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Redbirds get Rolen in opener
(Professional Sports ~ 04/01/03)
Rolen belts three-run homer to cap Cards' 11-9 comeback win over Brewers. By R.B. Fallstrom ~ The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Scott Rolen's first opening day in St. Louis was forgettable, until the eighth inning. Rolen made up for a costly error with a three-run homer that capped a six-run rally, and the Cardinals held on to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 11-9 Monday...
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Some suggestions for resolving Missouri's budget situation
(Column ~ 04/01/03)
I don't pretend to have all of the information I'd like to have to comment on the Missouri budget situation, but I have enough to make some suggestions and to raise some questions. I also have experienced serving six years in the Missouri House of Representatives with time on the state reorganization conference committee during the era of Gov. Kit Bond...
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People talk 04/01/03
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
McCartney may turn down volume in RomeLONDON -- Paul McCartney may turn down the volume to avoid disturbing the pope when he plays to an expected 300,000 fans outside Rome's Coliseum in May. Organizers of the free concert said Monday that the former Beatle may drop some of his louder rock numbers, including "Back In the U.S.S.R." and "Live And Let Die," so the concert won't disturb the 82-year-old pontiff at his quarters in the Vatican nearby...
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Heart failure for some dramatically relieved by cell injections
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
CHICAGO -- Some people virtually housebound by congestive heart failure dramatically improve and even return to work after doctors insert new cells into their severely damaged pumping muscle, according to a report Monday. The experiment is the latest attempt at cell therapy, an approach still early in development that shows enticing hints it can restore life to stunned and scarred areas of weakly beating hearts...
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Nation briefs 04/01/03
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
HealthSouth fires chief executive over scandal BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- HealthSouth Corp. fired its founder as chairman and chief executive as a third company official pleaded guilty to fraud Monday in a mushrooming accounting scandal. The company said Richard Scrushy, who built HealthSouth into a leading health care chain and was previously suspended as chief executive officer, also was asked to quit the board...
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Indulgent Las Vegas cracking down on water use
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
LAS VEGAS -- Steve Swanson looked out onto his lush, green golf course and gestured to the rolling fairways. "A lot more's going to have to come out," the Siena Golf Club superintendent said as he stood in a bed of crushed rock that used to be verdant grass...
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NBC fires journalist Peter Arnett after interview
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
NEW YORK -- NBC fired journalist Peter Arnett on Monday, angered that he had given an unauthorized interview with state-run Iraqi TV saying the American-led war effort initially failed because of Iraq's resistance. Arnett apologized for his "misjudgment," but added: "I said over the weekend what we all know about this war."...
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Judge rejects some requests for expert witnesses in sniper case
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
FAIRFAX, Va. -- Attorneys for sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo were denied permission to hire handwriting and voice recognition experts Monday, but were allowed to hire experts in DNA evidence, ballistics and fingerprints. Fairfax Circuit Court Judge Jane Marum Roush agreed with prosecutors that the defense did not need the voice-recognition and handwriting experts. The prosecution did not object to the other requests...
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Columbia recorder shows temperatures surging earlier
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
SPACE CENTER, Houston -- A tape recorder from the shattered Columbia shows temperatures surging inside the left wing three minutes earlier -- and hundreds of degrees higher -- than previously detected during the final portion of the shuttle's doomed flight, the chief investigator said Monday...
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Air Force Academy commandant praises decision to replace him
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
DENVER -- The outgoing Air Force Academy officer who oversees cadets endorsed his own removal Monday and expressed regret for making statements that suggested a cadet had invited a sexual assault. In a telephone interview, Brig. Gen. Sylvanus Taco Gilbert III also said he was proud of his record because he helped clean up a drug problem and improved discipline...
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U.S. troops risk lives to rescue elderly woman during battle
(International News ~ 04/01/03)
HINDIYAH, Iraq -- "We've got to get her off that bridge," he said. Capt. Chris Carter winced at the risks his men would have to take. Engaged in a lightning-fast raid for this Euphrates River town, they were battling for a bridge when -- through the smoke -- they saw the elderly woman. She had tried to race across the bridge when the Americans arrived, but was caught in the cross fire...
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Raid on militant group indicates ties to al-Qaida
(International News ~ 04/01/03)
BIYARE, Iraq -- A U.S.-led assault on a compound controlled by an Islamic Iraqi group has turned up a list of names of suspected militants living in the United States and possibly the strongest evidence yet linking Ansar al-Islam to al-Qaida, coalition commanders said Monday...
