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BILLY JOE WEST
(Obituary ~ 07/25/93)
CYPRESS, Ill. -- Billy Joe West, 66, of Elmwood, Ill., formerly of Cypress, died Saturday, July 24, 1993 at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Danville, Ill. He was born Feb. 24, 1927 at Cypress, the son of Joseph Fiffer and Stella Edith Turner West...
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BEST OF TIMES? WORST OF TIMES? OUR SPIRIT ENDURES
(Column ~ 07/25/93)
One who knows the Mississippi will promptly aver not aloud but to himself that ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, cannot tame that lawless stream, cannot curb it or confine it, cannot say to it, "Go here," or "Go there," and make it obey; cannot save a shore which has been sentenced; cannot bar its path with an obstruction which it will not tear down, dance over, and laugh at...
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AMERICA HAS AN UNDERCLASS DISCONNECTED FROM REST OF SOCIETY
(Column ~ 07/25/93)
"Race is at the core of problems which confront America's urban areas." Secretary of HUD Henry G. Cisneros "A generation ago, Daniel Patrick Moynihan warned that one in four black children was being born to an unwed mother. Today, about two in three blacks and one in four of all children are."...
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FLOODING CONGESTS MIDWEST'S RAIL LINES
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
If you think you've got problems detouring around flooded streets and highways in the Cape Girardeau area, consider the plight of the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific railroad train dispatchers. They must re-route not only their own freight trains, but the freight trains of other rail lines and some Amtrak passenger trains, avoiding washed-out tracks and closed bridges...
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REUNION SET AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
JACKSON -- Descendants of W.S. Criddle, James Devenport, David Moore and Frank Stroder will have a family reunion Aug. 1 at Jackson KC Hall, Highway 61 North. Each family is to bring a basket dinner. Drinks and table service will be provided. The meal will be at 12:30 p.m...
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ECONOMY IS ALSO VICTIM OF GREAT FLOOD OF 1993
(Editorial ~ 07/25/93)
Interviewed by one of the national news media folks who have come to cover the flood of 1993, a Southeast Missouri farmer dispensed some common sense to a coast-to-coast audience: If a reporter at CBS has a bad year, CBS still pays his salary, the farmer pointed out. ...
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WILLIAM R. KIGHT
(Obituary ~ 07/25/93)
William Ross Kight, 57, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, July 23, 1993, at Methodist South Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born Oct. 13, 1935, at Arbor, son of Hobert and Oleta Irwin Kight. He and Frances Tweedy were married July 31, 1965, at Randles...
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CLEMENCE P. SOBBA
(Obituary ~ 07/25/93)
ORAN -- Clemence Peter "Clem" Sobba, 82, of Oran, died Friday, July 23, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 23, 1910, at Willowdale, Kan., son of Frank and Christena Olendorff Sobba. He and Syvilla Rosina Seyer were married Jan. 23, 1934, in Advance. She died Oct. 26, 1973...
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SUSIE LANE
(Obituary ~ 07/25/93)
CHARLESTON -- Susie Lane, 84, of Charleston, died Friday, July 23, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Aug. 23, 1908, in Cedar Glade, Ark., daughter of Columbus and Lydia Fisher Parker. She and Oscar Lane were married Jan. 11, 1930. He died Oct. 14, 1966...
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J.L. EMORY
(Obituary ~ 07/25/93)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for J.L. "Buck" Emory of East Prairie was held Saturday at Shelby Funeral Chapel. The Revs. George White and Ted Wimberley officiated, with burial in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Emory, 91, died Thursday, July 22, 1993, at East Prairie Nursing Center, following a brief illness...
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BILLY ROSS
(Obituary ~ 07/25/93)
SIKESTON -- Billy Ross, 32, of Sikeston died Friday, July 23, 1993 at his residence following an extended illness. He was born Sept. 20, 1960 in Dexter, son of Wilson G. and Lois Latham Ross, who survive of Sikeston. He graduated from Sikeston Senior High School in 1979. Ross served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Disabled American Veteran's-Sikeston Chapter. He was a machine operator for Tetra Pac Materials...
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BERTHA BRADSHAW
(Obituary ~ 07/25/93)
Bertha Bradshaw, 86, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, July 24, 1993, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center. She was born at McClure, Ill., July 30, 1907, daughter of Edmond Gearing and Melinda Goodman Gearing. She was married to Frank Bradshaw. He preceded her in death...
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IRENE L. LIMBACH
(Obituary ~ 07/25/93)
Irene L. Limbach, 78, of Cape Girardeau, died Friday, July 23, 1993, at Jackson Manor in Jackson. She was born March 29, 1915, in Oaks, North Dakota, daughter of Oscar and Agnes Church Rugtiz. She married Dale William Limbach on Aug. 20, 1938. He preceded her in death on March, 25, 1967...
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DELLA E. COTNER
(Obituary ~ 07/25/93)
Della E. Cotner, 97, a resident of the Perry County Nursing Home, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, July 24, 1993 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Dec. 25, 1895 in Daisy, Mo., daughter of C.J. Crites and Belle Miller. She owned and operated Cotner Nursing Home on Jefferson Street for over 30 years, beginning in the 1950s...
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DOROTHY DOWD HOWARD
(Obituary ~ 07/25/93)
CHAFFEE -- Dorothy Dowd Howard died July 23, 1993 at her home in Palm Desert Calif. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home at Chaffee.
