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Governor considering new traffic laws
(State News ~ 05/27/03)
Under 18 and like to drive fast? Your license could be suspended over a single speeding violation. Do you drive a truck weighing more than 48,000 pounds? You could be banned from the left lanes on major highways around Missouri's big cities. Have a lot of unpaid parking tickets? If you live near St. Louis or Kansas City, they could start showing up on your personal property tax bill...
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Edward Beatty
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
photo MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Edward C. Beatty, 50, of Clinton, Md., formerly of Marble Hill, died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Herrin Hospital in Herrin, Ill. He was born Feb. 18, 1953, in Gideon, Mo., son of Floyd Junior and Virginia May Boyet Beatty. He and Susan Marie Vandeven were married May 5, 1973...
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Donald Sherwood II
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
photo Donald Gene Sherwood II, 42, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Dec. 29, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, son of Donald Gene and Mae Bank Sherwood. He was a member of St. James A.M.E. Church and a graduate of Parkview State Training School. He was employed by VIP Shelter Workshop in Cape Girardeau...
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Bonnie Hoyle
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
ANNA, Ill. -- Bonnie Cargill Hoyle, 53, of Vienna, Ill., died Sunday, May 25, 2003, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are pending with Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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Charles Johnson Jr.
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
flag Charles William Johnson Jr., 84, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Dec. 19, 1918, in Rothville, Mo., son of Charles William Sr. and Josephine W. Lyford Johnson. He and Joe Ann Rumfelt were married March 12, 1955...
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William Bollinger Sr.
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
William L. "Willie" Bollinger Sr., 70, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are pending with Ford & Sons Funeral Home.
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Ronnie Reimler
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
photo ADVANCE, Mo. -- Ronnie R. Reimler, 64, of Advance died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Advance Nursing Center. He was born Nov. 18, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, son of Chris and Jewel Croy Reimler. He attended Dongola and Advance schools and was a member of Advance First Baptist Church...
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Lena Propst
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Lena M. Propst, 65, of Advance died Sunday, May 25, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Feb. 13, 1938, in Fredericktown, Mo., daughter of Carl and Martha Hahs Asher. She and Paul Propst were married Sept. 15, 1959, in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He died May 11, 1998...
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John Lipe
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
COBDEN, Ill. -- John Lipe, 71, of Cobden, died Sunday, May 25, 2003, at his home. He was born Feb. 26, 1932, in Makanda Township, son of Bert and Pauline Sutliff Lipe. He and Shirley Nebughr were married July 27, 1951, in Carbdondale, Ill. She died Feb. 3, 2000...
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Don Vogel
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Don Michael "Mike" Vogel, 55, of Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Perryville, died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Truman Medical Center in Kansas City. He was born Dec. 16, 1947, in Perryville, son of Donald W. and Mildred Lottes Vogel...
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Ellen Smith
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Ellen Catherine Smith, 94, of Dongola, died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at her home. She was born April 2, 1909, in Springville, Ill., daughter of Gabriel and Nora Dillow Graves. She and Floyd James Smith were married Jan. 30, 1931. He died March 23, 1958...
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Carmon Henderson
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Carmon L. Henderson, 81, of Dongola died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at her home. She was born May 1, 1922, in Union County, Ill., daughter of Arnie and Rose Toler Manning. She and Warren J. Henderson were married June 5, 1940. He died Dec. 30, 1999...
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Laura Mansker
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
photo CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Laura E. Mansker, 84, of Chaffee, Mo., died Sunday, May 25, 2003, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born Oct. 6, 1918, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Emmett Leroy and Bertha Elizabeth Cato McBride. She was a member of General Baptist Church in Chaffee and the Chaffee Ladies Auxiliary VFW 3127...
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Out of the past 5/27/03
(Out of the Past ~ 05/27/03)
10 years ago: May 27, 1993 Cape Girardeau County coroner has determined that death of 2-year-old girl Tuesday was accidental; Tendora Jackson of Cape Girardeau was struck by northbound truck at about 6:40 p.m., when she ran out into street in 100 block of South Lorimier; in aftermath of accident, patrons of nearby Indian Park say something should be done to safeguard site for children who play there...
