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HOMER P. REEVES
(Obituary ~ 10/10/93)
CAIRO - Homer P. Reeves, 74, of Herrin, died Saturday Oct. 9, 1993 at his home. He was born Nov. 11, 1918 in Bardwell, Ky., the son of Charlie and Esther Potter Reeves. Survivors include his wife, Jewell M. Reeves of Herrin; one son, James Reeves of Irving, Tex.; one step-daughter, Carol Gros of Donaldsville, La.; one step-son, Vincent Lowe of Mound City; three sisters, Thelma Huey of LaCenter, Ky., Beula McClure of St. ...
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ROUTE 51 NOW OPEN TO BIGGER VEHICLES
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
MCBRIDE - Floodwater along Route 51 at McBride has receded enough to allow the route to be passable for big trucks and high-clearance vehicles by 8 a.m. today, the Missouri Highway and Transportation reports. One-way traffic will be allowed through the water and a flagger will direct traffic. Some delays should be expected...
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ZERO TOLERANCE SERIES GETS TOP AWARD
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
The Southeast Missourian's Zero Tolerance series captured top honors for community service in the Missouri Press Association's Better Newspaper Contest. The newspaper also won third place in the community service category for its series, "Choices: Values and the Family."...
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CAPE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MEET
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
Cape Girardeau's Board of Educati0on will recap the recent failed ballot issue at its meeting Monday at 5 p.m. in the board conference room, 61 N. Clark. The board is slated to talk about the 51-cent tax increase that would have funded an $18 million building project, including a new middle school and addition to Jefferson Elementary School. Voters turned down the measure Tuesday by 343 votes...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU FIRE REPORT
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
At 4 p.m. Thursday, Cape Girardeau firefighters responded to a call for medical assistance in the alley near Morgan Oak and Sprigg. At 9.07 p.m. Friday, firefighters responded to a call for medical assistance at Frederick and Independence. At 9:28 p.m. Friday, firefighters responded to a call for medical assistance at 2001 Independence...
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CHAFFEE NUTRITION CENTER MARKS TWO DECADES
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
CHAFFEE -- The Chaffee Nutrition Center is celebrating its 20-year anniversary throughout the month of October. A special meal is planned for Thursday at 11:30 a.m. that is open to the public. Door prizes will be awarded. The center first opened Oct. 1, 1973, through the efforts of James A. Chronister and the Chaffee Rotary Club. On opening day, eight volunteers cooked, fed and cleaned up after the 95 patrons who visited the center....
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LOOPHOLE IN SB 380 THREATENS SCHOOL FUNDS
(Column ~ 10/10/93)
Laws and sausages are two things the public should not see being made. 19th century German General and statesman Otto von Bismarck The defeated bond issue proposal for new school buildings, narrowly rejected by Cape Girardeau voters this past Tuesday, was constructed around a loophole in this year's Senate Bill 380. ...
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VISITING THE GHOST OF SMOOT-HAWLEY
(Column ~ 10/10/93)
As we currently ponder the pros and cons of NAFTA, we might keep in mind the other great trade debate of the 20th century, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930. As the Depression took hold in our country, large manufacturers became increasingly apprehensive that lower cost foreign goods would put them out of business. ...
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COUNCIL SHOULD TAKE STEPS TO KEEP CRIMINALS ON THE RUN
(Editorial ~ 10/10/93)
When you talk about the basic needs of citizens in any community, high on the list is safety. Parks are nice in enhancing quality of life, and improved streets make life more tolerable ... but safety is fundamental. It is with this priority in mind that the Cape Girardeau City Council should consider a plan unveiled last week to combat street crime. We think the timing is right for a vigorous anti-crime push...
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RIVER PREVENTS DELTA QUEEN FROM STOPPING
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
The Delta Queen riverboat has canceled its scheduled stop in Cape Girardeau Monday at 9 a.m. Mary Foote Miller, director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, siad Saturday the riverboat company told her the boat's last stop in Cape Girardeau this season was canceled because of unfavorable river conditions...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: GAMBLING PROMOTES TOURISM
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/10/93)
To the Editor: Branson has put Missouri on the map as a major player in the highly competitive world of tourism and recreation. Now the state has the opportunity to take advantage to two of its great but generally neglected natural resources, the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, by adding colorful and exciting riverboat gaming...
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EILEEN KARRAKER
(Obituary ~ 10/10/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Eileen Karraker, 71, of Scott City, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1993 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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ROSALINDA HELEN HEISSERER
(Obituary ~ 10/10/93)
SCOTT CITY -- Rosalinda Helen Heisserer, 79, of Scott City died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1993 at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. She was born Dec. 16, 1913 in Scott City, the daughter of Bernard and Regina Glueck Heuring. He married Zeno Adam Heisserer on Jan. 10, 1933 at Scott City. He preceded her in death March 11, 1983...
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CLIFTON J. BROOKS
(Obituary ~ 10/10/93)
Clifton J. Brooks, 91, of 3120 Independence, died Thursday, Oct. 7, 1993 at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Dec. 16, 1901 in Farmdale, Ohio, the son of Ira J. Brooks and Blanche Wing Brooks. He married Fidelia Wallace in September 1935 in Kinsman, Ohio. She survives...
