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Indians finish with win
(Sports Column ~ 11/15/01)
It was great to get a win in our final game last Saturday night. It was particularly gratifying to see the seniors who contributed so much to our program enjoy going out with a win. Bobby Brune had a good night throwing the football and was able to move past his dad, Greg, into fifth place on the all-time passing list at Southeast. That is something he will remember all his life. I know he was happy that his whole family was on hand to see his final game...
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Hunt for bin Laden, Omar now focused on hide-outs, caves
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- The United States is pursuing Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, believed to be on the move in the shrinking but still difficult parts of Afghanistan that their forces control. Sharpening the focus on the war's primary targets, American special operations troops are questioning Taliban defectors and prisoners, dangling millions in reward money and hoping for a communications slip-up. ...
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Retreat prompts change in U.S. plans
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- The commander of the U.S. war in Afghanistan, seeking to capitalize on sudden success, is preparing a new military plan for tracking down the leaders of the al-Qaida terrorist network and their Taliban supporters. American ground troops, now present in small numbers, still figure to play a role. ...
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Cheney says killing bin Laden could trigger new terrorism
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- The death of Osama bin Laden could trigger new terrorist attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney said Wednesday. "The threat level is still pretty significant out there, especially if we come to the end of the road here for bin Laden in Afghanistan and we're successful in wrapping him up," Cheney said on CBS's "60 Minutes II."...
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Rams keep running full throttle
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/01)
ST. LOUIS -- His skills unquestioned as the NFL's reigning MVP, Marshall Faulk isn't running from taking second-year backup Trung Canidate under his wing. "I try to enlighten him," Faulk said. "I try to teach him patience and letting your line work with you. Speed isn't what the game is all about. It helps you once you make your reads, but you've got to use more than just your speed...
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Gilbert, Rush have their way as Tigers ground Air Force
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/01)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Clarence Gilbert scored 20 points and Kareem Rush had 19 as No. 8 Missouri beat Air Force 86-58 Wednesday night in the second round of the Guardians Classic. Gilbert, the lone senior on the team, shot 8-for-13 and added four steals. Rush, a preseason All-American, was 6-for-12 and made three 3-pointers...
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Martz cuts back Warner's snaps
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/01)
ST. LOUIS -- While not complaining of arm soreness, St. Louis Rams quarterback Kurt Warner will take fewer snaps in practice the rest of the season to spare the NFL's passing yardage leader any fatigue from excessive throwing, coach Mike Martz said Wednesday...
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Brady to start over Bledsoe vs. Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/01)
FOXBORO, Mass. -- Tom Brady will start again at quarterback for New England Sunday even though Drew Bledsoe's doctors say he is healthy and itching to play. Brady is 5-2 as a starter since taking over after Bledsoe was sidelined by a hit from New York Jets linebacker Mo Lewis on Sept. 23 that ruptured a blood vessel in Bledsoe's chest. The Patriots were 0-2 with Bledsoe starting...
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National League Cy Young vote should have been closer
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/01)
Some of us actually worried they'd split enough ballots to cancel each other out. What a waste of time that turned out to be. Randy Johnson mowed down Arizona Diamondbacks teammate Curt Schilling in voting for the National League Cy Young Award announced Tuesday. The Big Unit received 30 of 32 first-place votes...
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Immigration service to be restructured
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft announced a major restructuring of the Immigration and Naturalization Service on Wednesday and said it would help fight terrorism and speed up service. The plan seeks to separate the two often-conflicting INS missions of keeping out foreigners who violate U.S. law and helping legal immigrants and visitors, he said...
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Sen. Bond backs payroll tax holiday
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- Many GOP lawmakers are focused on President Bush's tax cut priorities in the current debates over how to stimulate the economy, but Republican Sen. Kit Bond is backing a different proposal. Bond wants a temporary payroll tax holiday in December for workers and businesses. ...
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Otahkians hoping for resurrection
(College Sports ~ 11/15/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's volleyball team posted its lowest-ever Ohio Valley Conference regular-season finish this year. But entering the OVC Tournament that begins Friday in Martin, Tenn., Otahkian coach Cindy Gannon is not ruling out the possibility of her squad coming alive at just the right time...
