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Enron creditors consider options
(National News ~ 02/01/02)
HOUSTON -- While Enron Corp.'s new leader envisions a return to its roots as a mover of electricity and natural gas, creditors will have to decide between a stake in his plan and getting just pennies on the dollar from liquidation, financial experts say...
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Big game brings out big tales
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
NEW ORLEANS -- Every season, the Super Bowl brings together a collection of players and coaches with stories of heartbreak, comebacks, rejection and rejuvenation. Here are two: Making the leap Cool under pressure must run in the family with Adam Vinatieri...
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New Orleans has proven it knows how to have a great time
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
Football's biggest bash is back in America's premier party town. New Orleans knows how to throw shindigs such as the Super Bowl, something it has done more often than any other city. Sunday's game between the New England Patriots and St. Louis Rams marks the ninth time the Super Bowl has been in The Big Easy. And just about every one of them have been memorable -- sometimes on the field, sometimes off...
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Super Bowl Champions
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
NFL champions 1967 -- Green Bay (NFL) 35, Kansas City (AFL) 10 1968 -- Green Bay (NFL) 33, Oakland (AFL) 14 1969 -- N.Y. Jets (AFL) 16, Baltimore (NFL) 7 1970 -- Kansas City (AFL) 23, Minnesota (NFL) 7...
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Super Bowl MVPs
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
1967--Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay 1968--Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay 1969--Joe Namath, QB, N.Y. Jets 1970--Len Dawson, QB, Kansas City 1971--Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas 1972--Roger Staubach, QB, Dallas 1973--Jake Scott, S, Miami 1974--Larry Csonka, RB, Miami...
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Patriots-Rams Series History
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
Rams-Patriots series Rams lead 5-3 (Home Team in CAPS) 1974 -- NEW ENGLAND 20, Los Angeles 14 1980 -- Los Angeles 17, NEW ENGLAND 14 1983 -- New England 21, LOS ANGELES 7 1986 -- New England 30, LOS ANGELES 28...
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Super Bowl Facts and Figures
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
All about the game NETWORK COVERAGEBy FOX-TV to more than 200 stations throughout the United States plus Bermuda, and Guam. By CBS Radio to 290 stations within the United States. The Armed Forces Televison will also provide broadcast throughout the world...
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Game-by-Game Results
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
Game results PATRIOTS (11-5) Regular Season17 at Cincinnati 23 3 New York Jets 10 44 Indianapolis 13 10 at Miami 30 29 San Diego, OT 26 38 at Indianapolis 17 20 at Denver 31 24 at Atlanta 10 21 Buffalo 11 17 St. Louis 24 34 New Orleans 17 17 at New York Jets 16...
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They loved LA, but leaving was best for Rams
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
NEW ORLEANS -- Sure, the Rams know winning Super Bowls is what pro football is all about. Then again, no matter how successful these LA transplants become, there are some things they'll just never experience in St. Louis. "One game, I ran an out route, I got pushed out of bounds and I knocked Telly Savalas on his butt," former LA Rams receiver Jack Snow said. "I got up. I said, 'Oh God, I just killed Kojak."'...
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NCAA hits Kentucky with bowl ban, 3 years probation
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Kentucky was hit hard by the NCAA on Thursday when it was placed on three years' probation for football recruiting violations in "one of the more serious cases heard by the committee in recent years." The Wildcats, cited by the NCAA for more than three dozen recruiting violations, were banned from a bowl game next season and must forfeit a total of 19 scholarships over the next three years...
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Schwarzrock pushes into PB lead
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. -- Brent Schwarzrock played his final eight holes in 8-under par and finished with a 64, giving him a two-stroke lead Thursday in the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. The 28 on the front nine tied the record at Pebble Beach, last set a year ago by tournament winner Davis Love III, Schwarzrock's mentor on the PGA Tour and his neighbor on Sea Island, Ga...
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U.S. mission to train Filipino forces begins
(Local News ~ 02/01/02)
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines -- U.S. troops began a six-month training exercise for Filipino soldiers on Thursday that an American diplomat said will "help eliminate the terrorist parasites" that threaten both countries. The target is the Muslim extremist Abu Sayyaf group, which has been linked to Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida terror network and is holding an American missionary couple and a Filipino nurse hostage in the dense tropical jungles of nearby Basilan island. ...
