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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 02/18/91)
Earl M. and Maria Paula Juarez Sams to Gary L. and Cynthia R. Farmer; John and Faye Stinnet to Weisbrod Contruction Inc.; Evert H. and Lillian Weber to Evert H. Weber, et al; Kenn and Pamela Riehn to Kenn and Pamela Riehn; Michael J. and Cheryl A. Moore to Farmers Home Administration; Agnes Hitt to Agnes Hitt and Willa Dean Propst...
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TWO I-55 INTERSECTIONS TOP CITY POLICE ACCIDENT SPOTS
(Local News ~ 02/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The annexation of a stretch of Interstate 55 into Cape Girardeau in August 1989 shuffled up the city's top 10 accident spots in 1990, and added some new ones. The top accident spots last year were on I-55 at two locations: Route K and Kingshighway. The locations ranked first and second, respectively...
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TRAFFIC SAFETY EFFORT ENJOYS MUCH SUCCESS
(Local News ~ 02/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A Cape Girardeau group that started six years ago to promote the use of seat belts and vehicle child restraints has grown into a community effort that's gained statewide distinction. Sharee Galnore, coordinator of the city's Community Traffic Safety Program (CTSP), said Friday that the program's success confirms the city's residents' strong support for programs that help improve the quality of life in Cape Girardeau...
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GROUP HONORS BLACKS
(Local News ~ 02/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Twenty black senior citizens of Cape Girardeau will be recognized at a ceremony Sunday in celebration of Black History Month. Three of the honorees are in the their 90s and the remainder are in their 80s. The event is sponsored by the SEA (Southeast Area) Cape group, which was founded last year to help revitalize the city's south side...
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PEOPLE FLOCK TO CAMERAS; FUNNY PEOPLE TAKE CHANCE AT STARDOM
(Local News ~ 02/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Until Sunday, 11-year-old Charlie Robison had kept his imitations of Pee Wee Herman and Roger Rabbit restricted to his family's dinner table. But for the taping of the television show "America's Funniest People," Charlie performed for the world...
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FUNNY PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 02/18/91)
The Southeast Missourian asked people who auditioned for the "America's Funniest People" television show at West Park Mall Sunday to tell about their experience and why they did it. Lindsey Kellett: "I just decided to tell a joke that I had heard and had told to my family which seemed to work with them. It was fun. I was nervous with all the people standing around watching me, but not by being in front of the camera."...
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GULF MAILBAG
(Local News ~ 02/18/91)
SGT. JAMES M. HORMAN, JR. U.S. AIR FORCE Sgt. Horman is the son of James Horman of Cape Girardeau and Mary Carlin of Corpus Christi, Texas. A radio operator, his unit was activated on Dec. 26. He left for Saudi Arabia Jan. 3. Before being sent to Saudi Arabia, he lived in Corpus Christi with his wife, Susie and their 3-year-old son, Brooks...
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KAREN MARIE MAYER
(Obituary ~ 02/18/91)
PERRYVILLE -- Karen Marie Mayer, 43 years old, of St. Ann, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 1991, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. She was born Jan. 19, 1948 in St. Louis, daughter of Luther R. Cory, of St. Louis, and Leola C. Tackaberry Boyer, of Perryville. They both survive...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/18/91)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Rodney Worthington of Route 1, Cairo, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:35 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, 1991. Name, Ethan Parker. Weight, 10 pounds. Second child, first son. Mrs. Worthington is the former Jerri Hart, daughter of LaVerne Phillips of West Palm Beach, Fla., and is employed by First Bank & Trust Co. Worthington is employed by the Alexander County Housing Authority in Cairo. He is the son of Carl and Norma Worthington of Cairo...
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JAMES EDWARD SNOWDEN
(Obituary ~ 02/18/91)
CHARLESTON -- James Edward Snowden, 68 years old, of Charleston, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born Jan. 21, 1923 at Mesquite, Ill., son of Charles F. and Clara Mae Snowden. He had lived in Mississippi County since 1973. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was employed as a baker with Sterling Bakery in San Antonio, Texas, until his retirement...
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SUSAN A. BRAND
(Obituary ~ 02/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - Susan A. Brand, of 436 South West End Blvd., died Saturday, Feb. 16, 1991 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was 44. She was born Oct. 6, 1946 in Springfield, the daughter of Willard and Irene Luna. On Jan. 16, 1986, she married Danny Brand in St. Louis. He survives...
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POLITICS OF WAR AND AGONY TO ACHIEVE THE FINAL PEACE
(Column ~ 02/18/91)
In this modern era of computerized warfare, a command-and-control center is not all that difficult to detect. Highly sophisticated monitoring and surveillance systems such as satellites and ground-based listening devices can locate such facilities with near pinpoint accuracy. In the field of electronic detection gadgetry, the United States is in a class by itself no other nation is even a close second...
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CAPE SCHOOLS DESERVED RIGHT TO FACE ACCUSER
(Editorial ~ 02/18/91)
It's important that our public school districts remain accountable to the people. But the same must be said about the people - we must remain accountable to our schools. Last week, the Cape Girardeau Public Schools announced that it had been cleared of a charge that the district's gifted program discriminated against its elementary schools with larger numbers of minority students...
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