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CONGRESS MUST END ITS BUSINESS-AS-USUAL WAYS
(Editorial ~ 06/21/92)
Caught up in the web of election-year politics, Congress seems even more petty and ineffective than usual. Too many crucial issues have stalled as congressmen go along their merry way, gathering up dollars at the federal trough. No wonder the American public is fed up...
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WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BASIC COURTESY & URBAN CIVILITY?
(Column ~ 06/21/92)
I note that upon last Sunday's victory by the Chicago Bulls in the NBA championship series, the streets of Chicago erupted in rioting and civil disorder. Perhaps the usual liberal commentators and other media bubbleheads will come forward to instruct us on how we must "understand" the "rage" felt by these thugs and lawbreakers, as they did after the Los Angeles riots...
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LOOK IN THE MIRROR: IS PEROT BECOMING GHOST OF ANDREW JACKSON?
(Column ~ 06/21/92)
His two-hour stint on the "Today" Show revealed as little as he could get away with of his plans for guiding this nation. One questions and answer above all others was intriguing: Who are your heroes? Answer: "my parents." Good enough, as far as that goes; parents take on heroic proportions to many of us. ...
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FARM BUREAU COORDINATING AGRICULTURE EXCHANGE TOUR ABROAD
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
Norman Weiss is looking forward to a two-week visit to Bulgaria. "Bulgaria is one of three Eastern European nations that first lifted visa requirements for Americans," said Weiss, who will be one of a group of agricultural leaders who will visit Bulgarian farm areas in August...
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JULY 4: NEW LINES OF FIREWORKS AVAILABLE
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
`Quake, The Big One,' is coming. This quake, however, can't be measured on the Richter scale. "That's the name of a new fireworks item for this season," said E. C. Younghouse. "It's noisy and pretty." The `Quake' is one of several new items that will be available at retail fireworks facilities throughout Southeast Missouri through the first week of July, said Younghouse of Younghouse Distribution Co. ...
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AMBULANCE DISTRICT SHOWS OFF NEW HOME
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
CHAFFEE -- North Scott County Ambulance District personnel had all the cheerful hospitality of first-time homeowners Saturday afternoon for anyone who stopped by their home office. The atmosphere wasn't feigned. The facility is the district's first home office it has owned...
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FUNDING FOR TWO AREA LAKES IN APPROPRIATIONS BILL
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
The U.S. House has passed a funding bill for two Southeast Missouri lake projects. U.S. Rep. BIll Emerson said a total of $470,000 had been earmarked for projects at Wappapello Lake near Puxico and at Clearwater Lake near Piedmont in the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act of 1992...
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ACCIDENT INJURES MAN
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
JACKSON -- A Poplar Bluff man suffered injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 34 about four miles west of Jackson Saturday. Thomas Phelps, 58, was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau where he was treated and released. The Missouri Highway Patrol said the accident occurred about 11:30 a.m. Saturday, when Phelps, who was driving a pickup truck, stopped in traffic and was struck by a vehicle driven by Kristina Felton, 24, of Sedgewickville...
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BLUNT EXPLAINS PLANS FOR AGRICULTURE DURING VISIT HERE
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
Roy Blunt, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, outlined his plans for agriculture during a meeting held outside the University Center on the Southeast Missouri State University campus Saturday afternoon. "I grew up on a Missouri farm near Springfield and am familiar with farm operations," said Blunt, who is serving his second term as secretary of state. "My father still operates a farm."...
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ROBERT CLEVELAND HAGAR
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
MORLEY -- Robert Cleveland Hagar of Morley died Friday, June 19, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Oct. 19, 1909 at Supply, son of George Washington Hagar and Sara Elizabeth Smith Hagar. He married Dorothy D. Duff on July 5, 1929 at Corning, Ark. She survives...
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HAROLD DEAN FARROW
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
Harold Dean Farrow, 54, of Cape Girardeau Route 1 died Saturday, June 20, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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JAMES L. TUCKER
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
PULASKI, Ill. -- James L. Tucker, 68, of Pulaski, died Friday, June 19, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Aug. 21, 1923 at Arlington, Ky., son of James Henry Tucker and Allie West Tucker. He was a retired truck driver with Heilig Fertilizer Co. of Pulaski. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the VFW Post 8891 of Mounds, Ill...
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ROLAND P. WEISSINGER
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
Roland P. Weissinger, 87, of 1917 Perryville Road, died Saturday, June 20, 1992 at the Lutheran Home. He was born in Cape Girardeau March 1, 1905, son of Paul H. and Katherine Jobb Weissinger. He married Katherine Fornkahl on Jan. 15, 1932 in Anna, Ill. She died May 28, 1984...
