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Southeast picked as favorite to win OVC
(College Sports ~ 07/29/03)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tim Billings has checked around, and no one at Southeast Missouri State can remember the Indians ever being picked as the favorite to win their conference. Times have changed. Ohio Valley Conference coaches and sports information directors picked Southeast Missouri State as the preseason favorite to win the league championship at media day Monday with five first-place votes, just ahead of defending co-champions Murray State and Eastern Illinois...
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Citigroup, J.P. Morgan to pay $236 million for Enron fraud
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
NEW YORK -- J.P. Morgan Chase and Citigroup reached settlements with the federal government Monday for their roles in the manipulation of Enron's finances, agreeing to pay $236 million that will go to victims of the energy trader's massive fraud. The payments settle civil charges that J.P. Morgan and Citigroup helped Enron mislead investors by creating complex transactions that made its financial condition appear sound when the company was actually drowning in debt...
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Flooding in Ohio forces hundreds from homes
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
CANTON, Ohio -- Marsha West knew it was time to get out of her house when she saw a refrigerator float down her street, the water so high it nearly reached the top of her mailbox. "I cried because I'm going to lose everything I've got," she said Monday. "I love my home."...
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Mormon church takes over disputed Salt Lake City block
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
SALT LAKE CITY -- The city and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints completed a land swap Monday that gives the church the right to regulate behavior in a park it bought from the city. In return for giving up unfettered access to the Main Street block, the city received two acres on which to build a community center. Federal courts had ruled that the city's sidewalk easement carried free speech rights the church could not curtail...
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Excavation begins at biggest mass grave found from Bosnian war
(International News ~ 07/29/03)
MEMICI, Bosnia-Herzegovina -- Two backhoes scraped away topsoil and revealed human bones Monday as forensic experts began excavating what they believe is the largest mass grave found so far from the Bosnian war. The site is thought to contain the remains of several hundred Muslim civilians killed during the 1992-95 war. Among them are some of those slain in the 1995 massacre at Srebrenica, which was Europe's worst atrocity since World War II...
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Rebels capture port, second-largest city
(International News ~ 07/29/03)
MONROVIA, Liberia -- Rebels captured Liberia's refugee-choked second-largest city Monday, defeating President Charles Taylor's embattled forces on a new front and depriving him of his last significant port outside the besieged capital. The capture of the strategic city of Buchanan, 60 miles southeast of Monrovia, the capital, came as deliberations on a peace mission for the West African nation showed no sign of progress...
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Police fire rubber bullets at Palestinian demonstrators
(International News ~ 07/29/03)
JERUSALEM -- Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at Palestinian demonstrators protesting an Israeli security barrier in the West Bank on Monday, and police found the body of a soldier they suspect was kidnapped and killed by Arabs. The protest came ahead of a summit between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and President Bush on Tuesday. The two will discuss how to move ahead with the U.S.-backed "road map" peace plan that calls for a Palestinian state by 2005...
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Crops wilt as heat batters European shipping, farming
(International News ~ 07/29/03)
BUCHAREST, Romania -- A heat wave and a drought are gouging a multibillion-dollar hole into Europe's economy, crippling shipping, shriveling crops and driving up the cost of electricity. In Romania, dredgers dug into the Danube on Monday to deepen the river bed for hundreds of stalled barges, while in Croatia, five tons of dead fish polluted a lake...
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More U.N. troops headed to Congo on peace mission
(International News ~ 07/29/03)
UNITED NATIONS -- The Security Council voted unanimously Monday to expand the U.N. peacekeeping force in Congo, strengthen its mandate and impose an arms embargo on armed groups in eastern Congo. The resolution will increase the U.N. peacekeeping force from 8,700 to 10,800 troops, a decision hailed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan. He said the additional troops and strong mandate are needed "to help the Congolese to achieve a sustainable peace leading up to a democratically elected government."...
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Saudi raid kills six suspected militants
(International News ~ 07/29/03)
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Saudi police said they raided a farm where militants were holed up Monday, touching off a battle with firearms and grenades that killed six suspects and two officers. Almost weekly raids since militants staged bombing attacks in the capital in mid-May have revealed an extensive network of alleged terrorist cells and weapons caches across Saudi Arabia...
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World digest 7/29/03
(International News ~ 07/29/03)
Alarmed Vatican rallies against same-sex unions VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican hopes to rally public opposition to gay marriages in a worldwide campaign spurred by its alarm over growing legal acceptance of same-sex unions in Europe and North America. Pope John Paul II has been speaking out for months against legislative proposals to legalize same-sex marriages. ...
