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LETTERS: WOULD ELIAN BE FREE IN MIAMI?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/21/00)
To the editor: Apparently no one in the flying-monkey wing of the U.S. right is willing to believe that it is possible for a single soul to be happy in Cuba, even a little boy loved by father and grandparents. The most ridiculous aspect of the Elian Gonzalez affair is that, of all groups in the United States among whom I have lived, none has a more perverted version of freedom than the highly politicized, fascist-minded people who are currently orchestrating the "Keep Elian" movement. ...
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LETTERS: ROADS NEED IDEAS, NOT MORE BLAME
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/21/00)
To the editor: I read with interest your Jan. 11 editorial regarding SJR 37, a proposal I have introduced to allow voters the option of using revenue over the Hancock limit to help maintain highways in our state. I appreciate your interest in legislation that will give voters a reasonable and efficient option to maintain an essential part of our state's infrastructure. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 01/21/00)
MRS. CLINTON is running for senator from New York. What has this woman ever done on her own without ever being appointed by her pervert husband, who most decent women would have kicked out long ago? She is trying to ride his coattails and being the victim at the same time. What a joke the first family is...
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ELIAN'S MOTHER MADE A CHOICE; DOES IT COUNT?
(Editorial ~ 01/21/00)
Elian Gonzalez. How quickly this name has become a household word. How quickly a 6-year-old boy has become a symbol of political, cultural and social rhetoric. How quickly Americans have chosen sides: Should he stay with Miami relatives, or should he be sent back to his father in Cuba?...
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GOP MUST NATIONALIZE ELECTION VOTING
(Column ~ 01/21/00)
While Republicans are investing much energy in the presidential race, they may be losing sight of the other half of the equation. Regardless of whether they win the White House, their ability to effect meaningful change will be severely limited unless they also recapture Congress...
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LETTERS: GETTING INVOLVED IS KEY TO FREEDOM
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/21/00)
To the editor: Thank you, Southeast Missourian, for correcting the erroneous attribution of the facelift of the "Welcome to Jackson" sign (Jan. 17, Page 2A). I didn't want to believe it was vandals responsible for his disappearance, and it turns out it wasn't. ...
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LETTERS: SPORTS AT CHS GET GOOD SUPPORT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/21/00)
To the editor: After finishing the Tiger Showcase Basketball Shootout last Saturday, I felt this would be an appropriate time to extend my appreciation to the Central High School athletic parents, alumni, All-School Booster Club and local businesses for their assistance in making Central High School a place where students can participate and compete in many athletic events with pride. ...
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LETTERS: MARX'S MESSAGE IS MISUNDERSTOOD
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/21/00)
To the editor: I was astonished to learn, thanks to a recent Speak Out caller, that "Hollywood has been leading the Marxist plan to degrade and destroy America." Before reading this, I had been under the assumption that Marxism was an economic system. I was also under the assumption that Hollywood was a capitalist machine. Little did I know that Marxism actually is a horribly immoral and debasing way of life that continues, to this very day, to undermine the fabric of our nation...
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RIVER CAMPUS FUNDING FALLING INTO PLACE
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
Missouri may spend $16.55 million to help build Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. The state allocated $4.6 million for the project last year. This year another $11.95 million in state money has been included in Gov. Mel Carnahan's proposed budget for fiscal 2001...
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SMALL BOMB GOES OFF AT SIKESTON
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
SIKESTON -- A small explosive device did minor damage to a fast-food restaurant in Sikeston Wednesday, Sikeston police said. The crude, homemade explosive left indentations in a wall outside Taco Bell at 1413 E. Malone about 10:45 p.m., Sgt. Susan Rockett said...
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SCHOOL FORUM DRAWS CROWD; FEW ATTEND CITY MEETING; CITY HOPES VOTERS INFORMED ON SEWER WORK
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
Mack Estes knows improvements to the city's sewer system will bring added value to his property and peace of mind to his neighbors. Estes lives on Meadow Lane in an area of the city plagued by stormwater and wastewater runoff problems. He and his neighbors will benefit from $500,000 in proposed improvements to the city's sanitary sewer system...
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SCHOOL FORUM DRAWS CROWD; FEW ATTEND CITY MEETING; FEATURES OF NEW HIGH SCHOOL DISCUSSED
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
Cost, style and contingencies were the focus of questions at a forum Thursday regarding construction of a proposed high school for the Cape Girardeau School District. About 100 people attended the forum at Blanchard Elementary School. The forum was sponsored by the school district and Vision 2000...
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EX-FLORSHEIM PLANT SOLD TO CHICAGO FIRM
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
A Chicago company, Abbey Manufacturing, has purchased the former Florsheim shoe plant in Cape Girardeau and will employ 40 to 50 workers, some of them ex-Florsheim employees, to make shoes. At Farmington, Trimfoot, a shoe-manufacturing business that closed last year after 58 years in business, has been purchased by Joe Scott and Larry Skaggs and is continuing operations under the name Trimfoot. The company, which imports shoes to sell to U.S. customers, will hire 55 to 60 people...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: THEY'RE A REAL GOOD WAY TO MAKE YOUR MISTAKES STAND OUT
(Column ~ 01/21/00)
If you want people to notice your goofs, be sure to put them in real big black type on the front page of a newspaper. This is your editor speaking. I don't do this very often, but this week I'm going to have to talk about business. Maybe I'll throw in a joke later just to see if you're paying attention...
