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MEMORIES OF GREAT FLOOD REMAIN VIVID
(Local News ~ 08/08/94)
The flood of 1993 took away Pauline Suttles' home, her independence and good health. She tries not to dwell on that, however. Instead she talks about how she plans to spend her 80th birthday. "I've been thinking about inviting my whole family to spend the day with me," said Suttles, who still is trying to adjust to the home she recently moved into...
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ONE YEAR LATER, VOLUNTEERS REMEMBERED
(Local News ~ 08/08/94)
Brian Miller, emergency operations coordinator for Cape Girardeau County, refers to 1993 as the year of the volunteer. "No one will ever know how much difference the people who donated their time, energy and resources to the flood have made," said Miller. "There is no government -- local, state or federal -- who has the ability or the resources on hand to face down a crisis like we had here last summer."...
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ON THE STREET
(Local News ~ 08/08/94)
The Southeast Missourian asked people what they thought about the professional baseball strike scheduled to being Friday. Harold Watson In a way, they are getting too much money to begin with. There is no one man that is worth that much money. Some of the owners are not wanting to do their part, and some of the players are doing the same, and they're going to have to come to a happy medium...
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BOND TO SPEAK AT AIRPORT TODAY
(Local News ~ 08/08/94)
U.S. Senator Christopher S. "Kit" Bond will discuss his involvement with the Whitewater hearings at a press conference at the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport. As a ranking minority member of the Senate Banking committee, Bond has played a significant role in the hearings, which began July 29...
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LOOKING FOR GOLD IN THE HILLS
(Editorial ~ 08/08/94)
Reports that geologists may take a serious look for gold in the Ozarks is more than interesting. If the precious-metal sleuths are as successful as they were in Australia, there are some hillbilly millionaires waiting to be made. The St. Francois Mountains, one of the oldest mountain ranges on the North American continent, appear to have characteristics similar to an area of Australia where iron ore is only part of the mother lode. ...
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A WORLD VICTORY FOR U.S. MATH
(Editorial ~ 08/08/94)
Not all the news about American education is bad. With little fanfare in this country, the 35th International Mathematical Olympiad was held recently in Hong Kong. Guess who won. No, this time it wasn't the Chinese or the Russians, who have professional teams that train year-round...
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A (YAWN) BASEBALL STRIKE
(Editorial ~ 08/08/94)
What? Another threatened baseball strike? Maybe that is good news for some fans who are tired of seeing their favorite team lose. But for diehard hardball fanatics, a strike is the dumbest thing that could happen. Of course, owners of baseball clubs and players see it differently. To them, the potential strike is an outgrowth of growing labor-management acrimony that has worsened in recent years. Millions of dollars are at stake, so the threat of a strike has to be taken seriously...
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WILLIAM T. MINNER
(Obituary ~ 08/08/94)
JACKSON -- William Thomas Minner, 70, of Jackson, died Aug. 76, 1994, at Jackson Manor. He was born May 1, 1924, at St. Louis, son of Richard and Mary Gibbs Minner. He married Marie Regan, Oct. 25, 1941. She died Aug. 10, 1971. He then married Vera Darnell, Nov. 18, 1972...
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DONALD `MIKE' BUTLER
(Obituary ~ 08/08/94)
JACKSON -- Donald "Mike" Butler, 48, of Jackson, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 1994, at Saint Louis University Hospital. The Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.
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PHILIP L. KELLEY
(Obituary ~ 08/08/94)
SIKESTON -- Philip L. Kelley, 57, of Sikeston, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 1994, a the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born March 2, 1937, at Independence, son of Dr. F.O. and Grace M. Groeneman Kelley. He married Jacqueline F. McKeage, Jan. 29, 1962, at Columbia...
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JOHN C. SCHLICHTING
(Obituary ~ 08/08/94)
PERRYVILLE -- John C. Schlichting, 81, of Perryville died Sunday, Aug. 7, 1994, at the Jackson Manor nursing home in Jackson. He was born Aug. 29, 1912, at Seventy-Six, the son of Henry and Bertha Parker Schlichting. He was a retired farmer. Survivors include two sons, John W. ...
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MARY J. JEFFCOTT
(Obituary ~ 08/08/94)
SIKESTON -- Mary Jane Jeffcott, 54, of Imperial, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 1994, at the Integrated Health Services Nursing Center in St. Louis. She was born June 30, 1940, in New Madrid County, daughter of Albert Henry Patton and Mary Ellen Helms Lambert...
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RUBY A. REED
(Obituary ~ 08/08/94)
Ruby A. Reed, 77, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Aug. 6, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born July 30, 1917, at Crosstown, daughter of Ira N. and Lillie Sandlin Clifton. She married Lester R. Reed. He died in 1986. Survivors include her mother and a nephew...
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AWNINGS: THEY'RE MORE THAN JUST WINDOW SHADES
(Local News ~ 08/08/94)
Awnings and canopies, those graceful fixtures of the urban landscape that combine form and function in the simplest of design, have come a long way from canvas and wooden framing. In Cape Girardeau, they are familiar, eye-pleasing amenities. Many downtown stores have awnings, ranging from the small, dome awnings found over windows at the N'Orleans Restaurant on Broadway to the 30-foot-long awnings of Hecht's Store on Main Street...
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STRICTLY BUSINESS: 1994 IS THE YEAR OF RECOVERY FOR BARGE INDUSTRY
(Business ~ 08/08/94)
Veteran river pilot C.W. "Woody" Rushing faced many challenging situations during his 60 years on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. The time the Chester, Ill., bridge between Missouri and Illinois collapsed, blocking most of the channel, was one. But even that paled last summer's devastating flood and the havoc it played on river traffic...
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CORBIN NAMED DIRECTOR OF NEVADA HIGHWAY PATROL
(Local News ~ 08/08/94)
A former resident of Cape Girardeau and 28-year veteran of the Missouri Highway Patrol has been named chief of the Nevada Highway Patrol, headquartered at Carson City. Capt. G. Paul Corbin, who will be a colonel in his new position, will be over a department of 349 officers. He takes the position Sept. 1...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 08/08/94)
JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Lawrence D. and Tina S. Bill to the Frieda F. Park Trust; Russel L. Faust to Jason E. Powell; Jill A. Collins and Josh Stephens to Eldon L. and Phyllis A. Chasteen...
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MEMO
(Business ~ 08/08/94)
The Small Business Development Center will conduct counseling sessions in three areas this month. Counselor Gil Degenhardt will be available Aug. 24, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office. The counseling sessions, which last about an hour, are free. Call 335-3312 for an appointment...
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