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Indians seek streak, momentum
(College Sports ~ 03/18/03)
Southeast faces Lipscomb, looks for back-to-back wins for first time this season. By Marty Mishow ~ Southeast Missourian Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team will try to put a winning streak together for the first time this season when Lipscomb visits Capaha Field for a 2 p.m. doubleheader today...
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Task force targets residents with storm-water flooding issues
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
A citizens task force hopes to sell voters on the Cape Girardeau city tax issues at a public meeting tonight that targets residents plagued by storm-water problems. The Citizens Finance Task Force mailed 1,700 to 1,800 invitations to residents in neighborhoods with storm water problems. But the meeting is open to all residents, said Nancy Jernigan, who co-chairs the task force and is director of the Area Wide United Way...
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Region digest 3/18/03
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
Cape man injured in interstate wreck STE. GENEVIEVE, Mo. -- A Cape Girardeau man was one of two people who sustained moderate injuries in a collision Monday morning in Ste. Genevieve County. John Wallace, 24, of Cape Girardeau was taken to Ste. Genevieve Memorial Hospital after the 10:58 a.m. accident. The other driver, Jeanne Beaty, 17, of Louisiana, Mo., also sustained moderate injuries...
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Jackson Board of Aldermen action 3/18/03
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
Public Hearings One spoke in favor and one against in a public hearing to consider the rezoning of approximately 3.45 acres of property located along East Main Street from R-2 (single family residential) to C-2 (general commercial), as requested by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Doughten Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. John Priest...
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Cape police pursue driver
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
A 23-year-old Cape Girardeau man was taken into custody Monday night after police saw him throw a substance believed to be crack cocaine from his vehicle during a short chase. Cape Girardeau police Sgt. Kevin Orr said a police cruiser tried to stop the vehicle after it was observed making an improper U-turn. Orr said the driver did not stop and during the pursuit was seen throwing something from his vehicle that police were able to recover. The pursuit ended on South Pacific Street...
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Protesters vow to greet Iraq war with civil disobedience
(National News ~ 03/18/03)
They call it Day X, Trigger Day, The Day Of, or The Day After. Anti-war activists are using varying shorthand for an outbreak of war with Iraq -- and they are designing a wide menu of protest strategies, from provocation to prayer. Having had months to focus on the buildup toward conflict, America's anti-war activists say they are ready to mark the first days of war with protests in dozens of cities coast to coast...
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Cape/Jackson police reports 3/18/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/18/03)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, March 18 The following items were released by the Cape Girardeau Police Department. Arrests do not imply guilt. Arrests Brian L. Carter, 27, of Jefferson City, Mo., was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving with a revoked license...
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Cape fire report 3/18/03
(Police/Fire Report ~ 03/18/03)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, March 18 Firefighters responded to the following calls Sunday: At 4:48 p.m., a box alarm at 45 S. West End Blvd. At 8:31 p.m., a fuel spill at 103 N. Kingshighway. Firefighters responded to the following calls Monday: At 8:17 p.m., an emergency medical service at 1154 S. Kingshighway...
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Finally! A lighted Game Boy
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
Nintendo has seen the light. Finally. The new and improved Game Boy Advance SP goes on sale March 23, for $99.95. Is it worth it? Is the sky blue? Nintendo has been stubbornly refusing to light the Game Boy screen since the first one crawled from the factory in 1989. Even when they did the excellent redesign to create the Game Boy Advance, the screen remained resolutely dark...
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Young Springfield artist gaining fans in comic book circles
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Gary Bedell, a tattoo peeking through the neckline of his black T-shirt, hunches over two nearly identical layouts of his original action-comic book. Behind him, sketches in various stages of completion are clipped to a large white art table that dominates the room -- home to Bedell's Gee-Bee Studios...
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Schools help students search for elusive answers
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Why do they hate us so much? Jenn Storck put the question to her 10th-grade government students, who were 3-year-olds the last time the United States neared a war with Iraq. They tried to imagine the mind-set of people in Saddam Hussein's land...
