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A Christmas for Cottonwood
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
When charity and Christmas are put together, people generally expect to hear "Little Drummer Boy" and "O Holy Night" played with bells and trumpets or even electric guitars. Some prefer to hear teenagers screaming their lungs into microphones, while others prefer to watch seasoned guitarists belt out rhythm and blues...
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Jackson budget has big-ticket expenses
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
The city of Jackson plans to spend $26.7 million in 2005. The budget -- which will be voted on tonight -- includes $1.5 million to replace two emergency electric generators, the Main Street extension project that was budgeted for 2004, two major electric extensions, two major sewer extensions and three new firefighter positions...
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Jackson teachers to collaborate on improving education
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
A new collaboration project at Jackson High School will mean more teamwork among teachers and a slight schedule change for students. Beginning Jan. 10, the teachers will break into groups based on subject areas and meet for 20 minutes at the start of school every Monday morning to collaborate on improving student achievement...
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Mystery company makes only bid for Russian oil giant
(International News ~ 12/20/04)
MOSCOW -- An unknown group made the only bid Sunday for the main production unit of Russia's largest oil producer, Yukos, agreeing to pay $9.3 billion and gaining control of one of Russia's most prized assets for half of what foreign auditors say it was worth...
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Two-day raid on Palestinian camp ends with 11 dead
(International News ~ 12/20/04)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Israeli troops moved out of a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Gaza on Saturday night, the army said, ending a two-day raid that killed 11 Palestinians and wounded dozens, the largest Israeli military operation since Yasser Arafat's death last month...
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Joke text message triggers terror alert
(International News ~ 12/20/04)
CANBERRA, Australia -- An Italian tourist on a flight from Sydney to Vienna caused a security alert when he sent a cell phone message to his wife claiming his plane had been hijacked by terrorists, the Australian government said Sunday. Authorities quickly discovered the message was a hoax...
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Israel extends goodwill with planned release of prisoners
(International News ~ 12/20/04)
JERUSALEM -- Israel on Sunday approved the release of 170 Palestinian prisoners in a goodwill gesture to Egypt and encouragement to interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in hopes for future negotiations. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon also neared agreement Sunday with the moderate Labor Party to expand his coalition government and ensure approval of next year's pullout from Gaza...
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Car bombs in Iraq kill 60
(International News ~ 12/20/04)
NAJAF, Iraq -- Car bombs tore through a Najaf funeral procession and Karbala's main bus station Sunday, killing at least 60 people and wounding more than 120 in the two Shiite holy cities. In Baghdad, gunmen launched a bold ambush, executing three election officials, in their campaign to disrupt next month's parliamentary ballot...
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Illini hammer Valparaiso
(Professional Sports ~ 12/20/04)
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Dee Brown had 19 points to lead all five Illinois starters in double figures for the second straight game, and the top-ranked Illini beat Valparaiso 93-56 on Sunday. Brown scored five points in a 20-5 run midway through the second half that gave the Illini (10-0) a 39-point lead over the Crusaders (2-6), who saw a two-game winning streak end...
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Region digest 12/20/04
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
Smoke from outside fire infiltrates hospital The smell of smoke filled three floors of Southeast Missouri Hospital early Sunday afternoon as a welding project ignited papers and books in the mechanical room near a construction zone. The fire was put out by construction workers as firefighters arrived. ...
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'Lemony Snicket' wins box office with $30.2 million debut
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
LOS ANGELES -- "Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events" brought in $30.2 million of good fortune to debut in first place at the weekend box office. The film, based on the first three children's books by Lemony Snicket -- who is actually author Daniel Handler -- knocked the star-driven sequel "Ocean's Twelve" to second place, according to studio estimates released Sunday...
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Board of directors elected by SEMO District Fair Association
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
At the annual meeting of the Southeast Missouri District Fair Association, three individuals were elected to the board of directors: Bob James of Cape Girardeau, Vernon Miller of Jackson and Fred Higdon of Benton, Mo. Pete Rabbitt of Patton, Mo., was appointed by the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. ...
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Business memo 12/20/04
(Business ~ 12/20/04)
Regional Primary Care relocates Regional Primary Care, one of the largest physician groups in the area, has relocated from Doctor's Park to the fourth floor of the Saint Francis Health and Wellness Center. Patients will be seen at the new office starting today...
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People on the move 12/20/04
(Business ~ 12/20/04)
Central grad names to assistant AG post; Real estate agent returns from trade mission; Former SEMO professor to receive alumni award
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Social Security tax cutoff may increase
(National News ~ 12/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- Two of President Bush's top advisers refused on Sunday to rule out the possibility that wealthy people might have to pay more to help cover the cost of his move to partially privatize Social Security. Neither Treasury Secretary John Snow nor Andrew Card, the White House chief of staff, would say whether Bush's ideas about overhauling the federal retirement program would include raising the limit on incomes subject to Social Security taxes...
