Stories from Monday, May 18, 1992

Art appreciation is a subjective endeavor. Not everyone agrees what is pleasing, much less what qualifies as "art." So it's not surprising that art galleries sometimes find themselves at odds with artists and the issue of free expression. The Southeast Missouri Council on the Arts decided to remove artwork from its last two exhibits. Board members felt the content might offend some patrons. The artist affected by the recent decision cried censorship...

Although he was hired in mid-March, William H. Moon is just now finding time to focus all of his attention on his job as physical plant director at Southeast Missouri State University. That's because for nearly two months now he has had to divide his time between his new job at Southeast and his old duties as executive director of the Joint Committee on Capital Improvements for the Missouri General Assembly...

Pledging to work to "eliminate waste, streamline operations and increase the productivity" of state government, Hugh White of Cape Girardeau Sunday launched his campaign for the Missouri Senate. White, 44, is one of four candidates three Democrats and a Republican to file for the 27th district Senate seat vacated by the retirement of long-time legislator John Dennis of Benton...

The Cape Girardeau City Council tonight will address some of the concerns expressed earlier this month by the local NAACP and consider changes to the city law that regulates parades. In a letter to the city council, Police Chief Howard Boyd said the proposed changes would give the police department "wider latitude" to regulate parades in the city...

Contrary to popular opinion, government doesn't always expand. Through a number of personnel changes and a reduced capital improvements plan, Cape Girardeau's proposed budget for the 1992-93 fiscal year is 3 percent smaller than the current budget. The city council tonight will study the budget, but won't take any action on the document until next month, prior to the start of the 1992-93 fiscal year July 1...

JACKSON -- High school seniors may be more optimistic about their futures than they are about the future of Missouri schools. "I think the students behind us are going to have a tougher time in school," said Craig Crawford, who graduated from Jackson High School Sunday and plans to study business management next fall at Southeast Missouri State University...

"Guess Who's Living Next Door to You?" is the topic of the fourth annual Clergy Conference, hosted by the Southeast Missouri Mental Health Center in Farmington. The conference is scheduled Wednesday at the regional center. The conference will explore new directions being explored in the mental health field that focus on housing and community support systems. Ways at normalizing housing for the mentally ill will also be discussed...

The Southeast Missourian asked seniors at Notre Dame High School for their thoughts about the future as they approach graduation. Jason Vanderpool: "I'm planning to go to college. I think we need to get things straightened out on the political scene, with peace and the deficit. I think my generation will do a lot toward these things and for ecology."...

Nearly one out of three Americans will visit a hospital emergency room this year, a figure that experts say will likely continue to rise. As a result, the availability of emergency care is a major concern of health care workers. Emergency Medical Services Week is recognized each May...

A proposed $26 million city budget for the 1992-93 fiscal year includes essentially no increases in overall salaries and benefits, and funding reductions in nearly every major budget category. Included in the reductions are staff reductions in a number of program areas as the total number of full-time equivalent employees is 7 less than were on the city payroll five years ago...

CHAFFEE -- Junior Lee Burton, 63, of 325 Helen in Chaffee died Saturday, May 16, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. He was born April 22, 1929, at London, Ark., the son of the late Joe Hampton Burton and Maggie Ann Cochran Dodd, who survives of Chaffee...

Bertha W. Kaufmann, of 1931 Good Hope, died Saturday, May 16, 1992 at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. She was 84. She was born July 3, 1907 in Tilsit, the daughter of Herman and Minnie Sternberg Meier. She married Christian Kaufmann on Nov. 16, 1930. He preceded her in death on Oct. 19, 1965,...

Mildred U. Job, 84, of 1127 Merriwether in Cape Girardeau died Sunday, May 17, 1992, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Sept. 10, 1907, in Cape Girardeau, the daughter of Laura Clubb and John Aaron. In April 1939, she married Henry C. Job in Cape Girardeau, who preceded her in death May 1962...

Daughter to Charlotte K. Horton of Scott City, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:44 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 1992. Name, Brooke Ann. Weight, 9 pounds 3 ounces. First child. Miss Horton is the daughter of Claud Horton of Bald Knob, Ark., and the late Pat Horton of Scott City...

ORAN -- Katie M. Turnage, 68, of Oran died Sunday, May 17, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at the Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran.

Five people were injured in three separate accidents in Southeast Missouri Sunday. The Missouri Highway Patrol said three people were hurt early Sunday along Highway 34 in Bollinger County. A car driven by James Barlow, 21, of Delta skidded across the center line and struck a truck driven by William Hill, 40, of Sikeston...