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Being a good sport at softball
(Column ~ 05/08/02)
People might assume a girl who tops 6 feet and has no apparent physical disabilities is good at sports, particularly basketball. They wouldn't know that she could rebound pretty well but could not, under any circumstances, score a goal. Or that, in volleyball, the ball was more likely to smack her between the eyes, leaving a temporary glasses imprint on her face, than to end up back over the net...
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Daschle, Leahy block nominees, create a crisis
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/08/02)
To the editor: I am outraged at the partisan games that Sen. Tom Daschle and Sen. Patrick Leahy have been playing with President Bush's judicial nominees. They have created a crisis in the federal courts by leaving these important positions vacant indefinitely. ...
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Sports digest 5/8/02
(Other Sports ~ 05/08/02)
AREA SOUTHEAST WOMEN SIGN EIGHTH BASKETBALL RECRUIT Tiffanne Ryan signed a national letter of intent with Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball program on Tuesday...
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Indians' pitching squelches MU again
(College Sports ~ 05/08/02)
Missouri entered Tuesday's game against Southeast Missouri State University ranked 19th nationally in runs scored with more than eight per game. The Tigers also carried a .310 team batting average. But they were no match for Southeast pitchers Donnie Fuller and Mark Frazier, who combined on a seven-hitter as the Indians won 5-2 in front of an announced crowd of 867 at Capaha Field...
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Test takers get sample of school life today
(Editorial ~ 05/08/02)
Just saying the word "test" is enough to cause many a brow to furrow and hand to tremble. By design, a test is not an easy thing. No one in his right mind would take one just for fun. But 12 gluttons for punishment long removed from school desks and chalk boards did just that recently when they took a sample Missouri Assessment Program test, a test normally used by the Department of Secondary and Elementary Education to judge student performance in this state...
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William Street project looks at the future
(Editorial ~ 05/08/02)
The William Street widening project has been on Cape Girardeau's to-do list since the mid-1990s, but the dismembering last week of those grand maple trees along the edge of Indian Park reminded residents that the project is, indeed, moving ahead. The widening project -- from Sprigg Street to Main Street -- began years ago with the promise of riverboat gaming and increased downtown traffic. ...
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Cape fire report 5/8/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/08/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, May 8 Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:At 2:08 p.m., stand by for takeoff at the Cape Girardeau Regional airport. At 2:24 p.m., an alarm sounding at Meyer Hall, Southeast Missouri State University. At 4:18 p.m., power lines down, South Kingshighway and Highway 74...
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Cape police report 5/8/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 05/08/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, May 8 DWIJoshua Clayton West, 22, 6 Rivercrest, was arrested Monday for driving while intoxicated. ArrestsChristopher Hans Erlbacher, 17, 1012 Haddock, was arrested Monday for assault. Terry Ray Legate, 19, Granite City, Ill., was arrested Monday for failure to appear...
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Productivity shoots up 8.6 percent
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
WASHINGTON -- Productivity, a key ingredient of the economy's long-term vitality, turned in its best performance in 19 years in the first quarter as hard-pressed companies produced more with fewer workers. The Labor Department reported Tuesday that productivity -- the amount of output per hour of work -- soared at an 8.6 percent annual rate in the January-March period, following a strong 5.5 percent growth rate in the previous quarter...
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U.S. official - Iran working on missile to reach Europe
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
WASHINGTON -- Iran, with an assist from Russia and other countries, is developing a long-range missile that would give it the ability to strike NATO countries in Europe, a senior administration official says. The Shahab-4 missile would initially have a 1,250-mile range but anticipated upgrades would allow it to reach Italy, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Greece, according to the official...
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Enron directors blame auditors, executives for collapse of firm
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
WASHINGTON -- Directors of bankrupt Enron Corp. told Congress on Tuesday that executives of the company and its auditors, Arthur Andersen deprived them of information they needed to deal with problems. Senators insisted the directors shared responsibility for Enron's stunning collapse last year because they failed to protect shareholders of the energy-trading company...
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Bombing halts peace efforts
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
WASHINGTON -- A suicide bomber waged a deadly attack on a crowded pool hall in Israel on Tuesday, abruptly setting back Mideast peace efforts as President Bush and Prime Minister Ariel Sharon struggled at the White House to find common ground to stop Israeli-Palestinian violence...
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Cash balance pension plans shortchange workers, officials say
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
WASHINGTON -- Workers across the country could be shortchanged by almost $200 million a year because hundreds of companies have switched from traditional pension plans to arrangements targeted at a younger, more mobile work force, the Labor Department says...
