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Jackson fire report for 3/9
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/09/02)
Jackson Saturday, March 9 Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:An emergency medical service on Dallas Street. An emergency medical service on Old Toll Road. Assist law enforcement on South Hope. Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:An emergency medical service on North Missouri...
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Kidd- Gesture was for one fan, not Suns crowd
(Professional Sports ~ 03/09/02)
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Nets guard Jason Kidd said his obscene gesture following Wednesday night's loss in Phoenix wasn't directed at the Suns' crowd but toward one fan who taunted him. Kidd was fined $5,000 by the NBA for making the gesture as he walked into the tunnel following New Jersey's 89-87 loss...
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Riegger shoots record in wet Honda Classic
(Professional Sports ~ 03/09/02)
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. -- John Riegger completed a course-record 9-under 63 in the rain-delayed first round, then added a 69 in the second Friday to take a two-stroke lead over Paul Casey in the Honda Classic. Riegger, who turned pro in 1985 but is still looking for his first top-10 finish on the PGA Tour, was the clubhouse leader at 12 under when the second round was halted because of darkness...
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Miami gets Williams, but can't gain Kreutz in active trading da
(Professional Sports ~ 03/09/02)
The Miami Dolphins got their man. But just one of them. The Dolphins finally completed the trade that will bring them former Heisman winner Ricky Williams, who never hit it off in New Orleans despite averaging more than 1,000 yards a season. But Olin Kreutz, the free agent center the Dolphins were arduously pursuing, re-signed with Chicago, leaving Miami to look elsewhere in an effort to build up their offensive line...
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Tucker adjusting to newestrole at KC
(Professional Sports ~ 03/09/02)
HAINES CITY, Fla. -- Michael Tucker was the Royals' first pick in the 1992 draft, the same year they chose Johnny Damon in a later selection. Damon's gone. Tucker is back. Tucker was the Royals' leadoff hitter for the 1995 season opener and their cleanup hitter when the 1996 season began. The Royals, however, dealt Tucker to the Braves for Jermaine Dye late in spring training, 1997...
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Yankees' Pettitte skips start with elbow tightness
(Professional Sports ~ 03/09/02)
BRADENTON, Fla. -- Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte skipped his exhibition start Friday against Pittsburgh after feeling tightness in his elbow while warming up. Pettitte initially felt a twinge during the second inning of a two-inning outing March 3 against Houston, but did not leave the game. When he felt it again Friday about 20 pitches into his pregame warmup, he decided not to pitch...
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Elliott wins pole at home track
(Professional Sports ~ 03/09/02)
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Bill Elliott struck a blow for the older drivers, nipping rookie Ryan Newman for the pole in qualifying Friday for the MBNA America 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Elliott was the 42nd of 45 drivers to make his two-lap run and turned the 1.54-mile oval at 191.542 mph, narrowly beating Newman's speed of 191.463. Elliott's Dodge was just 16th-fastest in an earlier practice but picked up the pace for his 52nd career pole...
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Thompson to end Senate career
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tennessee, has abruptly announced he will retire when his term expires in January, complicating GOP efforts to recapture Senate control in the fall elections. Thompson, familiar to millions as Republican counsel to the 1973 Senate Watergate Committee and an actor in more than a dozen movies, had mulled retirement last year. He announced two weeks after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks that he would run again because "now is clearly not the time to leave."...
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Cairo moves slowly toward new hospital
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
CAIRO, Ill. -- This poor Southern Illinois city will soon be a small step closer to having a local hospital for the first time in 16 years. But many difficult steps remain. A local health-care official who has long been trying to build a hospital here will sign a contract in the next couple of days to draw up design plans, the official said Friday...
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Gold medalist raises eyebrows in message to his alma mater
(Professional Sports ~ 03/09/02)
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Gold medal winner Jimmy Shea urged students at his alma mater to live life to the fullest Friday, but raised a few eyebrows with comments on underage drinking. Shea, whose grandfather was killed Jan. 22 in a car accident that police have blamed on a drunken driver, made his comments to students at Conard High School, where he was welcomed after winning a gold medal in skeleton in Salt Lake City...
