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WIDE MEADOWS: WHO SHALL WE BE TODAY? (A CONTINUING SERIES)
(Column ~ 06/12/01)
Editor's note: This is a chapter from Jean Bell Mosley's book "Wide Meadows" that was first published in 1960. Left to our own impulses and ingenuity, Lou and I devised our own diversions. Some called it deviltry. When the role of being the Bell young'uns began to pall, we were never ones to take it sitting down. ...
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PLAYING SAFE
(Local News ~ 06/12/01)
Danger on the playground is a problem that shouldn't be there, and the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department works to make sure it isn't. Parks department staff check the playgroung equipment once each week, if not more during the summer, to make sure everything is working properly and will be safe for children, said Brock Davis, parks supervisor...
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POLICE RECOVER TRUCKLOADS OF STOLEN PROPERTY
(Local News ~ 06/12/01)
Authorities have recovered a large quantity of property they say was stolen during approximately 13 burglaries dating to the fall. Cape Girardeau County sheriff's deputies and city police officers found the property Thursday during a search of a residence at 531 Albert St. Lt. David James of the sheriff's department said authorities filled up six pickup trucks and the back seats of three cars with suspected stolen goods. James said the property fills the department's 20-by-30-foot property cage...
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WILD KINGDOM: TURKEYS, GOATS AND MINIATURE HORSES ARE ROAMING CAPE'S HARDS
(Local News ~ 06/12/01)
The back yard at 1218 William is a place Dr. Doolittle would love, but neighbors view it as a curse. Crowing roosters and gobbling turkeys shatter the early morning quiet, and the odor of manure hangs heavy on hot summer days. Renters James Merritt and his roommate, Doug Parson, own a menagerie. They have rabbits in one cage and six prairie dogs in another. Bird droppings clutter the top of a trampoline that provides shade as well as a place to strut...
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GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS UNDER HEIGHTENED SECURITY
(Local News ~ 06/12/01)
State and federal government buildings were under a heightened level of security Monday after the execution of Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh. McVeigh was executed at 7:14 a.m. Monday by chemical injection in Terre Haute, Ind., six years after 168 people died when he blew up the Oklahoma City federal building...
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SUMMER ACTIVITIES SET AT CAPE CIVIC CENTER
(Local News ~ 06/12/01)
Educational and recreational activities are available for students ages 6 to 18 this summer at the Cape Girardeau Civic Center Boys and Girls Club. Summer Fest 2001 kicked off Monday and will continue through the end of July. The free, all-day camp is being held at the center, located at 232 Broadway, and meets Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m...
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CHILD-ABUSE TRIAL SET FOR SEPT. 20
(Local News ~ 06/12/01)
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- Eric Schwepker will go on trial before a jury Sept. 20 on four felony charges of child abuse. Schwepker, 30, of Cape Girardeau County is accused of severely beating his 12-year-old son. He has pleaded innocent to all charges. Schwepker's trial date was set Monday following a hearing before a Jefferson County Circuit Court judge. The case has been moved out of Cape Girardeau County on a change of venue...
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ILLINOISANS TO PICK UP TRASH SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 06/12/01)
The Ohio River is at, or nearing, flood stage in many areas, but everything is on "Go" for the annual Ohio River Sweep on Saturday. This year's cleanup will encompass the 980-mile length of the river, from its origin at Pittsburgh, Pa., to its end at Cairo, Ill., said Jeanne Ison, spokeswoman for the Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission, sponsor of the annual event...
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ST. FRANCIS TOURNEY READY TO TEE IT UP
(High School Sports ~ 06/12/01)
JACKSON, Mo. -- With junior golf exploding across the nation, a unique event in Southeast Missouri offers young golfers a chance to pit their skills against one another in a competitive setting. Junior golfers -- 11 to 18 years of age -- will tee it up today in the opening round of the St. Francis Heartland Junior Golf Classic at Bent Creek Golf Course...
