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U.S. troops suffer food poisoning
(International News ~ 12/12/02)
KUWAIT CITY -- More than 250 U.S. military personnel have been treated for food poisoning after eating at a camp south of Kuwait City, and 13 of them are hospitalized, an American military spokesman said Wednesday. Most of the 271 Army soldiers, Navy sailors and Marines were treated Monday for symptoms of food poisoning at the Oraifijan installation...
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Chicken error benefits needy
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
DES MOINES, Iowa -- A mistake by a meat processing company will mean 3,000 cooked chickens for the needy. Des Moines-based Iowa Packing Co. cooked too many chickens for a custom order at its St. Joseph, Mo., plant. The extra ready-to-eat birds will be distributed this weekend at the Christ the King Catholic Church...
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Sprint to cut 2,100 more jobs, restructure several divisions
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Sprint Corp. announced Wednesday it will cut another 2,100 jobs during the next year as it restructures operations and cuts costs. The Overland Park, Kan., company said it will combine network, information technology and billing operations for several of its divisions as a way to save up to $145 million a year...
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Priest refuses to testify against accused shooter
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
BALTIMORE -- A priest refused to testify Wednesday in the trial of a former altar boy accused of shooting him out of anger for alleged sexual abuse. The Rev. Maurice Blackwell, who was shot in the left hand and hip on May 13, invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and refused to answer questions...
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FBI plans 'virtual wanted poster'
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
BOSTON -- The FBI is taking its pursuit of fugitive crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger to the Internet with a "virtual wanted poster." In a first-of-its-kind agreement announced Wednesday, Lycos will flash a message about Bulger, including his likeness, in one of several banner ads that appear in rotation on the Web portal's global network...
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Infant taken with stolen car later found unharmed
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
OMAHA, Neb. -- An infant who disappeared when her grandmother's vehicle was stolen was found unharmed hours later Wednesday after police received an anonymous tip, authorities said. Nine-month-old Brodgunique Dunn of Omaha was in a sport utility vehicle that was taken from a gas station in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Wednesday morning. The child was found in the SUV later in the morning in Omaha, across the Missouri River from Council Bluffs...
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School district to make up snow day on King holiday
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
CHESTERFIELD, Va. -- Students in a Richmond suburb will make up a snow day on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, prompting protests from the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union. Chesterfield County School Superintendent Billy K. Cannaday Jr., who is black, announced the decision this week. ...
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Storm socks mid-Atlantic region
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
NEW YORK -- The second ice storm in a week knocked out power and snarled air travel Wednesday in the mid-Atlantic states. Freezing rain and slush spread northward from Virginia into New York state, followed by rising temperatures. The National Weather Service issued winter advisories for the New England states...
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Federal murder charges filed in deadly arson case
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
BALTIMORE -- Federal prosecutors filed seven charges of murder-by-arson against a man Wednesday for a blaze police say was set in retaliation against a mother crusading against neighborhood drug dealers. The charges against Darrell Brooks, 21, carry the death penalty, though prosecutors said they have not decided whether to pursue it...
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Stocks advance despite disappointing report from Kimberly-Clark
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
NEW YORK -- Wall Street ended a tepid trading session Wednesday with a moderate advance after a disappointing outlook from Kimberly-Clark left investors questioning prospects for a solid business recovery in 2003. Stocks struggled for much of the session to claim their gains...
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Gulfstream settles discrimination lawsuit for $2.1 million
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
ATLANTA -- Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. will pay $2.1 million to settle age discrimination allegations made by 61 former employees, the federal government said Wednesday. The workers, most of whom were company managers, accused Savannah-based Gulfstream, a subsidiary of General Dynamics Corp., of laying off people older than 40 and keeping younger, less qualified employees between August and December 2000...
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Bank One eliminates teller fees
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
CHICAGO -- Bank One Corp. on Wednesday said its customers will no longer have to pay $3 to deal with tellers, eliminating a controversial policy that drew national attention in the mid 1990s. The removal of the fee, which is effective immediately, is part of Chicago-based Bank One's effort to improve customer service and win back disgruntled local customers...
