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Charles Fisher Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/08/04)
Charles Lee Fisher Sr., 64, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born July 4, 1939, in Ottumwa, Iowa, son of Keith Charles and Virginia M. Castle Fisher. He and Sharon A. Petary were married March 9, 1960, at Ottumwa...
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Fire report 02/08/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 02/08/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following calls on Friday: At 4:38 p.m., a medical assist at 11 S. Kingshighway. At 8:31 p.m., a medical assist at 321 N. Spring St. At 8:36 p.m., a citizen assist at 525 S. Sprigg. Firefighters responded to the following calls on Saturday:...
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Two injured in Saturday accidents
(Local News ~ 02/08/04)
Two motorists were injured in separate accidents Saturday in Southeast Missouri. Brittany Reinagel, 19, of Ironton, Mo., was injured in an accident at 11:34 a.m. on Highway 72, two miles east of Highway 51 in Bollinger County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said...
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SEMO career director touts benefits of internships
(Local News ~ 02/08/04)
Southeast Missouri State University students, employers and the school itself benefit from internships, the school's director of career services said Friday. Jerry Westbrook, the director, outlined the benefits of student internships to over 100 business leaders at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee at the Show Me Center...
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Red Cross subject of KRCU show
(Local News ~ 02/08/04)
Mary Burton, executive director of the Southeast Missouri chapter of the American Red Cross, will be the guest today on KRCU's "Going Public" radio show. She will discuss the various services provided by the Red Cross. The show will air at 3 p.m. on 90.9 FM...
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Sept. 11 group talks to top security adviser
(National News ~ 02/08/04)
WASHINGTON -- The independent commission reviewing the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks met with President Bush's national security adviser Saturday in an interview commissioners described as candid and productive. Condoleezza Rice met with the commission privately for four hours Saturday at the White House to discuss what the administration could have done to prevent the attacks...
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Intelligence commission chiefs experienced at keeping secrets
(National News ~ 02/08/04)
WASHINGTON -- The men put in charge of the Iraq intelligence commission have wide experience with covert information -- one in federal courts, the other in Congress. Laurence Silberman is a blunt conservative who oversaw the highly secretive panel of judges responsible for ruling on government wiretaps against alleged foreign terrorists and spies...
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Pro Bowl's many newcomers includes veterans like McNair
(Professional Sports ~ 02/08/04)
HONOLULU -- When Anquan Boldin discovered he has been chosen for the same number of Pro Bowls as Steve McNair, the Arizona receiver almost demanded a recount. "Steve McNair has never made the Pro Bowl?" asked Boldin, the only rookie selected for today's game. "That's crazy. That's not right. He's the MVP, the best. How could three better quarterbacks get elected every year? It's way overdue."...
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League puts on smiles for All-Star weekend
(Professional Sports ~ 02/08/04)
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Jeremy Roenick is realistic: Labor agreement or not, this is probably his last trip to the All-Star game. So he, like everyone involved with the midseason classic, hopes the NHL shows off its best side. "The league's in a situation that we need positive things to happen," said the 34-year-old Roenick, the Philadelphia Flyers forward and one of the NHL's most outspoken players...
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Court funding
(Editorial ~ 02/08/04)
The president of the Missouri Bar Association, accompanied by judges and lawyers, made a compelling case last week regarding state funding for Missouri's judicial system. If the state's courts have to take a 10 percent budget cut, said Bill Corrigan Jr. of St. Louis, criminal trials would be less speedy and civil lawsuits would be bogged down...
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Family planning essential to curb world population
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/08/04)
To the editor: Human population growth is the most pressing environmental problem facing the world, and voluntary family planning is the most effective answer. The United States joined 179 countries at a 1994 population conference in Cairo to pledge support for international family planning efforts, but the Bush administration has indicated it will not reaffirm the commitment this year...
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Teacher shows special interest in his students
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/08/04)
To the editor: I just sent a letter to my son's principal at Clippard Elementary School tooting the horn of his classroom teacher, Shawn Brooks. During a time when many educators are grumbling about cuts and readjustments, here a teacher (among many, I am sure) who deserves some limelight. Here are excerpts from my letter:...