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Jimmie Jackson
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Jimmie Dale Jackson, 57, of Dexter, died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at University Hospital in Madison, Wis. He was born April 9, 1946, at Kennett, Mo., son of Elvis Grady and Susie McDonald Jackson. He and Laura Mitchell were married Aug. 12, 1977, at Kennett...
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Myrtle Hawkins
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
paid TAMMS, Ill. -- Myrtle Modena Hawkins, 72, of East Cape Girardeau, Ill., died at 11:50 a.m. Sunday, May 25, 2003, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born June 19, 1930, in Alexander County, Ill., daughter of Lee Newell and Virtie Warren Newell Abercrombie...
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Virginia Beadles
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
paid,photo Virginia V. Beadles, 89, of Cairo, Ill., died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Virginia was born Dec. 25, 1913, in Jackson, the daughter of Clyde and Julia Vandivort. Her family moved to Cape Girardeau a short time after her birth and she spent her earlier years there. Virginia attended the local schools and graduated from Southeast Missouri State University...
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Business memo 05/27/03
(Business ~ 05/27/03)
Bank of Missouri holds shareholders meeting Reliable Community Bancshares Inc., the holding company for the Bank of Missouri, held its annual shareholders meeting May 21. About 74 percent of outstanding stock was represented. John F. Lottes III was re-elected and James D. Maurer was elected as Class II directors for a three-year term. James M. Hillin was elected as Class III director...
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Company faces a new challenge when Mark becomes Margaret
(Business ~ 05/27/03)
NEWARK, N.J. -- By June, people in the Quantitative Management department were trading whispers across the rows of cubicles. What's wrong with Mark Stumpp? Why had he dropped so much weight so quickly? Was he sick? Nobody knew. One day after lunch, Stumpp handed a small, framed snapshot to Jim Scott, his friend and co-manager in the department for 14 years...
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On Memorial Day, Americans gather to remember, celebrate
(National News ~ 05/27/03)
TIMONIUM, Md. -- This Memorial Day, Army Spc. Donald Schafer is celebrating just being alive. The 23-year-old tank operator was traveling with a convoy of armored vehicles in Iraq on April 5 when his tank was hit by a rocket and caught fire. Schafer was shot in the arm...
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Celebrations galore mark 100th birthday of Bob Hope
(Entertainment ~ 05/27/03)
LOS ANGELES -- One hundred years ago on Thursday, a son named Leslie Towns Hope was born to a stonemason and his wife in the London suburb of Eltham. The boy grew up to become the most American of comedians: Bob Hope. The family moved to Cleveland when the boy was 4. "I left England when I found out that I couldn't be king," Hope later quipped. Like many immigrants, he became strongly patriotic...
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Airplane crash in Turkey kills all 75 people aboard
(International News ~ 05/27/03)
TRABZON, Turkey -- An airplane carrying Spanish peacekeepers back from Afghanistan crashed into a fog-shrouded mountain in northeastern Turkey and exploded Monday, killing all 75 people aboard. Even after the crash, several blasts continued to go off amid the wreckage, apparently from ammunition on the flight exploding, sending twisted and charred metal flying over a wide area...
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Sharon says he is determined to reach peace deal
(International News ~ 05/27/03)
JERUSALEM -- Ariel Sharon told his stunned country Monday he was determined to reach a peace deal and end 36 years of rule over the Palestinians -- the strongest sign yet that the prime minister's endorsement of a Mideast peace plan may have been more than a ploy to deflect international pressure...
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Mid-Missouri town tries to save old courthouse
(State News ~ 05/27/03)
STURGEON, Mo. -- Few buildings are left from the beginnings of this mid-Missouri town's history, so residents are trying to hang on to one: a plain building that was once a courthouse. "It's one of the oldest buildings in Sturgeon," said Sid Seymour, a retired railroad worker and longtime resident who is part of the town's recently formed historical preservation committee. "It's just kind of been overlooked for the past few generations."...
