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Tax forms - Let's forget about the chickens
(Editorial ~ 01/18/02)
Each January brings another mailing of personal-property assessment forms from county assessors in Missouri. We're asked to list items in our possession on Jan. 1 that are subject to personal-property taxes. What we list on those forms depends on the honor system...
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Washington could be next to get ML team
(Professional Sports ~ 01/18/02)
The AssociatedPress The city that twice lost the Senators got an unexpected boost Thursday when baseball commissioner Bud Selig said Washington was the "prime candidate" to get a team through relocation. On a day when players' union chief Donald Fehr directly spoke to all owners for the first time, Selig made the biggest news -- though his aides said no team would move this season...
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Warner back after bout with virus
(Professional Sports ~ 01/18/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Kurt Warner found his voice. The St. Louis Rams' quarterback was back on the job Thursday, a day after being sent home with the flu. Not only was he looking healthy -- he was no longer silent. Warner's bruised vocal cords were much better, and he called signals during a morning walkthrough and in the afternoon indoor practice. They were audible only on the line of scrimmage because team doctors and coach Mike Martz didn't want Warner to risk injuring himself again...
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Faulk edges Warner for offensive MVP title
(Professional Sports ~ 01/18/02)
The contributions of Marshall Faulk and Kurt Warner to the St. Louis Rams' overpowering offense are barely distinguishable. Appropriately, Faulk edged Warner by just one vote Thursday for The Associated Press NFL Offensive Player award. Faulk won the honor for the third straight year with a typically spectacular season: rushing for 1,382 yards, gaining 765 yards receiving on 83 catches -- best among NFL running backs -- scoring 21 touchdowns and going over 2,000 yards from scrimmage (2,147) for the fourth consecutive season, an NFL record.. ...
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Stingy defenses guide Bears, Eagles
(Professional Sports ~ 01/18/02)
CHICAGO -- In the middle of January on a field known for cold-weather football, Brian Urlacher and Jeremiah Trotter will shrug off the elements and race to wherever the football might be. With vapor rising from their helmets, the middle linebackers of the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles will exhort their teammates and deliver punishment to ball carriers, receivers and maybe even quarterbacks...
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Baseball in D.C.? It just might happen this time
(Professional Sports ~ 01/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- After decades of failed hopes and fruitless waiting, supporters of baseball in Washington are finally starting to believe it just might happen. The two ownership groups trying to bring a team to the area brimmed with optimism Thursday after commissioner Bud Selig, speaking at the owners' meeting in Phoenix, said the nation's capital was a "prime candidate" for relocation. Selig's aides said no team would move until 2003 at the earliest...
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Israeli jets strike Palestinian headquarters
(International News ~ 01/18/02)
Associated Press WriterJERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli F-16 warplanes destroyed a Palestinian Authority compound in a West Bank town Friday, and tanks tightened their ring around Yasser Arafat to an unprecedented degree -- reprisals for an attack on an Israeli girl's bat mitzvah that left six party-goers and the Palestinian gunman dead...
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Bill strengthens teacher discipline
(State News ~ 01/18/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state would have greater authority to discipline teachers under legislation pending before a House committee. The bill sponsored by Rep. Randall Relford makes several changes to the process by which teachers' licenses may be denied or disciplinary action imposed on licensed teachers...
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Chicago looks to reduce nation-leading killing rate
(State News ~ 01/18/02)
POLICE ACTION By Herbert G. McCann ~ The Associated Press CHICAGO -- Police Superintendent Terry Hillard on Thursday said the department will take aggressive steps to reduce the number of people murdered in the city, which was the most of any in the nation last year...
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Hornets make moving plans official with league
(Professional Sports ~ 01/18/02)
NEW ORLEANS -- The Charlotte Hornets filed an application with the NBA on Thursday to move to New Orleans, and Louisiana Gov. Mike Foster said he was certain league owners will approve the move. "The whole deal is complete. We've worked out all the details. We have no reason to believe that the last stage of this, which is approval of the league, won't be in place," Foster said on his weekly radio show...
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Checked-baggage inspections don't go far enough, some say
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
Two leading House Democrats say the Transportation Department's plan for tougher airline baggage inspections, scheduled to begin today, falls short of what a post-Sept. 11 law requires. House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt of Missouri and Rep. Jim Oberstar of Minnesota, top Democrat on the House Transportation Committee, objected to Transportation Secretary Norman Y. ...
