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LETTER: FED'S DECISIONS SHOULD ENCOURAGE INVESTING IN AMERICA'S FUTURE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/04/95)
To the editor: There are several factors contributing to support for the Federal Reserve's decisions to raise interest rates: 1. The surge of the 4.5 percent annual economic growth rate in the final quarter of 1994 was fueled, in large measure, by consumer spending...
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TEACHER TO TAKE CABLE TRAINING
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
At the expense of TCI Cable, Cape Girardeau School District Technology Coordinator Kimberly Gwen will travel to Littleton, Colo., to learn how to tap into the future of cable in the classroom. "We have been committed to using new computer technologies to teach cable in the classroom for some time," TCI Marketing Manager Todd Runkwitz said. "The program we set up will allow us to send Kimberly Gwen to Littleton for three days to accomplish this."...
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NEWSPAPER TO INITIATE TRIVIA CONTEST
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
The grand prize winner in a new eight-week trivia contest will get a $200 shopping spree and a 52-week subscription to the Southeast Missourian. The contest begins this weekend. Trivia questions appear in the Saturday Southeast Missourian and the free distribution Plus edition each week. Readers find the answers in each Sunday's USA Weekend magazine...
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NEW HEALTH PROGRAM STARTS TODAY
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
Not many doctors make housecalls anymore, but family practitioner Dr. Zorba Paster makes thousands nationwide each week on "Zorba Paster On Your Health." This hourlong radio call-in program debuts today at 10 a.m. on KRCU 90.9 FM. KRCU is the local National Public Radio station...
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CAPE CHAMBER BACKS FINISHING ROAD PROJECT
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce has approved the Surface Transportation Committee's recommended support for the completion of the Lexington-Sprigg Street project. Jim Rust, chairman of the board, announced the board's endorsement for the completion of the street project during the First Friday Coffee, held at Drury Lodge Friday...
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RIGHT OF CENTER: MONSTER-TAMERS VS. MONSTER-SLAYERS
(Column ~ 02/04/95)
Jack Kemp's announcement this week that he won't seek the Republican presidential nomination in 1996 illustrates some of the disharmony in GOP ranks. The Republican Party always had its share of dissension, but now that Republicans control Congress, those differences seem amplified...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU GETS SATELLITE FOR WORLD TRADE
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
A company in Tokyo wanting a product made in the United States can receive all the information on companies manufacturing that product within minutes. Ditto, a company of Cape Girardeau wanting to buy or sell on the international market. "We wanted more free trade and we have it," said Susan Inslee, during an appearance at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce First Friday Coffee. ...
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AARP TO MEET
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
The Cape Girardeau area chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons will meet Monday at 1:30 p.m. at Grace United Methodist Church. Robert W. Harper, instructor for the 55 Alive-Mature Driving Course, will present the program. It will include a video concerning the need and effectiveness of the course...
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WORKSHOP ON ANGER, VIOLENCE SET THRUSDAY
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
A workshop titled "The Fire Down Below: Managing Anger and Violence" will be held Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at the Show-Me Center. The workshop will feature Dr. Cardwell C. Nuckols, a clinical consultant and training specialist from Orlando, Fla. His experience in the psychiatric and addictions specialties spans more than 18 years...
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VOLUNTEER TRAINING PLANNED FEB. 16 IN SIKESTON
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
Providence Hospice Group of Sikeston is offering volunteer training for anyone interested in becoming a hospice volunteer. Training will begin Feb. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the hospice office, 510 N. Main in Sikeston. A hospice volunteer can assist with patient care, run errands for the patient and family, provide homemaker services, bereavement support and companionship. Volunteers are also needed for clerical duties at the hospice office...
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SJOGREN'S GROUP MEETS FEB. 15 AT SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
"Sjogren's Syndrome and Allergies" will be the program topic for the Sjogren's Support Group meeting Feb. 15. The group meets at 7 p.m. in Classroom A of the Regional Cancer Center at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Dr. Robert Sacha, a Cape Girardeau allergist, will present the program...
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GROUP TO DISCUSS TEENS WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
A program on equipping adolescents to become their own advocates in dealing with attention deficit disorder is the topic for the Feb. 20 meeting of CHADD. The group meets at 7 p.m. at the Community Counseling Center. Dr. Michael Burke with the Centers for Psychological Growth in Chesterfield will present the program...
