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New Cape BBQ joint to open in mid-July
(Column ~ 06/30/03)
I love barbecue. The tangy-sweet taste of the sauce. The rich texture of the meat, especially if it's from an especially tender rib falling from the bone. What a mouth-watering combination. Jack Stack Barbecue was the best I had in Kansas City. Bandana's Barbecue House is the best in St. Louis, in my humble opinion. And if you're driving through Dyersburg, Tenn., you have to check out BadBob's...
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Hundreds pay tribute to Thurmond
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Hundreds of people lined up in oppressive heat Sunday at the South Carolina Statehouse to pay respects to Strom Thurmond, lying in state in a flag-draped casket, his World War II medals nearby. The one-time arch segregationist was 100 when he died Thursday at a hospital in his hometown of Edgefield, about 60 miles from Columbia. He was the longest-serving senator in history when he left the U.S. Senate five months ago...
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National museum honoring Constitution set to open
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
PHILADELPHIA -- A new national museum honoring the Constitution will open July 4, and its curators say the timing couldn't be better for a monument to the national charter. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor is scheduled to join a list of politicians and celebrities at the dedication of the $185 million National Constitution Center, whose glass-walled galleries will offer sweeping views of the Constitution's historic birthplace, Independence Hall, three blocks to the south...
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Nation briefs 06/30/03
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
Stampede Meat products recalled for contamination WASHINGTON -- Stampede Meat Inc., a Chicago processor of steaks and other meat products, is voluntarily recalling some 739,000 pounds of vacuum packaged steaks and other meat products that may be contaminated with potentially deadly bacteria, federal health officials said Sunday...
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Tropical Storm Bill develops in Gulf of Mexico; moving north
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
MIAMI -- The second named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season formed Sunday in the Gulf of Mexico, and storm watches were issued for parts of the Texas and Louisiana coasts. Tropical Storm Bill had sustained wind of 40 mph and was centered about 460 miles south-southeast of Port Arthur, Texas, on Sunday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center...
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'Wiseguy' Henry Hill writes NYC tour book
(Entertainment ~ 06/30/03)
NEW YORK -- Henry Hill saunters across Rockefeller Center, eyes hidden by dark sunglasses. He peers at the site of the famous skating rink, conjuring up an image of New York City past. "Right there," he says wistfully. "My daughter used to skate there all the time."...
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'Golden Girls' a TV hit the second time around
(Entertainment ~ 06/30/03)
NEW YORK -- Four wisecracking women who love to talk about sex star in one of television's hottest shows -- but it's not what you're thinking. Forget "Sex and the City." The Lifetime network has a hit on its hands with "The Golden Girls." The show airs seven times each weekday on the cable network, and this month's retrospective, "The Golden Girls: Their Greatest Memories," was the highest-rated special in Lifetime's 19-year history. ...
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Dumped chemical weapons from WWII still haunt Baltic Sea
(International News ~ 06/30/03)
HELSINKI, Finland -- Baltic Sea trawlers sometimes dredge up a disturbing memory along with their catch: corroding chemical weapons from World War II. Each time, a question is also brought to the surface: Is it safer to leave the shells and bombs alone or to try some remedial action to guard against a possible catastrophe?...
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Few items go astray at Tokyo's lost-and-found office
(International News ~ 06/30/03)
TOKYO -- If it can be lost on the teeming streets of Tokyo, it can be found in the city's cavernous lost-and-found center, where everything from diamond rings to dentures and millions of dollars in stray cash await their rightful, if forgetful, owners...
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Compelled to wed at 15, Gypsy bride buries hope of being doctor
(International News ~ 06/30/03)
VOLUNTARI, Romania -- Engines grumbling in the Balkan twilight, giant semis roll past the truck stop and its overflow of wedding guests. Gears grind as the trucks leave the highway ramp and head northeast toward Bucharest, laden with goods for the capital's growing middle class -- Japanese electronics, German roadsters, French cosmetics...
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Mideast truce could be turning point
(International News ~ 06/30/03)
JERUSALEM -- Israelis and Palestinians may have found a face-saving formula that gives all parties a way out of 33 exhausting months of violence. Militant groups declare a truce, Israel agrees to return some land, and the Palestinian Authority promises to hold up its end by trying to prevent attacks against Israel...
