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LETTERS: WE DIDN'T FORGIVE KARLA FAYE TUCKER
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/12/98)
To the editor: This is in reference to a Feb. 9 letter by Mark Stevener. Karla Faye Tucker committed a horrible crime. I believe in her death she has atoned to her victims for her crime. I also believe what she was asking for was the world to understand why she became what she was and to understand her pain and to forgive her. Mr. Stevener's comments are proof we didn't forgive her...
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MISSOURI WILL PARTICIPATE IN PILOT PROGRAM INVOLVING INTERNET VOTING
(Local News ~ 02/12/98)
The ballot box won't be real this fall for a few Missourians, but the votes will count just the same thanks to the Internet. Missouri is one of three states that has been chosen to participate in a pilot project to allow 250 U.S. military personnel and American citizens living overseas to vote via the Internet in the November election...
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ON GETTING OLD `ON GOLDEN POND' (PLAY REVIEW)
(Local News ~ 02/12/98)
For starters, Norman Thayer Jr. is not a people person. He's ornery and combative. And as he prepares to celebrate his 80th birthday at the family summer retreat on Golden Pond, he's also afraid. He's losing the faculties that have kept most of the world at bay these many years...
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GEETTING TO THE HEART OF `MISS JULIE'; UNIVERSITY THEATRE PRODUCTION OF STRINDBERG PLAY OPENS TUESDAY
(Local News ~ 02/12/98)
Robert Dillon's decision to mount a production of August Strindberg's tragedy "Miss Julie" was based, in part, on his sense of duty to the theater he loves and to the academic community in which he teaches. "I felt an obligation to give the actors an opportunity to act in plays like this, an obligation to give students the opportunity to see plays like this and an obligation to experiment," Dillon said...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 02/12/98)
I WONDER where all these teen-agers get money to buy cigarettes. They surely don't work that much and get paid, because they're too young to even work. I READ in the Missourian about the proposed noise law. You know, I can understand stopping people with these big stereos and their cars that rattle your windows, but who's going to be driving a motorboat down the street? And I don't agree with the deal where you can't run an automobile between 11 p.m. ...
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TOBACCO COMPANIES SING DIFFERENT TUNE
(Editorial ~ 02/12/98)
What a difference a few years and billions of dollars can make. Just a few short years ago, the top executives of U.S. tobacco companies testified during congressional hearings that nicotine wasn't addictive and cigarettes didn't cause health problems. They were under oath at the time, and they were responding to point-blank questions on both of those issues. They didn't bat an eye while giving their answers...
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FAULTY LAW NEEDS TO BE CHANGED
(Editorial ~ 02/12/98)
The Missouri Legislature had the right intent when it passed a law to make it a felony to bring controlled substances into the state's jails and prisons. Most law-abiding Missourians would be amazed how many illegal drugs find their way behind the cell bars and locked doors...
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LETTERS: GLOBAL WARMING IMPORTANT TO ALL
(Letter to the Editor ~ 02/12/98)
To the editor: Several years ago someone told me that I should present the weather as if I were talking to my mom. This was supposed to reduce stage fright while at the same time slowing my delivery. All in all, I feel the advice has worked, though I sometimes still feel like I should go to my room when I've missed a forecast...
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HALFWAY HOUSE REJECTED
(Local News ~ 02/12/98)
Cape Girardeau's Planning and Zoning Commission Wednesday night rejected a proposal for a halfway house at Gibson Recovery Center Inc. The commission voted 6-3 to turn down the Gibson Center's request for a special-use permit and zoning change to allow operation of a halfway house program to serve inmates from the Missouri Division of Probation and Parole...
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LOCAL DANCERS READY TO SHOW THEIR SKILLS
(Local News ~ 02/12/98)
A rehearsing young dancer ran off the stage of Academic Auditorium Wednesday looking for a Band-Aid. Dr. Marc Strauss smiled and said, "Their blisters are coming through." Ruby Streate, artistic director of the Katherine Dunham Dance Company, has had just five rehearsals to prepare the members of Southeast Missouri State University's DanceXpresssions Dance Club for tonight's climatic performance of the dance company's residency at Southeast. ...
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HEROIC ACT HAPPENED A YEAR AGO
(Local News ~ 02/12/98)
On the cemetery grounds outside the white-framed St. James United Church of Christ in Tilsit stands a memorial to a hero, designed and assembled by those who loved him most -- his family. The hero's name: Matthew Schlimme of the U.S. Coast Guard. Schlimme, who grew up near Burfordville where his close-knit family still lives, was raised in the little church and married there four years ago. ...
