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ASTRONAUT GODWIN VISITS SEMO, TELLS ABOUT SPACE ADVENTURES
(Local News ~ 05/09/98)
Russia's Mir space station smells like it has been in space awhile, astronaut Linda Godwin said Friday. "It definitely smells differently, not really bad but maybe a little stale," Godwin told an audience of about 80 people at a lecture Friday at Southeast Missouri State University...
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BANKING, MUSIC KRCU TOPICS SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 05/09/98)
Hungarian musicians Laszlo Marosi and Lujza Tari will be the guests Sunday on KRCU's "Going Public" show. They will discuss Hungarian music and politics. At 3:30 p.m., KRCU's "Let's Talk Business" will take a look at personal service in the banking industry...
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AMERITECH TO CLOSE CAPE RETAIL CENTER
(Local News ~ 05/09/98)
Ameritech Cellular Communications Center will close its retail center at 500 N. Kingshighway here this month. "It's all part of our retail strategy," said Chris Gronkiewickz, director of public relations for Ameritech. "We're expanding our distribution channels."...
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CHRISTIANS BELIEVE PRAYER CAN CHANGE LIVES
(Local News ~ 05/09/98)
Janice Roddy of was one of over a hundred people at Cape Girardeau City Hall Thursday afternoon, in observance of National Day of Prayer. Prayer changes lives. Thousands of Christians believe it, but how does prayer work? And does it really work? Many Christians can attest to the power of prayer and the blessings answered prayers have brought to their lives...
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JACKSON WOMAN PLENS DAILY PRAYERS
(Local News ~ 05/09/98)
JACKSON -- Verna Hellwig doesn't claim to be an expert on prayer; she's just experienced its benefits and blessings. You don't have to have seminary training or a degree in religious studies to pray. It's simple enough for everyone. "You don't have to have any special talents," she said. "I can talk to God whenever I want to."...
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KIDS COUNT: HOW DO OUR CHILDREN FARE?
(Local News ~ 05/09/98)
A concerted and immediate effort is critical to ensure affordable, practical and trustworthy child care is available for American children, states the Kids Count report released this week by The Annie E. Casey Foundation. The Kids Count Data Book is an annual statistical assessment of the well-being of American children. ...
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CAPE AMERICORPS OFFICE MOVING SOUTH
(Local News ~ 05/09/98)
The Cape Girardeau AmeriCorps office will close Aug. 31, ending the organization's four-year involvement in the community. The community service organization is closing because the Community Service Commission which administers the program in the state wanted it to move to the Bootheel, the administrator says...
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AMERICORPS GARDEN SOAKED; PLOT NEEDS DONATIONS, DRY WEATHER
(Local News ~ 05/09/98)
Drier weather and donations are needed for AmeriCorps' Community Garden to start growing. The garden doesn't look like much right now. AmeriCorps workers planned to tidy up and till the plots in the 1100 block of North Main Street last weekend but rain interfered. The sign needs new paint and is lying on the ground...
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TRUMAN SCHOLAR FEATURED SPEAKER AT COPPER DOME DINNER
(Local News ~ 05/09/98)
Harry S. Truman was a study in contrasts, a man steeped in Victorian values who ushered in the Atomic Age, a machine politician who valued personal integrity, said Alonzo Hamby. Hamby, a top Truman scholar and distinguished professor of history at Ohio University, spoke Friday night at the Copper Dome Society dinner at the Show Me Center...
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SEMO HEAD PLEASED WITH STATE BUDGET
(Local News ~ 05/09/98)
Southeast Missouri State University stands to receive about $44 million in state operating money for fiscal 1999. The university also is slated to receive about $5.6 million for construction of a polytechnic building and $100,000 toward the relocation of the regional crime lab...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: SENDING A MOTHER'S DAY THANK YOU TO SOME PHENOMENAL WOMEN
(Column ~ 05/09/98)
Now you understand why my head's not bowed. I don't shout or jump about or even talk real loud. When you see me passing by -- You ought to be proud. I say It's in the pride in my stance The bend of my hair The palms of my hands The need for my care...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 05/09/98)
THIS IS in regard to the new 2 percent hike in trash collection and the 2.1 percent increase in the water fees. Last week we heard that the cable rates were going up. This week we hear that this is going up, but it's good to know that they're not going to raise the sewer because they'll notify us of that next week. And if anyone really believes that the increase is going to only be 58 cents -- please. Does the City Council think we're stupid? We have seen those 58-cent increases before...
