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City construction projects approach deadlines
(Local News ~ 11/13/14)
As the end of 2014 approaches, so do the anticipated completion dates for construction projects around Cape Girardeau. Crews have been working around the city on road and stormwater projects, all of which are expected to be completed in December. There's been an emphasis on street repair this year. ...
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Announcement may be pending in Bollinger County murder case
(Local News ~ 11/13/14)
The murder case against Lonnie Liley -- which has been at a virtual standstill since April -- finally appears to be moving again. Liley, 42, faces charges of first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection with the Jan. 23 shooting death of his brother, 50-year-old Jessie Liley, at a trailer in rural Bollinger County, Missouri...
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Area students attend technology showcase, get chance to visit Southeast Missouri State University
(Community ~ 11/13/14)
About 200 students from around the region recently got a look at the variety of fields available at Southeast Missouri State University -- from commercial photograph and cybersecurity to telecommunications computer networking -- at the Advanced Technology Showcase...
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Cosmic first: European spacecraft lands on comet
(International News ~ 11/13/14)
DARMSTADT, Germany -- Landing with a bounce after traveling 4 billion miles, a European spacecraft made history Wednesday by successfully reaching the icy, dusty surface of a speeding comet -- a cosmic first designed to answer big questions about the universe...
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Long-range Russian bomber's patrols to reach Gulf of Mexico
(International News ~ 11/13/14)
MOSCOW -- Russia's long-range bombers will conduct regular patrol missions from the Arctic Ocean to the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, the military said Wednesday, a show of muscle reflecting tensions with the West over Ukraine. A statement from Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu came as NATO's chief commander accused Moscow of sending new troops and tanks into Ukraine -- a claim quickly rejected by Russia...
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Forecast: Gas to average under $3 in 2015
(National News ~ 11/13/14)
NEW YORK -- The average price of gasoline will be below $3 a gallon in 2015, the government predicted Wednesday. If the sharply lower estimate holds true, U.S. consumers will save $61 billion on gas compared with this year. In a monthly report, the Energy Department reduced its forecast for global oil prices next year by $18 a barrel to $83. Weakness in the global economy will crimp demand for oil, while production in places like the U.S. keeps rising...
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SoutheastHEALTH executive VP Jim Limbaugh leaves organization
(Local News ~ 11/13/14)
SoutheastHEALTH confirmed Wednesday that Jim Limbaugh, who was executive vice president of planning and business development, is no longer with the organization. Limbaugh was hired for the position in 2009 after serving as chairman of the hospital's board and a long career in banking. The circumstances surrounding his departure from SoutheastHEALTH remain unrevealed...
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Old Town Cape donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/13/14)
Employees of Old Town Cape donated $1,000 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Horizon Screen Printing donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/13/14)
Employees of Horizon Screen Printing donated $1,300 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Dangling workers rescued from World Trade Center
(National News ~ 11/13/14)
NEW YORK -- Two window washers trapped on a dangling scaffold nearly 70 stories up the new 1 World Trade Center tower were rescued Wednesday by firefighters who sawed through a window to reach them. The washers were stuck for nearly two hours before their rescue, as New Yorkers looked from the ground and people around the country watched on live TV. ...
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FIRST BIG LOTSA CASH WINNER!
(Submitted Story ~ 11/13/14)
The first winner of the weekly LOTSA Cash raffle at St Mary Cathedral School is Mr. Jim Keusenkothen! Lotsa Cash is a progressive raffle, so each weekly winning ticket is put right back into the drawing and could win again and again. The big cash prizes of $2000 2nd prize and $10,000 grand prize will be awarded at the school's upcoming annual dinner auction in February 2015, but weekly prizes of either $100 or $500 will be awarded until that time...
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Jackson Junior High School Student of the Term - Term 2
(Submitted Story ~ 11/13/14)
The following are the recipients of the Student of the Term Award for Term Two at Jackson Junior High School in Jackson MO. These students have been nominated by a teacher or an administrator for going beyond JJHS student expectations in and out of the classroom with consistent work ethic and citizenship...
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Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/13/14)
Employees of Girl Scouts of the Missouri Heartland donated $301 to United Way of Southeast Missouri's 2014 campaign.
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Lutheran Family & Children's Services donates to United Way
(Submitted Photo ~ 11/13/14)
Employees of Lutheran Family and Children's Services donated $738 to United Way of Southeast Missouri' 2014 campaign.
