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PETA urges accused animal abuse to undergo counseling
(Local News ~ 10/07/04)
A report of alleged domestic abuse that occurred Sept. 13 caught the attention of the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Wednesday morning the Norfolk, Va.-based PETA faxed a letter to Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Morley Swingle urging him to vigorously prosecute Paul Clifton Oakley, 43, of Cape Girardeau...
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Visions of the soul of America
(Column ~ 10/07/04)
Oct. 7, 2004 Dear Julie, William Least Heat Moon packed only two books in his van before beginning the quest chronicled in his book "Blue Highways." One was Walt Whitman's "Leaves of Grass," filled with exuberant poems about the American spirit. The other was "Black Elk Speaks," a different but no less eloquent perspective on the original American soul then and now struggling for survival...
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United Way is recognized for service by chamber
(Local News ~ 10/07/04)
Typically, the identity of the winner of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's annual Commitment to Excellence Award is withheld until after the presenter's description of the company, its origins and achievements. But this year, the uniqueness of that company's services and history made it obvious in the first few sentences...
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Schools to receive DVD copy of historical production
(Local News ~ 10/07/04)
More than 140 years ago, the spot that now houses Central Middle School was the site of a major clash between Confederate and Union troops that took the lives of more than 330 soldiers. So it was only fitting that the school be the first in Cape Girardeau to receive a special video about local Civil War history...
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Colder weather, higher bills ahead
(National News ~ 10/07/04)
WASHINGTON -- Residential heating costs are projected to soar this winter to more than $1,000 on average because of higher fuel costs and expected colder weather, the government said Wednesday. People will pay on average an additional $133 to $270 to heat their homes when compared with last winter, which was seen as an unusually expensive heating season...
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Sikeston motorist hurt in accident
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/07/04)
A Sikeston, Mo., motorist was injured in a one-car accident on Highway 77 six miles south of Benton, Mo., at 4 p.m. Tuesday. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, June Hart, 68, was southbound in a 1994 Mercury when the vehicle ran off the roadway and overturned...
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Reviving downtown
(Editorial ~ 10/07/04)
Anyone who has been around awhile knows downtown Cape Girardeau is a far different place than just a decade ago. The Marquette Towers renovation, opening of the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, the floodwall murals being painted, the new federal courthouse under construction on Independence Street and the highly anticipated turning of earth for the Southeast Missouri State University River Campus have put the building blocks in place for a downtown renaissance...
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Drivers should read cycling story
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/07/04)
To the editor: I just finished reading Bob Miller's article about bicycling in Cape Girardeau, and I have one thing to say. Bravo, Bob. I hope drivers will read your article as well. RON RUPPEL, Cape Girardeau
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A flood of newspaper memories
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/07/04)
To the editor: The Missourian has been important to me through the years. I was a paper boy during World War II, and I could tell you about some wonderful experiences connected therewith. I can tell you the exact boundaries of my two routes and the names of a number of my subscribers...
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Make a choice and Pray the Vote
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/07/04)
To the editor: I am retirement age, and never in an election have I seen such hatred and vitriol directed at so many who dare to hold different political views. Letters on our newspaper's editorial page spew out that message of hatred, and some of them are written by people I previously respected...
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Russell Launius
(Obituary ~ 10/07/04)
James Russell Launius, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at his home. He was born Jan. 23, 1917, at Bloomfield, Mo., son of Dwight T. and Elma A. Aslin Launius. He and Mary Lee Barham were married Sept. 15, 1940. She died Feb. 24, 1996. He and Imogene Eaton Hastings were married Aug. 22, 1998, in Cape Girardeau...
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Evelyn Lane
(Obituary ~ 10/07/04)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Evelyn H. Lane, 93, of Perryville died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 21, 1911, at Fruitland, daughter of George and Addell Caldwell McNeely. She and Robert B. Lane were married Dec. 27, 1928. He died April 3, 1989. They were married 60 years...
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Ruby Wammack
(Obituary ~ 10/07/04)
Ruby R. Wammack, 81, of Jackson died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at Monticello House. She was born June 21, 1923, in Sage, Ark., daughter of Johnny and Elizabeth Mynatt Wammack. Wammack had worked at the former Superior Electric Co. in Cape Girardeau. She was a member of Illmo Baptist Church. Formerly of Yuma, Ariz., she moved to Jackson in 1979...
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Lola Russom
(Obituary ~ 10/07/04)
Lola Mae Russom, 94, of Scott City died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee, Mo. She was born Aug. 23, 1910, at Whitewater, daughter of Francis and Caroline Fulbright Simmons. She and Lester Lowell Russom were married Sept. 26, 1928, in Piggott, Ark. He died Jan. 12, 1969...
