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LETTERS: MORE THAN EVER, U.S. NEEDS A MORAL ANCHOR
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/26/95)
To the editor: "The real crisis of our time is spiritual" is a quote from Bill Bennett's article in Imprimis magazine published by Hillsdale College. It's far too easy for most of us to law all the blame for our nation's problems at the feet of the Congress or the president and some liberal college professors. Are we blaming others, including the U.S. Supreme Court and the rest of our federal judicial system, for causing the nation's problems?...
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ON THE STREET
(Local News ~ 12/26/95)
This week the Southeast Missourian asked, "How would you feel about the Missouri Mule being displayed on the Missouri license plate?" Shirley Hahs, Cape Girardeau "I feel that all of the license plates are a bit confusing with the personalized plates...I think I would be opposed to the mule being pictured on the Missouri license plates. I kind of like the plates the way they are."...
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FFA STUDENTS, NATIONAL OFFICIALS AT MOTIVATIONAL CONFERENCE JAN. 3
(Local News ~ 12/26/95)
Student members of the Future Farmers of America will have the chance to talk to national officers during the Greenhand Motivational Conference next week. The conference, which will be held Jan. 3 at the Student Center Ballroom, allows first-year members the chance to learn more about the organization and agriculture careers...
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MISSOURI WATCH: TAXPAYING PUBLIC DESERVES REMEDIES, NOT EXCUSES
(Column ~ 12/26/95)
"Good riddance," some say. This remark and others less subtle have greeted the retirement announcements of at least half the members. of the U.S. Senate whose terms will expire next year. Of the 32 "graduating" members of the upper chamber of Congress, fully half plan to give up their jobs and go home...
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EUROPEAN TRADE
(Editorial ~ 12/26/95)
The Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce is hoping to foster European trade contacts with local businesses through a new "Business Potential in Western Europe" program. With the help of an international consulting firm, local businessmen will be able to join a U.S. delegation scheduled to attend a 10-day business program at Maastricht, The Netherlands. The charge for the Maastricht program is expected to be around $1,800 for each of the 15 participants, who will pay their own way...
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MULES AND LICENSE PLATES
(Editorial ~ 12/26/95)
Like the animal they champion, they are stubborn. They won't quit until the job's done. They are the Missouri mule people, and they're back. Emboldened by their successful campaign to grant the mule official status as Missouri's state animal, the mule people now want the animal arrayed on the state's redesigned license plate...
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LETTERS: ONE PERSON CERTAINLY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/26/95)
To the editor: So often I hear people say that they're not going to vote or get involved or do such and such, because it won't make any difference. But, oh, how wrong they are. The latest illustration of one person's influence was seen in the Farm Bureau's throwing out a prepared resolution approving Gov. Carnahan's and Dr. Bartman's ill-conceived Outstanding Schools Act (Senate Bill 380) and passing one in opposition to it. What made the difference?...
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LETTERS: LL THOSE RETIREMENTS RAISE SOME QUESTIONS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 12/26/95)
To the editor: Wake up, my fellow Americans. Have you noticed how many of our elected officials have suddenly decided to retire from their very powerful congressional seats? Forty-plus, all claiming a need to spend more time with their families. Not too strange, really, when you consider a retiree will receive thousands of dollars in pensions. More resignations are expected, and not only from Congress...
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HOLIDAYS AT WAR VIVID IN VETERANS' MINDS
(Local News ~ 12/26/95)
It's the one gift that made the wish lists of several world leaders but wasn't actually delivered this Christmas -- world peace. While NATO troops attempt to restore peace in Bosnia, veterans in Southeast Missouri recalled other holidays spent in the quest for peace...
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FEW `OPEN' SIGNS VISIBLE ON MONDAY
(Local News ~ 12/26/95)
A drive through town on Christmas Day was a drive through a retail and service wasteland as commerce came to a virtual standstill. However, there were a few scattered outposts at which the neon "open" signs remained on, a welcome sight for customers otherwise out of luck during the holiday shutdown...
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NEW PROGRAM AIMED AT OFFERING HELP TO HIV-INFECTED PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 12/26/95)
In the future, those who provide services for HIV-infected Missourians will be specially schooled in a program developed at Southeast Missouri State University. The university's College of Health and Human Services has contracted with state health and mental health services to develop a statewide education program for Missouri's Ryan White HIV/AIDS service coordinators...
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MALE TEEN-AGER GETS KICKS FROM POMPON SQUAD PARTICIPATION
(Local News ~ 12/26/95)
At first, the Cape Central High School Pompon Squad looks like any other -- 24 girls dancing on the court at halftime. Then the observant fan looks a little closer. One of those girls is a guy. And he's got pompons. And he's really good. Soon, the fan's attention is riveted on the one male in the group, who shakes, kicks and spins just like all the rest. Then the performance is over, and 15-year-old Neil Totton heads back to the dressing room -- a separate one, of course...
