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The Battle of the Runny Nose
(Column ~ 12/15/05)
Dec. 15, 2005 Dear Patty, Catching a cold is good for you. Once upon a time I believed that, reasoning that a good cold at the beginning of the winter flushed out the body's systems. A runny nose was a way of ridding the body of the virus that caused it. A cough did the same. Suppressing these impulses could have made the cold more bearable, but probably made it last longer, too, I told myself...
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Encountering Islam: Speakers try to correct popular misconceptions
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
When Naghma Khalid took the stage at the Cape Girardeau County Library on Wednesday night she left little doubt of her place as a modern Islamic woman. A confident, eloquent speaker who possesses a masters degree from her native Pakistan she is no one's stereotype of the cloistered Islamic female...
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Football players suspended indefinitely
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
Southeast Missouri State athletic director Don Kaverman said Wednesday the university's four football players charged with assault have been indefinitely suspended from the team. D'Eldrick Taylor, Tim Holloman, Fred Williams and Gerald Breedlove were charged on Tuesday with the ambush beating of two Southeast students, Ransom Ward and Shaun Johnson, at a fraternity party early this month...
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s son will speak at SEMO
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
Human rights advocate Martin Luther King III, the elder son of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will speak at a dinner in Cape Girardeau on Jan. 24 to celebrate his father's legacy. King will be the featured speaker at a Southeast Missouri State University dinner at the Show Me Center...
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County officials disagree over salary increases
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
Cape Girardeau County officials are in disagreement over the legality of salary increases for the offices of treasurer and public administrator. The salary commission, which consists of all elected county officials, met Wednesday to discuss increasing the treasurer and public administrator salaries to be equal with other elected county officials' salaries. Both positions receive $51,000 per year, which does not match the $58,000 salary of most other elected officials...
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Consultant recommends two-way Main Street
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
A traffic consultant recommends making Cape Girardeau's Main Street two way from Broadway to William Street to provide easier downtown access for shoppers and visitors. Douglas Shatto, president of the transportation engineering firm of Crawford, Bunte and Brammeier in St. Louis, made the recommendation to the city's planning and zoning commission Wednesday night...
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Toybox 100 bags short
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
Hot rods and Winnie the Pooh sit upon bare tables this year at the Toybox warehouse. Nearby, about 300 plastic bags are loaded with stuffed animals, toy trucks and dolls. However, this year's supply is about 100 bags short, meaning that about 300 children still need gifts, said Lydia Dewees, president of the Cape Girardeau Jaycees...
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Cairo man found dead in cell
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- A Cairo man was found dead hanging by his shoe strings in his jail cell at the Cairo Police Department on Wednesday, said Alexander County Coroner David W. Barkett. Demetrius Flowers, 38, was arrested early Wednesday, said Illinois State Police investigator Thomas Goessman. Investigations are ongoing, and he declined further comment until an autopsy was completed...
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Bruce hits 800 receptions, shows no signs of slowing
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/05)
ST. LOUIS -- Isaac Bruce topped 800 catches last week and there's no sign of slowing down for the St. Louis Rams' star receiver. Bruce, who's winding up his 12th season with the Rams, said he feels pretty much like the player the team drafted in the second round in 1994 when they were still located on the West Coast. He joked Wednesday that he's aiming at not 1,000 receptions, but 2,000...
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A true Cape Girardeau fairy tale
(Column ~ 12/15/05)
By Cliff Rudesill Once upon a time, there was a bus driver in a large Midwestern city during the Depression. As he made his daily runs through the busy streets, he saw what raising a family in a large city could mean for his children: kids playing in the streets, gangs pressuring them to join, high crime rates...
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Lordy, Lordy look who's turning ... 30?
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/05)
The moment was a reminder that Tiger Woods isn't getting any younger. He was walking toward his bag on the practice range at Sherwood Country Club last week and noticed a small crowd gathered around his mother, who was standing in her socks, hitting balls with his 5-wood...
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Unemployment rate rises to 5.6 percent
(State News ~ 12/15/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate shot up to 5.6 percent in November, a six-tenths of a percentage point increase over the previous month, the Department of Economic Development said Wednesday. The state's unemployment rate has been increasing since August, when the rate hit a four-year low of 4.6 percent. November's increase returns the unemployment rate to the same level as July...
