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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 2001
Page
5
Computer security experts warn of Code Red II, a variant of the Code Red worm that infected computers globally last week. The new strain exploits Internet linked machines, defacing sites and now leaving a back door for unauthorized access. Russ Cooper of TruSecure Corp. warns infected boxes can be controlled by anyone who finds them.
American adventurer Steve Fossett vanished from mission control for nearly four hours as he attempted a solo balloon circumnavigation. He launched from Northam Australia in the Solo Spirit at dawn and later climbed outside the 5 by 7 foot capsule to fix a broken antenna and switch to a laptop after losing phone and email contact with Washington University in St Louis.
Krista Spears, 11, and Sierra Spears, 8, were traveling alone to Lakeside, California, when America West employees routed them from Phoenix to Ontario International Airport instead of Lindbergh Field in San Diego. The incident marks a second such error in under a month.
In Montgomery the Southern Christian Leadership Conference resumes work with Martin Luther King III at the helm amid doubts over his leadership. A May letter accused him of poor fundraising, poor communication, and absence from the Atlanta office. King pledges to stay in charge as the group moves forward.
A Harvard study using data from 28 000 fatal crashes between 1990 and 1998 shows nearly one third of drivers still place children 12 and under in the front seat. Front seating rose fivefold when a child is alone in the vehicle, with women more likely than men to seat young children in front. The report, in Pediatrics, urges rear seat safety and safer front seats.
In Mullens, doctors Sam Muscari Sr and Manuel Barit operate from trailers after July floods destroyed downtown offices and nearly seven feet of water filled the building. They treated hundreds of patients without charge, while coping with lost records, limited equipment, and rising stress related ailments in a town of about two thousand.
Factional clashes widen as Ayatollah Khamenei orders arbitration by Expediency Council to resolve Guardian Council nominations. The dispute pits conservatives against reformists over control of the powerful body and the fate of Mohammad Khatami's second term. The swearing in was postponed after Parliament approved only one of eight nominees.
Republican governors say the White House under President Bush aligns with their view of state roles in education. Early staff delays hurt clarity on governance in the education bill, with Engler citing vague language about governors’ oversight. Officials note turnover slows, but steady cooperation improves, as Almond says teams are finding their sea legs.
President Olusegun Obasanjo urged free condoms for the Nigerian military to curb AIDS. Speaking in Ibadan, he warned HIV AIDS could devastate the armed forces and called for a code of conduct and stronger AIDS education. Africa accounts for 26 of the global 36 million infections.
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