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Juanita Redman
(Obituary ~ 10/16/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Juanita Redman, 83, of Bloomfield died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo. She was born March 12, 1918, at Malden, Mo., daughter of Joe and Bessie Jackson Harris. She and Wilford "Dick" Redman were married March 25, 1956, in Hernando, Miss. He died June 16, 1986...
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Third-grade student tests show gains
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
More third-graders, especially girls, in Cape Girar-deau Public Schools are reading at their grade level than have in the past several years. Reading scores on the 2001 Missouri Assessment Program test showed 77.2 percent of third-graders across the district received a score of satisfactory or above, which placed them nearly 7 percent higher than in 2000 and more than 8 percent higher than in 1999...
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Few worries over bioterrorism in small town of Altenburg
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Postmaster Steve Meier doesn't expect death in the mail in this small Perry County town, where neighbors know neighbors and a name is often the only information needed for mail delivery. Meier personally sorts through 3,000 to 4,000 pieces of mail a day in the post office, which shares a building with the town's library...
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Authorities cite overreaction to new threat
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
On Friday, a Cape Girardeau resident informed police that a letter had come with "white powder" in it. Could it be anthrax? On Sunday, Sikeston police and fire department personnel swarmed to the local Wal-Mart, where witnesses reported that a low-flying crop duster dropped a red box onto the store's roof...
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Local postal workers not overly concerned
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
Postal workers in Cape Girardeau say they don't expect an anthrax attack in their corner of the world, even though their profession has been in the spotlight over the nationwide scare. They go about their jobs as usual and even posted a related cartoon on the employee bulletin board at the regional processing center in Cape Girardeau. It depicts a postman wearing a gas mask to deliver mail...
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Shotguns stolen from Cape cop cars
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
Two Cape Girardeau police cars that have been routinely parked along Kingshighway overnight by officers who live in Jackson, Mo., were broken into Thursday night and had shotguns stolen from them. The perpetrators used what is known as a slim jim -- a long tool that unlocks cars -- to gain entry into the cars, said police Cpl. Rick Schmidt...
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Union pitches fire tax idea
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
The union president for local firefighters painted a pretty bleak picture of the Cape Girardeau Fire Department -- antiquated buildings, not enough manpower, old equipment and cramped quarters. "We're using '50s technology living in the 21st century," said Capt. Charlie Brawley, president of Local 1084. "It seems like our department is moving backward instead of forward."...
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Cape Girardeau City Council action 10/16/01
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
Public hearings Consent ordinances Approved an ordinance authorizing the acquisition of property for the Lakeshore Drive sewer project. Approved an ordinance authorizing the mayor to execute a special warranty deed to St. Francis Hospital of Franciscan Sisters for unneeded right of way for the Silver Springs Road Project, north of William Street...
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Sikeston Wal-Mart evacuated
(State News ~ 10/16/01)
Standard Democrat SIKESTON, Mo. -- With the threat of terrorist attacks on the minds of many Americans, anything suspicious is being taken seriously, as was the case Sunday in Sikeston. At about 8 p.m. the Sikeston Department of Public Safety received a report that a large box was seen dropped from an airplane onto the roof of the Wal-Mart store at 1303 W. Main St...
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Sikeston teachers will use 'balloon' for geography class
(State News ~ 10/16/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- In a few days students and teachers at Sikeston Middle School will have a chance to see the world. They'll discover why seashells are found on Himalayan mountaintops, why the earth's crust is cracked and why Icelanders swim outdoors in winter...
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Out of the past 10/16/01
(Out of the Past ~ 10/16/01)
10 years ago: Oct. 16, 1991 Old Appleton - Old Appleton Bridge Committee will receive $3,000 grant from Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. this month; funds will go into general fund to help with restoration of old bridge; span was destroyed more than eight years ago, when flood waters in Apple Creek washed out 103-year-old bridge...
