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LETTERS: FDA SHOULD BUTT OUT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/07/96)
To the editor: Ephedra is a substance found in a Chinese plant called ma huang. It has been used in China for 5,000 years to treat respiratory congestion. Ephedra is considered a herb in the United States. It is available in herbal stores as a herbal dietary supplement...
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CUTS IN TROOPS, FUNDS THREATEN GUARD'S ROLE
(Local News ~ 09/07/96)
The National Guard is under fire, and it is time for a counterattack, Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Whitecotton III said. Whitecotton, commander of the Missouri National Guard's 35th Engineering Brigade at Fort Leonard Wood, spoke at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee...
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ATTITUDE SEMINARS OFFERED
(Local News ~ 09/07/96)
St. Francis Medical Center will hold a free one-hour seminar, "Understanding Your Attitude" on Monday and again on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The seminar, which will be presented Monday at 1:45 and 7 p.m. and at 3:45 p.m. Sept. 18 in the St. Francis Health and Education Center, wil focus on how a positive attitude can trigger enthusiasm and enhance creativity...
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SERVICES EXPANDED
(Local News ~ 09/07/96)
East Missouri Action Agency's family planning department has added services for women at its Cape Girardeau site. Now available through the state's Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Project are breast exams, Pap smears, mammograms, and if indicated, coloscopies...
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MACARENA FUNKY, FUN, HIP, HEALTHY
(Local News ~ 09/07/96)
It's funky, it's fun, it's tres hip and it's healthy. The Macarena may be more than just the "dance of the week," fitness experts say. It could be the key to getting couch potatoes on their feet and on the dance floor. Delegates at the Democratic National Convention were getting with the beat, and when President Clinton and Vice President Gore came to Cape Girardeau last week, the dance was everywhere...
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SEMO SHOWS GAIN
(Editorial ~ 09/07/96)
Southeast Missouri State University began the first day of classes with 63 more students than a year ago. That represents a 1 percent growth in enrollment. It may not be grounds to raise the roof, but it certainly prompted a sigh of relief by university officials. It marked the second year in a row that enrollment had grown slightly, reversing five years of declining enrollment...
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SEMO DISTRICT FAIR OPENS
(Editorial ~ 09/07/96)
The trucks have arrived, the giant tents are going up and the preparations are nearly complete. Sunday marks the start of the 141st SEMO District Fair. The local extravaganza is billed as Missouri's oldest outdoor fair. Many of the old favorites can be found this year, such as the gigantic horse show on Sunday, the demolition derby on Monday and tractor pull on Tuesday. ...
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LETTERS: PRESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEERS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/07/96)
To the editor: The recent visit of President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore to Capaha Park gave Missourians the opportunity to witness history in the making. President Clinton's decision to kick off his re-election campaign in Cape Girardeau was a real honor for all Southeast Missourians. It was a historic day, for it was the first-ever visit of a sitting Democratic president to the area...
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LETTERS: QUESTIONING SUPPORT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/07/96)
To the editor: After reading the article about the amazing and wonderful pro-life rally that was held in Cape Girardeau Aug. 30, I began to wonder about a few things: I wonder how anyone who professes to be a Roman Catholic could vote for Bill Clinton...
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CABLE FAILURE CAUSES POWER OUTAGE HERE
(Local News ~ 09/07/96)
Nearly 150 Union Electric customers in Cape Girardeau were without power for more than nine hours Friday after an underground cable failed. The outage occurred at 2:52 a.m. and affected a four-block area in the Lexington and Brookshire neighborhood on the city's north side...
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POLICE ANNOUNCE FAIR TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS
(Local News ~ 09/07/96)
The Cape Girardeau Police Department will implement special traffic arrangements for the SEMO District Fair to insure the smooth and safe flow of motor vehicles entering and exiting the Arena Park area. Signs prohibiting parking placed around the park on Friday will begin being enforced today at 10 a.m. Police say any vehicles parked in "No parking" or "Restricted" parking areas will be towed away at the owner's expense and a traffic ticket will be issued...
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BOND, ASHCROFT PLAN LISTENING POST FORUMS
(Local News ~ 09/07/96)
The district office of U.S. Sens. Kit Bond and John Ashcroft will hold "Listening Post" forums Sept. 18 at Jackson, Perryville, Marble Hill and Ste. Genevieve. Todd Voorhes, staff assistant, will meet with constituents. The schedule: 9-10 a.m. at Klein's Medicate at Ste. Genevieve, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Hoeckele's Bakery in Perryville, 1:30-2:30 p.m. at the Gray law office in Marble Hill and 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the Chamber of Commerce office in Jackson...
