Stories from Friday, October 30, 1992

As most of you know, for the past several months the Southeast Missourian has been in somewhat of an awkward position. Its associate publisher has been running for Missouri Senate. I'd like to share with you some observations I've made during this time. ...

Safe Kids, a national organization working towards safety for children, has started a chapter in Cape Girardeau. Safe Kids is kicking off its efforts by promoting tips for a safe Halloween celebration. Cathy Magas at Southeast Missouri Hospital and Sandy Geile at St. Francis Medical Center are local co-chairmen...

The deadline for voting absentee ballots in person for Tuesday's general election is 5 p.m. Monday. To give voters an additional opportunity to vote absentee, the county clerk's offices will be open from 9 a.m. until noon on Saturday. The office in Cape Girardeau is located in the Common Pleas Courthouse Annex, while the one in Jackson is in the county administration building on the second floor...

Parking in certain areas of the city will be restricted Saturday due to the Southeast Missouri State University Homecoming Parade. Beginning at 2 a.m. Saturday, parking will be prohibited on both sides of Broadway from north West End Boulevard to Main Street; on Main Street from Broadway to William Street; on north West End Boulevard from Broadway to Pemiscot; and on north Louisiana, 200 feet south from Broadway...

As most of you know, for the past several months the Southeast Missourian has been in somewhat of an awkward position. Its associate publisher has been running for Missouri Senate. I'd like to share with you some observations I've made during this time. ...

Riverboat gambling tempts Missourians with the promise of big rewards for small outlays. But a dubious record elsewhere suggests that riverboat gambling is more of a bonanza for developers than host cities or states. The potential for increased crime and compulsive gambling further muddy the waters...

Dear Editor: An examination of the environmental record of the current administration in relation to the record and ideas of the challengers reveals a clear pattern. Those who feel that environmental protection needs leadership from the White House will support Bill Clinton and Al Gore. A brief review of the positions of the candidates will reveal the reasons...

Dear Editor: An unfortunate final paragraph and a mistaken caption, "County Planning Commission offers reason for the passage of zoning measure," obscured the central point of Gene Peterman's excellent letter (Monday, Oct. 26) urging a Yes vote on the question, "Shall County Planning and Zoning be Continued?"...

Dear Editor: The proponents of planning and zoning have written a beautiful preamble to their book, extolling the virtues of planning and zoning. They make it sound so wonderful that it is hard to believe intelligent people would oppose it. However, we do oppose it because planning and zoning as we have it today does not live up to its promises. ...

Dear Editor: Shall we have county planning and zoning or not is the issue. Cape County voters will decide in the coming election. It should be noted that the members of the County Planning Commission are without exception dedicated individuals who have served their respective communities in many ways...

An open letter to all Christians: God's Word tells us in John 8:32 that "You shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." As the election nears, we need to know the truth so that we can vote in a righteous way that "we may be free." This country was founded on Christian principles - founded to set the church free from government control. Now, in 1992, because of fear of economics, some Christians are willing to turn their country over to those who oppose Biblical truths...

Dear Editor: On Nov. 3, we will be asked to vote for or against riverboat gambling. I have heard stories about how this income would increase revenue for the state. However, the truth is that legalized gambling will cause Missouri more problems than it solves...

Dear Editor: Who will take "that call" - Everyone is asking you to vote for their candidate for President so I want my chance to tell you why President Bush is my choice for President to take "that call." President Bush has valuable experience in America and more able to stand up to the world leaders. ...

Dear Editor: Obvious to most Americans is the fact that we need a "change" in our government. In the following letter I would like to appeal to America's youth, to veterans, and to families who have lost loved ones in defense of our country. In the last presidential debate, Governor Clinton said "If I had it to do over again, I honestly do not know rather or not I would go to Vietnam because I was against the war." He continued ~by saying "I would not have trouble sending men to war if the need should arise if I am president.". ...

Dear Editor: I read with great interest the Perspective on City Zones vs. At Large System of Zone Representation as posed by Larry Godfrey and David Limbaugh. Mary Wulfers and former Editor of the Southeast Missourian John Blue added another dimension to the article, and thus, I would also like to interject my perspective of this amendment to the City Charter...

Dear Editor: A Senior Citizen's Viewpoint: We read with interest the articles in the Southeast Missourian on Oct. 20 entitled "Council says no to Zones." Also the Public Mind article in the Southeast Missourian on Oct. 25, regarding the Sport Complex project. We also listened to the speakers on the radio Wednesday morning Oct. 21, regarding zones vs at large voting...

