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STUDENTS, FACULTY TO PRESENT WORK
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
"Balancanche" by Southeast professor Ron Clayton Art students and their professors will exhibit their work practically side-by-side at the University Museum this month. It's an accident of scheduling that appeals to University Museum Director Jennifer Strayer...
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TITANIC THE EXHIBITION; THE EXHIBIT OPENS TODAY IN MEMPHIS, TENN., AND WILL RUN THROUGH SEPT. 30
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
Massive and opulent, the Titanic was thought to be unsinkable. But on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, the British ship collided with an iceberg at 11:40 p.m. on April 14, 1912, about 500 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. Less than three hours later, the most luxurious ocean liner in the world plunged bow first, two and a half miles to the ocean floor...
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EXHIBIT FOCUSES ON MARITIME TRAGEDY
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
The Titanic exhibition isn't about fine art. It's about history, a monumental maritime tragedy and the pieces of people's lives, says Jon Thompson. Thompson directs the City of Memphis' cultural series and helped put together the Titanic exhibition...
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SCOTT SALES-TAX OPTIONS ON THE TABLE
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
BENTON -- Scott County commissioners will devote a portion of today's meeting to discussing options after voters rejected a quarter-cent sales tax Tuesday. Presiding Commissioner Bob Kielhofner said Wednesday that he didn't want to discuss any possibilities until he met with commissioners Walter Bizzell and Dewaine Shaffer...
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NATIONAL SPEAKERS HIGHLIGHT SEMO'S INAUGURRAL EVENTS
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
Several national speakers will highlight the inauguration of Dr. Dale Nitzschke as Southeast Missouri State University's 16th president. Gov. Mel Carnahan will be on hand to deliver greetings at the inauguration ceremony on April 10, university officials said Wednesday...
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CITY PLANS EXPANSION OF RECYCLABLES
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
If you've been wondering why you can recycle some kinds of cardboard and paper and not others in Cape Girardeau, you can stop wondering. Starting May 1, the Cape Girardeau Department of Public Works will start collecting all types of cardboard and just about all types of paper. The only kind of paper the city won't accept will be Tyvek, said Pam Sander, the city's solid-waste coordinator...
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VOTE FOR SCHOOLS GETS BALL ROLLING FOR STATE MONEY
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
When Sen. Peter Kinder walked onto the Missouri Senate floor Wednesday morning, Senate appropriations chairman Mike Lybyer already knew the news. Cape Girardeau voters had said yes to two school tax increases that will fund a number of construction and renovation projects, including a new vocational-technical school...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: TAKING ENOUGH CARE TO MAKE OURSELVES HAPPY
(Column ~ 04/03/97)
April 3, 1997 Dear Pat, Watching my 7-year-old niece Kim write her story "The Tooth" during her Easter vacation reminded me of a crucial difference between childhood and adulthood: In childhood, no line separates work and play. Children do what gives them pleasure, and when it stops being pleasurable they start doing something else...
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SUPPORT FOR SCHOOLS IS GOOD REASON FOR COMMUNITY PRIDE
(Editorial ~ 04/03/97)
There is good reason for a new mood of optimism in Cape Girardeau today. The spell of defeats at the polls for school improvements has been broken. An ambitious plan to build new schools, modernize others and bring the district's level of education up to today's technology -- and into the future too -- was given strong backing in Tuesday's election...
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TODAY'S DEBATE: TAXPAYER MONEY SPENT ON FLOOD CONTROL; TAXPAYERS LOSING BATTLE (USA TODAY VIEWPOINT)
(Editorial ~ 04/03/97)
Our View: Taxpayers repeatedly pour money into rebuilding in flood zones. That doesn't make sense. Across low-lying areas of Louisiana and Mississippi, hundreds of people are picking their way back to flood-ravaged homes and businesses this week, looking so repair and rebuild -- yet again...
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TODAY'S DEBATE: TAXPAYER MONEY SPENT ON FLOOD CONTROL; KEEP PROTECTING RESIDENTS (OPPOSINT VIEWPOINT)
(Editorial ~ 04/03/97)
Opposing view: money used for flood control is well spent and benefits the whole nation. This year's spring flooding is a painful reminder of just how important flood control is to modern America -- now and in the future. Unfortunately, a vocal minority of Washington special interests wants to take advantage of the horrific pictures of displaced families, lost lives and damaged property by arguing incorrectly that our nation's flood-control system could be responsible for this destruction. ...