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First U.N. aid trickles into Iraq
(International News ~ 04/01/03)
AMMAN, Jordan -- The first wartime U.N. humanitarian aid, a few truckloads of food and water, trickled across Iraq's borders from Turkey and Kuwait, U.N. agencies reported Monday. But officials said aid organizations and the U.S. military remain wary of working together on relief operations for Iraq...
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Groups push for state money to go to religious schools
(State News ~ 04/01/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A diverse group of black, white, Catholic and Jewish adults and children gathered at the Capitol on Monday to push for a measure that would allow state funds to go to religious schools. The proposed constitutional amendment, if approved by the legislature, would have to go to a statewide vote in November 2004...
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Cape working on updating 911 service
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
In a few months, Cape Girardeau emergency dispatchers will be able to track a 911 caller to a specific longitude and latitude -- even if the caller is using a cell phone and does not know where he or she is. On Monday, the Cape Girardeau County Commission authorized $4,800 be paid to the city of Cape Girardeau to assist with mapping efforts to upgrade the city's 911 service. ...
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U.S. troops in street fighting with Republican Guard
(International News ~ 04/01/03)
Army forces battled Republican Guard units at Hindiyah on Monday in street fighting scarcely 50 miles from Baghdad, part of stepped-up air and ground strikes in advance of a drive on the capital. A Pentagon official said 8,000 precision-guided bombs have been dropped on Iraq...
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Flag flap prompts bill on historic sites
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Decisions related to state historic sites and monuments would be made by an independent citizens' panel and not by appointed state officials under legislation considered Monday by a Senate committee. The bill is a reaction to the January decision by Department of Natural Resources director Stephen Mahfood to permanently remove Confederate flags that had flown over the Confederate Memorial State Historic Site in Higginsville and the Fort Davidson State Historic Site in Pilot Knob.. ...
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Blues unable to pin loss on slippery Oilers, tie 5-5
(Professional Sports ~ 04/01/03)
ST. LOUIS -- Ethan Moreau scored with 1:52 left in regulation, Edmonton's third goal of the third period, as the Oilers rallied for a 5-5 tie Monday night with the St. Louis Blues. It was the second big comeback in two days for the Oilers, who came back from a 4-1 deficit on Sunday to tie Chicago 4-4...
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Jackson man to give DNA samples for '82 murder case
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
Twenty-one years after their mother's murder, Don and Gary Call are still waiting on answers. When Margie Call, 57, was found dead in her bedroom in her Brink Street home in January 1982, police called it an "obvious homicide" but wouldn't release details of her injuries or the crime scene until well after the autopsy report was released...
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Snow, silence, free hot dogs mark openers
(Professional Sports ~ 04/01/03)
By Mike Fitzpatrick ~ The Associated Press That special feeling of hope, joy and promise that accompanies every baseball opening day came with a shiver in many places this year. And a somber moment of silence. Snow delayed the Orioles' game against the Cleveland Indians on Monday in Baltimore, where fans huddled under blankets and downed more hot chocolate and coffee than beer...
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Area students qualify for state geography bee
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
Could you identify the countries bordering Iraq? How would you define acid rain? Can you name the state that is home to Three Mile Island, the site of a nuclear power plant accident in 1979? The questions might seem tough, but armed with the correct answers two area students qualified for the National Geographic Bee and a chance to win cash prizes and a college scholarship...
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Bonfire hosts charged for minors in possession
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
Two of the three hosts of the Jan. 18 bonfire party held at a Cape Girardeau County farmhouse on County Road 621 now face misdemeanor charges for possession of beer by a minor. Criminal summonses were issued to Jonathon W. Edwards and Tyler L. Gerlach ordering them to appear in court April 10 at 9 a.m. for initial arraignment. Both men, now 20, were 19 years old at the time of the party, where 14 guests were seriously burned when a 5-gallon plastic gasoline container was thrown into the bonfire...
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Web poll shows support among for tax measures
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
Pro-tax voters came out the winners in a week-long, unscientific Web poll conducted at semissourian.com. Registered Cape Girardeau voters will have a chance to express their opinions where they count on April 8, a week from today. They'll cast ballots for or against a quarter-cent sales tax, a local-use tax, a storm-water fee and a 10-cent property tax that would replace an identical tax set to expire in 2004...
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Support coordinated for soldiers, their families
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
The comforts of home are half a world away for the thousands of military personnel serving in the war in Iraq. But St. Francis Medical Center is working to send goods and provide aid and comfort to the soldiers and their families. "We want our co-workers, family members and friends to know that we miss them and we are thinking of them," said Steven Bjelich, president and CEO of St. Francis Healthcare System...
