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U.S. stuck on gum trade
(Column ~ 07/13/03)
It's time to blow a few bubbles in Singapore. The island nation announced last week that it will allow chewing gum to be sold once again, but only through pharmacies. The decision stems from a new free trade agreement between the United States and Singapore that required a whole lot of lobbying from Congress and American gum makers...
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Economic hard times hit health of Cubans
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
HAVANA -- Under a languid ceiling fan doing little to sweep away smoke or the stagnant summer air, quality controller Alesis Aguero draws determinedly on a panatela, mixing work with pleasure. Like the other 800 employees of the Partagas cigar factory, Aguero is allowed to smoke on the job. ...
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Arrested Indonesian terror suspects planned new attacks
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A group of Indonesian terror suspects arrested with a huge cache of weapons were planning a series of attacks on churches and shopping malls across the world's most populous Muslim nation, police said Saturday. The capture of the nine men underlined the threat Islamic militants still pose in Indonesia despite the arrests of scores of suspects since last year's Bali bombings, which killed 202 people, mostly foreign tourists...
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Families face tangled Web when it comes to safety
(Community ~ 07/13/03)
NEW YORK -- Considering that computers are in toddlers' day care classrooms and "Sesame Street" has a Web site, parents who want to educate their children about Internet safety better get an early start. The first step is for the grown-ups themselves to become familiar with computers and the support that's available to them, advises Michael Sullivan, a police detective in Naperville, Ill., and author of "Safety Monitor: How To Protect Your Kids Online."...
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Odds and ends
(Community ~ 07/13/03)
Russian siblings reunite in Florida OVIEDO, Fla. -- The nine Bekayev children, ages 3 to 14, have never lived under the same roof together, staying in separate orphanages in Russia since their father abandoned them and their mother died. But that is changing this summer, at least for a month, during a stay in central Florida...
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Few fans practice the art of keeping score at the game
(Professional Sports ~ 07/13/03)
CHICAGO -- Like just about everyone else around them in the upper deck at U.S. Cellular Field the other night, Jason Lukehart and his buddy Zak Thompson jumped to their feet when White Sox slugger Magglio Ordonez blasted a homer. But as everyone else stood and cheered, Lukehart and Thompson were back in their seats, hunched over their scorecards, furiously making all the little marks that needed to be made before the next batter...
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The grand prize Game 7 stakes for Midsummer Classic stirs debat
(Professional Sports ~ 07/13/03)
CHICAGO -- Scott Rolen cringes. To him, the notion that players will now try harder in the All-Star game because "this time it counts" -- as TV keeps bleating -- is crazy. "I think it's insulting to think guys don't go out and give everything they have when they step on an All-Star field," the NL's starting third baseman said...
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Perry seeks third win of season
(Professional Sports ~ 07/13/03)
MILWAUKEE -- Kenny Perry never expected to be in the lead after three rounds at the Greater Milwaukee Open, especially not at only 8 under par. The 6,759-yard Brown Deer Park course, one of the shortest on the PGA Tour, usually produces scores much lower than that after 54 holes...
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D.C. leftists find a below-ground home at bookstore
(Local News ~ 07/13/03)
By Manny Fernandez ~ The Washington Post WASHINGTON -- The Brian MacKenzie Infoshop is a different kind of bookstore. It is run by volunteers, and it stocks the shelves with books and magazines for sale, for free and for in-store reading. ...
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Nation briefs 9A
(Local News ~ 07/13/03)
E. coli found on some Lake Superior beaches ASHLAND, Wis. -- Unsafe levels of E. coli bacteria have been found on 14 beaches of Lake Superior, state officials have said. The state Department of Natural Resources said the unsafe levels were measured this spring and summer at beaches in four counties. One beach remains closed to swimming...
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Police report 07/13/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/13/03)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, July 13 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Arthur A. Smith, 17, of 322 S. Middle, Cape Girardeau, was arrested Saturday on a warrant for failure to appear...
