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A holiday salute to our armed forces
(Editorial ~ 12/21/01)
The holiday season is a busy time as the flurry of last-minute preparations reaches hectic levels. In the hustle and bustle, most thoughts are on purchasing gifts, wrapping presents, planning parties and dinners, celebrating with co-workers, attending special concerts, school vacations and enjoying special religious services...
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Anthrax vaccinations given in experimental program
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
WASHINGTON -- Doctors injected four dozen people Thursday with the anthrax vaccine, as thousands began weighing the government's first printed list of the pros and cons of the experimental inoculations. It's a tough decision -- the required consent forms for the shots warn that the vaccine can cause side effects. And because it has never been used after exposure to anthrax, there's no guarantee the vaccine will help anyone who relapses...
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Latest Windows versions seriously flawed, vunerable
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
WASHINGTON -- Microsoft's newest version of Windows, billed as the most secure ever, contains serious flaws that allow hackers to steal or destroy a victim's data files across the Internet or implant rogue computer software. The company released a free fix Thursday...
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Congress OKs billions for anti-terror
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
WASHINGTON -- A $20 billion package financing the war in Afghanistan and recovery from the Sept. 11 attacks swept to congressional approval Thursday as lawmakers neared the end of their prolonged 2001 session. By a 408-6 tally, the House approved the measure and a massive $318 billion defense bill coupled with it. ...
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Federal aid made available to terror victims' families
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
WASHINGTON -- The victims' families and survivors of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks can begin applying for federal aid Friday and will be eligible for at least $500,000 each in aid, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Kenneth Feinberg, the lawyer named to oversee the federal victims' money, said offices would open Friday in New York and Washington to begin taking applications, and that eligible Americans could receive a $50,000 advance quickly...
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Terrorists' blacklist grows 100 days since attacks
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush marked the first 100 days of his war on terrorism by trying to choke off money to two more terror groups -- one suspected of giving Osama bin Laden nuclear technology. In a Rose Garden appearance Thursday, Bush added to his blacklist of terror sponsors the group known as Umma Tameer-e-Nau or UTN, the nuclear scientists at its helm and a separate group that India blames for last week's attack on its parliament...
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Bush weighs prosecution of American Taliban
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush is weighing options for prosecuting a young California man who fought with the Taliban, including one that could spare him the death penalty that is the maximum for treason. A decision is expected to take a week or more as Bush navigates the delicate legal, military and political ramifications of charging John Walker Lindh, a 20-year-old American who joined forces with the nation's enemy...
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Heart surgery ends Hearn's lengthy streak
(Professional Sports ~ 12/21/01)
LOS ANGELES -- Chick Hearn, recovering from open heart surgery, missed the Los Angeles Lakers' game Thursday night, ending the announcer's string of consecutive games at 3,338. The 85-year-old broadcaster received a new aortic valve during a 2 1/2-hour operation Wednesday night. His condition was upgraded to serious but stable Thursday at Northridge Hospital Medical Center...
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Wizards perform amazing feat -- reach .500
(Professional Sports ~ 12/21/01)
WASHINGTON -- Chris Whitney is the only Washington Wizards player remaining from the team's last seven-game winning streak. It was so long ago, he doesn't remember it. But many, many losing streaks are very fresh in his mind, and that makes the current seven-game run very, very sweet...
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Artifacts 12/21
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
Haupt, Ladybugs at Grace Cafe Don Haupt Jr. will play Delta blues tonight at 8 at Grace Cafe, Themis and Spanish streets. Haupt will be preceded on stage at 7:30 p.m. by the Ladybugs. Meet me in St. Louis ST. LOUIS -- The Titanic, Sesame Street, African-American quilts and John Singer Sargent are some of the attractions in St. Louis currently and upcoming...
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Vendors sought for garden, hobby show
(Entertainment ~ 12/21/01)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Applications for vendors are being accepted by the Southern Garden & Hobby Marketplace to be presented Feb. 15-17 at the Carbondale Civic Center. For information, phone Roxanne Conley at the Carbondale Convention & Tourism Bureau, (618) 529-4451...