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Stunned communities grieve for slain woman
(National News ~ 12/20/04)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Churchgoers in two communities stunned by the slaying of an expectant mother whose baby was cut from her womb grieved for the young woman Sunday and struggled to understand her grisly death. The Rev. Harold Hamon said he was probably addressing Christmas cards when his neighbor, Bobbie Jo Stinnett, was strangled and the infant ripped from her womb...
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Perryville ousted at Visitation's tourney
(High School Sports ~ 12/20/04)
The Perryville girls basketball team was eliminated Saturday from the Visitation Tournament with a 51-20 loss to Parkway South. Christina Schremp scored five points to lead the Pirates (3-5). PARKWAY SOUTH 51, PERRYVILLE 20 Perryville 3 10 0 7 -- 20...
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Notre Dame holds off Perryville in double overtime
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Notre Dame fought off a scrappy Perryville squad Saturday at the Heartland Hoopfest at the Perry Park Center to win 73-64 in double overtime. Notre Dame had a lead of 11 points midway through the second quarter, but Perryville fought back and tied the game 28-28 about one minute into the second half...
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Osama bin Laden retrains his eyes on Saudi homeland
(International News ~ 12/20/04)
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Osama bin Laden's latest message, his first directed specifically at Saudis in years, has been widely seen as an attempt to show he is still a player in his homeland despite a security clampdown that has sharply limited al-Qaida's field for terrorist operations in the conservative kingdom...
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Holden's term doesn't meet anyone's expectations
(State News ~ 12/20/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- He came into office with a splash -- a $1 million inaugural party just as the state's economy began to tank. He spoke of unifying the state but ended up in bitter partisan battles with the legislature. He called education his No. 1 priority, then cut school funding to try to balance the budget...
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Companies recruiting vets back from Iraq, Afghanistan
(Business ~ 12/20/04)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Former soldiers, including those returning from Iraq or Afghanistan with disabilities, are finding that their military background can help them get jobs in civilian companies. Maytag Corp., for example, has an aggressive recruiting program turning recently discharged soldiers into repair technicians. Home Depot Inc. began Operation Career Front and Toyota North America started its Hire A Hero program in the past few years...
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Seniors set sail
(Business ~ 12/20/04)
IAMI -- Gil and Teresa Betthauser spent more than a decade of their retirement touring the nation in a motor home, and now in their 70s, they can't imagine the idea of ending their travels to move into an assisted-living facility. That's why they're intrigued by a recent study that proposes seniors who need only minimal care should take the money they would have spent on assisted living and book permanent passage on cruise ships...
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Iraqi elections
(Column ~ 12/20/04)
Columbia Daily Tribune To be sure, anti-American warriors in Iraq are doing an effective job of shaking our resolve about the political future of the country, in particular raising doubts about whether elections should go forward as scheduled in late January...
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Pencils and other lethal weapons in our Big Government schools
(Column ~ 12/20/04)
America's public schools are government schools, and they are in the hands of imbeciles. * When school officials found a pair of scissors in 10-year-old Porsche Brown's book bag, the fourth-grade student at Philadelphia's Thomas Holme Elementary School was handcuffed and hauled off to a police station even though the school district admitted she did not threaten anyone with them or even display them...
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John Danforth
(Column ~ 12/20/04)
Washington Missourian While it was a surprise to many people, it also is understandable why John Danforth resigned as our ambassador to the United Nations. He said he was a "Midwest guy" who wanted to go home to St. Louis. Most of his life has been spent in public service, with 18 years as a U.S. ...
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Driving across a frozen river
(Column ~ 12/20/04)
If you have a question, e-mail factorfiction@semissourian.com or call Speak Out (334-5111) and identify your call as a question for "Fact or fiction?" Q: Is it true that years ago people used to drive cars across the ice when the Mississippi River froze here at Cape Girardeau?...
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Tigers overcome 17-point deficit to defeat Hoosiers
(Professional Sports ~ 12/20/04)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Linas Kleiza's jump shot was not working, judging from his 3-for-10 day. So he drew fouls most of the second half. Kleiza scored 15 of his 18 points after the break, 11 of them on free throws, to help Missouri overcome a 17-point deficit in a 56-53 victory over Indiana on Saturday. He was 12-for-16 at the line, including a pair that put the Tigers ahead for good at 54-53 with 31 seconds left...
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Cardinals set sights on middle infielders
(Professional Sports ~ 12/20/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Now that the St. Louis Cardinals have acquired a pitcher for the top of the rotation, they'll turn their attention to the middle infield. General manager Walt Jocketty completed the deal for pitcher Mark Mulder, who came from the Oakland Athletics, while on vacation in Hawaii. Jocketty usually takes the last two weeks of the year off for an island getaway, but there's a chance he'll stay busy this year because the Cardinals still need a second baseman and shortstop...
