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BE OUR GUEST: LET'S NOT BLOW 10 YEARS OF PROGRESS ON HAZARDOUS WASTE
(Column ~ 09/03/94)
Earth Day came and went this year with little fanfare and no mention of one of our greatest environmental success stories. Im talking about a decade of progress solving the hazardous waste crisis. In a twist of fate motivated by politics and money, that progress may soon screech to a halt...
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GOOD NEWS: JOB TRAINING EFFORT IS WORKING
(Editorial ~ 09/03/94)
Government and its programs take their lumps these days, both on these pages and among the general public. It is all the more important, therefore, to highlight a program that works. One success story is a government job training program that helps attract new businesses to Missouri and assists in keeping existing employers here and in fostering their growth...
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POLISH GAIN TECHNOLOGY, TRAINING
(Local News ~ 09/03/94)
Eye surgeons and patients in Poland have access to new equipment and techniques thanks to two Cape Girardeau ophthalmologists. Dr. Charles H. Cozean will visit Poland this month to train eye surgeons on his cataract removal technique. Dr. Richard Kies recently returned from Poland where he delivered a laser and equipment used to treat glaucoma and diabetic eye problems...
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PROVIDING PROOF OF TAX PAYMENT MAY BE EASER AT FEE OFFICES
(Local News ~ 09/03/94)
When it comes time to renew motor vehicle licenses, one of the biggest hassles many people face is coming up with their personal property tax receipt. That often requires a trip home to get it or a side trip to the county collector's office for a duplicate receipt...
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PLAYBOY PROFILES PROFESSOR'S PLIGHT
(Local News ~ 09/03/94)
English professor Theodore Hirschfield believes Playboy magazine has depicted the naked truth about his legal fight with Southeast Missouri State University. But the school's attorney believes the magazine article doesn't reveal the true picture. Hirschfield's case is mentioned in an opinion piece in the October issue of Playboy...
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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SAYS HORSES MUST GO
(Local News ~ 09/03/94)
The National Park Service has rejected a proposal to keep 20 to 30 wild horses roaming free in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and will proceed with plans to remove them. In a letter dated Aug. 26, Arthur L. Sullivan, superintendent of the riverways, notified a representative of the Missouri Wild Horse League of the decision. The horses have roamed Ripley and Carter Counties since at least the 1930s...
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RIGHT OF CENTER: SEEKING A SAVIOR IN WASHINGTON
(Column ~ 09/03/94)
If only President Clinton would have implemented his vaunted crime bill sooner, Bud Brown of Jackson would still be alive. Mr. Brown, a model citizen and family man who was a quiet servant of his community and church, was slain last week, apparently for the money his used pickup could bring at a used-car lot...
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LEGAL SECRETARIES TO HOLD BOARD MEETING
(Local News ~ 09/03/94)
"The Roaring 20s" is the theme of the Missouri Association of Legal Secretaries fall board meeting to be held at Drury Lodge Sept. 16-17. The meeting, which will feature seminars, a get-acquainted party and education speaker, will be hosted by the Cape Girardeau County Legal Secretaries Association. Glendella May and Cheryl Amos are chairmen of the meeting...
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AIRPORTS TO GET SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS
(Local News ~ 09/03/94)
The Missouri Highway and Transportation Department is providing markers for turf runways at 22 small airports that are open to the public. The markers will improve safety by improving runway visibility. Airport safety standards recommend all runways be marked so they are easily visible from the air and ground...
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BUSINESS OWNERS HAVE CLOUT, SAYS SPEAKER
(Local News ~ 09/03/94)
Small-business owners can be effective in the battle against key pieces of legislation that affect their businesses. "Everything is not necessarily stacked against the little guy," said Bill Beydler, a territory manager for the The National Federation of Independent Business...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 09/03/94)
JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Joan F. and Kennett D. Asher to Charles Stephen Pewitt; Randol Farms Development Inc. to Gerlach Brothers Homebuilders Inc.; Linda K. Hodges to Keith A. and Angela M. Woodfin...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 09/03/94)
Son to Brian and Andrea Harper of Sikeston, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:49 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 1994. Name, Andrew Brian. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. Third child, first son. Mrs. Harper is the former Andrea Webb, daughter of Pete and Helen Webb of Park Hills. She is an elementary teacher with Sikeston Public Schools. Harper is chief accountant with Fleming Companies, and is the son of Dewey and Brenda Harper of Sikeston...