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Today in History
(National News ~ 11/13/14)
Today is Thursday, Nov. 13, the 317th day of 2014. There are 48 days left in the year. Today's Highlights in History: On Nov. 13, 1974, Karen Silkwood, a 28-year-old technician and union activist at the Kerr-McGee Cimarron plutonium plant near Crescent, Oklahoma, died in a car crash while on her way to meet a reporter. ...
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Investigation continues into fatal fire
(Local News ~ 11/13/14)
Investigators on Wednesday still were trying to determine the cause of a fatal fire on Big Bend Road. James Stuart Weber was found dead Monday evening in a detached garage next to a single-family residence in the 1300 block of Big Bend Road. Assistant chief Mark Hasheider of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department said emergency workers were called for a medical response about 5:15 p.m. Monday...
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Meeting to address parks' role in growth
(Local News ~ 11/13/14)
A forum focusing on the benefit of parks in communities will be hosted from 9 to 10 a.m. today at the Osage Centre, 1625 N. Kingshighway in Cape Girardeau. The event, titled "Parks Build Community," is hosted by the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department and the Missouri Park and Recreation Association. ...
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Southeast Missouri State men's basketball team hoping to take next step this season
(College Sports ~ 11/13/14)
Southeast Missouri State men's basketball coach Dickey Nutt has brought the Redhawks program back to respectability in his first five seasons. But can he push the program one step further to where the team is held in high esteem and is a serious contender for an Ohio Valley Conference championship?...
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Dems seek tougher smog standards
(State News ~ 11/13/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A group of Democratic Missouri state lawmakers is calling for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to issue stricter standards for smog pollution. The lawmakers have written the agency requesting the smog pollution standard be bumped down to 60 parts per billion...
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Panel formed to investigate Koster
(State News ~ 11/13/14)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri House Speaker Tim Jones on Wednesday created a committee of lawmakers to review allegations that Attorney General Chris Koster has been influenced by lobbyist perks and campaign contributions. Jones, a Eureka Republican, said the committee will look into claims that Koster, a Democrat, changed policies and negotiated more favorable settlements in consumer fraud cases following lobbying by companies. ...
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Column misses full picture
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/13/14)
Regarding the Oct. 31 edition, "Seek answers instead of wallowing in ignorance" column by Joe Sullivan. I do agree with much of Mr. Sullivan's column, especially regarding proper manners, etc. I can't help, however, but wonder if Mr. Sullivan has taken any note of the many acts of mayhem, murder and numerous other atrocities committed by the Muslim community on a worldwide basis. ...
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Out of the past 11/13/14
(Out of the Past ~ 11/13/14)
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board says it doesn't want the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to scale back proposed hiking and biking trails along Cape LaCroix and Walker creeks; board members say they want the trails to be constructed, even if it means detouring around the heavily commercial areas along Kingshighway to avoid having the trails cross busy intersections...
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Southeast basketball teams ready for season
(Editorial ~ 11/13/14)
The fall sports season flew by, and soon Southeast Missouri State University winter sports teams will kick off their seasons. Both the men's and women's basketball teams already have played exhibition games. The women's squad opens its season in Cape Girardeau Friday at the Show Me Center. The Redhawks will play Alabama A&M beginning at 6:30 p.m...
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Speak Out 11/13/14
(Speak Out ~ 11/13/14)
To the people who are tailgating other people on Old Sprigg Road at this time of the year: You need to quit following them so closely. The deer are bad to jump right out in front of another car. I had one jump out in front of me. I had to put my brakes on and was almost rear-ended by another driver. Please, give us some room...
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Hooked on Science: Turkey baster pingpong ball launcher
(Community ~ 11/13/14)
Did you think turkey basters could only be used on Thanksgiving Day to flavor the turkey? Think again. n Turkey baster n Pingpong balls STEP 1: Remove the plastic piece of the turkey baster from the rubber piece of the baster. STEP 2: Place a pingpong ball into the open part of the rubber piece of the baster, squeeze and observe...
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U.S.-led Syria strikes kill at least 860
(International News ~ 11/13/14)
BAGHDAD -- U.S.-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State group and other extremists in Syria have killed more than 860 people, including civilians, since they began in mid-September, a monitoring group said Wednesday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the vast majority of those killed -- 746 people -- were Islamic State militants, while another 68 were members of al-Qaida's Syrian affiliate known as the Nusra Front. ...
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Sterilization deaths show India health-care ills
(International News ~ 11/13/14)
NEW DELHI -- The women were poor, from villages in central India where the promise of a few dollars is all but impossible to resist. Many had babies so young, they were still nursing at their mothers' breasts. The deaths of 12 women after they underwent sterilization procedures this week have raised ethical questions about India's drive to curb a booming population by paying women who get sterilized. The deaths also exposed the lack of oversight in India's $74 billion health-care industry...
