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Quilters' guild plans home tour
(Local News ~ 09/28/01)
The River Heritage Quilters' Guild's second home tour, scheduled for Saturday in Cape Girardeau, promises to be a delight to the eyes and features a variety of themes and ideas on how to warm up a home with quilts. It will include the Rose Bed Inn, 611 S. Sprigg St., a bed and breakfast owned by Eldon G. Nattier and James F. Coley. The bed and breakfast will have on display heirloom pieces belonging to guild members, and refreshments will be offered there...
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KC pharmacist fails polygraph
(State News ~ 09/28/01)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A pharmacist accused of diluting chemotherapy drugs failed an FBI polygraph test last month, new court records say. The documents do not reveal the questions asked of Robert Courtney. But, the court filing says, he "answered deceptively to all relevant questions asked of him."...
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New drunken driving law goes into effect Saturday
(State News ~ 09/28/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's new drunken driving law goes into effect Saturday, which means one less drink before most drivers would be considered legally drunk. The bill passed by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Bob Holden earlier this year lowers the legal blood-alcohol content for drivers to 0.08 percent from 0.10 percent and stiffens penalties for repeat offenders...
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Jazz, Stockton agree to two-year contract
(Professional Sports ~ 09/28/01)
SALT LAKE CITY -- John Stockton was willing to take a pay cut. He's fairly certain he'll be able to make ends meet with a salary of $8 million for each of the next two seasons. The future Hall-of-Famer announced Thursday that he has signed a two-year contract extension with the Utah Jazz, the only team he's ever played for...
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Dawson needs big check, leads Texas Open after first round
(Professional Sports ~ 09/28/01)
SAN ANTONIO -- Marco Dawson sees his future in Justin Leonard's past: a strong finish to a golf season that will get him at least a couple of more years on the PGA Tour. With the season running short and facing the prospect of returning to qualifying school yet again, Dawson shot a 7-under-par 64 Thursday to grab the first-round lead at the Texas Open...
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Fletcher has same old look in new 'D'
(Professional Sports ~ 09/28/01)
ST. LOUIS -- One of the three holdovers on the St. Louis Rams' rebuilt defense is off to a prolific start. Middle linebacker London Fletcher was in on a career-high 20 tackles, 14 of them solo, in Sunday's 30-26 victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Fletcher, named the NFC defensive player of the week, had 12 tackles in the opener against the Eagles...
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McCovey Cove full of people hoping to land Bonds' record homer
(Professional Sports ~ 09/28/01)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Joseph Figone will be crouched in his kayak just beyond the right-field fence at Pacific Bell Park this weekend, armed with a paddle and a fishing net in hopes of grabbing a pricey bit of history. He'll be among the hundreds of boaters, canoeists and surfers waiting for the hush, then the roar of a packed Giants crowd. He'll watch the sky, hoping a record-breaking Barry Bonds homer splashes down in San Francisco Bay...
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Golf resort business takes hit after attacks
(Professional Sports ~ 09/28/01)
Pebble Beach Golf Links is the most famous course in America that anyone can play as long as money is not a problem and tee times are booked months in advance. On a typical day, at least 200 people play golf while taking in the spectacular scenery. These days are not typical...
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Mets continue to close gap in East
(Professional Sports ~ 09/28/01)
MONTREAL -- Desi Relaford hit a go-ahead homerun in the eighth inning and an RBI double during a five-run ninth as the New York Mets rallied from a four-run deficit to beat the Montreal Expos 12-6 Thursday night. Pinch-hitter Mike Piazza, who didn't start because of a bruised right thumb, lined a three-run double in the ninth as the Mets won for the eighth time in nine games and pulled within three games of first-place Atlanta the NL East...
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A's collect 15th straight win at home
(Professional Sports ~ 09/28/01)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Jason Giambi hit a two-run homer and Cory Lidle pitched a five-hitter as the Oakland Athletics won their 15th straight home game, 6-2 over the Anaheim Angels on Thursday. Lidle (12-6) got the first complete game of his career as Oakland completed its fourth undefeated homestand of six games or longer this year...
