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Working together
(Editorial ~ 09/14/04)
With a combined population in the 2000 census of 51,887, the cities of Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City, along with the surrounding Cape Girardeau County area, ought to qualify as a Metropolitan Planning Organization. But the lack of homes and businesses in nearby flood plains, county parks and cemeteries have kept the Greater Cape Girardeau MPO from becoming a reality...
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Musician aided in church's growth
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/14/04)
To the editor: In response to "A divine intervention: Opera singer visits hometown to perform": As a child growing up, our family were longtime members of Lynwood Baptist Church. Judith Farris also attended there. She was quite instrumental in forming the music ministry there. ...
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Sports briefs 9/14/04
(Other Sports ~ 09/14/04)
Baseball With Hurricane Ivan spinning well west of South Florida, the Florida Marlins announced they will return home and play the Montreal Expos in a Wednesday doubleheader. The twinbill will begin at 2:05 p.m. CDT, and the five-game series will conclude Thursday at 6:05 p.m...
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Learning briefs 9/14/04
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
Eaker gets master's degree from Ball State Andrea Eaker recently graduated from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., with a master's degree in wellness management and gerontology. She is the daughter of Mitch and Marsha Eaker of Marble Hill, Mo., and the granddaughter of Eldo and Bello Eaker and Harold and Glodena Staats of Zalma, Mo...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 9/14/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/14/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released Monday by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Carl E. Walton Jr., 28, 6753 Robins, St. Louis, was arrested on a St. Charles County warrant for failure to appear for fraudulent use of a credit device, and on a St. Louis County warrant for unlawful use of a weapon...
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Cape fire report 9/14/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/14/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items on Sunday: At 7:23 p.m., an emergency medical service in the 3100 block of Independence Street. At 9:49 p.m., an emergency medical service in the 700 block of William Street. Firefighters responded to the following items on Monday: At 12:47 a.m., an emergency medical service at 321 Dearmont St...
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National briefs 9/14/04
(National News ~ 09/14/04)
Bush wants to shift $3.5 billion to Iraqi security WASHINGTON -- The Bush administration wants to spend more Iraqi reconstruction money than planned to bolster security, speed economic recovery and forgive some of that country's debt, according to documents it sent to Congress on Monday. ...
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Cape Girardeau switches to postcard billing
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
The city of Cape Girardeau has switched to postcard billing system in an effort to reduce costs, city officials said. The new bills are smaller and don't require the expense of manpower for stuffing envelopes and added postage expenses. Cape Girardeau customer service manager Jo Cossairt said residents also can pay their monthly utility bills automatically through their participating banks, savings and loan institutions and credit unions...
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World briefs 9/14/04
(International News ~ 09/14/04)
Mexicans plan worldwide sing-along of anthem MEXICO CITY -- Warning: If a co-worker or stranger suddenly jumps up and starts singing Wednesday, don't be alarmed. They aren't crazy. They are just Mexicans participating in a worldwide call to song to celebrate 150 years of their national anthem. ...
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Fair game - pets and beauty pageants
(Column ~ 09/14/04)
First it was a barking dog. Then came the two hermit crabs. Now we have two goldfish in our animal menagerie. Our pet population has increased by two fish thanks to the SEMO District Fair. Our daughters, Becca and Bailey, both won a ping pong ball carnival game. Both girls received water-filled plastic bags with each bag containing a goldfish...
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Scoot over Hank and Babe - Bonds to join 700 Club
(Professional Sports ~ 09/14/04)
The Giants slugger's next home run will put him in neighborhood of baseball's all-time career record. By Janie McCauley ~ The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Barry Bonds always prefers to reach his milestones at home. With the San Francisco Giants on the road for the next three games, hitting his 700th homer in the city where Hank Aaron began his pursuit of the career home run record would be almost as special...
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Serious flip-flops - Kerry cannot hold to a position
(Column ~ 09/14/04)
By Robert Kagan and William Kristol ~ From The Weekly Standard "I said at the time I would have preferred if we had given diplomacy a greater opportunity, but I think it was the right decision to disarm Saddam Hussein. And when the president made the decision, I supported him, and I support the fact that we did disarm him." -- John F. Kerry, May 3, 2003...
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Flood frustration
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
Owners of homes and businesses near Cape LaCroix Creek and Walker Branch continue to pay costly federal flood insurance premiums -- possibly for another two years -- even though they and Cape Girardeau city officials say there's no longer any threat of storm-water flooding in those areas thanks to a completed federally funded flood-control project...
