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MISSILES ARE BEING SHIPPED THROUGH AREA
(Local News ~ 05/29/99)
Cape Girardeau has become a way station for National Guard troops moving missiles from a Rock Island, Ill., military depot to a base near Texarkana, Texas. About 570 National Guard troops are involved, with each group of soldiers serving two weeks. The operation is expected to last four weeks. It began around May 15 and should end by June 11, said Capt. Curt Chronister of Columbus, Ga., a member of the Georgia National Guard...
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AGREEMENT REACHED ON SALE OF FALCON
(Local News ~ 05/29/99)
Charter Communications Inc. has entered into agreements to purchase two cable companies that will add more than 1.5 million customers to its list of cable users. The purchase includes Falcon Cable TV, which has more than 1 million cable users in 27 states, including a wide area of Southeast Missouri...
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FREE MEALS TO BE SERVED TO CHILDREN AT CHAFFEE
(Local News ~ 05/29/99)
CHAFFEE -- Youngsters and teen-agers can eat free this summer in a monthlong program at Chaffee Elementary School. People 1 to 18 years of age can receive a free breakfast and a free lunch at the school Mondays through Fridays beginning Tuesday and running through June 25...
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GRADE-POINT AVERAGES IMPORTANT TO SENIORS' FUTURE
(Local News ~ 05/29/99)
Grade-point averages and class ranks are important subjects to most college-bound high-school students. A strong classroom performance can result in money for college through competitive grants and scholarships. Those with the best grades and highest class rankings often are recruited the most by athletic, military and job recruiters looking to brag about their list of the best and brightest...
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MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION SET AT THEBES
(Local News ~ 05/29/99)
THEBES, Ill. -- A skit presented by the Thebes Historical Society will highlight a Memorial Day celebration today and Sunday on the grounds of the Thebes Courthouse, which was constructed a dozen years before the start of the Civil War. The skits will be presented at 1:30 p.m...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: CENTER OF THE WORLD LOSES A SON TO THE UNIVERSE
(Column ~ 05/29/99)
As his third birthday approaches, Jerry seems to be wanting less gravity from me, who until now has been the center of his world. I am beginning to realize I am no longer the only important person in Jerry Buck's life. Sure his first words referred to his daddy, but otherwise everyone knew that I was the real apple of his eye, the center of his small world...
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CHUCK WAGON RACES TO BE HELD THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 05/29/99)
BLOOMFIELD -- Relive the days of the wild west this weekend during the second annual Chuck Wagon Races at Holly Ridge Ranch. Horse and mule-drawn chuck wagons carrying three-person teams will compete in races Saturday and Sunday at the ranch just outside Bloomfield...
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LETTERS: GRADUATES EMBARKING ON ADVENTURE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/29/99)
To the editor: To the graduating Class of 1999: You are embarking on an adventure. Although you do not remember the first one (your birth), this one will remain a milestone your entire life. Do not think, however, that this is your last milestone. It is only one of many that the future holds for you. Following are some suggestions you may want to keep in mind:...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 05/29/99)
I'D LIKE to volunteer a reason why it took so long to get our power back on. The utility company sent four men out to clip some small limbs off of a power line at my house. One man did the work as three others looked on. I WAS calling to encourage the Jackson School Board to have graduation this year at the Show Me Center. ...
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MISSOURIANA
(Column ~ 05/29/99)
The big advantage of having term limits in Missouri is it provides a perfect excuse for not seeking re-election by candidates who don't have a chance anyway. A candidate seeking to become Missouri's lieutenant governor is either exhausted from his current job or prefers being anonymous for four years...
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WISH LIST IS PART OF STATE FUNDING GAME
(Editorial ~ 05/29/99)
Southeast Missouri State University has a long and expensive wish list. The Board of Regents recently approved the university's official request of $54 million from the state. The bulk of the request is tied to four priority projects. It is no surprise that the River Campus project tops the list. The university will seek an additional $13.2 million to help transform the former seminary into a visual and performing arts center...
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PERRYVILLE CONSIDERS SCHOOL UNIFORMS
(Editorial ~ 05/29/99)
The Perryville School District is studying the idea of requiring school uniforms for students. Although many parochial schools require uniforms, Perryville would be the first public school in the region to do so. But such a notion may be gaining favor with parents, teachers and even students. School uniforms have become an issue of school safety...
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LETTERS: STILL WAITING ON PROP A ROAD WORK
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/29/99)
To the editor: On May 20 the newspaper printed an Associated Press story about the Transportation Advisory Committee report. The hallmark of the story was from the current Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission chairman in which he said in part, "The report had the support of the majority of the commission members." That quote is inaccurate...
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LADY TIGERS SEEK A SPOT IN CLASS 4A FINAL FOUR
(High School Sports ~ 05/29/99)
In just its fourth season of play, Cape Girardeau Central High's girls soccer team is on the verge of something truly spectacular. The Lady Tigers will take on Northwest of House Springs at 8 o'clock tonight in a Class 4A quarterfinal game at the Anheuser-Busch Conference & Sports Centre in Fenton...
