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EVANGELIST BELL PREPARES FOR VISIT
(Local News ~ 08/19/00)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- The Rev. Ralph Bell sees himself much like an obstetrician. An obstetrician brings a baby into the world then turns the infant's care over to the pediatrician who will watch him grow and mature. When Bell and his team of evangelists come to Sikeston next week, they hope many will be reborn in Christ, then it is up to the local churches for their continued spiritual growth...
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CELEBRATION 2000
(Local News ~ 08/19/00)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- When the Rev. Dr. Ralph Bell takes the podium to speak to crowds gathered at the Sikeston Field House his message will be simple. Bell will speak about the peace of God and how to find that peace in life as he has done for crusades all across the country since joining the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in 1963...
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STREET WORK WON'T STOP FAIR PARADE
(Local News ~ 08/19/00)
What would the SEMO District Fair be without its annual parade? Despite major street construction along much of Broadway, parade chairman Norm Robert said fair-goers won't have to find out, because the fair parade will be rerouted so that it may be held on Sept. 11 as planned...
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TALENT OUTLINES PLAN FOR MODOT RESTRUCTURING
(Local News ~ 08/19/00)
Missouri's highway commission would no longer award construction contracts under a plan that would put the operating power in the hands of a secretary of transportation. Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Talent wants to create a secretary of transportation position to be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate...
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MAN SUBDUES ARMED SHOPLIFTING SUSPECT
(Local News ~ 08/19/00)
When a man wasn't allowed to get away with shoplifting at a Cape Girardeau grocery store Thursday, he loaded a gun, police said. Shortly before 8 p.m. on Thursday, employees at Schnucks, 19 S. Kingshighway, discovered a man attempting to steal two bottles of gin, Cpl. Kevin Orr said...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: FROM SUMMER LAZINESS TO PRE-SCHOOL CRAZINESS
(Column ~ 08/19/00)
Kids love summer break. From early June until late July, they get to stay up late and sleep in the next morning. They can stay outside all day if they want to, and some days, if they aren't very active, baths are optional. Moms also love the summer, because they don't have to worry about getting grouchy kids out of bed and dressed before 7:30 a.m. It's also the only time of year adult males volunteer to cook...
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KRCU TO FEATURE PROVOST SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 08/19/00)
Southeast Missouri State University Provost Dr. Jane Stephens will be the featured guest Sunday on KRCU's "Going Public" show. The taped broadcast is scheduled to air at 3 p.m. on 90.9 FM, the region's Public Radio affiliate station. The interview will focus on major campus issues that she expects to face in the coming year and the roles and responsibilities of the provost's office...
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PARAMOUNT CLOSES PLANT IN DEXTER
(Local News ~ 08/19/00)
DEXTER, Mo. -- At least 80 workers were out of a job Friday after Paramount Headware, Inc. shut down the Dexter factory. The closing, announced at mid-morning Thursday, caught workers and local Paramount officials by surprise. The Dexter factory produced straw hats...
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MODOT TO INSPECT BRIDGE AUG. 22-24
(Local News ~ 08/19/00)
The Missouri Department of Transportation will inspect the Mississippi River Bridge at Cape Girardeau next week. Traffic will be reduced to one lane Tuesday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Motorists should expect delays of 10 to 15 minutes, MoDOT officials said...
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FERRY SERVICE RECEIVES GOOD MARKS
(Local News ~ 08/19/00)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Coupons are now available for prepurchasing rides on the Dorena-Hickman Ferry. The Mississippi County commissioners voiced their support of the Mississippi County Port Authority Board and their operation of the ferry during Thursday's county commission meeting...
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BILLINGS IS COUNTING ON AREA TALENT TO HELP
(College Sports ~ 08/19/00)
There are five players from Cape Girardeau Central and Jackson high schools on the Southeast Missouri State University football roster. None are projected as starters entering the 2000 season, but first-year Indian coach Tim Billings expects solid contributions from all five...
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BRIEFLY: SEMO SOCCER TEAM PICKED THIRD IN OVC
(College Sports ~ 08/19/00)
Southeast Missouri State University's women's soccer squad, ready to begin its second season of play, has been picked to finish third in the six-team Ohio Valley Conference. In a poll of the league's head coaches, Eastern Illinois received four first-place votes and 24 points as it was picked to repeat as OVC champion...
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BRIEFLY: SEMO VOLLEYBALL CITED FOR ACADEMICS
(College Sports ~ 08/19/00)
The 1999 Southeast Missouri State University volleyball team was recently cited as one of the American Volleyball Coaches Association's AVCA/Molten Team Academic Award winners. Southeast's squad last year posted a 3.46 combined grade-point average during the 1999-2000 school year. The Otahkians, who have won the award three previous years, had the nation's sixth-highest GPA in 1999-2000...
