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German professor acknowledges examining terrorist's brain
(International News ~ 11/13/02)
BERLIN -- A German professor who examined the brain of a Red Army Faction leader said Tuesday it showed signs of damage from an operation for a tumor. He said the surgery altered Ulrike Meinhof's behavior and may have caused her to turn to terrorism...
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Wave of violent weather saved deadliest blow for Alabama town
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
CARBON HILL, Ala. -- Fate was trying to kill this old coal mining town decades before a tornado roared through. The mines began closing in the 1950s, and the three sewing plants followed, along with the mobile home factory. The car dealers are gone and so is the high school, which burned down over the summer...
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Teen wounded in sniper shooting released from hospital
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
BOWIE, Md. -- The 13-year-old boy critically wounded by the Washington-area sniper as he walked to school more than a month ago has been released from the hospital. The boy, whose name has not been released because he is a considered a witness to a crime, left Children's Hospital in Washington on Monday, said hospital spokeswoman Marissa Garis. She would not say where he went or if any follow-up treatment would be needed...
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Defamation suit reinstated against Hillary Clinton
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals panel on Tuesday revived Gennifer Flowers' defamation suit accusing Hillary Rodham Clinton of masterminding a campaign to discredit her claim of an affair with Bill Clinton. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 that Flowers could try to prove the former first lady, now a senator from New York, conspired against her with two presidential aides, George Stephanopoulos and James Carville...
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Feds expand random traffic-stop search in anti-smuggling effort
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
KIMBALL TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Border Patrol agents began stopping drivers at unannounced, rotating checkpoints Tuesday in two areas of Michigan, looking for illegal immigrants, potential terrorists and drug or weapons smugglers. The main purpose of the checkpoints is to stop immigrant smuggling, said Loretta Lopez-Mossman, acting chief patrol agent for the Border Patrol's Detroit sector...
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Bare ears may be pattern baldness
(Column ~ 11/13/02)
jkoch By Dr. John Koch Question: I have a 3-year-old dachshund that is losing the hair on his ears. There is no redness or scale formation. The ears are clean and do not itch. The skin looks normal except there is no hair. This gradually has been getting worse over the past several months. Other than his ears, Max is healthy as the proverbial horse. Can you give me any idea what might be going on?...
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Sourdough starter makes many treats
(Column ~ 11/13/02)
smcclanahan Recipe Swap readers are really on the ball. When I checked the mailbox it was full; thanks to you. We have had a few requests lately and you have responded, and in a big way. It is the reader participation that makes this column so much fun. So, keep up the great work and let's get right to those recipes...
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Sobriety - community responsibility
(Column ~ 11/13/02)
By Mary Alice Eaker Last week the Cape Girardeau City Council approved the liquor license for a bar on North Kingshighway across the road from Lynwood Baptist Church. The council also heard the criticism of Tony Scruggs, the owner of the bar, against the church's pastor, the Rev. Derek Staples, who had approached Mr. Scruggs in a Christ-like manner knowing that if you can change a man's mind and heart, then he sees things in a different light...
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SMU was an easy choice, Jackson's Leet says
(High School Sports ~ 11/13/02)
Southern Methodist University women's basketball team will get both a Leet and elite player in a single swipe of the pen today. Jackson senior standout Jenna Leet, who made an oral commitment in early September, will sign with the Lady Mustangs. For Leet, a 6-footer who averaged 18 points and seven rebounds her junior year, the decision was a no-brainer. She made SMU, a NCAA Division I school in Dallas, her only official visit and came away smitten...
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SLUH puts away Central in second half of shutout
(High School Sports ~ 11/13/02)
For 40 minutes the Central Tigers played toe-to-toe Tuesday with the Saint Louis University High Junior Billikens at Houck Stadium. But with the score already 2-0, the Tigers (18-7-1) dug themselves a whole they could never get out of and stumbled in the second half en route to a 4-0 loss in the sectional round of the Class 3 playoffs...
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Harvard cancels planned appearance by poet
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
BOSTON -- After student complaints, Harvard University said Tuesday it had canceled a reading by an Irish poet who compared U.S.-born settlers in the West Bank to Nazis and said they should be "shot dead." Tom Paulin, an Oxford University lecturer, was scheduled to appear Thursday as part of the English Department's Morris Gray Lecture series...
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Girl charged in bomb plot gets probation
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. -- A teenage girl accused of plotting a Columbine-style massacre at her school was given probation on Tuesday in a deal with prosecutors. Amylee Bowman, 18, was among five teenagers indicted in January on charges they concocted a plan to kill students and teachers at New Bedford High School. Bowman told a teacher about the plan...