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Squirrel causes Cape power outage
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
Thanks to a flash-fried fur ball, about 4,500 Cape Girar-deau AmerenUE customers were without electricity for more than an hour Monday morning. AmerenUE spokesman Mike Cleary said a squirrel shorted out a 34,000-volt circuit at an Ameren substation at 880 N. Main St. The animal came into contact with the lines at 10:24 a.m., knocking out power for customers in northern and eastern Cape Girardeau. According to Cleary, power was restored by about 11:45 a.m...
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Bumper harvests forecast for corn, soybeans
(State News ~ 09/14/04)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Good growing conditions this summer could lead to record state corn and soybean harvests this fall, according to the state's agricultural statistician. "The moisture supply and cooler than normal temperature has not stressed the plants from beginning to end, and I think we're reaching their potential," Gene Danekas, director of the Missouri Agriculture Statistics Service, said Monday...
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Births 9/14/04
(Births ~ 09/14/04)
Yount Son to Amy Jo Yount of Advance, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:28 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2004. Name, Chase Edward. Weight, 9 pounds 7 ounces. Fifth child, third son. Ms. Yount is the daughter of Craig and Karen Yount of Marquand, Mo. She is employed at Procter & Gamble...
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Correction 9/14
(Correction ~ 09/14/04)
Correction The name of Corrie Gerecke was misspelled in Monday's list of Miss SEMO Fair winners. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Questions about union at Bernie
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/14/04)
To the editor: Please understand I'm a proud union member. But there is something that puzzles me about the union at IXL Manufacturing in Bernie, Mo. No one seems to know when it started, how long it has been there and why we are the lowest-paid factory in the area. ...
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Safety after attacks was disregarded
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/14/04)
To the editor: On the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, D.C., we rightly remembered those who lost their lives and honored those who gave selflessly in the days and weeks following the attacks. We should also remember that the EPA found the air in the area of ground zero to have levels of asbestos many times higher than safe levels and prepared a statement to that effect along with a warning to "sensitive populations" (children and the elderly). ...
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Deanna Schott
(Obituary ~ 09/14/04)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Deanna Schott, 35, of Jonesboro died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, at Union County Hospital. She was born Nov. 30, 1968, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Leonard "Buzz" and Phyllis Campbell Bixby. She and David G. Schott were married Sept. 9, 1995, at Wolf Lake, Ill...
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Marie Muench
(Obituary ~ 09/14/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Marie Muench, 61, of Sikeston died Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004, at her home. She was born Dec. 3, 1942, in Maryland Point, Md., daughter of Benjamin Harrison and Olive Bell Wilson Greenwood. She and Carl J. Muench Jr. were married Oct. 16, 1964, in Washington, D.C...
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Lawrence Kimball
(Obituary ~ 09/14/04)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Lawrence Kimball, 77, of Olive Branch died Friday, Sept. 10, 2004, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 16, 1926, in Linn County, Iowa, son of Donald and Amy Martinek Kimball. Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill., from 10:30 to 11 a.m. today...
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Vesta Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 09/14/04)
Vesta M. Bollinger, 74, of Jackson died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004 at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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Russell McNeely
(Obituary ~ 09/14/04)
Allen Russell McNeely, 65, of Scott City died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City is in charge of arrangements.
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Ruth Rendleman
(Obituary ~ 09/14/04)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Ruth Rose Rendleman, 99, of Carbondale died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, at Oak Grove Care and Rehab Center. She was born Aug. 11, 1905, in Union County, daughter of David and Ida Hess Rendleman. Rendleman was a graduate of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. She was a retired state worker...
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Elnora Merritt
(Obituary ~ 09/14/04)
Elnora Elizabeth "Blondie" Merritt, 76, of Solon Springs, Wis., died Saturday, Sept. 4, 2004, at her home. She was born Nov. 3, 1927, in Franklin County, Mo., daughter of Louis and Elizabeth Mueller Rishe. She and Daniel Merritt were married Feb. 20, 1946...
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Lillian Cervantes
(Obituary ~ 09/14/04)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Lillian H. Cervantes, 82, of Cairo died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at her home. She was born Nov. 19, 1921, in Obion County, Tenn., daughter of Sidney and Jesse Davidson Threlkeld. She first married W.E. Powell, and later married A.A. Cervantes...
