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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTION DEBATE LEAVES BETTER EDUCATED PURBLIC
(Column ~ 09/14/97)
An open letter to all pro-life Missourians and hard-working volunteers in the pro-life cause. Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance or insignificance can spare one or another of us. ...
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A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
25 years ago, 1972 Tax rate of 50 cents for 1972 was officially established by Cape Girardeau County Court Thursday morning, a formality, and court was told it won't have to borrow money until October; 50 cent tax rate is maximum that can be levied for general revenue; maximum 35 cent road tax rate was also adopted...
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CARTER IN BUSINESS OF PRESERVATION
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
Yvonne Carter of Jackson got involved in the preservation of family photos and memorabilia five and half years ago. In July, she turned her hobby into a business. It all started after her wedding. She had about 400 extra photos of her wedding and she had no idea of what to do with them...
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CAPE COUNTY COMMON SEWER DISTRICT DISCUSS OPTIONS
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
The members of the Cape County Common Sewer District are in the process of planning town hall meetings to inform the public about their organization's plan to become a legal entity. Should Cape County voters vote for the sewer district the group plans to hire an engineer and apply for grants to begin the process of putting sewer lines in place in the Fruitland/Pocahontas area...
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MISSOURI COMMENTARY: THREE YEARS: ENOUGH TO MAKE A CASE?
(Column ~ 09/14/97)
Ken Starr is the soft-spoken, but determined, independent counsel. He has never been a prosecutor or a defense lawyer. He is, however, investigating for the purpose of possible criminal indictment most everyone in the White House -- from the president and first lady on down...
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EDITORIAL: LAKE FACTS: MORE LIKE LAKE PROPAGANDA
(Editorial ~ 09/14/97)
"It is only under the shelter of the civil magistrate that the owner of that valuable property, which is acquired by the labour of many years, or perhaps of many successive generations, can sleep a single night in security. He is at all times surrounded by unknown enemies, whom, though he never provoked, he can never appease, and from whose injustice he can be protected only by the powerful arm of the civil magistrate continually held up to chastise it."--Adam Smith-"The Wealth of Nations," 1776...
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HIGHWAY PROMISES NEED TO BE KEPT
(Editorial ~ 09/14/97)
When Charles Kruse, president of the Missouri Farm Bureau, visited Cape Girardeau recently, he didn't mince his words regarding highway needs in the state. In plain language, he said the 15-year highway plan adopted in 1992 needs to be completed. Why? Simple, says Kruse. Taxpayers were promised the projects would be done in return for a bigger share of Missourians' pocketbooks...
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LETTERS: SAD FUNERAL AND JOYFUL MEMORIES
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/14/97)
To the editor: The recent death of Princess Diana brought a particularly poignant sadness to my wife and me, because the year in which Prince William was born was the year we planned to visit Wales and England with another couple who were very dear friends of ours. ...
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LETTERS: BOOK ATTEMPTS TO PRESERVE RECORDS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 09/14/97)
To the editor: I read with somewhat saddened heart the article Father Seyer wrote to the Southeast Missourian mentioning our lack of appreciation in noting the efforts his parents gave to Holy Family Catholic Church, especially when neither Sharon Sanders nor myself was ever contacted about his proofing the book...
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100 YEARS: CHURCH TO CELEBRATE WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS CENTENNIAL
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
The New McKendree United Methodist Church will hold a pageant celebrating "100 years of Methodist Women's Organizations" at the 5 p.m. service on Saturday, Sept. 27 and at the 8 and 10 a.m. services on Sunday, Sept. 28. The pageant will portray how dedicated these early founders of the women's organizations were in their Christian programs at their many meetings each month...
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FROM THE PULPIT: LET GOD DRESS YOU AND PROTECT YOU
(Column ~ 09/14/97)
There's an old fairy tale about a foolish king who paraded in front of his subjects naked. Not that he intended to do so, but he was tricked into believing he was wearing special clothing, so special that only the sophisticated folk could see it. Only a child was brave enough to see (literally and figuratively) through his foolishness...
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FAIR-GOERS CLAP AND STOMP FOR NINE FIDDLERS FIDDLING IN ANNUAL CONTEST
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
Liesl Schoenberger showed up late to the Old Tyme Fiddler's Contest Saturday at the SEMO District Fair. But in the contest itself, her timing was perfect. The 13-year-old Cape Girardeau girl won first place in the junior division, taking home the $50 prize...
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FAIR ATTENDANCE UP; WEATHER, ATTRACTIONS CREDITED
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
Temperate weather and new attractions may have sparked attendance this year at the Southeast Missouri District Fair. The fair featured several new attractions this year, said Pete Poe, president of the SEMO District Fair Association. He said some 83,367 visitors attended the fair through Friday evening, and he projected Saturday's attendance figures would push total attendance over last year's nearly 100,000...
