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College Board adds written essay, makes other changes to SAT
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
BERKELEY, Calif. -- Heeding calls that the SAT should measure what students learn in class, College Board trustees voted Thursday to add an essay to the nation's most widely used college entrance exam, toughen its math section and eliminate analogy questions...
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Brewers pile it on in 11th
(Professional Sports ~ 06/28/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Jose Hernandez hit a bloop single with the bases loaded in the 11th inning, and the Milwaukee Brewers padded the lead with four more runs in a 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday night. The Brewers, who took two of three in the series, tied it at 2 in the ninth on Paul Bako's two-out, two-run single off St. ...
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Physician says change unlikely
(Professional Sports ~ 06/28/02)
Darryl Kile never gave the St. Louis Cardinals any indication of past medical problems in his family, the team physician said Thursday night. Dr. George Paletta also said he doesn't believe medical screening by major league baseball will change as a result of Kile's death at age 33...
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Morrison KOs another favorite
(Professional Sports ~ 06/28/02)
WIMBLEDON, England -- Now appearing in the Upset Spotlight at Wild Wimbledon, where nearly anyone, it seems, can be a star for a day: Jeff Morrison. He's ranked 98th, hadn't won a Grand Slam match until this week, and left West Virginia to pursue a career in tennis instead of the family trade -- waste water and sewage treatment...
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Zaun rallies Astros with ninth-inning grand slam
(Professional Sports ~ 06/28/02)
HOUSTON -- Pinch-hitter Gregg Zaun hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Houston Astros beat Byung-Hyun Kim and the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 Thursday. Zaun connected on an 0-2 pitch for his first career slam, hitting a drive over the right-field wall...
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Travis Smith will take Kile's spot
(Professional Sports ~ 06/28/02)
The Cardinals will recall rookie right-hander Travis Smith before the weekend to take the place of Darryl Kile in the rotation. Smith, who was 3-4 with a 1.75 ERA at Triple-A Memphis, was already in uniform on Thursday and manager Tony La Russa said, "I know he's pitching Saturday." But the team had not made the move official...
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Hard-luck Nadeau looking for a big break
(Professional Sports ~ 06/28/02)
Jerry Nadeau sat inside his broken-down car for what seemed to be an eternity. With a victory in his grasp just seconds earlier, he could not believe he'd lost another race so close to the finish line. In a one-race deal for Petty Enterprises last week, he drove the No. ...
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Two inexorable forces reach final
(Professional Sports ~ 06/28/02)
YOKOHAMA, Japan -- As favorites fell all around them, Brazil and Germany ignored the World Cup chaos and kept moving on. One of the most topsy-turvy tournaments ever ends Sunday with a predictable final: four-time winner Brazil vs. three-time champion Germany...
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Area fishing conditions
(Professional Sports ~ 06/28/02)
As of Wednesday Lakes Clearwater Lake: 75 degrees, high, dingy; black bass & channel catfish fair on minnows & worms; all other species slow. Council Bluff: 73 degrees, normal, clear; largemouth bass fair on soft plastic lures & spinnerbaits; catfish fair; all other species slow...
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GOP pushes debt limit increase through Congress
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
WASHINGTON -- Republicans barely muscled a $450 billion debt limit increase through Congress on Thursday, finally resolving an issue that had become an increasingly difficult political burden for the GOP. After weeks of saying they lacked the votes to win, top Republicans spent the day lobbying rank-and-file lawmakers and abruptly brought the bill to the House floor. The measure was approved by a mostly party-line 215-214...
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House panel OKs subpoenas of top officials of WorldCom
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
WASHINGTON -- A House committee on Thursday subpoenaed top officials of WorldCom Inc. as President Bush voiced concern about the potential economic impact of the accounting scandal. Bush spoke of "corporate leaders who have not upheld their responsibilities," while Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill urged jail terms for executives who falsely certify company finances...
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Turnout for summer program adds power to Indians' football
(College Sports ~ 06/28/02)
Southeast Missouri State University continues to see an increase in its football team's voluntary summer strength and conditioning program. That kind of commitment offers hope that the program's building process is headed in the right direction, coach Tim Billings says...
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Technological signposts change every day
(Editorial ~ 06/28/02)
When cassette tapes loaded with music from classical to pop first hit the market, only a few savvy marketers realized the days of the phonograph and record albums were numbered. Then came compact discs. Now digital video discs are pushing videocassette tapes off the shelves...
