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V-E DAY, V-J DAY COMMEMORATE HARD-FOUGHT WINS
(Editorial ~ 03/30/95)
President Bill Clinton last week stretched credulity when he snubbed U.S. veterans and allies of World War II on two fronts. First he announced he would celebrate the 50th anniversary of V-E Day, the end of the war in Europe, not by accepting invitations to attend ceremonies in France and Great Britain but by heading to Moscow. ...
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KRCU TO BEGIN FIRST-EVER ON-AIR MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
(Local News ~ 03/30/95)
Ask Jay Landers what he wants most from the weeklong fund-raising campaign beginning Saturday, and KRCU's general manager will say "members." The public radio station's general membership base is a paltry 100 people. "We need an active membership base of at least 1,000 people," Landers says...
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AWARDS PRESENTED AT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION DINNER
(Local News ~ 03/30/95)
Almost 800 people received a progress report, recognized organizations for their interest in community health, and heard an address by the president of the National Council of Community Hospitals at the Southeast Missouri Hospital Association's annual dinner Wednesday night at the Show Me Center...
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DATES SET FOR AZTAR LICENSING HEARINGS
(Local News ~ 03/30/95)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- The doors to the "City of Caruthersville" riverboat may swing open to the public sometime during the evening of April 26. The Missouri Gaming Commission has scheduled two days of public hearings, April 25 and 26, on the Aztar Corp. application for a riverboat casino license at Caruthersville...
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UNIVERSITY THEATRE MORALITY PLAY OPENS TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 03/30/95)
Death: Everyman, it may not be by no way; I set not by gold, silver, nor riches, Ne by pope, emperor, king, duke, ne princes. For and I would receive gifts great, all the world I might get; But my custom is clean contrary. I give thee no respite: come hence, and not tarry...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: SCHOOLS NOW UNDER STATE CONTROL
(Column ~ 03/30/95)
Across Missouri next Tuesday, voters in local school districts will trudge to the polls to choose board members in free and fair elections. These locally elected board members will make all the decisions involved in governing their local school district, right? Well, not exactly. ...
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DESPITE PERKS, FEW OFFICIALS USE THEM
(Local News ~ 03/30/95)
Cape Girardeau city employees get a free ride when it comes to a swim in the pool or a round of golf. So do members of the City Council and those who serve on the permanent advisory boards. But while the city offers the perks, few of the 350 full-time city employees or the more than 100 council and advisory board members take advantage of them, city officials say...
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JACKSON, CAPE FEE OFFICES WON'T CLOSE
(Local News ~ 03/30/95)
The Cape Girardeau and Jackson license offices are in no danger of closing, despite a warning from a St. Louis fee agent. Ed Ruesing, president of Downtown St. Louis Inc., is leading a statewide effort raise fees charged by license offices to offset inflation. Ruesing said the fee office in downtown St. Louis has lost more than $150,000 since 1991...
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BOARD MEMBER SENDS CHILDREN TO DIFFERENT DISTRICT
(Local News ~ 03/30/95)
JACKSON -- No one is sure why Millie Yates pulled her children out of Meadow Heights School District where she serves on the Board of Education. Fellow board member Sandy Raines said she thought it was because Yates didn't like the classes offered at Meadow Heights High School. A man who spoke to Yates said it was because her children were being physically threatened...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: THE FEAR AND THE SECRET OF DOING IT YOURSELF
(Column ~ 03/30/95)
March 30, 1995 Dear David, I'm beginning to see how owning a home can teach you something about self-reliance. It's funny to feel that way toward a house and never to have learned anything from a car. A few days ago, the truck wouldn't start for DC at the grocery store. She walked home, snarling at Toyota, at grocery stores, at ancestors of the truck's previous owner...
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WITH RESERVATIONS, EMERSON VOTES FOR TERM LIMITS MEASURE
(Local News ~ 03/30/95)
The following are remarks made by Rep. Bill Emerson, R-Mo., following the defeat Wednesday in the House of Representatives Wednesday night of a measure to limit lawmakers' terms in office. The Cape Girardeau Congressman voted for term limits. "In 1992, Missourians voted in overwhelming numbers for term limits. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 03/30/95)
I'M A SEMO Indian baseball fan, and I would like to commend that guy who comes out there every day for a game and manages the field. He takes such pains at making that field ready for play, and I just wanted him to know that someone thinks he does a good job...
