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GAGA FOR THE GOO GOO DOLLS
(Local News ~ 04/08/99)
Johnny Rzeznik (Rez-nik), Robby Takac and Make Malinin still had day jobs when their single "Name" suddenly brought the Goo Goo Dolls to national attention in 1996. The band had existed for nearly 10 years and had made six commercially ignored albums before "Name" hit and 1998's "Dizzy Up the Girl" CD went double platinum. Now the Goo Goo Dolls are opening for the Rolling Stones in large arenas and headlining their own tour at smaller venues...
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COPPERFIELD DELIVERS HIGH-TECH MAGIC
(Local News ~ 04/08/99)
Joyce McIntosh of Jackson was one of 13 people who vanished into the air above famed magician David Copperfield Wednesday night. She and the others reappeared 10 minutes after the show was over but she won't say where she went. "It was pretty wild" was all she'd reveal despite the pleadings of her sons Stuart and Lucas...
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YOUTHS GET TASTE OF GOVERNMEWNT
(Local News ~ 04/08/99)
During his day as mayor of Cape Girardeau, Nathan Hirtz turned down a bribe, said no to a pay raise and threatened to have an unpleasant constituent tossed out of a city council meeting. "I'm just glad they gave me a gavel," said Hirtz, a student at Notre Dame High School. "Gotta love the gavel."...
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RIVER CAMPUS ADVANCES; HOUSE PANEL APPROVES $4.6 MILLION FOR PROJECT
(Local News ~ 04/08/99)
Gov. Mel Carnahan wants the Legislature to appropriate $4.6 million for development of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus. Carnahan's action Wednesday prompted the House Budget Committee to include the project in its capital improvements funding bill...
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SEMO TRIVIA: HISTORY STICKS AROUND ON CAMPUS GUM TREE
(Local News ~ 04/08/99)
Charla Myers breathed deeply as she reached the top of Southeast Missouri State University's Cardiac Hill in search of a tree trunk covered with chewing-gum. A temporary sign put up at the top of the hill explained the reason for the gum tree. Students, exhausted after walking up the steep sidewalk, started putting their chewing gum on the trunk of a tree. The practice stuck, becoming a campus tradition...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: EXPERIENCES WITH THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING ALIVE
(Column ~ 04/08/99)
April 8, 1999 Dear Patty, When you move back to your hometown, the places and people first encountered in your youth are seen again in a new perspective, as an experienced painter's brush reveals the source of the lines in a face. Driving through a leafy neighborhood I pass Franklin School, where at 6 years old I ended my first day of school by getting on the wrong bus...
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WALGREENS TO BE OPEN 24 HOURS
(Local News ~ 04/08/99)
Walgreens will offer 24-hour pharmacy service at its Cape Girardeau Store, starting next week. "Both our pharmacy and store will be open round-the-clock, adding convenience for our customers," said Bill Springkamper, manager of the store at 1 S. Kingshighway. "We'll be here to help, even if you or your children become ill in the middle of the night."...
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LETTERS: LET UNIVERSITY TEND TO RIVER CAMPUS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 04/08/99)
To the editor: Why is Jim Drury so opposed to the wonderful plans for the former St. Vincent's Seminary? I would think he has enough to do in his own business and would not need to be tearing up other plans that the whole city is so very proud to sponsor. He should let the university take care of its property...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/08/99)
I READ Rich Comeau's column about the Melissa virus. Since I am a computer geek and an Internet nerd, I understood most of it. Still, I've got a feeling Rich's message may be hard to decipher for non-nerds. One thing that was clear is that Rich blames Microsoft for the so-called Melissa computer virus. ...
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LIMBAUGH COMMENTARY: LUSTING AFTER A LEGACY
(Column ~ 04/08/99)
Branding me a "leftist," a hostile e-mailer summarily stripped me of my conservative credentials for failure to assert in a column about Kosovo that Clinton's sole motive to intervene was to divert attention from and deter investigation of the China scandals. Though I believe Clinton is morally capable of wagging the dog and may have even done so a few times recently, I don't believe this is his motivation with Operation Allied Force...
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MEDICAL CARE AT SCHOOL: PUZZLING DECISION
(Editorial ~ 04/08/99)
When it comes to writing legal opinions, newspaper editorial writers are no match for justices of the U.S. Supreme Court. But when it comes to the common sense possessed by most ordinary Americans, even newspaper editorial writers are capable of confusion over some far-reaching High Court decisions...
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PUSHING THE FIZZLING MISSILE BUTTON
(Editorial ~ 04/08/99)
Fighting wars in distant lands has become clinical and, in many respects, sanitized. Push a button on a ship or airplane, and a missile with the built-in intelligence of a rocket scientist's computer does the dirty work, heading for targets hundreds of miles away...
