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FROM THE PULPIT: FEEL THE LOVE, PEACE AND GOODNES OF PALM SUNDAY
(Column ~ 04/05/98)
In the season of Lent the Christian Church retraces the toilsome and painful steps of Jesus to the mount of Calvary and it seems to me that each year we do not forget that in some mysterious way Palm Sunday is a glad day in the long memory of the church...
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JAMES ODUM TO GIVE H.H. DUGGER LECTURE
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
Dr. James Odum, professor of history at East Tennessee State University, will present the Harold Holmes Dugger Lecture on April 23 at Southeast Missouri State University. Odum's presentation is titled, "In Defense of Academic Generalism." The lecture is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. in the University Center Missouriana-Indian Room. The presentation is free and open to the public...
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A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
25 years ago, 1973 Louis A. Weiss of Cape Girardeau was killed in head-on crash of his car and another vehicle on North Kingshighway at Kurre Lane in Cape Girardeau on March 29; Weiss, 59 years old, was sixth-grade teacher at West Lane Elementary School in Jackson...
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LIBERTARIAN PARTY TO MEET MONDAY
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
The Cape Girardeau County Libertarian Party will meet at 5 p.m. Monday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The topic will be the planning of a tax protest on April 15. John Hendricks, Libertarian congressional candidate for the 8th District, will attend the meeting...
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THE SKY THIS APRIL
(Column ~ 04/05/98)
Welcome to the sky for the month of April. This column will try to keep you informed about celestial activities, which are visible in the night sky and furnish other facts that may be of interest to you. Accompanying this column is a star chart showing the brighter stars and constellations visible this month. ...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
7:30 p.m., Monday, April 6 Study session 5 p.m. Public hearings -- A public hearing on the request of Thomas E. Hamilton to rezone a portion of 3020 Boutin Drive from MH-1 mobile home park district to C-3 central business district. -- A public hearing on the request of Drury Southwest Inc., Robert and Anna Druy and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau to rezone a 56.5 acre tract along Siemers Drive from Bloomfield Road to new Highway 74 right-of-way from R-1 single-family residential district to C-3 central business district upon annexation.. ...
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LEGISLATIVE REPORT: FIXING SENATE BILL 501
(Column ~ 04/05/98)
This past week I have received several calls from teachers and retired teachers regarding Senate Bill 501. I felt that devoting this week's article to bring you up-to-date on the status of Senate Bill 501 would be important. I serve on the Retirement Committee and where we have been busy this past week going through actuaries of the Public Retirement System to determine what caused the $1.1 billion discrepancy in the report...
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE: HILLARY CLAIMS SHE TOO HAD SEX WITH THE PRESIDENT
(Column ~ 04/05/98)
After the shocking news of the dismissal of the Paula Jones case the president was feeling very good about his second term, but the elation he and his staff shared soon turned to a siege mentality when... During a press conference in Botswana, Hillary Clinton claimed that she too had consensual sex with the president when he was the governor of Arkansas...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/05/98)
THE SPEAK Out comment on "Parents must take responsibility" is very true. These good, loving parents also need help from the church, school and society. We pray for God's help. GIVE ME a break. Why are we apologizing to the blacks for their tribal chiefs' selling them to slave traders? My ancestors had to pay for their trip. When they got here, no one fed them and gave them a place to live. They had to find work. So don't tell me I should apologize to the blacks...
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LETTERS: BILLS WOULD LIMIT PRO-LIRE INFORMATION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/05/98)
To the editor: "House rejects campaign finance measure," read the headline. The bill, HR 3485, was postponed by the House Republican leadership probably until late April since the House will be in recess from April 2 to April 20. Continuing disagreements over the campaign reform legislation may even result int he entire issue being set aside entirely. ...
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LETTERS: GIRLS TEAM THANKFUL FOR SUPPORT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/05/98)
To the editor: On behalf of the Cape Girardeau Girls Softball League, we would like to extend our most sincere thanks to Jim Drury, Dan Drury and the many good folks at Burger King. For the past eight years, our organization has been the beneficiary of corporate sharing at its finest. ...
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NO SURPRISES IN IRAQ? WONDER WHY
(Editorial ~ 04/05/98)
Flash. The latest report from Iraq is that U.N. inspectors have thus far found no weapons of mass destruction inside the palace compounds of President Saddam Hussein. Inspection team leader Charles Duelfer told the Associated Press that the inspections weren't inspected to yield much since the Iraqis knew about them in advance. ...