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Correction 10/16/01
(Correction ~ 10/16/01)
Matt Blunt's annual salary as Missouri secretary of state is $94,995. The lieutenant governor's annual salary was mistakenly listed as Blunt's salary in a story in Friday's edition. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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Births 10/16
(Births ~ 10/16/01)
Magee Son to Sean Steven and Jennifer Elizabeth Magee of Jackson, Mo., St. Francis Medical Center, 12:57 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, 2001. Name, Brandon Scott. Weight, 8 pounds. Third son. Mrs. Magee is the former Jennifer Johnson, daughter of Mike and Teri Johnson of Willits, Calif. She is employed at Southeast Missouri State University. Magee is the son of Sandy and Stuart Jantz of Marble Hill, Mo. He is employed at CPS Trailer Co...
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Aldermen act at somber meeting
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Monday night's Jackson Board of Aldermen meeting was somber in the wake of the death last week of City Attorney David Beeson. Mayor Paul Sander announced that Beeson's photograph will be permanently displayed in the council chambers and lauded his professionalism and knowledge of municipal law...
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Coroner's inquest next month in death at Scott County jail
(State News ~ 10/16/01)
Southeast Missourian BENTON, Mo. -- A coroner's inquest to examine the death of Scott County Jail inmate Earnest Fenton likely will be conducted in November after toxicology reports in the case are complete, said Scott Amick, Scott County coroner...
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State high court won't get to River Campus case this year
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court will not hear oral arguments in the River Campus case by the end of the year but is expected to do so in January. The court last month agreed to hear the city of Cape Girardeau's appeal of lower court rulings that invalidated a voter-approved tax intended to help fund construction of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus...
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Learning briefs
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
Optimists sponsoring oratory contest The Jackson Optimist Club and the Noon Optimists of Jackson are sponsoring the 2001-2002 Optimist Oratorical Contest. It is the longest running program sponsored by Optimist International, and is designed to inspire today' youth, 15 years of age and younger, to motivate and inform others through the art of public speaking...
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Jordan foils terrorist attempts against U.S., other embassies
(International News ~ 10/16/01)
Associated Press WriterAMMAN, Jordan (AP) -- Jordanian and Lebanese security authorities helped derail terrorist plots over the weekend against U.S., British, Jordanian and other embassies in Lebanon, government officials said Tuesday. The officials declined to say who was behind the attempts, but suggested that it was a group linked to Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in the Sept. 11 terror attacks in the United States...
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International Red Cross compound hit by U.S. jets
(International News ~ 10/16/01)
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- The compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross was struck Tuesday by a U.S. bomb that destroyed wheat and other humanitarian supplies. A guard was injured. "Two depots of the Red Cross were destroyed," Taliban security chief Mullah Rohani said as he stood before the smoking compound in northern Kabul. "We are very sad because these things belong to the people."...
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Industrial production plunges in September
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP)-- Industrial activity plummeted in September, the 12th straight month of decline, as the terror attacks dealt a new blow to the nation's battered manufacturing sector. The last time there was a string of 12 consecutive declines in industrial output was from November 1944 through October 1945...
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U.S. gave armor-piercing rifles to Afghanistan, bin Laden
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- More than a decade ago, the U.S. government sent 25 high-powered sniper rifles to a group of Muslim fighters in Afghanistan that included Osama bin Laden, according to court testimony and the guns' maker...
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Madison board removes Pledge of Allegiance ban in schools
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
Associated Press WriterMADISON, Wis. (AP) -- The Madison School Board voted to allow schools to offer the Pledge of Allegiance, reversing an earlier decision that critics denounced as unpatriotic. The board approved the change on a 6-1 vote Tuesday after hearing about eight hours of testimony from emotional residents about its decision last week to bar the Pledge of Allegiance and only allow an instrumental version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" in classrooms. ...
