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Dent County deputy sheriff dies of injuries after shootout
(State News ~ 12/10/02)
The Associated Press SALEM, Mo. (AP) -- A south-central Missouri deputy sheriff died early Tuesday following a shootout that occurred as officers were investigating an earlier shooting in which two other people were killed. Sharon Joann Barnes, 48, chief deputy for the Dent County sheriff's department, died at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis, hospital spokesman David Downs said. The nature of her injuries was not disclosed...
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Japan receives early snowfall
(International News ~ 12/10/02)
TOKYO -- The Japanese capital got its earliest blanket of snow in a decade on Monday, snarling air, road and rail travel and causing accidents that injured more than 200 people. The Meteorological Agency recorded 0.4 inch of slush on the ground across the city and said temperatures hovered just above freezing...
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Tehran will begin fingerprinting arriving U.S. journalists
(International News ~ 12/10/02)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran will fingerprint U.S. journalists arriving in Iran in response to American officials imposing similar requirements on Iranian visitors, state-run radio said Monday. Tehran radio quoted Gen. Hossein Abadi as calling the decision "a reciprocal move." He said the order did not apply to journalists from other countries...
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Carter to accept Nobel Peace Prize today
(International News ~ 12/10/02)
OSLO, Norway -- Former President Jimmy Carter, in Oslo to collect his Nobel Peace Prize, said Monday that his support of President Bush is solid, provided he keeps working through the United Nations and weapons inspectors for a solution in Iraq. The former president will accept his Nobel diploma and medal, and give a traditional lecture, at a gala ceremony Tuesday in the Oslo City Hall. The prize also includes a $1 million cash award...
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Mentally handicapped Palestinian shot and killed near West Bank
(International News ~ 12/10/02)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli troops shot and killed a mentally disabled Palestinian on Monday and arrested an alleged gunman accused of killing a 10-month-old Israeli girl last year in the West Bank city of Hebron. A Palestinian Cabinet minister, meanwhile, joined a growing chorus of Palestinian leaders questioning the use of violence in the 26-month-old uprising against Israel...
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U.S., U.N. get copy of Iraqi arms papers
(International News ~ 12/10/02)
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States took possession Monday of the Security Council's copy of Saddam Hussein's massive arms declaration, as inspectors began combing the dossier for clues about whether Iraq is free of weapons of mass destruction. Reversing an earlier decision, the U.N. Security Council agreed late Sunday to give the United States and the four other permanent council members -- Britain, France, Russia and China -- full copies of the 12,000-page declaration...
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Nation digest 12/10/02
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
NASA security tight for launch of Israeli CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA moved space shuttle Columbia from its hangar to an open seaside pad Monday for next month's liftoff under extraordinarily tight security of the first Israeli astronaut. Security was tightened at Kennedy Space Center after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But it is expected to reach an all-time high for the Jan. 16 launch of Ilan Ramon, a colonel in Israel's air force and a former fighter pilot...
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Former owners of Psychic Friends Network settle SEC charges
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
PHILADELPHIA -- Four former executives of a defunct company that once owned Dionne Warwick's Psychic Friends Network have settled financial fraud charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC said officers of Regal Communications inflated the company's worth to defraud investors in the early 1990s, when Regal bought the infomercial firm that ran the Psychic Friends phone service and two other companies owned by television personality Joan Rivers...
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ABC's 'Extreme Makeover' mirrors American fixation
(Entertainment ~ 12/10/02)
LOS ANGELES -- When Cinderella decided to move out of the 'hood, her fairy godmother obliged with a carriage, ballgown and glass slippers. Cindy's benefactor seems like a real piker now. A trio of lucky souls who won the chance to improve their looks and life on the ABC special "Extreme Makeover" got a heck of a lot more than new threads and a cool ride...
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World briefs 12/10/02
(International News ~ 12/10/02)
Canadian, U.S. troops sign cooperation agreement TORONTO -- Canada and the United States have signed a military cooperation agreement that allows each country's troops to cross the border in an emergency, officials said Monday. Faced with threats such as the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the North American neighbors expanded their military cooperation beyond their partnership in NATO and Canada's role in the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, in Colorado...
