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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 2012
Page
2
Police and prosecutors found no evidence that Lindsay Lohan struck manager Thaer Kamal with her Porsche on March 14. Surveillance and witness accounts conflicted, Kamal declined treatment, and the DA determined insufficient evidence to pursue leaving scene charges.
Thousands gather in New Orleans to see rapper Mystikal perform one last time before returning to jail for a probation violation. The rapper whose real name is Michael Tyler served six years for sexual battery and extortion, was released in 2010, and faces May 14 jail return after a February domestic abuse battery arrest. His attorney said the victim and Tyler were longtime partners. On stage he urged fans to walk away from conflict and warned of the coming sentence.
Adam Yauch known as MCA and a founding Beastie Boy died in New York after a nearly three year battle with cancer. He was 47 and had announced a salivary gland cancer in 2009. The group canceled shows and delayed their 2011 album Hot Sauce Committee Pt. 2 while he fought the illness. He was a pioneer who helped hip hop reach a wider audience and was active in Tibet activism and filmmaking.
Lottery results show Pick Four and Pick Three draws for several states, plus Lucky Day Lotto Mega Millions and Powerball jackpots. Notable jackpots include Mega Millions at $118 million and Powerball at $60 million, with numbers listed for each draw.
On May 5 1862 Mexican forces under Benito Juarez defeated Napoleon III's troops at Puebla. Other events: Napoleon at St Helena died in 1821, Carnegie Hall opened in 1891, Yankee Stadium construction began in 1922, Scopes trial began in 1925, Addis Ababa fell to Italians in 1936, Haile Selassie returned in 1941, wartime sugar rationing started in 1942, West Germany sovereign in 1955, Damn Yankees opened on Broadway, Alan Shepard made America's first spaceflight in 1961.
The Friday paper misidentified Haley Revoire-Waive Stevens' father on page 4F. The correct father is Danny Stevens. Readers are urged to report inaccuracies by calling three numbers provided.
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