Stories from Thursday, October 4, 2001

Oct. 5, 2001 "Even if you're scared, suck it up and move ahead." -- New YorkMayor Rudolph Giuliani Dear Ken, At the golf course clubhouse one morning this week, I ran into my father and the group of friends he has a regular game with. ...

MILWAUKEE -- Richie Sexson drove in five runs with his 42nd and 43rd homers in the Milwaukee Brewers' 9-7 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night. The Brewers snapped a six-game skid overall and a seven-game losing streak to the Cardinals, who lost for just the third time in 18 games...

SAN DIEGO -- Rickey Henderson tied Ty Cobb's major league record of 2,245 runs Wednesday night, scoring on Ryan Klesko's two-run double in the third inning of San Diego's game against Los Angeles. The 42-year-old Henderson walked off Eric Gagne with no outs in the third and pinch-hitter Kevin Witt on base with a leadoff walk. After D'Angeleo Jimenez flied out, Klesko doubled down the right-field line to bring both runners in and pull the Padres to 5-2...

ST. LOUIS -- After nine years of stardom on a so-so team, Doug Weight is ready for something bigger and better. The St. Louis Blues' new No. 1 center is anxious for expectations now that he's with the team that made it to the Western Conference finals last spring, instead of the also-ran Edmonton Oilers...

ASHBURN, Va. -- Washington Redskins coach Marty Schottenheimer admitted Wednesday to a breakdown of communication between himself and his players, a chasm Bruce Smith said can be bridged by not treating the players "like some teen-agers that are delinquent."...

HOUSTON -- Barry Bonds broke Babe Ruth's walks record instead of making home run history before frustrated fans, scoring three times Wednesday night to lead the San Francisco Giants over the faltering Houston Astros 11-8. After striking out chasing Tim Redding's 96-mph fastball in the first inning, Bonds drew three straight four-pitch walks as the record crowd of 43,630 at Enron Field booed the Astros' tactics...

NEW YORK -- The Super Bowl will be pushed back a week and played Feb. 3 in New Orleans, a move caused by the terrorist attacks. The change will allow the National Football League to complete its season without altering its playoff format, but puts the big game in the Big Easy during the crowded opening weekend of Mardi Gras...

WILMINGTON, N.C. -- On one play, Michael Jordan drove hard along the left baseline, went under the basket and flipped in a gorgeous reverse layup. On another, he curled around a screen, elevated like the Jordan of old and drilled a 20-footer from the side...

NEW YORK -- Paul O'Neill returned to the lineup in playoff form, hitting a two-run homer that gave the New York Yankees a 2-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night. O'Neill hadn't played since Sept. 7 because of a stress fracture in his left foot. He singled in his first at-bat before homering off Jon Garland (6-7) in the sixth for a 2-1 lead...

WASHINGTON -- Several states told the Supreme Court the government went too far when it ordered electric utilities to open their power lines to competitors, spurring a movement toward deregulation. But one of the country's largest power marketers, Enron, argued before the court Wednesday that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission should have gone even further to help companies like Enron get equal access to power grids...

WASHINGTON -- A private company's plan to help older Americans on Medicare get discounted medicines has won praise from the Bush administration, which is blocked from promoting similar cards itself. The program is to be announced Wednesday by GlaxoSmithKline executives and Tommy Thompson, the Health and Human Services secretary, a company news release said...

Cape Girardeau Thursday, Oct. 4 Firefighters responded to these calls Tuesday:At 6:44 p.m., a still alarm at 2700 Bloomfield. At 10:12 p.m., an illegal burn at 1200 S. Kingshighway. At 11:36 p.m., a medical assist at 2902 Gordonville Road. Firefighters responded to these calls Wednesday:At 2:25 a.m., a medical assist at 912 Hickory...

ROCHESTER, Ind. -- An explosion rocked a warehouse that makes extinguishers for chimney fires Wednesday, killing three people and critically injuring a fourth, the mayor said. Two other people escaped, Mayor Phil Thompson said. He didn't immediately know whether they were injured...

