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Hundreds turn out for funeral of prominent lawyer
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
It was John L. Oliver's friends and family members who gave the closing statements Monday, describing the prominent Cape Girardeau lawyer who died Thursday as a passionate seeker of justice, an inexhaustible civic leader and a loving family man. More than 300 people attended Oliver's service at First Presbyterian Church Monday morning, the largest funeral to be held there since U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson died in 1996, according to the church's pastor, the Rev. Paul Kabo...
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Black bear killed near Marquand
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
MARQUAND, Mo. -- A 400-pound black bear was found dead Monday morning near Marquand, a day after it was shot three times by a resident who said he was afraid the bear was going to attack his dog. Though it is illegal to kill black bears in Missouri, the man who shot the bear will not be charged because he was protecting his property, said Ken West, regional supervisor with the Missouri Department of Conservation in Cape Girardeau. ...
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Perkins teen hurt when four-wheeler strikes car
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
PERKINS, Mo. -- A teenager from Perkins was injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash, said the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Cody Harris, 16, received moderate injuries when his four-wheeler skidded across Scott County Road 268 just east of Perkins and struck an automobile driven by 53-year-old Susan Nothdurft of Oran, Mo. Harris was taken to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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Scott City woman has chance at jackpot
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
Ramona Blankenship of Scott City was recently announced as a winner in the Illinois Lottery's Second Chance game, guaranteeing her a new car and the possibility of winning $1 million at a drawing to be held Sept. 24. Blankenship is one of 20 winners who will be eligible for cash prizes between $25,000 and $1 million. To enter the drawing, Blankenship had mailed at least $30 worth of used, non-winning tickets to the Illinois Lottery...
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Water treatment plant costs higher than predicted
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
The cost associated with running Scott City's new water treatment plant turned out to be greater than originally expected, said officials at Monday night's city council meeting. The city's public works department reported that costs for chemicals used in the treatment process are running at a rate of about $32,000 per year, higher than was expected, while electricity costs are running about $1,400 per month, also slightly higher than original estimates...
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Two-car collision leaves both drivers injured
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
Southast Missourian A car crash Monday night in Cape Girardeau required extrication of a driver, said the Cape Girardeau Fire Department. The crash occurred at about 8:14 p.m. when a truck ran a red light traveling southbound where Kingshighway intersects Mount Auburn Road and Lexington Avenue, hitting the front driver-side door of a car head on. ...
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Every game is at home
(College Sports ~ 05/17/05)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- The Field of Dreams stands right beside a county road near New Hamburg, prominently displayed to any motorist who might pass by. There has been no attempt to the keep this place secret, with its towering light posts and massive backstop, not to mention the sign hanging on that backstop that says "Field of Dreams" and the street sign on the driveway that says "Ball Park Road."...
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Cape to go after money for river overlook
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
The city of Cape Girardeau will seek more than $362,000 in federal funding for a Mississippi River overlook that would involve restoration of the remaining section of the old bridge and construction of a terrace on the bluff above Aquamsi Street where visitors could look out over the river...
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Democrats look to future after tough legislative session
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As majority Republicans pushed through a legislative agenda focused on assisting businesses and reducing state services for the poor and disabled to balance Missouri's budget, Senate Minority Floor Leader Maida Coleman said Democratic lawmakers were resigned to the fact that there wasn't much they could do to stop it...
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Lutesville Motor to add rare Ford GT to sales lot
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Many things have changed since Roy Underwood obtained a Ford franchise in Marble Hill back in 1935, including the vehicles. In 1935, Model T Fords were a common site on Bollinger County roads. Today if you pass by Lutesville Motor, you might catch a glimpse of the 2005 Ford GT...
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Commission gets list of suggested road improvements
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
Cape Girardeau County road superintendent Scott Bechtold made his recommendation Monday on which roads should be paved and improved in 2005. The county commissioners took the recommendation and will make a decision some time after reviewing the roads for themselves on Thursday...
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Reading test scores show improvement
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
Reading scores among Cape Girardeau School District elementary students have improved since the hiring of five literacy coaches at the beginning of the school year. The coaches and district curriculum director Pat Fanger discussed student progress on reading tests at Monday's meeting of the Cape Girardeau School Board...
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Newsweek retracts story on Quran desecration
(National News ~ 05/17/05)
NEW YORK -- Newsweek magazine, under fire for publishing a story that led to deadly protests in Afghanistan, said Monday it was retracting its report that a military probe had found evidence of desecration of the Quran by U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay...
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Harvard commits $50 million for women's programs
(National News ~ 05/17/05)
BOSTON -- Facing unrelenting criticism over his comments that women may be innately less adept at top-level science than men, Harvard president Lawrence Summers pledged last winter to "turn heat into light" -- using the controversy as a springboard for changing the gender culture at the nation's most famous university...
