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LETTERS: THANKS FOR COVERAGE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/04/96)
To the editor: I am writing to say thank you for the excellent manner in which you publicized our Baptist state Women's Missionary Union convention in April. I appreciate all of the articles you publish about church news. I don't know who delivers our newspapers, but they do an excellent job...
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JACKSON IN SEARCH OF ARTIST FOR NEW MURAL
(Local News ~ 05/04/96)
JACKSON -- The Arts Council of Southeast Missouri is looking for artists with an eye for history. The council is sponsoring an art competition for designing a mural to be painted on the Clabaugh building in Jackson. Herb Wickham, a member of the council board and an artist, will present a briefing on the contest and the history of the city at 1 p.m. today at the building on the corner of Main and High streets...
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SIRENS ARE A PART OF LIFE IN MARION, ILL.
(Local News ~ 05/04/96)
MARION, Ill. -- Marion residents like Dawn Fleming can't imagine living in a town without torando warning sirens. "What price do you put on life?" she asked. Fleming is office manager for J&O Communications, the company that maintains Marion's warning sirens...
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NEW SEMO LEADER
(Editorial ~ 05/04/96)
Southeast Missouri State University has a new leader. Dr. Dale F. Nitzschke will begin his duties as the university's president on July 1. Nitzschke brings a wealth of experience to the Southeast campus. Previously, he served as president at the University of New Hampshire at Durham, a school of 14,000 students. ...
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LETTERS: PRAYERS CAN HEAL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/04/96)
To the editor: We have just read the latest piece about Rita Swan in your April 25 paper, "Woman tries to stop parents from hurting kids in name of God." This article from the Associated Press does not present a balanced view. We have to protest the story's clear implication that hundreds of children of Christian Scientists have died since 1975. While one is too many, only eight Christian Scientist families have had a child passed on since 1975...
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LETTERS: EMERGENCY ENTRANCE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/04/96)
To the editor: Thank you for the May 2 story about the new emergency and outpatient services entrance at St. Francis Medical Center. We appreciate your help in informing the public about changes that are taking place here during construction of our medical office building...
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LETTERS: ABORTION AND WELFARE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/04/96)
To the editor: If you would be so good to let another view grace the pages of the Missourian concerning abortion rights, I would like to speak for the pro-choice majority. All that hysteria over partial-birth abortion is typically sensationalizing the issue. The majority of abortions are performed in the earliest stages of pregnancy, and they don't end with tougher abortion laws. Tougher laws mean poor women will die again as they used to before abortion was legal...
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LETTERS: ABORTION IS KILLING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/04/96)
To the editor: We have been reminded lately of the Oklahoma City bombing where so many were killed. We see programs on television of how Hitler killed and tortured the Jewish people. We see movies of all those who have been killed in wars. We hear about the Unabomber, and we are horrified. ...
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LETTERS: DOUBLAS WAS HERE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/04/96)
To the editor: It has been reported several times in the local media that the visit of Associate Justice Clarence Thomas was the first time a sitting justice of the Supreme Court had visited the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. For the sake of historical accuracy, I would like to point out that Associate Justice William O. ...
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TORNADO WARNING: IS CAPE GIRARDEAU VULNERABLE TO TORNADOES?
(Local News ~ 05/04/96)
Standing outside his farm home, David Steinbecker heard the warning sirens sound. He and his family took cover under the basement steps. Minutes later a tornado roared across their farm just north of Perryville. It blew the roof off the house but no one was injured...
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NEW JAIL PHONE SYSTEM PROPOSED
(Local News ~ 05/04/96)
Under a new proposal, every time a Cape Girardeau City Jail inmate makes a telephone call the city's general revenue fund would make money. The proposal to allow the police department to install a new telephone system to do just that will be considered Monday by the Cape Girardeau City Council...
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HOUSE REPUBLICANS ACT TO BAN SAME-SEX MARRIAGES
(Local News ~ 05/04/96)
Missouri House Republicans want to ban same-sex marriages in the state. Some 60 GOP lawmakers sent a letter Thursday to Steve Gaw, the speaker of the House, urging him to bring such legislation to the floor for a vote. The group includes Rep. David Schwab, R-Jackson...
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SEMO TO HONOR LIMBAUGH
(Local News ~ 05/04/96)
Southeast Missouri State University will issue its first honorary doctoral degree posthumously to Rush H. Limbaugh Sr. during commencement exercises May 11 at the Show Me Center. Dr. Bill Atchley, Southeast president, will present the degree to the Limbaugh family...
