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Teacher pleads guilty to having sex with student
(State News ~ 05/12/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A former learning disabilities teacher has pleaded guilty to having sex with a middle school student in hotels and motels in Platte County and in the woman's home in Clay County. Rachelle L. Hernandez, 31, entered guilty pleas Friday to charges in both counties...
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Weak El Nino likely to form by year's end
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
WASHINGTON -- A weak to moderate El Nino is likely to develop by year's end, government climate experts said last week. The climate phenomenon can affect weather around the world, but the impact should be less than during the strong El Nino of 1997-98, according to forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Gooey, noisy and smelly weapons under study
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
WASHINGTON -- Life could suddenly become a sticky, noisy, smelly, altogether unpleasant mess for rioters or enemies that authorities want stopped but not killed. There are proposals for microorganisms that gobble up highways and runways, sticky sprays that make floors and stairs a gummy mess and fogs that smell really, really bad -- just some of the ideas researched or proposed by the government and contractors and collected by the National Academy of Sciences in a study of non-lethal weapons technology.. ...
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Carnahan- GOP blocks drug reform
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats say the Republican plan for helping seniors afford prescription drugs would still leave many having to choose between paying bills and buying medicine. In the Democratic radio address aired Saturday, Sens. Jean Carnahan and Debbie Stabenow argued that Republicans are too interested in protecting big business to back a substantial overhaul of the system...
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House OKs Russian-U.S. nuclear site visits
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
WASHINGTON -- The House has approved legislation calling for exchange visits between the U.S. nuclear test site in Nevada and Russia's test site on an Arctic archipelago. The move is an effort to promote openness in the face of reported signs Russia may be preparing to resume nuclear testing...
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Sony launches animation unit for feature films
(Local News ~ 05/12/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Hoping to cash in on blockbusters like "Monsters, Inc." and "Shrek," Sony Pictures Entertainment has launched its own animation unit to develop computer-generated feature films. Penney Finkelman Cox and Sandra Rabins, who started DreamWorks SKG's animation department, have been hired to head the unit, the studio said Wednesday...
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Judge candidates to speak to club
(Local News ~ 05/12/02)
Circuit Judge William Syler and assistant public defender Bryan Keller, his opponent in the August Republican primary for 32nd Judicial Circuit Division I judge, will speak to the Southeast Missouri Pachyderm Club on Thursday at the Holiday Inn in Cape Girar-deau...
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Sheriff report 05/12/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/12/02)
Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department Sunday, May 12 DWIJohn B. Keefer, 20, of Sikeston, Mo., was arrested May 4 for driving while intoxicated. Michael W. Cottrell, 27, of Cape Girardeau was arrested May 4 for driving while intoxicated. ArrestsChristopher T. Lawrence, 19, of Jackson, Mo., was arrested May 4 for probation violation...
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Police report 05/12/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/12/02)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, May 12 DWIAndrea P. Voss, 21, of O'Fallon, Mo., was issued a summons Friday for driving while intoxicated. ArrestsNicholas Young, 21, of Jackson, Mo., was arrested Friday for probation violation. Sammy L. Williams, 20, of 2037 Pear Tree Court was arrested Friday for parole violation...
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Fire report 05/12/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/12/02)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, May 12 Firefighters responded to the following calls Friday:At 4:07 p.m., a motor vehicle accident at Independence and Kingshighway. At 7:26 p.m., a fire alarm at St. Francis Medical Center. At 11:06 p.m., an emergency medical service at 1336 N. Fountain...
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City faces major decisions on future funding
(Editorial ~ 05/12/02)
The federal government is spending more than it is getting from taxpayers in large part because of the cost of conducting the war on terrorism. State government in Missouri is struggling to balance its budget before Jefferson City lawmakers are due to go home at the end of this week. And now city government is looking for ways to raise revenue and put an end to dipping into reserves, which has kept Cape Girardeau afloat for three years...
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'Bohemian' neighborhood moves mainstream
(Community ~ 05/12/02)
MIAMI -- Coconut Grove's days as an idyllic and slightly bohemian art colony are long gone, but its charm persists -- once you get past the trendy boutiques and chain restaurants. Like many other historic districts, the Grove, which is a part of Miami, has turned its past into a tourist destination...
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Mets end streak at 6, top Rockies
(Professional Sports ~ 05/12/02)
NEW YORK -- Joe McEwing hit a three-run homer as the New York Mets snapped a six-game losing streak Saturday with a 4-3 victory over the Colorado Rockies. Diamondbacks 6, Phillies 5 PHILADELPHIA -- Arizona's Junior Spivey hit an RBI double in the 10th inning...