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Three from Illinois killed in crash
(State News ~ 05/27/03)
Three members of a suburban Chicago family were killed in a one-car accident on Interstate 55 five miles north of Jackson, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. All three died at the scene of the accident, which occurred shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday...
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Serena has easy time in French Open
(Professional Sports ~ 05/27/03)
PARIS -- Serena Williams warmed up with sister Venus on center court at the French Open, then barely broke a sweat in her opening match against Barbara Rittner. The younger Williams began her bid for a fifth consecutive Grand Slam title by beating Rittner 6-2, 6-1 Monday...
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Brown steps down from 76ers post
(Professional Sports ~ 05/27/03)
PHILADELPHIA -- Larry Brown resigned as coach of the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday after six often-turbulent seasons, saying the decision "has been coming for a long time." Brown, a Hall of Famer and one of basketball's most well-traveled coaches, could be a candidate for coaching vacancies in Cleveland, Houston and elsewhere. ...
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Women's World Cup returns to America
(Professional Sports ~ 05/27/03)
The Women's World Cup is coming back to the United States this fall, four years after captivating the country with a championship team that made household names of Mia Hamm and Brandi Chastain. Soccer's governing body awarded the tournament to the United States on Monday three weeks after the showcase event was removed from China because of the SARS virus...
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Indy 500 champ not ready to fade away
(Professional Sports ~ 05/27/03)
INDIANAPOLIS -- Gil de Ferran still enjoys the sensation he gets from driving a race car: his hands gripping the wheel, the air whipping across the top of his helmet. He still loves the idea of pushing his machine -- and himself -- to the limit, straddling the line between triumph and disaster as the car slides into the corner...
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Parker and Ginobili add international flair
(Professional Sports ~ 05/27/03)
SAN ANTONIO -- In the land of the Alamo and the 10-gallon hat, the Western Conference finals are being decided in large part by a French point guard and an Argentine reserve. Merci, Tony Parker, for bringing some love for France from folks in President Bush's home state...
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Seminoles in familiar role as the No. 1 seed
(Professional Sports ~ 05/27/03)
Florida State is in a familiar position as the top-seeded team in the NCAA Tournament. This time, the Seminoles hope to end the season with a win at the College World Series. Florida State was selected Monday as the first of eight national seeds in the 64-team Division I college baseball tournament for the second straight season...
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Learning briefs 5/27
(Local News ~ 05/27/03)
Young writers recognized at achievement awards Local students were among young writers in 35 Missouri schools to receive recognition at the 22nd Southeast Missouri Writing Achievement Awards ceremony. First-place awards and two honorable mention awards were presented to writers of fiction, essays and poetry, ages 4 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 12. Each first-place winner also was awarded a special certificate of achievement...
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Cora Barrett
(Obituary ~ 05/27/03)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Cora Barrett, 79, of Chaffee died Monday, May 26, 2003, at Chaffee Nursing Center. Arrangement are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee.
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 5/27/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/27/03)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, May 27 Firefighters responded Saturday to the following items:n At 6:14 p.m., a moving vehicle accident at the 107 mile marker on I-55. At 7:43 p.m., an emergency medical service at 1819 Stoddard. Firefighters responded Sunday to the following items:n At 1:52 a.m., an emergency medical service at 735 William...
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Cape police report 5/27/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/27/03)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, May 27 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIn A person was placed in custody Sunday pending the filing of formal charges for driving while intoxicated and suspended operators license...
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Williams pitches Cards past Astros
(Professional Sports ~ 05/27/03)
ST. LOUIS -- A throbbing sinus headache that left his head feeling like a "bowling ball" couldn't stop Woody Williams from becoming the second seven-game winner in the National League. Williams (7-0) beat the Houston Astros for the second straight start, and Scott Rolen was 3-for-3 with three RBIs in the St. Louis Cardinals' 10-5 victory Monday...