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Analysts see minor risk to world economy from a war with Iraq
(International News ~ 11/13/02)
LONDON -- A U.S.-led war against Iraq with its massive oil reserves would probably inflict only modest and temporary pain on the world economy, analysts say, providing the conflict did not drag on and spread throughout the region. The immediate economic effect of hostilities would be a disruption in the production and export of Iraqi crude oil. Baghdad's reserves rank second in size to those of Saudi Arabia...
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Crude oil prices slide on slack demand
(International News ~ 11/13/02)
LONDON -- Sluggish demand from refiners and a surge in oil output from Iraq and Norway sent crude prices sliding by more than $3 a barrel last month, the International Energy Agency reported Tuesday. The peak winter heating season in the northern hemisphere should help rebalance supply and demand in the fourth quarter despite the slow pace of global economic recovery, the energy watchdog said in its monthly oil market report...
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Afghan police fire on protesters
(International News ~ 11/13/02)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Helmeted police formed a cordon around Kabul University on Tuesday after deadly protests, guarding angry students as they returned to their darkened dorms. Student protests over a food shortage erupted in violence Monday when police fired on the crowd. As many as four students were killed and dozens injured in the melee, which ended Tuesday when student representatives met with government officials...
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One year after Taliban, Afghans say world reneged on promises
(International News ~ 11/13/02)
Associated Press/Vincent Thian An Afghan boy stopped his bicycle on a hillside during sunset above the city of Kabul on Tuesday. Few people in Afghanistan's capital long for the return of the Taliban, but it's also hard to find anyone who thinks the world has kept its promise to help the Afghans.By Kathy Gannon ~ The Associated Press...
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Colombian troops look for bishop kidnapped by rebels
(International News ~ 11/13/02)
ZIPAQUIRA, Colombia -- Army troops backed by helicopters searched mountains north of the capital Tuesday for one of Latin America's leading Roman Catholic bishops who was kidnapped a day earlier. The abduction of Bishop Jorge Enrique Jimenez, president of the Latin American bishops conference, drew outrage from church officials across the world and warnings of excommunication...
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World digest 11/13/02
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
One dead, three missing in weapons dump blast BERLIN -- An explosion at a munitions disposal plant in eastern Germany on Tuesday killed one employee, and three people missing in the blast were also feared dead, police said. The body of a 26-year-old male employee was recovered. Rescue workers with sniffer dogs searched for the three missing, but Joerg Schoenbohm, the state's top security official, said officials were losing hope of finding them alive...
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Quick breads - American comfort food
(Community ~ 11/13/02)
HYDE PARK, N.Y. -- A mention of quick breads brings to mind the delicious cakelike breads we associate with American comfort foods. Banana, date-nut and pumpkin breads are traditional American favorites. As the name indicates, quick breads are quick and easy to make...
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Green chili bread pudding is festive fare
(Community ~ 11/13/02)
Flo Braker's green chili bread pudding is a savory surprise, a twist on the classic bread pudding recipe. Braker, who lives in the San Francisco area, is considered one of the foremost baking authorities in the country. She's a cooking school instructor and award-winning author of cookbooks that include "Simple Art of Perfect Baking" and "Sweet Miniatures: The Art of Making Bite-Size Desserts."...
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Toxicologist convicted of killing husband
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
SAN DIEGO -- A former county toxicologist was convicted Tuesday in the death of her husband, who died two years ago of an overdose of the painkiller fentanyl. A jury found Kristin Rossum guilty of murder in the death of her husband, Greg de Villers...
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Tigers prepare for unexpected sectional host
(High School Sports ~ 11/13/02)
A surprise guest has shown up for the Class 4 sectionals, and the Central Tigers, a playoff veteran, will try to give them a rude welcome tonight. Despite a losing record, the Windsor Owls addressed their own invitation to the state playoffs with a stunning district run. Windsor (4-6) entered district play with a 1-6 record, but salvaged its season with consecutive wins over De Soto, North County and Farmington...
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Bulldogs shut out Rosary for semifinal spot
(High School Sports ~ 11/13/02)
Notre Dame's boys' soccer team is on its way to the semifinals. The Bulldogs dominated Rosary 3-0 Tuesday in a Class 2 sectional playoff game in St. Louis. Adam Prasanphanich scored two goals for the Bulldogs (18-5). Tyler Cuba also scored a goal...
