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LOUISE ASLIN
(Obituary ~ 04/14/94)
BLOOMFIELD -- Funeral service for Louise Aslin of Bloomfield will be held at 2 p.m. today at Chiles-Cooper Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Walker Cemetery near Bloomfield. Aslin, 73, died Monday, April 11, 1994, in St. Louis. She was born Nov. 29, 1920, at Aquilla, daughter of Robert and Dora McClard Acord. She and John Aslin Sr. were married Oct. 8, 1938...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: CAPE GIRARDEAU TO LOSE DIPLOMAT, LEADER, FRIEND
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/14/94)
To the Editor: As I attended a farewell reception this past Wednesday, I experienced many different types of emotions. The emotions varied from those of joy and admiration to those of sadness and loss. The reception that I am referring to was the farewell reception for Wayne Smith. The reception was organized by the corporation that he had recently announced he will be leaving...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: FOLLY OF GAMBLING ON FINANCIAL SUCCESS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/14/94)
To the Editor: On Thursday, April 7, you ran a story concerning the Boyd Group and their plans for gambling in the wake of the defeat of Amendment 3. Your story quoted Maunty C. Collins, senior vice president and di rector of operations for the central region for Boyd Gaming. ...
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AS TAXES GROW HEAVIER, TAX FREEDOM DAY COMES LATER
(Editorial ~ 04/14/94)
The nation's taxpayers, or at least those who put off the inevitable until the last minute, trudge into post offices nationwide Friday to do their duty, paying the admission for living in a "free" society. That April 15, when most Americans pay their income taxes, has become a dreaded day of reckoning is made more understandable by the increased burden taxpayers are asked to bear in this country. ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: YOU'RE RIGHT, MAYBE WE ARE `SCHIZO'
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/14/94)
Dear Editorial Board, I am one of those schizophrenic voters you were talking about (April 4, 1994). Glad to know the medical terminology for my symptoms. I'm sure you all are fully competent to diagnose my vote, but just a few questions and comments...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/14/94)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shemonia of Delta, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 9:15 p.m. Thursday, March 31, 1994. Name, Brandon Joseph. Weight, 8 pounds 15 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Shemonia is the former Toni Welter, daughter of Anthony and Phyllis Welter of Chaffee. Shemonia is a registered nurse at St. Francis Medical Center and ABC Home Health. He is the son of Marge Montine of Madison, Ill...
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REV. W.T. HOLLAND
(Obituary ~ 04/14/94)
Funeral service for the Rev. W.T. Holland of Arkansas was held Friday at Immanuel Baptist Church. The Rev. Rex M. Horne officiated, with burial in Alexander Cemetery in Alexander, Ark. Roller-Drummond Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Holland was pastor of First Baptist Church in Cape Girardeau from 1959-75. He also had pastored First Baptist Church in Haynesville, La., and most recently 17 interim pastorates in the Little Rock, Ark., area...
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NITA HAZLIP SMITH
(Obituary ~ 04/14/94)
DEXTER -- Nita V. Hazlip Smith, 77, of Dexter, died Wednesday, April 13, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 9, 1916, at Townly, daughter of Arthur D. and Fleata S. Anderson Walker. She and Lyman Cletus Hazlip were married Nov. 15, 1943, in Martinez, Calif. He died Aug. 20, 1977. She and James A. Smith were married in 1980. He died May 8, 1993...
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LAURA J. FOX
(Obituary ~ 04/14/94)
CHARLESTON -- Laura Josephine Fox, 93, of Charleston, died Wednesday, April 13, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Sept. 19, 1900, in Mississippi County, daughter of Henry L. and Rachel Logan Finley. She and Leslie W. Fox were married Feb. 20, 1920. He died July 3, 1973...
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WINIFRED NITSCH
(Obituary ~ 04/14/94)
JACKSON -- Winifred "Winnie" Nitsch, 73, of Jackson, died Wednesday, April 13, 1994, at her home. McCombs Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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HELEN L. MCCAIN
(Obituary ~ 04/14/94)
MOREHOUSE -- Helen Louise McCain, 53, of Morehouse, died Tuesday, April 12, 1994, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born Feb. 13, 1941, at Blodgett, daughter of Eugene and Marie Holland Traw. She and Charlie W. McCain were married June 6,1959, at Morehouse...
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CLARA CANNON
(Obituary ~ 04/14/94)
ESSEX -- Funeral service for Clara Cannon of Essex will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel in Dexter. Dale Grissom will officiate, with burial in Chalk Bluff Cemetery near Dexter. Cannon, 73, died Tuesday, April 12, 1994, at Doctors Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff...
