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Turf toe leaves iron man streak in jeopardy
(Professional Sports ~ 01/01/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Aeneas Williams' iron man streak is in serious jeopardy. The Rams' All-Pro cornerback has battled turf toe since late in training camp, and the injury isn't getting any better. So his run of 127 consecutive starts and 180 consecutive games could end on Sunday at San Francisco...
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Mayfair moves into tie at Michelob Championship
(Professional Sports ~ 01/01/02)
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Billy Mayfair shot a bogey-free, 8-under 63 Friday and grabbed a share of the second-round lead in the Michelob Championship with David Duval. Duval shot a 69 and was at 9-under 133. First-round co-leader Hidemichi Tanaka was one shot back after a 70...
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Trojans condemn Ducks' latest USC-area calling card
(College Sports ~ 01/01/02)
LOS ANGELES --The sight of three 40-foot Ducks in downtown Los Angeles has ruffled the feathers of some territorial Trojans. In another sign that the power in Pacific 10 football now resides in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon has erected a billboard depicting Duck receivers Keenan Howry, Jason Willis and Samie Parker on the north side of the 12-story Hotel Figueroa, a short jog from USC...
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Leaf skips camp, tells new team that he's retired
(Professional Sports ~ 01/01/02)
SEATTLE, Wash. -- Ryan Leaf, the second overall pick in the 1998 draft, has decided to end a career marred by clashes with fans, teammates and team executives and marked by ineptitude on the field. Leaf, who signed with Seattle in the offseason, didn't show up in camp on Thursday with the rest of the team's quarterbacks. Team spokesman Dave Pearson said he had told the Seahawks he was "retired."...
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Southeast aims to return favor vs. W. Illinois
(College Sports ~ 01/01/02)
Back on Dec. 1, Western Illinois came to the Show Me Center and spanked Southeast Missouri State University 71-58. The Indians would like nothing better than to return the favor tonight when the non-conference squads square off in a rematch on the Leathernecks' home court in Macomb, Ill...
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S. Carolina wins on FG at buzzer
(Professional Sports ~ 01/01/02)
The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. -- Daniel Weaver's 42-yard field goal with no time left barely cleared the crossbar, saving No. 14 South Carolina a huge embarrassment in a 31-28 victory over No. 22 Ohio State in the Outback Bowl on Tuesday. The Gamecocks (9-3) blew a 28-0 lead. ...
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Manufacturing sector declines again in December
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Manufacturing activity shrank for the 17th consecutive month in December but beat expectations, raising the prospect of a slow rebound, an industry group reported Wednesday. The Tempe, Ariz.-based Institute of Supply Management said its index of business activity rose to 48.2 in December from 44.5 in November. Analysts had been expecting a reading of 46...
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Indian, Pakistani foreign ministers shake hands
(International News ~ 01/02/02)
Associated Press WriterKATMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Breaking weeks of tension, the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan shook hands and smiled on Wednesday, hinting that diplomatic talks could ease the disharmony that has pushed troops toward their shared frontier...
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50 Islamic militants arrested in crackdown in Pakistan
(International News ~ 01/02/02)
Associated Press WriterISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- In a nationwide crackdown in the last few days, Pakistan has arrested about 50 followers of two militant Islamic groups that India accuses of orchestrating an attack in its Parliament last month, group officials said Wednesday...
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Bodies of 10 firefighters, three civilians found in WTC rubble
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The bodies of 10 firefighters and three civilians were pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center as excavation crews opened up the lobby of one of the collapsed towers, a firefighters union spokesman said Wednesday. "Those lower floors are now 30 feet below ground," said Tom Da Parma of the Uniformed Firefighters Association. He said the building's steel beams collapsed in such a way that pockets were created, and that is where many of the bodies have been found...
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Pentagon doubts report that Omar is negotiating his surrender
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Defense Department said Wednesday that it doubts negotiations under way for the surrender of Taliban forces include their leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar. An estimated 1,000 to 1,500 Taliban fighters who have been holding out near the city of Baghran were negotiating with anti-Taliban forces, said Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Stufflebeem...
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Stocks end higher
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street investors began the new year cautiously Wednesday, putting off buying until the last hour of trading but still giving stocks a respectable advance. While tech stocks traded higher for much of the day, blue chips suffered profit taking following weeks of gains. Part of investors' careful approach came from uncertainty over precisely when in 2002 business conditions will improve, analysts said...
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Southeast aims to return favor vs. W. Illinois
(College Sports ~ 01/02/02)
Back on Dec. 1, Western Illinois came to the Show Me Center and spanked Southeast Missouri State University 71-58. The Indians would like nothing better than to return the favor tonight when the non-conference squads square off in a rematch on the Leathernecks' home court in Macomb, Ill...
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Otahkians end long layoff with game vs. Missouri Baptist
(College Sports ~ 01/02/02)
After having not played a game for more than three weeks, Southeast Missouri State University women's coach Ed Arnzen figures a meeting with Missouri Baptist tonight will serve as a nice tuneup for Saturday's start of Ohio Valley Conference action...
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Grossman grounded for missing curfew
(College Sports ~ 01/02/02)
MIAMI -- The latest turn of Steve Spurrier's quarterback carousel might be the most curious of all. Spurrier said Tuesday he was pulling Heisman Trophy runner-up Rex Grossman from the starting lineup for the Orange Bowl against Maryland because Grossman missed curfew on the team's second night in Miami...
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Paying dues
(Local News ~ 01/02/02)
Edgar Mosley expressed what might be called the theme song of many standing in lines at the Cape Girardeau County collector's offices in Cape Girardeau and Jackson, Mo., Monday, the final day to pay property taxes without a penalty. "You hold onto it as long as you can," the Cape Girardeau man said...
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Area construction builds up; 2001 total may be second best
(Local News ~ 01/02/02)
It was a good year for construction in Cape Girardeau, possibly the second-best ever despite a sagging nationwide economy in 2001. Permit totals passed the $48.6 million mark, but officials won't know where the year ranks in city history until December information is complete. It certainly won't beat the city's busiest construction year on record: 1999, when $64.5 million in permits were granted...
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New Year's babies skip Cape
(Local News ~ 01/02/02)
With gifts ranging from infant T-shirts to teddy bears, Cape Girardeau's two hospitals readied to ring in the new year with the area's first New Year's babies. But by 8:30 p.m., the guest of honor hadn't shown up at either hospital, with no births and little for obstetric nurses to celebrate...
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Blues continue their struggles on the road
(Professional Sports ~ 01/02/02)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Sergei Brylin and Patrik Elias scored as the New Jersey Devils beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 Tuesday night. The Devils have won two straight for the first time since Dec. 5-8. Doug Weight scored for the Blues, 2-7-3-2 on the road since the start of November...
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Miami hopes to take page from Colorado's book
(College Sports ~ 01/02/02)
LOS ANGELES -- The biggest player in the Rose Bowl figures if Colorado was able to run it up on Nebraska, so can No. 1 Miami. Bryant McKinnie, the Hurricanes' 6-foot-9, 336-pound left tackle, wasn't bashful in assessing the Huskers' humiliating 62-36 loss to the Buffaloes on Nov. 23...
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Ducks make case for a share of title, pound Colorado 38-16
(College Sports ~ 01/02/02)
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The dazzling Ducks of Oregon made their case for a share of the national championship -- and then some. Now as far as they're concerned, it's "Go Nebraska!" In an impressive end to his college career, Joey Harrington threw for 350 yards and four touchdowns as No. 2 Oregon routed No. 3 Colorado 38-16 on Tuesday in the Fiesta Bowl...
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Out of the past 1/2/02
(Out of the Past ~ 01/02/02)
10 years ago: Jan. 2, 1992 Preliminary construction associated with $89 million Cape Girardeau Mississippi Bridge and cross-city highway project is scheduled to begin late this year; work on highway will start where Highway 74 is to be located to form interchange with I-55...
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Willingham confident he can return Irish to a national power
(College Sports ~ 01/02/02)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- When he learned three weeks ago that Notre Dame had hired George O'Leary as its football coach, Tyrone Willingham told Irish athletic director Kevin White he had made a mistake. "Kevin, you're hiring the wrong guy," White recalled Willingham had told him. "You need to hire me. You know you have to hire me."...
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Births 1/2/02
(Births ~ 01/02/02)
Scott Son to Aaron Maurice and Jennifer Lynn Scott of Charleston, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:56 a.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2001. Name, Landyn Maurice. Weight, 7 pounds 12 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Scott is the former Jennifer Byrd, daughter of Leetis and Wanda Byrd of Bertrand, Mo. She is employed at Scheffer Printing. Scott is the son of Bobby Scott and Gloria Scott of Bertrand. He is employed at DeLine Farms...
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Cornetta R. Seyer
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
KELSO, Mo. -- Cornetta R. Seyer, 91, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City, Mo.
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Frank Tripp
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- William Frank Tripp, 89, of Anna died on Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born on June 19, 1912, at Anna, the son of Dugan and Agnes Highland Tripp. He married Eva Leona Fox on Feb. 21, 1931 in Union County. She died on Jan. 22, 1995...
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Jack Haney
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Melton Lee "Jack" Haney, 74, of Scott City died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 1, 1927, in Plant City, Fla., son of Virgil Lee and Elvirdia Ditto Haney. He and Muriel Charlotte Hirte were married Nov. 13, 1943, at Jackson, Mo...
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Cleta Rayburn
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
Funeral for Cleta May Rayburn of Cape Girardeau will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home. The Rev. Jim Cooper will officiate. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery. Rayburn, 87, died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Minnie Parcell
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Minnie J. Parcell, 85, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at Jonesboro Healthcare Center. She was born July 8, 1916, in Jonesboro, daughter of Jefferson H. and Clara Weiss Slicker. She and Charles F. (Chuck) Parcell were married Sept. 14, 1934. He died Sept. 6, 1989...
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Vada York
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Vada Maxine York, 74, of Anna died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. She was born June 29, 1927, in West Frankfort, Ill., daughter of Marion and Sara Mae Frazier Dunning. She and Gilbert York were married Nov. 18, 1945, in Marion, Ill. He died Oct. 28, 1981...
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Velma Mabrey
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
BURFORDVILLE, Mo. -- Velma G. Mabrey, 86, of Overland, Mo., died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at St. John's Place in St. Louis. She was born Aug. 25, 1915, at Burfordville, daughter of William and Barbara Huffman Ross. She and Clarence E. Mabrey were married Nov. 21, 1935...
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Sylvia Stovall
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Funeral for Sylvia L. McCall Stovall of Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. today at Hutchings Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill, Mo. Stovall, 79, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 8, 1922, at Clarkton, Mo., daughter of Ira and Lavada Killian Dockins. She first married John M. Stovall. She later married Edward Ben McCall...
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Emma Cathey
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Funeral for Emma Pearl Cathey of Dexter was held Monday at Rainey Funeral Home. The Rev. Clifford Wary officiated. Burial was in Hagy Cemetery. Cathey, 95, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at Cypress Point Healthcare. She was born Aug. 7, 1906, at Portageville, Mo., daughter of Albert and Maude Funkhouse Adams. She and Fred Monroe Cathey were married Nov. 21, 1925, at New Madrid, Mo. He died Feb. 6, 1991...
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Rosalia Enderle
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
KELSO, Mo. -- Rosalia Mary Enderle, 96, of Kelso, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 12, 1905, in Kelso to Joseph and Caroline Heisserer Schaefer. She married Benjamin Frank Enderle on Nov. 6, 1928, in Kelso, and he died July 27, 2000...
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Bertha Scherer
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
KELSO, Mo. -- Bertha Clara Scherer, 92, of Kelso died Sunday, Dec. 30, 2001, in Advance, Mo. She was born Aug. 12, 1909, at Chaffee, Mo., daughter of Anton and Regina Heuring Glastetter. She and Joseph Otto Scherer were married Oct. 20,1932, at New Hamburg, Mo. He died April 17, 1969...
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Robert Gladish
(Obituary ~ 01/02/02)
Robert D. Gladish departed this world peacefully Dec. 26, 2001. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, two children, five grandchildren and a sister of Kennett, Mo. Bob was a dedicated Boy Scout volunteer for over 25 years, having served in many capacities including scoutmaster, junior leader training staff member, and Shawnee District member at large. ...
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Speak Out A 1/2/02
(Speak Out ~ 01/02/02)
Scary interview THERE WAS a very scary interview on TV. The gentleman being interviewed said creative accounting was very prevalent in the financial statements of many of the companies on the stock exchange and that the accounting deceptions used by Enron were very prevalent in the energy and movie industries. ...
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Arts Council enriches our community
(Editorial ~ 01/02/02)
The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri's recent announcement that it is looking for a new executive director gives the community an opportunity to think about the organization and all the fine things it does. Founded in 1962 as the Christian Arts Council by Otto F. Dingeldein and other Cape Girardeau residents, the council has evolved from an all-volunteer organization to one with a paid staff and national juried exhibitions. The Arts Council is the oldest community arts council in Missouri...
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Parochial schools add educational strengths
(Editorial ~ 01/02/02)
Parents have a responsibility to consider carefully the educational needs of their children and decide where those needs best will be met. Fortunately for mothers and fathers in Southeast Missouri, the choices are many. In addition to public school districts with excellent reviews by teams from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, there are top-rate parochial schools as well...
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Ear cropping cosmetic, controversial
(Community ~ 01/02/02)
QUESTION: My wife and I got a young Schnauzer for Christmas. We are debating whether or not to have its ears cropped. Could you give a little information on the operation? ANSWER: Today, ear cropping is done strictly for cosmetic reasons and is controversial. ...
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Cape police report 1/2/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/02/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Jan. 2 DWIA person was taken into custody on Sunday pending the filing of formal charges of driving while intoxicated. ArrestsSterling Ray Hall, 21, of St. Louis was arrested Tuesday at 40 S. Sprigg for failure to appear on a warrant and for a probation violation warrant...
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Cape fire report 1/2/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/02/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Jan. 2 On Sunday, firefighters responded to the following calls:At 6:52 p.m., a report of a gas odor at 2592 Saddlegate. On Monday, firefighters responded to the following calls:At 5:11 p.m., an electric box malfunction in the 300 block of South Mount Auburn Road...
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Rebuilding Pentagon to take until 2003
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
WASHINGTON -- The victims' families and the nation still grieve, but the once-charred and jagged western flank of the Pentagon no longer looks much like the scene of an American tragedy. Except for flags waving from two 140-foot-tall cranes, there is little indication that the 400,000 square-foot chunk now missing from the building is anything other than an ordinary construction project...
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India-Pakistan, bin Laden pose complications for president
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
Associated Press/Walter Astrada Leftist demonstrators threw stones at supporters of Sen. Eduardo Duhalde outside the Congress in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Argentina entered the New Year with an economy near exhaustion, an angry public, a new caretaker president and feuding lawmakers working to pick a fifth leader in two weeks...
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Hart Office Building fumigated, seems safe
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
WASHINGTON -- The poisonous gas pumped into the Hart Senate Office Building last weekend appears to have killed any remaining anthrax spores, Environmental Protection Agency officials said Tuesday. The agency must await lab tests to confirm the preliminary results, but monitoring equipment suggested the fumigation worked on the second try. An earlier attempt failed when officials could not create the necessary levels of humidity...
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Peaking at 72 - Man trains to become oldest Everest climber
(State News ~ 01/02/02)
CHICAGO -- Training to climb Mount Everest in Chicago makes about as much sense as getting ready to swim the English Channel in Death Valley. Yet there is Al Hanna in this flattest of cities trudging up and down little more than a molehill to prepare himself to scale the tallest mountain on the planet...
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Pranksters target veterans fountain
(State News ~ 01/02/02)
BELLEVILLE, Ill. -- Pranksters who throw soap or dye into the Veterans Memorial Fountain next summer may find themselves on candid camera. They won't be taped for an episode of "America's Funniest Home Videos;" it will be more like "Belleville's Most Wanted."...
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Hospital killing
(State News ~ 01/02/02)
OAK LAWN, Ill. -- A 76-year-old man fatally shot his 74-year-old wife in her hospital room before shooting himself, authorities said.
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2002 - Year of palindrome
(State News ~ 01/02/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Tarzan raised Desi Arnaz' rat. You can say that again -- backward. OK, so the first sentence isn't true. Hey, we're not sure Desi Arnaz even had a rat. But it is a palindrome. And that's important, especially in 2002, the Year of the Palindrome...
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State Auditor Claire McCaskill
(State News ~ 01/02/02)
Age: 48. BORN JULY 24, 1953. Hometown: HOUSTON, MO. Political career: ELECTED STATE AUDITOR, 1998; ELECTED JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR, 1992; ELECTED TO MISSOURI HOUSE, 1982. Education: BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND LAW DEGREE, BOTH FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT COLUMBIA...
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Gamblers self-imposed ban to get test for effectiveness
(State News ~ 01/02/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A planned three-year study should help assess whether compulsive gamblers are getting counseling under Missouri's pioneering self-banning program -- and how many problem gamblers still manage to get back into casinos. The $375,000 study could provide a window into the complexities of pathological gambling, including the severity of the problems and the effectiveness of self-exclusion, said Keith Whyte, the National Council on Problem Gambling's executive director...
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Auditor raises election profile
(State News ~ 01/02/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State workers spending lavishly on lunches and dinners. Transportation employees testing their heavy machinery skills in state-funded contests. The state Water Patrol with more boats and vehicles than employees. Those are just some of the targets of Democratic State Auditor Claire McCaskill, who has been highlighting what she considers government waste and abuse since taking office in January 1999...
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Missouri roads have eight deaths during weekend
(State News ~ 01/02/02)
At least eight people were reported killed in traffic accidents on Missouri roads during the long holiday weekend. Thomas Smith, 15, of St. Joseph, Mo., died Tuesday after the car he was in ran off a Buchanan County road and overturned about 2 a.m., the Missouri State Highway Patrol said...
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Attempting to save Civil War ship
(State News ~ 01/02/02)
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Inside Curtiss Peterson's no-frills conservation lab lies a jumble of plastic dishpans strewn out on tables like hastily placed hospital stretchers. Thin wires run from electrical transformers and then plunge into the chemical bath contained within each, pumping the encrusted iron artifacts inside with low-voltage life support...
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Scientists find crack in laws of physics
(State News ~ 01/02/02)
CHICAGO -- Scientists at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory have stumbled across a discrepancy in theories of subatomic particles. Researchers measured fewer neutrinos -- tiny particles that pass through most ordinary objects -- resulting from atomic collisions than physicists have long predicted...
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New year gives Europeans first glimpse of new currency
(International News ~ 01/02/02)
PARIS -- From bakeries in Paris to newsstands in Vienna to cafes in Rome, Europeans tried out their new currency Tuesday. But many shops were closed for New Year's, and most customers wound up relying on their old familiar money for at least another day...
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Despite fire, Peru marks 2002 with fireworks
(International News ~ 01/02/02)
LIMA, Peru -- Exploding rockets streaked through the Lima sky early Tuesday as Peruvians rang in the new year with fireworks despite a weekend blaze sparked by a firecracker that ravaged the capital's downtown and killed 290 people. President Alejandro Toledo had asked Peruvians not to light fireworks to celebrate New Year's out of respect for the victims of Saturday's fire, Peru's deadliest on record...
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Congress chooses Peronist as Argentina's new president
(International News ~ 01/02/02)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Congress named a Peronist party leader as Argentina's the fifth president in two weeks Tuesday as the country reeled from its most serious political and economic crisis in decades. The Peronist-controlled Congress overwhelmingly confirmed old-style populist Eduardo Duhalde as head of state...
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Guerrillas kill 13 in Columbia
(International News ~ 01/02/02)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombian guerrillas waged scattered attacks over the New Year holiday, leaving 13 people dead on the eve of peace talks, officials said Tuesday. Among those killed were eight soldiers who died when they stumbled on a mine field...
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India cools war rhetoric
(International News ~ 01/02/02)
NEW DELHI, India -- In a cooling down of the war rhetoric between the South Asian rivals, Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said Tuesday that his country was open to dialogue with Pakistan if it sheds its "anti-India mentality." Despite the buildup of tensions over the past weeks, India and Pakistan upheld their New Year's tradition of exchanging lists of their civilian nuclear facilities, traded every year to prevent attack on the installations. ...
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Theaters' sales grow, setting another record
(Entertainment ~ 01/02/02)
LOS ANGELES -- For Hollywood, 2001 was another year of record revenue, a time for the birth and rebirth of big film franchises and a period of soul-searching over violent action films after the Sept. 11 attacks. Movie-ticket sales for 2001 will total an estimated $8.35 billion by the end of New Year's Eve, up from last year's record of $7.7 billion, according to box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations...
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Comic company's heroes made for post-terrorism era
(Entertainment ~ 01/02/02)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Sephie, a young heroine who must save her planet from economic and environmental devastation. Ethan, a traveling prince who seeks peace and justice. Simon Archard, the world's greatest detective in Victorian England, whose foil is a baroness who controls a criminal empire...
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Researchers - Vitamin A linked to hip fractures in older women
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
CHICAGO -- Too much vitamin A may increase the risk of hip fractures in older women, according to a new study that researchers say suggests the need to re-evaluate the levels in supplements and fortified food. Vitamin A is important for such things as healthy skin and hair and bone growth. ...
