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McVeigh's lawyer asks jurors ror mercy Carre ti have lo do with Waco?" she of 5 were brutally murdered and ripped from the arms of their parents, those are the facts," Wilkinson said. Ixok into the eyes of a coward and teD him you will have courage. Tell him he is no patriot. He is a traitor and he deserves to die," she said. Wilkinson said there were not prosecutor Beth Wilkinson said in closing arguments of the penalty phase.

"This is the crime that the death penalty was designed for." She said the 29-year-old Gulf War veteran deluded himself into believing "it was his right to murder innocent men. women and children." "Nineteen children under the age DENVER (AP) Timothy McVeigh's lawyer made a last plea for mercy today by portraying the convicted Oklahoma City bomber as a misguided patriot, while a prosecutor urged jurors to "look into the eyes of a coward" and give him the death penalty for killing 168 innocent men. women and children. "It's time. It's time for justice- Festival though the bombing was a misguided way to vent his anger.

Tim McVeigh's crime was not the product of evil motive. His motive was based on qualities that in other contexts we applaud." Burr said. "We all bear some responsibility for Oklahoma City." he said. "We should not feel a clear conscience if we kill Tim McVeigh." Lead defense attorney Stephen Jones later told jurors the bombing cannot be compared to the crimes of serial killers John Wayne Cacy and Ted Bundy. "It is a political crime, it is an ideological crime." he said.

Jones said the blast arose out of the lack of accountability for the federal raids that ended in deaths at Waco and Ruby Ridge. "They hurt, so you hurt They died, so you died. They were innocent you are innocent What a terrible price for a failure to account," Jones said. Wilkinson dismissed as "pathetic" the defense using McVeigh's political anger in its case to spare him the death penalty. "What in the world did Tevin asked, referring lo a 16-moruh-old boy killed in the federal buildup's day-care center.

Wilkinson also rejected other mitigating factors offered by the defense, including his military service and his lack of a criminal record. "The defendant killed 168 people." she said. This factor alone is enough when put on the scales of justice to sanction and warrant a sentence of death1 for Timothy McVeigh." The same seven-man, five-woman jury that convicted McVeigh Last week of murder and conspiracy in the April 19. 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building will decide whether he should die by injection or spend the rest of his life behind bars.

A finding for the death penalty; must be unanimous. Wednesday, McVeigh wiped an eye as his mother pleaded for his life. His father narrated a videotape showing his son as a child, climbing into Santa's lap and playing with, toy trains. enough seats in the courtroom if someone could bring back the 168 victims, ranging from 4 months to 73 years dd. including eight law enforcement officers "who were assassinated for doing their jobs." She said McVeigh "declared war on his fellow Americans" to avenge the deadly siege at Waco exactly two years before and picked a daytime attack at 9:02 a.m.

to ensure "maximum carnage." "No amount of anger at the government can ever justify the purposeful destruction of American lives, families and security," she said. While not trying to minimize the enormity of the crime, death penalty expert Richard Burr began the defense argument by seeking to make jurors understand why the bombing happened. "Aren't we all in some way implicated in this crime?" Burr asked, claiming that Americans stood by during the sieges at Waco. Ruby Ridge and the federalization of law enforcement Burr suggested McVeigh stood up to that perceived tyranny, even (Continued from page 1) sonage. his son Steven.

"Moses Austin owned a lot of property in this area," McCuan said. "And he owned some mines." She said the Austin House will be open for tours, as well as the Long Banta house, replete with Victorian period pieces. A historical play will even portray the history of the area. Highlights of the festival include a parade that Saturday morning at 10 o'clock. Music is another attraction for the weekend.

McCuan said three stages have been set up and will feature free concerts in jazz, gospel, bluegrass, rock and even a barbershop quartet will harmonize a capella. There's even a country-singing karaoke Saturday at 5 p.m. The festival begins Saturday with a flag-raising at the courthouse at 9 a.m. The parade of cars, followed by the Heritage Festival Parade, begins at 10 a.m. At 11:30 a gyro-copter fly-over will be seen in the skies over the Moses Austin Festival, and runners and walkers will lace up their tennis shoes for the 5 Run1 Mile WalkYouth Run at the Banta House.