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SCOTT CITY CEMETERY PROJECT UNDER WAY
(Local News ~ 03/30/95)
SCOTT CITY -- Clearing of brush, planting of trees and construction of an exit road are among projects in the renovation of Lightner Memorial Park Cemetery southeast of Scott City. Twenty white pines were being planted in the cleared area Wednesday afternoon. The seedlings, about 6 feet tall, were planted next to a standing grove of southern yellow pine, which reach about 40 to 50 feet...
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MARY E. COTNER
(Obituary ~ 03/30/95)
Mary E. Cotner, 71, 717 N. Sprigg, died Tuesday, March 28, 1995, at Ratliff Nursing Home. She was born July 30, 1923, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Dewey and Verba Slinkard Austin. She was reared by her mother and stepfather, Charlie Smith. She and Thomas E. Cotner were married July 2, 1942, in Cape Girardeau. He died July 8, 1992...
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ALMA L. EDWARDS
(Obituary ~ 03/30/95)
Funeral service for Alma Louise Edwards, 1122 S. Ranney, will be held at 1 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel, with the Rev. Howard McGee Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Lorimier Cemetery. Edwards, 78, died Saturday, March 25, 1995, at Heartland Care Center...
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MELBA G. FRANKENBERG
(Obituary ~ 03/30/95)
CHAFFEE -- Melba Georgeanna Frankenberg, 79, of Chaffee, died Tuesday, March 28, 1995, at her home. She was born March 26, 1916, in St. Louis, daughter of Harry Louis and Katherine Feldmeier Vogt. She and Gilbert A. Frankenberg were married March 8, 1975. He died Oct. 30, 1983...
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FRED W. CHILDERS
(Obituary ~ 03/30/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Fred W. Childers, 55, of Perryville, died Wednesday, March 29, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 6, 1939, in Hickman, Ky., son of Orville and Hazel Stevens Childers. He and LaDonna J. Mohart were married Sept. 24, 1960, in St. Louis...
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GEORGE W. SMITH SR.
(Obituary ~ 03/30/95)
Funeral service for George W. Smith Sr., 1105 Linden, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel. The Rev. Johnny Thomas will officiate, with burial in Lorimier Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after noon Friday...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 03/30/95)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. David K. Reed of New Madrid, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 5:31 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, 1995. Name, William Joshua Keith. Weight, 6 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Reed is the former Shannon Tollison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Tollison of New Madrid and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hessling of Sikeston. Reed is a barge operator with Louis Dreyfus Corp., and is the son of Peggy Reed of Marston...
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AMERICORPS OFFICIALS SEEK TO JUSTIFY PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 03/30/95)
When it comes to justifying programs that rely on federal, state and local money, talk is cheap. And, the time has come to produce hard evidence to prove the worth of AmeriCorps program, a kind of domestic Peace Corps organization. The program is making an impact in Cape Girardeau, Stoddard, Pemiscot, Mississippi, Dunklin, Bollinger and Scott counties...
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DOROTHY R. HOPE
(Obituary ~ 03/30/95)
Dorothy Ruth Hope, 84, 3120 Independence, died Tuesday, March 28, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born March 16, 1911, in the Rockhill community, daughter of L.J. and Connie Hansel Stewart. She and Paul Harold Hope were married July 25, 1938...
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MARY A. GEILE
(Obituary ~ 03/30/95)
PERRYVILLE -- Mary Ann Geile, 69, of Perryville, died Tuesday, March 28, 1995, at St. Louis University Hospital. She was born March 25, 1926, at Silver Lake, daughter of Henry and Caroline Taylor Henneke. She and Howard W. Geile were married June 17, 1944...
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VERN DOLLE
(Obituary ~ 03/30/95)
JACKSON -- Funeral service for Vern Dolle of Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Chapel. The Rev. J. Michael Davis will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park in Cape Girardeau. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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EVA RUST, BUSINESS AND CHURCH LEADER IN CAPE GIRARDEAU, DIES
(Obituary ~ 03/30/95)
Cape Girardeau resident Eva L. Rust, who helped turn a Depression-era upholstery shop into one of the city's most successful independent businesses, died Wednesday, March 29, 1995, at the Chateau Girardeau Health Care Center. She was 88. She was part-owner of the Rust and Martin furniture store. She was one of the first interior decorators in the area. She also was one of the first women to attend the Normal School, now Southeast Missouri State University...
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SPRING ARTS FAIR SATURDAY, SUNDAY
(Local News ~ 03/30/95)
The 25th annual Spring Arts and Crafts Fair will be held Saturday and Sunday at the A.C. Brase Arena Building. About 120 exhibitors will participate, and about 3,000 people are expected to attend. The fair will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days...
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