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LETTERS: TO CUT TAXES, CUT COSTLY PROGRAMS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/06/97)
To the editor: I was reading Peter Kinder's Oct. 26 column in which he pointed out something we Libertarians have been saying for 25 years: Taxation at this rate (40 percent) is immoral. Taxes deprive families and businesses of earned wealth in which to invest in their future. If we continue to increase taxes at this rate, my 3-year-old granddaughter will have to pay 85 percent of her income to taxes during her working years. This is not something I would wish to leave as my legacy...
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STUDENTS TO COMPETE FOR SAVINGS BONDS
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
Students in grades 7 through 12 may work individually or in pairs for more than $100,000 in U.S. savings bonds in a competition to invent battery-powered devices. The contest is sponsored by Duracell and the National Science Teachers Association. Every student who enters will receive a prize, and 100 ideas will be winners...
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TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE SHOW SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
Entrants from six states will be on hand Saturday for the Tennessee Walking Horse Breeders and Exhibitors Association Midwest Regional Futurity at Flickerwood Arena in Fruitland. Over 50 entries are expected, from weanling colts through 3-year-olds. Among those will be weanlings raised by Don C. Heuer of Cape Girardeau, whose colts were sired by the high-point stallion from last year's show...
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`HENRY IV, PART 1': UNIVERSITY TEATRE PLAY OPENS FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
Dr. Robert Dillon Jr. as Falstaff and Steve Ruppel as Prince Hal are compatriots in "Henry IV, Part I." For Dr. Donald Schulte, the hardest part about both acting in and directing "Henry IV, Part 1" has been making the transition from director to actor...
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NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE ON DISPLAY AT KENT LIBRARY
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
Four displays of Native American literature are on display on the second and third floors of Kent Library in celebration of Native American month. Two display cases hold government documents pertaining to government dealing with Native Americans. Also on display are pottery and baskets from the collection of Renae Farris...
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SOUTHEAST, CENTRAL CHOIRS TO PERFORM
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
The Southeast Missouri State University choir will present its annual Fall/Christmas Concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 20 in Academic Auditorium. The choir is directed by Dr. John B. Egbert. Also performing will be the Cape Central High School Chamber Choir, directed by Dina Strickert...
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`THE LAND BEYOND THE RIVERS': WORK BY ST. LOUIS ARTIST AT GALLERY 100
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
"The Lands Beyond the Rivers," an exhibit of paintings by St. Louis artist Jack Corley, opens Friday at Gallery 100. Corley works in watercolors to paint both regional and European landscapes, including some that Midwest natives will find familiar. A reception for the artist will be held from 5-7 p.m. Friday at the gallery, 6 N. Sprigg St. in Cape Girardeau. The show will continue through Nov. 26...
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MISSOURI COMMENTARY: NIBBLING THE EAR, OR EATING THE BRAIN?
(Column ~ 11/06/97)
The obvious topic for a column would be the machinations of the stock market. Sine I do not understand the stock market, I had better avoid that topic and discuss once again a topic that is also in the news and that has vexed me for years: money and politics...
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GIVING TO CHARITIES SERVES MAJOR NEEDS
(Editorial ~ 11/06/97)
When economic times are good, charitable organizations should be among those who benefit, or so it would seem. Indeed, the latest figures for the 400 largest charities in the United States show sizable gains in some categories. But officials with groups that mainly provide aid to individuals say it is hard to keep up with inflation in many instances, in spite of the nation's prosperity in general...
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FOOD-TAX CUT IS SPREAD MORE EVENLY
(Editorial ~ 11/06/97)
In a policy reversal that makes sense, Missouri's director of revenue has cleared the air a bit regarding this year's reduction in state sales tax for groceries. When the tax cut went into effect Oct. 1, Janette Lohman's agency set guidelines that followed federal rules for food stamps. This meant some stores that sold limited food items still were required to charge the state sales tax on groceries, while supermarkets stopped charging the extra 3 cents on every dollar of purchases...
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LETTERS: `FAST TRACK' IS ESSENTIAL TO GROWTH
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/06/97)
To the editor: With all the recent banter in the political arena about renewing fast-track trade negotiating authority, it would be easy to conclude this is nothing but a power struggle between the president and Congress. I assure you it's not. "Fast track" is critical for Procter & Gamble and the 44,000 U.S. ...
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LETTERS: APPRECIATION FOR ANIMAL SHELTERS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/06/97)
To the editor: Nov. 2-8 marks the celebration of National Animal Shelter Appreciation Week, and event sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States in recognition of the indispensable role animal shelters play in maintaining the safety and health of a community for all of its residents...