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Still another opportunity for political civility
(Editorial ~ 01/18/02)
A year ago, we opined in this space that the end of the Clinton administration and the start of the Bush administration provided an opportunity for a return to civility in Washington. We urged Republicans and Democrats to tone down partisan rhetoric in favor of meaningful debate on the many substantial issues awaiting every branch of the federal government...
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Woman persists in getting degree
(Local News ~ 01/18/02)
Heather Anglin was a senior at Chaffee High School in spring 2000 when she suffered a miscarriage and lost all interest in school. A few months later she was told she had been absent too many times and wouldn't be able to graduate with her class. Devastated and feeling hopeless, Anglin dropped out of school...
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Cape police report 1/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/18/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Jan. 18 ArrestsScott Christopher Johnson, 20, 203 Franks Lane, was arrested Wednesday for stealing clothing. Donnetta Shonniquana Perry, 20, 601 N. Sprigg, was arrested Wednesday for contempt of court. Brandon Lamont Westfall, 17, 515 West End Blvd. was arrested Wednesday for failure to appear...
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Cape fire report 1/18
(Police/Fire Report ~ 01/18/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Jan. 18 Firefighters responded to these calls Thursday:At 8:43 a.m., a medical assist at 1405 Mississippi. At 1:08 p.m., a medical assist at 2833 Vista Lane. At 4:03 p.m., a medical assist at 429 N. Frederick. Jackson Friday, Jan. 18...
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Housing has solid year despite recession
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- Construction of new homes and apartments fell slightly in December but managed a solid 2.2 percent increase for all of last year, an amazing achievement considering that housing is usually one of the industries that is hardest hit during a recession...
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Enron donated to investigators
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- Members of seven congressional committees investigating the collapse of Enron took more than $700,000 in campaign donations from the company over the past dozen years. Some have returned the money, but none has disqualified himself from the inquiry...
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Video gives martyrdom messages
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- A chilling videotape of an alleged member of al-Qaida, cradling a rifle, eyes closed, is among videos and photos of five suspects delivering what authorities call "martyrdom messages from suicide terrorists." Attorney General John Ashcroft released the videos and photos Thursday, urging the public to help "identify, locate and incapacitate terrorists who are suspected of planning additional attacks against innocent civilians."...
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Enron fires accounting firm
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
WASHINGTON -- Enron fired accounting firm Arthur Andersen on Thursday as the feuding corporations both came under growing scrutiny for their roles in the collapse of the world's largest energy trading company. Enron cited Andersen's destruction of thousands of documents and its accounting advice. For its part, Andersen said its relationship with Enron ended in December when the company filed for bankruptcy...
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Lawmaker seeks seat for student curator
(State News ~ 01/18/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state lawmaker wants to reserve one seat for a student on the University of Missouri Board of Curators, a move that would bump a non-student from the nine-member panel. "I believe that the students are investors in the institution and that they deserve the right to vote on matters that affect them," Rep. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said Thursday...
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Autopsy doesn't determine cause of student's death
(State News ~ 01/18/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- An autopsy arranged by the family has failed to determine how a 21-year-old Southwest Missouri State University student died. Nathan Keence was found Tuesday night at New Hall dormitory on the Springfield campus. "All we know is that he got off work about 8:30 p.m. He stopped by the bank and got some money out of his account, and then he went to his room," his mother, Dorothy Keence of Union, said Thursday...
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Charges dropped against one jailer
(State News ~ 01/18/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Charges were dropped Thursday against one of two jailers who were accused of urinating on four black inmates at the Greene County jail. Curtis A. Myers, 26, had been charged with four counts of third-degree assault after the July 29 incident at the jail. However, charges remain against Justin K. Hastings, 21...
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Airline passengers subjected to new baggage screening law
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
Associated Press WriterAirlines began new baggage screening techniques at the nation's airports Friday, and some fliers fearful of long lines showed up early. For the most part, the new procedures didn't seem to cause unusual delays. A law went into effect Friday requiring airlines to check bags for explosives -- either by machine, hand or bomb-sniffing dog, or by matching each piece of checked luggage to a passenger on board. ...