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Ontario Premier Mike Harris announces he will resign
(International News ~ 10/16/01)
Associated Press WriterTORONTO (AP) -- Ontario Premier Mike Harris, who heads the government of Canada's most populous province, said Tuesday he would resign before his term ends. Facing a loss of popularity after six years in power and seeking a reconciliation with his estranged wife, Harris said he wanted to concentrate on his personal life...
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Carnahan's death unites Missourians
(State News ~ 10/16/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- For many, talk of the events of Oct. 16, 2000, still brings an onrush of emotion. That was the day when for the only time in living memory, Missouri lost a sitting governor. While the recent tragedies in New York and Washington will carry a far more lasting and significant impact, the death a year ago of Gov. Mel Carnahan was a shocking, though unifying, event for Missourians...
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Effects of aide's death still felt
(State News ~ 10/16/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A year after his son's death, Dale Sifford is still adjusting to the loss. "It has been a long year for us, yet it seems like only yesterday," Sifford said. "The family has had a terrible time getting over this, but we are making it."...
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Tests show letter to Sen. Daschle did contain anthrax
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Sophisticated tests confirmed Tuesday that a letter mailed to the office of Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle did contain anthrax, a spokesman for the senator said. Officials closed 12 senators' offices in the building where the letter was opened as a precaution...
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One person indicted in anthrax hoax
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Declaring the threat of bioterrorism is no joking matter, Attorney General John Ashcroft said Tuesday those who fake anthrax or other terrorist scares will face federal prosecution. He announced the indictment of one such man in Connecticut...
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Wing of Senate office building shut down, hundreds tested
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Authorities closed an entire wing of an eight-story Senate office building Tuesday and prepared to test and treat hundreds of people for possible exposure to anthrax after overnight tests confirmed the bacterium in mail opened in the office of Majority Leader Tom Daschle...
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Kansas awaits invasion of West Nile virus
(State News ~ 10/16/01)
As Missouri health officials monitor the breadth of West Nile virus in their state, counterparts in neighboring Kansas await the unwelcome arrival as the mosquito-transmitted form of encephalitis creeps westward. "Everyone was under the assumption there'd be no chance of West Nile getting here until next year," said Townsend Peterson, curator of ornithology at the University of Kansas Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center. ...
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Blunt deployed overseas
(State News ~ 10/16/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Secretary of State Matt Blunt has been sent to a Navy installation overseas after being called to active duty in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, his office said. Blunt, a lieutenant in the Naval Reserve, is not in the Middle East but cannot say precisely where he is overseas, Spence Jackson, a spokesman for the secretary of state's office, said Monday...
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Key legislators back off voting changes
(State News ~ 10/16/01)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Some key legislators are backing away from proposals to allow early voting, looking simply to tweak -- not overhaul -- Missouri's election laws. The acknowledgments came as an interim House committee began hearings Monday on revisions to state election laws. A similar Senate committee is to begin work next Monday...
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Unexpected opportunity lets Cape traveler see peak of K2
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
Editor's note: Ann Ostendorf of Cape Girardeau is taking a year to travel to Great Britain, Pakistan and Asia. This is another in a series of articles she is writing about her journey. PAKISTAN -- I awoke to the beeping of my watch alarm. It was only 3:30 a.m. and I knew the punishment the mountain air would inflict on me the moment I unzipped my sleeping bag. I climbed out anyway. Today was the big day: I was going to see K2...
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End of an era?
(Professional Sports ~ 10/16/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Runner on first, nobody out, tied in the ninth inning -- and Mark McGwire coming up. Not too long ago, that prospect would have rattled the opposing pitcher. In the deciding Game 5 of the St. Louis Cardinals' division series, that wasn't the case. Manager Tony La Russa pulled Big Mac, in a slump basically the entire season, for rookie pinch-hitter Kerry Robinson...