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Fed - No change in rates; uncertain economy cited
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve, with unemployment at an eight-year high and rising, left interest rates unchanged for a third time this year, allowing borrowers to enjoy some of the lowest loan rates in decades. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan and his colleagues cited a "still uncertain" economic outlook in their decision on Tuesday. The central bank's target for the federal funds rate, the interest banks charge each other, is at a 40-year low of 1.75 percent...
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Blues bounce back
(Professional Sports ~ 05/08/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Keith Tkachuk had his first playoff hat trick as the St. Louis Blues put a huge dent in Dominik Hasek's aura of invincibility, beating the Detroit Red Wings 6-1 Tuesday night. The Blues shaved their second-round series deficit to 2-1. They got 27 saves from Brent Johnson and will try to even the series Thursday night in St. Louis...
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Wood shines, Cubs rough up Cardinals in Smith's return
(Professional Sports ~ 05/08/02)
CHICAGO -- Some nights, Kerry Wood makes it look so easy. Wood struck out nine in his first complete game in a year, and Alex Gonzalez drove in four runs as the Chicago Cubs made it tough on recently activated Bud Smith and the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 on Tuesday night...
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Arab-Palestinian community must recognize Israel
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/08/02)
To the editor: Make no mistake, Israel must abandon the occupied territories. However, no matter how many concessions Israel makes, nothing substantive can be accomplished until the Arab-Palestinian community declares authoritatively that Israel will not vanish from the Palestine area. Only the Arab and Palestinian community can do this. No one else can. Until Palestinians accept this reality, not much can happen in negotiations. All other considerations are secondary...
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Speak Out A 05/08/02
(Speak Out ~ 05/08/02)
Economic indicators I WAS wrong, and I admit it. Your recent "Recession is history" headline and "Speaker: The evidence is clear" editorial demonstrates that the recession is over. The clincher was your front-page "Unemployment hits highest mark in 8 years" headline which, though it may seem contradictory to the uneducated and misinformed, proves beyond any shadow of a doubt that the recession has completed its course and that the good times may again begin rolling...
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Freda Froemsdorf
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
Freda Marie Froemsdorf, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 5, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born June 13, 1913, in Mulkeytown, Ill., daughter of Henry C. and Clara C. Eichhorn Kunkel. She and Martin Froemsdorf were married Nov. 3, 1945, in Cape Girardeau. He died Sept. 20, 1989...
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Figures tell story of state funding
(Column ~ 05/08/02)
It's time for Missouri's elected officials to start talking about some of its increasing expenses and not just its revenue shortfalls from consensus estimates. Few want to publicly discuss the runaway funding increases to the grades 1-12 public school foundation formula, which is tied to assessment increases -- but most know the formula needs changes...
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Delightful dogwoods
(Column ~ 05/08/02)
Wow, weren't the dogwoods gorgeous this year? I think their bracts had more color intensity and were larger than normal because of all of the spring moisture. Unfortunately most of the dogwood "flowers" have faded and shriveled by now. So why do I write about dogwoods after their time in the spring flora limelight? This spring, I heard several disconcerting conversations among amateur gardeners about dogwoods. ...
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Cloning won't expand feline population
(Column ~ 05/08/02)
jkoch By John Koch Question: Several months ago I read where a cat had been cloned. Don't we have enough cats already without someone spending a lot of money cloning more? Answer: The mere mention of the word cloning conjures up all sorts of emotions, including fear, concern, and worry as well as hope, joy, and excitement. ...
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Add Vidalia onions for some tasty dishes
(Column ~ 05/08/02)
Our newly 5-year-old Lexie went to church Sunday morning sporting her new "button dress" she and grandma made together. My mom has been a seamstress all of her working career and her very large button collection in a very large box has been a point of magnificent fascination for all of grandchildren. ...
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Beautiful blooms are legacy of women's labor
(Community ~ 05/08/02)
NORFOLK, Va. Every spring, a quarter of a million azaleas at Norfolk Botanical Garden show off their coral, red, white and lavender blooms. But in 1938, the garden was just tree-filled swampland, and an idea. That year, about 200 black women hired under a Depression-era federal relief program began clearing 25 acres with pickaxes, hoes and shovels, fighting off bugs and cottonmouth snakes as they labored under the supervision of white men...
