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Red Cross deserves strong support
(Editorial ~ 11/21/01)
Southeast Missouri residents are to be applauded for their unwavering support of the American Red Cross after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11. The donations have been nothing short of amazing. In some area parking lots, nearly every third car bears one or more patriotic, magnetic bumper sticker. ...
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Ichiro voted AL's MVP
(Professional Sports ~ 11/21/01)
NEW YORK -- Ichiro Suzuki won his fourth Most Valuable Player Award, just like Barry Bonds. Only the first three came in Japan. "There's no way I can compare the MVPs in the two countries," Suzuki said Tuesday after he became only the second rookie MVP in the major leagues. "No matter how many times I won MVP in Japan, that does not mean I could play with total confidence."...
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Goosen leads Grand Slam, Woods one stroke behind
(Professional Sports ~ 11/21/01)
POIPU BEACH, Hawaii -- Masters champion Tiger Woods didn't shoot his best golf Tuesday, but still managed to play himself into contention for his fourth consecutive PGA Grand Slam of Golf title. U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen shot a 6-under-par 66 to take a one-stroke lead over Woods in the 36-hole tournament that features the winners of all four major championships...
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Twins seek Supreme Court hearing by Dec. 7
(Professional Sports ~ 11/21/01)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Lawyers for major league baseball and the Minnesota Twins asked the state Supreme Court on Tuesday to reverse a judge's order that forces the team to play next season. The appeal claims the injunction keeps owners "from controlling the destiny of the sport."...
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Defensive lineman's stroke stuns Georgia
(Professional Sports ~ 11/21/01)
ATHENS, Ga. -- When David Jacobs walked off the practice field after knocking helmets with his teammates for two hours, no one realized anything was wrong. Then his head began to ache. He felt dizzy. His right side became weak. This robust, 22-year-old football player was in the throes of a stroke, leaving No. 19 Georgia in a state of shock as it prepared for its biggest game of the year against Georgia Tech...
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Unemployment rises in state after attacks
(State News ~ 11/21/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's unemployment rate rose last month in part because of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Department of Economic Development said Tuesday. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate went from 4.2 percent in September to 4.5 percent in October, the first full month that figures were available since the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon...
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Salem man in two-day standoff with feds pleads guilty
(State News ~ 11/21/01)
ST. LOUIS -- A south-central Missouri man pleaded guilty Tuesday to drug and weapons charges that followed a two-day standoff with federal agents in September. James Schwartz, 43, of rural Salem, entered the guilty plea in federal court to charges of methamphetamine possession with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He will be sentenced in February and could face up to life in prison...
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Missouri hog producer to pay $350,000 in EPA settlement
(State News ~ 11/21/01)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Premium Standard Farms, the nation's second-largest hog producer, will pay a $350,000 civil penalty and spend millions on cleaner wastewater treatment at its Missouri farms under a settlement announced Tuesday. The agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Citizens Legal Environmental Action Network, or CLEAN, settles all environmental claims brought by those groups against Premium Standard, including claims that it violated the Clean Water Act for allegedly discharging pollutants into rivers and streams.. ...
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Blunt discusses running office while serving in Navy
(State News ~ 11/21/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- For several hours each day, Matt Blunt is an intelligence officer in the Navy. During his free time, he's trying to run the secretary of state's office from an undisclosed location in the United Kingdom. Blunt can't say where he's stationed, except to say he is not on a ship. ...
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Rams' Little to miss six weeks with knee injury
(Professional Sports ~ 11/21/01)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams defensive end Leonard Little will miss six weeks after tearing a knee ligament, the team said. Little was one of several players injured in a 24-17 win at New England Sunday night. Rookie defensive tackle Damione Lewis is expected to miss 6-8 weeks with a broken foot...
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President decides to close White House to holiday tours
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Tuesday he regretted that the White House is shutting the door to the public during the holiday season, halting a tradition that has delighted generations of Americans. The threat of new terrorist attacks required it, he said...