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Sexual predator case opened to the public
(State News ~ 05/12/02)
CASSVILLE, Mo. -- Saying that citizens have a legitimate interest in proceedings involving alleged sexual predators, a Barry County judge has ruled that a sexual predator case will be open to the public. "Confidence in judicial proceedings and law enforcement is enhanced by open proceedings," said Probate Judge Michael D. Garrett in announcing his ruling Friday...
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Trial set in first civil suit against KC pharmacist
(State News ~ 05/12/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The first trial stemming from hundreds of civil lawsuits against Kansas City pharmacist Robert R. Courtney and two drug manufacturers is scheduled to begin Oct. 7. Georgia Hayes, who suffers from ovarian cancer, alleges that Courtney supplied her with diluted drugs and that Eli Lilly & Co. and Bristol-Myers Squibb knew or should have known of the dilution scheme but failed to take steps to prevent it...
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State's first lady resubmits design of quarter to Mint
(State News ~ 05/12/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri first lady Lori Hauser Holden on Friday resubmitted one of the state's quarter designs to the U.S. Mint after the original artist expressed concerns about the Mint's interpretation of the design. "While we understand the Mint retains full discretion over the design concepts, we also want to insure that the Office of the First Lady communicates Missouri's concerns throughout this process," Holden said...
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St. Louis civil rights leader dies
(State News ~ 05/12/02)
ST. LOUIS -- The Rev. Buck Jones, who spent more than 30 years championing civil rights and fighting for affordable housing, died Friday of a blood clot. He was 62. After founding Project HOPE, or Helping Other People Emerge, in East St. Louis in 1970, Jones spent the next three decades directing the group's efforts to help people in both Missouri and Illinois...
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Kings handle adversity, top Mavericks in OT
(Professional Sports ~ 05/12/02)
DALLAS -- The Sacramento Kings overcame the loss of All-Stars Chris Webber and Peja Stojakovic and a big scoring game by Dallas' Big 3 to take control of their Western Conference semifinal series, winning 115-113 in overtime. Mike Bibby drove around Michael Finley and over Dirk Nowitzki to score with 12.2 seconds left in overtime Saturday, and the Kings beat the Mavericks 115-113 to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series...
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U.S. team starts final pre-World Cup exhibitions today against
(Professional Sports ~ 05/12/02)
WASHINGTON -- Less than three weeks before the start of the World Cup, the United States still can't get its full team together. When the Americans play Uruguay on Sunday at RFK Stadium, the first of three exhibition games in an eight-day span, they'll be missing midfielders Claudio Reyna, John O'Brien and Eddie Lewis, along with goalkeeper Kasey Keller. All four were in Europe for their clubs' final games of the season this weekend...
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Sharks rally in third, take 3-2 lead over Avalanche
(Professional Sports ~ 05/12/02)
DENVER -- Mike Ricci and Teemu Selanne scored in a 3:05 span of the third period as San Jose rallied to beat Colorado 5-3 to take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. San Jose had lost six straight Game 5s before winning two this year. The Sharks closed out their first-round series against Phoenix with a 4-1 victory in Game 5...
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Kile's tough day spells relief for Reds
(Professional Sports ~ 05/12/02)
CINCINNATI -- A puzzling lapse by Darryl Kile turned into another stirring win for the Cincinnati Reds. Juan Encarnacion hit a two-run single in Cincinnati's big inning off the St. Louis Cardinals starter, and Corky Miller later homered and drove in three runs Saturday for an 8-1 victory...
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Wings' 'best game' seals fate for Blues
(Professional Sports ~ 05/12/02)
DETROIT -- When nothing less than a Stanley Cup will do, the Detroit Red Wings figure there's no use celebrating along the way. Brendan Shanahan had two goals and two assists and Dominik Hasek made 16 saves for his third shutout of the playoffs as the Red Wings eliminated St. Louis with a 4-0 victory Saturday in Game 5 of their second round series...
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Brazilians dominate qualifying at Indianapolis
(Professional Sports ~ 05/12/02)
The AssociatedPress INDIANAPOLIS -- Bruno Junqueira pushed the limits Saturday, winning the pole position for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average of 231.342 mph. The quiet Brazilian was the first driver to make a qualifying attempt and the first of 24 to make it into the field for the May 26 race...
