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THE PUBLIC MIND: READER FAVORS SIGNED SPEAK OUT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/13/93)
To the Editor: I am writing in support of Dr. David Crowe's article concerning Speak Out. Having been the target of both positive and negative comments in the column, I don't place much stock in either. If one lacks the conviction to sign his name to his own remarks, that lack of conviction makes those remarks worthless...
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FAMILY FUN FAIR SET FOR SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
The Family Fun Fair sponsored by the Junior Optimist Club of Cape Girardeau will be held Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. The fund-raiser will be held at Washington Elementary School playground. A puppet and magic show, a dunking booth and other events are planned...
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PEAT MARWICK OFFICIAL WILL LEAD DOME DINNER
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
Vincent Cannella, managing partner of the St. Louis office of KPMG Peat Marwick, will present the address at the annual Copper Dome Dinner May 27 in the Show Me Center. The event, which recognizes donors to the Southeast Missouri University Foundation, is scheduled for 7 p.m. in the arena...
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MEMORIAL SERVICE SUNDAY AT CEMETERY
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
BURFORDVILLE -- A memorial service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. at McGuire Cemetery two miles south of Burfordville. Guest speaker will be the Rev. J.D. Smith, pastor of Full Gospel Tabernacle in Advance. A short business meeting will be held and contributions will be taken for cemetery maintenance...
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RUSH LIMBAUGH CAN DISH IT OUT, BUT HE SURE CAN'T TAKE IT
(Editorial ~ 05/13/93)
Some people can dish it out, but they c-a-aan't take it. Add Rush Limbaugh to that list. It is not news that the conservative talk show host is miffed at President Clinton, but he's really miffed this time. It was bad enough that voters had the gall to elect Clinton despite Limbaugh's persistent sniping. Now Clinton has gone ahead and committed a worse sin: He has told a joke in public at Limbaugh's expense...
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NEW AIRPORT MANAGER HAS FEET ON THE GROUND
(Editorial ~ 05/13/93)
Cape Girardeau welcomes a new airport manager whose feet seem firmly planted on the ground. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Randy Holdman has an impressive background in the military, government and commercial aviation. This experience plus his specific ideas on future airport direction should give him a good start. He will take over duties June 1...
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MISSOURIANA
(Column ~ 05/13/93)
If you're confused about what the General Assembly is doing in its final days, don't feel embarrassed. Legislators don't have the foggiest notion, either. --- Many students seem unconcerned that most Missouri high schools won't have prayers at their graduation exercises. The students figure their prayers just before finals have already been answered...
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P&Z ADVANCES DRURY PROPOSAL FOR MOTEL NEAR I-55
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
Drury Development Corp. is moving forward with plans to build a five-story, 118-room Drury Inn at the southwest intersection of Interstate 55 and Route K. The Cape Girardeau Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday recommended unanimously that the city council approve a special use permit for the motel at the corner of Siemers and Campster drives...
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WANTED: FOSTER FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN IN NEED
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
The Community Counseling Center needs a few good foster families. Officials at the Cape Girardeau-based center said Wednesday they are having trouble recruiting Cape Girardeau County residents to serve as foster parents for the new state-funded program, designed to allow children ages 6-18 with emotional or behavioral problems to live and learn in a family setting...
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CITY PLANS LARGEST `YARD SALE' IN FIVE YEARS
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
The city of Cape Girardeau will auction more than 100 bicycles and hundreds of other items of property next week. The items, all unclaimed or abandoned property received by police and surplus property owned by the city, will be sold at auction starting at 10 a.m. May 22 at Arena Park...
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SESSION MAY GO DOWN AS ONE OF MOST PRODUCTIVE
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
JEFFERSON CITY - Senate President Pro Tem James Mathewson said Wednesday that the stage is set for the 1993 session of the Missouri General Assembly to be one of the most productive since the days of Gov. Warren Hearnes. For that observation to come true, legislators will have to tie up loose ends on several major issues between now and 6 p.m. Friday, when a state constitutional mandate will bring the session to a close...
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STALKING BILL FIXES LOOPHOLE; LAW ENFORCEMENT PRAISES PROPOSAL
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
A bill designating stalking as a crime in Missouri sits on Gov. Mel Carnahan's desk, waiting to be signed into law. Local law enforcement officials say such a law would come in handy. "We're about the 30th state to pass this law since California first passed their law in 1990," said Cape Girardeau County Prosecutor Morley Swingle. "That alone indicates that the states believe that it must be a good idea; something that is necessary."...
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WEEK PAYS TRIBUTE TO POLICE OFFICERS
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
In every city of this country beneath the waving flag There is a special group committed to their call, And they stand for truth and justice in a nation under God No matter what the cost they will uphold the law. Those lyrics from the song "Beneath the Badge," written in recognition of the 12th Annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Day Service in Washington D.C. Saturday, embody the spirit of National Police Week...
