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DEMOCRATS LOOK FOR A TAX-CUT PLOY
(Editorial ~ 01/23/97)
Don't be fooled by Sen. Tom Daschle's proposal to reduce taxes on capital gains and some other tinkering with legislative priorities. Daschle, the Democratic leader in the U.S. Senate, is trying to position his party on tax cuts and other benefits for Americans. While this may sound good, a closer examination reveals it is little more than another political ploy...
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SOUTHEAST ENROOOMENT UP 319 THIS SEMESTER
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
Spring enrollment at Southeast Missouri State University has increased by 319 students over a year ago. Student headcount stood at 7,526 Tuesday on the first day of spring-semester classes. That was up 4 percent from a year ago, school officials said...
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EMERSON ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson, R-Cape Girardeau, has been appointed to the Small Business Committee in the House. It is her third committee assignment. "I think my representation on the Small Business Committee will fit nicely with the top priorities for southern Missouri -- economic development, job creation, and continued regulatory and health-care reforms," she said...
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COMMUNITY CENTER GROUP TO MEET
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
JACKSON -- The Multipurpose Building Feasibility Study Committee will meet for the first time tonight. The meeting begins at 7 at the Board of Aldermen's chambers at City Hall and is open to the public. A group of 58 volunteers recommended by Mayor Paul Sander has been appointed by the Board of Aldermen to serve on the committee...
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COUNTY ZONING BOARD MEETS
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
JACKSON -- The Cape Girardeau County Planning and Zoning Commission will hold its first regular monthly meeting tonight at the County Administration Building in Jackson. The meeting begins at 7 in the common room and is open to the public. The commission was appointed by the Cape Girardeau County Commission in December. The panel is composed of one member from each of the county's 10 townships...
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JACKSON CITY OFFICEHOLDERS FACE NO OPPOSITION APRIL 1
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
JACKSON -- Jackson residents won't see any new names on the ballot when they vote for four aldermen and mayor April 1. All five incumbents will run unopposed. Mayor Paul Sander filed for his third term. Sander served seven years as an alderman before being elected mayor in 1993...
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FALL KILLS MAN, 66
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
CAIRO, Ill. -- An Alexander County man's death Sunday was the result of him slipping on ice near his home. The Alexander County Sheriff's Department said Wilburn "Good Buddy" Thornton, 66, of Urbandale, died after being transported by air to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau from injuries suffered in the fall, which occurred about 11:45 p.m...
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JACKSON BOARD OF ALDERMEN
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
Tuesday, Jan. 21 Financial Affairs -- Approved city clerk's and treasurer's reports. Action Items Power and Light Committee -- Passed motion to approve the Semi-Annual Financial Statement ending Dec. 31 and to publish in the local newspaper. -- Passed motion amending the 1996 budget...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
Tuesday, Jan. 21 Consent Ordinances (Second and third readings) -- Approved ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances by changing the zoning of 2825 Bloomfield Road from R-1 to R-4. -- Approved ordinance granting a special use permit to the Lutheran Home for the Aged for purposes of constructing, maintaining and operating a home health agency office at 2861 Bloomfield Road. (First, second and third readings.)...
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ST. LOUIS BALLET TO PERFORM FEB. 14
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
The Saint Louis Ballet will perform "A Midsummer' Night's Dream" Feb. 14 at the Show Me Center. The ballet is based on the Shakespearean play and set to the music of Mendelssohn. It tells the story of the quarrel between the King and Queen of Fairyland...
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`I REMEMBER HARLEM II'; THE WORK WILL BE PRESENTED WEDNESDAY BY ST. LOUIS BLACK REPERTORY COMPANY
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
From 1915 until 1940, large numbers of African Americans left the American South for the big cities of the North, seeking jobs and distance from the legacy of slavery. In New York City, the result was "a wonderful explosion of expression" known as the Harlem Renaissance...
