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Family demands autopsy, answers
(Local News ~ 10/19/05)
Investigators Tuesday sought to piece together the last minutes of Darnell Young's life to understand why he was lying in the middle of Nash Road when a car struck him. Family members also wondered about the accident that killed Young Monday, demanding an autopsy, wife Susan Young said...
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Cape council aims to fix 'smoky room' perception
(Local News ~ 10/19/05)
Cape Girardeau City Council members say they don't rubber stamp the wishes of city staff. But public perception is entirely different, they say. "People feel decisions are being made behind closed doors," said Councilwoman Marcia Ritter. "That perception is still out there."...
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More teens try to find bodies in bottles
(Local News ~ 10/19/05)
The labels promise everything from"unbelievable improvements in body composition" to the ability to "lose 30 pounds in 30 days." The price isn't bad either, anywhere from $5 to $50 per bottle, depending on brand and quantity. And just about anyone can walk into a health store and buy some...
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Hypnosis vs. nicotine
(Local News ~ 10/19/05)
Smokers can attempt to kick their habit at a free hypnosis therapy session tonight at the Osage Community Centre in Cape Girardeau. New Life Clinics, a not-for-profit organization located in Arizona, will be offering group hypnotherapy at 7:30 p.m. The therapy will be used to change people's behaviors to help eliminate tobacco use...
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Getting the lead out ... safely
(Local News ~ 10/19/05)
On many days they can be seen entering the SEMO Port one after another -- large tarp-covered flatbed trucks. They come by the dozens, dumping as many as 60 loads of their cargo onto barges...
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Cards try to build off Pujols' blast
(Professional Sports ~ 10/19/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Tony La Russa's cell phone kept ringing, interrupting him once, twice, three times in the middle of an interview. Understandable, really. All his friends wanted to chat after what they witnessed Monday night, when Albert Pujols' stunning homer in Houston saved St. Louis' season with two outs in the ninth inning...
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Bulger's status not known for this week
(Professional Sports ~ 10/19/05)
The Rams quarterback injured his shoulder in Monday night's loss. ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams interim coach Joe Vitt is unsure whether quarterback Marc Bulger will be able to play against New Orleans on Sunday. Bulger sprained his right shoulder in the second quarter of the Rams' 45-28 loss Monday night in Indianapolis...
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Nunez ready for Game 6
(Professional Sports ~ 10/19/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals third baseman Abraham Nunez is expected to be back in the starting lineup tonight for Game 6 of the National League Championship Series after missing two games with a deep left thigh bruise. "He worked out, I watched some of it," St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said Tuesday. "Unless I go in there and find out something that wasn't obvious, I expect him to start."...
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Rules on the bus go round and round
(Local News ~ 10/19/05)
Jackson students take refresher course on bus safety. Sara Gholson, a second grader, rides the bus to and from Orchard Elementary every day, kicking her feet back and forth during her trip because they don't yet reach the floor. Sara says she feels safe on bus, but she paid close attention to the safety tips Buster the Bus and bus drivers told her and her classmates during Tuesday's bus safety refresher course...
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There's a crackdown over Miers, not a 'crackup'
(Column ~ 10/19/05)
I love being a conservative. We conservatives are proud of our philosophy. Unlike our liberal friends, who are constantly looking for new words to conceal their true beliefs and are in a perpetual state of reinvention, we conservatives are unapologetic about our ideals. ...
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Rita losses for farmers reaches $195 million
(National News ~ 10/19/05)
WASHINGTON -- Hurricane Rita cost farmers at least $195 million in crop and livestock losses, pushing the total for that storm and Hurricane Katrina past $1 billion, the Agriculture Department said Tuesday. However, damage from Midwestern drought hasn't been nearly as bad as forecast, officials said...
