Stories from Saturday, October 1, 1994

To the editor: I have just read with interest the desire of the Southeast Missouri State University to find a solution or suggestion from the general public concerning the unrest facing the university. Crime, opposition and unrest prevails in every walk of life in this day and age. With a growing population it is more pronounced...

To the editor: I am writing this letter as a private citizen who is also chairman of the Cape Girardeau Cable Committee. I must first say that any comments I make may have the benefit of my experience on the cable committee but are not intended as statements of that committee or as statements of the city of Cape Girardeau. I am writing concerning a recent decision of the local franchisee, TCI, to change its programming...

To the editor: We would like to share some information with you and ask for your help. The problems concern Juden Creek, just north of Cape Girardeau, and Hubble Creek in Jackson. You may be aware that the Cape Rock Village sewage lagoon has caused concern during the past summer. ...

Early last month, an agreement was reached between Southwestern Bell and the Missouri Public Service Commission that ends years of high-stakes wrangling between the communications company and the state regulators. Throughout the months and years of that wrangling, this newspaper has been sharply critical of Bell's attempts, as a monopoly utility, to escape all regulation while building the much-touted information superhighway with ratepayers' -- rather than investors' -- money. ...

Tip of Illinois Health Services announces the opening of a referral and information bureau to provide coordination of patient needs. One call will link a patient to a variety of services and agencies, such as home health, hospice and outpatient therapy...

A program presented by television personality Don McNeely and a party recognizing the 10th anniversary of Southeast Missouri Hospital's Regional Heart Center will highlight a meeting Tuesday of the Mended Hearts. McNeely's topic will be travel highlights...

Providence Hospice Group in Sikeston is offering training beginning next week for people interested in becoming a hospice volunteer. Hospice is a program of services for people who face a terminal illness and their families. Training sessions will be held at the Providence offices, 510 N. Main. Specific dates and times for the training will be set to accommodate volunteer schedules...

Another flu season is just around the corner, and people considered "at risk" need to plan to get flu shots. Charlotte Craig, director of the Cape Girardeau County Health Department, said her agency gave more than 1,000 flu shots last year and expects to give at least that many this year...

People are beginning to realize that the apparatus of government is costly. But what they do not know is that the burden falls inevitably on them. -- Frederic Bastiat (1801-1850) I've often been accused of being anti-government, which is a fair charge as far as it goes. But government does serve a purpose...

Children who play with matches, or cigarette lighters, could be looking for a spark of attention or a way to raise a red flag. And, if these warning signs go unanswered, today's call for help could lead to tomorrow's tragedy. Patricia T. Mieszala, president and founder of Burn Concerns Inc., has some harrowing statistics to support her claims...

Procter & Gamble Co. exports are about $500 million a year. That could double if the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade is ratified, said Edwin L. Artzt, chairman and chief executive of P&T, headquartered in Cincinnati. Artzt is a supporter of GATT...

Show Me Center Director David Ross has never had a worse week in promoting entertainment events. Both The Pointer Sisters concert, scheduled for Tuesday, and the Kenny G concert, scheduled Oct. 13, were canceled. The cancellations could cost the Show Me Center $25,000...

Half-empty cans of paint, mostly used bottles of carpet cleaner, antifreeze, auto batteries cluttering cabinets, sheds and basement shelves at homes can be disposed of properly at next Saturday's household hazardous waste collection. From 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cape Girardeau residents may drop off items at Ford Groves, 1501 N. Kingshighway. The cleanup is sponsored by the city and Safety-Kleen Corp...

My stuff has arrived. Before last Sunday, the apartment was merely a dumping ground for fast-food wrappers. I ate burgers while sitting around thinking where my furniture would go when there was time to move it. But on Sunday, ex-Mr. Dreams, my former boyfriend, and his too-sweet-to-be-real brother moved a couch, chair, mattress, television and tons of other stuff 30 miles to the north and up three flights of stairs...

SIKESTON -- Falcon Cable TV customers will experience service interruptions during the next week because of the sun's position. Beginning this weekend, outages can be expected daily, generally between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. "Sun outages are a part of satellite operations and occur in the spring and fall of each year," Falcon chief engineer Kevin Goetz said...

The Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission has opened a job training office at Cape Girardeau. The new office, at 1452 N. Kingshighway, held its grand opening Friday. The office here was opened to provide service to clients in Cape Girardeau and Scott counties, said Thomas G. Tucker, executive director of the economic development commission, headquartered at Perryville. "...

The Rev. Dr. Robert Preus, president emeritus of Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Ind., will preach at Trinity Lutheran Church Saturday and Sunday. The guest speaker is part of the church's 140th anniversary. Preus will speak about "The Church's Mission -- Preach the Gospel."...

