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EDUCATION ABOUT AIDS NEEDED TO CURTAIL ILLNESS
(Editorial ~ 09/24/92)
AIDS remains a medical mystery for all health care workers, people whose livelihoods are dedicated to tracking and controlling diseases. It is little wonder that young people, whose generation will feel an increased weight of this illness, are mystified by AIDS, its cause, its transmission, its tragic result. ...
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FIRE DAMAGES CITY RESIDENCE
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
Fire caused extensive damage, Tuesday morning to the basement area of a one-story wood-frame residence at 700 S. Benton. Investigators said the fire started in bedding and a mattress in a basement bedroom. Firefighters said the mattress and bedding were ignited by a child playing with matches...
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SOUTHEAST OFFICIALS: CONGRESSIOONAL STUDY DOESN'T APPLY HERE
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
A congressional committee says college students are paying more and getting less in return. But Southeast Missouri State University officials maintain the findings don't apply to their school. Colleges are charging higher tuition and fees, while offering fewer courses and relying more on teaching assistants to instruct undergraduates, the study by the House Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families found. The findings were announced recently...
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MORIARTY WANTS TO RAISE VOTER REGISTRATION
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
Judith K. "Judi" Moriarty wants to bring Missouri into the top 10 in terms of voter registration. "Since 1984, voter registration in Missouri has decreased by 7 percent," said Moriarty, the Democratic candidate for Missouri secretary of state. "Our state and 11 others are considered the worst in the nation," she said. "My goal is to bring Missouri into the top 10."...
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DEXTER AIR DAY IS HIGH FLYING ENTERTAINMENT
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
DEXTER -- An aerobatic show, military aircraft "fly-bys," and static displays of military combat and civilian aircraft are among the highlight of this year's Dexter Air Day, sponsored by the Crowley Ridge Flyers Association. The event will be held Sunday at the Dexter Municipal Airport, on Highway 114, at the southeast edge of the city...
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CIRCUS WILL COME TO TOWN IN SCOTT CITY
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
The Scott City Kiwanis Club will sponsor the Carson & Barnes Circus on Oct. 23 in Scott City for two shows. The circus will perform two shows, at 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. Kicking off ticket sales for the circus will be Delilah Peters, who is phoning businesses and organizations to offer blocks of tickets to give to underprivileged or handicapped children...
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STORE MANAGERS TO PUT NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE TO WORK FOR AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
Grocery store managers will put their nutrition knowledge and shopping skills to the test Saturday as they participate in the American Heart Association's food festival. Harriett Weeks-Schoolfield, a nurse at St. Francis Medical Center's Heart Institute, is coordinating activities...
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SCALE MODEL AND SWAP MEET IS WSET SUNDAY AT DRURY LODGE IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
A scale model show, contest and swap meet will be held Sunday at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau. The event, sponsored by the Show Me Model Builders Association, begins at 9 a.m. Exhibitors of model cars, airplanes and other items are expected to attend from several states...
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BE OUR GUEST: WHY SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATES NEEDS AN ACCREDITED BUSINESS PROGRAM
(Column ~ 09/24/92)
Michael Devaney is an associate professor of finance and a native of Iron County. Accreditation by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is a stated goal of the business college of Southeast Missouri State University. AACSB accreditation will send a signal to students, faculty, and the region that SEMO is serious about business education. ...
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PARENTS MEETING IS HELD AT CHAFFEE
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
CHAFFEE -- The Parents as Teachers program for Chaffee, Delta, Kelso, Kelly and Scott City school districts will host a parent meeting Oct. 1. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Parents as Teachers office in the Chaffee High School Arts Building. Free babysitting, snacks and door prizes are available...
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PARTNERS: GAY COUPLE LEARNS TO DEAL WITH CRITICISM
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
A partnership. That's how Joe and John describe their 17-month relationship. The two met while in college and live together in a house not far from the university in Cape Girardeau. They agreed to talk with a reporter about the challenges of a gay lifestyle. They asked that substitute names be used...
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DOCTOR ASKS CITY TO CURTAIL CIGARETTE SALES
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
A Cape Girardeau doctor wants the city to adopt more stringent regulations to curb illegal tobacco sales to minors. Dr. Richard Martin, an ear, nose and throat specialist, is convinced measures can be taken to discourage youths from smoking cigarettes and becoming adult addicts...