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Tennessee, Duke reach Final Four
(College Sports ~ 04/01/03)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee can finally pack its bags. The Lady Vols are headed to the Final Four again. Gwen Jackson scored 20 points and Kara Lawson had 15 as the top-seeded Lady Vols advanced to their 14th Final Four by beating No. 2 Villanova 73-49 in the Mideast Regional final Monday night...
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SEMO Appraisal LLC open for business
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
Donna Diebold Joplin has announced the opening of SEMO Appraisal LLC in Cape Girardeau. Joplin has 17 years of residential appraisal experience and 10 years of prior real estate experience. She is state certified and is an approved appraiser for most area lender and many nationwide mortgage and relocation companies. Her service area covers seven counties...
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Most races for school board contested
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
Concerns about school finance and an interest in construction projects have given voters in Cape Girardeau, Scott, Bollinger and Perry counties plenty of candidates to choose from in upcoming school board elections. In 12 school districts in those four counties, all but two school board elections are contested, with a total of 47 candidates running...
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Budget - Carnahan's legacy
(Column ~ 04/01/03)
By Josh Flory JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Before his death, Gov. Mel Carnahan was a polarizing figure in Missouri politics. Supporters touted him as the "education governor," while critics dismissed him as "Tax Man" Carnahan. But when the history of his administration is written, Carnahan's legacy might not match either of those sketches. ...
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Wulfers' power surge leads Bulldogs to 15-10 victory
(High School Sports ~ 04/01/03)
Matt Wulfers belted three home runs and drove in seven runs Monday to lead Notre Dame to a wild 15-10 baseball victory over visiting Kelly. The Bulldogs improved to 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the SEMO Conference. The Hawks fell to 1-3 and 0-3. "Matt had a day," Notre Dame coach Jeff Graviett said. "The wind was blowing out, but he hit the ball real well."...
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North Korea fires missile
(International News ~ 04/01/03)
TOKYO -- North Korea test-fired a ground-to-ship missile Tuesday morning, Japanese defense officials said. The missile test came just days after Japan launched two satellites into orbit that will help keep watch over North Korea's missile and suspected nuclear arms programs. The launch angered the communist state and it threatened to test-fire a missile...
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Statewide system to warn of disease outbreak unveiled
(State News ~ 04/01/03)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- An electronic laboratory reporting system designed to alert health officials to a possible bioterrorism attack or disease outbreak will be implemented statewide, Gov. Bob Holden and other officials said Monday. The biosurveillance system, called HealthSentry, was created by Cerner Corp. and has been tested in the Kansas City area for a year...
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War on minds of fans, players
(Professional Sports ~ 04/01/03)
ST. LOUIS -- It's a tradition in St. Louis dating at least to the days of Ozzie Smith and Whitey Herzog -- fans in this baseball-mad town decked out for home games in red. On Monday, the red was joined by plenty of white and blue, too. In a town where the baseball season opener is a holiday ranking right up there with Christmas and Independence Day, there was a little different feel as the defending NL Central champs opened against the Milwaukee Brewers. ...
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Bell City leads way with two all-staters
(High School Sports ~ 04/01/03)
The Bell City boys may not have repeated as Class 1 state champions, but the Cubs' two leaders repeated as all-state selections. Senior Eric Henry and junior Dominitrix Johnson again found their way onto the Class 1-3 Sportswriters and Sportscasters All-State Basketball Teams released today, leading a handful of local selections...
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Women's contributions recognized
(Editorial ~ 04/01/03)
Five outstanding women were recently honored with the 2003 Women's Impact Award from the Girl Scouts of Otahki Council and St. Francis Medical Center. Theese are the women who succeed at making the community a better place. Barbara Blanchard, for whom the newest elementary school in Cape Girardeau was named...
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Otahkian netters hand coach first OVC win
(College Sports ~ 04/01/03)
Southeast Missouri State University's women's tennis team handed first-year coach Mike Stevens his inaugural Ohio Valley Conference victory as the Otahkians defeated visiting Austin Peay 5-2 Monday. The Otahkians improved to 2-4 overall and 1-1 in OVC play. The Governors fell to 1-16...
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War's goal now is lasting peace, renewed respect
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/01/03)
To the editor: I don't often agree with David Limbaugh, but I must agree with most of his March 27 column regarding the length and expectations of the Iraqi war. This is war. It cannot be timed or scripted. This is reality we are seeing, not a TV show. ...