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Over 100 guns stolen from train
(State News ~ 07/29/03)
ST. LOUIS -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, St. Louis police and investigators with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad offered a reward Monday for help in catching those responsible for the theft of more than 100 firearms...
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Utility looks to eliminate foam on lake
(State News ~ 07/29/03)
LAKE OZARK, Mo. -- AmerenUE has proposed regulations to eliminate use of certain types of foam flotation material in boat docks at the Lake of the Ozarks in an attempt to curb a pollution problem on the lake's shores. In a recent cleanup on the shores, foam chunks made up at least 90 percent of the 170 tons of trash collected...
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State's crops in need of rain
(State News ~ 07/29/03)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Rain is needed across most of the state to prevent further damage to crops, the Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service said Monday. An average of 0.15 of an inch of rain fell across the state last week. The need for rain is the most urgent in the northwest and west-central part of the state, where topsoil moisture ratings are 96 percent short or very short. Statewide, the moisture ratings declined, ranging from 30 percent very short, 43 percent short and 27 percent adequate...
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Sept. 11 intelligence report questions answers given by Rice
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
WASHINGTON -- The congressional report on pre-Sept. 11 intelligence calls into question answers that National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice gave the public last year about the White House's knowledge of terrorism threats. It's a fresh credibility issue for the adviser whose remarks about prewar Iraq information also have been questioned by members of Congress...
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Graham - Saudi statement shows need to declassify report
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
WASHINGTON -- Citing the Saudi ambassador's claim that his country has "nothing to hide," Sen. Bob Graham called on President Bush on Monday to declassify a 28-page section of the congressional report into the Sept. 11 attacks dealing with foreign support for the hijackers...
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Nation briefs 07/29/03
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
Bill urges release of activist jailed in Myanmar WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed a bill and issued an executive order on Monday to pressure rulers in the Asian nation of Myanmar to release democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners...
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AT&T - MCI diverted government calls to Canada to avoid fee
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
NEW YORK -- Long-distance giant MCI avoided paying access fees to local phone companies by diverting calls to Canada -- including calls placed by the State Department and other government agencies, AT&T Corp. charged Monday. AT&T said it was alarmed by the practice, which lawyers have said could compromise national security by leaving the calls unprotected from eavesdroppers. The company said it had evidence calls were being diverted as recently as Monday morning...
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Stepfather agrees Fla. hanging was likely suicide
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
BELLE GLADE, Fla. -- An inquest into the hanging of a black man revealed Monday that the bedsheet used as a noose came from his own house, and his stepfather agreed that meant his death was likely a suicide and not a lynching. Circuit Judge Harold Cohen convened the rare coroner's inquest into the May 28 death of 32-year-old Feraris "Ray" Golden to try determine whether he committed suicide, as police said, or was lynched, as had been rumored...
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Cardinals put Painter on DL
(Professional Sports ~ 07/29/03)
ST. LOUIS -- The Cardinals put left-handed reliever Lance Painter on the 15-day disabled list with a left calf injury Monday and optioned reliever Mike Crudale to Triple-A Memphis. The team also recalled left-hander Pedro Borbon Jr. and right-hander Josh Pearce from Memphis...
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Friendly nightmare interrupts sleepover
(Column ~ 07/29/03)
I'm sure everyone can relate to this with me on some level. We've all spent the night at our friends' houses at some point. I did it quite often as a young, vibrant child. It starts off with you and your friend spending the day together and having fun with all your shenanigans and tomfoolery...
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Reds fire manager, GM, others
(Professional Sports ~ 07/29/03)
CINCINNATI -- General manager Jim Bowden and manager Bob Boone were fired Monday by the Cincinnati Reds, who failed to live up to expectations in a new ballpark. The clubhouse was closed and the moves were announced shortly before an afternoon makeup game against the Philadelphia Phillies. Bench coach Ray Knight ran the team for the day...
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Injury to Sehorn gives Herring another shot at safety position
(Professional Sports ~ 07/29/03)
MACOMB, Ill. -- Jason Sehorn's broken foot is giving Kim Herring, an underachiever the last two years at free safety, another chance to prove himself with the Rams. "We underachieved last year," said defensive coordinator Lovie Smith. "At 7-9, a lot of people did, and he was a part of it...
