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STUDENTS RETURN TO UNIVERSITY
(Local News ~ 01/13/92)
Thousands of Southeast Missouri State University students moved back into their dormitory rooms Sunday to prepare for the start of spring semester classes today. With them they brought the necessities of life for college students. "I've seen students carrying fish tanks, stereo systems, computers, you name it," said Michelle Robinson, a resident adviser at the Towers complex dormitory at Southeast...
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SHIP SILVER SERVICE RETURNED TO STATE
(Local News ~ 01/13/92)
Cape Girardeau's David Hahs said the USS Missouri's elegant silver service, welcomed home Saturday in Jefferson City, represents a sentimental token of state pride in the famous battleship's sterling service record. Hahs, who resigned last July as a commander and public affairs officer for the U.S. Naval Reserve, was invited to attend the special ceremony to "give back" to the state the 317 pieces of silver that stand as a reminder of the battleship's proud past...
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PEOPLE
(Local News ~ 01/13/92)
The Southeast Missourian asked students at May Greene Elementary School what they thought about the mild winter weather so far this year. Jonathan Wiley: "I like it better than when it's real cold. I don't like snow that much, because it's cold. When it does snow, I like to make snowballs. I would rather that it stayed warmer, though."...
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COUNTY OFFICEHOLDERS TO SEEK NEW TERMS
(Local News ~ 01/13/92)
JACKSON - The announcement last week by Sheriff Norman Copeland that he will seek re-election fills out the card: all Cape Girardeau County officeholders up for election this year will likely file again. Last month, the sheriff said he was undecided about whether he would run, but said on Thursday that his mind was made up...
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BUDGET HEARING FOR CAPE COUNTY TODAY
(Local News ~ 01/13/92)
JACKSON - Cape Girardeau County commissioners are expected to approve a 1992 budget today, following a required public hearing and the annual budget message from Presiding Commissioner Gene Huckstep. County Commission members and Auditor H. Weldon Macke have fine tuned the proposed budget during the past two months in reaction to Huckstep's admonition that the current tight economy be reflected by a frugal budget...
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SIKESTON'S MAYOR `IN LINE' FOR 27TH DISTRICT SENATE SEAT
(Local News ~ 01/13/92)
Sikeston Mayor Bill Burch became the first potential Senate candidate to take a tangible step toward seeking that office last week when he assumed a place in line outside the secretary of state's office in Jefferson City. Burch is having someone hold the spot in line for him, but on Tuesday morning he will be on hand personally to formally file. ...
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BE OUR GUEST
(Column ~ 01/13/92)
Michael A. Session resides in Cape Girardeau with his family. He is a native of Stoddard County and is currently a graduate student at Southeast Missouri State University. In anticipation of the President's State of the Union address, I would like to share my thoughts on what his message should be and make some recommendations...
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MONEY WOES SHOULD NOT STOP EDUCATIONAL REFORM
(Editorial ~ 01/13/92)
The failure of Proposition B doused hopes of increased funding for education this year. But lack of money doesn't have to stall continued educational reform in Missouri. Good school districts and universities will typically take that extra step toward excellence without state or federal prodding. That has often been the case in our region...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: CONSPIRACY NOT BACKED BY RIFLE EVIDENCE
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/13/92)
To the Editor: The movie, "JFK", has exhumed the memory of that tragic day in Dallas when a popular president was murdered with a shot to the head. The assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was shot the next day. From such terrible events arise a tide of public doubt. Waves of conspiracy theories and alleged coverups culminate in an endless train of books and articles...
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THE PUBLIC MIND: `JFK' COLUMN OFFERS STUBBORN BLINDNESS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 01/13/92)
To Ken Newton: Rarely does ill-informed diatribe offend me to this point; I let it pass generally as there is little hope of me inspiring critical thought. Yet the stubborn blindness in your Jan. 10 column I cannot fathom; it seems you too have fallen prey to the American media myth surrounding JFK's demise. ...
