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THE PUBLIC MIND: VOTERS ARE NOT SATISFIED WITH ANY CANDIDATES, ANY PROGRAMS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/06/92)
To the Editor: Toward the end of the '70s and beginning of the '80s, a word that was being passed around by speakers and writers was malaise. Mal (ill) aise (ease). President Carter felt malaise and was sensitive to its pervasion among the American people. When he expressed this publicly, citing our need to be considerate of our limitations as well as our possibilities, Ronald Reagan flippantly passed this off as "destroying the American dream."...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 03/06/92)
Son to Krysta Reeder of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24, 1992. Name, Dakota Andrew. Weight, 8 pounds 10 ounces. Second child, first son. Miss Reeder is the daughter of Rich and Sandi Reeder of Cape Girardeau. Daughter to Mr. ...
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STEPHENS NAMED AS ACE FELLOW
(Local News ~ 03/06/92)
Jane Stephens, academic associate in Southeast Missouri State University's provost office and professor of history, has been named an American Council on Education (ACE) fellow for the 1992-1993 academic year. The announcement was made recently by Robert H. Atwell, ACE president...
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CENTRAL'S HIGH SCHOOL, JUNIOR HIGH CONCERT SET
(Local News ~ 03/06/92)
A concert featuring the Cape Girardeau Central High School and Junior High School string orchestras will be presented Tuesday at the Central High School Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. There is no admission charge. Directed by Steve Schaffner, the Central High School Orchestra will perform, among other selections, "Overture to the Mesiah" by Handel, "Diversion Number 4" by Lloyd Conley, "Finale" from "Serenade" by Tchaikovsky and "Slava!" by Rimsky-Korsakoff...
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TOPLESS BARBER SHOP AN IDEA WHOSE TIME JUST HASN'T COME
(Column ~ 03/06/92)
Here's a goofy deal. Two entrepreneurs in suburban Chicago want to open a topless barber shop. One question: Is this necessary in our lives? Ronald Edwards and Edward Kurtz seem to think so. They know of no one else who has tried such a venture and admit to knowing nothing about hairstyling...
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COMMUNITY SHOULD HAIL BENEFIT BASKETBALL GAME
(Editorial ~ 03/06/92)
A first-time event scheduled here Saturday has the makings of something special. The Indian Alumni Shootout represents many of the good things going on in this community. Beyond that, it should be highly entertaining. We urge your attendance. Don't misconstrue this commendation. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND; CENTER FOR CHILD STUDIES OFFERS ADVANTAGES FOR CHILDREN
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/06/92)
To the Editor: The Missourian's article about the Center for Child Studies missed the point to publicize the most important advantage of using the Center for childcare at night for Non-Traditional college students. That advantage is the opportunity for a child to be stimulated beyond the reaches of ordinary daycare programs by students who are learning to be child development professionals. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: LEGISLATION COULD MAKE INSURANCE RATES CLIME DRAMATICALLY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/06/92)
Open Letter to Business People: There is a campaign going on in Jefferson City that has become a war of small businessmen like you against the state politicians. I'm asking you to take action now, before we lose this war. Here's what's going on: Four bills (SB 754, SB 796, HB 1438, and HB 1506) have been introduced by well-meaning, but misinformed individuals. ...
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MICHELANGELO VIRUS MAY HIT SYSTEMS TODAY
(Local News ~ 03/06/92)
It's a good bet the major topic of discussion today in many offices won't be politics, but the Michelangelo virus. It's not something humans catch, but it is fatal to a computer's hard-disk files-management system because it destroys the computer's ability to find and retrieve data...
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PEER PRESSURE: COUNSELORS GIVE MESSAGE TO STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 03/06/92)
SCOTT CITY -- A team of three karate counselors broke a few boards and, they hoped, some myths about suicide and drug abuse. The Breaking Point Foundation, based in Springfield, Mo., brought a message about avoiding negative peer pressure to Scott City High School Thursday...
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SEMO FEE PLAN HALTED; INCIDENTAL COSTS NO LONGER TO BE STABLE
(Local News ~ 03/06/92)
The Southeast Missouri State University Board of Regents Thursday discontinued a 1987 fee stabilization plan that permitted students to "lock in" incidental fee charges for eight semesters. The board action came on the recommendation of the university administration. The regents also approved other fee changes, effective this fall, and a restructuring of the student affairs division...
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`BABES IN ARMS' A NEAT WAY TO SPRING INTO SPRING
(Local News ~ 03/06/92)
Rodgers and Hart! Who can match 'em? One of the famous duo's best-loved musicals is being give a delightful revival, opening tonight "on Broadway" in Cape Girardeau. "Babes in Arms," produced by Broadway Community Theater, is a sparkling reprise of one of Richard Rodgers' and Lorenz Hart's most enduring musical comedies (some of us knew it first as a 1930s Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie), and will have three performances here at 7:30 tonight and Saturday, and at 3 p.m. ...
