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MILITARY REORGANIZATION CAN BE EFFECTED SAFELY
(Editorial ~ 03/18/93)
The Cold War's obituary, perhaps written prematurely, contains a postscript that touches many Americans. With the lessening of world tensions comes a natural readjustment of national priorities; where military might once had prominence, other concerns have now stepped forward. ...
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SHRINERS HOSPITAL DIRECTOR WILL SPEAK TO ROTARY CLUB
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
Patricia E. Carey, administrator of the St. Louis Unit of the Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children, will speak at today's Cape West Rotary Club. The program begins at noon at Holiday Inn. The St. Louis Unit of Shriners Hospitals for Crippled Children has been caring for the special needs of more than 45,000 orthopaedically handicapped children for over 65 years. ...
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BOY SCOUTS HONOR TWO DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
Two long-time area civic leaders will be honored March 25 at the Southeast Missouri Boy Scout Council's 1993 Distinguished Missouri Citizens Dinner, sponsored by the Council's endowment fund trustees. The event will honor J.P. "Pat" Tlapek of Cape Girardeau, who recently retired as president of Auto Tire and Parts Co., and Bob Keathley of Bernie, who is president of IXL Manufacturing Co. headquartered in Bernie...
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PIANO TRIO WILL PLAY TUESDAY AT OLD ST. VINCENT'S
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
A piano trio composed of Southeast Missouri State University faculty members will perform at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Old St. Vincent's Church. Heidi Bergman, an instructor of violin and viola, and Sara Edgerton and James Sifferman, both assistant professors of music will play works by Beethoven, Grieg and Franck...
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE: INTERNATIONAL WEEK '93 BEGINS AT SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
Petra Wenninger misses outdoor cafes, the Munich museums and hearty German bread, but most of all "my mom's cooking." Haider Abdulrahman, a Tanzanian, also has found food a major adjustment of coming to America. "We don't eat pizzas and tacos and those things," the 18-year-old Abdulrahman said...
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`FIDDLER ON THE ROOF' WILL BE STAGED BY NOTRE DAME HIGH
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
"Fiddler on the Roof," last performed by Notre Dame High School 20 years ago, will be presented again April 15-18. The venerable musical, which produced such songs as "Sunrise, Sunset" and "If I Were a Rich Man," focuses on the push and pull between tradition and change among Jewish townspeople living under Tsarist rule at the turn of the century...
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WORKSHOP: MAKING THE WORLD WORK
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
PHILADELPHIA, Penn. In the World Game Workshop, students spend about 3 hours trying to solve the world's problems. No guns are allowed. "It was designed as a creative alternative to war games," says Nancy Bell, a workshop facilitator. About 180 Southeast Missouri State University students will begin playing the game at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the University Center Ballroom. The playing board is a world map the size of a basketball court...
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WORKERS' COMP BILL SESSION'S BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT TO DATE
(Column ~ 03/18/93)
On Wednesday, March 10, the Missouri Senate completed six days of debate and work on Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 251 (SCS for SB 251), the reform of workers' compensation. It was an extraordinary process of a deliberative body wrestling with an extremely complex and difficult subject...
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SEMO: CARNAHAN NAMES TWO REGENTS
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
Cape Girardeau attorney Don Dickerson and St. Louis newspaper editor Patricia Washington were named to the board of regents of Southeast Missouri State University Wednesday by Gov. Mel Carnahan. Both are graduates of the University, however, their graduation dates were three decades apart...
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DRUG AGENT SAYS WAR IS BEING WON
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
JACKSON -- Jim Stepp, special agent in charge of the Cape Girardeau office of the Drug Enforcement Administration, said Wednesday the "war on drugs" is far from over, but law enforcement in the area is "winning a lot of battles." Stepp was the instructor for about 50 area law enforcement officers participating in a current-drug-trends-training session at the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff's Department...