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POWER PLAY: ABORTION A NEVER-ENDING CYCLE OF DEBATE
(Column ~ 05/04/96)
The abortion issue is a lot like severe weather. It blows in unexpectedly to wreak havoc and get everyone stirred up and agitated. Then it quietly goes away for a while, only to return a few weeks later to again stoke the fires of rhetoric. For weeks the opinion pages of this newspaper have been abuzz concerning comments against partial birth abortions attributed to a local priest. ...
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CAPE AARP WILL MEET MONDAY
(Local News ~ 05/04/96)
The Cape Girardeau area Chapter of AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Grace United Methodist Church, Caruthers and Broadway. Members will participate in a Leisure Time Fair, with more than 30 displays on how they spend their leisure time...
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LIZZIE WEISENBORN
(Obituary ~ 05/04/96)
ARBOR -- Lizzie Weisenborn, 90, of Arbor, died Thursday, May 2, 1996, at Advance Nursing Center in Advance. She was born Dec. 27, 1905, at Arbor, daughter of Raleigh Adam and Mary Kidd Hitt. She married Albert Weisenborn, who died in 1958. Weisenborn was retired from Florsheim Shoe Co...
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LOUIS DOHOGNE SR.
(Obituary ~ 05/04/96)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Louis Dohogne Sr. of Silvis, Ill., was held Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in East Moline, Ill. Burial was in Greenview Memorial Gardens in East Moline. Schroder Mortuary at Silvis was in charge of arrangements...
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ANNA MOORE
(Obituary ~ 05/04/96)
PERRYVILLE -- Anna Marie Moore, 81, died Thursday, May 2, 1996, at Ste. Genevieve Hospital. She was born May 10, 1914, in St. Louis, daughter of Kenrick and Sarah Higgs Layton. She and Edward Moore were married July 21, 1934. He died May 23, 1989. Moore was a member of Ladies Sodality of Christ the Savior Catholic Church at Brewer...
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DUREE KING
(Obituary ~ 05/04/96)
DELTA -- Duree Earl King, 71, of Delta, died Friday, May 3, 1996, at his home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Chaffee is in charge of arrangements.
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Michael Bock
(Obituary ~ 05/04/96)
PERRYVILLE -- Michael Dean "Rock" Bock, 41, of Perryville, died Thursday, May 2, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 17, 1954, in St. Louis, son of Tony and Maxine Lourwood Bock. He and Linda Bodenstein were married April 7, 1978, at Jackson...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 05/04/96)
Daughter to Larry and Shelly Hale, 2329 Kent, Thursday, March 28, 1996. Name, Carly Nicole. Weight, 7 pounds 12 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Hale is the former Shelly Cannon, daughter of Richard and Dee Cannon of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at Motorcycle Stuff. Hale is the son of Theresa Hale of Cape Girardeau and the late Lemro Hale. He is an accountant at Southeast Missouri State University...
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CENTRAL BACCALAUREATE SET MAY 19
(Local News ~ 05/04/96)
The 1996 Central High School baccalaureate service will be May 19 at 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. The service will be lead by ministers who also are parents of graduating seniors. They include the Rev. William Matzat, chaplain at Southeast Missouri Hospital; Jim Andrews, education minister at St. Andrews Church; Fred Burgard of Faith Evangelical Free Church, and the Rev. Scott Moon, pastor of Third Street United Methodist Church...
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DANCEFEST TO BE HELD AT SEMO TODAY
(Local News ~ 05/04/96)
Dancefest '96 will be held Saturday at Southeast Missouri State University's Parker Dance Studio. Ballroom dance lessons will begin at 7 p.m. and country line dancing will commence at 8 p.m. At 9 p.m., there will be rock 'n' roll dancing. Admission is free with a Southeast I.D. Cost is $1 for the general public. Refreshments will be provided...
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FREDERIC WINKLER
(Obituary ~ 05/04/96)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Frederic M. Winkler, 75, of Mound City, died Friday, May 3, 1996, at his home. He was born Oct. 21, 1920, in Mound City, son of Mike and Allie Magill Winkler. Winkler was mayor of Mound City 30 years, and owned Winkler Hardware. He was a member of Mound City Pilgrim Congregational Church, Cairo Elks Lodge 651, Mounds VFW Post 8891, American Legion, and National World War II Glider Pilots Association...
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PEDIATRIC DENTISTS PREPARE CHILDREN FOR A LIFETIME OF HEALTHY SMILES
(Local News ~ 05/04/96)
Dr. Jayne Scherrman finished a kindergarten checkup examination with Amber Musgrave of Cape Girardeau. Before their appointment with Dr. Scherrman, Brandon Marlow, left, of Clarkton and Matthew Bounds of Poplar Bluff played with toys in the waiting room...
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