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Fire report 07/13/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/13/03)
Cape Girardeau Sunday, July 13 Firefighters responded Friday to the following items: At 8:49 p.m., medical assist at 1738 Lakeshore. Firefighters responded Saturday to the following items: At 3:05 a.m., medical assist at 520 Morgan Oak. At 4:35 a.m., medical assist at 337 N. Park...
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Civics quiz- Are you a good citizen?
(Editorial ~ 07/13/03)
Social studies teachers at a recent National Education Association conference in New Orleans expressed some concerns over the fact that too many students don't understand or appreciate civics. Civics broadly encompasses the rights and duties of all citizens. For the most part, these rights and duties relate in some way to government at the local, state or federal level...
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Schools will open in spite of withholdings
(Editorial ~ 07/13/03)
Withholding state funding is a common practice in Missouri, and it has been for years. After the legislature passes budget bills and after those bills are signed by the governor, a portion of the appropriated funds are held back and can't be spent. This is a safeguard against unanticipated dips in revenue...
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Sunday FanFare 7/13/03
(Other Sports ~ 07/13/03)
Briefly Baseball The Angels gave Mike Scioscia a two-year contract extension Saturday, just three days after the World Series champions rewarded general manager Bill Stoneman with a four-year extension...
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Speak Out A 07/12/03
(Speak Out ~ 07/13/03)
Not a good motto CAPE'S IN pretty bad shape if it has to resort to "The Hometown of Rush Limbaugh" to bring in tourist dollars. It may come as a surprise to some Cape residents that large portions of the civilized world don't have such a high opinion of Limbaugh...
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Alvin Dunn
(Obituary ~ 07/13/03)
Alvin Dunn, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 11, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born March 8, 1928, in Allenville, Mo., son of Oscar and Reva Brown Dunn. Formerly of Whitewater, he was a truck driver for 22 years for Central Packing Co. and for Jerry Lipps for three years, retiring in 1973...
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Bruce Slinkard
(Obituary ~ 07/13/03)
James "Bruce" Slinkard, 50, of Scott City died Friday, July 11, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 30, 1952 in Cape Girardeau, the son of William T. and Elizabeth S. Schlosser Slinkard. He married Mary L. Baldock on Nov. 28, 1998, at Scott City...
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President Khatami of Iran offers to resign if people want him t
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's besieged president said he would resign if Iranians -- dissatisfied over his failure to deliver promised reforms -- want him to, according to press reports Saturday. Mohammad Khatami's offer to step down came amid continuing attempts by ruling hard-line clerics to stymie his reform agenda and deepening public discontent over the country's slow pace toward democratic change...
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Russian oil heats up rivalry in Asia
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
NAKHODKA, Russia -- This gritty port city perched on the Pacific Ocean seven time zones from Moscow has suddenly emerged as the front line in a struggle between China and Japan for one of the richest prizes in today's gas-guzzling world. A proposal to build a $5 billion pipeline linking untapped Siberian oil fields to the ocean here has set Asia's historical rivals against each other. ...
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White House spokesman gets goodbye hosing
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. -- White House press secretary Ari Fleischer thought he was only posing for pictures when he was brought to the nose of Air Force One after President Bush returned from a trip to Africa on Saturday. What he didn't know was that his staff had enlisted a base fire engine to help mark the end of Fleischer's 2 1/2-year tenure as Bush's chief spokesman...
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Relay raises money, spirits in battle with cancer
(Local News ~ 07/13/03)
Beverly Banks has reason to celebrate. Friday night into Saturday morning, along with more than 90 other cancer survivors and about 1,000 supporters at the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life in the North Cape County Park, she walked. It marked her first anniversary as a three-time cancer survivor...
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'Bring her to life' USS Reagan, first carrier named for living
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
NORFOLK, Va. -- The ship's whistle blared and warplanes streaked overhead Saturday as the Navy commissioned its newest aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, and former first lady Nancy Reagan told the crew to "bring her to life." The carrier, nearly 1,100 feet long and standing 20 stories above the waterline, is the first to be named for a living president. The flight deck covers 4.5 acres...
