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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 2002
Page
1
Starting June 30 the price of sending letters rises with first class mail up 3 cents to 37 cents. Most other postage will increase and nondenomination stamps at 37 cents go on sale mid June including a flag stamp and a four stamp set of antique toys. A makeup rate stamp worth 3 cents for use with 34 cent stamps will also be issued featuring a star.
A truck carrying lighter fluid hung from the Route 8 ramp to north I 84 east in Waterbury after a Tuesday crash into the side barrier. Separate note reports a California discovery of a new 13 foot beaked whale from DNA analysis of marine mammals washed ashore over three decades. research to appear in Marine Mammal Science in July. Outside Today forecasts mostly sunny with highs upper 60s and upper 70s to start Thursday. Tonight clear with mid 40s.
Vienna Correctional Center will close May 15, two months earlier than the July 31 date previously set by the Illinois Department of Corrections. IDOC spokesperson Sergio Molina cited budget shortfalls as the reason and noted Valley View in St. Charles will also close in May. AFSCME Local 415 leaders expressed shock as workers learned of the sudden shutdown.
In Jenin refugee camp a Palestinian ambush killed 13 Israeli soldiers and wounded nine others in a narrow alley and courtyard. Prime Minister Sharon vowed to press Operation Defensive Shield until militias are destroyed and signs showed U S pressure easing.
Illinois Commerce Commission backs a proposal cutting most of Southern Illinois from the 618 area code while keeping eastern suburbs near St Louis in 618. Washington County and northwestern Randolph County stay 618, with a new code for the rest. Vote later this month. change could take years. Chamber official backs overlay to preserve current numbers.
Gov. George Ryan’s campaign committee and former top aide Scott Fawell pleaded innocent to racketeering charges alleging use of state workers for campaign work. Prosecutors sought freezing of the multimillion dollar fund to cover a $1 million forfeiture and removal of a connected law firm as fund representative. Fawell appeared relaxed at the hearing.
Rebecca Myers of rural Anna testified she does not want to be in the same room as her estranged husband Christopher Myers of Cobden who is accused of kidnapping her at gunpoint. Judges rearranged court appearances to separate the couple at the Union County Courthouse amid a web of charges including aggravated arson kidnapping home invasion and weapons offenses. Diane Speir seeks another order of protection as the case unfolds with appearances shifted to a downstairs courtroom for safety and order.
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