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Motley ruled eligible, will help shore up defense
(College Sports ~ 09/27/02)
A Southeast Missouri State University defense that is banged up in general and already was thin on the line received a boost Thursday when Jermaine Motley was ruled eligible by the NCAA. Motley, a transfer from Marshall who started at defensive tackle for the Indians the past two seasons, originally was a proposition 48 student, meaning he was academically ineligible his freshman year...
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FanFare 9/26/02
(Other Sports ~ 09/27/02)
Basketball The mother of Miles Dabord asked doctors to take her son, who is suspected of killing his brother and former Nuggets player Bison Dele and two companions, off life support systems. Dabord, 35, has been hospitilized in a coma at Scripps Memorial Hospital since Sept. 14...
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Hunters should be aware of West Nile virus risks
(Outdoors ~ 09/27/02)
Chicago Tribune CHICAGO -- The mosquitoes were dense and aggressive in the trees and a field where hunters planned to shoot geese flying overhead. No matter that the camouflage-covered men squirted insect repellent -- bugs found unprotected inches of bare flesh or simply bit through clothing...
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Archery season presents challenges, but a bright outlook
(Outdoors ~ 09/27/02)
A tradition that dates back thousands of years will be continued in just four days when archers across Missouri will set out in pursuit of white-tailed deer and wild turkey. The 96-day split season will open Tuesday and continue through November 15...
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Help from Hillary; women at SEMO
(Column ~ 09/27/02)
"Hillary Clinton to Boost Donations for Carnahan's Campaign." This headline and the following story were published in the Sept. 25 issue of the Kansas City Star. Why the Associated Press failed to mention Clinton in its story on the same subject puzzles me...
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Chains and other scary stuff
(Column ~ 09/27/02)
When I saw the photograph on the front page of the newspaper showing how a chain was holding together our bridge across the mighty Mississippi River, I was surprised. Maybe you were too. My surprise, however, was because I know how much chains cost. I would have used duct tape instead...
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People talk 09/27/02
(National News ~ 09/27/02)
'Idol' star sets new record for chart-topping NEW YORK -- First she beat 10,000 aspiring pop stars to become the "American Idol." Now, Kelly Clarkson has set a record on the Billboard singles chart. Clarkson's "A Moment Like This" jumped to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 this week from its debut at No. 52, the biggest leap to No. 1 ever in the chart's history...
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Merrill Lynch assistant to testify in Martha Stewart case
(National News ~ 09/27/02)
NEW YORK -- The stock of Martha Stewart's media empire fell sharply Thursday after a published report said an assistant at Merrill Lynch has agreed to testify against her in the ImClone insider-trading case. Prosecutors had sought to charge the assistant, Douglas Faneuil, with a felony of making false statements to investigators but agreed to a misdemeanor charge in exchange for his cooperation, The Wall Street Journal said, citing unidentified sources...
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Ky. governor accused of retaliating against businesswoman
(National News ~ 09/27/02)
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Kentucky attorney general said Thursday he will investigate allegations that Gov. Paul Patton sent state regulators after a woman's business after she ended their affair. Federal authorities also are looking into the matter, a lawyer for the governor said...
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Former WorldCom exec gives guilty plea, blames superiors
(National News ~ 09/27/02)
NEW YORK -- WorldCom's former controller pleaded guilty to securities fraud Thursday, saying he was told by "senior management" to falsify records in what became the largest corporate accounting scandal in U.S. history. David Myers, 44, entered the plea in U.S. District Court after telling Judge Richard Casey he wanted to waive his right to be indicted on the charges. It was the first admission of guilt in the multibillion-dollar scandal...
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Christians throughout Pakistan mourn seven killed in Karachi
(International News ~ 09/27/02)
The Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan -- Black flags flew over churches and Christian schools were closed in this violent port city Thursday as mourners buried seven Christian workers slain by gunmen who tied the victims up and shot them at point blank range...
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Top Hamas bombmaker may be among those killed in Israeli attack
(International News ~ 09/27/02)
The Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- An Israeli helicopter fired rockets into a car carrying Palestinian militants Thursday, killing at least two and wounding 35 bystanders. Israel said the target was Hamas' chief bombmaker, and there were conflicting reports about whether he was killed...
