World powers react to U S nuclear contingency plan
Governments in Europe the Middle East and Asia responded cautiously as the Pentagon studied options for nuclear strikes against states deemed to threaten the United States with weapons of mass destruction. Officials called the plan routine or questioned its veracity.
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Pentagon
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U.S
Libya
Ali Abd al- Salam al-Tariki
Cairo
America
NATO
Dmitry Rogozin
Kremlin
Washington
Russia
Rogozin
NTV
Nuclear options debated as US weighs threats response
Officials described a broad set of options for the president to use if attacked by weapons of mass destruction while stressing no immediate plan to deploy nuclear arms. They noted possible updates to missiles and emphasized improving intelligence and conventional measures to deter threats. International reactions ranged from cautious to skeptical as the document circulated.
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Powell
Rice
NBC
Meet
Air Force
Richard Myers
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Myers
CNN
John Warner
R-Va
Senate Armed Services Committee
Joe Lieberman
D-Conn
Miners Endure Dangers and Duty in Illinois Coal Mines
Bryant, a 19 year old Galatia Mine worker, provides a window into life in Illinois coal mines. The 54 square mile operation relies on high sulfur coal for utilities in the Southeast despite safety gains and shifts to natural gas. The piece recalls cave-ins, dust, and the risks miners face, while noting fatalities, Black Lung disease, and the safety progress over decades.
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Bryant
Illinois
Galatia
Maynard St. John
Ohio
Robert Murray
Kerr-McGee
Art Rice
U.S
U.S. Department of Labor
Department
Zeigler
Salukis land 11 seed in NCAA by expanding CBS show
SIU earned an 11 seed in the NCAA tournament as Utah Missouri Tulsa joined as at-large No. 12 seeds and Wyoming Boston College filled 11 and 12 slots. Marcus Belcher said the matchup with Texas Tech mattered less than facing a high quality team after the MVC title game loss to Creighton. Coach Bruce Weber admitted nerves but praised an inside tip from David Carney that SIU would be an 11 seed.
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Ncaa Selection Committee
Salukis
Creighton
Utah
Missouri
Tulsa
Wyoming
Boston College
SIU
Saluki
Bruce Weber
David Carney
Weber
Tell City
Indiana
Systolic blood pressure more predictive of heart risk in middle age
A French study of 4714 men average age 52 finds high systolic readings 160+ linked to doubled cardiovascular death risk over 14 years, while diastolic numbers show no added risk. The work challenges the focus on diastolic pressure and supports systolic importance across ages.
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Chicago
Archives of
Internal Medicine
Athanase Benetos
Center For Preventive and
Paris
Prakash Deedwania
University of California
Accuracy Hotline for The Southern Illinoisan Errors
The notice requests readers report inaccuracies in The Southern Illinoisan. It cites misspellings of the Southern Illinois Wilbert Vault Co. in Herrin from a Saturday fire story and misspellings of Arlene Norvell and Van Voyles in a March 2 Carbondale High School project story, noting the newspaper erred.
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Jackson County
Southern Illinois Wilbert Vault Co
Herrin
Arlene Norvell
Murphysboro
van Voyles
Carbondale
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