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THE BLACK REP
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
The St. Louis Black Repertory Company was founded in 1976 by Ron Himes and a group of students who wanted to increase awareness of black culture on their university campus. It is the largest African American performing arts organization in Missouri and is based in the newly-remodeled Grandel Square Theatre...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 01/23/97)
BOTH NEWT Gingrich and Dennis Rodman were given well deserved disciplinarian action. They both needed, this because they are alike in that each one thinks he can do he can do whatever he likes. They are dead wrong. BARKING DOG in Jackson: Why do some people who own dogs leave the dog outside to bark while they are working?...
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KINDER'S COMMENTARY: EPA TURNS DUBIOUS SCIENCE INTO EXTREMISM
(Column ~ 01/23/97)
My last offering described proposed new rules by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for air quality called the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone and particulate matter (PM). The proposed rules reveal a Clinton administration gripped by an extremist environmental mindset...
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MISSOURIANA0
(Column ~ 01/23/97)
Gov. Mel Carnahan wants all Missouri students to be computer literate by the age of 12. Many parents would just settle for literate. During icy, wintry weather, most TV weathermen are about as accurate as Bob "I'm Going to Win" Dole. Missouri legislators are expected to reject a commission recommendation that their salaries be increased substantially. The public will be able to tell when the vote occurs by the loud sounds of anguished weeping and wailing...
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MANAGED CARE REQUIRES DOSES OF REALISM, COMMON SENSE
(Editorial ~ 01/23/97)
When it comes to health services, managed care is uppermost on the minds of both those who deliver medical care and those who are in need of medical care. Although it is a complex topic, managed care in its simplest form caps the charges for medical care in an attempt to hold down costs...
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NATIONAL GUARD REUNION PLANNED
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
JACKSON -- The Headquarters Company, Service Company and 140th Infantry Company E of the Missouri National Guard will gather for a March 21 reunion in Jackson. Tickets are now being sold for the event, which will be held at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Highway 61 North from 6-10 p.m...
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CARNAHAN PROPOSES VO-TECH SCHOOL FUNDS; CAPE SCHOOL DISTRICT WOULD GET $3.1 MILLION
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
Gov. Mel Carnahan's proposed Missouri budget includes $3.15 million for half the cost of a new vocational-technical school in Cape Girardeau. The governor announced his proposed budget Wednesday as part of his State of the State address in Jefferson City...
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BOYD GAMING SAYS IT WILL CLOSE CAPE OFFICE
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
Boyd Gaming Corp. will close its office in Cape Girardeau next month almost three years after it was opened. "We haven't given up on Cape Girardeau," Maunty C. Collins, senior vice president and director of Boyd's central-region operations said Wednesday. "We opened the temporary office to answer questions concerning the proposed operation at Cape Girardeau, but we're at a standstill right now."...
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BRIDGE LIGHTS SOUGHT; CITY WILL SEEK MONEY FOR NEW SPAN
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
When the Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge opens in 2000, the Cape Girardeau Chamber of Commerce hopes it will be an impressive sight. To further the chamber's goal of installing aesthetic lighting on the Cape Girardeau bridge, the City Council agreed Tuesday to sponsor a federal grant application to fund the project...
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SCOTT CITY-CAPE HIGHWAY TO BE MEETING TOPIC
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
SCOTT CITY -- It will be up to the public to push an alternate route between Cape Girardeau and Scott City to the top of the Missouri Department of Transportation's priority list. "If it turns out that there is absolutely no interest in this project it would be rather foolish to spend that kind of money," said DawnRae Clark Fuller, a department project manager. ...
