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LOCAL YOUTHS ATTEND WORKCAMP
(Local News ~ 07/01/00)
Several youths from two Cape Girardeau churches spent part of their summer vacation helping to replace decks, paint rooms and remodel homes in South Dakota. Eight youths and five adults from Westminster and First Presbyterian churches spent a week working at the Yankton Sioux Indian Reservation in Marty, S.D. ...
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HAPPY GOODMANS TO PERFORM IN CAPE FRIDAY NIGHT
(Local News ~ 07/01/00)
The sounds of gospel music will reverberate through the A.C. Brase Arena Building Friday when The Happy Goodmans perform in concert. The group will perform at 7:30 p.m.. The concert is one of several stops on an 11-city summer tour. The Happy Goodmans have been performing for 50 years. They have appeared on national networks and performed with evangelists Oral Roberts and Billy Graham...
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FACE OF FAITH: SISTER SYNTHIA COMMUNICATES FAITH IN DAILY LIFE
(Local News ~ 07/01/00)
One glance at Cynthia Hruby and you can't tell she's a nun by her appearance -- she wears no habit and veil. But listen to her talk about her vision for student leadership at the Catholic Campus Ministry on the Southeast Missouri State University campus or trying to help students better understand their Catholic faith and you can easily tell she's devoted to God's work...
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ROAD OFFICIALS CITE NEED FOR MORE FUNDING
(Local News ~ 07/01/00)
Missouri can't afford to issue $2.25 billion in road bonds without increased funding to retire them, the chairman of the state's highways commission said Friday. The Highways and Transportation Commission earlier this week approved a list of 58 road projects that will be funded with the first $250 million in bonds...
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FIRE OFFICIALS HOPE FOR SAFE CELEBRATION
(Local News ~ 07/01/00)
Fire officials say recent rains have reduced the threat of grass fires that were major concerns around the Fourth of July during recent drought years. But to be safe, a firetruck will be stationed at Jackson City Park as a precaution during the fireworks show Tuesday...
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FIREWORKS DISPLAY MISSING IN CAPE THIS YEAR
(Local News ~ 07/01/00)
Three years ago, VFW Post 3838 resurrected a community-wide Fourth of July picnic in Cape Girardeau that had been discontinued in 1989. Bands were hired to play during the day at Arena Park, but not many people showed up until the fireworks started...
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RESEARCH AIMED AT MOSQUITO DISEASES
(Local News ~ 07/01/00)
The Missouri and Illinois departments of health have initiated testing to ward off major outbreaks of mosquito-born disease this summer. Illinois state entomologist Linn Haramis said state and local public health staff have taken blood samples from wild birds in some 30 Illinois counties, including Pulaski and Union, since mid-May. The counties are places where mosquito-borne diseases either have historically occurred or recently were confirmed...
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BUCKING THE SYSTEM: MOST HAVE WRONG STATS ON THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSES
(Column ~ 07/01/00)
I got a good laugh this week. I looked at my driver's license. It wasn't my picture that I found humorous. I don't mind my driver's license picture, because I know that's what I look like and it's not that bad. Neither was I tickled by other information, like my hair and eye color or home address. True, all true...
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LIFEBEAT AT SOUTHEAST BECOMES PART OF ARCH
(Local News ~ 07/01/00)
LifeBeat Air Medical Service at Southeast Missouri Hospital becomes a part of ARCH Air Medical Service Inc. today. James W. Wente, Southeast administrator, announced LifeBeat's affiliation with Mercy Air Service Inc., a nationally known air ambulance transportation provider, Friday afternoon following approval by the hospital's Board of Trustees Executive Committee Thursday night...
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TIGER SANCTUARY PLAN STILL IN WORKS
(Local News ~ 07/01/00)
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Perry County might get a tiger by the tail yet. Plans for what is being called the National Tiger Sanctuary in rural southwest Perry County are still in the making, although progress has not come as quickly as expected, said Michael Gibbs of DePaul University in Chicago...
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TWO MEN ACCUSED OF BURGLARY
(Local News ~ 07/01/00)
BENTON, Mo. -- Two Sikeston men face burglary and possession of burglary tools charges after allegedly breaking into a rural Scott County business. Rollen Newson, 24, and Trevor Tatum 33, were arrested by Scott County sheriff's deputy Todd Irwin after Irwin stopped their truck loaded with lumber...
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CAPE JR. LEGION LOSES GAME IN TOURNEY
(High School Sports ~ 07/01/00)
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- The Wood & Houston Junior Legion team from Cape Girardeau dropped its first game of the Midsouth Super Series II Tournament Friday, falling 5-3 to Gallatin, Tenn. at Tim McCarver Stadium. Timmy Wencewicz suffered the loss, going five innings and giving up six hits and two walks while striking out three...