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3 ACCUSED OF GROWING MARIJUANA
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
Three Ripley County men have been arrested on federal warrants for marijuana cultivation and distribution. Herman E. Ehrenberg, 52, Roy D. Friend, 29, and Clint Payne, 29, were charged by a grand jury with conspiracy to manufacture and cultivate marijuana with intent to distribute, cultivating marijuana on federal land, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and maintaining a place for the maintenance and distribution of a controlled substance...
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CONFRONTATIONS BETWEEN SPORTS FANS LEAD TO FIGHTS
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
Some sports fans haven't been on the best of terms at the Show Me Center this week. Two assaults were reported at events Wednesday and Sunday, said Doug Richards, chief of Southeast Missouri State University's Department of Public Safety. Two men got into a fight at the end of a wrestling match on Wednesday about 10:30 p.m., Richards said. The fight was the result of an earlier disagreement that the two men had on the campus, he said. The only injury was a bloody lip...
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PRESCHOOLERS GET VISIT FROM PET PALS DOGS
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
As soon as the large brown dog came into the classroom, Cody Scott started talking. He talked about this dog named Boody, his own dog, his relatives' dogs, he talked to the dog, its owner and the children around him. This steady stream of comments wouldn't be unusual for most 3-year-olds, but Cody, a student at the Easter Seals Early Education Center, doesn't usually say much, said Elizabeth Merideth, a speech pathologist and director of special services at the center...
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MARKETING, ADVERTISING TOPICS AT SEMINAR
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
When Lisa Dixon talks, people listen and respond. Dixon, whose topic: "Small Budget Marketing for Big Budget Impact," drew a crowd of about 125 during the two-hour session at Drury Lodge Thursday. Her presentation had practical ideas for marketing and advertising...
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RECENT FIRES CONSIDERED COINCIDENCES
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
A large number of structure fires since December is more coincidence than a cause for suspicion, Cape Girardeau's fire inspector said. The five structure fires that have occurred over three weeks in Cape Girardeau were the result of carelessness, not criminal activity, said Ray Warner, fire inspector...
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LECTURES SATURDAY TO DISCUSS CHEROKEE GROUPS IN ARKANSAS, MISSOURI
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
The Northern Cherokee Nation of the Louisiana Territory, which has an office in Cape Girardeau, shares at least one goal with the Western Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri. Both are trying to win recognition from the federal government. Anthropologist Dr. ...
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THERE'S A NEW LOOK: DECIMALS FOR STOCKS
(Local News ~ 01/21/00)
Fractions are out, decimals are in. There's a new look on the Southeast Missourian stock pages today -- 12 1/2 is out, 12.5 is in. Stocks were figured in eighths for a number of years, based on the old Spanish Doubloon that could be broken down into eight pieces, thus the phrase "pieces of eight."...
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A BUNCHE OF HELP: INDIAN CENTER FINDS VARIETY OF WAYS TO BOLSTER TEAM
(College Sports ~ 01/21/00)
It's likely that very few college basketball players across the country who average less than five points per game are more valuable to their teams than Southeast Missouri State University center Brian Bunche. To gauge just how much Bunche means to the Indians -- who are off to by far their best-ever Division I start at 13-3 -- you have to look well past his offensive production...
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: LISA MILLHAM
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/00)
Lisa Millham School: Notre Dame Sport: Basketball Coach: Jerry Grim Week Report: Millham, a 5-foot-10 sophomore guard/forward, scored 17 points in both games she played last week. Saturday against John Burroughs, the Lady Bulldogs avenged a state-quarterfinal loss to the Lady Bombers a year ago. In that game, Millham hit four 3-pointers, including three in the fourth quarter when Notre Dame pulled away...
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: JASON GREER
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/00)
Jason Greer School: Woodland Sport: Basketball Coach: Jennings Wilkinson Week Report: Greer scored 16 points -- all in the second half -- as the Class 2A Woodland Cardinals shocked the 4A Jackson Indians 59-51 in Jackson last Tuesday. Last Friday, Greer, a 5-foot-11 senior guard, scored 23 against Zalma...
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BRIEFLY: SOUTHEST GYMNASTICS LOSES HARRISON FOR SEASON
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/00)
Southeast's gymnastics team lost senior team captain Erica Harrison for the season with a torn ACL and MCL in her left knee. Harrison suffered the injury in practice on Tuesday. "Erica will be missed, not only for her athletic contribution but for her spirit," said head coach Patty Stotzheim. "Erica will still hold her position as team captain and will be a leader for the rest of the season."...
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NOTRE DAME GIRLS STOP TWIN RIVERS
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/00)
Notre Dame coach Jerry Grim didn't hesitate to call Thursday's game with Twin Rivers ugly. But he'll take the results nonetheless. The Lady Bulldogs, ranked fifth in Class 2A, survived 33-23 to Twin Rivers, which dropped to 14-2 on the season. "Ugly was the story tonight," said Grim. ...
