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Body identified as man wanted on drug charges
(State News ~ 01/02/03)
CORNING, Ark. -- Police have identified a body found in the Current River as a Poplar Bluff, Mo., man who was wanted on drug charges. Authorities said fishermen found Roy Wayne Hines, 31, submerged in the river last week just south of the Missouri border...
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Despite terrorism fears, New Year's celebrations go smoothly
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
New Year's Day crowds in Pasadena, Calif., screamed and cheered Wednesday as a trio of military stealth planes streaked overhead for the Tournament of Roses Parade. Nearly a continent away, rain forced the postponement of another new year tradition, Philadelphia's colorful Mummers Parade...
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California judge clears tobacco companies in smoker's death
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Two major tobacco companies won a rare West Coast court victory when a federal judge cleared them of responsibility in the death of a lifetime smoker. U.S. District Judge Saundra B. Armstrong ruled Tuesday that there was insufficient evidence to find Philip Morris Co. and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. liable in the death of 81-year-old Frank Robert White...
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Nation briefs 1/2/03
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
More military troops ordered to Persian Gulf WASHINGTON -- An infantry division from Georgia has been ordered to the Persian Gulf region as a part of the military's preparations for war with Iraq, officials said Tuesday. The troops, from the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized), received prepare-to-deploy orders earlier this week, Army officials said. ...
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Products for incontinent adults help them stay home longer
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. Peggy Lu Fay spent years visiting nursing homes, where she met many patients who were forced to leave their homes for only one reason: Their loved ones simply couldn't handle caring for them after they became incontinent. It was a heartbreaking scenario that led Fay to search for a way to help. She started selling adult reusable diapers that were cheap, environmentally friendly and custom made to make it easier for caretakers...
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Scientists map important chromosome
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
French and American scientists have mapped chromosome 14, the longest sequenced to date and the site of more than 60 disease genes, including one linked to early onset Alzheimer's. The feat enlisting nearly 100 researchers marks the fourth of the 24 human chromosomes mapped so far as part of an international effort...
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West Virginia doctors begin protesting high insurance costs
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Almost all surgeries were canceled at four West Virginia hospitals beginning Wednesday as more than two dozen surgeons began a protest of the high cost of malpractice insurance. In one hospital, 18 of the 19 orthopedic, cardiac and general surgeons are taking leave this week in protest. On Wednesday, at least one patient was transferred 90 miles to another hospital in order to undergo an operation...
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Frist, a surgeon, aids victims at Florida rollover
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
MIAMI -- Incoming Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist stopped minutes after a rollover accident on a Florida highway Wednesday, helping tend to the four survivors until paramedics arrived. Frist, a surgeon, was about 35 miles from Miami and heading to a family vacation home when a sport utility vehicle going in the other direction rolled over, throwing out all six passengers. The senator helped the victims until paramedics arrived to take them to a hospital...
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Teen screening for chlamydia could lower infertility
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Changing physicians' behavior so they give sexually active teenage girls a simple urine test during a routine doctor's visit is an effective way of identifying chlamydia and ultimately helping prevent infertility problems later in life, a study found...
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Development at site of famous battle riles history buffs
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
FREDERICKSBURG, Va.-- More than 140 years after the famous Civil War Battle of Chancellorsville, a new fight is brewing over a proposal to build a town on the land that gave Confederate general Robert E. Lee his greatest victory. The Spotsylvania County Planning Commission voted 5-2 in favor of building the new town in northern Virginia, a rapidly growing region that was also the epicenter of the Civil War. The final decision rests with the county's sharply divided Board of Supervisors...
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Ex-employee's memoir basis for TV movie about Enron
(Entertainment ~ 01/02/03)
LOS ANGELES -- When new Enron employee Brian Cruver drives into the company parking garage, he's greeted by a gung-ho electronic sign: "Enron is bold ... bold ... bold." When he leaves eight months later, laid off along with thousands of co-workers after the company's bankruptcy filing, he sees a message of bitterness. "Enron is greedy ... arrogant ... deceptive."...
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World briefs 01/02/03
(International News ~ 01/02/03)
Unmanned U.S. drone crashes in Pakistan ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- An unmanned U.S. drone aircraft crashed Wednesday during a routine surveillance mission over southwestern Pakistan, not far from a facility used by American troops for operations in Afghanistan, police said...
