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Fox hunters, protesters face off over annual hunt
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
LONDON -- Thousands of fox hunters and their supporters rode out Thursday for traditional post-Christmas hunts, taunted by protesters who hope to see the sport banned by next year. The pro-hunting Countryside Alliance said up to 250,000 riders and supporters attended dozens of Boxing Day hunts across the country...
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Bomb explodes in Nepalese capital
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
KATMANDU, Nepal -- A time bomb exploded at a commercial complex in Nepal's capital Thursday, injuring at least seven people, police said. The explosion at Batuledhar -- a six-story commercial building in the heart of Katmandu -- shattered window panes and damaged offices of banks and finance companies in the building...
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Sugar Land's sugar refinery shut down
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
SUGAR LAND, Texas -- The company that gave this Houston suburb its sweet name has shut down its 77-year-old processing plant, marking the end of sugar refining in Sugar Land. The Imperial Sugar refinery processed up to 3 million pounds of granulated, brown and powdered sugar each day. It refined its last bit of raw sugar last week...
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Customers flock to sales after weak shopping season
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
NEW YORK -- Shoppers flocked to stores for post-Christmas sales Thursday as merchants sought to clear out leftovers and salvage something from what could be the weakest shopping season in at least 30 years. Still, the question remains: How much can the barrage of discounts boost holiday spending, if already-deep discounts before Dec. 25 failed to entice shoppers?...
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Wife of imprisoned state official kidnapped on trip
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
PORT ALLEN, La. -- The wife of a former state elections commissioner serving a five-year sentence for taking kickbacks was abducted on her way to visit her husband in prison, authorities said Thursday. Mari Ann Fowler, 65, disappeared outside a Port Allen sandwich shop on Christmas Eve, investigators said...
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Man finds homeless friend of 50 years ago dead in ditch
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A man who recently discovered a boyhood friend living homeless went looking for him Wednesday in hopes of sharing a Christmas meal. Instead, John Frost found Howard W. Frazee, 72, dead in the ditch where he had been living. The coroner said Frazee had died a few days earlier of heart disease...
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Northeast digging out from snowy Christmas
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
Snowplow crews struggled to clear clogged streets across the Northeast as cities watched the holiday-overtime bills pile up Thursday from a Christmas Day storm that dumped up to 3 feet of snow. The storm has been blamed for at least 23 deaths since it moved out of the Plains earlier in the week. It hit the Atlantic Coast as a nor'easter...
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Parents, teachers use fund raisers to pay teachers' salaries
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- With money tight and times tough, parents and teachers across the nation are holding fund raisers to pay teachers' salaries and benefits. Students at Belinder Elementary School in a Kansas City suburb brought in loose change and the proceeds from lemonade stands earlier this year to help pay the salaries of a nurse, counselor and foreign language teacher...
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Bush family sets sail on cruise
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Former President Bush and his son, Gov. Jeb Bush, embarked Thursday on a three-night holiday cruise with family and security agents, undeterred by the recent outbreak of stomach viruses that have sickened some cruise passengers...
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Lincoln statue planned at capital of Confederacy
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
RICHMOND, Va. -- Abraham Lincoln is returning to the capital of the Confederacy, much to the chagrin of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Five days before the Civil War ended in April 1865, the president and his youngest child, Tad, traveled to still-smoldering Richmond soon after Southern forces abandoned the city in flames. ...
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Former New York City chief takes over in L.A.
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Mayor James Hahn suggested at the swearing-in ceremony for William Bratton that the new Los Angeles police chief could use a few "r's" in his vocabulary. Hahn was poking fun at the former New York City police commissioner's Boston accent. But the joke also underscored Bratton's standing as an outsider and Hahn's belief that only an outsider with a distinguished record could rescue a department that had endured a decade of scandal, embarrassment and plummeting officer morale...
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Four suspected Islamic militants arrested in Paris
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
PARIS -- French counter-terrorism agents have arrested four suspected Islamic militants who were allegedly plotting attacks in France, judicial officials said Thursday. The agents found electronic components and a mysterious substance hidden in hair treatment bottles when they arrested the suspects at home Tuesday in Romainville, a suburb north of Paris, the officials said on condition of anonymity. The substance was being analyzed by government experts...
