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NEW SENTENCING GUIDELINES OFFERED
(Editorial ~ 12/28/97)
A circuit judge serving on the Missouri Sentencing Advisory Commission wants to reserve most of our state's prison cells for violent criminals. "We need to reserve the penitentiary system for the most violent criminals so we can stop this madness of building all these prisons," said Christian County Circuit Judge James Eiffert...
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FROM THE PULPIT: WHATSOEVER THE LORD PLEASED
(Column ~ 12/28/97)
There are numerous and marvelous truths taught in the Bible, but perhaps none seems to radiate forth from the pages of divine script as that of God's absolute sovereignty. That is, God is God. Our text clearly defines this fact and truth. Let us look at five other passages of scripture that show us what God is pleased to sovereignly do...
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE: PARDON ME, BUT COULD YOU SPARE ME SOME TAINTED BEEF
(Column ~ 12/28/97)
England may have found a sure way to end poverty on the island nation for good. That's right, the government has decided to unload 10 million cans of beef on the nation's homeless and poor. Since the linkage of mad cow disease in humans to tainted beef, the bottom has fallen out of the British beef market. So in an act of "charity" the Ministry of Agriculture is unloading beef on the poor...
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SHOULD OLD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT... 1997 IS QUICKLY COMING TO AN END
(Local News ~ 12/28/97)
The past year has had it share of ups and downs as is the case with any year. The city of Jackson began the year fostering a sister city relationship with Ribe, Denmark and is ending the year about to take steps toward making an association with neighboring Cape Girardeau...
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MISSOURIANA
(Column ~ 12/28/97)
The problem with saving Christmas wrapping paper year after year is that when you really need it, you can't remember where you stored it. For many families, the busiest time of the holidays is the day after Christmas when all the gifts have to be returned or exchanged...
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STONEWALLING TAKES ON NEW DIMENSIONS
(Editorial ~ 12/28/97)
What if, during the 1973-74 period, Watergate figures E. Howard Hunt, Gordon Liddy, James McCord, Charles Colson, John Dean and Co. had fled the country, taken the Fifth Amendment or otherwise simply refused to cooperate with investigators of the scandal that ultimately toppled a presidency? Would history have taken a different turn? Is it possible to so completely thwart a lawful investigation into alleged wrongdoing that officials at this level can evade the proper reach of the law?...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: RELIGION HAS STRONG BEARING ON CHARITABLE GIVING IN THE U.S.
(Column ~ 12/28/97)
Jeff Jacoby is the token, in-house conservative columnist at the left/liberal Boston Globe newspaper. Jacoby has done some original work in taking Internal Revenue Service numbers on charitable giving, gleaned from itemized federal income tax returns, and produced some remarkable revelations. ...
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STAPLES MAY RUN AGAIN
(Local News ~ 12/28/97)
State Sen. Danny Staples is having second thoughts about retiring. The Democrat from Eminence told his Senate colleagues in September that he wouldn't seek a fifth term in 1998. But as the new year approaches, Staples said he is giving serious thought to running for another four-year term...
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LASSOING THE MOON
(Local News ~ 12/28/97)
FRUITLAND -- In the past, the old cowpokes who couldn't rodeo much anymore were relegated to team roping, an event which does not require anyone to fall or jump off a speeding animal. "It was kind of called an old man's game," says Kadin Boardman. Now, kids, teens, men and women of any age compete in an event which rewards timing and teamwork over strength. "It's a family game," Boardman says. "Anybody can play."...
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SAFELY CELEBRATING THE NEW YEAR
(Local News ~ 12/28/97)
In 1910, Joe Klobe of Crosstown and a group of young Perry County men were stopping at farmhouses to fire off New Year's Eve salutes when Klobe's shotgun exploded. He lost a hand. Similar celebratory misfortunes befell Jesse Willa of Jackson in 1915, Norman Littje of Altenburg in 1933, and Chalmer Trapp of Old Appleton in 1942, Southeast Missourian files disclose...
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BIG JUMP IN LOCAL AIR PASSENGERS
(Local News ~ 12/28/97)
Passenger totals at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport soared out of the stratosphere during the first two months of the quarter which ends Dec. 31. "Enplanements have been up all year," said Bruce Loy, airport manager. "But, the totals of the past two months have to be among the best in history. We've had two really good months, and totals have held pretty good in December."...
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MARK MY WORD: WELCOME TO MOTEL BLISS, JUST OVERLOOK THE MESS
(Column ~ 12/28/97)
'Twas two days after Christmas and our house was a mess. Actually, it was worse than a mess. The inside of our home looked like a tornado had hit it. Only the Christmas tree was still standing in relatively good shape, seemingly no worse for the ordeal...
