Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from June 2002:
Cable network plans TV movie about John Walker Lindh; American Taliban: Artisan Television is developing the film for FX channel for a 2003 release
Jun 01, 2002; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - A television movie on John Walker Lindh, the 21-year-old Californian captured with Taliban fighters in Afghanistan,is being developed by Artisan Television and the FX cable channel toair in 2003. Lindh was returned to the United States and indicted in ...
Feds give $3.5 million to help Wisconsin fight deer disease
Jun 01, 2002; ... MADISON (AP) - Wisconsin will receive $3.5 million in federalmoney to bolster its food safety and disease management program,including efforts to combat chronic wasting disease in the state'sdeer and elk herds, Gov. Scott McCallum said Friday. Much of that money - $2 million - will ...
Singing in the rain brightens day for Lincoln students; Pride: Weather clears up while elementary school holds an end-of-year event at Loras' Rock Bowl
Jun 01, 2002; ... Dalton White wasn't claiming that the Lincoln School song holdsany special powers. But the third-grader thought it sure was a coincidence that whenthe students sang the school song to kick off Lincoln Pride Day atLoras' Rock Bowl Stadium, the light rain stopped and the ...
Lancaster-Potosi boys 4x800 team turns in top qualifying time; Jumpin': Schmitz retains top seed in 300 hurdles
Jun 01, 2002; ... La CROSSE, Wis. - The amateur chemists, aka curious sportswriters,estimated the melting time of butter on the sun-baked VeteransMemorial Stadium track Friday at 90 seconds. Ice cream would haveprobably needed 30 seconds to transform into mush in the 85-degreetemperatures. The ...
Religion Briefs
Jun 01, 2002; ... 2 special Masses planned at Sacred Heart Church The Power of Prayer, Inc. has planned two special Masses at SacredHeart Church this week. A Mass honoring the Sacred Heart of Jesus will be celebrated byDubuque Archbishop Jerome Hanus, OSB, at 7:30 p.m. Friday. A Masshonoring ...
Local/Area Briefs
Jun 01, 2002; ... Ribbon-cutting events scheduled in Dubuque, The City of Dubuque's Leisure Services Department welcomes thepublic to two ribbon-cutting events, both beginning at 2 p.m. today. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at Flat Iron Park inconjunction with Dubuque Main Street's ...
Lindh lawyers, feds disagree over witnesses
Jun 01, 2002; ... ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Lawyers for John Walker Lindh insistedFriday they cannot trust the government's statements that theAmerican-born Taliban soldier was treated well after he was capturedin Afghanistan. U.S. troops kept Lindh blindfolded, imprisoned him in a metalcontainer and ...
Authorities find remains in condominium
Jun 01, 2002; ... LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - The skeletal remains of two people werefound in a man's apartment after he went on a deadly shooting rampageat a crowded convenience store. Antonio Pineiro, 48, was shot to death by police Thursday afteropening fire with two handguns at the Top Valu Market ...
National Briefs
Jun 01, 2002; ... U.S. planes bomb Iraqi radar site WASHINGTON - U.S. warplanes bombed an air defense radar site insouthern Iraq Friday after coming under attack by Iraqi surface-to-air missiles, U.S. military officials said. It was the fifth U.S. airstrike against Iraq in less than ...
In-house Anderson advisor tells of friction with Enron audit team; Testimony: He says energy trader attempted to push the limits of accepted accounting principles
Jun 01, 2002; ... HOUSTON (AP) - An in-house Arthur Andersen LLP adviser testifiedFriday to the friction between his colleagues and the Enron Corp.audit team over the energy trader's frequent attempts to push thebounds of generally accepted accounting principles. John Stewart, on the stand for a ...
ASTROLOGY
Jun 01, 2002; ... If your birthday is today: In the year ahead there will be plentyof opportunities for you to get involved in exciting projects orendeavors. Although some may be small, each will have surprisingpotential for bigger and better things. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) It is best not to take ...
Wall Street; Dow rises; Nasdaq falls
Jun 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Pleased by encouraging economic reports but waryabout world events going into a weekend, Wall Street backed away froma solid rally Friday, leaving stocks mixed. Blue chips edged higher, retreating from an earlier triple-digitadvance. Technology gave back all of its ...
Translate phrases that seem innocent; What it really means:' Let's get together sometime' actually means don't hold your breath
Jun 01, 2002; ... It seems to me that the longer you live on the planet, the more ofa disconnect you notice between what is said and what is meant. Hereare my translations: What is said: I'll try. What is meant: It ain't gonna happen. As Yoda in "Star Wars" says,"There is no try. Only ...
