Monday, October 2, 2000
Accident
A 23-year-old Brainerd man was injured Thursday after the vehicle he was driving went off the road and flipped over at Northwest Fourth and Jackson Street, the Brainerd Police Department reported.
Crime
BURGLARIES -- Eugene Witt, County Road 2 Southeast, reported Friday his residence had been broken into.
Livestock
SOUTH ST. PAUL (AP) (USDA) -- Monday hogs: 1,150 (includes 400 feeder pigs).
Duval is back
PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga. (AP) -- David Duval won't have to answer any more questions about his back injury. Or winning.
Some plans to boost Medicare HMO premiums
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Senior citizens in the Twin Cities area with health plans that provide drug benefits through Medicare health maintenance organizations are facing large premium increases, HMO officials said.
Abortion foes question safety of new pill
WASHINGTON -- Abortion opponents contended Sunday that the new abortion pill may be unsafe and raised the possibility of government action to limit its use.
Mississippi paddle
Jeff and Lilja Behr of Brainerd paddled their canoe up the Mississippi River on Saturday afternoon as the autumn leaf color laced the banks of the river. With temperatures near 80 degrees and the color approaching peak, central Minnesota residents were able to enjoy an autumn weekend outdoors. (Dispatch Photo by Steve Kohls)
Fall Color
Fall has brought yellow, red and orange to this red maple on the Woodtick Trail near Longville. (Photo by Diane McCormack)
Promise Keepers attendance down
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- This year's two-day Promise Keepers conference drew more than 16,000 people to Target Center, down sharply from the 62,000 who turned out for the two-day conference held at the Metrodome in 1995.
Twin Cities feeder airports may expand
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The Metropolitan Airports Commission is planning to spend $93.1 million over the next six years to expand the six reliever airports in the Twin Cities to help ease congestion at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.
Extra credit
Dusty Finlayson, the son of Gary and Colleen Finlayson of Aitkin, was selected as the Student of the Month for September.
Snoopy statue auction raises $823,000
BLOOMINGTON (AP) -- An auction of Snoopy statues on Sunday raised $823,000 that will help fund a Peanuts statue and other memorials to Minnesota native and Peanuts creator Charles Schulz.
Proposal aims to end transit strike
LOS ANGELES -- As a transit strike that has shut down most bus and rail service entered its third week, union officials were reviewing a contract proposal that could put an end to the walkout.
Olympic tragedy
It's a bittersweet story of Olympic glory and tragedy of Olympic-sized proportions that happened nearly 100 years ago in Brainerd.
Nisswa's police chief plans to serve city for a long time
NISSWA -- At only 31, Craig Taylor has the job he wants until he retires.
This was Brainerd
20 years ago (1980) - Brainerd Area "Pyramid" game players who received restraining orders earlier this summer may now be permanently enjoined from participating in the games, as the result of a Hennepin District Court ruling.
Local briefs
The Montessori School of Brainerd will hold a public meeting from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 10.
Paved with problems
WASECA (AP) -- As students head home from Waseca Central Intermediate School, it's crossing guard Les Wells' job to make sure the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders make it safely across U.S. Highway 14.
Barge traffic on Upper Mississippi less than projected
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Barge traffic on the Upper Mississippi River since 1993 has fallen short of what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers had forecast, prompting the agency to reassess plans to spend up to $1.5 billion to upgrade several locks.
Fuel-stingy vehicles vastly outnumbered in showrooms
WASHINGTON -- While a handful of small cars are getting 40-plus miles per gallon, the vast majority of new vehicles coming into showrooms get about half that, the government's latest automobile fuel economy statistics show.
Voters to decide name of new city of Ventura
VENTURA (AP) -- Residents in this central Minnesota city will decide Nov. 7 whether to keep their city's new name or pick a different one.
Thurmond reported better, plans to leave hospital today
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Strom Thurmond, hospitalized overnight after losing consciousness in a restaurant, was "doing very well" and hoped to go home Monday, his spokeswoman said Sunday.
Court refuses to free Exxon Mobil from paying fine
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court refused to free Exxon Mobil Corp. from having to pay $5 billion in damages for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, the nation's worst ever.
Lawmakers gripe that democracy sacrificed in rush to adjourn
WASHINGTON -- Democratic principles are being trampled in Congress' rush to finish its work for the year and get out of town, some lawmakers argue.
Election spending tops $2 billion
WASHINGTON -- The pricetag of politics keeps getting bigger. Candidates, parties and special interests spent more than $2 billion by Labor Day in pursuit of the White House and Congress, according to an Associated Press analysis of campaign spending statistics.
Inmates work side by side with other firefighters
DEVILS TOWER NATIONAL MONUMENT, Wyo. -- After a long summer battling wildfires that have burned millions of acres of Western forests, most firefighters are returning home. Not Dean Hyde.