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Court hears dispute over open courtroom for juvenile case
(State News ~ 10/19/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A media attorney argued Tuesday before the state Supreme Court that court hearings for a 12-year-old girl accused of murder should be open to the public, just as they would if an adult were on trial. St. Louis Circuit Judge John Garvey Jr. ...
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Coleman to run for auditor
(State News ~ 10/19/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Senate Minority Leader Maida Coleman said Tuesday she is running for state auditor, ensuring Democrats will have a contested primary in the race to replace incumbent Claire McCaskill. Coleman, 51, of St. Louis, has not formed a campaign committee and so far has reported raising no money for the auditor's race...
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European Union ministers declare bird flu a global threat
(International News ~ 10/19/05)
LUXEMBOURG -- European Union foreign ministers Tuesday declared the spread of bird flu from Asia to Europe a global threat, as the Swiss manufacturer of one of the only available anti-flu drugs announced it was building a new U.S. plant to increase production amid fears of a major outbreak...
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Japan pledges to soothe tense relations over Tokyo war shrine
(International News ~ 10/19/05)
TOKYO -- China on Tuesday canceled a scheduled visit by Japan's foreign minister hours after Tokyo's top diplomat pledged to try using the talks to ease tensions inflamed by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to a controversial war shrine. "Given the present situation, the visit is not timely," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said of the planned weekend trip to Beijing by Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura...
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Shooting breaks out in Russian city targeted by militants
(International News ~ 10/19/05)
NALCHIK, Russia -- Security forces sealed off parts of this southern Russian city after shooting erupted during their search for suspected militants Tuesday. A suspect in last week's attacks here by alleged Islamic extremists was reported killed in a clash with police...
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Malawi adopts measures to impeach president
(International News ~ 10/19/05)
BLANTYRE, Malawi -- Malawi's opposition-dominated Parliament adopted procedures late Tuesday to impeach the president over allegations of misusing public funds and flouting the constitution. It was the latest salvo in a growing feud between President Bingu wa Mutharika and his predecessor, Bakili Muluzi, who hand-picked wa Mutharika to succeed him...
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Earthquake orphans thousands; Pakistan promises care for all
(International News ~ 10/19/05)
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan -- Before Mohamed Sajid was bundled onto a rescue helicopter from earthquake-ravaged Muzaffarabad, his father scrawled his son's name -- and his own -- on a piece of paper and stuffed it into the boy's shirt pocket. Five days later, 13-year-old Mohamed clung to that piece of paper at Rawalpindi General Hospital -- a small slip of security in his unsettled life...
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Darnell Young
(Obituary ~ 10/19/05)
Darnell Young, 42, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 17, 2005, after being run over by two vehicles on Nash Road. He was born June 20, 1963, in Chicago, son of James Poindexter and Mary Young. He married the former Susan Brown. Young was manager of Botkin Lumber Co...
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Nine parents attend first superintendent meeting
(Local News ~ 10/19/05)
Cape Superintendent Dr. Dave Scala met with nine Central Junior High parents Tuesday evening to discuss issues that concerned them. The informal, conversational meeting was the first of eight such meetings scheduled over the next few weeks. It lasted 90 minutes and included discussion on middle school athletics, teacher salaries and Scala's policy on snow days...
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Jean Warren
(Obituary ~ 10/19/05)
Jean L. Warren, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005, at her home. She was born Nov. 9, 1924, in Beaver Falls, Pa., daughter of David and Clara Richards Powell. She and Willard Warren were married June 13, 1947, in Piggott, Ark. He died June 7, 1999...
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Juanita Dunning
(Obituary ~ 10/19/05)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Juanita Ethel Dunning, 88, of Advance died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005, at Advance Nursing Center. Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Preventing fires
(Editorial ~ 10/19/05)
Cape Girardeau Fire Department firefighters and volunteers have been going from door to door on the south and east sides of the city this month, distributing smoke detectors and batteries. A $64,000 Fire Prevention and Safety Grant from the Department of Homeland Security is paying for the program, which targets high-risk residents...
