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Indians focus on SE, not Quincy
(College Sports ~ 11/06/01)
No disrespect to Quincy, but Southeast Missouri State University football coach Tim Billings says the Indians will worry more about themselves this week than the Hawks. The Indians (3-7) will look to break a four-game losing streak and finish the season with some momentum when they take on the Division II Hawks (2-7) at Houck Stadium Saturday night...
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Justice Department seeking public comment on victims fund
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department is seeking public comment on a government program that will provide money to the relatives of those who died or were injured in the Sept. 11 attacks. The victims' compensation program, established by Congress in September, is to begin Dec. 21 and will dispense money -- the amounts have not been determined -- to cover lost wages and victims' pain and suffering...
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Anthrax found at Pentagon; cleanup stalled on Capitol Hill
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
WASHINGTON -- Anthrax was detected inside the Pentagon and promptly removed, officials said Monday. Cleanup in the Senate office building where an anthrax-packed letter was opened proved more complicated. Government agencies moved to test buildings around the country for the presence of anthrax spores, and officials at the Mayo Clinic unveiled a more rapid test for anthrax exposure...
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Fed expected to cut rates again
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
WASHINGTON -- The economic landscape has turned much darker -- consumer confidence is plunging, overall output is contracting and the number of Americans losing their jobs is at a 21-year high. A 10th interest rate cut this year by the Federal Reserve is widely expected today. But the flood of bad economic data has raised fears the central bank's efforts to jump-start the economy could be overwhelmed, worsening a recession many analysts believe has already begun...
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Going out of business? Expos face permanent elimination
(Professional Sports ~ 11/06/01)
MONTREAL -- This is where Jackie Robinson began his climb to the big leagues and history, where Pete Rose stroked his 4,000th hit, where the major leagues first put down roots outside the United States. Now the rich baseball history of Montreal may become only that -- history...
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ACC teams top preseason top 25 poll
(Professional Sports ~ 11/06/01)
Duke and Maryland were 1-2 Monday in The Associated Press' preseason college basketball poll, just the second time two teams from the same conference have held the top spots. The other time also involved two schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference, when Georgia Tech and North Carolina were 1-2 before the 1985-86 season...
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Diamondbacks vow not to disassemble
(Professional Sports ~ 11/06/01)
PHOENIX -- The World Series champion Arizona Diamondbacks were still spraying champagne in the clubhouse when Curt Schilling pronounced this team no one-year wonder. "I believe this is not our last," he said. "We have the makeup and the chemistry and the talent and personnel to do it again, and maybe it will go through New York again. Who knows?"...
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Slain sports editor eulogized at service
(State News ~ 11/06/01)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Memories of slain sports editor Kent Heitholt abounded Monday, from his love of fun, food and family to his talent for putting athletics at all levels into perspective for readers of the Columbia Daily Tribune. "We shared a vision of how a community newspaper ought to cover sports," Tribune managing editor Jim Robertson said in a eulogy for Heitholt, his colleague for five years. "He knew that the best sports writing is about people and not games."...
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Lawmakers study use of state vehicles
(State News ~ 11/06/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Following an audit critical of state vehicle policies, a House committee opened hearings Monday on whether the state owns too many vehicles and operates them inefficiently. Representatives are taking an office-by-office inventory of state cars and trucks, delving into the minutiae of how often the oil is changed, who takes vehicles to the service station and how many miles annually each car is driven...
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Treasury looking into possible leak of T-bill plans
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department's Inspector General is part of an investigation into allegations that someone leaked market-sensitive information about the government's decision last week to stop selling 30-year bonds. Wednesday's announcement of the government's decision prompted a big bond-market rally...
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Bush signs bills for better military housing, land conservation
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush signed a pair of spending bills Monday that will pay for land conservation and military housing improvements. Though the measures surpassed his original spending requests by a total of more than $1.5 billion, Bush praised lawmakers for working to hold overall spending to the limit of $686 billion that was agreed upon several weeks ago...
