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LETTERS: CHASTAIN IS ASSET
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/21/96)
To the editor: As an officer in the Air Force, my wife and I have lived in numerous communities from Guam to Heidelberg, Germany. Our children have attended public schools, Department of Defense schools and private schools, we have home schooled. Since moving into the Meadow Heights School District two years ago, we feel are children are involved in a special learning environment. What makes Meadow Heights stand out from other schools we have been involved with is Rick Chastain...
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CITY COUNCIL ACTION
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., City Hall Public Hearings On the 1996-2001 Capital Improvements Program On a proposal to vacate city's interest in a portion of Country Club Drive, Capaha Trail and an unnamed street in the Cape Rock Park area Consent Ordinances (Second and third readings)...
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POLITICAL SCIENCE PROFESSOR SEEKS STATE SENATE SEATE
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
A political science professor at Southeast Missouri State University has announced he will file for the 27th District Missouri Senate seat held by Republican Peter Kinder of Cape Girardeau. Althaus, a Democrat, has been a member of the university faculty for 16 years. He wants to be the senator representing Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, Perry and Scott counties because of the changes taking place in Washington, D.C...
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SAVING MARRIAGES
(Editorial ~ 02/21/96)
As the United States begins to understand fully the legacy of lifestyle changes that began during the 1960s and continued through the 1970s and 1980s, it is apparent that so-called freedoms have come with a huge price tag. At the center of this understanding is the fact that families, the bedrock of society, have suffered the most. ...
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LETTERS: METHODS THAT WORK
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/21/96)
To the editor: In his Feb. 16 column, Peter Kinder quoted misspellings by second-graders as an example of how "the educrats are marching us into ... a great night of unknowingness." Apparently, he believes that the teacher in question does not value good spelling. Based on more than 20 years as a parent and a teacher, I disagree. The examples given show me that this teacher is a professional who understands how children learn to spell...
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A PEP RALLY FOR LEARNING
(Editorial ~ 02/21/96)
Cape Girardeau's Central High School had a first recently. It was a pep rally -- for academic achievement. Planned by the school's Renaissance Steering Committee, about half the student body was cheered as honors were presented for good grades, academic improvement and participation in activities such as the band...
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CITY STEP CLOSER TO FINAL OK OF RIVERBOAT CASINO
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
Cape Girardeau has moved a step closer to getting its own riverboat casino. The City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a development agreement with Boyd Gaming Corp. after company officials promised to assist in counseling and treatment programs for compulsive gamblers...
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DESPITE PULL OF FRENCH, MARDI GRAS NEVER TOOK
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
Lent, a season of reflection and repentance for Christians, begins today with Ash Wednesday observances. But before it is time to buckle down and be good, some people just have to get all that rowdiness out of their systems. That's what Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, is for...
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CONGRTESSMAN: DOLE WILL BE GOP NOMINEE
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
Although the Republican National Convention is still several months away and party primaries and caucuses have just begun, U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson is willing to go out on a limb and pick a winner. "I believe very strongly that Bob Dole will be our nominee," Emerson said...
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EMERSON STILL ACTIVE, PLANS BID FOR RE-ELECTION TO HOUSE SEAT
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
Immediately after his diagnosis with lung cancer last fall, Congressman Bill Emerson promised to remain active in office and to seek re-election. Following several months of chemotherapy, his plans haven't changed. "I meant what I said in October," said Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau. "That all remains operative and I remain optimistic. I don't see any reason why I should not run for re-election."...
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POWER PLAY: OTHELLO II: THE MODERN TRIAL OF IAGO
(Column ~ 02/21/96)
After the typically Shakespearian body count is tallied at the end of "Othello, The Moor of Venice," that sneaky, slimy, mischievous and all-around awful person, Iago, is taken into custody for the dread results of his machinations. Although the play ends before any trial, considering the 16th Century setting, Iago would likely have been swiftly convicted and punished in a particularly nasty and permanent fashion. Avenues of appeal during those days were somewhat limited...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/21/96)
I HAVE known Terry Taylor for over 30 years. I can't believe what the NAACP is trying to do to him. He has always been considerate, thoughtful and honest with everyone. I am a white parent and would be very concerned if my son or daughter were going with a black person. The educated or moral black person, I am sure, doesn't like the situation either. I am not a racist and I know Terry isn't either...