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SARAH V. BREWER
(Obituary ~ 04/14/94)
DEXTER -- Sarah Velma Brewer, 86, of Dexter, died Tuesday, April 12, 1994, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. She was born in Penhook, Tenn., daughter of Peter Lee and Nellie Gillis Frost. She and Edd Brewer were married Feb. 20, 1923. He died May 29, 1964...
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FORMER QUAKE CENTER DIRECTOR CLAIMS HE WAS UNFAIRLY FIRED
(Local News ~ 04/14/94)
Former science professor David Stewart says he was unfairly terminated last year by the Southeast Missouri State University administration because of his perceived support of Iben Browning's earthquake prediction in 1990. Stewart, who claims the issue is one of academic freedom, is seeking to be rehired with tenure and back pay...
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CAPE FLOOD CREST REVISED DOWN 1.5 FEET
(Local News ~ 04/14/94)
The National Weather Service revised its flood crest for Cape Girardeau downward Tuesday, but leery county and municipal officials said they'll stay on alert until the flood crest passes Cape, sometime Saturday. Unless there is additional and significant precipitation across the Missouri River and Mississippi River valley area, forecasters expect the Mississippi will fall rapidly next week, and continue to drop through mid-May to under 20 feet at Cape Girardeau...
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REP. EMERSON FAVORS STRONGER TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING GUIDE
(Local News ~ 04/14/94)
WASHINGTON D.C. -- As the House of Representatives began debate Wednesday on the Omnibus Crime Control Act of 1994, U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson suggested one step that must be taken to crack down on crime is making sure convicted criminals stay behind bars...
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION PLANS INSPECTION
(Local News ~ 04/14/94)
The Mississippi River Commission and the Army Corps of Engineers will conduct their spring high-water inspection trip on the Mississippi River -- from Cape Girardeau to New Orleans -- later this month. Four public hearings will be held aboard the commission's inspection boat, the Motor Vessel Mississippi, in four cities along the river...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: SISSY SPACEK, PLUMBER CAN'T FIX REVOLUTION LEAK
(Column ~ 04/14/94)
April 14, 1994 Dear Leslie, A horn just sounded to tell me the morning paper has arrived. This isn't the daily procedure, but every week or so the woman who delivers the San Francisco Chronicle forgets that we're on her route. So I call and she drops one by with a little honk to show she does care...
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SPECIAL MAGIC IN CHILDREN'S PLAY `MATILDA'
(Local News ~ 04/14/94)
"My idea of a perfect school is one that has no children in it at all." Many a kid may share that view, but it is, to say the least, an unusual one for a headmistress to express so vehemently. But then Agatha Trunchbull is, to say the last, an unusual headmistress (principal, for those of you not acquainted with a rather different kind of school system)...
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VISIT BY SINGING STAR BLOSSOMS INTO CP CENTER
(Local News ~ 04/14/94)
Physical therapist Jane Minner motivates Mallory Sweat, 8, who has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, to use her walker. Bonnie Santos steadying George Thompson, 2, who has cerebral palsy. Santos says George loves to stand, which stengthens his legs, back and neck muscles...
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BEAUTY IN CHARLESTON WILL BE ON DISPLAY
(Local News ~ 04/14/94)
Editor's note: The following was submitted by the Charleston Dogwood-Azalea Committee. CHARLESTON -- Imagine a small town, long known as a "City of Beautiful Homes," that comes alive in April with a profusion of colorful blooms. In Charleston, imagination becomes reality during a two-week blooming season with clouds of pink and white dogwoods lining streets and masses of azaleas in gardens. Accents of wild sweet William, candytuft and tulips are tucked in flower beds...
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UNDER THE BIG TOP! THE GREAT AMERICAN CIRCUS
(Local News ~ 04/14/94)
That Brian LaPalme would rather eat fire than quiche comes as no surprise to his cohorts at The Great American Circus. "He consumes the kind of stuff I used to put out," said John "Longjeans" Kelly, an advance clown for The Great American Circus who was once a fireman in California. "He just puts it out faster than we ever did," said Kelly...
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TRITT'S MUSIC REFLECTS WORKING-CLASS PEOPLE, EXPERIENCES
(Local News ~ 04/14/94)
To Travis Tritt, experiences among blue-collar working people are the notes and lyrics that make his music ring true. "To me, country music is a soundtrack for the lives of working people," said Tritt. "I'd like to think that I've paid tribute to those folks with this new album."...
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SE FIRST UNIVERSITY IN STATE TO HOST LITERARY FESTIVAL
(Local News ~ 04/14/94)
The Southeast Missouri State University Center will make history by offering a distinguished and varied literary menu April 21-23. The UC will become the first university in the state to host the 1994 Southern Literary Festival, which was founded in 1937. The event is an annual celebration of literature and creative writing involving 25 colleges and universities throughout the South...
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