Stories from Wednesday, September 28, 1994

SIKESTON -- Genevieve Ozment, 85, of the Fountainbleu Lodge in Cape Girardeau, formerly of Sikeston, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Feb. 17, 1909, at Frederick, Okla., the daughter of Ross and Mildred Anna Mueller Trousdale...

To the editor: Do you think there is too much money in politics? If your answer is "yes," you are not alone. A recent poll conducted by Bannon Research, a national firm, shows that 90 percent of your fellow Missourians agree. What you might not know, is that this November you will have a chance to do something about it by voting yes on Proposition A...

Reprinted with permission of The Wall Street Journal Copyright 1994 Dow Jones & Company Inc. All rights reserved. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- As Election Day nears, the tentacles of the Whitewater affair are tightening around Arkansas's leading gubernatorial candidate, Democratic Gov. Jim Guy Tucker...

So President Bill Clinton has discovered family values. And this commander-in-chief, a child of 1960s war protests who is recklessly cutting defense spending while expanding commitments, has found a country where he approves of the use of military force...

Three days of western activities this weekend will benefit Southeast Missouri Hospital Foundation and the hospital's Regional Cancer Center. Highlights of the fund-raising event include a 28-event horse show, a grand parade featuring show horses, a benefit dinner and auction, and a western brunch and trail ride...

Businesses are making some quick adjustments to the U.S. Postal Service's new zip code for Cape Girardeau. The business mail of Cape Girardeau is helping make the new zip code work, said Michael Keefe, manager of the Cape Girardeau Post Office. Some 80 percent of the city's mail is business mail, and most companies have adopted the new zip code to receive mail discounts...

To the editor: Of late, there is increasing emphasis on entitlements being the culprit that is advancing our nation toward an ultimate economic crisis. To be sure, entitlements are a major expenditure in our national budget. However, it is not accurate or realistic to target this one area of public expenditure and ignore the entire spectrum of spending in which the government(s) are engaged: grants, loans and loan guarantees, special interest concessions and subsidies, S&L buyouts, etc., federal, state and local a mile long. ...

McCLURE, Ill. -- June Masters, 68, of East Carondelet, formerly of McClure, died Monday, Sept. 26, 1994, at her home. She was born Dec. 6, 1925, at Neely's Landing, Mo., daughter of Ellis and Julia Miller Masters. She first married Robert P. Kaufman, who preceded her in death. She later married Virgil E. Masters...

Graveside service for Louise S. Wright of Cape Girardeau will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Memorial Park, with the Rev. Neil Stein officiating. There is no visitation. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Wright, 79, died Monday, Sept. 26, 1994, at Cape Girardeau Nursing Center...

CAIRO, Ill. -- John J. Bucher, 86, of Fairview Heights, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1994, at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Belleville. He was born Aug. 17, 1908, son of Carl and Mary Levitt Bucher. His wife, Elsie, died in 1987. Prior to retiring, he was owner of Bucher's Automotive Garage in Cairo. He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church here, 4th Degree member of Cairo Knights of Columbus Council 1027, and member of Egyptian Country Club...

MARBLE HILL -- Donald Ray Hicks, 57, of Marble Hill, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1994, at his home. He was born June 4, 1937, in Wayne County, son of Ulus and Maude Shepley Haynes. Hicks was a retired timber worker, and member of Disabled American Veterans. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force...

Son to Thomas Ulrich and Kristina Palen of St. Charles, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 4:56 p.m. Friday, July 29, 1994. Name, Jordan Alexander Palen. Weight, 8 pounds 7 ounces. First child. Miss Palen is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. James E. Palen of Cape Girardeau. She is employed at T.G.I. Fridays. Ulrich is employed at St. Charles Riverfront Station, and is the son of George and Ginny Ulrich and Carol and Chuck Duquette of St. Louis...

A dry spell followed by damp, cloudy weather may have set the stage for less-than-impressive fall foliage this season. But Charles H. Korns, horticulturist at Southeast Missouri State University, said this year's fall colors won't be a complete wash...

Health-care reform isn't dead, but prescriptions for change likely will occur in incremental steps over years, Cape Girardeau and state health officials said Tuesday. Southeast Missouri Hospital Administrator James Wente said the nation's health-care woes are complex. "To expect that it could be fixed overnight is not realistic," he said...

Kenny G's album "Breathless" apparently took on a slightly different meaning when it came to digging deep for tickets to the Oct. 13 concert at the Show Me Center. Try Gasp! Broadway Entertainment of Milwaukee, Wis., took a gamble that Kenny G was big enough to command ticket prices in the $45.50, $35.50 and $25.50 range. Then he took a hike...

First, I feel duty-bound to explain to everyone that I have nothing against technology per se. My protests are the result of a lifetime of proven inadequacy in related fields, though my nephew Gus, a retired Navy pilot now working toward a master's in computer science, agrees that even technology has its limitations. To comfort me, he shares a cartoon showing a word processor gone amok. The operator is asking a bystander: "Are we sure this is an improvement over changing a ribbon?"...

Joyce Miller wasn't thinking about dinner when she hiked Japan's Mount Fuji this summer. She could have made it to the top -- conquering a six-hour walk across five miles of mostly lava rock -- even without a nutritious breakfast. However, she has no doubt that an overall healthy diet and lifestyle helped her get there...

Possibly if a poll were taken of the most frequently asked question each year, it would be "How can I make a poinsettia bloom against this year?" Most people ask this question about the first of December or around Thanksgiving. It is about this time of year that the poinsettia plan is preparing for its December show but there are other holiday plants that need special attention. ...