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CITY STILL NEGOTIATING WITH UE ON ELECTRIC, WATER, GAS FRANCHISES
(Local News ~ 01/28/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The city and Union Electric Co. continue to negotiate sewer, electric and water franchises, nearly three years after the previous agreements expired. City Manager J. Ronald Fischer said Friday that he now is waiting for UE officials to respond to the city's latest franchise offer...
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FANS: SUPER BOWL ALLOWS WAR DIVERSION
(Local News ~ 01/28/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Persian Gulf War took a back seat Sunday to the Super Bowl. At Tantrums Pub & Grill in West Park Mall, the talk of the day was football not Scud missiles and the pub's patrons celebrated with food and drink while watching the game on a giant television screen...
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GULF WAR TRIGGERS MEMORIES; WAR WIDOW ASSISTS FAMILIES OF VETERANS
(Local News ~ 01/28/91)
JACKSON -- The widow of an Air Force pilot, who was shot down during the Vietnam War and whose remains were missing for 22 years, said that the Persian Gulf War has rekindled painful memories. "It was very difficult when (the gulf war) first started," said Marjorie Gregory, of Jackson. "I cried every day and I couldn't stop watching it. It was like I was reliving everything."...
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NEW GROUP WILL STUDY COUNTY 911
(Local News ~ 01/28/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A six-member committee will study the possibility of establishing a county-wide, 911 emergency response telephone reporting system for Cape Girardeau County, officials plan to announce today. The announcement is scheduled for 10 a.m. during a special meeting at the Cape Girardeau County Commission chambers in Jackson...
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NEWSLINE: ICE ON ROADWAYS CAUSES ACCIDENTS
(Local News ~ 01/28/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - Ice-covered roadways contributed to two accidents within the city late Sunday night, including a rear-end collision at Mount Auburn and North Kingshighway that injured an unidentified woman. Cape Girardeau Police said the woman, whose age was also unavailable, was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital. The extent of her injuries were unknown, but police described her as being semi-conscious...
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GULF MAILBAG
(Local News ~ 01/28/91)
SGT. DANNY RAY SHY, II U.S. ARMY Sgt. Shy is the son of Mr. ahd Mrs. Danny Shy of Vallejo, Calif. He graduated from Scott City High School in 1984 and entered the Army in August, 1984. He spent two years at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and then spent three years stationed in Germany...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 01/28/91)
The Southeast Missourian asked people what they thought about the four-cent increase in first class postage that will raise the cost of a stamp to 29 cents beginning Feb. 3. Kim Gibson: "I think it's ridiculous. If they're going to raise it to 29 cents, why not make it an even 30 cents? I don't think the service is good enough for them to keep raising it. It's all right to raise the other rates, but 29 cents is a lot just to mail my phone bill."...
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FIVE PEOPLE SUFFER INJURIES IN SUNDAY MORNING MISHAPS
(Local News ~ 01/28/91)
CHAFFEE -- Five people were injured in two separate accidents early Sunday on Scott County roads. Three Chaffee residents were injured when Robert Redfern, 61, lost control of the car he was driving on ice-covered pavement, said a spokesman for the Missouri Highway Patrol. The car crossed the center line and struck a vehicle, driven by Robert Glueck, 46...
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SCHOOL CHILDREN, BLUNT DESERVE PRAISE FOR FLAG
(Editorial ~ 01/28/91)
There's been a lot of flag waving going on lately. But what makes a flag observance in Cape Girardeau today a little bit different is the flag itself. Secretary of State Roy Blunt will debut the recently refurbished Missouri state flag at an assembly this afternoon at Franklin School...
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NORBERT F. MOLL
(Obituary ~ 01/28/91)
PERRYVILLE -- Norbert F. Moll, 68, of Perryville, died Friday, Jan. 25, 1991 in Perryville. He was born Jan. 27, 1922, to the late Albert T. and Ida Ernst Moll. He married Alma M. Leible on April 27, 1944 in Biehle. She survives. He lived in Perry County all his life and was a service technician for Moll Electric in Perryville...
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ROBERT E. LOHR
(Obituary ~ 01/28/91)
JACKSON - Robert E. Lohr, 53, of Jackson, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 1991 at his residence at 734 Gerald St. Lohr was employed as the area supervisor of state schools at the time of his death. Lohr was born Feb. 25, 1937 at Colchester, Ill., the son of Loren L. and Katherine Jarvis Lohr. He was a graduate of Sikeston High School and Southeast Missouri State University, where he played football and baseball from 1955 to 1959...
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AGNES MARY CATTOOR
(Obituary ~ 01/28/91)
PERRYVILLE -- Agnes Mary Cattoor, 90 years old, of Perryville, died Sunday, Jan. 27, 1991, at the American Care Center in Perryville. She was born Feb. 6, 1900 in Belgique, daughter of Thomas and Genevieve Chavaux Steyns. She was a homemaker. She married Ausiel A. Cattoor on Feb. 12, 1918. He preceded her in death on April 19, 1975...
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