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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 2001
Page
7
In Colombo officials tightened security as soldiers aided police at polling booths amid Sri Lanka’s violent election season. The death toll reached 42, with twelve million voters set to elect a 225 seat Parliament while President Chandrika Kumaratunga urged restraint and peaceful voting.
Indonesian troops clashed with separatists in Aceh on Tuesday, the 25th anniversary of the province's independence struggle. Six rebels were killed and three soldiers injured, according to security forces spokesman Lt. Col. Firdaus Komarno. The Free Aceh Movement has fought for independence since December 4, 1976.
Hindu leaders and devotees in Varansi awaited the ashes of George Harrison. Olivia Harrison and son Dhani were to travel to India to scatter the remains in the Ganges as planned. Harrison died at 58 in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer and was cremated in Hollywood.
A worker at a London nursing home gave 10 elderly residents a dishwashing liquid mistaken for black currant juice. One woman died and five were hospitalized. In Kosovo Mariah Carey performed Hero for U.S. peacekeepers who photographed her, cheered, and sang along, with many soldiers displaying her image and changing outfits during the performance.
An American oil rig named Key Singapore broke from its towing cables in a storm off the Israeli coast. Eighty four people were rescued by joint American, Israeli, British, and Cypriot helicopters and ferried to the USS Ross before moving to Haifa. The crew included 77 Egyptians, four Britons, two Americans and one Dane. The rig, owned by Global Santa Fe, drifted about 40 miles off shore as it listed and broke up amid high winds, with airlifts initially hampered by conditions.
U.N. and Afghan factions grind toward a power sharing plan for a 2 1/2 year interim rule with Hamid Karzai tipped to become premier. Talks seek proportional cabinet posts for Pashtuns Tajiks Hazaras and Uzbeks plus women as tribes shape the government. A signing ceremony was hoped for but remains uncertain.
Women seek eye and facial enhancements with EBS Facial Dream and EBS Eye Gel. Reporter notes the products claim to reduce wrinkles crow's feet and sagging skin and that JCPenney nationwide sells both with satisfaction guarantee. Ends with toll free number and website.
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