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Stitches and Stars - New interest in old symbol
(Local News ~ 11/13/02)
FLORISSANT, Mo. -- The terrorist attacks and a memory from a movie prompted a seed-distributor to sew -- literally -- the seeds of patriotism. And on Veteran's Day Monday, Steve Rupp figured some 100,000 of his service flags were flying again around the nation...
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Oran School honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 11/13/02)
Oran Schools 1st Quarter 12th Grade - Megan Anderson, Joey Bickings, Jonathan Burns, Tyler Cookson, Candice Duncan, Nikki Evans, Trey Graviett, Teresa Hodges, David Kinsey, Danielle Klipfel, Tyler Nelson, Ashley O'Neal, Nathan Seyer, Brandy Shy, Alicia Webb, Kathleen Windeknecht, Ryne Wood...
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Jefferson Elementary honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 11/13/02)
Jefferson Elementary School 1st Quarter A Honor Roll 4th Grade - Nakiya Curry, Justin Eason, Brandon Kile, Dominich Whitaker. B Honor Roll 4th Grade - Dawnisha Bell, Jill Bowers, Aerial Brown, Brian Cayce, Hannah Holman, India Newbern, Conner Norman, Garbielle Murray, Lorey Pender, James Purnell, Devin Rowett, Gregory Sprenger, Samantha Steel, Nicquala Thomas, Brittney Williams...
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St. Augustine honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 11/13/02)
St. Augustine Catholic School 1st Quarter A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Kyle Essner, Valerie Gibbons, Lindsey LeGrand. 7th Grade - Brittney Diebold, Whitney Eftink, Kaitlyn Henley. 6th Grade - Jenny Brant, Lucas Eeftink, Allie Job, Dillon Klaffer, Tracy Martin, Erika Reinagel, Matthew Reinagel, Nicholas Reinagel, Cory Schlosser, Britney Schott, Leah Weissmueller...
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Kelly High School honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 11/13/02)
Kelly High School 1st Quarter A Honor Roll 12th Grade - Todd Brucker, Major Burger, Trenton Cain, Kyleigh Cowger, Roseanne Enderle, Dana Essner, Sara Essner, Michelle Felter, Valarie Harp, Matthew Heisserer, Michael Heuring, Allison Johnson, Elizabeth Mainord, Dustin Martin, Katrena Martin, Christopher McAuley, Misty Menz, Kristina New, Courtney Paul, Chad Pender, Jordan Proctor, Andrea Rolwing, Kristin Russell, Lance Scheffer, Cara Scherer, Natalie Scherer, Emily Seiler, Bel St. ...
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Notre Dame Regional High School honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 11/13/02)
Notre Dame High School 1st Quarter A Honor Roll 12th Grade - Sarah Batterton, Holly Bauer, Cody Bell, Sara Berkbigler, Cory Beussink, Jenna Beussink, Amanda Boswell, Travis Bruenderman, Tyler Cuba, Doris Dorlac, Joshua Essner, Julie Essner, Adam Fenwick, Christy Franklin, Sarah Gosche, Stephanie Griffith, Dustin Haupt, Jake Hency, Jill Heuschober, Annette Horrell, Casie Janet, Jennifer Kaelin, Chereka Kluttz, Joseph McCrate, Crystal McLain, Ashley Millham, Jennifer Nedilnycky, Michelle Nedilynycky, Amanda Otte, Erin Pfau, Adam Prasanpanich, John Ray, Ashley Reinagel, Lisa Roe, Leslie Ruiz, Keith Seyer, Ali Tyson, Sarah Unterreiner, Alan Weber, Amanda Wozniak.. ...
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St. Vincent School honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 11/13/02)
St. Vincet de Paul School 1st Quarter A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Claire Bira, Hailey Brown, Brett Heischmidt, Bailey Reutzel, Megan Robert, Matt Rosenquist, Beth Schnurbusch, Christine Stokes, Dana Wozniak. 7th Grade - Sarah Bey, Elizabeth Buchheit, Beth Caldwell, Matthew Clements, Shelley Frank, Mark Himmelberg, Megan Hodges, Neil Kanneberg, Matt Kiblinger, Parker Kohlfeld, Kristen McLain, Blake Palmer, Paige Schumer, James Thompson, David Westrich, Mark Zimmer...
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New Salem Baptist Academy honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 11/13/02)
New Salem Baptist Academy 1st Quarter A Honor Roll 11th Grade - Daniel Poole. 10th Grade - MacKenzie Jones. 7th Grade - Brett Jones. 6th Grade - Celsey Cook. 4th Grade - Daniel Hagan, Martha Poole. 2nd Grade - Katherine Falco. 1st Grade - Caitlin Cook...