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Norwegian teen pleads innocent in DVD-copy-protection trial
(International News ~ 12/10/02)
OSLO, Norway -- A Norwegian teenager pleaded innocent Monday to breaking data security laws in the first day of a trial over a program that unlocks the security codes of DVDs. Jon Lech Johansen was 15 when he wrote and distributed without charge on the Internet a program that unlocked copy-protected DVDs, giving Hollywood nightmares and making him a folk hero among hackers...
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Super trio moves to the front
(Professional Sports ~ 12/10/02)
Only two of the 12 playoff teams are set, and the AFC is particularly muddled. At least Sunday's NFL games did what no other weekend has done this season, separating the real Super Bowl-caliber teams from the ones just hoping to get to San Diego next month...
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Mourners pay final respects to Arledge
(Professional Sports ~ 12/10/02)
NEW YORK -- Colleagues, politicians and celebrities filled majestic St. Bartholomew's Church on Monday to pay final tribute to ABC News chairman Roone Arledge. "I'm not sure I really trust myself to try to tell you everything Roone meant to me," ABC "20/20" correspondent Diane Sawyer told mourners...
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Jefferson letter to French geologist to be auctioned
(State News ~ 12/10/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Thomas Jefferson's strong suit wasn't spelling, it turns out. But that shouldn't hurt the sale of a letter he wrote in 1804 of the excitement about the coming adventure of Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Lt. William Clark, who were about to embark on their expedition exploring the West after the Louisiana Purchase...
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Country singer Moe Bandy recovering from bypass surgery
(State News ~ 12/10/02)
BRANSON, Mo. -- Country singer Moe Bandy is recovering from triple bypass surgery after suffering a mild heart attack, his spokeswoman said Monday. Bandy, 58, was at his home after a show Saturday night when he began experiencing chest pains, spokeswoman Juanita Adams said. He was taken to Skaggs Medical Center in Branson, where he underwent the surgery early Sunday morning. He is expected to be released by the end of the week, Adams said...
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Museum of historic expedition to open in Metro East
(State News ~ 12/10/02)
HARTFORD, Ill. -- It was 199 years ago that explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark built a camp here to prepare for their historic trek across the uncharted United States. Now a new museum a few miles from where Camp River Dubois once stood will commemorate the expedition and, supporters hope, put Illinois on the map as the place where the trip started...
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Shootout leaves Missouri sheriff, deputy wounded
(State News ~ 12/10/02)
SALEM, Mo. -- A shootout on Monday wounded the Dent County sheriff and his chief deputy as they were investigating an earlier shooting that left two dead, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Two other unidentified people were also wounded. Chief deputy Joann Barnes and a unidentified woman were taken to a hospital in St. Louis, said patrol Sgt. Gene DeSalme. Their conditions were not immediately known...
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Agreement reached on Medicaid
(State News ~ 12/10/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state and the federal government have ended a long-running dispute with an agreement that allows Missouri to avoid repaying more than $2 billion in Medicaid money it has received over the last decade. The deal between the state Department of Social Services and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services means the federal government will forego a potential lawsuit seeking to recover $2.2 billion from Missouri...
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Declaration's table of contents offers look at Iraq's holdings
(International News ~ 12/10/02)
UNITED NATIONS -- Iraq's mammoth arms declaration covers its nuclear program up until the 1991 Persian Gulf War, the names of companies and foreign governments that assisted its former chemical weapons program and details of Baghdad's efforts to build biological weapons...
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People talk
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
Jon Stewart adds NBC show to his roster NEW YORK -- Jon Stewart is going from late night to prime time. The host of "The Daily Show" on Comedy Central has signed a development deal with NBC for a sitcom that will begin in fall 2003. Stewart will be the executive producer and co-writer of the series, which will star Stephen Colbert, a writer and correspondent on "The Daily Show."...
