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Rebuilding may alter Wall Street identity forever
(Business ~ 09/16/02)
NEW YORK -- A year later and the World Financial Center is a frontier town. Defiant signs proclaim the pioneer spirit: "Johnney's Seafood is Back. C'mon in.'' You see it in the faces. Lunch break feels like the first day back at school after a long summer. Friendships rekindle with broad smiles...
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Humbler Caruso returns to prime-time
(Entertainment ~ 09/16/02)
PASADENA, Calif -- Sweating on the job is part of "CSI: Miami." "Steam, oh yeah!" David Caruso says, laughing and noting that the dry heat of Southern California doesn't induce perspiration as easily as humid South Florida, where his new CBS series is set and partially filmed...
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Fox News' Bill O'Reilly finds himself in fight with the right
(Entertainment ~ 09/16/02)
NEW YORK -- There's nothing unusual about pugnacious talk show host Bill O'Reilly being in a fight. The real surprise this time is who he's fighting. In the past two weeks, O'Reilly has come under attack from the right, from the same ideologues who helped make the Fox News Channel personality one of the most popular figures on cable television...
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World briefs 9/16/02
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
U.S. Embassies to reopen after Sept. 11 anniversary JAKARTA, Indonesia -- U.S. Embassies in Malaysia and Indonesia are scheduled to reopen Monday after being closed for five days because of securities concerns on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks...
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Canadians unveil memorial plaque for terror victims
(International News ~ 09/16/02)
OTTAWA -- Hundreds of family members and friends of the Canadians who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks gathered Sunday at a cemetery in Ottawa to unveil a memorial dedicated to their lost loved ones. The plaque, a 25-inch-wide bronze rectangle fixed to a large limestone boulder, is in Beechwood Cemetery, home of Canada's national military cemetery...
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Muslims gather in London to debate their role post Sept. 11
(International News ~ 09/16/02)
LONDON -- Radical Muslim speakers urged thousands of followers who attended a conference in London on Sunday to stand firm against integration into Western society. Hizb-ut-Tahrir, a group that calls for the creation of an Islamic state in central Asia, organized the meeting to discuss the role of Muslims in the West in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States...
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Bodies of 14 would-be migrants pulled from waters off Sicily
(International News ~ 09/16/02)
AGRIGENTO, Sicily -- Fourteen would-be migrants from Liberia drowned Sunday after the rickety boat they were traveling on sank as it neared the Sicilian coast, officials said. Another 92 people were rescued from the sea off the southern city of Agrigento, said coast guard Cmdr. Giuseppe Rando...
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Fake N.Y. firefighter received as a hero, arrested
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
LETHBRIDGE, Canada -- An American parole violator who claimed to be a New York city firefighter on stress leave in Canada, where he received a hero's welcome, was arrested by Canadian police, an official said Sunday. "Michael Carle LaCarte, 39, was arrested on Friday and is now being held at a correctional institute," said Staff Sgt. Dave Hastie...
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After speeches, only Britain backs U.S. military action
(International News ~ 09/16/02)
UNITED NATIONS -- After four days of speeches at a U.N. session dominated by the Iraq crisis, the United States was still without support Sunday for unilateral military action against Iraq except from Britain. Nations large and small want the United Nations to find a solution -- and to determine any consequences if Iraq refuses to allow U.N. weapons inspectors to return...
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Holden pointing blame at MoDOT
(State News ~ 09/16/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden appears to have taken a new approach on transportation -- and found a new target on which to place blame. In 2001, the Democratic governor proposed his own transportation funding plan to the legislature, then blamed a few Senate Republicans when it was spiked...
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Strike continues at Boeing plant
(State News ~ 09/16/02)
RIDLEY PARK, Pa. -- A strike continued Sunday at Boeing's suburban Philadelphia helicopter plant with no more negotiations scheduled, a company spokeswoman said. About 1,400 workers have been on strike since Saturday at the Ridley Township plant, which is best known for assembly of the V-22 Osprey...