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Tigers seek first sectional victory today
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/01)
The Class 4A, District 1 champion Cape Central Tigers hope this is the year they can snap a string of futility in the sectional round of the state soccer tournament. Cape Central meets District 2 champion DeSmet today at the Anheuser-Busch Soccer & Conference Centre in Fenton, Mo., at 5 p.m...
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Cape, Malden face cuts at major plants
(Editorial ~ 11/06/01)
When manufacturing plants that provide jobs in our area make major investments in their facilities, it is usually taken as a good sign of stability and permanency. But this age of plant closures and economic swings has proven that reliable indicators of the past are not always so dependable...
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Federal workers enjoy job security
(Editorial ~ 11/06/01)
The U.S. House decision to keep airport security guards in the private sector rather than making them federal employees has its detractors who argue that national security is a federal responsibility whether it's at airport security checkpoints or ground forces in Afghanistan. But the experience of other countries, where terrorism has been prevalent for years, has shown that private security -- done right -- works better...
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'Wide Meadows' - The political fox
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
Editor's note: This is an excerpt from Jean Bell Mosley's book "Wide Meadows" that was first published in 1960. Last time: Dad kills a fox on the farm and begins a campaign for county sheriff. "Well, no luck last night," Dad reported at the breakfast table next morning, avoiding everyone's eyes. "But there's always another time," he said heartily....
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Reading takes center stage in fourth-grade class
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Students rush to read in Susan LaPierre's fourth-grade class at Oak Ridge Elementary School. As part of the Accelerated Reader or AR program, students read books and then take quick quizzes on a computer at the front of the classroom. The computer prints out the test results and totals up points...
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Scott County escapee wanted on felonies caught in Sikeston
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/06/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- A 35-year-old Haywood City, Mo., man who escaped from a Scott County deputy who was in the process of handcuffing him on Saturday was caught Monday afternoon. The man, David Tyrone Harris, was wanted by Scott County authorities on six felony warrants, including two counts of statutory rape and sodomy, promoting prostitution and endangering the welfare of a child...
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Community digest 11/6
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
Sigma Nu supports 'Born to Read' program The Sigma Nu Coins for Kids Foundation at Southeast Missouri State University has donated $726.40 to the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society to support the "Born to Read" project. The initiative provides a new Golden Book for every baby born at Southeast Missouri Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center...
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Filing openings 11/6/01
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
Who can file:Any resident of Cape Girardeau who is 21 years old and has lived in the city for two years and in their ward for 90 days prior to the Oct. 23 filing opening. Candidates for mayor must have lived in the city for four years. Each candidate must return a petition with the signatures of 50 registered voters by Nov. 20...
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State senator dies
(State News ~ 11/06/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State Sen. Paula Carter, a St. Louis Democrat who had served in the Legislature for 15 years, died Monday after a lengthy illness. She was 61. Carter, who had cancer, missed much of the regular legislative session this year because of her illness but returned to the Capitol during a September special session to vote for a prescription drug benefit...
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Nurse to face murder charge in patient's death
(State News ~ 11/06/01)
ST. LOUIS -- A nurse was charged Monday with first-degree murder for allegedly administering an overdose of drugs that killed an elderly, dying woman. The victim's son criticized the decision to file charges and said he believed the nurse acted out of mercy...
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More tests at KC postal facility
(State News ~ 11/06/01)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Health officials put the cleanup of an underground facility where anthrax was found on hold Monday so they could take more samples and conduct more tests. Also Monday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention joined the investigation at the request of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen actions
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 5 City Hall Public Hearing Held hearing to consider proposed amendments to Section 65 of the City Code relating to the locations of churches and similar places of worship, including religious Sunday school buildings.Action Items...