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SE QB to hit the hardwood
(College Sports ~ 11/15/01)
Fresh off becoming the fifth-leading passer in Southeast Missouri State University football history, Bobby Brune will lend a helping hand to the Indians' depleted men's basketball team. After practicing with the Indians for the first time Wednesday, Brune was added to the squad as a walk-on. He will be in uniform -- and stand a good chance of getting into the game -- when Southeast opens the 2001-2002 season Friday night at home against Birmingham Southern...
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Nuclear-waste shipment didn't hurt a thing
(Editorial ~ 11/15/01)
Gov. Bob Holden, who tried unsuccessfully to stop a shipment of nuclear waste through Missouri, was so upset after the shipment went through that he wrote a letter to the U.S. Energy Department accusing it of breaking an agreement and threatening the state's security...
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Cape police report 11/15/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/15/01)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Nov. 15 DWIHector Roman Cruz, 25, 415 Sheridan, was arrested Wednesday for driving while intoxicated. ArrestsAdrian Mckinsley Brown, 18, 5337 S. Hanover, was arrested Tuesday for failure to appear. Shelly Lynn Cagle, 45, 425 Koch, was arrested Tuesday for failure to appear...
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There still might be hope for Marquette
(Editorial ~ 11/15/01)
More than a year has passed since the city condemned the old Marquette Hotel, and it appears the owner is no closer today to doing anything with the building than she was a year ago. The 73-year-old structure has set idle in the heart of the Broadway business district for almost three decades and is in deteriorating condition. The city deems it unsafe...
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Winston cup standings
(Local News ~ 11/15/01)
NASCAR Driver Standings The 2001 NASCAR Winston Cup schedule (winners in parentheses) and driver point standings: Feb. 18 -- Daytona 500, Daytona Beach, Fla. (Michael Waltrip) Feb. 25 -- Dura Lube 400, Rockingham, N.C. (Steve Park)...
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8 aid workers freed
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- Eight foreign aid workers, including two Americans, held captive in Afghanistan for three months for preaching Christianity were airlifted to freedom Wednesday by U.S. military helicopters. The Taliban militia had agreed to release the aid workers but left them behind as they fled from northern alliance rebels, paving the way for their dramatic rescue, senior Bush administration officials said...
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Record increase in October sales
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- Consumers snapping up zero-interest car deals sent retail sales surging by a record amount in October, only a month after terrorist attacks had stopped the economy cold. Most analysts said the 7.1 percent jump did not shake their view that the economy had been pushed into recession by the Sept. 11 attacks, although some said the downturn is likely to be milder than first feared...
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Piniella and Bowa voted managers of the year
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/01)
NEW YORK -- Lou Piniella looked at Larry Bowa a year ago and saw a lot of himself in his third-base coach at Seattle. It turned out he was right -- both wound up with Manager of the Year awards Wednesday. Piniella won the American League honor for the second time for leading the Mariners to a record-setting season, and Bowa won the National League award for keeping the surprising Philadelphia Phillies in playoff contention until the final three days of the season...
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Jordan scores 31 in loss to Bucks
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- Michael Jordan scored 31 points and led the Washington Wizards back from a 20-point deficit, yet the Milwaukee Bucks held on for a 107-98 victory Wednesday night. Sam Cassell scored 20 of his 27 points in the first half, and Ray Allen scored 19 of his 22 points in the second half as the Bucks sent the Wizards to their fifth straight loss...
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OPEC offers conditions for making cut in oil output
(International News ~ 11/15/01)
VIENNA, Austria -- OPEC has agreed to reduce its daily production target for oil by 1.5 million barrels, or 6 percent, but only if non-OPEC producers share the burden by making a deep cut of their own, the cartel announced Wednesday. Delegates of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said they were asking oil producing countries outside the cartel to decrease output by 500,000 barrels, for a combined cut of 2 million barrels a day aimed at halting the recent slide in oil prices. ...
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Another jet's turbulence possible explanation for crash
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
NEW YORK -- Investigators raised the possibility Wednesday that turbulence from the wake of a 747 led to the crash of American Flight 587, saying the doomed plane took off less than the standard two minutes after the jumbo jet. "We do not know whether this contributed in any way to the actual accident, but we are looking at this very closely," said Marion Blakey, chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board...
