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LEGISLATORS AND PEOPLE MUST VOTE ON SCHOOL TAX
(Editorial ~ 04/27/93)
The following editorial appeared in Sunday's edition of the Southeast Missourian. During the production phase of that edition, some paragraphs were inadvertently transposed. Because of the importance of the issue, the editorial is being repeated here...
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PEOPLE IGNORE IMMUNIZATIONS
(Editorial ~ 04/27/93)
The "good old days" weren't so good when it came to disease control. Advanced medicine works wonders ... but what it can't do is chase people down and administer itself. People must meet the needle halfway, and, amazingly, many people aren't. If recent reports belittle the United States for its record on immunizations, then the nation's citizens, not necessarily its institutions, bear plenty of burden...
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CARNAHAN MAKES STRIDES IN HIS 100 DAYS
(Column ~ 04/27/93)
Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan reached his 100th day in office recently, but the anniversary went almost unnoticed because of the press of business, an uncertain legislative session and a seemingly unending supply of new and recurring state problems. Still, after only 100 days into his first term in office, Missouri's 49th governor had cause to reflect, if only briefly, on several areas of achievement...
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MANY CHILDREN ENTER SCHOOL WITHOUT SHOTS
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
Some pre-school children in Southeast Missouri are not immunized by the time they enter school, a fact that frustrates health officials of the region. "There is no reason for any young child in Southeast Missouri not to have all of his or her required shots completed by the time they're ready to enter school," says Billie Surface, administrator of the Bollinger County Health Department in Marble Hill...
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HOUSE MEMBERS' VIEWS ON FORMULA MIXED
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
JEFFERSON CITY - Several Southeast Missouri state representatives indicate they are leaning toward approving a tax increase for elementary and secondary education without going to a vote of the people, but the senior member of the General Assembly says he will have no part of such an effort...
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PRINCIPALS NAMED AT TWO CITY SCHOOLS
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
Two new principals were named to head Cape Girardeau elementary schools Monday. Both are women, the first to lead any of the city's public schools since 1957, when Lyda Gibbs became principal at Jefferson. Barbara Kohlfeld, who has been a facilitator in the schools' gifted program for the past five years, was appointed principal of May Greene School. She replaces Sam Jarrell, who is retiring...
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JOURNALIST OFFERS WITTY, SERIOUS WASHINGTON VIEW
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
"Be happy Bill Clinton really doesn't believe in much," Robert Novak told an audience of more than 100 people at the Show Me Center Monday night. Novak, a 35-year veteran journalist and conservative commentator, delighted the crowd with a witty and at times serious look at the federal government and its leaders...
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BOARD MEETING TURNS HOT OVER TEACHER MATTER
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
Jamie Filer came to the Cape Girardeau Board of Education meeting Monday night to get some answers to her questions about why one of her favorite teachers isn't being rehired for the next school year. By the time she and about 20 classmates and parents left, the meeting was in an uproar and one board member had threatened to move for an adjournment...
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FEDEEAL JUDGE WILL ADDRESS SEMO GRADUATES
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
U.S. District Judge Stephen N. Limbaugh Sr. will present the spring commencement address May 8 at Southeast Missouri State University. Limbaugh is the Missouri representative on the Judicial Council of the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit...
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EX-AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS SAYS RUSSIA WILL PRIVATIZE
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
Despite economic and political turmoil, a former U.S. deputy secretary of agriculture believes Russia will continue to move toward a free-market system. Peter Myers of Sikeston, who served in Washington in the Reagan administration, maintained Monday that the majority of Russian people want to move away from a state-run economy to a free-market system...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU STUDENT NAMED TO `WHO'S WHO'
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
DANVILLE, Ky. Jenni Horn of Cape Girardeau has been named to Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Horn, the daughter of Paul and Barbara Horn, is a 1989 graduate of Notre Dame High School and is a student at Centre College in Danville. At Centre, she is secretary for Phi Sigma Alpha political science honorary society and has been named to the dean's list seven times...
