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Picture of the pope
(State News ~ 10/11/03)
As he approaches quarter-century mark, John Paul presents picture of fragility and determination By Victor L. Simpson The Associated Press VATICAN CITY -- As he approaches the 25th anniversary of his papacy, Pope John Paul II is a picture of extreme fragility and sheer determination, of surprising resilience and severe physical limitations...
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Child molester beaten up by victim in jail
(National News ~ 10/11/03)
TAMPA, Fla. -- A child molester serving prison time for raping four boys 11 years ago was beaten unconscious by one of the victims when they were put into the same holding cell, authorities said. Sheriff's officials said they had no idea the two men had a history...
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World digest 10/11/03
(National News ~ 10/11/03)
LAURA JOHNSTON * photos@semissourian.com Centenary United Methodist Church will host a fall bazaar, beginning at 3 p.m. today. Several fresh flowers and pumpkins will be for sale. Craft items, antiques and other items are also for sale. There will be a cake walk, a silent auction and a dinner, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Proceeds benefit mission projects of the United Methodist Women's organization...
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Poor Chad opens oil fields
(International News ~ 10/11/03)
KOME, Chad -- Chad officially joined the ranks of oil-exporting nations Friday under a project expected to double the revenue of one of the world's five poorest countries. But many Chadians wondered whether they will ever reap benefits from the first oil deal specifically designed to reduce poverty...
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Iranian reformist lawyer awarded Nobel Peace Prize
(International News ~ 10/11/03)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Moments after learning Friday that Shirin Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the mother of the Iranian human rights lawyer prayed to Allah. Ebadi's husband, too, gave thanks for what may lie ahead. "The reform movement is reborn," said Javad Tavassolian, the husband of Ebadi, the first Iranian and first Muslim woman to win the peace prize...
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Blunt's office weighing restrictions on concealed guns
(State News ~ 10/11/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Republican Secretary of State Matt Blunt is weighing whether to reject newly proposed rules from Democratic Gov. Bob Holden's administration that would prohibit most people from carrying concealed guns into state government buildings...
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Bloomington residents take turns to portray their historical co
(State News ~ 10/11/03)
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- David Davis stood watch near his own tombstone this week, lamenting a political rise that took him to the U.S. Supreme Court but still fell far short of good friend Abraham Lincoln's. Just a few gravesites away, a railroad worker buried nearly a century ago proudly recounted floorboarding his train to a then-unheard of "mile a minute" as he delivered a truck to help fight the Great Chicago Fire of 1871...
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Judge delays weapons law; appeal filed
(State News ~ 10/11/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri's new concealed gun law was put on hold Friday when a judge issued a temporary restraining order on constitutional grounds and the state Supreme Court decided to take no immediate action on an appeal. The order by Circuit Judge Steven Ohmer came just hours before today's start date for the concealed guns law. ...
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Two slips have field closing in on Kenseth
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/03)
CONCORD, N.C. -- Matt Kenseth seemed untouchable two weeks ago. It almost certainly would be his name engraved on the Winston Cup championship trophy. But two disastrous races sliced 177 points off his lead in the standings, and his closest competitors now believe they've got a chance...
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Cubs, Marlins both benefit from trade
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/03)
MIAMI -- The way right-hander Matt Clement figures it, the Florida Marlins got the better end of the deal when they traded him to the Chicago Cubs last year. Clement said Friday that the Marlins "might be ahead in the trade" because they dumped Clement's $2.5 million salary in exchange for young left-hander Dontrelle Willis...
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Court blocks waiting period for abortions
(State News ~ 10/11/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A federal judge on Friday blocked a new Missouri law that would have required a 24-hour waiting period for abortions. The law, which had been scheduled to take effect today, requires physicians to wait a full day after consulting with women before performing abortions. A lawsuit by Planned Parenthood affiliates contends it is unconstitutionally vague...
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Muslim chaplain formally charged
(National News ~ 10/11/03)
WASHINGTON -- A former Muslim chaplain at the Guantanamo Bay prison for terrorism suspects has been charged with disobeying orders for improperly handling classified information, the military announced Friday. Army Capt. James Yee, who also has used the name Yousef Yee, was charged with two counts of failing to obey a lawful order, U.S. Southern Command announced. He is charged with taking classified information home and wrongly transporting classified information...