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LET VOTERS DECIDE ON CONCEALED WEAPONS
(Editorial ~ 04/05/98)
Week before last, two Missouri House committees sent to the full House sharply differing bills dealing with gun owners' rights. First, there was this year's version of the concealed-weapons bill that is already law in 31 other states across America. ...
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STUDENTS PREPARE FOR TRIP OF A LIFETIME
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
For Jackson High School students Denny Stortz, Vince Sievers, Rose Southerland and Matthew Zschille this summer won't be spent idling away time in Jackson waiting for school to start anew. No these students are in the process of raising the money to embark on a European discovery with the People to People Student Ambassador Program...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: CHARTER-SCHOOLS IDEA GETS LOPSIDED SUPPORT IN SENATE VOTING
(Column ~ 04/05/98)
Wednesday afternoon saw an historic education vote on the floor of the Missouri Senate. For years, some of us who really mean business when it comes to education reform have fought to enact a greater measure of parental choice within the public school system. ...
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MISSOURI WATCH: THE UNDENDING PURSUIT OF GILEAD
(Column ~ 04/05/98)
The letters keep coming, week after week, month after month. They are unceasing but their regularity is nothing compared to the misery and worry they reveal. For the most part, the letters are from another world, from ordinary Missourians whose lives have been changed by the transformation of others. In a real sense, they are as much the victims as the victims themselves...
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UNOFFICIAL CAMPUS PAPER POKES FUN AT SEMO
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
The Sprigg Street Gazette won't ever be considered a mouthpiece for Southeast Missouri State University. The satirical campus newspaper regularly pokes fun at the university administration. It is one of two student newspapers at Southeast, but unlike the more established and better funded Capaha Arrow newspaper, the Sprigg Street Gazette is less than a year old and operates on a shoestring budget with an unpaid staff...
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RIVER PILOTS STRIKE
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
More than 70 towboat pilots pulled up to river banks and tied up their boats, but they didn't walk off, said Dickey Mathes, president of Pilots Agree, a newly formed and rapidly growing organization of inland riverboat pilots. "Our pilots were conforming to U.S. Coast Guard safety regulations," said Mathes during an interview with the Southeast Missourian...
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THE EASTER EGG RACE IS ON!
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
Conrad Dean had a basket full of eggs. The 3-year-old handed his basket to his father and headed toward a nearby youngster who was still searching for Easter eggs. "That's his brother, Jules," said John Dean. The brothers were in different groups for the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department's 10th annual Easter egg hunt Saturday at Capaha Park...
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KINDNESS IS CONTAGIOUS; LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE TO BE NICE? YOUR WEEK IS COMING
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
Warning. Kindness is coming, and it's contagious. Registration for the third annual Random Acts of Kindness week begin Monday. The weeklong observance of kindness starts on Mother's Day, May 11. Hundreds of organizations, businesses, churches, families and individuals are expected to participate...
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MARK MY WORD: POSTAL SERVICE STICKS TO PAST, `HAPPY DAYS' ARE HERE
(Column ~ 04/05/98)
The votes are in. Americans' best memory of the 1950s is the drive-in movie. At least, that's what the Postal Service tells us. Americans, it seems, still have fond memories of crunching gravel, tinny speakers, bad hot dogs and fun and games in the back seats of those hot rods of yesteryear...
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THE LATEST LINE: SEMO HOOPS PLAYING THE WAITING GAME
(Sports Column ~ 04/05/98)
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is generally regarded by its member schools as a fairly unpredictable organization, mainly because the NCAA appears to have its own agenda and schools never seem to know what it will come up with next. But in the case of Southeast Missouri State University, this is getting ridiculous...
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SE WOMEN SUCCESSFULLY DEFEND ALL SPORT CROWN
(College Sports ~ 04/05/98)
Southeast Missouri State University's women appeared to be in somewhat of a dangerous position Saturday entering the final event of the 17th annual All Sport Relays. But that was only an illusion. The Otahkians really weren't in any trouble at all even though they led Missouri by just eight points going into the 4x400-meter relay...