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Fetuses granted status of unborn children
(National News ~ 02/01/02)
WASHINGTON -- States may classify a developing fetus as an "unborn child" eligible for government health care, the Bush administration said Thursday, giving low-income women access to prenatal care and bolstering the arguments of abortion opponents...
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FDA clears long-awaited anthrax vaccine shipments
(National News ~ 02/01/02)
WASHINGTON -- The government cleared the nation's sole maker of the anthrax vaccine to begin shipping the shots Thursday after four years of factory violations that have stalled efforts to protect the military from the bioterrorism bacteria. Pressure to approve BioPort Corp.'s factory has grown since last fall's anthrax outbreak killed five people on the East Coast...
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Rumsfeld warns of 'more deadly' surprises
(National News ~ 02/01/02)
WASHINGTON -- The United States could face terrorist surprises "vastly more deadly" than the Sept. 11 attacks that killed more than 3,000 people, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday. On a day in which other administration officials said the nation is likely to remain on a high state of alert for some time, Rumsfeld said terrorists who managed to get unconventional weapons and deliver them great distances with ballistic missiles could kill hundreds of thousands of Americans...
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NASA - Satellite likely fell in Egypt
(National News ~ 02/01/02)
WASHINGTON -- Debris that reached Earth from a falling satellite probably crashed somewhere in Egypt, NASA officials said Thursday. The agency announced that any pieces of the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer satellite that survived a fiery fall through the atmosphere would have hit central Egypt about 10:15 p.m. Wednesday. The announcement is based on an analysis of radar tracking by a military agency that monitors orbiting craft, NASA said in an announcement...
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IOC meetings mark start of Olympics in SLC
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
SALT LAKE CITY -- Facing problems frustratingly familiar and terrifyingly new, the Olympics enter a new era today when the IOC begins a week of meetings prior to the Salt Lake City Winter Games. For the first time, the full International Olympic Committee will convene its general assembly under the direction of Jacques Rogge, the Belgian surgeon elected the panel's eighth president last July...
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In pursuit of a goal(ie)
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
The AssociatedPress LOS ANGELES -- Being a goaltender selected to play in the NHL All-Star game might be among the most thankless honors in professional sports. After being among hockey's top players by keeping opposing teams from scoring all season, a goaltender is rewarded with a berth in a game that has become notorious for its offense...
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Salukis show they can play with best
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
The AssociatedPress CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Bruce Weber serves sandwiches to his team on long bus rides, but a more important role for the Southern Illinois coach was convincing his players of the virtues of defense. The Salukis digested what he had to say and have become one of the top teams in the Missouri Valley Conference with an 18-4 record headed into Sunday's showdown with first-place Creighton...
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Super Bowl Records
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
INDIVIDUAL RECORDS SCORING Most Points, Lifetime -- 42, Jerry Rice, San Francisco. Most Points, Game -- 18, Roger Craig, San Francisco vs. Miami, 1985; Jerry Rice, San Francisco vs. Denver, 1990 and vs. San Diego, 1995; Ricky Watters, San Francisco vs. San Diego, 1995; Terrell Davis, Denver vs. Green Bay, 1998...
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Super Bowl to feature U.S. flag from World Trade Center
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
The Associated Press NEW YORK -- An American flag that survived the collapse of the World Trade Center's twin towers will be featured during the singing of the national anthem at Sunday's Super Bowl. It was the only U.S. flag flying at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, authorities said, and it continued to fly at the complex even as the twin towers crumbled...
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Sharon - Israel should have killed Arafat 20 years ago
(International News ~ 02/01/02)
JERUSALEM -- Israel should have killed Yasser Arafat 20 years ago, while he was under Israeli siege in Beirut, Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview published Thursday. Sharon said he was "sorry we didn't liquidate him," but that Arafat could yet become a partner for peace if he cracked down on Palestinian militants...
