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Registration ending for summer arts classes
(Entertainment ~ 05/24/02)
Eleven courses for children and adults will be offered this year in a program sponsored by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri and Target Stores. The deadline for registration for the first three classes in the following list is today. The registration deadline for the other classes is May 31. For information, phone the arts council at 334-9233...
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want to go?
(Local News ~ 05/24/02)
WANT TO GO? Memorial Day services in the area: JACKSON WHEN: 9 a.m. Monday WHERE: Jackson City Cemetery Cape Girardeau WHEN: 10:30 a.m. Monday WHERE: Osage Community Centre...
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Roads reopen as river level goes down
(Local News ~ 05/24/02)
Highway 74 in Dutchtown and Highway 177 running north of Cape Girardeau both have been reopened by the Missouri Department of Transportation. "This opens up all the traffic arteries leading into Cape Girardeau," said Stan Johnson, MoDOT area engineer. Many area roads have been closed by rising water over the past two weeks as the Mississippi River rose to a crest of 45.7 feet at Cape Girardeau...
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Cape police report 5/24/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/24/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, May 24 ArrestsBryan Earl King, 32, of Essex, Mo., was arrested on Interstate 55 Wednesday for possession of pseudoephedrin with intent to manufacture methamphetamine, odometer fraud, possession of drug paraphernalia and operating a vehicle without a valid license...
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Ruby Schorey
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/24/02)
MOWEAQUA, Ill. -- Ruby Eulah Schorey, 87, of Moweaqua died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at the Moweaqua Nursing and Retirement Center. Her husband was a former pastor of the Methodist Church in Jackson, Mo. She was born Jan. 1, 1915 in Elwood, Ind., the daughter of B.O. and Goldie Gallimore Graham. She married Lorin Darrell Schorey on May 24, 1933, in Uniondale, Ind. He survives...
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Whitney leads 3A-4A pack into state meet
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/02)
Jackson standout sprinter Mario Whitney will lead a contingent of local athletes to the Missouri Class 3A-4A track and field championships today. Whitney, a senior, is among seven Jackson boys competing in five events in the 4A division. Jackson's girls, led by Heather West, will also take seven athletes in five events...
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With eye on the weather, Advance prepares for quarterfinal
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/02)
The Advance Hornets had a hard time making the rain go away all season. Now it's the Hornets who are hard to get rid of. In a wet spring, Advance may hold a rainout futility record. The Hornets had a whopping 21 this season, counting rainouts of rescheduled rainouts. In addition, its only two tournaments -- Notre Dame and Oak Ridge -- were washed away...
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Sikeston scores in 12th, knocks off N. County
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/02)
Sikeston tops No. 1 North County in 12 Fourth-ranked Sikeston scored in the bottom of the 12th inning to defeat top-ranked North County 2-1 in a Class 3A sectional Thursday. Both teams are 20-2. Blake DeWitt's two-out single in the 12th scored Nathan Eaves with the game-ending run as Sikeston, the home team on the scoreboard despite playing on North County's field, posted its 15th straight victory...
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Indians face a must-win situation with optimism
(College Sports ~ 05/24/02)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Southeast Missouri State University finds itself in a tough spot as it faces a climb out of the loser's bracket in the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. But senior second baseman Clemente Bonilla, a four-year starter and all-time OVC leader in walks, insists the top-seeded Indians are far from finished...
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Teen Challenge Strawberry Festival set for Saturday
(Local News ~ 05/24/02)
The berry pickers at Teen Challenge International plan to sell 1,800 quarts at Saturday's Strawberry Festival. The event attracts about 800 people yearly to the grounds of Teen Challenge, a faith-based drug and alcohol treatment center. It is located on County Road 621 about five miles north of Cape Girardeau...
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Colombia's top election candidate ready for war
(Local News ~ 05/24/02)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- After a dispiriting try at peace talks, Colombians appear poised to elect a new president this weekend who would give war a chance as a way of ending decades of guerrilla bloodshed. Alvaro Uribe -- a stern former governor pledging security through strength -- has dodged rebel assassins and charges of drug and paramilitary ties on the way to a commanding lead in opinion polls ahead of Sunday's vote...