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Afghan fugitives, fighters threaten suicide attacks
(International News ~ 09/27/02)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Taliban fugitives and Afghan fighters loyal to a former foe have allied and are getting arms and money from al-Qaida and Iran for planned suicide attacks on American troops in Afghanistan, one of their leaders says. The new alliance is said to be based in eastern Afghanistan and involves men led by several former high Taliban officials and fighters of Hezb-e-Islami, a group headed by former Afghan Prime Minister Gulbuddin Hekmatyar...
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Powell - U.N. long way from agreement on Iraq resolution
(International News ~ 09/27/02)
UNITED NATIONS -- The United States intensified efforts to win over Russian and French support for a toughly-worded U.N. resolution on Iraq but Secretary of State Powell said Thursday he "was a long way from getting an agreement." The state department dispatched Undersecretary of State Marc Grossman to Moscow and Paris Thursday to help sell the U.S. ...
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South African scientists to manufacture AIDS vaccines
(International News ~ 09/27/02)
CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- South African scientists said Thursday they will begin manufacturing, and testing on humans, three new vaccines intended to protect against the AIDS virus. The vaccines showed great potential in laboratory tests on mice and primates, said Anna-Lise Williamson, associate professor at the University of Cape Town's Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine...
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World briefs 09/27/02
(International News ~ 09/27/02)
Iraqi TV: U.S. airstrike hits civilian airport BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq said a U.S. airstrike hit its civilian airport in the southern port city of Basra. The announcement did not mention casualties. A Pentagon official said two strikes early Thursday were in response to Iraq's firing anti-aircraft artillery and surface-to-air missiles at allied aircraft patrolling zones declared off-limits to Iraqi planes...
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Prep football at a glance 9/27/02
(High School Sports ~ 09/27/02)
Central (3-0) at North County (3-0) Last week: Central 38, Blytheville (Ark.) 0; North County 13, Perryville 0 Last year: Central 53, North County 52 (2OT) Notes: Central and North County ranked 1-2 in SEMO poll. ...
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Jackson looks for solution to winless slide
(High School Sports ~ 09/27/02)
The Jackson Indians (0-3) will attempt to avoid their first 0-4 start in 10 years when Graves Co., Ky., (2-2) visits tonight. Pattonville, ranked fifth in Class 6, handed Jackson a 58-13 loss last week. But Jackson coach Carl Gross came away with more positives from the school's most lopsided loss in nearly 20 years than he did from closer setbacks to Sikeston and Rockwood Summit...
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Severed cable stymies cell phone users
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Many of Southeast Missouri's cell phones were rendered useless for several hours Thursday when a signal tower went dead. A local Cingular Wireless spokesman said a severed cable caused the outage. He directed all other questions to the St. Louis office, where voice mail messages went unreturned...
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Robbery of bank kills five; deadliest in decade
(National News ~ 09/27/02)
NORFOLK, Neb. -- Three holdup men shot five people to death in a bank robbery Thursday before fleeing into the Nebraska countryside in a stolen car. A manhunt ended a few hours later with three suspects in custody and charged with murder. It was the nation's deadliest bank robbery in more than a decade and it spread fear across northeastern Nebraska. The men allegedly stole two cars in their bid to escape, taking one at gunpoint in this small farming town...
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BBB issues warning about Sikeston cable company
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning against a Sikeston, Mo., cable company, citing 110 complaints and reports regarding its service. Cable Direct, 1220 N. Main St., in Sikeston, has had the complaints lodged against it since 1999, according to the bureau, which has given it an unsatisfactory rating...
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Humane Society wants county to double funding
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
The local animal shelter is begging for more money -- twice as much from the Cape Girardeau County government for next year. The Humane Society of Southeast Missouri wants the county to pay $16,980 in 2003, up from $8,300 this year. Most of the money -- $15,000 -- would go for handling animals picked up by the county's animal control officer. The other $1,980 would help fund repairs to the shelter's crematory, said Donna Ernest, executive director of the local humane society...