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International mediators push for peace force in Liberia
(International News ~ 06/30/03)
MONROVIA, Liberia -- U.N. Security Council ambassadors worked Sunday to assemble an international peace force for war-devastated Liberia, which is preparing for talks with Nigeria, a regional power expected to play a lead role in any deployment. Security Council diplomats were looking toward the United States, a holdout in the growing drive for peacekeepers. ...
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Trade agreement moves Hong Kong closer to China
(International News ~ 06/30/03)
HONG KONG -- China and Hong Kong signed a free-trade agreement Sunday that will open parts of the booming mainland to Hong Kong companies more quickly than for other competitors. Also, in the next few days, Hong Kong is expected to enact a tough new national security bill that outlaws subversion, sedition, treason and other crimes against the state -- with more power for police and life prison sentences for many offenses...
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Latest fighting in Chechnya leaves 10 Russian soldiers dead
(International News ~ 06/30/03)
VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia -- Recent fighting between government troops and rebels in Chechnya has killed 10 Russian soldiers, an official said Sunday. The Kremlin insists the war in Chechnya is over, with rebels defeated, but Russia loses soldiers daily in the southern province in small-scale attacks...
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Pentagon questions source of Iraqi violence
(International News ~ 06/30/03)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. troops in Iraq are getting ambushed everywhere and every day -- while guarding gas stations, investigating car thefts or on their way to make phone calls home. Each new attack is raising questions about whether the violence, which has killed close to one-third of the 63 American soldiers who've died since May 1, is a last gasp from Saddam Hussein loyalists or signs of a spreading revolt. ...
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Australian miner, trapped under tractor, amputates own arm
(International News ~ 06/30/03)
SYDNEY, Australia -- An Australian miner amputated his own arm with a knife after becoming pinned under a tractor, police said Sunday. Colin Jones severed his arm below the elbow with a short-bladed craft knife, New South Wales state police said in a statement...
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After tornado, Liberty hopes to lure tourists back
(State News ~ 06/30/03)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- Note to tourists and shoppers: Liberty's downtown square is open for business. A tornado that hit the Clay County town on May 4 destroyed one building and damaged 10 others on the square. Most businesses quickly reopened, but merchants took a financial hit as people stayed away in the first weeks after the storm...
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Woman charged in stabbing death
(State News ~ 06/30/03)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Prosecutors have charged a 21-year-old woman with the stabbing death of a Raytown man in the city's popular Westport entertainment and bar district. Roderick Chambers, 24, was found alive just before 3 a.m. Saturday in the street on Westport Road. He died after he was taken to an area hospital, police said...
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Actress Katharine Hepburn dies at 96
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
OLD SAYBROOK, Conn. -- Katharine Hepburn, an icon of feminist strength and spirit who brought a chiseled beauty and patrician bearing to such films as "The Philadelphia Story" and "The African Queen," died Sunday. She was 96. Hepburn died Sunday at 2:50 p.m. at her home in Old Saybrook, said Cynthia McFadden, a friend of Hepburn and executor of her estate. Hepburn, who had been in declining health in recent years, died of old age and was surrounded by family, McFadden said...
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NASA delays second Mars rover launch again
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA delayed the launch of its second Mars rover until at least today after problems resurfaced Sunday with the cork insulation on the rover's rocket. The band of cork, designed to insulate the rocket from excessive heat, wasn't sticking to the skin of the rocket, causing gaps that could lead to damage during liftoff, said George Diller, a NASA spokesman at the Kennedy Space Center...
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Troops launch massive sweep in Iraq
(International News ~ 06/30/03)
CAMP BOOM, Iraq -- U.S. forces raided more than 20 towns across a wide swath of Iraq Sunday, netting at least 60 suspects in a show of air and infantry power designed to crush resistance and stem a wave of deadly attacks on American troops. The raids by the 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse troops came as the U.S. civilian administrator of Iraq said American forces must kill or capture Saddam Hussein so he can no longer be a rallying point for anti-coalition attacks...
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Buildings of Missouri red granite are vestiges of Depression
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
Here and there in southern Missouri cities like Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Ste. Genevieve and Van Buren can be found houses made from Missouri red granite. These houses are architecturally significant because of the way they were made. The stones were put into forms, and mortar was filled in around them. Typically, the largest dimension in stones is horizontal, but in these houses the largest dimension is vertical...