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CAPE TAKES EASY 'ROUT' TO .500, RIPS CHARLESTON
(High School Sports ~ 06/12/01)
The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team had been saddled with a losing record since beginning the season with a loss. But a visit from Charleston was just the tonic Cape needed to finally get back to the .500 mark. Ford & Sons posted ridiculously easy 16-1 and 19-1 victories Monday night to sweep the District 14 doubleheader at Capaha Field. Both games went the regulation 6 1/2 innings because the 10-run mercy rule is not being used for district play this year...
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CAPAHAS, PRINTERS SPLIT PAIR
(High School Sports ~ 06/12/01)
O'FALLON, Mo. -- The Craftsman Union Capahas and St. Louis Printers split a doubleheader Monday night, the Capahas dropping the opener 5-0 but rebounding for an 11-2 victory in the nightcap. Both games were played at T.R. Hughes Ballpark, which is the home of the River City Rascals independent league professional team...
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SPORTS DIGEST: OVC MOVING BASKETBALL TOURNEYS TO LOUISVILLE
(High School Sports ~ 06/12/01)
BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- The Ohio Valley Conference will move its basketball tournaments to Louisville, Ky., in 2002 rather than change the dates to stay in Nashville, Tenn., the league announced Monday. The OVC traditionally holds its tournaments on the first weekend in March, and Nashville has hosted the league since 1994 and at the Gaylord Entertainment Center since 1997. ESPN is set to televise the men's title game for a 16th straight year...
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SPORTS DIGEST: ST. VINCENT'S KUTZ IS MVP OF ALL-STAR GAME
(High School Sports ~ 06/12/01)
Derek Kutz, a 2001 graduate of St. Vincent High School in Perryville, Mo., was named the most valuable player of the Class 1A game at Saturday's Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Series in Warrensburg, Mo. Kutz was the winning pitcher and also went 3-for-5 with an RBI as the East team routed the West 15-3...
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SPORTS DIGEST: BARNETT, STANDRIDGE AMONG ATPR VICTORS
(High School Sports ~ 06/12/01)
BENTON, Mo. -- John Barnett and Robbie Standridge picked up the night's biggest prizes Saturday at Auto Tire and Parts Racepark. Barnett, of Sikeston, Mo., outran the track's biggest field of modifieds this season for a $1,000 win. He led the final 16 of 20 laps, holding off Greg Gross of Scott City, Mo., and Greg King of Sikeston...
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SPORTS DIGEST: SEMO BASEBALL PLAYERS PICK UP MORE HONORS
(College Sports ~ 06/12/01)
Southeast Missouri State University baseball players Todd Pennington and Brad Beatty picked up two more honors Monday. Pennington, the 2001 Ohio Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year, was named to the American Baseball Coaches Association/Rawlings All-South Region first team...
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SPORTS DIGEST: NOKOMIS CAPTURES KELSO KLASSIC
(High School Sports ~ 06/12/01)
KELSO, Mo. -- Nokomis (Ill.) Bud Light emerged from the loser's bracket to hand Taylorville (Ill.) Bob Ridings Ford a pair of losses Sunday night to capture the 17th annual Kelso Klassic. Nokomis edged out Taylorville 4-3 in the first championship game, forcing a final showdown, which it won 5-3...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/12/01)
Daughter to Craig A. and Paula J. Carmichael of St. Peters, Mo., St. Luke's Hospital, 4:34 a.m. Friday, June 1, 2001. Name, Riley Elle. Weight, 6 pounds 3 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Carmichael is the former Paula Burnette, daughter of Henry and Linda Burnette of Cape Girardeau. Carmichael is the son of Rick and Shirley Carmichael of Fairbury, Neb. He is employed at J.K. Harris Co...