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Four die in Tennesee fire on New Year's
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- An early morning apartment fire Tuesday killed four people who had fallen asleep after a New Year's Eve party, authorities said. Two others who escaped the burning apartment were treated for smoke inhalation, said Clarksville Fire Marshall Ray Williams...
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Bloomberg becomes mayor of New York City
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
NEW YORK -- Billionaire businessman Michael Bloomberg was sworn in as mayor of New York City on Tuesday and issued a call for shared sacrifice to tackle the city's problems. "To meet the challenges facing our city, we must work together to draw upon the energy, entrepreneurship and talent of all New Yorkers," Bloomberg said in a New Year's Day inaugural address. "We are the toughest, most resilient and most determined people on the planet...
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Aerospace innovation gives new life to bridges
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
GRAYSON, Ky. -- It could have been mistaken for a beautification project: workers gluing thin sheets of a carbon fiber material to the girders of the 10-year-old Grayson bridge over Little Sandy River. The goal is to make it stronger, long enough to last another 50 years...
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Icebergs endanger penguins' breeding
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Massive icebergs and an unprecedented amount of sea ice have nearly isolated one of Antarctica's largest populations of Adelie penguins, jeopardizing attempts by the birds to breed, scientists report. Each year at this time, the penguins flock from their feeding grounds at sea to Ross Island, where they breed and lay their eggs in shallow nests lined with pebbles...
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People talk 1/2/02
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
'Survivor' puts farmer's face on shirts Life in rural Smyth County, Va., hasn't been the same since goat farmer "Big" Tom Buchanan made his television debut this fall on CBS's "Survivor: Africa." Buchanan, 46, finished taping the show months ago, but even his son swears that he doesn't know if his father will win the show's top prize. The network bans Buchanan from talking about "Survivor: Africa" until he is eliminated...
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Ibuprofen cancels out aspirin's heart-protective effects
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
BOSTON -- The popular pain reliever ibuprofen blocks the heart-protecting effects of aspirin, according to a study that sounds a warning for people who take both medicines. "It would not do you a lot of good to take one medication only to have another wipe out its effects," said Dr. Muredach Reilly, a University of Pennsylvania cardiologist who took part in the 30-patient study reported in the New England Journal of Medicine...
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'Party of Lame' differs from past New Year's Eves
(Column ~ 01/02/02)
I spent New Year's Eve 2001 at home playing board games and watching Dick Clark with The Other Half and five friends. I mentally named the event "Party of Lame." During our annual reflection on New Year's Eves past, Mr. Half and I had no recollection of last year's observance, which is a bad thing no matter how you look at it: Either we had alcohol-induced blackouts or it wasn't even worth committing to memory...
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Recipes meant to warm up cold winter days
(Column ~ 01/02/02)
$$$Start smcclanahan Although Christmas Day has come and gone, we are still in the season of Christmastide according to our church calendar. Epiphany will be celebrated Jan. 6, which is 12 days after Christmas Day. So for our family, we are still celebrating Christmas. ...
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Tips for selecting the right houseplant and getting it to grow
(Column ~ 01/02/02)
$$$Start Although the popularity of houseplants has waned in the last few years, as compared to 15 years ago, they still play a very important role in home and office decor. They provide luxuriant colors that contrast or complement the colors of furniture, walls, and wall accents...
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Marines tighten search for Taliban chief Omar
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
WASHINGTON -- About 200 U.S. Marines searched a former Taliban and al-Qaida compound in southern Afghanistan Tuesday as the hunt for Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar continued. The Marines left their base in the southern city of Kandahar late Monday night in a convoy of vehicles, headed for the compound in Helmand province, said Maj. ...
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Poll - 2002 brings hope, fiscal healing
(National News ~ 01/02/02)
WASHINGTON -- A majority of Americans believe the country is headed in the right direction and that their own finances will get better, an Associated Press poll says. But they also fear more terrorist attacks are likely in 2002. Seven in 10 Americans believe there will be another terrorist attack in the near future, although their worry is less intense than it was a few months ago, according to the AP poll...
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Second dose of snow, ice turn South into slippery nightmare
(State News ~ 01/03/02)
Associated Press WriterRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- A deep freeze and a second dose of snow turned the South into a deadly, slippery nightmare Thursday, throwing a region unaccustomed to dealing with winter weather into near paralysis. Hundreds of flights were canceled in Atlanta, the nation's busiest air hub, scores of Floridians took refuge in shelters and South Carolina's governor declared a state of emergency, activating the National Guard to help stranded motorists...
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Stocks rally higher on Intel
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- An analyst's bullish comments about Intel sent tech stocks sharply higher Thursday as Wall Street bet the sector would lead a market recovery. Analysts said investors were buying in what they hoped was the early stage of a tech turnaround despite economic news that suggested business is still weak. The broader market also moved higher, although its advance was less spectacular as buyers gravitated toward technology...
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Ex-Klansman ruled competent in '63 church bombing
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
Associated Press WriterBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- A judge ruled Thursday that former Ku Klux Klansman Bobby Frank Cherry is mentally competent to stand trial on murder charges in the 1963 Birmingham church bombing that killed four black girls...
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Rumsfeld pledges U.S. will complete mission in Afghanistan
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Nearly four months into the hunt for Osama bin Laden, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Thursday defended U.S. military operations in Afghanistan and pledged to bring the terrorist leader and his cohorts to justice...
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Missouri health director resigning
(State News ~ 01/03/02)
Associated Press WriterJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's state health director is resigning after more than four years of overseeing an agency at the center of bioterrorism preparations and abortion-related disputes. Maureen Dempsey, 44, is resigning effective Jan. 25 "in order to pursue other professional opportunities," the Department of Health and Senior Services said Thursday...
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Woman wounded in office shooting in Dallas suburb
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
Associated Press WriterADDISON, Texas (AP) -- A gunman wounded a woman at an office building Thursday morning and was later shot by police. The wounded woman and the suspect were both taken to hospitals, but their conditions were not immediately known...
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Suspicious letter found in Sen. Daschle's office
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A suspicious letter with powder and threatening note was found Thursday in the office of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle in the U.S. Capitol, police said. Capitol Police spokesman Dan Nichols said the letter had been opened. Police moved quickly to restrict movement in the area around Daschle's office on the second floor of the Capitol as well as an area one floor above it...
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Thousands flee firestorm, as Australian blazes burn
(International News ~ 01/03/02)
Associated Press WriterSYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Thousands of evacuees from two coastal villages took refuge on nearby beaches Thursday after a fast-moving firestorm isolated their communities and burned as many as 20 houses in a third village...
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Prosecutor ends probe of New Jersey Sen. Torricelli's finances
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The investigation of the finances of New Jersey's Sen. Robert Torricelli has ended and no charges will be filed, outgoing U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White announced Thursday. In a one-page statement, White said she had reached the decision after "an exhaustive investigation" by her office, the FBI, the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Customs Service...
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Moderate earthquake shakes Central, South Asia
(International News ~ 01/03/02)
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A moderate earthquake hit swaths of northern Pakistan and Afghanistan at midday Thursday, shaking house foundations and jolting cities across 400 miles of Central and South Asia. Some damage and minor injuries were reported in the Afghan capital...
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New claims for jobless benefits increase sharply
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- New claims for unemployment insurance shot up for the second week in a row, suggesting many U.S. workers are still suffering from an economy that is trying to claw its way out of a recession. For the work week ending Dec. 29, new claims for jobless benefits jumped by a seasonally adjusted 36,000 to 447,000, the highest level since the beginning of December, the Labor Department reported Thursday...
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Talks for surrender of Omar reach 'crucial' stage
(International News ~ 01/03/02)
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Negotiations for the surrender of about 1,500 Taliban fighters, including their supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, have reached a "crucial stage" and a resolution was expected soon, an Afghan intelligence official said Thursday. U.S. officials have expressed doubt that Omar planned to give himself up...
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Two killed in crash with deputy's car
(State News ~ 01/03/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Scott County sheriff's deputy was back at work Wednesday, a day after he was involved in an accident that killed a woman and her 12-year-old niece and left two other passengers in their car seriously injured. According to police reports, Sgt. Steve Shoemaker was responding to an emergency call about a stolen truck Tuesday night when the crash occurred...
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Out of the past 1/3/02
(Out of the Past ~ 01/03/02)
10 years ago: Jan. 3, 1992 St. Louis - Fears that critical shortage of fresh produce might develop later this month because of whitefly infestation in California and Arizona were discounted this week by St. Louis produce distributor; in fact, produce brokers and distributors now say supplies and quality of produce in area food stores should improve as prices return to near-normal winter levels...
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Correction 01/03/02
(Correction ~ 01/03/02)
The firefighters pictured on page 5a of Monday's edition are with the Fruitland Fire Department. The name of the department was incorrect in the photo caption. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Births 01/03/02
(Births ~ 01/03/02)
Koerber Daughter to Susan Marie Koerber of Gordonville, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 6:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2001. Name, Faith Noelle. Weight, 9 pounds 3 1/2 ounces. Second daughter. Ms. Koerber is the daughter of Paul and Bernice Koerber of Gordonville. She is owner of an in-home daycare and is an educational consultant with Discovery Toys Inc...
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Charles W. McNeil Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
VANDALIA, Ill. -- Charles Willard McNeil Jr., 82, of Vandalia died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at his home. He was born Nov. 11, 1919, in Ste. Genevieve, Mo., the son of Charles and Anna Koechig McNeill. He married Virginia Brockmire on July 4, 1942, in Cape Girardeau. She survives...
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Lewis 'Cub' Evers
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
KARNAK, Ill. -- Funeral service for Lewis "Cub" Evers, 59, of Belknap were held Wednesday at the Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak, Ill., with the Rev. Raymond Davis officiating. Burial was at the Masonic Cemetery in Grand Chain, Ill. He died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau from injuries received in an automobile accident near Perks, Ill., Monday morning...
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Juanita South
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
FISK, Mo. -- Juanita South, 75, of Fisk died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 24, 1926, at Commerce, Mo. She and William South were married Jan. 18, 1947, in Corinth, Miss. Survivors include her husband; three sons, Randy and Tom South of Fisk, James South of Dexter, Mo.; four daughters, Judy Aslin of Jackson, Mo., Linda Chitwood of Ellington, Mo., Janet South of Jacksonville Beach, Fla., and Mary Meisel of Jefferson City, Mo...
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Brittany Gates
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Brittany Gates, 12, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, from injuries received in an automobile accident on U.S. 61 north of Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Evelyn Kay Orman
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Evelyn Kay Orman, 41, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, from injuries received in an automobile accident on U.S. 61 north of Sikeston. Arrangements are incomplete at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel.
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Herman H. Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Herman H. Smith, 89, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at the Sikeston Convalescent Center. He was born Nov. 22, 1912, at Clinton, Ark., the son of Ed and Bertha Bradley Smith. He married Jimmie L. Barnes. She survives. He was a retired landowner, cattleman and farmer...
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Dennis Starzinger
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Dennis D. Starzinger, 52, of Jackson died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 23, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of Dillman and Nelda Pilz Starzinger. He and Rhonda Weber were married Nov. 14, 1970, at Pocahontas, Mo...
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Helen Bandermann
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
Funeral for Helen Elizabeth Bandermann of Gray Summit, Mo., was held Dec. 30, 2001, at Russell Colonial Funeral Home in St. Clair, Mo. The Revs. Daniel Kern and Ron Walter officiated. Burial was in Brush Creek Cemetery at Gray Summit. Bandermann, 76, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001, in St. Louis...
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Helen Rundles
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Helen E. Stoehr Rundles, 67, of Cairo died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at her home. Survivors include her husband, Gilbert Rundles; two sisters, Carol Stoehr of Cairo, Kay Stoehr of Chicago; and a brother, Rodney Stoehr of Cairo. Private memorial service will be held at a later date...
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Cornetta Seyer
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
KELSO, Mo. -- Funeral Mass for Cornetta R. Seyer of Kelso will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Augustine Catholic Church. The Rev. Oliver Clavin will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City, Mo., from 5-8 p.m. today. The rosary will be recited at 6:30...
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Harold Vernon
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Harold Edwin "Jake" Vernon, 73, of Perryville died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Jan. 30, 1928, in Perry County, Mo., son of Elmer J. and Lela Boxdorfer Vernon. Vernon was a retired mechanic and member of Immanuel Lutheran Church...
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Harold Beasley
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Funeral for Harold Isham Beasley of Naylor, Mo., was held Dec. 24, 2001, at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home in Neelyville, Mo. The Rev. J. Michael Heston officiated. Beasley, 95, died Friday, Dec. 21, 2001, at West Vue Nursing Center in West Plains, Mo...
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Alida Oberndorfer
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Funeral for Alida Oberndorfer of Perryville, formerly of Washington, Mo., was held Wednesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Washington. The Rev. Mark Bangert officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Nieburg-Vitt Funeral Home at Washington was in charge of arrangements...
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James Smith
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
ESSEX, Mo. -- Funeral for James D. "Jimmy" Smith of Essex will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter, Mo. The Rev. Gerald Beam will officiate. Burial will be in Dudley Cemetery at Dudley, Mo. Smith, 47, died Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at his home...
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Marguerite Ward
(Obituary ~ 01/03/02)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Marguerite B. Ward, 83, of Dyersburg, Tenn., formerly of Mounds, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at Dyersburg Methodist Hospital. She was born April 28, 1918, at Villa Ridge, Ill., daughter of Rory and Lillian Aldrich Bonner. She married Harvey Ward, who died in 1983...
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Speak Out 01/03/02
(Speak Out ~ 01/03/02)
Fight at home first ON OSAMA bin Laden's tapes, he has told his people that the United States is evil and he wants to bring us to ruin. He says the United States and Israel will finally be defeated. That is not the way God is going to take care of all the wickedness in the world. ...
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World citizen brought culture into our lives
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/03/02)
To the editor: Herbert Hirschfield's son remembers asking his mother about the worn little man approaching their house. Ted had a vague recollection of his father, who had been impressed into the army of the Third Reich. When it dissolved, Hirschfield wandered about until he found his family, who believed that he had long been dead...
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Gators dine on Terrapins in Orange Bowl 56-23
(College Sports ~ 01/03/02)
MIAMI -- This starting stuff is overrated. Banished to the bench for the first 20 minutes of the Orange Bowl, Rex Grossman led Florida to touchdowns on all six of his drives and the No. 5 Gators set record after record in a 56-23 crushing of No. 6 Maryland on Wednesday night...
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Davey's sweet ending proves entirely too much for Illinois
(College Sports ~ 01/03/02)
NEW ORLEANS -- Given one last chance to make a national name for himself, Rohan Davey delivered. Fact is, so did the whole LSU team. Showing off the strong arm that he hopes will make him an NFL quarterback, Davey guided a record-setting offense Tuesday that sent the No. 12 Tigers over No. 7 Illinois 47-34 in the Sugar Bowl...
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Mizzou ends three-game slide, defeats Coppin St.
(College Sports ~ 01/03/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Kareem Rush and Clarence Gilbert ended slumps that coincided with No. 17 Missouri's three-game losing streak, combining for 40 points in a 74-47 victory over Coppin State on Wednesday night. Rush, a preseason All-American, shot 29 percent and Gilbert shot 23 percent during the losing streak that followed nine straight victories to open the season for Missouri (10-3). Against Coppin State, Rush had 23 points on 8-for-14 shooting and Gilbert had 17 points on 6-for-14 shooting...
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Otahks shake rust, handle Mo. Baptist
(College Sports ~ 01/03/02)
The Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team returned to the court after a 25-day layoff to face NAIA opponent Missouri Baptist with predictable results. In a spotty performance, the Otahkians, playing shorthanded, prevailed 70-53 over the Lady Spartans Wednesday night to improve to 7-3 entering their Ohio Valley Conference opener against Eastern Illinois University on Saturday...
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W. Illinois stops SE without top guns
(College Sports ~ 01/03/02)
MACOMB, Ill. -- Despite playing without its two leading scorers -- who also happen to be the team's top two inside players -- Western Illinois University had little trouble in sweeping the season series from Southeast Missouri State University. The Leathernecks closed the first half with a 23-7 run to take control and went on to beat the visiting Indians 82-75 Wednesday night...
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Miami, Nebraska face moment of truth
(College Sports ~ 01/03/02)
PASADENA, Calif. -- An unlikely matchup in an unlikely setting seems to be the perfect way to end a most improbable college football season. Top-ranked Miami is poised to win its first national championship in a decade when it plays No. 4 Nebraska in the Rose Bowl tonight...
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Jackson wrestlers drop dual meet
(High School Sports ~ 01/03/02)
STE. GENEVIEVE -- Ste. Genevieve, the recent Tiger Classic champion, handed Jackson its first dual loss of the season, 43-37, in high school wrestling action Wednesday night. Besides facing one of the state's top teams, the Indians, who placed second in the Tiger Classic, were hampered by three forfeits -- one due to illness and the others brought on by wrestlers who recently quit the team...
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Health calendar 01/03/02
(Community ~ 01/03/02)
Today Mental health issues forum at 6:30 p.m. at the Osage Community Centre. The meeting is sponsored by the National Alliance for Mentally Ill of Missouri and the Manic-Depressive-Depressive Association of Southeast Missouri. Speakers include former state Rep. ...
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Slumping economy isn't bothering gamblers
(Editorial ~ 01/03/02)
Bad economic news apparently makes some people more eager to gamble. Despite hard times, Illinois casinos earned 6 percent more through November 2001 than they did the same period of 2000. Perhaps more surprising, revenue since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was up 3 percent from the same period in 2000...
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Vigilance aboard airplanes can save lives
(Editorial ~ 01/03/02)
The actions of two flight attendants and passengers aboard a Paris-to-Miami flight on which a man tried to light a homemade bomb in his shoe probably saved the lives of all 197 people aboard. During the Dec. 22 flight, the suspect lit a match but put it in his mouth when confronted by a flight attendant. The flight attendant told the captain and returned to see the suspect with a match held to the tongue of his sneaker...
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Jackson fire report 01/03/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/02)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Jan. 3 Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:At 7:24 p.m., a gas smell at Country Club and Big Bend. At 7:48 p.m., an emergency medical service at 1538 Briarcliff. At 10:29 p.m., an emergency medical service at 215 Mason...
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Jackson police report 01/02/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/03/02)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Jan 3 SummonsMelvin Daney Jr., 21, 103. N. Clark, was issued a summons Tuesday for property damage. TheftFood was reported stolen Tuesday at Pizza Hut, 215 S. Kingshighway. A camera, wallet and medical prescription was reported stolen Tuesday...
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St. Francis welcomes hospital's first baby of 2002
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
Christina McCormick's visit to the doctor turned into a hospital stay, but she isn't complaining about the end result: a baby girl, the first child to be born at St. Francis Medical Center in 2002. The Portageville, Mo., woman gave birth to Emma Marie by cesarean section at 11:26 a.m. on Wednesday. The baby weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 21 inches long...
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Shootings at schools crack glass, prompt security
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
A police barricade in front of Clippard Elementary School directed students to a side-door entry Wednesday morning because of vandalism to windows at the main entrance.By Scott Moyers ~ Southeast Missourian Police are stepping up security at Cape Girardeau schools after windows and glass doors were shot out at Alma Schrader and Clippard elementary schools, even though authorities believe it was a simple case of New Year's Eve vandalism...
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Cape's first birth bypasses New Year's Day
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
Mark Ticer paid little attention to the gift basket celebrating the first baby of the new year in Cape Girardeau. He was too busy cradling the real gift, his newborn daughter, Haley, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Mark and Minyo Ticer of Cape Girardeau didn't give much thought to the idea that their daughter would be the first baby of 2002. Hospital staff gave the Ticers a gift basket full of flowers, a picture frame, a teddy bear and a handmade baby quilt...
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School head resigns, cites 'personal family' needs
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
PATTON, Mo. -- The principal at Meadow Heights High School has resigned to attend to "personal family business," prompting a search for his replacement that may not be completed until this fall. William Moss, 46, had been principal at Meadow Heights for two years when he resigned Dec. 17...
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Whitewater teen hurt on four-wheeler
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
A 14-year-old boy was in critical condition Wednesday after the all-terrain vehicle he was riding overturned in rural Cape Girardeau County Wednesday. Police reports indicate the victim, Andrew Rhodes, was riding on a four-wheeler driven by another 14-year-old, Aaron Kinder. Both boys are from Whitewater, Mo...
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Fourth GOP candidate enters race in 157th
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Tom Sachse of Friedheim, Mo., has joined an increasingly crowded field of hopefuls running for the 157th District seat in the Missouri House of Representatives. Sachse, 33, is the manager of Shawneetown Feed and Seed store in Friedheim and president of the Cape Girardeau County Farm Bureau board of directors. He said he is running as a "common man" who shares the values of his community and understands the everyday concerns of its residents...
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Australian wildfires burn; homemade bombs found
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
SYDNEY, Australia -- As blazes burned wildly around Australia's largest city for a 10th day and thousands fled their homes Thursday, police discovered the remains of what might have been two homemade bombs used by arsonists to set tinder-dry forests afire...