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James Killen Sr.
(Obituary ~ 02/08/04)
James H. Killen Sr., 80, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 9, 1923, in Lauderdale County, Ala., son of Benton and Alma King Killen. He and Gertrude Reiter were married Jan. 28, 1956, in Arkansas...
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Brenda Gould
(Obituary ~ 02/08/04)
Brenda Pearl Gould, 59, of Scott City died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at her home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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Aline Karraker
(Obituary ~ 02/08/04)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Aline Karraker, 82, of Murray, Ky., formerly of Dongola, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at her son's home in Murray. She was born Jan. 1, 1922, at Dongola, daughter of Lewis and Josephine Kaufman. She and Howard Lamar Karraker were married in 1940...
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Dorothy Coffman
(Obituary ~ 02/08/04)
ANNA, Ill. -- Dorothy B. Coffman, 77, of New Braunfels, Texas, and formerly of Anna, died Friday, Feb. 6, 2004, at her home. Arrangements are pending at Crain Funeral Home in Anna.
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Bernice Ancell
(Obituary ~ 02/08/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Bernice Ancell, 86, of Chaffee died Friday, Feb. 6, 2004, at her home. She was born March 22,1917, at Crump, Mo., daughter of Ernest Kirby and Ida Mae Williams Crump. She and Lee Ancell were married Sept. 15, 1934. He died on July 28, 1989...
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Ellen Smith
(Obituary ~ 02/08/04)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Ellen E. Smith, 75, of Dongola died Friday, Feb. 6, 2004, at home. She was born April 13, 1928, in Alto Pass, Ill., daughter of Melvin and Alma Fox Tellor. She and Claude E. "Hoggie" Smith were married Jan. 1, 1943, at Jackson, Mo. He died Jan. 24, 1985...
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Robert Friedrich Jr.
(Obituary ~ 02/08/04)
Robert C. "Bob" Friedrich Jr., 69, of Jackson passed away Friday, Feb. 6, 2004 at his home. He was born May, 18, 1934, in Jackson, son of Robert C. Sr. and Ollie L. Seabaugh Friedrich. He and Patricia Ruth "Pat" Schulte were married July 2, 1959. She passed away June 7, 1995...
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Jetton could use some instruction on good manners
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/08/04)
To the editor: State Rep. Rod Jetton seems surprised that people were offended by his rude behavior after he heckled Gov. Bob Holden during the State of the State speech last month. Woody Cozad, a well-known Republican, discussed in a December 2001 commentary how business is conducted at meetings of the Grand Order of Pachyderms, a Republican social club in Kansas City:...
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Golf scores
(Professional Sports ~ 02/08/04)
AT&T Pebble Beach National Par Scores Saturday at Pebble Beach, Calif., Purse: $5.3 million; Played on three courses all Par 72: Pebble Beach Golf Links, 6,816 yards; Poppy Hills, 6,833 yards; Spyglass Hill GC, 6,862 yards Third RoundVijay Singh 67-68-68 -- 203 -13...
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States pay a price for alcohol in vehicles
(State News ~ 02/08/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Last year, the Missouri Department of Transportation installed 63 miles of guard cables in the grassy median of Interstate 70 to cut down on crossover collisions. But the $11.1 million project wasn't carried out by choice. Until Missouri outlaws open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles, the state remains under federal order to spend 3 percent of its federal road construction funds each year on traffic safety projects. ...
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Southwest Missouri town's barbecue honors first retailer to reo
(State News ~ 02/08/04)
STOCKTON, Mo. -- As bundled-up locals gingerly stepped across slush-slickened sidewalks Friday morning, the unmistakable aroma of fire-kissed burgers blended with falling flurries in the winter air. On an otherwise questionable day for a barbecue, a small community once left for dead by the weather gave its townspeople reason to revel in a new beginning...