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MARION WILLIAMSON
(Obituary ~ 06/12/01)
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. -- Funeral for James Marion Williamson of Bloomfield will be held at 2 p.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home. The Revs. Doyle Corlew and Chester Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Triplett Cemetery. Williamson, 89, died Saturday, June 9, 2001, at Three Rivers Health Care South Campus in Poplar Bluff, Mo...
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POLIC
(Local News ~ 06/12/01)
Cape Girardeau Tuesday, June 12 DWI Joseph Paul Boile, 23, of Melvin, Ill., was arrested and charged Sunday with driving while intoxicated. Jeremy Scott Mueller, 19, of 910 Themis was arrested and charged Sunday with driving while intoxicated. Dennis Wayne Pengelley, 53, of 217 S. Spanish was arrested and charged Monday with driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of an accident and careless and imprudent driving...
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MYRTLE WHITE
(Obituary ~ 06/12/01)
ALTO PASS, Ill. -- Graveside service for Myrtle Louise White of Bridgeton, Mo., will be held at 1 p.m. today at Alto Pass Cemetery. The Rev. Clifford Heil will officiate. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Alto Pass is in charge of arrangements. White, 72, died Friday, June 8, 2001, at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur, Mo...
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ANNA DORRIS
(Obituary ~ 06/12/01)
Anna Dorris, 101, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 10, 2001, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Jan. 6, 1900, on a farm near Illmo, Mo., daughter of Adam and Conradina Uelsmann Sander. She attended schools in the Illmo community. She was married to Dr. G.T. Dorris May 14, 1919, at the Idan-Ha Hotel in Cape Girardeau...
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HETTIE CRITES
(Obituary ~ 06/12/01)
Hettie Mae Crites, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, June 10, 2001, at Fountainbleau Lodge. She was born April 19, 1909, at Scopus, Mo., daughter of Odney and Rosie Cook Kistner. She and Peter Crites were married Dec. 9, 1933, in Jackson, Mo. He died in 1979...
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STEVE ROBESON
(Obituary ~ 06/12/01)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- John Steven "Steve" Robeson, 40, of Sikeston died Sunday, June 10, 2001, in Hickman, Ky. He was born Aug. 6, 1940, in Memphis, Tenn., son of John Irvine and Betty Jean Wilkerson Robeson. He and Nina Dobbs were married April 4, 1981...
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LAVERNE CROUCH
(Obituary ~ 06/12/01)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Laverne Crouch, 67, of Troy, Mo., died Monday, June 11, 2001, at her home. She was born April 2, 1934, near Lowndes, Mo., daughter of Thelbert and Pauline Stevenson Steward. She and Don Fisher were married in December 1950. He died in August 1969. She later married Robert Crouch Dec. 31, 1971...
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CLETUS GLAAB
(Obituary ~ 06/12/01)
ANNA, Ill. -- Cletus E. Glaab, 76, of Anna died Sunday, June 10, 2001, at his home. He was born Feb. 7, 1925, in McClure, Ill., son of John M. and Elsie Mae Baugher Glaab. He and Ruth D. Tully were married Oct. 31, 1947, at Jackson, Mo. Glaab retired from American Water Works in Cairo, Ill., in 1987, and also retired from Cairo Police Department...
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EDWARD STORTZ
(Obituary ~ 06/12/01)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Edward C. Stortz, 56, of Perryville died Saturday, June 9, 2001, at his home. He was born Sept. 18, 1944, in Perryville, son of Frederick and Irene Pingel Stortz. Survivors include five sons, Brad, David, Edward II and Brian Stortz, all of Perryville, Rick Stortz of Jacksonville, Fla.; two daughters, Melissa A. ...
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ALBERT DUTY
(Obituary ~ 06/12/01)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Albert Duty, 85, of Cairo died Monday, June 11, 2001, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Marion, Ill. Barkett Funeral Home at Cairo is in charge of arrangements.