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Safe house director leaving for new job
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
The director of the Safe House for Women in Cape Girardeau is leaving to head up the Missouri Coalition Against Domestic Violence in Jefferson City, Mo. Cheryl Robb-Welch has directed the local shelter for nearly four years. She begins her new job on Monday...
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GOP legislature could be political plus for Holden
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden experienced the misfortune of taking office just as the booming state economy switched to bust. As a result, the first 20 months of his administration has been dominated with keeping the state's budget precariously in balance with unpopular, though constitutionally necessary, cuts and withholdings...
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'Ironing board match' pits pro against insurance agent
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
In gentle gender battle, the female pro escapes without baking cookies By Sam Blackwell ~ Southeast Missourian Two weeks ago, Karen Stupples won more than $58,000 by finishing third at the LPGA Safeway Classic in Portland, Ore...
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Revenue plan goes to council
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
The Cape Girardeau Citizens Finance Task Force was finally satisfied. The committee, appointed by the city council, finalized its recommendation Thursday night and will ask the council to approve a revenue package that will fund major stormwater projects, a new fire station, a police station addition, a new aquatic center, seven or eight new employees, a pay adjustment for certain employees and the replacement of some of the city's worn-out vehicles and equipment...
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Best Buy to expand high-tech market
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Steve Maxcy is hoping for a lot of wide eyes and open wallets today as area shoppers get their first look inside Best Buy, Cape Girardeau's newest place to buy high-tech toys like TiVo, satellite radios, MP3 players and more. "I think people will be impressed," said Maxcy, 50, the store's general manager, who has worked for Best Buy in St. Louis for a year and had been the manager for Kmart in Sikeston, Mo. "We really do have everything imaginable."...
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University's KRCU Radio benefits from grants
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Southeast Missouri State University has been awarded two federal grants totaling $238,000 to expand operations at KRCU Radio. The money will be used to buy equipment to expand coverage to the Farmington, Mo., area, U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson said in announcing the funding...
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Route 66 landmark makes way for runway
(State News ~ 09/27/02)
ST. LOUIS -- A motel relic from the 1950s where astronauts once spent the night has turned out its lights for good. The Stanley Cour-tel in suburban Bridgeton has closed to make way for a big new runway at nearby Lambert Airport. The humble but faithful period piece of America's love for the road last week ended its 52 years as a way station along a part of old U.S. Highway 66...
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Three chords and the truth
(Entertainment ~ 09/27/02)
"The sun came into the world like a red fist at the end of Ste. Catherine Street," the Greek chorus says at the beginning of "Sainte-Carmen of the Main." The street-people of the Main think the sun comes up for Carmen, the country singer they idolize. Those two images are telling in "Sainte-Carmen," a contemporary tragedy that provides these University Theatre actors with a dramatic opportunity probably unlike anything they've tried before...
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Bynum looks for more sacks in Big 12 tuneup
(Professional Sports ~ 09/27/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- With four sacks in a game last year against Oklahoma State, Missouri's Antwaun Bynum placed his name next to former all-American Justin Smith in the school's record book. This year, the defensive end is set to shatter one of Smith's other records. With five sacks in three games, Bynum is on pace for 20 this season; Smith holds the record with 11...
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Drew, Morris double-team Brewers
(Professional Sports ~ 09/27/02)
ST. LOUIS -- J.D. Drew homered for the third consecutive game and Matt Morris rebounded from two shaky starts, leading the Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers 9-1 Thursday night. The NL Central champions won their fifth in a row to stay ahead of Arizona in the race for home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs...
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Central, North Co. reunite in a familiar showdown
(High School Sports ~ 09/27/02)
It's not often football teams see each other three times in the course of 13 games, but the Central Tigers and North County Raiders are in the midst of what's looking like a crash-course rivalry. When the Tigers visit Bonne Terre, Mo., tonight, a heart-stopping 53-52 double-overtime victory over North County in last year's Class 4 sectional will be fresh in the minds of both teams. The Raiders' season was ultimately done in by a goal-post on an extra-point attempt...