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Faulk avoids serious injury but might miss next game
(Professional Sports ~ 10/16/01)
ST. LOUIS -- Marshall Faulk hasn't been ruled out of Sunday's game against the New York Jets despite a bruised right knee. "He really could possibly play this week," coach Mike Martz said Monday. "We're not going to rule the possibility of him playing completely out...
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Sports digest 10/16/01
(Professional Sports ~ 10/16/01)
Blues sign MacInnis to two-year extension ST. LOUIS -- It looks like Al MacInnis and his ankle-busting slap shot will be around for at least two more seasons after this one. The St. Louis Blues announced Monday that MacInnis has signed a two-year contract extension reportedly worth $14 million, keeping the defenseman under contract through the 2003-2004 season...
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New York sweeps final three games
(Professional Sports ~ 10/16/01)
NEW YORK -- With no margin for error, Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees' pinstriped dynasty persevered with one of the great comebacks in baseball history. As Jeter solidified his place in Yankees' lore, the three-time defending World Series champions became the first team ever to win a best-of-five series after losing the first two games at home...
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Seattle saves its splendid season
(Professional Sports ~ 10/16/01)
SEATTLE -- Shut out at home. Blown out on the road. Down to their final nine outs. Twice in danger of having their record-setting, season of seasons end in failure. The Seattle Mariners endured it all during five pressure-packed games against the Cleveland Indians...
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Cowboys slip past Redskins
(Professional Sports ~ 10/16/01)
IRVING, Texas -- For three quarters, the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins really looked like they were playing the "Gutter Bowl." Then two of the NFL's worst teams played to an exciting finish. Tim Seder, whose kicking leg collided with a horse during pregame warmups, made a 26-yard field goal as time expired Monday night to give Dallas a 9-7 victory, its first of the year...
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Jets hit Taliban weapons storage sites
(International News ~ 10/16/01)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Huge explosions shook the Afghan capital throughout the day Monday with two more jets reported attacking the northern part of the city early Tuesday. The Monday air strikes sent terrified residents scurrying for shelter, as U.S. jets pounded suspected weapons storage sites in Kabul and across the country...
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Anthrax scares sweep Australia and Europe
(International News ~ 10/16/01)
SYDNEY, Australia -- Dozens of government workers in Australia were hosed down after their office received a letter containing white powder. A U.S. consulate received a similar scare and in Germany on Monday, officials were investigating a powdery substance found in the mailroom of Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's offices...
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India shells Pakistani posts in Kashmir
(International News ~ 10/16/01)
JAMMU, India -- A senior army official said Indian forces shelled Pakistani military posts across the cease-fire line Monday in Kashmir, destroying nearly a dozen posts in the heaviest fighting along the disputed border in 10 months. Pakistan said a woman was killed and 25 people injured in the assault...
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Nation digest 10/16/01
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
Inventories pared for seventh straight month WASHINGTON -- Businesses pared inventories in August for the seventh straight month, helped out by a tiny gain in sales. But economists say stocks could pile up again if consumers, shaken by the terror attacks, stay away from stores...
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Bethlehem Steel Corp. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
PHILADELPHIA -- Bethlehem Steel Corp., which launched more than 1,000 ships during World War II and made girders for the Golden Gate Bridge and Empire State Building, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Monday. The nation's third-largest steel company was reeling from five straight quarters of losses blamed on competition from low-cost foreign steel and high labor and retiree-benefit costs...
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U.S. Marines prepare for battle in Afghanistan-like high Sierra
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
BRIDGEPORT, Calif. -- In rugged mountains that resemble Afghanistan, U.S. Marines are rappelling down 400-foot cliffs, crossing rocky gorges, hiking for miles in the high, thin air, and eating bugs, lizards and wild plants. Nobody is saying whether graduates of the Marine Corps' Mountain Warfare Training Center, 21 miles north of here in the high Sierra, will be sent off to a war half a world away. But if the call comes, they say, they will be ready...
