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LETTERS: A TRUE BIPARTISAN EFFORT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/22/96)
To the editor: These are Bill Clinton's own words from a speech Oct. 5, 1993, to a gathering of American Association of Retired Persons members: "Medicare and Medicaid spending is currently going up three times the rate of inflation. Only in Washington do people believe that no one can get by on twice the rate of inflation. So, when you hear all this business about cuts, let me caution you that that is not what is going on."...
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STATE FAIR: CAN IT STAY OUT OF THE RED?
(Editorial ~ 11/22/96)
The Missouri State Fair in Sedalia is one of those time-honored institutions that most folks take for granted -- until a problem arises. Now the fair has a financial problem. It is likely that the fair's expenses will outstrip income from operations and legislative appropriations to the tune of nearly $1 million in another year...
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STATE PAY COMMISSION LACKS ANY FORM OF ACCOUNTABILITY
(Editorial ~ 11/22/96)
As so often happens with so-called reforms in politics, a just-proposed increase in salaries for Missouri legislators, judges and the lieutenant governor has some serious problems. The state's voters approved a constitutional amendment in 1994, by a 57 percent majority, creating a 22-member commission to review the salaries of legislators, elected state officials and judges. ...
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PRESS GROUP OPPOSES PANEL'S INSURANCE PLAN
(Local News ~ 11/22/96)
The Missouri Press Association opposes a recommendation by the Missouri Legislative Joint Interim Committee on Managed Care. "The committee is recommending that the Missouri Department of Insurance be required to approve all marketing materials for managed care plans," said Doug Crews, executive director of the Missouri Press Association...
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SMOKEOUT: CIGARETTE DREAMS, NIGHTMARES
(Local News ~ 11/22/96)
Dave Earl smoked for 20 years before quitting in 1987. Earl, a nuclear medicine technician at St. Francis Medical Center, gave up smoking because a patient in his care who was dying of lung cancer asked him to. "He pleaded with me on his death bed," Earl said. "He said he just wanted to help one person quit smoking before he died...
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SEASONAL CRAFT FAIRS BECOME A TRADITION; THE SHOWS ALSO BOOST ECONOMY
(Local News ~ 11/22/96)
For the Cape Girardeau economy, Christmas comes early. Nearly 800 crafters will set up shop in the Cape Girardeau area this weekend in four shows. They will draw thousands of shoppers from throughout the region. The four shows feature crafts in five buildings. Next year it could spill over into six...
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CLIPPARD SCHOOL'S BENEVOLENT ENDEAVORS DON'T GO UNNOTICED
(Local News ~ 11/22/96)
Chene Aldridge, a sixth-grader at Clippard Elementary School, sees a way to make the world a little better. People should take steps whenever possible to help each other, she said, trying to explain why students make philanthropy a part of the school's day-to-day work...
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PERRYVILLE STUDENTS SEND GIFTS WORLDWIDE
(Local News ~ 11/22/96)
PERRYVILLE -- More than 2,000 Perryville students are reaching around the world to deliver a simple message: "We care!" Students, school officials and teachers gathered Thursday to watch as more than 300 shoe boxes filled with goodies for youngsters began their journey from the Perryville public school campus to countries around the world...
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TRANSPORTATION PANEL'S PURPOSES QUESTIONED
(Local News ~ 11/22/96)
The packet of media information released by the Total Transportation Commission of Missouri explains why the 35-member group was formed: to talk with Missourians and then decide where transportation money should go. As far as Sikeston City Councilman Josh Bill is concerned, Missouri has a group to do that. It is called the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: SOMETHING IN THE AIR SAYS ITS PIE-SUPPER TIME
(Column ~ 11/22/96)
Yes, there were pies at the pie suppers held at the one-room schoolhouse. And there were cakewalks too, and a lot more. There was something about the chill in the air this week that made me think it was time for a pie supper like the ones we used to have at the one-room schools I attended in the Ozark hills west of here...
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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FUNDS SHIFT
(Local News ~ 11/22/96)
EAST PRAIRIE-- Mississippi County funds allocated to handle domestic violence will be directed to a different provider beginning in January. At a recent County Commission meeting, representatives of the Epworth Bootheel Family Living Center said the organization was the only accredited domestic-violence agency in the county, and as such it should receive all county funds allocated for that purpose...