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Outgoing Serbian official headed to U.N. tribunial
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia -- Serbia's outgoing president will be extradited to a U.N. court to face war crimes charges early next month, the prime minister of Yugoslavia's dominant republic said Thursday. Unless Milan Milutinovic surrenders voluntarily, he will be handed over to the U.N. war crimes tribunal when his term expires Jan. 5, Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic said...
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About 1,000 march to protest U.S. military
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
MARSEILLE, France -- With chants of "no blood for oil," about 1,000 people marched through this southern French port city on Thursday, protesting the passage of a U.S. Navy battle group and the prospect of an American-led war against Iraq. Dozens of police kept order during the rally, which was peaceful even though demonstrators briefly shouted at a small group of U.S. sailors...
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Chechens move out of refugee camps under pressure
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
ORDZHONIKIDZEVSKAYA, Russia -- Terrified of the Russian troops fighting rebels inside Chechnya, Dzhabrail Galuyev says he would rather die than return to the republic he fled after fighting began three years ago. But he and other refugees may have no choice: Russia closed one camp, and may cut gas and electricity to others if people don't go back, even if there's nothing waiting for them, human rights groups say...
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Kenyans hold elections marking end of president's 24-year rule
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
ITEN, Kenya -- Kenyans vote today in elections that will end President Daniel arap Moi's 24-year rule and usher in what many hope will be a new, more prosperous era for the East African nation plagued by corruption and an ailing economy. The contest to succeed Moi pits the ruling party's Uhuru Kenyatta against Mwai Kibaki, leader of an alliance of opposition parties, and the contrast between the two front-runners in the presidential race is huge...
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Some 30,000 Turkish Cypriots hold pro-EU rally
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
The Associated PressNICOSIA, Cyprus -- Waving flags and olive branches, some 30,000 Turkish Cypriots marched through the capital Thursday to support reunification of divided Cyprus -- a requirement for their joining the European Union. The demonstration, the largest pro-EU rally held in the northern Turkish part of Cyprus, comes after Turkish and Greek Cypriots failed to iron out their differences at the European Union summit in Copenhagen earlier this month...
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Chavez opposition resumes protests to demand election
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- After a brief Christmas break, thousands of people renewed protests across Venezuela Thursday, the 25th day of a strike to force Hugo Chavez to call elections. In Caracas, workers, journalists, business leaders, artists and politicians staged rallies under a new rallying cry: "Freedom!"...
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Seven Palestinians killed by Israeli army gunfire
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
RAMALLAH, West Bank -- Israeli troops chasing militants in the West Bank surrounded homes, a hospital and a downtown square Thursday, killing five armed Palestinians and two bystanders, while soldiers reoccupied Bethlehem after withdrawing over Christmas...
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Official says Iraq will hand over list of scientists
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Iraq will hand over to the United Nations in the next few days a list of hundreds of Iraqi scientists who have worked on nuclear, chemical, biological and missile programs, a senior Iraqi general said Thursday. Meanwhile, the Iraqi army said Thursday that militias organized by the ruling Baath party have been holding exercises in central Iraq aimed at countering a U.S. attack, another sign that Saddam Hussein's government may believe war is inevitable...
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Neighboring Arab countries cool to Saddam
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
AMMAN , Jordan -- Ahmed al-Omari has taken part in dozens of demonstrations for Arab causes since 1956, when he joined students streaming into the streets to protest the British-French attack on Egypt after it nationalized the Suez Canal. The last was during the 1991 Gulf War when al-Omari burned American and Israeli flags to celebrate Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's firing of Scud missiles on Israeli cities...
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Rare whale found beached in Japan
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
TOKYO -- A beached whale found on Japan's southern coast five months ago has turned out to be the first complete adult remains seen of an extremely rare species, researchers said Thursday. Experts identified the 21-foot whale as a female Longman's beaked whale...
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Air traffic controllers in Russia end hunger strike
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
MOSCOW -- Holdouts in a hunger strike by civilian air traffic controllers ended their protest on Thursday, a day after negotiators reached agreement on wage hikes, news reports said. The hunger strike, in which controllers continued to work but became increasingly weak, began Sunday in the Siberian city of Omsk and spread to many airports throughout the country. ...
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Campbell remakes condensed soups in hopes of improving sales
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
CAMDEN, N.J. -- When Campbell Soup Co. began selling its condensed soups in their red-and-white cans, it couldn't have been easier -- just add water and heat. But this convenience food has been surpassed by even more convenient foods, and now the company is trying to convince the public that its products, including stalwarts like alphabet soup, are really M'm! M'm! Better!...
