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LETTERS: BIRTHRIGHT CLARIFIES ITS PURPOSE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/18/97)
To the editor: On Oct. 10-11, Birthright of Cape Girardeau was the host for a gathering of volunteers from 18 of the 25 Birthright centers in Missouri. It was the largest meeting of Missouri Birthright volunteers since our beginning. The gathering, which centered on the theme "Missouri Birthrights ... Sharing Good News," was an inspirational and learning experience for all of us. At 4 p.m. Saturday, many of us sadly said goodbye to the new friends we had met...
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EMERSON BACKS DAIRY MEASURE
(Local News ~ 10/18/97)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson said Friday she will support legislation to establish an emergency minimum milk price. The bill is designed to bring relief to dairy farmers. "The farmers in southern Missouri are at a breaking point," Emerson said from Washington...
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BRAIN INJURY: THE `SILENT EPIDEMIC'; MEDICAL TEAM HELPS PATIENTS RECOVER
(Local News ~ 10/18/97)
Justin Wyatt doesn't remember the accident on Nash Road. The 14-year-old Scott City boy doesn't remember being thrown from the pickup truck he was riding in on Sept. 1. What he does remember is waking up in intensive care in St. Francis Medical Center six days after the Labor Day accident...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 10/18/97)
I SINCERELY hope they find the creeps that trashed the Mickey Mouse lady's house. She is a hard-working person and was so proud of her collection. I had the pleasure of seeing her collection, and it was something to see. And now it's completely devastated. I tell you, there are some sick people out there...
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EXPERIENCES IN ENGLAND: CAMBRIDGE
(Column ~ 10/18/97)
England continues to be a beautiful and exciting place. Plans were made to visit Cambridge, and finally the day arrived and we motored there. Cambridge was a flourishing town long before the first students and teachers arrived 800 years ago, and it is still bustling today. The town developed as a trade center and remains so today. One can find anything from the most ancient books to the very latest style and fashion, usually housed in picturesque medieval buildings...
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TOO EARLY TO RATE STANDARDS AS SUCCESS
(Editorial ~ 10/18/97)
Dr. Robert Bartman, Missouri's commissioner of education, is high on the state's new performance-based standards. He feels the new system will motivate students and better evaluate how well teachers are doing their jobs. The goals are certainly well-intentioned, but the verdict remains out on Missouri's emerging performance-based testing system...
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EFFORT RAISES AWARENESS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
(Editorial ~ 10/18/97)
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It is a time that crisis centers are reaching out to educate the public about services in the region. This kind of legwork can prove a real lifesaver when a crisis strikes. A victim of domestic violence may have little time to think about where to turn. There's no time to flip through a phone book or ask a friend. When violence strikes, victims often flee with the clothes on their back and very little else...
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MEDICAL SURFARI: BREAST CANCER KILLS THOUSANDS
(Column ~ 10/18/97)
Early in this 20th Century, the words "cancer" and "breast" weren't even mentioned in polite company. Great strides have been made since that time and today not only can we talk about breast cancer openly, we can find answers to our questions about prevention, detection, treatment and recovery. These answers give women the power to make appropriate decisions that affect the quality of their lives...
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LINGERING LIABILITY; MISSOURI STRENGTHENS VEHICLE INSURANCE LAW; PROOF OF INSURANCE REQUIRED
(Local News ~ 10/18/97)
Missouri faces a lingering liability problem when it comes to auto insurance. Many motorists routinely ignore the state's existing financial responsibility law, state officials and law enforcement officers say. State records indicate that more than 269,000 of the 3.7 million-plus registered cars and lightweight trucks weren't insured for liability in 1996...
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STUDENTS HELP WITH HOT-AIR BALLOONS
(Local News ~ 10/18/97)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- When Tom Forenz sets up his hot-air balloon, he needs about 150 helpers. On Friday, students at Shawnee Elementary School South stepped forward to help inflate the balloon, watch it lift off the playground and then put it away. Forenz, who works for Southern Air Service in Carbondale, takes his balloon on the road to schools in the region to teach children about the sport...
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NEW CABLE PACT PROPOSED; CITY, TCI OFFICIALS PLEASED WITH PROPOSAL
(Local News ~ 10/18/97)
A complete systems upgrade and a new educational channel are two provisions in the city of Cape Girardeau's proposed new franchise agreement with TCI Cablevision. City and TCI officials say they are happy with the package. The cable television provider has had a rocky relationship with Cape Girardeau viewers and city officials...
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BRIDGE HIGHWAY DEDICATED, NOW OPEN
(Local News ~ 10/18/97)
"A great day, a great event, a great project..." That is the way speakers described the completion, ribbon-cutting and dedication of new Highway 74 from Kingshighway to Interstate 55 Friday afternoon. "The weather's great for a ribbon-cutting," said Scott Meyer, district engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation. "And the cutting of a ribbon means the completion of a project and greater days ahead."...