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Cell phones offer emergency contact
(Editorial ~ 11/21/01)
When terrorists attacked Sept. 11, school officials in Fairfax, Va., made an unusual discovery. The cell phones administrators had banned weeks before quickly reappeared, and students rushed to get in touch with their parents. The Pentagon is only 14 miles away, and no doubt many of their parents earn a living there and in the immediate area...
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Cape police report 11/21/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/21/01)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Nov. 21 ArrestsVessie Marie Tucker-Grinson, 25, of 1406 Maryann was arrested Tuesday for assault. Stephen Lamar Hempstead, 21, of 906 Ranney was arrested Tuesday for robbery. Eric Scott Brown, 30, of 2500 Windy Hill was arrested Tuesday on a warrant...
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Burning Bush bids autumn adieu later than most trees
(Community ~ 11/21/01)
POUND RIDGE, N.Y. -- Autumn makes a blazing last stand with a shrub so striking it's called "Burning Bush." After its leaves fall, you know that winter can't be far behind. Year after year, I wait impatiently for my euonymus bushes to put on this show. But they take their time. When most other trees are already bare the euonymus is hardly tinged with red...
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Cape fire report 11/21/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/21/01)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Nov. 21 Firefighters responded to the following call Monday:At 7:15 p.m., an emergency medical service at 624 Boxwood. Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:At 4:20 a.m., an emergency medical service at 767 Cedar Lane...
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Unemployment rates by county
(Local News ~ 11/21/01)
Oct. 2000 Oct. 2001Cape Girardeau - 2.7 3.2 Perry - 2.2 2.9 Bollinger- 4.6 8.0 Scott- 4.1 4.6 New Madrid- 4.4 5.3 Source: Missouri Department of Economic Development...
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Leahy letter had billions of anthrax spores
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
WASHINGTON -- A letter to Sen. Patrick Leahy was laced with billions of anthrax spores, authorities said Tuesday, and a suspected case of the most deadly form of the disease mysteriously appeared in Connecticut. An unidentified woman who lives in the farm country of southwestern Connecticut tested positive for inhalation anthrax, the first suspected case in several weeks...
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Cape Girardeau permit status
(Local News ~ 11/21/01)
Following is the October permit status of new buildings, expansions and remodeling projects and the status of those projects in Cape Girardeau: New buildings Best Buy, 3025 William St., new building, 10/26/01; new plans submitted, 10/31/01...
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Marines might see action in Afghanistan
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
WASHINGTON -- Marines now aboard assault ships in the Arabian Sea are likely to be sent into Afghanistan, possibly this week, to join Army special operations troops already there, a senior U.S. official said Tuesday. The official stressed that no final decision has been made and that it was uncertain how many Marines might be sent in and what missions they would perform. ...
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Making nicer lawyers
(State News ~ 11/21/01)
CHICAGO -- Everyone knows the stereotype of a lawyer: ruthless, rude and greedy. The Illinois Supreme Court believes there's more than a bit of truth in that description and is determined to do something about it. In the latest effort to make America's attorneys behave, the Supreme Court on Tuesday appointed a special committee on lawyer civility...
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Security panel ponders safety on a budget
(State News ~ 11/21/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Struggling with a tight state budget and the need for a coordinated anti-terrorist strategy, Missouri's top state officials met Tuesday to begin talks on how best to protect the state from an attack. Meeting in the State Emergency Management Agency's underground bunker, state security adviser Tim Daniel said that government, law enforcement and the military must be prepared for the unthinkable...
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Graduate assistants planning strike
(State News ~ 11/21/01)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Graduate assistants at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign plan to go on strike for two days in their effort to seek rights to form a union for about 5,200 graduate student employees. The work stoppage on Nov. 28 and 29 is the latest move in the students' fight to gain recognition and collective bargaining rights from the school. The stoppage would mostly affect freshman and sophomores...
