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EXHIBITS: MUSEUM SHOW DISPLAYS WORK OF SEMO FACULTY
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
Sam Bishop ran his pixel mosaic photos over to the University Museum as the 2000 Faculty Exhibition was being hung Tuesday afternoon. Amy Kephart still needed a name for her triptych urn, and the lid was due out of the kiln later that night. If the exhibition opening today at the University Museum is designed to teach by example, Southeast art students may be relieved to learn that deadlines motivate professors just as much as they do the rest of us...
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COMMISSION CALLS P&Z SUIT 'ELECTION EVE PLOY'
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- The Cape Girardeau County Commission Thursday denounced a legal challenge from planning and zoning opponents as nothing more than an "election eve ploy." At a news conference in the commission chambers at the Cape Girardeau County Administrative Building, Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones read a two-page statement denying any improper use of tax money...
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A COLLECTOR'S DREAM: 80,000 ITEMS UP FOR SALE
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
An AM radio that looks like a 25-cent bottle of Coca-Cola and is worth $700, rubbings taken from a Thai temple before the practice was outlawed, and a pristine copy of the sheet music to Irving Berlin's 1938 song "Cathedral in the Pines" are some of an estimated 80,000 items in a lollapalooza of an estate sale starting this morning in downtown Cape Girardeau...
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CHILD'S ABDUCTION HAS HAPPY ENDING
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Prosecutors planned to charge a man with kidnapping after his day-long odyssey that investigators say started with pulling a 4-year-old Scott City girl from her bedroom window and ended with dropping her off apparently unharmed nine hours later in northern Cape Girardeau County...
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WWI VETERAN PROBST DEAD AT 104
(Obituary ~ 11/03/00)
Pertle Probst of Jackson, the Missouri Veterans' Home's last World War I veteran, died Thursday at 104. He was born at Neely's Landing north of Cape Girardeau, served in an artillery unit overseas during the war and returned home to work as a mechanic...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: IF YOU DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU'RE ABOUT TO READ, JUST FORGET IT
(Column ~ 11/03/00)
One of the things I like about my job is that I get lots of helpful advice about how to do it. If I play my cards right, on any given day I don't have to make a single decision. Somebody else has already decided for me. Sometimes these good and helpful folks have ideas that are so good they just can't wait until I get to work in the morning to share them with me. So they call me in the middle of the night...
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EDUCATION: JACKSON SUPERINTENDENT REACHES OUT TO SENIORS
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Jackson senior citizens want school administrators to consider economical options and plan for the future before they ask residents to voluntarily increase their taxes. About 25 people were on hand Thursday when schools Superintendent Dr. ...
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COMMUNITY COOKBOOK FEATURED IN AMERICA'S BEST COLLECTION
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
River City Recipes, the celebrated community cookbook from Cape Girardeau Senior Center, will be featured in America's Best Recipes -- A 2000 Hometown Collection. Featured recipes are chosen by food experts representing cross-sections of the country...
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PEOPLE: PIANO WOMAN REBA EMERY DIES
(Obituary ~ 11/03/00)
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- Reba Emery, a musical institution in Poplar Bluff, has died at age 85. The talented pianist was unique in both talent and longevity, said John R. Stanard, former Daily American Republic editor. There were few lives in Poplar Bluff not touched by Emery's talent as she played for service club meetings, weddings, funerals, church services and untold other events...
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BLUFF MAN GUILTY OF ASSAULT
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- A 28-year-old man could spend the next 22 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of stealing anhydrous ammonia and then trying to run over a Missouri Highway Patrol trooper. Troy E. Marlow of Poplar Bluff, Mo., was found guilty on four separate charges stemming from a Nov. 15 confrontation with trooper Aaron Harrison...
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BLACK, SHARP SEEK 161st HOUSE SEAT
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- State Rep. Lanie Black faces a re-election battle from New Madrid, Mo., restaurateur Van Harry Sharp in his bid for a second term in the Missouri House. Black, a Republican, won election to the 161st House seat in 1998. The district, which covers parts of Mississippi, New Madrid and Scott counties, traditionally has been a Democratic district...
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BOND PUMPS GAS, TAKES JABS AT GORE
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
SCOTT CITY, Mo. -- Surrounded by about 20 supporters, U.S. Sen. Christopher "Kit" Bond pumped gasoline Thursday afternoon at Rhodes 101 truck stop and decried the Clinton-Gore energy policy. Two GOP supporters held up signs stating "Al Gore endorses $3 per gallon gas." Bond said Gore wants higher gas taxes...
