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2003 brings new state laws on taxes, terrorism, buggies
(National News ~ 12/30/02)
Out with soaring jury awards, mercury thermometers and youngsters motor-boating without training. In with insurance coverage for substance abuse treatment, donation limits for judges' election campaigns and devices that prevent drivers from starting their cars when they're drunk...
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Winner of Powerball prize starts handing out the cash
(National News ~ 12/30/02)
HURRICANE, W.Va. -- At the beginning of Sunday's service at the Tabernacle of Praise, Senior Pastor C.T. Mathews asked his parishioners for donations to the church's food pantry. Afterward, one member of his congregation -- record Powerball lottery winner Andrew "Jack" Whittaker -- said he was making good on a promise to go way beyond boxes of macaroni and cheese...
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Clonaid officials - Cloned baby coming home today
(National News ~ 12/30/02)
NEW YORK -- The company that claims to have created the world's first cloned human says the baby, nicknamed "Eve," is coming home to the United States on Monday. The baby is flying into the country with her family, Brigitte Boisselier said Sunday, two days after she announced the child's birth. Boisselier is chief executive of Clonaid, the cloning company affiliated with a religious sect that believes space aliens launched life on Earth...
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Scientists say twins are more identical than clones will be
(National News ~ 12/30/02)
NEW YORK -- The idea of cloning a person brings up fantastic notions, not all of them scary. Imagine a team of Michael Jordan clones on the basketball court, or a clone of Mozart taking up where the original genius left off, just some of the ideas that could spring up following Friday's still-unproven claim of the birth of the first human clone...
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Celebrities tried to be real people in 2002
(Entertainment ~ 12/30/02)
NEW YORK -- 2002 should have been the year that celebrity didn't matter as much. The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks should have put our fascination with inane pop culture in perspective. How could we still care about which contestant on a desert island wins $1 million? Or which pop starlet is dating which boy-band member?...
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Lieberman - Saudi Arabia is target of al-Qaida terror
(International News ~ 12/30/02)
The Associated PressTEL AVIV, Israel -- A regime change in Saudi Arabia is the ultimate goal of Islamic terror groups like al-Qaida, U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Sunday. "They are clearly not intending to conquer the United States of America, but they all have in mind overthrowing the regime in Saudi Arabia," Lieberman, D-Conn., said at the end of his trip to the Middle East, where he spoke with regional leaders and visited U.S. troops preparing for a possible attack on Iraq...
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World briefs 12/30/02
(International News ~ 12/30/02)
China launches fourth unmanned space capsule BEIJING -- China's fourth unmanned space capsule blasted into orbit early today in a test launch that soon could lead to a manned flight, the official Xinhua News Agency said. The Shenzhou IV spacecraft blasted off at 12:40 a.m. local time from a launch pad in the Gobi desert and entered a preset orbit, Xinhua said. It did not say when the craft would return...
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Israeli official - Use targeted killings only as last resort
(International News ~ 12/30/02)
JERUSALEM -- An 11-year-old Palestinian boy was killed Sunday by Israeli gunfire during a demonstration in the West Bank, while Israel's attorney general told Prime Minister Ariel Sharon that "targeted killings" of wanted Palestinians may be used only as a last resort...
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Arab leaders contemplating offering Saddam exile
(International News ~ 12/30/02)
AMMAN, Jordan -- Arab leaders looking for a way to avoid a U.S.-Iraq war they fear would ignite their volatile region are considering the possibility of pressing Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to step down and go into exile, diplomats say. But the diplomats say the idea has not yet coalesced, and it would be useless to make such an offer until Saddam believes he has no other option...
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New Kenyan president promises end to autocratic style
(International News ~ 12/30/02)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- President-elect Mwai Kibaki promised Kenyans on Sunday an end to the government's authoritarian style and sweeping changes to battle corruption and staggering economic problems after his landslide victory over the party that ruled the East African nation for nearly four decades...