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Renovated Jewel Box reopens in Forest Park
(State News ~ 12/12/02)
ST. LOUIS -- After a year of renovation that included $3.5 million worth of pruning and gutting, the renovated Jewel Box reopened to the public Wednesday with the annual Christmas Poinsettia Show. Fire inspectors were still giving the Jewel Box a last look even as a crowd of 150 gathered to watch a rededication ceremony at one of the most celebrated features of Forest Park...
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Governments urged to get children involved
(International News ~ 12/12/02)
MEXICO CITY -- Governments around the world must give children more of a voice because millions of young people feel disconnected and distrust political institutions, the U.N. Children's Fund said in a report Wednesday. The 2003 edition of the annual State of the World's Children report called on governments to teach children democratic values and expand access to education and participation in government...
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U.S. releases to Yemen its shipment of Scud missiles
(International News ~ 12/12/02)
SAN'A, Yemen -- The U.S. Navy released the shipment of North Korean-made Scud missiles it seized, sending the vessel and its cargo on their way Wednesday to the original destination of Yemen. White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said the United States had authority to stop and search the vessel, but not to seize it...
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Train wreck kills 14, injures more than 70
(International News ~ 12/12/02)
COLISEO, Cuba -- A train carrying 800 people derailed just before pulling into a station in central Cuba, killing 14 and injuring more than 70, officials said Wednesday. Six train cars lay toppled and twisted in an area muddied by recent rains, and two other cars had partially derailed...
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Woman dies in Leaning Tower plunge
(International News ~ 12/12/02)
ROME -- An Italian woman plunged to her death from the Leaning Tower of Pisa on Wednesday in an apparent suicide carried out before horrified tourists, police said. The woman, 61, came from the hamlet of San Giuliano, near Pisa, authorities said. The woman bought a visitor's ticket and left her purse and identity documents in a locker. After climbing to the highest tier of the 180-foot tall monument, the woman jumped, police said...
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Rebels call for volunteers
(International News ~ 12/12/02)
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast -- Rebels urged volunteers to join their ranks Wednesday, a day after thousands of young men rallied to the government's side, shouting their readiness to fight in Ivory Coast's escalating civil war. Northern-based rebels declared the government's southern economic hub of Abidjan "a war zone," saying the move was in response to the army's appeal for 3,000 volunteers...
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Venezuela navy seizes tankers; more protests over Chavez
(International News ~ 12/12/02)
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Heavily armed navy troops seized two oil tankers from strikers Wednesday as deeply divided Venezuelans took to the streets -- both to protest and to search for cash and food as a strike aimed at ousting President Hugo Chavez expands...
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Boeing cuts not as deep as expected
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
WICHITA, Kan. -- About 400 more people than expected will still have their jobs at Boeing Wichita at the end of the year. After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the company predicted it would need to reduce its work force by up to 5,200 employees by the end of 2002. Boeing Wichita general manager Jeff Turner told employees in a memo this week that cuts will total only 4,808...
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Bulk of harassment lawsuit against governor dismissed
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
FRANKFORT, Ky.-- A judge Wednesday dismissed most of a lawsuit filed by the owner of a nursing home who said Gov. Paul Patton started a regulatory crackdown after she ended their two-year affair. Circuit Court Judge Roger Crittenden dismissed state government as a defendant and threw out the allegations that Patton sexually harassed Tina Conner and wasted state resources during their affair...
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Student is youngest U.S. Rhodes scholar ever selected
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- At the tender age of 18, Devi Sridhar speaks five languages, earns straight As, plays the violin and has co-written a book on Indian mythology. Now the University of Miami student can add another accolade to her impressive resume: She's the youngest U.S. Rhodes scholar in the organization's 100-year history...