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PROGRAM URGES SELF-RELIANCE IN TEEN-AGERS
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
JACKSON -- Ron Hobeck is teaching kids to stay away from gangs one study hall at a time. He's the G.R.E.A.T. officer who handles the Gang Resistance Education and Training course in Jackson. Eighth-grade students at R.O. Hawkins Junior High School spend one study hall a week for nine weeks with Hobeck, learning how to avoid gangs and respect themselves...
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BOARD FIELDS TAX BILL COMPLAINTS
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
JACKSON -- After three lackluster public hearings on rezoning and annexation requests Tuesday, the Jackson Board of Aldermen heard impassioned arguments about Oak Hill Road special assessments. R. Howard Dillard and John Oliver, Cape Girardeau attorneys representing almost all the Oak Hill Road property owners, encouraged the aldermen to reassess improvements on the road and issue lower tax bills...
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POLICE SEEK DONATIONS FOR CANINE UNIT
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
JACKSON -- In a continuing effort to buy a canine unit for the Jackson Police Department, Detective Richard Rushin and the rest of the department are trying to raise $25,000. Rushin estimates it will cost that much in the first year to purchase and train the dog, customize a vehicle for it and purchase food and equipment...
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KIMBELAND LINKS TO TAKE ON NEW LOOK
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
JACKSON -- Kimbeland Country Club will be taking on a new look next summer. A two-phase, $600,000 renovation project has been approved by Kimbeland stockholders, and work will get under way on the yearlong project. Financing for the project, which includes the purchase of 18 acres adjoining the east boundary of the course, involves a couple of facets. ...
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ASK JACKSON
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
The Southeast Missourian asked, "What do you think of the "V-chip" that would be placed in new television sets that would block violent or sexually explicit programs?" Lisa Motley: "If someone wants to control what their children are going to watch on television, they have to make the ground rules. A V-chip would not help me. I would control the TV by turning it off...
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CLARENCE F. BAUDENDISTEL
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
PERRYVILLE - Clarence F. "Curly" Baudendistel, 91, of Perryville died Monday, Feb. 19, 1996, at St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 24, 1904, in Perryville to Joseph and Josephine Lappe Baudendistel. On Dec. 31, 1929, at Perryville he married Stella Moonier. She died May 21, 1992...
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ORAL ABERNATHY
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
ZALMA -- Oral W. Abernathy, 85, of Zalma, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1996, at Advance Nursing Center in Advance. He was born Sept. 17, 1910, at Zalma, son of John and Ella Lemonds Abernathy. He and Mildred Sturgeon were married Oct. 20, 1934, at Marble Hill...
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IOMA BEESON
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
PERRYVILLE -- Ioma I. Beeson, 84, of Perryville, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1996, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 5, 1911, at Franklay, daughter of Silas and Ethel Parks Merritt. She married Daniel King in August 1931. He died in August 1966. She later married Karl Beeson June 10, 1978...
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LUCY MATTHEWS
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Lucy Matthews, 88, died Monday, Feb. 19, 1996, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 26, 1907, daughter of Sam and Mary Childers Levil. She and Everett L. Matthews were married May 23, 1925. He died April 13, 1983...
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VIRGINIA COKE
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
ANNISTON -- Virginia Coke, 69, of Anniston, died Monday, Feb. 19, 1996, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, following an extended illness. She was born Jan. 21, 1927, at Cline's Island, daughter of Frank and Ella Kittle Coke. Survivors include a brother, J.W. Coke of Anniston...
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ESTELLA MASTERSON
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Estella Masterson, 81, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Oct. 13, 1914, at Olive Branch, daughter of Harmon and Julia Ida McIntire Bishop. She married Ernest "Ike" Masterson Sept. 28, 1931. He died Jan. 18, 1985...
