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CROSSING ACCIDENTS SHOW RISE
(Local News ~ 07/01/91)
The number of railroad grade crossing accidents, fatalities and injuries in Southeast Missouri increased last year, according to a state railroad safety report. Statewide, there was a slight increase in the total number of grade crossing collisions, but a decline in the number of fatalities and injuries in 1990...
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BUDGET AX FALLS: AREA LAWMAKERS FEAR CUTS WILL HURT
(Local News ~ 07/01/91)
Several Southeast Missouri legislators said Saturday they are concerned about the impact of budget vetoes and withholdings made by Gov. John Ashcroft. But all agreed the cuts that were made Thursday are necessary to ensure Missouri maintains a balanced budget...
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STORE MANAGERS DOUBT SMOKING BAN WILL IMPACT OPERATIONS
(Local News ~ 07/01/91)
Local Cape Girardeau grocery store managers say a new city ordinance banning smoking in their stores will have little effect on their operations. The City Council tonight will consider final reading of the smoking-ban measure at its 7:30 meeting. The issue has been before the council since May 6, when a no-smoking law was proposed by a Southeast Missouri State University class. The council gave initial approval to the measure at its June 17 meeting...
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COUNCIL TO TAKE UP TRADE LICENSING LAW
(Local News ~ 07/01/91)
The Cape Girardeau City Council tonight will again discuss a contractor licensing law that has generated heated debate over how far city regulation should be extended to the construction trades. At the core of the debate has been anonymous criticism of the city's inspections and building permits staff...
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AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE INDUSTRIAL FIRE
(Local News ~ 07/01/91)
SCOTT CITY Authorities are investigating the cause of the Saturday night fire that destroyed chemical processing facilities of Industrial Fuels and Resources Inc. The plant is located in the Scott City Industrial Park, east of the Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport...
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CAPE CENTRAL AIRWAYS IS SOLD TO AN ARKANSAS BUSINESSMAN
(Local News ~ 07/01/91)
Cape Central Airways has been purchased by an Arkansas aviation businessman. Sale of the airport fixed base operation was confirmed Sunday by its new owner, Mark Spatz, 28, of Magnolia, Ark. Spatz has moved to Cape Girardeau. He is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 07/01/91)
The Southeast Missourian asked people if doctors and hospital patients should be routinely tested for the AIDS virus. Johnny Stewart: "I think that doctors should be checked for the AIDS virus, because they deal with patients every day. It would be a good idea to test hospital patients. It couldn't do any harm. However, I don't think that they should be tested against their will."...
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FUNDS FOR LOCAL ARTS ARE SLASHED
(Local News ~ 07/01/91)
State funding for the third annual President's Concert at Southeast Missouri State University is another casualty of Gov. John Ashcroft's budget cuts. The university had planned to bring the Kansas City Symphony to the Show Me Center, with a large part of the costs being paid through the touring program of the Missouri Arts Council...
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ARTHUR "BUD" JONES
(Obituary ~ 07/01/91)
VIENNA, Ill. -- Arthur C. "Bud" Jones, 66, of Vienna died Sunday, June 30, 1991, at Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. He was born Jan. 12, 1925, at Goreville, Ill., the son of Adolphus and Mabel Perry Jones. On Nov. 1, 1947, he married Hazel Penrod, who survives...
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IRA JOSEPH CALLIOTTE
(Obituary ~ 07/01/91)
PERRYVILLE - Ira Joseph Calliotte, 83, of Perryville, died Sunday June, 30, 1991 at John Cochran Veterans Hospital. He was a retired farmer. He was born Aug. 11, 1907 in Perry County, the son of Francis Donor and Louise Weinkein Calliotte. Survivors include a brother, Earl E. Calliotte, and a sister-in-law, Rosilda Calliottee, both from Perryville; and two nieces, Delores Buehler and Diane Warfield, of Perryville...
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OLGA SARAH ROTH
(Obituary ~ 07/01/91)
FARRAR - Olga Sarah Roth, 82, of Farrar, died Sunday June 30, 1991 at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born May 31, 1909 at Frohna. She was married to Edwin Ernst Roth, who preceded her in death on Sept. 6, 1975. Survivors include two sons: Gilbert E. Roth and Leroy M. Roth, both of Farrar; a sister, Mrs. Alfred (Esther) Kaempfe; a foster brother, Wilbert Versemann, of New Wells; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren...
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AREA EMERGENCY CREWS ARE DUE OUR GRATITUDE
(Editorial ~ 07/01/91)
The needs of modern society and the realities of evolving technology have, ironically, often made it more difficult to protect ourselves. The substances that make our lives better and more efficient are usually complex in nature and capable of great damage if not controlled. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: JOB WELL DONE ON DOCTORS' PARK SECTION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/91)
To Gary Rust: A tip of the hat from all of us at Doctors' Park for the excellent special edition commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Park. We will cherish it and put it to good use as a reference guide. It was a real pleasure working with the Missourian staff. It was reminiscent of my public relations days at Lutheran Medical Center in St. Louis...
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CHARLEY WARREN JAMES
(Obituary ~ 07/01/91)
MARBLE HILL -- Charley Warren James, 86, of Marble Hill died Saturday, June 29, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 20, 1905, in Zalma, the son of Henry Levi and Minnie Belle Thomas James. On Aug. 11, 1958, he married Edna Jud, who survives of Marble Hill...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/01/91)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Paul LeGrand, Oak Ridge Route 1, St. Mary's Health Center in St. Louis, 12:55 a.m. Wednesday, June 19, 1991. Name, Skylar Rachel. Weight, 5 pounds 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. LeGrand is the former Wendy Ahrens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Ahrens, Oak Ridge Route 1. She is employed at Tri-Con. LeGrand is employed by Manpower, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent LeGrand of Jackson...
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STELLA C. HARRELL
(Obituary ~ 07/01/91)
CHAFFEE -- Stella C. Harrell, 75, of Chaffee died Sunday, June 30, 1991, at the Cape LaCroix Nursing Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 30, 1915, in Brownwood, the daughter of the late Henry and Cordelia Brandon George. On Oct. 21, 1933, she married G. C. Harrell, who preceded her in death May 25, 1984...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOICE NEEDS PROTECTION
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/91)
To the Editor: In lieu of the recent and frightening ruling to abolish a woman's right to pro-choice, I quote directly from a book titled "Abortion Rap" by Diane Schulder and Florynce Kennedy: "The free opportunity of choice to control their bodies and lives by terminating unwanted pregnancies without interference from the State is a fundamental constitutional right guaranteed to all women, regardless of economic condition."...
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