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SELMA P. COLLIER
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
SIKESTON -- Selma P. Collier, 83, formerly of Sikeston, died Friday, June 19, 1992, at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis. She was born Oct. 13, 1908 near Benton, Ky., daughter of William Thomas Attebury and Sarah Katherine Dees Attebury. She was a housewife and homemaker. She was a member of the Tanner Street Church of God in Sikeston...
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PAUL E. CAVANESS
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Paul E. Cavaness, 77, of Scott City, died Saturday, June 20, 1992, at his home. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City.
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ROBERT D. UFERT
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Funeral service for Robert D. Ufert, 70, of Tamms, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Beth Tickner will officiate, with burial in McCrite Cemetery. Ufert, 70, died Friday, June 19, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo...
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MILDRED D. SPARKMAN
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
DELTA -- Funeral service for Mildred Della Sparkman of Delta was held Saturday at Morgan Funeral Chapel in Advance. The Rev. Bob Bradford officiated, with burial in Brownwood Cemetery. Sparkman, 80, died Friday, June 19, 1992, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center...
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GLEN E. WILSON
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
JACKSON -- Glen E. (Bo) Wilson, 65, of Lake Oswego, Ore., died Thursday, June 18, 1992, in a Portland, Ore., hospital. He was born Oct. 15, 1926, at Jackson, son of Glen and Ella Siemers Wilson. He and Margaret Strom of Cape Girardeau were married in June 1950...
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BLANCH BURKE
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
SCOTT CITY - Blanch Burke, 74, of Scott City died Friday, June 19, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born March 28, 1918 in Morehouse. Her parents were Jesse P. and Bendia Graham Culbertson. Her husband, charles Burke survives. The couple were married in Cape Girardeau Aug. 4, 1937...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/21/92)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Groves, 1852 Rampart, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 2:31 a.m. Wednesday, June 17, 1992. Name, Kollin Lee. Weight, 6 pounds 12 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Groves is the former Kim Eaker, daughter of Sally Eaker of Cape Girardeau. She is a fine jewelry selling specialist at JC Penney. Groves is a sales representative with Eisenhart and Associates, and is the son of Phillip Groves Sr. of Key Largo, Fla., and the late Mona Groves of Chaffee...
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BARBARA MCNEELY
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
JACKSON -- Barbara McNeely, 78, formerly of Jackson, died Tuesday, June 16, 1992, at Durham County Hospital in North Carolina. She was born on Dec. 31, 1913 in Wilson, Kan. She married Raymond McNeely of Jackson. He died in 1976. She worked in the Cape Girardeau County Recorder's office for years. She was a member of the New McKendree United Methodist Church in Jackson...
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PHILLIP BODA HALTER
(Obituary ~ 06/21/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Phillip Boda Halter, 79, of Scott City died Friday, June 19, 1992, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 23, 1913 in Chaffee, son of Phillip and Catherine Welter Halter. He was married to Betty Hindman Hunsaker on Feb. 16, 1947. She survives of Chaffee...
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WHEN THINGS START TO GO WRONG, DO SOMETHING
(Column ~ 06/21/92)
Whenever there is a chain of dreary events that arouses a vagrant thought in your head about a row of upended dominoes being activated, one needs to pause and reflect, then do something. Since one needs a starting event, I'll begin with such a pickayunish thing as the hangnail. ...
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REACHING NEW HEIGHTS: CAMP TEACHES YOUNGSTERS SPORTS, LIFE SKILLS
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
Emannuel Harris triumphed over the wall, proving he has what it takes to reach the top. Organizers of a summer camp under way hope Harris will carry this lesson on the rest of his life. After repelling back to the bottom of the rock-climbing wall at Southeast Missouri State University's Recreation Center, Harris, 12, beamed a confident smile as he talked about the summer camp he and about 250 other youngsters are attending. ...
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GARDENS HAVE LOTS OF GOOD QUESTIONS
(Column ~ 06/21/92)
Gardeners, like doctors' patients and lawyers' clients, have lots of questions. Gardeners' questions pertain to our environment, landscaping, and any phase of plant material. These questions are noted and from time to time their answers obtained from various sources may be found in this column. Today is one of those days...
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YOUNGSTER WEARS LOVE OF BATMAN FOR ALL TO SEE
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
Lonnie "Butch" Huffman likes Batman a lot. "I watch him (Batman) on television," said the five-year-old son of Lonnie and Michelle Huffman of Cape Girardeau. "He's the good guy and always catches the bad guys." His like of the Caped Crusader should be obvious to all who see the young Huffman this week. Lonnie has a Batman insignia dyed in the back of his hair...
