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TdDp 12 mniMsft-lhiaes for college freshmenE1 1 1 mt nir at a-" 1 VISIT US ON THE WEB: WWW.HERALD-REVIEW.COM SPORTS LOCAL Pitching helps Cardinals cage CubsCl Is Illiopolis losing its police Technology helps fill empty nests AUGUST 14, 2005 -scsrw Your growing up, when you had to wait for a letter." Now back in Charleston, Emily is preparing to start her senior year of high school, as is her stepbrother, Colby. "We're getting kind of used to the empty nest," said Bailey. "When they're 17 and 18, they're pretty independent. They check in, they want to know when supper is, then they're gone again." Other parents agree that NESTS A3 Exchange student, although technology seemed to shorten the distance considerably between continental Europe and Emily's home in Charleston. And with two children in college and two more with just one more year of high school, Bailey is convinced the planet is even smaller than when she left home for the first time.

"It's so easy to keep in touch, with cell phones and computers," she said. "It's a whole different world than when I was Parents find void from college students eased by cell phones, Internet By NATHANIEL WEST Staff Writer CHARLESTON Terri Bailey's youngest child had an early foray out of the nest a test flight, if you will. Her 17-year-old daughter, Emily Primmer, spent a year in Belgium as a Rotary Youth CINGO card is inserted in today's paper! Herald ReviewDaniel Williams Kacy Crawford, left, and her mother, Kathy Crawford, look through one of Kacy's scrap-books from high school Tuesday. Kacy Crawford will be starting her sophomore year at Washington University in St. Louis in the fall.

V-J DAY Wit Taking the bite out of book buying One of the heftiest, unexpected price tags of a college education can come from buying a stack of textbooks each semester. Students increase their chances of getting the correct edition by dealing with school bookstores, and they have a better chance of paying less by buying used versions if they shop early. Money F1 Day camps offer fun, learning No matter what activity children ages 6 to 1 6 did to pass the time in day ramns thov nrru Area servicemen share their experiences in the Pacific during the final days of World War II Submitted photo Bob McFadden Submitted photo Raymond Pinkley asgi 7 By HUEY FREEMAN Staff Writer The news of the Japanese surrender triggered spontaneous celebrations throughout Central Illinois. But nobody celebrated 60 years ago today quite like the war-weary troops on far-flung islands of the Pacific. For the Marines and soldiers who fired their rifles into the air on Okinawa and Guam and the sailors who blasted away on their antiaircraft guns, the Japanese fun-filled summer.

"Everyone here supports each other, and we always spread those four values respect, responsibility, car '-r i capitulation 4 meant a MM) reprieve from a death sentence. Those who were preparing to invade the main Readers share more memories of V-J Day on the Web at www. herald-review, com ing and honesty," said counselor Anthony Mansur. Life D1 a Putting a face on war's casualties Normal life ended for Cindy Sheehan in April 2004, when her oldest son Casey, 24, a father of twin girls, was killed in Iraq. Sheehan's peaceful vigil outside President Bush's Texas ranch, her unstoppable anguish, her gentle way of speaking, have captured attention for an anti-war movement that until now hasn't had much of a leader.

Nation A5 i Surrender a relief to soldiers Many were prepared to die during bloody Japanese invasion By ROB STROUD and NATHANIEL WEST Staff Writers On Sept. 2, 1945, a young John Phipps watched anxiously as his troop transport sailed past a U.S. battleship in Tokyo Bay. He could see people on the deck of the other ship, and although he was too far to make out details, he knew what they were doing. Every soul on board knew.

After all, it likely saved many of their lives. "We were to go in fighting and expecting a million casualties, which might or might not include me," said Phipps, of Mattoon. "WTien the bombs came and the war was over, we were very glad about it. "Anyone who wants to argue with me, I say, you weren't there." That ceremony on the deck of the USS Missouri was a formality, as Japan had already surrendered Aug. 14, 1945, effectively bringing an end to World War II.