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STUDENT CAUGHT IN BLIZZARD; STAY AT GRANDMA'S IS AN ADVENTURE
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
Amy Sharp's spring break from Southeast Missouri State University didn't turn out quite as she had hoped it would. Sharp travelled with her 8-month-old daughter to visit her grandmother early last week in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., which is situated at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains. Everything was fine until the snow began to fall Friday...
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BOARD DECIDES NOT TO HOLD MEETINGS ON RIVERBOAT GAMBLING
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
The Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau Advisory Committee has decided not to sponsor a series of three informational programs to discuss riverboat gambling prior to the issue being voted upon here in June. Bob Hoppmann, chairman of the group, said during a board meeting at City Hall Wednesday, "We want to emphasize, however, that the town-hall concept for these meetings was for information only, and not an endorsement for or against the issue by the CVB."...
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UNION COUNTY KICKS OFF DRIVE FOR PRISON
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
ANNA, Ill. -- When Jerry Reppert first learned that a new prison was one of four options being studied by the Illinois Task Force on Crime and Corrections to reduce inmate crowding conditions in the state, he acted quickly. "We had just lost two businesses in Anna which cost us more than 450 jobs with payrolls of over $5 million," said Reppert, publisher of The Gazette-Democrat newspaper at Anna and president of the new Union County Economic Development Corp...
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EX-PITCHER TO ADDRES SIXTH PRAYER BREAKFAST
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
A former all-star pitcher will relate his story of inspiration and courage to a sell-out crowd of 1,200 Friday at the sixth annual Mayor's Prayer Breakfast. Dave Dravecky, a former pitcher with the San Francisco Giants, will keynote the gathering. At the height of his career in 1988, a malignant tumor was removed from his pitching arm, but Dravecky staged a dramatic and unexpected comeback Aug. 10, 1989 - pitching a 4-3 victory over Cincinnati...
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NEW CABLE-TV RULES WILL TAKE EFFECT JULY 1
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
Although parts of last year's cable TV law still are under dispute, several new customer service rules will take effect July 1. But Roger Harms, manager of TCI Cablevision of Missouri's Cape Girardeau and Jackson offices, said the new regulations won't affect local cable TV service...
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911 COMMITTEE IS ON TARGET
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
JACKSON - A seven-member committee appointed by the Cape Girardeau County Commission to implement an Enhanced-911 emergency telephone system is on target to have the system operating this fall. "We are moving along nicely according to our timetable and should be up and running by the first of November," said Brian Miller, director of the county's Emergency Operations Center and chairman of the committee...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 03/18/93)
BIESTERTwin daughters to Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Biester of McClure, Ill., Sunday, Feb. 28, 1993. Bethany Dawn was born at 9:39 p.m. and weighed 4 pounds 9 ounces. Deana Kay was born at 9:42 p.m. and weighed 5 pounds 6 ounces. The couple also has a son. Mrs. ...
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MRS. FRANK (ZORA) DOSSETT
(Obituary ~ 03/18/93)
Mrs. Frank (Zora) Dossett, 102, died March 17, 1993, at the Chateau Girardeau Health Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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GLENDA L. BARKS
(Obituary ~ 03/18/93)
She was born Aug. 29, 1934, in Perry County Missouri to William E. and Evelyn Buatte McAtee. She survives. She was survived by two sons, Alan Barks of New Haven, Mo., and Randy Barks of Perryville; one daughter, Joyce Layton of Perryville; one brother, Gary McAtee of Perryville; one sister, Betty Herron of Perryville; and three grandchildren...
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LEONARD ERNST YAMNITZ
(Obituary ~ 03/18/93)
PERRYVILLE -- Leonard Ernst Yamnitz, 83, died March 16, 1992, at Perry County Nursing Home in Perryville. He was born Dec. 24, 1909, in Perry County, son of Henry T. Yamnitz and Henrietta Hennecke Yamnitz. On Nov. 9, 1933, he married Violet A. Unterriner. She preceded him in death on Jan. 15, 1992...
