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LETTERS: CONGRESS IS GIVING IN TO THE THE U.N.
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/08/97)
To the editor: Japan is the leading instigator in the United Nations plot to take the means of self-defense (guns) away from American citizens. It makes one wonder how American citizens owning guns affects a foreign country in any way. Simple logic tells us that American citizens aren't going to go over to Japan or any other country and shoot anyone. ...
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YELL GEARING UP FOR ANOTHER BIG YEAR
(Editorial ~ 08/08/97)
For several years, the annual YELL program of the Southeast Missourian and United Way has generated thousands of dollars to promote literacy and to provide newspapers as a classroom resource through the Newspapers In Education program. On Sept. 9, dozens of volunteers throughout the area will be on street corners early in the morning selling special YELL issues of the Southeast Missouri for $2 to raise money again this year...
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MARQUAND AVOIDS TAKEOVER BY THE STATE
(Editorial ~ 08/08/97)
The good news is that the Marquand-Zion School District in southeastern Madison County passed a 30-cent tax increase this week, which will generate much-needed funds for the tiny district. The district had sought relief under Missouri law that allows school that are "financially distressed" to increase taxes without a vote. This would have been accomplished by not rolling back taxes as required by other state laws...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 08/08/97)
AS MANY of you know, Harrison Ford played the role of the president in movie "Air Force One." According to Newsweek magazine, next summer Ford will portray Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan in the sequel. I don't want to second guess the movie makers, but I think that is a mistake. For that role, I think they need to recruit an actor with more charisma...
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BANK OF MISSOURI NAMES SIX TO CAPE BANK BOARD
(Local News ~ 08/08/97)
The Bank of Missouri, which will open a full-service bank in Cape Girardeau, announced a board of community directors on Thursday. They are Doug D. Groesbeck, Cape Girardeau, Union Electric district manager; James W. Wente, Southeast Missouri Hospital administrator; Thomas Blake Kiefner, project manager of Kiefner Brothers Inc.; Richard G. Steele, attorney; Jim Hillin, certified public accountant; and Jim Maurer, general manager of Rhodes Oil Co...
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LUTHERANS TO VISIT ALTENBURG CHURCH
(Local News ~ 08/08/97)
ALTENBURG -- A number of Lutheran Church heads from several countries will be in Altenburg today to tour Trinity Lutheran Church's historic building and grounds, in observance of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod's 150th anniversary. Luncheon will be served to the delegation, which includes visitors from more than 20 nations...
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STORE OFFERS SHUTTLE TO FOOD BUYERS
(Local News ~ 08/08/97)
A new outreach program being implemented today by Schnucks Market of Cape Girardeau makes grocery shopping easier for senior citizens in midtown. Schnucks Shuttle will make its first run this morning, from the former Schnucks Midtown Store to Schnucks Food & Drugs, 19 S. Kingshighway...
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CLIPPARD STUDENTS TO STAY PUT; SCHOOL BOARD RESOLVES KINDERGARTEN ISSUE
(Local News ~ 08/08/97)
The Cape Girardeau Board of Education voted to end school reassignments for kindergarteners during a special meeting Thursday at the board office. More than 20 parents attended the meeting, which was requested by board member Harry Rediger July 28, to resolve the issue of kindergarten over-enrollment at Clippard Elementary School...
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GROUP FINDS TOBACCO ADS TARGETED AT YOUTHS; ASSIST VOLUNTEERS SURVEY BENTON
(Local News ~ 08/08/97)
A study by Missouri American Stop Smoking Intervention Study for cancer prevention, or ASSIST, has found that tobacco companies are targeting youths with their advertisements. Missouri ASSIST recently conducted Operation Storefront, a study of tobacco advertisements in retail stores. Operation Storefront is a three-phase project conducted to demonstrate the problem of tobacco advertising and promotion...
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GOING THE DISTANCE: MISSISSIPPI SWIM DEDICATED TO MS
(Local News ~ 08/08/97)
Nick Irons is swimming where many fear to wade. At nearly the spot in the Mississippi River where a young Cape Girardeau man drowned last month, Irons leaped into the water from the back of a boat Thursday and began swimming toward Baton Rouge, La. He was a little more than halfway through his 1,500-mile trip from Minneapolis, Minn., to Baton Rouge, La., in a fund-raiser for the Nancy Davis Multiple Sclerosis Foundation...
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CIVIC LEADER DONALD FORD DEAD AT 52
(Obituary ~ 08/08/97)
Donald K. Ford was remembered Thursday as a civic leader who was deeply committed to the community, as a gifted musician, and as a man who was his friends' biggest supporter. Ford, 52, of 2706 Plymouth died Thursday after a lengthy struggle with bone marrow cancer...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: THINGS WE THROW AWAY CAN BE THE SOURCE OF REAL HAPPINESS
(Column ~ 08/08/97)
The next time you are ready to discard something that is past its prime, take another look and see if you spot the beauty. How we humans affect one another continues to amaze me. You know the kind of story I'm talking about. People who don't even know each other cross paths, and one or both lives are dramatically changed forever...
