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EPA chief Whitman takes tour of clean-burning coal plant
(State News ~ 07/26/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A coal-fired generating plant in eastern Kansas City shows that the country can have an adequate energy supply without hurting the environment, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday. Christie Whitman made the comments after touring the Hawthorn generating station, which was rebuilt with the newest clean-burning technology after being destroyed by an explosion in 1999...
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Smith, Drew come through
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/02)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Travis Smith and J.D. Drew are making the most of their periodic chances to help the St. Louis Cardinals. Drew homered and drove in four runs, sending Smith and the NL Central leaders over the San Francisco Giants 4-3 Thursday with their fourth victory in five games...
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Health expert, first lady target childhood obesity
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
WASHINGTON -- Former Surgeon General David Satcher is leading an effort to reduce obesity among children and plans a national summit of health and education experts to discuss ways to trim the fat. "This is not about appearances. It is not about cosmetics or aesthetics," Satcher said. "It is about health."...
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Leopold makes plans for return of annual picnic
(Local News ~ 07/26/02)
Banner Press LEOPOLD, Mo. -- A Bollinger County tradition will mark its return Saturday with the annual Leopold Picnic. Dinner will be served starting at 3 p.m. behind St. John's Church. Beginning in the early morning hours Saturday, volunteer workers will begin preparing food for the old-fashioned country dinner, which will be served from 3 to 8 p.m., consisting of kettle beef, fried chicken, chicken and dumplings and all the trimmings. ...
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Cape County woos plant with potential road work
(Local News ~ 07/26/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau County commissioners will seek a $350,000 government grant to pave the way for a proposed ethanol plant that could be built in a soybean field in the county's Nash Road industrial area. They said the money would be used to construct a concrete road and extend sewer and water lines to the site. The road would extend 1,000 to 1,700 feet and connect the site to Nash Road...
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Cape police report 7/26
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/26/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, July 26 ArrestsMisty Jean Kelley, 35, of Barnhart, Mo., was arrested Wednesday on a Jefferson County warrant for non-payment of a fine and a Pevely, Mo., traffic warrant. Letitia Denise Stevenson, 27, of 2814 Independence was arrested Wednesday on a Scott county warrant for non-support...
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Cape fire report 7/26
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/26/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, July 26 Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:At 5:36 p.m., a medical assist at 614 LaFayette Place, Apt. 3. At 5:49 p.m., a vehicle fire at 19 S. Kingshighway. Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:At 3:57 a.m., an alarm sounding at 3257 William St., Room 103...
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Arrests, legislation help bolster economy
(Editorial ~ 07/26/02)
Wednesday's 489-point rebound in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was welcome news indeed, coming on the heels of several consecutive days of sharp losses in the stock market. Until the midweek market upturn, investor confidence hadn't been so low since the markets reopened after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks...
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What does fraud reap? Elvis souvenirs
(Editorial ~ 07/26/02)
Here's every American consumer's dream: Someone gives you a credit card, but every time you charge something, the bill will go ... to somebody else. There's just one requirement: You might have to justify your purchases, if someone asks. Wink. Wink. Nudge. Nudge...
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Former WorldCom executives can expect charges
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
NEW YORK -- Federal prosecutors plan to charge former officers of WorldCom Inc. sometime next week for their suspected roles in the massive financial wrongdoing at the bankrupt telecommunications giant, a law enforcement official said Thursday. "Indications are that charges will be filed sometime next week," a source close to the investigation, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Associated Press...
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Area sports digest 7/26/02
(Other Sports ~ 07/26/02)
Cape County Cherokees advance in national event KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Out of an original field of 108 baseball teams from 23 states and Canada, the Cape County Cherokees are one of 12 squads left in the USSA World Series for 11-year-olds. The Cherokees improved their tournament record to 7-1 with two wins Thursday, beating the Plano (Texas) Pride 9-7 and the PlanoDragons 12-10...
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FanFare 7/26/02
(Other Sports ~ 07/26/02)
Briefly Basketball * Bulls rookie guard Jay Williams signed a sponsorship deal with Adidas on Thursday. Williams was the second overall pick in the draft out of Duke, where he won the Naismith and Wooden awards in 2002. No contract details were released...
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Area fishing conditions
(Outdoors ~ 07/26/02)
Lakes Clearwater Lake: 78 degrees, high, dingy; black bass fair in the p.m. on topwater lures; channel catfish fair in upper creeks on worms & stinkbaits; all other species slow. Council Bluff: 77 degrees, normal, clear; channel catfish fair on liver & worms in early a.m. & late p.m.; green sunfish fair in deep water on crickets & worms; all other species slow...
