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GLAYNE D. LIGHT
(Obituary ~ 12/31/95)
Glayne Durwood Light, 70, of Winer Haven, Fla., formerly of Cape Girardeau, died Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1995, at the Winter Haven Hospital. He was born April 19, 1925, at Bunker, Mo., son of William Henry and Virginia Lela Warfel Light. He and Marie Dunivan were married June 24, 1947, at St. Louis...
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CHAFFEE BOY HURT IN GUN ACCIDENT
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
CHAFFEE -- A 12-year-old boy, playing with his father's revolver, accidentally shot himself in the head Saturday night. Authorities said he wasn't expected to live. The shooting occurred about 6:30 p.m. Dusty Ray Cooper of Chaffee was still breathing and still had a pulse when police arrived on the scene, said Jim Haney, acting Chaffee police chief...
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A LOOK AT 1996
(Editorial ~ 12/31/95)
With the new year that starts Monday comes a basketful of unresolved issues and plenty of new problems, worries and potential solutions. Looking into a crystal ball provides no easy answers. In many cases a course has already been set, although the goal may still be distant. In other cases all the options haven't yet been explored...
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FORMER SOUTHEAST PRESIDENT DISCUSSES HIGHER EDUCATION
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
State policy has kept Missouri's public colleges and universities from offering discounted tuition to out-of-state students. That policy isn't likely to change in the near future, the state's top higher education official says. "Sitting here, I do not see as much interest in it as there was at Southeast," said Dr. Kala Stroup, commissioner of higher education...
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SOUTHEAST STUDENT MOONLIGHTS WITH RAMS
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
During the week Heather Bowden is student studying interior design at Southeast Missouri State University. But on weekends she cheers for 55,000 professional football fans at the new Trans World Dome in St. Louis. Bowden is a member of the St. Louis Rams first cheerleading squad...
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SWEDISH STUDENT SPENDS YEAR IN JACKSON
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
Tegnemo stands outside of the Lichtenegger home. She will be staying here until February. When Hedda Tegnemo needed a break from school in her home town of Blomstermala, Sweden, her mother suggested she become an exchange student and come to the United States...
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MOVING DAY
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
Delbert Mouser, left, and Dane Baker help move equipment from the old city hall building Friday. The new chamber for the Jackson Board of Aldermen is on the second floor of the new city hall. Cheri Stoffregen, left, customer service representative, and Wendy Wessel, court clerk, moved office equipment into the new city hall Friday...
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GLIMPSES OF THE PAST
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
This is the Henry Taylor Family in 1897 at their home in Tilsit. From left to right are Henry Taylor, Bernice Sheppard Taylor, Bessie Taylor, Vera Gale Taylor, Alvin Taylor, Erna Taylor and Dora Taylor...
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MARY JANE BUCHHEIT -- ACTS AND CRAFTS QUEEN
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
Mary Jane Buchheit stands in her storage room where she keeps dozens of flowers used to make her floral arrangements. These are two of the Santas that Buchheit has made. Buchheit's home is full of things she's created, including floral arrangements, wreaths, Santas and angels...
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MISSOURI COMMENTARY: MAYBE POPE COULD END IMPASSE
(Column ~ 12/31/95)
Last week all members of the Senate and House of Representatives met with the chief actuaries of the Social Security and Medicare systems as well as economists from the Congressional Budget Office and the White House. The doors were locked. No press. No tape recorders. No notes. A discussion ensued on the budget, Social Security and Medicare. Pope John Paul II volunteered to preside so as to elevate the dignity of the discussion and end the budget impasse...
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MISSOURI WATCH: A FEW REFLECTIONS ON THE LESSONS OF 1995
(Column ~ 12/31/95)
Harry Truman had a lifetime task of reminding Americans of the importance of history, accompanied by the caveat that what had occurred in the past was certain to recur in the future. As we start a new year, with its full calendar holding both promise and uncertainty, it certainly couldn't hurt if we reviewed some of the history of 1995, accompanied by the caveat that we dare not overlook some of the lessons learned from the previous 12 months...
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WILKINS VS. WELLS IN UNION COUNTY PRIMARY REMATCH
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
JONESBORO, Ill. -- Wes Wilkins will seek a fourth term as Union County state's attorney. Wilkins will face Christopher K. Wells, an Anna attorney, in the Democratic Primary, in a rematch of the 1992 primary, which Wilkins won by a mere 33 votes. Both men have filed petitions for the March 19 primary...
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A DAY IN THE LIFE: NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS -- WHY FOOL OURSELVESW?
(Column ~ 12/31/95)
Another new year, another list of resolutions. Of course, I have to be different so my list isn't exactly like most people's. I don't make this long, complex list of character and personality flaws that I would like to improve. I don't plan to lose weight or quit smoking (if I smoked). I don't want to cut down on my swear words or start exercising. Unlike most people, I ABHOR exercising and LOVE swear words...
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NAOMI VANDIVORT
(Obituary ~ 12/31/95)
Naomi Vandivort, 99, formerly of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1995, at Sikeston Convalescent Center. Arrangements are incomplete at Ford & Sons Mount Auburn Chapel.
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KENNETH BARRICK
(Obituary ~ 12/31/95)
VANDUSER -- Kenneth Barrick, 74, of Vanduser died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995, at Delmar Gardens in Chesterfield. Arrangements are incomplete at Watkins & Sons Funeral Service in Dexter.