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EX-MEMBER OF BRITISH PARLIAMENT IN AREA, DISCUSSES POLITICS; BRITAIN SHOULD MOVE CAREFULLY ON EUROPEAN UNION, HE SAYS
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
A former member of the British Parliament discussed political issues ranging from growth of the European union to the future of the monarchy Wednesday at Southeast Missouri State University. Matthew Banks, a member of Britain's Conservative Party, visited students at Jackson High School Wednesday morning before speaking to Southeast students and faculty during a well-attended Common Hour presentation in Dempster Hall's Glenn Auditorium...
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SEMO TEST-FLIES EAGLES IN CONTINUING SEARCH FOR MASCOT
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
Southeast Missouri State University hopes its latest efforts to create a mascot will take wing. Acting at the direction of university president Dr. Dale Nitzschke, the school's mascot committee is taking a hard look at making the eagle Southeast's mascot...
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CITY CODES ISO RATED; BUILDING CODES FIRST IN STATE TO GET RATING
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
An evaluation of Cape Girardeau's building codes and their enforcement by Insurance Services Office Inc. will help the city fine-tune its services. Rick Murray, city inspection services director, said he was pleased with the city's ISO rating of 5. Cape Girardeau became the first city in Missouri -- and one of the first in the Midwest -- to receive the new rating...
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GROUP SAYS SAVE REYNOLDS HOUSE
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
Local preservationist Brian Driscoll says it will take a community effort to restore the old Reynolds House. Driscoll serves on Cape Girardeau's Historic Preservation Commission. He said the city could apply for a government grant to help fund restoration of the 140-year-old brick house at 623 N. Main...
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RECORD CAIRO VOTER TURNOUT; OTHER ALEXANDER TOTALS ALSO HIGH
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Alexander County voters posted record turnout totals during school board elections Tuesday. A total of 1,970 ballots were cast in elections in Cairo, Cache, Sandusky, Tamms, McClure, Thebes and Olive Branch. That number amounts to a little more than 27 percent of all registered voters...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: LETTING THE BALL IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR STOMACH MELT AWAY
(Column ~ 11/06/97)
Nov. 6, 1997 Dear Patty, When I was a boy in the bicycle years, my best friend was a girl named Beth who lived across the street. Beth was just a bit older, a bit husky and seemed to prefer boyish things over the preoccupations of her sisterhood, who as far as I knew led empty lives once they began growing out of dolls. Now, my nieces play baseball and soccer, swim competitively. In the 1950s, girls seemed to skip a lot of rope...
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LOCAL ROTARY CLUB NEARS END OF ANNUAL CITRUS FRUIT SALE
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
Members of the Rotary Club of Cape Girardeau are nearing the end of their fourth annual citrus sale. Orders may be placed through Monday by calling Richard Hammond at 335-3050. Oranges and grapefruits are available in 20 and 40-pound cartons. They will be ready for pickup Dec. 13...
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FOUR CANDIDATES FILE FOR CITY COUNCIL SEATS
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
Four candidates filed for seats on the Cape Girardeau City Council Wednesday, and the first ward race developed for the April 7 election. In Ward 1, incumbent James "J.J." Williamson, 45, of 117 Centennial Drive, filed for office. He will face Frank Stoffregen, 43, of 223 Capaha Trail...
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LADY WILDCATS HOPING FOR ANOTHER BANNER SEASON
(College Sports ~ 11/06/97)
The road sign at the entrance of the community of Leopold doesn't reveal its population; it only furnishes an arrow so you don't miss it. Leopold is too small to support a school, some have said. Neighboring schools have suggested consolidation, and Leopold's high school was only recently granted full accreditation...
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IT'S JUST A GAME: HARMLESS PREDICTION TURNS INTO NIGHTMARE
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/97)
When I was in high school, I thought I knew everything. Granted, I still tend to think this way, but my alma mater of St. Vincent High School in Perryville taught me a couple of lessons last Friday night. Lesson No. 1: Don't pick against the Indians when hated-rival Valle of Ste. Genevieve is on the schedule...
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TIGERS, BULLDOGS UP FOR ONE LAST FIGHT; RIVALS MEETING TONIGHT
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/97)
Looking at the Cape Central Tigers and Sikeston Bulldogs matchup tonight at Houck Field, it might seem like 1989. Cape Central (6-3) will be going for its most wins since an 8-3 playoff season in 1989. Sikeston (3-5) will be trying to avoid its worst season since a 3-7 finish the same year...
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BRIEFLY: CENTRAL JUNIOR HIGH GIRLS SWEEP
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/97)
SIKESTON -- Both Cape Central Junior High basketball teams won Tuesday at Sikeston. The A team won 30-25 to improve to 5-1. Trisha Klipfel scored 10 points for the Lady Tigers. The B team improved to 3-2 with a 19-4 victory. Leanne Hengst scored eight points to lead Central...