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Panel sends nomination to Senate
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- Three Senate Democrats broke ranks Thursday and voted to send one of President Bush's judicial nominees to the full Senate for consideration, despite critics' questions about conflicts of interests and his views on the workplace, the disabled and the environment...
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Recovery on track - Durable goods orders on rise again
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- The nation's factories, hardest hit by last year's recession, saw fresh signs of improvement in April, with orders for costly manufactured goods rising for a fifth straight month. The Commerce Department reported Thursday that orders for durable goods -- items expected to last at least three years -- jumped 1.1 percent, with demand especially strong for cars, communications equipment and machinery...
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Democrats turn anti-terror bill into debate over debt limit
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- House work on a widely backed $29 billion anti-terrorism bill turned into a caustic election-year brawl Thursday over a Republican effort to boost the limit on federal borrowing. The underlying legislation was virtually sure to win easy approval, perhaps after a grueling session that seemed likely to run until near dawn today...
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Senate passes bioterrorism bill
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate, itself the target of an anthrax attack last year, sent President Bush a broad bioterrorism bill on Thursday devoting $4.6 billion to stockpiling vaccines, improving food inspections and boosting security for water systems. "Because of the initiatives we approve today, American families can go to sleep tonight knowing that their security will be enhanced," said Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., one of the bill's chief authors...
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Military used nerve gas, toxin in '60s tests
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military used two kinds of nerve gas and a biological toxin in tests on Navy ships in the 1960s, the Pentagon acknowledged for the first time Thursday. Officials said veterans harmed by exposure to the agents could be eligible for health benefits...
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Senate passes trade measure
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- In a display of bipartisanship, the Senate approved legislation Thursday night that strengthens President Bush's ability to negotiate global trade deals while providing billions in new benefits for American workers hurt by imports. The 66-30 vote marked a victory for Bush, who has made a trade bill a top priority, and cleared the way for a complex negotiation with the House on a final compromise...
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Smart chimps crack tough nuts with stone hammers
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- A band of chimpanzees in West Africa routinely swing crude stone hammers to crack open nuts, a sophisticated use of tools the apes have been teaching to each new generation for more than a century. Using carefully selected stones weighing up to 33 pounds, the chimps pound the tough shell of the panda nut to extract a high-energy kernel that is an important part of the animal's diet, researchers report Friday in the journal Science...
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Multinational force to stay in Kabul another six months
(Local News ~ 05/24/02)
UNITED NATIONS -- The U.N. Security Country voted unanimously Thursday to keep international troops in Kabul for another six months, but rejected pleas from Afghanistan's leaders to expand the force throughout the war-battered country. The U.S.-sponsored resolution extends the authorization for the nearly 4,500-member International Security Assistance Force after its initial six-month mandate ends on June 20. ...
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10-inning loss leaves Southeast with tough chore
(College Sports ~ 05/24/02)
PADUCAH, Ky. -- Murray State took a page out of Southeast Missouri State University's book to hand the Indians their first loss of the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament. The Indians have prided themselves all season on thriving in pressure situations, and they did to an extent Thursday...
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Bored at home? A solution is just outside your door
(Outdoors ~ 05/24/02)
If you have school-age children, then you already know that the school year is coming to a close. That means summer vacation is here. It may not be long until you hear, "I'm bored. There's nothing to do." Starting Saturday the Missouri Department of Conservation just might have a cure...
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Authorities continue search for suspects in bank robbery
(State News ~ 05/24/02)
Daily American Republic MALDEN, Mo. -- Authorities were continuing to search for three suspects in connection with a bank robbery Wednesday at the First State Community Bank in Malden. "We have developed some leads and we're working those at this time," said Rod Dill, Malden police chief...
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Everybody's a critic - 'Star Wars - Episode II'
(Entertainment ~ 05/24/02)
HHHH This "Star Wars" episode has a little bit of everything: adventure, romance and suspense, all of which kept my attention at all times. Knowing nothing about the actual plot, I was very skeptical going in. However, I was able to quickly become aware of what was going on and actually appreciated the storyline. This movie at certain times made me feel as if I was on a simulator. The surroundings were very real and the scenery was believable...