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MARY MAGDALENE BESS
(Obituary ~ 12/31/95)
ADVANCE -- Mary Magdalene Bess, 80, of Advance, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1995, at her home. Arrangements are incomplete at Morgan Funeral Home in Advance.
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EARL CHITTICK
(Obituary ~ 12/31/95)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Earl Chittick, 93, of Mounds died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1995, at the Illinois Veterans Home in Anna. He was born Feb. 15, 1902, at Olmsted, Ill., son of Sam and Stella Harmon Chittick. He was a retired federal employee with the National Cemetery at Mound City, Ill...
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BETTY JO BAILEY
(Obituary ~ 12/31/95)
ANNA, Ill. -- Betty Jo Bailey, 49, of Anna died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born Jan. 30, 1946, to Leland and Afton Treece Whitaker in Union County, Ill. She married Jimmy Bailey on June 26, 1970, in Anna. He survives...
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HARLEN M. HAERTLING
(Obituary ~ 12/31/95)
NEW WELLS -- Harlen M. Haertling, 58, of New Wells died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born Jan. 26, 1937, at New Wells to Theo and Olga Koch Haertling. He married Ruth Huey on Sept. 2, 1961, at New Wells. She survives...
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C.C. EDDLEMAN
(Obituary ~ 12/31/95)
PERRYVILLE -- C.C. "Red" Eddleman, 72, of Perryville died Friday, Dec. 29, 1995, at Perry Oaks Healthcare. He was born Sept. 10, 1924, to Jess and Frieda Sittner Eddleman in Perry County. He married Ruby Brown on Sept. 22, 1945. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Jimmy Eddleman of Perryville and Randy Eddleman of Marion, Ill.; two daughters, Linda Hovis of St. Louis and Brenda Pingel of Perryville; a sister, Anna Lee Brown of Perryville; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild...
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IRMA L. MORELAND
(Obituary ~ 12/31/95)
MILL CREEK, Ill. -- Irma L. Moreland, 76, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 1995, at her home near Mill Creek. She was born Sept. 13, 1919, to Harvey and Blanche Dickerson Sronce in Alexander County, Ill. She married E.E. "Doc" Moreland in Jonesboro, Ill. He survives...
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NEW LAW MAKES SOME ANNEXATIONS TRICKY
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
PERRYVILLE -- When the Missouri General Assembly approved a tax credit bill in August, it also outlawed annexation pending in Perryville, and no one knew about it until the bill had already taken effect. About 30 residents of the Oak Lane Subdivision petitioned the city of Perryville months ago to begin the annexation process. Now they'll have to wait on a court decision before the deal is final...
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A LOOK BACK AS ANOTHER YEAR PASSES; CONTROVERSY, CRISIS TOPPED NEWS IN 1995
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
Controversy and crisis were at the center of many of the most notable, local news stories in 1995. It was a year of turmoil in the Cape Girardeau and Meadow Heights school districts, and the Mississippi River once again flooded homes and businesses...
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OUTDOOR CORNER: LOCAL BOATERS WON'T WAKE TO NEW RULE
(Column ~ 12/31/95)
Last week, in this column, we discussed the 1996 edition of the "Wildlife Code of Missouri." We mentioned that there were a total of 45 rules that had been changed, added or deleted since the 1995 edition of the Code Book. We then went on to discuss some of those changes in detail...
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THE DANGERS OF DRINKING AND DRIVING
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
Contrary to popular conception, the number of arrests for driving while intoxicated does not increase on New Year's Eve. That is because most people are aware their chances of driving drunk and getting away with it on that particular evening are severely diminished and they have the foresight to plan ahead...
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JOY ALONG THE WAY: SUNSET ON '95
(Column ~ 12/31/95)
In the days leading up to the New Year, I watched a downy woodpecker walk, upside-down, down the big oak at my back steps. Upside-down! The squirrels do that, too. A particular squirrel even stopped, raised his head to look querulously at me, as if to say, "What's the matter? Can't you do this?"...
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VIETNAM VETERANS TO MEET THURSDAY
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
The Area Vietnam Veterans and Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the American Legion Post 63 above Beards Sports Shop. The meeting is the monthly business meeting. All Vietnam veterans, spouses and interested persons may attend. For more information, call Charles Woodford at 335-0773 or Harold Hicks at 339-0982...
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SHERIFFS' GROUP TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIP
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
Applications for the John Dennis Scholarship, awarded by the Missouri Sheriffs' Association, are available. The $1,000 scholarship is named for former state senator John Dennis, a retired sheriff of Scott County. The award will be presented to a college-bound high school senior who plans to pursue a career in criminal justice. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, be in the upper 50 percent of their graduating class and be active in extracurricular activities...
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FINANCIAL AID MEETING IS JAN. 8
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
SCOTT CITY -- A financial aid meeting for seniors and their parents will be held at Scott City High School Jan. 8. The meeting will be held in the library at 6:30 p.m. Seniors planning at attend any type of post-secondary education or training are encouraged to attend the meeting with their parents...
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WINTERFEST PAGEANTS TO BE HELD AT CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL
(Local News ~ 12/31/95)
CAMPBELL -- The Campbell High School FFA Chapter will sponsor a series of Winterfest pageants for contestants ranging from ages 1 to 19. The pageants are being coordinated and directed by Earline Lawrence and will be held in the Campbell High School gymnasium Feb. 3. The first pageant will be held at 1 p.m. and the final pageant will begin at 8 p.m. Admission is $2 for adults and $1 for children. under 12...
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