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Pujols sizzles in Redbirds' 8-1 win
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/04)
PITTSBURGH -- Albert Pujols homered and had two doubles among his five hits and drove in three runs, Jeff Suppan pitched into the eighth inning, and the Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-1 Tuesday night. The Cardinals overcame the loss of third baseman Scott Rolen, who was hit in the batting helmet with a pitch by Ryan Vogelsong in the first inning...
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Greenspan's job for life
(Column ~ 06/02/04)
The Joplin (Mo.) Globe The long-serving chairman of the Federal Reserve Board has been reappointed by President Bush and undoubtedly will be promptly confirmed by the Senate. After all, Greenspan is the force that has helped to still the occasionally troubled waters of the financial markets...
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Branson's ploy
(Column ~ 06/02/04)
Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader Branson can do its math. Of the estimated 7 million visitors who come to Branson each year, 86 percent travel by car. ... Gasoline prices are shooting up. While the higher prices may not increase the price of a vacation that much, perception can be more powerful than reality. It's not a risk a car-destination should take...
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Miss Australia wins Miss Universe title
(International News ~ 06/02/04)
QUITO -- A 20-year-old Australian involved in modeling and dancing won the Miss Universe title Tuesday night in a two-hour pageant watched by television viewers around the world. Jennifer Hawkins, a 5-foot-11 blonde with blue eyes, was chosen from among 80 beauty queens...
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Lettuce bread an interesting new recipe
(Column ~ 06/02/04)
Like every other weekend, the days are filled with more to accomplish than I possibly could get done. Memorial Day weekend proved to be the same. We had an enjoyable time at two beautiful weddings and did some family activities. Our children went fishing with their friend, Mr. Bob, and Ross caught several large fish. He was so excited to tell everyone all of the details of just how large the fish were, and there were pictures taken to prove it was not just another fish story...
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Olives -- lots and lots of olives
(Column ~ 06/02/04)
There's a new hotel in Tampa that, according to a recent newspaper article, is trying to get a four-star rating with its Mediterranean style and top-flight amenities. Those amenities will include turn-down service, which I've heard of, and a complimentary olive bar, which I haven't...
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NBC marketing stumbles for Siegfried, Roy animation
(Entertainment ~ 06/02/04)
LOS ANGELES -- When taped remarks from Roy Horn were played for a recent gathering in New York, the Las Vegas magician recovering from a near-fatal tiger mauling was met with respectful silence. Silence, too, greeted what followed in the NBC sales presentation to Madison Avenue: Clips of "Father of the Pride," an animated comedy based on Horn and partner Siegfried Fischbacher's act, failed to draw laughs...
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China wants to approve Britney concert outfits
(Entertainment ~ 06/02/04)
SHANGHAI, China -- China to Britney: Come perform but leave the revealing outfits at home. Britney Spears' first China tour has received Culture Ministry approval, but officials want to know what she's wearing before she hits the stage, the official China News Service reported Tuesday...
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Iraq, U.S. end power deadlock
(International News ~ 06/02/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraqi officials prevailed in their choice for president over the candidate favored by the United States, allowing a U.N. envoy Tuesday to appoint an interim government reflecting Iraq's religious and cultural diversity to rule after the return of sovereignty June 30...
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Some progress although rain slows planting
(State News ~ 06/02/04)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Heavy rains last week over all but southern Missouri slowed soybean and sorghum planting, but farmers' progress remained better than average for most crops, the Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service said Tuesday. An average of 2.7 days were suitable for fieldwork, from a low of 1.1 days in east-central Missouri to more than five days across the southern third...
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First TV campaign spot rolls in Missouri governor's race
(State News ~ 06/02/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In a sign that the political season is in full swing, the first television campaign commercials in the Missouri governor's race began airing Tuesday. Democratic Gov. Bob Holden's campaign began running two ads, which promote Holden's efforts to protect education and health-care funding...
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Nation/world digest 06/02/04
(National News ~ 06/02/04)
Feds: Suspect planned apartment attacks WASHINGTON -- Former Chicago gang member Jose Padilla is a trained terrorist who met with top al-Qaida leaders, discussed detonating a nuclear bomb in the United States and accepted an assignment to use natural gas to blow up high-rise apartment buildings, the Justice Department alleged Tuesday. ...
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Cape preparing project list for road tax extension
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
Cape Girardeau city officials hope to convince voters next year to extend the half-cent transportation sales tax for another five years to finance a new set of road construction projects that is expected to include the extension of Fountain Street as a gateway to the city's downtown...