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AREA STUDENT PARTICIPATES IN WEEKLONG CHOIR TOUR
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
Jennifer Rice of Jackson was among 54 Hannibal-LaGrange College Concert Choir members who participated in a weeklong tour recently. Rice is a freshman majoring in nursing. The choir, under the direction of Jane Griffen, began its annual choir tour at Hannibal High School. From there, the choir traveled to the St. Louis area to perform at various churches and schools...
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AREA STUDENT WILL ATTEND WORLD AFFAIRS SEMINAR
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
Josh Berens, a junior at Notre Dame High School, has been selected to attend the World Affairs Seminar in Whitewater, Wisc., in June. Selection is based on high academic achievement and the student's interest in international issues. He is sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Rotary Club...
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AREA STUDENT SELECTED FOR ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
COLUMBIA -- Jennifer McMurry has been selected to participate in the McNair Achievement Program at the University of Missouri-Columbia. The program brings in an elite group of students who conduct research and pursue scholarly activities with University of Missouri faculty members...
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CARUTHERSVILLE WILL HOST `SATURDAY IN THE PARK'
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- "Saturday In The Park," sponsored by the Caruthersville Community Betterment, will be held May 8, at England Park in Caruthersville. Proceeds will benefit Community Betterment projects, one of which is to help sponsor a drug-free project graduation...
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SHERIFFS ASSOCIATION OFFERS SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
JACKSON -- Cape Girardeau County Sheriff Norman Copeland has announced the availability of the John Dennis Scholarship, awarded by the Missouri Sheriffs' Association. The $500 scholarship will be presented to a college-bound senior who intends to pursue a criminal justice career...
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ALTHAUS WILL SPEAK ON CABLE SHOW SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
The featured guest on "University Conversations" Sunday will be Rick Althaus. The 30-minute program can be seen Sunday evenings on local cable access Channel 5 at 7:30 p.m. Althaus, who is a professor of political science at Southeast Missouri State University, also serves as chairman of the Faculty Senate. He and moderator Jim Biundo will discuss issues addressed by this year's senate...
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LEUKEMIA SOCIETY PLANS SASTURDAY WALK-A-THON
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
The Leukemia Society's walk-a-thon will be held Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at the Cape Girardeau County Park North at Shelter #8. The walk-a-thon is expected to generate public awareness as well as raising the needed dollars to fund research and patient-aid programs for those inflicted with leukemia...
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`COSBY SHOW' ACTRESS VISITS HERE MAY 12; PULLIAM WILL KEYNOTE GRRADUATION FOR SMOKE-FREE CLASS OF 2000
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
Actress Keshia Knight Pulliam will keynote the Smoke-Free Class of 2000 graduation on Tuesday, May 12 in Cape Girardeau. About 1,000 fifth graders from throughout the county have been invited to attend. Pulliam, who starred as Rudy Huxtable on NBC's award winning "Cosby Show" for eight years, serves as honorary president for the national Smoke-Free Class of 2000...
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WORKSHOP ON WHEELS SLATES SEMINAR ON LEARNING TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
Workshop on Wheels, will be presenting "Developing An Environment for Learning" workshop tonight at St. Mary's Early Childhood Center, at 607 William. It begins at 7 p.m. The workshop, sponsored by the Human Environmental Studies Department at Southeast Missouri State University and the Area Licensed Providers Association, will focus on how physical environment plays a major role in influencing how children behave and what they learn...
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ELLEN YORK SMITH
(Obituary ~ 04/27/93)
Laura Ellen Zook York Smith, 72, 813 S. Sprigg, died Sunday, April 25, 1993, at her home. She was born May 31, 1920, at Chaffee, daughter of Charlie and Anne Louise Chris Robison. She married Jack York, who died in 1980. She and Albert Smith were married July 4, 1986...
