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Fire report 06/22/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/03)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, June 22 Firefighters responded Friday to the following items: At 6:41 p.m., illegal burning at Randol and Camel Back. At 10:31 p.m., medical assist at 325 S. Lorimier. Firefighters responded Saturday to the following items: At 12:45 a.m., alarm sounding at 3065 William...
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Kansas City archdiocese settles lawsuit with abused teen
(State News ~ 06/22/03)
KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- A lawsuit filed by a 19-year-old man who was sexually abused by a priest was settled for "substantially less than $1 million," a lawyer for the Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas said. Archdiocesan attorney John Jurcyk Jr. said the amount of the settlement was "nowhere in the ballpark" of the $2 million the victim requested...
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State tax credits helping draw filmmakers to Missouri
(State News ~ 06/22/03)
Coming soon to a theater near you: Missouri. With two major feature films and several smaller movies being produced in Missouri, residents could soon be seeing their state on the silver screen. Crews in St. Louis are filming "The Game of Their Lives," which tells the story of the 1950 U.S. ...
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Professor wins science prize for theories on solar wind
(State News ~ 06/22/03)
CHICAGO -- A University of Chicago physics professor whose pioneering work has been described as "fundamental to mankind's understanding of the sun" was named Friday as the winner of the Kyoto Prize for lifetime achievement in basic sciences. Eugene Parker, a professor emeritus of physics, astronomy and astrophysics, receives $400,000 for winning the award that was established by the Inamori Foundation of Japan in 1985...
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Annual pruning can keep clematis vines blooming
(Community ~ 06/22/03)
Unpruned, a clematis vine grows increasingly large over the years, bearing flowers higher and higher until the only thing staring you in the face is a tangle of bare, woody stems. Avoid this by pruning -- every year. The pruning method depends on the flowering habit of the particular plant. Fortunately, all clematis can be lumped into one of three pruning groups. If you are not sure to which group a plant belongs, let it grow freely for a year or two and watch how it flowers...
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Garage sales prevail when storage space disappears
(Community ~ 06/22/03)
Mike Turner knows the dirty little secret behind the garage sales that sprout up like dandelions at this time of year: People don't know where -- or how -- to store all their stuff. "The great revelation of a garage sale is people rediscover all the stuff they forgot they had," says Turner of The Home Service Store. "Garage sales are a recurring remedy when you don't know how to store things or make the best use of the hidden available space in a home."...
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Location-inspired clothes find place on fashion's map
(Community ~ 06/22/03)
NEW YORK -- A globe-trotting wardrobe hangs in the closet: A brightly colored, short-sleeve shirt from St. John's Bay is next to a pair of relaxed Sonoma slacks, and there, on the floor, are those perfect-for-the-beach espadrilles from Newport News...
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Region digest 06/22/03
(State News ~ 06/22/03)
Robin Carnahan to run for secretary of state ST. LOUIS -- Robin Carnahan, the daughter of the late Gov. Mel Carnahan and former U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan, said she will make her first foray into politics by running for Missouri secretary of state. The St. Louis attorney, a 41-year-old Democrat, said last week she has formed a committee and is raising money for next year's election...
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Hamas hard-liners edge toward cease-fire
(International News ~ 06/22/03)
JERUSALEM -- As its funding dries up, its offices in Arab countries are shut down and its leaders feel the threat of Israeli assassination, the militant Hamas movement is trying to find its way to a truce with Israel. While Palestinians see it as a face-saving way out of their violent uprising, many Israelis suspect the cease-fire contemplated by Hamas is a temporary one designed to let it regroup and renew its violent campaign...
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French give deadline in Congo fight
(International News ~ 06/22/03)
BUNIA, Congo -- The commander of a French-led emergency force on Saturday gave tribal fighters controlling Bunia 72 hours to get out of the northeastern Congolese town or have their weapons taken away. The head of the Union of Congolese Patriots -- a militia drawn from the Hema tribe -- said he agreed to pull out his fighters...
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Setting his own beat
(International News ~ 06/22/03)
LONDON -- Prince William turned 21 on Saturday, proving himself to be the model of a modern royal: He wears jeans, loves fast motorbikes, does his own grocery shopping and holds tight to his independence. True, William's coming of age brought new responsibilities for the second in line to the throne. The day was marked in traditional style with an official poem and newly minted gold coins...
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Man whose sex predator case went to Supreme Court charged in ra
(State News ~ 06/22/03)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It took a defense lawyer three years -- and appearances in front of both the Kansas and U.S. supreme courts -- to free Michael T. Crane from confinement in the Kansas sexual predator program. Less than 18 months later, Crane is charged with raping a woman in her car March 22 outside a Kansas City, Mo., apartment...
