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THREE FILE FOR JACKSON SCHOOL BOARD ON THE FIRST DAY OF FILINGS
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
JACKSON - Three candidates, including one incumbent, were the first to file Tuesday for the Jackson Board of Education. Because of a new state law, local school boards will be increased by one seat in April. That means three seats will be filled in April...
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TEEN CHALLENGE CHAPEL WILL BE NAMED IN MEPPELINK'S HONOR
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
A chapel, planned to be built at Mid-America Teen Challenge, will be named for and dedicated to the Rev. Herb Meppelink. Meppelink, who headed the Cape Girardeau Teen Challenge for 17 years beginning 1972, is now National Teen Challenge Director. Meppelink was on hand Tuesday as Mid-America Teen Challenge kicked off its first capital campaign to raise $250,000 for construction of the chapel...
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CHANCE MEETING ON DESERTED BRIDGE ENDS IN TERROR, HEROISM
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
SIKESTON -- Robert Neal had crossed the old one-lane bridge hundreds of times before on his way home. But in the rain Monday night, his car's wheel seemed to catch against a board in the bridge, beginning a horrific few minutes that those involved never will forget...
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GOP LAWMAKERS PLAN TO WORK WITH NEW ADMINISTRATION
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
JEFFERSON CITY - Republican members of the Missouri House of Representatives from Southeast Missouri admit the atmosphere for them may be different in the new legislative session. But they are still optimistic a spirit of cooperation will prevail across party lines...
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HOUSING: CITY HOSTS MEETING ON ASSISTANCE
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
In an effort to aid more low- to moderate-income residents, the Cape Girardeau planning services department Jan. 13 will conduct a public meeting on state housing assistance programs. Steve Williams, the city's housing assistance coordinator, said Tuesday that state officials will be on hand at the meeting to explain the various programs...
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THREE FILE FIRST DAY FOR CAPE'S SCHOOL BOARD
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
Two incumbents members of the Cape Girardeau Board of Education and a university professor filed for election Tuesday. Board members Kathy Swan and John Campbell are seeking reelection to the board. Marketing professor Jack Sterrett is making his first run for public office...
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MONDAY BOARD MEETING POSTPONED
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
The Jan. 11 meeting of the Cape Girardeau Board of Education has been postponed due to the Missouri Governor's inauguration, scheduled the same day. Superintendent Neyland Clark said the meeting has not been rescheduled at this point. But Clark said he hopes to conduct the meeting sometime next week...
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CHAMBER POSITION ON FUNDING CLARIFIED
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
An article on page one of Tuesday's Southeast Missourian should be clarified. John Mehner, past chairman of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Tuesday refuted a statement that the chamber won't pay its share of costs for the Cape Girardeau Area Industrial Recruitment Association unless the association operates out of the chamber office...
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SCOTT COUNTY REPUBLICANS NOMINATE NEW PROSECUTOR
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
BENTON -- The Scott County Republican Committee Tuesday night nominated assistant prosecutor Cristy Baker-Neel to fill the vacancy left by Scott County Prosecutor David Dolan. Dolan assumed duties as Scott County Associate Circuit judge on Monday. Ervin Arnzen, vice-chairman of the Scott County Republican Committee, said that Gov. John Ashcroft promised to appoint a replacement for Dolan before the governor leaves office next Monday...
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FIRST DAY OF FILINGS BUSY IN JACKSON
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
JACKSON -- The Jackson city clerk's office was a busy place Tuesday morning as nine candidates, including four incumbents, filed on the first day for municipal offices that will be filled in April. Among those waiting to file Tuesday for municipal offices was incumbent mayor Carlton Meyer, who is facing his first re-election challenge since 1981 from Ward One Alderman Paul Sander. Sander also filed Tuesday...
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PEOPLE PROFILE
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
PAUL JOHNSON Occupation: Telecommunicator, Cape Girardeau Police and Fire Departments. Pet Peeve: "Abusive people on the phone." The best part of my job is: "Helping people, something different every day." What do you do in your spare time? "Play golf, read, play basketball and softball."...
