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MINIMUM WAGE RISES; CHANGE TODAY MAY AID WOMEN WORKERS
(Local News ~ 04/01/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A 45-cent hike in the minimum wage to $4.25 an hour, which takes effect today, may benefit women. Rebecca Summary, chairperson of the economics department at Southeast Missouri State University, said a study has indicated that a minimum-wage boost can aid women in obtaining employment...
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EMERSON SAYS GUN CONTROL BILL `NOT GOOD IDEA'
(Local News ~ 04/01/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Congressman Bill Emerson opposes a bill that would require a seven-day waiting period for handgun purchases. "I don't think the Brady bill is a very good idea," Emerson said in a telephone interview from his Washington area home Easter weekend...
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GULF MAILBAG WARMS HEARTS OF 99 SOLDIERS
(Local News ~ 04/01/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Thanks to a Jackson man and his wife, 99 area servicemen and women were able to enjoy some comforts of home during their tour of duty in the Middle East. In November, the couple, David and Noretta Blattner, came up with an idea for a newspaper feature that would honor area men and women who were serving in the gulf conflict...
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COUNCIL STUDIES $5 MILLION FLOOD CONTROL BOND ISSUE
(Local News ~ 04/01/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The City Council tonight will consider whether to authorize issuance of $5 million in revenue bonds to fund the city's share of the Cape LaCroix/Walker Branch Flood Control Project. The bonds would be issued by the Cape Girardeau Public Facilities Authority and would be used to finance the city's $10 million share of the $35 million flood control project. The project is being done jointly with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 04/01/91)
With Oak Ridge native Linda Godwin scheduled to launch Friday with other astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis, the Southeast Missourian asked people for their thoughts about the U.S. space program and the future of space exploration. Bud Woodham: "I'm all for the space program. I'm sure they are doing things that will help us in the future, and the emphasis should be on that. I think, though, that they spend more money than they need to when we have other problems."...
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LONG-TIME FIREMAN RETIRES AFTER 33 YEARS; SCHAEFER EARNS THE RECORD AS MECHANIC OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
(Local News ~ 04/01/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Fire department mechanic Carrol A. Schaefer retired Friday with the distinction of having served longer than any other mechanic of the department since it was mechanized in 1916. Schaefer, 63, has been the department's mechanic for 27 of the 33 years he has been employed with the fire department...
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STATE DESIGNATION AIDS HISTORIC PRESERVATION
(Editorial ~ 04/01/91)
Preserving the past for the future isn't always an easy task. Vision must be accompanied by a commitment of time and money. It's often easier to tear things down and begin anew. But the advantages of historic preservation go far beyond convenience. We will all benefit from the dedication of local preservationists as our city's 200-year heritage is preserved and protected...
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WORLD POLICEMAN NEED NOT BE THE WORLD'S MISSIONARY
(Column ~ 04/01/91)
We can breathe easy now. The gold toilets have been restored in the Kuwaiti royal palace. The Emir has been restored to the throne. Freedom reigns. It's part of what we fought to accomplish in Operation Desert Storm. The al-Sabah dynasty has a lock on Kuwait. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: READER RESPONDS TO DEBATE ON EDUCATIONAL FUNDING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/01/91)
Dear Peter: I really can't go on writing you like this. I already have a pen pal. Besides, there must be better ways to use valuable newspaper space than printing letters from me. But I feel I have no choice but to respond to your comments in today's (Friday's) paper. ...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/01/91)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Penny, 1927 N. Kingshighway, Southeast Missouri Hospital 8:57 p.m. Monday, March 25, 1991. Name, Robert Francis II. Weight, 7 pounds 10 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Penny is the former Laura Rhodes, daughter of David and Linda Rhodes of Cape Girardeau. Penny is a contractor for Procter & Gamble and is the son William and Wilma Skelton of Cape Girardeau...
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HOMER H. SPRINGER
(Obituary ~ 04/01/91)
PERRYVILLE - Perryville resident Homer H. Springer died Sunday, March 31, 1991 at his home. He was 75. Springer was born April 25, 1915 at Friedenberg, the son of the late Charles F. and Emma Bergman Springer. He married Lorean Bishop Feb. 7, 1944. She survives...
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GEORGE W. BURNS
(Obituary ~ 04/01/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - George W. Burns, 69, of 518 South Benton, died Sunday, March 31, 1991 at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Funeral arrangements were incomplete and will be announced by Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel.
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EARLINE VINSON
(Obituary ~ 04/01/91)
BENTON - Earline Vinson, no age available, died Sunday, March 31, 1991 at the Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah, Ky. The body is at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton, where arrangements were incomplete Sunday evening.
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JOHN THOMAS STRICKLAND
(Obituary ~ 04/01/91)
JACKSON -- John Thomas Strickland, 80 years old, of Jackson Route 1, died Saturday, March 30, 1991, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Tom Geers of the Trinity Baptist Church in Sikeston officiating. Burial will be in Armer Cemetery near Bertrand...
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