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Area resident faces charges in ex-wife's death
(State News ~ 05/08/02)
Southeast Missourian CAIRO, Ill. -- Police are investigating the shooting death of a 54-year-old Cairo woman who died Monday, after being flown to Southeast Missouri Hospital. Police said her estranged husband, James Patterson, is being held in Alexander County Jail in connection with the incident...
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Sikeston police arrest six after street shootout
(State News ~ 05/08/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Two Sikeston men were charged in connection with a shoot-out Monday in the middle of a residential street. James Cooper of 808 Ruth St. was charged with drug trafficking and unlawful use of a weapon, and Travis Williams was charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action...
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Out of the past 5/8/02
(Out of the Past ~ 05/08/02)
10 years ago: May 8, 1992 All five subsidiary banks owned by First Exchange Corp., bank holding company headquartered in Cape Girardeau, where sold yesterday; Missouri Division of Finance declared Exchange Banks in Cape Girardeau, Jackson, Fredericktown and St. Louis insolvent yesterday and ordered all of banks to be closed and liquidated; banks are to reopen today under new ownerships...
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Terry King
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Terry J. King, 44, of Perryville, died Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at St. Francis Medical Center. Born June 21, 1957, in Perryville, he was the son of Clem and Rowena Yeager King. On July 8, 1978, he was married to Connie Queathem. King worked in the Public Works Department for the City of Perryville...
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Dorothy Kelley
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Funeral for Dorothy B. Kelley of Jonesboro will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church. The Rev. Joe Aldridge will officiate. Burial will be in Jonesboro Cemetery. Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Anna, Ill., from 5 to 8 p.m. today, and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m...
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Herold Adams
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Herold S. Adams, 81, died Monday, May 6, 2002, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 10, 1921, at Pocahontas, Mo., son of Archie and Elsie Moore Adams. He and Ethlyn Albright were married May 24, 1947. She died Sept. 22, 1989. He and Betty Beard-Bonney were married Nov. 27, 1995...
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Mary Klutts
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mary Elna Klutts, 83, of Sikeston died Monday, May 6, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born March 10, 1919, at Portageville, Mo., daughter of William and Minnie Gilbow Warth. She and William H. Klutts were married Aug. 14, 1938, at Risco, Mo. He died Feb. 11, 1964...
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Josephine Cowell
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Josephine Lucille Cowell, 82, of St. Louis died Saturday, May 4, 2002, at her home. She was born June 29, 1919, in Sikeston, daughter of John Hypolite and Lilly Mae Andres Halter. She and John R. Cowell were married Oct. 24, 1937, at Caruthersville, Mo...
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Tom Marshall
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
Tom Glenn Marshall, 47, of San Fernando, Calif., passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, May 1, 2002, at his home. He was born June 3, 1954, in Oslo, Norway, son of Lewis Harris and Emma Jane Farrar Marshall. Tom was a cabinetmaker in California. He is survived by his mother, Emma Henrichsen of Cape Girardeau...
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Emmett Seabaugh
(Obituary ~ 05/08/02)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Emmett E. Seabaugh, 65, of Scott City died Monday, May 6, 2002, at his home. He was born April 23, 1937, at Chaffee, Mo., son of Joel C. and Clara Marjorie Collins Seabaugh. He and Joan Asbridge were married Nov. 23, 1959, in Cape Girardeau...
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Overtime goal sends Canadiens to 2-1 edge
(Professional Sports ~ 05/08/02)
MONTREAL -- Donald Audette waited until overtime to take his first shot of the game. It buried the Carolina Hurricanes. Audette scored his fifth goal of the Stanley Cup playoffs at 2:26 of the first overtime Tuesday night and Jose Theodore made 33 saves as the Montreal Canadiens beat Carolina 2-1. The victory gave Montreal a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, which resumes here Thursday night...
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Hot-shooting Harris leads Nets
(Professional Sports ~ 05/08/02)
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Lucious Harris was 10-for-11 from the field and scored 24 points Tuesday night as New Jersey overcame foul trouble and a subpar performance from Jason Kidd to beat Charlotte 102-88. Harris had a personal 6-0 run after the Hornets pulled within three points with 5 1/2 minutes left. New Jersey closed the game with a 16-5 run to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals...
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Rockies win at Montreal, end road woes
(Professional Sports ~ 05/08/02)
MONTREAL -- Todd Hollandsworth hit a two-run homer and Colorado scored the go-ahead runs on center fielder Endy Chavez's three-base error as the Rockies stopped an eight-game road losing streak 5-3 over the Expos. John Thomson (5-2) won his third straight start as the Rockies got their first road win since April 19. Thomson allowed three runs and eight hits in 5 2-3 innings, and Jose Jimenez pitched the ninth for his eighth save...