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B-52's celebrate 25 years with anthology of work
(Entertainment ~ 01/18/02)
NEW YORK -- Kitschy, that's one that always rankles. Zany. Wacky. Disposable. Kate Pierson and Fred Schneider are going through the list of words used to describe the B-52's over the years. Many seem equally applicable to cartoon characters. "It's like how comedy movies don't get the Academy Award," Pierson said. "If you have a sense of humor and a sense of fun, it means that you can't be serious."...
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Chasing ambulances benefits ABC newsman
(Entertainment ~ 01/18/02)
PASADENA, Calif. -- Summoned to ABC News President David Westin's office, John Miller did what anyone would when called by the boss: wrack his brain to figure out what he'd done wrong. "Sit down," Westin commanded. "Am I being fired?" Miller blurted out...
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People talk 1/18/02
(Entertainment ~ 01/18/02)
Guiliani to receive German media prize BERLIN -- Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani will receive an annual German media prize in honor of his "energy, courage and tireless sympathy" following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The German Media Prize, which involves no money, is awarded annually by leading German newspaper, magazine and TV editors to major public figures...
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Ex-law student charged in campus shooting spree
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
GRUNDY, Va. -- The expelled law school student accused of killing his dean and two others in a campus shooting spree was so paranoid and prone to outbursts that at least one classmate said he saw the violence coming. At Thursday's arraignment on three counts of capital murder, Peter Odighizuwa, 43, told the judge he was sick and needed help...
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National digest 1/18
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
Bush to include drug benefits in budget WASHINGTON -- President Bush's election-year budget will propose setting up new federal prescription drug subsidies and overhauling Medicare, but leave the details for Congress to work out, officials said Thursday...
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Kmart changing management team
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
DETROIT -- Kmart Corp. has announced sweeping management changes. The new chairman, James B. Adamson, has experience with bankrupt companies, and Kmart could declare bankruptcy within days.
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Firm's past dotted with audit woes
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
CHICAGO -- Accounting firm Arthur Andersen has settled at least a dozen cases over the last 20 years to end investigations into allegations its auditors missed, ignored or hid clients' financial problems from unwitting investors. In two of the most recent and serious cases, the Securities and Exchange Commission alleged Andersen inflated earnings on behalf of trash hauler Waste Management Inc. ...
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Hollywood playing it saffe in 2002 with sequels
(Entertainment ~ 01/18/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood continues to borrow the business plan from the fast-food industry, whose three guiding words are franchise, franchise, franchise. Even more so than 2001, the coming year brings a bounty of sequels, spinoffs, updates and film franchises in the making, led by the latest in the "Star Wars," "Harry Potter," "Lord of the Rings," "Star Trek," James Bond and Austin Powers series...
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U.S. says prisoners treated humanely
(International News ~ 01/18/02)
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- Four members of the International Committee of the Red Cross arrived Thursday to meet with U.S. officials and interview dozens of al-Qaida and Taliban prisoners being held at this remote U.S. military outpost. The visit was the first by independent experts at Camp X-Ray, which human rights advocates say provides substandard conditions for the prisoners. U.S. officials say the tight security is necessary and that the prisoners' rights are not being violated...
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Man sentenced to five years for killing infant son
(State News ~ 01/18/02)
FORSYTH, Mo. -- A man will serve five years in prison for killing his infant son, who southwest Missouri authorities say was squeezed so hard that his ribs broke in 36 places. Brett Svoboda, 21, of Overland Park, Kan., was sentenced Thursday in Taney County Circuit Court in the death of 8-week-old Trey Svoboda. He pleaded guilty in November to reduced charges of manslaughter and child endangerment...
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$50,000 casino jackpot a surprise
(State News ~ 01/18/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A $50,000 nickel slot double jackpot hit this week is valid -- even though the casino didn't know the machine was programmed to pay that much, the Missouri Gaming Commission said. Isle of Capri Casino officials later found out that the machine was programmed to pay even more: a triple jackpot worth $75,000...
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Mexican court blocks extradition
(International News ~ 01/18/02)
MEXICO CITY -- A Mexican court has blocked the extradition of a man wanted in the 1994 murder of an American drug agent because the U.S. government refused to give assurances the man would not face life imprisonment. Agustin Vazquez Mendoza -- one of the United States' most wanted men -- is at the center of a disagreement over a 1978 extradition treaty that threatens to create a diplomatic impasse...
