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Blunt's decision to donate pay is admirable
(Editorial ~ 10/15/01)
P Missouri's secretary of state will contribute his military pay while he is on active duty, along with thousands of others, in the war on terrorism. Missouri Secretary of State Matt Blunt last week joined more than 30,000 American military men and women who have been called to serve their country in the war on terrorism...
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Election of lawmakers to test leader's policy
(International News ~ 10/15/01)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentines weary from years of recession and austerity were expected to deliver a blow to President Fernando De la Rua in Sunday's congressional vote. De la Rua is not a candidate, but the vote is his party's first major test since his 1999 election and is seen as a referendum on his attempts to drag the South American country out of recession and stave off a default on its $130 billion public debt...
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Israel says it's prepared to scale back security rules
(International News ~ 10/15/01)
JERUSALEM -- Firing from long range Sunday, Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian militant accused of orchestrating a suicide bombing that killed 22 people in June. Sunday's shooting raised Mideast tensions, but Israel said it was prepared to scale back some security restrictions imposed on Palestinians...
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Egypt's Mubarak says Israel ruled by dictatorship
(International News ~ 10/15/01)
CAIRO, Egypt -- Israel is a dictatorship and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon knows only war and slaughter, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak reportedly said Sunday. Mubarak spoke in a meeting with Arab editors and senior journalists. His comments were reported by a participant, Ibrahim Nafie, the editor of Al-Ahram newspaper and the chairman of Egypt's Press Syndicate...
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U.S. pilots in 'cleanup mode'
(International News ~ 10/15/01)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. jets pounded targets in Kabul and other cities Sunday as the U.S. air campaign to force the handover of Osama bin Laden entered a second week. The White House rebuffed yet another offer by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers to negotiate on the terror suspect's fate...
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Phone doctor prescribes cell phone etiquette
(State News ~ 10/15/01)
ST. LOUIS -- The self-described Telephone Doctor has a favorite cellular phone horror story: Nancy Friedman, who travels nationwide conducting seminars on customer service and telephone etiquette, was waiting in line in a Las Vegas bathroom when she heard a phone ring -- then a one-sided conversation -- from a closed stall...
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E. St. Louis has more police cars than cops
(State News ~ 10/15/01)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- The city's understaffed police department hired only two new officers this year, and department officials might have to lay off some officers because of shrinking city coffers. At the same time, two U.S. Department of Justice block grants totaling about $1.2 million have allowed the department to embark on a car-buying binge. ...
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KC super backs off hiring PR firm
(State News ~ 10/15/01)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kansas City schools Superintendent Bernard Taylor Jr. has backed off plans to spend $60,450 on a public relations firm, a hire some school board members had criticized. Taylor hired the firm on Oct. 3 to help him prepare for a key meeting with state education officials. He made the decision without first gaining approval form the Kansas City School Board, a necessary step for any non-emergency spending that exceeds $25,000...
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Closed doors darken Capitol tours
(State News ~ 10/15/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- They were touted as the largest outdoor-to-indoor stairs when they were built. And the bronze doors a little more than halfway up were hailed as the largest cast since the Roman era. The double 13-by-18-foot bronze doors at the Capitol are locked, blocking the 79-step staircase after step 45...
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Carnahan remembered as a uniter
(State News ~ 10/15/01)
ST. LOUIS -- It is a spot so remote, so removed from beaten paths that it took hours for rescue workers to reach it -- hours spent waiting and hoping that it was just a coincidence. There had been a plane crash 25 miles south of St. Louis. And the plane carrying the governor was missing...
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Memorials to Carnahan vary in size, style, vision
(State News ~ 10/15/01)
A quiet college reading room. An urban elementary school. A portrait in a rural courthouse. A garden in the shadow of the Statehouse. All of these places and things pay tribute to Mel Carnahan, Missouri's governor who died in a plane crash a year ago Tuesday...
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Mel Carnahan crash changed politics as well as lives
(State News ~ 10/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- In her first exchange with reporters after the election of her late husband, Jean Carnahan flared at the idea she lacked the experience or qualifications to assume his place in the U.S. Senate. "I think a lot of people spent their lives underestimating my husband," she said. "And I suggest that they not start doing that with me."...
