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NURSE PRACTITIONERS: ADVANCED PRACTICE IN NURSING INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
(Local News ~ 10/12/96)
Nancy Mosley, a certified pediatric nurse practitioner, left, and Joanne Celenza, physician assistant student, center, explained to LaKeisha Walton follow-up care for a sore throat at the Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center. Nurse practitioners, registered nurses who have completed advanced education, are making a significant difference in health care...
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CHANGES IN LAKE LAW WILL BE SUGGESTED; SURVEY, IMPACT STUDY TO BE DONE
(Local News ~ 10/12/96)
The Regional Lake Landowners Association for a 7,680-acre recreational lake in Bollinger and Cape Girardeau counties will recommend changes in legislation that provides for establishment of the lake. Establishment of a planning and zoning board, private pedestrian access to the lake for adjacent landowners and more limited powers over the lake are among recommended changes that will be submitted to the Missouri General Assembly in January...
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COLUMBUS HOLIDAY IS MONDAY
(Local News ~ 10/12/96)
In 1492, when Columbus sailed the ocean blue, Christopher probably didn't know he would establish a reason for a federal holiday to be celebrated Monday. Columbus, an Italian explorer, was searching for a quick route west to Asia and India. He instead discovered the islands of the Caribbean Sea, and during subsequent voyages he explored what are now the West Indies and the coasts of Central and South America. His westward voyages opened up exploration of the Western Hemisphere...
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BUYERS LOSE SEMINARY; VINCENTIANS REJECT OFFER OF $100,000 LESS THAN OWED
(Local News ~ 10/12/96)
After more than a year of trying to pay off a note from the Vincentian Fathers, Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation has ended its attempt to buy Old St. Vincent's Seminary. At a Friday press conference on the seminary grounds, foundation attorney Kevin Spaeth said the Vincentians rejected an offer to take $530,000 as the payoff, about $100,000 less than the amount owed...
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OLD CABIN MAY SLOW JAIL EXPANSION
(Local News ~ 10/12/96)
JACKSON -- A Cape Girardeau County crew that started clearing a driveway may end up working on a historical find. Under provisions of a $1.5 million jail expansion grant, the county is required to perform several studies on the property around the jail in downtown Jackson. County commissioners purchased and intended to raze a house at 220 N. Missouri, clearing a path to the property...
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SOUTHERN EXPOSURE: PREOCCUPIED BY THE LOST ART OF KICKING STONES
(Column ~ 10/12/96)
I was leaving work the other day, dressed as usual in slacks, button-up shirt and tie, when I reflectively kicked a pebble that was sitting on the sidewalk. Then even more absentmindedly, I pursued the rock which was laying slightly out of my path and continued kicking it down the sidewalk. ...
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SCHOOL FUNDING
(Editorial ~ 10/12/96)
It is no secret. Cape Girardeau's public school buildings are outdated and ill-equipped. The last year that Cape Girardeau approved a school bond issue was in 1976, when a $2.5 million addition resulted in a new high school gymnasium. But it has been nearly 30 years since the district actually constructed a new building -- in 1967 the vocational-technical school was constructed...
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LETTERS: SEN. HOWARD AND NRA
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/12/96)
To the editor: It has come to my attention that some of the campaign material state Sen. Jerry Howard has distributed is somewhat misleading. The material has a bit of information that could possibly be misconstrued as a recent National Rifle Association of America endorsement. It is not...
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MECA SHAW
(Obituary ~ 10/12/96)
POTOSI -- Meca Jane Shaw, 81, of Potosi died Thursday, Oct. 10, 1996, at Washington County Memorial Hospital in Potosi. Shaw was born Oct. 23, 1914, in Mt. Vernon, Ind., daughter of Charles and Sophia Reed Aters. She married Andrew Jackson Shaw on Sept. 10, 1945, in St. Louis. He preceded her in death on April 24, 1971...
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RAYMOND LEE NUNNALLY
(Obituary ~ 10/12/96)
Raymond Lee Nunnally, 25, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 1996, at his home. He was born Nov. 8, 1970, at Cape Girardeau, son of Calvin Ray and Mary Zook Nunnally. He married Michelle Jordon on March 18, 1995, at Cape Girardeau. She survives...
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BETTY JEAN SMITH
(Obituary ~ 10/12/96)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Betty Jean Smith, 69, of Jonesboro died Thursday, Oct. 10, 1996. She was born at Wetaug, Ill., daughter of Warren and Anna Mae Woodworth Turner. She married Leo A. Smith in Jonesboro June 18, 1958. He survives. She was a homemaker...
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ETHEL REED
(Obituary ~ 10/12/96)
ADVANCE -- Ethel Reed, 92, of Advance died Thursday, Oct. 10, 1996 at the Advance Nursing Home. She was born Oct. 20, 1903, in Dexter, daughter of William and Eula Beavers Clary. She married Floyd Reed, who preceded her in death in 1991. Reed was a former resident of Dexter and had lived in Advance for the past eight years. She was affiliated with the Pentecostal Church...
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WILLIAM HOLLAND
(Obituary ~ 10/12/96)
William Albert Holland, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford & Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.
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GEORGE "SKIN" HELLWIG
(Obituary ~ 10/12/96)
JACKSON -- George Arthur "Skin" Hellwig, 78, of Jackson died Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1996, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 24, 1918, in St. Louis County, the son of Henry and Mary Heuser Hellwig. On June 28, 1941, in St. Louis, he married Verna Hussman...
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URSALINE SCHMITT
(Obituary ~ 10/12/96)
CHAFFEE -- Ursaline Schmitt, 79, of Chaffee died Thursday at Incarnate Word Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee.
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UNION COUNTY COLORFEST IS THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 10/12/96)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- A hootenanny musical jamboree, bicycle tour, historical home tours, Pumpkin Town USA and much more is scheduled this weekend during the annual Union County Colorfest today and Sunday. Historic home tours are located in five Union County communities -- Jonesboro, Anna, Cobden, Alto Pass and Lick Creek. Information on the tours is available by calling (618) 833-6694...
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THOMAS WHITE
(Obituary ~ 10/12/96)
Thomas C. White, 84, of Sikeston died Thursday, Oct. 10, 1996, at his residence. He was born May 14, 1912, in Dawson Springs, Ky., son of Benjamin Joshua and Macie Elizabeth Cavanah White. White was a cook in the Grecian Steak House. He served in the army during World War II and received a purple heart medal. He was also a member of the Temple Baptist Church in Sikeston. He was a member of the Americna Legion-Henry Meldrum Post 114 in Sikeston and the Disabled American Veterans...
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GLADYS L. HAGER UNTERREINER
(Obituary ~ 10/12/96)
PERRYVILLE -- Gladys L. Hager Unterreiner, 89, of Perryville died Friday, Oct. 11, 1996, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 28, 1907, in Perry County, daughter of Charles and Ada Richardet Hager. She married Herman J. Unterreiner Nov. 5, 1928. He preceded her in death Aug. 13, 1985...
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POLITICS OF WELFARE REFORM DISCUSSED
(Local News ~ 10/12/96)
About 50 legislators, candidates and concerned citizens discussed how the federal welfare reform law will affect Missouri Friday. The Southeast Missouri chapter of the Missouri Association for Social Welfare (MASW) held the forum at Southeast Missouri State University...
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