Stories from Tuesday, August 4, 1998

What was D-Day like? After watching "Saving Private Ryan," moviegoers have a brutal, first-hand view of war. We both saw the movie last week. It's a powerful movie, but it's very tough to watch. It made us wonder more about the history of World War II. We found quite a bit of information on the Internet...

B.D. was the first in the water, followed quickly by his closest friend, Mark Jones of Jackson. For several moments they swam alongside one another in the cool water, pausing occasionally to rest on one of the large granite rocks that jutted out of the Castor River...

Water, water everywhere. That's what some farmers experienced in Southeast Missouri in recent weeks as storms flooded fields. Gov. Mel Carnahan asked the federal Farm Service Agency on Monday to assess damages to agriculture in seven Southeast Missouri counties to see if the counties would be eligible for disaster assistance...

This graphic displayed at Monday's City Council meeting shows a possible highway exit sign that motorists might see if the university's River Campus is built. The Cape Girardeau City Council Monday night heard from proponents and opponents of a proposal to increase and extend the city's hotel and motel tax to help fund Southeast Missouri State University's River Campus project...

The Area Wide United Way is looking for volunteers to work on the upcoming 1998 fund-raising campaign. For those interested in volunteering, an agency tour is planned Aug. 12. The tour will visit VIP Industries, Cape Senior Center, Habitat for Humanity and the Salvation Army...

No charter schools are slated to open this fall in St. Louis and Kansas City despite recent legislation establishing the alternative education centers. Last spring Missouri lawmakers passed Senate Bill 781, making the state the 34th in the nation to establish charter schools. Gov. Mel Carnahan in June signed the legislation, which only affects the state's two urban school districts. The law goes into effect Aug. 28...

Summer is nearly over, and I just realized I have not yet attended a major league baseball game. I caught part of the Cardinals' game Sunday before work but wasn't very interested because Mark McGwire didn't hit a home run and the team eventually lost...

Applecreek Township Old Appleton at Zion Methodist Church-Parsonage Friedheim at Trinity Lutheran Church Parish Hall Oak Ridge at Oak Ridge R-6 School Byrd Township Byrd #1 at First Baptist Church of Jackson Byrd #2 at New McKendree Methodist Church Annex...

By the overwhelming vote of 296-132, the U.S. House of Representatives has once again overridden President Clinton's veto of the bill banning the gruesome practice of partial-birth abortion. A vote of two-thirds of both houses of Congress is needed to override a presidential veto...

In what may eventually become historic precedent, a federal appeals court has temporarily set aside Missouri's campaign contributions limit for state offices. The decision by a three-judge panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means candidates for the Legislature and state auditor may accept contributions above the limits set by state law. ...

To the editor: In the interest of ongoing public awareness, society needs to realize that the environment is not in peril, and environmentalism has become the greatest peril of all. Today, many are concerned over gross abuses of power by the EPA, IRS, BLM, Fish and Wildlife and other bureaucracies. But wait till you hear what Clinton and Gore, prodded by green groups, have in the works for us next...

To the editor: Not only has TCI, the cable-TV company, given us pornography on pay-per-view, now it has decided to expose our communities to child pornography on Showtime II. TCI has recently expanded the number of channels provided. Among them is a pay-per-view channel called Spice, which is X-rated pornography. ...

To the editor: This is a poem I wrote in honor of my son, Mike Sticht, a 17-year veteran firefighter, and my daughter, Anna Gholson, who just completed probation, and all of their fellow firefighters: Description of a Firefighter A firefighter is a special breed...

U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson will join Southeast Missouri farmers, ranchers and agribusiness owners for the 17th annual agriculture tour that begins Monday. It will run through Aug. 14. The tour was started by then-congressman Bill Emerson, and Jo Ann Emerson, his widow, has carried on the tradition...

JACKSON -- An industry is considering a move to Jackson that would result in the creation of "a significant number of jobs," city administrator Steve Wilson told the Jackson Board of Aldermen Monday night. Consideration of Jackson as a site is contingent upon the city making improvements in the water and electrical infrastructure at its industrial parks on Route PP and Lee Avenue...

Consent ordinances -- Approved an ordinance declaring it necessary to make certain sewer improvements in Later Sewer District No. 14-1-C-2. -- Approved an ordinance accepting permanent easements and temporary construction easements for the sanitary sewer improvement program Phase II lift stations and force main...