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Cape police report 6/28/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/28/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, June 28 ArrestsAlan W. Brasher, 34, 1030 S. Pacific, was arrested Thursday on a Jefferson County warrant for non-support. Joshua Demont Whirl, 19, 539 S. Pacific, was arrested Wednesday for trespassing. Margaret Michelle Jackson, 26, Scott City, Mo., was arrested Thursday on a Cape Girardeau city warrant for failure to pay a fine for stealing...
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Cape fire report 6/28/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 06/28/02)
Cape Girardeau Friday, June 28 Firefighters responded to the following calls Wednesday:At 8:41 a.m., a medical assist at 1927 College. At 8:58 a.m., a motor vehicle accident at Highway 74 and Silver Springs Road. At 10:35 a.m., a medical assist at 1105 Linden...
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Tritium facility running over cost, behind schedule
(Local News ~ 06/28/02)
By Walter Pincus ~ The Washington Post AIKEN, S.C. -- A new facility that will produce tritium, a key component for all U.S. thermonuclear weapons, is running 25 percent over cost and almost a year behind schedule, possibly endangering the effectiveness of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, according to a report released Thursday by the Department of Energy DOE inspector general...
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House panel OKs funding to build Cape courthouse
(Local News ~ 06/28/02)
Cape Girardeau's new federal courthouse project could move from the drawing board to construction next year and be completed by February 2006 at the latest, federal officials said Thursday. A House subcommittee late Wednesday night approved spending $49.3 million for construction of a 150,000-square-foot courthouse on a four-acre site at Independence and Frederick streets, west of the Cape Girardeau City Hall...
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After ruling, vouchers still face long road
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
Lawmakers in eight states are poised to push school voucher legislation, now that the Supreme Court has ruled that these programs do not violate the Constitution's requirement of separation of church and state. But parents should not expect their local parochial school to begin offering taxpayer-subsidized slots in the first grade this fall. States first would have to devise such programs and the political process to put them in place inevitably will be slow...
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National digest 6/28/02
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
FBI and INS question Pakistani nationals WASHINGTON -- About five dozen Pakistani nationals were interrogated in several cities across the nation in an FBI and Immigration and Naturalization Service sweep meant to uncover illegal immigrants, a law enforcement official said Thursday...
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Scout leader charged with abusing children
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. -- A Blue Springs Boy Scout leader was charged Thursday with 32 counts of abusing young boys, police said. David Neil Brown, 40, turned himself into police Thursday morning. In a brief court appearance, he was charged with 19 counts of first-degree sodomy and 13 counts of second-degree sodomy, said Blue Springs police Sgt. Mike Kruger...
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Company plans coal-fired power plant in S. Illinois
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
BENTON, Ill. -- An Illinois company detailed plans Thursday to build a coal-fired power plant near Benton, which was once at the heart of Illinois' coal industry. Officials from the Illinois Energy Group, which is planning the project, say the generator and adjacent coal mine would provide as many as 1,200 jobs during a four-year construction phase and 530 coal-mining and generator jobs, with an annual payroll of $26 million...
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Eyes are the window to the wallet
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
LOS ANGELES -- Which of the following are real and which are science fiction? An ATM that gives you access to your accounts by scanning your retinas. A supermarket checkout counter that lets you pay for groceries with the touch of your thumb. Holographic billboards that call out to you by name as you walk by...
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Crews battling Arizona wildfire prep residents for return home
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
SHOW LOW, Ariz. -- With Arizona's monster wildfire slumbering again Thursday, fire bosses shifted their attention to making abandoned neighborhoods safe enough for 30,000 people to finally return home -- or what's left. The 410,000-acre fire that has destroyed at least 423 homes remained just 5 percent contained Thursday. It flared far south of Show Low in a remote section of the Fort Apache Indian Reservation, fire officials said...
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U.S. military plane crashes in eastern France, pilot killed
(International News ~ 06/28/02)
PARIS -- A U.S. Air Force A10 on a training mission crashed Thursday in a forest in eastern France, killing the pilot, the Air Force said. The plane, a single-seat anti-tank "Warthog," crashed just before 3 p.m. near the villages of Domptail and Saint-Pierremont, south of the city of Nancy, French authorities said. The area is about 190 miles east of Paris...
