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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 2003
Page
1
The paper covers local pride for troops in Iraq and aCleanup day in Carbondale plus court reports on marriages and divorces across multiple counties. Weather calls for mostly sunny days with mild temps and gentle winds as the region awaits next updates.
U S troops and Iraqi police patrol Baghdad to curb rampant looting as Marines move north to confront possible final holdouts of Saddam Hussein. A hotel firefight and threats of bombings deepen the urgency of suppressing armed resistance. The surrender of Saddam’s science adviser and 55 others are sought as Lt. Gen. Amer al Saadi says Iraq has no weapons of mass destruction.
About 2,000 runners across 240 eight member teams tackled the 80 mile River to River Relay under a sunny to afternoon swing. Kyle Monroe SIU Carbondale forestry student and Crab Orchard 10K winner joined his SIU teammates while family members watched from the route, highlighting a day of grit and support.
The extension gives May 2 for a floor vote on HB 3465 to split SIU into SIUC and SIUE, with SB duties reallocated and medical school provisions debated. President James Walker opposes the measure, citing cost and debt concerns under IBHE projections.
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