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UNIVERSITY RENOVATION NOT INCLUDED IN BUDGET
(Local News ~ 01/23/97)
Southeast Missouri State University's $12.5 million renovation of Academic Hall will have to wait. So, too, its plans to construct a $5.5 million technology center. Gov. Mel Carnahan Wednesday proposed a $14.3 billion state budget for the next fiscal year. But there is no money included for Southeast's capital projects...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: TAKING DEAD AIM AT POLITICAL GAMESMANSHIP
(Column ~ 01/23/97)
Jan. 23, 1997 Dear Pat, I watched the presidential inauguration. Some of the TV commentators criticized the lack of a memorable phrase to grab the national imagination. Maybe so, but the words President Clinton did use were unusually well-honed, and his remark about the national weariness with political gamesmanship dead center. Of course, he's as good at the game as anyone who's come along in awhile...
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INDIANS TRY TO BUCK RACER TRADITION; SEMO, MURRAY BRACE FOR KEY OVC BATTLE TONIGHT
(College Sports ~ 01/23/97)
Southeast Missouri State University basketball coach Ron Shumate acknowledges that this is not a vintage Murray State team. But that doesn't mean the Racers will be an easy touch in tonight's key Ohio Valley Conference contest at Racer Arena (7:45 tipoff)...
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CENTRAL GIRLS ROMP PAST PARKWAY
(High School Sports ~ 01/23/97)
Cape Girardeau Central High's girls basketball team built a 29-7 halftime lead and rolled to a 52-28 victory over visiting Parkway West Wednesday night. "I thought we played okay," said Central coach Paula Watkins, whose squad improved to 10-2. "We started out kind of sluggish, but then we picked the pace up. Our press bothered them...
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IMPROVED OTAHKIANS EYE ROAD VICTORY TODAY
(College Sports ~ 01/23/97)
Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team has only a 4-11 overall record and the Otahkians are mired toward the bottom of the Ohio Valley Conference standings with a 2-5 mark. But Southeast coach Ed Arnzen truly believes the Otahkians will still make some noise in the OVC race. Several recent games have caused him to feel that way...
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HOBBLED SEMO GYMNASTS STILL ABLE TO MAKE NATIONAL WAVES
(College Sports ~ 01/23/97)
Southeast Missouri State University's gymnastics team has been rated among the best college teams in the nation over the years. And while the Otahkians have gotten off to somewhat of a struggling start so far this season -- partly due to injuries -- the squad is once again currently ranked among the top 25 teams nationally...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 01/23/97)
Daughter to Robert and Tracey Williams of Jackson, St. Luke's Hospital in St. Louis, 12:46 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 1996. Name, Rachel Dawn. Weight, 3 pounds 8 ounces. First child. Mrs. Williams is the former Tracey Stockton, daughter of T. Wayne and Linda Lewis of Jackson, and Tom and Tammy Stockton of Colorado. She is a teacher at Jackson Middle School. Williams is the son of Van and Donna Hitt of Oak Ridge, and Bob and Cathy Williams of Malden. He is employed by Coca-Cola...
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LULA ANDERSON
(Obituary ~ 01/23/97)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Funeral service for Lula Mae Anderson of South Gate, Calif., will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms. The Rev. Kenneth Johnson will officiate, with burial in Spencer Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Friday...
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EDWARD MUELLER
(Obituary ~ 01/23/97)
Edward E. Mueller, 63, 1649 Perryville Road, died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born July 29, 1933, at Frohna, son of Joseph and Elsie Schlichting Mueller. He and Lou Harris were married May 17, 1957, in St. Louis...
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NEALY MCCULLEY
(Obituary ~ 01/23/97)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral service for Nealy James McCulley of Scott City will be held at 2:30 p.m. Friday at First Assembly of God Church. The Revs. Larie Burdine and Randy Morse will officiate. Burial will be in Lightner Cemetery, with full military rites by officials of the U.S. Marine Corps in St. Louis...
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CHARLES BELL
(Obituary ~ 01/23/97)
SIKESTON -- Charles L. Bell, 49, Sikeston Route 1, died Tuesday, Jan. 21, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born May 9, 1947, in Poplar Bluff, son of Walter and Opal Woods Bell. He and Diane Bryant were married Sept. 2, 1967, in Sikeston...
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