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Man survives snow by burning paper, eating sauce
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A man trapped for nearly a week in his car after it plunged into a ravine survived in the freezing cold by burning paper, melting snow for water and eating packets of fast-food sauce, rescuers say. Robert Ward, 32, suffered a broken hip in the crash and could not get out of the car. He was found Sunday by his friend Terry Likens, captain of the fire department where Ward is a volunteer emergency medical technician...
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Jackson Superintendent has applied for job in St. Louis County
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
The Jackson School District could lose its superintendent at the end of this school year. Dr. Ron Anderson, who has been with the district since 1999, is one of three finalists for a superintendent's position with the Mehlville School District in south St. Louis County...
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Who wants to play? Martz accuses some Rams players of quitting
(Professional Sports ~ 12/10/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Mike Martz accused some St. Louis Rams of quitting. And he wouldn't back down. "I want to know who wants to compete," the coach said Monday. His team won't be heading to a third Super Bowl in four years. Not even close. The defending NFC champions are 5-8 and won't make the playoffs...
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Plan to fund new roads draws interest
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Jackson Mayor Paul Sander said another meeting could be held soon regarding the formation of a transportation development district, which would help fund projects in connection with Jackson's proposed East Main Street interchange with Interstate 55...
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Yoder, Canadian woman married at mental hospital
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
CHESTER, Ill. -- It was a jailhouse wedding, but with a slightly different locale. The nuptials took place Sunday at the Chester Mental Health Center, three days after a Randolph County jury decided that 12-year mental patient Rodney Yoder was mentally ill and too dangerous to be released...
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I-66 study focuses on routes that bypass Cape and Illinois
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
A study of a proposed Interstate 66 that would link Southeast Missouri and western Kentucky is focusing largely on possible routes that would bypass Cape Girardeau and Southern Illinois. Seven corridors are being looked at, with all but two involving building a new Mississippi River near Wickliffe, Ky., which planners say could cost $150 million to build...
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Archaeologist urges using radar to locate Red House site
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
A technology called ground-penetrating radar could be required to determine where Cape Girardeau founder Don Louis Lorimier's trading post was located. The archaeologist commissioned to evaluate the presumed location on the grounds of Old St. Vincent's Church in downtown Cape Girardeau recommends using GPR because it is not invasive and can penetrate asphalt to locate anomalies...
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Parks panel to give input on water project
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Cape Girardeau Mayor Jay Knudtson asked for support and input from the city's Parks and Recreation Board Monday night in regard to a proposed water park. The City Council will ask voters to approve a four-pronged tax package in April. A $6.5 million water park is included among the projects to be paid for with that tax package...
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Kinder remains undecided on statewide run in 2004
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- While frequently mentioned as a possible candidate for governor or some other statewide office in 2004, Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder hasn't made any decisions regarding his political future. "I've been encouraged to run for various statewide offices and it is very flattering," Kinder said. "But at this point I've organized no campaigns."...
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Crowded Meadows Heights considers $1 million bond issue
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
It's a 12-by-20-foot, brown-tiled room with five bathroom stalls, three sinks, three mirrors and little room to walk. But the sole girls' restroom at Meadow Heights Elementary is shared by around 160 girls in kindergarten through sixth grade. "It gets very crowded. Sometimes, I see girls pushing and shoving in front of the mirrors," said sixth-grader Kirsten Pointer. "Nobody wants to wait their turn, and there's not enough room anyway."...
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MU starts slow but remains unbeaten
(College Sports ~ 12/10/02)
Tigers use 17-2 run in second half to defeat Wisconsin-Green Bay 88-67. The Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri overcame another rough start. Rickey Paulding scored a career-high 25 points and all five Missouri starters scored in double figures as the Tigers defeated Wisconsin-Green Bay 88-67 Monday night...
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United files for bankruptcy; CEO says it's 'a new beginning'
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
CHICAGO -- United Airlines made the largest bankruptcy filing in aviation history Monday, saying it was the only way to keep the world's No. 2 airline flying after two years of heavy losses. The Chapter 11 filing was the sixth-largest ever as measured by assets...
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Power slowly restored in Carolinas after storm
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
FRANKLINTON, N.C. -- While most of the Carolinas had power restored Monday following several days coated in ice, people in tiny towns like this one were beginning to wonder if they'd been forgotten. More than half of Franklinton's 1,800 residents shivered for a fifth straight day without power while utility companies prioritized lines that served the most people...
