, general commercial district. Held a public hearing regarding the request of George and Patricia Bockhorst for a special-use permit for the extension of the Armor Mini-Storage complex at 1678 Kingsway...

Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Oct. 2 Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:At 6:20 p.m., an emergency medical service at 518 S. Hanover. At 8:07 p.m., an emergency medical service at 45 S. West End Blvd. An emergency medical service at Locust and Fort...

The crowd count may be down this year, but more than 500 people are expected to attend the annual Industrial Week Dinner, to be held Wednesday at the Show Me Center. Highlight of the event will be the presentation of the "Commitment to Excellence" award, honoring the 2001 Industry of the Year...

WASHINGTON -- A man who has been jailed in Pakistan since the 1986 hijacking of a Pan American World Airways flight has been arrested by U.S. authorities and is being returned to face hijacking charges, officials said Monday. Attorney General John Ashcroft said Zayd Hassan Abd Al-Latif Masud Al Safarini was arrested by American authorities Friday after he was released in Pakistan...

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court opened its new term Monday with a rebuke of former President Clinton, suspending him from practicing law before the justices. Clinton was among 18 lawyers nationwide who got the same discipline. The justices gave Clinton 40 days to say why he should not be permanently disbarred from practicing law before them. A Clinton lawyer said the former president would argue that high court disbarment would be inappropriate...

WASHINGTON -- A Missouri accountant convicted of helping drug dealers hide their profits will not get a chance to have his conviction thrown out by the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court refused Monday to consider whether federal prosecutors abused their power in promising Charles I. Covey immunity to get evidence against the dealers, then sought charges against him with the evidence...

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve, faced with an America gripped by fears of more terrorist attacks, is expected today to push a key interest rate to its lowest level in four decades in an effort to get consumers spending again. In the wake of the worst terrorist attacks in U.S. history, consumer confidence has plunged by the largest amount since the Persian Gulf War, an ominous development given that consumer spending accounts for two-thirds of total economic activity...

WASHINGTON -- The government has decided against requiring farmers to cut back on planting cotton that is genetically engineered to produce its own pesticide. Environmentalists are worried that insects are going to become resistant to the crop's pesticide, which also is an ingredient in sprays used by organic farmers...

WASHINGTON -- Major depression makes an important part of the brain actually shrink. Stress seems to be a suspect, but no one knows how to stop or reverse the atrophy. Now a new study of primates' brains says a European anti-depressant seems to counter the shrinkage -- raising calls for more research to see if other medications might help people, too...

WASHINGTON -- They won't have to look far to find him. "The young dogs are going to chase me around," Michael Jordan said. "Well, I'm not going to bark too far away from them, either. I'm not running from nobody." The NBA season doesn't open officially for four weeks, but the old man is playing mind games already. ...

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- For the second time in three years, the Atlanta Falcons will have to play most of the season without Jamal Anderson. Anderson, an All-Pro in 1998 when the Falcons reached the Super Bowl, learned Monday that he tore a ligament in left knee against the Arizona Cardinals...

WASHINGTON -- Michael Jordan's need to play basketball again is stronger than his fear of tarnishing his legacy. "When I retired last time, I didn't say I was ready to quit the game," Jordan said Monday at a news conference attended by about 200 media members. "It's an itch that still needs to be scratched here, and I don't want that itch to bother me for the rest of my life...

ST. LOUIS -- Kurt Warner, who came from nowhere to become the NFL's MVP in his first season as starter in 1999, keeps finding ways to amaze. "In a few years, people will look back and realize he might be one of the best to play the game," coach Mike Martz said after Warner threw for four touchdowns in a 42-10 blowout of the Miami Dolphins Sunday...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Efficiency overcame emotion Monday night as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Jets 19-17 in New York's first home game since the terrorist attacks. The 49ers (2-1) rushed for 233 yards behind rookie Kevin Barlow and veteran Garrison Hearst...

NEW YORK -- Gary Matthews Jr. hit a long homer and drove in three runs and Jimmy Anderson allowed just four hits in eight innings to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-1 victory over the New York Mets on Monday night. New York, which blew any comeback hopes by losing two of three in Atlanta last weekend, dropped 4 1/2 games behind the first-place Braves in the NL East...

BALTIMORE -- Jose Cruz Jr. homered to back a solid pitching performance by Esteban Loaiza as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 Monday. Cal Ripken, beginning the final homestand of his career, went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts and is hitless in his last 25 at-bats. He also had two throwing errors from third base, his first two-error game since April 1999...

HOUSTON -- The magic number for both Barry Bonds and the Houston Astros is two. Two more home runs will give Bonds 71 for the season, breaking the record of 70 set by St. Louis' Mark McGwire three years ago. Any combination of two victories by the Astros or two losses by the San Francisco Giants will give the Astros at least a wild card spot in the playoffs even if they don't hold on to their one-game lead over St. Louis and win the NL Central...

Blues name Weight assistant captain ST. LOUIS -- Doug Weight hasn't played a regular-season game yet with the St. Louis Blues, and he's already received a promotion. The Blues on Monday named Weight as an assistant captain, joining Al MacInnis, the other assistant, and captain Chris Pronger. Prior to coming to St. Louis this summer, Weight was captain of the Edmonton Oilers from 1999 to 2001 and served as assistant captain for the six seasons before that...

AP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Tuesday the idea of a Palestinian state has always been part of the peace process "so long as the right to an Israeli state is respected." The Sept. 11 attacks on the United States sidetracked an initiative by the Bush administration to launch Israel and the Palestinians into a new peacemaking process that only now is beginning to take shape again, a senior U.S. official said Monday night...

LONDON -- British and Irish rescuers called off a search late Monday for an American doctor who disappeared while rowing across the Atlantic. Nenad Bilic, 62, of Chicago, a retired cardiologist, set off on his 21-foot boat from Cape Cod, Mass., on May 11, heading for Bantry Bay on the southwest coast of the Irish Republic...

ST. LOUIS -- At peace with the state's plans to take his life this week, Michael Roberts fumed when told that attorneys had filed more appeals Monday in hopes of blocking his execution in the hammer slaying of a neighbor seven years ago. "This is news to me," he said during a telephone interview from his Potosi Correctional Center holding cell. "Lawyers do what they want to do. I have tried and tried and tried, and they just file one thing after another behind my back...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The effects of Missouri's new drunken driving law already are being felt after the first weekend it was in place. The measure passed by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Bob Holden earlier this year went into effect Saturday, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported five arrests under the law during its first two days...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's student loan default rate fell more than 1 percentage point in 1999 over 1998, the Missouri Department of Higher Education reported Monday. The default rate in 1999 was 5.4 percent, compared to a default rate of 6.7 percent in 1998. More recent rates are not available...

OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- Taking college-level courses could become more convenient for residents of three mid-Missouri counties under a proposal to bring a community college to the Lake of the Ozarks area. Proponents of the plan are asking school boards in Camden, Miller and Morgan counties to endorse the formation of a community college district, which would require voter approval. Funding for the community college would come from property taxes, student fees and state aid...

A Florida man pleaded guilty Monday to a drug felony charge, after officials said they found a ton of marijuana when they searched his tractor-trailer truck. Assistant U.S. Attorney Larry H. Ferrell said the drugs were found May 17 when officers at a truck scale in Pemiscot County noticed discrepancies in the paperwork the driver provided to them...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Poison gas. Explosives. Hand-to-hand combat. Knives. And religious exhortations. The 11-volume "Manual of Afghan Jihad," or holy war, makes chilling reading -- a how-to guide to what it calls the "basic rules of sabotage and destruction."...

Associated Press/Suzanne Plunkett New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani addressed the United Nations General Assembly Monday. Stepping onto the world stage, Giuliani urged the United Nations Monday to hold accountable and ostracize any nation that supports terrorism. U.S. carrier dispatched, without its aircraft...

McALLEN, Texas -- About 2 million Mexicans failed to convert their border-crossing cards into new high-tech IDs by the Oct. 1 deadline, and hundreds were turned back Monday when they tried to get into the United States. Some said they were unaware of the cutoff date for getting the new "laser visas," while others said they had been expecting the U.S. government to grant an extension, as some members of Congress have requested...

ST. PAUL -- Up to 28,000 Minnesota state employees went on strike Monday, brushing off suggestions that the walkout was ill-timed in light of the terrorist attacks and sagging economy. Minnesota's two largest unions of state employees walked out over pay and benefits in the first such strike in 20 years...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- All but giving up on efforts to mediate the standoff over Osama bin Laden, Pakistan's president said Monday a U.S. military strike against Afghanistan appears likely, and the Taliban's days are probably numbered. That blunt assessment by Gen. ...

Kentucky official cleared in probe of wedding FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Lt. Gov. Steve Henry did not violate ethics rules when he used state employees to help stage his lavish wedding last year to Miss America Heather French, an ethics commission said in a report released Monday...

UNITED NATIONS -- New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani urged the United Nations on Monday to hold any country that supports terrorism accountable, and U.N. chief Kofi Annan said the global unity displayed after the attacks on the United States must not fade...

JERUSALEM -- A car bomb exploded in a Jerusalem neighborhood on Monday, causing only minor injuries but leaving another crack in the latest Mideast cease-fire. The truce has been marred by daily violence since it was formally declared last week, but Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and senior Palestinian officials Ahmed Qureia and Saeb Erekat met Monday in an attempt to keep it from unraveling. Both sides have blamed the other for the continuing unrest...

AP Tax WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Tuesday he is nearing consensus with Congress on a stimulus plan that could boost the economy without doing long-term damage. "There's no question our economy is hurting," he said, but stopped short of saying it is in recession...

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- The United States gave its NATO allies "clear and compelling evidence" Tuesday that points "conclusively" to involvement of Osama bin Laden and his Al-Qaida network in last month's attack in New York and Washington, NATO Secretary-General Lord Robertson said...

DEXTER, Mo. -- Police Chief Ken Rinehart will stay on after the Dexter Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Monday night not to accept his resignation. "I'm going to stay," a smiling Rinehart said following the meeting's executive session, in which he spoke to the aldermen. "I am proud and impressed that the board is willing to stand behind me and not buy into all the innuendo."...

Associated Press WriterMANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) -- A passenger aboard a Greyhound bus slit the driver's throat Wednesday, causing a crash that killed at least six of the 40 people aboard and prompted Greyhound to temporarily halt service nationwide...

Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Henry Hungerbeeler, Missouri's transportation director, will head a national task force that will assess terrorist threats to the nation's transportation system. Hungerbeeler, a retired Air Force colonel with counter terrorism experience, will lead the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Task Force on Transportation Security, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced Wednesday...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Some state corrections officers filed a petition Wednesday seeking an election on whether to end their union representation. The petition signed by 2,666 officers was submitted to the state Board of Mediation, which must verify the signatures before setting an election...

NEW DELHI, India (AP) -- A Boeing 737 jetliner was hijacked Wednesday night on a domestic flight from Bombay and landed in New Delhi, a private Indian television station reported. Star News said all the passengers were safe but they remained aboard the jet, which was parked at an isolated area at Indira Gandhi International Airport. The plane was surrounded by police...

AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- The Dow Jones industrials closed above 9,000 Wednesday for the first time since the terrorist attacks three weeks ago as investors, heartened by President Bush's push for an economic stimulus plan, sent stocks barreling higher...

ROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) -- An explosion rocked a warehouse that makes extinguishers for chimney fires Wednesday, killing three people, the mayor said. Another person was critically burned, Mayor Phil Thompson said. Two other people escaped, but he didn't immediately know whether they were injured...

NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Wednesday he will not press for a third term, but he repeated his offer to stay on for an extra three months to guide the city through the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack. "I'm not going to be on the ballot," Giuliani said. "I'm available to do the transition I offered to do. If people support it, fine."...

CHICAGO (AP) -- Toll-free phone service in five Midwestern states was interrupted for nearly four hours Wednesday due to an overloaded Ameritech server, a spokeswoman for the phone company said. The cause of the overload was not immediately known, said Denise Koenig, regional spokeswoman for the Chicago-based company...

AP Farm WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House on Wednesday urged lawmakers to delay work on an overhaul of farm programs, saying this is the wrong time to consider a large increase in spending on agricultural programs. House leaders refused to put off the bill...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The group of state appeals court judges that will draw new legislative district boundaries for the General Assembly will hold a hearing Oct. 11 at the University of Missouri at Columbia. Testimony for state Senate redistricting will begin at 10:30 a.m., followed by testimony on state House redistricting. The hearing is not required by state law...

Six jobs, the alternative school and a career center engine class will be cut at the end of the school year, Perry County School District leaders announced Tuesday. They released two substantial lists -- one of programs and positions to be eliminated at the end of this school year and another of those to be eliminated if a tax levy increase fails in November...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson residents lined the downtown streets Tuesday as 18 bands from Southeast Missouri showed off their marching and musical skills. Shop owners and managers on High Street crowded into storefronts to watch sousaphones, bass drums, trumpets and majorettes bound past...

