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BROADENING THE DIALOGUE ON MIDEAST PEACE PROCESS
(Editorial ~ 12/04/93)
Should American troops patrol the Golan Heights? This is not an idle question. United States Secretary of State Warren Christopher arrives in the Mideast today to try to assess whether there is hope for the tenuous peace accord signed in September between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Afafat. As today's headlines suggest, not much is peaceful in the territory that is supposed to change hands from Israeli to Palestinian rule on Dec. 13...
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LOCAL ATTORNEY PRAISES JUDGESHIP APPOINTMENT
(Editorial ~ 12/04/93)
To the Editor: I was interested in an interview on KFVS television Tuesday evening concerning the appointment of John Grimm to the Circuit Judgeship. In particular, I was disappointed to hear Ben Lewis contend that he, Lewis, was not appointed because of "politics"...
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WINTER OPUTLOOK WARMER AND WETTER THAN NORMAL
(Local News ~ 12/04/93)
The weather outlook for the winter of 1993-94 in the Cape Girardeau area is a mixed bag of good news and bad news, according to the 90-day (December-February) weather outlook released this week by the National Weather Service. For purposes of records and statistics, the weather service and climatologists divide the seasons into equal 90-day periods. Thus, fall began Sept. 1 and ended Nov. 30. Winter began Dec. 1 and will end Feb. 28, 1994...
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AIRPORT MANAGER DISCUSSES FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS
(Local News ~ 12/04/93)
Additional airlines in Cape Girardeau could help keep costs to passengers down, provide new airport connections and improve scheduling for weekend travelers. "These are three of the primary concerns that have been expressed by area travel agencies," said Randy Holdman, guest speaker at the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce's First Friday Coffee...
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ANOTHER COUNCIL CANDIDATE AN ELIGIBILITY QUESTION
(Local News ~ 12/04/93)
Jess Hopple of 2700 Bloomfield Rd. Friday filed a nominating petition for Cape Girardeau's Ward 6 city council seat. It's Hopple's second try at the council. In 1991, he filed as a candidate, but was declared ineligible because he hadn't been a resident of the city for the requisite four years prior to the 1992 election...
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FINANCIAL CUTBACKS MEAN LESS CHRISTMAS
(Local News ~ 12/04/93)
A year ago Natalie was making her Christmas wish list, knowing her parents or Santa would likely get most of the items she wanted. This year the story is a little different. Instead of working full time, her father is working just two days a week. Her mother works too, but the family's income has been drastically cut. Added to that were some medical bills the family hadn't planned for...
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MR. F WOULD WELCOME FOOD ITEMS, CLOTHES
(Local News ~ 12/04/93)
Over the past 10 years, Mr. F has become quite an accomplished cook -- out of necessity. A diabetic, Mr. F is on a specially designed diet. As long as he sticks to the prescribed diet, Mr. F doesn't need insulin. Ten years ago Mr. F's wife died, leaving him alone. He decided it was time he learned to cook...
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SOUTHEAST WIND ENSEMBLE SET TO PERFORM ITS WINTER CONCERT
(Local News ~ 12/04/93)
Southeast Missouri State University's Symphonic Wind Ensemble will present its winter concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Academic Auditorium. The winter concert will feature works by living American composers Timothy Mahr, William Schuman, and Warren Benson...
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P&G EMPLOYEES ON DIAPER DUTY FOR HOLIDAYS
(Local News ~ 12/04/93)
Employees of Procter & Gamble are on diaper duty at work and afterwards this holiday season. About 80 volunteers from P&G staff Ye Olde Diaper Shoppe, which is open in West Park Mall five weeks through the holiday shopping season. This is the sixth year the diaper-changing station has been open for shoppers with little ones. The idea was conceived in 1986 by Lee Atchison and a group of co-workers...
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FIT FOR A SMILE
(Local News ~ 12/04/93)
According to history, George Washington was fitted with two partial dentures and three full dentures. Legend has it that all of them were carved from wood by his dentist, which is probably why the first president of the United States had to have five sets of dentures during his lifetime...
