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Visiting your favorite places
(Column ~ 08/11/05)
Aug. 11, 2005 Dear Julie, Alvie's is the middle of his chest. Lucy's is her belly. Hank loves to be scratched on his lower back. It makes him dance. Dogs are hardly the only ones who have a favorite place, but with humans the place can be as much psychological as physical. It's the place where all cares disappear. The place where you just are...
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Tenn. man pleads guilty to May bank robbery
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
A Memphis, Tenn., man pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District court to one felony county of bank robbery. Eric Mitchell, 31, faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. He will be sentenced Nov. 28. Around 9 a.m. May 20, the Missouri State Highway Patrol notified the Cape Girardeau police they had received a tip that a man driving a gray Honda was going to rob a bank in the vicinity of Lexington Avenue...
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Rezoning request for Saint Francis parking lot fails
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
The Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission deadlocked Wednesday on a rezoning request by Saint Francis Medical Center that would have cleared the way for construction of a parking garage. The request to rezone the entire 59 acres of the medical center tract west of Silver Springs Road from C-2, general commercial, to less restrictive C-3, central business district, zoning failed on a 5-5 vote...
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Cape Girardeau officials name new city engineer
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
A Nashville, Tenn., area engineer has been hired as city engineer for Cape Girardeau, replacing the engineer who resigned in July. Jay Stencel, 31, will begin his new job on Aug. 29. Stencel had been city engineer of LaVergne, Tenn., a Nashville suburb with a population of 25,000...
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Missouri's 'diversion' funds down 8.3 percent
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
Amendment 3 bolsters MoDOT's coffers mostly by pulling money from general revenue. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- When Missouri voters overwhelmingly approved Amendment 3 last year, they were promised it would "end the diversion" of highway money to agencies other than the Missouri Department of Transportation...
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MU president proposes locked tuition rates
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
Southeast officials are wary of the plan, which is still being explored. University of Missouri students could get an education at a guaranteed price under a plan advanced by university president Elson Floyd. Floyd said during a visit to Cape Girardeau Wednesday that he still is mulling over the idea and has made no decision on whether to recommend the plan to the four-campus system's board of curators...
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Run-up in oil prices chokes off rally on Wall Street
(National News ~ 08/11/05)
NEW YORK -- Oil prices that soared to $65 a barrel choked off an early rally on Wall Street Wednesday, pummeling the market's optimism about the economy in the process. The tech-focused Nasdaq composite index also was hurt by a disappointing forecast from networking gear maker Cisco Systems Inc...
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Teens sell week of their lives on eBay for $246.50
(State News ~ 08/11/05)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Looking for a little extra spending money, two college-bound teenagers decided to sell a week of their time to the highest bidder on the Internet auction site eBay. The teens hoped for fortune and adventure, but got neither. When the auction closed Monday, the teens learned the winning bidder -- a St. Joseph resident -- had offered a mere $246.50 for their services...
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Rangers' Rogers loses in return
(Professional Sports ~ 08/11/05)
Maybe another week off would have done Kenny Rogers some good. Rushed into the rotation when his suspension for shoving two cameramen was cut from 20 games to 13, Rogers gave up Manny Ramirez's home run in a five-run fourth inning Wednesday night, and the Boston Red Sox scored nine more in the eighth to beat the Texas Rangers 16-5...
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State digest 08/11/05
(State News ~ 08/11/05)
Chaffee man arrested on meth charges BENTON, Mo. -- A Chaffee, Mo., man was in custody Wednesday after his arrest on drug charges Tuesday night. The Scott County Sheriff's Department reported that Samuel S. Dicks, 43, was arrested on charges of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and possession of drug paraphernalia, with a bond of $250,000. ...
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Army hits recruitment target for July
(National News ~ 08/11/05)
WASHINGTON -- The active-duty Army reached its recruiting target for the second straight month in July, but the summertime rebound may not be enough for the service to fulfill its annual goal, according to figures provided by a Pentagon spokesman Wednesday...
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Bush signs highway bill, says it will create jobs
(State News ~ 08/11/05)
The $286 billion bill contains 6,371 special projects valued at more than $24 billion. The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ill. -- President Bush opened the gates Wednesday for spending $286.4 billion on roads and bridges, rail and bus facilities, bike paths and recreational trails, saying the projects from coast to coast would spur the economy and save lives...
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Rams rookie safety enjoys learning at professional level
(Professional Sports ~ 08/11/05)
ST. LOUIS -- After being named the starter at strong safety by coach Mike Martz before training camp began, St. Louis Rams rookie Jerome Carter chose to work like he needed to earn a roster spot. "I came into this situation with my eyes open and ears open," Carter said. "I didn't know what to expect, just that I expected to work hard...
