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CLICK & DOUBLE CLICK: JUST REMEMBER: VIRTUAL CHOCOLATE HAS NO CALORIES
(Column ~ 10/08/96)
Cybertip: Interested in the latest programs to run these high-tech web pages? You can try out hundreds of programs and games FREE at http://www.shareware.com. The number one download last week for computers with any version of Windows: "Hey, Macaroni!" screensaver, complete with noodles that dance and sing...
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CAPE SCHOOL BOARD TO HEAR BOTTOM LINE
(Local News ~ 10/08/96)
When the finance committee for the Cape Girardeau School District meets tonight, they'll have completed a difficult task given them by the Cape Girardeau Board of Education. The finance committee will explain which of the district's proposed educational programs and building projects are possible based on the school district's current and projected revenues...
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YMCA FOR CAPE EXPLORED
(Local News ~ 10/08/96)
A task force is looking at the feasibility of establishing a YMCA in Cape Girardeau. The Community Caring Council set up the task force to determine if there is a need for YMCA programs in Cape Girardeau. Terry Starkey chairs the task force, which has from 15 to 30 members. It is an informal group with a fluctuating membership. The next meeting is set for 7 p.m. on Oct. 21 at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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WHAT AVERAGE REPRESENTS
(Local News ~ 10/08/96)
The Dow Jones industrial average was invented 100 years ago by Charles Henry Dow, a publisher of the Customers Afternoon Letter, a stock market newsletter that was a forerunner to the now-famous Wall Street Journal. The first Dow had only 11 stocks -- nine of them railroads, reflecting the importance of the iron horse in the 19th century...
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DOW JONES AVERAGE HITS 6,000 MILESTONE TWICE
(Local News ~ 10/08/96)
Where were you at Dow 1,000? How about Dow 2,000, 3,000, or 4,000? It may be hard to believe that the Dow Jones Industrial Average floated under the 1,000 mark for 76 years before reaching the milestone on Nov. 14, 1972. Now, less than a quarter-century later, the Dow has surged into record territory again, topping the 6,000 mark for the first time in history, and less than a year after first topping the 5,000 mark in late November of 1995...
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REZONING OF FOREST HILLS GETS FIRST OK
(Local News ~ 10/08/96)
Over heated protests of nearby landowners and concerned citizens, the Cape Girardeau City Council on Monday gave initial approval to rezone Forest Hills Estates from R-1 to R-2. The difference means lots can be as small as 7,000 square feet instead of the 10,000 square feet required in an R-1 district. Average lot size in the proposed new development, located north of the Sprigg and Bertling intersection, is around 9,000 square feet...
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A LIKELY STORY: HARD-TO-COME-BY FRIENDS ARE HARDER TO LET GO
(Column ~ 10/08/96)
For me, friends seem to come and go. The relatively small number of good friends I have remains constant while only the faces change. I guess, to a degree, it's like that for most everyone. I remember my first childhood chum, I think his name was Larry. Larry and I used to make mud pies together and play cars. Then he ran off with my favorite rope and while I was mad at him he moved away...
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RUST COMMENTARY: THE LATE FRANK ADAMS GETS A TRIBUTE AS THORNGATE LDT. RECEIVES TOP INDUSTRY AWARD
(Column ~ 10/08/96)
It was a fitting tribute given to FRANK ADAMS by RON DIRNBERGER during his acceptance of the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce INDUSTRY OF THE YEAR award to THORNGATE LTD. Frank was a rare man best summed up with this line stated by DON DENNY at Frank's funeral this spring: "Frank would give you the shirt off your back but would fight you if you'd try to take it."...
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BURNING WASTE
(Editorial ~ 10/08/96)
The problem isn't new. America's businesses and individuals create hazardous wastes. Landfills can no longer take these wastes. But proper disposal remains essential so that these hazardous materials don't seep into water sources or other areas of public concern...
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UNIVERSITY SEEKS HONORS IDEAS
(Editorial ~ 10/08/96)
Southeast Missouri State University is accepting nominations until Oct. 15 for recipients of honorary doctorates and professional degrees. It is a refreshing approach to a process that it normally handled in-house at most universities. Southeast awarded its first honorary degree posthumously to Rush H. ...
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LETTERS: SIGN OF THE LAST DAYS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/08/96)
To the editor: In some areas of this great United States of America, some biology classes no longer allow dissecting of frogs, but according to the partial-birth abortion bill that was vetoed we are allowed to "dissect" babies in the birth canal. How barbaric has we become in this country? Is life now considered worthless except for insects and animals?...
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SCOTT COUNCIL ADJUSTS BUDGET
(Local News ~ 10/08/96)
SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Council unanimously approved an amendment that eliminated the budget deficit and put the city in the black for fiscal year 1996-97. The city's original budget was estimated to be at a $127,701 deficit, the second consecutive year the city had run in the red. The amended budget, approved at the first regular meeting of October, bumped the city up to $8,443 over budget...
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PLANS TO LIMIT FIREWORKS DEFEATED
(Local News ~ 10/08/96)
Cape Girardeau residents won't see a shorter fireworks season despite two proposals by Councilman Melvin Gateley. At Monday's City Council meeting, Gateley called Max Jauch, interim fire chief, to the podium and asked if fireworks had caused fires in the city. Jauch replied that they had...