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Top banker resigns over banking curbs
(International News ~ 01/18/02)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Argentina's top banker resigned Thursday as building anger over tight banking curbs pushed thousands of Argentines into renewed street protests and the value of the peso slumped to new lows. Hundreds of small businessmen shouted insults and banged drums in front of banks in Buenos Aires, demanding that government rules barring people from withdrawing their savings be overturned...
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Palestinian attack leaves 7 dead
(International News ~ 01/18/02)
HADERA, Israel -- A Palestinian gunman walked into a banquet hall in northern Israel late Thursday and opened fire with an assault rifle, killing six people and injuring 30 during a bar mitzvah, police said. A militant group claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest in more than a month...
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Powell promises aid to rid Afghanistan of terrorists
(International News ~ 01/18/02)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Secretary of State Colin Powell, the most senior U.S. official to visit Afghanistan in 25 years, promised Thursday the United States would help rebuild the country and wipe out the "contamination" of terrorism. Powell told Hamid Karzai, the interim Afghan leader, the United States would make a substantial financial commitment at next week's international aid donors conference in Tokyo and that U.S. ...
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India demands action, says secretary of state
(International News ~ 01/18/02)
NEW DELHI, India -- Secretary of State Colin Powell, on a delicate peace mission, said Thursday that India still wants Pakistan to act more forcefully against Islamic extremists, but tensions between the two countries have eased. The United States stands ready to help "its two friends," Powell said, to defuse a crisis over the disputed region of Kashmir that has rattled the world. ...
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Two charged as terrorists
(International News ~ 01/18/02)
LEICESTER, England -- Two Algerian men allegedly involved in a plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Paris were charged with membership in Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network during a court appearance Thursday. In raids north of London, police also arrested eight men Thursday under Britain's Terrorism Act as part of a pan-European anti-terrorism effort...
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Firms fill 401(k)s with own stock
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
NEW YORK -- For workers, the lesson of Enron's collapse is supposed to be that they shouldn't put all their retirement eggs in one basket of stock. But that is a lesson some of the nation's biggest companies and their employees have all but ignored...
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Athletes tax four times larger than was previously reported
(State News ~ 01/18/02)
A special state tax that is supposed to benefit arts and humanities programs has generated far more money than previously reported, but the excess is not being used as intended. Instead, the extra revenue from the special income tax on non-resident athletes' and entertainers' Missouri earnings is plugging holes in the state's tight budget...
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Lichtenegger tops her opponents in campaign funds, records show
(Local News ~ 01/18/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In terms of money in the bank, Donna Lichtenegger of Jackson, Mo., has a huge lead on her competitors in the 157th District state representative race. So far, Lichtenegger is one of four Republicans seeking to replace term-limited state Rep. David Schwab, R-Jackson. Official candidate filing doesn't open until Feb. 26 and closes March 26. No Democrats have yet announced their candidacy...
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The Cantrells - Not quite famous
(Entertainment ~ 01/18/02)
Emily Cantrell's mouth emits extravagantly beautiful sounds that bring Joni Mitchell to mind. Emily's husband, Al, accompanies that voice with the fluid licks of a former Colorado state fiddle champion. Emily is a Colorado champion, too, he brags -- for her apple pie...
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All you need to know about duct tape is in those scrolls
(Column ~ 01/18/02)
I don't fly in commercial jets very often. When I do, I have the same jitters as all the other infrequent fliers. Last September, my wife and I flew from the St. Louis airport on our vacation. While we were waiting on the runway to take off, I glanced out the window and saw something flapping on the wing...
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Over my dead body 1/18
(Entertainment ~ 01/18/02)
These are the 10 songs Martha Thompson of Jackson, Mo., can't live without. 1. "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" -- Tears for Fears Even though when I lived in Cincinnati the group thought it was great fun to blow this song on stage. Needless to say, this group is more or less a one-hit wonder, but I love this song!...
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Photo exhibit part of Black History Month
(Local News ~ 01/18/02)
The heritage of America's black Indians will be celebrated as part of Black History Month at Southeast Missouri State University in February. "Many African Americans have Indian heritage," said Dr. Carol Morrow, associate professor of anthropology at Southeast. "People just don't think to ask. It is just kind of an invisible thing," she said...
