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POLICE GET MORE LATITUDE IN CONTROLLING PARADES
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
Although the parades law approved Monday by the Cape Girardeau City Council didn't include a "de-hooding" ordinance or specific regulation of "rallies," local NAACP members appeared satisfied with the measure. The council unanimously approved the ordinance that will give city police more latitude in regulating parades...
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NEWSLINE: CONSTRUCTION SITE FALL FATAL TO MAN
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
PERRYVILLE -- A Fredericktown man died Monday after falling more than 20 feet while working on renovations at a Perryville plant. Robert Thompson, 28, died of massive head injuries after he lost his balance while working at the Gilster Mary-Lee plant at McBride...
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CITY TRASH, SEWER FEES TO GO UP
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
A split Cape Girardeau City Council gave initial approval of a plan to raise city sewer and solid waste fees despite the objections of residents who attended Monday's meeting. Councilman Melvin Gateley asked that the board postpone a hike in residential trash fees until after a "citizens' task force" was formed and could make a recommendation on trash fees and billing methods...
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ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC TO SCALE BACK MISSOURI MINING
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
The Board of Directors of Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. has decided to scale back coal mining operations in northern Missouri and import low-sulfur coal from Wyoming. But the board elected not to completely shut down the mine, which was one of the options considered as officials at the Springfield-based utility looked at how to bring the company's Thomas Hill power plant at Moberly into compliance with federal Clean Air regulations...
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ROLLING: BIKE BUILT FOR TWO CARRIES COUPLE ON A RIVER ROAD RIDE
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
Two Californians are following the Mississippi River from Minnesota to Louisiana on a bicycle built for two ... and proving it's never too late in life for adventure. The cyclists, Gale and Nell Simon, ages 65 and 70 respectively, were in Cape Girardeau Monday on day 21 of their trip...
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ELDERHOSTEL PARTICIPANTS STUDY MISSISSIPPI
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
There currently are 42 senior citizens living in a Southeast Missouri State University residence hall and eating in the University Center. They are on campus as part of the Elderhostel program, an international program geared for people over the age of 60 that encourages continued education among the older population...
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HARMON FIELD LIGHTS DISCUSSED AT CHAFFEE
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
CHAFFEE -- The spotlight once again fell on the issue of new sports lights for Harmon Field at Monday's Chaffee City Council meeting. Council members will deal with the matter at a special council meeting scheduled for next Monday. Ward 4 Councilman Brad Bader asked City Attorney David Summers to look over a lease-purchase agreement for a park lighting system and report back to the council at that time...
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JACKSON POOL WILL OFER GROUP RATE FOR CHILDREN
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
JACKSON -- The Jackson Board of Aldermen Monday agreed to amend its recently adopted swimming pool admission policy to include a group-rate category for children in all Jackson day-care centers. The 8-0 vote came after representatives from the Kiddie Land Day Care Center told the aldermen the increase in admission price this year from $1 to $2 per person was creating an extra financial burden for parents...
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SCOTT CITY COUNCIL OKs BID SOLICITATIONS FOR FIRE TRUCK
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Council has given the city's fire chief permission to solicit bids for a new city fire truck. At a Monday council meeting, council members discussed financing for the new truck, which would take several years to be delivered...
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A RIGHT AND A WRONG: LET'S PROMISE, NEVER AGAIN
(Column ~ 06/02/92)
Last fall, there was an interesting convergence, for me, of two issues that came to fruition at exactly the same time. Both of them required a lot of work. Both of them required building alliances with various people and various organizations. The first was the Civil Rights Act of 1991. ...
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STATE MUST FACE UNMET HEALTH CARE NEEDS
(Column ~ 06/02/92)
As legislators close down their offices in the state Capitol and return home where many of them face pitched political battles in this year's primary and general elections, the one issue they were unable to confront to any appreciable degree was Missouri's health care crisis...
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BALANCED BUDGET ISSUE SHOULD BECOME THE LAW
(Editorial ~ 06/02/92)
Congress is easing itself toward some semblance of fiscal responsibility ... but not without kicking and screaming. The U.S. House will vote next week on a constitutional amendment mandating a balanced federal budget. The U.S. Senate is also expected to take up the proposal at some point. While the American public desires some action in this regard, some lawmakers are balking and opposition is lining up. We hope the inertia of a fed-up populace will carry this measure to constitutional status...
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LIBRARY TO HOLD BOOK SALE THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
The Cape Girardeau Public Library will hold its annual book sale June 6 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 7 from noon to 4 p.m. A variety of books, records and tapes will be available for sale at the library. Hardback books are $1 and paperbacks, children's books and records and tapes are 50 cents each...
