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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 2003
Page
1
Shawnee Community College presents a history tribute to explorers Lewis and Clark on Page 1B along with notes on a Rend Lake Conservancy audit nearing completion and FAA concerns tied to a Williamson County landfill plan on the same page.
Outside Today's weather art is by Trevan Kirby, second grade, Thomas School, Carbondale. TODAY: Partly cloudy with a high in the upper 50s. TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a mid-30s low. SUNDAY: Rain showers and thunderstorms likely, high 50 to 55, 70 percent rain chance.
A Galatia Mine worker at American Coal Co.’s Galatia Mine was seriously injured when struck by a ram-car in an underground area at 5:30 a.m. Friday. The miner’s name was not released. he was treated by EMS and flown to an Evansville hospital. The accident followed layoff notices affecting 800 employees, details undisclosed as officials investigate.
Martha Jane Dimitroff, 53, a Title I and computer teacher from Du Quoin, was killed in a vehicle crash while heading to Lesser-Valier High School. The collision occurred when Dimitroff reportedly pulled into the path of a southbound tractor-trailer on Old Du Quoin Road. This marks the latest in a string of losses this school year, including former teacher Dan Hayes and sisters Lorie and Andrea Webb, leaving Principal Nick Laur grappling with the strain of ongoing grief.
U S forces and units from the 101st Airborne fought off attacks at Baghdad international airport as they established a base outside Saddam Hussein's capital. Thousands fled the city fearing urban combat while American commandos moved in from the south and clashed with Iraqi forces. A car bomb killed three at a checkpoint as the push continued toward dominance in a volatile Baghdad.
Gulf War veteran Jim E Scales a retired Army colonel and SIU Carbondale official explains major tactical differences between Operation Iraqi Freedom and the 1991 Gulf War He recounts wartime experiences and notes how today there is a broader objective Baghdad versus Kuwait and earlier ground and air operations were staged differently.
Anna Jonesboro High School temporarily withdraws a one year ban of PE instructor Rick Bittle from athletic events after he challenged coach Jim Drew, claiming no due process hearing. A Union County Circuit Court postpones hearing to Monday with a new date set for April 11 at 7 p.m. The case involves claims of constitutional rights and alleged removal from the gym.
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