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Everybody's a critic - 'Star Wars - Episode II'
(Entertainment ~ 05/24/02)
HHH "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" is filled with amazing digital special effects and imaginative alien creatures. As often occurs, the action goes on too long with many false endings. The movie advances the story of how the character who becomes Darth Vader starts down the path to the "dark side." Only robots C3-PO and R2-D2 have been in every episode virtually unchanged and, as usual, add levity in addition to saving the heroine...
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Everybody's a critic - 'Star Wars - Episode II'
(Entertainment ~ 05/24/02)
HH 1/2 George Lucas gave us a gift in 1977 as we discovered Luke Skywalker, the Force, Darth Vader, crazy hair buns, and pervasive merchandising. Hindsight tells us Lucas should have filmed his trilogy a la Peter Jackson ("Lord of the Rings") -- all at once...
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New on CD 5/24/02
(Entertainment ~ 05/24/02)
'Mended' "Mended," Marc Anthony's first English-language disc since his self-titled pop debut two years ago, finds the singer immersed in love -- being in love, losing love and finding love again. In other words, a fairly average topic when it comes to pop albums...
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Making 'Masks and Faces' meaningful
(Entertainment ~ 05/24/02)
Across the gallery from Japanese theater masks and a World War I gas mask, a man in a painting stares out from behind bars, flashing a signal with a knife. The organizers of "Masks and Faces," a new exhibit at the University Museum, hope these kinds of juxtapositions spur the minds of children and adults to think about both historical objects and art in new ways...
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Terror briefings, term limits, budgets
(Column ~ 05/24/02)
The following is a summary report of recent meetings in Washington with both sitting and former members of Congress along with Washington media insiders and Dr. Kenneth A. Duncan, chairman of the Community Counterterrorism Board, and Ambassador Francis X. Taylor, coordinator for counterterrorism -- U.S. Department of State...
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Mayor Jay - This one's for you
(Column ~ 05/24/02)
Now that Cape Girardeau's new mayor has weathered his first storm of public opinion, it's only fitting that he should get a decent initiation from yours truly. As former Mayor Al learned during his eight years at the city's helm, I sometimes find myself faced with the necessity of writing my column on the spur of the moment and without a lot of time for deep thought...
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Poplar Bluff Methodists in property dispute
(State News ~ 05/24/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- After 117 years of services, the members of Agee United Methodist Church on Highway W will not be in their sanctuary this Sunday. Instead, they'll be worshipping in a barn. Why? They were locked out of their church Wednesday by the Missouri Area United Methodist Church. At question is who owns the property - the denomination or the local people who support the church...
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Out of the past 5/24/02
(Out of the Past ~ 05/24/02)
10 years ago: May 24, 1992 Glenn Miller of Bold Lion Ministries in Phoenix, Ariz., speaks at New Life World Outreach Center in morning; in ministry more than 17 years, Miller has traveled extensively throughout United States and abroad. Fortress, quartet from Carbondale, Ill., is in concert at First General Baptist Church in morning; members of group are Joey Rhodes, Dr. D., Duane Jackson and Tom Pigford; Fortress performs at county fairs, shopping malls, civic centers and for youth concerts...
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Area fishing conditions
(Outdoors ~ 05/24/02)
Lakes Clearwater Lake: high, muddy; catfish fair on worms; all other species slow (Report made 5/22) Council Bluff: 66 degrees, high, murky; largemouth bass, catfish and redear sunfish fair; crappie slow. (Report made 5/22)...
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Outdoors digest
(Outdoors ~ 05/24/02)
Prescribed fire helps renew local sand prairie BENTON, Mo. --While fire is something to use with caution, under the proper conditions it can breathe life back into a prairie. A recent burn at the Charleston Baptist Camp's sand prairie in rural Scott County will benefit plants that depend on fire and the animals that depend on those plants, according to Missouri Department of Conservation officials...
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Prestwick project should borrow needed funding
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/24/02)
To the editor: It appears the Cape Girardeau City Council has already got in lockstep with the developer of the Prestwick Plantation project. The residents of Cape Girardeau are being asked to supply the money for the infrastructure through taxes, which would be generated by the assessments on the developed property...
