Sudden Riyadh attacks raise al Qaida link questions
Reports describe synchronized explosions at al-Hamra Jadawal and Vinnell compounds in northeastern Riyadh and note witnesses recounting rapid fires and collapsing structures. Seven Saudis died alongside foreign workers including Jordanians and Filipinos as Crown Prince Abdullah warned attackers face hellfire.
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Afghanistan
Nayef
Okaz
Colin Powell
al-Hamra
Jadawal
Vinnell
Riyadh
Patrick Amour
Amour
al- Hamra
John Gardiner
British Broadcasting Corp
al-Watan
Abdullah
Mohammed Abdullah al- Blaihed
Abdullah al- Blaihed
al-Blaihed
Saudi Arabia
FBI to aid Saudi in probe of deadly bombings
FBI Director Robert Mueller dispatched an assessment team of up to a dozen agents to assist Saudi Arabia in investigating deadly bombings. The group will interview witnesses, recover evidence, and analyze explosives to trace their origin, working with Saudi police and the permanent legal attache in Riyadh.
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FBI
Robert Mueller
United States
Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
Mueller
Albany
N.Y
West Frankfort mayor set to fill RLCD seat soon
The RLCD board, five-year terms, includes seven members with appointments by Franklin and Jefferson counties and West Frankfort Benton Mount Vernon mayors. Gray’s term expired. Woolard delays until district stabilizes. appointment possible as early as Tuesday. New commissioners seated. Doug Moore heads water and sewer. Frank Browning street. A J Farkas police and fire. Bob Ellis finance.
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RLCD
Franklin County Board
Jefferson County Board
West Frankfort
Woolard
Doug Moore
Frank Browning
A.J. Farkas
Bob Ellis
Varsity closing brings nostalgic memory of Peter Pan era
A former patron recalls visiting The Varsity theater as a child five years old to watch Disney's Peter Pan, including nightmares about Captain Hook. He later returned for Elvis Presley and Pat Boone films and seven Up bottle cap matinees. A Kerasotes spokesman said no decision had been made after the company closed.
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Cox
Varsity
Elvis Presley
Pat Boone
Kerasotes
Varsity Theatre to Close After 63 Years in Carbondale
The Varsity Theatre at 413 S Illinois Ave Carbondale closes tonight after 63 years with the final film Bend It Like Beckham starting at 4 30 p m. Mayor Brad Cole will meet with the Kerasotes family to discuss the theatre building future. Readers may share memories with Ken Seeber at P O Box 2108 Carbondale IL 62902 or ken seeber thesouthern com.
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Varsity
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Beckham
Brad Cole
Kerasotes
Ken Seeber
P.O. Box
Seeber
Thesouthern
Senate backs two bond types in coal measure
Senate approves a bill creating general obligation and moral obligation coal bonds. Moral bonds would be backed by the borrowing company, with the state stepping in if default occurs. Rep. Dan Reitz sponsors the House version amid governor's requested 300 million moral obligation designation. The Senate passed 48 to 9. bill moves to the governor.
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Dan Reitz
Dsteeleville
The
United Mine Workers
Reitz
Senate
AccuRACY Correcting illness report in Saturday’s paper
The Southern Illinoisan should have reported Ryan Grumish’s illness as a blood cancer. Readers are invited to call the Accuracy Hotline with corrections from Jackson County or outside the county.
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Jackson County
Ryan Grumish
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