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EDITH STUART
(Obituary ~ 05/28/93)
Edith Stuart, 90, of 410 Themis, died Thursday, May 27, 1993, at Ratliff Nursing Home in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time.
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VARIETY OF EVENTS TO TAKE PLACE DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
The first holiday of the summer begins at 6 tonight as Americans mark the three-day Memorial Day weekend. Activities include special programs on Sunday and Monday to honor veterans. In addition, there will be family gatherings, picnics, and other activities...
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IF HAMLET PONDERED RIVERBOAT GAMBLING
(Column ~ 05/28/93)
Like many of my fellow citizens in Cape Girardeau, I've been thinking recently about craps. While an uncustomary way to pass the time, musing over the riverboat gambling issue supplies an ideal environment for prophesy. In our minds, we picture this fair city at the millennium and beyond ... and how it will fare as a result of the decision to be made June 8...
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BOSNIA TRAGEDY SHOULDN'T BECOME TRAGEDY OF U.S.
(Column ~ 05/28/93)
Just in case there are any hopes, the Serbs' rejection of the Vance-Owen Peace Plan and the outbreak of hostilities among former allies, Bosnian Muslims and Croats, should dash any such hopes for a peaceful settlement to the Bosnian Civil War. This comes as no surprise to those familiar with the region's history...
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BE OUR GUEST; WORLD MEETS NO ONE HALFWAY NO ONE SAID LIFE WOULD BE FAIR
(Column ~ 05/28/93)
Jason Crowell of Cape Girardeau is a junior at Southeast Missouri State University, majoring in economics. He plans to attend the University of Missouri Law School following his graduation from Southeast. As I look at Cape ~Girardeau as a whole, I see a thriving community of ethnically diverse individuals. ...
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DON'T EXPECT WINDFALLS FROM CABLE REGULATIONS
(Editorial ~ 05/28/93)
To apply William Shakespeare to a modern context, new federal regulations for cable television may be "much ado about nothing." The regulations were promoted to cut cable rates by 10 to 15 percent. For many of us, that means savings of $2 to $3 a month. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: ADVERTISING ON ELECTION ANGERS READER
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/28/93)
To the editor: A parasite may be defined as one who purposely takes more than it gives. I can only hope that my fellow citizens of Cape Girardeau know a parasite when they see one. I am angered by the deceptive advertisements with which the Boyd Group is flooding us. They paint a picture of themselves as near-philanthropists and are obviously much better financed than the concerned citizens who have taken the initiative to oppose gambling in our city...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: DO WE REALLY WANT 1 MILLION VISITORS?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/28/93)
To the editor: If riverboat gambling lives up to its promises of over 1,000,000 customers a year that would mean an average of 2,740 people a day would be hurrying down our east/west streets - and if there were two of them per car, we'd have 1,370 cars charging down our streets...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: TROUBLING ISSUES REMAIN ON GAMBLING
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/28/93)
To the editor: In the aftermath of Tuesday evening's debate on riverboat gambling at the Show Me Center, I find that there are two issues that are troubling me. The first issue concerns the two proponents of riverboat gambling present on the panel. They both have been hired by the industry - one as an employee of the Alton, Ill., gambling boat, and the other, as an employee of the Boyd Group in Las Vegas. ...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: CHRISTIANS MUST BE GUIDED BY GOD'S WILL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/28/93)
To the editor: Will God be pleased with the introduction of riverboat gambling into the city of Cape Girardeau? In my opinion, each voter who professes to be a Christian must be guided by his or her own answer to that question. All other issues are secondary...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: LURE OF GAMBLING NOT THE TRUE PICTURE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/28/93)
To the editor: I have recently seen the ads on TV and in the newspaper encouraging people to vote yes on June 8. I find the campaign for riverboat gambling very deceiving. The TV ads are especially so. These ads on TV don't say anything about gambling. In fact, until the end of the ad, you have no idea what it is for. And even at the end of all it says is "Vote yes June 8." They don't even say what you are voting yes on...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: CAPE AND JACKSON NEED PARK FOR RVs
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/28/93)
To the editor: My husband and I have an RV, and just recently returned from a short trip. We came home on I-55 past Cape and Jackson, and as I had been following the ads for campgrounds as we traveled, I decided to really pay attention to the Cape billboards and signs...