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RAY W. SHOWMAKER
(Obituary ~ 03/18/93)
MOUND CITY, Ill. -- Ray Wilson Showmaker, 72, of Mound City, died Tuesday, March 16, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. He was born March 8, 1921, in East Prairie, son of E.G. and Bertha Elder Showmaker. Showmaker was a member of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Pulaski, and Laborers Local 773 in Cairo. He was a veteran of World War II...
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LORENE BECK
(Obituary ~ 03/18/93)
SIKESTON -- Lorene Beck, 70, of Sikeston, died Tuesday, March 16, 1993, at Sikeston. She was born March 27, 1922, in New Madrid, daughter of Spurlin and Berdie Duke Beck Sr. Beck was retired from Missouri Delta Community Hospital, and member of Temple Baptist Church...
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GLEN MARSHALL
(Obituary ~ 03/18/93)
JACKSON -- Glen Marshall, 68, Jackson Route 1, died Wednesday, March 17, 1993, at his home. He was born Aug. 4, 1924, in Raddle, Ill., son of Martin A. and Leona Whistle Marshall. He and Thelma Irene Culbertson were married March 9, 1946, in Cape Girardeau...
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RUBY N. FINLEY
(Obituary ~ 03/18/93)
CHARLESTON -- Ruby Nell Finley, 74, of Charleston, died Wednesday, March 17, 1993, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born Sept. 28, 1918, in Dover, Tenn., daughter of Maxie and Maggie Stagner McMillen. She and Tom Finley were married Dec. 21, 1940...
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OPEN TO THE PUBLIC: THREE DEBATE KENNEDY, CAMELOT CONSPIRACY
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
The assassination of John F. Kennedy will be discussed by a panel of three speakers in a presentation at 7 p.m. Monday at Southeast Missouri State University. The three-hour program, "JFK and the Camelot Conspiracy," will be held in Dempster Auditorium in Crisp Hall. The program is open to the public...
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LESLIE CAUBLE GRACE
(Obituary ~ 03/18/93)
OLIVE BRANCH -- Leslie Cauble Grace, 84, of Olive Branch died March 17, 1993. He was born in Elco, Ill., on May 3, 1908, the son of the late Cyrus and Della Cauble Grace. He was a retired farmer, and attended the Methodist Church in Olive Branch. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Lucille Barnett Grace...
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HUMORIST WILL SPEAK TO THE EXECUTIVES CLUB
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
Dr. Charles W. Jarvis of Texas, a professional speaker and platform humorist, will be speaker at the Cape Girardeau Executives Club meeting March 25 at Drury Lodge. The dinner meeting starts at 7. Cost per person is $7. Reservations must be paid and/or cancelled by Monday. Members may bring prospective members...
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FRISBEE FLING SCHEDULED MARCH 20 AT SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
A Frisbee Fling will be held March 20 at the Intramural Fields next to the campus of Southeast Missouri State University. The event, featuring Frisbee football, an ice cream-eating contest, the crowning of a Frisbee queen and king and a live deejay, will begin at 2 p.m...
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ARTS COUNCIL HOSTS CRAFT FAIR MARCH 27-28
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
The 23rd annual Spring Arts & Crafts Fair will be held March 27-28 at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. About 5,000 people usually attend the event, which draws artists and craftsmen from nine states. Admission is $1. The fair is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. both days...
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MARINE HONORED AS BEST RECRUIT IN HIS COMPANY
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
Lance Cpl. Joe Narsh recently graduated from the U.S. Marine Corps basic training in San Diego, where he was named Company Honorman. After all testing and close evaluation by his drill instructors and series officers, Narsh was considered to be the recruit who had displayed the highest degree of skill, military knowledge and leadership potential in his company...
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GRADUATES FROM AREA RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS
(Local News ~ 03/18/93)
Seven area residents have received President's scholarships to attend Southeast Missouri State University during the 1993-1994 academic year. Those receiving the scholarships are: Sandra L. Bounds and Gregory J. Bone, both of Cape Girardeau; Denise E. Lehmann of Jackson; Jeanna Rae Horman of Gordonville; David A. Kieffer and Gina L. Eftink, both of Chaffee; and Jennifer Marie Felter of Benton...
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