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TALLENT: WETLANDS WON'T STOP SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 02/12/98)
Wetlands on the planned site of a vocational-technical school won't prevent the Cape Girardeau School District from building the school, superintendent Dr. Dan Tallent said Wednesday. The site is west of the intersection of Kingshighway and Southern Expressway along a gravel section of Silver Springs Road. A wooded portion of the tract has been declared wetlands by the Army Corps of Engineers...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: A DAY FOR GRAND GESTURES OF LOVE AND NASCAR WALLPAPER
(Column ~ 02/12/98)
Feb. 12, 1998 Dear Julie, DC says she doesn't want me to do anything special for Valentine's Day. Not that she'd lie, but I don't think a woman who says this is to be believed. The more married I become (and I do think it's a process, not a state of grace), the more there is to know about being married. It's like playing "The Newlywed Game" every day, except there are follow-up questions that lead serpentinely to the heart of the matter if you're brave enough to follow...
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NO PEEKING: INDIANS TRYING NOT TO LOOK PAST SKYHAWKS
(College Sports ~ 02/12/98)
Southeast Missouri State University basketball coach Gary Garner has preached all season that the Indians must take things one game at a time. And he has particularly tried to hammer that point home regarding tonight's 7:30 p.m. Ohio Valley Conference contest against Tennessee-Martin at the Show Me Center...
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SE RINGS UP WIN OVER BELMONT
(College Sports ~ 02/12/98)
For Rusty Sowers, the first half was as sour as the second half was sweet. Sowers, a 5-foot-5 junior guard, scored all of her 17 points in the second half, and Southeast Missouri State weathered a 3-point attempt at the buzzer to beat Belmont 63-61 Wednesday night before 300 fans at Show Me Center...
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CENTRAL SWIMMERS, DIVER POOLING RESOURCES FOR STATE MEET
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/98)
Today several Cape Girardeau Central High swimmers and divers will once again head north for the state meet. Only this season the competition will be held away from Hickman High in Columbia for the first time in 22 years. The meet, which starts Friday, will be held at the Rec Plex in St. Charles, which Central coach Dayna Powell said is "the nicest pool in the state."...
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AREA BRIEFS: SOCCER REFEREE INSTRUCTION
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/98)
CAYSA will sponsor a beginner referee instruction class for people 14 years and older. Instruction will include 16 hours of classroom work plus a certification test. Cost is $20. Any participant who passes the test will be permitted to register with the United States Soccer Federation (USSF). Cost of registration with the USSF is $25...
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AREA BRIEFS: SCOTT CITY YOUTH LEAGUE
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/98)
The Scott City Parks & Recreation Department will hold a Youth League baseball meeting Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. at City Hall. All interested coaches, parents and public are invited to attend. Coach applications are available at City Hall and will distributed at the meeting...
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/98)
Garrett DeBrock School: Delta Class: Senior Sport: Basketball Position: Guard Coach: Nate Crowden Week report: DeBrock continued his fantastic season last week, totalling 34 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday in a 68-61 road-win over Woodland. He then added 22 points and nine rebounds Friday in a 87-48 win at home against Oak Ridge. Delta, which started last week ranked 10th in Class 1A, completed the week with 14-6 mark...
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AREA BRIEFS: JACKSON SOFTBALL MEETING
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/98)
A meeting for the Jackson men's slow-pitch softball league will be held Feb. 22 at 1 p.m. in the lower level of the Jackson Elks Lodge. Sponsor fees for the 1998 season must be paid at this time. The fee is $150 for new teams and $125 for returning teams...
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AREA BOYS TEAMS CROWDING 2A STATE HIGH SCHOOL POLL
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/98)
Want to see where the strength of Southeast Missouri boys basketball is? Check the latest state rankings released Wednesday. Four teams from the area were named in this week's Class 2A state poll with Kelly leading the pack ranked third. Following the Hawks are Senath-Hornersville at No. 5, Scott City at No. 6 and Portageville which fell from the No. 2 spot to eighth...
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ST. VINCENT GIRLS FALL AT HOME 53-45
(High School Sports ~ 02/12/98)
PERRYVILLE -- In a battle for the Jefferson County Conference small schools title Wednesday night, the St. Pius Lady Lancers edged St. Vincent 53-45. The loss dropped the Squaws record to 7-12 overall, 4-5 in the conference and 3-1 among small schools...
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GEORGE `BUCK' POWELL
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
PATTON -- George "Buck" Powell of Patton died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville. He was 70. He was born May 28, 1927, at Marquand, the son of Roy and Jane Rhodes Powell. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. He was retired from Superior Electric...
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CHARLES GRANTHAM JR.
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
Charles Scott Grantham Jr., 62, 1803 Huntington, died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998, at DePaul Health Center in St. Louis. He was born Feb. 27, 1936, at Clarksdale, Miss., the son of Charles and Katie Cooley Grantham. He married Myrnita Buckner Jan. 20, 1957, in Marks, Miss...
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DONNA CANADA
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
CYPRESS, Ill. -- Donna Canada, 61, of Mantino, Ill., died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998, at St. Mary's Hospital in Kankakee. She was born July 31, 1936, in Cypress, daughter of Archie and Dessie McCoy Capron. Canada was a technician at Shapiro Co. in Kankakee...
