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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 2002
Page
1
Samantha Shaw of West Frankfort shaved knee length hair to aid children losing hair due to medical reasons. Other items note Lewis and Clark anniversary in Carbondale, resident questions to state Rep Mike Best, pharmacist concerns on prescriptions, a fatal train van crash inquiry, Dow stock losses, Ann Landers column, Senate loan ban, and 80s era weather outlook.
About 50 workers overran guards and attacked 20 or more pre job meeting attendees at Texas Eastern pipeline work on 589 S Sulphur Springs Rd. Four men were hospitalized, one with a gunshot wound. Injuries included blunt trauma. several vehicles were damaged. Duke Energy and Rogers and Phillips cite union versus non union tensions while officials describe local labor vs non local labor.
Carbondale prepares for a bicentennial commemoration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to span 2003 through 2006 with events announced by Illinois Lewis and Clark Commission director Brian Widaman. The program involves multiple communities and three boats to reenact the historic river route.
An investigation into the Ridgway Park incident found no charges over the death of 7 month old Delaney J Mayberry. State police accident reconstruction officer Jim Harmon said Lucy Christine Mayberry moved the infant to a nearby picnic area in a car seat and the baby later died after being near a parked pickup owned by Robert E Chamberlain.
A 26 member youth group in Thebes plans to host a four day traveling Vietnam wall exhibit starting Aug 29. They must raise about $13,000 including a $4,500 wall fee, $100 daily transport stipend, and lodging near Cape Girardeau. Donations may be sent to Thebes Junior Volunteer Fire Department.
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