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GARDEN CLUB ANNUAL SALE SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
SCOTT CITY -- The Sunny Village Garden Club will have its annual plant sale Saturday in front of Dollar General Store here. The sale is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Members will have annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, tomato and pepper plants for sale. Proceeds will go toward such projects as beautifying Scott City Park, planters in east Scott City, and the Chamber of Commerce sign...
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GRANT'S FARM REOPENS TODAY FOR SUMMER
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
ST. LOUIS Grant's Farm reopens to the public today. Featuring a variety of activities for both young and old, Grant's Farm consistently attracts more than 500,000 visitors each year. The 281-acre ancestral home of the Busch Family features elephant and bird shows, a miniature zoo and a deer park with hundreds of exotic and rare animals...
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TCI CABLE WILL ADD PRIME SPORTS NETWORK TO ITS LINEUP ON MAY 1
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- TCI Cablevision announced Wednesday it will add Prime Sports Network (PSN) May 1 to its cable system in Cape Girardeau and Jackson. Prime Sports programming will be Channel 31. Featured on the channel will be Big 8, Missouri Valley and Mid-America conference football, basketball, tennis and other sports, said Roger Harms, general manager of TCI...
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BONE MARROW EXPERT: INSURANCE MAY NOT COVER `EXPERIMENTAL' COSTS
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- People seeking health insurance to cover life-threatening conditions like cancer should note whether an insurance policy uses the words "experimental" or "bone marrow," says a cancer specialist. If those words are used, the policy may not cover a newer, high-dose chemotherapy treatment that has an improved survival rate over conventional therapy, said the specialist, Dr. Gary Spitzer...
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ANTIQUES SALE IS NEXT WEEKEND
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
STE. GENEVIEVE The third annual Antique Show & Sale will be held April 27 and 28 at the Elks Lodge in Ste. Genevieve. The sale will last from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. A 50-cent admission will be charged. Furniture, pottery, glassware, primitives, estate jewelry and other collectibles will be available. The show is sponsored by the Ste. Genevieve Antique Dealers Association...
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DANCE FOR CYSTIC FIBROSIS WILL BE SATURDAY IN KELSO
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
KELSO -- The third annual Cystic Fibrosis fund-raiser dance will be held Saturday from 8 p.m. to midnight at the Kelso Knights of Columbus Hall. Sally LeGrand, dance chairperson, said last year the event raised $3,600 for the foundation. LeGrand's daughter, Jessica, is afflicted with the disease...
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CHARLESTON'S AZALEA FESTIVAL BLOSSOMS FOR 23 COLORFUL YEARS
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
It's a celebration that's getting bigger each year, in part because of the growth of the town's many dogwood trees. The 23rd annual Dogwood-Azalea Festival is this weekend at Charleston, the town that's become known throughout the region as the best place to be during late April...
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SENIOR ART MAJORS PLAN SPRING SHOWING
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Senior art majors at Southeast Missouri State University will exhibit their work at the University Museum May 1-18. An opening reception for the students will be held at 7 p.m. May 1 at the museum. The public is invited to attend the reception and the exhibit at no charge...
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SPRING FASHION SHOWING WILL BE APRIL 27
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- A spring fashion show featuring career, casual and evening wear will be presented April 27 at the University Center Ballroom. The show, "Bloom Where You Are Planted," is sponsored by the American Cancer Society Reach to Recovery. The show begins at 10 a.m., and a brunch of juice, coffee, bagels and fruit will be provided...
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PARENTS: GODWIN BUSY WITH GROUND DUTIES
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
OAK RIDGE -- Astronaut Linda Godwin has her feet planted firmly on the ground following the Atlantis shuttle mission that took her into orbit, said her parents Maxine and James Morrell Godwin of Oak Ridge. The Godwins returned home Tuesday evening after watching their daughter blast into space April 5 and then safely return to Earth six days later...
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MARKET HITS NEW RECORD
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- As local investors and stockbrokers watched with anticipation, the Dow Jones Industrial average closed above the 3000 mark for the first time Wednesday. The market closed 17.58 points higher to end the day at 3004.45. Despite lack of news for a long-awaited cut in interest rates, the market surpassed its previous high mark of 2999.75, set last July...
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STROUP OPTIMISTIC ABOUT EDUCATION TAX HIKE
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Southeast Missouri State University President Kala Stroup expressed optimism Wednesday that the Missouri House will pass tax-hike-for-education legislation. "It looks okay," Stroup said at a meeting of the Faculty Senate. "I'm not really worried yet. I think that it (the legislation) is getting there."...
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HIGHER EDUCATION DEBATE FOCUSES ON REFORMS, FUNDS
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- Two local education representatives Wednesday said a call for education reforms in Missouri shouldn't preclude a tax increase to fund elementary, secondary and higher education needs. Tom Harte, a speech and communications professor at Southeast Missouri State University, and John Lichtenegger, a local attorney and a member of the University of Missouri Board of Curators, discussed the education-funding issue on the "Behind the Headlines" program...
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GROUP PETITIONS FOR NEW CAPE BANK
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The First National Bank of Sikeston has purchased the former Colonial Federal Savings and Loan building at 2027 Broadway here. "We have also filed an application for a full-service banking operation at the Cape Girardeau location," said Michael L. Bohannon, vice president of First National Bank...