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Cultivating kindness
(Community ~ 05/12/02)
Truman Smith adds color to school yard flower beds. By Mark Bliss ~ Southeast Missourian Truman Smith doesn't tiptoe through the tulips. He digs right in, weeding, mulching and planting flowers in the nearly 20 flower beds at Jefferson Elementary School...
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Former classmates set up scholarship fund after fatal accident
(Community ~ 05/12/02)
Bethani Vandeven's death hit former Notre Dame Regional High School classmates hard. So much so, they set up an endowed tuition fund in her memory at the Catholic school in Cape Girardeau in recent weeks. Vandeven's parents, Richard and Jackie Vandeven of Chaffee, Mo., even contributed their daughter's personal savings of more than $800 to the fund, said Brother David Migliorino, Notre Dame High School principal...
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Kindness briefs
(Community ~ 05/12/02)
Couple adopts elderly neighbor Jim and Marsha McGowen of Cape Girardeau "adopted" an elderly neighbor. For some time, they've looked out for her, said friend Ruth Smith of Cape Girardeau. They've brought her food, special holiday and birthday baskets. They've even made repairs in her home and planted flowers in her yard, Smith said...
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Jack Burris
(Obituary ~ 05/12/02)
Jack Burris, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at Marion Memorial Hospital. Arrangements are pending at Ford & Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.
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Kristopher Repp
(Obituary ~ 05/12/02)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Kristopher Shawn Repp, 25, of Altenburg died Friday, May 10, 2002, at his home. He was born Oct. 14, 1976, at Fort Bragg, N.C., son of Gary and Beth Simmons Repp. He worked for East Perry Building Supply Inc. in Frohna, Mo., and Buchheit's in Biehle, Mo...
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Chapman-Beaudean
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
Steve and Jean Chapman of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda M. Chapman, to John C. Beaudean. He is the son of J. Mark and Sally Beaudean of Cape Girardeau. Chapman is a 1998 graduate of Central High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in dietetics from Southeast Missouri State University in May 2002...
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Emerson-Shaffer
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Dave and Margo Emerson of Minneapolis, Minn., formerly of Scott City, announce the engagement of their daughter, Sara Emerson, to Ryan Shaffer. He is the son of Bob and Connie Shaffer of Walsenburg, Colo. Emerson is a 1997 graduate of Scott City High School, and a 2001 graduate of Friends University in Wichita, Kan. She is employed at the university...
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Out of the past 5/12/02
(Out of the Past ~ 05/12/02)
10 years ago: May 12, 1992 Proponents of recreational trail portion of Cape LaCroix Creek flood-control project have again raised concerns that trail is being compromised; while project is proceeding as planned, park board members and others interested in trial have questioned why hiking and biking path is narrowed at underpasses at Independence and Route K...
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Clouds delay air show
(State News ~ 05/12/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Aviation buffs, undaunted by gray skies and hours of weather delays, waited patiently at the Poplar Bluff Air Show 2002 on Saturday. They weren't disappointed. The payoff came about 2:30 p.m., when clouds broke and stunt pilots painted the sky...
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graduation side.2a
(Local News ~ 05/12/02)
HEAD OF THE CLASS A 4.0 grade point average isn't easy to obtain. It's reserved for straight-A students. Southeast Missouri State University has a tradition of engraving those students' names on a plaque in Academic Hall. In the university's 128-year history, only 137 names have been engraved on the plaque. On Saturday, 19 undergraduates added their names to the list:...
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Wrong way to balance state budget
(Column ~ 05/12/02)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Missouri has been heading toward a fiscal apocalypse for several months. From time to time, a stern-faced official issues his dire warning that repeatedly bears the same message. Depending on the skill of the speaker's director of communications, the emphasis of the announced impending crisis is the result of one or two factors or a skillful blending of several circumstances...
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From a gentle woman comes the strength of generations
(Column ~ 05/12/02)
jrust In times of trial, strength comes from knowing God is there. Moms and grandmothers offer similar support. It's easy to take all of them for granted. My grandmother, Virginia Kurka Frenzel, is a remarkable woman who tells me stories I'll never forget. ...
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Conference title a perfect reward for Hogan
(Sports Column ~ 05/12/02)
mishow For all the impressive work Mark Hogan has done as Southeast Missouri State University's baseball coach, one major accomplishment had eluded his grasp -- an Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship. But that was finally taken care of Saturday as the Indians swept a doubleheader from Eastern Illinois to clinch the title...
