Today in History snapshot October 28, 2001
Highlights include the Volstead Act passage in 1919 over Wilson, Harvard founded in 1636, Liberty statue dedication in 1886, Mussolini rising to power in 1922, and Khrushchev Cuba missile dismantling in 1962. Also notes Pope John XXII, 1965 papal decree, 1980 debate, and Kosovo elections context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Wilson
Harvard College
Massachusetts
France
Richard Jewell
Olympic Park
Atlanta
Moreyete
Los Angeles
Post Office Considers Masks for Anthrax Protection
Postal workers are being offered respirators to filter anthrax spores with options from tight-fitting non powered masks to battery operated helmets. Battery units provide filtered air through a tube into the helmet while sealing air from entering around the face. Blower systems are mentioned as part of the setup.
Lottery results tally from Indiana and Missouri draws
Daily Three and Four midday and evening results list numbers. Hoosier Lotto, Missouri Pick 3 and Pick 4, Indiana ShowMe, Lotto, Lotto jackpot, Powerball numbers and current top jackpot figures provided.
Southern Illinoisan contact and subscription details
Publisher and editor contact information, newsroom hours, and subscription rates for The Southern Illinoisan. Includes phone numbers for news tips, circulation options, classified and display ads, replacement copies, and mailing addresses. Notes ownership by Lee Enterprises.
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Linda Ritchie
Lindus
Linda. Lindus
Southernillinotian
Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois Ave
Lee Enterprises Inc
Davenport
Iowa
P.O
Network Sunday talk shows feature Rumsfeld Fauci and Card
Television schedules list ABC This Week with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and Dr. Fauci, CBS Face the Nation with John Nolan and Dodd, NBC Meet the Press with Andrew Card and Armey, CNN Late Edition with Holbrooke and Osterholm, and Fox News Sunday with Card DeLay and Kerry.
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ABC
Sam Donaldson
Cokie Roberts
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Jack Straw
David Franz
U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
Anthony Fauci
National Institute of Cbs
Face the Nation
John Nolan
John McCain
R-Ariz
Christopher Dodd
D-Conn
House
Dick Gephardt
D-Mo
Mohammad Akhter
American Public Health Association
NBC
Meet the Press
White House
Andrew
CNN
Wolf Blitzer
Richard Holbrooke
U.S
United Nations
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Michael Osterholm
Center For Infectious Disease Research and Policy
Kenneth Alibek
Fox News
Andrew Card
Tom DeLay
Texas
John Kerry
D-Mass
Graf and Agassi welcome baby boy Jaden Gil in Las Vegas
Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi announce the birth of their son Jaden Gil, born three weeks early at a Las Vegas hospital weighing five pounds seven ounces and nearly 20 inches long. Both parents and baby are healthy and discharged, ending a private wedding record in 1999.
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Las Vegas
Steffi Graf
Andre Agassi
Graf
Agassi
Jaden Gil
Stefanie Graf
Brooke Shields
Dolly Parton reschedules New Year’s Eve benefit concert
Dolly Parton postponed the all-star bluegrass benefit at the Grand Ole Opry House for Sept. 11 victims families. Artists were tied up with family gatherings or other gigs, and the show will move to spring or summer 2002 to support the Families for Freedom Fund which funds scholarships. No lineup has been released.
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Nashville, Tenn
Dolly Parton
Grand Ole Opry House
Parton
Families For Freedom Fund
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Ibrahim Rugova
Kosovo
David Trimble
Northern Ireland
Post Office
Neoterik Health Technologies Inc
Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Indiana
Herrin
N. Park Ave
Marion, Illinois Centre Mall
Card
Dick Armey
John Edwards
D-N.c
Graf, Agassi
Southern Illinois
Southern
Souther
First Cellular
Southern Illinois Unlimited
Firstcellular.com
Anna
Carmi Benton
Harrisburg
Fairfield
Marion
Mt Vernon Olney
Sparta
David Atchison
Judy Greer
Barb Kinnear
Mike Nolen
Brendan Tolan
John Newell
Action Pawn
Clearwave Communications
Crossville Communications
Dave's Telephone
Fountain's Gym Girl's
Hamilton County Communications
Wabash Telephone
Kesei Hardwaree Metro Service Center
Mobile Radio Novacom Inc
Shawnee Telephone
SI Communications
COMA
S.I
Sd Aou
Carbondale Civic Center
Doctor's Speakers Bureau
Brian Bird
Midwest
Springfield, Illinois
State Fairgrounds Dept. of Agriculture Building
Southern Illinois University
The
Illinois Fish Farmers Cooperative
Iffc
Hotmail
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