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LETTERS: EDUCATION'S FEATHERBED JOBS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/03/98)
To the editor: I somewhat agree with Peter Kinder's June 21 column. Kinder stresses the need for Big Education to step out of the way. There is a purpose for education, and it is not to create featherbed jobs in Jefferson City or Washington, D.C. Schools should serve the interests of the students, not the interests of politicians...
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CAPE GIRARDEAU WILL UNVEIL NEW CITY FLAGS ON JULY 8
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
Samantha Roussel designed the winning children's flag entry. The children's flag will be flown ad "kid-friendly" sites throughout the city. Cape Girardeau's new city flag will be officially unveiled in a special ceremony July 8. Vision 2000 and the Class of 2000, the sponsors of the flag contest will recognize winning flag designer Jim Parker in a ceremony during a special intermission of the Municipal Band Concert at Capaha Park...
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GROUP STUDIES RECORDS STORAGE
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
The Cape Girardeau County Commission Thursday appointed a new County Records Advisory Committee to look for solutions to the county's mounting records storage problem. Five members, each with an interest in preserving the records, will consider what the county should do with the historic documents. Some are over 100 years old...
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BOOTHEEL YOUTH MUSEUM'S TRAVELING EXHIBIT COMES TO TOWN
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
While most children are dreaming of bursts of fire in the night sky on the Fourth of July, other area youths will be learning about magic in the world of science. The Bootheel Youth Museum in Malden will bring its traveling show to Cape Girardeau Saturday through Wednesday...
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GAMBLING REVENUE IS TINY PART OF TOTAL
(Editorial ~ 07/03/98)
Missouri's gambling industry, as was predicted when voters first approved the state lottery and then riverboat casinos, continues to push for fewer restrictions and more opportunities for gambling activities. The casinos, in particular, have been aided and abetted by a Missouri Gaming Commission eager to let the riverboats do just about anything they wanted...
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OPPOSITION PLANNED FOR BOATS IN MOATS
(Editorial ~ 07/03/98)
Boyd Gaming Corp.'s Sam's Town casino in Kansas City is the first casualty of Missouri's riverboat gambling industry. Although it is on the Missouri River and was in no danger of losing its slot machines, unlike boats in moats, the casino couldn't recoup its hefty investment, nor could it operate profitably in a crowded market...
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LETTERS: NATURAL RESOURCES ARE TO BE USED
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/03/98)
To the editor: Thanks to the idiocy of the environmental industry during the past 30 years, immense areas in which exploration and new mining of minerals may occur are now called wilderness, critical habitat, old growth, biosphere reserve, wetland or park and are closed to productive use. ...
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STATE UNVEILS PLAN TO IMPROVE I-55 EXIT AT FRUITLAND
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
A plan to improve the Fruitland Interstate-55 interchange in time for the opening of Procter and Gamble's plant expansion will be unveiled at a public hearing Thursday. The Missouri Department of Transportation will conduct the hearing from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Jackson Knights of Columbus Hall...
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POLICE URGE BIKE SAFETY; 2 BOYS HURT
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
Two accidents in one week involving children on bicycles have prompted Cape Girardeau police to remind children and parents of the need for bicycle safety. Shortly after 6 a.m. Wednesday, Michael Ray Pridemore, 13, of Cape Girardeau was struck by a vehicle and seriously injured when he attempted to cross the street on his bicycle...
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RIVER CAMPUS TAX MAY BE ON FALL BALLOT
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
Voters could be asked in November to approve a tax to help fund development of Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus, the president of the university Board of Regents said Thursday. The president, Don Dickerson of Cape Girardeau, said he hopes a funding plan can be drawn up by the end of August...
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PATROLS BEEF UP WATCH ON LAND, WATER
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
Law enforcement agencies are out in full force this long Fourth of July weekend in an effort to hold down the number of drunken drivers and fatalities on roadways and waterways. Extra Missouri Highway Patrol and Illinois State Patrol officers are patrolling roadways, paying special attention to speed, seat-belt usage and alcohol-related violations...