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Militants declare truce with Israel
(International News ~ 06/30/03)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Three major Palestinian groups declared a temporary cease-fire Sunday after 33 months of violence, and Israel pulled out of part of the Gaza Strip -- breakthroughs in the U.S.-backed bid for peace. The militant Islamic Jihad and Hamas groups announced a joint three-month cease-fire, while Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction declared a six-month truce...
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Blair begins expansion at plant in Scott City
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
Blair Packaging, a company that makes vinyl packaging for videos, CDs, DVD and audio tapes, has begun expanding its Scott City plant. The company has facilities in both Scott City and Cape Girardeau. The 12,500-square-foot expansion will enable the company to augment its heat-sealing operation and consolidate some of its activities...
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Regional air festival returns for centennial of flight
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
In three short generations, American aviation has gone from flying a few yards to flying around the world without refueling. The centennial of Orville and Wilbur Wright's historical Kitty Hawk, N.C., flight in 1903 will be celebrated July 11-13 during the annual Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport...
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Foto Fest contest to begin this week
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
Pictures of beloved pets, beautiful flower gardens or vacation snapshots that you've been saving for scrapbooks and photo albums could be your chance at some added recognition this summer. Amateur photographers from Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois are invited to enter the annual Foto Fest contest sponsored by the Southeast Missourian, Westfield Shoppingtown West Park and Schnucks...
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Switching from fossil fuels to hydrogen will be no small feat
(Business ~ 06/30/03)
Every day, American drivers eat up nearly 7 billion miles of pavement -- roughly the distance to Pluto and back -- getting where they want to be. In the process, they consume enough oil to fill more than 150 supertankers. More than half of that oil comes from abroad, weakening the country's economy and complicating its foreign relations. And when burned, every drop spews pollutants that damage health and contribute to global warming...
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Fed cut eases debt but hurts savings
(Business ~ 06/30/03)
The low interest rate regime of the Federal Reserve presents consumers with both an opportunity and a challenge. The opportunity comes mainly on the debt side of the balance sheet. Refinancing just about anything, from a home mortgage to a car loan or credit card debt, can get a consumer a reduced interest rate. That means lower monthly payments and less paid in interest over the life of a loan...
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People talk 6/30/03
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
Depp, fellow 'Pirates' raid Disney for premiere ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Johnny Depp joined about 1,500 guests at Disneyland for the premiere of his new action adventure film "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl." "This is surreal," Depp said as he arrived Saturday to the screams of fans. He was joined by producer Jerry Bruckheimer and co-stars Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush and Keira Knightly...
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Missouri's unsettling political crisis
(Column ~ 06/30/03)
KENNETT, Mo. -- Although it has generally been ignored throughout much of the state, one of Missouri's two political parties is facing a crisis that has not seen its equal since the decline and demise of the Pendergast machine in Kansas City. During that turbulent era, the Democratic Party, through little fault of its own, created a power vacuum that eventually produced a Republican governor and a conservative-dominated Missouri Legislature that for nearly a decade changed the face of state government at virtually every level.. ...
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'Angels' ascend to No. 1; 'Hulk' tumbles in second weekend
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
LOS ANGELES -- The angels have lost a little of their kick but they can still pulverize the opposition, even if he's big and green. "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle" debuted with $38 million, off $2.1 million from the opening numbers the first movie put up in November 2000, according to studio estimates Sunday...
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Researchers report gene therapy promise using piece of virus
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists have worked for years to harness the power that viruses have to invade cells, replacing unwanted elements of herpes and other viruses with disease-fighting genes in hopes the new genetic payload would correct a targeted illness...
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Researchers advance quest to infect lab mice with HIV
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
Researchers are reporting progress in the quest to infect mice with HIV, which would allow more widespread use of the common laboratory animal in studying the virus that causes AIDS. An incremental step reported by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, is the latest in a decade-long effort. Details appeared Sunday in the journal Nature Cell Biology...
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States consider closing historic sites to save money
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
The Associated Press GUILFORD, Conn. -- Joan Ces and her 7-year-old son came all the way from California to see early American history, but when they reached the oldest stone house in New England, it was closed. The reason: state budget cuts...
