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LETTERS: SUPERCONDUCTOR SEARCH
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/10/96)
To the editor: Science is getting closer to developing a superconductor which will so dramatically reduce friction and make it easier to transmit energy. We all enjoy the benefits of what technology has done to bring us certain physical and material comfort and ease, but how can we apply all our knowledge and skill to live together as we might will, to live in harmony and peace, to understand others and be understood? Many suggestions are made for better human relations...
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LOCAL STUDENTS NAMED TO `WHO'S WHO'
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
The following students are included in the 30th Annual Edition of Who's Who Among American High School Students, 1995-96. From Cape Girardeau are: Joshua Adams, Jason Azuma, Danielle Barlow, Diana Bartosik, Kimberly Behring, Michelle Bennett, Andrea Benton, Tiffany Biggerstaff, Heather Birk, Tiffany Blain, Courtney Boren, Kandra Bowers, Beth Bowlin, Jeremy Bratton, Samantha Brown, Allison Brune, Adam Bryant, Daniel Buerck, Chris Canfield, Kelli Canfield, Amanda Chapman, Alice Chen, Jennifer Chism, Benjamin Chisman, Stanley Clark, Lesley Clarke, Chasity Collins, Jenny Comte, Brian Cook, Casey Cook, Jeffrey Crader, Vijay Dahiya, Amanda Daigger, Bryan Daume, Mandy Deimund, Jessie Derusha, Andrew Dodson, Jolly Doza, Jeremy Driskell, Meagan Edmonds, Amber Faircloth, Kelly Fisher, Abigail Fletcher, Angela Fornkohl, Amy Fowler, Alisha Gammon, Jason Garner, Lesley Goehring, Sarah Goin, James Gosche Jr., Elizabeth Green, Emily Gremard, Dustin Gross, Brian Gullette, Alexia Gunn, Emily Hall, Ryan Harris, David Haycraft, Abby Heisserer, Danielle Hennecke, Chad Heuschaber, Kristi Hillman, Kelly Hilterbrand, Julie Hodges, Jennifer Hook, Julie Illers, Sara Jansen, Heather Jedan, Melissa Jenkins, Jennifer Jones, Justin Jones, Matthew Jones, Rahul Kamath, Amber Keller, Regan Kelley, Deborah Kerr, Kari Kipper, Tara Koosak, Paul Kranawetter, Elizabeth Kunz, Ben LeGrand, Rebecca Long, Laura Lueders, Annise Maguire, Ryan Mattes, Melissa Maurer, Katherine Mayer, Timothy Mayfield, Amber McCormick, Branden McCullough, Bryn McDougall, Nathan McGuire, Sarah McMullin, Julie Menz, David Meyr, Cathlin Miller, Dax Miller, Michael Minner, Natalie Moon, Laura Morrow, J.K. ...
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PAGEANT SCHEDULED
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
The first annual Little Miss Mistletoe Pageant will be held Sunday at the Cape Girardeau Holiday Inn. Contestants will be judged in the categories of Christmas dress, sportswear, and photogenic, plus optionals. Registration begins at noon, or you may preregister by calling 573-334-5153 or 314-741-0990...
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GALATI GETS SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Vincenzo Galati of Perryville has received a Mid-America Regional Scholarship from the National Italian American Foundation. Galati attends Southeast Missouri State University. Selection criteria for the scholarship included merit, financial need and community service. The NIAF is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the heritage of the nation's estimated 26 million Americans of Italian descent...
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RITTER RECEIVES PRIDE AWARD
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Dr. David Ritter, associate professor of chemistry at Southeast Missouri State University, will receive the school's first PRIDE award during commencement exercises Saturday at the Show Me Center. The PRIDE Award recognizes a faculty member whose overall accomplishments are especially noteworthy. Ritter was selected for the award after nominations were solicited from the deans of each of the university's five colleges...
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SIMPSON TO STUDY IN GERMANY
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Lula Simpson of Scott City has been awarded a scholarship from the "Germany Endowed Scholarship Fund" at Southeast Missouri State University. The scholarship, valued at $200, will help defray expenses related to an upcoming intersession study abroad experience in Germany that Simpson will be participating in Dec. 26 through Jan. 8...
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WILLS RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Nathan Wills of Bell City has been awarded a President's Scholarship and the Missouri Leadership Award to attend Southeast Missouri State University for the 1997-98 academic year. The President's Scholarship is worth $1,500 per academic year. It is awarded to high school seniors who rank at least in the upper 20 percent of their high school class and score 24 on the Enhanced ACT or 1,110 on the SAT. ...
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WORKMAN GETS SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Eric Workman of Cape Girardeau has been awarded a Community College Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University. Workman is enrolled for the fall 1997 semester. The scholarship is a renewable award of $1,000 for the academic year. The scholarship is awarded to students transferring from a community college to the University and who meet other criteria as outlined by the university. The monetary award is applied toward the student's incidental fees for up to two consecutive years...