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Reno faint raises health concerns
(National News ~ 02/01/02)
MIAMI -- Janet Reno's fainting spell during a speech prompted concern Thursday among Democrats about her ability to run for governor and stirred fears her Parkinson's disease might become a campaign issue. The 63-year-old former attorney general is considered the front-runner among the Democrats vying to face Republican Gov. Jeb Bush. Reno has battled Parkinson's disease for seven years, and doctors have said repeatedly that it should not hamper her ability to campaign or serve as governor...
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Quick U.S. recovery predicted
(National News ~ 02/01/02)
NEW YORK -- With signs the United States is emerging from recession, the 32nd annual World Economic Forum began Thursday with discussions on where the global economy is headed and how to deal with terrorism. Against a backdrop of generally peaceful demonstrations and scattered vandalism targeting symbols of corporate America, some 3,000 international business, political, academic and religious figures met at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel behind phalanxes of police...
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Ways of Superfans
(Local News ~ 02/01/02)
Southeast Missourian/Don Frazier Superfans Marcus Wicks, left, and Ron Vervynk gave a preview of what to expect at the Vervynk home during Sunday's Super Bowl game between the St. Louis Rams and the New England Patriots. e is master of the grill...
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Sikeston man to get $4 million
(State News ~ 02/01/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Five years after suffering massive third-degree burns in an explosion at an aluminum processing plant, a Sikeston, Mo., man will soon collect more than $4 million in compensatory damages. A 2-1 decision handed down Wednesday by a panel of the Missouri Court of Appeals Southern District ends appeals challenging a Scott County jury's award to Ernest Bland...
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Senate confirms new road commissioners
(State News ~ 02/01/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Without dissent, the Senate on Thursday endorsed three recent appointments to the Missouri State Highways and Transportation Commission. Republican Duane Michie of Hayti, Mo., and Democrats Bill McKenna of Crystal City. Mo., and Jim Anderson of Springfield, Mo., won confirmation in unanimous voice votes...
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KFVS, St. Francis hospital take home top Addy Awards
(Local News ~ 02/01/02)
Humor and sentiment were the winning ingredients at Thursday night's annual ADDY Awards, with the top two awards going to television spots featuring local television personalities getting bum-rushed by a squad of angry Jackson football players and a little boy asking his mother about the birds and the bees...
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Miss Rodeo USA to ride at Cape event
(Local News ~ 02/01/02)
For most beauty queens, the most important part of the job is to look pretty and smile. Nobody cares if Miss America can ride a horse. They do if you're Miss Rodeo USA. Georgianne Abdo, crowned Miss Rodeo USA just two weeks ago in Oklahoma City, Okla., has been riding since age 9...
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Russia wants binding arms agreement
(International News ~ 02/01/02)
MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin made it clear Thursday Russia will not drop its demand that cuts in nuclear warheads must be outlined in a legally binding, irreversible and verifiable treaty with the United States. "The president once again confirmed the country's fundamental position that we can speak only of legally drafted obligations that will control the cuts," Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said after a meeting with Putin, according to the ITAR-Tass agency...
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Killing deadline extended a day
(International News ~ 02/01/02)
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- A group claiming to hold kidnapped Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl extended the deadline for killing him by one day in an e-mail sent Thursday and warned his abduction is just the beginning. In Washington, Secretary of State Colin Powell said "we are doing everything we can" to win Pearl's release, but ruled out bending to demands made in previous e-mails to return of prisoners from the Afghan campaign. ...
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How they match up
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
Matchups for Sunday's Super Bowl between the St. Louis Rams and New England Patriots. WHEN THE RAMS HAVE THE BALL For the past three seasons, the Rams have had one of the most explosive offenses in NFL history, led by quarterback Kurt Warner (13), the MVP in 1999 and this season; running back Marshall Faulk (28), the MVP in 2000; and wide receivers Isaac Bruce (80), Torry Holt (88), Az-Zahir Hakim (81) and Ricky Proehl (87). ...
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Halftime show has big-name lineup
(Professional Sports ~ 02/01/02)
NEW YORK -- The lineup of musical acts at the Super Bowl is so long that you might think the football game was the sideshow. The NFL says it will be the most entertainment-packed Super Bowl ever, with performances by U2, Paul McCartney, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Marc Anthony and others -- not just on Super Bowl Sunday, but throughout the weekend...