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It's prime time to start planning for future hunts
(Outdoors ~ 07/26/02)
As summer slides into August, we still have weeks of heat and humidity ahead of us. Even though it is hot now, it's time to look ahead and plan more than just this year's hunts. That great fall weather and all the outdoor activities that go with it are just around the corner...
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Farm Bureau stresses need to restore trust
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/26/02)
To the editor: Missouri Farm Bureau's position on Proposition B is the result of the policy adopted by our members, who recognize the need for additional transportation funding but also believe state government should implement the reforms necessary to restore the public trust...
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Rural opposition has little to lose on Proposition B
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/26/02)
To the editor: In a recent letter to the editor, St. Louis resident Tom Stevener proclaimed, "The buck stops here," and added that the increased taxes from Proposition B would only hurt "for a little while." Stevener shares a different perspective than most of us. ...
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Speak Out
(Speak Out ~ 07/26/02)
Bad place for signals I'M CALLING about the new traffic signals going in at Sprigg and Normal streets. If the city and the university are both broke, how can they afford $147,000 for stop lights? It's going to be extremely dangerous to have a light there, especially in bad weather. ...
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Tree trimmers place low value on life of bird
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/26/02)
To the editor: In all my life, I have only seen one other act of stupidity that even comes close to the ignorance and smugness of the power company. That was the gas company, which destroyed an azalea bush that will never come back. The electric company, the current offending culprit, lopped off the top of a very lovely pine tree. ...
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Leader Heinen makes bid for tour spot
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/02)
SILVIS, Ill. -- Mike Heinen, trying to regain full PGA Tour membership, shot an 8-under-par 63 Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over Fred Funk in the John Deere Classic. Heinen, the 1994 Shell Houston Open winner who has split the last two seasons between the PGA Tour and Buy.com Tour, had just 26 putts and one-putted eight greens on the TPC at Deere Run...
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Women's group plans CROP sale today
(Local News ~ 07/26/02)
Organizers of the annual CROP sale for Church Women United are, clockwise, Dolly Jewel, Carol Simon, Angie Dunlap and Joyce King. The sale, which starts at 8 a.m. today, includes baked good, jams, fresh fruits and vegetables and a rummage sale. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and tickets are $4. The sale is at the Family Life Center at Centenary United Methodist Church.Southeast Missourian...
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Lambert workers admit to fake Social Security numbers
(State News ~ 07/26/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Three Lambert Airport workers have pleaded guilty to using false Social Security numbers to get their jobs and the security access that went with them, U.S. Attorney Ray Gruender said Thursday. The April 22 arrests of Armando Florentino, Guillermo Garcia and Jairo Rios were part of "Operation Tarmac," a post-Sept. 11 national crackdown on airport security...
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Jackson Homecomers Celebration looking for talent
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The Jackson Homecomers Celebration will be Aug. 20 to 24. The annual Talent Show will be each night Aug. 20 to 23, and will be held on stage in front of the courthouse. First-, second-, third-, and fourth-place winners of each division will be honored each night. Winners and runners-up will compete on Aug. 23...
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Vietnam - Angel of Death
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/02)
Harry Spiller recruited Marines for an unpopular war and gave bad news to anguished families. By Sam Blackwell ~ Southeast Missourian Ten years ago, Vietnam War veteran Harry Spiller published a memoir of his days in country. Titled "Death Angel," the book also delved into the guilt he felt as a Marine recruiter stationed in Cape Girardeau who had to deliver death notices to the families of boys he had recruited...
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Excerpt from "Vietnam - Angel of Death"
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/02)
THE WALL ... On May 4, 2000, my son Chad, now thirteen years old, and I went with his junior high school class on a one-day trip to Washington, D.C. We had a schedule of all of the places we were going to try and visit while we were there. ...
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Arkansas pilot killed in Bollinger County crash
(Local News ~ 07/26/02)
FAA INVESTIGATING By Bob Miller ~ Southeast Missourian SCOPUS, Mo. -- Federal Aviation Administration investigators are combing through the wreckage of a Bollinger County plane crash that claimed a family practitioner from Newport, Ark...
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Sweet songs and romance
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/02)
"The Fantasticks," the longest-running musical in history, finally closed on Broadway Jan. 13, 2000, after more than 17,000 performances. Lovely songs such as "Try to Remember," "Soon It's Gonna Rain" and "They Were You" are partly responsible for the show's longevity, as are the sweet romance of the Romeo-and-Juliet story and the musical's gentle humor...