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BRIEFLY: CARDINALS CARAVAN TO VISIT CAPE GIRARDEAU ON JAN. 28
(High School Sports ~ 01/21/00)
The St. Louis Cardinals Caravan will pull into the Osage Community Center when it visits Cape Girardeau Friday, Jan. 28. The program, which will feature several Cardinal players, will begin at 7 p.m. Players scheduled to be included in the Cardinals Caravan are pitchers Garrett Stephenson, Rick Ankiel and Chad Hutchinson along with second baseman Adam Kennedy...
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HARRY MOWERY
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Harry Curtis Mowery, 88, of Elgin died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at Sherman Hospital in Elgin. He was formerly of Jonesboro. Hileman & Parr Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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ROBERT STORM
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
THEBES, Ill. -- Robert G. "Bob" Storm, 85, of Thebes died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Daystar Care Center in Cairo. He was born Jan. 18, 1915, in Thebes, son of Louis and Hattie Peeler Storm. He married Frances Wilson Aug. 17, 1946. She died Sept. 15, 1997...
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JOHN JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- John Eugene Johnson, 72, of Mounds died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center Nursing Center in Marion. He was born Sept. 25, 1927, in Dongola, son of Elzy William and Cora Elizabeth Little Johnson. Johnson was a retired restaurant chef. He was a veteran of World War II...
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JOHN GRAHAM
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
ADVANCE -- John L. Graham, 92, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Advance Nursing Center. Morgan Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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LILLIE ADAMS
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
SIKESTON -- Funeral for Lillie Mae Adams of Sikeston will be held today at 1 p.m. at Blanchard Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Marvin Butrum officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home...
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HAZEL HARGRAVES
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
Hazel Mae Hargraves, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Beverly Health Care Center. She was born July 26, 1919, in Allenville, daughter of Charles Isaac and Edie Mae Thompson Harmon. She and Robert L. Hargraves were married June 29, 1939, in Cape Girardeau...
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CHARLES SEYER
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
Funeral Mass for Charles Joseph Seyer of Cape Girardeau will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Msgr. Richard Rolwing and the Rev. Normand Varone will officiate. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel from 4-8 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 7 p.m., and Knights of Columbus rosary will be recited at 7:30...
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BIRTH
(Births ~ 01/21/00)
Adopted son to Wade and Kathy Rhodes of Jackson, Dec. 16, 1999, in Petrozavodsk, Russia. He was born July 18, 1998, in Petrozavodsk. Name, Michael Anton. Weight 7 pounds. First child. Mrs. Rhodes is the former Kathy Stier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stier of Paris, Tenn. Rhodes is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Rhodes of Jackson. He is plant manager at Miracle Recreation...
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LAVERNE PARKER
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
PARMA -- Laverne N. Parker, 79, of Parma died Friday, Jan. 14, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Oct. 30, 1920, at Campbell, daughter of Samuel L. and Daisy Graibel Northington. She and Marvin Parker were married Dec. 23, 1945, at New Madrid...
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MARGARET LEIMER
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
OAK RIDGE -- Margaret L. Leimer, 86, of Burlington, Iowa, died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at Burlington Care Center. She was born Nov. 4, 1913, in Oak Ridge, daughter of Oscar H. and Roxie Kurre Lang. She and Melvin Leimer were married June 5, 1938, at Old Appleton...
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TERRY EBAUGH
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
Terry Lynn Ebaugh, 47, of Westmont, Ill., died Monday, Jan. 17, 2000, in Westmont. She was born March 7, 1952, in Elmhurst, Ill., the daughter of Robert C. and Margaret I. Bloomfield. She had lived in Cape Girardeau for 20 years, working as an accountant with Southeast Missouri State University for 10 years before moving back to the Chicago area. She was the interim finance director for the Village of Romeoville...
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CLARENCE HULVEY
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
MARBLE HILL -- Clarence William Hulvey, 70, of Marble Hill died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 4, 1930, in Granite City, Ill., son of James Franklin and Ruth Jane Landreth Hulvey. He and Glenda A. Barnhart were married Dec. 29, 1958, in Posey, Ill...
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MAUDE MANNING
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
Maude E. Manning, 93, of Mountain Home, Ark., and formerly of Jackson, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2000, at her home. She was born Oct. 12, 1906, at Dexter, the daughter of John E. and Clara Etta Spangler. She married Albert Manning. He preceded her in death...
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JUNIOR HALTER
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
ORAN -- Funeral Mass for Paul "Junior" Halter of Oran will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Guardian Angel Catholic Church. The Rev. Lewis Hejna will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran after 4 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 7, and Knights of Columbus prayer service at 7:30...
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MARTHA FROMM
(Obituary ~ 01/21/00)
MOUNT CARMEL, Ill. -- Martha Gertrude Fromm, 98, of Mount Carmel died Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2000, at General Baptist Nursing Home in Mount Carmel. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo.
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