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Man arrested in slaying of priest found in church fire
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
CLEVELAND -- A man training to be a Franciscan brother was charged Monday in the slaying of a Roman Catholic priest who was shot to death and burned in a rectory fire, police officials said. Daniel Montgomery, 37, had been training to be an assistant at the priest's parish but not to conduct religious rites. He was charged with murder and arson, police chief Edward Lohn said...
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Priests' petition calls for Law to resign
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
BOSTON -- Cardinal Bernard Law consulted with the Vatican on Monday during an abrupt trip to Rome, stirring speculation that he was stepping down or arranging for the Boston Archdiocese to declare bankruptcy. The archdiocese said it hoped to shed more light on the purpose for Law's visit, which came amid a new groundswell of criticism among once-loyal parishioners and priests about his handling of sexual abuse cases against priests...
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Ashanti, Nelly win big at Billboard Awards
(Entertainment ~ 12/10/02)
LAS VEGAS -- R&B newcomer Ashanti made an impressive debut at the Billboard Music Awards, taking home eight awards Monday night while rap star Nelly won honors in six categories. The album of the year went to Eminem for "The Eminem Show." Ashanti, 22, was named the year's top female artist, R&B/hip-hop artist and female R&B/hip-hop artist. She also picked up awards for her single "Foolish."...
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Bowl-bound Bruins fire coach
(College Sports ~ 12/10/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Bob Toledo was fired by UCLA on Monday because first-year athletic director Dan Guerrero felt the program wasn't heading in the right direction and wouldn't turn around unless a coaching change was made. "We need to raise the bar, we need to start winning Pac-10 championships again," Guerrero said at a campus news conference. "The issue was clearly one I had to make in the best interests of the program. The tough thing was this was Bob Toledo, he's a good man."...
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Iowa's Banks deposits AP award
(College Sports ~ 12/10/02)
Hawkeye QB named AP College Player of the Year. By Richard Rosenblatt ~ The Associated Press For a guy who never started a college football game before this season, Iowa quarterback Brad Banks caught on pretty fast. Not only did Banks become the nation's top-rated passer, he also led the Hawkeyes (11-1) back to national prominence and into the Orange Bowl...
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Griffin grabs boards, praise
(College Sports ~ 12/10/02)
Junior-college transfer gives Indians more than they bargained for. By Marty Mishow ~ Southeast Missourian Brandon Griffin has delivered what was expected and plenty more during the first seven games of his Southeast Missouri State University basketball career...
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Faulk's appearances may be limited rest of season
(Professional Sports ~ 12/10/02)
Marshall Faulk's playing time might be limited for the rest of the season because of a high right ankle sprain. Running behind a patchwork line, the St. Louis Rams star was held to 13 yards on 10 carries and caught four passes for 35 yards in Sunday's 49-10 loss at Kansas City. He hasn't started in a month, although he's tried to play the last two weeks without success...
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Mets fans give Glavine good first impression
(Professional Sports ~ 12/10/02)
NEW YORK -- Tom Glavine quickly noticed the difference between being with the Atlanta Braves and the New York Mets. "I've had a few people already come up to me on the street and it's been positive. That's a lot different than it usually is," Glavine said Monday during his first trip to New York since signing the $35 million, three-year contract...
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Ohio State coach gets another good look at Miami
(Professional Sports ~ 12/10/02)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Before the season, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel took his staff on a road trip to watch other teams' spring workouts. One of the stops was Miami. Why there, Tressel was asked. "They're Miami. They're the national champions," he said...
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Benjamin Carlton
(Obituary ~ 12/10/02)
THEBES, Ill. -- Graveside service for Benjamin Scott Carlton will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Rose Hill Cemetery in Thebes. The Rev. Clint Nale will officiate. Crain Funeral Home at Tamms is in charge of arrangements. The infant, one day, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at Providence Hospital in Southfield, Mich...