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Bernice Mallard
(Obituary ~ 09/14/04)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Bernice Mallard, 70, of Morley died Sunday, Sept. 12, 2004, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 1, 1933, at Benton, Mo., daughter of Cleo Richard and Trula Mae Dowdy Traw. She and Rolland Lee Mallard were married Jan. 13, 1951, in Piggott, Ark. He died June 24, 1988...
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William Harrison
(Obituary ~ 09/14/04)
William Winford "B.W." Harrison, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Sept. 13, 2004, at the Lutheran Home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home
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Out of the past 9/14/04
(Out of the Past ~ 09/14/04)
10 years ago: Sept. 14, 1994 Target Store is coming to Cape Girardeau; groundwork is underway in Cape West Business Park for new 97,000-square-foot store; business is being built just south of Hampton Inn site. Within five hours yesterday morning, volunteers raised $17,700 hawking newspapers on streets in Cape Girardeau, Jackson and Scott City; volunteers sold special editions of Southeast Missourian during annual YELL for Newspapers campaign; money raised will fund literacy programs in the three communities.. ...
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Correction 9/14
(Correction ~ 09/14/04)
Correction The home at 718 Amanda in Jackson featured in Sunday's Real Estate section has hardwood floor laminate, a basement with a roughed-in bathroom and has a light blue exterior. Incorrect information was provided in the published story.
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Additional booby-trapped letters snagged before delivery
(National News ~ 09/14/04)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Letters rigged to ignite when opened and bound for the governor's offices in Virginia and West Virginia were intercepted Monday, officials said. Governor's offices in at least 16 other states got similar letters last week. The letter that arrived in Richmond never threatened Gov. ...
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Gun sellers say lifting of assault ban no big deal
(National News ~ 09/14/04)
CHICAGO -- The U.S. ban on assault weapons is ending not with a bang but a whimper. The decade-long ban expired Monday. The measure, signed by President Clinton, had outlawed 19 types of military-style assault weapons, banned certain features on firearms such as bayonet mounts, and limited ammunition magazines to 10 rounds...
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Oprah Winfrey hands out 276 new cars to audience
(Entertainment ~ 09/14/04)
CHICAGO -- Oprah Winfrey celebrated the premiere of her 19th season by surprising each of her 276 audience members with a new car. "We're calling this our wildest dream season, because this year on the Oprah show, no dream is too wild, no surprise too impossible to pull off," Winfrey said on the show that aired Monday...
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River Campus donor B.W. Harrison dies
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
JESSICA EDMOND * photos@semissourian.com Two-year-old Jae Davis of Cape Girardeau waved two American flags as floats in the SEMO District Fair parade passed by Monday evening. By Bob Miller ~ Southeast Missourian B.W. Harrison was a man who embraced the outdoors...
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N. Korea says blast was demolition for hydroelectric project
(International News ~ 09/14/04)
SEOUL, South Korea -- An explosion that shot a 2-mile-wide mushroom cloud into the sky was the planned demolition of a mountain for a hydroelectric project, North Korea said Monday, and it invited a British diplomat to visit the site. Experts from the United States and elsewhere say they don't believe Thursday's blast near the Chinese border was a nuclear test...
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Health expert warns teens about risks of sexual activity
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
In her nine years as a counselor for young pregnant girls, Pam Stenzel heard the words "nobody told me" over and over. On Monday, Stenzel left Cape Girardeau County knowing that thousands of local teenagers had been told about the risks involved with sexual activity...
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A forgotten Sept. 11 in Chile
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
By Justin Cox September 14, 2004 For an American in Chile, no topic generates more spontaneous discussion than 9-11 and the events that followed. I have been working in my school for more than seven weeks now, but I still get questions about los torres gemelos (the twin towers) almost daily. ...
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Ag secretary tours fair, joins Emerson to lobby for Bush
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
While field crops were being judged Monday at the SEMO District Fair, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman dropped by the livestock barn to talk about President George W. Bush's agriculture record. Farmers, Future Farmers of America, the Missouri Farm Bureau and members of nearly every commodity board in the area came to hear Veneman, who has some indirect ties to Southeast Missouri. ...
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Leopold spikers stop Bernie in a tight three-set match
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/04)
Leopold's volleyball team edged Bernie in a 25-23, 17-25, 25-21 home victory Monday night. Amber Nenninger had 12 kills, eight digs and seven blocks to lead the Wildcats (6-4). Rachel Crader had 20 assists and 12 digs, Lori VanderMierden had seven kills, seven digs and six blocks, and Mary Bohnsack added nine digs for Leopold...