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LETTERS: OUR FARM ISN'T FOR SALE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/03/97)
To the editor: This is my view of the lake. We are landowners. We would be put out of business if this lake were to be. To make a plain and simple statement, our land is not on the market. How could you use the term "fair market value" when it isn't on the market? In order for a person to make a deal, there has to be a seller and a buyer. Without a seller, you can't buy. So then you decide to use eminent domain. This is to force a person to sell something that they don't want to sell...
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FAMILY FUN FAIR PLANNED FOR APRIL 13
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
Parents looking for an affordable good time for the entire family should plan to attend the Family Fun Fair in Arena Park. The fair will be held April 13, from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Entertainment and hands-on activities, including arts and crafts and booth games, will be available...
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EARLY DETECTION OF SMOKING HEATER PREVENTS FIRE AT EAGLE RIDGE SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
Eagle Ridge Christian Elementary School staff evacuated students Wednesday after a heater in the building began smoking and threatened to catch fire. The school, housed in the basement of the Christian Faith Fellowship Church at 207 N. Pindwood, has about 65 students enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade. The students were taking a bathroom break in the lower-level bathrooms when smoke was noticed by faculty members...
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CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S CLUB PLANS APRIL LUNCHEON
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
Cape Girardeau County Christian Women's Club will hold a luncheon at noon April 14, at Holiday Inn. The theme will be "A Garden Delight Luncheon." Special feature will be Joe Sherinski, also known as Mr. Good Garden. He will speak on green-thumb hints...
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PARENTS WITHOUT PARNERS SETS APRIL EVENTS
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
The Cape SEMO Chapter of Parents Without Partners will hold three events in April. On April 10 Jeff Hewes will talk about attention deficit disorder. The programs will be held from 7 p.m. to 7:30 in the Harris room of the Community Counseling Center...
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COMMERCE CEMETERY CLEANUP THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
COMMERCE -- It is cleanup time at the Old Commerce-Anderson Cemetery. A two-day, clean-up work session will be held at the cemetery this weekend. "We'll start at 9:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday," said Mrs. Jack High of the Commerce Historical Society. Joining in sponsorship of the cleanup is the Scott County Historical Society...
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HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR REMEMBERS THE HORRORS, PLEADS FOR PEACE
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
As a young woman, Marylou Ruhe struggled to stay alive in the Nazi death camps. For the Polish-born Ruhe, the horrors of war remain constant and painful memories. Today, Ruhe is a freelance writer in St. Louis. She also works as a guide at the Holocaust Remembrance Museum there...
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AREA'S TOP GUNS EARN 3A-4A ALL-STATE; JACKSON'S MILLHAM, CENTRAL'S THIELE ON FIRST TEAM
(College Sports ~ 04/03/97)
Southeast Missouri was home to some of the best Class 4A high school girls basketball teams in the entire state this season. Not surprisingly, then, a pair of local players -- Cape Central's Nichole Thiele and Jackson's Michele Millham -- have been named first-team all-state in Class 4A...
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BIG FRESHMAN CLASS HELPS POWER OTAHK GYMNASTS
(College Sports ~ 04/03/97)
The best season in Southeast Missouri State University gymnastics history and the largest freshmen class ever for the program appear to be more than coincidence. Southeast has reached new heights, breaking the school team-score record several times, elevating it all the way from 193.650 to 195.650. The record-breaking season has also landed Southeast the fourth seed in Saturday night's NCAA Central Regional in Ann Arbor, Mich...
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OKLAHOMA ST. DOWNS SOUTHEAST
(College Sports ~ 04/03/97)
STILLWATER, Okla. -- Nationally-ranked Oklahoma State swept its two-game series with Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team Wednesday with a 10-5 victory. The Cowboys, 25-9 and ranked No. 10 in the nation, had a little easier time than in Tuesday's 9-7 come-from-behind victory...
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NOTRE DAME SHAKES CHAFFEE IN SEVENTH TO REMAIN UNBEATEN
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/97)
CHAFFEE -- Notre Dame scored three runs in the top of the seventh to defeat Chaffee 5-3 Wednesday in high school baseball action and remain unbeaten on the season. Notre Dame (4-0) broke a 2-2 deadlock when Ben Gosche drew a base-loaded walk off Josh Hanlon to score Danny Wittenborn. Dirk Dirnberger followed with a hard smash off the first baseman's glove to score two insurance runs...
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TOUR DE GIRARDOT TO BE HELD APRIL 19-20
(High School Sports ~ 04/03/97)
The annual Tour de Girardot Cycling Classic will be held April 19-20. The two-day event will consist of a four-mile time trial, road race and criterium race. Saturday's competition, for United States Cycling Federation members only, begins at 8 a.m. Saturday on Route K with the four-mile time trial. Competitors will start near Gordonville and race East on Route K...