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Friday's game- Twins 6, Cardinals 2
(Professional Sports ~ 03/09/02)
Friday's game TWINS 6, CARDINALS 2 JUPITER, Fla. -- So Taguchi got his first hits of the spring, snapping an 0-for-14 slump that featured mostly weak groundouts, in the Cardinals' 6-2 loss to the Twins on Friday...
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Pujols anticipates return in few days
(Professional Sports ~ 03/09/02)
JUPITER, Fla. -- National League rookie of the year Albert Pujols was back in uniform Friday, a day after a nasty encounter with first base. And the quick return was a big relief for the Cardinals. "We all feared worse than this when he went down," manager Tony La Russa said...
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Lawrence Kasten files for associate circuit judge
(Local News ~ 03/09/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Lawrence Kasten, an administrative law judge from Cape Gir-ardeau, filed Friday for Division III associate circuit judge. Kasten's filing sets up a Republican Party primary contest in August with incumbent Judge Gary Kamp. No Democrats have filed for the job. The filing period for county offices ends March 26...
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Pentagon- Expect more al-Qaida fights
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
WASHINGTON -- If U.S.-led troops kill every last al-Qaida holed up in the Shah-e-Kot valley, their job in Afghanistan will still be far from finished. The week-old assault there by American and coalition warplanes and more than 2,200 troops is the biggest ground battle in the 5-month-old war. But enemy fighters are hiding in other parts of the country...
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Senate gives OK to stimulus bill
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted final approval Friday to a bill lengthening jobless benefits by 13 weeks and providing business with billions of dollars in tax cuts, sending President Bush a package proponents say will make the economic rebound more vigorous...
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Colombian claims on coca decline called contradictory
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
WASHINGTON -- Despite intensified eradication, coca production in Colombia increased by about 25 percent last year, the Bush administration said, contradicting Colombian government claims of a significant decline. In releasing the figures Thursday, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy admitted that the results of the escalating effort were less than it had hoped for...
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Mideast envoy to face long odds
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
WASHINGTON -- American envoy Anthony Zinni faces long odds in his peacemaking trip to the Middle East. The Bush administration is calculating that prolonged bloodletting and a peace proposal by Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia might produce a cease-fire and more...
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Business hiring starts up again in February
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. companies added jobs for the first time in seven months in February, helping push down the unemployment rate to 5.5 percent in the strongest signal yet that the recession is over. "It's over. This is it," said Mark Zandi, chief economist for Economy.com, a consulting company. "This is the final nail in the recession's coffin."...
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Senate agrees to add production of ethanol gas
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate approved tougher pipeline safety provisions Friday and reached agreement on measures that would sharply increase the use of ethanol in gasoline, while phasing out an additive blamed for water pollution. The pipeline safety measure, approved by a 94-0 vote, was inserted into a sweeping energy bill being debated by the Senate. Similar pipeline measures cleared the Senate in each of the past two years, but never made it through the House...
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Marlins' strategy- less talk, more fun
(Professional Sports ~ 03/09/02)
MIAMI -- The Marlins' new management has a message for fans: We want to meet you, listen to your suggestions and, most of all, tell you we won't let you down like our predecessors. The goal is to woo fans jilted by the team's quick rise to a championship and subsequent slide to mediocrity under previous owners...
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'Fro is back- Hairstyle symbol of freedom
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
CHICAGO -- Rocker Lenny Kravitz sported one, round and full, on a recent cover of Ebony magazine. Basketball player Ben Wallace has been known to tie his up like a pineapple stalk, to the amusement of his fans in Detroit. The Afro, a hairstyle that shouted "black is beautiful" back in the day, is experiencing a revival among students, young professionals and celebrities -- many of them black, others not...
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Court rules man can be forced to take anti-psychotic drugs
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
ST. LOUIS -- A suburban St. Louis dentist accused of Medicaid fraud and plotting to kill a witness and federal agent can be forced to take anti-psychotic drugs meant to make him mentally fit to stand federal trial, a divided federal appellate court has ruled...