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New top soldier aims space experience at down-to-earth threat
(National News ~ 09/28/01)
The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- When President Bush chose Richard Myers to be the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, he saw the Air Force general as the man to help America meet "the changing threats of tomorrow." No one knew tomorrow would come so soon...
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Fewer lack health insurance in U.S.
(National News ~ 09/28/01)
WASHINGTON -- Fewer Americans lacked health insurance last year, as a then-robust economy and government programs helped more children and poor people get coverage. About 14 percent of Americans, or 38.7 million people, were without coverage during the entire year in 2000, down from 14.3 percent, or 39.3 million in 1999, the Census Bureau reported Friday...
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Unemployment claims jump in wake of attacks
(National News ~ 09/28/01)
WASHINGTON -- New claims for unemployment benefits rocketed to a nine-year high last week as the terror attacks started showing up in national economic statistics. The claims are certain to go higher, analysts say, as layoffs and lost business spread...
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Officials discuss shooting down hijacked commercial jets
(National News ~ 09/28/01)
WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon's top officials sought to reassure travelers Thursday about the military's procedures for deciding whether to shoot at a hijacked commercial jet. Gen. Henry H. Shelton, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said of military fighter pilots, "Don't get the impression that anyone who's flying around out there has a loose trigger finger."...
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FBI says at least two attacks thwarted since Sept. 11
(National News ~ 09/28/01)
WASHINGTON -- The government's global manhunt has thwarted two terrorist attacks since Sept. 11 and gathered evidence suggesting collaborators were in various stages of planning on several other plots to harm U.S. interests here and abroad, officials said Thursday...
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FBI releases photos of suspected hijackers
(National News ~ 09/28/01)
WASHINGTON -- The FBI released photos Thursday of the 19 suspected suicide hijackers with a plea for citizens to help with identities of some that are still in doubt. Director Robert Mueller said some attackers had been linked to Osama bin Laden's network...
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Police suspect teens jumping hills before fatal wreck
(State News ~ 09/28/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Two teen-agers were killed and two others injured in an accident in south St. Louis County. Police said the men were speeding and "hill jumping" before the accident. Michael Fendler, 19, was driving as fast as 100 mph or more when his 1995 Pontiac Firebird jumped a hill and struck a utility pole about 1:50 a.m. Wednesday, police said. The speed limit there is 35 mph, and none of them was wearing a seat belt...
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St. Louis Democrat to quit Senate in 2005
(State News ~ 09/28/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State Sen. John Scott plans to resign Monday after a 30-year career in the Legislature that included a stint as the Senate president pro tem. The Democrat from St. Louis issued a news release Thursday announcing his retirement without specifically stating why he was leaving before his term expires in January 2005...
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Video shows successes, what is to come
(Local News ~ 09/28/01)
Cape Girardeau public schools have a vision for the future. A vision Randy McWilson and Mark Cook transformed into a 15-minute video that highlights the district's past success and upcoming transformation titled "...the Best is Yet to Come." Superintendent Dan Steska said the video really captures the spirit of the schools and the community, which is why he wants to share it with the public...
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Chechen rebels contact Russians for possible peace talks
(International News ~ 09/28/01)
MOSCOW -- Chechen rebel envoys have contacted Russian officials about possible disarmament talks, a Kremlin envoy said Thursday, in the first step toward peace negotiations in two years of war. The tentative overture was announced just before President Vladimir Putin's 72-hour offer of talks -- his first such serious proposal -- expired. Putin had repeatedly rejected Western calls for a political settlement, insisting the rebels should be eliminated...
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Author David Limbaugh signs book to raise funds for library
(Local News ~ 09/28/01)
The Friends of the Cape Girardeau Public Library got a boost Thursday from home-grown best-selling author David Limbaugh. The writer of "Absolute Power" was on hand to talk about the writing process and give signed copies of his book at a fund raiser for the library foundation...
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Israeli-Palestinian truce tested by deaths
(International News ~ 09/28/01)
JERUSALEM -- A fledgling truce between Israel and the Palestinians was severely tested Thursday by clashes that killed five Palestinians and wounded 22 on the eve of the first anniversary of the Palestinian uprising. The cease-fire faces fresh challenges on Friday, when several radical Palestinian groups opposed to compromise with Israel plan mass protests to mark one year since the start of the uprising that has claimed the lives of 647 people on the Palestinian side and 177 on the Israeli side.. ...