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Companies reach agreement in fatal blast
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
SEATTLE -- Two companies have agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars to settle criminal charges over a 1999 pipeline blast that killed three people. Equilon Pipeline, which ran Olympic Pipeline Co. at the time of the Olympic pipeline blast, agreed to pay $25 million, $5 million of which can be offset through community service...
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Wilkins - Martz not my motivation down final stretch
(Professional Sports ~ 12/12/02)
ST. LOUIS -- As disappointing as the Rams' season has been, kicker Jeff Wilkins said he was shocked to be singled out for criticism after Sunday's loss at Kansas City Wilkins missed a 42-yard field goal attempt in the first half when he scuffed the ground, and misfired on pooch kickoffs designed to control the Chiefs' Dante Hall, who had an 88-yard kickoff return for touchdown that jump-started last week's 49-10 win over the Rams. ...
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Sen. Lott expresses regret for remarks, court papers
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Republican leader Trent Lott tried to help Bob Jones University keep its federal tax-exempt status despite the school's policy prohibiting interracial dating two decades before his recent comments stirred a race controversy. "Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy," Lott, then a congressman from Mississippi, wrote in a 1981 friend of the court brief that cited prior court rulings upholding affirmative action programs at colleges. ...
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Planning and zoning gives OK to Marquette redevelopment plans
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
One more bureaucratic step and the redevelopment of the blighted Marquette Hotel can begin. The Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission gave approval Wednesday night of the final redevelopment plans of the Marquette Hotel project. The plans must now be approved by the city council, which could happen as early as its next meeting Monday...
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Hospital will build $275,000 house as raffle prize
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
Right now, it's just a partially finished concrete foundation with a few stacks of lumber and mounds of snow-covered dirt nearby. By next May, it will be a 2,400-square-foot, two-story house with a sprawling front yard and a spectacular view of a large pond, potentially raising $500,000 for research at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis...
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Anxiety about anesthesia
(Community ~ 12/12/02)
WASHINGTON The anesthesiologist lowers a drug-filled mask over the terrified child's face, holding it in place until the youngster goes limp and the screaming stops. Often, that's how children are put to sleep for surgery, and it infuriates Dr. Zeev Kain. His research shows that children who cry as they're being put under anesthesia suffer nightmares and even heal more slowly than calm youngsters...
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Tuning out of the mass meditation
(Column ~ 12/12/02)
Dec. 12, 2002 Dear Ken, Last year when my sister and her family came back to Cape Girardeau to visit, we learned that my nephew Kyle had a girlfriend who already was in college. According to my sister, the college girl and the student council president at his high school both wanted his attention...
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Saddam's 'lessons' teach Iraqis how to live a good life
(International News ~ 12/12/02)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Libya's Moammar Gadhafi has his Green Book. China's Mao Tse-tung had his "Little Red Book." Now, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has a pocket-sized, white-bound pamphlet filled with his words of wisdom. Such as: "Don't be attracted to easy paths because the paths that make your feet bleed are the only way to get ahead in life."...
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Vatican declines to bail out dioceses filing bankruptcy
(International News ~ 12/12/02)
VATICAN CITY -- From New Zealand to Newfoundland, sex abuse settlements are posing an enormous financial burden on the Roman Catholic Church, even leading the Boston Archdiocese in the United States to consider the unprecedented step of filing for bankruptcy...
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Miami might need a big game from Fiedler against Raiders
(Professional Sports ~ 12/12/02)
DAVIE, Fla. -- Jay Fiedler figures he'll need to do more than just hand the ball to Ricky Williams if the Miami Dolphins are going to outscore the Oakland Raiders. Coming off consecutive 200-yard rushing games, Williams is sure to get plenty of attention from the Raiders in Sunday's AFC showdown. That's why Fiedler wants to be sharp in his second start since being sidelined six weeks by a broken right thumb...
