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MCCLAIN EARNS HIGH MARKS IN STATE HIGHER EDUCATION
(Editorial ~ 09/17/93)
For more than five years, Charles McClain championed reform and innovation as Missouri's commissioner of higher education. He had a bird's eye view of the strengths and weaknesses of the state's colleges and universities. But now, he is stepping aside. He resigned as commissioner Sept. 1...
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RETAIN THE FEE AGENT OFFICE IN JACKSON
(Editorial ~ 09/17/93)
The loss of the fee agent office was financially detrimental to both the Cape Girardeau and Jackson Chambers of Commerce. But the financial damage cut deeper in Jackson, where the revenues represented a bigger portion of the chamber's budget. The status of the fee office agent is determined. ...
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I WENT BACK TO COLLEGE LAST WEEK. BIG MISTAKE
(Column ~ 09/17/93)
I went back to college last week. Big mistake. When I left home to matriculate in the 1970s, after a quietly rebellious and singularly undistinguished high school career, I was ready for the experience. This time I wasn't so lucky. My oldest son is scouting for a university to attend, which counts as enough of a generational shock. ...
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CAR SHOW IS SUNDAY AT CAPAHA PARK
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
The River City Rodders car club will hold its 15th annual car show Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Capaha Park. Entry fee is $8 per vehicle. Three trophies in each of a number of classes will be awarded. Special awards will be given in the categories of club choice, long distance and club participation...
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FOUR-WHEEL `MULE' RESPONDS TO EMERGENCIES AT SEMO FAIR
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
When a fire or medical emergency occurs this week at the SEMO District Fair, chances are the "Mule" will respond to the call. It won't be the four-legged, long-eared critter that's known for its stubbornness. Instead, this mule is a Kawasaki "Mule" 1000, a four-wheel utility farm vehicle with air-cooled engine, automatic transmission, and equipped with a 3-by-4-by-1 cargo bin that's been modified by the fire department as an emergency response vehicle...
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FIRM GIVES FIRE STATION EXERCISE EQUIPMENT
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
Cape Bicycle Cycling and Fitness presented the Cape Girardeau Fire Department with a Summit Fitness Master Stairclimber Wednesday for use at Fire Station No. 1. "We had this around the shop for a while and it took up a lot of room, so we figured that the fire department could get a lot of use out of it, them being here 24 hours a day and all," said John Schnicker, an employee of Cape Bicycle who assembled the unit at Fire Station No. 1...
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CONTINGENCY OF SECURITY OFFICERS ON HAND
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
For most people, the SEMO District Fair offers the opportunity to come together, see the animals, peruse the craft booths, ride the rides and see old friends. For the Cape Girardeau Police Department, the fair symbolizes a gathering the size of a small city in the area the size of a park, demanding special attention of its forces...
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SCHOOL PAPERS IN MISSOURIAN TODAY
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
Two area high schools will have their students newspapers distributed in the Southeast Missourian today. The Cape Girardeau Central High School Tiger will be inserted in 8,500 newspapers in Cape Girardeau. The Jackson High School Squawler will go into 3,600 newspapers that are distributed in the Jackson area...
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STE. GENEVIEVE CITIZENS CELEBRATE HEROIC FLOOD FIGHT
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
STE. GENEVIEVE Gene~vieve became known as the patron saint of Paris for persuading the population to hold firm through the attack by Attila the Hun in the fifth century A.D. This Franco-American town named for her has just survived a siege itself, one that threatened the populace's homes and livelihoods, and has tried their spirits...
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WASTE TASK FORCE HEARS REPORT ON COSTS FOR CLOSING CITY LANDFILL
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
Shutting down the Cape Girardeau landfill will cost the city at least $1.6 million over the next 30 years. That was the report of an engineering firm to the city's Solid Waste Task Force Thursday night. "You can see we have our work cut out for us over the next six months," said City Manager J. Ronald Fischer...
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COOL WEATHER CHILLS MOSQUITO TESTS
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
Cooler weather and more in the forecast has brought an end to mosquito testing in Southeast Missouri, at least for the time being. The good news: scientists have found no mosquitoes carrying the deadly encephalitis virus. In the wake of record flooding this summer, federal and state health officials worried that an increase in the mosquito population could bring an outbreak of the disease...
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CAPE NAMES DOUG LESLIE AS ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
City Manager J. Ronald Fischer announced Thursday night that Doug Leslie, director of public works, will become Cape Girardeau's new assistant city manager, effective Oct. 1. The announcement was made at a meeting of city council members and the Cape Girardeau Solid Waste Task Force, at the Drury Inn...