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MAP scores- High standards need hard work
(Editorial ~ 10/11/03)
Nobody can blame Southeast Missouri educators for being disappointed with this year's scores on the Missouri Assessment Program math and communication arts tests. And it's human nature, when something goes wrong, to assess blame and try to find a way out of a bad situation...
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Rush Limbaugh admits drug addiction
(National News ~ 10/11/03)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh announced during his radio show Friday that he is addicted to painkillers and is checking into a rehab center to "break the hold this highly addictive medication has on me." "You know I have always tried to be honest with you and open about my life," Limbaugh said during a stunning admission aired nationwide. ...
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Ex-FBI agent charged with aiding mob hit in Boston
(National News ~ 10/11/03)
BOSTON -- Boston's FBI scandal was already disturbing enough: agents taking bribes, shrugging off gangsters' crimes, and shielding informants from police. Now, it has turned almost unthinkable: A retired agent is charged with aiding a mob hit on a reputable businessman...
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Bugging of Philly mayor ups tension between blacks, FBI
(National News ~ 10/11/03)
PHILADELPHIA -- The bugging of Mayor John F. Street's office during a campaign marked by accusations of race-baiting has heightened long-standing tensions between blacks and the FBI -- concerns that date to the 1960s civil rights movement. Many in Philadelphia's black community say the mayor would not be under such scrutiny if he was white, and Street himself suggested this week that "racial biases" could have something to do with the FBI investigation...
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DESE seeks $820 million budget hike for 2004-05 year
(Local News ~ 10/11/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state's Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is requesting a 18 percent increase in its budget for the 2004-05 school year. The State Board of Education, DESE's governing authority, on Thursday approved a $5.37 billion budget request for the fiscal year beginning July 1. That amount would be $820.2 million more than the Missouri Legislature approved for the department for the current fiscal year...
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Making music in dream time
(Local News ~ 10/11/03)
Finding incidental music for the upcoming production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" wouldn't have been difficult for the University Theatre. Many composers have created music for Shakespeare's comedy, Felix Mendelssohn most famously. But perhaps no one's instrumentation has been as inventive as the university's own Robert Fruehwald's...
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Florida man trades tabloid work for canoe trip
(Local News ~ 10/11/03)
After a three-decade career of exposing celebrity foibles for a gossip-hungry American public, Ron Haines is on a very solitary, private mission. He's navigating the Mississippi River in a 30-year-old aluminum canoe. It took the Star tabloid relocating from South Florida to New York City to prompt Haines, 59, to begin the journey of a lifetime. Haines wanted to keep his Lantana, Fla., home instead of his job as photo editor at the celeb-driven weekly...
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180-room hotel in the works for Cape Girardeau
(Local News ~ 10/11/03)
Acknowledging that it may create an excessive number of hotel rooms in the short term, St. Louis-based Drury Inns Inc. has unveiled plans for a new 180-room hotel in Cape Girardeau in an area that the company hopes eventually will warrant that many rooms...
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Scott City man charged with stealing guns
(Local News ~ 10/11/03)
A joint investigation by Cape Girardeau city and county officers has led to the arrest of a Scott City man on gun-related charges. Adam T. Barr, 19, of Scott City, was charged Wednesday with burglary and stealing. Barr was apprehended Wednesday by Cape Girardeau officer Chris Meunch after police received a call from a concerned resident reporting having seen a man carrying a gun...
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Three Jackson businesses burglarized
(Local News ~ 10/11/03)
Jackson police are investigating a string of burglaries that targeted restaurants along East Jackson Boulevard, said Lt. Rodney Barnes. Between late Sunday night and early Monday morning, someone broke into Kentucky Fried Chicken, McDonald's and Mazzio's Pizza, Barnes said. The burglars gained entry by breaking the glass in the doors...
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Former hospital employee faces charges
(Local News ~ 10/11/03)
A former St. Francis Medical Center employee faces charges she stole from her employer by clocking in and out for shifts she never worked and accepting pay for those hours -- making off with what prosecutors estimate could be as much as $12,000. Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle charged Julie D. ...