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Terror attack victims buried at Arlington
(National News ~ 09/28/01)
ARLINGTON, Va. -- In the shadow of the Pentagon's charred flank, the Navy buried two of the officers killed in the terrorist attack on the building. After the funerals Thursday, there are now four people killed in the attack buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Another 21 funerals are scheduled for the next three weeks, said Barbara Owens, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Army Military District of Washington, which runs the cemetery...
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Parents turning away from violent toys
(National News ~ 09/28/01)
Patty Gonzales is keeping toy soldiers and other military playthings in the closet, hidden from her 5- and 6-year-old sons. Instead, she has bought them rescue-hero figures like firefighters and policemen. In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Gonzales and other parents living in large cities are trying to rid their children's lives of violent toys, while parents in smaller towns haven't felt the need to do so...
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Major hurricane nears Baja peninsula
(International News ~ 09/28/01)
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico -- Hurricane Juliette veered dangerously close to tourist resorts at the tip of the Baja California peninsula on Thursday, smashing docks into driftwood and killing a U.S. surfer. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm's course would bring "the core of Juliette dangerously close to the southern tip of Baja California."...
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Swiss gunman kills 14, then himself in rampage
(International News ~ 09/28/01)
ZUG, Switzerland -- A Swiss man with a grudge against local officials sprayed assault rifle fire and set off an explosive during a session of a state parliament Thursday, killing 14 people before turning the gun on himself, officials said. Three of the Zug canton's seven-member government were killed and two were seriously injured, including government president Hanspeter Uster, said Robert Bisig, a government official who survived the attack by diving behind a desk. ...
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Taliban gives message to bin Laden to leave
(International News ~ 09/28/01)
By Laura King ~ The Associated Press ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- After days of saying it couldn't locate Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan's Taliban government said Thursday it had delivered a week-old message to America's prime suspect in the terror attacks on the United States, asking him to leave the country voluntarily...
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Southeast Missouri counties report lower unemployment
(Local News ~ 09/28/01)
Permanent hiring by U.S. employers isn't expected to increase during the fourth quarter, but part-time employment could go up as Washington prepares for its struggle against terrorists. Manpower Inc., which issues quarterly Employment Outlook Surveys, said recently that 24 percent of employers plan to add staff during the final quarter of the year, down from the usual 32 percent...
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Senator discusses bill with airport workers
(State News ~ 09/28/01)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan visited Kansas City International Airport Thursday to meet with workers who could lose their jobs as airlines deal with losses after the terrorist attacks. More than 100,000 layoffs have been announced in airline and related industries, with many workers being let go without severance pay, health care and other benefits...
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28 local reservists called
(Local News ~ 09/28/01)
Twenty-eight reservists from the U.S. Naval Reserve Training Center in Cape Girardeau have been activated to aid in the campaign against terrorism. Lt. Commander Merv Dial, commanding officer at the center, confirmed that 24 men and four women have been called up from one of the four units made up of 170 part-time reservists...
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Lawmakers upset at ban of on-air patriotic displays
(State News ~ 09/28/01)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- State lawmakers are upset about a ban of on-air displays of patriotic symbols by newscasters at the commercial television station owned by the University of Missouri-Columbia. But KOMU-TV news director Stacey Woelfel said Thursday that the policy is a matter of journalistic ethics, to demonstrate to the NBC affiliate's viewers "that in no way are we influenced by the government in informing the public."...
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State Guard units assigned to airports
(Local News ~ 09/28/01)
Missouri National Guard troops will boost security at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport and six others in response to President Bush's request for heightened security at the nation's airports. Gov. Bob Holden on Thursday ordered the deployment of at least 150 National Guardsmen. Besides Cape Girardeau, Guardsmen will be stationed at the commercial airports in St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, Columbia, Joplin and Fort Leonard Wood, where the Army also has a post...
