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LETTERS: WHO IS CONSERVATIVE?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/96)
To the editor: In your Feb. 5 editorial you bemoan the fact that only 52 percent of the population equates the term "conservative" with Republican and "liberal" with Democrat. The problem, in reality, may be less that of the American population than of your assumption that these constitute simple and legitimate equations...
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`BOY CALLED HATE' TO SHOW AT SEMO
(Local News ~ 02/16/96)
"A Boy Called Hate," winner of the Panorama Jury Prize at the 1995 Berlin Film Festival," will be shown at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the University Center Ballroom. Admission is free. The story is about a good-looking delinquent boy and girl who meet under dire circumstances, hit the road and fall in love...
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
(Local News ~ 02/16/96)
Action, Wednesday, City Hall Recommended special use permit for a used car lot at 3 S. Pacific. Tabled rezoning request for a residential development at Kingshighway and Bouldercrest at the request of the developer. Recommended that the Whitelaw House at 423 Themis and the Huhn-Harrison House at 340 S. Lorimier be designated as local landmarks...
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TWO INJURED IN ACCIDENT NEAR DELTA
(Local News ~ 02/16/96)
A Jackson teen-ager was seriously injured in a vehicle accident three miles north of Delta on Highway 25 about 10:45 p.m. Wednesday. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Robert Duby, 19, was northbound in a pickup truck when it crossed the center line and struck two southbound vehicles, including a tractor-trailer...
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KOW PASTURE KLASSIC FUND-RAISER MARCH 30 AT KELSO
(Local News ~ 02/16/96)
NEW HAMBURG -- Golfers have about a month to practice their swing for the 12th annual Kow Pasture Klassic. The tournament will be held March 30 from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. at Schindler's Tavern in New Hamburg. It is a fund-raiser for the Kenny Rogers Cerebral Palsy Center in Sikeston...
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AUDUBON SOCIETY TO MEET WEDNESDAY, HIKE FEB. 24
(Local News ~ 02/16/96)
The Four Seasons Audubon Society of Southeast Missouri will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Cape Girardeau Public Library, 711 N. Clark. Members' art and images will be featured. The public is invited and encouraged to bring their best-decorated bird houses. Awards will be given...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: SECOND-GRADERS `INVENT' SPELLING
(Column ~ 02/16/96)
Over the last year of writing on education reform issues, warnings have repeatedley been sounded in this space. I have gone beyond what some have called the dumbing down of America's schools to make a much more far-reaching indictment of what so-called education "reform" will ultimately mean for Missourians. ...
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COUNTY FINANCES
(Editorial ~ 02/16/96)
Residents of Cape Girardeau County have many things to be appreciate, but the financial condition of county government is an important plus that often goes unnoticed until an urgent need arises. This county is one of only a handful nationally -- and perhaps the only one in Missouri -- that has no tax on real estate. Most landowners and homeowners in virtually every other county in this country pay taxes on real estate that sometimes climbs into thousands of dollars a year...
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LETTERS: STRATEGIC COVERAGE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/96)
To the editor: I want to thank you and your news staff -- with special appreciation to Mark Bliss for doing such an excellent job in a short period of time -- for the Southeast Missourian's series on the Southeast Missouri State University strategic plan...
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LETTERS: GAMBLING CONCERNS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/16/96)
To the editor: The Missouri Gaming Commission was not established to circumvent the will and vote of the people, but that is exactly what they are doing, and this should be stopped by our legislators. It is wrong that Missouri taxpayers should have to pay for the training and time of the Missouri State Highway Patrol to police the boats. ...
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SEMA: BUYOUT `HAPPY EVENT'
(Local News ~ 02/16/96)
COMMERCE -- A ceremony intended to mark the transfer of privately-owned flood plains into the city's hands fell flat Thursday when Community Buyout checks from the State Emergency Management Agency failed to arrive on time and four residents walked out, claiming the government wasn't offering them a fair price...
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JUVENILE CENTER SOUGHT; FREE LAND NEAR I-55 IS COUNTY'S MAIN LURE TO STATE
(Local News ~ 02/16/96)
JACKSON -- Cape Girardeau County officials want to reel in a state juvenile facility much like any other big industry, this time using free land as a lure. The Division of Youth Services is studying 28 counties in Southeast Missouri, attempting to locate a 30-bed secure facility for juveniles convicted of felonies. Any community with over 2,000 population may be considered, and proximity to medical services and colleges or universities is a plus...
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FATHER OF EMERGENCY OPERATION DIES AT 50
(Obituary ~ 02/16/96)
Brian Miller made "Be Prepared" a way of life. Miller, Cape Girardeau County's first and only emergency preparedness director, died Thursday after a heart attack. He was 50. Miller suffered a heart attack at his Jackson home around noon Thursday, one day after his release from St. Francis Medical Center following another heart attack a week ago. He had returned home to recuperate when the second heart attack occurred. He was pronounced dead at the medical center at 2:30 p.m. Thursday...
