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St. Louis police sergeant, suspect injured
(State News ~ 11/16/07)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis police sergeant is injured and a burglary suspect shot by the sergeant, after the officer tried to stop three men who had allegedly taken a furnace. Police say three suspects were burglarizing a home under renovation in the Baden neighborhood. The sergeant caught the three with a furnace, chased them and got into a struggle with one of the suspects...
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Prosecutor: Technical issue ended Mo. church abuse case
(State News ~ 11/16/07)
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) -- A southwest Missouri prosecutor said a technical issue led her to drop sex-abuse charges against members of a commune-style church community, not a lack of cooperation from the suspected victims. McDonald County prosecutor Janice Durbin, who had remained silent on her reasons since dropping the case Nov. 6, told The Joplin Globe for a story Friday that there was a technical issue linked to problems with pretrial depositions of the two women who said they had been abused...
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Doing God's work
(Column ~ 11/16/07)
There's not much going on in our nation's capital these days. I can tell, because a prominent United States senator is getting a lot of media attention for targeting rich televangelists who drive expensive cars and live in ritzy houses. Surely I'm not the only living American who wonders what United States senators are putting in their coffee...
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Teens fill Cape theater to see their model bridges broken
(Local News ~ 11/16/07)
Crowds munching on popcorn and nachos filled Cape West 14 Cine on Thursday, but they weren't there for a movie. The high school juniors and seniors were watching the model bridges they built be destroyed. Twenty-six schools attended the annual Missouri Department of Transportation bridge competition this year...
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Area restaurants object to proposed food safety rule
(Local News ~ 11/16/07)
Owners and managers of Cape Girardeau County restaurants packed the county commission chambers Thursday, raising objections to new training requirements for workers and other provisions in a proposed county food code. None of the restaurant representatives questioned the need for training workers to handle food safely. ...
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City offers first look at path of new street
(Local News ~ 11/16/07)
Property owners living near the future Lewis and Clark Parkway got their first look at the road's suggested route Thursday. They seemed to like it. "Does anybody here have a reason that they would not want the road here?" asked engineer Chris Koehler, president of Koehler Engineering and Land Surveying. He made it clear the route was a general idea, intended to draw comments from residents...
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Former Mo. politician plans bid for office
(Local News ~ 11/16/07)
Former U.S. representative Bill Burlison, a Democrat who lost his Congressional seat to the late U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson in 1980, is planning a comeback in Missouri politics. Burlison said this week that he will seek the 159th District Missouri House seat currently held by state Rep. ...
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Poll: IMs help teens avoid embarrassment
(Community ~ 11/16/07)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sure, instant messaging is fast and efficient. For many teenagers, it's also a great way to avoid those OMG moments - that's "omigod" - of mortifying face-to-face confrontations. More than four in 10 teens, or 43 percent, who instant message use it for things they wouldn't say in person, according to an Associated Press-AOL poll released Thursday. Twenty-two percent use IMs to ask people out on dates or accept them, and 13 percent use them to break up...
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Speak Out 11/16/07
(Speak Out ~ 11/16/07)
Drainage memories; Broadway parking; We paid for that?; Speeding officer; Plenty of interest; Exciting prospect; City, do your job ; Regard for cyclists; More than a test; Hometown shamed; All about money; Downtown advice; Thanks for trams; Trucks on Lexington; Religious hypocrisy; Blackout excuse
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A familiar ring
(Editorial ~ 11/16/07)
Some innovations in modern classrooms have deep roots in American education. Take the Gordonville Attendance Center, a small school in the Jackson School District where first-, second- and third-graders were combined into two classrooms, eliminating one teaching position in response to a budget crunch a few years ago...
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Correction 11/16/07
(Correction ~ 11/16/07)
Due to a source error, Christopher Dedert's name was spelled incorrectly in Thursday's review of "The Miracle Worker."
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Nixon orders e-mail practices inquiry; Blunt announces new records policy
(State News ~ 11/16/07)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Attorney General Jay Nixon on Thursday announced plans for an independent investigation into the e-mail retention practices of Gov. Matt Blunt. Hours earlier, Blunt disclosed his plans for a permanent e-mail retention system for state offices that he says goes beyond legal requirements...
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Two men arrested in alleged quick change scam
(Local News ~ 11/16/07)
Police arrested two Memphis, Tenn., men in connection with an alleged quick change scheme that targeted three Cape Girardeau stores, and advise that these type of crimes tend to increase during the holidays. The first of the incidents occurred Wednesday around 1:45 p.m. at Schnucks, 19 S. Kingshighway...
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15-year-old gets 60 years for sex assault of 6-year-old girl
(State News ~ 11/16/07)
CLAYTON, Mo. -- A boy was sentenced to 60 years in prison Thursday for beating and sexually assaulting a St. Louis County neighbor girl Nov. 11, 2005, when he was 13 and she was 6. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on its Web site, STLtoday.com, that St. Louis County Circuit Judge Melvyn Wiesman rejected sending Sherman Burnett Jr. to a juvenile offender program, where he could have had a chance for probation at 21...