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Jackson aldermen deny rezoning for medical complex development
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Opponents of a plan to rezone for commercial use a 19.1-acre tract near four Jackson schools won a partial victory Monday night. On a vote of 4-3 with one abstention, the Jackson Board of Aldermen denied the request of the Southeast Missouri Medical Center Inc. to rezone the property at the southwest quadrant of the West Independence Street and Broadridge Drive intersection from single-family residential and general residential to local commercial...
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Cape Girardeau City Council action 11/6/01
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
Public hearings Consent ordinances Held a public hearing on the city's performance in carrying out the Community Development Block Grant awarded Dec. 23, 1997, for the BioKyowa Inc. project, including the construction of a rail spur to serve BioKyowa's expansion...
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Two file for Ward 6 positions
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
Two candidates have filed for the Ward 6 seat on the Cape Girardeau City Council, meaning there will be opposition in every race in the April elections. Marcia Ritter and Walt Wildman have both filed for the Ward 6, being vacated by Richard "Butch" Eggimann. Ritter filed Friday and Wildman returned his petition Monday morning...
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World War II veterans to be honored by state
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Operation Recognition will sweep the state this week to honor Missouri's World War II veterans. More than 6,000 veterans are expected to attend one of 116 ceremonies being held throughout Missouri to award special medallions, medals and certificates being issued by the state. Thirteen of the ceremonies will be held in Southeast Missouri...
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Ceremonies schedule
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
Operation Recognition ceremonies to be held in Southeast Missouri:City Time/Day Location Bloomfield TBA Friday Stoddard Co. Courthouse Cape Girardeau 1 p.m. Sunday National Guard Armory Caruthersville 2 p.m. Saturday War Memorial Park Charleston 10:45 a.m. Sunday First Baptist Church...
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Show Me Center will get storage space, patio plaza
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
Director David Ross says the Show Me Center's storage areas have become like a crammed bedroom closet. "If you want to get out of the back of it, you have to drag everything out," Ross said. "A lack of storage has always been the Achilles' heel of the Show Me Center."...
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O'Hare private security workers suspended
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
CHICAGO -- Private security workers at O'Hare International Airport have been suspended for allowing a man to pass through a checkpoint with several knives and a stun gun in his carry-on luggage. Federal law enforcement officials said there was no indication the man was involved in terrorism. They said he told them he owned the knives for protection and mistakenly packed them in a plastic bag rather than his luggage before leaving for the airport...
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Illinois fire unit shops for truck
(State News ~ 11/06/01)
McCLURE, Ill. -- The McClure-East Cape fire department is shopping for a new fire truck. "We're in the process of taking bids now," said Stanley Mouser, fire department chief. "We sent out bid information to a half dozen companies." Once bids are in, it will take about 11 months for delivery of the custom-built vehicle...
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Nation digest 11/06/01
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
Ex-sergeant pleads innocent to espionage ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A retired Air Force sergeant accused of attempted espionage pleaded innocent Monday in federal court. Brian P. Regan, of Bowie, Md., could receive life in prison if convicted of the attempted spying. U.S. District Judge Gerald Bruce Lee set a trial date for March...
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Pharmacist seeks dismissal of charges
(State News ~ 11/06/01)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Lawyers for a pharmacist accused of diluting chemotherapy drugs are seeking to have some charges dismissed, contending that prosecutors have failed to state how any cancer patients were harmed. In a series of motions filed Monday in U.S. District Court, attorneys for Robert Courtney also asked that the trial -- currently scheduled for next Feb. 4 -- be held outside Missouri...
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State offers free access to parks this weekend
(State News ~ 11/06/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In honor of Missouri's veterans and because of the trauma of the terrorist attacks, Gov. Bob Holden on Monday announced free activities at state parks and historic sites this Veterans Day weekend. The special events will allow free access to campsites on Saturday and free historic-site tours on Sunday...