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Out of the past 1/18/02
(Out of the Past ~ 01/18/02)
10 years ago: Jan. 18, 1992 Gov. John Ashcroft's budget recommendations are welcome news to Southeast Missouri State University officials; barring excessive budget withholdings, Southeast could receive net state appropriation of more than $30.46 million for 1993 fiscal year, which begins July 1...
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James Erving
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- James Ruben Erving, 47, of Sikeston, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2002, at the VA Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. He was born June 6, 1954, in Crenshaw, Miss. He was the son of Clara Hankins and late Ruben Erving. He had lived in Essex, Mo., before serving in the U.S. Army. He moved to Sikeston in 1977. He was a graduate of Richland High School and a member of the Greers Chapel Baptist Church...
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Lester Schulte
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
ST. MARY, Mo. -- Lester Bernard Schulte, 94, of St. Mary, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at Chester Memorial Hospital in Chester, Ill. He was born Sept. 16, 1907, in Perry County, son of Joseph and Sara Jane Dickerson Schulte. He married Ada A. Duvall July 20, 1926. She died Dec. 2, 1990...
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Itemized contributions
(Local News ~ 01/18/02)
Itemized contributions to candidates for state representative in the 157th District for the reporting period Oct. 1 through Dec. 31. Listed are donor, city of residence and amount: Tom Sachse, R-Friedheim Grover Sachse, Oak Ridge, Mo., $100; Edith Sasche, Oak Ridge, $100; Christopher Haertling, Altenburg, Mo., $250; Harold Strack, Cape Girardeau, $100; Plaza Tire Service, Cape Girardeau, $100; Valeria Tuschhoff, Jackson, Mo., $100; Jeff Gholson, Jackson, $150; Delores Hacker, Uniontown, Mo., $100; Milford Klaus, Friedheim, $100; Willma Ruppel, Oak Ridge, $100; Clifford Thomas, Perryville, Mo., $100; Patsy Voshage, Jackson, $100.. ...
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Shoe bomber enters innocent pleas to federal terrorism charges
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) -- The man accused of trying to blow up a trans-Atlantic flight with bombs in his shoes pleaded innocent Friday to terrorism-related charges in federal court. Richard C. Reid, a 28-year-old British citizen, answered "Not guilty" to eight charges, including the attempted murder of 197 passengers and crew members aboard American Airlines Flight 63 on Dec. 22. For technical reasons, the defense had the judge enter the innocent plea on a ninth charge...
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Kinder moves for trial date on bargaining
(Local News ~ 01/18/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In an attempt to revive his lawsuit seeking to overturn collective bargaining for state workers, Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder and his fellow plaintiffs are asking a judge to reverse an earlier ruling dismissing the case...
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Former priest in Massachusets found guilty of abuse
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
Associated Press WriterCAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) -- A defrocked priest was convicted Friday of indecent assault and battery for improperly touching a 10-year-old boy at a swimming pool a decade ago. John Geoghan, 66, still faces two other criminal cases and 84 civil lawsuits accusing him of sexual abuse of children. He was still a priest at the time of the 1991 episode...
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Former SLA fugitive Olson sentenced to 20 years to life
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
AP Special CorrespondentLOS ANGELES (AP) -- With friends and family sobbing in the courtroom, former Symbionese Liberation Army fugitive Sara Jane Olson was sentenced Friday to 20 years to life in prison for conspiring to blow up police cars in 1975...
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Steska takes superintendent job in Illinois
(Local News ~ 01/18/02)
Dr. Dan Steska, superintendent of Cape Girardeau's public schools, has been hired as superintendent of the McLean County Unit 5 School District in Normal-Bloomington, Ill. Steska, who previously announced he would retire in June, is scheduled to begin his new job on July 1. Details of the contract are still being worked out...
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Police chase robbery suspect through Missouri, Illinois
(State News ~ 01/18/02)
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Police chased a bank-robbery suspect reportedly holding a hostage at gun point for 40 minutes on interstates in Missouri and Illinois before the pursuit ended with a crash on the city's north side, according to broadcast reports. KMOV-TV in St. Louis said the chase, which ended around 12:45 p.m. Friday, started with a bank robbery in Antonio, Mo., south of St. Louis in Jefferson County...