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Veterans medals program needs more state funds
(State News ~ 02/01/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A state program to honor World War II veterans with medals cost just a fraction of what was expected but expired Jan. 1 before many veterans could submit applications. Now, lawmakers are proposing to use the extra money to restart the program...
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Lawmaker leads ballot initiative on property taxes
(State News ~ 02/01/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A St. Louis County lawmaker is leading a ballot initiative proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the growth of Missourians' property taxes. Rep. Chuck Portwood, R-Ballwin, has filed a petition with the secretary of state's office. If his ballot language is approved, he could gather signatures to try to get the measure on the November ballot...
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Court rejects motion on Planned Parenthood case
(State News ~ 02/01/02)
The Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Attorney General Jay Nixon's request for a better explanation of why he must choose sides in a case involving family planning funding and abortions. Last week, the court ruled that Nixon had a conflict of interest because he had defended two different interpretations of the law -- one backed by lawmakers and the other by the state health director, Maureen Dempsey...
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Holden declares state emergency after storm
(State News ~ 02/01/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden declared a state of emergency Thursday for west-central and northern Missouri after a winter storm left tens of thousands of residents without electricity. The governor didn't specify all the counties included because the extent of the damage is not fully known, said Holden spokesman Jerry Nachtigal...
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No death penalty planned in arson
(State News ~ 02/01/02)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- A man accused of intentionally setting the house fire that killed his wife and stepdaughter will not face the death penalty, prosecutors said Thursday. The deadline passed for Jefferson County prosecutors to seek capital punishment for Eric Monroe, 38, of Fenton. Instead, Monroe faces a maximum penalty of life in prison without parole...
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Afghan warlords battle for town
(International News ~ 02/01/02)
GARDEZ, Afghanistan -- Terrified families huddled in basements or fled on foot Thursday as rival Afghan warlords waged artillery battles for control of this strategic town, killing at least 43 people and injuring dozens of others. The fierce fighting gave new urgency to Afghan leader Hamid Karzai's appeal for an expanded international security force to be deployed outside the capital, Kabul, to stave off such factional battles...
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Crowe likely to have two roles at Oscars
(Local News ~ 02/01/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Russell Crowe, likely to earn a third straight Oscar nomination as best actor, also will make his third appearance as a presenter at this year's Academy Awards. Last year, Crowe won the best-actor Oscar for "Gladiator." The year before, the 37-year-old actor was nominated for "The Insider."...
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Cape police use sump pump to control flooding at station
(Local News ~ 02/01/02)
While police were responding to other emergencies in the city, they were also busy dealing with one of their own. Water was pouring into the police station's basement at 40 S. Sprigg. Among the many things stored in the basement are police reports and evidence, said Cape Girardeau police chief Steve Strong...
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Misconduct charges against jailer dropped
(Local News ~ 02/01/02)
Prosecutors Thursday dismissed sexual misconduct charges against a former Cape Girardeau jailer. Trial for Larry E. Nicholson was scheduled for today on charges that he assaulted one of the female prisoners. Prosecutors said witnesses in the case changed their stories...
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Boy acts fast to save friend from choking
(State News ~ 02/01/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Anthony Garrett has been accepting pats on the back and high-fives from teachers and students this week at Lake Road Elementary School. His quick-action recently helped prevent a fellow fourth-grade student from choking. "My man! Good job!" one teacher called to Anthony...
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Out of the past 2/1/02
(Out of the Past ~ 02/01/02)
10 years ago: Feb. 1, 1992 Twenty-two Boy Scouts searched area north of Cape Girardeau Saturday morning to help rescue injured hunter after he failed to return home evening before; actually, rescue operation turned out to be simulation, although Scouts didn't initially know it was an exercise; when found, victim had fake blood on his hands and mock stake protruding from his leg...
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Births 2/1/02
(Births ~ 02/01/02)
McClard Daughter to Charles Ray and Jennifer Ann McClard of Jackson, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:48 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002. Name, Alexis Paige. Weight, 7 pounds 11 1/2 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. McClard is the former Jennifer Cole, daughter of Robert and Donna Cole of Ellis Grove, Ill. She is self-employed. McClard is the son of Wade and Judy Robert of Kelso, Mo., and Gary and Shirley McClard of Jackson. He is employed at Procter & Gamble...