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Gunmen kidnap Iraqi official in Baghdad
(International News ~ 08/11/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen kidnapped a senior Interior Ministry official in the heart of the Iraqi capital Wednesday, and the U.S. military reported that five more American soldiers had been killed. The latest violence came as Iraqi politicians intensified talks to try to meet a Monday deadline for finalizing a constitution...
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Government program seeks to preserve dying languages
(National News ~ 08/11/05)
WASHINGTON -- Every two weeks or so the last elderly man or woman with full command of a particular language dies. At that rate, as many as 2,500 native tongues will disappear forever by 2100. David W. Lightfoot is helping spearhead a government initiative to preserve some of these dying languages, believing each is a window into the human mind that can benefit the world at large...
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Targeting terror
(Editorial ~ 08/11/05)
The Transportation Security Administration has 45,000 agents at every U.S. airport with commercial airline service. Last month, the TSA announced that it would shift some of those agents at large airports, adding manpower in a few airports and decreasing the number in others. Officials at virtually every airport that is slated to lose agents has protested the moves...
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A&P was earliest supermarket
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/11/05)
To the editor: I enjoyed the article on the Plaza Galleria and the opening of the Kroger store as one of our first supermarkets in Cape Girardeau. It was a grand building and beautiful store at that time. Perhaps it was the largest and grandest supermarket in Cape at that time, but it certainly was not our first supermarket, as stated in the article...
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Stem-cell debate reaches beyond Washington
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The moral debate over embryonic stem cells stretches far beyond Capitol Hill to state capitals and research parks across the country, where a fierce competition is underway from Maryland to California for cutting-edge research and the profits that could follow...
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Pray for fate of Bell City church
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/11/05)
To the editor: Seventy-five years ago, a preacher named O.H. (Otis) Virgin began what is now called the Bell City Assembly of God Church. The revival that converted so many of this group was held in a barn-type building with a dirt floor. For about seven years, the church rented the first floor of the Masonic Hall in Bell city. ...
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Births 8/11/05
(Births ~ 08/11/05)
Brown; Eftink; Nordin; Jansen; Retz
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Wesley Blumenberg
(Obituary ~ 08/11/05)
Wesley W. Blumenberg, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Aug. 29, 1916, at Allenville, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blumenberg. He married Eloise M. Woods. Blumenberg had been a heavy equipment operator for R.B. Potashnick Construction Co...
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Lenos Walter
(Obituary ~ 08/11/05)
Lenos Hilpert Walter, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at Ratliff Care Center. He was born May 27, 1929, at Ancell, son of Otto and Anna Sander Walter. Walter had been an assembly line worker at Carter Carburetor in St. Louis. He was a member of Hanover Lutheran Church...
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Virginia Houchin
(Obituary ~ 08/11/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Virginia R. Houchin, 74, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2005, at Clearview Nursing Center. She was born July 3, 1931, in Kewanee, Mo., daughter of Sam and Anna Lee Gross Lands. She and Vincent Vernon Houchin Sr. were married in 1952. He died Dec. 30, 1986...
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Out of the past 8/11/05
(Out of the Past ~ 08/11/05)
25 years ago: Aug. 11, 1980 Renovation work on the top floor of the old Cape Girardeau library building is being completed, and circuit clerk staff is expected to begin moving in at the end of the week. Although it's not getting as much publicity, August has been just as hot and dry as July; a high of 101 degrees was reached Saturday at the municipal airport; yesterday's high brushed the century mark at 99...
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Daisy Calhoun
(Obituary ~ 08/11/05)
AUSTIN, Texas -- Daisy Palmer Calhoun, 92, of Austin, formerly of Mounds, Ill., died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2005, at her home in Austin. She was born Sept. 6, 1912, in Mounds, daughter of Roy and Ethel Helman Palmer. Calhoun was an elementary school teacher for 42 years, teaching in Illinois, Florida and Texas. She was a member of St. John's Methodist Church in Orange, Texas, and was a graduate of Southern Illinois University...
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Mildred Moore
(Obituary ~ 08/11/05)
Mildred M. Moore, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Sept. 1, 1923, at Kennett, Mo., daughter of Frank and Anna Howlett Gamblin. She and Thomas Howard Moore Jr. were married Oct. 27, 1945, at Kennett. He died June 21, 2000...
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Sally Walker
(Obituary ~ 08/11/05)
Sally Walker, 40, of Kennett, Mo., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2005, at National Health Care in Kennett. She was born Oct. 2, 1964, at Kennett, daughter of Bobby and Joy Douglas Deck. She and Reggie Walker were married Jan. 30, 1987...
