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OBSCURE HOLIDAY MAKING COMEBACK
(Local News ~ 05/02/01)
When Loyalty Day was born in the late 1950s, New Yorkers observed it with giant red, white and blue parades. But on Tuesday, some passers-by mistook the flags lining Broadway for part of a May Day celebration. Loyalty Day has become an obscure, almost forgotten national holiday...
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FACING A FOUR-LANE FUTURE: IMPROVEMENTS TO U.S. 60 PROGRESS, BUT MUCH REMAINS TO BE DONE
(Local News ~ 05/02/01)
Old U.S. 60 has disappeared in some parts of Southeast Missouri, replaced by a wider, divided four-lane highway that has erased the sharp twists and turns of a two-lane road that too often proved deadly for motorists. Poplar Bluff accountant Dennis Hanes wishes the road work had come sooner. His friend Larry Nunley died on a stretch of U.S. 60 west of Fisk in August 1997, shortly before a section of new four-lane highway opened in the Poplar Bluff area...
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MAN ADMITS TO MAKING FAKE GREEN CARDS
(Local News ~ 05/02/01)
A 35-year-old Mexican man faces up to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to falsifying identification documents and possession of three guns and 700 rounds of ammunition, an assistant U.S. attorney in Cape Girardeau said Tuesday. Agustin Gracia-Valenzuela, who was residing in Dexter, Mo., pleaded guilty to possession of counterfeit Social Security and alien registration cards. ...
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ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION PRESENTS AWARDS
(Local News ~ 05/02/01)
The Alzheimer's Association recently named two Southeast Missouri residents at "Volunteers of the Year." Lt. Tracy Lemond of the Cape Girardeau Police Department and Dr. Abhilash Desai of Sikeston, Mo., were honored during a program and volunteers dinner...
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SCHNUCKS COMPLETES EXPANSION
(Local News ~ 05/02/01)
Craig D. Schnuck can add another piece of Cape Girardeau ribbon to his personal scrapbook. Schnuck, chairman and chief executive officer of Schnuck Markets Inc., clipped his third dedication ribbon Tuesday at the Cape Girardeau Schnucks Supercenter, 19 S. Kingshighway...
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UNITED WAY CONDUCTING ANNUAL AGENCY REVIEWS
(Local News ~ 05/02/01)
The Area Wide United Way is conducting annual agency reviews this week and next week in an attempt to better understand how agencies benefit from United Way support. The contributions and donations that help serve Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City are used in 32 local programs and agencies. More than 50 people, including campaign volunteers, board members and others, are involved in the review. process. Each of the agencies requesting funding is required to make a presentation to the panel...
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CAPE CENTRAL, JACKSON ADDS 2-2 DEADLOCK TO TIE COLLECTION
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- In a soccer season filled with an uncommon number of tie games, add yet another. Cape Central (10-4-6) and Jackson (11-5-5) battled to a 2-2 deadlock at Jackson Soccer Field on Tuesday. "I've never had six ties in a season," said Lady Tiger coach Tom Doyle. "I've probably had six in five years. I guess, a big part of it is the parity between teams."...
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NOTRE DAME HUMBLES STATE CHAMPION ST. VINCENT
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/01)
Last year, the St. Vincent Indians rode their pitching and defense through a tough district, up I-55, west on I-70 and all the way to a state baseball championship. The Indians were far, far removed from Columbia, Mo., on Tuesday. Notre Dame cruised past visiting St. Vincent 12-1, taking advantage of several Indian miscues in a game decided by the 10-run rule after five innings...
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OTAHKIANS MISS OUT ON SHARE OF OVC TITLE
(College Sports ~ 05/02/01)
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- A shocking loss Tuesday prevented Southeast Missouri State University's softball team from finishing with a share of the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season championship. Host Austin Peay, which had not beaten Southeast since 1993 -- a span of 30 games -- pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh inning to stun the Otahkians 1-0...
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CHAFFEE'S WINNING STREAK ENDS AT 16
(High School Sports ~ 05/02/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- One day removed from winning the SEMO Baseball Conference Tournament championship, the Chaffee High Red Devils had their 16-game winning streak snapped Tuesday, 9-8 in eight innings by visiting South Pemiscot. Chaffee (16-2), ranked second in the latest Class 2A state poll, owned a 7-2 lead heading into the bottom of the seventh...
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SPORTS DIGEST: SEMO'S PENNINGTON GAINS NATIONAL AWARD
(College Sports ~ 05/02/01)
The list of honors for Southeast Missouri State University pitcher Todd Pennington continued to roll in Tuesday as he was named the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association Pitcher of the Week. Pennington, who on Monday was named OVC Pitcher of the Week for the fourth time, went 2-0 last week, allowing no earned runs and six hits in 12 innings, with 17 strikeouts...
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IRMA BAKER
(Obituary ~ 05/02/01)
GRAND CHAIN, Ill. -- Irma Mitchell Baker, 66, of Grand Chain died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Arrangements are incomplete at the Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak, Ill.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 05/02/01)
Son to Brandon Lee and Heather Sue Tallent of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:42 p.m. Tuesday, April 24, 2001. Name, Elijah Zion. Weight, 8 pounds 1 ounce. Mrs. Tallent is the former Heather Ferguson, daughter of Barbara Beal of Patton, Mo., and Lee Ferguson of Gainesville, Fla. ...
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JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN
(Local News ~ 05/02/01)
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 2 City Hall Public Hearings Action Items Power and Light Committee Street Committee Executive Session...