Freda M. Schueller
Jun 01, 2002 ... SAVANNA, Ill. - Freda M. Schueller, 87, of Lake Forrest, Calif.,formerly of Savanna, died Wednesday, May 29, at the Lake ForrestNursing Center. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Peter's EvangelicalLutheran Church, ...
Dorothy Buck
Jun 01, 2002 ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - Dorothy Buck, 83, of Casper, Wyo., formerly ofMaquoketa, died Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at Shepherd of the ValleyNursing Home, ...
Clarke headed in wrong direction
Jun 01, 2002; ... 4235 Marsh Landing, Jacksonville, Fla. As a graduate of Clarke College in Dubuque I am deeply concernedabout the new direction they seem to be looking for in women'sathletics. Recently, they decided not to renew the contract of Tina Kuhle,the head women's basketball coach ....
Foreign Briefs
Jun 01, 2002; ... Colombia truce talks crumble BOGOTA, Colombia - Truce talks between the government and thenation's second-largest guerrilla group have crumbled, Colombia'schief peace negotiator said Friday. The collapse apparently dashed any remaining hope that PresidentAndres Pastrana ...
France ousted in stunning opening to first Asian World Cup; Teamwork: Senegal wins with flawless goalkeeping
Jun 01, 2002; ... YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) - Africans again opened a World Cup with amonumental upset. Rekindling memories of one of the continent's greatest soccertriumphs 12 years earlier, Senegal frustrated defending championFrance with a tight defense and flawless goalkeeping. The World ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Jun 01, 2002; ... Newspapers: Unseal secret-probe records MADISON - Two newspapers have asked the state Court of Appeals tounseal the records of three cases stemming from the secretinvestigation into allegations of illegal campaigning. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and The Capital Times filed ...
It's time for Catholics to re-evaluate some things; Reflection: Abusive priests can be cause for thought
Jun 01, 2002; ... Oh, no. Not again.That was my reaction when I opened an e-mail from a friend who's a newspaper editor. A Catholic priest in hiscoverage area had been accused of sexually abusing minors. When will this outcry stop? Will there ever be a time when the Roman Catholic Church can ...
Main Event set for today
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Main Event is scheduled from 1 to 9 p.m. today in the HistoricOld Main District, from Second Street to the cul-de-sac. New this year is a parade of old-time transportation modes as wellas roving historical characters and history-related activities atFlat Iron Park. The parade ...
Army to close office devoted to peacekeeping
Jun 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Army has decided to close its PeacekeepingInstitute, the only arm of the military devoted entirely todeveloping principles of how to conduct peacekeeping missions,officials said Friday. The unannounced decision came after months of deliberation. It ispart of ...
Police say they need break to find Levy's killer; Uncertainty: For now, the most likely scenarios are that she was strangled or suffocated
Jun 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Police found Chandra Levy's remains throughhappenstance and, although they have concluded she was killed,they'll need another big break to find who did it and how. For now, the most likely scenarios are that she was strangled orsuffocated. Police are visiting pawn ...
Business Briefs
Jun 01, 2002; ... 3 major airlines raise leisure-travel fares NEW YORK - Three of the nation's largest airlines raised the priceof round-trip fares for leisure travelers less than a week after theMemorial Day holiday, the official beginning of the summer travelseason. Continental Airlines ...
Elmer H. Lendt
Jun 01, 2002 ... MANCHESTER, Iowa - Elmer H. Lendt, 78, of Manchester, died Fridaymorning, May 31, 2002, at home, following a brief illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Community CongregationalChurch, with ...
Soldiers fight for buddies, not for leaders or ideals; For each other: High-minded rhetoric doesn't motivate guys in combat - camaraderie does
Jun 01, 2002; ... Contrary to the patriotic belief, soldiers, Marines, airmen andsailors do not fight for high-minded political rhetoric. They do notrisk their lives for individuals with stars on their collars, lushleather-bound chairs around their Cabinet rear ends or those whoreside in big white houses ....
Ex-bishop apologizes for 'my sinfulness'; Rembert Weakland: He is the highest-ranking American cleric to settle assault allegations
Jun 01, 2002; ... MILWAUKEE (AP) - Former Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weaklandapologized Friday for the pain a $450,000 settlement the archdiocesereached with a man who accused him of sexual assault has caused theCatholic community. "I apologize to all the faithful of the archdiocese which I ...