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Voters defeat communist comeback
(International News ~ 11/06/01)
MANAGUA, Nicaragua -- A 73-year-old businessman, whose property was once taken away by the Sandinista regime that also jailed him, won Nicaragua's presidency over Daniel Ortega, the Sandinista candidate attempting a comeback 11 years after losing power...
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OPEC expected to cut output to boost prices
(International News ~ 11/06/01)
LONDON -- Alarmed by a relentless slide in oil prices, OPEC members are likely to agree to cut production by as much as 1.4 million barrels a day when the cartel's delegates meet next week, an OPEC official said Monday. Such a cut would be up to 400,000 barrels a day larger than the potential reduction called for in recent weeks by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries...
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Protestant hard-liners delay crucial vote
(International News ~ 11/06/01)
BELFAST, Northern Ireland -- Protestant hard-liners succeeded Monday in delaying a crucial vote to save Northern Ireland's unity government but lost a court battle to cancel the ballot. On Friday, the same hard-liners defeated Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble's bid to be elected to a new term as head of the provincial government, a verdict that threatened to topple the administration. ...
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Planes keep bombing; opposition presses attack
(International News ~ 11/06/01)
JABAL SARAJ, Afghanistan -- U.S. warplanes bombarded Taliban front lines, while the opposition pressed its attack Monday on three fronts near Mazar-e-Sharif -- but the rebel fighters conceded they were facing stiff Taiban resistance around the key northern city...
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Drug smugglers back to work following lull after Sept. 11
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
EL PASO, Texas -- At the Santa Fe International Bridge in El Paso, customs inspectors looking for terrorists are flinging open hoods and trunks, knocking on body panels and getting down on their hands and knees to peek under vehicles. Last week, inspectors dug out nearly 50 packages of pot, weighing a total of 70 pounds, from a false gas tank in a shiny Toyota Tercel...
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Hurricane edge brushes Florida; center stays offshore
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
KEY WEST, Fla. -- The outer edges of Hurricane Michelle blew rain across parts of South Florida on Monday as the storm headed toward the Bahamas, sparing the state from the havoc and destruction it produced in Cuba. Beach erosion was still a concern, but residents and tourists who evacuated the 120-mile Keys island chain were allowed back Monday afternoon...
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Walkway planned near Ellis Street
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
Southeast Missourian In February 1996, the new Highway 74 divided a South Cape Girardeau neighborhood with a wide, intimidating swath of concrete carrying cars and tractor-trailers that don't always abide by the 45 mph speed limit. But residents wanting to cross the highway weren't intimidated: They often jump wire fences -- sometimes tearing them down -- to reach the other side...
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Club holds debate on collective bargaining
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
The husband of former secretary of state Bekki Cook said in a debate that state Sen. Peter Kinder's lawsuit challenging Gov. Bob Holden's collective-bargaining order is frivolous and was filed for political reasons. Kinder dismissed the accusation and called the governor's executive order "appalling and very dangerous for the state."...
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Ashcroft allows agents to go after assisted-suicide doctors
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Attorney General John Ashcroft gave federal drug agents the go-ahead Tuesday to take action against doctors who help terminally ill patients die, a move aimed at undercutting Oregon's unique assisted-suicide law...
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Stocks rise on Fed rate cut, HP news
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- The 10th rate interest rate cut of the year sparked a solid rally on Wall Street Monday, as investors decided to bet that the Federal Reserve's latest effort to stimulate growth would work. The advance primarily came in the last hour of trading, however, reflecting the market's lingering worries about the economy...
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birthstue.sr 11/6
(Births ~ 11/06/01)
Daughter to Robbie Gene Petzoldt and Tiphany Dawn Peer of Jackson, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:06 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29, 2001. Name, Alieda Denise. Weight, 7 pounds 1 ounce. First child. Ms. Peer is the daughter of Reita Peer and Dale Peer of Perryville, Mo. She is employed at Defender Services. Petzoldt is the son of Sandy Petzoldt and Bobby Petzoldt of Jackson. He is employed at Defender Services...
