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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 2001
Page
2
Cobden venue hosts B Grant Morgan at 8 p.m. tonight with front street location and contact 893 2394 for details.
Local listings show free acoustic music by Rob Jones at Mungo Jerry's Fat Cat Cafe in Murphysboro and Sassafras at Exhibition Hall for fairs in Du Quoin. Also planned are a holiday art sale at University Mall Carbondale, Santa visit at Tower Square Marion, holiday lights fair at Du Quoin, multiple blood drives, and state lottery results across Illinois and Missouri with various jackpot figures.
New translations show bin Laden mentioning Sept. 11 hijackers and Saudi clerics support. Pentagon and White House defend accuracy and urge independent translations. Translators name specific suspects tied to the attacks while officials review differing Arabic transcripts.
Afghan fighters backed by U S airstrikes and special forces pushed Taliban and al Qaida from caves last week as U S Defense Secretary Rumsfeld pledged more troops to Afghanistan to aid a cave by cave sweep. The new Karzai government begins a six month drive to stabilize a looted country with a ruined bank and unpaid workers. A multinational peacekeeping mission of 3 000 to 5 000 troops will protect the interim government.
Carbondale Police Chief R T Finney praises the Perry County Humane Society for funding a protective vest for Tommy the dog. The vest aimed to increase safety for Tommy and surrounding officers. Local contact details are provided for the Vested Interest program and Perry County Humane Society donations.
President Bush warned bin Laden might slip out of Afghanistan but pledged the United States would pursue terrorists globally. He urged leaders to arrest fugitives in their countries and framed 2001 as a success for tax cuts and education reforms while acknowledging economic legislation delays.
Publisher and newsroom contact details for Carbondale area readers with phone numbers for news tips and classifieds. Subscription rates listed, including 52 weeks for 169 dollars and 12 weeks for 41.95, plus mail rates. Includes address and post office information.
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