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U.S. Envoy - Iran may be interfering against Afghan government
(International News ~ 01/18/02)
Associated Press WriterKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) ---- The United States is worried that Iran may be backing Afghan fighters in an attempt to unsettle the U.N.-brokered government in Afghanistan, the U.S. envoy here said Friday. Zalmay Khalilzad's comments echoed a warning last week by President Bush, who accused Iran of interfering in neighboring Afghanistan and harboring fighters from Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror network. Iran denied Bush's allegations...
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Science panel says clining humans for reproduction unsafe
(National News ~ 01/18/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Cloning human beings for the purpose of reproduction is medically unsafe and should be banned but cloning to treat diseases should be allowed, a National Academy of Sciences panel said Friday. The panel's exception for research put it at odds with a bill passed by the House and supported by President Bush...
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State retirement fund loses $8.7 million because of Enron
(State News ~ 01/18/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- The state employees' retirement fund lost nearly $9 million because it invested in utility company Enron. Enron recently filed for bankruptcy. The Missouri State Employees' Retirement System executive director Gary Findlay said Friday that the state has invested in Enron since the company first went public. Many other state retirement funds also invested in Enron...
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Nancy Wright
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Nancy J. Wright, 59, of Cairo, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at her home. She was born May 9, 1942, in South Fulton, Tenn., daughter of Guy and Juette St. Arbor Clutts. She was advertising director of The Cairo Citizen newspaper and fire commissioner of the Cairo Fire Department. She was serving her third term on the Cairo City Council...
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Marie Delph
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Marie Margarite Delph, 81, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at Jackson Manor Nursing Home. She was born May 7, 1920, in Rush Tower, Mo., daughter of John and Mary Devoto Petrein. She married C.B. Browning Delph Nov. 7, 1940, at Hillsboro, Mo...
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Pearl Britt
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Pearl Britt, 79, formerly of Olmsted, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at Westwing Place in DeWitt, Iowa. Born May 30, 1922, in Princeton, Ky., she was the daughter of Lev and Bertha Davis Fralick Dennis. On Dec. 9, 1939, in South Fulton, Tenn., she was married to Delbert Britt, who preceded her in death...
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Kim Tapley
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Kim Allen Tapley, 41, of McClure, died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Aug. 11, 1960, in Cape Girardeau, son of Bob and Mildred Wilkinson Tapley. He was a first mate for A.E.P. Barge Lines. He graduated from McClure Elementary School and attended Shawnee High School. He was a member of the Baptist faith...
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Speak Out A 01/18/01
(Speak Out ~ 01/18/02)
Change the statue I AGREE wholeheartedly with the decision of the New York Fire Department to have a statue depicting all races represented by their fire department in the bronze reproduction of the photograph showing three white firefighters raising the flag. ...
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Sports digest 1/18/02
(Other Sports ~ 01/18/02)
Tennis Venus Williams looked healthy again and overpowered Daniela Hantuchova 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 to advance to the fourth round of the Australian Open in Melbourne. After limping through a victory Wednesday with a recurrence of tendinitis in her left knee, Williams again was running wide for returns and chasing down drop shops...
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Not even close - Earl trouble dooms Southeast
(College Sports ~ 01/18/02)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Sure, maybe they could have won their first four Ohio Valley Conference games . But not even the best lawyer could argue the merits of Southeast Missouri State University's fifth OVC men's basketball matchup. This one, an 89-73 loss Thursday at Tennessee-Martin, was never really a contest...
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Back in the mix
(College Sports ~ 01/18/02)
Ashley Godwin giggles when she talks about the injury that ended her freshman season and likely kept her from qualifying for the NCAA regional. It's easier to laugh about it now. Southeast coach Patty Stotzheim, trying to lighten the team's mental load, let the Otahkians compete in a variety of off-beat games, including a short relay where the athletes carried a teammate on their backs...
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Iverson's points, block push Otahkians to win
(College Sports ~ 01/18/02)
MARTIN, Tenn. -- Pam Iversen led Southeast Missouri State University in scoring Thursday, but it was her defensive play in the closing seconds that helped bail out the Otahkians. Iversen, who had 15 points, came up with a block just a few feet from the basket with less than a minute remaining and the Otahkians clinging to a one-point lead...
