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House OKs new corporate penalties
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
WASHINGTON - Continuing Capitol Hill's headlong rush to curb corporate corruption, the Republican-controlled House on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved stiff new criminal penalties for securities fraud and other misconduct by business executives. The 391-28 vote for the legislation marked an abrupt shift from just a few months ago, when the House passed a corporate reform bill without such penalties. ...
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Jury deadlocks in retrial of N.Y. police torture case
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
NEW YORK -- A federal jury convicted a former policeman of perjury Tuesday but deadlocked on more serious civil rights charges stemming from the 1997 police torture of Haitian immigrant Abner Louima in a stationhouse bathroom. Charles Schwarz, 36, was found guilty of lying under oath by denying that he escorted Louima toward the bathroom after the man's arrest in a street brawl. He faces up to five years in prison at sentencing Sept. 20...
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People talk 7/17/02
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
Memorial fountain plans postponed LONDON -- Plans to build a $1.45 million memorial fountain to Princess Diana have been delayed again after the committee overseeing the construction disagreed on the design. The panel, led by the princess' friend, Rosa Monckton, failed to reach a decision after more than two hours of discussions Monday night. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has been asked to find "an appropriate way forward."...
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Toddler's shooting death in N.C. neighborhood unsolved
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
WELCOME, N.C. -- The driveway where 2-year-old Dillion Wilson was shot to death sits like the stage of a suburban amphitheater, with at least a dozen houses rising from the ridge around it. That means the bullet that struck the toddler in the head as he played on an April evening could have come from just about anywhere, deepening the mystery in a neighborhood where nearly everyone owns a gun and shots fired by hunters and target shooters are often heard in the woods nearby...
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Cardinals beat the Dodgers, 9-2
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/02)
Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES -- Everything went Edgar Renteria's way on Tuesday -- at the plate and on the bases. Renteria went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error by pitcher Hideo Nomo as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2...
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Use common sense when feeding puppy
(Column ~ 07/17/02)
jkoch By Dr. John Koch Question: I recently got a new puppy. This little guy has a tremendous appetite. When he eats, his little sides protrude so much I am afraid he is going to pop. Is there a general rule governing how much to feed a new puppy?...
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Savor summer with these dessert recipes
(Column ~ 07/17/02)
smcclanahan Every weekend we try to put too many activities into that time space. We always think we will accomplish so much, then find out we have fallen way short of our goals for the weekend, but have usually had a great time doing family-oriented things. It seems the chores will always be there tomorrow...
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Proposition B would move us ahead
(Column ~ 07/17/02)
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still. By Rodney D. Gray JEFFERSON CITY -- That wisdom of President Franklin D. Roosevelt could describe the debate surrounding Missouri's stagnated transportation system. Bring up the issue of funding improvements, and everyone has a different opinion -- from how the money should be raised to where it should be spent...
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Teen obsessed with vampires faces charges for grisly murder
(International News ~ 07/17/02)
LONDON -- A teen-ager obsessed with vampires killed an elderly neighbor and drank her blood because he believed that would make him immortal, prosecutors said Tuesday at the start of his murder trial. The 17-year-old youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of killing 90-year-old widow Mabel Leyshon at her home in Llanfair in north Wales on Nov. 24...
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Mexican border city makes money from junked American cars
(International News ~ 07/17/02)
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico -- In this gritty border city, car hoods fence yards, tires are used to build staircases and teetering mountains of crumpled LeBarons, Pintos and Dakotas -- many with Texas license plates -- rise from the desert. Abandoned cars left on streets and piled in yards have turned Ciudad Juarez into a sprawling automotive graveyard, and the city wants to turn those eyesores into a profit...
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5-year-old girl abducted in Southern California
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
STANTON, Calif. -- Detectives investigating the kidnapping of a 5-year-old girl were dispatched Tuesday to nearby Riverside County, where the body of a child about the same age as the missing girl was found. Authorities said the body is of a girl age 4 to 6 and has similarities to Samantha Runnion, who was abducted kicking and screaming outside her Orange County apartment by a man who drove up and asked for help finding his dog...