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St. Mary Cathedral School honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 11/13/02)
St. Mary Cathedral School 1st Quarter A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Allison Bode, Jackie Boos, Aimee Ha, Ryan Heggemann, Shannon James, Sara Richter, Hannah Schaefer, Laura Simmons, Kaci Westrich, Ayesha Zuberi. 7th Grade - Christy Borgman, Nick Ostendorf, Adam Parker, Jenni Tenholder...
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Choose tree varieties for fall display in your garden
(Column ~ 11/13/02)
Have you ever wondered why some trees turn red in the fall while others turn only yellow? Have you wanted to plant one of those beautiful red-looking trees or shrubs in your landscape but were afraid to because you may get one that doesn't turn red in the fall? Let me explain how fall color develops and then I'll answer these questions....
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Murray State clings to shot at playoff berth
(College Sports ~ 11/13/02)
Murray State still has plenty of work to do in order to gain an NCAA Division I-AA playoff berth, but the Racers at least received an unexpected shot in the arm over the weekend. Southeast Missouri State University's 35-21 win at Eastern Kentucky Saturday eliminated the Colonels from a shot at the Ohio Valley Conference championship -- and eliminated the possibility of a three-way tie for the title...
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Alleged 'birth certificate bandit' charged
(Local News ~ 11/13/02)
The crime was serious, but the suspect's identifying mistake bordered on comical. David R. Ward, 23, of Hugoton, Kan., was charged Tuesday with two counts of felony stealing, but it was what he allegedly left behind at the scene that has people amused...
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Football is second to country for winless Army
(Professional Sports ~ 11/13/02)
WEST POINT, N.Y. -- This is a season, more than most, that calls for perspective, a reality check on what matters. An 0-9 record will do that. So will the drumbeat of war. Army's seniors aren't going off to the National Football League, or even dreaming about it. A year from now, they may be dressed in desert fatigues instead of their black and gold football uniforms, studying field maps of Iraq rather than X's and O's...
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Clijsters gives others hope with rare defeat of Williams
(Professional Sports ~ 11/13/02)
LOS ANGELES -- By beating Serena Williams to win the WTA Championships, Kim Clijsters slightly loosened the stranglehold Serena and older sister Venus have on women's tennis. Clijsters lost her five previous matches against Serena until winning 7-5, 6-3 late Monday night in the season-ending $3 million tournament...
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Season finales will decide point battles
(Professional Sports ~ 11/13/02)
MIAMI -- In the world of big-time stock car racing, little happens by accident. Everything from sponsorship deals to a car's color is coolly calculated to guarantee the biggest, most beneficial public-relations boost possible. And so it is with NASCAR's four-day Championship Weekend, which begins Thursday at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ...
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Winless Grizzlies pick Brown after Lowe resigns
(Professional Sports ~ 11/13/02)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Grizzlies brought back Hubie Brown from the broadcast booth, picking him to coach the NBA's only winless team after Sidney Lowe resigned Tuesday. Jerry West, Memphis' president of basketball operations, called the 69-year-old Brown "the consummate teacher" and said the Turner Sports analyst was exactly what the young Grizzlies need...
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No. 9 Irish generating plenty of bowl appeal
(Professional Sports ~ 11/13/02)
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Notre Dame's turnaround season under first-year coach Tyrone Willingham has bowl executives excited. Even after a loss to Boston College and a poor showing against Navy, Bowl Championship Series officials say the ninth-ranked Fighting Irish remain highly desirable...
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Cardinals raising season ticket cost
(Professional Sports ~ 11/13/02)
ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals are raising season-ticket prices by an average of $2.85 per ticket for the 2003 season. The new season ticket prices range from the most expensive single-game seat -- an infield field box for $40 -- to the least expensive, an $11 outfield bleacher seat...
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Iraq parliament rejects U.N. inspection resolution
(International News ~ 11/13/02)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq's parliament recommended Tuesday that President Saddam Hussein reject the new U.N. weapons inspection resolution, but the Iraqi leader's son offered a way out -- make Arabs part of the U.N. team. Odai Saddam Hussein's proposal, which echoes one from the Arab League, didn't impress Washington. ...