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Student charged in mailbox bombings
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
RENO, Nev. -- A 21-year-old college student was charged Tuesday in connection with the five-state string of mailbox pipe bombs after he was arrested on a windswept highway following a manhunt that stretched across half the country. Luke J. Helder of Pine Island, Minn., was captured after dropping a gun out his car window, the FBI said. A bomb squad was called to check the vehicle for explosives...
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Tornado victims have troubles with federal aid
(Local News ~ 05/08/02)
TOO MUCH INSURANCE By Scott Moyers ~ Southeast Missourian The White House statement declaring Bollinger County and four others in Southeast Missouri as disaster areas Monday also offered a toll-free number encouraging residents to apply for federal assistance...
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Tax proposal creates questions on specifics
(Local News ~ 05/08/02)
RAISING CITY REVENUE By Bob Miller ~ Southeast Missourian A proposed sales tax increase still has too many unknowns, say some Cape Girardeau business leaders, who hesitate to take a side on the issue yet that may be put before voters in August...
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Rediscovering Missouri
(Local News ~ 05/08/02)
Lewis and Clark bicentennial workshop meets in Cape By Sam Blackwell ~ Southeast Missourian On Aug. 28, 2003, St. Charles, Mo., bed and breakfast owner Peter Geery and 30 to 45 other re-enactors will climb into a 55-foot keelboat, a 49-foot red pirogue and a 39-foot white pirogue in Elizabeth, Pa., to begin recreating the expedition that opened the American West...
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U.S. briefs 5/8
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
Microsoft judge shows interest in proposal WASHINGTON -- The federal judge hearing the Microsoft antitrust case gave hope to states suing the company when she agreed Tuesday to let them present more information on a controversial penalty proposal. The nine states want Microsoft to release a version of its Windows operating system that will permit computer manufacturers to replace Microsoft features with competing products...
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National briefs 5/8
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
Maryland tornado not as strong as estimated SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The National Weather Service has downgraded last month's deadly tornado in southern Maryland from an F5, the most powerful, to an F4, and said it had wind speeds of up to 260 mph. The April 28 storm killed three people and injured nearly 100 others, damaging or destroying hundreds of homes and businesses in Charles and Calvert counties. ...
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Mother charged with contributing to son's death
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
MERIDEN, Conn. -- A mother was arraigned Tuesday on charges she contributed to the suicide of her 12-year-old son, who hanged himself in his closet after being teased by his schoolmates about his body odor. Police said that Judith Scruggs refused to get her son, Daniel, the counseling he needed, and that the boy lived in an appallingly filthy home where the bathtub looked as if it had not been used in some time...
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Priest pleads innocent to rape counts
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A retired Roman Catholic priest charged with repeatedly raping a young boy, sometimes in the church confessional, pleaded innocent Tuesday and was ordered held on $750,000 cash bail. The Rev. Paul Shanley, 71, who is charged with three counts of child rape, had recently left the country and might flee, prosecutor Lynn Rooney said during the arraignment in Newton District Court...
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Cisco results, bargain hunting send Dow, Nasdaq up
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Unexpectedly strong profits at Cisco Systems delighted investors starved for good news Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones industrials up more than 300 points and the Nasdaq composite index higher by more than 120...
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Cardinal Law begins deposition in Geoghan case
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
Associated Press WriterBOSTON (AP) -- Cardinal Bernard Law answered attorneys' questions in a rare deposition of a high-ranking church leader Wednesday and maintained that he relied on the advice of doctors and subordinates when he approved the transfer of a priest accused of sexually abusing children...
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Deal to end Bethlehem church standoff appears close
(International News ~ 05/08/02)
Associated Press WriterBETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) -- Israel and the Palestinians appeared close to a new deal Wednesday that would remove most of the Palestinians from the Church of the Nativity, but keep 13 militants inside until a country could be found to take them, a Palestinian police officer inside the church said...
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FBI - Suspect admitted making pipe bombs, planting them
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
Associated Press WriterRENO, Nev. (AP) -- The FBI said Wednesday that 21-year-old college student Luke Helder confessed to planting 18 pipe bombs in rural mailboxes in five states. Six people were injured in the spree. Using a map, Helder pointed to towns where he placed eight bombs in Illinois and Iowa on Friday, FBI agent Mark Heavrin said in an affidavit. The bombs were planted along with notes that carried an anti-government message...