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Catholic bishops insist sex abuse reforms still on track
(State News ~ 06/22/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Ending a turbulent week marred by public disputes, America's Roman Catholic bishops professed confidence Saturday that their reforms for dealing with clergy sex abuse are on track. "My brother bishops and I remain committed to all we promised" in a reform plan approved a year ago, Bishop Wilton Gregory of Belleville, Ill., president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a news conference following the conclusion of the bishops' semiannual meeting...
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Nation briefs 6/22
(Local News ~ 06/22/03)
Volunteers keep searching for slain boy SPRINGFIELD, Neb. -- Wearing masks to protect against blowing dust and the pungent odor of decay, workers picked through a Nebraska landfill in search of the body of a 4-year-old boy who has been missing since January...
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Republicans seek dominance in 2004
(Local News ~ 06/22/03)
WASHINGTON -- Republican strategists see the 2004 election as their best opportunity in a generation to construct a durable governing majority, and they have set in motion a systematic and coordinated strategy designed to leverage President Bush's popularity and break the impasse that has dominated the country's politics since the mid-1990s...
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JFK death subject of KRCU show
(Local News ~ 06/22/03)
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy will be the topic of discussion today on KRCU's "Going Public" radio show. Dr. Patrick Huber of the University of Missouri-Rolla will be interviewed about the assassination and its influence on religion, politics and the news media...
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Kennedy going his own way on GOP Medicare bill
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the liberal whom conservatives love to hate, is spreading dismay in both camps as he steers an influential course on Medicare prescription drug legislation. Fellow Democrats have been seething since the Massachusetts senator expressed early enthusiasm for a bill that gives the private insurance industry an expanded role in the Great Society-era program...
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Lewis stops Klitschko in sixth round of bout
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/03)
LOS ANGELES -- Lennox Lewis was exposed as an aging fighter Saturday night by Vitali Klitschko, but retained his heavyweight title after a cut stopped the big and tough challenger after six brawling rounds. An entertaining fight ended on a sour note when the ring doctor ordered the fight stopped after the sixth round of a fight that Klitschko was winning on all three scorecards...
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Penguins trade for top pick, make Fleury No. 1
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/03)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Pittsburgh Penguins can only hope they have half the success with their latest No. 1 pick as they did with their last. The Penguins so wanted goalie Marc-Andre Fleury to rebuild their franchise around that they traded up two spots Saturday in the NHL Draft to make sure that they got him. That made Fleury the team's first top pick overall since 1984 when they took Mario Lemieux, now the team's owner...
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Winston Cup readies for wild turns
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/03)
SONOMA, Calif. -- Stock cars were never meant to go road racing. The 3,500-pound Winston Cup cars that look so sleek and fast on ovals lumber up the hills and lurch around the turns on Infineon Raceway's 1.949-mile, 11-turn circuit. "It's difficult," said Ricky Rudd, who enters today's Dodge/Save Mart 350 as the defending champion and is considered one of the better road racers in NASCAR...
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Rain forces Buick Open to skid to a halt, threatens today's pla
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/03)
HARRISON, N.Y. -- Tiger Woods playfully slapped a ball at Shigeki Maruyama's feet and planted himself next to leader Briny Baird on the driving range. That was as close as the eight-time major champion got to Baird on Saturday in the rain-suspended third round of the Buick Classic...
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Agassi has serious approach with Wimbledon days waning
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/03)
WIMBLEDON, England -- There was a time when Andre Agassi could do without the All England Club, its traditions and, especially, its courts. When he was too cool and too Technicolor to wear white, when he was unsure whether his gifted returns and baseline strokes would win on grass...
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Invasive fish found in Illinois River
(State News ~ 06/22/03)
MORRIS, Ill. -- Two types of invasive fish have been found in the Illinois River near Morris, a federal spokesman said. A round goby was caught last week in the Illinois River above the Dresden Island Lock and Dam east of Morris, said Gary Czypinski, a biologist with U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. The Asian carp has traveled as far upstream from the Mississippi River as Joliet...
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U.S. Embassy in Nairobi looks at longer closure
(International News ~ 06/22/03)
NAIROBI, Kenya -- The U.S. Embassy was closed at least through Tuesday, and air traffic between Kenya and neighboring Somalia was banned after the Pentagon raised the terrorism threat level in the country, Kenyan and embassy officials said. The U.S. ...
