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ANNEXATION BALLOT ISSUE GOOD FOR CITY, RESIDENTS
(Editorial ~ 07/29/93)
Cape Girardeau voters (and some voters not currently in the city) go to the polls Tuesday to determine a matter of community growth ... literally. Among two ballot issues is a matter of city annexation of the Twin Lakes subdivision, a parcel of 99 properties and more than 200 residents along Hopper Road west of Interstate 55. This is a logical extension of Cape Girardeau's corporate boundaries, and the Southeast Missourian endorses passage of the Tuesday ballot measure...
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WHEN WILL SOMEONE STAND UP TO SENATOR MOSELEY-BRAUN?
(Column ~ 07/29/93)
When, oh when will somebody in the United States Senate stand up to Illinois Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun? Recall when that chamber used to be known as the World's Greatest Deliberative Body? How long ago that seems. Her own ethical problems aside, the lady is proving a major pain in the backside. ...
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REFORM MEASURE CALLED GOOD FOR BUSINESS
(Column ~ 07/29/93)
The Missouri General Assembly and Gov. Mel Carnahan are to be saluted for passing an education funding bill that is economically responsible and requires education reform. Over time, it will prove a boon to children and employers throughout the state. It was for these reasons that the Greater Kansas City Chamber and the Civic Council actively pursued passage of the bill, recognizing it would require a tax increase...
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SANDBAGGERS BRACE FOR THE NEXT CREST; RECORD CREST OF 48.5 FEET EXPECTED HERE
(Local News ~ 07/29/93)
Sandbaggers and other floodworkers Wednesday continued to shore up for next week's record 48.5-foot Mississippi River flood crest at Cape Girardeau. The river here is continuing a slow rise again, having fallen 1.6 feet over the weekend following a breach of the Perry County levee near McBride...
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CODE WORK: INSPECTOR IN PADUCAH RELIES ON COMMON SENSE
(Local News ~ 07/29/93)
PADUCAH, Ky. Jimmy Ewing's slow, southern drawl and easygoing demeanor serve him well as the lone enforcer of Paducah's property maintenance code. Paducah, a city of about 30,000, has had a minimum prop~erty maintenance code for about 10 years, Ewing said...
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PROGRAM TARGETS `CHILDREN OF FLOOD'
(Local News ~ 07/29/93)
The Community Counseling Center of Cape Girardeau has remembered the one population group that can be overlooked by other flood-assistance organizations the children. "We find that children are living with other relatives, resulting in two to three families in a home designed for a single family," said Ruth Ann Orr, a counselor with the Cape Girardeau public schools and activity coordinator for Community Counseling's children's program. ...
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ST. JOSEPH USES PROPERTY CODE TO SAVE HOUSING STOCK
(Local News ~ 07/29/93)
ST. JOSEPH Everywhere in this northwest Missouri city is evidence of a glorious past. At the turn of the century, St. Joseph rivaled Kansas City in population and commerce. The remnants of the city's heyday can be seen in the unique and impressive architecture throughout the city...
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EAST CAPE: VOLUNTARY EVACUATION PUT TO CITIZENS
(Local News ~ 07/29/93)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- The 580 residents of this low-lying village have been assured their levee is in good shape ... but are being asked to leave their homes voluntarily. The request, made during a town meeting Wednesday night, followed similar appeals earlier in the week to Illinois residents to the north in Grand Tower and Gorham...
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DISASTER AID FOR PUBLIC ENTITIES IS URGED
(Local News ~ 07/29/93)
Three Cape Girardeau County state legislators Wednesday called on Gov. Mel Carnahan to immediately request the president to provide disaster assistance to public entities in Cape Girardeau, Perry and Scott counties. Many counties in Missouri have already been declared disaster areas; however, most of those declarations have been for private property...
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PUBLIC SCHOOL OFFICIALS HEAR FROM AN EXPERT ON WORKER EVALUATIONS
(Local News ~ 07/29/93)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Treat teachers like professionals, and, for the most part, classroom skills improve, an expert on employee evaluation told the Cape Girardeau Board of Education Tuesday. Jerry Valentine, an expert on performance-based evaluation, spoke at the school board's annual planning meeting in Jefferson City...
