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LEARING TO LEAN ON GOD: SALVATION LED LARRY LAWMAN TO A CAREER IN THE MINISTRY
(Local News ~ 01/27/01)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Larry Lawman traded his pencils, graph papers and rulers for lessons in Greek, preaching and evangelism when he chose a second career. After 14 years as an engineer for McDonnell Douglas Corp., where he worked on missiles, Lawman chose to enter seminary for training as a pastor...
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ICY ROADS CONTRIBUTE TO ACCIDENTS, KILL MAN
(Local News ~ 01/27/01)
A glaze of ice that awaited morning commuters Friday contributed to five vehicle accidents between 5 a.m. and 10 a.m. in Cape Girardeau. An accident on Interstate 55 near Scott City claimed the life of a 19-year-old man. The National Weather Service at Paducah, Ky., reported the temperature dipped below freezing at about 7 p.m. ...
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FEW FLU CASES SEEN DESPITE VACCINE DELAYS
(Local News ~ 01/27/01)
Local doctors are reporting a dramatic drop in flu cases just months after they worried over the delay in influenza vaccine deliveries. But severely contagious gastro-intestinal and upper respiratory viruses -- often mistaken for the flu -- are pummeling Cape Girardeau County residents and clearing out classrooms...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: HUSBAND CONS WAY TO VICTORY IN HOME DECORATING WARS
(Column ~ 01/27/01)
I used to think there were just some places that husbands and wives should agree to declare off-limits in their households. Like many wives, I laid claim to the kitchen, bathroom, and formal dining and living rooms in my house because I doubted my husband's ability to properly decorate those areas. ...
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FUGITIVE SURPRISES PROSECUTOR; SHOWS UP FOR COURT
(Local News ~ 01/27/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- An Illinois man charged with murder made a surprise court appearance Friday. Even though John A. Long of Decatur, Ill., was scheduled to appear for a hearing, Cape Girardeau County prosecutor Morley Swingle said he didn't expect him...
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WEATHER TOPIC ON KRCU SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 01/27/01)
Climatologist Dr. Al Robertson will be the guest Sunday on KRCU's "Going Public" radio show. Robertson will discuss how forecasters try to predict weather. The public affairs show will air at 3 p.m. on 90.9 FM, the region's Public Radio affiliate station...
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BROTHERS ARRESTED FOR MAKING METH
(Local News ~ 01/27/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Two brothers and a woman arrested for manufacturing methamphetamine had a police search warrant from a previous methamphetamine arrest in their motel room as Perry County deputies took them into custody, Sheriff Gary Schaaf said...
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JCPENNEY'S CLOSURE LIST WON'T INCLUDE AREA STORES
(Local News ~ 01/27/01)
JCPenney Co. Inc. stores at Cape Girardeau, Sikeston and Poplar Bluff are expected to remain open following the company's announcement that a number of stores will close. Penney officials at Plano, Texas, announced Thursday afternoon the company would close 44 under-performing department stores and three catalog outlet stores, which occupy approximately four million square feet...
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THE RETURN OF BILLY JACK: MOVIE FIGURE BEING USED TO STUDY '60s
(Local News ~ 01/27/01)
At the height of the anti-Vietnam War sentiment in the U.S., youthful moviegoers swarmed to see a film called "Billy Jack." Billy Jack was a half-Indian Vietnam War hero who through a mystical prescience showed up at the right time to right injustices with karate kicks. Sometimes those kicks were aimed at the authorities...
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INDIANS OPEN 'DEATH VALLEY' TRIP WITH EAGLES
(College Sports ~ 01/27/01)
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- It's probably been a few years since Southeast Missouri State University's men's basketball team made the long trip to Morehead State looking up at the Eagles in the Ohio Valley Conference standings. But that's the situation the Indians will face tonight as they square off with the Eagles in a 6:30 tipoff at Ellis T. Johnson Arena...
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MULES STAND TALL DOWN STRETCH, BEAT TIGERS
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/01)
The Cape Central Tigers, battled to the wire, but came up short in the end. The slightly taller and more athletic Poplar Bluff Mules controlled the backboards and came away with a 56-50 win over the Tigers on Friday. "The size disadvantage is a big factor everytime we play," said Cape Central coach Brett Reutzel. "And it's not just height, it's girth, too. We may get (rebound) position, but we get outmuscled and can't hold it."...