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Health experts concerned about levels acrylamide in food
(International News ~ 06/28/02)
GENEVA -- Scientists have a "major concern" that a substance in certain high-carbohydrate foods -- such as french fries and potato chips -- may cause cancer, they said Thursday after a three-day U.N.-sponsored conference on the subject. To the relief of the snack and fast-food industry, however, the experts did not issue guidelines warning consumers against eating foods with the potentially cancer-causing substance, acrylamide. ...
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Over halfway around world, balloonist heads toward Africa
(International News ~ 06/28/02)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Steve Fossett's Spirit of Freedom hurtled across the South Atlantic on a powerful jetstream Thursday, more than halfway through his quest to become the first balloonist to fly solo around the world. Hours after crossing South America's snowcapped Andes peaks and Patagonian wilds, the American adventurer harnessed a blast of wind that whipped him along at up to 113 mph on a course toward South Africa...
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G-8 approves billions for Africa, Russia
(International News ~ 06/28/02)
KANANASKIS, Alberta -- President Bush and wealthy allies reached out to fight both terrorism and poverty Thursday, offering Russia up to $20 billion to secure vulnerable weapons stockpiles and pledging billions of dollars for Africa, the world's most impoverished continent...
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Fears of violent protests against summit prove unfounded
(International News ~ 06/28/02)
CALGARY, Alberta -- More than 2,000 demonstrators marched in the rain shouting "Free the people, not the market" and "G-8, shut it down!" Thursday as the Group of Eight closed out a summit that was free of the kind of violence that left a protester dead last year...
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China facing 'explosive' AIDS epidemic, U.N. study claims
(International News ~ 06/28/02)
BEIJING -- China is on the brink of an "explosive" AIDS epidemic and could have 10 million infected people by the end of the decade, according to a U.N. study released Thursday. The report urged the Chinese government to spend more on education and prevention, and complained that many Chinese officials lack commitment to fighting AIDS. Talking more openly about the disease will help to remove its stigma and make people willing to come forward for testing and treatment, it said...
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People talk 6/28/02
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
Rap artist recovering from auto accident ATLANTA -- Willie "Khujo" Knighton of the Atlanta-based rap group Goodie Mob was in stable condition but had to have part of his leg amputated after a car wreck. Knighton fell asleep while driving from a recording studio early Tuesday on Interstate 75 and crashed, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in Thursday's editions...
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Carnahan is rewriting history
(Column ~ 06/28/02)
By Rhoda Reeves U.S. Sen. Jean Carnahan voted in favor of the death tax. Now she is trying to rewrite history in her June 22 letter to the editor in the Southeast Missourian. Carnahan claims that by voting for the death tax she was trying to help owners of small businesses and farmers. ...
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Auditor, health agency at odds over checking out complaints
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The state auditor and health department are at odds over the criteria for responding to complaints from nursing homes and hospitals. The auditor's office, in a report Thursday, said the Department of Health and Senior Services spends too much time investigating complaints that are unfounded, thus wasting staff time and resources...
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Civic group to finish Arch stairway
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Fifty-four years after Eero Saarinen's design for a Gateway Arch was approved, civic leaders said Thursday they plan to finish it. Mayor Francis Slay and the civic improvement group St. Louis 2004 announced plans to construct a continuous, wide staircase leading up the Arch from the riverfront -- just as Saarinen intended. ...
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State begins search for attorney to help in tobacco bond sales
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Now that a financial adviser has been hired, Missouri has begun its search for an attorney to help with the process of selling bonds against the state's share of the national tobacco settlement. The Tobacco Settlement Financing Authority on Thursday gave its unanimous approval to hiring a legal counsel, who will help determine which portions of tobacco promissory notes could be considered tax exempt under Internal Revenue Service guidelines...
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Monk returns to abbey
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
CONCEPTION, Mo. -- A monk wounded during a shooting spree that killed two others was released from the hospital Thursday and returned to Conception Abbey. The Rev. Kenneth Reichert, 68, of Brunswick was "in very good spirits."
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Court ruling could alter workers comp cases
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Workers seeking compensation for repetitive motion injuries could be limited in filing claims against previous employers because of a state Supreme Court ruling, government officials said Thursday. State law says that workers compensation claims for repetitive motion ailments can be directed at a previous employer if a person has been with a new employer for less than three months...
