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LETTERS: MEADOW HEIGHTS: YES
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/30/96)
To the editor: Next Tuesday voters will be asked to make a decision so important to the children of this district. Please consider this issue very carefully before casting your vote. A safe and positive learning environment strengthens student achievement and enhances attitudes...
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LETTERS: SOME ADVICE: GROW UP
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/30/96)
To the editor: The recent column by Jamie Hall regarding Abdul-Rauf exemplifies the reasons for the moral and ethical decay of the United States. The fact that Abdul-Rauf had presumably signed a legal contract to conform to the NBA rules in order to obtain the money was never mentioned. It seems to be the modus operandi of sports stars, among others, today to sign a contract and, if you later change your mind about the conditions, simply try to have the contract altered...
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CHARTER CHANGES
(Editorial ~ 03/30/96)
On Tuesday, Cape Girardeau voters will consider a dozen amendments to the city's charter. These changes represent a chunk of reading for voters on Tuesday. To speed up the voting process, voters would be well advised to familiarize themselves with the amendments and what they mean. Each proposal will be voted on separately, and takes each proposed change takes only a simple majority for passage...
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BOND PUSHES FUNDING PLAN FOR 3 BRIDGES
(Editorial ~ 03/30/96)
EDITOR'S NOTE: In the continuing efforts to obtain funding for a new bridge over the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau, Missouri Sen. Christopher S. (Kit) Bond has been working to find potential funding sources. Here is a letter Bond sent recently to Rodney Slater, administrator of the Federal Highway Administration. ...
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SNEEZING, WHEEZING, SNIFFLING: SPRING WEATHER MEANS MORE ALLERGY TESTING
(Local News ~ 03/30/96)
Prongs on test panels are coated with chemicals that represent dogs, cats, pollens and other things in nature which might cause allergic reactions. The prongs are then pressed against the upper back to see if a whelp develops. Mayberry documented the size and location of a whelp to help the allergist, Dr. Robert Sacha, determine what things might cause an allergic reaction in the patient...
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JACKSON CANDIDATES PREPARE FOR TENSE ELECTION
(Local News ~ 03/30/96)
JACKSON -- Uncontested races are common in Jackson -- the mayor, the city collector and four aldermen ran unopposed just last year. This election is different. Signs with candidates' names dot yards and vacant lots. There's a little more handshaking and smiling to do...
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JACKSON VOTERS TO CHOOSE SCHOOL LEADERS
(Local News ~ 03/30/96)
JACKSON -- Jackson voters will go to the polls Tuesday to choose three school board members. The three incumbents whose seats are coming open, Darrell Hanschen, Dr. T. Wayne Lewis and Vicky McDowell, filed for re-election, along with challengers Tom Ludwig and Ron Lowes...
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ALTENBURG SCHOOL REQUEST UNUSUAL
(Local News ~ 03/30/96)
ALTENBURG -- The Altenburg School District is making an unusual request: It is seeking permission to lower its tax rate so it would qualify for more state funding. Voters in the Altenburg School District will decide Tuesday if the local school board can set its own tax levy rate instead of accepting rates mandated by the state. If the board lowers its levy, the district could qualify for additional state funding...
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COUNTY SUGGESTS THREE SITES FOR DETENTION CENTER
(Local News ~ 03/30/96)
Cape Girardeau County will submit three sites to the Missouri Division of Youth Services for a proposed juvenile detention center. "We're going to give them options, if we even make it to the finals," said Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones. Deadline for submissions is Sunday. The state plans to build two facilities in the region, one on the east side and one on the west...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: TIME TO BREAK OUT THE COPPERTONE, HONEY
(Column ~ 03/30/96)
First things first. Sorry about skipping the column last week. I was on my way to work Friday afternoon and decided to stop at Taco Bell. I ordered the usual, two "lite" tacos and a diet Pepsi. "We don't have `lite' stuff anymore," a voice roared out of the speaker...
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M&W WORKERS SAY NO TO TEAMSTERS REPRESENTATION
(Local News ~ 03/30/96)
Employees of M&W Packaging in Cape Girardeau soundly rejected a union organizing effort by the Teamsters in secret-ballot voting that concluded Friday. Nearly 72 percent of M&W workers eligible to vote said no to the union, defeating Teamsters supporters 107-32. Seventy-five "yes" votes were required for a union win...