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Palestinians rally on anniversary of founding of Fatah movement
(International News ~ 01/02/03)
JERUSALEM -- Thousands of Palestinians, many carrying assault rifles and dummy rockets, marched in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Wednesday to mark the founding anniversary of Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement, in a show of defiance against Israeli occupation...
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Teen, ex-boyfriend found dead by authorities
(State News ~ 01/02/03)
BRANSON, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri teenager and her 22-year-old former boyfriend are dead in what police are calling a murder-suicide. A neighbor called 911 after hearing shots fired Tuesday afternoon at a mobile home park just north of Branson. When police arrived, they found Kesya Leal, 17, who lived in the home with her mother, and Brandon Rowan, 22, of Jonesboro, Ark., dead of gunshot wounds...
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Dry weather resulting in fewer, hungrier birds
(State News ~ 01/02/03)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Bird watchers taking notice of fewer visitors to their bird feeders this winter have perhaps been left wondering why. Well, it's not, as some have feared, the West Nile virus, which is especially fatal to crows, bluejays and birds of prey...
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N. Korea fans flames of anti-U.S. sentiments
(International News ~ 01/02/03)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Sensing an opportunity in widespread anti-American sentiment in South Korea, North Korea urged South Koreans on Wednesday to back its confrontation with the United States over its nuclear program. "It can be said that there exists on the Korean Peninsula at present only confrontation between the Koreans in the North and the South and the United States," the communist state said in its New Year's message...
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Murder suspects could be part of terror cell
(International News ~ 01/02/03)
SAN'A, Yemen -- The two men accused of killing three American missionaries and a prominent Yemeni politician may be part of a larger terrorist cell that planned to attack foreigners and secular leaders in Yemen, a security official said Wednesday. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said investigators developed the idea during interrogations of Abed Abdul Razak Kamel, who is suspected in the American missionaries' killing...
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Weapons inspectors visit brewery, 7UP bottling plant
(International News ~ 01/02/03)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.N. arms inspectors made surprise visits to a brewery and a 7UP bottling plant Wednesday in their continuing search for banned chemical, biological and nuclear weapons in Iraq. The inspectors also appeared unannounced at a missile maintenance factory and a truck repair company, where the owner complained they had disrupted his New Year's holiday. All four inspections occurred in or near Baghdad...
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Pakistan condemns U.S. after weekend border clash hurts soldier
(International News ~ 01/02/03)
PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- Pakistani politicians voiced outrage Wednesday after a weekend border clash that prompted a U.S. warplane to bomb a site near or inside the Pakistani border. The retaliation airstrike came after a U.S. soldier was shot in the head by a man dressed as a Pakistani border guard...
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At least 12 Colombians killed by alleged rebel members
(International News ~ 01/02/03)
BOGOTA, Colombia -- At least 12 people, including eight civilians, were killed in attacks by suspected rebels around the country, police said Wednesday. Alleged members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, killed five bus drivers Tuesday after stopping their vehicles, forcing out all the passengers, then lighting the buses on fire, said national police director Gen. Teodoro Campo...
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Brazil's first elected leftist president pledges to end hunger
(International News ~ 01/02/03)
BRASILIA, Brazil -- Brazil's first elected leftist president took office Wednesday, pledging to ease the agony of countless impoverished and hungry Brazilians who inhabit South America's biggest country -- a fertile land the size of the continental United States...
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Mexican city mourns deaths of dozens in fireworks explosion
(International News ~ 01/02/03)
VERACRUZ, Mexico -- Sobbing friends and families spent New Year's Day rushing to hospitals and the city morgue in search of their missing loved ones a day after a deadly fireworks explosion killed at least 28 people. The blasts ignited a city block, sending hundreds fleeing for their lives as flames shot 130 feet into the air...
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New drug shows promise for treating MS, Chron's disease
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
An experimental drug shows promise as an effective new approach for treating multiple sclerosis and the intestinal ailment Crohn's disease. In preliminary tests, the new drug Antegren dramatically reduced the number of new brain lesions in patients with MS and cut the number of relapses in half. In Crohn's patients, it increased the rate of remission and improved the patients' quality of life...
