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Otahkians to begin practices Saturday
(College Sports ~ 10/12/01)
With all five starters returning from last year, Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball coach Ed Arnzen has reason to feel good about the 2001-2002 season as official practice begins Saturday afternoon. "We're excited and ready to go," said Arnzen. "We've got an experienced team and I think we've added some quality new players. We've got high hopes for the season."...
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House OKs $123 billion in bipartisan, belated push
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
WASHINGTON -- The House gave rapid approval Thursday to $123 billion for this year's education, health and labor programs as lawmakers continued a bipartisan, if belated, push to finish the year's spending bills. The measure, almost $14 billion larger than last year's, reflected a budget deal that President Bush and Congress struck two weeks ago. ...
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Cards give Kile critical mound duty for Game 3
(Professional Sports ~ 10/12/01)
ST. LOUIS -- The Arizona Diamondbacks have played both of their aces, while the St. Louis Cardinals still have one left. Darryl Kile, who began the year as St. Louis' No. 1 starter, pitches in Game 3 tonight in a series tied at a game apiece. The Diamondbacks will go with Miguel Batista, who pitched in relief and made a mental error in the ninth inning of Game 2 to hand the Cardinals an insurance run in St. Louis' 4-1 victory...
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Kings score in final minute to spoil Blues' home opener
(Professional Sports ~ 10/12/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Steve Heinze stayed patient and made good on his second opportunity to win the game for the Los Angeles Kings. Heinze scored two goals, including the game-winner with 37 seconds remaining, to lead the Kings to a 6-5 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night...
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Middle Tennessee encounters success after step up to Div. I-A
(Professional Sports ~ 10/12/01)
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. -- Middle Tennessee began this season with a chip on its shoulder, and because of it, the Blue Raiders might end the year with a conference title. The Blue Raiders wanted to shed their identity as a former I-AA team by beating not only every team in the new Sun Belt Conference, but a few of the big boys in the Southeastern Conference...
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Mariners ignore pressure, pull even with Indians 5-1
(Professional Sports ~ 10/12/01)
SEATTLE -- Pressure? What pressure? Jamie Moyer and the Seattle Mariners handled their biggest game this season -- and the Cleveland Indians -- just like they've done 116 times since April. With an easy win. Moyer took a shutout into the seventh inning and Seattle used three homers to bounce back and even their AL playoff series at one game apiece Thursday with a 5-1 win over the Indians...
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Lehman tops leaderboard full of revitalized players
(Professional Sports ~ 10/12/01)
LAS VEGAS -- In two days, Tom Lehman has gone as low as anyone before him on the PGA Tour. In that same period, Fred Couples and John Daly have gone a long way toward resurrecting their careers. While Lehman was shooting a career-low 62 Thursday to tie the 36-hole tour scoring record, Couples and Daly moved into position to end long winless droughts with some pretty low scores themselves...
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Braves try to deliver KO punch at home after landing quick 1-2
(Professional Sports ~ 10/12/01)
ATLANTA -- Now that they have a commanding lead in the playoffs, the Atlanta Braves aren't the least bit concerned about their mediocre record at Turner Field during the regular season. The Braves became the first team to make the postseason with a sub-.500 mark at home, which should provide a glimmer of hope to the Houston Astros after two straight losses at Enron Field...
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A's push Yankees to brink of elimination
(Professional Sports ~ 10/12/01)
NEW YORK -- Another night of stellar pitching, this time by Tim Hudson, moved Oakland within a win of ending the New York Yankees' latest dynasty. Hudson overwhelmed the Yankees for eight innings, Ron Gant homered and the brash, young Athletics held off New York 2-0 Thursday night to head home with a 2-0 lead in their first-round AL playoff series...
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Rams' Little comes up big at DE spot
(Professional Sports ~ 10/12/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Size is overrated, as Leonard Little showed the Detroit Lions. The St. Louis Rams' lightweight defensive end gave up about 130 pounds to his opposite number, 380-pound Aaron Gibson, and came up with a career-best three sacks in the 35-0 shutout Monday night. Though he has trouble putting on pounds, Little has the equalizer...