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Business memo 09/16/02
(Business ~ 09/16/02)
Purchases of new cars, furniture up in August WASHINGTON -- Consumers stepped up their purchases of new cars, furniture and other goods in August, pushing retail sales up for a third straight month, the Commerce Department said Friday in a report that eased fears the country was in danger of slipping back into a recession...
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Daschle - Home Security bill will pass soon
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate majority leader said Sunday that Congress will pass legislation before the November elections creating a Homeland Security Department despite a dispute over the president's power to hire and fire agency workers. President Bush is threatening to veto the bill, which the GOP-led House passed and the Democratic-controlled Senate is considering, unless it gives him flexibility over the estimated 170,000 employees that would become part of the Cabinet agency...
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Authorities track phone calls from U.S. to overseas locations
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
WASHINGTON -- Government agents have recently uncovered numerous calls from difficult-to-track prepaid cell phones, Internet-based phone service, prepaid phone cards and public pay phones in the United States to known al-Qaida locations overseas, federal officials said...
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Community digest 9/16/02
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
Schrader-Floyd family reunion held in Cape Relatives of Theodore and Martha Schrader Floyd recently gathered at Cape Girardeau County Park North for their annual family reunion. Following a noon basket dinner, the attendees shared old photos and family histories...
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Thousands evacuated after sulfuric acid spill
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- A train derailed near Knoxville and ruptured a tanker carrying sulfuric acid Sunday, creating a billowing fume cloud that was visible for miles. At least 3,000 people were evacuated from nearby homes. No one was seriously injured when 24 cars of a 141-car train left the track late morning in the Farragut community, spilling out 10,000 gallons of the toxic chemical, said Alan Lawson, deputy director of the Knoxville-Knox County Emergency Management Agency. ...
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Wildfire threatens dozens of homes
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
AGUA DULCE, Calif. -- A fast-moving wildfire briefly threatened dozens of homes and power lines Saturday, prompting a voluntary evacuation, fire officials said. The 1,300-acre blaze was 75 percent contained Saturday night, Los Angeles County fire Inspector Roland Sprewell said...
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Astros sharp in shutout, but still lag behind Cardinals
(Professional Sports ~ 09/16/02)
HOUSTON -- Wade Miller got the first shutout of his career and extended his winning streak to an NL-best 11 straight decisions. It's going to take a lot more for the Houston Astros to win the NL Central. Miller pitched a three-hitter, and Lance Berkman drove in four runs as Houston beat Matt Morris and the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 Sunday...
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Rams still searching after second loss
(Professional Sports ~ 09/16/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Kerry Collins was nearly flawless for the New York Giants. The Rams, meanwhile, look more and more imperfect. Collins built an early 17-point lead and the Giants' defense made all the big stops in a 26-21 victory over the defending NFC champions Sunday...
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Tomco gets workout in shootout at EMU
(College Sports ~ 09/16/02)
YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Jack Tomco didn't like that Southeast Missouri State University fell behind Eastern Michigan by 11 points late in the third quarter Saturday night. But Tomco did like the effect the 28-17 score had on the Indians' game plan. With Southeast forced to play catch-up, the junior quarterback was given the go-ahead to air it out and threw on nearly every down during the Indians' next two possessions...
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Birds of a feather do flock together
(Sports Column ~ 09/16/02)
dwilson "I heat up, can't cool down, the situation goes round and round. Round and round, round it goes, where it stops nobody knows." The soothing sounds of Steve Miller's song "Abracadabra." The sounds that capture this year's wild card race so well. And oh what a wild one it is...
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Looking for Kasie's cure
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
Kasie Allen could be anyone's daughter, really she could. The 19-year-old Cape Girardeau resident loves the rock band Sublime. She loves reading poetry. She loves her boyfriend, Graham. She likes to paint and write and tend to her front-porch plants...