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KC fan takes big fall, is OK
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/01)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A fan fell from the top deck of Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, but the Kansas City Chiefs said his injuries did not appear serious. The man told emergency workers he leaned forward to pick up something and blacked out, Chiefs security director Gene Barr said. He was taken to a hospital...
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Modeling manufactured homes
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
Shopping for a new home can mean lots of driving around town looking for the best location, size and lot, not to mention attending open houses. But some home buyers are finding their search to be a bit easier now that a giant home showroom has opened near Fruitland, Mo...
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Estes storms back to capture Invensys title
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/01)
LAS VEGAS -- For more than a month, Bob Estes has quietly been getting better and better. On Sunday, when it mattered the most, he was at his best. Estes came from five shots off the lead with a final-round 9-under 63 and took advantage of a critical mistake by Tom Lehman to win the Invensys at Las Vegas Classic...
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Papis wins Honda GP
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/01)
MONTEREY, Calif. -- A perfect fuel strategy by Team Rahal gave Max Papis a victory Sunday in the Honda Grand Prix as Gil de Ferran's third-place finish solidified his lead in the CART championship chase. Papis, earning his second victory of the season and third of his career, started 25th in the 26-car field and became the first winner on the 2.238-mile, 11-turn Laguna Seca Raceway road course to start farther back than sixth...
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Mariners able to take deep breath
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/01)
CLEVELAND -- Whew. Take a deep breath, Seattle. Just when it looked like the Mariners would tie the 1906 Chicago Cubs again, rookie Ichiro Suzuki got another big hit and baseball's best team this season got the biggest of its 118 wins. Suzuki's RBI single highlighted a three-run rally in the seventh inning as the Mariners forced a decisive Game 5 back in Seattle with a 6-2 win over the Cleveland Indians in the AL playoffs...
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Yankees also stay alive with easy win
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/01)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- This dynasty just won't be beaten. It won't even be worried. Playing with poise and pride in the face of postseason elimination, Bernie Williams and the New York Yankees escaped Oakland with their second victory in two days -- and forced a decisive Game 5 back in their ballpark...
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Willard kids around as dad on new WB comedy
(Entertainment ~ 10/15/01)
BURBANK, Calif. -- Fred Willard often exclaims "Gee." He likes peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches. He looks like everyone's favorite Little League baseball coach, the guy next door, your best friend's husband. But his sweet, endearing smile has an undertone of almost lunatic sadness. You don't know whether to hug him or jump away...
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3 in New York treated for anthrax; Reno tests negative
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
NEW YORK -- A police officer and two lab technicians involved in the NBC anthrax investigation have tested positive for the bacteria, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Sunday. Nevada officials said four people who may have come into contact with a contaminated letter at a Microsoft office in Reno, Nev., tested negative while results were due today for two others...
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Barry Bonds did the near-impossible in HRs
(Editorial ~ 10/15/01)
San Francisco Giants left fielder Barry Bonds accomplished what most thought was impossible for many years to come: He broke Mark McGwire's home-run record. Bonds hit 73 homers to outdo the St. Louis Cardinals slugger's 70 home runs hit just three years ago in 1998...
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Special event is living history for area students
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/15/01)
To the editor: On Oct. 24 on the Southeast Missouri State University campus there will be a special program bringing veterans, students, organizations and the Stars and Stripes Museum together for Generations in Valor, a tribute to veterans and the significant role they played in shaping our nation's history...
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Speak Out 10/15/01
(Speak Out ~ 10/15/01)
Responsible photo ANN PARKINSON'S puzzling letter to the editor condemned participants in a cheerleader burning effigy but then chastised the Southeast Missourian for offering a photo of the alleged offensive event. I think the Southeast Missourian would have been negligent in its duty to its readership had it not run a photo of an act she considered archaic and others believe to be anarchic...
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A behind-the-scenes look at a $350 million expansion
(Column ~ 10/15/01)
$$$Start "Fru-Con Construction Corp. didn't move heaven and earth to expand Procter & Gamble's disposable diaper plant near Cape Girardeau, but it came close." That's the way one Associated General Contractors (AGC) described Fru-Con's role in the $350 million expansion of P&G's facility north of here...