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River Campus included in Congressional spending bill
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
WASHINGTON -- The $123 billion spending bill that funds education, health and labor programs includes more than half a dozen Missouri programs. Dollar amounts will come later, but the list includes government dollars for a St. Louis University center for studying bioterrorism and emerging infections...
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FBI warns terrorist attacks possible in next several days
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
WASHINGTON -- In a stark warning, the FBI said Thursday it has received information there may be additional terrorist attacks inside the United States or abroad in the next several days. The bureau said its information does not identify specific targets, but it has asked local police to be on the highest alert and for all Americans to be wary of suspicious activity...
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Bush - Bin Laden hunt may take year or two
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Thursday night "it may take a year or two" to track down Osama bin Laden and his terrorist network in Afghanistan, but asserted that after a five-day aerial bombardment, "we've got them on the run." At a prime-time news conference at the White House, Bush said he did not know whether bin Laden was dead or alive. ...
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Jackson shoots for 7-0 start
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/01)
The Jackson Indians have been far superior to every opponent they've played this season. This week appears to be no different. The Indians travel to Hillsboro today for a 7 p.m. kickoff. The Hawks are 3-3, but are coming off their most impressive victory of the season, a 40-0 rout of Perryville...
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High school football
(High School Sports ~ 10/12/01)
CHAFFEE (2-4) at MALDEN (1-5) Last week: Chaffee 22, East Prairie 18 (Jeremy Hahn 19 carries, 101 yards, two TDs; Jeremy Dannenmeuller 20 carries, 108 yards); Kennett 28, Malden 20 Last year: Malden 41, Chaffee 14 ...
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U.S. response is measured, appropriate
(Editorial ~ 10/12/01)
Many Americans shared a collective reaction when terrorists struck American targets on Sept. 11: Let's go after the Arab madmen, and let's hit Afghanistan -- the nation harboring Osama bin Laden -- with everything we've got. Truth is, we didn't immediately know for sure if Middle Eastern Islamic fanatics were responsible for or if bin Laden was the mastermind of these tragic events which left more than 6,000 innocent Americans dead. ...
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Music festival's organizers deserve praise
(Editorial ~ 10/12/01)
One of the more successful events in Cape Girardeau that shows signs of growing bigger and better in the years to come is the River City Music Festival which drew about 3,500 paying customers at the end of last month, nearly a 20 percent increase over the year before...
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Area businesses contribute to Red Cross relief effort
(Business ~ 10/12/01)
Exactly a month after the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, a Cape Girardeau restaurant, along with other locations across America, donated 100 percent of the day's profits to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. Red Lobster on William Street was packed during lunch with patrons alerted to the special promotion, called Dine Out for America. ...
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Cape police report 10/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/12/01)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Oct. 12 ArrestDoyle Winston, 22, 537 Cape Meadows, was arrested Wednesday on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failing to appear. Roger Andrew Smith of 713 Oak St., Jackson, was arrested Thursday on a Bollinger County warrant for failure to appear in court for driving a vehicle without a proper driver's license...
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Cape fire report 10/12
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/12/01)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Oct. 12Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday: At 6:46 p.m., a medical assist at 1707 Lakeshore. At 7:17 p.m., a box alarm at 612 N. Mount Auburn Road. Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday: At 12:01 a.m., a medial assist at 727 Bellevue...
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Iraq claims no intention of exploiting U.S. war
(Local News ~ 10/12/01)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq says it has been warned by the United States to expect a "crushing" reply if it tries to exploit instability following the Sept. 11 terror attacks on New York and Washington. Iraq responded it was not afraid of the United States, a statement on the exchange said Thursday by the Information Ministry...