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SAM FRANKLIN CARTER
(Obituary ~ 07/25/93)
CHARLESTON -- Sam Franklin Carter, 73, of Charleston, died Thursday, July 22, 1993 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston following an extended illness. He was born Jan. 15, 1920 in Tupelo, Miss., son of Sam and Florence Carter. He was a member of the St. Matthews Baptist Church...
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REGULATORY ROLE IS AT THE HEART OF MAINTENANCE CODE DEBATE
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
In the mid 1960s, cities throughout the United States began to adopt housing codes in order to qualify for federal urban renewal funds. While most cities readily adopted codes regulating new construction and building renovation, some also introduced laws that impose standards for existing buildings...
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DEBATE SET TO CONTINUE ON LOCAL CODES
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
After more than a year of deliberation among citizen groups, a minimum property maintenance code proposal now is in the hands of the Cape Girardeau City Council. The council is expected to make a recommendation on the Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA) version of the code sometime in August...
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RIVER HITS A CREST, RECEDES, BUT THE WORST IS NOT OVER YET
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
The Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau reached a crest Friday and is receding slightly, but the worst is not over. After a crest Friday of 46.6 feet, the National Weather Service is predicting another crest of 47 feet on Aug. 3. On Saturday, the river was at 46.4 feet, down two-tenths of a foot from Friday...
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FAMILY LEAVE: NEW LAW HAS HITCH FOR BUSINESS
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
In response to the nation's changing workforce, a new law protects employees whose family responsibilities force them to take time away from the job. The Family and Medical Leave Act takes effect Aug. 5 and will apply to more than 45 million workers, about 40 percent of the U.S. labor force...
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ESPY TELLS FARMERS WASHINGTON WILL CUT THE RED TAPE
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
MILLER CITY, Ill. -- Once the flood disaster bill passes Congress, checks can be in farmers' hands within two weeks. That's the promise that U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Espy is making during his latest round of flood-area inspections along the upper Mississippi River...
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RCGA's FOURTH ANNUAL PICNIC SET FOR ELK'S LAKE ON AUG. 12
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
The fourth annual Regional Commerce & Growth Association (RCGA) picnic will be held Aug. 12 at Cape Girardeau Elk's Lake. Entertainment, for children and adults will include a magician, puppet show and fortune teller. Games will include a dunking booth, watermelon eating and seed-spitting contest, and others...
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IT TAKES ALL KINDS: BALLOON RACERS TEST THEIR ACCURACY, NOT SPEED
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
Ted Ring is a licensed hot-air ballon racer with no balloon. Sherry Ireland has a balloon and a pilot's licenses, but lacks the flying time to enter competition in Baloon Fest '93, being held in Cape Girardeau this weekend. "I'm flying Sherry's balloon this weekend," said ring, who has been racing about a year and has been around the hot-air balloon scene more than eight years...
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FIVE PEOPLE INJURED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENTS
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
A Jackson woman whose car was hit by a dumptruck near Fruitland was among five people injured in vehicle accidents Friday and Saturday. Joyce Coleman, 47, of Jackson was in satisfactory condition at St. Francis Medical Center Saturday evening, a hospital spokesman said...
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CITIZENS AGAINST GOVERNMENT WASTE WILL MEET THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
The Cape Girardeau Chapter of the National Organization Citizens Against Government Waste will meet Thursday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. The meeting will feature two films, "Taxpayer Action Day" and "The Red Ink Nightmare." Local representatives of Cape Citizens Against Government Waste will be available for questions...
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SEMO: NICKELL WILL SPEAK AT COMMENCEMENT
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
Frank Nickell, professor of history and director of the Center for Regional History at Southeast Missouri State University, will present the summer commencement address Aug. 6 on the Southeast campus. Commencement exercises are scheduled for 7 p.m. in the Show Me Center...
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REUNION: GROWING UP WITH THE CLASS OF '68
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
1968 was not a good year for the U.S.A. Martin Luther King Jr. and then Robert Kennedy were assassinated. Viet Cong and North Vietnamese soldiers launched the massive Tet Offensive, a surprise attack that severely shook the American public's confidence in whether Johnny was going to come marching home victorious...
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WHAT TO THINK OF AS THE PAIN COMES AND GOES
(Column ~ 07/25/93)
One of the more satisfying physical sensations in life is feeling the subsiding of pain, actually, consciously feeling it go away, degree by degree, moment by moment. You're probably thinking, Boy, I can think of a hundred other more satisfying physical sensations. So can I. But if you've ever experienced mounting, excruciating pain and then felt it go away, you're going to rank that pretty high...
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JULY WEATHER DELIVERS TROUBLE FOR FLOWER, VEGETABLE GARDENS
(Column ~ 07/25/93)
Hot, humid weather of the past four weeks has had gardeners busy, concerned, and with many questions about the poor condition of vegetables, flowers, lawns, trees, shrubs and all other plant materials. It is true that it has been the worst July in many years as far as weather and rainfall; however, considering the fate of farmers and residents of the flood area, we should not complain...
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JAYCEES NATIONAL PRESIDENT SLATED TO SPEAK MONDAY
(Local News ~ 07/25/93)
The Cape Girardeau Jaycees will welcome the Jaycees national president Matt Shapiro to its Monday meeting at Cherokee Park, Shelter #3. Mike Seabaugh, president of the Cape Girardeau Jaycees chapter said that it is an honor for the club to host the national president...
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