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For years, Cassin would wake from that dream screaming and short of breath. To go back would have meant re-entering a hellhole of a Japanese coal mine where he and thousands of other American prisoners of war labored for almost three years during World War II. A half-century later, Cassin, a retired school social worker in New Orleans, and his compatriots are seeking justice. Under a California law originally crafted to benefit Holocaust victims, they are taking on some of the world's largest corporations: Nippon Steel, Mitsubishi Materials Corp., Ishihara Corp. and Mitsui & Co. Ltd. Cassin, now 79, was a young radio specialist in the Philippines when Allied forces surrendered Bataan to the Japanese in April 1942. He and 12,000 American colleagues were among more than 90,000 prisoners forced to march more than 60 miles through the peninsula in scorching heat with little food and even less water. A fellow soldier who begged for a sip from Cassin's canteen drained the whole thing. Cassin saw Japanese soldiers shoot, behead and bayonet prisoners. He saw soldiers bury prisoners alive. His friends dropped dead of malaria and dysentery.

Dog owners will have the chance to walk their dogs and enjoy pet- related activities during the sixth annual Walk for Paws at noon May 2 at Waters Farm, Waters Road, Sutton. The walk raises money for Dog Orphans Inc., a Douglas-based, no-kill shelter that cares for abused, abandoned and unwanted dogs until new homes can be found for them. Sponsor sheets are available at Agape Animal Hospital, 1114 Providence Road, Whitinsville; TLC's Pet Haven, Route 146, Sutton; Paws to Relax, 256 Main St., Webster; Uxbridge Animal Hospital, Route 16, Uxbridge; Banfield, The Pet Hospital of Bellingham, located at the Petsmart in Bellingham; Sturbridge Veterinary Hospital, Cedar Street, Sturbridge; or by contacting Dog Orphans at (508) 476-1855 or on the Web at www.dogorphans.com. PHOTO; T&G Staff/PAULA FERAZZI SWIFT; From left are Michael Paradise, owner of Paws to Relax in Webster, a sponsor of the event ; Ron Morse, manager of Dog Orphans; Evelyn Croteau (seated), volunteer and member of the Board of Directors of Dog Orphans; and Sandy Roukat, staff member of Dog Orphans.

Making contacts goes hand-in-hand with raising money, Mr. [Ronald R. Morse] said. Several times a year -- \"I call it my begging day,\" Mr. Morse said with a chuckle -- shelter personnel visit area Wal-Marts and distribute a wish list of items the shelter could use, such as paper towels and trash bags. Other times, dogs must be relinquished because they do not fit into the owner's lifestyle, Mr. Morse said. A cute puppy often grows into a large dog that requires more room and time than a busy person can provide, Mr. Morse said. PHOTO; T&G Staff/PAULA FERAZZI SWIFT; Dog Orphans Inc. staff members, from left, Linda Boudreau, Ronald Morse, Emily Parker and Sandy Roukat, in front, get into the holiday spirit with Vader, a 2- year-old male black Lab wearing a gentle lead to help with his training. Dog Orphans is sponsoring a pet photo day with Santa later this month.

These stories might have had a sad ending. But instead all of these dogs were placed with Dog Orphans Inc. in Douglas, where they will live while waiting for a new, loving home. Dog Orphans Inc. takes in abused, abandoned and unwanted dogs and finds them new, loving homes. The nonprofit shelter does not euthanize dogs; animals remain there until they can be adopted. The organization is gearing up for one of its major fund- raisers. The fifth annual charity auction will be held at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8 at the Uxbridge Polish Hall, Route 16, Uxbridge. A preview of auction items will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

That's the theory behind the latest plan for reviving Japan's lethargic economy: giving shopping coupons to people younger than 15 and older than 65. Endorsing an idea promoted by an opposition party it is courting in parliament, the ruling Liberal Democratic party wants to hand out about $5.75 billionUS in shopping vouchers to try to stimulate consumer spending. Many analysts here say LDP Leader Keizo Obuchi has failed to demonstrate strong and determined leadership on economic matters since his election in July. While his government has concluded a plan to bail out Japan's ailing banking system and has plans to spend billions to stimulate the economy, Obuchi has not convinced international financial markets and world leaders that Japan is in control of its economic problems. [Ronald Morse], and other analysts here, say the LDP could spur consumer spending far more effectively by rolling back a consumption tax increase, from three per cent to five per cent, that took effect last year. LDP officials have said that despite the tax's dulling effect on spending, the government needs the tax revenue to help support its fast-growing elderly population.

The 50-meter freestyle race was one of three categories in which about 40 swimmers competed on Saturday in the 1992 Summer Games of the Palm Beach County Special Olympics for developmentally disabled children and adults at Lake Lytal Park west of West Palm Beach. The swimmers ranged in age from 10 to 60, county coordinator Cindy Pijanowski said.

In previous testimony, Mr. [Cusson] has stated that Ranger was not a certified search-and-rescue dog, and that neither he nor Ranger had ever taken a course at an accredited K-9 handling school. Mr. Cusson has testified that he had trained Ranger himself, after learning about dog handling through books and through close contact with professional dog handlers. New York State Trooper Ronald Morse testified about a discussion he had with Mr. Cusson after Mr. Cusson's pass to Ground Zero was revoked by New York City police during that second visit. Patrol Officer [Gary Cundiff] testified that when he asked a New York police officer why Mr. Cusson was being forced to leave the hotel, he was told that it happened after a discussion between Mr. Cusson's supervisor and the NYPD officer's supervisor.

I'm not alone, however. Ronald Morse, executive vice president of the Economic Strategy Institute in Washington and author of the study on which [Robert Krulwich] based yesterday's broadcast, blamed [Ronald Reagan] for \"gutting the Department of Energy\" and handcuffing this country to a self-defeating reliance on comparatively cheap imported fuel. All of which is not to say that a case cannot be made for a muscular U.S. presence in the Persian Gulf, Krulwich said. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the world is not running out of oil just yet, he said. In fact, global reserves rose by more than 30 percent in the past five years. In his on-the-air presentation, and in a subsequent telephone conversation, Krulwich made a crucial point: While the Japanese have made significant strides toward curbing their thirst for imported oil, the United States has been on a consumption binge for the better part of the 1980s.

Walters, Okla.--Take a sip. Cold liquid sparkles and dances over your tongue. Then sweet pineapple-coconut flavor zaps your taste buds, like the snow cones you used to get when you were a kid. You're slurping on a phosphate, a rare breed of beverage that can still be found at Kacie's Klassics in Walters. Ronald G. Morse, owner and operator, came back to his hometown and opened the restaurant for daughter Kacie's sake, he said. He wants her to grow up in a safe place. Now he is dishing up food and drink for Cotton County residents and saving phosphates from extinction. It's a carbonated drink that Morse can fizz up with a top-secret formula in about six different flavors. (excerpt)

53-2687 GR341 2014-49847 MARC Yanagita, Kunio. Folk legends from Tono: Japan's spirits, deities, and phantastic creatures, collected by Yanagita Kunio and Sasaki Kizen; ed. and tr. by Ronald A. Morse. Rowman & Littlefield, 2015. 155p afp ISBN 9781442248212 cloth, $75.00; ISBN 9781442248229 pbk, $28.00; ISBN 9781442248236 ebook, $27.99