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Icess Milligan
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
Icess Milligan, 70, of Chaffee, Mo., died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Homer Patterson
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
FAIRDEALING, Mo. -- Homer Gene Patterson, 56, of Fairdealing died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at the John J. Pershing V.A. Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He was born Dec. 27, 1944, son of Victor Harrison and Alma Marie Bess Patterson. He was a lifelong resident of Southeast Missouri, living in Sikeston, Mo., for 15 years before moving to Fairdealing four years ago. He served in the U.S. Army...
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Shirley Trainum
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
Shirley Jo Trainum, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Laura Johnson
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
PARMA, Mo. -- Funeral for Laura Johnson of Parma will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Parma. The Rev. Tom McCanless will officiate. Burial will be Memorial Park Cemetery at Malden, Mo. Johnson, 77, died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo...
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George Poat
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
MILLCREEK, Ill. -- George William "Bill" Poat, 61, of Millcreek died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at St. Louis University Hospital. He was born Feb. 14, 1940, in Paducah, Ky., son of Joseph Aubrey and Edith Marie Weitlauf Poat. Poat worked at Tri-County Lumber Yard in Tamms, Ill. He was a member or Millcreek Baptist Church...
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Israel orders its forces to pull out of West Bank town
(International News ~ 11/06/01)
Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israel's defense minister ordered his forces Tuesday to leave the West Bank town of Ramallah, continuing a staged pullout from six towns the Israelis took over after the killing of an Israeli Cabinet minister...
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Fed cuts key interest rate by half-point
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate Tuesday by a half-point, its latest effort to rescue an economy battered by the terror attacks and edging toward recession. The Fed's cut is the 10th this year. In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, consumer confidence has plunged, unemployment has soared and manufacturing, the weakest part of the economy, has sunk deeper into its own recession...
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Rotary club accepting exchange applications
(Local News ~ 11/06/01)
The Jackson Rotary Club is now accepting applications for high school students interested in spending a year abroad as a Rotary exchange student. The application deadline is Nov. 15 and personal interviews will be held in December. For more information about the program, or to obtain an application, contact Dave or Lucas Walker in the Jackson High School counselor's office at 243-6438...
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Germany readies 3,900 troops for war on terrorism
(International News ~ 11/06/01)
Associated Press WriterBERLIN (AP) -- Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder offered up to 3,900 troops for the U.S. war on terrorism Tuesday, backing up Germany's pledge of solidarity with the United States. Schroeder said Germany was reacting to a U.S. request for military aid and was ready to offer it...
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Afghan opposition says it captured town, two villages
(International News ~ 11/06/01)
Associated Press WriterBAGRAM, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghan opposition forces claimed the capture of several villages Tuesday near the strategic northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif, after U.S. warplanes cleared the way with intensive bombing. It was the first significant movement reported on the ground against the Taliban after U.S. ...
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Sharon, Peres discussing peace plan
(International News ~ 11/06/01)
Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM (AP) -- In a new hint of momentum to break the stalemate with the Palestinians, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his moderate foreign minister, Shimon Peres, are holding discussions on a new peace plan, officials said Tuesday...
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Mailbag sent to U.S. consulate in Russia tests positive
(International News ~ 11/06/01)
MOSCOW (AP) -- A diplomatic mailbag sent from Washington to the U.S. consulate in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg tested positive for anthrax spores, consular officials said Tuesday. The consulate asked the Russian State Center for Medical-Epidemiological Control to test six mailbags after an employee of the State Department's mail facility in Virginia was diagnosed with anthrax on Oct 25...
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Trimble re-elected leader of N. Ireland government
(International News ~ 11/06/01)
Associated Press WriterBELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) -- David Trimble was re-elected Tuesday as leader of Northern Ireland's unity government -- a hard-fought victory over Protestant hard-liners that ended with lawmakers scuffling outside the legislature door...
