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WHEAT WILL HOLD FORUM ON EDUCATION TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alan Wheat will be holding a town meeting on education tonight at 7 p.m. in Cape Girardeau. The meeting will be held in the University Center's Program Lounge, on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. Wheat, serving as a member of Congress from the 5th district of Kansas City and Jackson County, is running for the seat retiring Sen. John Danforth...
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MISSOURI JUDGES HONOR STATE REP. THOMASON
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
KANSAS CITY -- State Rep. Larry Thomason was one of several state legislators honored last week by Missouri judges at their annual judicial conference in Kansas City., Supreme Court Chief Justice Ann Covington presented a plaque to Thomason, D-Kennett, for his "significant contributions to the advancement of the administration of justice in Missouri."...
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CENTER SEEKS ITEMS FOR BENEFIT AUCTION
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
An auction will be held Oct. 8 to benefit the building fund for the Cape Girardeau Senior Center. Donated items to be auctioned are needed. The auction will begin at 9 a.m. at the center, 921 N. Clark, on the parking lot. Among items already donated are a Honda trail bike, an afghan, wood shutters, an exercise bike, and gift certificates...
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SMALL QUAKE RATTLES ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
A minor earthquake rattled Southern Illinois and Western Kentucky Monday, the four-year anniversary of an earthquake that shook Southeast Missouri into earthquake hysteria. The new director of the Center for Earthquake Studies at Southeast Missouri State University said the earthquake Monday was typical seismic activity and shouldn't be considered a sign "the big one" is on the way...
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OFFICIAL WILL RETIRE FROM CITY HE LOVES
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
JACKSON -- Carl Talley has a philosophy about running the city of Jackson. If it is written down somewhere, don't use up brain space to remember it. The information can be looked up later. It works for Talley. After 24 years on the job, there is a lot for a city administrator to remember...
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CHARTER RECOMMENDS 11 AMENDMENTS TO CITY CHARTER
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
The Charter Review Committee has proposed 11 amendments to the city charter, many of them dealing with city finances. At its meeting Monday, the committee asked that City Attorney Warren Wells review the recommended charter amendments, research the legal issues and provide proper ballot wording...
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VOTERS TO DECIDE SPATE OF ISSUES IN NOVEMBER
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
Besides choosing candidates for a variety of offices, voters Nov. 8 will decide the fate of five constitutional amendments and one proposition. Two amendments and the proposition were placed on the ballot through the initiative petition process. The other amendments were are on the ballot through legislative action...
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MAYOR, BOARD SEEK NEW ADMINISTRATOR
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
JACKSON -- Jackson City Administrator Carl Talley's resignation after 38 years of city service leaves some large shoes to fill. And, Mayor Paul Sander and four other city servants have the job of filling them. The five, including City Attorney David Beeson, Aldermen David Ludwig and Jack Piepenbrok and Mayor Pro-tem Kevin Sawyer, have begun the process of sorting through more than 100 applications and selecting four to eight finalists...
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MARK MY WORD: SATURDAY NIGHT CAN BE A DISASTER
(Column ~ 09/27/94)
Saturday nights can be tough on folks. We know this because of that great American institution: The Survey. Without it, politicians wouldn't have anything to talk about and average citizens wouldn't know just why they are average. The great thing about a survey is that anyone can participate, even the family dog. There is only one prerequisite, you have to be alive. No doubt, the survey gurus will some day overcome that obstacle too...
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FRANCES P. LEMING
(Obituary ~ 09/27/94)
Funeral service for Frances P. Leming of Dallas, Texas, will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Dallas. The Revs. George Yandell and W.B. Fisher will officiate, with burial in Restland Memorial Park in Dallas. Leming, 88, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 1994, in a Dallas hospital...
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MARY D. KELLER
(Obituary ~ 09/27/94)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Mary D. Keller, 74, of Dongola, died Monday, Sept. 26, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 25, 1920, in Anna, daughter of Orlando and Susie Bean Davis. She and Harlan Keller were married Oct. 13, 1940. He died July 18, 1980...
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MARIE J. HENNING
(Obituary ~ 09/27/94)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Marie J. Humphrey Henning, formerly of Mounds, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 1994, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born Jan. 1, 1906, in Piedmont, Mo., daughter of William and Florence Sweet McAllister. She married Orba L. Humphrey, who died in 1954. She later married Arthur J. Henning, who died in 1974...
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CHARLES A. LANE
(Obituary ~ 09/27/94)
CHAFFEE -- Charles A. Lane, 65, of Beaumont, Texas, died Friday, Sept. 16, 1994, at Golden Triangle Convalescent Center in Beaumont. He was born Aug. 24, 1929, in Chaffee, son of Leo L. and Nora Bidewell Lane. Lane was a 1947 graduate of Chaffee High School, and was a former member of First Baptist Church here. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force...
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MAUDE E. AUSTIN
(Obituary ~ 09/27/94)
CHAFFEE -- Maude Elizabeth Austin, 80, of Chaffee, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 6, 1914, at Millersville, daughter of Burette Oliver and Addie Mae Robbins Brown. She and Clyde Estes Austin were married in 1937. He died May 17, 1960...
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ELLA ZERBST
(Obituary ~ 09/27/94)
JACOB, Ill. -- Ella Zerbst, 90, of Jacob, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 1994, at Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro. She was born Aug. 5, 1904, in Horse Prairie, daughter of William and Anna Steufe Rowald. She and Herman F. Zerbst were married Aug. 21, 1941, in Red Bud. He died April 10, 1983...