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THE LATEST LINE: COLLEGE HOOPS CERTAINLY ARE WILD AND WACKY
(Sports Column ~ 12/28/97)
I was talking to Southeast Missouri State University basketball coach Gary Garner the other day and we both agreed on one thing. College basketball has perhaps never been crazier, which makes it such a great game. Garner makes his living out of coaching it. I make my living out of covering it (along with other sports) and spend many of my waking hours watching it, whether through the course of my job or simply in my spare time...
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NO. 1 CHARLESTON BARELY AVOIDS WOODLAND UPSET
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/97)
With an opportunity to send his team into a second overtime with the top-seeded Charleston Blue Jays, Woodland sophomore Jason Greer calmly drained a jumper at the buzzer that he thought had knotted the game. As the horn sounded, Greer jumped excitedly in the air with what he thought was a game-tying basket. But Greer's 17-footer was worth only two points and Charleston escaped with a 63-62 overtime victory at the Show Me Center...
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KELLY REMAINS PERFECT WITH WIN OVER ND
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/97)
After watching bad quarters ruin otherwise solid games more than once this season, Notre Dame coach Chris Janet said before the University High School Christmas Tournament that his seventh-seeded Bulldogs must play four good quarters to upset favored teams...
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U-HIGH FEATURES THRILLERS; CENTRAL DOWNS JACKSON
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/97)
The king still rules the University High School Christmas Tournament. The defending-champion Cape Central Tigers -- seeded a surprisingly low sixth prior to the tourney -- held off a late rally by the No. 3 Jackson Indians to advance to the semifinals with a 51-46 victory Saturday night at the Show Me Center...
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RAMS, BOBCATS BATTLING LATE
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/97)
Fourth-seeded Scott City and fifth-seeded Delta were battling in overtime Saturday night during the last quarterfinal game of the University High School Christmas Tournament at the Show Me Center. Play was running late because of some earlier close games, including Charleston's thrilling overtime win over Woodland...
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U-HIGH TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/97)
Saturday's Results (Quarterfinals) (1) Charleston 63, (9) Woodland 62, OT (2) Kelly xx, (7) Notre Dame xx (3) Jackson xx, (6) Cape Central xx (4) Scott City vs. (5) Delta, late (Consolation) (12) Advance 51, (13) Oak Ridge 38 (10) Scott Co. 62, (15) Chaffee 56...
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PERRYVILLE GIRLS MOVE INTO CONSOLATION FINALS
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/97)
ST. LOUIS -- Perryville High's girls basketball team won its second straight game in the Visitation Christmas Tournament Saturday as the Lady Pirates advanced to the consolation final. The Lady Pirates (8-4) beat Northwest of House Springs 59-43 to move into today's 3 p.m. consolation final against either Kirkwood or Lafayette...
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ORAN, BELL CITY, SCOTT COUNTY, ADVANCE NAB CONSOLATION WINS
(High School Sports ~ 12/28/97)
After suffering a heart-breaking loss Friday night in the opening round of the University High School Christmas Tournament, No. 8 Oran pulled away from No. 16 Leopold in the fourth quarter to win 56-37 in a consolation quarterfinal Saturday at the Show Me Center...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: OBSERVING BALD EAGLES A REAL TREAT; EAGLES ARE COMMON THROUGHOUT MISSOURI AND SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
(Column ~ 12/28/97)
For many of us, the hectic pace of the holiday season may have left us with a need to unwind and relax. A need to get away from the hustle and bustle and to enjoy the simple pleasures of nature. January is the perfect time to get out and observe bald eagles...
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RONALD EUGENE GARNER
(Obituary ~ 12/28/97)
WYATT -- Ronald Eugene Garner of Wyatt died Thursday, Dec. 24, 1997, at the V.A. Medical Center in Marion, Ill. He was 57. He was born Aug. 22, 1940, at East Prairie, son of Clarence James and Myrtle Zuck Garner. His mother survives. He was employed as a riverboat crewman and was a veteran of the Vietnam War, serving in the U.S. Army. He was Pentecostal...
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JOE ALBERT HODGE
(Obituary ~ 12/28/97)
DOE RUN -- Joe Albert Hodge, 61, of Doe Run and formerly of Chaffee, died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at the family home in Doe Run. He was born in Leemon Jan. 22, 1936, son of Laura Dunn Hodge and Elery Lee Hodge. He was an orderly at the Farmington State Hospital. He was in the U.S. Army for 11 years, serving during the Korean War...