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War in Chechnya shows toll in Russia
(International News ~ 06/22/03)
By Susan B. Glasser ~ The Washington Post SOCHI, Russia -- Natasha Yaroslavtseva's son Sasha hanged himself almost a year ago. He was 21, and just back from the war in Chechnya. Back to Sochi, the famous and now run-down Soviet-era resort on the Black Sea. ...
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Chilly reception awaits pope in Serb stronghold
(International News ~ 06/22/03)
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- "Free your hearts of rancor and vendetta," Pope John Paul II implored Bosnians late last year. Still embittered by war, this ethnically divided country is struggling to practice what the pope preached. John Paul's visit today to this Bosnian Serb stronghold, where wartime hard-liners remain in charge, is a venture into a lion's den of Balkan strife...
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Rice moves to brink of its 1st national title
(College Sports ~ 06/22/03)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Chris Kolkhorst scored from second base on Stanford pitcher Kodiak Quick's throwing error, giving Rice a 4-3 victory in 10 innings Saturday night in the first game of the College World Series championship round. Stanford starter Ryan McCally pitched into the 10th and issued a leadoff walk to Kolkhorst, who moved to second on Dane Bubela's sacrifice. ...
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Smooth sailing New skipper has Mariners back at top of AL West
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/03)
SEATTLE -- The Seattle Mariners opened the season hearing a lot of pointed questions. Aren't they too old? Will they have enough pitching? And has this team missed its best opportunity to reach the World Series? Rookie manager Bob Melvin has provided plenty of fresh answers, though, because the scene in Seattle is familiar. The Mariners lead the AL West and they're jockeying with Atlanta for the best record in baseball...
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Growth in property value doesn't meet schools' projections
(Local News ~ 06/22/03)
Already facing massive cuts in state funding, officials in local school districts are scrambling for ways to deal with yet another revenue letdown: a lack of growth in property assessment valuations. Based on preliminary results, Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City school districts all saw smaller growth than officials budgeted for 2003-04, resulting in the loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding...
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Competitors rope trips to nationals
(High School Sports ~ 06/22/03)
High school rodeo wraps up at Flickerwood Arena. By Jeremy Joffray ~ Southeast Missourian After a year of competitions, high school rodeo athletes from across the state met at Flickerwood Arena near Jackson Saturday in the high school rodeo state finals to determine who would secure a spot in the national finals...
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Children laugh it up with maid at Cape library
(Local News ~ 06/22/03)
CHRIS PAGANO * cpagano@semissourian.com AMELIA.jpg Amelia Bedelia, played by Ann Thompson children's librarian at Sikeston Public Library, used props in telling the story, "The Surprise Shower," by Peggy Parish. The program, Super Saturday, was held at Cape Public Library in an effort to promote summer reading...
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Night on closed Cape streets goes quietly as police plan to con
(Local News ~ 06/22/03)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department closed two streets early Saturday morning in an effort to restore peace in a neighborhood that has been plagued by late-night bar patrons who loiter on the streets frequently causing vandalism, littering and fighting all while violating the noise ordinance...
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Sightless man takes photos using sounds, mind's eye
(International News ~ 06/22/03)
VILNIUS, Lithuania -- Remigijus Audiejaitis is a photographer with little use for the intricacies of the craft. When he shoots a picture there's no concern about lighting or whether the f-stop is correct. What's important to him is the sound his subjects make, whether it's the laugh of a shop girl or the backfiring of a muffler on the city streets or the clinking of coffee mugs...
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Videocassette says al-Qaida active, placed Saudi bombs
(International News ~ 06/22/03)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A masked militant, speaking in a video filmed in a mud hut, warns of new al-Qaida suicide attacks and says Osama bin Laden's terror network carried out deadly bombings in Saudi Arabia and Morocco. If authentic, the video would be the first al-Qaida claim of responsibility for the suicide attacks on foreign housing compounds in Riyadh, which killed 26 people and nine attackers, and bombings in Casablanca that killed 43 people and 12 attackers...
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Spirited sales Copies of new book flying off shelves like magi
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
NEW YORK -- When planning the family vacation to Manhattan, Peter Ahrensdorf knew there was one can't-miss stop for his kids -- and it wasn't the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty. Ahrensdorf, his wife and their two children arrived early Saturday at the Barnes & Noble on Fifth Avenue, where they picked up their eagerly anticipated copy of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix."...