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Author donates $1,500 speaking fee to teacher
(Local News ~ 10/12/01)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Best-selling author Dave Eggers wanted to donate his $1,500 speaking fee to a high school teacher who attended a lecture he gave last week. But first, he had to find her. Eggers made the offer to Eryn Osterhaus, who teaches 11th grade at Terra Nova High School in Pacifica. Osterhaus identified herself as a teacher before asking a question after his talk in San Francisco...
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Hermanson accepts new bullpen job
(Professional Sports ~ 10/12/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Moving from the rotation to the bullpen for the first round of the playoffs is OK with St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Dustin Hermanson. "It shouldn't be hard in the playoffs," Hermanson said. "It had better not be hard. I have no choice, plain and simple. I've got to get the job done."...
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Wholesale prices rise sharply, 0.4 percent boost in September
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Prices at the wholesale level rose by an unexpectedly large 0.4 percent in September as the price of gasoline and other energy products posted a second straight month of large gains. The Labor Department reported Friday that last month's increase in its Producer Price Index, which measures inflation pressures before they reach the consumer, matched the 0.4 percent gain in August. ...
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Britons pay to get out of line
(International News ~ 10/12/01)
LONDON -- A new company is promising Britons the unthinkable -- an end to waiting in line. The British tendency to form orderly lines -- even at bus stops -- is legendary. Britain's first "queuing agency," Q4U, promises to relieve busy Londoners of the time-consuming need to stand in line themselves -- for a price...
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Three survivors of boat accident in hurricane return home
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
NORFOLK, Va. -- Two more bodies were recovered Thursday from a U.S.-chartered dive boat that capsized off Belize during Hurricane Iris, bringing the death toll from the storm to 21. The storm capsized the MV Wave Dancer, a U.S. boat with 28 passengers and crew aboard -- including 20 members of a Richmond, Va., dive club -- moored in the relatively protected port at Big Creek, 80 miles south of Belize City...
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Limbaugh's doctors try medication
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
LOS ANGELES -- Doctors treating Rush Limbaugh said Thursday they will try a combination of drugs for up to two months before deciding whether to implant an electronic device in his ear in hopes of saving what is left of his hearing. The device is called a cochlear implant, which creates an electronic signal and sends it to the brain...
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NATO alliance to guard America
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
The last time a European contingent came to the defense of the United States, there was scarcely a United States to defend. Prussia's Baron von Steuben drilled troops at Valley Forge, Poland's Casimir Pulaski formed a cavalry legion, and various French noblemen pitched in to help the Americans win their Revolutionary War...
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Unforgettable still too fresh on minds of most
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
At a still-smoking ruin, before a still-ravaged military headquarters, in far-flung places still reeling from unthinkable acts, they stopped to mark a milestone Thursday: A month had passed since terrorists made their indelible mark. At the Pentagon service, there was a red rose on the seat of each relative of each victim -- the 125 people in the building and the 60 passengers and crew whose plane was taken over and crashed by four hijackers...
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Woman exposed to anthrax takes antibiotics, returns to her job
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- One of the three supermarket tabloid employees who were exposed to anthrax returned to work Thursday as investigators waited for test results that might help them find the source of the bacteria that killed one of her co-workers...
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Police can enforce immigration laws, says prosecutor
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Police stopping motorists on the state's highways may be asking for license, registration and green cards next year. Attorney General Charlie Condon is pushing legislation that would let South Carolina police officers enforce immigration laws but the proposal have left some Hispanic support groups worried about a witch hunt based on race...
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Anyone born after me obviously has the latest upgrades
(Column ~ 10/12/01)
Honest, I'm not against technology. But sometimes I think technology is hiding nearby waiting to ambush me. If you're tired of hearing about inept people -- like me -- who think working a VCR is rocket science, brain surgery and electrical engineering all rolled into one, then you might want to stop right here...
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Rush - We all love you!
(Column ~ 10/12/01)
$$$Start By Joseph Farah For the last month, I haven't written a column about anything other than the terrorist attack on America. And with good reason. Very little that has happened since then measures up in significance. Ordinary tragedies just don't seem that meaningful -- even when they are close to home -- compared with our loss on Sept. ...