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Baylor mourns basketball player's death
(College Sports ~ 07/29/03)
WACO, Texas -- Baylor University officials said Monday they were grief-stricken and trying to come to terms with the death of basketball player Patrick Dennehy and the murder charge against a former teammate. Dennehy, a 6-foot-10 center, had been missing about six weeks. His body was found Friday night in a field three miles south of town and was identified late Sunday...
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Area digest
(Other Sports ~ 07/29/03)
Heartland Nationals team reaches national event BURLINGTON, Colo. -- The Heartland Nationals 14-and-under softball team won the Midwest regional with a 6-5 defeat of Southeast Denver on Sunday. The win puts Heartland National in the national tournament for Babe Ruth softball teams. The event will be in Chaffee from Aug. 13 to 17...
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Bob Hope was golf's greatest ambassador
(Sports Column ~ 07/29/03)
When Bob Hope celebrated his last birthday, it was the only time he was happy to hit 100. He played golf for fun but was serious about the game, taking lessons from every pro he could find to correct a swing he described as looking like "a polo player without a horse."...
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Career and Technology Center finds its community niche
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
It's a place area businesses turn to when they need employees trained in the latest technology and equipment. It's a place community members turn to for launching a new career, learning to speak Spanish or creating floral bouquets. It's a place where high school students can find a career path and participate in hands-on learning...
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Former officer pleads innocent to charges
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
Former Cape Girardeau police narcotics detective Paul E. Tipler, 35, appeared for arraignment Monday in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court. Tipler pleaded innocent to felony charges of stealing, two counts of tampering with evidence, distribution of a controlled substance, two counts of forgery and misdemeanor charges of possession of a defaced firearm -- the serial numbers were marred -- and two counts of patronizing prostitution...
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Cape man pleads guilty to domestic assault
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty Monday to charges of domestic assault in Cape Girardeau Circuit Court. Bobby E. Reed, 39, of Cape Girardeau admitted he hit his wife in the face with his fist on March 8 and cut his brother's upper right arm with a pocketknife April 3 after an argument at a gas station parking lot. The brother, John L. Reed, 41, was treated and released at Southeast Missouri Hospital for a 3-inch cut...
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Robber of Stogies Texaco sentenced to 15 years
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
An Illinois man received a sentence of 15 years in prison Monday in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court for robbing a Jackson convenience store. A tip from an informant led to the January arrest of Anthony S. Mims, 33, of Collinsville, Ill., nearly two years after he robbed the Stogies Texaco on East Jackson Boulevard on June 20, 2000. Investigators said he used a gun to force store clerks to give him money...
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August shooting suspect enters guilty plea
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
A 21-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday in Cape Girardeau County Circuit Court to breaking into a home and shooting the resident. Cornelius Johnson, 21, admitted he entered 143 S. Spanish St. on Aug. 5 and shot John Murphy with a handgun during a home-invasion style burglary. He pleaded guilty to second-degree assault, first-degree burglary and armed criminal action...
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EEOC to visit 100 Cape businesses today, Wednesday
(Business ~ 07/29/03)
Rather than wait for small businesses to make a mistake, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is sending five of its staff workers to visit with small businesses in Cape Girardeau today and Wednesday, the federal law enforcement agency announced Monday...
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Bob Hope, comic entertainer, dead at 100
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
LOS ANGELES -- Bob Hope's one-liners gently poked fun at presidents, blunted the sting of combat for American soldiers from World War II to the Gulf War, and ultimately made him the most revered of American comics. Hope, who turned 100 on May 29, rode a genial wave of success in movies, radio and television to a position unique among entertainers. He died Sunday of pneumonia at his Toluca Lake home, publicist Ward Grant said Monday. His family was at his bedside...
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One step forward, two back with governor's vetoes
(Column ~ 07/29/03)
By Daniel P. Mehan JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In the recently concluded legislative session, Missouri lawmakers made several positive steps to improve Missouri's business climate. Driven by the fact that Missouri led the nation in job losses in 2002, legislators worked hard to stop the epidemic...
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Scott City School Board meeting 7/29/03
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
Noon today 3000 Main St. On the agenda: Closed session Resignation of PE teacher/head football coach Employment of certified staff Employment of extra duty staff
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Court briefs 7/29/03
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
Cape man pleads guilty to domestic assault A Cape Girardeau man pleaded guilty Monday to charges of domestic assault in Cape Girardeau Circuit Court. Bobby E. Reed, 39, of Cape Girardeau admitted he hit his wife in the face with his fist on March 8 and cut his brother's upper right arm with a pocketknife April 3 after an argument at a gas station parking lot. The brother, John L. Reed, 41, was treated and released at Southeast Missouri Hospital for a 3-inch cut...