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Shellshocked festival offers alternative music
(Local News ~ 06/22/03)
In an area musically dominated by country and a few blues-rock acts, it's not every day that alternative bands get a chance to showcase their talents. Their day came Saturday. Six local bands drew a crowd of about 100 to the Jackson City Park bandshell for the Shellshocked 2 alternative music festival...
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Capahas sweep aside Riverdogs with two routs
(Community Sports ~ 06/22/03)
Craftsman Union rolls to 12-0, 11-4 victories. By Marty Mishow ~ Southeast Missourian After barely squeezing out a doubleheader sweep last Sunday, the Craftsman Union Capahas left no doubt during Saturday night's rematch with the Riverdogs...
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Magazine picks SEMO football to win OVC
(Sports Column ~ 06/22/03)
The college football season is still more than two months away, but Southeast Missouri State University has already drawn some pretty nice team and individual attention. Street & Smith's Magazine recently picked the Indians to win their first Ohio Valley Conference title this year...
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St. Joseph submits bid for Boeing plant
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The St. Joseph Area Chamber of Commerce submitted a bid last week for a Boeing 7E7 final assembly plant. About two dozen states have submitted bids for the plant, though Boeing officials declined to say how many proposals were received by Friday's deadline. They said the company was heartened by the enthusiastic response and would announce its decision by the end of the year...
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People talk 8B
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
Pavarotti to sing final Met stage performance NEW YORK -- Carol Vaness will replace Daniela Dessi as Tosca in Luciano Pavarotti's final staged performances at the Metropolitan Opera next year. Met artistic director James Levine will take over as conductor from John Fiore in the three performances of Puccini's "Tosca" on March 6, 10 and 13, the company said Friday. Pavarotti replaces Fabio Armiliato...
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Screenwriter of 'Seven Year Itch' and 'Manchurian Candidate' d
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
LOS ANGELES -- Playwright George Axelrod, who anticipated the sexual revolution with "The Seven Year Itch" and "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter" and later wrote screenplays for such films as "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "The Manchurian Candidate," died Saturday. He was 81...
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DuPont settles pollution case
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
POMPTON LAKES, N.J. -- DuPont settled a chemical contamination case with people who said they were sickened by exposure to chemicals from a now-defunct DuPont munitions plant. Under the settlement, the company agreed to provide lifetime medical monitoring to 1,500 current and former residents, and allow 166 of the sickest to argue for monetary damages in front of an arbiter who will determine an award. ...
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New Orleans schools probed for alleged misspending
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
NEW ORLEANS -- Suddenly, no one wants to claim hundreds of paychecks issued by the city's public school system. To some outraged school board members and their auditor, it's a sign that fraud likely accounted for a good portion of misspending estimated in a report released during the past week at around $20 million a year...
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Visitors can keep what they find at Fossil Park
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
SYLVANIA, Ohio -- A blur of pigtails, arms and legs dives into the pile of dirt and rocks, searching for hidden treasures. It takes only seconds before the first high-pitched voice screams, "I found one!" "Hey, here's another one," cries out a young girl. "I'm finding lots of them."...
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America's first woman in space inducted into Astronaut Hall of
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sally Ride, America's first woman in space, was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on Saturday, almost 20 years to the day that she rocketed into history. "When I was a little girl, I always dreamed of flying in space. Still can't believe that came true," Ride told an applauding crowd...
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City's residents, officials want investigation of railroad's d
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
COMMERCE, Calif. -- Railroad workers came under fire Saturday for diverting two dozen runaway freight cars without warning, causing the cars to derail and destroy trackside homes. "It may have been right for them, but not for me," said resident Luis Vasquez, 59. "I don't know if they didn't have time to warn us -- that's what I want to think, because the other way, I can't take it."...
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Trade, economy on Democrats' minds
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
NEWTON, Iowa -- At a forum focused on the economy and job creation, five Democrats running for the White House said Saturday they favored tougher trade rules and universal health coverage. They joined in attacking Bush administration economic policies that they said had driven U.S. jobs to low-cost countries and lowered the standard of living in America...
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Dad finds schedule, solitaire at his fingertips
(Column ~ 06/22/03)
My wife says I'm addicted to solitaire. I confess I like to play the game, but only on computer. I'm not one to get out a deck of cards and spend time shuffling it. I like computer cards. They make a nice clicking sound when you move the cards around...
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Can tears produce stain on dog's face?
(Column ~ 06/22/03)
jkoch By Dr. John Koch Question: I have a dog that has light colored hair and dark stains that run from the inside corner of each eye down across the face. I believe tears from the eyes produce these stains. Is there anything that can be done for this?...