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Holden calls Pledge of Allegiance ruling wrong
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Bob Holden said Thursday that an appeals court ruling prohibiting the Pledge of Allegiance in schools will hold little weight in his decision whether to sign legislation requiring the pledge in Missouri schools. "I will look at the court decision but we have not made a decision on the bill," Holden said in an interview. "I think the court's made the wrong decision and I think it will be overturned."...
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Holden signs payday loan bill over Nixon opposition
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Despite opposition from the state attorney general, Missouri Gov. Bob Holden signed legislation Thursday designed to cap interest rates on payday loans. Holden, who signed the bill along with several others in Kansas City, said it strikes a balance between protecting consumers and the industry...
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New push under way to ban weapons in space
(International News ~ 06/28/02)
GENEVA -- In a challenge to Bush administration plans for a missile defense shield, China and Russia on Thursday submitted a joint proposal to the Conference on Disarmament for a new international treaty to ban weapons in outer space. It marked the first joint Russia-China initiative on the issue, which has long been a priority for Beijing because of its fears that U.S. development of a missile defense will inevitably involve outer space...
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Cape native returns home to fill final assistant role
(College Sports ~ 06/28/02)
Kevin Williams feels like he's coming back home as he joins Southeast Missouri State University's basketball coaching staff. Williams, a Cape Girardeau native and a former student assistant coach at Southeast, will fill the No. 3 assistant position with the Indians, head coach Gary Garner announced Thursday...
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Wulfers adds to pitching options, lifts Cape to win
(Other Sports ~ 06/28/02)
Cape Girardeau's Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team continues to look for pitching depth -- and Thursday night Matt Wulfers made a strong case for placing himself near the top of the staff. Wulfers, who saw little mound action as a sophomore at Notre Dame High School this year, was solid through seven innings in Cape's 13-1 run-rule victory over Stoddard County at Capaha Field...
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Artifacts 6/28
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/02)
Flintknappers Day at Wickliffe Mounds WICKLIFFE, Ky. -- Flintknappers Day will be held Saturday at Wickliffe Mounds Research Center. The event is for people interested in learning the craft or watching it performed. Hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The center is located on highways 51/60/62 in Wickliffe...
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Auditor hopeful Kanzler would oversee budget
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
State auditor candidate Jay Kanzler says, if elected, he would direct the auditor's office to scrutinize the financial problems plaguing state government and look for better budgeting. Kanzler, a Republican and associate general counsel for Washington University in St. Louis, campaigned in Cape Girardeau on Thursday...
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TV weathercasters made in Mississippi
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/02)
STARKVILLE, Miss. -- Across the country, a barely detectable Southern flavor spices local TV weather forecasts, up to a third of which are delivered by former students of Mississippi State University. Meteorologists are one part TV star, one part scientist, and Mississippi State takes pride in producing forecasters who can do both parts equally well...
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Over my dead body 6/28
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/02)
These are the 10 songs Evelyn Boardman of Cape Girardeau wouldn't want to live without: 1. "Yankee Lady" -- Jesse Winchester Winchester is a great songwriter with subtle, genteel lyrics and a quirky guitar style. He is my very favorite recording artist...
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A life of alarm clocks, naps and acting like a nerd
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/02)
HURON, Ohio -- Two weeks and the work never stops. This last week has consisted of adapting to the real routine of the Huron Playhouse: that is, learning to function on five to six hours of sleep and a few power naps a day with a couple of 15-minute meals in the interim. On average, I spend about six hours in rehearsal a day; sometimes nine...
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Duct tape can't cure every woe
(Column ~ 06/28/02)
During a tour this week of the new Central High School building, I was pleased to see workers, who are hurrying to finish the $20 million project, using plenty of duct tape. Don't worry. The building isn't being held together with duct tape. But several finishing processes are getting help from duct tape. After all, there are only so many hands available to hold things in place...
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Everybody's a critic - 'Minority Report'
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/02)
HHHH Thousands of tiny marching feet, all chanting "We Love Tom! We Love Tom!" Oh no, it's the attack of the Rosie O'Donnell clones! Can't resist. I love Tom. I love Steven. I love Industrial Light and Magic. Let's face it, this is a good old summer blockbuster movie (which I love), but I don't think this is a good movie for everyone. This is a great date movie. Gasp! Am I recommending a testosterone-driven action flick test marketed by 18-to-30-year-old males to women? I am...
