Stories from Sunday, January 18, 1998

I like to call this first section fun with the Dominican Republic's tourism industry. These are actual tourism industry news headlines for the island nation. "Clamping down on child prostitution," well there goes the pervert crowd and we'll never get Woody Allen to do a film here...

Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Executive Director Tom Tucker said Jackson's comprehensive plan is coming along on schedule and he looks for it to be ready by the end of June. Of course, before the plan is adopted the people will get a public hearing and any changes that are needed will be made before the final draft is completed...

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be Jan. 19-23. Pastors from the Jackson Ministerial Alliance will lead a time of devotion at 7 a.m. each day at New McKendree United Methodist Church. On Sunday, Jan. 25, we will gather at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 2 p.m. for worship to celebrate our oneness in Christ...

25 years ago, 1973 Mrs. L.A. Kinder has been elected president of Jackson Garden Club for 1973; vice president is Mrs. Robert Buerkle; secretary, Mrs. Glen Boyer, and treasurer, Mrs. Andrew Perrin. Variety of matters came before Jackson Betterment Association at its recent meeting; Mrs. ...

A person who called Scott City Police Department Saturday evening to report a train derailment could have simply been mistaken or could have been placing a crank call, police say. The call came in from a pay phone at 5:55 and reported a train collision between Chaffee and Scott City...

To the editor: Most modern feminists have made easy access to abortion the very symbol of liberation for women. They refer to abortion as the most fundamental right of women, more important even that the right to free speech and the right to vote. The National Organization for Women designates the protection of abortion rights as its top priority...

WHAT'S WITH SEMO basketball? How come you've got a guy who was the basketball player of the year for Louisiana sitting on the bench and never gets a chance to play? Last year they guy played with a broken foot the entire year and this year he's not even good enough to get off the bench. What's the deal?...

The grass-roots campaign to enact school choice -- full parental freedom to choose any school, public, private or parochial -- gets more interesting all the time. This is the voucher system, or nothing more than a GI Bill for kids, as some have characterized it. ...

With apologies to Dr. Seuss' "Green Eggs and Ham": Mo I Am. I am Mo. Do you like my beached casino? If you don't why did you say so? Why, so, Mo I Am? What makes you like a clam? I am Mo Me, you have to show. Please, no green eggs and ham, Those go to Sam I Am...

A key state lawmaker is proposing a constitutional amendment that would revoke part of the independent status of the Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission. If lawmakers agree, the measure would be put before the voters this November. The sponsor is House majority leader Gracia Backer, D-New Bloomfield. ...

Charlie Knote left us this week, and in doing so left saddened the many in our community who had to come to rely on him. Rely on him for what? Well, there was his unsurpassed knowledge of sausage making and barbecue and smoke cooking, for one. Charlie had achieved a well-deserved regional and even national reputation in this culinary field, becoming a teacher, an author and a noted judge of such contests far and wide...

To the editor: Concerning Bruce Aden's letter to the editor on school bias reflecting the community: I uphold the case that was involved where the judge told the schools they can't have any officially sanctioned religious activity in the schools. Concerning the coaches who allowed prayer on the football field before a game, it is clearly stated in Matthew 6:1-7, "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. ...

Editor's note: See related stories about Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on page 1-C. Robert Hamblin grew up surrounded by of racism in segregated Mississippi in the 1950s and 1960s. Racism was a tradition. He attended all-white schools and worshiped at a Baptist Church where blacks weren't welcome...

The fire was already out when the Millersville Volunteer Fire Department responded to a report of a lawn mower fire one day last summer. But they found a boy with burns over 30 percent of his body. Fortunately, the two firefighters who answered the call were first responders, people who have received basic training in emergency medical service. ...

About 65 Muslims came to the Cape Girardeau Civic Center Saturday night to pray and break the fast they keep daily during the observance of Ramadan. Muslims 12 and older eat and drink nothing during the daylight hours of Ramadan, the month-long celebration of the revelation of the Koran to Muhammad. Ramadan began Dec. 30 and will be completed late this month with the end of the moon...

It's that time of year again when sinus ailments leave me speechless. It's no fun when your voice sounds like that of a tiny ant and you are forced to pantomime to your co-workers, spouse and children just to be understoood. It's especially disconcerting to lose your voice when you are trying to explain the finer points of tidying up to your young children...