Area girls strike gold; Twice: Rundhaug and Olthafer place first
Jun 01, 2002; ... La CROSSE, Wis. The bar for Alaine Olthafer stood high, weighedwith great expectations. The Belmont junior had come to town the hands-down favorite to winthe Division 3 high jump title after clearing 5-foot-7 in sectionals.Olthafer, who wasn't planning on leaving the Wisconsin ...
Calls for peace grow in India, Pakistan; Border stable: Officer says diplomatic pressure is playing a major role
Jun 01, 2002; ... NEW DELHI, India (AP) - India's defense minister insisted Fridaythe border with Pakistan was stable, even as Deputy Defense SecretaryPaul Wolfowitz warned that a war between the South Asian rivals wouldbe "somewhere between terrible and catastrophic." Diplomatic pressure grew to ...
Black and white; Minister says the challenge has 'worked out well'
Jun 01, 2002; ... COVINGTON, Ky. - Every Sunday at 10:45 a.m., the Rev. Frank Hortondelivers his sermon at First United Methodist Church. Fifteen minutes later, still in his robes, he dashes four blocksacross town to the pulpit at Ninth Street Methodist Church to deliverthe same sermon. This ...
UW-P will arm police; Starting this fall: Officers now carry pepper spray, batons
Jun 01, 2002; ... PLATTEVILLE, Wis. - University of Wisconsin-Platteville campuspolice officers will be carrying firearms this fall. After receiving input from all the major governance groups oncampus as well as the city of Platteville Police Department,Chancellor David Markee made the decision to ...
American CEO urges loosened security
Jun 01, 2002; ... TOKYO (AP) - American Airlines Chief Executive Donald Carty saidFriday that another terrorist attack against commercial airlines isunlikely and urged that some security measures added at airportssince Sept. 11 be dropped. "It will be a hollow victory indeed if the system we end up ...
Nellie L. Beckius
Jun 01, 2002 ... PORTAGE, Wis. - Nellie L. Beckius, 85, of Portage, died Friday,May 31, 2002, at Divine Savior Healthcare, Portage. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary CatholicChurch, Portage, with the Rev. John Hedrick officiating. Burial willbe in the church cemetery. Friends may ...
Menards set for sizable grand-opening celebration; Larger Dubuque location: Mayor, Michalski praise company's expansion
Jun 01, 2002; ... It's fitting that Ray Szmanda is scheduled to kick off theweeklong grand-opening celebration for the new Mega Menards onSunday. The exuberant, bespectacled Szmanda, best known as "The MenardsGuy," extolling the virtues of "saving big money" at the home-improvement store, seems ...
Cameras give glimpse of wreckage; China Airlines: So far no bodies have been seen in the underwater images
Jun 01, 2002; ... TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Murky underwater video footage provided thefirst glimpse on Friday of the submerged wreckage of a China Airlinesjet in the Taiwan Strait: a battered luggage container, a dining cartand a wing ripped from the plane's body. Investigators are trying to determine ...
Polanski awarded Cannes' Palme d'Or; First time: Polish born director has been in films for the past five decades
Jun 01, 2002; ... CANNES, France (AP) - Roman Polanski, who has been directing fornearly five decades, took his first Palme d'Or at the Cannes FilmFestival for "The Pianist," a movie that forced him to delve intochildhood memories of Poland's Jewish ghettos. Director David Lynch's jury awarded its ...
Weather Data
Jun 01, 2002; ... Temperatures High/low Friday*75/63 High/low a year ago65/46 Record high June 1102 in 1934 Record low June 137 in 1993 Cooling degree days Thursday7 Total since Jan. 1, 200243 (*As of 4:30 p.m.) Precipitation Precipitation ...
Housing would cost city beautiful trees
Jun 01, 2002; ... 2680 Raven Oaks Drive The phrase, "Man marks the Earth with ruin," is a line from theverse by English poet Lord Byron. I was reminded of this after thevote by the city council to approve construction of Arbor Glenhousing development. In order to facilitate building this unit, ...
From laughingstocks to Finals: Nets not joke anymore; Clincher: New Jersey tops Celtics, wins series, 4-2
Jun 01, 2002; ... BOSTON (AP) - This is no joke: The former laughingstocks of theEastern Conference are going to the NBA Finals. Jason Kidd became the first player in 35 years to record threetriple-doubles in an NBA playoff series, and the New Jersey Netsfinished off the Boston Celtics and their ...
