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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1973

Page

7

Santa Claus line cut after 1 day due to volume

Michigan Bell cut off Santa Claus after service lasted only a day and a half. Bell said the equipment cannot handle the extreme calling volume with 5473 attempted calls in half an hour on Monday night. The line was arranged by a senior citizens group and disrupted area phone service.

Pontiac, Mich Michigan Bell Telephone Co Santa Claus Telephone Company Bell Santa Jerry Boner

NAACP Names New Carbondale Officers

The Carbondale NAACP elects El bert Simon as president Ora Scott as vice president Claudette Simon as secretary Lillian Woods as assistant secretary and Dan Roseman as treasurer. The 4 p m meeting at the Project Center will discuss revenue sharing. Standing committees will be named by Simon.

Carbondale National Association For the Advancement of Colored People NAACP Elbert Simon Ora Scott Claudette Simon Lillian Woods Dan Roseman Simon Project Center North Marion Oak Streets

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