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LETTERS: FOR PROPOSITION A
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/04/96)
To the editor: I am writing to express my support for Proposition A, which will be on the Nov. 5 ballot. Proposition A, if passed, would increase the minimum wage for Missouri workers to $6.25 per hour. The new federal legislation mandated an increase in the minimum wage to $4.75 per hour on Oct. ...
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NAT5IONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION ENDORSES JO ANN EMERSON
(Local News ~ 10/04/96)
The National Rifle Association has taken dead aim at the 8th District congressional race and endorsed 8th District congressional candidate Jo Ann Emerson. The independent/Republican welcomed the NRA's endorsement Thursday at a morning news conference at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau...
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PATROL FIELDS QUESTIONS AT TOWN HALL MEETING
(Local News ~ 10/04/96)
Speed, gambling, and police stations were the topics of questions aimed at the Missouri State Highway Patrol Thursday night at a Town Hall Meeting in Cape Girardeau. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is celebrating it's 65th year in the state. From 55 officers it has grown to a force of more than 2,000, Sgt. Brent Davis said. Troop E patrols 13 counties in Southeast Missouri...
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LOCAL FOSSIL RESEARCH ON TV
(Local News ~ 10/04/96)
A program scheduled to air at 9 p.m. Wednesday on the Discovery Channel will include a segment on Mammoth Cave National Park and three Southeast Missouri residents who studied it. Tammy Eifert, formerly of Jackson, Dr. John Holbrook of Cape Girardeau and Phillip Statler of Patton investigated some unusually large and uniquely well preserved chertified burrow structures, also called trace fossils, at the park...
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AREA SCHOOL CHILDREN MEET AUTHORS
(Local News ~ 10/04/96)
As the child of writers, Jane Yolen thought that everyone grew up to be a writer. "By the time I found out, it was too late," she said. Yolen has written more than 150 books for children and adults during her career. More than 1,600 students were able to meet Yolen, Walter Dean Myers and David Harrison at the 16th annual Children and Young Adults' Literature Festival Thursday. The event continues today at Southeast Missouri State University...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 10/04/96)
IF YOU'RE one of those people who only gets your news from the major networks, I hope your eyes are open to the bias that is prevalent in the major media, and that includes the Associated Press. Last night, a story said "former deficit hawk Bob Dole is now proposing 15 percent tax reduction." However, do we ever hear about former pro-life governor Bill Clinton vetoing the partial-birth abortion bill, or former protester Bill Clinton sending our troops into battle? Well, you get the picture. ...
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UNITED WAY GIVING
(Editorial ~ 10/04/96)
With the end of the dog days of late summer and the start of crisp, cool autumn weather, attention turns to the familiar rhythms of school activities, baseball playoffs, harvest fairs and football games. And there is one other activity that is as sure as the change of seasons: the annual fund-raising campaign of the Area Wide United Way...
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MISSOURIAN STARTS 93rd YEAR
(Editorial ~ 10/04/96)
The Southeast Missourian marks a milestone this week. This newspaper began its 93rd year of service on Thursday. It was on Oct. 3, 1904, that two brothers, Fred and George Naeter, resurrected the defunct Daily Republican newspaper. The pair -- soon joined by a third brother, Harry Naeter -- worked hard from the beginning to produce a newspaper with a commitment to the community and to quality...
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LETTERS: COMMUNITY SPIRIT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 10/04/96)
To the editor: Please express our deep appreciation for the excellent coverage on the campaign general-phase kickoff and ground blessing of our site on Sept. 22 by reporter David Angier. Such publicity helps to foster a community spirit for the project and enthusiasm for the campaign. Continuing Catholic secondary education in the area is such an important aspect from a community standpoint. I would like to thank you for the help you have given in furthering our cause...
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GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS, FINANCES WORKSHOP TOPICS
(Local News ~ 10/04/96)
A number of small business operators learned about government procurement opportunities during a special workshop held at Cape Girardeau Wednesday. Regional representatives of General Services Administration and the Small Business Administration discussed government contracts and business development opportunities during a three-hour session at the Show Me Center...
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MISSOURI LAWYERS JUDGE JUDGES' PERFORMANCES
(Local News ~ 10/04/96)
A report reveals that Missouri lawyers are pleased with the Eastern District's merit-selected judges who will be up for retention by Missouri voters in the Nov. 5 elections. Lawyers critiqued judges in the Missouri Supreme Court and the state's Court of Appeals, said Jack Wax, media-relations director for the Missouri Bar...
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ONE-WAY BROADWAY DOMINATES MEETING; OPEN HOUSE HELD TO EXPLAIN PLANS
(Local News ~ 10/04/96)
At Thursday's open house on proposed Broadway improvements, the message came through time and time again: Make it a one-way street. About 40 people attended the event, conducted at the A.C. Brase Arena. The public was invited to look at and comment on plans for Broadway...
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KINDER, ALTHAUS HOLD HEATED DEBATE
(Local News ~ 10/04/96)
Republican state Sen. Peter Kinder and Democratic challenger Rick Althaus sharply criticized each other in a debate Thursday night. Kinder portrayed Althaus as a tax-and-spend liberal; Althaus depicted Kinder as a do-nothing legislator who hates government and bashes public education...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: MY OLD HOMETOWN REMAINS FAMILIARLY DIFFERENT
(Column ~ 10/04/96)
It's easy to see the changes when you have been away, but how many of the natives can see the subtle variations on a theme? My favorite hometown in the Ozarks west of here is changing again. It had only been a few weeks since my last visit, but a quick trip last weekend included some surprises...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 10/04/96)
Son to Tim and Dawn Altenthal of Kirkwood, St. John's Mercy Hospital, 7:40 a.m. Monday, Sept. 23, 1996. Name, Tyler Robert Paul. Weight, 9 pounds 7 ounces. Second child, first son. Mrs. Altenthal is the former Dawn Schuessler, daughter of Gene and Dorothy Schuessler of Cape Girardeau. She is an accounting supervisor at Danka. Altenthal is the son of the late Robert and Mary Lou Altenthal of Cape Girardeau. He is vice president of Retail Solutions...
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BEN MEYER
(Obituary ~ 10/04/96)
BENTON -- Ben F. Meyer, 89, Benton Route 1, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1996, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Nov. 13, 1906, at Ste. Genevieve, son of Henry J. and Regina Guethle Meyer. He and Lorena Christine Essner were married Oct. 23, 1934, at Benton. She died March 15, 1989...
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J. CLARK MILLER
(Obituary ~ 10/04/96)
GLEN ALLEN -- J. Clark Miller, 81, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1996, at Pikes Peak Hospice St. Francis Medical Center in Colorado Springs. He was born Sept. 25, 1915, at Glen Allen, son of Joe and Edah Lawrence Miller. He and Jewell Underwood were married at Glen Allen. She died Dec. 14, 1988...
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GERALD WILKERSON
(Obituary ~ 10/04/96)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Gerald Wilkerson, 63, of Algonquin, Ill., formerly of Tamms, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1996, at Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Ill. Friends may call after 11 a.m. Sunday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home...
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HARRY F. PRUITT
(Obituary ~ 10/04/96)
ADVANCE -- Harry F. Pruitt, 85, of Advance died Thursday, Oct. 3, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 4, 1911, at Whitewater, son of Loonie Charles and Effie Mae Snider Pruitt. He and Irene Naomi Lanpher were married Nov. 9, 1933, at Jackson. She died Oct. 19, 1988...
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