Richard J. Hauk
Jun 01, 2002 ... CASSVILLE, Wis. - Richard J. Hauk, 52, of Cassville, diedThursday, May 30, 2002, in Waterloo Township. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Charles Catholic Church,Cassville, with the Rev. Jim Uppena officiating. Friends may callfrom 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Martin Page Funeral ...
No crown for Kings; Afloat: Lakers use big game from Shaq
Jun 01, 2002; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shaquille O'Neal simply wouldn't allow the LosAngeles Lakers' dream of a dynasty to die at home. Carrying his teammates on his broad shoulders one more time,O'Neal had 41 points and 17 rebounds as the two-time defendingchampions forced a Game 7 in the Western ...
National Briefs
Jun 01, 2002; ... Grassley asks for FBI agent at hearing WASHINGTON - A senator Friday requested that a Minneapolis FBIagent testify on Capitol Hill next week as Congress delves into thebureau's activity before Sept. 11. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said FBI agent Coleen Rowley canhelp the ...
Births
Jun 01, 2002; ... Wednesday, May 22, 2002 Muehleip - Damon and Jill (Steinke) Muehleip, Galena, Ill., girlat Southwest Health Center, Platteville, Wis. Saturday, May 25, 2002 Schuster - Scott and Denise Schuster, Hopkinton, Iowa, girl atRegional Medical Center, Manchester, ...
Sports Calendar
Jun 01, 2002; ... Today Girls prep soccer - Wahlert at Cedar Rapids Xavier, 9 a.m.;Wahlert at Cedar Rapids Prairie, 1 p.m.; Hempstead at Cedar RapidsJefferson, 9 a.m.; Hempstead at Cedar Rapids Xavier, 1 p.m.; Seniorat ...
Some Americans ignore calls to leave India; Tensions: Several countries issue similar warnings
Jun 01, 2002; ... NEW DELHI, India (AP) - Sipping drinks by the pool at theirprivate club, several Americans said Friday night they aren't overlyworried about war between India and Pakistan - much less a nuclearone. But Washington warned the 60,000 U.S. citizens now in India thatthey should go ...
NASCAR team owner Roush returns to racing scene; Gift: His driver earns pole for Sunday race
Jun 01, 2002; ... DOVER, Del. (AP) - Jack Roush is back at the track, back in thepilot's seat and feeling like "the luckiest person in the world." The NASCAR team owner was at Dover International Speedway onFriday, his first public appearance since an airplane crash nearlykilled him on April ...
Farmland files for bankruptcy; Cuts: Farmer-owned cooperative has lost about $120 million in the past two fiscal years
Jun 01, 2002; ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Farmland Industries, the nation's largestfarmer-owned cooperative, announced Friday that it has filed forChapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Farmland will maintain its current operations through thereorganization, according to a release issued late Friday ...
Mustangs power to sweep of Warriors
Jun 01, 2002; ... Behind a power surge and some resiliency, the Dubuque Hempsteadbaseball team remained unbeaten. Five different players hit home runs and the Mustangs (7-0, 4-0)rebounded from a 9-6 fifth-inning deficit to beat Cedar RapidsWashington, 13-9, in the opener of a Mississippi Valley ...
U.S. recommends Yanks in India come home; 60,000: Officials stop short of ordering Americans to leave
Jun 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department on Friday urged the 60,000Americans in India, including hundreds of U.S. diplomats and theirfamilies, to leave the country because of a risk of conflict betweenIndia and Pakistan. "The fact that both of these countries possess nuclear weapons ...
Police Beat; Dubuque police reported the following:
Jun 01, 2002; ... * Stacie L. Wilkerson, 28, 819 Rhomberg Ave., reported $1,200worth of damage to a vehicle while it was parked at her residencebetween May 21 and 22. * Steve J. Jewett, 50, 1995 N. Grandview Ave., reported anInternet theft between May 19 and Friday. Jewett told police hepurchased ...
Area Graduations
Jun 01, 2002; ... The Telegraph Herald is running area high school graduation listsand photos on a day-to-day basis. All information and photospublished are what schools submitted to the TH. Look for lists on theFriends & Neighbors page Wednesday-Friday and on the Focus on Youthpage ...
Morning Smile; A novel senior-prank idea: Being nice
Jun 01, 2002; ... HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) - A group of graduating high school studentscame up with a senior prank that really threw everyone for a loop -they decided to be nice to people. Several seniors at Holland Christian High School took over lawn-maintenance duties from school employees Tuesday, ...