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MILLER IS APPOINTED TO DIRECT CONVENTION/VISITORS BUREAU
(Local News ~ 07/29/93)
The Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau has a new director. Mary Foote Miller, manager of the Cape Girardeau Country Club for the past eight years, will become the new bureau head Aug. 16. "We're looking forward to working with Miller," said Cape Girardeau City Manager J. Ronald Fischer, who announced Miller's position Wednesday. "She'll bring strength to the city management team."...
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SHERMA E. CHAMBERS
(Obituary ~ 07/29/93)
CHARLESTON -- Sherma Elmore Chambers, 75, of Knoxville, Tenn., formerly of Mississippi County, died Tuesday, July 27, 1993, at her home. Survivors include two sons, Larry Chambers of Charlotte, N.C.;, Jim Chambers of Knoxville; two sisters, Virginia Young and Betty McConachie of Charleston; five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren...
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ALFRIEDA DIRNBERGER
(Obituary ~ 07/29/93)
PERKINS -- Alfrieda Dirnberger, 73, of Perkins, died Wednesday, July 28, 1993, at her home. She was born July 25, 1920, in St. Louis, daughter of Henry Thomas and Mable Creed Bumgardaner. She and Elmer Dirnberger were married Dec. 29, 1984. He died Nov. 20, 1988...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/29/93)
Daughter to Major and Mrs. Thomas K. Wilson of Ft. Leonard Wood, Ft. Leonard Wood Memorial Hospital, 7:38 p.m. Thursday, July 8, 1993. Name, Katherine Emily. Weight, 6 pounds 11 ounces. Third child, first daughter. Mrs. Wilson is the former Christine Dietz, daughter of Frank and Ida Dietz of St. Louis. Wilson is chief of intelligence and security with the U.S. Army at Ft. Leonard Wood. He is the son of Charles and Dorothy Ramsey of Jackson...
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CORONER RULES SUICIDE IN JUVENILE CENTER DEATH
(Local News ~ 07/29/93)
Cape Girardeau County Coroner John Carpenter has ruled the death of a 15-year-old male at the Juvenile Detention Center Tuesday afternoon a suicide. The youth hanged himself to death in his holding room at the center, located at 325 Merriwether in Cape Girardeau...
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HAZEL L. JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 07/29/93)
Hazel L. Johnson, 80, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, July 28, 1993, at Ratliff Nursing Home. She was born May 20, 1913, at Leemon, daughter of Forrest and Fannie McClard. She and Oral Russell Johnson were married July 31, 1930, at Jackson. He died in December 1980...
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JACK R. BURTON
(Obituary ~ 07/29/93)
SIKESTON -- Jack Robert Burton, 75, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, July 28, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born July 31, 1917, in Toledo, Ohio, son of Thomas and Helen G. Feller Burton. He and Lois E. Flatt were married July 15, 1973, at Benton...
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RUBY CROSIER
(Obituary ~ 07/29/93)
CHARLESTON -- Ruby Crosier, 77, of Charleston, died Wednesday, July 28, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 17, 1915, in Neptune, Tenn. She and Ray Crosier were married July 18, 1933. He died Dec. 12, 1970. Crosier owned and operated Crosier's Market 34 years. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church and Rebekah Lodge...
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PLAYERS INTERNATIONAL AGREES TO BUY BLUEGRASS DOWNS TRACK IN PADUCAH
(Local News ~ 07/29/93)
PADUCAH, Ky. - Players International, Inc., headquartered in Calabasas, Calif., and operator of Players Riverboat Casino at Metropolis, Ill., has agreed to purchase Bluegrass Downs, a quarter-horse track that has taken on new value with the prospect of casino gambling in Kentucky...
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CORPS ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS KEEP PATROLS ON AREA LEVEES
(Local News ~ 07/29/93)
Engineers and technicians of the Memphis District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are continuing 24-hour patrols of the levees from Cape Girardeau to Cairo, Ill. This procedure allows officials to identify and remedy any potential trouble spots...
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