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People talk 10/15
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
Kidman cruises through divorce, moves forward LONDON -- Nicole Kidman has moved on since her divorce to fellow Hollywood star Tom Cruise, and she hopes others will follow suit. "Everyone keeps asking me all the time, 'How are you? How are you?' I mean divorce is divorce and it's a really tough thing to go through," Kidman said in a television interview aired Saturday on the British Broadcasting Corp. "You have to pick yourself up and move forward and that is what I am doing."...
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'Training Day' No. 1 film again
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
LOS ANGELES -- Movie-goers preferred violent crime to the comedic variety as "Training Day" remained the No. 1 weekend film, edging the bank-robbery comedy "Bandits," which had a weak debut. "Training Day," starring Denzel Washington as a corrupt narcotics detective, was the top film for the second straight weekend with $13.55 million...
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With implant, patient can move on his own
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Rod Bobblitt hasn't had the use of his legs for more than 17 years. A spinal cord injury suffered in a motorcycle accident at age 15 stripped him of any sensation or function below his chest. For months, he struggled to master tasks like showering and getting in and out of bed -- tasks made much more complex by his dependence on a wheelchair...
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New York rescue workers tell story on 'Third Watch'
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
LOS ANGELES -- When the producers of "Third Watch" decided to provide a forum for New York rescue workers to tell their stories of Sept. 11, they were worried about appearing exploitative. But John Wells, executive producer of the NBC drama based in New York, said it quickly became clear that firefighters, police officers and paramedics welcomed the chance...
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'Smart cards' get a second look
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
NEW YORK -- Smart cards, with their embedded computer chips, caught on more quickly among European and Asian credit card holders than Americans, who've seemed reluctant to stop swiping bank cards with low-tech magnetic stripes. But in a terror-shaken country where security is now a priority, computer chip cards are gaining favor for a new purpose: as secure ID cards to be checked at borders and airports -- and to keep tabs on immigrants...
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Judge to decide if attacks reason to delay SLA trial
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- With terrorism on Americans' minds, a judge must decide whether now is the time to start the trial of Sara Jane Olson, a former Symbionese Liberation Army radical charged with placing bombs under police cars 26 years ago...
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Unions reach contract deals with Minnesota
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Leaders from the two largest state employees unions agreed Sunday to accept contract deals reached with the state, ending a two-week walkout by 23,000 government workers. Nearly half the state's employees were idled by the strike, the largest by state workers in Minnesota's history. The unions represent workers ranging from tax collectors to parole officers to zoo staff...
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Face of jobless changing
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Chris Mirabello brought a book, a Pepsi, a bag of snacks and his humility to the unemployment office, not knowing what to expect. Mirabello, 30, was laid off in August from his $52,000-a-year job at a telecommunications company and his severance pay had just run out...
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'Porn czar' hears 1,500 complaints
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Paula Houston keeps lewd magazines and titillating ads safely tucked inside her desk drawer so she won't offend colleagues. The only indication that Utah's first porn czar spends her days immersed in the intricacies of pornography is a bumper sticker proclaiming "Porn Kills Love" and an academic handbook on "Prosecution of Obscenity Cases."...
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World digest 10/15
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
Colombia captures suspects in 24 deaths BOGOTA, Colombia -- Soldiers on Sunday captured eight paramilitary fighters suspected of killing at least 24 peasants in a village in southwestern Colombia, the army said. The suspected members of the outlaw militia, known as the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, or AUC, were caught in a raid in the province of Valle del Cauca, near where the Oct. 10 massacre of the peasants took place...
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Active women have a lower risk of breast cancer
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- Women who are active on the job or doing housework have a lower risk of breast cancer, research-ers say. The busiest women had 31 percent less risk than those who did the least, their study found. But although the women did have to stay active, they didn't have to work hard, said Christine M. Friedenreich, a research scientist at the Alberta Cancer Board in Calgary. "Moderate activity was related to the greatest risk reduction," she said...
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Terrorists' easy entry stirs calls for more visa controls
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
He seemed eager to learn English in America. So he signed up for a four-month language course in California. Nothing seemed strange about that. When Hani Hanjour didn't show up, the school wasn't alarmed. That happens with foreign students. A year later, he is thought to have piloted American Airlines Flight 77 that plowed into the Pentagon -- one of four terrorist hijackings Sept. 11 that left more than 5,000 people dead in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania...
