DEMOCRATS OPEN CAMPAIGN OFFICE

A campaign headquarters to cover operations in a 10-county area from Perry County south, was opened in Cape Girardeau Friday by the Missouri Democratic Coordinated Campaign.

The headquarters, 119 Independence Street, will also serve as the campaign office for the Cape Girardeau County Democratic Central Committee.

Former State Rep. Betty Hearnes of Charleston, cut the ribbon to open the office along with 158th district state representative candidate Melinda McCulley.

Hearnes is the wife of former Missouri Gov. Warren Hearnes and is past chairman of the Missouri Democratic Party.

Tammy Eaton, a native of Jefferson County, will serve as coordinator of the 1994 Democratic campaign efforts from this office.

"The first event we will be working is the fair next week. We hope to use that time to not only distribute information about candidates, but to also recruit volunteers," said Eaton.

Rick Althaus, chairman of the county Democratic committee, said by sharing an office with the coordinated campaign, it will insure regular staffing of and a more effective campaign use of resources.

"We hope anyone interested in helping will come by," said Eaton. "We need all the help we can get."

The office phone number is 651-0494.