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STAPLES DISPUTES RUMOR THAT JOB OFFER CHANGED HIS VOTE
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
JEFFERSON CITY - State Sen. Danny Staples said Wednesday he was not offered any state job by Gov. Mel Carnahan in exchange for his support of an education tax bill the governor is pushing aggressively. "There was no deal with the governor," the Southeast Missouri Democrat stressed. "It is a deal made with Danny Staples and no one else. I spent a weekend at home, rested up and changed my mind."...
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SMOKE-FREE GRADUATION DRAWS 900 KIDS
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
More than 900 screaming fifth graders cheered and booed at the antics-with-a-message portrayed in the play "Smoking Doesn't Pay," written, directed and starred in by a St. Louis County police officer. The play, performed at the Southeast Missouri State Student Rec Center, was the final activity of the Smoke-Free Class of 2000 before classes adjourn for the year...
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BEREAVEMENT GROUP GEARS UP
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
Southeast Hospice, a service of Southeast Missouri Hospital, will conduct its spring Bereavement Support Group beginning the third week in May. Hospice director Simon Paquette said the group will meet weekly for six weeks. Meetings will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m...
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BEBOUT WILL KEYNOTE WEEKEND AAUW MEETING
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
Sharon Bebout will be the featured speaker Saturday as the local branch of the American Association of University Women has its final meeting before a summer recess. The luncheon meeting, to start at 11:30 a.m., will be held in the Garden Room of Cedar Street, Drury Lodge. Although it will be an order-from-the-menu meal, those planning to attend are asked to call Avon Crocker, program coordinator, at 335-3013...
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MILLER FAMILY REUNION ON TAP SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
MARBLE HILL -- The second annual reunion of the descendants of John F. and Lucinda Miller will be held Saturday at Pellegrino Park in Marble Hill. Those attending should bring a potluck lunch, beverages, tableware and lawn chairs. Also, anyone with old family pictures and information is urged to bring them...
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ELSIE M. TEST
(Obituary ~ 05/13/93)
CHARLESTON -- Elsie Marie Test, 92, of the Bertrand Nursing Facility, died there Tuesday, May 11, 1993. She was born Oct. 10, 1900, at Charleston, daughter of George David and Amalia Reginia Ketterer Test. She was co-owner of Test Grocery here until retiring in 1975. She was a member of St. Henry's Catholic Church...
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BERTHA L. SMITH
(Obituary ~ 05/13/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Bertha Lee Smith, 93, of Scott City, died Wednesday, May 12, 1993, at her home. She was born Aug. 9, 1899, at Delta, daughter of Charles Henry and Mary Elizabeth Scarlets Kynion. She and Odis Millard Smith were married April 26, 1917, at Delta. He died Aug. 31, 1966...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 05/13/93)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Amelunke of Dutchtown, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:35 p.m. Sunday, April 25, 1993. Name, Alex Dale. Weight, 7 pounds 5 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Amelunke is the former Diane Canady, daughter of Velmer Canady of Morley, and Paulene and Don Semancik of Sikeston. Amelunke is an electrician with ECI Inc., and is the son of Melvin and Iola Amelunke of Cape Girardeau...
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ANTIQUE SHOW ON TAP SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
An Antique and Collectibles market will be held Sunday in Cape Girardeau's A.C. Brase Arena Building from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exhibitors from four states will offer antique glassware, jewelry, furniture, dolls, primitives, baseball cards, comic books, character collectibles, quilts, military memorabilia and paper Americana...
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RCGA PLANNING GOLF TOURNEY
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
The Regional Commerce and Growth Association and KFVS-TV Channel 12 have teamed up to host the first golf tournament May 17 at Bent Creek Golf Course in Jackson. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. and tee off is at 12:30 p.m. The prize list includes a new car from Coad Chevrolet for a hole-in-one, portable CD players, Las Vegas trips, Hot Z full staff golf bags, a cellular phone, St. Louis Cardinal baseball tickets and more...
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CHAMBER SEEKING ENTRIES FOR BARBECUE COOK OFF
(Local News ~ 05/13/93)
As many as 40 teams are expected to participate in the first annual Cape Girardeau BBQ Fest, to be held at Arena Park Aug. 20-21. "This cookout gives area amateurs a chance to show off their barbecuing abilities," said Charlie Knote, professional food scientist, Culinary Institute of Smoke-Cooking, which will be offering barbecuing training session during the two-day event...
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MARLENE CROY
(Obituary ~ 05/13/93)
Marlene Croy, 43, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, May 5, 1993, at Northwest Hospital in Tucson. She was born July 4, 1949, in Chicago, daughter of Nick and Lillian Schwarz. Survivors include her husband, Billy Joe, formerly of McClure, Ill.; a son, Michael Marston of Cape Girardeau; two stepdaughters, Mary Croy of Searcy, Ark., Rebecca Davis of Houston, Texas; two sisters, Sharon and B.J. Schwarz of Cape Girardeau, and two stepgrandchildren...
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