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Shopping mall collapses on South African ice rink
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
PRETORIA, South Africa -- Part of the roof of a shopping center collapsed Thursday onto an ice rink crowded with children, police said. At least 50 people were injured, some seriously. About 300 police and soldiers joined the rescue effort, looking for people feared trapped beneath the rubble. Ambulances rushed to the scene along with police and military helicopters...
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St. Louis driver seriously injured
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/21/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A St. Louis woman was seriously injured Thursday when her vehicle struck a rock bluff and on I-55 in Perry County. Rita Tuli was taken to Perry County Hospital in Perryville after the 12:04 p.m. accident south of Route B. The Missouri Highway Patrol, Tuli's vehicle crossed the northbound lanes and hit the bluff...
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Cape fire report 12/21/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/21/01)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Dec. 21 Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:At 4:19 p.m., an emergency medical service at 915 N. Cape Rock Drive. At 4:36 p.m., an emergency medical service at West Park Mall. At 11:28 p.m., an emergency medical service at 2222 Lambardo...
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Cape police report 12/21
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/21/01)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Dec. 21 DWIDanielle Marie Patterson, 31, Jackson, Mo., was arrested Wednesday for driving while intoxicated. Nicholos Michael Emmendorfer, 19, Perryville, Mo., was arrested Wednesday for driving while intoxicated. SummonsChristopher Clarence Cook, Scott City, Mo., was issued a summons Wednesday for transporting a child without a child restraint system, failure to stop at a stop light and careless driving...
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Toybox at a glance
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
513 families applied for help 1,200 children received gifts, including all pediatric patients at St. Francis Medical Center or Southeast Missouri Hospital 23 Santas made deliveries 21 drivers for the vans 100 volunteers to serve as drivers and Santa's elvesHOW TO HELP...
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Santa's Workshop will help children
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
Help shopping for Christmas presents and wrapping gifts will be available for children Saturday at Santa's Workshop in downtown Cape Girardeau. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Old Town Cape volunteers and members of Alpha Delta Phi sorority will help children 11 and under pick out gifts and wrap them. The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri, 119 Independence, will be the site for Santa's Workshop...
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Holden order could save Marquette
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
Gov. Bob Holden issued an executive order Thursday requiring new state buildings and leased space to be in central downtown districts throughout the state, a move that could help efforts to preserve the Marquette Hotel in Cape Girardeau. Prost Builders of Jefferson City, Mo., wants to renovate the vacant building on Broadway and lease office space to state agencies, including the Department of Social Services...
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Hearing date set for January in sodomy case
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. for the Cape Girardeau woman accused of sexual contact with a 14-year-old boy. Pamela L. Recker, 43, appeared in court Thursday before Associate Circuit Judge Gary Kamp. Recker was represented by Cape Girardeau attorney Steve Wilson, who ushered Recker out a back way after her brief appearance...
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Bill has funds for Cape health unit
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
A U.S. Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services bill approved by the House and Senate Thursday contains $4.5 million for research and health projects across Missouri. Included is $250,000 for Cross Trails Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. The funds will be used to construct a larger building to allow for expansion of dental, geriatric, pharmaceutical and mental health services. The next step will be for the president to sign the bill. Sen. Kit Bond announced the funding...
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Rams hope Panthers turn down the volume
(Professional Sports ~ 12/21/01)
ST. LOUIS -- After a noisy Monday night in New Orleans cost the St. Louis Rams four timeouts, Kurt Warner is anticipating more peace and quiet this weekend. When the Rams (11-2) resumed practice Thursday, the quarterback still could hear the music that blared in the Superdome whenever plays were relayed from the sideline. Music, not fired-up fans...
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Red Sox owners agree to sell team
(Professional Sports ~ 12/21/01)
BOSTON -- In a $660 million deal that would double the record price for a baseball team, the limited partners of the Boston Red Sox voted unanimously Thursday to sell the franchise to a group led by Florida Marlins owner John Henry and former San Diego Padres owner Tom Werner...
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Argentine president resigns amid riots
(International News ~ 12/21/01)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- President Fernando De la Rua submitted his resignation Thursday, a high-ranking official said, as his government crumbled amid deadly rioting and looting sparked by anger over Argentina's deepening economic crisis. The resignation followed two days of clashes between police and protesters that left at least 20 people dead and scores injured. ...
