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EULA W. BELOW
(Obituary ~ 01/19/96)
Eula W. Below, 87, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 18, 1996, at her home. Arrangements were incomplete at Ford and Sons Funeral Home.
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LETTERS: GOP LIKE OLD MOVIE PLOT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/19/96)
To the editor: The grandiose delusion of the House Republicans of the 104th Congress -- that the mere fact of their having attained majority status, for once in a blue moon, entitles them to charge around like a bull in a china shop destroying the social safety net built since the time of FDR, which has enabled the U.S. working class to survive capitalism -- reminds me of a movie plot, that of Alfred Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train."...
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LETTERS: THANKS FOR TOYBOX HELP
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/19/96)
To the editor: We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in the community who so graciously helped make Toybox 1995 a success. We supplied toys, hats and gloves to approximately 1,200 children this year, and it could not have been done without the support of the Cape Girardeau community...
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...AND SPEND AND SPEND
(Editorial ~ 01/19/96)
The $13.7 billion budget the governor is proposing includes a big spending increase for higher education. As a matter of fact, Carnahan wants to spend nearly $100 million more than the state's Coordinating Board for Higher Education recommended. There are nice increases in public-school funding too...
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CARNAHAN: TAX...
(Editorial ~ 01/19/96)
Tax and spend. Since Mel Carnahan became governor of Missouri in 1993, the theme has been consistent: Raise taxes. And then spend it all. Along the way, the governor has been abetted by the Democrat-controlled House and Senate in Jefferson City. Now the governor and his Democratic cohorts want to be re-elected. The campaign strategy has firmed up very nicely: More tax and spend...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: FLAT TAX DESERVES RED-LETTER DAY
(Column ~ 01/19/96)
"What voters saw in the flat tax was a road to political reform and a weapon to strike out at those who manipulate the tax code. They understood that when you create a flat tax, you wipe out a whole source of political corruption in our society." -- Sal Russo, a political consultant who has measured voter support for some form of flat rate of taxes on income...
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ECONOMIST PREDICTS FUTURE FISCAL CRISIS IN STATE
(Local News ~ 01/19/96)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Although most Missouri officials have warmly endorsed an expected transfer of federal welfare and medical assistance programs to the state, an economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis warns future revenue problems in Jefferson City could create fiscal storm clouds...
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SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE NAMES DEAN'S LIST STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 01/19/96)
Among the 1,383 area students who were named to the Southeast Missouri State University dean's list for academic achievement during the fall 1995 semester were: Perryville Dean A. Hoff, Michael D. Hoff, Sarah M. Hotop, Ann M. Huber, Kora M. Keller, Matthew Kiefer, Shane E. ...
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LETTERS: RULES FOR CHANEL BOATS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/19/96)
To the editor: Regarding fishing in the diversion channel, we believe the same rules could apply to the channel as at Lake Girardeau: 10-horsepower and larger boats with trolling motor only, including conservation agents. If these rules are not policed, and they have not been in the past, we are going to lose this access, and we enjoy fishing in the channel...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 01/19/96)
Son to Mark and Shelly Williams of Sikeston, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 11:59 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5, 1996. Name, Clayton Mark. Weight, 8 pounds 13 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Williams is the former Shelly Pullen, daughter of James and Shirley Pullen of Sikeston. Williams is the son of Garold and Susie Williams of Sikeston. He is employed at Sikeston Light and Water...
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STEVYN S. SHIPP
(Obituary ~ 01/19/96)
Stevyn Synclair Shipp, 26, of Nashville, Tenn., died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1996, in Nashville. He was born Nov. 16, 1969, son of Rev. Robert T. and Deloris Braxton Shipp Jr. Shipp was a graduate of Central High School, and received a bachelor of science degree from Milliken University in Decatur, Ill. He formed the Milliken University Inspirational Choir, sang with the Verity Choir, and made recordings with Shippmate...
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BLANCHE G. BURTON
(Obituary ~ 01/19/96)
Blanche G. Burton, 93, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Jan. 18, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Jan. 16, 1903, at Carrsville, Ky., to John and Annie Maude Garrett Russ. In 1921 in Mississippi she married George Patrick Teasley, who died in 1928. She married Charles Jefferson Burton in 1937 at Caruthersville. He died in 1969...
