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NEW WEIRS IN RIVER A SUCCESS; UNDERWATER DIKES SAVE UPKEEP COSTS
(Local News ~ 03/22/93)
Bendway weirs, a new concept in channel maintenance on the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Cairo, is paying off in saving tax dollars and time and money to the barge and towing industry, says a Corps of Engineers official who was involved in the design of the concept...
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MIDDLE SCHOOL ISSUE IS AT STAKE; VOTERS TO SAY IF CONCEPT WILL BE INSTITUTED
(Local News ~ 03/22/93)
Voters in the Cape Girardeau School District are being asked to approve a $25 million bond issue to construct an elementary school and a middle school. But it's more than a brick-and-mortar issue. Voters, in effect, will be deciding the fate of the "middle school" concept, a whole new approach to teaching young adolescents...
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EDUCATION IS DIVISION'S TASK
(Local News ~ 03/22/93)
A little room at the end of a hall in the Cape Girardeau police station serves as the communal office space for five officers with unique duties in the department. This crew of a sergeant, two officers and two civilian staff members make up the Training and Community Affairs Division of the Cape Girardeau Police Department...
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CENTRAL TO HOLD BLOOD DRIVE
(Local News ~ 03/22/93)
Cape Central High School will hold its annual blood drive Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the school's new gymnasium. Prizes will be awarded every hour and "goody bags" will be given to every donor. Cape Central High School holds the record for the most pints of blood collected by a Missouri High School, with 362. This year's goal is 300 pints...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 03/22/93)
The Southeast Missourian asked people what activities they were looking forward to now that spring had officially arrived. Bobby Gary said: "The spring time activities I am looking forward to are basketball and other kinds of outdoor recreation. It's nice to just get out more and have a fun time. I am definitely tired of winter weather and will be real glad when it is over with."...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: CUT THE PORK AND LEGISLATIVE WAST TO BALANCE FEDERAL BUDGET
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/22/93)
To the Editor: Regarding a letter from Sen. Christopher Bond: By postal carrier I received a form letter, written at my tax expense, mailed at my expense, and it insulted me very much, of course, at my expense. On the first page of the correspondence, four paragraphs from the top, in the explanation about the senator's plan to eliminate the deficit, he had a sentence that was dangerous and disturbing to me. And I quote:...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: AMERICA'S FOUNDING FATHERS HAD A HIGHER AUTHORITY IN MIND
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/22/93)
To the Editor: This great country in which we live was founded by godly men who held strong convictions that Christian principles were vital to successful and effective government. These principles were also the basis on which the educational system in America was established. ...
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EVENT ORGANIZERS OFFER THANKS FOR `BRIDGING THE GAP' HELP
(Editorial ~ 03/22/93)
To the Editor: We would like to take this opportunity to thank all who participated in the first annual parenting conference, "Bridging The Gap", co-sponsored by the Cape Girardeau and Jackson Public School Districts. A special thank you to Dr. Neyland Clark and Mr. Wayne Maupin who have whole-heartedly supported "bridging the gap" between the parents of our two school districts...
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VICTIMS' PANEL DELIVERS IMPORTANT MESSAGE HERE
(Editorial ~ 03/22/93)
A gathering here last week of approximately 40 people who are serving probation because of drunken-driving offenses served to drive home the tragic consequences of drinking and driving. The probationers who participated in the first-time meeting, arranged by Community Service Management for the Cape Girardeau Circuit Court, were required to attend and pay a $25 fee to hear first-hand accounts from family members whose loved ones have been killed or severely maimed in traffic accidents caused by drunk drivers.. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: DEAN OF LAW SCHOOL SAYS LICHTENEGGER SHOULD BE COMMENDED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/22/93)
To the Editor: I am writing regarding the recent reports in the media concerning John Lichtenegger and certain remarks made about him in the audit by State Auditor Margaret Kelly. The "allegations" that there was some wrongdoing in Mr. Lichtenegger's handling of 4,000 worker compensation claims involving the Second Injury Fund, the fees paid to his firm and the offices which were furnished, are incredulous when understood in the context in which Mr. Lichtenegger acted...
