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Serena wins sister final
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/02)
WIMBLEDON, England -- At the trophy ceremony following the first one-family final at Wimbledon in 118 years, Venus Williams leaned over to sister Serena and whispered. "You have to curtsy," Venus said. "Did you know that?" It was the only time Saturday that there was any need to coach Serena -- now No. 1 in the world and her own home...
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Ties that bind
(Community ~ 07/07/02)
Bond between child and parents runs deep, effects are lasting By Martha Irvine ~ The Associated PressRICHMOND, Ind. e is gone -- torn from her life by cancer when she was 15 years old. Seven years later, Connelly Stokes-Prindle still finds herself longing for her father's advice...
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Key Afghan figure shot and killed in Kabul ambush
(International News ~ 07/07/02)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Abdul Qadir, a vice president and cabinet minister in the Afghan government and a key political figure for 25 years, was assassinated just after noon Saturday as his vehicle left his ministry compound in the capital. Qadir, 48, was the second-highest-ranking ethnic Pashtun in the ethnically mixed government of President Hamid Karzai. ...
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NATO candidates vow to keep reforms on track
(International News ~ 07/07/02)
RIGA, Latvia -- Leaders of former communist countries hoping to join NATO looked ahead to the responsibilities of membership on Saturday, pledging to bring their democracies in line with Western standards. The 53-year-old alliance is just months away from a summit where it is expected to issue invitations for its most ambitious expansion and map out a historic transformation to fulfill the security needs of a post-Sept. 11 world...
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Carter launches peace mission in Venezuela
(International News ~ 07/07/02)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Former President Carter launched a Venezuela peace mission Saturday sanctioned by leftist President Hugo Chavez but met with skepticism by many of Chavez's opponents. "It is my hope that the Venezuelan government and opposition groups will pursue constructive talks to settle immediate pressing differences," Carter said in a statement released before he was welcomed Saturday by Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel...
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Police rescue 13 infants in baby smuggling racket
(International News ~ 07/07/02)
The Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- Malaysian police have rescued 13 babies and arrested seven suspected members of a baby smuggling racket, a newspaper reported Saturday. The Berita Harian newspaper quoted Mohd Yusoff Jaafar, police chief of Sarawak state on Borneo island, as saying the group had been selling babies for the past six years for between $1,000 and $4,700...
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Thousands pack Pamplona as bull-running fiesta begins
(International News ~ 07/07/02)
PAMPLONA, Spain -- Tens of thousands of cheering, champagne-soaked revelers packed the central streets and plaza of this northern city Saturday to kick off Spain's most famous fiesta -- the bull-running festival. To the cries of "Viva San Fermin!," town councilor Roberto Jimenez ignited the traditional "chupinazo" firecracker in the city's main square to officially start the San Fermin festival, popularized by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 novel "The Sun Also Rises."...
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Raising less cane Cuba overhauling sugar industry
(International News ~ 07/07/02)
HAVANA -- After decades in Cuba's sugar industry, Ezequiel Bonilla is finding it hard to give up the only way of life he's known. "I don't like it," Bonilla says of the government's decision to cut sugar's industrial capacity by 50 percent and close many of its 154 sugar mills, including the one he has lived near all his 65 years...
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Seabees pulling out of Philippines
(International News ~ 07/07/02)
MALUSO, Philippines -- At least 80 U.S. Navy Seabees were pulled out of the southern Philippines after finishing their work in support of a six-month counterterrorism training exercise, a Navy officer said Saturday. Lt. Bill Siemer, an officer with the U.S. Naval Construction Battalion deployed in Maluso town, on Basilan island, said the Seabees were sent back to their home base in Kadena, Japan, on Thursday...
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U.S. commander says his forces killed Afghan villagers
(International News ~ 07/07/02)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Seeking to avoid a rift with Afghan allies, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan acknowledged Saturday that civilians had been killed in a U.S. airstrike this week and promised to find ways to avoid such mistakes in future. The statement by Lt. Gen. Dan McNeill was made at a joint press conference with Afghan Foreign Minister Dr. Abdullah in response to Afghan allegations that 48 people were killed and 117 wounded in an air raid Monday in Uruzgan province...
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Musharraf restricts former prime ministers from holding post ag
(International News ~ 07/07/02)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pakistan's military ruler Gen. Pervez Musharraf decreed Saturday that any former prime minister who held the post for two terms was ineligible to hold it again. The move appears aimed at shutting out two former prime ministers -- Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif -- from October elections aimed at returning Pakistan to democracy. Musharraf seized power three years ago, toppling Sharif in a bloodless coup...