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GOVERNMENT: EMERSON ENCOURAGES COOPERATION FOR GOOD HIGHWAYS
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
Earmarking federal dollars for infrastructure is an investment in the community not pork barrel legislation, said the area's U.S. congressional representative. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, said legislative leaders and communities need to work together to enjoy economic prosperity and build better infrastructure to attract jobs...
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'THROW LIKE A GIRL': CAPE TEEN CONTRIBUTES TO GIRLS SPORTS BOOK
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
Fourteen-year-old Cassie Kipper runs for the Central High School cross country team, just won a district contest for pianists, made the district honor orchestra as a violinist, makes straight A's, rappels off mountains with her siblings and competes in triathlons...
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NEWSPAPER HONORED BY RED CROSS ORGANIZATION
(Local News ~ 11/03/00)
The Southeast Missourian will collect the American Red Cross Good Neighbor Award Nov. 11 at Lake of the Ozarks. The Southeast Missouri chapter of the American Red Cross nominated the newspaper for the award, which recognizes people and organizations who made contributions which helped the Red Cross provide more effective services or reflected a positive impact in the community...
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: TIGERS GOOSE EGG DISTRICT 1
(High School Sports ~ 11/03/00)
It wasn't a pretty game. Unless you think hard hits, short runs and very little offense is pretty. Or unless you think grown men pushed to tears of joy is pretty. Or mud-plastered, exhausted high school players so overwhelmed with emotion they can't talk...
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: JACKSON, BLUFF HOLD DISTRICT SEQUEL
(High School Sports ~ 11/03/00)
It was one of the best high school football games in Southeast Missouri last year, featuring 843 yards of offense, 68 points and several huge plays on offense and defense. It pitted the area's best quarterback against an up-and-coming, electrifying running back who was about to have his breakout game; it ended a debate of which team was the best in Southeast Missouri; it determined the Class 5A, District 1 champion and the SEMO North Conference champ and it was close until the last couple of minutes.. ...
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HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER: MULES LEAVE TIGERS IN A FOG 2-0
(High School Sports ~ 11/03/00)
With an eerie fog hanging over the field, the Cape Central Tigers' hopes of repeating as district champions vanished with a 2-0 loss to the Poplar Bluff Mules. Poplar Bluff (15-8-3), the No. 3 seed, netted two first-half goals to take its first-ever Class 4A, District 1 championship...
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COLLEGE: OTAHKIANS TO MEET GOLDSTAR IN EXHIBITION
(College Sports ~ 11/03/00)
Southeast Missouri State University women's basketball coach Ed Arnzen knows his team will be shorthanded because of injuries, but he's still looking forward to tonight's exhibition opener. The Otahkians will take on St. Louis Goldstar at 7 p.m. at the Show Me Center in the first of two exhibition games prior to the start of the regular season on Nov. 17. There is no admission charge...
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL: HAYTI CHALLENGES ST. VINCENT'S DISTRICT REIGN
(High School Sports ~ 11/03/00)
Before the season started, before anyone knew that Hayti would be 8-1 and ranked eighth in Class 1A, first-year St. Vincent coach Keith Winkler warned that a district championship wouldn't be a lock like it has been in the past several years. Winkler's prognostication was right on the money as St. ...
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RED DEVILS END SEASON WITH LOSS TO WARRIORS
(High School Sports ~ 11/03/00)
CHAFFEE -- Chaffee concluded its season with a 43-14 loss to Valle of Ste. Genevieve Thursday night in Class 1A, District 1 football action. The Red Devils, who fell to 3-7 on the season and 0-3 in district play, drew first blood, but saw the Warriors heal quickly...
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VELMA REED
(Obituary ~ 11/03/00)
MARSTON, Mo. -- Velma Mae Reed, 68, of Marston died Thursday, Nov. 2, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born April 26, 1932, near Marston, daughter of David and Lula Cotton Evans. She and Joseph Reed were married in September 1955...
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DESSIE JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 11/03/00)
SIKESTON, Mo. -- Dessie Mae Johnson, 53, of Sikeston died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born July 12, 1947, in Tunica, Miss., daughter of Curtis and Odessie McKinney Williams. Johnson formerly worked at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft in St. Louis. She was a member of Eastern Star in St. Louis...
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RONALD MILLER
(Obituary ~ 11/03/00)
CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Ronald Miller, 42, of Bloomington, Ill., died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2000, at the Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago. He was born Aug. 15, 1958, in Charleston, Mo., son of Herbert and Katie Starks Miller. He was raised in Chicago and completed high school there...
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LARRY MAYO
(Obituary ~ 11/03/00)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Funeral for Larry E. Mayo of Advance will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Morgan Funeral Home. The Rev. Syd Maness will officiate. Burial will be in Dexter Cemetery at Dexter, Mo. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4:30-8 p.m. today...