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Jesse Colyer
(Obituary ~ 02/01/02)
MARION, Ill. -- Jesse M. Colyer, 79, of Marion died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at Marion Memorial Hospital. He was born April 7, 1922, in McClure, Ill., son of Jesse A. and Jennie Murphy Colyer. He and Wanda Rymer were married June 21, 1941, in Cape Girardeau...
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Barbara McCormick
(Obituary ~ 02/01/02)
GORDONVILLE, Mo. -- Barbara Allen McCormick, 65, of Gordonville died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 17, 1936, at Jackson, Mo., daughter of Albert and Oma Herzog Goehman. She and Jim Eugene McCormick were married June 10, 1953, in Cape Girardeau...
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Beulah Lingle
(Obituary ~ 02/01/02)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Beulah Lingle, 83, of Dongola died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Dongola from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, and from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Verlee Eaker officiating. Burial will be in American Legion Cemetery...
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Betty Pearson
(Obituary ~ 02/01/02)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Betty O. Pearson, 85, of Cobden died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2002, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. She was born Feb. 22, 1916, in Danville, Ark., daughter of Marshall and Anna McClure Mungle. She and Harvey S. Pearson were married July 9, 1932, in Cobden. He died April 3, 1994...
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Betty Wampler
(Obituary ~ 02/01/02)
Betty M. Wampler, 85, of Paducah, Ky., died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at her home. She was the daughter of John William and Amy Ann Whiting King. She married Weldon R. Wampler, who preceded her in death. Wampler attended Chicago School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse, retiring in 1977 from Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. She was formerly head nurse of the hospital's nursery department...
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Mother facing charges of child abuse charges
(State News ~ 02/01/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff woman charged with abusing her young daughter is free on bond following her arrest Tuesday. Amanda Walther, 24, was released after she posted a $25,000 bond. She is accused of inflicting "cruel and inhumane punishment" by holding the hot metal part of a lighter against her 3-year-old daughter...
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Wife's call leads to husband's rescue
(State News ~ 02/01/02)
ORIOLE, Mo. -- A deaf woman used a telephone to get help when high waters swept her husband's car off a rural bridge late Thursday. William Purcell, driving alone in a vehicle, attempted to cross Flora Creek, not realizing how high the water had risen, the Missouri Highway Patrol said...
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Kidnappers demand ransom, but one report says Pearl is dead
(International News ~ 02/01/02)
Associated Press WriterISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- A caller purporting to represent the kidnappers of reporter Daniel Pearl telephoned the U.S. Consulate in Karachi on Friday and demanded $2 million and the release of the former Taliban ambassador to Pakistan, senior police officials said...
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Five guerrillas killed in gunbattle in southern Philippines
(International News ~ 02/01/02)
Associated Press WriterZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) -- At least five Muslim guerrillas were killed Friday in a battle with Philippine troops on Basilan island, where two Americans and a Filipino nurse are being held hostage, a Philippine military commander said...
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SEMO bans fraternity in hazing incident
(Local News ~ 02/01/02)
Southeast Missouri State University suspended the Phi Delta Theta fraternity for more than a year over an infraction of its zero-tolerance policy on hazing. Under the suspension, the fraternity can't operate on campus until the summer of 2003 at the earliest, and then only if the university reinstates the organization...
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Exhibiting the best in high school art
(Entertainment ~ 02/01/02)
By Sam Blackwell ~ Southeast Missourian Like many high school students, Morgan Williams likes scary movies. When the time came to create a sculpture for the upcoming High School Art Symposium, she began looking for a horror story to base it on. She didn't have to look far...
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When I get done with Grisham, he won't know what hit him
(Column ~ 02/01/02)
I know how I'm going to make enough money to land on Easy Street. I'm going to sue the socks off John Grisham for stealing my life. At the end of 2001, my record was intact. I had never read a Grisham novel. I had watched the movies. His yarns about legal intrigue make good films...