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Rebuilding plans for WTC site unveiled to mixed reaction
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
NEW YORK -- Six proposals to redevelop the World Trade Center site were released Tuesday to a decidedly mixed reaction, with critics saying they included too much office space on hallowed ground and had too little imagination. Others, however, said the plans included the two most important needs: a strong transportation hub and a powerful memorial to the 2,813 people who died in the rubble...
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Palestinian issues divide U.S., European diplomats
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
NEW YORK -- U.N., European and Russian diplomats split sharply with the Bush administration Tuesday over the future of Yasser Arafat, insisting over U.S. objections that the Palestinian leader legitimately heads his people's statehood movement. In a two-hour meeting that made some headway on Palestinian reform and assistance, they told Secretary of State Colin Powell they support Arafat and demanded swift progress toward setting up a Palestinian state...
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Rules for new spies called restrictive
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
WASHINGTON -- CIA officials are not doing enough to allow field officers to recruit unsavory characters to infiltrate terrorist organizations, the chairman of a House homeland security panel said Tuesday. Rep. Saxby Chambliss said the CIA guidelines hindering such recruitments have been altered since a congressional directive last fall ordered their elimination. But Chambliss, R-Ga., contends the changes have not gone far enough...
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Justice Department starts citizen reporting program
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
WASHINGTON -- Millions of Americans -- from utility workers to ship captains -- would be asked to watch for suspicious activity and report it to the government under a program being organized by the Justice Department. Operation TIPS -- Terrorism Information and Prevention System -- drew prompt criticism from civil rights advocates, forcing government officials to deny that it would result in Americans spying on each other...
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Judge weighs dismissing challenge to budget cut
(State News ~ 07/17/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A judge is considering whether to dismiss a lawsuit challenging Gov. Bob Holden's decision to cut nearly $21 million in nursing home grants. During a hearing Tuesday, state attorneys argued that the lawsuit brought by the nursing home industry should be dismissed because it fails to show Holden was incorrect in his belief that the state was experiencing a revenue shortfall...
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Driver in fatal Jeep crash faces manslaughter charges
(State News ~ 07/17/02)
FARMINGTON, Mo. -- The driver of a Jeep that plunged off a cliff during a weekend celebration of a planned wedding, killing the groom's brother and another man, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. Authorities said Monday that Brock L. Busenbark, 22, of Columbia, Mo., also was charged with second-degree assault related to the men who were hurt in the crash off the 30-foot cliff about 2 a.m. Saturday near Farmington...
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Concrete failure suspected in collapse of walkway
(State News ~ 07/17/02)
BRANSON, Mo. -- Concrete failure was suspected in the collapse of a 25-foot section of walkway at Silver Dollar City theme park that injured 21 people. Structural engineers were trying to determine Tuesday whether a slight dip in the center of the walkway may have resulted in the collapse...
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Heat forces evacuation of inmates
(State News ~ 07/17/02)
BETHANY, Mo. -- About a dozen inmates have been evacuated from the Harrison County Jail after a broken blower sent temperatures soaring well above the 100-degree mark. The inmates were moved on June 24 to Pattonsburg's private Mid West Security housing. They will return to the jail once the broken blower and toilets are repaired...
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One man charged in kitten's death
(State News ~ 07/17/02)
LIBERTY, Mo. -- A Kansas City-area man was charged Tuesday with animal cruelty for allegedly burning a 7-week-old kitten on a barbecue grill as several other people stood and watched. Charles C. Benoit, 24, of Liberty was charged in Clay County Circuit Court with one count of animal abuse, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison, a $5,000 fine or both. He was arrested and held at the county jail on $10,000 bond...
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Stick with raw, uncooked foods as mercury climbs
(Community ~ 07/17/02)
CONCORD, N.H. -- A sweltering summer day can be all it takes to deflate your desire to get cooking in the kitchen. When the mercury climbs, don't add to the misery. Instead, stick with raw and uncooked foods, areas where vegetarians have it all over carnivores...