WASHINGTON -- U.S.-Vietnamese relations moved to a new level Wednesday with Senate approval of an agreement normalizing trade between the two former enemies. The Senate's 88-12 vote "represents an important step in the healing process," said the Senate Finance Committee chairman, Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont., "a step that has been a long time in coming."...

LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair's teen-age son was mugged by a gang of boys who rifled through his pockets but ran away empty-handed. Blair's office declined to comment on stories published Wednesday in the Daily Mail and Sun tabloids about his 17-year-old son, Euan...

NEW YORK -- Mayor Rudolph Giuliani said Wednesday he will not press for a third term, but he repeated his offer to stay on for an extra three months to guide the city through the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack. "I'm not going to be on the ballot," Giuliani said. "I'm available to do the transition I offered to do. If people support it, fine."...

WASHINGTON -- President Bush and his top economic adviser urged Congress on Wednesday to approve a stimulus plan of between $60 billion and $75 billion to avert a steep recession triggered in part by last month's terrorist attacks. "I know people are hurting," Bush said...

WASHINGTON -- Missouri lawmakers worried about job cuts at TWA Airlines LLC are proposing to have an arbitrator settle lingering seniority concerns as TWA merges operations with its new owner, American Airlines. They face opposition from some of American's congressional supporters who say the issue belongs on the bargaining table, not in Congress...

WASHINGTON -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said Wednesday a prospective military strike in Afghanistan against the al-Qaida terrorism network would be only the first step in the U.S. campaign against terrorism. "This is the first phase of this operation," Powell said after receiving unqualified support from Qatar, a Persian Gulf emirate. "I obviously cannot comment on what might happen in the future."...

MOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian airliner flying from Tel Aviv to Siberia exploded in flight Thursday and crashed off the Black Sea coast with at least 77 people on board, Russian officials said. Deputy Transport Minister Karl Ruppel told The Associated Press that a crew of an Armenian airliner in the area informed Russian air traffic controllers in Rostov-on-Don in southern Russia they saw an explosion aboard a plane flying nearby. Ruppel could not immediately say what the cause of the explosion was...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Secretary of State Matt Blunt says he will help operate his office from afar while simultaneously deployed by the Navy as part of the nation's response to recent terrorist attacks. Blunt, a lieutenant in the U.S. Naval Reserve, is to depart Tuesday for active duty. He received orders to serve 12 months but said it was unclear how long he would be gone from Missouri...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, preparing allies for possible military strikes in Afghanistan, said Saudi officials expressed concern Wednesday that a war on terrorism could create harmful "secondary effects" in the Muslim world...

FRANKFURT, Germany -- German leaders marked the 11th anniversary of the country's reunification, vowing not to let terrorism overshadow democratic gains since the fall of the Berlin Wall, even as far-right demonstrators gloated over the attacks in the United States...

GENEVA -- Swissair, a pillar of the Swiss establishment, was a source of unparalleled national shame Wednesday as this proud Alpine country faced up to the reality of the grounding of the national flag carrier. Some 38,000 people were stranded worldwide and tens of thousands more held worthless tickets as Swissair desperately sought the cash to meet demands for upfront payment of fuel and airport taxes. ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- A week-old truce was in danger of unraveling as Israeli tanks rolled into Palestinian farmland Wednesday and shelled a string of police posts, killing six Palestinians in retaliation for a lethal raid on a Jewish settlement by Islamic militants...

NEW DELHI, India -- The reported hijacking of an Indian jetliner on a domestic flight Wednesday night was a false alarm caused by an anonymous phone call and confusion aboard the aircraft, the government said. Earlier, civil aviation officials said hijackers seized a Boeing 737 jetliner shortly after its departure from Bombay late Wednesday night, reportedly with 54 people on board...

BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Allied warplanes attacked military installations in southern Iraq on Wednesday, the second such airstrike in two days. Iraq said two civilians were killed. One person was also injured in the attacks on "civil and service installations," a military spokesman was quoted as saying by the state-run Iraqi News Agency, which did not specify the attack site...