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LAURA LEWIS
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
JACKSON -- Laura S. Lewis, 84, of Jackson died Tuesday, April 2, 1997, at Heritage Care Center. She was born Sept. 1, 1912, in Jackson, daughter of Joe and Mary Hunter Schmuke. She married Wilson H. Lewis Oct. 20, 1945. Lewis had been a bookkeeper at Jackson Oil Co. and Lewis Mobil Service, owned a gift shop, was co-owner of Jackson Decorating Center, and bookkeeper at Lutesville Pallet Co...
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CAROLYN GRINDSTAFF
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Carolyn Grindstaff, 52, of Perryville died Tuesday, April 1, 1997, at Perry Oaks Healthcare. She was born June 20, 1944, in Perry County, daughter of Ludwig William and Evelyn Mary Schremp Christisen. She and James Edward Grindstaff were married March 12, 1963...
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ZELMA MCBROOM
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Zelma Vivian McBroom of Scott City will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The Rev. Randy Morse will officiate, with burial in Lightner Cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel from 4-8 p.m. today...
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MINA HOFFMAN
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
DEXTER -- Funeral service for Mina M. Hoffman of Dexter will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. The Rev. Wayne Dismuke will officiate, with burial in Sadler's Chapel Cemetery at Dexter. Hoffman, 94, died Tuesday, April 1, 1997, at Vintage Villa Nursing Center...
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MARTHA JARVIS
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Graveside service for Martha L. Jarvis of Cairo will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge. Dr. Larry L. Potts will officiate. Private family visitation will be at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo. Jarvis, 83, died Tuesday, April 1, 1997, at Daystar Care Center...
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CLINTON EULL IV
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
BLOOMFIELD -- Memorial service for Clinton B. Eull IV of Martinez, Calif., will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Home. The Rev. Jerry Cooper will officiate, with burial in Hills Cemetery. Eull, 27, was found Feb. 12 in a remote area near Benicia, Calif. He had been missing since Jan. 9...
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EULA MCDOWELL
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
Eula A. McDowell, 102, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, April 1, 1997, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born March 19, 1895, in Sharp County, Ark., daughter of John and Lucinda Barnett. She married Harvey J. McDowell, who died Jan. 1, 1970. McDowell was formerly of Scopus, and a member of Scopus United Methodist Church...
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ELSIE MILLER
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
CHAFFEE -- Elsie Mae Miller, 80, of Chaffee died Wednesday, April 2, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 12, 1916, in Luxora, Ark., daughter of Frank Lee and Essie May Whiteside Shanks. She and Emery H. Miller were married Nov. 25, 1936. He died May 5, 1969...
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KENNETH KOERNER
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
Kenneth L. Koerner, 44, 555 N. Spring, died Tuesday, April 1, 1997, at his home. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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RUBY STEVENS
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
ADVANCE -- Ruby Stevens, 88, of Ferguson died Tuesday, April 1, 1997, in St. Louis. Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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GRADY VANDIVER
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
BLOOMFIELD -- William Grady Vandiver, 69, of Bloomfield died Tuesday, April 1, 1997, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Aug. 7, 1927, in Reagan, Tenn., son of Walter and Melvina Middleton Vandiver. He and Bertie Grissom were married Oct. 16, 1948...
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RAY SIMONTON
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
Ray Simonton, 52, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, April 2, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/03/97)
Son to David Andrew and Lisa Ruhman of Perryville, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:36 p.m. Monday, March 24, 1997. Name, Isaiah Daniel. Weight, 7 pounds 8 ounces. Third child, second son. Mrs. Ruhman is the former Lisa Marie Perreault, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Perreault of Lake Linden, Mich. She is employed at Perryville Area Career and Technology Center. Ruhman is the son of the Rev. and Mrs. Roger Ruhman of Metamora, Ill. He is employed at Perryville High School...
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PARK DAY SET
(Local News ~ 04/03/97)
JACKSON -- The annual Park Day will be held Saturday, April 19 in the city park. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. at shelter #1. Work will begin at 9 a.m. and end at noon with a free lunch for volunteers provided by Schaper's IGA. Participants will also receive a free t-shirt. This year's Park Day will also include an Arbor Day celebration...
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LENA JORDAN
(Obituary ~ 04/03/97)
DONGOLA--Lena Z. Jordan, 100, of Dongola died Wednesday, April 2, 1997, at Massac Memorial Hospital in Metropolis. She was born Jan. 1, 1897, in Union County, Ill., the daughter of Eli and Amanda Ellen Brown Keller. She married Ira Lee Jordan on March 15, 1916, and he preceded her in death on Oct. 2, 1958...
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