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Coming meteor shower called century's best
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
Brew some coffee. Unpack the lawn chairs. Astronomers predict this year's Leonids meteor display, expected to appear before dawn Sunday, will be a dazzler worth missing a little sleep. "It's now or never," said Robert Naeye of the Astronomy Society of the Pacific. "Astronomers don't think we'll see another storm like this one until the year 2099. We will probably never see a better meteor shower in our lifetimes."...
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Bush, Putin tackle missile defense in private ranch talks
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin rattled around Bush's Texas ranch in a pickup truck and feasted on mesquite-smoked beef Wednesday -- and pressed toward an understanding on U.S. plans to develop a missile defense system...
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Longtime columnist turns writing into diary of his death
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
DENVER -- Rocky Mountain News columnist Gene Amole, who has always loved the hubbub of the newsroom, is working from home these days, because that is where he has gone to die. But his readers know that already. Amole has turned his column into a diary of his death...
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Letter carriers face new fears, uncertainty about anthrax
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
EWING, N.J. -- When he makes his daily stop at Ewing Family Dentistry, letter carrier Brenton Domitrovic no longer hands the mail to the receptionist. He is not to drop it on the counter next to Judy Al-Hilaly's desk, either. She is worried about anthrax...
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People talk 11/15/01
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
Douglas duo appearing in first movie together Kirk Douglas and his son, Michael, plan to appear in their first movie together, a comedy called "Smack in the Puss" that is to begin filming in February. Michael Douglas' 23-year-old son Cameron, also is expected to appear in the movie, Variety reported Tuesday...
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Alvie - Dog with the big heart
(Column ~ 11/15/01)
Nov. 15, 2001 Dear Pat, Mornings, our dogs Hank and Lucy climb the back stairs quickly and leap on our bed like pirates with plunder on their minds. Too many seconds later, the tiny beagle we found a few weeks ago sleepily peeks through the bedroom door. Alvie has neither the stature nor the energy for jumping onto beds. Slowly he climbs into the clean clothes in the laundry basket usually sitting in the hall...
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Palestinian police arrest top Islamic Jihad activist
(International News ~ 11/15/01)
JERUSALEM -- Palestinian police arrested a top Islamic Jihad activist in the West Bank town of Jenin on Wednesday, setting off a violent protest against Yasser Arafat's security force. The arrest came as Secretary of State Colin Powell scheduled a key Middle East policy speech for next week. An Israeli peace campaigner and a Palestinian spokeswoman said the United States no longer backs Israel's demand for seven days of complete calm before peace talks resume...
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Retreating Taliban losing cities across Afghanistan
(International News ~ 11/15/01)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The rout of the Taliban accelerated Wednesday with the Islamic militia losing control of Jalalabad in the east, once-loyal Pashtun tribesmen joining in the revolt in the south and many of their fighters fleeing into the mountains to evade U.S. airstrikes...
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Baseball antitrust legislation introduced
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/01)
By Ronald Blum ~ The Associated Press NEW YORK -- Legislation was introduced in Congress on Wednesday to allow lawsuits against baseball when teams fold or relocate, and lawyers for players and owners agreed the union's grievance to save two teams will be heard next month...
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Former MVP Caminiti arrested on drug charges
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/01)
HOUSTON -- Former NL MVP Ken Caminiti was arrested Wednesday on drug possession charges after authorities said he was found in a Houston hotel room with crack cocaine. Early Wednesday afternoon, officers from a drug task force stopped a 2001 Mercedes registered to Caminiti. The vehicle was being driven by another individual...
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Arnzen to retire
(College Sports ~ 11/15/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball media day Wednesday afternoon at the Show Me Center featured some added spice with something of a surprise announcement by Ed Arnzen. The Otahkians' highly successful veteran head coach said this will be his final season behind the bench as he is planning to retire, effective in June. Arnzen is entering his 19th season in charge of the Otahkians and he has been coaching for more than three decades overall...
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Gas rates lowered
(State News ~ 11/15/01)
The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- About 42,000 Utilicorp natural gas customers across Missouri will see lower rates this winter. The rate decreases for customers in three Utilicorp regions will take effect Monday. More than 29,000 customers will see average bills drop by $118.33; 10,500 customers will see a decline of $168.29...
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GOP urges Gov. Holden to free funds for state lab
(State News ~ 11/15/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some Republican senators are urging Gov. Bob Holden to release $25 million from the state's share of a national tobacco settlement to build a new health laboratory. Because of a tight budget, Holden has withheld millions of dollars in state appropriations, including the money budgeted for the laboratory...