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Education still highest priority
(Column ~ 07/13/03)
By Carl L. Bearden JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Protecting elementary and secondary education is our state's highest priority. The Missouri Constitution ensures that funding education is the primary responsibility of Missouri government...
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Study shows welfare recipients will travel to seek easier bene
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Welfare recipients are willing to move from state to state to pursue benefits, but it's not the size of the check that matters, it's how difficult it is to qualify, according to a new study by Penn State University researchers...
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New study finds E. coli bacteria on some beaches of Lake Superi
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
ASHLAND, Wis. -- Unsafe levels of E. coli bacteria have been found on 14 beaches of Lake Superior, state officials have said. The state Department of Natural Resources said the unsafe levels were measured this spring and summer at beaches in four counties. One beach remains closed to swimming...
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Sniper suspect's murder trial to be moved
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
MANASSAS, Va. -- Prosecutors in the case of sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad say they now support moving his murder trial out of the Washington suburbs, where the string of apparently random sniper attacks terrorized residents for three weeks last fall...
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Tropical Storm Claudette heads toward Texas, expected to intens
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
By Lynn Brezosky ~ The Associated Press SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas -- Tropical Storm Claudette headed for the Texas coast Saturday, with forecasters expecting the sluggish storm system to intensify to hurricane strength before landfall early Tuesday...
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Suspect in family slayings arrives in California
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- Tears and prayers flowed Friday at a memorial service for five family members shot to death in their home, but the father and husband of the victims, the only suspect in their killings, did not attend. Vincent Brothers, 41, flew to Los Angeles International Airport on Friday night with his lawyer. As reporters trailed him, he hid his face and broke down in tears as he got into a waiting car...
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Former cadets dispute commanders' assertions before panel
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- Four women who say they were sexually assaulted while cadets at the Air Force Academy praised the panel investigating the scandal, but had a "jaw-dropping moment" when former administrators said they never punished the women for reporting rapes...
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Villanova faculty member resigns amid sex allegations
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
PHILADELPHIA -- The chairman of the theology department at Villanova University, accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a seminary student in the mid-1970s, has resigned, a university spokeswoman said Saturday. The Rev. Arthur B. Chappell resigned in May, several months after the alleged victim said he was sexually abused in 1975 and 1976 while studying to be an Augustinian priest at the suburban Philadelphia university, said spokeswoman Barbara Clement...
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Official- Israel may deport Arafat if he undermines peace proce
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon urged European leaders to cut off ties with Yasser Arafat, and a key Sharon aide said Saturday that Israel would consider deporting the Palestinian leader if he continued trying to "scuttle the peace process."...
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Liberian fighters want reward for service
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
MONROVIA, Liberia -- "Jimmyboy" fought for warlord-turned-President Charles Taylor for 14 years, first as a teenage rebel, and later in his elite Anti-Terrorist Unit. Now the 28-year-old wants to lay down his automatic rifle, but not before he receives -- or takes -- a "reward of service."...
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Techno fans jam German capital
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
BERLIN -- Hundreds of thousands of techno music fans -- many in costume, others in not much at all -- jammed into the German capital Saturday for the annual Love Parade. Youthful partygoers from across Germany and beyond danced on and alongside some 30 trucks pounding out club tracks as they converged slowly in Berlin's Tiergarten park. Police estimated the crowd at over a half-million while organizers put the turnout at 750,000...
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Singapore unwinds slowly
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
SINGAPORE -- Singapore will now permit bungee jumping. Also, people can dance on the bar in saloons allowed to stay open 24 hours. And theater performances can use explicit language. "In fact, so changed is our mind-set that we will even allow reverse bungee," Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong said Saturday, in launching a "Remake Singapore" program designed to shake up the dull image of this famously uptight city-state...
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Bush says he has faith in CIA director Tenet
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
ABUJA, Nigeria -- President Bush said Saturday he still has faith in his intelligence chief after CIA director George Tenet accepted blame for Bush's erroneous claim about Iraqi weapons. Asked in Nigeria whether he continued to trust Tenet, Bush said, "Yes, I do. Absolutely."...