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Two charged in slayings of five family members
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
LIVONIA, Mich. -- Two men were charged Thursday with murdering five family members, including three children, during a robbery at a home in suburban Detroit. John Wolfenbarger, 31, and Dennis Lincoln, 27, were charged with five counts each of premeditated murder and felony murder...
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Charleston looks like a top seed in triumph
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/02)
Charleston backed up its top seed in the seMissourian Christmas Tournament, winning its opening-round game 86-44 over No. 16 Chaffee on Thursday. Despite the 9 a.m. start, Charleston looked wide awake early and took a 21-7 edge after the first quarter...
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Central football all-stater gets his first minutes on the court
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/02)
Central senior Monroe Hicks became accustomed to big numbers this past football season. Hicks, who hasn't played basketball in his previous three years at Central, made his Tiger basketball debut in Thursday's first-round victory over Leopold in the seMissourian Christmas Tournament...
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County commission approves spending for senior citizen services
(Local News ~ 12/27/02)
Cape County Transit would deliver meals to elderly shut-ins next year and get more tax dollars if an agreement can be achieved with the Cape Girardeau and Jackson senior centers, which currently provide the service. The Cape Girardeau County Commission on Thursday approved $388,761 in spending for 2003 for a dozen agencies providing 20 services for the elderly, including medical screenings and transportation. The money comes from a 5-cent property tax levied to fund senior services...
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Branson comedian Smirnoff's mural now hangs at NY's Ground Zero
(State News ~ 12/27/02)
BRANSON, Mo. -- Comedian Yakov Smirnoff's latest work tugs heartstrings instead of tickles funny bones. Smirnoff, best known for regaling crowds with humorous observations of life in the United States since immigrating from Russia, has painted a mural that hangs at Ground Zero in New York...
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Inmates in Scott County toss food, upset jail
(State News ~ 12/27/02)
BENTON, Mo. -- A few inmates at the Scott County Jail didn't get what they wanted for Christmas and decided to throw a fit, reported the Scott County Sheriff's Department. Shortly after noon on Wednesday, inmates were served a Christmas dinner of turkey and traditional side dishes, said Capt. ...
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How refs survive jungle gyms
(Local News ~ 12/27/02)
Basketball officials share how they cope with the blame games at the seMissourian Christmas Tournament By Bob Miller ~ Southeast Missourian The bald ones are told to get their hair out of their eyes. Fans bring posters of eye charts. They dress up dolls as referees and dismember them during games...
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Winter sightseeing causes I-55 crash
(Local News ~ 12/27/02)
Before she heard her husband scream from the passenger seat, Anna Gathard was admiring "beautiful, ice-covered trees," as she drove down Interstate 55 on Thursday traveling to Gulf Shores, Ala. "They were so pretty, there in the hills with the sun on them," said the 58-year-old Springfield, Ill., resident. "I guess I got distracted. I didn't even see that we were coming up fast on a semi."...
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Justice sets record by prosecuting 10 ex-Nazis
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department set a single-year record by seeking to revoke the citizenship or deport 10 former Nazis in 2002. Investigators took advantage of recently opened archives in former communist countries and better computer databases to find suspects in the United States...
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Student odors prompt school non-scents rule
(State News ~ 12/27/02)
DECATUR, Ill. -- Change could be in the air next month for Decatur's public schools. The central Illinois school district is adopting new rules that would allow administrators of individual schools to ban the use of spray deodorant, cologne and hair spray by students and staff if allergy problems arise...
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Powerball prize goes to 'cowboy' contractor
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A 55-year-old contractor won the $314.9 million Christmas Day jackpot -- the biggest undivided lottery prize in history -- and said the first thing he will do is turn over 10 percent to his church. "I just want to thank God for letting me pick the right numbers -- or letting the machine pick the right numbers," said Powerball winner Andrew "Jack" Whittaker Jr., dressed in black with a big black cowboy hat...
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Indians pull away late from Bobcats
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/02)
Jackson used a strong fourth quarter to outlast Delta in what turned into the closest game of the morning session in the seMissourian Christmas Tournament's opening round. Delta capitalized on Jackson's early lackluster play and kept the game tight after the first three quarters of play, but in the end it was all Jackson as the Indians' shots began to fall and their defense started to cause turnovers...
