Southern Illinoisan notices and weather updates
Gov Ryan calls for more agency budget cuts while Greenspan signals possible rate cut. Courts cover DUI charges across Franklin to Williamson counties. Thanksgiving charity drive requests group info by Nov 22. Today mostly cloudy with highs in the upper 50s and a 40 percent rain chance tonight.
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Police: No reason to follow truck in June traffic stop
Deputy Eric Frazier admitted at an evidentiary hearing that he followed a Ford Ranger on June 30 only to check it out. He and Officer Michael Renth were parked at All Mart in Nashville when the truck passed by around 4:15 a.m. The driver, David Reidelberger, 43, wasn’t driving erratically, yet Frazier pursued the vehicle, a move central to the shooting of three suspects and the ensuing probe.
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Students Demonstrate at SIU Carbondale Over Possible Faculty Strike
About 50 students gathered outside the Southern Illinois University Carbondale administration building demanding bargaining talks resume. Gerund Neal Young of USG criticized the stalled talks after a federal mediator left. students vow to support faculty if a strike occurs.
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Bush says bin Laden put world on notice
U S officials analyze an audio tape believed to be from Osama bin Laden to confirm authenticity and gauge his plans. President Bush says the message signals the war continues and notes dismantling of the terrorist network. Saddam Hussain government agrees to return weapons inspectors under a strict UN resolution in Iraq.
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Teen’s truancy lands him in jail under ACT Now program
Marion officials report a 16 year old pupil was sentenced to 10 days in the St. Clair County Juvenile Detention Center for chronic truancy under the ACT Now program. State's Attorney Charles Garnati notes this is the first time a minor has been jailed for failing to attend school since the program began in 1999.
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Williamson County truancy program flags prosecutions rise
State's Attorney Charles Garnati says the Abolish Chronic Truancy Now program begun in 1999 leads to about four or five prosecutions yearly of parents or students. A 16 year old Marion student received a 10 day jail term for chronic truancy, which has been served, with the school attendance order remaining in effect. Some students feel the court action is a joke, SEE TRUANCY / PAGE 2A.
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