Stories from Monday, May 3, 1993

The Cape Girardeau City Council tonight will consider the contentious question of whether the city needs public housing and more stringent controls on the condition of rental properties. Last month, members of the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) asked that the issue of public housing be placed on the agenda for tonight's meeting...

The area's two state representatives anticipate long hours and headaches as the legislative session heads into its final two weeks with details of the school foundation funding formula and workmen's compensation bills still to be nailed down. "It's going to be a hectic two weeks said Rep. Mary Kasten, R-Cape Girardeau, Sunday. "These are things it's tough to have answers for."...

A twin-engine plane owned by HAVCO Wood Products Inc. landed on only one engine at Cape Girardeau Municipal Airport Sunday afternoon. The pilot and four passengers were returning to Cape Girardeau from Knoxville, Tenn., when one of the engines on the Cessna 421 conked out five or six miles from the airport, according to an employee for Cape Central Airways...

A New York City photographer's eerily diffused print of a tropical fish swimming against the backdrop of a coral reef has won first place in the Photo '93 National Juried Photography Exhibition now on display at Gallery 100. Charles Swedlund, the exhibition juror, chose "Sun Trail" from among 264 entries by 84 photographers in 27 states...

The Southeast Missourian asked people how they felt about giving their first 123 days of income to Uncle Sam. Today is Tax Freedom Day, the 124th day of the year. Melvin Porter said, "I don't like it and it doesn't seem fair. But at the same time do we have any control over it? I am ready for my money to begin going in my pocket now. Actually when you stop and think about it in days it seems worse than it really is."...

Takara Stanley recently spent 10 days travelling throughout England - just enough time, she says to make her want to go back again. Stanley won an all-expense paid trip to England by scoring highest in the final three phases of the Young Columbus contest in January, sponsored by the Southeast Missourian newspaper...

Luther Collins, 71, of 1920 LaWanda died Sunday, May 2, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 17, 1921, at Schlatitz, the son of James Henderson and Holly Tine Roberts Collins. He married Irene G. Shell on Jan. 19, 1943, in Piggott, Ark. She survives of the home...

Arthur Squires, 79, of 811 Ranney in Cape Girardeau, died Sunday May 2, 1993, at the Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel.

Carl Berry of rural Kevil, Ky. died Sunday, May 2, 1993, at the Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. Arrangements are incomplete at the Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel in Cape Girardeau.

Martin J. Brummer, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 1, 1993, at the Lutheran Home. He was born April 6, 1904, at Leopold, the son of Bernard and Francis Van Doren Brummer. On July 27, 1935, he marred Dora L. Frueh, who preceded him in death...

Frieda Alvina Schoen, 94, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, May 1, 1993, at the Lutheran Home. She was born June 11, 1898, at Tilsit, the daughter of Ferdinand and Pauline Kuehle Hargens. On April 20, 1919, she married Theodore Schoen in Advance. He preceded her in death Nov. 2, 1971...

Clarence F. Diamond, 84, of 417 Albert in Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 2, 1993, at his home. He was born Dec. 12, 1908, in Perry County, the son of Theodore and Martha Cook Diamond. On Oct. 15, 1927, he married Agnes E. Glueck, who preceded him in death May 12, 1977...

To the average citizen whose only wish is to survive an administration or a legislative session without seeing his bank account depleted, it must seem that special interests completely dominate today's political climate. Call it public paranoia or simply concern over one's own well-being, this sense of being outnumbered by hundreds of special interests has become a very real part of life in the 1990s. ...

The Jackson Public Schools recently faced a potentially deadly situation - a sixth grader brought a gun and bullets to school. Thankfully, no one was hurt. But that doesn't mean the incident should soon be forgotten. This episode provides a chance for both school officials and parents to talk openly with kids about the dangers of guns...

The Cape Girardeau Jaycees will kick off their annual swim program in June. This program teaches basic swimming and water safety to children ages 3-6. The first session begins June 14; second session begins July 5; and the third session begins July 26. Each session runs for three weeks, Monday-Thursday...

Theatre work, both on-stage and back-stage, were recognized Saturday night as University Players and Black Mask Honorary Dramatic society held their annual banquet marking the end of the 1992-1993 season of Southeast Missouri State University's theatre program...

The National Honor Society at Notre Dame High School is having a blood drive Thursday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in the multi-purpose room at the school. All donors will receive a complimentary T-shirt. Donations are especially needed during the summer because the number of donations received by the American Red Cross drops off as the temperature rises. ...