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LETTERS: OPEN YOUR EYES TO KIND ACTS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/22/99)
To the editor: In today's society we are filled with the images and stories of violence in this country. In all this if we open our eyes, hearts and minds to such an idea that good is still present, we can begin to correct the problem that exists. Sometimes we need the inspiration of others to help us see that good people still exist. ...
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LETTERS: PRINCE OR PAUPER: WHICH IS WHICH?
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/22/99)
To the editor: Within the past few days, the world has experienced the loss of two individuals, one of whom I knew and one of whom I only knew of. Society has defined the one I only knew of as a prince. Almost certainly, society would define the one of whom I knew as a pauper. This has caused me to meditate on the value which is placed on the rich and the famous and upon the poor by society's standards...
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MONEY GIVEAWAY? NO, THANKS.
(Editorial ~ 07/22/99)
A quick word about the so-called war on poverty, which dates back to the Lyndon Johnson administration: The Clinton administration is in a stew because efforts to give billions of dollars to people in pockets of poverty such as Appalachia, the rural South and some inner cities haven't been successful...
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YOUNG MEN, WOMEN MAKE GOOD NEWS
(Editorial ~ 07/22/99)
When newspaper readers, television viewers and radio listeners -- and even Web surfers -- complain that there is too much "bad" news, they have a point. And when the news of violence and drugs involves children and teen-agers, the overall impact can get pretty depressing...
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SOUTHEAST BAND DIRECTOR IN DEMAND
(Local News ~ 07/22/99)
Barry Bernhardt is beginning his 10th year at Southeast Missouri State University where he conducts the Golden Eagles Marching Band, the Southeast Show Band, the University Concert Band, the Studio Jazz Ensemble and the Jazz Lab Band. How does he find any time for himself? It isn't easy, Bernhardt admits...
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GOLDEN EAGLES READY TO GET 'TATTOOED'
(Local News ~ 07/22/99)
Band members practiced marching on the field behind Towers Tuesday. George Aplin plans to search out his family roots. Laura Huusko has been working hard to pay for the trip. And Tyson Wunderlich is trying to find out what's going on on the London stages...
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EMAA NAMES WILLIAM BUNCH NEW DIRECTOR
(Local News ~ 07/22/99)
STE. GENEVIEVE -- A new executive director has been appointed to East Missouri Action Agency. The organization's board of directors appointed William Bunch to the position during a meeting Monday. Bunch will assume the position Oct. 1. He replaces Robert Fulton, who is retiring after four years...
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DOWNTOWN AUCTION TO BE HELD JULY 31
(Local News ~ 07/22/99)
Guests who head to the "beach" may walk away with more than a bucket of sand when the Downtown Merchants Association holds its annual auction this month. Headlining a list of items to be auctioned at the "Beach Party" event are a reversible leather and mink jacket, a surveillance system, a leather-top desk and tickets to a St. Louis Cardinals baseball game...
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SEMO CONSTRUCTION: UNIVERSITY HOPES FOR FALL COMPLETION
(Local News ~ 07/22/99)
Southeast Missouri State University's director of facilities management hopes millions of dollars of construction work will be completed by the start of the fall semester. Director Al Stoverink said the schedule is tight. "There is just not much margin for error," he said...
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NEW ST. FRANCIS PRESIDENT FEELS AT HOME IN CAPE
(Local News ~ 07/22/99)
Taking the reins at St. Francis Medical Center is a career move that Steven Bjelich hopes is his last. "Of course, it is really up to the board," said Bjelich, president and chief executive officer of the medical center. "I have a long-term commitment here. I am not looking for any other career advancements."...
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LETTERS FROM HOME: STORIES OF KINDNESS AND SPLASHING IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT
(Column ~ 07/22/99)
July 22, 1999 Dear Julie, On a sweltering night his week, we put Hank and Lucy in the back seat of the van and drove across the Mississippi River Bridge to Illinois. Bugs splashed against our windshield like rain and the air conditioner barely held back the heat...
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BLOOMFIELD ROAD CEREMONY TODAY
(Local News ~ 07/22/99)
A groundbreaking ceremony is set for today to kick off the beginning of the construction of the Bloomfield Road project. Cape Girardeau Mayor Al Spradling III and Mark Lester, Cape Girardeau city engineer, will be on hand to participate in the ceremony at 9 a.m. today at the Bloomfield Road Baptist Church, 2919 Bloomfield Road...
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DEXTER STUDENTS WILL BENEFIT FROM TECHNOLOGY
(Local News ~ 07/22/99)
DEXTER -- Students in Dexter schools will benefit this fall from a trio of new technology programs announced at Tuesday's board of education meeting. Two new grants plus a new program from the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be placing more computers and computer software into Dexter classrooms...
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ANNAPOLIS MAN HURT IN AFTERNOON WRECK
(Local News ~ 07/22/99)
ANNAPOLIS -- An Annapolis man was in serious condition Wednesday after falling asleep while driving in Iron County. Daniel Francis, 18, has been driving three miles south of Annapolis on state Highway 49 Tuesday afternoon when he fell asleep, according to the state Highway Patrol. He ran off the roadway and struck a rock bluff, the report states...