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Your mail, my answers
(Column ~ 07/26/02)
The mail slot is bulging once again with your mail. Ordinarily, I wouldn't have time to answer every letter, e-mail and Post-it note that comes my way. But I'm making an exception this time, because: 1. I have the time. 2. A column is due in a few minutes...
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Out of mountains, Armstrong nears a title
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/02)
CLUSES, France -- Lance Armstrong rode an unremarkable final mountain stage in the Tour de France on Thursday and finished far behind the winner. In other words, it was a perfect day. The leg from Aime to Cluses was the last chance for rivals to seriously challenge Armstrong. When it ended, no threat emerged, and the Texan retained an overall lead of 5 minutes, 6 seconds...
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Sooners hope changes lead to another national title
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/02)
HOUSTON (AP) -- Losing two games in a season isn't all that bad unless you're the Oklahoma Sooners one year after winning the national championship. Sooners tight end Trent Smith got used to his national championship ring from 2000. Smith didn't like the step-down in 2001 and he thinks the Sooners are ready to step back up...
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Teams rush to sign players before camps
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/02)
NFL teams spent Thursday trying to sign their top draft picks, thwarted in many instances by a "slotting" system that annually sets the pay checks of high-priced rookies. Entering the day, only less than half of the 32 first-round draft picks had been signed. They were in clusters -- the first three overall choices and 10 more from the 19th to the 31st...
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Bagwell drives in five runs in Astros' win over Pirates
(Professional Sports ~ 07/26/02)
HOUSTON -- Rookie Kirk Saarloos pitched the Astros' first complete game of the season and Jeff Bagwell drove in five runs as Houston beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-0 Thursday. Saarloos (2-2) allowed six hits and no walks as he pitched the team's first shutout since Roy Oswalt did it against Milwaukee last Sept. 9...
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Hitting slump is behind us, Caps say
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/02)
Their offense went into a collective slump during the recent National Baseball Congress Mid-South Regional, but the Craftsman Union Capahas are confident their bats will come around at the NBC World Series. The Capahas, who face the Austin (Texas) Gold Sox at 1 p.m. Monday in a first-round game of the 68th annual tournament in Wichita, Kan., had just 24 hits in four games as they finished second in the regional...
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People talk 7/26/02
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
British queen pays respects to Beatles LIVERPOOL, England -- Queen Elizabeth II made two stops in Liverpool on Thursday devoted to the Beatles, opening a new $48 million passenger terminal at John Lennon Airport and attending an exhibit of paintings by Paul McCartney...
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Top Babe Ruth teams meet in three-day regional event
(Community Sports ~ 07/26/02)
Frisco Fields in Chaffee will be the place for girls' softball players this weekend. The local Heartland Babe Ruth Softball League, based in Benton, will host the Babe Ruth Midwest Plains Regional Tournament today through Sunday for 14-and-under and 12-and-under teams...
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Sharpton files $1 billion defamation suit against HBO
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
NEW YORK -- HBO called a $1 billion lawsuit filed by the Rev. Al Sharpton "silly" and dismissed his claim that the network defamed him by airing a 1983 FBI surveillance tape of him discussing a drug deal. Sharpton said HBO showed a selectively damning portion of videotape in which he and a federal agent posing as a drug dealer discussed a cocaine shipment...
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Crews scramble to save miners 240 feet below
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
SOMERSET, Pa. -- Encouraged by a tinny tapping sound coming up from the depths, rescuers drilled an escape hole Thursday in a race to save nine coal miners trapped 240 feet underground in a dark shaft filling up with millions of gallons of frigid water...
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Moussaoui changes plea, claims innocence
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Zacarias Moussaoui declared Thursday he was guilty of conspiracy in the Sept. 11 attacks, then dramatically withdrew his plea after tangling with the judge over whether he had to admit that he tried to kill and maim Americans. Moussaoui's performance at a roller-coaster arraignment all but ensured he will begin trial this fall on charges that carry the death penalty. He is the lone person accused of conspiring with the Sept. 11 hijackers...
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Steven Sniadecki Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/26/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Steven G. "Jerry" Sniadecki Sr., 57, of Perryville died Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at his home. He was born Sept. 13, 1944, in Toledo, Ohio, son of Steve C. and Rea P. Lucky Sniadecki. He and Shirley A. Null were married April 28, 1969, in Ohio...