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Bulldogs give defense a workout, win opener
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/02)
Notre Dame kept Oak Ridge chasing its own turnovers much of the way Thursday in the Bulldogs' 87-24 win in the first round of the seMissourian Christmas Tournament. Notre Dame, the No. 2 seed, forced more than 20 turnovers by the No. 15 Bluejays. "Notre Dame put a lot of pressure on the ball," Oak Ridge coach Paul Lynch said. "We would've had to play an error-free game to have a chance to win."...
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People talk 12/27/02
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
Lopez fine with Taylor comparisons NEW YORK -- With two marriages behind her and a third planned, Jennifer Lopez knows she's been compared to the oft-wedded Elizabeth Taylor. And she's fine with that. "I'm not mad if people call me the modern-day Liz Taylor," Lopez tells InStyle magazine for its January issue...
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Martin expects to start season finale against 49ers
(Professional Sports ~ 12/27/02)
ST. LOUIS -- This may be Jamie Martin's last chance to make a good impression, and he doesn't plan on letting a sore knee hold him back. The Rams' backup quarterback said Thursday he will start the finale Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers as the defending NFC champions wrap up a disappointing season...
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Demitra scores twice to lift Blues
(Professional Sports ~ 12/27/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Pavol Demitra had two goals and an assist and Scott Mellanby scored the go-ahead goal when the puck popped up in the air and dropped over Patrick Roy's outstretched glove, as the Blues beat the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 Thursday night. New Avalanche coach Tony Granato lost for the first time in four games. Colorado, which got a goal and an assist from Milan Hejduk, had outscored the opposition 11-6 Granato's first three games -- victories over the Oilers, Wild and Canucks...
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When did the young get younger?
(Column ~ 12/27/02)
Warning: The following column mentions politicians. Don't be alarmed. Sometimes you just can't help it. So go ahead and crunch your Post Toasties in good health. When Bill Clinton was elected in 1992, I experienced an odd sensation, one that I'm sure each of you has felt in your own way...
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Russian tax cuts, bowling miscues
(Column ~ 12/27/02)
Tax cuts? Da! There are two ways of increasing tax compliance. One is to create a more intrusive government by giving the IRS more power to snoop into our affairs. The second is tax reform. Ironically, America can learn much from Russia on this topic. Two years ago Russia decided to junk [its Western-style "progressive" income tax] and replace it with a 13 percent flat tax. The results have been spectacular: Inflation-adjusted tax revenues have jumped by nearly 30 percent...
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Defeat of SMS was a nice fit for the holidays
(Sports Column ~ 12/27/02)
I hope you're enjoying a very happy holiday season. I certainly had a great Christmas after our basketball team beat Southwest Missouri State 70-53 on Saturday. After the game I released the team and they didn't report back to the Show Me Center until 6 p.m. Thursday. Everyone was excited after the win over SMS and I know the players enjoyed a few days at home with their families. I talked to most of the players by telephone on Christmas eve and they were still excited...
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Lakers are in disarray, according to the planets
(Sports Column ~ 12/27/02)
There's no shortage of blame to go around. Answers are another story. A few days after he finally reported for active duty, Shaquille O'Neal pinned the Los Angeles Lakers' slump on the "blankety-blanks that ain't doing nothing." A few days after that, he said he was just trying to get a rise out of his teammates...
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Boston College looks for respect, finds a blowout win
(Professional Sports ~ 12/27/02)
The AssociatedPress DETROIT -- Boston College played like a team on a mission. Brian St. Pierre led the Eagles to touchdowns on their first six possessions and Boston College beat Toledo 51-25 in the Motor City Bowl on Thursday night. "I think we came out wanting to earn respect," coach Tom O'Brien said. "We wanted to be here, and we wanted to prove how good we were."...
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Defending state champs roll in opener
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/02)
There's something about a college basketball floor that brings out the best in Bell City. The Cubs closed last season with two victories on the floor of the Hearnes Center at the University of Missouri. The wins capped a 29-5 season with the Class 1 state championship...
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Defense sends Central to quick start over Leopold
(High School Sports ~ 12/27/02)
Central showed off its athleticism with a full court pressure defense that forced over 20 turnovers as the Tigers cruised into the second round of the seMissourian Christmas Tournament with a 63-26 win over Leopold Thursday at the Show Me Center. Central (6-2) put on the full court pressure right off the bat and stifled the offense of the Wildcats (1-7). ...