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SEARCH FOR PROVOST IS CONTINUING
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
A Southeast Missouri State University committee hopes to narrow the search for a new provost to about 10 candidates by the end of this week. The list of candidates would then be submitted to Southeast President Kala Stroup, said Lenore Bierbaum, dean of the College of Education and head of the 13-member search committee...
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CUPBOARD BARE; FISH PLANS FALL DRIVE
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
The annual fall food drive couldn't come at a better time, say leaders of FISH, Cape Girardeau's Christian emergency relief organization. This year's food drive is scheduled for Oct. 4. The shelves of the FISH food pantry at Maple Avenue United Methodist Church, 624 S. Ellis, are nearly bare...
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DYLAN P. RIDER
(Obituary ~ 09/24/92)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Graveside service for Dylan Phillip Rider, three months, of Dongola, will be held at 2 p.m. today at American Legion Cemetery. The Rev. Lucien Bozarth will officiate. Crain Funeral Home in Dongola is in charge of arrangements. The infant died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1992, at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Mo...
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GARY E. STATLER
(Obituary ~ 09/24/92)
JACKSON -- Gary E. Statler, 39, of San Jose, Calif., died unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 21, 1992, at his home. He was born Nov. 13, 1952, in Detroit, Mich., son of Paul E. "Gene" and Fern Wessel Statler. Statler graduated from Ohio University at Athens, majoring in accounting. He had worked for Gould in England and California, and for the past 10 years was associated with computer companies in California...
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LESTER F. FILER
(Obituary ~ 09/24/92)
MARBLE HILL -- Lester Floyd "Red" Filer, 81, of Marble Hill, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1992, in a farm tractor accident at his home. He was born Sept. 19, 1911, near Marble Hill, son of Frederick and Julia Yount Filer. He and Jewell Beasley were married Sept. 5, 1936...
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RALPH CARROLL
(Obituary ~ 09/24/92)
SIKESTON -- Ralph Carroll, 78, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1992, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Aug. 2, 1914, at Cottonwood, son of John Reeder and Emma Everett Carroll. He and Ella Louise Shuppert were married Sept. 10, 1947...
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HEATHER N. VAILS
(Obituary ~ 09/24/92)
Heather Nicole Vails died Thursday, Sept. 17, 1992, at Baptist Medical Center in Jacksonville, Fla. She was born earlier that day at the medical center, daughter of Danny Gene and Peggy Yvonne Edwards Vails of Jacksonville. Survivors include her parents; two brothers, Danny Jr. ...
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JAMES D. KJER
(Obituary ~ 09/24/92)
SCOTT CITY -- James Donald Kjer, 63, Scott City Route 1, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born June 19, 1929, at Illmo, son of Eric and Eva Cantrell Kjer. He and Patricia Thress were married Oct. 19, 1981, at Benton...
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MASON E. THOMPSON
(Obituary ~ 09/24/92)
Mason E. Thompson died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 1992, in Jerseyville, Ill. He was 85. He was born Jan. 17, 1907, the son of Vetty and Pavia Seabaugh Thompson. He married Katie Lenand on May 27, 1924, in Jackson. She survives. In addition to his wife, survivors include: one son, Eugene Thompson of Jerseyville; one sister, Drucille Volz of Oakville, Mo.; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. One son, two brothers and one grandchild preceded him in death...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/24/92)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Brian Todt of Oran, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:49 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, 1992. Name, Austin Brian. Weight, 10 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Todt is the former Crystal Sallee, daughter of Charlie Sallee of Oran and Claude Anne Hindman of Sturdivant. She is employed at Malone and Hyde in Sikeston. Todt is employed by Gipson Construction Co. in Sikeston, and is the son of Sylvester and Della Todt of Oran...
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DRIVER HURT FROM FLYING GLASS
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
A Jackson truck driver was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a bizarre accident on the Mississippi River Bridge. Ronnie G. Seyer, 45, was driving west over the bridge when his semi truck and a vehicle headed in the opposite direction struck mirrors on the Illinois side. Glass from the collision hit Seyer in the head and throat, a spokesman for the Illinois State Police said...
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APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR SENIOR FUND
(Local News ~ 09/24/92)
The Grace Hoover Eldercare Center received a new bus this week, paid for by tax money generated through Cape Girardeau County's Senior Citizens' Services Fund. The Eldercare Center received $27,070 to purchase a 17-passenger bus to provide transportation for citizens participating in its programs...
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