WASHINGTON TRIP CANCELED

Fred Pennington, director of the Cape Girardeau Civic Center, had the unenviable job Saturday of telling 10 teen-agers their weeklong trip to Washington was canceled. They were scheduled to leave this morning.

"We didn't receive enough funding to finance the trip," Pennington said.

They had expected to receive a donation of about $2,000 more than one donor delivered.

So Saturday Pennington had to cancel the vans, the hotel reservations and contact senators and representatives in Washington who had planned trips and tours for the youngsters. But the hardest part was calling the teens who had been planning for the trip for months.

"We hope to reschedule," Pennington said.