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Flower watch leads to summer berries
(Community ~ 07/17/02)
Look along roadsides and you might see elder blows, staring out like giant, white eyeballs from the edges of woods. Although it sounds eerie, those "eyes" are only the plate-size clusters of elderberry flowers. Make a mental note of where you see elderberry flowers, or else pick a few now to fry in batter or add to pancakes or vinegar. A mental note will help you locate the plant later in summer -- for the berries -- which won't be as obvious as were the flowers...
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Saddam says any U.S. attack would target all Arabs
(International News ~ 07/17/02)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Saddam Hussein sought to rally the Arab world against U.S. plans to topple him, saying in a rare interview published Tuesday that any American action against Iraq would be an attack on all Arabs. Saddam's comments came as the Pentagon's No. 2 official was in Turkey -- a neighbor of Iraq and a key U.S. ally -- trying to drum up support for military action against Iraq...
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Suspects charged in fatal stabbing of Jewish man
(International News ~ 07/17/02)
TORONTO -- A man has been charged with murdering an Orthodox Jewish man in what some Jewish leaders believe was a hate crime, police said Tuesday. Christopher McBride, 20, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of David Rosenzweig. McBride's companion, Mercedes Asante, 19, made a separate court appearance on a charge of accessory after the fact for helping McBride elude police until the pair's arrest Monday...
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Going soft on water
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
In the next few days, the city will begin the process of making Cape Girardeau's water softer, meaning residents may notice fewer spots on their dinner glasses and prolonged life of their water heaters. Construction workers are putting the finishing touches on a $17.5-million expansion of Cape Girardeau's water treatment plant on Cape Rock Drive...
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Fanfare 7/17/02
(Other Sports ~ 07/17/02)
Baseball *** Jim Warfield, a popular trainer for more than 30 years with the Cleveland Indians, died Tuesday after suffering a brain hemorrhage a day earlier at Jacobs Field. He was 60. Warfield, who started with the Indians in 1969, became ill shortly after arriving at the ballpark on Monday morning. He was taken to the Cleveland Clinic, where he underwent surgery...
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Iverson turns himself over, released on $10,000 bond
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/02)
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA -- Allen Iverson was arraigned Tuesday on charges he stormed into a cousin's apartment with a gun and threatened two men while looking for his wife. He was released on $10,000 bond after 11 hours in custody...
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Former Expos owners sue Selig, Loria
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/02)
The Associated Press NEW YORK -- The former minority partners of the Montreal Expos sued baseball commissioner Bud Selig and former team owner Jeffrey Loria on Tuesday, accusing them of mail fraud and wire fraud. The 14 owners filed the lawsuit in federal court in Miami under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, and asked that the Expos be placed in trust. ...
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Williams' family unable to resolve feud
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/02)
Will reveals baseball great wanted to be cremated; son says there was a change of heart. By Mike Schneider ~ The Associated Press INVERNESS, Fla. -- The family feud over Ted Williams' body deepened Tuesday when his will showed he wanted to be cremated, while the executor of his estate said the slugger later decided to be frozen...
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Cards reschedule game with Cubs
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/02)
The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs will play a day-night doubleheader Aug. 31 to make up the game canceled when Darryl Kile died. It will be the first day-night doubleheader at Wrigley Field. The park will be emptied after the first game, which will start at 12:05 p.m. CDT, and the second game will begin at 7:05 p.m...
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Add color to children's rooms
(Community ~ 07/17/02)
When it comes to decorating kids' rooms, color is key. Fortunately, it is fun, easy and good for the budget, too. Whether you're working with a boy or girl, teen or infant, the starting point is the same. Shop for fabric, wallpaper or paint in lively colors to set the tone for the look you want...