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In Venezuela, Chavez opponents march again in support of strike
(International News ~ 12/30/02)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets demanding the resignation of President Hugo Chavez on Sunday, the 28th day of a nationwide strike that has virtually halted oil exports and evaporated domestic gasoline supplies...
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Asia, Australia plan to beef up security on New Year's Eve
(International News ~ 12/30/02)
SYDNEY, Australia -- After a year marred by terror attacks and other violence, countries across the Asia-Pacific region are beefing up security to safeguard New Year's Eve celebrations even as they urge revelers to turn out to mark the start of 2003...
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Search ends at Chechen building attacked in suicide bombing
(International News ~ 12/30/02)
ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia -- Rescue teams have stopped searching for survivors in the Chechen government building destroyed in a suicide bomb attack that killed 57 people, an official said Sunday. Emergency teams no longer have hope of finding victims alive, said Vladimir Ustinov, a duty officer at southern Russia's Emergency Situations Department...
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State colleges may have fewer courses, larger classes
(State News ~ 12/30/02)
ST. LOUIS -- The pinch of state budget cuts will be felt with fewer and larger classes next year at public colleges and universities in Missouri, state educators said. If a student had a choice of four class times before the cuts, one of them may be eliminated, meaning more students in the remaining three, according to a theoretical example offered by Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau...
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Twenty-two hurt in crashes on I-44
(State News ~ 12/30/02)
LEBANON, Mo. -- A two-vehicle accident Saturday on Interstate 44 spawned three other chain-reaction crashes, causing 22 injuries and delaying traffic nearly four hours, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. The first accident happened at 1:45 p.m. when a pickup truck ran off the road and overturned...
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People talk 12/30/02
(National News ~ 12/30/02)
Norton resents lack of autonomy in acting LOS ANGELES -- He's a star who can command $9 million a movie, but Edward Norton sometimes finds the role of actor frustrating. "I guess there's part of me that's always resented it. If you're a painter or a writer or a photographer, even if no one's buying it, you can sit in your room and do it. But to be an actor, you have to have someone else say yes to you," Norton told the Los Angeles Times for an interview published Sunday...
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Indigo's closing, but owner's not singing the blues
(Column ~ 12/30/02)
The Indigo Restaurant has closed after only a year, and owner Chris Bearss insists that it's not a bad thing. It's a decision he's made, for a variety of reasons. He doesn't spend enough time with his 8-year-old son. He wants to go back to school and get his master's. And yes, the first year's performance hasn't been what he'd hoped...
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It's last call for Christmas tourney
(Sports Column ~ 12/30/02)
If you weren't at the Show Me Center this weekend ... where were you? Because you missed quite possibly some of the best high school games ever played. But you're probably tired of hearing about it. You're tired of hearing your co-worker yap about his kid or about the horrendous officiating or the overtime game between Scott City and Jackson. ...
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Bin Laden said to have sought help in making nuclear bomb
(International News ~ 12/30/02)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A leading Pakistani nuclear scientist, barred by his government from talking to reporters, has made it known through his son that Osama bin Laden approached him before the Sept. 11 attacks for help in making nuclear weapons. The al-Qaida leader was rebuffed, the son, Azim Mahmood, said in a recent interview with The Associated Press...
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Powell says 'channel open' to N. Korea
(National News ~ 12/30/02)
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday the United States is "looking for ways to communicate with the North Koreans" to ease the nuclear crisis, but will do nothing to help Pyongyang unless it changes its behavior. "We have channels open," Powell said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "We have ways of communicating with North Korea. They know how to contact us."...
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Tougher procedures coming to airports
(National News ~ 12/30/02)
WASHINGTON -- Holiday travelers who left before Christmas may have a different airport experience if they fly home after New Year's Day. Their checked bags likely will be searched for explosives, although the method -- machine, human hands or dogs -- will vary by airport. And at more than 40 airports, travelers with only carry-on bags no longer can go straight to the gate. They'll have to make a detour to the ticket counter or a kiosk to get a boarding pass...
