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NEW FISHING BOAT REGULATION TOPIC OF MEETING
(Local News ~ 04/06/92)
Don Alwine of St. Louis, special projects officer with the U.S. Coast Guard, St. Louis District, will be guest speaker during a meeting of the SEMO Slabbers tonight. Alwine will discuss a new fishing boat regulation and boating safety at the 7:30 p.m. session, co-sponsored by the Slabbers and Missouri Department of Conservation. The meeting will be held at the DOC's regional headquarters building in North County Park...
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MEMORIES OF MARCH STILL PAINFUL; THIS WEEK MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
(Local News ~ 04/06/92)
In solemn retrospection, Charles Branum of Cape Girardeau will observe the 50th anniversary this week of an event he'd rather forget. On April 9, 1942, he was one of some 600,000 American and Filipino soldiers captured by Japanese armed forces in the Philippines and sent on a 70-mile trek from Bataan later known as "The March of Death."...
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DENNIS: THERE'S NO TURNING BACK ON DECISION TO RETIRE
(Local News ~ 04/06/92)
That's when the deadline expired for candidates seeking office on the 1992 ballot, and for Dennis, the deadline's expiration meant there was no turning back. For the first time in 40 years his name won't appear on a ballot during a presidential election year. He served as sheriff of Scott County for 24 years and is winding up his 16th year in the Senate...
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EYE ON EDUCATION: COORDINATING BOARD CONVENES AT SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 04/06/92)
The state Coordinating Board for Higher Education will meet in Cape Girardeau this week, and will discuss enacting stricter admission requirements for Missouri's public colleges and universities. The eight-member board regularly schedules one or more meetings at college campuses throughout the state each year. It has not met in Cape Girardeau since June, 1986...
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COUNCIL EXAMINES CONFLICT OF INTEREST, BUDGET PROCEDURE
(Local News ~ 04/06/92)
The Cape Girardeau City Council tonight will consider an ordinance designed to abate conflicts of interest by its members. In February, Councilman David Barklage asked that City Attorney Warren Wells draft the ordinance, which would: Prohibit those businesses council members have an interest in from contracting with the city...
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COUNCIL ADDS PERFORMING ARTS TO WEEKEND ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR
(Local News ~ 04/06/92)
The annual spring Arts & Crafts Fair at the Show Me Center will take on an added focus this year, including the performing arts as well as hand-made crafts. The fair, called "Show Me The Arts & Crafts in Southeast Missouri" has been reorganized to include live performance as well as crafts exhibits. It is scheduled Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 04/06/92)
The Southeast Missourian asked people how they felt about a measure in the Missouri legislature that would permit some citizens to legally carry concealed weapons through licensing by county sheriffs. Beth Knott: "It would depend on a person's reason to have a concealed weapon. The more guns you have, the more risk you have for accidental shootings. We don't need any more weapons on the street. As it is now, some kids can get weapons easier than they can get drugs."...
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JULIUS G. THIELE
(Obituary ~ 04/06/92)
Julius G. Thiele, 88, of 2525 Bloomfield Road died Sunday, April 5, 1992, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 26, 1903, at Egypt Mills, the son of Martin and Caroline Margraf Thiele. In 1923, he married Mildred Fornkohl, who preceded him in death in January 1975...
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MAIL PROCESSING CENTER PLANS OPEN HOUSE
(Local News ~ 04/06/92)
The public will have an opportunity to see the new Regional Mail Processing Center at work in Cape Girardeau April 26. "We will hold an open house at the facility from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on that date," said Larry Shafer, an account representative with the U.S. Postal Service Marketing & Communications...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/06/92)
Son to Stanley Craver and Rebecca McHughs, 2048 Big Bend Road, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:34 a.m. Tuesday, March 24, 1992. Name, Stanley Adolphus III. Weight, 7 pounds 2 ounces. Second child, first son. Miss McHughs is the daughter of Vernon McHughs and Dixie McHughs of Thebes, Ill. Craver is self-employed at C&M Enterprises Co...
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BUREL E. MILLER
(Obituary ~ 04/06/92)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Burel E. Miller, 74, of Dongola, died Sunday, April 5, 1992, at his home. He was born Dec. 14, 1917 at Ullin, Ill., son of Arch and Gertrude Eddleman Miller. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Dongola, Dongola Lodge No. 581, Carroll P. Foster Post No. 3455 of the Anna, Ill. VFW and Carpenters Local No. 618 in Marion, Ill...
