Stories from Monday, October 26, 1992

Operation Steel Cure II, billed as one the nation's largest emergency response exercises, will provide an ongoing benefit to Cape Girardeau's emergency response efforts. Mark Hasheider, the city's emergency operations coordinator, said Sunday that working with local, state and federal agencies will enable the city to devise a better emergency response plan in the event of a real emergency...

The anticipated 4,000 people attending this week's Missouri Baptist Convention can join a Baptist credit union or subscribe to the state's Baptist weekly newspaper, Word & Way, or sign up for ministerial workshops on how to handle drug dependencies...

A group known as the "Don't Gamble with Missouri Rivers Committee" is opposing Proposition A on the Nov. 3 ballot. The proposition would bring riverboat gambling to Missouri. A member of that group, the Rev. Larry Rice of the New Life Evangelistic Center, held a press conference here Saturday to express his concern that state supported gambling like this will make gambling "the addition of the 90s."...

The Southeast Missourian asked volunteer victims of Operation Steel Cure II about their experience in helping with the earthquake disaster drill. Janie Niswonger: "Everybody sounded really frightening. My voice got hoarse from screaming and hollering. I had a fractured shoulder blade and a forehead injury. It made me aware of what could happen. I was a lot calmer than what I thought I would be."...

JACKSON -- Dorothy Fulbright Schaper, 73, of 111 N. Bast St., in Jackson, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992. She was born June 28, 1919, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of George D. and Grace Nicholas Fulbright. She attended Cape Girardeau Public Schools and was a graduate of Southeast Missouri State in 1940. She was a member of the First Christian Church in Cape Girardeau until her marriage and served as a pianist there for a number of years...

Daughter to Lt. and Mrs. David W. Kern of Olathe, Kan., Humana Hospital in Overland Park, Kan., 1:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 1992. Name, Lisa Joy. Weight, 7 pounds 12 ounces. Second daughter. Mrs. Kern is the former Karen Ahrens, daughter of Leonard and Clara Ahrens of Jackson. Kern is a medical training officer with the Naval Reserve Readiness Command, and is the son of Harold and Jewel Kern of Stoutland...

McCLURE, Ill. Reba Mosby of McClure died Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992, at the home of her daughter in East Cape Girardeau. She was 87. She was born July 19, 1905, in Tamms, Ill., the daughter of William and Fleeda Morris Smith. On May 28, 1920, she married Eugene Hartline in Mound City, Ill. He died Aug. 18, 1952...

PERRYVILLE -- Frank A. DeWilde died Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992, at American Care Nursing Center in Perryville. He was 86. He was born April 9, 1906, at Belgique, Mo., the son of Bernard A. DeWilde and Lena Fuytinck DeWilde. He was married May 1, 1929, to Allene M. Guyot. She survives...

Marie E. Kirchdoerfer, 63, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday Oct. 24, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 13, 1928, at Cape Girardeau, the daughter of John H. and Amanda Springer Frank. On Oct. 14, 1950, she married Albert C. Kirchdoerfer, who survives of the home...

SEDGEWICKVILLE -- Leola Seabaugh, 81, of Sedgewickville died Sunday, Oct. 25, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 6, 1911, at Daisy, the daughter of Vivian and Sarah Sebaugh. On Oct. 20, 1935, she married Herman Lester Seabaugh at Daisy. He preceded her in death Jan. 31, 1990...

DONGOLA, Ill. -- Marion E. "Bill" Yahn, 55, of Dongola died Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992, at Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born May 22, 1937, at O'Fallon, the son of Clinton and Myrtle Reiffer Yahn. On May 27, 1990, he married Joyce Burns, who survives of the home...

JACKSON -- Flora Wendell, 89, of Route 2, Jackson, died Oct. 24, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was the wife of Ben Wendell. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.

Enid Bernice Fitzpatrick, 78, of 1509 Jane Drive died Oct. 25, 1992, at St. Johns Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.

Harold L. Sprenger, died Oct. 24, 1992, at his home at 1961 Perryville Road. He was 67. He was born June 24, 1925, in St. Louis, to Louis Sprenger and Anna Voss Sprenger. He married Wilda Smith on April 26, 1947, in Osceola, Ark. He was a truck driver for ABF for more than 40 years. He was in the U.S. Marine Corps during WWII, serving in the Pacific, and was a member VFW Post 3838...

Palmer Bode, 73, of Peru, Ill. and formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992, at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.

NEW HAMBURG -- Alexander Anthony Burger Jr., 65, died Saturday, Oct. 24, 1992, at his home. He was born Oct. 23, 1927, at Kelso, the son of Alexander and Clara Georger Burger. On May 28, 1946, he married Vera Bertha Glastetter at New Hamburg. She survives of the home...

The greatest international event in 50 years the fall of Communism came on his watch. For President George Bush, it was an unparalleled moment of glory. For politician George Bush, it in a completely bizarre way was probably the beginning of the end of his political career...

In 1988, more than 2 million votes were cast in the Missouri lieutenant governor's race. Only a small percentage of those voting had even a vague notion of the duties of that office. In fact, there are few constitutionally assigned duties. Proposition C on the Nov. 3 ballot would change that, giving the lieutenant governor a more clear direction in his job. It is a worthwhile change, and we endorse the passage of Proposition C...

To the Editor: There seems to some misinformation circulating about the proposed Zoning Order before the County Commissioners. For example, we seem to be spending a lot of time talking about subdivision regulations which are not in the Zoning order. It seems almost as if someone wants to defeat Planning and Zoning to get rid of the regulations for building a good subdivision...

Many Missourians have asked me why, given the limited constitutional duties of the office, I am seeking to become Missouri's next Lieutenant Governor. In the final analysis I decided to run for Lieutenant Governor because of my strong belief that, after over eight years as Missouri State Auditor, I can now serve the taxpayers of Missouri in a unique way as their next Lieutenant Governor...

Ideas vs. Idle Days In the recent past, a succession of Missouri Lieutenant Governors have toiled diligently as Missouri's official ombudsmen, directing Missouri citizens to find child support enforcement, or pointing decent people who work for a living in the right direction after they've been injured on the job...