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Groin injury lands Rams' Fisher on injured reserve
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/05)
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Rams cornerback Travis Fisher was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a groin injury, the latest setback for a 5-8 team that was expected to compete for a playoff spot. The Rams also signed three players to the roster from their practice squad: tight end Jerome Collins, defensive tackle Jeremy Calahan and defensive end Clifford Dukes. They released tight end Cam Cleeland and kick returner David Allen...
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House votes to renew expiring portions of the Patriot Act
(National News ~ 12/15/05)
WASHINGTON -- The House voted to renew a modified USA Patriot Act to combat terrorism on Wednesday and sent the bill to the Senate, where opponents pledged a last-ditch fight against provisions they said would curtail individual liberties. The vote in the House was 251-174, with 44 Democrats joining 207 Republicans. "Renewing the Patriot Act before it expires in December is literally a matter of life and death," said Rep. Ric Keller, R-Fla...
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White Sox acquire Vazquez from Diamondbacks for three players
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/05)
CHICAGO -- General manager Ken Williams' goal even before the Chicago White Sox won their first World Series in 88 years was to make the team a perennial contender, not a one-year wonder. Chicago's latest move in a busy offseason was to bolster an already tough starting rotation by agreeing to acquire right-hander Javier Vazquez from Arizona for right-hander Orlando Hernandez, reliever Luis Vizcaino and minor league outfielder Chris Young...
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Space agency to delay asteroid probe's return
(International News ~ 12/15/05)
TOKYO -- Japan's space agency will delay until 2010 the return of a star-crossed probe sent to collect samples from an asteroid because a thruster problem put the vehicle into an unexpected spin, an agency official said Wednesday. The Hayabusa probe, now hovering several miles off the surface of the Itokawa asteroid, originally was expected to return to Earth in June 2007, said Yashiro Kiyotaka, public affairs director at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA...
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Advance ticket sales lag for Independence Bowl
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/05)
SHREVEPORT, La.-- With a little more than two weeks before the Independence Bowl, just over half the tickets for the Dec. 30 game have been sold. About 25,000 people have bought tickets for the game between South Carolina and Missouri. Independence Stadium capacity for the I-Bowl is slightly more than 48,000...
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Troops in place, ballots ready for historic Iraqi vote
(International News ~ 12/15/05)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Troops were in place, the borders were closed and the ballots were ready early today ahead of Iraqi parliamentary elections the U.S. hopes will build democracy and lay the groundwork for American troops to begin returning home. A coalition of Shiite religious parties, which dominate the current government, was expected to win the largest number of seats -- but not enough to form a new administration without alliances with rival groups...
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Area calendar
(Other Sports ~ 12/15/05)
Basketball Officials meeting: The Heartland Officials Association will meet 5 p.m. Sunday in Room 107 of the Student Recreation Center at Southeast Missouri State University. The meeting will include taking Part II of the basketball exam and the three-man mechanics exam. Info: Rick Heuring, (573) 264-3643, or www. heartlandofficials.org...
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Ford to run advertising in gay publications after complaints
(National News ~ 12/15/05)
WASHINGTON -- Advertisements featuring Ford Motor Co.'s eight vehicle brands will run in gay publications, the automaker said Wednesday, acting after gay rights groups complained when Jaguar and Land Rover pulled their spots. Ford is not ordering those luxury brands to resume their specific ads. Rather, the company's ads in the publications will promote all of its lines...
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President is wearing no clothes
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/15/05)
To the editor: We are all familiar with the fable where a child points out that the emperor is not wearing any clothes. This is essentially what is happening here in the United States, where U.S. Rep. John Murtha has described the reality of the Iraq War situation. If anyone is familiar with the honest opinions of military personnel that have served in Iraq, it is surely Murtha...
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Muskellunge record might be a fish story
(Outdoors ~ 12/15/05)
HAYWARD, Wis. -- The legend of fishing great Louis Spray, who in 1949 caught a muskellunge that the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame here honors as the world's largest, is under attack. Big time. A group of fishermen based in Illinois wants Spray's fish added to the list of muskie crimes of the century. ...
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Missourian photographers win awards
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
Entries by two Southeast Missourian photographers won prizes in the recent Associated Press Missouri Kansas Photo Graphics Awards. Don Frazier won first prize in the feature category with a photograph titled "Bubble Boy." Photo director Diane L. Wilson received a third-place award in the portrait/photo illustration and photo story category for a photograph titled "Gadget Man."...
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Keep Cape's post office where it is
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/15/05)
To the editor: The current Cape Girardeau post office location on Frederick Street is most appropriate. It is convenient to university students who do not have cars, handicapped people and lower-income residents who do not drive, as well as scores of federal, state, county and city offices, not to mention dozens of businesses that depend upon it...
