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MARY LOU ALTENTHAL
(Obituary ~ 12/21/90)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Mary Lou Altenthal, 62 years old, of 1802 Ricardo in Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 1990, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Nov. 17, 1928 in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Linder and Lettie Poinsett McCullough. She was married to Robert Jefferson Altenthal on Dec. 29, 1951 in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death on April 20, 1984...
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THE PULBIC MIND: WHY AREN'T SCHOLARSHIPS AT UNIVERSITY `RACE BLIND'?
(Editorial ~ 12/21/90)
To the Editor: Disgust is too mild a word for the news that Southeast Missouri State University, the University Foundation, and Procter and Gamble are practicing racial discrimination. It wasn't long ago when African-Americans in Cape Girardeau were allowed at the city's swimming pool just on "Negro day," blacks were required to sit only in the balconies of the local movie houses, and segregated schools were the law. This bias was evil, pure and simple...
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PERSONAL COURAGE GIVES SPECIAL SPIRIT TO HOLIDAY
(Editorial ~ 12/21/90)
This is the season of hope. While there are stories of courage and perseverance throughout the year, a special poignance can be attached to them during the Christmas holidays. Two recent stories of local interest point out how personal fortitude and optimism have turned adversity into achievement for individuals from this area...
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HONK IF YOU LOVE DECAY: MISSOURI HIGHWAY WOES
(Column ~ 12/21/90)
As if Missouri's Department of Highways and Transportation didn't have enough grief already, the state will soon become the target of a lobbying campaign to permit still larger trucks on its roadways. Missourians are about to hear the advantages of putting so-called "turnpike doubles" and "Rocky Mountain doubles" on their deteriorating highways. ...
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NEWTON'S LAW: NOTHING RHYMES WITH WASSAIL BUT WHO'S TO BLAME FOR THAT?
(Column ~ 12/21/90)
In my family's division of responsibility, I am the morning taxi driver; I handle the going-to-school pool. The work's okay. At least I get to see my kids on a regular basis. As a running joke, I keep my children in line with the threat of singing. Some offer music as a gift. My voice is the equivalent of handing someone a subpoena. It brings that much joy...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 12/21/90)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Jay Hill of Charlotte, N.C., 9:29 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, 1990. Name, Kaley Blair. Weight, 8 pounds 4 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Hill is the former Jana Huck, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. O.A. Huck of Portageville. Hill is regional manager of AJF Leasing, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hartford Hill, 1921 Weissinger...
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EDITH JENNINGS
(Obituary ~ 12/21/90)
BELL CITY -- Funeral service for Edith Jennings of Bell City will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. Louis Gardner of Bell City will officiate and burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery near Bell City. Mrs. Jennings died Thursday at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was 82...
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LEROY FOULK
(Obituary ~ 12/21/90)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Funeral mass for Leroy (Pete) Foulk, 818 Jefferson, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Msgr. Richard Rolwing will officiate. Burial will be in Lightner Memorial Cemetery at Scott City, with graveside rites by military personnel at Ft. Leonard Wood...
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ALBERT H. LOWES
(Obituary ~ 12/21/90)
JACKSON -- Funeral service for Albert Henry Lowes of Jackson will be held at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Otto Steinhaus will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today. An American Legion service will be held at 7...
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OPAL N. JOHNSON
(Obituary ~ 12/21/90)
MARBLE HILL -- Mrs. Opal N. Johnson of Marble Hill died Thursday, Dec. 20, 1990, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was 67 years old. Baker Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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THE PUBLIC MIND: WEATHER GATHERED FROM NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SOURCES
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/21/90)
To the Editor: A recent comment in your Speak Out section requires some clarification. The caller wished to explain that local weathercasters "are simply the media who give the forecast to the public." This is to some extent a misconception. Television weathercasters range from pure announcers to scientists with Ph.D.'s. ...
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