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FEMA help still available
(Local News ~ 05/27/03)
Financial aid is still available from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for victims of the May 6 tornado. FEMA officials will be stationed at Jackson's National Guard armory from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday until further notice...
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Jackson workers slowly getting back to normal routine
(Local News ~ 05/27/03)
Normally, Jackson's public works departments are like family physicians. They take care of the coughs and runny noses of the city -- patching the cracks in the roads, maintaining the sewer and electric lines, tweaking the chemicals at the water plant...
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Americans handing out a million dollars a day in Iraq
(National News ~ 05/27/03)
WASHINGTON -- U.S. dollars are flown to Iraq by the planeload. An Army clerk pays Baghdad electricians from a footlocker full of cash. Soldiers string barbed wire at the site where Iraqi retirees get their pensions. American troops and officials are handing out $1 million a day in Iraq, according to the Pentagon-led Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance...
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Two U.S. soldiers killed, four wounded in Iraq
(International News ~ 05/27/03)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Gunmen ambushed a U.S. military convoy in northern Iraq on Monday, killing an American soldier and wounding another. Separately, another U.S. soldier was killed and three were injured when a Humvee ran over a land mine in an apparent attack, the military said...
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Special session carries political gambles
(State News ~ 05/27/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Starting this week, Missourians are likely to be seeing campaign-style television commercials about the state budget. The commercials, by the Democratic Party, will be touting Gov. Bob Holden's view of the doom and gloom that could befall basic services because of budget cuts passed by the Republican-controlled legislature...
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St. Louis man asks public to pay for highway median barriers
(State News ~ 05/27/03)
ST. LOUIS -- A man who lost four relatives in a fatal traffic crash is asking individuals to each finance a foot of highway barriers for wherever they're most needed. Lou Holtmann, a resident of the St. Louis suburb of Oakville, is working to raise $100,000 to fund about a mile of median cable barriers on a state highway. He wants members of the public to contribute one foot, or about $20 worth per person...
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Ducks-Devils no movie script
(Professional Sports ~ 05/27/03)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Usually, the idea is to do something so great, so unrivaled, so stirring in sports that someone will do a movie about it. The Anaheim Mighty Ducks got it all wrong. They were a movie -- and a two thumbs-down one, by all accounts -- before they were a real team. It even seemed a bit surreal when Disney chairman Michael Eisner wore a "Coach Goofy" cap at their introductory news conference...
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People on the move 05/27/03
(Business ~ 05/27/03)
Mueller receives hospital leadership award For her outstanding leadership abilities, Barbara Mueller, intensive care unit manager at St. Francis Medical Center, was given the hospital's annual leadership award on May 16. The hospital said in a news release that Mueller has had a tremendous impact on the organization and benefits patients, physicians and employees...
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Military digest 05/27/03
(Local News ~ 05/27/03)
Staff sergeant now a helicopter crew crief Staff Sgt. James L. Johnson is serving as a helicopter crew chief in the Air Force Special Operations Command. Johnson, a graduate of Farmington High School, took the early enlistment option...
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Area students tour Capitol during trip for Youth Leadership Day
(Local News ~ 05/27/03)
More than 340 junior and senior high school students participated in Missouri Farm Bureau's annual Youth Leadership Day in Jefferson City on April 3. During the seminar, Dr. Rick Hardy, associate professor of political science at the University of Missouri in Columbia, explained to students the role of government and the responsibilities of citizenship. ...
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Southeast students redesign courtyard as part of class
(Local News ~ 05/27/03)
Southeast Missouri State University students have redesigned Magill Courtyard as part of a landscaping and turf management class. Magill Courtyard previously had only grass, three trees and two shrubs. Students cleaned and made adjustments in the courtyard, solicited donations and planted 25 new shrubs and more than 100 different perennials. A brick patio, benches, a rock planter/fountain, trellis and bird bath were also installed. A student will be charged with maintaining it...