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Cape police report 7/29/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/29/03)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, July 29 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Nicholas E. Powderly, 17, of 606 Robinhood, Chaffee, Mo., was arrested Sunday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, no insurance, speeding and failure to drive on the right half of the road...
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Patience tested in Memphis as power outage hits day 6
(State News ~ 07/29/03)
MEMPHIS -- Some of the 82,000 Memphis residents still without power have to laugh so they won't cry. It's been six days in the dark for some, six days of mounting irritation, since strong storms swept through the area July 22 and knocked out power to more than 300,000 people...
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Cards dealt rare shutout by Pirates
(Professional Sports ~ 07/29/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Pittsburgh's Jeff Suppan changed speeds effectively to shut out the Cardinals on Monday. Suppan pitched his third complete game and second shutout of the season, leading the Pirates to a 3-0 win over the Cardinals. It was just the third time this season the Cardinals, who lead the National League in hitting with a team average of .288, have been shut out...
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No rivalry here, insist QBs Warner and Bulger
(Professional Sports ~ 07/29/03)
MACOMB, Ill. -- You can forget about a quarterback controversy or feud with the Rams. Kurt Warner and Marc Bulger insist things have never been better, even though last season was a breakthrough for Bulger and a breakdown for Warner. Warner also discounted any lingering friction between he and coach Mike Martz. The two clashed last year after Warner's wife, Brenda, called a radio station to complain that she and not the Rams had insisted on an X-ray for Warner's broken hand...
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Indians top OVC preseason team with seven picks
(College Sports ~ 07/29/03)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Not only was Southeast Missouri State University picked to win its first Ohio Valley Conference championship Monday, the Indians also had a league-high seven players make the preseason all-OVC team. In addition, the Indians had another three players earn honorable mention in voting by the league's head coaches and sports information directors during the OVC's media day...
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Preseason OVC nod goes to Southeast
(College Sports ~ 07/29/03)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Southeast Missouri State University's football program found itself in unfamiliar territory during Monday's Ohio Valley Conference media day. Not that Indians' coach Tim Billings was about to complain. For the first time since joining the OVC in 1991, Southeast was picked as the preseason favorite to win the league championship in voting by the conference's head coaches...
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Thunderstorm cuts power, starts two fires
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
A thunderstorm disabled parts of Cape Girardeau Monday early evening by downing power lines, sparking two small house fires and cutting off power to about 4,000 electric customers. The 3 1/2-hour power loss started shortly after 5 p.m. when a Clark Avenue substation with 34,000-volt transmission lines suffered storm damage, said AmerenUE spokesman George Sheppard. Small explosions were reported seen at the transformer box...
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Support for shuttle, space exploration steady despite accidents
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
WASHINGTON -- Most Americans support the space shuttle despite two accidents that claimed the lives of all astronauts aboard, but enthusiasm for civilians on board the shuttle is declining, an Associated Press poll found. Two-thirds in the AP poll said the shuttle should continue to fly despite the accidents, including one early this year. ...
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Selective thyroid boost may reduce cholesterol, weight
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
WASHINGTON -- A chemical that boosts the effectiveness of a thyroid hormone may one day help people lose weight and cut cholesterol without the rapid heartbeat sometimes associated with thyroid stimulants. The findings, while still preliminary, could have major implications in a nation increasingly worried about obesity...
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Specialists push to lower hidden salt in food
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
WASHINGTON -- The average American consumes the equivalent of nearly two teaspoons of salt every day, almost double the upper limit for good health. And before anyone protests about hardly touching the salt shaker, consider: The vast majority of that sodium is hidden inside common foods, from spaghetti sauce to frozen dinners...
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Feds accuse three hospitals of skewing organ transplant list
(State News ~ 07/29/03)
CHICAGO -- Three Chicago hospitals were accused by the federal government on Monday of diagnosing some patients as more ill than they were as a way of speeding up their liver transplants. Federal officials and a bioethics expert said they knew of no other case in which the government has accused hospitals of using fraud to increase the eligibility of patients for organ transplants...
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Death row inmate won't be retried; released from jail
(State News ~ 07/29/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A former death row inmate walked out of jail Monday after a prosecutor said there was not enough evidence to retry him for a prison slaying that happened nearly two decades ago. Joseph Amrine, wearing a green shirt and khaki pants, carried two garbage bags of belongings as he left the Cole County jail to cheers from a handful of supporters. ...