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Flights leaving Kuwait fill up
(International News ~ 03/18/03)
KUWAIT CITY -- Americans, Britons and other Westerners filled planes flying out of Kuwait on Monday, responding to their governments' warnings and fears of chemical and terrorist attacks as a war with Iraq raced nearer. On the Kuwaiti-Iraqi border, the United Nations all but abandoned the 120-mile frontier, leaving only a small group of Bangladeshi peacekeepers in armored vehicles between the U.S. and British armies and the Iraqi unknown...
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Cape Girardeau city council action 3/18/03
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
Cape Girardeau City Council action Consent ordinances (Second and third readings) Adopted new city building codes. Authorized buying property for a sewer project along Perryville Road. Approved plans to pave an alley from Fifth Street to Johnson Street, between Main and Water streets...
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Police work on kidnap of Smart gets investigation
(National News ~ 03/18/03)
SALT LAKE CITY -- An independent commission will be appointed to investigate how police handled the Elizabeth Smart abduction case, Salt Lake City's mayor said Monday. Rocky Anderson said the five-member panel will begin its work after the completion of the case against Brian Mitchell, who is suspected in the kidnapping. He did handyman work at the Smart house one day in November 2001 and was identified by Elizabeth's younger sister as the man who may have taken the teen...
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State child welfare system confusing poverty with neglect
(State News ~ 03/18/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's child welfare system confuses poverty with neglect, resulting in more children than necessary in foster care and making it difficult to focus on children in dangerous situations, according to a report released Monday...
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Cards to start with wild lefty Ankiel in bullpen
(Professional Sports ~ 03/18/03)
JUPITER, Fla. -- No matter how wild Rick Ankiel might be, the St. Louis Cardinals are willing to give him a chance. Even though he shows signs of the control problems that derailed his promising career the past two years, the team is tantalized by Ankiel's left arm. They figure to find some role for him on their pitching staff...
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Postseason hero enters his rookie year
(Professional Sports ~ 03/18/03)
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Francisco Rodriguez might be the most accomplished rookie in major league history. Many heralded prospects have tantalized teams during late-season callups, then had to prove themselves again the next year. Now Japanese slugger Hideki Matsui and Cuban pitcher Jose Contreras face questions about how they'll adjust to the competition against the best baseball players in the world...
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MU, SIU to tango, tangle
(College Sports ~ 03/18/03)
Tigers, Salukis assigned as partners at 'The Big Dance.' The Associated Press DALLAS -- After an inspiring comeback that fell just short in their fourth game in as many days, the Missouri Tigers found out what's next for them. There was no question there'd be a spot in the NCAA tournament for the 21-10 Tigers, it was just where and against what opponent. And they learned they'll head for Indianapolis, as the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region, for a game on Thursday against Southern Illinois...
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Redbirds drop two to Braves, Marlins
(Professional Sports ~ 03/18/03)
KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Mike Hampton had another shaky outing, but Julio Franco strengthened his bid to make Atlanta's opening day roster by going 3-for-3 as the Braves beat a split squad of St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 Monday. Hampton, acquired in a three-way trade during the offseason, gave up four runs, three earned, on seven hits and four walks in five innings. His spring ERA is 7.07...
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Bush to Saddam - Get out in 48 hours
(National News ~ 03/18/03)
"The tyrant will soon be gone." -- President Bush on Saddam Hussein By Ron Fournier ~ The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Bush said Monday the United States will unleash war against Iraq unless Saddam Hussein flees his country within 48 hours. The president warned Americans that terrorists may strike in retaliation and put the nation on higher alert...
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Wet, cold winter worsens season of allergies
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
It's allergy season. Let the suffering begin. But there's more itchy-eyed, runny-nosed bad news. The harsh winter is going to deliver a final, brutal blow: a quick-peaking, super-intense spring allergy season, which will affect 40 to 50 million Americans starting this month...
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Cape school board votes against plan by Prestwick
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
Southeast Missourian Months of debate and compromise between Cape Girardeau School District officials and developers of a new subdivision came to a halt Monday night when school board members voted not to endorse a proposal for tax-increment financing...