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DIXIE L. HOUCK
(Obituary ~ 09/27/94)
ORAN -- Dixie Lee Houck, 81, of Oran, died Monday, Sept. 26, 1994, at her home. She was born Oct. 7, 1912, at Morley, daughter of Harris and Daisy Lee Hooe Bissell. She and John Franklin Houck were married Jan. 9, 1934. Houck retired in 1976 as a machine operator at International Hat Co. in Oran. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Oran, Oran Senior Citizens, and served on the Oran Housing Authority three years...
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DENNIS F. MILLER
(Obituary ~ 09/27/94)
SIKESTON -- Dennis F. Miller, 50, of Sikeston, died Monday, Sept. 26, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, following an extended illness. He was born June 26, 1944, in Sikeston, son of Ferrell and Willine Rettig Miller. He and Jan Nicholas were married Oct. 1, 1965...
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IVA DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 09/27/94)
PARMA -- Iva Payne Davis, 77, of Parma, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 19, 1917, at Essex, daughter of Riley and Mae Smith Lape. She married Alvin Payne, who died Dec. 18, 1964. She later married Marvin Davis Aug. 1, 1982. He died March 20, 1992...
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LOUISE S. WRIGHT
(Obituary ~ 09/27/94)
Louise S. Wright, 79, of Cape Girardeau, died Monday, Sept. 26, 1994, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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LETTERS: CARE AT NURSING HOME IS BASED ON KINDNESS, PATIENCE AND LOVE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/27/94)
To the editor: I have just returned to my room after having attended a birthday party given each month for those who have had a birthday. I suddenly feel a strong desire to write this story. Beautiful gospel songs were sung at the party by a guest after which refreshments were served in the dining area...
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LETTERS: VOTE YES ON AMENDMENT NO. 7, THE HANCOCK AMENDMENT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/27/94)
To the editor: I am writing for a yes vote on the Hancock Amendment, which is No. 7 on the November ballot. Vote for the people's control and not the people in Jefferson City. These people vote and use our money and vote to increase our taxes at will. All these people need to be told to stop...
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EPA AND BURNING
(Editorial ~ 09/27/94)
The Environmental Protection Agency is at it again. This agency has gained a woeful reputation for rewriting the rules in the middle of the game. The EPA has decided to re-evaluate the combustion industry and the burning of all types of hazardous wastes...
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LIMITING TERMS
(Editorial ~ 09/27/94)
Term limits are a bad idea whose time has come. This populous notion has swept through 15 states where terms of members of Congress have been limited. Eight more states will pose the issue on the ballot in November. These limits typically pass voters' muster with overwhelming majorities...
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HAPPY 103RD
(Editorial ~ 09/27/94)
A remarkable man observes a remarkable anniversary today. Rush Limbaugh is celebrating his 103rd birthday anniversary. Although others in the area can boast of such an age, few have his amazing powers of retention. He clearly remembers his childhood years on a Bollinger County farm and his thirst for education around the turn of the century...
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WASHINGTON WATCH: MISS AMERICA: SYMBOL FOR ALL OF US
(Column ~ 09/27/94)
In a land that cherishes community while privileging the individual, controversy has a way of rearing its head when least expected. When Heather Whitestone, a 21-year-old from Birmingham, Ala., was selected Miss America last Saturday night, much of the country smiled and cried with her. ...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: TEACHER IN CLASSROOM, DESPITE HERSELF
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
Ida Domazlicky vowed she would never become a teacher, but she did -- despite herself. Her parents and three aunts were teachers. Domazlicky wanted to try a different career. It didn't work. She has been a teacher for 22 years. "It is only in teaching that I feel I touch someone's life and make it a little better," she said...
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CARING COMMUNITIES PROJECT TARGETS AT-RISK KIDS AT MAY GREENE
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
About 225 students enter May Greene Elementary School each day to learn reading, writing and arithmetic, but a few learn more. Those few make a stop before entering their classrooms. They linger around the doorway of the Caring Communities Project office on the second floor, waiting for what the counselors inside call ~"the morning hugs."...
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FATHER APPRECIATES PROJECT'S RESULTS FOR HIS SON
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
Charles Copen is open about his 12-year-old son's behavior problems, describing the boy as having ~"an awful bad temper." It was his son's temper that landed the child in special behavior-disorder classes last year. He didn't attend full days of school, and his grades were far below the scale. Frequent, unexplained outbursts marred most days...
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CAPE GIRL FINALIST IN SCHOLARSHIP, RECOGNITION PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
Rachel Catherine Wright, daughter of Robert and Judy Wright of Cape Girardeau, was a finalist in the 1994 Pre-Teen Missouri Scholarship and Recognition Program. Girls ages 7 to 12 who rank in the top 10 percent of the state academically are invited to participate in the program. Girls are also invited who have been recognized for personal achievements, leadership or creative talents...
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MAY GREENE TO HOLD APPLE FESTIVAL OCT. 5
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
May Greene Elementary School will hold its third annual apple festival Oct. 5. The fund-raising festival starts at 4 p.m. and lasts an hour. Carnival games with apple themes, like bobbing for apples, an apple walk and pitching apple seeds, will be available. Apple cider, apple slushes and caramel apples will be sold...
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OAK RIDGE STUDENTS EXCEED STATE, NATIONAL SCORES
(Local News ~ 09/27/94)
The 1994 graduates of Oak Ridge schools exceeded state and national averages on the ACT exams. The ACT college entrance exam measures students' academic preparation in the areas of English, mathematics, reading and science. It also yields a composite score of all the subtests...
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