MANCHESTER, Tenn. -- A passenger on a Greyhound bus slashed the driver's throat with a blade, grabbed the wheel and crashed the vehicle Wednesday, killing six of the 41 people aboard and prompting the company to temporarily shut down service across an already jittery nation...

More than a half-dozen states are moving to cut their budgets, as already weakened government finances suffer the aftereffects of the terrorist attacks. Many more states are trying to assess the damage from Sept. 11. Illinois has put a freeze on hiring workers for most government jobs, while Maine may scale back on travel and new supplies. In Florida, a program that gives poor seniors $80 a month for prescriptions is one of many that agencies say they may have to cut...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The currency is getting stronger. Food prices are down. Customers are hailing Mohammed Ibrahim's taxi again. And those who live in Afghanistan's cities seem just a little happier. In the United States, the talk is of war with Afghanistan, or at least with its Taliban leadership. But on Kabul's streets, life is edging toward normal -- or, at least, what "normal" is for a land that has been locked in warfare for nearly a generation...

ST. LOUIS -- In a secure downtown office, the TASC company produces database systems to help agencies navigate aircraft or locate objects on the ground. In one project, employees are placing information from Federal Aviation Administration books into a database that can later be accessed by pilots as computerized maps...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Henry Hungerbeeler, Missouri's transportation director, will head a national task force that will assess terrorist threats to the nation's transportation system. Hungerbeeler, a retired Air Force colonel with counterterrorism experience, will lead the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Task Force on Transportation Security, the Missouri Department of Transportation announced Wednesday...

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- Two Southern Illinois University graduate students have been charged with murder in a plot to rob a Murphysboro man at his home, police said. The plot went awry when the man they intended to rob shot and killed the brother of one of the students. They are charged in his death...

The Associated Press ST. LOUIS -- Police officers who shot a drug suspect and his friend outside a St. Louis County Jack in the Box restaurant last year have been cleared of wrongdoing, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Wednesday. A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Ray Gruender would not comment Wednesday on the yearlong investigation. Civil rights leaders informed of the decision told the newspaper that the federal investigation found no evidence of criminal misconduct by the officers...

ST. LOUIS -- Enrollment at St. Louis University this fall reached its highest level ever at 11,145, university officials said Wednesday. The enrollment figure includes students participating in undergraduate, graduate and professional programs at the midtown campus and at the university's campus in Madrid...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A new statue called "Citizen Soldier" was installed this week outside the national headquarters of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. The bronze statue of a soldier from the era of the Vietnam war is the work of Jim Brothers, a sculptor from nearby Lawrence, Kan...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Highlighting his six years running Chicago schools, Democratic candidate for governor Paul Vallas offered a broad and costly education plan Wednesday, but said little about how he would pay for it. Vallas promised annual increases in the base amount of money the state provides for the education of each child. The $4,560 "foundation level" should climb 5 percent or the rate of inflation, depending on budget circumstances, he said...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Superintendent Bernard Taylor is coming under fire from a school board member and the attorney in the district's desegregation case over his hiring of a political activist with ties to two other board members. The district will pay economist Linwood Tauheed $89,963 to spearhead Taylor's new "entrepreneurial schools" program. The program aims to increase student achievement by allowing schools to make their own financial and personnel decisions...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Eight people face legal action as part of a statewide crackdown on investment fraud that cost Missourians more than $3 million. Secretary of State Matt Blunt said Wednesday that the crackdown is part of an effort by his office to thwart con artists operating in Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield areas...

Since terrorists crashed two hijacked jetliners into the World Trade Center and one into the Pentagon, Americans have been living with the threat that terrorists might try to carry out more attacks on their homeland. Attorney General John Ashcroft has warned that terrorists are still operating in this country and has asked people to be vigilant. ...

