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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 2006
Page
2
May 20 1806 heavy rain through noon then clearing, camp flooded as Capt C and I slept in water. Indians watched from opposite riverbank at 5 PM. Frazier returned with roots and bread. brass buttons highly valued by the locals exchanged for food. Edited by Gary Moulton, historian.
NASA hauled Discovery to the launch pad in Cape Canaveral Florida as preparations begin for only the second shuttle liftoff since the Columbia disaster. The four mile trek from the Vehicle Assembly Building took about eight hours aboard a massive transporter with an orange external tank and two solid rocket boosters.
Two young boys died of bird flu in Indonesia as the global tally climbs. The WHO notes the country’s toll now stands at 32 with 123 deaths worldwide. The FAO warns the poultry disease emergency will last for years.
A morning BBC radio interview intended to promote the new X-Men film became a tense discussion on race. The host and station defended the broadcaster amid the heated exchange.
Oscar winner Halle Berry confronted Chris Moyles on Radio One Breakfast after he mocked a performer's voice calling it a big fat black guy. Berry questioned if a racist moment was unfolding as she objected to the impersonation. In California, Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Johnny Van Zant underwent successful emergency appendectomy and was recovering at Stanford Hospital.
The Friday edition of The Southern Illinoisan misidentified Sierra McFarlin as a Marion resident when she is a Carterville resident and incorrectly labeled her as Sienna. The paper issued an erata correcting the outline.
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