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CONTENTS UNDER PRESSUREP: WITH AGE COMES WISDOM (AND WRINKLES)
(Column ~ 12/26/95)
Editor's note: Mark Bliss, whose column normally runs on Tuesdays, is on vocation. His column will resume next Tuesday. Peggy O'Farrell's column, which normally appears on Mondays, is being published today instead. It's almost time to put up the new calendar, and with the realization that I've survived another year comes the much larger realization that I'm getting older...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 12/26/95)
I DIDN'T vote for Clinton. I am not so sure I will not vote for him next year. Who in politics keep promises? I do believe Mr. Clinton is trying to help people and trying to keep some promises. I pray he helps the education program. I also hope he helps the children and old people at least to get needed health help. If the politicians really want to help the budget why don't they take a seven percent cut in wages and retirement?...
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JOHN WESLEY MCCAIN
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
DEXTER -- John Wesley McCain, 102, of Bloomfield, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 1995, at Dexter Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 25, 1893, at Bertrand, son of Levi and Liza Jane Malone McCain. He and Pearl Malone were married April 25, 1921. She preceded him in death Aug. 12, 1991...
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JEAN F. HEARNES
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
CHARLESTON -- Jean Fancher Hearnes, 64, of Charleston died Sunday, Dec. 24, 1995, at St. John's Mercy Hospital in St. Louis. She was born July 26, 1931, at Newport, Tenn., to Joseph Harmon and Maxie Zelma Roberts Fancher. On Aug. 15, 1953, she married Robert Earl Hearnes Sr., who died Oct. 8, 1983...
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LLOYD CLUTTS
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Lloyd Clutts, 93, of Olive Branch died Monday, Dec. 25, 1995, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms, Ill.
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MABEL BAGBEY
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
CHAFFEE -- Mabel Bagbey, 92, of Chaffee died Monday, Dec. 25, 1995, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements are incomplete at Amick-Burnett Funeral Home in Chaffee.
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BIRTH
(Births ~ 12/26/95)
Son to Steve and Barbara Wiedeman of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 10:35 a.m. Monday, Dec. 25, 1995. Name, Grady Michael. Weight, 7 pounds, 3 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Wiedeman is the former Barbara Goedeken, daughter of Vernon and Betty Goedeken of Columbus, Neb. She is the district manager for Farah Factory Outlet Stores in Sikeston. Steve Wiedeman is the store manager for Sherwin-Williams Paint Company in Cape Girardeau...
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JEFFREY M. PROBST
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
ALTENBURG -- Jeffrey Michael Probst, 26, of Altenburg, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 1995, at his home. He was born Sept. 25, 1969, in Cape Girardeau, son of Michael Wayne and Marilyn Ackman Probst. He and Christine Lutes were married in 1989. Probst worked at various restaurants in Cape Girardeau and was later employed by the Heartland Care and Rehab Center in Cape Girardeau...
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HALLIE EVANS CRUTCHER
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
DEXTER -- Hallie Christine Evans Crutcher, 86, of Dexter, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 1995, at the Dexter Nursing Center. She was born April 30, 1909, at Bloomfield, daughter of Webb Baker and Delia Barham Baker. She and William Edison Evans were married Dec. 10, 1926. He preceded her in death Feb. 18, 1970. She then married Clarence Crutcher. He preceded her in death Sept. 17, 1966...
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MARY RUTH SNELL
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
LICK CREEK, Ill. -- Mary Ruth Snell, 81, died Saturday, Dec. 23, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 5, 1914, at Rock Island, Ill., daughter of John Edward and Eva Sisk Miles. She and Berlie Snell were married Sept. 21, 1929, at Jonesboro, Ill. He preceded her in death Aug. 2, 1979...
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RALPH TWEEDY
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
WOLF LAKE, Ill. -- Ralph Tweedy, 87, of Wolf Lake died Monday, Dec. 25, 1995, at his home. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna.
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DALE SUMMERS
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
ADVANCE -- Dale Summers, 42, of Advance, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 1995, at his home. He was born March 30, 1953, at White Oak, son of Avery Summers and Eula Peters Farris. He was employed by United FIber Glass Co. in Advance. Survivors include a son, Michael Summers of Advance; four brothers, Arlen Summers of Campbell, Stanley Summers of Gipsy, Jerry Summers and Thomas Farris, both of Zalma; and two sisters, Janice Summers and Jeanie Farris, both of Iowa...
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NORMAN ELICK PUCKETT
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
CHAFFEE -- Norman Elick Puckett, 60, of Chaffee died Monday, Dec. 25, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 25, 1935, in Arkansas, son of Edgar William and Flora Gertrude Grambling Puckett. Puckett worked as a supervisor for the Lighthouse of the Blind in St. Louis before retiring. He was a member of the People's Full Gospel Church in Chaffee and also served as Sunday School superintendent. He was also a member of the Country C-Ber's Club in Chaffee...
