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JUNE WILMARTH
(Obituary ~ 06/23/96)
CUBA, Mo. -- June Marguerite Wilmarth, 75, of Cuba died Thursday, June 20, 1996, from a car accident. She was born June 19, 1921, in Crookston, Minn., daughter of Marguerite Hoolihan Norby and Clifford P. Norby. She and Albert W. Wilmarth married on June 10, 1941, in Mandan, N.D...
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NEWS FROM THE ARMED FORCES: HORRELL NAMED AIRMAN OF THE QUARTER
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
Air Force Senior Airman Brian W. Horrell, a 1987 graduate of Jackson High School, has been named airman of the quarter. Horrell is a utility systems specialist at Whiteman Air Force Base, Knob Noster, Mo. He was selected on the basis of his exemplary duty performance, job knowledge, leadership qualities, significant self-improvement and other accomplishments...
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ON TRACK INTO 10TH YEAR
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
The St. Louis Iron Mountain & Southern Railway is in its 10th year of operation. Trish Wischmann, marketing and coach operations director, said she got involved with the train because she started a bed and breakfast in Jackson in 1988 and her first customers came because of the train...
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PASSENGER TRAIN SETS SCENE FOR MURDER
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
Victor Stanhous, played by Rob Beckerman, stops to puff on his cigar and reveals a little more of the plot before the art auction. Bob Steiger, played by Ron Lipp, informs Stanhous there has been a murder on the train. Xena Prince, played by Nicki Klein, confronts Stanhous after he double crosses her at the auction...
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BUT WHERE ARE THE TAX CUTS?
(Editorial ~ 06/23/96)
Missouri state government will spend an all-time record $13.8 billion in fiscal year 1997, which begins July 1. This represents spending of $2,703.89 for each and every resident of the Show Me State. Except for slight reductions in appropriations for two agencies -- the departments of Health and Labor and Industrial Relations -- all other agencies' appropriations are rising, nearly all to record levels...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 06/23/96)
SPEAK OUT has turned into nothing but a cheap sermon on abortion. I support women's rights 100 percent, and if my daughter or wife needs one, I am behind them anytime with my checkbook in hand. The conservatives can rave on like loons, but I just throw back in their faces...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: WAIT A MINUTE! SCORE IS STILL TOO HIGH
(Column ~ 06/23/96)
Well, in today's column, we're really going to get down in the mud and dish out the dirt. On me. It isn't every day that a major Missouri print publication lists all members of the General Assembly and rates them according to their votes. Such a day occurred this week with the current issue of The Riverfront Times, an alternative weekly in St. ...
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MISSOURI WATCH: DETOURS THROUGH THE LAND OF OZ
(Column ~ 06/23/96)
The vast majority of Missourians who want the very best for their state and who make a serious effort to view events with an open, non-partisan mind have been troubled in recent days by several occurrences. At least three are outlined here to illustrate the point...
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SCHOOL STANDARDS
(Editorial ~ 06/23/96)
Missouri's new academic performance standards, dubbed the Show Me Standards by the State Board of Education that adopted them, have hit yet another bump in their long and rocky road. The story of this latest setback for Missouri's misbegotten education reforms is an interesting one...
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NEWS FROM THE ARMED FORCES: WILLIAMS DECORATED WITH MEDAL
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
Army SFC Amond Williams has been decorated with the Army Achievement Medal. The medal is awarded to soldiers for meritorious service, acts of courage, or other outstanding accomplishments. Williams is an infantryman supervisor with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, N.C...
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THOMPSONS CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF CARING AT DEAL NURSING HOME
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
The Daisy Travelers were on hand to entertain the crowd. Monroe Bollinger and his dancers also were present to add to the evening's entertainment. James Nigra, a resident, and his family at the anniversary celebration. The 40th anniversary was coupled with the annual barbecue dinner...
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SEMO 4H ALL YOUTH HORSE SHOW BEGINS TODAY
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
The SEMO 4H All Youth Horse Show begins today at 1 p.m at the Flickerwood Arena in Fruitland. There are six competition classes, the Gaited Horses, Quarter Horses, Pleasure Class, Equitation Class, Speed Events, and a Fun Class, according to Cheryl Hanschen, leader of the SEMO Equestrian 4H Club...
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MARTHA BOLTON
(Obituary ~ 06/23/96)
Funeral service for Martha June Bolton, 1837 Georgia, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Chapel. The Rev. James Caughlan will officiate, with burial in Lorimier Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2-8 p.m. today...
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ALICE DAWES
(Obituary ~ 06/23/96)
SIKESTON -- Alice W. Dawes, 81, of Sikeston died Friday at Missouri Delta Medical Center. She was born May 30, 1915, in Billings to the late Thomas A. and Bertie May Smith Sifferman. She was a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Sikeston. She was a housewife and had worked for many years at the Farmer's Home Administration in Sikeston...
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WHERE'S CHARLEY HODGE?: MY LUCK WITH MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION
(Column ~ 06/23/96)
Hello, again. It is time for some more mindless babble from the annals of the History of Michael Wells. You can purchase the book for $19.95 by calling now!!! 1-800-BOY WRITES BOOK ABOUT HIS BORING LITTLE LIFE AND HOW HE WISHES HE WERE A SUPERSTAR ext. LOSER...