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STEAMBOAT RACE DOCKS HERE TODAY
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
The Delta Queen and Mississippi Queen will make their annual pre-July 4 stop at Cape Girardeau today during the "Great Steamboat Race." The steamboats are scheduled to dock at Riverfront Park in downtown Cape Girardeau about 7 a.m. From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., the public may watch the Captain Foghorn Floating Follies to be presented at the Courthouse Park Gazebo...
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RIVER CITY JOURNAL: WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENED TO GOOD, OLD SPELLING
(Column ~ 07/03/98)
If you avoid writing big words like I do, you too have a spelling problem. Uv curs, zer's a solutin to ze problem. Red on. I got my first newspaper job because I could spell. I don't say that to brag. What happened was this: A weekly newspaper needed a reporter. When I inquired about the job, the editor asked me to write a caption for a photo he intended to publish. I typed out the information. When the editor looked at what I wrote, he told me all the words were spelled correctly. I was hired...
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MISSISSIPPI ST. DIPS INTO CAPE'S TRACK TALLENT
(High School Sports ~ 07/03/98)
For 1998 Cape Central graduate Kristen Tallent, her running career all started when her dreams of playing high school basketball ended. "Basketball was my first love," said a giggling Tallent. "I thought I was going to be a basketball star, but it just didn't work out...
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BRIEFLY: SOUTHEAST BASEBALL ADDS TWO MORE RECRUITS
(College Sports ~ 07/03/98)
Southeast Missouri State University's baseball team continues to collect new talent for next season, signing catcher Blair Lucas and pitcher Andy Davidson. Lucas, out of El Toro High School in California, earned league MVP honors his senior season. He batted .525 with four home runs, a school record 39 RBIs and 11 stolen bases...
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ZOLA A. ALLSTUN
(Obituary ~ 07/03/98)
Zola A. Allstun of Florissant, Mo died Wednesday, July 1, 1998 in Florissant. She was the dear Christian wife of Leo Allstun; dear mother and mother-in-law of Walter Allstun (Diane Jordan) of Cape Girardeau and Sheryl D. (Michael D.) Wrozier; dear grandmother of Kathryn and David Allstun, Denise Young, Mark, Scott and Kirk Wrozier; dear great-grandmother of Crystal, Michael, Alexis, Alexander and Kyle, and dear sister, sister-in-law, niece, cousin and friend. ...
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RILEY HURLEY
(Obituary ~ 07/03/98)
MOUNDS, Ill. -- Riley R. Hurley, 81, of Mounds died Wednesday, July 1, 1998, at Charleston Manor in Charleston, Mo. He was born Oct. 16, 1916, in Tiline, Ky., son of George and Florence Guess Hurley. He first married Eleanore Hurley, who died in 1958. He later married Marian Klein...
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JOHN SCHUCHART
(Obituary ~ 07/03/98)
SIKESTON -- John A. Schuchart, 54, of Sikeston died Thursday, July 2, 1998, at his home, following a year-long illness. He was born April 3, 1944, in Sikeston, son of S.R. and Ella Heuiser Schuchart. He and Barbara Jane Merrick were married April 4, 1964, in Sikeston...
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MICHAEL STEPHENS
(Obituary ~ 07/03/98)
EAST PRAIRIE -- Graveside service for Michael Stephens of Florissant will be held at 1 p.m. today at Dogwood Cemetery, with Larry Smith officiating. Shelby Funeral Home at East Prairie is in charge of arrangements. Stephens, 54, died Wednesday, July 1, 1998, at the home of a sister, following an extended illness...
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LILLIAN SCHULTZ
(Obituary ~ 07/03/98)
JACKSON -- Funeral for Lillian A. Schultz of Jackson will be held at 2 p.m. today at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Eddie Long will officiate, with burial in Russell Heights Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 8:30 a.m. until service time...
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LARRY WALLS JR.
(Obituary ~ 07/03/98)
KENNETT -- Funeral for Larry Daniel "Danny" Walls Jr. of Kennett will be held at 2 p.m. today at McDaniel Funeral Home. The Revs. Lonny Mittag and Jim Webb will officiate, with burial in Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Walls, 34, died Tuesday, June 30, 1998, in St. Louis...