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Bernard Moll
(Obituary ~ 05/12/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. --Bernard "Bernie" Moll, 71, of Perryville died Friday, May 10, 2002, at Jackie Lowes Home Care in Perryville. He was born Feb. 5, 1931, in Perry County, son of Henry L. and Eliza Ann McLain Moll. Survivors include four brothers, William Moll of Perryville, Henry Moll of Brewer, Mo., and Wilbert and Edward Moll, both of St. Mary, Mo...
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Myra Propst
(Obituary ~ 05/12/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Myra Propst, 84, of Sikeston died Friday, May 10, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Oct. 14, 1917, in Morley, Mo., daughter of Robert and Lillie Bynum Minner. She and Lanus Propst were married Sept. 21, 1933. He died Jan. 7, 2000...
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Baby aspirin lowers colon cancer risk
(Community ~ 05/12/02)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A daily baby aspirin modestly reduces the risk of colon cancer by preventing the growth of ominous polyps, according to a major study. Based on a variety of indirect evidence, scientists have long speculated that aspirin protects against this kind of cancer. But the new study is the first to put the idea to a rigorous test...
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Beautiful beginnings
(Community ~ 05/12/02)
Unique touches add elegance to this Cape Girardeau home By Tammy Raddle ~ Southeast Missourian There is nothing quite like a brand new house for a brand new beginning. No crayon marks on the walls from other people's children, no carpet stains from anyone else's dog. Everything is brand new and fresh -- like a fresh piece of paper for a writer or a fresh canvas for a painter. Everything is possible...
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Whitney's record, Central girls' win highlight 4A meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/12/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Jackson sprinter Mario Whitney shattered the track record of 10.64 in the 100 meters with a time of 10.29 to highlight Saturday's Class 4A, District 1 track & field meet. Poplar Bluff (174) won the boys' team championship, followed by Central (90), Mehlville (84) and Jackson and Farmington tied at 79...
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Sweep seals Indians' first OVC crown
(College Sports ~ 05/12/02)
Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team left absolutely no doubt as it clinched the program's first Ohio Valley Conference regular-season title. The Indians turned Saturday's showdown with second-place Eastern Illinois into a blowout, sweeping the doubleheader 9-2 and 7-1 in front of an announced crowd of 1,087 at Capaha Field...
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Bonilla, Smith come through in key series
(College Sports ~ 05/12/02)
The Southeast baseball team has seven seniors and most of them played key roles in the Indians' first Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship. But Clemente Bonilla and Brandon Smith probably took extra pride in Southeast's title-clinching doubleheader sweep of Eastern Illinois Saturday because they are the only seniors who have been in the program four years...
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Sunday's sports letters
(Other Sports ~ 05/12/02)
Titles come from hard work, not legislation To the editor: The public school majority has decided to apply a multiplier to private/parochial school enrollment for determining classification for high school activities. For 20-plus years, I have heard the complaint that private schools win a disproportionate share of the state titles in various sports. I was lucky enough to coach a couple of those championship teams in the 1980s...
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FanSpeak
(Other Sports ~ 05/12/02)
Sounds like punishment I DON'T know all the ins and outs of the rule regarding private school enrollment, but it does sound a bit like it's punishing private schools just because they win too much. Wouldn't that be sort of like taking Michael Jordan in his prime and tying one arm behind his back just because he won a lot of games? It seems like the same thing...
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Sunday's Sports Briefs
(Other Sports ~ 05/12/02)
AREA WILLI SETS PERSONAL BEST, JENKINS WINS IN INDIANA BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Southeast Missouri State University's track program had several strong performances during Saturday's Billy Hayes Invitational at the University of Indiana, in which no team scores were kept...
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Speak Out A 05/12/02
(Speak Out ~ 05/12/02)
Revenue ideas COME ON, Cape, the solution is so obvious for your money woes: Hire more police. The ones you have are quite zealous about writing tickets. Just imagine if you hired officers who actually got violators for using the middle lane as a merge lane. ...
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Lou Shivelbine
(Obituary ~ 05/12/02)
Lou Shivelbine, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 11, 2002, at her home. She was born Sept. 7, 1926, in Rolla, Mo., daughter of James M. and Bertha Cox Freeman. She and William Shivelbine were married July 24, 1947, in Terre Haute, Ind. He died June 1, 1991...