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Speak Out 8/11/05
(Speak Out ~ 08/11/05)
Freedom of speech; Serving a need; Political pressure; Drive own vehicles; Cremation savings; Respect for the law; Homeless shelter; Deporting terror
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Support for new Oran police chief
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/11/05)
To the editor: In response to the story "Oran police chief will not change ways": Thank you for the article by Matt Sanders. It was a positive response contrary to the negative reporting we heard last week on television. I encourage chief Mark Tragresser to continue the current law-enforcement strategy and make it safe for everyone. In the end, I hope those who are objecting would have regrets if a family member were involved in a traffic fatality because the chief did not curb bad habits now...
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Rams football: Top pick Barron signs five-year deal
(Professional Sports ~ 08/11/05)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams first-round pick Alex Barron ended a two-week training camp holdout Wednesday and signed a five-year contract. As a senior at Florida State, Barron was one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy, which recognizes the country's top college offensive lineman. He was taken 19th overall in April by St. Louis...
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Resolve conflict by recognizing its causes
(Community ~ 08/11/05)
You and your spouse may agree on who to vote for, how you feel about facial hardware on teenagers, even how you feel about eating veal. Yet you may not have a clue how your spouse's mind works. You can live, eat, sleep, pay bills and even raise kids and/or dogs with the same person for decades, and yet find yourself looking across the room at your partner one night, wondering: Who is this strange old person living in my house? How does it happen?...
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Making the best of diabetes
(Community ~ 08/11/05)
Tyson Whiteside has made a name for himself on the soccer field at Central High School. Last week, Whiteside spent a morning with a group of children showing them how to move a ball up and down the field, advising them that if they want to make the soccer team they need to be able to run four miles in 30 minutes...
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Learning to speak the universal language of dance
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
The seats of Rose Theatre are empty, but larger-than-life shadows dance along the darkened walls, mimicking the fluid movements of eight people on stage. Like their dance steps, the conversation between the group flows like poetry. The Italian language and intricate moves hold hostage three young girls peeking through the backstage curtains...
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Fire at Cape Girardeau apartment kills dog
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
No humans were injured in a fire Wednesday evening at 401 S. Pacific St., but a dog lost its life. The Cape Girardeau Fire Department received a call at about 5:30 p.m. of a fire in the upper levels of Huggins' Apartments. They arrived on the scene to see smoke coming out of the windows...
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Barge operators lighten loads as Mississippi River levels fall
(State News ~ 08/11/05)
ST. LOUIS -- As the Midwest's worst drought in 17 years continues to lower inland rivers, Larry Daily and other barge operators shake their heads at sunny skies and hope for rain -- lots of it -- to buoy their cargos, spirits and bottom lines. "We were supposed to have scattered thunderstorms here today, but I'm looking at nothing but blue skies right now," Daily, president of Alter Barge Line Inc., said from his business in Bettendorf, Iowa...
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Teaching of intelligent design belongs in civics class, not biology
(Column ~ 08/11/05)
President Bush now has endorsed teaching intelligent design alongside evolution in American high school biology classes. And David Limbaugh's Aug. 6 column ("Intelligent design: What's all the fuss about?") endorsed the ID-versus-evolution controversy as a "fair fight."...
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Advocate says jailing of journalist sets bad example for Latin America
(National News ~ 08/11/05)
WASHINGTON -- A leading defender of press freedom in the Western Hemisphere said Wed-nesday he is concerned that the imprisonment of reporter Judith Miller could set a "terrible example" for the cause of press freedom in Latin America. Alejo Miro Quesada, a Peruvian who is head of the Inter-American Press Association, said, "No journalist should be forced to disclose his sources of information."...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 08/11/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/11/05)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: * At 5:08 p.m., emergency medical service in the 3000 block of Wisteria Drive. * At 5:51 p.m., still alarm at 2075 Corporate Circle. * At 6:56 p.m., police assist at 1 First St. * At 8:22 p.m., illegal burn at 808 S. Sprigg St...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 8/11/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 08/11/05)
Cape Girardeau...
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World briefs 8/11/05
(National News ~ 08/11/05)
Helicopter carrying 14 crashes in Baltic Sea TALLINN, Estonia -- A helicopter carrying 14 people crashed in the Baltic Sea off the Estonian coast on Wednesday and all aboard were believed killed. The U.S.-made Sikorsky S-76 helicopter, operated by Finnish firm Copterline, was on a commercial flight from the Estonian capital, Tallinn, to Helsinki, Finland, when it went down in strong winds shortly after takeoff near the island of Naissaar, about three miles off the coast, officials said...