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Students perform play with marionettes
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
Six students in the special services program at Jackson High School worked with art teacher Luke LeGrand for the last two months on marionettes, sets and scripts for their rendition of "Jack and the Bean Stalk." Wednesday morning the students held an encore performance of their play for about 50 people. They had performed for about 100 Language Arts students last week...
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Local digest 12/15/05
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
Scott City class of 2010 faces new requirements In response to state graduation requirements for the class of 2010, on Wednesday the Scott City School Board approved changes to the requirements for that class. Next year's freshmen at Scott City will have to take four units of communication arts instead of three, three units of math instead of two, take a half-unit of personal finance and only take six and a half units of electives instead of nine...
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Missouri hunters rebound from opening weekend for big kill
(Outdoors ~ 12/15/05)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A disappointing opening weekend left Missouri deer hunters down but not out. Hunters took advantage of good weather to close the November firearms deer season with the fifth-largest deer harvest in Missouri history. This year's harvest total was 205,460, which was 16,869 fewer than last year's record harvest of 222,329 but more than might have been expected following the opening weekend...
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Evil tests our Christian resolve
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/15/05)
To the editor: Watching the TV movie on Pope John Paul II and seeing the courage of the Christian faith displayed by him and the Polish people in the face of the evil that confronted them has made me think about America and the evil we are confronted with...
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Safety cameras
(Editorial ~ 12/15/05)
When terrorists bombed London subways, an international manhunt quickly ensued. Suspects were arrested within days, thanks in large part to surveillance cameras that gave police valuable and reliable information. The world generally applauded both the follow-up investigation and the availability of on-the-scene photos...
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Delta fights to end vs. Sikeston
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/05)
Ashley Deprow may not be the biggest scorer on the Delta girls basketball team -- she had just one double-figure game in five prior to Tuesday's championship game of the Chaffee tournament -- but the 5-foot-9 sophomore center came up with timely points and plays to keep the Bobcats competitive with Sikeston...
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Births 12/15/05
(Births ~ 12/15/05)
Sides; Criddle; Meyer; Hopper; Williams
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Eugene Wilson
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
Eugene H. Wilson, 78, of Jackson died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at his home in Jackson. McCombs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Brenda Jones
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Brenda Jones, 50, of Cairo died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at the home of a sister in Ellenwood, Ga. Heavenly Gates Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements.
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Ruby Welter
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Ruby A. Welter, 84, of Perryville died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at her home. She was born Nov. 13, 1921, at Perryville, daughter of Theodore and Virgie Collins Weibrecht. She and LeRoy Edward Welty were married May 13, 1942, and he died Nov. 18, 1998...
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John Hale
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
John Kenneth Hale, 79, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Aug. 10, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, son of Jesse and Ella Taylor Hale. He and Nancy Unger were married in 1955 in Jackson. Mr. Hale began a banking careeer at the Bank of Chaffee in 1947. ...
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Lois Smith
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
Lois Jean Smith, 75, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2005, at her home. She was born Oct. 24, 1930, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of James Nution and Eugie Ijetty Kinder Wiley. She and Marvin Smith were married Feb. 18, 1950, in Cape Girardeau...
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Speak Out 12/15/05
(Speak Out ~ 12/15/05)
Late-night shuttle; Blocked housing; Movie comments; Wrong beliefs; Best program ever; Thanks for help; It's about Christianity; Praising God; Death by name calling; Phony flap
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Support stores that promote Christmas
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/15/05)
To the editor: I am writing this letter to give all retail stores that think they can take Christmas out of this time of the year and not feel repercussions to think again. Retail stores started marketing this time of the year to increase sales during a time that was usually slow. ...
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Out of the past 12/15/05
(Out of the Past ~ 12/15/05)
25 years ago: Dec. 15, 1980 Beginning tonight, Girardeans who wish to comment on the local police department may do so by calling the Public Administration Service, the firm engaged by the city to investigate the police force, on the PAS special hot line; also beginning this evening, PAS will begin a weeklong series of random telephone surveys in an attempt to measure public opinion about the department...
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Blaine Milam
(Obituary ~ 12/15/05)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Blaine "Bub" Milam Sr., 46, of Tamms died Monday, Dec. 12, 2005, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 20, 1959, in Cape Girardeau, son of Robert "Bill" and Glenda Brock Milam. He and Paula Burton were married Feb. 13, 1986...