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JUANITA BERBLING
(Obituary ~ 04/06/92)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Juanita Berbling, 77, of Cairo, died Sunday, April 5, 1992 at her home. She was a clerk for Southern Seven Health Department in Cairo before she retired. She was a member of the Washington Avenue Baptist Church. She married William Theodore Berbling, who preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by one son...
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MERIDETH WALTERS
(Obituary ~ 04/06/92)
EUREKA -- Merideth Walters, 76, of Eureka, died Saturday April 4, 1992. He was born July 17, 1915, in St. Mary's, son of Edward and Ernestine Cissell Walters. Surviving is one sister, Beulah Koeper of Perryville and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers preceded him in death...
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WOODROW S. TETER
(Obituary ~ 04/06/92)
PERRYVILLE -- Woodrow S. Teter, 78, of Perryville, died Saturday, April 4, 1992 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Nov. 28, 1913, in Marissa, Ill., son of Sherman and Anna E. Patton Teter. Surviving is one son, Dale Teter and one daughter, Diane Teter. He was preceded in death by two brothers...
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REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR ANNOUNCES WINNERS
(Local News ~ 04/06/92)
The 36th Annual Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair honored top student participants during its awards program Thursday night at the Show Me Center. The two top senior winners were Jennifer Henry of South Pemiscot High School in Steele and Melissa Engelen of Leopold R-III in Leopold. Both will advance to International Science Fair competition in Nashville Tenn...
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WORDS TO KNOW
(Editorial ~ 04/06/92)
Medicaid A federal program which provides for health care to indigents and medically indigent persons. Partially funded by the federal government, it is administered by state government. Medical Indigent A person who has insufficient income to pay for health care services without depriving oneself or family of necessities of living...
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BUSINESS GROUP OUTLINES 4 OBJECTIVES
(Editorial ~ 04/06/92)
The rise in Health Care costs in the United States has been near the 20 percent range in recent years. This skyrocketing significantly affects the bottom line of many businesses. In some cases businesses have been forced to close their doors because of these added costs...
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HIGH COSTS AND LOW BENEFITS FAN HEALTH CARE CRISIS; SINGLE-PAYOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM COULD REDUCE COSTS
(Editorial ~ 04/06/92)
Despite the tremendous cost and technological advancements in American medicine, millions of people are denied access to quality health care. Those concerned about our current "health care crisis" can not help but question the discrepancy between the high costs we pay for health care and the low net benefits we receive...
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NATIONAL HEALTH PLAN IS NOT THE ANSWER; WOULD YOU WAIT TWO YEARS FOR YOUR OPERATION?
(Editorial ~ 04/06/92)
Hysterical ravings by National Health Care advocates are reminiscent of my youngest son's declaration that "his life was over" when puberty, the need for glasses, and orthodontic braces, all confronted him at the awkward age of thirteen. My industry's approach to the weighty problem of health care is similar to the sage advice that parents have given their thirteen-year-olds for ages...
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COMMUNITY RISES TO PERSPECTIVE CHALLENGE
(Editorial ~ 04/06/92)
If you turned to this page only to find your regular columnists missing, don't worry. They will be back tomorrow and the next week. But today marks the beginning of a new Southeast Missourian feature Perspective and we wanted your attention. On these two pages you will find varying opinions on the critical issue of health care reform. ...
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COLLABORATION NEEDS TO REPLACE COMPETITION AMONG HEALTH CARE AND BUSINESSES
(Editorial ~ 04/06/92)
America's health care is in critical condition~~. We are~~ the only industrialized nation other than South Africa that does not provide access to basic health care to all our citizens. One of nine American workin~g families a total of 37 million people have no health insurance at all...
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DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, SPECIALIZED PHYSICIANS, COMPLEX RELATIONS CONTRIBUTE TO HIGHER COSTS
(Editorial ~ 04/06/92)
Many changes have occurred during the thirty-seven years I have practiced medicine. Technological advancements have spawned new techniques and procedures. More diagnostic tests are available, physicians are more specialized, and the doctor-patient relationship has become more complex, resulting in increased malpractice suits. These changes are major contributors to the higher cost of health care...
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AMERICA NEEDS NATIONAL HEALTH CARE POLICY; MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF AMERICANS BELIEVE HEALTH CARE IS A RIGHT
(Editorial ~ 04/06/92)
The time has come for the United States to adopt a national health care policy. Already, more than 80 percent of Americans and Missourians believe that health care is a right. Although we will not find this right articulated in any federal policies or documents, we must recognize it as a goal that we must strive for together as constituencies and states...
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