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Bush vows terrorists will not use Africa as new base
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Wrapping up a five-day tour of the continent, President Bush said Saturday that he would not allow terrorists to use Africa as a base "to threaten the world." He also pledged American help in fighting AIDS and ending regional conflicts, including the brutal civil war in Liberia...
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Melvin Skelton
(Obituary ~ 07/13/03)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Melvin Skelton, 80, of Jonesboro died at Friday, July 11, 2003, at his home. He was born Sept. 11, 1922, at Vienna, Ill., son of Charles L. and Gladys Effa Mitchell Skelton. He and Sarah M. Fischer were married Apr. 10, 1953. She died Feb. 5, 1994. He and Amie Kingery were married Feb. 15, 2002...
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LeRoy Smith
(Obituary ~ 07/13/03)
LeRoy Smith, 65, of Scott City died Saturday, July 12, 2003, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Leonard Creg
(Obituary ~ 07/13/03)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Leonard Creg, 86, died Thursday, July 10, 2003, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo. He was born Aug. 19, 1916, in Advance, son of Walter McClellen and Ethel Belle Jerles Creg. He and Ivorene Davis were married Aug. 18, 1934...
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Days of thunder
(Local News ~ 07/13/03)
It may be hard to capture lightning in a bottle. But thunder in an airplane ... now that can be done. The Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival showcased a wide range of aircraft Saturday, the second day of a three-day event. Fighter jets impressed a crowd estimated at 5,000, flying by at speeds of about 700 miles per hour, nowhere near their maximum speeds, but close to breaking the sound barrier. ...
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Summer reading- Hillary Clinton, Ann Coulter and Morley Swingle
(Column ~ 07/13/03)
It's been a tough summer so far. I listened to Hillary Clinton's new best-selling book, "Living History," as read by her on a CD. The book is painfully uninformative and will challenge any hope one might have to empathize with her and the tough job of raising a daughter while living in the spotlight with an ever-adventurous husband who happened to be president of the United States...
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Fashionista on film
(Community ~ 07/13/03)
NEW YORK -- Sure, Reese Witherspoon is the star of "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde," but a lot of the buzz surrounding the new movie is about its glitzy fashion show. Witherspoon's sorority-girl-turned-lawyer-turned-Washington-activist character, Elle Woods, wears more than 40 outfits in the 95-minute sequel to the 2001 hot-pink film "Legally Blonde."...
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Russia asks U.S. for help in Iraq
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
MOSCOW -- The United States should guarantee the safety of Russian diplomats in Iraq and give the Russian mission there full diplomatic recognition, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday. The ministry statement came after U.S. Ambassador Alexander Vershbow reportedly said Washington does not consider the Russian Embassy in Iraq a diplomatic mission and cannot accept responsibility for the staff's safety...
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New Iraqi governing council to start work
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
From wire reports BAGHDAD, Iraq -- When the first Iraqi leadership since the fall of Saddam Hussein is named today, it will not be midwifed or anointed by the U.S.-led occupation authority -- at least not in public. The 22 men and three women, who are meant to be a rough mosaic representing the country's major ethnic and sectarian communities, are to step forward as self-appointed policy-makers for their country as it embarks on a process that is hoped to lead to an interim administration, a constitutional convention, elections and finally a permanent independent and democratic government.. ...
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Ex-Bush officials- Iraq, al-Qaida ties were exaggerated
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
WASHINGTON -- As President Bush works to quiet a controversy over his discredited claim of Iraqi uranium shopping in Africa, another of his prewar assertions is coming under fire: the alleged link between Saddam Hussein's regime and al-Qaida. Before the war, Bush and members of his cabinet said Saddam was harboring top al-Qaida operatives and suggested Iraq could slip the terrorist network chemical, biological or even nuclear weapons...
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Britain stands behind Iraq uranium charge
(International News ~ 07/13/03)
LONDON -- Britain snapped back at its close ally the United States on Saturday after the White House cited it as the source of questionable information that President Bush used to bolster the case for war against Iraq in his State of the Union speech...