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America still loves Lucy
(Entertainment ~ 10/12/01)
LOS ANGELES -- In 1950, when the networks were converting radio comedies to television, CBS decided to move "My Favorite Husband" starring Lucille Ball and Richard Denning to the new medium. Ball agreed with one proviso: she wanted her real husband, bandleader Desi Arnaz, as co-star...
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Palestinian militant kills himself while placing bomb
(International News ~ 10/12/01)
JERUSALEM -- A Palestinian militant from the Hamas group blew himself up while trying to plant a bomb along a road used frequently by Israelis in the West Bank, Israel said Thursday. Hamas said he died under "heroic" circumstances. Though casualties have been low on both sides of the Mideast conflict recently, Israel says the Palestinians have failed to arrest militants and meet commitments under a truce...
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British novelist wins Nobel Prize for literature
(International News ~ 10/12/01)
STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- V.S. Naipaul, a writer of aching humor and grim reality, won the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday for his "incorruptible scrutiny" of postcolonial society and his critical assessments of Muslim fundamentalism. Naipaul, 69, a British novelist and essayist born in Trinidad to parents of Indian descent, started with the West Indian island as his first subject. ...
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U.N., Kofi Annan win Nobel Peace Prize
(International News ~ 10/12/01)
Associated Press WriterOSLO, Norway (AP) -- The United Nations and Secretary-General Kofi Annan won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for their efforts to achieve a "more peaceful world." Annan, who has devoted almost his entire working life to the world body, was lauded for "bringing new life to the organization," that has often taken great risks in the promotion of human rights and conflict resolution since the end of World War II...
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Witness says former warden smelled of alcohol after crash
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
VIENNA, Ill. -- Former Shawnee Correctional Center Warden William Barham smelled like alcohol after a deadly car wreck last year that killed his colleague, a witness testified Thursday in the second day of Barham's reckless homicide and drunken driving trail...
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Couple discovers moths in candy
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Hershey bars aren't supposed to squirm. Michael and Lauri Acton say they found moth larvae in their mostly eaten Hershey bar with almonds. "They were alive and moving," Laurie Acton said. "I have no idea if I ate any of them. I think back now, I remember pushing things away from my mouth because it didn't feel right."...
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Illinois Gov. Ryan seeks 'summit' on quality teaching
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Gov. George Ryan on Thursday called for a top-level conference on how to improve the quality of teaching in Illinois. Ryan says he wants the meeting to be held next month and include business, labor, education and community leaders. He hopes it will produce an education agenda for the 2002 legislative session...
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Simon - Media need substance, not sensation
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Newspaper and broadcast editors need to put substance over sensationalism when covering events, former Illinois Sen. Paul Simon said during a lecture at Kansas State University. Simon, speaking Wednesday, said the media must be focused on the bottom line, but he admonished networks and editors for reducing coverage of international events to focus on trivial domestic events...
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Ex-lawmaker, chamber president named to road panel
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A former St. Louis area Senate leader and the president of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce are Gov. Bob Holden's next picks to serve on the state transportation commission, The Associated Press has learned. Former Senate President Pro Tem Bill McKenna and Springfield chamber president Jim Anderson are both longtime friends of Holden, and both share his goals for Missouri's transportation system...
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Daylight raid sends shoppers scattering
(International News ~ 10/12/01)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The first daylight raid on the Afghan capital in the 5-day-old U.S.-led air campaign sent shoppers scattering in panic Thursday, jumping on donkey carts and bicycles to flee heavy explosions. In the Taliban stronghold of Kandahar, a hit on a munitions dump set off a series of deafening blasts -- and an exodus of civilians toward the Pakistani border...
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Government tribute to executed IRA men stirs debates
(International News ~ 10/12/01)
DUBLIN, Ireland -- The government plans to honor 10 IRA men, hanged long ago by the British and buried inside a grim Dublin jail, are stirring memories of Ireland's brutal battle for independence -- and modern-day arguments about political opportunism and terrorism. Prime Minister Bertie Ahern has suffered a welter of criticism for his decision to oversee full state funerals this Sunday for the 10 men, whose bodies have been exhumed from Mountjoy Prison...