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'Resident Evil' game all gore, no story
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
If you like killing zombies -- and who doesn't -- you're going to love "Resident Evil: Dead Aim." If you prefer a game that provides an engrossing plot and something to do between zombie attacks besides trudge around a storm-tossed ocean liner, look elsewhere...
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Civilian, troop casualties in Iraq continue to increase
(International News ~ 07/29/03)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- An assailant dropped a grenade from a Baghdad highway overpass onto an Army vehicle Monday, killing one U.S. soldier and wounding three others. In another part of Baghdad, relatives of people killed in an unsuccessful raid by U.S. soldiers looking for Saddam Hussein mourned their loved ones...
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U.S. soldiers find buried weapons cache
(International News ~ 07/29/03)
TIKRIT, Iraq -- U.S. soldiers discovered on Monday 40 anti-tank mines, dozens of mortar rounds and hundreds of pounds of gunpowder buried in Saddam Hussein's hometown -- enough for a month of attacks on U.S. troops. U.S. soldiers dug up the freshly buried weapons outside an abandoned building that once belonged to Saddam's Fedayeen militia in Tikrit, Saddam's hometown and power base in which he still enjoys widespread support...
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Saddam probably would face war crimes if captured
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
WASHINGTON -- If U.S. forces capture Saddam Hussein, his prospects would be bleak: intense interrogation, an austere prison cell, a trial for war crimes and perhaps an execution. American special operations forces -- as well as coalition troops and anti-Saddam Iraqis -- are searching for the former Iraqi president who survived attacks during the war meant to kill him. Last week, American forces caught up with Saddam's sons, Odai and Qusai, and they were killed in the ensuing gunbattle...
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Out of the past 7/29/03
(Out of the Past ~ 07/29/03)
10 years ago: July 29, 1993 Sandbaggers and flood workers continue to shore up for next week's record 48.5-foot Mississippi River flood crest at Cape Girardeau; river here continues to rise slowly, having fallen 1.6 feet over weekend following breach of Perry County levee near McBride; yesterday's river stage was 45.8 feet...
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Births 7/29/03
(Births ~ 07/29/03)
Turem Daughter to Barry and Jennifer Turem of Acworth, Ga., Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., 12:15 a.m. Sunday, July 13, 2003. Name, Audrey Ruby. Weight, 7 pounds 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Turem is the former Jennifer Hillin, daughter of Anita Hillin and James Hillin of Cape Girardeau. She is an art teacher at Cartersville Elementary School in Cartersville, Ga. Turem is the son of Gwyn Gordon of Decatur, Ga. He is project manager at Grace Ventures in Marietta, Ga...
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Marvin Perry Sr.
(Obituary ~ 07/29/03)
Marvin Johnson Perry Sr., 87, of Centralia, Mo., died Friday, July 25, 2003, at Heritage Hall Nursing Center in Centralia. He was born Aug. 12, 1915, at Hornersville, Mo., son of Walter A. and Maude Perry. He and Martha Mildred Summers were married Oct. 5, 1941, at Benton, Mo. She died Feb. 17, 1989...
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Preventive maintenance for students
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
Heading off to college means heading off to a new environment. In intellectual terms, that can be stimulating. In health terms, it can be riskier, say experts at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y. Get immunized, urges Katrin Wesner, Rensselaer's health systems manager. ...
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Final stanza for music?
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
WASHINGTON he glimmer is mostly gone from "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star," and "The Star-Spangled Banner" isn't exactly gallantly streaming in the nation's classrooms. Most children, in fact, aren't learning children's classics, patriotic songs or folk tunes in school, a University of Florida survey of nearly 1,800 music teachers finds...
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Faces of 2morrow 7/29
(Local News ~ 07/29/03)
Area students attend leadership program More than 130 high school students from across the state recently attended the Missouri Chamber of Commerce Leadership in Practice program in Mexico, Mo. Representing Central High School were Chris Griffith, Zach Kluesner, David Zimmer and Terrence Juden. Representing Notre Dame Regional High School were Eden Ellison and Jessica Ellis...
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Proud to have you home, Private Lynch
(Editorial ~ 07/29/03)
There is no question about it: Jessica Lynch is a hero. Yes, we've all read about the so-called controversy about Lynch's rescue after she was held prisoner for a week in Iraq. Initial reports said she had been shot and stabbed and had emptied her weapon at her Iraqi attackers before she was captured...
