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MEDICAL MIRACLES CAN CARRY HIGH PRICE
(Local News ~ 10/13/92)
Can society afford the price of a miracle? For Cape Girardeau resident Mike Carlton, the answer is simple. Suffering from multiple myeloma, a deadly form of cancer, Carlton wants a bone marrow transplant at all costs. St. Louis University Medical Center has agreed to proceed with the treatment with the understanding that Carlton's insurance company, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri, either agrees to pay for it or Carlton will file a lawsuit seeking a court order requiring the insurer to pay.. ...
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BOARD APPROVES BALANCED BUDGET; DISTRICT REINSTATES FULL-TIME WASHINGTON SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
(Local News ~ 10/13/92)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education Monday approved a balanced budget for the 1992-93 school year and named a full-time interim principal for Washington Elementary School. The board met Monday at Franklin Elementary School and approved a $19.3 million budget. Barbara Blanchard was named Washington school principal...
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COUNTERFEIT BILLS ARE REAL MCCOY
(Local News ~ 10/13/92)
Seen any funny-looking $1 bills lately? No need to rush to turn them in. Cape Girardeau police say the bills which began popping up around the Cape Girardeau area this weekend may look a little strange, but they're authentic. Despite a scare among businesses and banks that the bills were counterfeit, police say they've had them analyzed and they're the real thing...
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CLINICS READY AS FLU SEASON APPROACHES
(Local News ~ 10/13/92)
Health officials are reminding people that now is the best time to get vaccinated in case the flu bug again attacks early this year. The Cape Girardeau County Public Health Center has scheduled a series of flu shot clinics for October and November. The flu season typically begins in early winter, but last year it was in full swing by October. It raged at epidemic levels nationwide for about seven weeks from December to February...
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SCOTT CITY HOUSE TOUR SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 10/13/92)
A tour of historic homes in the Scott City area will be held Sunday from 1-5 p.m., sponsored by the Scott City Historic Preservation Commission. Tickets for the tour, which includes five houses, cost $5, and are available in advance from commission members. Tickets will be available at any of the houses on the day of the tour also...
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DANFORTH PLAYED LEAD ROLE IN DEBATE
(Local News ~ 10/13/92)
ST. LOUIS - Missouri Sen. John Danforth was the lead player in bringing the first presidential debate and the eyes of the nation to St. Louis Sunday night. Frank Fahrenkopf, former Republican National Chairman and vice chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates, contacted the senator less than two weeks ago and told him a site was needed for the first debate. He asked Danforth whether he could work details out for St. Louis...
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PORT BOARD PROCEEDS WITH PROJECTS FUNDED BY GRANT
(Local News ~ 10/13/92)
SCOTT CITY - The next six months will be busy for officials of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority as they seek to get projects started that will be funded by a $1.2 million Economic Development Administration grant. Ten days ago Vice President Dan Quayle announced the grant while on a campaign swing through the area. A 40 percent local match is required with the funds...
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TAMMS, ILL. WOMAN RECEIVES MAJOR INJURIES IN ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 10/13/92)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- A 20-year-old Tamms woman sustained major injuries Monday when the car she was driving sideswiped another vehicle on the Grapevine Trail. Teneiko Modicue was taken to St. Francis Medical Center after the 4:50 p.m. accident, 4.3 miles from Route 3. She was in stable condition Monday night, and at 10 p.m. was being evaluated in the emergency room...
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GOOD SENSE OUTWEIGHTS THE DATA IN FOOD STUDIES
(Editorial ~ 10/13/92)
"Who do you trust?" The question is not confined to the presidential campaign; view it also in the context of recent news in nutrition and your stomach will really start aching. New to the menu of hazardous dining is margarine, which had previously been viewed as a healthier alternative to butter. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: READER OFFERS SUPPORT FOR ZONE VOTING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/13/92)
To the Editor: What rights can citizens demand of the local government in the City of Cape Girardeau? Let us look at a few of the rights its citizens should be able to expect. 1. The right to vote on any city fee increases, i.e., trash and water rates...
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VERNICE C. KOCH
(Obituary ~ 10/13/92)
DUTCHTOWN -- Vernice Catherine Koch, 72, of Dutchtown, died Monday, Oct. 12, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born May 24, 1920, at Dutchtown, daughter of Otto Jacob and Stella Louise Obermann Koch. Koch was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church at Chaffee, and its Daughters of St. Ambrose...
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JAMES H. DEWITT
(Obituary ~ 10/13/92)
SIKESTON -- James Howard DeWitt, 87, of Sikeston, died Monday, Oct. 12, 1992, at Miner Nursing Center. He was born April 21, 1905, at Dogwood, son of James Louie and Dollie Mae Parker DeWitt. He and Emma Tate were married Aug. 15, 1926, at Bertrand...
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CLODEAN HENSLEY
(Obituary ~ 10/13/92)
SIKESTON -- Clodean Hensley, 65, of Sikeston, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Dec. 10, 1926, in Clarksville, Ark., daughter of Lonnie and Vonnie Horton Bewley. She and Clint M. Hensley Sr. were married Jan. 3, 1947, at Kewanee...
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HELEN E. HEISE
(Obituary ~ 10/13/92)
Funeral service for Helen Emma Cora Heise, 1210 W. Cape Rock Drive, will be held at 10 a.m. today at Old Hanover Lutheran Church. The Rev. Jeffrey Sippy will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements...
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GERALD L. SLINKARD
(Obituary ~ 10/13/92)
Gerald L. "Jerry" Slinkard, 65, of Hastings, Neb., died Monday, Oct. 5, 1992, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Grand Island, Neb. He was born July 2, 1927, in Cape Girardeau, son of Jess and Carrie Overbeck Slinkard. Slinkard served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He moved to Hastings in 1946 from Cape Girardeau. He worked for the Navy Ammunition Depot, and later owned and operated Jerry's Skelly Service Station many years...
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STATE SAYS INSURANCE BROKERS SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINE
(Local News ~ 10/13/92)
A Cape Girardeau insurance agency has been found to be subject to discipline by a state administrative board for alleged violations of insurance laws. Keith and Tammy Monia, owners of USA Multiline Insurance Agency, are named in a report issued by the Missouri Department of Insurance...
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BEATRICE DODGEN
(Obituary ~ 10/13/92)
WYATT -- Funeral service for Beatrice Dodgen of Wyatt will be held at 2 p.m. today at Wyatt Baptist Church. The Rev. Tom Bridges will officiate, with burial in IOOF Cemetery. McMikle Funeral Home at Charleston is in charge of arrangements. Dodgen, 82, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 1992, at Bertrand Retirement Facility...
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WILLARD L. LAROSE
(Obituary ~ 10/13/92)
PERRYVILLE -- Willard L. LaRose, 65, of Perryville died Oct. 12, 1992, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 24, 1927, at Leadwood, Mo. He was a retired machine operator for Wagner Electric in St. Louis. On July 24, 1947, LaRose married Iva M. Myers at McComb, Ill.. She survives...
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