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Powerball jackpot draws throngs of ticket-buyers
(Local News ~ 12/27/02)
The whopping $280 million Powerball jackpot jumped to $314.9 million shortly before the numbers were drawn Wednesday, making it the highest jackpot ever for the multistate lottery. The new figure came after holiday sales were much higher than expected, said Joe Mahoney, a spokesman for the Multi-State Lottery Association...
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U.N. agency says N. Korea is engaging in 'nuclear brinkmanship'
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
SEOUL, South Korea -- North Korea's moves to restart a nuclear reactor that U.S. officials believe was used to make one or two atomic bombs amount to "nuclear brinkmanship" and are "very worrying," the U.N. nuclear watchdog said Thursday. North Korea, however, said it was "peace-loving" and had no plans to develop weapons at the site...
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Artifacts 12/27
(Entertainment ~ 12/27/02)
'Chicago Caper' auditions Jan. 5-6 Open auditions for the River City Players' production of "The Chicago Caper" will be held Jan. 5 and 6 at Port Cape Restaurant, 19 N. Water St. The play is set in the Roaring Twenties and requires four males and four females who have the ability to ad-lib. The play is audience-interactive...
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Imogene Dabbs
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
Pulaski, ILL. -- IMOGENE DABBS, 71, OF PULASKI DIED THURSDAY, DEC. 26, 2002, AT SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL IN CAPE GIRARDEAU. SHE WAS BORN SEPT. 9, 1931, IN PORTAGEVILLE, MO., DAUGHTER OF ART AND EFFIE MCCANN NOLAN. SHE MARRIED GRADY DABBS...
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Vivian Milfelt
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Vivian Milfelt, 82, of Perryville died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born July 13, 1920, in Russell, Minn., daughter of Emry and Ada Broeker Borah. She and Joseph Milfelt were married July 20, 1968...
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Leo Danz
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Leo E. Danz, 90, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, at Independence Court in Perryville. He was born Nov. 29, 1912, in Perry County, Mo., son of Theodore and Julia Dambach Danz. He and Bernice A. Cissell were married Aug. 22, 1942, at Perryville...
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Raymond Nichols Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
The funeral for Raymond M. Nichols Sr. of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Cy Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 8:30 a.m...
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Maxine Amlingmeyer
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
Maxine Amlingmeyer, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born Jan. 1, 1917, in Rutherford, Tenn., daughter of E.D. and Eloyse Perkins Gravette. She and Howard Amlingmeyer were married Sept. 3, 1939, in Rutherford. He died Sept. 22, 1983...
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David Martin
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The funeral for David Allen Martin of Fresno, Calif., will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance. The Rev. Gene Robbins will officiate. Friends may call at the funeral home after 9 a.m. Martin, 43, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, in Fresno...
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Cyril Schaefer
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Cyril R. Schaefer, 76, of Anna died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, at his home. He was born Oct. 9, 1926, at Wolf Lake, Ill., son of Raymond and Lena Markert Schaefer. He and Gloria Kimmel were married Jan. 20, 1951, at Anna. Schaefer was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus and Anna Moose Lodge 1346...
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Ronnie Vinson
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Ronnie Vinson, 49, of Olive Branch died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, at his home. He was born May 12, 1953, in Charleston, Mo., the son of Elmer and Martha Housman Vinson. He worked as a truck driver. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Martha and James Coker of Olive Branch; his father, Elmer Vinson of Charleston; a son, Ronnie Vinson of Sikeston, Mo.; a daughter, Joni Vinson of Sikeston; two sisters, Bonnie Cole of Kevil, Ky., and Sandra Berry of Charleston; and three grandchildren.. ...
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Lila Underwood
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
Lila Jean Underwood, 76, of Jackson died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, at her home. She was born March 20, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Zenas and Edith Goss Sitzes. She and Albert L. Underwood were married Dec. 23, 1943, in Abilene, Texas. Lila was a lifetime resident of Cape Girardeau County. She was a 1943 graduate of Central High School. She and her daughter owned and operated MSS Arabian Show Horses and Breeding Co...
