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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 2002
Page
3
AP report notes Jojo a 21 year old 400 pound lowland gorilla who left in 1986 now back to aid Lincoln Park Zoo breeding program. caretakers say he gets along with others and his genes help diversify the captive population as many relatives have aged or died.
Chicago area Marines Jim Michels and John Jablonski appear in two Iwo Jima flag raising photos from February 23, 1945. Widows Betty Michels and Harriet Jablonski discuss their husbands roles, Purple Hearts, and why the images must not be forgotten while a 57th anniversary event unfolds at Daley Center Plaza.
Eight men face federal charges for operating a bookmaking ring that kept water soluble rice paper betting records and held meetings in a cemetery bush. They allegedly recruited bettors set lines collected money and paid winners with up to five years and 250000 fines per count.
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