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LETTERS: U.S. JUDGES TOO LIBERAL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/30/96)
To the editor: More than anything else, I hear people talking about how hard it is to raise kids in today's violent, immoral society. Almost as often, I hear people expressing frustration, dissatisfaction and cynicism about the way the court system in this country works. ...
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LETTERS: JOURNET'S VIEWS OPPOSED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/30/96)
To the editor: We are really lucky living here in the Bootheel. We are blessed with fine churches and good schools. Beautiful countryside and rich, abundant farmland abound. We are also fortunate, evidently, to be blessed by the presence of Alan Journet, who is kind enough to share his thoughts with us on the subject of American elective politics...
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LETTERS: JOURNET'S SCARE TACTICS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/30/96)
To the editor: If I were a lawyer, after reading Alan Journet's letter to the editor, I would simply say: Objection! Each conclusion he reached is an assumption based on his opinion and offers little or no factual content. I find each of these policy assumptions to be little more than a continuation of scare tactics offered by arrogant-thinking elitists. ...
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SUBURBAN DISTRICTS SHOULD KEEP TRANSFER STUDENTS
(Editorial ~ 10/30/96)
St. Louis public schools have stopped re-admitting city students who transferred to and then expelled from suburban schools. It is a policy change that makes sense. As part of the desegregation efforts in St. Louis, thousands of city students are bused to suburban districts. With them goes a chunk of money...
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COOPERATION IN MEDICAL FIELD IS THE KEY TO FUTURE SUCCESS
(Editorial ~ 10/30/96)
St. Francis Medical Center has chosen a new chief executive officer. This newspaper and residents of the region bid James Sexton welcome to the community. He officially begins his duties Nov. 11, but the former head of two Catholic hospitals in Fond du Lac, Wis., met local officials and the media Monday. He seems enthusiastic and ready to roll up his sleeves to begin work...
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BOST, RENDLEMAN DEBATE ISSUES
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Republican state Rep. Mike Bost and his 115th District Democratic challenger John S. Rendleman discussed their differences on school and tax reforms during a debate Tuesday at Shawnee High School. For 30 years Shawnee High School has held student political debates during presidential election years. School administrators invite local candidates to open the event by speaking of their stands on the issues to be debated...
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PHELPS BATTLES HILL IN 118TH
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
VIENNA, Ill. -- With less than a week to go, Jack Hill feels good about his campaign for the state representative in the 118th District of Southern Illinois. "We've worked hard getting our message out," said Hill, a newcomer to the political ranks after more than 37 years in education, the last six as president of Shawnee Community College. "It's been a long campaign, and we feel we've made headway."...
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MARCH PROTESTS VIOLENCE ON WOMEN; SEMO STUDENTS HOLD TAKE BACK NIGHT EVENT
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
The march route was only from Academic Hall to the corner and back, but the participants said they made their point. Women shouldn't have to be afraid of the dark. About 25 people gathered Tuesday for Take Back the Night events at Southeast Missouri State University. After role-playing on dealing with sexual assault, they gathered to begin their protest...
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KEMP MAY VISIT CAPE
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
Republican vice presidential candidate Jack Kemp may make a campaign stop in Cape Girardeau Friday. The campaign schedule still was being drawn up Tuesday night, said Debbie Holt of the Dole-Kemp national campaign office in Washington, D.C. Dole-Kemp campaign officials have informed 8th District congressional candidate Jo Ann Emerson's staff that Kemp might stop in Cape Girardeau late Friday afternoon...
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POSHARD SEEKS ONE MORE TERM
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
MARION, Ill. -- Glenn Poshard says he will retire from Congress in 1998, but he wants two more years in the House of Representatives. "I don't feel that congressmen should make a whole career of being in Congress," said Poshard, a Democrat. Poshard, a former public-school teacher and administrator, has enjoyed solid re-elections in congressional races ranging from 58 to 64 percent of the vote in each of his previous four campaigns...
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JACKSON ADMINISTRATOR SAYS HOUSING BOOM A TREND
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
JACKSON -- What was thought to be a boom in residential housing construction appears to be a trend instead, Jackson City Administrator Steve Wilson said Tuesday. Although growth has been steady for the past 10 years, this is the fourth year of exceptional growth. ~~There have been more than 300 homes built in Jackson during the last two and one-half years. More than 65 permits were issued through the first six months of 1996, more per capita than in Cape Girardeau...
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STRANGER THAN FICTION: TO ERR IS HUMAN, ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE ME
(Column ~ 10/30/96)
They say the only people who don't make mistakes are dead. I don't find that comforting. If you read the newspaper Sunday, you may have noticed my before-and-after fat statistics. We're running my measurements once in awhile to show that anyone can lose weight. And we mean ANYONE...
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LOCAL RACES AND ISSUES FACE VOTERS IN DOWNSTATE ILLINOIS
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Two local races, a state representative race and an issue concerning funding to install a 911 emergency telephone systems are attracting voter interest in Alexander County. Incumbent circuit clerk Susan C. Hileman, a Democrat, has served 12 years and will seek her fourth term when she faces Republican Teresa S. Martin next week...
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KENNEY MAKES STOP IN CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
Bill Kenney says the office of lieutenant governor in Missouri shouldn't be a do-nothing job. It should be more than a stepping stone to the governor's mansion. He said the lieutenant governor should serve as an ombudsman for the public and provide an open line of communication between Missourians and state government...
