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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 2001
Page
18
Covington police said Marjorie M. McElfresh, 30, shot and critically wounded Linda Gegner, 26, outside Latonia Elementary School. Gegner remained in critical condition as McElfresh faced attempted murder charges.
Baghdad based Iraqi News Agency reported warplanes from the United States and Britain dropping bombs in southern Iraq on Thursday. The Pentagon denied the claim. Iraqi sources said there were no casualties.
HONOLULU AP The new skipper of the U S submarine that sank a Japanese fishing vessel off Hawaii was relieved of duty after grounding the sub near Saipan harbor. Cmdr. David Bogdan was relieved of his duties on the USS Greeneville due to lack of confidence in his ability to command.
In Salt Lake City jurors weigh punitive damages after a federal finding that Kmart was negligent by selling a shotgun to 19 year old Ryan T Eslinger who later killed himself. A San Diego high school attack led to guilty pleas from 18 year old Jason Hoffman for attempted murder and related assaults.
Sixteen American tourists from Seattle were killed when their LET 410 turboprop crashed after visiting Mayan ruins near Chichen Itza in Yucatan. Three Mexican crew members also died. The Maasdam cruise ship had docked at Cozumel after departing Fort Lauderdale on September 9. Autopsies to determine causes underway. site access restricted by soldiers.
An Amtrak California Zephyr passenger train collided with a Union Pacific freight train in western Utah, causing a derailment and fire. Six people sustained minor injuries while 263 passengers and 14 crew members were aboard. Uninjured travelers were bused onward while authorities assess the scene.
Israeli tanks moved into Jenin and Jericho for a second day sparking gunbattles that killed three Palestinians and wounded 21. The raids followed an overnight Jenin strike that left seven dead including three militants and a girl, with broader tolls reaching 626 Palestinian and 173 Israeli deaths in nearly a year of fighting.
Palestinian leaders condemned what they described as stepped up Israeli incursions into Palestinian territory as international attention fixed on the deadly terror attacks in the United States and their aftermath.
Harold Laird, 26, who escaped from a Beaumont Texas prison by widening a ceiling light hole remained at large for a second day. Authorities believe he stole a pickup truck carrying a .22 rifle and 500 rounds. Laird, sentenced to life at 17 for killing Douglas Redd, was described as dangerous and highly agile.
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