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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 2002
Page
1
The Mega Millionaire promotion offers 15 000 dollars in money printed in the newspaper with 35 000 tied to Tuesday editions. A live Mega Millionaire auction is planned for July 20 at University Mall in Carbondale, while a traveling inflatable Earth exhibit educates Watertown students using satellite images.
City leaders refused to ban alcohol at Turley Park concerts amid petitions by ex councilman John Yow and businessman Gib Bolen arguing against public drinking. About 75 residents attended the Tuesday debate as the Sunset Concert Series continued at Turley Park and Shryock Auditorium venues.
Austen Norris, 5, is credited with saving three adults and two children as a Marion home fire trapped Kele Norris on the second floor. Four year old Keir Norris died from smoke inhalation. Firefighters arrived after 2:37 a.m. and recovered Kele. Austen woke Turner and alerted Matt and Kasey Norris, who could not reach the upstairs victims.
Illinois Governor George Ryan reaffirmed a moratorium on executions through the end of his term amid lawmakers' concerns about a proposed overhaul of the death penalty. They debated limiting eligible crimes, creating a review panel, and videotaping police interrogations as a commission's plan drew mixed reactions.
Carbondale in Jackson County is adding 168 ground controls to support a county GIS project, vastly increasing the number of reference points beyond the 50 in the rest of the county. City engineer Larry Miles notes markers cover the city and its 1 percent mile surrounding zone to improve aerial photo accuracy used in planning and development. The aerial photography was recently completed by Bruce Harris and Associates, with the project finishing in a couple of days as timing proved critical.
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