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Rumsfeld declares Crusader artillery program dead
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
AP Military WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Pentagon on Wednesday announced the death of the Crusader artillery system, an $11 billion weapon project highly prized by the Army but derided by critics as a Cold War relic. "After a good deal of consideration, I've decided to terminate the Crusader program," Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told a Pentagon news conference...
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Windstorm knocks out power, litters streets with tree limbs
(Local News ~ 05/08/02)
A wind storm carrying heavy rains blew through Cape Girardeau early Wednesday, knocking out power in 6,500 homes and littering streets and yards with tree limbs. AmerenUE officials say that by noon, all but 300 residences had power restored after winds knocked trees into power lines when the storm hit sometime after 2 a.m...
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Cardinals' stadium deal would affect ramp for freeway
(State News ~ 05/08/02)
ST. LOUIS -- If the devil in plans for a new St. Louis Cardinals stadium is in the details, some are pointing to a freeway ramp. The Eighth Street entrance ramp to eastbound Interstate 64 -- Highway 40 -- will have to be demolished to make way for the new stadium, with a new ramp to be built to replace it...
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Mothers inspire cookbook recipes
(Community ~ 05/08/02)
NEW YORK -- Chef Rob Feeni dedicates his new cookook to his parents, Laurie and Margaret Feenie, and includes some recipes that derive from his mother's. About his walnut cake with maple ice cream, for example, he writes: "The cake is another of Mom's recipes. When I was younger, I was known to come home from school and eat an entire cake. The maple ice cream was my own addition, and Mom approves."...
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Rolling Stones announce yet another tour in spectacular fashion
(Entertainment ~ 05/08/02)
NEW YORK -- The Rolling Stones announced yet another world tour in grandiose fashion Tuesday, circling New York's sprawling Van Cortlandt Park in a yellow blimp emblazoned with their red tongue trademark. "Either we stay at home and become pillars of the community, or we go out and tour. We couldn't really find any communities that still needed pillars," joked Mick Jagger after he emerged from the blimp...
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World digest 05/08/02
(National News ~ 05/08/02)
EgyptAir jet crashes in Tunisia; at least 18 dead TUNIS, Tunisia -- Hindered by fog, rain and wind blowing from the Sahara desert, an EgyptAir plane with 62 people on board crashed Tuesday while trying to land near Tunis. Egyptian officials said there were at least 18 deaths, while Tunisia's national news agency said the death toll was at least 14...
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Yankees send 'Rays to 12th straight loss
(Professional Sports ~ 05/08/02)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Alfonso Soriano drove in two runs and the New York Yankees beat Tampa Bay 5-2 on Tuesday night to send the Devil Rays to their 12th straight loss -- the longest slide in the major leagues since 1997. While Tampa set a team record for consecutive defeats, the Yankees snapped a three-game slide of their own behind the pitching of Mike Mussina (4-2) and Mariano Rivera, who pitched a hitless ninth to earn the 224th save of his career and tie the team record set by Dave Righetti.. ...
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Report - Missouri second only to Oklahoma in bad bridges
(State News ~ 05/08/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Missouri ranks second only to Oklahoma in the percentage of deficient bridges, according to a new report that blames the state's problem on aging spans and increased traffic loads they were not meant to handle. About 26 percent of Missouri's 23,385 bridges are "structurally deficient," according to a report released Tuesday by The Road Information Program, a transportation group funded by construction and manufacturing companies...
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State transportation bill stalls in House
(State News ~ 05/08/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A transportation funding plan stalled Tuesday in the House after representatives narrowly approved an amendment lowering the proposed tax increase that would go to voters. Supporters of the legislation immediately set it aside, saying they needed to regroup before making another try at a transportation plan...
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Hunter gets probation in death of teen-ager
(State News ~ 05/08/02)
LEBANON, Mo. -- A Southwest Missouri hunter has been placed on two years probation in the fatal shooting of a teen-ager whom he mistook for a wild pig. William Ludlow Jr., an instructor in the noncommissioned officer academy at Fort Leonard Wood, also was given 10 days' jail "shock time" to be served on his days off from his Army duties in exchange for a suspended sentence of one year in the county jail...
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Mall's clothing policy draws fire from civil rights advocates
(State News ~ 05/08/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Gwendolyn Cogshell thought she was dressed just right. At a St. Louis Rams rally last fall at St. Louis Union Station, the 45-year-old postal worker wore a team jersey with a matching blue scarf to hold back her hair. But soon after entering the popular shopping mall, Cogshell found herself handcuffed, forced up against a wall and eventually forcibly removed, she recalled Tuesday. ...