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ST. FRANCIS GETS GIFT OF $25,000
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
A gift of $25,000 to St. Francis Medical Center from the estate of Clara D. Newman has been announced by St. Francis Foundation President Van. H. Puls. Newman, who died last fall at age 95, was a retired nurse and lifelong resident of Charleston. She was a graduate of the Jewish Hospital School of Nursing in St. Louis and spent most of her life as a county health nurse in Mississippi County...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: RIVERBOAT WOULD GIVE AN ECONOMIC BOOST
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/28/93)
To the editor: The debate and controversy about the upcoming vote on riverboat gambling at Cape Girardeau has interested me considerably. I have listened to the morning talk show with Carol Keeler on KZIM this week and read various articles on the subject in the Southeast Missourian. The Rev. Craig Nessan is a person whose opinions I respect very much and I almost always agree with his analysis of any subject. He is against allowing the riverboat gambling in Cape, for very well stated reasons...
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ALBERT M. HENGST
(Obituary ~ 05/28/93)
Albert M. Hengst, 104, Cape Girardeau Route 1, died Thursday, May 27, 1993, at the Lutheran Home. He was born Sept. 24, 1888, at Egypt Mills, son of William and Amelia Niedling Hengst. He and Meta Louise Caroline Lehne were married Nov. 29, 1917. She died Nov. 20, 1988...
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JAMES N. BOHANNON
(Obituary ~ 05/28/93)
EAST PRAIRIE -- James Norval Bohannon, 72, of Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, died Thursday, May 27, 1993. He was born March 9, 1921, in East Prairie, son of Grover Lawrence and Celia Ann Bohannon. He and Effie Green Johnson were married Dec. 12, 1952...
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BILL MARCUS
(Obituary ~ 05/28/93)
SIKESTON -- Bill Marcus, 53, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Wednesday, May 26, 1993, at his home, following an extended illness. He was born May 22, 1940, at Morehouse, son of Charlen and Gladys Wright Marcus. He and Jeannie Watson were married April 28, 1964...
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LILLIAN I. TIDWELL
(Obituary ~ 05/28/93)
DELTA -- In the obituary Thursday of Lillian Irene Tidwell of Delta, the name of a sister was listed incorrectly. It should have been Roberta Grojean of Chaffee. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee. The Rev. Watis Harrell will officiate, with burial in Union Park Cemetery at Chaffee...
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CARL E. SHY
(Obituary ~ 05/28/93)
ORAN -- Carl Elmo Shy, 79, Oran Route 2, died Thursday, May 27, 1993, at Chaffee Nursing Center. He was born July 20, 1913, at New Madrid, son of Louie Carl and Hazel Chapel Shy. Shy was a retired farmer and truck driver. He was a member of Morley VFW Post 5368. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...
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TEONDRA M. JACKSON
(Obituary ~ 05/28/93)
Funeral service for Teondra Michelle Jackson, 148 S. Lorimier, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. Pastor Joanna McCauley will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-7 p.m. Sunday...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 05/28/93)
Daughter to Chris Hayes and Leslie Gott of Cobden, Ill., Southeast Missouri Hospital, 8:19 a.m. Thursday, May 20, 1993. Name, Lisa Troi. Weight, 6 pounds 8 ounces. Miss Gott is the daughter of Pat Gott of Cobden, and Robert Gott of Tunnel Hill, Ill. She is an audiologist. Hayes is a chef, and is the son of Beverly Hayes of Nashville, Tenn., and Robert Hayes of Florissant...
