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EARLINE CASEY
(Obituary ~ 10/31/93)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Earline Casey, 43, of East. Prairie, died Friday Oct. 29, 1993 at her home. she was born Aug. 25, 1950 in Mississippi County, the daughter of Sherman Obannon and Lillian Beatrice Donaldson Isbell. She lived her entire life in Mississippi County and was of the Pentecostal faith. On Dec. 25, 1978 she married Lynn Casey, who survives...
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CANADA VOTE ROCKS NAFTA BOAT
(Column ~ 10/31/93)
We know how angry Americans are -- joblessness, lawlessness and more. It's a global phenomenon. John Major is the most unpopular prime minister in modern British history. Likewise for President Francois Mitterrand in France. Chancellor Helmut Kohl is in a slump. Maybe Italy is in the best political shape in Europe because it has next to no national government at all. Japan recently experienced a revolution of its own where voters expressed their revulsion with the entrenched power structure...
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TIME IS NOW TO DEBATE CHOICE IN EDUCATION
(Column ~ 10/31/93)
This Tuesday, November 2, voters in California face a crucial school funding issue that has national implications. I believe the California debate bears directly on why Cape Girardeau voters have twice this year rejected school bond issues for constructing badly needed new buildings...
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PWP ORIENTATION SESSIONS ARE SET
(Local News ~ 10/31/93)
Cape SEMO Chapter 519 of Parents Without Partners will hold an orientation for prospective members of PWP at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Harris Room of the Community Counseling Center at Silver Springs and Bloomfield roads. The chapter also plans an orientation meeting on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at the same location...
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ON RIVERBOAT GAMBLING IN CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Editorial ~ 10/31/93)
The job of an editorial is to attach reason to facts in a way that promotes action. The duty we consistently feel with this space is to spur Cape Girardeau and the region to better things. Is the riverboat gambling issue before Cape Girardeau voters Tuesday a better thing? Weighing the pros and cons of this issue, we believe it is ... ...
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NEW LO-COST HOUSING PROJECT STARTS AT CAIRO
(Local News ~ 10/31/93)
CAIRO, Ill. -- A a new multifamily housing unit is under construction here. Little Egypt Apartments, owner and agent for Little Egypt Housing Development Corp. is building a 17-unit apartment at 18th and Poplar in Cairo. Each apartment will have two bedrooms...
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LAURA A. HORNBACK
(Obituary ~ 10/31/93)
SIKESTON -- Laura A. Hornback, 92, of sikeston, formerly of Charleston, died Saturday, Oct. 31, 1993 at the Miner Nursing Facility. She was born Sept. 7, 1901 in Mississippi County, daughter of Lon and Dora Jackson Bullard. She lived in Mississippi County most of her life...
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BILL HAYS
(Obituary ~ 10/31/93)
MATTHEWS -- William Clayton "Bill" Hays, 79, 203 Calvin Street in Matthews, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1993 at the John J. Pershing V.A. Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Aug. 30, 1914 at Hartman, Ark., the son of William H. and Laura Elizabeth Campbell Hays. On Dec. 19, 1953 he married Opal Kay Marcus at Hernando, Miss., and she survives...
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STANLEY H. JONES
(Obituary ~ 10/31/93)
CHARLESTON -- Stanley H. Jones, 71, of Charleston died Saturday, Oct. 30, 1993 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Siekston. He was born April 23, 1923 in Iberia to Lem and Mary Lee Jones. He had lived in Charleston since 1961 where he was a member of the United Methodist Church and co-owner and operator of the Shoe Counter with his wife, Jane...
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BEAULAH A. HOPKINS
(Obituary ~ 10/31/93)
JACKSON -- Mrs. Beulah A. Hopkins, 91 of Jackson, died Saturday Oct. 30, 1993 at Deal Nursing Home. She was born June 9, 1902 in Bollinger County, the daughter of Pinkney and Amanda Robbins Fowler. She was married to Paul Fischer in November of 1919 and he passed away April 1, 1964. She was then married to Howard Hopkins and he passed away in August of 1976...
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MARTIN H. YOUNG
(Obituary ~ 10/31/93)
Martin H. Young, 82, 639 Perry Ave., died Friday, Oct. 29, 1993 at the Lutheran Home. He was born June 27, 1911 in Cape girardeau, the son of Gilbert H. and Sadie Ervin Young. He was first married to Maggie Schuette, who preceded him in death, and on June 8, 1982 married Evelyn Thomas DeMortiers in Jackson. She survives...
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BOBBY RAY BELL
(Obituary ~ 10/31/93)
BELL CITY -- Bobby Ray Bell, 50, of Bell City, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1993 at his home. He was born Sept. 23, 1943 in Sugartree, Tenn., the son of Roy and Ruby Hardin Bell. He worked as a well driller. On Aug. 22, 1964 he married Paulette Cureton of Hunters gin, Mo., and she survives...
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DONALD MESSER
(Obituary ~ 10/31/93)
BLOOMFIELD -- Donald Messer, 69, of Bloomfield, died Friday Oct. 29, 1993 at the John Cochran V.A. Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Aug. 5, 1924 in Brloomfield, the son of Basil and Edith Osborn Messer. He spent his entire life in Bloomfield, except for the last three years when he lived at Advance. He was a retired carpenter and served in the Army during World War II...