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Two -thirds of states that sued Microsoft to accept settlement
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The coalition of 18 states that sued Microsoft for antitrust violations splintered Tuesday, with two-thirds poised to settle the case and the others determined to go to trial. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly consulted with the court-appointed mediator after getting an update on the negotiations. Lawyers struggled to salvage the tentative settlement struck last week in the landmark monopoly case...
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Post offices, government offices reopening after anthrax attack
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Post offices and government buildings reopened as the anthrax threat edged into cleanup mode. "This has been one of the most difficult and sad times in postal history," Postmaster General John Potter said Tuesday...
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Floyd Jaco
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
Floyd Delano Jaco, 57, of St. James, Mo., died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, at Harry S Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital in Columbia, Mo. He was born Jan. 2, 1944, at Hornersville, Mo., son of George Thomas and Georgia Annalee Fleeman Jaco. Jaco received a bachelor of science degree in zoology from Southeast Missouri State University. He was a member of Hornersville Baptist Church...
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Ella Skinner
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Ella Gertrude Skinner, 88, of Kevil, Ky., died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Life Care Center in LaCenter, Ky. She was born May 6, 1913, in Barlow, Ky., daughter of W.D. and Ella Medlin Terrell. She and James D. Skinner were married in 1930. He died in 1988...
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Raymond Ashley
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Raymond Leo Ashley, 90, of Marion, Ark., died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at his home. He was born April 23, 1911, in Houlka, Miss., son of Oscar D. and Eola R. Ashley. Ashley was a retired farmer. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Ross of Sikeston; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren...
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Ruby Cracraft
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
Ruby Cracraft, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. She was born Aug. 30, 1910, in Greenbrier, Mo., daughter of George W. and Mary Jane Shell Shields. She first married Clifford Vaughn, who preceded her in death. She then married Glenn Cracraft, who also preceded her in death. She and Robert H. Allen were married Dec. 8, 1992, at Chaffee...
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Dwindling Doughboys Only about 2,200 World War I vets are still
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/06/01)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Nov. 6 SummonsDonna Sue Russell, 42, of 827 N. Spanish was issued a summons Saturday for assault. Mikel Willis Smith, 26, of 3020 Boutin Drive, Lot 117, and Neil Richard Urhahn, 22, of 253 B St., were issued summons Sunday for causing a peace disturbance by fighting in public at 1448 N. Kingshighway...
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Mayoral candidates wind down campaigns
(Police/Fire Report ~ 11/06/01)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Nov. 6 Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday:At 3:42 p.m., an emergency medical service at 1904 Perryville Road. At 7:44 p.m., an emergency medical service at 3069 William St. At 8:90 p.m., a fire alarm at 1805 Paul Revere...
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Death penalty case brings up conflict of lawyer's interest
(National News ~ 11/06/01)
WASHINGTON -- As part of its broadest review of the death penalty in years, the Supreme Court asked Monday whether a lawyer once appointed to represent a troubled 17-year-old boy could give his all in the courtroom for his next client -- the boy's accused killer...
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When it's Kronmueller, carrying family name is overrated
(Column ~ 11/06/01)
You've probably read by now about the column changes taking place at the paper. If so, you have also seen my last name and thought, "What?" Being in this business, I get that a lot, especially when leaving messages. "Just tell them Heather from the Southeast Missourian called," I say, trying to avoid the madness that is almost sure to follow...
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Out of the past 11/6/01
(Out of the Past ~ 11/06/01)
10 years ago: Nov. 6, 1991 Following statewide trend, voters in Cape Girardeau County yesterday resoundingly rejected Proposition B, $385 million tax-and-reform measure for education; in this county, vote was 4,324 for and 10,053 against; statewide, unofficial returns showed measure failed 622,468 to 303,653...
