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Military digest 10/28/02
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
Agnew deployed to support war on terror PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Army Pfc. Clayton M. Agnew has recently been deployed to a forward operating location to support the mission of Operation Enduring Freedom. Enduring Freedom is the official name given to the biggest U.S. ...
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Handheld translators will talk for American soldiers
(National News ~ 10/28/02)
OWEGO, N.Y. -- If U.S. troops soon storm into Iraq, they'll be counting on computerized language translators to help with everything from interrogating prisoners to locating chemical weapons caches. Besides converting orders like "put your hands up" into spoken Arabic or Kurdish, military officials hope to enable quick translations of time-sensitive intelligence from some of the world's most difficult tongues -- normally a painstaking task...
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Maryland prosecutor says sniper suspects both fired shots
(National News ~ 10/28/02)
WASHINGTON -- Investigators suspect John Allen Muhammad and his 17-year-old protege, John Lee Malvo, each fired the high-powered rifle used in the Washington-area sniper killings, a Maryland prosecutor said Sunday. "That's how law enforcement is viewing it," Montgomery County, Md., State's Atty. ...
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People Talk 10/28/02
(National News ~ 10/28/02)
Statler Brothers say goodbye in Salem SALEM, Va. -- Legend has it that the Statler Brothers got their name from a box of tissues. That seemed only fitting after their final concert Saturday night: Much of the audience was bathed in tears. After 38 years of touring, the down-home boys from Staunton are packing up and retiring from the road to spend more time with their families...
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Wellstone's family asks Mondale to replace him on ballot
(National News ~ 10/28/02)
Sen. Paul Wellstone's oldest son has urged former Vice President Walter Mondale to step in as his late father's replacement on the Nov. 5 ballot, Democratic leaders said Sunday. The state party's top official said the family's wishes will be a major factor in Mondale's decision...
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Fox TV's 'American Idol' returns with minor tweaks
(Entertainment ~ 10/28/02)
DETROIT -- No need to worry. All of the ingredients that made "American Idol" this summer's television sensation appear to be in place for next year's second installment. Acid-tongued British record producer Simon Cowell is back as a judge, as are singer-dancer Paula Abdul and industry veteran Randy Jackson. Los Angeles-based radio disc jockey Ryan Seacrest will return as host...
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Teenager in custody after shooting spree through Oklahoma
(National News ~ 10/28/02)
SALLISAW, Okla. -- A teenager apparently upset by complaints about his driving shot four neighbors, including a 2-year-old girl, then went on a 20-mile shooting spree, apparently targeting people at random, police said. Two victims died. Daniel Fears, 18, was arrested after losing control of his pickup truck and crashing near a police roadblock, authorities said. ...
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'Frida' star Hayek hopes to open doors
(Entertainment ~ 10/28/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood has long stereotyped Hispanic women as spitfires, bombshells and maids. It responded no differently to Salma Hayek, who packed two suitcases and moved to Los Angeles from Mexico City on a whim in 1991, leaving behind a budding career as a soap-opera star. The struggling actress got one of her first breaks as a scantily clad vampire who tackles an enormous python in Quentin Tarantino's "From Dusk Till Dawn," in 1996...
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Police - 22 killed in attack by separatist guerrillas
(International News ~ 10/28/02)
GAUHATI, India -- Suspected separatist guerrillas knocked at the homes of villagers in India's remote northeast just after midnight, asked the men to come out and then killed 22 of them, survivors and police said Sunday. Another 12 were wounded in the attack on Dadgiri, a village in Assam state close to India's border with Bhutan, said P. K. Bhuyan, a local police officer...
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Powerful windstorm in Europe kills at least 24
(International News ~ 10/28/02)
LONDON -- A powerful windstorm lashed Britain and northwestern Europe on Sunday, killing at least 24 people -- many crushed by falling trees. Travel was disrupted and buildings damaged. Falling trees killed six people in Britain, where gusts surpassed 95 mph. Six people also died in the Netherlands, including two who were blown into the North Sea and believed drowned...