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Out of the past 11/16/07
(Out of the Past ~ 11/16/07)
The city of Cape Girardeau is seeking more than a quarter-million dollars in block grant funds to assist the Florsheim Shoe Co., which is planning a new factory in the vicinity of Highway 74 and South West End Boulevard; the facility would replace the Florsheim plant on North Main Street...
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Son's interest in football draws former NFL player back into game
(Local News ~ 11/16/07)
When former Chicago Bears center Dan Peiffer retired from the National Football League in the early 1980s, he steadily disconnected himself from the game. "It might have been a little bit of burn out, and I was just ready to quit football," he said. "When I retired I was still single, so I didn't have kids playing. I watched NFL games until the players who I knew from my playing days had retired."...
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Sharon Schaefer
(Obituary ~ 11/16/07)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Mrs. Sharon Kay Turkington Schaefer, 64, of Wolf Lake died at 4:20 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at her home. She was born April 23, 1943, in Anna, Ill., daughter of Alfred Ray and Lucille Boyd Turkington. She married Gerhardt T. "Jerry" Schaefer July 4, 1970, in Anna...
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Walter Young
(Obituary ~ 11/16/07)
Walter W. Young, 88, of Jackson died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at Monticello House in Jackson. He was born April 5, 1919, in Portageville, Mo., son of William and Ollie Knight Young. He and Mildred Morris were married May 15, 1942, in Kennett, Mo. She died Dec. 30, 2003...
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Bud Walton
(Obituary ~ 11/16/07)
Vernon R. "Bud" Walton, 61, of Jackson passed away in the arms of his loving family Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born Jan. 17, 1946, in East Prairie, Mo., son of Vernon Madison and Ruby Pearl Hutson Walton...
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Glen Turner
(Obituary ~ 11/16/07)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Glen D. Turner, 67, of Jonesboro died Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007, at his home. He was born April 16, 1940, in Anna, Ill., son of Leonard and Annie Bloodworth Turner. He and Sharon Kay Mayberry were married April 22, 1961, in Jonesboro...
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Hugo Haertling
(Obituary ~ 11/16/07)
Hugo C. Haertling, 98, of Millstadt, Ill., died Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2007, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill. He was born Nov. 10, 1909, at New Wells, son of Arno and Ida Gerharter Haertling. He and Elsie Fiedler were married July 31, 1932, in Columbia, Ill. She died in 1973...
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Lucille Thomas
(Obituary ~ 11/16/07)
Lucille E. Thomas, 91, of Corpus Christi, Texas, formerly of Jackson, died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at Cimarron Rehabilitation in Corpus Christi. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Carmel Cherry
(Obituary ~ 11/16/07)
Carmel Cherry, 83, formerly of Boca Raton, Fla., died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 31, 1924, in San Salvador, El Salvador, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mariano Campos. Cherry was a longtime resident of Boca Raton, where she provided in-home care for private residents...
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James Shrader
(Obituary ~ 11/16/07)
James E. "Jim" Shrader, 77, of Jackson died Thursday, Nov. 15, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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Cape/Jackson police report 11/16/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/16/07)
Arrest; Theft
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Births 11/16/07
(Births ~ 11/16/07)
Gipson; Strauser; Thompson
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Cape fire report 11/16/07
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/16/07)
n At 8:49 p.m., a motor vehicle accident at North Sprigg Street. n At 1:57 a.m., a citizen assist at 1105 Linden St. n At 6:19 a.m., a box alarm at 1942 Delwin St. n At 8:04 a.m., a motor vehicle accident at 10 Mount Auburn Road. n At 8:23 a.m., alarm sounding on Towers Circle...
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Ala. woman wins $8M in sexual abuse suit against prominent dad
(State News ~ 11/16/07)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A judge ordered a prominent Alabama businessman to pay $8 million to his daughter, who claimed he subjected her to three decades of sexual abuse that began when she was a preschooler and included a rape the night she was crowned homecoming queen at her high school...
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AAA expects record 38.7 million Americans to travel this Thanksgiving
(National News ~ 11/16/07)
WASHINGTON -- Gas prices near record highs at a time of year when they typically decline will not deter drivers from hitting the road this Thanksgiving, AAA said Thursday. The travel agency expects a record 38.7 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home over the five days beginning Wednesday. That is a 1.6 percent increase over last year. Roughly 80 percent of those trips will be by car, and motorists will pay about 90 cents a gallon more for gas than they did last year...