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Survivors of LA airport shooting arrive in Israel
(International News ~ 07/07/02)
TEL AVIV, Israel -- About 50 El Al passengers who survived a shooting attack in the Los Angeles airport arrived in Israel early Saturday to the hugs and tears of relatives. The passengers were waiting for a flight Thursday, the Fourth of July, when an Egyptian immigrant gunned down two Israelis at the ticket counter of Israel's national airline before an El Al security guard shot him dead...
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Bad weather interrupts German efforts to recover planes' wrecka
(International News ~ 07/07/02)
By David McHugh ~ The Associated Press UEBERLINGEN, Germany -- German officials said most of the wreckage had been recovered Saturday as investigators tried to piece together clues about the collision of two jetliners at 35,000 feet over the German-Swiss border...
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Ascending musical scale
(Entertainment ~ 07/07/02)
STEVENSVILLE, Md. -- It was one thing for Paul Reed Smith to see the wooden electric guitars he designed in the hands of rock icon Carlos Santana. It was another to see complete strangers wearing T-shirts with his logo. But when fans started coming into his factory with tattoos of the initials "PRS," that was another level altogether...
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Nixon warns of fake no-call list
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Impostors are calling Missouri residents to pay $500 to get their names added to a fake national no-call list, Attorney General Jay Nixon said Friday. Nixon said there is no national no-call list. Also, it does not cost anything to be added to the state's list of people who do not want telemarketers to call them...
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Chief of genome center bound for Washington state
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
ST. LOUIS -- The chief of Washington University's Genome Sequencing Center will leave the school probably by this year's end, depriving St. Louis of one its most-respected scientists and perhaps large amounts of revenue the center generates for the university...
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Union could set the date Monday for MLB strike
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/02)
After months of doomsday speculation, public relations campaigns and sniping from both sides, the most significant strike call of the Major League Baseball season looms when the union meets Monday in Chicago. Frustrated by lagging negotiations on a new bargaining agreement and concerned about the unilateral implementation of new work rules after the World Series, the Major League Baseball Players Association has chosen the All-Star break as a time to turn up the heat on team owners...
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Blown chance- Dodgers rough up Cardinals' Isringhausen
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Eric Gagne slammed the door on the St. Louis Cardinals after Jason Isringhausen let another one get away. Isringhausen blew his third save in six games Saturday, opening the door for the Los Angeles Dodgers' 4-2, 11-inning victory in a battle of division leaders. Gagne, who escaped a bases-loaded jam with no outs a day earlier, this time retired the top of the Cardinals' lineup in order for his major league-leading 32nd save in 34 chances...
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Waltrip a winner -- and happy this time
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/02)
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Finally, a win for Michael Waltrip to savor. Waltrip, whose only other career win was marred when Dale Earnhardt died in the Daytona 500 last year, finished first again at NASCAR's most famous track Saturday night, beating Rusty Wallace in a race that finished under caution...
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Bonds breaks out of his HR slump
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/02)
PHOENIX -- Barry Bonds ended a 10-game drought with his first home run off Randy Johnson and the San Francisco Giants beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 Saturday. J.T. Snow singled in the go-ahead run off reliever Matt Mantei (1-1) in the eighth inning after Arizona had rallied to tie it 2-all on Craig Counsell's two-out single with the bases loaded in the seventh...
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Sorenstam moves ahead of pack in Women's Open
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/02)
HUTCHINSON, Kan. -- A shrinking list of challengers all made costly bogeys on the 18th hole, allowing Annika Sorenstam to get out of the sweltering sun with a two-stroke lead Saturday in the U.S. Women's Open. She says the tournament is far from over...
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Former Gov. Jim Edgar reportedly turns down top spot in Illinoi
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
CHICAGO -- Former Gov. Jim Edgar reportedly has turned down an offer to become the chairman of the state Republican Party. Edgar, who still is popular, has decided not to replace Lee Daniels as the new GOP leader, according to the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times' Saturday editions. Both papers cited unnamed sources...
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Patrols beefed up at Lambert ticket counters
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Lambert Airport police have stepped up their patrols around airline ticket counters after the fatal shootings at Los Angeles International Airport, but do not plan to bolster security at the St. Louis airport beyond that. The added Lambert police presence began Thursday after an armed Egyptian immigrant opened fire at the El Al airline ticket counter in the Los Angeles airport's international terminal, killing two people and wounding three others before being shot by El Al security officers.. ...
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Nature's recyclers Turkey vultures clean up life's little mess
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
JERSEYVILLE, Ill. -- As a road warrior, Ivan Beard sees his fair share of roadkill. "And where there's dead meat," the Jerseyville railroad worker has discovered, "there's usually a big, ugly bird." True. Turkey vultures aren't likely to win any beauty contests...
