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PHILIP SCHWARTZ
(Obituary ~ 07/14/94)
NEW HAMBURG -- A funeral mass for Philip Schwartz of St. Louis will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Schwartz, 80, died Tuesday, June 21, 1994, in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 6, 1914, at New Hamburg, son of Alphonse and Katie Hahn Schwartz...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: CONSERVATIONISTS PROTECT PLANET FROM THE UNINFORMED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/14/94)
Editor: Once again, while lauding the success of the Endangered Species Act in protecting the bald eagle, the Southeast Missourian takes an uninformed swipe at conservationists and resource managers by defining them as "overzealous animal lovers" (July 11, 1994) and by attacking natural resource management, biodiversity protection, and conservation...
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SHADOW OF DRUGS AND VIOLENCE FALLS UPON US
(Column ~ 07/14/94)
Wednesday morning, in Sikeston, a major meeting was convened at city hall. Purpose: to discuss gravely serious public safety problems that have arisen in that and other southeast Missouri communities. Present at the unprecedented meeting were federal, state and local officials representing law enforcement, together with a wide spectrum of mayors, school superintendents and interested citizens, from Charleston to Poplar Bluff, from Jackson and Cape Girardeau to Kennett and Caruthersville. ...
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AMERICAN WIND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO MAKE MUSIC ON THE MISSISSIPPI
(Editorial ~ 07/14/94)
Cape Girardeau, like all Mississippi River towns, has been entertained from time to time by riverboats. Seldom was the entertainment of the quality that will be demonstrated when the American Wind Symphony Orchestra performs on the riverfront Friday night. This performance and the handful of mini-concerts around the community are a real treat for Cape Girardeau, and we welcome this first-rate troupe of musicians to the city...
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METROLINK CHARMS ST. LOUIS (BUT STILL LOSES MONEY)
(Editorial ~ 07/14/94)
When light-rail service was proposed for St. Louis, it prompted considerable skepticism. Citizens of St. Louis were said to be enamored with their automobiles, and subways held more of a promise as a long sandwich than for a trip downtown. However, a year into MetroLink, the city and its mass transit agency believe they have a success on their hands. ...
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STE. GENEVIEVE BASTILLE DAYS IS THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 07/14/94)
STE. GENEVIEVE -- The city's sixth annual Bastille Days celebration begins today and runs through Sunday. The event, a celebration of the French Revolution, features a "storming of the Bastille," in which hundreds of people, many in 18th century costumes, march to the old Ste. Genevieve jail, where they hear a reading of Rousseau's classic, "The Rights of Man." The storming will take place Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m...
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OPEN HOUSE AT DELTA HIGH SCHOOL IS SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 07/14/94)
DELTA -- Patrons and alumni of Delta schools can say goodbye to the old Delta High School building and tour the new one at an open house Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The district built a 19,900-square-foot addition to the Lowell Jones Building on the high school campus. ...
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LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY FILLS A VOID FOR THE POOR
(Local News ~ 07/14/94)
CHARLESTON -- Amid controversy, Warren Hearnes on March 19, 1981, assumed the executive directorship of Southeast Missouri Legal Services Inc., a federally funded program that provides civil services to the poor. Hearnes' hiring was controversial because a majority of its board of directors wanted to change the approach used in representing its low-income clients and wanted Hearnes to implement the change. ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: ENVIRONMENTALISTS DECLARE WAR ON MISSOURI OZARKS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/14/94)
Dear Editor, The Spotted Owl has invaded the Missouri Ozarks in the form of a salamander and a bird nest. Environmentalists threw down the gauntlet on June 13, 1994, with the filing of Appeal #94-09-00-0981 to end logging in Mark Twain National Forest. ...
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PAUL W. FUNKE
(Obituary ~ 07/14/94)
MORLEY -- Paul W. Funke, 71, of Edwardsville, Ill., died Tuesday, July 12, 1994, at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Ill. He was born Aug. 17, 1922, at Morley, son of John and Nettie Sitzes Funke. He and Frances M. Rice were married May 16, 1942. Funke had been an over-the-road truck driver, and a bus driver with Continental Trailways out of Chicago. He was a member of Teamsters Local 600 in St. Louis and Local 710 in Chicago, and River Forest-Austin Masonic Lodge 850 in River Forest...