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Balloonist abandons second try at crossing Atlantic Ocean
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
BOSTON -- A British explorer scrapped his second attempt at crossing the Atlantic Ocean in an open-basket, hot air balloon Sunday and landed on a farm 31 hours after lifting off. Changing wind had forced David Hempleman-Adams, 46, to land near Hardwick, Mass., shortly after 5 a.m. He began the trip from a baseball field in the Pittsburgh area...
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Gay Pride parades nationwide get boost from high court ruling
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets Sunday for Gay Pride parades, energized by the Supreme Court's ruling that struck down laws against sodomy and a decision by Canada to allow gay marriage. In New York, Atlanta, Seattle, San Francisco and other cities, revelers marched, danced and carried banners congratulating the Supreme Court for its landmark ruling as rainbow flag-waving crowds lined the streets...
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Two dead after knife attack at southern California store
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
IRVINE, Calif. -- A man wielding a large knife or sword killed two people and injured three others at an Albertson's supermarket Sunday morning before police fatally shot him, authorities said. Shoppers fled the store as police went in to find the man shortly after 9:30 a.m., Irvine Police Lt. Jeff Love said. The suspect confronted an officer before police shot him, Love said...
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Apartment porch collapses during party; 12 people die
(State News ~ 06/30/03)
CHICAGO -- Natalie Brougham was standing on a crowded third-floor porch with friends when the floor dropped out from under her early Sunday, killing 12 people and injuring dozens more. "There were people covering me. It was pitch black and people were yelling, 'I'm dying.' I was assuming I was going to die," said the 22-year-old Chicago resident who lives near the accident site and had injuries to her hip and shoulder. "I guess I got lucky and only had two or three people on top of me."...
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Recordings of Harry Truman from 1960s released at museum
(State News ~ 06/30/03)
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- One day about 40 years ago, a researcher handed Harry Truman a letter he once had written to his mother, Martha Ellen Young Truman. The researcher told Truman he wanted to get the former president's voice on tape. Maybe, he told Truman, he could read one of his letters to his mother...
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Speak Out A 06/30/03
(Speak Out ~ 06/30/03)
Preferential treatment USING AFFIRMATIVE action as a tool is so hypocritical. It's using race to get preferential treatment or advancement. Those who preached all men are created equal with certain rights have been forgotten. Now it's "you owe me something."...
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Mary Layton
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
PERRYVILLE, Mo -- Mary L. Layton, 79, of Perryville died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Feb. 16, 1924, at Silver Lake, Mo., daughter of Charles Henry and Ethel Loretta Tucker Layton. She first married Lloyd B. Hudson, who died Feb. 14, 1968. She later married James Layton, who died May 9, 1992...
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Henry Jennings
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
BENTON, Mo. -- Edna Mae Ranson, 84, of Benton died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at Bethesda Southgate Nursing Facility in St. Louis. She was born Sept. 16, 1918, in Barlow, N.D., daughter of Eltjo and Jennie DeLang Buss. She and Leonard Nicholas Ranson were married Oct. 17, 1938, in Fargo, N.D. He died Aug. 27, 1983...
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Keith Robertson
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
VIENNA, Ill. -- Keith Robertson, 40, of Vienna died Friday, June 27, 2003, at his home. He was born Dec. 14, 1962, at Anna, Ill., son of Monroe and Sherry Buntin Robertson. Robertson was employed by the Triple E restaurant in Karnak, Ill., for several years...
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Kurre Allen
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
Kurre Wayne Allen, 60, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, June 28, 2003 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Sept., 22, 1942, at Cape Girardeau, son of Thomas and Olga Dow Allen. He and Ava Pearson were married May 23, 1998, in Cape Girardeau. He graduated from Southeast Missouri State University in 1964 with a business degree. He worked for Sears Roebuck and then Federated Insurance Co. for 28 years, retiring in 1999. He worked for Consolidated Insurance Co. at the time of his death...