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Everybody's a critic - 'Minority Report'
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/02)
H "Minority Report" is an action movie that is long, drawn out and not worth wasting your time going to, unless you want to spend the first hour figuring out what the movie is supposed to be about (Tom Cruise stopping future murders before they happen), the second hour being completely overwhelmed by too many visual effects and the last half hour just waiting for the movie to be over...
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Rockets & rock 'n' roll
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/02)
Heavy metal, Dixieland and patriotic music will provide the prelude to fireworks displays around on the Fourth of July. The Shawnee Saltpetre Cave near Murphysboro, Ill., will host the Scottish heavy metal band Nazareth Thursday in a festival that also will include the bands Cynical, Joy Ride and Cape Girardeau's Drivin' Rain...
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Judge puts block on own ruling on Pledge of Allegiance
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
From wire service reports A federal judge on Thursday blocked his own ruling on the Pledge of Allegiance from taking effect, as criticism of the decision poured in from one end of the political spectrum to the other. Judge Alfred Goodwin, a senior member of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California, wrote an opinion published Wednesday that held the pledge is unconstitutional because the phrase "one nation under God" is an official establishment of religion. ...
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Bush to undergo colonoscopy Saturday
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
AP White House CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush said he will undergo a colon check Saturday that will require him to be sedated. The powers of the presidency will be briefly transferred to Vice President Dick Cheney, he said...
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Stocks mixed, endure big quarterly losses
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street ended a truly terrible quarter with a whimper Friday when stocks retreated from a solid advance and ended the session mixed. Blue chips pulled back, while tech shares posted a slim gain. Although stocks gave up their gains late in the day as President Bush announced he would undergo a colonoscopy on Saturday, the market showed some resilience, having risen despite news of more accounting problems, this time at Xerox...
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Half of anthrax vaccine supply reserved for civilian population
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- Because of post-Sept. 11 fears, about half of the military's limited supply of anthrax vaccine will be shared with civilians also at risk from a deadly bioterrorism attack, officials said Friday. William Winkenwerder, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs, told a Pentagon news conference that protection of U.S. ...
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Suspected al-Qaida fugitives seized in wake of border shootout
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
Associated Press WriterISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- Pakistani troops seized at least 16 suspected al-Qaida fugitives Friday believed to have been involved in a shootout that killed 10 Pakistani soldiers this week, government officials said...
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U.S. Capitol evacuated after aids smell smoke on fourth floor
(National News ~ 06/28/02)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Capitol was evacuated Friday for about 30 minutes after aides to House Republican leaders detected what they said was smoke coming from an area on the fourth floor. Capitol Police Chief Terry Gainer said firefighters determined that dust settling on a ventilation fan in the fourth floor office had caused a strong odor of smoke, but they detected no actual smoke or fire...
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Burial vault bringing drivers to dead stops
(Local News ~ 06/28/02)
A burial vault along Silver Springs Road near Highway 74 is bringing some drivers to a dead stop, which is what Bill Beggs, 68, and his son, Bill Beggs Jr., had wanted. Beggs was tired of seeing people speed by his property on Silver Springs Road. Besides, he needed something to cover up telephone wires suddenly exposed to the elements by road work...
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School drug tests widen with 5-4 court decision
(Local News ~ 06/28/02)
The U.S. Supreme Court put public high school students on notice Thursday: Drug tests may be required for playing chess or joining the pompom team. Justices ruled 5-4 that schools' interest in ridding their campuses of drugs outweighs students' right to privacy, allowing the broadest drug testing yet of young people whom authorities have no particular reason to suspect of wrongdoing...
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Supreme Court - School vouchers legal
(Local News ~ 06/28/02)
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Thursday that tuition vouchers are legal for private schools, a landmark church-state decision that could remap the educational landscape by allowing wider public financing of religious schools. The 5-4 decision allows taxpayer money to underwrite tuition at private or parochial schools if parents retain a wide choice of where to send their children. ...