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Afghan tanks, forces arrive for battle; weather slows enemy fi
(International News ~ 03/09/02)
GARDEZ, Afghanistan -- Snow, clouds and high winds quelled fighting Friday, but the week-old battle to drive al-Qaida and Taliban holdouts from the rugged, icy mountains in eastern Afghanistan was expected to drag on for several more days as the enemy hunkered into hide-outs and refused to surrender...
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Sharon suggests new flexibility to reach truce
(International News ~ 03/09/02)
JERUSALEM -- Under building U.S. pressure and on the heels of the Palestinian arrest of a key assassination suspect, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon suggested Friday new flexibility in reaching a truce. Sharon suggested on Israel TV's Channel Two he was willing to drop his insistence on a week free of Palestinian attacks ahead of any truce deal. He spoke after a conversation earlier in the day with Secretary of State Colin Powell...
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Synagogue cantor faces sexual abuse charges
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
NARBERTH, Pa. -- A longtime cantor at one of the nation's largest and most prominent Reform synagogues surrendered to authorities Friday to face charges he sexually abused his nephew. Howard Nevison, 61, of Congregation Emanu-El in New York City, was arrested Feb. 20. He and his attorney had said they would fight extradition to Pennsylvania...
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Harvard editor sparks revolt among staff over romance
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
BOSTON -- The editor of the Harvard Business Review resigned Friday amid a staff revolt over her disclosure that she had a romantic relationship with former General Electric Co. chief Jack Welch after interviewing him for an article. Two senior staff members quit Friday after learning Suzy Wetlaufer would return to the magazine next month as its editor at large...
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Child fatalities grow slightly, state reports
(Local News ~ 03/09/02)
SUSPICIOUS DEATHS ON THE WEB: Fatality findings: To view the entire, 71-page report go to www.dss.state.mo.us/re/cfrar.htm By Andrea L. Buchanan ~ Southeast Missourian The deaths of 1,213 children, 10 from Cape Girardeau County, have been broken down into black and white statistics in an annual report released this week by the Missouri Child Fatality Review Program...
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Man charged with murder after arrest for Cape rape
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- A man being arrested on a Cape Girardeau warrant for rape ended up being charged with murder this week, police said. Robert Austin Jr., 42, was arrested Monday in East St. Louis on an active warrant for a rape in Cape Girardeau, said police chief Delbert Marion of the East St. Louis Police Department...
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Johnny Carson donates money to skateboarders
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
CORNING, Iowa -- Skateboarders in a small southwest Iowa town will have Johnny Carson to thank when their new park is built. The former talk show host responded to a request for a small donation to help build the skate park in his hometown with a check for $75,000 -- enough to pay for nearly the whole project...
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Nation digest 6a 3/9
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
Astronauts hope to revive comatose camera CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Shuttle Columbia's astronauts completed five days of repairs to the Hubble Space Telescope on Friday, installing a high-tech, supercold refrigerator in hopes of reviving a comatose camera...
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45 die in Mideast fighting
(International News ~ 03/09/02)
JERUSALEM -- In the deadliest day of fighting in 17 months, Israel raided Palestinian towns and refugee camps Friday, while a Palestinian gunman opened fire on a Jewish settlement. Amid the carnage, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon hinted at new flexibility in reaching a truce...
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State may have to cut Medicaid payments to fill gap
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A potential Medicaid policy change could force Missouri lawmakers to cut nursing home payments or look for ways to fill a $92.5 million gap in the budget. For years, Missouri and about 29 other states have used an accounting gimmick to inflate the federal government's share of Medicaid costs...
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Governor says federal tax cuts to hit state hard
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- While Washington lawmakers delighted Friday over passing an economic stimulus package, Gov. Bob Holden said it could cost Missouri $100 million in tax revenue, making it even tougher to balance the budget. "It's difficult for me as governor to understand how you can have an economic stimulus package that would cut the legs out of the state and local government," Holden said...
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Mizzou offers free kits to students to test for date-rape drug
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The University of Missouri-Columbia has launched a program enabling students to find out if someone has spiked their drink with a date-rape drug. The university's Predatory Drugs Task Force has begun making free test kits available on campus, including at a 24-hour store, residence halls and some sorority houses, The Kansas City Star reported Friday...
