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LAURA JONES
(Obituary ~ 03/06/94)
CHARLESTON -- The name of Laura Jones' step-daughter, Anna Belle Hurt, of Hayti, was omitted from an obituary published Saturday. Jones, 68, of Charleston, died Friday, March 4, 1994. Funeral service will be held today at 1 p.m. at the Shelby Funeral Home in Charleston...
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CONFIDENCE DISCUSSED AT WOMEN'S CONFERENCE
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
How should you respond to a compliment? Author and speaker Judith Briles recommends, "Thank you for recognizing my magnificence." Taking credit for accomplishments is one of her 10 commandments of confidence. Briles was keynote speaker for St. Francis's annual Womancare Conference Saturday in Cape Girardeau. About 300 attended the workshops on Saturday. An equal number attended the "Pamper Yourself" night Friday...
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PATRICIA WASHINGTON GETS WOMANCARE AWARD
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
Cape Girardeau native Patricia Washington, now a resident of St. Louis and press secretary to St. Louis Mayor Freeman Bosley Jr., has been named the 1994 recipient of St. Francis Medical Center's Womancare Award. The award is presented in conjunction with the medical center's Womancare Conference. It recognizes women from the Cape Girardeau area who demonstrate outstanding professional achievement...
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RECREATION CENTER NOW OPEN TO PUBLIC
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
The Student Recreation Center at Southeast Missouri State University will be open to none-students during the university's spring break through March 13. Individuals over 17 years of age with a picture identification may enter the center for a $3 charge. The fee will be charged each time a person uses the facility...
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SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS WEEK IS THIS WEEK
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
The first day of March marks the opening of trout season in Missouri, but for weather watchers it also means the start of the tornado and severe weather season in Missouri and the Midwest. The week of March 7-11 has been designated as Severe Weather Awareness Week by the National Weather Service and the Missouri Emergency Management Agency. As part of the observance, the 20th annual statewide tornado drill will be held on Tuesday...
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MURPHY TO BRING CAMPAIGN TO CAPE
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
Jackson County Executive Marsha Murphy will bring her campaign for the U.S. Senate to Cape Girardeau Monday as part of an eight-city, two-day tour of the state. A Democratic candidate, Murphy will hold a press conference at 3 p.m. at Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport...
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MALDEN GIRL WON'T RECEIVE BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
MALDEN -- Sara Smith, the 2-year-old leukemia patient from Malden who captured the hearts of her community, returned to St. Louis Children's Hospital Friday without having received her bone marrow transplant. Late Thursday afternoon, doctors performed a bone marrow aspirate to determine her suitability for transplant. ...
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PERSPECTIVE: "OUR TRUST IS SERIOUSLY ERODING..."
(Editorial ~ 03/06/94)
Missouri Senator Kit Bond addressed the Senate Thursday morning about improper meetings between Clinton White House officials and those investigating various financial deals that include Bill and Hillary Clinton. Mr. President, I want to take a few minutes of the Senate's time to outline where we are in terms of the on-going disclosures of the White House and the Resolution Trust Corporation regarding Madison Guaranty...
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ASSEMBLY WOULD BE RIGHT TO REBUFF WAGE INCREASE
(Editorial ~ 03/06/94)
The Missouri General Assembly, usually a more accommodating group when it comes to requests by Democratic governors, recoiled last week at a proposal in Gov. Carnahan's budget to supply pay raises in the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education more than double (in some cases, quadruple) the salary increases of other state workers. ...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU FIRE REPORT
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
SUNDAY, MARCH 6 On Friday at 3:36 p.m., firefighters responded to a brush fire along I-55. On Friday at 8:50 p.m., firefighters responded to a request for medical assistance at 155 Bellevue. On Friday at 10:54 p.m., firefighters responded to a request for service at 410 S. Hanover...
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TIMES OF TURMOIL, YELTSIN STANDS ALONE
(Column ~ 03/06/94)
The futures of democracy in Russia, as well as of our diplomatic-political relationship with Moscow, are hanging by a thread. The thread has a name: Boris Yeltsin. He is barely in command of a nation that malfunctions somewhere between disorder and chaos...
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IRMA M. KOEBERL
(Obituary ~ 03/06/94)
ALTENBURG -- Irma M. Koeberl, 70, of Altenburg, died Saturday, March 5, 1994 at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 30, 1924 at Uniontown, the daughter of William and Amanda Franke Koenig. She married Waldemar R. Koeberl on Nov. 8, 1942. He survives of Altenburg...
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JOSEPH A. SAUER
(Obituary ~ 03/06/94)
PERRYVILLE - Joseph A. Sauer, 66, of Perryville, died Friday March 4, 1994 at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 31, 1927 at Biehle, the son of Otto Frank and Caroline Welker Sauer. On June 21, 1952 he married Bernadine Schwent, who died on Oct. 17, 1991...
