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ORGANIZER CALLS RIVERFEST '94 A HUGE SUCCESS
(Local News ~ 06/13/94)
Unprecedented attendance, the promise of another generous commitment by Boyd Gaming Corp. and a crowd that was willing to exercise patience when it was time to leave put a fitting cap on Riverfest 1994. So proclaimed Riverfest President Peggy Barringer, who said she was willing to trade lack of sleep for the knowledge that her work and the perseverance displayed by hundreds of volunteers was not wasted...
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UE OFFICIALS: CAPE PLANT SITE NOT A THREAT
(Local News ~ 06/13/94)
Union Electric officials say they won't remove hazardous waste that might lay beneath the site of the old Cape Girardeau Water Works' coal gasification plant, because the waste poses no environmental risk. The Cape Girardeau gasification plant once manufactured methane and hydrogen gas from coal that was used to illuminate street lights and used in the home before natural gas was available...
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HOCUS POCUS MEETS NEWTON'S LAW AS PHYSICS TEACHER PERFORMS MAGIC
(Local News ~ 06/13/94)
If you are planning to enjoy a lazy Wednesday evening at Griffin's Cafe and Spirits in downtown Cape Girardeau, chances are you will be dazzled, dazed or even baffled by the mystical antics of trickster Rob Huff. Hired by Griffin's to entertain customers one evening a week, Huff can make sponge-rabbits have baby sponge rabbits in your hands...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 06/13/94)
The Southeast Missourian asked people if they felt West Park Mall should change its smoking policy from the current "designated smoking areas," in the outer courts at Venture, JCPenney and Famous Barr, to a complete smoking ban. Several shopping malls in St. Louis have changed to a smoke-free policy...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: PAID STATEMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN LETTER TO THE EDITOR
(Letter to the Editor ~ 06/13/94)
To the Editor, In your Sunday edition of the Southeast Missourian (June 6), you published a full page character assassination of our (yours, mine and the advertisement's sponsor) president of the United States of America. This was the most disgusting piece of trash that I have ever seen leveled at any of our presidents...
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AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT'S CROSS OF STONES
(Editorial ~ 06/13/94)
Because of his past, President Clinton's participation in D-Day commemorations last week came under bitter criticism from some quarters of the American public -- in particular, from many veterans. We understand the criticism, and yet, would argue that if the president had avoided the ceremonies he would have most likely come under attack from many of the same organizations for not paying proper respect. ...
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SCOTT CITY RECEIVES GRANT FOR FLOOD REPAIRS IN CITY
(Local News ~ 06/13/94)
SCOTT CITY -- The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded Scott City a $345,250 Emergency Flood Infrastructure Grant. The grant is made available through the Community Development Block Grant program and is contingent upon completion of requirements set forth by the program...
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SCOTT CITY HOSTS MID-SUMMER FESTIVAL
(Local News ~ 06/13/94)
SCOTT CITY -- The Scott City Park Board will kick off the 18th annual Mid-Summer Festival Friday and Saturday in Scott City Park. The festival has returned to its summer venue after a two-year stint in the fall. On Friday, festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with a magic show, featuring Cape Girardeau magician Rob Huff...
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BALLOON FEST 1994 TO DOT SKIES JULY 22-24 AT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
(Local News ~ 06/13/94)
The theme for Balloon Fest 1994 comes from a 1960s song, but the history of the event goes no further than the 1990s. Combining the old with the new, the Cape Girardeau Airport will be the host site to launch "Up, Up, and Away in My Beautiful Balloon" as Balloon Tour America dots the skies here July 22-24...
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LOUIS J. RAUH
(Obituary ~ 06/13/94)
Louise J. Rauh, 84, of 2001 N. Kingshighway, died Friday, June 10, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital She was born Oct. 13, 1909, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of William and Anna Hilleman Haman. She married John A. Rauh, April 18, 1928, at Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death...
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MAURICE H. CHENIAE
(Obituary ~ 06/13/94)
VILLA RIDGE, Ill. -- Maurice H. Cheniae, 92, of Villa Ridge, Ill., died at 12:55 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at the Meridian Manor Nursing Home in Mounds, Ill. He was born at Villa Ridge, Ill., Nov. 19, 1901. His father was William Cheniae, his mother Ida L. Essex Cheniae. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Mounds...
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SUE ANN PARR
(Obituary ~ 06/13/94)
SIKESTON -- Sue Ann Parr, 92, of Sikeston, formerly of Bertrand, died Sunday, June 12, 1994, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born May 21, 1902, at Bardwell, Ky., daughter of Willis E. and Maggie Krauss Murphy. She married Raymond A. Parr, Dec. 11, 1920. He died July 1, 1974...
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ELEANOR M. MCCORMICK
(Obituary ~ 06/13/94)
Eleanor Marie McCormick, 73, of Cape Girardeau, died Saturday, June 11, 1994, at the Cape Girardeau Nursing Center. He was born July 5, 1920, at Cape Girardeau, daughter of Ray and Ida Seabaugh Moore. She married Edward J. McCormick in 1937 at Cape Girardeau. He died in 1976...
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EARL MANUS
(Obituary ~ 06/13/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Earl Manus, 87, of Anna, died Saturday, June 11, 1994, at the Union County Hospital in Anna. He was born Sept. 28, 1906, in Union County, son of James and Alice Jackson Manus. He married Mina Garner, Nov. 22, 1931, at Anna. He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Anna. He was also a member of the Carpenters Local 638 of Marion for 53 years. Manus was a carpenter by trade and a lifelong resident of Union County...
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VERA SMITH
(Obituary ~ 06/13/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Vera Smith, 82, of Spartanburg, S.C., formerly of Union County, died Sunday, June 12, 1994, at Hillcrest Memorial Hospital in Simpsonville, S.C. The Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home of Anna is in charge of arrangements, which are incomplete at this time...
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MORE THAN 100 RESTAURANTS OFFER WIDE RANGE OF CHOICES
(Local News ~ 06/13/94)
"You want the round table?" The hostess at the restaurant of the same name in Vicksburg, Miss., laid menus aside as she guided us into a large room almost consumed by a giant round table, complete with a "Lazy Susan." Three other people were already seated around the table, and there was room for seven or eight more...
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NEW `SAFE HANDLING' LABELS GEARED TO MEAT AND POULTRY USERS
(Column ~ 06/13/94)
Consumers buying meat and poultry products are getting something extra with their purchases. "Safe Handling Instructions" have arrived. "The new labels, which explain how to store, cook and care for leftovers, are on all packages of raw and partially cooked ground meat and whole poultry," explained a clerk in one store's meat department. "Next month, the labels will be placed on all other not-ready-to-eat meat and poultry."...
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MEMO
(Business ~ 06/13/94)
D&K Wholesale Drug Inc., headquartered at St. Louis, has completed the acquisition of selected assets of the Drug Distributors Unit of Fleming Companies, Inc.,, a Malone & Hyde, Inc. subsidiary located in Memphis, Tenn. J. Hord Armstrong II, D&K chairman and chief executive officer announced that D&K purchased all the pharmaceutical inventory of the Drug Distributors Unit and all the non-prescription inventory that was dedicated to the Super D Drug Store chain operated by M&H Drug, Inc...
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PERSONNEL
(Business ~ 06/13/94)
Candy R. Tucker of Cache, Ill., has joined TIP of Southern Illinois as secretary at the company's new office in Olive Branch. Tucker, who has more than six years of experience in the clerical and medical field, has a nursing assistant certificate from Five County Regional Vocational-Tech School in Tamms, Ill. and an EMT certificate from Shawnee College at Ullin...
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