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gotti
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Former New York mob boss John Gotti recently underwent a tracheotomy as part of his throat cancer treatment and can no longer talk, a longtime family friend confirmed Friday. Friend Lewis Kasman described the terminally ill Gotti as "stable," but said he is bedridden and unable to speak with family and friends by telephone because of the medical device that helps him breathe...
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Priest accused of abuse admits misconduct, resigns
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
Associated Press/ Post-Dispatch, Kevin Manning Christopher Dixon posed in his St. Louis apartment Tuesday. The Rev. Anthony J. O'Connell, the bishop of the Diocese of Palm Beach, Fla., accused of sexual abusing Dixon more than a quarter century ago, has admitted the misconduct.The Associated Press...
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Buoys put in place at Bagnell Dam
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- An underwater security system has been installed at the Lake of the Ozarks near Bagnell Dam to guard against potential terrorist attacks. A half-mile string of buoys, installed in recent weeks, provide the surface evidence of the underwater barrier, which officials are declining to describe...
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As allegations surface, Catholics urge honesty
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
ST. LOUIS -- A chain reaction that began in Boston has Missouri Catholics hurting, as the past week brought out more names of priests accused of sexual abuse, sometimes treated, and always kept secret. The Archdiocese of St. Louis is the nation's third-oldest and one of its largest, with 555,000 Catholics. ...
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Strip search ruled reasonable
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
CHICAGO -- A federal judge brushed aside a jury's advisory-only verdict Friday and said Customs officials looking for drugs were reasonable in subjecting a woman traveler to a strip search and four hours in custody. The opinion came six months after an emotionally charged civil trial in which Kathryn Kaniff, a 36-year-old, Washington Island, Wis., hairdresser, said she had been humiliated by smirking Customs officials in a grueling and degrading ordeal at O'Hare International Airport...
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Backlog of unpaid bills tops $1 billion
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The state's backlog of unpaid bills has climbed past $1 billion as the government struggles to make ends meet with less money, Comptroller Dan Hynes said Friday. The backlog means long waits for the hospitals, pharmacies, schools and cities that are entitled to money from the state...
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Woman sentenced for embezzlement
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
ST. LOUIS -- A suburban St. Louis woman was sentenced to five months in a work-release program Friday for embezzling nearly $200,000 from the dental office she once managed. Carol A. Strope, 55, of Chesterfield, pleaded guilty in December to felony tax evasion, mail fraud and credit card fraud. She was ordered to serve five months of home confinement after her work-release term, and to pay restitution of $50,000...
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Bush mourns slain troops
(National News ~ 03/09/02)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Wiping away tears, President Bush told families of slain U.S. servicemen "we ache for you" and predicted more American troops would die in the war against terrorism. "We will take loss of life," Bush said Friday, "and I'm sad for loss of life."...
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Stadium projects pitch economic development
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
ST. LOUIS -- There's nothing quite like a snappy campaign slogan, and the one posted on a sign along Interstate 70 reads like a world-beater: "If Cardinals build highways, we'll build stadiums." Short and witty, there's no doubt its author doesn't think the St. Louis Cardinals should receive any public money to help build a replacement for Busch Stadium...
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Burl Fox
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Burl D. Fox, 73, of Alto Pass died Friday, March 8, 2002, at St. Joseph Hospital in Murphysboro, Ill. He was born Oct. 6, 1928, near Alto Pass, son of Louie and Ruby Lyerla Fox. He and Imogene Baltzell were married March 11, 1950, in Murphysboro...
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James Wendel
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
James F. Wendel, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Aug. 8, 1927, in Onawa, Iowa, son of Peter and Dora Lillian Wendel. He and Bonnie Barks were married in February 1972 in Advance, Mo. Wendel served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. He owned and operated Wendel Home Improvement...
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Frank McNier
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Frank McNier, 77, of Anna died Friday, March 8, 2002, at City Care Center in Cobden, Ill. He was born Jan. 21, 1925, in Carbondale, Ill., son of David Frank and Mildred Frances Mayhew McNier. He and Mildred Batson were married Aug. 12, 1948. She died April 2, 1992...