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Study- Florida doesn't always follow public records laws
(National News ~ 02/08/04)
ORLANDO, Fla. -- The man politely refused to give his name when he made a public records request at the Charlotte County school district. While an official looked into the request, district security officers called sheriff's deputies to report a suspicious person...
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Mechanic ordered held without bond in slaying
(National News ~ 02/08/04)
SARASOTA, Fla. -- The mechanic charged with kidnapping and killing an 11-year-old girl whose abduction was caught on a carwash surveillance camera was ordered held without bond on Saturday as the community formed a makeshift memorial outside the victim's home...
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U.S. tries to ease allies about falling dollar, deficits
(National News ~ 02/08/04)
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The Bush administration tried Saturday to reassure America's major economic allies worried about the sinking dollar and the exploding U.S. budget and trade deficits. In the face of stinging criticism from other rich countries, the administration defended its hands-off approach to the dollar's sharp slide, which has pushed the greenback in recent weeks to record lows against the euro, the common currency of 12 European nations, and to three-year lows against the Japanese yen.. ...
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Decked out
(National News ~ 02/08/04)
The pacesetters of pop culture rarely emerge from the Department of Defense, where the search for weapons of mass destruction outstrips the hunt for the next mood ring. But when it came to Iraq's "Most Wanted" playing cards, the military wonks were way ahead of the pack...
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Indians need wins, not close losses
(Sports Column ~ 02/08/04)
It wasn't the outcome that local fans wanted, but Southeast Missouri State University and Murray State put on quite a performance at the Show Me Center on Saturday afternoon. Each team had just 10 turnovers and the Indians led most of the way before a late charge by the Racers resulted in an 80-74 victory for the Kentucky squad...
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DYS is model for nation
(Column ~ 02/08/04)
Missouri continues to be recognized nationally for its Division of Youth Services, named the country's model program by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, one of the nation's leading child advocacy groups. Thanks to private funding from Casey, in the past year Missouri has been host to legislative delegations from around the country who visit to determine how they can replicate Missouri's success of recidivism one-sixth of most other states...
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Dalhousie has high hopes for junior program
(Community Sports ~ 02/08/04)
With snow flurries meandering to the ground Saturday morning in downtown Cape Girardeau, it was a perfect time to talk about golf. Dalhousie Golf Club announced the formation of a junior golf program that will allow access to one of the country's best private facilities for $250 per year. The student membership, available to children ages 8-18, will include instruction twice a week for 10 weeks, course play and competition...
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Cornhuskers hustle past Tigers
(Professional Sports ~ 02/08/04)
LINCOLN, Neb. -- Statistics told the story of Nebraska's 78-62 win Saturday over Missouri. The Cornhuskers turned 12 offensive rebounds into 22 second-chance points, garnered 24 points from 17 Missouri turnovers and held advantages from both the 3-point and free-throw lines...
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Hudson Valley ghost stories captivate author
(Entertainment ~ 02/08/04)
ALBANY, N.Y. -- There is a specter haunting the Hudson Valley. A bunch of them, actually: Henry Hudson's old crew; a headless Hessian; a woman dragged to death by a horse; former railroad workers; peddlers; an assortment of apparitions from the days of the American Indians and the Dutch...
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Oscar organizers leak lineup little at a time
(Entertainment ~ 02/08/04)
LOS ANGELES -- It's three weeks before the Academy Awards, and the celebrity presenters are hidden under a white sheet. At least, their names are. Talent coordinator Danette Herman guards the identities of the stars she has recruited for the Feb. 29 ceremony by draping a cloth over her board of names, like its a forgotten piece of furniture...
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Janet Jackson bows out of Grammys over Super Bowl furor
(Entertainment ~ 02/08/04)
Even without appearing at the Grammys tonight, Janet Jackson's presence will be inescapable. The singer was supposed to have presented a special award for Luther Vandross, but pulled out amid the furor following her Super Bowl performance. Also avoiding the show will be Jackson's good friend, rapper and music producer Jermaine Dupri, who announced Friday he was resigning as president of the Recording Academy's Atlanta chapter...