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Con man has long history of getting money
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/24/02)
To the editor: I just read the story about James Powell getting arrested and admitting to being a con man. To say the least, I was shocked as I read it. Powell was a classmate of my husband's, and he personally came up to us at Wal-Mart in Cape about four years ago and told us that his battery was dead and he needed money for it. ...
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For many grads, Schultz school is still old CHS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/24/02)
To the editor: Having just read of the closing of L.J. Schultz School brings a rather large lump to my throat. Today you call it Schultz, but it will always be old Central High School to many of us. I'm a member of the last class to graduate from CHS at that location in 1952...
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Speak Out A 5/24/02
(Speak Out ~ 05/24/02)
Cars don't stop speeders THE IDEA of police officers taking their cars home so they show a presence is silly. There are two Cape Girardeau Police Department cars that sit in driveways within a block of the intersection of Lisa and Grandview. This is probably the most run stop sign in town. There also are many cars every day that run over 50 miles per hour on Lisa...
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Ruby Schorey
(Obituary ~ 05/24/02)
Ethel Bolen, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 23, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Births 5/24/02
(Births ~ 05/24/02)
Warren Son to Thomas John and Teresa Kay Warren of Old Appleton, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:01 a.m. Friday, May 17, 2002. Name, Mason James. Weight, 6 pounds 8 ounces. Fourth son. Mrs. Warren is the former Teresa Treadway, daughter of Greg and Llena Green of Fayetteville, N.C., and Tony and Kathy Tripino of Madison, Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Warren are self-employed with T-N-T Landscaping LLC. He is the son of Naomi Warren of Jackson, Mo., and the late Dr. T. Thomas Warren...
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Police searching for clues in intern's death
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- Police and forensic experts worked Thursday to solve the mystery of how Chandra Levy died, with investigators saying most evidence points to murder. The medical examiner said a determination probably would not come before next week. The Levy family pressed to have police classify the case a homicide, and Police Chief Charles Ramsey said, "I wouldn't be surprised if it were."...
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Judge rebuffs energy task force's effort to kill lawsuits
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- A judge on Thursday rebuffed a Bush administration effort to kill lawsuits aimed at revealing the inner workings of Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan said he will allow the private groups Judicial Watch and the Sierra Club to take the first step in delving into the operations of the task force...
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Army's future uniform has medical sensors
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
WASHINGTON -- Within six years, the Army plans to outfit soldiers with a new battle uniform incorporating stronger and lighter armor, a climate-control system, medical sensors and a computer display on the helmet visor. The new uniform would eliminate the need for rucksacks, distribute the weight of a soldier's gear more evenly on his body and halve the weight each soldier must carry...
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Price of patriotism
(Local News ~ 05/24/02)
Veterans say Sept. 11 adds significance to Memorial Day By Scott Moyers ~ Southeast Missourian This Memorial Day weekend, many Americans will scrape off the grill, toss around the Frisbee or enjoy a leisurely nap on a rare day off...
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Rosie the Riveter sold for $4.9 million
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
Norman Rockwell's Rosie the Riveter, the painting that gave an iconic face to the millions of American women who worked in factories during World War II, was sold at auction Wednesday for $4.9 million. Elliot Yeary Gallery of Aspen, Colo., bought the painting on behalf of Ranger Endowments Management of Dallas, an asset management firm...
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Archbishop denies report of sexual abuse allegation
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
MILWAUKEE -- Archbishop Rembert Weakland acknowledged Thursday he paid a settlement to a man who accused him of sexually assaulting more than 22 years ago. He denied ever molesting anyone, but asked the Vatican to expedite the resignation he submitted earlier this year...
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Moving day arrives for Cape school
(Local News ~ 05/24/02)
L.J. Schultz School looked like a giant yard sale Thursday with desks, boxes of books and cabinets scattered across the front lawn. The only difference was the items weren't for sale -- they were part of the Cape Girardeau School District's Big Move. For more on this story, read Friday's Southeast Missourian...