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Area digest 11/13/02
(Other Sports ~ 11/13/02)
ND cheerleading squad heads to state event The Notre Dame Regional High School cheerleader competition squad will compete in the state cheerleading championships Saturday at the Hearnes Center in Columbia. The Missouri Cheerleading Coaches Association (MCCA) and Missouri State High School Activities Association sponsor the event...
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Meridian Jr. and Sr. High Schools honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 11/13/02)
Meridian Jr. and Sr. High School 1st Quarter High Honors 12th Grade - Shaneka Cannon, Ryan Casper, Rebecca Conant, Regina English, Rebekah Herring, Romona Jackson, Michael Palmisano, Hilary Thurston, Sterling Tompkins, Clottee Woods. 11th Grade - Janiece Blake, Whitney Brown, Rashata Cross, Corinna Sawyer, Sherelle Wells, Simeon Woods...
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European ports remain on alert after terror threat
(International News ~ 11/13/02)
LONDON -- New terror warnings have led to tighter security, including random searches and interrogations, at ports across Europe. Authorities received a warning Nov. 7 about a possible attack on Nov. 9, apparently because the numeric date is Sept. 11 -- 9/11 -- in reverse, said Hans-Joergen Bonnichsen, a senior official of the Danish Civil Security Service...
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What it means to be a best friend
(Column ~ 11/13/02)
After an interview here, an interview there, filling in for a couple of absent co-workers and finally getting a few hours to myself, my Best Friends Project is scheduled to run in Sunday's Lifestyles section. Some people might say I'm a procrastinator. I'd say time knows no master...
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Club news 11/13/02
(Community News ~ 11/13/02)
Editor's note: Please submit your club news information either typed or printed. It is sometimes very difficult to make out people's names. Please use members' first and last names instead of formal titles. For instance, Jane Smith, not Mrs. John Smith. Thank you....
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Honor rolls 11/13/02
(Honor Roll ~ 11/13/02)
Central Junior High School 1st Term A Honor Roll 8th Grade - Carsen Bahn, Cassie Bennett, Anne-Marie Bernhardt, Brittany Bollinger, Zach Bowles, Dale Brannock, Chris Brotherton, Meredith Busch, Grace Courvoisier, Brianna Egbuka, Kristen Ford, Stuart Greaser, Lindsay Greene, Garrett Gunning, Emily Hiett, Matthew Hileman, Callie Hoffman, Lauren Johnson, Alex Kies, Tracy Kiser, LaQuean Lands, Taylor McMillan, Molly McMurry, Renee Moreland, Amanda Nabors, Rebekah Pfanstiel, Emily Ponder, Emma Porter, Kat Renfrow, Paige Reynolds, Brittany Rhodes, Rebecca Rolins, Samantha Roussel, Betsy Schroeder, Claire Segar, Ashley Smith, Melody Stone, Nick Summary, Carly Trautwein, Emily Viers, Alexis Wicks, Emily Williams, Rachae Williams, Andrea Wilson, Tyler Yeargain.. ...
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Births 11/13/02
(Births ~ 11/13/02)
Eaves Daughter to Victor James Clayton and Stephanie Dawn Eaves of East Prairie, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:17 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2002. Name, Allie Kate. Weight, 8 pounds 12 1/2 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Eaves is the former Stephanie Oakley, daughter of Vicky Sloan of Bertrand, Mo., and Steve and Linda Oakley of Sikeston, Mo. Eaves is the son of Sharon Bratcher and Victor and Joyce Eaves, all of East Prairie. He is employed by Chopper Express...
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Harold Shaver
(Obituary ~ 11/13/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Harold Loyd Shaver, 73, of Sikeston died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 12, 1929, in Ingram, Ark., son of Oscar and Sarah McCamey Shaver. He and Betty Jo Scott were married Sept. 30, 1950, in Piggott, Ark...
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John Tallman
(Obituary ~ 11/13/02)
John C. "Jack" Tallman, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born June 20, 1926, in Chicago. Tallman was a graduate of Arizona State University. Formerly of Cairo, Ill., he was owner of Tallman-Robbins Printing Co. in Chicago and Springfield, Ill., Delta Business Forms in Cairo and JTA Printing in Mount Carmel and Cairo...
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Deloris Eudy
(Obituary ~ 11/13/02)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Deloris Eudy, 81, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at Jonesboro Health Care Center in Jonesboro, Ill. She was born Dec. 15, 1920, at McClure, daughter of Ray and Bertha Rhymer Miller. She and Milo Eudy were married March 22, 1937, at Anna, Ill. He died Sept. 12, 1991...