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Dexter running back presented Carr Trophy
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/02)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Dexter running back Matt Burnett was presented with the Carr Trophy Wednesday night at the 57th annual Poplar Bluff Letter Club Gridiron Banquet honoring SEMO Conference football. "That was a real big surprise," Burnett, a senior running back, said of the award. "I didn't think I was going to get it. There's just so many other good players that I just didn't figure I'd be one of them."...
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Three Tigers gain all-state spots
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/02)
Southeast Missourian The Central Tigers, who played in their third consecutive quarterfinal game this year, had three members selected for the Class 4 all-state teams released today. Safety Monroe Hicks repeated as an all-state player and was joined on the first team by kicker Colin Schermann. Senior linebacker Jeremiah Dukes, the Tigers' leading tackler, is a member of the second team...
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Moving a medical landmark
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
CHICAGO -- Cook County Hospital, the sprawling institution that inspired TV's "ER" and provided first-class care under Third World conditions for much of the last century, is shutting its doors. At 7 a.m. today, patients will start moving from the old building into a sleek new one nearby. While the distance between the two can be measured in yards, the difference is immeasurable...
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Bono, Franklin Graham airlift gifts to Africa
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
NEW YORK -- Irish rock star Bono and Sen. Bill Frist joined the Rev. Franklin Graham in airlifting Christmas gifts to HIV-positive children in Africa. The group, which also included Richard Holbrooke, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and chairman of the Global Business Coalition on HIV-AIDS, held a news conference Tuesday at Kennedy Airport, where an Antonov 225 cargo plane was loaded with 83,000 individual gifts packed in shoe boxes...
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Dorsey, McGahee among five finalists
(Professional Sports ~ 12/12/02)
NEW YORK (AP) -- Top-ranked Miami's Ken Dorsey and Willis McGahee are Heisman Trophy finalists, the first time since 1994 that teammates were among the top five in the voting. Iowa quarterback Brad Banks, Penn State running back Larry Johnson and Southern California quarterback Carson Palmer also were invited Wednesday for the award's presentation...
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Banks draws on family ties
(Professional Sports ~ 12/12/02)
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Brad Banks was among the fortunate. Well, as fortunate as a youngster could be in Belle Glade, Fla., a muggy, gritty town surrounded by acres of sugar cane fields, a town without a mall or theater. "Brad was pretty blessed in relation to most kids," said Milton Watson, Banks' football coach at Glade Central High School. "First, by having both parents, and then by both parents' being there to push him...
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'Passage of time' changed Selig's mind about talking to Rose
(Professional Sports ~ 12/12/02)
NEW YORK (AP) -- There were standing ovations at World Series games and chants of "Pete! Pete!" at Cooperstown. But time itself -- 13 long years -- may have done more to change Bud Selig's mind about even talking to Pete Rose and possibly ending the hit king's lifetime ban from baseball...
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Let's all work for the best harvest
(Column ~ 12/12/02)
By Glenn N. Graham PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Everyone should think like a farmer, but not everyone understands that or knows how. All of us would be better off if we understood our world the way a good farmer does. I am not a farmer, but all of us are in one way or another planting, cultivating, fertilizing, tending and harvesting a crop of one kind or another. Consider the following points...
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Second chances are second nature in sports
(Sports Column ~ 12/12/02)
America forgave Richard Nixon, George Steinbrenner pardoned Billy Martin, and Marge Simpson let Homer back in the house at least a thousand times. Second chances are second nature in sports. We're suckers for that kind of thing. So there's nothing unprecedented, unjust or even unexpected in baseball boss Bud Selig dangling a carrot under Pete Rose's nose. So long as the commissioner doesn't go overboard...
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Missouri recruits face off in high school showdown
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/02)
ST. LOUIS -- The 22nd annual Shootout, long known for its mixture of high profile national high school talent and top St. Louis area teams, this year also features a sneak peek at two Missouri recruits. Guard Spencer Laurie of Springfield Kickapoo, Mo., and forward Thomas Gardner of Portland (Ore.) Jefferson, will play against each other at 6:15 p.m. ...