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Speak Out A 11/06/01
(Speak Out ~ 11/06/01)
Road-rage alert ROAD RAGE. I never gave it much thought until they started working on I-55. Now everyone is going down Highway 74 to avoid the construction. Sometimes traffic is backed up for three or four miles. People take the little side roads, and some pass on the right side and cut through the gas station lot. This cannot go on for two years...
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Teen-ager wants safer world to pursue dreams
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/06/01)
To the editor: I'm only 15 years old, but I have an idea. Why doesn't Congress shut the mail system down for a week or two and have investigators search the mail in all the facilities? If people are smart, they will be more worried about their lives than their mail...
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Walter Scott
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Walter Stanley Scott, 68, of Chaffee died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at the Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. He was born on Feb. 21, 1933, in Kay Switch, Ark., son of Jesse Nelson and Lorene Boyd Scott. He and Maxine Burks were married on Nov. 8, 1982, and she survives...
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Lillian Dooley
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Lillian Rea Dooley, 79, of Chaffee died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 7, 1921, in Atkins, Ark., daughter of Bertie Alvin and Katie Muirhead Bixler. She and Noble F. Dooley were married March 6, 1937. He died May 16, 1982...
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Brenda Street
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Brenda Street, 51, of Advance died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Advance Nursing Center. She was born Jan. 3, 1950, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Wilbert and Eunice McCullough Goodwin. She and Robert Street were married Aug. 11, 1973, at Piedmont, Mo...
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Mary Brennecke
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
Mary Lee Brennecke, 90, of Golconda, Ill., died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at Pope County Care Home in Golconda. She was born May 13, 1911, in Jonesboro, Ark., daughter of George Washington and Bonnie Wilson. She married Emil Brennecke, who died in 1981...
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Joseph Reynolds
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Joseph "Bloyce" Reynolds, 88, of Advance died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at Advance Nursing Center. He was born Dec. 1, 1912, at Tillman, Mo., son of Dr. O.R. and Ida Sitz Reynolds. He and Rita Tippett were married March 20, 1938, in Stoddard County, Mo. She died May 27, 2001...
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Rev. Alonzo Dale
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- The Rev. Alonzo Dale, 70, of Anna died Saturday, Nov. 3, 2001, upon arrival at Desert Samaritan Hospital in Mesa, Ariz. He was born April 1, 1931, in Ullin, Ill., son of George Preston and Bernice Silvers Dale. He and Joanne Beverly Bond were married Dec. 24, 1951...
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Rose Dale
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Rose Dale, 89, of Anna died Friday, Nov. 2, 2001, at City Care Center. She was born Sept. 21, 1912, daughter of Henry R. and Dora Etta Holley Lasley. She married Charlie Dale. Dale retired from Florsheim Shoe Co. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Ill...
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George Robins
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- George William Robins, 73, of Chaffee died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 5, 1928, in Palestine, Ark., son of Ullit and Martha Shaford Robins. He and Ersell Hathcock were married July 27, 1989...
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Danny Reed
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
ZALMA, Mo. -- Danny A. Reed, 58, of Zalma died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at his home. He was born June 28, 1943, in Pollard, Ark., son of Walter and Pansy Garver Reed. He and Dearlean Cowin were married July 28, 1967. Reed was a millwright with Union Local 1770, and a member of the Church of Christ in Marble Hill, Mo...
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Mildred Niemi
(Obituary ~ 11/06/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Mildred Myrta Niemi, 91, of Jackson died Monday, Nov. 5, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 14, 1910, daughter of William F. and Pauline Mehner Sewing. She and Albert P. Niemi were married in 1940. He died Sept. 22, 1995...
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Missing classes is better than unwanted baby
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/06/01)
To the editor: As the coordinator the Missouri Mentoring Partnership Parenting Program, I was alarmed to read a Speak Out comment, "Checking on teens." More alarming than one person's call to challenge school policies on releasing students to obtain birth control is a national study that shows four out of 10 young women will become pregnant before they reach their 20th birthday. ...
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