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Hershell Grubbs
(Obituary ~ 07/26/02)
A memorial service for Hershell David Grubbs of Cape Girardeau will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Rocky Tallent will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Saturday. Grubbs, 63, died Thursday, July 4, 2002, at his home...
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Church image of first Indian saint doesn't look like an Indian
(International News ~ 07/26/02)
MEXICO CITY -- Juan Diego, expected to become the Roman Catholic church's first Indian saint next week, doesn't look much like an Indian these days. For Pope John Paul II's visit to canonize the Chichimeca Indian, the church has replaced traditional renderings of the 16th century figure in which he is depicted as a sparsely whiskered, dark-skinned Indian. ...
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$400 million Ameren settlement OK'd
(State News ~ 07/26/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri regulators approved Thursday a $400 million settlement with AmerenUE that could eventually save customers of the state's largest electric utility several dollars a month. The five-member Public Service Commission voted unanimously in favor of the settlement, which provides for both rate reductions and consumer benefits over four years...
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Congress finishes compromise bill to boost investor confidence
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
WASHINGTON -- Mindful of midterm elections just three months away, Congress sent legislation to President Bush on Thursday creating stiff penalties for corporate fraud and document shredding in hopes of easing economic jitters and restoring confidence in the markets...
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Lawmakers break deadlock over bill concerning bankruptcy court
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
WASHINGTON -- Breaking a yearlong deadlock, key lawmakers reached agreement Thursday night on legislation making it harder to dissolve debts through bankruptcy court. The legislation has been hung up over a Democratic demand for a provision ensuring that abortion protesters who are sued successfully may not use bankruptcy laws to avoid payment...
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Workforce president takes leave during investigation
(Local News ~ 07/26/02)
Ron Swift, president and CEO of the Workforce Investment Board of Southeast Missouri, has been placed on two weeks paid leave after a former employee has claimed discrimination. WIB attorney Diane Howard confirmed that Swift, who has been with the job-finding service for years, was out on paid leave while the Missouri Human Rights Commission investigates the charges. ...
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5K-event benefits couseling groups
(Local News ~ 07/26/02)
There will be a 5K walk/run this Saturday beginning at 7:30 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church located at the corner of Broadway and Lorimier. The cost to participate will be $8 for those who preregister, and $10 for those who register Saturday morning before the event...
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Jackson schools get storage grant
(Local News ~ 07/26/02)
Storing 113 years' worth of permanent school records isn't an easy task for a district with space shortages. The Jackson R-II School District has an estimated 140 linear feet of old school records to contend with, said Sam Duncan, director of state and federal programs...
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Area student attends Hugh O'Brian leaders' conference
(Local News ~ 07/26/02)
When 16-year-old Brandon Bueter embarked on a recent trip to Washington D.C., he knew it would be a life changing experience. He wasn't disappointed. The Glennon, Mo., resident took part in a weeklong world leadership conference at George Washington University that ends today, which he says gave him a new outlook on life...
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Two suspects arrested in kidnapping of girl
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
PHILADELPHIA -- Acting a tip, police Thursday arrested two men wanted in the kidnapping-for-ransom of Erica Pratt, the 7-year-old girl who authorities say escaped from her captors by gnawing through duct tape. Both men have long criminal records, and police said they were investigating whether the kidnapping was the work of a violent drug gang...
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Head of Florida child welfare agency criticized over two cases
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Kathleen Kearney brought a lot of hope to the Florida Department of Children & Families when she was appointed secretary in 1999. The department had been troubled for as long as anyone could remember, and Kearney -- a former prosecutor and judge and a "walking encyclopedia of child protection law" -- was one of the state's strongest child welfare advocates and a vocal critic of the department...
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Police - Robbery incident led to toddler's kidnapping
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
ATLANTA -- A woman was charged Thursday with taking part in a robbery that ended with the abduction of her 14-month-old daughter from the mother's home, police said. Dionna Scott, 18, was also charged with kidnapping, but in connection with the abduction of her boyfriend, not the girl, police said...
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U.S. military to expand Cuban prison for terror suspects
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
WASHINGTON -- With captures of terrorist suspects expected to keep mounting, the U.S. military is planning to build more cells at its high-security prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The permanent jail at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station -- the main military facility for holding and interrogating suspects -- is nearly full, with 564 suspected al-Qaida and Taliban prisoners from the campaign in Afghanistan and elsewhere...