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RUBY DUSKEY
(Obituary ~ 11/03/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Ruby Mary Duskey of Anna will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna. The Rev. Brent Gordon will officiate. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 p.m. today...
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BARBARA HARPER
(Obituary ~ 11/03/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Barbara R. Harper, 55, of Jackson passed away Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2000, at the scene of an automobile accident on Route B near Park Hills, Mo. Friends may call at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson from 3-8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. ...
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CORENA HENCY
(Obituary ~ 11/03/00)
CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Corena C. Hency, 74, formerly of Chaffee, died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Nov. 15, 1925, at New Hamburg, Mo., daughter of Zeno Nicholas and Dena Katherine Schlitt Dannenmueller. She and Elmer "Bud" Hency Jr. were married Feb. 4, 1961. He died July 8, 1983...
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FLORA FRANCIS
(Obituary ~ 11/03/00)
MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Flora Edith Francis, 82, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2000, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born May 25, 1918, at Gordonville, Mo., daughter of Albert and Elizabeth Pittman Myers. She and Robert Francis were married May 14, 1942, in San Bernardino, Calif...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 11/03/00)
Son to John Lewis and Wendy Lynn Niswonger of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:39 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, 2000. Name, Xavier Thomas. Weight, 7 pounds 7 ounces. Mrs. Niswonger is the former Wendy McFadden, daughter of Lois McFadden and Patrick McFadden of Cape Girardeau. She is a housekeeper at Hampton Inn. Niswonger is the son of Nancy Niswonger and Mike Niswonger of Jackson, Mo. He is a stock employee at Country Mart...
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LETTERS: JACKSON ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED FOR BOND VOTE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/03/00)
To the editor: A recent letter presented some information I feel needs clarification. The letter expressed concerns about whether the Jackson School District is putting the taxpayers' money in the right place regarding Tuesday's vote on the junior high bond proposal...
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LETTERS: HOLDEN IN TOUCH WITH MISSOURIANS, BEST CANDIDATE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/03/00)
To the editor: You got one thing right in your recent endorsement of Jim Talent: Bob Holden didn't sound like a Washington politician. When you call Talent "more articulate," I say he is actually a politician who is out of touch with Missouri. As you pointed out, Holden is an honorable man who has spent his career with the people he is seeking to represent. ...
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LETTERS: CONFUSING FIGURES RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT KELLY BOND
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/03/00)
To the editor: Voters in the Thomas W. Kelly School District in Benton will be asked once again next Tuesday to pass a $4.9 million bond issue for a new high school. How many times can this issue be put on the ballot before the school board gets the message? On Oct. ...
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ENVIRONMENT DATA: THEY ENLIGHTEN, PERPLEX
(Editorial ~ 11/03/00)
There is widespread agreement among scientists, politicians and government policy makers that close attention needs to be paid to the environment and how both human enterprises and natural occurrences are affecting this planet. Regardless of affiliation or persuasion, most of us accept the stewardship of the natural assets which surround us...
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THE 17TH AMENDMENT: MEL CARNAHAN CAN'T BE ELECTED
(Editorial ~ 11/03/00)
ST. LOUIS -- Urban myths -- alligators in the New York sewers, Elvis sightings, UFOs -- can be amusing, but a vote is too important to waste on an urban myth. It is an urban myth that Mel Carnahan is still running for the U.S. Senate. Unfortunately, Democratic politicians are using this myth in an effort to befuddle voters...
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ARAFAT MUSTERS CHILDREN TO WAGE MORE WAR
(Editorial ~ 11/03/00)
Anyone who doubts the sincerity of Yasser Arafat's intentions for peace in the Middle East would be in good company following recent events. The PLO leader went into the streets of Jerusalem this week and urged children to fight Israelis. This is the same Arafat who shared a Nobel Peace Prize in 1994. ...
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LETTERS: GORE PROMISES BETTER PROTECTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/03/00)
To the editor: In my opinion, Al Gore's plan is much better than George W. Bush's. Gore wants to keep the Social Security Trust Fund safe. Bush wants to give it back to the people to save. Knowing people, I think they would take their money and shop and shop until it was all gone...
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LETTERS: CLINTON AND GORE DESERVE CREDIT FOR WHAT THEY DID
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/03/00)
To the editor: I'm amused by hypocritical Republicans who are trying to get elected by running on the Democratic platform. They used to curse liberalism, socialism, pork-barrelism and all the other Democratic programs that have made this nation great. But after being elected, they will change back to harsh Republicanism. So minimum wagers, poor people, farmers, seniors and working-class people need to beware...
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