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Haitian ex-solider details coup plans
(International News ~ 12/21/01)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- An ex-soldier admitted Thursday he attacked Haiti's National Palace in a coup attempt, saying conspirators included a former army colonel and two former police chiefs. Former Sgt. Pierre Richardson was captured with a bullet wound in his leg after Monday's assault stopped on a highway to the neighboring Dominican Republic, police said...
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British peacekeepers get mixed welcome
(International News ~ 12/21/01)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The first British peacekeepers flew into Afghanistan on Thursday as the United Nations approved their mission to help the nation heal after decades of war. Even as they landed, the Afghan defense minister insisted they would have no authority to use force...
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Brokerage giant A.G. Edwards plans to cut work force
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Brokerage giant A.G. Edwards Inc. will cut jobs as part of an effort to stem declining profits blamed on a weak economy worsened by the terrorist attacks, company officials said Thursday. The announcement came the same day the St. Louis-based company reported a sharp decline in quarterly and nine-month earnings...
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'The Majestic' revisits Hollywood blacklist
(Entertainment ~ 12/21/01)
LOS ANGELES -- Jim Carrey is not now, nor has he ever been, a member of the Communist Party. Such a denial is unnecessary these days, but during the Red Scare of the late 1940s and '50s the House Un-American Activities Committee would call actors, screenwriters and directors to testify about their political backgrounds. The implications of the questions could be enough to ruin a career...
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Florida cemetery recycling graves, accuses lawsuit
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Attorneys suing a cemetery company accused of recycling graves showed grisly photos and video footage Thursday of crushed burial vaults and human remains discarded in the woods. They also presented internal documents they say show Menorah Gardens & Funeral Chapels in West Palm Beach and its owner, Houston-based Service Corporation International, were aware of the grave desecrations. SCI is the world's largest cemetery company...
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Hundreds start riot at prison in California
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
LANCASTER, Calif. -- More than 300 inmates rioted at a crowded state prison Thursday, prompting a crackdown by guards using tear gas and wooden bullets, authorities said. Five inmates were seriously injured. The fighting broke out in a recreation yard and was quelled after 15 minutes, said prison spokesman Ron Nipper...
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Ali goes home for movie opening in Louisville
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Muhammad Ali shook hands with kids and waved to photo-taking fans as he walked up a red carpet and into a theater for a local premiere of "Ali," the new movie that chronicles his life. Ali was born Cassius Clay in Louisville in 1942. He grew up in the city's predominantly black West End, where Broadway Cinemas is located...
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Wire brush may have caused rudder problem in plane
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
WASHINGTON -- Federal investigators are looking at whether a wire brush left under the cockpit floor of a United Airlines Boeing 737 led to a rudder problem that caused the plane to suddenly bank while descending into Chicago last week. United Airlines spokesman Chris Brathwaite confirmed the brush was found in the cockpit area but declined to say how it got there...
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High court backs broad disclosure of records
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Careful. Your medical records may not be as private as you think. The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Thursday that signing one sweeping document can leave your records open to others for years to come. The case involves a man -- identified only as M.A.K. -- who took out an insurance policy and signed a document saying any doctor or medical facility could give his records to the insurance company...
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Ryan signs bill bailing out teachers insurance program
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Retired Illinois schoolteachers averted an 80 percent increase in insurance rates Thursday as Gov. George Ryan signed a bill restructuring the Teachers Retirement Insurance Program. The measure increases monetary contributions from the program's current sources and for the first time requires school districts to chip in as well...
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Rams collect first win, top Woodland 71-58
(Professional Sports ~ 12/21/01)
NEW YORK -- Johnny Damon closed in on a $30 million, four-year contract with Boston and Hideo Nomo returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday while David Wells neared a deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks. On a busy day as team's prepared for their year-end break, Texas cut loose former 20-game winner Rick Helling, clearing the way for the Rangers to pursue free-agent pitcher Chan Ho Park...
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Meet me in St. Louis
(Entertainment ~ 12/21/01)
ST. LOUIS -- The Titanic, Sesame Street, African-American quilts and John Singer Sargent are some of the attractions in St. Louis currently and upcoming. A display of recovered artifacts and recreated rooms from the doomed luxury liner the Titanic is at the St. Louis Science Center through April 14...
