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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 2004
Page
2
June 9 1804 Clark Lewis Clark Journals describe small channels below a bluff called the Prairie of Arrows. Steve our boat nearly snagged on a log as we rounded a snag. The stern struck a submerged log and swung broadside to the current. The party quickly freed the vessel.
Incumbent Hugh David Scates of Shawneetown is unopposed for a seat on the Illinois Corn Marketing Board. Election set for July 6 with voting 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in county Extension offices across Districts 3, 6, 9, 12 and 15. Terms begin Aug. 1 for three years. Scates serves District 15 covering multiple counties. Write-in votes allowed. declare intent by June 29 via form from the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Absentee ballots available, must reach the department by July. Linda Rush
Janice Jacobs, a U.S. State Department official, confirms FBI leads investigation into the death of Robert Jacobs in Saudi Arabia amid terrorist links alleged by the family. The elder Jacobs served globally with the State Department, and the family notes his adaptability and long residence abroad, including Ethiopia and France.
Frederiksen blames nonunion picketers for Borowiak's closing after two years of 6 25 per hour pay with no union benefits. Twenty five employees will lose jobs though they never sought union recognition. Shoppers lament loss of a convenient neighborhood store and the town’s split, with Save A Lot remaining, plus Big John and a Wal Mart nearby. Pickets absent on final day.
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