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EMERSON INTRODUCES LEGISLATION
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Eighth District Congressman Bill Emerson took the oath of office on Tuesday to kick off his sixth term in the U.S. Congress. After the ceremony, Emerson introduced several pieces of legislation, ranging from deficit reduction to senior citizen issues to welfare reform...
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CAROLINE U. KIZER
(Obituary ~ 01/06/93)
Caroline Ulyea Kizer, 97, of Cape Girardeau, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 1993, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 30, 1895, at Hazel, Ky., daughter of August and Leota Vinson Luckmann. She and Charles R. Kizer were married Jan. 31, 1915, in Cape Girardeau. He died July 27, 1989...
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WALTER E. SCHNAARE
(Obituary ~ 01/06/93)
AMERICA, Ill. -- Walter E. Schnaare, 84, of America, died Monday, Jan. 4, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born Jan. 8, 1908, in America, son of Rudolph and Clara Studer Schnaare. He married the former Alice Jackson...
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ROSELAND J. BRADBURY
(Obituary ~ 01/06/93)
CHARLESTON -- Roseland J. Bradbury, 71, of Charleston, died Monday, Jan. 4, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 1, 1921, at Cairo, Ill., daughter of William C. and Minnie Kuykendall Dauksch. She married Fay E. Bradbury...
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HAZEL D. SETTLE
(Obituary ~ 01/06/93)
Hazel Dorothy Settle, 83, of Fredericktown, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Oct. 12, 1909, in Madison County, daughter of Benjamin Harvey and Nancy Ellen Kennedy Kemp. She and Everett Settle were married Dec. 14, 1928, at Greenville...
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AMANDA B. WEDEKIND
(Obituary ~ 01/06/93)
Amanda B. Wedekind, 94, 1063 Patricia, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born May 26, 1898, at Tilsit, daughter of Friedrich and Mathilda Moll Wedekind. Wedekind was a member of Scriptural Evangelical Lutheran Church, and former member of Immanuel Lutheran Church, Jackson Route 2...
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W.E. MCGREGOR
(Obituary ~ 01/06/93)
SIKESTON -- W.E. "Gene" McGregor, 68, of Sikeston, died Monday, Jan. 4, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Oct. 2, 1924, at Glen Allen, son of Elmer and Betty Barker McGregor. He and Betty Hodges were married Sept. 15, 1945, in St. Louis...
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ETHEL M. MUNSON
(Obituary ~ 01/06/93)
Funeral service for Ethel Mae Munson of Cape Girardeau, formerly of Murphysboro, Ill., was held Sunday at Pettett Funeral Home in Murphysboro. The Rev. Dee Armes officiated, with entombment Monday at Washington Park Mausoleum in Indianapolis, Ind. Munson, 89, died Friday, Jan. 1, 1993, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center...
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DOROTHY V. CALVIN
(Obituary ~ 01/06/93)
PULASKI, Ill. -- Dorothy Verzene Calvin, 84, of Pulaski, died Tuesday, Jan. 5, 1993, at Carbondale Memorial Hospital. She was born March 20, 1908, in Pulaski, daughter of Ira E. and Elizabeth Reeves Lackey. She married Lawrence Calvin, who died in 1962...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 01/06/93)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Danger of LaPorte City, Iowa, 7:15 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, 1992. Name, Alyssa Grace. Weight, 8 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Danger is the former Elisabeth Statler, daughter of Gene and Judith Statler of patton. Danger is manager of Western Auto in Waterloo, Iowa, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Danger of Mason City, Iowa...
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VOTERS HAVE SPOKEn; IT'S TIME TO EMBRACE CHANGE
(Editorial ~ 01/06/93)
Change was the voters' mandate. Now the 103rd Congress, which convened Tuesday, must translate that mandate into fact. Easy to speak of, change will be difficult to achieve by a body so accustomed to gridlock. But achieve it must. An impatient electorate has had its expectations raised. If Congress or President-elect Clinton can't deliver on at least some of these campaign promises, voters may be quick to react...