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Over my dead body 2/1
(Entertainment ~ 02/01/02)
Gail Lowrance of Cape Girardeau can't live without the following 10 songs: 1. "You Got It" -- Bonnie Raitt A great song to dance to in the kitchen and sing into a wood spoon if Bonnie sings it. And better yet if you feel sad and hear Whoopie Goldberg sing it on the "Boys on the Side" soundtrack...
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Bill Moyers returns to news with 'Now'
(Entertainment ~ 02/01/02)
NEW YORK -- "Now with Bill Moyers" is possibly the season's most important new series -- and an ambitious response to Sept. 11. Airing Fridays at 8 p.m. CST on PBS, "Now" marks the return by public television to quick-response journalism after decades of long-form, long-in-the-making documentaries...
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Artist of the week - Tyson Wunderlich
(Entertainment ~ 02/01/02)
Travis Wunderlich, a junior at Southeast, played Chopin and Prokofiev pieces to perfection Jan. 19 in Jefferson City, Mo. He won the McClure Award, a piano competition sponsored by the Missouri Federated Music Clubs. Wunderlich is a performance major from Altenburg, Mo., who attended Perryville High School. He is the son of Duane and Carol Wunderlich...
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Larry Henson
(Obituary ~ 02/01/02)
Larry Wayne "Buzz" Henson, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at his home. He was born July 16, 1953, in Anna, Ill., son of Boyd and Ruth Martin Henson. Henson was a construction laborer. He served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his parents of Jonesboro, Ill., and a sister, Joanna Coles of Anna...
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Gladys Boyd
(Obituary ~ 02/01/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Gladys A. Boyd, 81, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at her home. She was born Sept. 25, 1920, in Clarksville, Ark., daughter of D.C. and Zella Vangilder Crone. She and Clyde Boyd were married Oct. 7, 1939, at Benton, Mo. He died April 30, 1991...
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Shivelbine's, Rust get chamber recognition
(Editorial ~ 02/01/02)
When it comes to music and band instruments in this part of the country, one name instantly comes to mind: Shivelbine's. When it comes to newspapers in this part of the country, one name instantly comes to mind: Gary Rust. Shivelbine's Music Store and Gary Rust were honored last week with the highest awards given at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's annual dinner. ...
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United We Read - A month of citywide fun
(Editorial ~ 02/01/02)
This is the first day of February. For hundreds of Cape Girardeans, the flip of the calendar means one thing: It's time to read. And discuss. Thanks to a citywide effort that has caught on like wildfire, readers young and old will be concentrating on one book during the monthlong United We Read project...
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Perryville man hurt when car slams tree
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/01/02)
BIEHLE, Mo. -- A Perryville, Mo., man was seriously injured Thursday when his vehicle struck a tree near Biehle. Ricardo Berkbigler, 29, was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital after the 5:10 p.m. accident on Route K. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Berkbigler's vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway, and when he overcorrected, the vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway and hit a tree...
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Cape fire report 02/01/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/01/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Feb. 1 Firefighters responded to the following calls Thursday:At 11:14 a.m., an emergency medical service at Broadway and North Kingshighway. At 3:27 p.m., an emergency medical service at 341 N. Main.Jackson Friday, Feb. 1...
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Cape police report 02/01/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/01/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, Feb. 1 DWIKathy Marie Crader, 52, Delta, Mo., was arrested Wednesday for driving while intoxicated. Robert Waverly Skiles, 50, 15 S. Lorimier, was arrested Wednesday for driving while intoxicated. ArrestsRobert Dean Garrity, 24, 203 S. Pacific, was arrested Wednesday for probation violation...
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Correction 2/1/02
(Local News ~ 02/01/02)
Correction A headline in Wednesday's Southeast Missourian should have said that a GAO lawsuit will be filed to get papers from Vice President Dick Cheney. The Southeast Missourian regrets the error.
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2002 Addy Award recipients
(Local News ~ 02/01/02)
Sales promotion, product or presentation, sales kit or product, St. Francis Medical Center for its childbirth and pregnancy Kit. Credits to Steven C. Bjelich, president and CEO and Barbara Thompson, vice president of marketing. Citations of Excellence, Red Letter Communications Inc., logo design and corporate identity for Red Letter and Sure Decisions sales kit. Credits to Silvia Kinder, art director, Mike Simmons, copy writer...
