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SEXUAL HARASSMENT SESS ITS DEFINITION EXPANDED
(Editorial ~ 07/15/93)
America's new sensitivity ~exacts a price, sometimes a huge one. On the subject of sexual harassment, where societal meaning has broadened into transparency, Americans have never been on more unstable ground. The result is a nation of nervous wrecks and a problem whose substance is being inad~vertently protected by overwrought good intentions. Some perspective must be brought back to the discussion...
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OK KINDER, YOU TURKEY! JUST EXACTLY WHAT WOULD YOU DO?
(Column ~ 07/15/93)
A Speak Out caller published today says, "I would like to see Peter Kinder write a column saying what he would do to solve some of the problems." Fair enough. Here goes. In no special order ... I would recognize that we have a deficit today, not because we're undertaxed, but because government spends far too much ($1.5 trillion today, versus $800 billion in 1980. ...
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MEMORIES OF 1951 FLOOD: WITHOUT WALL, SPANISH ST. STORES WOULD BE FLOODED
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
During the flood of 1951, water reached the Spanish-Independence intersection in downtown Cape Girardeau. Boats were a common sight along Main and Water streets. That was before the floodwall was built. "You should see where the water would be now without a floodwall," said Bob Hershey. ...
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AREA BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/15/93)
Daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Michael Dumey, 846 Karau, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 12:43 a.m. Wednesday, June 16, 1993. Name, Lauren Elizabeth. Weight, 6 pounds 6 ounces. First child. Mrs. Dumey is the former Elizabeth Hughes, daughter of Martha Hughes of Jackson. She is a CRNA with Anesthesia Associates of Cape Girardeau. Dumey is a teacher with Cape Girardeau Public Schools, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dumey of Jackson...
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BOYD GROUP SPENDS $163,000 ON GAMBLING CAMPAIGN
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
The Las Vegas-based Boyd Group said earlier this summer that if riverboat gambling was approved by voters in Cape Girardeau, the gaming organization was willing to invest $37 million in the downtown area. And in trying to win approval of the measure that would enable them to make that investment, officials of the company spared no expense, spending $163,059 in the campaign for the June 8 election. ...
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FLOODING MAY CLOSE HIGHWAYS
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
Floodwaters Wednesday threatened to force the closing of sections of highways 25 and 51 in Southeast Missouri. And plans to call on the National Guard to build an emergency road for the beleaguered Mississippi River town of Commerce fizzled. National Guard officials indicated the Guard's equipment and manpower are already tied up dealing with broken levees along the river, Scott County Presiding Commissioner Durward Dover said late Wednesday afternoon...
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RIVER'S CREST REVISED UPWARD AGAIN; CHANCE OF RAIN STIRS FLASH FLOOD CONCERNS
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
JACKSON -- More heavy rain along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers north of St. Louis has prompted the National Weather Service to raise the predicted flood crest at Cape Girardeau by 1 feet. The revised forecast calls for a crest of 46.5 feet at Cape Girardeau on Wednesday...
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DIVERSION CHANNEL PROTECTING NASH ROAD
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
The Diversion Channel levee protecting Nash Road and much of the Bootheel could hold back a flood crest of over 55 feet on the Cape Girardeau gauge. "It's doing exactly what it's supposed to be doing," said Larry Dowdy, executive vice president in charge of maintenance with the Little River Drainage District...
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EMERSON HOPEFUL CONGRESS WILL EMBRACE REFORMS
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson said Tuesday he remains optimistic that members of Congress will embrace forthcoming recommendations of a Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress. The committee, which has been meeting since January, recently completed a six-month public-hearing phase in which it heard more than 400 people...
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AG COMMITTEE ASSESSING WEATHER SOLUTIONS
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The full House Agriculture Committee began hearings Tuesday to discuss solutions available to help farmers and ranchers hit hard by the heavy rains, severe flooding and drought conditions. Among those calling for the hearings was U.S. Rep. Bill Emerson, the second ranking Republican on the committee...
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CENTRAL POOL TO BE CLOSED SATURDAY
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
The Cape Girardeau Central High School pool will be closed to the public on Saturday, said Randy Barnhouse, aquatics coordinator with the Cape Girardeau Parks and Recreation Department. Barnhouse said 150 to 200 swimmers from the four-state region will participate in the Amateur Athletic Union Junior Swim Meet that will be held at the pool...
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COAST GUARD PATROLS FLOODWATERS, HELPS STRANDED RESIDENTS
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
Pat Hale needed some clothes, toys and other personal items from her home, which is partially submerged in flood waters on North Main street. When she called the city for help, officials referred her to the U.S. Coast Guard unit presently stationed in Cape Girardeau...
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HARRY W. GOSA
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
Harry Waldren Gosa, 58, Cape Girardeau Route 2, died Wednesday, July 14, 1993, at his home. Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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STANLEY J. LAWS
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
PERRYVILLE -- Stanley J. Laws, 76, of Columbia, died Tuesday, July 13, 1993, in Centralia. He was born June 3, 1917, at Perryville, son of Jesse Elias and Theresa Cissell Laws. He and the former Leola Miget were married Oct. 10, 1942. Laws was retired owner/operator of Airpark Restaurant and Stan's Beef and Burger Restaurant in Mexico, Mo. He had also been a police officer at Perryville...