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Doctor - Prognosis guarded for artificial heart patient
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- The prognosis for the first recipient of a self-contained artificial heart is guarded, his doctor said Tuesday, nine days after the man suffered a debilitating stroke. Bleeding and swelling were detected in Robert Tools' brain during a follow-up CT scan Monday. The 59-year-old patient suffered the stroke Nov. 11, prompting doctors to put him back on a ventilator a week ago...
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Nation digest 11/21/01
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
Judge blocks feds on assisted-suicide law PORTLAND, Ore. -- A federal judge extended a court order Tuesday that blocks an attempt by Attorney General John Ashcroft to dismantle Oregon's one-of-a-kind law allowing physician-assisted suicides. U.S. District Judge Robert Jones extended his Nov. 8 temporary restraining order and gave the state and the Justice Department up to five months to prepare their arguments...
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Boy lobbyist prevails in ending ban on ice cream trucks
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- The bells of ice cream trucks will jingle-jangle again for the first time in nearly 50 years in this Detroit suburb, thanks to a persistent 9-year-old. The Board of Trustees' unanimous vote Monday to repeal the township's ban on "frozen confection vendors" was the payoff for five months of work by fourth-grader Josh Lipshaw...
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Economic indicators rise; economists wary
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
NEW YORK -- A key forecasting gauge of U.S. economic activity rose 0.3 percent last month, but analysts said Tuesday it was not enough to suggest the economy is ready to recover. The Conference Board said its Index of Leading Economic Indicators rose to 109.4 last month after tumbling 0.5 percent in September and dipping 0.1 percent in August...
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Surprise dinners and redecorating make great television
(Column ~ 11/21/01)
The two best shows on cable television are "Trading Spaces" on TLC and "Door Knock Dinners" on the Food Network. You may disagree, but you'd be wrong. They're both wonderful because they rely on the element of surprise and the potential for seriously upsetting people...
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Indians welcome time for practice
(Sports Column ~ 11/21/01)
$$$Start ggarner I hope everyone is ready for a big Thanksgiving. On behalf of our coaching staff and players, we want to wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving holiday. We all have a lot to be thankful for and I am thankful that we will be able to get in some extra practices while school is not in session...
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Seven-year rule no longer applies
(Column ~ 11/21/01)
$$$Start jkoch By John Koch, DVM Question: I have a cat that in December will be 20 years old. She is part Siamese and part tabby. I am amazed at what great shape she is in considering that she is the same as a person 140 years old. She still likes to spend some time outside and even caught a mouse the other day. I have one of her kittens, and she is 18 years old. I am wondering what is the record age for a cat?...
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Fall fertilizing - Fall lawn care is essential
(Column ~ 11/21/01)
an you believe the mild fall weather recently? On Sunday Kelsi and Coby were helping Marilyn and I put up Christmas lights. They were both in short sleeves. Most gardeners I know are still taking advantage of the unseasonably warmer temperatures to do the things that they love to do -- care for their landscape and gardens. ...
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Microsoft offers to help schools as part of settlement
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
SEATTLE -- Microsoft said Tuesday that it will give thousands of the nation's poorest schools more than $1 billion in cash and services to settle dozens of private class-action antitrust lawsuits. The proposed settlement would pay for teacher training, technical support, refurbished computers and copies of Microsoft's most popular software, such as Windows and Office. The company said the material would be disbursed over five years at more than 12,500 schools serving 7 million children...
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Scones make simple home-baked snack
(Community ~ 11/21/01)
If you have half an hour or so to spare, consider a brief stint in the kitchen, mixing up a few ingredients you probably have at hand and turning out a batch of toothsome currant scones. The following recipe makes an updated variant of scones, the traditional Scottish quick bread...
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Little-known Republican aims for secretary of state
(State News ~ 11/21/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The head of the Winnebago County Board announced Tuesday that she will seek the Republican nomination for secretary of state and promised a top-to-bottom review of the office's duties. Kris Cohn acknowledged she is little known outside the Rockford area and has just started raising the millions of dollars she will need for a campaign...