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Impact of global warming seen on wild plants, animals
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
Rising global temperatures that have lured plants into early bloom and birds to nest earlier in the spring are altering the ranges and behavior of hundreds of plant and animal species worldwide, two studies conclude. From North America's marmots to Britain's birds, the findings could spell bad news for species already stressed by habitat loss if predictions of global warming over the next century pan out, the authors said in the studies, which appear in Thursday's issue of the journal Nature...
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First Friday Coffee to feature CVB update
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
First Friday Coffee will feature an update on the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, the first update since the Chamber of Commerce took over its operation in August. Chuck Martin, the CVB director, and Angie Bender, CVB sales and marketing coordinator, will give the presentation. The direction of the organization will be discussed...
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Browns put playoff hopes in the hands of their backup QB
(Professional Sports ~ 01/02/03)
BEREA, Ohio -- Hours before leading the Cleveland Browns into the playoffs, quarterback Kelly Holcomb warmed up his arm -- and vocal chords. As rapper Eminem's hit "Lose Yourself" boomed through the stadium's loudspeakers, Holcomb pumped up himself and teammates by barking out the lyrics...
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Iowa St. tumbles to Boise St.
(College Sports ~ 01/02/03)
Going unbeaten in the Western Athletic Conference earned Boise State a postseason trip, even though the Broncos didn't have to travel far. Beating a Big 12 opponent will probably get the Broncos' even higher in The Associated Press media poll, where they had never appeared before this season...
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Kehoe watches Hurricande power form around him
(College Sports ~ 01/02/03)
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Art Kehoe has been at Miami since the start, as a feisty offensive guard in the late 1970s, then as a graduate assistant, a line coach and now an assistant head coach. Over the past 20 seasons, he's seen this private school rise up and become the premier college football program in the country...
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Sooners come up roses; Irish fall
(College Sports ~ 01/02/03)
Oklahoma got off to a real rosy start on New Year's Day. Not so for Notre Dame, Mike Price and Larry Johnson. MVP Nate Hybl threw two touchdown passes and Quentin Griffin ran for 144 yards and a score as the No. 8 Sooners made their first trip to the Rose Bowl a memorable one, romping past Washington State 34-14 Wednesday...
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Heisman converts Palmer into target
(College Sports ~ 01/02/03)
MIAMI -- The No. 3 jersey Carson Palmer wears suddenly feels like it carries a bull's-eye. Winning the Heisman Trophy has that effect. Palmer takes the field as America's most acclaimed collegian for the first time today, when he leads Southern California against Iowa in the Orange Bowl...
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Cubs fans still hopeful after all these years
(State News ~ 01/02/03)
DIXON, Ill. -- Mary Crombie marked her 113th New Year without ceremony on Wednesday but with familiar optimism about her beloved Cubs, notwithstanding their 94-year unlucky streak. Following baseball's lovable losers for so long, though, has taught her not to predict a World Series victory. That hasn't happened since 1908, the year she turned 18 and Chicago beat Detroit four games to one in the fall classic...
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Raiders' Gannon wins MVP
(Professional Sports ~ 01/02/03)
Oakland Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon can add another honor to his record-setting season: NFL Most Valuable Player. Gannon received 19 votes to edge Green Bay's Brett Favre on Wednesday, a satisfying achievement for a player who wasn't even wanted out of college, spent much of his 15-year career as a journeyman, and even sat out a season...
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ESPN says Parcells will join Cowboys
(Professional Sports ~ 01/02/03)
Network reports former Super Bowl coach will become head coach of Cowboys. By Stephen Hawkins ~ The Associated Press IRVING, Texas -- Tuna is heading for Texas. Or so he says. Bill Parcells, known for winning Super Bowls and, more recently, for walking away from deals that seemed done, told ESPN Wednesday that he was leaving the network to become the Dallas Cowboys' coach...
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DARE officer turns fund-raiser as program suffers cutbacks
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
When the Cape Girardeau patrolman Jeff Bonham learned the Missouri State Highway Patrol would no longer supply materials to the city's Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education, or DARE, program, he put out a call for backup. "I had no idea there would be a cut on our supplies," he said. "My first reaction was to go out and seek donations."...