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Marathon Club
(Editorial ~ 12/20/04)
Teachers at Clippard Elementary School have discovered an innovative way to get students to exercise both their bodies and their minds. More than 50 students at the school joined the Marathon Club, pledging to run 26 miles, read 26 books and do 26 good deeds in 26 weeks...
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Speak Out 12/20/04
(Speak Out ~ 12/20/04)
Support and prayers; The first stone; Common sense is best; Fair ticketing; Future wasteland; Grades that measure
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Charles Peters
(Obituary ~ 12/20/04)
Charles Willis Peters, 68, of Burfordville passed away Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, at his home. He was born June 25, 1936, in Burfordville, son of Willie and Lena Runnels Peters. He and Doris Reitzel were married June 8, 1958, in Burfordville. Charles attended the former Burfordville Elementary School, was a 1955 graduate of Jackson High School and a 1957 graduate of the former Cape Business College...
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Military digest 12/20/04
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
Navy Petty Officers 3rd Class Michael E. Roberts, James L. Mercer and Timothy C. Carlisle and their fellow shipmates recently returned from a routine scheduled deployment to the Arabian Gulf, while assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, homeported in Mayport, Fla. ...
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Cardinals hold Rams' offense in check during 31-7 rout
(Professional Sports ~ 12/20/04)
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The NFC West is so bad that a team with a losing record could win it -- even the Arizona Cardinals. The St. Louis Rams had a chance to take control of the league's worst division on Sunday, but they fell flat in a 31-7 loss to the Cardinals...
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NFL standings 12/20/04
(Professional Sports ~ 12/20/04)
Standings AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST W L T PCT PF PA HOME AWAY AFC DIV Y-NEW ENGLAND 12 1 0 .923 365 217 7-0-0 5-1-0 9-1-0 4-0-0 N.Y. JETS 10 4 0 .714 297 206 6-1-0 4-3-0 7-4-0 3-2-0 BUFFALO 8 6 0 .571 330 248 5-2-0 3-4-0 5-6-0 3-3-0 MIAMI 2 11 0 .154 213 289 1-5-0 1-6-0 0-9-0 0-5-0...
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Sunday's NFL games 12/20/04
(Professional Sports ~ 12/20/04)
Sunday's games CHARGERS 21, BROWNS 0 LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, and San Diego captured the AFC West title on Sunday. One season after they were a league-worst 4-12, the Chargers (11-3) won their eighth straight and earned their first postseason berth since 1995. They're also division champions for the first time since 1994, clinching the top spot when Denver lost in Kansas City...
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Panel - State government must grow to get smaller
(State News ~ 12/20/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- It sounds similar to the philosophy that it takes money to make money: State government must grow to find ways to cut costs. That's the ironic conclusion of a legislative panel charged with looking at ways to make government more efficient, especially by considering the use of more private companies to handle government duties...
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Hopes and dreams - Artist collects wishes to create work
(State News ~ 12/20/04)
ST. LOUIS --"I wish that life was simpler." "I wish democracy was real." "I wish I was drinking a margarita in my favorite bar in Mexico." Brazilian artist Rivane Neuenschwander has become intimately familiar with people around the world and the things they hope for, thanks to an artwork she created called "I Wish Your Wish."...
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State prison system settles four harassment cases in 18 months
(State News ~ 12/20/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's Department of Corrections over the past 18 months has paid $177,500 to settle sexual-harassment cases brought by former female workers. The four claims that were settled involved prisons in Cameron, Chillicothe, Jefferson City and Fulton, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Sunday. At least two other cases are pending...
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World briefs 12/20/04
(International News ~ 12/20/04)
Cuba wraps up air raid training for U.S. attack; Fears rise as opposition traverses Ukraine; Turkmenistan election goes door to door; Meteor may have passed over Indonesian capital
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Tightest security in history planned for Bush's inauguration
(National News ~ 12/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush will be sworn in next month for a second term amid the tightest security in inaugural history, with police planning to search every one of the tens of thousands of people expected to line the parade route. Behind the scenes, thousands of specialized law enforcement and military personnel will stand ready to respond to any emergency...
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Nation briefs 12/20/04
(National News ~ 12/20/04)
Bush named Time's Person of 2004; Rumsfeld in hot seat over automated signature; Kia Spectra fails frontal crash test; White House chief: FDA doing 'spectacular job'; Suspect in Smart case files for divorce; Man arrested after four bodies found in Jeep; Eighty-vehicle crash closes Pa. interstate
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AP poll - Half of Americans worry about debts
(National News ~ 12/20/04)
WASHINGTON -- Shoppers are racing from store to store this holiday season, with credit cards clutched tightly in hand and visions of future bills dancing in their heads. One-half of Americans say they worry about the money they owe, and many say they worry most of the time about their overall debts, an Associated Press poll found...
