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LEGISLATIVE REPORT: SUMMING UP THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION
(Column ~ 05/24/98)
As this session of the General Assembly ends, about 240 pieces of legislation have been passed including a tax cut, major crime bills, a transportation oversight plan, desegregation, child custody and welfare expansion. The governor has until July 14, 1998, (midnight) to sign these bills into law. Unless otherwise noted in the legislation, signed bills become effective as law on Aug. 28, 1998. This listing summarizes majors bills of the year...
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CEMETERY'S HISTORY BEING RECORDED
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
The grave of War of 1812 veteran Col. William McGuire is located near South High Street. Dawn Detring and Bill Eddleman look at the monument to Confederate Col. W. L. Jeffers at Jackson City Cemetery. The Cape Girardeau County Genealogist Society is currently collecting information on the Jackson City Cemetery in the society's ongoing effort to provide accurate and complete data on county cemeteries for current and future genealogists...
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HUNTING DOWN JAYHAWKERS AND GUERRILLAS
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
The Jackson USA Signal's series on the Civil War in Missouri continues with this report from Union Capt. Robert McElroy. These reports were acquired from Bernard Schaper of Jackson, who received them from the estate of Raymond McNeeley. McNeeley received these from State Rep. ...
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MISS JACKSON PREPARES FOR MISS MISSOURI PAGEANT
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
The 1998 Miss Missouri Pageant will be held in Mexico, Mo., in June and in preparation for the pageant Miss Jackson Autumn White of Ewing visited Jackson last week to give presentations to civic organizations on communication science disorders, which is her platform...
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A LOOK BACK AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
25 years ago: 1973 Dr. Theodore Fischer of Altenburg, physician for 40 years, was honored at open house Sunday afternoon at Trinity Young Peoples Hall; Altenburg native, Fischer has practiced there since 1933; he began his career following graduation from Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, in 1927...
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LETTERS: MILLERSVILLE STUDENTS VISIT NEWSPAPER
(Letter to the Editor ~ 05/24/98)
To the editor: Thank you for the tour of the Southeast Missourian. My third graders and I enjoyed the tour and found it extremely interesting. They were amazed at the process and how much work goes into the final product. The process of layering the colors for color pages captured their attention...
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FROM THE PULPIT: A SPECIAL TIME FOR PRAYER
(Column ~ 05/24/98)
This past Thursday, Christians around the world celebrated the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. In taking leave of His disciples, Jesus asked that they remain in Jerusalem until they received the gift of the Paraclete. According to Christian tradition, the disciples received the fullness of the Holy Spirit on the Hebrew Feast of Pentecost which occurred nine days after the Lord ascended...
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NEWS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE: HOW MUCH FOR THE CRACKHOUSE?
(Column ~ 05/24/98)
When looking into buying that first home you really need to learn real estate buzz words. After this quick lesson in real estate buzz words you too will realize you can't afford anything more than a crackhouse. Newly constructed means no lawn and muddy floors. Fixer upper isn't a suggestion, it's really a warning the city inspector gave the last owners and that's why they're selling...
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MISSOURI COMMENTARY: CLINTON'S $600,000 MAN: WHY CAMPAIGN-SPENDING REFORM IS VITAL
(Column ~ 05/24/98)
The silence emanating from the White House this week says officials believe that reports of a "China connection" are different. Even James Carville, the most combative and vociferous of President Clinton's defenders, has been struck all but dumb. -- New York Times (May 20, 1998)...
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REMEMBER TO BUCKLE YOUR SEAT BELT
(Editorial ~ 05/24/98)
This past week -- appropriately, the week before the traffic fatalities of the Memorial Day weekend -- there was a nationwide push to encourage the use of seat belts by motorists and their passengers. In this area, the good news is that an estimated 78 percent of drivers use seat belts regularly, a recent survey shows. The bad news is that too many parents ignore the state law in Missouri that requires children riding in vehicles to be in special child safety seats...
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MEMORIAL DAY 1998: HONORING THE BRAVE
(Editorial ~ 05/24/98)
Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer -- a day of barbecues, picnics and relaxing. A day for families. A day for swimming and -- hopefully -- sunshine. For some, it will be a day of work as many area merchants will be open with holiday sales...