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Everybody's a critic - 'Minority Report'
(Entertainment ~ 06/28/02)
H 1/2 You don't have to be Miss Cleo to figure out where this movie is going -- it is so predictable. This Orwellian sci-fi "thriller" is actually more of a "yawner." Tom Cruise plays futuristic cop John Anderton who uses psychic readings of the future to identify and arrest criminals before they actually commit their crimes -- talk about profiling! Of course, it is not long before Anderton finds himself on the run charged with the future murder of a man he has never even met...
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Bluff pickup owner captures suspect, holds him for police
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A Poplar Bluff man is in jail facing a tampering charge after a resident confronted the man as he was allegedly breaking into a vehicle. Randy Dean Luttrull, 19, was charged Wednesday with tampering, the Butler County prosecuting attorney's office said. ...
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Ada Mays
(Obituary ~ 06/28/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Ada C. Mays, 82, of Anna died Thursday, June 27, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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Thomas Cookemboo
(Obituary ~ 06/28/02)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- Thomas L. Cookemboo, 52, of O'Fallon died Thursday, June 27, 2002, at the home of his mother. He was born Nov. 30, 1949, at Poplar Bluff, Mo., son of James and Georgia Jackson Cookemboo. He first married Margie Crites in 1970 at Zalma, Mo. He and Barbara Johnson were married in 1989 at Zalma...
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Barbara Thomas
(Obituary ~ 06/28/02)
Barbara Ann Boswell Thomas, 59, of Reno, Nev., passed away June 4, 2002, in Reno. She was born to the late Clyde R. and Mamie Steeg Boswell Feb. 4, 1943, in Cape Girardeau. Barbara attended Washington School until 1955, at which time her family moved to Waukegan, Ill. Barbara graduated from St. Luke's Hospital Nursing School in St. Louis...
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Speak Out A 06/28/02
(Speak Out ~ 06/28/02)
As bad as the British THE PUBLIC realizes drug companies spend millions of dollars on advertising that could be used to cut costs to consumers, pay off other companies to keep generics off the market, charge three and four times as much for the same drug compared to Canadian pharmacies, have politicians in their hip pocket and are generally ripping off American consumers worse than any concern since the British treated with callous disregard the complaints of American colonists...
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Vintage car tour had great start at Cape rally
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/28/02)
To the editor: We have been searching for the right words to express our thanks to the Capaha Car Club, the Downtown Merchants Association and the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce for all the hard work it took to make our day a wonderful experience. We can honestly say that because of those efforts, the Sunday at Cape was the best startup that any tour of vintage cars has had since we have been touring...
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Holiday could bring big boost in boat traffic
(Outdoors ~ 06/28/02)
From staff reports A pair of factors could mean a record number of boaters on the water for the Fourth of July holiday. Ruth Wood of the Boat U.S. Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean Water said the events of Sept. 11 could mean more boaters on the water to observe fireworks displays, and because the holiday is on Thursday, it could result in more four-day weekend vacations for many boaters...
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It's not too early to plan for deer season permits
(Outdoors ~ 06/28/02)
It's summertime. It's hot and humid. It will be many weeks before we experience the cool temperatures that come with the fall hunting seasons. However, it's only a few days until you can take that first important step in preparation for Missouri's deer seasons...
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Sports people 6/28/02
(Other Sports ~ 06/28/02)
Playing tag-free ESPN's Jim Caple didn't take kindly to word that a California elementary school has banned the playground game of tag and said that it needs to be played only under supervision of teachers. Thanks to rules like this, Caple says, we're raising a nation of clueless cartoon characters like "The Simpsons" Ralph Wiggum...
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Rev. Ernest Towler
(Obituary ~ 06/28/02)
IRONTON, Mo. -- The Rev. Ernest William Towler Jr., 94, of Ironton died Thursday, June 20, 2002, at Parkland Hospital in Farmington, Mo. He was born Feb. 7, 1908, in Prairie View, Texas, son of Ernest and Julia Ellen Shoquist Towler Sr. He and Elizabeth "Betty" Bland were married Aug. 30, 1942...
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Charles Hammon
(Obituary ~ 06/28/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Charles Hammon, 75, of Sikeston died Wednesday, June 26, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born April 19, 1927, in Clay County, Ark., son of Lester Sylvester and Tolleese Manola Williams Hammon. He and Alice Nadine Jeffries were married Sept. 24, 1950, in Piggott, Ark...