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Pearl Harbor Day remembered at Cape riverfront
(Community News ~ 12/15/05)
Robert E. Bunn of Cape Girardeau Louis K. Juden American Legion Post 63 provided remarks at a ceremony held at Cape Girardeau's riverfront in which a memorial wreath is traditionally cast into the Mississippi to commemorate Dec. 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor Day. Marilyn Ritter, chaplain, delivered the prayer...
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Community briefs 12/15/05
(Community News ~ 12/15/05)
Cape Girardeau Civil War Roundtable meets The Cape Girardeau Civil War Roundtable annual Christmas party and election of officers will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Hanover Lutheran Church, 2949 Perryville Road in Cape Girardeau. Main course provided by the club; side dishes and drinks supplied by members. A new president and secretary/treasurer will be elected...
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Operation CARE Bears continues to help families
(Community News ~ 12/15/05)
ULLIN, Ill. -- The holiday giving project "Operation C.A.R.E. Bears" (Children Are Remembered Everywhere) will help 52 families with 150 children this year. What began in 1994 as an Illinois State Police District 22 fund-raiser for trooper Steve Pankey's family after the loss of their father and husband has grown to include partnerships with other community organizations driven to provide assistance to families and children at Christmas. ...
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Surviving the holidays
(Community ~ 12/15/05)
Holiday cheer can be as fun as it was in days of yore, but it can definitely be hard on that mature body we've been talking about lately. After a weekend of holiday parties, I am definitely in a brain and body fog. Is it the aftermath of a sugar binge, my liver working overtime to deal with those extra pours of holiday cheer, or just the emotionally heightened atmosphere that the holidays tend to bring to all of our lives? (Some of us never get over the betrayal of no Santa Claus.)...
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Health briefs/calendar 12/15/05
(Community ~ 12/15/05)
Briefly Red Cross needs types O negative and B negative Because inclement weather last week forced the cancellation of some blood drives, as of Monday there are no units of O negative on the shelf and 97 on back order. To make up the need for type O negative and type B negative, the American Red Cross, Drury Hotels, ESPN 1380 and the Ticket Guys have teamed up to promote a drawing for donors to win a trip for two to Dallas to watch the St. ...
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Taum Sauk levee breaks
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
LESTERVILLE, Mo. -- A 5-million-ton torrent crashed down Proffit Mountain Wednesday, sweeping away the home of a sleeping state park superintendent and seriously injuring his children. Nearly 80 percent of the water in the storage basin of AmerenUE's Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Plant drained in a matter of minutes around 5:30 a.m. ...
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Destruction won't affect local service, AmerenUE officials say
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
The breach of the upper-reservoir at the Taum Sauk Hydroelectric Plant near Lesterville will not affect local electric service, say officials at AmerenUE. Jean Mason, AmerenUE's Southeast Missouri manager, spent the day surveying the afflicted area and says the damage caused by the breach is the issue concerning her...
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Nation briefs 12/15/05
(National News ~ 12/15/05)
FDA advisers say children's diarrhea vaccine is safe WASHINGTON -- A vaccine against a virus that hospitalizes thousands of children in the nation with diarrhea and kills millions in developing countries moved a step closer to the U.S. market on Wednesday. ...
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America's charities end a challenging year impressed by their donors' zeal
(National News ~ 12/15/05)
NEW YORK -- Donor fatigue? Not this year. Even after the outpouring of donations for the Indian Ocean tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, holiday giving is robust this season and 2005 could well set an overall record, U.S. charity officials are reporting...
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Undercover air marshals to expand work beyond airplanes to other transit
(National News ~ 12/15/05)
WASHINGTON -- Federal air marshals are expanding their work beyond airplanes, launching counterterror surveillance at train stations and other mass transit facilities in a three-day test program. As of Wednesday, the Transportation Security Administration said, teams of undercover air marshals and uniformed law enforcement officers were descending on bus stations, ferries and transit systems across the country to protect them from potential terrorists...
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Bush gives State Department control over reconstructing foreign countries
(National News ~ 12/15/05)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Wednesday designated Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to take charge of overseeing U.S. assistance to countries recovering from war or civil strife. A statement issued by White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the move would facilitate helping the countries prevent terrorists from operating in their territory...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 12/15/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/15/05)
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Cape/Jackson fire reports 12/15/05
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/15/05)
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Three's the perfect crowd
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
On Dec. 2, life became three times more exciting for Mark and Kristina Burks. The Jackson parents weren't really sure what to expect when they found out Kristina was pregnant with triplets. Nearly two weeks after she gave birth, they have a much better idea...