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Jim Schram
(Obituary ~ 10/19/05)
ORAN, Mo. -- Jim Schram, 66, of Oran died Monday, Oct. 17, 2005, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Nov. 17, 1938, in Oran, son of Albert Adam and Clara T. Ziegler Schram. Mr. Schram was a graduate of St. Denis Grade School in Benton, Mo., and Oran High School...
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Burning leaves should be banned
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/19/05)
To the editor: After reading the front page story on burning in Cape Girardeau I was so outraged over our mayor's remarks I must comment. His statement about the "proud burners" is unbelievable. Proud burners indeed! What are they proud of, the fact that they make us sick with their burning of trash, garbage, etc? Plus the fact that we have to worry about them causing our homes and vehicles to burn to the ground? Why doesn't he listen to our city manager and ban all burning?...
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Speak Out 10/19/05
(Speak Out ~ 10/19/05)
Mothball fever; Thanks for smoke alarm; Killing pigeons; Liberals and religion; From naval to postal?; Where's Mickey?; Raising utility rates; Recommendation No. 85; Jesus on TV; Bushes near school; Truth about the Millers; Candy memory; Monitoring speeders; Economizing
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Iraq closer to civil war than ever
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/19/05)
To the editor: I sincerely wish that passing this Iraqi constitution will do everything President Bush claims it will. I would love nothing more than to be proved completely wrong on every assumption that has led me for the past two years to look at my newspaper every day and think to myself, "I told you so." I'm willing to give up my pride and my frustration with this administration just to see something that resembles peace happen over there...
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Career Fair brings employers, hundreds of job seekers together
(Local News ~ 10/19/05)
Jason Criddle's long-time job as a forklift operator is about to be eliminated along with other layoffs at his company. But instead of settling for a lesser-paying job elsewhere, the 32-year-old Delta resident on Tuesday decided to check out his options...
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Practice home fire drills
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/19/05)
To the editor: "Rallying around the fire engines" was a very well-written article including some very good points with home safety in regards to fire and escape plans. If you do any further fire safety articles, please stress that practicing home drills is very important. ...
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Out of the past 10/19/05
(Out of the Past ~ 10/19/05)
25 years ago: Oct. 19, 1980 Laity Sunday is observed at Centenary United Methodist Church; during the morning worship hour, Dr. Theodore J. Glenn speaks on "Why Must We Walk Alone?"; also participating in the service are Mrs. A.R. Pierce, Mrs. Bryce D. March and Dr. Peter Hilty...
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Club news 10/19/05
(Community News ~ 10/19/05)
Town & Country FCE; Progressive Club; Cape Girardeau AARP; American Legion Auxiliary; New Salem UMW; Kage FCE
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Births 10/19/05
(Births ~ 10/19/05)
Moss; Wisdom; Crowe; Robinson
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Kathryn Mowell
(Obituary ~ 10/19/05)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Kathryn Arlene Mowell, 84, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2005, at Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Ill. She was born Aug. 15, 1921, in Anna, Ill., daughter of William and Cleta Anderson Davis. She and John Mowell were married Sept. 2, 1949, in Anna. He died Feb. 5, 1991...
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Wanda Dunsmoor
(Obituary ~ 10/19/05)
Wanda K. Dunsmoor, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 17, 2005, at Chateau Girardeau. She was born Sept. 27, 1922, in Woodbine, Iowa, daughter of J.L. and Mabel Olive Condron Mikesell. She and Kenneth Dunsmoor were married April 19, 1944, in Manchester, Iowa. He died in 1990...
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Joann Thornton
(Obituary ~ 10/19/05)
Joann B. Thornton, 75, of Prairie Village, Kan., died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2005, at St. Luke's Hospital following a long term illness. She was born Jan. 15, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Orville and Thelma Givens Boswell. She married William W. Thornton...