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Stewart Brooks
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
Stewart L. Brooks, 81, of Jackson died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, at Jackson Manor. He was born April 2, 1921, in Stratford, Iowa, son of Charles and Frances Clabaugh Brooks. He and Marie Leona Morgan were married July 3, 1942, at Princeton, Mo. She died July 24, 1990...
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J.F. Cox Jr.
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Jessie F. Cox Jr., 89, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. He was born Jan. 30, 1913, in Sikeston, son of J.F. and Julia Tommey Cox Sr. He and Alberta Masters were married in 1931. She died May 31, 1982. Cox was president of Home Oil Co. ...
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George Brooks
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
CAIRO, Ill. -- George R. Brooks, 83, of Cairo died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Paducah, Ky. He was born July 10, 1919, in Blandville, Ky., son of George and Beatrice Elizabeth Hoskins Brooks. Brooks owned Garden Inn Motel prior to retiring. ...
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A right to sing the blues
(Entertainment ~ 12/27/02)
Not everybody loves the blues as much as members of the band Acme Blues do. A few years ago they were playing a high school reunion at the A.C. Brase Arena Building when a former cheerleader approached to ask how much they were being paid for the night. Six-hundred dollars, they told her...
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Everybody's a critic - 'Two Weeks Notice'
(Entertainment ~ 12/27/02)
Three stars "Two Weeks Notice" is a surprise hit. Starring Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant, it is full of great one-liners and situations that give the whole audience a good laugh or two. The only defect I saw when viewing this movie was the flow. ...
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Con man haunted by 'Catch Me If You Can'
(Entertainment ~ 12/27/02)
LOS ANGELES -- As a teenager in the 1960s, Frank W. Abagnale Jr. traveled the globe by masquerading as a pilot, stole millions of dollars with phony checks and seduced an abundance of unwitting women while forging credentials as a doctor, lawyer and teacher...
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The box office boomed, and Americans embraced Eminem
(Entertainment ~ 12/27/02)
It was a year of huge Hollywood box office, from the slow-build sensation of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" to the steamroller success of "Spider-Man." A year of fresh-faced novelists and a foul-mouthed rapper from Detroit. A year in which TV viewers rediscovered old "Friends" and gobbled up new reality fare, such as "The Osbournes" and "American Idol." The sour economy hit museums, opera companies and symphony orchestras hard, although the art market and Broadway showed resilience...
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AP reviewers' top 10 movies
(Entertainment ~ 12/27/02)
AP reviewers David Germain and Christy Lemire list their favorite movies from 2002: ------ AP Movie Writer David Germain: 1. "Adaptation" -- "Being John Malkovich" writer Charlie Kaufman and director Spike Jonze succeed splendidly in creating a film about absolutely everything. ...
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Music reviewer's top 10 albums
(Entertainment ~ 12/27/02)
A highly subjective list of the year's 10 best albums, according to AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody: 1. "Denials, Delusions and Decisions," Jaguar Wright -- Many people may know Wright's voice, reminiscent of Jill Scott's, only from her brief appearance in a Coke commercial this year. ...
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Out of the past 12/27/02
(Out of the Past ~ 12/27/02)
10 years ago: Dec. 27, 1992 Richard D. McClure has accepted position as minister of education and youth at First Baptist Church; McClure has bachelor of science degree in elementary education from Asbury College in Wilmore, Ky., and master of arts degree in Christian education from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky...
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Births 12/27/02
(Births ~ 12/27/02)
Sissom Son to James Dean and Lesley Jane Sissom of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:38 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2002. Name, Luke William. Weight, 7 pounds 9 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Sissom is the former Lesley Harris, daughter of Bill and Terry Borneman and Jane Tucker, all of Cape Girardeau. Sissom is the son of Bill and Francis Sissom of Olive Branch, Ill., and the late Susie Modglin. He is employed at Thomas Industrial Coatings...
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Morean Weakly-Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
HAYWOOD CITY, Mo. -- Morean Weakly-Hamilton, 85, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002. She was born June 3, 1917, the daughter of Silas and Everleana Weakly. She was a member of the New Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, where she was secretary many years. She also was a member of the University Extension Club and a 4-H leader during her early adult life...
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Burnett O. 'Bunny' Plumb
(Obituary ~ 12/27/02)
Burnett O. "Bunny" Plumb, 65, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born June 27, 1937, at Allenville, Mo., the son of Burnett O. and Alpha "Pete" Surlet Plumb. He married Dorothy "Dottie" Schwartz on Nov. 19, 1960, at Benton, Mo...