Colonial craft demonstrations, featuring examples of weaving, spinning, carving and tie hacking, will take place Saturday from 10 a.m. to p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, the day starts with a Community Worship Service at Long-Banta House, and continues at noon with a historic pageant.

Three stages are set up for a variety of entertainment throughout town. The schedule for Stage 1, at the Long-Banta House, on Saturday features a barbershop quartet, Rivertown Sound, from 1 1 a.m. until noon, and the U.S. Air Force Starlifter Band from noon until 1:45 p.m. Also appearing on that stage Saturday is the Son Girl Dickinson Gospel Group from 6-7 the Ptxosi Southern Baptist Church Choral from 7-8 p.m.

ana the Heartfelt Gospel Group from 8-10 pjn. Tours of the Long-Banta House will be conducted from pjn. Saturday. The schedule for Stage 2, at Heritage Park, on Saturday will feature the Heritage Music sound system from noon to 2 p.m.. Bob and Lucy Bryson from 2-3 Country Rebels and local square dancers from 3-5 p.m.

and the Country Karaoke contest goes on at 5 pjn. From 8-10 p.m.. Dr. Huck's Bluegrass Music group will take the stage. On Sunday at Heritage Park, traditional music will be heard from 10 a.m.

to noon, JeffCo Bluegrassers will play from noon to 2 p.m., and traditional music will be heard again from 2-4 p.m. The schedule for Stage 3. at Sl James Catholic Church. Saturday will feature contemporary music on a sound system from 10 a.m. to 1 pjn.

At 1 prize money will be given away at the end of the Macarena Contest From 2-4 p.m.. the DOA Band, formerly RMS. will play classic rock. The Cherokee Band will play country rock from 4-5 and then again from 7-8 pjn. Full Circle Band will play new country and classic rock from 8-10 p.m.

Sunday at Stage 3 will see contemporary music played on a sound system from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Dancinsations will perform from 1 1 a.m. to noon, and Circus Band, playing alternative rock, will play from noon to 2 pjn. Contemporary music will play on a sound system from 2-4 p.m.

Other highlights during the weekend will be the classic car show on Saturday, the Old French Rendezvous Encampment at Heritage Park, a quilt show and photo contest at St James Church Hall, and the children's area and petting zoo behind the courthouse and sheriffs department more girls could participate, the program did lose out somewhat in the area of hands-on work." Wegge said they will continue to give a one-hour seminar about high-tech careers by interactive TVi but will do a follow-up workshop to provide hands-on opportunities at the college for those girls truly interested in high-tech careers. The interactive TV is a lot different than satellite broadcasting. We could see them and they could see us. It was truly interactive." Wegge said schools were surveyed as to which format they preferred. "We found that while the schools were appreciative of the fact there wasn't as much time involved and Continued from page 1) "Missing school is always a concern," Wegge said.

This way they didn't have to miss a whole day of school to participate in the program, they just spent an hour with us. Sheriff's report Bonne Terre police arrested a 40-year-old St Louis man Wednesday on charges of possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to the sheriffs report The suspect was arrested on Cherry Street He was processed at the county jail where bond was set at $27,000. Also in the report: Danny R. Brooks. 21, of Park Hills was arrested Thursday on a warrant in connection with charges of second-degree assault receiving, stolen property and municipal charges.

Bond was set at $29,200. Regina Lett, 38, of Park Hills was arrested Wednesday on a warrant in connection with a charge of failure to return leased property. She later posted a $200 bond. The sheriffs department arrested a 32-year-old Bonne Terre woman Thursday on a charge of third-degree assault He was processed at the county jail and later posted a $1,500 bond. Robber i Vi i 4 Jr residen of the house.

