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Newspaper
Mesa Tribune
Location
Mesa, Arizona, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1994
Page
1
The Scottsdale Civic Center Library expansion, with a budget of 11.7 million dollars, is close to completion. The project highlights ongoing growth in public library services and city cultural facilities.
Saturday lottery results for Powerball and Lotto are printed on A2 in patchy reflow newsprint and are recyclable. For locations near you, call and press 1414.
Tribune staff writer Chris Coppola reports in Florence outside the state prison about the pending execution of convicted murderer Don Harding, the first in Arizona since 1963. The scene raises debate over whether one death will trigger regular death-row executions and draws concern from opponents and the Attorney General's office.
Since April 6, 1992, Arizona has carried out three executions and about 125 inmates sit on death row. Willie Lee Richmond, the longest serving inmate, has 21 years on death row. The piece notes Harding's assertion of a tougher stance but records only sporadic executions, unlike Texas or Florida, with two more executed after mention.
The Racial Justice Act, approved by the House 217 to 212 and opposed in the Senate 58 to 41, could derail a broader crime bill. It would let death row inmates use statistics to argue bias in sentencing, a provision supporters say is needed to curb racial discrimination in federal death penalties.
Clyde Hogue and his crew rode a navally shielded Sherman amphibian into Omaha Beach on June 6 1944. The vessel struggled in heavy seas and a punctured canvas shroud. water poured in as German mines and beams threatened the landing. Hogue recalled the horror and grit of the first wave as his tank ground ashore among lethal defenses.
Hogue recalls the beachD day chaos with mined barriers and anti tank ditches. He describes hills packed with Nazis and the constant rain of flak and bullets. For nine hours he followed orders, moving every five minutes to avoid enemy fire as tank guns fired.
Patricia Likens reports William and Mary Racca learned their son Bill Racca had a lasting impact after Vietnam veteran Joe Spencer, once mentored by Bill, called from Washington, D.C. He credited Bill with changing his life and urged the Raccas to know he was a special person. Spencer later found their Mesa address and phone on a Vietnam memorial photo, finally sharing the story of Bill’s guidance and sacrifice.
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