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CRIMINAL JUSTICE DAY TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
Criminal Justice Day will be held at the University Center Lobby on the Southeast Missouri State University campus from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday The special event offers criminal justice students at the university an opportunity to meet with a variety of prospective employers in the criminal justice field and to obtain information about employment...
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UNION COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY RACE A REMATCH OF 1992 DUEL
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Don't be surprised to see a large turnout of voters in Tuesday's primary election in Union County. Wes Wilkins, seeking his fourth term as Union County state's attorney, will face Christopher K. Wells, an Anna attorney, in a rematch of the 1992 Democratic primary which Wilkins won by a mere 33 votes...
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KINDER ANNOUNCES QUEST FOR 2ND TERM
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
More than 60 supporters and fellow Republicans gathered Sunday evening at the Holiday Inn as State Sen. Peter Kinder formally announced his re-election bid. He is seeking a second term in office. Kinder was elecged to the Missouri Senate in November 1992. Last month, he was one of the first candidates to file for election in Jefferson City. Candidate filing closes March 26 at 5 p.m...
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ON THE STREET
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
This week the Southeast Missourian asked, "How fast do you think trains should travel through towns?" Marjorie Proffer, Cape Girardeau "I think 30 mph is plenty fast." Susan Dodd, Cape Girardeau "Well, the speed limit out here (on Kingshighway) is 35 mph. So, 35 mph."...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
Monday, 7:30 p.m. Public Hearing Request to vacate city's interest in easements for the Upper Cape LaCroix Trunk Sewer Project. Appearances Vision 2000 group to present annual report. Consent Ordinances (Final readings) Accept deeds for closure of the city landfill...
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ALL WASHED UP
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
Gina Jones and Mark Smith visited while waiting for their laundry to dry. Nancy Adams loaded washers for a customer at the SEMO Laundry at 123 N. Pacific. Adams handles the drop off laundry service for customers. Different reasons force people to seek out their neighborhood Laundromats...
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STRICTLY BUSINESS: VENTURE STORE ADOPTS NEW IMAGE
(Business ~ 03/18/96)
Venture Store, one of the three anchors at West Park Mall -- JCPenney and Famous are the others -- has adopted a new format and the reaction has been favorable on the New York Stock Exchange. The new emphasis is on its "Family Value Department Store" apparel and home merchandise, rather than discount merchandise of past years...
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TWE BOARDINGS TAKE DIVE AT CAPE AIRPORT
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
Boardings of Trans World Express flights at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport dropped sharply through the first eight months of this fiscal year. TWE had 1,205 fewer boardings from July through February compared to the same period in 1994-95. The airline handled 4,371 passengers during the first eight months of the 1994-95 year compared to 3,166 for the current fiscal year...
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NAMES ON THE WALLS
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
From the tower window of Old St. Vincent's College, visitors have an expansive view of the Mississippi River. This is not just any room with a view: It's a room with a history. On the concrete walls are the names of former students. Each one is written in chalk. No one knows exactly how they got there, but as the story goes, students would write their names on the walls before graduation...
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SCOTT SCHOOLS CHOOSE LEADER
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
SCOTT CITY -- It was a job search that didn't take long to complete. After two months of screening applications, the Scott City Board of Education unanimously voted Friday to hire Roger Tatum as its new superintendent. He begins work July 1. "We were very fortunate to have the number of applications we had in such a short time," said Gale Dale, board president. "We had good applicants. It's just that he stood out more."...
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MARKETING OF TWE NEEDED, FORMER AIRPORT MANAGER SAYS
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
If Trans World Express won't market itself, the city of Cape Girardeau should tackle the task, former airport manager Randy Holdman says. Holdman, who was recently named to the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport Board of Directors, said the city needs to do a better job of promoting the airport throughout the region...
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CROSSING THE LANGAUGE BARRIER-THING'S A DANGEROUS TRIP
(Column ~ 03/18/96)
There was a time when I was fairly articulate. I used words like "ethnocentric" and "mellifluous" and "incisive" without the slightest hesitation. I had no idea what I was talking about, but I said it extremely well. Somewhere along the line, my spoken vocabulary did a bunker. It escaped, disappeared, flew the coop...
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BUSINESS MEMO: SECRETARIES WILL GATHER
(Business ~ 03/18/96)
The Professional Secretaries International will meet Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at Cape Girardeau Drury Lodge. Dr. Charles Korns, director of the Horticulture Greenhouse, Southeast Missouri State University, will be guest speaker, discussing spring lawn preparation, planting and care...