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Joblessness in Missouri weighs hard on economy
(State News ~ 12/12/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- With job losses topping 77,000, Missouri's economy is still reeling from a recession that has hit harder here than in many other places, state officials said Wednesday. Missouri's work force shrunk by 2.83 percent from March 2001, when a national recession began, through October -- the third largest decline nationally behind only Georgia and Delaware...
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AIDS housing earns national recognition
(State News ~ 12/12/02)
ST. LOUIS -- Ask Jimmy Fitzgerald why he lives in Doorways housing, and he recalls receiving some blunt advice. "My doctor said, 'Either you go into Doorways or you die.' So I switched to a doctor I liked, and he basically told me the same thing," the 41-year-old said...
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Gary Mungle Jr., bowling
(Community Sports ~ 12/12/02)
Just try to relate professional wrestling with bowling. Can you do it? Hardly. Gary Mungle Jr. and his friends of the Sunday night WWF bowling league seem to have no problem relating the topics. Mungle, 24, and about 30 friends he calls family gather every Sunday night for the WWF league that fills the first eight lanes at West Park Lanes in Cape Girardeau...
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Shirley Friedhof
(Obituary ~ 12/12/02)
Shirley Friedhof, 64, of Ironton, Mo., died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, at Mineral Area Hospital in Farmington, Mo. She is formerly of Cape Girardeau. Graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Hanover Lutheran Cemetery. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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Speak Out A 12/12/02
(Speak Out ~ 12/12/02)
A good proposal IT'S UNBELIEVABLE that so many people in Cape Girardeau complain about taxes. When the city proposes an alternative source of funds, such as the water park, voters come out in droves to defeat it. I'm sure the people of Poplar Bluff, Farmington and Jackson are snickering and hoping the voters reject it. ...
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President Bush is providing good leadership
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/12/02)
To the editor: I am grateful and proud of our men and women serving in the military to ensure our freedom, and I am encouraged by the positive results we are already seeing under President Bush's leadership. This week he signed a bipartisan defense budget that provides the resources our troops need to fight the war on terror. ...
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WWJ drive is appropriate Advent question
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/12/02)
To the editor: For Christians who observe the church calendar of seasons and readings, this is Advent, four weeks of deep reflection and repentance that proceed Christmas. "What would Jesus drive?" is a good question for Advent reflection. Could our reliance on oil and our preoccupation with status vehicles be signs of our captivity to what St. Paul called the "powers and principalities" of this world?...
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Toybox makes a happy holiday for 3 children
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/12/02)
To the editor: I am the mother of Kyle, Christian and Jaycie, the children mentioned in the Toybox article on Friday. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. If it were not for the Toybox program I simply don't know what I would do this year. ...
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Faulkner's works hard to read, but very rewarding
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/12/02)
To the editor: A Speak Out caller recently said that William Faulkner was a dud and that the Faulkner collection at Southeast Missouri State University was a waste of money. I am a student at Southeast. I can say that the Faulkner collection is well worth every cent spent. ...
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Two shots better for preventing chicken pox
(Community ~ 12/12/02)
A chicken pox outbreak at a day care center two years ago found vaccinations surprisingly ineffective and may suggest that children should get two shots instead of one, researchers say. Dr. Karin Galil, lead author of the study in today's New England Journal of Medicine, and other experts said it is much too early to propose such a change...
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SEMO basketball polls 12/12/02
(High School Sports ~ 12/12/02)
SEMO POLLS Rankings determined by SEMO Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, shown with ranking, first-place votes in parentheses, record and total votes.BOYS TOP 15 1. Poplar Bluff (16) 5-0 269 2. Charleston (1) 3-1 238...