Four Southeast Missouri State University faculty have been honored by the school's College of Science and Technology. Dr. Bjorn Olesen, a chemistry professor, received the Teaching Award. Dr. Christina Frazier and Dr. Ernest Kern received the Service awards. Frazier is a biology professor and Kern teaches geosciences...

The Southeast Chapter of the Missouri Association for Social Welfare will sponsor a public forum on Hancock II Monday in Cape Girardeau and Sikeston. It is entitled: "Handcuff or Reform?" One of the speakers will be Jim Moody, a former state budget director and commissioner of administration under Gov. John Ashcroft. He is serving as a consultant for the Committee to Protect Missouri's Future, a group formed to oppose Hancock II...

Three blood drives are planned Oct. 12 and 13 to help the American Red Cross prevent blood shortages. The local blood supply remains low, causing a code yellow alert. The supply of type O blood is more than 60 percent below the level needed to meet hospital needs...

MATTHEWS -- Harvey Steven "Steve" Spencer, 73, Matthews Route 1, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Sept. 9, 1921, in Blytheville, Ark., son of Noel and Edith Hankins Spencer. He and Ruby Helms were married Nov. 17, 1941, at New Madrid...

Graveside service for Freda Mary Greer of Cape Girardeau will be held at 11 a.m. today at Memorial Park. The Rev. William Dickey will officiate. Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Scott City from 10-10:30 a.m. Greer, 103, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 1994, at the Lutheran Home...

JACKSON -- L.D. Seabaugh, 68, of 408 Elm in Jackson died Friday, Sept. 30, 1994 at the Jackson Manor Nursing Home. He was born March 28, 1926 at Sedgewickville, the son of Dale H. and Lucy Roberts Seabaugh. On Oct. 4, 1946, he married Rosa L. Hartle. She survives...

ADVANCE -- Ora Jane Kirkpatrick, 85, of Bernie, died Friday, Sept. 30, 1994, at Dexter Nursing Center. Morgan Funeral Home in Advance is in charge of arrangements.

DELTA -- Funeral service for Steven John Sadler of Delta will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel in Cape Girardeau. The Rev. William H. Marshall will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park at Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. Sunday...

DEXTER -- Funeral service for Martha Jo Christian of Dexter will be held at 1 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Chapel here. The Rev. Dennis Ward will officiate, with burial in Hagy Cemetery at Dexter. Christian, 55, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 1994, at her home...

CHARLESTON -- Lucy Lee Pruitt, 91, of Paducah, Ky., died Friday, Sept. 30, 1994, at Western Baptist Hospital in Paducah. She was born Nov. 11, 1902, in Mississippi County, daughter of John and Mattie Mahon Roberts. She and Duard Lee "Ted" Pruitt were married Feb. 1, 1921. He died Jan. 26, 1980...

PERRYVILLE -- The Rev. Lawrence F. "Pop" Zoeller, 85, of St. Mary's of the Barrens in Perryville, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 1994, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born Aug. 11, 1909, in St. Louis, son of Frederick L. and Emma M. Walter Zoeller...

JACKSON -- Inia E. Perkins, 75, of Jackson, died Friday, Sept. 30, 1994, at her home. She was born Feb. 27, 1919, at Lutesville, daughter of Mose and Lue Eaker Samples. Perkins was a retired nurse aide. Survivors include two sons, Gerald Perkins of Cape Girardeau, Bobby Lee Perkins of Fruitland; a daughter, Margie Newman of Fruitland; a sister, Tiny Mears of Jefferson City; seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren...

Son to Dr. Marcia Kielhofner and Edward Hudson Jr. of Houston, Texas, St. Luke's Hospital there, 6:49 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, 1994. Name, Trey Alexander. Weight, 6 pounds 7 ounces. Third son. Ms. Kielhofner is the daughter of Harold and Luella Kielhofner of Oran. She is on the infectious disease staff at St. Luke's Hospital. Hudson is employed by Panhandle Eastern Pipeline in Houston, and is the son of Edward Hudson Sr. of Grandview, and the late Mrs. Hudson...

CHAFFEE -- Marie S. Presson, 86, of Mountain Grove, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 1994, at her home. She was born May 22, 1908, in Malden, daughter of W.A. and Gladys Hazel Jones Swihart. She and Percy Presson were married March 26, 1950. He died Dec. 27, 1968...

MARBLE HILL -- Frank M. Goza, 93, of Jackson, formerly of Bollinger County, died Thursday Sept. 29, 1994, at Jackson Manor. He was born Sept. 2, 1901, in Cape Girardeau. He married Agnes McCulley on Nov. 1, 1930. She died Oct. 12, 1972. He retired from Pioneer Orchards in Jackson...