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OTAHK BATS QUIETLY SWEEP ASIDE TECH
(College Sports ~ 04/05/98)
For those people who would rather see Mark McGwire crush a home run every game than watch Greg Maddux put the clamps on opposing batters, Southeast Missouri State University's softball team's doubleheader on Saturday was chilly and a bit sluggish. But close games they were. In its Ohio Valley Conference home opener, Southeast beat Tennessee Tech 2-0 in the opener and 3-2 in the nightcap, its 10th win in a row...
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CENTRAL, JACKSON ATHLETES FARE WELL IN MULTI-TEAM TRACK MEETS
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/98)
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. -- A short-handed Cape Central High boys track team placed third in the 15-team Murphysboro (Ill.) Invitational Saturday. Because of ACTs administered Saturday, the Tigers took just three seniors to the meet. "I thought our young kids stepped up real well," said Cape Central coach Jerry Dement...
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INDIAN DUO BAFFLES GOVS
(College Sports ~ 04/05/98)
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. -- Backed by the brilliant pitching of Jason Swearingen and Ryan Spille -- along with a dramatic home run from Kyle Yount -- Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team recorded a big doubleheader sweep here Saturday. The Indians defeated host Austin Peay 5-1 and 1-0 behind complete-game performances from Swearingen and Spille, the aces of their pitching staff...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: SPRING TURKEY HUNTERS NEED TO REMEMBER RULES OF SAFETY
(Column ~ 04/05/98)
Spring turkey season is quickly approaching and many hunters will be preparing for some early spring mornings searching for their favorite bird. With the warm weather and abundant rainfall, the woods will be alive with new leaves and plant growth by the time the season arrives on April 20...
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BRIEFS: SOFTBALL UMPIRES CLINIC
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/98)
An ASA slow and fast pitch umpires clinic will be held April 14 at 6 p.m. at the Shawnee Sports Complex in Cape Girardeau. The event will be an on-the-field clinic focusing on positioning and mechanics. For more information, call Chris Gross at 335-4138...
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BRIEFS: JACKSON LEGION TRYOUTS
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/98)
Tryouts for the Jackson American Legion baseball team will be held April 18 beginning at noon in the Jackson City Park. For more information, call Robert White at 243-4810 or Tom Campbell at 243-0165.
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AREA GOLF: CAPE GIRARDEAU C.C.
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/98)
The Women's Golf Association opened its season Thursday with a four-person scramble. The 18-hole winning team was comprised of Diana Miller, Jean Mabrey, Barb Ward and Shirley Talley. The team shot a 67. Closest to the pin winners: June Kang -- No. 2, Marlena Jones -- No. 6, Diana Miller -- No. 8...
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AREA GOLF: KIMBELAND COUNTRY CLUB
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/98)
Peggy Fee emerged as medalist at the Kimbeland Ladies Golf Association outing this past week. Play of the day winners: Dixie Jones -- Championship flight, Robbie Eastman -- A flight, Janis Gilbert -- B flight, and Gladys Nebel -- C flight.
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BRIEFS: SOFTBALL TOURNEY IN DEXTER
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/98)
Dexter's Parks and Recreation Department will hold its 3rd Annual Early Bird Softball Classic at the sports complex April 18-19. Cost to enter the double-elimination tournament, which will be limited to 16 teams, is $100 plus two 50 core softballs. The first-place team receives $150 with the runner-up earning $100...
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BRIEFS: SCOTT CITY SWIM REGISTRATION
(High School Sports ~ 04/05/98)
The Scott City Parks and Recreation Department will be holding swim lesson registration April 23 from 4-8 p.m. at the high school cafeteria and again April 24 from 8 a.m.-noon at the Scott City Park office. An infant and tot class will be added this year. Applications for aides and instructors will also be available at these times...
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V. PAULLEAN BOREN
(Obituary ~ 04/05/98)
MARBLE HILL -- V. Paullean Boren, 73, of Glenn Allen, formerly of East Alton, Ill., died Friday, April 3, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 24, 1924, at Advance, daughter of Fred and Irene Myers Fowler. She married John W. Boren at Jackson, Miss., Aug. 4, 1949. He survives...
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HERVEY A. SCHUMER
(Obituary ~ 04/05/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Hervey A. Schumer, 89, of Perryville died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 13, 1909, at Biehle, son of Henry J. and Barbara Lohmann Schumer. He married Edna L. Grass Feb. 8, 1947. She died Jan. 14, 1992...