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Fighters flee Taliban for other side
(International News ~ 11/21/01)
Amy Essner took time from her lunch break Tuesday to fill the tank of her car after gas prices fell to below 90 cents a gallon. By Ellen Knickmeyer ~ The Associated Press TALOQAN, Afghanistan -- Machine-gun fire zeroing in behind them, Mohammed Azim and his desperate comrades sped through Taliban front lines in a jeep with its lights off, crashing down mountain roads, rushing past a mined no-man's-land in the dark of night...
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Shedding their burqas - Post-Taliban changes will take time
(International News ~ 11/21/01)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Scores of women shed their burqas and marched through the streets of Kabul to demand new rights Tuesday. Then, dutiful Afghan wives, they covered up again and hurried home. "Change will take a little time," allowed Soriya Parlika, the protest organizer who headed Afghanistan's Red Crescent Society before the Taliban forced women to leave their jobs, "but this a start."...
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Northern alliance accepts U.N. talks
(International News ~ 11/21/01)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Leaders of the northern alliance, which controls the Afghan capital and more than half the country, accepted a U.N. invitation to attend power-sharing talks in Germany with other factions, likely to be held on Monday. The alliance's formal acceptance of a U.N. invitation to the talks was announced Tuesday by the alliance's acting foreign minister, Abdullah, at a joint news conference in Kabul with a U.N. envoy present...
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World digest 11/21/01
(International News ~ 11/21/01)
Colombian militia frees six kidnapped mayors BOGOTA, Colombia -- Six small-town mayors kidnapped by right-wing paramilitaries to protest their dealings with Colombian guerrillas were released unharmed Tuesday, the Red Cross said. The mayors, abducted Sunday in the mountains of northern Antioquia state, were being taken to the state capital, Medellin, Red Cross spokesman Carlos Rios said...
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Barak - Uprising was planned
(International News ~ 11/21/01)
JERUSALEM -- Former Prime Minister Ehud Barak testified Tuesday that the Palestinian uprising against Israel was premeditated, although Yasser Arafat's blaming of the violence on Ariel Sharon's visit to a disputed holy site was "not a bad pretext."...
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China detains Westerners protesting for banned sect
(International News ~ 11/21/01)
BEIJING -- Protesting to draw attention to China's brutal crackdown on the Falun Gong spiritual movement, two dozen Westerners chanted slogans and unfurled a banner Tuesday on Tiananmen Square -- the first Falun Gong demonstration to involve Westerners exclusively...
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ABC getting heat for risque fashion show
(Entertainment ~ 11/21/01)
NEW YORK -- ABC says critics of its racy Victoria's Secret fashion special should see what hit the cutting-room floor. The network, which is taking heat for devoting a prime-time hour to supermodels strutting in underwear, said it deleted camera shots that showed more skin...
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Blessed with recipes for Thanksgiving
(Column ~ 11/21/01)
$$$Start smcclanahan A season of Thanksgiving and truly a time of thanks for all we have been blessed with. At the Senior Center we fixed a bulletin board where our customers could add their thanks list to the board. In reading those this week, it seems that family, friends, health and our freedom in this wonderful country were the most popular items listed...
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River Campus appeal will be argued Jan. 8
(State News ~ 11/21/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In its first case of 2002, the Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments Jan. 8 in a lawsuit that threatens the fate of Southeast Missouri State University's proposed River Campus in Cape Girardeau. The court agreed in September to take the case but didn't announce a date for arguments until Tuesday...
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Holiday travelers express confidence, although some anxious
(State News ~ 11/21/01)
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) -- Travelers headed for airports, train stations and highways Wednesday, many expressing confidence while others admitted some anxiety as they began the first major holiday travel period since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks...
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Stocks fall Wednesday, investors take profits for second day
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Doubtful that the stock market's latest surge can be sustained indefinitely, investors secured profits for the second straight day Wednesday, leaving prices moderately lower. "It is a bit of recognition that the market may have moved too, too fast," said Alan Ackerman, executive vice president of Fahnestock & Co...