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Nation & word digest 10/15/01
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
FBI in Tennessee hunt for Saudi pilot NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The FBI is searching anew for a Saudi pilot they first inquired about more than two weeks before the Sept. 11 attacks, and who purchased two small planes and left Tennessee shortly before the suicide hijackings, officials said...
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Chase for the championship heats up
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/01)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- When Damon Duval's 44-yard field goal split the uprights late Saturday night in Auburn, Ala., hundreds of football fans at a packed restaurant here stood and cheered the Tigers' 23-20 victory over Florida. Florida State might have lost to Miami a few hours earlier, but Seminoles fans everywhere were feeling a little better knowing the mighty Gators had fallen, too...
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Rams remain perfect -- but just barely
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Even a poor performance by Marshall Faulk couldn't stop the St. Louis Rams, still the NFL's only unbeaten team. Faulk, who didn't fumble all last season, coughed up the ball twice Sunday before leaving with a strained right knee that will sideline him for up to a month. An MRI showed a bone bruise, but no cartilage or ligament damage. Trainer Jim Anderson said Faulk would definitely be out this week against the New York Jets and re-evaluated after that...
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Britain honors Giuliana with knighthood
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Mayor Rudolph Giuliani received an honorary knighthood Monday from Queen Elizabeth II for his "outstanding help and support to the bereaved British families in New York." The queen also conferred honorary titles -- Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire -- on the city's police and fire commissioners...
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Clyde Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 10/15/01)
Clyde E. Hamilton, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001, at his home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Out of the past 10/15/01
(Out of the Past ~ 10/15/01)
10 years ago: Oct. 15, 1991 Board of Education yesterday approved $19.7 million budget for 1991-92 school year that contemplates district spending about $1.1 million more than it will receive; this year's budget reflects deficit spending of $770,000 in teachers fund and $350,000 in incidental fund; district has money in savings to make up the deficit...
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One of five election and campaign reform hearings to be in Cape
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
Hearings to discuss election and campaign reforms will be conducted at five sites across the state -- including Southeast Missouri State University -- over the next two months. State Sen. Anita Yeckel, R-St. Louis, called for the hearings. "I'm certain we will develop some legislation that will remedy some of the problems that have affected Missouri in recent elections," she said shortly after being named to head the Senate Interim Committee to Reform Elections and Campaign Finance...
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Two area reps get no freebies from lobbyists
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- For two state representatives from Southeast Missouri, there is no such thing as a free lunch. While their colleagues in the region's delegation to the General Assembly benefited from the largess of registered lobbyists, Republican state Reps. David Schwab of Jackson and Lanie Black of Charleston didn't receive so much as a dime's worth of free meals, entertainment and gifts...
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Off the beaten tracks
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Sitting in cushioned seats aboard a car of the St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway, Billy Bowman, Richard Welter, Bobbie Barnett and Deby Fitzpatrick looked a bit out of place. Or maybe a bit out of time. Dressed in blue cotton shirts and wool pants held snugly by suspenders, the men carried tin cups and satchels with guns and ammunition. ...
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Bush rebuffs Taliban offer as nonnegotiable
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. warplanes bombarding suspected terrorist targets in Afghanistan on Monday reinforced President Bush's declaration that "there's no negotiations" over Osama bin Laden. At home, health officials sought to reassure Americans shaken by recent anthrax cases...
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Pentagon adds leaflets to bombing campaign over Afghanistan
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- American warplanes launched daylight and nighttime attacks over Afghanistan Monday and the Pentagon said it began dropping leaflets to assure Afghans that the bombing is aimed at ridding their country of terrorists...
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Stocks fall Monday as Wall Street awaits third-quarter earnings
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- The arrival of earnings season brought uneasiness back to Wall Street Monday with stocks closing narrowly mixed as investors awaited reports from key companies including Intel and IBM. The session was a mild retreat from the more optimistic trading seen last week. ...