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Cape council renames Cherokee Park
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
The Cape Girardeau Kiwanis Club now has a park to call its own and plans to donate more than $150,000 initially to improve the grounds. The city council voted unanimously Monday night to rename Cherokee Park as Kiwanis Park in recognition of the service club's past civic projects and its plans to upgrade the park on the city's north side. City officials said a new wooden sign could be in place at the park within a few weeks...
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Holden names commission to study higher education
(State News ~ 03/18/03)
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Though a strong higher education system is vital to Missouri's economic future, the reality of the state's financial situation is that less taxpayer funding is available for colleges and universities. Seeking input from business, government and community leaders on how to build the system in the face of monetary constraints, Gov. ...
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Onward, Christian soldiers
(Column ~ 03/18/03)
ST. LOUIS -- The Iraq War cometh and with it lots of worries and imponderables. There are plenty of questions about the war itself. How quick? How easy? Does Saddam use chemical or biological weapons? Does he blow up the oil fields? Does he lob a scud with or without chemical or biological weapons on Tel Aviv? How many American military casualties? How many Iraqi civilian casualties?...
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Company - Local Eddie Bauer closing unrelated to bankruptcy
(National News ~ 03/18/03)
Eddie Bauer is closing its Westfield Shoppingtown West Park store in Cape Girardeau on April 19, but a company spokeswoman says the decision had nothing to do with the announcement that its parent company has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...
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Learning briefs 3/18/03
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
Jackson student wins foundation scholarship Jabarie E. Glass of Jackson has been named a Freedom Alliance scholarship winner. Glass, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe E. Glass, is a sophomore at the University of Mississippi. Freedom Alliance is an educational and charitable foundation dedicated to preserving the American heritage of freedom...
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Let voters decide about tolls on highways
(Editorial ~ 03/18/03)
The road to getting tolls for highways in Missouri has been bumpy and is perhaps one that won't -- and maybe even shouldn't -- come to fruition. But that doesn't mean it should be disregarded out of hand. Missouri transportation officials have said it repeatedly in recent years: Many of the roads we have are crumbling and new ones are needed to add to a state that already boasts the nation's seventh largest highway system...
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Mary Abell
(Obituary ~ 03/18/03)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Mary Louise Abell, 93, of Bowling Green, Ky., died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at Bowling Green Medical Center. She was born in Cairo, daughter of Harry H. and Millie Hubbard. She married Raymond Shirley Abell, who preceded her in death. Abell was a 1923 graduate of Illinois College in Jacksonville, and received a master's degree from Southern Illinois University in 1956...
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John DeLassus
(Obituary ~ 03/18/03)
ST. MARY'S, Mo. -- John A. DeLassus, 67, of St. Mary's died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at his home. He was born June 10, 1935, at Kaskaskia Island, Ill., son of Hugo and Clarice Cole DeLassus. He and Shirley Buchheit were married Sept. 18, 1955. DeLassus owned and operated D&D Cable and Satellite Systems. He was a pilot and made his first flight in 1959. He received the 2001 Air Ventura Rotocraft Award...
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Births 3/18/03
(Births ~ 03/18/03)
Braswell Son to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Braswell of Jackson, St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, 2003. Name, Chase Logan. Weight, 8 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Braswell is the former Tara Brown, daughter of Linda Brown of Jackson. She is a physical therapist at the Lutheran Home. Braswell is the son of Mike and Glenda Braswell of Farmington, Mo. He is employed at McDowell South and is assistant pastor at Calvary United Pentecostal Church, both in Jackson...
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Out of the past 3/18/03
(Out of the Past ~ 03/18/03)
10 years ago: March 18, 1993 Cape Girardeau lawyer Don Dickerson and St. Louis newspaper editor Patricia Washington were named to board of regents of Southeast Missouri State University yesterday by Gov. Mel Carnahan; both are graduates of the university, however, their graduation dates were three decades apart...