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MORE THAN 2,400 ON LIST FOR NEW LUNGS
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
Cape Girardeau resident Gary Farmer isn't alone in needing a lung transplant. As of July, 2,454 people nationwide were waiting for lung transplants. "Lungs are by far the hardest organ to recover," said Gary Anderson, who heads up the Mid-America Transplant Services office in Jackson...
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THE WAITING GAME; INSURANCE COMPANY DEBATES LIFE AND DEATH DECISION FOR POTENTIAL TRANSPLANT PATIENT
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
Gary Farmer is trapped in a deadly waiting game for a lung transplant. Whether the 47-year-old Cape Girardeau man lives or dies may depend on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Missouri, the huge health insurance company based in St. Louis. At issue is whether Farmer -- who has a rare lung disorder -- must have the transplant done at St. Louis University Medical Center, where there is two-year waiting list for lung transplants...
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OFFICIALS HEAD OUT OF TOWN FOR DISASTER DRILL
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
Sixty-five people in key decision-making jobs in Cape Girardeau County are headed to Jefferson City later this month to prepare for a disaster. Although officials in Cape Girardeau County have spent many hours working out emergency management plans, they will put those plans to the test during the training session Sept. 23 to 25...
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MARK MY WORD: MIDWAY RIDES MEAN THE FAIR ISN'T JUST FAIR; IT'S GREAT
(Column ~ 09/14/97)
There's nothing like a spinning berry to make a kid happy. There's nothing like the SEMO District Fair. Just ask our kids. They loved it. Our oldest daughter, 5-year-old Becca, probably would have camped out at the fairgrounds if we would have let her...
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INDIANS FLUNK REDBIRD TEST; SOUTHEAST FALLS 41-7 IN 1ST BIG CHALLENGE
(College Sports ~ 09/14/97)
It was certainly not the way Southeast Missouri State University's football Indians envisioned making a bold statement about their new and improved look this season. Facing their first legitimate test of 1977, the Indians flunked with flying colors as Illinois State rolled to a 41-7 victory Saturday night...
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THE LATEST LINE: MISMATCHES MARK SECOND WEEKEND OF PREP FOOTBALL
(Sports Column ~ 09/14/97)
If you're an area high school football fan and you went out Friday night in search of a close game, then you came home extremely disappointed. Blowouts -- many of them total annihilations -- were the rule on the second weekend of the season. Of the 12 games involving Southeast Missouri teams, only one was decided by less than 15 points...
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CENTRAL KICKERS GO WINLESS IN FRANCIS HOWELL TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/97)
ST. LOUIS -- Cape Central continued to fight an early-season scoring drought in the Francis Howell North Tournament this weekend. The Tigers netted just one goal in two losses, then found the target three times in a 3-3 tie with Whitfield Academy. Central (2-4-2) opened tournament play on Friday with a 2-1 loss to Quincy-Notre Dame. Nathan Gibbar accounted for the lone Tiger goal on an assist from Josh Ferguson...
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OTAHK SPIKERS CLAIM BILLIKEN INVITATIONAL
(College Sports ~ 09/14/97)
ST. LOUIS -- The Southeast Missouri women's volleyball team tuned up for Thursday's OVC opener by capturing the Billiken Invitational Saturday. After winning its two opening matches Friday, Southeast finished as the tournament's lone undefeated team with three-set victories over Eastern Tennessee State University and St. Louis University on Saturday...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: PONDS, LAKES ROLL WITH THE SEASONS TO PRESERVE LIFE
(Column ~ 09/14/97)
Has anyone ever told you that their lake has turned over but couldn't explain what that means? Has any one ever told you that their lake turned over and the fish died? In reality, ponds and lakes turn over every year in the spring and fall, with little harm to the fish...
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BULLDOGS CONTINUE TO ROLL
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/97)
Is this truly a rebuilding year? A few weeks ago, coach Brad Wittenborn said last year's 19-7 record "would be a lofty goal" for this year's edition of the Bulldogs. Notre Dame lost eight starters to graduation and have only one senior. But the Bulldogs have quickly moved from underdog to favorite, and last season's record is looking more and more attainable: Notre Dame improved to 5-1 Saturday afternoon with a dominating 3-0 win against physical Paducah Tilghman...
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TURNOVERS BEDEVIL CHAFFEE IN 48-18 SETBACK
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/97)
According to Chaffee coach Brian Horrell, the scoreboard didn't tell the whole story Friday in the Red Devils' 48-18 loss at Gosnell, Ark. "We played outstanding," said Horrell. "The scoreboard does not do us justice." But there were a few numbers of significance in the game, namely five crucial turnovers by Chaffee that either stopped potential scoring drives or led directly to points for the Pirates...
