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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 2002
Page
1
Metropolis based Jeopardy hopeful Brian Self is among 11 contestants who passed a 50 question test to qualify for the show. The page notes the eligibility milestone and frames the competition in the context of the game.
Today brings mostly sunny skies with highs near 60. Tonight turns cloudy with lows in the 30s. Friday will be cloudy with highs in the 60s. A brief table of sections follows including Inside Business and Lottery listings. The Southern Illinoisan provides subscriptions and online access information.
Springfield bureau report says Senate Republicans propose closing the Vienna Correctional Center to close a 1.2 billion budget gap. The plan would cut college aid, spread cuts through state government, and raise cigarette and riverboat casino taxes while preserving K-12 funding and avoiding pork barrel projects. Governor Ryan backs the approach with emphasis on spending cuts and modest revenues.
In Carbondale Illinois the Illinois State Treasurer Judy Topinka brought thousands of items from safe deposit boxes to the Civic Center display. Among the finds were pocket watches diamonds rings rubies jade necklaces coins stamps baseball cards opera glasses a Tiffany spoon and a ticket to the 1952 Republican National Convention.
Sealed bids are invited for all items in the Carbondale Cash Cash Preview Auction through April 25. The auction will be held Saturday May 4 in Chicago. Mail bids to Office of the State Treasurer 300 W Jefferson Springfield IL 62702 ATTN Ed Buckles before 12 p.m. April 30 2002. Terms available at auction and online at cashdash.net.
American church leaders after an extraordinary Vatican meeting proposed a special process to defrock priests guilty of serial minor abuse while leaving cases that are not notorious to local bishops. They will present the plan to June meetings to craft a broader policy, but reject a blanket zero tolerance.
A Carbondale resident describes a loud thump on the roof as a severe weather system swept through Southeastern Illinois. The storm produced high winds, marble sized hail, sideways rain, and multiple tornado warnings across Hamilton White Saline and Gallatin counties before moving toward northwest Kentucky. Arkansas Alabama
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