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BUSINESS MEMO: USINESS EXPO APRIL 16-17
(Business ~ 03/18/96)
Plans have been finalized for the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's Business Expo '96 to be held at the Show Me Center April 16 and 17. The Expo is being held in conjunction with the Business Conference, scheduled April 17. The annual conference is sponsored by the Cape Chamber's University Relations Committee and Harrison College of Business...
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BUSINESS MEMO: TRAVEL, TOURISM BIG BUSINESS
(Business ~ 03/18/96)
More than 300 Missouri travel industry members attended the Missouri Governor's Conference on Tourism, held recently at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. "Change is in the Air" was the theme of the conference, which focused on changes, challenges and opportunities for the industry as the 21st century approaches...
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LETTERS: DOLE STILL HAS NO VISION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/18/96)
To the editor: More on Bob Dole: Now that Dole has recouped, there seem suddenly to be a sameness to his overwhelming victories. However, day after day there are new shreds in the political winds along with some prevailing and pervasive ones. Even though convention delegates are assembling in droves, the same primary voters are yearning for another choice. ...
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LETTERS: REDUCE SALES TAX ON FOOD
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/18/96)
To the editor: Do the Democrats in Jefferson City have a death wish? We're faced with a peculiar situation in Missouri this year. State Democrats are being pressed hard by Republicans who want to overturn the Democrats' majority hold on the Legislature. That majority is no longer a sure thing...
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ADVANCE BAND PROMOTES PRIDE
(Editorial ~ 03/18/96)
Something remarkable is going on at Advance High School in nearby Stoddard County. The high school band has attracted almost unprecedented participation. About 90 students participate out of 150 total students. That is an amazing statistic. The numbers are certainly a credit to Advance band director Bob Moses. When he started directing a decade ago, there were 45 members. Two years ago, 115 students had enrolled in the band class...
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SOUTHEAST PM
(Editorial ~ 03/18/96)
Southeast Missouri State University wants to tailor new evening and weekend classes to meet the needs of the region. To that end, the university will distribute about 10,000 questionnaires in Cape Girardeau, Scott, New Madrid, Perry and Butler counties. ...
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MISSOURI WATCH: FORECAST: AN UNCERTAIN TOMORROW
(Column ~ 03/18/96)
It is not unusual to hear someone in advanced age mutter angrily, "I don't know what's going on these days. The world has gone to hell in a handbasket. Nothing is as good as it once was." The older one becomes, the more sympathetic one is to the plaintive complaints against change, most of it viewed as pejorative rather than positive. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 03/18/96)
MY COMMENT is about the "African-American" phrase that we keep hearing on TV and everywhere else. Most of the blacks have never seen Africa, nor have their parents or their grandparents. Maybe we should call ourselves European-American. I WOULD like to make a comment about Pat Buchanan. ...
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BUSINESS MEMO: BANK ACQUISITION COMPLETED
(Business ~ 03/18/96)
Boatmen's Bancshares Inc., headquartered at St. Louis, has completed its previously announced acquisition of Tom Green National Bank, based in San Angelo, Texas. The Texas bank has assets of about $73 million. Boatmen's Bancshares, with assets of about $41 billion, is one of the 25 largest U.S. bank holding companies, operating in more than 650 locations in nine states. Boatmen's also ranks among the nation's largest providers of trust services...
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BUSINESS MEMO: SBA LENDING PARTNERS
(Business ~ 03/18/96)
Boatmen's National Bank of St. Louis heads the Small Business Administration list of top 10 lending partners in the number of SBA guaranteed loan approvals to small businesses in the St. Louis Eastern Missouri District during the fiscal year ending Sept. 30...
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BUSINESS MEMO: COUNSELING SESSIONS SET
(Business ~ 03/18/96)
The Small Business Development Center will conduct counseling sessions in four areas this month. The counselor, Gil Degenhardt, will be available March 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce office. The counseling sessions are free. Call (314)-335-3312 for appointment...
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BUSINESS MEMO:COMING UP
(Business ~ 03/18/96)
Tuesday Professional Secretaries International meeting, 6:30 p.m., Cape Girardeau Drury Lodge. March 27 SBDC counseling sessions, Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 335-3312. Industrial Energy Analysis course, Cape Girardeau, (573)-341-4200...