A Dunklin County man pleaded guilty Monday to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Terry Shawn Davis, 27, appeared in U.S. District Court in Cape Girardeau and admitted helping co-defendant Tony Midkiff on May 8 in an attempt to sell the drugs. He and Midkiff were caught with 10.8 grams of meth. Midkiff pleaded guilty last week...

An unspecified number of armed Missouri National Guard soldiers will take watch beginning Saturday at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport to present what a Guard spokeswoman called "a highly visible deterrent to terrorism." The Guard has chosen about 250 from a pool of 700 troops who volunteered to help with security at eight commercial airports in Missouri, said Lt. Tamara Spicer, a National Guard spokeswoman in Jefferson City, Mo. That means no units had to be activated, she said...

METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Metropolis is the home of Superman, and the Superman Jet Rally. The annual Superman festival is held in this Southern Illinois community each June. The 13th annual Superman Jet Rally is now under way. The jet rally, which started Monday and runs through Sunday, at the Metropolis Airport, features models both big and small that fly up to 200 miles per hour...

Fischer Son to Tom and Diane Fischer of O'Fallon, Mo., St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001. Name, Michael Thomas. Weight, 7 pounds 4 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Fischer is the daughter of Lawrence and Pat Ward of Scott City, Mo. Fischer is the son of J. Ronald and Edna Ruth Fischer of Cape Girardeau...

Jerry D. Thomure, 59, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born July 15, 1942, in East Prairie, Mo., son of the Rev. Arnold and Alma Mae Simmons Thomure. He and Alice Clark were married May 26, 1961, in Cape Girardeau...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Lonnie R. Henry, 49, of Charleston died unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Feb. 13, 1952, in Charleston, son of Lanie and Edith Fulton Henry. He and Virgie Scott were married July 30, 1988...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dwight D. Deimund, 52, formerly of Perryville, died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. He was born Jan. 4, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of Oscar and Alma Sadler Deimund. Deimund was a truck driver with North American Van Lines. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Funeral for Cameron Barton Blackman of Roswell, Ga., was held Sept. 25, 2001, at Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church in Alpharetta, Ga. The Rev. Mike Roper officiated. Roswell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Blackman, 9, died Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, of leukemia...

Funeral for Jordon Followell of Union, Mo., was held Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Union. Burial was in Union Cemetery. Oltmann Funeral Home in Union was in charge of arrangements. Followell, 9, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, in an automobile accident...

SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Debra Brawley, 45, of Scott City died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 21, 1956, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Arthur Clifford and Melba Melinda Rhodes Hamil. Brawley had been a clerk at Heilig-Meyers Furniture Co. She was a member of Illmo Baptist Church...

JACKSON, Mo.-- Marie A. Scholl, 94, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are under the direction of McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Helen Grooms, 71, of Chaffee died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 20, 1930, at Wardell, Mo., daughter of Lonnie and Bertha Mary Scheeter Pratt. She and Alonzo Grooms were married Oct. 12, 1946...

BENTON, Mo. -- Agnes M. "Tootie" Hixson, 72, of Toledo, Ohio, formerly of Benton, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001, at Northwest Ohio Hospice Inpatient Unit in Perrysburg, Ohio. She was employed more than 27 years with the Andersons, working in the accounts payable division until retiring in 1999...

Embarrassing bias YOUR EDITORIAL exegesis to the effect that a gubernatorial executive order you don't like is an egregious violation of the constitutional principle of separation of powers exemplifies a degree of bias embarrassing even to yellow journalists...

To the editor: Some Speak Out callers have made acerbic comments about persons displaying the flag. Here are some comments from "Flag Etiquette": "When the flag is in condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem for display, it should be destroyed in a dignified way." If you have but one flag to fly and cannot get a replacement, is it wrong to display a faded or tattered flag? I think not. It is a display of love of country...

To the editor: I recently read the comments of Dr. Tony Kern about the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. I agree wholeheartedly with him. I lived in Cuba for more than a year during Fidel Castro's revolution against President Batista. ...

To the editor: On behalf of the Cape Girardeau and Jackson Clergy Alliance, I would like to thank all the children in the elementary schools who made posters for the candlelight memorial service held at the Show Me Center. At that service, the posters were on the dais for all to see. ...

MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin was put on five years' probation and lost some football and basketball scholarships Tuesday after an investigation found a shoe store gave unadvertised discounts to athletes. The NCAA, however, did not strip the school of any postseason awards, including its 2000 trip to the men's Final Four...

The Southeast Missouri State volleyball team dominated Western Illinois in three sets at Houck Field House Tuesday night, 30-22, 30-25 and 30-20. The Otahkians (7-6) posted a .303 hitting percentage, while holding the Westerwinds (2-8) to .188. Bobbi Carlile led Southeast with 15 kills, followed by Sarah Frost with nine. Carlile and Emily Johnson both had seven digs and Emily Scannell aided with 35 assists...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson High School's softball team heads into district play with momentum as it posted a 3-2 come-from-behind victory over district rival Cape Central on Tuesday. Trailing 2-0 in the sixth inning, Jackson (11-14) scored one run in the bottom of the sixth and two in their final at-bat to edge Cape Central (12-13)...

Girls tennis teams and individuals begin the march to the state tournament as district play opens today. The top two singles and doubles finishers in each district advance to the state tournament Oct. 19-20 in Springfield, Mo. The top two teams in each district advance to four-team sectionals Oct. 13, with the sectional winner advancing to the state team tournament Oct. 18 in Springfield. The winner of Class 4A, District 1 will host the sectional...

Local girls high school softball teams await the familiar call, "play ball", as the district championships begin today. As usual, there are intriguing matchups involving teams striving to reach the top and those trying to hold on to past glory. Class 4A, District 1 (at Jackson) Cape Central, winner of its first-ever district title last season, comes in as the No. 1 seed with arch-rival Jackson the No. 3 seed...

It was only fitting that Notre Dame senior Mika Williamson capped the Lady Bulldogs' spectacular softball regular season in spectacular fashion. Williamson, playing her final home game on Senior Day, fired a no-hitter Tuesday as Notre Dame defeated St. Pius 6-0...

Following is the September permit status of new buildings, expansions and remodeling projects in Cape Girardeau: New buildings Rebel Group, LLC, new building for strip mall, 623 S. Silver Springs Road, preliminary site plan, 9/4/01. Logan's Roadhouse, new building, Silver Springs & Gordonville Rd., 8/15/01; sent copy of plans to Fire Department, 8/15/01; received sheets S3, S4, S5 and S6, 8/22/01; received comments from fire department, letter sent, 9/20/01; revisions received, 9/26/01...

Bollinger, Cape Girardeau and Scott counties can be proud of their representation in the Best of Missouri Market this weekend at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis. Each year, a committee invites various businesses from across the state to display their wares at the two-day event attended by about 30,000 people...

P State law is clear about the process to be used in spending tax dollars. This procedure apparently was ignored when repairs were needed at the Scott County Jail. Sheriffs bear a heavy responsibility, perhaps more serious than police officials in other jurisdictions...

Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Oct. 3 ArrestsJames William Still, Jr., 36, Sikeston, Mo., was arrested Monday for possession of drug paraphernalia and ephedrine. Jerry Dale Gear, 49, Bakersfield, Calif., was arrested Monday for possession of drug paraphernalia and ephedrine...

Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Oct. 3 Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:At 2:31 p.m., an emergency medical service at 1112 Linden. At 4:55 p.m., an emergency medical service at 2620 Marvin. Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:At 1:11 a.m., an alarm sounding at the Greek Housing H. dorm...

Jackson Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: A motor vehicle accident on Highway 25.

Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) -- Concrete highway barricades have been installed near doors to the Sears Tower, a move intended to prevent a car from crashing through any of the street-level entrances at the nation's tallest building...

Associated Press WriterMANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) -- A Greyhound bus crashed Wednesday, killing six of the 38 people aboard and prompting Greyhound to halt all service nationwide as a precaution, authorities said. The bus crashed after a passenger slit the driver's throat, another passenger told a Nashville television station. ...

KRCU radio will broadcast a new series called "Travel Notes" this month. The programs on 90.9 FM, the region's Public Radio affiliate station, will feature interviews with area residents who attended musical events in Europe and the United States over the summer...

Reunion in Commerce set for Saturday The Commerce Reunion will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 6 at the city park in Commerce, Mo. In case of rain, the reunion will be held in the basement of the Methodist Church. Potluck begins at noon. Results from Scott City Park washer contest...

The Southeast Missouri Crime Lab and the region's drug task force would each receive $110,00 in federal money to combat methamphetamine crimes under a bill approved by the U.S. Senate. In all, the plan proposed by U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, D-Mo., would distribute $1.1 million to drug task forces and crime labs in the state...

WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department turned down a request for a national security search warrant that would have allowed investigators to search the computer of a man who is now a material witness in the Sept. 11 attacks investigation. As new details emerged about what terrorism activity the FBI was pursuing before the attacks, Attorney General John Ashcroft pledged to work with Canadian officials to protect the U.S.-Canadian border from international terrorists...

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate by one-half percentage point Tuesday, pushing it to the lowest level since John F. Kennedy was president in a struggle to offset economic shocks from the terrorist attacks. The central bank said the Sept. 11 attacks had "significantly heightened uncertainty in an economy that was already weak."...

WASHINGTON -- President Bush sent Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld on a four-nation mission Tuesday that could be a prelude to military strikes against terrorists. Bush warned Afghanistan's ruling Taliban "there will be a consequence" if they fail to surrender Osama bin Laden and his followers...

WASHINGTON -- In presenting its case against Osama bin Laden to U.S. allies, the Bush administration said some of the same terrorists involved in the Sept. 11 attack also have been linked to the East Africa embassy bombings and the attack on the USS Cole...

WASHINGTON -- Missourians sponsored extended military health care benefits and money to train first responders in the defense spending bill that cleared the Senate Tuesday. Contained in the $345 billion measure is a provision to close a loophole that has left thousands of returning reservists and guard members without health insurance. Now, with President Bush's war on terrorism, as many as 50,000 reserve component troops may be mobilized...

WASHINGTON -- The Senate approved its $345 billion defense spending bill without a dissenting vote Tuesday after dispensing with Republican objections that had stymied progress for a week as the nation geared up for war. The vote was 99-0 for the bill that authorizes money for the Defense Department and the military work of the Energy Department for fiscal 2002, which began Monday...

WASHINGTON -- Tough new security is vital at airports and on planes after the terrorist attacks, government advisory panels said Tuesday. President Bush announced the reopening of close-in Reagan National Airport and declared, "America ought to be on alert, but we need to get back to business."...

WASHINGTON -- The government is investigating trading in shares of 38 companies, including major airlines, cruise lines, General Motors and Raytheon, to determine if people used advance knowledge of the terror attacks to profit. The Securities and Exchange Commission asked brokerage and investment firms in the United States and Canada to review their records for trading in the stocks to find any unusual patterns from Aug. ...

CHICAGO -- Sammy Sosa became the first player in major league history with three, 60-homer seasons, but it wasn't enough to keep the Chicago Cubs from being eliminated from postseason contention. Adam Dunn hit a solo homer off Kyle Farnsworth in the top of the ninth inning, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 5-4 victory over the Cubs on Tuesday night. Dmitri Young and D.T. Cromer also homered for the Reds...

NEW YORK -- Derek Jeter and Jorge Posada each homered and drove in two runs Tuesday night as the New York Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4. The Yankees, who have clinched the AL East, moved 4 1/2 games ahead of Central winner Cleveland in the race to open the postseason at home...

HOUSTON -- Barry Bonds reached base four times -- but still remained one short of Mark McGwire's home run record -- and the San Francisco Giants further scrambled the NL playoff picture Tuesday night with a 4-1 victory over the Houston Astros. Bonds went 1-for-2 with two walks, and was hit by a pitch. He stayed at 69 home runs, with five games left to break Big Mac's mark...

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- Michael Jordan practiced twice Tuesday behind closed doors. The only witnesses were his teammates, his coaching staff, some state troopers and a few college students. "He was awesome," one young woman said as she emerged from the gymnasium doors...

NFL, auto dealers still negotiating NEW ORLEANS -- Even though the mayor of New Orleans was all but certain the Super Bowl would be played there on Feb. 3, the NFL and an auto dealers group were still working Tuesday to resolve problems with switching dates...

By Jenna Fryer ~ The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Jeremy Mayfield lost his job, and Mike Skinner got a ride for next year as late-season driver shuffling heated up Tuesday in NASCAR. Mayfield was fired as driver of the No. 12 Ford owned by Penske Racing, effective immediately. Skinner was hired to drive Morgan-McClure Motorsports' Chevrolets...

