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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Mar 01, 2012

Page

14

Welcome home 661st Engineer Company members after Afghanistan tour

Nineteen members of the 661st Engineer Company return from six months in Afghanistan to a welcome ceremony at Sparta Armory. Families hug soldiers including Pfc. Johnathan Dial and his children, with Lt. Col. Craig Holan praising their service and asking for prayers for those still deployed. The unit lists 19 returning members and notes 141 still overseas.

Afghanistan 661St Engineer Company 661St Engineer Co Rylee Dominic Dennis Dial Pfc Johnathan Dial Dial Johnathan Jr Arlene Hackworth Jewell Hackworth Hackworth Violet Lilyth Col Craig Holan Holan Sparta Pinckneyville Matthew Robbins Carterville Anthony Anderson Makanda Robert Kraemer Goreville Karl Williams Steeleville James McWorter Anna Jakob Smith Brookport Pablo Oroszo South Elgin Josephe Green Aviston Bethalto Alan Jones Kankakee Cory Andorfer Rockton Leslie Donnell Mattoon Nicholas Madonia Springfield Michael Wright Lawrenceville Robert Lawter Fairview Heights Derek Cummins Belleville Jonathan Vickery Olney Macie Will Effingham Marilyn Halstead Southern

Judge blocks graphic cigarette warnings in U S packs

A Virginia judge blocked the federal mandate requiring large graphic images on U S cigarette packs citing free speech concerns. The ruling stops the FDA plan that would cover half the pack with images and until appeals resolve. The decision highlights tensions between consumer warning goals and corporate advertising rights.

Richmond U.S Richard Leon Washington R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co Lorillard Tobacco Co Food and Drug Administration Leon Myers FDA North Carolina R.J. Reynolds Reynolds American Inc Lorillard Tobacco Lorillard Inc Commonwealth Brands Inc Liggett Group LLC Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Inc Altria Group Inc Philip Morris USA

Cook earns police endorsement in GOP primary

Former Belleville police officer Rodger Cook won the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police endorsement in the 12th Congressional District Republican primary. The FOP praised his dedication to social justice and fair labor conditions, as Cook faces Theresa Kormos and Jason Plummer in the March 20 ballot.

Cook GOP Rodger Cook U.S Jerry Costello Belleville Illinois Fraternal Order of Police Mously Theresa Kormos Jason Plummer Brad Harriman Ken Wiezer Illinois FOP

Bills to tax ammo and register guns pass committee

An Illinois House committee backed bills for statewide handgun registration and ammo tax, passing 7-4. The registration would charge $20 per handgun, require carrying certificates every five years, and mandate reporting lost or stolen weapons. Opponents from gun rights groups criticized the measures as costly with little effect on illegal gun use.

Springfield Illinois Chicago Rahm Emanuel Emanuel Felicia Davis Todd Vandermyde National Rifle Association

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