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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 2002
Page
15
The Supreme Court weighs a village ordinance requiring door-to-door groups to obtain a mayoral permit at no cost. Jehovah’s Witnesses argue it targets them, while Mormon and Baptist churches frame door knocking as essential outreach and a First Amendment right. Witnesses, Mormons, and Baptists frame the issue as free speech and religious outreach.
Former President Ford backs allowing therapeutic cloning for medical research while opposing reproductive cloning. He argues a total ban could block lifesaving therapies, citing potential for disease treatment and comparing to prior recombinant DNA safeguards. Senate debate is moving toward a total cloning ban, with bipartisan opposition from Sen Specter.
The Defense Department reports 829 more troops may have been exposed to nerve and mustard gases from the Khamisiyah depot blast in 1991, bringing the total possible exposures to 101,752. The Pentagon notes earlier models and new data revised exposure reach and raises questions on veterans illness links.
Italian researchers report 180 migraine patients with Helicobacter pylori were split into antibiotics alone and antibiotics plus Lactobacillus. After one year the probiotic group showed greater headache eradication and lower relapse, though experts urge caution.
A sweep of church events across Carbondale and nearby towns lists Bible studies, worship services, conferences, and community gatherings. Highlights include First Baptist Carbondale with a six week Living Free Bible study, men’s conference RSVP details, and a 2002 CROP Walk on the town square with multiple routes. Local churches in Pinckneyville De Soto and Vergennes host services, speakers, and group activities through May, with youth services and concerts noted.
NASHUA New Hampshire AP reports a small Lithuanian parish St Casimir in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester is expected to close within 14 months as part of a three church consolidation. The church has served New Hampshire s American Lithuanian community for nearly a century with Lithuanian Masses and altar flowers in the national colors.
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