MILWAUKEE -- Mark McGwire was just about the only one in the St. Louis Cardinals' clubhouse who wasn't watching Barry Bonds bat in the ninth inning Tuesday night. He was in the trainer's room at Miller Park -- where there aren't television sets -- when Bonds grounded out, leaving him with 69 homers, one shy of the record McGwire set three years ago...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri service stations that significantly raised prices after the terrorist attacks have paid fines and fees of about $60,000, Attorney General Jay Nixon said Tuesday. The fines were paid by 48 service stations that raised prices above $2.49 a gallon immediately following the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man who dragged a 6-year-old boy to his death during a carjacking was spared the death penalty Tuesday when jurors recommended he spend life in prison without parole. Kim L. Davis, 36, dropped his head in an apparent sigh of relief after the jury announced its decision. Prosecutors had sought death for Davis, who was convicted Friday of first-degree murder, kidnapping, first-degree tampering and armed criminal action in the death of Jake Robel...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A union representing prison guards began negotiations Tuesday with state administrators in the first such contract talks since Gov. Bob Holden expanded union bargaining powers. But a rival faction of Department of Corrections workers said it planned to file a petition Wednesday seeking an election on whether to oust the union as its representative...

ST. LOUIS -- While there have been no sightings of the Great Pumpkin, farmers in the St. Louis area are proud of a bumper crop of pumpkins splendid enough to keep even Linus -- disappointed every year in the pumpkin patch -- happy. "There are going to be some good pumpkins to choose from this year," said Gene Losch of Losch Farms at Roxana, Ill...

JERUSALEM -- Two Israelis were killed when a militant Palestinian gunman broke into a Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday night and seized a house, the army said. In a highly unusual breach of security, the attacker crossed into the Alei Sinai settlement on the northern tip of the Gaza Strip, shooting at several residents and soldiers before entering the home, the army spokesman said. Two youths were killed and five other people injured, three of them soldiers, the spokesman said...

BRIGHTON, England -- Prime Minister Tony Blair forcefully made the case for an assault on Afghanistan's Taliban regime, warning Tuesday that they must "surrender the terrorists or surrender power." In an emotional speech to his Labor Party, Blair positioned Britain squarely with the United States and delivered the toughest warning yet by a European leader...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- For years, liberal banking laws and commitment to free trade attracted enough business to help the United Arab Emirates lessen its reliance on oil and gas production -- and become a commercial center of the Middle East...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- National Guardsmen changed bedpans and high-ranking state officials opened mail and sent out faxes Tuesday on the second day of a strike by up to 28,000 Minnesota state employees. Gov. Jesse Ventura asked thousands of managers to do their employees' jobs to help keep the government going after Minnesota's two largest public-employee unions walked out over pay and benefits. It was the first such strike in 20 years...

A Tuscan-style pork recipe developed by chef Rhys Lewis of the American Club, Kohler, Wis., may ease your way to a special dinner for a few guests. This herb-seasoned combination of chops, vegetables and polenta calls for minimal shopping ahead of time, and only about 45 minutes in the kitchen. The pork is prepared in the same pan as the vegetables; it goes from stove to oven and back, so there's not much to clean up after the meal...

NEW YORK -- The families of the more than 5,000 victims of the World Trade Center attack will each receive a wooden urn with dirt from the mass graveyard, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Tuesday as a court cleared the way for the first death certificates to be issued for the missing...

NEW YORK -- Ben Cox usually preaches in small-town North Carolina, but he moved his ministry to Manhattan for a week to deliver a message of support from the Rev. Billy Graham. "I'm concerned that people's hearts are going to get hard," said Cox, a pastor and ad salesman back home...

Cape Girardeau-area residents can be a deadly serious bunch. It's probably the heavy German heritage. Anybody who has watched German television knows they are some serious folks, beer or no beer. Or maybe it's all the Republicans. Somehow "conservative" and "chug-a-lug contest" don't belong in the same sentence...

I guess you can call our team the "Cardiac Kids." Again last Saturday at Nashville we went down to the final play of the game with a chance to win the game, but we didn't get over the goal line from the 1-yard line and an unbeaten and nationally ranked Tennessee St. team had a 20-14 victory...

Country-western tunes are by nature plaintive, but there's no tune more mournful to me than the one Paul David Wells sings. "I'm down to my last Oreo," it goes, "playing with the cellophane." Not even "You Done Tore Out My Heart and Stomped that Sucker Flat" is more moving...

$$$Start By Dr. John Koch Question: There has been some concern expressed in the media about biological terrorism. One the organisms mentioned is anthrax. When I was studying animal husbandry in college, I remember this was briefly mentioned as a disease of cattle. What is the relationship between anthrax in animals and in people?...

$$$Start Fall certainly seems to be in the air as days are clear and cooler and the evenings are certainly sweater weather. We had our first fall cookout for the season on Saturday evening. My sister Pat has a large fire pit at her house and all of the appropriate iron cooking ware to accompany the rustic outdoors setting. We enjoyed great food, wonderful fellowship with family and friends and awed at the beauty of the moon rising over the Shawnee National Forest where they live...

Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- When he last visited post-attack New York, President Bush lent encouragement to rescuers in the ruins of the World Trade Center. On Wednesday, he sought ways to salvage an American economy that fell along with those towers...

Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri Secretary of State Matt Blunt, a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve, has been called to active duty as part of the nation's response to the terrorist attacks. Blunt, who reported Tuesday morning at a Naval Reserve center in Springfield, is scheduled to depart Oct. 9 for active duty. Blunt received standard orders to serve 12 months but said it was unclear how long he would be gone...

AP Tax WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill said Wednesday that President Bush wants Congress to approve a stimulus plan of between $60 billion and $75 billion to avert a steep economic recession triggered in part by last month's terrorist attacks...

10 years ago: Oct. 3, 1991 Parents Central High School Students are being asked if they believe issues like teen pregnancy, drug or alcohol use or peer pressure make students at risk of dropping out of school; survey is being done by Central High School as part of district-wide assessment of Cape Girardeau's "at-risk" problem...

Associated Press WriterMANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) -- A Greyhound bus crashed Wednesday, killing six of the 38 people aboard and prompting Greyhound to halt all service nationwide as a precaution, authorities said. The bus crashed after a passenger slit the driver's throat, a woman on board told a Nashville television station. Authorities said they couldn't confirm that...

ST. LOUIS -- Powell Symphony Hall is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1925 as the St. Louis Theatre, the venue originally presented vaudeville acts as well as motion pictures. "The Sound of Music" was the last movie shown in the theater...

PADUCAH, Ky. -- "Oxymorons: Absurdly Logical Quilts!," is now on display at the Museum of the American Quilter's Society. The exhibit was organized by a group of five quilt artists in Maine who invited other quilt artists to translate the oxymoron of their choice into fabric. Among the 40 quilts are such titles as "Accidentally on Purpose," "Concrete Jungle," "Open Ended," "Dry Lake," Extinct Life" and "Permanent Temp."...

ST. LOUIS -- Jazz great Miles Davis was born in Alton, Ill., and grew up in East St. Louis, Ill. He left the St. Louis area at 18 to become one of jazz's premiere innovators, a trumpet player, composer and bandleader who came to epitomize the word cool...

By Jaysen Buterin "When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had learned in seven years." - Mark Twain And here we are boys and girls, back in the saddle again, the OFF! saddle that is - with you as my passengers and guests for this first class-ticket on a nonstop to nowhere train of thought - where it takes me I don't know, but of course you can expect it to derail in the full sardonic, sometimes recondite, and always insomnia-driven splendour that I can only hope you've come to anticipate with my usual monthly array of idioms, intimations and plain old idiocy. ...

The 11th annual Octoberfest will be held at Black Forest Villages October 13-14. The festival features many traditional working crafts including basket weaving, leatherart, pioneer furniture making, wood carving, broom making, dulcimer playing and more...

University Theatre Season Opener "The Boys Next Door" is a play written by Tom Griffin and directed by Dr. Robert Dillon. The production focuses on the lives of four mentally challenged men - Norman, Lucien, Barry and Arnold. The four are played by Mike Culbertson, Roman Smith, Dan Graul and Frank Zito. They live in a communal residence under the watchful eye of a sincere, but increasingly despairing, social worker (portrayed by Derek McCarty)...

by Misty Smith I heard that there is this tiny little French restaurant on Broadway that has a really good buffet, but you have to have a reservation. I was encouraged to try it by a lot of my friends and co-workers, so I reserved a table for my boyfriend and me and decided to check it out for lunch. ...

Interview by Amanda Mouser & Misty Smith As a magazine that promotes all creative outlets and all things OFF!, we thought we would share with you this band we found way over in Illinois, practicing in a little old church. We gladly sat in and found out a few interesting things about the band with a newfound name...

By Jason Parker, Mix 104.7 Afternoon Personality I have now, seen evil. I have seen the destruction and pain that hate can cause. But I will not be tricked into hating Arab-Americans because of the actions of a few. If we start to believe that all people in our country who come from other nations are terrorists, then we will become no better than those who really did this...

By Chad Armbruster Hello my fellow Americans. It's been almost a month now since September 11th and in that time much has occurred on our sleepy little continent. Buildings have fallen, holidays have passed (Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kipper for those of you who are Jewishly challenged) and there are more flags waving around town than in the small Japanese manufacturing plant in which they were made. ...

The Count Basie Orchestra blows into SIUC's Shryock Auditorium! Under the direction of Grover Mitchell, the eminent Count Basie Orchestra continues at the Shryock Auditorium. Revered as the most explosive force in Big Band Jazz, the band its hallmarks: swing, precision, and above all, a focus on the ensemble. ...

Light, fast-paced and devilishly clever, "Damn Yankees" is a home run whose all-American subject matter and irreverent sense of humor have brought many a sports fan into the theatre. Middle-aged baseball fanatic Joe Boyd trades his soul to the Devil for a chance to lead his favorite team to victory against the New York Yankees. ...

By Amanda Mouser "I can't think right now. It's too hard to concentrate. The world is going to end. Why does today matter, when there may not be a tomorrow." These were some things that went through my head as I sat dumbfounded in my chair awaiting my macroeconomics tests on September 11 in the wake of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon. ...

University Museum presents a highly stylized art exhibit. Since the early 1970s, Audrey Ushenko has employed allegory and myth in her figure paintings in order to explore broad questions concerning the nature of knowledge, faith, belief, and mortality. ...

MISSOURI THE PAGEANT Thur.10/4 Alice Cooper Fri. 10/5 Platium Hood Awards Sat. 10/6 Wilco Sun. 10/7 Powerman 5000 Thur.10/11 Richard Elliot & Marc Antoine Sat. 10/13 Margaret Cho Sun. 10/14 Incubus Wed. 10/17 Black Crowes Thur.10/18 Chuck Berry...

By Donna Denson JOE DIRT Video Rental If you are looking for a good date flick to impress that special someone, do NOT rent Joe Dirt. If you're in the mood for mindless, trashy humor that will make you laugh out loud, then go right ahead...

Music is the universal language that crosses all barriers and it was enjoyable to hear the variety of music offered at the fifth annual City of Roses Music Festival. The weekend was an eclectic gathering of musical talent. With over 50 bands performing everything from blues, gospel, pop and heavy metal -there really was something for everyone...

On October 6, The Association will highlight Southeast Missouri State University's Family Weekend with a performance at Houck Stadium immediately following the football game (Southeast vs. University of Tennessee-Martin). Formed in 1965, the six-man band was the first electric group to break through the anti-rock biases in many of the major venues across the country. ...

Colorful Numbers I showed you some strange things about how numbers seem to have hidden messages about our lives and personalities. Of course, that's just a theory, and you probably shouldn't live your life by numerology. But someone somewhere on the net discovered a strange coincidence using the numbers of dates and people associated with the tragedy on Sept. 11. Read this and decide for yourself.....

Dare to be scared at Black Forest Village's Annual Haunted Ghost Town as the Grim Reaper guides you through numerous theme rooms, a barn and straw bale maze. BEWARE! All kinds of ghouls and creatures could be lurking in the shadows. A bonfire will be available to keep you safe and warm while you wait. Come join the spooks (they have lots of new scares in store this year) for a frightfully good time. Bring your family, youth group or date...

"Celebrating Southeast" is the theme of Southeast Missouri State University's Homecoming 2001 which includes events for students, alumni, and the community to participate in during the week of Oct. 15-20. "I'm excited to see the enthusiasm because there is so much to celebrate at Southeast as we are constantly moving forward in the areas of technology, athletics and scholastics," said Kim Groves, the director of alumni services. ...

To the editor: The story in Saturday's paper regarding the fate of Cape Girardeau's hotel-restaurant tax and the River Campus project helped explain a complicated issue. But the story may have perpetuated a misconception about who actually pays the tax...

Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) -- A chartered Russian airliner flying from Tel Aviv to Siberia exploded Thursday and crashed off the Black Sea coast with at least 77 people on board. President Vladimir Putin said terrorism could be the cause...

Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) -- Prime Minister Tony Blair revealed details of the case against Osama bin Laden on Thursday, saying three hijackers have been "positively identified" as associates and that bin Laden told other cohorts he was preparing a major operation in the United States...

Associated Press WriterMADRID, Spain (AP) -- Osama bin Laden's deputies visited Spain earlier this year to meet a group of Algerians, now in jail, and apparently instructed them on attacks planned against U.S. interests in Europe, Spain's national police chief said Thursday...

Associated Press WriterCARSON, Calif. (AP) -- A wall collapsed at a construction site Thursday, trapping nine workers about 30 feet underground and impaling two of them on steel rods, fire officials said. Seven were freed after the 8:20 a.m. accident, but there could be fatalities among the remaining two believed buried in the rubble, fire officials said...

AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Investors newly enthusiastic about tech stocks extended the sector's rally Thursday after Dell Computer became the second big high-tech firm in as many days to issue a positive earnings outlook. Blue chip stocks had a modest retreat...

Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian airliner carrying at least 76 people from Israel exploded and plunged into the Black Sea on Thursday, raising fears of a terrorist attack. U.S. officials said a missile fired during Ukrainian military exercises apparently downed the plane by accident...

P Infant's struggle to live shows importance of heart disease research. For more information about becoming involved with the Heart Walk, contact Debbie Monroe at 335-4403. By Katie Duncan ~ Daily Dunklin Democrat KENNETT, Mo. -- Garrett Laramore plays like any 2-year-old child does. He enjoys tossing a ball with his father, Jody, and reading books with his mother. But look into his eyes and you realize he is wise beyond his years...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A missile fired during a military training exercise in Ukraine appears to have accidentally brought down a Russian airliner flying from Israel to Siberia, U.S. officials said Thursday. The plane crashed into the Black Sea with at least 77 aboard...

Associated Press WriterPORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Two hijackers apparently stopped at an ATM, a gas station and a Wal-Mart in the Portland area hours before boarding a commuter flight to Boston, where they got on one of the planes that destroyed the World Trade Center, the FBI said Thursday...

Associated Press WriterBRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- NATO approved the United States' request for specific military contributions in the campaign against terrorism on Thursday, the alliance's secretary-general said. The decision backs up earlier promises with military hardware and intelligence, after Washington's 18 NATO allies said they were convinced by U.S. evidence of Osama bin Laden's involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- A suspected Palestinian militant disguised as an Israeli soldier opened fire on travelers at a bus station Thursday, killing two Israelis and wounding 10 before being shot dead, police said. The attack occurred in the central Israeli town of Afula, which has been the scene of several bombing attacks by Islamic militants in recent years...

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- New claims for unemployment benefits shot up last week to the highest level in nine years as layoffs from the terror attacks took their toll on the travel and tourism industries. The Labor Department reported Thursday that for the work week ending Sept. 29, new jobless claims jumped by a seasonally adjusted 71,000 to 528,000. That came on top of a 64,000 increase in claims the week before, which pushed claims to levels not seen since 1992...

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. Airways shuttle flight 6850 left for New York Thursday, signaling the reopening of Reagan National Airport for the first time since the Sept. 11 hijackings. The takeoff at 7:06 a.m. EDT under much tighter security restrictions brought applause from Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, who watched from the airport's newly buffed terminal...

In the days after the terrorist attacks shell-shocked the United States, Americans scrambled for ways to show their renewed sense of patriotism. A small group of businesses in Cape Girardeau decided to help Southeast Missouri citizens show that re-ignited American pride while also doing something tangible to aid in the disaster relief effort in Washington, D.C., and New York...

Only money -- $150,000 -- stands in the way of starting construction to relocate the Southeast Missouri Regional Crime Lab to more spacious quarters. A fund-raising foundation, Friends of the SEMO Crime Lab, has been set up to raise private money to wrap up final funding for the $1.5 million project...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Members of a group of state corrections officers made the first move toward ousting the labor union that represents them on Wednesday, one day after the union submitted a new contract proposal to the state. The Missouri Corrections Officers Association, a lobbying organization for prison guards, submitted a petition signed by approximately 2,600 Department of Corrections workers calling for an election to decertify the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees as the official bargaining agent for department employees.. ...

Students, parents, educators and administrators in Cape Girardeau School District are bracing for one of the biggest changes ever to affect the district as one school closes and several others make transitions to new buildings next fall. Making a smooth transition, a large concern for educators, is a top goal for every school in the district. ...

Educators nationwide have pegged reading as the most important factor in being a successful student. That is why every elementary school in the Cape Girardeau district listed reading among top goals for the 2001-02 school year. "We go at reading at a million miles per hour, because reading is the key to everything," said Barbara Kohlfeld, principal of Barbara Blanchard Elementary...

Faculty and staff at each K-12 school in Cape Girardeau sat down together to compile a list of goals for the 2001-02 school year. The following is a breakdown of what each school hopes to accomplish in the next eight months. Goals related to building transitions are not included but were a part of each school's goals.Alma Schrader Elementary...

BioKyowa Inc., which opened its L-Lysine feed supplement plant on Nash Road almost 20 years ago, has been recognized as the fourth two-time winner of the Commitment to Excellence Award from the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. BioKyowa was presented the chamber's top industrial honor Wednesday night by Mitch Robinson, executive director of the Cape Girardeau Area Industrial Recruitment Association...

10 years ago: Oct. 4, 1991 Organizers of Friends of Old Lorimier Cemetery fund-raising campaign are hoping to have enough money by end of month to erect security fence around vandalism-plagued site; city's Historic Preservation Commission and Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, in cooperation with city's historical association, next week will begin to solicit donations for fence...

Garner Daughter to Ronald Todd and Sarah Ellen Garner of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:50 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001. Name, Lydia Grace. Weight, 9 pounds 5 1/2 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Garner is the former Sarah Wallace, daughter of Sandra Wallace of Gideon, Mo. Garner is the son of Ronnie and Patsy Garner of Cape Girardeau. He is a timber buyer with East Perry Lumber Co...

PUXICO, Mo. -- Thomas Wesley "Tom" McGowen, 78, of Puxico died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Puxico Nursing Center. He was born July 27, 1923, at Dudley, Mo., son of Willie and Janie Craft McGowen. He and Evalee Maddox were married June 15, 1946, at Poplar Bluff, Mo...

Lorene Masters, 82, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Whitewater, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Sept. 12, 1919, in Asherville, Mo., daughter of Sylvanus and Nancy Hedge Kinnison. She and Ray Masters were married in August 1950. He died in December 1969...

ANNA, Ill. -- Don J. Tranbarger, 82, of Anna died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Union County Hospital. He was born Aug. 27, 1919, in Jacksonville, Ill. He and Louise Darnell were married Feb. 7, 1947, in Paragould, Ark. She preceded him in death. Tranbarger attended the Methodist Church. He was a veteran of World War II...

SIKESTON, Mo. --Betty Walker Stancil of Louisville, Ky., died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, at Caritas Medical Center in Louisville. Born in Sikeston, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Esther Kruger Walker Sr. She was a member of the Auburndale Baptist Church in Louisville...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Floyd G. Rednour, 79, of Cairo, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at Meridian Manor Nursing Home in Mounds, Ill. Born March 30, 1922, in Smithland, Ky., he was a machinist with the Burkart Foam Co. in Cairo until his retirement. Rednour was a member of First Southern Baptist Church and was married to Nellie B. Rednour, who died in 1993...

NEW WELLS, Mo. -- Marie Alice Scholl, 94, of New Wells died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 11, 1906, at New Wells, daughter of Henry and Emma Hutteger Boren. She and Hugo E. Scholl were married Nov. 15, 1925. He died Sept. 29, 1994...

Steve Ray Ferguson, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 29, 1952, in Centralia, Ill. He and Cathy Clouette were married Feb. 25, 1974, in Mt. Vernon, Ill. Ferguson grew up in Centralia. He had a comedy act and road band "Image Dancing" five years, was a booking agent with Ford Entertainment five years, and most recently was sales manager at Rapco International 10 years...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- William Ellis Pruett, 86, of Bloomfield died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Dexter, Mo. He was born Feb. 6, 1915, near Bernie, Mo., son of James and Bertha Teualton Pruett. He and Rosa Pruett were married Sept. 18, 1937. Pruett was in the mercantile business 20 years south of Dexter, moved to Frisco, Mo., and then to the Aid community in 1956 where he remained in the store business 10 years. ...

David Joe Lewis Davis Jr., 48, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at his home. He was born Nov. 20, 1952, in Boyle, Miss., son of David Cowan and Ruby Brown Davis. He and Linda Harris were married in September 2000 in East Cape Girardeau, Ill...

Wanda D. Clark, 79, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. Friends may call today from 4-8 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Dr. Derek Staples will officiate. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...

Wisdom of experience TERRORISTS HAVE declared war on the United States, and now we are at war with a hidden enemy. This is far worse than Pearl Harbor was. We cannot go back to where we were before. We are now in a struggle for our very existence. The only people who seem to realize this are the veterans of Vietnam, Korea and World War II who know too well what conflicts we are in for. ...

To the editor: I wish to sharply rebut the Sept. 24 letter from Dick Jackson, who urged us not to deploy military action against the terrorists. He said he is a veteran of the Vietnam War and doesn't want another one. There won't be. Our president said this will be a totally different war than we've ever fought...

To the editor: I just read the Sept. 30 article regarding the City of Roses Music Festival. I must say I could not believe the article focused so much on the battle of the bands. This is just a part of the weekend. Why was there no photo of the main stage, which was a barge brought in from Caruthersville, Mo.? It was an outstanding stage on our wonderful Mississippi River. ...

To the editor: If you would like to see a beautiful red, white and blue American flag, drive by the home of Steve and Beverly Boren in the 1500 block of Princeton Drive. The flag is the prettiest when the lights go on at 7 p.m., but it is nice to see during the day, too...

Tennessee-Martin won't be the best football team Southeast Missouri State University has played so far -- not even close -- but the Skyhawks will definitely be a much different type of opponent the Indians have faced, at least from an offensive standpoint...

Central-Jackson tickets on sale early Tickets for the Cape Central-Jackson game at 7:30 Friday night at Houck Stadium are being sold in advance. The tickets -- $2 for students and $3 for adults -- can be purchased at Cape Central High's athletic office and Howards Athletic Goods store in Cape Girardeau or at the Jackson High Athletic office, Bank of America or SEMO Specialty & Sports in Jackson...

An ecstatic Jackson coach Linda Adams described it as "a great day." The Lady Indians had just won their first district championship in Adams' seven-year career at Jackson, edging favorite Farmington 27-25 at Southeast Missouri State University Wednesday...

About 50 Cape Girardeans who turned out at a city meeting on storm-water drainage problems heard about a list of six large drainage projects the city hopes to carry out instead of being given solutions to drainage problems in their neighborhoods. It was obvious from the tone of the meeting that those who attended wanted the city to do something about their specific problems rather than hear about $1.8 million in long-range improvements the city is contemplating...

Since terrorists crashed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon, Americans have been living with the threat that terrorists might try to carry out more attacks on their homeland. Attorney General John Ashcroft has warned that terrorists are still operating in this country and has asked people to be vigilant. ...

Cape Girardeau Thursday, Oct. 4 Firefighters responded to these calls Tuesday:At 6:44 p.m., a still alarm at 2700 Bloomfield. At 10:12 p.m., an illegal burn at 1200 S. Kingshighway. At 11:36 p.m., a medical assist at 2902 Gordonville Road. Firefighters responded to these calls Wednesday:At 2:25 a.m., a medical assist at 912 Hickory...

ROCHESTER, Ind. -- An explosion rocked a warehouse that makes extinguishers for chimney fires Wednesday, killing three people and critically injuring a fourth, the mayor said. Two other people escaped, Mayor Phil Thompson said. He didn't immediately know whether they were injured...

WASHINGTON -- U.S.-Vietnamese relations moved to a new level Wednesday with Senate approval of an agreement normalizing trade between the two former enemies. The Senate's 88-12 vote "represents an important step in the healing process," said the Senate Finance Committee chairman, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., "a step that has been a long time in coming."...

LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair's teen-age son was mugged by a gang of boys who rifled through his pockets but ran away empty-handed. Blair's office declined to comment on stories published Wednesday in the Daily Mail and Sun tabloids about his 17-year-old son, Euan...

NEW YORK -- Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Wednesday he will not press for a third term, but he repeated his offer to stay on for an extra three months to guide the city through the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack. "I'm not going to be on the ballot," Giuliani said. "I'm available to do the transition I offered to do. If people support it, fine."...

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and his top economic adviser urged Congress on Wednesday to approve a stimulus plan of between $60 billion and $75 billion to avert a steep recession triggered in part by last month's terrorist attacks. "I know people are hurting," Bush said...

WASHINGTON -- Missouri lawmakers worried about job cuts at TWA Airlines LLC are proposing to have an arbitrator settle lingering seniority concerns as TWA merges operations with its new owner, American Airlines. They face opposition from some of American's congressional supporters who say the issue belongs on the bargaining table, not in Congress...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday a prospective military strike in Afghanistan against the al-Qaida terrorism network would be only the first step in the U.S. campaign against terrorism. "This is the first phase of this operation," Powell said after receiving unqualified support from Qatar, a Persian Gulf emirate. "I obviously cannot comment on what might happen in the future."...

WASHINGTON -- A private company's plan to help older Americans on Medicare get discounted medicines has won praise from the Bush administration, which is blocked from promoting similar cards itself. The program is to be announced Wednesday by GlaxoSmithKline executives and Tommy Thompson, the Health and Human Services secretary, a company news release said...

