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RULING ON WILD HORSES JUST SERVES BUREAUCRACY
(Editorial ~ 06/17/93)
The ruling and lingering controversy that inspired it could be compared to beating a dead horse, were that adage without irony. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday lifted an injunction that had prevented the National Park Service from removing a herd of about 20 wild horses that roam free in the Missouri Ozarks. It is tempting to regard this appellate decision as much ado about very little, but in fact it represents federal intrusion of the worst sort...
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JUNE: FIRST HALF WETTER, COOLER
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
The first half of June was wetter and cooler than normal, but the National Weather Service says temperatures and precipitation for the 30 days through mid-July should average near normal for early summer. Al Robertson, climatologist at Southeast Missouri State University, said the average temperature here the first 15 days of June was 72.4 degrees, 2.2 degrees below the long-term average of 74.6...
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SUMMER SESSION ATTRACTS 2,668
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
According to a preliminary head count compiled after the first full day of classes during the eight-week summer session which began Tuesday, Southeast Missouri State University currently has 2,668 students enrolled. That figure was down 30 students one percent from this time a year ago...
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PERRY HOSPITAL ACCREDITED BY COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
Perry County Memorial Hospital has received accreditation from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations as a result of its compliance with nationally recognized health care standards. The Joint Commission on-site survey of Perry County Memorial Hospital was conducted in March...
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BRIDGE CLUB MEETS; WINNERS ARE ANNOUNCED
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
The Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation's Bridge Club met recently at the Cape Girardeau Public Library. Winners were: first place, Tom Wood and Paul Gilbert; second place, Clara Feldmeier and Vera Trowbridge; and third place, Ann Bartlett and Dorothy Neal. Twelve players attended...
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ELKS MOBILE DENTAL UNIT TO BE IN PERRYVILLE
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
PERRYVILLE -- The Elks Mobile Dental Unit will be in Perryville from July 12-29, at the Perryville Elks Lodge, 921 N. Perryville Blvd. The mobile unit is now in its 31st year of providing dental services to deserving residents of Missouri. The unit has been operated by the Dental Department of Truman Medical Center-East of Kansas City since 1962, in partnership with Missouri and the Missouri Elks Benevolent Association...
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CONFLICT, ANGER TO BE TOPIC OF SEMINAR HERE
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
National Seminars Inc. will present "How to Handle Conflict and Manage Anger" at the Drury Lodge in Cape Girardeau July 21. Participants will find out how conflict, when handled constructively, can strengthen relationships, increase productivity and renew enthusiasm...
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REA STUDENTS ON HONOR LIST AT KIRKSVILLE COLLEGE
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
A number of local students have been named to the Northeast Missouri State University at Kirksville honor roll. To be eligible for the honor roll, a student must earn at least 12 undergraduate semester hours of credit with a minimum grade point average of 3.4 on a 4.0 scale...
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UNANSWERED QUESTIONS REMAIN ABOUT BILL WEBSTER
(Column ~ 06/17/93)
`The secret of success is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake those, you've got it made.' - Groucho Marx Many Missourians must by now be wondering if the news media has anything to write about except Bill Webster. The so-called "Webster case" has occupied, one could even say consumed, the newspapers and electronic media for what seems to be years. ...
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CABLE, BROADCASTERS ENGAGE IN TUG-OF-WAR
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
A tug-of-war is taking place between the nation's broadcast stations and cable television operators over the carrying of broadcast signals on cable systems. The nation's broadcast stations want compensation from cable systems for carrying their signals, while major cable operators such as Tele-Communications Inc. (TCI) want to continue carrying over-the-air channels without having to pay stations a fee...
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CVB: BUREAU WILL OPERATE WITH CITY DIRECTION
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
The Cape Girardeau Convention and Visitors Bureau will start operating under a new contract next month. The CVB, which promotes tourism and conventions in the Cape Girardeau area, will receive its new directions from the Cape Girardeau City Council during the fiscal year that starts July 1...
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PORT OFFICIALS ARE WORKING HARD TOWARD EDA-FUNDED PROJECT
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
SCOTT CITY - Commissioners and staff of the Southeast Missouri Regional Port Authority are working to finalize plans and financing arrangements for projects that will be funded by a $1.2 million Economic Development Administration grant. The grant, which will be used for acquisition of a railroad branch line into the port and other infrastructure improvements, was announced in October by Vice President Dan Quayle during a stop at the port...
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SEMINARY GROUP AWAITS REACTION ON OFFER
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
The Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation will know within a week whether or not its offer for St. Vincent's Seminary has been accepted, the real estate agent handling the deal said Wednesday. Realtor Thomas L. Meyer said the papers have been mailed to the Provincial Administration of Vincentian Fathers in St. Louis...
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PUBLIC FORUM ON HOUSING SLATED HERE FRIDAY
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
A public forum on the availability of housing in Southeast Missouri is being sponsored by the Cape Girardeau Chapter of the Missouri Association for Social Welfare. The forum will be held from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday at the Crisp Hall Auditorium on the campus of Southeast Missouri State University...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 06/17/93)
Son to Rev. and Mrs. David Liebherr of Waukesha, Wis., Brookfield Hospital there, 5:21 p.m. Friday, June 4, 1993. Name, Jonathan Amos. Weight, 7 pounds 5 ounces. Sixth child, fourth son. Mrs. Liebherr is the former Karla Kagle, daughter of Carl and Mary Ann Kagle of Cape Girardeau. Liebherr is associate pastor and youth pastor at First Assembly of God Church in Waukesha. He is the son of Cliff and Jane Liebherr of Waukesha...
