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Ridge defends heightened security precautions as the city tightens patrols and coordinates with regional agencies amid ongoing threats.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 2004
Page
1
Obama urges bipartisanship during Illinois tour
Barack Obama spoke from the Jefferson County Courthouse steps amid a four day Illinois tour to tell voters his Senate goals cross party lines. He urged moving beyond slogans and focus on substantial issues, urging citizens to learn about policy and engage beyond registration and voting.
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Mount Vernon
Barack Obama
Jefferson County
U.S. Senate
Obama
Illinois
America
U.S
Paul Simon
Carbondale
Sheila Simon
Paul
Old Cape Girardeau bridge segment demolished in blast
Hundreds witness the easternmost section of the old Cape Girardeau bridge collapse into the river. The blast, delayed to 12:10, cleared traffic from the new Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge as spectators watched from the Missouri floodwall and Illinois shore. A final safety sweep followed before detonation.
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Illinois
Cape Girardeau Bridge
Cape Girardeau
Mississippi River
Bill Emerson
Big dollars predicted for Fifth Judicial District race
In Southern Illinois, campaign disclosures show Lloyd Karmeier about 181000 from Jan 1 to June 30 while Mang Maag near 53000. Analysts expect far larger sums to flood into the race later, mirroring past Illinois Supreme Court contests and signaling substantial money in October.
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Illinois
Fifth Judicial District Supreme Court
Lloyd Karmeier
Nashville
Mang
Glen Carbon
Cindi Canary
Illinois Campaign For
Canary
Saluki shot putter set world record at peak
George Woods, former SIU standout from Sikeston Missouri, recalled the moment he set an indoor world record over 72 feet in 1974 and later earned Olympic glory at Mexico City 1968, where teammate Randy Matson won gold and Woods took silver as the Star Spangled Banner played. He credited coach Lew Hartzog for steering his path from Missouri to SIU and head-to-head college competition.
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Southern Illinois
George Woods
Saluki
Mexico City
Randy Matson
Woods
Sikeston
Missouri
University of Missouri
SIU
Lew Hartzog
Lew
Hartzog
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