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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2004
Page
1
A brief item notes Murphysboro elementary school celebrates Cinco de Mayo on Page 1B. The section runs among local and national briefs including court reports and weather details with the newspaper masthead The Southern Illinoisan.
Francisco Tomas, a Mexican immigrant, bought a dilapidated two bedroom house on Elm Street in Alto Pass in the 1970s and spent years restoring it with family. His story mirrors many migrants drawn to Southern Illinois for seasonal work who established roots, contributing to a growing Hispanic population. See DREAMERS / PAGE 2A.
Ralph Dunn, 90, longtime business owner and late life politician, died Monday leaving a void in Southern Illinois. Tributes stress his dedication to public service, district needs, and helping people across party lines, with former ally Sen. David Luechtefeld praising his advice and relentless work ethic.
The Army disclosed twenty investigations into prisoner cases after ten prisoner deaths and ten cases of abuse. U.S. commanders in Baghdad altered interrogation procedures as the White House sought Arab outreach to blunt a growing controversy. President Bush planned two brief Arab television interviews to address the prisoner abuse images.
Carbondale City Council voted 4-3 to table discussion on eminent domain and quick take of a house and vacant lot in East Walnut Street owned by Robert Irvin and adjacent property on South Marion Street amid private developer plans for a grocery store. The issue returns at the next meeting with supporters and concerns for timing.
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