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South American area is examined for terrorism
(International News ~ 10/12/01)
CIUDAD DEL ESTE, Paraguay -- Mobsters, smugglers and drug traffickers have long operated freely in the alleyways of this gritty Paraguayan border town, known as South America's contraband capital. But since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, it's this "Triple Border" region's sizable Muslim community that is coming under the most scrutiny as authorities look for ties to international terrorism...
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Time for good people to join hands
(Column ~ 10/12/01)
$$$Start By Dr. Basit Chaudhari The cataclysmic events of recent times changed our peaceful and tranquil world in a span of a few dramatic and nightmarish moments. Suddenly the world became divided into two groups: one committed to destroy and create terrorism, and the other to reconstruct and create peace and tranquility. ...
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'Mid-Knight Madness' ready to descend on college hoops
(College Sports ~ 10/12/01)
As it has for the past 30 years, college basketball returns to the sports landscape with a late-night start. At 12:01 a.m. Saturday, teams can begin practicing, and quite a few will start at that exact minute, just as Lefty Driesell did at Maryland in October 1970...
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Teaching the Suzuki method
(Entertainment ~ 10/12/01)
In Japan at the close of World War II, a music teacher named Shin'ichi Suzuki began teaching large groups of young children how to play the violin through methods that were then unorthodox. Suzuki would say he felt it was his calling to help the children of the world overcome their fears and sadness caused by the war...
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Protesters clash with police in Karachi, Pakistan
(International News ~ 10/12/01)
Associated Press WriterKARACHI, Pakistan (AP) -- Thousands of Islamic militants clashed Friday with police, hurling stones, burning cars and setting an American fast food restaurant on fire in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi. Police fought them back with batons, tear gas and gunshots fired into the air...
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Sikeston robbery suspect sought in six others
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- One of two brothers who allegedly robbed the Super D Drug Store before wounding a police officer and setting a house on fire is wanted in connection with six other armed robberies across central Missouri. The other was just paroled from prison after serving seven years for armed robbery...
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Matt Blunt to donate Navy pay to charity
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
Associated Press President Bush and first lady Laura Bush waved American flags as they joined others at the close of a memorial service Thursday at the Pentagon in Washington, site of one of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. By Marc Powers ~ Southeast Missourian...
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State high school rodeo comes to Flickerwood
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The Missouri High School Rodeo will be held Saturday and Sunday at Flickerwood Arena. Approximately 240 entrants will compete in saddle bronc riding, barrel racing, pole bending, team roping, calf roping, bareback riding, break away roping, goat tying, steer wrestling and bull riding...
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First-year teachers get help from experienced instructors
(Local News ~ 10/12/01)
A decade ago, most first-year teachers walked into the classroom on the first day of school with a grade book, key to the supply closet and pack of freshly sharpened pencils. They stood before a class of 25 bright-eyed students poised and ready to teach...
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Jackson city attorney dies
(Local News ~ 10/12/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- David Beeson, who devoted his law career to representing both the city he grew up in and the city he called home all his adult life, died Wednesday afternoon after suffering a heart attack on a trail ride near Eminence, Mo. At the time of his death, the 54-year-old Beeson was the city attorney for both his hometown of Perryville, Mo., and for Jackson and represented the Jackson R-2 School District...
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College students called to duty get financial relief
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
Missouri's public colleges and universities will refund tuition and suspend loan payments for students called to active military duty as part of the nation's war against terrorism. The financial relief could go to as many as 35 Southeast Missouri State University students who are members of the National Guard or reserves...
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'BRAG' open at Gallery 100 through Oct. 26
(Entertainment ~ 10/12/01)
'BRAG' open at Gallery 100 through Oct. 26 "BRAG," an exhibition by the Bootheel Regional Artists Guild, continues at Gallery 100 through Oct. 26. The show includes regional scenes, still lifes, portraits and figures by regional artists Dessie D. ...