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FLORA JERALDS
(Obituary ~ 04/05/98)
ANNA, Ill. -- Flora Hinkle Jeralds, 92, of Anna died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at City Care Center in Anna. She was born Nov. 28, 1905, in Anna, daughter of Marclles and Lottie Adams Jackson. She was married July 16, 1922, to Clyde Hinkle, He died June 27, 1972. She married Clarence Jeralds March 23, 1978. He died June 30, 1993...
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JIM SCHNURBUSCH
(Obituary ~ 04/05/98)
JACKSON -- Jim Schnurbusch, 64, of Jackson died Friday, April 3, 1998, at his home. He was born Aug. 30, 1933, at Old Appleton, son of Joseph and Helen Ponder Schnurbusch. He married Emogene Burgfeld Nov. 19, 1954, in Old Appleton. She survives. He is also survived by two sons, Scott Schnurbusch of Oak Ridge, Pat Schnurbusch of Millersville; two daughters, Lisa Biri of Jackson, Sally Dacus of Cape Girardeau; six brothers, Oscar, Clarence, Al and Bill Schnurbusch, all of St. ...
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FOUR INJURED IN EARLY ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
Perryville -- Four people from Peoria, Ill., were injured in an early morning accident Saturday when the driver apparently fell asleep at the wheel. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports the accident took place at 6:40 a.m. on Highway 55, about seven-tenths of a mile south of Route M...
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TEDDY R. ELLIOTT
(Obituary ~ 04/05/98)
MOREHOUSE -- Teddy R. "Sonny" Elliott, 58, died Friday, April 3, 1998, at the Missouri Rehabilitation Center in Mount Vernon. He was born at Sumiton, Ala., Dec. 23, 1939, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Hubert Hill. Survivors include his parents, of Morehouse; a son, Tim Elliott of Chicago; four daughters, Pam and Vickie, both of Chicago, Carrie and Mandy, both of Whitehouse, Tenn.; a brother, Ted A. Elliott of Sikeston; sisters, Liz McNew and Alleen Eakers, both of Morehouse; and nine grandchildren...
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MARIKO BROWN
(Obituary ~ 04/05/98)
Mariko Koyama Brown, 71, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, April 3, 1998, at her home. Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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ALFRED "FRED" SCHLOSSER
(Obituary ~ 04/05/98)
Alfred "Fred" Schlosser, 81, of Oran died April 2, 1998 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born January 30, 1917, son of Joseph Schlosser and Katie (Schott) Schlosser. He married Ethel Heisserer on August 25, 1945. Mr. Schlosser was a rural mail carrier for the United States Postal Service in Oran, Mo. ...
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ELIZABETH CAMPBELL
(Obituary ~ 04/05/98)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Elizabeth Campbell, 75, of Cairo died Saturday, April 4, 1998, at the Daystar Care Center in Cairo. She was born Oct. 3, 1922, in Tennessee, daughter of C.C. and Florence Kennedy Franklin. She was a nurse's aide at the St. Mary's Hospital in Cairo for many years...
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RACING THE RAPIDS: CAPE GIRARDEAU COUPLE FINDS CHALLENGE AMONG WHITEWATER RAPIDS
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
FREDERICKTOWN -- Despite the raging ferocity of the St. Francis River's white-water rapids, Michelle Jones ran through them as if they were as clear and smooth as glass. To the average eye, the river looked too dangerous to paddle but Jones is an expert. She and her husband, Dennis, have been racing on white-water rapids for nearly seven years...
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FOR MOST OF THE CENTURY; LIFE TAKES A NEW TURN
(Column ~ 04/05/98)
Jean Bell Mosley's new autobiography, "For Most of the Century," is available in serialized form in the Southeast Missourian. Return each week for her continuing story. When Stephen was off to kindergarten, I began to wonder if there was any way I could supplement our income while staying at home. I did not ever want to go back to the public work place...
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CHAMBER SHOW PROVIDES UPDATE ON CAPE SCHOOLS
(Local News ~ 04/05/98)
An update on Cape Girardeau's public schools will be the topic of the April "Chamber Matters" program Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. The program features Superintendent Dan Tallent and a discussion of school construction, the school bond and the district's budget concerns...
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