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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 2002
Page
1
Salt Lake City banners mark the 2002 Winter Games as organizers note cleaner air despite traffic surges. Climate Neutral Network honors the Salt Lake Olympic Committee for a net reduction in pollution in Utah skies. Stephen King questions retirement plans while forecasts call for mostly sunny, cooler days.
An 83 year old grandmother, carrying her granddaughter, was swept as floodwaters rose on Kratzinger Hollow Road near Anna. She slipped crossing the swift stream and the child was torn from her grip. About 200 rescuers from multiple agencies searched the area. the body was recovered later.
Lisa Williams, 29, of Royalton, receives 27 months in prison after a long pattern of drug addiction and probation noncompliance tied to a 1998 felony for unlawful acquisition of a controlled substance. She admitted posing as a nurse and calling in a prescription to a local pharmacy as part of the case. The hearing focused on a decade-plus arrest record.
Washington officials say an al Qaida operative led to a government warning that terrorists may hijack a commercial airliner to attack a U S nuclear power reactor. FBI cannot verify threat. all 103 reactors in 31 states were alerted as a precaution.
An escapee from a North Carolina prison, Samuel Luques-Martin aged 23, led Southern Illinois authorities on a five hour chase across two counties. Galatia and Harrisburg police arrested him at 8:15 a.m. after the suspect used two stolen vehicles, caused two collisions and prompted multiple foot pursuits. The pursuit began near a rest area on Interstate 57 north of Benton following a routine license check on the stolen sport utility vehicle.
Mary L. Thomas, a Black victim, says she was followed and assaulted by Kenny Strobel, Marion Park District Board president, on December 28. NAACP Carbondale calls for full investigation and charges, criticizing Williamson County State's Attorney Garnati for not pursuing action.
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