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Jackson wants more input on highway
(Column ~ 03/09/02)
By Scott A. Lipke JACKSON, Mo. -- Recently, there has been much discussion about the proposed widening of Highway 34/72 through Jackson. It revolves around the Missouri Department of Transportation's decision to widen this section of highway by utilizing four lanes with a barrier median instead of using five lanes including a middle turn lane...
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Leonard Bittle
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Leonard C. Bittle, 92, of Anna died Friday, March 8, 2002, at City Care Center. He was born May 9, 1909, at Alto Pass, Ill., son of Walter and Cora Lingle Bittle. He and Helen Frances Friese were married Nov. 14, 1936, in Murphysboro, Ill...
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Audy Powell
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Graveside service for Audy Powell of Sikeston will be held at 1 p.m. today at Garden of Memories Cemetery. Jerry Hickson will officiate. Friends may call at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel after 11 a.m. Powell, 85, died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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George Campbell Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Funeral for George Thadeus Campbell Jr. of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Blanchard Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Jerry Adams will officiate. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Campbell, 63, died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis...
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Harry Skinner
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Harry Lloyd Skinner, 79, of National City, Calif., died Friday, March 1, 2002. He was born Oct. 22, 1922, at Jackson, Mo., son of Harry S. and Bertha Clingingsmith Skinner. He and Violet Niswonger were married Feb. 20, 1943, in St. Louis...
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Wilma Statler
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
Wilma Lorene Statler, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, March 8, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Sept. 17, 1912, at Whitewater, Mo., daughter of Martin and Cora Lape Hampton. She married Clyde M. Statler, who died Feb. 24, 1956. Statler was a member of Southside Baptist Church...
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Fletcher Hill
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
Fletcher B. Hill, 64, of Springfield died Friday, March 8, 2002, at Springfield Rehabilitation and Healthcare. He was born Feb. 9, 1938, in Omaha, Neb., son of James Brown and Della Patterson Hill. He and Lucille King were married June 29, 1968, in Cape Girardeau...
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James Boomer
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- James Boomer, 86, of Anna died Friday, March 8, 2002, at Union County Hospital. Hileman and Parr Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Seeking a shortcut
(Local News ~ 03/09/02)
Associated Press/James A. Finley Owners of the St. Louis Cardinals have proposed a new stadium, shown in an artist's rendering by the HOK Sport Firm, for their baseball team. The project would be funded by a combination of Cardinal and and taxpayers mo. This a vIew of the stadium from Seventh and Poplar streets...
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Ex-SEMO regent found dead in apparent suicide
(Local News ~ 03/09/02)
WASHINGTON, Mo. -- A former member of the Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents facing charges in an alleged $23 million investment swindle died Wednesday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. The body of lawyer William D. Kimme, 68, was found by his wife in his law office about 45 miles west of St. Louis. A handgun was recovered...
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Grant addresses gun violence
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
Standard Democrat CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Mississippi County will receive $115,000 over three years through a federal U.S. Department of Justice grant to address gun violence. Jennifer Raffety, Mississippi County prosecuting attorney, reported the grant award to county commissioners during Thursday's meeting...
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Out of the past 3/9/02
(Out of the Past ~ 03/09/02)
10 years ago: March 9, 1992 Jackson - Petition drive by two Cape Girardeau County residents could force county commission to place county-wide planning and zoning requirements on November ballot for voters' approval; Darrell Hanschen and Richard Schmidt initiated petition, which has yielded about 2,000 signatures...
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birthssat.sr 3/9
(Births ~ 03/09/02)
Davis Son to David Christopher and Lorraine Davis of Ullin, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:20 p.m. Sunday, March 3, 2002. Name, David Christopher Jr. Weight, 8 pounds 13 1/2 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Davis is the former Lorraine Smith, daughter of Lerone and Kathryn Smith of St. Louis. She is a social service worker II with Cape County Division of Senior Services. Davis is the son of Catherine Williams of Ullin. He is fiscal director with Workforce Investment Board...