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Cheney defends Iraq war at GOP gathering
(State News ~ 02/08/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Vice President Dick Cheney defended the war in Iraq and touted the U.S. economy Saturday night while helping the Missouri Republican Party raise more than $500,000 for this year's election. Cheney, the keynote speaker at the Republicans' annual Lincoln Days, said the evidence indicates that Saddam Hussein had the intent to use weapons of mass destruction, even though inspectors have not found any massive stockpiles...
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Artist teaches students to spin yarn
(State News ~ 02/08/04)
NAPERVILLE, Ill. -- Jessica Wolfe carefully untangled, smoothed out and fluffed up a small clump of light brown, tan and black wool as she prepared it to be spun into yarn. Jessica, a fifth grader at White Eagle Elementary School, and her classmates were learning about the art of spinning from artist-in-residence Charlotte Main...
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Company makes weaponry for medieval fighting game
(State News ~ 02/08/04)
SIDNEY, Ill. -- Not all weapons makers are huge conglomerates like Smith & Wesson or General Dynamics. Some supply an entirely different market -- and build their weapons in rural Champaign County. Edhellen Armoury, hidden in plain sight on a farm near Sidney, supplies weapons for fantasy medieval combat, or "foam fighting," as it is also known...
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Death camp survivor talks to schoolchildren
(State News ~ 02/08/04)
TREMONT, Ill. -- All one fifth-grader wanted to know was how the guest speaker landed in Tazewell County after her painful experience in a Nazi concentration camp. That answer is a long story for Irene Garcia, a 66-year-old Tremont woman who provided a vivid piece of living history for students at Tremont Grade School...
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Valentine's Day books focus on selfless acts of love
(Community ~ 02/08/04)
NEW YORK -- For many children, Valentine's Day means one thing: candy. The only difference between Valentine's Day and Halloween, it seems, is the color of the sweet stuff. For children who are old enough to cut out paper hearts or send cards, the holiday can be a stressful time, since the size of a child's stack of pink and red valentines can be seen as a barometer of popularity...
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Second temblor strikes Indonesia a day after powerful quake
(International News ~ 02/08/04)
NABIRE, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake struck a remote region of Indonesia shortly before noon Saturday, further disrupting efforts to get relief to victims of a temblor the day before that killed nearly 30 people. The earthquake on Saturday damaged homes and other buildings near coastal Nabire in Indonesia's Papua province, but details were not immediately available because the region is so remote...
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Russian officials seek greater security after subway blast
(International News ~ 02/08/04)
MOSCOW -- Russian officials renewed calls Saturday for tighter security checks in Moscow after a subway bombing killed 39 people, moves that could worsen ethnic tensions as blame for the attack fell on Chechen rebels. Officials strongly suspected the Friday morning rush-hour blast was a suicide bombing, and President Vladimir Putin pointed to insurgents fighting Russian troops for Chechen independence for most of the last decade...
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NBC renews Trump show
(Entertainment ~ 02/08/04)
LOS ANGELES -- Donald Trump can look forward to job security with NBC. "The Apprentice," the reality series featuring business mogul Trump and contestants vying to work for him, has been renewed for a second season. "We always knew that 'The Apprentice' was an original and smart alternative to other reality shows," Trump said . "I can't wait to get back in the boardroom for season two."...
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Uprising puts Haiti on edge of collapse
(International News ~ 02/08/04)
GONAIVES, Haiti -- Police reinforcements fought bloody battles with gunmen as they tried to retake Haiti's fourth-largest city Saturday from rebels who seized it two days earlier in a challenge to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. At least three police were killed, and crowds mutilated the corpses. One body was dragged through the street as a man swung at it with a machete. A woman cut off the officer's ear...
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Middle school in Cape offering courses after class
(Local News ~ 02/08/04)
Fifth- and sixth-graders are leaving Central Middle School these days with the newly acquired ability to cook dinner for their families, communicate in sign language and perform military marching drills. More than 300 students -- about half the school's population -- signed up for a four-week after-school program that will run through Feb. 20...