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SEMO fair contest offers new chicken recipes
(Column ~ 10/19/05)
Each year the SEMO District Fair has a sponsor for a chicken recipe contest. This year there were nine entries and each of those entries are being shared with for your own enjoyment. I hope a favorite or two finds its way into our recipe file. ** Chicken in a Biscuit...
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A foray into sumo cookery
(International News ~ 10/19/05)
A foray into sumo cookery TOKYO -- Some see sumo wrestlers as near-sacred beings: custodians of an ancient martial art infused with spirituality. Others see them as comic figures -- diapered buffoons with funny haircuts tugging each other around the ring. But everyone agrees on one thing: they're big. At 300, 400, 500 pounds, sumo wrestlers are giants in a country that tends toward the svelte...
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New sentencing format may reduce number of nonviolent criminals in state prisons
(Local News ~ 10/19/05)
A new pre-sentencing investigation format aims to reduce the number of non-violent criminals in prison. On Nov. 1, Missouri will launch Sentencing Assessment Reports, which will replace all pre-sentencing formats that exist in each county. It was created by the Missouri Sentencing Advisory Commission and the Board of Probation and Parole after several months of work by judges, lawyers, probation officers and others in the criminal justice system...
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Nearly 300,000 pounds of rotting chicken, other meat taken to landfill
(State News ~ 10/19/05)
EXETER, Mo. -- The owner of a plant where nearly 300,000 pounds of chicken and other meat rotted blames his insurance company and a string of bad luck for the problems. Five trailer loads of meat were taken from the 6,000-square foot freezer warehouse Saturday to the Black Oak Landfill near Hartville in Wright County, said Doug Thompson, who monitored the cleanup for the DNR...
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Stem-cell research on the ballot
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/19/05)
To the editor: Stem cells are in the news lately. There will be a Missouri constitutional amendment to support all kinds of stem-cell research on the November 2006 ballot for all Missouri voters to decide. There was also an interesting article in the July 2005 National Geographic. ...
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Helen Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 10/19/05)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Helen Reynolds of Sikeston died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2005, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Arrangements are incomplete with the Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Cape/Jackson poolice reports 10/19/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/19/05)
Cape Girardeau...
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Plans to close hundreds of farm offices scrapped due to opposition from Congress
(National News ~ 10/19/05)
WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture Department will abandon plans to close more than 700 local Farm Service Agency offices across the country because of widespread opposition in Congress, an official said Tuesday. A hearing on the closures had been scheduled for Thursday in the Senate Agriculture Committee. But in a letter sent Tuesday to Chairman Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Agriculture Department undersecretary J.B Penn said the agency is scrapping the plan...
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Miers indicated she supported the banning of most abortions
(National News ~ 10/19/05)
WASHINGTON -- Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers pledged support in 1989 for a constitutional amendment banning abortions except when necessary to save the life of the mother, according to material given to the Senate on Tuesday. As a candidate for the Dallas city council, Miers also signaled support for the overall agenda of Texans United for Life -- agreeing she would support legislation restricting abortions if the Supreme Court ruled that states could ban abortions and would participate in "pro-life rallies and special events.". ...
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Tunnels under Baltimore's harbor reopen after terror threat
(National News ~ 10/19/05)
BALTIMORE -- Authorities closed one of two highway tunnels carrying traffic under Baltimore's harbor for nearly two hours Tuesday and partially shut the other because of a threat to detonate vehicles full of explosives inside the tubes. The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel was closed and the Fort McHenry Tunnel was reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction, said Lt. ...
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Obesity surgery riskier than previously thought
(National News ~ 10/19/05)
CHICAGO -- The chances of dying within a year after obesity surgery are much higher than previously thought, even among people in their 30s and 40s, a study of more than 16,000 Medicare patients found. Some previous studies of people in their 30s to their 50s -- the most common ages for obesity surgery -- found death rates well under 1 percent. ...
