Stories from Friday, October 28, 1994

Here's a quick look at some of the topics being discussed in the nation's capital. Hillary Rodham Clinton First Lady has been struggling to make a comeback since the American people's negative opinion of her skyrocketed during the health care debate. The latest step on her path to rehabilitation, which in a month has taken her from attacking those who disagree with her to near invisibility, is an exclusive interview with Newsweek magazine about her religious convictions...

Here's a quick look at some of the topics being discussed in the nation's capital. Hillary Rodham ClintonThe First Lady has been struggling to make a comeback since the American people's negative opinion of her skyrocketed during the health care debate. ...

To the editor: As a nontraditional student attending Southeast Missouri State University, I vehemently oppose the Hancock II Amendment. If this amendment gains passage, there will be severe monetary repercussions which will affect all levels of educational institutions statewide. ...

The following is an analysis by Missouri Farm Bureau of Constitutional Amendment #7, better known as Hancock II. It looks at some of the most controversial provisions of the amendment and gives Farm Bureau's best judgment of what their impact will be...

Imagine you are unfamiliar with the law, and there is a rule governing an obscure corner of the law that concerns an activity in which you have a keen interest and in which you're seeking guidance. Imagine further that you seek out the opinion of a congressman -- and not just any hayseed, but a bright, young, 12-year member of Congress, one who sits on the prestigious Rules Committee and who has long been marked as a putative rising star. ...

JACKSON -- The search for superintendent Wayne Maupin's replacement continued Thursday, with parents meeting at Orchard Elementary to discuss qualities they want in a top school administrator. The basic list was typical: Christian morals, common sense and good communication skills...

SCOTT CITY -- The Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority will take another step today in its effort to become a Midwest hub for transportation. The authority will sign papers at 10 a.m. to purchase 5.8 miles of railroad track from the Thebes, Ill., bridge north through Scott City to the port and into Cape Girardeau...

Most nightspots try to bring in women patrons by holding Ladies' Nights that offer them free admission or drinks. On Wednesdays, the River City Yacht Club's Men's Night turns the tables in its way. No women are allowed. The men get a man-sized steak with baked potato and unlimited draft beer, then smoke a cigar that's almost Cuban and watch sports bloopers and cheesy videos on a big-screen TV...

A proposed $60 million Nash Road Redevelopment project that once involved an Arkansas steel company appears to have collapsed when the steel company found a better deal at home. There are those in the know who believe the project was nothing more than a ploy by the company to get a richer package in Arkansas...

Negotiations on a new cable television franchise agreement for Cape Girardeau will be wrapped up soon, one way or another, City Attorney Warren Wells says. Wells said the city will either reach agreement with the local cable TV operator, TCI Cablevision, or end up in court...

CAIRO, Ill. -- The Illinois Department of Transportation is giving motorists traveling the interstate highway system something more to look at than mile markers and exit signs. Through the state's "Corridors of Tomorrow" program, selected interchanges along Interstates 24, 57 and 64 have been planted with colorful wildflowers and prairie grass...

U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson has asked three federal agencies to investigate alleged absentee ballot fraud in Butler County. Last week Butler County Prosecutor Ernie Richardson filed charges after a woman complained her absentee vote was reported different from what she had voted...

The decision: As usual, the boys responded to your fatherly advice about marriage and grandchildren in typical fashion: silence. Other fathers might be offended. You simply see it as the green light to get another cat. The humane society: Don't go to the animal shelter, your younger son warned. ...

Cape Girardeau's cable television system could provide a link to the "information super highway," a computer consultant says. Cape Girardeau resident Larry Loos, who operates a computer business, has suggested the city consider the "information super highway" in negotiating a new franchise with TCI Cablevision...

Comedian George Wallace will perform tonight at 7:30 at Academic Auditorium. Wallace, who most recently starred in the CBS sitcom "Tall Hopes," regularly performs in Las Vegas and on "The Tonight Show" and "Late Night with David Letterman." He is best-known for his routine about the stupid things people say...

