Santa Plans Helicopter Arrival and Johnston Visit
Santa Claus arrives by helicopter in Marion at 1 p.m. Saturday landing at Bay's Food Store. He rides a fire truck to Public Square, greets children from a court house lawn house, and visits afternoons and nights through Christmas Eve except Sundays. He stays a week in Johnston City, meeting kids at the Dillard building show window from 2 to 5:30 p.m. daily, with gifts if offered. A Franklin County Christmas Carol Sing is set for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Franklin Hospital grounds Benton with ministers invited to participate. A Mozambique Liberation Front seeks Portugal's pledge of independence for Mozambique.
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Santa Claus
Marion
Bay
Santa
Court
Johnston
Johnston City
Chamber of Commerce
Dillard
East Broadway
Franklin County
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Roy A. Kale
William Bohn
Kale
Cars collide in Carbondale at two intersections
Police reported two accidents Monday in Carbondale. Luther Bradfield, 52, of 207 S Dixon, and E A Sullivan, 22, of Metropolis, collided at West Grand and South Illinois avenues at 5:30 p.m. A Yellow Cab driven by Herbert Cantrell, 48, and Frederick Marlo, 60, collided near South Washington and East Main streets at 9:45 p.m. No tickets were issued.
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Luther Bradfield
S. Dixon
Carbondale
E. A. Sullivan
Metropolis
West Grand
South Illinois Avenues
Carbondales
Bert Cantrell
Rt. 1
Mar
Physboro
Frederick Marlo
14Th St
Murphysboro
South Washington
East Main Streets
Damage Case Dismissed After University Party Damage
Complaints against Southern Illinois University students accused of damaging a Carbondale house during weekend parties were dismissed. The house at 513 5 Graham St was found with damage after a Saturday party and residents agreed to repair. Police arrested students Sunday night. charges filed by Harl Robinson were dropped.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Graham St
Harl Robinson
Rt. 1
Makanda
Robinson
Normal Waterworks Honored in Fugues at DePauw recital
Steven Birchall, a DePauw University music student from Normal, Illinois, wrote three fugues honoring Normal’s waterworks. The trio titled Prelude to a Precipitation, Serenade to a Standpipe, and Postlude to a Picnic Table was presented Sunday night at DePauw during a recital.
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Greencastle
Ind
Steven Birchall
DePauw University
Normal
Birchall
DePauw
Zone pleas heard on car wash and dormitory requests
The Carbondale Plan Commission zoning committee heard requests to build a four to six stall car-wash at 1522 Old West Main and a 70-student dormitory at 704 W Freeman St Sidney. Both require a special exception to the zoning ordinance. A recommendation to the Plan Commission will be made Wednesday.
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Carbondale Plan Commission
John Lannin
W. Main St
Carbondale
Old West Main St
W. Freeman
St. Sidney
Ruth Smith
Plan Commission
Playhouse Theater Sold For 1 Million In New York
The Playhouse Theater in New York, home to the comedy Never Too Late, has been sold for 1 million dollars. The 994-seat venue was built in 1913 and has shown the production for about two years.
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New York
Playhouse
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Mozambique Liberation Front
United Republic of Tanganyika
Zanzibar
Portugal
Moszambique
Normal Waterworks
Hunter Corp
North Illinois Ave
West Chestnut Sk
America
Kentucky
Blue Bell Cut Rite Hams
Pillsbury
East Coast
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