It was definitely not a typical Capahas season in more ways than one this summer. For starters, Cape Girardeau's highest-level baseball team had a new sponsor -- McDowell Motors -- and by all accounts that transition went extremely well. "I couldn't be happier about what all the people at McDowell did for us this year," said Capahas manager Jess Bolen. "They really gave us a lot of support."...

LINCOLN, Neb. -- SEMO South's string of postseason victories came to an end Monday against Shoreview, Minn., in the winner's bracket final of the Junior Babe Ruth Regional Tournament. The local squad, undefeated through nine previous playoff games, fell in six innings to Minnesota's state champs 12-2. Leading 4-2 after five innings, Shoreview used an eight-run sixth inning to put the game away...

SIKESTON -- Funeral for William Robert "Bill" Marsh of Sikeston will be held at 11 a.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home. Dr. Jim Davis and the Rev. Rick Lasley will officiate. Burial will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Marsh, 76, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

SIKESTON -- Funeral for Esther Mitchell of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Lance Smith will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mitchell, 80, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...

CAIRO, Ill. -- Mary Kathryn Greaney, 93, of Cairo died Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998, at Daystar Care Center. She was born Aug. 13, 1904, in Cairo, daughter of John and Katherine Moran Greaney. Greaney received an undergraduate degree from St. Mary's College, and a master's degree in English from Southern Illinois University...

CHARLESTON -- Memorial service for Robert Wyman Beasley of Satellite Beach, Fla., will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Charleston. The Rev. Rick White will officiate. McMikle Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Beasley, 89, formerly of Charleston, died Thursday, July 9, 1998, at his home...

GRAND TOWER, Ill. -- Lee Etta Cripps, 86, of Grand Tower died Saturday, Aug. 1, 1998, at her home. She was born Sept. 29, 1911, in Grand Tower, daughter of John W. and Sula Anglin Wright. She and Frank Lee Cripps were married Oct. 15, 1930, in Union County. He died April 27, 1993...

THEBES, Ill. -- Helen Masterson, 68, of Thebes died Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. She was born Oct. 20, 1929, in East St. Louis, daughter of Edward and Lura Coplin Foutch. She and James H. "Johnny" Masterson were married Nov. 29, 1963. He died Oct. 7, 1990...

DELTA -- Norvell W. Hosea, 79, of Delta died Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998, at his home. He was born Nov. 4, 1918, at Whitewater, son of Ethel and Dell Ervin Hosea. He and Mary Maud Bohnstedt were married Jan. 10, 1958. She died Feb. 25, 1995. Hosea had been employed by Texas Eastern Pipeline. He was a member of Whitewater United Methodist Church and its Men's Club, American Legion Post 63 and VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau, Masonic Lodge 417 and Eastern Star in Whitewater...

CHAFFEE -- Eulaliah May "Becky" Fisher, 83, of Marshall died Monday, Aug. 3, 1998, at the Living Center in Marshall. She was born Aug. 2, 1915, at Chaffee, daughter of Etson H. and May Cruse Eves. She first married Arthur Lee Bowman, who preceded her in death. She and Charles James Fisher were married June 14, 1955. He died Aug. 21, 1975...

Esther Dorothy "Doris" Eagle, 71, of Cape Girardeau died Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998, at St. Francis Medical Center. She was born Sept. 20, 1926, at Egypt Mills, daughter of Henry C. and Mary Day Fornkohl. She and Lesley G. Eagle were married Oct. 24, 1945, in Cape Girardeau...

Graveside service for Malia Theresa Correa of Cape Girardeau will be held at 9:30 a.m. today at Lorimier Cemetery. The Rev. Randolph Tochtrop will officiate. Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel is in charge of arrangements. The infant died shortly after birth Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998, at Southeast Missouri Hospital...

Son to Misty Lynn Stewart, Grassy Route 1, Southeast Missouri Hospital, 7:47 p.m. Monday, July 27, 1998. Name, Dalen Trent. Weight, 7 pounds 11 ounces. First child. Miss Stewart is the daughter of Steve Stewart of Grassy and Sue Stewart of Marble Hill...

SIKESTON -- Funeral for James H. Lambert of Sikeston will be held at 2 p.m. today at Ponder Funeral Home. Pat Hogan and Johnny Hester will officiate, with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Lambert, 87, died Sunday, Aug. 2, 1998, at Missouri Delta Medical Center...