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John Tracy Jr.
(Obituary ~ 10/07/04)
John Wilson Tracy Jr., 84, of Daisy died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at Kindred Hospital in St. Louis. He was born June 19, 1920, in Corning, Ark., son of John Wilson and Iva Ellen Hurst Tracy. He and Audrey Jane Smith were married July 17, 1949. Tracy farmed in the Daisy area all his life, and was a maintenance worker at Washington University in St. Louis...
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Lester Triplett
(Obituary ~ 10/07/04)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Lester Triplett, 79, of Chaffee, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are pending with Ponder Funeral Home in Sikeston.
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Saxony boys run to Oak Ridge meet win
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/04)
Led by second-place finisher Trey Maevers, the Saxony Lutheran boys cross country team finished first in the Oak Ridge Invitational on Wednesday. Brandon Etzold, Peter Winningham and Kory Mueller also were in the top 10 for Saxony. Cody Roper of Advance placed first in the boys race, while Oak Ridge's Sam Zoellner topped the girls field...
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Former Branson school worker admits to embezzlement
(State News ~ 10/07/04)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A former employee pleaded guilty Wednesday to embezzling more than $50,000 from the Branson School District. Janette McSpadden, 41, admitted to four counts of embezzlement during her appearance in federal court in Springfield. McSpadden faces up to 10 years in federal prison without parole and a $250,000 fine for each of the four counts...
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Guard missing recruiting goal yet meets staffing levels
(State News ~ 10/07/04)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Missouri Army National Guard missed its recruitment goal by about 16 percent in the last year but was able to retain enough soldiers to meet its overall goal for staff levels. Some 1,395 recruits were attracted in the year ending Sept. 30, according to 1st Lt. Tammy Spicer, a spokeswoman for the Missouri Army National Guard. That's 270 short of the state goal...
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With family atmosphere, Central takes aim at district crown
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/04)
While many sports teams try to create a family environment, Central's tennis team has one built in. Central varsity singles players Brett and Sarah Ford are sisters. Brett, a senior, plays at No. 3 singles, while freshman Sarah plays No. 5. Brett and Sarah's cousin, Kristen Ford, plays on the junior varsity squad...
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Focus on core values
(Column ~ 10/07/04)
When I served in the Missouri House in the mid-1970s, the Republican Party had an outstanding legislator in my freshman class. He was from an urban area and was intelligent, funny, outgoing and a tremendous floor debater. We became good friends, and it was a learning experience to see how his one major flaw eventually caught up with him...
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Iraqi weapon-making put in doubt
(National News ~ 10/07/04)
WASHINGTON -- Contradicting the main argument for the war in Iraq, the top U.S. arms inspector said Wednesday he found no evidence that Iraq produced weapons of mass destruction after 1991. He also concluded that Saddam Hussein's ability to develop such weapons had dimmed -- not grown -- during a dozen years of sanctions before last year's U.S.-led invasion...
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Stern goes to satellite broadcasts from FM
(Entertainment ~ 10/07/04)
NEW YORK -- Howard Stern has long had two words for the Federal Communications Commission -- and in 15 months, he can finally utter them on the air. The self-proclaimed "King of All Media," perhaps the most influential radio voice of the last 20 years, is shifting his salacious act to satellite radio and freeing himself from the increasingly harsh glare of federal regulators. ...
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Comic Drew Carey heading where laughs come easier
(Entertainment ~ 10/07/04)
LOS ANGELES -- Drew Carey is going for the green, even appearing before a gathering of television critics with green hair. The temporary dye job was to draw attention to "Drew Carey's Green Screen Show," which debuts 7:30 p.m. today on the WB. The series stars Carey and many of his quick-witted chums from his "Whose Line is it Anyway?" series and his tour group, including Brad Sherwood, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, Julie Larson and Sean Masterson...
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McDonald's signs Destiny's Child
(National News ~ 10/07/04)
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- McDonald's Corp. has a new music partner: Destiny's Child. The fast-food company announced Wednesday that the R&B group will play an integral role in its "I'm lovin' it" ad campaign, which kicked off last year with Justin Timberlake in a starring role...
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Turkey passes milestone to join EU
(International News ~ 10/07/04)
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- In an historic move that could extend Europe's borders to the edge of the volatile Middle East, the European Union recommended Wednesday setting mostly Muslim Turkey on a course for full membership in the prosperous 25-nation bloc...
