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LICENSES ARE USED AS INCENTIVE TO GET CHILD-SUPPORT FUNDS
(Editorial ~ 03/25/95)
In 19 states, child-support payments have picked up recently. Is this because there are more state enforcers putting the squeeze on parents who, for one reason or another, don't pay what the courts ordered? No, the incentive to pay up is coming from a more practical threat: If you don't pay, the state will take away your driver's license and any professional licenses you have...
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EASTER IN GERMANY PROGRAM SET TODAY
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
A program on Easter in Germany will be presented today at 2 p.m. at St. Mary's School. The presentation is part of the Families, Festivals and the Arts program presented by the Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts. Students and their parents or companions will dye paper shaped as an egg as part of the program...
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DR. LIVINGSTON, THE STUFFED RACCOON, I PRESUME, VISITS CAPE
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
Adventurer Dr. Livingstone stopped in Cape Girardeau to visit Casey and Emily Brennan before continuing on his nine-month journey around the country. Dr. Livingstone, a stuffed raccoon, was sent packing in October by fourth-grade students from Mr. Miller's class in Inverness, Mont...
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MURRAY STATE CHEERLEADER DIES FROM INJURIES
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
MURRAY, Ky. -- A 20-year-old Murray State cheerleader died Friday at the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., from injuries suffered in an accident March 18. Ginger Adams died at 11:58 a.m. She was a junior English major at Murray State. "This is a great loss for Ginger's family, Murray State University and the entire community," university President Kern Alexander said...
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KELSO SCHOOL SLATES ORIENTATION
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
NEW HAMBURG -- The Kelso School District has scheduled a Tuesday night orientation for parents with children entering kindergarten next fall. Parents of children 5 years old by July 1 are expected to attend the meeting at 7:30 in the school cafeteria at New Hamburg...
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RIGHT OF CENTER: A LESSON FROM THE UNCHURCHED
(Column ~ 03/25/95)
An evangelistic crusade has been the topic of many conversations this week among the coffee-shop crowd. It isn't often that our city is host to a nationally known evangelist like Lowell Lundstrom, drawing thousands to his nightly meetings at the Show Me Center...
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BUSINESS BUILDING TO START IN MAY
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
Construction of Southeast Missouri State University's $15.8 million business building is to begin in May. The first phase of the project will involve site and foundation work, as well as demolition of three houses near Henderson and New Madrid. The buildings formerly housed the school's Department of Public Safety and the Army and Air Force ROTC units...
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EVANGELIST DELIVERS SOBERING THOUGHTS
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
Evangelist Lowell Lundstrom preached and sang to a crowd of 1,400 at Friday night's Impact America crusade. Lundstrom was joined by his wife, Connie, on the Show Me Center stage. "I'm glad on Friday night we don't have to go to a bar. I'm glad we can go home sober with the right mate," Lundstrom told the audience during "Bring a Friend Night."...
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PEACH TREES BLOOMING EARLY
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
A lot can happen between now and the middle of summer, when growers pick peaches and apples. But, with early peach blooms, growers in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois are keeping close watch on the daily weather report. "Things look OK right now," said David Diebold of Diebold Orchards. "But, the weather can change."...
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PANEL EYES LIGHTS FOR PLANNED BRIDGE
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee feels strongly about turning the new Mississippi River bridge into a nocturnal showpiece. But the committee has yet to determine who will pay to illuminate the $68 million structure with decorative lighting...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: POVERTY AFFECTING EVERYONE, EVEN RAMSES
(Column ~ 03/25/95)
It finally happened. After years of digging up enough money out of seat cushions to have a Zima with my friends, I am flat broke. The seat cushions are empty. I can't remember the last time I couldn't dig up a five-spot somewhere. I thought I was too broke to do laundry once but ended up using my bicentennial quarter collection for it...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
Scott County Frances Campbell and Nellie Campbell to Nellie Campbell; Marvin and Kathleen LaGrand to Joseph LaGrand and Kevin and Pamela Davault; Charles and Mildred Parks to Connie Fodge. Lloyd and Deloris E. Lee to Allan S. Horrell; Timothy Marshall and Claudia Lambert to Clayton Avenue Baptist Church; Clifford and Shelby Compas to Gerard and Renee Dirnberger...
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RICHARD BUTLER
(Obituary ~ 03/25/95)
ANNA, Ill. -- Richard Butler, 57, of Anna died Friday, March 25, 1995, at Oak Forest Hospital in Oak Forest, Ill. Service will be Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Crain Funeral Home in Anna, with the Rev. Dan Mohler officiating. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery...
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ALVIN L. LAROSE
(Obituary ~ 03/25/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Funeral service for Alvin L. LaRose of Perryville will be held at 11 a.m. today at Miller Family Funeral Home. The Rev. Ed Hankinson will officiate, with burial in Cedar Fork Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:30 a.m. to service time...
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EARL C. BILDERBACK
(Obituary ~ 03/25/95)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Earl C. Bilderback of Houston, Mo., will be held at 1 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. Rick Bilderback will officiate. Burial will be in Hagy Cemetery at Dexter. Bilderback, 71, died Wednesday, March 22, 1995, at Dexter Memorial Hospital...