WASHINGTON -- Several states told the Supreme Court the government went too far when it ordered electric utilities to open their power lines to competitors, spurring a movement toward deregulation. But one of the country's largest power marketers, Enron, argued before the court Wednesday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should have gone even further to help companies like Enron get equal access to power grids...

MILWAUKEE -- Richie Sexson drove in five runs with his 42nd and 43rd homers in the Milwaukee Brewers' 9-7 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. The Brewers snapped a six-game skid overall and a seven-game losing streak to the Cardinals, who lost for just the third time in 18 games...

SAN DIEGO -- Rickey Henderson tied Ty Cobb's major league record of 2,245 runs Wednesday night, scoring on Ryan Klesko's two-run double in the third inning of San Diego's game against Los Angeles. The 42-year-old Henderson walked off Eric Gagne with no outs in the third and pinch-hitter Kevin Witt on base with a leadoff walk. After D'Angeleo Jimenez flied out, Klesko doubled down the right-field line to bring both runners in and pull the Padres to 5-2...

ST. LOUIS -- After nine years of stardom on a so-so team, Doug Weight is ready for something bigger and better. The St. Louis Blues' new No. 1 center is anxious for expectations now that he's with the team that made it to the Western Conference finals last spring, instead of the also-ran Edmonton Oilers...

ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins coach Marty Schottenheimer admitted Wednesday to a breakdown of communication between himself and his players, a chasm Bruce Smith said can be bridged by not treating the players "like some teen-agers that are delinquent."...

HOUSTON -- Barry Bonds broke Babe Ruth's walks record instead of making home run history before frustrated fans, scoring three times Wednesday night to lead the San Francisco Giants over the faltering Houston Astros 11-8. After striking out chasing Tim Redding's 96-mph fastball in the first inning, Bonds drew three straight four-pitch walks as the record crowd of 43,630 at Enron Field booed the Astros' tactics...

NEW YORK -- The Super Bowl will be pushed back a week and played Feb. 3 in New Orleans, a move caused by the terrorist attacks. The change will allow the National Football League to complete its season without altering its playoff format, but puts the big game in the Big Easy during the crowded opening weekend of Mardi Gras...

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- On one play, Michael Jordan drove hard along the left baseline, went under the basket and flipped in a gorgeous reverse layup. On another, he curled around a screen, elevated like the Jordan of old and drilled a 20-footer from the side...

NEW YORK -- Paul O'Neill returned to the lineup in playoff form, hitting a two-run homer that gave the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. O'Neill hadn't played since Sept. 7 because of a stress fracture in his left foot. He singled in his first at-bat before homering off Jon Garland (6-7) in the sixth for a 2-1 lead...

MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian airliner flying from Tel Aviv to Siberia exploded in flight Thursday and crashed off the Black Sea coast with at least 77 people on board, Russian officials said. Deputy Transport Minister Karl Ruppel told The Associated Press that a crew of an Armenian airliner in the area informed Russian air traffic controllers in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia they saw an explosion aboard a plane flying nearby. Ruppel could not immediately say what the cause of the explosion was...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Secretary of State Matt Blunt says he will help operate his office from afar while simultaneously deployed by the Navy as part of the nation's response to recent terrorist attacks. Blunt, a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve, is to depart Tuesday for active duty. He received orders to serve 12 months but said it was unclear how long he would be gone from Missouri...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Henry Hungerbeeler, Missouri's transportation director, will head a national task force that will assess terrorist threats to the nation's transportation system. Hungerbeeler, a retired Air Force colonel with counterterrorism experience, will lead the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Task Force on Transportation Security, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced Wednesday...

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Two Southern Illinois University graduate students have been charged with murder in a plot to rob a Murphysboro man at his home, police said. The plot went awry when the man they intended to rob shot and killed the brother of one of the students. They are charged in his death...

The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Police officers who shot a drug suspect and his friend outside a St. Louis County Jack in the Box restaurant last year have been cleared of wrongdoing, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday. A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Ray Gruender would not comment Wednesday on the yearlong investigation. Civil rights leaders informed of the decision told the newspaper that the federal investigation found no evidence of criminal misconduct by the officers...

ST. LOUIS -- Enrollment at St. Louis University this fall reached its highest level ever at 11,145, university officials said Wednesday. The enrollment figure includes students participating in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs at the midtown campus and at the university's campus in Madrid...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A new statue called "Citizen Soldier" was installed this week outside the national headquarters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The bronze statue of a soldier from the era of the Vietnam war is the work of Jim Brothers, a sculptor from nearby Lawrence, Kan...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Highlighting his six years running Chicago schools, Democratic candidate for governor Paul Vallas offered a broad and costly education plan Wednesday, but said little about how he would pay for it. Vallas promised annual increases in the base amount of money the state provides for the education of each child. The $4,560 "foundation level" should climb 5 percent or the rate of inflation, depending on budget circumstances, he said...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Superintendent Bernard Taylor is coming under fire from a school board member and the attorney in the district's desegregation case over his hiring of a political activist with ties to two other board members. The district will pay economist Linwood Tauheed $89,963 to spearhead Taylor's new "entrepreneurial schools" program. The program aims to increase student achievement by allowing schools to make their own financial and personnel decisions...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Eight people face legal action as part of a statewide crackdown on investment fraud that cost Missourians more than $3 million. Secretary of State Matt Blunt said Wednesday that the crackdown is part of an effort by his office to thwart con artists operating in Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield areas...

ST. LOUIS -- In a secure downtown office, the TASC company produces database systems to help agencies navigate aircraft or locate objects on the ground. In one project, employees are placing information from Federal Aviation Administration books into a database that can later be accessed by pilots as computerized maps...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The currency is getting stronger. Food prices are down. Customers are hailing Mohammed Ibrahim's taxi again. And those who live in Afghanistan's cities seem just a little happier. In the United States, the talk is of war with Afghanistan, or at least with its Taliban leadership. But on Kabul's streets, life is edging toward normal -- or, at least, what "normal" is for a land that has been locked in warfare for nearly a generation...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, preparing allies for possible military strikes in Afghanistan, said Saudi officials expressed concern Wednesday that a war on terrorism could create harmful "secondary effects" in the Muslim world...

FRANKFURT, Germany -- German leaders marked the 11th anniversary of the country's reunification, vowing not to let terrorism overshadow democratic gains since the fall of the Berlin Wall, even as far-right demonstrators gloated over the attacks in the United States...

GENEVA -- Swissair, a pillar of the Swiss establishment, was a source of unparalleled national shame Wednesday as this proud Alpine country faced up to the reality of the grounding of the national flag carrier. Some 38,000 people were stranded worldwide and tens of thousands more held worthless tickets as Swissair desperately sought the cash to meet demands for upfront payment of fuel and airport taxes. ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- A week-old truce was in danger of unraveling as Israeli tanks rolled into Palestinian farmland Wednesday and shelled a string of police posts, killing six Palestinians in retaliation for a lethal raid on a Jewish settlement by Islamic militants...

NEW DELHI, India -- The reported hijacking of an Indian jetliner on a domestic flight Wednesday night was a false alarm caused by an anonymous phone call and confusion aboard the aircraft, the government said. Earlier, civil aviation officials said hijackers seized a Boeing 737 jetliner shortly after its departure from Bombay late Wednesday night, reportedly with 54 people on board...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Allied warplanes attacked military installations in southern Iraq on Wednesday, the second such airstrike in two days. Iraq said two civilians were killed. One person was also injured in the attacks on "civil and service installations," a military spokesman was quoted as saying by the state-run Iraqi News Agency, which did not specify the attack site...

MANCHESTER, Tenn. -- A passenger on a Greyhound bus slashed the driver's throat with a blade, grabbed the wheel and crashed the vehicle Wednesday, killing six of the 41 people aboard and prompting the company to temporarily shut down service across an already jittery nation...

More than a half-dozen states are moving to cut their budgets, as already weakened government finances suffer the aftereffects of the terrorist attacks. Many more states are trying to assess the damage from Sept. 11. Illinois has put a freeze on hiring workers for most government jobs, while Maine may scale back on travel and new supplies. In Florida, a program that gives poor seniors $80 a month for prescriptions is one of many that agencies say they may have to cut...

Oct. 5, 2001 "Even if you're scared, suck it up and move ahead." -- New YorkMayor Rudolph Giuliani Dear Ken, At the golf course clubhouse one morning this week, I ran into my father and the group of friends he has a regular game with. ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- No apparent constitutional or legal impediments prevent Secretary of State Matt Blunt from staying in office while serving overseas in the Navy, although his status as the first statewide elected official to be called to active military duty raises unusual issues...

AP Military WriterTASHKENT, Uzbekistan (AP) -- The U.S. Army dispatched about a thousand infantry soldiers to this former Soviet state Friday as the Uzbek leader announced he had granted permission for U.S. forces to use an air base in his country, senior American officials said...

Associated Press WriterISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair arrived in Pakistan on Friday as part of Western efforts to solidify Islamic backing for strikes on terrorists in neighboring Afghanistan. Pakistan's government has already pledged commitment to the U.S. anti-terrorism coalition, and Blair's planned in-and-out visit reflected the newfound international stature of the Islamic nation, which has faced extensive Western sanctions in recent years...

AP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The network headed by Osama bin Laden and several Palestinian groups were cited by the State Department Friday as terrorist organizations. Under a 1996 law, U.S. citizens are prohibited from providing such organizations with assistance. Banks and other American financial institutions must freeze their assets...

Associated Press WriterATLANTA (AP) -- Georgia's highest court struck down the state's use of the electric chair Friday, saying the "specter of excruciating pain" violates the state constitution's protection against cruel and unusual punishment...

Associated Press WriterISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair declared Friday that last month's terrorist attacks in the United States were a crime against humanity and that any military response would be proportionate, targeted and "not directed against the Afghan people."...

Associated Press WriterLAKE OZARK, Mo. (AP) -- A quick start to the financing and construction of a new basketball arena at the University of Missouri at Columbia could provide a badly needed boost to a slumping economy, Gov. Bob Holden said Friday...

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush urged Congress Friday to pass an additional $60 billion in tax relief for individuals and businesses to help revive an economy staggered by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Bush said this amount of tax relief would be equal to the new spending Congress has approved to deal with the crisis...

A man faces murder charges in connection with the beating death of a Uniontown, Mo., resident near Perryville, Mo., while Illinois authorities are investigating an apparent homicide in Olive Branch. The body of Kevin J. Hotop, 30, was discovered Thursday morning by Perry County sheriff's deputies along South Highway 51 in an area called Friendly Valley west of Perryville after a witness called to report an assault...

Opportunities for growth in the undeveloped area around the new Central High School on Silver Springs Road are great, which is why the Cape Girardeau City Council and school board plan to meet in a joint session Monday night. Councilmen and board members will meet at the new Career and Technology Center to discuss a number of issues concerning the completion of the new high school, including transportation and safety, and a road design plan for Silver Springs Road...

Fruitland LivestockFRUITLAND, Mo. -- Fruitland Livestock Auction Tuesday. Receipts, 531; last week, 664; last year, 410; compared to last week feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower; Demand and supply light. Cows made up approximately 31 percent of the run, feeders 69 percent. Steers made up approximately 51 percent of the offering, 5 percent Holsteins and 44 percent heifers. Offerings over 600 lbs totaled around 17 percent...

Cape Girardeau's new federal courthouse is moving forward again, this time with the promise of a design-build process that should speed up construction. Design-build involves an architect and contractor working together through the entire project so both understand the requirements and can address problems as they arise. Other federal courthouses have been built using the method...

With her arms outstretched, Sally Blankenship walked in measured steps along the path of the Chartes labyrinth, a canvas design laid on the floor at First Christian Church in Cape Girardeau. Blankenship was one of eight volunteers from the church who will help guide visitors to the labyrinth. The labyrinth is meant to be a spiritual journey for people seeking a closer connection to God...

Daily American Republic POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- It's the day more than 1,000 children get to have fun doing art activities -- and they're all in the same back yard. The eighth annual Arts Festival and Art on the Run will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Margaret Harwell Art Museum at 421 N. Main...

KENNETT, Mo. -- More than 58 people gathered in the Fellowship Hall of the Slicer Street Church of Christ recently to take part in gang awareness training. Community members from Kennett, Holcomb, Malden, Caruthersville, Charleston, East Prairie and Stoddard County were in attendance...

Physical plant chiefs to meet at Southeast Southeast Missouri State University will play host to the 2001 annual conference of the Central States Association of Physical Plant Administrators or CAPPA, Tuesday through Oct. 13. Physical plant administrators at colleges in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and the Canadian province of Manitoba will be in Cape Girardeau for the conference...

10 years ago: Oct. 5, 1991 Jackson - City of Jackson was in darkness early yesterday after lightning apparently struck electrical substation, and Union Electric was forced to shut down 34.5 kilovolt line providing power to city; unrelated and isolated power outage occurred in Cape Girardeau the same morning...