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World briefs 10/28/02
(International News ~ 10/28/02)
Mount Etna comes back to life in Europe CATANIA, Sicily -- Mount Etna, Europe's biggest and most active volcano, came to life again Sunday, spewing lava but causing no injuries. A series of small earthquakes damaged buildings on the slopes of the mountain, officials said...
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Japan to demand payment from North Korea for kidnappings
(International News ~ 10/28/02)
TOKYO -- Japan will demand compensation from North Korea for abducting more than a dozen Japanese nationals decades ago and for damaging its coast guard vessels last year during a high seas gunfight, a newspaper reported Sunday. The demand will be made this week during talks on normalizing diplomatic relations between the two countries, the Yomiuri, Japan's largest daily, said. The report did not specify how much compensation Japan would seek...
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Japanese abductees offer peek at N. Korean regime
(International News ~ 10/28/02)
OBAMA, Japan -- One became a firebrand for Korean reunification. Another married an American listed as a deserter from the U.S. Army. Others hid their Japanese heritage from their own children. Much of what happened during their missing years in North Korea remains as mysterious as the hermitic communist nation itself. Yet as a tug-of-war emerges over the future of five Japanese kidnapped and taken to the North a quarter-century ago, so have tantalizing details of their lives there...
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Palestinian suicide bomber strikes at Jewish settlement
(International News ~ 10/28/02)
ARIEL, West Bank -- A Palestinian suicide bomber blew up Sunday as Israeli soldiers were shooting him, killing three people and himself at a gas station on the outskirts of one of the largest Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The 18 people injured included several soldiers, officials said...
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APEC nations urge N. Korea to end nuclear weapons program
(International News ~ 10/28/02)
SAN JOSE DEL CABO, Mexico -- Leaders of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation group issued stern messages on Sunday that North Korea should end its nuclear weapons program and that terrorism in the Pacific Rim would not be tolerated. By making terrorism and the region's newly renewed concern about North Korean nuclear arms the central point of their post-conference action plan, the leaders codified the emergence of the economic group's annual meetings as a geopolitical forum...
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Leftist Silva wins Brazil's presidential vote
(International News ~ 10/28/02)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil -- Voters in Latin America's largest democracy moved Brazil sharply to the left Sunday by electing as their president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, a former union leader. Exit poll data published by DataFolha, the polling arm of the leading daily Folha de Sao Paulo, projected da Silva the winner with 63 percent of the valid vote to 37 percent for Jose Serra, the ruling government's candidate...
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Cell phone 911 geolocation slowed by obstacles
(National News ~ 10/28/02)
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Engine problems stranded two men on a boat in the Atlantic one recent afternoon. They could see land but had no idea where they were. So one called 911 on his cell phone. The men were lucky to be along the coast of Rhode Island, where emergency operators have more power than most of their counterparts in America to help people calling from wireless phones...
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Nation briefs 10/28/02
(National News ~ 10/28/02)
Study: Weak single-bolts caused WTC collapse NEW YORK -- The single-bolt connections in the framework of the World Trade Center popped and fell apart during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, causing the floors to collapse on top of each other, according to a new study...
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Community digest 10/28/02
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
History center to hold annual Riddle lecture The Center for Regional History will be holding its third annual Veryl L. Riddle Distinguished History Lecture at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Southeast Missouri State University Ballroom. Harper Barnes, author, editor and reviewer for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, will present "David Rowland Francis: A Missouri Democrat in Revolutionary Russia." The event is free and open to the public...
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Hospital volunteers recognized at dinner
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
submitted photo Southeast Missouri Hospital volunteers were recently recognized during the hospital's Auxiliary and Volunteer Appreciation Dinner at Drury Lodge for having reached service plateaus. Among those honored were, front row, from left, Ina Nothdurft, 8,000 service hours; Betty Schoenborn, 6,000 hours; Ruth Edwards, 8,000 hours; and Kenneth Wagner, 8,500 hours. ...
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58 years after its fall into a toilet, watch finds owner
(State News ~ 10/28/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- The Australian owner of a World War II-era watch that ended up with a Springfield watchmaker has been found. "I knew it was mine straight away," said D.G. Allison, of Woy Woy, New South Wales, who lost the Dustite brand watch 58 years ago. He said it fell into a toilet bowl while he was washing his hands in a train washroom during a 1944 weekend break from the Royal Australian Air Force...
