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THE PUBLIC MIND: IS THE LOSS OF FACTORY JOBS TO UNFAIR FOREIGN COMPETITION `PART OF A HEALTHY TREND'?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/16/92)
To the Editor: On Aug. 26, Gary Rust re-ran an article written by now-candidate Peter Kinder that was published April 12th, 1990. Mr. Rust charged that Democratic candidate Betty Hearnes had taken remarks made by Kinder out of context. For those who missed the articles, Peter Kinder's point was that the Farm Aid Concert organizers failed to understand that the decline in agriculture was quote: "part of an absolutely healthy trend."...
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SCHOOL BOARD EXHIBITS FISCAL SENSE, FLEXIBILITY
(Editorial ~ 10/16/92)
There's a lot of talk about balancing budgets these days. This balancing act at the national level won't come without much pain, but it will bring financial stability to the country. The same can be said at the local level for the Cape Girardeau Public Schools...
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NATIONALLY REGARDED COURT PLAN AT RISK
(Column ~ 10/16/92)
The increasing number of "No" votes against incumbent appellate and urban-area circuit judges in recent years has finally caught the attention of Missourians interested in preserving the independence and integrity of the state's judicial system. It's about time, for if the trend continues it won't be long until some of Missouri's outstanding jurists are voted out of office and the state's nationally regarded nonpartisan plan is left in shambles...
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CITIZEN RUSH: WHAT WOULD HE SAY AS PRESIDENT?
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
NEW YORK (NEA) Had enough of George Bush? OK. Wary of Bill Clinton? All right. Unhappy with Ross Perot? No problem. What about Rush Limbaugh for president? He isn't exactly tanned, rested and ready. But the conservative media star does have the fullblown zeal of a top political campaigner. He's also got millions of faithful supporters...
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LEXINGTON RIBBON-CUTTING WILL BE HELD
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
A ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday is set to mark the completion of construction activities for the new Lexington Avenue connection from Route 61 to Route W in Cape Girardeau. The ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. at the intersection of Lexington and Route 61. The public is invited...
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FIVE YEARS LATER, SHOW ME CENTER STILL A THRIVING ASSET
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
Five years ago this week, more than 7,000 people crowded into Cape Girardeau's new multipurpose arena to see rocker Tina Turner in concert. Since that first sellout less than two months after the Show Me Center's coronation in August 1987 nearly 1.8 million people have attended some 2,155 events at the facility. That includes more than 750 arena-type events such as the Tina Turner show...
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COLLEGE RECRUITMENT FOR TOP STUDENTS RESULTS IN MOUNDS OF MAIL, CONTACTS
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
Takara Stanley never got so much mail as when she started thinking about college. The Cape Girardeau Central High School senior has received boxes and boxes of information from colleges across the country from Ivy League schools to institutions she'd never heard of before...
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ELECTION FORUM: LEAGUE EXAMINES MANY ISSUES ON NOV. 3 BALLOT
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
With 10 constitutional amendments and initiatives on the November ballot in Missouri, it's no wonder it took more than 2 hours to discuss the issues at a special forum Thursday night in Cape Girardeau. As part of its regular October meeting, the League of Women Voters of Cape Girardeau County asked local officials to discuss the ballot measures...
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COUNTY ZONING: OPPONENTS BLAST OFFICIALS OVER PLAN
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
JACKSON - A group opposed to county zoning Thursday heard from candidates for first district county commissioner, took turns blasting members of the county commission and planning commission. The group also criticized provisions of a zoning ordinance that voters will consider Nov. 3. If approved, the measure will take effect Jan. 1...
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AREA MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ASSIST HURRICANE SURVIVORS
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
Nothing could have prepared Mati Stone for the devastation in South Florida. "I'm talking about subdivisions, one adjacent to another, shopping centers, malls, factories, schools, everything damaged," said Stone, director of clinical services for the Community Counseling Center in Cape Girardeau...
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IFE UNDERWRITERS WILL GATHER TODAY AT HOLIDAY INN
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
The Cape Girardeau Association of Life Underwriters will hold its monthly bonus hour and meeting today in the Oak Room at Holiday Inn. The bonus hour begins at 11 a.m., with June Borgfield to discuss "Long Term Care." The regular meeting will follow, with lunch to be served. Congressman Bill Emerson will give an update on legislative issues facing the industry...
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FREE PIANO CONCERT SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
Pianist Rosario Andino will perform a free public concert at Academic Auditorium on Sunday at 3 p.m. sponsored by JCPenney Company and Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts. The program includes "Sonata in D Major" by Hayden, "Sonata in G Minor, opus 22" by Schumann, "O Prole Do Bebe" by Villa-Lobos, "Ballade" by Chopin and "Paraphrase on Verdi's opera Rigoletto" by Listz...
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UNIVERSITY HOSTS COLLEGE FAIR ON MONDAY
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
To help high school students decide what to do after graduation, a regional college and vocational school fair is planned Monday at the Show Me Center. An afternoon session from noon to 3 p.m. is open to area high school seniors and their parents. The evening program from 6-8 p.m. is designed for parents and students in grades 9-11. Last year 900 students attending during the day and about 300 people attended the evening session. Anyone is welcome to attend...
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TAXPAYER GROUP SETS `ACTION DAY' IN PARK SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
Citizens Against Government Waste will hold its Taxpayers Action Day rally Saturday from 1-4 p.m. at Shelter 4 in the Cape Girardeau County North Park at Shelter 4. Food will be provided and speakers will discuss the nation's $4 trillion debt. "Our rally will be one of several hundred similar rallies in cities all across the country on Saturday," said Dorothy Ank, leader of the local Taxpayer's Action Network. ...