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Judges vow unbiased redistricting plan
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The judges who will decide the configuration of state legislative districts that will be used for the next 10 years vowed on Thursday to do so in an impartial and politically unbiased manner. The six-member panel consisting of members of the Missouri Court of Appeals met for the first of four public hearings to gather input on drawing new boundaries for Missouri's 34 Senate seats and 163 districts in the House of Representatives. ...
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Bush to freeze more assets in effort to cut off terrorist funds
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration widened its financial assault on terrorism Friday, naming an additional 39 individuals and organizations to have their assets frozen. The Treasury Department released a new list of entities suspected of conducting or financing terrorist activities. The latest move to choke off terrorists' funding is considered by President Bush to be a key part of the U.S. government's broader anti-terrorism campaign...
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Boeing to cut 12,000 jobs by Dec. 14
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
AP Business WriterSEATTLE (AP) -- Boeing Co. will cut roughly 12,000 employees from its commercial airplanes and shared services divisions by Dec. 14 in the first round of layoffs prompted by the terrorist attacks, the company said Friday...
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New anthrax case reported in NBC employee in New York
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An employee of NBC in New York has tested positive for anthrax, the network said Friday. The FBI and CDC are investigating. The anthrax is not the same respiratory anthrax that killed a Florida man, NBC News said in a statement. The employee tested positive for a cutaneous -- skin -- anthrax infection. The employee, a woman who was not identified, has received treatment and is responding well, the network said...
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Suspect found dead in jail cell
(Local News ~ 10/12/01)
A suspect arrested near Sikeston earlier this week after a robbery and chase that left a Sikeston police officer wounded was found dead in his cell Thursday afternoon at the Scott County Jail in Benton, Mo. An autopsy will be performed today to determine the cause of death of Earnest L. ...
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Senate passes anti-terrorism, aviation security measures
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush will impose tighter aviation security by executive order if Congress does not reconsider Senate legislation turning over airline and airport security to the federal government, the White House suggested on Friday...
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USS Cole memorial dedicated at destroyer's home port
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
Associated Press WriterNORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- A monument to the 17 people killed in the terrorist bombing of the USS Cole was dedicated Friday, the first anniversary of the attack. "Today, we honor 17 American heroes," Rear Adm. John Foley III, commander of the Atlantic Fleet's surface forces, said at the dedication ceremony that included a reading of the names of the victims...
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New anthrax case reported in NBC employee in New York
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
Associated Press WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- An NBC News employee in New York has tested positive for anthrax in tests done after the company received suspicious mail, the network said Friday. The anthrax was not the inhaled form of the disease, which killed a Florida man a week ago, NBC News said. The female employee instead has a cutaneous -- skin -- anthrax infection and is responding well to treatment, the network said...
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In sermons and marches, Middle East condemns U.S. attacks
(International News ~ 10/12/01)
Associated Press WriterTEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- More than 20,000 people streamed through Tehran Friday in the country's largest anti-Western demonstration since the United States began airstrikes on Afghanistan, and Muslim preachers across the Middle East called for an end to the bombing...
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Attacks prompt simultaneous Pledge of Allegiance at schools
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
AP National WriterCHICAGO (AP) -- With bombing continuing in Afghanistan and the United States on high alert, students across the nation took time from their afternoon studies Friday to simultaneously recite the Pledge of Allegiance. For some students, it was a chance to learn what the pledge means. Fourth-graders at Guiteras Elementary School in Bristol, R.I., spent the morning before the pledge discussing the meaning of "allegiance" and "indivisible."...
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Rumsfeld says air defense threat remains in Afghanistan
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- In the sixth day of air strikes in Afghanistan, the bombing by U.S.-led forces tapered off Friday because it was the Muslim day of prayer. A senior defense official said Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida organization probably possesses crude chemical weapons and possibly biological ones, yet lacks any easy way to use them...