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Superintendent says resources needed
(State News ~ 11/15/01)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Urban education won't improve unless the state provides more resources to inner city districts, the superintendent of the Kansas City school district told state senators Wednesday night. Bernard Taylor said urban schools won't get better without greater state commitment to early childhood education and increased standards for teachers, along with measures to attract more qualified principals...
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Attorneys - Collective bargaining suit should go forward
(State News ~ 11/15/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A judge should reject Gov. Bob Holden's request to throw out a lawsuit challenging his executive order on collective bargaining, some business groups and lawmakers said. In a petition to be filed Thursday in Cole County Circuit Court, the individuals and groups suing Holden say their lawsuit should be allowed to move forward...
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$1 million paid for rare Ming jar
(International News ~ 11/15/01)
The Associate Press LONDON -- A jar bought in an antique shop for $145 sold Wednesday for more than $1 million after experts identified it as a 500-year-old Ming dynasty rarity. Sotheby's auction house had estimated the jar's worth at $390,000, but it reached a sale price of $1.09 million after a seven-minute bidding battle. The jar, found on the back shelf of a shop selling European ceramics, dates from the 1465-87 reign of emperor Chenghua...
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Sports digest 11/15/01
(Other Sports ~ 11/15/01)
Lisa Millham signs with Central Missouri State Notre Dame senior guard Lisa Millham signed a letter of intent Wednesday -- the first day of the early signing period -- to play basketball at Central Missouri State University, an NCAA Division II school in Warrensburg, Mo...
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Drury responds to appeal
(State News ~ 11/15/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The city of Cape Girardeau and its supporters are arguing on emotion, not evidence, in claiming dire consequences should businessman Jim Drury ultimately prevail in the River Campus lawsuit, Drury's attorney says in legal documents submitted to the Missouri Supreme Court on Wednesday...
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Judge dismisses remaining charges in Olympic corruption case
(Professional Sports ~ 11/15/01)
Associated Press Writer SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Less than three months before the games begin, a judge dismissed all remaining charges Thursday in the 2-year-old bribery scandal that tainted Salt Lake City's Winter Olympics. U.S. District Judge David Sam tossed out 10 fraud counts and a conspiracy charge that federal prosecutors had filed against Salt Lake City bid leaders Tom Welch and Dave Johnson...
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Stocks mixed, following downgraded outlook for U.S. economy
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Confident of an economic turnaround in 2002, investors bid blue chips higher Thursday for the third straight session. But a scaled-down outlook for the U.S. economy limited the advance, and profit taking caused a dip in tech stocks...
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MoDOT plans to activate traffic signals at Dutchtown
(State News ~ 11/15/01)
Temporary traffic signals at the intersection of Highways 74 and 25 at Dutchtown, Mo., in Cape Girardeau County will be activated at 1 p.m. today. The signals will operate during the construction of the Diversion Channel Bridge reconstruction at the intersection of Interstate 55 and Route AB...
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Senior volunteers get honors
(State News ~ 11/15/01)
Eloise Moore is a fixture in the first-grade classroom at Chaffee, Mo. At 92, Moore goes to school every day where she puts in more than five hours working with the students. Moore is in her 27th year as a volunteer in the Retired Senior Volunteering Program of Cape Girardeau and Scott counties...
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Crack Alley - Battling drugs on South Fountain Street
(Local News ~ 11/15/01)
Situated between Lorimier and Middle streets, a nondescript gravel driveway connecting William and Good Hope streets is a virtual drive-through buffet for anyone seeking illegal drugs. Police and some locals call it Crack Alley. Technically it's South Fountain Street and it draws people from all over the city and from all social strata. It boasts one house, the garden of which was once often used as a "smoking lounge" or a "shooting gallery," depending on one's drug of choice...
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Red Cross redirects full Liberty Fund to Sept. 11 victims
(Local News ~ 11/15/01)
WASHINGTON -- The American Red Cross said Wednesday it will use all the money donated to the Liberty Fund for people affected by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, changing a plan to set aside some of the money for other needs. The Liberty Fund has collected $543 million. ...