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Late taxpayers discover waiting doesn't pay
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
The due date to pay last year's personal property taxes on time has come and gone, but the sooner tardy taxpayers hand over the money, the better it will be for them, said Cape Girardeau County Collector Diane Diebold. Dec. 31 was the last day to pay taxes without incurring penalties and interest charges. Despite notices that are sent out, Diebold said every year about 10 percent of taxes are delinquent...
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Hearing set for suspect in theft of Faulkner letters
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
A former lawyer charged with stealing six William Faulkner letters from Southeast Missouri State University will face a preliminary hearing Friday at 4 p.m. in front of Associate Circuit Court Judge Gary Kamp. Robert Hardin Smith, 43, of Jacksonville, Ark., was charged Nov. ...
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Effort under way to preserve heirloom apples
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Wanted, alive: Old-growth apple trees. Ron Walser and Estevan Arellano are trying to track down the gnarled old-timers whose family trees date back to Spanish colonial times. They want to ensure the survival of heirloom apples -- and other old-time fruits and vegetables that have become acclimated to New Mexico -- for future generations...
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Clonaid - Cloned baby goes home from hospital
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
A baby said to be the first human clone has gone home with her mother, according to a cloning company linked to a sect that believes space aliens created life on Earth. The baby, nicknamed "Eve," went home Monday, said Clonaid spokeswoman Nadine Gary. The company has refused to say where her home is, or where Eve was born last Thursday. The unidentified mother is a 31-year-old American, Clonaid officials said at a news conference last week in Hollywood, Fla...
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People talk 1/2/03
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
Trip to video store bad news for Diana Ross TUCSON, Ariz. -- Singer Diana Ross said she was trying to rent a video and got lost when she was stopped for allegedly driving under the influence, according a police report. Tucson police Officer Scott Sullivan stopped Ross early Monday morning after someone reported that a vehicle was driving south in the northbound lanes of a street in northeastern Tucson...
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Official says more budget cuts, layoffs expected
(State News ~ 01/02/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some state employees are likely to lose their jobs when the government announces a new round of budget cuts today, Missouri's budget director said. The cuts are expected to affect almost all state agencies. "There will be layoffs, but we're trying to minimize the number of layoffs" by eliminating positions that already are vacant, budget director Linda Luebbering said Tuesday. "We're not talking about a huge number. We're not talking thousands."...
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Searching for something to laugh about
(Column ~ 01/02/03)
Jan. 2, 2002 Dear Patty, Sitting in the audience at sold-out Fox Theatre in St. Louis last weekend, I suddenly felt very alone. Could I be the only person in the world who doesn't like "The Producers?" This was the same musical, minus the big movie stars, that won 12 Tony Awards in 2001...
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Ohio State star at odds with his own school
(Sports Column ~ 01/02/03)
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The kid relies on his instincts. Every great running back learns to pick his spots, but Maurice Clarett grasped that lesson earlier than most. Ohio State's 19-year-old freshman sensation had little choice; grow up where he did and one false step means you might never get the chance to make another...
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Jam-band Phish returns from two-year hiatus
(Entertainment ~ 01/02/03)
NEW YORK -- Phish put its long-suffering fans out of their misery in style. Returning from a two-year hiatus, the Vermont jam band with the obsessive fan base played a long, high-energy show at Madison Square Garden on New Year's Eve. Some fans payed more than $1,000 to get into the sold-out concert...
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Further bribes won't work
(Column ~ 01/02/03)
By Ted Galen Carpenter ~ From USA Today WASHINGTON -- North Korea's decision to reopen its nuclear reactor at Yongbyon has understandably alarmed U.S. leaders. The usual options for dealing with this crisis, however, lack realism...
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Jackson resident leads ticket sales
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
Southeast Missourian Jackson resident Ila Niswonger was recently recognized as the top seller for Holidays on the House this season, a fund raiser for the Southeast Missouri chapter of the American Red Cross in which winners receive a child's playhouse...
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New year delivers joy for area couple
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
Baby Gabrielle has already figured out something it takes some young ladies years of charm school to master -- how to make a stylish, attention-getting entrance. Gabrielle Cecelia Enos is the area's first baby of 2003, and the first child of Michael Enos and Julie Kern of New Hamburg, Mo. Doctors at Southeast Missouri Hospital delivered the 6-pound, 9-ounce baby girl at 4:58 a.m. Wednesday...