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Four-car accident on Broadway ends with fatality
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
An elderly woman was slumped over the wheel before the car she was driving on Broadway Tuesday afternoon slammed into the stopped vehicle in front of her, witnesses said. The woman, who was not identified by police, later died of cardiac arrest at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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LA can't dodge Renteria
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/02)
Shortstop sparks Cardinals to 9-2 victory over Dodgers. The Associated Press LOS ANGELES -- Everything went Edgar Renteria's way on Tuesday -- at the plate and on the bases. Renteria went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error by pitcher Hideo Nomo as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-2...
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Dressed to depress in a gold and ivory 'one-night wonder'
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
Cape woman achieves dishonor in bridesmaids' clothing By Heidi Hall ~ Southeast Missourian She calls it "The Pointer Sisters meet the tooth fairy." But Lori Roman doesn't fault the bride for the two-piece, gold lame and ivory tulle frock that made her a finalist in the DeKuyper Pucker Worst Bridesmaid's Dress Contest...
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Spanish authorities detain three Al-Qaida suspects
(International News ~ 07/17/02)
MADRID, Spain -- Three al-Qaida suspects were taken into custody Tuesday, including one who had videotaped several American landmarks including the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sears Tower, the Statue of Liberty and the World Trade Center. Police said they were convinced the footage, taken during a 1997 visit to the United States by one of the detainees, was much more than "tourist curiosity."...
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Fatal stabbing suspect offers not guilty plea
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
SCOTT CITY KILLING By Mark Bliss ~ Southeast Missourian BENTON, Mo. -- An 18-year-old Scott City man, described by his attorney as a "poor, mixed up kid," pleaded not guilty in court on Tuesday on charges that he murdered his stepfather...
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AmerenUE approves plan to cut rates
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Customers of AmerenUE could eventually save several dollars a month on their electricity bills under a proposed settlement that would provide more than $400 million in rate reductions and consumer benefits over the next four years...
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Ambush leaves seven dead in deadly attack against civilians
(International News ~ 07/17/02)
EMMANUEL, West Bank -- In an elaborate ambush, Palestinians disguised as Israeli soldiers set off a bomb to stop a bus near a Jewish settlement Tuesday and then fired on its passengers as they scrambled to escape. Seven people were killed and 14 wounded...
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Lassies Classic maintains its tradition
(Community Sports ~ 07/17/02)
The root of tradition is often unassuming and innocent, but at some point embraced and called upon to be duplicated, a Xerox copy of the past -- much like the Lassies Classic, held each July at the Cape Girardeau Country Club. The two-woman, two-day tournament will hold its 24th edition today and Thursday. ...
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Tiger without peer may get dull
(Sports Column ~ 07/17/02)
By John Feinstein ~ Special to The Washington Post When Tiger Woods steps onto the first tee Thursday morning to begin his quest to win the British Open, the eyes of the world will be on him. If he wins this week in Muirfield,...
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Capahas hammer Golden Spikes
(Community Sports ~ 07/17/02)
Southeast Missourian ST. LOUIS -- The Cape Girardeau Craftsman Union Capahas banged out 16 hits during a 14-7 victory over the St. Louis Golden Spikes Tuesday night. Tristen McDonald led the Capahas (25-7) with four hits, including a home run and triple, and four RBIs. Tom Bolen had three hits and two RBIs...
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Ramirez leads Red Sox to 9-4 win over Royals
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/02)
DETROIT -- Manny Ramirez had a career-high five hits, including a go-ahead double in a five-run eighth capped by Trot Nixon's grand slam, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 9-4 Tuesday to stop a four-game losing streak. Boston, which had matched its longest skid this season, came back from a 4-0 deficit and took a 5-4 lead on Ramirez's RBI double in the eighth. Ramirez was 5-for-6 with three RBIs, three runs and three singles...
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Diamondbacks roll past Giants 5-3
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/02)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Mark Grace hit a tiebreaking two-run double in the eighth inning Tuesday to lead Randy Johnson and the Arizona Diamondbacks over the San Francisco Giants 5-3. Barry Bonds hit a solo homer and an RBI double for the Giants, who dropped two games back of the first-place Diamondbacks in the NL West. The Dodgers fell a half-game back of Arizona with a 9-2 loss to St. Louis...
