Dog rescued after 24 days at sea near Johnston Atoll
A dog aboard an abandoned fuel tanker was rescued by a tugboat crew after drifting hundreds of miles southwest of Honolulu and coming within 100 miles of Johnston Atoll. Coast Guard Capt. Gilbert J. Kanazawa said the dog was fed by the rescuers and approached them eagerly.
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Honolulu
Coast Guard
Gilbert J. Kanazawa
Coast Guard Marine Safety Office
Pacific
Johnston Atoll
U.S
Four Southern Illinois bankers form First Southern Bancshares Inc
John Dosier Steve Schauwecker Patricia Shay and Kevin Klaine launch First Southern Bancshares Inc a holding company filing Friday to buy Shawnee State Bank of Grand Tower with branches in Carbondale Grand Tower and a Vienna pending site. The group emphasizes locally owned and managed banks with deep regional ties.
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Carbondale
Illinois
John Dosier
Steve Schauwecker
Patricia Shay
Kevin Klaine
First Southern Bancshares Inc
Shawnee State Bank
Grand Tower
First Southern Bank
Shawnee
Vienna
Dosier
Belleville
Magna
Union Planters
Schauwecker
First National Bank
Old National
Shay
University Bank
First Bank
Great Cardboard Boat Regatta Rebels Tradition at Carbondale
In Carbondale the 29th annual Great Cardboard Boat Regatta mixed old and new as a middle school class joined the event for the first time, and the freshman design class did not handle a project. Sixth graders designed Serendipity and the bee boat to compete, with Serendipity taking an early lead as students battled wind and water on race day.
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Jordan Burr
Mark Chalem
Jack Stemper
Carbondale Middle School
Carbondale
W. Larry Busch
Cindi Allen
Chris Huh
Sarah Luebke
Brawl At Laughlin Casino Kills Three Rival Gangs Clash
Three bikers died and at least 12 were wounded when Mongols and Hells Angels members fought with guns and knives on a Harrah's casino floor in Laughlin Nevada. Up to 70 people were involved and one arrest made as police probed the mass melee.
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Laughlin
Nev
Nevada
Hells Angels
Denise Massey
Harrah’s
Harrah
Vince Cannito
Las Vegas
Endangered Sites Highlight Southern Illinois Landmarks
Since 1995 the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois has issued an annual list of the state’s most endangered historic sites. The 2002 list places Soldier Field expansion on track after a court ruling, while 81 other sites, including Southern Illinois properties, remain precarious with some prospects improved.
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Springfield
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois
Chicago Bears
Soldier Field
Cook County
Illinois
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