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Former teacher receives sentence
(State News ~ 01/02/03)
WAYNESVILLE, Mo. -- A former Willow Springs High School English teacher has been sentenced to three years probation for having sexual relations with a 16-year-old student. Rebecca L. Gregory, 39, pleaded guilty Tuesday to an amended charge of child endangerment before Pulaski County Circuit Judge Douglas Long Jr., said Gregory's attorney, Joe Passanise...
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Ted Clark, darts
(Community Sports ~ 01/02/03)
Ted Clark has thrown plenty of darts in his life, and he hopes to throw many more. Clark, 47, has taken steps toward making sure that happens. Nearly two years ago he bought Stooges in Jackson and moved his 10-year-old dart league from the town's bowling lanes to his own nightspot...
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Michael Stephens
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Michael Kim Stephens, 33, of Bloomfield died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born Jan. 22, 1969, in Cape Girardeau, son of Michael Stephens and Terri May Geiger...
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Raymond Tackett
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
OMAHA, Neb. -- Raymond J. Tackett, 59, of Omaha died Monday, Dec. 30, 2002, at his home. He was born Oct. 23, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, the son of Luther and Celeste Clark Tackett. Survivors include his wife, Jo Ann Tackett; four daughters, Leeanna Billups of Olathe, Kan., Carla Tackett of Girard, Kan., Michele Lewis of Omaha and Julie Valdivia of Kansas City, Mo.; a son, Tim Kline of Hillsdale, Kan.; two brothers, two sisters and 10 grandchildren...
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Joseph Schaefer
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Joseph Ray Schaefer, 78, of Sikeston, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at his home in Sikeston following an extended illness. He was born June 15, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, Mo., son of Martin and Anna McBride Schaefer. He and Laura Elizabeth Henry were married Aug. 17, 1946 in St. Louis...
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R.C. Martin
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
PATTON, Mo. -- Rufus Clay Martin, 82, of Patton, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at his home. He was born Sept. 26, 1920, in Tyronza, Ark., the son of Henry and Callie Ashlock Martin. He and Virginia Cossell were married March 20, 1992. He spent most of his life in the Avert community in Stoddard County, was a retired farmer and Church of God minister and was the former owner of Martin Hill Retirement Center near Avert...
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Ida Vandivort
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
Ida Marie Vandivort, 93, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born March 18, 1909, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of John Issac and Ida Schulz Sample. She and Paul M. Vandivort Sr. were married Aug. 1, 1938, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Dec. 26, 1977...
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David Moses
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
HICKMAN, Ky. -- David Moses, 53, of Hickman, formerly of Mounds, Ill., died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union City, Tenn. He was born Aug. 22, 1949, in Cairo, Ill., to Sam and Judy Wilburn Moses. He married Rebecca Newton...
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Velma Hamm
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
ANNA, Ill. -- Velma Artrefis "Tee" Hamm, 82, of Anna, formerly of Oran, Mo., died at 8:35 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Jonesboro Health Care Center. She was born April 14, 1920, in Damascus, Ark., the daughter of Waid and Illma Bench Faulconer. She was married to George Hamm. He preceded her in death in 1985...
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Leona McKeon
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
Funeral service and Mass of Christian burial for Leona M. McKeon, 94, of Davenport, Iowa, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, 2003, at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Davenport. Burial will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation is from 4 to 7 p.m. today at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport. A prayer service will be offered at 4 p.m...
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Pauline Taylor
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
Pauline Elizabeth Taylor, 83, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 4, 1919, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of David Murray and Pearl Phillips Gibson. She and Robert Lee Taylor were married Sept. 3, 1942, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death Feb. 9, 2002...
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Christine Farmer
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The funeral for Christine Farmer will be held at 11 a.m. today at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston, Mo. The Rev. Greg Forrester will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9:30 a.m. until service time...
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Aubrey Dennis
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Aubrey C. Dennis, 89, of Chaffee, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 6, 1913, at Caney, Mo., son of James Lafayette and Delpha Cecilia Good Dennis. He and Mary White were married Nov. 23, 1931...