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Questions surround man arrested in license scheme
(State News ~ 09/28/01)
NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A man charged with fraudulently obtaining a license to transport hazardous materials lived quietly with a woman in a rundown apartment among neighbors who did not know him well. Wathek al-Atabi, 25, was one of 10 Middle Eastern men arrested in three states Wednesday. He remained in jail awaiting a bond hearing Monday...
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City of Roses Festival schedule of events
(Local News ~ 09/28/01)
Today Riverfront Park Main Stage 6 p.m. -- Opening ceremonies 7 p.m. -- The Melroys 8 p.m. -- Mike Zito 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. -- The Classic Rock All Stars 11 p.m. -- Papa Aborigine Themis Street Stage 7 p.m. -- Straight Street 8 p.m. -- Under the Influence...
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Military spy given life in prison
(Local News ~ 09/28/01)
TAMPA, Fla. -- The highest-ranking military man ever accused of spying was sentenced Thursday to life in prison. George Trofimoff, 75, showed no reaction as U.S. District Judge Susan Bucklew handed down the sentence. Trofimoff, a retired Army Reserve colonel, was a civilian intelligence chief for the Army in Germany at the height of the Cold War...
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Beulah Shell
(Obituary ~ 09/28/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Beulah Shell, 94, of Advance died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, at Advance Nursing Center. Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Rita Lackey McKee
(Obituary ~ 09/28/01)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Rita Lackey McKee, 85, of Tamms, died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 6, 1916, in Alexander County, Ill., she was the daughter of Joseph Henry and Minnie Elizabeth Miller Bufford. On Aug. 4, 1935, she was married to Rann Oliver Lackey. He died Aug. 17, 1959. She later was married to Clarence Junior McKee on Oct. 5, 1961. He died Sept. 25, 1983...
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Omer B. Bradford
(Obituary ~ 09/28/01)
MIDDLETOWN, Mo. -- Omer Bradford, 87, died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2001, at the home of his daughter in Freeport, Ill. Born Sept. 3, 1914, in Charleston, Mo., he was the son of Ollie and Agnes Worland Bradford. Bradford was a World War II U.S. Marine Corps veteran...
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Clifton Hinman
(Obituary ~ 09/28/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Clifton "Shorty" Hinman, 60, of Dexter died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born Jan. 17, 1941, at Essex, Mo., son of Durwood and Irene Sifford Hinman. He and Geraldine Moser were married Sept. 11, 1963, at Morehouse, Mo...
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Mary Dewey
(Obituary ~ 09/28/01)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Graveside service for Mary Katherine Dewey of Downers Grove, Ill., will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cairo City Cemetery in Villa Ridge, Ill. The Rev. Kelly Cox will officiate. Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements...
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Gladys Linton
(Obituary ~ 09/28/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Gladys Marie Linton, 71, of Anna died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, at her home. She was born Feb. 13, 1930, in Union County, daughter of Archie and Doretta O'Daniel Hartline. She married Delbert Linton, who died in 1973. Survivors include a son, Larry Linton of Anna; a daughter, Debra Kilman of Carbondale, Ill.; two brothers, Lester Hartline of Cobden, Ill., Orville Hartline of Canton, Ill.; two sisters, Thelma Rowe of Canton, Rose Lingle of Clearwater, Fla.; three grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.. ...
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Liola Thompson
(Obituary ~ 09/28/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Liola Mae Thompson, 82, of Jackson died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 14, 1919, in Jackson, daughter of Louis F. and Louella Smith Schuette. She and Julius Thompson were married Feb. 19, 1971, in Piggott, Ark. He died June 18, 1974...
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Leo Duley
(Obituary ~ 09/28/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Leo Duley, 77, of Dexter died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 19, 1924, at Malden, Mo., son of Archie David and Lucy Blevins Duley. He and Evelyn Rainey were married July 24, 1948, in Piggott, Ark...
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Verna Huber
(Obituary ~ 09/28/01)
Verna Huber, 83, died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are under the direction of McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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Births 09/28/01
(Births ~ 09/28/01)
Hargrove Daughter to Kathryn Jo Hargrove and Jay Gordon Lowes of Chaffee, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:16 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, 2001. Name, Taylor Alexis. Weight, 7 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Ms. Hargrove is the daughter of Kathy Garner of Chaffee and Jim Hargrove of Oran, Mo. She is employed at Toddle Around Infant and Toddler Development Center. Lowes is the son of Debra Barnhouse of Cape Girardeau and Joe Lowes of Benton, Mo. He is employed at Southeast Missouri Glass Co...