At his trial, assistant public defender Antonio Manansala called witnesses to convince the jury that Swain was not aware there was a meth lab in operation at the house. Judge Murphy, who presided over the trial, set a bond of $25,000 for Swain that will allow the 38-year-old defendant remain free while his conviction for possession of methamphetamine is appealed. In another unrelated case. Judge Murphy imposed concurrent 15-year sentences" for 33-year-old Henry Marler of Park Hills for rape and sodomy. Marler had entered Alford pleas of guilty to the charges last month, not admitting to any elements of the charges against him.

Prosecutors told the judge Marler had raped a 9-year-old girl with whom he was babysitting and sodomized a another 14-year-old girl while she was visiting with her parents at his home. The incident occurred in 1993 and 1994. The judge denied Marler's request for probation and ordered that the prison sentences be served. (Continued from page 1) Nettles spotted their car speeding through and intersection. He pulled the car over as it went down the north bound entrance ramp to U.S.

67. A plastic trash bag found in the car contained thousands of dollars worth of jewelry that Park Hills police said was taken during the robbery. In other law day action, Judge Murphy denied a new trial for Michael E. Swain and sentenced the Brosley man to seven years in prison for possession of a controlled substance. Swain was found guilty of the drug charge in April, but a jury could not reach a verdict on a charge of trafficking in drugs.

The judge scheduled a new trial on the trafficking charge for Dec. 16. The possession and trafficking charges were filed against Swain after Park Hills police raided what they described as a methamphetamine laboratory in a residence less than one block from the police station in January of 1996. Swain was described as a part-time PEDAL POLICE Officer Bill Gammon of the Farmington Police i Department is one of the officers who will be participating in a new bicycle patrol program. The Department of Public Safety loaned the! bicycles to the department on a trial basis.

Chief Danny Dailey said; the bicycles will be used when the department has enough and the weather cooperates. Staff photo by Matt Etalera Wastfr Depot to begin in Late August or September. 1 The average monthly savings of $1,589 since the, program started will be reduced. Link said, because the County Transfer Station is now charging to take recyclable materials since opening the two-sort facility. The city must pay $20 per ton for the material taken to the facility, a charge it did not face prior to May.

Link has pointed out the city still stands to save money because the cost for recyclables is still less than the cost for solid waste that has to be taken to a landfill, near Poplar Bluff. The city administrator did not have figures available for how much the city has collected on the sale of tags, that must be placed on bags that exceed the weekly limit The tags, $1 each, can be purchased at city offices and several local business places. Even with the $8,000 savings through the first Eve months, the city appears to still have a significant deficit in its solid waste collection program. It was estimated the city was spending about $70,000 per year more for the program than it was collecting through the $5 per month fee. If the savings continue at the current rate, which! Link said is not likely, the program would result in a' reduction of about $20,000 for the year.

"Even though we cannot expect to maintain ait' average savings of $1,589 per month, it is, I believe, clear that the system is working and is saving money1 for the city," Link said. (Continued from page 1) and take recyclable items to the collection center. There was a decrease in the amount of material taken to the recycling center in April, Link said, but he attributed that to the city's annual spring clean up drive in which it collected items not normally picked in residential trash collection. "I believe this further illustrates the point that the program is, in fact working," Link said as he presented figures in his report to the Park Hills City Council. "Recycling is at a higher lever when citizens know they must pay more to have their trash pickup than it is when trash pick up is free." In addition to the new plan under which residents are limited to two bags of trash per week, paying $1 for each additional bag placed out for collection.

Link credits increased use of the recycling center for the success of efforts to reduce the amount of solid waste the city sends to the Landfill. The city is awaiting final approval for a grant of approximately $20,000 from the Department of Natural Resources that will allow Park Hills to initiate curbside collection of recyclables. The grant application was revised and sent back to DNR recently in hopes that it will be approved in time to start local preparations next month. If the grant is approved prior to July 1, Link said, it is possible for actual curbside collection of recyclables After the restoration is complete, the focus will shift to renovating the middle section of the building, which will eventually house a heritage museum. In addition to providing extra office space for Park Hills city employees, McClary said the refurbished space will also offer an advantage to potential investors.