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Moms hug and tug on your heart
(Column ~ 05/12/02)
You can't clone a mom. It's fashionable these days to talk about Mr. Mom. But we guys can't begin to measure up when it comes to this mothering thing. For one thing, it doesn't come with a remote control. Children would be running around barefoot and in ragged shorts if the world depended on men to provide them clothing...
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Schumachers wed 60 years
(Anniversary ~ 05/12/02)
Leonard and Charlotte Schumacher of Cape Girardeau recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their family. The couple was married March 21, 1942, in Toledo, Ohio. Schumacher served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The couple has lived in Cape Girardeau since 1954...
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Halter-Miller
(Wedding ~ 05/12/02)
DELTA, Mo. -- Barbara Halter and Henry R. Miller were married April 27, 2002, at Point Pleasant Church in Marble Hill, Mo. The Revs. Loyd Ray Green and Dan Baggett performed the ceremony. Music and songs were provided by Mike Burtman and Diane Cardin...
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Student's lifesaving act during tornado recognized
(Local News ~ 05/12/02)
By Mark Bliss ~ Southeast Missourian MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Linda Faye Myers thought she was going to die when a tornado crashed down on her mobile home south of Marble Hill two weeks ago, ripping it apart and throwing her into a lake. Badly injured, she nearly drowned...
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School's out forever
(Local News ~ 05/12/02)
By Andrea L. Buchanan ~ Southeast Missourian The Show Me Center was crowded with proud family and friends Saturday gathered to watch Southeast Missouri State University graduates get their diplomas. For some it was a trip across town. For others, it was a trip across the globe...
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River rising, but road flood threat lessens
(Local News ~ 05/12/02)
WATER WORRIES BY BOB MILLER ~ Southeast Missourian DUTCHTOWN, Mo. -- The river and the sandbags are still rising. But so far, the Army Corps of Engineers is holding firmly to its prediction...
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Mothers' advice Family continues to pass along lessons of life
(Local News ~ 05/12/02)
Motherly advice continues to get passed on in the Miller household, with three generations -- Lou Miller, left, Marilyn Pritchett and Danielle Pritchett, 14, standing -- living together.By Laura Johnston ~ Southeast Missourian...
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Cardinals won't try again on ballpark
(State News ~ 05/12/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- St. Louis Cardinals president Mark Lamping made it clear to lawmakers last week: If the team gets a third strike this year in its effort to get state subsidies for a new ballpark, it is out. And it won't take another at bat in the Missouri Capitol...
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Ray-Heuring
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
Naked burglar leaves ID at scene The Associated Press EUGENE, Ore. -- A naked burglar was arrested after his driver's license was discovered in the pants he left at the scene of the crime, police said. The man sneaked into an apartment last Saturday, stripped off his clothes and crept into a sleeping woman's bedroom, said Eugene police Sgt. Scott McKee...
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Fishermen use 'CPR' to save salmon
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
ASTORIA, Ore. -- Ab Ihander isn't thrilled about throwing back the 20-pound spring chinook salmon he's just pulled into his boat with his tangle net. But the law says he must; it's a wild salmon, not hatchery-bred. Before he can return the salmon to the Columbia River, however, he revives it with a sort of CPR for fish...
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Farmers pin hopes on demand for goat meat
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
ALBANY, Ga. -- Charles Batten turned a few goats loose on his cow pastures 10 years ago to keep weeds down. They do a great job, but these days they're more valuable for their meat. Demand for goat meat has grown steadily in the past 10 years and Batten, whose herd has grown to about 200, is banking that it will continue as more immigrants move here from goat-eating regions such as Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa and the Middle East...
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Fashion magazine for full figures
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
NEW YORK -- Little by little, fashion magazines have been breaking a longstanding taboo by picturing models in sizes that actually resemble most American women. A new magazine called Grace is going even further, honing in exclusively on the most underserved group of readers: Women who wear sizes 12 and up...
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Miller-Grojean
(Wedding ~ 05/12/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Carrie Ann Miller and Cory Don Grojean were married Aug. 11, 2001, at Enchanted Gardens. The Rev. Grant Gillard performed the double ring ceremony. Mike and Cathy Miller of Jackson are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Joel and Sheila Crutchley of New Hamburg, Mo., and Randall Grojean of San Antonio, Texas...
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Heise-Bauman
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Tom Heise of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Tressa Marie Heise, to Bradley Michael Bauman, both of Ste. Genevieve. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bauman of Ste. Genevieve. Heise is a 1996 graduate of Jackson High School. She is a certified respiratory therapist with Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine in Festus, Mo...