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Police report 06/22/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/22/03)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, June 22 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Gregory David Young, 39, of 1855 Ridge, Jackson, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated with no operator's license or helmet...
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New treatment approved to block allergic asthma
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
WASHINGTON -- Patients with serious asthma caused by allergies are getting a new weapon to block the attacks, with approval of the drug Xolair by the Food and Drug Administration. The drug, approved late Friday, is expensive, requiring monthly shots that will cost between $5,000 and $10,000 a year, depending on the dose. It is intended only for sufferers from serious allergic asthma who get no relief from standard medication...
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Pipeline explosion in Nigeria kills 105 villagers
(International News ~ 06/22/03)
LAGOS, Nigeria -- Fuel gushing from a vandalized pipeline exploded in southeastern Nigeria, killing at least 105 villagers as they scavenged gasoline, Red Cross authorities and witnesses said Saturday. It was not immediately clear what touched off the blast late Thursday on a length of pipe 30 miles north of the city of Umuahia. Nigeria's national ThisDay newspaper cited witnesses as saying it may have been caused by a spark from a motorcycle used by one of the victims...
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Employee challenges Chrysler plant's smoking policy
(State News ~ 06/22/03)
FENTON, Mo. -- An asthmatic worker at a DaimlerChrysler assembly plant is pressing the automaker to bar smoking at her workplace, saying the fumes already have sent her to the hospital five times this year. But despite Rossie Judd's demands, a local union chief surmises "it's going to be an emotional issue," given that many of the assembly line workers at the minivan factory smoke...
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In Hubble's footsteps
(State News ~ 06/22/03)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- The mission: to build a telescope mirror capable of detecting the first light of the universe -- light that shone about 11 billion years ago but now is invisible. And, while you're at it, make the mirror capable of soaring almost a million miles from the Earth, but sturdy enough that it bends less than the width of a human hair...
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Kung fu capability
(State News ~ 06/22/03)
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Most people around Lawrence know Steve Carrier as the nice, mild-mannered guy in the wheelchair who works at Borders Books and as a social services liaison at Trinity Respite Care. And, at first glance, that's who he appears to be: a guy in a wheelchair...
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Sosa upholds long tradition with his use of corked bat
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/03)
Now that he's back from his suspension, how could anybody believe the cork in Sammy Sosa's bat was anything more than an innocent mistake? Look at Sosa's verve for the game, his hop, skip and jump home run trot, the breakneck dash to right field. Would he cheat? Nah...
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Kayak kraze - Kayaking moves into the mainstream
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/03)
INLET, N.Y. -- When John Nemjo left his Florida teaching job 10 years ago to become a wilderness outfitter in northern New York, kayaking was still the domain of a fringe group of whitewater fanatics. "There was hardly a kayak to be seen in the Adirondacks," Nemjo said. "A friend told me kayaking was the next big thing, but I didn't listen."...
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NBA draft suspense will officially begin with Raptors
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/03)
P With first three picks all but sealed, the intrigue will start with the fourth pick in Thursday's draft. By Chris Sheridan ~ The Associated Press NEW YORK -- "With the first relatively surprising pick of the 2003 NBA draft, the Toronto Raptors select ... ."...
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Five students set targets for improvement
(Local News ~ 06/22/03)
Jodi Brunke Age: 21 Residence: From Jackson; lives in Cape Girardeau Goals: Be more organized, keep in better touch with friends through e-mail, budget her money better, drink more water and exercise more. "I just want to get the clutter out of my life."...
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Stroder- McLane
(Engagement ~ 06/22/03)
Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stroder of Emmett, Texas, announce the engagement of their daughter, Rebekah Leanne Stroder, to Heath Robert McLane. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. McLane of Oak Ridge. Stroder is employed by Corsicana/Navarro County Chamber of Commerce...
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Knowlan-Russell
(Engagement ~ 06/22/03)
Jack and Bonnie Knowlan of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Erika Anne Knowlan of Gulfport, Fla., to 1st Lt. Matthew Cole Russell of Valdosta, Ga. He is the son of Beth Russell and Scott Russell of Jupiter, Fla. Knowlan is a 1996 graduate of Jackson High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in secondary education from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2001. She is a third-year student at Stetson Law School in St. Petersburg, Fla...
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Many communities vulnerable to wildfires
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
PHOENIX -- The fire struck in the worst possible place: close to town, in difficult terrain and in a forest suffering from years of drought and the ravages of tree-killing bark beetles. Throw hot, dry weather and gusting wind into the mix and a hamlet in the pines was doomed...