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Style points aside, Harrell, Jackson ease past Sikeston
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- With the SEMO Conference meet on Saturday, Jackson wrestling coach Steve Wachter wanted an aggressive approach in his team's dual meet with Sikeston on Thursday. His inside linebacker -- a.k.a. 215-pounder -- was more than happy to deliver with a WWF performance...
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Perryville's Knight shoots down state 3-point mark
(High School Sports ~ 01/18/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- That record sure didn't last long. Four days after Doniphan's Brandi Cox set a Missouri high school record with 11 three-pointers in a game, Amanda Knight of Perryville topped it again -- this time with 14 three-point shots in a 68-27 win Thursday over Grandview...
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Irene Hartle
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Irene G. Hartle, 83, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at her home in Jackson. Born June 26, 1918, in Oak Ridge, Mo., she was the daughter of David A. and Josephine Godwin Hahs. On April 25, 1934, in Jackson, she was married to George E. Hartle...
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Venita Strickland
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Venita Strickland, 84, of Jackson, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at her home. She was born Jan. 27, 1917, in Sikeston, Mo., daughter of William Henry and Edith Marie Canoy Masterson. She married William Edward "Jack" Strickland May 7, 1937, in Blodgett, Mo. He preceded her in death March 21, 1991...
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Merle Vanderpool
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
Merle O. Vanderpool, 84, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Sept. 15, 1917, in Oklahoma City, Okla., son of Charles W. and Nellie Owen Vanderpool. He married Wanda Culley Feb. 13, 1944, in Oklahoma City. She died Jan. 5, 2001...
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Helen Owens
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Helen Owens, 91, of Anna, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at the City Care Center in Cobden, Ill. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna.
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Nila Botsch
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Nila Jeanie Hampton Botsch, 50, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. She was born Nov. 22, 1951, in Poplar Bluff, Mo., daughter of Louis and Lavern Crabtree Hampton. She was a first-grade teacher at the Oak Grove Elementary School in Poplar Bluff...
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Hazel Brown
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Funeral for Hazel Lucille Brown, 80, of Chaffee, will be 1:30 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance, Mo. The Rev. Arvil Croy will officiate. Burial will be in Morgan Memorial Park in Advance, Mo. Friends may call from 12:30 p.m. to time of the funeral today...
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Judith Williamson
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Judith Ann Williamson, 57, of Dongola, died Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2002, at her home. She was born May 18, 1944, in Dudley, Mo., daughter of Raymond and Alberta Thomas Hayes. She married Lonell Williamson Aug. 12, 1961, at Dexter, Mo. He died Nov. 21, 1996...
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James Leggett
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- James Fletcher Leggett, 77, a lifelong resident of Bloomfield, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2002, at Missouri Southern Healthcare in Dexter, Mo. Born Feb. 13, 1924, in Bloomfield, he was the son of James and Thelma Mosley Leggett. Leggett played big-band music throughout the country and loved golf...
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Carolyn Tolliver Thomas
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
A memorial service will be held for Carolyn Tolliver Thomas, who passed away Jan. 2, 2002, in San Francisco, Calif., at 3:30 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2002, at Centenary Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau. The family requests memorial donations be made to American Cancer Society, 235 Montgomery St., Suite 320, San Francisco, Calif. 94104, or the charity of your choice...
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Pauline Strom
(Obituary ~ 01/18/02)
Anna Pauline Strom passed away Jan. 16, 2002, at age 97. She was born Nov. 18, 1904, in Advance, Mo., the daughter of Emil and Anna Drusch and moved with her family to Cape Girardeau in 1907. Pauline attended Lorimier School, Broadway School and Central High School prior to graduating from Southeast State Teachers College. After teaching in the Mehlville School system, she and Elmer Strom were married Dec. 26, 1930, in her parents' home in St. Louis, Mo. He preceded her in death March 13, 1977...
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Marines prepare handover of Kandahar base to Army
(International News ~ 01/18/02)
Associated Press WriterKANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) -- Dirty but delighted, U.S. Marines on Friday started climbing out of foxholes on the perimeter of the Kandahar base where they had lived for weeks, turning them over to Army troops taking control of the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan...
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