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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 2002
Page
1
Siblings from Jonesboro win the Illinois segment of the Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Contest. Page 1B outlines winners and related notes.
A 52-year-old gunman opened fire at El Al’s Los Angeles International Airport counter, killing two and wounding three others before a security guard shot him dead. The FBI saw no terrorism link and described the act as isolated. Thousands evacuated. domestic flights continued.
The region celebrated July Fourth style picnics and patriotism with flags on porches and bunting on railings. Communities held events from family gatherings to large city observances, such as Steeleville’s Lions Club and American Legion Post 480 celebration spanning city and Legion parks.
A Fourth of July security surge followed a deadly Los Angeles Airport shooting. Post Sept. 11 style patrols expanded over Washington and New York with air and ground measures. FBI warned of a terrorist-linked group. stadiums were closed and transit use fell sharply as authorities boosted checks and bomb-sniffing operations citywide.
About 30 people at the Newman Center in Carbondale joined a National Issues Forums breakfast and session to explore three responses to terrorism. Options were all-out war, bolstering homeland security, and The Battle for Hearts and Minds to reduce hatred.
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