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Dosha Wilson
(Obituary ~ 11/13/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Dosha I. Wilson, 96, of Ironton, Mo., formerly of Perryville, died Sunday, Nov. 10, 2002, at the Baptist Home in Ironton. She was born July 27, 1906, at Mine LaMotte, Mo., daughter of Frank Newberry and Norah Belle Kennon Hand. She and Edward Wilson were married Aug. 30, 1934. He died Dec. 30, 1969...
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Lillian Gluckhertz
(Obituary ~ 11/13/02)
Lillian M. Gluckhertz, 90, passed away Monday, Nov. 11, 2002, at her home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 29, 1912, daughter of Wilbur H. and Sarah Louise Hills Lamar. She and Harry W. Gluckhertz were married Dec. 13, 1930. He passed away Nov. 10, 1985...
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Speak Out A 11/13/02
(Speak Out ~ 11/13/02)
Sandwich substitute THIS IS directed to the person who was complaining about students not getting to eat if they forget their ID or go over on their account. I agree it is wrong to make a child go without lunch. My children go to school in Jackson. At the beginning of school my daughter brought home a note that stated she would be allowed to eat until her account exceeded a certain amount. ...
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SEMO retirees worried about insurance costs
(Local News ~ 11/13/02)
Rising health insurance costs have frustrated Southeast Missouri State University retirees who see costly premiums eating away at their bank accounts. And it's getting worse, says retired education professor Charles Ireland of Jackson. Jackson said the monthly premium he pays for health coverage for his wife and himself has jumped from $474 a month in December 2001 to $733 a month as of August. In January, Ireland will be paying $890 a month for health insurance -- or $10,680 a year...
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Jury award pushes town toward backruptcy
(Local News ~ 11/13/02)
REEDS SPRING, Mo. -- Caught between a $100,000 personal injury verdict and the need to pay bills, the small Ozarks town of Reeds Spring is seeking relief in bankruptcy court. Officials hope the filing will provide a path to settling with the woman who hurt her ankle on a city sidewalk in 1998 while ensuring that creditors and public employees get what is due to them as well...
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Water park made central issue in Cape budget talks
(Local News ~ 11/13/02)
A family aquatic center could be the sink-or-swim proposition in a plan to boost Cape Girardeau's flagging city budget. City council members say they know it would attract families, and more sales-tax dollars, to the city. Some of those families currently drive 90 miles to use Farmington's water slide and wave pool...
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Getting movie mileage from Montezuma's revenge
(Local News ~ 11/13/02)
A 13-minute movie chronicling a bout with Montezuma's revenge is making Dave West a reputation as a filmmaker. "One plane. One worm. One woman. No bathroom," reads a publicity blurb for "Puddlejumper." The 1983 Jackson High School graduate's comedy short will be shown next week at the St. ...
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Jury award pushes town of 465 people to bankruptcy
(State News ~ 11/13/02)
REEDS SPRING, Mo. -- Caught between a $100,000 personal injury verdict and the need to pay bills, the small Ozarks town of Reeds Spring is seeking relief in bankruptcy court. Officials hope the filing will provide a path to settling with the woman who hurt her ankle on a city sidewalk in 1998 while ensuring that creditors and public employees get what is due to them as well...
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Grinding to a halt
(Local News ~ 11/13/02)
Last year on Veterans Day, Jim Gibbs went to the American Legion for breakfast before participating in the annual parade in Jackson. Then he visited area school children in his dress greens, the Army uniform he earned the right to wear while serving his country for three years in the Korean War...
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FanFare 11/13/02
(Other Sports ~ 11/13/02)
Baseball Dusty Baker's agent began preliminary contract talks Tuesday with the Chicago Cubs, hoping to reach a deal and bring the three-time NL Manager of the Year to Chicago. Another home run by Barry Bonds couldn't prevent major league All-Stars from losing to their Japanese counterparts for the third straight day. Hours after winning his record fifth National League MVP award, Bonds hit a solo homer in the fifth inning of an 8-6 loss...
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GOP dominates vote in region as political landscape changes
(State News ~ 11/13/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When the General Assembly convened for its 1993 legislative session, 11 of the 17 lawmakers representing Southeast Missouri were Democrats. When the 2003 session begins in January, 12 of the region's 16 legislators will be Republicans...
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Out of the past 11/13/02
(Out of the Past ~ 11/13/02)
10 years ago: Nov. 13, 1992 Cape Girardeau's Ministerial Alliance has offered to sponsor baccalaureate ceremony for Central High School seniors; annual ceremony was placed in jeopardy following U.S. Supreme Court ruling banning prayer at high school graduation ceremonies...