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Teacher sentenced to four months in jail for having sex with s
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
PLATTE CITY, Mo. -- A former learning disabilities teacher was sentenced to four months in jail and five years probation for having sex with a 14-year-old student. Platte County Circuit Judge Owens Lee Hull Jr. on Friday also ordered Rachelle L. Hernandez, 31, not to have any unsupervised contact with children under 18, to forfeit her Missouri teaching license and to receive counseling. She also must perform 100 hours of community service...
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Americans weigh in on Fossett's balloon trip
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
ST. LOUIS -- If some see a Windy City tycoon's solo balloon trek around the globe as a bit looney, don't tell it to the woman running the Ballooney Bin in Laramie, Wyo. Naomi Nottage cheers Steve Fossett's flight into history as a welcomed break from everything she's sick of hearing -- the drone about America's war on terrorism, crime and politics...
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Deaths on state waterways up this year, authorities say
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
ST. LOUIS -- The number of fatal Missouri boating accidents and drownings has more than doubled over the first six months of this year from the same period in 2001, the Missouri Water Patrol said. The 19 deaths from Jan. 1 through June 30 are 11 more than in last year's first half...
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Sunday outings Mid-Missouri parish picnics reminiscent of simpl
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
FRANKENSTEIN, Mo. -- Lois Bixenman isn't ashamed to admit it. She's a picnic groupie. "We like the food. The food is excellent," Bixenman, 66, said recently while carefully dotting her bingo card. "It's just a way to pass away the time on a Sunday afternoon. We pick out the ones we want to go to, but we know it's all good. Bring the whole family because they are going to have a good time."...
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Children appearing in adult court for smoking violations
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Children caught smoking are being summoned to court alongside adult theft and assault suspects under a nearly year-old Missouri law intended to discourage youths from using tobacco. A law enacted last August made it illegal for those younger than 18 to possess tobacco products -- not just to buy them, as had previously been the law...
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Watch for shows concerning mummies, Islam, single life
(Entertainment ~ 07/07/02)
Who better to provide a thoughtful look at the most highly charged issues than Bill Moyers, who examines the relationship between Islam, Middle Eastern politics and America in his PBS newsmagazine. Two special editions of "Now with Bill Moyers" air Friday (check local listings for time), both drawing on a recent seminar that gathered Muslim, Christian and Jewish scholars and journalists from seven countries and was moderated by Moyers...
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New service helps viewers find their shows
(Entertainment ~ 07/07/02)
You've put in a hard day. Now you're ready to chill in front of the TV and watch some basket-weaving. Or maybe you've got a taste for motorcycles. Or outer space. Or Shakespeare. What are the odds you could click to a show devoted to that interest whenever you get the urge?...
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Battle rages against the invasive salt cedar
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
SAN ACACIA, N.M. -- An army of water-sucking soldiers is marching along the banks of nearly every waterway in the West. The soldiers -- with their skinny leaves and non-nutritious seeds -- have invaded more than 1 million acres of river and stream banks in New Mexico, Texas and more than a dozen other arid states. They have pushed out native plants, birds and other wildlife, and sucked dry already dwindling water supplies...
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Dairy Queen heating up restaurant scene
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
MINNEAPOLIS -- On her 63rd birthday, the Queen is getting a facelift. She'll be spending more of her time uptown, too. International Dairy Queen, which introduced Americans to "the cone with the curl on top" in 1940, is cautiously rolling out a new restaurant format with more food choices and warm, earth-toned dining rooms where customers can enjoy lingering...
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Year later, no suspects in missing sisters case
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
CHICAGO -- When Tionda Bradley played outside her apartment building, her little sister Diamond was usually toddling close behind. "The two of them were always together. They used to hold hands," said neighbor Robert Washington. "Everywhere Tionda went Diamond was right with her."...
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Scandals shine light on forensic accounting
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
BOSTON -- They don't wear cowboy hats or boots, but they certainly have a little more swagger than your typical bean counters. Forensic accountants inhabit a cloak-and-dagger corner of the accounting world. Their job: respond at a moment's notice when a client spots trouble -- anything from procurement fraud to a top executive cooking the books to industrial espionage...
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Film, music studios want legislation to protect investments
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
For years, consumers and electronics manufacturers have had an unwritten agreement. Shoppers keep spending billions of dollars to upgrade their gadgetry, knowing their investments will quickly become outdated. In return, the makers of computers, TV accessories and audio devices keep innovating, bringing consumers greater value and selection...
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Couple fighting plate battle
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
VALRICO, Fla. -- A couple wanted to express pride in their Italian heritage with the license plate "2 Dagos," but were told to return the plate to the state because some people feel it's an ethnic slur. But Phil and Fran Lascola said they are fighting the request, saying they don't consider the term insulting...