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Cairo teachers, school board making progress with talks
(State News ~ 05/08/02)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Negotiators for striking teachers and the Cairo School Board reported progress Tuesday night in talks aimed at ending the nearly two-week-old walkout. As the latest round of negotiations began, the union representing the district's 71 teachers made a multiyear proposal and received a counteroffer from the district, union president Ron Newell said. Then the two sides began trading ideas, he said...
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Union lobbies to block prison job cuts, scores legislative win
(State News ~ 05/08/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Jane Zakibe-Richards hopes to persuade lawmakers to block budget cuts that would put thousands of state employees out of work -- no easy trick when the state faces a $1.2 billion budget deficit. She had plenty of allies at the state Capitol Tuesday: Thousands of members of Illinois' largest state-employees union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees...
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Bonds petition lacks enough signatures
(State News ~ 05/08/02)
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Supporters of a statewide petition drive to allow school districts to enact bond issues by a simple majority vote did not gather enough signatures to make the November ballot. "We collected just over half of the signatures that we needed," said Brent Ghan of the Missouri School Boards Association...
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Bomb rips through bus; at least 10 killed
(International News ~ 05/08/02)
KARACHI, Pakistan -- A bomb ripped through a bus Wednesday killing at least 10 people, all believed to be foreigners heading to their hotel from the airport, police said. Another 20 people were injured when the powerful bomb shattered the bus, they said. It's believed that many of the passengers were Germans...
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Space tourist won't buy capsule
(International News ~ 05/08/02)
STAR CITY, Russia -- Space tourist Mark Shuttleworth said Tuesday he won't be going home with the ultimate in souvenirs -- the Russian Soyuz capsule that brought him back to Earth Sunday. But he does plan to buy the spacesuit he wore. Shuttleworth, a 28-year-old Internet magnate who paid $20 million for the flight, said he expressed interest in buying the Soyuz capsule, which protected him during the descent to Earth, but he wasn't able to reach a deal with the Russian space agency...
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Chinese police close schools that serve children of migrants
(International News ~ 05/08/02)
SHANGHAI, China -- Since police closed Hope School, 13-year-old Jiang Lei has gone from A-student to trash scavenger. Jiang's only education now comes from books he occasionally unearths in his daily hunt for cardboard, bottles and other recyclables to sell...
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Sticking points remain in 36-day church standoff
(International News ~ 05/08/02)
BETHLEHEM, West Bank -- Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday agreed on broad terms for ending a 36-day standoff at the Church of the Nativity, including the deportation of 13 suspected militants holed up inside, but said a few technical problems still needed to be resolved...
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Assassination won't stop Dutch vote
(International News ~ 05/08/02)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Dutch political leaders, stunned by the assassination of an outspoken right-wing leader, decided Tuesday to go ahead with elections in eight days. Pim Fortuyn was shot and killed by a gunman in the parking lot of a radio station near Amsterdam after a campaign interview Monday. His upstart anti-immigration party was expected to win up to 28 of the 150 seats in the Dutch parliament...
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Forensic experts retrieve DNA from Tora Bora dead
(International News ~ 05/08/02)
BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- Canadian troops and U.S. forensic experts returned from the former al-Qaida stronghold at Tora Bora on Tuesday with DNA samples they hope will identify some of those killed there by U.S. bombs late last year. Osama bin Laden was believed to have fled Tora Bora in December during weeks of heavy bombing as Afghan troops aided by U.S. Special Forces closed in. But there was also speculation he might have been killed by the U.S. airstrikes...
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Indian children to tell United Nations - We deserve better
(International News ~ 05/08/02)
NEW DELHI, India -- Nearly half the toddlers in India suffer from malnutrition. Almost half the girls can't read. And 22 percent of children have no access to safe drinking water. Those are intolerable odds, say Nawaz Ali and Reena, two delegates to the U.N. Children's Summit that opens today in New York. As children from India, they speak with the voice of experience...
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Senate votes to send stadium funding legislation to House
(State News ~ 05/08/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The greatest irony of the Senate's lengthy and sometimes bitter battle to pass a $644 million stadium funding package that includes money for a new St. Louis Cardinals ballpark, Senate President Pro Tem Peter Kinder said, was that a lawmaker from Cape Girardeau led the charge...
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