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India says it shelled Pakistan positions in disputed Kashmir
(International News ~ 10/15/01)
Associated Press WriterJAMMU, India (AP) -- A senior army official said Indian forces shelled Pakistani military posts across the cease-fire line Monday in Kashmir, destroying 11 posts in an attack that ended 10 months of calm along the disputed border. Pakistan said a woman was killed and 25 people injured in the assault...
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Letter containing anthrax opened in office of Sen. Daschle
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A letter opened in the office of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle "had anthrax in it," President Bush said Monday. Bush said the envelope was field-tested shortly after being received, and the staffers who have been exposed are being treated...
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Powell opens visit to Pakistan
(International News ~ 10/15/01)
Associated Press WriterISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- With the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan just over the horizon, Secretary of State Colin Powell is meeting with Pakistani officials on reopening military ties and to encourage a reduction in tensions with India over Kashmir...
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Fertilizer industry taking second look at purchase controls
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
AP Farm WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- More than six years after Timothy McVeigh used a truckload of fertilizer to destroy the Oklahoma City federal building, you still don't need a license or even personal identification to buy the material. McVeigh used two tons of ammonium nitrate, which is commonly applied to wheat and pasture crops, and mixed it with a motor fuel to make a cheap but powerful explosive. Recipes for such bombs have circulated widely for years...
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Holden names garden after former Gov. Mel Carnahan
(State News ~ 10/15/01)
Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Citing the nation's own need for healing, Sen. Jean Carnahan on Monday praised her late husband's commitment to public service one year after his death. Jean Carnahan was in the state capital as Gov. Bob Holden dedicated a plaque and renamed a garden in the shadow of the Governor's Mansion in honor of Mel Carnahan...
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Arafat meets British leaders
(International News ~ 10/15/01)
Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) -- Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat urged Israel to immediately resume negotiations for a peace deal, saying Monday that the crisis over terrorism should not delay a push to revive the peace process. Arafat made the comments after 90 minutes of talks with British Prime Minister Tony Blair...
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Court to hear appeal over restrictions on Jehovah's Witnesses
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide if an Ohio town violates the rights of Jehovah's Witnesses by requiring permission from the mayor to canvass neighborhoods. The Jehovah's Witnesses claim the 3-year-old ordinance in Stratton, Ohio, was designed to limit their ministry. Members of that faith routinely go door-to-door, giving out free literature and recruiting believers...
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Bethlehem Steel files for bankruptcy protection
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
AP Business WriterPHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Bethlehem Steel Corp., reeling from low-cost foreign imports and high labor and retiree-benefit costs, filed Monday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The board of Bethlehem Steel, the nation's third-largest steelmaker, approved the plan at a meeting Sunday and the company said it filed the petition Monday in New York...
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Air France sets Nov. 7 for resumption of Concorde service
(International News ~ 10/15/01)
PARIS (AP) -- Air France said Monday it would resume Concorde service on Nov. 7, some 15 months after the supersonic jet was grounded by a deadly crash. "On Nov. 7, the Air France Concorde will once again be back in the skies," the airline said in a statement...
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Ray Gramlisch
(Obituary ~ 10/15/01)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Ray A. Gramlisch, 77, of Zalma died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 3, 1924, at Chaffee, Mo., son of John and Annie Sadler Gramlisch. He and Lora Jones were married Feb. 9, 1946, at St. Louis...
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William Haws
(Obituary ~ 10/15/01)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- William D. "Bill" Haws, 64, of Villa Ridge died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001, at his home. He and Connie Kelly were married. He was a mechanical engineer, working in construction for the Corps of Engineers. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. He was a lifetime member of the Disable American Veterans...
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New NTSB documents reveal details of Carnahan crash
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- Federal investigators revealed new details Friday about the airplane crash that killed Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan, delving into his son Randy's skills as a pilot and the condition of an airplane part their family blames for the tragedy...
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Powell off to India, Pakistan
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell headed to Asia Sunday on a diplomatic mission intended to keep tensions between Pakistan and India from further complicating the U.S. anti-terror campaign in Afghanistan. Pakistan has been supporting Islamic militants who seek an end to Indian rule in the predominantly Muslim region of Kashmir. A terrorist attack last week in the Indian sector of Kashmir killed about 40 people...