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Cape Girardeau December permit status report
(Local News ~ 01/03/02)
Following is the December permit status of new buildings, expansions and remodeling projects and the status of those projects in Cape Girardeau: New buildings Karim Manouri, 826 Enterprise St., new building, 12/18/01; plans submitted, 12/18/01; need structural calculation and application, 12/18/01; received application and structural calculation, 12/20/01...
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Senate committee prepares to look into Enron collapse
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee will subpoena documents from Enron's board of directors, auditors and key managers as part of an investigation into the energy company's sudden collapse and lack of government protection for investors. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., announcing the investigation, promised Wednesday "a search for the truth, not a witch hunt." He did not rule out an examination of Enron's relationships with the Bush administration...
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Sen. Carnahan will observe war on terrorism firsthand
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Jean Carnahan, D-Mo., is traveling with eight other senators this week to the scene of U.S. military attacks on Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist network. The lawmakers planned meetings in the U.S. Central Command in central Asia with foreign leaders, military commanders and U.S. troops...
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Gonzalez may not fit in Mets' overhaul
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/02)
NEW YORK -- The New York Mets don't seem likely to add Juan Gonzalez as part of their offseason makeover. "It's probably still a long shot at this point for any premium free agent," general manager Steve Phillips said Wednesday. Gonzalez, the top hitter left on the market, is thought to be seeking $10 million to $15 million a season. The Mets are believed to be willing to offer a two-year package worth about $10 million...
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Trial begins for youth coach killed by parent
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/02)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A man who claims he beat another hockey dad to death in self-defense went on trial Wednesday in a case that became a national symbol of parental violence at youth sporting events. Jury selection began in the trial of Thomas Junta, 42. Junta was charged with manslaughter in Michael Costin's death at the Burbank Ice Arena in Reading, north of Boston, on July 5, 2000. At least one son of each of the men was expected to testify...
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McNabb makes Olympic Development team
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/02)
Former Cape Central soccer player Bret McNabb has been named to the men's Under 19, Region 2 Olympic Development team. McNabb, one of 18 players chosen from 14 Midwest states, will train with the team this month at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif...
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Rams only put five players in Pro Bowl
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Though the St. Louis Rams have the best record in the NFL, somehow they're also-rans in the Pro Bowl balloting. The Baltimore Ravens and Tampa Bay Buccaneers each landed six players on the team, one more than the Rams. And both teams are 9-6, a marginal record for the playoffs...
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PGA to launch season in Hawaii
(Professional Sports ~ 01/03/02)
KAPALUA, Hawaii -- It all starts today along the rugged coastline of west Maui, where 32 PGA Tour winners gather for the season-opening Mercedes Championships. With Masters champion Tigers Woods, British Open champ David Duval, PGA champion David Toms, and U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen, all four major champions are in the field at the Plantation Course at Kapalua...
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Exelon's generating capacity gets boost
(State News ~ 01/03/02)
WASHINGTON -- Exelon Generation Co. has received federal approval to boost generating capacity at four Illinois nuclear power plants to help meet growing customer demand. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Dec. 21 approved plans to increase the power at the Dresden 2 and 3 plants near Morris by 17 percent each, and the Quad Cities 1 and 2 plants near Moline by 17.8 percent. The move would raise power production at each plant to 912 megawatts...
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St. Louis holiday cards hit in boosting New Yorkers' spirits
(State News ~ 01/03/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Those holiday cards gathered in St. Louis received a warm welcome in New York City. The half-dozen volunteers who spent a day in New York handing out more than 6,000 cards say they were surprised by the warm reception. The cards were given to strangers on the streets of New York on Dec. 21 with this message: "I'm from St. Louis. We collected holiday cards, and this one is for you."...
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Kling up for spot on transportation board
(State News ~ 01/03/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The former chairman of the state Highways and Transportation Commission could once again be making funding decisions for transportation projects. St. Louis businessman S. Lee Kling left the state commission when his term expired in October. On Friday, his former colleagues are expected to approve him for a board position on the Missouri Transportation Finance Corp...
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Web site helps prepare students for state tests
(State News ~ 01/03/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Teachers from more than a dozen school districts have formed a Web site to help other teachers prepare their students for high-stakes state tests. The Web site includes sample tests to measure how students will fare on the Missouri Assessment Program tests. It was designed by Kansas City-area school districts, but any teacher in the state can use it...
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St. Louis authorities seek cause of fire
(State News ~ 01/03/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Fire officials on Wednesday were trying to determine what caused a blaze that gutted the top floor of a St. Louis landmark building. No one was hurt after fire broke out around 10:40 p.m. Tuesday at the headquarters of Nestle Purina PetCare just south of downtown. More than 100 firefighters responded to the fire. Security and cleaning crews inside at the time were able to get out safely...
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Dealer wonders if painting looted by Nazis
(State News ~ 01/03/02)
ST. LOUIS -- A yellowed sticker attached to a painting antiques dealer Michael Hirschfeld bought for $900 was the first clue it might be more than an ordinary piece of art. The sticker says "Collectie Goudstikker." That's left Hirschfeld wondering if it once belonged to Jacques Goudstikker, a Dutch Jew who fled the Netherlands in 1940, leaving his vast collection behind. Much of that collection wound up in the hands of German Field Marshal Hermann Goering...
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Taliban spy chief killed; Omar's surrender in negotiations
(International News ~ 01/03/02)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- American bombs killed the Taliban's intelligence chief, the new Afghan government confirmed Wednesday, and a tribal commander reported that negotiations were under way for the surrender of the ousted Taliban supreme leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar...
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Indian, Pakistani ministers meet as 'ice is melting'
(International News ~ 01/03/02)
KATMANDU, Nepal -- Foreign ministers from India and Pakistan shook hands, smiled and chatted Wednesday and one Pakistani official said the "ice is melting" between the nuclear-armed neighbors. But violence persisted, with an attack outside a legislative building in the Indian part of disputed Kashmir...
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Storm glazes South with snow, sleet, makes driving hazardous
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
ATLANTA -- A storm glazed the South with snow and sleet Wednesday, delighting children but knocking out power and making roads treacherously slick from Louisiana to the Carolinas. Forecasters predicted up to 8 inches of snow for parts of the region and warned that a hard freeze overnight would make the morning commute even more dangerous. Up to a foot of snow was possible in North Carolina...
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New York officials offer free show tickets
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
NEW YORK -- New York made Matthew and Rachel Bentley of Australia an offer they couldn't refuse: Spend some dough and see a show -- for free. The couple from Sydney were the first to take advantage of a new promotion aimed at sparking the city's economy in the aftermath of Sept. 11...
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Kentucky seeks smoking changes
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Kentucky's major cities want state legislators to repeal a law that required indoor smoking areas in public buildings. "It's an unfunded mandate a lot of cities didn't know they had," Sylvia Lovely, executive director of the Kentucky League of Cities, said Wednesday. The league includes 350 municipalities...
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Plea of innocent for Moussaoui, only defendant in terror attack
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Zacarias Moussaoui declined "in the name of Allah" to enter a plea Wednesday to charges he conspired to murder thousands on Sept. 11. The judge set an October trial for the only man charged in the suicide hijackings despite defense concerns it would be too close to the anniversary...
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Heart can repair itself, say researchers
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
Challenging generations of medical lore, researchers have found striking new evidence that the human heart can repair itself. Doctors have long assumed that damage from a heart attack or other ailment is irreversible and that the heart cannot regenerate tissue like other organs. But recent research has changed that...
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California's governor fights for wider authority
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
SAN FRANCISCO -- As he enters a tough re-election campaign, Gov. Gray Davis is assuming unprecedented powers that have landed him in court with key legislators and civil libertarians. Davis, a Democrat in the final year of his first term, has exercised emergency powers to cope with the electricity crisis, pushed to keep some criminals locked up indefinitely past their release dates, and tangled with the Legislature over his veto authority...
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Hispanic-majority district rejected
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A judge rejected a redistricting proposal Wednesday that would have created a Hispanic-majority congressional district for New Mexico, and instead approved a plan that makes only slight changes. The ruling was a setback for Democrats, who had hoped a realignment and Hispanic-majority district would give them a better shot at a second U.S. House seat. Republicans hold two of three seats...
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Garcia called casino-owner role good fit
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
NEW YORK -- Shooting "Ocean's Eleven" at the Bellagio in Las Vegas made it easy for Andy Garcia to fall into the role of casino owner Terry Benedict. "I'd go on the set -- this is my casino," he said. "We were shooting in pit No. 5, which is sort of the high-end pit, and I'd look around and the place was packed not only with our extras, but beyond that, the casino was functioning so it was really, it was like an actor's dream."...
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Geraldo Rivera reporting from beyond time and space
(Column ~ 01/03/02)
NEW YORK -- Fox News Channel said war correspondent Geraldo Rivera had made an "honest mistake" in his reporting of a friendly fire incident in Afghanistan. The network said Dec. 26 it had accepted Rivera's explanation and planned no further action...
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Court - Children conceived posthumously have rights
(National News ~ 01/03/02)
BOSTON -- Children conceived artificially after the father's death have the same inheritance rights as other youngsters, the state's highest court ruled unanimously Wednesday. "Posthumously conceived children may not come into the world the way the majority of children do. But they are children nonetheless," Chief Justice Margaret Marshall wrote in the 7-0 decision...
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Australians' anger flares from arsons
(International News ~ 01/04/02)
SYDNEY, Australia -- Australians struggled to contain their outrage Thursday after learning that nearly half the fires that have laid waste to much of the country's most populous state were deliberately lit -- many by bored children looking for a quick thrill...
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Security agencies arrest more than 130 Islamic militants
(International News ~ 01/04/02)
Associated Press WriterISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistan has arrested more than 130 Islamic militants, including leaders of two groups India blames for an attack last month on its Parliament, an Interior Ministry official said Friday. Key leaders of Lashkar-e-Tayyaba and Jaish-e-Mohammad militant groups were detained, said Brig. Javed Iqbal Cheema said. No names were immediately available...
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Unemployment rate climbs to 5.8 percent in December
(National News ~ 01/04/02)
AP Labor WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's unemployment rate climbed to 5.8 percent in December, highest in more than six years, as businesses cut 124,000 jobs and the year ended with the job market in the depths of recession. The unemployment rate was up 0.2 percentage points from a revised 5.6 percent in November, the Labor Department reported Friday. ...
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Rookie cop killed by 3-year-old son who picked up his gun
(State News ~ 01/04/02)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- A rookie Nashville police officer died Friday after he was shot by his 3-year-old son, who had picked up his father's service gun from a kitchen table in their home. Joshua Haffner, 22, was pronounced dead Friday morning after several hours of surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He had been flown by helicopter from an airport near his home in Smyrna, about 20 miles to the southeast...
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Afghan officials negotiate with tribal leaders
(International News ~ 01/04/02)
Associated Press WriterKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan Foreign Minister Abdullah said Friday that deposed spiritual leader of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Omar, is surrounded near the city of Baghran in Afghanistan's central mountains...
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Argentine president says devaluation of peso inevitable
(International News ~ 01/04/02)
Associated Press WriterBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- President Eduardo Duhalde signaled on Friday that his government would devalue the peso, saying it was "a given" that the currency will be cut free from its one-to-one peg to the U.S. dollar...
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First American service member killed in Afghanistan
(National News ~ 01/04/02)
AP Military WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier was killed by small-arms fire in eastern Afghanistan Friday, the first member of the American military to die in the three-month-old campaign. Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. Central Command, announced the death at a news conference in Tampa, Fla. He said the soldier's name was being withheld until family members were notified...
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Missouri health director resigns
(State News ~ 01/04/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Maureen Dempsey, Missouri's state health director who oversees an agency at the center of bioterrorism preparations and abortion-related disputes, announced her resignation Thursday. Dempsey, 44, is stepping down effective Jan. 25 "in order to pursue other professional opportunities," the Department of Health and Senior Services said Thursday...
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Day without 'Jeopardy' is nightmare for VCR-challenged
(Column ~ 01/04/02)
Dear top management of the "Jeopardy" TV station: As far as I know, you are fine, upstanding people. But you may not know the chaos you caused on New Year's Day, so I thought I'd drop you a line and fill you in. If you knew me at all, you'd also know I'm a nice guy. But even nice guys have their limits...
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'Images and Visions of the Bootheel'
(Entertainment ~ 01/04/02)
Katherine Ellinger Smith lives in Jackson, Mo., but is a native Minnesotan. The assistant professor of art at Southeast Missouri State University still looks at Southeast Missouri and the Bootheel with the eyes of an outsider. Over the past eight years, she has compiled a visual portrait of the history, stories and personalities she has encountered in her adopted home...
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Indians eager to dive into OVC play
(Sports Column ~ 01/04/02)
As we start a new year we also start a new basketball season -- the Ohio Valley Conference season. Our preseason is over with a disappointing 2-9 record, but when you start the conference season everyone is 0-0 and everyone has new enthusiasm and optimism...
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Hackers setting sights on home computers
(Local News ~ 01/04/02)
WASHINGTON Computer hackers, once satisfied to test their skills on large companies, are turning their sights on home computers that are faster, more powerful and less secure than ever before. The hackers can steal your identity, destroy your data or use your computer to launch attacks on Web sites or your friends' PCs...
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Scott sheriff buys crime trailer
(State News ~ 01/04/02)
BENTON, Mo. -- The Scott County Sheriff's Department has bought a 16-foot trailer for crime scenes. The money was raised from donations and a golf tournament. The trailer will be used to transport investigative equipment to crime scenes. Sheriff Bill Ferrell felt the need for the trailer after his office investigated six homicides over 10 months...
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Out of the past 1/4/02
(Out of the Past ~ 01/04/02)
10 years ago: Jan. 4, 1992 Time capsule, buried behind Common Pleas Courthouse during Cape Girardeau Sesquicentennial celebration in 1956, is opened as part of city's bicentennial celebration; items contained in stainless steel drum suffered extensive damage from moisture; Bicentennial Commission hopes to eventually display capsule's contents...
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Births 1/4/02
(Births ~ 01/04/02)
Budnick Daughter to Keith Edward and Jane Louise Budnick of Ellisville, Mo., Missouri Baptist Medical Center, 3:44 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, 2001. Name, Lauren Aurelle. Weight, 9 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Budnick is the former Jane Propst, daughter of Rick and Donna Shell of Marble Hill, Mo., and Edward J. Propst of St. Louis. Budnick is the son of Michael and Donna Budnick of Austin, Texas, and the late Shirley Budnick. Mr. and Mrs. Budnick are self-employed...
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Ola Hastings
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Ola Bernice Hastings, 86, died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at Monticello House. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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Patricia Redcloud
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
ELCO, Ill. -- Patricia Redcloud, 57, of Elco died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. Crain Funeral Home in Ullin, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Kay Orman
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Evelyn Kay Orman, 41, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, in an automobile accident on U.S. 61 north of Sikeston. She was born Aug. 9, 1960, in St. Augustine, Fla., daughter of Shirley Lester and Evis Christine Ergle Tidwell. She and John W. Orman were married April 14, 1979, at Matthews, Mo...
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Emma Sanders
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Funeral service for Emma Augusta Sanders, formerly of Cairo, Ill., will be held at noon today at the Massie Funeral Home in Cairo with Carl Whitaker officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds. Sanders, 90, of Chicago, died Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001...
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Sylvester Poynor
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Sylvester Leonard Poynor, 45, of Jackson died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 7, 1956, in St. Louis, son of Sylvester L. and Betty Joe Sandors Poynor. He and Jo Ann Lindsey were married April 15, 1987, in Cape Girardeau County...
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Harlan Ruppel
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Harlan A. Ruppel, 81, of Oak Ridge died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at his home. He was born Feb. 25, 1920, at Oak Ridge, son of Walter and Annie Sauer Ruppel. He and Wilma Bangert were married April 25, 1943, at Friedheim, Mo. Ruppel lived and worked on the family farm all his life. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church at Friedheim, where he had served as elder, trustee, and school board member...
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Brittany Gates
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Brittany Michelle Gates, 12, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, in an automobile accident on U.S. 61 north of Sikeston. She was born Dec. 28, 1989, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., daughter of James Walter and Jessica Eileen Tidwell Gates...
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Blanche Cooper
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Blanche Gertie Cooper, 86, of Bloomfield died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at her home. She was born June 26, 1915, at Ardeola, Mo., daughter of Sam and Gertie Summers Mason. She and Raymond Cooper were married Feb. 26, 1936. He preceded her in death...
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Tameka Purdiman
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Tameka L. Purdiman, 23, of Mound City, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2001, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. Friends may call from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Mound City, Ill. Funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the church with Rev. Larry Jones officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds...
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Vernell Kesler
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Vernell Kesler, 89, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of Dongola, died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at Superior Care Home in Paducah. Crain Funeral Home at Dongola is in charge of arrangements.
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Robert Gladish
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
.Robert D. Gladish departed this world peacefully Dec. 26, 2001. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, two children, five grandchildren and a sister of Kennett, Mo. Bob was a dedicated Boy Scout volunteer for over 25 years, having served in many capacities including scoutmaster, junior leader training staff member, and Shawnee District member at large. ...
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Vada Gonders
(Obituary ~ 01/04/02)
Vada Margaret "Bonnie" Murray Gonders, 84, of Midwest City, Okla., died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Dec. 30, 1917, in Gentry County, Mo., daughter of Levi and Erla Dell Long Murray. She and Roy Gonders were married in 1946. He died in 1993...
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Speak Out A 01/04/02
(Speak Out ~ 01/04/02)
Trade counterattack COMING ON the heels of the wretched and reprehensible granting of permanent normal trade relations with an ever more repressive China, state Sen. Peter Kinder's paean to the alleged palliative of free trade will serve as a rallying cry to economic nationalists everywhere and precipitate a verbal counterattack exposing knee-jerk support for no-strings-attached free trade as cynical, chamber of commerce-style propaganda and a further barrier to promoting worldwide political freedom.. ...
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Johnson earns OVC Scholar-Athlete Award
(College Sports ~ 01/04/02)
Southeast Missouri State University golfer Bryan Johnson has been selected by the Ohio Valley Conference as one of its six Scholar-Athlete Award winners for 2001-02. The award is the highest individual honor that can be earned by OVC student-athletes, and is given annually to three men and three women senior athletes for their accomplishments in both the classroom and athletic arena, and because of their leadership qualities...
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Otahkian gymnasts open season tonight at powerful Florida
(College Sports ~ 01/04/02)
Several key injuries might have Southeast Missouri State University's gymnastics team down a bit right now, but the Otahkians are definitely not out. In fact, once the Otahkians regain full strength, coach Patty Stotzheim is looking for her third Southeast squad to be her most successful...
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K-State reaches crossroads after a mediocre season
(College Sports ~ 01/04/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Is Kansas State's golden age over? If so, what a splendid run it was. Nine-win seasons four years straight. A Heisman Trophy runner-up. Big 12 contenders. Bowl games, national prestige, annual predictions flying in from all directions that the Wildcats would be the team to beat...
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Oh Henry - Bell City's junior rings up big point totals
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/02)
With a long, slow stride and an easy-going smile, Eric Henry is known in Bell City as a nice guy. According to Bell City coach David Heeb, sometimes he's too nice. Heeb likes it when the 6-foot-1 junior trades in the grin for a scowl, because it's then when Henry plays his best...
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Central suffers 2nd loss to Bluff
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/02)
Unfortunately, for the Cape Central girls basketball team, a game consists of four quarters. The Lady Tigers matched up well against Poplar Bluff, the state's No. 2-ranked Class 4A team, for three of the four, but a subpar third period proved to be the difference...
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Perryville girls defeat St. Pius in Jefferson Co. opener 48-28
(High School Sports ~ 01/04/02)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- Perryville's girls basketball team evened its overall record by opening its Jefferson County Conference season with a 48-28 victory over St. Pius Thursday night. Perryville improved to 7-7 and 1-0 in conference play. April Lorenz led Perryville with 17 points, including two 3-pointers, despite breaking a finger on her non-shooting hand in Wednesday's loss to Notre Dame. The sophomore was the only Lady Pirate to finish in double figures...
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Casinos pay most of gambling-addict study
(Editorial ~ 01/04/02)
Since the gambling industry arrived in Missouri, more than 3,600 gambling addicts have voluntarily placed themselves on a list that effectively bans them for life from entering any of the Show Me State's casinos. Now a three-year study will try to assess the self-banning program and its follow-up counseling. In particular, the study will attempt to learn how many of the gambling addicts manage to get back into casinos...
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First Night celebrations spread across U.S.
(Editorial ~ 01/04/02)
Cape Girardeau's restaurants and bars that cater to New Year's Eve revelers were busy places again this year. For a few hours, party-goers -- many of them from out of town -- made merry, ate well, celebrated with friends and ushered in 2002 (which, by the way, is a palindromic year that won't occur again until 2112)...
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Cape fire report 1/4/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/04/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Jan. 4 Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:At 6 p.m., a gas odor at 200 West Park Mall. At 8:48 p.m., an emergency medical service at 3967 Granite. At 10:20 p.m., an emergency medical service at 1066 Patricia...
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Cape fire report 1/4/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/04/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Jan. 4 DWIClifford Lane Adams, 36, Jackson, Mo., was arrested Wednesday for driving while intoxicated. ArrestsLarry Gene McClellon, 57, Sikeston, Mo., was arrested Wednesday for failure to appear in court. Willie James Pollard, 42, 418 Themis, was arrested Wednesday for failure to appear in court...