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Southeast baseball team faces a setback in OVC tournament
(College Sports ~ 05/24/02)
The Southeast baseball team suddenly faces a tougher outlook in the double-elimination Ohio Valley Conference tournament after the Indians lost to Murray State on Thursday. The Indians must battle back and win twice Friday and again Saturday to win the event and an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament. For a full story and more on the Indians' remaining schedule, see Friday's Southeast Missourian...
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FBI agent who fought mafia stands accused of aiding it
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
BOSTON -- John J. Connolly Jr. was once known as the FBI agent who snagged gangster James "Whitey" Bulger to help in the FBI's war against the mafia. But somewhere along the way, Connolly allowed himself to be corrupted by his prized informant and began protecting the thugs he was supposed to be investigating, a prosecutor told jurors in closing arguments of Connolly's racketeering trial Thursday...
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People talk 5/24/02
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
Former '7th Heaven' star has Hodgkin's LOS ANGELES -- Barry Watson, former star of WB's hit show "7th Heaven," has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease. The 28-year-actor played eldest son Matt Camden on the series. "He begins treatment this week, and both he and his doctors are extremely optimistic about a full recovery," Watson's publicist, Robin Baum, said in a statement Wednesday...
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National briefs 5/24
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
Pair convicted in bank heist extortion case NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Two men who forced a bank manager to rob her own bank while they held her family hostage were convicted Thursday of armed bank robbery by extortion. Carlton V. Smith and Thomas A. Nichols had previously been convicted for their role in two similar bank heists in eastern Tennessee...
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'The Big Move' for schools in Cape begins
(Local News ~ 05/24/02)
'BETTER THAN CLASS' WANT TO HELP? Cape Girardeau School District superintendent Dan Steska said volunteers are still needed to help unload trailers at the junior and senior high schools today. If you would like to help, contact either of the schools for more information...
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Rumsfeld says no plans to invade Iraq
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- The United States has no plans to invade Iraq or any other country, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday, but he refused to discuss the Bush administration's thinking about how to deal with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein...
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City funding - Voters will play a key role
(Editorial ~ 05/24/02)
It appears the Cape Girardeau City Council is likely to ask voters in November to approve a sales-tax increase. The three-quarter cent increase -- recommended by a task force of city employees who have been studying the city's financial situation since last year -- would raise the overall city sales tax to 2.75 cents on each dollar of taxable sales. ...
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Schools could offer MAP tests despite state cutbacks
(State News ~ 05/24/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Although lawmakers cut state funding, school districts still might be able to administer standardized tests in science and social studies -- if they are willing to pay for it themselves. The state budget recently passed by lawmakers includes a 60 percent cut in funding next school year for the Missouri Assessment Program tests, leaving enough money to pay for only the math and communication arts portions...
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Giving up isn't answer to I-66 idea
(Column ~ 05/24/02)
By John Mehner This is my response to your May 22 editorial concerning Interstate-66, the transamerica corridor. I am most disturbed that you seem to advocate giving up on a project that could (albeit a long shot) have immeasurable benefits for our area...
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Traffic project could begin early in 2003
(Local News ~ 05/24/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Construction on proposed short-term improvements in Jackson's transportation system could begin early in 2003 once a consensus is achieved on which projects to pursue and if agreements can be reached with the Missouri Department of Transportation, says Mayor Paul Sander...
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Stocks pull back ahead of holiday, on terrorism fears
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- A downgrade in the semiconductor sector capped a troubling week on Wall Street Friday, sending stocks sharply lower ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. It was the slowest trading day on the New York Stock Exchange this year, reflecting the start of vacation for many traders as well as continuing anxiety about possible terror attacks. ...
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16 high school students expelled for prescription drug offenses
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
MAHOMET, Ill. (AP) -- Sixteen high school students have been expelled after school officials, acting on a tip from a parent, broke up a prescription drug ring that sold Ritalin and painkillers. The Mahomet-Seymour High School students were caught in the past two weeks with some combination of Ritalin, given to children with attention deficit disorder, and the addictive painkillers OxyContin and Hydrocodone...