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CITY LOOKS AHEAD TO ITS SPENDING NEEDS
(Editorial ~ 05/09/98)
Cape Girardeau is taking a close look at its spending habits as the City Council and municipal staff fashion next year's budget. Progress doesn't come cheap, and for the most part, the city seems to make good use of its tax dollars. All told, the budget will top $40.8 million, which is down nearly 12 percent from the current year's budget. ...
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MORE POLICE CARS, MORE POLICE PRESENCE
(Editorial ~ 05/09/98)
Cape Girardeau Police Chief Rick Hetzel wants to increase officer visibility, and he's come up with an interesting way to accomplish that goal. Hetzel is recommending the city buy 30 reconditioned police cars over the next three years -- one for each patrol officer. It is a proposal with merit...
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LETTERS: CHANGE RULES FOR WALKED BATTERS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/09/98)
To the editor: "... a killing is judged by the place in which the sword is put in and by the manner in which the man goes into kill rather than by the immediate results. To kill the bull with a single sword thrust is of no merit at all unless the sword is placed high between the bull's shoulders and unless the man passed over and had his body within reach of the horn at the moment he went in."...
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LETTERS: WE DON'T UNDERSTAND BIG GOVERNMENT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/09/98)
To the editor: I hear and I read statements about how we Libertarians just don't seem to understand that government must be in control of people, transactions, medicine, purchases, health care, safety, welfare and use of the land. If left to themselves, God only knows what people would do on their own. Some might take unfair advantage of others if the government wasn't in control...
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INDIANS GET TWO SHOTS AT CROWN
(College Sports ~ 05/09/98)
For the second straight day, Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team had to reach down deep to win. But this is tournament play, so the Indians wouldn't expect things to be easy. The bottom line is that Southeast is now just one victory away from capturing the Ohio Valley Conference Tournament championship...
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SOUTHEAST NURSES FINAL STRIKE, STAGES 9TH-INNING COMEBACK
(College Sports ~ 05/09/98)
Southeast Missouri State University sophomore center fielder Jeremy Johnson has already had a stellar baseball career on a variety of levels, shining in high school, American Legion and during his still-young playing days with the Indians. But never before had Johnson delivered a game-winning hit that actually ended a contest...
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CENTRAL TRACK TEAM MUST UPDATE SHIRTS
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/98)
The Cape Central track program has had a remarkable string of success in the SEMO North Conference. So much so, Central head track coach Jerry Dement had to check the back of assistant coach Lawrence Brookins' T-shirt -- showing the track program's past accomplishments -- to see how many consecutive times both his boys and girls teams have won the conference championships...
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FRACAS SHELVES MOREHOUSE PITCHER
(College Sports ~ 05/09/98)
For Morehead State pitcher Rick Cercy, the Ohio Valley Conference baseball tournament being played in Cape Girardeau did not go exactly like he had planned. Cercy suffered a broken leg when he fell and then others fell on him during an altercation between several Morehead players and a group of fans late Thursday night just moments after the Indians had rallied to beat Cercy's Eagles 10-9...
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JACKSON USES 3-RUN HRs TO HARNES MULES
(High School Sports ~ 05/09/98)
JACKSON -- Jackson used two three-run home runs to knock off Poplar Bluff 6-1 Friday in high school baseball action. Todd Wessel belted a three-run shot in the first inning and Justin Gladish added a three-run blast in the sixth inning. Poplar Bluff scored its lone run in the third...
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GLADYS BROWN
(Obituary ~ 05/09/98)
BERTRAND -- Gladys V. Brown, 91, formerly of Bertrand, died Thursday, May 7, 1998, at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Brawley, Calif. McMikle Funeral Home at Charleston is in charge of arrangements.
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HELEN JARVIS
(Obituary ~ 05/09/98)
PARMA -- Helen F. Jarvis, 74, of Parma died Thursday, May 7, 1998, at National Healthcare Center in Kennett. She was born Feb. 7, 1924, in Light, Ark., daughter of Floyd and Ruth Virginia Ponder South. Jarvis lived in Chesapeake, Va., many years. She moved to Kennett in 1980 and to Parma in 1986. She was a member of Freewill Baptist Church...
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MYRTIS BURRIS
(Obituary ~ 05/09/98)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral for Myrtis Virginia Duke Burris, 77, of East Prairie will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. The Rev. Charles Car will officiate, with burial in the Dogwood Cemetery. She was born April 2, 1921, at Kewanee, daughter of Hardy Wilson and Daisy Cummings Duke. She married Joseph Wilson Burris on Aug. 31, 1951. He died May 25, 1996...
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