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Wyoming plans for $1.2 billion surplus
(National News ~ 02/08/04)
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Political leaders in Wyoming have a dilemma their colleagues in many other states can only dream of: what to do with a projected $1.2 billion surplus. Suggestions for lawmakers range from extra funds for schools and prisons to saving more money for a rainy day...
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Weapons of mass interest draw crowd
(Local News ~ 02/08/04)
James Clark likes to come to gun shows to meet good, friendly, law-abiding citizens. "Nobody ever got shot at a gun show," explained Clark of Poplar Bluff, Mo. On Saturday he joined crowds at the SEMO Gun Show in Cape Girardeau held at the A.C. Brase Arena Building...
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Letting sunshine in
(Local News ~ 02/08/04)
AS MEDIA OUTLETS MARK INCREASED ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT RECORDS, LAWMAKERS LOOK AT CLOSING HOLES IN SUNSHINE LAW By Marc Powers ~ Southeast Missourian JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- In a bit of irony, the legislative committee proceedings that produced Missouri's first open meetings law in 1973 took place, as was the practice of the time, in secret...
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Seminar trains people to use controversial Mel Gibson film
(Local News ~ 02/08/04)
FRED LYNCH * flynch@semissourian.com Central Middle School fifth-graders Emily Middleton, right, Martia Lewis and Blake Ozbun made bagel pizzas with other students in the after-school kitchen cooking class on Tuesday.By Laura Johnston ~ Southeast Missourian...
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California's capital punishment rate varies by geography
(National News ~ 02/08/04)
SAN FRANCISCO -- California now has 638 inmates awaiting death, some of them for more than one murder. But some of the state's counties have condemned many more inmates than others of similar size, according to an Associated Press review of Corrections Department data...
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Fox says notions of traditional television season fading
(Entertainment ~ 02/08/04)
LOS ANGELES -- The traditional notions of a television season -- reruns in summer, new shows in the fall -- are obsolete for Fox. Fox will develop and premiere new shows year-round, network entertainment president Gail Berman said Friday. "The economic model that created this business has lasted too long," Berman said. "We've seen cable companies make inroads while we hid our heads in the sand. We need to change our business."...
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Pentagon chief defends Iraq invasion
(International News ~ 02/08/04)
MUNICH, Germany -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, defending the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq to a skeptical international audience, said Saturday he is confident Saddam Hussein's removal eventually will spread "seeds of freedom" through the Middle East...
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Dominican girl dies following surgery to remove second head
(International News ~ 02/08/04)
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- An infant girl born with a second head bled to death Saturday after complex surgery to remove her partially formed twin, her parents and doctors said. A medical team completed the 11-hour operation Friday night and said 8-week-old Rebeca Martinez died seven hours later. Doctors had warned after the surgery that the girl would be at great risk of infection or hemorrhaging...
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House may try rare veto override during session
(Local News ~ 02/08/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The final passage Thursday of a resolution that would nullify a key component of Gov. Bob Holden's controversial directive on collective bargaining looks to set up a rare regular session veto override effort within the next two weeks...
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Spirit rover digs into first rock on martian surface
(National News ~ 02/08/04)
LOS ANGELES -- Fresh from being given a clean bill of health, the Spirit rover drilled its first tiny hole in a rock on the surface of Mars, NASA scientists said Saturday. "We made some history here. We put the first planned hole on Mars," said Stephen Gorevan, a scientist handling some of Spirit's workload...
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Kerry wins crushing victories in Michigan, Washington votes
(National News ~ 02/08/04)
Sen. John Kerry won crushing caucus victories in Michigan and Washington on Saturday, trouncing his Democratic presidential rivals and predicting, "George Bush's days are numbered." The Democratic front-runner by far, Kerry fashioned his latest wins by outsized margins. The Massachusetts senator's share of the vote in a multi-candidate field hovered at 50 percent in Washington and Michigan...
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The Dating Game
(Community ~ 02/08/04)
American youth are changing the way they meet their mates. By Laura Johnston ~ Southeast Missourian Images of red hearts, cuddly bears and vivid roses are in abundance across Southeast Missouri as retailers market Valentine's Day gifts for Feb. 14...
