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|bold_on|ROYALTY. Former Springfield resident David Glass will be the new owner of the Kansas City Royals baseball team, according to the Associated Press. Glass was given approval to purchase the team April 17. Glass, a native of Mountain View, was once manager of Springfield-based Consumers Markets, and went on to become chief executive officer of Wal-Mart stores. Glass retired from Wal-Mart in 1999. |ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|MISSOURIANS TAKE CARE OF THEIR OWN. U.S. Sens. John Ashcroft and Kit Bond, both of Missouri, introduced legislation April 13 to honor Harry S. Truman, the only U.S. president to hail from the Show-Me State. The Republican senators want to honor the Democrat former president by renaming the Department of State Building for him. Truman held Ashcroft's seat in the Senate from 1935 until 1945, when Truman became vice president. Bond uses the offices, in the Russell Building, that Truman used when he was a senator. The bill is cosponsored by Democratic Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York and Republican Sens. John Warner of Virginia and Mike DeWine of Ohio. Ashcroft said of the Missouri president, "The life, character and freedom-loving values of this great Missourian are honored by countless millions."|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|REGIONAL SUMMIT. The Ozarks Regional Economic Partnership will hold its first Regional Summit April 28 on the Southwest Baptist University campus in Bolivar. Leaders from a 10-county region in southwest Missouri will convene for the event, which will focus on regional cooperation. The Ozarks Regional Economic Partnership is a program of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce in association with Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. Attendees will hear from experts in the field and learn from practitioners who have started regional programs in their own areas. Contact the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, 862-5567, for more information.|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|I LOVE ROCK AND ROLL. Joan Jett, once a cutting-edge punker, then a mainstream rocker, is now a performer at our own Ozark Empire Fair. Jett and her band, the Blackhearts, will perform Aug. 2, also known as Free Ride Day, at the fair. Confirmation of Jett's appearance at the fair completes the line-up of entertainers. Others to perform include Mark Wills (July 28), Ricochet (July 29), America (July 31) and Lee Ann Womack (Aug. 3). Jett's No. 1 hit, "I Love Rock and Roll" was a hit at about the same time as the now forgotten classic "Pac-Man Fever." If you can tear yourself away from your Atari, you can cruise your AMC Pacer on over to see Jett, who has a new album, "Pure and Simple." Sadly, there's been no follow-up to "Pac-Man Fever."|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|BIG WHITE CRAPPIE. The new Missouri state record white crappie was released into the Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World showroom aquarium during a special ceremony April 14. The record fish, caught by Sam Barbee of Poplar Bluff, weighs 4 pounds, 9.12 ounces, is 18.5 inches long and has a girth of 15.75 inches. Barbee caught the fish on a farm pond in Butler County using a Rapala lure. The crappie will be on display for the millions of Bass Pro visitors to admire. |ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|ALL ABOUT COWS. Agriculture leaders will have a chance May 26 to meet the nation's leading lobbyist for beef producers. Chandler Keys will be at the Polk County Cattlemen's Association's "Beef Happening 2000." Keys is vice president in charge of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. He testifies on countless bills covering a variety of topics germane to beef producers. The event will be held in Bolivar at the Citizens Memorial Hospital community rooms. It will begin with a trade show at 10 a.m., and Keys will speak at 2 p.m.|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|BUILDING BUSINESS. The Home Builders Association of Greater Springfield provides a list of its member builders, remodelers and suppliers who are local professionals in any phase of the construction business. The list is free for the asking. Contact the HBA office at 881-3711, online at www.springfieldhba.com or stop by the office at 1200 E. Woodhurst Dr., Ste. R-300.|ret||ret||tab|

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|bold_on|SLICE OF NICE. The Victim Center and local businesses again join forces to help meet the needs of crime victims in the fifth annual "Victims Are Our Business" breakfast to be held April 25. Jack Stack of Springfield ReManufacturing Co. will lead the program. The program benefits The Victim Center, a non-profit agency that offers crisis intervention 24 hours a day, counseling and advocacy services to child, adolescent and adult victims of sexual and other violent crimes. If you are interested in attending the breakfast, please call the Victim Center at 863-7273.|ret||ret||tab|

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