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Second year of wine contest draws more competition
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
One hundred and nine bottles of wine on the wall. One hundred and nine bottles of wine. Take one down and pass it around ... and you've got the wine competition at the SEMO District Fair. It's the second year for wine judging, and the number of entries has grown from 83 to 109 bottles from about 25 contestants this year. Commercial wineries and the home producer compete with each other for the best wine in the region. The eventual winner of best of show was Randy Haman of Kennett, Mo...
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Wine winners at the SEMO District Fair
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
BEST OF SHOW Randy Haman, Kennett, Mo.DRY WHITE, GRAPE First place, Paul Hendricks, O'Fallon, Mo.; second place, Laughing Springers, Cape Girardeau; third place, Alto Vineyards, Alto Pass, Ill.DRY, FRUIT First place, Jerry Bert, Perryville, Mo.; second place, James Casteel, Cape Girardeau; third place, Cedar Fork, Perryville, Mo.DRY RED, GRAPE...
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Missouri youths get ahead of the pack in military careers
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With uniforms, cadence and the proud display of a military unit, the Naval Sea Cadets or the Civil Air Patrol youth could be mistaken for U.S. military servicemen. "When they put on that uniform, they represent one of the greatest organizations in the world," said Dave Anderson, air patrol adult leader...
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Chaffee edges Naylor with sixth-inning rally
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/04)
The Red Devils emerged with a 2-1 victory over the previously unbeaten Eagles. By Jeremy Joffray ~ Southeast Missourian Chaffee's softball team got its first taste of what district play will be like on Monday, rallying for a 2-1 win over Naylor at Chaffee...
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Indians have two steady legs in Kutz, Simonhoff
(College Sports ~ 09/14/04)
Southeast's kicking game has been a bright spot thus far. By Marty Mishow ~ Southeast Missourian Southeast Missouri State University's football team has been outscored 91-13 in its first two contests, so the Indians' kicking game has not been able to make a difference so far...
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Jumbled offensive line comes up big in opener
(Professional Sports ~ 09/14/04)
Despite big question marks, the line did not allow a sack as St. Louis rolled up 448 yards of offense. By Jim Salter ~ The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- A makeshift offensive line came together at just the right time for the St. Louis Rams...
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Defense secretary visits Fort Leonard Wood
(State News ~ 09/14/04)
Associated Press WriterFORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (AP) -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld praised the troops and was tested on a driving simulation during a visit Tuesday to Fort Leonard Wood. In his first visit to the fort in the Ozarks, Rumsfeld scored 88 out of a possible 100 points on a driving simulation used to train military truck drivers. The simulation took Rumsfeld through mountainous regions and forests similar to those of Afghanistan and Iraq...
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Secretary of state race parallels 2000 contest
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- This year's race for secretary of state pits a sitting speaker of the House of Representatives against a scion of a respected Missouri political family who has scant personal experience serving in elected office. In that aspect, the contest is a repeat of the 2000 campaign for the post...
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Putin's anti-terror initiatives would strengthen Kremlin's grip
(International News ~ 09/14/04)
MOSCOW -- Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin announced a series of anti-terror initiatives Monday that would strengthen the Kremlin's grip on every layer of Russian political life. Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake, and called for creation of a powerful anti-terror agency...
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U.S. jets attack reported militant HQ in Fallujah
(International News ~ 09/14/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- U.S. warplanes unleashed devastating airstrikes on an suspected hideout where operatives from an al-Qaida-linked group were meeting Monday, and hospital officials said 20 people died. Also Monday, a video posted on a Web site in the name of the militants -- led by terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi -- purportedly showed the beheading of a kidnapped Turkish truck driver...
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PBS tackles TV challenge with 'The Question of God'
(Entertainment ~ 09/14/04)
NEW YORK -- It could be the ultimate challenge for a TV show: debating the topic of God's existence. How do you bring that subject down to earth? And what on earth do you do for visuals? But the ineffable can be made accessible. Behold: "The Question of God," two unusual two-hour programs airing on PBS Wednesday and Sept. 22, with home video to follow...
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People talk 9/14/04
(Entertainment ~ 09/14/04)
Rap group on ballot for rock Hall of Fame NEW YORK -- Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five are among the nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- the first rap artists to get that distinction -- joining U2, Randy Newman and the O'Jays on the ballot. ...
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Hurricane Ivan brushes Cuba's edge
(International News ~ 09/14/04)
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba -- Whipping winds and walloping waves lashed western Cuba and the communist country's tobacco-growing region Monday, as Hurricane Ivan strengthened to a Category 5 storm -- the most powerful -- and barreled along on a new course toward the U.S. Gulf Coast...