"We want to make a really great impression on people who are coming in and looking at our town," McClary said. Both Thomure and McClary agreed their jobs have kept them too busy lately to put in much work on the restoration. But McClary hopes to organize another volunteer group within the next few weeks to continue the work. "Just staying after it will make the difference." (Continued from page 1) begin refurbishing the space. Volunteers from the ParkHills MCB have helped with the restoration, along with Park Hills Building Inspector Dale Thomure.

On rainy days, the parks and recreation department has also assisted with the work, McClary said. The crew installed insulation that was crucial to the project McClary praised the work of the parks and recreation department "They've taken on some really tough jobs," McClary said, pointing out the insulation installation in particular. "It was a lot of really hard work. "They have been great to work with." But the bulk of the work has been completed by McClary and Today's Stocks The following selected stock information is supplied by Edward Jones and Farmington. All prices are as of about noon EDT.

ASARCO 3138 3g American Tel Co. 3g Anheuser Busch 422 2 Chrysler Corp. 325g Coca Cola 6978 l2 Thomure. The two men are volunteering their after-hours time to the project Thomure said the depot is valuable because of its contribution to the history of the mineral area. "I think it's important that we don't let that kind of thing fade away," he said.

Although most of the work done so far has been behind the scenes, more aesthetic restorations will begin soon. Plastering will be one of next steps, Thomure said. While working on the project the group is attempting to stick to the original appearance of the room, McClary said. "We're trying to be very subtle," about any modernization additions made, he said. One of the concessions they made to technology, however, is a new central heating and air conditioning system.

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Checks may be mailed to: Bank of Bloomsdale, co Wilma Schwent 55 Mill Hill Road, Bloomsdale, MO 63627. 2234 4 4938 3g for the one-time capital improvements and sent it to the governor for his approval, but he has at his command a line item veto which could see the funds deleted from the bill, Kohn said. These are one-time funds for capital improvements," Kohn said. "We are hoping to see them make it into the final budget package." Money for the maintenance and repair bill, funded last year, did not make into the budget package legislators sent to the governor. That was disappointing to many college officials, but Kohn said he is pleased overall with what the governor has done for education and community colleges in the budget MAC will be funded to a level that is about $100,000 more than last year's level, at $3.85 million, according to business manager Mike Luck-achick.

The governor has signed off on those moneys, which were part of a different bill than the one containing funding for the one-time capital improvements. The college will be in the process now of puuing together an annual budget Their budget year starts in July. Kohn said MAC would use the money to fund expansion of sewer and water lines to handle its recent growth. Four new buildings are being constructed on the campus, the Tourism Information and Education Center, the new satellite station and crime lab, a Technology center and a Public Services Building to house the growing Public Safety Department "Several community college officials have faxed letters to the governor indicating we truly need the money for capital improvements at our campuses," Kohn said. "I should know by Friday whether they will be approved." Kohn is traveling to a meeting in Springfield where he expects to gain an update on the status of the bill.

Money for capital improvements was not part of the budget proposal Camahan presented to the legislature, nor was money for the maintenance and repair bill. College officials, including Kohn, testified before the appropriations committee and lobbied hard to get the funds put back into the legislative works. The legislature put the money back into the budget Laclede Gas McDonalds McDonnell Douglas Mercantile Bank Monsanto 18 12 70 6OV2 4418 18 78 38 18 3g Penney Inc 5214 Pepsico Inc. 3834 Pulitzer 5P4 Rubbermaid Inc 2914 SBC Comm Inc 5778 Trans World Airls Inc 9'M Union Electric 3634 Wal-Mart 3P8 Walt Disney 8131 14 3g.