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PALMER L. SMITH
(Obituary ~ 01/19/96)
Funeral service for Palmer Lee Smith, 1211 Giboney, will be held at noon today at House of Prayer, with Pastor Joann McClimcom officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Heights Cemetery at Mounds. Friends may call at the church from 11 a.m. to service time...
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LULA LEVIL
(Obituary ~ 01/19/96)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Lula Levil, 82, of Tamms died Thursday, Jan. 18, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Arrangements were incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms.
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IDA M. PUTNAM
(Obituary ~ 01/19/96)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Ida Mae Putnam, 63, East Prairie Route 2, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Sept. 28, 1932, in Crockett County, Tenn., daughter of Sam Cecil and Mary Elizabeth Dunaway Taylor. She and Leroy Putnam Sr. were married Sept. 19, 1953, in St. Joseph. He died in 1989...
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GARY E. MCCAULEY
(Obituary ~ 01/19/96)
NEW WELLS -- Funeral service for Gary Edward McCauley of New Wells will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. O. David Griffin will officiate, with burial in Goshen Cemetery near Oak Ridge. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4-8 p.m. today...
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ELETTA SHELL
(Obituary ~ 01/19/96)
STURDIVANT -- Eletta Watkins Shell, 87, of Sturdivant, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 12, 1909, near Zalma, daughter of Leo and Pheba Shirrell Davis. She married Omar Watkins in 1930 in Sturdivant. He died March 15, 1953...
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PAULA L. GOZA
(Obituary ~ 01/19/96)
SIKESTON -- Paula Lynn Goza, 44, of Sikeston, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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AREA BRACES FOR BITTER COLD, SNOW; TORNADO HITS EAST PRAIRIE ON THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 01/19/96)
A tornado that damaged businesses and homes in East Prairie Thursday morning was part of a winter storm that delivered high winds and torrential rain across Southeast Missouri. The storm caused scattered power outages in the region and sent temperatures plummeting. Bitterly cold temperatures in the lower to middle teens were forecast for Thursday night...
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NEWEST PATROL CAR `NOT YOUR ARVERAGE BLACK AND WHITE'
(Local News ~ 01/19/96)
SIKESTON -- Drivers must get close to Sikeston's newest patrol car to read a small message on the back bumper: "Not your average black and white." But anyone can see the truth in it. The car isn't the typical four-door sedan favored by the nation's police. It's a 1994 Ford Mustang sport coupe with a black and white flame job, a bright silver badge and big red letters spelling DARE -- Drug Awareness and Resistance Education...
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SUPERINTENDENT BERRY RETIRING AT SCOTT CITY
(Local News ~ 01/19/96)
SCOTT CITY -- After 29 years as a school administrator, Scott City superintendent Doug Berry is retiring. He announced the decision at a meeting of the Scott City Board of Education Wednesday night. Letters explaining his decision to retire also were distributed to students and parents Thursday. School board members received similar letters before the meeting...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: THE ART OF GOING TO TOWN IN A MALL WORLD
(Column ~ 01/19/96)
Shopping centers are a way of life these days, but yesterday's retailers were usually located in a town's business district. Business district -- it has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? There are statistics, and then there are figures that make you wonder. The piece of data that came this week was astonishing: There is about 19 square feet of shopping center space for every man, woman and child in America. It is a mall world after all...
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1997 RURAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD AT SIKESTON
(Local News ~ 01/19/96)
SIKESTON -- Adopt A Farm Family of America is already making plans for the 1997 Rural Restoration Conference. "We'll hold the conference at Sikeston again," said Peter C. Myers Sr. of Myers Land Management Co. and a sponsor of the conference, which ended this week with keynote addresses by Rep. Bill Emerson and noted economist Bill Helming, president and owner of Helming Consulting Services Inc...
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SEMO TO REOPEN KITCHEN FOR MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
(Local News ~ 01/19/96)
Southeast Missouri State University is cooking up practical experience for students in the school's food service and hospitality management program. The university will reopen Dearmont cafeteria on at least a limited basis this semester so students can get hands-on experience with a commercial kitchen...
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SCHULTZ STUDEN TS TAKING COLLAPSE IN STRIDE
(Local News ~ 01/19/96)
The fallen bricks are gone from L.J. Schultz School's roof, but a bigger problem remains: what to do with an overcrowded, falling-down school. Last week's parapet collapse was the most recent structural incident at Schultz, where potential tragedies are becoming too frequent for comfort...
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