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U.S. oil companies stand to reap reward from Saddam's ouster
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
By Dan Morgan and David B. Ottaway ~ The Washington Post WASHINGTON -- A U.S.-led ouster of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein could open a bonanza for U.S. oil companies long banished from Iraq, scuttling oil deals between Baghdad and Russia, France and other countries and reshuffling world petroleum markets, according to industry officials and leaders of the Iraqi opposition...
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Prince Harry turns 18, vows to continue his mother's work
(International News ~ 09/16/02)
LONDON - Prince Harry, the third in line to the British throne, marked his 18th birthday on Sunday promising to take up the charity work his late mother, Princess Diana, was unable to finish. Newspapers praised the handsome young prince as they carried specially commissioned photographs and excerpts from his first official interview to mark his coming of age...
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Dragster tops 200 mph with soybean-oil fuel
(State News ~ 09/16/02)
ROGERSVILLE, Mo. -- A dragster fueled by soybean oil has reached speeds previously unheard of for a vehicle powered with a renewable energy source. Driver Mark Smith pushed Wild Thang to 211 mph Saturday night on the 660-foot racetrack at the Ozark International Raceway in southwest Missouri...
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College High School to hold reunion
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
Located on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University as a lab school for student teachers, College High School of Cape Girardeau was like a small, rural school inside a city. Though some from town did attend, these were only a handful of students. Most of these came from the outlying areas around Cape...
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People talk 9/16/02
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
'Friends' cast pegged for award show duties LOS ANGELES -- "Friends" stars Jennifer Aniston, Matt LeBlanc and Matthew Perry aren't just up for receiving Emmy Awards this year -- they'll be giving them out as well. Along with co-stars Courteney Cox Arquette, Lisa Kudrow and David Schwimmer, the three will be presenters at the Sept. 22 show, organizers announced Saturday...
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Students held in terror scare say incident was a mistake
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
DAVIE, Fla. -- A Miami hospital says it no longer wants the three Muslim medical students who were detained for 17 hours after a woman said she overheard them discussing terror plans. The men later said the incident was simply a misunderstanding. The head of Larkin Community Hospital in Miami said Sunday he had received more than 200 e-mails after the incident, some threatening...
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U.S. government kept tabs on alleged terrorist cell
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- An alleged terrorist cell based in western New York and trained by Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network had been on the U.S. government's radar since before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a prosecutor said Sunday. The investigation into the Lackawanna cell began in early summer 2001, about the time records say the men returned from Afghanistan, said Michael Battle, U.S. attorney for western New York. The men were born in the U.S. and of Yemeni descent...
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McBride's lead over Reno dwindling, both sides say
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
MIAMI -- Bill McBride's lead over Janet Reno in Florida's Democratic gubernatorial primary has dwindled to 5,685 votes, according to numbers released Sunday by both campaigns. Reno and McBride campaign officials said they learned the former U.S. attorney general has picked up 2,511 votes in Miami-Dade County based on rechecked ballots cast in precincts that had experienced technical problems...
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Family killed in explosion day after moving to farm
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
BANGOR, Mich. -- A family of five who had just moved into a farmhouse one day earlier were killed Sunday when the house exploded, police said. Three adults and two children, ages 1 and 4, were found dead, police said. Michigan State Police Lt. Tim Young said the family had been hired to manage the farm by an Indiana company and had just moved in on Saturday...
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Meeting for theater trip Tuesday
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
An organizational meeting will be held Tuesday for anyone interested in participating in the 16th New York Theatre Experience, sponsored by the University Department of Theatre and Dance. The trip will include a theater seminar, a guided tour of the NBC Studios or backstage Radio City Music Hall, the Empire State Building and two theater performances. Quad accommodations are at the Edison Hotel in Times Square...
