Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque) back issues from November 2002:
Auto sales rev up economy; 3.1% growth: Worries remain over future activity
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy, powered by strong auto sales,rebounded to a 3.1 percent annual growth rate in the summer asbusiness investment, which had been the major no-show in the currentrecovery, turned up for the first time in two years. The third quarter increase in the ...
Police Beat; Dubuque police reported the following:
Nov 01, 2002; ... * Carla G. Engler, 43, 3481/2 Kaufmann Ave., was arrestedWednesday on a charge of domestic assault with injury. Authoritiessaid she assaulted her live-in boyfriend, Jeffery E. Keller, 37. Engler struck him with the metal door of an oven broiler, causingnumerous cuts and lumps, ...
North Korea, Japan end hostile talks
Nov 01, 2002; ... KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - Dashing hopes for a thaw in a bitterrivalry, North Korea on Wednesday rebuffed Japan's demands to haltits nuclear weapons program and repatriate five kidnapped Japanesecitizens and their families. After completing two days of acrimonious talks over ...
Study finds no significant increase in cancer near Three Mile Island
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - People who live near the Three Mile Islandnuclear plant show no significant increase in cancer deaths more than20 years after an accident at the plant released low amounts ofradiation. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh studied deaths between1979 and ...
Vote Cubs into Hall
Nov 01, 2002; ... 90 Main St. Too much homework? I say, "fiddle sticks" to those voters who areeligible to vote yearly on new members to baseball's Hall of Fame. Isubmit they're not doing their homework. It is the time of year whenthe ballots will be mailed out, so let's get with it. If I may, ...
Manternach deserves spot on county supervisor's board
Nov 01, 2002; ... 13782 Seippel Road Again, the TH has made its endorsements for its favorite candidatein the upcoming election. Sometimes I almost appreciate this gesture,as it may clarify the big picture that I've been watching as a voterand taxpayer. In the case of the upcoming supervisor ...
NHL Roundup; Select few witness Bruins' 8-game streak halted
Nov 01, 2002; ... Paul Kariya scored three goals and set up the other as the AnaheimMighty Ducks beat host Boston, 4-1, Thursday night, halting theBruins' eight-game unbeaten streak in front of their smallestFleetCenter crowd ever. The announced attendance was 9,491, the fewest on a ...
Researchers want to test smallpox vaccine on children; Ethics questions: Inoculations could have fatal reactions
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Researchers want to begin the first studies ofthe effects of a risky smallpox vaccine on toddlers and preschoolers -a proposal that is raising thorny questions about safety and ethics. The vaccine is made of a live virus called vaccinia that can causeits own ...
Thaddeus Charles Ernzen
Nov 01, 2002 ... EPWORTH, Iowa - Thaddeus Charles Ernzen, 4-month-old son of Danand Melissa Ernzen, of 302 Countryside Drive, Epworth, diedWednesday, Oct. 30, 2002, at Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's CatholicChurch, Epworth, with the Rev. Raymond ...
Cause of deadly pileup likely to remain mystery; 10 dead: Multiple collisions make investigation hard
Nov 01, 2002; ... FOND DU LAC (AP) - An official accident report on the deadliesttraffic crash in Wisconsin history concluded Wednesday that a finalcause may never be found for the massive pileup that killed 10people. The Wisconsin State Patrol's report included a diagram of whereabout 40 vehicles ...
Unemployment figures show more working in southwest Wisconsin
Nov 01, 2002; ... September unemployment rates dropped in several southwestWisconsin counties, according to recently released statistics fromthe Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. Crawford County's jobless rate shrank from 3.7 percent in Augustto 3.2 percent in September. Lafayette ...
Births
Nov 01, 2002; ... Saturday, Oct. 26, 2002 Sigwarth - Daniel and Heidi (Zimmerly) Sigwarth, Shullsburg, Wis.,girl at Southwest Health Center, Platteville. He is formerly of HolyCross, Iowa. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2002 Schadl - ...
CORRECTIONS
Nov 01, 2002; ... Headline: Arts & Entertainment Briefs Published: 10-31-2002 Tickets to "Christmas: The Reason for the Season," by the OzarkJubilee, to be held Nov. 9, are $19. An ...