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Nation digest 05/17/05
(National News ~ 05/17/05)
Showdown over judicial nominees imminent ; Drug used for traveler's diarrhea may prevent it; Doctors stunned at drug for blood disease; Child cancer survivors often have problems later
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Talk means little at high school commencement
(Column ~ 05/17/05)
For a couple of hours at the end of their high school years, graduating students sit up straight and try to look dignified. It's the least they can do after all the hardship and heartbreak they caused their parents and teachers. Actually, a high school graduation is a momentous event, more so for the parents than the graduating students. It's a chance for that Kodak moment, an opportunity to snap one more photo of your son or daughter whether they like it or not...
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Scott City rallies past Charleston in first round
(High School Sports ~ 05/17/05)
Scott City used a two-out seventh-inning rally and a solid outing from pitcher Andy Stephens to defeat Charleston 4-3 in the first round of the Class 2 District 2 baseball tournament Monday at Scott City. The Rams, seeded third, trailed 3-0 heading into the seventh, but No. 6 Charleston committed an error and allowed Scott City to score four unearned runs with two outs...
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Giacamo looks for second jewel in unlikely Triple Crown
(Professional Sports ~ 05/17/05)
The stage is set for what could be the most improbable run in Triple Crown history. Giacomo pulled off the second-biggest upset in Kentucky Derby history and now heads to Baltimore for next Saturday's Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the Triple Crown...
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Driskell in position for state medal
(High School Sports ~ 05/17/05)
Central junior Blake Driskell finished with a 3-over-par 75 on the first day of the state golf tournament at the Silo Ridge Golf Course in Bolivar to put himself in position to earn an all-state medal. The top 15 individuals in the state tournament receive medals...
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Smith, Nelson break Southeast records
(College Sports ~ 05/17/05)
Southeast Missouri State's final track and field tuneup prior to next week's NCAA Mideast Regional featured two scintillating performances. Although Southeast took only a few athletes to Saturday's Georgia Tech Invitational, Miles Smith and Alonzo Nelson posted times that broke long-standing school records...
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Business digest 05/17/05
(National News ~ 05/17/05)
McDonald's testing new oil blend for french fries; UPS to buy trucking firm Overnite for $1.25 billion; United Airlines, unions still hung up in talks
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Notre Dame advances to district final
(High School Sports ~ 05/17/05)
Destiny Dirnberger and Meridith Medlin each scored a goal and assisted on another, as the Notre Dame girls soccer team shut out Perryville 3-0 in a Class 1 District 1 semifinal in Sikeston. The Bulldogs (13-9-3) took a 1-0 lead into the half thanks to Dirnberger's goal, which was assisted by Medlin. In the second half, Lauren Mehner and Medlin both scored goals to put the game away. Megan Robert assisted on Mehner's score...
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World digest 05/17/05
(International News ~ 05/17/05)
Mexico's Fox apologizes for remark about blacks; Kuwaiti women get right to vote, run for offfice; Nepalese soldiers search for abducted children; Turnout in Ethiopian election 90 percent
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Cape Girardeau City Council action
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
Consent ordinances (Second and third readings) * Approved an ordinance to acquire property for the Broadway widening project. * Granted a special-use permit for a child-care facility at 411 S. Ellis St. * Granted a special-use permit to Rhodes Properties to construct and operate a residential development at 1110 N. Cape Rock Drive...
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Learning briefs 5/17/05
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
Cramer earns chemistry achievement award; Karnes gets scholarship to Webster University; Area student awarded scholarship to CMSU; Bock receives award, scholarship to Mizzou; Steffens gets president's list award from Ranken; Area senior gets dean's scholarship to StLCoP; Central musicians earn superior rating at festival; Three Troop 16 members attain Eagle Scout rank; Scholars society picks Glaus for membership; Beggs receives MAMIC scholarship to WUSTL; Cape student receives scholarship to Mizzou; Oran student named All-American Scholar; Butler named to dean's list at Centenary College; Heisserer selected to 2005 Who's Who; Cook recognized for achievement at TRCC; Saxony Lutheran senior receives scholarship; Kneer graduates with honors from SLU
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Iraq- Good news too
(Editorial ~ 05/17/05)
When the cabinet of Iraq's first democratically elected government was filled out more than two weeks ago, many Americans hoped the announcement would help curb the mounting violence. Instead, insurgent attacks in Iraq have intensified. Much of the fighting has been Iraq-on-Iraq violence. But 14 American troops died in Iraq last week. That brings the total to more than 1,600 members of the U.S. military that have died since the war started in March 2003...