Update; Packers lure former Ravens back
Jun 01, 2002; ... GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Running back Jason Brookins, recentlyreleased by the Baltimore Ravens, has agreed to a two-year contractwith the Green Bay Packers. Brookins, 26, carried 151 times for 551 yards and five touchdownslast season. He will compete for the backup tailback job ...
MLB Roundup; Hidalgo hurts Cubs with two homers
Jun 01, 2002; ... Instead of pouting, Richard Hidalgo took out his frustrations onthe Chicago Cubs. Hidalgo hit two home runs and Carlos Hernandez allowed three hitsover seven innings as the Houston Astros beat the Cubs, 4-1, Friday. The two-homer game came two days after Hidalgo threw a bat bag ...
Teacher loses locks for student; St. Columbkille School: Scott Larrabee's clean shave raises money for Eric Fischer's cancer treatments
Jun 01, 2002; ... In a little more than 25 minutes Friday, Scott Larrabee saidgoodbye to bad-hair days. Thanks to clippers, scissors and a straight razor, Larrabee'sflowing locks - all 14 inches of them - were in a heap at his feet. Larrabee, the 31-year-old, previously long-haired music teacher ...
Local/Area Roundup; Dubuque preps earn MVC honors
Jun 01, 2002; ... Five Dubuque soccer players were named first-team all-MississippiValley Conference Friday. Dubuque Hempstead's Tyler Knopp, a seniorforward, and Scott Wadding, a senior midfielder, made the 13-playerall-MVC Mississippi Division first team along with Dubuque Seniormidfielder Andy Crahan ....
EPA: Chemicals put many at risk; Toxic: Two-thirds of Americans now face an elevated risk of getting cancer
Jun 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - At least two-thirds of Americans live in areaswhere toxic chemicals pose an elevated cancer risk, an EnvironmentalProtection Agency analysis concluded Friday. The findings are contained in a long-awaited EPA assessment ofhealth risks from 32 toxic chemicals. The ...
ALMANAC
Jun 01, 2002; ... Today is Saturday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2002. There are 213days left in the year. History highlights: On June 1, 1801, Mormon leader Brigham Young was born inWhitingham, Vt. On this date: In 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state of the union. In 1796, ...
5 Supreme Court justices millionaires; Financial disclosure: Ginsburg is listed as the wealthiest
Jun 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The nine Supreme Court justices are richer thanall but a small percentage of Americans, with at least fivemillionaires among them. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the wealthiest member of the highcourt, according to financial disclosure reports released Friday ....
Other Obituaries
Jun 01, 2002; ... Almoataz bin Saud bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud McLEAN, Va. - Saudi Arabian Prince Almoataz bin Saud bin AbdulazizAl-Saud, the former head of his country's national guard office inWashington, died Thursday. He was 44. The Saudi embassy did not release details on the prince's cause ...
FDA to approve some drugs using only animal testing
Jun 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is set to allowapproval of some drugs based on animal studies in cases where itwouldn't be possible or ethical to test them in humans. The rules finalized Thursday will help in the development ofbioterrorism antidotes to treat or ...
T.E. Lawrence gave much of his pay to mystery woman, records show; Lawrence of Arabia: Papers give rare look at famous man's private life
Jun 01, 2002; ... LONDON (AP) - T.E. Lawrence, the adventurer immortalized as"Lawrence of Arabia" for leading an army of desert warriors, paid two-thirds of his salary to a mysterious woman for more than a year,according to newly released files. The information, contained in confidential Royal Air ...
Katherine H. Redfearn
Jun 01, 2002 ... Katherine H. "Kay" Redfearn, 89, of Luther Manor, Dubuque,formerly of Galena, Ill., died at 7:10 a.m. Wednesday, May 29, 2002,at Luther Manor. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Kitchen, Miller & SteinkeFuneral Home, Galena, with the Rev. Jim McCrea officiating. Burialwill be ...
Wisconsin Graduates
Jun 01, 2002; ... Potosi High School * Commencement - 1 p.m. Sunday, May 19, in the high schoolgymnasium. * Valedictorians - Travis E. Ames, Tabitha M. Keene, Allison K.Lozeau and Lukas L. Steiner. * Class officers - Allison Lozeau, president; Tabitha Keene, vicepresident; Lacy ...
Illinois Briefs
Jun 01, 2002; ... Union panel bars 2 from Teamsters CHICAGO - A union oversight panel has imposed a life time ban on aprominent Teamsters official for his role in a plot to undercut thepay of some Las Vegas Teamsters to benefit a company in which hisbrother had a stake. A federal judge in ...