Stories from Saturday, August 6, 1994

The attempt by Southeast Missouri State University to tap into a national community service program lays bare some of the folly of AmeriCorps, President Clintons campaign brainchild. The university is seeking $400,000 annually for three years to operate a regional AmeriCorps program for up to 20 students. ...

Most lay people assume that the judicial system in America is dedicated to the search for truth and justice, and that the guiding principle of all attorneys is to abide by legal methods as they seek to determine the irmocence or guilt of the accused. ...

To the editor: We received the following letter in our office and wanted to share parts of it with you:A couple of weeks ago, my family chose the Cape Girardeau area for a family reunion. We did this quite by accident as it was halfway traveling distance for family members...

To the editor: Janet Reno, with her own personal 50,000-member police force? That is what Renos new crime bill is establishing. Reno has already proven she has a gestapo mentality. Remember Waco. This crime bill isnt a bona fide bill designed to fight crime. For instance, the much-touted three strikes and youre out provision only applies to federal crimes. As a crime bill, it is a farce...

George and Iris Dordoni are proud of their son. Like most parents, they love to talk about him, and their eyes shine as they show pictures of their dark-haired infant. Nicholas lived from winter until spring. He will live in his parents' memory forever...

JEFFERSON CITY -- If you took all the sales and use taxes paid every year by Missourians and added all of the corporate income taxes, inheritance and estate taxes, liquor taxes, beer taxes, county foreign insurance payments and corporate franchise fees, you would still be $2 billion short of Missouri's total bonded indebtedness and its annual building and facility leasing costs...

Trail of Tears State Park north of Cape Girardeau is one of five sites to be certified this year as a historic site along the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail. The 1,200-mile-long land and water trail that extends over nine states follows the paths taken by 5,000 Cherokee Indians who were forcibly removed in 1837-1839 from their tribal homelands in the East to a reservation near Tahlequah, in northeast Oklahoma...

The debate over national health care reminds me of when I was 16. New driver's license in hand, I couldn't wait to get a car. My dad said it was OK. "Cool," I thought, until he said I would pay for the car, liability insurance, and gasoline. I also would be responsible for maintenance. ...

The Southeast Missouri Beagle Club will host a American Kennel Club rules seminar this weekend in Cape Girardeau. George Pirman, president of the United Beagle Gundog Federation will conduct the seminar today from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 8 a.m. to mid-afternoon...

John "Woody" Cozad raised some eyebrows at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's Friday breakfast when he spoke about the true meaning of affirmative action. He said affirmative action is nothing more than racism. The former state highway commissioner and University of Missouri curator called affirmative action immoral because it judges human beings differently. He said its end result does not limit discrimination as government officials want to lead everyone to believe...

JACKSON -- When more than 80,000 farm families speak, people listen. That is the message that Charles Kruse delivered to more than 250 persons who gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall at Jackson Friday night. Kruse, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, a statewide organization with more than 80,000 farm families as members, was keynote speaker during the Cape Girardeau County Farm Bureau's annual meeting...

JACKSON -- Cape Girardeau County Interim Sheriff Leonard Hines made it clear when Norman Copeland announced his retirement earlier this summer, that he had no intention of running for the job. But now, thanks to a single write-in vote he received in Tuesday's primary election, Hines could have the authority to nominate himself, or someone else, to run on the Libertarian ticket for sheriff...

Christina Lee Frazier, speaker at Southeast Missouri State University summer commencement ceremonies Friday, urged graduates to continue their pursuit of knowledge, look forward to tomorrow with a vision of hope, and lead their communities in a "celebration of diversity."...

ST. LOUIS -- The Cape Girardeau Board of Education must strike a balance between responsiveness and leadership when dealing with issues, said an official with the Missouri School Boards Association. The official, Carter Ward, spoke with school board members Friday at the board's annual retreat in St. Louis. The meeting concludes today. Evaluation of Superintendent Neyland Clark's performance is on today's agenda...

SIKESTON -- Nellie P. Ross, 87, of Sikeston, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 1994, at Miner Nursing Center. She was born March 6, 1907, in Bernie, daughter of Joseph Warren and Ellen Dodson Sanders. She and Luther T. Ross were married Oct. 25, 1925, at Parma...

CHARLESTON -- Leroy Wade Jr., 26, died suddenly Thursday, July 28, 1994, in Columbus, Ohio. Survivors include his father, Leroy Wade Sr. of Wilson City; his mother, Louise Wade; a son, Christopher Rooker; two brothers, Lamont and Raymond Wade, all of Columbus; a sister, Maria Wade of Illinois, and grandmother, Rosie Johnson of Illinois...

TILSIT -- Graveside service for Peyton F. Schafer of Bolivar will be held at 1 p.m. today at St. James United Church of Christ Cemetery at Tilsit. Butler Funeral Home at Bolivar is in charge of arrangements. Schafer, 74, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 1994, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield...

DEXTER -- Funeral service for Homer Curtis Cawhorn of Dexter will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter, with the Rev. Clifford Wray officiating. Burial will be in Hagy Cemetery here. Cawhorn, 78, died Thursday, Aug. 4, 1994, at Dexter Memorial Hospital...

Funeral service for Mary Elizabeth Smith of Cape Girardeau will be held at 1 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Larry Gallamore will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. to service time...

ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral service for the Rev. Jack L. Holmes of Anna will be held at 10 a.m. today at Christ Memorial Temple in Lafayette, Ind. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna is in charge of arrangements. Holmes, 65, died suddenly Wednesday, Aug. 3, 1994, at Union County Hospital...

Daughter to 1st Lt. Roger and Lori Bodenschatz of Gelnhausen, Germany, hospital there, 2:20 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, 1994. Name, Logan Nicole. Weight, 9 pounds 4 ounces. Second child, first daughter. The former Miss Minton is the daughter of Gary and Martha Minton of Jackson. Bodenschatz is stationed with the U.S. Army in Germany, and is the son of Ray and June Bodenschatz of Perryville...

SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Edna Virginia Royce of Scott City will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee. The Rev. Randy Morse will officiate, with burial in Mound City National Cemetery in Mounds, Ill. Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. Sunday...