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Fire ants adapted to march through northern Georgia
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
ALBANY, Ga. -- For years, experts predicted fire ants couldn't tolerate frosty winters in the north Georgia mountains. But the aggressive, fast-breeding South American pests have defied predictions, spelling trouble for crops, wildlife and people. Fire ants have spread to all of Georgia's 159 counties and a new type discovered in the Rome area seems especially adept at hunkering deep in the ground to escape the cold, said Wayne Gardner, a University of Georgia entomologist...
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Program helps female inmates acquire job skills
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
CAMBRIDGE SPRINGS, Pa. -- The two women listening intently as their instructor explains how to measure and cut drywall could be mistaken for vocational students, if not for their red shirts with telltale "DOC" on the back. Kim Scott and Penny Adams are the first female inmates in Pennsylvania training for masonry work, roofing and other general construction jobs under a community-based program run by Operation Outward Reach Inc...
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Uncertain economic climate creates less spending
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
NEW YORK -- Early this year, Mike and Kelly Weiss, buoyed by a general sense that the economy was improving, purchased a house in Kensington, Md., and filled it with furniture. They also planned to buy a second car, and do some major home renovating...
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More for the money
(Local News ~ 07/07/02)
hinking about moving to the Big Apple, Washington, D.C., or even Groton, Conn.? You're going to need a raise. If you're a homeowner making $40,000 in Cape Girardeau, you'll need to pull down almost $115,000 to live in Manhattan the way you're used to...
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Volunteer chaplains offer aid to police, fire units
(Local News ~ 07/07/02)
The hot afternoon sun shone down on the Rev. David Allen, kneeling on the narrow Mississippi River Bridge. It was seven years ago today, at about 4:20 p.m., that Allen had to keep his cool. The pastor at the St. James AME couldn't lose his concentration, couldn't complain. A suicidal 36-year-old man needed him to listen...
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Man alleges bishop abused him 19 years ago
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
LOS ANGELES -- A former Roman Catholic bishop who was forced to resign in a 1999 sex scandal is being sued by a man who claims the bishop abused him for nearly two decades. The lawsuit filed Friday alleges the plaintiff was first molested when he was a sixth-grade altar boy at St. Matthias Church in Huntington Park, a suburb of Los Angeles...
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Marines, Army, Air Force Family holds memorial for three-time v
(Local News ~ 07/07/02)
COMMERCE, Mo. -- Described as a sophisticated yet simple man by relatives, James Sanders served his country. Three times. In three wars. In three branches of the military. A memorial for Sanders, who died Sept. 1, 2001, in Clearwater, Fla., was held Saturday in his family cemetery near Commerce...
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Florida man charged, faked 1,100 calls for help
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
The Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- A Florida man was charged with faking more than 1,100 calls to 911, tying up emergency service lines for two days. Michael A. Holmes, 20, placed the calls June 30 and Monday because he was bored, an Alachua County sheriff's office spokesman said...
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Crossbows used to tag walruses
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Scientists made a trek to Round Island off Alaska's coast, where walruses spend their time soaking up the summer sun, and they found exactly what they were looking for: carcasses. The carcasses, which result from diseases or injuries sustained in fights or falling off cliffs, helped the scientists test a veterinary crossbow that attaches transmitters to the spot between the thick, tough hide and the blubber...
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Branch carves out niche among young pop stars
(Entertainment ~ 07/07/02)
FIVE QUESTIONS By Alisa Blackwood ~ The Associated Press PHOENIX -- Although there are plenty of teen-age pop stars to provide competition, Michelle Branch has carved out a niche of her own...
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San Quentin prison turns 150
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
SAN QUENTIN, Calif. -- John Whearty was 22 when San Quentin State Prison officials gave him a .38-caliber revolver, a 12-gauge shotgun and a crash course in being a prison guard. "The officer I relieved was kind enough to stay half an hour to train me when I relieved the third watch," says Whearty, 78, with a wry smile...
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INS- Gunman almost deported in 1996
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
LOS ANGELES -- The government had started deportation proceedings in 1996 against the Egyptian immigrant who gunned down two people at Los Angeles International Airport. But the following year, the man gained U.S. residency because his wife received a valid visa, officials said Saturday...
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Navy divers uncover turret of Union warship
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
HATTERAS, N.C. -- Divers have uncovered the turret of the Civil War ironclad Monitor in the first phase of an expedition to raise the artifact from the ocean floor, the Navy said Saturday. The Navy and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are trying to preserve what they can of the warship's deteriorating wreckage, especially the revolving gun turret that inspired modern naval guns. ...
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Tobacco funds may cover shortfall
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
MADISON, Wis. -- Wisconsin lawmakers are considering using the state's entire share of the national tobacco settlement -- once estimated to be worth $5.9 billion -- to help cover a one-time budget deficit. The settlement, signed in 1998 by tobacco companies involved in a class action lawsuit over health care costs, was set up to pay states over a 25-year period. ...