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Alvina White
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Alvina M. White, 92, formerly of Perryville, Mo., died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2002, at Parkland Health Center in Farmington, Mo. She was born Aug. 30, 1910, at Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Cecil W. Heuer Sr. and Carrie J. Hill Heuer. She and Rex R. Snoddy were in 1926. He preceded her in death in 1980. She then married Roy G. White. He preceded her in death in 1994...
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Rust Communications acquires newspapers in Iowa, Indiana
(Business ~ 01/02/03)
Rust Communications Inc., which owns the Southeast Missourian, has acquired several newspapers in northwestern Iowa and one in Indiana from Community Newspaper Holdings Inc., Birmingham, Ala. The newspaper ownership changes were announced Tuesday in Iowa and Indiana. The effective date of the purchases is Jan. 1...
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New House GOP leader is 'a fighter,' colleague says
(State News ~ 01/02/03)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Jason Crowell is afraid of heights, but he loves to jump out of airplanes. Next month, the Cape Girardeau Republican will find himself jumping from a new and different height. Republicans have nominated Crowell as the House majority floor leader. In this post, he'll be like a quarterback for the GOP agenda. He might not call the plays, but he must execute them, line up debaters and figure out ways around defensive formations...
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Peyton's story inspires us year-around
(Editorial ~ 01/02/03)
The powerfully inspirational story of Peyton Young and his wonderful parents, Mike and Corrie Young, is an amazing one. Six-year-old Peyton has CHARGE syndrome, a rare genetic birth defect that has left the boy legally blind, largely deaf and without the ability to talk, swallow food or wrestle with his brother or play catch with his dad...
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Out of the past 1/2/03
(Out of the Past ~ 01/02/03)
10 years ago: Jan. 2, 1993 John David Crites, member of Boy Scout Troop 5, has earned rank of Eagle; to attain Boy Scouting's highest rank, Crites earned 28 merit badges and devoted 54 hours to completing service project; his service project was done at Trail of Tears State Park and consisted of clearing designated area at park entrance...
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Births 1/2/03
(Births ~ 01/02/03)
Huckstep Daughter to Allan Gene and Tamara Fay Huckstep of Jackson, St. Francis Medical Center, 4:46 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002. Name, Lydia Christine. Weight, 8 pounds 10 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Huckstep is the former Tamara Uhrhan, daughter of Vernon and Jerry Uhrhan of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at St. Francis Regional Laboratories. Huckstep is the son of Terry and Phyllis Huckstep of Jackson. He is employed at Southeast Missouri Dental Lab...
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Pansy Walker
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Pansy Walker, 55, of Dexter, Mo., died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2003, at her brother's home in Dexter. She was born Sept. 24, 1947, in Parma, Mo., daughter of Otho and Alma Walker Brown. She and James E. Walker were married on June 4, 1966, at Essex, Mo. He died Oct. 31, 2000...
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Lillie Starks
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Lillie Mae Starks, 92, of Charleston, died Friday, Dec. 27, 2002, at the Charleston Manor Skilled Nursing Center. She was born Sept. 1, 1910, in Arkansas. Starks was a member of the Holly Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Wyatt, Mo., where she was a member of both the usher board and the mother's board...
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Bertha Blaylock
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Bertha E. Blaylock, 90, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at Perry Oaks Manor in Perryville. She was born Aug. 14, 1912, in Bollinger County, daughter of Willis and Mary Moran Loberg. She and Roy Blaylock were married Oct. 2, 1929. He preceded her in death Dec. 31, 1986...
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Geneva Bohannon
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
ANNA, Ill. -- Geneva Bohannon, 82, of Anna, Ill., died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at her daughter's home in Smyrna, Tenn. She was born Dec. 31, 1920, in Busa, Ill., daughter of John T. and Sarah Caroline Bragg Mowell. She and Albert Bohannon were married Jan. 23, 1937, in Royalton, Ill. He preceded her in death Dec. 1, 1999...