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The Fab 40th
(Entertainment ~ 02/08/04)
NEW YORK -- It was black and white, and watched all over. In the days when hardly anyone had color television, on Feb. 9, 1964, the Beatles appeared live in the living rooms of 78 million Americans -- four out of every 10 -- on "The Ed Sullivan Show."...
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Southeast suffers 80-74 setback to Murray State
(College Sports ~ 02/08/04)
The way Saturday afternoon's game was unfolding, Murray State coach Mick Cronin figured the Racers' only chance of winning was for Southeast Missouri State University to run out of gas. It probably took longer than Cronin had hoped, but he finally got his wish. The Racers used a late 15-0 run to defeat the Indians 80-74 in front of 5,123 fans -- a season-high crowd -- at the Show Me Center...
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Southeast coach finds gain after cancer death
(Local News ~ 02/08/04)
Personal tragedy fuels Southeast Missouri State University volleyball coach Cindy Gannon's fund-raising commitment to fight breast cancer. Her mother died on July 1, 2000, after a six-year battle with breast cancer. Gannon's loss prompted the coach to found Dig for Life, a program that raises money to increase breast cancer awareness and encourages women to receive regular mammograms...
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Saxony claims conference tourney
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/04)
Saxony Lutheran's first-year varsity boys basketball program picked up its first conference title with a 71-64 win over Meadow Heights at the Mississippi Valley Conference Tournament Saturday at Oak Ridge. In a foul-plagued game in which Meadow Heights picked up two technicals, the Crusaders used a strong fourth quarter to come away with the win. Meadow Heights led 55-45 heading into the fourth quarter, but was outscored 26-9 in the final period...
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Jackson takes third place in Ameritime Classic
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Jackson senior guard Linden Hahs scored 12 points Saturday night in the third-place game of the Ameritime Classic on the Maryville University campus. But it was the 30-second span in which Hahs scored six points that turned the tide as Jackson won its matchup with Jefferson City, 45-37...
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Jackson captures district
(High School Sports ~ 02/08/04)
Jackson won its first district wrestling title since 1996 by capturing the Class 3 District 1 meet Saturday at Jackson. The Indians finished with a team score of 167, just ahead of Northwest with 150 and Fox with 147. Jackson sent nine wrestlers to sectionals, one behind Northwest's 10. The top four from each weight class qualify for sectionals...
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Otahks extend winning streak
(College Sports ~ 02/08/04)
As a basketball player, Kenja White would probably make a good quarterback. Or perhaps a pitcher. White showed off her right arm Saturday with a shot from about 70 feet at the halftime buzzer that highlighted Southeast Missouri State University's third straight victory, a 74-60 win over visiting Murray State Saturday night...
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Clinton suits and Bush diapers
(International News ~ 02/08/04)
SHANGHAI, China -- The suit maker seeking Bill Clinton's endorsement hoped to use the former U.S. leader's "worldwide charisma." The man behind Bush Diapers was playing with the president's Chinese name -- "bu shi," which also means "not wet."...
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'I'm not Taliban' -- Afghan boy released from Guantanamo
(International News ~ 02/08/04)
NAW ZAD, Afghanistan -- A 15-year-old boy released after spending a year at the U.S. prison for terror suspects in Cuba says he was detained after Afghan militiamen falsely accused him of being a Taliban sympathizer. Mohammed Ismail Agha was reunited last week with his family in a remote southern Afghan village after a year as one of the youngest inmates in Guantanamo Bay, a high-security prison holding about 650 suspected al-Qaida and Taliban fighters detained since the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan began after the Sept. ...
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U.N. team in Iraq to settle vote question
(International News ~ 02/08/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- A U.N. team began its mission in Iraq on Saturday to study prospects for early legislative elections opposed by the United States but demanded by the powerful Shiite Muslim clergy. The Sunni Muslim president of Iraq's Governing Council, however, insisted the U.N. findings will not be binding on the Iraqi leadership, reflecting divisions among Iraqis over how to restore an independent government by July...