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Fire near sequoias grows
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
KERNVILLE, Calif. -- The wildfire raging near some of the nation's ancient sequoias grew to 57,000 acres Thursday as fire crews said they had been able to save several groves of the majestic trees. "This is good day for firefighters," said Jim Paxon, a spokesman for the fire management team...
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Ashcroft says TIPS program won't affect civil liberties
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
WASHINGTON -- Attorney General John Ashcroft said Thursday a program that would ask millions of Americans to report suspicious activity will not create an Orwellian government database that could be used against innocent Americans. "We don't want a new database, I've recommended that there be no database and I've been assured there won't be one" created by the program, Ashcroft told the Senate Judiciary Committee...
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White House threatens veto of homeland security bill
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
WASHINGTON -- The White House threatened to veto legislation approved by a Senate committee Thursday that creates a mammoth Homeland Security Department, contending President Bush would have little power to react quickly to terrorist threats. The bill, written largely by Senate Democrats, does not include the flexibility that Bush wants over managers and employees at the 170,000-worker Cabinet agency, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said. ...
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Adminstration to cut off alternative financing for terrorists
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration's efforts to cut terrorists off from their sources of financing will focus on alternative means of moving or hiding money, such as diamond trafficking, bulk-cash smuggling, and informal money networks known as hawalas...
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Unemployment rising in Bootheel
(State News ~ 07/26/02)
Dunklin Daily Democrat Unemployment continues to rise in the Bootheel and remains well above the statewide rate of 5.4 percent. The jobless rate averaged 8.2 percent in the six county region in June, up from 6.4 percent in May and four-tenths of a point higher than the June 2001 rate of 7.8 percent...
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Survivor of accident wants his tombstone removed
(International News ~ 07/26/02)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- When police told Bangau Yuni Samuel's family that he and his father were killed in a plane crash in the jungle of Borneo, relatives buried the remains and put tombstones over the graves. The 20-year-old Samuel, however, wasn't dead. The lone survivor of the July 18 crash that killed nine others, he hiked for five days to the nearest town, where he emerged wearing only a torn black t-shirt and his underwear...
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Pope tells young Catholics to reject sin
(International News ~ 07/26/02)
TORONTO -- Pope John Paul II urged young Catholic pilgrims Thursday to reject the "lure of sin" and told them that the Sept. 11 attacks showed the "tragic face of human malice." The frail, 82-year-old pope spoke to tens of thousands of flag-waving young people gathered at a lakeside fairgrounds at the opening of the church's 17th World Youth Day festivities...
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Marquice Giden
(Obituary ~ 07/26/02)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Funeral service for Marquice Davon Giden of Mound City will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Jesus Is Lord Free Will Baptist Church in Cairo, Ill. Tressie Ford will officiate. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Memorial Park in Mounds, Ill...
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Annette Ray
(Obituary ~ 07/26/02)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Annette Mildred Ray, 72, of Olmsted, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Monday, July 22, 2002, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo. Friends may call at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Mounds, Ill., from 5 to 8 p.m. today. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Missionary Baptist Church in Cairo. Burial will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge, Ill...
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Janie Carter
(Obituary ~ 07/26/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Nancy Jane "Janie" Carter, 78, of Sikeston died Wednesday, July 24, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 14, 1923, in Sikeston, daughter of Clarence Albert and Bertha Brown Hutcheson. She and William Cecil Carter were married Jan. 13, 1945, in Sikeston. He died Nov. 6, 1998...
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James Skelton
(Obituary ~ 07/26/02)
James "Webb" Skelton, 83, of Russellville, Ark., died Thursday, July 25, 2002, at his home. He was born Oct. 17, 1918, in Dover, Ark., son of James and Lillie Belle Guest Skelton. He and Myrtle Summers were married July 5, 1941, in North New Hope, Ark...
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Jerry Deardorff
(Obituary ~ 07/26/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Gerald L. "Jerry" Deardorff, 66, of Jackson died Thursday, July 25, 2002, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 14, 1936, at Hale, Mo., son of Willard and Frances Deardorff. He and Betty Kelpe Dreyer were married Dec. 26, 1986, in Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past 7/26/02
(Out of the Past ~ 07/26/02)
10 years ago: July 26, 1992 James F. Waltz of law firm of Oliver, Oliver & Waltz was recently elected president of Cape Girardeau County Bar Association; association's membership includes about 100 lawyers and judges. Schools in this country might be better at teaching self-esteem than English, math and science, and students will ultimately suffer for it, political analyst tells group of high school students taking part in Missouri Freedom Forum at Show Me Center; Allan Brownfield, Washington, D.C., author and political analyst, says that despite billions of dollars U.S. ...
