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THE PUBLIC MIND: U.S. MUST NOT ACT TO CHASE MANUFACTURING JOBS AWAY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/20/91)
To the Editor: Our President wants to be able to have free trade with Mexico and has voiced his desire to that effect. Some of our elected officials as well as almost all organized labor caution that this will create a mass exodus of manufacturers moving their companies across the border so that they can take advantage of the cheap labor force...
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THE MISSOURI SYMPHONY SOCIETY COMES TO CAPE; FIRST PERFORMANCE HERE SINCE 1986
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
The Missouri Pops Orchestra will perform in Cape Girardeau this summer for the first time since 1986. The performance is scheduled for June 29 at 8 p.m. at Academic Auditorium. Beverly Strohmeyer, executive director of the Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts, one of the sponsors of the event, said the Missouri Pops will be one of the premiere concert events this year...
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ST. LOUIS GEARS UP FOR JULY 4 WITHOUT VP FAIR
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
The Midwest's largest country music concert, a parade for Persian Gulf veterans and spectacular fireworks displays, will highlight Independence day in St. Louis. The Budweiser Rock 'N' Country concert will be July 3 at Busch Stadium. The concert will feature the Judds, Reba McIntire, Hank Williams Jr., the Kentucky Headhunters, Sawyer Brown and Ray Kennedy...
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COUNTY 4-H HORSE SHOW SUNDAY AT GORDONVILLE
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
The Cape Girardeau County 4-H Council will hold an all-youth Horse Show Sunday at the Dannie Gilder Arena on Rt. Z in Gordonville. The show will begin at 1 p.m. and will be held rain or shine. Horses will compete in speed events and be judged on showmanship, western pleasure and gaited pleasure. Trophies and ribbons will be awarded...
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MINNEAPOLIS BAND WILL PLAY CAPE'S ARENA
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
Conspiracy, a high-energy metal core band from Minneapolis, Minn., will play Wednesday at the A.C. Brase Arena Building in Cape Girardeau. The concert starts at 7:30 p.m., said Heather Ryan, who is arranging concerts for the band in Missouri. Ryan said she runs a radio show at KCOU-FM 88 at the University of Missouri-Columbia that features demos of unsigned bands...
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`PAINTING IS ALWAYS ON MY MIND'; JUDI BREY EXHIBIT OPENS AT U. MUSEUM
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
A painting begins when something beautiful, whether color, shape, pattern or texture, excites the mind of the artist. "The Art of Flowers," an exhibit of watercolor paintings by Judi Brey that will open Sunday, is a collection of such images. "My studio is an upstairs room with all windows on three sides," said Brey. "It overlooks my flower garden where many of my inspirations begin."...
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SCOTT CITY MID-SUMMER FEST SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 28-29
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
SCOTT CITY -- Plans are under way for the 15th annual Scott City Mid-Summer Festival scheduled for June 28-29 at the Scott City Park. Tonya Davis, festival chairperson, said the festival began to give people in the community an opportunity to get together, and it really hasn't changed much over the years...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/20/91)
I WOULD LIKE to call and thank the person who returned my wallet at Schnucks. I'm glad there are still a few honest people in this world. Thank you. WE HAVE BEEN told by the news media that certain senators are getting money for speaking fees, some as much as $24,000. ...
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ALLEN FAMILY MEETS AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
JACKSON -- The Allen family reunion and Allen Cemetery Association was held Sunday at Jackson City Park. A basket dinner was served at noon. Guests attended from Jackson, Cape Girardeau, Whitewater, Burfordville, Ste. Genevieve, Joplin, St. Louis, Fenton, Barnhart; Inkster, Mich., and Hopkinsville, Ky...
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TOO MANY WOULD LOCK UP OUR RESOURCES, WRECKING ECONOMY
(Column ~ 06/20/91)
A few weeks ago, in this space, we acknowledged the wisdom of a phrase driven home by a monthly publication called Imprimis. This is a free newsletter, published by tiny Hillsdale College in Michigan. Imprimis like the internationally respected college that spawned it is devoted to a principled defense of the free market, limited government, traditional values and a superb liberal arts education based on the timeless wisdom of Western Civilization...