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Allen-Haupt
(Engagement ~ 02/08/04)
Eddie and Gail Allen of Broken Bow, Okla., announce the engagement of their daughter, Nicole Courtney Allen, to Thomas Steven Haupt, both of Springfield, Mo. He is the son of Johnnie and Kathie Haupt of Fruitland. Allen is a graduate of Oklahoma School of Photography. She is a director at Jenny Craig in Springfield...
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Jones-McRaven
(Engagement ~ 02/08/04)
Yvonne Jones of Eureka, Mo., announces the engagement of her daughter, Kristin Nicole Jones, to Darryl W. McRaven, both of Cape Girardeau. He is the son of Becky Welker of Cape Girardeau and Darryl McRaven of Jonesboro, Ill. Jones is a graduate of the occupational therapy program at St. Louis University. She is a pediatric occupational therapist at Kenny Rogers Children's Center in Sikeston, Mo...
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Wagoner-McClard
(Engagement ~ 02/08/04)
Phillip and Leta Wagoner of Cape Girardeau announce the engagement of their daughter, Laura Beth Wagoner, to Lance Christian McClard, both of Columbia, S.C. He is the son of Richard and Rebecca McClard of Jackson. Wagoner is a 1996 graduate of Central High School. She received a degree in human development and family studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2001. She is pursuing a master's degree in social work from the University of South Carolina in Columbia...
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Hennemann-Bey
(Engagement ~ 02/08/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Debbie Hennemann of Perryville and Dennis Hennemann of Jackson announce the engagement of their daughter, Sydni Nicole Hennemann, to Jason Robert Bey. He is the son of Gina Bey and Dennis Bey of Perryville. Hennemann is a 2002 graduate of Perryville High School, a graduate of Stage One the Hair School, and is attending Mineral Area College. She is employed at Park-Et Restaurant...
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Bowers-Gaebler
(Engagement ~ 02/08/04)
Mr. and Mrs. James Bowers of Whitewater announce the engagement of their daughter, Alaina Marie Bowers, to Kenny Gaebler. He is the son of Kenneth Gaebler Sr. of Delta and June Miller of Tampa, Fla. Bowers is a 1997 graduate of Delta High School. She received a bachelor's degrees in child development from Southeast Missouri State University in 2001, and in early childhood education in 2003...
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McLane-Mason
(Wedding ~ 02/08/04)
Mary Darlene McLane and Jason Ray Mason were united in marriage Nov. 8, 2003, at Oak Ridge United Methodist Church. Craig Petzoldt performed the ceremony. Pianist was Krystal McLane of Oak Ridge. Vocalists were Danetta Held of Cape Girardeau, sister of the groom, and Lisa Lee of Oak Ridge...
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Sater-Ludwig
(Wedding ~ 02/08/04)
Amy Leigh Sater and Gregory Lynn Ludwig were married Oct. 11, 2003, at First Christian Church. The Rev. David Felty performed the ceremony. Organist was Betty Fadler of Marble Hill, Mo. The bride is the daughter of Mary D. Sater of East Prairie, Mo., and the late John R. Sater. Earl and Dorothy Ludwig of Jackson are parents of the groom...
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Upward program places values ahead of victories
(Community Sports ~ 02/08/04)
A winter youth basketball program in its second year in Cape Girardeau is thriving by teaching that winning isn't everything. In this league, players are recognized for sportsmanship and Christian behavior. The Upward Basketball program was started by Lynwood Baptist Church member Richard Kinsey, who was asked to help by his church's minister...
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Reutzels together 50 years
(Anniversary ~ 02/08/04)
Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Reutzel of Jackson celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows in the wedding chapel aboard a cruise ship in the Caribbean. A reception followed the ceremony. Hosts were their children, Larry Reutzel of Norman, Okla., Randy Reutzel of Marietta, Ga., Linda and Harold Watson of Jackson; and a granddaughter, Samantha Watson of Jackson...