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DONALD E. VALLEROY
(Obituary ~ 10/10/93)
PERRYVILLE - Donald E. Valleroy, 55, of Perryville, died Thursday Oct. 7 at the Perry County Nursing Home. He was born Dec. 12, 1937 in Perry County, the son of Carl E. Valleroy and Elsie Reiss. Survivors include his parents, and two brothers, Danny Valleroy of Perryville and Ronald Valleroy of Lucas, Ky...
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ROSE MASSIE
(Obituary ~ 10/10/93)
MALDEN -- Rose Massie, 58, of Jonesboro, Ark., formerly of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1993, at Ridgeview Nursing Center in Malden. She was born Oct. 17, 1934, in Lilbourn, daughter of Karl and Flora Fcandrett. Her parents, of Henderson, Ky., survive...
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ROBERT E. "GEORGE" HUMPHREYS
(Obituary ~ 10/10/93)
EAST PRAIRIE - Robert E. "George" Humphreys, 90, of East Prairie, died early Saturday Oct. 9, 1993 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston after a brief illness. The body is at the Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie, where arrangements are pending...
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HENRY E. BOSS
(Obituary ~ 10/10/93)
JACKSON - Henry E. Boss, 91, of Jackson, died Saturday, Oct. 9, 1993 at the Garden View Care Center in O'Fallon, Mo. He was born Nov. 3, 1901 in Jackson, the son of Alvin A. Boss and Bessie Abernathy Boss. He married Ruby L. Spradling on May 16, 1925. She preceded him in death on May 7, 1968...
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EMERSON DECIDES NOT TO RUN FOR U.S. SENATOR
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
Eighth District U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson said Saturday that he had decided not to run for the United States Senate seat now held by John Danforth. Emerson had been giving the race serious consideration since Feb. 1, when Danforth made his surprise announcement that he would not seek re-election. As part of his decision-making process, Emerson traveled around Missouri, conducted a poll, talked with potential campaign consultants, and evaluated financial resources...
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ENROLLMENT DECLINES AT EIGHT STATE COLLEGES
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
Eight of Missouri's four-year colleges and universities saw a combined enrollment drop of 4,120 students this fall semester compared with last year. Four others -- the University of Missouri campuses at St. Louis and Rolla, Missouri Western State College at St. Joseph and Northeast Missouri State University at Kirksville -- experienced increases. No figures were available Friday from Harris-Stowe State College in St. Louis. Last fall, the school had a total enrollment of about 2,000 students...
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POSHARD FAVORS NAFTA IDEA BUT NOT AS CURRENTLY WRITTEN
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
U.S. Rep. Glenn Poshard likes the concept of a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), but not in its current form. "We oppose NAFTA as it is now," said Poshard, D-Marion. "The principles in terms of expanding exports and opening new trade opportunities and eliminating tariffs are good and we do support that."...
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WEATHER SLOWS WORK ON JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Middle School construction project is more three weeks behind schedule because of unusually wet weather that in September. Over 10 inches of rain fell in the Cape Girardeau area last month, but the project's architect, John Dudley, says most of the weather-related delay will be made up soon...
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BROOKS AND DUNN DRAWS CROWD OF ALMOST 7,200
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
Perhaps Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn should not have selected Aaron Tippin as one of their opening acts for their 1993 "Stampede" tour. Because the duo's entrance onto the stage was almost an anti-climax to the boundless energy Tippin exuded, his vivacious demeanor and the sheer fun he seemed to be having, made 7,182 concertgoers leap to their feet, scream with delight and beg for more at the Show Me Center Friday night...
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REP. COPELAND TO STATE TOURISM COMMISSION
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
JEFFERSON CITY - State Rep. Gene Copeland, D-New Madrid, has been appointed by House Speaker Bob Griffin to serve as a member of the Missouri Tourism Commission. The nine-member commission deals with all matters relating to the policy and administration of tourism promotion in Missouri. Five of the members are appointed by the governor and the top leader of the House and Senate each appoints two legislative members...
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SWEET ADELINES TO PRESENT SHOWS SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
Country-flavored barbershop harmony will fill the Concord Theater Saturday when the Girardot Rose Chorus of Sweet Adelines, International, presents it annual show. The first performance will be a special 4 p.m. matinee for senior citizens. Tickets for the matinee are $3...
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MORE PUMPS INSTALLED NEAR GALE, ILL.
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
EAST CAPE GIRARDEAU, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Transportation has placed two more pumps along the East Cape Girardeau-Clear Creek levee near Gale as the battle continues to keep the last remaining highway open across the Mississippi River between St. Louis and Cairo...
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I'M HAVING A BAD HAIR DAY; YOUNG AND OLD, MEN AND WOMEN ALL SEEM OBSESSED WITH THEIR HAIR
(Local News ~ 10/10/93)
"I'm having a bad hair day." It's a lament hairdressers have all heard. "People come in and tell me that all the time," said Gene Penny, who operates Hombre Hair Shop in Cape Girardeau. "By the time they leave, they feel like they have a good hair day."...
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SECURING A PUMPKIN, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER
(Column ~ 10/10/93)
Sometimes a bit of bad news can enhance a person's self esteem. In other words, be good news. Does that sound something like a first cousin to an oxymoron? As an aside, do you think the average man-on-the-street can define an oxymoron? Some, chemistry minded, might think of oxygen, oxy being a prefix for something combined with oxygen, and, combining it with moron, a fairly familiar word, come up with the speculation that an oxymoron is a silly person full of gas!...
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