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Oliver Martin Jr.
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
ST. MARY'S, Mo. -- Oliver J. "Buddy" Martin Jr., 70, of St. Mary's died Friday, March 8, 2002, at his home. He was born April 18, 1931, at Ozora, Mo., son of Oliver J. and Estella Slater Martin Sr. He and Maxine Barger were married April 14, 1956, in St. Louis...
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Charles Glueck
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Charles C. Glueck, 87, of Jackson died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at his home. McCombs Funeral Home at Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Charles Morse
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Charles W. Morse, 61, of Anna died Thursday, March 7, 2002, at his home. He was born March 17, 1940, at Wolf Lake, Ill., son of John and Pearl Smith Morse. He and Starr Rich were married Aug. 2, 1997, in Jonesboro, Ill. Morse was a factory worker and attended Oasis of Grace Church...
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Mattie Smith
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Mattie Marie Gore Busher Smith, 76, of Scott City died Friday, March 8, 2002, at her home. She was born Aug. 17, 1925, at Bragg City, Mo., daughter of Peter Wilhelm and Lillie May Isaacks Gore. She and Frank W. Busher were married Aug. 9, 1941, at Benton, Mo. He died in 1986. She and Dewey Smith were married in 1969 in Cape Girardeau. He died Dec. 16, 1984...
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Dorothy Whitener
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Dorothy D. Whitener, 86, of Jackson died Tuesday, March 5, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 30, 1915, in Advance, Mo., daughter of David W. and Dora A. Elfrank Dysinger. She and Myron Whitener were married Feb. 24, 1940...
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people in pew/dolly jewel
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
Whether it's working on the annual CROP sale for Church Women United or organizing a support group for widowed members at First General Baptist Church, Dolly Jewel believes her role is one of a helper. Jewel is a member of First General Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau and has been attending worship there since the 1960s...
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Coalition still working to stamp out scourge of church burnings
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
LANCASTER, S.C. -- A chilly winter drizzle falls as the Rev. Ricky Hale picks his way through the charred ruins of the New Zion Baptist Church. The roof of the beige brick building is gone. Scorched folding chairs in what once was the fellowship hall are now rusted by rain. In the sanctuary, burned boards litter the top of the organ, its plastic stop keys melted by the heat...
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SEMO religion classes separate faith, academics
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
University students often are enlightened by their discussions and experiences in the classroom -- and that's exactly what instructors want to see happen in the religion courses offered at Southeast Missouri State University. But until this semester, the university hasn't had a full-time instructor for its philosophy and religion department devoted solely to teaching religion courses. The university only offers a minor in religion...
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religion calendar 3/9
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
Today Rummage sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Westside Church of God. Housewares, furniture and an upright organ are for sale. Proceeds to benefit the youth for an international youth convention. Sunday Spaghetti supper from 11 a.m. ...
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religion digest 3/9
(State News ~ 03/09/02)
Gospel sing set for Easter weekend Two Gospel music concerts are set for Easter weekend at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. The McGruders of Kennett, Mo., will sing at the 7 p.m. performance on Good Friday, March 29. Other performers include Tony Gore and Majesty, Gospel Enforcers and the Gabbards...
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Health calendar 3/9/02
(Community ~ 03/09/02)
Today Heartsaver CPR class from 8 a.m. to noon at Main Street Fitness in Jackson, Mo. The class is sponsored by the Wellness Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Fee is $20. To register call 334-WELL. Preparation for childbirth class from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in conference room at Healing Arts Center. To register, call 331-5107...
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Findings awaited of police inquiry in shooting
(Editorial ~ 03/09/02)
Police officers deal with more disruptions of family harmony than the general public will ever know about or would even care to. It is an enormous, but delicate, task they must embrace. Almost daily, there are conflicts that get out of hand, and then the police are expected to be sure everyone involved gets out of the fracas safely...
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This isn't the time to raise council's pay
(Editorial ~ 03/09/02)
At a time when the police and fire departments are complaining about outdated equipment and going begging for what they need, a proposal by two Cape Girardeau city councilmen to raise council salaries to $200 per month -- a 100 percent increase -- seems inappropriate...