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Ripe zoning issue
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
PHILADELPHIA -- Sybil Peachlum has been fighting York City Hall for a decade over a lawn sign with an anthropomorphized peach holding a newspaper with the headline, "Peachy News. Jesus is Alive." One of the highest courts in the land says she has a case...
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State lawmakers seek to strengthen standards for handicapped
(State News ~ 06/22/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- While there already are penalties in state law for people who illegally park in handicapped spaces, Missouri lawmakers wanted to go a little further this year. A measure pending before Gov. Bob Holden would triple the criminal penalties for people who misuse or fraudulently obtain handicapped license plates or placards...
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U.S. forces seize Iraqi intelligence equipment, papers
(International News ~ 06/22/03)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. soldiers, acting on a tip, seized code equipment and piles of top secret Iraqi documents in a raid Saturday on a community center. The find, including references to a nuclear program, is being sent to senior intelligence analysts to look for information on Iraq's banned weapons programs...
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Blues trade Stillman, Nash select Belle
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/03)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A small group of fans chanted "We want Jagr! We want Jagr!" at the NHL Draft, but that was the only time the name of the Washington Capitals' star was mentioned Saturday. Teams looking to slash payroll heading into the final year of the league's current labor contract were expected to start trading away some players this weekend at the two-day draft...
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Cards fly with Woody
(Professional Sports ~ 06/22/03)
Williams leads St. Louis to 8-1 victory over Royals with his arm and bat. By R.B. Fallstrom ~ The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Woody Williams bounced back from two subpar starts with eight strong innings, and went 2-for-3 with an RBI double in the Cardinals' 8-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Saturday night...
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Summer safe tips
(Community ~ 06/22/03)
SunburnsApplying sunscreen daily can help keep skin cancer at bay, a new research study has shown. A study by Australian researchers now shows that regardless of the amount of time you spend in the sun, applying sunscreen is a must. Whether you're sunbathing on the lakeshore or playing tennis, your skin needs protection from the sun. Skin cancer results from cumulative exposure to the sun. Choose a sunscreen with SPF of 15 or higher and apply it at least 30 minutes before heading outdoors...
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Signs of summer
(Community ~ 06/22/03)
It's a time for picnics, bike rides, swimming parties and chasing fireflies. Summer means different things to different people, but everyone seems to agree that it's a season to relax and enjoy the outdoors. Summer officially began Saturday, according to the calendar, but many people know summer by its flurry of activity...
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Lifestyle of Leoni
(Local News ~ 06/22/03)
Ed Leoni preaches with the intensity and conviction of an evangelist, determined to turn everyday folks from the modern evils of too much caffeine, television and chocolate. And students at Southeast Missouri State University are ready to convert, waiting up to two years to take his lifestyle enhancement class. The 51-year-old Jackson cancer survivor has embraced fruit, a soft-drink-and-alcohol-free life and enthusiastic workouts. He urges his disciples to do the same...
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Security at airports still full of holes
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
As the summer travel season moves into high gear, concerns are growing about gaps in security at the nation's airports. Lawmakers, airport security officials and other security experts have warned of inadequate air cargo inspections, a failure to thoroughly vet the backgrounds of airport workers, and delays in a system that would screen all checked luggage for explosives...
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The big mistake- wrong era
(Sports Column ~ 06/22/03)
By Tony Kornheiser ~ The Washington Post Here is the mistake that Rick Neuheisel made. It is the same mistake that George O'Leary, Jim Harrick, Larry Eustachy and Mike Price made. They were not born in the 1920s. Had they been born in the 1920s and been coaching in the 1960s, they'd be fine...
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Japanese doctors visit Hiroshima, Nagasaki survivors
(National News ~ 06/22/03)
LOS ANGELES -- Kaz Suyeishi pointed to her heart and spoke of the wound that she and all other survivors of the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, bear to this day. "We have a scar in here," said Suyeishi, a feisty 76-year-old who lives in suburban Los Angeles. "And this scar will never disappear until we die."...
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Jenkins-Allen
(Engagement ~ 06/22/03)
William C. "Bill" and Marsha E. Jenkins of Farmington, N.M., announce the engagement of their daughter, Lesley F. Jenkins, to Bryan O. Allen, both of Blytheville, Ark. He is the son of Gary W. and Becky J. Simmons of Blytheville, and Raymond and Sheila Allen of Omaha, Neb...