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Mailrooms tighten security following reports of anthrax
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
NEW YORK -- Mailrooms and delivery services across the country are putting new handling procedures in place, as letters contaminated with anthrax have shown up in offices in New York, Nevada and the nation's capital. Mailroom employees are being warned to check packages for misspellings in common names and words, to look for powdery substances and excessive or inadequate postage, and to contact authorities about any suspicious mail...
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Minnesota workers end walkout; sour feelings remain
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- About 23,000 state employees began returning to work Monday after a two-week strike that some Minnesotans had branded unpatriotic. The workers returned with relief but also bitterness toward those who had condemned the walkout or crossed picket lines...
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Nation & world digest 10/16/01
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
Jet Blue installing bulletproof cockpit doors NEW YORK -- The new sign on the cockpit doors of JetBlue Airways planes warns would-be hijackers: This door is plated and locked from the inside. Bullets won't penetrate the new door, the airline says, and someone swinging an ax wouldn't be able to cut through it, either. The door is lined with a layer of Kevlar -- the material inside bulletproof vests...
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Good prognosis given to child who has skin form of anthrax
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
NEW YORK -- The 7-month-old son of an ABC News producer has developed the skin form of anthrax after recently spending time in the newsroom, authorities and network officials said Monday. The boy, the youngest of the four Americans diagnosed with the disease this month, is responding to antibiotics and is expected to recover, ABC News President David Westin said...
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Israel eases restrictions; Islamic militant killed
(International News ~ 10/16/01)
JERUSALEM -- Israel made it a bit easier for Palestinians to move around the West Bank, pulling back troops and removing checkpoints Monday as part of an effort to patch up a frayed Mideast truce. But there was also violence: for the second straight day, an Islamic militant with the Hamas movement was killed in the West Bank, this time in a car explosion in Nablus. ...
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French, British airlines set Nov. 7 for resumption of Concorde
(International News ~ 10/16/01)
PARIS -- Fifteen months after the Concorde was grounded because of a deadly crash, Air France and British Airways are resuming flights to New York City. The sleek, needle-nosed aircraft -- revamped to address safety concerns after the July 25, 2000, crash that killed 113 people -- will return to the skies Nov. 7, the companies said Monday. Air France started selling Concorde tickets on Monday, and British Airways was to begin today...
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Powell opens visit to Pakistan, hopes to ease tensions
(International News ~ 10/16/01)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Secretary of State Colin Powell arrived in Pakistan Monday just as tensions with India flared up again over Kashmir. President Bush worried that fighting there "could create issues" for the U.S.-led war next door in Afghanistan...
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First-round QBs are guaranteed risk
(Professional Sports ~ 10/16/01)
Brett Favre had a great game Sunday. So did Tom Brady and Jeff Garcia. None was a first-round draft choice, illustrative of what's been happening for a long time in the NFL. Drafting a quarterback in the first round guarantees nothing -- these days, teams have just as good a chance picking one up off the street...
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Craven holds on for Old Dominion victory
(Professional Sports ~ 10/16/01)
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -- Ricky Craven held off Dale Jarrett in a last-lap duel Monday and won the Old Dominion 500, his first victory in 174 starts in the Winston Cup series. Craven pulled away from Jarrett on a restart with 13 laps to go, opening a wide lead. Then Jarrett began reeling him in, drawing close to his bumper with about two laps to go in a race postponed one day because of rain...
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Court to decide on permits for door-to-door activity
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court agreed Monday to confront a particularly tough separation of church and state issue by deciding whether a town can require permits from Jehovah's Witnesses or others who want to solicit door-to-door. Jehovah's Witnesses routinely go door-to-door to distribute literature and recruit believers. ...
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Rain cancels Perryville, ND quarterfinals again
(High School Sports ~ 10/16/01)
Heavy rain in the St. Louis area continues to play havoc with the Notre Dame and Perryville high school softball teams. For the second time, the Lady Bulldogs and Lady Pirates both had state quarterfinal games at the Ballwin Athletic Association rained out Monday. Those contests had originally been scheduled for Saturday, but were also rained out...