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Blake Wright
(Obituary ~ 12/12/02)
Blake Landis Wright died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born earlier that day at the medical center. Survivors include his parents, Jason E. and Dana D. Wright of Scott City; a brother, Brandon E. Wright of Scott City; paternal grandmother and stepgrandfather, Connie and Virgil Easton of Jackson, Tenn.; maternal grandfather, Marshall Ward of Scott City; maternal grandmother and stepgrandfather, Trellis and Frank Bain of Dexter, Mo...
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Michael Goodermote
(Obituary ~ 12/12/02)
HERRIN, Ill. -- Michael William Goodermote, 49, of Herrin died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2002, at his home. He was born Nov. 22, 1953, in Alexander County, Ill., son of William "Web" and Mary Summers Goodermote. He and Nancy Jacobs were married Nov. 20, 1992, in Murphysboro, Ill...
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Mabel Thompson
(Obituary ~ 12/12/02)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Mabel Belle Thompson, 100, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 29, 1902, in Leachville, Ark., daughter of John Lumpkins. She and Robert A. Andrews Sr. were married in 1923. She and Raymond Gill were married in 1929. He died in 1961. She later married William T. Thompson in 1962. He died March 16, 1999...
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Newly elected lawmakers take bus tour around state
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
Touring the state by bus might seem like a chore to some, but about 60 newly elected state representatives said it offered an education about many state-funded programs they must make decisions about in the years to come. The freshmen legislators rolled into Cape Girardeau Wednesday night for a gathering at Southeast Missouri State University, where they were welcomed with an open-bar reception at Dempster Hall. ...
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Smallpox vaccine gets extended to all
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Wednesday he will make the smallpox vaccine available to all Americans on a voluntary basis to guard against a bioterrorist attack. As a first step, the president will order military personnel to begin getting smallpox vaccinations and will launch a plan to offer the vaccine to emergency medical workers and response teams within weeks, senior administration officials said...
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Proposed state plan would vaccinate up to 8,350 workers
(State News ~ 12/12/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State health officials are proposing to vaccinate up to 8,350 hospital and public health workers against smallpox if President Bush orders states to take preventive measures. The state plan is under review by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, which would issue the vaccine doses to the state, Gov. Bob Holden said Wednesday. All states were asked to develop similar plans...
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Christmas tournament - Share your memories
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
It's the 58th year for the Christmas basketball tournament at Southeast Missouri State University. This year, it's called the seMissourian Christmas Tournament, thanks to sponsorship by the Southeast Missourian. The event has become an annual tradition for generations of basketball fans -- a time to watch great basketball and spend time with friends...
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Out of the past 12/12/02
(Out of the Past ~ 12/12/02)
10 years ago: Dec. 12, 1992 Graduation is shared accomplishment for Wanda Horn and Kathy Wilson; Cape Girardeau mother and her daughter graduate from Southeast Missouri State University with associate degrees in nursing and wealth of mutual pride. Chester, Ill. -- Rehabilitation and repainting of Chester, Ill., bridge over Mississippi River is on hold again; Missouri Highway and Transportation Department has revised scheduling plans for project...
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Births 12/12/02
(Births ~ 12/12/02)
Walker Son to Timothy D. and Cara Walker of Dallas, N.C., Gaston Memorial Hospital in Gastonia, N.C., 10:35 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, 2002. Name, Bryson Robert. Weight, 7 pounds 9 ounces. First child. Mrs. Walker is the former Cara Myer, daughter of Dolores Myer of Jackson, and the late Bob Myer. Walker is the son of Alma Walker of Stanley, N.C., and the late Gilmer Walker. He is a salesman with International Dyeing Equipment Co...
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Jolene Abbott
(Obituary ~ 12/12/02)
Jolene Abbott, 74, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete with Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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Warner Hileman Sr.
(Obituary ~ 12/12/02)
ANNA, Ill. -- Warner H. Hileman Sr., 80, of Anna died Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2002, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 26, 1922, in Dongola, Ill., son of Andrew Jackson and Amelia Crissip Hileman. He and Nevada Jane Pratt were married June 3, 1950, in Anna...