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Film director Frankenheimer dead at 72
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
LOS ANGELES -- John Frankenheimer, director of such Hollywood classics as "The Manchurian Candidate" and "Birdman of Alcatraz," died Saturday. He was 72. Frankenheimer died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center of a stroke due to complications following spinal surgery, said his business manager, Patti Person...
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Biker fans gather at site of 'The Wild One'
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
HOLLISTER, Calif. -- Tens of thousands of motorcycle enthusiasts jammed into this sleepy farm town Saturday for a holiday weekend rally that recalled one of the pastime's darkest hours. Tattooed and leather-clad bikers filled the narrow sidewalks, snapping up souvenirs, hot dogs and beer. Roaring motorcycles cruised the town's main drag -- closed to all other traffic...
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Scientists unraveling malaria genes
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
A dull, lingering headache was Melissa Palka's first sign that something was wrong. Unaffected by aspirin, it slowly worsened, taxing her as she went about her work teaching students at a missionary school in the West African nation of Togo. After three days, Palka was stricken with deep chills -- the sort of doubled-over, teeth-chattering that comes with a bad virus. Shivering beneath quilts piled deep despite the warm climate, she realized she had malaria...
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Study finds catch to throwing back small fry
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
Keep Darwin in mind when you go fishing. A new look at what happens when you toss the small ones back -- as often required by law -- suggests it's not really wise to select fish by size. Returning wee ones to the water may force the population to downsize, gradually evolving populations of smaller fish...
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People 8b 7/7
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
Filmmaker tried to put character in Indian face TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Action film director John Woo says Western films often have given viewers the mistaken idea that American Indians are without emotion. "Whenever we saw the Indian character on the screen, he was very stoic," Woo said during a recent promotional visit for his new movie, "Windtalkers."...
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Stolen trailer has toxic chemicals
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
MEDLEY, Fla. -- A truck trailer loaded with almost a ton of hazardous cleaning chemicals was stolen from a fenced lot and was still missing Saturday, police said. Authorities issued a nationwide alert warning officers of potential health risks if they locate the trailer...
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Texas flooding kills at least eight
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
MICO, Texas -- Hundreds of people fled three small West Texas towns Saturday as a storm dumped more than a foot of rain on an area that rarely sees more than 2 feet a year, while rainfall tapered off in flood-weary Central Texas, where water surrounded homes in 29 counties...
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Crews ready to replant fire areas
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
DENVER -- Fire crews are eager to begin replanting a carpet of green shrubs and grasses where a 138,000-acre fire seared the wooded slopes southwest of Denver and where rain now threatens to wipe out roadways and homes. The plan, submitted to the U.S. ...
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Caring Communities cut from schools
(Local News ~ 07/07/02)
For eight years, students at designated Cape Girardeau public schools received therapy and tutoring through an initiative aimed at making the state's social services more accountable for providing results. In fiscal year 2001, 20 percent of the students at Blanchard, Jefferson, Franklin and Clippard schools received tutoring through the program. ...
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Boston mourns loss of a legend
(Professional Sports ~ 07/07/02)
BOSTON -- They were the heroes of the Greatest Generation: Mantle, DiMaggio, Williams. Now they're gone, and baseball fans in Boston and around the country mourn the passing of an era. "Everyone was hanging onto yesteryear through Ted," said Carlton Fisk, the former Boston Red Sox catcher whose retired number hangs next to Williams' on the facade at Fenway Park. "It's a sad day."...
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Smallpox attack could require more vaccinations
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- A widespread smallpox attack could require vaccinating many more Americans than the estimated 10,000 to 20,000 first responders recommended by a government panel for the shots, federal health officials say. A decision about who to vaccinate against the virus is expected by month's end from Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson...
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Berry-Hente
(Wedding ~ 07/07/02)
Patty Berry and Rob Hente were married June 1, 2002, at the Common Pleas Courthouse Gazebo. The Rev. Jim Matthews performed the ceremony. Soloist was Robyn Hosp of Jackson, Mo. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gifford of Fredericktown, Mo. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hente of Cape Girardeau are parents of the groom...
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A TIRED SCENE Serena vs. Venus just isn't helping the sport muc
(Sports Column ~ 07/07/02)
Venus and Serena. Or is it Serena and Venus? Yeah, I think it is Serena and Venus now. But either way, they dominate the game in a manner in which we are not familiar. Take the current Wimbledon championship Saturday morning. ... Another episode of All In the Williams Family, just like the U.S. Open final in September and the French Open final last month...