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Cape schools foundation hires full-time director
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
After nine years of fund raising for schools, the Cape Girardeau Public Schools Foundation has shifted directions with new leadership and the possibility of a major capital campaign. Foundation officials recently announced the employment of the nonprofit organization's first full-time director, former Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau sales director Angie Bender...
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Rams cut ties with Super Bowl hero
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Kurt Warner storybook stay with the St. Louis Rams ended Tuesday, but he's unlikely to be out of work for long.. The release of the two-time NFL MVP, who led the Rams to two Super Bowls, leaves Marc Bulger as the team's No. 1 quarterback. Bulger took over as the starter for good after Warner fumbled six times last year's season opener...
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Pistons eliminate Pacers to reach the NBA Finals
(Professional Sports ~ 06/02/04)
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- A newer version of the Bad Boys is going to the NBA Finals after a clinching victory Tuesday night in which the operative word was "Bad." In one of the lowest-scoring games in NBA playoff history, Richard Hamilton hit the clutch shot of the night shortly after being flagrantly fouled by Ron Artest, and the Detroit Pistons defeated the Indiana Pacers 69-65 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals...
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Oran continues long title quest
(High School Sports ~ 06/02/04)
By Toby Carrig ~ Southeast Missourian Matt Seyer has made a lot of trips to Columbia, Mo., thanks to Oran baseball. He watched his older brother, Philip, play on state tournament teams in 1998 and '99. "It made me want to go up there and experience what he experienced," Matt Seyer said...
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Legion teams get ready to provide summer action
(Community Sports ~ 06/02/04)
Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Perryville carry high hopes into the season. By David Wilson and Mark Unterreiner ~ Southeast Missourian The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team had a strong showing last summer, posting a 29-16 record, winning district and zone titles, and finishing third in the state tournament...
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High court hears gay marriage amendment dispute
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court barraged attorneys for two of the state's top elected officials with questions Tuesday in considering whether a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex marriages should go on the statewide ballot in August or November...
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No injuries reported in nursing home fire
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- The Chaffee Fire Department responded to a fire at Chaffee Nursing Center at 7 a.m. Tuesday. The fire was started by a clothes dryer in the nursing center, causing damage to the north end of the building. No one was injured, and residents were back in the building shortly before 9 a.m...
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Midwest economy strong; inflation looming
(National News ~ 06/02/04)
The Midwest economy was strong for a fourth straight month in May, but high gasoline prices helped fuel inflationary pressures, according to a survey of manufacturing executives. The overall index in the Mid-America Business Conditions Index declined slightly in May to 67.3 from April's record 70.3, but it was above 60 for a fourth straight month, Creighton University economics professor Jim Knudsen said Tuesday...
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First Friday Coffee to feature legislator
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly First Friday Coffee at the Show Me Center this Friday. This month's featured presenter will be 158th District state Rep. Jason Crowell. Crowell will point out highlights from the recently adjourned legislative session. The program will begin at 7:30 a.m. Friday, after a continental breakfast at 7:15 a.m...
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Fire destroys automotive repair shop, injures one
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
Southeast Missourian A Tuesday morning fire in the western part Cape Girardeau County sent one man to the hospital and reduced an automotive shop to thin metal walls. Whitewater, Delta, Millersville and Marble Hill fire departments responded at about 8 a.m. Tuesday to a structure fire at 9116 Highway U, near the intersection with Highway A in rural Cape Girardeau County...
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Suspect on 'Most Wanted' caught in Sikeston
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A Sikeston woman was arrested last week in connection with the Oct. 9, 2003, armed robbery of the Fifth Third Bank of Indianapolis after being recognized on the popular Fox TV program "America's Most Wanted." Television cameras were present when 22-year-old Naomi Betts was arrested. ...
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Missouri's average teacher salary lower than officials thought
(Local News ~ 06/02/04)
Missouri teacher salaries are among the lowest in the United States and have been for longer than state officials realized. In an annual report released Thursday by the National Education Association, Missouri's average teacher salary ranked 44th in the nation, a drop of nine steps from last year's ranking of 35th. However, officials with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education discovered Tuesday that they'd reported incorrect data to NEA in past reports...