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MILTON O. KURRE
(Obituary ~ 03/06/94)
JACKSON -- Milton O. Kurre, 91, of Jackson, died Friday, March 4, 1994, at Deal Nursing Home in Jackson. He was born Jan. 16, 1903, at Oak Ridge, son of Ira and Linnie Kayser Kurre. On March 21, 1927, he married Ruth Penny. She died in May 1960. Kurre was a self-employed auto mechanic for 12 years. He later was employed by Ford Groves for over 50 years as a car and tractor salesman. He retired in 1975...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 03/06/94)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Jamie Mayfield, Patton Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14, 1994. Name, Jordan Lee. Weight, 6 pounds 7 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Mayfield is the former Nancy Morse. Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield are employed at Lee-Rowan, where she is a secretary and he is a machine technician...
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SCOTT B. SANDERS
(Obituary ~ 03/06/94)
BLOOMFIELD -- Scott Baremore Sanders, 29, of St. Charles and formerly of Bloomfield, died Friday March 4, 1994 at the Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 6, 1964 in Sikeston, the son of James and Eveline Baremore Sanders. He had been employed by Misco Shawnee Inc. in St. Charles...
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JAMES M. "BUD" JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 03/06/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- James M. "Bud" Johnson, 60, of East Prairie died Saturday, March 5, 1994 at the St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete.
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HENRY F. REITMAN
(Obituary ~ 03/06/94)
JACKSON -- Henry F. Reitman, 96, of Jackson died Saturday, March 5, 1994 at his home. He was born April 16, 1897 at Burfordville, the son of John and Mary Walker Retiman. He married Anna Eaker on April 9, 1922 at Zalma; she preceded him in death on Nov. 24, 1989...
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LADY LUCK, BOYD VIE IN MISSISSIPPI
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
TUNICA, Miss. -- Cape Girardeau isn't the only place Lady Luck and Boyd Gaming Corp. have locked horns in an effort to expand their Las Vegas operations into America's emerging gambling market. In Mississippi, Lady Luck already operates three casinos with three more on the way. Boyd Gaming will operate two casinos there...
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TRAFFIC STUDY IS RELEASED
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
A riverboat gaming development in downtown Cape Girardeau would not overwhelm city streets with traffic, according to a preliminary traffic study conducted by a St. Louis firm for the Boyd Gaming Corp. The report, prepared by Horner and Shifrin Inc., a company based in St. Louis, is an effort to identify potential changes in traffic conditions that could occur and to outline the scope of a more thorough traffic study that could come later...
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TUNICA: GAMBLING TOWN'S SALVATION
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
TUNICA, Miss. -- On Monday, the city of Cape Girardeau will be one step closer to joining the burgeoning casino gambling market. The city council is slated to endorse the proposal of one of two gaming companies competing for a riverboat gambling license in Cape Girardeau...
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RETIRED GROUP TO MEET ON MONDAY
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
The Cape Girardeau County Chapter of AARP will meet at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Grace United Methodist Church. The program will be given by two members of the Cape Girardeau city staff concerning the upcoming election and need for replacing sewers in the older areas of town...
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LUTHERAN SCHOOLS WEEK BEGINS
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
Families are key to education, so Trinity Lutheran School Principal Robert Hartmann said it's fitting parents and grandparents will be honored this week during Lutheran Schools Week. "We in the church and in the school believe the primary responsibility for education is in the home," Hartmann said. "We are here to assist parents bringing education and religion to their children. At the school, we are able to do it within the framework of a Christian atmosphere."...
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PROPOSED ROBOT DONKEY RIDES: 50 CENTS EACH
(Column ~ 03/06/94)
I'm working, whimsically, on an invention. After a suitable amount of research I find there has never been put together a robot donkey. If a robot can deliver mail up and down the long hallways of the Pentagon, surely with a little more intense effort, a donkey could be made. Where has science been all these years, especially during these years when my foot traipsing mileage is decreasing?...
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BIRTH ORDER: FROM KINGS TO JESTERS: DOES BIRTH ORDER PLAY A ROLE?
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
First born destined to become king or queen. Last born destined to be the court jester. While it may not be that simple, some researchers believe the order children are born in a family has an impact on that child's personality and career choices. Larry Deaton, a retired teacher, counselor and school administrator, who lives at Independence, Mo., has been studying birth order for years...
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TRUE OR FALSE? THE BIRTH ORDER QUIZ
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
FIRST BORNS First borns believe everything should be done by the book and the book should never be changed or rewritten. First borns thrive on being in control, on time and organized. First borns seize leadership in times of crisis or disaster partly to deny their own anxiety and to find affiliation and support by helping others...
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SOUTHEAST ONE OF 30 REPRESENTED AT WORLDWIDE CONFERENCE OF SCHOLARS
(Local News ~ 03/06/94)
Southeast one of 30 institutions represented at worldwide conference of scholars Southeast Missouri State University was one of 30 universities around the world represented at the "Mask and Masquerade" conference last month in Venice, Italy. Jim Biundo, assistant vice president for university relations at Southeast, was among the group of more than 30 international scholars who presented papers and participated in discussions during the event, held Feb. ...
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