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CLASS PLANNED TUESDAY FOR EXPECTANT GRANDPARENTS
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
A class will be offered Tuesday by Southeast Missouri Hospital for expectant grandparents. The classes are designed to update grandparents about the ever-changing trends in infant care. The class will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Classroom A on the first floor of the Regional Cancer Center...
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TRAUMA, INTIMACY PROGRAM TO BE HELD ON FEB. 13
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
The Community Counseling Center is offering a presentation on trauma and intimacy Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. Robert LeFebvre, director of rehabilitation services at Community Counseling Center, will present the program. Individuals who experience or witness traumatic events often find these experiences affect other aspects of their lives, even their intimate relationships...
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CLASSES HELP SENIOR STAY HEALTHY
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
"We Americans tend to rust out long before we wear out because we don't use our bodies as they are intended to be," someone has said. About 200 senior citizens, 60 to 90, are attempting to use their bodies as they are intended to be by participating in the Senior Learning Program Fitness Program at Southeast Missouri State University. ...
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CHOICE CREATES COMPETITION, BETTER SCHOOLS
(Editorial ~ 02/04/95)
Choice offers people the power, right and liberty to choose. From governmental representatives to the food they eat, people embrace choice. It only follows that parents should have a choice in something as important as public education. Sen. Peter Kinder, Cape Girardeau, is sponsoring legislation that would empower parents to choose the particular school their children attend. It is legislation whose time has come...
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MAUPIN'S BIG SHOES
(Editorial ~ 02/04/95)
There will be a new man at the helm of the Jackson Public Schools come June 30. Superintendent Wayne Maupin is retiring after 26 years of service. Dr. Howard Jones, a superintendent of schools in Stillwater, Okla., has been chosen as his replacement...
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PROTESTERS TARGET CITY'S NEW STRIP BAR
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
Amid the threat of protest, dancers and other people working for Regina's House of Dolls strip bar calmly went about the business of opening their doors to Cape Girardeau patrons Friday night. The protest came at about 8:15 p.m. -- some time after the place had opened -- when Donna Miller, president of the Cape Girardeau County American Family Association, arrived outside the club with two men. All three carried cardboard signs protesting the strip bar...
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CAPE MAN WINS BIG IN STATE LOTTERY
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
Carl Klose of Cape Girardeau had plenty of spending money and a surprise waiting for his friends when they made the trip to St. Louis Friday afternoon. He told his traveling companions he had to collect $25,000 on a winning Jan. 25 Show-Me-5 ticket...
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MORE THAN 600 APPLY FOR WORK AT AZTAR CASINO
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- Pemiscot County, one of four counties with a double-digit unemployment rate, may see that figure dwindle over the next three months with the arrival of the Aztar Corp. riverboat casino. Aztar started the first phase of its hiring process Thursday during a special three-day "Job Fair" being held at the Aztar employment office at East 18th Street and Adams Avenue...
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POWER OUTAGE CLOSES SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
Southeast Missouri State University canceled classes and closed offices Friday after a power outage on campus left the school in the dark for much of the day. School officials said the outage underscores the need to upgrade Southeast's aging power plant and electrical distribution system. The switchyard dates to the 1950s...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: VALENTINE'S DAY FOR THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB
(Column ~ 02/04/95)
My friend Penny sent me a Valentine's Day card. It is early, but holidays are her life. The card is on my desk now. There is a little dog on the front with steam coming out of his ears. He is saying things like "This holiday sucks" and "It's just a time for all the love-stricken wimps to make the rest of us want to retch."...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/04/95)
I'M GETTING sick and tired of all there is on TV is O.J. Simpson stuff. I live out in the rural area, and that's all that's on. I get sick and tired of it. I'm interested to see if they find him guilty or innocent, but if I wanted to know how a trial worked, I would have gone and been a lawyer myself...
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BOYD C. DUFF
(Obituary ~ 02/04/95)
CHARLESTON -- Boyd C. Duff, 78, of Charleston, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, at Charleston Manor. He was born July 3, 1916, in Eddyville, Ky., son of William A. and Mary Hart Duff. He and Ethel Warren were married Oct. 31, 1936. She died Sept. 17, 1980. He and Frances Baugh were married in January 1982...