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Health calendar 12/12
(Community ~ 12/12/02)
Today Blood drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Missouri Association of Disability Examiners office in Cape Girardeau. Donors should be at least 17 years old and weight 110 pounds. Asthma Education program at 6:30 p.m. in Generations Resource Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Program is for children and adults who deal with asthma. Class size is limited; registration is required. Call 651-5825 for information...
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Tim Billings gets recognition as top coach
(Editorial ~ 12/12/02)
In just three seasons, Tim Billings has made remarkable improvements in the Southeast Missouri State University football program. After a 2000 season record of 3-8 and a 2001 record of 4-7, the head coach of the Indian squad led his team to an 8-4 season this year -- the best in more than 30 years...
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Fire tragedy gives us all something to ponder
(Editorial ~ 12/12/02)
Most everyone in this area has been affected in one way or another by the three deaths that resulted from the fire at Dutchtown, Mo., last week. There are those who have experienced similar tragedies in their own families and know the pain of losing loved ones under circumstances beyond their control...
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Community digest 12/12/02
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
Local man gives out food baskets and toys A sign-up for food baskets will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, as well as next Friday and Saturday, Dec. 20 to 21, at Floyd's Auction Barn/Barber Shop at 104 W. Main St. in Marble Hill, Mo. The baskets will be distributed from the same site at 2 p.m. Dec. 21...
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Poll - Most support action against Iraq -- if necessary
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
An overwhelming majority of people in the United States, 91 percent, say they do not believe Iraq gave a full and accurate accounting of all weapons of mass destruction in a weekend report to the United Nations, a survey released Wednesday says. But the public wants the United States to be patient...
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Documents show most post-Sept. 11 detainees deported, released
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
WASHINGTON -- The vast majority of the more than 900 people the federal government acknowledges detaining after the Sept. 11 attacks have been deported, released or convicted of relatively minor crimes not directly related to terrorism, government documents show...
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Conservatives doubt fervor of Bush team to cut taxes
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush, who shook up his economic team in an effort to get better salesmen for new tax cuts, drew fire Wednesday from conservative Republicans upset that the new team may not have sufficient tax-cutting fervor. The debate echoes a battle that has raged in the Republican Party since Ronald Reagan's days and highlights the political minefield Bush will have to navigate in selling Congress on his new stimulus proposals, which are expected to include as much as $300 billion in new tax cuts.. ...
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Thomas finds his voice during arguments on cross-burning law
(National News ~ 12/12/02)
WASHINGTON -- Normally stoic and silent during arguments, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas found his voice Wednesday, condemning cross burning as a symbol of oppression during "100 years of lynching" in the South by the Ku Klux Klan. The subject also evoked strong emotions from his white colleagues, who joined in expressing concern about violence and racism during arguments in the second cross-burning case to reach the Supreme Court in a decade...
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Waitress earns cash reward for her honesty
(State News ~ 12/12/02)
OLATHE, Kan. -- Heidi Tomassi's honesty helped save one family's Christmas and is paying off in even bigger ways for the waitress. Last week, Tomassi found an envelope packed with 33 $100 bills while working at Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar in Olathe. She gave the envelope to her manager for safekeeping until it was claimed by its owner the next day...
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Judge sentences SBU student to 15 days in jail for fatal wreck
(State News ~ 12/12/02)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man convicted of killing three fellow Southwest Baptist University students in a drunken driving wreck will spend his graduation and Christmas behind bars, but the 15-day jail term meted out Wednesday brought no relief to victims' relatives...
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State tests for mold in judge's office
(State News ~ 12/12/02)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- High mold levels in parts of the Missouri Supreme Court building have forced one judge into new chambers and may require state officials to temporarily close the building. Judge Laura Denvir Stith has moved from her third-floor office to a first-floor office in the last few months because of allergic reactions that may be linked to mold detected in tests earlier this fall, Stith said in an interview Wednesday...