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Out of the past 9/28/01
(Out of the Past ~ 09/28/01)
10 years ago: Sept. 28, 1991 Doug Kaminskey, Cape Girardeau's environmental services coordinator, is asking residents to be patient as city next week begins citywide recycling program; on Tuesday, city will begin volunteer curbside recycling program intended to help city comply with state law mandating 40 percent reduction in amount of solid wastes going to landfills...
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Farmers get on combine to watch elk in rice field
(State News ~ 09/28/01)
Southeast Missouri News Service POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- While Missourians vetoed reintroducing elk back into the state earlier this year, this lone bull elk took exception to the decision, and decided to check out the state on his own. Rick Davis has farmed in Butler County 28 years...
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'Cat On Hot Tin Roof' opens today at Bluff
(State News ~ 09/28/01)
David LimbaughPOPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Maggie, Brick and Big Daddy are back in town and they're still trying to straighten each other's lives out. Stage Company's production of Tennessee Williams' play "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof" runs tonight and Saturday night and Sunday afternoon for two weeks or six performances at the Rodgers Theater at Pine Street and Broadway...
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Ashcroft - More than 480 have been detained in terrorist probe
(National News ~ 09/28/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Authorities investigating the terrorist attacks have arrested or detained more than 480 people, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Friday. Ashcroft disclosed the numbers after releasing a document left behind by the hijackers. He said it provided "a shocking and disturbing view into the mindsets" of those responsible...
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Guard to deploy 400 to eight Missouri airports
(State News ~ 09/28/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The Missouri Army National Guard is asking for 400 volunteers to provide security at eight commercial airports around the state. Plans call for the soldiers to begin staffing airports security checkpoints Oct. 6, spokswoman Lt. Tamara Spicer said Friday...
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Virdie Goode
(Obituary ~ 09/28/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Virdie Goode, 74, of Bloomfield died Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo. She was born Oct. 11, 1926, at Oriole, Mo., daughter of Pat and Hattie Gregory Goode. She and Harvey Moore were married Aug. 21, 1944. He died Nov. 9, 1977...
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Emma Yount
(Obituary ~ 09/28/01)
Emma J. Yount, 78, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born July 5, 1923, at Patton, Mo., daughter of the Rev. Henry and Nettie Denman Long. She and Julius Yount were married Jan. 12, 1946, in West Memphis, Ark...
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Criminals back at work after brief lull
(Local News ~ 09/28/01)
Criminals are back at work in many American cities after a brief lull following the terrorist attacks. "You've got to understand that some people do this for a living," said Officer Rick Eckhard of the St. Louis County Police Department. "The president said go back and do what you do for a living, and since that's what they do, they're back doing it."...
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Allied warplanes strike sites in southern Iraq
(Local News ~ 09/28/01)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- U.S. and British warplanes struck two anti-aircraft artillery sites in southern Iraq Thursday, a U.S. Air Force spokesman said. The sites had posed a threat to aircraft patrolling Iraq's southern "no-fly" zone, said Maj. Brett Morris, spokesman for the Joint Task Force Southwest Asia...
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Local libraries receive Gates grants
(Local News ~ 09/28/01)
Riverside Regional Library is receiving a $35,365 grant and Cape Girardeau Public Library is receiving a $11,375 grant through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Missouri Secretary of State Matt Blunt announced Thursday. Blunt worked with the foundation to improve Missouri's libraries, one of his top administrative and legislative priorities...
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Cape police report 09/28/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/28/01)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Sept. 28 ArrestsCaldonia Carmela, 29, Sikeston, Mo., was arrested Wednesday for stealing at West Park Mall. Edward L. Anderson Jr., 1305 Broadway, was arrested Wednesday for failure to appear. Movina Anton Smith, 27, of Lilbourn, Mo., was arrested by the Scott County Sheriff's Department Wednesday on a Cape Girardeau warrant for failure to appear in court...