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MEETING ON LAKE SHOULD CLARIFY STATUS OF PROJECT
(Editorial ~ 06/20/91)
Do residents of Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties want to see a large recreational lake built in their environs? The question, one bandied about in recent years, seemed close to finding an answer in 1990; however, it stands today unaddressed. A meeting has been called for next week to again bring the item to the table for discussion. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: DOES AMERICA HAVE TO ACCEPT WORLD'S AIDS CARRIERS?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/20/91)
To the Editor: I am appalled by an item in US News reporting the Justice Department maintains that keeping immigrants who are HIV positive (for AIDS) out of the country is illegal. Oh? Somewhere in the Constitution the founding fathers wrote that we had to allow every Tom, Dick and Harry into the country regardless of their medical or criminal history? I am reminded of the time during the unfortunate years of President Carter when Castro was sending thousands of nut cases and the most vile criminals out of Cuba. ...
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SUMMER WILL ARRIVE ON FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
The first day of summer will feel more like mid-summer, according to the National Weather Service. Hot and humid weather is forecast Friday, the first day of summer, with a chance of scattered thunderstorms Saturday and Sunday. Highs will range in the low- to mid-90s, with overnight lows in the low- to mid-70s...
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PRESERVATION SEEN AS PRIORITY; CEMETERY MAY BE CITY LANDMARK
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
Two state historic preservation officials said Wednesday that the best way for Cape Girardeau to preserve and protect Old Lorimier Cemetery is to formally designate the site as a local historic landmark. The city last year adopted an historic preservation law that provides for the designation of historic properties and districts. The city's Historic Preservation Commission Wednesday met to discuss the possibility of making Lorimier Cemetery one of its first projects...
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LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MAY NET $500,000 FROM USER TAX
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
Cape Girardeau city and county officials are praising a new local use tax on out-of-state sellers, because it will bring a much needed boost in sales tax revenues that have showed signs of leveling off the last few years. Although the exact impact on local governments of the 1.5 percent use tax will depend on how much is collected and the exact distribution formula, Cape Girardeau Assistant City Manager Al Stoverink and Cape County Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep foresee revenues increasing about 5 percent.. ...
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STATE REDISTRICTING PANEL MEMBERS ARE HOPEFUL ABOUT PLAN
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
Two members of commissions charged with drawing new boundary lines for Missouri House and Senate districts say they are optimistic their groups will be able to agree on a map before the Sept. 26 deadline. "I have a good feeling about the commission," said John Lichtenegger of Jackson, who is one of 18 people re-drawing the 163 House boundaries. "We are congenial with each other and there is a friendly atmosphere. I don't think there are any personalities where the two sides can't work together."...
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COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE SLATED NEXT WEEK AT CONVENTION CENTER
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
The American Red Cross and the Cape Girardeau County Homemaker's Extension Service will co-sponsor a community blood drive Wednesday at the Holiday Inn Convention Center from 2-7 p.m. Local Red Cross officials said that due to the upcoming holiday and the fact more people travel in the summer months, blood supplies tend to dwindle. Ample blood supplies are also needed for elective surgeries and accidents which tend to increase during summer months...
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COUNTY ENTERS PROBE AGAINST CITY POLICE
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
SCOTT CITY -- The Scott County Sheriff's Department Wednesday launched an investigation into a complaint filed against two Scott City Police officers that alleges they abandoned a 6-year-old boy after they arrested and jailed his grandfather. The officers accused in the complaint are Lloyd Young and Bobby Wooten. Both are volunteer officers with the department and are unpaid. Young is the husband of Scott City Mayor Shirley Young...
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SCHULTZ STUDENT WINS CLUB'S ESSAY CONTEST
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
Laura Sheets, a seventh grader at Schultz Middle School, was recognized at a recent meeting of the Cape West Rotary club as winner of the club's annual essay contest. Theme for the contest was "Preserve our Community: Planet Earth." Laura's entry advanced to district level competition...
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SOUTHEAST HOSPITAL OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
Applications are now being accepted for two Nursing scholarships offered through the Southeast Missouri Hospital Auxiliary to Southeast employees. Each scholarship is in the amount of $2,500. Since 1986, the Auxiliary has awarded a scholarship to a Southeast employee who has been on staff at least two years, has a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and is working toward a graduate degree in Nursing. ...