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Hearing on new trial begins in Chandra Levy case
(National News ~ 11/13/14)
WASHINGTON -- Lawyers for a man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy returned to court Wednesday as part of their pitch to a judge that he deserves a new trial because of what they say are problems with a key witness. Lawyers for Ingmar Guandique and the government began three days of hearings Wednesday, and additional hearings are set for February. The judge overseeing the case will decide whether to grant him a new trial...
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U.S.-China climate deal aims to prod others to act
(International News ~ 11/13/14)
BEIJING -- A groundbreaking agreement struck Wednesday by the United States and China puts the world's two worst polluters on a faster track to curbing the heat-trapping gases blamed for global warming. With the clock ticking on a worldwide climate treaty, the two countries sought to move beyond their troubled history as environmental adversaries and spur other nations...
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Who's Next 11/13/14
(Community ~ 11/13/14)
* Derek Theiss, a Concordia University junior from Frohna, Missouri, will perform with the Concordia Concert Band and Concordia Brass Ensemble in a joint concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska. The Brass Ensemble is a small group of brass players. ...
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Townsfolk divided on proposed tobacco ban
(National News ~ 11/13/14)
WESTMINSTER, Mass. -- Only a handful of people were able to speak on a proposal that could make the tiny Massachusetts town of Westminster the first in the nation to ban all sales of tobacco products when boos and shouts from the crowd shut down the public hearing Wednesday night...
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U.N. anti-torture panel grills US officials
(International News ~ 11/13/14)
GENEVA -- A U.N. panel began grilling American officials Wednesday over the country's compliance with a key anti-torture treaty, raising a series of alleged violations and admitted "lapses" since the 9/11 attacks. At the start of a two-day hearing, Alessio Bruni of Italy, one of the panel's chief investigators, told the high-level U.S. ...
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Robert Plant quashes Led Zeppelin reunion claims
(Entertainment ~ 11/13/14)
LONDON -- Robert Plant says there's no truth to reports he turned down a lucrative offer from Virgin boss Richard Branson to play Led Zeppelin reunion shows. A statement from Plant spokesman Ken Weinstein said the singer "has not been in receipt of any offers in recent months" about Led Zeppelin gigs, and hasn't met or communicated with Branson in 50 years...
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Banks fined millions for rigging currency markets
(International News ~ 11/13/14)
LONDON -- Traders with nicknames such as the "Three Musketeers" and the "A-Team" plotted over Internet chat rooms to manipulate currency markets for years, profiting at the expense of clients -- and then congratulating themselves for their brilliance -- regulators said Wednesday, as they fined five banks $3.4 billion...
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Jackson police report 11/13/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/14)
JACKSON The Jackson Police Department released the following items. Arrests to do imply guilt. Arrest n Jamie W. Donner, 19, of Cape Girardeau was arrested on suspicion of possession of marijuana under 35 grams and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia...
- Decisions, decisions (Local News ~ 11/13/14)
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Cape Girardeau fire report 11/13/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/14)
CAPE GIRARDEAU The Cape Girardeau Fire Department responded to the following calls Tuesday: n At 7:58 a.m., medical assist on South West End Boulevard. n At 8:46 a.m., motor vehicle accident with injuries on William Street. n At 9:31 a.m., medical assist on South West End Boulevard...
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Cape Girardeau police report 11/13/14
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/13/14)
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY The Southeast Missouri State University Department of Public Safety released the following items. Summonses n Lucas J. Alden, 18, of St. Louis was issued a summons for being a minor in possession of alcohol. n Alexander J. Irwin, 19, of St. Charles, Missouri, was issued a summons fbeing a minor in possession of alcohol...
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U.S. stocks edge lower after 5 record highs
(National News ~ 11/13/14)
NEW YORK -- Big banks weighed on the stock market Wednesday, tugging major indexes back from record highs. Regulators from the U.S., Switzerland and the U.K. fined five major banks a total of $3.4 billion for conspiring to manipulate foreign-currency trading. The news drove down bank stocks in Europe and U.S. JPMorgan Chase fell more than 1 percent, the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average...
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James Weber
(Obituary ~ 11/13/14)
James Stuart Weber, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at his home. He was born Sept. 25, 1966, in Cape Girardeau, to James R. and Judith Ann Ruebel Weber. Stuart attended Washington, Central Junior High and Central High School in Cape Girardeau. He was a painter, carpenter and a gardener of fruits, vegetables, boxwoods and flowers. He worked with the soil with God's hands upon his. He was a lover of animals, tame or wild. He also hunted on land and water...