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Seres-Beno
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Seres of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Joanna Marie Seres, to Michael Wayne Beno. He is the son of Henery Spears of Paducah, Ky., and Marilyn Pitz of Marion, Ill. Seres is a 1993 graduate of Central High School, and received a bachelor's degree in food science and nutrition from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1998. She is working in management at Ryan's Family Steak House in Marion...
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Judd- Heisserer
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Ira and Diana Judd of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Susan Elizabeth Ann Judd, to Trevor Anthony Heisserer. He is the son of Chris Heisserer of Scott City and Rhonda Ellis of Cape Girardeau. Judd is a graduate of Notre Dame High School in Cape Girardeau...
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Owen-Forehand
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
ORAN, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. David I. Owen of Richmond, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Gennifer Ann Owen of Oran, to William Daniel Forehand Jr. of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Forehand Sr. of Repton, Ala. Owen is a 1996 graduate of Oran High School. She received a bachelor's degree in agricultural business from Southeast Missouri State University in 2001. She is employed by Drury Inns...
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Dowdy-Long
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Ray and Brenda Dowdy of Dexter announce the engagement of their daughter, Geren RaeAnn Dowdy, to Jason Nathaniel Long of Mayfield, Ky. He is the son of Stephen Long of Bernie, Mo., and Debbie Hatchell of Dexter. Dowdy is a 1993 graduate of Dexter High School. ...
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Hobeck-Wright
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Diane Blankenship of Millersville, Mo., and Robert Miller of Dutchtown, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Renee Hobeck, to Eric Christopher Wright, both of Jackson. He is the son of Kathy Mayfield of Jackson and Donald Wright of Millersville...
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Legate-Perez
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Roberta Legate of Glen Allen, Mo., announces the engagement of her daughter, Alicia Ann Legate, to Jason Andrew Perez, both of Jackson. He is the son of June Perez of Jackson. Legate expects to receive a degree in elementary education from Southeast Missouri State University in December...
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Baker-Eades
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Mike and Pat Baker of Advance announce the engagement of their daughter, Lacie Marie Baker, to Patrick Allen Eades. He is the son of Terry and Valerie Eades of Scott City, Mo. Baker is a 1999 graduate of Advance High School, and is majoring in music education at Southeast Missouri State University. She is employed at the university...
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Carlson-Newell
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
KELSO, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Ron Brueggeman of Glen Carbon, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, April Lindsey Carlson, to Eric Glenn Newell of Fredericktown, Mo. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. David M. Newell of Kelso. Carlson is also the daughter of the late Timothy L. Carlson...
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Ray-Heuring
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
HAYTI, Mo. -- Terry and Connie Ray of Hayti announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Emily Ray, to Eric Lee Heuring. He is the son of Jan Murrell of Dexter, Mo., and Jerry Heuring of Buena Vista, Tenn. Ray is a 1997 graduate of Hayti High School. ...
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French-White
(Engagement ~ 05/12/02)
PAINTON, Mo. -- Joseph Wayne French and Cynthia Elfrink-French of Painton announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy Johannah French, to Chance Eric White. He is the son of Charles Glenn White and Kay Francis White of Bloomfield, Mo. French is a 1995 graduate of Advance High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in education from Southeast Missouri State University in 2000. She is a high school English teacher at Dexter Public Schools in Dexter, Mo...
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Foods can raise risk of dehydration
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
WASHINGTON -- What athletes take in may dry them out. Fast foods like hamburgers and carbonated drinks such as sodas can wind up causing dehydration, experts say. Sugary, caffeine-packed soft drinks, in particular, can cause trouble, said Dr. Gary I. Wadler of New York University School of Medicine. A cola's sugar and the carbonation can make a person feel full without providing enough liquid...
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Volunteers restore lighthouse off coast
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
ST. GEORGE REEF, Calif. -- First, the fog delayed the volunteers trying to restore a 110-year-old lighthouse by carrying a 5-ton lantern by helicopter over the cascading Pacific Ocean. Then came the rain, and the plan to move the lantern which had been shattered two years earlier during a similar effort was put off again. Volunteers were left to wonder when they would have another chance...
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Saudi women making strides
(International News ~ 05/12/02)
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- When Saudi Arabia began issuing ID cards to women last November, the hard-liners were quick to object. Women with picture IDs showing their faces unveiled? And what if someone superimposed copies of the photos on nude bodies and circulated them as pornography?...
