Stories from Tuesday, April 3, 2001

A honor roll 8th grade Nathan Bollinger, Ashley Carter, D.J. Ervin, Bobbie Mayhall, Clay Mothershead, Lisa Travis. 7th grade Brandon Ayers, Leigh Ann Buchheit, Jordan Felter, Nissa Hamm, Jordy Howell, Nolan Lewer, Stephen Strobel, Tara Wimberley. 6th grade...

It's easy to download new programs. For many newcomers to the World Wide Web, downloading remains a mystery and a worry. What is downloading? Where can I find stuff to download? And what are the chances that downloading will bring a terrible virus into my computer? Downloading means that you are transferring information -- a program, a photograph, a music clip -- to your computer...

Editor's note: Jean Bell Mosley's book was first published in 1960. Everything would have been lovely that Christmas if only the Claytons and the McClanahans would make up and start speaking to each other. Their long-standing feud was an awful bother. You had to remember it even when you had your mind on more pressing matters...

Oak Ridge, Mo., native Michael Cowan, who once was turned down for a teaching job at Cape Girardeau Central High School, will serve as the school's new principal. The Cape Girardeau Board of Education voted 4-1 Monday to hire Cowan, who currently is principal of Valley Park High School in suburban St. Louis. He will replace Randie Fidler, whose contract wasn't renewed by the school board in February. Cowan didn't attend the meeting...

In the mid-1980s, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Jaycees must admit women as members. A tumultuous period in the Jaycees' history followed. Some males quit or didn't join the organization because they didn't like being forced to do anything. Some women didn't join because they preferred female-only organizations...

An Advance, Mo., woman sustained moderate injuries Monday in an accident at highways 25 and 74 at Dutchtown, Mo. Della Price, 49, was taken to St. Francis Medical Center after the 4:50 p.m. accident. The driver of the other vehicle, Emanuel Geiser, 66, of McClure, Ill., was not injured...

Sunday was not a day of rest for Michael Turner, 28, of Cape Girardeau. Cape Girardeau police reported that Turner was involved in five vehicle accidents in 21 minutes Sunday afternoon -- at Big Bend Road and Green Acres, at Mount Auburn and Kingshighway, at Kingshighway and Lexington, and he struck both a moving vehicle and a parked vehicle at West Cape Rock Drive and Lexington...

A last-minute outpouring of public disapproval Monday prompted the Cape Girardeau City Council to reject a request to build a 120-foot cell phone tower on Thomas Drive in central Cape Girardeau. Residents Larry and Jean Underberger of the 1100 block of Patricia addressed the council in opposition to the tower and presented a petition of 50 signatures of local residents who also opposed the project...

Plans to expand Nash Road west to intersect with Highway 25 at Blomeyer depend on right-of-way acquisition for the four-mile project. Acquiring the right of way will be the top discussion item on the agenda for a number of people meeting this week at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce building, 1267 N. Mount Auburn Road...

JACKSON, Mo. -- The Jackson Board of Aldermen Monday night accepted a bid of more than $730,000 on a project designed to move more sewage through the city. Drury Construction Engineers of Ste. Genevieve, Mo., was the lowest of six bidders for the sewage improvement project. The bid was 25 percent below the engineer's estimate...

According to Brett Reutzel, it was a career opportunity he simply could not pass up. So Reutzel, the head boys basketball coach at Cape Girardeau Central High School for the past five years, will be giving up his position with the Tigers to take over the Fredericktown High School boys basketball program next season...

Regional bragging rights will be on the line for Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team over the next two days. It all starts tonight when the University of Missouri pays a visit to Capaha Field for a 6 o'clock first pitch. Then Wednesday, the Indians travel to Carbondale, Ill., for a 3 p.m. contest with Southern Illinois...

The Kohlfeld Scorpion Rugby Club of Cape Girardeau rolled past host Scott Air Force Base 55-21 Saturday. T.J. Ebner and Mark Lineberry each scored three trys for the Scorpions. Adding one try each were Alan Kloss and Marc Harris. Sean Hagan provided one penalty kick and six conversion kicks...

ST. LOUIS -- The Cape Girardeau Central High boys tennis team remained undefeated in dual matches as the Tigers knocked off host Vianney 5-2 Monday afternoon. Central, now 4-0, won three of the four singles matches and two of the three doubles contests...

SEARCY, Ark. -- Southeast Missouri State University's women's tennis team suffered an 8-1 loss at Harding (Ark.) Monday afternoon. The Otahkians, who fell to 4-7, recorded their lone victory at No. 1 doubles as Mel Thomas and Adrienne Bland prevailed...

Delores "Dolly" AuBuchon, 85, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 2, 2001, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Nov. 9, 1915, in Overland, Mo., daughter of Edward and Maria Kleine Thoman. She married Joseph AuBuchon June 20, 1936. He preceded her in death April 27, 1970...