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OF DOUBLE IMPORTANCE: STEELE'S GAME-WINNER BOLSTERS AILING 'DOGS, DAD
(High School Sports ~ 05/29/99)
A base hit never meant so much for a father and his son. Wes Steele's two-out, game-winning double in the bottom of the seventh Thursday that propelled Notre Dame's baseball team into the Class 2A Quarterfinals was more than just a game-winning hit...
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ND BACK HOME TODAY FOR 2A QUARTERFINAL
(High School Sports ~ 05/29/99)
A day after "The Hit", Wes Steele and the rest of the Notre Dame Bulldogs were trying to sort things out Friday. Both Steele and Notre Dame coach Chris Neff said they had troubles sleeping after the Bulldogs' invigorating 4-3 win over South Pemiscot Thursday...
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WEBB WINS LONG JUMP STATE TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 05/29/99)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Dionna Webb's best was good enough after all. Webb took first place in the long jump at the Class 4A Track and Field Championships with a school-record jump of 18 feet, 11 1/2 inches Friday, blowing away the competition by 10 1/2 inches...
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ORAN MEETS VAN BUREN IN 1A QUARTERFINAL
(High School Sports ~ 05/29/99)
Being birds of prey, the Oran Eagles are familiar with "the taste." "The taste" is the Class 1A Final Four and Eagles are on the brink of a wonderful sensation on their palate. Oran finished as the 1A state runner-up last year and the Eagles have been on a season-long quest to return to Columbia...
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BRIEFLY: HUSTON COMPETES IN JR. COLLEGE WORLD SERIES
(High School Sports ~ 05/29/99)
Notre Dame High School graduate Billy Huston is part of the Dundalk Community College baseball team of Baltimore, Md., that will compete in the Division II Junior College World Series beginning today in Millington, Tenn. Huston graduated from Notre Dame in 1996...
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RUBY HAMILTON
(Obituary ~ 05/29/99)
DEXTER -- Ruby Holmes Hamilton, 85, of Dexter died Friday, May 28, 1999, at Dexter Nursing Center. She was born May 10, 1914, at Dexter, daughter of Edward Benson and Ida Jane Cara O'Dell. She and Raymond H. Holmes were married Oct. 17, 1936. He died April 18, 1966. She and Albert L. Hamilton were married May 14, 1976, at Dexter. He died Aug. 27, 1992...
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VIOLA FRANKLIN
(Obituary ~ 05/29/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Viola Mae Franklin, 96, of Scott City died Friday, May 28, 1999, at her home. She was born June 17, 1902, at Sikeston, daughter of William and Sara Broadhacker Porchie. She and Timothy Clarence Franklin were married June 9, 1937, in Cairo, Ill. He died Oct. 19, 1979...
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DAISY ZIEGLER
(Obituary ~ 05/29/99)
Daisy Janie Ziegler, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 27, 1999, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Oct. 10, 1914, in White Ash, Ill., daughter of LeRoy and Ada Ann Christie Stewart. She married Henry Ziegler Jr. June 27, 1936, in Chicago. He preceded her in death...
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WILLIS LAIR
(Obituary ~ 05/29/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Willis G. Lair, 68, of Scott City died Friday, May 28, 1999, at All Saints DePaul Hospital in St. Louis. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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AUDREY SPOONER
(Obituary ~ 05/29/99)
JACKSON -- Audrey J. Spooner, 83, died Thursday, May 27, 1999, at Jackson Manor. McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson is in charge of arrangements.
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OLGA RUEHLING
(Obituary ~ 05/29/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Olga M. Ruehling, 84, of Perryville died Friday, May 28, 1999, at her home. She was born April 30, 1915, in Altenburg. She and Arthur Ruehling were married Sept. 2, 1936. He died April 17, 1997. Ruehling was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. She was formerly of the Pocahontas area and a former member of Zion Lutheran Church there...
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HELEN BARKS
(Obituary ~ 05/29/99)
MARQUAND -- Helen P. Barks, 84, of Marquand died Thursday, May 27, 1999, at her home. She was born Jan. 17, 1915, at Patton, daughter of John and Kitty Dolle. She and Dewey E. Barks were married June 13, 1936, at Fredericktown. Barks was a member of the United Methodist Church at Marquand...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 05/29/99)
Son to David Leo and Melinda Kay Hindman of Harviell, Lucy Lee Hospital in Poplar Bluff, 5:44 a.m. Thursday, April 29, 1999. Name, Christopher David. Weight, 6 pounds 14 ounces. First child. Mrs. Hindman is the former Melinda Barks, daughter of Lindel and Margaret Barks of Cape Girardeau. Hindman is the son of Leo and Shirley Hindman of Harviell and formerly of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by Neelyville R-IV Schools...
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CECIL DEWITT
(Obituary ~ 05/29/99)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Cecil DeWitt, 88, of Cairo died Friday, May 28, 1999, at Clearview Nursing Home in Sikeston, Mo. He was born March 29, 1911. DeWitt was retired from Burkhart. He was a veteran of World War II. Survivors include a nephew, Joe Wallace of Gilbertsville, Ky...
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