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Mall Santa accused of fondling girl
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. -- A man portraying Santa Claus at the Stonecrest Mall in Osage Beach has been accused of fondling a little girl. The mall Santa was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree sexual assault. He posted bond and was releasedfrom jail...
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Osmonds change venue for Yule show
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
BRANSON, Mo. -- The Osmond Brothers will perform their annual Christmas show next year, but it will be at another Branson theater. Jimmy Osmond announced Thursday that the singing family has decided to lease its theater in the southwest Missouri resort town for the entire year to On Stage Entertainment Inc...
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New director named for St. Louis Zoo
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
ST. LOUIS -- After nearly four decades at the St. Louis Zoo, longtime director Charlie Hoessle will retire in April, zoo officials said Thursday. Hoessle began at the zoo in 1963 as a keeper in the reptile house, and he'll continue to help with fund raising as director emeritus...
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Federal authorities question tactics of Illinois gun sting
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Worried about illegal gun sales, Attorney General Jim Ryan last year sent his staff surfing the Internet for criminals. The results of what his staff calls a first-in-the-nation investigation: Six weapons purchased, a single conviction but no one going to jail, problems with his investigator's tactics and criticism from federal authorities...
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State budget outlook called 'bleak'
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State government is facing a financial crisis that is the most serious in a generation, according to a report released Thursday by a former state budget director. "The state's future budgetary outlook is in fact quite bleak," perhaps even more pessimistic than had been represented by state forecasters, according to a report by the consulting firm of James R. Moody and Associates...
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Fire destroys home of 19 in St. Louis
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
ST. LOUIS -- A fire early Thursday destroyed a St. Louis house and all its contents just days before Christmas. A police spokeswoman said 19 people, including 11 children, lived in the house. Lakisha Smith, 20, said a flaming bottle came through a broken downstairs bedroom window just before 2 a.m., the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Web site, stltoday.com, reported...
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In a season of giving, always remember to say thank you
(Column ~ 12/21/01)
The best holiday gifts come from the heart. You already knew that, didn't you? Sure, it would be nice to get one of those sporty convertibles I've been coveting ever since my first midlife crisis. My wife even says all the right things, suggesting she would love to get me one if she could. ...
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First peacekeepers arrive in Afghan capital
(International News ~ 12/21/01)
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A convoy of 80 British Royal Marines entered the Afghan capital on Friday, the first contingent of multinational peacekeepers launching a six-month mission to protect the new interim government...
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New vests give Scott County deputies better protection
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
Andrea L. Buchanan Southeast Missourian The Scott County Sheriff's Department joined many other regional law enforcement agencies in updating the deputies' body armor. Private donations helped the department purchase nine new vests at about $450 each, enough to outfit every road deputy and two investigators...
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Measures propose changes in Missouri constitution
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With 2002 being an election year, state lawmakers are lining up an array of proposed constitutional amendments they hope Missouri voters will consider in November. But first the measures must clear the General Assembly. Of the 15 suggested constitutional changes prefiled for the next legislative session and other proposals to come, only a handful will make it on the ballot...
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Toybox brings happiness to faces of children
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
Adrean Harris didn't have much to say when the Toybox Santa arrived with a new bicycle. Maybe it was the surprise of the visit or the shock of getting exactly what he wanted. Adrean, 11, is a sixth-grade student at Blanchard Elementary. He had received his first bike from his mother for good behavior and better grades, but it was stolen last summer...
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Elderly appreciate gifts provided by donations
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
After looking through the boxes and sacks delivered to his home Thursday morning, Mr. D was delighted with the new shirts, towels and household items he received. "He said he hasn't had a Christmas this nice in years," said Tami Goldrick of the Missouri Division of Senior Services...
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Jackson teacher resigns after arrest
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson School District superintendent Ron Anderson announced Thursday the resignation of Ralph. J. Beck Jr., a teacher at West Lane Elementary School who was charged Wednesday with a class B misdemeanor of sexual misconduct. The resignation went into effect at the end of the day Wednesday...
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Debate brewing over safety of 'energy drinks'
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
Bar-goers mix them with vodka to stay up and party longer. Students drink them to help pull all-night study sessions. And some athletes down them to boost performance. So-called energy drinks -- a new breed of concoctions with stiff doses of caffeine, sugar and a mixture of herbs and other substances -- are fast becoming the younger generation's pick-me-up of choice...