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Sales tax on Internet buys could help fill budget gaps
(Business ~ 12/30/02)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- As states across the country struggle with deficits well into the billions, many officials are beginning to eye sales taxes on online shopping -- which may seem like chump change but could spare countless small government programs...
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Slow spending, war threat could keep economy weak
(Business ~ 12/30/02)
Still hung over from the excesses of the 1990s, the U.S. economy is expected to turn in a lackluster performance in 2003. And that's the optimistic forecast from business economists. After a year in which the economy struggled for momentum, it could be thrown back into a recession next year if there was a prolonged war in Iraq or another serious terrorist attack, they say...
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Some New Year's Eve celebrations are catering to children
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
With its late hours and adult-oriented activities, there's not typically a lot for children to celebrate on New Year's Eve. Some area families have turned the tables on tradition and formed their own, child-friendly rituals for ringing in the New Year. Several local organizations are holding events that cater to that generation...
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Financial resolutions for the new year
(Business ~ 12/30/02)
Getting rid of those 10 ugly pounds. Spending more time with the family. Quitting smoking. Cleaning the attic, the basement, the garage. The possibilities for New Year's resolutions are almost infinite. For those who are considering money matters for their Year 2003 lists -- and, according to a recent survey by Visa USA, about half of Americans are -- here are some ideas from experts to help you prosper:...
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Cape, Jackson will recycle holiday trees
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
If you've been watering your Christmas tree every day of the season, then your tree is probably like Cape Girardeau resident Amy Ledure's. "It's doing really good," she said. "We tried to pull the needles off and not many came off." But if the needles are falling off, Cape Girardeau fire marshal Mike Morgan says it's time for disposal...
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Adult revelers have options for New Year's
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
Spending the night with ersatz Beatles, solving a rolling murder mystery, laughing between courses of a feast or bowling with friends are some of the choices for local revelers New Year's Eve. Experiencing "American English -- the Complete Beatles Experience" actually requires a trip to St. ...
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Courting success - Young lawyers enjoy prosecuting Cape cases
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
Twenty years ago, Gordon Glaus and Jack Koester shared crayons in the same kindergarten class. In July, they sat together at the Missouri bar exam. Now, they seek justice together at Cape Girardeau County Courthouse as assistant prosecutors. Glaus, 25, was hired in October to fill a vacancy left earlier this year by Lora Cooper, now an assistant prosecutor in New Madrid County...
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Rams to put not-so-super season out of its misery
(Professional Sports ~ 12/30/02)
St. Louis ends season on national television against 49ers. By R.B. Fallstrom ~ The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- It's the end of the line for the defending NFC champions, a month earlier than they had expected. The St. ...
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Blues power past Blue Jackets
(Professional Sports ~ 12/30/02)
St. Louis defeats Columbus on back-to-back nights. By R.B. Fallstrom ~ The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Martin Rucinsky and Cory Stillman scored power-play goals against the NHL's best penalty-kill unit as the St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 on Sunday night...
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Indians suffer Top 25 loss
(College Sports ~ 12/30/02)
OMAHA, Neb. -- For more than 10 minutes Sunday afternoon, Southeast Missouri State University hung right with the nation's 18th-ranked college basketball team. But then Creighton's vaunted pressure defense took over. And the Bluejays quickly turned out the lights on the Indians' hopes for a monumental upset...
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Resolutions Missourians should keep
(Column ~ 12/30/02)
Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals. -- Dr. Albert Schweitzer KENNETT, Mo. -- An excellent way to start the new year would be heeding the advice of Albert Schweitzer, who devoted his life to caring for some of the world's neediest, earning the respect and admiration of millions around the world. ...