About 50 Cape Girardeans who turned out at a city meeting on storm-water drainage problems heard about a list of six large drainage projects the city hopes to carry out instead of being given solutions to drainage problems in their neighborhoods. It was obvious from the tone of the meeting that those who attended wanted the city to do something about their specific problems rather than hear about $1.8 million in long-range improvements the city is contemplating...

An ecstatic Jackson coach Linda Adams described it as "a great day." The Lady Indians had just won their first district championship in Adams' seven-year career at Jackson, edging favorite Farmington 27-25 at Southeast Missouri State University Wednesday...

JERUSALEM (AP) -- A suspected Palestinian militant disguised as an Israeli soldier opened fire on travelers at a bus station Thursday, killing two Israelis and wounding 10 before being shot dead, police said. The attack occurred in the central Israeli town of Afula, which has been the scene of several bombing attacks by Islamic militants in recent years...

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- New claims for unemployment benefits shot up last week to the highest level in nine years as layoffs from the terror attacks took their toll on the travel and tourism industries. The Labor Department reported Thursday that for the work week ending Sept. 29, new jobless claims jumped by a seasonally adjusted 71,000 to 528,000. That came on top of a 64,000 increase in claims the week before, which pushed claims to levels not seen since 1992...

Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. Airways shuttle flight 6850 left for New York Thursday, signaling the reopening of Reagan National Airport for the first time since the Sept. 11 hijackings. The takeoff at 7:06 a.m. EDT under much tighter security restrictions brought applause from Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta, who watched from the airport's newly buffed terminal...

In the days after the terrorist attacks shell-shocked the United States, Americans scrambled for ways to show their renewed sense of patriotism. A small group of businesses in Cape Girardeau decided to help Southeast Missouri citizens show that re-ignited American pride while also doing something tangible to aid in the disaster relief effort in Washington, D.C., and New York...

Only money -- $150,000 -- stands in the way of starting construction to relocate the Southeast Missouri Regional Crime Lab to more spacious quarters. A fund-raising foundation, Friends of the SEMO Crime Lab, has been set up to raise private money to wrap up final funding for the $1.5 million project...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Members of a group of state corrections officers made the first move toward ousting the labor union that represents them on Wednesday, one day after the union submitted a new contract proposal to the state. The Missouri Corrections Officers Association, a lobbying organization for prison guards, submitted a petition signed by approximately 2,600 Department of Corrections workers calling for an election to decertify the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees as the official bargaining agent for department employees.. ...

Students, parents, educators and administrators in Cape Girardeau School District are bracing for one of the biggest changes ever to affect the district as one school closes and several others make transitions to new buildings next fall. Making a smooth transition, a large concern for educators, is a top goal for every school in the district. ...

Educators nationwide have pegged reading as the most important factor in being a successful student. That is why every elementary school in the Cape Girardeau district listed reading among top goals for the 2001-02 school year. "We go at reading at a million miles per hour, because reading is the key to everything," said Barbara Kohlfeld, principal of Barbara Blanchard Elementary...

Associated Press WriterBRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- NATO approved the United States' request for specific military contributions in the campaign against terrorism on Thursday, the alliance's secretary-general said. The decision backs up earlier promises with military hardware and intelligence, after Washington's 18 NATO allies said they were convinced by U.S. evidence of Osama bin Laden's involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington...

Associated Press WriterPORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Two hijackers apparently stopped at an ATM, a gas station and a Wal-Mart in the Portland area hours before boarding a commuter flight to Boston, where they got on one of the planes that destroyed the World Trade Center, the FBI said Thursday...

Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) -- A chartered Russian airliner flying from Tel Aviv to Siberia exploded Thursday and crashed off the Black Sea coast with at least 77 people on board. President Vladimir Putin said terrorism could be the cause...

Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) -- Prime Minister Tony Blair revealed details of the case against Osama bin Laden on Thursday, saying three hijackers have been "positively identified" as associates and that bin Laden told other cohorts he was preparing a major operation in the United States...

