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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2001
Page
1
PETA urges the University of South Carolina to drop the Cocky mascot citing cockfighting as barbaric and illegal since 1887. The animal rights group frames the nickname as outdated and harmful to animal welfare.
At least 11 college students and a 3 year old boy contracted a serious E coli infection after a pancake tailgate before the University of Wisconsin Madison game on Oct 6. Three students were hospitalized with two later released, the third remained in good condition.
At the University of Georgia a full contact deathball league, played five on five with prison rules, has been recognized by the school and allowed to receive student-activity fees. Players showcase cuts and bruises as varsity letters.
Caroline Kennedy tours the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation special exhibition in Boston featuring original clothing and accessories worn by Mrs. John F. Kennedy. The show, highlighting state events in America and abroad, runs through February.
Partly cloudy today with highs 65 to 70. Tonight cloudy with mid-40s lows. Friday again cloudy with 65 to 70 highs and upper 40s lows. Details on 16A. Subscribe at 800 228-0429 option 2 or online at southernillinoisan.com 24/7.
West Frankfort Park Board rejected a 505000 loan bid from the Rural Bond Bank as risky for debt levels. Vote 3-2, with Davis, Hill supporting and Webster, Walton, Lintner opposing. Swofford and McLaskey absent. About 1.0 million raised via private gifts, referendum, and IDNR grant. two other funding options exist. A special meeting set for Friday explored financing and legality questions.
U S jets target Kabul including a fuel depot near the airport and strike Kandahar military sites amid a seesaw battle for Mazar e Sharif. Aid groups urge a pause to deliver food before winter, while U S special ops crews await launch from an Indian Ocean carrier. A bomb hit a boys school but did not detonate, defused later by mine teams.
A Capitol Illinois incident at former Speaker Dennis Hastert's home resulted in more than 30 people receiving treatment. Authorities reported the scene as a welfare or safety response with no confirmed fatalities. Fire and emergency crews assisted, and investigators began assessing the cause and the extent of exposure or injuries.
Mitchell has held the pen for 34 years but never used it. He notes people sometimes want to sign documents, but he stops them. He quips that it is a government pen that does not work just like the government. Southern Illinoisan photo by Michael Dann.
John Mitchell of Zeigler recalls U S Marine Corps training in 1967 at Fort McClellan Alabama as a biological and chemical warfare specialist. He describes anthrax as the first item on the list in secret top secret instruction, noting its ease and lethality as a biological weapon and the broader context of wartime research.
Carbondale Jackson County law enforcement and university leaders outlined a united plan to investigate possible anthrax cases quickly and to treat pranks harshly. They urged the public not to panic and to use common sense.
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