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Traffic light change to save thousands of dollars
(Local News ~ 11/21/01)
Cape Girardeau's traffic lights are about to change. The city plans to install longer-lasting, low-power bulbs in its traffic signals that they say will shine brighter and save thousands of dollars in energy costs each year. They also intend to install pedestrian push buttons at intersections that will let electromagnetic sensors that detect cars also know that pedestrians are waiting to cross...
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11-year-old girl dies in car crash
(Local News ~ 11/21/01)
Students at Eagle Ridge Christian School are mourning a classmate killed in a car crash Tuesday that also badly injured three Cape Girardeau teen-agers. Brittany McDonald, 11, died when the car her sister April McDonald, 16, was driving vaulted off a curve on County Road 206 just west of Cape Girardeau and struck a tree, Missouri State Highway Patrol reports showed...
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Area gasoline prices fall to below 90 cents
(Local News ~ 11/21/01)
Elliot Shearon of Cape Girardeau smiled as he gassed up his car at a cash-only station on William Street where regular unleaded fuel was selling at just under 86 cents a gallon Tuesday. "It's great now," he said. "I have heard that Southeast Missouri has the cheapest gas in the nation."...
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Veterans honor board returns to Sikeston
(Local News ~ 11/21/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- War history is repeating itself. During World War II, a board listing the names of men and women from Sikeston in the armed forces was erected downtown at American Legion Park. Now, nearly 60 years later, the Sikeston Depot and the Kings Highway Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution are collaborating to honor those mobilized here and abroad for the war on terrorism by establishing a similar display at the Depot museum...
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Cape businessman Wicks files for mayor at deadline
(Local News ~ 11/21/01)
Stan Wicks, a Cape Girardeau businessman who lost a bid for state representative last year, filed for mayor just under the wire Tuesday, setting up a four-way race to replace Al Spradling III. Wicks, 39, filed 10 minutes before the 5 p.m. deadline Tuesday at City Hall. He will face banker Jay Knudtson, former city councilman Melvin Gateley and Walter White, who works at Superior Essex Co. in Sikeston...
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Hospital honors area hospice volunteers
(Local News ~ 11/21/01)
Volunteers with Southeast Hospice recently were honored for their service during a banquet and awards ceremony hosted by Southeast Missouri Hospital. Carolyn Pickens of Jackson, Mo., received the top award called the Gabriel Award. Pickens has been a volunteer with hospice since 1997. She was recognized for her supportive role in patient care, office functions and public relations and fund-raising activities...
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U.S. moves to seal escape routes for bin Laden
(International News ~ 11/21/01)
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- With a lull on Afghanistan's northern battlefront and a stalemate on its southern one, the United States and its allies moved to seal off potential escape routes -- even at sea -- for Osama bin Laden...
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Pentagon wants AC-130s in Uzbekistan
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
AP Military WriterPOPE AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AP) -- Moving to cut off escape routes, the Navy gave notice it will stop and board merchant shipping off the coast of Pakistan if ships are suspected of carrying Osama bin Laden or other al-Qaida leaders...
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Taliban say they won't abandon Kandahar
(International News ~ 11/21/01)
Associated Press WriterSPINBOLDAK, Afghanistan (AP) -- The Taliban have lost contact with Osama bin Laden and he is no longer under the militia's control, the spokesman for the movement's supreme leader said Wednesday. Syed Tayyad Agha, spokesman for Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, also said the Taliban have decided not to abandon their home base Kandahar and will fight to defend the four or five provinces still under the militia's control...
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New jobless claims fall for fourth week in a row
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- New claims for state unemployment benefits fell for the fourth straight week, suggesting that the surge of layoffs seen after the terror attacks may be easing. The Labor Department reported Wednesday that for the work week ending Nov. 17, new jobless claims dipped by a seasonally adjusted 15,000 to 427,000. That followed a drop of 10,000, an even bigger decline than the government previously estimated, according to revised figures...