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Getting movie mileage from Montezuma's revenge
(Local News ~ 11/13/02)
A 13-minute movie chronicling a bout with Montezuma's revenge is making Dave West a reputation as a filmmaker. "One plane. One worm. One woman. No bathroom," reads a publicity blurb for "Puddlejumper." The 1983 Jackson High School graduate's comedy short will be shown next week at the St. ...
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GOP dominates vote in region as political landscape changes
(Local News ~ 11/13/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When the General Assembly convened for its 1993 legislative session, 11 of the 17 lawmakers representing Southeast Missouri were Democrats. When the 2003 session begins in January, 12 of the region's 16 legislators will be Republicans...
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Sophie Wessel
(Obituary ~ 11/13/02)
Sophie Emma Wessel, 93, of Gordonville died Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, at her home. She was born March 9, 1909, at Dutchtown, daughter of Robert A. and Emma W. Kiehne Eggimann. She and Henry J. Wessel were married Feb. 11, 1934, at Dutchtown. They lived on the family farm south of Gordonville throughout their marriage. He died Oct. 23, 1999...
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All kids deserve good education in every school
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/13/02)
To the editor: I went to old Jefferson Elementary School and May Greene Elementary School in the 1940s and 1950s when no one knew what desegregation was. I went to school with white students who lived in Smelterville. My family wasn't rich, but we had a nice home and plenty of love. The unfortunate thing about the Smelterville kids was the fact they had nothing to look forward to, which was a terrible situation...
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Victim advocates lobby bishops on eve of critical abuse policy
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
WASHINGTON -- On the margins of the U.S. Roman Catholic bishops' meeting, sex abuse victims pressured church leaders one last time Tuesday to toughen their policy for dealing with molesters in the clergy. The activists, barred from speaking to reporters in the lobby of the prelates' hotel, gathered across the street to question the bishops' assertion that their new plan shows the church has transformed itself. The bishops are expected to adopt the policy today...
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Saddam must obey demand to disarm, says Bush
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
WASHINGTON -- With a deadline days away, President Bush warned Saddam Hussein on Tuesday that "there's no more time" and he must obey a U.N. demand to disarm Iraq. If Saddam should ignore the ultimatum, "We will lead a coalition to disarm him," Bush said. "The man must disarm. He said he would disarm; he now must disarm."...
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American killed in airstrike was alleged leader of Buffalo cell
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Yemeni-American killed in a CIA airstrike on Nov. 3 is believed to be Kamal Derwish, the alleged leader of a Buffalo, N.Y.-based cell with links to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terrorist organization, U.S. officials say. The reported name of the man killed in Yemen, Ahmed Hijazi, is a pseudonym for Derwish, officials said Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity. He was a U.S. citizen, U.S. and Yemeni officials have said...
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Hearing-impaired students get glimpse of opportunities
(State News ~ 11/13/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Kazoos, cookies and a semi-truck represented a world of opportunity to hearing-impaired children at a career fair Tuesday in St. Louis. More than 50 children ages six to 11 learned that any job is available to them, despite their hearing loss...
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Dogs, puppies taken from Fenton breeder
(State News ~ 11/13/02)
FENTON, Mo. -- Nearly 100 dogs and puppies were removed Tuesday from a commercial breeding operation in suburban St. Louis, where authorities said they were neglected and living in unhealthy conditions. The dogs -- 71 adults and 23 puppies -- appeared to be suffering from severe neglect, skin diseases, infected eyes, ears and teeth, said Katherine McGowan of the Human Society of Missouri. Many of the animals had matted hair and appeared to have both internal and external parasites, she said...
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Missouri high court upholds law on sexual solicitation
(State News ~ 11/13/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of a state law that led to the conviction of a 61-year-old man for making sexual comments to a 13-year-old girl. In a 5-2 decision Tuesday, the state's highest court found that the 1994 law against lewd solicitations did not infringe on the constitutional right to free speech...
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Search chairman is confident MU has found new president
(State News ~ 11/13/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Elson S. Floyd, president of Western Michigan University, has been offered the University of Missouri presidency and the leader of Missouri's search committee said Tuesday he is "certain" that Floyd is coming. The chairman of Western Michigan's governing board said he had heard nothing from Floyd by Tuesday evening. Floyd was unavailable for comment...