Salter Daughter to Gerard F. and Requi M. Salter of Cape Girardeau, St. Francis Medical Center, 12:39 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2001. Name, Emily Elizabeth. Weight, 9 pounds 10 ounces. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Salter is the former Requi Hines, daughter of Mary King and Jeff King and Leonard Hines of Cape Girardeau. Salter is the son of Francis and Janet Salter of Haverhill, Mass. He is employed at the Center for Health and Rehab at St. Francis Medical Center...

James Overbaugh, 44, of Tomah, Wis., died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at Tomah Memorial Hospital. He was born March 22, 1957, at West Palm Beach, Fla. He married Rhonda Runner in Palm Beach Gardens on Oct. 18, 1980. She survives. He served in the U.S. Army Special Forces as a medic. After his discharge he worked as a crop duster. After his marriage he rejoined the Army and flew Blackhawk helicopters. After his second discharge he flew the EMS Life Beat helicopters in Cape Girardeau...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Essence M. Lane, 3, formerly of Mounds, died unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 28, 2001, at Edwards Hospital in Naperville, Ill. Survivors include her mother, Portia Lane; her father, Warren Bowers; a brother, Warren Bowers Jr.; maternal grandparents, Genie and Queney Williams; paternal grandfather, Emmett Lane Sr.; maternal great-grandparents, Edward and Peoria Tucker; paternal great-grandmothers, Phylissa Powe and Arnetta Williams...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Rose C. Prost, 74, of Perryville died of cancer Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Nov. 10, 1926, in Perryville, daughter of Thomas J. and Mary Evelyn Tucker Elder. She and Linus C. Prost were married Feb. 18, 1950...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Melba F. Mowery, 77, of Memphis, Tenn., died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Baptist DeSoto Hospital in Southaven, Miss. She was born Jan. 31, 1924, in Fulton, Ky., daughter of Tony and Myrtle Corbett. She and Laddie Mowery were married Sept. 16, 1941. He died May 28, 1996...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kevin J. Hotop, 30, of Perryville died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001. Friends may call at Miller Family Funeral Home from 5-9 p.m. today. The wake will be at 6. Funeral Mass will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Kevin Faust will officiate. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Jerry Merryman, 38, of Olive Branch died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, in Olive Branch. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Crain Funeral Home in Tamms.

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Joseph H. Ellis Jr., 94, of Charleston died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born April 20, 1907, in Newbern, Tenn., son of Joseph H. and Willie Mae Green Ellis Sr. He and Inez Tate were married Nov. 29, 1947...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Harry Leroy Gibson Jr., 62, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at his home. He was born July 15, 1939, in St. Louis, son of Harry Leroy and Dorothy Irene Nelson Gibson Sr. Gibson was a member of Bethel AME Church. He served in the U.S. Army...

Landon Reece McCullough was stillborn Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Survivors include his mother, Heather McCullough; and maternal grandparents, the Rev. Joe and Debbie McCullough of Cape Girardeau. Funeral will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home. The Rev. Mark Graham will officiate. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...

God bless rescuers GOD BLESS all the firemen and policemen of New York City and all the volunteer firemen, policemen and other rescue workers who have rushed to New York from every state in this country to help dig out the victims of this disaster. God bless you all...

To the editor: In November 1999 my wife and I were returning from a trip to the West Coast. At Los Angeles International Airport we were seated in the boarding area. A young lady sat down by us for a few minutes and then asked if we would watch her carry-on bag while she made a phone call...

To the editor: I am very proud of the vast majority of Missouri Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association members who stood tall and faced the events of Sept. 11 with calm heads, dignity and patriotism. Our members were faced with public panic, consumer demand for fuel that increased by 200 percent to 400 percent in less than 12 hours, a general lack of reliable information regarding future petroleum supply and intense scrutiny by the attorney general's office...

To the editor: How many times have we heard conservative politicians gripe about environmental regulations, claiming they are an unnecessary burden to business owners? A local businessman and Republican strategist has demonstrated why environmental laws continue to be necessary...

The pre-conference season for Southeast Missouri State University's women's soccer team could not have gone much better. Otahkian coach Heather Nelson just hopes that she can say the same thing about her squad's Ohio Valley Conference campaign when all is said and done...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau Central won in a rout while Jackson won in a thriller as the two arch-rival high school softball teams advanced to Saturday's 11 a.m. championship game of the Class 4A, District 1 Tournament. In Thursday's semifinals at Jackson City Park, top-seeded Central rolled past No. 4 Farmington 13-0 in a five-inning, run-rule affair while No. 3 Jackson slipped past No. 2 Poplar Bluff 3-2 in nine innings...

PARK HILLS (5-0) AT SCOTT CITY (2-3) Last week: Scott City 23, Chaffee 21; Park Hills 27, Cuba 13 (Park Hills had 199 yards rushing but no player had more than 49 yards). Last year: Park Hills 28, Scott City 19...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Scott Wittenborn, Notre Dame's career goal-scoring leader, netted two more to account for all the offense in a 2-0 win over Jackson on Thursday. After a scoreless first half, Notre Dame (13-2-2) broke through 14 minutes after the intermission...

Cape Central and Jackson are two teams headed in opposite directions. Jackson is riding high after its running back, Mario Whitney, set a state record last week when he ran for 463 yards. The Indians are undefeated and as confident and focused as ever...

Some of Seth Harrell's hits sound like car accidents minus the glass. On a few occasions, it seems like when he makes impact, the energy and breath exits the ball carrier and reverberates through the stadium. And when a spectator hears the thud and feels the impact, all he can do is tighten every muscle in his body and say, "Ooooooooooh!"...

For the second time in the 14 years the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce has honored local industries, BioKyowa Inc. was named the recipient of the Commitment to Excellence Award at the annual industrial appreciation dinner this week. BioKyowa first located in Cape Girardeau almost 20 years ago when it began producing feed supplements for swine and poultry at its plant on Nash Road with some 60 employees. ...

For years, there have been complaints regarding the red tape involved in getting building permits for new construction or remodeling in Cape Girardeau. The concerns expressed by some developers, contractors and business owners became a familiar litany with a common theme: City Hall is a barrier, not a helper...

Cape Girardeau Friday, Oct. 5 ArrestsDanny Keith Eagle, 42, Portageville, Mo., was arrested Wednesday for inducement to use solvent. Kyle Gregory Benn, 18, 2241 Hill Brook, was arrested Wednesday for receiving stolen property. Aaron Scott Laughlin, 18, 17 S. Ellis, was arrested Wednesday for stealing...

Cape Girardeau Friday, Oct. 5 Firefighters responded to these calls Wednesday:At 6:09 p.m., a medical assist at 408 Bellevue. At 7:28 p.m., a medical assist at a vehicle accident at Pacific and William. At 9:28 p.m., an extrication on County Road CC...

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Erma Crow Guy, 92, of Mounds died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, at her home. She was born April 17, 1909, at Mounds, the daughter of Charles and Lizzie Clanton Daniels. She married Leonard James Crow in 1927. He died in 1956. She married William Earl Guy in 1957. He died in 1971...

Jackson Friday, Oct. 5 Firefighters responded to this call Wednesday: A medical assist on South Hope. Firefighters responded to this call Thursday: A false alarm on Lee Avenue.

The Center for Regional History at Southeast Missouri State University is holding a "Great Books 2001" program from 2-4 p.m. on Thursdays in the Hirsch Room of the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The schedule: Oct. 18: Glenn Tompkins, "The House on Riddle Hill."...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The white supremacist Aryan Nations want to establish a branch in Pennsylvania where supporters can gather after the loss of the white supremacist group's Idaho compound. The new location in Ulysses, Pa., will allow members to "gather and worship without interference of the media and so-called authorities," August B. Kreis III, the group's director of information, wrote in an e-mail to The Associated Press...

WASHINGTON -- Most Americans hard hit by the economy's downturn have one less thing to worry about: energy prices. With plenty of supplies and weak demand, the government predicted Thursday the cost of gasoline, heating fuel and electricity all should be much lower this winter than last...

WASHINGTON -- Bridgestone/Firestone Inc. agreed Thursday to recall 3.5 million more Wilderness AT tires mounted on sport utility vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ordered the tire maker to replace the tires after a 1 1/2-year investigation...

WASHINGTON -- Amid concerns about energy security, lawmakers sent a signal to the administration Thursday that they would like to see more oil pumped into the government's Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The administration reacted with little enthusiasm to the idea. There is some concern that if the government began buying large amounts of oil it would drive up prices, putting further pressure on the economy...

WASHINGTON -- The number of teen-agers who start smoking has fallen by one-third in two years, the government reported Thursday. More than 3,000 teens began smoking each day in 1997, a record high that has been widely cited in the effort to stem tobacco use by young people...

WASHINGTON -- The House is considering a historic shift in farm spending that would switch some crop subsidies into conservation payments that reward farmers for leaving acreage idle or improving environmental practices. Groups representing grain and cotton growers oppose the proposal, which would primarily benefit dairy-producing regions and states in the East and West that traditionally have received relatively little farm assistance...

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government plans to freeze the assets of several people and groups suspected of financing terrorist activities. President Bush has blocked the assets of 27 people and organizations. The list will be expanded within a week, a Treasury official said Thursday. Dozens of additional names are under consideration...

WASHINGTON -- Tens of thousands of Americans who lost their jobs in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks should get longer unemployment benefits and $3 billion in health care, training and other aid, President Bush said Thursday. The White House and Congress debated how to revive the wobbly economy...

WASHINGTON -- Convicted FBI spy Robert Hanssen gave away the identity of a Russian army general who was one of the United States' best sources in the Soviet military, lawyers familiar with the Hanssen case said Thursday. Hanssen disclosed his 1979 betrayal of Dimitri Polyakov during discussions in recent months with prosecutors, according to the attorneys, who spoke on condition of anonymity...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Defending champion David Toms shot a 7-under-par 64 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Michelob Championship. Toms, the PGA winner, needed only 22 putts on the River Course. Shigeki Maruyama, Neal Lancaster, Jimmy Green, J.J. Henry and Michael Muehr shot 65s to share second place after a day when conditions were near-perfect...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rookie Rostislav Klesla forced overtime by jamming in a rebound with 2:44 left as the Columbus Blue Jackets and St. Louis Blues tied 3-3 Thursday night in the season-opener for both teams. Klesla, a 19-year-old defenseman, was parked at the left post as St. Louis goalie Brent Johnson deflected Deron Quint's drive from the point. The puck bounced off Johnson's pads and Klesla forced it past Johnson...

HOUSTON -- Barry Bonds hit home run No. 70 Thursday night and tied Mark McGwire's record -- a feat even Big Mac thought might last a lifetime when he did it a mere three years ago. Bonds, son of an All-Star and godson of a home run king, has three games left to make history all his own...

The Associated Press ATLANTA -- Chipper Jones drove in a pair of runs in a three-run first inning and Brian Jordan added a two-run homer in the seventh as the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 Thursday night to clinch a tie for the NL East title...

Israel-Austria soccer match postponedZURICH, Switzerland -- The World Cup qualifier between Israel and Austria was postponed Thursday by soccer's governing body, citing the crash of a charter flight from Tel Aviv. FIFA president Joseph Blatter said the "tragic event" forced the federation's emergency committee to put off Sunday's scheduled match in Tel Aviv...

SAN DIEGO -- Rickey Henderson promised he'd slide into home plate to officially mark his reign as baseball's career runs leader. When the moment arrived Thursday, the game's biggest showman kept his word. Henderson, San Diego's leadoff batter, passed Ty Cobb by hitting a home run for No. 2,246 and celebrated -- feet first -- as the Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3...

MILWAUKEE -- Mark McGwire is feeling fine, and not just because he's found his hitting stroke. "This team has been remarkable, and the biggest key is pitching," McGwire said. McGwire helped too, driving in five runs Thursday to help Matt Morris win his 22nd game and give the St. Louis Cardinals a 10-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday...

WASHINGTON -- Many of those detained after the terrorist attacks had violated immigration rules, and lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation to tighten how visas are issued and tracked. Backed by senators from both parties, the measure would better coordinate background checks for foreign visa applicants and set up a sophisticated tracking system for after they arrive...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Federal officials are praising the response to a simulated radiation leak at the Callaway Nuclear Plant. "We would give the state, utility, counties and everyone involved very high marks," Eric Jenkins of the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday. "We're quite comfortable they know what they're doing."...

The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Jim Ryan picked up former Gov. Jim Edgar's endorsement Thursday, helping his effort to avoid being painted as an ultraconservative in the Republican gubernatorial primary. During his two terms in office, Edgar developed a reputation as a moderate Republican and sharp manager of the state's money. He supports abortion rights, while Ryan opposes abortion...

Label hed: Belt-tightening time By Paul Sloca ~ The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Senate panel voted unanimously Thursday to voluntarily cut the chamber's current budget by 10 percent as part of statewide budget withholdings...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A second Southwest Missouri man pleaded guilty Thursday to federal charges for producing at least $760,000 in phony money in one of the state's largest counterfeiting plans. Edward Clyde Allen Sr., 58, of Springfield admitted to one count of producing counterfeit obligations of the United States, one count of possession with intent to publish and sell counterfeiting Federal Reserve Notes and one count of conspiracy to commit counterfeiting offenses...