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Expert on U.S. appointed as China's new foreign minister
(International News ~ 03/18/03)
BEIJING -- He studied hard to become an expert in the American way -- hunting pheasant in South Dakota, doing the Sunday morning talk shows, learning to be equally comfortable raising a glass to the United States and denouncing it. Li Zhaoxing, appointed Monday as China's foreign minister, has spent the past decade focused on the United States. He immediately found his hands full with Iraq -- a crisis that features the country he has spent so much time learning to understand...
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U.S. general marks St. Patrick's Day with Irish Guards
(International News ~ 03/18/03)
CAMP COYOTE, Kuwait -- An American general stood in for Britain's royal family Monday and presented shamrocks to the Irish Guards, celebrating St. Patrick's Day in the Kuwaiti desert while gearing up for war in Iraq. Lt. Gen. James T. Conway, an Irish-American commanding the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, took time out from overseeing the buildup to spend an hour with the British unit...
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Social Security stronger, Medicare weaker
(National News ~ 03/18/03)
WASHINGTON -- The Social Security trust fund is slightly stronger than it was a year ago, but the Medicare program for the elderly is four years closer to insolvency as the baby boomer generation prepares to tap into both programs, their trustees reported Monday...
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Gasoline prices in U.S. hit record
(National News ~ 03/18/03)
WASHINGTON -- Gasoline prices jumped another 1.6 cents this week to a national average of $1.728 a gallon, eclipsing the record high set in May 2001, the Energy Information Administration said Monday. The EIA has predicted that prices would continue to soar at the pump because of tight supplies and high crude oil costs and reach an average of $1.76 cents a gallon next month...
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Bush expected to request up to $90 billion for war
(National News ~ 03/18/03)
WASHINGTON -- The White House is expected to ask Congress for up to $90 billion to pay for a war with Iraq and other expenses within days of the start of combat, congressional and White House aides said Monday. The bill would also include aid for Israel, a key U.S. ally in the region, and funds for anti-terrorism efforts at home, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Two officials said President Bush could send the measure to Capitol Hill as early as Friday...
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Daschle says Bush failed 'miserably' at diplomacy
(National News ~ 03/18/03)
WASHINGTON -- Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle said Monday that President Bush failed "miserably" at diplomacy, forcing the United States to go to war with Iraq. Daschle's comments were denounced by Republican National chairman Marc Racicot as "divisive and brazen political posturing."...
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Specter of arms race looms in shadow of N. Korean nukes
(International News ~ 03/18/03)
SEOUL, South Korea -- Suspicious Asian nations bristling with nuclear weapons, each striving for an nuclear war chest bigger than their neighbor's -- Washington's latest worry about North Korea reads like a Cold War flashback. Vice President Dick Cheney raised the specter this weekend, saying a nuclear-armed North Korea could incite neighboring nations to build their own bombs...
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Bobbie Jewell
(Obituary ~ 03/18/03)
Bobbie Lee Jewell, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, March 15, 2003, at his home. He was born June 13, 1944, in Ecorse, Mich., son of Fred and Bessie Mae Middlebrooks Jewell. Jewell moved to Cape Girardeau in 1997. He was a steel cutter 21 years...
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Mary Bollinger
(Obituary ~ 03/18/03)
Mary Kathleen Bollinger, 84, of Jackson died Monday, March 17, 2003, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 25, 1918, daughter of Jasper Newton and Matilda Jane Tinnin Smith. She and Terry Bollinger were married Dec. 23, 1939. He died April 20, 1981...
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Anna Tarrillion
(Obituary ~ 03/18/03)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Anna D. Tarrillion, 95, of Perryville died March 16, 2003, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Jan. 7, 1908, at Leopold, Mo., daughter of John and Mary Harrell Scharenborg. She and Arthur T. Tarrillion were married April 25, 1928, at Leopold. He died Sept. 14, 1990...
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Military call-ups affect nation's employers
(Editorial ~ 03/18/03)
It has to be hard. In a time of military buildups and the possibility of war, business owners watch as their employees get called up to serve for extended period of time. As patriotic as business owners are, this no doubt has placed a burden on employers...