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OSCAR F. NAEGER
(Obituary ~ 03/25/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Oscar F. Naeger, 79, of Perryville, died Wednesday, March 22, 1995, at St. Ann's Nursing Home in Chester, Ill. He was born Jan. 31, 1916, in Ste. Genevieve, son of William and Sophie Krietler Naeger. He and Laverne Mattingly were married Aug. 24, 1938, at Brewer...
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ROBERT H. CHOATE
(Obituary ~ 03/25/95)
ANNA, Ill. -- Robert Hugh Choate, 63, of Tullahoma, Tenn., died Thursday, March 23, 1995, at Harton Hospital in Tullahoma. He was born June 21, 1931, in Anna, son of H.L. "Opie" and Frances Louise Church Choate. He married the former Ginger Clarke. Choate was a retired electrical engineer with Sverdrup Technologies at Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War...
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MARCELLA R. MAYFIELD
(Obituary ~ 03/25/95)
SIKESTON -- Marcella R. Mayfield, 71, of Sikeston, died Thursday, March 23, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 8, 1923, in Beardstown, Ill., daughter of Lorraine Edward and Mary Austin Shanks Rauth. She and Loomis Mayfield were married Aug. 15, 1946. He died Jan. 6, 1975...
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KENNETT C. MCLANE
(Obituary ~ 03/25/95)
OAK RIDGE -- Kennett C. McLane, 90, of Oak Ridge, died Friday, March 24, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home at Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 03/25/95)
Daughter to Kevin and Ruth Ward, 1310 Gina, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:51 p.m. Thursday, March 16, 1995. Name, Taylor Marie. Weight, 9 pounds 1 ounce. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Ward is the former Ruth Alexander, daughter of Glenn and Loretto Alexander of New Madrid. She is a social worker with Pediatric SPOT. Ward is a salesman with Prairie Farms Dairy, and is the son of Harold and Barbara Ward of Cape Girardeau...
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WEBSTER CLAUDE LINCOLN
(Obituary ~ 03/25/95)
MARBLE HILL -- Webster Claude Lincoln, 82, died Thursday, March 23, 1995, at his home on Route 1, Marble Hill. Born Nov. 30, 1912, in Glenallen, the son of Moses S. Lincoln and Fannie C. Patton Lincoln. He was a Methodist. Lincoln was a retired farmer and timber worker. On June 26, 1945, he married Lema L. Robinson...
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FREE TEST AVAILABLE TO FIND THOSE AT RISK OF DIABETES
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
On Tuesday, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) will sound an American Diabetes Alert to identify Missourians who have diabetes but don't know it. The goal of the special alert, said Janet Stewart, a registered nurse and Certified Diabetes Educator at Southeast Missouri Hospital, is to uncover the more than 7 million Americans who are unaware they have diabetes and urge them to seek medical counsel and treatment...
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~ASK YOUR DOCTOR" PROGRAM THURSDAY UPDATES DIABETES
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
"Ask Your Doctor," a special one-on-one medical show with local doctors answering questions from local viewers calling in will air Thursday at 8 p.m. on cable access Channel 5. Dr. Daniel S. Duick will give an update in evaluating and managing Type II diabetes...
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LOOK WHO'S LOOKING
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
Before parents scold children for sitting too close to the television or for complaining of headaches at school that mysteriously disappear on weekends, an eye exam may be in order. Between 10 and 15 percent of children have vision problems. But treatments like eyeglasses and "vision therapy" are available...
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ONCOLOGY NURSING SOCIETY PLANS MEETING ON APRIL 3
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
The next meeting of the Southeast Missouri Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society is April 3. Dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. at Pagoda Gardens Chinese Restaurant, 329 S. Kingshighway. The cost of the meal is $9.50 per person. Nurse Debra Ratliff will speak on the high dose chemotherapy and neupogen in treating breast cancer...
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PROGRAM TEACHES PEOPLE TO BE `HEART-SMART'
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
A three-part program aimed at helping people control their weight and reduce their risk of heart disease will be held at St. Francis Medical Center in April and May as part of the hospital's "Feel Good!" community wellness campaign. The program, titled 'Don't Eat Your Heart Out!' will be April 20, in the St. Francis Health and Education Center. The second and third parts of the program will be the following Thursdays, April 27 and May 4. Each of the two-hour programs will begin at 7 p.m...
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AREA NURSES NOMINATED FOR STATEWIDE TRIBUTE
(Local News ~ 03/25/95)
Area nurses have been nominated for "A Tribute to Missouri Nurses," sponsored by the St. Louis University School of Nursing. Area nurses nominated are Kathryn Blevins of the East Missouri Action Agency; Linda Heitman of Southeast Missouri Hospital; Jo Dillard Tanner of the Metro Business College; Jeanne Heise of the Cape Girardeau School District; Bobbi Morris of Southeast Missouri Hospital; Kathy Ritter of St. Francis Medical Center; Chris Sheets of Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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