Phipps isn't the only one who rejoiced over the surrender, prompted by the only two atomic weapons ever used in combat. Other local veterans think that had the United States not bombed the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, they would have been among the millions of Allied forces engaged in a land assault on Japan. Phipps, who went on to become a two-star general RELIEFA2 Helpful hints for homeowners 2 S'-L Parade magazine's special report "Where America Lives" offers tips on how to sell and buy right, home improvements, finding the best con 4 land knew firsthand the fury of Japanese defenders. Twelve thousand Americans were killed at Okinawa a few months earlier, a battle that cost more than 100,000 Japanese lives. While the fire bombing of 67 Japanese cities, with an estimated 1 million deaths, seemed only to strengthen Japanese resolve to defend the mainland, the two atomic bombs dropped in early August 1945 broke the will of the empire's leaders.

Like many of the fighting men in World War II, Bob McFadden was 18 when he joined the Marine Corps in March 1943, less than a year after graduating from Decatur High School. A rifleman, he was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division and arrived in Bougainville, the largest island in the Solomon group, on Nov. 1, 1943. "Most of the time, we were going after the Japanese lines or they were going after us," McFadden said. They would go out on patrols in the jungle, where visibility was limited to about 10 feet.

As McFadden's unit was advancing toward Japanese lines on Nov. 14, )e was hit in the back with shrapnel from a mortar shell. He was sent to a hospital on MSxS '--KSHcSa. feSSBESS tractor, what makes a dream home and more. Inside Your weather Herald ReviewKelly J.

Huff Bob McFadden of Decatur, along with other World War II veterans, are remembering their war experiences as the 60th anniversary of V-J Day approaches. McFadden, a rifleman in the 3rd Marine Corp Division, was injured while on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, and also fought on Guam. HIGH 0 1 After rejoining the 3rd Marines, McFadden fought in the battle to take Guam. The 3rd Marines were held in reserve offshore at Iwo Jima, a battle that took the lives of more than 6,000 Marines who fought the well-entrenched enemy on the small barren island. "We could see the whole thing," he recalled.

"I remember what a lousy ENDA2 the small island of Vella Lavella, where he met Dr. George Waller of Maroa. McFadden recalled that the doctor was exceptionally kind and wrote to his father in Illinois, asking him to visit McFadden's parents to tell them the young man was recovering. They were greatly relieved because they knew their son had been wounded, but they did not know the extent of his injuries. Today: Variable clouds with thunderstorms Tonight: Partly cloudy with possible storms DetailsB6 Index Decatur man enlisted to picture practice Money Movies Obituaries Opinion.

Puzzles .03,4 C1-7 Classifieds. E4-16 Comics Inside Dear Abby D2 Horoscopes D5 Home E1-3 Life D1-6 Local B1-5 in Sports v. TV Section inside for Armageddon. Ballion thumbs through page after page of nuclear bomb fireballs and mushroom clouds lighting up the 1953 sky over the U.S. Army's Nevada Proving Grounds.

This raw patch of desert about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas $1.75 Our 133rd year Issue 226 Six sections Orie Jack Ballion took photos of nuclear tests, aftermath DECATUR Orie Jack Ballion is cracking a black photo album in his thickly carpeted living room. The 74-year-old retired banker sports a snowcap of white hair and invests visitors with frequent smiles that reach all the way up to blue eyes grown big behind the lenses of his glasses. It looks for all the world like we're about to see the usual family snaps of happy holidays and vacations and parties. What we get instead is black-and-white glossies of some of the dress rehearsals THY RED 02138 "00002 Herald ReviewKelly J. Hu is where the military played at perfecting and refining the art of mass destruction.

It was a time when the Cold War PH0T0SA2 Delivery: 421-6990 Newsroom: 421-6979 Outside Decatur 1-800-437-2533 HERALD REVIEW DECATUR, ILLINOIS A division of Lee Enterpriies Former Army photographer Orie Jack Ballion holds a photo he took in 1953 at Yucca Flats when one of the many atomic tests was conducted..