Jewel sword for Queen Elizabeth II marks Golden Jubilee
Lance Cpl. Nick Hunt holds a 50,000 pound commemorative sword encrusted with jewels to honor Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee. The piece will be presented to the Queen in London. Separately, Easter Seals in Miami rehabilitates 21 month old orangutan Millie diagnosed with cerebral palsy. An asteroid 165 feet across passed near Earth on March 8 unnoticed until March 12, coming from the sun’s direction and brushing by about 288000 miles away.
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Lifeguards
Britain
London
Millie
Mary Inhoffer
Easter Seals
Miami
Melbourne
Fla
Orlando
Earth
Weather Outlook and Calendar Snippet
Outside today cloudy with mid 40s highs. Tonight clear with upper teens. Friday mostly sunny with lower 40s highs and upper 20s lows. This brief weather note appears amid a newspaper section listing Inside pages and calendar items.
Plug pulled on Franklin Hospital deal by CHS
Franklin Hospital in Benton once again faces an uncertain future after Community Health Systems Inc. withdrew its bid to purchase the facility. Phil Schaefer of Southern Illinois Healthcare said CHS ended the due diligence process without a counter offer, leaving no clear path forward for transfer or management of the hospital.
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Franklin Hospital
Phil Schaefer
Southern Illinois Healthcare
Community Health Systems Inc
Schaefer
CHS
Band Or Life on the road with Saluki Sweet 16 memories
Nick Sortal recalls SIU Salukis making the Sweet 16 in 2002 and 1977, focusing on the band’s travels and memories from the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to the NCAA run. He shares bus rides, dorm antics, and the excitement of fans, musicians, and cheerleaders amid their trips home.
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Salukis
Wichita
Kan
Coors Brewing Co
Kansas City
Holiday Inn
Herrin
Mike Glenn
Wichita State
Southern Illinois
Nick Sortal
Marion teen admits killing Pittsburg girl in fatal dispute
In a Marion courtroom 17-year-old Michael Hearn testified he killed 15-year-old Ashleigh Sprague during an argument. Sprague disappeared June 8, 2001, and her body was found in Marion’s Scottsboro area. A judge will rule Thursday morning on first degree murder charges.
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John Speroni
Michael Hearn
Hearn
Ashleigh Sprague
Pittsburg
Sprague
Scottsboro
Suit filed in Alexander election case
Former Alexander County Circuit Clerk Susan Hileman filed a federal civil suit in Benton alleging a vote buying scheme involving county and state officials during the March 21, 2000 primary. The action, brought by Morris Lane Harvey, targets former County Clerk Lewis Maze for civil rights violations in Hileman’s reelection bid.
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Alexander County
Susan Hileman
U.S. District Court
Mount Vernon
Morris Lane Harvey
Hileman
Lewis Maze
Democrats eye sweep as Illinois faces November tests
Illinois Democrats aim to take remaining state offices after control of the House and Supreme Court. An easy Senate race, a strong governor’s race foe, and new districts favor Democrats, while Republicans confront an unpopular incumbent governor and divisions within the party.
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