MURRAY, Ky. -- Southeast Missouri State University's women's basketball team picked up a huge victory here Saturday, thanks in large part to a former Jackson High star who had the game of her life. Shauna Cook, a reserve who had been averaging 1.8 points per game, exploded for 31 points -- that's no misprint -- to lead the Otahkians past host Murray State 74-65...

MURRAY, Ky. -- Another basketball game, another home-court victory for Murray State's high-flying Racers. The Racers stretched their winning streak at Racer Arena to 24 -- the fourth-best among the nation's Division I teams -- by demolishing Southeast Missouri State University 101-66 Saturday afternoon...

In an 18-point win over Oakville Friday night, the state-ranked Jackson Lady Indians didn't have to play their best game and didn't. Facing undefeated and Class 3A No. 1 Rosary of St. Louis Saturday afternoon in the opening game of the Tiger Classic, the Lady Indians -- ranked eighth in 4A -- knew they needed a better effort...

It was a difficult 20 hours for Notre Dame High's boys basketball team. After losing by 19 points Friday night to Scott City, ranked No. 6 in Class 2A, the Bulldogs met last season's 2A state runner-up Saturday afternoon in the Cape Central Tiger Shootout -- with a similar result...

Carbondale (Ill.) girls coach Karrie Jackson said it normally takes her team until the second half before they wake up and play well. Central coach Paula Watkins might still be waiting for her team to regain consciousness after watching the Lady Tigers sleepwalk past the Lady Terriers...

When it comes to boy's athletics, Parkway Central is known for its football. The Jackson High football team can attest to that as the Colts ended the Indians undefeated season in the 5A quarterfinals on the way to a runner-up state finish this season...

MURRAY, Ky. -- Southeast Missouri State University basketball coach Gary Garner had a feeling entering this season that the Indians would be involved in a lot of close games. How they fared in those close contests would ultimately determine what type of season Garner's first Southeast squad would have...

What has happened to Don Maurer's St. Louis University High Junior Billikens more than once this season occurred again in the Cape Central Tiger Shootout. "Whether it's Jackson or DeSmet or Ladue or St. Charles West," said Maurer, a former Notre Dame High coach, "we're playing real good teams pretty good, but we can't get that little break or get over the hump to win."...

DENTON, Texas -- The Kris Buchheister coaching era got of on the wrong foot Saturday night as Texas Women's University beat the Southeast Otahkians and their new coach convincingly 187.500-180.450. Despite the team loss, Melia Roberts of Southeast won the all-around event with a total score of 37.350. Roberts took second in the uneven bars (9.575) and had the best floor routine for the Otahkians with a 9.425...

Ron Keller of Cape Girardeau led a group of five area runners who competed in last Sunday's Walt Disney World Marathon in Orlando, Fla. Keller covered the course in 2:51 to place 63rd in the field of 10,800 participants. Phil Craft of Jackson placed 1,799th in 3:57; Keller's wife Vicky finished 4,250th in 4:46; Bobby Zoll of Jackson placed 4,327th in 4:50; and Sandra Sue Zoll of Jackson was 6,130th in 6:18...

The Cape Area Youth Soccer Association (CAYSA) will hold its spring youth soccer sign-ups the next two Sundays (Jan. 18 and Jan. 25) at the Venture Courtyard at West Park Mall from noon to 5 p.m. The league is open to all youths ranging from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade...

Southeast Missouri State University's men's and women's basketball programs are both involved in the nationwide Coaches vs. Cancer program. Anyone interested in getting involved will pledge a specific amount for every 3-point shot the Indians and Otahkians make during the regular season. The pledge can be as little as five cents per 3-pointer or as much as $10 or more...

Southeast Missouri State University's softball program will hold two sessions of pitching-catching-hitting camps in the coming weeks. The camps, for girls ages 10 through junior year in high school, will be held Jan. 31-Feb. 1 and Feb. 14-15. The cost is $50 and the camp is limited to 40 participants per session...

The Cape Girardeau Parks & Recreation and Southeast Missouri State's volleyball team will present Fundamentals of Volleyball Feb. 7 at the Student Rec Center on the Southeast campus. The class will be held 9 a.m.-11 a.m. with cost $10 per person. The event is for children ages 8 to 12...