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Nation briefs 10/19/05
(National News ~ 10/19/05)
College price increases moderate this year; Tropical storm Wilma upgraded to hurricane; Ca. thunderstorms trigger mudslides, power outages; Inscribed JFK Rolex sells for $120,000 at auction
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Rumsfeld lectures China on political openness, questions military spending
(International News ~ 10/19/05)
BEIJING -- China is raising global suspicion about its military intentions by failing to acknowledge the true size of recent increases in its defense spending, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said. On his first trip to China as President Bush's Pentagon chief, Rumsfeld is meeting with government officials and senior military leaders in advance of Bush's planned visit next month. A Chinese spokesman said he hoped Rumsfeld's visit "would increase his understanding" of China's policy...
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A love-hate relationship with the squirrel
(Column ~ 10/19/05)
Ah, the squirrel. People seem to love him or hate him depending upon their experience with this little long-tailed creature. I'm not sure in which category I belong. I used to love the little critters. The only A+ I ever got on a creative writing paper was about a squirrel, "The King of the Woods."...
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Torre will return as Yankees manager in 2006
(Professional Sports ~ 10/19/05)
When Joe Torre arrived to board a private plane that would take him to his meeting with George Steinbrenner, he wasn't sure of his future. "If I sensed that they were thinking something different than I was, we were going to have to find a way to split up," Torre said Tuesday...
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Daniel sparks Tigers, but Smith still starter
(Professional Sports ~ 10/19/05)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Missouri Tigers got a glimpse of the future and liked what they saw, but not enough to change their game plan for the remainder of the season. Coach Gary Pinkel made it clear that Brad Smith is still the starting quarterback despite the performance of freshman backup Chase Daniel in rallying the Tigers from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat Iowa State 27-24 Saturday...
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Eastern Illinois jumps on top of OVC title race
(College Sports ~ 10/19/05)
So much for Eastern Kentucky rolling to the Ohio Valley Conference title. After the Colonels won at two-time defending champion Jacksonville State on Oct. 1, many OVC observers assumed Eastern Kentucky would waltz to the crown...
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Redhawks win third in a row
(College Sports ~ 10/19/05)
As Southeast Missouri State's volleyball coach, Renata Nowacki could not enjoy Tuesday night's match as a normal fan would. Still, Nowacki was able to appreciate what had just transpired against visiting Arkansas State. "It was fun to watch," Nowacki said. "It was exciting."...
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Booker works to be impact player
(College Sports ~ 10/19/05)
The transfer from the University of Montana will have one season with the Redhawks. To say Roy Booker enjoyed his season spent primarily as a practice player last year would be a stretch. But Southeast Missouri State's senior guard said it also had its benefits...
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Conte, other BALCO officials sentenced
(Professional Sports ~ 10/19/05)
The man who started the lab received four months in prison and four months of home confinement. SAN FRANCISCO -- Victor Conte was sentenced to four months in prison and four months of home confinement Tuesday for his role in a scheme to provide pro athletes with undetectable banned drugs...
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Blunt pushes new policy on inmate abortions
(State News ~ 10/19/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Matt Blunt's administration is pushing ahead with its legal defense of a new policy effectively prohibiting most inmate abortions, despite a Supreme Court decision specifically allowing one Missouri inmate to get an abortion...
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Scott City tops Central for title again
(High School Sports ~ 10/19/05)
Four days after the Scott City volleyball team defeated Central for the SEMO Conference tournament championship, the Rams claimed the regular-season conference championship with a 25-21, 25-19 victory against the Tigers on Tuesday at Central. Scott City ended its regular season at 23-7-2, while Central finished at 10-17-1...
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Saddam will challenge court system
(International News ~ 10/19/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Nearly two years after his capture, Saddam Hussein is finally facing trial for alleged crimes against fellow Iraqis. In some ways, Iraq also will be on trial, with the world watching to see whether its new ruling class can rise above politics and prejudice and give the former dictator a fair hearing...
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