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Former Head of Duct Tape Maker Reportedly Leading Candidate for MU Presidency

May 31, 2007 By

The Kansas City Star reports the former CEO of the world’s biggest maker of plastic trash bags and duct tape is the leading candidate to be President of the University of Missouri system. The newspaper says three sources close to the University say Terry Sutter, who lives in Chester, New Jersey, could be announced as the new President tomorrow. Curators, who make up most of the search committee, meet tomorrow in Columbia.

Sutter has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Missouri. He was replaced as head of Covalence a year ago. Before that job, he was a division president for Cytec Industries, which is one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies.

The Star reports one of the other top three candidates has been William Thompson Junior a bond fund executive and a graduate of the university. Congressman Kenny Hulshof (R-MO) had announced last week he also is one of the three candidates.

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Steelman Applauds Sudan Sanctions; Urges Further Action

May 31, 2007 By

State Treasurer Sarah Steelman applauds President Bush’s decision to order sanctions against Sudanese businesses, but says the president isn’t going far enough.

Steelman has led the effort to make Missouri investments "terror-free". Steelman says the president’s decision is a step in the right direction, but it doesn’t go far enough. She says cutting off all American investments to Sudan would send a real message. Steelman says that billions of American dollars flow into Sudan from American private and public investments. She says all United States money should be cut off from funding the atrocities in Sudan.

President Bush has said this country won’t avert its eyes from the violence in Sudan. His order bars 30 companies operated by the Sudanese government from the American financial system. The Bush Administration’s stand though has run into opposition from China and Russia. China has asked the international community to have patience with Sudan over the strife in its Darfur region.

Steelman says America’s policy needs to reach beyond Sudan. She says the country needs to take a strong stance against any governments that backs terrorism. Steelman says strong economic sanctions could prove effective in stopping the violence in Sudan.

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Missourian Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross

May 31, 2007 By

The Distinguished Flying Cross for heroism in Iraq has been given to a helicopter pilot based at Whiteman Air Force Base.

Chief Warrant Officer Robert Stacy of Columbia is one of four helicopter pilots to earn the medal by providing communications to a group of Marines during an attack by insurgents. The helicopters all were damaged by insurgent ground fire, and Stacy had to take evasive action to avoid being hit by a rocket-propelled grenade.

The DFC is the seventh-highest award in the Army. When Stacy’s not on military duty, he flies a helicopter for University Hospital in Columbia.

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Royals Shut-Out by O’s to Drop Seventh Straight

May 31, 2007 By

The Kansas City Royals drop their seventh game in a row, getting shut out 3-0 by the Baltimore Orioles Wednesday night at Kauffman Stadium.

Kansas City starter Gil Meche (3-4) and Baltimore starter Erik Bedard (4-3) took a scoreless tie into the 8 th inning. The O’s scored a run in that inning to chase Meche, who pitched 7 1/3, giving up one earned run on four hits, while striking out five. He took the loss despite his fine pitching performance.

Baltimore picked up a couple of insurance runs in the top of the 9 th on a two-run homer by Nick Markakis, his eighth home run of the season. Chris Ray came in to pitch the 9 th , in relief of Bedard, earning his 12 th save.

The Royals (19-35) have an off-day on Thursday. They head to Florida for a weekend series with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, beginning Friday night. Brian Bannister (0-3) goes to the mound for the Royals against Tampa Bay’s Scott Kazmir (3-2).

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Cards Double Rockies to End Losing Skid

May 31, 2007 By

The St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three game losing skid, beating the Colorado Rockies 8-4 Wednesday night at Coors Field in Denver.

The Cards scored two runs in the 1 st inning. Colorado got one back in the bottom of the 1 st , then tied the game in the 2 nd on Brad Hawpe’s eighth home run of the year. The Redbirds took the lead with a run in the 4 th , then struck for five runs in the 5 th to take control of the game.

Luis Pujols went long, blasting a three-run homer, his ninth home run of the season. Jim Edmonds then hit his fifth homer, a solo shot. Colorado scored runs in the 6 th and 7 th , innings, including Matt Holliday’s tenth homer of the season, but the Rockies could not come back.

Todd Wellemeyer (1-1) went five innings, giving up three earned runs on seven hits to pick up the win. Jason Hirsh (2-5) took the loss.

The Cards (21-29) and Rockies wrap up their four game series tonight in Denver. Brad Thompson (3-1) pitches for St. Louis against Colorado’s Aaron Cook (4-1).

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