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COUNCIL OF BLIND IN CAPE FOR CONVENTION
(Local News ~ 10/18/97)
If somehow allowed to see, Paul Edwards might not take the opportunity. "I'm comfortable with who I am," says Edwards, a Miami, Fla., college administrator who is the president of the American Council of the Blind. Edwards is the keynote speaker tonight at the annual conference of the Missouri Council of the Blind at the Holiday Inn Convention Center. About 300 people from across the state are attending the two-day conference...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: PARTING COMPANY: "IT'S IN THE MAIL" AND OTHER FRIENDLY LIES
(Column ~ 10/18/97)
Keeping in contact with long-distance friends is not a recreation I excel in. As a matter of fact, I'm pretty awful at it. It's so hard to say goodbye and leave it at that, but people like me ought to try it more often. I mean well, I just never complete the cycle of actions other people need to feel special. ...
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SEVENTH-GRADERS JOIN CHIEF'S CLUB
(Local News ~ 10/18/97)
Public relations and community-mindedness are the themes centering behind the creation of the Chief's Club, an organization sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Police Department at Louis J. Schultz seventh grade center. Police Chief Rick Hetzel said 28 students were chosen from a field of 52 nominations to be charter members in the school's new club. ...
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UNIVERSITY REGENTS HIKE STUDENT FEES FOR RECREATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
(Local News ~ 10/18/97)
Southeast Missouri State University's Board of Regents Friday approved a 50-cent-per-credit-hour increase in student activity fees to fund improvements to the Student Recreation Center and outdoor athletic fields. Regents also approved the creation of a new polytechnic institute at the university...
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SOUTHEAST GRANTED MORE TIME TO RESPOND TO NCAA ALLEGATIONS
(College Sports ~ 10/18/97)
Southeast Missouri State University interim athletic director Carroll Williams says the last thing the school wants is to not be as thorough and detailed as possible regarding the NCAA inquiry of the Southeast men's basketball program. Toward that end, Southeast has asked for and been granted an extension of a written response that had been requested by the NCAA...
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OWEN PRACTICES AN OPEN MIND WITH SE
(College Sports ~ 10/18/97)
Nathan Owen doesn't really have any idea what kind of role he'll be playing for Southeast Missouri State University's basketball team this season. Owen does, however, know this: he's willing to do whatever coach Gary Garner has in mind for him and he's elated about being able to play his college basketball in his home town...
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JACKSON ROMPS TO PERFECT 7-0
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/97)
DEXTER -- Jackson High's football team continued its perfect season Friday night as the Indians routed host Dexter 35-6. The Indians improved to 7-0 heading into next Friday's Class 5A, District 1 opener with arch-rival Cape Central. The Bearcats fell to 2-5...
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CAPE CENTRAL ROUTS ROUGH RIDERS 48-22
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/97)
Primarily a return man for the Cape Central football team, junior Chris Allen doesn't get too many opportunities to touch the football, much less, get into the end zone. But Allen is beginning to make a quite a name for himself as a big-play returner for the Tigers, scoring twice -- off a kickoff and interception -- in Friday's 48-22 homecoming victory over the Roosevelt Rough Riders...
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CROWN QUEST: KELLY BACK TO CLASS 2A TITLE GAME
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/97)
COLUMBIA -- Consider what Kelly High faced in its Class 2A semifinal softball game: Its opponent, Putnam County, had outscored opponents 44-0 in its last five games. It's pitcher, senior Lory Mothersbaugh, entered the game with an 18-0 record and an ERA near 0.30...
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SCOTT CITY PASTES 53-0 LOSS ON HAYTI
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/97)
HAYTI -- Scott City High's football team continued its strong season here Friday night as the Rams routed struggling Hayti 53-0. The Rams, now 6-1 overall and 2-0 in SEMO South Division play, scored 26 first-quarter points and never looked back. The Indians fell to 1-6, with the only victory coming on a forfeit...
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BRIEFLY: SEMO CROSS COUNTRY TEAM HAS HOME MEET TODAY
(College Sports ~ 10/18/97)
Southeast Missouri State University's cross country program will host a four-team invitational meet today at Capaha Park. The women's 3.1-mile race is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m., with the men's 4-mile race to follow at 11 a.m. Competing along with Southeast will be Murray State, Tennessee-Martin and Arkansas State...
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BRIEFLY: CAPE CENTRAL HOSTS SECTIONAL TENNIS TODAY
(High School Sports ~ 10/18/97)
With its two doubles teams already qualified for the state tournament, Cape Girardeau Central High's Lady Tigers will attempt to qualify its entire squad for state during today's sectional competition. Central, which finished first in its district last week, will host the four-team sectional meet beginning at 10 a.m. Also competing will be three St. Louis-area teams: Rockwood Summit, Ladue and St. Joseph's Academy...