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EMERSON ANNOUNCES WAIVER FOR AFLATOXINS IN CORN CROP
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
Congressman Bill Emerson announced Thursday that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will allow Missouri corn farmers and elevators to safely blend aflatoxin adulterated corn for specific purposes. "I cannot overemphasis the importance of the blending option to Missouri corn growers and elevator operations," he said. ...
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GIBSON/MILLER BAND A CHEMICAL REACTION
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
Both Blue Miller and Dave Gibson have been around the musical block more than once, so when record producer Doug Johnson suggested, "You need to know each other," they didn't dream they were about to embark on a partnership that would change their lives...
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TCI SAYS KACT DOESN'T MEET `MUST-CARY' REQUIREMENTS
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
In January 1992, about 100 people packed City Hall, many to implore TCI Cablevision of Missouri to add KACT, channel 45, to its programming lineup. The local, low-power television station broadcasts Christian programming, and in 1991 about 3,000 people signed a petition asking TCI to carry the channel...
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ALICE EARNHART
(Obituary ~ 09/17/93)
Alice Earnhart, 78, of Dongola, Ill. died Wednesday, Sept. 15 at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Marion Co., Tenn. March 22, 1915 to George Calvin and Mary Elizabeth Hamilton Lay. She married Lowell Earnhart Oct. 28, 1939. He preceded her in death on Oct. 15, 1987...
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GUSTAVE F. PETERSON III
(Obituary ~ 09/17/93)
BREWER -- Gustave Frederick Peterson III, 55, of Brewer died Monday, Sept. 13, 1993, at his home. He was born Sept. 19, 1937, at Missoula, Mont., the son of Gustave F. Peterson Jr. and Margaret C. Leppert Peterson. On July 28, 1984, he married Emma Nitscht, who preceded him in death Sept. 10, 1992...
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AGABUS P. CARLTON
(Obituary ~ 09/17/93)
MARBLE HILL -- Funeral service for Agabus P. Carlton of Marble Hill will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Baker Funeral Chapel here, with the Rev. Orville Myers officiating. Burial will be in Baker Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today...
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JAMES C. VINSON
(Obituary ~ 09/17/93)
SIKESTON -- James Calvin Vinson, 54, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, Sept. 15, 1993, in Dorr, Mich., from injuries received in an automobile accident. He was born April 10, 1939, at Charleston, son of George and Rita Sisk Vinson. Survivors include three sons, Jeffrey Hayes of Sikeston, Danny and Eric Vinson of Dorr; four brothers, Tony Vinson of Hiram, Ga., Lawrence and Jesse Vinson of Charleston, Jerry Vinson of East Prairie; four sisters, Bertha Hedge, Ann Hale, Linda Vinson and Donna Jones of Charleston; maternal grandmother, Bertha Sisk of Charleston, and six granddaughters.. ...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/17/93)
Twin daughter and son to Mr. and Mrs. Rick Crites, 197 Country Lane, Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Friday, Aug. 20, 1993. Abby Kolbe was born at 7:29 a.m. and weighed 4 pounds 10 ounces. Lukas Kolbe was born at 7:36 a.m. and weighed 3 pounds 6 ounces. ...
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LURA ORR PAGE
(Obituary ~ 09/17/93)
Lura Orr Page, 88, of Mount Vernon, Ill., died at Friendship Manor in Nashville, Ill., Thursday, Sept. 16, 1993. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which were incomplete.
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STUDENTS PRAY AT CENTRAL
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
About 75 students gathered on the front lawn of Cape Girardeau Central High School before classes began Wednesday morning. Not exactly a pep rally. They came to pray. The students joined with thousands of other students nationwide to assemble at their school flag poles at 7 a.m. to pray for their schools, fellow students, faculty and nation...
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HIGH WATER FORCES RIVER HEARING TO MOVE TO PORT
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
The first in a series of public hearings to be conducted by the Mississippi River Commission will be held Monday at the SEMO Regional Port Authority's public dock facility on the Mississippi River five miles southeast of Cape Girardeau. The hearing was scheduled to be held at Cape Girardeau, but was moved to the port authority dock because of a new flood crest that's expected to pass Cape Girardeau on Sunday...
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`MEALS WITH FRIENDS' ANNOUNCES MENU
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
The Salvation Army "Meals with Friends" will be held the week of Sept. 20-24 at its headquarters at 701 Good Hope. The planned menu is as follows: Monday Barbecue beef on a bun, macaroni salad, carrots and Jello. Tuesday Chili with crackers, peanut butter sandwiches, celery and carrot sticks and mixed fruit...
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CANCER UPDATE SET FOR SEPT. 30
(Local News ~ 09/17/93)
The Regional Cancer Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital and the American Cancer Society will sponsor the fifth annual Cancer Update Sept. 30 at Drury Lodge. Seminar topics include home care of the terminally ill, nursing implications of Hepatitis B and C and an AIDS-HIV update...
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