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Cape man recognized for dedication to Boy Scouts
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
It's all about dedicating yourself to something worth the while for Joseph Russell of Cape Girardeau. "The Boy Scouts are an institution with very high ideals, and I believe it is worthwhile to spend time instilling these ideals in young people," Russell said...
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Middleton earns second lieutenant commission through ROTC
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
ADVANCE, Mo. - Brandon C. Middleton of Advance has received a commission of second lieutenant in the Army Reserve through the ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Early Commissioning Program (ECP). Middleton graduated with an associate degree from Marion Military Institute in Marion, Ala...
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Community cuisine 12/12/02
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
Fish and chicken supper to be held at Bell City BELL CITY, Mo. -- A fish and chicken supper will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Bell City Community Building. The menu will include hush puppies, slaw, potato salad, beans, dessert and drink. Cost for adults is $7, children ages 6 through 12 $3.50, 5 and under eat free. Proceeds will help pay for the community building...
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Cape fire report 12/12/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/12/02)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Dec. 12 Firefighters responded to the following calls Tuesday: At 12:17 p.m., an emergency medical service at 60 Doctor's Park. At 1:46 p.m., an emergency medical service at 1111 Linden. At 7:55 p.m., an emergency medical service at 3030 Mimosa...
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Notre Dame students collect toys for needy
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
Students in the National Honor Society at Notre Dame Regional High School organized a collection for Toybox on Wednesday that netted at least 500 new toys for the program. Toybox is a joint effort of the Cape Girardeau Jaycees and the Southeast Missourian that provides Christmas gifts to needy children up to age 12...
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Cape/Jackson police report 12/12/02
(Police/Fire Report ~ 12/12/02)
Cape Girardeau Thursday, Dec. 12 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Jason Curtis Harris, 21, of 912 Hickory, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of trafficking and driving while revoked...
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Woman with health problems needs assistance
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
Mrs. R is a 95-year-old woman who continues to live alone but needs some assistance due to health problems. She has severe arthritis, and her eyesight is failing. A daughter lives in the area, but she cannot lend much financial support or help to her mother since she's working to pay her own bills...
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Fire destroys Kennett home
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
Daily Dunklin Democrat No one was injured, but two family pet dogs were killed in a fire that destroyed a residence in Kennett Tuesday. City fire marshal Scott Tutor said the one-story brick home, located at 803 S. Vandeventer, was owned by Chris and Lisa Barksdale. Lisa Barksdale had left to take their children to school when the fire broke out, he said...
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Southeast Missouri Hospital on cover of new SBC phone books
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
The latest edition of SBC Southwestern Bell's local directory is headed your way with a change of face. Instead of a nature or landscape scene, the cover of this year's Cape Girardeau Region directory features Southeast Missouri Hospital, a spot the hospital obtained as part of its overall advertising schedule with the directory...
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Region digest 12/12/02
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
Cape police still looking for angry motoristInvestigators spent Wednesday actively seeking a man suspected of punching a woman in the face Tuesday, apparently angry at her for pulling into his lane of traffic, said Sgt. Rick Schmidt of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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At 100, Mary Hunt remains an avid baseball fan
(Local News ~ 12/12/02)
As a teenager in 1917 or so, it used to take her three modes of transportation just to get from Reynoldsville, Ill., to Cape Girardeau. "I used to have to catch the little train to McClure and then a hack (horse-drawn taxi), go to the river and catch the boat to Cape, and I don't think it was over 20 miles," said Mary Hunt, who turns 100 years old today...
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Ex-drug agent gets suspended sentence in fatal crash
(State News ~ 12/12/02)
CASSVILLE, Mo. -- A former undercover drug agent entered an Alford plea Wednesday and received a five-year suspended sentence in a collision that killed a southwest Missouri teenager. Jerome McIlvaine, 26, entered the plea on an involuntary manslaughter charge as his trial was about to begin in Barry County. An Alford plea means McIlvaine agrees there is enough evidence to convict him if case had gone to trial...
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