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Community Q&A 05/27/03
(Local News ~ 05/27/03)
Name: Merrilee Bonney Lives in: Cape Girardeau Family: Husband, Mark Bonney; daughter, Courtney, 18, pride and joy. Job: Homemaker. What do you like most about the area? Having been away for a decade, I really longed for the area's countryside. Our previous residence at Champaign, Ill., lacked trees and hills. It's good to be back...
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American War Mothers try to recruit more members
(Local News ~ 05/27/03)
Kate Hearn national president of American War Mothers, left, shakes the hand of Lloyd LePlant resident at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. Nelda Bleckler state president of the organization, is flanked by Rusby Adams resident, left, and Ken LippsSoutheast Missourian...
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Community digest 05/27/03
(Local News ~ 05/27/03)
New exhibits arrive at River Heritage Museum New exhibits at the Cape River Heritage Museum include a scale model of the flatboat Lewis and Clark used in their travels between 1803 and 1806 and a temporary exhibit highlighting French arts, crafts and architecture in Missouri...
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Move to shorten Coca-Cola 600 questioned
(Professional Sports ~ 05/27/03)
CONCORD, N.C. -- Ryan Newman stood in the garage, held out his hands and looked skyward. The rain had stopped, which made NASCAR's decision to halt the Coca-Cola 600 even more puzzling. "It looks like it's stopped, and it's a 600-mile race, so it would seem to me we've got some more racing to do," Newman said. "But I don't get to make calls like that so I guess we'll just go home with what we've got."...
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A square peg still doesn't fit into a round hole
(Sports Column ~ 05/27/03)
The phenomenon killing the Cardinals is no longer a fluke. It's an epidemic as big as SARS. Since May 21, the Cardinals are 2-11 in one-run games. It's a statistic that screams bullpen deficiency. The pitching roster echoes that scream. It's full of more reclamation projects than the south side of Chicago...
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Kindergarteners lead assembly for Loyalty Day
(Local News ~ 05/27/03)
Loyalty Day, celebrated May 1, was observed at St. Mary Cathedral School when kindergarteners led the Pledge of Allegiance at their weekly assembly. They worked at memorizing it for weeks. Assistance from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3838 and Auxiliary was provided by distributing pamphlets defining Loyalty Day and a coloring contest judged by retired art teacher Joy Brown...
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Arrest made in Charleston shootings
(State News ~ 05/27/03)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- One person has been arrested in connection to a weekend shooting that left five people wounded in a Mississippi County nightclub, police said. Cpt. Robert Hearnes, with the Charleston Department of Public Safety, could not offer additional information Monday about the arrest...
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World briefs 5/27/03
(International News ~ 05/27/03)
WHO: Toronto back on list of SARS-affected places TORONTO -- Precautions at Toronto hospitals since last month's SARS outbreak failed to prevent dozens of possible new cases, health officials conceded Monday as the World Health Organization put Canada's largest city back on its list of SARS-affected places...
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People talk 05/2703
(National News ~ 05/27/03)
'American Idol' stars idolized by 'Today' fans NEW YORK -- American Idol winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken took the "Today" show by storm on Monday, wowing a crowd of screaming fans who braved a downpour for a glimpse of their favorites...
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Nation briefs 05/27/03
(National News ~ 05/27/03)
Board votes to expel all students involved in hazing GLENVIEW, Ill. -- The 31 high school seniors suspended as a result of a videotaped hazing incident in suburban Chicago have been expelled, but will be allowed to receive their diplomas on time, school officials said...
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Sept. 11 fund deadline approaches
(National News ~ 05/27/03)
NEW YORK -- Nearly half the victims eligible to apply for federal money under the Sept. 11 compensation fund have not filed claims for the program, which ends this year. Out of an estimated 3,000 eligible participants, 1,719 people have applied for the fund, created shortly after the terrorist attacks to protect airlines and other agencies from being bombarded with lawsuits. Those who receive checks, which average $1.4 million per victim, give up their right to sue...