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Woman in rural Connecticut town tests positive for anthrax
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
Associated Press WriterOXFORD, Conn. (AP) -- Federal health officials confirmed early Wednesday that an elderly woman is infected with inhalation anthrax, baffling authorities who see no immediate connection between this rural town and bioterror attacks in New York, Washington and Florida...
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China expels Western protesters
(International News ~ 11/21/01)
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) -- China expelled six Americans detained with other Westerners for demonstrating against the government's crushing of the Falun Gong spiritual movement, the U.S. Embassy said Wednesday. China said the three dozen Westerners detained Tuesday on Beijing's Tiananmen Square would be deported. They included six Americans, who by Wednesday evening had been expelled, said an embassy spokesman, speaking on customary condition of anonymity...
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Taliban say it's time to 'forget' about Sept. 11 attacks
(International News ~ 11/21/01)
Associated Press WriterSPINBOLDAK, Afghanistan (AP) -- It is time to "forget" about the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States, a Taliban spokesman said Wednesday, as they have been superseded by the U.S.-led war on Afghanistan. Syed Tayyad Agha, spokesman for Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, also told a news conference that the Islamic militia doesn't know where Osama bin Laden is...
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Appeals court affirms Kevorkian's conviction
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
Associated Press WriterLANSING, Mich. (AP) -- The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed the murder conviction of assisted suicide proponent Jack Kevorkian in the death of a 52-year-old man that was shown on television. The decision, handed down Tuesday and announced Wednesday, said finding euthanasia legal would be a first step down a "slippery slope."...
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94-year-old woman dies from anthrax
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- A 94-year-old woman from rural Connecticut died of inhalation anthrax Wednesday, while the source of her infection remained a mystery. Meanwhile, the Education Department reported Wednesday that small amounts of anthrax were discovered in the agency's mailroom, and officials awaited results of testing done on a large supply of deadly spores found in a letter addressed to Sen. Patrick Leahy...
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Bush braces nation for drawn-out military struggle
(National News ~ 11/21/01)
Associated Press WriterFORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) -- President Bush pledged Wednesday to dismantle Osama bin Laden's terrorist network "piece by piece," urging perseverance from the military after a string of victories. "We fight now and we will keep on fighting until our victory is complete," Bush told soldiers. "We will never tire and we will hunt them down."...
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Out of the past 11/21/01
(Out of the Past ~ 11/21/01)
10 years ago: Nov. 21, 1991 Presiding Circuit Judge. A.J. Seier says he hasn't responded to month-old request from board of directors of Cape Girardeau-Bollinger County Major Case Squad that he call grand jury, because "it would be a waste of time and taxpayers' money"; board requested grand jury to help in solving Aug. 12 murder of Lee E. Moore, who was found shot to death on his property near Whitewater...
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Births 11/21/01
(Births ~ 11/21/01)
Smart Daughter to Michael Glen Smart and Emilie Marie Bolton, Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:49 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001. Name, Megan Elizabeth. Weight, 6 pounds 10 ounces. First child. Bolton is the daughter of Amos and Linda Bolton of Cape Girardeau. Smart is the son of Pat and Glen Smart of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Total Security...