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Markets in Europe, Asia tumble amid Wall Street turbulence
(International News ~ 07/17/02)
LONDON -- European stock markets opened with a feeble rally Tuesday, then plunged as skittish investors fled in the wake of U.S. financial scandals and wild fluctuations on Wall Street. Asia's major markets also fell Tuesday. London's Financial Times-Stock Exchange 100-share index was down 104.5 points, or 2.63 percent, at 3,890.00 Tuesday morning, reversing an early rally that may have been caused by news that Britain's inflation rate had fallen to its lowest level in over 25 years...
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Would-be assassin advertised his plans on extremist Web site
(International News ~ 07/17/02)
PARIS -- The young man who allegedly tried to assassinate the French president had first advertised his plans to cohorts in an extreme-right group and on an extremist Internet site, news reports said Tuesday. "Watch the Tv This Sunday, i will be the star," read a message posted on the Combat 18 Internet site, signed "Maxime."...
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Coroner - Kile died of heart blockage
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/02)
Toxicology test shows no evidence of drug use. By Andrew Buchanan ~ The Associated Press CHICAGO -- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Darryl Kile died from a blockage of the arteries supplying the heart, and there was no evidence that drugs contributed to his death, Cook County's coroner said Tuesday...
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The week ahead in golf 7/17/02
(Professional Sports ~ 07/17/02)
LOCAL EVENTS Lassies Classic (two-woman scramble), Cape Girardeau Country Club., today and Thursday Two-man scramble, Sikeston Country Club, Sikeston, Mo., Saturday and Sunday Michelob Two-person scramble, Lakeview Country Club, Neelyville, Mo., Saturday and Sunday...
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Universities seek funding on top of restoration of cuts
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- As they prepare their state funding requests for fiscal year 2004, some of Missouri's public universities plan to ask that significant cuts they are enduring in the current fiscal year be restored, plus additional increases. However, preliminary estimates indicate that the universities will be seeking money the state won't have...
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Gunman robs restaurant worker in Kennett
(State News ~ 07/17/02)
Daily Dunklin Democrat KENNETT, Mo. -- The investigation continues into the armed robbery Sunday of a Sonic restaurant employee. A police spokesman said a gunman held up the employee as she was delivering orders. The robbery occurred shortly before 11:30 p.m. Sunday. The 18-year-old employee told police the robber pulled a silver-colored handgun from his pocket and demanded her money. She handed the gunman $189, and he then fled on foot...
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Out of the past 7/17/02
(Out of the Past ~ 07/17/02)
10 years ago: July 17, 1992 Seventeen years after Trail of Tears State Park Marina on Mississippi River was completed, Missouri Department of Natural Resources is giving up its attempt to maintain $1.5 million marina as slackwater harbor; DNR notified Corps of Engineers in May that it will sacrifice concept of slackwater harbor so improvements can be made that will allow continued operation of boat ramp for access to river...
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Rodeo exhibit pays homage to cowboys
(State News ~ 07/17/02)
Standard Democrat SIKESTON, Mo. -- People have ridden horses as long as recorded history, but the image of a cowboy on a bucking bronco's back is pure American. "The Artist and The Bucking Horse," on display through Aug. 25 at the Sikeston Depot, pays homage to that image with 40 interpretations rendered in colored pencil, oil, watercolor, and pen and ink...
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Club news 7/17/02
(Community News ~ 07/17/02)
Editor's note: Please submit your club news information either typed or printed. It is sometimes very difficult to make out people's names. Please use members' first and last names instead of formal titles. For instance, Jane Smith, not Mrs. John Smith. Thank you...
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Births 7/17/02
(Births ~ 07/17/02)
Thompson Daughter to Paul and Kelly Thompson of Springfield, Ill., Springfield Memorial Medical Center, 6:49 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2002. Name, Brooke Amabel. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Thompson is the daughter of Jerry and Lois Toepfer of Glenwood, Ill. ...
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Erma Tucker
(Obituary ~ 07/17/02)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- The funeral for Erma J. Tucker of Addison, Ill., will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Raymond Oxford will officiate. Burial will be in Lindsey Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 to 9 p.m. Thursday...