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American evacuees leave Ivory Coast
(International News ~ 09/27/02)
YAMOUSSOUKRO, Ivory Coast -- American schoolchildren flew to safety Thursday on the first evacuation plane out of the rebellion-torn Ivory Coast, while French troops launched a full-scale evacuation of frightened Westerners from a rebel-held city under threat of imminent government attack...
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Banks hope low-tech measure will curb robberies
(State News ~ 09/27/02)
If a man walks into a bank with robbery on his mind, would he really obey a polite sign asking him to doff his hat and sunglasses? Officials of several financial institutions in the Springfield, Mo., area, seeking to stem a rise in robberies, figure it's worth a try. The goal is to get customers -- and the criminal-minded who might be moving among them -- to remove items that hide their faces...
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Cleo Hass
(Obituary ~ 09/27/02)
Cleo A. Hass, 81, of Cahokia, Ill., died Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill. He was born May 25, 1921, in Marmaduke, Ark., son of Lee and Vashti Trantham Hass. He married the former Dorotha Baker. Hass worked 33 years at H&H Machine Shop in St. Louis. He was a member of Cahokia Park United Methodist Church...
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Virgie Bledsoe
(Obituary ~ 09/27/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Virgie Dale Bledsoe, 73, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Dec. 10, 1928, in Center Ridge, Ark., daughter of Ira and Ella Clowers Jordan. She and Leaston Bledsoe were married in 1942 at Matthews, Mo. He died Feb. 4, 2002...
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Births 9/27/02
(Births ~ 09/27/02)
Burton Son to Dawn Renee Burton of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:56 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002. Name, Justice Rae. Weight, 7 pounds 4 ounces. Second son. Ms. Burton is the daughter of Gene Burton and Grace Burton of Cape Girardeau...
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Out of the past 9/27/02
(Out of the Past ~ 09/27/02)
10 years ago: Sept. 27, 1992 Cape Girardeau lawyer Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. turns 101 years old; oldest practicing attorney in Missouri, Limbaugh's son, Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr., serves as federal judge; for many years, elder Limbaugh practiced law with another son, Rush H. Limbaugh Jr., who died in 1990...
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Everybody's a critic - 'The Banger Sisters'
(Entertainment ~ 09/27/02)
Two stars The audience I saw this movie with seemed to think it was pretty funny, and really, one couldn't help but appreciate the raw humor. But the director would have us believe that a hard-drinking/smoking/doping/carousing lifestyle could produce a buff babe like Goldie Hawn after 20 plus years of living on the wild side. Right...
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Bag lady, banker, businessman also photographers
(Entertainment ~ 09/27/02)
CHICAGO -- Lee Godie was homeless and spent decades wandering downtown Chicago. She wore ragged clothes, but she wore them with flair, sometimes sporting a fine cameo and carrying a silver goblet. Eugene Von Bruenchenhein was a quiet Milwaukee baker who loved white cats, polka music and taking pictures of his beautiful wife, Marie. ...
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Audio review 9/27/02
(Entertainment ~ 09/27/02)
'So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter'"So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter" is a two-disc compilation of indie-rocker Ani DiFranco's live performances. It features some of her best-loved songs on social ills and corporate greed, as well as her take on the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks...
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Artifacts 9/27
(Entertainment ~ 09/27/02)
Dingeldein Award nominations sought Nominations are being sought for the annual Otto F. Dingeldein Award for Excellence in the Arts. The award is given by the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri to recognize persons or organizations who have had a considerable impact on the cultural enrichment of Southeast Missouri...
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Music on the Mississippi
(Entertainment ~ 09/27/02)
The odds against another singer coming out of rock star Sheryl Crow's small hometown didn't stop David Nail from dreaming. He went to a college in Nashville on a baseball scholarship because he had been writing country songs since he was a junior in high school. An injury ended his catching career, but Nail eventually returned to Nashville and got himself a Mercury recording contract...