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THE LEGEND Williams' talent transcended the generation gap
(Sports Column ~ 07/07/02)
A piece of America died Friday. A treasure waits to be buried. Ted Williams, the cantankerous old cuss, takes a time with him to the grave, too -- a colorful era that was, all at once, black-and-white and golden. Suddenly, and with finality, 1941 is going, going -- gone...
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Soured dough in Jefferson City
(Column ~ 07/07/02)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Every time a state official defensively responds to disclosure of a failed or botched program under his jurisdiction, I recall the words of an audit report issued on one program in Jefferson City that went something like this: "The agency has not properly overseen its contracts. ...
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Steering committee named for Old St. Francis River
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- A nine-member committee has been appointed by the Dunklin County Commission to spearhead an effort to restore the Old St. Francis River Channel in northwestern Dunklin County. The steering committee is a product of a meeting the county commission hosted in late May in Campbell to test public interest in establishing a 17-mile section of the Old St. Francis River channel as a fishing and wildlife area...
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Stabbing pb 7/1
(State News ~ 07/07/02)
Man jailed in stabbing incident By Teresa Oyler Daily American Republic POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- As a 38-year-old Poplar Bluff man was walking to the hospital after being stabbed twice Saturday night when an investigating police officer saw the suspect in the stabbing walking out of a residence on Lester Street with a large amount of blood on his shirt...
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Out of the past 7/7/02
(Out of the Past ~ 07/07/02)
10 years ago: July 7, 1992 One of seven bills passed this year, designed to make health care more accessible and affordable for Missourians, was signed into law Monday by Gov. John Ashcroft at Cape Girardeau County Health Department; measure guarantees insurance for small businesses employing three to 25 workers, regardless of health status or claims experience of their employees...
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Out of the past 7/8/02
(Out of the Past ~ 07/07/02)
10 years ago: July 8, 1992 After 32-year career with Cape Girardeau Fire Department, 28 in supervisory capacity, Fire Chief Gene Hindman will take off his chief's shield and retire Oct. 1. Structural engineer tours Cape Girardeau's four oldest public school buildings looking for possible problems; Robert MacDermott of R.W. McDermott and Associate Consulting Engineers in Kirkwood, tours L.J. Schultz, Washington, May Greene and Franklin schools...
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Charles Cates
(Obituary ~ 07/07/02)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Charles L. Cates, 67, of Cobden died on Friday, July 5, 2002, at his home. He was born on Dec. 30, 1934, at Cobden, the son of Charles Ford and Anna Elizabeth Huback Cates. He married Mu Son Kim on May 16, 1973 in South Korea. Survivors include his wife of Cobden; two daughters, Yvonne and Dorothy Cates of Anna, Ill.; three sons, Harold and Mark Cates of Atlanta and Chang Cates of Nashville, Tenn.; five brothers, Floyd Cates of Cobden, Donald Cates of Chicago, Gaylon Cates of Elwood, Ill., Ed Cates of Anna and Homer Cates of Fayetteville, N.C.; three sisters, Edna Poole of McClure, Ill., Ginny Mears of Cobden and Helen Treece of Anna; and six grandchildren.. ...
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Lena Miller
(Obituary ~ 07/07/02)
LITCHFIELD, Ill.--Lena May Miller, 85, of Litchfield, died Saturday, July 6, 2002, at the Litchfield Health Care Center. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by the Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge, Ill.
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Robert Grable
(Obituary ~ 07/07/02)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Robert Dean Grable, 67, of Oak Ridge died Friday, July 5, 2002, at his home. He was born on Sept. 19, 1934, at Sikeston, Mo., the son of Romey and Grace L. Cronister Grable. He and Dona Sprutte were married on March 14, 1952, at St. Louis, Mo...
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Harold Beasley
(Obituary ~ 07/07/02)
LONGVIEW, Texas -- Harold Beasley, 77, of Longiew died Friday, July 5, 2002, at a Longview hospital. Beasley was born June 27, 1925, at Fulton, Ark. He and Alene Beasley were married for 60 years. Beasley was a sales representative, independent businessman and was retired from Tri-State Water Company in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of Greggton First Baptist Church in Longview. He was ordained a Baptist deacon in Hickory Street Baptist Church in Texarkana in 1956...
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Slinkard-McGee
(Wedding ~ 07/07/02)
Stephanie Jeanne Slinkard and Edward Allen McGee exchanged vows April 27, 2002, at East Cape Baptist Church in East Cape Girardeau, Ill. The Rev. Raymond Oxford performed the double ring ceremony. Lisa Murphy of McClure, Ill., provided music and was soloist...
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Illers-Spooler
(Wedding ~ 07/07/02)
Julie Christine Illers and Douglas Ben Spooler were united in marriage June 8, 2002, at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. Douglas Breite performed the double ring ceremony. Organist was Marty Roth, trombonist was Rick Wieser, and soloists were Michelle Spooler, stepmother of the groom, and Tara Thomas...