Children of low-income families in Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties will have access to basic medical care through a new clinic at the Cape Girardeau County Health Department. The clinic opens Nov. 9. Nearly 2,500 children in Cape Girardeau County have no doctor, except through hospital emergency rooms, according to the department...

Although he retired in 1971, to many people H.O. Grauel is still The Professor. A charismatic individual with a love for literature, Grauel taught English at Southeast Missouri State University for 43 years. In 1975, the university's then-new language arts building was named in his honor...

Cape Girardeau voters Tuesday will choose whether to amend the city's charter and switch from at-large city council election to zone representation. A petition drive earlier this year secured sufficient signatures to place the charter amendment on the ballot...

A former Cape Girardeau City Councilman Thursday filed a complaint with the Missouri secretary of state's office against proponents of a ballot issue to elect council members by zones. The complaint, filed by Curtis S. Smith with the Campaign Reporting Division of the secretary of state's office, cites 11 separate violations of campaign disclosure laws by a committee formed to promote the ballot issue...

Almost everyone at the University Center Ballroom Thursday night to see the early showing of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" came as they were. But no one left that way. Once you've done "The Time Warp," the song says, "nothing can ever be the same."...

Belle Starr may not have a place in Cape Girardeau's history books, but the legendary outlaw will have her day in court here Saturday at a mock trial. The mock trial is part of a number of events this weekend kicking off the city's year-long bicentennial celebration...

Republican candidates in the races for president, governor, U.S. Senate and state Senate should carry Cape Girardeau County, according to a Southeast Missourian survey of county voters. In addition to these races, voters indicated an overwhelming preference to reject county zoning and approve term limits. The statewide riverboat gambling issue appears to be a toss-up in the county...

"The world's not so crazy ... It's the people in it. Life's pretty simple if you just relax." That's the credo Grandpa otherwise known as Martin Vanderhof and masterfully played by University Theatre veteran Alden Field lives by, creating an oasis of calm and security and good sense around which swirls a veritable dervish of activity by assorted family members and peripheral figures...

U.S. Sen. Christopher Bond, U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson and Attorney General Bill Webster will attend the Kinder for Senate Rally and Family Picnic today. The event for Missouri Senate candidate Peter Kinder will be held indoors at Deerfield from 6-8 p.m...

On Wednesday, Oct. 14, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Christopher (Kit) Bond, was interviewed by Southeast Missourian Editor Ken Newton; Managing Editor Joni Adams; Political Editor Jim Grebing; Perspective Editor Jon Rust; and Publisher Gary Rust...

Gene Hooper, 71, of Bertrand, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1992, at his home. He was born Oct. 10, 1921, at Idalia, son of Berry and Rebecca Tate Hooper. He married the former Pauletta Hurley. Hooper was a mechanic with city of Bertrand, retiring in 1984. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...

MARBLE HILL -- Frances Jane Beel, 82, of Marble Hill died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1992, at the Advance Nursing Center. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at Liley Funeral Home in Marble Hill, where parish prayers will be said at 7:30 p.m., and a Knights of Columbus rosary will be at 8...

CHAFFEE -- Leafy Craven, age 95, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1992, at the Home for Aged Baptists at Ironton. She was formerly of Chaffee. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee.

MILLERSVILLE -- Grace Riehn, 81, Millersville Route 1, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 10, 1910, near Delta, daughter of Stanton and Eula Walker Surface. She married Walter E. Riehn Dec. 22, 1928. He died March 4, 1980...

George Thomas Peters, 61, of Jonesboro, Ark., died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1992, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. Peters was a professor at Southeast Missouri State University from 1957-65, and then was professor at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro from 1965 until retiring in May...

Son to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Wierman of Rogers, Ark., 3:55 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, 1992. Name, Jared Lee. Weight, 8 pounds 10 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Wierman is the former Jan Record, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Record, Benton Route 1. Wierman is a self-employed carpenter, and is the son of Rose Manlove of Cave Junction, Ore., and Clyde Wierman of San Diego, Calif...

CHARLESTON -- Funeral service for Lowell Keith Nally, Charleston Route 3, will be held at 2 p.m. today at McMikle Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Tom Bridges will officiate, with burial in IOOF Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 9 a.m.-2 p.m...

CHARLESTON -- Earl Criss, 78, Charleston Route 1, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1992, at Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 25, 1914, in St. Louis, son of Roy and Prussia King Criss. He and Alberta Leible were married July 15, 1946...

TAMMS, Ill. -- Donna Lucille Baird, 43, of Titusville, Fla., formerly of Tamms, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1992, at Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla. She was born July 6, 1949, in Olive Branch, daughter of Ira Virgil and Muriel Smiley Williams. She and Stephen Baird were married July 26, 1982...

