Stories from Tuesday, September 20, 1994

Rush H. Limbaugh apologizes for his memory -- and then proceeds to detail specific names and events from his distant past. He is a walking history book, a modern-day marvel. On Sept. 27, Limbaugh plans to quietly celebrate his 103rd birthday anniversary. A humble gentleman, he can't understand all the fuss, although he enjoys a chance to talk about the old days...

Bumper crops and lower prices might be in prospect for corn and soybean farmers this year. About the only redeeming effect of last year's flooding was the higher prices farmers in Southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois got for the little corn and soybeans they were able to harvest...

The last-minute accord that would oust Haiti's military leaders has earned some diplomatic stripes for President Clinton, two Southeast Missouri State University political scientists said Monday. But troubling questions still remain over the future of the impoverished and violence-wracked Caribbean nation, they said...

Arguments over property standards overshadowed the Cape Girardeau City Council's approval Monday of Air Evac EMS Inc. as the new fixed-base operator at the Municipal Airport. The council tabled action on a proposed minimum property maintenance standard until its next meeting Oct. 10...

Stop the presses. Forget about Haiti. The real story is Elvis. The rock 'n' roll legend is alive. At least, that is the conclusion of the Presley Commission, which spent 2 1/2 years sleuthing for proof that Elvis lives. Their conclusion: Threats from organized crime forced Elvis to fake his death and stage a phony funeral with a perspiring wax likeness inside a coffin so he could enter the federal witness protection program...

The Southeast Baroque Trio will perform a concert of music by Bach, Telemann, Handel and Scarlatti at 8 tonight in Old St. Vincent's Church. The trio is composed of Paul Thompson, baroque flute; Sara Edgerton, baroque cello; and Gary Miller, harpsichord. The concert, being presented by Southeast Missouri State University, will be performed on historical instruments...

The wrong business column was inadvertently used in the Monday's business section. Below is the correct column. Target Stores will add a 100-job boost to the Cape Girardeau area labor market. The company hopes to open the store in July, a company spokesman said...

Monday, Sept. 19 Consent Ordinances New Ordinances Resolutions Other...

KANSAS CITY -- Alan Wheat has a difficult hill to climb if he is going to be the next senator from Missouri. Thursday's debate in Kansas City at the annual meeting of the Missouri Press Association did little to help him along the way. Not that he did a poor job, because he didn't. ...

Everybody talks about welfare reform, and occasionally something is done about it. One aspect of welfare involves children whose parents are unable to provide for them, including parents who are divorced. In some instances one parent is given custody, while the other parent is ordered to pay child support. Too often neither parent is able to provide adequate financial support, and the child becomes eligible for welfare...

To the editor: Peter Kinder doesn't appear to understand the seriousness of environmental degradation in this country, judging from his derogatory remarks concerning environmental organizations and environmentalists. In the Soviet Union those concerned about their environment couldn't express themselves. To do so was akin to treason. As a result, the republics of the former Soviet Union are an environmental nightmare...

SIKESTON -- A Fisk woman is dead after a two-car accident Monday on Interstate 57 about 6 miles east of Sikeston. Dorothy Gould, 71, was pronounced dead on arrival after being transported by helicopter to Missouri Delta Hospital in Sikeston. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Gould was southbound when she apparently became disoriented and attempted to turn around at a prohibited crossing...

DEXTER -- Funeral service for Marcella McIntyre of Arnold, formerly of Dexter and Parma, will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Ron Williams will officiate, with burial in Hagy Cemetery. McIntyre, 61, died Saturday, Sept. 17, 1994, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis County...

CHARLESTON -- Alma Miller, 87, Charleston Route 2, died Monday, Sept. 19, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Jan. 17, 1907, in Advance, daughter of Monroe and Floy Mae Poinsett McClain. She and Jasper W. Miller were married Dec. 28, 1923. He died May 19, 1979...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Funeral service for Lois Goeglein of Byrdstown, Tenn., was held Sunday in Byrdstown. Announcement courtesy of Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. Goeglein, 84, died Friday, Sept. 16, 1994, at Livingston Regional Hospital in Byrdstown. She was born Aug. 20, 1910, in Dongola, daughter of Arley and Luetta Karraker Sheffer...