Cartoonist misses bulls'-eye
Nov 01, 2002; ... 13256 Bluff St., Glen Haven, Wis. The Oct. 24 TH editorial cartoon proved that many cartoonists arebetter artists than thinkers, and not very good at either. Trying tolink the NRA to the recent East Coast sniper attacks is a bit liketrying to blame a Mexican for El ...
Area Briefs
Nov 01, 2002; ... Historical society to hold annual dinner MAQUOKETA, Iowa - The Jackson County Historical Society will holdits annual Heritage Dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the PearsonBuilding of the Jackson County Fairgrounds. As a prelude to the dinner, at 2 p.m. Maquoketa-area musicians ...
Re-elect McCaw
Nov 01, 2002; ... Dubuque County Sheriff Fred McCaw deserves to be re-elected as Dubuque County attorney.Fred has been a strong advocate of fair prosecution for the past 16years. He has built a strong staff ...
Michigan all-stater Cross turning heads for ThunderBirds
Nov 01, 2002; ... Tom Lenox can't help but think he got away with something when heplaced Tom Cross on the Dubuque ThunderBirds' roster this summer. Cross, a 6-foot-6, 210-pound forward from Muskegon, Mich., turnsheads with his size alone. But, in the first month of the MinnesotaJunior Hockey ...
NBA Roundup; Wizards, Jordon redeem themselves
Nov 01, 2002; ... Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards handed the BostonCeltics their worst defeat in franchise history. Shaking off a rusty performance that made him look his age thenight before, Jordan scored 21 points in 21 minutes as the Wizardsbeat the Celtics, 114-69, Thursday night in ...
Wisconsin Briefs
Nov 01, 2002; ... Appeals court denies Burke's bid to block proceedings MADISON - A state appeals court Thursday rejected Sen. BrianBurke's request to delay criminal proceedings against him in theCapitol caucus scandal, dismissing his claim that he can't beprosecuted while the Legislature is in ...
Alice R. Leverington
Nov 01, 2002 ... STOCKTON, Ill. - Alice Rose Leverington, 90, of Stockton, diedThursday, Oct. 31, 2002, at Morgan Memorial Home, Stockton. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Catholic ...
Illinois Briefs
Nov 01, 2002; ... Alleged kingpin nabbed in drug bust CHICAGO - The alleged kingpin of a heroin ring with tentaclesreaching from South America to Chicago, New York and Miami has beenarrested with 18 of his followers, federal prosecutors announcedThursday. James Valencia, 36, a U.S. citizen who ...
Layoffs leave 30 Flexsteel workers out of work; Temporary: A soft furniture market is cited as the reason
Nov 01, 2002; ... After some signs of recovery during the summer months, Flexsteelindustries Inc. recently issued two new rounds of layoffs,temporarily cutting 30 jobs at its Dubuque plant. The furniture manufacturer laid off 19 production workers in earlyOctober and cut another 11 jobs a couple ...
Run-DMC fans, colleagues mourn death of Jam Master Jay; Family man: He was a social activist and an unlikely target for violence
Nov 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK (AP) - As one of the forefathers of rap, with a historyof social activism, Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay was an unlikely targetfor the kind of violence that killed rappers Tupac Shakur or theNotorious B.I.G. He was married with three kids, and a fixture in the ...
Weddings; Cunningham-Meyer
Nov 01, 2002; ... Kendra Cunningham and Thadd Meyer, both of Camp Hill, Pa., weremarried Aug. 10, 2002, at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Mechanicsburg, Pa.The reception was at The Grand Ballroom in the Clarion, Carlisle, Pa. Their parents are Ken and Fran Cunningham, of Mechanicsburg, andCarlyn and Elgen ...
People
Nov 01, 2002; ... Ex-Bush adviser Hughes writing book NEW YORK - Former White House counselor Karen Hughes is writing abook about working with President George W. Bush. "10 Minutes From Normal" will be released by Penguin Putnam in2004, the publisher announced Tuesday. Financial terms ...
Vote yes on Asbury water
Nov 01, 2002; ... Member, Asbury City Council On Nov. 5, the residents of Asbury will be asked to vote whetheror not the existing water system should be turned over from the AADC(a private corporation) to the city of Asbury. Carefully consider that: * A "yes" vote will return the use of ...