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Speak Out A 12/27/02
(Speak Out ~ 12/27/02)
Jackson's history book I JUST received my copy of the book "History of Jackson, Missouri, and Surrounding communities." I truly feel like this is the best Christmas gift I will receive. I want to thank all who are responsible for printing this, most of all the Jackson Area History Book committee: Pat Fosse, Barbara Lohr, Bernard Schaper and Katherine Stoverink. This book is just priceless. I just thank God for each and every one of you who participated...
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Victims want funding to fight emphysema
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/27/02)
To the editor: I am one of the invisible people with emphysema. It means we have permanent damage to our lungs mostly caused by smoking. It is the fourth largest killer in the nation. It is one of the main reasons the government is fighting the tobacco companies and trying to keep children from smoking...
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Kmart recalling 50,000 wooden toy vehicles
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- Kmart Corp. is recalling about 50,000 wooden toy vehicles filled with candy because the wheels may break off, posing a choking hazard to children. Kmart has not received any reports of injury or incidents, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday...
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Mortgage rates reach new low for eighth time this year
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year mortgages dropped to a new low this week, the eighth time that has happened this year. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to 5.93 percent for the week ending Dec. 27, down from 6.03 percent in the previous week, Freddie Mac reported Thursday in its weekly nationwide survey of mortgage rates...
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New jobless claims fall
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- New claims for unemployment benefits fell last week by the largest number in more than a year, indicating that layoffs may be easing even as economic uncertainties-- including a possible war with Iraq -- make businesses wary of hiring a lot of people...
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Sentencing panel's plan on corporate fraud draws fire
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- Criticizing a sentencing panel's proposal for punishing corporate wrongdoers, the Justice Department says new guidelines for judges must ensure that corporate criminals spend significant time in prison. In letters this month and in October to the U.S. Sentencing Commission, the department said the panel's proposals would not significantly increase penalties and would virtually ignore cases of fraud in smaller businesses...
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Feds count several al-Qaida Sept. 11 leaders still at large
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- Many of the terrorist organizers whom the U.S. government has identified as players in the Sept. 11 attacks remain beyond the reach of the worldwide effort to hunt al-Qaida. Some still at large are top lieutenants of Osama bin Laden. Others are midlevel financiers who paid for the hijackers' movements and training. Others are thought to be low-level logistical aides who may hold key information about how the attacks were put together...
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Relentless fund raising for senators pays off for Frist
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- As fund-raiser-in-chief for Republican Senate candidates, Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist helped generate record amounts for colleagues who in January will address him as "Mr. Majority Leader." During his two years at the helm of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Frist helped raise $124 million, money that fueled the GOP's takeover of the Senate last month. ...
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Infamous computer hacker to get radio license
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- A man the federal government once labeled "the most wanted computer criminal in U.S. history" has won a long fight to renew his ham radio license and next month can resume surfing the Internet. Kevin Mitnick, 39, of Thousand Oaks, Calif., served five years in federal prison for stealing software and altering data at Motorola, Novell, Nokia, Sun Microsystems and the University of Southern California. ...
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Warplanes bomb targets in Iraq
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- Warplanes from the U.S.-British coalition bombed Iraqi military command and communication targets Thursday near Talil in southern Iraq, the U.S. military announced. The strike, which took place about 8 a.m. Baghdad time, was a "self-defense" measure in response to the Iraqi military's downing of an American unmanned surveillance drone on Monday, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command, the military command that oversees operations in Iraq...
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New Jefferson County commissioner opposes casino
(State News ~ 12/27/02)
BARNHART, Mo. -- True to his campaign pledge, Jefferson County's incoming presiding commissioner says he'll work to make sure any proposed casino in this community would be anything but a sure bet. The Missouri Gaming Commission in June voted to consider another St. Louis-area casino. An economic analysis showed that the market could support another riverboat, notably in the region's untapped, southern portion that includes Jefferson County...
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Judge revokes Southwest Baptist student's probation
(State News ~ 12/27/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A Southwest Baptist University student convicted of drunken driving in a wreck that killed three fellow students has been ordered to serve the maximum six-months in jail after a judge revoked his probation. Tyler Wasmer was re-sentenced after Court Alternative Sentencing Program officials found that community service as outlined by Greene County Judge Henry Westbrooke "is not viable."...