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TAXES SAFE FROM DEREGULATION
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
Missouri hasn't plugged into electric utility deregulation yet. But state lawmakers already have taken steps to protect cities' tax revenues should the system of utility monopolies be scrapped in favor of retail electric competition. Lawmakers passed a bill on the last day of the legislative session this month that would allow cities to collect gross receipts taxes from all utilities that sell gas or electric power in their communities...
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MEMORIALIZING AMERICA'S WWII DEFENDERS
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
An overwhelming belief that the United States would win the war was the common denominator author Harry Spiller found among the ex-WWII POWS he interviewed for his book "From Wake Island to Berlin." "There wasn't a single one that had any doubt that we were going to win the war," he said. "For them it was just a matter of time."...
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`FROM WAKE ISLAND TO BERLIN': BOOK EXCERPTS
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
Sgt. Charles Branum, U.S. Army Prisoner of War April 9, 1942-Sept. 15, 1945 Bataan Death March April 9, 1942-April 17, 1942 "I was walking by myself and there were no guards around. I could have escaped into the jungle, but there was no place to go. ...
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GREATER VISIBILITY
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
In an effort to establish greater presence and visibility in the community, the Cape Girardeau Police Department is poised to install two new police substations in the city by the end of the year. The substations, slated for the south and west sides of the city, will also alleviate some of the current overcrowding problems police are presently experiencing at the main station on Sprigg, officials said...
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DEATH MARCH SURVIVOR FELT HE WOULD GET HOME
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
A strapping non-commissioned Army officer, his arms folded somewhat defiantly, looks out from a photograph on page 62 of the book "From Wake Island to Berlin." The photo of Sgt. Charles C. Branum obviously was taken before the outbreak of World War II...
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STATE TAKES THE SLOW ROUTE TO DEREGULATION
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
State Sen. Wayne Goode isn't ready to rush into deregulating the electric utility industry in Missouri. Goode, a St. Louis area Democrat, co-chairs a joint House and Senate legislative committee studying the complex deregulation issue. "Most consumer groups are very cautious about this," he said...
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MARK MY WORD: PARENTS COPE WITH DETOURS IN LIFE'S JOURNEY WITH KIDS
(Column ~ 05/24/98)
Life isn't an open book. That's good news for parents. We'd just as soon not read ahead. If we did, we'd never plan all those family outings. Life was simpler when Joni and I just had to get ourselves some place. With two kids, you have to plan ahead more. But it's best not to read the fine print...
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THE LATEST LINE: PLAYING IN A REGIONAL COULD OPEN DOORS FOR INDIANS
(Sports Column ~ 05/24/98)
Realistically speaking, Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team was not going to win the NCAA Midwest Regional in Wichita, Kan. Maybe, if everything had broken right, the Indians could have won a game. But they simply didn't have the overall pitching depth to actually challenge for a regional title, which is generally the case among the lower-to-mid-level Division I programs...
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CHS WINS CROWN OVER A PESKIER PERRYVILLE 3-1
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/98)
JACKSON -- So maybe Cape Girardeau Central High's girls soccer team would beat Perryville for the fourth time this season Saturday afternoon in the District 1 Tournament championship game. But battle Perryville did. The Lady Pirates used their brawn to hold Central scoreless for 59 minutes. But the Lady Tigers scored three times in the last 21 minutes -- including twice in the last five -- and beat Perryville 3-1...
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LADY TIGER SWIM TO TO SIXTH AT STATE MEET
(College Sports ~ 05/24/98)
SPRINGFIELD -- Despite not having a pool to call their own for the past five weeks and only having four state qualifiers, Cape Girardeau Central High's Lady Tigers made quite a splash Saturday as the Missouri State Championships. The Lady Tigers tied the program's best-ever state finish by placing sixth out of 69 teams. They also earned all-state honors in five events and had all four of their state qualifiers earn all-state honors by finishing in the top six...
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CHS PUTS 18 IN 4A STATE MEET
(College Sports ~ 05/24/98)
ST. LOUIS -- Cape Girardeau Central enjoyed all kinds of success while Jackson also had its share Saturday during the Class 4A Sectional 1 track and field meet held at Lafayette High School. Cape Central qualified eight girls in 11 events and 10 boys in six events for next week's Class 4A State Championships in Jefferson City...
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KIMBELAND'S LONG WINS STATE TITLE
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/98)
Vicki Long of Cape Girardeau is now officially the premier senior women's golfer in the state. Long, who plays out of Kimbeland Country Club, was the low gross winner during the Missouri Women's Golf Association Senior Championship held Thursday and Friday at Terre du Lac Country Club in Bonne Terre...