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`HEROES' TO CARRY OLYMPIC TRADITION
(Local News ~ 02/16/96)
Twenty-five "Community Heroes" from Southeast Missouri won't be competing in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games, but they will share in the glory as they carry the Olympic Torch. "We're being represented by some of the best people Southeast Missouri has to offer," Cape Girardeau Mayor Al Spradling III said Thursday when the "Community Heroes" were named...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: WITH FARAWAY SONS, REMINDERS ARE NEARBY
(Column ~ 02/16/96)
Whether making chili or answering the telephone, you never know how one of your sons will be involved -- even from Kansas or Africa. When you have two sons who live far away from home, it is downright amazing how close they are sometimes. When I say far away, I mean far away. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/16/96)
CAN'T JUSTICE be found anywhere in this world? This lawyer -- so he is old -- didn't seem too old to indulge in the game of drugs. This young mother, who is not by no means innocent, should be out of prison also. She should be home taking care of her children. If he got out, she should get out...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/16/96)
I WANT to comment about the controversy that's arose about a member of the school board. I think it's mighty poor when this political correctness has hit Cape. It doesn't make any difference what the man's opinion is, as long as he does his job. Remember, all the liberals say you that you should be able to do and say anything in your private life. ...
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JONES OUTLINES COUNTY'S FIRST-CLASS CHANGES
(Local News ~ 02/16/96)
No one can say Cape Girardeau County is second-rate after January 1997. The county will move from second-class status to first class Jan. 1, becoming the ninth first-class county in the state. But very few people will notice the difference, said Presiding Commissioner Gerald Jones, who spoke to the League of Women Voters Thursday night...
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JOHN COCHRAN JR.
(Obituary ~ 02/16/96)
Col. John H. Cochran Jr., 75, of Hollister, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1996, at Skaggs Community Health Center in Branson. He was born July 23, 1920, at Gideon, son of Dr. John and Ruby Cochran. Cochran served 32 years in the U.S. Army, and was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He received the Silver Star, Bronze Star and three Purple Hearts. He retired in 1972 and was inducted into the Infantry Hall of Fame in Fort Benning, Ga...
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HAZEL E. HENSON
(Obituary ~ 02/16/96)
PATTON -- Hazel E. Henson, 91, of Patton, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1996, in an automobile accident near Marble Hill. A son died in the same accident. She was born April 28, 1904, at Patton, daughter of George and Birdie Mae Norton Wilkinson. She and Homer D. Henson were married Sept. 8, 1923. He died Nov. 29, 1964...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/16/96)
Daughter to John Gregory and Cynthia Lynn Lathum, Scott City Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:25 a.m. Friday, Jan. 26, 1996. Name, Aimee Elizabeth. Weight, 8 pounds 4 ounces. First child. Mrs. Lathum is the former Cynthia Boswell, daughter of Eldon and Suzanne Boswell of Scott City. She is employed by Dr. Jeffrey Patton. Lathum is the son of Gary Lathum and Sharron Lathum of Sikeston. He is employed at Southeast Missouri State University...
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LOYD HENSON
(Obituary ~ 02/16/96)
PATTON -- Loyd D. "Pete" Henson, 69, of Patton, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1996, in an automobile accident near Marble Hill. His mother died in the same accident. He was born May 28, 1926, at Millersville, son of Homer and Hazel Wilkinson Henson. He and Mary Lou Bollinger were married Aug. 30, 1948...
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CHARLES SAUER
(Obituary ~ 02/16/96)
PERRYVILLE -- Charles W. Sauer, 79, of Perryville, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1996, at his home. He was born Nov. 19, 1916, in Perry County, son of Henry and Emma Kirn Sauer. He and Dorothy M. Morgan were married Aug. 24, 1940, in Perryville. Sauer was a member of Holy Name Society, VFW Post 4282, and American Legion Post 133. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...
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LORETTA L. SMITH
(Obituary ~ 02/16/96)
DESLOGE -- Loretta L. Smith, 81, of Desloge died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1996, at Deaconess Medical Center West in St. Louis. Survivors include one son, Harold; one daughter, Betty; one sister, Virginia Byington; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren...
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NOLA HALL HOGG
(Obituary ~ 02/16/96)
HERNANDO, Miss. -- Nola Hall Hogg, 69, formerly of Olive Branch, died Wednesday, Feb. 14, 1996, at the Baptist DeSoto Hospital in South Haven, Miss. She was born Feb. 5, 1927, at Olive Branch, Ill., daughter of the Rev. Barney Ray and Irene Richardson Hall. She married Clead Hogg...
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ELECTRICIANS URGE CITY TO ADOPT NEW TESTING FOR LICENSES
(Local News ~ 02/16/96)
Electricians would have to pass a test to be licensed to perform work in the city of Cape Girardeau under a measure supporters say is grounded in safety. Cape Girardeau currently issues licenses for electricians, but no testing is required. The City Council, which has wrestled with the issue since last July, will consider a slightly revised measure next month that would establish five different electrical licenses. Different tests would be given depending on the license being sought...
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