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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 2002
Page
13
Police in Memphis charged George Willie Franklin 24 with first degree murder in the death of a 3 year old girl among nine shot after a drugs dispute. A warrant was issued for his cousin Leslie Franklin 22 as part of the same incident. The confrontation sparked a drive by shooting at a house.
Divers captured a 2,000 pound orphaned orca in Puget Sound and planned a weekslong effort to reunite her with Canada’s A-pod. The 11 foot whale, suffering worms and itchy skin, was moved to a 1,000 square foot pen at Kitsap Station before release near Vancouver Island where the pod is expected to return in late June.
Congress moves to create a Cabinet level Homeland Security Department with hearings set for next week. Leaders aim for final approval by Sept. 11 and a full transfer of 100 federal entities and thousands of employees. Tom Ridge to testify. Ridge and Andrew Card briefed about 50 senators.
Republicans pushed a House measure to permanently relieve taxes for married couples, sending a 271 142 vote to the Senate where Majority Leader Daschle showed little enthusiasm for scheduling a debate. Democrats criticized the move as election year politics while Treasury Secretary O Neill praised the House.
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