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Two men arrested in vehicle break-ins
(Local News ~ 11/15/01)
Police are investigating the possibility that two Sikeston, Mo., men accused of breaking into cars at two Cape Girardeau dealerships were involved in more than 60 other vehicle vandalisms and break-ins over the past two months. Donnie Ray Matheny Jr., 20, and James Terry Simmons, 19, both of Sikeston, were arrested Monday and remained Wednesday at the Cape Girardeau County Jail in lieu of $5,000 cash-only bonds...
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Sheryl Crow to perform Dec. 14 in Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 11/15/01)
Grammy-winning singer and songwriter and Kennett, Mo., native Sheryl Crow will return to Cape Girardeau for a concert Dec. 14. The show, titled "Sheryl Crow Unplugged," will be at Academic Auditorium. It will benefit the School of Visual and Performing Arts at Southeast and the Kennett Area Higher Education Center...
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Grand jury subpoenas documents from Rep. Condit
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Rep. Gary Condit has received a grand jury subpoena for undisclosed documents related to the disappearance of federal intern Chandra Levy, his lawyer said Thursday. The disclosure is the first public indication in months that the investigation of Levy's May 1 disappearance remains active...
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White House, Hill leaders want talks on stimulus plan
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House joined congressional leaders Thursday in calling for bipartisan talks over their rival multibillion-dollar plans for reviving the stagnant economy. But there was a partisan clash over whether a final package should include new spending...
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Lab in al-Qaida compound points to chemical weapons bid
(International News ~ 11/15/01)
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An abandoned compound in the heart of Kabul used by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network appears to have been a makeshift laboratory, complete with foul-smelling liquids in dirty brown jars and scattered papers covered in chemical formulas...
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2 killed after trains crash, burn northwest of Detroit
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
SPRINGFELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Two people were killed and two others trapped in a fiery crash between two freight trains that resulted in a chemical leak, authorities said. The crash occurred at 6:15 a.m. in this community about 25 miles northwest of Detroit, said Sheriff's Sgt. Roy Coates. Authorities did not know what caused the crash...
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Some al-Qaida, Taliban leaders killed, but not bin Laden
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. airstrikes on two buildings in Afghanistan killed some senior leaders of the Taliban militia and al-Qaida terrorist network, the Pentagon spokeswoman said Thursday. "One of our primary objectives over the last few days has been to go after command and control -- Taliban and al-Qaida leadership," said Victoria Clarke, spokeswoman for Defense Secretary Donald H. ...
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U.S. warplanes zero in on pockets of Taliban resistance
(International News ~ 11/15/01)
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. warplanes zeroed in Thursday on one of the last pockets of Taliban resistance in northern Afghanistan, where Taliban fighters and followers of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network were apparently set to make a stand near the town of Kunduz...
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New claims for jobless benefits fall
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Americans filed fewer new claims for state unemployment insurance last week, but the number of laid-off workers drawing jobless benefits hit an 18-year high, reflecting the sour economy. The Labor Department reported Thursday that for the work week ending Nov. 11, new jobless claims fell by a seasonally adjusted 8,000 to 444,000...
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Bishops acknowledge U.S. right to use force in terror fight
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
AP Religion WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's Roman Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved a statement Thursday acknowledging the United States' right to use military force against international terrorism. They urged a new foreign policy that makes ending suffering a priority...
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Airport baggage screeners to become federal workers
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- House and Senate negotiators tentatively agreed Thursday to put all airport baggage screeners on the federal payroll, clearing the way for passage as early as this week of a major aviation security bill...
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Bush, Putin conclude three days of summit talks
(National News ~ 11/15/01)
Associated Press WriterCRAWFORD, Texas (AP) -- President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin ended three days of summitry Thursday with warm praise for each other, but with no sign of a deal sought by the United States to pave the way for a national missile defense system...
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Area livestock auctions 11/15/01
(Local News ~ 11/15/01)
Fruitland Livestock FRUITLAND, Mo. -- Fruitland Livestock Auction Tuesday. Receipts, 823; last wee, 751; last year, 1,030. Compared to last week feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, offering over 500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower...
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Planning panel OKs assisted living project
(Local News ~ 11/15/01)
The Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission has approved a plan to build an assisted and independent living complex near Route W and Deer Creek Road. The commission, with new members Scott Rhodes and Greg Williams, gave unanimous preliminary approval to the William O.L. Seabaugh Voluntary Trust Wednesday night to rezone the southwest corner of Cape LaCroix Road off Route W to be rezoned from single-family to multi-family district...