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Health Midwest officials hopeful about sale of chain
(State News ~ 12/30/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Health Midwest's chief executive says he's optimistic a settlement can be reached in lawsuits filed in Missouri and Kansas over the proposed $1.13 billion sale of the hospital chain. Meanwhile, Health Midwest officials and attorneys general in both states plan to discuss the case during conference calls early this week, said Richard W. Brown, Health Midwest's president and chief executive...
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Illinois working on upgrading hot line for road conditions
(State News ~ 12/30/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Transportation wants to replace its balky road conditions hot line with an updated and expanded one travelers can reach by calling 511. The department has sought bids for the upgrade and hopes to land federal dollars to get it working in 2003, spokesman Mike Monseur said...
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Official may have been hit by vehicle before falling off bridge
(State News ~ 12/30/02)
EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -- Several authorities are challenging the theory of Illinois State Police that East St. Louis city manager Harvey Henderson fell to his death off the Poplar Street Bridge. They contend Henderson was knocked over the safety railing by a car or truck...
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People on the move 12/30/02
(Business ~ 12/30/02)
Big River announces hire of new sales rep Cecil Ramey has joined Big River Telephone as a customer service representative. Ramey comes to Big River Telephone with many years of communications experience in the industry. He has worked with customers throughout the region solving business issues with information technology tools. Ramey will work extensively with the Cape Girardeau-based business' customers throughout the area...
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Business memo 12/30/02
(Business ~ 12/30/02)
Business counseling sessions available The Small Business Development Center at Southeast Missouri State University will be conducting counseling sessions for area small businesspeople planning business ventures. The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 15 at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, 1267 N. Mount Auburn Road. Call 335-3312 for an appointment...
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North Korea can't be trusted to make a deal
(Editorial ~ 12/30/02)
The words entered America's general vocabulary in January during the one of the most inspiring speeches of President Bush's career to date: "Axis of evil." He used the term to describe North Korea, Iraq and Iran and warned that their pursuit of weapons of mass destruction pose a "grave and growing danger" and will not be tolerated...
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Venezuelan strife disrupts calls to 'Play bol!'
(Editorial ~ 12/30/02)
Forget the protests in the streets. Forget the ridiculously long gas lines. Forget the shaky government that could topple and leave total chaos. Things in Venezuela have taken a serious turn. They've suspended baseball. Venezuela has been enduring a general strike for four weeks aimed at unseating unpopular President Hugo Chavez...
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Fanfare 12/30/02
(Other Sports ~ 12/30/02)
College Illinois women's basketball coach Theresa Grentz logged her 600th career victory Sunday with an 80-68 win over previously undefeated Auburn. Grentz becomes the eighth active women's coach with 600 wins. "These girls have given me a gift," Grentz said after the game. "It's an incredible gift from a very special group, and I appreciate it."...
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Speak Out A 12/30/02
(Speak Out ~ 12/30/02)
Mixed messages AS A taxpayer here in Cape Girardeau, I'm a little perplexed. I have a child at one of the schools. I've been to several activities at the school. Each time the principal gets up and talks about how he has the best school of his age group in Missouri and how proud he is of it. ...
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Jean Deevers
(Obituary ~ 12/30/02)
Jean Jerome Deevers, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, son of Glenn Harlan and Lorena Alta Whittaker Deevers. He served in U.S. Navy during World War II as a seaman first class...
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Floyd Newell
(Obituary ~ 12/30/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. --Floyd E. Newell, 90, of St. Charles, Mo., formerly of Bollinger County, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at St. Joseph Medical Center in St. Charles. He was born Nov. 28, 1912, in Grassy, Mo., son of Jesse L. and Clercy E. Myers Newell. He and Reba J. McCormick were married June 8, 1935, in Van Buren, Mo...
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William Carter
(Obituary ~ 12/30/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- William Carter, 95, of Plainview, Texas, formerly of Anna, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002 in Plainview. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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Maud Smith
(Obituary ~ 12/30/02)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Maud E. Mainer Smith, 91, of Columbia, Ill., formerly of McClure, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at Monroe County Nursing Home in Waterloo, Ill. She was born March 17, 1911, in McClure, daughter of George H. and Lucy O. Rader Mainer. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Columbia...