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Two bombs kill at least 33 people in Pakistan
(International News ~ 10/07/04)
MULTAN, Pakistan -- Two bombs exploded at a gathering of Islamic radicals in central Pakistan before dawn today, killing at least 33 people and injuring dozens in what appeared to be the latest in a string of sectarian attacks, police said. The blasts came as about 3,000 people in Multan were marking the anniversary of the death of Maulana Azam Tariq, the leader of outlawed Sipah-e-Sahaba group. ...
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Afghan presidential campaign ends with violence
(International News ~ 10/07/04)
KABUL, Afghanistan -- Campaigning for Afghanistan's first direct presidential election ended with a burst of violence Wednesday as attackers set off a bomb in a failed effort to kill interim Afghan leader Hamid Karzai's vice presidential running-mate...
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Iranian nuclear official says country moving to enrich
(International News ~ 10/07/04)
TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran said Wednesday it has processed several tons of raw "yellowcake" uranium to prepare it for enrichment -- a key step in developing atomic weapons -- in defiance of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency. Converting raw uranium into hexafluoride gas does not violate any agreements Iran has made regarding its nuclear program and was done with the full knowledge of the International Atomic Energy Agency. ...
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Men armed with guns, machetes block entry to Port-au-Prince
(International News ~ 10/07/04)
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti -- Enraged supporters of ousted President Jean-Bertrand Aristide armed themselves with machetes, guns, rocks and bottles and roamed a downtown slum, threatening to behead foreigners after U.N. peacekeepers and Haitian police arrested dozens of people Wednesday...
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Graham set to return to evangelical limelight
(State News ~ 10/07/04)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Making his first public appearance since a series of medical problems sidelined him this spring, evangelist Billy Graham on Wednesday toured preparations for his weekend crusade in Kansas City. Graham, 85, never left a golf cart as he looked over the stage set up at Arrowhead Stadium and addressed reporters, but he said he felt healthy...
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Louis Barone
(Obituary ~ 10/07/04)
Louis J. Barone, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at the Lutheran Home. He was born May 25, 1935, in Proctor, Vt., son of Louis Joseph and Hazel Fourtier Barone. Barone was a lasting room foreman at John Frye Boot Co. in Marlboro, Mass., and had been a custodian at Scott City Grade School...
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Richard Lucy
(Obituary ~ 10/07/04)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Richard M. Lucy, 85, formerly of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2004, at Westminster Retirement Village in Blytheville, Ark. He was born Jan. 2, 1919, in LaForge, Mo., son of Fed and Mary Lucy. He and Wilma D. Allen were married July 25, 1964, in Sikeston. She died May 22, 1986...
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Community cuisine 10/7/04
(Local News ~ 10/07/04)
Spaghetti day on tap at St. Paul Lutheran The seventh annual St. Paul Lutheran School PTL spaghetti day will be held Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall in Jackson. Menu includes all you can eat spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and drink. Tickets are available from any St. Paul student, through the school office or at the door. The dinner is co-sponsored by Thrivent Financial...
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Growing example of service to schools, students
(Local News ~ 10/07/04)
Truman Smith's fascination with gardening started with baseball, but the Cape Girardeau resident's green thumb has now earned him national recognition. The local retiree loved America's favorite pastime so much, he began helping prepare the field before games at Southeast Missouri State University, where he worked as a history professor...
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Preserving bridge to past
(Local News ~ 10/07/04)
Barricaded and fenced off, a well-worn concrete section of Cape Girardeau's old Mississippi River bridge awaits demolition -- its roadway now a bridge to nowhere as the once-linked steel spans have been razed by demolition blasts. But Mayor Jay Knudtson hopes this last piece of the 76-year-old bridge -- the concrete-railed entrance at the end of Morgan Oak Street -- can be saved from the wrecking ball that could start tearing it down in 30 days...
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Edmonds, Cards rekindle spark in opener
(Professional Sports ~ 10/07/04)
ST. LOUIS -- The last two weeks of the regular season were agonizing for Jim Edmonds, robbed of enthusiasm once the St. Louis Cardinals clinched the NL Central. One of the team's trio of MVP candidates, his average dipped to .301 after a finishing 1-for-29 slump. Edmonds is happy to playing games that count again after contributing to a record five-homer barrage in Game 1 of the NL division series against the Los Angeles Dodgers...
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More teens suffering from insomnia, other sleep problems
(Community ~ 10/07/04)
Dequicia Rawls often cannot stay awake in school, no matter how hard she tries. The 15-year-old sits in her 10th-grade classes at Douglas County High School in Atlanta and "zones out" before falling asleep. Dequicia sleeps during the day because a sleeping disorder called restless leg syndrome makes it difficult for her to sleep at night...
