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PORT AUTHORITY CONTINUES TO SHOW LOTS OF PROMISE
(Editorial ~ 01/17/92)
The Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority had cause to celebrate in 1991. The port authority saw a significant increase in tonnage, and welcomed its fourth tenant late in the year. Hopefully, the coming year will bring continued progress in development of the regional port...
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NEWTON'S LAW: MEDIA CLIMATE HELPS TO INCITE TRASHING OF GOVERNMENTAL DEN
(Column ~ 01/17/92)
Call it The Cause. It is an arguable cause, maybe even a proper cause. But that's beside the point. On Wednesday, it was only a vocal cause, one that provoked thought in a way its sponsors didn't intend. Accept this vague approach for now. It will be made clear as I go...
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THREE FILE FOR SEAT IN CHAFFEE
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
CHAFFEE - Chaffee's Ward 1 has a second candidate vying for the city council seat of incumbent Jerry Wolsey in the April municipal election. The candidate is John E. Nordin of 429 Helen. Incumbent Irmgard Chronister, of 402 Yoakum in Ward 2, has also filed for re-election to her seat...
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NAACP HOSTS PUBLIC HOUSING SEMINAR TONIGHT DOWNTOWN
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will sponsor a question and answer seminar today on the issue of Section 8, Department of Housing and Urban Development public housing. The seminar will begin at 7 p.m. at the Cape Civic Center, 232 Broadway...
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VO-TECH TO OFFER NEW PROGRAM; SCHOOL PLANS PILOT APPROACH TO PREPARATION
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
High School students interested in technical or vocational careers will soon be able to enroll in a program designed to give them the combination of technical and academic skills they need to get a job. The Cape Girardeau Area Vocational-Technical School and area high schools are working with Mineral Area College at Flat River to develop a curriculum for a new technical preparation, or Tech Prep, program...
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DEPUTY EARNS AWARD FOR JAIL FIRE HANDLING
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
JACKSON - A Cape Girardeau County deputy sheriff received the Timothy J. Ruopp Award Thursday for his efforts in evacuating inmates during a fire in the county jail last year. The award for outstanding and distinguished service in law enforcement at the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department was presented to Deputy Sheriff Kendall Hampton. Sheriff Norman Copeland presented the award...
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WINTER IS BACK; FRIGID WEATHER FOLLOWS EXCEPTIONAL WARM SPELL
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
Everyone knew it wouldn't last. And sure enough, the mild weather this January, traditionally the coldest month of the year, has abruptly ended. It ended late Wednesday afternoon when brisk, northerly winds ahead of an "Alberta Clipper" cold wave sent the wind chill here plunging to minus 30 and minus 40 degrees by dusk...
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TRADES LICENSING STILL ISSUE; QUESTIONS STILL ABOUND AT BOARD MEETING
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
The Cape Girardeau City Council last October hoped it had ended a five-month debate on construction contractor regulations when it approved a scaled-down version of a trades licensing law. Yet questions abound as to license testing requirements, how best to apply the new law, and to what extent regulations should be imposed on contractors...
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STATE'S PRIVATE SCHOOLS PUSH FOR SCHOOL CHOICE
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
Private schools in Missouri are beginning a campaign to bring parental choice in education to the state. Choice, these educators say, could help bring about educational reform. Mary Ann Fischer, principal at Notre Dame High School, attended a workshop Monday and Tuesday to discuss the issue of school choice...
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PUBLIC DEFENDER SETS OPEN HOUSE TODAY AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
JACKSON - An open house will be held here today for the new Public Defender's office. The open house will run from 2 to 6 p.m. The office, previously on the ground floor of the Cape Girardeau County Courthouse, is at 111 West Main St. The office moved to the new location Nov. 1...
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ROGER MOORE FILES AS REPUBLICAN FOR CORONER
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Carpenter will face at least one opponent in an August Republican primary. Roger D. Moore, an embalmer at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau, Thursday filed for the position of coroner on the Republican ticket...
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LAWMAKERS BEGIN FILING FOR RE-ELECTION
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
JEFFERSON CITY - Most Southeast Missouri legislators up for election in 1992 have already filed for re-election, and those that have not plan to do so soon. Tuesday was the first opportunity for candidates to file. Filing continues for the Aug. 5 primary through March 31...
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MRS. MISSOURI U.S. PAGEANT WILL BE HELD SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
The Mrs. Missouri United States Pageant will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Cape Girardeau. Advanced tickets may be purchased by calling 334-4671. Any tickets not sold will be available at the door one hour before show time Saturday...
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SUSPENSION STAYED
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
PERRYVILLE -- A 30-day liquor license suspension against the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Perryville is stayed pending an appeal of the suspension, the state Division of Liquor Control has reported. The suspension was to take effect Monday. The organization is accused of three counts of gambling and six counts of having gambling devices...
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EDITH BURK
(Obituary ~ 01/17/92)
CHARLESTON -- Edith Burk, 79, of Charleston, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 1992, at Charleston Manor. She was born Feb. 2, 1912, in Corning, Ark., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Perry. She and J.E. Burk were married Nov. 25, 1933. Burk was a retired nurse's aide at Charleston Manor, and member of Lulu Baptist Church at Senath...
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SCOTT CITY SCHOOL BOARD DISCUSSES NEW PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Members of the Scott City Board of Education Thursday discussed the district's participation in the new Tech-Prep program designed to teach job skills to students while they are still in high school. The district is one of several in Southeast Missouri to participate in the technical preparation program, involving area vocational schools and Mineral Area College at Flat River...
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SMOKING MAY BE ON ITS WAY OUT AT CHAFFEE SCHOOLS
(Local News ~ 01/17/92)
CHAFFEE - Smoking could be snuffed out at the Chaffee public schools later this year. The district's administration has recommended that the Board of Education consider the banning of smoking in district buildings as of the start of the district's new year July 1. Along with that, the administration is recommending that the practice of allowing smoking in the gym lobby be discontinued then also...
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GERTRUDE MITCHEM
(Obituary ~ 01/17/92)
SIKESTON -- Gertrude Mitchem, 71, of Sikeston, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Oct. 18, 1920, at Delta, daughter of Shelly William and Georgie Franklin Harris. She and Norman Mitchem were married Nov. 27, 1937, at New Madrid...
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BERNICE HARDY
(Obituary ~ 01/17/92)
Bernice Hardy, 79, 1440 N. Main, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Sept. 28, 1912, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Charles F. and Carrie Mae Blake Wells. She married William E. Hardy May 21, 1933, in Cape Girardeau. He died Oct. 17, 1982...
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ELIZABETH B. DEBROCK
(Obituary ~ 01/17/92)
CHAFFEE -- Elizabeth B. DeBrock, 82, of Chaffee, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Dec. 23, 1909, at Leopold, daughter of Bernard and Elizabeth Wubker Broshius. She married Frank J. DeBrock April 18, 1934. He died March 10, 1979...
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M.C. GILLESPIE
(Obituary ~ 01/17/92)
CHARLESTON -- M.C. Gillespie, 59, of Charleston, died Wednesday, Jan. 15, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born March 29, 1932, at Henson. Gillespie was a farmer. Survivors include his wife, Omagene; three sons, Gregory Gillespie of Miami, Fla., Bryan and Schulyer Gillespie of the home; two daughters, Carla Gillespie of Minneapolis, Minn., Lana Gillespie of the home; four brothers, Perry, Emmitt, Theodore Jr. ...
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