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Battle of the holiday movies begins
(Entertainment ~ 12/21/01)
In this year's battle of the holiday movies, Frodo and friends and enemies wage war in "The Lord of the Rings," comedian-singer Will Smith portrays one of the great fighters of the 20th century in "Ali," Russell Crowe explores his brainy side in "A Beautiful Mind," and Jim Carrey tries to figure out who he is in "The Majestic."...
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King tickets on sale today
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
Dr. Henry Shannon, chancellor of St. Louis Community College, will be the guest speaker at the 17th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast. The breakfast, which honors the slain civil rights leader, will be held on Jan. 21 in the Student Recreation Center at Southeast Missouri State University...
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'T-Rex' Imax movie at Pink Palace Museum
(Entertainment ~ 12/21/01)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- "T-Rex: Back to the Cretaceous" continues through March 1 at the Imax Theater at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum. The movie follows the mystical journey of 16-year-old Ally Hayden (Liz Stauber), the daughter of world-famous paleontologist Donald Hayden (Peter Horton of "Thirtysomething"). She sees her father discover a fossilized T-rex egg and is inspired to wander the corridors of the natural history museum where he works, beginning a dreamlike adventure through prehistory...
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Olympic torch arrives in nation's capital
(Professional Sports ~ 12/21/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Olympic torch took an emotional route through the nation's capital Friday, passing the damaged Pentagon where terrorists slammed a hijacked airliner into the building on Sept. 11. The torch arrived at the Pentagon just after noon, under clear blue skies and chilly temperatures, carried by Chief Petty Officer Bernard Brown, whose son was among the 189 killed there...
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Convoy with suspected Taliban leaders hit by U.S. airstrike
(International News ~ 12/21/01)
Associated Press WriterISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- U.S. warplanes on Friday attacked a convoy that the Pentagon said was carrying Taliban or al-Qaida leaders in Afghanistan. But an Afghan official said the trucks were bringing tribal leaders loyal to the new government to the capital...
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Hamas calls off suicide bombings in Israel
(International News ~ 12/21/01)
Associated Press WriterGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- The Islamic militant group Hamas announced Friday that it is suspending suicide bombings and mortar attacks in Israel, boosting chances for a U.S.-brokered truce to take hold and end 15 months of fighting...
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Economy shrinks at rate of 1.3 percent in third quarter
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. economy turned in its weakest performance in a decade in the third quarter, shrinking at an annual rate of 1.3 percent, an even bigger drop than the government previously estimated. The revised reading of gross domestic product released by the Commerce Department on Friday showed that consumers were frugal, companies sharply cut investment and businesses slashed excess stocks of unsold goods -- all factors contributing to the dismal showing in the July-September quarter.. ...
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Argentina's departing president lifts state of emergency
(International News ~ 12/21/01)
Associated Press WriterBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- Driven from power by a devastating economic crisis and deadly riots, Argentina's outgoing President Fernando de la Rua returned to his offices for a last time Friday, lifting a state of emergency as he awaited the handover to a caretaker government...
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Doctors say Limbaugh's implant surgery a success
(Entertainment ~ 12/21/01)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh's surgery to implant an electronic hearing device was a success, doctors say. Limbaugh, 50, who lost his hearing in the spring because of an autoimmune inner-ear disease, should be able to hear sound again within the next few weeks, the doctors said Thursday...
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Military plans to resume testing of V-22 Osprey
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon announced Friday it will resume testing of the V-22 Osprey, which has been grounded since last year following two crashes that killed 23 Marines. Pete Aldridge, undersecretary of defense for acquisitions, said while he still has "some serious doubts about the safety, reliability and operational suitability" of the V-22, flight tests on the helicopter-like aircraft are scheduled to resume in April 2002, in hopes of fixing the problems.. ...
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U.S. troops will be sent to search Tora Bora caves
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- American troops will be sent into Afghanistan's abandoned al-Qaida cave complex to press the search for Osama bin Laden, Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday. He declined to say how many...
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Bush says bin Laden whereabouts unknown, but he will be found
(National News ~ 12/21/01)
AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Friday the United States does not know the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden but vowed that the terrorist mastermind will be found, even if he "tried to slither out" of Afghanistan. The president said America is more secure from terrorism than before Sept. 11...