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CORPS TO HOLD RIVER INSPECTION MEETING AT CAIRO
(Local News ~ 04/08/99)
CAIRO, Ill. -- A status report on general conditions of the Mississippi River and its tributaries will be presented during the Mississippi River Commission's high-water inspection trip on river Monday through April 16. Army Maj. Gen. Phillip R. Anderson, commander of the Mississippi Valley Division and president of the Mississippi River Commission, will issue a "State of the Valley" report at each of four stops during the five-day trip...
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PERRYVILLE SHOOL BOARD MUST FILL ONE VACANCY
(Local News ~ 04/08/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Despite an election in Perry County Tuesday, the Perryville school board still has a vacant seat. Jeff Volkerding resigned from the board last week because he is moving out of the district. He was elected to a two-year term in 1998. Three board members were elected Tuesday for three-year seats. They are Terry L. Miederhoff, Timothy Rhodes and Raymond J. Monier. Kim R. Moore, a former board member, had filed for the seat also...
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HIGHWAY PATROLMAN RETIRES
(Local News ~ 04/08/99)
Sgt. Leo McElrath retired April 1 from the Missouri State Highway Patrol after nearly 27 years of service. McElrath, 50, was appointed to the Highway Patrol Academy on July 1, 1972, and was assigned to Perryville. In February 1977 he was assigned to Marble Hill and in 1980 moved to Jackson...
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SALUKIS' BLOOPERS NOT FUNNY TO INDIANS
(College Sports ~ 04/08/99)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- As has been the case most of the season, the baseball gods evidently weren't watching over Southeast Missouri State University's Indians Wednesday. In a toe-to-toe battle against regional rival Southern Illinois, the Indians appeared on the verge of posting a big victory as they led 5-3 with two outs in the bottom of the 11th inning...
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BULLDOGS RUN CIRCLES AROUND DEXTER 10-0
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/99)
Notre Dame ran Dexter into the ground, literally. The Bulldogs generally befuddled the visiting Bearcats (2-4) on the basepaths and improved to 6-0-1 on the season with a 10-0 victory in six innings Wednesday. Leadoff hitting center fielder Tommy Wencewicz and pinch runner Mark Ostendorf both stole home on the front ends of double steals...
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BACK TO BACK NO HITTERS: CHAFFEE'S DUNCAN FIRES 1-0 GEM AT DELTA GIRLS
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/99)
Chaffee High senior Jamie Duncan has been a big hit this season because opposing hitters can't make a hit. On Wednesday, Duncan fired her second straight no-hitter in a 1-0 victory over Delta. Duncan, who no-hit Charleston last Thursday, fanned 12 Lady Bobcats and walked four...
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: JULIE WUNDERLICH
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/99)
Julie Wunderlich School: Jackson Sport: Soccer Coach: Bonnie Knowlan Week report: Wunderlich scored seven goals in two games last week. She scored three goals in a 9-0 win over De Soto and four goals in a 10-0 victory over Hillsboro. Season report: Wunderlich, a first-team all conference selection her freshman and sophomore years, has scored 11 goals in seven games this season in guiding the Lady Indians to a 4-2-1 start. ...
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: DUSTY WENGERT
(High School Sports ~ 04/08/99)
Dusty Wengert School: St. Vincent Sport: Baseball Coach: Bruce Valleroy Weekly Report: Wengert, a senior shortstop/pitcher had seven hits in three games last week. In a 7-1 win over St. Pius, he went 3-for-4 with a triple and a run batted in. He also pitched a gem, going the distance and allowing one run on five hits, while striking out seven. ...
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SIU SWEEPS OTAHKIANS
(College Sports ~ 04/08/99)
CARBONDALE, Ill. -- Earlier this season, Southeast Missouri State University's softball team defeated Southern Illinois -- and in the process won the Saluki Invitational. Wednesday, the Salukis gained a measure of revenge as they swept a doubleheader from the visiting Otahkians, winning 7-4 and 9-1. Southeast never led in either game...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/08/99)
Son to Loretta Sue Smith of Marble Hill, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:25 p.m. Thursday, April 1, 1999. Name, Jonthan Wayne. Weight, 7 pounds 8 ounces. Second son. Ms. Smith is the daughter of Billie and John Smith of Cape Girardeau and Lorene Compas of East Prairie...
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JIM TOM SAWYER
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
Jim Tom Sawyer, 64, of Memphis, Tenn., died Tuesday, April 6, 1999, at his home, following an illness. He was born July 12, 1934, in Cape Girardeau, son of Tom Henry and Alberta Sawyer. He was a graduate of Central High School and attended Southeast Missouri State University...
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GENEVA THURMAN
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Funeral for Geneva B. Thurman of East Prairie will be held at 2 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie. Jimmy Allen will officiate. Burial will be in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery. Thurman, 69, died Sunday, April 4, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston...