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ND DROPS BATTLE OF THE 2A BULLDOGS
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/01)
Notre Dame would like to get the second quarter back. And a few of its 19 turnovers, too. A quick and anticipating Portageville defense forced Notre Dame to do things it wasn't accustomed to doing as the visiting Bulldogs beat the host Bulldogs 63-54 at Notre Dame in a highly anticipated clash between two of Southeast Missouri's top Class 2A schools...
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PERRYVILLE UPENDS JACKSON BOYS 63-60
(High School Sports ~ 01/27/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perryville received a 24-point performance from Chad Ozark as it overtook Jackson in the second half to post a 63-60 victory Friday night in boys basketball action. Jackson took a 29-26 lead into the third quarter, but saw Perryville (11-7) move ahead with a 20-11 scoring advantage in the period. The Pirates were able to protect their 46-40 lead in the fourth quarter...
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OTAHKS TRY TO ARRANGE EKU SHOWDOWN
(College Sports ~ 01/27/01)
MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team will have an Ohio Valley Conference showdown Monday at Eastern Kentucky. But first things first for the Otahkians. For Monday's affair to mean as much as possible, the Otahkians must take care of business today when they play the opening leg of a two-game road trip...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 01/27/01)
Daughter to Clay Manning and Brandi Gunkel of Ooltewah, Tenn., East Ridge Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn., 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2001. Name, Olivia Jordan. Weight, 7 pounds 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. Gunkel is the former Brandi Lanpher, daughter of Nick and Charlotte Lanpher of Cape Girardeau. She is a pharmaceutical sales representative with Bristol-Myers Squibb. Gunkel is the son of Dale and Phylis Gunkel of Madisonville, Ky. He is a safety specialist with Vulcan Materials Co...
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DOROTHY RICE
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Dorothy S. Rice, 62, of Mound City died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at Meridian Manor Nursing Home in Mounds. Arrangements are pending at Barkett Funeral Home in Mound City.
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MARY KNUPP
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Mary L. Knupp of Anna will be held at 3 p.m. today at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna. The Rev. Verlee Eaker will officiate. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery at Jonesboro, Ill. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 1 p.m. until service time...
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ROBERT MCELYEA
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
ORAN, Mo. -- Robert E. McElyea, 89, formerly of the Oran area, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at Lexington Health Center in Orland Park, Ill. Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, Mo., from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Jackson...
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ZELLA COCHRAN
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Zella Cochran, 90, of Anna died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at City Care Center. She was born Feb. 16, 1910, in Carterville, Ill., daughter of James Thomas and Effie Mae Caraker Watson. She and Ralph "Doc" Cochran were married June 9, 1929. He died May 28, 1985...
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BERNIECE SIBLEY
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
Berniece F. Sibley, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. She was born June 26, 1910, in Sikeston, Mo., daughter of George Louis and Ollie LaGrange Farris. She and Frank Sibley Jr. were married April 16, 1938. He died Feb. 29, 1996...
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VERN SCHAFFER
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Graveside service for Vern Schaffer of Anna will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Paul's Cemetery in Columbia, Ill. Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Anna from 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Schaffer, 81, died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at City Care Center in Cobden, Ill...
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WILLIAM YOUNG JR.
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. -- William E. Young Jr., 74, of Greenville, Miss., died Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2001, at Delta Regional Medical Center in Greenville. He was born in Missouri, son of William Elmer and Ollie Ethel Knight Young. Young had lived in Greenville 20 years. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army...
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ALTA LAWSON
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- Alta Mae "Babe" Lawson, 80, of Russell Springs, Ky., died Sunday, Jan. 21, 2001, at Russell County Hospital in Russell Springs. She was born Oct. 17, 1920, at Commerce, daughter of Ulysses and Addie Sanders Edmonds. She and Ernest Lawson were married Sept. 28, 1951. He died Nov. 11, 1983...
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RAYMOND GILL JR.
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Raymond Browning Gill Jr., 68, of Charleston died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at Bertrand Nursing Facility in Bertrand, Mo. He was born March 9, 1932, in Memphis, Tenn., son of Raymond Browning and Dorothy Bird Gill. He and Marilyn Story were married in October 1969...