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Pending war could force postponements
(College Sports ~ 03/18/03)
INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA will consider postponing games in the men's and women's basketball tournaments and other national championships if war with Iraq begins this week. President Myles Brand acknowledged Monday for the first time that the NCAA was checking the availability of arenas and hotels for the days after first and second-round games are scheduled to be completed. That would give the officials more flexibility in making a decision about postponements...
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NC-Asheville takes losing record into play-in game
(College Sports ~ 03/18/03)
DAYTON, Ohio -- The math speaks for itself: North Carolina-Asheville is playing in the NCAA tournament with a losing record, the only team among the 65 to do so. Coach Eddie Biedenbach, however, doesn't want to hear any talk about losers and undeserving teams. He thinks his Bulldogs can play...
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Fanfare 3/18
(Other Sports ~ 03/18/03)
Briefly Baseball Mets star Mike Piazza and Los Angeles reliever Guillermo Mota each were suspended for five games and fined Monday for their roles in a bench-clearing brawl last week during an exhibition game. The suspensions will start on opening day unless they are appealed. Piazza was fined $3,000 and Mota was docked $1,500, while Mets outfielder Jeromy Burnitz was fined $500 by baseball disciplinarian Bob Watson...
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Vietnam, Iraq both bring lies from government
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/18/03)
To the editor: I served during the Vietnam campaign under the command of President Johnson. I would have wished that more Americans would have stood up and said no before 58,000 young men and women lost their lives. Like the war in Iraq, Americans were lied into submitting their approval without knowing the full truth. I stand with the pope on this issue...
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Life of child isn't worth being in hurry
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/18/03)
To the editor: This is for the woman who almost hit my child on William Street on the afternoon of March 14. I hope you realize how lucky you are that the bus driver was unable to get your license-plate number. I can assure you I would have made sure you were punished to the letter of the law...
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Speak Out 03/18/03
(Speak Out ~ 03/18/03)
Pro-life signs IT REALLY made me stop and think the other day when I passed the pro-life signs that have been put up along Perryville Road at St. Mary's Cemetery. I am a Christian. I need to start speaking up and fighting for the unborn. The other side of the sign talks about dogs having more rights than our offspring. This is very thought-provoking. I would be in more trouble if somebody caught me being cruel to an animal than I would be for killing my unborn offspring...
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Kathryn Rhoads
(Obituary ~ 03/18/03)
Kathryn "Kay" Rhoads, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Jan. 19, 1923, in Sedalia, Mo., daughter of Thomas O. and Golda Catherine Bishop Herrick. She and M.E. "Dusty" Rhoads were married June 19, 1947, at Sedalia. He died Feb. 12, 1989...
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Margery Jobe
(Obituary ~ 03/18/03)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Margery Jobe, 74, of Chaffee died Monday, March 17, 2003, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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Ruby Bullock
(Obituary ~ 03/18/03)
Ruby Una Bullock, 88, of Silver Spring, Md., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, March 14, 2003, at her home. She was born Jan. 17, 1915, in Champion City, Mo., daughter of Christian and Dorothea Gleize Michel. She and Thaddeus J.R. Bullock were married in 1942. He preceded her in death...
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Francis Bolton
(Obituary ~ 03/18/03)
LEOPOLD, Mo. -- Francis T. "Frank" Bolton, 76, of Leopold died Sunday, March 16, 2003, at his home. He was born Jan. 5, 1927, in Butte, Mont., son of Patrick and Anastasia Powers Bolton. He and Anna A. Rolle were married June 5, 1949, in Butte. Bolton was an accountant 37 years with Atlantic Richfield. ...
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Cases of mystery illness surface
(International News ~ 03/18/03)
A handful of suspected cases of a deadly flu-like illness surfaced in new spots around the globe Monday, but medical experts said there "should not be panic" because the spread is not as aggressive as most forms of influenza. There also were no new fatalities since the nine first reported when the World Health Organization issued its unusual global alert over the weekend. ...
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Landmark road losing one curve for safety's sake
(Local News ~ 03/18/03)
It will still be called Snake Hill Road. It'll just have a little less bite. The Cape Special Road District began the first stages of straightening one kink on the curvy road, located just outside the city limits of Cape Girardeau. ...
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