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Coomer-Harless
(Wedding ~ 07/07/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Jennifer Nicole Coomer and Charles Lee Harless were married June 8, 2002, at Memorial Wesleyan Church. The Rev. Joe Hudson performed the double ring ceremony. Vocalist was Sara Rhodes, sister of the bride. Robert and Barb Coomer of Scott City are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Mary Harlow of Cape Girardeau and Ronnie Kirk of Sikeston, Mo...
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Better to wait and see results of Paducah plan
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/07/02)
To the editor: With respect I would like to point out the flaws of Gary Rust's column on the River Campus. Rust talks about the Four Rivers Center for the performing arts in Paducah, Ky. Bill Minix, senior vice president of First Community, said, "If the increase in quality of life helps bring one plant in, it can pay for itself very quickly." Rust must ask if the residents of Southeast Missouri want to take the chance of a big "if." It would be wiser to wait and see how it works in a community of our size, like Paducah.. ...
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Mayfields to observe 60th
(Anniversary ~ 07/07/02)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Carl and Trula Mayfield of Sedgewickville will be honored at a reception July 14 to celebrate their 60th anniversary. The event will be held from 1-3 p.m. in the fellowship hall at Sedgewickville Methodist Church.
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Boudinots mark 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 07/07/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Boudinot of Jackson recently celebrated their 50th anniversary with a dinner at Wayside Inn in Middletown, Va. Hosts were their son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Barbara Boudinot of Winchester, Va. Boudinot and Jacquelin "Jackie" Hoffmeister were married June 22, 1952, in Jackson. Her sister, Pat Hoffmeister, and Don Baker were also married that day. It was also the 23rd anniversary of Jack and Sweetie Hoffmeister, parents of Jackie and Pat...
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Adame-Burns
(Engagement ~ 07/07/02)
BENTON, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Jose Adame of Pearland, Texas, announce the engagement of their daughter, Irma Patricia Adame, to James Edward Burns. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Burns of Bakersfield, Calif., and formerly of Benton. Adame received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Houston. She is an engineer with Shell Oil Products...
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Renner-Hancock
(Engagement ~ 07/07/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Wilfred and Lucille Renner of Perryville announce the engagement of their daughter, Jolene Ann Renner, to Christopher William Hancock, both of Jackson, Mo. He is the son of Nancy Hancock of DeSoto, Mo. Renner is a 1996 graduate of Perryville High School. She received a bachelor's degree in human environmental studies from Southeast Missouri State University in 2001. She is salon coordinator at Style Stop...
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Smith- Ziegler
(Engagement ~ 07/07/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. Roger Smith of Scott City announce the engagement of their daughter, Alicia Dawn Smith, to Lucas Andrew Ziegler. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ziegler of Benton, Mo. Smith is a 1999 graduate of Scott City High School. She is employed at D&K Healthcare Resources Inc...
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Shroyer-Hinze
(Engagement ~ 07/07/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Patty Hargett of Woodlawn, Ill., Dennis Shroyer of Mt. Vernon, Ill., and David Hargett of Woodlawn announce the engagement of their daughter, Alaina Joe Shroyer, to Christopher Brent Hinze, both of Jackson. He is the son of Everett and Jeanette Hinze of Jackson...
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Pierce-Bisher
(Engagement ~ 07/07/02)
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Pierce of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Jennifer Kay Pierce, to David Wayne Bisher. He is the son of Simon Bisher of Cape Girardeau, and the late Rose Bisher. Pierce is a 1991 graduate of Central High School. She received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in 1999. She is a registered nurse in the Medical Progressive Care Unit at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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Essner-Penfield
(Engagement ~ 07/07/02)
John L. and Jill Essner of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Ann Essner, to Joshua Ree Penfield. He is the son of Kenneth and Susan Miracle of Cape Girardeau. Essner is a 1997 graduate of Notre Dame High School. She expects to receive a bachelor's degree in elementary education and specialization in early childhood from Southeast Missouri State University in December 2003...
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Whitticre-Royle
(Wedding ~ 07/07/02)
Hobbs Chapel United Methodist Church was the setting Oct. 20, 2001, for the wedding of Jennifer Lynn Whitticre and Shawn Robert Royle. The Rev. James Hogue performed the double ring ceremony. Music was provided by Joyce Macke of Cape Girardeau. Larry and Melinda Whitticre of Cape Girardeau are parents of the bride. The groom is the son of Frank and Jane Honackie of Sarasota, Fla., and Thomas Royle of Orlando, Fla...