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FEMA GIVES UNITED WAY $18,865 GRANT
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
Local agencies can provide food and funding to needy families thanks to a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Area Wide United Way received an $18,865 grant to provide emergency assistance within Cape Girardeau County. "The allocation is made once a year, then the money is distributed throughout the course of the year," said Edythe Davis, a United Way board member...
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ASK JACKSON
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
The Southeast Missourian asked first-graders at Primary Annex what costumes they will be wearing for Halloween. Ross Wiginton: "I have a jump suit to look like a Navy boatman. It has USA and American flag patches on it." Elizabeth Bierer: "I'll dress as Esmerelda. She's a gypsy in the Hunchback of Notre Dame."...
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8TH DISTRICT CANDIDATE PROFILE: TLAPEK PUSHES FOR CONSIDERABLY LESS GOVERNMENT, LOWER TAXES
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
Five candidates are seeking to represent the 8th District in Congress. The Southeast Missourian asked all five candidates the same 14 questions, which we feel are major issues in this campaign. Their answers will appear in a candidate profile today through Friday. Ballot order was used to determine publication date...
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GOLDIE BANKS
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Goldie Mae Banks of East Prairie will be held at 11 a.m. today at Shelby Funeral Chapel in East Prairie. Larry Smith will officiate, with burial in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Banks, 70, died Sunday, Oct. 27, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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DENNIS LEWIS III
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Funeral service for Sgt. Dennis D. Lewis III of Portageville will be held at 1 p.m. today at First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Ed Rhodes will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. DeLisle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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DAVID F. JONES
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
SIKESTON -- David Franklin Jones, 92, of Sikeston died Friday, Oct. 25, 1996, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Jan. 9, 1904, in Corinth, Miss., to Jim and Della Jones. He was a retired electrician and had lived in Sikeston since 1932...
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LUCAS PANICI
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Funeral service for Lucas Panici of Dongola will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Anna. The Rev. Tom Miller will officiate. Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna after 5 p.m. today. Panici, 14, died Saturday, Oct. 26, 1996, in an automobile accident near his home...
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WILLIAM SISBOWER
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
Memorial service for William Sisbower of Cape Girardeau will be held at 4 p.m. today at Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer will officiate. Burial will be later in Oak Hill Cemetery in Southington, Conn. There is no visitation...
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ARTHUR ANDREWS
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
JACKSON -- Retired Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Arthur L. Andrews, 62, of Atlanta, Ga., died Saturday, Oct. 26, 1996, in Atlanta. He was born March 9, 1934, in Boston, Mass., son of Arthur L. and Marguerite Andrews. Andrews enlisted in the Air Force in 1953 and during his more than 30 years of service was assigned to 15 bases in eight states and four foreign countries. He performed duties in law enforcement and as a first sergeant...
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LORETTA HAGY
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
Funeral Mass for Loretta C. Hagy of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel from 5-8 p.m. today. Hagy, 90, died Monday, Oct. 28, 1996, at the Lutheran Home...
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NETTIE FULLBRIGHT
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
Funeral service for Nettie Marie Fullbright, 1910 Good Hope, will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. John Gregory will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the chapel from 4-8 p.m. today...
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SYLVIA FERGUSON
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Sylvia Ellen Ferguson, 90, Mounds Route 1, died Monday, Oct. 28, 1996, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born in Grand Chain. She married Otho Ferguson. Ferguson had been a caseworker with Illinois Department of Public Aid. She was a member of Pilgrim Congregational Church in Mound City, and Mounds Business and Professional Women's Club...
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EUGENE MASTERS
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
MARBLE HILL -- Eugene Masters, 73, of Marble Hill died Tuesday Oct. 29, 1996, near Marble Hill. He was born Jan. 15, 1923, in Glen Allen, son of Emanuel and Maggie Lincoln Masters. He married Delpha P. "Betty" Crader on April 30, 1955. She survives...
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LOIS TOMPA
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
SIKESTON -- Lois LeVrier Tompa, 84, of Sikeston died Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1996, at her home. She was born April 17, 1912, in South Houston, Texas, daughter of Franklin Pierce and Grace Sivells Davis. She married Joseph Tompa, who died in 1969. Tompa taught speech and English at Jefferson Davis High School in Houston, Texas, and had also been a registrar. She moved to Sikeston in 1987. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church...
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CHARLES BRYANT SR.
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
SIKESTON -- Charles Jouette Bryant Sr., 83, of Sikeston died Monday, Oct. 28, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Oct. 23, 1913, in Clarksville, Tenn., son of Robert Scott and Lana Maude Cook Bryant. He and Rozella Hubbard were married Oct. 21, 1936, at Morehouse...
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ROBERT COCKRELL
(Obituary ~ 10/30/96)
Funeral service for Robert L. Cockrell of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. today at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. The Rev. Frank Husted will officiate, with burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Bell City. Cockrell, 78, died Monday, Oct. 28, 1996, at the Lutheran Home...
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SPORTS CLINIC OFERED SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
"Discover your power to perform" is the theme of the First Annual Sports Performance Clinic to be held Saturday at the University Recreation Center located behind the Show Me Center. This clinic is designed for junior high and middle school students, their parents and coaches to provide information on how important it is to consistently perform good stretching techniques, to deliver healthy eating habits, and to understand the importance of teamwork and good sportsmanship...
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WINTERIZING YOUR HOME
(Local News ~ 10/30/96)
Dennis Coomer with Coomer's Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning cleaned and adjusted a furnace. Coomer recommended that the service costing about $50 should be preformed each fall. Jesse Bollinger, a student at Cape Girardeau Vocational Technical School, installed insulation on a new home. Insulation is the best way to winterize a home...
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