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SLU student with bacterial meningitis dies
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
Associated Press WriterST. LOUIS (AP) -- A Saint Louis University student's death from bacterial meningitis has left other students grieving and, in many cases, worried about their own well-being, university officials said Friday. Brendan Mooney, 20, died Thursday night at Saint Louis University Hospital, five days after he was admitted. He was a junior business major from Austin, Texas...
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Essex woman dies in traffic accident
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
Daily Statesman ESSEX, Mo. -- Margaret "Sissy" Crites, an active member of the Essex community, was killed in a car accident Wednesday morning at U.S. 60 and Route FF in Stoddard County. The Missouri Highway Patrol reported that Crites, 60, was driving southbound towards Highway FF in a pickup truck when she pulled into the path of a car driven by Jason E. Farris of Golden City, Mo...
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'Godspell' tryouts to begin Dec. 28
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
Standard Democrat SIKESTON, Mo. -- Tryouts for the musical "Godspell," the Sikeston Little Theatre's first show in the Imogene Ruth Albritton Mayer Center for the Arts, will begin next week. Tryouts will be held at 7 p.m. on Dec. 28, 4 p.m. on Dec. 29, and 2 p.m. on Dec. 30 in the new theater at 506 S. Kingshighway...
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Marshall emerges from 30-point hole to win GMAC Bowl in 2OT
(College Sports ~ 12/21/01)
MOBILE, Ala. -- Eat your heart out, Randy Moss. When Byron Leftwich's last pass capped Marshall's stunning comeback in the GMAC Bowl, it was the final act in a remarkable 4 1/2-hour drama. The Thundering Herd's 64-61 win over East Carolina Wednesday night produced the highest point total in any bowl. It also had enough highlights and flying footballs to make even Moss, Marshall's famous former receiver, green and white with envy...
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Pitt wins Tangerine Bowl over N.C. State
(College Sports ~ 12/21/01)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Antonio Bryant was healthy enough to give Pittsburgh its first bowl win since 1989. Bryant, a question mark heading into the game with a bad right ankle, caught two touchdown passes as the Panthers closed out a remarkable turnaround season with a 34-19 victory over North Carolina State in the Tangerine Bowl on Thursday night...
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Big Ten champ gets little respect, rerouted to Sugar Bowl
(College Sports ~ 12/21/01)
Illinois tied a team record with 10 victories, and won its first Big Ten title outright since 1983. It won at Ohio State and beat three ranked teams. Yet in all the talk about the national championship game -- and there was plenty -- the Illini never even got a mention...
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Montana plays Furman for Division I-AA championship
(College Sports ~ 12/21/01)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- After Montana lost to Georgia Southern in the I-AA national championship game a year ago, the Grizzlies vowed to return for another try. Instead of another shot at Georgia Southern today, Montana (14-1) faces Furman (12-2), which ousted Georgia Southern from the playoffs last week...
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Rams collect first victory, top Woodland
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- The Scott City Rams handed first-year head coach Kerry Thompson his first victory Tuesday night with a 71-58 victory over Woodland. D.J. Walton led Scott City (1-5) with 18 points while Andy Beck came off the bench to tally 17. Chad Weatherspoon added 12 points...
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Top seeds get off to healthy start
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/01)
Cape Central was delayed, but not derailed in its 60-45 first-round victory over Farmington at the HealthSouth Holiday Classic Thursday. Cape Central, seeded fourth, and Farmington, the fifth seed, were scheduled to open the tournament at 4 p.m., but did not get underway until about 5 p.m. ...
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Jackson, Notre Dame, Bluff reach semifinals
(High School Sports ~ 12/21/01)
Jackson's girls basketball team took a big step in its growth process Thursday night. The Lady Indians found out they can win even when their best player has an off night. Jackson (5-2), the third seed, had four players in double figures and made 26 of 30 free throws to knock off No. 6 Massac County (9-3) 70-55 in the first round of the HealthSouth Holiday Classic...