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VERA YOUNT
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
PATTON, Mo. -- Vera June Webb Yount, 81, of Patton died Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, at her home. She was born June 15, 1919, near Marquand, Mo., daughter of George Emanuel and Sarah Jane Kitchen Lacy. She and Arthur Webb were married April 5, 1935. He died April 22, 1966. She and George Yount were married March 9, 1975. He died Jan. 11, 1978...
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ROBERT KETTERER
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
WYATT, Mo. -- Robert Brian Ketterer, 19, of Wyatt died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, from injuries received in an automobile accident on Interstate 55 near Scott City, Mo. McMikle Funeral Home at Charleston, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.
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ROBERT ADAMS
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Robert J. Adams, 74, of Anna died suddenly Thursday, Jan. 25, 2001, on arrival at Leesburg Regional Medical Center in Leesburg, Fla. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements.
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GOLDIE WATSON
(Obituary ~ 01/27/01)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Goldie A. Watson, 79, of East Prairie, Mo., died Friday, Jan. 26, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 5, 1922, in Arkansas, daughter of Eli and Hattie Harlen Thresher. She married Lawrence McIllwain in 1941. He died in 1976. She and Billy Watson were married Feb. 6, 1977...
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LETTERS: MCCLURE SCHOOL SHOULD BE OPEN EARLIER IN THE DAY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/27/01)
To the editor: I have had requests lately asking that Shawnee Elementary South School in McClure, Ill., be opened earlier than 7:40 a.m. A 7:30 a.m. opening was requested, which is the same as both of the other schools in the district. Parents who drop off their children need an extra 10 minutes to get to work. Children should not have to stand in the cold and the rain...
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LETTERS: LET LARRY LYNT PROBE ACTIVITIES OF THE FAR RIGHT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/27/01)
To the editor: The hypocrisy of the pious political right has never been more evident than its recent call for bipartisanship. The same fairness it exhibited the past eight years should be used as a standard. Let the conservative radicals' spokespersons, editorialists, radio and TV talk-show hosts and other messengers of hate continue to render a nation a disservice by promoting their agenda of national division. For eight years, President and Mrs. Clinton have been their primary targets...
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PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF JACKSON SCHOOLS
(Editorial ~ 01/27/01)
The evidence indicates a lot of people in Jackson aren't completely satisfied with the way their local school district operates. First, there was the R.O. Hawkins Junior High School bond issue. Although the evidence in favor of it was overwhelming -- classes were meeting in the basement, the hallways were approaching impassable and teachers had to move from room to room pushing their supplies on carts -- it took three votes in one year to pass...
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CROSS-MISSOURI TRAINS: HIGH COST, LOW USE
(Editorial ~ 01/27/01)
It cost $6.2 million last year to operate the Missouri Mule, a passenger train that makes twice-daily trips to St. Louis and Kansas City. Trouble was, when the conductor cried "all aboard," there weren't many people around to hear. The trip takes 90 minutes longer than by car. ...
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FROM POLITICAL BRIEF TO BOOK REVIEW
(Column ~ 01/27/01)
I want to take a brief respite from political commentary to tell you about a brand new novel. "The Old Limey" is H.W. (Harry) Crocker III's first stab at fiction, but you would never suspect it from reading it. At the outset I must issue a disclaimer: I have just completed my book, to be published in March, and Harry was my editor. But he didn't ask me to plug his book. In fact, he didn't even tell me about it...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 01/27/01)
HEY, MARTY Mishow, you're always bragging about SEMO basketball. Why don't you ever admit that SEMO plays the weakest schedule of any team in the OVC? I don't know how they manage that, but they always do. You've always got an excuse for SEMO. That's Missouri's problem. ...
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LETTERS: FALUN GONG STORY MAY BE PROPAGANDA
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/27/01)
To the editor: I am a Falun Gong practitioner. After reading the Jan. 24 article, "Sect members set selves on fire," I feel that this suicidal attempt has nothing to do with Falun Gong. The teachings of Falun Gong state clearly that suicide is a sin, and all practitioners know that. China's regime and state-run Xinhua news agency has tried all sorts of measures to defame Falun Gong. I think this is another attempt...
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