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Alleged carjacker to stand trial
(Local News ~ 02/01/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- A man accused of threatening a woman with a knife, stealing her purse and leading police through the city on a high-speed chase is scheduled to go to trial Feb. 11. Robert W. Wiley, 24, of Liberty, Ill., waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday and was bound over for trial...
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Meadow Heights slides into MVC finale
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/02)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Meadow Heights reached the championship game of the boys' basketball round-robin Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament with a 62-49 victory Thursday over Oak Ridge. Cody Thompson paced top-seeded Meadow Heights (11-6) with 21 points while Josh Mayfield tallied 19...
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Millhams pester Central, lead ND to win over rivals
(High School Sports ~ 02/01/02)
Good news and bad news for the Cape Central Lady Tigers. On the upside, rival Notre Dame will graduate a Millham among a strong senior class. On the down side, a Millham who has been a thorn in the side this year will return. On Thursday, junior guard Ashley Millham scored a game-high 19 points to lead the Lady Bulldogs to a 63-40 victory over Cape Central at Notre Dame Regional High School...
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W.R. Nelson
(Obituary ~ 02/01/02)
W.R. "Russell" Nelson, 91, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center. Friends may call Friday, Feb. 1, from 4 to 8 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, Mo. A Masonic service will be held at 7. Funeral service will be Saturday, Feb. 2, at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home, followed by interment in Cape County Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Daniel Hale will officiate...
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Speak Out A 02/02/02
(Speak Out ~ 02/01/02)
IF SEMO were someday exclusively populated with administrators (the trend is in that direction), there is no doubt there would be adequate attention given as well as a quick resolution to the parking problem. Translation needed "FOCUS ON business, accounting practices" screamed a Southeast Missourian editorial headline. Translation: Lay off Republican public officeholders...
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Speak Out 02/01/02
(Speak Out ~ 02/01/02)
Tax defense AS AN average taxpayer who can't afford to fight city hall, I'd like to say thank you to Jim Drury for taking his time and money to keep the city officials from taxing us to death. Questionable voting I'M A Cape Girardeau voter who voted against the River Campus taxes. Are we in Cape Girardeau or are we in Florida? Do valid votes mean nothing?...
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Australia got convicts; we got Puritans
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/01/02)
To the editor: At the height of the Clinton impeachment brouhaha, when the moralistic right were rolling their eyes and drooling at every fresh revelation of Bill Clinton's debauchery, an Australian newspaper published a letter to the editor that contained the following memorable line: Thank God that we got the convicts and the United States got the Puritans...
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Yerigan leads riders into Show Me Center
(Other Sports ~ 02/01/02)
He's been a world steer-wrestling champion 11 times. In his 18 years of competing full-time on the rodeo circuit, there aren't many titles Dale Yerigan hasn't won. And still, at 38, finding the motivation to stay competitive hasn't been a problem...
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Local spots serve up Super plans
(Other Sports ~ 02/01/02)
If you're looking for a Super Bowl party, several local sports bars and restaurants will offer food, drinks and TVs. But don't expect a Bourbon Street atmosphere. For most establishments, it will be business as usual with some added food and drink specials...
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Watching the game on TV? Most of us will
(Other Sports ~ 02/01/02)
Spending Super Bowl Sunday in front of the TV? You'll have lots of company. Local travel agents say there have been a few inquiries, but even fewer actual purchases of pricey Super Bowl tickets and travel packages, leaving millions of fans at home watching the game...
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Another rally gives Indians familiar finish
(College Sports ~ 02/01/02)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The way Southeast Missouri State University's basketball season has gone, it seems like every game a different opposing hero emerges to take charge and hand the Indians a narrow defeat. It was Garrett Richardson's turn Thursday...
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North Korea calls Bush warmonger
(International News ~ 02/01/02)
SEOUL, South Korea -- In its first public reaction to being called part of an "axis of evil," North Korea on Friday said President Bush's pronouncement was little short of a declaration or war. "The option to 'strike' impudently advocated by the U.S. is not its monopoly," a North Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman said. North Korea, it said, "will never tolerate the U.S. reckless attempt to stifle the (North) by force of arms but mercilessly wipe out the aggressors."...
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