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China orders news blackout on mass food poisonings
(International News ~ 09/16/02)
BEIJING -- Government officials and hospitals refused to give an account of deaths in the poisoning of hundreds of students and workers sickened after eating breakfast snacks in eastern China. More than 200 people had been poisoned and "a number" had died, according to reports in the official media. There was no immediate word Sunday on the cause of the poisonings, first reported early Saturday in Tangshan county, a rural district of Nanjing city...
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James Taylor Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/16/02)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- James David Taylor Jr., 64, of Imperial, Mo., died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at Monticello House in Jackson, Mo. He was born March 13, 1938, in La Forge, Mo., son of James David Sr. and Emma Alice Pugh Taylor. He was a retired clerk with Brady Drake Company in St. Louis. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy...
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Henrietta Conyers
(Obituary ~ 09/16/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Henrietta Conyers, 80, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at the Chaffeee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. Arrangements are pending with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Mary Werner
(Obituary ~ 09/16/02)
FROHNA, Mo. -- Mary Werner, 51, of Frohna died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at her home. She was born March 25, 1951, daughter of Walda and Leona Probst Rhodes. She and Terry Werner were married May 16, 1970. Survivors include her husband; one son, Rod Werner of Frohna; one daughter, Elizabeth Berkbigler of Perryville, Mo.; three brothers, Waldo "Wally" Rhodes of Spring Hill, Fla., Roger Rhodes of Perryville and Larry Rhodes of Cape Girardeau; and four sisters, Carol Rhodes, Diane Klaus both of Perryville; JoAnn Rhodes of Fulton, Mo., Barbara Bey of Prosper, Texas.. ...
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Out of the past 9/16/02
(Out of the Past ~ 09/16/02)
10 years ago: Sept. 16, 1992 First Lady Barbara Bush touches briefly on variety of topics during 50-minute visit to SEMO District Fair, but it is her personality, sincerity and humor that win over crowd that greets her; Bush fields questions and comments from nine people in crowd of mostly senior citizens at fair's Rest and Relaxation Tent, talks briefly with about two dozen area media representatives and then goes to livestock area to present championship ribbons to FHA and 4-H members for cattle.. ...
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Out of the ashes
(Business ~ 09/16/02)
AGRA, Kan. When the town's only food store burned to the ground four years ago, most folks resigned themselves to 10-mile drives for a loaf of bread or jug of milk. But Sherri Baker and a few others in this Phillips County farm town of about 300 had other ideas. A new grocery was needed, but getting it was another matter...
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Time can help heal wounds to college savings accounts
(Business ~ 09/16/02)
NEW YORK -- For many Americans, the slumping stock market has dealt a double blow: Their retirement accounts have tanked, and so have college savings accounts they set up for their children's education. Repairing the damage to education accounts can be a bit trickier than for retirement savings because parents often don't have as much time to recoup...
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Get to the point by taking a trip through Tatmandu
(Column ~ 09/16/02)
Karl Ketchum says if you're going to tattoo, you've got to live it. And the 42-year-old Detroit native certainly has done that. For the past 22 years, he's applied tattoos on thousands of bodies in Los Angeles, Hollywood, Florida and New York. His motto is from "coast to coast and Tijuana."...
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New Central High dedicated in ceremony
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
The Cape Girardeau School District officially dedicated on Sunday the new $18 million Central High School, which a U.S. senator described as "spacious, open, colorful and inviting." About 450 school employees, students and members of the public attended the dedication, which began with the school orchestra performing "Trumpet Voluntary."...
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Foam helps area firefighters put out smoldering hay silos
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
GORDONVILLE, Mo. -- Last week, the Schwartz Dairy Farm avoided a disaster thanks to a quick response and an innovative firefighting technique using foam. The dairy operation near Gordonville suffered a fire early Wednesday morning in a silo filled with a hay feed mixture. The Gordonville Fire Protection District was without its chief and assistant chief that day, so the first firefighter on the scene, John Peters, acted as incident commander...
