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SEALING THE GAPS
(Local News ~ 07/13/00)
In the movie "The Graduate," Dustin Hoffman was told the future was in plastics. For preventing tooth decay, it is. Dental sealants, plastic material used to protect the chewing surfaces of teeth, were introduced in 1983 and have been gaining popularity ever since...
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MEDICAL SURFARI: 7,800 PEOPLE YEARLY SUFFER SPINE INJURIES
(Column ~ 07/13/00)
Several years ago I met a college student who told me this story. He was a cross-country runner in high school and college and he took a job as a laborer working to repair roads near his home. It was a sweltering July afternoon and he and his work mates were repairing some potholes on a small bridge. ...
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WAYNE COMMISSIONER STAYS IN RACE: TRUTH WILL COME OUT IN COURT, KEEL SAYS OF CHARGES
(Local News ~ 07/13/00)
Brenda Hill, Bruce Keel's sister, said she thinks media coverage of the incident involving her brother in this Mill Spring, Mo., convenience store parking lot had been slanted against him. "I just want everyone to realize that there are two sides to this," she said...
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SCOTT COUNTY MISSING 911 TAXES
(Local News ~ 07/13/00)
BENTON, Mo. - The advertisements claim they can provide local telephone service for those with credit problems with "no problem." But Joe Burton, 911 administrator in Scott County, says there is a problem: Telephone service resellers have been collecting emergency-911 taxes and not passing the money along to the county...
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FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER GETS TAX CREDITS
(Local News ~ 07/13/00)
The Cape Area Family Resource Center is slated to get $171,665 in state tax credits. The credits should aid the Cape Girardeau center in raising money, its director says. "It makes raising money a lot easier because donors can receive tax credits for it," said Sharland Reed, executive director...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: HOPING THE FARIES WILL COME OUT AND PLAY
(Column ~ 07/13/00)
July 13, 2000 Dear Patty, A few nights ago, DC and I walked with the nieces from Cincinnati to the river, where we sat on benches and watched searchlights from boats playing on the banks. Three policemen were at one of the floodgates, helping search this black and swampy night for a boater stranded on the river above the city...
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FORMER JACKSON MAYOR LARRY NOWAK DEAD AT 92
(Obituary ~ 07/13/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Former Jackson mayor Larry Nowak is remembered as a quiet man who pursued his civic commitments without drawing attention to himself. Nowak died Tuesday at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at age 92. The flag at Jackson City Hall will be at half-staff until the funeral services Friday...
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SCAM COSTS SIKESTON WOMAN NEARLY $10,000
(Local News ~ 07/13/00)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- A woman lost nearly $10,000 in a scam this week, the Sikeston Department of Public Safety said. The woman was at a grocery store on Tuesday when she was approached by two other women, police Sgt. Susan Rockett said. One of the women claimed to have found a large sum of money, and showed it to the victim...
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EMERSON'S MOBILE OFFICE HITS ROAD
(Local News ~ 07/13/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's mobile office has scheduled stops later this month in Perryville and Biehle. The mobile office will make two stops in Perry County on July 27. The office will be at the Perry County Administration Building in Perryville from 2-3 p.m. and at Buchheit's in Biehle form 3:30-4:30 p.m...
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AUTHORITIES IDENTIFY MAN'S BODY PULLED FROM RIVER
(Local News ~ 07/13/00)
The search for a missing boater ended Wednesday afternoon when authorities identified the body of Ricky Wright of Commerce, Mo. Wright had been missing since July 1 when the boat he was driving ran out of fuel, hit a barge and capsized north of Cape Girardeau near a dredging operation. Four other people were in the boat when it capsized; all of them survived the accident...
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PLANNING COMMISSION LOOKS AT TRANSPORTATION TAX PLAN
(Local News ~ 07/13/00)
The city commission that helped draft a proposal for extending the Transportation Trust Fund program thinks voters will be impressed to learn how many improvements have been made. Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission watched a 15-minute presentation Wednesday night, prior to their regular meeting, outlining what work has been done and what is proposed for the extension of the Transportation Trust Fund program...
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JACKSON APPROVES PAY INCREASE FOR TEACHERS
(Local News ~ 07/13/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Teachers in the Jackson school district can expect an overall 3.5 percent salary increase for the coming year. The increase in the district's salary schedule was considered Tuesday at the Board of Education meeting. Coaching staff and support staff salary schedules also received a 3 percent increase...
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THREE INJURED IN DUMP TRUCK ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 07/13/00)
MORLEY, Mo. -- Three people sustained moderate injuries Wednesday when a dump truck overturned near Morley. Gareth Moore and Gerald Walker, both 28 and of Sikeston, Mo. were taken to Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston after the 9:20 a.m. accident on Highway 91 five miles west of Morley...
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ANTI-ABORTION GROUP ENDORSES JASON CROWELL
(Local News ~ 07/13/00)
Missouri Right to Life, which opposes abortion rights, has endorsed Republican Jason Crowell of Cape Girardeau in his bid for a seat in the Missouri General Assembly. "We believe you are the candidate in the race with the best opportunity to serve in the legislature and reflect the views of Missouri Right to Life," said Dave Plemmons, the group's chairman...
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IN THE ZONE: JACKSON TO PLAY IN ZONE TOURNEY FOR FIRST TIME
(High School Sports ~ 07/13/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The Jackson Junior American Legion baseball team has already had its best season in the relatively short history of the program. Beginning today, Jackson will try to build on that success as it hosts the Zone 4 Tournament that will run through Saturday. Joining Jackson in the field will be fellow district champions Ballwin, Festus and Anheuser-Busch...
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JACKSON WINS SR. BABE TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 07/13/00)
NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Jackson's Senior Babe Ruth baseball team earned a trip to the state tournament Wednesday night by beating host New Madrid 7-2 in eight innings in the first game of a doubleheader. The second game was still in progress as the Southeast Missourian went to press...