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GLADYS HARDY
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
BELKNAP, Ill. -- Gladys Hardy, 90, of Belknap died Monday, Feb. 9, 1998, at Hillview Health Care Center in Vienna. She was born Nov. 11, 1907, in Belknap, daughter of John and Flora Brock Huckleberry. She married Louis Hardy, who preceded her in death...
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CHARLES TUCKER
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
SIKESTON -- Charles R. Tucker, 28, of Joliet, Ill., died suddenly Sunday, Feb. 8, 1998, at his home. He was born Aug. 6, 1969, in Joliet, son of Kenneth Ray and Carol McDaniel Tucker. Tucker was employed at Dollar Tree Warehouse in Joliet. Survivors include his father and stepmother, Kenneth and Elizabeth Tucker of Dexter; his mother and stepfather, Carol and William Newman of Joliet; two brothers, Ricky and Mike Tucker of Joliet; three half brothers, Tony Newman of Joliet, Steven and Christopher Tucker of Dexter; six stepbrothers, Gary and Mike Newman of Sikeston, Dale, Jerry, Bill and James "Bubba" Newman of Joliet; two stepsisters, Sue Alexander of Sikeston, Debbie Merrick of Bertrand; maternal grandparents, Willard and Wanda McDaniel of Sikeston; and paternal grandmother, Leona Hunt of Dexter.. ...
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FREIDA SCHLIMME
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
Freida Louise Schlimme, 69, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Sept. 6, 1928, at Marble Hill, daughter of Henry Allen and Dora E. Welker Cobb. He and Lloyd Schlimme were married Sept. 21, 1946, at Gordonville...
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EDNA LUKEFAHR
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Edna H. Lukefahr, 97, of Perryville died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Sept. 13, 1900, in Perry County, daughter of Frank and Minnie Roberts Lukefahr. She and Harry W. Lukefahr were married Aug. 14, 1918. He died Sept. 5, 1987...
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NELLIE SHADOWENS
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Nellie M. Shadowens, 71, of Cobden died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born April 23, 1926, in Charleston, Mo., daughter of Vernon and Elsie Darnell Golightly. She and Charles E. Shadowens were married Nov. 1, 1947, in Cobden. He died June 6, 1984...
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ROBERT EATON
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
JACKSON -- Robert Bland Eaton, 81, of Jackson died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998, at Jackson Manor. He was born Feb. 7, 1917, in Stoddard County, son of Ethon Elvis and Inatha C. Scism Eaton. He and Roxie Fulbright were married April 12, 1952, at Dexter. She preceded him in death...
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OSCAR AMSCHLER
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Oscar F. Amschler, 84, of Perryville died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998, at Vencor Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Jan. 8, 1914, at Apple Creek, son of George E. and Sophia Unterreiner Amschler. Amschler was a self-employed jeweler in Perry County. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church and its Men's Club...
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DORA KIENINGER
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
FRIEDHEIM -- Dora Kieninger, 86, of Friedheim died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998, at Perry Oaks Healthcare Center. She was born Jan. 13, 1912, at Uniontown, daughter of Louis and Louise Lottes Boehme. She and Willard Kieninger were married April 29, 1934. He died May 15, 1991...
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MOLLY CAMPBELL
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
DEXTER -- Molly Campbell, 64, of Dexter died Tuesday, Feb. 10, 1998, at Ellis Fischel Cancer Center in Columbia. She was born Oct. 3, 1933, at Fisk, daughter of Fred and Nora McKenzie Lovell. She married Bobby Campbell, who died in 1984. Formerly of St. Louis, Campbell had lived in Dexter 28 years...
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INEZ BALSMAN
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
PERRYVILLE -- Inez M. Balsman, 90, of Perryville died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998, at Perry County Nursing Home. She was born Feb. 18, 1907, in Perryville, daughter of Henry and Anna Dunker Hunt. She and Alvin F. Balsman were married April 13, 1936. He died Dec. 29, 1981...
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FRED PICKLES
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
ANNA, Ill. -- Fred Pickles, 85, of Anna died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998, at Union County Hospital. He was born Nov. 29, 1912, in Anna, son of Guy and Nora Hileman Pickles. He and Juanita Lingle were married June 7, 1947, at Dongola. Pickles received a bachelor of science degree in education at Southern Illinois University, and completed a year of graduate study...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 02/12/98)
Daughter to Dayton S. and Tracy L. Thorstenson of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:27 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, 1998. Name, Kylee Elizabeth. Weight, 7 pounds 12 ounces. First child. Mrs. Thorstenson is the former Tracy Centinario, daughter of Steve and Teri Centinario of Menomonee Falls, Wis. She is a medical assistant at Physician Associates. Thorstenson is the son of John and Barb Thorstenson of Menomonee Falls. He is a morning personality with New Country 98...
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JOHN HENRY GARLAND
(Obituary ~ 02/12/98)
SEDGEWICKVILLE -- John Henry Garland, 78, of Sedgewickville died Wednesday, Feb. 11, 1998. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday at the Liley Funeral Home in Patton. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Liley chapel.
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