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LAWYER UPSET BY RAPE TRIAL'S AFTERMATH
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
A Southeast Missouri State University student, acquitted of rape last month by a Cape Girardeau County jury, was tried again this week. This time, a university disciplinary board found him guilty of violating a code of student conduct. Rupert Foreman of Cape Girardeau was placed on probation and ordered to perform the university's version of "community service." He will be allowed to resume his course work this fall...
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CHAMBER BOARD BACKS RIVERBOAT GAMBLING PLAN
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, in what officials described as the chamber's most controversial decision ever, has voted to support the riverfront gambling issue that will appear on the June 8 ballot. "We could lose some members because of this decision," said Harry Rediger, chairman of the board. "But, we feel that the economic impact merited action by the chamber, which is an economic-minded chamber."...
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ISSUE RAISES LOCAL CONCERN ABOUT BOYCOTT
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
The battle over riverboat gambling has ignited concern among some downtown merchants over a possible boycott of merchants who support the proposed casino development. Several downtown merchants said Thursday they don't believe there's any organized effort under way to boycott businesses. They said it appears to be more of an isolated threat from some church members who oppose riverboat gambling...
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PROPERTY TAX FOR RIVERBOAT ABOUT $500,000
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
Property tax revenue from a proposed $37.5 million riverboat gambling complex could total nearly $500,000 in the floating casino's first year of operation. That figure is based on Cape Girardeau's real estate and personal property tax rates and the estimated value of the riverboat development...
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DEACTIVATED: REORGANIZATION TO CLOSE ARMY RESERVE CENTERS
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
The Department of the Army is reorganizing the 21st General Hospital, resulting in the deactivation of three subordinate detachments in Cape Girardeau, Poplar Bluff and Springfield, Mo. The closing of the leased centers in Cape Girardeau and Poplar Bluff on Sept. 17 will leave 63 reservists in each detachment without a training center...
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UNIVERSITY SIGNERS TO `ENCHANT' AUDIENCE
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
It is more than aptly named: "Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein," the Southeast Missouri Touring Theatre 1993 production that will open tonight and next week begin a tour of seven towns in four states. Performances of the musical revue tonight and Saturday night will begin at 8 in the Forrest H. Rose Theatre of the Grauel Language Arts Building...
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SIKESTON SUPERINTENDENT FEARS AID PLAN WON'T FIX SCHOOL MONEY WOES
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
Sikeston School Superintendent Robert Buchanan fears the school aid package approved by Missouri's legislature does not fix problems of adequacy and equality in funding. Buchanan was among eight superintendents from around the state who met Wednesday in Jefferson City with education department officials...
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`SOME ENCHANTED EVENING': SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY TOURING THEATRE PRESENTS ROGERS & HAMMERSTEIN MUSICAL REVUE
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
Song titles by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II conjure up a cockeyed-optimist, pre-feminist version of America, where "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning" wasn't corny and "There is Nothing Like a Dame" wasn't sexist. R&H, whose teaming produced two Pulitzer Prizes, also are responsible for some of the classic songs of American musical theater...
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MISSOURI CHAUTAUQUA TO BRING SPEAKERS, ENTERTAINMENT TO PB
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
POPLAR BLUFF -- The Missouri Humanities Council is reviving the Chautauqua tent shows that brought education and entertainment to rural 19th century America. Chautauquas, remembered as the 1800s version of PBS, brought great orators, musicians and drama to small-town America. Famous personalities, particularly those involved in public policy and lawmaking, frequently appeared...
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LET'S PUT ON A SHOW!
(Local News ~ 05/28/93)
Since its inception in 1986, the Southeast Missouri State University Touring Theatre has presented plays during the summer to localities within the university's service area. "Some Enchanted Evening" is the troupe's first musical performance. Director Dennis Seyer has concentrated on musicals during his directing career at the university 1990's "The Fantasticks," 1989's "Two By Two," for instance. ...
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