Construction spending posts big increase
WASHINGTON -- After four straight monthly declines, construction spending jumped by a stronger-than-expected 1.4 percent in August, powered by increased government activity.
Court won't revive fertilizer makers' lawsuit
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court refused Monday to revive a lawsuit that accused U.S. and Canadian producers of potash, a mineral used in fertilizer, of conspiring to raise prices.
Default rate on student loans at record low
WASHINGTON -- The default rate for the national student loan program, once so loosely run that its very existence was in doubt, has dipped to a record low of 6.9 percent, saving taxpayers $18 billion over the last eight years, Clinton administration officials said Sunday.
Florida State faces tough test in first game as No. 1
Now the question is whether Florida State can hold its new No. 1 ranking for a week.
Kelly expects word on his future with Twins on Tuesday
DETROIT (AP) -- Manager Tom Kelly will meet with team executives in the Twin Cities on Tuesday, and said he expects to learn then whether he'll have a future with the Minnesota Twins.
NFL summaries
At Cleveland
Baseball's weekend
East Division
Cards catch playoff break; Pirates close Three Rivers
The St. Louis Cardinals caught a playoff break when Chipper Jones could not catch a grounder. No such lucky bounces for Randy Johnson, Terry Francona or Gene Lamont.
Scoreboard
Regular Season
Wild end first preseason with tie
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Manny Fernandez made 30 saves as the expansion Minnesota Wild finished the exhibition season with a 1-1 tie with the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
Tiger plays all 9 positions in finale against Twins
DETROIT (AP) -- Shane Halter did just about everything on a wild final day of the season at Comerica Park.
Yankees skid into postseason
The New York Yankees are ready for a fresh start.
Moss mad, Lions pay
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) -- Randy Moss is tough enough to cover on an average day. When he's mad, he's virtually unstoppable.
Big numbers abound in NFL
Are the footballs juiced around the NFL?
Playoffs confusion cleared up; Shaky Yanks open Tuesday at Oakland
As champagne, beer and a couple of ice chests poured over Lou Piniella's head, it was pretty clear: The playoff matchups were set, it was time for the games to begin.
Sosa wins first homer title
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sammy Sosa won his first home run title despite finishing with his lowest total since 1997.
Jack McKeon fired as Reds' manager
CINCINNATI (AP) -- Jack McKeon was fired as manager of the Cincinnati Reds on Monday following a season in which his team finished 10 games out of first place after acquiring Ken Griffey Jr.
Moss puts on show
PONTIAC, Mich. -- Randy Moss told Daunte Culpepper just to throw the ball high because he was the only one who was going to come down with it.
Vernon O'Neil
AITKIN -- Vernon O'Neil, Aitkin, died today, Monday, Oct. 2, 2000, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Minneapolis.
Thomas N. Bailey
BALDWIN, Wis. -- Thomas Nelson Bailey, 81, Baldwin, Wis., died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, at American Heritage Care Center in Hammond, Wis.
Wesley Koep
URBANK -- Wesley Koep, 56, Urbank, died Thursday, Sept. 28, 2000, at his home.
Lucille M. Fish Nelson
IDEAL TOWNSHIP -- Lucille M. Fish Nelson, 71, Ideal Township, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, at St. Joseph's Medical Center of Brainerd.
Ella Arthur
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho -- Ella Arthur, 95, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho, formerly of Pine River, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000, at Kootenai Medical Center of Coeur D'Alene.
Frances I. Holmes
GOLDEN VALLEY -- Frances I. Holmes, 92, Golden Valley, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, at the Trevilla of Golden Valley Nursing Home.
Melodie C. Tusler
MINNEAPOLIS -- Melodie Claire (Burkhardt Nelson) Tusler, 59, Minneapolis, died Friday, Sept. 29, 2000, at Fairview Riverside Hospice of Minneapolis.
George E. Betlach
ONAMIA -- George E. Betlach, 84, Onamia, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, as a result of a tractor accident at his home.
Roy G. Norquist
Roy G. Norquist, 78, Brainerd, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000, at St. Joseph's Medical Center of Brainerd.
Lenora A. Kuehne
BURTRUM -- Lenora A. Kuehne, 76, Burtrum, died Sunday, Oct. 1, 2000, at Long Prairie Memorial Hospital.
Sheila A. Anderson
ISLE -- Sheila Ann Anderson, 55, Isle, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 2000, at St. Cloud Hospital.
So long, Sydney
SYDNEY, Australia -- In a ceremony that was marked by the kitsch of dra
The best and worst of a memorable Olympics
SYDNEY, Australia -- The 2000 Summer Olympics were rendered in extremes. No subtle dapples of the artist's brush.
NBAmericans find it's easier to make enemies than win gold
SYDNEY, Australia -- Not again. With 4 1/2 minutes left Sunday in the men's basketball gold medal game, the words over the loudspeaker were hard to believe.