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President rebuffs Taliban negotiation
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush sternly rejected a Taliban offer to discuss handing over Osama bin Laden to a third country as U.S. jets began a second week of bombing. "They must have not heard. There's no negotiations," the president said. The number of people exposed to anthrax grew to 12 with the addition of a police officer and two lab technicians in New York. ...
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U.S. faces fierce Afghan winter
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- The fierce Afghan winter and the fabled Afghan warriors who seem to thrive in its extremes are very much on the Pentagon's mind. If U.S. forces go to battle on the ground, Americans could experience the worst winter fighting they ever have faced -- "Vietnam with snow" is how one military analyst describes it...
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Colosseum built with loot soldiers took from Jerusalem
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- Construction of the great Roman stadium known as the Colosseum may have been paid for partly with booty that Roman soldiers took from the Temple in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. Roman legions destroyed the Temple, successor to a structure built by King Solomon in the 10th century B.C., in quelling a Jewish revolt in A.D. ...
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Molecule developed that can seek out, destroy cancer cells
(National News ~ 10/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- Scientists have developed a molecule that appears to make cancer its own worst enemy. In laboratory tests on mice, the molecule -- called icon -- killed tumors by destroying the blood vessels that feed them. It also caused the cancers to produce copies of icon, which spread through the body and attacked other cancers...
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Favre shines as Packers carve up Ravens 31-23
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/01)
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Brett Favre tore apart the Baltimore Ravens' vaunted defense for 337 yards and three touchdowns on 27-of-34 passing as the Green Bay Packers beat the defending Super Bowl champions 31-23 Sunday. Antonio Freeman, who caught just nine passes for 80 yards in the Packers' first four games, had nine receptions for 138 yards and a touchdown...
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Cards fall in heartbreaker
(Professional Sports ~ 10/15/01)
PHOENIX -- Tony Womack turned disaster into delirium, and sent Curt Schilling and the Arizona Diamondbacks to the NL championship series. Womack failed to get down a suicide-squeeze bunt, then singled home the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift the Diamondbacks over the St. Louis Cardinals 2-1 Sunday night in the deciding Game 5 of their division series...
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Marine Corps Ball scheduled
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
The Marine Corps League Birthday Ball and league-chartering ceremonies will be held Nov. 10 at Enchanted Gardens in Jackson, Mo. More than 50 Marines were inducted recently into the Corporal Mason O. Yarbrough Detachment of the U.S. Marine Corps League of Cape Girardeau...
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Nation digest 10/15
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
School bus swerved to miss second bus OMAHA, Neb. -- A school bus that crashed while returning from a high school band competition, killing three people and injuring more than 30, had veered off the road to avoid a swerving tour bus, students on board told police...
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Ruby Siemers
(Obituary ~ 10/15/01)
Ruby L. Siemers, 98, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. She was born July 20, 1903, in Cape Girardeau County, daughter of Horace Hitt and Lula Klaproth Hitt. She and Martin F. Siemers were married Feb. 15, 1939, in Cape Girardeau County. He died Feb. 11, 1968...
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DeMond defense a major weapon
(College Sports ~ 10/15/01)
Southeast Missouri State University junior forward Drew DeMond has improved his offensive skills significantly over the last few years. There is no question, however, where his passion lies. "I like playing defense. I was coached that way," said DeMond, who added with a smile, "I like offense too, but I really love defense."...
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Jackson, Sikeston to form haz-mat emergency team
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The Jackson Fire Department and the Sikeston Department of Public Safety will form a new team that will respond to hazardous materials incidents in the region, including the kind of biological-chemical terrorist assaults law enforcement agencies currently are so concerned about...
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U.S. launches strongest daylight attacks yet against Kabul
(International News ~ 10/15/01)
and AMIR SHAH Associated Press Writers KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- In the biggest daylight raids so far, U.S. jets pounded targets around Kabul on Monday and attacked a military headquarters and suspected terrorist training camp near the eastern city of Jalalabad...
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New business offers repairs for busy home owners
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
"Jack-of-all-trades" home repairmen, once a staple of almost every neighborhood, are rare these days. But not here, now that the "House Doctor" is on call. House Doctor is a new business available to handle a variety of chores around the house, ranging from a drippy faucet to shelving installation...