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Two remain hospitalized from Tuesday's fatal crash
(Local News ~ 01/04/02)
A Sikeston, Mo., man and his daughter remained hospitalized Thursday after a car accident Tuesday that killed two other members of their family. James Gates, 51, and Ashley Gates, 11, were passengers in a vehicle that was struck by a Scott County sheriff's vehicle...
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Blues post 4-2 victory at home
(Professional Sports ~ 01/04/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Scott Mellanby and Scott Young each scored, and Al MacInnis had a goal and an assist to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 4-2 victory Thursday night over the Columbus Blue Jackets. The Blue Jackets managed only 11 shots and are winless in six road games. Columbus fell to 4-14-2 on the road this season...
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Twins ignore possible elimination, will name new manager today
(Professional Sports ~ 01/04/02)
MINNEAPOLIS -- In another sign baseball is unlikely to eliminate any teams this year, the Minnesota Twins called a news conference for today to announce their new manager, with Ron Gardenhire expected to get the job. "Right now I'm kind of waiting until tomorrow. I'll be able to talk a little after that," Gardenhire, the only remaining candidate, said Thursday...
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Canidate becomes forgotten man in Rams' potent offense
(Professional Sports ~ 01/04/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Trung Canidate, the St. Louis Rams' first-round pick in 2000, doesn't have much to do these days. He's Marshall Faulk's backup, but Faulk never seems to leave the field. And coach Mike Martz isn't big on getting the second-teamers game action, especially now. He left Faulk and Kurt Warner in to the finish when the Rams clinched the NFC West last week...
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Jordan appears ready to take Bulls by horns
(Professional Sports ~ 01/04/02)
WASHINGTON -- Michael Jordan was asked if he was looking forward to Friday. "What's Friday?" he shot back. He then unwrinkled his brow, let out a sly chuckle, said a few words about how nice it is that the Washington Wizards won't be on the road anytime soon and finally added the punch line that was coming all along...
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Sports digest 1/4/02
(Professional Sports ~ 01/04/02)
Colorado investigators to travel to California BOULDER, Colo. -- Authorities investigating an alleged gang rape at a party attended by University of Colorado football players and potential recruits plan to travel to California to conduct interviews...
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Morris to remain a Cardinal
(Professional Sports ~ 01/04/02)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a $27 million, three-year contract with 22-game winner Matt Morris. While the team didn't announce the deal, the agreement was confirmed Thursday by a baseball official familiar with the negotiations who spoke on the condition he not be identified...
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Weir jumps into lead at Mercedes tourney
(Professional Sports ~ 01/04/02)
KAPALUA, Hawaii -- The last time Mike Weir played on the PGA Tour, he was hitting his irons close to the flag on his way to victory in the Tour Championship. Two months later, only the scenery has changed. In the best ball-striking round of his career, Weir tied the Plantation Course record with a 10-under-par 63 on Thursday and built a three-stroke lead in the first round of the season-opening Mercedes Championships...
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Former state Sen. Scott joins St. Louis' lobbyists
(State News ~ 01/04/02)
ST. LOUIS -- A former state senator from St. Louis has a new job in a familiar venue -- Missouri's Statehouse, where he has been tapped to help lobby for his hometown's interests, including a proposed state subsidy for a new Cardinals baseball stadium...
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Holstein to resign state high court post
(State News ~ 01/04/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State Supreme Court Judge John Holstein said Thursday that he is resigning after a dozen years on the state's highest court. Holstein, who planned an official announcement today, said he plans to practice law in his hometown of Springfield, Mo...
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State Senate adopts conduct code for staff
(State News ~ 01/04/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Senate leaders adopted an official code of conduct for staff members on Thursday, which they touted as a first in Missouri history. The staff conduct code comes after some senators expressed concerns about whether Senate researchers should be sharing information with lawmakers about bills they are drafting for others...
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Ozark pair in court on drug charges
(State News ~ 01/04/02)
OZARK, Mo. -- A Christian County couple, jailed after officers found a meth lab in their home during a homicide investigation of a family member, are free on bond. Greg and Debbie Norman were arraigned on drug trafficking charges. They were ordered to appear Jan. 15...
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U.S. envoy returns to Israel
(International News ~ 01/04/02)
JERUSALEM -- With Mideast violence at its lowest levels in 15 months, U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni returned Thursday hoping to prod Israelis and Palestinians into moving forward with a truce plan both sides accepted in principle last year. Israel pulled back tanks and troops Thursday from a half-dozen Palestinian towns in the West Bank, a move long sought by Palestinians who have had their movements sharply curtailed...
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Afghan officials say Omar surrender deal near
(International News ~ 01/04/02)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan officials said negotiations neared a breakthrough Thursday on final terms of surrender for deposed Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar and 1,500 of his fighters. U.S. officials were adamant that no deal had been offered to the second most wanted man after Osama bin Laden...
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Caution raised on pig organs for transplants
(National News ~ 01/04/02)
WASHINGTON -- As science moves closer to using pig organs for human transplants, some experts caution that the technique could transfer deadly swine viruses. Ethicists question the whole idea of using animals to make spare parts for people. Two research teams announced this week that they have cloned piglets that lack one of two genes that prompt the human immune system to reject swine tissue. The next step is breeding or cloning that would eliminate the gene entirely from a strain of pigs...
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Original Nancy Drew author 96, writing
(Entertainment ~ 01/04/02)
TOLEDO, Ohio -- Millie Benson's desk doesn't stand out from any others in the newsroom. Tucked away in a corner, it is cluttered with papers and books. The original author of the Nancy Drew mystery books, now at age 96, is still writing -- now a weekly column about everyday life and older folks for The Blade newspaper...
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Southeast Missourians to fill top Senate staff posts
(State News ~ 01/04/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two Southeast Missouri men were hired by the state Senate on Tuesday for high-ranking staff positions. Michael N. Keathley of Dexter, Mo., and a former corporate executive, will serve as Senate administrator, the top staff management post in the chamber. Trenton Blair of Potosi, Mo., will take over as director of operations. Blair recently left the Air Force where he held the rank of captain. Both begin their duties Monday...
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Scott sheriff receives grant for meth officer
(State News ~ 01/04/02)
BENTON, Mo. --The Scott County Sheriff's Department will use nearly $100,000 in grant money to hire an investigator specifically to fight methamphetamine. Sheriff Bill Ferrell said the sheriff's office has been approved to receive funding through the Missouri Sheriffs' Methamphetamine Relief Team Project...
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'Images of the Infinite' at Sharpe Planetarium
(Entertainment ~ 01/04/02)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- "Images of the Infinite," opening Jan. 4 at the Sharpe Planetarium in the Pink Palace Museum, documents the scientific advances achieved since the deployment of the Hubble Space Telescope. Deployed in 1990, the Hubble circles the earth every 96 minutes providing photographic images of the most distant objects known. ...
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Anastasia and John release new CD
(Entertainment ~ 01/04/02)
Anastasia and John, a California-based folk-rock duo with a local roots, have released their second CD, titled "Little Man." Anastasia grew up Stacy Amschler in Perryville, Mo., Biehle, Mo., and Cape Girardeau. She graduated from Notre Dame High School in 1989. She met John Gonzales at a Burbank, Calif., music store. Now married, they have been performing on the coffeehouse and folk festival circuit for seven years...
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Three people injured in Columbia house fire
(State News ~ 01/05/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Two good Samaritans helped a paraplegic man from a burning home but were injured when an oxygen tank apparently exploded and blew them off the back porch. The home's resident, Marlon Landhuis, 64, was in serious condition at University Hospital. Rescuer James Hall was treated and released, and Terry Womack was in fair condition, a hospital spokesman said...
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Out of the past 1/5/02
(Out of the Past ~ 01/05/02)
10 years ago: Jan. 5, 1992 Missouri Highway and Transportation Commissioner John Oliver says that passage of 6-cent state gasoline tax would be "bonanza" for Southeast Missouri; Cape Girardeau lawyer says Missouri will best be able to take advantage of new federal highway bill if voters approve 6-cent increase...
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AARP chapter to meet Monday
(Community News ~ 01/05/02)
The Cape Girardeau County Chapter of AARP 4041 will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Grace United Methodist Church. Jan Smith of the APPLE Project will present a program about prescription assistance. There will be a "mystery member of the month" and a drawing for door prizes...
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Births 01/05/02
(Births ~ 01/05/02)
Grojean Daughter to Joe and Heather Grojean of Tulsa, Okla., Southcrest Hospital in Tulsa, 7:05 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21, 2001. Name, Maya Cora Rhea. Weight, 4 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Grojean is the former Heather Oxley, daughter of Evelyn Oxley of Jackson, Mo., and the late Terry Oxley. She is employed at Moody's Jewelry. Grojean is the son of Faye Powell of Little Rock, Ark., and Dale Fort of Paragould, Ark. He is manager of Dickinson Theaters...
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Donald DeLine
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Donald DeLine, 89, of Charleston, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Aug. 1, 1912, in Charleston, he was the son of Charles Ludwig and Lilly Elizabeth Millard DeLine. On May 25, 1941, in Caruthersville, Mo., he married Anita May Babb. She died June 7, 2000...
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Otto Pratt
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Otto Wayman Pratt, 81, of Sikeston died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 20, 1920, at Sikeston, son of Harry O. and Addie Barnes Pratt Sr. He and Dorothy Arlene Ziegenhorn were married April 12, 1941. She died April 27, 1999...
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Susie Modglin
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Susie Sissom Modglin, 51, of Paragould, Ark., died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was formerly of Olive Branch. Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill., after 4 p.m. today...
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Norman Kinder
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
Norman H. "Pete" Kinder, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Robert Summers
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Robert Sylvester Summers, 72, of Marble Hill died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at his home. He was born Feb. 14, 1929, at Richwood, Mo., son of Robert S. and Naomi G. Meyers Summers. He and Therese L. Clovis were married Nov. 1, 1947. She died Nov. 1, 1975. He later married Shannon M. Newell Feb. 14, 1999...
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Susie Trammell
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Susie (Sissom) Modglin Trammell, 51, of Paragould, Ark., formerly of Olive Branch, Ill., died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at the Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. today at the Jones Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill...
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Vernell Kesler
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Vernell Kesler of Anna will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola, Ill. The Rev. Willard Murrie will officiate. Burial will be in Meisenheimer Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-6 p.m. today...
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Kenneth Eaton
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
Kenneth Eugene Eaton, 62, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born May 14, 1939, at Piedmont, Mo., son of Davis Wingate and Alice Bell Vanpool Eaton. Eaton was an overseas oil transport captain many years. He served in the U.S. Navy...
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Leota Lotz
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Leota Caby Lotz, 76, of Pevely, Mo., died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at her home. She was born Aug. 30, 1925, near Scopus, Mo., daughter of Elmer and Alma Baker Schrock. She first married Clyde Huston Caby, who died Oct. 29, 1987. She later married George Donnell Lotz...
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Pat RedCloud
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
ELCO, Ill. -- Funeral for Pat RedCloud of Elco will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Ullin, Ill. The Revs. Richard Martin and Clint Nale will officiate. Burial will be in Mount Pisgah Cemetery. Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Ullin from 5-8 p.m. Monday...
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Willie McMillen
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Willie Gray McMillen, 85, of Charleston died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at his home. He was born Jan. 8, 1916, in Murray, Ky., son of Maxie Thomas and Maggie Stagner McMillen. He and Mahala Christine Hill were married Dec. 13, 1941. McMillen served in the U.S. Army during World War II...
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Betty Truelove
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
LILBOURN, Mo. -- Betty Jewell Truelove, 69, of Lilbourn died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 20, 1932, at LaForge, Mo., daughter of Ernest and Louella Boyett Lee. Survivors include a son, Larry Truelove of Lilbourn; a daughter, Debbie Baldwin of Lilbourn; a brother, Elmer Lee of Sikeston, Mo.; two sisters, Mary Brown and Maxine Hicks of Sikeston; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild...
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Ola Hastings
(Obituary ~ 01/05/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Ola Bernice Hastings, 86, of Jackson died Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2002, at Monticello House. She was born April 27, 1915, in Jerusalem, Ark., daughter of Lee Andrew and Emma Mae Taylor Roper. Hastings lived at Sikeston, Mo., many years, moving to Jackson in September 2001. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Sikeston...
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Speak Out 01/02/02
(Speak Out ~ 01/05/02)
People's forum SOMEONE WANTS to make the Southeast Missourian the most boring paper in the state, huh? They want to get rid of Speak Out and replace it with calls about lost items? I think that's what the "Lost and Found" classified section is for. Speak Out is a people's forum, and I'd like to praise the Southeast Missourian for providing this anonymous forum. If you don't want privacy, write a letter to the editor and sign your name...
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Another case of no opportunity for experience
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/05/02)
To the editor: Recently I read a letter from Patricia Parmer, and I could not believe it. It was like the thoughts and feelings jumped right out of me. I too graduated from Metro Business College and got placed in a temporary job that was supposed to lead to something more. Right before my 90-day probation period was up, I was let go. I know exactly how Parmer feels and what she is going through...
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Don't let single incident affect overall judgment
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/05/02)
To the editor: I hear a lot of bashing regarding the police officers of Cape Girardeau. Don't let one bad experience bring judgment on an entire force. I remember a K-9 unit officer who helped me out of a potentially dangerous situation on an icy stretch of I-55 last year. ...
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Spurrier leaves 'The Swamp'
(College Sports ~ 01/05/02)
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida coach Steve Spurrier resigned Friday to pursue an NFL job, leaving the Gators after 12 years in which he turned them from losers into Fun 'N Gun winners. Under Spurrier, the Gators won the 1996 national championship and six Southeastern Conference titles. Florida finished this season ranked No. 3 with a 10-2 record and a 56-23 victory over Maryland in the Orange Bowl on Wednesday night...
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Polls make Miami official champion
(College Sports ~ 01/05/02)
PASADENA, Calif. -- Ten years after the Miami Hurricanes last ruled the college football world and a year after being frozen out of the title game, they are No. 1 again. Miami left no doubt at the Rose Bowl, opening a 34-point lead in the first half against Nebraska on the way to a 37-14 victory Thursday night...
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Struggling Mizzou looks for quick start in Big 12
(College Sports ~ 01/05/02)
Tigers try to restore confidence after snapping three-game losing streak. By R.B. Fallstrom ~ The Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri coach Quin Snyder is ready for the Big 12 season to begin, even if his players might not be...
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Otahkians open with 1-10 EIU
(College Sports ~ 01/05/02)
Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball coach Ed Arnzen has been around the game too long to take anybody lightly -- particularly when it comes to all-important league play. That's why Arnzen knows the Otahkians better be plenty prepared today when they visit Eastern Illinois in the Ohio Valley Conference opener for both squads...
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Indians launch OVC season
(College Sports ~ 01/05/02)
Southeast Missouri State University's Indians would no doubt like to wipe out from their memory banks the non-conference portion of their season that saw them go 2-9 -- and both of the wins were against Division II teams. Well, tonight the Indians can at least begin to ease the pain of their non-league struggles when they open Ohio Valley Conference play against host Eastern Illinois...
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Bulldogs chomp on Hawks 66-47
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/02)
Notre Dame opens large lead early in improving to 8-4. By Bob Miller ~ Southeast Missourian The way Kelly coach Nick Lanpher put it, the Hawks didn't stand much of a chance. "Notre Dame has more depth than we do," he said. "We don't get to rest our boys as much."...
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Cape Central drops OT thriller to Kennett 48-41
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/02)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau Central's boys basketball team used a pair of late 3-pointers to dramatically force overtime here Friday night. But the Tigers could not pull out a victory as Kennett outscored Central 13-6 in the extra period to prevail 48-41...
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Field of eight assembles for Tiger Shootout
(High School Sports ~ 01/05/02)
Annual event to be held today at Cape Central. By Bob Miller ~ Southeast Missourian Cape Girardeau Central will host its seventh annual Tiger Shootout today starting at 1 p.m. at the Tiger Fieldhouse. The event features four of the area's boys basketball teams against four teams from the St. Louis area...
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Priest for all people
(State News ~ 01/05/02)
NEW YORK In his brown Franciscan robe or white firefighter's helmet, Mychal Judge always seemed larger than life. Four months after becoming victim No. 00001 of the World Trade Center attack, Father Mike appears larger than death, too. The white-haired Fire Department chaplain has emerged from the twisted steel of the crumpled twin towers as a multipurpose icon, claimed as one of their own by constituents across the city where he once walked in leather sandals...
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Aid workers could add to woes overseas
(State News ~ 01/05/02)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- As a Christian missionary in the Islamic nation of Mauritania in North Africa, Sister Claire Rheaume was free to share her religion with others. Still, she was careful in her 15 years there to discuss her faith only with close friends, and she never signed the cross before meals at restaurants...
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Religion calendar 1/5/02
(State News ~ 01/05/02)
Today Gospel singing at 7 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Church in Villa Ridge, Ill., featuring Potter's Clay of Mayfield, Ky., and The Gloryland Travelers of Mounds, Ill. Tuesday Community noon worship at Freedom Rock Youth Center hosted by Fred Poston, pastor of New Plymouth Community Church. The informal service will conclude by 1 p.m...
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Evening course on Old Testament offered
(State News ~ 01/05/02)
The Baptist Student Center at Southeast Missouri State University will offer an evening course, "Introduction to the Old Testament," from 7-9 p.m. beginning Jan. 14. The class will be offered each week through the spring semester. Students can enroll at the first class session...
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Christian debate continues on women in clergy
(State News ~ 01/05/02)
Repression of women by Afghanistan's toppled Taliban drew worldwide attention to the varied views within Islam. Christianity, too, has internal differences, especially about the milder matter of whether to allow women clergy. Among U.S. Protestants, discussion occurs largely among the Bible-based conservative evangelicals. There are two sides on what the Bible says about women, typified by two organizations, both founded in 1987...
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Anthrax contamination taught key lessons
(Editorial ~ 01/05/02)
While there were so many positive discoveries in the health field in 2001, some researchers received lessons they probably didn't want as a result of the anthrax scare. Consider the problems getting U.S. Senate majority leader Tom Daschle and 49 other senators back into their offices in the anthrax-infected Hart Senate Office Building in Washington...
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Medical advances marked the past year
(Editorial ~ 01/05/02)
When newshounds think back to the health stories of 2001, some of the most amazing ones may not immediately come to mind. It was the negative side of health reporting that dominated the news: the anthrax scare that killed five persons, forced many more onto antibiotics and scared a nation unfamiliar with the devastating bacteria. ...
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Fire report 01/05/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/05/02)
Cape Girardeau Saturday, Jan. 5 Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:At 7:16 p.m., an emergency medical service at 3439 William. Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:At 3:13 a.m., an emergency medical service at 2841 Themis...
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Police report 01/05/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/05/02)
Cape Girardeau Saturday, Jan. 5 ArrestsColin Alexander Moore, 18, Olive Branch, Ill., was arrested Thursday for stealing and property damage. Christopher Jay Miller, 19, Olive Branch, Ill., was arrested Thursday for stealing and property damage. Jeremy Wayne Britt, 18, Olive Branch, Ill., was arrested Thursday for stealing and property damage...
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Court to hear case on searches
(National News ~ 01/05/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case about police power to search passengers on public transportation, a case the Bush administration says applies to the war on terrorism. The court said it will decide if police who want to look for drugs or evidence of other crimes must first inform public transportation passengers of their legal rights. The ruling could clarify what police may and may not do as they approach and search a passenger...
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Pocketbook issues fill election year
(National News ~ 01/05/02)
WASHINGTON -- To hear Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle tell it, President Bush's 2001 tax cuts worsened the recession and closed out a short, happy era of budget surpluses. Republicans claim that's Democratic doublespeak for wanting to raise taxes...
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Green Beret is first combat death in war
(National News ~ 01/05/02)
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier was killed Friday by small-arms fire during an ambush in eastern Afghanistan, the first American military death from enemy fire in the war against terrorism. A CIA officer was wounded but was expected to survive...
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Jordan joins exclusive club Wizard tops 30,000-point plateau ag
(Professional Sports ~ 01/05/02)
By Joseph White ~ The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Unable to hit a shot and worn out by a sinus infection, Michael Jordan somehow summoned the energy to put an exclamation point on a victory against his old team. It wasn't a layup or dunk, but it was truly spectacular...
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Kelley to play softball at Southeast
(Professional Sports ~ 01/05/02)
Katlyn Kelley, a senior at Notre Dame High School, was offered scholarships at several schools, but has decided to walk on and play softball at Southeast Missouri State University. Kelley set four school records last year in Notre Dame's record-breaking 25-4 season...
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Vikings' Green steps down with one game remaining
(Professional Sports ~ 01/05/02)
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Dennis Green was forced out Friday as coach of the Minnesota Vikings with one game left in a dismal season that has the team out of the playoffs for the first time since 1995. Green, whose 10-year tenure ties him with Pittsburgh's Bill Cowher for longest in the league, accepted a buyout of the last two years of his contract...