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MALCOLM JACKSON
(Obituary ~ 07/03/98)
Malcolm W. Jackson, 72, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, July 2, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital. He was born March 20, 1926, in Shelbyville, Ky., son of Albert Carl and Anna Lee Wright Jackson. He and Neva Davidson were married July 6, 1949. Jackson was self-employed in trucking and farming. He moved to Cape Girardeau in 1966 from Mississippi County...
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J.B. "BILL" ASHCRAFT
(Obituary ~ 07/03/98)
J.B. "Bill" Ashcraft, was born Jan. 28, 1900 in Buchanan, MO to Ambrose Wayne Ashcraft and Sarah Adeline Ashcraft. He moved with his family to Brownwood in 1904 and spent most of his life there. He died at the Lander Valley Regional Medical Center in Lander, WY on June 30, 1998...
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MARY MATTHEWS
(Obituary ~ 07/03/98)
DEXTER -- Mary Matthews of Dexter died Thursday, July 2, 1998, at her home. Watkins and Sons Funeral Home at Dexter is in charge of arrangements.
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SUMMER SAFETY: SAFE KIDS COALITION, OTHER GROUPS WORK TO EDUCATE PARENTS AND CHILDREN
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
Murielle Wyman slid safely through the waterslide at the Capaha Park Pool thanks to lifeguard Shannon Bigham. Bigham supervises how soon children are allowed through the slide so they don't land on each other. Summer is a time for children to have fun, but summer fun can quickly turn into summer disaster. Whether children are playing with fireworks, on playgrounds or in the water, parents and other adults play a major role in keeping children safe...
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MEDICAL SURFARI: SOME TIPS ON HAPPY CAMPING
(Column ~ 07/03/98)
I recently took my family camping in the Pike National Forest near Colorado Springs. We camped in a pine forest at about 7,000 feet above sea level. The weather was beautiful with plenty of sunshine, blue skies, moderate daytime temperatures and cool evenings, and there was a conspicuous absence of insects and other pests...
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RELIGION: REV. KEISKER HONORED AT CONCORDIA SEMINARY WITH TREE
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
The Rev. Walter Keisker was honored by a former student June 4 with a tree named in his honor. Keisker, who will turn 99 July 17, had a 10-foot Colorado Blue Spruce named in his honor on the Concordia Seminary campus in St. Louis. The Rev. Leonard R. Kutscher bestowed the honor on Keisker. He was one of Keisker's students in 1945...
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RELIGION: CONCERT SET
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
MILLERSVILLE -- Larry Herron will perform Sunday at First Baptist Church in Millersville as part of the Christian patriotic celebration. Herron, an accomplished trumpetist, soloist and guitarist, will present a multi-media concert during the celebration...
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RELIGION: RESSELL PROFESSES FIRST VOWS
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
Sister Mary Jo Ressell of the Sisters of St. Benedict of Ferdinand, Ind., recently professed her first vow at Monastery Immaculate Conception. Ressell, formerly of Cape Girardeau, was senior secretary at the Campus Assistance Center at Southeast Missouri State...
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FAITH EVANGELICAL CHURCH MOVES INTO NEW BUILDING
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
Members of Faith Evangelical Church will hold the first Sunday services in their new building this weekend. The church has been in existence since 1986, but for 12 years it has been meeting at Trinity Lutheran School. The pastor, the Rev. Fred Burgard, said for a long time the church just wasn't big enough to make the move to a building of its own...
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RELIGION: GUEST SPEAKER ARRIVES
(Local News ~ 07/03/98)
Mark McClimens, a former Central High School teacher, will be the guest speaker at New Plymouth Community Church Sunday. The service is at 10 a.m. and is held in the Lincoln Room at Drury Lodge. McClimens was an English, speech and drama teacher at Central High School from 1973-1978. He and his wife, Pat, served as pastor in Athens, Ga., before moving to and starting a church in Melbourne, Australia...
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