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RONALD SPURLOCK
(Obituary ~ 08/19/00)
MT. PLEASANT, Ill. -- Ronald Wayne Spurlock, 60, of Mt. Pleasant died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, at his home. He was born March 21, 1940, in Pulaski County, Ill., son of John H. and Mabel Williams Spurlock. He and Wilma Louise Collins were married Aug. 9, 1958, at Buncombe, Ill...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/19/00)
Daughter to Kendall Gene and Glenda Joan Hampton of Charleston, Mo., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:16 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, 2000. Name, Katie Jo. Weight, 7 pounds 1 ounce. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Hampton is the former Glenda Kirchdoerfer, daughter of Joe and Mildred Kirchdoerfer of Cape Girardeau. Hampton is the son of Larry and Carolyn Hampton of Hayti, Mo. He is employed with Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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EDITH MAE RICHARDS
(Obituary ~ 08/19/00)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Edith Mae Richards, 87, of Sikeston died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born on Sept. 3, 1912, at Jefferson City, Mo., the daughter of Eugene B. and Lilah I. Link Hall. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and had been a receptionist at the El Capri Motel for 15 years...
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JAMES WALLACE
(Obituary ~ 08/19/00)
James Miller Wallace, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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SYLVIA BURKSTALLER
(Obituary ~ 08/19/00)
WYATT, Mo. -- Sylvia Burkstaller, 93, of Venice, Fla., died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, in Sarasota, Fla. She was born April 10, 1907, in Mississippi County, daughter of Charles L. and Susan Houston Hanley. She and William F. "Fred" Burkstaller were married Jan. 16, 1927. He died Sept. 28, 1984...
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DELBERT BAUER
(Obituary ~ 08/19/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Delbert E. "Del" Bauer, 64, of Jackson died Thursday, Aug. 17, 2000, at Fountainbleau Lodge in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 11, 1935, in Artas, S.D., son of Edward and Pauline Bauer. Bauer served 21 years in the U.S. Army, retiring in 1973...
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HARRY LAYTON
(Obituary ~ 08/19/00)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Harry L. Layton, 82, of Cairo died Friday, Aug. 18, 2000, at Daystar Care Center. He was born Oct. 18, 1917, in Mound City, Ill., son of Joe and Olga Johansen Layton. He married Thelma Conn. Layton was a former vice president of First Bank and Trust Co. in Cairo...
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ONITA POPP
(Obituary ~ 08/19/00)
Onita Popp, 86, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Aug., 18, 2000, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/19/00)
CHANCELLOR NITZSCHKE has been so successful in Washington, verifying the correct mailing address of SEMO University so SEMO gets our tax dollars, that we may have to up our taxes even more in order to give him a raise. The least the city and the university can do is start a covert operation to raise the hotel/restaurant tax in order to erect a Nitzschke statue alongside the Stroup fountain...
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SLOGAN FOR DEMOCRATS: PROSPERITY WITHOUT A CLUE
(Column ~ 08/19/00)
Some have suggested that Democrats have no central rallying theme this year. I have a suggestion: "Prosperity Without a Clue." I know it wouldn't be very effective, but at least it would be true. Others have convincingly demonstrated that Clinton and Gore are not responsible for the economic prosperity we now enjoy, so I won't reiterate that evidence. ...
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GASOLINE PROFITS IN MISSOURI BALANCED BY REGULATIONS AND OTHER COSTS
(Editorial ~ 08/19/00)
Excessive -- but not illegal -- profit taking by oil companies contributed to high retail gasoline prices endured by Missouri consumers this summer, the Governor's Task Force on Gas Prices concluded last week. Attorney General Jay Nixon, who chaired the panel, said prices could have soared even higher were it not for competition. The fact that competition exerted a limiting influence on prices shows the free-market system at work...
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POOR TIMING FOR CHAMBER'S MOUNT AUBURN PLAN
(Editorial ~ 08/19/00)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce is pushing for the city to upgrade Mount Auburn Road to five lanes from William Street to Kingshighway. With rapid residential growth in the northwest end of town, Mount Auburn is the main thoroughfare connecting that area and the thriving commercial area around William and I-55...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: VOTER BACKLASH HURTS STUDENTS NOT SCHOOL BOARD
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/19/00)
To the editor: I moved to the Jackson School District in second grade. I remember being scared to death of the change, but I soon learned to love Jackson and was proud of what I considered to be my new hometown. In 1992, my husband (a native of Jackson) and I were forced to move to St. ...
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