Blagojevich to swap lavish wardrobe for prison uniform
Springfield report notes former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich faces a drastic lifestyle change as he awaits sentencing. He will be restricted by a 23 page inmate property handbook, losing $195 ties and $700 shirts for a basic khaki uniform and bans on blue black red or camouflage attire due to gang concerns.
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Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Blagojevich
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Pearl Harbor memories fade as survivors dwindle
Local historian David Conrad recalls December 7 1941 when he was 13 at a theater with his mother as news of the Pearl Harbor attack broke. Historians stress preserving lessons from that pivotal day for future memory.
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Pearl Harbor
David Conrad
Carbondale
Conrad
Navy veteran recalls Pearl Harbor dawn aboard Enterprise
Karen Sala describes her father W. Douglas Bryant of Herrin as a 21-year-old Navy man aboard the USS Enterprise when Pearl Harbor was attacked on December 7, 1941. He kept wartime memories private, but the service shaped his life, with the carrier returning to Pearl Harbor from Wake Island as dawn broke 215 miles west of Oahu.
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W. Douglas Bryant
Herrin
Enterprise
Pearl Harbor
Wake Island
Oahu
Alan Rogers
John A. Logan College
SIU Purchases Five .xxx Domains To Protect Brand
Southern Illinois University systems spent about 5000 dollars to buy five .xxx domains including siu.xxx siuc.xxx southernillinois.xxx southernillinoisuniversity.xxx and saluki.xxx. The domains will be held for ten years to curb porn site use of the university name.
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CARBONDALE — _ SIU
CarbondAle
Internet Corporation
SIU
SIU track project slips. outdoor meet relocated
SIU's 3.96 million track facility near completion misses the track surface. The old McAndrew Stadium site is torn up but the new track may not be ready for spring events. Beynon Sports Surfaces could not install full-depth polyurethane due to required three to four warm weeks. September cooled, October near normal temperatures.
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Carbondale
SIU
McAndrew
Jason King
Beynon Sports Surfaces
National Climatic Data Center
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration
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