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CONGRESS INTERVENES IN STRIKE; CONTRACT MAY BE LAST ONE ON NATIONAL LEVEL
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
SCOTT CITY -- Congress voted Wednesday night to put a quick end to the nationwide strike by 235,000 rail workers that threatened an already weak economy and left area rail employees walking the picket lines in Scott City, Chaffee and Cape Girardeau...
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CHAFFEE SCHEDULES HEARING TODAY ON WHETHER ELECTION RECOUNT NEEDED
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
CHAFFEE - A hearing is scheduled today to determine whether there should be a ballot recount in the city council election in Chaffee between Ed Gauthier and Janet Sullivan. Gauthier said a Scott County sheriff's deputy delivered a summons to him Wednesday that orders him to appear in court at 11 a.m. today at the Scott County Courthouse in Benton. The hearing, he said, will be held to receive testimony on whether a recount in the election should be conducted...
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CHAFFEE CLEAN-UP PROCEEDS
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
CHAFFEE - An ordinance adopted by the Chaffee City Council in December threatened Monday to put the brakes on the city's annual clean-up, fix-up month. Nonetheless, the council decided this week to proceed with the event. During May, the city will offer free disposal of bulky items, such as household furniture and appliances...
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JACKSON TEEN HURT IN BIKE COLLISION; TOW OTHERS HURT IN SEPARATE ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
JACKSON - A 13-year old Jackson youth was seriously injured Wednesday evening when she was struck while riding a bicycle on Route W, about a half mile west of Highway 177. Cassandra Hope was riding her bicycle west when a car driven by Carol Shelton, 29, of Jackson, came up behind her. Shelton attempted to pass the bicyclist, but Hope made a left turn in front of the car and was struck...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 04/18/91)
Son to Mr. and Mrs. Steven Lohmann of Nashville, Ill., Washington County Hospital there, 1:41 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, 1991. Name, Alexander Steven. Weight, 7 pounds 7 ounces. First child. Mrs. Lohmann is the former Theresa Schaltenbrand, daughter of Bob and Judy Schaltenbrand of Nashville, and is employed at Nashville Pharmacy. Lohmann is employed at Central Wholesale Liquor in Mt. Vernon, Ill., and is the son of Leonard and Arlene Lohmann of Perryville...
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BITHA LACY
(Obituary ~ 04/18/91)
ZALMA -- Funeral service for Mrs. Bitha Lacy of Jackson Manor will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Union Hill General Baptist Church near here. The Rev. Luther Rhodes will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery. Friends may call at Liley Funeral Home in Lutesville after 5 p.m. today...
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HAYWOOD YOUNG
(Obituary ~ 04/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- In information provided to the Southeast Missourian for the obituary of Haywood (Kay) Young of Camdenton, the name of a sister was incorrectly given. It should have been Ruth Steinborn of Cape Girardeau. Young, formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Tuesday, April 16, 1991, at his home. He was 79 years old...
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ELMER E. GINTER
(Obituary ~ 04/18/91)
SIKESTON -- Funeral service for Elmer E. Ginter of Sikeston will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Jim Guffie will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery at Jackson. Friends may call at the funeral home after 5 p.m. Friday...
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GILBERT R. ENGERT
(Obituary ~ 04/18/91)
FROHNA - Gilbert R. Engert of Frohna died Tuesday, April 16, 1991, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was 77. Engert was born Aug. 28, 1913, in Perry County, son of Theodore and Anna Schroeder Engert. He and the former Ruth A. Moeller were married Oct. 19, 1946...
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ADVANCE POLICE CHIEF MAY MOONLIGHT AS DELTA TOWN MARSHAL
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
DELTA -- If all goes right, Advance Police Chief Don Cecil could soon be moonlighting as a part-time town marshal for Delta. The Delta Board of Aldermen met with Cecil for about an hour Monday night to discuss the situation. No final decision was made, but Alderman Woody Rooker said Tuesday that he's "hopeful" that a part-time town marshal can be hired within the next 30 days...
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TOURISM ADVISORY BOART COMTEMPLATES FUND REQUEST POLICY
(Local News ~ 04/18/91)
CAPE GIRARDEAU -- The Cape Girardeau Convention & Visitors Bureau Advisory Board has voted to adopt a fund request policy. "We have had numerous funding requests recently," said Juan Crites, a member of the advisory board. "I think the board needs to hold a special meeting and discuss a funding policy."...
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BE OUR GUEST
(Column ~ 04/18/91)
Jon Rust is a native of Cape Girardeau and a graduate of the University of North Carolina. He spent a year of his studies in the Soviet Union. In his column "Communists feign `democratization'" (Sun., Apr. 12) Patrick Buchanan asks several important questions about the 1989 revolutions in Eastern Europe. ...
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BUSH PROPERLY ROUTES AID TO KURDISH REFUGEES
(Editorial ~ 04/18/91)
It was 13 weeks ago that the Persian Gulf War began; seven weeks ago, it ended, and America has settled quickly into its peacetime rhythm. That is not to say the crisis is quelled and risk is erased in all quarters. Iraqi refugees, perhaps as many as 1.7 million, are endangered by the brutal reprisals of their own government. ...
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SPEAKOUT
(Speak Out ~ 04/18/91)
THIS IS TO the teachers. Why are children going to parochial schools better educated when these teachers get about half the pay public school teachers get? The public is not stupid. If you think more money will make you a better teacher, this means you are not doing your job now. Thank you...
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