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Geraldine Dormeyer
(Obituary ~ 07/17/02)
Geraldine M. Dormeyer, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 16, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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William Williford
(Obituary ~ 07/17/02)
William Dale Williford, 61, of Flowood, Miss., died Friday, June 21, 2002, in Jackson, Miss. He was born July 3, 1940, in Mississippi County, Mo., son of Vernon and Claireece Williford. Formerly of Charleston and Wyatt, Mo., he had lived in Flowood the past 15 years...
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Body identified as missing California girl
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
Associated Press WriterSTANTON, Calif. (AP) -- The nude body of a girl found in a rugged area southeast of Los Angeles was identified Wednesday as that of 5-year-old Samantha Runnion, who was kidnapped outside her home by a man who drove up and asked for help finding his dog...
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Israeli warplane bombs Gaza metalworks
(International News ~ 07/17/02)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- An Israeli warplane bombed a Gaza metalworks Wednesday night, and Israel said the factory was used to make weapons for the militant Islamic group Hamas. There were no injuries but the bomb did considerable damage, Palestinian residents said...
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Suburban New Orleans judge indicted on drug charge
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
Associated Press WriterNEW ORLEANS (AP) -- A state judge who is the subject of a wide-ranging federal investigation into possible judicial corruption in suburban New Orleans was indicted Wednesday on federal drug charges. A grand jury accused District Judge Ronald Bodenheimer and another man in connection with an alleged scheme to plant drugs on an FBI informant...
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'Spider-Man' spins its way to home video and DVD in November
(Entertainment ~ 07/17/02)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- "Spider-Man" will creep into home video just after Halloween. The summer's highest-grossing film, about a nerdy teenager who becomes a web-slinging superhero, is scheduled for release Nov. 1 in a two-disc DVD package and bare-bones VHS format, according to Columbia Tri-Star Home Entertainment...
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Abducted 5-year-old girl is found dead
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
Associated Press WriterSTANTON, Calif. (AP) -- The nude body of a kidnapped 5-year-old girl was found dumped in the open near a rural highway in what investigators said Wednesday was a "calling card" from the killer warning that he intends to strike again...
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Bomb goes off in Tel Aviv, Israel Radio reports many casualties
(International News ~ 07/17/02)
JERUSALEM (AP) -- A bomb went off in Tel Aviv Wednesday night, police said, and Israel Radio said there were dozens of casualties. Police said the blast was a terror attack. The bomb exploded on Neve Shaanan street in the southern part of the downtown area of Tel Aviv, near the old central bus station...
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Oregon wildfire threatens 200 homes; residents urged to leave
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
RUCH, Ore. (AP) -- Fire managers urged residents of 200 homes to flee Wednesday as a wind-whipped blaze pushed toward this southern Oregon community. Special firefighting teams were stationed at homes in the town 225 miles south of Portland, not far from the California line. State forestry spokesman Mike Barsoti said the fire had burned a garage and outbuilding but no homes...
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Spanish police detain fourth al-Qaida suspect in two days
(International News ~ 07/17/02)
Associated Press WriterMADRID, Spain (AP) -- Police detained another Syrian-born al-Qaida suspect in a widening operation against a Spanish-based network that may have played a key role in preparing the Sept. 11 attacks, police said Wednesday...
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Bush says SEC probe will clear Cheney
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush called Dick Cheney "a fine business leader" Wednesday and said he was confident an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into Cheney's former company's accounting practices would exonerate the vice president...
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FBI counterterrorism chief believes bin Laden is dead
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- FBI counterterrorism chief Dale Watson said Wednesday he believes Osama bin Laden is dead -- the first time a senior U.S. law enforcement official has publicly given an opinion on the al-Qaida leader's status...
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Gov. Bush's daughter jailed for contempt of court
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
Associated Press WriterTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Gov. Jeb Bush's 24-year-old daughter Noelle was jailed Wednesday for not meeting the conditions of a court-ordered drug treatment plan. According to jailhouse records, Bush was sentenced to three days behind bars in Orlando for contempt of court...