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Senators urged to keep control on Iraq policy
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/27/02)
To the editor: This is an open letter to U.S. senators Kit Bond and Jean Carnahan. I am writing to urge you to make good use of the constitutional separation of powers by exercising congressional control over the foreign policy of the United States. President Bush and his advisers seem to be set on obtaining authorization to attack Iraq unilaterally, and it is vital that the Senate fulfill its role as the voice of reason in this matter...
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DDT may offer answer to West Nile's spread
(Editorial ~ 09/27/02)
So far this year, about 2,000 Americans have contracted West Nile virus, mostly from the bites of the common evening mosquito. Nearly 100 deaths due to West Nile virus have been confirmed in the United States. However, the total number of West Nile cases and deaths may be far greater. Many Americans who get West Nile recover quickly and are never tested for the virus. Some deaths resulting from the virus are attributed to other causes...
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Isidore drenches Gulf Coast, brings rains, tornadoes inland
(National News ~ 09/27/02)
DELACROIX, La. -- Tropical Storm Isidore blew ashore Thursday with near hurricane-force wind, spinning off tornadoes, swamping the Gulf Coast with 15 inches of rain and cutting power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses. Thousands fled their homes in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama before the storm reached land at 3 a.m. Floodwaters swept through houses in communities across the region and rose to the windshields of cars in low-lying New Orleans...
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Amendment on utilities aims to free operations
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- If a city or county operates a public utility, the state constitution exempts that utility from oversight by the Missouri Public Service Commission. However, if multiple cities or counties jointly run a utility, it is subject to the commission's edicts...
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Cape County receives Nov. 5 ballot materials
(Local News ~ 09/27/02)
Absentee balloting is under way in Cape Girardeau County for the Nov. 5 election now that election officials have received the necessary ballot materials from the printer. The ballot information, which lists the candidates and issues, arrived at the county clerk's office in Jackson on Wednesday...
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It's time to send the curiosity seekers to the exit
(Sports Column ~ 09/27/02)
It appears Tony Stewart won't be lynched in Tennessee after all -- and that NASCAR has stepped back from the precipice of mob rule. To end the most absurd quirk of Tennessee jurisprudence since the Scopes Monkey Trial, a grand jury this week declined to indict Stewart for alleged "criminal assault" of a female fan in the garage area of Bristol Motor Speedway after the Aug. 24 race there...
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Esther Clayton
(Obituary ~ 09/27/02)
Esther Vivian Clayton, 96, of Desloge died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at Parkland Health Center in Farmington, Mo. She was born Jan. 28, 1906, in Oak Grove, Mo., daughter of Robert and Laura Waltrip Whitaker. She married Jack Clayton, who preceded her in death...
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Billie Garner
(Obituary ~ 09/27/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Billie Garner, 88, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2002, at her home. She was born Oct. 28, 1913, in Huffman, Ark., daughter of William Blan and Anice Elizabeth Shorte Loflin. She and Dyer D. Garner were married Oct. 28, 1934, in Huffman. He died Jan. 24, 1984...
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Sierra Club criticizes Bush for environment policies
(State News ~ 09/27/02)
ST. LOUIS -- The small Missouri towns of Herculaneum and Oak Grove are on the Sierra Club's list of 25 U.S. communities that it says are being hurt by federal changes in toxic waste cleanup and clean air policies. In a report released Thursday, the environmental group says the Bush administration is weakening 30 years of environmental laws and risking public health and safety...
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Audit - Firms violating law on reporting employee injuries
(State News ~ 09/27/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Employers and insurance companies are routinely violating a Missouri law requiring them to quickly report work injuries to the state, according to a new state audit. Insurers or employers who handle their own workers compensation claims are required to report an injury to the state within 10 days of becoming aware of it...
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Senate leader 'alarmed' at thought of Nixon as UM president
(State News ~ 09/27/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The top leader of the Missouri Senate said he would be "very alarmed" if Attorney General Jay Nixon is selected as the next president of the University of Missouri. Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder, R-Cape Girardeau, has been a frequent and outspoken critic of Nixon, a Democrat who is serving his third term as attorney general...