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KAYAK TRIP ON BEHALF OF HONDURAN PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 10/08/96)
Brian Merline spent months training for his trip down the Mississippi River and he spent plenty of time carefully constructing the kayak he would travel in. But the trip isn't just for fun. Merline is working for a cause while he paddles his way to New Orleans -- he's raising money for the Honduran Health Exchange in Tegucigalpa, Honduras...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/08/96)
Daughter to Stacey Lynn and Susan Diana Ramsey of Jonesboro, Ill., 10:48 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, 1996. Name, Emily Elizabeth. Weight, 7 pounds 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Ramsey is the former Susan Larsen, daughter of Lars and Carole Larsen of Anna, Ill. Ramsey is the son of Zetta Ramsey of Jonesboro and the late Junior Ramsey. He is a construction worker...
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FRED COOKSON
(Obituary ~ 10/08/96)
PUXICO -- Funeral service for Fred Cookson 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. Cookson, 90, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996, at Pine Lawn Residential Care II...
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FRED ROOKER
(Obituary ~ 10/08/96)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Fred Edward Rooker of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Sikeston. Johnny Hester will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 11 a.m. to service time...
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THELMA PAUL
(Obituary ~ 10/08/96)
CHAFFEE -- Thelma H. Paul, 88, of Chaffee died Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Jan. 26, 1908, in Ravenden Springs, Ark., daughter of Aulcy E. and Florence Hurt. She and Orville T. Nall were married in 1928. He preceded her in death. She and Wilfred Paul were married in 1948. He died in 1980...
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VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE
(Local News ~ 10/08/96)
The deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election is 5 p.m. Wednesday. The voter registration office at 401 Independence will be open from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. The Cape Girardeau Public Library will register voters today from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. and Wednesday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m...
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JACKSON BOARD OF EDUCATION
(Local News ~ 10/08/96)
Jackson Middle School Library Tuesday, Oct. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Action Items -- Consider section of MSBA Policy Review. Information Items -- Update on district "School Report Card." -- Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Personnel report. -- Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Support Services report...
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IVAN PERKINS
(Obituary ~ 10/08/96)
PUXICO -- Ivan H. Perkins, 80, of Puxico died Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born June 7, 1916, at Wappapello, son of Earl and Mary Grimm Perkins. He and Pauline Buddenbaum were married Dec. 21, 1946. She died March 23, 1981...
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ROSELEA TRAMMEL
(Obituary ~ 10/08/96)
ANNA, Ill. -- Graveside service for Roselea Trammel of Anna will be held at 1 p.m. today at Cedar Bluff Cemetery. The Rev. Richard Sullins will officiate. Friends may call at Hileman and Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro from 10 a.m. to noon. Trammel, 67, died Saturday, Oct. 5, 1996, at Carbondale Healthcare Center...
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ALMA FROEMSDORF
(Obituary ~ 10/08/96)
Alma L. Froemsdorf, 90, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 4, 1905, at Egypt Mills, daughter of Leo and Rosena Baker Rubel. She and Wilson W. Froemsdorf were married Sept. 12, 1938, in Cape Girardeau. He died April 1, 1977...
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FERN LOUGHARY
(Obituary ~ 10/08/96)
GLEN ALLEN -- Fern Kirkpatrick Loughary, 79, of Glen Allen died Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996, at Advance Nursing Center in Advance. She was born Feb. 15, 1917, at Huxie, daughter of Charley E. and Ina C. Proffer Eaker. Loughary was a member of McGee Chapel Church...
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STEPHANIE GARNER
(Obituary ~ 10/08/96)
ADVANCE -- Stephanie A. Garner, 81, of Fraser, Mich., died Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996, in Sterling Heights, Mich. She was born Nov. 9, 1914, in Detroit, Mich., daughter of Andrew and Mary Wrobel. She married Henry W. Garner, who died April 20, 1987. Garner was a member of St. Ronald's Catholic Church in Fraser...
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HASKELL NEWBERRY
(Obituary ~ 10/08/96)
ANNA, Ill. -- Haskell D. Newberry, 76, of Anna died Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996, at his home. He was born Feb. 28, 1920, in Christopher, Ill., son of Charles and Susie York Newberry. He and Mary Hurst were married July 17, 1948, in Osceola, Ark. Newberry was a construction worker. He was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church and Laborers Local. He was a veteran of World War II...
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ERNA RUBEL
(Obituary ~ 10/08/96)
Erna V. Rubel, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, Oct. 7, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Dec. 19, 1903, at Egypt Mills, daughter of Leo and Rosena Baker Rubel. Rubel retired from Southeast Hospital in 1970. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau...
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EDWARD MCDANIEL
(Obituary ~ 10/08/96)
Edward Russell McDaniel, 46, of Memphis, Tenn., died Sunday, Oct. 6, 1996, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born Nov. 23, 1949, in Cape Girardeau, son of Edward Eugene and Emma Jane Lewis McDaniel. He and Barbra Ann Hester were married Feb. 12, 1972, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cape Girardeau...
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TEACHER HELPS STUDENTS BE MUSICAL
(Local News ~ 10/08/96)
Pam Dumey thinks she has the best job in the world. She teaches music at Clippard Elementary School in Cape Girardeau. "I believe I have the best job in the world," she said. "Every day I get to sing and dance with children. I get to lead them through musical experiences, encourage them to be creative and watch them be successful."...
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