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CAPE REGIONAL AIR FESTIVAL JULY 8 AND 9 TO FEATURE WEALTH OF WAR PLANES
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
Flying at speeds up to 300 mph, Formula One racing planes are expected to add some excitement to the third annual Cape Girardeau Regional Air Festival. The event will be held July 8 and 9 at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Gates will open at 10 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. The main show starts at 2 p.m. both days with special events and demonstrations planned throughout the weekend...
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REPORT: MANY GO WITHOUT FOOD STAMPS
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
A report on hunger in Missouri claims a significant number of those eligible to receive food stamps aren't receiving them, although the state agency that distributes food stamps questions figures the report used. The report from the Hunger Task Force of the Missouri Association for Social Welfare says Missouri serves 57 percent of those eligible for food stamps, somewhat below the national average of 61 percent. ...
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WEED AND SEED DISTRICT BEING IDENTIFIED IN SOUTH CAPE; SIGNS DESIGNED TO SHOW AREA SEEKING IMPROVEMENTS
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
Lillie Watson lives in the Weed and Seed district of Cape Girardeau. She believes the green and white signs that designate the area should help its residents become aware of opportunities the program offers. Without much fanfare, green and white road signs have been added to the South Cape landscape. The signs don't point out a tourist attraction or put restrictions on where cars can go, but Lisa Lane hopes they communicate the idea that South Cape is in motion...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH EFFORT TO REMAIN BEST FRIENDS
(Column ~ 06/10/00)
I am really enjoying getting to know my best friends again. That seems weird to say, since I have all types of best friends. There's the group I attended elementary school with, and the ones I shared my college experiences with. And then there are the ones I've developed during my adult life...
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CAMPUS MINISTER RESIGNS TO TAKE POST AT FRUITLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
A Southeast Missouri State University campus minister has resigned to serve as pastor of a new church in the Fruitland, Mo., area. Mike Parry, who has served as the campus minister at the Baptist Student Center on the university campus, resigned at the end of May. He will continue to work at the BSU through December until a new campus minister is hired...
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ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS GET FUNDED
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
More than $380,000 has been allocated for alternative education and juvenile diversion projects in Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Scott and Perry counties during the next school year. Randall Rhodes, juvenile officer and project director for the grants, said lawmakers allocated $380,904 to the 32nd Judicial Circuit Court Juvenile Division to fund five programs in three area school districts...
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WILLIAMS JOINS TOURISM COMMISSION
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
Southeast Missouri gained a say in state tourism policy Friday with the appointment of state Rep. Marilyn Williams of Dudley to the Missouri Tourism Commission. The 10-member commission oversees the state Division of Tourism. Prior to Williams' appointment, Southeast Missouri was the only region of the state not represented on the panel. Joining the commission puts Williams in a position to bring increased attention to what the region has to offer visitors...
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ONE-LANE TRAFFIC AT CAIRO BRIDGE0
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Traffic over the U.S. 51 bridge, which crosses the Ohio River between Cairo and Ballard County, Ky., has been reduced to one-lane traffic for the next month. Only one lane of the bridge will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday for work on the bridge deck...
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VANDALISM, BREAK-INS ON RISE IN JACKSON THIS MONTH
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Vandalism and vehicle break-ins are on the rise this month, police said. So far in June, over 30 reports of property damage and thefts from yards have been received from residents, Capt. Robert Hull said. This is much greater than the typical occurrences of property crimes that take place each summer, he said...
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EX-BASKETBALL STAR PLEADS GUILTY TO FELONY DRUG COUNTS
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
A former Charleston basketball standout pleaded guilty to trafficking cocaine in federal court on Friday, the U.S. Attorney's office said. Jeramy L. Biles, 22, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of cocaine distribution and one felony count of possession with intent to distribute, Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Hahn said...
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CRISIS CENTER OPEN AGAIN
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
The Regional Family Crisis Center in Perryville is again open for around-the-clock residential service after the termination of five employees caused the battered women's shelter to stop that service for several months. "We are open for business 24 hours per day now," said Carlene Rauh, president of the board of directors of the center that serves victims of domestic violence and other types of family crisis...
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OFFICIALS WORRIED ABOUT DRY SUMMER, FIRE
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
After the snuffing of Wednesday's 500-acre field fire near East Cape Girardeau, Ill., Southeast Missouri officials are concerned about the blaze hazards that may follow if this summer is dry. That fire, which threatened a petroleum pipeline and two houses, was likely started by the tossing of a cigarette. According to Marble Hill Fire Chief Jim Bollinger, in parched rural areas that is usually all it takes to start a natural cover fire -- a fire that burns wood, leaves, grass, thatch, etc...
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THE QUEST FOR THE NEXT STEPHEN KING
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
Judy Merrill Larsen listened as Genny Ostertag from New American Library spoke about getting work published and becoming a successful writer. SIKESTON, Mo. -- Linda Collier takes care of elderly people and is writing two books, one of them about dementia patients. St. Louis-area engineer Milton Grasle is six months and 250 pages into a mystery comedy he has titled "Harry Bailey, Ghost Hunter."...
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WITH THIS WATER...
(Local News ~ 06/10/00)
When Joey Crosnoe was first married in 1966, she decided to become a member of the Baptist congregation her husband belonged to. "I made the decision to be baptized so I could join his church," she said. But she said it wasn't until years later -- when she chose Jesus Christ as her personal lord and savior -- that she realized she had made her decision to be baptized for the wrong reasons...
