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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1973
Page
4
Santa Claus arrived at the WJPF radio station north of town at 10 30 a m Saturday. He was escorted by a city fire truck amid a festive scene as residents gathered.
A federal judge ruling could keep 36 inmates at Marion federal penitentiary in solitary confinement longer than the 16 months already served. The delay hinges on a writ of certiorari and potential Supreme Court review, with no decision yet from the Solicitor General.
Police tracked Luther T. Aaron 28 Pueblo Colorado who had been identified as a federal escapee. The man fled Marion police custody in a white 1969 Oldsmobile after being questioned and was later arrested in Freeman Spur and taken to Franklin County Jail Benton for federal authorities. A police monitor was found in the stolen car.
Skylab astronauts tracking comet Kohoutek note a forked tail as it nears the sun for a Christmas rendezvous. Commander Gerald Carr says visible dust and gas tails form from solar radiation while Willian Snoddy explains plasma tails grow as the comet heats. Images taken daily prepare for a Christmas day solar observation.
U.S. Sen. Adlai Stevenson III will address the Democratic Women’s Organization of the 24th District at 6:30 p.m. in Marion. The event at Knights of Columbus Hall is sold out with 300 capacity. tickets were $2.50. The Williamson County Democratic Women’s Organization hosts the dinner.
Police report a flag missing from the flagpole at Woodlawn Cemetery located at 401 E. Main St in Carbondale. An officer found the flag not flying when arriving to lower it Friday after the theft was reported Thursday.
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