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Grand jury returns indictments in VA hospital deaths case
(State News ~ 07/17/02)
Associated Press WriterCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- A Boone County grand jury on Wednesday indicted a former nurse in the deaths of 10 patients who died on his watch at a veterans hospital, a procedural move that replaces charges filed last month...
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Donald Cavaness
(Obituary ~ 07/17/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Donald C. Cavaness, 75, of Anna died Monday, July 15, 2002, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill. He was born July 10, 1927, in Union County, Ill., son of Clifford and Lucille Cavaness. He and Ruth Elizabeth Casper were married July 17, 1952, at Cobden, Ill...
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Viola Dannenmueller
(Obituary ~ 07/17/02)
ORAN, Mo. -- Viola Dannenmueller, 87, of Oran died Tuesday, July 16, 2002, in a St. Louis nursing home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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Fourteen from area attend Boys State
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
The 64th session of the American Legion Boys State of Missouri was held June 15 to 22 at Central Missouri State University at Warrensburg. Boys State was established by the Missouri American Legion to give young Missourians a better understanding of state government...
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Cape fire report 7/17/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/17/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, July 17 Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday:At 7:04 p.m., an illegal burn at 1000 Kingsway. At 7:29 p.m., a power line fire at 1506 Jefferson. Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday:At 12:12 a.m., a medical assist at 316 S. Lorimier, Apt. 10...
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Cape police report 7/17/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 07/17/02)
Cape Girardeau Wednesday, July 17 ArrestsDarnelus Harris, 18, of 1138 S. Pacific was arrested Monday for the sale of a controlled substance. David Kielhofner II, 22, of Scott City, Mo., was arrested Monday on a Scott County warrant for failure to pay fines...
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Program focuses on biblical oils
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
Oils used for healing, anointing and purifying rituals are mentioned dozens of times in Scripture, but few people today know much about how to apply those oils. Dr. David Stewart will present a program on the healing oils of the Bible from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Holiday Inn...
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Lutheran agency to present two awards
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
The Lutheran Family and Children's Services agency will honor two volunteers Thursday for putting their faith into action. The event is part of an annual awards and recognition banquet which will be held at 7 p.m. at Drury Lodge. William Beggs and Laura Brazer will be recognized for their service to the Lutheran agency...
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Woman likely unconscious before four-vehicle accident
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
Police believe the 84-year-old Cape Girardeau woman who died after a four-car accident on Broadway Tuesday afternoon was probably unconscious before her car hit the one in front of it. "That's the way we're looking at it," said police spokesman Jason Selzer. "Numerous witnesses said she was slumped over the wheel before it even happened."...
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Region digest 07/07/02
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
Committee OKs funding for Cape courthouse The U.S. Senate appropriations committee approved a general government spending bill on Tuesday that includes $49.3 million to construct a new federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau. The fiscal 2003 spending plan still must be approved by the full Senate and House and signed by President Bush before the money can be spent...
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Landscapes win in photo contest
(Local News ~ 07/17/02)
Southeast Missourian Penny Bender was on her way to work when she saw the sunlight streaming through trees in her yard. It was a moment she wanted to capture on film. And that photograph, taken with black and white film, was among those selected as semifinalists in the second week of the Foto Fest 2002 contest. The contest runs for four more weeks...
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Fed chief - Scandals delaying recovery
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy is poised to return to healthy growth, but the startling stream of accounting scandals that has rocked Americans' faith in corporate leaders could weaken the recovery, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress on Tuesday...
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Get a grip on quality of handyman's work
(Community ~ 07/17/02)
Suppose you have a leaky gutter or need a new light fixture installed. Both are small fix-it jobs, so why hire a full-blown repair company when the neighborhood handyman could do the job? As with most home maintenance, the quick and easy decision on whom to hire isn't always so quick and easy...