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More Democrats for Cape County
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/17/05)
To the editor: I was just checking the county election results. Over 10,000 people in Cape Girardeau County voted Democratic for president in the 2004 election. The right-wing propaganda machine would like people to believe that there are only ditto brains here in Southeast Missouri, but it's not true...
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WalkAmerica support is amazing
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/17/05)
To the editor: We in the Southeast Division of the March of Dimes would like to thank everyone in Cape Girardeau County for the incredible amount of time, talent and, of course, money they put in to the WalkAmerica event held May 5. The committee, chaired by Shelly Kaiser, was tireless in its devotion to raising money to help stop the ongoing increase of prematurity around the world. ...
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Out of the past 5/17/05
(Out of the Past ~ 05/17/05)
25 years ago: May 17, 1980 The owner of the Circuit Court Division III building in Jackson, who earlier this month said he was terminating his lease with Cape Girardeau County, has now offered to sell the building or negotiate a new five-year lease with the county court; owner of the building is Truman Farrow of Jackson...
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Stem cells come from other sources
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/17/05)
To the editor: I just read the letter written by Michael W. Thies regarding stem-cell research and use. I normally don't respond to letters, but in this case I felt an obligation to the Trickey family to do so. The fact is umbilical cords are also a source of stem cells. They are not obtained exclusively from aborted fetuses. I would be the first to say that if killing babies was the only way to get the stem cells, then it should be stopped immediately...
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Response from Southern California
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/17/05)
To the editor: It would appear that bitterness and paranoia walk hand in hand, and I did not need to check Cape Girardeau County elections results to come to this conclusion. All I had to do was read Jennifer L. St. Clair's letter to deduce that. I cannot, however, decide which local newspaper she is reading, because I read letters with a liberal slant regularly in the Southeast Missourian...
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Speak Out 5/17/05
(Speak Out ~ 05/17/05)
Stealing from yard; Littering excuse; Poor planning; Debt and health care; Church and politics
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Cards coach McRae doesn't envy Royals' next manager
(Professional Sports ~ 05/17/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Hands down, Hal McRae would rather be the batting coach on a very good team, the St. Louis Cardinals, than the manager of a downtrodden team like their cross-state rivals. McRae has had his shot at running the Kansas City Royals, a team where he starred as the game's first successful designated hitter, and doesn't want another. ...
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Israel foils missile plot; protesters block roads
(International News ~ 05/17/05)
JERUSALEM -- Three Jewish extremists planned to fire a missile into Islam's third-holiest shrine in hopes of unleashing mayhem across the Middle East and halting Israel's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and part of the West Bank this summer, police said Monday...
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Nicklaus announces intention to retire following British Open
(Professional Sports ~ 05/17/05)
LONDON -- Jack Nicklaus said Monday the British Open will be the end of his tournament career. Nicklaus, 65, will play the British Open at St. Andrews for the last time when the tournament is held July 14 through 17. He has not played in the Open since it was last held at St. Andrews in 2000, and is returning only because the Royal & Ancient Golf Club moved up the Old Course in the rotation to give Nicklaus one last chance...
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Sorenstam in position to bid for all-time wins mark
(Professional Sports ~ 05/17/05)
STOCKBRIDGE, Ga. -- Annika Sorenstam likes to set goals. Whether it's eyeing the Grand Slam, tying the record for most consecutive victories or trying to make a birdie on every hole, the world's most dominant female golfer usually finds a way to stay motivated...
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Ramirez fifth-fastest to reach 400 home runs
(Professional Sports ~ 05/17/05)
Manny Ramirez downplayed his 400th career home run. He also probably underestimated the value of the milestone baseball. "I'm going to put it on eBay and see how much I get," Ramirez jokingly said. "Maybe $200?" Ramirez became the 39th player in major league history to reach 400 homers when he hit a three-run shot off Gil Meche in the fifth inning of the Boston Red Sox's 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday...
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Militants seen as seeking civil war
(International News ~ 05/17/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Civilians shopping at street markets, worshipping at mosques and mourning at funerals have become the prime target of insurgents in a two-week spree of carnage that many people think is linked to efforts by foreign extremists to plunge Iraq into civil war...
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Jackson Board of Alderman agenda
(Local News ~ 05/17/05)
JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN ACTION ** Public hearings * Hearing to discuss the city's submission of an application to the state for participation in the Community Development Block Grant. Action items * Accepted a $30,900 bid from Artisan Contracting Inc., of Ste. Genevieve to remove an obsolete generator...
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Sports digest 05/17/05
(Other Sports ~ 05/17/05)
Four advance in Pitch, Hit and Run Four winners from the first Pitch, Hit and Run contest in Cape Girardeau advanced from Saturday's event to this Saturday's sectional competition in Fenton. Top scores in that level of the baseball skills competition will be used for comparison to determine participants in the St. Louis Cardinals team championship at Busch Stadium...