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Region briefs 12/27/02
(Local News ~ 12/27/02)
Two injured in crash on William Street A passenger car was sent crashing into a house at the corner of William and Pacific streets in Cape Girardeau Thursday afternoon, apparently after being struck by a hit-and-run driver, police said. The wreck resulted in serious head injuries for driver Ellen L. Coursey, 87, and her husband, Taylor Coursey, 91, both of Olive Branch, Ill., said police Sgt. Jack Wimp...
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U.S. denies agreement with Saudi Arabia
(National News ~ 12/27/02)
WASHINGTON -- The State Department said Thursday it has never had a policy to avoid assigning Jewish diplomats to Saudi Arabia, disputing an allegation made by a former foreign service official. Overseas assignments are made "free from discrimination," said spokesman Philip T. Reeker...
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This is season to consider peace around the world
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/27/02)
To the editor: This is the time of year when we can curl up under a warm blanket with a drink and reflect on what we have accomplished and be objective with ourselves about the things we need to change. Try to imagine a world without violence. Imagine a world where neighbors help each other in difficult times. ...
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Designated driver is a good idea for resolution
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/27/02)
To the editor: As the new year approaches, there's no better time for resolutions to drink responsibly and abide by the basic rules of traffic safety, including using a designated driver when enjoying an event that involves drinking alcoholic beverages...
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End income tax to put a stop to costly spending
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/27/02)
To the editor: It seems like I get a lot of surveys from a variety of organizations during the winter. There are two things that all these surveys have in common. All of them are designed to meet a specific criterion that allows the organization to use the resources of government through grants or legislation to promote its agenda. ...
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Outstanding story is appropriate this time of year
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/27/02)
To the editor: Bob Miller wrote an outstanding article regarding the Peyton Young family. And how appropriate to run such an article at this time of year. Keep up the good work, Bob. KATHY SWAN Cape Girardeau
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Missouri's foster care is in trouble
(Editorial ~ 12/27/02)
Missouri's foster-care program is in serious trouble, and officials ranging from Gov. Bob Holden to Department of Social Services caseworkers are looking to remedies that would require more funding -- something the state is woefully lacking, thanks to other spending priorities...
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Private agencies may be the answer
(Editorial ~ 12/27/02)
With more than 12,000 Missouri children currently in the state's foster-care system, it seems highly unlikely that enough funding will ever be made available so state caseworkers have manageable workloads. Currently, caseworkers are expected to handle 20 to 25 families, but some have as many as 90 families...
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Cape fire report 12/27/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/27/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Dec. 27 Firefighters responded Wednesday to the following item: At 4:23 p.m., emergency medical service at 221 Marlin St. Firefighters responded Thursday to the following items: At 8:11 a.m., smoke odor in building at 317 S. Broadview...
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Cape/Jackson police report 12/27/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/27/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Dec. 27 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrest Ronald W. Boyd, 24, of 905 Chestnut St., Cape Girardeau, was arrested Wednesday on a Cole County warrant for failure to appear...
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High contamination levels found in Jacks Fork River
(Local News ~ 12/27/02)
Daily American Republic POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A recent study revealed the Jacks Fork River near Eminence, Mo., has a high bacteria level, but is still safe for swimmers and boaters. The major source of the contamination appears to be coliform found in feces from animal waste, said Mark Newell, a spokesman for the U.S. Geological Survey, although officials are still trying to determine the exact source of contamination...
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Superintendent's future still uncertain at Mehlville
(Local News ~ 12/27/02)
The future of Jackson School District superintendent Dr. Ron Anderson is still up in the air as he waits for information regarding his candidacy for the superintendent's position with the Mehlville School District in south St. Louis County. According to Richard Huddleston, president of Mehlville School District's board of education, board members voted Monday to extend a contract for the superintendent's position, but will not release that person's name until the contract is accepted...
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Twelve killed in second deadly Philippines attack
(International News ~ 12/27/02)
MANILA, Philippines -- Suspected Muslim rebels ambushed a Canadian company's workers in the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing 12 and injuring 10, the military said. It was the second deadly attack on Mindanao island this week. On Christmas Eve, a bomb made from an 81 mm mortar shell filled with nail fragments exploded outside the home of a town's mayor, killing 17 people...
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