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NEW ON THE BUSINESS SCENE: NATION BROTHERS EXPANDING
(Business ~ 03/18/96)
Nation Brothers Starter and Alternator Service, 2210 Broadway, has expanded its operations. "We have added aboaut 1,800 square feet for a full-service auto repair shop," said Bob Nations. Nation Brothers has been in the business of new and rebuilt starters, generators and alternators for auto, truck, agriculture and industrial equipment since 1930. The company observed its 65th anniversary last year...
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LETTERS: GOOD NIGHT, GEORGE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/18/96)
To the editor: Of all the headlines in the Southeast Missourian, "Say good night, Gracie" caught the eye of more people, touched more hearts and will remain the most outstanding and memorable of any. To most people George Burns was just another figure. The four words of that headline, however, made him loved by all and captured hearts...
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MICHAEL NICHOLSON
(Obituary ~ 03/18/96)
CHARLESTON -- Michael Nicholson, 12, of Charleston died Sunday, March 17, 1996, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, Ky. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.
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MILDRED VENEVA STEPHENS
(Obituary ~ 03/18/96)
CAMBRIA, Ill. -- Mildred Veneva Stephens, 83, formerly of Morley, died Sunday, March 17, 1996, at the Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin, Ill. She was born May 22, 1912, at Como, daughter of Finas Crabb and Annie Trammell. She and Ira Charles Stephens were married Oct. 8, 1932, at Portageville. He died July 23, 1985...
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THELMA VIRGINIA MARTIN
(Obituary ~ 03/18/96)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Thelma Virginia Martin, 79, died Saturday, March 16, 1996, at the East Prairie Nursing Center. She was born Dec. 29, 1916, in Illinois, daughter of L.I. and Minnie Coolidge Denton. She and Kenneth L. Martin were married Sept. 8, 1934, at Charleston. He died Aug. 17, 1989...
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DALE U. PROPST
(Obituary ~ 03/18/96)
Dale U. Propst, 82, of Sedgewickville died Sunday, March 17, 1996, at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home in Jackson. He was born Aug. 13, 1913, at Sedgewickville, son of Eli and Molly Statler Propst. He and Violet Crites were married March 14, 1948. She survives...
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HAZEL RUDOLPH MUEGGE
(Obituary ~ 03/18/96)
JACKSON -- Hazel Randolph Muegge, 86, of Jackson died Saturday, March 16, 1996, at her home. She was born Jan. 30, 1910, at West Eminence, daughter of Marion and Zilla Warren Randolph. She and Hermet "Dick" Muegge were married April 1, 1933. He died Aug. 30, 1994...
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MARION A. QUINN
(Obituary ~ 03/18/96)
Marion Avery Quinn, 91, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 17, 1996, at the Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. She was born March 22, 1904, at Truthville, N.Y., daughter of John Wing and Elizabeth Avery. She and Fredric James Quinn were married in August 1923 at St. Louis. He died July 1, 1981...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL
(Business ~ 03/18/96)
Kacky Garner, left, of U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson's office, presented certificates to area nominees for Missouri Outstanding Senior Employees, from left, Bernice Glass, Mary Ellen Taylor, Naomi Trapp, Trula Richardet and Elda Mangels. Keith Lawson of Danville, Ky., has joined Dana Corp. at Cape Girardeau as environmental and safety engineer...
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MAMIE BOSWELL
(Obituary ~ 03/18/96)
Funeral service for Mamie Boswell, 91, will be at 1:30 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. Boswell died Tuesday, March 12, 1996, at Manor Care Nursing Center in Reno, Nev. She was born Sept. 5, 1904, at Egypt Mills. She and Clyde R. Boswell were married Dec. 22, 1923...
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JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN AGENDA
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
Monday, March 18 7:30 p.m. A. Hearing to consider voluntary annexation of some Missouri Highway 25 right of way. B. Establish a budget billing plan for residential electricity customers. C. Authorize the request for bids for an electric substation and transformers...
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AREA RESIDENTS IN ACCIDENTS
(Local News ~ 03/18/96)
Two area residents were injured in separate one-vehicle accidents Sunday in Southeast Missouri. Bryan Kempfer, 17, of Marble Hill was moderately injured when his truck ran off the road, hit a culvert and overturned in Bollinger County. The accident occurred at 11:15 a.m. on Route 51 about one mile north of Marble Hill. Kempfer was not wearing a seat belt, a spokesman for the Missouri State Highway Patrol said...
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RICHARD C. GILL
(Obituary ~ 03/18/96)
Richard C. Gill, 73, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, March 17, 1996, at the Lutheran Home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford And Sons Funeral Home.
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