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Earl Lee "Minnie" Lutes, 74, of Marble Hill died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 30, 1926, at Glen Allen, Mo., son of Claude L. and Amelia Schwering Lutes. He and Julie Tenholder were married May 4, 1948, at Leopold, Mo...

ST. LOUIS -- Dorothy Luebke, 73, died at her home Saturday, March 31, 2001. She was born Aug. 23, 1927, in Grand Rapids, Mich. She married Dr. Martin F. Luebke. Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Judith Luebke; a son, Charles Luebke; and two grandchildren...

Willa Hamilton, 48, died Saturday, March 31, 2001, at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. A memorial service will be held from 6- 7 p.m. Wednesday at New Bethel Baptist Church, 1029 S. Benton. Funeral will be held Saturday at Gatlings Chapel in Chicago, Ill...

MILLCREEK, Ill. -- Murray DeWitt, 96, of Millcreek, died Monday, April 2, 2001, at City Care Center in Cobden, Ill. Hileman and Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro, Ill., is in charge of arrangements.

PERKINS, Mo. -- Funeral for Imogene Stanley of Perkins will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran, Mo. The Rev. Jack Bishop will officiate. Burial will be in Williams Cemetery at Perkins. Friends may call at the chapel after 4 p.m. today...

MORLEY, Mo. -- Donald David Gregory, 86, of Woodland, Calif., died Wednesday, March 28, 2001, at his home. He was born Nov. 30, 1914, at Morley, son of Oscar Lee and Rachel Sofrina Gregory. He first married Ruby Albertine Phegley, who died Dec. 17, 1991. He later married Ann Arithson...

ANNA, Ill. -- Paul D. Bishop, 81, of Anna died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. He was born Feb. 23, 1920, in Dongola, Ill., son of Hess and Jennie Aletha Manning Bishop. Bishop was a 1938 graduate of Dongola High School. He moved to and worked in Los Angeles, Calif., before joining the U.S. Navy in 1941. He served four years with the Black Cat Squadron VP-11. He received a Purple Heart...

EAST PRAIRIE, Mo. -- Howard Irby, 73, of East Prairie died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at his home. He was born Sept. 19, 1927, in the Whiting community near East Prairie, son of James U. and Treva Kate Milam Irby. He and Rosemary Morris were married Feb. 24, 1986...

The Rev. Burthel Doyle Cook, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Monday, April 2, 2001, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Services of Cape Girardeau. He was formerly of McClure, Ill. He was born March 20,1919, in Jasper, Ala., son of Jesse and Martha Jane Wright Cook. He and Helen V. Davidson were married Nov. 10, 1941, in Marked Tree, Ark...

ORAN, Mo. -- Wayne W. "Scrappy" Phillips, 75, of Oran died Monday, April 2, 2001, at his home. He was born April 7, 1925, in Clarksville, Ark., son of Benjamin Patterson and Lena LeOra Pyron Phillips. He and Faye Masterson were married March 28, 1953. She died July 24, 1998...

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Memorial service for Tonya R. Johnson of Sikeston will be held at 1 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home. Friends may call from 11 a.m. until time of service. Johnson, 48, died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born June 23, 1952, in St. Louis, daughter of Lee and Aletha Alberta Roberts Johnson...

Cmdr. Milo Rumfelt, 77, of Purcellville, Va., died Sunday, April 1, 2001, at Loudoun Long Term Care Center. He was born May 28, 1923, at Neelys Landing, Mo., son of Robert and Mary Rumfelt. Rumfelt was a pilot with the U.S. Navy 33 years, retiring in 1976. He served during World War II, the Korean and Vietnam wars...

I WAS wondering why there hasn't been any news coverage about the recent discovery of a meth lab in the Allenville, Mo., cemetery. Meth is a problem in the Delta area, and there wasn't anything in the papers or on the news. There ought to be some coverage on that so that people will be aware of it. It is right here in our communities and not elsewhere...

There are a lot of folks around here who can recall from personal experience the national tension that accompanied the failed assault on Cuba 40 years ago now referred to as the Bay of Pigs. About 1,500 Cuban exiles were trained in Guatemala by the CIA to overthrow the Castro government that had seized power a few months before. In the three-day invasion, more than 1,000 of the invaders were captured, and 100 of them died. On the other side of the skirmish, 151 Cubans were killed...

As if the botched deregulation of electric utilities in California hasn't caused enough damage already, customers can begin to look for bills that are up to 46 percent higher -- with additional increases scheduled for next year. The California Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved the rate increases in an effort to curb the use of electricity. If successful, the reduced power load might prevent blackouts this summer when air conditioning makes power demand skyrocket...

From the editor: For several years, the Southeast Missourian has had a letters-to-the-editor policy that put more emphasis on getting you to write letters than on keeping your letters from getting published. But several trends have developed, and the result is the letters policy below...