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SCHOOL PRAYER: NOT NOW
(Editorial ~ 12/03/94)
As the Republicans poise to take control of Congress, a push for school prayer has surfaced. Newt Gingrich, who will likely become the new House speaker in January, has called for hearings and a House vote by July 4 on a school prayer amendment. It's a case of good motive, wrong timing. Voluntary prayer in public schools is meaningful, but there are many other issues that demand immediate attention...
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LOVE LIGHTS A TREE TOOL TO FIGHT CANCER
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
Four-year-old Lexi Ramsey is celebrating the Christmas season at home this year, the first time since she was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. She's playing with Santa figurines and rearranging ornaments on the Christmas tree at home. Her mother, Marilyn Ramsey, also is celebrating. Lexi's cancer is in remission. The little girl has another year of chemotherapy, but she's thriving...
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MENOPAUSE -- A NEW BEGINNING
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
"In what class are you interested?" the registrar at the vo-tech center asked the prospective student as she stood in line to enroll in a menopause class. "Menopause," the 50-year-old woman whispered. "Please speak louder. I can't hear you," the registrar responded...
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BLOOD DRIVES SCHEDULED
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
The American Red Cross has four blood drives scheduled for the Southeast Missouri area. Southeast Missouri State University fraternity Delta Chi will hold a blood drive Tuesday, through Thursday at the University Center Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m...
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SUPPORT GROUP TO SEE VIDEO
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
The Menopause Support Group will meet Monday at 7 p.m. in the Harrison Room at Southeast Missouri Hospital. The program will be a video presented by Ferne Jamieson, a nurse. Women older than 35 may have an interest in this group and are welcome to attend...
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SHARE TO MEET THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
The SHARE support group will meet Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in Classroom A on the first floor of the Regional Cancer Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. SHARE is a support group for parents who have experienced the loss of an infant through miscarriage, stillbirth or early infant death...
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RIGHT OF CENTER: LIFE'S GAME HAS WINS AND LOSSES
(Column ~ 12/03/94)
Most people likely associate December with the Christmas holiday. I'm no exception. But the thing I relate most with the month has little to do with the birth of our Lord. To me, December is the month of warm afterglow. It's a time each year to recline and reflect with the self-satisfaction of making it through another ... football season. Oh I know, December also is a time to reflect on the year past and to speculate over the year to come...
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FAA MAY CLOSE AIRPORT TOWER HERE
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
Cape Girardeau's revitalized airport could be headed for a crash landing if the Federal Aviation Administration closes the air traffic control tower, city officials said Friday. The FAA is considering closing 23 air-traffic control towers at non-hub airports nationwide, including the one in Cape Girardeau...
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HUMANA GETS LOCAL CONTRACT
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
Humana, one of the nation's largest managed care insurers, is working to expand its health care products into Southeast Missouri. David Fields, chief executive officer of Humana in Missouri and Southern Illinois, said the company entered the area by winning a contract to provide insurance to state employees in Southeast Missouri...
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DAY-CARES CAUTIOUS ON WORKERS
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
A random check of child-care providers in Missouri, Nevada, Wisconsin and South Carolina revealed that some employees were convicted of prostitution, theft and even endangering the life of a child. Investigators with the Department of Health and Human Services and the FBI checked 500 providers in the four states and found 61 employees in those agencies had been arrested or convicted prior to their employment...
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CAIRO BOARD, TEACHERS TO LET ARBITRATOR DETERMINE DISPUTE
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Cairo Board of Education offered the Cairo Teachers Association an opportunity to settle its 10-day-old strike through a federal arbitrator and the proposal has been accepted. Cairo School Superintendent Elaine Bonifield called Thursday night's school board proposal, which includes a contract for a "binding agreement," a significant step toward ending the strike...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: HAIRY LEGS JUST ONE OF WINTER'S BENEFITS
(Column ~ 12/03/94)
Moan and groan if you must about the chill of winter, but it's paradise for this girl. First of all, I tend to sweat profusely in the summer. Not just get too warm. Not perspire. Sweat. This is the kind of sweat that runs off the end of your nose when you are conducting outdoor interviews of important governmental officials in mid-July...
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CHAFFEE'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE SET FOR 1 P.M. TODAY
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
CHAFFEE -- The annual Christmas parade in Chaffee will at 1 p.m. today with the theme of "Here Comes Santa Claus." The parade will start at the parking lot on North Main Street, proceed south to Yoakum Avenue, and then west past the high school to Highway 77...
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SCHULTZ STUDENTS WILL WEAR PAWS FOR TOYBOX
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
Students at Louis J. Schultz Middle School will have an opportunity to wear some Paws for a traditional holiday cause Dec. 13. Money will be collected before school and during the lunch period for Toybox, a joint Christmas project conducted by the Cape Girardeau Jaycees and Southeast Missourian...