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CHESTER H. SMITHEY
(Obituary ~ 01/13/92)
MCCLURE, Ill. -- Chester H. Smithey, 83, of McClure, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1992, at the Lutheran Home in Cape Girardeau. He was born Feb. 22, 1908 in Ullin, Ill., son of Joseph and Stella Durham Smithey. He married Brooksie Keller on June 6, 1931 at Jonesboro, Ill. She preceded him in death on Nov. 20, 1990...
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JOHN FRED HARTLE
(Obituary ~ 01/13/92)
JACKSON -- John Fred Hartle, 79, of Jackson died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1992. Funeral arrangments at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson are incomplete.
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SCHWAB ENDORSES STATE'S HIGHWAY PLAN
(Local News ~ 01/13/92)
JACKSON - State Rep. David Schwab, R-Jackson, said Sunday he will support the proposed Missouri Transportation Tax Plan because of the benefits it would provide to this area and the entire state. "This plan gives Cape Girardeau County more bridge construction projects, more road improvements, more new road construction; (it) provides our community and region with new economic growth, jobs, greater safety for our families, and will allow us to get our fair share of tax dollars," said Schwab...
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VISION 2000 RETREAT IS HELD
(Local News ~ 01/13/92)
Members of Vision 2000's Community Relations Council met Saturday in a retreat to review what the organization has accomplished and what still needs to be done. Curt Smith, the 1992 chairman of the Vision 2000 Community Relations Council, said, "It was time to get together and talk about Vision 2000. We have some new members, and we needed a chance to get to know each other and find out where we are headed."...
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RUTH A. PARK
(Obituary ~ 01/13/92)
JACKSON -- Ruth A. Park, 71, of Jackson died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1992, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born Oct. 7, 1920, in Graves Point, the daughter of Louis D. and Helen L. Welker Kennedy. She was a member of the Church of God in Cape Girardeau...
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THOMAS EDMOND CASTLEMAN
(Obituary ~ 01/13/92)
SCOTT CITY -- Thomas Edmond Castleman, 76, of Scott City, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 1992, at his home. He was born May 8, 1915 at Illmo, son of Frances Hogg Castleman. He married Helen M. Gross on May 8, 1938. She survives. He was a brakeman for the St. Louis Southwestern Railroad, retiring in 1977. He was also instrumental in the consolidation of the Illmo and Fornfelt schools in 1946. He also worked toward the consolidation of what is now the Scott City School District...
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DORA HECTOR
(Obituary ~ 01/13/92)
DELTA -- Dora Hector, 92, of Delta, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 1992, at Cape La Croix Care Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born in Laflin on March 8, 1899, daughter of James and Mary Nunning Pittman. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Delta...
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ALTENTHAL EARNS ADK SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 01/13/92)
Karen Altenthal of Cape Girardeau is the recipient of a scholarship awarded by the Beta Iota chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international sorority for teachers. Altenthal is a 1976 graduate of Cape Girardeau Central High School and is pursuing a bachelor's degree in vocational home economics at Southeast Missouri State University...
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`WOMAN' LUNCH SET
(Local News ~ 01/13/92)
Personal safety for women is the topic of the January Woman to Woman luncheon to be held Thursday in conference rooms A and B at St. Francis Health and Education Centers. Kevin Orr of the Cape Girardeau Police Department will be the featured speaker. He will talk about how to keep yourself safe at home, while shopping and while traveling. He will also teach some easy, basic self defense maneuvers...
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ALDERMAN INCUMBENTS TAKE AIM AT NEW TERMS IN THE CITY OF JACKSON
(Local News ~ 01/13/92)
JACKSON -- The four members of the Jackson Board of Aldermen whose terms expire in April have decided to run again. The filing period opened Tuesday and will close Feb. 4 at 5 p.m. Candidates who have filed include Ward One Alderman David Ludwig and Ward Four Alderman LeRoy Brown, who filed Tuesday; Ward Two Alderman Phil Johnston, who filed Wednesday; and Ward Three Alderman Glenn Oldham, who filed for reelection Thursday...
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