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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 2002
Page
1
London AP reports that couples who smoked heavily during attempts to conceive may have a higher chance of a girl. The Lancet study is the first to suggest a smoking related effect on the sex ratio at birth, highlighting a potential biological influence.
Officials describe a small plane crash in Milan at the Pirelli building with only the pilot aboard. An Amtrak derailment near Crescent City Florida injures and kills several as crews assess casualties. The docket notes weather and subscription details for The Southern Illinois.
Five armed fugitives tied to Mount Vernon investigations are listed on the FBI site. Corey Crosby aka Ten Man, Kendal Mays aka Big Moe, Derek Waithe aka Fat Daddy, Kerwin Jones aka Gino, and Cornell Davis face conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine charges. The joint task force indicted them. mug shots describe tattoos scars and gang affiliations with the Black Gangster Disciples.
In Marion, hundreds of eighth-grade students and more than 50 veterans and families attended a history program at Marion junior high. The event featured veterans from World War I through current Afghanistan conflicts, with remarks from teacher Dan Edwards and a Silent Table tribute for POWs and MIAs. The Marion eighth-grade choir and band performed as organizers, led by Cliff Ripley of the Marine Corps League Shawnee Detachment.
At Pinckneyville and across Illinois, corrections officials face pay freezes and possible job losses while administrators enjoy valet parking, made to order meals, new police engines and supposedly free car washes. A 1999 purchase shows china settings bought for prison use, later defended as for inmate education, fueling worker resentment over perceived excess.
Richard Juliano, former deputy chief of staff to Gov. George Ryan and secretary of state's office, pleaded guilty to mail fraud tied to a scheme using public funds for political purposes. Prosecutors seek a sentence ranging from probation to 30 months. he may testify in the racketeering case against Ryan's campaign committee.
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