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School board president in race for seat
(State News ~ 01/05/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson Board of Education president Gerald Adams is among the four-candidate Republican field in the race to succeed state Rep. David Schwab. Adams, 49, said his knowledge of education issues, past experience as a family farmer and long history with service groups make him a strong candidate...
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State can't afford to fund full highway bonding plan
(State News ~ 01/05/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Unless it receives an influx of money, the state transportation department plans to issue no more than half of the highway bonds it originally had proposed for next year. Transportation officials will submit a $500 million bonding plan to lawmakers for the fiscal year starting in July, but under current circumstances they expect to actually issue between $100 million and $250 million in bonds...
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Man's in-laws charged in his shooting death
(State News ~ 01/05/02)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- A Kansas City man found shot to death in his car feared for his life and specifically named his ex-wife's father as a threat, according to court documents. Prosecutors think Thadd E. Mize's fears were well-founded; his former in-laws are now charged with killing him...
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City upgrades Web site, employee Internet service
(Local News ~ 01/05/02)
The city of Cape Girardeau has completed a system-wide changeover to provide Internet access to city employees through the city's internal network, an upgrade that also has made the city's Web page easier to find and use, city officials say. The first change is a new address for the city's Web site, said assistant city manager Walter Denton, also the city's Webmaster. The new Web site is at www.cityofcape girardeau.org. The site will look exactly as it did before, Denton said...
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Tests for terrorists found in caves
(International News ~ 01/05/02)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- It looked like any other test: fill in the blanks, multiple choice, short essays. But the graded exams found at an al-Qaida camp had deadly implications -- one question asked how best to shoot down an aircraft, and three terrorists-in-training got the answer right...
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Pakistani agencies arrest more than 130 Islamic militants
(International News ~ 01/05/02)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- In an attempt to defuse tensions with India, Pakistani security agents have detained more than 130 Islamic militants, including leaders of two groups India blames for a suicide attack on its Parliament. The arrests announced Friday are the most serious effort by Pakistan's military government to curb Islamic militant groups, which India accuses of waging a guerrilla war in disputed Kashmir...
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Israel seizes weapons believed for Palestine
(International News ~ 01/05/02)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli naval commandos commandeered a cargo ship in the Red Sea hundreds of miles from Israel's shores, finding 50 tons of Iranian-made weapons meant for the Palestinian Authority on board, the Israeli army chief said Friday. Israel said the cache proves Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat has not abandoned violence, even as U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni tried Friday to nudge the Israeli and Palestinian leaders toward a formal truce...
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Missing man's truck found near river
(Local News ~ 01/05/02)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Police have found the truck of an Alto Pass, Ill., man who has been missing for nearly a month. Walter Gibbs Sr., 73, was last seen Dec. 11 while driving to Thebes to visit friends. Friday, his truck was discovered in an area of Mississippi County called Thompson Bin, a northeastern part of the county near the river, said a spokesman for the Mississippi County sheriff...
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Afghans say Taliban leader surrounded
(International News ~ 01/05/02)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Afghan foreign minister said Mullah Mohammad Omar was surrounded by anti-Taliban forces near the central city of Baghran, as U.S. troops and warplanes on Friday went after al-Qaida fighters in eastern Afghanistan. The American operations near the city of Khost brought the first death of a member of the U.S. military by enemy fire in the three-month-old Afghan campaign...
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Bush attends unveiling of his portrait in Austin
(National News ~ 01/05/02)
AUSTIN, Texas -- A tear or two spilled down President Bush's cheek Friday as he saw his portrait unveiled in the Texas state Capitol and reflected on his "joyous six years" as governor. "I'm going to take that can-do Texas spirit to Washington, for however long I'm there, and remind people that results are what matters," the president said...
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India.Arie's seven nominations surprise Grammy pundits
(Entertainment ~ 01/05/02)
NEW YORK -- Before the Grammy nominations were announced, pundits had already determined what the big story would be -- a certain soulful female singer with a critically acclaimed debut would score multiple nominations, including record, song and album of the year...
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Bernie non grata
(Column ~ 01/05/02)
$$$Start From The Wall Street Journal There are certain facts of life so long obvious they would seem beyond dispute. One of these -- that there is a liberal tilt in the media that shapes news coverage and dictates, all too often, what can and can't be said on the air or in print -- continues to provoke hot denials and even rage. ...
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Robbery turns to carjacking when suspect flees
(Local News ~ 01/05/02)
An armed robbery at Westfield Shoppingtown West Park turned into a carjacking Friday evening on Bloomfield Road when a fleeing suspect wrecked his car, then shoved a woman out of her four-wheel-drive vehicle, witnesses said. The suspect led police on a high-speed chase through town, which ended after the stolen car was broadsided by a Kelley Transportation van on Sprigg Street...
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State budget is focus as General Assembly session set to begin
(Local News ~ 01/06/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Money is always at the center of the legislative process as lawmakers spend months wrangling to secure funding for needed or wanted programs and projects. Regardless of political affiliation, most lawmakers agree that the free-spending days of the flush 1990s are over, and the state has no choice but to rein in the budget, which currently tops $19 billion...
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Great development- Trashing of treaties that are bad for all
(Editorial ~ 01/06/02)
Who's the biggest loser of 2001? Good question, and one can summon plenty of nominees: John Walker, Enron executives or the Chicago Cubs who, surging last June -- this writer saw them finish a sweep of our beloved Redbirds up at Wrigley that month -- later did their usual fading number as the season wore on...
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Cell phone turns dad into a talking fool
(Column ~ 01/06/02)
There's nothing like a cell phone to make you a talking fool. Millions of Americans have been doing it for years. But until recently I'd pretty much avoided cellular phones in favor of traditional land lines. We've had a cell phone for several years, but Joni generally kept it with her. Besides, it was a dinosaur when we got it and managed to produce more static than intelligible words...
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Cooks married 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 01/06/02)
Huey and Thelma Cook of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Delmonico's in Jackson, Mo. The Cooks were married Dec. 14, 1941, at the home of the Rev. E.D. Owen in Sikeston, Mo. They have three sons and two daughters-in-law, Larry Cook, Gary and Judy Cook, and Ron and Brenda Cook. They have six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren...
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Johnson-Adams
(Engagement ~ 01/06/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Michael and Denise Johnson and Gerald and Nancy Adams, all of Jackson, announce the engagement of their children, Andrea Beth Johnson and Nathan Lynn Adams. Johnson is a 1997 graduate of Jackson High School. She received a bachelor's degree in social work from Southeast Missouri State University in 2001...
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Mitchell-Hinkebein
(Engagement ~ 01/06/02)
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen G. Mitchell of Kansas City, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Anne Elizabeth Mitchell, to Capt. Gabriel Thomas Hinkebein of Ft. Rucker, Ala. He is the son of Thomas and Laura Hinkebein of Cape Girardeau. Mitchell is a graduate of the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. She is an attorney with the law firm of Cochran, Cherry, Givens and Smith, P.C., in Dothan, Ala...
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Tillman-Langston
(Engagement ~ 01/06/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Darrell and Julie Tillman of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Cherish Bellemarie Tillman, to Kent David Langston. He is the son of Terry and Betty Langston of Jackson, and the late Toni Kay Langston. Tillman is a 2000 graduate of Jackson High School, and is attending Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at University Bookstore...
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Jones-Miller
(Wedding ~ 01/06/02)
First Church of the Nazarene was the setting Oct. 13, 2001, for the wedding of Christa Marie Jones and William Joseph Miller. The Rev. Bill L. Burke performed the ceremony. Vocalist was Jean Ann Burke. Parents of the bride are John C. and Judith Jones of Cape Girardeau. The groom is the son of Terry Casto of Hanoverton, Ohio, and Jim Miller of Boardman, Ohio...
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Chambers-Patterson
(Wedding ~ 01/06/02)
Amy Rochelle Chambers and Christopher Michael Patterson were married May 19, 2001, at North Oxford Baptist Church in Oxford, Miss. Gary Richardson performed the double ring ceremony. Joe and Judy Chambers of Oxford are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of David and Marcia Walton of Cape Girardeau...
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Wolfenkoehler-Aufdenberg
(Wedding ~ 01/06/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Millie Jean Wolfenkoehler and James Dennis Aufdenberg exchanged vows Oct. 27, 2001, at Emanuel United Church of Christ. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer performed the double ring ceremony. Scriptures were read by Dennis James of Leopold, Mo., uncle and godfather of the groom...
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State audit finds gap in mental health spending
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri spends 39 percent more for individualized care for the mentally and developmentally disabled than for group homes, according to a new study. The study, ordered by state Auditor Claire McCaskill, is the first effort to evaluate expenditures on the disabled and to determine if they are getting the care they should by law...
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Director at Southeast promoted
(Local News ~ 01/06/02)
Loren Rullman, director of student auxiliary services at Southeast Missouri State University, has been promoted to assistant vice president of enrollment management. He also will supervise some building operations, including the University Center and the new residence hall under construction on Henderson Street...
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Search goes on for missing man
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
MISSISSIPPI COUNTY, Mo. -- Police, volunteers, friends and family scoured the area of Mississippi County called Thompson Bin Saturday, hoping to find more clues as to the whereabouts of a missing Alto Pass, Ill., man. Friday, police found Walter Gibbs Sr.'s truck, which had been driven into a ditch off a rural road in a northeastern part of the county. Gibbs, 73, was last seen Dec. 11 while driving to Thebes to visit friends...
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Out of the past 1/6/02
(Out of the Past ~ 01/06/02)
10 years ago: Jan. 6, 1992 City Council hustles through 10-minute meeting, where it approves study of city's public transportation needs and purchase of property to expand Shawnee Park; council also approves motion to proceed with final engineering plans for extension of Sprigg street north from Bertling to Melody lane...
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Eileen Roberts
(Obituary ~ 01/06/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Eileen M. Roberts, 73, of Marble Hill died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 6, 1928, at Glenwood, Iowa, daughter of Wayne D. and Marie Bomer. She and Eldon Roberts were married May 22, 1946, in Marysville, Kan. He died Oct. 19, 1992, in Wymore, Neb., where the family had resided from 1975 to 1996...
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Eloise Trammell
(Obituary ~ 01/06/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Eloise Trammell, 75, of Dexter died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at her son's home in Columbia, Mo. She was born Jan. 25, 1926, in Dexter, daughter of Vick A. and Iona Smith Hill. Trammell, a former science teacher for Dexter Public Schools, attended the First Baptist Church in Dexter...
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Susan Modglin
(Obituary ~ 01/06/02)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Susan Diane Sissom Modglin, 51, of Paragould, Ark., formerly of Olive Branch, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at the Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark. She was born Dec. 26, 1950, in Cairo, Ill., daughter of James W. and Frances Pettit Sissom...
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Laura Kirkpatrick
(Obituary ~ 01/06/02)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Laura "Freda" Kirkpatrick, 82, of Columbia, Mo., formerly of Advance, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at Columbia Manor Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 30, 1919, in Octa, Mo., daughter of Joseph Bradford and Laura White Kelley. She and Sterling O. Kirkpatrick were married June 24, 1945, in Cape Girardeau. He died Feb. 3, 1997...
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Norman Kinder
(Obituary ~ 01/06/02)
Norman H. "Pete" Kinder, 94, died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 20, 1907, at Gordonville, Mo., son of Benjamin H. and Effie Eakins Kinder. He and Maple F. Wadley were married July 17, 1937, at Benton, Mo. She died July 12, 2001...
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Judy Myers
(Obituary ~ 01/06/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Judy Catherine Myers, 49, of Sikeston died Thursday, Jan. 3, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Feb. 9, 1952, in Wilson, Ark., daughter of William Howard and Bessie James Gabriel Looney. She was a nurses aide at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston for 10 years...
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Of growing concern
(Outdoors ~ 01/06/02)
Department of Conservation JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- If you love catching bluegill, you will be glad to know that the Missouri Department of Conservation is launching a plan to improve your favorite kind of fishing. When the project is complete, the Conservation Department and private pond owners will know more about how to produce quality bluegill fishing...
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Speak Out 1/6/02
(Speak Out ~ 01/06/02)
Being too critical ON THE recent comments about local law enforcement and state troopers: I don't believe the callers realize what they're talking about. I have a background in law enforcement. The officers are responding to numerous calls every day on the job. ...
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Harmless looking Bush Honeysuckle is not so innocent
(Outdoors ~ 01/06/02)
What if you had the chance to keep a plant like kudzu from invading our area? What would you do? Would you take action or simply let it come in? Your answer to that question is important because Cape Girardeau County is being invaded by an aggressive shrub. Bush Honeysuckle is now residing in our backyards. Its presence is not welcome and if we are going to stop its spread, then action needs to be taken now...
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Ice-cold Tigers claim their Big 12 opener
(College Sports ~ 01/06/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Kareem Rush isn't playing like a preseason All-American these days. On Saturday, his coach said Rush isn't getting the officiating calls he should. Rush was 3-for-13 after hitting his first two shots and scored eight points in the latest of a string of rough outings as No. 17 Missouri edged Nebraska 60-53 in its Big 12 opener...
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SE loses big lead, falls to EIU
(College Sports ~ 01/06/02)
CHARLESTON, Ill. -- For 30 minutes here Saturday, Southeast Missouri State University's Indians were having fun again as they appeared ready to, for one night at least, wipe away all the bad memories from a dismal non-league performance. But the nightmares will continue for the Indians, thanks to a furious Eastern Illinois rally that saw the Panthers wipe out an 18-point deficit with under 10 minutes to play as they stunned Southeast 84-74...
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Otahkian capture OVC opener 77-68
(College Sports ~ 01/06/02)
CHARLESTON, Ill. -- Despite Eastern Illinois' lowly record, Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball coach Ed Arnzen fully expected a major battle during the Otahkians' Ohio Valley Conference opener here Saturday night. And that's exactly what the Otahkians got as they needed a late surge to avoid an upset and post a 77-68 victory...
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Stoops reportedly tops Florida's list of coaches to follow Spur
(College Sports ~ 01/06/02)
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Just three years after arriving as Oklahoma's football coach, could Bob Stoops be moving on? Stoops is the top candidate to replace Steve Spurrier at Florida, a source familiar with the search told The Associated Press on Friday, hours after Spurrier resigned unexpectedly...
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Notre Dame victorious against Vianney
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/02)
It's a half-full, half-empty kind of thing. Sure, Notre Dame coach Darrin Scott was proud of his guys for digging their way out of a 9-2 hole. But why were the Bulldogs in a 9-2 hole in the first place? Notre Dame (9-4) got off to a terrible start, but came back to capture a 50-46 victory over Class 4A Vianney in the Tiger Shootout at the Tiger Fieldhouse Saturday...
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Tigers shot down 67-59
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/02)
Every time Cape Central High got close, Parkway South had an answer. Every time the Tigers needed a basket, they came up empty. It's enough to drive a coach crazy. Central coach Derek McCord was left scratching his head after his inexperienced Tigers suffered a 67-59 loss to Parkway South (8-7)in the final game of the Tiger Shootout Saturday...
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Twin River girls win Delta tourney
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/02)
DELTA, Mo. -- Top-seeded Twin Rivers captured the Delta Tournament Saturday night, defeating the host Lady Bobcats 49-45 in the championship game. Delta, the third seed, carried a 35-34 lead into the fourth quarter but saw Twin Rivers move ahead on the free-throw shooting of guard Amanda Lance, who finished with 22 points. Lance sank 9 of 11 free throws in the final period, including a pair of free throws with about two minutes left that put the Lady Royals ahead for good...
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Jackson guns down Jennings to climb above .500 mark
(High School Sports ~ 01/06/02)
The consensus opinion of most players and coaches at the Tiger Shootout is that they all relish the opportunity to play different competition. Jackson (7-6) led off the seventh-annual Tiger Shootout against a young Jennings team out of St. Louis with a 69-51 victory...
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USDA says subsidy too high, leaves decision to Congress
(Local News ~ 01/06/02)
Associated Press/Claudio Cruz A man baked tortillas in Mexico City in this Dec. 4 file photo. Mexico has a genetic warehouse of over 60 corn varieties, a wealth that enriches staple crops across the world, and includes wild varieties that have yet to even be catalogued.By Philip Brasher ~ The Associated Press...
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Mexicans angry over modified corn's spread into local varieties
(Local News ~ 01/06/02)
MEXICO CITY -- In a cautionary tale about the difficulty of controlling genetically modified plants, corn researchers in Mexico went ever higher into remote mountain villages looking for natural varieties of the 4,000-year-old crop. Time after time, they couldn't find them...
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Farm prices not likely to rebound
(Local News ~ 01/06/02)
WASHINGTON -- The sluggish world economy and the strong U.S. dollar offer little hope to American farmers for a turnaround in crop prices this year. That means Congress will be under pressure either to pass a new farm program quickly or provide growers a fifth bailout in as many years...
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Administration won't let farm delegation go to Cuba
(Local News ~ 01/06/02)
CHICAGO -- The Bush administration is blocking an Illinois farm group's planned delegation of 98 Americans from traveling to Cuba this week. The Farm Foundation in Oak Brook had planned to bring a group of agribusiness representatives, including former U.S. ...
- Woodsy wonder (Community ~ 01/06/02)
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NCR's goal is dialogue; rankling the Vatican a perk
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- When the National Catholic Reporter ran a story about priests in Africa molesting nuns, editor Tom Roberts wondered how the Vatican would react. He didn't care too much. But he wondered. "I can't think about what Rome is going to say," Roberts said. "The surprise this time was that the Vatican even confirmed that there was a problem."...
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Rapid growth leaves roads unnamed
(Community ~ 01/06/02)
MILFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Until recently a small farm town, Milford Township has grown so quickly that some municipal duties have fallen by the wayside -- such as naming roads. The township of 15,000 has at least 50 unnamed roads that officials say they hope to have named, numbered and listed on maps soon for the convenience of everyone from fire crews to postal workers...
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Mental health court is move in right direction
(Editorial ~ 01/06/02)
A promising innovation in the judiciary under way in St. Louis is known as the mental health court. Since the mental health court opened a year ago, about 100 people have been referred to Judge James Sullivan. The court seeks treatment that will help prevent future arrests...
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Democrats playing games with appointments
(Editorial ~ 01/06/02)
You might think that during wartime certain politicians would put aside petty agendas that center on blocking presidential appointees from taking office. You would be wrong. This is exactly what Senate Democratic leaders are doing to President George W. Bush's nominees. It is a disgraceful performance...
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Police report 01/06/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/06/02)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, Jan. 6 Property DamageA mailbox was reported damaged Friday at 3801 Carolwood. Assault Domestic assault was reported Friday in Cape Girardeau. ArrestsJoseph Frey, 46, of Memphis, Tenn., was arrested Friday for failure to appear...
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Fire report 01/06/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/06/02)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, Jan. 6 Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:At 9:16 p.m., an emergency medical service at 205 S. Middle. At 9:51 p.m., an alarm sounding at 325 N. Sprigg. Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:At 5 a.m., a box alarm at 515 Themis...
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Singapore arrests 15 suspected terrorists
(Local News ~ 01/06/02)
SINGAPORE -- Authorities have arrested 15 suspected militants, some of them trained at al-Qaida camps in Afghanistan, for allegedly plotting bombings in this city-state, the government said Saturday. The suspects were arrested last month, and detailed information on bomb construction and photographs and video footage of targeted buildings in Singapore were found in their homes and offices, the Ministry of Home Affairs said. ...
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Australian firefighters ready for new onslaught
(Local News ~ 01/06/02)
SYDNEY, Australia -- A smoky haze choked the summer sky above Sydney and white ash rained down Saturday as massive wildfires swept bushland to the north and edged closer to a beach village to the south. Firefighters battling dozens of blazes around Australia's biggest city for 13 days took advantage of a break from the bone-dry summer heat to prepare for an onslaught they fear will come next week...
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Major U.S. funding for leading Iraqi opposition group halted
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. funding for the leading Iraqi opposition group has been suspended because the organization failed to properly account for the money, a State Department official said Saturday. Despite the suspension of Iraqi National Congress funds, the department still considers the group an important player in the opposition to Saddam Hussein, said Gregg Sullivan, spokesman for the Near Eastern Affairs bureau...
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Architect, now 100, credits long life to a job he enjoys
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
WASHINGTON -- A 100-year-old architect advises this for those who want to work into old age: find a job you enjoy. "When you have something you love to do, it keeps you alive," Harold Fisher said Dec. 10 after receiving Green Thumb Inc.'s annual "America's Oldest Worker" award. "I never had dying in my mind at all because I love my work and spent so much time at the office."...
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Bed-and-breakfast inn is new trend in Argentina
(Community ~ 01/06/02)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- When somebody rings the bell at Como en Casa, a small bed-and-breakfast inn in Buenos Aires' bohemian quarter of Palermo Viejo, Mariana Alfaro never really knows what to expect. "Some people ask me do I sell beds, others want to eat a meal," she says...
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Stunning vistas in South Pacific
(Community ~ 01/06/02)
TIAHURA, Moorea -- Everyone in our group had finally arrived dockside and so had the chum. It was time to head out into the lagoon to swim with the stingrays and feed the sharks. The skipper of our thatch-covered outrigger canoe, a young Polynesian named Tommy, tried to put us at ease. Speaking in halting English for the benefit of the four of us who didn't speak French, he reassures us: "We don't eat people here anymore. But be careful with the sharks; they like white meat."...