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Cape fire report 09/28/01
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/28/01)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Sept. 28 Firefighters responded to these calls Wednesday:At 3:52 p.m., a citizen assist at 512 S. Hanover. At 5:45 p.m., a medical assist at Lynnwood and David. At 5:50 p.m., a vehicle accident cleanup at Sprigg and Morgan Oak...
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Louisiana woman injured in crash
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/28/01)
MINER, Mo. -- A Louisiana woman was seriously injured Thursday when a blowout caused the vehicle she was riding in to overturn on Interstate 55 a mile north of Miner. Helen Doyle, 91, of Bourg, La., was taken to Missouri Delta Medical Center after the 12:35 p.m. accident...
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Southeast enrollment something to brag about
(Editorial ~ 09/28/01)
There was a celebratory mood in Southeast Missouri State University president Ken Dobbins' office earlier this week as figures revealed a 4.5 percent jump in student enrollment. University officials and staff taped three signs with the number on Dobbins' office door bragging about the increase...
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I was wrong about Bush
(Editorial ~ 09/28/01)
What a difference 10 months makes. Last November, I broke the unwritten rule that requires journalists to be neutral political observers when I got embroiled in the controversy over the presidential election and publicly supported Al Gore. It was not just with friends that I passionately argued the election had been stolen and that Mr. ...
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Music festival offers melodious distraction
(Editorial ~ 09/28/01)
The sign at Arena Park promoting the City of Roses Music Festival this weekend says: "Music is freedom." Now more than ever, folks should enjoy a good dose of the freedom that will be on display there. Rock 'n' roll will have center stage at the festival in downtown Cape Girardeau today and Saturday -- legends Lee Oskar and Eddie Money will grace that stage in separate performances -- but what will make the fifth annual event special will be its musical diversity...
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Tigers hope to face just Eagles
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/01)
Cape Central has played some tough opponents this season. Poplar Bluff and New Madrid County Central, in particular. But Central coach Lawrence Brookins said perhaps the toughest opponent his team has faced is the Tigers. The Cape Central Tigers. Brookins hopes the Orange and Black only plays one team -- Graves County (Ky.) -- tonight when the two teams are scheduled to hook up at 7:30 p.m. in Kentucky...
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Jackson to place Vikings on stage
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/01)
Parkway North coach Bob Bunton is aware of the Jackson football tradition. He graduated from Southeast Missouri State University. In 1982, he worked at the Southeast Missourian and covered the Indians. So he's ready for the intensity that comes along with thousands of loyal Jackson fans...
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Central runners sweep Anna meet
(High School Sports ~ 09/28/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Cape Central outdistanced all competitors in the Anna-Jonesboro Invitational cross country meet with wins in both the boys and girls divisions Thursday. "Everybody on both varsity teams medaled for us," said Cape Central coach Mark Hahn ...
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Grady, Elfrink claim state titles
(Other Sports ~ 09/28/01)
Randall Grady has been playing competitive horseshoes for about 20 years and in that time he's had his share of success. Grady, however, didn't know if he was ever going to be able to bring home a state title. "Missouri has so many good players, it's hard to win it," he said...
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Prior attacks were warning
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/28/01)
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, was a tragic wake-up call for America. It wasn't the first time Americans were attacked by terrorists but it was a highly visible, well-coordinated attack, and one which, hopefully, Americans will learn from. But history suggests that Americans are hard to anger and even more difficult to sustain their resolve for fighting. ...
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Speak Out 09/28/01
(Speak Out ~ 09/28/01)
Nice flags I AM personally very gratified to see all the flags being flown and displayed here in the Cape Girardeau and Jackson area. But what hurts this veteran is to see this American flag being used as to sell automobiles. Likes pictures BELIEVE ME, the media know we have a new president, but I will take all the pictures of President Clinton and Senator Clinton they want to show us!...
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Stocks soar Friday, giving Wall Street solid rebound
(National News ~ 09/28/01)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks soared Friday, giving Wall Street a solid one-week rebound from the devastating losses that followed the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. The Dow Jones industrials regained nearly half the 1,369 points they lost last week when trading resumed after the attacks. ...
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