ADLER, Russia -- A Russian airliner carrying at least 76 people from Israel exploded and plunged into the Black Sea on Thursday, raising fears of a terrorist attack. But U.S. officials said a missile fired during Ukrainian military exercises apparently downed the plane...

BERLIN -- Prosecutors demanded life in prison Thursday for four of the five suspects in a 1986 Berlin discotheque bombing that the United States blamed on Libya. The April 5, 1986 bombing at a West Berlin hangout for U.S. military personnel killed two American servicemen and a young Turkish woman, wounded 229 people and led to retaliatory U.S. airstrikes on two Libyan cities...

NEW YORK -- One brother owns several condos with stunning views of the Boston Harbor. Another is Brazil's representative to Saudi Arabia. A third was a jet setter and business magnate with a penchant for blue jeans. Their name -- bin Laden -- once was as esteemed as the Rockefeller's in some circles. ...

LONDON -- Osama bin Laden spoke of a "major attack on America" in the days before the strikes on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and warned associates to return to Afghanistan by Sept. 10, according to a dossier released by the British government on Thursday...

TOULOUSE, France -- France's environment minister said Thursday that a chemical plant blast last month that killed 29 people may have been a terrorist attack. Yves Cochet's comments came after revelations that a man found dead at the site in Toulouse was known to police for possible Islamic fundamentalist sympathies and was involved in altercations before the blast with workers displaying the American flag in sympathy with victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks...

The musician usually gets the attention when a new recording is released. But on "Fantasies & Delusions," pianist Richard Joo plays second fiddle to composer Billy Joel. "Fantasies & Delusions" marks the classical debut of Joel, best known for a rock 'n' roll career that's produced such hits as "Piano Man" and "New York State of Mind." Joel's early training was as a classical pianist, a background he left as a young man, but one he says he hasn't forgotten -- and drew from for this collection.. ...

BOULDER, Colo. -- Mark O'Connor is taking his violin on a voyage beyond the musical map, to places he has yet to discover. The fiddler, violin virtuoso and composer knows one thing about the course he's on: It's uniquely American. O'Connor weaves the colorful threads of his musical influences -- jazz, folk and classical -- into a new style all his own, one that defies an easy label. His CDs are all over the place at music stores...

MANCHESTER, Tenn. -- The Greyhound driver whose throat was slashed by a passenger said Thursday that getting the other riders to safety after the bus crashed was his top priority. The driver crawled from the wreckage for help after Wednesday's attack, but six of the 39 passengers, including the assailant, died...

BOSTON -- From tips on fleeing a chemical attack to "Terrorism Awareness" pamphlets handed out at a state fair, officials around the country are offering advice on how to prepare for terrorist attacks. Emergency managers have been compiling the safety tips in response to a barrage of calls from worried residents...

NEW YORK -- The World Trade Center disaster will cost New York's economy as much as $105 billion over the next two years, city officials said Thursday as they warned of budget woes even with a big federal bailout. While the city may limp through this year without major problems, Comptroller Alan Hevesi said billions of dollars in lost revenue will begin causing financial headaches as early as July...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A 63-year-old Florida man lay near death Thursday with an extremely rare and lethal form of anthrax that could be a weapon in the hands of terrorists. U.S. officials said there was no evidence of terrorism but promised "a very intense investigation."...

The U.S. bishops' group that sets religious policy for Roman Catholics in this country and serves as the church's national voice on social and political issues is poised to elect its first black president, Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of the Belleville diocese in southern Illinois...

Brolin, Driver put mutual stop to wedding plans LOS ANGELES -- Actor Josh Brolin and actress Minnie Driver have canceled their wedding plans. Brolin, 33, and Driver, 30, announced their engagement in April but did not set a wedding date. The split was "mutual and amicable," Driver's publicist, Ame Van Iden, said Wednesday, without disclosing details of the breakup...

A vacation, in my opinion, should be interesting enough to make you forget about any worries at home and uncomfortable enough to make you start dreaming about your own bed. On those two scores, my wife and I have just had a perfect vacation. A scant 34 years ago, we took a three-week trip to England, Wales and Ireland. ...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- A coroner's inquest has been ordered into the death of an Olive Branch man, found dead in a motel room Thursday at the Horseshoe Lake Inn. A preliminary autopsy report indicates Jerry Merryman, 38, died at 8:35 a.m. Thursday as the result of a gunshot wound, said Alexander County coroner David Barkett...

10 years ago: Oct. 6, 1991 Sunday hours proved to be popular with users of Cape Girardeau Public Library; Director Terry Risko says 115 people visited library yesterday, which had Sunday hours for first time; about 400 books were checked out between time Library opened at noon until it closed at 4 p.m...

LeGrand Son to Brian and Jill LeGrand of Kelso, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:36 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31, 2001. Name, Joseph Paul. Weight, 7 pounds 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. LeGrand is the former Jill Heitz, daughter of Robert and Janet Heitz of Jackson, Mo. She is employed at Southwestern Bell. LeGrand is the son of Kenny and Cindy LeGrand of Kelso. He is a civil engineer with U.S. Department of Agriculture...

ANNA, Ill. -- Pauline Kohler, 83, of Anna died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, on arrival at Union County Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna.

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Garnet Wilson Ledbetter, 79, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, at his home. He was born June 16, 1922, in Rosiclare, Ill., son of Grover and Mollie McClusky Ledbetter. He and Julia Elizabeth Griffith were married in 1944 in Rosiclare. She died June 22, 1969...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ann H. Blechle, 92, of Perryville died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 18, 1908, at Lixville, Mo., daughter of Thomas Franklin and Ida G. Grantham Fellows. She and Otto D. Blechle were married June 15, 1934. He died Aug. 7, 1993...

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Funeral for Jerry L. Merryman of Olive Branch will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill. The Rev. Billy Don Heady will officiate. Burial will be in East Prairie Memorial Park in East Prairie, Mo. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today...

Jack H. Moore, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at Missouri Veterans Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel.

DEXTER, Mo. -- Lollie M. Chrisman, 94, of Dexter died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, at her home. She was born Dec. 31, 1906, near Essex, Mo., daughter of W.R. and Mary Caroline McMullin Taylor. She and Howard Chrisman were married Oct. 30, 1938, at Sikeston, Mo. He died Sept. 25, 1979...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Funeral Mass for Kevin J. Hotop of Perryville will be held at 9 a.m. today at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Kevin P. Fausz will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at Miller Family Funeral Home from 6:30-8:50 a.m. today...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Linda Sandvos, 94, of Jackson died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home.

Virginia I. Mungle, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at Fountainbleau Lodge. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Terry Roger Smith, 53, of Bloomfield died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born April 5, 1948, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., he was the son of Thomas "Bud" and Mary Moore Smith. A lifelong resident of Stoddard County, Smith was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in Vietnam. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Wappapello, Mo...

David Joe Lewis Davis Jr., 48, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at his home. He was born Nov. 20, 1952, in Boyle, Miss., son of David Cowan and Ruby Brown Davis. He and Linda Harris were married in September 2000 in East Cape Girardeau, Ill...

Joseph Charles Wengert, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2001, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born July 24, 1915, at St. Mary, Mo., son of Martin and Josephine Breig Wengert. He and Venita McAtee were married Aug. 16, 1941, at Perryville., Mo...

Off-campus parking I AM replying to the comment about the college kids parking on New Madrid and in Capaha Park. If the campus had enough parking for even half the students, that wouldn't be a problem. Herd mentality I AGREE that international terrorism needs to be rooted out and that we must have the will to do so. ...

To the editor: On Sept. 11, I was at the Florida-Georgia state line when I heard of the planes crashing into the World Trade Center in New York. I watched the price of gasoline go up. By the time I got to Tifton, Ga., the price was up to $1.56.9 a gallon. The price in Alabama was $1.59.9. In Illinois it was $1.99.9. Missouri was $1.56.9, and Wisconsin was $1.74.9...

To the editor: Thank you for the Oct. 1 article about the new GED tests. The Adult Learning Center along with the Missouri Mentoring Program and Caring Communities are located in the old vocational-technical building at 301 N. Clark Ave. The Adult Learning Center did not move to the new Career and Technology Center...

CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Southeast Missouri State University's best-ever start in women's soccer continued Friday as the Otahkians picked up a victory that no doubt will open plenty of eyes around the Ohio Valley Conference. In just their third season of play, the Otahkians improved to 9-0 as they opened OVC play with a thrilling 1-0 road triumph over two-time defending OVC regular-season champion Eastern Illinois, which had never before lost a regular-season conference match...

For Southeast Missouri State University football fans who think their team has struggled in recent years, the Indians have absolutely nothing on the University of Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks, who visit Houck Stadium for tonight's Family Weekend contest...

Friday's rain caused a major shakeup in high school softball district tournaments involving local teams as no games were played. The Class 4A, District 1 championship game between Cape Central and Jackson, which had been scheduled for 11 a.m. today at Jackson City Park, has been pushed back to 4 p.m. to allow the field more time to dry...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- The Sikeston High School football team pulled off a major area upset Friday night as the visiting Bulldogs stunned previously undefeated and state-ranked New Madrid County Central 25-14. Sikeston improved to 4-2 while NMCC fell to 5-1. The Eagles are ranked fourth in Class 3A...

Cape Central went into Friday night's matchup against arch rival Jackson hoping to recover from a serious offensive slump. Jackson would have nothing of the sort. The Indians (6-0) dominated the Tigers, limiting Central (2-4) to just 77 yards of total offense as Jackson claimed a 33-0 victory in front of approximately 8,000 fans at Houck Stadium...

Today Pet blessing ceremony at 10 a.m. on east lawn of First Presbyterian Church in Cape Girardeau sponsored by the Downtown Council of Churches. For information, call 334-2869 or 335-2579. Labyrinth at First Christian Church, open to public from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. No admission charge...

Patti Reynolds will speak at 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Jackson Church of the Nazarene in Jackson, Mo. Reynolds is a career assignment missionary for the church, serving in Guatemala. She is assistant to the regional director for missions in the Mexico and Central America region and works with missions and medical teams for translations and assistance when they visit the area...

Predictions that the end of the world is at hand have come and gone for centuries, and they've always had one thing in common. They've always been wrong. Yet with the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, experts who monitor doomsday predictions say fresh apocalyptic scenarios are popping up with a new intensity...

Debbie Riley knows firsthand what a church visit can do to change a life. Even before she began attending First Baptist Church, members visited her to take information about parenting and details about the church in a Cradle Roll program designed to reach new parents...

Today is the last day of the Bollinger County Sesquicentennial Festival, a weeklong celebration of a county with a rich and interesting history that actually began with the dinosaurs, as evidenced by the bones uncovered there, but officially began in 1851...

P In just four months, the group has rasied more than $100,000 to provide financial assistance to the families of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty. Cape Girardeau's police and firefighters deserve backup, and now the Guardians are there...

Cape Girardeau Saturday, Oct. 6 ArrestsEdward Jonathan Boaz, 19, 1022 Bloomfield Road, was arrested Thursday for possession of marijuana and cocaine with intent to distribute. Tammy Lynn Dykes, 37, 224 S. Spanish, was arrested Thursday for failure to appear in court and fraud...

When Cape Girardeau Central High School principal Mike Cowan opened the Southeast Missourian shortly before 5 a.m. Friday, he thought, "Oh, dear." On the front page was a photo showing a group of Central cheerleaders tossing an effigy of a Jackson cheerleader into a bonfire at a rally on school property the night before...

In 1998, Cape Girardeau was the first city in Missouri to be designated disaster resistant under the Project Impact program. The city became a model for others in the country. But when Sept. 11 gave new definition to the word disaster, the nation turned fresh eyes to emergency preparedness programs with one question: "Are we ready for terrorism?"...

Mutton bustin' isn't a regular event at most rodeos, but the boys and girls who tried to ride sheep in the mud Friday night at Cape's Wildest Rodeo showed at least as much gumption as any old bullrider. The children, all 8 and under, didn't spend long on the sheep's back. Some were finished in less than a second. But all got applause and a high-five from a rodeo clown...

From the headliners who drew thousands to a floating stage on the Mississippi River last weekend to the homegrown talent that packed downtown nightclubs to the smaller crowd that listened to spiritual music in the warm sunshine on the final day, the 2001 City of Roses Music Festival was the most successful in the event's five-year history...

Chief Steve Strong looks at the final draft of a comprehensive study of the Cape Girardeau Police Department like a criminal case. "We have some guides we go through, numerically assign cases that are more solvable," Strong said. "The higher the number, the harder you work."...

The Missouri Mentoring Partnership, a program for "at-risk" youths between 16 and 22, is succeeding 75 percent the time, said its director, Marge Sullivan. The mentoring program is designed to help youths find and keep employment as a means to self-sufficiency...

WASHINGTON -- President Bush may dislike the farm bill approved Friday by the U.S. House, but his allies there are embracing the $170 billion, 10-year expansion of federal agriculture supports. "I'd be much more worried about the House not passing anything," said Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., a member of House leadership and one of Bush's top lieutenants in Congress...

