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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 2001
Page
6
Atlanta health officials seek wider doxycycline use among those at risk for anthrax amid growing concern over resistance to ciprofloxacin. Both drugs are CDC recommended for treatment and exposure protection, but ciprofloxacin belongs to a special class used when organism susceptibility is uncertain.
Health officials said average Americans face little risk from mailed biohazards. Additional incidents of mailroom contamination were reported at the State Department and a building housing FDA VOA offices, but officials stressed home mail remains not dangerous and anthrax spores are unlikely to become airborne.
In Mariposa California Judge Thomas Hastings ordered Cary Stayner’s murder trial moved due to extensive media coverage. Stayner, 40, is already serving a federal life sentence for the 1999 killing of Yosemite naturalist Jose Armstrong.
A 44-year-old train operator with no prior record opened fire in Tours on Monday, killing four and wounding eight before fleeing to an underground garage. Police captured him and a SWAT sweep found no accomplice, with officials saying the suspect had no recollection of the incident.
Slobodan Milosevic denounced fresh charges at the U N war crimes tribunal in The Hague after four months in custody. He refused to enter pleas to indictments accusing him of 1991 Croatia atrocities and expanded Kosovo 1999 killings and deportations and sexual assaults. Innocent pleas were entered for him. This marked his third appearance and third clash with judge Richard May.
Tokyo lawmakers loosen postwar limits enabling Japan Self-Defense Forces to assist in the U S led Afghanistan campaign. The bill allows transport of weapons and ammunition by sea and land while prohibiting combat roles in the fight against Osama bin Laden, and passes with unusual speed.
Investigators pulled three Granit cruise missiles, data recorders, and five more bodies from the Kursk wreck in the Barents Sea. Deputy PM Ilya Klebanov said the probe nears a cause, with theories ranging from internal torpedo malfunction to a collision or WWII mine.
Walid Abu Srour sets up a sidewalk currency shop on Nativity Street as Bethlehem residents begin recovery after Israeli tanks left town. Mayor Nasser cites $18 million in damage while families mourn and tourism, the town’s main industry, remains in ruins. Israel said incursions aimed to find militants after a cabinet minister was killed on October 17.
The article notes a deadly strike near the Church of the Nativity in Manger Square as Paul John Paul II and the United States condemn the fighting. Johnny Thaljieh, 19, was killed by a stray bullet while in Bethlehem. His brother George summarized ten days of incursions and the Israeli retreat that returned control to Palestinians. Israel deployed 30 tanks and armored units to Bethlehem and Beit Jalla, occupying two hotels to establish sniper posts including the Paradise Hotel damaged in a gun battle.
Israel says troops will depart remaining Palestinian areas if a cease-fire endures, after withdrawing from Bethlehem and parts of four West Bank towns. Palestinians demand unconditional pullouts as U.S. pressure grows to end the 13 month fighting. Security commanders met in Tel Aviv with no date set for a follow up. Jibril Rajoub said no agreement was reached.
New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani told a House field hearing that the FBI should be required to share terrorism-related information with local law enforcement. He urged Congress to pass a law authorizing real time intelligence sharing while noting risks of broader access to sensitive data and praising prior emergency planning efforts.
FBI Director Robert Mueller pledged improved cooperation with police in the 9 11 investigation at a Toronto conference. He said local forces had sometimes been wrongly turned away and urged joint anti terrorism task forces where absent. The FBI will share leads quickly and rely on local input, acknowledging limits on what the bureau knows about suspects.
The Bush administration announced a $127 billion surplus for the 2001 budget year, the second biggest ever in U.S. history, though down from 2000’s $237 billion. Weakened economy, tax rebates, and a major $1.35 trillion tax cut reduced revenues while spending rose after the Sept. 11 attacks.
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