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'Fear premium' on petroleum, gasoline pushing prices higher
(National News ~ 06/02/04)
WASHINGTON -- A "fear premium" is driving up gasoline prices well past $2 a gallon. Motorists may be paying as much as 36 cents a gallon more at the pump because of the petroleum industry's anxiety that terrorists might disrupt oil supplies, a fear that increased with two murderous rampages by al-Qaida-linked gunmen at oil compounds in the heart of Saudi Arabia...
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Cape fire report 6/2/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/02/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items on Monday: At 8:26 a.m., motor vehicle accident at the 104-mile marker on Interstate 55. At 10:40 a.m., emergency medical service at 524 Koch. At 11:52 a.m., sounding alarm at 325 N. Sprigg...
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Army noted Iraq violations last fall
(National News ~ 06/02/04)
WASHINGTON -- An Army general who visited Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq last fall complained that the military was violating international war standards by incarcerating common criminals along with insurgents captured in attacks against U.S.-led forces...
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Emma Huffman
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
Emma Lee Huffman, 79, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 24, 1924, at Kennett, Mo., daughter of Louie T. and Mary Blanch Thacker Young. She and the Rev. Arvil Huffman were married Feb. 12, 1944. He died Sept. 2, 1998...
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Arnold Guzman
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
ORAN, Mo. -- Arnold Guzman, 68, of Oran died Sunday, May 30, 2004, at his home. He was born Dec. 14, 1935, in San Antonio, Texas, son of Cercencio Guzman and Ysidra Garcia Guzman. He and Emma Sauceda were married July 27, 1956. She died Dec. 17, 2003...
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Arnold Pulliam
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
Arnold Wilson Pulliam, 91, of Jackson passed away Sunday, May 30, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 20, 1913, near Millersville, son of John and Fronie Looney Pulliam. He and Beulah James were married July 13, 1935. She passed away Sept. 8, 1991...
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Kathy Fischer
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Kathy A. Fischer, 44, of Perryville died Monday, May 31, 2004, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Oct. 21, 1959, at Perryville, daughter of Troy S. and Mildred Glaub Kiefer. She and Bill J. Fischer were married July 9, 1983...
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June Watson
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- June C. Watson, 79, of Sikeston died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born June 24, 1924, at Morley, Mo., daughter of C.D. and Gladys Lee Cummins. She married J.R. "Jerry" Watson. Watson was a member of First Baptist Church...
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Milton King
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
THEBES, Ill. -- Milton "Joe" King, 50, of Thebes died Monday, May 31, 2004, at his home. He was born Dec. 27, 1953, son of Gaylon and Pauline Newbolds King. King was a mechanic. Survivors include a daughter, Karen King of Washington; a son, Joseph King of Washington; his parents of Thebes; four sisters, Donna Wagner of Cape Girardeau, Mary King and Sheila Mobley of Tamms, Ill., Tammie King of Thebes; two brothers, Donald King of Thebes, and Mike King of Oxford, Ala...
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Ora Slover
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- Ora Lee Slover, 82, of Marquand died Monday, May 31, 2004, at her home. She was born Dec. 9, 1921, at Marquand, daughter of the Rev. Jesse A. and Pairlee Farmer Yount. She and Milford S. Slover were married Nov. 17, 1943, at Marble Hill, Mo...
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Richard Bowers
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
Richard H. Bowers, 94, of Burfordville died Thursday, May 27, 2004, at Monticello House in Jackson. He was born June 12, 1909, at Oriole, Mo., son of Henry W. and Freida Whittaker Bowers. He married Ada Inez Jones, who preceded him in death. He also married Lillian Beatrice Sides, who preceded him in death...
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Shirley Hopper
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
ORAN, Mo. -- Shirley Marie Hopper, 57, of Oran died Sunday, May 30, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 1, 1947, in St. Louis, daughter of George and Virginia Masters Worley. She and Merle Hopper were married March 6, 1965, at Sikeston, Mo...
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Frances Tinsley
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Frances Louise Tinsley, 76, of Mounds died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at her home. She was born Sept. 5, 1927, in Charleston, Mo., daughter of Roy and Oma Dyer Deline. She and Louis "Doc" Murphy were married Nov. 11, 1943. He died in 1978. She later married Frank Tinsley May 24, 1980...
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Club news 6/2/04
(Community News ~ 06/02/04)
Sons of American Revolution The Sons of the American Revolution met May 17 at Dexter Bar-B-Q in Cape Girardeau. Wendel Miller and Walter Schroeder have been presenting high school awards in the area. The SAR Color Guard was present at the local VFW groundbreaking in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Mack Haynie
(Obituary ~ 06/02/04)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Mack D. Haynie, 78, of Advance died Tuesday, June 1, 2004, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 16, 1925, at McGee, Mo., son of Roy and Pearl McGee Haynie Sr. He and Betty DeCelis were married Oct. 29, 1948, at Puxico, Mo...