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Jackson fills two city posts from within
(Local News ~ 03/09/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The city of Jackson has promoted from within to fill two high-level staff positions. Since late last year, Rodney Bollinger has been handling both his previous job as planning and zoning superintendent and the position of interim public works director. Bollinger now is the city's public works director...
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Notre Dame sees familiar 2A obstacle
(High School Sports ~ 03/09/02)
Notre Dame will try to even the score at 2-2 when it faces John Burroughs in a girls Class 2A quarterfinal game tonight at Park Hills Central High School in Park Hills, Mo. Notre Dame will carry in a 15-game winning streak, a 26-2 record and No. 3 state ranking into what has become an annual clash with the St. Louis private school (17-11)...
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Today's games
(High School Sports ~ 03/09/02)
NMCC BOYS WIN, POPLAR BLUFF GIRLS FALL Top-rankedNew Madrid County Central and No. 4 Mary Institute-Country Day of St. Louis will play today (2 p.m., KBXB-97.9)for the Class 3A boys championship after both teams won Friday...
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Georgia Marchildon
(Obituary ~ 03/09/02)
Georgia Tenkhoff Marchildon, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Dec. 25, 1917, at Zalma, Mo., daughter of George and Margaret McCormick Mouser. She and Jerome Tenkhoff were married Feb. 13, 1943. He died July 1, 1983. She later married Holly C. Marchildon Jr. March 28, 1987, in Cape Girardeau...
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Speak Out A 03/09/02
(Speak Out ~ 03/09/02)
Support has been lost THE SKY is falling! The sky is falling! State Sen. Peter Kinder says that without the Cardinals St. Louis will die. In the last year I've made several trips to St. Louis, which included doctor visits, the Fox theater, a Rams football game, shopping at the Galleria and the St. ...
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Univeristy seeks more money, discards books
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/09/02)
To the editor: How many people really know what is going on at Southeast Missouri State University? My former wife, who was there until graduation in May 1997, took our pickup to the university. When she came home, it was loaded with books. She said the university was throwing them away...
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Cameras raise many questions at red lights
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/09/02)
To the editor: The Missouri Senate's Transportation Committee voted 5-2 against allowing cameras to be used at stoplights to catch motorists who run red lights. The committee's concern was about invading a person's privacy. Does that mean it is nobody's business if a person runs a red light?...
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saturday's sports digest
(Other Sports ~ 03/09/02)
AREA MEMPHIS RIPS SOUTHEAST BASEBALL TEAM 9-1 MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Memphis scored seven unearned runs Friday night as the Tigers rolled past Southeast Missouri State University 9-1 in college baseball. The Tigers improved to 5-6 while the Indians, who committed three errors, fell to 1-6...
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Richardson's attorney demands records
(College Sports ~ 03/09/02)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Former Arkansas basketball coach Nolan Richardson did not meet a Friday deadline to provide information for a review of his dismissal, the university said. "I don't know what's going to happen next," university spokesman Jay Nichols said...
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Texas back in Big 12 semifinals, knocks Mizzou out of the chase
(College Sports ~ 03/09/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Brandon Mouton scored 19 points and freshman T.J. Ford had 10 assists as Texas beat Missouri 89-85 in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 tournament Friday night. Deginald Erskin added 15 points and James Thomas recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds for Texas (20-10), which made the semifinals for the fourth straight year but has never won the tournament...
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Geography will play role in team placement, NCAA committee says
(College Sports ~ 03/09/02)
INDIANAPOLIS -- When the NCAA tournament bracket is released Sunday, it will have the familiar interlocking lines ready for the names of teams advancing toward the Final Four. The big difference will be geography. Chicago could be part of the West, Sacramento part of the Midwest...
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Sikeston's Kmart listed among stores to close
(Business ~ 03/09/02)
Sikeston's Kmart is among 284 stores closing as part of the retailer's restructuring under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the company announced Friday. The closings will mean a loss of 22,000 jobs, presumably including the 72 workers at the Sikeston store...
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