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ELLEN M. FISCHER
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
Ellen M. Fischer, 82, 1215 N. Main, died Tuesday, July 13, 1993, at the Lutheran Home. She was born Aug. 16, 1910, in Advance, daughter of Arthur and Martha Baker Ward. She and Raymond Fischer were married Nov. 29, 1927, in Cape Girardeau. He died in 1989...
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CLARENCE H. UMFLEET
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
ZALMA -- Clarence Henry Umfleet, 82, of Sacramento, Calif., died Tuesday, July 13, 1993, in Sacramento. He was born April 24, 1911, at Zalma, son of John and Ruel Wilson Umfleet. He and Addie Croy were married in 1933. Umfleet worked for a dairy company in Pevely and St. Louis, moving to Sacramento in 1956. He worked at Crystal Dairy Co. there, retiring in 1976...
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LULU FLINDT
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
Funeral service for Lulu Flindt of Spirit Lake, Iowa, was held today at Turner Funeral Home there, with the Rev. Walter Hemer officiating. Burial was in Fairmount Cemetery in Cape Girardeau. Flindt, 92, died Tuesday, July 13, 1993, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn...
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BLANCHE STATLER
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
Blanche Statler, 93, of Lees Summit, died Wednesday, July 14, 1993, at John Knox Care Center in Lees Summit. She was born Oct. 7, 1899, at Sedgewickville, daughter of James F. and Hannah Grindstaff Ellis. She and Lawrence Statler were married June 3, 1931, at Bloomfield. He preceded her in death...
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HOMER W. MOUSER
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
Homer W. Mouser, 72, 522 rear S. Ellis, died Wednesday, July 14, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Oct. 25, 1920, at Elvins, son of John P. and Lula J. Jaco Mouser. He and Margaret Lincoln Welker were married Oct. 13, 1956. Mouser worked at Federal Materials in St. Louis several years, and had worked at West Lake Quarry, retiring in 1970. He attended Word of Faith Fellowship Church. He was an avid raccoon hunter, and raised and sold registered redbone hounds...
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LEONA M. BUNCH
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
Leona M. Bunch, 88, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, July 13, 1993 at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Sept. 28, 1904 near Gallatin in northwest Missouri, the daughter of Lydia Ellen Crawford Brown and Thomas Oliver Brown. During her senior year in high school, she completed her training for teacher certification. She was assigned to a one-room rural school...
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BEULAH BEARDSLEE
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
Beulah Beardslee, 68, 1105 Linden, died Wednesday, July 14, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. She was born Aug. 29, 1924, in Union County, Ill., daughter of William R. and Esther Foster Knight. Beardslee was a member of Third Street United Methodist Church...
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ROSENA LUEDEMANN
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
Rosena Luedemann, 81, of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, July 14, 1993, at the Lutheran Home. Lorberg Memorial Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.
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GEORGE CHILDERS
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
JACKSON -- George Childers, 63, of Jackson, died Wednesday, July 14, 1993, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Feb. 6, 1930, at Lilbourn, son of Oliver Elwood and Susan Parley Willis Childers. He and Nancy Lambert were married March 29, 1953, at Sikeston...
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WILLIAM L. O'BRIEN
(Obituary ~ 07/15/93)
SCOTT CITY -- William Lawrence O'Brien, 87, of Scott City, died Tuesday, July 13, 1993, at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born March 11, 1906, at Fenton, son of James and Emma Buxton O'Brien. He and Anna Carolina Pfefferkorn were married Dec. 24, 1937...
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SAND MINED FROM RIVER HOLDS BACK FLOODWATERS
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
Tons of sand and limestone remain the major line of defense in the battle against the surging Mississippi River and its flooded tributaries. Within the past week, about 3,600 tons of sand have been trucked from two sand companies to flood-threatened sites in the area...
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DIABETES PROGRAM TO BE JULY 26
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
"Monitoring Your Diabetes," a program designed to help people with diabetes better understand the role of self blood-glucose monitoring in the treatment of the disease, will be held July 26. The program, sponsored by Southeast Missouri Hospital and St. Francis Medical Center, will be held from 7-8 p.m. in the Harrison Room at Southeast. It is the first in a series of educational programs designed for diabetics...
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CASINO DEVELOPER CHOSEN FROM SIX AT CARUTHERSVILLE
(Local News ~ 07/15/93)
CARUTHERSVILLE -- Aztar Corp. of Scottsdale, Ariz., has been selected by Caruthersville city officials to develop a riverboat gambling casino on the Mississippi River in this Pemiscot County community. "We had six proposals," said Don Lloyd, director of economic development at Caruthersville. "The city council heard oral proposals from five companies last weekend, and we had one written proposal."...
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