Out of the past 6/17/02

10 years ago: June 17, 1992

Nine months of effort to secure expanded service at Municipal Airport apparently is for naught as Trans World Express this week withdrew its application for federal subsidy to operate here; that means U.S. Department of Transportation isn't likely to consider city's recommendation that Lone Star Airlines of Texas be awarded the subsidy instead.

Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts is one of 11 arts councils receiving federal and state money to conduct survey on what type of programs community arts council should sponsor; grant of $6,000 will enable council to hire consultant and complete the survey.

25 years ago: June 17, 1977

Blackout in morning leaves St. Francis Medical Center, Doctor's Park, Town Plaza and other areas west of Highway 61 and south of Independence Street without regular electrical power and puts out traffic lights along Kingshighway for about 20 minutes; outage is caused by bird dropping straw between two disconnect switches of 34,000-volt feeder line; straw short-circuits two wires, and power coming into Clark Street switching station shuts down.

Although June is supposed to be high-water season, Mississippi River is anything but high and chances are, it will get much lower, according to Army Corps of Engineers; river gauge at Cape Girardeau reads 9.1 feet and falling.

50 years ago: June 17, 1952

Subject to terms to be worked out in lease, city council yesterday endorsed proposal by Junior Chamber of Commerce to take over operation of municipal swimming pool in Capaha Park; pool wasn't open at all last summer and prior to that had been opened only briefly in two summers, then closed because of infantile paralysis; state Division of Health has recommended pool be kept closed until it meets health requirements.

Survey of rental housing conditions in Cape Girardeau, out of which will come decision on whether city is to continue under rent controls, is initiated by Jack Prade, field representative of regional office of Rent Stabilization in Chicago.

75 years ago: June 17, 1927

Steady progress is being made in selling of stock in new hotel corporation, workers say; work is progressing satisfactorily, but not rapidly; Charles L. Harrison, chairman of Chamber of Commerce committee handling sale of stock, says it may take another week, but stock will be sold and hotel will be built.

C.E. Corbin of Lutesville is appointed by Gov. Sam A. Baker to be member of Bollinger County Court to succeed G.M. Mouser of near Zalma, who was forced to retire because of ill health; Corbin, who is in timber business, was formerly judge of county court, but was defeated last November when he ran for presiding judge of that body.

-- Sharon K. Sanders