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CENTRAL-SIKESTON SHOULD DECIDE TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/97)
Sikeston and Cape Girardeau Central have a strong high school football rivalry that dates back a number of years. Even though a district title won't be on the line tonight when the teams square off at Houck Stadium, you can bet both the Bulldogs and Tigers would like nothing better than to end the season with a victory...
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AREA TEAMS ENDING GRID SEASONS EARLY
(High School Sports ~ 11/06/97)
A few area football teams will complete their seasons tonight knowing they have no chance to come away with district titles. In fact, of the five area games being played tonight, only the Valle-Hayti game at Hayti has a slight chance of factoring into the district race...
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RACERS PLAYOFF HOPES REELING AFTER SECOND CONFERENCE LOSS (OVC NOTES)
(College Sports ~ 11/06/97)
A few weeks ago, Murray State suffered its first Ohio Valley Conference loss since the 1994 season. And last weekend, the Racers were saddled with another conference setback when Tennessee Tech pulled off a 16-13 overtime victory. That defeat virtually eliminated the two-time defending OVC champion Racers from league title contention, meaning they're sure to miss the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs after being included in the postseason party the last two years...
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ALLIE CHARLES
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
MARBLE HILL -- Private graveside service for Allie Rebecca Charles of Ottumwa, Iowa, will be held Saturday at Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill from 4-8 p.m. Friday. Charles, 94, died Sunday, Oct. 26, 1997, at Vista Woods Care Center in Ottumwa...
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LOIS WILSON
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Lois Z. Wilson, 83, of St. Louis died Sunday, Nov. 2, 1997, at Alexian Brothers Nursing Home in St. Louis. She was born Sept. 20, 1914, in St. Louis, daughter of Thomas and Pearl Mullins Wilson. Wilson had been a secretary at Stix Baer and Fuller. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in St. Louis, and had been a volunteer at St. Anthony's Hospital...
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WILLIE BORCHELT
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
Funeral service for Eldor "Willie" Borchelt of Cape Girardeau will be held at 11 a.m. today at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. David V. Dissen will officiate, with entombment in Memorial Park Mausoleum. Friends may call at the church from 10 a.m. until service time...
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GENE MCLARD
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
OAK RIDGE -- Funeral service for Gene R. McLard of Oak Ridge will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Michael Woods will officiate, with burial in Old Apple Creek Cemetery at Pocahontas. Friends may call at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until service time...
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ROBERT CROSIER
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Robert L. Crosier, 95, of Cairo died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997, at Day Star Care Center. He was born Aug. 30, 1902, in Unionville, son of Robert M. and Fannie Reynolds Crosier. He and Mazie Claudia Bauer were married April 27, 1932. She died May 1, 1994...
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JOHN LEWIS
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
John Roscoe Lewis, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1997, at the Lutheran Home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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COLENE OLIVER
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Colene Oliver, 79, of East Prairie died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1997, at East Prairie Nursing Center. She was born April 15, 1918, in Anniston, daughter of Andy and Hattie Thurman Calhoun. She and Earlene N. "Fats" Oliver wre married Sept. 22, 1934...
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LAWRENCE FORNKOHL
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
Funeral service for Lawrence A. Fornkohl of Cape Girardeau will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Scriptural Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Rev. J.H. Larson will officiate, with burial in Thompson Cemetery at Egypt Mills. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel from 4-8 p.m. today...
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ARNEDA TURNER
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
SIKESTON -- Arneda Turner, 71, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997, at her home. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Sikeston is in charge of arrangements.
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ELECTA COE
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
JONESBORO, Ill. Electa Coe, 93, of Hudson, died Wednesday, Nov. 5, 1997, in Hudson. She was born June 2, 1904, in Jonesboro, daughter of Dr. Andrew Jackson and Sarah P. Corzine Lyerly. She first married Lawrence J. Whittington, who preceded her in death. She later married Theodore Coe, who also preceded her in death...
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CHALMER HAMPTON
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
DEXTER -- Chalmer Hampton, 85, died Tuesday, Nov. 4, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home at Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
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KENNETT MAN DIES IN ROUTE 412 WRECK
(Local News ~ 11/06/97)
KENNETT -- A Kennett man was killed and a woman injured in a two-vehicle accident on Missouri 412 Wednesday afternoon...
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SARAH HOPKINS
(Obituary ~ 11/06/97)
BURFORDVILLE -- Sarah Beuling Hopkins, 89, of Burfordville died Monday, Nov. 3, 1997, at her home. She was born Oct. 25, 1908, the daughter of A.F. and Marzilla Bridges Dockins. She married Noah Hopkins June 29, 1929, and he survives. She lived on a farm near Burfordville until 1959 when the family moved to their present home on Highway 34 between Burfordville and Jackson. ...
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