Stories from Tuesday, January 29, 1991

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Compared to 1989, more people were killed last year on Missouri highways while fewer people died on Illinois roads. In Southeast Missouri, the number of traffic deaths last year was fewer, while in Cape Girardeau County the number was up by four over the preceding year...

CAPE GIRARDEAU - The original Missouri state flag, which was made in Cape Girardeau 80 years ago, was brought home one last time by Secretary of State Roy Blunt Monday afternoon. Blunt unveiled the restored, hand-painted, silk flag at an assembly of fifth- and sixth-grade students at Franklin School here. The flag, now sealed in a permanent case, will be returned to Jefferson City, where it will be put on permanent display in the new State Archives Building scheduled to open in June...

FREDERICKTOWN - Former Madison County prosecuting attorney John W. Reid II was killed Monday when the car he was driving collided head-on with a truck on Highway 67, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. Patrol Cpl. J.S. Daniel said Reid was en route to a Rotary club meeting at Cherokee Pass when the accident occurred at 6:15 p.m. a mile south of Fredericktown...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Two candidates filed for seats on the Cape Girardeau Board of Education Monday, a day before the filing deadline. Daniel Dunavan, a music professor at Southeast Missouri State University, filed for a three-year term, and Sandy Bonner, a manager with Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., filed for a one-year, unexpired term...

SGT. FRED F. CARROLL U.S. ARMY Sgt. Carroll is the son of Ollie and JoAnn Carroll of Chaffee. He graduated from Chaffee High School in 1987. He joined the Army in 1987, and completed basic training at Fort Leonard Wood. Before being discharged in 1990, he was stationed at Fort Carson, Colo...

JACKSON - The cities of Cape Girardeau and Jackson are joining with Cape Girardeau County to study the possible implementation of a county-wide 911 emergency telephone system. Cape County Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep announced the formation of a six-member committee Monday morning that will develop recommendations on equipment and financing of a 911 system...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Persian Gulf oil slick, already being called the world's worst, will have markedly different effects on the gulf's ecosystem than the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill had on the Alaskan ecosystem, says a university professor. Asked to compare the two environmental disasters, Dr. ...

"The time has come to decide that programs that don't work or don't deliver must be restructured dramatically before they merit additional support - now or in the future." Missouri Governor John Ashcroft in his State of the State Message on January 15, 1991...

"Our strategy for dealing with this Army (Iraq) is very simple: First we're going to cut it off, then we're going to kill it." --General Colin Powell IRAQ has 5500 tanks; 100-ft. deep ground bunkers; 700-plus aircraft; an unknown quantity of SCUD missiles; over one million soldiers; chemical warfare arms; was developing nuclear weapons; SAM defense systems; the willingness to use environmental warfare by dumping millions of barrels of oil ... etc. etc. etc...

In times of emergency, most Cape Girardeau citizens think 911. This three-digit emergency phone number provides the quickest access to the police and fire departments. With current technology, the 911 service is only available to residents of Cape Girardeau. But a newly-formed committee will study the possibility of expanding this emergency service to the rest of the county...

BERTRAND -- Funeral service for Mrs. Ruth K. Hargan of Bertrand will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at McMikle Funeral Chapel in Charleston. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today. Mrs. Hargan, 80 years old, died Monday, Jan. 28, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Graveside service for Mrs. Dottie M. Johnson, 1826 Sherwood, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Ash Hill Cemetery near Fisk. The Rev. David Jackson will officiate, with Liley Funeral Home at Lutesville in charge of arrangements. There is no visitation...

CANALOU - Canalou resident Johnny Layton, 31, died Monday, Jan. 28, 1991 at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Fla. The body is being returned to the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Sikeston, where arrangements were incomplete Monday and will be announced later...

CHARLESTON -- Funeral service for Miss Kathrine Hodges of Charleston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. George Hill will officiate, with burial in IOOF Cemetery. Miss Hodges, 63 years old, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 1991, at Missouri Delta Medical Center following an extended illness...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Funeral service for Mrs. Leila M. Devore of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Neil Stein will officiate, with burial in Lorimier Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...

PATTON -- Funeral service for Rayford P. Brotherton of Patton will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Liley Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Jake Welker will officiate, with burial in Post Oak Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today...

PERRYVILLE -- Funeral mass for Mrs. Elizabeth Schweiss of Perryville will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent's Church. The Rev. Larry Koncewicz will officiate, with burial in Mt. Hope Cemetery. Friends may call at Drayton Funeral Home from 3-9 p.m. today. A wake service will be held at 7...

CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The city of Cape Girardeau recycling drop-off at 219 North Kingshighway has changed its hours of operation. The drop-off facility at the Public Works Building will now be open for deposits weekdays from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Also, the drop-off recycling bins have been moved to the north side of the Public Works Building...

I'M AN ELDERLY lady and I wanted to say thank you to a very nice and polite young lady that works for Trans World Express at the airport. She was so kind and helpful to me when my flight was canceled. If more young people would smile as she does, the city of Cape would be a whole lot nicer place to live. I just wanted to tell her. God bless you child...

WAY TO GO, guys. We know this Desert Storm isn't over yet; it's just begun, and you all could be there for three to 10 more days. But just know we love you and we're proud of you, and we're backing you back home with our love and our prayers, and our open arms when you do return. God bless you all...

AS I WAS DRIVING by Cape County Park the other day I came across all the American flags and they were all blowing in the breeze with the sun shining down on them. It reminded me of what America stands for. We need to support our military in the Persian Gulf. ...

WHEN HITLER FIRST invaded Poland, many U.S. citizens were against involvement. The U.S. stayed out of it and Hitler obtained control of most of Europe and North Africa. If it wasn't for his mistake of opening a second front with the U.S.S.R., and for the Japanese forcing our hand into it when they did, he may not have been defeated before achieving atomic capabilities. ...