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Scott Citian makes White House ornament
(Editorial ~ 12/21/01)
Christmas at the White House is special indeed. While many Americans decorate their homes with flair and style, few homes can match the nation's house where our president lives when it comes to lavish holiday decorations. Millions of Americans look forward each year to a televised tour of the White House during the holiday season. ...
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Mizzou arena may bear name of anonymous donor
(College Sports ~ 12/21/01)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Norm Stewart Court won't be making the move to Missouri's new arena, and the legendary coach doesn't seem to mind too much. When Stewart resigned after 32 seasons and 634 victories in 1999, the Hearnes Center floor was named in his honor and Stewart got a signed agreement from school chancellor Richard Wallace that he'd be honored in the new facility, slated for completion in 2004...
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Perry Jolliff
(Obituary ~ 12/21/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Perry Jolliff, 66, of Sikeston died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, at his home. He was born Feb. 12, 1935, in Rover, Mo., son of Aaron George and Nora Hamilton Jolliff. He and Margaret Fox were married Sept. 20, 1951. Jolliff was superintendent at International Shoe Co. 35 years, and owned and operated Jolliff Aviation. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church...
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Speak Out A 12/21/01
(Speak Out ~ 12/21/01)
Cut menu prices I TOTALLY agree with the caller regarding tipping at restaurants. I work at a convenience store. Not one time have I received a 15 percent tip. I feel that if the restaurant owners want us to pay their employees' wages, then the least they can do is lower menu prices and give customers a break...
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Ex-SEMO presidents fail to make short list
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Two former presidents of Southeast Missouri State University didn't make the short list in the search for a new leader at the University of Tennessee. Bill Stacy and Dale Nitzschke were on a list of 15 semifinalists for the UT presidency last week but were not among the top five announced Wednesday...
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Butler authorities investigate death of Poplar Bluff man
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- An autopsy was planned Thursday to determine what caused the death of a Poplar Bluff man on Wednesday. Butler County assistant coroner Bruce Goin said Randy E. Waltman, 38, was shot multiple times with a handgun and had wounds to his head and body...
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Trial date slated for Sikeston woman accused in baby's murder
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
By Jill Bock ~ Standard Democrat BENTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston, Mo., woman will be tried for first-degree murder in the death of a 5-month-old child. Latoya Marie Fletcher, 21, is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Sept. 17 death of Octavia Nyshae Clark...
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Williamsville man dies when train collides with truck,
(State News ~ 12/21/01)
By Michelle Friedrich ~ Daily American Republic WILLIAMSVILLE, Mo. -- A Williamsville man died Wednesday when his pickup was struck by a Union Pacific train. Joseph F. Boyer, 68, was pronounced dead at the scene by Wayne County deputy coroner Alex Ruegg...
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Out of the past 12/21/01
(Out of the Past ~ 12/21/01)
10 years ago: Dec. 21, 1991 County officials may attempt to clarify whether Missouri statutes require state to reimburse counties for medical expenses of some state prisoners held in county jails; Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle says he believes statutes require state to reimburse medical costs of prisoners charged with felonies...
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Births 12/21/01
(Births ~ 12/21/01)
DruryTwin sons to Kenneth James Drury and Robin Ann Gartland of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2001. Koby Francis was born at 10:05 a.m. and weighed 6 pounds. Kendall James was born at 10:26 a.m. and weighed 5 pounds 9 ounces. ...
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Mary Gibbar
(Obituary ~ 12/21/01)
Mary Viola Gibbar, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, at her home. She was born June 10, 1922, at Perryville, Mo., daughter of James and Florence Reihl Hart. She and Paul L. Gibbar were married Aug. 30, 1940. He died Feb. 7, 1987. Gibbar was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville...
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Donna McKee
(Obituary ~ 12/21/01)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Donna Kay McKee, 57, of Olive Branch died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born April 15, 1944, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of the late Harvey and Frida Willis Dowdy. A housewife and homemaker, Dowdy was a member of the Alexander Free Will Baptist Church near Olive Branch and she served more than 20 years as church pianist and organist and 17 years as church secretary...
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County board extending sewer to county Park North
(Local News ~ 12/21/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Sewer service will be extended to Cape Girardeau County Park North under a contract signed Thursday by the county commission. Dutch Enterprises of Cape Girardeau will do the sewer work at a cost of $114,340. The work is expected to begin early next year and be completed by spring...
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