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GOOD POSTURE MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU MIGHT THINK
(Local News ~ 03/08/97)
Well, mom was right when she told you to sit up straight. Good posture and good health seem to go hand in hand. "Proper posture is something that we all need to work on," said Gary Bridges, a chiropractic physician. Posture is determined by your ability to maintain balance against the force of gravity. Posture is an ever-changing state...
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LAWMAKERS: VO-TECH FUNDING REMAINS ALIVE
(Local News ~ 03/08/97)
The Cape Girardeau School District still stands a good chance of securing $3.15 million to fund half the cost of a new vocational-technical school, three area lawmakers said Friday. Three Republicans -- state Sen. Peter Kinder and state Rep. Mary Kasten, both of Cape Girardeau, and state Rep. Patrick Naeger of Perryville -- spoke to about 100 people Friday at the Show Me Center...
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SCHOOL YES VOTES HIT 2,000; QUESTIONS ANSWERED
(Local News ~ 03/08/97)
The chairman of Cape Girardeau's 5500 Club, Melvin Gateley, painted two stripes on the club's schoolhouse in recognition of 1,000 more yes-vote pledges for April 1. So far 2,000 yes votes have been pledged. School officials calculate that at least 5,500 yes votes are needed to pass the April 1 ballot measures...
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ASHCROFT OFFERS FLEXIBLE WORK PLAN; WORKING FAMILIES WOULD BENEFIT, SAYS SENATOR
(Local News ~ 03/08/97)
Employees could set more flexible work schedules to better meet needs of their families under a change in federal law proposed by U.S. Sen. John Ashcroft. The Missouri senator is the lead sponsor of the Family Friendly Workplace Act. Ashcroft said, if adopted, it would allow workers with consent of their employers to exceed the 40-hour workweek in order to take time off another week...
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A SHOT IN THE ARM: NEW IMMUNIZATIONS NEEDED FOR KINDERGARTEN
(Local News ~ 03/08/97)
The newest group of school-aged children may have to meet a number of new standards in the 21st century, but first they must get past kindergarten enrollment. New immunization standards must be met to be eligible for kindergarten enrollment in the 1997-98 school year...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: FAMILY TIES BOND STRONG POSITIVE MEMORIES
(Column ~ 03/08/97)
The movie "The Color Purple" does an excellent job of portraying the love of family and extended family. Maybe if more people watched that movie, they'd get a better grasp on what being in a family really means. Celie and Nettie had a powerful sibling bond best portrayed in the scene when Nettie said she'd be back for her sister because "nothin' but death would keep me from it." Couple that with Shug Avery, who dedicated the song "Sista', Miss Celie's Blues" to represent those two ladies' friendship, and you have a wonderful representation of the power of familial love.. ...
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UNITED WAY EXCEEDS GOAL BY ALMOST $10,000
(Local News ~ 03/08/97)
The Area Wide United Way held a victory party Friday at the Salvation Army to celebrate surpassing its 1996 capital campaign goal of $525,000. Members of the board of directors, campaign cabinet, and agencies served by the United Way attended. 1996 pledges and contributions of $534,022.61 exceeded expectations. It was the largest amount ever collected by the local United Way, and the most ambitious goal set by the organization...
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OHIO RIVER KEEPS RISING
(Local News ~ 03/08/97)
The Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau should be below flood stage by Tuesday, the National Weather Service said. The river is expected to be at 36.1 feet on the gauge today at Cape Girardeau, down nearly a foot from Friday. The river should fall to 34.8 feet by Sunday and 33.6 feet on Monday, the service said...
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LETTERS: SCHOOL PLAN QUESTIONED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/97)
To the editor: I am a property owner in Cape Girardeau and am, of course, interested in the future school bond issue. I have noticed much publicity about the plan for increasing property taxes and building new schools, but I haven't seen anything about the justification for these expenditures. ...
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SIKESTON CENTER IS ANOTHER STEP TO HIGHER-ED AVAILABILITY
(Editorial ~ 03/08/97)
In approving its 20-year master plan last September, Southeast Missouri State University officials vowed to extend the institution's reach into the region. One way would be through opening of regional education centers, much like the one that has enjoyed great success in Malden...
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LOW TURNOUT MAY INDICATE SCHOOL SUPPORT
(Editorial ~ 03/08/97)
Monday will mark the last of three community meetings to answer questions about the Cape Girardeau School District's bond issue that will be on the ballot April 1. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Central Junior High School. The first two meetings were sparsely attended: 20 at the first hearing, a dozen patrons at the next. This low turnout may actually be an indicator of community support...
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LETTERS: DUTY TO PROTECT INNOCENT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 03/08/97)
To the editor: After learning of the details of the case involving the conviction of the person (he does not deserve to be called a soldier) who killed the black couple near Fort Bragg, N.C., I wish to disagree with my friend, John Helderman, who suggested that governmental action against racist groups was perhaps a greater danger than the groups themselves. Indeed, it is the duty of the government to protect innocent people from such dangerous organizations...
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PERRYVILLE BOYS APPROACH LAST HURDLE TO FINAL FOUR
(College Sports ~ 03/08/97)
The Perryville boys' basketball team has won all four of the tournaments they've played in this season. The only tourney remaining is the 3A state tournament, and if the Pirates are going to win it, they'll have to do it like they have in every other tournament -- beating teams seeded or ranked higher...