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FRANK J. BIGLER
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Frank J. Bigler, 92, of Cobden, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 1995, at the Union County Hospital in Anna, Ill. He was born March 23, 1903, in Anna, son of Frank M. and Mary H. Basler Bigler. He and Julia E. Sauerbrunn were married March 4, 1933, at Cobden...
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EMELINE J. MENZ
(Obituary ~ 12/26/95)
CHAFFEE -- Emeline Josephine Menz, 99, died Sunday, Dec. 24, 1995, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 11, 1896, at New Hamburg to John Urhahn and Rosa Glasser. On May 14, 1918 she married Leo Jacob Menz, who died Dec. 28, 1972...
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NEW BUSINESS ON THE STREET: AUTOZONE TO NEW LOCATION
(Business ~ 12/26/95)
AutoZone, a retail auto parts chain, has moved its Cape Girardeau store to South Kingshighway and Bloomfield Road. The new, 6,600-square-foot store opened Friday at 10 a.m., following a ribbon-cutting ceremony. "We've expanded the Cape Girardeau operation," said Laura Nevins of the AutoZone public affairs department in Memphis, Tenn. The new building replaces the former 5,000-square-foot store here...
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NEW BUSINESS ON THE STREET: FACILITY JOINS HOSPITAL
(Business ~ 12/26/95)
Physical Therapy Associates, 60 Doctors' Park, has become a part of Southeast Missouri Hospital's Rehabilitation Services. The facility will remain as an outpatient facility, said James W. Wente, Southeast administrator, in making the announcement recently...
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NEW BUSINESS ON THE STREET: HOME HEALTH COMPANY OPENS
(Business ~ 12/26/95)
American HomePatient Inc., a home health company that offers equipment and services for home infusion therapy, home respiratory services and other home medical equipment, opened recently at 63A Doctors' Park. The respiratory services program offers a complete line of equipment, supplies and services for patients who need home oxygen or other respiratory therapies, said Maria Moore, manager of the local branch...
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BUSINESS MEMO: $1,250 INVESTMENT IN SBDC
(Business ~ 12/26/95)
Boatmen's Bank has made a $1,250 investment in the Southeast Missouri State University Small Business Development Center (SBDC). Boatmen's recently presented a $1,250 check to Buz Sutherland, SBDC director, to help the SBDC provide small business assistance in Southeast Missouri...
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BUSINESS MEMO: NEW BROADCASTING FACILITIES
(Business ~ 12/26/95)
Zimmer Broadcasting is moving its three St. Louis area radio stations into new space at West Port Plaza in St. Louis. The broadcast studios will be located along the mall behind windows so that West Port Plaza visitors can watch and listen to broadcasts in progress, including musicians and actors being interviewed by radio personalities...
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BUSINESS MEMO: MERCANTILE TO EXPAND
(Business ~ 12/26/95)
Mercantile Bancorporation Inc. of St. Louis has announced plans to expand its banking operations in Kansas through a merger with the Peoples State Bank of Topeka. The $96 million-asset Peoples State Bank operates three sites in Topeka and one each in Rossville and Silver Lake...
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BUSINESS MEMO: ANHEUSER-BUSCH DIVIDEND
(Business ~ 12/26/95)
Anheuser-Busch Companies Inc. will pay a regular quarterly dividend of 44 cents per share on outstanding shares fo the company's common stock, payable March 8 to shareholders of record Feb. 9. Anheuser-Busch is a diversified corporation, including brewery, baked goods and theme park operations...
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BUSINESS PERSONNEL
(Business ~ 12/26/95)
Albert L. "Sonny" Underwood Jr., president of Mid-South Steel Products, has been elected to a two-year term on the Petroleum Equipment Institute (PEI) Board of Directors. Underwood was installed during the group's 45th annual convention held recently in Denver...
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STRICTLY BUSINESS: SOME `BAD NEWS' OFFSETS `GOOD NEWS' IN THE AREA
(Business ~ 12/26/95)
"Sales at department stores and clothing outlets sag." "Retail sales down in October." "Sluggish spending by debt-heavy consumers." "Holiday sales expected to be down." The doom and gloom stories relating to national retail sales during the final quarter of 1995 aren't reflected as much in the Eighth Federal Reserve Bank region, which includes the Cape Girardeau area...
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DOWNTOWN FLOURISHES WITH NEW BUSINESSES
(Local News ~ 12/26/95)
Charles McGinty helped Loy Welker select a ring for Christmas at C.P. McGinty Jewelers on Main Street in downtown Cape Girardeau. The Sunshine Herb Shop on Themis Street downtown is one of the recent additions to downtown shopping. Much like the mundane floodwall was transformed into a colorful mural this summer, the Downtown Redevelopment Corporation revolutionized the shopping district almost 15 years ago...
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