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Today in History
(National News ~ 12/24/11)
Today is Saturday, Dec. 24, the 358th day of 2011. There are seven days left in the year. This is Christmas Eve. Today's Highlight in History: On Dec. 24, 1814, the War of 1812 officially ended as the United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Ghent...
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Out of the past 12/24/11
(Out of the Past ~ 12/24/11)
The saga of Douglas Wayne Thompson -- covering more than a quarter century -- took another twist yesterday, when a federal appeals court ordered him released from the state penitentiary; Thompson, who was convicted three times for the 1961 slaying of a Cape Girardeau reserve police officer, was last convicted in December 1984 in Scott County Circuit Court for capital murder and was sentenced to life in prison...
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Julia Jackson
(Obituary ~ 12/24/11)
Julia Kathryn "Judy" Jackson, 83, of Cape Girardeau passed away Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center. She was born Feb. 14, 1928, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Horace Leo and Vera Gusta Anderson Jackson. She and Arthur "Bud" Jackson were married Aug. 17, 1947, in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. He preceded her in death Nov. 2, 2007...
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Hilmer Kaufmann
(Obituary ~ 12/24/11)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Hilmer George Kaufmann, 78, of Altenburg died Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at Independence Care Center of Perry County in Perryville, Mo. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, and 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg...
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Earl Russell Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/24/11)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Earl Francis Russell Jr., 69, of Villa Ridge, formerly of Cairo, Ill., passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at St. Anthony's Medical Center in St. Louis. He was born March 16, 1942, in Mound City, Ill., son of Earl Francis and Lorene Wyatt Russell Sr...
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John Hill
(Obituary ~ 12/24/11)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- John W. Hill, 83, of White House, Tenn., formerly of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2011, at Select Specialty Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. He was born Sept. 11, 1928, in Sikeston, to the late Marvin and Lena Godwin Hill. He and Vernell Garrison were married Dec. 7, 1967, in Sikeston...
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Clayton Burnham
(Obituary ~ 12/24/11)
Clayton A. Burnham, 52, of Cape Girardeau passed away Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, at Saint Francis Medical Center. He was born Aug. 6, 1959, in St. Louis, son of Billy Edgar Burnham and Phyllis Starkey Paine. Burnham was an avid model airplane pilot and computer guru. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, NRA and a ham operator...
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Gail Edwards
(Obituary ~ 12/24/11)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Gail Marie Smith Edwards, age 51, of Olmsted passed away at 12:14 a.m. Friday, Dec. 23, 2011, at the Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Gail was born Sept. 28, 1960, in St. Louis, daughter of Bill and Colleen Werling Smith...
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Victor Idom
(Obituary ~ 12/24/11)
Victor K. Idom, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Dec. 22, 2011, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at New Bethel Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau. Announcement by McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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NORAD Santa trackers having record holiday
(National News ~ 12/24/11)
DENVER -- Santa's piling up more than presents this year. The big man's trackers at NORAD say Santa Claus also broke records this Christmas Eve. Volunteers at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado were fielding 8,000 calls an hour Saturday afternoon, on pace to break a record. Also, Santa's NORAD Facebook page approached 920,000 "likes" by midafternoon. Last year, Santa had 716,000 "likes."...
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