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Thurms mark anniversary
(Anniversary ~ 02/08/04)
ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Mr. and Mrs. George Thurm of Altenburg celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a dinner and reception Oct. 12, 2003, at the American Legion Hall in Jackson. An open house was held Oct. 19 at Concordia Lutheran School gym. Thurm and Verna Ludwig were married Oct. 11, 1953, at St. John's Lutheran Church in Pocahontas, by the Rev. E.C. Elzey...
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Letter 2/8/04
(Community Sports ~ 02/08/04)
Saxony deserves coverage In response to the statement in SportsTalk on Sunday, Feb. 1, entitled "Critique of coverage," personally I believe that the publicity which Saxony Lutheran High School is receiving right now is great. We are a fairly new high school, and are trying to build a new building in order that the students will not be so cramped. Therefore, any publicity can help them reach their goal...
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Coalition says Saddam loyalists killing Iraqi intellectuals
(International News ~ 02/08/04)
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Insurgents are killing at least one and as many as five Iraqi intellectuals every month, hoping to stop people from working with the U.S.-led coalition, coalition spokesmen said Saturday. Still, they said more and more intellectuals and professionals are coming forward to help thwart the insurgents' aims...
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Iranian president will go ahead with Feb. 20 elections
(International News ~ 02/08/04)
TEHRAN, Iran -- President Mohammad Khatami said he will obey orders from Iran's supreme leader to hold legislative elections on Feb. 20, but warned they would not be fair because thousands of reformist candidates have been disqualified. In a joint letter sent to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday, Khatami and Parliament Speaker Mahdi Karroubi wrote that the government would hold the elections as scheduled only because Khamenei had ordered it to do so, but that people would have little motivation to vote.. ...
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Homeowner kills intruder in Rolla
(State News ~ 02/08/04)
ROLLA, Mo. -- A man shot and killed another man who had broken into his home and shot him and his wife, authorities said. David W. Brown, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene Friday night. The couple, James Butler, 48, and Suzanne Butler, 44, each suffered single gunshot wounds and were taken to hospitals with injuries that were not considered life-threatening. James Butler was released from the Phelps County Regional Medical Center on Saturday afternoon...
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Butler County man gets 28 years for attacking eighth-grader
(State News ~ 02/08/04)
BENTON, Mo. -- A Butler County man will spend 28 years in prison for an attack on a volleyball player at the Poplar Bluff Junior High School last year. Todd Michael Oliver, 19, was sentenced Thursday after earlier pleading guilty to attempted forcible sodomy...
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Oddly enough 2/8/04
(Local News ~ 02/08/04)
Overturned van spills 700 live rodents PEARISBURG, Va. -- A cargo van filled with cages carrying more than 700 gerbils, rats, mice and other rodents overturned Thursday, sending the animals scurrying onto a highway and sparking a bizarre large-scale rescue of the small animals. ...
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Reasonable ranch
(Community ~ 02/08/04)
The ranch style home is a traditional favorite for good reason -- it's just plain practical. The rooms are easily accessible and the primary rooms are all on one floor. And when combined with good building and finishing materials, the ranch style home is very attractive...
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Speak Out 02/08/04
(Speak Out ~ 02/08/04)
Scott City speeding I'D LIKE to make a comment about the Scott City interchange. There is a need for another way out of town. The port road was a big help, but I hope people on James Street don't get their hopes up that the Scott City police will control the speeding. That won't happen. Ask the people on Ruth Street...
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FanSpeak 2/8/04
(Community Sports ~ 02/08/04)
Ready for baseball SINCE 1998, the Southeast Missouri State baseball team has been very competitive at the Division I level. Since 1998, the SEMO baseball program has seriously contended for the OVC championship with titles in 1998 and 2002. ...
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Out of the past 2/8/04
(Out of the Past ~ 02/08/04)
10 years ago: Feb. 8, 1994 Scott City Council approved measure last night which will allow voters to decide whether or not they want riverboat gaming in city; vote is slated for April 5, same day Missourians ballot will on revised constitutional amendment that would allow riverboat gambling...
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