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Bush says country 'still in danger' from terrorist attacks
(National News ~ 10/12/01)
AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Friday the nation "is still in danger" from future attacks by terrorists, but vowed that "they will not take this country down." The administration stepped up efforts to choke off funds that nurture Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida network...
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Respite seen in air campaign during Muslim holy day
(International News ~ 10/12/01)
and AMIR SHAH Associated Press WritersKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Airstrikes dropped off sharply Friday over Afghanistan, with U.S. allies signaling a slowing in the 6-day-old campaign of aerial bombardment during weekend Muslim holidays. The Taliban, meanwhile, made their biggest casualty claim to date, saying 200 civilians were killed in a village near the eastern city of Jalalabad on Wednesday. The claim could not be independently confirmed...
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Jury rules Portageville prisoner's death suicide
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
Standard Democrat NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Steven Eugene Reid apparently ended his life after a night of concern about family relationships, heavy drinking and another arrest for driving while intoxicated. After hearing 90 minutes of testimony about the events of Sept. 26 and 27, a coroner's jury ruled this week that Reid's death in the city jail at Portageville, Mo., was a suicide...
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Death of towboat operator ruled accidental
(State News ~ 10/12/01)
Standard Democrat PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- The death of a towboat operator was ruled accidental this week by the New Madrid County coroner. Coroner Tim Clayton said the body of John Singleton of Portageville was found by an employee between 9:30 and 10 p.m. Tuesday. The body was on the floor of the engine room of Singleton's towboat, which was used to move barges on Mississippi River for Bunge Corp...
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Myrtle Jenkins
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Funeral for Myrtle Louise Jenkins, formerly of Dexter, will be held at noon today at Rainey Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Clifford Wray will officiate. Burial will be in Bernie Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until time of service...
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William Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- William Benjamin "Bill" Seabaugh, 85, of Jackson died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at Monticello House. He was born Dec. 30, 1915, in Cape Girardeau, son of John Otto and Caroline Sally Green Seabaugh. He and Dorothy B. Davis were married Nov. 1, 1947. She died Nov. 13, 1996...
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Wayne Lorch
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- R. Wayne Lorch, 58, of Bartlett, Ill., died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.
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Norman Vandiver
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Norman Earl Vandiver, 75, of Jackson died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at his home. He was born Feb. 24, 1926, at Bonne Terre, Mo., son of Roy and Jesse Bryant Vandiver. He and Anna Reddick were married April 17, 1948. Vandiver owned and operated Vandiver Construction Co. in Cape Girardeau, retiring in 1978 due to failing health. He was a member of VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau...
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Edith Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Edith Rhodes Johnson, 84, of Anna died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. Funeral arrangements are incomplete the Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna.
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Geneva Sherrill
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Geneva Sherrill, 89, of Anna died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. Arrangements are incomplete at Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna.
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Janie Edwards
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Janie Lucille Edwards, 81, of Dexter died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. She was born May 10, 1920, in Murray, Ky., daughter of Atle and Illa Marine Charlton. She and Tribble Elsworth Edwards were married in 1937 in Piggott, Ark. She died in 1991...
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Carolyn Martin
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
Carolyn Fay Martin, 56, passed away Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at the home of a daughter in Cape Girardeau, following a lengthy battle with cancer. She was born Jan. 2, 1945, in Hickman, Ky., to James Walter and Gladys Ruth Nichols Chilton. Carolyn graduated from Charleston High School in 1964 and started her family in 1966. She devoted the next 14 years to raising her children and providing childcare in her home...
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Ray Bennett
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
Ray Grady Bennett, 87, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Wappapello and Scott City, Mo., died Sunday, Oct. 7, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Dec. 20, 1913, in Magnolia, Ark., son of Oscar and Mary Hill Bennett. He married the former Emma Kruse July 25, 1939, at Bazile Mills, Neb...
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Vernal Featherston
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Vernal Junior Featherston, 71, of Sikeston died Friday, Oct. 5, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 10, 1930, in Greenway, Ark., son of Vernal "Doug" and Nora Williams Featherston. He and Maida Lewis were married Dec. 31, 1949...