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EDDIE R. TURNER
(Obituary ~ 10/31/93)
ANNA -- Eddie R. Turner, 87, formerly of Dongola, died Thursday, Oct. 28, 1993 at the Hillside Terrace Nursing Home in Cobden. He was born April 11, 1906 in Mounds, the son of Arthur and Susan May Harland Turner. He was a retired railroad laborer. Friends may call from noon until 1 p.m. Monday at the Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the Pleasant Grove Memorial Park in Murphysboro...
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GERALD P. BUNTING
(Obituary ~ 10/31/93)
JACKSON -- Gerald P. Bunting, 53, of Jackson, died Friday, Oct. 29, 1993 at Jackson Manor, where he had been a patient three weeks. He was born Dec. 9, 1939 in Briton, S.D., the son of Kenneth and Velma Haynes Bunting. Survivors include: one son, Tommy Matthew Bunting of Tulsa, Ok.; one daughter, Kelly Dawn Bunting of Cape; two grandchildren; and a fiance, Linda Fernandez of Jackson...
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PORT VIEWS RIVERBOAT AS ITS TICKET
(Local News ~ 10/31/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority commissioners, who have been struggling for months to find ways to raise money for port improvements, believe they may have found the ticket they have been looking for. Last summer port officials began talking with several companies interested in leasing land around the port for a riverboat gaming development. ...
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RESOURCE VAN FOR PARENTS TAKES TO THE ROAD IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 10/31/93)
Stacie Creasman learned the basics of operating a computer last week before she took the machine home to use with her two daughters. The computer, and the advice, were free -- a part of a parent resource program of the Cape Girardeau public schools...
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GROWTH, MORALITY ISSUES IN SCOTT
(Local News ~ 10/31/93)
For some residents of Scott County, Tuesday's vote on whether to legalize riverboat gaming presents an opportunity for unprecedented economic growth and jobs; for others, the vote is hardly viewed as an opportunity, but rather a threat to the quality of life and moral fiber of Scott County...
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ALL SIDES POISED FOR CITY GAMING VOTE
(Local News ~ 10/31/93)
At the First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau today, the Rev. John Owen will tell his 1,100-member congregation to heed Matthew's teachings about loving your neighbor as yourself. That means not seeking personal gain from your neighbor's loss. And as stewards of the Earth, he may repeat, "It seems immoral or unethical for us to throw around money for fun when other people are starving for lack of it."...
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EDGAR WILL PARTICIPATE IN TAMMS PRISON VICTORY PARTY
(Local News ~ 10/31/93)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Gov. Jim Edgar and officials from the Illinois Department of Corrections are expected to attend the Super Maximum Security Prison Victory Picnic in Southern Illinois today. The picnic, a fund-raising celebration for the successful five-county effort that resulted in the site selection near Tamms for a $60-million super-maximum prison, will be held at Egyptian High School...
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SALE OF STIE FOR NEW SEAFOOD RESTAURANT FINALIZED
(Local News ~ 10/31/93)
The way has been cleared for construction of a Red Lobster restaurant in Cape Girardeau. Bob Hahn, vice president of development for MidAmerica Hotels Corp., said last week that sale of the Red Lobster site has been finalized and construction could start as soon as December...
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NEWSPAPER HAS NEW MANAGER FOR SCOTT CITY AREA
(Local News ~ 10/31/93)
Effective Monday, the Southeast Missourian will have a new district manager in charge of distribution for Scott City The new manager is John Stephens. Subscribers who have any questions concerning delivery of the Southeast Missourian should feel free to call Stephens at 264-3226 or the Southeast Missourian Circulation Department at 334-7115...
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LACLEDE STRING QUARTET TO APPEAR
(Local News ~ 10/31/93)
The Laclede String Quartet will conduct a string workshop in Cape Girardeau Wednesday at 2 p.m., and appear in concert at 8 p.m. The St. Louis-based quartet was founded in 1978 and has performed concerts nationwide. The quartet is composed of Sallie Coffman, who plays the violin; Holly Kurtz, who plays the viola; and Marci Mann, who plays the cello. The workshop will be held in the Brandt Music Hall at Southeast Missouri State University...
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THREE CAPE GIRARDEAU WOMEN BALANCE PRESSURES OF WORK WITH DEMANDS OF THE HOME
(Local News ~ 10/31/93)
In an age of women's rights advocacy, anti-sexual discrimination, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and a menagerie of other women's movements, one would think that women would have become an accepted fixture in the working world. Not so, according to three women in Cape Girardeau who work in what most would consider traditionally men's occupations...
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ROUSSEAU, RIVERBOATS AND RUSSET LEAVES
(Column ~ 10/31/93)
Whenever an important proposition to be voted upon that will affect my life in some way, either indirectly, obliquely or tangentially, I like to re-read some of the writings of Rousseau, especially his "The Social Contract." The will of the majority of the people should determine how we live, socially, was one of his main themes, if not the only one, in this particular work. ...
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