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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 2001
Page
1
Albuquerque police are investigating after a department helicopter landed near a Krispy Kreme late at night. Lt. Bob Huntsman confirmed the action and said officers went into the shop to buy doughnuts, returning with a box as the craft departed.
Georgia Supreme Court rules the electric chair violates the state constitution by causing ghastly injuries and excruciating pain. The 4-3 decision ends electrocution as Georgia’s method, defaulting inmates to lethal injection and leaving Alabama and Nebraska as the remaining states using the chair.
Mostly sunny today with a high near 60 and north winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight will be clear with a low around 33 to 38 and light winds. Sunday offers another mostly sunny day with a high in the mid 60s. Details on 12A. Subscribe line and online service listed.
James E. Walker enters his second year as SIU president amid praise from faculty and administrators for a successful first year. He touts a $17 million state allocation for a Springfield based cancer institute serving central and southern Illinois, funded partly by the tobacco settlement. Walker, former Middle Tennessee State University president, notes past enrollment growth and strong state support as he continues lobbying in Springfield.
Washington AP reports teen smoking started by over 3,000 youths daily in 1997, then fell by a third to about 2,145 per day in 1999. The National Household Survey on Drug Abuse notes steady teen drug and alcohol use through 2000, with tobacco new-user declines in 1998 and 1999.
Karco Inc. plans to convert One Stop Amoco at 600 E Main St Carbondale into a package liquor store and smoke shop with 21 plus entrance. The Liquor Advisory Board unanimously approved a Class C license pending final city commission review on Oct 16.
Bishop Wilton D. Gregory of the Belleville diocese in Southern Illinois is poised to be elected president of the U S Conference of Catholic Bishops. Gregory, 53, is vice president and would become the group's top leader at the fall meeting in Washington.
In a case of state high school football action, Nashville edges undefeated A J Benton as Massac County falls short, creating a tie in the standings. Cardinals suffer setback while Nashville advances with a key victory.
A Sunday feature advises families on earthquake readiness with practical tips for student safety and parental involvement. It emphasizes kids handling some homework tasks while parents guide essential preparations.
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