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Koreas resume talks after 10-month hiatus with nuclear dispute
(International News ~ 05/17/05)
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea on Monday promised a major new proposal if North Korea returns to six-nation disarmament negotiations as the rivals began two days of their first face-to-face talks in 10 months amid heightened tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions...
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Panel seems generally receptive to Pentagon's closure proposals
(National News ~ 05/17/05)
WASHINGTON -- A commission charged with reviewing the Pentagon's proposal to close or downsize 62 major domestic military facilities sounded largely receptive as Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld testified Monday that the sweeping reorganization was vital to U.S. success in the war on terrorism...
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Bears also in unusual position this year
(College Sports ~ 05/17/05)
Southeast Missouri State will play its final two nonconference games of the year against a team that, like the Redhawks, is having a somewhat rare struggling season. But, like Southeast, Southwest Missouri State has gotten hot toward the end, as the Bears try to squeeze into the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament...
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Caches of contraband
(Community ~ 05/17/05)
The forgone cell phone exhibit is in a drawer on the left side of a wooden desk. The inappropriate key chain and annoying laser light sections intermingle in a bottom drawer. An impressive collection of compact disc players is on display in a nearby cardboard box...
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Interactive technology lets teachers get mass feedback from students
(National News ~ 05/17/05)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Professor Ross Cheit put it to the students in his "Ethics and Public Policy" class at Brown University: Are you morally obliged to report cheating if you know about it?...
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Preparing for prom is more fun than going
(Community ~ 05/17/05)
I now believe in saving the best for last. The prom was awesome and a great way to wrap up my high school dances. All the hype and glitz that I have heard about senior prom were fulfilled April 29 at the Bavarian Halle. I think that getting ready to go to prom was more fun than actually going. My day began with being forced to wake up early and go to track practice, not exactly the wonderful start to the day that I was looking for, but I made do...
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Robert Beussink
(Obituary ~ 05/17/05)
Robert H. "Bob" Beussink, 76, of Jackson passed away peacefully Monday, May 16, 2005. He was born July 22, 1928, at Leopold, Mo., son of Herman and Mary Holzum Beussink. He and Evelyn Nenninger were married Oct. 25, 1950. She passed away Oct. 3, 1953. He and Irma C. Ziegler were married May 30, 1958. They celebrated 45 years of marriage before her passing Sept. 3, 2003...
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Jack Obermiller
(Obituary ~ 05/17/05)
Jack M. Obermiller, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 15, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born June 2, 1920, in Jackson, son of Theodore and Ethel Davis Obermiller. He and Celeste Perkinson were married March 14, 1946, in Cape Girardeau...
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Frances Harris
(Obituary ~ 05/17/05)
ORAN, Mo. -- Frances E. Harris, 83, of Oran died Monday, May 16, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 19, 1921, in Donelson, Tenn., daughter of John Minor and Nellie Ann Smith Anderson. She and D.B. Harris were married May 6, 1949...
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Mary Flaker
(Obituary ~ 05/17/05)
Mary D. Flaker, 82, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, May 16, 2005, at Lenore Healthcare Center in Columbia, Mo. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Nathanel Lewis
(Obituary ~ 05/17/05)
MOREHOUSE, Mo. -- Nathanel Al Lewis, 83, of Morehouse died Friday, May 13, 2005, at High Point Regional Medical Center in High Point, N.C., while visiting a son. He was born April 20, 1922, in Lilbourn, Mo., son of George and Bertha Lewis. He married Evelyn Kerr...
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Larry Drake
(Obituary ~ 05/17/05)
CANALOU, Mo. -- Larry Lynn Drake, 53, of Canalou died Thursday, May 12, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 30, 1951, at Canalou, son of Grover D. and Iris Blankinship Drake. Drake was an independent truck driver...
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Joyce Morrow
(Obituary ~ 05/17/05)
Joyce Morrow, 76, died Monday, May 16, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. She was born June 8, 1928, in Golden, Miss., daughter of Jack and Georgia Bostick. Morrow was formerly of the Charleston, Mo., area. She moved to Tupelo, Miss., in 1986 and worked for Girl Scouts of America. She returned to Missouri in 1998...
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Births 5/17/05
(Births ~ 05/17/05)
Hefner; Budnick; Buck; Schmidt; Essner; Wall
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Cape/Jackson police reports 5/17/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/17/05)
Cape Girardeau The Cape Girardeau Police Department released the following items Monday. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests * Harold Mabins, 62, 1224 Linden St., Apt. 4, was arrested for probation violation. * Jeremiah Reddin, 18, 320 Good Hope St., was arrested on suspicion of false declaration...
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