Wisconsin Sectional Volleyball; Potosi, Belmont meet in semis
Nov 01, 2002; ... Ninety points and a cagey Belmont team that has been unfoldablelately separate the Potosi volleyball team and a second straightstate tournament berth. If their two regular-season matches are any indication, tonight's7 p.m. WIAA Division 4 Cashton Sectional semifinal in Highland ...
LaVern E. Benish
Nov 01, 2002 ... HAZEL GREEN, Wis. - LaVern E. Benish, 87, of 941 Badger Road,Hazel Green, died at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002, at BethanyHome, Dubuque. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Haudenshield Funeral Home,Cuba City, with the Rev. Duane Manson officiating. Burial will be inthe ...
Study: Half of Earth's plants might be in danger
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Human activities threaten to wipe out as many asone-half of the Earth's plant species, a study suggests. Earlier studies had estimated that only about 13 percent of allplant species are in danger of extinction. But Nigel C. A. Pitman, ofDuke University, and Peter ...
Totem points to changes at Sundown; Opening: The ski area hopes to begin its season on schedule
Nov 01, 2002; ... A gigantic totem pole now stands just north of Sundown Mountain'sMountaintop Building. The ancient symbol of a rich storytellingtradition points to a time of change and modernization at the Dubuque-area ski resort. The 25-foot totem pole, meticulously crafted by Sundown ...
Faces and Voices; Schedule of events
Nov 01, 2002; ... Nov. 1 to 30: The African American Historical and Cultural Museumof Iowa exhibit, Carnegie-Stout Public Library. Today: Gaelic Storm 7:30-9:30 p.m., Five Flags Center, free;concessions available. Sunday: Irish Tea, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Shamrock Imports, 391 Bluff ...
Morning Smile; State gives OK to hunt ghosts at old Capitol
Nov 01, 2002; ... RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - They haven't quite called in the ghost-busters, but the state has given the OK for a paranormal screening ofthe old state Capitol. Staffers at the Capitol say they have heard floorboards creak withinvisible footsteps, keys jangle and doors squeak open and ...
What's Happening
Nov 01, 2002; ... Today * Senior citizens activities: 8:30-11 a.m. mall walking and cards;11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. lunch; Dubuque Area Lifetime Center, 3505Stoneman Road. * Divine Word College Weyland Gallery, Epworth, Iowa, will presentthe exhibit "Mahima," featuring paintings by Indian artist ...
Alliant spends unwisely
Nov 01, 2002; ... 2777 Broadway St. It seems to me that if Alliant Energy would provide ourelectricity, they would not need a raise in prices. They are spendingall that money on our Amphitheater, and the museum in Madison, Wis.,and all the wages and expenses to maintain them. For all I know, ...
FEC adopts contribution laws
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal election regulators Thursday spelled outhow they will enforce a newly broadened ban on campaign donations byforeigners - addressing an issue that was the focus of 1997 hearingsinto fund raising. Opening another thorny subject as it considers how to ...
Kicker's TD aids Rams
Nov 01, 2002; ... AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) - Placekicker Jeff Babcock scored arare touchdown, returning a fumbled kickoff 29 yards to open thesecond half, and No. 24 Colorado State beat Air Force 31-12 Thursdaynight, the Falcons' third straight loss. Cecil Sapp ran for 132 yards and two ...
Campaign tactic angers Democrats; Tape recordings: Republicans are accused of trying to suppress the vote turnout
Nov 01, 2002; ... DES MOINES (AP) - Iowa Democrats accused Republicans on Thursdayof running a covert voter-suppression effort aimed at driving downturnout in next week's election. Iowa Democratic Chairwoman Sheila McGuire Riggs held a newsconference to play tape recordings of attack telephone calls ...
Official: U.S. needs anti-missile rockets; About 40: Lieutenant general says that the problems with the Patriot have been fixed
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is working to solve problems withits most advanced anti-missile rockets and increase production so thenewest Patriots will succeed where their predecessors didn't indestroying Iraqi Scuds, the Missile Defense Agency chief saidThursday. Lt. Gen ....
Clarke casts opera scenes
Nov 01, 2002; ... The Clarke College Music Department will present an evening ofopera scenes at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8 and 9, in Jansen Music Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. The performance will include scenes from Mozart's "Cosi FanTutte," Donizetti's "E'lisir D'Amore" and ...