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Cape fire report 10/15/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/15/01)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Oct. 15 Firefighters responded to the following call Saturday:At 9:43 p.m., a car fire at 211 St. Francis Drive. Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:At 3:46 a.m., emergency medical service at 709 North St. At 8:24 a.m., emergency medical service at Bloomfield and Sheridan...
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Cape police report 10/15/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/15/01)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Oct. 15 DWINicholas Griffin of Essex, Mo., was arrested Saturday on a complaint for driving while intoxicated. Robert Scott of Farmington, Mo., was arrested Sunday on a complaint for driving while intoxicated. A subject was taken into custody on a complaint of driving while intoxicated, pending formal charges...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda
(Local News ~ 10/15/01)
Monday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Public hearings Consent ordinances An ordinance authorizing the acquisition of property for the Lakeshore Drive sewer project. An ordinance authorizing the mayor to execute a special warranty deed to St. Francis Hospital of Franciscan Sisters for unneeded right of way for the Silver Springs Road Project, north of William Street...
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Firm donates funds to Red Cross disaster fund
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
TG Missouri Corp. of Perryville 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...
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Midwest Forest Show moves to St. Charles
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
The Midwest Forest Industry Show, previously held in Cape Girardeau every other year, and which attracted from 5,000 to 7,000 visitors annually, has been moved to the St. Charles Family Arena. The show, sponsored by the Missouri Forest Products Association (MFPA), headquartered at Jefferson City, recently featured about 200 exhibitions of new machinery, supplies, services and equipment used in the forest industry...
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Workforce adds new testing center
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
Workforce Employment Solutions in Cape Girardeau, a full-service, regional employment firm with offices in Farmington, Perryville, St. Genevieve and Sikeston, recently held a day-long open house to introduce its new Wonderlic Testing Center. Wonderlic offers a personality profile evaluation and is located just inside the Workforce Employment Solutions building...
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BioKyowa named Cape industry of the year
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
Company receives second Commitment to Excellence Award By Jim Obert Business Today BioKyowa Inc., the first major Japanese-owned industry to open in Missouri, is the fourth two-time winner of the Commitment to Excellence Award from the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce...
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IBM to unveil new Netvistas, ThinkPads
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
CNET News.com IBM is making security and wireless communications key design elements in its PC fall fashions. On Oct. 9, Big Blue officially announced its newest lineup of Netvista desktop PCs and took the wraps off several new ThinkPad notebook models...
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Cape Electrical Supply expands to Mayfield
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
Business Today Cape Electrical Supply Co. of Cape Girardeau has purchased Pickens Supply Co. in Mayfield, Ky. The new location will become Southfork Electrical Supply of Mayfield. Cape Electrical already operates Southfork locations in Paducah and Murray, Ky., as part of its 15-store regional network...
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Nordenia USA wins multiple industry awards
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
Business Today Nordenia USA, a manufacturer of packaging, was recently recognized by two industry and professional organizations for excellence and innovation in product design. Nordenia received the Golden Mummy Award for excellence in packaging by the Films Division of Exxon Mobil Chemicals. ...
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Advance bank branch purchase finalized
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
The purchase of the Union Planters Bank branch in Advance by First Commercial Bank of Southeast Missouri in Chaffee has been finalized. Norman B. Harty, president and chairman of the board for First Commerce, said the Advance location offers the opportunity for First Commercial Bank to expand its presence in small towns in Southeast Missouri...
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Dow Automotive plant to close
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
POPLAR BLUFF -- Dow Automotive is closing its facility at Poplar Bluff at year's end, leaving 21 workers without jobs. The Poplar Bluff facility produced material for glass bonding for automotive windshields. Production at the plant has been halted since February after a fire and explosion shut down operations...
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Letter to the editor - Minimum wage hike would be hurtful
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
To the editor: Any effort to increase the minimum wage during the current uncertainty looming over our economy would be particularly damaging for small businesses and their employees. The ills of the minimum wage are quite numerous, and have been extensively documented by economists over the years. A minimum wage increase would hike costs for businesses, with small enterprises hit hardest...