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Huron Journal - A doctor a day and audiences keep coming
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/02)
HURON, Ohio -- Week six and we're counting the days left at the Huron Playhouse. We're down to the fourth and fifth shows of the five-show season, and everyone is hitting their mental/physical exhaustion points. It seems as if we're sending two or three new people to the doctor each day. ...
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Over my dead body
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/02)
Here at the 10 songs Charlie Kent of Cape Girardeau wouldn't want to live without: 1. "Beulahland" -- old spiritual I want this sung at my funeral. 2. "Amazing Grace" -- old hymn The title says it all, and that's sufficient for me...
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Everybody's a critic - 'K-19 -the Widowmaker'
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/02)
HHH In a race to beat the American government, a Communist submarine with the capabilities to launch nuclear warheads sets to sea unprepared for what is about to happen. The captain of the ship (Harrison Ford) is in a race to win the respect of his men as well as save their lives...
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Everybody's a critic - 'K-19 -the Widowmaker'
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/02)
HH Those seeking a film with pulse-pounding excitement and intense battle scenes had best wait in line for the next James Bond installment. K-19, receives its nickname "The Widowmaker" from the crewmen who are witness to 10 deaths before it ever sets out on its maiden voyage...
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Artifacts - July 26, 2002
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/02)
Ford Orchestra to play tea dance The 11-piece Jerry Ford Orchestra will perform from 2-5 p.m. Saturday in a tea dance at the University Center Ballroom. The dance is the second in a series the band is playing this year. The band usually plays only private dances...
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Everybody's a critic - 'K-19 -the Widowmaker'
(Entertainment ~ 07/26/02)
HH I will start out and say that I, too, had heard all the praise about this movie: "An epic motion picture", "A tribute to the indomitable spirit of man"..." Liam Neeson and Harrison Ford should get the Oscar nod!" Nod. That would have been me you heard snoring in the back row...
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Fatal wreck kills 20-year-old man on Kingshighway
(Local News ~ 07/26/02)
Jeremy Lee Pender, 20, of Gordonville, Mo., was killed Thursday afternoon when his 1994 Honda motorcycle struck the passenger side of a 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis driven by Herald Turner Dodds Jr. of Cape Girardeau. Pender was wearing a helmet. Dodds was not injured. Pictured in the photograph are Cape Girardeau police officers and a tow truck driver cleaning up after the crash...
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AOL Time Warner shares plunge on SEC worries, downgrades
(National News ~ 07/26/02)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street analysts downgraded the stock of AOL Time Warner Inc. on Thursday, a day after the company disclosed that federal regulators were looking into its accounting. The company's stock tumbled $1.76, or 15 percent, to $9.64 on very heavy trading of 149 million shares on the New York Stock Exchange, six times the average daily volume. The stock is down about 70 percent since the beginning of the year...
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Policeman arrested for selling ammunition to Palestinians
(International News ~ 07/26/02)
JERUSALEM -- An Israeli policeman has been arrested on suspicion of selling ammunition to Palestinians, police said Thursday, raising to ten the number of suspects detained in the case. The latest suspect, Eran Mulai, lives in a Jewish settlement enclave in the West Bank, as did others already arrested in the same case, police spokesman Rafi Yaffe said...
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Rabin murder accomplice refuses to testify in informant's trial
(International News ~ 07/26/02)
JERUSALEM -- The brother of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin's killer refused to testify Thursday in the trial of a former secret service informant, saying he did not recognize the authority of prosecutors who "cooperate with the enemy." Hagai Amir, brother of convicted assassin Yigal Amir, is serving a 16-year jail term for complicity in Rabin's 1995 assassination...
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Tanks roll into Gaza City; Israel braces for revenge attacks
(International News ~ 07/26/02)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli tanks rolled into Gaza City early Friday and destroyed a police post and two other buildings, the first operation there since a bombing attack killed a Hamas leader and 14 other Palestinians and drew international criticism. Witnesses said seven tanks accompanied a bulldozer that flattened a small Palestinian military intelligence position and a metal workshop, and then soldiers blew up another workshop in a blast that could be heard all over the city...
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Cape task force taking suggestions on city's financial trouble
(Local News ~ 07/26/02)
Projects proposed by the city of Cape Girardeau for the next five years should be ranked according to their need, say a majority of the 17 people who came to the second public meeting of the Citizens Finance Task Force Thursday. The 13-member task force was created to recommend whether the city needs to increase taxes. ...
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