Stories from Friday, October 13, 1995

SIKESTON -- Funeral service for James Melvin Learue of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Robert Burnes will officiate, with burial in Mounds Cemetery at Lilbourn. Learue, 59, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1995, at Donaldson Point in New Madrid County...

The news from the Missouri Highway Commission in Jefferson City this week was good. Another Jackson interchange on I-55 has been added to the Highway and Transportation Department's 15-year plan, which already includes an interchange to the north at Oak Ridge...

An article in the Sunday newspaper noted that fewer people are flying out of the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport on Trans World Express. Reasons given for the downturn in boardings were a reduced marketing effort locally by TWE and the public's fear of flying on turbo-prop planes. ...

MALDEN -- The Malden DeReign Club announced its Mr. Christmas Bell and Miss Christmas Belle pageants. The contests will be held Nov. 18 at the Malden Community Center. The pageant competition begins at 1:30 p.m. There are eight age divisions for girls and three divisions for boys. Three winners will be announced in each division...

JACKSON -- At one time terrorism was something that only happened in other countries. America, it seemed, was immune. Now it is another aspect of crime and violence with which police agencies at all levels must learn to contend. "Terrorism has been on the rise worldwide for a number of years and that is just part of a general trend where people and organizations feel the need to resort to violence to further their political beliefs and gain publicity," said Bill Francis, a St. ...

Fire alarms at the Towers Complex are a frequent occurrence, but even though they almost always turn out to be false alarms, students need to take each one seriously. More than 100 residents of the high-rise dormitory on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University turned out at the complex's cafeteria Wednesday night for a presentation on fire safety...

CHAFFEE -- A school visit by the Gideons International has raised some legal questions among residents here. Members of the Gideons International gave small New Testament Bibles to fifth-grade students at Chaffee Elementary School. At least one parent complained about the visit...

Another highway project of considerable importance to the area is a stretch of Highway 177 just north of Cape Girardeau that is prone to flooding whenever the Mississippi River rises. In the past 23 years, the half-mile portion of highway where Cape Rock Drive crosses has been closed nine times due to high water. In recent years, the highway was closed for 54 days during the 1993 flood and 24 days during this year's flooding...

JACKSON -- Joe R. Short, 77, of Houston, Texas, died Sunday, Oct. 8, 1995, at Northway Health Care Center in Houston. He was born May 25, 1918, in Jackson, son of Maurice A. and Kathryn Paul Short. He and Marguerette H. Adams Francis were married in 1965. She died April 1, 1984...

PATTON -- Juanita Seabaugh, 64, of Patton, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1995, at her home. She was born Oct. 11, 1931, near Scopus, daughter of Elvin and Freedie Cook Long. She and Gene Seabaugh were married April 11, 1957. Seabaugh was a member of Little Whitewater Baptist Church...

CAIRO, Ill. -- A Cairo boy was killed Wednesday night after being struck by a car. Joseph David Miller, 6, was pronounced dead at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau about 9 p.m. A spokeswoman for Cairo police said details about the accident weren't being released Thursday night because the report hasn't been completed...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Joseph David Miller, 6, died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo., from injuries received in a pedestrian-vehicle accident. He was born Jan. 26, 1989, in Carbondale, son of Roger and Becky Miller...

Daughter to Terry and Teresa Dalton of Carol Stream, Ill., Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., 9:18 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, 1995. Name, Tatum Marie. Weight, 6 pounds 10 ounces. First child. Mrs. Dalton is the former Teresa Sparkman, daughter of Mary Sparkman and Glenn Sparkman of Cape Girardeau. She is a senior public health nurse at DuPage County Health Department in Addison, Ill. Dalton is self-employed at Rapid Sampling Environmental. He is the son of William and Anita Dalton of Festus...

JACKSON -- Missouri Secretary of State Bekki Cook assured an audience in Jackson Thursday night that the new state manual unveiled Wednesday in Jefferson City is blue. Cook, who grew up in Jackson, spoke to more than 50 people who attended the annual Manufacturers' Appreciation Banquet of the Jackson Industrial Development Company...

Are Cape Girardeau's students hooked on phonics or whole language? That is one of the questions parents would like answered before the school board develops its five-year strategic plan. About 25 people attended Thursday's last meeting in a three-part series emphasizing educational directions. The next meeting, at which buildings will be discussed, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Washington School...

Cape Girardeau's more than 500 street names would entertain even the most serious Scrabble player. Perhaps the most unusual name is Cool Guy Way, a street planned for the Melrose Place Subdivision. Dr. Robert Gardner said the street is named for his 14-year-old son, Michael...

Imagine your surprise. While leafing through one of the many national magazines that come to your mailbox, you saw someone you know. How often does that happen? This magazine happened to be People. You know, the weekly compendium of current show-biz events, weighty analysis of movie plot lines, peek-a-boo photos of glamorati at parties, penetrating articles about the major Hollywood philosophers of our time -- all this plus urgent updates on the love lives, marriage plans and divorce rates of People Who Are Really, Really Important and Special.. ...

I DO hate to complain, but the new mural's colors are ugly. The work is really pretty, I mean the whole idea is nice, but I've never seen such nasty colors. I hate to comment about that, but they are really bad. TO THE residents of Advance: Can you not see the forest for the trees? First the police, now the firemen. I always thought progress was when you selected the best and moved forward, not to select the inferior and move backwards...

Getting firsthand knowledge about colleges just got easier for hundreds of area high school students. A regional college fair will bring college and military representatives to students from Perryville to Puxico. The seventh annual fair will be held Monday at the Show Me Center. About 1,500 students are expected to attend the afternoon session...

SIKESTON -- Sponsors and walkers are still being sought for the Kenny Rogers Cerebral Palsy Center's 22nd annual Charity Walk, Oct. 28. The walk starts at 10 a.m. at the Sikeston Kmart store and ends at the Sikeston Eagles Lodge, where lunch will be served to participants...

Mary F. Miller, director of the Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau, has been named the alternate delegate to the White House Conference on Travel and Tourism. Sen. Christopher S. Bond, who named Miller alternate, said she "has been active in many aspects of business and tourism promotion, ranging from local to international involvement."...

Walter Williams, a nationally known economist and syndicated columnist, will speak at 4 p.m. next Thursday in Academic Auditorium. Southeast Missouri State University students and faculty will be admitted free, but there is a $5 charge for the public...

An academic pep rally and recognition for academic excellence, scholar athletes and performing arts scholars are among the hoped-for activities for Cape Central High School's Renaissance program. The voluntary program, which started in May at Cape Central, encourages educational achievement and outstanding contributions of students and staff with the three R's: Reinforcement, recognition and reward, said Julia Jorgensen, program coordinator...

The Missouri Health Facilities Review Committee is scheduled to decide next week whether to grant a request from St. Francis Medical Center to purchase a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. The committee will meet at 9 a.m. next Wednesday in Jefferson City...