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Jerrold Powers
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Jerrold Emmett Powers, 84, of Poplar Bluff, Mo., died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at Three Rivers Health Care North Campus in Poplar Bluff. He was born June 2, 1917, in East Prairie, son of William Arthur and Myrtle Methany Powers...
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Hester Vinyard
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Hester Louise Vinyard, 91, of Jackson died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at the Monticello House in Jackson. She was born Nov. 16, 1909, in Jackson, the daughter of Henry C. and Mary Belle Baugh Koehler. She married George W. Vinyard on June 30, 1930. He died Oct. 5, 1991...
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Out of the past 10/12/01
(Out of the Past ~ 10/12/01)
10 years ago: Oct. 12, 1991 Southeast Missouri State University Golden Eagles Marching Band leads homecoming parade down Broadway in morning; floats, depicting Academy Award winning movies, marching bands and more are part of annual parade. During annual Copper Dome Society breakfast, held at Show Me Center, Cape Girardeau businessman Martin Hecht is named 1991 "Friend of the University" by Southeast Missouri State University Foundation; Hecht, chairman of board of Hecht's Store, served on university's Board of Regents from 1965 to 1977; he has been major benefactor of university.. ...
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Charles Wilson
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Charles Wilson, 75, of Villa Ridge died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Jones Funeral Homes.
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Geraldine Stadelbacher
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Geraldine Rose Lee Stadelbacher, 101, of Cobden, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at her home. She was born Feb. 14, 1900, in Cobden, the daughter of Willis and Gertrude Fischer Treece. She was married to Leo Andrew Stadelbacher on Oct. 2, 1919, in Cobden. He died Jan. 24, 1977...
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Edith Johnson
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Mrs. Edith Rhodes Johnson, 84, of Anna, died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. Funeral arrangements are incomplete with Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna.
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Joel McClendon
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Joel "Piano Joe" McClendon, 78, of Charleston, died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at his home following a brief illness. He was born Feb. 11, 1923. He married Maggie B. Johnson on May 11, 1978, and she preceded him in death. He lived in Missouri for more than 45 years and was a member of the Opportunity Church of God in Christ...
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David Beeson
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- David G. Beeson, 54, of Jackson died Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2001, at St. Francis Hospital in Mountain View, Mo. He was born Nov. 1, 1946, in Perryville, Mo., son of Don and Muriel Huber Beeson. He and Diana Beeson were married Aug. 31, 1968...
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Floyd Wright Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Floyd L. Wright Jr., 21, of Perryville died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at his home. He was born Aug. 2, 1980, at Rolla, Mo., son of Floyd L. and Janice Calahan Wright. Wright worked at J and N Truck Stop in Ozora, Mo. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Floyd and Karen Wright of Marble Hill, Mo.; his mother, Janice Oxford of Rocky Face, Ga.; two brothers, Jason and David Wright of Marble Hill; a sister, Rachael Wright of Marble Hill; and his fiancee Milissa Clark of Perryville.. ...
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Jay Chambliss
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Jay Junior Chambliss, 51, of New Madrid died Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 29, 1951, in Barstow, Calif., the son of J.R. and Leona Hunt Chambliss. He had worked for Mid-American Transportation Barge Line...
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John Rogers
(Obituary ~ 10/12/01)
John Edward Rogers, 87, of Nogales, Sonora, Mexico, died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, in Nogales. He was born Dec. 17, 1913, in Burdine, Ky., son of James Leonard and Mary Goddard Rogers. He and Violet Marie Curry were married in Cape Girardeau. She died July 29, 1987...
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Speak out 10/8/01
(Speak Out ~ 10/12/01)
God is no warmonger I'M CALLING in regard to the comment that God is with us. How in the world can someone say God is in favor of any kind of war and that he wants us to fight with other people? I know this may be hard to believe, but as wrong as the terrorists were, God created those people just as he created us, and I don't think he's going to get behind defeat of anybody. ...
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