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CAPE LEGION ROMPS 10-2 IN OPNER OF CAPAHA CLASSIC
(High School Sports ~ 06/10/00)
Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons and Ballwin posted dominating victories while Manchester squeezed out a win as the third annual Capaha Classic American Legion Baseball Tournament got under way Friday. Host Cape rolled past Washington 10-2; Ballwin had an even easier time with Washington, romping 14-0 in five innings; and, in the only game played at Central High School, Manchester slipped past Rogersville 11-9...
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CHAFFEE LEGION SWEEPS DE SOTO IN DOUBLEHEADER, IMPROVES TO 7-1
(High School Sports ~ 06/10/00)
CHAFFEE -- With Chaffee's biggest bats out of town, the Medicap Pharmacy senior legion team needed some extra production from some role players and good performances from its pitchers to get past De Soto Friday night in a doubleheader sweep. Lance Dohogne was just what the doctor ordered in the hitting department as he had three hits in both games, including four runs batted in in Chaffee's 7-4 win in the first game...
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BRIEFLY: PINGEL INVITED TO BUFFALO BILLS MINICAMP
(High School Sports ~ 06/10/00)
Westminster College graduate Scott Pingel has been invited to take part in an eight-day minicamp hosted by the Buffalo Bills. The minicamp is scheduled to begin Sunday. Pingel, a graduate of Perryville High School, is currently on the roster of the Black Hills Machine of the Indoor Football League...
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ALICE EASTWOOD
(Obituary ~ 06/10/00)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Graveside service for Alice Eastwood of Sikeston will be held at 10 a.m. today at Garden of Memories Cemetery. The Rev. Billy Joe Meeks will officiate. Friends may call at Ponder Funeral Home from 9-10 a.m. today. Eastwood, 80, died Thursday, June 8, 2000, at Sikeston Convalescent Center...
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LEE HANNAN
(Obituary ~ 06/10/00)
OLMSTED, Ill. -- Lee Hannan, 76, of Olmsted died Friday, June 9, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at the Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak.
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RUTH MCCULLEY
(Obituary ~ 06/10/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Ruth McCulley of Joliet, formerly of Anna, will be held at 2 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The Rev. Claude Smith will officiate. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery. Friends may call after noon Saturday at the funeral home...
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EDNA HIGHT
(Obituary ~ 06/10/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Edna Hight of Anna will be held at 5 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. John Shelton will officiate. Burial will be in American Legion Cemetery at Dongola. Friends may call at the funeral home from 3 p.m. until service time...
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MILDRED MOORE
(Obituary ~ 06/10/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Mildred A. Moore, 70, of Perryville died Friday, June 9, 2000, at her home. She was born Oct. 26, 1929, in Perry County, daughter of Thomas and Inez Jannin Turlin Sr. She and Raymond Moore were married Nov. 19, 1949, in Perryville...
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MARTIN WELTER
(Obituary ~ 06/10/00)
Martin Henry Welter, 97, died Thursday, June 8, 2000, at Missouri Veterans Home. He was born Sept. 15, 1902, at Sikeston, son of Jacob P. and Josephine Pfefferkorn Welter. He and Cecilia Frances Vanderfelts were married in September 1956. Welter had been a machine operator at M.E. Leming Lumber Co. He attended St. Joseph Catholic Church in Scott City. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/10/00)
Daughter to C. Michael and C. Tina Lancaster of Millersville, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:27 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2000. Name, Makenzie Kaitlyn. Weight, 6 pounds 14 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Lancaster is the former C. Tina Upchurch, daughter of Jim and Connie Upchurch of Marble Hill. Lancaster is the son of Mary Lancaster of Dexter. He is employed by Missouri Department of Conservation...
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GET READY TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO THE PRIVACY OF YOUR MEDICAL RECORDS
(Column ~ 06/10/00)
Aside from psychological reasons, why can't the Clintons be straightforward about things? It's easy to understand why Bill wouldn't want to be candid about his affairs, but what about his policy proposals? If the Clintons' ideas were superior they would have no motive to be deceitful about them, right? Think again. ...
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TASTE LOUNGE GETS A CHANCE TO HELP SOLVE PROBLEM
(Editorial ~ 06/10/00)
By granting the owner of the Taste Lounge a probationary liquor license, the Cape Girardeau City Council reached a workable compromise concerning the popular Good Hope neighborhood nightclub. Police Chief Richard Hetzel had recommended that the council to deny the bar owner's request for renewal of his license, which expires in July. Hetzel says continuing problems with crowds near the establishment have grown too large...
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THOSE PICTURED ON WANTED POSTERS PROBABLY DON'T READ ABOUT STINGS IN A LOT OF NEWSPAPERS
(Editorial ~ 06/10/00)
Once again, avarice has been the undoing of large group of accused lawbreakers. Late last month, the St. Louis County Police Department and the Missouri attorney general's office ran a sting operation which netted 143 people wanted on outstanding arrest warrants...
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LETTERS: EDITORIAL OFFENDS APPELLATE JUDGE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/10/00)
To the editor: I should not write this letter, for it violates two rules. First, the more you stir fertilizer, the more it smells. Second, you never win an argument with a newspaper, because the newspaper can always have the last word. Nevertheless, I am so offended by last Sunday's editorial about Peter Kinder's lawsuit that I cannot let it go unchallenged. ...
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