Stories from Thursday, December 6, 1990

CHARLESTON -- Jack Brown, 31 years old, of Sikeston, formerly of Charleston, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 1990, from injuries received in an auto accident in Mississippi County. Arrangements are incomplete, and will be announced later by McMikle Funeral Home of Charleston...

Consider this analogy: As Orson Welles held the world transfixed with a tale of invaders from outer space so Iben Browning made an earthquake seem imminent. Two different stories with the same ending: An unsuspecting public was snookered. The only rumble we felt Sunday through Tuesday was from the media satellite trucks headed to and from New Madrid...

I HAVE A complaint but I'm sure it won't get printed because it's a complaint against the Missourian. We pay for our Missourian. This morning when we received Wednesday's addition, there was no Town & Country grocery ad from Jackson. I checked on the free papers and it was in there. So we called the Missourian. We were told that only the free papers get it. We called Town & Country and Town & Country said that is not true. What the heck is going on? Thank you...

COULD YOU PLEASE put the correct spelling of anti????establishment terrorism???? in the paper please? Thank you. SINCE SO MANY of our good Scott City police officers are resigning it sure would be nice if a certain one who loves to write tickets and harass our teens would be the next one. We could really do without him and a female dispatcher. Thank you...

HELL NO WE won't go. That's what we said in Viet Nam. Now we've gone to Saudia Arabia. We're spending $87 million a day over there and they tell us we can't have our American flag on our uniform and the American flag cannot be visible. Let's say this, "Hell yes, we will go back to America and you keep your oil and your people...

BOY I SURE do agree with the caller who called and said the lights on Glenridge Street were beautiful. There are so many houses decorated. I encourage everybody to go by and look at them. Thank you. I JUST WANTED to call in and ask people to drive by 2256 Kingsway to see the beautiful Christmas lights. I think it is wonderful that somebody took his time to do that great display for us to enjoy. Thank you...

SIKESTON -- Elgin W. Stausing, 80, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1990, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Dec. 26, 1909, at Cape Girardeau, son of Charles H. and Emma Madden Stausing. He worked as a clerk and cashier for the Frisco Railroad Co. and attended First Baptist Church in Sikeston...

CHARLESTON -- Pearl E. Smith, 73, of Joplin, Mo., formerly of Mississippi County, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1990 at her home in Joplin. She was born Aug. 6, 1917 in Charleston, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Jackson Fowler. On Dec. 26, 1942, she married Russell Smith, who survives in Joplin...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- J.C. Pulliam, 65, of 16 S. Pacific died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 1990 at his home. He was born July 24, 1925 in Bollinger County, the son of Curb and Zoie Cook Pulliam. He married Catherine Reed on Jan. 15, 1947 in Paragould, Ark. She survives...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Jewell W. Perrin, 78, died Wednesday, Dec. 5, 1990 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Aug. 13, 1912 near Charleston. On Aug. 26, 1960, she married Clarence L. Perrin at Fredericktown. He preceded her in death Aug. 19, 1970...

CHAFFEE -- Funeral service for Mrs. Mabel Diebold of Chaffee will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Roy Long will officiate, assisted by the Rev. John Gourley. Burial will be in Union Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Saturday...

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Mrs. Ella Kurre of Jackson will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...

ORAN -- Funeral service for Earnest F. Reischman of Oran will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Guardian Angel Catholic Church. The Rev. Normand Varone will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home here after 3 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 7, and KC prayer service at 7:30...

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Claude D. Meadows of Sikeston will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. John Hoover will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. today. Meadows, 88 years old, died Tuesday, Dec. 4, 1990, at Sikeston Convalescent Center...

CHAFFEE -- Funeral service for Mrs. Dorothy Fish of Monett will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel here. The Revs. Larry Davis and William Marshall will officiate. Burial will be in Union Park Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Albert Keller, 75 years old, of Cape Girardeau Route 2, died Wednesday morning, Dec. 5, 1990, at St. Francis Medical Center. Funeral arrangements were incomplete Wednesday at the Baker Funeral Home in Lutesville.

Missouri is one of five states that bars all cameras and recording devices from its state courts. The logical question is simple: "Why?" A logical answer is a bit trickier to come by. We believe it's time for the Missouri judiciary to advance its thinking and open its courts to electronic coverage. Missourians need fuller access to their court system...