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Honor rolls 11/21/01
(Honor Roll ~ 11/21/01)
Jackson Junior High School First Quarter A Honor Roll 9TH GRADE: Casey Alderson, Ryan Asher, Kyle Aufdenberg, Tyler Beussink, Austin Bock, Eric Bock, Kara Bollinger, Matthew Bollinger, Stacey Brooks, Julia Brown, Madalyn Bruegging, Trey Busch, Cody Cardwell, Mary Cassinger, Jordan Cox, Bradley Crader, Chase Crowell, Kenneth Decoursey, Sarah Dumey, Rachael Dunwoody, Cody Edmonds, Ryan Ehlers, Melanie Essner, Brittney Farrow, Hallie Fieser, Krystal Floyd, Leni Pluegge, Suzanne Fredenburg, Nicholas Garvey, Hannah Gathman, Justin Gilliland, Ashley Goggin, Jamie Goodpasture, Kathleen Graham, Madalyn Graham, Jesse Gregory, Kathleen Grieshop, Ryan Harrie, Jacie Hartle, Lacey Hayes, Jerrica Houchins, Garrett Huck, Caitlin Hyslop, Melissa Jennings, Jessica Job, Erica Kight, Mary Kilhafner, Trisha Kluesner, Krystina Koerber, Brandon Kremer, William Latimer, Blake Leming, Blake Littlepage, Kelly Loos, Rachel Lowes, Rachel Lowry, Rebecca Martin, Dustin Mayfield, Lucas McIntosh, Kelly McLendon, Leslie McNeely, Phillip Meece, Ashley Meyr, Jennifer Miller, Laura Monroe, Nicole Moore, Matthew Morris, Ryan Mouser, Jennifer Nagel, Eric Poythress, David Presnell, Jack Puisis, Hannah Rice, Adam Ross, Rachel Sadler, Amber Sawyer, Zachary Schloss, Casey Schneider, Amy Shinn, Alex Skelton, Jennifer Snelson, Joseph Starke Jr., Lisa Steffens, Mark Strickert, Ana-Alicia Succaw, Amanda Sutterer, Patrick Tankersley, Amber Tenholder, Kerry Thell, Abbey Thompson, Kara Thompson, Natalie Trankler, Sarah Trotter, Steffan Troxel, Rachel Vangilder, Isaac Venable, Jessica Walter, Amy West, Eric Williams, Kyndra Williams.. ...
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Edgar Feltz
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Edgar Joseph Feltz, 89, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, at the Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Sept. 4, 1912, son of Benjamin Harrison and Adeline Vessels Feltz. He and Helen M. Nesslein were married Oct. 14, 1940...
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Louisa Springman
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Louisa Ellen Springman, 87, of Lowndes, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 19, 2001, at the Greenville Health Center in Greenville, Mo. She was born Dec. 29, 1913 in McGee, Mo., daughter of Herman L. and Francis McGee Payne. She and Lester Springman were married July 5, 1968, in Hot Springs, Ark...
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Louise Lazenby
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Louise Lazenby, 86, of Anna died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, at Union County Hospital. She was born Jan. 9, 1915, in Anna, daughter of Edwin and Mary Jane Murphy Wall. She and Elbert S. Clardy Sept. 14, 1935. He died July 17, 1938. She and L. P. "Sox" Lazenby were married Aug. 29, 1946. He died May 21, 1962...
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Speak out 11/17/01
(Speak Out ~ 11/21/01)
Goodbye, Mark WELL, MARK McGwire's retiring from baseball. I say goodbye and good riddance. All he did when he came to St. Louis was whine and cry. So goodbye, Mark. The Cardinals can do better without you. Keep tigers out ON BEHALF of the Lances, I think those are awful steep fines. ...
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Readers can see for themselves what Bible says
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/21/01)
To the editor: Jeanne Wells suggested that the Bible story of Sodom and Gomorrah as told in Genesis doesn't mean what it states because of the New Testament. I invite people to read her reference to Matthew 10:7-16 and decide for themselves if Jesus is even talking about homosexuals. Wells seems to assume that people are not able to read and understand what is meant by abomination...
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SE softball nabs several recruits
(Other Sports ~ 11/21/01)
Southeast Missouri State University's softball team has signed five players and also landed a walk-on during the early signing period that ends today. The players will be members of the Otahkians' 2003 squad. The Otahks landed high school seniors Katy Hacker (Mascoutah, Ill.), Melissa VanVelkinburgh (St. ...