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CAPE LEGION ROMPS PAST DE SOTO TWICE
(High School Sports ~ 07/13/00)
The Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons American Legion baseball team had little trouble closing out the regular season on a positive note Wednesday night. Visiting De Soto came to Capaha Field with a 1-24 record -- and Cape added to the squad's misery by handily sweeping a non-district doubleheader12-1 and 9-4...
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MANY COACHES PREFER TO RUN THEIR OWN GYMS
(High School Sports ~ 07/13/00)
While many athletes are opting to train on their own and use the unique training techniques offered by the Acceleration program of St. Francis Hospital, many coaches would rather their athletes work out with their teammates. It's not so much because coaches doubt the effectiveness of other training methods and other personal trainers, but they simply believe that working together means winning together...
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AREA ATHLETES GO FULL THROTTLE: SAINT FRANCIS OFFERS PROGRAM TO ENHANCE PERFORMANCE
(High School Sports ~ 07/13/00)
Most high school coaches will tell you the same thing. Now -- in the stifling heat of the summer -- is when games are won, when athletes are molded and when teams are created. With athletes out of school having free time on their hands, coaches of a variety of sports hope -- and sometimes insist -- that their players prepare their bodies for the rigors of the regular seasons...
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GEORGE GEPHART
(Obituary ~ 07/13/00)
EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Graveside service for George V. Gephart of East Prairie will be held at 1 p.m. today at East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Bob Williams will officiate. Friends may call at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie from 11 a.m. until service time...
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HELEN ZAHLEN
(Obituary ~ 07/13/00)
Helen Zahlen, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, July 9, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born March 3, 1914, in Genoa, Neb., daughter of Joseph and Anna Neibalski Nosal. She married Frank Zahlen in 1936 in St. Paul, Minn. He died Dec. 31, 1994...
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LAWRENCE FEE
(Obituary ~ 07/13/00)
Lawrence L. Fee, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 12, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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FRED ELFRANK
(Obituary ~ 07/13/00)
Fred Elfrank, 81, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, July 12, 2000, at his home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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ETHELEEN WILLIAMSON
(Obituary ~ 07/13/00)
BONNE TERRE, Mo. -- Etheleen Carrow Williamson, 87, of Joplin, Mo., died Tuesday, July 11, 2000, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin. She was born March 1, 1913, at Bonne Terre, Mo., daughter of Ollie and Ellen A. Hodge. She first married the Rev. Robert W. Carrow in 1930 at Bonne Terre. He died in 1983. She and Jacob Williamson were married in 1984 at Bloomfield, Mo...
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RUBY VOYLES
(Obituary ~ 07/13/00)
Ruby Bell Voyles, 73, of Bridgeton, Mo., died Tuesday, July 11, 2000, at DePaul Health Center in Bridgeton. She was born Dec. 21, 1926, at Reeds Bend, Mo., daughter of Dee and Minnie Phipps. Voyles was an inspector at American Can Co. in St. Louis, Mo., 15 years, and also worked in housekeeping at St. Luke Hospital in St. Louis...
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LARRY NOWAK
(Obituary ~ 07/13/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Lawrence A. "Larry" Nowak, 92, former mayor of Jackson, passed away Tuesday, July 11, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Visitation will be Thursday, July 13, from 4-8 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Church in Jackson, with parish prayers at 7:30, followed by recitation of the rosary by Knights of Columbus...
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EVERETT LAWRENCE
(Obituary ~ 07/13/00)
AQUILLA, Mo. -- Everett Leslie Lawrence, 97, of Aquilla died Wednesday, July 12, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. He was born June 20, 1903, at Bloomfield, Mo., son of Henry and Lizzie Boathammer Lawrence. He and Hazel Jewell Stafford were married Nov. 18, 1926...
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RICKY WRIGHT
(Obituary ~ 07/13/00)
Richard Lee "Ricky" Wright, 42, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in a boating incident in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 27, 1957, in Cape Girardeau, son of Gary J. and Carolyn Young Wright. Wright was employed by Skip Gamel Construction. He served in the U.S. Army...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/13/00)
Son to Scott and Joane Sokolowski of Greenville, S.C., Greenville Memorial Hospital, Saturday, July 1, 2000. Name, Seth Adolf. Weight, 8 pounds. Third son. Mrs. Sokolowski is the former Joane Fenton, daughter of Carl and Janet Fenton of Alexandria, Va. Sokolowski is the son of Earlene Sokolowski of Jackson, Mo., and the late Adolf Sokolowski. He is stationed with the U.S. Air Force in Greenville...
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LIMITS ERODE OUR FREEDOM TO SET BOUNDARIES
(Editorial ~ 07/13/00)
The nation, having just celebrated another Independence Day, has been caught up in a patriotic mood, one that that extolls the freedom and liberty of being an American. But, at the same time, a nationwide survey by a respected organization that exists to promote the First Amendment shows a majority of Americans believe in free speech only if they don't find it offensive. And about half of those polled said the press has too much freedom...
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DEFENSE DEPARTMENT AND VA's FAILURE TO COOPERATE HAS COST AMERICANS $300 MILLION
(Editorial ~ 07/13/00)
Here's another audit from the General Accounting Office that shows how more of our money is being wasted. This latest study shows that the Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs frittered away $300 million in 1999 by purchasing prescription drugs independently...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: SODOMY LAWS COVER HETEROSEXUALS TOO
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/13/00)
To the editor: I write in reply to Tom Lichtenegger's July 12 letter which stated that discrimination against homosexuals does not exist because "what they are doing is illegal." I would like to point out that discrimination is not strictly confined to the public sector. ...
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