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East Main zoning request returns for consideration
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- A new version of a rezoning request that led to a contentious Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting two years ago will come before the board again in the coming weeks. Tonight, the board is expected to set a public hearing for Oct. 7 on a request to rezone 15.5 acres of property east of Shawnee Boulevard between the parallel streets of East Main Street and Woodland East. ...
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'Walk of remembrance' scheduled for Oct. 12
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
Area women and their families who have lost a child during a pregnancy or experienced a stillbirth are invited to participate in a SHARE walk of remembrance Oct. 12 in Cape Girardeau. The "Walk to Remember" begins at 10 a.m. at Capaha Park, with registration at 9 a.m. The walk will begin at Shelter No. 1 and then end at the brick memorial garden outside Southeast Missouri Hospital's lobby...
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Area digest 9/16/02
(Other Sports ~ 09/16/02)
Indiana hands Otahkians loss at home Indiana surprised the Southeast Missouri State University women's soccer team with a 2-0 defeat Sunday, the Otahkians' first regular-season shutout since October 2000. Erin Hesselbach scored the first goal off a header from Kara Bryan. The second goal was an own goal credited to the team...
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Hundreds in California protest possible war with Iraq
(National News ~ 09/16/02)
SAN FRANCISCO - Hundreds of anti-war protesters marched and spoke out Saturday against any possible military action in Iraq. "We believe that this war can be stopped if the people intervene in the political process," said Richard Becker of the International Act Now to Stop War and End Racism Coalition...
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U.S., British planes bomb Iraqi installations
(International News ~ 09/16/02)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. and British warplanes bombed Iraqi installations in the southern no-fly zone Sunday, an Iraqi military spokesman told Iraq's official news agency. The agency report did not say if the early morning raid in Dhi Qar province, about 210 miles south of Baghdad, caused any damage or casualties...
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Eulalia McCanless
(Obituary ~ 09/16/02)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Eulalia McCanless, 69, passed away Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Gir-ardeau. Friends may call between 4-8 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, Mo. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home followed by interment in Caney Fork Cemetery. The Rev. Rocky Tallent will officiate...
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Johnny Dover
(Obituary ~ 09/16/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Johnny Clay Dover, 51, of Bell City, Mo., died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at his residence following an extended illness. He was born Aug. 17, 1951, in Sikeston, son of J.C. and Orena "Renee" Duke Dover. He and Verna "Kay" Morris were married March 27, 1971, in Sikeston...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 Public Hearings A public hearing regarding the necessity to make certain sewer improvements in Lateral Sewer District No. 14-K-7, including the construction of a sanitary sewer eight inches in diameter along with manholes, wyes, pavement restoration and other necessary appurtenances to serve certain properties in Lateral Sewer District No. 14-K-7...
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Five firefighters killed in blaze outside Paris
(International News ~ 09/16/02)
PARIS -- Five firefighters were killed by two explosions as they tried to extinguish a blaze in residential building outside Paris, the biggest single loss in the Paris fire department's history. After evacuating residents, the firefighters used a ladder Saturday to reach the sixth floor of the building in Neuilly-sur-Seine, just north of Paris, when an explosion severely injured two of them, the Paris fire department said...
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Cape police report 9/16/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/16/02)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Sept. 16 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Sandra M. Lowe,24, of 623 Sycamore No. 1, was arrested Sunday on a Scott County warrant for distribution of a controlled substance...
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Cape fire report 9/16/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/16/02)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Sept. 16 Firefighters responded to the following call Saturday: At 8:03 p.m., an emergency medical service at 3049 Williams. Firefighters responded to the following calls on Sunday: At 12:21 a.m., an emergency medical service at 2349 Broadway...
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United Way sets another ambitious goal
(Editorial ~ 09/16/02)
In the midst of economic uncertainty, the Area Wide United Way raised its goal $20,000 from last year. Southeast Missouri has been relatively insulated from some of the recent financial blows and harder hit by others. But the people here have shown themselves to have an unbowed capacity to give to worthy causes. In 2001, when uncertainty about the future had our nation on edge, local contributors gave $890,000 -- 15 percent above that year's goal...