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Council, River Campus board looking for way to move forward
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
Cape Girardeau mayor Jay Knudtson wants a lot more talk and, perhaps, a lot more action. Knudtson has set up a city council study session with the River Campus Board of Managers for 6 p.m. today so the board can bring the new council members up to date on the project and so the two bodies can get to the point where they can move forward...
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Marquette tax breaks may be over $1 million
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
Redevelopment of the dilapidated Marquette Hotel in Cape Girardeau could generate more than $1 million in real estate tax breaks for the project's developer over the next decade. The tax savings could add up to more than $1.8 million at the end of 25 years, most of which would have gone to the Cape Girardeau School District...
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Strapped for space
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
A seemingly endless list of space-related problems at Jackson High School has the school board looking for solutions through a multimillion-dollar expansion and renovation project. "We're busting at the seams as far as student population and storage goes. It's a real problem," said band director Scott Vangilder...
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Natural gas companies avoiding any risky ventures
(Business ~ 10/28/02)
It used to be that when Long Petroleum LLC sought a deep-pocketed partner to pursue a hot natural gas prospect, money was relatively easy to come by and deals were put together in a matter of months. Today, the Shreveport, La.-based company is lucky if its phone calls are returned...
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Store gives a dazzling glimpse of the future
(Business ~ 10/28/02)
NEW YORK -- The most striking thing about the new Prada store in Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood isn't the round glass elevator or the sloping wood floor that displays $500 shoes. Nor is it the see-through raincoats in cages or the clear dressing room doors, made of liquid crystal panels that darken for privacy when shoppers step inside...
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Gas in Russian commando raid killed more than 100, injured 650
(International News ~ 10/28/02)
MOSCOW -- The gas used by Russian commandos in their assault on a Moscow theater killed all but one of the 118 hostages who have perished so far, Russian health officials said Sunday night. And the death toll, they said, was bound to rise. Nearly 650 poisoned hostages remained hospitalized Sunday night. Moscow's chief physician, Andrei Seltsovsky, said 150 of the hostages were still in intensive care, 45 of them on the critical list...
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Telecoms play both sides in telemarketing technology war
(Business ~ 10/28/02)
NEW YORK -- Victor Symonette, a 49-year-old orchestra conductor, likes to sleep late on Sundays. So he pays his phone company, Verizon, $10 per month to block telemarketing calls that used to wake his family. "The last thing I want to hear is a telemarketer at eight in the morning," said Symonette, his soothing baritone rising in anger. "You don't expect anyone to call you at that hour. You think it's an emergency."...
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In search of a contemporary artist
(Column ~ 10/28/02)
KENNETT, Mo. -- When Missouri's famed 19th-century painter George Caleb Bingham portrayed an election campaign in our state, some 80 to 90 faces of spectators, along with the intent visage of a serious candidate, were portrayed. Without so much as a word, Bingham conveys to the observer the intensity, as well as the uniqueness, of this long-standing electoral process...
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Tigers show teeth at the right time
(Sports Column ~ 10/28/02)
The symbol for pounds is "lb." It's also the initials of Central football coach Lawrence Brookins. Central has obviously been doing some heavy lifting in the offseason because Brookins has his team in peak condition. Central (7-1) has its best record since 1987 when the Tigers went 8-2 and lost in the first round of the playoffs to Sikeston. Central has begun a season 7-1 or better 17 times in the program's history but never advanced past the second round of the playoffs...
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Physicians less likely to see quality of care as problem
(National News ~ 10/28/02)
DENVER -- Most physicians believe that reducing medical errors should be a national priority, but are much less likely than the public to believe quality of care is a problem, according to a new survey. The study in Monday's issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine also found that nearly all physicians believe fear of medical malpractice is a barrier to reporting of errors, and that greater legal safeguards are needed for reporting systems to be effective...
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Not everything is a 'quality of life' issue
(Column ~ 10/28/02)
An editor I had at a Columbia, Mo., newspaper had one huge pet peeve -- he hated it when someone used the phrase "quality of life." "Everything is a quality of life issue," he said with a groan. "Make them be more specific. Make them tell you what they mean. It's gobbledegook."...