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MYRTLE DENNIS
(Obituary ~ 07/01/00)
BENTON, Mo. -- Myrtle G. Dennis, 80, of Benton died Friday, June 30, 2000, at her home. She was born April 15, 1920, in Stoddard County, daughter of Samuel Monroe and Viola Lawrence Pratt. She and Sen. John Clint Dennis were married Dec. 2, 1939, at St. Charles. He died Feb. 15, 2000...
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BIRTHS
(Births ~ 07/01/00)
Son to Jason and Karen Reece of Jackson, Missouri Baptist Hospital in St. Louis, 4:59 a.m. Friday, June 23, 2000. Name, Robert Louis. Weight, 7 pounds 13 ounces. First child. Mrs. Reece is the former Karen Foster, daughter of Bob and Sondra Foster of Perryville. Mr. and Mrs. Reece are employed at Procter & Gamble. He is the son of Bill and Marilyn Reece of Murray, Ky...
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MARY BALTZELL
(Obituary ~ 07/01/00)
CYPRESS, Ill. -- Funeral for Mary Edith Henard Baltzell of Cypress will be held at 1 p.m. today at Wilson Funeral Home in Karnak. The Rev. Gary O'Neal will officiate. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery at Buncombe. Friends may call at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until service time...
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RUBY VANGENNIP
(Obituary ~ 07/01/00)
ADVANCE, Mo. -- Ruby Jane VanGennip, 81, of Advance died Friday, June 30, 2000, at her home. She was born Aug. 7, 1918, at Sank, daughter of George Washington and Bertie Pohlman Fowler. She and Paul VanGennip were married Sept. 2, 1939, at Marble Hill...
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LAURA STEARNS
(Obituary ~ 07/01/00)
JACKSON, Mo. -- Funeral for Laura Stearns of Jackson will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson. The Rev. Lloyd Bollinger will officiate. Burial will be in Snider Cemetery near Millersville. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 4-8 p.m...
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URIAS QUICK
(Obituary ~ 07/01/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Funeral for Urias Quick of Anna will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at Crain Funeral Home in Anna. Jon Niswonger will officiate. Burial will be in Campground Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 5-8 p.m. today. Quick, 81, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, at The Abbey in Carbondale...
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EULA BEGGS
(Obituary ~ 07/01/00)
ANNA, Ill. -- Eula Beggs, 86, of Venedy, formerly of Anna, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, at Countryside Manor in Aviston. She was born Nov. 14, 1913, in Union County, daughter of Sylvester and Lona Clutts Cerny. She and Iris "Red" Beggs were married May 8, 1935. He died June 7, 1984...
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TROY IRVIN
(Obituary ~ 07/01/00)
MALDEN, Mo. -- Troy Dean Irvin, 52, of Malden died Wednesday, June 28, 2000, at John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff. He was born Jan. 8, 1948, at Parma, son of Othal Roy and Ella Mae Johnson Irvin. Irvin was a former truck driver. He was a member of the VFW Post in Malden. He served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy...
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DANNY DODD
(Obituary ~ 07/01/00)
Danny Ray Dodd, 47, died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, in Modesto, Calif. He was born June 4, 1953, in Modesto. Dodd worked at Procter & Gamble in Modesto from November 1981 until transferring to the Procter & Gamble plant in Cape Girardeau in September 1992. He worked in the diapers division...
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PARTIAL BIRTH AND TOTAL DEATH: COURT ERODES CONSTITUTION
(Column ~ 07/01/00)
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court invalidated a Nebraska statute that prohibited partial-birth abortions. In the process, it gravely diminished the sanctity of life and of the U.S. Constitution. The court's decision in Stenberg vs. Carhart shocked many who thought that even a liberal-leaning court would not sanction the hideous procedure known as partial-birth abortion. ...
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CAPE'S STREET SALES TAX SHOULD BE EXTENDED
(Editorial ~ 07/01/00)
Cape Girardeau City officials will make the rounds of community groups and service clubs in coming weeks to press their case for a proposed extension of the city's transportation sales tax. The centerpiece of their pitch: We kept our promises the first time around. Give us the chance to continue the good work...
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SKATEBOARDERS SEEK THE SAME FACILITIES AS BASKETBALL, SOCCER, BASEBALL AND JOGGING
(Editorial ~ 07/01/00)
Skateboarding is not a crime. It is a skill, a competitive sport, an art form, a mode of transportation. But it is not a crime. As in many other communities around the country, skaters in Cape Girardeau feel somewhat persecuted. Like stray cats, they are constantly being shouted at and shooed away whenever they come around...
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LETTERS: DEMOCRAT GOAL IS NO FIREARMS
(Letter to the Editor ~ 07/01/00)
To the editor: To anyone who owns a firearm and is planning on voting for any Democrat for national office on Nov. 7, I have a recommendation for you: As you head out for the polls, toss your guns in the trunk so you can drop them off at the police department for destruction on your way and avoid the crowds later...
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