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MU faces Huskers' No. 1 defense
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/03)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- So far, Brad Smith's sophomore season hasn't quite measured up to his freshman breakout year at Missouri. No. 10 Nebraska will try to keep him down today. The Missouri quarterback was mentioned as an outside contender in preseason Heisman Trophy talk, and has eight touchdown passes with no interceptions thus far this year. ...
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Red Sox fans try to pacify the Babe
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/03)
HAWTHORNE, N.Y. -- Chris Sobotka, wearing a Red Sox cap, walked up to Babe Ruth's grave and offered the Bambino -- dead 55 years now -- a 12-ounce bribe. Placing an unopened can of beer on Ruth's headstone, Sobotka explained his offering: "Knowing the Babe, he was a big drinker. Maybe he'll take it easy on us and we can break this curse once and for all."...
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Cubs down Marlins 5-4 in 11 innings
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/03)
By Ben Walker ~ The Associated Press MIAMI -- Add Doug Glanville to the list of baseball's most unlikely postseason heroes. The last guy to make the Cubs' playoff roster, Glanville delivered a tiebreaking triple in the 11th inning and Chicago got the final out on a crazy play to beat the Florida Marlins 5-4 Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the NL championship series...
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Area digest
(Other Sports ~ 10/11/03)
High school qualifying rodeo begins today High school students from Missouri and Illinois will compete this weekend at Flickerwood Arena near Jackson in the Missouri State High School Qualifying Rodeo. More than 200 entries are expected in 10 events...
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Limbaugh's life lesson
(Column ~ 10/11/03)
By Bill Foster It looks like a life lesson for Rush Limbaugh. Limbaugh's comments about Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb were thoughtless, irresponsible and without merit. That being said, I do not think Limbaugh should have been asked to step down as guest commentator on ESPN's pregame show -- at least not for that comment. The U.S. Constitution guarantees Limbaugh the right to show his ignorance and his prejudices -- and believe me, he did...
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Cross country teams race into SEMO conference battle
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/03)
Notre Dame, Jackson and Central will compete for cross country conference supremacy next week in Poplar Bluff. The three area schools have had varied levels of success this season heading into Thursday's SEMO Conference meet. Notre Dame's boys team has scored wins over both local squads this season and is having its best year in the program's 10-year history...
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Perryville rolls to its second straight win
(High School Sports ~ 10/11/03)
After starting the season with four consecutive losses, Perryville has picked up two straight wins, the latest a 35-20 triumph over visiting Hillsboro on Friday. Matt Unterreiner had another big game for the Pirates (2-4), rushing for 261 yards on 24 carries and scoring three touchdowns. Last week against Windsor, he rushed for 166 yards and had five touchdowns...
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Police report 10/11/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/11/03)
Cape Girardeau Saturday, Oct. 11 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs Jeffrey M. Grass, 18, of 4871 Melbrook, St. Louis, Mo., was arrested Friday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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Fire report 10/11/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/11/03)
Cape Girardeau Saturday, Oct. 11 Firefighters responded Thursday to the following items: At 4:42 p.m., medical assist at 3065 William. At 6 p.m., medical assist at 1144 S. Kingshighway. At 8:09 p.m., medical assist at 35 S. Kingshighway. Firefighters responded Friday to the following items: At 9:21 a.m., fuel spill at South Sprigg and Highway 74...
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Poplar Bluff man charged with paraplegic's death
(State News ~ 10/11/03)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Murder charges have been refiled against a Poplar Bluff man accused of fatally shooting a paraplegic Butler County man. Milton Roy Taylor, 36, was arraigned Thursday on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree burglary and first-degree robbery. Taylor was charged earlier this week. Similar charges were dropped in April when a witness changed testimony on the day Taylor's trial was to begin...
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Graphic haunted house concerns city officials
(State News ~ 10/11/03)
WENTZVILLE, Mo. -- Organizers of a haunted house that includes scenes of same sex kissing and a whipping dominatrix said they're just trying to promote adult fun. But community officials say the haunted house is so adult, it can't open unless it gets an adult entertainment permit from the city...
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Kansas City man convicted of killing teen
(State News ~ 10/11/03)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City man was convicted Friday of killing his teenage girlfriend five years ago. A Jackson County jury found Glenn Berry, 24, guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Carita Johnson, whose remains were found last summer...