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ANNA B. KING
(Obituary ~ 09/03/94)
Anna Bell King, 73, 329 rear S. Fountain, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1994, at her home. She was born July 8, 1921, in Texarkana, Texas. She and Robert King were married in 1940. He died in 1967. King had lived here since 1940, and had been a domestic worker for area families...
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WILMA LEE KOEHLER
(Obituary ~ 09/03/94)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Wilma Lee Koehler, 94, of St. Louis, formerly of Cairo, Ill., died Thursday, Sept. 1, 1994 at Bethesda Nursing Home in St. Louis. She was born Jan. 20, 1900 in Slater, Ky., daughter of William and Ella Shelton Munday. She was of the Methodist faith and a registered nurse. She graduated from St. Mary's School of Nursing in Cairo...
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JOHN R. GUMS
(Obituary ~ 09/03/94)
Memorial service for John R. Gums, 1907 Brink, will be held at 6 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel, with the Rev. Neil Stein officiating. Entombment will be in the columbarium of the mausoleum at Memorial Park. Gums, 83, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center...
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EDNA M. PROPST
(Obituary ~ 09/03/94)
Funeral service for Edna M. Propst of Cape Girardeau will be held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. James Dace will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today. Propst, 89, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 1994, at Jackson Manor in Jackson...
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HILDA WACHTER
(Obituary ~ 09/03/94)
NEW WELLS -- Funeral service for Hilda Wachter of New Wells will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Walter Patzwitz officiating. Burial will be in New Wells Cemetery. Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson from 4-8 p.m. today, and 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday...
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WILBUR A. MCCLAIN
(Obituary ~ 09/03/94)
ADVANCE -- Funeral service for Wilbur Austin McClain of Granite City, Ill., will be held at noon today at Irwin Chapel in Granite City. The Rev. Max E. Wood will officiate, with burial in Sunset Hill Memorial Estates at Edwardsville, Ill. McClain, 62, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1994, at his home...
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MARISSA REYES
(Obituary ~ 09/03/94)
SIKESTON -- Funeral mass for Marissa Reyes of Sikeston will be held at 8:30 a.m. today at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with Msgr. William Stanton officiating. Ponder Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Reyes, 26, died Tuesday, Aug. 30, 1994, at her home...
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CHARLES F. JOHNSON II
(Obituary ~ 09/03/94)
PARMA -- Funeral service for Charles Frederick Johnson II of Parma will be held at 11 a.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Parma. The Rev. Rodger Fowler will officiate, with burial in Rosewood First Addition Cemetery at Malden. Johnson, 51, died Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1994, at his home...
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BRANDON DEES
(Obituary ~ 09/03/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Brandon Dees, 15, of Scott City, died Thursday, Sept. 1, 1994, at St. Louis Children's Hospital, following a lengthy illness. He was born Sept. 26, 1978, in Baton Rouge, La., son of Larry and Melba Griffin Dees. Dees was a sophomore at Scott City High School, and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church...
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GEORGE R. DRURY
(Obituary ~ 09/03/94)
CHARLESTON -- George Rodney Drury, 42, of Vancouver, Wash., died Thursday, Sept. 1, 1994, at Immanuel Hospital in Portland, Ore. He was born Aug. 4, 1952, in Charleston, son of Clifton and Ola McDaniel Drury. Drury moved to Vancouver five years ago from Charleston. He was a member of Elm Street Baptist Church here, and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War...
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LOYD BROWN
(Obituary ~ 09/03/94)
THEBES, Ill. -- Loyd Brown, 73, of Thebes, Ill., died Friday, Sept. 2, 1994 at Union County Hospital in Anna. Friends may call today from 6-9 p.m. at the Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. Graveside funeral service will be held at a later date.
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