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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2001
Page
1
Louis French enlisted in April 1941 at 19 to gain an education. He recalls the era’s low mood and rising costs, and notes that his training in boot camp revealed his talent for radio work after scoring 100 percent on an aptitude test.
A special Southern Illinois area veterans section profiles local servicemen and women, listing those who served and sharing their stories from the conflict era and peacetime duties, highlighting community memory and gratitude.
Detective Constable John Davies reunites with police horse Echo marking the horse's 30th birthday. Davies rode Echo during a 1982 Hyde Park bombing incident involving the Irish Republican Army.
Space shuttle Endeavour pursued the International Space Station on Thursday carrying Daniel Bursch Carl Walz and Yuri Onufrienko who will swap places with the current crew for a 159 day mission. Bursch vows to miss his children as he prepares to depart and return in May.
AP photo shows the National Christmas tree on the Ellipse in Washington with a 40-foot Colorado blue spruce decorated in patriotic colors. It is surrounded by 56 smaller trees representing each state the District of Columbia and five territories, all beneath the White House backdrop.
Mostly sunny today with highs in the mid 50s. Tonight partly cloudy with mid 30s. Saturday mostly clear with highs in the mid 50s. Details on 12A. Subscribe at 800 228-0429 option 2 or visit the southern dot com for 24/7 online service.
In 1942 Carbondale families read the paper on autumn evenings while children played and headlights lagged due to gasoline rationing. Blue Star Banners hung in windows signified a son or daughter serving in the war, a tradition dating back to the Civil War era.
Jesse Clay Phillips of Vergennes has released his first self published book after 40 years of writing. The 171 page all capital work, a collage of prose poetry and photos, catalogs stories from his Illinois 127 shop and rural scenes in Jackson Perry and Franklin counties with a mix of essays plays and a novel titled The Life and Times of an Antique Dealer. He typed it on several typewriters and designed ornate title pages with many asterisks.
GOOSE GAB LIA reports Roberts of the Salukis returns home as the team prepares to travel east. Roberts headlines a slate of players for upcoming games while coach comments on adjustments and road readiness.
The Taliban agreed to surrender Kandahar, their last stronghold, if their fighters were spared and Mullah Omar’s safety guaranteed. US rejects freeing Omar. Karzai unsettled on his arrest. Rumsfeld warns against any dignity given to Omar as radio intel suggests Omar is out of contact amid collapse. Blair and Bush pressed toward end of Taliban era.
A 79 year old Benton man, James Mathew McCutcheon, lost control on West Main Street near the Benton Public Square. He struck pedestrian Robert Smith, 67, in a crosswalk, then hit two parked vehicles inside the square after continuing eastward.
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