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KELLY BOYS PLACE 16TH
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/98)
JEFFERSON CITY -- Kelly's Nathen King and Amy Arteme, along with two Scott City relay teams, managed to place Saturday as the Missouri Class 2A Track & Field Championships came to a close. King was fifth in the boys 800-meters (2:02.83) while Arteme was seventh in the girls 3,200-meters (12:31.45)...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: SUMMER: MAN CONFRONTS ANIMAL
(Column ~ 05/24/98)
With summer in full swing, we see~ a noticeable increase in outdoor activities. This applies not only to humans but to many specie~s of wildlife as well. On one hand, we have youngsters out of school with plenty of time and energy. We also have moderate weather. Later, when we reach the "dog days" of summer, high temperatures will tend to move many activities indoors. But, for now at least, many people are spending a great deal of time outdoors...
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AREA BRIEFS: SCOTT CO. SHERIFF'S DEPT. INVITATIONAL
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/98)
The Second Annual Scott County Sheriff's Department Crime Reduction Fund Invitational Golf Tournament will be held June 12 at the Bootheel Golf Club. The four-person scramble will have a 1 p.m. shotgun start. Entry fee is $40 a person. All proceeds from the tournament will be used to purchase equipment for the Sheriff's Deputies...
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AREA BRIEFS: SAND VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/98)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department will sponsor a 4-on-4 sand volleyball tournament June 6 at Arena Park. Entry forms and rosters are due June 4 at 12 p.m. The format of the tournament will depend on the number of entries. Entry forms are available at the AC Brase Arena Building and the Osage Community Centre. For more information, call Lance at 334-2859 or 335-5421...
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SUMMER CAMPS AT SOUTHEAST
(College Sports ~ 05/24/98)
Southeast Missouri State University's athletic department will once again be holding a variety of summer camps this year. Coaches and players of the respective sports at Southeast will direct the summer camps. Following is a listing of the dates, ages and cost of all the camps that have already been announced (some will be announced later)...
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AREA BRIEFS: CHAFFEE TO HOLD LEGION TRYOUTS
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/98)
Tryouts for Chaffee's American Legion VFW baseball team will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Harmon Field. For more information, call Bruce Qualls at 887-4103.
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AREA BRIEFS: KOHLFELD RIVERFEST RUN
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/98)
The 16th Annual Kohlfeld Riverfest Run will be held June 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Downtown Cape Girardeau. The 5.25-mile and one-mile events is open to participants of all ages. The Riverfest Run, put on by the Cape Road Runners Club, has become the largest road run in Southeast Missouri as it opens the weekend festivities for the Riverfest...
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AREA BRIEFS: SCOTT CITY 3-ON-3 BASKETBALL TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/98)
Scott City's basketball boosters will be holding a 3-on-3 basketball tournament for several age groups June 13 at the high school. Medals will be awarded to the top team in six different age divisions. Cost to enter is $40 with every player receiving a t-shirt. Each team is guaranteed two games with action starting at 9 a.m...
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AREA BRIEFS: DEXTER SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/98)
A three-division tournament will be held May 30 at the Dexter Sports Complex. The three divisions are men's, women's and church. Entry fee is $100 and there is a guarantee of four games. For more information, contact Jim Smith at 624-8703 or John Bailiff at 624-8244...
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AREA BRIEFS: SHOW-ME GAMES REGISTRATION
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/98)
Southeast Missouri volleyball and basketball teams can qualify for the Poplar Bluff Festival, a qualifying tournament for the 1998 Missouri Show-Me State Games. Volleyball will be contested in three age divisions for girls : 12 and under, 14 and under and 18 and under. The tournament will be held June 5-7. Entry deadline is June 1...
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AREA GOLF COURSES SAY, `WALK SOFTLY...'
(High School Sports ~ 05/24/98)
Walk softly and carry a big stick. That's the trend in golf in an age of radical advances in golf club technology and new green-conscious footwear. While there are a myriad of choices in the club department, there appears to be just one trend in golf shoes -- soft spikes...
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MEN'S INDIVIDUAL TOURNEY AT JAYCEES
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
Who is the best golfer in the region? That question could be answered July 18-19 at Cape Jaycees Municipal Golf Course with the First Annual Parks Development Foundation Men's Individual Tournament. The public tournament is the first of its kind in the area...
