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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 2011
Page
2
Police said Opps and Enns pocket dialed 911 and discussed selling items. Officers located their vehicle at a video store parking lot and surrounded it with guns drawn, prompting an arrest.
In Yelm Washington a terrier Shih Tzu mix named Scamp appeared dead after a car struck him and left under a wheelbarrow. His family carried him to bury him but he revived when his owner’s husband found him. The family has spent about $3000 on veterinary bills.
New Orleans Bacchus krewe named comedian Will Ferrell as the god of wine for next year’s Mardi Gras parade on February 19. Ferrell, known for SNL and films like Talladega Nights Anchorman and Old School, is in New Orleans filming Dog Fight. He follows a line of monarchs including Andy Garcia Val Kilmer and Nicolas Cage.
Howard Stern will join Howie Mandel and Sharon Osbourne on NBC's America's Got Talent replacing Piers Morgan. The show will move from Los Angeles to New York for Stern this summer with Nick Cannon hosting.
Tom Bower's Sweet Revenge: The Intimate Life of Simon Cowell will unfold in spring under Ballantine Random House. Bower cites hundreds of hours with Cowell and says the book includes direct contributions from friends and foes. Cowell, the acerbic Brit and longtime judge on American Idol, later created The X Factor in the United States.
A photo on Page 2A of Thursday's The Southern Illinoisan incorrectly listed Thomas Pickering's hometown. It should note Mulkeytown as his residence. Please report any further inaccuracies by calling the provided numbers.
Beverly Hills reports The Artist leads the Golden Globes with six nominations including best comedy or musical and acting for Jean Dujardin. The Help and The Descendants tie for second with five noms each, while Clooney earns two acting bids. Other drama contenders include Hugo Ides of March War Horse and Midnight in Paris.
Illinois midday three nine zero nine evening nine sixty two nine. Kentucky and Missouri pick games with various digits. Mega Millions and Lotto jackpots listed. Powerball jackpot at ninety one million. showme cash multiple numbers shown.
Today’s historical notes mark Dec 16 2011 as the 350th day. Major events include the 1811 New Madrid earthquakes with magnitude 7.7, Cromwell becoming lord protector in 1653, the Boston Tea Party in 1773, Napoleon and Josephine’s divorce decree in 1809, the Great White Fleet voyage starting in 1907, and the 1944 Battle of the Bulge onset.
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