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James Burd
(Obituary ~ 01/02/03)
James Edward "Jim" Burd, age 67, of Olmsted, Ill., died at 4:55 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2002, at his home. Mr. Burd was born Dec. 30, 1935, at Olmsted, son of the late Clyde Jacob Burd and Violet Marie (Holcombe) Burd. Mr. Burd was a former member of the Olmsted United Methodist Church, was very active and a former member of the Olmsted Lion's Club, was a founder and one of the individuals to organize the Olmsted Khourey League Baseball, served on the Olmsted Volunteer Fire Department since the early age of 17 years, served as mayor for the village of Olmsted for 27 1/2 years, and was a retired fireman with the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plan, Kevil, Ky., after 22 years.. ...
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Scholarship fund is over and above Kiwanis donations
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/02/03)
To the editor: I want to thank your for the Dec. 22 editorial about the Kiwanis Club and Cherokee Park. The editorial covered the basics very well, but I would like to point out that the budgeted $70,000 does not include our Scholarship Foundation, which is funded from excess profit over and above the budget. ...
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Mr. Scott County contest set; proceeds going to research
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
NEW HAMBURG, Mo. -- The St. Lawrence Parish Center in New Hamburg will host a Mr. Scott County Contest at 7 p.m. Saturday. Any male in the Scott County area may compete in the contest. Requirements include some sort of creative wear such as formal wear or a bathing suit, a talent and a $25 sponsor. The public is invited...
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Commission approves change in property accounting
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
CHARLESTON, Mo. - Residential property in Mississippi County will go on and off the tax books sooner in 2003. During their regular weekly meeting Monday, county commissioners enacted the state statute known as the Occupancy Law as requested by County Assessor W.R. "Bill" Thompson...
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Community digest 1/2/03
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
American Legion makes plans for Friday dances A public dance will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. at the American Legion Hall in Jackson every Friday during the month of January, as well as on Saturday, Jan. 18. The hall is located one block north of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse. Entertainment will be provided by Country Touch band. The cost is $5 per person...
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Boeing, Hughes accused of providing rocket data to China
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
WASHINGTON -- Two leading aerospace companies have been accused by the State Department of illegally providing satellite and rocket technology to China that could be used for intercontinental missiles. The department accused Hughes Electronics Corp. and Boeing Satellite Systems of illegally giving technical data to China following failed Chinese launches of rockets carrying American satellites in 1995 and 1996. Boeing acquired Hughes' space unit in 2000...
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FBI expands search for foreigners who may have crossed border
(National News ~ 01/02/03)
WASHINGTON -- FBI agents are expanding their dragnet for a growing list of foreign-born men they believe may have entered the United States illegally from Canada in a false ID case that has heightened terrorism fears around the New Year's holiday, government officials say...
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Mentor, student meet in Jets-Colts matchup
(Professional Sports ~ 01/02/03)
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- Mentor and student. Rival coaches. Best friends. On Saturday, Tony Dungy and Herman Edwards will meet socially for a few minutes, then send their teams onto the field and try to beat each other in the AFC playoffs. "It's going to be a lot of fun," Edwards predicted as his AFC East champion New York Jets (9-7) prepared to play Dungy's wild-card Indianapolis Colts...
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Red Wings show Blues who's No. 1
(Professional Sports ~ 01/02/03)
P Detroit breezes to 5-1 New Year's Eve victory over St. Louis. The Associated Press DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings exceeded coach Dave Lewis' challenge. At the beginning of December, Lewis gave the team the goal of being atop the Western Conference by the start of 2003...
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Greg Freeman, Post-Dispatch columnist, dies
(State News ~ 01/02/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Greg Freeman, a St. Louis native who rose to become one of the chief columnists for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, died Tuesday at his home. Freeman, 46, collapsed Tuesday morning, his wife, Elizabeth, told the newspaper. He was unresponsive and his family attempted to revive him. Paramedics rushed him to Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 7:57 a.m...
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At least four killed on Missouri roads over New Year's holiday
(State News ~ 01/02/03)
At least four people have died in traffic accidents on Missouri roads during the New Year's holiday, including two people thrown from a vehicle when it ran off Interstate 70 near Columbia. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said David T. Hernandez, 24, of Columbia, and his 16-year-old cousin Jorge G. Vega, of Boonville, were killed about 1 a.m. Wednesday when the vehicle they were riding in ran off the road and overturned. They were pronounced dead at the scene...