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Malaysia haze crisis worsens as air turns hazardous, schools close
(International News ~ 08/11/05)
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- A noxious haze blamed on forest fires in Indonesia reached dangerous levels in Kuala Lumpur and nearby areas Wednesday, closing schools, halting some flights and keeping residents indoors. Environment Minister Adenan Satem said the haze, which appeared last week, is concentrated over the Klang Valley -- site of Malaysia's main city, Kuala Lumpur, the administrative capital and a sprawling residential area...
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Farrow family reunion to be held on Aug. 21
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
The Farrow family reunion will be held at 10:00 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 21, at Cape County Park North, Pavillion No. 8. A basket dinner will be served. For information contact Linda Barber at (573)824-5504...
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St. Joseph Parish to hold picnic at Apple Creek
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
St. Joseph Parish's homecoming & picnic will take place in Apple Creek, Mo., Saturday, Sept. 3, 2005. Rev. Anthony A. Dattilo will preside at Saturday evening mass at 4:00 p.m. The menu will be a kettle cooked beef and fried chicken dinner all-you-can-eat buffet. ...
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Jackson High prepares for class of '55 reunion
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
The Jackson High School class of 1955 reminds classmates of its upcoming 50th class reunion. For more information, call Bill Birk at 243-5497.
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Booth space available for Wappapello yard sale
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
Free booth space will be available to crafters and vendors for the Lake Wappapello 25-mile yard sale to be held Sept. 2, 3 and 4. For more information, call Shelley at (573)222-8083.
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Jackson Assembly of God to hold auction Saturday
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
Jackson Assembly of God will hold an auction at 10 a.m. Saturday across from Pioneer Market, 2484 Old Toll Road in Jackson. Featured items will include furniture, dishes, glassware, linens, toys, tools and gift certificates. ...
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Delta Community Center to hold dinner Sunday
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
The Delta Community Center in Delta will hold a dinner from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Sunday. Featured entrees are chicken and dumplings, ham and chicken and dressing. Vegetables will be corn, new potatoes and green beans. Dessert and drinks are included...
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Cotner-King reunion to be held at County Park
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
The Cotner-King Family Reuion will be held on Aug. 27 at Cape County Park South, shelter No. 22 beginning at 9 a.m. This is for descendants of Arthur Cotner and Samuel King. Please bring a covered dish. For more information, call Doug Cotner at 334-6927...
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Jackson Marine in Iraq promoted to sergeant
(Local News ~ 08/11/05)
William Tyler Stearns of Jackson was promoted to sergeant of the United States Marine Corps on Aug. 1. Stearns is currently on his second deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Stearns' first deployment was aboard the USS Harry S. ...
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Cards brew up another victory
(Professional Sports ~ 08/11/05)
MILWAUKEE -- Ben Sheets was pitching too well for his own good. With Sheets having thrown just 65 pitches against St. Louis on Wednesday, Milwaukee manager Ned Yost chose not to pinch hit for his ace when the Brewers -- trailing by a run -- had runners at the corners with one out in the seventh inning...
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Jackson's Cal Ripken baseball team finally breaks through regionals in 12-year-old level
(Community Sports ~ 08/11/05)
The Jackson 12-year-old Cal Ripken baseball team rolled through its state and regional competition. Now Jackson's very own "Boys of Summer" are ready to test their skills against the rest of the world. Jackson will begin play Saturday in the Cal Ripken World Series in Aberdeen, Md. The 15-team event, which includes five international squads and concludes Aug. 21, will take place at the Ripken Youth Baseball Academy owned by the Hall of Famer...
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Heartland Nationals softball team headed back to Babe Ruth World Series
(Community Sports ~ 08/11/05)
KELSO, Mo. -- The Heartland Nationals, a local 12-and-under girls fastpitch team, have earned a return trip to the Babe Ruth Softball World Series to be played this weekend and next week at Cherry Hill, N.J. The Nationals, comprised of Babe Ruth League all-stars from Oran, Scott City, New Hamburg, Benton and Kelso, were a first-time participant in the 2004 Series...
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Top pick Barron signs five-year deal
(Professional Sports ~ 08/11/05)
The St. Louis Rams have signed offensive tackle Alex Barron, their top draft choice, to a five-year deal, the team announced Wednesday. As a senior at Florida State, Barron was one of three finalists for the Outland Trophy, which recognizes the country's top collegiate offensive lineman...
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Quietly, Singh tunes up for major
(Professional Sports ~ 08/11/05)
SPRINGFIELD, N.J. -- Vijay Singh showed up without an entourage, virtually unnoticed as he walked down a road next to the practice range at Baltusrol and onto the far end of the tee box. Only when he passed a dozen players did the fans packed into the bleachers realize it was the defending PGA champion...
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