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Lowes-Allen
(Wedding ~ 07/07/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Jill Lindsay Lowes and Matthew Todd Allen exchanged vows Dec. 29, 2001, at St. Paul Lutheran Church. The Rev. David Johnson performed the double ring ceremony. Pianist and organist was Orville Perr Jr. of Jackson, and string selections were by Trio Girardeaux. Soloist was Anne Gardner of Philadelphia, Pa., and a duet was sung by Mr. and Mrs. Jason Vance of Houston, Texas, brother-in-law and sister of the groom...
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Rauh-Johnson
(Wedding ~ 07/07/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Jamie Suzanne Rauh and Chris Lee Johnson were married Feb. 25, 2002, at Sand Dollar Beach Resort in Barbados. The Rev. C.A. Darlington performed the double ring ceremony. Music was provided by Bridgeport steel drum band. Parents of the bride are Dale and Mary Rauh of Jackson. The groom is the son of Duane and Zula Johnson of Independence, Mo...
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Dr. C. John Ritter
(Obituary ~ 07/07/02)
Dr. C. John Ritter, age 65, passed away on Thursday, July 4, 2002, at St. Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Friends may call Sunday, July 7, between 3-8 p.m. at the McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau and Monday after 12:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau...
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Alice Walter
(Obituary ~ 07/07/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Mary Alice Walter, 78, of Scott City died on Saturday, July 6, 2002. She was born on Jan. 10, 1924 at Kelso, Mo., the daughter of Joseph and C. Alvina Lux Ressel. She married Arthur Kilhafner on Nov. 27, 1943, and he preceded her in death on Sept. 17, 1951. She married Louis A. Walter on Sept. 3, 1955 and he preceded her in death on Feb. 29, 1992...
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Speak Out A 07/07/02
(Speak Out ~ 07/07/02)
Christian nation AS FAR as Judge Alfred Goodwin's opinion that it's unconstitutional to recite the Pledge of Allegiance: That's his opinion. There are millions of people who disagree. His ruling is unconstitutional to those of us who believe in God and believe that this nation was founded under God. ...
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Devastated village has little hope left
(Local News ~ 07/07/02)
CHANGOUREH, Iran -- From atop a pile of rubble that buried Dr. Achbar Esmaeli alive, Jamsheed Amiri pointed to a deep black scar cutting across a hill in the distance. That's the spot where the earth tore open and flames shot out the morning a powerful earthquake devastated this roughly 300-year-old village, he said...
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Family finds American pride at the dinner table
(Local News ~ 07/07/02)
There's nothing like a good dog to make us feel proud to be Americans, particularly one covered in mustard and slapped on a bun. The Fourth of July gives us a good excuse to chow down on some hot dogs and get a bang out of life without violating a single city ordinance...
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Government to set up patrols at ticket counters
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- The new government agency responsible for airline security said Saturday it will place armed law enforcement officers -- uniformed and plainclothes -- at ticket counters and other public areas of airports. The Transportation Security Administration made the announcement in response to the shooting at Los Angeles International Airport two days earlier, when three people, including the gunman, were killed. ...
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Congress bracing for spending during campaign season
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- A campaign season of House-Senate spending clashes over counterterrorism, schools and other items approaches, but it is unclear if the one event sure to grab headlines will occur: a veto by President Bush. Bush seems to be itching for his first veto. The confrontation would help polish his credentials as a fiscal conservative after presiding over the return of budget deficits and signing an expensive farm bill...
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Recommend 8a 7/7
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
In the wake of the Enron scandal, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations recommends that directors of publicly traded corporations: Stop accounting practices and transactions that put the company at high risk of not complying with generally accepted accounting principles and resulting in misleading and inaccurate financial statements...
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Directors ignored warnings, report says
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- Enron's board closed its eyes to evidence the company was heading for financial disaster, and claims by former directors that they were kept in the dark are untrue, a Senate report concludes. "Much that was wrong with Enron was known to the board," the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations said in a scathing 60-page critique...
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Satellites confirm cities cause more rain on some suburbs
(National News ~ 07/07/02)
WASHINGTON -- People moving to the suburbs -- or planning to farm near a city -- may find it's more important than they thought to know which way the wind blows. That's because it rains more for several miles downwind from large cities, sometimes a lot more...
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New Georgia excursion train will visit Jimmy Carter home
(Community ~ 07/07/02)
AMERICUS, Ga. -- A state-operated excursion train to former President Jimmy Carter's childhood home will start its run through southwest Georgia this fall. SAM Shortline -- which stands for Savannah-Americus-Montgomery, the line's historic route -- will travel from Cordele to Plains, gliding through cotton fields, pecan groves and peanut farms and over Lake Blackshear. Officials hope the project will stimulate tourism in southwest Georgia...
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