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EVELYN R. CAGLE
(Obituary ~ 02/04/95)
PARMA -- Funeral service for Evelyn Rose Cagle of Picayune, Miss., formerly of Parma, will be held at 11 a.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Parma. The Rev. Roy Bartlett will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery at Malden. Cagle, 71, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1995, at Memorial Hospital in Gulfport, Miss...
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PAULINE V. DAVIS
(Obituary ~ 02/04/95)
PUXICO -- Funeral service for Pauline V. Davis of Puxico will be held at 10 a.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Puxico. The Rev. Ray Placher will officiate, with burial in Puxico Cemetery. Davis, 72, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, at Puxico Nursing Center...
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LORENE JACKSON
(Obituary ~ 02/04/95)
DELTA -- Funeral service for Lorene Jackson of Delta will be held at 2 p.m. today at Liley Funeral Chapel in Marble Hill. The Rev. David Jackson will officiate, with burial in Bollinger County Memorial Park Cemetery. Jackson, 84, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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ESTEL ROBEY
(Obituary ~ 02/04/95)
BLOOMFIELD -- Graveside service for Estel "Peck" Robey will be held at 1 p.m. today at Walker Cemetery near Bloomfield. The Rev. Danny Marshall will officiate. Friends may call at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Dexter after 11 a.m. today. Robey, 73, died Friday, Feb. 3, 1995, at Sikeston Health Care Nursing Center...
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GEORGE W. INMAN
(Obituary ~ 02/04/95)
MARBLE HILL -- George Washington Inman, 83, of Marble Hill, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, at his home. He was born Jan. 4, 1912, son of James Rufus and Charlsie Owen Inman. He and Hazel Elizabeth Beck were married Jan. 26, 1945. Inman was retired from Mallinckrodt Chemical Co., and attended Locust Grove General Baptist Church...
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ELLA L. PFEIFFER
(Obituary ~ 02/04/95)
Ella Lydia Pfeiffer, 95, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Jan. 22, 1900, in Frohna, daughter of Rudolph and Margaret Mangels Oswald. She and Oswald Pfeiffer were married Sept. 8, 1918. He died Aug. 15, 1991...
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DON F. MCCOMMONS
(Obituary ~ 02/04/95)
ANNA, Ill. -- Don F. McCommons, 80, of Anna, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 1995, at Jackson County Nursing Home in Murphysboro. He was born June 2, 1914, in Dongola, son of Jessie and Evelyn Johnson McCommons. He married the former Alline Robertson Coffman...
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ROY ALLEN WILLIS
(Obituary ~ 02/04/95)
OLIVE BRANCH -- Roy Allen Willis, 82, of Olive Branch, died Friday Feb. 3, 1995 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Sunday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. Funeral services are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Monday at Trinity Assembly of God Church in Olive Branch, with Rev. Billy Don Heady and Rev. Carl Hester officiating...
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SIDNEY "RED" CALLIS
(Obituary ~ 02/04/95)
THEBES -- Sidney "Red" Callis, 83, of Thebes and formerly of Miller City, died Thursday Feb. 2, 1995 at the Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. He was born Sept. 19, 1911 at Charleston, the son of Sidney and Lillie Romaine Callis. He was married to the former Martha Waterman, who survives...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/04/95)
Daughter to Mark C. and Nancy Whitfield of Granger, Ind., Memorial Hospital in South Bend, Ind., 9:45 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, 1995. Name, Betsy Ann. Weight, 8 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Mrs. Whitfield is the former Nancy Eder, daughter of Don Eder of North Vernon, Ind., and the late Betty Eder. Whitfield is the son of Carolyn Whitfield of Chaffee and the late Henry Whitfield...
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RULES FIGHT COULD ENTER NEW PHASE
(Local News ~ 02/04/95)
JEFFERSON CITY -- One month into the 1995 session of the Missouri House of Representatives, members are still at an impasse over rules for the 88th General Assembly. Republican and Democratic leaders have been discussing new rules since before the session began. For the time being, the House is operating under temporary rules, which are the rules used in the last session...
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RONNIE E. ERLBACHER
(Obituary ~ 02/04/95)
Funeral service for Ronnie E. Erlbacher, 316 S. Lorimier, will be held at 10 a.m. today at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Scott Moon officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery. Erlbacher, 43, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1995, at his home...
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