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OUTPATIENT DIALYSIS IS TOPLIC FOR `ASK YOUR DOCTOR'
(Local News ~ 12/04/93)
Frank W. Braxton, M.D., will discuss outpatient dialysis in the Cape Girardeau area on this week's "Ask Your Doctor" program Thursday at 8 p.m.. "Ask Your Doctor" is aired every Thursday on cable channel 5. The program features local doctors answering questions from viewers...
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OLIVER HOUSE OPENS FOR TOURS THIS WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 12/04/93)
JACKSON -- The Oliver House has been decorated for the holiday season, and tours will start at the historic mansion, 224 East Adams, today. Tours will be held from 1-4 p.m. today and Sunday. Special activities Sunday include dulcimer music. The Oliver House has been decorated with 20-inch "Father Christmas" dolls, which will be offered for sale, with proceeds to be used for utilities and maintenance of the mansion...
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SEMO FAIR ELECTS OFFICERS FOR 1994
(Local News ~ 12/04/93)
Bob Nitsch has been elected to a second term as president of the SEMO District Fair. The Fair Board held elections Thursday. Other officers are vice president, Sam Below; treasurer, Chris Weiss; secretary, Marilyn Schott; and property custodian, Ed Kaiser...
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SAMUEL A. MCTURNAN
(Obituary ~ 12/04/93)
PUXICO -- Samuel Ashley McTurnan, 85, of Puxico, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1993, at his home. He was born Feb. 12, 1907, in Hornbeck, Tenn., son of Julius and Lula Sowell McTurnan. He and Captolia James were married June 28, 1928. She died June 19, 1982...
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KRISTI L. SHAFFER
(Obituary ~ 12/04/93)
PERRYVILLE -- Kristi Lynn Shaffer, 15, of Perryville, died in a car accident Thursday, Dec. 2, 1993, on Interstate 55 two miles south of the Cape Girardeau-Perry County line. She was born Oct. 18, 1978, in Manhattan, Kan., daughter of John C. and Brenda Scurlock Shaffer. She was a freshman at Perryville High School...
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TONY R. WILFONG
(Obituary ~ 12/04/93)
GLEN ALLEN -- Tony Ray Wilfong, 43, Glen Allen Route 1, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1993, at Glen Allen. His wife, Pamela, and a three-year-old son, Dustin, also died Friday. He was born Oct. 1, 1950, in Hiram, son of Fred James and Bernice J. Fox Wilfong. He and the former Pamela McCulley were married in January 1989 at Marble Hill...
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ERIC D. MCCRARY
(Obituary ~ 12/04/93)
PERRYVILLE -- Eric Dewayne McCrary, 18, of Perryville, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1993, in a car accident on Interstate 55 two miles south of the Cape Girardeau-Perry County line. He was born Nov. 12, 1975, in Marietta, Ga., son of Jimmie A. and Genevieve McCrary. ...
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PAMELA AND DUSTIN WILFONG
(Obituary ~ 12/04/93)
GLEN ALLEN -- Pamela L. Wilfong, 38, and Dustin Ray Wilfong, 3, Glen Allen Route 1, died Friday, Dec. 3, 1993, at the home of Pamela's grandmother on Route 1. Pamela was born Oct. 15, 1955, in Kankakee, Ill., daughter of Freddie and Regina Gremar McCulley. She and Tony Ray Wilfong were married in January 1989, at Marble Hill. He also died Friday...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 12/04/93)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Townsend of Friedheim, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:49 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, 1993. Name, Quade Vaughn. Weight, 7 pounds 1 ounce. First child. Mrs. Townsend is the former Suzanne Green, daughter of Bill and Nan Green of Jackson. Townsend is a technician at Procter & Gamble, and is the son of David and Jane Townsend of Chaffee...
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WILMA M. SHETLEY
(Obituary ~ 12/04/93)
MARBLE HILL -- Wilma M. Shetley, 76, of Marble Hill, died Thursday, Dec. 2, 1993, at her home. She was born April 27, 1917, at Lutesville, daughter of John and Bertha Proffer Mungle. She and Coy C. Shetley were married March 23, 1946. He died Dec. 5, 1981...
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