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Catherine Rainey
(Obituary ~ 11/13/14)
Catherine Ann Rainey, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2104, at her home. Visitation will be from noon to service time Saturday at South Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Cape Girardeau. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the hall...
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Roberta Matlock
(Obituary ~ 11/13/14)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- Roberta J. "Bobbie" Matlock, 66, of East Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements...
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Mayme Larmie
(Obituary ~ 11/13/14)
Mayme Ellen Larmie, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 27, 1931, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, to Leonard Stevenson and Melma Bowman Hendricks. She and Edmond Lee Tex Larmie were married Nov. 21, 1949, in St. Louis...
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Births 11/13/14
(Births ~ 11/13/14)
Daughter to Austin Clay Hunter and Rachael Nicole Stephens of Scott City, Southeast Hospital, 4:16 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014. Name, Charlee Kate. Weight, 5 pounds, 3 ounces. First child. Ms. Stephens is the daughter of Darren and April Stephens of Scott City. She is employed by Southeast. Hunter is the son of Christian and Amanda Hunter of New Madrid, Missouri. He is employed by Christian Hunter Farms...
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Milo Jones
(Obituary ~ 11/13/14)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Milo E. Jones, 56, of Cairo died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2014, at his home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Massie Funeral Home in Mounds, Illinois. Cremation will follow.
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Judy Campbell
(Obituary ~ 11/13/14)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Judy Marie Campbell, 66, of Perryville died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at her home. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today and from 6:30 a.m. until service time Friday at Young and Sons Funeral Home. The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Milton Ryan officiating. Burial will be in Home Cemetery...
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Delbert Bishop Sr.
(Obituary ~ 11/13/14)
Delbert D. Bishop Sr., 87, died Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He served in the U.S. Army from Feb. 26, 1948, to Dec. 30, 1953. Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Friday at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson and from 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at New Bethel Baptist Church near Pocahontas...
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Robert Bequette
(Obituary ~ 11/13/14)
ST. MARY, Mo. -- Robert A. Bequette, 80, of St. Mary died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was a U.S. Marine veteran of World War II. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Perryville, Missouri, with the Rev. Matthew Marks officiating. Military honors will be provided by American Legion Post 133 and the U.S. Marine Corps...
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Missouri urged to not appeal gay marriage ruling
(State News ~ 11/13/14)
ST. LOUIS -- With the legality of gay marriage in Missouri in judicial limbo, more than 3,000 residents are asking the state to drop its appeal of a federal ruling that overturned its ban on same-sex unions. Several members of the Show-Me Marriage coalition delivered 3,100 petitions Wednesday to Attorney General Chris Koster's St. ...
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Ebola victim's family, hospital reach settlement
(National News ~ 11/13/14)
DALLAS -- The hospital that treated the only Ebola patient to die in the United States will pay his relatives an undisclosed sum and create a charitable foundation in his name, the family's attorney said Wednesday. The agreement heads off a lawsuit from relatives of Thomas Eric Duncan, who died Oct. 8 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas...
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School district scraps religious names on calendar
(National News ~ 11/13/14)
Presented with the opportunity to recognize a Muslim holiday on the school calendar for the first time, leaders of Maryland's largest school district went a different direction: They removed all mention of religious holidays from the calendar. Many school districts nationwide don't spell out religious holidays on the calendar, having replaced "Christmas Break" with the secular "Winter Break." But school officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, a wealthy and diverse Washington suburb, are being criticized for the impetus behind their decision: a push by Muslims to close schools on the Eid holy days.. ...
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Southeast Missourian Athlete of the Week: Jackson's Jack Jeffers
(High School Sports ~ 11/13/14)
Jeffers lost his right shoe about 800 meters into the 3.1-mile course at Oak Hills Golf Center but still finished 22nd at the cross country state meet.
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Prayer 11/13/14
(Prayer ~ 11/13/14)
O Lord God, our Provider, thank you for your blessings in our lives. Amen.
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The Berlin Wall 25 years ago
(Column ~ 11/13/14)
In 1970, after being assigned to U.S. Army Europe, I received orders to report to the Berlin Brigade in West Berlin. With that assignment I became a member of the World War II Occupation Force that was present until 1994. When the combat ended in 1945, Germany and its capital Berlin were divided into four occupation sectors, with each allied power governing a sector. ...
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