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Acetaminophen, ibuprofen may be linked to high blood pressure
(National News ~ 10/28/02)
CHICAGO -- The popular pain relievers ibuprofen and acetaminophen, contained in scores of over-the-counter remedies, may increase the risk of high blood pressure, a study in women suggests. Skeptics say the link is flimsy and needs confirmation in better-designed studies, and even the Harvard researchers who conducted the study do not recommend that people stop taking the medications. But the authors add that their findings are plausible given what's known about how the drugs affect the body...
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Blue book provides look at society, government
(State News ~ 10/28/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The history of Missouri state government is an open book, especially if one has access to old copies of the Official Manual of the State of Missouri, also known as the "Blue Book." Publishing the manual is among the secretary of state's highest-profile duties, and the job has grown through the decades since Secretary of State Alexander A. Leseuer published the State Almanac and Official Directory in 1889...
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Trial in 10 VA hospital deaths set for October 2003
(State News ~ 10/28/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Survivors of 10 hospital patients who prosecutors say were murdered a decade ago will wait at least one more year for the trial of the former nurse accused in the deaths. And attorneys on both sides of the case agree it could be even longer before Richard Williams goes to trial...
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Report blames trucker in fatal crash
(State News ~ 10/28/02)
JOPLIN, Mo. -- A 12-vehicle pileup on Interstate 44 that killed five people may have been avoided if the driver of a tractor-trailer had not stopped his truck in the fast lane in heavy fog, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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Business memo 10/28/02
(Business ~ 10/28/02)
SBC becomes first to reach 2 million DSL lines SBC Southwestern Bell has announced it is the first provider to reach 2 million DSL lines in service, giving it more DSL subscribers than the top two Internet service providers combined. Despite a rough economy, SBC continues to attract broadband customers at near-record levels, the company said. SBC added 226,000 DSL subscribers in the third quarter of 2002, the second-best quarter in company history...
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People on the move 10/28/02
(Business ~ 10/28/02)
Sterrett wins executive of the year award Dr. Jack L. Sterrett has been awarded the 2002 Executive of the Year Award by the Girardot Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals, a not-for-profit professional association with 40,000 members and affiliates and 700 chapters worldwide...
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Water-plant issue is line in the sand
(Editorial ~ 10/28/02)
It wouldn't be perfect, but the softer water would leave a lot fewer spots on the dishes, not build up so much on the bathroom faucets and be far easier on the water heater. Residents are getting a little well water, but they're still getting a lot of Mississippi River water too...
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Chapmans richly deserve arts award
(Editorial ~ 10/28/02)
The awarding of the Otto Dingeldein Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts was so poignant this year it bears a moment's reflection. Otto Dingeldein was an accomplished silversmith. He also was Dr. Jean Chapman's patient. Thirty years ago, he badgered Chapman about joining him on the Arts Council of Southeast Missouri's board of directors...
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Otahkians wrap up OVC crown
(College Sports ~ 10/28/02)
On a day of celebration and recognition for Southeast Missouri State University's first graduating soccer class, Valerie Henderson provided the offense and last season's Ohio Valley Conference defender of the year Jenny Hamilton kept Tennessee-Martin at bay...
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Speak Out B 10/26/02
(Speak Out ~ 10/28/02)
A joyful noise THIS IS in response to the person who is discouraged with his church because of its "entertainment" and "self-promotion." I am a 22-year-old and have attended church all of my life. I was always taught that we are not only to worship God but also to bring others to know his word. ...
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Lulu Wille
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Lulu Wille, 97, of Jackson died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born June 18, 1905, in Biehle, Mo., daughter of Henry and Susan L. Hilderbrand Baer. She and Peter D. Friese were married Dec. 26, 1922. He died June 4, 1926. She and Jesse Wille were married Aug. 26, 1927. He died Oct. 24, 1967...
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Corinne Rich
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Corinne Rich, 83, of Cobden died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at Jonesboro Healthcare Center in Jonesboro, Ill. She was born Jan. 4, 1919, in Cobden, daughter of Arthur and Holdie May Cooley Goodman. She and Ralph W. Rich Sr. were married May 10, 1944, in Cobden. He died Dec. 13, 1987...