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NCAA tries to infiltrate Tuesday TV
(College Sports ~ 10/16/01)
By Chris Duncan ~ The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Are you ready for some football? On a Tuesday? Conference USA officials hope so. Tuesday night's game between Southern Mississippi (3-1, 1-1 Conference USA) and Louisville (5-1, 1-0) will be a first for the league. Officials with the NCAA, the league and both schools could not confirm whether a regular-season college football game had ever been played on a Tuesday...
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SE eagerly anticipates a clean game against MSU
(College Sports ~ 10/16/01)
Southeast Missouri State University football coach Tim Billings is glad of one thing. There is no chance of a muddy field for the Indians' next game. The Indians, who suffered a 12-0 loss at Eastern Illinois Saturday at the Panthers' water-logged O'Brien Stadium, face homecoming foe Murray State on Saturday on the artificial FieldTurf surface of Houck Stadium...
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Some things will never be the same again
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/16/01)
To the editor: Larry King tells us that life will never be the same. But today is never like yesterday, and tomorrow will be different again. Fifty years ago a lady in our high school assembly talked of death and how she visited a neighbor whose daughter had died suddenly. "I am so distraught," the grieving mother told her, "for Sally always loved spring fryers and we are just now beginning to use them." One looks about for compensations...
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The only choice America has is to take action
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/16/01)
To the editor: The war currently being waged by our forces in Afghanistan is not a war against a religion or a race of people. It is an extermination of a disease which threatens to destroy the world as we know it. To sit back and wait for the enemy to become nuclear capable is not an option. We must win this conflict, and it goes far beyond the borders of Afghanistan...
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Gas customers didn't have to pay those high prices
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/16/01)
To the editor: Local television, radio and newspapers were full of stories about gas stations gouging their customers with high prices after the terrorist acts. The law should do something about this gouging. Some are calling it another act of terrorism...
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Speak Out A 10/16/01
(Speak Out ~ 10/16/01)
Old fire trucks The Cape Girardeau fire chief recently made a statement in the paper that some of the fire trucks that protect the city are 20 years old. I had a hard time believing this, so I did some checking on my own. With a little bit of digging I found out the fire chief was wrong. ...
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Theda Hutson
(Obituary ~ 10/16/01)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Theda Welch Farrell Hutson, 70, of Charleston died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born Sept. 7, 1931, at Wyatt, Mo., daughter of Victor and Lucille Welch. She and Cleve E. Farrell were married Sept. 3, 1949. He died Sept. 28, 1995. She and Elmer Hutson were married April 21, 1997...
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Ethel Schreiner
(Obituary ~ 10/16/01)
MILLERSVILLE, Mo. -- Ethel M. Schreiner, 91, of Millersville died Monday, Oct. 15, 2001, at her home. She was born June 9, 1910, in Bollinger County, daughter of William and Alice Nations Nanney. She and George E. Schreiner were married July 18, 1926, at Marble Hill, Mo. He died Feb. 10, 1989...
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Clyde Hamilton
(Obituary ~ 10/16/01)
Funeral Mass for Clyde E. Hamilton of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. The Rev. Charles Prost will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home from 5-8 p.m. today. The rosary will be recited at 7...
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Notre Dame volleyball pounds on Bloomfield
(High School Sports ~ 10/16/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Notre Dame High School's volleyball team recorded its 22nd victory of the season Monday night as the Lady Bulldogs rolled past host Bloomfield 15-7, 15-0. Courtney Vickery served 15 straight points in the second game as the Lady Bulldogs improved their record to 22-7-1...
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Better control of visas is urgently needed
(Editorial ~ 10/16/01)
U.S. Sen. Christopher Bond of Missouri is leading a bipartisan effort to tighten requirements for obtaining visas to enter this country. This is an overdue development that will win much applause from the great majority of Americans. The Bond proposal would better coordinate background checks for foreign visa applicants and set up a sophisticated tracking system for after they arrive in this country...