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Ceramo enters into pottery agreement
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
Ceramo Company Inc. of Jackson will distribute a line of decorative clay pots to its customers in the United States. Brothers Potteries, Ltd. of Norwich, Ontario, Canada, will distribute Ceramo's line of standard red clay flowerpots in Canada. The two North American pottery manufacturers have announced a special agreement to distribute each other's products...
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Characteristics of two types of leaders
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
By Alan Foust The poor leader Impulsive: Impatient, unpredictable, and does not learn from their mistakes. May take ill-advised risks. Risk averse: Reluctant to take unconventional action, too deliberate or indecisive. May fear change. Imperceptive: Unable to read other people's moods and emotions. Does not know what motivates (and demotivates) people...
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Research park to aim for high-tech ventures
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Southern Illinois University's Board of Trustees recently accepted a low bid of $395,673 from S.M. Burkey Construction Co. of Murphysboro for infrastructure at the Southern Illinois Research Park, clearing the way for an official groundbreaking ceremony this fall...
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Growing sod a 'green' business for farmers
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
By B. Ray Owen Special to Business Today 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...
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10 ways to do direct mail -- better
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
By John R. Graham It's so easy to waste money on direct mail that many companies make it a daily practice. Conversely, direct mail can be one of the most efficient, cost-effective marketing vehicles available today. Even when e-commerce is exploding, every marketing plan should include a direct mail component in order to communicate a company's message. If you want proof of the power of direct mail, notice how Internet companies rely on direct mail to promote their Web sites...
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September Harley rally in Cape - $1.2 million economic impact
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
Business Today The Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau will make bids for the Missouri State Harley Owners Group rallies for 2003 and 2004. More than 3,000 bikers attend the 2001 rally held in Cape Girardeau on Sept. 7-9. The group will return to Hannibal for the 2002 rally...
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Lane reductions on I-55 near Diversion Channel
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
Business Today SIKESTON - Motorists on Interstate 55 near Route AB (Nash Road) in southern Cape Girardeau and northern Scott counties can expect some lane closures as of Oct. 8. Northbound and southbound lanes will intermittently be reduced to one lane while a contractor does dirt work and drainage pipe installation in the median, according to MoDOT resident engineer Bob Wilson...
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Hospital to expand dialysis center
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
Business Today SIKESTON -- 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, according to Charles Ancell, the medical center's chief executive officer. For dialysis patients who at the time had to sit through treatments lasting between eight and 10 hours each, three times a week, the local facility eliminated hours of travel time each week...
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AMT likely to hit more taxpayers
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
While most taxpayers will see lower tax bills under the new tax act, many will find part of their savings taken back by a tax they may not be familiar with -- the alternative minimum tax. But taxpayers who may find themselves vulnerable to AMT can minimize its bite with some careful planning...
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Do you have a business disaster plan?
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
The Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon make it clear that natural or man-made disasters present serious threats to our safety and security. If you own or manage a business or another kind organization it is vital for you to have plans in place to prevent or minimize damage to life and property. If your employees become casualties and your facility is substantially damaged by a natural disaster or terrorist attack your business could be permanently shut down...
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Planning for a disaster; it is best to be prepared
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
On Sept. 11, our country was dealt a severe tragedy. The loss of lives and injuries far outweigh the effect of any material losses. We continue to mourn for those who have lost loved ones in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. The terrorists handed us a blow to our infrastructure, the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. We will not forget, nor forgive for this act of violence...
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Terrorism and travel -- what do I do now?
(Column ~ 10/15/01)
I've pondered this article for a month -- America and the travel industry, both of which I dearly love, stand forever changed. I've spent 30 days listening to the voices of Americans filled with fear, uncertainty, and anxious about the future. I also realize emotions are currently highly sensitive, so writing a piece that neither upsets or offends is also a challenge...
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Business licenses
(Business ~ 10/15/01)
City of Cape Girardeau Dent Away; 1230 Cape Rock Drive Hittman's Tattoo; 47 Plaza Way Homeworks Inspections; 1815 N. Kingshighway House Doctors; 2711 Thomas Momma's Creations; 1613 Independence Old Cape Doll Shoppe; 127 N. Main Phoenix; 402 Good Hope...
Stories from Monday, October 15, 2001
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