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Esther Graff
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Esther M. Graff, 87, of Perryville died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at Perry Oaks Manor in Perryville. She was born June 11, 1915, in Wellston, Okla., daughter of William Seymour and Belle Hazzard Messner. She and Leonard Graff were married May 13, 1950. He died March 12, 1986...
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Roy Hickam
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Roy A. Hickam, 89, of Cobden died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, at the Marion Veterans Skilled Care Center in Marion, Ill. He was born May 11, 1913, in Alto Pass, Ill., son of John and Laura Whitson Hickam. He and Mary Helen Harbaugh were married Sept. 20, 1940, in Jackson...
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Doris Slattery
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Doris Slattery, 67, of Perryville died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, at her residence. Arrangements are pending with Young & Sons Funeral Home in Perryville.
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Cecil Halford
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Cecil Myra Halford, 84, of Oran, Mo., died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at her residence. She was born Feb. 15, 1918, in Commerce, Mo., daughter of the late Robert and Viola Mansker Brotherton. She and Waymon Halford were married Dec. 4, 1936, in New Madrid County. He died Oct. 22, 1996...
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Don Cauble
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Don Cauble, 80, of Dongola died Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002, at his residence. He was born Feb. 12, 1922, near Dongola, son of Otha and Lela Eddleman Cauble. He and Imogene Stoner were married Oct. 25, 1941. He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Dongola and retired from the Jonesboro Quarry, where he worked 29 years...
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Robert Smith
(Obituary ~ 10/28/02)
Robert T. Smith, 71, of Scott City died Sunday, Oct. 27, 2002, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Out of the past 10/28/02
(Out of the Past ~ 10/28/02)
10 years ago: Oct. 28, 1992 After year-long slump, Cape Girardeau's sales tax receipts appear to be on rebound and are at five-year high; city this year has collected $4.23 million in sale tax revenue since January, up 5.7 percent from $4 million collected last year at this time...
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Two hurt in Sunday accident
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/28/02)
A Jackson woman and her passenger were injured in a one-vehicle accident Sunday on County Road 378 east of Patton, Mo., in Bollinger County. Gwenn Ivester, 21, was northbound in a 1993 Chevrolet when she failed to negotiate a curve, ran off the roadway and struck a dirt embankment...
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Cape police report 10/28/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/28/02)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Oct. 28 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWI Justin Dickey of 1175 Northwoods was arrested Saturday on North Main for driving while intoxicated, failure to remain on the right half of the roadway and to use turn indicator and following too closely...
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Tombstone of Dred Scott lawyer found
(State News ~ 10/28/02)
ST. LOUIS -- A marble tombstone found at a construction site here once marked the grave of an attorney who represented Dred Scott, a Missouri-born slave whose case for freedom helped push the nation toward the Civil War. David C. Hall and his partner, Alexander P. ...
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Father of U.S. Senate candidate Talent dies
(State News ~ 10/28/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Milton Oscar Talent, the father of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jim Talent, died early Sunday after a brief illness. The retired attorney from suburban Kirkwood was 91. Jim Talent's campaign said election activities would go on, but without personal participation of the former congressman or his immediate family for a couple of days while funeral arrangements are made...
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Sign fines upset Collinsville residents
(State News ~ 10/28/02)
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. -- Garage and yard sales are still permitted in this southwestern Illinois town, but residents need to be careful where they post signs advertising the auctions. Don and Marcy Basden were fined $83 for their yard-sale sign, wiping out the profits from their sale completely...
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Robotic photographer will roam wedding to take candid shots
(State News ~ 10/28/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Here's a new one for Miss Manners: Is it proper etiquette to take your robot to a wedding reception? What if the bride insists? When Bill Smart goes to a colleague's wedding in a few weeks, he'll bring along Lewis, a 300-pound robotic photographer that wanders around parties, detects faces and takes candid shots...
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Byrd takes Buick for first victory
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/02)
PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. -- Jonathan Byrd hit pay dirt Sunday at the Buick Challenge, closing with a 9-under 63 to become the 17th first-time winner on the PGA Tour this year. Byrd made five straight putts on the back nine at Callaway Gardens, two of them for eagle, and was within range of the tour's 72-hole scoring record in relation to par. By the end of the day, he was simply thankful to get his first victory...