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BE OUR GUEST: GAMBLING NEVER GOES ANYWHERE UNESCORTED; IT BRINGS ALONG MANY WOES
(Column ~ 01/06/93)
Fred W. Poston is a native of Cape Girardeau. He lived in Europe for 12 years as a missionary helping to start churches. In 1992, Poston, his wife and three children returned to Cape Girardeau to start a new church - the New Plymouth Community Church...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: REPORTS: PROSPERITY OF NATION BARROWED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/06/93)
Dear Editor: President-elect Clinton's recent economic summit was smart and wise. He has succeeded in backing up his telling of good news and bad news with a cadre of 300 plus heavyweights. Among the many presenters was Charles McMillion of the Washington analysis firm of MBG. He said that "in fiscal 1992, the economy grew by $250 billion, but the federal debt grew by $290 billion ... We borrowed it all."...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: READER: PROJECT SHOULD CONSIDER CYCLISTS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/06/93)
Dear Editor: In Sunday's edition, J. Ronald Fischer, the city manager, said the Sprigg St. extension from Bertling to Lexington and eventually Highway 177 will likely be under contract by the end of the year. As a bicyclist I've ridden to the Trail of Tears Park from the city and the absence of a berm along 177 makes it a dangerous adventure. ...
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EX-SMOKERS TO FIND HELP IN SUPPORT GROUP HERE
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
A new Community Smoke Free Support Group has been created to help ex-smokers truly kick the habit. The support group is designed to reinforce ex-smokers' resolve to "stay quit," said Debbie Leoni, director of Southeast Missouri Hospital's Fitness and Wellness Center and a registered nurse. The biggest deficit in smoking cessation programs is a lack of follow-up, she said...
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PARENTS WITHOUT PARTNERS TO MEET
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
The Cape SEMO Chapter of Parents Without Partners will hold an orientation for prospective members at 7 tonight at the Community Counseling Center. Parents who are divorced, widowed, legally separated or never married are encouraged to attend and learn more about PWP...
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UE, ASSOCIATED GAS CUSTOMERS' RATES ARE LOWERED
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
Effective last Friday,, Union Electric Co. and Associated Natural Gas customers will pay less for their natural gas. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorized a decrease in the natural gas rates charged by the Texas Eastern Transmission Corp., wholesale supplier of natural gas to Union Electric in the former Southeast Missouri District service area of Missouri Utilities...
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LIFE WITH MEANING IS SEMINAR TOPIC
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
Susan Nash is not a psychologist or sociologist. When she discusses "The Stages of a Woman's Life" in a seminar this weekend, she'll be talking about "how to live life with meaning and purpose despite unexpected interruptions and changes." From her home in Memphis, Nash called her topic "the meat and potatoes of living."...
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HORSESHOE LAKE DAM, SPILLWAY SHOULD BE COMPLETE IN SUMMER; PROJECT TO ENABLE LAKE DEPTH OF 3 FEET OVER MAXIMUM NOW
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- The new Horseshoe Lake dam and spillway area is taking shape. Construction is continuing for replacement of a deteriorating spillway at the southeast end of the 2,400-acre shallow lake, with completion of the project expected by summer...
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TEACHER'S CORNER: CHAFFEE TEACHER'S STUDENTS TAKE PART IN ACTING
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
Students should know how to act in school, but Joy Cutler-Garner takes it a step further at Chaffee Junior-Senior High School: Her students sometimes engage in role-playing or acting. "This type of interaction gives them the opportunity to release their pent-up emotions in a positive manner," she said...
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RCGA'S FIFTH ANNUAL BANQUET IS JAN. 22
(Local News ~ 01/06/93)
Two area lawmakers will be featured speakers at the fifth annual banquet of the Regional Commerce and Growth Association on Jan. 22. Sen. Danny Staples, D-Eminence, and Rep. Joe Driskill, D-Poplar Bluff, will speak at the banquet, which will be held at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Cape Girardeau...
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LEND ME YOUR EAR: SOME LEFTOVERS TO START THE NEW YEAR
(Column ~ 01/06/93)
While many are deciding whether or not to make Resolutions for 1993, we are considering leftovers. Not leftover New Year's Resolutions those we made in 1987 still await execution. Leftovers for today's discussion consist of word coinages assembled in 1992 but so far untouched in these columns...
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