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House OKs medical malpractice suit limit
(National News ~ 09/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- Responding to physicians' complaints that insurance rates are driving them out of business, the House passed a measure that would limit malpractice awards to patients injured by their doctors. The bill passed 217-203 on Thursday. Debate was emotional as Democrats and Republicans traded barbs over whose proposals would best help patients faced with doctor shortages or rising health costs...
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FBI director says only 19 hijackers knew of plot
(National News ~ 09/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- The FBI has found no evidence that anyone in the United States other than the 19 hijackers knew of the Sept. 11 plot ahead of time, Robert S. Mueller III told the congressional inquiry into the attacks. The public release of the FBI director's comments Thursday came as top CIA and FBI counterterrorism officials defended their agencies to lawmakers...
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Cape police report 9/27/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/27/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Sept. 27 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Danielle L. Houston, 22, of 2112 Melody Lane, Marion, Ill., was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stealing...
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Cape fire report 9/27/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/27/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Sept. 27 Firefighters responded Thursday to the following items: At 3:50 p.m., clean up fluids at motor vehicle accident at 235 Notre Dame. At 7:44 p.m., emergency medical service at 3439 William. At 8:12 p.m., emergency medical service at 430 N. Frederick...
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Graphic sculpture was entirely inappropriate
(Editorial ~ 09/27/02)
Two weeks ago, a sculpture called "Tumbling Woman" went on display at Rockefeller Center in New York. The sculpture depicted a naked woman with arms and legs flailing whose head is about to smash into the sidewalk. It was designed as a memorial to those who jumped or fell to their death at the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks...
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Central's McDonald fires no-hitter in 10-0 win
(High School Sports ~ 09/27/02)
Megan McDonald put an exclamation point behind the 12th game in Central's softball winning streak, throwing a no-hitter as the Tigers beat Poplar Bluff 10-0 in five innings Thursday at Arena Park. McDonald (10-4), a junior, struck out 11 Mules and issued only a fifth-inning walk as the Tigers improved to 13-4...
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Archery season tips
(Outdoors ~ 09/27/02)
Archery deer hunters get back into action Tuesday with the start of the season in Missouri. But amid the excitement, remember a few tips that could prevent injury. Wear a safety belt when hunting from a stand, including while ascending and descending...
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Speak out 9/24
(Speak Out ~ 09/27/02)
MAP accountability YOUR EDITORIAL about MAP scores gauging teaching performance missed a very important point that all teachers are aware of and that is a major complaint about the MAP. We're being held accountable as teachers. However, the kids aren't being held accountable. ...
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Ruth Badger
(Obituary ~ 09/27/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruth N. Badger, 71, of Perryville died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at PerryOaks Manor. She was born Oct. 15, 1930, at Millheim, Mo., daughter of Edward and Annie Bangert Weiss. She and Virdell James were married Feb. 28, 1947. She later married Jack Badger May 30, 1970. He died July 9, 1975...
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Elmer Barnes Jr.
(Obituary ~ 09/27/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Elmer L. Barnes Jr., 78, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at his home. He was born April 17, 1924, in St. Louis, son of E.L. and Etta Mae Elliott Barnes Sr. He married Dorothy J. White, who died April 19, 1995. He and Evelyn Struwe were married in April 1996...
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Dorothy Lifto
(Obituary ~ 09/27/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Dorothy Gregory Lifto, 85, of Anna died Thursday, Sept. 26, 2002, at Jonesboro Healthcare Center. She was born Oct. 19, 1916, at Cobden, Ill., daughter of Benjamin and Rissie Barnes Doughty. Lifto had been a licensed practical nurse at Union County Hospital and Hale Willard Hospital in Anna...
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John Ligon
(Obituary ~ 09/27/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- The funeral for John Earl Ligon of Anna will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Dr. Dave Soucie will officiate. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. today, and Saturday from 8:30 a.m. until time of service...
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Feds weigh smallpox vaccine for public
(National News ~ 09/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- Looming war with Iraq and growing concern over the threat of bioterrorism are moving federal officials to consider what was once unthinkable: offer the risky vaccine to the general public before an attack ever occurs. The Bush administration is preparing to offer it to all 280 million Americans. ...
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