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Palestinian groups reject U.S. aid
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Dozens of Palestinian groups and leaders have called for refusal of aid from the U.S. government because of its support of Israel, according to a statement. Among the 84 parties, organizations and individuals listed on the statement issued Thursday are Fatah, Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's movement, and Hanan Ashrawi, a legislator and commentator who is well-known internationally. ...
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White House employees must produce Enron-related documents
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- Responding to a Senate subpoena, the White House's top lawyer ordered all employees in President Bush's executive office to produce by May 31 any official documents related to contacts with Enron officials...
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7 cabins, 2 homes destroyed in Colorado wildfire
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
DECKERS, Colo. -- Seven buildings at a youth campground and two summer homes burned as a wind-whipped wildfire raged through a central Colorado forest Thursday. The blaze, which grew by eight times over a few hours and destroyed a home Wednesday, was estimated at between 4,000 and 5,000 acres Thursday, Forest Service spokesman Bill Rice said...
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CDC - Adolescents most likely to have self-inflicted wounds
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
ATLANTA -- Adolescents show up at hospital emergency rooms with self-inflicted injuries -- usually suicide attempts -- more often than any other age group, the government said Thursday. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that hospitals in the United States treated 264,108 non-fatal, self-inflicted wounds in 2000. The study did not include fatal wounds...
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Gas is cheap, but weather looks poor for holiday
(State News ~ 05/24/02)
The elements appear to be conspiring against Missourians hitting the road and heading toward the state's lakes and rivers this Memorial Day weekend. But at least gas is cheap in most places. The average price of regular unleaded in Missouri as of Thursday was $1.31 a gallon, below the national average of $1.40, according to surveys by AAA Auto Club of Missouri...
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Green's record day lifts Dodgers in runaway
(Professional Sports ~ 05/24/02)
MILWAUKEE -- Shawn Green punctuated his record-setting day with a boom, hitting a 450-foot shot in the ninth inning Thursday to become the 14th player to homer four times in a game in Los Angeles' 16-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Amazingly, the Dodgers' slugger did it exactly three weeks after Mike Cameron's four-homer game for Seattle against the Chicago White Sox. Two players had never hit four home runs in a game in the same season...
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'Canes shut out Leafs in Quinn's surprise return
(Professional Sports ~ 05/24/02)
TORONTO -- Arturs Irbe made sure that Pat Quinn's surprising return didn't inspire the Toronto Maple Leafs. Irbe stopped 31 shots while rookie Sami Kapanen and Ron Francis each had a goal and assist, lifting the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-0 win over Toronto in Game 4 of the NHL Eastern Conference finals on Thursday...
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Hornish, rivals look for better day at Indy
(Professional Sports ~ 05/24/02)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Sam Hornish Jr. is determined not to make any mistakes in his third Indianapolis 500. Hornish, the defending Indy Racing League champion and its current points leader, has been a force at most tracks since arriving on the Indy-car scene -- but not at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway...
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Improved Bryant expects to play today for Lakers
(Professional Sports ~ 05/24/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant was on the mend Thursday, back to practice with the Los Angeles Lakers. He said he was feeling better, although he hadn't eaten for more than 24 hours. Apparently stricken with food poisoning before Game 2 of the Western Conference finals in Sacramento, Bryant left practice several times Wednesday to vomit before being taken to see the team doctor...
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Woods far behind in Memorial field
(Professional Sports ~ 05/24/02)
DUBLIN, Ohio -- Tiger Woods' dominance at the Memorial suffered a setback Thursday. Not only was he nine strokes behind leader Bob Tway, he couldn't even beat Jack. While Tway birdied four of his first five holes and had a tap-in eagle for a 7-under 65, Woods failed to break par in the opening round for the first time all year, leaving him three strokes behind tournament founder Jack Nicklaus...
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Cards bounce back, wrap up three-game sweep of Astros
(Professional Sports ~ 05/24/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Coming from behind is becoming a habit for the St. Louis Cardinals. J.D. Drew broke an eighth-inning tie with an RBI single -- his second straight go-ahead hit -- as the Cardinals completed a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 5-4 victory Thursday...