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FRANK J. MARCHILDON
(Obituary ~ 07/14/94)
McCLURE, Ill. -- Frank John Marchildon, 85, of McClure, died Monday, July 11, 1994, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Alton. He was born April 14, 1909, in Thebes, son of Holly and Emma Rozier Marchildon. He and Tressa Butcher were married July 4, 1935, in Cairo...
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BETTY J. ENGELMANN
(Obituary ~ 07/14/94)
Betty Jean Engelmann, 64, Cape Girardeau Route 1, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994, at her home. She was born March 16, 1930, at Fornfelt, daughter of Wessie and Mabel Hager Lynn. She and Ernest Engelmann were married June 14, 1947, at Scott City. He died July 29, 1990...
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WILLIAM R. OWENS
(Obituary ~ 07/14/94)
SCOTT CITY -- William Riley Owens, 91, of Scott City, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 26, 1902, in Louisville, Ill., son of Charles and Sarah Hartsey Owens. He and Alma Coomer were married Dec. 18, 1926, at Randles. She died March 29, 1985...
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PAUL D. SHIPLEY
(Obituary ~ 07/14/94)
BLOOMFIELD -- Paul Daniel Shipley, 45, Bloomfield Route 3, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.
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DARRELL W. SKILES
(Obituary ~ 07/14/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Darrell Wayne Skiles, 51, of Anna, died Wednesday, July 13, 1994, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Feb. 20, 1943, at McClure, son of Ernest Randolph and Norma Miller Skiles. Survivors include his mother of Anna; a brother, Ernest Skiles of St. Johns, Mo., and a sister, Shirley West of St. Johns...
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ZONING BOARD REJECTS PROJECT
(Local News ~ 07/14/94)
Keep it R-1! That was the resounding message from Cape Girardeau residents who spoke out against rezoning a 33-acre tract of land from ~a single family residential district to a multiple family residential district. A petition signed by 163 home owners who are against proposed development west of Perryville Road and south of Lexington Avenue was presented to the Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday night. ...
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HOSPITALS JOIN FORCES FOR NEW PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 07/14/94)
Cape Girardeau's two hospitals hope to serve as a training ground for medical and osteopathic, family practice doctors. It would be the first such residency program of its kind in the nation. The program could be in operation within three years and aid in efforts to recruit such doctors to practice in Southeast Missouri, say those involved in the venture...
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GROUP DOESN'T WANT BOARD TO EXTEND CLARK'S CONTRACT
(Local News ~ 07/14/94)
A group of Cape Girardeau school district patrons wants the board of education to forgo extending Superintendent Neyland Clark's contract. In a brief statement at the end of Wednesday's board meeting Terry Ashby, a spokesman for the group, said extending Clark's contract would be a mistake...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: COVERED IN LIPSTICK AND DANCING IN YOUR SLEEP
(Column ~ 07/14/94)
July 14, 1994 Dear Carol, It's finally hot here. Lots of vacationers in town. People from British Columbia can't stand the heat. Midwesterners appreciate the lack of humidity. A mother and daughter from Liverpool, sunburned and panting, dropped by the tourist center for some air conditioning and told me about growing up near the famous strawberry fields and Penny Lane. ...
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MUSIC MAN FROM MARS WORKS MAGIC ON WATER
(Local News ~ 07/14/94)
He comes from Mars, has been compared to River City's Professor Hill and captains a vessel that both adorns and serenades life along the water like a larger-than-life flute. Sounds too much like fiction? Actually Robert Austin Boudreau, something of an international music man, can honestly claim all of those as facts that bring heightened quality to his life and much more...
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TRACEY TO ENHANCE AMERICAN WIND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT
(Local News ~ 07/14/94)
Soloist Paul Tracey, a songwriter, singer, instrumentalist, comic actor and African folklorist, will provide a sample of his talents when he appears with the American Wind Symphony here Thursday and Friday. He has given numerous stage and television performances, including appearances on ABC comedy specials, The Tonight Show and The Ed Sullivan Show...
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`SUMMER POPS' SYMPHONY SEASON OPENS IN ST. LOUIS
(Local News ~ 07/14/94)
The 19th season of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's Summer Pops opens with the "Stars of the Lawrence Welk Show," July 26-28 at 8 p.m. at Queeny Park. There will also be a 2 p.m. matinee performance on Wednesday, July 27. The event will take place in Queeny Park's Greensfelder Recreation Center. Tickets, which are available at the Powell Hall box office, are $9 through $28. Tickets are also available at the Queeny box office beginning at 6 p.m. on performance nights...
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