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Red Cross chapter concludes Holidays on the House benefit
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
The Southeast Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross recently wrapped up its Holidays on the House fund raiser by drawing out the names of four people who won children's playhouses. Holidays on the House is an American Red Cross event developed to raise funds for emergency services in Southeast Missouri. ...
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Decrease in blood donations concerns Red Cross
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
As is usually the case this time of year, declining blood donations have resulted in a serious situation for the Southeast Missouri area. The holidays, coupled with recent winter storms, have interfered with donors' regular donation routines, jeopardizing blood and platelet supplies, and causing real concern at the American Red Cross...
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Trivia night scheduled to help support Habitat for Humanity
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
A trivia night is being planned for Feb. 7 to help support the area's Habitat for Humanity. This event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Family Life Center at Centenary United Methodist Church, 300 N. Ellis. Tables of eight will compete against each other in categories such as: Cape Girardeau, music, sports, movies, Missouri, history and geography. The cost is $100 per table of eight or $50 per table of eight for students...
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Speak Out 1/2/03
(Speak Out ~ 01/02/03)
Making children happy EVERYONE IS always complaining that there is nothing fun and wholesome for children and families to do together. NORAD made a Web site for this purpose. The site let children track Santa. The children got very giddy with this idea, and their parents surely enjoyed watching them light up. The taxpayer who complained should be happy to know that the site made some child's Christmas brighter, though I really doubt that much of our money was used...
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Area sports calendar
(Other Sports ~ 01/02/03)
Baseball Southeast camps: Southeast Missouri State University coach Mark Hogan and staff will hold a final session at Houck Field House Jan. 25-26. Times are 8 a.m.-noon for ages 7-12 and 1-5 p.m. for ages 13-18. Cost is $90. Info: 651-2645, 986-6002...
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Fanfare 1/2/03
(Other Sports ~ 01/02/03)
Baseball The two men unable to agree on who owned Barry Bonds' 73rd home run ball now can't agree on how to sell it. That leaves the record ball still locked in legal limbo. A judge ruled last month neither should get it outright -- Alex Popov gloved the ball for an instant and Patrick Hayashi ended up with it...
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Health calendar 1/2/03
(Community ~ 01/02/03)
Today Free blood pressure screening by Southeast Missouri Hospital at the Senior Center, 921 N. Clark in Cape Girardeau, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday Free blood pressure screening by Southeast Missouri Hospital at St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Girardeau from 8 to 9:30 a.m...
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Cape police report 1/2/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/02/03)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Jan. 2 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Stephen D. Flye, 30, of 905 Hickory, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Monday on a Scott County warrant for nonsupport...
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GOP leadership change is opportunity
(Editorial ~ 01/02/03)
In his heart, a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps. -- Proverbs 16:9 On the day of his election as the Senate's new majority leader, this was the Bible verse that Sen. Bill Frist's mind kept returning to. Even though the Republican from Tennessee had saved lives as a heart surgeon, Frist soon realized that his life's most profound professional responsibility lay before him....
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Cape fire report 1/2/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/02/03)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Jan. 2 Firefighters responded to the following call Monday: At 4:06 p.m., a fire alarm at SEMO Towers Complex. Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: At 7:10 a.m., a medical assist at 2835 Whitener. At 8:59 a.m., a citizen assist at 611 S. West End Blvd...
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Veterans Home employees honored for suggestions
(Local News ~ 01/02/03)
Ten Missouri Veterans Home employees were recently rewarded for their energy conservation suggestions during a conservation contest held by the Cape Girardeau facility. The contest was held due to a tight budget and the potential for more cuts, according to Lana Goodin, staff development coordinator...
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Jackson police report 1/2/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/02/03)
Steve Carter, 44, of 319 S. Hanover, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Monday on a Pemiscot County warrant for nonsupport. Michelle K. Dudley, 24, of 45 S. West End Blvd., Cape Girardeau, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia with intent to manufacture and possession of drug paraphernalia...
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Popular youth boot camp latest victim of budget cuts
(State News ~ 01/02/03)
NEVADA, Mo. -- Rather than close National Guard armories in Missouri to trim his budget, Adjutant General Dennis Shull has instead decided to close a popular boot camp for high school dropouts. The move has upset graduates of the program, their families and some elected officials...
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