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Jackson plans for Hubble Creek drainage
(Editorial ~ 07/29/03)
Too often we wait until a small problem becomes a big one until we deal with it. Not so with Hubble Creek in Jackson, whose leaders for years have been smartly addressing such pressing problems as flooding, erosion, decreased fish population and water quality in the creek's drainage area...
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Groups choose names that bring honor, respect
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/29/03)
To the editor: I just read the article about changing the nicknames for the Southeast Missouri State University athletic teams. Even if I were not an alumna, I would find this attempt at political correctness (which it is, regardless of claims) ridiculous. Where is the logic of the claim that the use of Indian mascots and nicknames is demeaning and disrespectful? Few individuals and fewer groups would choose to call themselves by a term they did not respect...
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Diocese's goal is to prevent sexual abuse
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/29/03)
To the editor: Recent news of the Massachusetts attorney general regarding sexual abuse of minors by clergy in the archdiocese of Boston brings several thoughts to mind. The attorney general's report covered the past 60 years and highlighted the culpability of Cardinal Bernard Law, our former bishop in southern Missouri, who was Boston's archbishop for the past 18 of those 60 years. ...
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Glenn Gregory
(Obituary ~ 07/29/03)
Glenn E. Gregory, 68, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, July 28, 2003, at his home. He was born Aug. 3, 1934, at Grant City, Mo., son of Earl T. and Mable Marie Pack Gregory. He and Wilma L. Russell were married Feb. 2, 1955, in Hernando, Miss. She died March 10, 2003...
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Speak out 7/24
(Speak Out ~ 07/29/03)
Criticizing the president WHEN THE offspring of Saddam Hussein -- who tortured, murdered and raped -- were eliminated, I can't believe some of the Democrats criticized the president, the military and our mission while most Iraqis celebrated. Another slogan...
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George Miller
(Obituary ~ 07/29/03)
George E. Miller, 87, of Cape Girar-deau died Saturday, July 26, 2003, at Ratliff Care Center. He was born Aug. 24, 1915, at Ancell, Mo., son of John and Bertha Ash Miller. He and Mary Moore were married Sept. 20, 1940, in Cape Girardeau. Mr. Miller worked at International Shoe Co. 20 years, and was a self-employed carpenter many years. He was an active deacon at First Baptist Church and taught Sunday School 49 years...
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Sandra Sawyer
(Obituary ~ 07/29/03)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Sandra Sawyer, 36, of Mounds died Sunday, July 27, 2003, at her home. Massie Funeral Home in Cairo, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.
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Larry Diamond
(Obituary ~ 07/29/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Larry "Big D" Diamond, 62, of Sikeston died Saturday, July 26, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 3, 1940, at Benton, Mo., son of Wayne and Oma Hopkins Diamond. He and Karen Kappler were married April 16, 1960, at Benton...
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Allen Lloyd
(Obituary ~ 07/29/03)
Allen G. Lloyd, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 27, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 28, 1937, in Logan, Utah, son of Allen and Barbara Cutler Willison. He and Jacquie C. Sproat were married July 21, 1965, in Las Vegas, Nev...
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Kevin Heck
(Obituary ~ 07/29/03)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kevin M. Heck, 45, of Lincoln, Mont., died Tuesday, July 22, 2003, in Lincoln. He was born Feb. 24, 1958, at Perryville, son of Arnia and Goldia Griffard Heck. Heck served in the U.S. Marine Corps. Survivors include a daughter, Michelle Heck; his mother of Perryville; three brothers, Ronald Heck of Joliet, Ill., Roger Heck of Perryville, Glen Heck of state of Ohio; three sisters, Kay Meyers of St. Louis, Sue Alexander of Beloit, Wis., and Kristeen Schilling of Perryville...
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Alice Roth
(Obituary ~ 07/29/03)
ST. MARY, Mo. -- Alice R. Roth, 52, of St. Mary died Saturday, July 26, 2003, at Perry County Nursing Home in Perryville, Mo. She was born Nov. 11, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Arlous Webster and Ruby Ellen Farrar Abernathy. Roth was an assembler at Prince Gardner and Solar Press. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church...
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Calif. voters have history of showing politicians who's boss
(National News ~ 07/29/03)
BERKELEY, Calif. -- The election to recall Gov. Gray Davis gives California's voters a chance to do what they like best: govern. With the state's "do your own thing" philosophy and an initiative-and-recall system open to anyone determined enough and reasonably well-funded, California's electoral process is practically designed to help the disgruntled get even and let the voters lay down the law to the lawmakers...
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