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Lula Bird
(Obituary ~ 12/10/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Graveside service for Lula Bird of Wayne City, Ill., will be held at 2 p.m. today at McGinnis Cemetery. The Rev. Richard McCormick will officiate. Crain Funeral Home in Anna, Ill., is in charge of local arrangements. Bird, 88, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at Wayfair Restorium in Fairfield, Ill...
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Donald Peavler
(Obituary ~ 12/10/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Donald E. Peavler, 60, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. He was born Aug. 20, 1942, in Bloomington, Ill., son of Earl Lee and Leta Margaret Lillienthal Peavler. He and Janice Gray were married March 28, 1964...
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Kenneth Parres
(Obituary ~ 12/10/02)
Kenneth Paul Parres, 40, of Lee's Summit, Mo., passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2002, at North Kansas City Hospital. He was born Oct. 12, 1962, in St. Louis, son of Thomas M. and Dolores Kling Parres. Ken was a teacher at Yeokum Middle School in Belton, Mo...
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Speak Out 12/10/02
(Speak Out ~ 12/10/02)
A CONCERT put on the by the Heartland Pops Orchestra and Chorus at the Old St. Vincent's Church was an evening of grand entertainment. It's unfortunate the weather did not cooperate so more people could have experienced music at its best. Good to have...
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Central girls christen new gym with OT loss
(High School Sports ~ 12/10/02)
Kyla Parker leads Marion to thrilling 67-58 victory. By David Wilson ~ Southeast Missourian Monday night was the official opening of Central's brand new gymnasium as the first varsity basketball game was played there. The Tigers' girls team was supposed to properly christen it with an easy win...
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ND girls claim 1st win in rout
(High School Sports ~ 12/10/02)
Notre Dame's girls basketball team went on the road and picked up its first victory of the season in a 87-17 rout of New Madrid County Central Monday night. Defending Class 2 state champion Notre Dame (1-3) held NMCC to four points in the first half, including zero in the first quarter...
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Gas-buying consortium sounds like good idea
(Editorial ~ 12/10/02)
The costs of heating a home can be staggering. Imagine that expense multiplied to keep 4,500 students warm for eight hours a day all winter. But Jackson School District officials believe they've found a way to cut their $16,000 monthly winter natural gas bill. This month, they're on track to join a program sponsored by the Missouri School Boards Association. Through it, the district could save $37,000 over the next three years...
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Richard Cobb
(Obituary ~ 12/10/02)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Richard Wayne Cobb, 42, of Chaffee died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Harold Kuehle
(Obituary ~ 12/10/02)
Harold Kuehle, 67, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford & Sons Funeral Home.
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Preliminary hearing set for suspect in letters theft
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Associate Circuit Court Judge Gary Kamp set a preliminary hearing date Monday for the man charged with stealing six letters by writer William Faulkner from the Rare Book Room at Southeast Missouri State University's Kent Library. Robert Hardin Smith, 43, of Jacksonville, Ark., will have a preliminary hearing at 4 p.m. Jan. 3. He is being held on $25,000 bond in the Cape Girardeau County Jail...
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Birds killed in suspected population control program
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
The deaths of perhaps hundreds of starlings reported found in Cape Girardeau Monday morning reportedly resulted from a population control project being run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Cape Girardeau County Health Department received calls about the birds Monday morning...
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Still in her 'Prime'
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
"Metroid Prime" is rated T, for ages 13 and up By William Schiffmann The Associated Press One of the gaming world's first female stars is making a spectacular return, just in time for the holidays. It should be cause for great celebration as Samus Aran is back, in "Metroid Prime," from Retro Studios and Nintendo for the GameCube...
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Out of the past 12/10/02
(Out of the Past ~ 12/10/02)
10 years ago: Dec. 10, 1992 City's planning and zoning commission last night revised its list of priorities for five-year major street projects; while keeping Lexington Avenue project and Sprigg Street extension to the arterial at top of list, commission adds construction of new Hopper Road from Mount Auburn to Kage Road and improvements to Perryville Road...