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PEOPLE COME OUT IN DROVES TO REGISTER FOR NOV. 3 VOTE
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
JACKSON - As many as 2,000 people may have registered to vote in Cape Girardeau County on Tuesday and Wednesday, the final days to register in order to be eligible for the Nov. 3 general election. People were standing in line both days at voter registration offices in Cape and Jackson, and at registration sites at the Cape Public Library and on the Southeast Missouri State University campus...
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MARJORIE A. PRIEST
(Obituary ~ 10/16/92)
Marjorie A. Priest, 61, of St. Louis County, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1992, at St. Joseph Hospital in Kirkwood. She was born July 22, 1931, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Les and Irene Segraves. Priest had been a waitress at Slays Restaurant in St. Louis...
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SYLVIA E. MAYER
(Obituary ~ 10/16/92)
SIKESTON -- Sylvia E. Mayer, 84, of Sikeston, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1992, at Miner Nursing Center. She was born Nov. 22, 1907, in Marion, Ill., daughter of Walter and Gertie White. She and Arthur Edward Mayer were married July 8, 1929. He died Aug. 29, 1979...
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JOHN F. KESTER
(Obituary ~ 10/16/92)
John F. Kester, 69, Cape Girardeau Route 1, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born April 8, 1923, at Hildebrand, son of Frederick John and Mary Cobble Kester. He and Dorris Graser were married July 29, 1947, at Chaffee...
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ROY NORMAN
(Obituary ~ 10/16/92)
TROY -- Roy Norman, 68, of Troy, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Oct. 10, 1992, at St. Luke's Hospital in Baldwin. Norman was born in Owensville, son of Walter and Luly Holliday Norman. He was a carpenter, and veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife, Audrey; a son, Randy Norman of St. Louis; a daughter, Nan Bakker of St. Louis; a brother, Marion Norman of California, and two grandchildren...
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FLORENCE P. ELFRINK
(Obituary ~ 10/16/92)
ADVANCE -- Florence P. Elfrink, 75, of Advance, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 28, 1916, at Dexter, daughter of James and Sarah Goodrich Douglas. She first married Earnest Hampton, who preceded her in death. She later married Charles Elfrink Dec. 10, 1967...
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MARY E. HOFFMAN
(Obituary ~ 10/16/92)
PERRYVILLE -- Mary Elbert "Bert" Hoffman, 98, of Perryville, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 1992, at Perry County Nursing Home in Perryville. She was born June 19, 1894, at St. Marys, daughter of F. Emmett and Julia Niefong O'Mara. She first married Joseph E. Fenwick April 24, 1915. He died Dec. 8, 1923. She later married A. Pete Hoffman Aug. 12, 1929, who died Nov. 16, 1976...
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FLOYDELL MYERS
(Obituary ~ 10/16/92)
CHARLESTON -- Floydell Myers, 71, of Charleston, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1992, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Oct. 21, 1920, in Mississippi County, daughter of Charley and Bertha Vineyard Myers. Survivors include a brother, Charles Myers of East Prairie, and a sister, Bernice Goyins of St. Louis...
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CHRISTOPHER A. MALONEY
(Obituary ~ 10/16/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Christopher Allen Maloney, son of John and Patricia Payne Maloney of Scott City, was stillborn Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. Survivors include his parents; a brother, Justin Maloney of the home; maternal grandmother, Martha Payne of Scott City; paternal grandmother, Sharon Patterson of Scott City; paternal grandfather, Eldon Maloney of Jackson; paternal great-grandparents, Wilma Maloney of Jackson and Leonard Ledbetter of Scott City...
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BERTHA L. HOLDER
(Obituary ~ 10/16/92)
Bertha Louise Holder, 87, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Oct. 14, 1992, at American Care Center in Perryville. She was born Aug. 1, 1905, in Kennett, daughter of James T. and Sophia Dicus Fuller. She and James Edward Holder were married July 10, 1920, at Kennett. He died in June 1965...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/16/92)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Gentry, 2714 Luce, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:23 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1992. Name, Jacob Ryan. Weight, 9 pounds 6 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Gentry is the former Susan Pyrtle, daughter of George and Mary Pyrtle of Cape Girardeau. She is a personal banking supervisor at Boatmen's National Bank. Gentry is employed at Lone Star Industries, and is the son of Elizabeth Gentry of Scott City, and the late Glen H. Gentry Sr...
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TOMMIE MARLIN
(Obituary ~ 10/16/92)
JACKSON -- Funeral service for Tommie Marlin of Jackson will be held at 3 p.m. today at Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. Doyle Randol will officiate, with burial in Hobbs Chapel Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 9 a.m. today...
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WILBURN L. HUFFMAN
(Obituary ~ 10/16/92)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Wilburn L. Huffman, 72, of Tamms, Ill. died Thursday, Oct. 15, 1992 at his home. He was born at Mill Creek, Ill. on March 9, 1920 to George and Nellie Heater Huffman. He was a member of the E&R Church of Tamms, and a lifelong member of the Carroll Foster V.F.W. Post of Anna, Ill...
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ILLINOIS, KENTUCKY SIGN RIVER PACT FOR SPORTSMEN
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois and Kentucky have reached an agreement for sportsmen in the Ohio River dispute. A new pact, reached Tuesday, moves the two states one step closer to ending a border war that's raged since Illinois gained statehood back in 1818, when Daniel Boone still walked the forests and Abe Lincoln was just a boy...
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CAPE NATIVE TRAVELS TO CHINA
(Local News ~ 10/16/92)
Gerri Bollinger, formerly of Cape Girardeau, received a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship to travel to the People's Republic of China recently. The fellowship was awarded through the U.S. Department of Education and the University of Missouri-St. Louis Center for International Studies...
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