Final Olympic medals table
300 Medal Events
Final scores are in ... for NBC's coverage
The Games of the 27th Olympiad are over, and mercifully so for NBC. The network took a brutal, and, in some cases, gratuitous beating from critics here and in Australia about what it covered and when it showed it.
OTHER OPINIONS Soft-money ban
Bush should accept Gore's challenge on soft-money ads Proposals to contain the corrupting influence of campaign money have a way of surfacing when politicians see advantage in them, and then fading before anything gets done.
Congress rarely an issue in White House race
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Harry S. Truman called Congress into what was dubbed the Turnip Session, 12 days that produced nothing of substance and dramatized the "do-nothing" issue he used against the Republicans in his upset presidential campaign 52 years ago.
Open Forum
To find out where each 8th District candidate for U.S. Congress stands on key issues, go to the World Wide Web. If you don't have access to the Internet, you can use a computer at your public library. They will help you access the Internet.
Ventura stands alone for now
ST. PAUL -- Gov. Jesse Ventura is lonesome.
Wenzel wants law on new abortion pill
Rep. Steve Wenzel, DFL-Little Falls, said Friday he'll seek state legislation to limit the availability of the abortion-inducing drug RU-486 in Minnesota.
Recount complete in area congressional race
The Minnesota State Canvassing Board has certified a winner in the Republican primary in the 8th District congressional race.
Debate strategies being set
Texas Gov. George W. Bush is a candidate with obvious political skills on the campaign trail, but when it comes to the art of debating, he is hardly a natural.
Workers discount GOP claim that Gore threatens auto industry
LANSING, Mich. -- Flush with overtime pay and on track for another year of record vehicle sales, auto workers don't seem to buy Republican Gov. John Engler's message that Al Gore's environmental views threaten Michigan's economy.
Stewart wins NAPA 500
MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) -- Tony Stewart kept the lead through the final set of pit stops and held off charging Dale Earnhardt over the final 11 laps Sunday to win the NAPA 500 at Martinsville Speedway.
Cole, Redmon lead Gophers
MINNEAPOLIS -- They are programs headed in opposite directions, if much stock could be taken from Minnesota's 44-10 victory over No. 24 Illinois.
Raiders sweep match from Mesabi Saturday
Setter Katie Bell led the Central Lakes College Raiders volleyball team to a 15-7, 15-12, 15-1 North Division win over Mesabi Community College on Saturday.
Brainerd wins three matches at Duluth
DULUTH EAST-- The Brainerd Warriors volleyball team won three of four matches Saturday at the Duluth East Invitational.
Scoreboard
High School Volleyball
Detroit Lakes defeats Warrior girls
BAXTER -- The Detroit Lakes Lakers defeated the Brainerd Warriors girls' soccer team 6-2 in non-conference action Saturday.
Basketball Gophers get verbal commitment from O'Neal Mims
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Minnesota has received a verbal commitment from O'Neal Mims, a 6-foot-8 forward from Reagan High School in Austin, Texas.
College football
(Games 1:30 p.m. unless noted)
Warrior boys blank Detroit Lakes
DETROIT LAKES -- The Brainerd Warriors boys' soccer team shut out Detroit Lakes, 2-0 in non-conference action Saturday.
Raiders snap losing streak
This was the kind of football game that offered something for everyone. You can pick your favorite highlight.
Cardinals swim to 5th place
FOSSTON-- The Staples-Motley/Wadena-Deer Creek/Verndale Cardinals swimming and diving team placed fifth at the Fosston Invitational Saturday.
Harvest time
Weather drawing by Cody Roehl in the Lowell School first-grade class of Sharon Jendro.
Names and faces
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- Michael J. Fox and Elizabeth Hurley were among the celebrities who played a benefit hockey game in honor of six firefighters killed last year in a warehouse fire.
HINTS FROM HELOISE
Dear Heloise: I have a 100 percent-cotton dress that has become blotchy, possibly from fabric-softener sheets.
Raising child with disability is journey full of surprise
DEAR ABBY: Several years ago, a mother of a disabled child sent you a moving essay, "Welcome to Holland." It became one of my most treasured pieces, but unfortunately I have lost my copy. Could you please reprint it for me and your readers? -- A GRANDMA IN NASHVILLE
Gun battle erupts between Israeli, Palestinian troops
JERUSALEM -- Despite the world's appeals to cease fire, Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen shot at each other in a West Bank town Monday, and an Israeli civilian was killed, apparently by Palestinian militants, in the fourth day of deadly clashes over a contested Jerusalem shrine.
Milosevic foes open protest blitz; mine walkouts stir power worries
BELGRADE, Yugoslavia -- Truck and taxi drivers blockaded roads and bridges, students stayed home and factories closed throughout Yugoslavia on Monday to start a protest blitz by opposition forces that could test their resolve to drive President Slobodan Milosevic from office.