WASHINGTON -- The House on Friday overwhelmingly approved a major expansion of federal farm supports, defying the White House and repudiating the free-market policy enacted by Republicans in 1996. The Bush administration stopped short of threatening a veto but said the cash will benefit big farms that need it the least while promoting more price-depressing surpluses of crops...

WASHINGTON -- The children of Gulf War veterans are two to three times as likely as those of other vets to have birth defects, suggests a government study based on questionnaires and interviews with the veterans. Gulf vets reported more miscarriages, too...

WASHINGTON -- A House committee on Friday put off voting on a critical trade issue amid charges from Democrats that the bill threatened the bipartisan spirit Congress has tried to maintain since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Calif., chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, opened a committee meeting by announcing he was postponing until next Tuesday a vote on legislation giving the president enhanced powers to negotiate new international trade agreements...

WASHINGTON -- Responding to an Israeli rebuke, the White House slapped back on Friday, rejecting Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's accusation that the United States was appeasing Arabs at Israel's expense for the sake of its war against terrorism. In a rare public feud, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said that Sharon's accusations were unacceptable. He described President Bush as an especially close friend of Israel and said the administration would keep pressing for peace with the Arabs...

WASHINGTON -- President Bush urged Congress on Friday to approve at least $60 billion in fresh tax cuts to boost the staggering economy without resorting to the broad new government spending sought by many Democrats. The announcement followed a Thursday night meeting on the White House's Truman Balcony during which House Republican leaders described for Bush a growing concern among conservatives that he appeared too open to Democratic spending proposals ranging from health insurance assistance to railroad construction.. ...

WASHINGTON -- Businesses slashed 200,000 jobs last month, the largest cuts in more than a decade, the Labor Department said Friday in a report offering a snapshot of how anemic the economy was even before the terrorist attacks. The overall unemployment rate remained at 4.9 percent, but it is expected to rise sharply when figures are released for the current month...

The run for the Rose Bowl is still in its early stages, but look for a lead pack to develop after several key conference games today. Big games are everywhere. There's the Big 12 showdown of No. 5 Texas-No. 3 Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl, No. 2 Florida at No. 18 LSU in the Southeastern Conference, No. 14 Northwestern's visit to Ohio State in the Big Ten and No. 7 Oregon's trip to play Arizona in the Pac-10...

CONCORD, N.C. -- The mood in the garage area Friday told the emotional story of Blaise Alexander, a popular and promising young driver killed while racing at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Alexander died Thursday night when his car hit the wall head-on in the final laps of the Automobile Racing Club of America race. Although ARCA is not associated with NASCAR, it's viewed as a training ground for the big leagues and many of the cars used are discarded Winston Cup models...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Chris Riley had two eagles and four birdies in an erratic 4-under 67 Friday to take a share of the lead in the Michelob Championship with Jonathan Kaye and Len Mattiace. Riley also had a double bogey on the second hole and two bogeys. Kaye shot a bogey-free 67 and Mattiace rebounded from a first-hole bogey with a six-birdie 66...

BALTIMORE -- Cal Ripken reached another milestone before heading into retirement, playing in his 3,000th career game Friday night as the Baltimore Orioles lost to the Boston Red Sox 7-5 in the second game of a day-night doubleheader. Frank Castillo (10-9) pitched seven innings of two-hit ball and Trot Nixon went 3-for-4 with a home run to lead Boston to a 5-0 victory in the opener...

ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves clinched their 10th straight division championship with a 10-spot. Chipper Jones hit a grand slam and the Braves took advantage of Ryan Dempster's wildness to score 10 runs in the first inning, winning another NL East title with a 20-3 rout of the Florida Marlins on Friday night...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds wasted no time. He claimed home run history for himself Friday by hitting No. 71, ending Mark McGwire's reign just one night after he tied baseball's most glamorous record. Then in the third inning, he hit No. 72. Bonds' record-breaker came at Pacific Bell Park in the first inning on a tailing fastball from Los Angeles' Chan Ho Park and landed in right-center...

STILLWATER, Okla. -- A solid victory over a Division I-AA opponent last week was encouraging for Oklahoma State. Now the challenge is to play the same way against a Big 12 team. The Cowboys (2-2, 0-1 Big 12) play host to Missouri tonight in a game they know is important to their bowl game chances...

ST. LOUIS -- In a matter of a minutes, the St. Louis Cardinals lost Mark McGwire's home run record and fell into a tie for the NL Central lead. Lance Berkman hit a game-tying home run in the eighth inning and a go-ahead RBI double with two outs in the ninth of the Houston Astros' 2-1 victory Friday night...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Where's the beef? Look no further than this weekend's American Royal K.C. Masterpiece Invitational, billed as the world's largest barbecue contest. About 350 teams from 25 states and Canada fired up grills and smokers Friday outside Kemper Arena for the contest, which marks the beginning of the six-week-long American Royal...

CARBONDALE, Ill. -- It's been more than 20 years since Southern Illinois University students Susan Schumake, Kathleen McSharry and Theresa Clark were stabbed to death in separate crimes that shocked this college town. Now police will try to solve the murders that took place in 1975, 1976 and 1981 by exhuming the body of a convicted killer they say may have been responsible, Carbondale Police Chief R.T. Finney said Friday...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Some supporters of the state's plan to build an Abraham Lincoln library and museum fear Gov. George Ryan is letting politics interfere with the project. Ryan and his wife, Lura Lynn, have been active supporters of the $115 million library. They have lobbied for government and private money for a project they say will educate and inform people...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Environmental Protection Agency needs to move quickly to develop guidelines that will safeguard the nation's water supply, Sen. Kit Bond said Friday. Bond, R-Mo., visited Kansas City's health department and water treatment facility, where he was briefed on city's ability to combat a bioterrorism attack or to thwart efforts to disrupt the water supply...

ST. LOUIS -- Moving faster than expected, the West Nile virus has been found in five dead crows around St. Louis, U.S. Geological Survey scientists said Friday. No human cases of the mosquito-transmitted form of encephalitis have been reported regionally...

LAKE OZARK, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden signed legislation Friday creating a new prescription drug benefit for lower-income senior citizens. The new insurance-like program replaces a state income tax credit that has provided up to $200 annually to seniors to help offset their medicine bills but cost the state $85 million last year -- more four times what was expected...

SOCHI, Russia -- Salvage workers scrambled Friday to collect wreckage from the Black Sea, gathering evidence that may tell whether a terrorist attack or an errant Ukrainian missile brought down a Russian plane full of Israelis. Grief-stricken relatives gathered in this southern resort to identify bodies of their loved ones...

SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Declaring solidarity with the West in the war on terrorism, the leaders of 10 Eastern European and Baltic countries urged NATO on Friday to expand its military alliance and tighten security across the continent. Meeting under heavy security at Bulgarian President Petar Stoyanov's residence, the heads of state said the Sept. 11 attacks underscored the need to bring their nations into NATO and present a more united front to terrorist elements...

NEW YORK -- In the same church where he was married a dozen years ago, a police officer who died at the World Trade Center was remembered Friday by friends and family -- the first service for the 23 NYPD members killed in the terrorist attack. Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was among the mourners for Officer Vincent Danz at a Long Island church. Danz called his wife from the north tower on Sept. 11, leaving a message on their answering machine before the building collapsed...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Oil spewed like a geyser from the trans-Alaska oil pipeline Friday, more than 24 hours after a man shot a hole in the line. Crews struggled to install a clamp to stop the leak and clean up more than 260,000 gallons of oil. The work was proceeding slowly due to explosive vapors at the site, said Brad Hahn of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation...

LANTANA, Fla. -- A 63-year-old Florida man died of the inhaled form of anthrax Friday in the first such death in the United States in 25 years. The case raised fears of a biological attack, but health officials said there is no evidence he was the victim of terrorism...

ORAN, Mo. -- Norman and Margie LeGrand of Oran celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Sept. 8, 2001. The Rev. John Harth gave the couple his blessing at Guardian Angel Catholic Church. A dinner and dance was held at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The LeGrands have three children, Marcia Roslen, Patrick LeGrand and Michele Anderson, all of Oran. ...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Howard and Michelle Morris of Columbia, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Tania Christine Morris, to Travis Lawrence Statler. He is the son of Pete and Judy Statler of Jackson. Morris is a 1996 graduate of Central High School in Cape Girardeau, attended Stephens College and the University of Missouri-Columbia. She is a dance instructor at Academy of Dance Arts in Cape Girardeau...

Morrell Charles and Ola Mae Diebold of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Brenda Gail Diebold, to Stephen Robert Gotter. He is the son of Robert Fletcher and Shirley Ann Gotter of St. Louis. Diebold received a bachelor of science degree in communication disorders from Southeast Missouri State University in 1994. ...

JACKSON, Mo. -- Chris and Jean Schaaf of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Marie Schaaf, to Shane Edward Kiefer. He is the son of Richard and Linda Kiefer of Perryville, Mo. Schaaf is a graduate of Jackson High School, and is attending Southeast Missouri State University School of Nursing. She is employed at Southeast Missouri Hospital...

NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- Kimberly Ann Glastetter and Roger Lance Hogan exchanged vows May 26, 2001, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. The Revs. Ralph Duffner and Roger Hogan performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Nichole Buehrle of Cape Girardeau, and soloist was Christin Lewis of Park Hills, Mo., sister of the groom...

KELSO, Mo. -- Elizabeth Anne Montgomery and Byron Leon Pletcher were united in marriage June 2, 2001, at St. Augustine Catholic Church. The Rev. Oliver Clavin performed the ceremony. Organist was Hope Essner and soloist was Renee Reinagel, both of Kelso. Sophonisba Gathman played the Celtic harp, and Hannah Gathman accompanied on the tin whistle...

WASHINGTON -- The world's major industrial powers searched Saturday for ways to bolster a global economy badly shaken by the Sept. 11 attacks while pledging full cooperation in a U.S.-led effort to choke off the flow of money to terrorist groups. The Bush administration hoped its allies would offer additional economic stimulus measures to complement moves the United States is making to lower interest rates, provide new tax relief and boost government spending...

WASHINGTON -- It's been nearly a month since Vice President Dick Cheney was hustled into a bunker beneath the White House during the terrorist attacks. He hasn't been seen much since. Though he is out of sight, his aides say he is bringing to bear his experience as a former defense secretary and White House chief of staff. They scoff at any suggestion that Cheney has been intentionally sidelined so as not to outshine the commander in chief...

WASHINGTON -- Intelligence from Pakistan. Air strikes from Oman or from aircraft carriers. Troops on the ground in Uzbekistan to back up special forces operating inside Afghanistan. And perhaps a command center inside Saudi Arabia. Three weeks into America's declared war on terrorism, U.S. military options are taking shape...

WASHINGTON -- Two months before flying a jetliner into the World Trade Center, Mohamed Atta went on a European road trip. He flew from Miami to Spain, rented a car and drove 1,190 miles in 12 days, including a brief visit to Switzerland. Spanish police say Atta's papers were in order and they had no reason to suspect he would emerge as the ringleader in a suicide hijacking plot that killed more than 5,200 people on Sept. 11...

An Illinois corrections officer believes the paralegal course he is taking could open doors to a new career in law or at least provide him a way to make extra cash. The human resources director for a Kennett, Mo., hospital enrolled some of her employees in a conversational Spanish course to allow communication with Hispanic patients...

10 years ago: Oct. 7, 1991 Year-old city dispute resurfaces when City Council approves membership in Southeast Missouri Coalition for Better Highways, but snubs Mayor Gene Rhodes' appeal to represent council in the group; council votes to name Councilman Al Spradling III as city's representative in coalition, which is lobbying state for several highway projects in area...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gertrude H. Bey, 86, of St. Louis, formerly of Perryville, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at her home. Born Oct. 6, 1914, in Perryville, she was the daughter of John Emil and Marie Dorrenbach Bey. She was a child-welfare worker with the St. Louis Division of Family Services for 20 years before retirement...

Lela Reimann, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 6, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Lorberg Funeral Home.

GORDONVILLE, Mo. -- Linda Sandvos, 94, of Gordonville died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson, Mo. She was born Dec., 8, 1906, in Cape Girardeau County, the daughter of Alvin and Emma Dambach Reitzel. She married Fritz W. Sandvos Oct. 2, 1952. He died Sept. 4, 1976...

Jack Harold Moore, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at the Missouri Veterans Home. He was born April 21, 1921, in Moberly, Mo., the son of Harry and Lula Manuel Moore. He married Mary Ann Lynch March 12, 1943, at Coral Gables, Fla. She died Dec. 16, 1985...

ANNA, Ill. -- Pauline A. Kohler, 83, of Anna died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at the Union County Hospital. Born March 2, 1918, in Cobden, Ill., she was the daughter of Charles and Mamie Jungers Fischer. On Jan. 15, 1941, she married Samuel Kohler in Cobden. He died Feb. 27, 1989...

Imogene Mungle, 79, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at the Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 23, 1922, at Marble Hill, Mo., the daughter of John Franklin and Mary Ann Reynolds Jones. She married Charles E. Mungle Sr. June 4, 1947, at Piggott, Ark., He died Dec. 1, 1989...