Terror suspect arrested with poisonous mercury; 18 pounds: Russian police say evidence in the theater siege points to Chechnya's top elected leader
Nov 01, 2002; ... MOSCOW (AP) - A suspected Chechen terrorist was arrested in Moscowcarrying 18 pounds of poisonous mercury while allegedly planning anew attack, and Russian officials said Thursday that evidencegathered after last week's hostage siege implicated Chechnya's topelected ...
Almanac
Nov 01, 2002; ... Today is Friday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2002. There are 60 daysleft in the year. This is All Saints Day. History highlights: Fifty years ago, on Nov. 1, 1952, the United States exploded thefirst hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok in the Marshall Islands. On this ...
Former Enron executive indicted; 78 counts: If convicted, Fastow faces hundreds of years in prison and millions of dollars in fines
Nov 01, 2002; ... HOUSTON (AP) - Former Enron Corp. chief financial officer AndrewFastow was indicted Thursday on 78 federal fraud, money launderingand other charges, making him the highest-ranking company officialcharged in the probe. The indictment, returned by a grand jury in Houston, alleges ...
SEC orders investigation of its chairman; Controversy: Allegations surface that Pitt concealed information on corporate ties of his choice to head an oversight board
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - The Securities and Exchange Commission orderedan investigation Thursday into allegations that Chairman Harvey Pittconcealed from commissioners information on the corporate ties ofWilliam Webster, his choice to head a new accounting oversight board. The disclosure ...
Conference lets diversity shine; Faces and Voices: These events will succeed if many people participate
Nov 01, 2002; ... "First of all, if you can learn a simple trick, Scout, you'll getalong a lot better with all kinds of folks. You never reallyunderstand a person until you consider things from his point of view -until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." - Atticus Finch, Character ...
Weddings; Peterson-Kurt
Nov 01, 2002; ... Abbey Peterson and Nick Kurt, both of Lenexa, Kan., were marriedJuly 6, 2002, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Dubuque. The receptionwas at the Loras College Campus Alumni Center, Dubuque. Their parents are Ron and Sue Peterson, of Marshalltown, Iowa, andNoel and Betty Kurt, of ...
Jackson, Sharpton sued over 'Barbershop' remarks
Nov 01, 2002; ... LOS ANGELES (AP) - A group of barbers and beauticians has sued theRevs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, claiming the activists' remarksabout the movie "Barbershop" drove away customers. The suit was filed Monday by the National Association ofCosmetologists. It accuses Jackson and ...
Foreign briefs
Nov 01, 2002; ... Anti-war protesters march to embassy ATHENS, Greece - Thousands of protesters opposing a possible U.S.attack on Iraq marched to the U.S. Embassy on Thursday, chanting anti-American slogans and burning flags. Police used tear gas to disperse a small group of ...
SPORTS CALENDAR
Nov 01, 2002; ... Today College volleyball - Wartburg at UW-Platteville, 4 p.m.; UW-Stevens Point at UW-Platteville, 8 p.m.; Buena Vista at University ofDubuque, 7:30 p.m. Prep ...
Alternate energy sources need work, scientists say
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - None of the known alternate energy sources aretechnically ready to take the place of fossil fuels, suggesting theneed for a crash energy development program if the world is to avoidthe threat of global warming, experts say in a new study. The study by 18 ...
Alliant Energy named a Top 10 utility
Nov 01, 2002; ... Alliant Energy was recently named a Top 10 Utility in EconomicDevelopment by "Site Selection" magazine, a leading economicdevelopment trade publication. According to an Alliant Energy press release, the company in 2001helped bring more than 3,800 jobs to its four-state ...
Official says Army ready for urban warfare in Iraq
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Better weapons and training will help Americansif they are drawn into an urban war against Saddam Hussein, butaverting civilian casualties among Iraqis will be hard, ArmySecretary Thomas E. White said Thursday. "You can look back through history to see that ...
SEC proposes rules
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators on Wednesday tentativelyapproved new rules to tighten companies' financial disclosures andstock sales by executives. The rules, issued for public review by the Securities and ExchangeCommission, were ordered by Congress in response to ...
Signs point to Allendorf
Nov 01, 2002; ... 1501/2 N. Main St., Elizabeth, Ill. Yes, I must agree with Mr. Berning (letter, Oct. 26) about"missing signs" in Jo Daviess County. However, the ones I have heardof were taken down by irate property owners who were not asked forpermission to erect such signs. Surely, someone ...
