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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 2002
Page
1
Section highlights include the Shawnee Quilters display Patriotic Challenge on page 1B while other items cover Wisconsin mammoth bones reshaping history, media scrutiny of party practices, American Taliban cooperation, WorldCom bankruptcy, Ridge on military law in turmoil, Carbondale BMX focus, and Finley debut win for the Cardinals.
Outside Today expect partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms, high mid-90s, southwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight mainly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of storms, lows near 70 and west winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday remains cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the mid-80s.
Jerry Ingram of Percy shows a four pound largemouth caught at Pyramid State Park’s enlarged lake complex. He notes the secret to finding bites, while park officials remind visitors of a daily limit of one fish at least 18 inches long. Ingram, a Matsushita supervisor, enjoys fishing with wife Terri when time allows.
Forrest and Douglas Hurd of The Hurd Brothers band died in a two vehicle wreck near Harrisburg after Moss failed to stop at a stop sign. Moss and passenger Aimie L. Debose sustained major injuries. Moss later moved to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. The Hurds backed acts like Buddy Guy and Steppenwolf and received regional notice for their blues rock style. Police continue investigation with charges pending.
A Carbondale woman abducted by Robert Eugene Gibson in a parking lot near Convenient Food Mart at 315 E Walnut St was taken to St. Charles Mo where Gibson was arrested after four hours. The two women escaped when he paid for fuel and alerted authorities. Carbondale Police cooperate with FBI on federal charges.
Health officials urge personal protection and mosquito control as West Nile virus tests rise with dead birds. County offices halt bird carcass turn-ins after three local positives. no human cases reported though risk remains. Officials advise long sleeves, DEET repellents, and removing standing water to reduce mosquitoes.
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