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Soybean harvest down, corn crop up in Missouri
(State News ~ 10/11/03)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri's soybean harvest is predicted to fall significantly below last year's, but its corn crop is coming in a little better, the U.S. Agriculture Department said Friday. Soybean production is forecast at 139 million bushels based on Oct. 1 conditions, down 18 percent from the 2002 production of 170 million bushels, said the Agriculture Department's state statistical services based in Columbia...
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Police shoot man who pointed replica pistol
(State News ~ 10/11/03)
ST. LOUIS -- A police detective killed a robbery suspect Friday after the man ran from investigators and pointed what turned out to be a replica pistol at them, police said. The 40-year-old man was shot in the chest and died at a hospital shortly after the shooting...
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Israelis battle gunmen in camp on Gaza-Egypt border
(International News ~ 10/11/03)
RAFAH, Gaza Strip -- Israeli forces trying to demolish smuggling tunnels fought gunmen for hours Friday in the largest raid in six months in the Rafah refugee camp, a frequent battlefield in the Gaza Strip. Seven Palestinians were killed and 55 were wounded, and an Israeli soldier was also hurt...
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Showdown at Fenway Clemens, Martinez to square off in Game 3
(Professional Sports ~ 10/11/03)
BOSTON -- Clemens vs. Martinez. It's more than a baseball game. It's the star who left Boston against the pitcher who replaced him as the ace of the Red Sox. It's the New York Yankees' warrior against an equally fierce but publicity-shy leader, a pair of prideful pitchers not afraid to leave batters sprawling...
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People news 10/11/03
(National News ~ 10/11/03)
Valenti's anti-piracy plan angers directors NEW YORK -- Memo to Jack Valenti: A lot of filmmakers disagree with the decision to stop sending out special DVDs and videos to Oscar voters. Nearly 150 directors, including Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Robert Redford, sent a letter to Valenti, the president of the Motion Picture Association of America, urging the MPAA to immediately repeal the anti-piracy plan it implemented last week...
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Bertha McPherson
(Obituary ~ 10/11/03)
Bertha McPherson, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Schwarzenegger inherits state's fights with White House
(National News ~ 10/11/03)
Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger is arriving in Sacramento with hopes of getting along better with one of California's biggest enemies: the Bush administration. California has staged epic battles with the federal government on issues including the environment, energy, health care, immigration and medical marijuana...
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Sheriff report 10/11/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/11/03)
Cape Girardeau County Saturday, Oct. 11 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Jeremy R. Bivins, 25, of Early, Texas, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated...
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Few in area forget impression pope made in visit to St. Louis
(State News ~ 10/11/03)
As Pope John Paul II marks his 25th anniversary as leader of the Roman Catholic Church, many area residents are recalling their connection to the pontiff. Seeing the pope is such a memorable event that few people can forget the impression he left on them...
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Weekend wins help drag racer reverse a so-so year
(Community Sports ~ 10/11/03)
Two wins worth $7,000 have a way of turning around a less-than-perfect season in a hurry. Ron Simmons of Cape Girardeau picked up a pair of big-money victories at the Sikeston Drag Strip the past two weekends to give his season a late-year push. He won $5,000 in the track's runoff event for the top 12 cars in the super pro point standings two weeks ago, and last weekend he won a $2,000 prize in one of the track's monthly special events...
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BYU says it has no evidence that shows Clemons cheated
(College Sports ~ 10/11/03)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Brigham Young University found no evidence of cheating on correspondence courses taken by former University of Missouri basketball player Ricky Clemons, a newspaper reported Friday. The school in Provo, Utah, investigated how Clemons' assignments were graded and how tests were supervised for three courses the athlete took during a two-month period in summer 2002, when Clemons was enrolled at Barton County Community College in Great Bend, Kan...
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OVC newcomer Samford ends Otahks' conference winning streak
(College Sports ~ 10/11/03)
It has taken only three games for one of the Ohio Valley Conference's new kids on the women's soccer block to make a major statement. Samford, one of two first-year OVC members, stunned two-time defending regular-season league champion Southeast Missouri State University 1-0 Friday night in front of about 150 fans at Houck Stadium...
