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FLOYD MCINTIRE
(Obituary ~ 10/21/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral services for Floyd McIntire, 90, of Anna will be held at 3 p.m. today at the First Christian Church here with Steve Shepherd officiating. Burial will be in the Anderson Cemetery at Boaz, Ill. McIntire died Tuesday, Oct. 18, 1994, at his home here...
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CARUTHERSVILLE CASINO SETS GROUNDBREAKING
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- Casino Aztar, which will invest more than $40 million in its Mississippi River casino riverboat operation, is going full-speed ahead. "We start construction on our land-based pavilion next week," said Fritz Johnson, vice president of Aztar Corp. and general manager of the Caruthersville operation...
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ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE OF LIGHTS NOV. 27
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
The second annual Christmas Parade of Lights will be held Nov. 27 at 5 p.m. The parade will begin at Capaha Park and proceed down Broadway, turn right on Main Street and finish at the pavilion across from Hutson Furniture Co. Parade sponsors are the Downtown Merchants Association and Fox 23 KBSI-TV...
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EUCATORS TO DISCUSS OBE HERE SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
American Family Association state Director R.L. Beasley believes Outcome Based Education is a "dummy down" process that will lower academic standards in public schools. To Beasley, OBE is a license for the federal government to set guidelines for teachers and administrators that have little to do with academics. ...
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CIVIL WAR RE-ENACTORS AT JACKSON TO HONOR CONFEDERATE COLONEL
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
In 1908, Missouri's governor was among more than 8,000 people who paid their respects in person when the Daughters of the Confederacy presented the city with a monument honoring Col. William T. Jeffers. Jeffers was a Mexican-American War veteran who founded the 8th Missouri Cavalry and fought on the Confederate side when the Civil War broke out...
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HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES UNDER WAY
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
If you are getting all dressed up during the week of Halloween, there are plenty of places to show off your costume or get in the spirit of the occasion. The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department is sponsoring the third annual Haunted Hall of Horror Thursday through Monday from 7 to 11 p.m. at the A. C. Brase Arena Building...
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DRISKILL PREDICTS LOSS OF 60,000 STATE JOBS
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
JACKSON -- If voters pass Amendment 7, the state's economic development director predicts the state will lose more than 60,000 jobs. Director Joe Driskill, speaking at the annual industrial appreciation dinner of the Jackson Industrial Development Council, said up to one-third of his agency's budget could be slashed and immediate reductions would occur...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
Cape Girardeau County Friday, Oct. 21 William R. and Dianne E. Shantz to Frank Daniel Emmendorfer III and Joyce Ann Emmendorfer; Charles and Mary Shepard to the Forbs Trust. Jesse E. Williams Sr. and Minnie M. Williams to Larry Brent Thresher; Gerald E. and Catherine M. Stoverink to Alvin M. and Carol M. Stoverink, doing business as Rosewood Construction Co.; Melodie A. Rooker to Byron L. and Dana C. Aden...
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WINNING SEMO TEAM DESERVES FAN SUPPORT
(Editorial ~ 10/21/94)
Nice guys don't always finish last. Southeast Missouri State University's head football coach, John Mumford, is living refutation of Leo Durocher's epic outburst of cynicism. After three seasons of battling heavy odds in Division I-AA and coming up short, Mumford's Indian football team is riding high this fall. ...
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LETTERS: HANCOCK II THREATENS EDUCATION AND FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/21/94)
To the editor: There has been much controversy over the last few months about Hancock II, or Amendment 7. I can't see why there is so much controversy, but then I realized that I live in Cape Girardeau. I recalled over the last two years the people of Cape Girardeau voted down three bond issues that were supposed to help students get a better education and provide a better environment for learning. ...
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SCHOOL EYES CUTS IF BALLOT PLAN WINS
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
SCOTT CITY -- Scott City School Superintendent Doug Berry predicted this week the district will lose at least $361,000 if Amendment 7 passes. And, he told school board members the cuts couldn't be absorbed into the budget. Amendment 7 is the Hancock II proposal on the Nov. 8 ballot...
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LETTERS: GOP SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR GRIDLOCK IN CONGRESS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/21/94)
To the editor: You have to give the liberals credit: They have a way with words. Consider David Broder's lead in his Wednesday column: "As Congress lurched toward adjournment...." As if the only way Congress can be successful is to pass bad legislation...
