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LANGUAGE PROGRAM EASES WAY
(Local News ~ 02/10/92)
An "English as a second language" program at Southeast Missouri State University is giving international students like Kayo Shirao a head start on an American college education. Shirao, who is from Tokyo, went through the program 2 years ago. She is now a sophomore at Southeast...
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PILOT PROGRAMS COMPLEMENT CITY RECYCLING EFFORT
(Local News ~ 02/10/92)
The city continues to monitor pilot recycling programs designed to complement a curb-side recycling program implemented last fall to help Cape Girardeau comply with a new Missouri landfill law. The state law calls for a 40 percent reduction by 1998 in the amount of solid wastes going to landfills...
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ZIEGENHORN HAPPY WITH BILL STALLING INSURANCE COSTS
(Local News ~ 02/10/92)
SIKESTON - State Rep. Dennis Ziegenhorn said Saturday he is pleased with a bill that will be offered this week to help curtail the skyrocketing costs of workers compensation insurance in Missouri. "We're just looking for anything we can to get these costs under control," said the Sikeston Democrat...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 02/10/92)
The Southeast Missourian asked students at Franklin Elementary School how exercise is important to them. Angela McFerren: "Exercise keeps your heart healthy and me healthy too. I could live longer because I exercise, and it's fun too. I do push-ups, stretches, and aerobics. Sometimes I do it with my mom. She encourages me. Exercise really helps you in the long run."...
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MALCOM X's DAUGHTER WILL SPEAK HERE
(Local News ~ 02/10/92)
Attallah Shabazz, the oldest daughter of Malcolm X, will speak Tuesday at Southeast Missouri State University as part of Black History Month. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Academic Auditorium. Admission is $1 with a students ID and $2 for the general public...
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LUCY TOWSE
(Obituary ~ 02/10/92)
Lucy Ellen Towse, 77, 1030 Merriweather, died Sunday, Feb. 9, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Jan. 9, 1915 in Pensacola, Fla., daughter of A.R. and Mattie Libby Towse. She was a physical education and drivers education teacher at Cape Central High School for more than 20 years. She earned a bachelor's degree from Southeast Missouri State University and a masters degree from Columbia University in New York...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/10/92)
Daughter to David Burton and Veneca Linhart of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:55 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 1992. Name, Ashley Nichole. Weight, 8 pounds. Miss Linhart is the daughter of Jerry and Carolyn Linhart of Cape Girardeau. Burton is employed at Slusher in Sikeston, and is the son of Alfred and Barbara Burton of Sikeston...
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MAXINE J. HINTON
(Obituary ~ 02/10/92)
Maxine J. Hinton, 68, of Route 3, Parkwood Lake Estates, Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Feb. 9, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel.
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SHIRLINE MAE MCCAIN
(Obituary ~ 02/10/92)
Shirline Mae McCain, 55, of 1816 Dumais died Sunday, Feb. 9, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 24, 1936, in Cape Girardeau County, the daughter of Fred William and Katie Koeppel Thiele. Her father survives. On Sept. 16, 1964, she married Raymond McCain in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death May 10, 1988...
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JOSEPHINE OBERMANN
(Obituary ~ 02/10/92)
CHAFFEE - Josephine Obermann, 88, of Chaffee, died Saturday, Feb. 8, 1992, at the Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. She was born Dec. 6, 1903, daughter of Gottfried and Dorothea Graden Probst. She married Fred H. Obermann on May 23, 1922. He preceded her in death on Dec. 24, 1980...
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ETTA MARIE CALLIS
(Obituary ~ 02/10/92)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Etta Marie Callis, 72, of Elvins, Mo., formerly of Mounds, died at 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 1992, at her home. She was born June 10, 1919, in Harrisburg, Ill. She was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Mounds. She was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Clinton Callis, on July 6, 1986...
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SIKESTON'S LINCOLN DAY TO RECOGNIZE SEN. BOND
(Local News ~ 02/10/92)
U.S. Sen. Christopher S. Bond will be the guest of honor at Lincoln Day activities in Sikeston Thursday. The dinner will be held at the Days Inn and begins at 6 p.m. "We are really looking forward to recognizing the work that Sen. Bond has done since he went to Washington," said Gayle Green, chairman of the Scott County Republican Committee...
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ST. MARY'S SCHOOL SETS FUND-RAISER
(Local News ~ 02/10/92)
St. Mary Cathedral School's annual fund-raising event, an auction, will be held Feb. 29. This is the second year for the event. Last year the auction generated enough money to air condition the school. Sister Jeanne Gossling said the school sponsors this one large event to raise month rather than students selling magazine subscriptions or candy throughout the year...
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U.S. AIDDS HELPING HAND FOR THE SOVIET REPUBLICS
(Editorial ~ 02/10/92)
In 1983, the Soviet Union came to be regarded in the freedom-loving world by two words, spoken most forcefully by President Ronald Reagan: "evil empire." Thanks in part to those words and who said them, the Soviet Union is no longer an empire and no longer evil ... ...
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UPDATE IN RESERVE: HAVY HAS SCREENING AT LOCAL CENTER
(Local News ~ 02/10/92)
More than 100 Navy Reservists who live within a 200-mile radius of the city reported to the Cape Girardeau Naval Reserve Center on Saturday to participate in a one-day screening of the Navy's Individual Ready Reserve. The screening is part of a nation-wide effort by the Navy and Defense Department to identify, locate and verify Navy men and women who have a military obligation in the reserve that does not include active participation in a local reserve unit...
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CHILI DAY WILL BE HELD AT ARENA BUILDING
(Local News ~ 02/10/92)
The Cape Girardeau Noon Optimist Annual Chili Day will be held Feb. 26 at the Arena Building. The meal will be served from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and will include chili, dessert and drinks. Hot dogs are also available. Tickets are $4 for adults and $2 for children under 10...
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COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO MEET
(Local News ~ 02/10/92)
The Cape Girardeau Area Council of Community Agencies will hold its quarterly meeting Feb. 18 at the St. Francis Medical Center, conference room B. The meeting will begin at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be provided for $2.50. The purpose of the council is to promote the cooperation and coordination of agencies and organizations that provide services to the community...
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