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SCOTT CITY YOUTH HONORED
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Jeremy Smith of Scott City won third place as "Best Delegate" representing the Political and Security Committee during the recent Model United Nations program at Southeast Missouri State University. Smith attends Scott City High School and is the son of Sharon R. Smith...
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HOFFRAGE TO STUDY ABROAD
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Jennifer Hoffrage of Cape Girardeau has been awarded a scholarship from the "German Endowed Scholarship Fund at Southeast Missouri State University. The scholarship, valued at $300, will help defray expenses related to an upcoming intersession study abroad experience in Germany that Hoffrage will be participating in Dec. 26 through Jan. 8...
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BUSINESS SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWED
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Charles Hutson and Helen Hutson of Cape Girardeau have provided funding for an endowed scholarship at Southeast Missouri State University. The scholarship is called the Glenn J. and Helen F. Hutson Endowed Scholarship, established by the Hutson family in memory of Glenn Hutson, a Cape Girardeau businessman for more than 60 years. Charles Hutson is the son of Helen and the late Glenn Hutson...
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STUDENT WINS SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Matthew Strohmeyer of Cape Girardeau is a recipient of the Thomas C. Oakley I and II Memorial Scholarship for the 1996-97 academic year at Quincy University in Quincy, Ill. The scholarship is awarded to students who have distinguished themselves by participating in extracurricular and in-school citizenship activities...
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BUSINESS AWARD GIVEN
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Tonya Skinner, a business education major at Southeast Missouri State University, has received the Outstanding Business Education Student Award for Region 3 of the American Vocational Association. The Southeast senior was chosen from students in Region 3's six-state area of Montana, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana and Missouri...
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RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS OFFER PATHS TO SPIRITUAL GROWTH
(Editorial ~ 12/10/96)
For a time, religion simply wasn't fashionable. Many people still went to church each Sunday, but it wasn't something people talked openly about to others. Thankfully, that has changed. Conservative Christian values have become a leading movement in America today. ...
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TV RATINGS WOULD HELP PARENTS MAKE CHOICES
(Editorial ~ 12/10/96)
Ratings for television? It is a concept whose time has come. The TV industry is moving toward a rating system by year's end to help parents figure out the suitability of shows for children. If the TV industry moves too slowly, don't be surprised to see federal regulators intercede. Ratings will happen. It is only a matter of who will impose them...
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TAKING THE SCHOOL-TO-WORK PLEDGE
(Editorial ~ 12/10/96)
Truer words may never have been spoken at a national conference of educators: "Decisions already are made before people who have to do the work are told," said Leonard Fox, president of the Denver teachers' union. In recent times, "that's the way (reform) has been done in education."...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: SHAW FINDS SPICE, DAZZLE IN TEACHING
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Shaw finds spice, dazzle in teaching Spice and dazzle are what attracted Leah Shaw to teaching. The fourth-grade teacher said she became a teacher because students are able to teach while they are being taught, and they know how to make it fun. "They can always find some way to impress, dazzle and entertain me each day," she said. "There is never a dull moment."...
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SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY BANDS TO PLAY AT ACADEMIC TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Two of Southeast Missouri State University's bands will combine in a performance of varied music tonight in Academic Auditorium. The performance by the Southeast Concert Band and the Symphonic Wind Ensemble will begin at 8. The program will include an American premiere of a work from The Netherlands, Australian folk music, marches from around the world and traditional Christmas music...
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BUSINESSES, MUSICIANS HELP GIVE COTTONWOOD KIDS CHRISTMAS CHEER
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Local businesses and musicians are trying to help children at the Cottonwood Treatment Center make their Christmas wishes come true this year. Weber TV and Appliance Sales and Service, 818 Broadway, has collected gifts and donations for eight years from its Christmas for Cottonwood tree, and local musicians will be hosting the fourth annual Christmas Hoot benefit at Sharky's nightclub, 15 N. Main, on Friday...
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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: SURFERS CAN TOY AROUND WITH BARBIE, G.I. JOE ON THE INTERNET (COLUMN 16)
(Column ~ 12/10/96)
Cybertip: Fellow surfer Catharine Weed e-mailed us about another cool holiday site that takes a sound card and fairly fast computer. It plays lots of Christmas carols with words on the screen. You can check it out at http://www.the-north-pole.com Thanks also to Tabithe Reece for her e-mail observation on the Christmas pickle. She heard this rather odd holiday tradition originated in Germany...
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THE DOS AND DON'TS OF FASHION
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Sagging jeans, exposed belly buttons, "Daisy Duke" shorts, the Budweiser frogs and Coed Naked apparel are all popular on the teen-age fashion scene. But if you get caught wearing them in area high schools, you can expect to be very unpopular with school principals...
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STUDENTS GIVEN INSIGHT INTO REASONS FOR HOLIDAY SEASON
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Over the years the December holiday season has transcended a single religious observance to become a time for recognizing a number of cultural and religious celebrations. While Christmas is generally recognized in most schools with parties and various crafts, it usually loses its religious significance in the separation of school and state. ...