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Get the skinny on the weight-loss industry
(Community ~ 07/13/03)
Americans are inundated with promises of quick fixes for weight loss. Ads and articles overwhelm with studies and statistics, many of them contradictory. Do many repetitions with light weights. Do few repetitions with heavy weights. Eat plenty of carbohydrates. Eat no carbohydrates. Target heart rates, spot-reduction, low-intensity workouts. Perhaps scientists should focus on confusion as a factor for the many American adults who are overweight or obese...
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At night, your skin repairs any damage from the previous
(Community ~ 07/13/03)
NEW YORK -- At night, while weary eyes are getting a much-needed break, your skin is hard at work. It has to repair all the damage of the previous day and still be ready and refreshed by morning. "Just because you're resting doesn't mean nothing is happening with your body," says Kenneth Marenus, vice president of biological research at Clinique...
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West Nile virus worries rising again
(Local News ~ 07/13/03)
The sign in the window at Beaver Janitor Supply in Cape Girardeau is alarming enough to send a hypochondriac into a panic: "Worried about West Nile?" scream the thick, black letters. The store isn't trying to frighten anyone -- the message goes on to encourage consumers to come in and check out their full line of insecticides -- but the message is clear...
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Adding nutrients to soil gives big boost to garden
(Community ~ 07/13/03)
Have you dosed your roses with Epsom salts yet? It's rumored to be very good for the plants. Matter of fact, a few years ago an elderly lady in Iowa spoke highly of using Epsom salts on her tomatoes, also. Hogwash! Epsom salts is magnesium sulfate, a source of both magnesium and sulfur, both essential nutrients for plants. But your plants would benefit from a dose of Epsom salts only if your soil is deficient in either magnesium or sulfur...
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Gardeners bringing back black currants
(Community ~ 07/13/03)
Black currant fruits are "of a stinking and somewhat loathing savour, the leaves also are not without the stinking smell," wrote herbalist John Gerard in his famous "Herball" more than 350 years ago. Many people disagree, not only relishing the fruit but also enjoying the aroma of the leaves...
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Summer gardeners playing 'beat the heat' with pests
(Community ~ 07/13/03)
First, the good news. The precipitation welcomed in many parts of the country in the spring and early summer months was ideal for subsoil moisture and spring planting. Now the so-so news. Weeds and troublesome lawn and garden bugs couldn't have asked for a better growing environment. Once the real heat of summer arrives, these pests may be more than a match for even seasoned green thumbs...
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Birk-Holdman
(Wedding ~ 07/13/03)
The Church of God was the setting Nov. 30, 2002, for the wedding of Heather D. Birk and Brian E. Holdman. The Rev. Jim Cooper performed the ceremony. Pianist was Robyn Morton of Jackson, and soloist was Jim Cooper. The bride is the daughter of Roy and Nancy Birk of Ann Arbor, Mich. The groom is the son of Ruth Ellen Holdman of Cape Girardeau, and the late Larry Holdman...
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Menz-Kiehne
(Wedding ~ 07/13/03)
First Baptist Church in Jackson was the setting June 14, 2003, for the wedding of Julie Michelle Menz and Mark Darin Kiehne. Robert Menz of Sydney, Ohio, uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony. Music was by Trio Girardeaux of Cape Girardeau. Parents of the bride are Rob and Carla Scheper of Gordonville and Kenneth Menz of Chaffee, Mo. Kiehne is the son of Larry and Lois Kiehne of Millersville...
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Schweiss-Weatherspoon
(Wedding ~ 07/13/03)
KELSO, Mo. -- Kayleen Marie Schweiss and Ryan Christopher Weatherspoon were married April 26, 2003, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Kelso. The Rev. Oliver Clavin performed the ceremony. Organist was Betty Ressel of Kelso. Vocalists were Shanna Crosier of Cape Girardeau and Steve and Laura Kemper of Weingarten, Mo...