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Government deficit at record high
(National News ~ 09/14/04)
The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- With one month to go in the 2004 federal budget year, the government recorded a deficit of $436.9 billion thus far, the Treasury Department reported Monday. That's 9 percent larger than the $400.5 billion shortfall for the corresponding period last year...
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Concrete, camels, and careful attention
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
It's not every day you see a camel walking along the side of the road when driving down the highway. But that's exactly what you'll see when you go by Clance Shirrel's business, Concrete Castings, in Jackson. "Miss C brings a lot of people in," Shirrel said referring to the humped-back creature walking back and forth near the entrance. "It's a way of advertisement, I guess you could say."...
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Speak Out 9/14/04
(Speak Out ~ 09/14/04)
Roaming dogs I WOULD like to know when the Cape Girardeau Police Department is going to do something about the roaming dogs. I have called to report them, and they're still roaming. I know we have a leash law. I just wonder if other people in the Cape Girardeau area are having trouble. If so, please call the police department...
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BioKyowa scholar set to speak at university
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
Tokyo University professor Takaki Hiraishi will deliver a public lecture today at Southeast Missouri State University. The event is scheduled for 4 p.m. in Crisp Hall Auditorium. The lecture is titled "The Teaching of American and British Literature in Japan: A Brief Survey." Admission is free. ...
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Weekly Spotlight -- Whitney Beggs
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/04)
School: Kelly Class: Senior Sport: Softball Accomplishment: Beggs threw a no-hitter and struck out seven batters to defeat Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) in the Incarnate Word Softball Tournament semifinals on Saturday, then struck out six to help Kelly post a 2-0 championship victory over Notre Dame (De Sion) the same day...
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Traffic accident leaves five injured
(Police/Fire Report ~ 09/14/04)
Five people were injured at 5:58 p.m. Sunday in a two-car accident on U.S. 61, two miles north of Fruitland. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Gina Phillips, 22, of Jefferson City, Mo., pulled her 1997 Toyota into the path of a 1992 Chevrolet driven by David Snider, 29, of Jackson while attempting to make a left turn on to U.S. 61...
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Ports receive federal grants to upgrade their security
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
The Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority has been awarded $346,475 in grant money by the Department of Homeland Security to beef up security along three Mississippi River ports in Southeast Missouri. According to SEMO Port executive director Daniel Overbey, the awarded amount was actually a third of that originally requested by the ports to fund installation of video surveillance and alarm systems. ...
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POW/MIA Recognition Day today
(Local News ~ 09/14/04)
Southeast Missourian The national government is recognizing prisoners of war and soldiers missing in action today. The third Friday in September is usually reserved for the recognition, but Friday falls on a Jewish holiday this year, so the Department of Defense designated today the recognition day instead...
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Oil prices jump on fear of Hurricane Ivan's path
(National News ~ 09/14/04)
WASHINGTON -- As oil prices shot up more than $1 a barrel Monday in the face of Hurricane Ivan's changing path, several large oil and natural gas producers evacuated rigs in the Gulf of Mexico. "It's all fear, it's all speculative buying," said Agbeli Ameko, managing partner at the Denver-based energy research firm Enercast.com, adding that the actual loss of supply, at least for now, was negligible...
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Missourians react to expiration of federal assault weapons ban
(State News ~ 09/14/04)
ST. LOUIS -- City officials called the expiration of a 10-year federal assault weapons ban a blow to public safety Monday, even as gun shop owners around Missouri insisted similar weapons already were legally available. St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay called on citizens to seek a vote in Washington, D.C. During a news conference at police headquarters, both he and St. Louis Police Chief Joe Mokwa said the ban had made the public and officers safer, and should be reinstated...
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Man found guilty for sword assault
(State News ~ 09/14/04)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A Kansas City man who repeatedly struck a prostitute with a sword after soliciting her for sex was found guilty Monday of assault and armed criminal action. Larry Hashman, 29, smoked crack cocaine with the woman before returning to his home for sex, according to court documents. He then struck the woman with the sword multiple times, causing nerve, vein and artery damage...
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New Mo. law on mental health treatment for kids slow-going
(State News ~ 09/14/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A state law that took effect last month was designed to spare parents from having to give up custody of their children to get them state-funded mental health treatment. But so far, no parents who turned their children over to the state have sought to regain custody...
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