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Weather and obituary notes in scattered 1960s column
Light snow is expected today from the northern Rockies eastward to the upper Mississippi valley with showers. Area forecast shows highs 54 Friday and 52 Saturday with lows 43 and 32 respectively and precipitation from 7 a.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday. Also in the report are lake spillway readings for Crab Orchard, Devil’s Kitchen, Little Grassy, and Lake of Egypt, plus church potluck and Christmas activities. Robert L. Lambert, 91, Carbondale, a retired farmer and carpenter, dies after 46 years in Carbondale. services set for Monday at Huffman Funeral Home. Pope Paul VI will light Rio de Janeiro’s Christ statue for the city’s 400th anniversary on January 1, with the statue first lit on Columbus Day 1931 via Marconi’s radio signal.
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Rockies
Mississippi Valley
Robert Lambert
Carbondale
Main St
Holden Hospital
Mr. Lambert
Walnut Street
Viola Martin
Marvin C. Hamilton
Makanda
Blanche Edwards
Evanston
Jack Bramham
Burlingame
Calif
J Lillian Potts
Houston
Tex
Rio de Janeiro
Paul VI
Vatican
Rio
Christ the Redeemer
Guglielmo Marconi
Pisa