Williams Family Holiday Figures Draw Kids To Johnston City Home
Lowell Williams, of 406 W. 8th St in Johnston City, has spent eight years crafting handmade wooden figures for holiday decorations. He resumed the display after health gaps as many local children repeatedly asked when they would be set up again.
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Weather outlook shows a cool, cloudy weekend ahead
Tonight will be partly cloudy and colder with lows from 33 to 38. Saturday turns mostly cloudy with highs near 47 to 54. Chance of rain develops Sunday into Monday. A cloudy trend continues Tuesday with a gradual drop in temperatures. Weather details on map page 22.
Viet center chief seeks reassignment to teaching duties
H B Jacobini, Southern Illinois University government professor and director of the Center for Vietnamese Studies since 1969, requests full time teaching in the government department to finish a research project on training soldiers in the laws of war and to teach international law and Southeast Asian government. He seeks time for reading and courses while stepping down as center director.
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H.B. Jacobini
Southern Illinois University
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Jacobini
Jail releases ease Christmas for three Marion men
Three men in circuit court Marion faced fines for disorderly conduct but the judge dismissed charges after they claimed no money to pay. Leonard Smith 23 James Edward Young 39 and William Burnett 17 paid 15 dollar fines then were freed, avoiding jail time during the holiday. One other prisoner David Martin 18 of Kankakee remains jailed for parole status.
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Leonard Smith
James Edward Young
Arkansas
William Burnett
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Young
Williamson County
David Martin
Kankakee
Cambodian premier Lon Nol pressuring to resign amid battlefield setbacks
Reported moves by Cambodian military and political leaders push Lon Nol toward stepping down as setbacks mount. Lon Nol, weakened by a stroke last February, faces pressure as the government fights North Vietnamese and Viet Cong incursions and a morale slump. Rumors of resignation circulate amid ongoing war.
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Cambodia
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Lon Nolor
Bhutto seeks summit talk with Mujibur Rahman on exile
President Zulfikar Ali Bhutto said he would contact East Pakistani independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman soon. Mujib, under house arrest since March, heads the outlawed Awami League as Bhutto forms a new leftist cabinet and urges caution from foreign powers on recognizing East Pakistan’s regime.
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Pakistan
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Car Stolen From De Soto Parking Lot Reported
Artie Smith of De Soto reported his 1967 Chevrolet stolen Thursday from a Baptist Church parking lot in Carbondale. Mrs Hampton Lillard of 804 W Cherry St Carbondale said four bags of groceries were taken from her car Thursday while parked at 314 W Elm St Carbondale.
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de Soto
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Home for Holidays: Shelter Seeks Adoptions Today
About 20 dogs and five cats have been adopted this season at the Jackson County Humane Shelter. The shelter will stay open until 5 p.m. today for last minute shoppers seeking a pet to brighten their holidays.
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County Humane Shelter
British Army keeps vigil in Belfast amid IRA threat
British Army troops maintain a calm, night vigil in Belfast Northern Ireland after Irish Republican Army threats to destroy the city, as authorities urge restraint and security moves continue.
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