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SCOUTING: FAMILY HAS LIKING FOR THE EAGLES
(Local News ~ 02/08/93)
For the John H. Cochran family, becoming an Eagle Scout isn't just a lofty goal, it's a family tradition. John H. Cochran Jr., a retired Army colonel who now lives in Branson, grew up in Cape Girardeau. He attained Boy Scouting's highest rank in 1935 at the age of 15...
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LOCAL WRITER, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST LOVE LANGUAGE
(Local News ~ 02/08/93)
In "Eighty Four Charing Cross Road," the business correspondence between a New York City writer and a London bookseller flowers into a 20-year trans-Atlantic friendship as they reveal themselves to each other through their mutual love for books. Cape Girardeau writer Aileen Lorberg and nationally-syndicated columnist James J. Kilpatrick have based a similar liaison on their affection for the English language...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 02/08/93)
The Southeast Missourian asked people how they felt about Clinton's family leave program and its acceptance in the work place. Tracy McLain: "It's a good idea because if someone is very ill it gives you time to spend with them. I think people can have a career and still have their family too. I think it is really a great thing."...
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MORE THAN 5,000 TURN OUT FOR TRIO OF COUNTRY STARS
(Local News ~ 02/08/93)
More than 5,000 fans were treated to a tasty country music sandwich Sunday night at the Show Me Center. It began with traditionalist newcomer Tracy Lawrence and ended with "living legend" George Jones. In between came Marty Stuart and his flashy blend of honky-tonk and rock...
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LEGISLATORS WORK WITH LITTLE NEW MONEY AND RULING IN THE WINGS
(Column ~ 02/08/93)
Some sessions of the General Assembly go smooth as silk, while others seem to encounter every problem in the books. Legislators who have been around Jefferson City long enough to have encountered, and endured, both kinds will quickly admit they prefer the easier variety, if only because they receive fewer constituent complaints and are thus able to enjoy some of the emoluments of public office...
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IS YOUR CHILD BEING PUT IN SAFETY SEAT CORRECTLY?
(Editorial ~ 02/08/93)
In less than a decade, the United States has gone from a nation where few people wore seat belts to one where 63 percent of those driving the nation's streets and highways use them. As a result, the U.S. Transportation Department reported in 1992 that traffic fatalities were at their lowest in 30 years...
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LEONARD ARTHUR WASHBURN
(Obituary ~ 02/08/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Leonard Arthur Washburn, 78, of 208 E. 11th St. in Scott City, died Feb. 6, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Feb. 3, 1915, in Freemont, Mo., the son of James Franklin Washburn and Nancy Elizabeth Brandon. Both parents preceded him in death...
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ALTON B. PARKER
(Obituary ~ 02/08/93)
Alton B. Parker, 74, of O'Fallon, Mo., died Friday, Feb. 5, 1993, at De Paul Hospital St. Louis. He was born Nov. 9, 1918, in Cape Girardeau, son of Hosea V. and Hattie M. Heniken Parker. He worked as a U.S. Merchant Marine most of his life. He served with the U.S. Naval Reserve during World War II...
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VIVIAN D. NISWONGER
(Obituary ~ 02/08/93)
SCOTT CITY - Vivian Doris Niswonger, 66, of Scott City, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 1993, at her home. She was born March 14, 1926, in Chaffee, daughter of Tom and Viola Baumunk Eldridge. She worked as a machine operator for Thorngate. She was also an attendant for McDaniel Laundromat in Scott City for many years...
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OPAL BELL MCFERRON
(Obituary ~ 02/08/93)
ADVANCE - Opal Bell McFerron, 84, of Arnold, Mo., died Sunday, Feb. 7, 1993, at Vencos Hospital in St. Louis. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance are in charge of funeral arrangements which are incomplete at this time.
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DONALD KIELHAFNER
(Obituary ~ 02/08/93)
JACKSON -- Donald Kielhafner, 57, of Jackson Route 6, died Sunday, Feb. 8, 1993, at his home. Arrangements were incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.
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NEW HOURS FOR ADULT LEARNING CENTER
(Local News ~ 02/08/93)
The Cape Girardeau Adult Learning Center at the Area Vocational-Technical School has changed its hours of operation. The center is open from 7:45 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays. Night classes meet from 6-9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays...
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`LOVE IS IN THE AIR' PRESENTATION SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 02/08/93)
NEW MADRID -- The Dixie Arts Council's Live Wires will present "Love Is In The Air" at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Dixie Theater. The Valentine's Day tribute will feature several new performers along with the group's regular entertainers. The Live Wires is composed of young people from the New Madrid and surrounding areas who are interested in the art of musical performance. Anyone interested in performing with the "Live Wires" should contact Judi Miller at 748-2758 or Kevin McKay at 748-5719...
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