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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 11/11/99)
I SAW the photograph in the Southeast Missourian of the members of the Ohio State University rugby team members who had apparently had just bared their breasts in a photo near the Washington Monument. Apparently it caused quite an uproar on their campus. ...
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INTERNATIONAL NIGHT OF THE MILLENNIUM SATURDAY AT SOUTHEAST
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
Dorothy Phukan was looking for a U.S. college to attend that was "small and personal" when an uncle living in St. Louis recommended Southeast. Studying abroad was part of her career plan to become an accountant whose job involves traveling."I wanted to have a global experience," the junior accounting and public relations major says...
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ABBOTT AWARDS GO TO RIVER CITY PLAYERS
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
The Abbotts, named for longtime community theater director the late Ann Abbott, were bestowed last weekend for exemplary work on behalf of the River City Players. River City Players members were nominated for their work in five different productions: "On Golden Pond," "Nunsense," "Let Him Sleep Till It's Time for His Funeral," "Night of January 16th" and "Fools." The courtroom drama "Night of January 16th" brought in a number of awards for performers during the festivities Saturday at the River City Yacht Club.. ...
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LETTERS: TRAIN CLEANUP AT CAPAHA WAS EAGLE PROJECT
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/11/99)
To the editor: Recently in Speak Out a young mother thanked the Parks and Recreation Department for cleaning and repainting the train in Capaha Park. The parks department gave its permission and support, but the supplies were donated by a local merchant, and the work was done by Boy Scouts as part of Tom Meyer's Eagle project...
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LETTERS: TURN WEED AND SEED OVER TO A CHARITY
(Letter to the Editor ~ 11/11/99)
To the editor: I read with great interest your opinion on the future of Weed and Seed. As usual, you got it all wrong again. The last thing the Department of Justice is going to do is give the Weed and Seed money to police departments, especially the police departments currently involved with Southeast Missouri Weed and Seed Inc...
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ON VETERANS DAY, OUR HEARTFELT GRATITUDE
(Editorial ~ 11/11/99)
At a civic-club meeting in Cape Girardeau this week, all members who were veterans were asked to stand and be recognized during this week of national celebration in observance of Veterans Day. Approximately 20 percent of the members stood to receive heartfelt applause from those who remained sitting...
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LIGHTED NINE-HOLE GOLF COURSE BEING PROPOSED AT JACKSON
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
JACKSON -- A lighted nine-hole golf course that would enable golfers to play until midnight on Friday and Saturday nights is being planned on the north side of Jackson. The proposed Nine Oaks Golf Course is being planned as a short, family-oriented course with only par 3s and par 4s. ...
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CHARTER SCHOOLS -- THIRD OF FOUR PARTS; CHARTER SCHOOLS FIND SUCCESS ELSEWHERE
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
School may still be out in Missouri on the future of charter schools, but they are firmly planted in other states. Most of the nation's 1,800 charter schools have been open for two years or less. Most charters are granted for three-to-five years, after which they can be renewed...
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LOCAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS DIVIDED OVER CHARTER ISSUE
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
Area school administrators have plenty to say about a Missouri law that permits the establishment of charter schools in St. Louis and Kansas City."I think it's ridiculous," said Dr. Arnold Bell, superintendent of Sikeston School District."I think it could only make the area better," said David Anthony Migliorino, principal of Notre Dame Regional High School...
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HEPATITIS OUTBREAK CONTAINED
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
Since an outbreak of hepatitis A in Bollinger County that peaked at eight confirmed cases in early November, more than 120 people who were exposed to the viral disease have been given immune globulin to help keep them from contracting the illness. According to county health officials, immune globulin was given to 88 people in Bollinger County, 28 in Cape Girardeau County and seven in St. ...
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SO WHICH HEPATITIS IS WHICH?
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
There are three common types of hepatitis. Judy Laurentius, administrator of the Perry County Health Department, said many people, who have called her office concerned about the outbreak of hepatitis A in Bollinger County, are confused about which is which. She shared the following information from the Missouri Department of Health...
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ST. ANDREW CHURCH WINS P & G REQUEST
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
Despite concerns from neighboring property owners, members of the city's Planning and Zoning Commission couldn't find any reason to deny a rezoning request from St. Andrew Lutheran Church. The commission unanimously approved the church's request for rezoning as a commercial property during its meeting Wednesday night...
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AVIATION SAFETY SEMINAR TONIGHT
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
Rules and operational procedures will be reviewed at the FAA Aviation Safety Program, to be held today at 7 p.m. at the Cape Girardeau Pilots Club Building at the Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Also on the agenda will be discussion of Land and Hold Short Operations (LAHSO), which have been changed and formalized during the past year. ...
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CHARTER SCHOOLS: TEACHER GROUPS QUALIFY CHARTER-SCHOOLS SUPPORT
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
Missouri educators express conditional support for the establishment of charter schools in St. Louis and Kansas City. Both the Missouri State Teachers Association and the Missouri National Education Association have drafted resolutions of support for charter schools since 1998, when the state law that allowed development of charter schools was passed. ...