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FRANK O'HOWELL
(Obituary ~ 12/28/97)
Graveside service for Frank O'Howell, 59, of Tuscombia, Ala., formerly of Cape Girardeau, was held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Chad McIntosh officiated. He died Monday, Dec. 22, 1997, in Tuscombia. He was born March 2, 1938, in Cape Girardeau, son of D.L. and Helen Lucille Brown O'Howell. They preceded him in death...
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EDGAR HENRY STEFFENS
(Obituary ~ 12/28/97)
Edgar Henry Steffens, 83, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997, at the Lutheran Home, 2825 Bloomfield Road. He was born Feb. 8, 1914, in Farrar, son of Louis and Mary Verseman Steffens. On Nov. 19, 1939, he married Olga Fritsche. She died March 8, 1984. He married Mamie Abernathy on June 5, 1993, in Farrar. She survives...
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PAUL C. SCHLITT
(Obituary ~ 12/28/97)
ORAN -- Paul C. Schlitt, 82, died Friday, Dec. 26, 1997, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, Ill. He was born on Aug. 4, 1915, in Randles, son of Leo Schlitt and Clara Essner. He was a World War II veteran and served in the Army Air Corps. He married Marcello Pobst on May 15, 1941. She died March 27, 1989. He worked as a farmer in Oran and was a member of the Guardian Angel Catholic Church in Oran...
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JOHN W. FARROW JR.
(Obituary ~ 12/28/97)
JACKSON -- John William "Bill" Farrow Jr., 34, of Jackson died Friday, Dec. 26, 1997, at Jackson. He was born May 6, 1963, at Cape Girardeau, son of John William Farrow Sr. and Jeanette Kimbel Farrow. He graduated from Jackson High School in 1982. Survivors include his parents of Jackson; three sisters, Teresa Reisenbichler of Pocahontas and Laura Niswonger and Ella Marie Farrow, both of Jackson; and a step-grandmother...
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SHIRLEY JEAN HARTLE
(Obituary ~ 12/28/97)
Shirley Jean Hartle, 70, of 1829 New Madrid died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Sept. 18, 1927, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Moore. She was a housewife. She married Bill Hartle on Dec. 25, 1946, at Corinth, Miss...
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ROY M. OZMENT
(Obituary ~ 12/28/97)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Roy M. Ozment, 90, of Mounds died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1927, at the Daystar Nursing Center in Cairo. He was born April 12, 1907, at McClure. He was a member of the Trinity Assembly of God Church in Olive Branch. He was a retired farmer. He also worked for McKesson Drug Co. in Cairo before retirement...
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THURN MELBA KIEFER
(Obituary ~ 12/28/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Thurn Melba Kiefer, 82, of Perryville died Saturday, Dec. 27, 1996, at Vencor Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 14, 1915, at St. Louis, daughter of Alfred and Bertha Bergman Meininger. She was a homemaker, a member of the Perryville Art Guild and St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church...
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MARGARET SCHNEIDER
(Obituary ~ 12/28/97)
MARBLE HILL -- Margaret Buckingham Schneider, 80, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1997. She was born July 13, 1917, at Leslie, Ark., daughter of Thomas W. and Ola M. Boone Buckingham. She was retired from the Civil Service. She was a member of the Scopus United Methodist Church, the Bollinger County Historical Society, the St. Louis Genealogical Society, Fleet Reserve Auxiliary and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees...
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FOR MOST OF THE CENTURY: ON TO HIGH SCHOOL, BASKETBALL (PART 23)
(Column ~ 12/28/97)
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. In September, 1927, I felt very gown up as I left the "little kids" downstairs and climbed one of the wide stairways to settle in as a freshman in high school. ...
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VFW GIVES BASKETS
(Local News ~ 12/28/97)
The Cape Girardeau Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 3838, and the Auxiliary provided Christmas baskets for 110 families in the Cape Girardeau area. The VFW post also purchased Christmas toys for 90 children, using proceeds from their annual Chili Day...
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TWO LOCAL BAND MEMBERS PLAY AT HOLIDAY BOWL
(Local News ~ 12/28/97)
The University of Missouri-Columbia Tiger football team won't be the only MU students playing in the Holiday Bowl Monday in San Diego. More than 200 members of the Marching Mizzou band will play in the first bowl game MU has attended in 14 years. Trent Redfearn and Chrissie Conklin, both of Cape Girardeau, will perform with the band at various times throughout the weekend. ...
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