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McBride-Hobbs
(Engagement ~ 06/22/03)
Mark and Karen McBride of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Marie McBride, to Troy Edwin Hobbs, both of Scott City. He is the son of Mark and Renee Hobbs of Kevil, Ky., and Donna Taylor of Jackson. McBride is a 1998 graduate of Ste. Genevieve High School. She is a registered nurse at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Williams- Luker
(Engagement ~ 06/22/03)
Michael G. Williams of Columbia, Mo., and Mae Ann Keene of Advance, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Regan Nicole Williams of Cape Girardeau, to Michael Lynn Luker. He is the son of Sandy Luker of Bridgeton, Mo. Williams is a graduate of Advance High School. She is a pharmacy technician at Walgreen Drug Store...
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Glenda Wills
(Obituary ~ 06/22/03)
Glenda E. Wills, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 21, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born July 25, 1911, in Oak Ridge, daughter of Oscar and Dora May Bowers Thompson. She and Tillman E. Wills were married Nov. 7, 1936, in Cape Girardeau. He died May 19, 2000...
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Eleanor Ehlebracht
(Obituary ~ 06/22/03)
Eleanor Ehlebracht, 88, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, June 21, 2003, at the Bertrand Nursing Center in Bertrand, Mo. Plans are incomplete at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel in Cape Girardeau.
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Speak Out A 06/22/03
(Speak Out ~ 06/22/03)
Sounds too high REGARDING THE cuts in the school budgets going across all the state: Cape Girardeau, Scott City and Jackson were recently featured in the paper as to how they were going to handle the cuts. I read that $700,000 in salary and benefits will be saved in Jackson by eliminating 15 teaching positions. Fifteen divided into $700,000 sure seems like a lot of money. I can't believe teachers are being paid this much money...
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Partisan politics will produce bigger classes
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/22/03)
To the editor: "Doing the teacher shuffle" touches on the heart of what most educators have feared for months. In the article, increased class size is mentioned as one of the situations teachers will have to deal with. This issue is quite possibly the most pressing issue teachers face. We can deal with fewer supplies, older textbooks and less technology, but dealing with increased class sizes is the most difficult challenge...
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Story's aim was to push federal health insurance
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/22/03)
To the editor: In response to "Sick children pay price for Texas' budget crunch" by Vicki Kemper of the Los Angeles Time: This article was written to promote federal health insurance. There is a difference between health care that is needed and that which is not needed. Currently, individuals do not have to be eligible for Medicaid to receive CHIP...
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Area digest
(Other Sports ~ 06/22/03)
Pancoast selected for Big 12 honor roll Kim Pancoast was among 75 University of Nebraska athletes chosen for the Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll. Pancoast, an NU freshman and Central graduate, is a member of the women's track and field team. She was among 13 of the 75 NU athletes that finished with a 4.0 GPA in the spring semester...
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Sunday FanFare 6/22/03
(Other Sports ~ 06/22/03)
Briefly Basketball Julius Erving will resign his position as a senior vice president with the Magic, according to a story Saturday in The Orlando Sentinel. The newspaper story stated that Dr. J will leave the team at the end of the month to pursue other business opportunities. Erving was hired on June 4, 1997 by Orlando...
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FanSpeak
(Other Sports ~ 06/22/03)
Congratulations, All-Stars NICE WORK picking the All-Star team. Baseball may not have had quite the banner year locally as it's had at times in the past, but our teams still produced some very good players this year. Congratulations to them all. Start with the starters...
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New Iraqi army will provide needed stability
(Editorial ~ 06/22/03)
One key element of restoring anything resembling normalcy in Iraq is putting Iraqis back to work. And plans are in place to help in one major area: the restoration of an Iraqi army. Sites for military training have been identified, and plans for recruiting have been made. U.S. officials expect the rebuilding of the army will begin in earnest in the next few weeks...
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U.S. must act swiftly against Iraqi guerrillas
(Editorial ~ 06/22/03)
The war in Iraq has entered a deadly new phase, and it is costing the lives of American soldiers and Iraqi militants. When the siege of coalition forces ended with the takeover of Iraq's capital city, it was too easy to think that the worst was over...
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Out of the past 6/22/03
(Out of the Past ~ 06/22/03)
10 years ago: June 22, 1993 Voters in Cape Girardeau likely will have opportunity Nov. 2 to reconsider riverboat gambling; at last night's city council meeting, proponents of measure presented petitions with signatures of 3,720 citizens requesting measure be placed on November ballot...
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Ford & Sons uses sweep of Nashville to close in on .500
(Community Sports ~ 06/22/03)
This is more like it as far as Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion baseball manager Tom Reinagel is concerned. Reinagel expected his team to be solid this year but Ford & Sons recently suffered through a five-game losing streak that dropped its record to 3-7...