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Professors troubled by parents complaining on student's behalf
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
The Associated Press Sociology professor Gary Stokley recalls when meeting the parents of his students at Louisiana Tech University was limited to a few handshakes at graduation. Now, to the dismay of Stokley and other academics, angry parents are introducing themselves much sooner to professors and departments heads as they complain about their children's grades...
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Births 12/10/02
(Births ~ 12/10/02)
Haynes Daughter to Gary L. and Hope E. Haynes of Scott City, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:24 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2002. Name, Taylor Anne. Weight, 8 pounds 7 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. Haynes is the former Hope Ham, daughter of John Paul and Faith Ham of Scott City. She is a registered nurse in obstetrics at Southeast Hospital. Haynes is the son of Gene and Nola Haynes of Ordway, Colo. He is employed at Creative Compounds...
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Melba Irwin
(Obituary ~ 12/10/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Melba Marie Irwin, 71, of Sikeston died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Jan. 12, 1931, in St. Louis, daughter of Edward Carl and Edna Junge Kuhlmann. She and David Walter "Buck" Irwin were married April 24, 1948, at DeSoto, Mo...
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Ruth Duley
(Obituary ~ 12/10/02)
Ruth M. Duley, 86, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2002, at her home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford & Sons Funeral Home.
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Policy of shielding jurors' names ineffective
(Editorial ~ 12/10/02)
In this age of violence against Americans, closing public access to government documents has become the order of the day. When there's a valid reason for doing so, the public can accept that the action is lessening their exposure. Otherwise, Americans must question losing their access to information that was commonplace just months ago...
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Student broadcast replaces newspaper at Illinois school
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Sauk Valley News ROCK FALLS, Ill. -- The anchors don't sit at a desk, and the reporters don't mind humiliating themselves for the sake of a story. If it doesn't sound like the kind of newscast you might watch at 5, 6 or 10 p.m. on your favorite network or local station, don't worry. It's not. It's "Rocket Update," the student-produced television newscast at Rock Falls High School...
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Missing bank official's body found on levee
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
CORNING, Ark. -- The body of a Walnut Ridge, Ark., bank executive was found on a levee near Corning Sunday. According to Clay County Sheriff Ronnie Cole, the sheriff's department received information at about 3:15 p.m. from an individual stating that he and his son had been riding a four-wheeler on the levee known as "Swift Ditch," southwest of Corning, and had found a body...
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Arraignment date set in hit-and-run case
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A teenage driver is to appear in court later this month after she was charged in connection with an October accident that left an elderly woman dead. Misty Dawn Williamson, 17, of the 2400 block of Bradley Street was charged with two Class D felonies of leaving the scene of an accident and tampering with physical evidence on Monday, according to the Butler County prosecuting attorney's office...
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Jackson School Board agenda
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
JACKSON BOARD OF EDUCATION The Jackson School Board will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Board of Education office, 614 East Adams St. Items on the agenda include: Consider approval of new course offerings for the 2003-2004 school year...
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Bush taps railroad executive as new Treasury secretary
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Monday nominated John W. Snow, chairman of the transportation and railroad conglomerate CSX Corp., to replace Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill and lead an economic team retooled for the president's re-election drive...
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'Use it or lose it' rule may not apply to brain
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
WASHINGTON -- Seven years after actor Christopher Reeve was paralyzed from a spinal cord injury, tests show his brain has maintained a near-normal ability to detect feeling and direct movement. The finding suggests the "use it or lose it" rule may not apply to the brain after all, experts say...
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Board expected to blame airline maintenance for 2000 crash
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
WASHINGTON -- Federal investigators blame Alaska Airlines' failure to grease a tail component for the crash of Flight 261 nearly three years ago, but safety officials also are considering whether a design flaw contributed to the accident that killed all 88 aboard...
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Fed expected to hold interest rates steady
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
WASHINGTON -- Amid a stagnant job market, stock market turbulence and a shake-up of President Bush's economic team, the Federal Reserve is expected to hold short-term interest rates at 41-year lows today at its last meeting of the year. That's the feeling among economists who believe that although the country will not fall into a new recession, the economy probably will struggle with tepid growth this quarter and in the first quarter of 2003...
