Out of the past 6/20/04

10 years ago: June 20, 1994

Although he isn't getting along like he used to, Greif, Cape Girardeau police dog, is settling into retirement; Greif was seriously injured March 12, when he was struck by car on Morgan Oak as he pursued fleeing drug suspect.

Acting on unanimous recommendation of citizens solid waste task force, Cape Girardeau City Council votes 5 to 1 to adopt increase for residential trash pickup to $12.13 a month.

25 years ago: June 20, 1979

Although he reports being contacted about possibility of returning to Southeast Missouri State University, school's former athletic director, Russ Sloan, says he wouldn't consider move back to university unless board of regents reconsidered multipurpose building proposal for campus.

City attorneys of Jackson and Cape Girardeau disagree over legality of proposed annexation of Klaus Park by Cape Girardeau; Jackson city attorney Kenneth Waldron says Cape Girardeau can't annex any land that isn't contiguous, and Interstate 55 prevents that at Klaus Park; Cape Girardeau city attorney Robert C. Fick disagrees.

50 years ago: June 20, 1954

The Rev. and Mrs. R.D. Peterson of Cape Girardeau are scheduled to leave tomorrow for Huntington, Texas, where he will be pastor of Huntington Methodist Church, one of Texas Conference churches; his place will be taken at Third Street Church and Hobbs Chapel by the Rev. Frank Black, at present pastor of Methodist church at Ellington, Mo.

Installation of new deanery spiritual director, the Rev. August A. Echoff of Jackson, is conducted in afternoon at meeting of Archdiocesan Deanery Council of Catholic Men at St. Lawrence Church in New Hamburg; Eckhoff was appointed recently by Archbishop Joseph E. Ritter.

75 years ago: June 20, 1929

Cape Girardeau City Council, at special session, fixes tax levy for municipal purposes for coming year at 74 cents on $100 valuation; considering city, state, county and school rates, Girardeans will pay taxes on total levy of $3.09 on the $100 valuation.

Under favorable weather conditions, paving on Lorimier Street with amiesite will be completed in about six more days, says M.J. Wragg of Missouri Amiesite Co., contractor for building street.

-- Sharon K. Sanders