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Hartle-Ries
(Engagement ~ 06/22/03)
Tricia Hardy of Bloomfield, Mo., and David and Carlene Hartle of Dexter, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Natalie Ann Hartle, to Mark Robert Ries Jr., both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Mark and Marlene Ries Sr. of Oakley, Calif...
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Johnson-Roberts
(Engagement ~ 06/22/03)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- John and Patricia Johnson of Advance announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Jill Johnson, to Jeramy Shane Roberts. He is the son of Jimmy and Donna Groves of Sikeston, Mo. Johnson received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University. She is a graduate nurse at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Pruitt-Blissett
(Engagement ~ 06/22/03)
Stephanie Michelle Pruitt and Tyoun Marquise Blissett of Cape Girardeau announce their engagement. She is the daughter of Sharon Pruitt of Cape Girardeau. Blissett is the son of Delois Jackson of Cape Girardeau and Charles Blissett of Sikeston, Mo. Pruitt is a 1994 graduate of Central High School. She is employed at New Hope In-Home Services and the Arbors at Auburn Creek...
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Hanners-DeBrock
(Engagement ~ 06/22/03)
Wendy Farrow of Cape Girardeau announces the engagement of her daughter, Jamie Hanners, to Marty DeBrock, both of Oak Ridge. He is the son of Ralph and Berneice DeBrock of Jackson. Hanners is a 1994 graduate of Jackson High School. She is employed at Byron L. Lang Trucking in Jackson...
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Bittle-Cairns
(Engagement ~ 06/22/03)
Jerry and Carla Bittle of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Aimee Renea Bittle, to Paul Matthew Cairns, both of Cambridge, Mass. He is the son of Richard and Lynne Cairns of Cape Girardeau. Bittle is a 1995 graduate of Central High School. She received a master's degree in physical therapy from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002. She is an in-patient physical therapist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston...
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Tellow-Henson
(Wedding ~ 06/22/03)
Rita J. Tellow and James D. Henson were married Jan. 4, 2003, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sikeston, Mo. The Rev. Stephen Schneider performed the ceremony. Organist was Nora Fuchs of Sikeston. Parents of the couple are Dr. and Mrs. R.J. Tellow of Sikeston, and Mr. and Mrs. George Henson of Scott City...
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Yingling-Buhs
(Wedding ~ 06/22/03)
La Croix United Methodist Church was the setting March 1, 2003, for the wedding of Meghan Ann Yingling and Michael Patrick Buhs. Music was provided by Chris Nall and Cody Neighbors. Parents of the couple are Dr. and Mrs. David Yingling and Mr. and Mrs. Steven Buhs, all of Cape Girardeau...
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Moss-Zigaitis
(Wedding ~ 06/22/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Kelly Ann Moss and Nicholas Allen Zigaitis were united in marriage March 1, 2003, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church. The Rev. Stephen Schneider performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Nora Fuchs and Merideth Pobst. Erica Timmer was reader, and Christopher Leible was altar boy...
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Miller-Acey
(Wedding ~ 06/22/03)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Charla Denise Miller and Leslie Allen Acey were married April 26, 2003, at Dogwood United Methodist Church in East Prairie, Mo. The Rev. Bob Kespelher performed the ceremony. Pianist was Ellen Wilburn of East Prairie, aunt of the bride. Soloist was Carly Wilburn of New Madrid, Mo., cousin of the bride...
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Hooker-Dumey
(Wedding ~ 06/22/03)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Amy Lynn Hooker and Jamey Michael Dumey were united in marriage May 10, 2003, at St. Ambrose Catholic Church. The Rev. Ralph Duffner performed the ceremony. Organist was Betty Vandeven and soloist was Angela Russell, sister of the bride, both of Chaffee...
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How Holden & Co. pressure opponents and set the campaign stage
(Editorial ~ 06/22/03)
An imaginary conversation. Participants: Gov. Bob Holden, press secretary Mary Still and Democratic Party honcho Roy Temple, a Puxico native. Holden: So it's set: I veto the two education bills and sign the two other bills this special session will send me....
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Newcomer likes one-two dance step
(Column ~ 06/22/03)
Victoria Marie Collom made her way into our war-weary world May 3, 2002, daughter of Ellie and Glenn Collom and granddaughter of Viney Mosley, that dedicated destroyer of darkdom. I think there is no such word as darkdom, but it sounds dreary, doesn't it? And Viney is just the one to make it disappear...
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