Town Reacts To Tape Of Fatal Saudi Shooting
Murphysboro residents react to a videotape said to show former local resident Robert C. Jacobs shot and killed in Riyadh. Neighbors link his death to war in Iraq, anti American sentiment, and regional violence. Jacobs worked for Vinnell Corp. and had moved away years ago.
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Lewis and Clark Journals Excerpt May 1804 September 1806
An excerpt from the Lewis and Clark journals recounts meeting a Causseu from the Pania on the River Platt and a plan to recruit a Pania intermediary. George Drewyer describes a pond incident with a snake that made turkeylike noises after a gunshot, noting Indian and a Frenchman accounts. Edited by Gary Moulton of the University of Nebraska.
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Farmers Face Excess Rain Disrupting Southern Illinois Crops
Smith cites long term forecast calling for normal conditions through August. Borgsmiller farms 750 acres near Murphysboro and reports heavy rain since mid May damaging low lying crops and alfalfa. Wheat is ahead by about 10 days but wet fields slow harvest and risk alfalfa roots suffocating. Despite recent rains, SI is 3.95 inches below normal for the season.
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Old Glory celebrates 224th birthday observed as Flag Week
The article notes the Continental Congress set the flag on June 14, 1777 and celebrates National Flag Week begun in 1966. It cites red white and blue meanings, places the flag in history with Key and the anthem, and urges proper display and disposal of worn flags.
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Accuracy Hotline for The Southern Illinoisan
Readers may report inaccuracies to the paper's hotline with numbers for local calls in Jackson County and toll free from elsewhere, including extensions for staff contact.
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