Beulah D. Frissell, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Oct. 29, 1992 at the Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

TAMMS, Ill. -- Carl Lee Redcloud, 51, of Tamms and formerly of Ullin, died Wednesday at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Marion. He was born in Ullin Aug. 30, 1941, to Everett and Alice Jenkins Redcloud. He was a member of the American Legion Post at Villa Ridge...

STE. GENEVIEVE - Herb Fallert is making his sixth bid for a seat in the Missouri House and is hoping to help deal with lingering issues. "We left several things hanging last year," said Fallert. "The two main things we can do something about is the foundation formula in education and workers comp...

The two candidates running for 2nd District associate commissioner in Cape Girardeau County are both focusing on their experience to do the job. Republican E.C. Younghouse, who was appointed to the commission in February 1987 when J. Ronald Fischer resigned to become Cape Girardeau city manager, points to his 49 years of business experience and the knowledge he has gained from having served on the commission...

David Phelps and Jon Musgrave agree on one thing: the economy is the top issue in the 118th House District of Southern Illinois. Phelps, the 118th District representative since 1985, says the region's growth "is just about to take off." "I'm more excited about what's happening today than I have been at any other point in my career," said Phelps, a Democrat. ...

The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) for university seniors and juniors planning graduate studies will be offered Dec. 12 on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. GRE scores are required by many institutions, including Southeast, for admission to graduate studies...

TAMMS, Ill. -- The Illinois Affiliate of the American Heart Association has formed a seven-county CPR Coordinating Committee. The committee will be responsible for service area 85, which includes Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Johnson, Pope, Hardin and Gallatin counties...

Jennifer Gwin of Cape Girardeau is the 1992-93 Emerson Congressional Scholarship recipient. Gwin is a second semester sophomore at Southeast Missouri State University, pursing a nursing degree. U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, who presented the scholarship, said: "A quality education gives Americans a competitive edge in succeeding in society. This scholarship will directly help Jennifer in realizing the necessary skills and tools to pursue her goal of a career in the health-care field."...

Lorey Anne Reagan of Cape Girardeau is a finalist in the 1993 Missouri Ms. American Petite Beauty Pageant. The statewide pageant will be held Nov. 8 in Overland Park. The pageant is for petite woman, ages 18-35, married or single. It is a preliminary to the national Ms. American Petite Beauty Pageant...

Karen A. Crain of Cape Girardeau has been awarded a Zonta Club Scholarship to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1992 fall semester. The Zonta Club Scholarship is awarded to women returning to college after their education had been interrupted. Applicants must have had a 2.0 grade-point average for previously completed college course work...

BENTON -- Kimberly E. Burford of Thomas W. Kelly High School at Benton has been named a commended student in the 1993 National Merit Scholarship Program. About 35,000 commended students throughout the nation are being honored for their performance in the 1991 Preliminary Scholastic Aptitute Test, National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test...

SCOTT CITY -- Amy Page, a senior at Scott City High School, has been selected Youth of the Month by the Breakfast Exchange Club of Cape Girardeau. Page is vice president of National Honor Society, president of Future Business Leaders of America, secretary of Student Council, business editor of the school's yearbook, on the varsity volleyball team and a member of the Pep Club. She is also on the A honor roll...

Amy Wencewicz, a Southeast Missouri State University junior from Cape Girardeau, is one of 10 students from Missouri's public four-year colleges and universities to receive a 1992 Council on Public Higher Education For Missouri (COPHE) Scholarship. The award, presented recently in Jefferson City by Gov. ...

Students of the month have been honored for October and September by the Cape Girardeau Elk's Lodge 639. October students of the month were Sarah Anne Deimund and Meg Beussink. September students of the month were Greta Glastetter and Natalie Boren...

Works of hand-made and cast paper by Zac Caldwell will be featured at Gallery 100 during November. An opening reception for the artist will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the gallery, 100 Broadway. The public is invited. Caldwell's work uses cotton linter as a base, to which he adds fabrics, Japanese papers, metallics, threads and wrapped sticks. The works are air brushed, sponged or splattered, then dried, matted and framed...

WICKLIFFE, Ky. The Wickliffe Mounds Research Center will hold a Native American Games Weekend Saturday and Sunday. The games weekend is a new event, said Kit Wesler, center director. "This is part of our effort to bring Native Americans and their living culture into our programming," Wesler said. "We hope it will become an annual event."...

The above interview represents just half of what the Southeast Missourian wanted to present concerning Missouri's U.S. Senate race. On Sept. 10, both Christopher Bond and Geri Rothman-Serot, his Democratic opponent, were mailed invitations by the Southeast Missourian to do a comprehensive interview with the newspaper's editorial board. ...