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SERVING CENTRAL ILLINOIS SINCE 1873 (q Today: Cloudy Tonight Cold DetailsB8 HIGH SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2003 DECATUR, ILLINOIS Michigan St. joins the8bi Teen unit struggles for fundsBi Greenhouse for MaroaB7 0 fmt, Mace seek bud sQayoDDgs off pair yspedSs jsrawsp 1 111 a uf mI One victim ex-Eisenhower basketball standout Brown's 2-year-old son and her sister's three children, a 2-year-old girl, a 1-year-old boy and a 4-month-old boy. All were unharmed. The children had apparently sat all night in the car with its engine running and the front passenger side By RON INGRAM Staff Writer Bond no bullet holes on the outside of the car, Anderson said. "We're treating this as a double homicide," Anderson said.

"We have not found a gun. The car was placed there by neighbors as early as 6:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday." Anderson said the couple had no connection to the home where the car was found. The Chevrolet was parked in front of the last house on South 20th Street before the street ends into Powers Boulevard on the west side of Lyons Park. Decatur firefighters were called to the scene to scrub and wash blood off the curb in front of the house once police had fin- SLAYINGSA6 DECATUR Former Eisenhower High School basketball star Shalin Bond, 20, was found shot to death about 6:40 a.m.

Friday, his body slumped behind the steering wheel of a blue 1991 Chevrolet Caprice parked in front of a house at 565 S. 20th St. Leaning against the front porch of the house was the body of 20-year-old Cort-nee Anne Brown, who also apparently had been shot. In the rear seat of the car, police found door open. Neighbors spotted the car early Friday, remembered it being there in the same condition on Thursday evening and called police with a report of a suspicious vehicle, said James Anderson, Decatur deputy police chief.

Police found evidence in the car of shots having been fired, but there were Herald ReviewKelly J. Huff Decatur police officer Don Resch removes the crime scene tape in the 500 block of South 20th Street, where a double homicide was discovered early Friday morning. Get the jj latest war ijceiruiru Si news at www.herald-review.com Missing area Marine gains plenty of support Gifford honored in House, church By MIKE FRAZIER Staff Writer DECATUR Jonathan Lee Gifford the Decatur Marine reported missing in Iraq on Wednesday, has long been a fierce competitor with his eyes set on the military. J'r'x' jr LdU )) rffefR ft. President prepares public for serious effects of war By DAVID ESP0 AP Special Correspondent American-led forces dropped bombs on Iraqi Republican Guard units ringing Baghdad on Friday and battled for control of the strategic city of Nasiriyah.

President Bush warned of "further sacrifice" ahead in the face of unexpectedly fierce fighting. In anticipation of a push on Baghdad, FA-18s attacked a Republican Guard fuel depot and missile facility south of the Iraqi capital, officials said. Hornets dropped 500-pound satellite-guided bombs on the fuel facility, while other planes hit the missile site with four, 1000-pound bunker-penetrating bombs. Iraq said at least 58 civilians were killed when a bomb struck a crowded, open-air market in the capital and blamed the deaths on American and British invaders. The first wounded American service members to return to the United States were being treated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington.

At least four were brought back, two of them carried into the hospital on stretchers. On the 10th day of the war, a British supply ship docked in the southern port city of Umm Qasr bearing tons of humanitarian supplies, and officials said fires at three of seven oil wells in the south had been extinguished. At the same time, American officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Saddam Hussein's troops have been spotted between U.S. Even high school, Gifford, now 30, never wanted to lose on the wrestling mat or the football field, according to Dwight Sim 6 Gifford Associated Press Marines CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters land at a forward area refueling point in southern Iraq on Friday to fill their tanks before continuing missions. After several days of sandstorms, which halted most helicopter missions, clear skies allowed the aircraft to return to the skies.

mons, who used to coach at Stephen Decatur High School. Now, hundreds from throughout the area are praying Gifford's tenacity will help lead to his safe return. "I don't think he'll lose his head," Simmons said. "He's the type of guy who's going to be well-trained and well-prepared." The Marine Corps notified Gifford's family Wednesday that his vehicle was found after a battle in Iraq, but the crew was missing. As of Friday afternoon, there have been no further updates on Gifford or the other missing MISSINGAS and Iraqi lines wearing full chemical protection gear and unloading 50 gallon drums from trucks.

The report reinforced concern that American and British troops might face chemical weapons. Some Marines were delaying their advance today. In south-central Iraq, the U.S. Marines 3rd Battalion, 4th Regiment, was in a stationary position, needing fuel supplies and engaging in what is called an operational pause. U.S.

warplanes and artillery pounded the city of Karbala, 50 miles southwest of Baghdad, concentrating on I i I vh $3 4 11 4 miS mmm Covert teams Chaos or calculation? U.S. snipers and demolition experts are Saddam's seemingly haphazard defense in Iraqi cities, trying to kill major members may be a ploy to force a political solution, of Saddam Hussein's ruling party. some military experts suggest. A9 A9 Prelude to Baghdad? Targeting their own Marines try to stamp out heavy resistance Hungry, terrified people trying to flee to controlling a key supply route to the Basra are threatened by armed militias, Iraqi capital. British military officers and witnesses say.

A9 A9 SACRIFICED Decatur mayoral candidates race to finish line of expensive campaign Cost df winning Rivals say they created distinct identities there will be a large voter turnout and that we will have convinced people who didn't vote in the primary to vote in our favor in the general election." Osborne thinks the While distinguishing their campaigns, both candidates think they've maintained the civility that reigned during the primary election. And they know for certain the spending By AMY HOAK Staff Writer I Butts Osborne to fill the mayor's office. Butts finished the four-person primary with 23 percent of the vote, and has concentrated on eroding Osborne's substantial win by holding news conferences almost weekly. At the same time, Osborne, who garnered 59 percent of the primary vote, increased the column space in his newspaper, the Decatur Tribune, to express his views. "There's no question we have made a lot of progress," Butts said of his campaign.

"We're hopeful Osborne Butts says he's raised approximately $50,000 in funds for his campaign, while Osborne's total came to about $30,000, not including $8,000 to $9,000 in in-kind advertisements in the Decatur Tribune In the campaign's waning days, Tate Lyle North America Inc. cut a $1,000 check to the Butts camp. Unions have infused Osborne's CAMPAIGNA6 DECATUR They've spent thousands of dollars in advertising, spoken at countless forums and worked for months to convince voters that they're best suited to be the city's next leader. On Tuesday, Decatur voters will choose either David Butts or Paul cold February weather prohibited some of his senior citizen votes from getting to the polls and hopes better weather this time around will bring out more supporters. spree that started about a year ago never really let up, keeping the mayoral campaign on course to be the most expensive in recent Decatur history.

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