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St. Louis wants to burrow in at home with a win
(Professional Sports ~ 01/06/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Throughout the season, Mike Martz's mantra has been that no matter who's next on the schedule, it's what the St. Louis Rams do that matters. "It is always about our performance," Martz said. That'll come in handy in today's season finale, considering the Atlanta Falcons haven't posed much of a challenge lately. Not only do the Rams (13-2) enter with the NFL's best record, they've dominated the Falcons the last five times by an average of 39-15...
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Verplank, Perry tied for lead
(Professional Sports ~ 01/06/02)
KAPALUA, Hawaii -- Scott Verplank eagled the final hole to catch Kenny Perry after three rounds of the Mercedes Championships, the season-opening tournament that is looking more like a tuneup for the British Open. In gusts up to 40 mph, so strong that tournament officials moved up four tees once the third round started, Verpank still managed a 3-under-par 70 and was at 206. Perry three-putted the 18th for a 71 and was also at 13 under...
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Blues win; Stillman busts loose
(Professional Sports ~ 01/06/02)
ST. LOUIS -- It took half a season for Cory Stillman to score a goal at home. Once he got one, the next two were easy. Stillman scored three goals, and Doug Weight added four assists, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 5-2 victory Saturday over the Dallas Stars...
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Smith may achieve his 11th straight 1,000-yard season
(Professional Sports ~ 01/06/02)
IRVING, Texas -- The only thing that motivates Emmitt Smith more than a milestone is people saying he can't reach it. Smith goes into the Dallas Cowboys' season finale today against Detroit needing 56 yards rushing to reach 1,000 for an unprecedented 11th consecutive season...
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QB in a sack
(Professional Sports ~ 01/06/02)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- No one has had a closer view of Michael Strahan's assault on the NFL single-season sack record than Cornelius Griffin. As Strahan has gotten into his stance at defensive left end for the New York Giants, Griffin has lined up beside him at tackle through hundreds of plays and a near-record 21 1/2 sacks...
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Authorities identify body of homicide victim
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Boone County Sheriff's authorities have identified a homicide victim as a teen-ager who faced felony charges related to an earlier robbery and shooting. De'ter O'Brian Bradford, 17, of Columbia, died of multiple stab wounds, sheriffs Maj. O.J. Stone said Friday. Bradford's frozen body was found Thursday afternoon, face up in a patch of woods and brush that borders a mobile home park and a subdivision...
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Transportation needs grow as funding debate continues
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
HERMANN, Mo. -- With its high-arching, silver-painted steel, the bridge over the Missouri River provides a quaint entrance to this German tourist town known for its fine wine and bed-and-breakfasts. Quaint to look at, that is. Scary to drive over. The vintage 1930 bridge has lanes so narrow that motorists are warned to slow to 35 mph and heavy trucks to 15 mph. Still, scores of side vehicle mirrors get knocked off as big rigs and school buses meet...
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Illinois couple dies in rollover
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
MARSHFIELD, Mo. -- An Illinois couple died Saturday when their car she was driving went off Interstate 44 and overturned in southwest Missouri, authorities said. Angelita A. Rangel, 43, of Cicero, Ill., fell asleep at the wheel and awoke to find the car drifting, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. She overcorrected and the car slid into a ditch, overturning several times...
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Off the shelves Library provides books to the visually impaired
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The last thing Marcus Engel saw was headlights. In 1993, a drunken driver broadsided the Toyota carrying Engel through the intersection of Hampton Avenue and Chippewa Street in St. Louis. Engel, now 26, of Chesterfield, was thrown from the vehicle. He broke every bone in his face and lost his eyesight...
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City tells resident patriotic sign must go
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- Like millions of Americans, Benny Hoke wanted to demonstrate his patriotism after the Sept. 11 attacks. But where he lives he cannot do so, at least not the way he wants to. City officials have given him a deadline to remove from his front yard a lighted plastic signboard that reads "United We Stand" and "Pray for America."...
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Officers using software to monitor sex offenders
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Don Spurlin was listening to a seminar on computer software designed to protect children from sexual predators. He wondered, why not use it to protect predators from their own impulses? The software could be added to the computers of sex offenders who are on probation, he thought, and used to alert authorities to illicit activities...
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State Farm agrees to pay $250 million
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
ATLANTA -- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. has agreed to a $250 million settlement in which it must pay as many as 700,000 Georgia motorists for the lost value of cars damaged in collisions. The settlement of a class-action lawsuit announced Friday calls for Bloomington, Ill.-based State Farm to pay $100 million in diminished value reimbursements for accident claims filed since Dec. 22, 1993...
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Charity auctioning off coins
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
PEORIA, Ill. -- Salvation Army officials are accepting bids on four rare South African gold coins found mixed among the pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters dropped into collection kettles during the holidays. The 1978 Krugerrand coins -- worth $283 each -- turned up among donations shortly before Christmas. The Salvation Army in Peoria is accepting telephone bids through Jan. 21...
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Life's not all games for circus children
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
CHICAGO -- They explore the old Boeing 727 plane as any group of students on a museum field trip might. They punch buttons, try out the passenger seats and pretend they're about to take off on a long journey. But when told what the plane weighs -- 165,000 pounds, or about as much as 10 elephants -- several children, even one of the youngest, give knowing nods...
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Wood's campaign for governor runs low on money
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
CHICAGO -- Lt. Gov. Corinne Wood has spent the vast majority of the money she has raised in her campaign for governor -- but she said she's confident she'll raise more. Wood said the $6,789 that remained in her campaign account at year's end is a minor problem that she expects to correct with a fund-raising campaign. ...
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Woman convicted for throwing kittens
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
VIENNA, Ill. -- A Johnson County judge has convicted a Vienna woman who threw four kittens from a moving vehicle. Judge James Williamson convicted Nora J. Knack, 64, Friday on two counts each of aggravated cruelty to animals and cruel treatment to animals...
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The $100 hamburger For flyers, the trip to get a meal is worth
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- When Bernhard Works hankers for sausage and eggs, he literally flies over to Arnie's in Bloomington. He'll take a friend or a family member, sit them next to him in the tight quarters of a single-engined Piper Archer kept at Flightstar at Willard Airport, and head to the Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington. That's the location of Arnie's, an institution at the airport and one of the favorite places for pilots looking for a bite to eat...
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DNA tests free suspect despite confession
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
CHICAGO -- Cook County prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a Chicago man despite his videotaped confession that he killed his mother in July 2000. John Gorman, a spokesman for State's Attorney Richard Devine, said DNA tests on evidence from the crime scene linked another man to the fatal stabbing of Netta Bell...
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Lawyer accused of stealing $55,000 in probate case
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
Associated Press/Post-Dispatch, Teak Phillips Rhea Dickrader checked in books on tape at the Wolfner Library in Jefferson City, Mo. The library, which services the blind and handicapped, has 350,000 taped and Braille copies of 100,000 titles.The Associated Press...
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NASA looks to Tuskegee for space potato project
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
TUSKEGEE, Ala. -- Space -- the final potato patch. The mission of Tuskegee University's space foods research center: to produce sweet potatoes that will boldly grow where no sweet potatoes have grown before. NASA provided a $5 million grant over five years, and the center's scientists went to work, researching how to grow sweet potatoes and peanuts on the moon or Mars...
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Chef rises from bag-lunch sales to TV cook
(State News ~ 01/06/02)
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- With $200 in the bank and two sons to support, Paula Deen was barely kidding when she went into business as the Bag Lady. Deen spent the next two years packing homemade sandwiches, soups and salads into bag lunches for her sons to sell door-to-door at doctor's offices, beauty parlors and banks...
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Wear a wig with confidence and style
(Community ~ 01/06/02)
Wearing a wig doesn't have to be a dirty little secret. Wigs can be stylish, shiny and worn with confidence. If a wig looks right, the wearer won't see it as "a thing on my head," says Joelle, senior stylist at Avon Salon & Spa in New York. It'll just be "the hair on my head."...
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Wigs transform women's styles
(Community ~ 01/06/02)
From staff and wire reports Everyone seemed to wear them in the 1970s, but the popularity of wigs faded away even if the colors and styles stayed fresh. Today, with more celebrities wearing wigs, extensions and hairpieces, women can transform their coifs and hair colors instantly...
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Doctors in France resume strike to receive higher fees
(International News ~ 01/06/02)
PARIS -- Doctors in France resumed their nationwide strike Saturday to demand higher pay from the government, with some openly defying state-mandated caps on fees they can charge patients. The strike should last until Monday. It is the latest in a swelling series of work stoppages by 55,000 general practitioners that has burdened France's health care system in recent weeks...
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Israeli, Palestinian truce is possible, says U.S. envoy
(International News ~ 01/06/02)
JERICHO, West Bank -- A U.S. envoy was hopeful Saturday he could guide Israelis and Palestinians toward a truce, after Israel said it would further ease West Bank blockades and the Palestinians continued to arrest suspected militants. In Washington, meanwhile, a U.S. official raised the possibility that a 50-ton weapons shipment intercepted by Israel was intended for Hezbollah, Hamas or another extremist group, rather than for the Palestinian Authority, as Israel claimed...
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Small plane crashes into building in Tampa
(International News ~ 01/06/02)
ANKARA, Turkey -- Blizzards closed roads and disrupted air traffic in the southern Balkans for a second day Saturday, prompting Greece and Bulgaria to declare states of emergency in certain areas, Turkey to shelter homeless in jails and Romania to dynamite river ice...
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Italy's foreign minister resigns over euro
(International News ~ 01/06/02)
ROME -- Italy's foreign minister resigned Saturday after a spat with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi over the government's lukewarm reception of the euro. Renato Ruggiero's resignation was likely to spark concerns among other European nations since he was seen as lending credibility to the billionaire media mogul's administration and as balancing some of its right-wing or anti-EU ministers...
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U.S. takes custody of an al-Qaida leader; Omar eludes capture
(International News ~ 01/06/02)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- U.S. Marines took custody of the chief of Osama bin Laden's terrorist training camps in Afghanistan, while the Afghan government said Saturday it appeared former Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar had escaped forces penning him in...
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Coalition forces share data to avert collisions in skies, sea
(International News ~ 01/06/02)
ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT -- To avoid accidents in Central Asia's seas and skies, U.S. forces share radar and other strategic data with anti-terrorism coalition partners operating in the Arabian Gulf, senior aircraft carrier officers said Saturday...
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Italy's foreign minister resigns over euro
(International News ~ 01/06/02)
KATMANDU, Nepal -- India's prime minister grudgingly shook hands with Pakistan's president at a regional summit Saturday, but he rebuffed an offer of talks until Pakistan cracks down on Islamic militants. The two nations' armies exchanged shellfire again Saturday across the line dividing the Himalayan territory of Kashmir. A truckload of explosives being unloaded by Indian soldiers at the border went off accidentally, killing 17 people...
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Becoming euro Enthusiasm and concern meet new currency
(International News ~ 01/06/02)
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Kris Kisbulck, a young Belgian photographer, is on the road a lot for his work, so he can appreciate how having one currency for 12 countries will simplify his life. Yet he still has a nagging feeling that the gain in convenience is coming at a price...
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Taking Stock(ard) of first lady on 'The West Wing'
(Entertainment ~ 01/06/02)
NEW YORK -- Bring up the fact that her sister is mayor of Palm Beach, Fla., and Stockard Channing brusquely interjects: "Why are you mentioning my sister?" The mention is meant to serve as a preface to asking whether a real-life political animal would have any advice for a sister playing a political animal on television...
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'Sins of the Father' visited on suspect's son
(Entertainment ~ 01/06/02)
NEW YORK -- Most of all, Tom Cherry just wants it to be done with. But that's a tall order. For one thing, a new film on cable's FX network is inviting fresh attention to his unrelenting nightmare: the struggle since boyhood for approval from his father as he came to grips with his father's possible involvement in a vicious crime four decades ago...
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Cut the fat, not the flavor as a New Year's resolution
(Community ~ 01/06/02)
New Year's resolutions often include dieting to counter the results of exuberant holiday feasting. Take heart: The prospect need not be austere -- just resolve to eat healthy foods that taste great. Combine fresh and low-fat ingredients with extras that are full of flavor. Nowadays such a plan is helped by the availability of naturally leaner meats, a year-round supply of fresh vegetables and fruit, and plenty of varieties of vinegars and mustards -- which have very few calories...
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Small plane crashes into building in Tampa
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
TAMPA, Fla. -- A 15-year-old student pilot took off in a small plane without permission Saturday and crashed into a skyscraper after ignoring a Coast Guard helicopter's signals to land, authorities said. The crash occurred after Charles J. Bishop's grandmother brought him to the National Aviation Academy flight school for a 5 p.m. flying lesson, said Marianne Pasha, a Pinellas County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman...
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Hackman, Connelly take supporting-actor honors
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Gene Hackman of "The Royal Tenenbaums" and Jennifer Connelly of "A Beautiful Mind" won supporting-actor honors Saturday at the first American Film Institute Awards. Hackman won the non-lead actor honor for his role as an outcast patriarch who weasels his way back into the dysfunctional family he abandoned years earlier in "The Royal Tenenbaums."...
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Family mourns first U.S. combat fatality
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
GEORGETOWN, Texas -- Sitting beside a framed photo of their son, Sgt. 1st Class Nathan Ross Chapman, the parents of the first U.S. soldier killed by enemy fire in Afghanistan fought back tears Saturday as they recalled his Army career. Will and Lynn Chapman said the 31-year-old Green Beret communications specialist had served in Panama, Haiti, Operation Desert Storm and then Afghanistan...
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Diabetes costs Waylon Jennings his foot
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Doctors have amputated country singer Waylon Jennings' left foot because of an infection related to diabetes, his spokeswoman said. The surgery was done Dec. 19 in Phoenix, Nikki Mitchell said Friday. She declined to discuss details...
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Spouse poisoning suspect posts bail
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
SAN DIEGO -- A former coroner's lab toxicologist was released on $1.25 million bail, six months after she was arrested and charged with poisoning her husband with drugs allegedly stolen from her office. Kristin Rossum, 25, smiled and cried Friday as she hugged her parents, who helped secure her bail and win her release from Las Colinas women's jail in Santee...
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Miami's impressive show left no doubt
(Sports Column ~ 01/06/02)
The system to determine a national college football champion is certainly not perfect. Far from it. In fact, it's pretty bad. But I don't think many people can argue that Miami doesn't deserve to end this season as the nation's No. 1 team. Miami wound up as the only undefeated Division I-A squad and the Hurricanes dominated most of their opponents, including Nebraska in Thursday night's Rose Bowl...
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Bush seeks economic unity, calls Democrats tax-raisers
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
ONTARIO, Calif. -- Firing back in an election-year debate over the recession, President Bush on Saturday painted Democratic opponents as tax-raisers and pointedly vowed he won't allow his tax cuts to be rolled back. "Not over my dead body will they raise your taxes," he shouted to California workers...
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'Tis the season for unkept promises
(Column ~ 01/06/02)
KENNETT -- This is the season of the year when the political leaders of America and its various states, including our own, announce their plans, hopes and aspirations for governing the rest of us, grandly proclaiming their visions of achievement and unequaled greatness for constituents...
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Warmer weather thaws out South
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
RALEIGH, N.C. -- The thick blanket of snow that covers much of the Deep South may soon become just a memory with the arrival of warmer temperatures -- and probably rain -- over the weekend. Frigid overnight temperatures were expected to freeze runoff and roads. ...
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New center for alumni at SEMO taking shape
(Local News ~ 01/06/02)
Southeast Missouri State University will break ground Feb. 16 on a new $1 million alumni center that won't cost taxpayers a dime. The two-level, white stucco and glass building will be financed with private donations and constructed just southeast of Wildwood, once the official residence of school presidents and now a reception hall and guest house...
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Doctor- 'Substantial force' needed to inflict injuries
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A medical examiner who performed an autopsy on a man killed in a fight with a fellow hockey dad said it would require "substantial force" to inflict the injuries that caused the victim's death. Dr. Stanton Kessler, the medical examiner who performed an autopsy on Michael Costin, testified on Friday as prosecutors began presenting their case in the manslaughter trial of Thomas Junta, 42...
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The Teller tell-all 'Father of the hydrogen bomb' releases his
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
LIVERMORE, Calif. -- He was among the pioneering greats of nuclear science. He was scorned for disavowing former boss Robert Oppenheimer. He didn't get a Nobel but did pick up the unlovely title of "father of the hydrogen bomb." At 93, Edward Teller looks back at a lifetime of science that saw him often controversial but always influential...
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Q&A with Cape Girardeau's outgoing mayor
(Local News ~ 01/06/02)
On April 15, the man who has been Cape Girardeau's mayor for the past eight years predicts he will likely do what he has done on many a Monday night -- get in his car and drive toward city hall. "I'll probably drive halfway down Broadway before it hits me," he said. "Then I'll think 'Whoops, I don't have a city council meeting. I'm not the mayor anymore.'"...
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Fossils may push back placental mammal origins
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
New fossils of a chipmunk-sized animal that lived about 85 million years ago suggest that placental mammals arose much earlier than is generally believed and thrived for millions of years alongside dinosaurs. Paleontologists who analyzed about 45 jawbone and skull fragments of a long-snouted mammal called Kulbeckia conclude that it was an early relative of rabbits and rodents...
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Robotic scarecrow prowls pond to scare away diving birds
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- It prowls the pond, on the hunt for pelicans and cormorants. When it's close enough, SPLAT! It's a solar-powered robot scarecrow that guards catfish and crawfish ponds with a water cannon. The basic model has paddlewheels and pontoons; a student is building one to look like a big alligator...
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Illinois man charged in carjacking, chase
(Local News ~ 01/06/02)
Charges were filed early Saturday against an Illinois man accused in a purse-snatching and who led police on a high-speed chase through town during rush hour Friday. According to the arrest warrant, Robert W. Wiley, 24, of Liberty, Ill., faces two counts of second-degree robbery, one count of assaulting a police officer and two counts of resisting arrest...
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Study says vaccines might make malaria more deadly
(National News ~ 01/06/02)
A new study claims that some future malaria vaccines that don't entirely wipe out the disease might unintentionally serve to make it more deadly. The study, published in December in the journal Nature, uses mathematical analysis to examine the effect of partially effective, or "imperfect," malaria vaccines...
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Epiphany, old Christmas or Grandpa's birthday
(Column ~ 01/06/02)
When Christmas and New Year's Day were over, the trimmings all down and we were back to our usual routine, our early household, represented by three generations, still looked forward to another excitement. On the morning of Jan. 6, Mama, calling from the foot of the stairs, would say, "Get up, kids. It's Epiphany." It always sounded like "Efifany" to me and that's what I called it for many years...
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Officials warn of more cuts in next state budget
(State News ~ 01/07/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Tight budget alerts have been coming from Missouri's Capitol on a seemingly daily basis. Yet just how dire are the state's finances? From the perspective of budget writers, it's as if the present fiscal year simply never existed...
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Convictions thrown out in New York's Crown Heighs slaying
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The convictions of two men in the 1991 fatal stabbing of a Jewish rabbinical student were tossed out Monday by a federal appeals court that found efforts to create a racially balanced jury were flawed. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said the trial judge made special efforts that were unconstitutional in an attempt to secure an unbiased jury for the prosecution of Lemrick Nelson Jr. and Charles Price, two black men accused in the racially charged case...
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Stocks fall despite bullish Compaq forecast
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- A stronger-than-expected forecast from Compaq Computer failed to incite buying on Wall Street Monday as investors, playing it cautious, decided to collect some of their profits from last week's rally. The market drifted lower in quiet selling that analysts said wasn't surprising given stocks' recent gains. ...
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Bush pledges to renew fight for stimulus plan
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said Monday he will renew his request for an economic stimulus plan and urged Congress to set aside "partisan bickering" to pass it. "We've made good progress in the war in Afghanistan and we have got to make good progress in helping people find work," Bush said at the opening of a meeting with his economic advisers and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan...
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Missouri state auditor announces plan to seek second term
(State News ~ 01/07/02)
Associated Press WriterST. LOUIS (AP) -- State Auditor Claire McCaskill made it official Monday: She will seek re-election to a second term. McCaskill, 48, a Democrat, was first elected in 1998, beating Republican Chuck Pierce 50 percent to 46 percent. She perviously served as prosecutor in Jackson County and as a state representative...
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Blair arrives in Afghanistan for brief visit
(International News ~ 01/07/02)
Associated Press WriterBAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AP) -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair visited Afghanistan early Tuesday to show a commitment to the reconstruction of a nation after a war he enthusiastically supported. Blair and his wife, Cherie, arrived on a military flight from Pakistan to meet with Prime Minister Hamid Karzai and British troops at Bagram airport outside Kabul, the capital...
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Committee compiles school names
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
Parents choosing a name for their unborn child often flip through the pages of a book of baby names. But an 11-member committee appointed by the Cape Girardeau Board of Education has no such book to name schools. Instead, the committee relied on input from the community to form its list, which will be compiled and reviewed during a meeting Tuesday at the district's administration office. Deadline for suggestions was Friday...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from Terry Nichols
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court dealt another loss to Terry Nichols, refusing Monday to block a trial that could bring him the death penalty for the Oklahoma City bombing. Nichols has already been convicted on federal charges for his role in the 1995 bombing that killed 168 people. At issue now is the state's effort to try him on more charges...