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KELLY BOYS CHRISTEN OWN MEET WITH WIN
(High School Sports ~ 09/14/97)
BENTON -- The first annual Kelly Cross Country Invitational turned into a battle between two schools Saturday in the eight-team 5,000-meter event. Kelly's varsity boys topped Marshall County, Ky., while the Kelly girls placed second behind the Kentucky runners...
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MYRL DEAN HARRIS
(Obituary ~ 09/14/97)
ADVANCE -- Myrl Dean Harris, 59, of Advance died Friday, Sept. 12, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 5, 1938, daughter of John and Leota Speer Harris in Kankakee, Ill. On Sept. 28, 1985, she married Dola Meador, who also died on Sept. 12, 1997. She worked as a supervisor for James River in Hazelwood and was an avid golfer. She was a of the Baptist faith...
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ANITA MAE BUNCH
(Obituary ~ 09/14/97)
ANNA, Ill. -- Anita Mae Bunch, 65, of Anna died Friday, Sept. 12, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Mo. Friends may call at the Lutz & Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna after 5 p.m. Monday. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, the Rev. Ralph Lee officiating...
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IMA JEAN FOWLER
(Obituary ~ 09/14/97)
ANNA, Ill. -- Ima Jean Fowler, 70, of Anna, died Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997, at the Union County Nursing Home in Anna. She was born Oct. 7, 1926, at Cobden, the daughter of Carl and Olivia Clutts Renfro. She was married to Lewis E. Fowler on Sept. 18, 1946, at Piggott, Ark. he preceded her in death on May 23, 1992...
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JACK `WILDCAT' POMEROY
(Obituary ~ 09/14/97)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Jack "Wildcat" Pomeroy, 71, of Cairo died Friday, Sept. 12, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 4, 1925, in Cairo, son of Charles and Agatha Wallace Pomeroy. He was the purchasing agent for the Cairo Public Utility Commission for the last 53 years...
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GEORGE FIELDS
(Obituary ~ 09/14/97)
CHARLESTON -- George Fields, 78, of Charleston, died Friday, Sept. 12, 1997, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Jan. 27, 1919, in Wyatt, son of the late Albert and Bertha Mason Fields. On Aug. 3, 1946, he married Mary Rita Hequembourg, who survives the home...
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REBECCA `BECKY' GAY MCDOWELL CHAPPIUS
(Obituary ~ 09/14/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Rebecca "Becky" Gay McDowell Chappius, 40, of Perryville died Friday, Sept. 12, 1997, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born June 5, 1957, at Marion, Ky., daughter of Rodolph R. and Katie M. Hargrove McDowell. She was a factory technician at TG USA in Perryville. She was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church at Perryville...
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VILET B. PRICE
(Obituary ~ 09/14/97)
Violet B. Price, 76, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Sept. 13, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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SEX OFFENDERS
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
Cape Girardeau County Sunday, Sept. 14 Earl W. Bartels Jr., 412 S. West End Blvd., Cape Girardeau, statutory rape. Timothy J. Bell, 1400 S. West End Blvd., Cape Girardeau, sexual abuse 1st. Douglas Bradford, 5108 State Hwy. D, Oak Ridge, sodomy/sexual abuse 1st...
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FOR MOST OF THE CENTURY: SCHOOL DAYS AT LOUGHBORO
(Column ~ 09/14/97)
Jean Bell Mosley's new autobiography, "For Most of the Century," is only available in serialized form in the Southeast Missourian. Return each week for her continuing story. Some day a definitive paen of praise will be written to the one-room rural school. ...
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BRIDGING THE MISSISSIPPI: FOUR YEARS IN THE MAKING, FOUR MORE YEARS TO COMPLETION
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
Construction is well under way on a coffer dam for Pier 3 of the new Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge, which will cross the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau. The final major concrete pour for Pier 2 will be completed this month. The overpass bridge at Interstate 55/Highway 74 that will provide direct route from the interstate to the bridge, has been completed, and grading and paving from I-55 to Sprigg is all but complete...
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HANOVER COUNTRY STORE SET OCT. 4
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
The Hanover Lutheran Ladies Aid met recently to finalize plans for the annual Country Store. It will be held Saturday, Oct. 4 at the church parish hall, 2949 Perryville Road, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Baked goods, crafts, yard-sale items and more will be available. Coffee and pastry will be sold in the morning and a light lunch of sandwiches, drinks and desserts will be served...
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UNIVERSITY PLANNING LONDON THEATRE TRIP; PUBLIC INVITED TO MONDAY MEETING
(Local News ~ 09/14/97)
The London Theatre Experience 1997, a 10-day study tour of the London theatre scene, will be sponsored by the University Theatre in December. An organization meeting for the trip will be held Monday at Grauel Building Room 316 on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. It begins at 6 p.m...
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