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Gene Hovis
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Gene L. Hovis, 62, of Zalma died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001, at the family home. Born Sept. 16, 1939, at Hiram, Mo., he was the son of Delmar Paul and Amy Jaco Hovis. On Aug. 14, 1999, he was married to Virginia Kirkpatrick. Hovis attended the Lutesville General Baptist Church...
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Vader Link
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Vader L. Link, 79, of Bloomfield, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001, at home. Born Juan. 5, 1922, near Bloomfield, he was the son of Franklin and Mary Magdeline Meinz Link. On July 28, 1951, he was married to Pansy Pauline Kleffer. Link was a teacher for many years in the Portageville, Mo., school system and raised cattle on the family farm...
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Pauline Stricker
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Pauline E. Stricker, 95, of Jackson, died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home. Arrangements are under the direction of McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Dr. William Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
Dr. William O.L. Seabaugh, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001, at his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1921, in Cape Girardeau, son of Dr. Oda Lavinia and Anna Mary Smith Seabaugh. He and Patricia Fisher were married Dec. 27, 1942, in Cape Girardeau...
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Speak Out A 11/15/01
(Speak Out ~ 11/15/01)
In-sync stop light NO THANKS to you people and your Speak Out, we now have the stop light at William Street and West End Boulevard in proper sync. When you travel William Street, shout "Hallelujah!" Ready for tea party EVERYONE WHO is sick of them raising taxes on property in Cape Girardeau please raise your hands. Is there some tea we can drop into the harbor?...
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Wanda Bess
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
Helen Dawanda "Wanda" Bess, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001. She was born Oct. 23, 1915, at Portageville, Mo., daughter of Clint K. and Lillian Ellen Hamilton Burgess. She and James William "Bill" Bess Jr. were married Oct. 11, 1936, in Blytheville, Ark. He died March 16, 2000...
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In these times, stop worrying and start praying
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/15/01)
To the editor: Since Sept. 11, most people have been in a heightened state of worry. Safety issues, economic woes and concerns for the future of their children have consumed the thoughts of many Americans. Besides increasing worry, I have also seen evidence of an increase in prayer during this time. ...
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Arnzen endorses assistant coach Eads
(College Sports ~ 11/15/01)
Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball coach Ed Arnzen, who announced his retirement effective at the end of the upcoming season during the Otahkians' media day Wednesday afternoon, knows who he would like to see take his spot on the bench...
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Georgia Bittle
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Funeral for Georgia Bittle of Alto Pass will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at Congregational Church. The Rev. Gilbert Gee will officiate. Friends may call at the church from 1 p.m. until time of service. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Alto Pass is in charge of arrangements...
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Robert Allen
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
A memorial service for Robert Howard Allen of Cape Girardeau will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home. The Rev. Jim Hogue will officiate. There is no visitation. Allen, 80, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Richard Caraker
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Richard Caraker, 69, of Anna died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, at Union County Hospital. He was born Dec. 9, 1931, in Anna, son of Phillip and Lona Russell Caraker. He and Gayle Lirely were married June 17, 1954. Caraker was a brakeman with Illinois Central Railroad from 1950-91. He was a member of Anna United Methodist Church...
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Out of the past 11/15/01
(Out of the Past ~ 11/15/01)
10 years ago: Nov. 15, 1991 With defeat of Proposition B and continued squeeze in state funding, Southeast Missouri State University officials say they will have to make some tough budget decisions in coming years; after budget cuts and withholding, Southeast is operating with $28.9 million in state funding for 1992 fiscal year, lowest it has been in several years...
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Correction 11/15
(Correction ~ 11/15/01)
Lutheran Family and Children's Services of Missouri provides counseling services on a sliding fee scale. Only a few clients do not pay for such services, and their fees are covered by donations. The agency will retain counseling services for both seniors and pregnant women after financial cuts are made. An article in Wednesday's edition had incorrect information on the number of clients who receive free services and on which programs will remain intact...
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Honor rolls 11/15/01
(Honor Roll ~ 11/15/01)
Franklin Elementary A Honor Roll 4th grade: RHEAGAN BUTLER, KARA SMOLLEN, ADELINE YATES. 5TH GRADE: Cat Goeke, Taylor Kirn, Jesse Lawrence, Nathan Nall, Sing-Sing Starrett...