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Lee WInkler
(Obituary ~ 12/30/02)
Lee R. Winkler, 71, of Kennett and formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, in Memphis, Tenn. He was born Dec. 16, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, son of Roy and Ersa Kennison Winkler. He and Clara Jean Carter were married July 18, 1954, in Kennett...
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Joseph Lundy Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/30/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Joseph Lundy Jr., 79, of Perryville died Saturday, Dec. 28, 2002, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born June 28, 1923, in Butler County, Mo., to the late Joe Lundy and Lillian Sherrill Lundy. He and Viola Buchheit were married July 7, 1948. She died June 27, 1993...
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Out of the past 12/30/02
(Out of the Past ~ 12/30/02)
10 years ago: Dec. 30, 1992 Search for new Cape Girardeau fire chief may be over; city has extended offer to one of three candidates who were here this month for interviews with fire chief selection review board; City Manager J. Ronald Fischer declines to release name of finalist and second candidate, because finalist hasn't accepted proposal...
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'Andy Richter Controls the Universe' has world of laughs
(Entertainment ~ 12/30/02)
NEW YORK -- Who is Andy Richter? This seems like a simple question, especially for longtime fans of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," where Richter made his name as an easygoing yet waggish sidekick. But now he's the leading man in his own prime-time comedy, "Andy Richter Controls the Universe."...
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Cape fire report 12/30/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/30/02)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Dec. 30 Firefighters responded to the following call Friday: At 8:29 p.m., a medical assist at 40 S. Sprigg. Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: At 1:13 a.m., a medical assist at 1115 William. At 1:58 a.m., a medical assist at 3274 Lakewood Drive...
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Cape police report 12/30/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/30/02)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Dec. 30 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI A person was in custody Friday pending the filing of charges for driving while intoxicated in the 800 block of William Street...
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Teen hurt in Sunday accident
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/30/02)
A Cape Girardeau teenager received moderate injuries in a one-vehicle accident early Sunday morning three miles north of Cape Girardeau. Melissa Mack, 17, was westbound on County Road 638 in a 1992 Mitsubishi when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the road, struck a culvert and overturned...
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KC's queen of soul food now reigns at suburban club
(State News ~ 12/30/02)
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. -- Merritt Gano and Russ DiMaggio knew a good thing when they tasted it, and the cooking at Ruby's Soul Food in downtown Kansas City was better than good. So when Ruby McIntyre closed the lunch spot, they invited her to cook once a week at their suburban banquet hall...
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Red Sox sign former Yankee Mendoza
(Professional Sports ~ 12/30/02)
BOSTON -- Free agent reliever Ramiro Mendoza, a key member of the New York Yankees' pitching staff for several seasons, agreed to a two-year deal with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night. Mendoza was 8-4 with four saves and a 3.44 ERA in a career-high 62 appearances last season. He pitched 91 2-3 innings, second-most among AL relievers to Billy Koch...
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FBI looking for five illegal immigrants
(National News ~ 12/30/02)
WASHINGTON -- The FBI said Sunday it is looking for five men of Arab ancestry who may have entered the country illegally last week. The agency said the five men are believed to have arrived in the United States on or before Christmas Eve. The five men are: Abid Noraiz Ali, Iftikhar Khozmai Ali, Mustafa Khan Owasi, Adil Pervez and Akbar Jamal, all born between 1969 and 1983. The FBI warned that the names and birth dates may be false...
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Powell - U.S. will keep Iraq together if Hussein is removed
(National News ~ 12/30/02)
WASHINGTON -- An Iraq trounced into submission by U.S.-led forces could tend to splinter into three mini-states, but the United States is committed to preserving it as a single nation, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday. At the same time, Powell said repeatedly on the Sunday talk shows that war is not inevitable. ...