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Sikeston wards proposals to get last hearing Monday
(State News ~ 06/28/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Sikeston City Council is expected to take final action on designating wards at Monday's council meeting, following a second public hearing on the matter at 5 p.m. The first reading for each of the four options was completed Thursday at a special council meeting to ready the ordinance for action at Monday's meeting...
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Out of the past 6/28/02
(Out of the Past ~ 06/28/02)
10 years ago: June 28, 1992 The Rev. Bob Hill Jr. of McClure, Ill., has started new church in Cape Girardeau; it is American Heritage Baptist Church, and services are being held in Arena Park; Hill, 1980 graduate of Shawnee High School, received bachelor of arts degree in pastoral theology from Tri State Baptist College in Charleston, W.Va...
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Notre Dame 9th Grade B honor roll
(Honor Roll ~ 06/28/02)
Editor's note: The complete listing of the 9th Grade B honor roll did not appear in Thursday's paper. Here is a complete list: 9th Grade - Jessica Andersen, Zachary Arnold, Sara Blattel, Rachel Bohannon, Jimmy Chambers, Jordan Cracraft, Otto Davis, Zachary Dillard, Steven Eeftink, Katrina Eftink, Kathryn Essner, Dustin Glastetter, Mitchell Glueck, Chris Heggemann, Jodi Hodge, Alex Jackson, Jordan Janet, Aaron Jenkins, Brandon Job, Heather Kirby, John Klein, Jessica Klipfel, Jessica Licare, Jonathan Long, Brent McGuire, Tyler Menz, Christopher Meyer, Andrew Moore, Laura Muir, Max Poppen, Julia Rust, Kelsey Scheeter, Sarah Scherer, Kenneth Schmitz, Nicholas Schwartz, Chad Slaten, Katie Spalding, Nathaniel Todt, Nigel Vorbrich, Clyde Westrich, Bryce Willen.. ...
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Births 6/28/02
(Births ~ 06/28/02)
Blattel Daughter to Andy Joseph and Jody Danielle Blattel of Chaffee, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2002. Name, Coley Ann. Weight, 8 pounds 1 1/2 ounces. First child. Mrs. Blattel is the former Jody Below, daughter of Johnny and Co-Ann Below of Delta, Mo. She is employed at Delta High School. Blattel is the son of Herb and Wanda Blattel of Chaffee. He is employed by Watertite Seamless Guttering...
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Walter Hitt Jr.
(Obituary ~ 06/28/02)
Walter Hitt Jr., 84, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, June 26, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Feb. 21, 1918, at Arbor, Mo., son of Walter Jefferson and Alice Anetta Adkison Hitt. He first married Helen Ingalls, who preceded him in death. He later married Clarise Gurley, who also preceded him in death...
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Rev. Earl Reinhart
(Obituary ~ 06/28/02)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- The Rev. Earl Reinhart, 81, of Advance died Wednesday, June 26, 2002, in Greenville, Mo. He was born July 7, 1920, in Galena, Mo., the son of Joseph Daniel Reinhart and Amy May Reinhart. He married Ruth M. Butler on May 4, 1947. She died April 10, 2002...
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Willie Tyson
(Obituary ~ 06/28/02)
Olmsted, Ill. -- Willie James Tyson, 70, of Olmsted died Sunday, June 23, 2002, at his residence. Friends may call at the First Missionary Baptist Church in Olmsted from 11 to noon Saturday. A service for Tyson will be held at noon Saturday at the First Missionary Baptist Church. Burial services will be at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Mound City National Cemetery, with the Rev. James Bell Jr. officiating...
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Mary Recker
(Obituary ~ 06/28/02)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Mary L. Recker, 85, of Sikeston died Wednesday, June 26, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 4, 1917, at Point Pleasant, Mo., daughter of Archie Theodore and Mattie Blanche Williams Pikey. She and Hubert A. "Hootie" Recker were married in March 1941. He died April 13, 1981...
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Highway 34 needs support and a big push
(Editorial ~ 06/28/02)
Anyone who regularly -- or even infrequently -- travels the twists and hills of Highway 34's 100 miles from Cape Girardeau to U.S. 60 near Van Buren, Mo., in Carter County knows how treacherous the road can be. There are frequent reminders along the way: Memorial flowers at spots where motorists have lost their lives...
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