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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 2001
Page
1
New York AP reports a worse than expected unemployment release fueled a heavy selloff. The Dow Jones average fell over 230 points, closing at 9,605.85, a low not seen since April. Analysts cite worsening economy fears and more bad news ahead as the dominant driver.
A star studded audience honored Michael Jackson marking 30 years of his solo career. The late start saw Jackson escorted in a white jacket beside Elizabeth Taylor, with Macaulay Culkin and his parents Katherine and Joseph in attendance. Usher Maya and Whitney Houston performed Wanna Be Startin Somethin in a lively opening.
Police say two year old Mathew Olsen steered a car from his mother's Bay Shore residence across a busy boulevard through a fence and into a kitchen wall of a neighboring house. The mother received a $40 summons for leaving the car unattended with keys in the ignition.
Partly sunny today with highs in the mid 80s. Tonight partly cloudy with lows in the upper 60s. Sunday showers likely with highs in the mid 80s and a low near 60. Details on 12A. subscribe at 800 228-0429 option 2 or online at southernillinoisan.com.
Kerasotes Theatres moves ahead with a proposed eight screen multiplex at University Mall in Carbondale, attached to the mall’s south wing. The project aims for a fall 2002 opening with stadium seating and Dolby Digital DTS sound in each auditorium.
Cobden reports a strong apple crop with good size and color as Flamm Orchards doors open to pickers. Larry Flamm notes 114 years of family farming while U of I expert Kashad cites statewide fruit success and steady direct-to-consumer sales as a key advantage amid regionwide harvest activity.
SIUC Carbondale enrollment stands at 21,598, down 954 students or 4 percent from last fall. Off campus, 2,157 students study mainly at military bases, down 343 or 14 percent, and Nakajo Japan campus fell by five. Dietz cites stronger freshman academic profiles and new admissions steps as shaping the trend.
Informational picket by Big Muddy River Correctional Center officers and AFSCME Local 3663 shows alleged under staffing and unsafe conditions. Officers dispute IDOC claims of 60 inmates per officer moving at a time, saying supervisors handle 130 to 140 inmates and even 200 in cell houses. Regional director Buddy Maupin pins blame on Springfield officials, not local wardens, for lack of hiring authority.
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