Court rules residents can request new ballots; Minnesota: Mondale plans to participate in a debate before Tuesday's election
Nov 01, 2002; ... ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - In a partial victory for the Democrats,Minnesota's Supreme Court ordered local election officials Thursdayto send out new absentee ballots to people who ask to change theirSenate vote in the wake of Sen. Paul Wellstone's death. The ruling fell well short of ...
Eagles, 'Stangs in sweeps; Rams give Wahlert push
Nov 01, 2002; ... The heavyweight wasn't falling Thursday. Sick, scrambling, out of sync and on the ropes against aninspired, cagey opponent bringing everything but the kitchen sink,the Dubuque Wahlert volleyball team still wouldn't buckle. No. 18-ranked Dubuque Senior gave the two-time ...
Day of the Dead celebrations seek to lure friendly spirits; Dia de Los Muertos: Woman teaches Clarke crowd about Mexican holiday
Nov 01, 2002; ... The colorful table was laden with flowers, food, religious items,and names and photographs of beloved relatives - everything thatcould lure friendly spirits back to earth for a few days. That was the point of the temporary altar erected outside theClarke College chapel as part of ...
Man shot to death after rampage with hatchet; Violence: Man violates a restraining order and attacks his ex-wife and her family
Nov 01, 2002; ... LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A man who posted bail, then broke intohis ex-wife's home and attacked her and her family with a hatchet wasshot to death early Thursday by her boyfriend, authorities said. Eric Kiefer, 35, had been in custody for violating a restrainingorder by breaking ...
Marketing workshop set
Nov 01, 2002; ... MAQUOKETA, Iowa - Maquoketa Valley Producers will host a workshopon direct marketing and growing flowers and herbs for profit from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Maquoketa Public Library. The keynote speaker will be Deborah Lohr, who direct markets herproducts to grocery ...
Characters travel road to healing; Suffers a loss: 'Moonlight Mile' shows there is not a right way to grieve
Nov 01, 2002; ... During the early stages of "Moonlight Mile," there are severalcharacters who handle grief in a way you wouldn't expect. In fact, many of them are downright unbelievable, irritating andeven nasty. But as the film progresses, you begin to realize the truth:everyone grieves in ...
Marcella M. Soppe
Nov 01, 2002 ... WORTHINGTON, Iowa - Marcella M. Soppe, 95, of Waterloo, formerlyof Worthington, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2002, at Manor Care,Waterloo, after a long illness. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Paul'sCatholic Church, Worthington, with the Rev. Mark ...
Wall Street; Stock market hits 2nd-best October
Nov 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street locked in its first winning monthsince spring and the Dow Jones industrials' second-best October onrecord Thursday. The month actually ended on a mixed note, with the Dow downnominally for the day after another spate of discouraging economicreports, ...
Elect candidates who will fight for the mentally ill
Nov 01, 2002; ... President, NAMI Dubuque, 11698 Robin Hood Drive National Alliance for Mental Illness advocates throughout thenation are shocked and saddened to learn that the lives of Sen. PaulWellstone, his wife and daughter were tragically cut short in a planecrash. Sen. Wellstone was ...
Weddings; Snook-Funkhouser
Nov 01, 2002; ... Angela K. Snook and Bradley J. Funkhouser, both of Dubuque, weremarried Aug. 9, 2002, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Dubuque. Thereception was at the Julien Inn, Dubuque. Their parents are William and Kim Snook, of Dubuque, and James andVicki Funkhouser, of Grand Rapids, ...
De Witt overmatched
Nov 01, 2002; ... Sometimes Dubuque Hempstead's Emily Luensmann still pines to puther hands on the steering wheel, her foot on the accelerator. Even though the Mustangs' switch to a 6-2 - a two-setter offensethat keeps three hitters in the front row at all times - is makingthe junior setter a ...
Sports Briefs
Nov 01, 2002; ... Plea reached in Pierre Pierce case IOWA CITY - Prosecutors said Thursday they have reached a pleaagreement with Iowa basketball player Pierre Pierce, who was chargedlast month with third-degree sexual assault. Assistant Johnson County Attorney Anne Lahey said a deal with ...