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German school gunman buried privately
(International News ~ 05/12/02)
FRANKFURT, Germany -- A German teen who killed 16 people in Erfurt before taking his own life in one of the world's worst school shootings was privately buried Saturday at an undisclosed location, police said. Only close family attended the burial of Robert Steinhaeuser, who went on a shooting spree in the Johann Gutenberg Gymnasium high school on April 26, said a spokesman for Erfurt police, who declined to be named. He gave no further details...
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Globalization forum under way in Rome
(International News ~ 05/12/02)
ROME -- The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks destroyed any illusion that rich countries can ignore desperation and poverty elsewhere, the World Bank president said Saturday at the opening of a conference on the weaknesses of globalization. The first Glocal Forum, whose participants include Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres and mayors and business leaders from around the world, is a response to concerns that globalization isn't always meeting local needs...
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U.N. summit promises to help world's children
(International News ~ 05/12/02)
UNITED NATIONS -- The first U.N children's summit ended with 180 nations pledging to improve the lot of the world's 2 billion youngsters, but the outcome didn't seem to satisfy anyone, including American delegates. The United States -- along with the Vatican and Islamic countries including Sudan and Syria -- had disagreed with Europe, Canada and many Latin American countries on the issues of sex education, contraception and abortion...
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Bloody week causes Nepal's generals to rethink their strategy
(International News ~ 05/12/02)
GAM, Nepal -- Drugged and battle-hungry, guerrillas beheaded an army officer, mutilated another and burned several dead soldiers on a remote mountaintop, an army commander said on Saturday. Two days later, the rebels called for a cease-fire. Journalists were taken to the village of Gam to see the remains of a burned-down security post, where a retaliatory attack by the guerrillas last Tuesday left at least 70 soldiers and police dead...
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Egypt plans to turn around declining crude oil output
(International News ~ 05/12/02)
CAIRO, Egypt -- Egypt plans to increase oil output, reversing a steady decline in recent years, the Egyptian oil minister said Saturday. Speaking at the opening of the 7th Arab Energy Conference, Sameh Fahmy said Egypt was trying to increase both production and exploration for additional reserves...
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Troops search Afghanistan caves to destroy weapons
(International News ~ 05/12/02)
PAKTIA PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- The four caves contained one of the biggest munitions caches found by the U.S.-led coalition, and it took British bomb disposal experts just a second to blow it all up. But in a country where the mountains and hillsides are honeycombed with caves that have been used for decades to hide arms for warlords, Islamic rebels, the Taliban and al-Qaida, few coalition commanders have any illusions about searching through them all...
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Palestinian territories free of troops after Israelis pull out
(International News ~ 05/12/02)
JERUSALEM -- Israel put off its offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip and pulled out of a West Bank town Saturday, leaving Palestinian-run territories free of Israeli troops for the first time in six weeks. Palestinian officials expressed little relief, however, as Israeli tanks and most reservists called up in recent days continued to sit on the border with Gaza...
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Pianist leaving post at university after 38 years
(State News ~ 05/12/02)
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. -- At the age of 77, Ruth Slenczynska Kerr, of Glen Carbon, is about to start a new chapter in her life. She's pulling up roots and moving to Taiwan to teach in the music school at Soo Chow University in the capital, Taipei. Slenczynska, music professor emerita and artist-in-residence, has been affiliated with Southern Illinois Edwardsville for 38 years. Although she officially retired in 1988, she has continued to teach at the university on a part-time basis...
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Inmates help homeless dogs
(State News ~ 05/12/02)
NORTON, Kan. -- At first glance, one would not know that behind the steel bars, chain link fence and razor wire of Norton Correctional Facility, more than 200 dogs have been saved from a life of cruelty, homelessness or even euthanasia. The Second Chance Homeless Pet Society was started in 1997, and on average, 20 men per year teach dogs obedience and social skills so they can be adopted into someone's home. On average, 10 dogs at a time are in the program...
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'Friends' concludes its most successful year with birth
(Entertainment ~ 05/12/02)
One character is unmarried and pregnant, the father her on-again, off-again lover. Another character -- not the dad -- awkwardly professes his love to the pregnant woman and is rebuffed. Sounds like the plot to a particularly steamy soap opera, the kind that's so over the top it provides inadvertent comedy...