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CHARLES PATRICK WHITE
(Obituary ~ 05/24/98)
SCOTT CITY -- Funeral for Charles Patrick White, 76, of Granite City, Ill., will be held at 1 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Scott City. The Rev. William Dickey will officiate. Burial will be in Lightner Memorial Cemetery in Scott City...
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ZULA F. LYERLA
(Obituary ~ 05/24/98)
ANNA, Ill. -- Zula F. Lyerla, 83, of Anna died Saturday, May 23, 1998, at the City Care Center in Anna. She was born Jan. 10, 1915, at Wolf Lake, daughter of Oliver Hamilton and Minnie Hatley Smith. She married Milas E. Lyerla on Aug. 21, 1932, at Jonesboro. He died Feb. 6, 1970...
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JAMES ALBERT SCOTT
(Obituary ~ 05/24/98)
EAST PRAIRIE -- James Albert Scott, 51, of East Prairie died of an apparent heart attack Saturday, May 23, 1998, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. He was born Jan. 19, 1947, in Mississippi County, son of Arlie and Celester Goff Scott...
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LEONARD C. HANNERS
(Obituary ~ 05/24/98)
JACKSON -- Leonard C. Hanners of Jackson died Saturday, May 23, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was 67. He was born Oct. 14, 1930, at Arbor, son of Mose and Maggie Killian Hanners. He married Dorothy Cook July 4, 1951, at Corning, Ark. She survives...
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THOMAS J. SNEED
(Obituary ~ 05/24/98)
CAIRO, Ill. -- Thomas J. "Jack" Sneed, 72, of Cairo died Friday, May 22, 1998, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion. He was born Feb. 19, 1926, at Ullin, son of Green S. and Lucille Frechette Sneed. He served in the Navy during World War II. He was a member of the Cairo Masonic Lodge. He was of the Baptist denomination...
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IRENE NISWONGER
(Obituary ~ 05/24/98)
Irene Niswonger, a former resident of Dexter and Parma who had lived in Cape Girardeau for the past 10 years, died Friday, May 22, 1998, at the home of her sister in Lilbourn. She was 74. She was born Jan. 25, 1924, in Clay County, Ark., daughter of Edward and Malinda Smith Niswonger...
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FRENTON H. MCMANUS
(Obituary ~ 05/24/98)
DELTA -- Frenton H. McManus of Delta died Saturday, May 23, 1998, at the Chaffee Nursing Center. He was 89. He was born Sept. 20, 1908, in Sparta, Ill., son of Harvey and Margaret Cox McManus. He married Pearl Stroder on Oct. 3, 1929. She survives. He had lived in Missouri since the age of 7. From 1932 through 1949 he lived on a farm south of Burfordville. He moved to Delta to farm in 1950...
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ARTHUR BOYD LANGSTON
(Obituary ~ 05/24/98)
ANNA, Ill. -- Arthur Boyd Langston, 88, of Anna died Saturday, May 23, 1998, at Union County Hospital. He was born Jan. 4, 1910, at Burfordville, son of Otto and Sally Crader Langston. He married Bernetta Boyd on April 17, 1937, at St. Louis. He was a member of the Anna First Church of the Nazarene and started Nazarene churches in Dupo and Waterloo. He reconstructed the Mount Pisgah Church near Wetaug...
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TATTOOS: NICE GIRLS (AND BOYS) DO
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
Kim Kniepman received her first tattoo: a frog on her lower back. Don Eaker dipped his tattoo machine into green ink to fill in the frog's color. The machine uses from one to several needles to apply the ink. Don Eaker displayed two of the several tattoos he has collected over the years...
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FOR MOST OF THE CENTURY: EXPLOSIVE SIXTIES (PART 41)
(Column ~ 05/24/98)
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. 1960 - 1970 So the first half of the 20th century came to a close. Eleven presidents had served. ...
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SALVATION ARMY SERVES `MEALS WITH FRIENDS'
(Local News ~ 05/24/98)
The Salvation Army will be serving Meals With Friends Tuesday through Friday at 701 Good Hope. The meal is served from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Any individual is welcome to eat a meal in a cool atmosphere at no cost. No meal will be served Monday because of the Memorial Day holiday...
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