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Murder warrant issued in Louisiana serial killer case
(National News ~ 05/27/03)
BATON ROUGE, La. -- After examining DNA from more than 1,000 people, police issued a murder warrant Monday for a man described as the prime suspect in the killings of five women in south Louisiana, saying his DNA linked him to one of the deaths. Derrick Todd Lee, 34, was charged in the warrant with murder and aggravated rape in the killing of Carrie Yoder, 26, a Louisiana State University graduate student who became the serial killer's fifth victim in March...
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Times suspends Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Rick Bragg
(National News ~ 05/27/03)
NEW YORK -- Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Rick Bragg was reportedly suspended by The New York Times for two weeks as the newspaper published an editors' note about his handling of a feature story about Florida oystermen. Bragg, a Times national correspondent, declined comment when reached at his New Orleans home Saturday. The newspaper also has refused comment on the suspension, reported Friday on the Columbia Journalism Review's Web site...
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Domestic vacation spots may benefit from fervor for road trips
(Business ~ 05/27/03)
GREENVILLE, N.Y. At the Greenville Arms in the Catskills, owner Eliot Dalton exudes spring-like optimism as a new coat of paint is applied to the backyard studio and flowers come to life. Bookings are decent enough ahead of Memorial Day that he contemplates raising the rates at the inn, which is a retreat for artists...
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New labeling targets those who love both animals and meat
(Business ~ 05/27/03)
BUCKEYSTOWN, Md. -- Contented cows can now offer proof: labels certifying their milk and beef came from livestock raised under what several animal welfare groups consider humane conditions. The rectangular labels reading, "Certified Humane Raised & Handled," should start appearing in about a month on meat, poultry, dairy and egg products, Adele Douglass, executive director of Humane Farm Animal Care, said Thursday...
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Remembering the fallen
(Local News ~ 05/27/03)
Around 200 area residents gathered Monday in remembrance of fallen American soldiers and the sacrifices they made in the line of duty during a Memorial Day service Monday at Jackson City Cemetery. "It's a very special day," said Naomi Hartle of Jackson. "I always think of those who lost their lives and what they gave up, what they've missed out on."...
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At least 10 killed in holiday weekend crashes in Missouri
(State News ~ 05/27/03)
At least 10 people have died on Missouri roads during the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said. Danny Calahan, 50, of Galena, was killed Monday night in Stone County. The patrol said his car left a road about three miles west of Galena, striking a tree and catching fire. Calahan was dead aat the scene...
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Bringing a little giddy-up to downtown
(Column ~ 05/27/03)
After a week or so of putting me off, Shery Varney has finally ponied up her new business idea -- offering horse-drawn carriage rides in downtown Cape Girardeau. Starting this weekend or next, the rides will take people around the downtown area, while tuxedo-clad drivers give people a brief history of the area and the Mississippi River...
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Emerson's bill would level costs of drugs
(Editorial ~ 05/27/03)
When Americans -- especially our senior citizens -- realize they are forced to pay 30 to 50 percent more for prescription medicines than consumers in other countries, it must truly be a bitter pill. But that's exactly what has been happening since 1988, when a law was passed to make it illegal for pharmacies and wholesalers to reimport prescription drugs from other countries, even if those drugs were made here in the United States in FDA-approved facilities before being sold overseas...
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Jerome Zimmer - A pioneer in radio
(Editorial ~ 05/27/03)
Like country music on your radio? How about listening to Rush Limbaugh over your lunch hour? Or maybe catching the Cardinals game? You can thank Jerome Zimmer, who started a company that today owns 32 radio stations in three states, including five in Cape Girardeau. Zimmer died recently at the age of 81...
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River Campus next act, andante, new dance
(Column ~ 05/27/03)
The dance performance "Site Works" by students at Southeast Missouri State University wouldn't have been everybody's cup of tea. Then again, what is? But the segment I watched on the river side of the flood wall a couple weeks ago did everything good dance should. It provoked thought, impressed with technique and delighted in form. Unexpectedly, the performance was touched with suspense too...
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