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MOSES A. TOTTY
(Obituary ~ 06/17/93)
MARBLE HILL -- Moses A. Totty, 72, of Marble Hill, died Tuesday, June 15, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. He was born Dec. 25, 1920, at Rockview, son of Edward B. and Mary Elizabeth Holmes Totty. He and Anna Rosetta Friese were married Oct. 18, 1953, at Morley...
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LORA HOPKINS
(Obituary ~ 06/17/93)
BLOOMFIELD -- Lora Hopkins, 89, formerly of Bloomfield, died Tuesday, June 15, 1993, in Casterville, Texas. She was born Nov. 1, 1903, at Bloomfield, daughter of Ritchson and Stella Kidd Scism. She married Lewis Boyd Hopkins Nov. 28, 1923, who preceded her in death...
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PAUL L. MAYBERRY
(Obituary ~ 06/17/93)
TAMMS, Ill. -- Paul L. Mayberry, 85, of Tamms, died Wednesday, June 16, 1993, at his home. He was born Feb. 29, 1908, in Pulaski, son of Powell and Essie Mayberry. He married the former Ida May Farnsworth. Mayberry was a retired carpenter, and member of Elco Baptist Church at Elco...
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JAMES M. ADAMS
(Obituary ~ 06/17/93)
James Marshall Adams, 78, 1030 N. Lorimier, died Wednesday, June 16, 1993, at John Cochran VA Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Sept. 10, 1914, at Morley, son of Albert M. and Florence Atherton Adams. He first married Pauline Marable March 3, 1942, in St. Louis. She died Nov. 30, 1989. He and Anita Hicks were married March 25, 1990...
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EDNA HILLER
(Obituary ~ 06/17/93)
THEBES, Ill. -- Edna Hiller, 85, of Thebes, died Wednesday, June 16, 1993, at Randolph County Nursing Home in Sparta. She was born Nov. 20, 1907, in Mt. Vernon, Ill., daughter of Nicholas Bernard and Irene Leota McNulty Gregory. She and Robert Cletus Hiller were married in 1928. He died Jan. 26, 1978...
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BEULAH L. COOK
(Obituary ~ 06/17/93)
MORLEY -- Beulah Lee Cook, 88, of Morley, died Wednesday, June 16, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. She was born July 11, 1904, in Lamar, Ark., daughter of Charles and Maude Moss Cowell. She and Boyd Wallace Cook were married Dec. 25, 1920. He died Aug. 25, 1976...
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TIMOTHY L. LINCOLN
(Obituary ~ 06/17/93)
JACKSON -- Timothy L. Lincoln, 40, of St. Louis, died Tuesday, June 15, 1993, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. He was born Dec. 23, 1952, at Cape Girardeau, son of Roy Lee and Marjorie Singleton Lincoln. He was employed the past 12 years at Westwood Country Club in St. Louis...
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BEN MEDLOCK
(Obituary ~ 06/17/93)
Ben Medlock, 89, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, June 15, 1993, at Cape Girardeau Care Center. He was born Nov. 30, 1903, at Neely's Landing, son of Willard and Minerva Walker Medlock. On April 8, 1925, he married Pearl Hodge. He was a farmer in the Delta, Leemon and Oriole communities, retiring in 1980. He's a former member and treasurer of the school board at Delta and was a member of Delta Baptist Church...
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ELIZABETH J. KASTEN
(Obituary ~ 06/17/93)
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Kasten, 72, 1827 Ricardo, died Wednesday, June 16, 1993, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Dec. 5, 1920, in Vandalia, Ill., daughter of Charles H. and Christine McCullough Dieckmann. She first married Jack H. Hawk in 1939 at Vandalia. He died in February 1944. She later married Oscar Kasten March 6, 1948, in Cape Girardeau...
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JACKSON: TALENT ENTRIES SOUGHT FOR HOMECOMERS SHOWS
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
JACKSON - Although still two months away, planning for the 86th annual Jackson Homecomers Aug. 17-21 is well under way, including plans for the talent contests that will be held three of the four nights of Homecomers. The event is sponsored by the Altenthal-Joerns Post 158, American Legion. It is held each August in the Jackson business district...
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MISSOURI BAR HOSTS PROGRAMS IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
The Missouri Bar will be presenting continuing legal education programs June 22-23 for lawyers in the Cape Girardeau area. On June 22, the program is a video replay of "Annual Law Update: A Concise Review of Nine Important Areas of Law Practice in Missouri."...
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LAND TRANSFERS
(Local News ~ 06/17/93)
JACKSON -- Warranty deeds issued at the office of Janet Robert, Cape Girardeau County recorder of deeds: Ruby E. Brown to Timothy J. and Marilyn K. Singleton; Timothy J. and Marily K. Singleton to Boyd Missouri Inc.; Leroy E. and Mindy S. Pulley to Dennis M. Toole...
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