Associated Press WriterMADRID, Spain (AP) -- Osama bin Laden's deputies visited Spain earlier this year to meet a group of Algerians, now in jail, and apparently instructed them on attacks planned against U.S. interests in Europe, Spain's national police chief said Thursday...

Associated Press WriterCARSON, Calif. (AP) -- A wall collapsed at a construction site Thursday, trapping nine workers about 30 feet underground and impaling two of them on steel rods, fire officials said. Seven were freed after the 8:20 a.m. accident, but there could be fatalities among the remaining two believed buried in the rubble, fire officials said...

AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) -- Investors newly enthusiastic about tech stocks extended the sector's rally Thursday after Dell Computer became the second big high-tech firm in as many days to issue a positive earnings outlook. Blue chip stocks had a modest retreat...

Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) -- A Russian airliner carrying at least 76 people from Israel exploded and plunged into the Black Sea on Thursday, raising fears of a terrorist attack. U.S. officials said a missile fired during Ukrainian military exercises apparently downed the plane by accident...

P Infant's struggle to live shows importance of heart disease research. For more information about becoming involved with the Heart Walk, contact Debbie Monroe at 335-4403. By Katie Duncan ~ Daily Dunklin Democrat KENNETT, Mo. -- Garrett Laramore plays like any 2-year-old child does. He enjoys tossing a ball with his father, Jody, and reading books with his mother. But look into his eyes and you realize he is wise beyond his years...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- A missile fired during a military training exercise in Ukraine appears to have accidentally brought down a Russian airliner flying from Israel to Siberia, U.S. officials said Thursday. The plane crashed into the Black Sea with at least 77 aboard...

Faculty and staff at each K-12 school in Cape Girardeau sat down together to compile a list of goals for the 2001-02 school year. The following is a breakdown of what each school hopes to accomplish in the next eight months. Goals related to building transitions are not included but were a part of each school's goals.Alma Schrader Elementary...

BioKyowa Inc., which opened its L-Lysine feed supplement plant on Nash Road almost 20 years ago, has been recognized as the fourth two-time winner of the Commitment to Excellence Award from the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce. BioKyowa was presented the chamber's top industrial honor Wednesday night by Mitch Robinson, executive director of the Cape Girardeau Area Industrial Recruitment Association...

David Joe Lewis Davis Jr., 48, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2001, at his home. He was born Nov. 20, 1952, in Boyle, Miss., son of David Cowan and Ruby Brown Davis. He and Linda Harris were married in September 2000 in East Cape Girardeau, Ill...

Wanda D. Clark, 79, of Cape Girardeau passed away Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. Friends may call today from 4-8 p.m. at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. Funeral service will be Friday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Dr. Derek Staples will officiate. Burial will be in Cape County Memorial Park...

Wisdom of experience TERRORISTS HAVE declared war on the United States, and now we are at war with a hidden enemy. This is far worse than Pearl Harbor was. We cannot go back to where we were before. We are now in a struggle for our very existence. The only people who seem to realize this are the veterans of Vietnam, Korea and World War II who know too well what conflicts we are in for. ...

To the editor: I wish to sharply rebut the Sept. 24 letter from Dick Jackson, who urged us not to deploy military action against the terrorists. He said he is a veteran of the Vietnam War and doesn't want another one. There won't be. Our president said this will be a totally different war than we've ever fought...

To the editor: I just read the Sept. 30 article regarding the City of Roses Music Festival. I must say I could not believe the article focused so much on the battle of the bands. This is just a part of the weekend. Why was there no photo of the main stage, which was a barge brought in from Caruthersville, Mo.? It was an outstanding stage on our wonderful Mississippi River. ...

To the editor: If you would like to see a beautiful red, white and blue American flag, drive by the home of Steve and Beverly Boren in the 1500 block of Princeton Drive. The flag is the prettiest when the lights go on at 7 p.m., but it is nice to see during the day, too...

Tennessee-Martin won't be the best football team Southeast Missouri State University has played so far -- not even close -- but the Skyhawks will definitely be a much different type of opponent the Indians have faced, at least from an offensive standpoint...