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Australian Qantas orders up to 115 new Boeing 787 passenger jets
(National News ~ 12/15/05)
SYDNEY, Australia -- Australia's flagship carrier Qantas said Wednesday it was ordering up to 115 new Boeing Co. 787 passenger jets in a deal that may net Boeing almost $15 billion, landing a heavy blow in its battle with rival Airbus. "This is a very, very big commitment by Qantas to growth," Qantas Airways Ltd. chief executive Geoff Dixon said, noting that Qantas had negotiated "an extremely competitive contract" with Boeing...
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8 charged in paint vandalism of Pike house
(Local News ~ 12/15/05)
Blue squiggles covered much of the 10-by-10-foot room known as the Pikes Only room on Oct. 23. In an alleged retaliation for a goat theft, police said, members of the Sigma Chi fraternity snuck into into the Pi Kappa Alpha Lodge and spray painted the walls...
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Iranian president: Holocaust 'myth' used to create Israel
(International News ~ 12/15/05)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran's hard-line president lashed out with a new outburst at Israel on Wednesday, calling the Nazi Holocaust a "myth" used as a pretext for carving out a Jewish state in the heart of the Muslim world. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comments drew quick condemnations from Israel, the United States and Europe, which warned he is hurting Iran's position in talks aimed at resolving suspicions about his regime's nuclear program...
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Area sports digest 12/15/05
(Community Sports ~ 12/15/05)
Jackson's Graefe spent summer in Australia Jackson freshman wrestler Michael Graefe had an unusual summer training regimen, spending 11 days in Australia with the People to People Sports Ambassador program. Graefe's trip in July included playing cricket, rugby and other sports at the Olympic Park in Sydney, visiting the sites of Sydney, and training for the 2005 Youth Friendship Games...
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SEMO polls 12/15/05
(College Sports ~ 12/15/05)
Boys The SEMO Boys top 15 basketball poll as voted on by members of the Southeast Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association with first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points and last week's ranking. Team Record Points Pv. Ranking...
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Free-agent pitchers strike gold
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/05)
Baseball players who met last week to discuss union matters at a pricey resort outside of Las Vegas had good reason to be happy. The weather was good, there was a golf course just outside the front door, and there wasn't an autograph seeker in sight...
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IAAF will ask banned Montgomery to return prize money, appearance fees
(Professional Sports ~ 12/15/05)
LONDON -- Tim Montgomery stands to lose a lot more than his world record and medals. The sprinter's ban for doping could also cost him as much as $1 million. Track and field's governing body said Wednesday it will ask Montgomery to return all of his prize money and appearances fees since March, 31, 2001, including the $250,000 he earned for setting a world record in the 100 meters in 2002...
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St. Vincent JV tourney begins
(High School Sports ~ 12/15/05)
The St. Vincent junior varsity girls basketball tournament got under way on Wednesday with four games. Host St. Vincent beat Ste. Genevieve 44-24, Delta defeated Scott City 44-26, Kelly downed Arcadia Valley 28-23 and Windsor knocked off St. Pius 46-26...
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Redhawks' Simonhoff upgraded to first-team All-America
(College Sports ~ 12/15/05)
David Simonhoff wasn't all that impressed with his 2005 season at Southeast Missouri State -- but the American Football Coaches Association evidently disagreed. Simonhoff, a junior punter, has been named a first team Division I-AA All-America by the AFCA...
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Four-year-old boy with learning disability and his two sisters need educational toys
(Community News ~ 12/15/05)
Toybox Four-year-old Jason, has a learning disability. Educational toys that will help him identify letters of the alphabet and pronounce them correctly would be a treasured Christmas gift. Books on tape would also be helpful and a bike would make this the most memorable Christmas of all...
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Partridge sees a good fit
(College Sports ~ 12/15/05)
Jerry Partridge believes he was born to be a football coach -- and he wants to make his next stop Southeast Missouri State. Partridge, the head coach at Division II Missouri Western State University the past nine years, was the second finalist for the vacant Southeast coaching position brought to campus for a series of interviews on Wednesday...
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Inspector "shocked" to find fill in reservoir wall
(State News ~ 12/15/05)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Missouri inspectors were "shocked" to discover that the portion of a collapsed reservoir was made from rocky "fill" instead of the granite that was assumed for decades to be the main material, the state's chief dam and reservoir inspector said Thursday...
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