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BERTHA R. SUTTERER
(Obituary ~ 06/02/92)
PERRYVILLE -- Bertha R. Sutterer, 65, of Perryville, died Monday, June 1, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born June 8, 1926 at New Orleans, daughter of Albert and Anna Mae Ezell Laurent. She married Wallace Sutterer on Nov. 8, 1947. He survives...
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ELIZABETH M. FRAZIER
(Obituary ~ 06/02/92)
Funeral service for Elizabeth M. Frazier of Belleville, Ill., was held Saturday at Calvary Lutheran Church in Belleville. The Rev. Julie Hart officiated, with burial in Lakeview Memorial Gardens. John Barnes Funeral Home of Belleville was in charge of arrangements...
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LOLA C. MORRIS
(Obituary ~ 06/02/92)
PERRYVILLE -- Funeral service for Lola C. Morris of Fredericktown, formerly of Perryville, will be held at 10 a.m. today at Calvary Baptist Church. The Rev. Gerold McBride will officiate, with burial in Home Cemetery. Young and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...
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RAWLEIGH E. MILLIANO
(Obituary ~ 06/02/92)
PERRYVILLE -- Rawleigh E. Milliano, 83, of Perryville, died Sunday, May 31, 1992, at Perry County Hospital. He was born Dec. 13, 1908, in Perry County, son of Edgar and Cora DuBois Milliano. He and Alma Cissell were married Nov. 22, 1933. She died Sept. 29, 1977...
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C.S. KIRKINDALL
(Obituary ~ 06/02/92)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for C.S. Kirkindall of Jonesboro, Ark., was held May 23 at Langford Funeral Home in Jonesboro. The Rev. Fred Houstein officiated, with burial in a Jonesboro cemetery. Kirkindall, 80, died Friday, May 22, 1992, at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center...
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DELTA MAN HOSPITALIZED AFTER PORTION OF WALL FALLS ON HIM
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
DELTA - A Delta man escaped serious injury Sunday after a portion of the east wall of the former Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Delta collapsed, burying him in the rubble for nearly one hour. A Southeast Missouri Hospital spokesman said Roger Moore, 29, was in fair condition Monday with a broken leg, dislocated arm and other injuries...
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CECIL W. JEFFRIES
(Obituary ~ 06/02/92)
SIKESTON -- Cecil W. "Pete" Jeffries, 87, of Sikeston, died Monday, June 1, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born April 9, 1905, at Crowder, son of Erasmus A. and Laura Sherry Jeffries. Jeffries had worked as a cotton ginner and farmer with E.P. Coleman Farms in Sikeston...
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LEO B. FLETCHER
(Obituary ~ 06/02/92)
MARBLE HILL -- Leo B. Fletcher, 88, Marble Hill Route 2, died Monday, June 1, 1992, at his home. He was born March 21, 1904, in Chicago, son of Miles J. and Martha S. Rickets Fletcher. He and Lillian Burford were married Sept. 28, 1925. She died March 26, 1980. He later married Fern Greer Sitzes...
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JOHN "J.T." TOWNSEND
(Obituary ~ 06/02/92)
EAST PRAIRIE -- John Thomas "J.T." Townsend, 65, of East Prairie died Saturday, May 30, 1992, at his home. He was born Jan. 26, 1927, at Holiday, Tenn., the son of Otha and Beatrice Price Townsend. On Sept. 24, 1950, he married Violet Pugh, who survives of the home...
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ELI CREWS
(Obituary ~ 06/02/92)
CHARLESTON -- Eli Crews, 79, of Charleston died Monday, June 1, 1992, at John J. Pershing Veteran's Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Nov. 8, 1912, in Ballard County, Ky., the son of Jesse and Lucy Anderson Crews. On Oct. 24, 1953, he married Lucille Washburn, who survives of the home...
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THEODORE JOHN BRANDS
(Obituary ~ 06/02/92)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Theodore John Brands, 64, of Portageville Route 3, died Saturday, May 30, 1992, at his home. He was born June 20, 1927 in Portageville, son of Sena Elfrink Brands and Theodore Brands Sr. He was a member of St. Eustachius Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus...
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DELTA GRADUATES EARN $65,276 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
DELTA -- The Delta R-5 Class of 1992, consisting of 25 graduates, were honored in a graduation ceremony in the high school gym on May 21. Delta graduates were offered $65,276 in scholarship awards and honors. Those graduates receiving awards and scholarships were:...
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CHILDREN WOMEN WILL GATHER MONDAY
(Local News ~ 06/02/92)
The Cape Girardeau Christian Women's Club will meet Monday in the Jackson Room at Holiday Inn. The luncheon is at noon, with the meeting to follow. Cost is $6.50. "Precious Moments" is the theme of the program to be given by Vanita Jones of Jackson. Vocalist will be Pat Renner of Cape Girardeau...
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