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Leita Kiehn
(Obituary ~ 04/01/03)
Leita L. Kiehn, 94, formerly of Jackson, died Sunday, March 30, 2003, at Advance Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 16, 1908, in Advance, Mo., daughter of George and Mella Reed Chapman. She and Louis M. Kiehn were married Aug. 24, 1940, in Cape Girardeau. He died Aug. 19, 1973...
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Speak Out 4/1/03
(Speak Out ~ 04/01/03)
Pray where you are ALL THIS hullabaloo about the photograph of the woman praying in the bar reminds of an old tale. Somebody asked an old Irish woman, "At which church to do you pray?" And she said, "I just throw me apron over me head and I'm in me tabernacle."...
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Edgar Hecht
(Obituary ~ 04/01/03)
Edgar W. Hecht, age 78, of New Wells, entered his heavenly home Monday, March 31, 2003, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Edgar was born Oct. 22, 1924, in Altenburg, Mo., son of William H. and Louise Swan Hecht. He and Ruby E. Starzinger were married Oct. 12, 1947, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in New Wells...
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Mabel Alston
(Obituary ~ 04/01/03)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mabel Mildred Alston, 88, of Chaffee died Monday, March 31, 2003, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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Evelyn Hall
(Obituary ~ 04/01/03)
Evelyn F. Hall, 45, of Oak Ridge died Friday, March 28, 2003, at Heartland Care Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 25, 1957, at Perryville, Mo., daughter of Silver and Freida Bufford Hall. Hall was a 1977 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. She was self-employed in domestic service...
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Births 4/1/03
(Births ~ 04/01/03)
Silver Son to Marc and Debbie Silver of Chicago, Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, 11:55 p.m. Thursday, March 6, 2003. Name, Charles Merrick. Weight, 7 pounds 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Silver is the former Debbie Israel, daughter of Thomas and Kilja Israel of Cape Girardeau. She is an attorney with the office of State Appellate Defender in Chicago. Silver is the son of Alan and Shirley Silver of Woodbridge, Conn. He is an attorney with Barnes and Thornburg in Chicago...
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Dr. Richard Reavis
(Obituary ~ 04/01/03)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Dr. Richard L. Reavis, 64, of Dongola died Saturday, March 29, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 13, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, son of Cloyd and Helen McCullough Reavis. He and Sidna Handley were married May 28, 1966...
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Area school honor rolls for third quarter
(Honor Roll ~ 04/01/03)
Guardian Angel School8TH GRADE -- NICK ANDERSON, CHRIS ASMUS, SARAH GLUECK, ROBERT LANGE, MONICA SCHERER. 7TH GRADE -- CODY W. DIRNBERGER, MICHELLE ESSNER, DEREK GAINES, KELSEY GAINES, CALEB SEYER, JODI URHAHN. 6TH GRADE -- TODD MCANELLY, KIRSTIE MANGELS, VICTORIA WESTRICH...
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Out of the past 4/1/03
(Out of the Past ~ 04/01/03)
10 years ago: April 1, 1993 Three of four candidates for Cape Girardeau Board of Education support two school-funding measures on Tuesday's ballot; they say fourth candidate should take stand, not sit on fence. Bloomfield, Mo. -- Dan and Connie Sitze, owners and publishers of The Bloomfield Vindicator for past four years, have sold that newspaper to Gary Rust of Cape Girardeau; Rust also owns newspapers in Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff, Dexter, Kennett and Advance; Barbara Hill of Dexter will be publisher of Vindicator.. ...
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Virus shows how vulnerable we can be
(Editorial ~ 04/01/03)
Globalization has not come without a cost. In today's world of international travel, if someone from Japan sneezes, someone in Southeast Missouri may soon catch a cold. Or maybe even something worse. One example is the so-called mystery disease now known as SARS, for severe acute respiratory syndrome. The deadly form of pneumonia has killed more than 50 people and required the hospitalization of more than 1,400 others, mostly in Asia...
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Action by U.S. cafeteria poses questions abroad
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
It's that time of year again: The sun is up before you are and sets just before you do; the birds sing, the trees, daffodils, tulips and wildflowers are in bloom; and of course, the constant reminder that French fries are from Belgium and NOT France!...
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Corn planting expected to rise; soybeans to fall
(State News ~ 04/01/03)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Missouri farmers are expected to plant more corn and less soybeans this year, according to a survey of farmers released Monday. Farmers are projected to plant 2.9 million acres of corn in 2003, up 4 percent from last year, said the Missouri Agricultural Statistics Service...