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Henry Jennings
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Henry E. Jennings, 79, of Huntsville died Saturday, June 28, 2003. He married Frances Jennings. Jennings was retired from Baqqett and Consolidated Freight, and was a musician. He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Jeannie Medlen and Kathi Hahn of Huntsville, Ala., and Teresa MacFarlane of Gastonia, N.C.; two sons, Donald Jennings of Hazel Green, Ala., and Greg Jennings of Cape Girardeau; two brothers, Glenn Jennings of Harvest, Ala., and Melvin Jennings of New Market, Ala.; three sisters, Bonnie Haygood and Louise Free, both of Harvest, and Grace Sanders of Las Cruces, N.M.; a stepdaughter, Freeda Atchley of Cape Girardeau; 14 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren.. ...
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Evelyn Sanford
(Obituary ~ 06/30/03)
MIDDLETON, Calif. -- Evelyn Lorene Stroud Sanford, 88, of Middleton, formerly of Anna, Ill., died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at Sunflower Gardens Assisted Care Facility in Middleton. She was born Oct. 30, 1913, at Hillsboro, Texas, daughter of Oscar and Mattie Beckham Stroud. She and Amos Sanford were married Nov. 13, 1945, at Fort Worth, Texas. He preceded her in death...
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Out of the past 6/30/03
(Out of the Past ~ 06/30/03)
10 years ago: June 30, 1993 To handle increasing caseload channeled through U.S. District Court branch in Cape Girardeau, federal public defender's office in St. Louis has opened its own office here; Assistant Public Defender Jeffrey J. Rosanswank moved into his new quarters at 440 Broadway this month and is already amassing cases...
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Birth 6/30/03
(Births ~ 06/30/03)
Beussink Son to Chad Michael and Misty Ellen Beussink of Jackson, St. Francis Medical Center, 9:58 a.m. Sunday, June 22, 2003. Name, Cayden Michael. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Beussink is the former Misty Dannenmueller, daughter of Jack and Juanita Dannenmueller of Scott City. She is employed at Watch Me Grow Daycare. Beussink is the son of Bob and Irma Beussink of Jackson. He is an engineer at TG Missouri Corp...
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Dunklin County to vote on sales tax for jail
(State News ~ 06/30/03)
Daily Dunklin Democrat KENNETT, Mo. -- Dunklin County voters are being asked to approve a law enforcement sales-tax levy in a special election Aug. 5. The county commission has authorized placing the half-cent county sales tax proposition before voters in order to pay for a new county jail...
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Caps get two more victories
(Community Sports ~ 06/30/03)
Craftsman Union Capahas manager Jess Bolen knew it would not be easy for his team to finish off a six-game weekend sweep Sunday as the Evansville (Ind.) Outlaws visited Cape Girardeau. Bolen was right -- the Capahas had some difficulties. But they still managed to win both ends of the doubleheader, 6-2 and 4-2...
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Cape Legion stays hot with 16-3 win at DC
(Community Sports ~ 06/30/03)
SENATH, Mo. -- Cape Girardeau's Ford & Sons Senior American Legion baseball team continued to set a torrid pace Sunday as it routed host Dunklin County 16-3 in a District 14 game stopped after seven innings by the 10-run rule. Ford & Sons improved to 13-8 by winning for the 10th time in 11 games. Cape also took over first place in the district standings with a 4-1 record...
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Branum family holds reunion in Benton
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
The Branum family met in the fellowship hall of the Christian Mission Church at Benton, Mo., on June 14. Following a potluck meal plans were made to meet on the first Saturday in June 2004. Relatives attending from the Michael Branum, William Branum and William Riley Underwood families included Betty Jo and Gerald Yeargin; Juanita Alcorn and Nancy Wymer of Sikeston, Mo.; Kathy, Cody and Zachary Riffey of St. ...
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Community briefs 06/30/03
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
Limbaugh School reunion scheduled for Sunday The Limbaugh School Reunion will be held at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Delmonicos Restaurant in Jackson. All former students, teachers and friends are welcome. Statler family reunion to be held at church Descendants of Adam Jefferson Statler will hold a reunion beginning at 10:30 a.m. July 12 at the Sedgewickville United Methodist Church in Sedgewickville, Mo. Ladies of the church will serve lunch if enough individuals attend...