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MANY UNOPPOSED IN PERRY COUNTY ELECTIONS
(Local News ~ 03/30/96)
PERRYVILLE -- When Perry County voters cast their ballots Tuesday, they'll see some familiar names because most candidates are incumbents. The only races in the county will be in Perryville's third ward and among school board candidates. Incumbent councilman Paul R. "Butch" Flentge will face challengers John T. Chappius and Harvey E. Schamburg for a seat on the Perryville City Council...
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FOUR SEEK SEATS ON KELSO SCHOOL BOARD
(Local News ~ 03/30/96)
KELSO -- One incumbent and three other candidates are running for three seats on the Kelso C-7 Board of Education. Two incumbents, Charlie Schwartz and Frank Essner, are not seeking re-election. Charles Goodale has been on the board for three years and is a Missouri School Boards Association certified board member. He has lived in Kelso 17 years and works as a rural carrier associate for the Cape Girardeau Post Office...
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KIDS DAY AT SEMO
(Local News ~ 03/30/96)
Children ages 6 to 9 are invited to a Super Sports Kids Day today at Southeast Missouri State University. The event begins at 1 p.m. at Parker Gym. It will end at 4. The program, which presents drug-free alternatives like sports and outdoor activities, is sponsored by the university and Schnuck's...
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AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD RACES ON TAP
(Local News ~ 03/30/96)
SCOTT CITY -- Just enough people filed for school board to create healthy election races in the Scott City, Oak Ridge, Delta and Advance school districts. Polling places are open from 6 a.m. until 7 p.m. Tuesday. Incumbents Gale Dale, Cathy Raines and Ray Smith filed for re-election to three-year seats on the Scott City Board of Education. William Wilthong also filed for a three-year term...
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GUN ACCIDENT KILLS TEEN
(Local News ~ 03/30/96)
HALLSVILLE -- A 14-year-old Hallsville girl was killed when a friend playing with a high-powered rifle accidentally shot her in the face, Boone County authorities said. Rena Smith died Thursday afternoon at the home of her 13-year-old friend. Investigators believe the shooting was accidental, said Boone County Sheriff's Sgt. Andy Anderson...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 03/30/96)
Daughter to Allen Mitchell "Mitch" and Brenda L. Abernathy of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:17 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 1996. Name, Haley Rose. Weight, 8 pounds 1 ounce. Third child, second daughter. Mrs. Abernathy is the former Brenda Heskett, daughter of Joe and Rose Heskett of Advance. She is a clerk at Venture. Abernathy is the son of Marvin and Haley Abernathy of Zalma. He is a salesman with Prudential Insurance Co...
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EDWARD WOLFE
(Obituary ~ 03/30/96)
Edward E. "Bud" Wolfe, 78, of Amarillo, Texas, died Friday, March 29, 1996, at the Veterans Hospital in Amarillo, following a lengthy illness. He was born April 17, 1917, in Marianna, Ark. He and Louise Williams had been married 56 years. Wolfe was a retired district executive with Gulf Oil Co. He was a member of Amarillo Lions Club, and lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church. He was a first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force, serving in the Pacific Theater during World War II...
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FRIEDA SCHNURBUSCH
(Obituary ~ 03/30/96)
OLD APPLETON -- Frieda Schnurbusch, 80, formerly of Old Appleton, died Thursday, March 28, 1996, at Surrey Place Nursing Center in Chesterfield. She was born Aug. 28, 1915, at Old Appleton, daughter of Louis F. and Louise E. Meyr Wibbenmeyer. She and Rudolph S. Schnurbusch were married Oct. 18, 1938, at Apple Creek. He died June 2, 1988...
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WILLIAM BELCHER
(Obituary ~ 03/30/96)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- William C. "Bud" Belcher, 74, of Jonesboro, died Thursday, March 28, 1996, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Feb. 13, 1922, in Dexter, son of William Claude and Lillie Shipman Belcher. He and Martha Wilkins were married June 28, 1946, in Jonesboro...
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FRANK GLAUS
(Obituary ~ 03/30/96)
COMMERCE -- Funeral mass for Frank Leo Glaus of Commerce will be held at 10 a.m. today at St. Denis Catholic Church in Benton. The Rev. Normand Varone will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel at Benton is in charge of arrangements...
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GLENN BONIFIELD
(Obituary ~ 03/30/96)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Glenn Rowe Bonifield of Albertville, Ala., will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Martin Lucas will officiate, with burial in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens at Morley. Bonifield, 75, died Tuesday, March 26, 1996, at Boaz Medical Center in Boaz, Ala...
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