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STARS AND STRIPES MUSEUM TOP PARTICIPATE IN BYWAY EFFORT
(Local News ~ 07/22/99)
The Stars and Stripes Museum and Library board discussed plans Monday to show off Southeast Missouri. Deloris May, museum manager, said the Stars and Stripes is trying to participate in getting three state and national scenic byways in Southeast Missouri which include Crowley's Ridge, El Camino Real and Trail of Tears...
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ELEY INVITED TO ATTEND PACERS' FREE AGENT CAMP
(College Sports ~ 07/22/99)
Although he wasn't selected in last month's National Basketball Association draft, Bud Eley isn't yet ready to give up on a possible career in the NBA. The 6-foot-10 center, who led Southeast Missouri State University to a second-place Ohio Valley Conference finish and was named OVC Player of the Year last season, will participate in an Indiana Pacers' free agent camp today through Sunday in Indianapolis...
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CHAFFEE JR. LEGION TEAM COULD MAKE NOISE IN STATE
(College Sports ~ 07/22/99)
Chaffee Junior American Legion baseball manager Joe Rice isn't about to come out and predict a state title for his team. But, sporting a squad loaded with quality pitching and impressive hitting and defense, Rice certainly feels good about Chaffee's chances when the five-team Junior American Legion State Tournament begins today in Sedalia...
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CHAFFEE, CAPE POST WINS; LEGION TOURNEY CONTINUES
(High School Sports ~ 07/22/99)
JACKSON -- Chaffee Medicap Pharmacy remained undefeated while Cape Girardeau Ford & Sons stayed alive as the District 14 American Legion Tournament continued here Wednesday night. Second-seeded Chaffee moved into the winner's bracket finals and became one of only two unbeaten squads left in the seven-team, double-elimination affair by downing fifth-seeded Poplar Bluff 8-4...
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ALLEN HAWK
(Obituary ~ 07/22/99)
ANNA, Ill. -- Allen Hawk, 58, of Anna died at home Wednesday, July 21, 1999. Arrangements are pending at Hileman and Parr Funeral Home in Jonesboro.
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HERBERT KIEFER
(Obituary ~ 07/22/99)
PERRYVILLE -- Herbert L. Kiefer, 74, of Perryville died Tuesday, July 20, 1999, at Perry County Memorial Hospital. He was born April 24, 1925, in Perryville, son of Carl J. and Sadie M. Phillips Kiefer. Kiefer had been a welder with Budd Industries. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II...
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WILLARD MCDANIEL
(Obituary ~ 07/22/99)
SIKESTON -- Willard I. McDaniel, 80, of Sikeston died Tuesday, July 20, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center. He was born Nov. 27, 1918, at Bertrand, son of Albert and Carrie Furlong McDaniel. He and Wanda Hinton were married Nov. 27, 1940. McDaniel retired from McMullin Asphalt, and later opened a repair shop at his home. He attended East Side Nazarene Church...
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RUTH DINGER
(Obituary ~ 07/22/99)
Ruth M. Dinger, 61, of Cape Girardeau died Saturday, July 17, 1999, at Ratliff Care Center. She was born March 5, 1939, in Apollo, Pa., daughter of Clarence and Hazel Dinger. There are no survivors. There is no visitation or service. Burial will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Whitewater United Methodist Church Cemetery in Whitewater...
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BETTY LONG
(Obituary ~ 07/22/99)
MARSTON -- Betty B. Long, 72, of Marston died Monday, July 19, 1999, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. She was born July 12, 1927, in Osceola, Ark., daughter of John and Anna Lax Warr. She and Eddie Long Sr. were married in 1949. Long was a cook at Lilbourn Schools 14 years. She was a member of Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Senior Choir, Friendship District Choir, 4-H Club, and Community Betterment Organization...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/22/99)
Adopted daughters to William Harrison "Bill" and Annette Lynne Gross of Salt Lake City, Utah, May 27, 1999. Danielle Stephanie was born Feb. 19, 1997. Lindsay Jessica was born July 20, 1998. First children. Mrs. Gross is the former Annette Winter, daughter of Clyde and Betty Winter of Jackson. She is store manager at The Body Shop. Gross is the son of Paul and Hazel Gross of Gordonville. He is a store manager with Wal-Mart...
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MARIE HARTMAN
(Obituary ~ 07/22/99)
Marie Hartman, age 86, of Jackson, died Tuesday, July 20, 1999, at the Jackson Manor. She was born November 2, 1912, daughter to Monroe & Anna Reeker Gartung. She and Hadley Hartman were married January 2, 1982 in Gordonville, Mo. He survives. Hartman was a life long member of Zion United Methodist Church west of Gordonville and was a member of United Methodist Women. She was formerly employed at Lowenbaum Dress Factory in Cape Girardeau as a seamstress for over 30 years...
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