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Space Camp debuts at university's Horizons programs
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
CHRIS PAGANO * CPAGANO@semissourian.com Students attending the first Horizons's Enrichment Program Space Camp, held at Southeast Missouri recently, were front, from left, Hillary Caldwell, Neha Tandon, Lilli Robinson, Lindsey Hadley. Standing, back, from left are Nick Wallhausen, Matthew Jedlinski, James Holloway, Danny Comeau, Ben Buescher, Brett Slaten and Kyle Brewington. ...
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Community Q&A 06/30/03
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
Name: Michelle Fayette Lives in: Sikeston Family: 17-year-old son who will be a senior at Sikeston this fall. Job: Executive director at Kenny Rogers Children's Center. What do you like most about the area? I've always lived here so it's home. Probably what I like the best is its central location. Being equidistant to Memphis and St. Louis offers twice as many things to do...
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Grant to help those with hearing impairments at library
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
CHRIS PAGANO * cpagano@semissourian.com A $5,200 grant award was presented to Nancy Howland Riverside Regional Library Director Jackson, recently to be used for purchasing TTY telepones and adjustable tables for the Jackson and Perryville branches. ...
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Monday FanFare 6/30/03.2b
(Other Sports ~ 06/30/03)
Briefly Baseball Kevin Young, once the cornerstone of the Pittsburgh Pirates' rebuilding efforts in the post-Barry Bonds era, has been released by the team for the second time in his career. Young, who spent most of 10 seasons in Pittsburgh but never played on a winning team after playing a few games in 1992, was told of the move minutes after the Pirates' 5-4 loss to Colorado late Saturday night...
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Gauthiers leaving behind a top-rate legacy
(Editorial ~ 06/30/03)
Those who participate in Salvation Army worship and programs in Cape Girardeau are undoubtedly sad that Maj. Bob Gauthier and Maj. Joyce Gauthier are leaving after eight years of service here. Thousands of Cape Girardeau residents have come to know the Gauthiers because of the Salvation Army's outstanding service to the community. ...
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Third time a big charm for Pujols
(Professional Sports ~ 06/30/03)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Shut down Albert Pujols once? Maybe. Twice? Unlikely, but possible. Three times in a row? Uh-uh. Pujols, 1-for-9 in the first two games of St. Louis' series against Kansas City, hit two solo homers and drove in three runs as the Cardinals beat the Royals 13-6 on Sunday...
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Calero to miss rest of the season
(Professional Sports ~ 06/30/03)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- St. Louis Cardinals reliever Kiko Calero will miss the rest of the season after rupturing the tendon under his right kneecap Saturday night. The 28-year-old rookie, hurt in the fifth inning in St. Louis' 13-9 victory over Kansas City, will have surgery today, said Dr. George Paletta, the Cardinals' team physician...
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Agassi, Roddick lead way into second week; Venus has rematch
(Professional Sports ~ 06/30/03)
WIMBLEDON, England -- My, how Andre Agassi has changed his tune. Years ago, he mocked Wimbledon's grass and its all-white dress code, preferring to play golf back home in Las Vegas while others played tennis in England. This month, he made a special trip to the All England Club because, well, membership has its privileges. Singles champions are accorded honorary membership, and Agassi won Wimbledon in 1992 for the first of his eight Grand Slam titles...
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Lietzke holds on in U.S. Senior Open
(Professional Sports ~ 06/30/03)
TOLEDO, Ohio -- The first major championship of Bruce Lietzke's career came on a day when he couldn't find the fairway. Lietzke struggled with his swing throughout the final round of the U.S. Senior Open on Sunday, but made the four-shot lead he started the day with stand up...
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Keller claims GNC Live Well 250
(Professional Sports ~ 06/30/03)
WEST ALLIS, Wis. -- Jason Keller won the GNC Live Well 250 under the yellow flag on Sunday for his first Busch series victory of the season. Keller went back and forth for the lead with teammate Scott Riggs for about six laps before taking the lead for good on the 231st lap at The Milwaukee Mile...
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Former phenom Clyde comes full circle
(Professional Sports ~ 06/30/03)
ARLINGTON, Texas -- David Clyde always wanted to leave a lasting impression on baseball. With a blazing fastball and nasty curve, the high school phenom was the No. 1 overall pick by the Texas Rangers in June 1973. Three weeks later, he was pitching in the major leagues, a strapping 18-year-old left-hander shoved into the spotlight to spur interest in a struggling franchise...