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Sam Snead, the sweetest swing in golf, dead at 89
(Professional Sports ~ 05/24/02)
"Slammin' Sam" Snead could hit the ball a country mile with a swing that was the sweetest in golf. "It was a gift, something you can't teach," two-time U.S. Open champion Curtis Strange said. "His hands looked like they were born to have a golf club in them."...
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Newspaper - VA hospital workers complained about problems
(State News ~ 05/24/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mouse droppings sickened employees. Leaks from a dialysis unit coated an office below with a sticky goo. Sanitation warnings from employees and patients piled up at the Kansas City veteran's hospital for five years before officials began to act, The Kansas City Star reported Thursday...
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Former Clay County employee files harassment suit
(State News ~ 05/24/02)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- Some of Clay County's top administrators face a sexual harassment and discrimination suit from a former employee. Shari Boulier, a county administrative assistant in 2000 and 2001, also says in the lawsuit field this week that the county retaliated after she complained about a hostile work environment and reported payroll and expense fraud...
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Yahoo! withdraws some of its European auctions
(National News ~ 05/24/02)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Yahoo! Inc. said Thursday it plans to pull most of its online auction initiatives in Europe and instead promote eBay's market-leading auction site there. Yahoo said that in six weeks, it will shut down auction services on five of its European Web sites: Britain and Ireland, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. ...
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Study - Rubber bullets too dangerous for crowd control
(International News ~ 05/24/02)
LONDON -- Some types of rubber bullets used by police to restrain unruly protesters kill and maim too often to be considered a safe method of crowd control, new research concludes. Rubber-coated bullets are intended to inflict superficial painful injuries to deter rioters. But a study of their use by Israeli security forces has found police often fire from too close and aim poorly. Even when fired properly, it said, the bullets are so inaccurate that they can cause unintended injuries...
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President opposes special commission on pre-Sept. 11
(International News ~ 05/24/02)
BERLIN -- President Bush wants congressional intelligence committee members, not a special commission, to investigate how the government dealt with terror warnings before Sept. 11, saying the lawmakers know the importance of keeping the nation's secrets...
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Bush warns Europe, Russia on Mideast
(International News ~ 05/24/02)
MOSCOW -- Bearing words of warning across a continent, President Bush told wary European leaders Thursday "we've got to use all means at our disposal to deal with Saddam Hussein" and urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to sever nuclear ties with Iran...
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India, Pakistan exchange shelling and war threats
(International News ~ 05/24/02)
SRINAGAR, India -- Nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan exchanged deadly shelling and threats of war Thursday, with New Delhi saying it "accepted the challenge thrown by our neighbor" and Islamabad warning of retaliation that "would not be good for India."...
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Pope makes first visit to Bulgaria
(International News ~ 05/24/02)
SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Closing another chapter of the Cold War, Pope John Paul II began a visit to this former communist country once implicated in a 1981 attempt to kill him and assured the Bulgarian people he has "never ceased" to love them. The frail 82-year-old pontiff flew in Thursday evening from Azerbaijan, appearing stronger and more alert than at the start of his pilgrimage two days ago...
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University officials ready plan for state cuts
(State News ~ 05/24/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Staff would be encouraged to retire early and students would pay an educational surcharge as part of a series of proposed cost-savings measures announced Thursday by University of Missouri system officials. In a letter to its curators, university officials described how they would attempt to trim an additional $41.2 million from operating revenues with just six weeks left in the fiscal year. ...
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Jury acquits school official of child abuse allegations
(State News ~ 05/24/02)
WAYNESVILLE, Mo. -- It took a jury just 18 minutes on Thursday to acquit a church school official of three felony child abuse charges for sending boys into a manure pit as discipline. Prosecutors said their legal setback would figure in whether they pursue other pending abuse cases against staffers at Heartland Christian Academy in northeast Missouri...
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Commissioners hire juvenile consultant
(Local News ~ 05/24/02)
DIVIDED DECISION By Mark Bliss ~ Southeast Missourian JACKSON, Mo. -- A divided Cape Girardeau County Commission hired a consultant on Thursday to assess juvenile department needs as it wrestles with the issue of whether to build a new detention center...
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