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JOHN ICE
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
TAMMS, Ill. -- John B. Ice, 82, of Hillsboro, formerly of Alexander County, died Wednesday, April 7, 1999, at Sunrise Rehab Center in Carlinville. Arrangements are incomplete at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms.
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RAYMOND SISK
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Raymond Earl Sisk, 64, of East Prairie died Wednesday, April 7, 1999, at his home. Born Sept. 3, 1934, in East Prairie, he was the son of Cecil Paul and Sylvia B. Patterson Sisk. He and Dora May Warren were married Sept. 20, 1996. He had lived in East Prairie all his life, where he was in charge of maintenance of Prairie Groves Apartments in East Prairie...
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HENRY BENNETT
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
DEXTER -- Henry Bennett, 87, of Dexter, died Tuesday, April 6, 1999, at Vintage Villa Nursing Center in Dexter. He was born May 7, 1911, near Bloomfield, son of J.W. Bennett and Nezzie Hutchison Bennett. He and Norma Stroup were married June 16, 1936, at Bloomfield...
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HERMAN WADLEY
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Graveside service for Herman Wadley, 79, of Carlsbad, Calif., will be Saturday at 3 p.m. at Anna Cemetery. The Rev. Verlee Eaker will officiate. Wadley, formerly of Anna and Oak Park, died March 13, 1999, in Carlsbad. He was born April 17, 1919, in Paragould, Ark., son of George Homer and Eliza Hammock Wadley...
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EDNA SCHAEFER
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
Edna Nebel Schaefer, age 93, died Tuesday, April 7, 1999, at The Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. Edna and her twin brother, Edwin, were born October 10, 1905, in Dutchtown, Mo., to Antone & Mary Ourth Keller Nebel. She married Robert Eugene Schaefer on April 3, 1932. Mr. Schaefer died on Jan. 22, 1979...
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ROSALIE GIRTMAN
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Rosalie Girtman, 61, of Cobden died Tuesday, April 6, 1999, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale. She was born July 23, 1937, at Jonesboro, daughter of Carl Fred "Jim" and Ruby May Benson Westbrook. Girtman was a housekeeper at Memorial Hospital the past 10 years...
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MARY AYERS
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
MARBLE HILL -- Funeral for Mary Lou Ayers of Ste. Genevieve will be held at 2 p.m. today at Basler Funeral Home in Ste. Genevieve. The Rev. W. Michael Woods will officiate. Burial will be in Crestlawn Cemetery at Ste. Genevieve. Ayers, 89, died Tuesday, April 6, 1999, at Ste. Genevieve County Hospital...
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MABELLE YACKEL
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
METROPOLIS, Ill. -- Funeral for Mabelle Yackel of Metropolis will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak. The Rev. Gary McClellan will officiate. Burial will be in Anderson Cemetery at Boaz. Friends may call Sunday at the funeral home from noon to 2 p.m...
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MILDRED STURGEON
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
ORAN -- Mildred "Mickey" Sturgeon, 76, of Oran died Wednesday, April 7, 1999, at St. John's Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis. She was born Dec. 23, 1922, in Terre Haute, Ind., daughter of Almont and Rose Sarah Amrhein Howell. She and Fred L. Sturgeon Jr. were married Oct. 9, 1941...
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RUBY COUNSIL
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Ruby Counsil of Anna will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. The Rev. Richard Sullins will officiate. Burial will be in Anna Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6-8 p.m. today. Counsil, 99, died Tuesday, April 6, 1999, at Herrin Hospital...
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MARGARET MOORE
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
COBDEN, Ill. -- Margaret Moore, 82, formerly of Cobden, died Wednesday, April 7, 1999, at Flora's Adult Care Center in Glendale, Ariz. Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home at Cobden is in charge of arrangements.
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PLANE CRASHES NEAR VIENNA
(Local News ~ 04/08/99)
VIENNA, Ill. -- An airplane crashed Wednesday night in northern Johnson County injuring the pilot and a passenger. Illinois State Police reported the crash occurred at 6:15 p.m., and were still investigating the accident late Wednesday.. The four-seat plane, a Mooney M20J, crashed about two miles north of Vienna. The pilot and passenger, who were not identified, were flown to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau...
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DOROTHY TURNER
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
SIKESTON -- Dorothy Turner, 59, of Sikeston died Wednesday, April 7, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. Blanchard Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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DORIS WEAVER
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
KARNAK, Ill. -- Doris Weaver, 77, of Karnak died Wednesday, April 7, 1999, at her home. Wilson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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PATTY HILL STEMMLER
(Obituary ~ 04/08/99)
Patty Hill Stemmler of Cape Girardeau passed away on Tuesday, April 6, 1999, at her home. She was a medical technician. She was born on March 12, 1952 in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Russell and Mona Gregory Hill. She married Robert "Bob" Stemmler on Nov. 2, 1991 at Pacific, Mo...
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