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DORIS WREN
(Obituary ~ 06/12/01)
DEXTER, Mo. -- Funeral for Doris A. Wren of East Peoria, Ill., will be held at 1 p.m. today at Rainey Funeral Home in Dexter. The Rev. Dennis Ward will officiate. Burial will be in Dexter Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until service time...
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SEMO TRIMS FUND-RAISER SEARCH TO FOUR
(Local News ~ 06/12/01)
A Southeast Missouri State University committee has narrowed its search for a new vice president for university advancement and executive director of the school's fund-raising foundation to four finalists. They are Michael Slinker of Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif., Bruce Mack of Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Alan Zacharias of the Concordia Foundation at Corcordia University in River Forest, Ill., and William Kiel, executive director of the St. ...
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HOLDEN TO SIGN BLOOD-ALCOHOL BILL IN CAPE TODAY
(Local News ~ 06/12/01)
Gov. Bob Holden will be in Cape Girardeau at 12:45 p.m. today to sign legislation lowering the legal blood alcohol limit in Missouri to 0.08 percent. The signing will take place at Cape Girardeau Police Department headquarters, 40 Sprigg St. The governor will be joined by area state lawmakers, law enforcement officials and representatives of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and Students Against Drunk Driving...
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FRIEDHEIM MAN INJURED IN SUNDAY TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 06/12/01)
A Friedheim, Mo., man was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital with moderate injuries Sunday after a head-on collision near Friedheim. Harry Curry, 57, was injured in the 6:30 p.m. accident on County Road 413, two miles south of Route KK. The driver of the other vehicle, Jamie Girard, 27, of Oak Ridge, Mo., was not injured...
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LETTERS: BABY BOOMERS WILL PUT BURDEN ON YOUNG WORKERS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/12/01)
To the editor: There is a generation that is just about to reach retirement age. The baby boomers are the largest, richest and most selfish generation that this country has ever produced. They have always been a know-it-all group that thought that government could be used to make changes in our society that would fix any problems, real or imagined...
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LETTERS: FAMILY MATTERS HAVE NO RELEVANCE TO JOB CAPABILITY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/12/01)
To the editor: Let us drop the partisan crud. President Bush's daughters' activities bear no relevancy to the president's ability to do his job. If Bill Clinton had sexual relations with 200 interns, it bore no relevancy to his ability to conduct his job. ...
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THE VIOLENCE OF TERRORISM
(Editorial ~ 06/12/01)
Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist, was executed yesterday. Incensed at his government, he decided to strike against innocent civilians. His actions were cold-blooded and calculated. While American sentiment remains mixed about the death penalty in general, support of his execution was overwhelming. On the semissourian.com Web site, 80 percent of respondents said justice demanded his death...
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JUDGE SAYS 'NO' AGAIN TO PLANNED PARENTHOOD
(Editorial ~ 06/12/01)
Score it as another loss for Planned Parenthood and that organization's perpetual battle to get into the pocketbooks of Missouri taxpayers. Since the ascension to the governor's office of the late Mel Carnahan in 1993, this has become an annual issue for the General Assembly...
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KILLER OF TROOPER HAS RUN OUT OF LEGAL DELAYS
(Editorial ~ 06/12/01)
Jerome Mallett, convicted of the April 1985 murder of Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper James Froemsdorf on Interstate-55 in Perry County, will be executed July 11. So says the Missouri Supreme Court, which set the date last week. Mallett was tried before a judge and a jury that heard all the evidence, including his confession to the killing...
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LETTERS: BECAUSE THEY SAY IT'S SO DOESN'T MAKE IT TRUE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/12/01)
To the editor: The global-warming controversy isn't difficult to unscramble. Who is more likely to be telling the truth: the majority of credible scientists -- including the majority of Nobel laureates and the national academy of science -- or a handful of so-called scientists working for the petroleum industry? It may come as a shock to some Missourian readers, but just because a famous talk-show host and his opportunistic brother say something is true doesn't actually make it so...
Stories from Tuesday, June 12, 2001
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