Man admits biting son’s thumb after PCP use
Phoenix AP report states 39 year old Raymond Jones, accused of child abuse and aggravated assault, told police he swallowed his 2 year old son’s thumb to mix their DNA after taking PCP. Thumb found in his mouth. doctors could not reattach it. The child was found nearby at a trailer park. The other incident describes a 70 year old woman crashing a car into a Douglass Township home. she was unconscious and not seriously injured. Weather forecast notes mostly clear tonight with highs in 60s and lows upper 30s.
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Tornado kills one injures scores in Wayne Jefferson counties
A late afternoon tornado in southern Illinois killed Michael D. Watkinson, 47, of Wayne City, injured scores, and destroyed a mobile home. About 30 people in Fairfield suffered injuries, with four transferred to St. Louis hospitals for serious injuries. Several Weaver family members were hurt when their van was lifted and dropped in a field while returning from church.
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Jefferson
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Mount Vernon
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Fairfield
Wayne County
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Kathy Atchison
St. Louis
Richard Weaver
Mount Pleasant
Anna
Weavers
Orchardville Mennonite Church
Centralia
Catholic leaders head to Rome for abuse scandal review
Cardinal Francis George and 12 other American church leaders fly to the Vatican for an extraordinary meeting with Pope John Paul II to press for concrete actions, openness, and clarity in responding to clerical abuse allegations. The pope urged bishops to investigate accusations firmly and avoid behavior that could scandalize the church.
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Philadelphia
Traditions Keeping Use of Red Barn Hosts Big Family Dance
Bill Timpner opened his large red barn for a Saturday night dance drawing about 300 guests. Rosa String Works from St Louis performed bluegrass as generations of Timpners shared memories from the 1916 barn’s construction and six generations of land ownership. The event featured hayloft seating, free sodas, and family tales of immigrant pioneers.
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Bill Timpner
Timpner
Rosa String Works
St. Louis
Illinois
Bill IV
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Underground Railroad quilts may come to Carbondale exhibit
The African American Museum of Southern Illinois plans to bring about 150 Underground Railroad quilts to Carbondale. They highlight interracial design and messages guiding escaped enslaved people to safety and underscore shared history of both black and white Americans in antebellum America.
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Milton McDaniel
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