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Sikeston may soon get baseball fever
(Editorial ~ 07/17/02)
Sikeston, Mo., received some exciting news from baseball enthusiasts Gary Jones and Randy Morgan recently. Jones, a retired stockbroker living in Evansville, Ind., and Morgan, a retired economic development specialist for Kentucky, have a dream: to revive a Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League by next May. And they'd like to start with teams in Paducah and Fulton in Kentucky, Dyersburg in Tennessee and Sikeston...
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St. Louis working on plan to keep Cardinals
(Editorial ~ 07/17/02)
Once the Missouri Legislature decided funding for a new Cardinals stadium and adjoining residential and commercial complex was out of the question, fans and supporters became fearful that the Redbirds would fly the coop, ending up well outside the boundaries of downtown St. Louis...
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Catherine Coopwood
(Obituary ~ 07/17/02)
WILSON CITY, Mo. -- Catherine Coopwood, 73, of Wilson City died Friday, July 12, 2002, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born May 7, 1929, in Lenox, Ky., daughter of John and Willie Perry. She married Alfreda Coopwood, who preceded her in death...
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Lawrence Call
(Obituary ~ 07/17/02)
OAK RIDGE, Mo. -- Lawrence Ralph Call, 75, of Oak Ridge died Monday, July 15, 2002, at his home. He was born Feb. 2, 1927, at Jackson, Mo., son of Lawrence and Amelia Englemann Call. He first married Viola Whitney, who died Oct. 16, 1988. He later married Ann Fickle April 3, 1982, in Wheaton, Ill...
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Frank Ellis
(Obituary ~ 07/17/02)
SEDGEWICKVILLE, Mo. -- Frank C. Ellis, 88, of Sedgewickville died Monday, July 15, 2002, at the family farm. He was born Dec. 11, 1913, at Lithium, Mo., the son of Walter and Cora Conrad Ellis. He and Jewel Bollinger were married Oct. 2, 1937, and she survives...
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Robert Turner
(Obituary ~ 07/17/02)
GORDONVILLE, Mo. -- Robert Warren Turner, 56, of St. Charles, Mo., died Monday, July 15, 2002, at Barnes/Jewish St. Peters Hospital in St. Peters, Mo. He was born Oct. 21, 1945, in San Bernardino, Calif., son of Chester A. and Edna Steelman Turner. He and Loretta Sadler were married Nov. 21, 1966, at Gordonville...
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Speak Out A 07/17/02
(Speak Out ~ 07/17/02)
I AM from a big city. I have friends from other big cities. They all complain about driving in Cape. I know one girl from Chicago who refuses to drive any farther than my house because she can't stand the driving here. Driving is a requirement for my job. ...
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Politicians should be held to same fiscal standards
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/17/02)
To the editor: We have been hearing a great deal about corporate fraud. At least one corporation has been accused of cooking its books by using borrowed money as revenue. Many government officials have said corporation officers who falsify their financial statements should be locked up...
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Phonies steal honor; heroes took the bullet
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/17/02)
To the editor: Why are we letting the phonies steal our honor? We took the bullet while they take the honor. Real heroes almost never talk about their combat days. The ones who do so much talking want glory and publicity. The fault lies in our culture. We have been told so many lies by the phonies that we now accept these people as being normal...
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If cigarettes are bad, ban them, don't tax them
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/17/02)
To the editor: If the government is serious about stopping smoking, it should ban it. To put a tax on a legal product to keep people from buying it is ridiculous and hypocritical. I don't believe for a second that any tax is put on cigarettes for the benefit of the people. It's put there to fill the politicians' bank accounts...
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Stop immigration until officials get it under control
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/17/02)
To the editor: It is hard for me to believe someone in our federal government doesn't have the intelligence or guts to suggest that we have a moratorium on immigration for six months or a year until we get the repercussions of the Sept. 11 attacks under control...
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Bush expands on homeland strategy
(National News ~ 07/17/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush's homeland security strategy says the United States faces grave threats of terrorism and needs broad new powers to fight back -- from possible domestic use of military forces to presidential authority for transferring money without congressional approval...
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