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LOUISE CHANEY
(Obituary ~ 10/18/97)
SIKESTON -- Louise Chaney, 73, of Canalou died Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997, at the home of her son in Canalou. She was born Nov. 2, 1923, near Matthews to Louis and Rosa Bohannon Kem. A lifelong resident of the Matthews-Canalou area, she had been employed for 29 years as an administrative secretary for the New Madrid County School District and was a member of the First Baptist Church at Matthews...
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MURIEL `DOLLY' LEIGH
(Obituary ~ 10/18/97)
GIDEON -- Muriel "Dolly" Leigh, 85, of Gideon died Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born at Farmington April 28, 1912, the daughter of Dr. George and Ida Bell Scott Husted. On June 19, 1938, she married John Leigh in Parma. He died May 19, 1994...
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DOUGLAS SALZMANN JR.
(Obituary ~ 10/18/97)
JACKSON -- A memorial service for Douglas Warren Salzmann Jr., 41, of Dallas Texas, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson with the Rev. Grant Gillard officiating. Salzmann died Thursday, Oct. 9, 1997, at his home. He was born Oct. 19, 1955, in Tulsa, Okla., son of Dr. Douglas and Paula Strickland Salzmann. He and Gina Turner were married Dec. 27, 1986...
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ROSA BELLE BUNCH
(Obituary ~ 10/18/97)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Rosa Belle Bunch, 85, of Gahanna, Ohio, formerly of East Prairie, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1997, at St. Ann Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She was born Dec. 22, 1911, in Fulton County, Ky., daughter of John Jefferson and Lillie Faye Poynter Bunch...
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JOSEPH H. MEDLIN SR.
(Obituary ~ 10/18/97)
Joseph H. "Daddy-Joe" Medlin Sr., 83, of Arnold, formerly of Cape Girardeau and Festus, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997, at Cedar Hill. He was born July 27, 1914, in Caruthersville, son of Thomas Joseph and Eva Belle Branch Medlin. He married Geraldine "Hi-Ho" Chitwood Aug. 18, 1935...
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ADRIAN M. CLINGINGSMITH
(Obituary ~ 10/18/97)
OAK RIDGE -- Adrian M. Clingingsmith, 84, of Oak Ridge died Thursday, Oct. 16, 1997, at his home. He was born Aug. 22, 1913, at Old Appleton, son of Frank and Mamie Miller Clingingsmith. He married Mary Dell Lang at Zion Methodist Church in Old Appleton Aug. 8, 1951. She survives...
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BESSIE MULNAR
(Obituary ~ 10/18/97)
Bessie Molnar, 92, of Cape Girardeau died Friday, Oct. 17, 1997, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born Nov. 20, 1904, in the Philippines. She had worked as an electrician in the shipyards in California. Survivors include a son, Lyman Halbin of Brazoria, Texas; five grandchildren, Lyman Cartner of Tamms, Ill., Darryl Ross of Mount Vernon, Ill., Dan Harpole of Texas, Mike Harpole of Peoria, Ill., and Brian Harpole of Cape Girardeau; and several great-grandchildren...
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HUBERT V. RICHARET
(Obituary ~ 10/18/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Hubert V. Richaret, 71, of Perryville died Friday, Oct. 17, 1997, at his home. Arrangements were incomplete at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville.
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BETHESDA CHARITY FACES CLOSURE WITHOUT HELP
(Local News ~ 10/18/97)
For 11 years, the Bethesda Fellowship has helped people in need with free food and clothing. Now, the charity has fallen on hard times. The Rev. William H. Marshall, who operates Bethesda Fellowship at 14 N. Sprigg, said the storefront will have to close in November unless a new source of funding becomes available...
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MOTHER, DAUGHTER INJURED IN CAPE GIRARDEAU WRECK
(Local News ~ 10/18/97)
Two people were injured in a two-car accident Friday morning at the intersection of William and West End Boulevard. Cherie Saffell, 22, and her 2-year old daughter Samantha were released from Southeast Missouri Hospital after being treated for minor injuries. Cherie Saffell was treated for neck and back injuries. Samantha Saffell, whose car seat overturned during the accident, was treated for cuts to her arm and head...
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ULLYS `MUTT' LANE
(Obituary ~ 10/18/97)
SIKESTON -- Ulys "Mutt" Lane, 70, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1997, in Cape Girardeau from injuries in an automobile accident. He was born Nov. 22, 1926, at Charleston, the son of George and Agnes Dover Lane. He was a member of the Tanner Street Church of God, was a business agent with Pipefitters Local 562, and served in the 101 Airborne during World War II...
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