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NADINE O. LEVAN
(Obituary ~ 10/21/94)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Nadine O. Levan of East Prairie will be held at 10 a.m. today at Shelby Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Martin Lucas officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery near Charleston. Levan, 86, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1994, at East Prairie Nursing Center...
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HETTIE JONES
(Obituary ~ 10/21/94)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral service for Hettie Jones of Anna will be held at 1 p.m. today at Crain Funeral Chapel in Anna, with the Rev. Kenneth Reeves officiating. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Jones, 93, died Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1994, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau...
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ANITA CRADER
(Obituary ~ 10/21/94)
Memorial service for Anita Crader of Santa Rosa, Calif., formerly of Jackson, will be held Oct. 29 at Daniels Mortuary Garden of Roses in Santa Rosa. Crader, 96, died Monday, Oct. 10, 1994, at Montgomery Convalescent Hospital in Santa Rosa. She was born July 23, 1898, near Gravel Hill, daughter of William Jefferson and Josephine Kinder Slinkard. She married Lloyd Crader, who preceded her in death...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/21/94)
Son to Paul and Jane Pohlman, Perryville Route 6, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 1:31 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, 1994. Name, Luke Paul. Weight, 9 pounds 2 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Pohlman is the former Jane Baer, daughter of Barney Baer of Perryville, and the late Philomena Baer. Pohlman is a truck driver with Tower Rock Stone in Scott City, and is the son of Roy and Audrey Pohlman of Perryville...
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UNION COUNTY CLOSES JAIL, SAYS TOO COSTLY
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
JONESBORO -- Union County has closed its 68-year-old jail because it couldn't meet state standards and was a costly liability. The decision came as the state was threatening to take legal action to close it. The Illinois Department of Corrections inspected the county jail in the last few weeks and was ready to recommend legal action, Union County State's Attorney Wes Wilkins said Thursday...
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5,000 USE AIRPORT, HIT MARK FOR TWE
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
The Cape Girardeau Regional Airport will have an opportunity to celebrate an anniversary, a name change and Trans World Express's record-setting year during Sunday's open house. The open house is being held from noon to 4 p.m. to mark the one-year anniversary of the new airport terminal building...
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CARNAHAN: HANCOCK MEANT AS RETALIATION
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Gov. Mel Carnahan said Amendment 7 is U.S. Rep. Mel Hancock's attempt to punish the state over Senate Bill 380. "This is his backhanded way to get back at us," Carnahan told a small gathering of newspaper editors from across the state at the Governor's Mansion Thursday...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: DON'T MESS AROUND WITH CORN FLAKES
(Column ~ 10/21/94)
Pushing a cart through the aisles of a grocery store is like taking a safari: You meet all sorts of new and strange creatures with such colorful plumage. Why is it people who are buying groceries dress so strangely? But the oddest part of a supermarket is what fills the shelves...
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WHEAT: HANCOCK II BAD FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Alan Wheat told a group of law enforcement officers Thursday that passage of Amendment 7 would have a devastating impact on anti-crime efforts in Missouri. Wheat, a Kansas Citian who is ending a 12-year career in the U.S. House of Representatives to run for the Senate, said he has never taken a stand on statewide issues since being elected to Congress...
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DEXTER MAN DIES AFTER FALL
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
DEXTER -- A Dexter man died Thursday morning after falling into a manhole he was working on at a landfill just north of the city. Stoddard County Sheriff Steve Fish said Christopher L. Sederes, 22, was found at the bottom of the manhole at about 9:30 a.m. by other workers at the Lemons Landfill...
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YACHT ENCHANTRESS ON MORE THAN `3-HOUR TOUR'
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
Jim and Sandy Plagens say they can't describe what yachting down the Mississippi River is like. They talk about pleasant things, including the fall colors, the friendly towboat captains, the sunshine beating down on the upper deck. But the water isn't always a friend...
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SPECIAL OLYMPICS GROUP SETS MEETING
(Local News ~ 10/21/94)
The Area IX Special Olympics staff will hold a town meeting Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau City Hall Council Chambers. Agenda items include restructuring and strategic planning for the Missouri Special Olympics . Families, athletes, sponsors and coaches are encouraged to attend the meeting to gain information and offer feedback on these issues...
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