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U.S. investigates possibilities for post-Taliban Afghanistan
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
WASHINGTON -- Looking past the Taliban, the Bush administration is stepping up consultations with Afghan-istan's neighbors and with foes of the ruling militia on a future government. Richard Haass, head of the State Department's policy planning office, was named Monday to oversee the operation. Haass also will hold on to his assignment as President Bush's special envoy for Northern Ireland's peace process...
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Anthrax scare spreads to Congress
(National News ~ 10/16/01)
WASHINGTON -- A letter sent to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle tested positive for anthrax on Monday as the bioterrorism scare rattling the nation reached the halls of Congress. The discovery of anthrax in Washington followed earlier instances in Florida, New York and Nevada in which at least 12 people were exposed to spores of the potentially deadly bacteria. Monday night, another case of the disease was announced in New York...
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Jackson fire report 10/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/16/01)
Jackson Tuesday, Oct. 16 Firefighters responded to these calls Sunday:A medical assist on North High Street. A medical assist on East Independence Street. A vehicle accident on South Farmington Street. Firefighters responded to these calls Monday:A medical assist on Elm Street...
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Cape fire report 10/16
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/16/01)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Oct. 16 Firefighters responded to these calls Sunday:At 5:09 p.m., a medical assist at 540 S. Middle. At 6:21 p.m., an illegal burn at 114 Albert. At 9:17 p.m., a medical assist at 734 N. Middle. At 10:45 p.m., a medical assist at 1227 College...
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Cape police report 10/15
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/16/01)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, Oct. 16 ArrestsDetrayous Dontel Curry, 17, 2407 Albert Rasche, was arrested Saturday for possession of imitation controlled substance. Shauna Rae Solis, 20, of Jackson, Mo., was arrested Sunday for resisting arrest and false declaration...
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'Wide Meadows' - Uncle Joe and the pulley
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
Editor's note: This is an installment from Jean Bell Mosley's book "Wide Meadows," first published in 1960. Last week: Uncle Joe comes to visit the farm. Each time they came down there was something new and exciting to tell about. ...
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YELL grant applications now available on Web site
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
The YELL foundation is asking for eductors to apply for YELL grant money online. YELL grants are for Youth Education Literacy and Learning activities. Grants applications are available at www.semissourian. com/yell/. The deadline for submitting a grant is Oct. 31...
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Working on words
(Local News ~ 10/16/01)
Nicholas Jennings already knows what he wants to get out of first grade: permission to enter second grade. But until that comes, Jennings, 7, is content to learn some addition and subtraction and reading. First grade can be a challenge for students because a lot is expected of them. The day is filled with worksheets, projects, art or music or a trip to the library -- and recess, of course...
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Special forces gunship enters fight against Taliban
(International News ~ 10/16/01)
and AMIR SHAH Associated Press WritersKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A U.S. special-forces gunship swung into action Tuesday, raking a Taliban stronghold in Afghanistan with heavy machine gun and cannon fire. Fierce daylight bombing at Kabul set an International Red Cross warehouse afire...
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Highway panel wields significant influence
(Editorial ~ 10/16/01)
Moreover, within a couple of years the governor will have another two appointments to make, at which point he will have chosen five of the six members. Vacancies are coming open this month with the retirements of chairman S. Lee Kling of St. Louis and William Gladden of Houston, in south-central Missouri. Both are Democrats...
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Margrite Darby
(Obituary ~ 10/16/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Margrite Darby, 71, of Dexter died Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001, at her home. She was born Dec. 29, 1929, in Bloomfield, Mo., daughter of Perry Lee and Edna Young Moore. She and James L. Darby were married Jan. 31, 1947, at Bloomfield. Darby had worked at International Hat Factory. She was a member of New Bethel General Baptist Church...
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