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Legion Post 63 kicks off fund drive for new facility
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
The local American Legion wants to be more down to earth. Or at least in a building without stairs. The Cape Girardeau post, Louis K. Juden Post 63, has announced the kickoff of a $200,000 fund-raising campaign for a new one-story building. "We need the new building," said Melvin Amelunke, commander of the post. "Our current meeting site is upstairs, and some veterans have problems negotiating the stairs."...
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Work on veterans cemetery starts in February
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Veterans Commission expects to name a contractor for the new state veterans cemetery at Bloomfield in early February with construction to begin later that month. Ron Taylor, the commission's superintendent of services and cemeteries, said on Friday that proposals for the Bloomfield project, and another at Jacksonville in northeast Missouri, are already being solicited. The cemeteries are expected to cost between $5.5 million and $6 million apiece...
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Out of the past 1/7/02
(Out of the Past ~ 01/07/02)
10 years ago: Jan. 7, 1992 Southeast Missouri State University officials expect little change in enrollment this year as compared with number of students enrolled last year; last spring, there were 8,109 students enrolled, with full-time equivalent enrollment totaling 6,593...
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Barry Scott
(Obituary ~ 01/07/02)
PUXICO, Mo. -- Barry Scott, 60, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, at Three Rivers Healthcare Center North Campus in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born July 9, 1941, at Poplar Bluff, son of Alvin and Mildred Smith Scott. He and Virginia Henderson were married Jan. 23, 1965, at Puxico...
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Dellia Baker
(Obituary ~ 01/07/02)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Dellia L. Baker, 85, formerly of Grand Rapids, Mich., died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, at her home in Bertrand, Mo. She was born Sept. 19, 1916, at Leonard, Ark., daughter of William E. and Jannie King Guthrie. She and John William Baker were married Sept. 21, 1935. He died Oct. 6, 2000...
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Arthur Knott
(Obituary ~ 01/07/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A private funeral for Arthur "Bud" W. Knott, 75, of Perryville, was held Saturday at Young and Sons Chapel. Burial was in Yount Community Cemetery. The Rev. Joe Williams officiated. Knott died Friday, Jan. 4, 2002, at Perry County Nursing Home...
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Melvin Williams
(Obituary ~ 01/07/02)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Melvin "Churn" Williams, 79, of Bloomfield, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002. He was born Sept. 16, 1922, son of Frank and Leecy Bolin Williams. He and Deane Clark were married July 4, 1942. She survives. Williams had lived in Bloomfield all his life, graduating from Bloomfield High School in 1942. He owned a business for several years and served as juvenile officer for 16 years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Bloomfield...
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Vera Wagner
(Obituary ~ 01/07/02)
Mrs. Vera Seabaugh Wagner passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 20, 1913, the oldest daughter of Loy and Ester Morton Seabaugh. She was a graduate of Jackson High School and earned a B.S. in education from Southeast Missouri State University in 1940. She taught English and art in Jackson and Jefferson City, Mo...
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Bill Williams
(Obituary ~ 01/07/02)
Bill H. Williams, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Survivors include his wife, Anita. Friends may call at 11 a.m. Tuesday until time of service at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel. The funeral will be 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery...
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Speak Out A 1/07/02
(Speak Out ~ 01/07/02)
Aroma or stench? IT SEEMS like only yesterday that the pages of Speak Out were full of complaints about local citizens burning leaves. Complaints of acrid smoke, pollution and nausea abounded. Now, although the air is filled with the smoke of firewood from the stoves and fireplaces around town, no one seems to be complaining. Isn't it amazing that smoke from burning leaves is a stench, but smoke from firewood is an aroma?...
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Sports digest 1/7/02
(College Sports ~ 01/07/02)
SEMO gymnastics team loses opener GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Southeast Missouri State University's gymnastics team began its 2002 season Friday night by finishing last in a triangular meet hosted by national power Florida. Florida, ranked seventh in the nation, won easily with a score of 194.175, followed by Central Michigan (189.375) and Southeast (187.150)...
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Jackson to award contract to study traffic
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
Southeast Missourian JACKSON, Mo. -- The city of Jackson is expected to award a $100,000 contract tonight to a St. Louis firm that will study traffic patterns in Jackson and recommend solutions to some of the problems that plague motorists in the fast-growing city...
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Indians look to regroup
(College Sports ~ 01/07/02)
Southeast Missouri State University's mission as it begins a three-game Ohio Valley Conference homestand tonight is to try and pick itself up off the ground after Saturday's discouraging loss at Eastern Illinois in the Indians' OVC opener. The Indians (2-10 overall, 0-1 OVC) led heavily favored Eastern Illinois by 18 points with under 10 minutes to play but saw the Panthers rally for a stunning 84-74 victory...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
7:30 p.m. Monday City Hall Public Hearingsn Hearing to consider revisions to the Land Subdivision Regulations of Jackson, Mo. Action Items Power and Light Committee Consider a motion approving the appointment of Alderwoman Val Tuschhoff to serve as city representative on the Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda
(Local News ~ 01/07/02)
Monday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. City Hall, 401 Independence Study session at 5 p.m. Appearances Appearance before the council on items listed on the agenda. Appearances before the council on items not listed on the agenda.Public hearings Consent ordinances...
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Sikeston area can be proud of UW campaign
(Editorial ~ 01/07/02)
With the way 2001 ended up, residents of Sikeston, Mo., and the surrounding area should feel extra proud about surpassing United Way of Sikeston's $76,000 goal last year. A lot of communities didn't, largely because of the uncertainties cast upon Americans after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the war in Afghanistan...
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Obesity is causing too many health problems
(Editorial ~ 01/07/02)
Recent studies reveal some alarming findings about the condition of Missourians' health: The Missouri Department of Health found that more than one-third of the state's population is overweight or obese, and the $1 billion spent annually for hospitalization resulting from cardiovascular disease is a result of Missourians carrying too much weight...
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Business memo 01/06/03
(Business ~ 01/07/02)
Five Bill's Dollar Stores in Missouri close Bill's Dollar Stores at Marble Hill, Hayti, Portageville, Campbell and Seneca have closed operations. Louis DeCarlo, vice president of the Columbia, Miss., group which operates discount stores in 13 southeastern states, said the Missouri stores were the northernmost locations...
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Business personnel 01/07/02
(Business ~ 01/07/02)
WIB office hires data entry assistant Cindy Biggs has joined the Workforce Investment Board office, 760 S. Kingshighway at Cape Girar-deau, as a data entry assistant. Biggs, a graduate of Jackson High School, started as a part-time employee with WIB in August and was recently elevated to full-time status, working with David Davis and Wanda Dillon. ...
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Airlines' offers clues to economic recovery
(Business ~ 01/07/02)
NEW YORK -- Travel spending is often first to be cut from a family or corporate budget when the economy is hobbled, and the last to be restored when business is on the mend. As a result, economists have watched for rebounds in the airline industry as one way to detect when a fledgling economic turnaround firmly takes root. ...
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Interest rate jumps when credit account is closed
(Business ~ 01/07/02)
NEW YORK The U.S. economy is in recession, and new layoff announcements seem to come daily. The stock market has fallen two years in a row, and interest rates are at historic lows. Meanwhile, people are still jittery from the Sept. 11 terror attacks...
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Amassing autos - Automakers spend big on shows
(Business ~ 01/07/02)
DETROIT Lean times may be causing carmakers to cut costs, reduce staff and reconsider plans for new products, but the checkbook's open for their displays at the auto shows. The season's first show, in Los Angeles, is under way and media preview days began Sunday for the biggest, the North American International Auto Show. As the displays indicate, austerity still takes a back seat when the issue is catching public attention...
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Cape police report 1/7
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/07/02)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Jan. 7 AssaultA domestic assault was reported Sunday. Property damageThe city of Cape Girardeau reported damage to grass at Cherokee Park Sunday. Damage to grass was reported Sunday at 2352 Belleridge Pike. TheftNumerous items were reported stolen Sunday at 27 N. Ellis...
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Cape fire report 1/7
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/07/02)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Jan. 7 Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday:At 9:16 p.m., emergency services at 205 S. Middle. At 9:51 p.m., alarm sounding at 325 N. Sprigg St. Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:At 5 a.m., box alarm at 515 Themis St...
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Election-year economy debate begins
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- Democrats and Republicans pointed fingers at each other Sunday in a debate over the economy, in what amounted to a game plan for each side's election-year strategy. Democrats blamed last year's tax cut for vanishing budget surpluses, while Republicans said anyone who criticizes a tax cut must want to raise taxes instead...
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Troops ready Cuba base for prisoners
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- About 1,500 soldiers are heading to the U.S. Navy base in Cuba to prepare for the arrival of al-Qaida and Taliban prisoners. The biggest prize -- Osama bin Laden -- remains uncaptured, though there's a growing belief he's gone to Pakistan, two U.S. senators said Sunday...
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Florida State stuns top-ranked Duke
(Professional Sports ~ 01/07/02)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- That Florida State was the first team to beat Duke this season was a big surprise. That the top-ranked Blue Devils did themselves in with poor free throw shooting was a shock. Monte Cummings scored with 7.4 seconds left as the Seminoles rallied from a four-point deficit in the final minute to beat Duke 77-76 Sunday, snapping the defending national champion's 22-game winning streak and leaving Division I without an unbeaten team...
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Garcia wins Mercedes in playoff
(Professional Sports ~ 01/07/02)
KAPALUA, Hawaii -- The grandiose goals that Sergio Garcia set for himself made it clear he thought he was capable of toppling Tiger Woods. The young Spaniard certainly came out swinging. Garcia made a pair of 10-foot birdie putts on the 18th hole Sunday, the first one to get into a playoff with PGA champion David Toms and the second one to win the Mercedes Championships in the first PGA Tour event of the year...
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Patriots capture AFC East
(Professional Sports ~ 01/07/02)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The New England Patriots clinched the AFC East on Sunday, beating Carolina 38-6 and giving the Carolina Panthers an ignominious spot in NFL history as the first team to lose 15 straight games in the same season. It was New England's first division title since 1997. And because of Oakland's loss, the Patriots earn a first-round bye...
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Rams' high-powered offense sets records
(Professional Sports ~ 01/07/02)
ST. LOUIS -- The St. Louis Rams' offense finished off another prolific season on Sunday. The Rams (14-2) became the first team in NFL history to score 500 points in a season three consecutive years, ending up with 503. St. Louis had 540 points last year and 526 in 1999...
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Mid-major squads continue to excel
(Professional Sports ~ 01/07/02)
INDIANAPOLIS -- When Ball State beat Kansas and Hampton won at North Carolina this season, their victories were called "upsets." It might be time to rethink that term. Suddenly, more and more mid-major programs are having a big impact on college basketball. Take Butler, for example. Its recent win against Ball State helped put the team in the Top 25 for the first time in 53 years...
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MU All-American having his problems this season
(Professional Sports ~ 01/07/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Last season, Kareem Rush toyed with defenses, flicking in 3-pointers or driving the lane seemingly at will. This season, nothing much is going right for Missouri's preseason All-American. Rush was 3-for-13 and scored eight points in Saturday's 60-53 Big 12-opening victory over Nebraska and seems to be having a crisis of confidence...
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Rams finish season in style
(Professional Sports ~ 01/07/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Marshall Faulk saw a potential disadvantage to becoming the first player in NFL history with four straight 2,000-yard seasons: The man he passed might not be pleased. Faulk had 226 yards rushing and receiving Sunday, helping the St. Louis Rams lock up home-field advantage in the NFC playoffs with a 31-13 victory over the Atlanta Falcons...
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Blair calls military campaign successful
(International News ~ 01/07/02)
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- U.S. warplanes renewed strikes against suspected terrorist hide-outs in eastern Afghanistan, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair said Monday that the war against the Taliban and al-Qaida had largely succeeded...
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Frustrated parents want action in unsolved killings
(State News ~ 01/07/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Kathi Phillips hoped that after Saturday's town hall meeting, she would know something about who killed her son. She left unsatisfied and more frustrated than before. "I got all the wrong answers," said Phillips, whose son Frederick, 24, was killed in December. "They're telling me that witnesses might not come forward, like my son doesn't matter. They're saying the ones who could come forward are too scared."...
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Bills cover beer at the movies to cutting grass along roads
(State News ~ 01/07/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- For sure, lawmakers will have plenty of weighty issues to tackle during their annual session that starts Wednesday -- the budget, security, transportation, education, economic development, to name a few. Then, too, there are those less talked-about bills...
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Jasper County deputy dies in scuba accident
(State News ~ 01/07/02)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Jasper County authorities were investigating a scuba diving accident that resulted in the death of a sheriff's deputy. Sgt. Scott Arner, a member of the department's dive team, had been diving with others Friday in an area northwest of Joplin, authorities said...
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Phelps County pastor faces charges of abusing boy, 16
(State News ~ 01/07/02)
ST. LOUIS -- A Phelps County pastor whose school for troubled boys was raided by authorities last year prepared to face charges this week of abusing a 16-year-old resident. The Rev. Joseph Intagliata oversees the Hope Baptist Church and Boarding School, which he opened three years ago in abandoned religious compound in St. James, about 90 miles southwest of St. Louis...
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Argentina sharply devalues peso
(International News ~ 01/07/02)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina's economy minister announced a sharp devaluation of the peso Sunday, overriding foreign investors' concerns and ending a decade-long policy pegging the currency one-to-one with the U.S. dollar. Outlining what many expect will be a tricky dual exchange rate, Jorge Remes Lenicov said 1.4 pesos would now buy $1 for import, export and other capital transactions, while individual Argentines would have to buy hard currency on the open market...
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Women in war going to front of the action
(International News ~ 01/07/02)
ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT -- Keeping an eye on incoming fighter jets, Aviation Boatswain's Mate Gail Giberson hauls steel chains and wheel chocks across the flight deck to tie down planes as they return from missions over Afghanistan. It's tough work for the 5-foot-2-inch 20-year-old, but not unusual in today's U.S. Navy, where women have jobs on combat ships that were once the preserve of men...
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Karzai to kids - 'I will feed you'
(International News ~ 01/07/02)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- There was a podium, but Afghanistan's prime minister ignored it. He chose a chair instead, and pulled it close to an audience of children huddled in rags. "Do you eat meat?" Hamid Karzai asked Sunday. "No!" the shivering orphans cried. "We only eat rice with sauce."...
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Prime minister - Search for Omar will keep going
(International News ~ 01/07/02)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Afghanistan's interim leader promised Sunday that fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar will be tracked down, even as reports said the one-eyed cleric may have eluded capture and fled to another province. Meanwhile, American officials said the highest-ranking Taliban official in U.S. custody -- former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef -- has been moved to an American warship...
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Troops to starve out seven al-Qaida hiding at hospital
(International News ~ 01/07/02)
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Anti-Taliban troops said Sunday they plan to starve out seven armed al-Qaida members who have been holed up in an Afghan hospital for a month. Troops have cornered the al-Qaida members in the Mir Wais hospital in Kandahar. They expect the standoff to end within a week...
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Hollywood producer's lot is hard one in 'Hello, He Lied'
(Entertainment ~ 01/07/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Take the telephone firmly in hand and dial the first of some 60 calls. Take a half-dozen meetings, often at chic restaurants where the point is the deal, not the meal. Be rejected countless times. This is the life of a Hollywood producer as jauntily outlined in "Hello, He Lied," an American Movie Classics special loosely based on producer Lynda Obst's 1996 best-selling memoir...
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'Facts of Life' star tries 'The Division'
(Entertainment ~ 01/07/02)
LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The prop list on the day's call sheet for "The Division" reads "All cast: guns; badges; cell phones; coffee." Yes, it's a cop show -- but with a difference. The first five actors listed on that call sheet are all women: Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon, Tracey Needham, Lisa Vidal and Taraji Henson...
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College said costly for low-income students
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
A new study being released today on the skyrocketing cost of higher education says only five states have four-year public colleges that low-income students can afford without financial aid. In a third of all states, low-income students need loans even to attend some two-year community colleges, the study found...
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Vitamin A aids growth in kids with HIV
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
CHICAGO -- Vitamin A supplements could help improve growth in children in developing countries with HIV, malaria and persistent diarrhea, a study in Tanzania found. Delayed growth and vitamin A deficiency in infants and young children are major public health problems in developing countries, where infectious diseases like AIDS and malaria also are common...
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People talk 1/7/02
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
Fashion great expected to announce retirement PARIS -- French fashion great Yves Saint Laurent, whose name has been synonymous with haute couture for decades, is expected to announce his retirement today, newspaper reports said. Saint Laurent, 65, called a news conference for today. The daily newspaper Le Monde and the weekly newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche said he will announce the end of his 44-year career as a fashion designer...
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Nation digest 1/7
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
Italian premier names himself foreign minister ROME -- Premier Silvio Berlusconi named himself interim foreign minister Sunday and proclaimed himself pro-European amid concerns that Italy would grow more isolated following the resignation of its respected foreign envoy...
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Software often needs human help to decipher meanings
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
NEW YORK -- With results like "The Israeli flight profanes the Lebanese atmospheres," the Arabic-to-English Web site translator created by Egyptian maker Sakhr Software leaves plenty to the imagination. But experts say so-called machine translations -- even done by software with years on the market -- are rarely very accurate...
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Free software unveils Arab world view
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
NEW YORK -- To get an Arab's view of U.S. foreign policy, look no further than the Web site of Al-Jazeera, the popular Qatari satellite TV station whose site is peppered with photos of slain Afghan and Palestinian children. But unless you read Arabic, a language which employs its own alphabet, there's no way to read the text...
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Pilot who crashed small plane left note supporting bin Laden
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
TAMPA, Fla. -- The 15-year-old who crashed a small plane into a skyscraper wrote a note expressing sympathy for Osama bin Laden and support for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, police said Sunday. The short, handwritten suicide note found in Charles Bishop's pocket said he acted alone, Tampa Police Chief Bennie Holder said, adding that the high school freshman had few friends and no apparent terrorist ties...
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Xboxes drawing complaints
(National News ~ 01/07/02)
SEATTLE -- Hundreds of people who bought Micro-soft's hot new Xbox game console over the holidays received defective systems, and some say they waited for weeks before the devices were fixed. Analysts said the number of flawed consoles is probably too small to spell serious production troubles, but said long repair times wouldn't help the software giant in its first major foray into hardware...
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Former Taliban figures offer to surrender
(International News ~ 01/08/02)
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan officials on Tuesday weighed a reported surrender offer from top Taliban figures, including the former defense minister, as U.S. troops began winding up an unsuccessful search for Osama bin Laden at the bomb-shattered Tora Bora cave complex...
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Wednesday's founder Dave Thom as dies at home in Florida
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
Associated Press WriterCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Dave Thomas, the portly pitchman whose homespun ads built Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers into one of the world's most successful fast-food enterprises, has died. He was 69. Thomas died around midnight at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., the company said Tuesday...
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Drop in defense aircraft cuts November factory orders
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Orders to U.S. factories fell by 3.3 percent in November with virtually all the weakness coming from a huge drop in demand for military airplanes. The Commerce Department report Tuesday showed that a wide range of other manufactured goods -- including metals, machinery, cars, computers and household appliances -- posted gains...
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Archbishop of Canterbury announces his resignation
(International News ~ 01/08/02)
Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) -- The Archbishop of Canterbury announced his retirement Tuesday after more than a decade as the spiritual leader of the world's 70 million Anglicans and a reign plagued by infighting over women priests, gay clergy and the Church of England's financial problems...
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President signs education bill
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
Associated Press WriterHAMILTON, Ohio (AP) -- President Bush, acting Tuesday on his No. 1 domestic priority, signed into law a sweeping education bill that will require new reading and math tests, seek to close the education gap between rich and poor students and raise teacher standards...
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Court limits disability law for worker with corpal tunnel
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court narrowed the reach of a landmark disability rights law Tuesday, ruling that an assembly line worker with carpal tunnel syndrome was not entitled to special treatment on the job. A unanimous court ruled that Ella Williams' partial disability did not obligate her employer, car manufacturer Toyota, to tailor a job to suit her wrist, arm and shoulder problems...
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State Dept. says Palestinians were involved in arms shipment
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
AP Diplomatic WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Switching gears, the State Department accepted as "credible" Israel's allegations that the Palestinian Authority was trying to smuggle in rockets and other weapons by sea. "We have some of the evidence," spokesman Richard Boucher said Tuesday. A day earlier Boucher said the State Department had not assembled the facts and could not determine whether the ship seized last Friday by Israel was making a delivery for the Palestinian Authority...
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Smith elected to Hall of Fame, Carter falls just short
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/02)
AP Baseball WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Ozzie Smith, regarded as the finest-fielding shortstop ever, was elected to the Hall of Fame on his first try by an overwhelming margin Tuesday. Smith was the only player picked, with Gary Carter falling just short...
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Stocks mixed amid varied corporate outlooks, profit taking
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Divergent signals on the state of business left investors cautious and prices mixed on Wall Street Tuesday. Upbeat comments from Microsoft and Tiffany encouraged the market, but disappointing statements from Gateway, Ciena and AOL Time Warner limited stocks' ability to advance...