The Cape Girardeau Area Basketball Officials Association meeting scheduled for Sunday, Jan. 18 has been moved to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 at River Eagle Distributing.

Southeast Missouri fishermen have a lot of territory to explore. All of those sport and boat shows, fishing catalogs, Christmas presents, and fishing television shows really make me want to go fishing. Unfortunately I'm a fair-weather angler. If you're like me, all you can do is daydream in winter. Or is it?...

ORAN -- Dorothy Bryeans Bowman, 80, of Oran died Saturday at Chaffee Nursing Center in Chaffee. There will be no visitation. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Friend Cemetery in Oran. Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran is in charge of arrangements...

JACKSON -- Tony Caruso of Jackson died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was 83. Arrangements are incomplete at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson.

IMPERIAL -- William A. Swick, 55, of Imperial died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, at St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 12, 1943, at Toledo, Ohio, son of Ralph and Mary Miles Swick. He was a sales manager for Sears and a member of the First Baptist Church of Arnold...

JONESBORO, Ill. -- Helen L. Elam, 75, of Jonesboro died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, at Union County Hospital in Anna. She was born May 3, 1922, at Jonesboro, daughter of Jefferson E. and Clara C. Weiss Slicker. She married Paul L. Elam on May 3, 1947, at Benton, Ark. He died on May 20, 1987...

ANNA, Ill. -- Edith Cox, 87, of Anna died Thursday, Jan. 15, 1998, at the City Care Center in Anna. She was born March 24, 1910, daughter of Charles E. and Mollie M. Henderson Slightom. She married Emery Cox on Oct. 18, 1936. He died on Jan. 18, 1984...

DEXTER -- A. Bradley Daniel, 74, of Dexter died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, at the Dexter Memorial Hospital. He was born on April 17, 1923, near McCrory, Ark., son of Perry Delmar and Bessie Lee Hendricks Daniel. He married Maxine Stuart on Oct. 25, 1945, at Dexter...

SIKESTON -- Jean Murray Klein, 75, of Sikeston died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born on Oct. 14, 1922, at Sikeston, son of Murray G. and Hettie Mayfield Klein. He married Maureen Blanton on June 10, 1947, at Sikeston...

PERRYVILLE -- Verna Mae Stueve, 63, of Perryville died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, at her home. She was born May 15, 1934, at Perryville, daughter of Albert E. and Ella A. Boxdorfer Stueve. She worked in the purchasing department for McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis. She never married. She was a member of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod...

Lola Dorothy Gholson of 2524 Albert Rasche died Saturday, Jan. 17, 1998, at the Lutheran Home. She was 82. She was born May 29, 1915, in Illmo, daughter of Paul C. and Hattie E. Bretzel Eifert. She married Beaumont C. Gholson on May 18, 1946. He died July 30, 1997...

MATTHEWS -- Ora Zena Skelley of Matthews died Friday, Jan. 16, 1998, at the Sells Rest Home in Matthews. She was 93. She was born May 6, 1904, in Southeast Missouri. She first married Dennis Hopkins. She then married William Skelley May 3, 1947, in St. Louis. He died Jan. 5, 1974...

Rev. David Allen of the St. James AME Church remembers Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. not just a man for African-Americans, but a man for all people. J.J. Williamson remembers when whites and blacks received separate schooling in Sikeston. Preston Heard Sr. remembers when black teachers could only teach in poorly equipped black schools in Mississippi County...

Jean Bell Mosley's new autobiography, "For Most of the Century," is only available in serialized form in the Southeast Missourian. Return each week for her continuing story. Continued from Jan. 11 Having earned the honor of valedictorian at Flat River Junior College, by six-tenths, I got to go on to Southeast Missouri State College with the partial scholarship...

Jan. 15, 1929 -- Michael King, later known as Martin Luther King Jr., is born in Atlanta. Feb. 25, 1948 -- King is ordained and appointed associate pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church. June 18, 1953 -- King marries Coretta Scott at the Scott home near Marion, Ala...

The Civil War Roundtable Club of Cape Girardeau will met 7 p.m. Sunday at Hanover Lutheran Church, 2949 Perryville Road, in Cape Girardeau. Mike Hahn will give the program, "Following Company G," about a company of Cape Girardeau area men who served with the First Missouri Engineers during the Civil War...