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GPS devices help cities save on gas and catch employees goofing off
(National News ~ 11/16/07)
ISLIP, N.Y. -- GPS tracking devices installed on government-issue vehicles are helping communities around the country reduce waste and abuse, in part by catching employees shopping, working out at the gym or otherwise loafing while on the clock. The use of GPS has led to firings, stoking complaints from employees and unions that the devices are intrusive, Big Brother technology. ...
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Dinosaur discovered that had wide, vacuum cleaner mouth
(National News ~ 11/16/07)
WASHINGTON -- A dinosaur with a strange jaw designed to hoover up food grazed in what is now the Sahara Desert 110 million years ago. Remains of the creature that "flabbergasted" paleontologist Paul Sereno went on display Thursday at the headquarters of the National Geographic Society, where they will remain until March...
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Defense Department turning over unused military air space to help ease flight congestion
(National News ~ 11/16/07)
WASHINGTON -- Ahead of the holiday travel crunch, President Bush ordered steps Thursday to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left passengers stranded. The most significant change is that the Pentagon will open unused military airspace from Florida to Maine to create "a Thanksgiving express lane" for commercial airliners. It will be open next week for five days -- Wednesday through Sunday -- for the busiest days of Thanksgiving travel...
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Hooked on science: Create a cloud in a bottle
(Community ~ 11/16/07)
We see them in the Southeast Missouri sky all the time, but have you ever made your own cloud? Here's your chance, and all you need are a few things from around the house. Ingredients n 2-liter bottle n matches n water Instructions STEP 1: Add a small amount of warm tap water to the 2-liter bottle...
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Five in one: The 11-0 Indians' cornerback, receiver, punter, kicker, punt returner
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/07)
Jackson senior Matt Lang gets uncomfortable when he hears a list of his accomplishments on the football field. He quickly deflects the praise to his teammates. He intercepted four passes in the Indians' victory against Parkway West. "I think luck had a big role in it," he said...
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Big trial for the defense
(College Sports ~ 11/16/07)
The Southeast Missouri State women's soccer team can boast about its status as one of the stingiest in the nation. The Redhawks are ranked 23rd nationally in goals-against average. They only allowed three goals once this season. "It's staying organized," Southeast junior defender Casey Kraft said. "We have a lot of good chemistry."...
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Redhawks sign another Vianney standout in catcher Tierney
(College Sports ~ 11/16/07)
Southeast Missouri State baseball coach Mark Hogan has announced his program's second signee during the week-long early signing period that began Wednesday. The Redhawks' latest addition is catcher Jesse Tierney, a senior at Vianney High School in St Louis...
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Southeast seeks first win in home debut
(College Sports ~ 11/16/07)
Scott Edgar doesn't believe his team will have any trouble getting into the proper frame of mind to play what should be an overmatched NAIA squad. Edgar figures his Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team is too hungry for a win to overlook Culver-Stockton...
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Abbas makes first explicit call for overthrow of Hamas in Gaza
(International News ~ 11/16/07)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called Thursday for the overthrow of Gaza's Hamas rulers, following the Islamic group's deadly crackdown on his loyalists in June. Abbas stopped short of urging an uprising, but he appeared to be trying to capitalize on growing discontent with Hamas in the coastal territory. It was his first explicit demand that Hamas be ousted since the militant group seized power...
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U.S. calls for new sanctions against Iran
(International News ~ 11/16/07)
VIENNA, Austria -- The U.S. called for new sanctions against Iran after a U.N. report said the Tehran regime has been generally truthful about key aspects of its past nuclear activities, but is continuing to enrich uranium. The International Atomic Energy Agency also said restrictions the Iranians put on U.N. inspectors two years ago mean it still cannot rule out that Iran has a secret weapons program, as suspected by Washington and its allies...
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Man hangs on to statue for days to win 'Hannah Montana' tickets
(Entertainment ~ 11/16/07)
TAMPA, Fla. -- Some people will do anything to make a child happy. Jody Powell, 35, hung on to a 12-foot statue of "Hannah Montana" for the better part of six days to win tickets to a sold-out concert by Miley Cyrus, star of the Disney Channel TV show. The concert will be held next week in Tampa...
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Jackson football capsule
(High School Sports ~ 11/16/07)
Jackson (11-0) at Waynesville (10-1) Kickoff: 7 p.m. today Last week: Jackson 24, McCluer North 7; Waynesville 14, Kirkwood 7 Notes: Waynesville used a balanced attack to knock off Kirkwood in the quarterfinals. Tailback L.J. Ford ran for 111 yards and a score while quarterback Lyle Cox threw for 194 yards and a score, according the the Web site waynesvilledailyguide.com. ...
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Baseball revenue climbs above $6 billion
(Professional Sports ~ 11/16/07)
NAPLES, Fla. -- Baseball revenue climbed to $6.075 billion this year, and commissioner Bud Selig envisions an even rosier financial future. "As I told the clubs today, we're on a great high here," Selig said Thursday following the conclusion of a two-day meeting in which owners discussed, among other things, ways to speed up games...