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RUTH LOBERG
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
Ruth Mae Loberg, 94, of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born June 16, 1901, in Sedgewickville, daughter of John and Mary Catherine Fellows Seabaugh. She and Lester Loberg were married June 6, 1918, in Bollinger County. He died Dec. 13, 1973...
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ALFRED BUTRUM
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
Graveside service for Alfred Allen Butrum, 1016 N. Fountain, will be held at 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Fairmount Cemetery. The Rev. David Pringle will officiate. Friends may call Thursday at Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel from noon to 1 p.m. Butrum, 56, died Monday, Feb. 19, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital...
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CATHERINE GRATOP
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Catherine Rees Gratop, 92, of Daytona Beach, Fla., formerly of Cairo, died Monday, Feb. 19, 1996, at Memorial Hospital in Ormond Beach, Fla. Barkett Funeral Home in Cairo is in charge of arrangements.
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DENIS LEGRAND
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
BENTON -- Funeral mass for Denis Frank LeGrand of Benton will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Denis Catholic Church. The Rev. Normand Varone will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Ford and Sons Funeral Home in Benton after 4 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 8, followed by Knights of Columbus prayer service...
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BURTON P. LOOMIS
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
Burton P. Loomis, 83, of the Cape Girardeau Veterans Home, died Tuesday, Feb. 20, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau.
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SOUTHEAST NARROWS SEARCH FOR PRESIDENT TO EIGHT CANDIDATES
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
Southeast Missouri State University has narrowed its presidential search to eight candidates. The field was narrowed from an earlier pool of 14 candidates during a six-hour meeting Monday. "Everything went very well," said Regent Don Dickerson, who chaired the committee meeting. He said the committee won't disclose any information about the eight candidates at this time...
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CAPE NATIVE'S WORK WILL BE IN BIG MUDDY FILM FESTIVAL
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
A Cape Girardeau native had his first feature film accepted into a local film festival. David Tlapek, a 1979 graduate of Cape Central High School, went into film-making about five years ago, giving up a legal career after getting a law degree from Georgetown University...
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SAMMY SMITH
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
CHARLESTON -- Sammy P. Smith, 64, of Fairmont City, Ill., formerly of Charleston, died Monday, Feb. 19, 1996, at Memorial Hospital in Belleville, Ill. He was born Aug. 24, 1931, in Charleston, son of Frank O. and Willie Presson Smith. He and Nancy Walter were married May 25, 1955...
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ROBERT MASTERS
(Obituary ~ 02/21/96)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- Robert "Willie" Masters, 62, of Gulfport, Miss., died Monday, Feb. 19, 1996, at his home. He was born in McClure, son of E.A. and Julia Masters. He married the former Norma Johnson. Masters retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1973, and received a Bronze Star while serving in Vietnam. He was a member of Grace Chapel Church, Joppa Shrine Club, North Biloxi Moose Lodge 67, and VFW Post 6731...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/21/96)
Son to Yancy H. and Bashie R. Reed of Sturdivant, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1996. Name, Lane Thomas. Weight, 6 pounds 5 ounces. Second son. Mrs. Reed is the former Bashie Jones, daughter of Edith Jones of Sturdivant. She is employed at Lee-Rowan. Reed is the son of Daniel and Dearlean Reed of Zalma. He is a carpenter with Local 1770...
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LOOKING FOR DAY CARE; CHILD-CARE OFFICE AIDS PARENTS IN PICKING DAY-CARE CENTER
(Local News ~ 02/21/96)
Getting a job wasn't Nancy Jernigan's only concern when she and her family decided to move from Dallas back home to Cape Girardeau last fall. She had to find day care for two of her three children. Jernigan interviewed for the job of executive director for the Area Wide United Way last October, and she immediately began looking for a day care. "I knew it was something I would need right away," said Jernigan, who was hired as United Way director in November...
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