Central-Jackson tickets on sale early Tickets for the Cape Central-Jackson game at 7:30 Friday night at Houck Stadium are being sold in advance. The tickets -- $2 for students and $3 for adults -- can be purchased at Cape Central High's athletic office and Howards Athletic Goods store in Cape Girardeau or at the Jackson High Athletic office, Bank of America or SEMO Specialty & Sports in Jackson...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- William Ellis Pruett, 86, of Bloomfield died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Dexter, Mo. He was born Feb. 6, 1915, near Bernie, Mo., son of James and Bertha Teualton Pruett. He and Rosa Pruett were married Sept. 18, 1937. Pruett was in the mercantile business 20 years south of Dexter, moved to Frisco, Mo., and then to the Aid community in 1956 where he remained in the store business 10 years. ...

Steve Ray Ferguson, 48, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 29, 1952, in Centralia, Ill. He and Cathy Clouette were married Feb. 25, 1974, in Mt. Vernon, Ill. Ferguson grew up in Centralia. He had a comedy act and road band "Image Dancing" five years, was a booking agent with Ford Entertainment five years, and most recently was sales manager at Rapco International 10 years...

10 years ago: Oct. 4, 1991 Organizers of Friends of Old Lorimier Cemetery fund-raising campaign are hoping to have enough money by end of month to erect security fence around vandalism-plagued site; city's Historic Preservation Commission and Parks and Recreation Advisory Board, in cooperation with city's historical association, next week will begin to solicit donations for fence...

Garner Daughter to Ronald Todd and Sarah Ellen Garner of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 3:50 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001. Name, Lydia Grace. Weight, 9 pounds 5 1/2 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Garner is the former Sarah Wallace, daughter of Sandra Wallace of Gideon, Mo. Garner is the son of Ronnie and Patsy Garner of Cape Girardeau. He is a timber buyer with East Perry Lumber Co...

PUXICO, Mo. -- Thomas Wesley "Tom" McGowen, 78, of Puxico died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Puxico Nursing Center. He was born July 27, 1923, at Dudley, Mo., son of Willie and Janie Craft McGowen. He and Evalee Maddox were married June 15, 1946, at Poplar Bluff, Mo...

Lorene Masters, 82, of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Whitewater, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Sept. 12, 1919, in Asherville, Mo., daughter of Sylvanus and Nancy Hedge Kinnison. She and Ray Masters were married in August 1950. He died in December 1969...

ANNA, Ill. -- Don J. Tranbarger, 82, of Anna died Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2001, at Union County Hospital. He was born Aug. 27, 1919, in Jacksonville, Ill. He and Louise Darnell were married Feb. 7, 1947, in Paragould, Ark. She preceded him in death. Tranbarger attended the Methodist Church. He was a veteran of World War II...

SIKESTON, Mo. --Betty Walker Stancil of Louisville, Ky., died Monday, Oct. 1, 2001, at Caritas Medical Center in Louisville. Born in Sikeston, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Esther Kruger Walker Sr. She was a member of the Auburndale Baptist Church in Louisville...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Floyd G. Rednour, 79, of Cairo, died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at Meridian Manor Nursing Home in Mounds, Ill. Born March 30, 1922, in Smithland, Ky., he was a machinist with the Burkart Foam Co. in Cairo until his retirement. Rednour was a member of First Southern Baptist Church and was married to Nellie B. Rednour, who died in 1993...

NEW WELLS, Mo. -- Marie Alice Scholl, 94, of New Wells died Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2001, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 11, 1906, at New Wells, daughter of Henry and Emma Hutteger Boren. She and Hugo E. Scholl were married Nov. 15, 1925. He died Sept. 29, 1994...

To the editor: The story in Saturday's paper regarding the fate of Cape Girardeau's hotel-restaurant tax and the River Campus project helped explain a complicated issue. But the story may have perpetuated a misconception about who actually pays the tax...