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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 2001
Page
6
Tugboats failed to move a 730 foot Canadian freighter stuck in strong currents on the Maumee River. The vessel ran aground Wednesday and has blocked river traffic for two days as crews struggle to unload cargo.
Roussel Uclaf S.A. admitted it failed to inform the FDA about all Cefactor manufacturing locations. U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte ordered $33 million in criminal and civil penalties in the high profile pharmaceutical case in Greenbelt Maryland.
Four city medical examiner employees in Philadelphia were found guilty of taking part in a theft ring that stole more than 90 thousand dollars from the dead. They allegedly used stolen credit cards cash guns and IDs from corpses to buy televisions computers and other items.
Four bullets were found about a mile from a .338 rifle blast that ruptured the pipeline and released 285,000 gallons of oil. Officials said the bullets penetrated the insulation jacket but did not cause leaks. Separately, the Florida Supreme Court ruled that only criminals convicted at trial may request DNA testing to clear their names.
A real estate heir and fugitive Robert Durst, linked to a Galveston Bay homicide, was arrested on murder charges after authorities found body parts in bags and traced evidence to a cramped $300 apartment. Durst fled bail, facing prior disappearances of his wife Kathleen and a friend, with investigators connecting him to multiple cases across states.
Former mayoral challenger Fernando Ferrer endorsed Democratic nominee Mark Green on Friday ending their brief feud. Ferrer had conceded earlier but reversed after Green’s runoff lead narrowed. Green led by about 19,000 votes with final tally expected soon as Bloomberg looms in the general election.
Seattle federal prosecutor Tom Wales, 49, was gunned down Oct 11 as he worked at his home office. Police seek motive. no arrests. He led anti-fraud prosecutions and supported gun control with Washington Ceasefire. The Tom Wales Endowment aims to raise $2 million to sustain Ceasefire.
A downtown bus terminal was evacuated after an unclaimed suitcase containing 1 000 feet of blasting cord and C-4 plastic explosive was found. Bomb squad neutralized the material and the Greyhound terminal reopened about four hours later. Police and BATF investigated origin and purpose of the device.
An Alaska copter crash in a snow storm left three people missing while two FAA workers were rescued from Cook Inlet. A Alaska Air National Guard helicopter plucked two from the water near Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport as heavy snow and low visibility forced an early end to the search. The craft was en route from Fire Island, five miles west of the airport, when it went down Thursday afternoon.
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