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Lois Gaddis
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Lois Gaddis, 81, of Anna died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, at Union County Hospital. She was born Dec. 19, 1919, in Balcom, Ill., daughter of Lewis and Myrtle Jackson Nordmeyer. She and Eugene Gaddis were married April 10, 1937. He died March 18, 1975...
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Linus Bock
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Linus E. Bock, 89, of Advance died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 26, 1912, in Cape Girardeau County, son of Carl and Carrie Gluckhertz Bock. He and Geraldine White were married May 5, 1932. She died Jan. 18, 1986. He later married Violet Noble May 7, 1987...
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Elnora McIntyre
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
BELL CITY, Mo. -- Elnora Alice McIntyre, 84, formerly of Bell City, died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2001, at Sikeston Convalescent Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Feb. 21, 1917, in Brookfield, Ill., daughter of LaPierre and Elsie Pulver Eastabrook. She and Ferl McIntyre were married Oct. 12, 1935, in Piggott, Ark. He died Aug. 20, 1994...
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Esther Casey
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Funeral for Esther Amy Casey of Jackson will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Raymond Oxford will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery at Thebes, Ill. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. Friday...
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John Upchurch
(Obituary ~ 11/15/01)
Funeral for John M. Upchurch of Manchester, Mo., will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home. The Rev. E.D. Francis will officiate. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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OFM adds custom storage systems
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Focus is on residential uses By Jim Obert Business Today SIKESTON -- For the past several years Lee DeKriek, owner of Office Furniture Manufacturing, has been calling on businesses throughout Missouri and several neighboring states and helping with their office needs...
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Normal parking resumes at Cape airport
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Business Today A federal rule change that allows Cape Girardeau Regional Airport to resume use of its parking lot will save visitors some walking and taxpayers some money. The rule that required unauthorized vehicles to park at least 300 feet from airport terminals was lifted in late October for small airports like Cape Girardeau's, airport manager Bruce Loy said. Large airports still must comply, he said...
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Show Me Center will get storage space, patio plaza
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Business Today Director David Ross says the Show Me Center's storage areas have become like a crammed bedroom closet. That's why the center's board of managers has approved a $1.5 million plan that will create 5,600 square feet of storage space as well as a 3,000-square-foot outdoor patio plaza and 2,600 square feet of new office space for Southeast's men's and women's basketball coaches...
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BioKyowa to cut 45 jobs
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Business Today BioKyowa Inc. will cease production of farm-grade amino acid lysine and food-grade nucleic acids by March, resulting in the loss of 45 workers. Kyowa Hakko Kogyo, the Japan-based parent company of BioKyowa, which is located on Nash Road, is taking a $100 million loss chiefly due to two expansions in the past two years -- one to increase production of lysine and the other to begin production of food supplements for human consumption...
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Skilled care facility opens in Dexter
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Business Today DEXTER -- Cypress Point Health Care recently opened at 801 Bailiff Drive. Vintage Villa/Cypress Point administrator John Langley said Vintage Villa's parent company, Americare Systems Inc. of Sikeston, announced in November 1999 that a new facility would be built. Richard Montgomery of Sikeston is the owner...
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Tech business unveils new Web site
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Business Today SCOTT CITY -- Technology and Networking of Scott City recently unveiled its new and improved Web site. "The content of our site has been expanded to provide detailed information on the customer relations solutions we provide," said Jason Eftink, co-owner and chief executive officer. "We've added more product descriptions and demos as well as outlined the strategies we use to provide timely and successful implementations."...
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Federal Mogul moving to Mexico
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
400 to lose jobs Business Today MALDEN -- A major Southeast Missouri employer is shutting down soon. Federal Mogul of Malden, which employs about 400 workers, announced to employees Nov. 1 that the company is completing a study on closing the plant. Sources say an announcement of the closing is expected by Dec. 1...
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Riverboat company files for bankruptcy
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Business Today The American Queen, one of three paddlewheelers cruising the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, canceled its Nov. 16 scheduled stop in Cape Girardeau. American Classic Voyages, which operates the Queens and other cruise vessels, has filed a voluntary petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in Wilmington, Del...