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Goalies change, but Blues keep winning
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/02)
CALGARY, Alberta -- No matter who is in goal, the St. Louis Blues keep on winning. Eric Boguniecki's overtime goal Saturday night gave St. Louis a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over the Calgary Flames and extended the Blues winning streak to five games...
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Busch wins rain-shortened race
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/02)
HAMPTON, Ga. -- Kurt Busch outran the competition and the weather Sunday, grabbing his second straight Winston Cup victory in the rain-shortened NAPA 500. After one long rain delay and threatening skies throughout, the race scheduled for 325 laps at Atlanta Motor speedway ended under a yellow flag on lap 248 as the wet weather finally arrived...
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Smith breaks record in loss
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/02)
IRVING, Texas -- Emmitt Smith broke Walter Payton's career rushing record with an 11-yard fourth-quarter run Sunday, accomplishing a goal the Dallas Cowboys running back set for himself when he was a rookie in 1990. Smith finished with 109 yards on 24 carries -- both season highs -- but he could only stand grim-faced on the sideline as Seattle's Rian Lindell kicked a 20-yard field goal with 25 seconds left to give the Seahawks a 17-14 victory...
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Anaheim Angels on cloud nine
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/02)
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- This is definitely movie material -- and the stars are the never-say-die Anaheim Angels. They came out of nowhere to reach their first World Series, rallying past every team in their way. Their rookie pitcher wins Game 7. And the best hitter in the world watches from the losers' dugout, knowing he was once just six outs away from winning the only title he has ever wanted...
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Tigers shift focus to Iowa State
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- There was plenty of time left on the clock when coach Gary Pinkel's thoughts shifted from Missouri's convincing victory over border rival Kansas to the challenges of next week. He's often said that losing hurts a lot more than winning feels good, and the Tigers' 36-12 triumph was another example of that mindset. ...
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Lakers go for four in a row
(Professional Sports ~ 10/28/02)
The Los Angeles Lakers' quest for a four-peat has begun, and so has the taunting and fighting with the Kings. "I'm not worried about the Sacramento Queens," Shaquille O'Neal said. "Write it down. Take pictures. When we get back, there's going to be trouble."...
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Official - Suspect was detained for alien smuggling
(National News ~ 10/28/02)
MIAMI -- John Allen Muhammad, the U.S. Army veteran charged with murder in the Washington, D.C.-area sniper slayings, was detained for hours at Miami International Airport in April 2001 because immigration inspectors suspected he was trying to smuggle two undocumented Jamaican women into the country, a U.S. government official said Saturday...
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Area Wide United Way campaign at 38 percent of goal
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
With the 49th annual Area Wide United Way campaign under way, more than $340,000 of the $895,000 goal has been committed in pledges, which represents 38 percent of the goal. Many employee groups are in the midst of running their campaign, and those that are complete have shown an increase in overall and per capita giving. ...
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River museum gets sizable collection
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
Submitted photo Annette Voelker, second from right, recently donated 81 items to the Cape River Heritage Museum, collections of her riverboat captain father, Laurence Trovillion. With Voelker were Robyn Mainor, museum docent; Marjorie Thompson, museum board president; and Terry Cook, Voelker's fiance. Voelker held a model of the Lady Linda, which Trovillion piloted.By Janis M. Gosche ~ Southeast Missourian...
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Cape fire report 10/28/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/28/02)
Cape Girardeau Monday, Oct. 28 Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: At 2:26 p.m., an emergency medical service at 1610 Oak Lane. At 5:14 p.m., an emergency medical service at 316 Independence. At 5:24 p.m., an emergency medical service at 2503 Jonquil...
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Lawmakers expect another budget crunch
(Local News ~ 10/28/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Budget writers in the legislature say all options for ending Missouri's continuing financial problems will be up for discussion in January when work begins on the next state spending plan. Natural growth in mandatory spending programs coupled with the absence of one-time funds lawmakers used to balance this year's budget will leave the legislature scrambling to come up plug a hole of at least $400 million for the budget year beginning July 1, said state Sen. ...
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