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Russia's Putin says Chechen rebels out to kill all non-Muslims
(International News ~ 11/13/02)
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- A French reporter who questioned the Kremlin's war in Chechnya provoked an angry outburst from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who challenged him to convert to Islam and come to Moscow for circumcision. During a post-European Union summit news conference, Putin also said Chechen rebels want to kill all non-Muslims and establish an Islamic state in Russia...
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Tape said to feature bin Laden praising Bali, Moscow attacks
(International News ~ 11/13/02)
CAIRO, Egypt -- In an audiotaped message aired across the Arab world Tuesday, a voice purported to be that of Osama bin Laden praised terrorist strikes in Bali and Moscow in a message that clearly warned U.S. allies against following the United States in the war on terror...
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Government offers data on nation's nursing homes
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
WASHINGTON -- People can now get quality indicators on all 17,000 nursing homes in the United States, a new government effort to give families tools to make better decisions for loved ones. Beginning Tuesday, consumers could go to the government Web site www. ...
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High court decides to review lawsuit on gun sale records
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether the government can continue withholding names of gun shops and gun owners whose weapons were used in crimes, such as the rifle used in the Washington-area sniper shootings. Proponents say publicizing the records would inform the public whether only a few gun dealers are responsible for selling weapons often found at crime sites...
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A suggestion for those reluctant about war in Iraq
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/13/02)
To the editor: On this Veterans Day, I would like to thank all veterans and survivors of veterans who put their lives on the line for the freedoms we all enjoy. As for you folks who refuse to support possible military action in Iraq, maybe you should emigrate to the Middle East. ...
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Religious pulse is strong, steady in this area
(Editorial ~ 11/13/02)
When organizers of the Hope for America Crusade announced a second major event just a few months after a similar effort last spring, many pastors in the Cape Girardeau area were surprised. And attendance at last month's crusade at the Show Me Center showed the effects. The spring event drew about 2,000 people nightly and only 400 last month...
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Fraudulent telemarketing needs regulation
(Editorial ~ 11/13/02)
Until just a couple of years ago, telemarketing was a major sales tool. Calling potential customers to solicit orders for goods ranging from aluminum siding to credit cards to magazine subscriptions proved to be an effective method of boosting sales. Most U.S. daily newspapers, including the Southeast Missourian, had busy telemarketing departments...
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Cape fire report 11/13/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Nov. 13 Firefighters responded Monday to the following call: At 6:53 p.m., smoke in apartment at 2704 Independence. Firefighters responded Tuesday to the following calls: At 5:47 a.m., emergency medical service at 350 Etherton...
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Cape police report 11/13/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, Nov. 13 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Mabel L. Hunt, 57, of 5359 Highway W, Jackson, was arrested Monday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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Jackson Board of Education action
(Local News ~ 11/13/02)
During its regular meeting Tuesday night, the Jackson School District Board of Education approved the following items: May 22, 2003, as the date for this year's high school graduation. An annual evaluation of the district's English to Speakers of Other Languages and English as a Second Language programs...
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Region digest 11/13/02
(Local News ~ 11/13/02)
Jackson woman killed in accident on Route CC A 33-year-old Jackson woman was killed Tuesday evening in a single-vehicle accident near Shawneetown. Ruth E. Schabbing was pronounced dead at the scene after the 5:40 p.m. accident. It occurred on Route CC, seven-tenths of a mile east of U.S. 61...
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Webster becomes latest casualty in SEC shakeup
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
WASHINGTON -- Former FBI Director William Webster resigned Tuesday as head of a special accounting oversight board, saying he wanted to avert "new distractions" as the congressionally created agency seeks to rebuild public confidence after a series of business scandals...
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FDA approves first defibrillator especially for at-home use
(National News ~ 11/13/02)
WASHINGTON -- People can soon plunk down $2,295 for an at-home defibrillator in hopes their loved ones will pull it out and save them if their hearts suddenly stop beating. Government approval of the first defibrillator specifically for home use is heating up debate over whether broader sale of the heart jump-starters, already common in airports and shopping malls, will save lots more lives -- or waste precious minutes if distraught relatives hunt the machine before dialing 911...
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Israel's Netanyahu promises to force out Arafat if elected
(International News ~ 11/13/02)
JERUSALEM -- Foreign Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday night that if he's elected prime minister, his top priority would be to force Yasser Arafat into exile. But the country's current leader said Israel should not "act in haste." Hours later, Israel's military stepped up its actions against Palestinian fighters, sending troops and dozens of tanks into the West Bank city of Nablus early Wednesday and firing missiles against a suspected weapons-making workshop in Gaza City. ...
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