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Cornett-Goodman
(Engagement ~ 07/13/03)
Tim and Tina Arnold of Lebanon, Tenn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Bethany Marie Cornett, to Andrew Paul Goodman of Cookeville, Tenn. He is the son of Loren and Marta Goodman of Jackson. Cornett is a 1998 graduate of Mt. Juliet Christian Academy, and received a bachelor of science degree in business administration/marketing from Tennessee Technological University in 2002. She is employed at The White Room of Lebanon...
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Dean's surge poses challenges for him, Democratic rivals
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
HOPKINTON, N.H. -- Raising $7.5 million for his campaign was the easy part. Now Democrat Howard Dean says he must urgently expand his political machine, broaden his message and soften the rough edges of his personality. Although two of his rivals, John Kerry and John Edwards, have collected more money overall, and others have put more cash in reserve, Dean's fund-raising haul from April to June has shaken up a race that now has three distinct tiers of candidates -- but no front-runners...
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Never too old to play- Band camp strikes a chord with seniors
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
LACEY, Wash. -- The years melt away as the notes pour out of 83-year-old Charles Caley's trombone. He hadn't played since he left school in 1939, but the retired dentist picked up his trombone a few years ago to join "New Horizons," a band for seniors that requires no recent musical experience -- or any experience, for that matter...
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Irene Hite
(Obituary ~ 07/13/03)
Irene Hite, 64, of Pulaski, Ill., died Friday, July 11, 2003, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 25, 1938, daughter of Henry and Alma Willis Steers. Hite was employed as head cook at Cairo High School before her retirement. Hite was a member of and served as secretary of Modern American Woodmen Camp 219 in Cairo, Ill...
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Robert Abbott
(Obituary ~ 07/13/03)
Robert "Bob" J. Abbott, 73, of Jackson passed away Saturday, July 12, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call Sunday, July 13, from 4-8 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. A rosary will be said at 7 p.m., immediately followed by an American Legion service...
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Out of the past 7/13/03
(Out of the Past ~ 07/13/03)
10 years ago: July 13, 1993 Levees along bloated Mississippi River in area are in good shape, although most of them have had water against them since late March; levee situation looked better after Sunday, when Coast Guard closed final stretch of upper Mississippi River between Cairo, Ill., and St. Louis to prevent wave damage by towboats; entire 535-mile stretch of Upper Mississippi, from Cairo to St. Paul, Minn., is now closed to barge traffic and boaters...
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Bootheel to host Hooters Tour event
(Community Sports ~ 07/13/03)
Souheast Missourian Professional golf returns to The Bootheel Golf Club in Sikeston, Mo., this week as the National Golf Association's Hooters Tour makes a stop. "We're really excited about having the NGA/Hooters Tour come back to Bootheel," said Bootheel General Manager Jeff Ketterman. "The folks are thrilled about playing with tomorrow's stars of the PGA in the Pro-AM and also watching four days of exhilarating golf. This should be a great week for the Sikeston community."...
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Shaw-Nelson
(Wedding ~ 07/13/03)
Lisa Shaw and William Nelson were married April 19, 2003, at the Piper Palm House in Tower Grove Park in St. Louis. The Rev. Michael Wilson performed the ceremony. Music was by the Quartet Brioso. Parents of the couple are Randy and Sharon Shaw of Cape Girardeau, Harold and Deanna Duello and Robert and Tina Nelson, all of St. Louis...
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Leadbetter-Birk
(Wedding ~ 07/13/03)
Kristi Lynn Leadbetter and Michael James Birk were married May 24, 2003, at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. The Rev. Samuel Roethemeyer performed the ceremony. Organist was Christy Shinn of Gordonville, and soloist was Kelly Crawford of Jackson...
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Wagner-Richardson
(Engagement ~ 07/13/03)
Jerry and Donna Wagner of Maryland Heights, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Wagner, to Brett Richardson, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of the late Bernard and Sherry Richardson of Elkhart, Ind. Wagner received a bachelor of science degree in public relations from Southeast Missouri State University in May 2002. She is employed at the Southeast Missourian Newspaper...
