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RETIRED ARMY OFFICERS NOT SURPRISED BY ATTACK
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The president's action to move to obliterate Iraqi forces inside Kuwait was a difficult but justified one, say two retired Cape Girardeau military officers. The ground invasions, agree Col. Henry H. Gerecke and Lt. Col. Jack Grisham, both retired Army officers, predictably began in fast fashion despite some anticipated resistance by entrenched Iraqi troops...
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MONUMENT: TROOPS PRAISED IN SCOTT CITY
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
SCOTT CITY -- Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein made a fatal mistake when he underestimated America's will to fight for freedom and justice. Those were the thoughts of state Rep. Ollie Amick Sunday at the dedication of a monument to the 27 Scott City servicemen participating in Operation Desert Storm...
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OLDER RESIDENTS HONORED AT BLACK HISTORY MONTH EVENT
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Nearly 100 people Sunday paid homage to the city's elderly black residents at a special service at the Second Baptist Church at 426 S. Frederick. The program, "I Don't Feel No Ways Tired," was sponsored by the Southeast Area Cape Community Group (S.E.A.)...
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SNOW MAY MARK ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREAT BLIZZARD OF '79
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - Today marks the anniversary of what many who survived it call, "The Blizzard of '79.". Twelve years ago today, at about 7 a.m., bolts of lightning and loud claps of thunder signaled the start of a blinding snowstorm that buried Cape Girardeau, and parts of surrounding counties, under 24 inches of heavy, wet snow...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
The Southeast Missourian asked students at Cape Central High School about their interest in developments in the Persian Gulf War. Robin Waldo: "Since my boyfriend is over there, I'm paying close attention to what is happening in the gulf. I watch the news on TV every day and read the newspaper to keep up with it. I don't watch too much of it, but just enough to stay informed."...
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REP. KASTEN INVOLVED IN STATE BUDGET PROCESS
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - Since this is only her first year on the Budget Committee of the Missouri House of Representatives, Mary Kasten says she is learning a lot and has much more to learn. But the Cape Girardeau Republican observed that the state's tight financial condition may make the budget process a little less hectic this year because lawmakers understand there is very little new money...
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GULF MAILBAG
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
LANCE CORPORAL BILLY J. STURM U.S. MARINES Lance Corporal Sturm graduated from Scott City High School in 1989. he is the son of Lewis J. and Sherri E. Sturm of Scott City. After entering the Marine Corps after graduation, Sturm completed basic training at Camp Pendleton, Calif...
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U.S. HAS WILL, WEAPONS TO CARRY OUT OBJECTIVES
(Editorial ~ 02/25/91)
H. Norman Schwarzkopf American general, allied commander in the Persian Gulf and something of a gruff military poet provided a compelling description Sunday of ground war strategy. Allied forces, he said, are going "around, over, through, on top, underneath and any other way it takes to beat them." The attitude is refreshing as the candor. ...
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KINDERGARTEN SCREENINGS SET
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Preschool screenings for Meridian School District will be conducted March 21-22. Any parent who has a child up to age 5 should make an appointment to attend the screenings, scheduled between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. School officials recommend that parents of children eligible for kindergarten for the 1992-93 school year schedule a screening appointment...
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EUDENE ROBERTSON
(Obituary ~ 02/25/91)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Service for Eudene ("Tobe") Robertson, will be held Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at North Funeral Home in Lawrenceburg, Tenn. Burial will at the Lawrenceburg Cemetery. Robertson, 59 years old, of Mounds, Ill. died Saturday, Feb. 23, 1991. He was born April 29, 1931 at Athens, Ala., the son of Leoler and Christine McBride Robertson. He was married to Ozell Littrell, who survives...
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ALBERT B. FIEDLER
(Obituary ~ 02/25/91)
ALTENBERG -- Albert B. Fiedler, 81 years old, of Altenberg, died Sunday, Feb. 24, 1991, at Perry County Memorial Hospital He was born July 6, 1909, in New Wells, son of Benjamin and Mary Mahnken Fiedler. Young & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, which will be announced later...
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MARBLE HILL DRIVER INJURED IN ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
BURFORDVILLE - A Marble Hill resident, Yaqui Atherton, 29, received moderate injuries early Saturday morning in a one-car accident on Cape Girardeau County Route 00, two miles east of Burfordville. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Atherton's compact car came around a curve and ran off the road sideways, striking several small trees...
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ASTHMA SUPPORT GROUP TO HOLD MEETING
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The first meeting of the Asthma Support Group will be held here Tuesday. The new group, formed by the American Lung Association, in cooperation with Southeast Missouri Hospital, St. Francis Medical Center, Homedco, and Broadway Equipment Co., will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church, 521 Caruthers St...
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FIRE DAMAGES GARAGE, DESTROYS VEHICLE
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU - Fire Sunday afternoon heavily damaged an unattached garage at 255 East Cape Rock Drive. Assistant Fire Chief Max Jauch said the fire destroyed the contents of the garage and a 1974 Chevrolet Blazer that was inside undergoing repairs...
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MAN KILLED IN FARM TRACTOR ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 02/25/91)
MARBLE HILL - Authorities in Bollinger County are investigating a farm tractor accident Saturday that claimed the life of a Chicago man. Bollinger County Coroner Gene Ward said Richard Kittle, 29, died when the farm tractor he was operating overturned on County Road 302, about 10 miles north of Marble Hill...
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OMER E. WINCHESTER
(Obituary ~ 02/25/91)
ADVANCE -- Service for Omer E. Winchester will held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Morgan Funeral Chapel here, with Rev. Clinton Woodfin, pastor of First Baptist Church of Advance, officiating. Burial will be Morgan Memorial Park. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday...
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