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EXHIBIT OF 29 CAPE SCNES WILL OPEN SUNDAY AT LIBRARY
(Local News ~ 03/06/92)
An exhibit of 29 photographs featuring street scenes of Cape Girardeau will be on display starting Sunday at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. The exhibit is produced by Tom Neumeyer and the photographs originated from the archives of the Regional History Center at Southeast Missouri State University. The display is underwritten by Southeast Missouri Bank of Cape Girardeau...
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EASTER SEALS TELETHON IS SET FOR THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 03/06/92)
Though the Easter Seals Telethon is a national event, a local telethon Saturday and Sunday will raise money for residents of Southeast Missouri. The local telethon will air live on KBSI from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. and will be staged at the KBSI studio. Segments will include features on local residents and recognition of individuals, corporations, and organizations that have supported the Southeast Missouri Easter Seal Society throughout the year...
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J.B. ISREAL
(Obituary ~ 03/06/92)
SEDGEWICKVILLE -- J.B. Isreal, 66, of Sedgewickville, died Thursday, March 5, 1992 at the Veterans Hospital in Memphis, Tenn. He was born Oct. 28, 1925 in Kelso, Ark., son of Ben R. and Nora Jane Pate Isreal. He married Leslie H. Strickland on Oct. 11, 1941. She survives...
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LUCILLE BELL
(Obituary ~ 03/06/92)
JACKSON -- Lucille Bell, 50, of Jackson, died Monday, March 2, 1992, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. She was born May 4, 1941, at Oak Ridge, daughter of Fred and Altha Barbara Swan. She married St. Matthew Bell March 24, 1961. He died March 18, 1989...
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PAYTON MILLER
(Obituary ~ 03/06/92)
OAK RIDGE -- Payton Miller, 91, of Oak Ridge, died Wednesday, March 4, 1992, at his home. He was born Aug. 16, 1900, at Oak Ridge, son of Thomas J. and Dove McLane. He and Hazel Kurre were married March 29, 1929. Miller was a livestock and mule trader in seven states. He started in the business with his father by selling mules to the U.S. Army in 1920...
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GLADYS HEWLETT
(Obituary ~ 03/06/92)
Gladys Hewlett, 90, of Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, March 5, 1992, at Chateau Girardeau Health Care Center. She was born Jan. 9, 1902, near Morley, daughter of James and Arabella Ragain Green. She married Virgil Hewlett June 30, 1932, in St. Louis. He died in 1974...
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LAURENCE ADAMS JR., FORMER ADJUTANT GENERAL, DIES AT 76
(Obituary ~ 03/06/92)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Maj. Gen. Laurence B. Adams Jr., who retired as the Missouri National Guard's adjutant general in 1973, died Thursday, March 5, 1992, at his home in Jefferson City. He was 76. Funeral arrangements were incomplete at Freeman Mortuary in Jefferson City...
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ARNOLD F. KRANAWETTER
(Obituary ~ 03/06/92)
JACKSON -- Arnold F. Kranawetter, 83, Jackson Route 1, died Thursday, March 5, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Dec. 15, 1908, on Route 1, son of Martin and Martha Walther Kranawetter. He and Linda Fluegge were married Aug. 16, 1941. She died Jan. 18, 1992...
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RALPH W. GREMARD
(Obituary ~ 03/06/92)
Ralph W. Gremard, 71, of Sikeston, died Wednesday, March 4, 1992, at his home. He was born Feb. 1, 1921, in Portageville, son of Louis William and Rosa Lee Estes Gremard. He was a self-employed carpenter. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II...
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ADDRESSES IN SC MUST BE UP
(Local News ~ 03/06/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Scott City residents who haven't posted a correct address on their home to coincide with a new house numbering system may receive a written warning, the City Council decided this week. The warnings, being issued by police, give residents 15 days to post the correct house numbers or face a fine...
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ARTHRITIS COURSE SET AT ST. FRANCIS
(Local News ~ 03/06/92)
JACKSON -- An arthritis self-help course is being offered at the St. Francis Information Center in Jackson once a week beginning March 18 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The program will give participants knowledge and skills to take a more active role in arthritis care...
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FINS, FEATHERS, FUR
(Local News ~ 03/06/92)
IRONTON -- Turkey calling and owl hooting contests will be held at Arcadia Valley Elementary School here March 14. The contests, sponsored by the Ozark Mountain Gobblers Chapter of the National Turkey Federation, will start at 2 p.m. Divisions in turkey calling include Open Class, Friction Class, and Amateur Class. ...
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