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SIGNS UP ON NATIONAL BIKE TRAIL
(Local News ~ 08/08/97)
The first signs in Missouri marking the Mississippi River Trail, a bicycle route planned to extend 2,000 miles from Ste. Genevieve to New Orleans, have been placed on poles in Mississippi County, said Angela Wilson, a spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Transportation...
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SE FOOTBALL GAINS MORE TRANSFERS
(College Sports ~ 08/08/97)
Thirty newcomers reported to Southeast Missouri State University's football camp Thursday, including two more Division I-A transfers who had not previously been announced by the school. That brings the number of Southeast transfers from NCAA Division I-A programs to seven...
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BILES LEAVING SLU BASKETBALL TEAM; FORMER CHARLESTON PREP STAR MAY ATTEND SOUTHEAST
(College Sports ~ 08/08/97)
Jeramy Biles in a Southeast Missouri State University basketball uniform? All indications are that there is a good chance it will happen. St. Louis University basketball coach Charlie Spoonhour announced this week that Biles, a former standout guard at Charleston High, has chosen not to return to the university for his sophomore season...
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BRIEFLY: SE SIGNS SOMMERKAMP
(College Sports ~ 08/08/97)
Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team has announced the signing of South Alabama transfer David Sommerkamp. Sommerkamp, who previously played at Jefferson County Community College, obtained a medical redshirt last season at South Alabama after injuring his shoulder...
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BILL JORDAN
(Obituary ~ 08/08/97)
Funeral service for William Callahan "Bill" Jordan of Nashville, Tenn., will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Henry's Catholic Church in Nashville. Msgr. George Rohling will officiate. Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, with the Rev. Randy Tochtrop officiating. Military rites will be conducted by VFW Post 3838...
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HENRY DEBROCK
(Obituary ~ 08/08/97)
GLENNON -- Henry J. DeBrock, 76, of Glennon, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 1997, at Bond Nursing Care. He was born March 11, 1921, the son of Henry and Mary Thele DeBrock in Glennon. On Sept. 26, 1945, he married Frances Vandeven in Leopold, and she died Oct. 25, 1967...
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CHARLES FREEMAN
(Obituary ~ 08/08/97)
PARMA -- Funeral service for Charles Freeman of Parma will be held at 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Parma. The Rev. Ken Yates will officiate, with burial in Rosewood Cemetery at Malden. Freeman, 48, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 1997, at his home...
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DONALD FORD
(Obituary ~ 08/08/97)
Civic and community leader Donald Kieth Ford, 52, 2706 Plymouth, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 1997, at his home. He was born Jan. 1, 1945, in Cape Girardeau, son of Walter Henry and Mary Frances Masterson Ford. He and Carolyn Kies Penzel were married Aug. 24, 1968, in Cape Girardeau...
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PETE LONG
(Obituary ~ 08/08/97)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Roy "Pete" Long of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home. The Revs. Dewayne Coleman and Gloria Capshaw will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Long, 61, died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 1997, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...
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SISTER MARY COMPAS
(Obituary ~ 08/08/97)
KELSO -- Funeral Mass for Sister Mary Helen Compas of Ruma, Ill., was held Thursday at Adorers of the Blood of Christ Province Center Chapel in Ruma. Burial was in the convent cemetery. Welge-Pechacek Funeral Home in Red Bud, Ill., was in charge of arrangements...
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GARY LAYTON
(Obituary ~ 08/08/97)
PERRYVILLE -- Gary A. Layton, 50, of Perryville died Thursday, Aug. 7, 1997, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 1, 1946, in Cape Girardeau, son of Everett S. and Juanita R. Martin Layton. Layton was a member of Brazeau Presbyterian Church...
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ARNIE LEGRAND
(Obituary ~ 08/08/97)
CHAFFEE -- Arnold "Arnie" LeGrand, 78, of Chaffee died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 1997, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 11, 1919, at Benton, son of Lawrence Frank and Katherine Klipfel LeGrand. LeGrand served in the U.S. Navy from 1941-61, and then served 10 years in the Naval Air Reserve. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church and its Men's Club...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 08/08/97)
Daughter to Matthew J. and Barbara A. Hopkins, 2532 Tulip, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:34 p.m. Tuesday, July 29, 1997. Name, Melissa Nicole. Weight, 8 pounds 9 ounces. Second child, first daughter. Mrs. Hopkins is the former Barbara Cook, daughter of Lois Cook of Cape Girardeau and Elmer Cook of Benton. She is employed at Procter & Gamble. Hopkins is the son of John and Phyllis Hopkins of Cape Girardeau. He is employed by March of Dimes...
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REGINALD GERHARDT
(Obituary ~ 08/08/97)
Graveside service for Reginald F. Gerhardt of St. Louis will be held at 10 a.m. today at Memorial Park. The Rev. Scott Lohse will officiate. There is no visitation. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Gerhardt, 82, died Thursday, Aug. 7, 1997, at Deaconess West Hospital in St. Louis...
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