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MEDICAL PROBLEMS AND SURGERY PLAGUE WOMAN
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
Mrs. H has endured a series of medical problems over the last few years. She has severe arthritis and hypertension. Just recently she underwent extensive surgery on her knee. Despite having to deal with so many ailments, Mrs. H still manages to attend church and go out on occasion...
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CHAMBER SEEKS WORKERS' COMPENSATION EQUITY
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
The Missouri Chamber of Commerce is joining forces with local chambers and other business groups this year to seek legislation they hope will restore fairness to the state's workers' compensation law. "We think this is the No. 1 issue facing Missouri business today -- It is an economic-development issue," said Tony Reinhart at the monthly First Friday Coffee of the Cape Girardeau Chamber...
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REGION OFFERS GRAB BAG OF CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES FOR EVERYONE
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
In Ste. Genevieve, they'll be walking with the Clauses. In Jackson, it is breakfast with Santa himself. And in Bonne Terre there's a "drive-thru" Christmas down a lane sparkling with more than 1.75 million lights. Anyone interested in Christmas activities outside Cape Girardeau can find plenty of them beginning this weekend...
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OPAL CARLTON
(Obituary ~ 12/03/94)
ADVANCE -- Opal Carlton, 89, of Advance, died Friday, Dec. 2, 1994, at Advance Nursing and Residential Care Center. She was born Jan. 14, 1905, in Advance, daughter of Hays and Nellie Umfleet Guthrie. She and Otto Carlton were married March 30, 1921, at Marble Hill. He died April 17, 1985...
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KAY MCGLOCKLIN
(Obituary ~ 12/03/94)
Kay "Karen" McGlocklin, 57, of Lincoln, Ill., died Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994, at the home of a daughter. She was born June 17, 1937, in Vandalia, Ill., daughter of Ralph Raymond and Nola Dothager Tedrick. McGlocklin had been a systems analyst with Xerox Corp. in Tampa, Fla. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church in Tampa, and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society...
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WILLIAM T. MIDDLETON
(Obituary ~ 12/03/94)
COBDEN, Ill. -- William T. Middleton, 67, of Joliet, formerly of Cobden, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994, in Joliet. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Cobden is in charge of arrangements.
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NORA E. GRAVES
(Obituary ~ 12/03/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Nora E. Graves, 81, of Anna, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994, at Union County Hospital. She was born May 6, 1913, in Saline County, daughter of William and Lilly Funkhouser. She and William Ray Graves were married Nov. 29, 1928, in Williamson County. He died Feb. 23, 1988...
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WOMEN'S CLUB GATHERS DEC. 12
(Local News ~ 12/03/94)
"Ewe Wool Luv It" is the theme for the Dec. 12 luncheon sponsored by Cape Girardeau County Christian Women's Club. The luncheon and meeting will be held from noon to 2 p.m. at Holiday Inn. Cost is $7.50 per person. Complimentary day care is provided for children birth to 10 years...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 12/03/94)
Son to Will and Nancy Browne, 1659 Lyndhurst, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:22 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, 1994. Name, Parker Harrison. Weight, 8 pounds 10 ounces. Third son. Mrs. Browne is the former Nancy Hatley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hatley of New Madrid. She is an attorney with Limbaugh, Russell, Payne and Howard. Browne is a salesman at Holloway Floor Covering, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Browne of Carolina Beach, N.C...
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ROBERT J. DICKSON
(Obituary ~ 12/03/94)
SIKESTON -- Robert J. Dickson, 92, of Sikeston, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Feb. 18, 1902, in Perry County, Tenn., son of Dr. Alonzo and Julia Starbuck Dickson. He and Earline Jones were married Nov. 28, 1926, at Sikeston...
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SUZANNE ENRIGHT
(Obituary ~ 12/03/94)
ULLIN, Ill. -- Graveside service for Suzanne Enright of Lamar, Mo., will be held at 2 p.m. today at Cache Chapel Cemetery in Ullin. The Revs. Gene Hart and Don Enright will officiate. Daniel Funeral Home at Lamar is in charge of arrangements. Enright, 55, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo...
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JANE E. JONES
(Obituary ~ 12/03/94)
Funeral service for Jane Ellen Jones, 916 Linden, will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. Mark Carbaugh will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today. Jones, 50, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994, at St. Francis Medical Center...
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WALTER H. REED
(Obituary ~ 12/03/94)
ADVANCE -- Walter H. Reed, 87, of Advance, died Thursday, Dec. 1, 1994, at his home. He was born Nov. 7, 1907, in Mt. Carmel, Ill., son of Walter N. and Anetta Blackburn Read. He married Pansy Garver June 22, 1930. She died April 18, 1984. He later married Ila Fleeman Dec. 6, 1984...
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WILLIAM C. MOWRY
(Obituary ~ 12/03/94)
PERRYVILLE -- William C. Mowry, 69, of Perryville, died Friday Dec. 2, 1994 at Perry Oaks Nursing Center. He was born May 31, 1925 in Perry County, the son of William H and Rosella A. Lancaster Mowry. He worked as a farmer and as a saw mill laborer...
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