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JACK LAXTON
(Obituary ~ 03/22/93)
MARBLE HILL -- Jack Laxton, 56, of Grassy, Mo., died Sunday, March 21, 1993, at the Bond Nursing Care Center. He was born on July 27, 1936, at East Prairie. On April 2, 1955, he married Georgia Head. Laxton was a retired truck driver. He moved to Southeast Missouri in 1982 from Arizona...
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CHESTER A. HAMAN
(Obituary ~ 03/22/93)
Chester A. Haman, 95, of 530 S. Pacific died Sunday, March 21, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Feb. 20, 1898 in Cape Girardeau, son of William and Adeline Bennett Haman. He was an insurance agent and broker for various companies in Cape Girardeau. In 1964, he opened a coin and stamp store in downtown Cape Girardeau, retiring from the business in 1987...
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MINA S. ABERNATHY
(Obituary ~ 03/22/93)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Mina S. Abernathy, 85, of Wolf Lake, Ill., died Friday, March 19, 1993, at the Life Care Center in Jonesboro, Ill. She was born Sept. 6, 1907, at Wolf Lake, Ill., daughter of Clarence S. and Pearlie Lindsey Kimmel. She was married to Moses E. Abernathy, in Union County, Ill., on July 9, 1934. He died May 30, 1954...
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MARTIN M. CARNER
(Obituary ~ 03/22/93)
BLOOMFIELD -- Martin Monroe Carner, 45, of Warrenton, formerly of Bloomfield, died Saturday, March 20, 1993, at his home. He was born in Poplar Bluff on Aug. 29, 1947, son of Edith Gosnell Mathis of Warrenton and the late Vernon Carner. He graduated from Bloomfield High School in 1965. He had lived in Warrenton for the past few years...
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MAE BASLER
(Obituary ~ 03/22/93)
ANNA, Ill. -- Mae Basler, 87, of Anna, formerly of Cobden, Ill., died Sunday, March 21, 1993, at the City Care Center in Anna. She was born on March 14, 1906 in Vienna, Ill, the daughter of William Theodore and Daisy Lenora Ledbetter Wortmann. She was married on Sept. 8, 1926 to Earl (Rab) Basler, who preceded her in death on Feb. 20, 1973...
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DOYE GENE COFFER
(Obituary ~ 03/22/93)
SIKESTON -- Doye Gene Coffer, 45, of Sikeston Route 2 died Saturday, March 20, 1993, at his home. He was born Nov. 20, 1947 at Anniston, son of Lucille Holidness Coffer and the late Brad Coffer. He had lived in Mississippi and Scott counties most of his life. He was a self-employed mechanic and a member of the Diehlstadt General Baptist Church...
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GENEVA WILLIAMSON
(Obituary ~ 03/22/93)
SIKESTON -- Geneva Belle Williamson, 80, of Sikeston died Sunday, March 21, 1993, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Dec. 15, 1912 in Morehouse, daughter of Robert N. and Ruth Bosolo Jones. She was a housewife and homemaker...
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VADA ANN BROWNFIELD
(Obituary ~ 03/22/93)
CHARLESTON -- Vada Ann Brownfield, 80, of the Bertrand Retirement Facility, formerly of Charleston, died Saturday, March 20, 1993, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born March 30, 1912 in Jackson County, Ark., daughter of James W. and Tennie Mathis Sims...
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WILSON A. GERLER
(Obituary ~ 03/22/93)
ALTENBERG -- Wilson A. Gerler, 83, of Altenburg, died Saturday, March 20, 1993, at Vencor Hospital in St. Louis. He was born July 13, 1909, at Altenberg, son of Christian (John) and Susanna Vegel Gerler. He was a house painter. He was a World War II veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard...
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