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JAMES DAVIS
(Editorial ~ 04/27/93)
CHAFFEE -- James Davis, 55, of Chaffee, died Monday, April 26, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 2, 1937, at Kaiser, Ark., son of Dick and Mary Buell Davis. He was married to Sherry Pfefferkorn, Dec. 24, 1959. Davis was a member of Bricklayers Local Union #23 of Missouri and the Chaffee Elks Lodge #1810. He was also a member of the St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Chaffee...
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VERNON M. HINKEBEIN
(Editorial ~ 04/27/93)
CHAFFEE -- Vernon Martin Hinkebein, 71, of Rt. 2 Chaffee, died Monday, April 26, 1993, at the family home. He was born Jan. 10, 1922, at Lambert, Mo., son of Theodore Martin and Olivia Frances Glastetter Hinkebein. He was married to Anita Mary LeGrand, Jan. 11, 1949. She died Aug. 6, 1991...
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GEORGE H. DAY
(Obituary ~ 04/27/93)
ADVANCE -- George H. Day, 71, of Kingsland, Ga., died Friday, April 23, 1993, at his home. He was born March 11, 1922, at Arbuckle, Calif., son of William Thomas and Addie Mae Neal Day. Day was a supervisor with Camden Telephone and Telegraph Co. Survivors include his wife, the former Bonnie Lee Carlton; a son, George Day of Sacramento, Calif.; a daughter, Doris Day of Humbolt, Tenn.; a brother, Henry Day of Sacramento, and three grandchildren...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 04/27/93)
JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Wayne A. and Kathryn A. Mattes to Craig E. and Sandra S. Wells; Della Hutson to Billy W. and Helen D. Hutson; Wesley W. Farrow Sr. et al. to Larry and Darlene Driskill...
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JAMES C. SLAUGHTER JR.
(Obituary ~ 04/27/93)
ADVANCE -- James Calvin Slaughter Jr., 62, of Fellsmere, Fla., died Saturday, April 24, 1993, at Sebastian Hospital in Roseland, Fla. He was born Nov. 26, 1930, in Plymouth, Mich., son of James Calvin and Elizabeth Hargrove Slaughter Sr. Slaughter was owner/operator of a grocery store, and veteran of the Korean War...
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EVANS HICKS
(Obituary ~ 04/27/93)
ORAN -- Evans Hicks, 91, of Oran, died Monday, April 26, 1993, at Hunter Acres Caring Center in Sikeston. She was born Nov. 28, 1901, in Wayne County, Tenn., daughter of David Elisha and Alice Lucinda McGee Mitchell. She married William Sumler, who preceded her in death. She later married Elmer Andrew Moore in October 1925. He died Feb. 4, 1949. She and A.Y. Hicks were married April 30, 1979, at Benton...
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EUGENE WACHTER
(Obituary ~ 04/27/93)
JACKSON -- Eugene Wachter, 60, of Jackson, died Monday, April 26, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Oct. 30, 1932, at New Wells, son of Charles B. and Hilda Richter Wachter. He and Lavern Schmidt were married June 15, 1957. Wachter had worked for Penzel and Landgraf Construction Companies for 35 years. He had been a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church here since 1991, and prior to that was a member of Immanuel Lutheran at New Wells. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-55...
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GARY W. WYATT
(Obituary ~ 04/27/93)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Gary W. Wyatt, 48, of Burton, Mich., formerly of East Prairie, died Sunday, April 25, 1993, at McLaren Regional Medical Center. Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie is in charge of arrangements.
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EARL G. HARTLINE
(Obituary ~ 04/27/93)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Earl G. Hartline, 63, of Jonesboro died Sunday, April 25, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 20, 1930, at Cobden, the son of Frank Albert and Susie Baker Hartline. He married Frieda Armour in 1967, and she preceded him in death in 1974...
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HOMER E. HAMMAN
(Obituary ~ 04/27/93)
SIKESTON -- Homer E. "Bo" Hamman, 83, of Sikeston, died Sunday, April 25, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 16, 1909, in Millersburg, Ind., son of Alva and Ella Hamman. He and Helen Baker were married Feb. 22, 1946, in Memphis, Tenn...
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