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Suit against Cheney's energy task force thrown out of court
(National News ~ 12/10/02)
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Monday rebuffed congressional efforts to gather information about meetings that Vice President Dick Cheney's energy task force held with industry executives and lobbyists as it was formulating the administration's energy plan...
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More gifts needed to fill Toybox requests
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Have you made out your Christmas list for Santa? Area needy children have, and with community donations they could receive gifts delivered by some of Santa's helpers this Christmas. More than 450 children have made requests for toys and gifts through Toybox, a joint program of the Southeast Missourian and Cape Girardeau Jaycees that provides toys to needy children...
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Dozens of ways to make a difference for seniors
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
As people cross names off their shopping list this holiday season, the area's elderly are hoping just to be remembered. Christmas for the Elderly provides gifts and necessities to the area's needy senior citizens during the Christmas holiday season. It is a joint program of the Southeast Missourian and Cape Girardeau Jaycees...
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Yoder case needed better defense
(Column ~ 12/10/02)
It's hard to nitpick the decision made by the Randolph County jury last week in the case of Rodney Yoder, the mental patient who has been held against his will at Chester Mental Health Center for nearly 12 years. After all, several highly lettered psychiatrists told the six-person jury during the trial that Yoder suffers from delusional disorder, persecutory type. That's a fancy way of saying that Yoder is detached from reality and believes that everyone is out to get him...
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A slew of hot toys hard to find on retailers' shelves
(Business ~ 12/10/02)
NEW YORK -- With little more than two weeks until Christmas, parents are scrambling to find the FurReal robotic cat, Bratz doll playsets and other hot toys that are already scarce on store shelves. "I will do whatever it takes," said Sherri Pfefer, the mother of two boys, who last year waited in line for several hours to buy Microsoft's Xbox. This year, she searched for more than three weeks before finding ZipZap's $19 tiny radio-controlled cars...
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City students taking greater interest in agriculture
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
CHICAGO -- About the closest Dan Mudd wants to get to a farm when he's finished with school is the rough of a golf course. Yet Mudd spends his days at the one high school in Chicago where students work a 39-acre farm taking care of chickens, a goat, a pig and even a couple of llamas...
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Students still fearful despite fewer school weapons, crime
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
WASHINGTON -- Metal detectors and surveillance cameras have reduced weapons and crime at the nation's schools, but a government report says students are more afraid on school grounds than off because of a problem that hasn't changed: the school bully...
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Study- Education helps patients deal with complicated treatment
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
WASHINGTON -- Well-educated patients are better able to follow the complex medical treatments needed to treat some diseases than are patients with less schooling, according to a RAND study. Researchers at RAND, a nonprofit research institution in Santa Monica, Calif., examined the health of patients with HIV and with diabetes, both diseases that require carefully following directions and consistency in taking tests, keeping appointments and taking medicines...
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Cape fire 12/10/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/10/02)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Dec. 10 Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: At 10:13 p.m., an emergency medical service at 40 S. Sprigg. At 10:14 p.m., an emergency medical service at 1451 Luce. Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:...
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Learning briefs 12/10/02
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Bonner to take part in government program Jennifer Bonner of Cape Girardeau is participating in the Washington Consortium Program for the Fall 2002 semester through Valparaiso University in Valparaiso, Ind. The consortium offers a full semester of courses designed to introduce students to the range of governmental activities in Washington, with an emphasis on ethical dimensions of public service...
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Cape police 12/10/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/10/02)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Dec. 10 The following information was released by the Cape Girardeau PoliceDepartment. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Trampas Wesley Gray, 23, of Patton, Mo., was arrested Sunday on a Bollinger County warrant for burglary. He also was arrested on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and failure to yield...
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Man dies a week after Dutchtown fire
(Local News ~ 12/10/02)
Seven days ago, Tim Moore Jr. spent the morning of his 21st birthday repeatedly -- but unsuccessfully -- trying to drag his fiancee and 4-month-old son from a burning shed in Dutchtown where they had spent the night. On Monday, Moore died from smoke inhalation that family members said had charred his lungs beyond repair and burned his body until it was unrecognizable...
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