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GLENN M. LILEY
(Obituary ~ 06/23/96)
ADVANCE -- Glenn M. Liley, 73, of Advance died Saturday at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Jan. 2, 1923, in Glenallen, son of the late William and Adaline Gatlin Liley. He married Nellie Jane Lewis on Nov. 22, 1959, at Sturdivant. He worked for the Forestry Service, as a sawmill laborer and retired as a custodian for the Ritenour School District in St. Louis. He was a member of the Bethel General Baptist Church in Advance for 17 years...
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SEMO MAPS OUT CHANGES
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
Southeast Missouri State University is mapping out major changes in its physical campus that could occur over the next 20 years. The plan includes renovation of several major buildings, construction of a new vocational-technical building, relocation of a number of student services to the north end of campus, and elimination of traffic through the center of campus...
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DISABILITY FAIR HIGHTLIGHTS INDEPENDENCE
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
The Disability Fair is about something that many people take for granted -- living independently. "It is important," said Miki Gudermuth, executive director of the SEMO Alliance for Disability Independence Inc. which sponsored the annual fair Saturday in the Trinity Lutheran Pavilion at Arena Park...
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CONCERNED HEARTS CLEAN UP GOOD HOPE NEIGHBORHOOD
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
Armed with plastic bags and gloves, more than 20 volunteers took to the streets Saturday to clean up the Good Hope neighborhood. Saturday's cleanup was the first of what Citizens with Concerned Hearts, a coalition of families, churches and merchants, hope will be a continuing series of events to bring residents of the area together...
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EMERSON DIES OF LUNG CANCER; CONGRESSMAN HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED WITH RESPIRATORY INFECTION SINCE MONDAY
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson died of lung cancer Saturday night at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md. He was 58. The announcement of his death, which occurred at 6:17 p.m. Cape Girardeau time, came in a brief statement issued from his Washington office Saturday night...
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MAJOR CASE SQUAD ENJOYS SUCCESS
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
The success of the Cape Girardeau/Bollinger County Major Case Squad reaches farther than just its impressive record in solving homicides. The squad, which calls together 30 or more investigators from law enforcement agencies in Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties, has resolved 25 of the 26 homicides it has been assigned to since its formation in 1983. The 1991 murder of Lee E. Moore in Whitewater remains the only case in which the squad has not presented enough evidence for an arrest...
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AREA OFFICIALS COMMENT ON POLICE ISSUES
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
A recent national poll of 15,000 police chiefs and sheriffs by the National Association of Chiefs of Police gave an idea of the feelings of law enforcement officer across the country. Cape County Sheriff John Jordan and Jackson Police Chief Marvin Sides were presented with the same questions to see how the national sentiments stack up locally...
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NINTH ANNUAL NATIONAL POLICE SURVEY
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
The following survey questions were posed in the last 60 days by mail of 15,000 chiefs of police and sheriffs and was completed March 31. It represents a cross section of professional officers involving every state with a 10 percent response. The survey was for the ninth consecutive year by the National Association of Chiefs of Police...
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WALLEYE PROGRAM WILL BENEFIT UPPER ST. FRANCIS RIVER REGION
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
Anglers of the upper St. Francis River will have something more to look forward to, thanks to a new walleye stocking program just started by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC). Fisheries Management Biologist Mark Boone, who works at MDC's Cape Girardeau Regional Service Center, says the agency stocked about 40,000 2-inch walleye between the Highway 72 bridge in Madison County and the Highway 34 bridge in Wayne County in late May...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: WILDLIFE CAN BE A NUISANCE, BUT CAN BE CONTROLLED AS WELL
(Column ~ 06/23/96)
Webster's New World Dictionary defines "nuisance" as an act, thing, or person that causes trouble or bother. Mr. Webster must have had certain wildlife in mind when he came up with that definition. Late spring and early summer are the times when most wildlife populations are at their peaks. ...
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JOY ALONG THE WAY: SUMMER GARDEN SEAT DOIN'S, PLANS
(Column ~ 06/23/96)
Whoever heard of spending quality time with a garden trowel? I have and I do. The contribution of the trowel to such times ebbs and flows, depending upon what sounds reach my ears and what attracts my attention out of the corners of my eyes. Four corners, four attention getters. Two ears, two more attention snatchers...
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WILD BLUE: PILOTS TAKE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANES TO THE SKY
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
A pilot took to the sky Friday in Larry Schwepker's amateur-built airplane. Pedals and a stick, along with a few basic instruments, were what kept most experimental aircraft aloft. Jerry Clubb, Ferguson, Omer Hodges and Willard Phillips watched from the shade of a hangar as another flight took off from Painton's grass airstrip...
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SALVATION ARMY `MEALS WITH FRIENDS' OFFERING STARTS MONDAY
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
The Salvation Army will serve Meals with Friends beginning Monday evening. The meals will be served from 4:30-6 p.m. Monday through Friday. There is no cost for the meal. Monday -- Taco or Taco salad, tortilla chips, refried beans and pudding. Tuesday -- Chicken tenders, French fries, green beans, bread and butter and applesauce...
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ANTIQUE, COLLECTIBLE MARKET TODAY
(Local News ~ 06/23/96)
An antique and collectibles market will be held today at Cape Girardeau's A.C. Brase Arena Building. The show will run from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exhibitors from four states will be offering a variety of glassware, furniture, jewelry, pottery, toys, comics, baseball cards, paper Americana, character collectibles and primitives...
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