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Seven Iraqis killed by U.S. forces at checkpoint
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. troops killed seven Iraqi women and children at a checkpoint Monday when the Iraqis' van would not stop as ordered, a military official said. Two other civilians were wounded in the incident at a U.S. Army checkpoint on a highway near Najaf in southern Iraq, the official said. The military is investigating, he said...
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Powell plans talks with Turkey, EU, NATO over war in Iraq
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell will travel to Turkey and Brussels, Belgium, for talks on the war with Iraq and postwar reconstruction of that country. Powell said Monday it was the first of a number of trips he intends to take in the weeks and months ahead "about our hopes for Iraq in the future."...
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Calls for jihad against U.S. raise new terror concern
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
WASHINGTON -- Calls for a holy war against the United States because of its attack on Iraq have now led to warnings of "100 bin Ladens"-- an ominous prospect for Americans who have been living with the fear of more terror attacks since Sept. 11, 2001...
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World briefs 04/01/03
(International News ~ 04/01/03)
Landslide kills four in Bolivian mining villageLA PAZ, Bolivia -- A landslide roared through a gold-mining town in Bolivia's tropical lowlands early Monday, killing four people, injuring three others and burying dozens of homes. Villagers of Chima spent the afternoon digging through a mountain of mud, rock and muck to reach survivors. Others waited hours for emergency crews to arrive from La Paz. There are no landing strips in the remote mountainous area...
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House defeats legislative bill providing smallpox compensation
(National News ~ 04/01/03)
WASHINGTON -- Legislation compensating people injured or killed by the smallpox vaccine was defeated in the House Monday amid debate over the size of the payments, and the troubled vaccination program was temporarily suspended in at least eight states...
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School board candidate profiles
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
Jackson Scott W. Wren, newcomer AGE: 34 SPOUSE: Tawana CHILDREN: Jacob, 12, Caleb, 10 EMPLOYER: St. Francis Medical Center EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University MEMBERSHIPS: Elks Lodge, high school football official, involved in youth baseball...
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Cape fire report 4/1/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/01/03)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 1 Firefighters responded Sunday to the following items: At 3:32 p.m., emergency medical service at Interstate 55. At 7:02 p.m., emergency medical service at 19 S. Kingshighway. At 7:57 p.m., emergency medical service at 1415 William...
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School lunch program pits dairy farmers against soybean growers
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
WASHINGTON -- A food fight is brewing in school cafeterias that could elbow aside the long-standing drink of choice -- milk -- to make some room for soy. Soybean growers and the soy foods industry are pushing the government to reimburse schools that decide to offer soy milk as well as cow's milk. They say it is a healthy option, particularly for youngsters who have trouble digesting milk...
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Cape, Jackson police reports 4/1/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 04/01/03)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, April 1 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Ronnie F. Parmer, 18, of 919 E. Rodney, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Sunday on suspicion of stealing. Lavonda R. Brown, 32, of 515 S. Logan, Carbondale, Ill., was arrested Sunday on suspicion of stealing...
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New 'Legend of Zelda' a masterpiece
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
Fans of the "Legend of Zelda" series are in for a huge treat. "The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker" for Nintendo's GameCube is an absolute masterpiece, and one of the most delightful games I've had the pleasure of playing in many years. Shigeru Miyamoto is revered by gamers for his work with this series for Nintendo, and he won't lose any stature with his latest creation. Aside from some camera problems, it's a work of art...
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Radio ECHO broadcasts to young patients at hospital
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Beeping and buzzing sounds are coming from one very special room at the Ronald McDonald Children's Hospital at Loyola University Medical Center's campus. Instead of medical equipment, though, a radio control room occupies one side of the room. ...
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Learning briefs 4/1/03
(Local News ~ 04/01/03)
Educare program earns service award Cape Girardeau Educare recently received the Early Childhood Collaboration Distingushed Service Award from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The award was given in recognition of the collaborative efforts in improving the quality of life for young children and their families...
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Asian nations keep scrambling to contain mystery illness
(International News ~ 04/01/03)
HONG KONG -- Health officials sealed off an apartment building and quarantined all 240 residents Monday after reporting an alarming jump in new cases of a mystery flu-like disease. More than 600 people in this city are believed to have the dangerous respiratory infection, and almost half of those live in the Amoy Gardens apartment complex. Officials reported 92 new cases in the complex on Monday...
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