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ROBERT, KATHLEEN MILLS EARN VETERINARY DEGREES
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
Drs. Robert and Kathleen Mills graduated from the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia on May 10. They are employed at Beckley Animal Hospital in Beckley, W.Va. where they are currently residing. Dr. Kathleen Mills is the daughter of Mr. and Ms. Hilmer Kaufmann of Altenburg, Mo. Dr. Robert Mills is the son of Mr. and Ms. Richard Mills of Mountain View, Ark...
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CAPE STUDENT NAMED TO WHO'S WHO EDITION
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
Michelle Kuhlmann of Cape Girardeau has been named to the 1990-91 edition of "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." She is a 1986 graduate of Notre Dame High School and a May 1991 graduate of Webster University in St. Louis...
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COTTONWOOD EMPLOYEE EARNS DIRECTOR'S AWARD
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
The Education Coordinator at the Cottonwood Residential Treatment Center in Cape Girardeau has earned the Director's Employee Relations Award from the Department of Mental Health. Judith Anne Turner, who holds a doctorate in special education in administration, was presented the award during the department's annual Employee Relations Conference in Jefferson City. She was one of 19 persons nominated for the award and the 11th person to receive it since 1981...
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WOMANCARE LUNCHEON BEGINS TODAY AT NOON
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
"It's Your Time Manage It" is the topic of today's Woman to Woman luncheon. The meeting will begin at noon in Conference Rooms A&B of the St. Francis Health and Education Centre. Janet Shepard of the Department of Human Environmental Studies at Southeast Missouri State University will be the featured speaker. She will focus on prime time awareness, action steps to increase productivity and how time savers aid in stress reduction...
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UNIVERSITY PROVIDES SERIES OF COMPUTER SUMMER WORKSHOPS
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
The computer science department at Southeast Missouri State University has scheduled three computer workshops this summer. "Learning to use DOS" will be offered from 1 to 4 p.m. July 8, 15, and 22 in Room 112 of Johnson Hall. The workshop will provide current users of microcomputer systems with a working knowledge of DOS and computer systems...
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E.D. GANNON
(Obituary ~ 06/20/91)
E.D. "Red" Gannon, 70, 2423 S. Sprigg, died Wednesday, June 19, 1991, at his home. He was born July 26, 1920, in Rector, Ark., son of Onie and Lora Beardon Gannon. He and Virginia Davis were married May 4, 1957, in Holly Springs, Miss. Gannon was a pipefitter. He moved to Cape Girardeau in 1968 from Modesto, Calif., and had worked at Lone Star Cement here, retiring in 1978. He served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II...
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WILLIAM C. BICKFORD
(Obituary ~ 06/20/91)
CHARLESTON -- William C. Bickford, 46, of Lake Worth, Fla., died Tuesday, June 18, 1991, at John F. Kennedy Hospital there. He was born Dec. 18, 1944, in Charleston, son of William Clinton and Frieda Mae Pemberton Bickford. He and Frances Cavzos were married April 17, 1964...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/20/91)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Gregory J. Bamberger, 1733 Grandview, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:22 a.m. Friday, June 14, 1991. Name, Gregory Joseph Jr. Weight, 8 pounds 13 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Bamberger is the former Bernadette Powell, daughter of Joe and Julie Powell of Hopewell, N.J. She is an exercise physiologist at St. Francis Medical Center. Bamberger is football coach at Southeast Missouri State University, and is the son of Pete and Joan Bamberger of Phoenixville, Pa...
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JOHN A. HAUPT
(Obituary ~ 06/20/91)
John A. Haupt, 73, Cape Girardeau Route 1, died Tuesday, June 18, 1991, in a tractor accident on his farm. He was born June 13, 1918, at Egypt Mills, son of Charles and Carolyn Foerenbach Haupt. He and the former Loretta Halter were married April 25, 1945, at Chaffee...
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WEST PARK MALL WILL HOST JULY 4 PROGRAM, EXHIBIT
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
West Park Mall will host special activities in celebration of this year's Fourth of July. From July 1-4, the 135th Engineering Group and the 1140th Group Missouri Army National Guard will display military equipment, high mobility vehicles, a new communication system, a weapon display, uniforms, and a 1932 Chrysler general staff car at the mall...
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CVB EYES CIRCUS AND RIVERFEST
(Local News ~ 06/20/91)
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will return to Cape Girardeau, Show Me Center Director David Ross said Wednesday. "And, it certainly won't be another 30 years before they return," said Ross during the monthly meeting of the Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) Advisory Board. "Circus officials were well pleased with the turnout they had here."...
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