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PANTHERS POUNCE ON INDIANS 49-7
(High School Sports ~ 11/11/99)
JACKSON -- Jackson coach Carl Gross wasn't kidding when he said Mehlville didn't have any weaknesses. Mehlville dominated the Indians in every facet of the game Wednesday as the best Class 5A school in Southeast Missouri succumbed to the St. Louis power 49-7 in a sectional game at Jackson Stadium."I told you that they had no weaknesses," said Gross. ...
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SCOTT CITY AVENGES EARLY SEASON LOSS IN 2A SECTIONALS 42-12
(High School Sports ~ 11/11/99)
MALDEN -- Scott City High's Rams have insisted all along that they are a much different football team than the one that lost to Malden 30-0 in the season opener. Wednesday night, the Rams went ahead and proved it -- emphatically. The Rams avenged that earlier setback with a dominating 42-12 victory over the host Green Wave in a Class 2A sectional playoff game...
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ST. VINCENT ROLLS OVER LUTHERAN-ST. CHARLES
(High School Sports ~ 11/11/99)
PERRYVILLE -- St. Vincent took its first step toward returning to the Class 1A state championship football game by routing Lutheran-St. Charles 38-0 in sectional play Wednesday night. The Indians were never threatened as they built a 21-0 lead by halftime. The Indians allowed just 46 yards total offense for the game while accumulating 353 yards of their own...
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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK: TOMMY STIDHAM
(High School Sports ~ 11/11/99)
Tommy StidhamSchool: ChaffeeSport: FootballCoach: Allan HorrellWeekly Report: Although his team lost, Stidham put up one of the most remarkable individual performances in all of Southeast Missouri this year. Stidham rushed for 310 yards and four touchdowns on 27 carries. He had 202 yards at halftime and could've flirted with 400 yards, but was injured midway through the fourth quarter in the Red Devils' 52-28 loss to Valle Catholic of Ste. Genevieve...
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CIRCUIT CITY RIBBON CUTTING FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
A ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday will kick off a an official grand opening for Circuit City Store, located at 164 Siemers Drive in Cape Business Park in Cape Girardeau."The first 200 people in the store Friday and Saturday will receive a a free gift," said Glenn Flynn, manager of the local store...
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DEMOCRATS RECOMMEND CANDIDATES FOR VACANCY
(Local News ~ 11/11/99)
MARBLE HILL -- The Bollinger County Democratic Central Committee has recommended three candidates for county commissioner to fill the vacancy created by last month's death of Associate Commissioner Jerry Woodfin. The candidates are Robert Gray, a grocer from Grassy, Charles McKee who runs a quick shop at Arab and Junior W. Long of Marble Hill, who works in an auto detailing shop...
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JAMES DIETIKER
(Obituary ~ 11/11/99)
James Henry Dietiker, 58, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999, at his home. He was born Aug. 21, 1941, in Cape Girardeau, son of John and Sarah Pippin Dietiker. He and Mirjana Saksida were married July 17, 1997, in Chicago. Dietiker attended May Greene School and Central High School. ...
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MARK EFTINK
(Obituary ~ 11/11/99)
LEOPOLD -- Mark G. Eftink, 43, of Leopold died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999, at his home. He was born Jan. 5, 1956, at Marble Hill, son of Joseph B. and Anna M. Trankle Eftink. Eftink was a machinist at Dana Corp. in Cape Girardeau. He was a member of Knights of Columbus in Leopold and a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church at Glennon...
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BERTHA LAMPKIN
(Obituary ~ 11/11/99)
CHARLESTON -- Bertha Lampd Robert Lampkin, who also preceded her in death. Lampkin had lived in Missouri since 1940. She was a retired cook, and member of Shiloh Baptist Church. Survivors include five sons, Robert Lampkin of Victorville, Calif., Terry Lampkin of Grafton, Ohio, Gilbert Lampkin of Carbondale, Ill., Roy Lampkin of Milwaukee, Wis., David Lampkin of Oakland, Calif.; four daughters, Janice Lampkin of Chicago, Bertha Lampkin of San Francisco, Calif., Patricia Lampkin and Shelia Randle of Charleston.. ...
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ROSE POOLE
(Obituary ~ 11/11/99)
SCOTT CITY -- Marjorie Rose Poole, 75, of Scott City died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at DePaul Health Center in St. Louis. She was born Jan. 9, 1924, at Illmo, daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Mable Brooks Kinder. She and Michael Wardell Poole were married Sept. 11, 1939. He died Dec. 20, 1978...
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ADA BUCHHEIT
(Obituary ~ 11/11/99)
Ada Lee Buchheit, 67, of Cape Girll. -- Mary Esther Qualls, 85, of Grand Tower died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 1999, at The Abbey of Carbondale. She was born Aug. 30, 1914, at Gorham, daughter of Henry and Ellen Reeder Lindsey. She and Charles C. Qualls were married Dec. 22, 1930, at Gorham. He died Aug. 31, 1975...
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VERGIE SPANE
(Obituary ~ 11/11/99)
ADVANCE -- Vergie Marie Spane, 82, died Tuesday, Nov. 9, 1999, at the Advance Nursing Center. She was born Oct. 6, 1917, at Bell City, daughter of Josh and Dollie Lewis Kneezle. She married Freeman Edwin Spane on Nov. 27, 1935, in Benton. He died July 8, 1982...
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