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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2004
Page
1
Random drug testing adopted by Carterville district
Carterville joins Eldorado Harrisburg and Herrin in southern Illinois with random drug testing for students in extracurriculars. Principal Don Smith reported testing fewer than 10 students with no issues and results returned in two days. Positive results led to a one year suspension pending counseling and negative tests. At Herrin 40 students have been tested with one positive, and testing continues through the school year at $5 per student.
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Herrin
Terry Ryker
Herrin High School
Ryker
More drivers ticketed for improper lane usage in left lanes
Springfield AP reports three months after a law banning lingering in highway passing lanes enforcement rose. Police say they issue warnings or tickets when motorists occupy the left lane for more than half a mile causing fines up to 75 dollars. Lt. Lincoln Hampton says attribution to the law is not clearly tracked.
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Springfield
Cease-fire shaky as Fallujah siege persists
In Fallujah a fragile cease-fire holds amid reports of extensive civilian deaths and ongoing fighting. Near Baghdad, insurgents shot down an AH-64 Apache, killing two crewmen, as U.S. forces press to extend police control and seek a negotiated settlement with Shiite leaders.
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Iraq
U.S
Baghdad
Abu Ghraib
Thomas Hamill
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Grant papers scholar earns Lincoln Prize for Civil War archives
John Y Simon of Southern Illinois University spent 40 years assembling Ulysses S. Grant papers into 26 volumes titled The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant. The 70 year old historian won a $20,000 Lincoln Prize for thoroughness, with his work housed near Cairo where Grant prepared for war. Simon is a vocal critic of projects he deems disrespectful to history, notably opposing latex Lincoln figures at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library.
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