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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 2003
Page
1
Column notes that farm equipment dealers say proposed taxes would hurt the economy by crippling agricultural sales. Page 1B covers regional notes including Carterville and Carrier Mills items with local policing and budget concerns. The Southern Illinoisan notes two borrowing plans under state consideration and forecasts a sluggish national economy.
Southern Illinois sportsmen protest Senate Bill 1195 aimed at halting semi automatic assault weapon manufacture and ownership. Exemptions appear to exclude guns with smaller fixed magazines but the 50 caliber ban could effectively restrict many firearms. Local dealer John Mann warns the measure could ban guns down to 28 gauge and impact shotguns, while Sen. Dave Luechtefeld notes the bill would ban many shotguns.
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said U S forces may besiege Baghdad and rely on Iraqi citizens to rise against Saddam Hussein before an invasion. He insisted on total victory with no cease fire and a regime change ready to take over. The remarks came to the Senate defense subcommittee.
Jim Cislaghi of Herrin served as an Army reconnaissance team member in 1991 with the 101st Airborne and Air Assault Division during the Persian Gulf War. Then 37 and a Herrin Post Office letter carrier, he led one of four 5-man teams monitoring Iraqi positions for weaknesses.
American led forces bombed Iraqi targets and fought Iraqi troops across Saddam Hussein’s shrinking domain eight days into Operation Iraqi Freedom. British forces destroyed 14 tanks in their largest battle since World War II while 25 Marines were wounded or missing near An Nasiriyah. Bush and Blair avoided a timetable, promising UN help for postwar Iraq as air power dominates with 1,500 daily missions and ongoing drops of supplies and troops.
In Carbondale Pine Lake, Angela Andersen eyes pear or plum trees as Mardale True Value readies for the big spring rush. Workers unload fertilizer mail and mulch piles grow to a mountain of mulch, with mulch selling as the top item for upcoming season.
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