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FREDERICKTOWN GIRLS BRACE FOR `CATFIGHT' WITH EUREKA
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/97)
There looks to be a "catfight" shaping up for a spot in the 3A Final Four when the Fredericktown Lady Cats face the Eureka Lady Wildcats in a quarterfinal matchup tonight in the Farmington Civic Center at 6:30 p.m. The Lady Black Cats (19-5) will be hoping history repeats itself because the last time Fredericktown made it this far in the state playoffs (1990), the Lady Cats also reached the Final Four...
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JACKSON GIRLS EYE RETURN TO COLUMBIA
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/97)
Jackson High girls basketball coach Ron Cook is sure of one thing entering today's Class 4A quarterfinal game against St. Joseph's Academy. Expect a much tougher battle than what the Lady Indians had in Wednesday night's sectional round. That goes without saying, because Jackson totally dominated an overmatched McCluer squad 52-20. But Cook knows things will get much more difficult today when the Lady Indians and St. Joseph's tangle in a 1:30 p.m. tipoff at the University of Missouri-St. Louis...
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NOTRE DAME GIRLS `POLL' CROWN FROM SCOTT CITY
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/97)
BLOOMFIELD -- Coaches and players often turn to quotes published in newspapers as motivational devices. In a twist on that practice, Notre Dame's girls basketball team saw that it did not garner even a single vote in the latest SEMO top-10 area media poll published in the Southeast Missourian, while its opponent in the championship of the Class 2A, District 2 tournament, Scott City, was ranked fourth...
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DISTRICT TITLE BLOOMS FOR RAMS: SCOTT CITY BOYS BEAT BLOOMFIELD
(High School Sports ~ 03/08/97)
BLOOMFIELD -- The host Bloomfield Wildcats went for their third major upset of the Class 2A, District 2 tournament Friday. But the Scott City Rams withstood a late charge by the Wildcats to win their second straight championship, 68-58. "I anticipated they would come out with a lot of emotion," Scott City coach Derek McCord said of the Wildcats. "They shot the ball very well against our pressure defense."...
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PANOLIA HALE
(Obituary ~ 03/08/97)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral service for Panolia Hale of East Prairie will be held at 1 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Richard Farquhar will officiate, with burial in Dogwood Cemetery. Hale, 83, died Thursday, March 6, 1997, at East Prairie Nursing Center...
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ERMA MCCASLING
(Obituary ~ 03/08/97)
ROCKVIEW --Erma Lucille McCasling, 76, of Rockview died Friday, March 7, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Aug. 17, 1920, at Rockview, daughter of Arthur and Trulie Ikerman Lape. She and William Elwood McCasling were married Oct. 4, 1945. He died Nov. 10, 1967...
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GERTRUDE BERRY
(Obituary ~ 03/08/97)
SIKESTON -- Gertrude Berry, 85, of Sikeston died Friday, March 7, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Dec. 12, 1911, in Covington, Tenn., daughter of Noel R. and Mary Antoinette Patmor Billings. She and Edward H. Berry were married March 19, 1934, in Memphis, Tenn. He died Feb. 14, 1974...
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LEWIS HOXWORTH
(Obituary ~ 03/08/97)
PORTAGEVILLE -- Lewis Eugene Hoxworth, 73, of Portageville died Thursday, March 6, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Oct. 1, 1923, at Risco, son of L.D. and Della Pollack Hoxworth. He and Helen Clendenin were married Feb. 17, 1950, in Arkansas...
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ROBERT ABERNATHY
(Obituary ~ 03/08/97)
A committal service for Robert Eugene Abernathy, 359 Hillcrest, will be held at 1 p.m. today at Memorial Park Mausoleum, with the Rev. Paul Short officiating. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Funeral service was held Thursday at St. Andrew Lutheran Church...
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CLARA MOORE
(Obituary ~ 03/08/97)
JACKSON -- Clara B. Moore, 64, of Jackson died Friday, March 7, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. Ford and Sons Sprigg Street Chapel in Cape Girardeau is in charge of arrangements.
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CORRINE CLIPPARD
(Obituary ~ 03/08/97)
JACKSON -- Corrine Clippard, 88, of Jackson died Thursday, March 6, 1997, at Heritage Gardens. She was born Jan. 31, 1909, in Jackson, daughter of Otto Henry "Franz" and Minnie Maude Thompson Kaufmann. She and Curtis C. Clippard were married Dec. 24, 1928. He died June 12, 1985...
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PEARL JONES
(Obituary ~ 03/08/97)
Pearl Mae Jones, 82, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, March 6, 1997, at Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Services. She was born May 14, 1914, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of Wilson R. and Nola E. Davie Barr. Jones had worked at Burkhart Manufacturing in St. Louis, retiring in 1976. She was a member of New Life World Outreach Center...
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JAMES PICKEL
(Obituary ~ 03/08/97)
McCLURE, Ill. -- James "Jim" Pickel, 70, of McClure died Friday, March 7, 1997, at Union County Hospital. Hileman and Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro is in charge of arrangements.
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BRIDGE CLOSED AT CAIRO SITE
(Local News ~ 03/08/97)
CAIRO, Ill. -- The Ohio River bridge here is closed. The bridge, which connects Illinois and Kentucky, was closed Thursday night due to water over U.S. Highway 51, between the bridge and Wickliffe, Ky. A spokesman for the Illinois State Patrol said there was no projection of when the bridge would reopen...
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ELDON BOLLINGER
(Obituary ~ 03/08/97)
SWINTON -- Eldon W. Bollinger, 74, of Mountain Home, Idaho, died Wednesday, March 5, 1997, at the Veterans Home in Boise, Idaho. He was born Nov. 4, 1922, at Swinton, son of G.C. and Verde Kinder Bollinger. He and Marie McNeely of Cape Girardeau were married June 16, 1945, at Jackson...
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