PORTAGEVILLE -- Joseph Edward McCrate, 80, of Portageville died Sunday, Sept. 18, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 28, 1909, in Ohio to Delphine Dunn and Joseph Casey McCrate. Funeral service will be held this morning at 11 at the St. Eustachius Catholic Church in Portageville. Father Roger Levielle will officiate...

DELTA -- Patricia G. "Pat" Capps, 40, of Delta, died Sunday, Sept. 18, 1994, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Jan. 30, 1954, in Niles, Mich. She and Bobby Glen Capps were married in June 1971. Survivors include her husband; her mother, Vera Mullins; three sisters, Pam Hall of Buchanan, Mich., Cheryl Culp and Sharon Crocker of Niles, and a brother, Gary Mullins of Galien, Mich...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Edna McIntosh, 87, of Dongola, died Sunday, Sept. 18, 1994, at Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born Aug. 6, 1907, in Dongola, daughter of Will and Mary Smoot Coffman. She and Curtis McIntosh were married Dec. 9, 1927. He died Sept. 30, 1978...

The rift between property owners and contractors that stalled channel improvements to the Cape LaCroix Creek Flood Control Project has been resolved. The final phase of work on the channel improvements to Cape LaCroix Creek behind the Lowell's/Silo Building north of Bloomfield Road, will resume this week...

Computer and board games were an attraction Monday for about 20 participants in the first day of the new Teen Center at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. Jesse Boyd, 13-year-old son of Pam Boyd and an eighth grader at Cape Central Junior High, said he and a couple of friends tried to figure out "The Omega Virus Game."...

Daughter to Robert and Beth Armstrong of Kansas City, Research Medical Center, 8:53 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 1994. Name, Jessica Rene. Weight, 7 pounds 7 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Armstrong is the daughter of H. Roy and Betty Meier, and Joe and Colleen Smith of Jackson. She is a controller with Missouri Public Service in Kansas City. Armstrong is self-employed, and is the son of James and Jeanette Armstrong of Edgerton...

Central High School teacher Katy Andersson instructed students to finish printing, log out and turn in their computer-generated letters. Not uncommon directions from a computer teacher, but the technology used for the assignment marks a big step forward, Andersson says...

JACKSON -- Mark Goodwin knows teaching can be a dangerous profession. He once was attacked by a python during a biology lecture. Goodwin has taught biology at Jackson High School for 14 years. Several years ago, a student gave him an 8-foot-long Burmese python, which was pugnacious and prone to bite...

Southern Illinois University-Carbondale will hold an open house for prospective students and their families Nov. 5 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the student center. Personnel will be on hand to discuss admission requirements, financial aid and housing. Activities include campus tours, residence hall tours and a slide-show presentation...

Diana Miller Rosenstein, a native of Cape Girardeau, recently received a doctorate in business administration from Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. She and her husband and son leave for Pordenone, Italy in December to teach in the International MBA Program of the Consortium of Universities for International Business Studies...

Children up to age 13 may submit milk shake recipes in a National Dairy Board contest. Top prize is $1,000. The second prize shake wins $500 and third prize gets $250. The shake must start with at least one-half cup of milk. Send entries to America's Dairy Farmers, Suite 600, 928 Broadway, New York City, 10010. Entry deadline is Oct. 15...

Blair Hinkebein of Jackson was among 550 students selected to give a demonstration in the 4-H building at the Missouri State Fair on Aug. 20. Hinkebein demonstrated a skill titled "Cutting Up With Stitches." The demonstrations are a free attraction at the 4-H building each year. Students share skills and develop public speaking abilities during the event...

A program on folk songs and dances from around the world will be presented tonight by Workshop On Wheels. The program will be held at 7 p.m. at the Center for Child Studies, which is on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The program is open to child-care providers, early childhood teachers, students and parents...

Notre Dame High School's annual Activity Week, the school's biggest student fund raiser, is under way this week. During the week, classes compete to bring in the most money per capita. The money raised during the week goes into the school budget to offset the cost of tuition. Students will be selling magazines, candy and fruit, washing cars and doing work projects...

The 50th annual Jackson Marching Band Festival will be held Oct. 4 and includes a parade and field show. The parade through downtown Jackson begins at 1:30 p.m. The field show at Jackson High School stadium begins at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the show cost $2 for adults and $1 for students...