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Speak Out 6/2/04
(Speak Out ~ 06/02/04)
Good people out there I WANT to thank all the people who helped me with the car trouble I've been having the past week or so. It's good to know there are still people out there who will help a person in distress without expecting anything in return...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 6/2/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/02/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Emanuel T. Ware, 24, 805 S. Sprigg, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of assault. Jams K. Davis, 20, 1318 N Sprigg, was arrested Monday on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and four stop sign violations...
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Deck designs
(Community ~ 06/02/04)
Someday all decks will be built this way. I don't mean with gazebos and hot tubs and grills galore. That's all good. A great deck has all that stuff. I mean with materials ultra well-suited for what a deck ought to be: a place of relaxation and enjoyment that doesn't consume every free minute with maintenance...
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Jenkins receives bid to NCAA national meet
(College Sports ~ 06/02/04)
Southeast Missouri State University's track and field program did not have a particularly impressive showing during last weekend's NCAA Mideast Regional in Baton Rouge, La. But as expected, the NCAA announced Tuesday that junior Heather Jenkins qualified for nationals as an at-large entry in the discus based on her top performance during the regular season of 173 feet, 4 inches...
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Treating water
(Editorial ~ 06/02/04)
When Cape Girardeau residents began using 2 million more gallons of water a day last summer, employees at the city's water treatment plant didn't panic. There weren't any pleas for water conservation or concerns that the supply would dwindle. Cape Girardeau had already invested in an improved water treatment facility that could easily handle the increased demands...
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Area sports digest 6/2/04
(Other Sports ~ 06/02/04)
Ungers, Roes team up to win couples scramble Mark and Becky Unger and Scott and Kristen Roe captured the championship of the Memorial Day Couples Scramble on Monday at Dalhousie Golf Club. The team of Tim and Jennifer Coad and Jack and Cathy Connell finished second...
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Sports briefs 6/2/04
(Other Sports ~ 06/02/04)
Baseball The Kansas City Royals recalled left-handed pitcher Chris George from Omaha on Tuesday and sent right-hander Justin Huisman to the Class AAA team. George started Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers. He was 1-3 with a 2.82 ERA in Omaha...
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Bridge was well worth the wait
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/02/04)
To the editor: Thank you, Missouri Department of Transportation. On behalf of the entire staff at Delta Express, thank you to the men and women at MoDOT and Penzel Construction for doing such a fine job on the Diversion Channel bridge. The wait and inconvenience were well worth it...
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Grave decoration used what we had
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/02/04)
To the editor: In response to Joe Sullivan's column "Peonies for our fallen heroes": I enjoyed this column about Decoration Day. Of course we did not decorate much then as we had what we called graveyard workings. All the men and women worked and cleaned graves, and we put out what fresh flowers we had. I remember the column Sullivan wrote about my sister, Gladys Leach, here at Ellsinore. I do like to read his columns...
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Officers honored for their service
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/02/04)
To the editor: On Memorial Day we remembered those who have risked their lives for their country, cities and families. The holiday was not about fishing feasting and relaxing in front of some TV but to honor, respect and uplift those who have served our country and communities...
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Fire sales tax provides remedy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/02/04)
To the editor: I was pleased to say yes when asked to serve as treasurer of the fire sales tax campaign. As a lifelong resident, I can't imagine a Cape Girardeau where our police and fire professionals are underpaid and poorly equipped. Unfortunately, that is the situation today...
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Report pet abuse to the authorities
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/02/04)
To the editor: Regarding "Dogs confiscated from Jackson man await adoption": I was not surprised that the man received no jail time or fine for the abuse of animals. Did anyone else wonder what happened to the two chained dogs that disappeared after the authorities had investigated the property? Why is this man considered responsible enough to have even one dog after how he cared for his dogs?...
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Out of the past 6/2/04
(Out of the Past ~ 06/02/04)
10 years ago: June 2, 1994 TAMMS, Ill. -- Groundbreaking ceremonies were held yesterday for Tamms Correctional Center, with Illinois Gov. Jim Edgar delivering keynote address; when completed, facility will employ up to 300 and provide $11-million-per-year payroll...
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