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Saint Francis announces $48 million expansion
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Business Today Saint Francis Medical Center will soon begin a $48 million building expansion to accommodate the growth the medical center has seen in the past two years, said President and CEO Steven Bjelich. Bjelich revealed the plan Oct. 16 during the medical center's annual meeting...
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Access US establishes Internet service in region
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Local dial-up numbers in 50 communities Business Today St. LOUIS -- Access US, a St. Louis-based Internet solutions providers, has announced it will provide local Internet service to 50 communities in Southeast Missouri. Access US recently upgraded to an all-digital, V-POP network that allows the Internet service provider to offer extensive coverage to communities in the region...
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Emerson Electric streamlines operation
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Jobs to be cut elsewhere By Jim Obert Business Today KENNETT -- Nearly 40 state and local dignitaries were recently entertained at an Appreciation Day at Emerson Electric Motors. The event was to show gratitude for their support in fostering the plant's ability to implement the Lean Manufacturing concept...
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Three businesses open in Scott City
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Business Today SCOTT CITY -- Three new businesses have opened in Scott City Plaza -- Scott City Medical Clinic, Soups and Sweet's and Dewitt Insurance. The three businesses account for 6,600 square feet, said Tom Kelsey, a commercial real estate broker who handled much of the leasing...
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Yoga Life Center presents different world
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
By Joy Blackburn Special to Business Today POPLAR BLUFF -- When you walk through the door at the Yoga Life Center, you step into a different world. Soothing aromas drift through the air. The colors are calming and the lighting soft. Candles flicker gently. New age music plays faintly in the background. And slowly, the hustle and bustle of everyday life begins to fade away...
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Peabody to build power plant, coal mine in Southern Illinois
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Peabody Energy Corp. will build a $2 billion combination coal mine and power plant in Washington County, which will create about 1,500 construction jobs and up to 500 permanent jobs in an area hit hard by the decline of the state's coal industry. The 1,500-megawatt "mine-mouth" plant will burn 6 million tons of Illinois coal annually, said Sen. Dave Luechtefeld, R-Okawville, on Oct. 16. Construction could begin within one year...
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Cape's Dana plant, 4 others studied for 2002 closings
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Business Today Dana Corp.'s Spicer Axle Division plant in Cape Girardeau, a two-time winner of the Chamber of Commerce Industry of the Year award, is among five plants being gauged by the company for closures. The Toledo-based company announced Oct. 17 it will cut 11,000 jobs, or about 15 percent of its work force, through plant closings and consolidations. The announcement followed the company's third-quarter report that reflected a declining market for its auto parts manufacturing division...
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Drury Inns now at 101 locations
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
The new Drury Inn & Suites hotel located at Interstate 40 and Donelson Pike in Nashville, Tenn., has opened. The hotel is owned and developed by Drury Development Corp., and operated by Drury Inns Inc. The new 155-room hotel features an indoor/outdoor pool and whirlpool, exercise room and guest laundry facilities...
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State wine Web site offers info
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Two new local wines debut Business Today The Missouri Department of Agriculture has unveiled a new Missouri wine Web site -- www.missouriwine.org -- that highlights the state's 36 wineries. Winemakers have been perfecting the art of growing grapes and making quality wine in Missouri for more than a century, and the new Web site will project that image to a wider audience, said Jim Anderson, coordinator of the department's Grape and Wine Program.. ...
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Strip malls popping up all over
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Business Today Get out your wallets, because there are more than 45,000 shopping centers in the United States -- and 95 percent are strip malls. In this area, the newest strip malls are on North Sprigg Street in Cape Girardeau, and in front of the Wal-Mart Supercenter, along Highway 61 in Jackson...
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United Way donations rolling in
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
Business Today With the 48th annual Area Wide United Way campaign underway, more than $250,000 of the $875,000 goal has been committed in pledges, which represents more than 30 percent of the goal. Many employee groups are in the midst of planning or running their campaign drive, and those that have completed their campaign are showing increases in overall and per capita giving, said Nancy Jernigan, executive director of the Area Wide United Way...
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Ambulatory Infusion Center moves
(Business ~ 11/15/01)
POPLAR BLUFF -- The Three Rivers Healthcare Ambulatory Infusion Center has moved to the Same Day Surgery Department at the south hospital at 621 West Pine St. The center provides outpatient infusion and injection services seven days a week to patients who need nurse-administered medication but are not ill enough for hospitalization or to qualify for home health services...
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