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Yawning, snoring could be signs of sleep apnea
(Community ~ 10/07/04)
WASHINGTON -- DO YOU YAWN THROUGHOUT THE DAY OR GET SLEEPY WHILE DRIVING? DOES YOUR FAMILY COMPLAIN ABOUT LOUD SNORING? N YOU MIGHT BE ONE OF THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANS WITH UNDIAGNOSED SLEEP APNEA, WHICH CAUSES MORE THAN FATIGUE -- IT ALSO SEEMS TO SPUR HEART DISEASE AND OTHER SERIOUS ILLNESSES. NOT TO MENTION UP TO A SEVENFOLD INCREASE IN THE CHANCE OF A CAR CRASH...
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Flu vaccine methods too outdated, say critics
(National News ~ 10/07/04)
SAN FRANCISCO -- The crisis in the nation's flu vaccine supply has led to renewed calls to modernize a half-century-old manufacturing system that relies on millions of chicken eggs and a lot of educated guesswork. Because it takes at least six months to produce the annual flu vaccine, no manufacturer can replace the 46 million shots Chiron Corp. won't ship this season...
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Scientists call for review of more pain relievers
(National News ~ 10/07/04)
The safety of Celebrex and other pain relievers was questioned Wednesday as scientists in the United States and regulatory agencies in Europe said they feared such drugs might raise the same risk of heart problems as those blamed on the arthritis medicine Vioxx...
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Bush, Kerry to stay in Missouri after debates
(State News ~ 10/07/04)
ST. LOUIS -- Making the most of their Missouri visit, President Bush and Democratic challenger Sen. John Kerry plan to linger in St. Louis following their televised debate Friday night at Washington University. A day after the second in a trio of televised presidential debates, Bush is to attend an invitation-only fund-raiser Saturday morning at the downtown America's Center convention hall for Republican gubernatorial candidate Matt Blunt -- Missouri's secretary of state -- and the state's GOP. ...
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Campaign goes caustic as pressure builds
(National News ~ 10/07/04)
WASHINGTON -- President Bush blistered Sen. John Kerry on Wednesday as an apostle of "retreat in Iraq" and tax-and-spend liberalism at home. The administration is "out of touch with reality" Democratic running mate John Edwards countered in a campaign growing more caustic by the day...
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Revenue down for month, still up for year
(State News ~ 10/07/04)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- State tax revenue through the first quarter of Missouri's fiscal year was slightly behind what was budgeted, but not enough to be worrisome, a state official said Wednesday. Net general revenue collections for the fiscal year that began in July totaled about $1.65 billion, up 2.6 percent from the first three months of the previous year, the Department of Revenue said...
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Injury bug strikes tight end Goodson
(Local News ~ 10/07/04)
Southeast Missouri State University's rash of injuries had primarily been limited to the defense through the first five games of the season. But this week the offense also has been hit. All-American tight end Ray Goodson, who did not even appear to be injured following Saturday's 35-28 loss at Eastern Illinois, underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on Wednesday...
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Community briefs 10/7/04
(Local News ~ 10/07/04)
Knights prepare for Tootsie Roll drive The Knights of Columbus 32nd Annual Mental Retardation Drive will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday. During the statewide drive, Tootsie Rolls are given in exchange for a donation to the cause of helping the mentally retarded in Missouri to help themselves. Knights of Columbus representatives can be identified with yellow aprons at area businesses including Wal-Mart, Kmart, Hobby Lobby and grocery stores...
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Project Charlie educates students on how to make good decisions
(Local News ~ 10/07/04)
Children make choices every day. Their parents and mentors help them choose what to wear, what to eat and where to go. But sometimes parents aren't as comfortable helping their young children make decisions about drugs and alcohol. Volunteers are now taking on that responsibility in second- and fourth-grade classrooms all over Cape Girardeau...
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Speak Out 10/07/04
(Speak Out ~ 10/07/04)
Helping needy countries TO THE people who think that we are sending too much money to other countries in their time of need: We are sending money to very poor countries. The United States is the wealthiest country in the world, but most of the people are too greedy to even care about others in the world...
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Out of the past 10/7/04
(Out of the Past ~ 10/07/04)
25 years ago: Oct. 7, 1979 In observance of World Communion Sunday, several Protestant churches in Cape Girardeau hold special communion services; at Grace United Methodist Church, over 500 small loaves of bread, baked by the women of the church, are distributed to each family that attends the morning worship service...
