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Truck engines, the economic outlook and the key to operating at a profit were among items discussed recently during the Missouri Motor Carriers Association convention held at Lake of the Ozarks.

New officers were elected and several awards were presented and during the three-day meeting.

Keynote speakers included Arthur Fulton, president of the Interstate Truckload Carriers, and Herb Matthews, chairman of the board of American Trucking Association.

Stone Manes of Ceramo Co. in Jackson, was recipient of the "Frank G. Campbell Award for Outstanding Service."

Denny Opie, of Opie Transport, Ind., Eldon, was elected chairman of the association. Other officers include Larry Daniel, Daniel Co., Springfield, first vice chairman; Dave Kemp, Rogers Cartage Co., St. Louis and Mike Kelley, Yellow Freight System, Overland Park, Kan.; and Jim Tiona, Tiona Truck Line, Inc., Butler, Mo.

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Jerry White has been inducted into the Missouri United Parcel Service district's Circle of Honor program. The circle recognizes UPS drivers who have achieved 25 years or more of accident-free driving.

White, who works out of the UPS facility at Cape Girardeau, started with the firm in 1965 at Kirksville. He travels daily from Cape Girardeau to Memphis, Tenn., and has completed 27 years without an accident.

White and his wife, Nancy June, reside in Cape Girardeau.

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Kelvin W. Birk of Earley, Janssen, Begley & Company, Cape Girardeau, recently attended a seminar dealing with accounting, auditing and tax issues of construction contractors.

The seminar was sponsored by the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants.

The subjects covered in the workshop were the specific accounting, auditing and tax problems and opportunities affecting construction contractors.

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Knaup Floral Co., 136 S. Pacific, has been recognized as a "Top 1,000" member of Florists' Transworld Delivery Association (FTD).

Knaup received a plaque recognizing the firm for volume of outgoing and incoming FTD wire orders processed in fiscal 1991-92.

"This achievement reflects excellence and commitment in managing an efficient floral operation as well as quality of service and performance of employees," said Ken Coley, FTD president.

Plaques recognizing the Top 100, 250, 500 and 1,000 FTD members are presented each year. More than 24,000 retail florists are members of FTD.

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Dr. Gene McDonald Jr., who has offices at Jackson and Chaffee, and his staff recently attended the Missouri Optometric Convention held at Kansas City.

Continuing education courses included evaluation and management of cornea disease and trauma; pathological causes of binocular vision problems; and evaluation and management of patients at risk for glaucoma.

Nancy Rocha, paraoptometric assistant, was elected secretary of the paraoptometric section of the Missouri Optometric Association. She also attended continuing education classes.

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Eight members of Regional Affiliate 23 of the Missouri Cosmetology Association attended the 47th annual Missouri Cosmetology Convention held recently at the Doubletree Hotel in St. Louis.

Attending were Emily Tuschoff, Alice Benton, Carlotta Kosky, Gary Stroder, Jeannie Kitchen, Stephen Quick, Jodi Montgomery and Carolyn Rouviere.

Rouviere was elected fifth vice president during the meeting, Alice Benton was named historian and Tuschoff was named to the association's board.

Stroder, Kosky and Rouviere presented a class on "Rediscovering Creativity." Several members entered various competitions during the three-day convention.

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Dr. Gary J. Bridges, a Cape Girardeau chiropractor, recently attended an alumni symposium in Kansas City.

Classes included acupuncture, sacral occipital techniques and comprehensive methods that promote diagnostic abilities, among others.

Goals of the Alumni Chiropractic Physicians are to provide comprehensive analysis and a restoration of the functional integrity of the neuromusculo skeletal and avisceral systems of their patients.

Bridges practices at the Accident and Back Care center, 1301 N. Kingshighway.

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Regional Eyecare Center Inc., 1749 Independence, has expanded its vision therapy services. Dr. Beverly Cleair and nurse Ricki Scott of the center recently attended a seminar on providing therapy for patients with visually related learning disorders.

"Both eyes must work together to perform all activities," said Cleair.

A series of tests by behavioral optometrists show that in approximately 10 percent of patients examined, the eyes are not working well together.

Vision therapy is a series of structured exercises designed to teach the eyes proper functioning. It relies on a variety of non-invasive techniques to retrain the eyes for greater efficiency.