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State high court to hear River Campus arguments
(State News ~ 01/08/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The long-running River Campus dispute enters its final phase today as the Missouri Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a lawsuit blocking the project. When it issues its ruling, which is expected in March, the court will decide whether a 1-cent hike in Cape Girardeau's hotel/motel tax approved by city voters in 1998 is valid. ...
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Marquette quick-fix put at $71,650
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
The city's planning department has estimated that it will cost $71,650 to make the downtown Marquette Hotel "secure," by doing such things as boarding up windows, repairing brick walls and reinforcing beams. Planning director Kent Bratton submitted the preliminary figures to the Cape Girardeau City Council at Monday night's meeting...
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Rules may drive projects away
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Developers hope the Jackson Board of Aldermen will temper proposals that would transfer to them some costs for infrastructure and inspections currently borne by the city. At a public hearing Monday night on proposed revisions to the city's Land Use Regulations, some developers predicted that projects will begin moving outside the city limits if costs go up. ...
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Key pitches Globetrotters in visit
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
After watching Otis "Mr. OK" Key play in a college all-star game, the Harlem Globetrotters invited him to try out for the team. Key wasn't interested. He wanted to play real basketball. "I had a misconception that it was not very serious basketball," said Key, who was in Cape Girardeau Monday to promote the team's appearance Jan. 20 at the Show Me Center. "But they have a rich history."...
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Signals should boost safety
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Motorists won't have to depend on luck and prayers to get through the interchange at Interstate 55 and Highway 51 without a fender bender after traffic lights are installed there later this year. The Missouri Department of Transportation also plans to install traffic signals at Highway 74 and Mount Auburn Road in Cape Girardeau...
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Regina's loses liquor license for 20 days
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
After nearly a year of appeals, Regina's House of Dolls must suspend liquor sales for 20 days after being charged with 12 counts of lewdness. Four undercover liquor control agents investigated the club March 17 and reported witnessing simulated acts of sexual intercourse and dancers displaying "unauthorized areas of the body," said Don Pickard of the Missouri Division of Liquor Control...
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Kids Count study lowers Cape ranking
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
The ranking for the overall well-being of children in Cape Girardeau County dropped from 16th best to 41st among 114 counties in Missouri and the city of St. Louis, according to Kids Count in Missouri, an annual study performed by the watchdog group Citizens for Missouri's Children...
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Blood supply nears pre-attack levels
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
Staff and wire reports Thousands of people who pledged to donate blood after Sept. 11 aren't doing so, as the nation's supply dwindles to pre-attack levels and in some places nears shortages. Blood supplies always drop in the winter, as snowstorms, flu and holidays hinder regular donors from giving. ...
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Renaissance wins lawsuit to make planes
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
An Arizona arbitrator has awarded fledging Renaissance Aircraft $2.7 million in compensatory and punitive damages from the foundation that had claimed it had terminated the company's license to build its aircraft. But Renaissance president John Dearden says that money could be a long time coming and that his company is looking for $2 million from investors to keep the Cape Girardeau-based business afloat...
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Dye disaster demands a New Year's resolution
(Column ~ 01/08/02)
$$$Start hkronmueller I don't usually make New Year's resolutions. In fact, I used to think the idea of making such yearlong promises to myself was frivolous. A lot of people make resolutions to exercise more and eat less fast food. It's a good idea, but the 52-week plan usually only lasts for about 14 days. By the time February rolls around, it's back to eating French fries and burgers and thinking that exercise means walking from the couch to the kitchen to get a snack...
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Out of the past 1/8/02
(Out of the Past ~ 01/08/02)
10 years ago: Jan. 8, 1992 Students at Cape Girardeau Central High School say it's time 14-year-old "new gym" had real name, and Athletic Director Terry Kitchen agrees; committee composed of students, school representatives and alumni is being put together to name facility...
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Community digest 1/8/02
(Community News ~ 01/08/02)
Bollinger County bridge repairs planned A bridge on Route V between the Route C and Route K junction in Bollinger County will be closed while the Missouri Department of Transportation bridge crew makes routine repairs to the structure. Weather permitting, the bridge will be closed Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. each day. Motorists will need to take alternate routes while the repairs are being made...
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Births 1/8/02
(Births ~ 01/08/02)
Son to Shanon and Shelly McCoy of Cadiz, Ky., Gateway Medical Center in Clarksville, Tenn., 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001. Name, Noah Douglas. Weight, 10 pounds 5 ounces. Second son. Mrs. McCoy is the former Shelly Koch, daughter of Doug and Linda Koch of Cape Girardeau. She is assistant manager at Dairy Queen in Cadiz. McCoy is the son of Sam and Willa Fern McCoy of Thebes, Ill. He is associate manager at Cracker Barrel in Cadiz...
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Zeno Schaefer Jr.
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
Funeral for Zeno "Sammy" Schaefer Jr. of Russellville, Ark., was held Friday, Dec. 28, 2001, at St. John's Catholic Church. The Rev. Ernie Hardesty officiated. Burial was in St. Paul/Gravel Hill Cemetery near Dover, Ark. Humphrey Funeral Service in Russellville was in charge of arrangements...
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Marie Morrow
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Funeral for Marie Bryant Morrow of Charleston will be at 1 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Home. The Rev. Gerald Collier will officiate. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until time of service...
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Dorothy Young
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Funeral for Dorothy Mae Young of East Prairie will be at 1 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home. Martin Lucas will officiate. Burial will be in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Young, 82, died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo...
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Bill Williams
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
Funeral for Bill H. Williams of Cape Girardeau will be held at 1 p.m. today at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Zack Strong will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 11 a.m. until time of service...
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Eva Crowell
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Funeral for Eva Crowell, 93, of Sikeston will be held at 11 a.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home. The Rev. David Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Crowell, 93, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, at Clearview Nursing Center...
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Zelma Miles
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Zelma Marie Miles, 77, of Bridgeton, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2002, at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis. She was born April 26, 1924, in Perry County, daughter of Victor and Bertha Moore. She married Orin H. Miles. He died Aug. 3, 1968...
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Evelyn Fordyce
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Evelyn B. Fordyce, 70, of Scott City died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 28, 1931, in Fredericktown, Mo., daughter of Jesse and Mattie Buchanan Faircloth. She and Ray Fordyce were married Feb. 11, 1952. He died Aug. 16, 1966...
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Irene Bohnert
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Irene J. Bohnert, 82, of Perryville died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born March 14, 1919, in Perryville, daughter of Joseph and Agnes Baudendistel Gebhardt. She and Lloyd H. "Beck" Bohnert were married May 5, 1937. He died Oct. 10, 1993...
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Oma Barber
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
ORAN, Mo. -- Oma F. Barber, 78, of Memphis, Tenn., died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Methodist Central Hospital. She was born Oct. 17, 1923, at Marble Hill, Mo., daughter of Henry and Nora Limbaugh Fulton. Barber was a graduate of Memphis State. She was a retired first grade teacher with Memphis City Schools. She was a member of Second Baptist Church, member of the choir and a Sunday school teacher...
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Bessie Johnson
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Bessie B. Johnson, 88, of Sikeston died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Dec. 31, 1913, in Sikeston, daughter of Clarence and Edith Schaffer Curtner. She and Amos Johnson were married March 7, 1930, in New Madrid, Mo. He died Jan. 3, 1981...
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Gladys Wilson
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Gladys M. Wilson, 87, of Perryville died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2002, at the Perry County Nursing Home. She was born March 31, 1914, in Edwardsville, Ill., daughter of William and Mary Lautner Damke. She worked for Woolworth in St. Louis and was store supervisor for Wilson 5&10 store...
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Faye Mills
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
Faye Rene Mills of Murphysboro, Ill., died following a short illness at 1:26 p.m. Dec. 25, 2001, at her daughter's home in Murphysboro. Faye was born April 10, 1903, to Elmer West Landess and Edna Belle Boxell Landess. She married William Leon Mills of Malden, Mo., Nov. 15, 1925. He preceded her in death Jan. 18, 1949...
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Stella Moeckel
(Obituary ~ 01/08/02)
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Stella S. Moeckel, 96, of Murphysboro died Monday, Jan. 7, 2002, at Chester Memorial Hospital in Chester, Ill. She was born Sept. 26, 1905, in Jacob, Ill., daughter of Emanuel and Martha Boehme Bellmann. She and Herbert G. Moeckel were married Feb. 18, 1928, in St. Louis. He died May 16, 1981...
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Speak Out A 1/8/02
(Speak Out ~ 01/08/02)
Speak Out IQ A SPEAK Out caller speculated that those who don't call Speak Out are smarter than those who do. The record needs to be set straight. The estimated IQ of the average Speak out caller is 165 -- above genius level. Those who read but don't call Speak Out have average IQs ranging from 85 to 110. Those who neither read nor call Speak Out have a median IQ of 3, slightly below that of a potted plant...
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Move to Dallas was key to finding a computer job
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/08/02)
To the editor: This is in response to the letter written by Marie Hyten. I personally enjoyed living in Southeast Missouri. Since I have a wife and a 16-month-old daughter I had to find employment someplace. I moved to Dallas with my wife and daughter...
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Auto racing
(Other Sports ~ 01/08/02)
Jimmie Johnson led the start of winter testing at Daytona International Speedway on Monday, a strong start for his 2002 Winston Cup Rookie of the Year campaign. Driving a Chevrolet co-owned by Rick Hendrick and defending series champion Jeff Gordon, Johnson posted a lap of 183.120 mph in his new No. 48 Monte Carlo...
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Big week begins with Tenn. Tech
(College Sports ~ 01/08/02)
It's shaping up as a huge week for Southeast Missouri State University's Otahkians. Southeast (8-3 overall, 1-0 Ohio Valley Conference) will begin a four-game homestand tonight, three of those against some of the conference's top teams. The homestand starts with a bang as perennial league powerhouse Tennessee Tech (8-5, 1-1) visits the Show Me Center tonight...
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Ouch! Another OVC stinger
(College Sports ~ 01/08/02)
Olushala Ajanaku couldn't believe how far off his shot had been this season. "I've been out of sync for real," he said. Ajanaku, Tennessee State's sophomore forward, finally got in sync Monday night, much to the chagrin of Southeast Missouri State University...
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Notre Dame girls grab 10th victory
(High School Sports ~ 01/08/02)
The Notre Dame girls basketball team continued to roll Monday night and trounced Farmington 69-38. Ashley Millham paced the Lady Bulldogs (10-1) offensively with 18 points and Deana McCormick added 10. Ten players hit the scoring column for Notre Dame, which led 18-7 after one quarter and 39-20 at halftime...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen actions
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
7:30 p.m. Monday City Hall Public Hearingsn Held hearing to consider revisions to the Land Subdivision Regulations of Jackson, Mo. Action Items Power and Light Committee Approved the appointment of Alderwoman Val Tuschhoff to serve as city representative on the Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging...
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Cape Girardeau City Council actions 1/8/02
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
Public hearings Consent ordinancesn Approved an ordinance enacting a new section 17-196 of the city code relating to delivery or concealment of contraband articles. Approved an ordinance accepting a temporary construction easement from Billy Joe Newell for the William Street Improvement Project...
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Administrator flap turned out to be nothing
(Editorial ~ 01/08/02)
A dispute over how quickly former Cape Girardeau County's public administrator, John Ferguson, was handing over his cases to the new public administrator, Phyllis Schwab, when she took office in January 2001 seems to have been laid to rest to everyone's satisfaction...
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IRS customer phone service grossly lacking
(Editorial ~ 01/08/02)
Customers calling the IRS for help with their tax returns are waiting 15 percent longer to talk to a representative than they did in 2000, and they must wait on average about four minutes, the General Accounting Office says. That probably won't surprise any of the 70 million people who called the IRS in 2001...
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New cartoon series begins today
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
Beginning today, the Southeast Missourian adds a weekly cartoon series called "It's that time of the year" to its Learning section. The feature is drawn by artist Taylor Crowe, who grew up in Cape Girardeau. The cartoon will take a new look at a topical subject like a holiday, obscure fact about the date or a season of the year...
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Being a mentor doesn't mean being perfect
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
Susan Schindler and her little sister, Kyeshia, have great fun playing tag or running around the playground at Blanchard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau while Holly Zoellner and her little sister, Jazmon, spend most of their time together at the park...
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People and things 1/8/02
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
Big book sale at West Lane Elementary West Lane Elementary will be hosting a Scholastic Warehouse sale Jan. 11-13. The sale is open to the public and includes a selection including picture books, chapter books, reference, cookbooks, software and gift items. All books are 50 percent off the cover price. Sale hours are 4-7 p.m. Jan. 11; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Jan. 12; and 1-4 p.m. Jan. 13...
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Jackson police report 1/8/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/02)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Jan. 8 ArrestsBobby Earl Reed, 37, of 825 N. Spanish was arrested Sunday for driving while revoked. Neglasper Lee McLinton, 21, of 517 S. Middle was arrested Sunday for trafficking cocaine. Jason Colby Hicks, 29, of 1807 New Madrid was arrested Sunday for contempt of court and failure to appear...
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Cape fire report 01/08/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/08/02)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Jan. 8 Firefighters responded to the following call Sunday:At 7:43 p.m., an emergency medical service at 531 Woodbine Place. Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:At 12:28 a.m., a motor vehicle accident at N 61 County Farm Park...
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Missourian newsroom changes announced
(Local News ~ 01/08/02)
Southeast Missouri editor R. Joe Sullivan has announced several newsroom personnel changes aimed at more and improved content in the daily newspaper and on semissourian.com. The newspaper also wants more reader participation in gathering news. ...
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Teen girls are driving, crashing more like boys
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
On the Net National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: www.nhtsa.dot.gov Insurance Institute for Highway Safety: www.highwaysafety.org By Nedra Pickler ~ The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Sixteen-year-old boys still are the most risky drivers on the road, but the girls are gaining...
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Embryonic stem cells used on Parkinson's symptoms
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
WASHINGTON -- Researchers used embryonic stem cells to relieve symptoms of Parkinson's disease in rats, demonstrating the cells can be turned into neurons that make dopamine, a key brain chemical. The researchers at Harvard Medical School and McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., showed in tests that the cells injected into rats whose brains had been chemically damaged would spontaneously convert to correct the Parkinson's symptoms...
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Bush defends his tax-cutting policies
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, facing election-year criticism from Democrats, defended his tax-cutting policies Monday and blamed emerging federal budget deficits on the recession and America's war against terrorism. He pledged to resubmit his economic revival package to Congress in a budget proposal that Democrats are poised to criticize. After nearly five years of surpluses in Washington, the president said, "We may not balance the budget for this year."...
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Bush to sign bill requiring testing in reading and math
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
WASHINGTON -- Don't tell Rocco Ferretti that standardized tests are ruining education. Ferretti, principal of Bodkin Elementary School in Pasadena, Md., says the tests are improving teaching and showing students how to solve real-life problems. "I think it just changed the rules, but it didn't squash creativity," he said...
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Rams reward - A few restful days at home
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Now that they've clinched home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs, the St. Louis Rams will see more of their own homes this week. Coach Mike Martz has scheduled three days of running and weight-lifting, but the team won't practice until next Monday. They were anticipating the time off after beating the Atlanta Falcons 31-13 Sunday to finish at a franchise-best 14-2...
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Apparently, we can't all just get along
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/02)
Apparently, we can't all just get along. Not in the sports world, anyway. It was nice to think that after the events of Sept. 11 wiped the pro sports calendar clean for a few days, something had changed. That the players, coaches, owners and fans who returned to the games would be a little less edgy, less greedy and a whole lot less juiced...
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The playoff picture - St. Louis, then everyone else
(Professional Sports ~ 01/08/02)
As the NFL playoffs begin, most indicators suggest this is the year of the Ram. Kurt Warner and Marshall Faulk seem unstoppable, and the defense that allowed 471 points in 2000 gave up 198 fewer this season. It could produce the team's second Super Bowl appearance in three years...
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McCaskill to seek second term as auditor
(State News ~ 01/08/02)
ST. LOUIS -- When she first sought election as state auditor, Claire McCaskill says her detractors argued that because she wasn't a certified public accountant -- and a Democrat like the governor -- she wasn't the right choice for the job. In announcing plans Monday to seek a second term, McCaskill said her time in office has proved those concerns never should have been concerns in the first place...
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Songwriter a Grammy nominee on first try
(State News ~ 01/08/02)
NEOSHO, Mo. -- Free-lance writer Kay Hively had to be talked into writing her first song. Imagine her surprise, then, when her initial efforts became part of a Grammy-nominated gospel album. "It's strange," Hively said. "People devote their life to trying to get people to listen to songs they've written and record songs they've written. They work and work and work. And I was sort of dragged into it. And the first jump out of the box, I wrote a song nominated for a Grammy."...
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Victim's mom thinks daily of shootings as execution nears
(State News ~ 01/08/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A decade has passed since James R. Johnson held California, Mo., in terror through the cross hairs of a sniper's rifle. But Ruby Teel said she still thinks of the shooting rampage every day. Her daughter Pam Jones, wife of Moniteau County Sheriff Kenny Jones, was shot to death through her living room window as she read a Christmas story to a Bible class...
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British leader calls campaign successful
(International News ~ 01/08/02)
BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair and nine U.S. senators swept into this former Soviet airbase north of Kabul on Monday and promised Afghan leaders their full support in rebuilding the shattered country. Blair, in an unannounced midnight visit to this base 30 miles from the capital, also praised the U.S.-led alliance for crushing the terrorist regime in Afghanistan...
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In remote Afghan mountains, villagers forced to eat grass
(International News ~ 01/08/02)
BONAVASH, Afghanistan -- The village of Bonavash is slowly starving. Besieged by the Taliban and crushed by years of drought, people on this remote mountain have resorted to eating bread made from grass and trace amounts of barley flour. Babies whose mothers' milk has dried up are fed grass porridge. The toothless elderly crush grass into a near powder...
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At Kabul airport, tentative signs of life amid desolation
(International News ~ 01/08/02)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- The international terminal is a cavern of desolation, guarded by a little man with a big gun. The air traffic control center, antique even by Afghan standards, is useless without the powerful radio that someone spirited away during the U.S. bombardment...
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Revered fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent retires
(International News ~ 01/08/02)
PARIS -- Yves Saint Laurent, who put women into elegant pantsuits and broke down other barriers between the sexes with cutting-edge designs that changed the way generations of women dressed, announced his retirement Monday and said he was closing the legendary fashion house he started 40 years ago...
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Ship captain says weapons intended for Palestinians
(International News ~ 01/08/02)
JERUSALEM -- In a prison interview, the Palestinian naval captain captured by Israeli commandos with 50 tons of weapons on his ship said Monday he's a longtime member of Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement who undertook the risky operation to help the outgunned Palestinians defend themselves...
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Singapore says terrorists planned to hit U.S. embassy
(International News ~ 01/08/02)
SINGAPORE -- Suspected al-Qaida members armed with bombmaking instructions were planning to attack the U.S. embassy and American businesses in Singapore, the island's government said Monday. The 15 suspects -- some of them members of Singapore's military -- were detained last month after authorities found bomb information along with photographs and video footage of targeted buildings in their homes and offices...
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Court rejects appeal in Oklahoma City bombing
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
WASHINGTON -- Convicted Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols lost another appeal before the Supreme Court on Monday, clearing the way for a state trial on murder charges that could lead to a death sentence. It was Nichols' fourth appeal to the court, and perhaps not his last. This time, the court refused to consider Nichols' claim that a new trial in Oklahoma amounts to unconstitutional double jeopardy...
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Latest high-profile case raises new questions
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
A Florida youth flies a small plane into a skyscraper and leaves a note supporting terrorists. Another from California ends up fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan. Like the defendants in high-profile school shooting cases, Charles Bishop, the 15-year-old suicide pilot who crashed a small plane into a Tampa office building, and John Walker Lindh, the 20-year-old American Taliban fighter, are sometimes described as loners or outsiders...
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People talk 1/8
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
Porn star to run for Hungarian parliament BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hoping to build on a political career she launched in Italy, Hungarian-born porn star Ilona Staller -- known popularly as Cicciolina -- is planning to run for a seat in the Hungarian parliament...
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Rap Brown claims trial an effort to silence him
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
ATLANTA -- The Muslim cleric and former Black Panther once known as H. Rap Brown considers his upcoming murder trial the culmination of a decades-long government conspiracy to silence him. Prosecutors say their case against Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin is much more simple. To them, he's a cop killer and they say they have the evidence to prove it...
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Lucent names ex-executive president
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
TRENTON, N.J. -- Struggling telecommunications equipment maker Lucent Technologies on Monday named as its new president and chief executive a former company official who left last year for Eastman Kodak. Patricia Russo, 49, spent 20 years with AT&T and Lucent before leaving in August 2000 as once high-flying Lucent was starting to crash along with much of the telecommunications sector...
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Ex-sheriff denied bond in killing
(National News ~ 01/08/02)
DECATUR, Ga. -- A former DeKalb County sheriff charged in the slaying of his successor lost his appeal for bond on Monday. Sidney Dorsey's lawyer had argued that Superior Court Judge Edward Wheeler failed to provide specific reasons for denying bond and based his Dec. 11 decision on insufficient evidence...
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