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Bonds indicted
(Professional Sports ~ 11/16/07)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds, baseball's home run king, was indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice Thursday and could face prison instead of the Hall of Fame for telling a federal grand jury he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs...
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Indictment won't prevent Bonds from taking field next season
(Professional Sports ~ 11/16/07)
We don't know if Barry Bonds will be convicted. We don't know if Barry Bonds will go to prison. We don't know if Barry Bonds will get to the Hall of Fame. Here's something we do know: His indictment Thursday may not keep baseball's greatest home run hitter off the field next season...
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A-Rod, Yanks agree to contract
(Professional Sports ~ 11/16/07)
NEW YORK -- Alex Rodriguez and the New York Yankees have agreed to the outline of a record $275 million, 10-year contract, a deal that potentially would allow him to earn millions more if he sets the career home run record. The amount of the guaranteed money was revealed by a person familiar with the negotiations who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because the deal hasn't been finalized. ...
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Peavy captures NL Cy Young in unanimous style
(Professional Sports ~ 11/16/07)
NEW YORK -- Jake Peavy was a unanimous winner of the NL Cy Young Award on Thursday after leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts -- pitching's version of a Triple Crown. The San Diego Padres ace received all 32 first-place votes and finished with 160 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Arizona sinkerballer Brandon Webb, last year's winner, was a distant runner-up with 94 points. He was listed second on 31 ballots and third on one...
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Obscure players make mark on Rams' beat-up line
(Professional Sports ~ 11/16/07)
ST. LOUIS -- All the injuries on the St. Louis Rams' offensive line double as help-wanted ads for players working out on their own and hoping for tryouts. A collection of castoffs and unknowns jelled for at least one week, contributing to St. Louis' first win of the season. The Rams (1-8) will probably try for two straight Sunday at San Francisco behind the same anonymous quintet that features only one opening-game starter, tackle Alex Barron...
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Winless Dolphins welcome back Williams from drug suspension
(Professional Sports ~ 11/16/07)
DAVIE, Fla. -- Ricky Williams stood at a window in the Miami Dolphins' player lounge and watched the start of practice as he chomped on an apple, so close to an NFL return he could taste it. Coach Cam Cameron decided Thursday to welcome Williams back, and he'll be on the field starting with Monday's workout. His first game in nearly two years could come a week later, Nov. 26 at Pittsburgh...
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Illinois to make first appearance in Maui Inv.
(Professional Sports ~ 11/16/07)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- In Bruce Weber's 27 years of coaching, his teams have never played in the Maui Invitational. That will change Monday when the Illini face Arizona State in a game that Weber says will put both teams on college basketball's center stage...
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neXt: The next generation, covered now
(Community ~ 11/16/07)
When it comes to fashion, teenagers know how to push the limits. They've got youth and attitude in their favor, and a risky move may even set a trend. But what about when they're headed to a family gathering? Untucked shirttails, micro minis and shaggy hair may not score any points around the holiday table...
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Review: Former idol Daughtry gets Cape's vote
(Local News ~ 11/16/07)
Chris Daughtry seems to have settled into this rock star gig with ease. But after weathering a season of "American Idol" and taking his five-piece Daughtry on the road for a year, a guy probably gets used to pleasing the crowd. Thursday night Daughtry brought the band that's named for him to the Show Me Center, flexing the strong vocal chops that made him the "American Idol" resident rocker and putting on a strong show for a large crowd of adoring fans, many of them females with a penchant for screaming "We love you, Chris." The band played before 3,712 people.. ...
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Southeast closes season with loss in OVC tourney
(College Sports ~ 11/16/07)
Southeast Missouri State's season ended on a sour note Thursday at the Ohio Valley Conference volleyball tournament. The Redhawks, who earned a three-way share of the regular-season title, fell to sixth-seeded Tennessee Tech 3-1 in Jacksonville, Ala. The Redhawks finished the season 20-12 overall and 15-5 in the OVC...
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CDC: New respiratory bug has killed 10
(Local News ~ 11/16/07)
ATLANTA (AP) -- A mutated version of a common cold virus has caused 10 deaths in the last 18 months, U.S. health officials said Thursday. Adenoviruses usually cause respiratory infections that aren't considered lethal. But a new variant has caused at least 140 illnesses in New York, Oregon, Washington and Texas, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Four construction workers arrested at Hannibal
(State News ~ 11/16/07)
HANNIBAL, Mo. (AP) -- Four construction workers building a kiln at Continental Cement are arrested on suspicion of being in the country illegally. Their arrests Wednesday followed one in September during the same investigation. Cement plant spokesman Frank Salter says the men were working for Schueck Steel of Little Rock, Ark., which was contracted by Continental Cement to build the plant's new $150 million kiln...
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