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Births 10/7/04
(Births ~ 10/07/04)
Clay Son to Chad Bryan and Mindy Rae Clay of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:18 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, 2004. Name, Wilson Chandler. Weight, 7 pounds 4 ounces. Third child, first son. Mrs. Clay is the former Mindy Farrow, daughter of Tom Farrow and Judy Farrow of Jackson. She is employed in social service at Monticello House. Clay is the son of Donna Clay of St. Louis, and the late Wilson Clay. He is a salesman with Sapaugh Motors...
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Area sports digest 10/7/04
(Other Sports ~ 10/07/04)
Stoverink tops SEMOhorseshoe circuit Cori Stoverink teamed up with Virgil Schreckenberg for a second-place finish in the Southeast Missouri Horseshoe Assocation's Tournament of Champion on Sunday, capping a year in which he earned the most points throughout the season...
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Area sports calendar10/7/04
(Other Sports ~ 10/07/04)
Basketball Southeast Fall Coaches Clinic: Southeast Missouri State University's men's and women's basketball programs will host a coaches clinic 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 23 at the Show Me Center. Southeast men's coach Gary Garner will instruct on the triple-post offense. ...
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Long-term relationships can lose sex appeal
(Community ~ 10/07/04)
They don't prepare us for it. They conveniently fail to mention it in Marriage 101. And even "Survivor" offers no clues on how to survive it. "Bed death" is what I'm talking about: when sexuality flees -- or sneaks out of -- the marriage bed...
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Health calendar 10/7/04
(Community ~ 10/07/04)
Today Blood pressure screening from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at Cape Senior Center, sponsored by the Generations Family Resource Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. For information, call 651-5825. Healthy Bites Luncheon from 12:10 to 12:40 p.m. at Saint Francis Medical Center's new Fitness Plus conference room. There is a cost. Call Janet Smith at 331-5399 for information...
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Cape police report 10/7/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/07/04)
Cape Girardeau The following items were released Wednesday by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests John Clay Matthews III, 31, 609 Taylor St., Sikeston, Mo., was arrested on suspicion of an attempt to obtain a fraudulent prescription...
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Cape fire report 10/7/04
(Police/Fire Report ~ 10/07/04)
Cape Girardeau Firefighters responded to the following items on Tuesday: At 5:45 p.m., emergency medical service in the 1100 block of Landgraf Street. At 6:18 p.m., emergency medical service in the 200 block of South Kingshighway. At 7:09 p.m., emergency medical service in the 900 block of Hackberry Street...
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World briefs 10/7/04
(International News ~ 10/07/04)
Strong earthquake rattles eastern Japan TOKYO -- An earthquake struck eastern Japan late Wednesday, shaking buildings in Tokyo and other nearby areas, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The 5.8-magnitude quake hit at 11:40 p.m. and was centered some 40 miles beneath the earth's surface in Ibaraki state, northeast of the capital, the Meteorological Agency said...
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Crude oil futures rise on threat of strike
(National News ~ 10/07/04)
WASHINGTON -- Crude futures surged above $52 a barrel Wednesday as a possible strike by Nigerian oil workers loomed and petroleum output in the Gulf of Mexico continued to suffer more than two weeks after Hurricane Ivan whipped through the region. Oil producers in the Gulf say a significant obstacle is that some pipelines in the region are still shut down while damage is inspected and fixed...
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Nation briefs 10/7/04
(National News ~ 10/07/04)
Court: Limbaugh medical records properly seized WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- A Florida appeals court ruled Wednesday that prosecutors did not violate Rush Limbaugh's privacy rights when they paid a surprise visit to his doctors and seized his medical records for an investigation into his use of painkillers. ...
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Jackson fire crew going to St. Louis debate
(Local News ~ 10/07/04)
A handful of Jackson firefighters will be in St. Louis Friday during the presidential debate to provide assistance in the event of a chemical attack. Jackson's fire department, along with Sikeston's, make up the 44-member Southeast Missouri Hazardous Material Homeland Security Response Team -- 22 from each department. Fewer than 12 from Jackson will be in St. Louis Saturday. Fire chief Brad Golden said he couldn't say exactly how many would be making the trip...
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Central advances to semifinal round
(High School Sports ~ 10/07/04)
The Central softball team showed it was not ready to relinquish its hold on the Class 4 District 1 title just yet, upsetting third-seeded Farmington 3-1 Wednesday at Jackson. Central will face No. 2 Poplar Bluff at 5:30 p.m. today in the semifinal round at Jackson. Top-seeded Hillsboro meets No. 4 Sikeston in the other semifinal...
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