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BUYOUT PLAN EXTENDED TO NORTH CAPE
(Local News ~ 09/07/96)
Floodwaters have repeatedly washed over the Meadowbrook Drive neighborhood in recent years. Tired of fighting floods, residents in this south side neighborhood of Cape Girardeau had hoped to be rescued by the flood buyout program. But the neighborhood of about a dozen homes along Ramsey Branch initially didn't qualify for the program...
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RAGWEED SEASON UNDER WAY; POLLEN COUNTS UP
(Local News ~ 09/07/96)
Pollen counts in Cape Girardeau increased by more than 400 percent over the past month, signaling the start of ragweed season. The counts showed an increase Thursday of nearly three times what it had been on Wednesday. But hay fever sufferers don't have to know the numbers to tell th em ragweed is in bloom...
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CUTTING COSTS: GUIDES SHOW MEDICAL PRICES COMPETITIVE
(Local News ~ 09/07/96)
Cost-conscious consumers have always known comparison shopping is the best way to stretch a dollar. But shopping for the best health-care bargain is a little trickier than finding the lowest price on a new computer, experts warn. The Missouri Department of Health's 1996 Buyer's Guides on outpatient procedures show Southeast Missouri median prices generally are lower than the statewide median and St. Louis median charges for those procedures...
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SOUTHERN EXPOSURE: REMEMBER WHEN OWNING A CAR WAS FUN?
(Column ~ 09/07/96)
I've just been rear-ended by the License Bureau of Cape Girardeau. I bought my first Missouri car back in June, just before moving to Cape Girardeau, and therefore have just had my first exposure to the License Bureau. This car was bought to replace one that caught fire in St. ...
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DAVID FOWLER
(Obituary ~ 09/07/96)
DEXTER -- David Wayne Fowler, 30, of Dexter died Thursday, Sept. 5, 1996, at his home. He was born Sept. 21, 1965, at Dexter, son of Marion "Pete" and Linda Sue Brown Fowler. He and LaDonna McElrath were married Oct. 1, 1984, at Dexter. Fowler was a self-employed carpet installer, and previously worked at Arvin Automotive. A lifelong resident of Dexter, he was a member of Dexter Elks Lodge...
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THOMAS BAILEY
(Obituary ~ 09/07/96)
SIKESTON -- John Thomas Bailey, 52, of Fenton died Friday, Sept. 6, 1996, at the home of a brother in Sikeston. He was born Aug. 16, 1944, in Sikeston, son of Ralph Emerson and Olga "Zinnie" Boyette Bailey Jr. Bailey moved to Decatur, Ill., where he graduated from high school in 1962. He later moved to Kirkwood, and had lived in Fenton since 1970...
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CLARENCE HOPPE
(Obituary ~ 09/07/96)
FRIEDHEIM -- Clarence A. Hoppe, 84, of Friedheim died Wednesday, Sept. 4, 1996, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born July 18, 1912, at Friedheim, son of Charles H. and Dora M. Ruesler Hoppe. Hoppe was a former partner in H&S Implement Co. in Jackson. He was a livestock and agriculture farmer, and did custom work for area farmers many years. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church...
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BRIDGET HOPPER
(Obituary ~ 09/07/96)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral mass for Bridget Ozell "Birdie" Hopper of Scott City will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. The Rev. Pat Wissman will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City after 2 p.m. Sunday. A prayer service will be held at 7...
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HARLAN NISWONGER
(Obituary ~ 09/07/96)
JACKSON -- Harlan W. Niswonger, 94, of Jackson died Thursday, Sept. 5, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 25, 1901, at Doniphan, son of G.O. and Radia Niswonger. He and Retta Marie Turner were married May 9, 1925. She died April 27, 1965...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/07/96)
Son to Gregory Gerald and Donna Sue Neumeyer of Charleston, St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield, 5:53 p.m. Monday, May 20, 1996. Name, Austin Gregory. Weight, 7 pounds 15 ounces. First child. Mrs. Neumeyer is the former Donna Cox, daughter of Adon and Lucy Cox of Charleston. Neumeyer is the son of Gerald and Vickie Neumeyer of Jackson...
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IDA JONES
(Obituary ~ 09/07/96)
DEXTER -- Ida Mae Jones, 80, of Dexter died Thursday, Sept. 5, 1996, at Vintage Villa Nursing Center. She was born Jan. 29, 1916, in Marvel, Ark., daughter of Bill and Mae Jones. She married Sam Chopper at Trailback. He preceded her in death. Jones lived most of her life in Essex. She attended Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Gray Ridge...
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