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ZELMA COLBOTH
(Obituary ~ 05/02/01)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Zelma Colboth of Waukegan, Ill., formerly of Dongola, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Terrace Nursing Home in Waukegan. Crain Funeral Home in Dongola is in charge of arrangements.
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ORA IVIE
(Obituary ~ 05/02/01)
ANNISTON, Mo. -- Ora "Edith" Ivie, 59, of Savannah, Ga., died Thursday, April 26, 2001, at her home. She was born April 24, 1942, at Hornersville, Mo., daughter of Charles and Edna Dalton Thurman. Ivie was a cosmetologist and owned a lounge in Savannah...
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DALLAS ESTES
(Obituary ~ 05/02/01)
Longtime area pharmacist Dallas Jesse Estes, 86, died Tuesday, May 1, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born in Marble Hill, Mo., March 22, 1915, son of Sylvester and Maude McGlothlin Estes. He graduated from Cape Central High School, attended Southeast Missouri State University and Bowen Institute of Pharmacy in Brunswick, Mo. ...
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MILDRED HATCH
(Obituary ~ 05/02/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Mildred Hatch, 95, of Coos Bay, Ore., died Friday, April 27, 2001, in Coos Bay. She was born Sept. 14, 1905, at Dexter, daughter of Charles Milford and Emma Crane Hall. She and William H. Hatch were married Aug. 16, 1928, in Nashua, Iowa. He died Oct. 5, 1979...
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MARIE PHILLIPS
(Obituary ~ 05/02/01)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Graveside service for Marie Phillips of Cairo will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Upper Alton Cemetery in Alton, Ill. The Rev. Jerome Fortenberry will officiate. Friends may call at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo from 5-8 p.m. today. The rosary will be recited at 7...
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BEA DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 05/02/01)
PARMA, Mo. -- Bea Davis, 77, of Malden, Mo., died Monday, April 30, 2001, at Malden Nursing Center. She was born May 29, 1923, at Malden, daughter of Harry and Zena Crowell Myrick. She and Carter Davis were married April 26, 1944, in Piggott, Ark. Davis lived in Parma most of her life. She had owned and operated Bea's Cafe in Parma and was a member of Parma General Baptist Church...
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DORIS ECHOLS
(Obituary ~ 05/02/01)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Funeral for Doris M. Echols of Ullin will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Crain Funeral Home in Ullin. The Rev. Bill Gholson will officiate. Burial will be in National Cemetery at Mound City, Ill. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-9 p.m. today...
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LETTERS: BASEBALL OWNERS CREATE MONSTER, ASK US TO PAY BILL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/02/01)
To the editor: So Cardinals president Mark Lamping needs a counterproposal from Governor Holden. Let's see. They are asking $250 million from the taxpayers who are already paying stiff prices for a day at the ball park at today's rates. The cost to sign Alex Rodriguez was $240 million. The owners have created a monster and want the fans and taxpayers to bail them out. So what should the answer be from the state? Well, duh...
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LETTERS: CAE SHOULD BE PROUD OF STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/02/01)
To the editor: The Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau's John Blue Academic Excellence Banquet was held recently to recognize the top 10 percent of each senior class from Central High School and Notre Dame Regional High School. Juxtapose the student recognition with the Edna C. Kinder Excellence in Teaching Award recipients and it is easy to recognize how much the community benefits from excellent students and educators...
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LETTERS: AMPLE EVIDENCE OF GLOBAL WARMING ALREADY EXISTS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/02/01)
To the editor: U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson attacked the Kyoto Treaty on Global Climate Change demanding scientific proof. When our congresswoman demands proof from science, she displays ignorance. When politicians don't like the evidence, we often hear demands for proof even if a problem has been abundantly demonstrated scientifically. ...
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SOMETIMES COMPLAINING IS EXPECTED
(Editorial ~ 05/02/01)
Last week President Bush approved the sale of naval destroyers to Taiwan, which fears a belligerent China, but he deferred the decision to sell more sought after high-tech combat radar until the United States has had the opportunity to monitor China's military posturing after the spy-plane controversy...
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TEACHERS GET BIG REWARDS -- THIS TIME IN CASH
(Editorial ~ 05/02/01)
How satisfying it must have been for Dr. Jerry Kinder to see the appreciation in 10 teachers' eyes as he awarded them $10,000 each for their efforts. Kinder and his brother, Richard Kinder of Houston established the Edna C. Kinder Excellence in Teaching Awards earlier this year to honor their late mother, a dedicated teacher at May Greene Elementary School...
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SPEAK OUT
(Speak Out ~ 05/02/01)
GOD, PLEASE save our children and our grandchildren. There are so many bad things happening in the world, like dogs mauling children. What happened to the dog laws? We keep our dog up. Everybody should follow the rules or keep their dogs inside. So let's pray now and maybe it won't get worse...
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LITTER IS TARGET OF NEW CLEANUP CAMPAIGN
(Local News ~ 05/02/01)
It's sad when some people view our city streets as one big trash can. Drivers toss cigarette butts, food wrappers and junk mail out car windows. Some litterbugs go even further, dumping entire bags of trash in vacant lots instead of investing in trash barrels...
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CHILL OUT WITH MILK ON THESE WARM SPRING DAYS
(Column ~ 05/02/01)
I recently attended a conference in St. Louis sponsored by the National Dairy Council. It was a wonderful conference, and we were fed very well for the two days. Because of the sponsor, we enjoyed many dairy products at each meal. The awareness of osteoporosis is on the rise, but still many people do not understand the importance of milk and dairy products in daily food intake. ...
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