PUXICO -- Virgle Speer, 78, of rural Puxico died Thursday, Oct. 27, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements were incomplete at the Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.

BROWNWOOD -- Funeral service for Virgil "Shanks" Anthony of Brownwood will be held at 11 a.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. The Rev. Keith Price will officiate, with burial in Morgan Memorial Park. Anthony, 65, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1994, at his home...

WHITEWATER -- Funeral service for Jimmy Dean Gilles of Whitewater will be held at 2 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Chapel in Jackson. The Rev. Virgil Bunch will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 8:30 a.m. to service time...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Ellis E. Dillow, 76, of Dongola, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1994, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Marion. He was born July 23, 1918, in Dongola, son of Ralph and Ruth Ury Dillow. He was married to Irene Dillow. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church of Dongola and of the Disabled American Veterans, the Anna V.F.W., and the American Legion. He was a veteran of World War II and a farmer...

MATTHEWS -- Clay Stephen Porter, 14, of Matthews died Thursday, Oct. 27, 1994, at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Nov. 4, 1979, at Sikeston, the son of Armand Lee and Laura Ann Beck Porter. They survive at the home in Matthews...

JACKSON -- Funeral service for Deborah Kay Penrod of Jackson will be held at 10 a.m. today at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home. The Rev. James W. Brown will officiate, with burial in New Bethel Cemetery near Pocahontas. Penrod, 46, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...

Chester Raymond "Judge" Harmon, 83, 539 S. Spring, died Thursday, Oct. 27, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Oct. 27, 1911, at Malden, son of Alonzo D. and Crilla Bowman Harmon. He and Geraldine E. Smith were married Feb. 21, 1935, in Blytheville, Ark. She died June 23, 1993...

Joint burial service for Burwell C. and Genevieve Hug Fox was held Thursday at Lorimier Cemetery, with Sister Lucille Zerr, SSND, officiating. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel was in charge of arrangements. Burwell Fox, 75, died Sept. 13, 1994, at Chateau Girardeau Health Center...

ADVANCE -- Ruben James "R.J." Craddock, 70, Advance Route 1, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 1994, at Dexter Memorial Hospital in Dexter. He was born April 4, 1924, in Morley, son of Sidney Thomas and Sylvia Mae Patterson Craddock. He and Marcelean Ellen Holder were married July 27, 1950. She died March 17, 1980...

VILLA RIDGE -- Memorial service for Inis Masters of North Miami, Fla., will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge. The Rev. Vernon McClellan will officiate, with burial in Cairo City Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 1 p.m. Saturday...

OLMSTED, Ill. -- Benjamin Samuel Mason, 88, Olmsted Route 1, died Thursday, Oct. 27, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 16, 1905, son of William Campbell and Mollie Steers Mason. He married Virginia Sisk, who died May 29, 1982...

The man taken into custody for crashing into A Step at a Time Preschool at 1703 Perry, hitting two mailboxes on New Madrid Street and striking a tree was in stable condition Thursday night at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Hubert Whitworth, 63, wasn't injured from the accident, he wife said. He suffered internal bleeding and blacked out, which his wife said caused the accident...

An industrial accident at Lone Star Industries Thursday claimed the life of a Chaffee man. Maxel Dale Tatum, 54, was pronounced dead at a Cape Girardeau hospital after being found caught in machinery. The accident happened in Lone Star's quarry, 2524 S. Sprigg, about 2 p.m...

VFW Post 3838 and its Ladies Auxiliary will host the annual Kids' Fair Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Safety Village in Missouri Park. A bicycle rodeo featuring safety tips and other information will be offered. Prizes will be available, including rulers, pencils, an American flag kit and a bicycle...

The Cape Girardeau County Health Department will offer flu shots next week at its office at 1121 Linden. Shots will be given between 9 a.m. and noon and from 1-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Administrator Charlotte Craig said the department is giving priority to people 60 and over and others who have chronic illness...