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HOLY COW! BATMAN MANIA RETURNS WITH MARKETING BLITZ
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
The Dark Knight made his return to the big screen this week. When a villain by the name of the Penguin starts terrorizing Gotham City, Bruce Wayne dons his famous caped-crusader's costume and "Batman Returns." "Batman Returns," a two-hour-and-five-minute super-hero movie started showing on two screens at West Park 4 Cine Thursday night, and is expected to once again spark the "Batmania" that hit the country in 1989 when "Batman" made its appearance on the big screen...
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BUSINESS MEMO
(Business ~ 06/21/92)
Francis D. Hamond, president of Trans Services in Dover, Del., will be the guest speaker July 10 at a Department of Transportation (DOT) seminar at Cape Girardeau's Holiday Inn. The seminar will be presented in two sessions: "How to Survive a DOT Audit" during the 9 a.m. morning session, and "Surviving DOT Record Keeping" during the 1 p.m. afternoon session...
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KERBER, ECK & BRAECKEL FIRM EXPANDS OPERATIONS
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
Kerber, Eck & Braeckel (KEB), Certified Public Accountants, has expanded its accounting practice to Carbondale, Ill. The firm announced last week a merger of the accounting practice of Gus Mihalopulos at Carbondale. Mihalopulos, formerly a partner in the firm of Laventhol and Horwath, with more than 30 years experienced, has joined KEB as partner-in-charge of the Carbondale office...
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A HIT: FIRM GIVES PRACTICE TO AREA BATTERS
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
Area baseball and softball enthusiasts will have a chance to hone their batting skills at Home Run Hitter, a batting-cage facility scheduled to open this week. Home Run Hitter, which will be operated by Debbie Michel and her family, is at 1903 Independence, across from Central High School and next to Wink's convenience store...
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NEW EMPLOYEES
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
SIKESTON -- Roy Merideth has joined Media Consultants, an advertising, marketing and public relations firm, at Sikeston. Merideth of Sikeston is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University. He will work in the copywriting and audio/visual production departments of the firm...
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JACKSON: THOMPSON NAMED BOATMEN'S PRESIDENT
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
JACKSON -- John M. Thompson has been named president of Boatmen's Bank at Jackson. Thompson's promotion was announced this week by James P. Limbaugh, president and chief executive officer of Boatmen's National Bank of Cape Girardeau. Thompson will oversee the operations and lending activities of Boatmen's three Jackson area locations the main bank, 101 Court, and facilities at 1846 E. Jackson Blvd., and Highway 61 North in Fruitland. Two of the locations were formerly Jackson Exchange banks...
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CAPITAL BANCORPORATION OFERS DEPOSITARY SHARES TO PUBLIC
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
Capital Bancorporation Inc., a Cape Girardeau based bank-holding company, has announced a public offering of 600,000 depositary shares. Each share represents a 1/25th interest in the company's Series C 9.75 percent, increasing-rate, redeemable, cumulative preferred stock...
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BEST SPECIAL SECTION
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
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PROMOTIONS
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
JOPLIN -- James Lee Lummus, formerly of Cape Girardeau, has been appointed senior accountant in the Joplin office of Baird, Kurtz & Dobson (BKD) Certified Public Accountants. Lummus, who joined BKD in 1990, is a graduate of Southeast Missouri State University with a BSBA degree in accounting...
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AWARDS/TRAINING
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
PERRYVILLE -- Robert A. Chronister II of Friedheim has been named "Employee of the Year" by the Missouri Hotel and Motel Association (MHMA). Chronister, employed at the Best Western Colonial Inn in Perryville, was nominated for the honor by Jeff Volkerding, general manager of the inn...
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REAL ESTATE UPDATE
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
Terri Semmler has joined Classic Real Estate Ltd. Better Homes and Gardens as new sales associate. Semmler is a member of the Missouri Association of Realtors, the National Association of Realtors and the Cape Girardeau Multiple Listing Service. She was previously in the financial business for 13 years...
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SPARATECH WILL RESTRUCTURE DET, EQUITY
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
ST. LOUIS Spartech Corp. has reached agreements with various parties to restructure its debt or equity holdings. "This will result in significant improvements in the company's balance sheet," said Bradley B. Buechler, president and chief executive officer of the firm...
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L&R VENDING EXPANDS
(Local News ~ 06/21/92)
KELSO -- L&R Vending, headquartered at Kelso, is expanding. "We have added more than 20 new machines to our inventory," said Laura Glaus. "We're expanding more into the Cape Girardeau area." Laura and Ron Glaus are owners of the food vending-machine business, which was founded seven years ago...
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