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Safe House youths have happier holiday thanks to Jackson teens
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
Inspired by a newspaper story published in 1999 about a mom asking for help at Christmas because she and her children were forced to leave all their belongings behind when they fled to a safe house, a group of Jackson youngsters formed the group Kids4Kids. It was their solution to combat the needs of those less fortunate and give them a good Christmas...
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Cape Shriners remain involved with their youth patients
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
You might see a Shriner in a red fez or a clown suit at the springtime rodeo at Arena Park -- or marching in a Christmas parade. They also hold a golf tournament and a poker run -- activities that fund Shriners Hospitals -- a network of 23 hospitals across America that specialize in orthopedic problems in children, and in burn care for children...
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Phyllis Lewis
(Obituary ~ 12/20/04)
Phyllis Dockins Lewis, 98, of Jackson passed away Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 1, 1906, in Sparta, Ill., the daughter of Harvey and Margaret Cox McManus. She and C. P. "Pal" Dockins were married March 19, 1923. Pal passed away Dec. 2, 1961...
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Juanita Haas
(Obituary ~ 12/20/04)
Juanita E. Haas, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, at Saint Francis Medical Center at Cape Girardeau. She was born March 30, 1923, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of J.D. and Jewel Horn Stewart. She and Kenneth P. Haas were married Dec. 28, 1953, at Cape Girardeau...
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Donald St. Arbor
(Obituary ~ 12/20/04)
BARDWELL, Ky. -- Donald K. St. Arbor Sr., 65, of Bardwell died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, at the home of his sister in Cairo, Ill. He was born May 5, 1939, at Bardwell, son of Thomas and Jesse Hall St. Arbor. Bardwell was a police officer at Detroit, Mich., before his retirement. He was a member of the Beulah Baptist Church near Milburn, Ky. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and was a member of Cairo VFW Post 2649 and Cairo American Legion Post 406...
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Rev. Arnie Johnson Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/20/04)
BENTON, Ill. -- The Rev. Arnie L. Johnson Sr., 80, of Benton died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2004, at the Franklin Hospital in Benton. He was born Feb. 24, 1924, in Ullin, Ill., son of Orville and Rosa Hess Johnson. He and Dorothy Kaiser were married Sept. 21, 1942...
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Out of the past 12/20/04
(Out of the Past ~ 12/20/04)
25 years ago: Dec. 20, 1979 Ernest L. Hahs, an office equipment company owner, has become the third candidate to file for two available seats on the city council in April; Hahs joins Donald R. Strohmeyer and Timothy L. Kelley in filing for the race...
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Missouri may pass version of Okla. meth law
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
In April, Oklahoma passed a law that made ephedrine and pseudoephedrine class 5 drugs, so hard to get that in certain areas of the state the number of methamphetamine labs police raided dropped by 65 percent. Missouri may do the same in the upcoming legislative session...
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Cape Girardeau City Council agenda 12/20/04
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
7 p.m. today City hall, 401 Independence St. Study session at 5 p.m. Consent ordinances (Second and third readings) * An ordinance authorizing the acquisition of property for the improvement of Broadway between Perry Avenue and Houck Place. * An ordinance amending the boundaries of a sewer district to include the new Kohl's store development...
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Garner sees positive signs in loss to Southern Illinois
(Local News ~ 12/20/04)
Southeast Missouri State University basketball coach Gary Garner was naturally disappointed that his team lost Saturday night -- but other than that, he really had no complaints. Southern Illinois had to scratch and claw before leaving the Show Me Center with a hard-fought 72-68 victory that wasn't secured until the closing seconds, when Southeast missed two shots that would have tied the game...
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Insider stock sales raise red flags
(Business ~ 12/20/04)
NEW YORK -- Talk about a double standard. While corporate leaders tout the benefits of investors owning their stocks, many executives seem to be running for the doors themselves. Selling of shares by insiders -- which includes executives and other top officers and directors at a company -- has been rampant in recent months, with sales rising to their highest level in more than four years in November...
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Cape fire report 12/20/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/20/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls Saturday: * At 4:37 p.m., gas smell at 1109 Jefferson Ave. * At 5:05 p.m., a vehicle fire at mile marker 97 Interstate 55 southbound. * At 11:35 p.m., emergency medical service at North Kingshighway and Interstate 55...
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Cape police report 12/20/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/20/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released Sunday by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. DWIs * Tracy K. Williams, 39, of 303 W. Main St., was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and failure to maintain right half of the roadway...
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Births 12/20/04
(Births ~ 12/20/04)
Brinkopf; Rodriguez
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