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More Supreme Court drama expected in 2003
(National News ~ 12/30/02)
WASHINGTON -- An injury to the chief justice, an emotional discussion of racism and a rare tie vote provided some drama at the Supreme Court before its winter break, but the real action comes next year. Justices return to work in January to take up cases including a landmark challenge to college affirmative action and a gay-rights case that asks if same-sex couples can be fined for having sex...
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Local farmers among 2002 Corn Yield Contest winners
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
Several local farmers are among winners of the Missouri Corn Growers Association's 2002 National Corn Yield Contest. According to the National Corn Growers Association, 3,286 farmers from across the nation and 177 farmers from Missouri took part in this season's contest, which is sponsored by both the state and national corn organizations...
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Egyptian Elementary performs X-Files-style Christmas program
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
TAMMS, Ill. -- If you are a fan of "The X-Files" television show, then you probably would have enjoyed Egyptian Elementary's annual Christmas program, titled "The X Mas Files," this year. Debra Coffman directed this sci-fi holiday musical held during the middle of December at Tamms...
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Cape County Archive Center creating book about old schools
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
The Cape Girardeau County Archive Center is in the process of creating a book about the old schools of Cape Girardeau County. Anyone interested in these old schools is invited to attend a meeting from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Archive Center...
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Military digest 12/30/02
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
Sandusky graduates from basic training GORDONVILLE, Mo. -- Army Reserve Pvt. Robert A. Sandusky has graduated from basic military training at Fort Leonard Wood in Waynesville, Mo. During training, Sandusky received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, rifle marksmanship, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness and first aid, as well as Army history, core values and traditions...
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Two Circuit Breaker training programs set for area volunteers
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
The Southeast Missouri Area Agency on Aging, in cooperation with the Missouri Department of Revenue, will conduct training for volunteers to help fill out Missouri Property Tax Credit forms. This program, known as the Circuit Breaker, offers eligible individuals a rebate for property tax or rent paid. ...
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Scout uses project to build cross for church
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- Michael Painton always wanted to put a cross on top of his church's hill in Commerce, even as a kid in Sunday school, his mother says. He found the way, the blueprints and the means through his Eagle Scout service project. With his service project completed in October, Painton, 17, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America earlier this month. Eagle is the highest rank the scouting organization offers and is received by less than 2 percent of Boy Scouts...
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Holiday of Lights contest winners announced
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
Members of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce Beautification and Enhancement Committee were out and about earlier this month naming winners from among the city's many homes and businesses decorated for the holiday season. Committee members were looking for two residential and one commercial display from each of Cape Girardeau's seven designated areas...
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Three arrested in motel robbery
(Local News ~ 12/30/02)
Three Cape Girardeau residents were arrested Sunday on counts of burglary, robbery and armed criminal action. According to Sgt. Kevin Orr of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, Rosie Jackson, 23, Quintayus Desnes Moore, 26, and Alex Bowen, 26, were taken into custody at the Sands Motel at 1448 N. Kingshighway after allegedly robbing a St. Louis man who was staying at the motel...
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Nation digest 12/30/02
(National News ~ 12/30/02)
Study: Random drug tests effective in schools PORTLAND, Ore. -- Student-athletes subject to random drug testing at an Oregon high school were almost four times less likely to use drugs than their counterparts at a similar school who were not tested, a study shows...
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Looking for work - Missouri's landscape littered with layoffs
(Business ~ 12/30/02)
For nearly four decades, the fabric of Tom Massey's life largely was turning reams of denim into jeans at a southwest Missouri plant. But Massey and many of his 750 co-workers in Lebanon, including his wife, sensed trouble, well aware that VF Corp. -- the world's largest apparel maker -- was shuttering its other Missouri plants one by one. Folks at Jeanswear Lebcut, Massey said, braced for the inevitability of pink slips...
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