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Vegetarian diet prevents disease, adheres to Bible
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/21/01)
To the editor: Should Christians be vegetarians? Thanks for the thought-provoking article in which Professor Stephen Webb answers yes, Christians should be vegetarians. Most heart disease, strokes and peripheral vascular disease could be prevented by a low-fat vegetarian diet. The Framingham study and other quality studies have proven this beyond a reasonable doubt. Many cancers also are linked to a high-fat omnivorous diet. We do not need to eat meat to be healthy. Quite the opposite...
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Otahkians coast, claim victory over Lady Oaks
(College Sports ~ 11/21/01)
After losing to Southeast Missouri State University by 41 points last year, the Oakland City Lady Oak did not fall as easily Tuesday night. But the Otahkians were still able to fairly handily defeat the Division II squad from Indiana 80-66 in front of 340 fans at the Show Me Center...
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Alex Thieret
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alex Charles Thieret was stillborn at Perry County Memorial Hospital Friday, Nov. 16, 2001. He was the son of Larry and Rosalie A. McClure Thieret of Perryville Other survivors include a brother, Shaun Thieret; his maternal grandfather, Charles McClure; and his paternal grandparents, Lloyd and Geraldine Thieret, all of Perryville...
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Lucille Carson
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Lucille Carson, 82, of Darien, Ill., formerly of Anna, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2001, at Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove. Friends may call from 4-7 p.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with burial in St. Johns Cemetery...
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Helen Adcock
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
Helen Adcock, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, at Select Specialty Hospital in St. Louis. She was born on July 24, 1926, in Fulton, Ky., daughter of Horace and Louise Babbs Camp. She married Presley Cleveland Adcock, who preceded her in death...
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Margaret Maguire
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
CAMPUS, Ill. -- Margaret M. Maguire, 77, of Campus died Friday, Nov. 16, 2001, at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Ill. Her funeral was Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church in Campus, with the Rev. William Gardner officiating. Burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Campus...
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Harley Davis
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Harley Eugene Davis, 70, of Chaffee died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, at his home. He was born on April 2, 1931, at New Madrid, Mo., son of James Ralston and Lola Violet Morrow Davis. He was a retired welder, having worked for Missouri Dry Docks in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Chaffee...
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Anna Steele
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
WORDEN, Ill. -- Anna V. Steele, 64, of Worden, formerly of Chaffee, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 10, 2001, at her home. She was born March 3, 1937, at Perkins, Mo., daughter of Robert and Lora Elfrank Gulley. She and Charles Edward Steele were married Aug. 6, 1962, at East St. Louis, Ill...
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Eula Edwards
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Eula Mae Edwards, 81, of Marble Hill died Monday, Nov. 19, 2001, at the Eldercare in Marble Hill. She was born Aug. 14, 1920, at Flat River, Mo., daughter of John Ephriam and Ada Marie Pope Montgomery. She and Ronald F. Edwards were married Sept. 14, 1940. She attended the Point Pleasant General Baptist Church...
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Wilma Dakin
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Wilma Ethel Dakin, 77, of Scott City died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, at the home of a son in Olmsted, Ill. She was born July 12, 1924, at Fornfelt, Mo., daughter of Louie E. and Rosie Jane Belk Menees. She and Charles James Dakin were married Aug. 17, 1943. He died Feb. 3, 1987...
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Dora Lampkins
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Dora Lee Lampkins, 85, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete with Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Paul Hoxworth
(Obituary ~ 11/21/01)
GRAVEL HILL, Mo. -- Paul E. Hoxworth, 86, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2001, at his home. He was born Feb. 19, 1915, son of John and Ella Hester Hoxworth. He and Mary Lou Grampp were married Nov. 19, 1932. She died Nov. 30, 1995. Hoxworth served in the U.S. ...
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Panthers hold off Leopold 68-67
(High School Sports ~ 11/21/01)
PATTON, Mo. -- Meadow Heights weathered three Leopold shots in the final 30 seconds, including one which banged off the rim at the buzzer, as the Panthers opened the season with a 68-67 victory Tuesday night. The win provided a successful debut for new Panther coach Tom Brown...
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