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Governor should accept his loss on conceal-carry
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/11/03)
To the editor: I'll be blunt as a spoon here. Our governor's latest attempt to block our concealed-carry law is at best one of the more blatant acts of sour grapes I have seen in a while. When will Gov. Bob Holden give up? He lost. The law-abiding citizens won. Drop it and get on with life. What is it with this administration's fascination with the mundane? There are larger issues to address in this state...
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Tell legislators to be prepared for suicide bill
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/11/03)
To the editor: Disappointed that they haven't been able to replicate the Oregon victory in any other state, the Hemlock Society has hired a Washington, D.C., consulting firm specializing in federal policy, law and regulations and a national public-opinion and political research firm headed by Robert Raben, who was an assistant attorney general under Janet Reno...
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Speak Out A 10/11/03
(Speak Out ~ 10/11/03)
I WANT to thank the person in charge of the food bank at the Family Resource Center. I am so thankful for the hiring of a man to carry our food up to the cars. Many senior citizens are not able to do so. Thanks again. Racist remark AS A white man and a sports fan, I believe the comment Rush Limbaugh made was racist. ...
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Teresa Cooper
(Obituary ~ 10/11/03)
Teresa Gail Schearf Cooper, 42, of Delta passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2003, at home, after a courageous battle with cancer. On Dec. 7, 1991, Teresa and Brent Cooper were married at their current home in Delta. Survivors include her husband; parents, Alvin and Maebell Bradshaw Schearf; a sister and brother-in-law, Terri and Tab Collins; and a nephew, Alan Ray Collins, all of Delta; and her father and mother-in-law, Jerry and Charlotte Cooper of Bloomfield, Mo...
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Jack Stapleton Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/11/03)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Jack Fredrick Stapleton Jr., 76, of Kennett died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003, at National Health Care in Kennett. He was born May 18, 1927, at Stanberry, Mo., son of Jack Fredrick and Bernice Childs Stapleton. He and Patricia Krueger were married Feb. 18, 1950...
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Jackson businesses burglarized
(Obituary ~ 10/11/03)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leola Louise Buehler, 98, of Perryville died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2003, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 25, 1905, in Perryville, daughter of Edward and Julia Wilt Chappius. She and Sanford J. Buehler were married Nov. 8, 1927. He died Nov. 22, 1959...
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Novella Hinton
(Obituary ~ 10/11/03)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Novella Lois Hinton, 86, of Great Bend, Kan., died Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2003, at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Nov. 27, 1916, in Ardeola, Mo., daughter of Edwin and Stella Hopkins Stewart. She and Elvis D. Hinton were married July 15, 1934, in Bernie, Mo. He died March 25, 1999...
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Valerie Porterfield
(Obituary ~ 10/11/03)
Valerie Porterfield, 86, of St. Louis died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003. She was born May 9, 1917, at Campbell, Mo., daughter of John Maynard and Clarice Lawrence Stanley. She and Russell Porterfield were married in November 1974 in Sun City, N.M. He died in 1987...
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William Tumbleson
(Obituary ~ 10/11/03)
ESSEX, Mo. -- William "Bill" Tumbleson, 67, of Essex died Saturday, July 28, 2001, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo. He was born Dec. 12, 1933, in Clarksville, Ark., son of Victor and Beulah Jones Tumbleson. He and Eileen Jackson were married July 24, 1970, in Clayton, Mo...
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Clyde Sims Sr.
(Obituary ~ 10/11/03)
ANNA, Ill. -- Clyde D. Sims Sr., 61, of Anna died Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2003, in Wildwood, Fla. Survivors include his wife, Doris; a son, Clyde Sims of Jonesboro, Ill.; and two grandsons. Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna after 4 p.m. Sunday, and Monday until time of service...
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Mississippi River bridge highlighted in new exhibit
(Local News ~ 10/11/03)
Memorabilia from the dedication of the Mississippi River bridge 75 years ago will be exhibited next month in downtown Cape Girardeau even as officials and residents look forward to the opening of a new bridge in December. The exhibit titled "Bridge to Our Past and Future" will be displayed on the first floor of the H&H Building at 400 Broadway. It will be open to the public from 1-5 p.m. on Nov. 8 to 9, and the same hours on the weekends of Nov. 15 to 16 and Nov. 22 to 23...
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