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`WAIT UNTIL DARK': IMAGINE THE BLIND WOMAN'S TERROR (PLAY REVIEW)
(Local News ~ 11/22/96)
Early in "Wait Until Dark," a dish-throwing temper tantrum by a 9-year-old child terrifies the blind woman she's supposed to be helping around the house. Imagine how the blind woman feels sometime later when she realizes that the voice at the top of her stairs may belong to a murderer...
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SCHNUCKS CELEBRATES 20 YEARS IN CAPE GIRARDEAU
(Local News ~ 11/22/96)
Schnucks Food & Drug was rededicated Thursday night. "We've been pleased with the first 20 years in Cape Girardeau," said Craig Schnuck, chairman and chief executive of Schnucks Markets Inc., headquartered in St. Louis. "We're looking forward to the next 20-years plus."...
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BLIND ATHLETE DELIVERS MESSAGE TO STUDENTS
(Local News ~ 11/22/96)
Students in Cape Girardeau and Jackson learned to relate pride and success from blind athlete and motivational speaker Craig MacFarlane Tuesday. MacFarlane, 32, was blinded during an accident when he was 2 years old at his home in Ontario, Canada. Recognized as one of the world's most versatile blind athletes, he competes in sports as diverse as hockey, snow skiing and golf...
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CHARLES BURKE
(Obituary ~ 11/22/96)
SCOTT CITY -- Elder Charles Edward Burke, 79, of Scott City died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born March 25, 1917, at Lilbourn, son of William Thomas and Mary Ethel Choate Burke. He and Blanch Culbertson were married in August 1937 in Cape Girardeau. She died June 19, 1992...
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IVAN OLIVER
(Obituary ~ 11/22/96)
Funeral service for Ivan Lee Oliver, 1400 Perryville Road, will be held at 1:30 p.m. today at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel. The Rev. John Owen will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park, with graveside rites by VFW Post 3838. Oliver, 78, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1996, at Missouri Veterans Home...
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BYRON CURTNER
(Obituary ~ 11/22/96)
SIKESTON -- Byron Ernest Curtner, 77, of Missouri Veterans Home in Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1996, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Jan. 20, 1919, in Scott County, son of Clarence and Edith Ellen Shafer Curtner. He and Minnie E. Davis were married May 23, 1946. She died June 5, 1972...
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RUTH DOLL
(Obituary ~ 11/22/96)
Ruth Doll, 70, of Long Beach, Calif., died Saturday, Nov. 2, 1996, in a Long Beach hospital. She was born April 25, 1926, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Ray and Mary Johnson Swan. She and Elmer Doll were married May 3, 1947, in Cape Girardeau. Doll was a 1944 graduate of Central High School. She retired from McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary and Elks Ladies...
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JERRY WARE
(Obituary ~ 11/22/96)
CHARLESTON -- Jerry Suggs Ware, 78, of Murphysboro, Ill., died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 1996, at St. Joseph Hospital in Murphysboro. She was born April 5, 1918, in Houston, Miss., daughter of Ezekiel and Ada Bell Myers Atkinson. She married Frank Ware. Ware lived in Charleston 47 years, moving to Murphysboro in 1991. She was a member of Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church in Murphysboro...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 11/22/96)
Son to Russell Lee and Patricia Jo Lappe of Jackson, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:06 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 13, 1996. Name, Eric Russell. Weight, 6 pounds 9 ounces. Fourth child, second son. Mrs. Lappe is the former Patricia Welker, daughter of Lloyd R. Welker and Judith R. Welker of Perryville. She is employed at Magna-Tel Inc. Lappe is the son of Russell J. Lappe and Carol E. Lappe of Perryville. He is employed by Lappe Cement Finishing...
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LONELL WILLIAMSON
(Obituary ~ 11/22/96)
DONGOLA, Ill. -- Lonell Williamson, 57, Dongola Route 1, died Thursday, Nov. 21, 1996, at his home. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home at Anna is in charge of arrangements.
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VINCENT R. CONNOR
(Obituary ~ 11/22/96)
Vincent R. Connor, 83, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, Nov. 21, 1996, at the Veteran's Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born in Merriam, Kan. and graduated from the University of Colorado in 1938 with a bachelor's degree in accounting and business administration. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II and a field office manager for Cape Construction Co. for 26 years before retiring in 1973...
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