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OAK RIDGE EXIT STALLED; INTERCHANGE NO LONGER ON PLAN
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Not quite two months after being assured their Interstate 55 interchange was on the way, Oak Ridge residents may be in for another disappointment. But they are used to it. Meeting Thursday in Kansas City, the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission decided to commit to road and bridge projects through 1999, but to scrap the rest of a 15-year plan created in 1992...
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BASICS WOULD MEAN A LOT TO AILING COUPLE
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Mr. and Mrs. N have gone from her taking care of their family of three to him taking care of the two of them. Mrs. N has severe arthritis that keeps her homebound and makes getting dressed an exercise in frustration. Mr. N does what he can to keep from having to put his wife in a nursing home, but he suffers from high blood pressure...
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MOTHER NEEDS HELP IF KIDS GET CHRISTMAS
(Local News ~ 12/10/96)
Minimum wage may pay the bills, but it makes buying Christmas presents hard. A mother of two said money is always tight when the only breadwinner is making $4.25 an hour. She said some things have to be skipped in order to buy necessities. It is hard to think about Christmas presents when you have problems buying everyday items such as bleach, detergent, toilet paper, and things like that, she wrote...
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A LIKELY STORY: SO LONG, OLD FRIEND: THE YEAR IN REVIEW
(Column ~ 12/10/96)
In 1996 there was more O.J., an election, the burglaries and, oh yeah, I got married. The friends of 1996 are beginning to worry. They say he's looking haggard and worn, a mere shadow of his formerly vibrant self. I heard he's been diagnosed with some sort of cancer, a malignant malady that promises to steal his life in time. The doctors have given him about three weeks but some whisper among themselves that they don't expect he'll live to see the new year...
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GENE POINTS
(Obituary ~ 12/10/96)
Gene E. Points, 74, 555 N. Spring, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Oct. 20, 1922, in Cape Girardeau, son of Ernest Lee and Sophia Hahs Points. He first married Helen Nanney, who preceded him in death. He and Thelma Burke Adams were married April 20, 1968...
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JOSEPH MOORE
(Obituary ~ 12/10/96)
Joseph L. Moore, 70, of Zephyrhills, Fla., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 1996, at East Pasco Medical Center in Zephyrhills. Friends may call at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the chapel...
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RONALD BERGEN
(Obituary ~ 12/10/96)
Ronald Edward Bergen, 51, 624 S. Pacific, died Monday, Dec. 9, 1996, at his home. He was born Jan. 2, 1945, in Tempe, Ariz., son of Donald and Opal Lancaster Bergen. He and Mary Yoder were married May 21, 1966, at Winona. Bergen lived at Dexter more than 25 years, and had worked 11 years at Hudson Foods. He moved to Cape Girardeau four years ago and owned and operated Cape Airport Restaurant. Prior to moving to Dexter he worked for the city of Tempe...
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WAYNE LEWIS
(Obituary ~ 12/10/96)
JACKSON -- Funeral service for Wayne Marion Lewis of Jackson will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The Revs. Scott Lohse and Don Covington will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3-8 p.m. today...
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RONALD CURTIS
(Obituary ~ 12/10/96)
ORAN -- Funeral Mass for Ronald Wylie Curtis of Oran will be held at 10 a.m. today at Guardian Angel Catholic Church. The Rev. Lewis Hejna will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Chaffee is in charge of arrangements...
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MINNIE BUTTREY
(Obituary ~ 12/10/96)
ADVANCE -- Funeral service for Minnie Buttrey of Advance will be held at 11 a.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Morgan Memorial Park. Buttrey, 85, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 1996, at Bloomfield Nursing Home in Bloomfield. She was born Oct. 14, 1911, at Ardeola, daughter of John and Flora Kelso Smith. She and Charlie Buttrey were married at Benton. He died in August 1977...
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ELLA ROBERTS
(Obituary ~ 12/10/96)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Ella Lois Roberts of Dexter will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Vyron Yount will officiate, with burial in Bloomfield Cemetery at Bloomfield. Roberts, 71, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 12/10/96)
Son to Richard Alan and Denise Elizabeth Siebert of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:25 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, 1996. Name, Thomas William. Weight, 8 pounds 4 ounces. Seventh child, fourth son. Mrs. Siebert is the former Denise Lottes, daughter of Mary Ann Lottes of Cape Girardeau and the late Dennis E. Lottes. Siebert is the son of Harold and Jackie Siebert of Cape Girardeau. They own and operate Breadeaux Pizza in Jackson and Chaffee...
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FERN G. GRAVES
(Obituary ~ 12/10/96)
MARBLE HILL -- Fern G. Graves, 81, of Marble Hill died Monday, Dec. 9, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Nov. 28, 1915, near Marble Hill, the daughter of John Burlen and Maggie G. Ramsey Barks. On May 6, 1937, in Marble Hill she married David Burns Graves. He preceded her in death...
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