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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 2001
Page
1
About 50 Santa Clauses on Harley Davidsons rode through Zurich on Wednesday en route to distribute presents to children, spreading holiday cheer as they traveled.
In Washington AP report, Strom Thurmond marking his 100th year told female colleagues I love all of you men but you women even more. The remark drew laughter in the Senate as Tom Daschle delivered birthday wishes. Thurmond’s wife Nancy watched from the gallery amid their long-seated, friendly separation.
Former President Bill Clinton speaks at the Clinton Presidential Library groundbreaking in downtown Little Rock Arkansas. He tells hundreds of supporters he hopes he has done his mother proud as wind sweeps the flags nearby.
A few hundred tickets remain for the Salute to Freedom celebration at 7 15 p m Friday in Shryock Auditorium Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The Pearl Harbor 60th anniversary tribute honors World War II fighters. Complimentary tickets available at Illinois Centre mall office or Carbondale office. Call 351 5034 for details.
Showers likely today with highs in the upper 50s. Tonight mostly clear with lows in the upper 30s. Friday partly cloudy with highs in the mid-50s and lows in the mid-30s. Details on 12A. Subscribe at 800 228-0429 option 2 or online at www.thesouthern.com.
Three American soldiers were killed and 19 wounded by a stray 2,000 pound bomb near Kandahar as U S forces press the hunt for Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. The casualties marked the bloodiest day of combat there, with Pentagon identifying the fallen as Master Sgt. Jefferson Donald Davis, Sgt. 1st Class Daniel Henry Peaithory, and Staff Sgt. Brian Cody Prosser of the 5th Special Forces Group Fort Campbell. Interim prime minister Hamid Karzai was slightly injured in the same blast.
DeWitt County Sheriff Massey and Planned Parenthood official Kathie Spegal praised police work for capturing Clayton Lee Waagner, an anti-abortion extremist who escaped Feb. 22. He carried about $10,000 and had eyes on clinics nationwide. Authorities noted he used a comb to pick a faulty maintenance door.
Rev. Dale Carson leads the Benton Ministerial Alliance Christmas drive benefiting more than 400 Benton and West City area families. The community effort has grown since 1979 with no salaries paid, and all funds go back into the program.
A list of holiday deadlines and events for Benton and West City. Dec 10 is the final day for food items to First Christian Church. Dec 14 is the final day for toys to First United Methodist Church. Dec 17 toy wrapping at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist. Dec 21 food boxes packed at 6 p.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Dec 22 breakfast at 7 a.m. for basket deliverers and food boxes and toys delivery begin at 8 a.m.
West Frankfort readers respond after a $375 theft from Anita Grider during shopping for five children. Charles Moose Williams, 67, and others urge support for Ron and Nancy Doerge who run Share Your Blessings, with donations pouring in from the Marion American Legion and local residents. Doerge encourages further gifts and notes the program aids hundreds of children each Christmas. Calls and mail reach the charity at 964-1024 or 12327 Bahama Drive, Marion.
A concise guide offers practical tips to simplify shopping. It covers planning, comparing prices, using discounts, and avoiding impulse buys. Readers learn to set budgets, check return policies, and organize lists for efficient trips.
A feature from Outdoors offers practical advice for tomorrow's goose hunt. Tips cover calling technique, decoy setup, wind use, and field readiness drawn from a champion goose caller's experience.
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