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Brown- Mungle
(Engagement ~ 07/13/03)
Bob and Millie Koeppel of Jackson and Frank and Kay Brown of Valmeyer, Ill., announce the engagement of their daughter, Tasha Dawn Brown, to Shane Kenneth Mungle. He is the son of Rene Mungle of Sedgewickville, Mo., and the late Kenny Mungle. Brown is employed by Dannie Gilder Inc...
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Carr-Williams
(Engagement ~ 07/13/03)
Patricia Carr and Ralph Carr of Charleston, Mo., announce the engagement of their daughter, Carrie Lynn Carr, to David Elliott Williams. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C. David Williams of Charleston. Carr is a 1995 graduate of Charleston High School, and received a bachelor of science degree in nursing from Southeast Missouri State University in 2001. She is a registered nurse at St. Francis Medical Center...
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Manns observe 50th event
(Anniversary ~ 07/13/03)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mann of Tamms celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 5, 2003, at Horseshoe Lake Community Building in Olive Branch, Ill. Hosts were their children. Mann and Naomi Bennett were married July 15, 1953, at Mount Zion Baptist Church near Thebes, Ill., by the Rev. John Beggs. Their attendants were Marie Mann, sister of the groom, and the late Norman Dowdy, brother-in-law of the bride...
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Ready for residents -Home offers appealing space for any family
(Community ~ 07/13/03)
Sometimes making the match between the perfect house and a family is crucial. But the house at 1560 Lexington Avenue in Cape Girardeau seems to be ideal just the right family. An open house today from 1 to 3 p.m. will give you a glimpse of what this house offers. ...
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Legislature's attempts to seek realistic solutions
(Editorial ~ 07/13/03)
Imagine you're the governor of Missouri. Your own administration informed Missourians last December that, while most of the country was resuming growth, the Show Me State was the only midwestern state still in recession. Headlines informed us that Missouri led the nation in job losses...
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Thousands will use Internet to vote in 2004 elections
(National News ~ 07/13/03)
WASHINGTON -- Imagine casting a vote for president from a cybercafe in Thailand, an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf or a laptop computer at home. Thousands of people serving in the military and Americans living abroad will have that option next year in the nation's most extensive Internet voting experiment, viewed by some as a step toward elections in cyberspace...
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Ethnic eateries Churches offer international fare in St. Louis
(Community ~ 07/13/03)
Bountiful buffets are served at weekly lunches at three churches. By Cheryl Wittenauer ~ The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Got a hankering for roast pork, dumplings, sauerkraut and the eastern European pastry called kolacky? Head to St. John Nepomuk, the first Czech Catholic church in America, just south of downtown St. Louis...
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Wired to the max
(Community ~ 07/13/03)
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Don't rush to the front desk when you arrive at Hotel Valencia. Just step out of your car and let the doorman swipe your credit card through an electronic reader. Using a handheld computer dangling from his belt, he will confirm your reservation and make a magnetic room key for you on the spot...
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Norman's conquest
(Professional Sports ~ 07/13/03)
SANDWICH, England -- It would be easy to call Greg Norman a final-round flop in the majors, if not for Royal St. George's. There was that meltdown at the Masters. He forever will be linked with the Saturday Slam, when he had the outright lead after the third round of all four majors in 1986 and took home only one trophy...
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Game provides White Sox fans a shot for redemption
(Professional Sports ~ 07/13/03)
U.S. Cellular Field has been the site of two of the sports' worst fan incidents. By Nancy Armour ~ The Associated Press CHICAGO -- The last time U.S. Cellular Field was in the spotlight, yet another unruly fan had gone after someone on the field like it was WWF Day at the ballpark...
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Jean Bell Mosley
(Obituary ~ 07/13/03)
Jean Bell Mosley, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, July 11, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Sept. 21, 1913, in Elvins, Mo., daughter of Wilson and Myrtle Casey Bell. She spent her formative years in St. Francois County near the St. Francis River, where the wildlife, wide meadows, fields and waterways provided the backdrop for her writing later in life. The farm home where she grew up was designated a literary landmark by the Missouri Association of Teachers of English...
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