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People on the move 09/16/02
(Business ~ 09/16/02)
Four finish first in national accounting competition Four students at Southeast Missouri State University finished first in the nation in the Institute of Management Accountants National Video Showcase Competition held last month in San Antonio, Texas, at the Beta Alpha Psi annual conference...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen agenda
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 16 City Hall Public Hearings Hearing to consider proposed amendments to the Zoning Code and Land Subdivision Regulations of Jackson relative to the addition of a reduced side and/or rear setback requirement for attached single-family dwellings...
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Drought's effects last long after rains return
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
JETMORE, Kan. -- Just three years ago, the Jetmore City Lake covered 100 acres, a welcomed oasis in the midst of the Kansas prairie. No runoff has replenished this lake in recent years, and its waters have receded now to cover just 15 acres. Like it, other lakes and streams in western Kansas are showing the lingering effects from the drought that has gripped this area. ...
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USDA shifts $100 million to boost loan program for minorities
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture Department is shifting $100 million in its budget to strengthen a loan program for minority farmers as a response to complaints that the agency discriminates. "We believe these actions will provide additional focus on our efforts to ensure fair and equitable treatment for all producers," Agriculture Secretary Ann Veneman said in a statement Friday...
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New study shows highly managed wheat yields more
(Local News ~ 09/16/02)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Farmers considering their winter wheat crops, take note: The more work you do, the more yield you'll likely see at harvest time, a researcher at Southern Illinois University said last week. Sounds like common sense, but SIU wheat scientist Bryan Young said Illinois wheat farmers usually deliver a "moderate" amount of maintenance when their crops are in the ground...
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FanFare 9/16/02
(Other Sports ~ 09/16/02)
Basketball FBI agents met with prosecutors Sunday to discuss the investigation into the disappearance of former NBA player Bison Dele. Half a dozen FBI agents had already arrived in French Polynesia and more were expected Monday, officials at the gendarmes headquarters in Papeete said. The FBI issued an arrest warrant for Dele's brother on Friday, the day after Dele's sailboat was found docked on the east coast of Tahiti...
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Speak Out A 09/16/02
(Speak Out ~ 09/16/02)
Traffic on Route K CONCERNING TRAFFIC signals at Notre Dame Regional High School on Route K: That is a very good idea. But if you are concerned about accidents, there also needs to be a traffic signal at Eagle Ridge School as well as a reduction in speed. When the classes at Notre Dame dismiss, Route K is a real speedway between the school and Wal-Mart. Please look into this...
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William Moreland
(Obituary ~ 09/16/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- William Dale "W.D." Moreland, 72, of Buncombe, Ill., died at 4:35 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 15, 2002, at Veteran Administration Hospital in Marion, Ill. He was born Feb. 5, 1930, in Cobden, Ill., son of Tullie and Afton Stout Moreland. He and Bonnie Richardson were married Jan. 8, 1960, in Jonesboro, Ill. She died Oct. 5, 1987...
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Louise Wilfong
(Obituary ~ 09/16/02)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Louise Wilfong, 84, of Hiram, Mo., died Saturday, Sept. 14, 2002, at the Delmar Gardens of Meramac Valley Nursing Home in St. Louis. She was born April 2, 1918, in Pawpaw, Ill., daughter of Andrew J. and Zelma Ann Florence Stewart. She and Elza C. Wilfong were married July 5, 1935. He died Oct. 5, 1987...
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MoDOT shores up old bridge for another year
(Editorial ~ 09/16/02)
Watching the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge rise above the waters of the Mississippi River has been a fascinating privilege for those who live in or travel through Cape Girardeau. But the excitement about the planned opening of our new suspension bridge late next year has been tempered with concerns about the old Mississippi River bridge. And those concerns haven't been lessened by seeing inspection crews spray-painting question marks on certain beams or squinting at the rust...
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