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Report calls emergency responders unprepared, underfinanced
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
WASHINGTON -- Nearly two years after the Sept. 11 attacks, the United States remains "dangerously unprepared" to handle another catastrophic attack, according to a study by the Council on Foreign Relations. The government says it already has done some of what the council suggested and is working on other recommendations...
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Senators say U.S. should welcome offers of help in Iraq
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
WASHINGTON -- Because repairing Iraq will take years, the Bush administration should welcome all offers of help, even from NATO and its members that opposed the U.S. invasion, leading lawmakers said Sunday. "We need to involve the world, the globe, because we're talking about freedom not just for the United States, not just for Iraq, but indeed freedoms for people around the world," said Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist...
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Milestone renews attention on question of Hispanic ethnicity
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
WASHINGTON -- Jean-Robert Lafortune considers himself Latino, but to the government he is not Hispanic. He checked off black as his race on his census form, but ask him directly and he will call himself Afro-Caribbean. While the Census Bureau recently minted Hispanics as the nation's largest minority group, Lafortune is an example of the confusion over what it means to be Hispanic or Latino and the comparison with blacks and whites...
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Senate leader endorses proposed amendment to ban gay marriage
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
WASHINGTON -- The Senate majority leader said Sunday he supported a proposed constitutional amendment to ban homosexual marriage in the United States. Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said the Supreme Court's decision last week on gay sex threatens to make the American home a place where criminality is condoned...
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Lape family awaits suspects' trial for murder, kidnapping
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
The last time Diane Miller saw her brother was a chance encounter at a stoplight in Cape Girardeau in May 2002. They chatted a few moments and then each drove away, smiling and waving, she said. Her brother, Ralph L. Lape Jr., 54, of Jackson, went missing soon after...
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World briefs 6/30/03
(National News ~ 06/30/03)
Syria quietly seeks return of wounded soldiers DAMASCUS, Syria -- Syria's foreign minister said Sunday that Damascus wants to avoid tensions with Washington and is quietly seeking the return of five Syrian border guards wounded and taken by U.S. forces during a battle on the Iraqi border...
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Cape police report 6/30/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/30/03)
Cape Girardeau Monday,June 30 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Benjamin R. Karr, 24, of Cape Girardeau, was arrested Saturday on a Cape Girar- deau warrant for failure to appear...
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 6/30/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/30/03)
Cape Girardeau Monday, June 30 Firefighters responded Sunday to the following items: At 12:06 a.m., emergency medical service at 115 N. Fountain. At 3:47 a.m., structure fire at 732 N. Middle. At 6:16 a.m., emergency medical service at 1506 N. Jessica...
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People on the move 06/30/03
(Business ~ 06/30/03)
Woodruff promoted at prosecutor's office Angel Woodruff, who has been serving Cape Girardeau County as an assistant prosecuting attorney for five years, has been promoted to the position of first assistant prosecuting attorney. Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle said that the first assistant is second in command to the elected prosecutor and supervises the office in the absence of the prosecutor. ...
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Cell-phone companies try to hook users on text messaging
(Business ~ 06/30/03)
It's worked in Europe and Asia -- why not here? Cell phone text messaging has exploded in popularity in the last few years overseas. Lovers use it to flirt; children to bully; sports fans to get scores. Employers have fired workers by text message, while for the pope it's the delivery choice for a daily thought...
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Police crackdown is making streets safer
(Editorial ~ 06/30/03)
Since Steve Strong, a longtime member of the Cape Girardeau Police Department, took over as chief last year, there's been a noticeable difference regarding at least two nuisances that have plagued Cape Girardeau for years: blocking of traffic by persons walking in the middle of the street and persons gathering in the street for loud, impromptu, late-night parties...
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Entry forms available for Jackson Homecomers
(Local News ~ 06/30/03)
The Jackson Homecomers celebration will be Aug. 19 to 23. The annual talent show will be on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights, Aug. 19 to 22, on stage in front of the courthouse. Tuesday night will be reserved for vocal talent acts ages 13 to 21; Wednesday night will be reserved for vocal talent acts ages 6 to13; Thursday night is reserved for dancing or other talent acts ages 6 to 12 or 13 to 21. Each division will have first-, second-, third- and fourth-place winners...
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