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Notorious Mafia head 'Joe Bananas' dies
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
TUCSON, Ariz. -- Joseph Bonanno, the notorious gangster known as "Joe Bananas" who ran one of the most powerful Mafia groups in the 1950s and '60s, died Saturday. He was 97. Bonanno, who retired to Arizona in 1968 and had suffered from several health problems in recent years, died of heart failure, said his attorney, Alfred "Skip" Donau...
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Fast-moving fire burns thousands of acres in forest near Los A
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. -- A fast-moving wildfire that has charred 3,200 acres forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents and threatened several homes Saturday on federal forest land, fire officials said. About 1,000 firefighters were assigned to the blaze as flames quickly spread through dry, hilly terrain north of Santa Clarita...
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Dead child's kidneys save mom's life
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
CHICAGO -- Before the child transformed her life, Michele Garibay felt doomed in love and cursed by bad health. Her sisters were pretty and petite. She was chunky and tall. Her sisters had boyfriends and jobs. She was sick, always struggling with another collapse, another fever, another round of delirious nights in hospital...
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Family gets chips implanted in arms
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- With a painless syringe-prick in their upper arms, a Florida family on Friday became the first recipients of tiny, computer chip implants that store medical information. Jeff and Leslie Jacobs, along with their 14-year-old son, Derek, had the chips, about the size of a grain of rice, implanted in about a minute under local anesthesia...
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Parody, pleading the Fifth color Andersen trial's stormy first
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
HOUSTON -- The first week of Arthur Andersen LLP's obstruction of justice trial featured verbal warfare, witnesses invoking the Fifth Amendment and the lyrics of an Andersen partner's Enron-inspired parody based on the Eagles' anthem "Hotel California."...
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United Airline's ground workers approve contract
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
CHICAGO -- United Airlines ground workers approved a labor agreement early Saturday that settles the carrier's last unresolved contract and clears the way for talks on companywide wage concessions. The pact calls for pay raises totaling 29 percent over four years for United's 25,000 ramp workers, ticket and reservations agents, security guards and food service employees. Union leaders had unanimously recommended ratification...
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People talk 5/12 8B
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
Usher stays in shape despite sweet tooth NEW YORK -- Usher has a sculpted physique, but he didn't get it from weightlifting. "I do cardio but I don't touch weights. It's not good for your body," the 23-year-old R&B crooner told The Associated Press in a recent interview...
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Astronaut, scientists dreaming up space shuttles for Mars fligh
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Though it will likely be decades before a human sets foot on the Martian surface, former astronaut Buzz Aldrin and scientists at Purdue University already are working on a shuttle they hope will one day take people from Earth to the Red Planet and back...
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Science and soldiers' stress
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
To veterans it is a cruel mystery: Which of the countless pesticides, pollutants, microbes and poisons they encountered during the Persian Gulf War has left one in seven of them sick with a debilitating and persistent illness? On Capitol Hill it is an outrage: Why, after spending more than $200 million on hundreds of studies, can't the Pentagon and the Department of Veterans Affairs determine what pollutant or microbe is causing the panoply of symptoms known as Gulf War illness?...
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Report- Cardinal prompted abuser to remain priest
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
NEW YORK -- Cardinal Edward Egan once encouraged a priest who admitted sexually abusing a teen-ager to continue to serve in the priesthood, a newspaper reported Sunday. The revelations came in videotaped testimony produced five years ago for a civil trial involving a lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn...
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Mother's Day is time of reflection for Sept. 11 widows with new
(National News ~ 05/12/02)
NEW YORK -- Katy Soulas' husband won't be around on Mother's Day to take his family to church, go to a barbecue and spend time with the kids. So she plans to take her six children to the shore to put messages in bottles for daddy, thanking him for "making mommy the mommy she is today."...
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AmerenUE says plan would save its customers millions
(State News ~ 05/12/02)
ST. LOUIS -- AmerenUE said its 1.2 million Missouri electric customers could get at least $120 million in rate cuts and other benefits under a three-year plan it has filed with state regulators who have accused the company of overcharging. Under the plan filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission, St. ...
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Fanning the embers of dreams
(Column ~ 05/12/02)
I stood on the back porch observing the early morning scene. Pink and white dogwood, glowing in the sun's first rays, ringed the back yard. All manner of azaleas in the neighbor's yard to the right were in full vibrant bloom. In the yard to my left was a privet hedge bush that has grown to tree height. In full white bloom, it looked like a little white cloud had dropped down from the sky. In the distance the sweet locust trees were in bloom, releasing their inimitable perfume on the breezes...
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